9
One Year Earliier
Washington, The Triskelion.
“You have to realise Flower, that this is just the start, this is just scratching the surface.” Pierce looked down at his daughter, his arms folded over his chest, a smile playing on his face, enjoying talking about the future.
Still Daisy looked at the image of the before, of the Hydra symbol that floated in red before her, the skull shape in the centre where her focused most towards, she heard everything her Father said but she wasn’t sure how to reply, everything felt as she looked at watching it through a fish pool, it was real but beyond her to hold on to try to understand.
“Once Project Insight is complete, once we have destroyed all governments, Hydra will come and be the saviour to Humanity, people will welcome Hydra willing, seeing that we hold all the cards and know what is best.” Pierce told her.
“What’s…best…” Daisy repeated under her breath as she looked at the Hydra symbol, a cold numb feeling was beginning into her finger tips.
“Yes.” Pierce replied excitedly. He moved around to the other side of his desk, he sat down and begun to flick and click away to change the image in front of her, to a map of the world, at first it was simply a typical image of map, but then from East coat of American, spreading out to the west of the continent onwards was the colour red, gradually all meeting together to form a map covered in entirely in red.
“This will happen within the month.” Pierce said from behind the 3D image that he smiled out from his side. “Your sister has been taking care of the countries which will need a push to hold obedience to us when the time comes, planting a few diseases that Hydra will give cures to when we see fit.”
Daisy gasped and looked at her Father through the image. “Dad…” The look of glee on his face made Daisy feel sick, this was her Father saying these things as if it was simply as taking out the rubbish, not difficult, easy, cold and calculated.
“Its fine Flower.” Alexander Pierce assured her. “Those that die will offer nothing to the future of Hydra, they will not understand our work and the order we’re trying to create on Earth.”
From the side of the room the door opened and Caitlin Pierce walked in with a thick built man who had a scar on the side of his cheek, he who wore all black, typical Shield Strike team, though he looked unarmed and more like a body guard, there was definitely hidden firearms on his person, he stopped nearby to the door way as Caitlin as she walked over to Pierce’s desk and stood behind her seated Father. Caitlin Pierce looked her normal perfect self, her fair blonde hair was down lose on her shoulder, her smart casual out for the day of shirt and pants betrayed nothing of the person that Daisy saw her as now, nothing about her read anything different than it had that morning at breakfast when they two had woke early to make breakfast for their Father, looking at her sister Daisy remembered Caitlin as a child, her hair always long and perfect, her manner all poised and perfect but always with a playful teasing nature, was this the same person at all?
Both Caitlin and Alexander Pierce looked at Daisy. Leaning back in his chair, Pierce looked thoughtfully at his daughter, he could see the whiteness of her face and the shock. He switched off the 3D image between them, he pressed his palms together and rested his elbows on the arms of his chair.
“Speak Flower.” Pierce said with a small smile. “Tell us what your thinking.”
Looking back and forth to them, she opened her mouth to speak but she couldn’t think what to say.
“Come-on Princess.” Pierce said with a tint of sternness in his voice.
“I…” Daisy looked into her Father blue eyes, the same eyes that had always been warm and kind to her but now she could only see coldness. Thoughts went through Daisy mind, she knew that what was happening was some sort of test, that both her Father and sister knew her to never become a part of something like this, it was the opposite of what she believed in, what she worked for, but what could she say them. “I…think…your both insane.”
From next to Pierce a chuckle came from Caitlin Pierce. “Aww Daisy, if you only knew.”
“I don’t think I want to.” Daisy said to her sister challengingly. “Not if your going to kill people.”
“Not people.” Pierce interjected. “Those unworthy of Hydra. Its part of the purification purpose Princess.”
Shaking her head she stared at them. “How can you do this? How can you do this under Shield Dad? Caitlin,” She looked at her sister “you have spent years trying to stamp out threats,” then turing to Father “Dad, you were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize…how?”
“Daisy,” Caitlin said with calmness and serenity to her voice. “Shield is Hydra, has been for years.”
Not saying anything she simply looked at her sister in confusion.
“Shield has been indeed been our shield for Hydra’s true work, we have been advancing our work, continuing on with what was started 70 years and we’re almost there.” Caitlin told her. “But we no longer need Shield, to keep them around would damage our work and we have been waiting too long as it is.”
Looking at her father Caitlin smiled. “The time has come for phrase 2, it’s what you and I were made for.”
Frowning at her Daisy replied. “Made for? What are you talking about?”
Alexander Pierce stood up and walked over to Daisy, he moved slowly and both sister’s watched as he did. He stood in front Daisy and reached out and touched her right cheek, a gesture he done a thousand times in her life, a comforting loving fatherly touch. “You Daisy are part of the bigger plan, you are one of the greatest Weapons we have.”
“Weapon?” Daisy said looking up her Father.
Smiling he replied. “Yes, Daisy. You and Caitlin will become our greatest weapons, exactly what Red Skull would have wanted.”
Flicking her gaze from her Father, Daisy looked at her sister, who had the same smile of glee on her face. Daisy shoved her face away from Father’s touch, she pushed herself up and her pushed her chair away from and looked at her Father. “This can’t be real. You two, your playing some sort of trick.”
“Daisy…” Caitlin said soothingly. “This is no trick.”
Still looking at her Father his hand was now back to his and he stood up looking her, the same man she had always known as her Father but was not the same man any longer. Looking at her sister she thought the same thought, the same woman who she had always known as her sister, but was not the same woman any longer. Taking a steps back away from her Father, she walked towards the door backwards saying nothing, simply looking at them both as she did so.
Both Alexander Pierce and Caitlin Pierce watched her, doing nothing.
It was only when she a few feet away from the door she found bumped into something from behind. She turned her head around to see the bulky man that her sister had walked in with, Daisy had forgotten he was there. He put a thick gloved hand on her shoulder, stopping her making anymore steps.
“Thank you, Rollins,” Pierce said walking over to where she stood held by the Strike member.
“Dad…” Daisy said low sad voice. “This…can’t be real.”
With his hands resting on the hops of his trousers, a gesture her father took when addressing a serious matter, he stood looking at his daughter, his face no longer smiling at gleeful. Instead he looked disappointed and he looked down at his tiny daughter. “Daisy, make this easier. When Project Insight happens Hydra will have all answers to all the world problems and issues, there will be order and compliance.”
“Who decides who lives and dies?” Daisy challenged. “You aren’t God Dad.”
“No, I am not God.” Pierce agreed. “We use the Scientific Mathematics of Armin Zola, an algorithm decides who does, who is of no use to Hydra who could be a possible problem for Hydra now or in the future.”
Something inside of Daisy clicked and looked directly into her Father eyes. “I’m on there aren’t I?”
Alexander Pierce held his daughter’s gaze, her soft brown eyes burning into his his, seeing right into him, like she had always been able to do when she child, the same caring eyes he seen grow up in a woman and make her own decisions, decisions he had not tried to change, allowing her the freedom she craved, not thinking her simple desire to become a doctor would any way effect what his plans for the future would be, not knowing that she would eventually cause herself to put on the list. Pressing his lips together, he looked away, he couldn’t remain looking her and seeing her burning angry eyes.
“You were…” Pierce told her. “But no longer.”
“Then you’ll have to kill me.” Daisy said angrily to her Father. “When you release Project Insight, I’ll have to die, along with all the millions of others.” Softening her voice she stepped closer to her Father. “But you don’t have to Dad, you-“ From behind the Strike member Rollins pulled her back away from Pierce who stood unmoving.
“Oh Daise…” Caitlin voice said from behind her Father.
“Dad…” Daisy pleased. “You don’t have to do this.”
Looking back at her, a new fierceness in his eyes and voice he replied. “Yes I do Daisy and so will you. The sooner you come to realise that the better.”
Walking away from her he went swiftly back to his desk and to Caitlin who had remained standing there the whole time. “Rollins,” He said firmly as he walked. “You and Rumlow take Daisy back to my house, both of you remain there until I return. Clear?”
“Yes sir.” The Strike Member Rollins replied, pulling Daisy by the should. “Hail Hydra!” He said as he went towards the door.
“Dad…please.” She said pulling away from Rollins.
Back at his desk he didn’t look at her and said nothing. Caitlin watched, fixing her eyes onto her sister saying nothing.
Without another word, Daisy was pulled out of the room by Rollins and walked towards the elevator. As she walked Daisy felt light headed and wanted to fell like a heap on to the floor, but she found herself walking instead, feeling numb and cold. Inside the elevator she lost all sense of herself, no thought could form in her head. When the elevator stopped at the carpark basement Rollins walked her out towards a black four by four, where standing beside it was Brock Rumlow waiting. He said nothing as they walked towards him, he opened the door to Daisy and watched as the pale faced girl jumped in and when inside stared down at her hands in her lap, saying nothing.
Brock Rumlow signed and climbed into the vehicle, he felt for Daisy, he liked her and had known her since she was an awkward teenager and seen her grow up, but the girl in the backseat behind him was a broken child. Shaking his head mentally he thought; Hydra is the answer, once she complies and understands she’ll be fine.
Driving out of the Triskelion Daisy couldn’t bring herself to look up from her hands in her lap, she didn’t see the sun just above the impressive Shield building, the light bouncing off river on to building causing amazing waves of rainbows reflex on to the bottom of the building.
Inside Alexander Pierce’s office Caitlin Pierce sat herself down in chair in front of Father’s desk. She folded her legs and looked questioning at her Father, saying nothing.
Sat at his desk Pierce had his hands resting on the desk, leant forward he looked at his eldest daughter with angry his eyes.
“She’ll have to be put through The Faustus programme.” Pierce told her.
“No, she won’t.” Caitlin replied. “She’s too smart for that.”
Angrily Pierce said back. “What do you suggest? I won't have anything extreme happen to her!”
“Noooo….” Caitlin smiled. “I know how to make Daisy see sensep.”
Exhaling in frustration he pressed his lips together. “Caitlin you are not to fail me on this, we need Daisy to be ready in time.”
Smiling back at her Father Caitlin said. “I have never failed you Father.”