This Is Our War
Everyone is back on board the Quinjet as Tony slumps down into a chair. Tony turns to Bruce. "Tell me you were able to track that plane?"
Bruce shakes his head and says reluctantly, "I tried, but they went into stealth mode shortly after takeoff. I'm sorry, Tony."
"Save your apologies for Lark when we get her back!" He snaps back at Bruce. Tony instantly realizes his friend is only trying to help. "Bruce, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that."
Bruce puts his hand on Tony's shoulder. "I know, don't worry about it."
"Ok, so this was obviously a trap for Jo. Rumlow is going to take her back to Hydra and try to activate Alpha. But we know that is impossible, so that should buy us some time. Is there any other way we can try and track that plane?" Bucky asks, taking control.
Tony looks over to Bucky. "Once they hit stealth mode, no."
"I've tried reaching out to her, but I can't find her either." Wanda says from across the table. Tony watches as she plays with a chain around her neck.
"That's it! The necklace!" he says as he jumps up, rushes over to a keyboard, and starts to type.
Steve rushes over next to him. "Want to fill us in, Tony?" He asks, his mind still focused on what Rumlow could be doing to you.
"I gave her a necklace the other day. I hid a tracking device in it just in case she went off the reservation after Rumlow." Tony says as he watches the hologram impatiently.
"What the fuck, Stark? You LoJacked my sister?" Bucky says angrily.
"Yeah, and you can thank me when we find her and bring her home." He snaps back. Tony suddenly slams his fists on the keyboard. "Damn it! Whatever they have her in is jamming the signal."
"They'll have to take her out of it eventually. When they do, we'll track the signal and bring her home." Nat says, trying to reassure Tony and everyone else. " Until then, we head back to base and have every satellite ready for that signal."
It's been two days since Rumlow took you, and there is still no signal from the tracking beacon. Steve, Tony, and Bucky have been on vigil the entire time, waiting and watching for any sign of your location.
Steve looks over at Bucky as he nods toward Tony. Tony is beyond exhaustion. Not sleeping and barely eating, worried sick about what that asshole could be doing to you. Steve walks over to Tony and touches his shoulder lightly, jolting Tony out of his daze.
"Tony, go grab something to eat and get some sleep. We'll alert you the instant we have anything." Steve says, knowing how he feels right now.
"I can't, Cap. Every time I close my eyes, all I see is her face when she realized she was trapped. She begged me for help, and I couldn't save her."
"Don't, Tony. She would be the first to blame herself, not you. You did everything you could. You got yourself shot out of the sky for her. Go get some rest. She's going to need you at 100% if we are going to get her back, okay?" Steve squeezes his shoulder.
Tony stands up, swaying a bit. "You call me immediately if something hits." Steve and Bucky both nod reassuringly.
Meanwhile, at a hidden base in Venezuela, you feel water being poured over you to wake you. As you jolt awake, your arm is restricted by vibranium cuffs anchored into the floor. Over the intercom, you hear Rumlow.
"Welcome back, sweet cakes. Sorry about the accommodations, but we needed to make sure you didn't try to break out over the ocean if you woke up early. Your room is being prepared as we speak. Let me rephrase that your chair is being prepared."
You just stand up, looking at Rumlow, and give an evil grin. "Go ahead, give it your best shot. You can't control me anymore."
Rumlow returns the chilling grin. "Oh baby, I plan to. I've got all kinds of things in store for you." With that, he turns and walks away from the window.
You slide to the floor with your head in your hands. "God how could I be so stupid. I'm sorry, Tony. You were right."
Your head snaps as you hear the locks disengage on the heavy door. Rumlow steps in with two guards behind him. He raises a tranq gun and points it at your shoulder. "Sorry, can't have you struggling and killing my men now can I?" The dart hits your shoulder. A warm feeling starts to spread as the medication takes effect.
You're not completely knocked out this time but you can't really feel your legs let alone hold your head up. Both guards grab you by the arms and drag you out of the containment unit and down a long hall. They stop as they enter a room. Rumlow grabs your hair and holds your head up.
"See, baby girl, just like old times." He says, almost giddy. Your try to focus and make out a blurry image of the chair they used on you and Bucky. He coldly lets go, letting your head drop. "Get her strapped in and make sure it's tight, hear me. I want to watch her struggle."
Back at headquarters, Nat and Clint are watching the monitor while Tony, Steve, and Bucky take a needed break. While Nat and Clint are talking, a holographic map with a blinking red light appears.
Clint jumps up, looking at the location. "Holy shit, it's Jo!"
Nat jumps to her feet and looks at the hologram. "Where is that? Is that Venezuela?"
"Yeah, looks like Hydra has a little jungle hut there." Clint says as he starts to zoom in on the map.
Nat turns and rushes for the door. She yells over her shoulder. "FRIDAY! Alert Steve and Bucky that Jo's surfaced. Clint, notify the rest of the team. I'm going to get Tony.!"
Everyone converges on the mission room almost at the same time. Tony is the first through the door with Nat in tow. "Where is she?"
"About 20 clicks into the jungle from Las Trincheras." Clint replies as he zooms further into the topographical map
Tony looks up at Steve and Bucky. "Suit up, old men. We're bringing our girl home.
Back at the base, Rumlow has had you in the chair for a couple of hours. He continues to inject you with the neuro nanobots, but Tony's fail-safe continues to work. Rumlow grabs a bottle of the serum and throws it across the room.
"What have you done?" He screams at you. He looks up a the scientist injecting you. "Why isn't this working like last time?"
"I don't know sir but whatever they did is blocking our nano bots from taking control." He stammers.
A grin spreads across your tired face. "I told you, you can't control me anymore. Maybe, just maybe, if you let me go, they won't kill you."
Before you can blink, Rumlow backhands you across the face. "I don't care what I have to do to you or how little there will be left of that pretty brain of yours, but I will get Alpha back." He looks back up at the scientist standing behind you. "Inject her again and hit her with double the voltage, now!"
"But, sir, that could cause irreparable damage. We've already exceeded what any normal human being could survive." The lab coat replies.
"Do I look like I care? I don't care if she ends up a drooling mess. Get her back under control." Rumlow says as he looks the man dead in the eyes.
"Yes sir" the lab coat quickly injects you with the serum one more time. He leans down and looks at you as he places the bite guard in your mouth. "I'm sorry."
You just look at him and bite down on the rubber piece. He steps back and flips the switch sending a current so strong through your body even you can't take it anymore and scream as you involuntarily bite down on the guard. After a solid 5 minutes, he turns the machine off as your body falls limp in the chair.
Rumlow approaches your body and recites the trigger words. He steps back and says. "Are you ready to comply?" as your eyes flutter barely open. Your hand raises, shaking and weak, as you give him the middle finger and you spit the mouthpiece at him.
He grabs your chin roughly. "Fine bitch, you leave me no choice but to use plan B." He brings his walkie up to his mouth and pushes the button. "This isn't working, bring her in." He runs his fingers down the side of your sweaty face. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
As the door opens, you turn your head to see who he is talking about. He leans down and whispers in your ear. "You may remember Ms. Harkness, but then again, maybe you don't. Since she is the one that put that magic wall up in your brain."
The door opens, and a woman in a long purple dress with long, curly dark hair. As she looks at you, her eyes start to glow purple. "Hello, my dear. It's been a long time." Her eyes dart to Rumlows. "I'm sorry, it seems I need to reintroduce myself. You can call me Agatha my dear."
Suddenly, images flash in your mind. You remember her casting a painful spell on you that put that wall in your mind so many years ago. Suddenly you start to panic as you realize what Rumlow's plan is.
The team lands the quinjet in a small clearing in the jungle a couple of miles from the base. As they cautiously make their way closer to the base, Tony speaks to Bucky and Steve.
"The main objective is to get Jo out of here as quickly as possible but if any of us gets the chance we end Rumlow, understand?" Tony has a hardness in his eyes that Steve is unused to seeing.
"We all agree on that without a doubt." Bucky says with an icy tone.
The team quickly infiltrates the base and starts searching for you. Alarms start to go off announcing there unwelcome arrival. As the team breaks off, Bucky, Steve, and Tony head into a large but dark section of the base.
Rumlow curses as he hears the alarms go off. "Fuck! It seems your little harem and your brother have found us somehow." He looks over at Agatha. "Do it! Do it now!"
Agatha steps behind you and places her hands around your head. Her power, glowing purple, starts to swirl around you. You start to scream in pain. "Oh, did I not tell you that this is going to hurt? Sorry, not sorry." She whispers into your ear.
Your screams spread an unholy grin across Rumlow's lips. He can hear commotion in the hallways, he knows they are getting closer by the rapid gunfire.
Agatha's eyes dart up to meet Rumlow's. "I can't concentrate with all this noise. Do something about it." She snaps.
"I'll take care of them. Just do your job. Wall up Jo, erase her, kill her I don't care but give me my Alpha." He growls at her as he approaches you. He leans down and speaks softly to you, but his tone sends ice through your veins. "I told you, you'll always be mine. We're going to have some fun when I get back." He bites your earlobe and pulls roughly on it. He looks back up at Agatha as she raises an eyebrow. "Do whatever it takes. Do you understand me?"
"I get it. You want your little lapdog and sex toy at any cost. I'll do my best not to leave her a vegetable. But something tells me you'll still enjoy yourself." She sneers at him.
Tony, Bucky, and Steve are fighting their way through the building. As the last soldier drops to the ground, Steve taps his comm.
"What's everyone's status?" He shouts into the comm.
"Still no Jo." Nat replies.
"Knowing Rumlow he's going to have her hidden as deep in this building as he can" Sam replies.
"Rumlow will keep her close. He won't want to miss a second of whatever they're doing to her. If we find him, Jo will be close by." Bucky says in a solemn tone, remembering Rumlow's sadistic obsession with you.
"I swear to god, I'm going to kill that sick bastard." Tony growls through his helmet.
Agatha's magic glows darker as your screams increase. Rumlow gives you one more sadistic smile before he steps toward the door. He speaks into his walkie. "I need a team outside the program room now."
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