CHAPTER III

"it's gone, it was empty." Bucky announced when he and Steve regrouped with King T'challa, Sam and Scott inside the old building in London.

"he could be anywhere now, and he didn't wake up the right way." Bucky continued. He looked at the blood splattered around them, the smell is strong but he was immune to them.

"what do you mean Buck?" Steve asked.

"it looked like he's been awaken violently, the cryostasis tube was a wrecked. It's not supposed to be like that, I know it. I've been there. You don't wake a sleeping soldier like that." Bucky walked closer to to cryostasis tubes. Their shoes now wet.

"something must have happened before we even got here." Steve looked at King T'challa.

"we couldn't save them, two sleeping soldiers now dead. They have Been shot while we were fighting. They didn't want us to have them." King T'challa told Bucky.

"this one's holding on, though she doesn't look like a soldier to me." He looked at Bucky, his brow up. "did you train her?"

Bucky now much closer looked at the sleeping soldier, she was pale. Her body doesn't looked like a super soldier like Sam said. Her hair long and black, flowing around her naked body inside the cryostasis chamber. He doesn't remember training her, he trained soldiers regardless of their gender. But not her. He looked at Steve.

"I don't remember training her, but we should take her still. Maybe we could still help her. Maybe she knows valuable information about Hydra." Bucky spoke. He's head now hurting a little, not because of the fight.

"Bucky take her out of that thing, Sam help him and cover her please." Steve nodded at King T'challa who looked at Scott.

"we're going now, with one naked sleeping soldier Clint. copy?" Scott was smiling now, but stopped when he the look on everyone's eyes especially Steve. "copy that."

"don't mind him, he's conservative." Sam told Scott with a smile.

"old school." Scott murmured.

"she's kinda heavy you know, but I can manage. I guess." Sam was trying to carry the naked soldier but can't seem to focus, his cheeks now blushing. He cleared his throat and tried to walk ahead of them.

"I'll take her." Bucky told Sam, before Sam could even protest Bucky already had the naked woman with him like it was nothing.

"are you gay or something? Because how can you do that? She'snaked, and wet, and you get to carry her." Sams face was confused but he looked serious.

"she's a soldier like me, clothes or without clothes it's the same." Bucky kept a straight face. Walked ahead of them.

Everyone was speechless including Scott who rarely shuts his mouth. Steves face is blushing as well.

"let's get this over with or they will leave us here."

The ride back to Wakanda was rather awkward, Steve and Sam have been blushing the whole time. While King T'challa chose to sit beside the pilot and leave them be. Scott was having fun though, he couldn't hold his laugh.

"you're an asshole." Sam rolles his eyes and turned away.

"Language please." Steve coughed, his eyes avoiding the womans naked body.

Bucky just stayed still, holding the stretcher the woman was sleeping on. He covered her with a blanket now, but she was wet from cryostasis and still melting some ice so the blanket just clung to her naked body.

He wasn't a hypocrite. He'd be lying if he says that she wasn't attractive or doesn't affect him. She was beautiful, her face was the face of an old beauty. Timeless. Her body was not bad too, she had hips that are made to bring strong babies, she had ample breast that would make anyone a sinner, her waist was slim he felt like he could wrap his hands around them easily. But he noticed scars.

She had lots of scars, big and small. Different shapes, knives, guns, it was all on her body. She looked like a masterpiece. Across her belly is a scar that's hard to miss. She's been through hell too. Just like him.

BACK IN WAKANDA

Everyone was now entering they're building along with the naked soldier. Wanda was already at the door though, she seemed nervous.

"What is it Wanda?" Steve asked her, everyone stopped walking and looked at her.

Wanda just looked behind her, and there Natasha along with Vision and Tony came out.

"Captain Rogers. Hello everyone" Vision greeted them.

"Do not try anything here." King T'challa warned Tony.

"we're not planning on harming any of you. And that includes that metal arm old man right there." Tony looked at Bucky then Steve. He tossed Captain Americas shield back.

Steve held it looking confused.

"we received an info, now let's get inside or that lady soldier over there is going to melt away." Tony turned his back and went inside along with Vision. Natasha stayed and looked at Bucky.

Bucky looked confused but when he saw Steve nodding and walked behind Tony Stark, they all followed.

"still don't remember me?" Natasha asked Bucky but he didn't answer. He remembers her, he trained her in the red room, he even slept with her. Byt he didn't tell.

OUTSIDE THE ROOM OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

"what? you know her? For all we know she's been asleep forever." Sam asked Tony.

"oh but I do, she used to work for my company like 5 years ago. Trust me, I'm good with faces." Tony answered back.

"I didn't have the reason to suspect that she could be Hydra because she was nice, she was actually very smart as far as I can remember. But she just suddenly poofed. Gone. And now that I think about it, it was around the time that this winter soldier over here introduced himself." Tony turned to face Buck, sitting beside Scott.

"what are you implying?" Bucky spoke. His voice hard.

"oh nothing really just that maybe you and your Hydra bosses might have planned this already, to get inside us." Tony now seemed to challenge Bucky.

"Tony. Stop right there. I trust that Bucky won't have anything to do with this, he didn't know her." Steve interrupted and stood.

Nobody noticed how Wanda flinch when Steve talked. She knew something they didn't. She asked herself if he should tell them.

" he does know her." Wanda suddenly talked.

Heads snapped at Wanda, making her feel more nervous. Bucky looked at her confused.

"I saw her, in Buckys mind. She…she died." Wanda continued.

Bucky took a deep breath and took everything in.

"how come I can't remember her? And if she died, then why is she here?"

"maybe your mind is still on the process of remembering." Clint spoke.

"you can't push it, it takes time." Natasha added.

"She's awake now, let's go inside." King T'challa suddenly announced.

Everyone gathered around the bed of the soldier, she looked at everyone. One by one. She now wore a hospital gown and hospital gown only. Making Steve and Sam still uncomfortable.

"Still remember me? I used to be your boss." Tony spoke first.

She shook her head, and tried to look around again.

"that's sad, but do you know him?" Tony asked again.

Now pointing at Bucky.

Everyone looked at her, waiting for her answer.

She looked at Bucky and her breath hitched.

"You??? I know you… you… you raped me…" she answered, her voice cracked.

Everyone gasped.

Buckys brows furrowed.

"wait, so you're not gay!?" Scott spoke.