Chapter 50 – Another Step Closer
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"I thought your little plan was going to work? It has been a week since your other team started, and we still have nothing," Iron Man kicked a rock between a fallen building. He sat down on the rubble, opening the mask.

Jay was sitting in his office in Bus, looking at the video of Grant Ward using a payphone to talk to someone, "No. It worked just fine. We just let Hydra know our demands. Captain, go out tomorrow again, and if we don't see Sergent Barnes by tomorrow, then we are going to hit a big one."

"Wait, what if we did get Barnes?" Tony furrowed his brows. Even though he couldn't care less about Bucky Barnes now. Not when he was looking for the one that brainwashed and ordered Barnes to kill his parents.

But from the way Jay said it, it felt like they would stop if they get Barnes.

"Then we attack an even bigger one."

Tony laughed, "I like the way you think."

"For now, get out of there. SHIELD has set up something new. Each base is sending a constant signal. Since we blocked it, SHIELD and Hydra already know we are here. Even we are going towards you."

"What about all the materials?"

"Hm, wait. Echo, change the teleportals range. All that rubble and items, bring them over. Also, Felicia, Ava, are you carrying the Eraser grenades?"

"Always," Felecia grinned, taking out a cube from her pocket.

"I am carrying," Ava had a smile on her lips, "I have been dying to use them."

*Knock*Knock*

"Good, once you are done teleporting the items out, use the Eraser. Keep me informed if something doesn't go to plan. I have to go."

Jay cut the contact, glancing towards the door, "Echo, open the door."

Coulson walked in, "there are two bases that we didn't get a signal from."

Jay leaned against the chair, "Is that why Bus is moving? Which one are we going to?"

"The nearest one."

Jay stood up, "good, what is our ETA?"

"2 minutes."

"Hmm, Echo, call everyone. Tell Monica that we might have a fight on our hands."

"Sir."

Jay walked out of the room with Coulson, taking the stairs to the lower deck, patting Coulson's back, "So? How does it feel? You are about to meet Captain America again. Even though your last meeting didn't go so well."

Coulson smiled politely, walking with him, "I would have been happier if Captain America wasn't against us."

Jay rubbed his eyes, "yeah, that's true. Let's just catch him and get this over with. You can do your brainwashing stuff on him."

Coulson rolled his eyes, "we don't brainwash people."

Jay chuckled to himself by the time they reached the cargo bay. Monica, Melinda, and Grant Ward were there, ready to fight.

But Jay's eyes turned towards Skye, "why are you here?"

Melinda patted Skye's shoulder, "she wasn't to learn. It would be a good idea, letting her watch and learn."

Jay glanced towards Skye, who seemed like she wanted to, smiling, "all right. Although fighting against Captain. I wouldn't call it a beginner-level mission."

"Sir, we are here."

Coulson got in Lola, "all right, let's go."

Monica moved towards the opening ramp, "I'll go first!"

Jay walked after her, "I am coming too."

Monica nearly fell down, "what? Do I have to carry you?"

"No. I have something better," Jay chuckled, the ring on his hand shined, and nanites made of Uru armor appeared. He ran through the ramp, jumping down.

Monica hastily followed after him, flying down with him. She reached beside him, watching Jay rapidly fall, "are you crazy!!!"

She was about to catch him when his body came to a stop, and he flew down, in a more controlled manner, "No."

Monica shifted her eyes towards his books, giving off blue light, flying below them, "are these some kind of anti-gravity boots or something."

"Gravity books, perfect for flying," Jay flew down, with Monica flowing with him.

"You should provide everyone those. It would be so much easier, going to and fro from the Bus."

Jay turned in the air, looking at her as he flew down, seeing Lola in the distance, "maybe. But the cost of creating one is far too much to mass-produce. Earth's tech hasn't reached the level where these could be mass-produced."

Monica came to a stop, holding his leg, "where is it?"

Jay leaned his head, looking at the clean crater, without a sign of dust, "Hm, it seems that upping the security wasn't a good idea."

"You don't mean? This is it? This was the base?"

"Yes. This was the base," Jay freed his leg, landing inside the crater, "it's so smooth. This was strength. It was tech."

Monica landed on the crater, "this is soft, like skin. I might actually slip on this. What can even do this?"

"Nothing that I have ever seen," Coulson walked over, staring at the crater.

"Superpower of some kind?" Grant walked over, suggesting.

"Maybe. But then it's some Omni-directional attack, like an energy wave, maybe even flying powers too since there are no signs of anyone walking out of this."

Suddenly, all eyes turned towards Melinda, who shrugged, "I had a bad encounter with someone with powers. I studied every comic for this."

Jay put his fingers near his mouth, his other hand on his waist, laughing, "of course you did. Well, It's not Captain, not Ghost, and Primo is somewhere else. They have someone of something new. Skye, did you guys get the list that I asked for?"

"Still compiling, but we reduced them to around a hundred. We are still trying to find a connection."

"Hm, bring it to my office, and call for Jemma and Leo too."

"What list?" Grant curiously looked towards them.

"List of every assassination that might be credited to Winter Soldier. We are going to find a connection between all of them and see if something comes out. A family, an organization, or even one man. Something has been controlling Winter Soldier for the past 50 years. Since they are attacking SHIELD, then it should be an organization," Skye explained to him.

Jay flew in the air, "Monica, I am going to check this way. See if you can find anyone on the other. Coulson, be prepared to give backup if any one of us finds something."

He flew away while Monica flew in another direction. On one side were plains, while the direction she was going was the forest. Her eyes glowed as she looked for any signs of electromagnetic energy when she discovered something.

"Oh, I found something," She flew faster. Her body became intangible and invisible, passing through the trees to follow.

Once she made it, her eyes landed on Captain America and Ghost, wearing the armor.

She thought she hadn't been discovered when Ghost turned her head towards Monica, "someone is here."

Monica became visible, floating down to land in front of them, "both of you are under arrest. Would it be too much to ask you to surrender?"

Captain America glanced towards her, "sorry, we have work to do." He threw his shield towards Monica, but it passed through her, losing some of its force. Because of vibranium, it didn't lose all of its force, "that won't work."

Captain America smiled lightly, "I know." His shield collided against the tree, rebounding back, hitting Monica in the back of her head.

She fell to the ground, with her head ringing, as Steve walked over, picking up the shield, "stay out of this."

He took out a device from his pocket and teleported away with Ghost.

Monica's eyes became blurry as she sent a signal to others before she fainted.

When she came to, she was lying on a medical bed, still feeling the pain in the back of her head.

"She's awake," Echo's voice rang in the room.

Monica opened her eyes, looking at Jemma walk over, "how are you doing? Is there still pain?"

Monica rubbed her head, smiling, "there is some pain in my head. But mostly, my pride is the one that got hurt."

"That was bound to happen. The other side seems to know your powers. It's not your fault. The good news is that we found many of the agents in the forest. Although they have lost their memories," Fitz walked over.

"Are you scanning me?" Monica looked at the equipment in Fitz's hands, asking.

Fitz hesitated, "Yeah, I mean, we have never seen anyone with powers. I don't even know how they work. You can fly, you can become invisible, and pass through things. But there are electromagnetic waves around you. Are you somehow controlling the electromagnetic spectrum and its application? Is that why you are called spectrum?"

"Fitz, she just got her ass handed to her. Let her rest," Jay walked in, watching them with a smile, "I want that data. Everything that you found on Winter Soldier."

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