Avengers… assemble

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  • March 13, 2025 10:40 PM CDT

    Anna let the others handle Steve’s sisters for second before finding the command to stop her. When Natasha hit the floor, Bucky decided to not play nice, he grabbed Gertrude and slammed her into the wall fairly harshly, though that didnt stop her. He was then shoved right into thor who thankfully caught him ‘’ENOUGH!  Move back now!’’ Anna yelled out, practically commanding them to, they hesitated before she used her speed and got right infront of Steve’s sister, gripping the girls head,because of what Anna was, there wasnt many in the world, who were stronger than her, Thor and Banner were really the only ones who could match her.  She could feel the girl struggling toget free form her grasp, but it was impossible. ‘’Stoppen Sie Ihren Angriff. Das ist ein Befehl! , Verteidigen, Washington, Barnes, Krankenschwester, Wiedergeburt, einundzwanzig, gefallen, Bomber!’’ Anna said as she used the commands to stop Gertrude from attacking, the girl suddenly stopped, blinking a few times as Anna let her go, tony and bruce were helping Natasha up,  Clint still had his arrows pointed at Gertrude, while Bucky stood next to steve and thor, watchign as Anastasia spoke in fluent German and commended Gertrude to stop attacking ‘’ Listen Soldier, youre awake now..in a different time than you remember. You do not attack unless i command you to. Do you understand soldier?” Anna said, her voice commanding and cold, Bucky winced slightly, remembering his own time and some fo things spoken to him in a similar fashion. Anna motioned to Thor for his cape before taking it form him and dropping it over Steve’s sister who wore very little clothing. ‘’We’re taking you somewhere else. You will come with us, or you will be out under again. Now.. start walking’’ Anna stated as she guided the girl, ‘’Tony gatehr everything you can from the computer. Bruce thor take care of nat, Clint, Steve, James, with me now. You three will lead us out and keep an. Eye out for any hydra agents that may know we’re here. ‘’ Anna said, her voice stern and cold. Bucky didnt argue.. after what happened, he really didnt wnat to argue with Anna right now.. what he wnated was mroe answers

  • March 13, 2025 10:50 PM CDT

    Gertrude went after the others relentlessly and without stopping, even Bruce was about to bring out Hulk until Anna interfered. Steve got up and had a look of fear in his eyes, "Anna don't! " he called out, afraid the vampire would kill his sister who was clearly brainwashed. Gertrude heard the words in German and froze from struggling to get free, her arms going down to her sides as Anna let go of her. Steve frowned and looked at Bucky then back to his sister and Anna. Steve picked up his shield from the floor as they headed out, Bruce was carrying Natasha who was unconscious as Anna escorted Gertrude out of the building. "How did you know to do that? " Steve asked Anna in a mildly demanding tone. His sister had gone entirely compliant, the same as he'd seen it happen to Bucky with Zemo in Berlin a couple years ago. 

  • March 13, 2025 11:01 PM CDT

     Once at the jet, Anna get Gertrude strapped in before turning to Bucky and Steve ‘’she has. Commands doesnt she?” Bucky asked,he could see the confused look on Steves face before it donged ‘’Gertrude had command words, i saw the int he file. Like me and bucky, once those. Words are used, she goes compliant. She’ll dow hatever i tell her to. But, they made it a point to only say those words in German, not. English, a few words you have no choice,like Washington, Barnes, and Bomber, there is no actual German words for those commands, but the others are in full German. While you guys were fighting her i took that moment to find the commands, they were buried but there.. I just have to figure out a way to use those commands to gain her memories back, and with Wanda’s help, we should be able to restore her, but.. ill be honest, she wont be the sister you knew back then steve, she just wont be,., who knows what she knows, what she’ll remember, how she’ll act.. so dont get your hopes up. About having that same sister you knew form back then. Becasue it wont happen’’ Anna said, her voice a mix of coldness but sadness. Bucky hung his head a bit before scratching his brows ‘’how long will you keep  her compliant for?” Bucky asked gently ‘’until i. Command other wise. Right now if i reverse the commands, she’ll attack, and she’ll keep attacking till you two are dead and tilt her. Team is dead becasue we’d. Be defending you. So until me and Wanda and maybe rice and tony can get a clear picture on how to handle things, you two,  are to stay away from her at all costs. We cant risk her getting hurt or you two..’’ Anna said and ucky could hear somehting in her voice ‘’you know something else dont you? From her file? What is it?” He asked ehr and Anna sighed as the others came and got the Quinjet going ‘’Gertrude is a Super soilder, the first female one.. they were bale to use what they used for you James. Only they modified it a bit more to fit her anatomy better’’ Anna said gently and sighed ‘’look,I’ll figure this all out with Wanda, bruce. And tony,but for now.. the two of. You, need to steer clear’’ Anna said ebfore going to sit down next to Steve’s sister. 

  • March 13, 2025 11:24 PM CDT

    Steve listened to what Anna was explaining to them and rubbed the back of his head, but he lowered it and looked at Anna in surprise when she told them that Gertrude was a super soldier. "That's why she didn't change physically, they changed the serum so it still had it's effects but not the side effects' Steve remarked and saw Anna nod. 'Anna, none of us are the same. Even if Gertie hadn't been taken by Hydra, she wouldn't be the same person anymore one way or another" Steve said. When Anna went to sit down with Gertrude, the jet began taking off and Tony approached. "Steve? Bucky? There's something you should see" he told them. Tony brought up a holographic screen in the middle of the ship, and it was a video by Gertrude. "It's May 1982. The last thing I remember is Steve pushing me from the bomber plane with a parachute and hitting the icy waters just South of the Arctic Circle... This.... This is the first time I've been lucid... I have no idea what they're planning for me... I've been in a cyro chamber since these people found me, this place is somewhere underground. My brother is probably dead taking down that bomber that Red Skull sent out, that was thirty seven years ago. Steve.... We weren't blood, but you were my brother and I love you. Bucky, you were his best friend and brother... But I love you so much more than that... " Gertie trailed off before the video cut off. 

  • March 13, 2025 11:44 PM CDT

    Bucky didnt move form where he was positioned but he could see and hear the hologram clearly, his head moved towards where a cold and stoic Gertrude was…  seeing how she was in the video versus here in the jet, it was like he was looking at two different people… ‘’how is it you knew that those commands would actually work? I mena for. All. You knew those could ahve been wrong’’ thor asked Anna,  making themall look at her ‘’they’re never wrong. Those commands are unique toher.. just like buck’ys were unique to him, and just like mine where’’ Anna said, somehting shifting in her eyes as she remembered hers ‘’Hellfire, Vervain, Birthright, Longing, eighteen-twenty one, Sunflower and Death. Those were my commands, they would make me compliant, cold.. silent.. eveyrhting in my head would vanish.. and i. Would be like Gertrude it now.. the same would be for Bucky with his commands. Theyre designed to be ingrained into our minds, even if we over come them.. under the right conditions they can be used again to make us fall in line’’ Anna said ‘’what do yours mena?” Bruce asked gently ‘’Hellfire is what the churches of the Saxons would say i would be visiting, they knew somewhat that vmapires, creatures of the ngiht were real, i just made it a reality.. vervain is a toxin that can harm vampires, even kill us.. birthright, has to do with what would have been my brith right to the English and Russian throne back then, longing, is just that. I longed to either be dead.. or be human… which ever came first. Eighteen-twenty one. Is when i was turned into a vampire. I was taken by hydra in 1902. Sunflower was my hydra code name. And death.. is what i brought to those who hydra didnt like or want aorund. I was their first weapon, i was their first weapon of mass destruction… theyre set theyre standards for weapons after me. When i finally got free.. they werent happy.. hence why theyve spent so much time trying to create new perfect weapons.. like bucky and Gertrude. ‘’ Anna explained,  her voice cold and calm. ‘’How did you escape?” Bucky asked, wanting too know if there could have been awya for Gertrude to. Escape like how he ahd ‘’trust me.. you dont wnat to know. It’s scarier and bloodier than anything youve ever done. Ill say this.. 300 people lost their lives the day i escaped. All of them where hydra. Then i was brought into sheild and ive been with sheild ever since’’ Anna explained gently. Bucky thought about all Anna said..he figured maybe there was no way for Gertrude to flee, specially with being in and out of cryo. So much.. for him it was different.. but.. it seemed Gertie went through somehting worse than him.. almost like some kind of eternal sleep. 

  • March 14, 2025 10:04 PM CDT

    Steve looked over at Thor when he asked about the command words "she's right. When the book that contained Bucky's was found... He could have ended up being under anyone's control if it had fallen into the wrong hands, and it had... Twice" Steve commented as he looked over at his best friend, seeing the, expression on Bucky's face when he looked from the video to Gertie as she was now. "I might have an idea, we have to jump start her memories some how. Look at this" Tony said as he brought up a recording from when Gertrude was first experimented on. "Introducing the super soldier serum... Now... Begin the mind wipe" a scientist said. It was the same electro shocks to the brain like Bucky. After a bit, it stopped but Gertrude didn't move until the scientist approached again and undid her restraints where she attacked and killed him, she didn't physically hulk out but she was as in as much of a rage as he was when Bruce first turned into big green. Steve grimaced at the video, his sister had unknowingly become a killer. "They simply wiped her mind right? What would cause her to go... Like that?" Steve wondered. 

  • March 14, 2025 10:20 PM CDT

    ‘’Primal Instincts’’ Anastasia said gently a she stood up and walked over ‘’how did you know its.. primal?” Bruce asked’’because thats how newborn vampires act.’’ She said before looking at Gertrude and walking over to her befoe saying somehting in German, the girl replied befire going. Stoic and cold again. ‘’Give me the file for a moment’’ she said and tony handed it to her a sshe started to flip through it on the tablet ’what are you looking for?” Bucky asked ‘’the serum, they changed it completely. She didnt…transform. Like steve did or even like how you did after you were given it, shes stayed the exact same since the time you two knew her.and this is why. ‘’ she said ebfore pulling it up ont he larger screen. ‘’Component XV-369-VG1? What is that?” Tony asked ‘’its the vampire gene.. my gene. Its hwo they were able to. Keep her looks the same without altering them. And tis where that primal instinct comes from. Look at how she behaves here, when she killing the scientist, now,, take a look at this. This was the day i was brought to sheild, my. Commands had been activated and i was int hat primal state.. see the similarities here, here and here.. thats the vampire gene working. It forces our mind to go blank, allowing them. To take full control of her and insert anything they wnat. Its how fury was able toget me to stop int he first place. They injected the serum. Then went off what they knew about me from their studies’’ Anna said and bucky looked at everything Anna pointed out before looking at Gertie ‘’so does that mean you can fix her?” Bucky asked as he look at Steve’s sister ‘’yes. Now that i know what exactly was in that serum, i can make a counter toit,she’ll still have all her… serum upgrades, but the mind wiping, the memories, everything liek that i should be abel to reverse now. I’ve been around since modern science was invented,i know hydra better than any of you. And i know exactly what to do now tht i know she has my gene in her’’ Anna said and banner looked like he dawned on something ‘’is it dormant or active? Your full vampire gene?” Banner asked as he stood up ‘’the. Primal instinct is active but it seems the rest, they’ve managed to keep. Dormant,  why?” She asked before he whispered somehting intoher ear, something he didnt want Steve or bucky to really hear ‘’I see.. that could work. Ill need your help though.’’ Anna said‘’I’m in. Ican owrk on some. Blood work for her and maybe we can do some tests first before we go through with it’’ banner said,bucky looked confused and he could tell steve was slightly nervous ad worried about whatever banner and Anna were tlaking about. 

  • March 14, 2025 11:55 PM CDT

    Steve moved to sit beside Anna as she looked at things on the tablet in her hand regarding Hydra's information on how they turned his sister into this... Weapon. "So she's got the basic primal instinct of a vampire, clearly minus the blood drinking part. Well that's great" Tony remarked sarcastically. Steve let out a semi relieved breath when Anna said she could fix Gertrude. "Do you think Shuri's algorithm that she used on Bucky could work on her? " Steve asked. The Wakandan princess had used an algorithm in Bucky's brain that with time and a lot of self help books, after a year his command words didn't work. When Bruce whispered something to Anna, Steve rose a brow. "Do what?" He asked as he looked at both of them. 

  • March 15, 2025 12:12 AM CDT

    ‘’Shuri’s tech ant help this problem’’ Bruce gently beofre pulling up something from the file ‘’see this sequence here, and then here again and so on through out her dna?” Bruce asked ‘’this is the serum and see this fragment here, this is the vampire gene.. both of these are ingrained into her actual dna to the point where it looks like its. Been there since she was born, and that goes for the commands to. Because everything is so heavily intergrated, mroe than anything bucky has gone through, shuri’s tech wont be able to do anything. We have to go another route.. A more… harsher.. route’’ banner said ‘’we’re not going to like this are we?” Bucky asked ‘’ No. you wont. You’ll hate it.. you’ll be angry.. you’ll probably want to kill me afterwards.. but at least you’ll. Have her back’’ Anastasia said making them all look at her. ‘’What are you planning?” Bucky asked with crossed arms ‘’ we have to fully activate the vampire gene’’ Anastasia said ‘’now before you go screaming. Listen first. If we activate my vampire gene thats inside of her, it’ll heal her fully. Vampires are self healing,  to the point where we can heal our minds in an hour. For me takes about ten minutes if it suffers heavy damage…but all vampires can heal. And with that healing, it unlocks EVERY memory shes ever had in her life. Even though they were taken and locked away, the healing process will fix all that.. it’ll fix everythign hats going on inside, and then, i can compel her to forget the commands so that they wont work ever again. I asked bucky if he wnated me to dothat for him but he declined..compelling her wont harm her first of all, it’ll just make her forget those commands. The healing,it may harm a bit as it’ll have to heal decades of harm hats been done to her.’’ Anna explained ‘’and the blood thing? She’ll be not just a super soilder but a vampire too.. shell have to feed like you do’’ bucky stated ‘’not if we keep that part dormant. If me and Anna work together we can active everything else a vampire has, minus the blood thirsty urge to kill and survive off of blood. Now that we have all the files i can work aorund that. And tony can help too. She’ll have the healing factor, the speed, the strength form not just the serum but the vampirism too like Anna, shell be able to hear thigns miles away, shell be able to compel people like Anna, all while keeping the hunger for blood dormant. If i could do it for Anna i would but since she was bitten by another vampire and reborn into one, i cant do that for her like we can for Gertrude. But for Gertrude, we can literally reset her comepletly now that we know the vmapire gene is in her.’’ Bruce epxlained ‘’so.. if you hadnt found that gene, your Gene Anna, then it would have been harder to try to fix her right?” Thor asked ‘’exactly. With. This we have a way better chance at it now’;’ Anna answered but looked at steve to see what he thought about it. 

  • March 15, 2025 9:18 PM CDT

    Steve sat there in silence as he listened to what Anna and Bruce said about what they would need to do in order to restore his sister. He didn't like it, that she'd be a vampire without the urge to drink blood, but at the same time it would save her. "If you can find a way, do it" Steve said as he looked up at Bruce and Anna from where he sat. "Are you sure about this Cap? " Clint asked. "If it's the only way to save her, to push Hydra out and restore her memories, then yes I'm sure. Shuri's algorithm may have worked for Bucky but like you said, it won't work for Gertie. If this is the only way, I'd rather it be you do it, people I know and trust" Steve told them.