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STEVE

It's been a little while since Tori and I have been home, two weeks to be exact. Of course, we're called to go to the underwater prison for a meeting-like thing and to try to crack Anderson after those two short weeks. Tony and Natasha are coming along with us. I would bring Bucky, but it would just be way too hard on him to be there.

The four of us arrive at the floating palace after a bumpy ride. It wasn't too bad, but Tony seemed to be holding back a little vomit whereas Tori's face was essentially green. I kept making sure that she was all right, but she insisted that she was okay every time I asked. We get out of our aircraft and amble through the hallways until we reach the main meeting area room.

I can't stand being here. Memories of my friends and my wife in chains just hurt, especially when I can remember every detail, even if I was drugged. I can tell it hurts Tori even more. She has to avert her eyes from anything that could trigger a bad memory, like cameras and even closed doors. I catch her closing her eyes to flush back tears a few times.

We sit in the chairs, waiting for Ross to show. I set my hand on Tori's thigh, forcing her to look me in the eyes. Her brown orbs are more than just sad, but they seem tortured.

"It's gonna be okay," I promise her. I take her hand in mine underneath the table, tracing circles on her delicate skin with my thumb.

She nods in response, breathing out a sigh.

The door opens, revealing Ross and his horde of guards. Sharon Carter steps in behind him, holding a file close to her. Her eyes are fixed on Tori, who shift uncomfortably in her seat.

"Commander," Tony nods to Ross in greeting. "It's a pleasure to see you again."

Ross just nods to him, quickly making eye contact with everyone instead of saying hello. "All right, everyone, you willing to go on a couple of missions for the next few weeks?"

Tori glances up at him, nodding slowly. Everyone else does the same, including Sharon behind him.

"We already have Wilson back in Paris, but we need people here for a while to try and crack Anderson. Based on all of your reputations, I think that it should hopefully come easy." Ross takes the file from Sharon, who stands obediently behind him. He slaps the file down on the table, opening it to show its contents.

There are photos of people and places, records showing the history of those things, and so much more. It seems like a difficult case already.

"If you do manage to break Anderson's shell, you head back to New York to watch for any suspicious activity. That's the only thing we've been able to get from HYDRA recently," Ross orders. "So I'll have someone lead you to Anderson and a few of the others we found to squeeze whatever you can out of them."

"I can, sir," Sharon pipes up.

"Yes, Carter, you show them to the cells."

After Ross is ushered out of the room by his practical body guards, Sharon leads the four of us down the the prison cells.

"So, how was the honeymoon, you two?" she asks us, turning around to face Tori and me as we stride through the halls of the underwater prison.

"Good," I breathe out. "Definitely something that prepared us to get back in action."

Tori nods next to me in agreement, staring down at her feet as we continue to pace the halls.

As we enter a specific room, Sharon warns us about the HYDRA agents' attitudes. All of us just shrug it off, stepping inside as she walks away from the door. We walk down the hallway of cells, prisoners shouting insults or completely ignoring us as we scan for a specific cell. We eventually stop at one holding the kid with auburn hair and glasses.

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