A/N: My first Bucky and Tony fic. I got this idea while reading another author's. I do not own the characters of Marvel.

Please enjoy. Comments always welcome :)

Chapter 1: Kidnapped

Tony's not entirely sure what wakes him first. The searing pain, the panic attack or the feeling of someone watching him. His brain says pain, his anxiety says the panic attack. His gut says it's someone watching him.

Tony pried his eyes open and sucked in a sharp breath at the piercing eyes looking straight at him. Not through, not above. Straight at him.

The lower half of his captor's face is covered by a mask that gives him a Silence of the Lamb vibe.

Tony took stock of the man. He was about Steve's height, maybe shorter, muscular, dressed head to toe in Kevlar, a gun strapped to either thigh, black fingerless gloves and a metallic left arm.

Tony's fingers twitched. The metal looked polished, despite the few dents and obvious loose screws. The ones that Tony could see anyway. He flicked his gaze back at his masked kidnapper and before he could open his mouth to speak, the double doors of the spare room they were in opened.

"Mr. Stark, so glad you are awake," the young woman standing before him smiled. Her accent was thick and german. Much like her build. Bright blond hair, full figured, green eyes, and pale skin.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was currently in pain, tied to a bed, and kidnapped he would've tried to charm his way closer to her. But he was in pain, and tied to a bed. And kidnapped. So he settled for a bored expression.

"If this your idea of kidnapping to get a money, I gotta say, you're doing a terrible job. You never want to damage your bargaining chip," he pointed out.

She looked at the Kevlar Man and nodded once. Kevlar Man pulled a knife with a flick of his wrist and cut each strap holding him from the bed. The knife disappeared just as quickly. Tony eyed him and sat up carefully rubbing his wrists.

"I do apologize for such rough treatment Mr. Stark. If you'll please follow me, we can have a nice conversation over some drinks," the woman added.

"Drinks?" He raised an eyebrow and ignored his body's protests as he stood up. "Alright, I'll bite. What do you want?"

"A civil conversation with you Mr. Stark," she answered. "If you'll just follow me."

She turned on her heel and began walking down the hall. With a shove from Kevlar Man, Tony reluctantly followed behind her.

The tall thick cement walls soon switched to a deep mahogany wood. And windows. Tony blinked at the sudden natural light and he almost fell forward at another shove from the man behind him.

The woman sat down on a couch and Tony sat across from her on the other. Drinks were placed in front of them. Tony eyed the liquid skeptically and the woman motioned for Kevlar Man to take the drink placed in front of Tony.

He watched him unclasp the mask covering the lower half of his face and drink from the glass.

"I have no intention of harming you Mr. Stark," she told him.

Kevlar Man set the drink back down, and left his mask off. Tony picked up the drink and took a tentative sip. Water. Plain water. He leaned back, more relaxed and crossed his legs.

"So, you know my name, but I don't know yours," he said finally. "Unless I can just keep referring to this guy as Kevlar Man." He jerked his thumb at the man behind him.

"I am Dr. Olga Kaiser. The man behind you is James Buchanan Barnes-"

"Bucky," Tony interrupted.

"You are familiar with Mr. Barnes?" Dr. Kaiser asked.

"My father, Howard Stark spoke of both Captain America and Bucky Barnes of the Howling Commandos. But he is supposed to be dead," Tony answered.

"As you can see, he is very much alive," Dr. Kaiser smirked. "Our attempts at turning Mr. Barnes were thwarted when Captain America broke into our Hydra base in a rescue mission. But, thanks to luck, and cryogenics, Mr. Barnes has become Hydra's best asset. Although, you may now know him as the Winter Soldier."

Tony wasn't entirely sure what happened after that. The glass in his hand fell to the floor and shattered, he jumped over the couch, and made a run down the hall and back to the room he woke up in. There was shouting, something connected with his head and his world went black.

"I had high hopes you'd be willing to comply Mr. Stark," Dr. Kaiser said once he came to.

Tony blinked, his vision cleared and he was again restrained. This time to a chair. He tested the restraints and slumped in the chair. Bucky was gone, as were the two other men, leaving Tony and the woman alone.

He had a feeling he couldn't charm his way out of this one.

"Why does Hydra want me?" Tony asked.

"We don't want you, we want your brain," she answered.

"That's oddly flattering and very creepy," Tony pointed out. "Why do you want my brain?"

"To do what you're best at Mr. Stark. Build," she answered.

"I hate to break it to you sweetheart. But I don't build weapons anymore," Tony told him. "Guess you're going to have to let me go."

"We don't want you to build a weapon," she said. "We want you to build us an AI Soldier."

"No go," Tony replied. "Not going to happen. I'd rather die then build Hydra an AI Soldier."

"Oh, we won't kill you Mr. Stark." She picked up a remote and turned on the tv that had been sitting behind them. "We'll just kill your teammates."

There were cameras focused on the rest of the Avengers. Steve, sitting in the park reading a book. Bruce grabbing coffee with Thor at a small coffee shop around the corner from Avenger's tower. Clint and Natasha lounging on the couch in the common room.

Tony swallowed. "You're just kidding."

"Do you want to take that chance?" she asked.

"Fine...damn it," he looked away. "I'll build your damn soldier. Just, leave them alone."

Dr. Kaiser said something into her sleeve and turned the tv off.

"Are you going to behave while I take off the restraints?" she asked.

He nodded and stood once he was free. He stuck his hands under his armpits and followed her out of the room. The walk was silent. The walls remained cement this time. Dr. Kaiser opened another door.

This one was a lab. Not as nice as Tony's back at Avenger's tower but it was nice nonetheless. Dr. Kaiser pointed to a door off to the side.

"There is a small apartment through there. When you are not eating or sleeping, or using the bathroom you will be working. We have camera's monitoring your every move. He-" she pointed to Bucky and Tony had to take a step back because when the fuck did he get here. "will be keeping an eye on you. If you fail to comply, we will kill your teammates."

Tony nodded. "Got it. Comply or the others die."

"You may take this time to get acquainted with your surroundings. Work starts in the morning. And remember, we are watching you," she said.

Tony watched the door close behind her and his eyes settled on Bucky.

"So...Buckaroo," Tony said. "You able to breathe in that thing?" he motioned to the mask on the lower half of Bucky's face.

Bucky stayed silent and Tony took another step back to be on a safe side. He spun on his heel and went to the door in the corner. He pushed it open and had to admit that the accommodations were adequate.

It looked like a small apartment. A kitchen and living room, an archway leading into a small bedroom. Bed, two night stands, a dresser, and a lamp. He walked back through to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Fully stocked. As were the cabinets and the stove was fully functional.

"Could be worse," Tony muttered. "They could've forgotten the coffee."