Winter's Daughter

Chapter 15

Steve walked through the glass paneled halls of the Triskelion and took a glance out the window.

"What the...?"

His gaze settled on a large van that was parked outside of the gate. After watching it for a moment, he saw a figure leave the van and enter through the gate. He studied the way the figure walked, and recognized the intruder immediately.

"All agents, surround the entrance and bring the intruder inside. Take her to a holding cell and make sure that Barnes is down there as soon as possible." He said quickly into his com. He watched as both agents and S.T.R.I.K.E filed out to the entry and watched the sixteen year old approach them quickly.

"Listen to me. I'm here on behalf of Hydra-"

A member of S.T.R.I.K.E fired a shot when he heard Hydra spill from the girl's lips. The shot hit directly in the middle of her chest.

"I said to bring her inside!" Steve shouted at the group as he ran to Vic's side.

"Come on, lets get you to the hospital wing."

Victoria nodded slowly as she went into shock. Steve went through the crowd of people and glared at the agent that fired the shot. As he walked in, he saw James running to see what had happened.

"Buck, we gotta get her to the hospital wing. She's already gone into shock." Steve told him as he passed the wounded girl back to her father.

"Who did this?" James asked. His voice dripped with venom and his face was red as he felt rage course through his veins.

"S.T.R.I.K.E. member that didn't follow his orders." Steve said.

"I'll kill him for this." James promised himself lowly as he ran to the hospital wing with Vic.

"Agents, back inside. Whoever fired that shot, report to an interrogation room at once." Steve ordered angrily followed his friend to the bases medical center. By the time he got there, Vic was already assigned a room with doctors treating the bullet wound. James was seething outside of the room, getting angrier and angrier by the minute.

"She gonna be okay?" Steve questioned his friend.

"Yeah. Yeah, they said she'd be okay." He grabbed a pistol from his holster and looked back inside of the room.

"You're welcome to help with the interrogation."

"When?"

"Right now."

The soldier nodded and followed the captain to one of many interrogation rooms. Steve opened the first door he came to and saw the S.T.R.I.K.E member sitting quietly in a seat. Steve's jaw hardened and he crossed his arms. "Rumlow, you have a lot of explaining to do." James' heart stopped in his chest when he heard the agent's voice and saw the mans face.

'That dirty little...'

James kept a firm grip on his gun as Steve sat down to start questioning the double agent. James stood near the back of the room and cocked his pistol quietly. He stared at the double agent with hate as he watched his friend ask question after question.

'I have to end this. Now.'