Chapter 10

By: MysticFantasy

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Bruce and Fury were both racing down the halls because of the recent page.

Steve had finally woken up.

The two were racing down the halls in hopes of being able to catch Steve and see if he was clear headed enough to talk about what happened in the warehouse.

The two came into the medical wing and to Steve's room where they ran into the rest of the Avengers.

"What's going on?" Bruce asked.

"Steve woke up just about two minutes ago." Clint answered. "The doctor is actually trying to put him back under."

"What?!" Fury exclaimed. "Banner, let's get in there."

Bruce followed Fury as he walked into the room. They were right away greeted with the sight of a barely conscious Steve and a doctor checking needed measurements to use in order to get Steve back to sleep.

"Hold on for a minute doctor." Fury said.

"Director, Captain Rogers needs to be put back to sleep again. His mind is still not strong enough to be conscious yet."

"Just hold on." Fury said. "We need to speak with him."

"Sir, I highly doubt that you will be able to get a straight answer from him." the doctor replied. "He's still in a haze and his answers may not be clear with his answers."

"We'll try anyway." Bruce said as he stood directly next to Steve and positioned himself to be directly in Steve's line of sight. "Steve?"

The blond soldier turned his half opened eyes to the person who called his name.

"Steve, do you remember me?" Bruce asked.

Steve closed his eyes and Bruce believed that he may have fallen asleep again before the blue eyes opened again.

"Banner." Steve nearly whispered.

"Medicine or not, he's not going to be awake for much longer." Bruce said.

"Then let's get to the point." Fury said switching places with Bruce. "Rogers, it's Fury. I need you to think real hard and tell me what happened the night you were attacked in the warehouse."

Steve looked at Fury with confusion but it seemed the question sunk in regardless.

"Red." he said. "Red. N-no...Gre..."

"Rogers, what happened when you were ambushed?" Fury asked more firmly but trying not to pressure the soldier.

"Wasn't...It...Re..." Steve's head weakly turned side to side as he continued to mutter words.

"Director, we really need to let him rest." the doctor insisted and injected the pain medication into the IV bag.

Steve continued to mumble unheard words as he started to slowly slip back into a state of unconsciousness.

Bruce wasn't sure if it was from the medicine or not since there was barely anything around that was strong enough to have an effect on Steve for very long or at all. The serum in his blood made it where Steve was practically immune to all drugs, hypnosis and other chemicals that could harm him.

The doctor and director moved out of the room and back into the hall where the others were still waiting.

"Well?" Tony pressed.

"He's out again." Bruce said. "I think it's just a side effect. Medicine isn't anywhere near strong enough to put him back under."

"Were you able to talk to him about the attack?" Natasha asked.

"Tried to." Fury answered. "The only thing he said was 'Red'."

"Red?" Clint repeated with confusion written on his face.

"Maybe he's still too out of it to give a straight answer." Tony suggested.

"Perhaps." Bruce said although he thought it was still strange that Steve was only about to solidly give a one word answer. A color of all things.

There was a chane that it could be because Steve was still too confused to give any kind of answer.

But he was able to tell who was talking to him. He couldn't have been too confused if he knew who Bruce was.

So why did he keep saying 'red'?