The Chameleon [Avengers Fanfiction]

Chapter 13

This time I reached for something a little harder to find. Harder to grasp and more buried. I pulled it an it began.

Her face was not allowed to be seen now. A mask covered it always and she was getting debriefed. Winter was beside her. They had grown close, they shared a room and they were the only comfort each other had.

"You go in, eliminate the target, and get out. Fast and quick. You understand?" They both nodded and grabbed their gear. They were in Russia, eliminating a SHIELD agent who was there to collect information. They both changed into their suits and crept around the back. She heard footsteps and grabbed Winter, camouflaging them both while a guard passed.

"Be careful." They both entered the building, and Winter headed to the party room, while she found the room that would be the agent'a final resting place. She hid in the rafters, a dagger appearing out of nowhere.

"I'm sure you'll love our deal. We have much to offer."

"Yes, I'm willing to hear you out, but I must warn you, this is not the only offer I am receiving."

"Yes well ours will definitely stand out." Winter said as they came closer to the room.

"And why are we here? Couldn't we talk in the other room?"

"Well we can't have everyone in on our secrets now can we?" Winter opened the door and she got ready to strike, having them right below her. That's when the first bullet came. Winter caught it and he growled.

"Now A!" She jumped down and sliced toward the man, but he blocked it. It was sloppy, and he would've been done by now, except for the gullets flying everywhere.

"You get him, I'll find the others." She grunted, leaping out the door. She had three down in a matter of seconds, and more came. They were all taken down, and she ran back to the room, where Winter was battling an agent, the man huddled in a corner. She was stalking toward him when out of the corner of her eye, she saw a sniper. Ready and primed to shoot. Aiming at Winter. She pushed him out of the way, the bullet piercing her stomach. She grunted, grinding her teeth to keep from crying out. Bucky quickly threw the agent out the window, and rushed toward her.

"No. Finish the mission." Her voice was scratchy. He looked around and cursed when he saw the man gone. She fought off the black running into her vision.

"Can't now A. He's gone."

"Winter. We can't go back. They're gonna kill you."

"I know." That's when they heard a helicopter. Winter scowled.

"We have to go. Now."

"Wint. Just leave me here. I'm dying anyways."

"I am not leaving you." That's when the door crashed open. They were dragged out. She bit her tongue to keep from crying out. They were brought back to base, in the helicopter. A towel was pressed to the wound, but it wasn't helping much. Winter was brought to his room, and her to the table.

"You worthless piece of crap! You've gone soft! Taking a bullet! What we're you thinking?! You can't be selfless in this job!" She was turned onto her stomach and a blade ran down her spine, deep and painful. She cried out, and that just drove him to do it again. Over and over the blade ran through her skin, blood dripping onto the floor. She was back onto her back. The cool metal pressing against the wound. He took the knife to her previous scar, down her chin. It was cut open again and was freely bleeding. He cut her a lot, and she couldn't help from crying out, screaming at the top of her lungs. Then they threw her back into her room. Winter rushed over to her and tried to fix her up.

"I'm going to kill them." He growled.

"Wint. Calm down. I'll be fine." He cleaned and wrapped her wounds as best he could.

"I promised to protect you."

"And you are. Please don't think this is your fault. Besides, how can you protect someone you don't know."

"I know you well enough to say this." He looked at her dead in the eye. "I will never leave you. I'll be there for you always."

I gasped as I came out from the memory. So that's how he didn't know who she was. And then I was crushed. A wave of memories came through. I pulled myself out of her mind just in time. I looked over and saw Cami screaming and thrashing. We found it. We actually found the memory. But it was also bad. All the memories were coming at once, and it was overwhelming. The door crashed open and everyone came rushing through.

"Good news, we found the plug. Bad news, it's pretty overwhelming." I winced as the screams heightened. Steve and Bucky held her down as she was thrashing. I felt tears prick my eyes and Pietro hugged me, whispering comforting things into my ears. All we had to do now was wait and see. See if she was still the same Cami we had rescued.

Cami's POV
Pain. That's all I felt. Waves of memories rushed through me, trying to find their places in a whirlwind. I heard screams, of myself and others. Saw blood. I saw myself and the first person I had to kill. Saw Wanda and Pietro. The experiments they did on me. The torture they put me through. I screamed and screamed, my head feeling like it was going to explode. I thrashed and jumped. I felt tears stream down my face, and I felt hands on my legs and arms, restraining me. It felt like the table all over again. I strained more, trying to get them off of me.

"Please! Stop! Let go! Not again, not again!" I yelled, scared for my life. More memories rushed past, making me gasp as I saw the scenes. I was sobbing now, the pain overwhelming. I could hear faint whispering over the sounds of my screams. I just wanted it to stop. Then the last memory fit into place, and I fell still.

Tony's POV
I couldn't look away. Her screams echoed through the room and everyone was worried. Bucky and Steve were holding her down, and she was yelling,

"Please! Stop! Let go! Not again, not again!" She sobbed and thrashed, trying to get out of their grip, and I could see them straining to hold on. Then she gasped, a long breath and she stopped moving. Her breaths were quickened and panicked, and Wanda rushed over to her. Her chest moved up and down with shaky breaths. Please be okay. Please. I pleaded. I couldn't lose anyone else.