A cold wind cuts through the trees. The HYDRA facility, half-buried in rock and steel, looms like a sleeping beast. Searchlights sweep the snow-covered perimeter. The Avengers have gathered behind a ridge overlooking the base. Tony speaks focused over comms "Alright, team. Rogers, Barnes — infiltrate the facility from the north access tunnel. Stealth and speed. Wanda, Pietro — use your gifts to cripple their outer defenses, disrupt communications, draw fire. Banner... it’s time."

bruce speaks grimly "...Code green. Got it." Tony speaks up again "Everyone else, hold the perimeter. We don’t know who or what HYDRA’s keeping in there. Eyes open. Stay sharp. Let’s make this quick and clean." steve nodding to bucky "On it."

Dim emergency lights flicker in the sterile corridor. Inside a reinforced containment cell, you sit chained to the wall — exhausted, bruised, but not broken. Heavy footsteps echo. Brock Rumblow enteres with a squad of HYDRA soldiers "Time to wake up, asset. You’ve got company."

He taps a control pad. With a hiss of hydraulics, the restraints snap open. Rumlow speaks coldlu "Directive: Eliminate the Avengers." You rise. The moment your boots hit the ground, your eyes flash — mind clouded by programming, instincts kicking in. The alarm klaxons blare.

Steve and Bucky move silently through the tunnels. They’re approaching a junction when the floor trembles with a distant impact. Bucky speaks up tense "You feel that?"

Steve draws in his shield "...Something’s wrong." Suddenly, a wall explodes ahead. Dust and fire spray out as you're flung through it, landing in a crouch. You rise, eyes wild, weaponized. You mumble gritted "Target acquired." You charge, fast and brutal. A blur of punches, Steve barely blocks with his shield. Bucky grabs your arm, tries to reason. "Hey — it's me. You don’t have to do this!" You roar, throwing him through a steel door. Sparks shower the corridor. Steve lunges again, trying to subdue without hurting you.

INT. HYDRA COURTYARD – CONTINUOUS

Outside, chaos reigns. Pietro zips between turrets, yanking wires, knocking out guards before they even blink. Wanda lifts her arms, her eyes glowing red. A surge of scarlet energy bursts from her fingertips, short-circuiting a communications array. "HYDRA’s shielding something... something dark." Wanda says, gasping for breath pietro appears in a blur"Then we break it open and find out."

EXT. NORTH RIDGE – SAME TIME

Bruce stumbles away from the team, clutching his head, heart pounding. he speaks to himself "No turning back..." His eyes flash green. He roars — the transformation overtakes him in a flash of agony and power. The HULK emerges, smashing through the cliffside, leaping toward the base like an artillery shell.

INT. HYDRA BASE – COMMAND CENTER – NIGHT

Tony flies in through a shattered skylight, repulsors blasting. He hacks into a console, scanning files. "Who the hell did they wake up down here?" he mumbles to himself Files flicker across his HUD: Subject 07. Enhanced. Experimental conditioning. Unknown origin.

tony then speaks into comms "Guys, we’ve got a bigger problem. Subject 07 is loose — and it’s not your average HYDRA pawn."

INT. LOWER LEVELS – NIGHT

The fight rages. You’re relentless — every move calculated, efficient, brutal. Steve is bleeding. Bucky is winded, still refusing to strike hard. Steve speaks, defensively "You’re stronger than this! You’re not a weapon — you’re a person!"

For a moment, you hesitate. A flicker of memory. A name. A face. Then Rumlow appears again, shouting through a speaker. "Finish it. Now." Your eyes narrow. You raise your hand to strike. But suddenly — Scarlet Witch appears behind you. Her magic threads into your mind. Images flash — pain, training, your past, your name. Wanda speaks softly and desperately* "This isn’t you. They did this to you. Let me help."

You falter. The pressure in your head builds to a scream. "...Stop. Make it stop!"

BANG! A HYDRA soldier fires at Wanda. Pietro tackles him mid-bullet.