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Old 07-11-2017, 12:50 AM

Ella headed back to her own post, thinking things over. Romanoff had a point, about them all being kept cooped up and on the sidelines. Even so, this was a risky move that, at best, would lose her her job.

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Old 07-11-2017, 01:13 AM

It wasn't long after that that Tansy was called onto handler duty. She had expected to be given an agent or two, like the last couple of times. She hadn't expected to be given the Red Book. Her eyes widened a bit when it was handed to her because she knew what it was for. Or rather, who it was for.

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Old 07-11-2017, 01:31 AM

It took a few weeks for everything to come together, but finally Ella found herself walking with Steve Rogers out of the SHIELD base and heading for a car Natasha had left for them, while Stark conveniently disabled alarms and kept the cameras from seeing them.

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Old 07-11-2017, 02:22 AM

Tansy was a bit more cautious, since she had to get the Winter Soldier out with her. She carefully concealed the Red Book in her pack and hurried out of the base towards the waiting van, making sure the Soldier was keeping pace. She'd bring him out of the control once she'd gotten him to the safe spot.

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Old 07-11-2017, 02:24 AM

Ella got Steve settled in the car and started driving.

"Where are we going now?" Steve asked quietly, although she'd already told him once before.

"Upstate," she answered, glancing at him. "There's a safehouse there owned by the same guy who's helping us out with all of this."

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Old 07-11-2017, 03:22 AM

Tansy got the Soldier into the nondescript van and started to drive towards the safe house. The ride was quiet and tense, but the Soldier didn't object or rebel, so she considered it a success once she'd made it off of SHIELD grounds.

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Old 07-11-2017, 04:28 AM

The drive to the mansion in upstate New York was quiet, and Ella didn't really relax until they were parked in front of the mansion and Natasha was striding out to greet them.

"Good," she said to Ella, who grinned at the praise. "Captain. Nice to finally meet you." Natasha steered them inside so she could get them elsewhere. She had ten minutes until Tansy showed up with the Soldier, and she wasn't ready for people to cross paths yet.

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Old 07-12-2017, 12:03 AM

Steve nodded warily in greeting, eyeing the mansion.

"What's this all about?" he asked.

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Old 07-12-2017, 04:42 AM

"We didn't agree with Fury's decision to hide everyone away from the world," Natasha told him with a faint smirk. "So we're doing our own thing now."

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Old 07-13-2017, 12:53 AM

"And who else makes up this 'we'?" Steve asked, raising an eyebrow slightly.

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Old 07-13-2017, 02:03 AM

"A small group of us," Natasha told him. "Including yourself and Ella."

Ella nodded, watching Steve carefully.

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Old 07-13-2017, 02:18 AM

"That doesn't answer the question," Steve pointed out, shooting Natasha a Look.

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Old 07-13-2017, 02:20 AM

"I'd rather only do introductions once," Natasha replied calmly. "You'll meet everyone later, after everyone has arrived. For now, Ella will show you around."

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Old 07-13-2017, 02:46 AM

Steve nodded, but it was a tense nod. He didn't like this, all of the secrecy and deception. Nothing good could possibly come of it, not if someone didn't start giving some straight answers soon.

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Old 07-13-2017, 03:16 AM

Ella smiled a little at him in commiseration. "I don't even know who all is involved," she told him as she headed towards the living quarters. "But if Romanoff says she'll tell us soon, she will. She's good about holding to her word."

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Old 07-13-2017, 11:56 PM

Steve made a vaguely neutral noise at that, letting himself be ushered inside. He would reserve judgement for now, but he still didn't like all the secrecy.

Fifteen minutes later, Tansy parked the van at the mansion. She'd followed the directions Natasha had given her, so she was sure she was in the right place. She glanced in the rearview at the Soldier, who had been quiet and docile the entire ride. He was still under the control of the trigger sequence, and she didn't dare release him from it yet until she'd gotten him inside and secure.

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Old 07-14-2017, 12:51 AM

Natasha saw her pull up and opened the front door, but didn't go outside to greet her. She wanted to watch Tansy for a minute, to make sure she did have control of the Soldier, at least for now.

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Old 07-14-2017, 01:36 AM

Tansy got out of the van, red book in hand, and ushered the Soldier out of the van as well. He got out obediently, standing there with his arms deceptively lax at his sides and watching her for his orders.

"Status?" she asked him quietly. He looked to still be under control, but the status report would let her know if she needed to reinforce the conditioning. It didn't happen often, but sometimes the trigger had to be repeated.

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Old 07-14-2017, 05:14 AM

"Functioning normally," he reported. Which meant he was still under control, at least for a bit longer.

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Old 07-15-2017, 02:16 AM

Tansy nodded. That was an acceptable answer, for now.

"Come with me," she said. "We are going to rendezvous with another group. You are not to engage anyone without my direct order. Confirm."

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Old 07-16-2017, 09:13 PM

"Rendezvous, do not engage," the Soldier repeated obediently. This still wasn't outside of his realm of experience, so he had no problem following those orders, at least for now.

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Old 07-18-2017, 01:44 AM

"Good," Tansy said, nodding once. "Follow me." Turning, she headed towards the entrance to the mansion, making sure he was keeping pace with her.

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Old 07-21-2017, 08:11 PM

The Soldier nodded and followed her.

Natasha met them inside, nodding her approval to Tansy. "We'll all have a meeting later," she said. "For now, everyone is settling separately, until I'm ready."

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Old 07-22-2017, 10:44 PM

"Alright," Tansy said. She glanced at the Soldier and then back to Natasha. "Where do you want us, for the moment?"

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Old 07-23-2017, 08:57 PM

"This way," Natasha told her, turning down the hallway opposite of where Steve had gone. "We've got enough rooms for everyone here, and once everyone is gathered we'll all meet."

 



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