Ethan peaked out of the door and saw a pair of guards walking down the hallway away from them. He glanced the other way and confirmed that there were no other people walking toward them. Ethan then moved down the hall. Walking past several closed doors.
He eventually arrived at a set of stairs and began moving up them. Once he was at the top he glanced at the corner. Then he glanced at the device that was tracking the location of the shield. It was on this floor.
But as he looked up he came face-to-face with a Hydra guard who was patrolling. He quickly smacked the Hydra soldier with the gun he was holding. Then jumped forward and kicked the soldier's legs out from under him.
"Aarggh!"
Ethan put the device he was holding in the other hand away and pulled out a knife stabbing into the soldier's neck before they could react. "Gaarrgh!" The soldier went limp after a second. He then stood back up and glanced down both sides of the hallway. There was no one else there for the moment.
"Should we hide the body?" Delilah asked.
Ethan shook his head. "No time. We are going to pick up the pace." He then began quickly moving down the hall. Moving at a jogging pace. He ran around the corner and raised his weapon as two more Hydra soldiers were rounding a corner down the hall.
Two shots of unstable laser weapons had them collapsing to the ground. He ran over to them and arrived at a doorway that was missing a door. He walked in and glanced around the room as Delilah and Murdoc took up positions around the door.
"What are we looking for?" Murdoc asked in a hurried whisper.
The room had been clearly designed to be more lavish and hanging on one of the walls was a painted picture of Red Skull. But resting on the desk, looking at what must have been haphazardly tossed onto it, was the shield of captain carter.
Ethan pulled out his device and double checked. Confirming that the shield was the item core that was needed to close the collapsing pocket dimension. He picked it up and turned around just in time to see a muscled figure in a red beret cap walk around the corner.
They stared at each other for a moment. "AAAAHHHH!" She suddenly began screaming and ran past Delilah and Murdoc. Charging directly into Ethan and barreling past the desk and then out the window.
CRASH!
The window easily broke and they were flying through the air. Ethan lost his grip on the unstable laser weapon and it went flying through the air. Landing somewhere in the distance. But Ethan was more focused on the brute of a woman who was gripping him tightly. So tightly he was struggling to breath.
CRASH! BANG! THUNK!
Ethan had the wind knocked out of him as he landed on top of something metal with several protrusions. He bounced off of it and the brutish woman let go of him. He then smacked into a stack of drums before landing on his side.
Ethan grunted in pain as he quickly identified that he had broken several bones throughout his body. As he blinked the tears out of his eyes he dazedly looked around. The brutishly muscled blond woman was bleeding from her forehead as she stood up. She was taking a second as she shook off the shock of falling from a second story building.
Nearby were several confused Hydra soldiers. Who were looking around and exchanging looks. Likely trying their best to figure out what was happening.
Ethan looked at the tank they had fallen on top of. It was an American Tank that was clearly being used by the Nazis. The top hatch opened up to reveal an occupant. He looked between Ethan and the brutish woman before he began climbing down and drawing his sidearm.
Ethan used the shield that was still on his left arm to help him stand up. As he pushed himself up he looked between the brutish woman and the Nazi tank pilot. Ethan flinched in pain as he stood up.
His left arm was broken. His right ankle was also in pain. While his back was on fire with pain, he could feel that several of his ribs had been broken from the impact of the woman on his body when he bounced off of the tank.
The tank driver aimed his pistol at Ethan. Ethan quickly raised the shield up in defense.
BANG!
A gunshot and the tank driver's head snapped backwards as the bullet ricocheted back into him. The tank driver collapsed on the ground unconscious. As if that was a trigger, the rest of the soldiers quickly took up positions and aimed their weapons.
While the brutish blonde woman ran towards him again. "AAAAHHH!"
Ethan ran towards her as well going into an unsteady sprint as he used the shield as a blunt object. He ran right into the woman. They bounced off of each other and the moment afterwards, Ethan threw himself and slammed the edge of the shield into one of the blonde woman's knees as she was still reeling back from the attack.
"Aargghh!" She groaned in pain and her hands went to her knee. As she went down into a crouching position the other soldiers began firing at Ethan. Ethan grunted and ducked behind a metal drum.
There were flashes and sparks as bullets ricocheted off the drum. Then a few bullets bounced off the shield he was holding and other parts of the armor he was wearing. He stood crouched behind the drum for another moment until they began reloading.
Ethan then stood up from his position and threw the shield. It bounced off of several of the soldiers. As it was bouncing, Ethan ran towards the blonde woman who had recovered by this point. He kneed her in the head as he jumped.
Using his momentum to climb on top of the tank, just in time to catch the shield. He opened the top of the tank and glanced inside. Confirming there was no one inside of the metal beast. As he prepared to jump inside more gunshots began ringing out throughout the entire area.
Ethan looked up to see windows from nearby buildings opening up. People, normal citizens, were holding weapons and firing at the Nazis. Others were coming from the alleyways and down the street. They were in vehicles and carrying just about anything they could use as weapons. From a few pans, pots, and knives to even guns they owned.
Ethan blinked in surprise at the sight but was pulled from his distraction as he heard something next to him. He looked over to see Delilah and Murdoc climbing up the side of the tank. Delilah had a burn on one of her hands that looked to be blistering already, but aside from that they looked uninjured.
"What is the plan now? I think the people have been a little too inspired." Delilah pointed out with a chuckle while nursing her wounded hand.
"There is no way we are getting back to that hotel now." Murdoc agreed. "The streets are going to be swarming with militia members and people who want to take back their city. Not to mention all of the German soldiers and people from Hydra."
Ethan looked down at the tank and then back at Murdoc, "you wouldn't happen to know how to operate a tank, would you?"
They both glanced at the tank before Delilah crawled down into the hatch. "I am sure it will not be that difficult. I have already done plenty of things that are not possible. Besides you two already come from a world of the impossible." Delilah chuckled, causing Ethan and Murdoc to exchange a look.
Ethan burst into laughter while Murdoc sighed and crawled into the tank. Ethan put the shield on his back and then took the gunner position on the top of the tank. Feeding the bullets into the gun that was located on the top of the tank.
As he took position the tank beneath him roared to life and Delilah called out below him. "We are all ready! Let's get back to that hotel!" It then began slowly moving forward. The Nazi soldiers along with Hydra soldiers had disappeared or were corpses lying on the ground. Even that blonde woman ran to take shelter inside the parliament building while the British citizens grabbed what weapons they could find.
As they moved the British citizens cheered them on and made way for them. Ethan had this feeling as they moved, like something was building up inside of him.
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