𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋
(  chapter three  )
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𝐒𝐔𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐋𝐘, gunshots sounded and Fury fell to the floor, groaning. Elaila cursed loudly as she and Steve dragged Fury behind a wall.

Fury grabbed Steve's arm as Elaila checked over his wounds. "Don't," he coughed. "trust anyone."

The door banged open and a female voice spoke, "Captain Rogers?"

Elaila and Steve looked to each other and she shrugged, pressing down onto some of Fury's bullet wounds, to which elicited a groan.

"Captain, I'm Agent 13 of S.H.I.E.L.D Special Service." The woman panted.

"Kate?" Steve asked.

"I'm assigned to protect you." She lowered the gun and came around the corner.

"On whose orders?" He demanded.

Sharon's face came into view and she gasped at the sight of Nick on the floor. "His."

She took a walkie talkie out of her pocket and spoke into it, hurriedly. "Foxtrot is down, he's unresponsive. I need EMTs."

The dispatcher's voice rang out, "Do we have a 20 on the shooter?"

"Tell him I'm in pursuit." Steve jumped through the window of his apartment.

"Steven!" Elaila yelled, angrily.

"Go help him!" Sharon said. "I'll take care of Fury!"

Elaila looked to Nick who was indeed unresponsive and sighed. She followed after Steve and jumped into the next door building. Steve was running after the shooter and luckily, Elaila caught up to him.

"Steve!" She yelled as he barged through door after door. She used her telekinesis to make the doors fly open before Steve could destroy them.

The shooter jumped down from the roof, infront of the window and ran across the roof of another building. Both her and Steve jumped through the glass of the window and onto the building. Steve then through his shield but the man caught it with his-

Metal arm.

Elaila's eyes widened in shock, but not because he caught it, like Steve, but because she knew him. He threw it back and it hit Steve in the stomach. She ran forward as Steve slid backwards. She reached the edge of the roof but he was gone.

Disappeared. He was good at that. Steve joined her a few second later. "Did you see where he went?" He asked, looking into the road.

"No." Elaila looked around. He sighed disappointedly.

Should she tell him? Should she tell Steve that his best friend, who he thought was dead, was in fact alive and being controlled by HYDRA?

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They were now at the hospital, watching as many different doctors operated on Nick Fury. The door opened and in came Natasha. She looked sadly at him, "Is he gonna make it?"

"I don't know." Steve said simply.

"Tell me about the shooter." She demanded.

Elaila tensed slightly but kept her cool. She was good at suppressing her emotions. Her eyes stayed glued  on Fury.

"He's fast. Strong." Steve described. "Had a metal arm."

Agent Hill joined them at the window. "Ballistics?" Nat asked her.

"Three slugs, no rifling. Completely untraceable." She sighed disappointed.

"Soviet-made."

"Yeah." Hill looked at her.

The heart monitor started beeping fast, "He's in V-tach." A male nurse said. "Crash cart coming in." One of the female nurses called.

"Nurse, help me with the drape." The doctor voiced

"BP's dropping."

"Defibrillator!"

Natasha took ahold of Elaila's hand and squeezed it lightly as the doctor ordered, "I want you to charge him at 100!"

"Don't do this to me, Nick." Nat whispered.

"Stand back! Three, two, one. Clear!" The defibrillator charged and activated. "Pulse?"

"No pulse."

"Okay, 200, please." The doctor said. "Stand back! Three, two, one, clear!" The electric current didn't work. "Get me epinephrine!"

"Pulse?"

"Negative."

No. Elaila thought.

"Don't do this to me Nick, don't do this to me." Nat squeezed Elaila's hand tightly.

Steve stepped away as the doctor asked, "What's the time?"

"1:03, Doctor." The female nurse answered.

"Time of death," the doctor took off his gloves and Elaila's heart dropped. "1:03 am."

"Shit." She whispered angrily.

Hill walked away from the window and Nat put her head on Elaila's shoulder. Nick was the first person to care when she escaped HYDRA. He was the one that gave her this new life. Nick Fury was the best thing that's happened in her shitty life. And he's dead? No. She won't believe it.

But... she has to now.

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Nick's body was now on a stretcher in a private room. Steve stood at the wall and Nat stood at the side of the stretcher. Elaila was sat in a nearby chair, her head in her hands.

"I need to take him." Hill croaked out. Elaila looked up to find her standing next to Steve. She got up to stand next to Hill as Steve went to talk to Natasha.

Natasha walked out of the room, her boots clicking on the floor. "Natasha!" Steve went after her.

Elaila looked to Hill and she nodded, signaling she could go. Elaila joined them as Nat asked, "Why was Fury in your apartment?"

Steve sighed, "I don't know."

Elaila clenched her eyes shut. God, he was a terrible liar.

"Cap, they want you back at S.H.I.E.L.D." Rumlow said to him. "You too, Dare."

"Yeah, give us a second."

"They want you now." He demanded. Elaila rolled her eyes.

"And he said wait."

Rumlow glared at her and she glared right back.

"Okay." Steve nodded and Rumlow walked away.

"You're a terrible liar." Was all Natasha said before she walked away.

Steve sighed again and put his hands on his hips. "She's not wrong." Elaila said to him and walked toward Rumlow. Steve joined soon after looking at a vending machine for way too long for it to be considered normal. "Let's go."

"S.T.R.I.K.E, move it out!" Rumlow ordered.

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This is just a short chapter, I wanted to get the hospital scenes out of the way before the more action ones
And um... yeah I have absolutely no idea how to write action/fight scenes but unfortunately there's a lot in marvel so.. any tips?