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MONTHS LATER, ALEX FOUND HERSELF IN THE SNOWY FOREST THAT LAY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SOKOVIA. It was supposed to be a simple extraction mission. Markus had been telling the truth all along about the facility and was right on the mark about Strucker leading the experiments. They'd finally located the facility and come to the conclusion that it was, in fact, Loki's sceptre they were using for nefarious purposes.
Presently, she found herself clinging desperately to the back of an armoured vehicle being driven by Nat as they ploughed their way through the forest, and subsequently, through the armed soldiers that charged at them. Thankfully, Alex had taken up arms training, which allowed her to cover Clint's blindspots as vehicles and soldiers shot at them from every angle.
The Hulk rampaged alongside the vehicle, whilst Tony flew around in one of his newer suits. Steve was on a motorbike and Thor was doing what he did best. Alex didn't have time to stop and admire how well they worked with and around each other as she shot out the tires of another approaching truck.
She was afforded little warning as Nat did a handbrake-turn and threw all three of them free of the vehicle. In a wall of formidable power, the whole team launched themselves forward. The cold air nipped at her skin and the snow that she kicked up in her wake caught in her windswept curls.
As they pushed closer to the walls of the fort, the number of adversaries they encountered seemed to almost triple. Everywhere Alex looked, explosions burst upwards against the bleak scenery, the air filled with screams and gunfire, as well as the occasional roll of thunder. It all seemed to be going rather well as Tony flew ahead. Though they were quickly proven wrong.
"Shit!"
"Language!" Cap countered almost immediately and Alex couldn't help the cackle that escaped her as she took down another guard whilst narrowly avoiding getting shot.
"JARVIS, what's the view from upstairs?" Alex questioned as she ducked behind a tree.
"A central building is protected by some kind of energy shield," the AI began to explain through the comms "Strucker's technology is well beyond any other HYDRA base we've taken."
