Blaze - A Marvel One-Shot

Blaze - A Marvel One-Shot (7)

Steve woke up to a bumpy road and a starry dark sky. He couldn’t feel anything, his body was numb, but he knew that it was hurting like hell. How long had he been unconscious? It was hard to tell. The sharpness of his vision began to come back little by little. He was riding in the back of an old rusty truck, that felt like it had enough horse power under the hood to compete in any car race. The whole town had been a trap, a mirage of sorts and he had fell for it. He had walked straight into enemy territory, and where the other facilities had already been abandoned or destroyed, this one had remained operational thanks to its disguise.

He had come across an important HYDRA facility, no doubt about it.

The cold wind of the desert, insisted for him to keep his eyes close. But this was no time to obey such a request. Steve opened his eyes wide and a shadow looked at him from above.

Seated on the edge of one of the truck’s panels was Lucy, or whatever her name was. Her steady green eyes on him, her black air dancing in the wind. A faint smile was drawn on her lips. Steve wasn’t sure if she was mocking him or it was just the normal state of her face.

“Oh! Welcome back Capitan.” Lucy said.

Steve tried to talk back but his tongue would not move. Whatever she had done to him, was still affecting him.

“Sorry, Cap. Really. But this is the way it has to be. When your friend left you at the town’s entrance we couldn’t believe it. What where you thinking? Stepping into town like that without a cover? You didn’t do like that at out other sites, you just came at night and attacked hard and fast. Maybe you got a little bit cocky this time around? If true, it’s still hard to understand.”

What’s she talking about? Steve though. This time he could feel something around his wrists. A rope maybe? Hard to tell at this state. He tried to break free, all of his effort and concentration put into just that objective. It was futile, his body was not responding at all.

“You should have brought your shield with you, like you did in your previous assaults. And maybe, just maybe, you could have had a change against The Gorgon, he’s really strong, isn’t he? I’ve seen him tearing men apart with his own hands. A truly gruesome spectacle.”

My shield? Previous assaults? I was right then… Steve though in sadness. He had lost his shield while fighting Bucky at the helicarrier. Bucky… I need to get out of here. He could feel his thumbs now.

“Don’t even try it Capitan. See these?” she pointed at her lips with a gloved finger. “These have enough venom to kill thousands of people. Your body would not be itself for a long long time. The fact you’re already conscious actually surprised me.”

But you could have just killed me? But you didn’t. Why? The woman that called herself Lucy was right in one thing, his body would not be the same in a while, but she was also wrong in one important thing. He could already move his tied hands at his back and his arm muscles were also awake. They were weak, but awake nevertheless. You just made a terrible mistake. Dear, Lucy.

“You’re quite handsome, you know?” the woman said as she took her hair out her sight. “Such a waste… I might even regret it… But what I said to The Gorgon wasn’t a lie. The Baron will be really happy to finally be able to put his hands on you.”

And I don’t want to find out why. He needed to act now. She was distracted and she didn’t seem to have realized that he was already capable of moving himself. It would be a gamble, but if he didn’t risk it. He would already be a dead man.

He focused on his legs, from his toes to his thighs. He would need to put all his strange on them, he would run, as fast and as far as he could. No turning back. Retreat was his only option now.

Polaris was high in the north sky and it had put a spell on the woman. The star was as beautiful as the woman that had poisoned him. But Steve knew which one he would choose this night.

It was time.

His legs opened, reaping the rope. With a fast movement he was on his feet. The woman turned her head, visibly surprised and utterly annoyed. She went for the hit but Steve tackled her with all of his weight and together they fell out of the truck’s back.

When his back made contact with the pavement, the pain almost conquered him. But there was no time for that. He rolled and stood up already running towards no direction in particular.

His legs were failing him with each stride forward. He felt it. The venom was still carrying out its purpose.

Something on his left, he didn’t know what it was, but he jumped, avoiding it. He kept on running. Another thing this time to his right. He lowed himself but this time it made contact.

His head hurt. Such a pain was not possible. He laid on the ground the cold black pavement staring back at him.

No. He though, and he stoop up once again.

“Fucking bastard…” he heard at his back, the voice coming closer. He turned at the voice and the tall man known as The Gorgon was there, and at his side Lucy. Blood coming from her forehead. “I’ll kill this piece…”

Steve hit The Gorgon with all he got, the man went flying hitting a rock on the landing. In the corner of his eye, on his left side, he could see another incoming attack. This time from Lucy.

Her movements were precise, fast, and strong. She could take him. Just like Natasha. He though. It was hard to keep up with her.

She went for his ribs, and she got to them. I’m so slow. He could only avoid one out of three strikes.

“Hit me you idiot!” Lucy screamed. “Stop being such a gentleman, I’m going to kill you!”

He still could not talk.

She came for him harder. Her kicks and punches were stronger each time. He tackled her once more, moving to her back applying a lock. He might just be able to put her to sleep.

“You idiot!” she said and her leg went on an almost vertical trajectory finally hitting him right in his forehead. Everything went black for a moment. His lock interrupted.

“Viper get out of the way!” a voice said. It was The Gorgon he was walking towards them.

“No, don’t!” Viper said. Her voice broken at the last word.

“Get out of the way or I’ll get you too, bitch!” The Gorgon said. His right hand going for his cracked sunglasses.

Viper hesitated, but just for a moment and the she ran out the way. Steve was not going to stay there to find out whatever was going to happen. A flash of blinding white light came from The Gorgon’s direction. Steve ran at the opposite direction, but after two steps he stopped and when he looked down at his legs and then at his hands he knew he would never move again.

He was turning to stone.