*Author's Note*-So I was stupid and ended up posting the last part a second time. I don't remember posting it the first time but ok. Anyways this is an actual new chapter and this one is long. Enjoy!
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That night I stuff my bed and use my powers to disarm JARVIS temporarily until I can get out of the compound. I look up at myself in the mirror of my ensuite bathroom one last time, accepting that I may never be here again.
Sighing I exit my room and quietly make my way down the hallway and exit out the back door.
"Nessa?" I pause as I hear Nat's voice behind me. I defensively turn around and see her looking at me from the deck.
"Nat, what are you doing up?" I ask anxiously.
"I could ask you the same thing." Nat retorts, walking onto the lawn towards me. Natasha has a knowing look on her face as she approaches me. Shit.
"Nat...please don't make me do this..." I say, ready to fight.
"I can't let you leave Vanessa..." she responds. Even in the dark I can see the slight glimmer of her knives at her side as her hands slowly reach for them.
"Please, Nat. I don't want to hurt you..." I warn again, getting ready to defend myself.
"You think I want to do this? I'm trying to save your ass." Right as she finishes speaking she grabs the blades from both her sides and lunges at me. I use my powers to stop her arm mid-air and send her flying backward. She hits the ground and I stand over her.
"I'm sorry," I say before knocking her out cold. I sigh and continue out of the compound and follow the voice in my head as it leads me down streets and through alleys.
Eventually, I come to a stop at an old, seemingly abandoned warehouse.
"I'm here! Unarmed and unaccompanied!" I shout to the building where the HYDRA agents are no doubt listening to me, guns pointed.
A moment after my announcement a dozen HYDRA agents come out of the warehouse, guns pointed at me. Rumlow is following them holding a gun and taser, like the rest of them, along with cuffs (no doubt for me)
"Hands in the air!" orders Rumlow as the agents surround me. I do as told and Rumlow comes up behind me, aggressively attaching the cuffs to my wrists. I can feel my powers being suppressed as they slowly become unreachable. The agents escort me into the warehouse and lock the door behind us.
"Where is he," I ask.
"Alive." Rumlow provides, unhelpfully. I look at him sharply.
"We made a deal. I come willingly and you let him go,'''' I suggest you keep your end of the bargain if you value your lives." I pause, staring through Rumlow's soul, making sure he knows I'm not kidding. "I need to see him first, to make sure he's alive."
"Fine," Rumlow says, gesturing to a couple of guards to grab me. They lead me down a hallway and stop at a heavy-looking door.
"I want to talk to him," I say, "Alone." Rumlow converses with the agents next to us before turning back to me.
"Fine. You have three minutes, '' he says. I sigh in relief as an agent opens the large door and closes it behind me. When I look around the room I'm taken aback by the state. Blood is stained in places, scratches and marks adorn the walls. In the back center of the room is a large, heavy-duty chair, attached to the cement wall behind it. Inside the chair is Steve, arms and legs restrained to the chair, bloody, bruised, and barely conscious. I rush to him.
"Steve!" I whisper yell, gently shaking him into the present. His head lazily turns to look at me.
"Nessa?" Steve asks, his voice gruff. I smile, forcing back my tears from seeing him in such a state.
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Damaged Goods
Fanfiction"I'll always remember you." Vanessa has been on the run from the Red Room academy ever since she was taken by hydra right before her graduation. With both organizations after her, she has been living a nomad's life, constantly moving. The fear that...
