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sharon_carter

TM-234: Utopia

Jun 13, 2008 00:30

[OOC: Directly follows this prompt.]

UtopiaThe Red Skull had promised utopia. A world in which the old order would be destroyed to make way for a glorious new nation where the deserving would rule. He’d promised that they would take down the capitalists, the democrats, the weak men who believed in flimsy, silly things like “liberty” and “ ( Read more... )

tm_response, rp, sam, return of the steve, steve, tony

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redwings_sam June 14 2008, 01:13:17 UTC

There were a lot of the Skull's goons, and the fighting style was achingly familiar. Sharon must be here, somewhere; so Sam kept to the air as much he could, scanning the battlefield for any sign of her ( ... )

sharon_carter June 14 2008, 02:32:14 UTC

Sharon stopped in her tracks, recognizing Sam Wilson's voice. Well, maybe she didn't need to find the Doctor quite yet. She knew how Sam fought. She knew the training he had. And his wings and bird would be nearly useless inside. Maybe she could fix this for herself. One hero down, one to go - maybe the plan could be saved, after all.

She rounded on Sam, trying to look casual, sizing up her options. "What are you doing here?"

redwings_sam June 14 2008, 02:45:40 UTC

Something was clearly wrong with Sharon. Her face and stance chilled Sam--clearly there really *was* something wrong, and it was even worse than it had been before. He looked at her carefully. "I came to look for you. I was worried, after the way you left."

sharon_carter June 14 2008, 02:53:14 UTC

Sharon barked out a laugh. "Worried? You were worried? I can take care of myself, Sam." And then, with a running leap, she kicked off the metal wall beside her and came down hard on Sam, kicking him in the side of the head. "It's you who should be worried."

Somewhere, in the back of her head, Sharon could hear a tiny voice screaming. What are you doing? Sam is your friend! He's only trying to help! But another voice was stronger. He was messing with the plan. And you don't deserve help.

She landed on her feet, prepared for her next blow.

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iron_tony June 18 2008, 03:41:26 UTC

Tony didn't want to leave Steve to finish off the Skull by himself. He wanted to make sure the Skull went down, to be there for backup in case Cap needed him. And on a more personal, visceral level. . .well, he loved to watch Steve fight. He had always loved it, even before he'd had any kind of personal investment (had there really ever been a time like that?) and this time he had run into battle with the taste of Steve's mouth on his.

Once he got into the fight, it felt like amateur hour. Which was odd, this was the Red Skull. It shouldn't be this easy. And then, when he used his repulsors to jam the weapons of two of the henchmen at once, knocking them together to take out a third and fourth -- and as he looked down the row of soldiers fighting in an eerily familiar style, he had to laugh out loud. It wasn't that they were bad, it was that he and Steve and Sam, tonight, were really that good. Avengers he thought, with conviction, whether Falcon was willing to accept the title or not. Tonight they literally deserved that ( ... )

sharon_carter June 18 2008, 04:19:43 UTC

Sharon could feel her own mind starting to come back, teasing around the edges of the programming, as she clung to Sam and let her tears fall onto the red and white of his costume. Sam will help you, it said. Leave this place. Things can get better. Things will get better.

And then Tony Stark showed up, and what little progress Sharon had made went flying right out the window at the end of the hallway.

"You," she said. And before Sam could react, she'd pulled away, snatching her gun back from him and aiming it at Stark's exposed face. Her tears were drying on her face, and she could hear Faustus' voice in her head again, stronger than it had been in some time, as if he'd discovered her near-betrayal and was using all his concentration to regain control. Yes, Sharon. Use that anger. He's ruining the plan. And he, too, shares the blame for the death of your beloved Captain.

"You killed him too," Sharon said, teeth clenched, gun aimed.

redwings_sam June 18 2008, 20:57:37 UTC

Oh, FUCK. And things had been going so well, well enough that he'd even let down his *own* guard a tad. "Sharon, no. He's here to help. He's not the enemy here. Faustus is."

He glared at Stark. "You have terrible timing."

iron_tony June 18 2008, 21:23:39 UTC

"Oh, don't start with me," Tony answered.

And this had been going so well.

Now he had a pissed-off female with a gun pointed at him, and that was a situation that he'd been in too many times for his taste.

But he wasn't worried. They could sort it out later. It should only take an instant to stun her. To raise his arm and turn the repulsor blast in her direction -- a weapon he could operate with the speed of thought -- he just needed to lift his arm -- as soon as he could think it -- just lift his arm -- just lift his arm -- just a thought --

Oh, fuck. His armor wasn't moving. His body wasn't moving. With great effort, he managed to lift his eyes toward Sharon and Sam. He actually hoped this was an armor malfunction, that it wouldn't be affecting the others.

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