CH 13: Raiding the HYDRA

A/N: Sorry guys, this wasn't proofread, so there might be some mistakes here and there.

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"So my grandfather was a mutant. And his and my parent's death might be related to the fact that he was a human-mutant coexistence supporter."

Marcus was in deep thought about the things Albert had told him and then he said, "I wanted to hide this from you, grandpa Albert but I will say the truth. I haven't told you everything about my power. Actually, I also have psychic powers. I can use them to lift and manipulate objects or read someone's mind. At best, I can enter someone's mind and rearrange their memories. I can not manipulate them though."

"Young Master, I know why you would try to hide such a power. It can make people fear you and not trust you. But you don't have to worry, I loved you since you were born and I know that you haven't used your powers on me to make me do so. I trust that you would use these powers for good as you did with Sergeant Barnes."

Barnes was hesitant for a second but he quickly made up his mind, after all, this was the kid who had saved him by using his powers. Why should he be considered untrustworthy when he hadn't warranted such an action?

"Hey kid, It's the same for me. You used your powers to help me, and for that I am grateful. And with that, I also trust you to not misuse your powers."

Marcus nearly cried at the immense trust they had for him, but he held it in and just hugged both of them. But that moment came short when his watch's alarm rang.

"Oh shit! I am sorry grandpa Albert but me and Uncle James have to do something. You don't have to worry, we will be safe, you have seen yourself how much damage can the Armor take?"

Then Marcus ran to his room and suited up in his A.T.M.O.S. Mark II, while Bucky wore his custom-made M.U.S.H.A. Mark II and armed himself to the teeth with guns and ammunition, his armor helped him carry heavier guns with ease.

The alarm notified the stoppage of the movement of the tracking chips, which meant that the HYDRA agents had reached their base.

Marcus used his computer to locate the tracking chips and found that they were not much far, only about 100 miles from his location.

"Uncle James looks like they aren't far away. Are you ready?"

"Of course I am, let's go."

Marcus and Barnes got out of the underground base. After safely strapping Barnes to his suit, Marcus lifted off.

"Marcus, either you put some jets on my suit or give me a flying one because I don't want to get carried by you everywhere. It's embarrassing alright."

"Pfffftttt Hahahahaha! Alr-Alright Alright I will put some jets on your suit but it's funny carrying you around like a princess."

"You kid, you are an evil incarnate." Barnes was indeed embarrassed by getting flown around, imagine if someone saw them like this in the future, what would their title be? Romeo and Juliet?

No, No this couldn't go on, he needed his jets to fly on his own. This was too embarrassing.

Because of Marcus' speed, the embarrassing journey didn't last long. They finally landed near the supposed HYDRA base and Marcus tracked the chips using his HUD.

"I can see them, Uncle James. They are underground and the way is from the factory in front of us. When we reach the factory, we will quietly take out the guards and then I will find the way to the Underground. Let's go. And also, No.3, engage stealth mode."

"Stealth Mode Engaged."

A confirmation rang in Marcus' earpiece as his suit changed its color to match the surroundings, a padded sole popped up from under his boots, which also blocked the leg boosters. The arc reactor was covered up and any other light sources in the suit were disabled.

"Whiste~ now that's cool. When am I getting mine?" Barnes asked from the side.

"You will get yours Uncle Barnes when I make a better one for myself. Inventor's advantage y'know. But for now, let's focus on the objective."

After getting ready, both of them made their way towards the factory quietly. Although the factory was surrounded by high walls, it wasn't a problem for the two. They quickly jumped past them and scanned for enemies.

10 guards were patrolling the factory building, "Uncle James, you take out the 5 on the left, I will take out the ones on right. Let's see who does it quieter and faster."

"Alright, it's on then."

Marcus thought that Barnes had no chance of winning, simply because Marcus could use his psychic powers to defeat the guards easily. But as Marcus was making his way to the third guard to catch him while he fell after becoming a vegetable due to his Mind Scramble, he saw that Barnes was already done with all five of the guards.

"What the-? How did you do that, uncle James?"

"Want me to teach you, kid? But You will have to call me sensei from now on. Do you agree?"

"Fuck no!"

"Language kid, Albert would be disappointed if he heard his young master use such vile words. Hahaha!"

The reason that they could laugh and talk amidst a stealth mission was due to the fact that their helmets could mask their noise and only transmit it through the internal communication system. Which allowed them to talk without worrying about the enemy hearing their voices.

This system was also available in M.U.S.H.A. Mark I, which made it all the more favorable for stealth and recon missions.

Amidst their banter, Marcus had taken out the other two guards.

"Uncle James, I think I found the door to the underground facility. It's under that machine, mind giving me a hand."

After a little bit of effort from both, the machine was lifted and put to the side, and they both made their way to the underground facility.

Meanwhile…

"Chief, it's been 15 minutes but they haven't said a word. Should we use our tools to extract some information?"

"Very well, use whatever you have and get the information we need."

"Yes, chief."

Suddenly, the office door opened and a worried-looking agent entered.

"Sir, None of the guards on the surface are responding, I think there has been a security breach."

"WHAT? How? Is it those pesky SHIELD agents? How many of them are there?"

"We don't know anything, sir. The cameras were looped so we didn't know anything was wrong until we tried to contact the guards."

"Argh! Anyways, mobilize the guards to catch the perpetrators. If they can know where our hidden cameras are, they might also know about the hidden door. Now go and catch them, dead or alive."

Back to the duo…

"Uncle James, I think our little ploy has been discovered, be ready for combat. I detected around 50 soldiers coming toward us."

"I am always ready. Let's do this."

Barnes took out two assault rifles, each in one hand, with the suit's targeting system helping him, it was certain that each bullet would find a way to its victim.

Marcus on the other hand had decided to use hand-to-hand combat. With confidence in his suit's defense, he decided to have a little fun.

And they didn't have to wait long for the action.

As they both reached the first floor of the facility, they were greeted with guns to their faces. But instead of panicking, they were sporting big grins under the helmet.

They both moved simultaneously, Marcus dived into the fray and took out a soldier with every single attack. While Barnes used his two assault rifles to take down the soldiers who came for him.

It didn't take them too long to get rid of the soldiers on the first floor, but soon as they had finished with the first batch, a second one came rushing in.

This batch seemed to consist of some heavy hitters, as they had some unfamiliar weapons in their hands and also wore heavy armor.

"No. 3, Scan the weapons."

"Scanning…. Scan complete. The weapons consist of heavy projectiles designed to pierce tanks with ease. It would be best to dodge them."

"Uncle James, don't let those weapons hit you."

"I understand."

Marcus decided to use his ranged attacks instead of going in for close quarters.

He charged up his gauntlet and released a photon blast toward one of the men in heavy armor.

And Barnes decided to use his grenades to take them out.

Both the attacks hit successfully but the opponents were still not down for the count. The grenade's concussion had an effect but the shrapnels weren't able to pierce through their armors.

The same thing happened with Marcus, his attack forced the man back but didn't do him much damage and only scorched his armor.

Still, it wasn't much of a problem. The men were heavy and clumsy. As they attacked using their Nail Guns, Marcus and Barnes dodged them swiftly with their enhanced speed and agility.

But now, they had changed their methods of attack. Instead of going for long range, Marcus and Barnes decided to close up the distance.

After dodging some more projectiles, Marcus finally reached one of the men. He used his strength to wrench the gun out of his hand and used it to nail him to the wall, Barnes had also done the same.

The other attackers were also taken care of by using the nail gun.

"No.3, Scan the weapon and prepare a blueprint."