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"The target is a mobile satellite launch platform: The Lemurian Star. They were sending up their last payload when pirates took them, 93 minutes ago." Rumlow explained showing the team on the electric board.
"Any demands?" Steve asked crossing his arms.
"A billion and a half." Rumlow answered turning towards Steve.
"Why so steep?" he questioned again.
"Because it SHIELD's." Rumlow answered dryly.
"So it's not off-course, it's trespassing." Steve said to Alyssa and Natasha.
"I'm sure they have a good reason." Natasha said still looking at the mission board.
"You know, I'm getting a little tired of being Fury's janitor." Steve said sounding annoyed.
"Relax, it's not that complicated." Alyssa answered tapping Steve's chest lightly earning a look from Rumlow.
"How many pirates?" Steve asked Rumlow.
"Twenty-five, top mercs, led by this guy. Georges Batroc." Rumlow gestured to the picture of the guy on the board.
"Ex-DGSE, Action Division. He's at the top of Interpol's Red Notice. Before the French demobilized him, he had thirty-six kill missions. This guy's got a rep for maximum casualties."
"Hostages?"
"Uh...mostly techs. One officer, Jasper Sitwell. They're in the galley."
"What's Sitwell doing on a launch ship?" Steve said to himself, "Alright, I'm gonna sweep the deck and find Batroc. Nat, you'll kill the engines and wait for instructions. Rumlow and Stark, you sweep aft, find the hostages, get them to the life-pods, get 'em out. Let's move." Steve said giving orders in his captain voice.
"STRIKE, you heard the Cap. Gear up." Rumlow said as they prepared to dive off the jet.
"Secure channel seven." Steve said to Natasha.
"Seven secure. Did you do anything fun Saturday night?" Natasha asked Steve making him blush lightly knowing that what him and Alyssa did on Saturday wasn't exactly something you just talk about.
"Well, all the guys from my barbershop quartet are dead, so... No, not really."
"You know if you took Ally to a nice restaurant with a little bubbly, you can do what you want.." Nat trailed off.
"Shut up Nat." Alyssa said giving her friend a look.
"You need bubbly to bed Alyssa-" Rumlow started but met Alyssa's glare and put his hands up turning back.
"You should try it, adds a little edge." Nat winked.
"No thanks."
"Too shy or too scared?" Natasha asked. He looked at his girlfriend before kissing her quickly and turning back to Nat.
"Too busy!" Steve said before jumping out the jet.
"Was he wearing a parachute" a STRIKE Agent asked.
"No. No, he wasn't." Rumlow said shaking his head.
"Let's go team" Rumlow said jumping out the jet followed by the rest of team jumping out and deploying their parachutes. They dropped to see Steve at gunpoint but Rumlow clocked the man in the head.
"Thanks"
"Yeah. You seemed pretty helpless without me." Rumlow said removing his parachute.
"Actually there's this new restaurant that just keeps bringing and bringing you meat till your ready to pass out." Natasha says following Steve.
"Secure the engine room, then find me a date location."
"I'm multitasking" Nat said as the three dispersed in different directions.
"Let's go Rumlow" Allysa called out as he placed a bomb on the door and held his gun waiting.
"Targets acquired." Allysa spoke.
"STRIKE in position." Rumlow said ready.
"Natasha, what's your status?" Steve asked getting a silent answer, "Status, Natasha?"
"Hang on!" she yelled as all was heard through the comms was indistinct fighting sounds.
"On my mark. Three. Two. One." Steve said as the STRIKE Team shot all the agents down and Rumlow with a perfect headshot killed the leader.
"I told you, SHIELD doesn't negotiate." Jasper Sitwell said from his position.
The team got the hostages and got on route to the exit but saw the rendezvous point that Nat wasn't their to protect the hostages.
"Hostages en route to extraction. Romanoff missed the rendezvous point, Cap. Hostiles are still in play." Rumlow said into his comms.
"Lets go Rumlow" Alyssa said getting the hostages out and seeing an angry Steve.
"What's wrong babe?" she said grabbing his arm.
"Ask Natasha." he said before removing his arm and walking off.
"What did you do Nat?" Alyssa asked Nat walking you behind her.
"I had a different mission to recover files. Messed some things up" Natasha said looking at Steve walking back on the jet, "I'm sorry."
"Okay." the two walked back to see an angry Steve.
"I know Fury doesn't always tell the truth but cmon, at least everyone is safe." Alyssa said calming him.
"The point is he lied in the first place because he knew I wouldn't come. People could've died tonight!" he whispered-yelled.
"Just don't be angry. Angry Steve isn't exactly my favorite Steve." Alyssa cupped his face lightly pressing hers to his own for a short kiss. He put his hand on her own deepening the kiss. She retracted slightly putting her head on his shoulder.
"Fury's gonna here about this but at least everyone is safe." he smiled looking at all the freed hostages. She smiled back as they flew back home with the team.
