Red Hand Annie

Lost A Brother

Setting: Back in the base in Washington D. C.

Having taken Zima to New York, I know she'll be in good hands and now with nothing to distract me, my thoughts turn to Will. We've always been together; from day one, it's always been him and I against the odds, against the world; he was always saving me and protecting me from the hydra guards. He literally died for me and still continued to protect me...we were each other's only company growing up in hydra. I never should've left him behind...I never should have left hydra the first time all those years ago. We are monsters that never should've been born...at least now I can end it all and correct the mistake that is our lives.

I stare hard at the nail file knife in my red gloved hand with gray eyes, as I think of all the things I'm glad I got before I do this: holding my daughter, seeing him smile, meeting Steve, my father, Pepper and other brother. I feel the tears slip from my eyes as I think of Will and how our lives lead to this point. Please forgive me...everyone; I'm doing this for all of you, I need to stop Will. He's saved me and done so many things for me...now, it's my turn to save him, it's the least I can. I raise the nail file knife so that the pointed tip is facing me, I steady me shaking hand by gripping it with the other and with one final shaky breath, I plunge it into my being.
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(3rd p.o.v.)

Annie's body topples over off the bed onto the floor, her hands continue to grip onto the file she had just gabbed into herself. She stares at the ceiling as her blood slowly slips out of her being and into a pool around her; all the faces of the people she cares for flash through her mind as her vision starts to get blurry and consciousness begins to fade. As her heart starts to slow, the thoughts go to the man she loves, the brother she always knew, her son and her baby; her eyes go red and she blinks out more tears as a smile grows on her face at the thought of those four. As what she believes will be her last breath comes out, her eyes go back to regular old baby blue as she closes them accepting the end willingly. At that same moment, Coulson's walks through the door and hurries to get her medical attention.

"We can't lose her!" Coulson's shouts

"We're doing everything we can sir," Simmons says

"We're technically not medical doctors," Fitz says

"She has a four day old daughter," Coulson says, "Whatever it takes, just save her."

"Yes sir," they say before Coulson leave

Coulson walks out the door and immediately dials Fury on the phone to update him on what's happened; upon hearing Annie's state, Fury takes a moment to think about both the consequences of telling the Avengers and the consequences of not telling them...

"Sir?" Coulson asks, "should I go ahead and notify the Starks?"

"No," Fury sighs, "not until we've used every last resource we have."

"And if we lost her?" Coulson asks, "do we go ahead with Tahiti?"

"Lets not cross that bridge till we come to it," Fury says

"Yes sir," Coulson says
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(Russian Hydra base)

"Nooooo!" Reaper shouts

"What?" Witch snaps

"Why're you shouting?" Soldier asks

Reaper clutches at the spot where Annie stabbed herself; collapsing to his knees in pain, he moves his hand from the spot and as if it's a vision, the events of what Annie did plays out before his eyes. When he looks back at his hand he sees a flash vision of the blood that's his sisters. He glares straight ahead of him at-to Witch's viewing:nothing-an apparition of Annie before him. He stands from his knees and begins walking towards her...