Chapter 28
Feeling eyes on him he looked up to find Nick Fury standing there. He had heard the mechanical clunking sound of the security hatch opening and closing, but other than noticing the guards leaving he hadn’t been paying attention. Now he looked up and saw Fury, hands in his pockets, on the other side of the bars, staring at him. “Well you made a real mess of it, didn’t you?”
“Fury. Get me out of here.”
“Oh, I will,” Fury paused as he continued to stare. “Eventually.”
“What?” Steve was outraged. “Why is this happening? I didn’t do anything wrong! If Stark had just listened; hadn’t tried to lie!” Steve stood up and took in the bare metal walls, the two servicemen weren’t there anymore. The tranq rifles gone with them.
“You, Rogers, are currently a guest of the State of Hawaii. It doesn’t have anything to do with Stark, other than him not trying to cover for you.”
“What?”
“You’ve been arrested, Rogers. For assault and battery of a police officer as well as battery and attempted kidnapping.”
“I didn’t do anything! It was that McGarret! Get me out of here, Fury!”
“It’s all over the internet, Rogers. By now everyone’s seen it. You tried to kidnap Stark and, in the process, you grabbed him so hard you fractured his wrist. When Commander McGarret tried to stop you, you dislocated his shoulder. I’ve never seen a more cut and dried case.”
“That’s not what happened! Stark is always exaggerating, he’s fine. McGarret is the one that shot at me! I was only defending myself!”
“Mmn hm.” Fury turned and walked away.
“Fury!”
“I think I’ll leave you here for now. Let you think about just what you did. After all, with Stark pulling back from the initiative I just don’t have time to worry about you right now.”
“Fury!” Fury didn’t even look back as he waved a hand over his shoulder and left. Steve braced himself against the floor as he pulled on the bars with all of his strength. They were just starting to give a little when the door Fury had left through clanged again and the two servicemen came back through. This time though, they were followed by another two men, all four of them holding rifles pointed at Steve. Defeated for the moment, Steve stopped pulling on the bars. He was going to need more time if he was going to break them enough to get out of here.