Chapter 19: Hellicarrier
As Dave continued walking through the halls of the SHIELD base, he couldn't help but marvel SHIELD way of workings. The interior looked like any other high-security building: cold steel walls, sophisticated lighting, and armed personnel stationed at strategic points. Yet, there was an odd sense of detachment from the world outside, as though they were far removed from everything, which is given or how they would hide from him they are up high in Sky.
The hallways were wide and sterile, with occasional holographic displays showing encrypted data, communications, and global surveillance feeds. Agents in tactical suits moved with purpose, some carrying advanced equipment Dave had never seen before. The entire place buzzed with a quiet intensity, a well-oiled machine running under the radar.
"Quite the setup they've got here," Dave muttered to himself, his eyes darting to the walls, which seemed thicker than they needed to be for a standard base. There were no windows, no indication of where they were or what time it might be outside. The sterile, metallic ambiance and the dim lighting only added to the mystery or their wish to hide themselves.
"Where exactly are we?" Dave asked, casting a glance at Natasha, who was leading him through the labyrinth of corridors.
"SHIELD's base of operations," Natasha responded without turning back, keeping her answer vague.
Dave squinted, but shrugged, not like he can't leave a mark here. "Base of operations, huh?" His tone was skeptical as he glanced around, noticing how all external views were blocked off by heavy security measures, even in rooms that should've had windows. It was as if they were cut off from the world, floating in some unknown void.
Trish walked alongside him, her own curiosity piqued as she looked around. "It feels... strange, like we're not grounded," she whispered to Dave, glancing at the steel-enclosed corridors.
"Exactly," Dave nodded. "No windows, no sign of where we actually are. Feels like we're in a sealed box."
Diana, who had been quietly following, She wished to tell, Dave about it but she can't, as James wanted Dave away from this, 'he might get interested, If I tell him, we are in super air Craft' She thought .