CHAPTER 7

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Finally free from the shackles of Hydra, I stole a Ford Taurus parked a few blocks away from the base, and drove away without looking back, letting Emily get out of the cage. Of course, there was no need for her to be inside the cage now.

"Where are we going?" Emily asked from the back seat, as I drove.

I hummed at that, it was a very good question, where would we go? I really had no idea, I guess the world was our oyster now, I really didn't have a preference.

"I don't know… any suggestions?" I asked.

"Disney?" Emily offered with a giggle.

I chuckled at that, "Why not, Orlando seems like a reasonable place."

"Are you my dad now?" Emily asked all of the sudden, making me choke on my own saliva. "I know what the bad guys did, and… I was just wondering… you take care of me, and mommy used to say that's what a dad does, take care of you."

Well, it seems she knew more than she let on, "I… would you want me to be?" I replied.

"I don't know," Emily replied, her tone soft and vulnerable, "I know they are dead… that lady made sure I knew that…"

"Well, then let's not put titles to our relationship yet, just consider me your guardian for the moment being," I offered with a smile.

"That works!" Emily smiled.

I smiled at her through the rear view mirror of the car, "Orlando, here we go!"

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[R. Keller POV - Director Of Shield]

The news spoke of a terrorist attack in Texas, an explosion without precedents that killed many, but I knew better than that, this was no common terrorist attack, something else was brewing, and I couldn't help but feel it was of great importance.

"Fury, I see you got my message," I said, as Nick Fury, one of my best agents entered my office.

"I have, sir." Fury nodded.

"Have you seen the news?" I asked, and he nodded.

"I have a feeling there is more to this attack than it meets the eye," I added, taking a seat on my office chair, as I served some whisky for me and Fury, "I need you to investigate this affair, whoever did this… is dangerous, and I need to know everything about them."

"You can count on me, sir." Fury replied.

"Good,"

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[Alex Walker POV]

From Texas to Orlando, a one day drive to the place where magic exists, figuratively, I am talking about Disney World. "Are we there yet?"

I chuckled, "Nope, we still have quite some road to cover."

"Can we eat something?" Emily asked, and I nodded.

"WcDonalds? or Burger Duke," I asked with a chuckle.

Emily giggled at that, "Those places don't exist,"

"I know," I laughed, "Let's get you a happy meal."

As if on cue, a sign with the M of McDonald's pointed out I was half a mile away from a McDonalds. "Look! We are close to your meal."

"I want big fries!" Emily nodded eagerly, it would never cease to surprise me, that she was so innocent with everything that had happened to her.

"I want some too," Hydra had awful food, really awful food.

With a smile, I continued driving until I reached the McDonalds, and ordered our food, then we parked and started to eat, all while I was wondering what to do next, I mean, one thing was for sure, I had to level up, one does not simply stay idle with a power that lets you grow, but the real question was, what was my goal now.

Become a hero? A mercenary? I didn't know, I didn't know what motivated me now that I was free, I mean, in a way, I suppose I would never be truly free, Hydra was still out there, and would most likely hunt me down.

I guess that's a good goal, eliminating Hydra as a whole.

[ New Quest Created! = Eliminate the Hydra!

Objective = Destroy all the Hydra bases in the world, bringing down Hydra once and for all. 0/25 Bases

Bonus Objective = Do it without SHIELD figuring out who is doing it.

Reward = 1000000 EXP, 700000$

Failure = Death or Prison]

I laughed as the quest appeared, if I didn't know if I wanted to hunt those bastards down, now I know, that reward was quite tasty, and it would bring me immeasurable pleasure to see them die. Heck, I might even save the Winter Soldier in the process, just for kicks.

[ New Quest Created! = Dead or Alive!

Objective = The Winter Soldier is Hydra's most powerful weapon, you have but two options, killing him… or saving him, the choice is yours, the point is that dead or alive, he won't serve Hydra anymore.

Bonus Objective: Don't Get Captured.

Reward = 2000000 EXP, 700000$

Failure = Death, Brainwashing]

Dead or Alive, what a grim, but understandable concept, I highly doubted I was on a level where I could take the guy on, if his feats in the movies and comics were anything to go by, but unlike him, I am not frozen in time, and I can grow, I guess these two babies will have to wait, wait until I reach a level where I can actually do those quests, because none of them were at my current reach.

First, if I started attacking Hydra bases like a sexy badass, they would send him the Winter Soldier, so no, I wasn't looking for the thrill of having my ass kicked by a super soldier, not just yet, so the best plan at hands was, training and farming

Second of all, I needed to find a safe enough place to make my base, a place where Emily and I would be able to sleep without worrying Hydra Agents would pop out like porn ads on every website.

Three, I needed to find a way to level up without risking my life so fucking much, all my quest were like DO IT OR DIIIIIIEEEE, I mean, I like DarkSouls, but chill those edgy tits gamer power.

"Can I get some ice cream?" Emily asked, snapping me out of my trance.

"Yes," I nodded.