*Hey! Here we go! It has been a little while, but let's pick up where we left off!*

You paced around your cell. It was the middle of the night, and Gabe, Clara, and Nikolai were all asleep. You yawned but were determined to not fall asleep. You had decided that you wouldn't sleep at night. Not only did it give you more time to think of a plan for escape, but also, if you were tired during the day, you hoped that it might slow down Hydra's progress with you. When it came to working on an escape plan, you weren't doing so well. The cells seemed impenetrable, not to mention the fact that the guards would lock the door to the hall way when they would leave. There were cameras that were always running, and if any attempt at escape was made, the guards would be sure to storm in as fast as possible.

You looked across the way at Gabe. He was rolling around in his sleep. Poor guy, here all alone, away from (Y/B/F/N) for so long. You knew exactly how he felt, except that you knew that Bucky was alive. He had no idea about her. You also glanced over at Clara and smiled. She slept peacefully for once. It was a rare night when Clara didn't toss and turn and moan in pain. Her training wasn't as much training as it was torture. They did terrible things to her and left her to feel the lasting pain. You heard someone sneeze. It wasn't Gabe or Clara, so it had to be Nikolai. You wanted to speak to him, but you knew that you wouldn't be able to communicate with him. You sighed and thought about his situation. The only person in the base who could communicate with Nikolai was Clara. Even while they were in training, Clara was the only one who could speak to him. If only Clara knew that she was the one who gave Nikolai his orders. It would kill her to know that if Nikolai was ever to kill anyone, she would be the one giving the kill order.

You heard a noise that sounded as though it came from outside the hallway. You ignored it. The building was always making strange noises. You heard another noise. You looked over towards the door at the end of the hall, and it opened. You walked over to the bars of your cell to get a better look. Alexander Pierce, four Hydra guards, and the Storyteller walked in.

"Good evening, Winter. It looks as though you knew we were coming."

"What are you talking about?"

"It is an important night! Tonight will be your first mission as the leader of The Three." You were silent. No, it couldn't be possible. You had been making them stall. How could the three of you be ready for a mission? "But, see, tonight will be different. You know how you never remember your training sessions? You will remember tonight's mission." You were frozen. You noticed Gabe stirring. He sat up from his cot and his eyes got wide. Clara was standing next to the bars of her cell whispering. You must have been correct about Nikolai being awake.

"I don't understand. If I haven't been able to remember anything before, how will I be able to remember the mission?"

"You see, in the past, we learned that if you start out making the soldiers remember, it ruins them, causing them to go insane. Your husband was one of our first test subjects. They go mad with knowing the pain that they have caused. If you don't let them know from the start, they last longer, and are stronger."

"Why tonight?"

"The target is moving. We expected them to stay in place longer, but they have started to move. So, it's time for you three to use your skills. Here are your clothes for the mission." A guard pushed a bundle through the hole at the bottom of your cell, used for giving you your food. He gave them to Clara and Nikolai as well but not Gabe.

"How come Gabe doesn't get one?"

"You forget. The Three consists of three, not four. He doesn't have a team yet. At the moment we use him to train you. He is very well learned in combat. Get up, Jones. We are switching your and Snapdragon's cells. It is more decent since the girls have to change."

" Why do you suddenly care about decency? You keep us here and torture us." Said Clara.

"You would be seen as a monster to the common man. You should be thanking me for keeping you here this long." Clara started to cry. Two guards went over and moved her to Gabe's cell while two others moved Gabe to hers. "Now get dressed. We'll be back in ten minutes to collect you." The door closed after them, and you heard the bolt slide into place.

The three of you all silently opened the parcels you had been given. Nikolai opened his to reveal a blue suit, red tie, and brown loafers. Clara had a light orange and salmon colored dress with matching shoes. The dress was the color of a snapdragon flower. You opened yours to find a red dress with matching red shoes. Once you were all dressed, you realized what Pierce had done. You were dressed like a woman from the 40's, Clara was dressed like she was from the 60's, and Nikolai was dressed like he was from the 50's. They had dressed you according to when you were abducted as though they were rubbing it in.

After ten minutes had passed, more guards came to take you. They took you all to a white room where they did your makeup and hair, as though to make an attempt to make you all look like you hadn't been trapped in cells for the pest few weeks. You finally could get a good look at Nikolai. He had grown a beard while being trapped in the cell. He was handsome. You could see why Clara liked him. He noticed you staring at him while your hair was being done. He smiled over at you and gave you a small wave. You smiled and waved back.

After they thought you all looked presentable, they gave you each your weapons. Clara's weapon was her power of controlling plants, so the only extra weapon they gave her was a small pistol to put in her purse. Nikolai was given a cane gun. It is just what the name implies. It is a cane with a gun inside of it. They also gave him a glove pistol (google it) and a colt revolver. You were given a small pistol like Clara and a matchbox full of tranquilizer darts that you were to shoot from another gun which would be kept in a thigh holster.

"Are you ready, Winter?" asked Pierce. You made no answer. "I'll take that as a yes. Storyteller, begin.

"Желание, (Desire)" he began. You felt strange. You felt pain.

"Семьдесят, (Seventy)" The pain was worse, worse than the times before.

"Ребенок, (Child)" Your heart felt a sharp pain.

"Тоска, (Longing)" You started to cry from the pain.

"Двадцать, (Twenty), Мать, (Mother)" You fell onto your knees and started to shake and moan from the pain.

"Жадность, (Greed) Три, (Three) Война.(War)" You felt the pain subside but you still didn't feel normal. You looked up and saw people crowding around you.

"Winter?"

"Ready to comply."