Changed (Captain America)

Chapter 9

LONG CHAPTER ALERT!!!

I look at my hands and begin screaming in pain.

My blue serum combines with my red blood from my wrists. The vial cut open my wrists and it flows through my veins.

Steve looks over at me and stumbles backwards, bumping into me and knocking me into water. It surrounds me in its coolness, but the pain doesn't die down.

I struggle to come up for air. I begin to bend the water and it lifts me into the air. I float up to the air using the water and a hand reaches out to me. I grab it and it pulls me off the water. I let the water go and it crashes down in a big wave.

I look down at the man with foam in his mouth. I roll my eyes in irritation and wince in pain at my arm. I rip off my mask and goggles and throw them to the ground. My wrists scream in pain from the action and I hold them to my chest.

Blood leaks down my arms and the serum is washed off from falling in the water. Steve grasps my wrists and holds them out.

"Steve, reach into my pocket and pull out the wraps." I say and he blushes. He reaches into my pants and grabs them out. I hold my hands out and he wraps them. "Let's get back." I say and he nods.

I keep clutching my hands to my chest as we walk. The pain has died down, but it still hurts like crazy. We arrive at the door and Peggy pulls us in. The old lady is gone, but I look to where she way laying in sadness.

Peggy walks us to the infirmary. I walk in and sit on one bed and Steve sits on another. I just realized I left my mask and goggles there. Oh well.

"Mary, what happened?" She gasps when she sees my wrists. I look down.

"I caught the vial and then go kicked. It broke and the vial slit my wrists. The serum then spilled on them. Steve stumbled back and knocked me back into the docks. I lifted out with... you know what and then walked back here after wrapping them." I say and look at my feet.

"Oh." I say.

"It's all my fault." I say and Steve turns to me. "I'm supposed to be The Dark Huntress, not some girl who can't handle being kicked. I am a master in hand to hand. Master in weapons and I couldn't handle a simple kick. I couldn't react fast enough to get in front of the shooter and Dr. Erkstein. It was my job!" My voice gets loud.

I hop off my bed without being fixed and storm out of the room. I walk down the hallways to the transformation room. I stand there looking at the blood splattered ground.

"Why couldn't I save you? You were there through the numerous amounts of torture that they could concoct. You were there when they tried to break me and they failed, you kept me strong. Thank you." I say to the place where he was shot at. I look up at the roof and blink away tears.

I turn away and walk up the stairs. I walk down the hallway to the room where Howard would be working on the little underwater submarine for one is. I walk into the room and notice everyone in the room.

"I asked for an army, and all I got was you. You, are not enough" Colonel Phillips says and I step in.

"With all due respect, Sir. I was on protection duty. If you would like someone to yell at it should be me." I say and everyone turns to me.

"Is that right, Captain? Should it be more training for you?" He says smirking.

"Yes, Sir. You just need to get some of the facts right before you yell." I say wiping the smirk on his face. Everyone looks at me shocked. "Rogers here, won't be sent as a lab experiment. I am pretty sure the mayor has something for him. So before you make threats, make it to the right person." I say and he storms out of the room. I turn to the mayor.