• AMARANTHINE ; bucky barnes •

one

The sound of heels walking on the linoleum floor boomed off the walls, agents walking past her not batting an eye. She walked with persistence towards the conference room at the end of the hall, walking past a mirror and seeing herself as another human being. Her hair was blond and way too long for her taste, her eyes now a cerulean colour and face so innocent and sweet. She knocked determined on the large door and turned the doorknob, she entered a large bright space and was met with the sight of Agent Hill, Maria Hill.

"Ms. Bryant, welcome to the new Avengers facility. Glad you could make it, sit down please" Maria gestured towards a chair so Lena could sit down.

She sat down and looked up at the agent, who had her attention directed at a clipboard. The entryway opened and in walked The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Their eyes flickered towards Lena and then towards Agent Hill.

"Wilson. Barnes. This is your new liaison Grace Bryant, she has a PhD in computer science from MIT and a pristine recommendation from Dr. Hydecker who works in our lab here at the facility" She looked reassuring at Lena, reassuring but stern.

Lena's wristband vibrated around her wrist, the bug she had put in buildings system was now done hacking into mainframe. She had 10 minutes to get the hell out of there, before they noticed something was off. She stood up from the chair, eyes glued on her.

"I, I need to use the restroom before we continue, I had an enormous cup of coffee beforehand" She walked out of the room, her confidence was at a minimum and she just couldn't fuck up this mission, he would make her suffer for eternity if she didn't complete the task at hand.

"Do you really need to use the bathroom or are you just charmed by my handsomeness, that you need a few moments to collect yourself?" Sam Wilson smirked in Lena's direction.

"Ehm, pardon? No, I just really need to use the restroom please" Where was this sudden uncertainty coming from, she was usually cold as ice and never felt emotions.

Lena walked out of the door and shifted into Agent Hill, she was met with respect from the other agents and her cold as ice façade came back. She reached the foyer and then the alarm went off.

"The facility has been breached, I repeat, the facility has now been compromised" the alarm was blaring, and agents started running all over the place.

Electricity made its way through her body, and Lena fell, the real Lena fell. Barnes and Wilson were now standing in her eyesight, she had been made and now it was time to unleash Masquerade.

Lena was a tortured soul, unable to escape the pain she felt. Masquerade on the other hand was ready to finish the job without even thinking for a second about the devious mess she regularly left behind.

She felt Masquerade awaken inside of her and an energy blast knocked everything near her back, including the soldier and the falcon.

"So, I'm guessing you're not our new liaison?" Barnes grunted and made his way back to his feet.

"No, not really. I'm here to collect some things from your adorable little facility" Masquerade snarked back and took her blades out of their holsters that was located on the back of her stealth suit.

Masquerade lounged herself up in the air and landed in front of the men, she gave them a cocky smile.

"Are we going to settle this old fashion way, or will you choose to keep your lives and let me skedaddle?" She leaned her head to the right in a questioning manner and swung the blades in a suggesting way.

The men looked at each other, she knew what they had chosen.

"Death it is then" she laughed and swung her blade.