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"The Hydra camp is in Krausberg, tuck between two mountaine, it a factory of some sort." Peggy said in a no nonsense tonne, she looked at Steve across from her in the plane.
"Thank you again for the lift Ms Carter and Mr Stark." Alex said as was observing that just like after their first meeting she had only eyes for Steve, saddly his friend mist her subtle signals completely. He wonder if he should give him a hand, in at least make some memories with her considering what was likely to happen.
"We'll drop you two of right at their door step." Howard said in a most cheered and excited voice as he was piloting the plane. You couldn't erase the grin across his face if you tried.
"Get us as closes as you can." Steve said as he went for another weapon and equipment check. He looked up at Peggy you could see the concern in his face. "You two are going to be in a lot of trouble when you get back."
"And you won't." Peggy said her eyes never leaving Steve face, a moment of silence communication between the two, as their eyes met.
Alex remained perfectly still not wanting to ruin this tender moment between the two.
"Were we are goin if anybody yells at us, we can just shoot them." Steve said in a humorous tonne trying to lighten the mood.
"They will undoubtably shoot back." Peggy said in a concern voice, the reasons she wasn't coming was because number one she was already pushing it as it is with the plane ride, number two some one needed to be back at camp with enought authority to order the evac when Steve called.
Steve smiled as he look to her and knocked on the prop shield that Alex suggested he bring. "Lets hope it good for something." A playful smile brighten his face.
"Agent Carter, if we're not in to much of a hurry I thought we could stop off in Lucerne for a late night fundue." Howard said in a charming up beat voice.
And awkward moment settled between Steve and Peggy. If he didn't need Howard to fly the plane right now Alex would've smack the man head, he just ruin it, the lovy lovy moment. He still remain silent as he watch both slowly coming back but with an obvious divide between the two.
"Stark is the best civil pilot around and brave enought to take us here in this dangerous airspace, where lucky he agreed." Peggy said she pointly ignored the awkwardness that had grip both of them an push on with her sense of professionalism.
"So are.......you two........fundue?" Steve stammered trying to remain calm.
Alex release an involuntary groan as he watch this live crash an burn. He swore that he would inform his saddly novice casanova friend about better ways of flirting, and also what fundue was an that his chances with Peggy was still very good.
Peggy narrowed her eyes at Him giving him a silent warning, she then turn to Steve having now bluntly ignoring his confuse question. "This is a transponder use it when your done an it will send a signal to come and get you, don't loose it." She said as she hand it to Steve, avoiding eye contact out of awkwardness.
"Are you sure this thing works?" Steve ask with a little apprehension in his voice.
"It been tested more then you pal." Howard said from the pilot seat with a bit of a mocking tonne.
"Don't worry Steve, Ive been on plenty of mission so no need to stress just concentrated of saving Bucky ok. Alex said as he place a hand on his friend shoulder in reassurance. Steve look over an nodded his thanks.
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Suddenly anty aircraft rounds started to explode arround them. Not getting close yet but it seem Steve had decided something. Hegot up and move to the door, Alex followed right behind him.
Peggy seem to catch on quick but by the time she was moving Steve was at the door and opening it up.
"what the hell do think your doing?" Peggy yeld at Steve. "We still have some ground to covert before we get to the jump point."
" As soon as we're out turn this plane around and get the hell out of here." Steve said in a charismatic and authority tonne at Peggy as a look of tender longning pass across his face.
"The hell are you ordering me around you can't give me orders." Peggy said in a furious tonne.
"The Hell I can't Im a captaine." Steve said as he grin just before jumping off. Peggy followed him with her eyes as she place herself at the door.
" Hey that nice and all but I still have to jump mind moving out of the way agent Carter?" Alex said in amuse voice. He stood with his hands on his hips, and smirk on his face.
Peggy move out of the way as she blush, just before jumping she place her hand on his arm. "Bring him back."
Alex look at her " On it." He said just before jumping out of the plane.
Once he landed he group up with Steve, the made their way toward the camp. Luckily the where only a few clic further then plan, with Steve superhuman abilities and his experience as an agent they made short work of the terraine an distance.
As they we're making way, Alex made sure to explain and make fun of Steve lack of understanding women and fundue, he teased him mercilessly all the way. He finally drop it when Steve threaten to expose him on what happen in new orlean to every soldier they rescued in the camp to shut him up.
"So any idea on how we're getting in?" Steve ask as he looked around trying to find a way in.
"Their two ways we can get in." Alex said
"Ok shoot."
"The first is you jumping or climbing over that wall and then dropping a rope for me. With your power getting over is easy but we risk a high chance of getting spotted early, to which I'm sure we want to avoide for the longest time possible. The other is that we wait for the trucks that are coming back from patrol, and we sneek on."
Steve was pondering which one to pick. "You wouldn't happen to know when the patrol will come by would you?"
Alex looked at his watch an review the memory of the intelligent report he read before coming in on this crazy escapade. "They should be here in about another 10 min or so."
"Good then we wait for them." Steve said, they remain crouch down in the bushes close to the road to the camp waiting in the took the time to plan out the mission.
They came up with a simple plan enter together separate to cover more ground in finding the prisonner, rally them in helping in taking every ennemie down, gather any intelligent they could grab, find Bucky and blow it all to kingdom come. Finally the patrol truck came into site, they waited for the last truck an snuck on. Only to spot two hydra soldier sitting in the back.
"Hi boys." Steve said.
The two hydra grunt looked at each other then back at them. By the time Steve enter Alex slip in he didn't stop and hurried at them, at this point the two grunt we're looking at each other in surprise. The moment they look back at Steve and Alex, they we're already on them Steve use his fist to knock his opponent out, Alex use the but end of the gun to smash in the helmet of his grunt as he wipe out his knife in quick succession, stabbing under the helm directly in his throat.
"Was that necessary. Steve said with a bit of unease in his voice this being the first time he'd ever seen someone killing someone else, also being the persone doing the killing his friend.
Sigh "Steve, this is war my friend, its never pretty up close and personal. I don't have your powers so I'm place in a position where i can not be merciful, cause if I am then its going to be me laying in a pool of my own blood instead of my enemies. I sorry that you have to see this, but this is what its going to be like from now on."
Alex looked at Steve with a serious look. "This is that last chance you get to back off and go home. I'm going to go through with it but if you want to retains your pure heart then this where you get off. Steve if you back out no one can blame you this is not a sane path to take."
Steve was silence for a moment. " No, I'm goin this is the path I chose, but Im goin to do it my way, with the least amount of dead as possible." As he spoke these words Alex could feel a new vibe from his friend a conviction a vow, the pact that would never be broken.
"Ready for this?" Alex said
"Yeah I'm ready. Now let go kick some hydra ass."