AVENGERS: Monster.

PART 2.

STEVE POV:
We've flown to a HYDRA base we intend to take down, we're landing in a clearing of a forest as we're going over our plan one more time. We land and step out of the quinjet, we start walking in the direction of the base, making sure to stay quiet and keep a lookout incase any Agents are in the forest with us. We've been walking for a few minutes, when I hear a noise ahead of us. We all stop as a white wolf comes into view, bounding over a fallen tree trunk. As soon as it sees us it skids to a stop and looks around at us, I notice that it has a muzzle on and I can clearly see blood on it's fur and on its jaw.

Why does this wolf have a muzzle on? That's not normal. Does someone own this wolf?

It's creeping backwards, I hold up my hands and it flinches, it quickly turns and runs off to the side. My team and I look at each other, trying to figure out what's going on. We hear a gunshot and a yelp, we run in the direction the wolf ran, to see a group of HYDRA Agents. We start fighting them. As I'm fighting two Agents I look out of the corner of my eye to see the wolf limping away.

As soon as the Agents are down we run after the wolf, following a trail of blood on the leaves and tree roots on the forest floor. In the distance, barely visible through the leaves, I see the wolf in a clearing, it collapses onto its side. I point "Over there." I sprint to the quinjet to grab the medical kit, when I get to the wolf everyone is standing a few metres away, watching. I get closer to the wolf, which is trying to get up, Dr Banner is gently speaking to it and trying to calm it down.

The poor thing looks terrified, what has HYDRA done to it?

I hand the Doctor his bag and kneel beside him, the wolf is still trying to get up, without success. Banner puts on some gloves "Steve, could you hold the wolf down? Moving around is going to cause more problems." I walk around so I'm kneeling opposite Banner, I place a hand on the wolf's shoulder and another on its hip. The wolf starts whining and kicking about, but I hold it firmly, trying not to hurt it "Hey, it's alright, I want to help you." The wolf doesn't seem to believe Banner, as it glares at him.

BRUCE POV:
I look down at the terrified wolf, I want to take the muzzle off so it can be more comfortable, but I'm pretty sure it'll bite either me or Steve, perhaps both of us. I give it some pain relief and it yelps, then starts growling at me, it's blue eyes glaring at me. I work on getting the bullet out of its side, then I clear the blood up and stitch up the wound, when I'm done I wrap up the wound. I quickly check for its gender, as politely as I can, and take off the gloves "She'll be alright, but she can't stay here, we need to get her to a vet so she can recover." "I don't think that's a good idea."

We're not leaving her here to die!

"We're taking it with us to the tower." "Oh. Alright then." I lean down so my face is closer to the wolf's, catching her eye. She watches my hand as I move it behind her ear and stroke her, she tenses up and growls "What have they done to you?" Steve picks her up and she yelps, but he holds her still and carries her to the quinjet, I follow him. When we arrive at the quinjet he lays her down and attacks the base with the others, Bucky and I stay here, I'm inside with the wolf and Bucky stands guard outside. I grab a blanket and lay it over her. I pull out a water bottle a cup, I pour some. I then carefully remove her muzzle and she looks puzzled. I hold the cup so she can drink.