"Oh and what if someone wants an entire row of Hubba Bubba genius?"
"Nobody wants an entire row of gum."
Stealing new clothes is my first priority. With all due respect towards the SHIELD outfit gurus, I can't be walking the streets of DC in a black jumpsuit with the words Prisoner 592 printed on the breast pocket and over the sparse of my back. That white stitch says it all, really. Cloaking myself I strolled into a boutique not far from the crash site. Taking a pair of ripped black jeans off the hander I snatch up a black singlet on the way. Changing quickly in the back corner, I run back out the store pinching a black leather jacket on the way. Don't judge me. It's not likely anyone could've seen me. Running down the marketplace open on a side street, I grab a pair of aviators off of a market stand. Sliding them over my eyes as the sun sets on Washington.
Shamefully stealing some money from a market stall I nab a cab to the apartment block Fury instructed me to meet him. Considering he hadn't been in the SUV I'm going to assume Fury made his getaway successfully. By the time I roll up to the curb night has fallen. Dark enough to high the blood and bruises gifted by today's events. Thanking the cab driver I provide him a large enough tip to remain silent and slam the door shut.
Peering around the neighborhood I run my eyes over the worn beige exterior of the apartment block. A grubby apartment building I'm not shocked Fury uses to hide out. Rubbing my hands together I hastily sprint up the wooden steps before darting inside of the complex eagerly. Noticing the elevators out of order I roll my eyes, "Of course it is." Silently I begin the jog upstairs, taking note of the signs telling me which floors hold which rooms. Spotting room twenty-eight on a sign I breathe a relieved sigh. Walking the long corridor down to the apartment I follow the directions. Rounding the corner on my right I spot it down the end of the hallway. Approaching the door I'm put on alert when I notice it's cracked ajar.
Glancing over my shoulder, I press my hand against the wooden exterior and slowly guide it open. When nobody jumps out at me I carefully step inside and silently close the door behind me. Encased in the eerie sound of swing music from... I don't even know. Who the fuck plays swing music anymore? Passing a hallway stand I notice a handful of worn war photos framed and immediately my heart sinks. Fury's safe house is an old war veterans home. Rolling my busted up lip, I try to think respectable thoughts as I inch further into this man's home. Thankful for the city light that's streaming inside the dull apartment to provide me some direction, I slowly creep my way down the hallway passing by the clean organised kitchen. Silently, I come across an artifact at the end of the hallway which informs exactly whose apartment I'm currently sneaking inside of.
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Redemption
FanfictionThe fine line between good and bad is always blurred. Living the life of a fugitive for over a decade, Adeline is approached about a job prospect. The mission is simple; recover the Tesseract. Little did she know at the time, but that one decision...