Steve
Steve was lying on his back in his bed. He was sleeping and he was softly snoring. His eyes slowly opened and he blinked a few times adjusting to the natural light. He stared at the ceiling for a few minutes and he sighed and sat up. He cracked his back and stretched and hung his head tiredly. He yawned and he stood up and went to take a shower.
After he brushed his teeth and the shower was over, he got dressed in black cargo pants with a navy blue shirt. He put his leather jacket on and he grabbed some things. He put some clothes in a pack and he went through his drawers and he grabbed the pistol. He put it in the pack and he grabbed his shield.
He walked out into the living room and he could see Natasha sitting on the counter.
"You ready to go?" Steve asked
She looked up at him and she nodded and she slipped off the counter and grabbed her own bag. They went out of the apartment and walked onto the sidewalk.
"So are we taking your bike with all these things?" Natasha said slightly teasing
"No, we are taking my car"
"You have a car?" Natasha said shocked
"Of course I have a car, the bike is more fun, and it only seats two, not four"
Natasha followed Steve around a corner to an old garage and Steve opened it. They walked inside to see a black dodge Ram.
"Well it's not exactly a car" Steve said smiling
"Into trucks huh?" Natasha said walking towards it
"Other than a bike this thing is the only other thing I'll drive"
"Well, I call shotgun" Natasha said opening the door and climbing in and putting the bag in the back.
"Oh don't worry, there's one of those in there to" Steve said climbing in and doing the same.
He shut the door and he looked over at Natasha who was studying the truck.
"Shotgun is in the side slot" Steve said
"You know I was calling the passenger seat?" Natasha said teasing
"I know, but really" Steve said reaching over
His arm past Natasha's chest and she took an inhale of breath as his arm got close to her breasts. He grabbed the side of the door and slid it open and a small shotgun was stored in it.
"When did Captain America start using guns?"
"I've used guns before, back in 1945"
"So you are truly American, a gun in the truck"
"What can I say, have to keep the reputation" Steve said turning the key and the truck rumbled to life.
He smiled at her and he drove out of the garage and down the road toward the airport.
Bucky
Bucky was standing completely straight and at the ready for any order. Red Skull was pacing back and forth. Rumlow was cleaning a rifle.
"Mr. Bones, where is the captain?"
"We lost him, but I'm sure he'll resurface"
"How can you be so sure?" Skull asked
"It's Captain America, he can't stay out of trouble for long" Rumlow said cocking the rifle and aiming down the sights at Bucky.
"Mr. Bones, get the transports ready for the invasion"
"Yes sir" Rumlow said and he walked away
Skull stood silent for a minute then he walked up to Bucky and he was nose to nose to Bucky who stared blankly at him.
"Soldier, what is your status?"
"Green, and ready to do whatever task for Hydra" Bucky said plainly with no emotion in his voice or eyes.
"The improved brain washing has been shown here. I want you to hunt down Captain America and kill him."
"Yes sir"
"Oh and kill anyone who gets in your way"
"Roger that"
"Hail Hydra"
"Hail Hydra"
Bucky was soon on a transport and he was on his way to London. He had a hunch that his target was going to an old Hydra base. He sat calmly as the pilot flew the transport into London and landed in the outskirts.
Bucky was quiet and he snuck past a few random people on the street. He found an old S.H.E.I.L.D headquarters and he snuck inside. He crawled through the vents making little noise. He came to an opening and he looked down through it and he could see men down there. He focused his vision and he could see that they were wearing S.H.E.I.L.D symbols.
He grabbed the end of the vent and pulled himself out of it and he stayed to the shadows.
Clearly Fury had started S.H.E.I.L.D again, but this time quietly and secretly. I noticed someone who looked out of place. A guy wearing a red and blue skin tight suit with web designs and two big white eyes. I've never seen him before.
Spiderman was walking around and he was talking to someone on his communicator on his wrist.
"Fury, why did you bring me to London? I'm out of my element"
"I know that this is supposed to be secret, but why me. Wait I was the only one available wasn't I?"
"Ah shucks Nick, you're making me blush" Spiderman said chuckling
"Yeah well love talking to you to" Spiderman said at his wrist clearly Fury hung up on him.
Bucky saw an agent by himself, Bucky snuck in the shadows and he grabbed the man by the throat with his metal arm and crushed his throat. He hid the body and he slowly began working on taking out every agent one by one.
The last agent put up a struggle but only for a few second till his metal hand hit him in the face snapping his neck. All that was left was the guy in the weird suit.
Bucky climbed a scaffolding and he was right above him. He dropped down ready to kill him.
Spiderman was standing calmly noticing that he was alone. Then he got a buzz from his head and he moved automatically and a man with a metal arm landed with a thud and he rolled to his feet and faced him.
"Really, why do I have to get the hard missions?" Spiderman whined
Bucky ran at him and then Spiderman flexed his hand and pressed his two fingers on his hand a white fluid hit Bucky in the face blinding him.
"Oh, I'm sorry did you get something in your face?"
Bucky tore the web off angrily and he stared at the guy who was perched on a wall. He waved and shot the white liquid at him again. Bucky dodged it and grabbed the web. Spiderman's eyes widened.
"That can't be good"
Bucky pulled on the web and Spiderman flew forward yelling. Bucky swung at him, Spiderman dodged it and kicked him in the face and did a back flip and landed on his feet.
"You know I would make a funny pun, but right now I'm speechless"
Bucky pulled out a pistol and fired at him. Spiderman dodged every bullet without breaking a sweat.
"Ha you missed me" he said
Bucky dropped the gun and ran at him. Spider man shot a web ad Bucky dodged it and he tackled Spiderman to the ground.
"Man you're heavy" he said groaning as Bucky was on top of him.
Spiderman kicked him off and Bucky flew into a wall. Spiderman shot web at him and stuck him to the wall.
"Hey it seems you're in a bind"
Bucky glared and he ripped out of the webbing.
"Yikes" Spiderman said shooting a web and swinging up onto a scaffolding.
Bucky ran and jumped up and grabbed the ledge with his hands and pulled himself up and Spiderman wasn't there. Bucky looked around and then stopped and listened. He closed his eyes then he heard air rush past him and he moved and caught Spiderman's leg with his metal hand.
Bucky tightened his grip and swung him around and threw him into a pile of crates breaking them.
"Ok, that hurt" Spiderman said hoarsely
He stood up and looked at Bucky. "You're good"
Bucky took a step forward and then a web hit him on the shoulder and he looked at it then back at Spiderman.
"But I'm better" Spiderman said and he pulled Bucky toward him.
Bucky slammed into the floor and as he stood up Spiderman threw a punch and it hit him in the metal arm. Spiderman paused for a second then he stepped away holding his hand.
"Ow, ow, ow" He said holding his hand
Bucky put his hand on his shoulder and brought him around and hit him in the face. Spiderman flew across the room and smacked into the scaffolding and it fell on him.
Bucky cracked his neck and went over to one of the computers and he plugged in a flash drive. The files uploaded in minutes then Bucky was gone and Spiderman crawled his way out of the scaffolding. His suit was dirty and he was out of breath.
He stood up and looked around at the destroyed room.
"Fury's going to kill me".
Bucky was back on the streets and he found a car and hotwired it and drove toward Germany.
Steve
Steve parked the truck on the runway and there was Tony's private jet. He and Natasha walked towards it with their bags in their hands. The door opened and they walked up the stairs and into the plane.
"Stark let you borrow this?" Natasha said taking a seat on the comfortable couch.
"No, we are taking it without asking" Steve said
"So stealing a plane from Stark, someone should give you a medal"
"Jarvis you there?" Steve asked
"What can I do for you Mr. Rogers?"
"Can you fly this thing to Germany?"
"Yes sir"
"Well do it and don't tell Stark we stole his plane"
Steve heard the engines start into life and he hurried and sat in a chair and he gripped the arm rests as the plane took off down the runway.
Natasha noticed Steve looking nervous.
"Don't like flying?"
"I don't mind it. It's just the take offs and the landings that get to me"
"Well Rogers it's a long flight, what are you going to do?"
"Figured that I would draw" Steve said pulling out a smaller sketch book ad opened it and pulled out a pencil.
Natasha tried not to look alarmed by his sentence. She really hoped that looking at his sketches didn't come back to kick her in the ass. She sighed and laid back and had her head resting on a pillow and she closed her eyes. She lied there relaxed and she could hear Steve's pencil on the paper.
Steve was taking a risk, drawing Natasha when she was lying across the jet from him. He took quick glances at her and remembered every detail. He drew her face and her hair. He made the picture in black and white, but it was clearly Natasha. It was a half body drawing from her waist up.
He drew her breasts and her stomach. They looked like there were really there, like every picture he ever drew. He smiled at the picture and as he stared at it his heart ached and he looked over at Natasha. She had her eyes closed, but she wasn't asleep.
Natasha had a weird feeling that someone was staring at her. She kept her eyes closed but opened them enough to see Steve stealing glances at her and his hand was moving furiously. He was drawing her, and it took her off guard.
She felt a pang of guilt because she looked at his sketch book back in New York. She had broken his trust, she did what she always did, spy on someone. She was looking for her file and then there it was hidden behind a large pile of books, if her hand hadn't of touched it she never would have looked at it.
She had to admit she liked the idea of someone sketching her, but it also scared her. She was going to have to tell him, but later. Not now, the mission was on and emotions now would throw everything off balance.
She kept her eyes closed and she thought about something else keeping her mouth shut.
Bucky
Bucky was driving the car down the highway. He felt his ear buzz and he pressed his finger against the back of his ear.
"Yes sir?"
"Do you have any idea where the Captain is?"
"I have a lead, don't worry sir. Captain America's head will be at your feet soon"
"Keep me updated"
"Roger that sir"
Bucky ended the call and he turned off into the city of Berlin. He smiled and he felt a weird sensation in his head. It was like something was hitting him. He put a hand to his head and he felt a pulse of pain and he groaned. He blinked a few times and a tear fell down his face. He looked up to see the road was clear and that he had stopped.
Bucky parked in an alley. He got out of the car and he walked away from it. He could see the sun starting to set. He was running out of time. He followed his lead to another old Hydra base. He opened the man hole and hopped down into it.
The smell was something to get used to and he covered his nose with his hand. He walked through the small tunnels and he came to a brick wall. He paused and he put his metal arm on the wall and then he brought it back and punched it.
Bricks flew away and some were turned to dust and flew into small pieces. He walked through and he walked into a large room like the one in Russia. He paused and looked around and then he thought he heard someone behind him. He looked and stared at the hole for a few seconds then dismissed it.
He walked down a metal stairway and he walked past a crate full of old Hydra weapons. He stopped and put his real hand on the crate, no dust. Someone was here recently. Bucky heightened his guard then he heard someone clear their throat.
"You know, if you want to sell weapons, don't dress like a mercenary"
Bucky's face contorted in anger as he recognized the voice. He turned to see the guy in the weird suit again.
"Ok tall and brooding, I'm gonna need to take those off your hand. Get it since you only have one real hand" Spiderman said chuckling
Bucky stared at him with no emotion.
"Ok not one of my best" Spiderman said crossing his arms and he shot a web at the crate and covered it in web.
"I still need those"
Bucky took a step forward and Spiderman readied himself.
"Why can't there ever be a bad guy who will just say "Here take them and I'll leave you alone"?" Spiderman asked
Bucky pulled out a knife and he spun it around so the blade was pointing down and Bucky out his hands up ready to fight.
"When are you going to learn that I can just do this Spiderman said shooting his web and it stuck to the blade of the knife and he tore it from Bucky's hand.
Bucky didn't looked surprised it was almost like he expected it to happen. The blade opened and it started to beep.
"Oh, nuts" Spiderman said and he covered it in web and threw it away.
A muffled boom came from the side of the room. Spiderman jumped towards Bucky.
Bucky dodged a kick and he swung at him and Spiderman fell down onto his hands and kicked Bucky away.
"Ok, that was cool, right?"
Bucky stood up and he pulled out a pistol. Spiderman groaned and he ran at Bucky.
Bucky threw the gun at him and Spiderman caught it and he chuckled then it shocked him and he fell to the floor twitching.
"Huh good one" Spiderman groaned as he stood back up. "Ok no more tricks" Spiderman said
They both ran at each other and they both hit each other. Bucky flew back a foot and Spiderman fell to the floor. He quickly got up and aimed his hands at the sides and he shot two webs and he pulled with a grunt.
Two crates went toward Bucky and Bucky jumped and twisted in the air and dodged both of them. The missed him by inches, Spiderman sighed and he shot two webs and they hit Bucky in the chest and he jumped into the air and pulled and kicked Bucky.
Bucky hit a wall and he fell to the floor and caught himself with his hands. Bucky looked up at him and pushed himself up with just his arms balancing in midair. Spiderman cocked his head at him.
"Is this fighting, or are we just showing off?"
Bucky smiled and he went down and pushed hard and he flew into the air doing a front flip and he landed on Spiderman's shoulders. Spiderman groaned in pain as Bucky kicked him in the head and wrapped his feet around his neck and flipped him with his body's momentum.
Spiderman twirled and smack against the floor. He groaned and he put his hand up.
"Two minutes please"
Bucky grabbed him by the suit on the back and he threw him through a wall. He fell down a flight of stairs and hit a tank. Spiderman hit the cold floor after smacking into the cannon of a tank. He slowly stood up out of breath. He was in a large hangar and there were tanks and trucks from 1945.
"Uh, I didn't travel for a history lesson"
Spiderman felt his head buzz and he moved out of the way as a metal arm hit the floor making a hole. Spiderman blinked in amazement.
"Ok, your better" he said sadly
Bucky threw a punch and he stopped it and he jumped onto Bucky's chest and kicked him in the head and flew up onto a tank.
"Ok, fights over I have the high ground" Spiderman said triumphantly
Bucky jumped up and landed right next to him.
Spiderman stooped his shoulders in disappointment "It worked better in Star Wars"
Bucky jabbed at him; he dodged and swung under the cannon and kicked him in the chest. Bucky stumbled and almost fell off the tank, but he regained his balance. He pulled out another knife and slashed at Spiderman. Spiderman dodged it and he grabbed Bucky's wrist and he twisted it. Sadly it was his metal arm. Bucky head butted him and Spiderman stumbled and he fell to the floor.
"You're like the terminator" Spiderman said then his eyes widened as Bucky jumped down at him with his fist ready.
Spiderman aimed his hands above his head and shot his webs and they stuck to another tank ten feet away and he pulled himself out of the way of the metal fist. Spiderman flipped and landed on the other tank's cannon. He squatted down and he stare at Bucky as he looked up at him.
"I know I guy with a glowing yellow hand, maybe you guys should hang out"
Bucky threw the knife at him.
"Really" Spiderman said dodging it.
When Spiderman landed on the floor, Bucky was in his face. A fist hit him in the gut then the chest then the jaw. Spiderman felt blood in his mouth and he felt a foot hit him in the knee.
He fell to the floor and then a metal fist hit him in the face making him smack into the floor. One of his eyes wear cracked and another was broken.
"You know these don't pay for themselves" Spiderman said pointing at his eyes.
Bucky shook his head "Don't you ever shut up?"
"Not when whoa!" Spiderman exclaimed as a fist came down toward his face.
He saw it in slow motion and he moved his head and the metal fist flew past and hit the floor. Spiderman brought his foot up and kicked Bucky in the head knocking him over giving Spiderman enough time to get up. Spiderman stood ready and he waited for Bucky to stand up.
Bucky groaned and he stood up and he looked at him and he saw a different look in Bucky's eyes then it slowly disappeared as he stared at him and blinked. Then Bucky was back to normal and he ran at Spiderman.
Spiderman was taken off his feet and he was slammed into the tank and then a barrage of hits came to his ribs. The air in his lungs were gone and he felt his ribs crack and then felt a hand grab his face and throw him across the room and his chest hit the cannon of a tank and he fell to the floor not moving.
Bucky was breathing heavily and he stood up straight and he left the room heading back towards the first one and he found a file and he took it and he smiled. The file had schematics of Avenger's Tower. Whoever was here before him clearly knew he was going to be here.
Steve
The plane landed in Frankfurt airport and Steve grabbed his bag. Natasha followed him down the stairs and to the ground. Steve looked around, and he saw a car.
"This way" Steve said
They both walked over to the car "Is this ours?" Natasha asked
"No, and I hate breaking the law" Steve said grabbing the door and forcefully open it.
"Let me guess, you learn how to do that in Nazi Germany" Natasha said remembering that he said that to her when they were heading to the military base where they almost died.
"You would be right" Steve said getting into the car.
Natasha put her bag in the back seat and she saw Steve look up at the mirror and he opened it and keys fell into his hand.
"Nice to know you guys still do the same tricks" he said turning on the car.
Natasha got in and closed the door and she looked at him.
"Where are we headed?"
"Into the country"
"That's it?"
"Yes and it is a long drive so I hope you don't get bored easily."
Steve drove the car toward a back road made of dirt and he drove down it.
Four hours went by in silence as they went over bridges and pot holes. Natasha was staring out of the window. She looked over at Steve; he had a look of complete determination. She looked back out the window and she saw that snow was falling.
"Another three hours to go" Steve said seeming to know what she was going to ask
"Did you drive here last time?"
"No, I flew"
"Then you just happen to know where this base is and how to get there on the ground?"
"I studied the map and gave the strategy on how to get there, I know this way better than anyone"
"I will say Steve, impressed"
"Thank you for the complement" Steve said smiling
They both looked at each other and they became lost in each other's gazes. Steve didn't look at the road, but he knew where he was going. He stared at Natasha's eyes and lost himself in them. Natasha felt her heart beat faster when she fell into the deep blue pools.
Steve was the first to look away and he stopped the car.
"We there?" Natasha asked not noticing that the time flew by, how long were they staring at each other.
They both got out of the car and there was a cottage a few yards away. Steve walked towards it and Natasha followed. The came to the door and he opened it and it was dark inside and abandoned.
"No one has been here in years" Natasha said
"Well we are in the middle of nowhere" Steve said walking over to a wall and he pulled on a candle that was attached to the wall.
"What are you doing?"
"Getting us inside that base"
The wall clunked and metal gears turned and then it shifted out and came apart to show a tunnel that was made out of silver metal. Natasha stare at it.
"It was how the Howling Commandos got in" Steve said his voice fading and his eyes becoming distant as if he was in a different place.
"Steve?" Natasha asked
"It's nothing"
"It doesn't seem like nothing"
"It's this place, it's just bringing back some old memories" Steve said staring at the tunnel
He looked back at Natasha and smiled "Tomorrow, we go in and take the base out even if there is nothing in it"
Natasha nodded and she sat down against the wall and she closed her eyes. Steve was starting to worry her, but he had been through hell. If anyone can do it again it would be him. Natasha fell asleep thinking about him.
Steve looked at Natasha sleeping and he sighed and sat down and he closed his eyes with his head against the wall. It was like being in the abandoned cabin on Russia with Sam. He sighed and he thought about what was going to happen tomorrow and what they might find. He last thought about Natasha and he fell asleep thinking about her.
Spiderman
Peter opened his eyes to see Fury standing over him.
"Hey Nick" Peter said weakly
"What happened?" Fury asked
"Oh the usual, enhanced dude with a metal arm"
"The Winter Soldier"
"The Winter what?" Peter asked
He looked around and he was on the helicarrier and he sighed.
"How long was I out?"
"A couple hours, you have every rib cracked and a bruised sternum"
"Well at least it doesn't hurt as much as my pride right now"
Fury almost smiled and he walked away. Peter noticed a group of people standing around him.
"Yo Danny I think I met someone who you'd like to meet" Peter said jokingly