Control (Avengers Fan Fiction)

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"Keep your eyes open. If any of you find that file, tell me immediately." Scarlett ordered the team of a dozen HYDRA operatives. "Move out."

The location of the mission was in a little town just outside of Rome in an abandoned HYDRA facility that had been left to rot for the last decade. Scarlett tried to ignore the churning, nauseating feeling her stomach was producing. She remembered very few but extremely vivid memories of this facility. It made chills erupt over her skin and gave her the urge to run fast and run far. Her training began here.

With her pistol pointed down and a flashlight in hand, Scarlett peered into a few windows before continuing down the hallway. The folder Takahashi had given her contained possible locations of the file he wanted. All of those locations were in the facility she was currently in, but all of them were on different floors and in opposite sides of the facility. That was why Scarlett decided to split the entire team up.

One of the locations was a Dr. Blake Adams' office. Scarlett was heading straight for that office. The name of the doctor rung bells in Scarlett's head, however she wasn't able to place a face with the name.

Scarlett pushed the door to the office open, accidentally pushing it off of its hinges. The door hit the floor with an echoing thud and dust flew into the air. She stepped in, her boots making quiet noises against the floor. Her eyes found a desk in the back corner of the office.

Searching through the paper files proved to be easier said than done. She was looking for a file titled Project Recluse in Italian. With her flashlight in her mouth and her gun in one hand, Scarlett used her free hand to shuffle through paper after paper.

"Looks like the wall behind you is reenforced, Rose."

"Safe?" She raised her brow, talking even with the flashlight in her mouth. She glanced over her shoulder to look at the wall.

"More than likely."

"You know Dr. Adams was about to tell S.H.I.E.L.D. about HYDRA, right?"

"Shut up, Martinez. That's just a rumor."

"She was a S.H.I.E.L.D. sleeper." Scarlett mumbled to herself as she took the flashlight out of her mouth and tried to look around for something that would tell her there was a safe behind the wall.

"I've been compromised."

"It's the Avengers."

"Shit."

"Don't move." Bucky ordered. Scarlett silently cursed. She should've been able to hear him. She turned on her heels to face the man.

"Are you going to shoot me, Soldier?" She challenged, quirking one brow up as she tapped her nails against her gun by her side.

"I will if you keep calling me that."

"Barnes!"

Bucky immediately ducked. Scarlett watched as an arrow flew at an almost impossible speed towards her. She dodged it just as it was about to hit her head. The arrow hit the wall.

"Nice try, Robin Hood." She smirked arrogantly at the Hawkeye.

A clicking noise behind her caused Scarlett's instincts to take over. The arrow was explosive. She tried to get away but the arrow exploded, creating a large hole in the wall. Chunks of ceiling even began to fall. Clint threw a book that was on the floor at Scarlett's feet. As she was trying to run away, she fell to the floor with no time to get to her feet again before a relatively large piece of ceiling fell down on Scarlett, trapping her leg underneath it. Not even a heartbeat after the dust and smoke began to clear, Scarlett was doing her damnedest to get free. She used her free leg to push against the chunk of cement in an attempt to get her trapped, and more than likely broken, leg free.