Two Fractured Souls

(Y/n's POV)

My hair blows in multiple directions, reminding me of strands of seaweed floating in an ocean, as I run over the rooftops of New York. The loud hissing of motors can be heard from the cars down below as they noisily try to get to their destinations. Many tall buildings loom ahead of me, but there's only one that concerns me. I continue hopping across the multicolored buildings until Avengers Tower finally comes into view.

I reach into my black backpack and pull out my grappling hook. I push the tiny red button on the bottom of the mechanism, causing the hook part to extend and wrap around the Avengers sign. I narrow my eyes and yank on the cord, which allows the grappling hook to easily swing me to the top of the tower. Using two suction cups, I slowly climb down the tower. After I locate the spot where Tony Stark's lab should be, I pull out an oxygen acetylene and use it to ignite a flame that burns through the wall.

I slip inside the lab, which thankfully is empty of people, and make my way over to the Iron Man suits. There are a couple of prototypes and a couple of finished suits. I walk over to the computer and insert my hard drive before transferring all of the data from the computer onto it. Right when the screen reaches one hundred percent, Tony Stark bursts into the lab.

"Hey, you! Stop!" he shouts once he sees me.

I curse under my breath as I hastily yank the hard drive out of the computer and leap through the flamed hole in the wall. I plummet towards the ground, but right before I collide with the blacktop, I double tap the black butterfly pendant on my chest. A hang glider appears above me, and I look back at the tower as I glide away. I see Tony Stark staring at me through the hole in the wall with a look of surprise and anger. I flash him a smile and give him a salute as I fly back to my apartment.

Once I'm sure that I wasn't followed, I let out a sigh of relief. I take off my black mask, toss the hard drive onto the tiny wooden desk in the corner of my small apartment, and flop onto the bed. Before I have time to relax and replenish from my last mission, my phone suddenly starts loudly ringing. I glance at the screen to see that it's my boss. "Hello, sir," I greet him.

"Did you manage to successfully complete your mission? Do you have the hard drive?" he asks in an urgent tone.

"Of course I did. You should know by now that I'm the best of the best," I respond.

"Yes, I do. That's why I chose you in the first place. From the moment I found you, I knew you held so much potential, and you've definitely lived up to it," he agrees in a lighter tone. "I'll send two agents to pick up the hard drive tomorrow," he adds.

"Okay, I'll be expecting them," I say before hanging up. I glance down at the gold imbedded ruby bracelet resting around my wrist and whisper, "Hail HYDRA."