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***
'Hydra. No, that's impossible!' Peggy thought.
Still trying to process what Gregory just told her.
'They're gone. We wiped them out doing the war. But if they aren't then that means Steve's sacrifice was for...'
Peggy continued to think.
Unconsciously beginning to clench her fists in anger and frustration.
"Aunt Peggy, you okay?" Gregory asked. After seeing Peggy reaction to what he just said.
Which the eldest Stark predicted would be her reaction, given her past with Hydra, but that didn't mean he still didn't want to make sure she was okay.
Since to Gregory Peggy was family and he'd do anything for family.
Hearing Gregory speak to her brought Peggy out of her thoughts. "Hm? Oh yes, just thinking about what you just said is all." Peggy replied.
Then before she could say another world Jarvis and Ana walked up.
"Is everyone alright?" The Stark Butler asked.
"As well as can be expected Jarvis." Tony replied.
"I see. Good." He said. Jarvis then turned his attention to Peggy. "Miss Carter."
"Jarvis." Peggy replied. "Also, how many times have I asked you to drop calling me that? We've known each other for decades now, so you can use my real name."
"I'll stick with miss Carter thank you." Jarvis replied.
Then right after he did the doctor walked up to the group. Everyone turning their attention to him when they did.
"How are they doc?" Tony asked before anyone else could.
"Mr. and Mrs. Stark have a few cuts and bruises, but other than that they are in perfect health for people their age. And I'm glad to set both will make a full recovery." The doctor explained.
Leading everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.
"That's good to hear. So, can we see them now?" Gregory said.
"Yes, you can." He replied.
Once the doctor did the small group all jeses into the Stark shared hospital room.
Finding them both awake and alert, despite the IV's in each of their arms, and the other equipment also currently attached to their bodies.
"Well, this is quite the entourage. And all for little old me?" Howard attempted to joke. "Oh and of course my lovely lady."
"Yep, Howard is fine." Peggy replied. A deadpan expression on her face.
Leading everyone in the room to share a laugh.
Which they needed after all they had been through tonight.
But for the moment it was over.
No one in the room except Gregory knowing that was not even the close to the truth.
In fact things had just begun.
***
[Siberia, Russia, HYDRA facility]
*Beep! Beep! Beep!*
The klaxons of the bases alarms going off filled the air.
Though that did nothing to drown out the precision gunfire being delivered to the project bodies all across the floor of the Hydra facility.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The sound of gunshots rang out through the air.
As a team of thee thoroughly moved through the facility and cleared it.
Eventually arriving at the bases operations center.
Where like their fellow Hydra operatives everyone was literally paralyzed, unable to move.
Courtesy of a special paralytic gas the team had pumped into the facility before beginning their assault on it.
Slumped in one of the chairs by one of the consoles the bases commander, colonel Vasily Karpov, could do nothing as those around him were wiped out.
Until finally he was the only one left.
Feeling his chair spin around Vasily said nothing as he looked at the intruders who had attacked the base.
One of them holding an M1911 pistol directly up to his face, aimed directly between his eyes.
*Bang!*
Who pulled the trigger and put a bullet into Vasily skull without any hesitation.
They then secured their weapon.
"Alright, let's move onto the next step." A distorted voice came from assailant who just executed Vasily.
Their companions simply nodding their heads in agreement.
Who then started moving around the operations center.
All of them dressed exactly like the two people who took down and captured the Winter Soldier.
***
[January, 1992]
[Undisclosed Location]
In a room with no windows or doors, several monitors, attached to the room walls, soon came online.
Each of them displaying different individuals when they did.
Alexander Goodwin Pierce.
The current Under-Secretary of the World Security Council.
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Daniel Whitehall.
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Arnim Zola.
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The brothers Gideon and Nathaniel Malick.
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Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.
[Insert Image of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine Here]
Finally Otto Vermis.
All of whom were currently the top-ranking leaders within Hydra.
"We all know why we're here. So let's get down to it." Pierce spoke. "The Stark Assassination ended in failure, thanks to an unknown third party getting involved. Who not only captured the Winter Soldier but also took Stark Super-Soldier Serum for themselves. So, does anyone have anything on who these people are or their motives?!"
"Calm down before you give yourself a stroke Pierce." Whitehall spoke.
"Don't patronize me Whitehall! Unlike you whose safe and sound in one of your little bunkers I'm out here in the open running damage control!" He exclaimed. "Trying to keep our dear director Carter and those loyal to her from looking to closely at any of us, seeing as how whoever this third party is decided to reveal our existence to blatantly."
"Well not exactly blatantly but still, these irksome interlopers need to be dealt with before they cause anymore undo trouble." Zola spoke.
"Exactly herr Zola." Pierce spoke. "So I'll ask again, does anyone have any information on them at all?"
"I do. And if you're quite down throwing your little temper tantrum I'll tell you all about it." Vermis said.
When he did all eyes in the room went to him.
"It seems those unknown individuals worked for colonel Vasily Karpov." Otto revealed.
"Are you sure?" Valentina asked.
Only for Vermis to give her a flat look.
"Woman, I wouldn't be sharing this information if I wasn't." He replied. "My investigation was very thorough and although he tried to hide his trail Karpov didn't do so well enough. Not to mention I sent a team to his facility and found this."
Otto image then moved to one half of the screen, while the other half began playing a video for all to see.
It was of Karpov and a few of his men executing everyone else inside of the Siberian facility.
Before leaving it.
When the video ended Otto entire image retook the screen completely.
"I'm curious Vermis, just how long have you been sitting on this information?" Whitehall asked.
"I just discovered it a few days ago." He revealed. "And I wanted to verify it before this meeting took place. My investigation shows this video is a hundred percent accurate. Though of course I'll send you all copies so you can verify it independently of course."
"Of course." Gideon said. "Though now the question begs where is Karpov and what will his next moves be?"
"Also, how should we handle our little impromptu reveal back to our enemies?" Nathaniel added.
"I say lay low for now. Give no one any reason to look deeper." Pierce spoke.
"And you think that will stop Peggy Carter Pierce?" He asked "Hah!" He barked. "If you do then you're quite the fool. For it won't. Trust me, all of you. I know this woman better than any of you. She's relentless."
"Of that I can also attest." Valentine spoke.
Since she was undercover as a high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. operative and had seen firsthand how dangerous Peggy Carter was. Despite her age.
"Then if that's the case let us eliminate the issue." Whitehall spoke.
"Unfortunately Daniel that would cause more problems, not solve them." Gideon spoke.
"He's right." Pierce added. "Eliminating Carter in any fashion will just make those closer to her suspicious. Especially the Starks, given they are intimately involved with this entire ordeal. So let me continue to run damage control and hopefully we can settle this matter quietly. Any objections?"
No one spoke.
"Good then. Hail Hydra." Pierce spoke.
"Hail Hydra!" Everyone else chorused in return.
Then all the video screens then went blank at the same time.
***
[Atlantic Ocean, Innovation Island]
As the meeting of Hydra current leaders ended Gregory had an expensive glass of brandy in his hands.
Having used Athena to evesdrop on the entire meeting.
Now that it was over he emptied the liquor in his glass and placed it atop his table.
He then laced his fingers together and smiled like the devil.
"And with this Phase One is complete." Gregory muttered to himself.
Counting down the days until Hydra was gone for good.