47 CHAPTER 47
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If there was something I had learned about this entire ordeal with Hive was one thing, my enemies were ever evolving, and I needed to keep up. That day when I defeated Hive a few weeks ago, the solution was simple, because Hydra once again had underestimated the reach of my abilities, but one day, my quick thinking would not be enough, one day I would face enemies that would not underestimate me. That day, had I not connected the dots with Hive, well, I would've lost, as simple as that, a parasitic being that seemed impervious to normal damage was something I was not entirely equipped to deal with, not yet.
This experience had also made me understand that I needed both magic and brawn to face this world. Not one, without the other.
As for Ulysses, I handed him to S.H.I.E.L.D, not after drying his bank accounts to an overdraft state, milking his liquidity for around ten billion dollars, most of that thanks to Hydra, effectively bankrupting the man.
[Cash: 10.008.007.023$]
What can I say, I think it's morally right to steal from thieves and murderers.
As for the Vibranium I had stolen, well I had yet do anything with, I was still on the hunt for my last ingredient, Adamantium, in an ideal world, I would get some Uru too, but for now I would be happy with those two metals, but surprisingly, finding the whereabouts of the recipe for Adamantium had been, a bit difficult, all I knew was that the government, the USA govern had the recipe somewhere, and I wasn't sure if S.H.I.E.L.D knew, not that I was going to ask Fury for it, it would be a bit too much.
So, for now, I would focus on an old task, I had yet to finish, eliminating Hydra.
During this past few weeks, I had focused on finding a terminal solution to the cancer that Hydra represented in my life, perhaps I would never kill them for good, the gods knew that as long as one man remained, a kingdom could be rebuilt, but, I could make it so they would become irrelevant, inconsequential beings in the great scheme of things, in the end, my mission was not eliminating Hydra, but turning Hydra into a joke, from the most terrible organization the earth had seen, to nothing.
And for that, I needed one person, Fury, for it was time to test my hypothesis about my power connecting to things I owned, and Fury was the guy I needed for this task, he had contacts in the government, and with his help, I buy a satellite, get the permits I needed for it, and launch into space.
I certainly had the money for the experiment, so why not.
Grabbing my phone, I dialed Fury's number, and at the second beep, he answered.
"What motherfucker are you hunting now?" Was the first thing Fury said as he picked up the phone.
"None of that," I chuckled, "I actually need a favor,"
Fury remained silent for a moment, "In what can I be of assistance?"
"I need you to help me… in getting a satellite into space," I replied.
"Huh, that is surprisingly the most normal shit you have asked of me," Fury snorted, "Can I know why?"
"That is something, I think it's better if I tell you in person," I replied.
"Very well, open a portal," Fury said.
"Now?" I asked.
"Yes, now motherfucker, I am quite curious why you want to spend the money you stole from Ulysses on a satellite," Fury chuckled.
"Satellites are not that expensive," I chuckled, "I mean, at least not the type of satellite I want," all I needed was a satellite to map the earth, and in the process, map all the Hydra bases, I… mean, if my theory worked.
"Ok," Fury replied, "Now come, I have two cold ones, waiting for you, they are not infinite like your holy mug, but they are good nonetheless," without needing any more reasons to visit him, I opened the portal to his house, where I found Fury sitting on his couch.
"I bought this place last week," Fury commented, tossing me a beer, "I know I won't be here much, but a man needs his place,"
"I agree with that sentiment," I nodded, taking a sip of the beer he had given me.
"So, why do you need a satellite?" Fury asked, beer at hand.
"To eliminate Hydra," I replied without missing a beat.
"Enough has been said, let's get you a fucking satellite," Fury replied after a long second of silence.
"You won't question me more?" I chuckled.
"Bitch please, I have learned not to, every day you get weirder and weirder, I ain't playing these games with you," Fury grinned, "Besides, eliminating Hydra, well, that's S.H.I.E.L.D's wet dream,"
At that I made a face, "Ew,"
"So, what type of satellite do you need?" Fury asked.
"One capable of making maps, accurate maps," I replied.
"S.H.I.E.L.D has a few, we often sell them when we have no longer need for them, I will see if we have one that fits that description," Fury said, as he walked over to his kitchen, "Do you want something to eat, I have… nothing, but I can order some chinese,"
"Sure, why not," I smiled.
"Why not? Bitch, it is a privilege to eat with Nick Fury," Fury laughed, getting a chinese menu from his kitchen to call for delivery, "So, what do you want?"
"Hmm, orange chicken if they have, and ribs," I answered.
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[5 MONTHS LATER]
Five months later, I was at NASA, seeing how they prepared the satellite I had bought from S.H.I.E.L.D with a wide smile. Fury and Talos by my side, I'll be honest, I had forgotten Talos was working with Fury and such.
"Are you ready?" Fury asked, handing me a bag of popcorn.
"Popcorn? Really?" I snorted.
"I love corn," Fury shrugged.
And with a boom, my satellite was launched into space, and now it was all a matter of waiting, waiting to see if the two hundred million dollars I had spent would work, in any case, it would though, I would find the satellite a use, but I was really hoping it would work.
In the midst of such an important event, my phone rang, ~I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign, Life is demanding without understanding, I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign, No one's gonna drag you up, To get into the light where you belong
But where do you belong?~
"Is that your ringtone?" Fury started laughing, "That's the whitest shit I had ever seeen!!"
I rolled my eyes at him and took the call, "Walker speaking,"
"Mr. Walker, it's me, Charles," Charles called me, that only has one possible explanation, Bucky. "Mr. Barnes, is ready." At this I heard Charles hand the phone to someone.
"Bucky, I presume." I said.
"You saved me," Bucky replied.
"That I did," I chuckled.
"I want in," Bucky replied.
"On what?" I already knew, but I wanted to hear him say it.
"On taking Hydra down, I want in… they took everything from me, only by destroying them, I can start to atone for what I did," Bucky replied, his voice sounding full of guilt and self hate.
"Then, welcome to the team," I replied, as a smile spread over my face, not because of Bucky joining, but because my satellite had reached space, and like porn ads, Hydra bases were appearing in my map, their demise was now within my hands.
