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[COLOR=00aeef][indent][sub][I]Hydra Facility, Argentina[/I] - [I]Present Day[/I][/sub][sup][right]Issue 1.04.3: Enemy at the Gates[/right][/sup][/indent][sub][hr][/sub][INDENT][sub][B]Interaction(s):[/B] [I]None[/I][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][b]Previously:[/b] [I] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4905916]Issue 1.04.2: Allied[/url][/I][/right][/SUP][/indent][/color]

Zemo smiled at the large contraption in front of him, though of course none could see his expression under his cloth mask. HYDRA technicians were hard at work putting the finishing touches on a metal archway and the console next to it. It would be ready well within the hour, and then the testing could begin.

The crackling of the radio on Zemo’s belt surprised him momentarily. There were unintelligible sounds on the other end, and then the line went dead. Zemo lifted it to speak. [color=pink]”Is there something to report?”[/color] Only silence responded. [color=pink]”Radio check for the perimeter.”[/color]

[color=gray]”Squad one, checking in”

[indent][indent]”Squad two, checking in.”[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][indent][indent]”Squad four, checking in.”[/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/color]

[right][color=00aeef]”I think my invite got lost in the mail, Helmut.”[/color][/right]

An explosion rocked the facility and practically knocked Zemo off his feet. He reached out and caught himself on a stack of crates nearby, his eyes wide with fear. He recognized the voice. The voice of the man he had sworn revenge on. The man who had killed his grandfather. Captain America.[hr]

A barrage of bullets hailed in from large hole blasted into the metal hangar doors. Smoke and haze still obscured the entrance as HYDRA soldiers tried to duck behind cover to return fire, though many in the hangar were already lying in pools of their own blood. As the gunfire continued to be exchanged, a few figures began pushing into the entrance. The HYDRA soldiers turned their guns towards a particular red, white, and blue shield. The metal clangs filled the hangar with an echo as Captain America continued pushing forward. Behind him, SHIELD SWAT officers continued to exchange fire while doing their best to brush off the stray bullets impacting against their armor. One by one, the resisting HYDRA soldiers were joining their fallen brethren. After about a minute of exchanged gunfire, the defending forces began to retreat. The SHIELD operatives began fanning out to secure the room, and Captain Rogers’ fellow officers stormed in with reinforcements.

Fury immediately placed a small metal disk on a crate of ammunition next to an old German fighter plane. A blue holographic projection of the bunker they were in sprung to life, with red dots pinging around the various hallways. Fury began marking off hallways and routes, as well as marking a large room near the bottom of the facility. [color=purple]”Given our intel from Mason, they’ll be going into lockdown procedure. That means we’ll need to divide and conquer. Romanoff and Carter, I need you down in sublevel E to override the security protocols. Use a Welcome Party to get in to the station. Once there, you’ll be able to open up the lab and Zemo’s panic room.”[/color]

Romanoff and Carter both shared a nod and began moving out, drawing their sidearms and regrouping with their respective teams as they began to delve deeper into the base. Fury turned his gaze back towards his two remaining officers. [color=purple]”If Mason’s projections are right, then that machine will be ready within the hour. We need to cut the emergency power generators to make sure we get that thing offline, or at least buy us enough time to destroy that thing once and for all.”[/color] The two officers nodded and immediately began heading out. 

Fury watched the majority of soldiers push farther into the base when a few SHIELD agents entered in from the entrance, with Agent Phil Coulson leading the pack. [color=8882be]”Corporal Fury, what are our orders?”[/color]

Fury turned around and gave a nod, motioning towards the hangar doors. [color=purple]”Scan everything you can and begin planting the charges. We blow this place once my team and the device are secured. Best not to leave any loose ends, Coulson.”[/color]