Misunderstood

Twenty-Nine

Sophie could hear voices around her, and she remained 'unconscious'. Her hands were bound above her as she hung from the ceiling. Her legs were pulled, chained to the floor, spread out. From what she was hearing, their plans for her, were a joke. She wanted to laugh at them, for being so unbelievably stupid.

Pierce really scrapped the bottom of the barrel with this lot, and she could hear Tia chuckling... *Do they really believe to have their way with us? It's a pathetic attempt of a kidnap, don't you think?*

*I know, I know. But let's see how far they plan to go, before we 'wake up'. We need to know where Pierce is*

*Let me take control, I'll have them compliant in mere seconds*

*I know you would Tia, but let's not kill them, yet*

*Snivelling fools. There are 7 of them, three behind, one to the left, two to the right and one in front of us. He does not wish to be a part of this, I can sense his fear and hesitation*

*Then he will go free, if he doesn't fight, but he's not the one we want*

She heard feet shuffling behind her. She could smell their sweat, the stench of salt water in the air. She focused, trying to hear any other sounds as to where she was.

'I'm getting tired of waiting around, I want my cut, now..'.. One man said, his Boston accent thick, she could hear him fidget, knowing he was nervous... 'You said we'd get paid when we got back he-..'

His words were cut off, by a gunshot, and she heard his body hit the floor... 'Anyone else want chime in?.'.. A smug male british voice said, from her left. That was the one she wanted, the one in charge... 'You will get paid, when he comes, now..'.. She heard him move across in front of her... 'He's dead, so that means you also get his cut..'

Sophie couldn't help it, and she chuckled, feeling their attention now on her. She opened her eyes, rasing her head. She noted she was in a large room, no windows and only one door. Her eyes went straight for the British man, and she burst out laughing at him... 'I'm guessing, South London, Brighton?..'

She watched him, seeing him twitch as he glared at her. He was about 5'9, 195lbs, stocky build, but his large ears, bald head and thin facial hair just made him look like uncle fester... 'You know, with that accent I was expecting Tom Hardy, instead we get Tom Thumb..'

He cocked his gun, pointing it at her face, and she grinned at him... 'Don't threaten me with a good time, if you're not going to follow through..'.. She licked her lips at him.

'Shut the fuck up you stupid bitch..'.. He shoots her in the leg, but she giggles at him.

'That tickled..'.. She saw confusion in his face, as he looked at the gun in his hand, and then her leg, seeing no injury... 'Aw, I'm guessing he never really told you about me, huh? That's ok, I'm more than happy to show you..'.. She turns her head as best she could to look at the others... 'This is your one and only chance boys, to let me go and you can live, or I snap every single one of you in half, and still leave..'

*I do believe one behind you just urinated on himself*

Sophie sniggered at Tias words... 'Times up, snap you it is. Boys, meet Tia..'.. She shifted as Tia took over.

The British man stumbled back, seeing her skin tinge purple, and her eyes go black... 'Oh you pathetic fools, she gave you the chance to run, now I get to play with you..'

Tia snapped the chains from her, and took down four of them in seconds. She didn't kill them, but rendered them unconscious. She didn't want Pierce to use this as an excuse to have her locked up. She moved to the British man, gripping him by the throat and holding him against the wall as he struggled.

'The whole reason he wanted you to kidnap me, was to show I am a monster, intent of killing. He has cameras and audio, watching my every move..'.. She coked her head to the side, smiling at him... 'You were never getting paid, you were just the bait..'.. She slammed him against the wall, only hard enough to knock him out.

Tia sighed as she turned to the last man, her arms folded as she watched him... 'What do you know about all this?..'

'Uh, w-we were..'.. She shook her head at him.

'Take a breath, and then try again. I'm not going to hurt you, I know you didn't want to do this, to be here. This is your chance to do the right thing, and tell me..'.. She wished she had a watch to check the time, it shouldn't be much longer.

'Marcus..'.. He gestured to the British man... 'He told us that all we had to do, was take you and just wait for a man to come get you, that was it..'

'Considering the route you took, Park then Lexington, heading all the way down to..'.. She thought it over... 'Manhattan bridge. Taking the Jay Street turn off. Also that we took just over 40 minutes..'.. She watched him, seeing his reactions... 'We're at one of two shipping yards. The salt water air tells me its the one just off Flushing Avenue..'.. She smirked at him.

'Really Pierce?..'.. She turns to one of the hidden cameras... 'This is the best you got? These guys? We weren't even unconscious, just bored. We're a lot smarter than you give us credit for, so why don't you come out, and do the job yourself, asshole..'

Tia turned back to the young man, jerking her head to the corner behind her... 'You may want to move away from the door. Once he gets in here, he will kill you all, and blame it on me. If you want to live, do as I say..'... He rushed to the corner and curled up in a ball, like she told him to. She began to round up the weapons, snapping them in half, and move the bodies to the back wall.

When she was finished, she took stance in the middle of the room, one hand on her hip, the other she was looking at her nails. She heard the door unlock, and looked up, seeing it open, with Pierce stepping inside.

'Oh how the mighty have fallen..'.. She chuckled, seeing how life on the run had been treating him... 'This really about revenge Pierce? Thought you were a better man than that..'

She saw he had a gun in his hand, but it looked different than any others she had seen... 'You took my son from me..'.. He spat at her.

'I swear I'm having deja vu right now..'.. She waved her hand in the air... 'Fury said the same thing, do you two have a script or something?..'... She needed to keep stalling... 'Yeah, let's skip the whole evil villain monologue you have memorised and get straight to what you're doing..'

She saw his hand tighten on the gun, and she was wondering why he was hesitating... 'You are a monster..'..

'Here we go..'... She rolled her eyes, and folded her arms again... 'Yeah, I'm the monster here. Yet I'm not the one who's a Hydra bitch boy, right Pierce?..'.. She smirked at him... 'You know, this plan of yours was never going to work, you know that right? I let myself get taken, just so I could find you, and what do you know..'.. She clapped her hands together.... 'You're here..'

'Its funny, that you think that it's you I want..'.. He stepped forward, aiming the gun at her... 'These idiots weren't the bait..'.. He pressed the barrel to her forehead... 'You were..'

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