Bucky
The Quinjet was still hovering in the air above the clouds while Bucky and Hill slept. Luckily the Quinjet had solar panels so it could save energy and fuel for night ops. Bucky was lying on his side and he had the large red wool blanket covering his shoulder. Hill was lying in front of him, she was a perfect fit as they spooned. Bucky was out and he was lightly snoring. Hill was also asleep and the glass was still there when the ramp would be. The sun was starting to reappear, except it was coming in through the canopy.
The beams of light hovered over them and everything was quiet. Bucky slowly fluttered his eyes open, he blinked a few times to get rid of the grogginess. He looked around and he had forgotten what had happened the day before, but it slowly crept back into his mind. Arresting Natasha and now seeming the job is done, and that would mean going after Helmut Zemo, and Niko was along with him. Bucky assumed that they knew each other well, and juts his luck that his enemy would be with another enemy.
Enemies always seemed to work together, but it is usually for their own gains. Bucky had no idea what Niko was gaining by staying at Helmut Zemo's Mansion. Bucky was breathing calmly and his stomach lightly touched Hill's back. They were both wrapped up in the wool blanket and he noticed that she was still asleep, Bucky put his head back down and closed his eyes, he could sleep a little more. Bucky would have slept more to if it wasn't for his communicator that was in his pile of clothes started beeping loudly.
Bucky's eyes shot open and he reached over and grabbed his communicator. He hit the answer button and he was hoping that it didn't wake Hill up. Hill stirred and turned toward him, and she smiled at him. Bucky smirked and he answered the communicator.
"Barnes"
Fury's voice came through "Barnes, I need you to report to the Helicarrier. You're going on a mission, where are you anyway"
Bucky smirked "I'm with Hill"
"Oh"
"What is the mission?"
"I need you to start looking for that Adaptoid"
Bucky nodded, "What about Helmut?"
"He can wait, this Adaptoid cannot"
"Ok, I'll be there in a hour."
Hill was resting her head on her arm. "Work?"
Bucky nodded and he pulled her close and he dropped the communicator, he kissed her and Hill pulled herself closer and she felt him pressing against her thigh. Hill opened he eyes and smirked. Bucky looked at her smirk and he stared at her and he gave her a small smile "I did have an hour"
Hill chuckled and kissed him and he rolled over and she was on top of him. Bucky had his arms around her and Hill could feel his cock against her upper thigh. She leaned upward and the wool blanket fell down to her waist. Bucky rubbed his hands up her stomach and to her breasts. Hill felt his touch and it lightly tickled, she put her hands on his chest and she shifted and he slipped inside of her. She gasped in pleasure as he entered her.
Bucky exhaled and he moved his metal hand down to her stomach and his right hand went to her hip and slowly moved over her buttocks and he slapped her. Hill gasped and she looked down at him and gave him a mischievous smile. Bucky looked up at her and raised his eyebrows. Hill leaned down and kissed him and she moved her hips quickly and she angled herself to the side a bit. Bucky was rubbing her side wall and it was tight and Bucky groaned as he felt the increase of pleasure and Hill was moving at a steady pace.
Bucky rested his hands on her hips and he grabbed her buttocks and as they both kissed passionately, Hill's phone rang.
Hill looked up at it, it was lying in the pile of clothes. Bucky glanced at it "Let them leave a message"
Hill looked down at him "It might have something to do with Natasha"
Bucky sighed and he reached and gave her the phone, Hill answered it.
"Hill"
"Hill you need to get to the facility" Morse said
Bucky could hear it was Morse and he slowly began to move and Hill lightly gasped and looked at him in shock. Hill had to keep herself from moaning "Yeah sure, just give me an hour"
"Ok"
Hill hung up and she looked at Bucky "You're going to pay for that one" she said half angry and half seductively
"We have an hour"
Hill smirked and she kissed him and looked at him 'Then let's make this hour last"
"Yes ma'am"
Bucky moved her onto her side and he reentered her and he moved his hand down past her hips and touched her clit. Hill moaned and Bucky added another sensation by kissing her neck. Hill moaned and her hand gripped the blanket and the other was holding his head.
Clint
Laura opened her eyes and she saw the sun was coming up. She glanced over at the alarm clock; she still had an hour of sleep, she closed her eyes and sighed comfortably. She turned and she was expecting to see Clint asleep, but he wasn't in the bed. She frowned when she found the side of his bed was empty. She reached over and the part of the mattress was cold. She sighed and she remembered the news he told her at dinner the night before. She pushed the covers off of her and she sat up. She knew where he was, standing up and she stretched her shoulders. She was wearing a simple nightgown and she went for the closet.
She pulled out jeans, a shirt, a bra, and a cream sweater. She pulled the nightgown off and she slipped the bra on and clipped it in the back. She looked at herself in the mirror and she adjusted her breasts. She pulled on the jeans and she pulled the light blue shirt over her head and pulled it down to her waist. She smoothed it out and she walked over to the dresser and pulled out socks. She sat on the bed and pulled them on.
She took a deep breath and she fought the urge to fall back into the bed and sleep. Laura found her long brown boots and she slipped into them, the boots stopped halfway up her calf. She grabbed the last piece and it was the sweater, she pulled it on and she smoothed it and she looked at herself in the mirror. She smirked and walked out of the room and tiptoed out of the house taking the baby monitor with her.
She walked out onto the porch and she was met with the cold air of October and she exhaled. She walked down the steps and made her way to the edge of the property. She was walking up the hill and the sun was shining on the grass that twinkled as it was still wet. She got to the top of the hill and down the hill a little ways was a long structure and it looked like another barn, but she knew it as the place that Clint always went when he was upset.
She slowly made her way down the hill trying not to slip, if she did Clint would be even more upset. It was a long way down and she was sure to hurt herself if she did slip and fall all the way down. She finally made it level ground and she walked up the white building and grabbed the door. A voice came out of the door "Identification please"
Laura sighed "Laura Barton"
"Access granted" the AI voice said
Laura pulled the door open and walked in. It was quiet and she saw that the main lights were on in the room at the end of the hall. She made her way down and she reached the light and she stood in the doorway. Clint was standing at the end of the room at her left and he was shooting his bow. Laura walked in and she knocked on the wall. Clint looked over at her and he swallowed "I'm ok" he released the arrow and it flew down the range and hit the target in the bullseye.
Laura rolled her eyes "You always come here when you're upset"
Clint sighed and he fired another arrow and it did the same thing as the one before it. He put the bow down and he turned toward Laura and walked toward her. Laura walked into the embrace and she rested her head on his shoulder as they stood there. Clint sighed "I just can't believe this" he said staring down the range.
Laura looked up at him and she brought her hand to his face and turned him toward her. He looked at her and she went up on her toes and kissed him. Clint accepted the kiss and he pulled her closer "What are you going to do?" Laura asked as they came apart from the kiss.
Clint closed his eyes and shook his head "I don't know, I can't go break her out. Especially if the evidence is solid and it appears that she did do it"
"But you knew she wouldn't" Laura said frowning
Clint nodded "You're right, I do think this is just a bunch of bullshit, but I can't do anything. I can't break her out alone, not to mention we are a week away from the facility and I don't have a Quinjet"
Laura sighed and she went back to resting her head against his shoulder. "Have you talked to anyone besides Barnes?"
Clint looked down at her in surprise "How do you know who Bucky is?"
Laura smiled at him "I may not be a spy or a secret agent, but I'm not an idiot. I know who calls you silly"
Clint chuckled and he brought her closer "Well no I haven't talked to anyone else, but I am on vacation and I have a very limited way to get there"
"Well then we can hope that this is just a misunderstanding and Natasha will be ok"
"Oh she'll be ok, but if she is arrested all the things she's down will be charged against her"
Laura frowned "and what does that mean?"
Clint closed his eyes and sighed, he looked down at the floor and Laura watched as he began to look sad. Laura put her hand to his face and he moved his up to her hand and held it there. He looked up and his eyes were watery "They will put her in front of a firing squad"
Laura frowned "They wouldn't"
Clint shrugged "its how things work in this business"
"So if you ever got arrested what would happen to you?" Laura asked no completely worried.
"I would be locked away for two life sentences" he said
Laura opened her mouth in shock and she closed it "Well you would just break out" she said pulling him closer into a tight hug. Clint laughed and nodded "Yes I would"
Laura inhaled and she looked at him "Want some breakfast?"
"Yes please"
Laura smiled and she took his hand and they both left the range and exited the building. They both walked up the hill together and they got to the top and they both looked at their house. Clint sighed and smiled "Not to mention everything I could possibly want is right here"
Laura smiled and she kissed him on the cheek "Come on, you want pancakes right?"
She said walking down the hill toward the house, Clint followed "Pancakes, bacon, and hash browns"
Laura looked back at him and smiled "Coming right up, you get to wake the kids"
Clint smiled and sighed "well at least they are going to wake up for breakfast and not chores"
Natasha
Natasha was in the cell and she was sitting in the corner. She had her back to the wall and she was leaning against it. She was sitting with her legs up and her feet were supporting her against the floor. Her hands were resting on her thighs and her hands were floating in the air as they rested against her knees. Natasha had her eyes closed, she had fallen asleep around three in the morning. She was still asleep and the room was quiet. There was only the sound of her subtle breathing.
She wasn't having the best sleep in the world, well could you if you had to spend twenty-four hours on the floor? Natasha's eyes fluttered slightly and they stayed closed. She was having a dream, and it was one that she would prefer not to have.
Natasha knew where she was, it was in the main base of Red Room where she grew up. She was standing on the main floor where they would practice being ballerinas, bit she knew that wasn't real. Natasha was alone, there wasn't anyone around her. She was told to wait, so she did. She was in front a large mirror and she stared at herself, her hair was long and a deep auburn red and she had bangs. She closed her eyes as she saw how cold she looked, she heard footsteps behind her and she turned around. Miss Kudrin was standing behind her with her ice cold smile and piercing blue eyes. There were two men with Ak-47s and they had straight faces and nothing special about them. They were the types of men that she killed in every training session.
"Good Morning dear, you've made it. The last Black Widow, and you have just turned eighteen. Your graduation has come, please follow me" Kudrin said without breaking her smile and she walked toward the hallway to the left.
Natasha followed her without hesitation, like she was taught and she was followed by the two soldiers. She followed Kudrin done the hallway and to the stairs that led to the basement. Natasha almost hesitated, because she knew what happens down in the basement, she'd been down there before, but they took a right at the first break of stairs. Kudrin led her into a large room with a medical table in the middle. Kudrin put up her hand for her to stop as they entered the room. The two men stood at attention, blocking the doorway.
Kudrin walked forward and her heels clicked on the concrete floor and it echoed throughout the large room. Natasha glanced over at her desk and papers were everywhere and on a board were numerous numbers and equations. She had a microscope on the edge of her desk and on the wall clipped against a light was x-rays of bone structures of numerous women. She was standing at the table and she put two white gloves on and let them slap as she put them on. She turned toward her and held her smile.
Natasha stood completely still and Kudrin walked forward "My dear, do you know what I am about to do?"
"No" Natasha answered
"Well then, I shall tell you" Kudrin said and her smile faded a little but was still on her lips. She stood a few feet away from Natasha and spoke. "I am going to give you a serum that is similar t what was sued to make Captain America, this is my version. It will decrease your aging, making you age slower and it will also keep you from becoming sick, essentially you will be immune to most poisons and illnesses. This will keep you beautiful for years and this will also increase your reflexes and make you faster and stronger than you are now."
Natasha stood completely still and she nodded "Will it hurt?" she asked without thinking
Kudrin looked at her and tilted her head "No, it will feel odd, but that is to be expected, it's changing you biochemistry."
"What effects are there?" Natasha asked
Kudrin scorned her for a split second, but her smile was back and as bright as ever with her shiny white teeth. "This will increase your white blood cell count and again it will stop any sicknesses and any other form of foreign substance that can enter your body."
Natasha nodded and one thought crossed her mind, she almost didn't want to ask it, but it would better to ask. "What about having children?"
Kudrin paused and she shifted her eyes toward the soldiers and she spoke "Since it is changing the biochemistry of your body and increasing your white blood cell count to amazing levels it will kill any sperm that tries to impregnate an egg"
Natasha took a in a shaky breath "So you won't be able to have kids" Kudrin said "And why would you want to, they are messy and annoying things, and not to mention you have more important things to think about than making babies, like your targets."
Natasha was breathing a little shakily and Kudrin noticed and she shifted her eyes at the soldiers and they grabbed Natasha by the arms. Natasha looked at them both and she looked at Kudrin. Kudrin nodded and the soldiers began to drag her toward the table and Natasha didn't know why, but she struggled.
"Struggling won't stop this my dear, we gave you something to weaken you with your dinner, and you cannot fight back"
Natasha's heart suddenly jumped and she tried to stop them by placing her feet against the floor and pushing back. The soldiers struggled to drag her to the table and as they reached it one let go and Natasha brought her leg up and kicked him in the face, breaking his nose. He grunted and he countered by slapping her across the face. As they lifted her and began to put her on the table Kudrin was putting a medical mask on.
"It is useless to resist my dear" she said as she grabbed a large needle with a light blue serum.
Natasha resisted as much as she could, but she was feeling lightheaded and weakened, she could barely lift her arms now. The soldiers tied her legs and restrained her wrists. Natasha pulled at the restrains, but she wasn't going to break free and the soldiers stepped away and Kudrin walked up close and she got into Natasha's face.
"This is for Russia my dear, and you have no say in it" she said cold and her smile was gone.
Natasha watched as Kudrin moved her shirt up and stuck the large needle into her lower abdomen and she grimaced as she felt the needle enter and burn. The light blue serum entered her body and she felt her adrenaline kick in and her heart raced faster and faster and it sent the serum everywhere into her body. Kudrin pulled the needle out "One down, nine more to go"
Natasha looked at her and she felt the serum burning her veins as it traveled through them, her heart had the serum pumping into it and it was in fire. Natasha saw the second needle and Kudrin put it in her arm. Natasha had tears in her eyes from the pain "Please" she whimpered
Kudrin looked at her and she tilted her head "No" she said coldly and she stuck the needle in and injected the serum. Natasha now felt ice cold and the cold feeling traveled to her toes and fingers and it touched her brain and she began to shiver and tears streamed down her face. She felt the next needle and it went into her calf and then the next went into her other arm. Another went into her neck and the eighth one went into her spine. Natasha felt broken and numb and Kudrin walked over with the last needle and looked down at her.
Her hand went to her face "My dear, welcome to the world"
The last needle went into her pelvis and it burned as it was injected and Natasha opened her mouth to scream from the pain, but nothing came out, she was trying to scream, but no sound would come out of her mouth. Air was released from her lungs, but no sound was made, she felt her bones increasing in density and her veins were burning and freezing cold all at the same time. Natasha closed her eyes as her body settled and she became very still and limp and her heart was beating hard and she could feel it in her ears. Kudrin looked at her "You just graduated my dear, welcome to your new role in our nation's history as the Black Widow, the deadliest spy in the world."
Natasha felt everything disappear and she passed out from the pain and she was forever changed.
Natasha lifted her head up and she was breathing heavily and she was in her cell. She looked back at the floor and she stared at it. She was faced with the fact that it wasn't a bad dream that she had been arrested and accused of trying to kill Steve. No that had really happened, everything she had known and had even thought it was very little had just been taken from her. The world was dark, Fury, the team, S.H.I.E.L.D, they had all turned against her. Clint wasn't here, and he wouldn't be able to give any comfort. The light she had was Steve, who was still with her, he was still trusting her and he believed that she didn't do it. It was nice to have someone like that, but one person wasn't enough, maybe Hill, but two people at the present time against the rest of the others, it was a pipe dream that she would be released. She had to face the fact that she was going to be here and there was no getting out.
She heard the door open and she looked up to see who it was, she was hoping it was Steve, but it was Morse. The little sense of hope she had gotten when the door opened was crushed and she didn't even see why she would think that Steve would be the only one coming in through that door. Morse took a seat and pressed the button that Steve had pressed, her posture in the chair was more commanding and cold than Steve's, which was sympathetic and kind, respectful.
Morse spoke "where is the Adaptoid?'
Natasha had no idea what she was talking about "I don't know what you're talking about"
Morse looked at her "Still playing the innocent card, ok. Why?"
"Because I'm innocent, get a clue" Natasha said coldly and she stared at the floor.
Morse smirked, but it was an angry and cold one "We have you, it doesn't matter how much you plead, you are still guilty. We have you on camera, we have you in communication with Rumlow, and we even have the code you used to control the Adaptoid. So you cans still keep playing this 'I'm innocent" bullshit, see where it gets you"
Natasha stayed quiet, Morse wasn't worth talking to. Morse sat back and she tilted her head and nodded "I always knew you would turn against us one day"
Natasha decided to not listen to her altogether and she blocked her out.
"If you want to keep playing innocent, okay I don't care." She said standing to leave "You're being executed tonight anyway, so it doesn't matter" she added as she left.
Natasha looked up and the door closed with a loud snap and she looked up at the ceiling. She was going to be killed, and like she should be, she closed her eyes and she thought about the only thing that was making her feel better. She thought about Steve and his smile and what he said to her yesterday "You're worth it to me" The words echoed through her thoughts as she pictured him smiling at her. He said that he was going to prove that she was innocent and it looked like that wasn't going to happen. Natasha opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling.
Please get me out of here, Steve.
Steve
The alarm on Steve's phone went off and it was quickly turned off by an alert finger as Steve watched the video again. He was sitting at his desk with a mug of his coffee in his hand. He took a sip and he replayed the video. He put the mug down and he looked at his watch: 8:34 am. He had been up for four hours already. He exhaled and he replayed the video again. He watched the same thing over and over again. It was starting to seem like he was becoming obsessive, well he was. He had five people come into his office to give him something and he didn't realize they were there till after they left. He looked at the reports and he took them off his desk and he placed them down by his feet. He didn't need to read reports, he needed to find a flaw in the damn evidence. Sadly he wasn't finding one, yet.
He wished he had Jarvis, he was operating his computer without any assistance, and sure he used the internet all the time, but some of the S.H.I.E.L.D data logs and online reports were hard to work with. He had to learn them faster than how to us YouTube. He wished someone with great computer skills was helping him, but he wasn't going to let anyone help that was in the facility. He didn't trust them with it, he had to guess that also made him obsessive.
Steve made the video play slower and he watched as Natasha… well fake Natasha is what he called her was placing the charges on the wall. He watched and he saw a glimpse of something and he paused the video. He looked at fake Natasha as she had just turned her face to the camera. He sat back and he frowned. If Natasha wanted to kill me, she wouldn't have used explosives, and she wouldn't have shown her face to the camera. That is the truth, and if it's a fact that Natasha wouldn't be that dumb, then why is this Natasha being that dumb? I'll watch it again to see if I can find anything else.
He did watch the video again, over and over. He was soon making himself bored watching it. He rubbed his eyes and he looked at his watch again: 11:45 am. He sighed frustrated and he replayed the video again. He was soon frowning at the computer screen and he wanted to snap it in half. He wasn't finding anything, and it was pissing him off! He exhaled and he grabbed his mug of coffee and found it empty and he closed his eyes annoyed and shook his head slightly and set the mug back on the desk. He heard a knock on the door and he looked up from the video and he saw Hill walk into the office.
"Hill" Steve said as he watched the video again.
"Rogers" Hill responded "How is the evidence proofing going?"
Steve sighed "Not good, all I know I that the Natasha in this video is being stupid" he exclaimed pointing at the figure of Natasha walking along the wall.
"Being stupid?"
Steve looked at her "yeah, she shows her face to the camera and tries to kill me by blowing me up, if she wanted to kill me, she would have down it at my apartment. We were alone and it would have given her the perfect time, no one knew I was going there besides her. I know Natasha, she knew that camera was there, she wouldn't have showed her face to it if she didn't want to be caught."
Hill frowned and walked over and she leaned down and watched the video. Her chest was by Steve's face and he could smell something on her that he had only smelled on one person.
"What are you wearing Hill?"
Hill looked at him confused "wearing what?"
"Perfume?"
"Oh I'm not wearing any"
Steve frowned he nodded "Ok, sorry"
Hill shrugged and continued to watch the video. She saw Natasha set the charges and look at the camera directly. She did find that interesting, she frowned and slightly hummed.
Steve noted that she smelled like Bucky, it was the smell of his clothes back when he was in the army, he knew that because he had the uncomfortable experience of being pressed against him while they were hiding from Heavy German armor. Maybe it was just another episode, he would on occasion smell certain smells that he was nowhere near. He was amazed that they still had that scent being sold. He tossed the thought out of his head and watched the video again.
"You're right, something does seem off about her" Hill said
Steve nodded and he looked at her "Did you need something Hill?"
"Uh, no. I came to tell you that you need to find the flaw quickly, because they are going to execute Natasha at seven" Hill said while rolling her eyes.
Steve's jaw dropped "What?"
"Yeah, it's unbelievable"
Steve nodded and he looked at the floor, he really needed to find that flaw. He looked at Hill "I came to tell you that, because you need to hurry. I can't help because I'm busy trying to talk Morse out of it, she is in charge in these matters."
"Thank you, do what you can" Steve said
"Will do, I hope you find a flaw. I don't think I can watch them execute her" Hill said walking away.
Steve closed his eyes and he took a deep breath and he continued watching the video. He spent the next twenty minutes on a continuous loop of watching the video. He closed his eyes and he opened them again and found something interesting. He watched as Natasha placed the last charge and she looked at the camera and took her bag and began to walk away. In the corner of the video the door to the training area in the back was able to be seen opening. He saw the same boot that Natasha wore in the corner of the screen. He watched the Natasha that set the explosives walk out of frame and the video ended. He cursed in his head, the camera's video had only taken those fifteen seconds. He watched the video again and he saw the boot in the corner and he saw the other walk out of frame and they walked in front of one of the large walls that were used as barriers for when they sparred.
Steve smiled, there was no way that Natasha would have seen the Natasha that set the charges. Natasha was the first one in the training room, but she wouldn't have been able to see fake Natasha till after she went out of frame like the fake one. That would have given the fake Natasha enough time to walk out the other door that was the main entrance. Steve nodded his head I got you, you son of a bitch. He replayed the video and he stood up and walked out of his office. He was headed toward surveillance, he was hoping that they had the full video.
He got to the doors that had the large white letters Surveillance on them. He walked through them as they opened and there was one tech in there and the entire facility was on camera. Steve walked in and the tech looked at him and he was shocked.
"Uh Captain America, what are you doing in here?" he asked confused, but excitedly.
"I need to see yesterday's video of the training floor" Steve said kindly, taking his time.
The tech frowned "Uh the cameras delete the video after midnight every night. Yesterday's video isn't there" he was deeply disappointed about it.
Steve looked at him shocked "Why do they do that?"
The tech shrugged his shoulders "I don't know, they just do."
Steve sighed and he turned around "Make them make it so they keep the videos, talk to someone who can do that" Steve ordered as he left the room.
The tech had his hands together and he nodded "Yes sir, uh…wow" he said smiling as the doors closed.
Steve walked out into the hallway and he leaned against the wall and he groaned in frustration. Only if he had caught it earlier, he shook his head he could not believe that the one thing that could prove something is up is now gone. For one of the first times he cursed modern technology. He walked back to his office and he was soon sitting in his chair and he didn't know what to do. He sighed and he looked at the computer and he shoved it off his desk and it clattered onto the floor and broke.
Steve stood up and he clenched his hands into fists, why didn't he find it sooner? The more he thought about it, the more he knew that no one would have bought that boot in the corner was Natasha. Steve knew that she always came in the back way, it was closer to her quarters than the other way. If Natasha was setup, that person had to know her every move. He sat back down and put his head into his hands, he was the only one who could help Natasha and now the evidence that would help is gone, and he knew that he wouldn't be able to stop the execution.
He lifted his head and he took a deep breath, he knew what he had to do, and Natasha isn't going to like it.
Bucky
Bucky was piloting his Quinjet into the hangar of the Helicarrier. He landed it easily and he hit the button and the ramp lowered and lightly touched the floor. Bucky unclipped himself from the chair and he walked toward the ramp. He walked out into the main hangar floor and he made his way toward the conference room where Fury was. He entered and Fury was sitting with his head in his hands. Bucky stopped "Fury?"
Fury was instantly taken out of whatever thought he was currently on and he looked up at him "Barnes, the issue with the Adaptoid"
Bucky walked the rest of the way in, but he didn't take a seat "Yes what about it?"
"It got away with Rumlow, but it was being controlled by the mole and I need to know where it is so I can stop it from being used in any other way."
Bucky nodded "I can find it for you"
"Good, and I thought you should know, Romanoff is being executed later today"
Bucky's eyes widened "What? Why?"
Fury shrugged "I have no say in the matter, Morse is the boss in these kind of situations. It's her job."
Bucky sighed and nodded he knew he wouldn't be able to do anything. He just hoped that Steve found a flaw by now. He needed to focus on the other problems. "Ok, well where do I start?"
Fury glanced at the door "I heard Miss Foster had an idea"
Bucky nodded "well, I'll go see her right away" he said walking toward the door.
"Barnes?" Fury said before he left.
Bucky stopped in the doorway and looked back at Fury "I'm sorry"
Bucky nodded "Me too" he said softly and walked away.
Bucky entered Jane's lab and she was sitting at her table and she was staring at something in a microscope. Bucky walked in and he looked around and they were both alone.
"Barnes?" Jane said not looking up from the microscope.
Bucky looked at his metal arm that was on the table. He frowned "Why do you still have that?"
Jane looked up "What? Oh in case you get that one ripped off"
Bucky raised his eyebrows "Oh, I didn't know that happens a lot"
Jane smirked at him "I know how much it costs to replace one of those, and you have lost three so far, so try not to lose that one"
Bucky smiled "I'll try, but no promises"
Jane chuckled and she looked away from the microscope "So what can I do for you?"
"The Adaptoid, Fury said you had an idea on how to find it"
Jane nodded "Yeah, I saw that it was controlled by remote, right?"
Bucky nodded "A code from a phone, yes"
Jane nodded "Ok, well if we run the code through the database, we should be able to find it. It would have a tracking device in it don't you think"
Bucky saw that as a reasonable idea "probably, the user would want to know where it is"
Jane smirked at the fact that her idea had some merit "right, well if so, we can try and track it, again this is a theory. The Adaptoid may not even have a tracking device in it"
"We're really reaching here" Bucky said
"Well when you're pressed for time and when the object is dangerous. You usually do"
Bucky nodded "And you're an Astro Physicist?" he asked
Jane looked up at him "yeah"
Bucky smiled and he looked at her "well let's find this thing"
He walked around the table and he stood behind Jane as she typed numerous things into the computer. Bucky was soon sitting on a stool and he was drinking a cup of coffee. Jane was running the code and by how it looked, it was complicated. She shushed him a few times when he went to speak earlier, so he just grabbed a cup of coffee and waited patiently. He took the time to think.
He enjoyed last night, and he knew so did Hill. He took another sip of coffee, he thought about how he would end up letting Steve see him. He would like to do that, but if he did it now Steve would get in the wrong head space; and Bucky didn't want that. He would just have to hold off, he closed his eyes and pictured Hill in his mind. Her smile and how she looked this morning. Her hair down by her shoulders and her bright blue eyes. He smirked and he lightly chuckled.
"What?" Jane asked not looking away from the computer.
Bucky looked over at her, he didn't realize he was being that loud. "Oh nothing, just thinking"
Jane nodded "Hey while this is running, can you answer something for me?" she asked looking at him.
"Sure" he said as he put the mug of coffee on the table. He sat ready for her question.
Jane looked at him and smiled and it slightly faded, she seemed like she was contemplating on asking "You and Hill, how did that happen?"
Bucky was actually surprised by the question, he didn't take long to answer "I don't really know, it just did, but I don't regret it. She is amazing, and she means the most to me. I guess the world is a dark and unfair place, Hill… she just makes it worth going through, she makes everything seem like it's going to be alright, and I like that"
Jane nodded and smirked "Yeah, wow. You really love her don't you?"
Bucky smiled and nodded "I really do"
Jane smiled and she was hesitant to ask another one, especially this one. "You ever thought about your future together?"
Bucky quickly swallowed his mouth full of coffee "Um… no actually. We've both been so busy I guess I never get the chance to"
"So you never thought about tying the knot?"
Bucky frowned "tying the knot?" he asked confused
Jane raised her eyebrows seeing her mistake "Oh sorry, ever thought about asking her to marry you?"
Bucky paused at the question and he pictured Hill with a ring on her finger and in a wedding dress, he smirked and he found it nice "I wouldn't say I'm against it, but how would I do that, I mean I've never gotten this serious with a girl before"
Jane nodded "That is up to you, so are you going to do it?" she asked smiling
Bucky looked up at the ceiling "I don't know, maybe one day"
Jane nodded and she saw that the code was done running, she motioned him over and he stood up. They both looked at the computer screen, Jane typed in a few things "I think we have it"
"Good, now where is this bastard?" Bucky said as he watched the computer search for it.
Bucky watched as images of buildings came and went, and it was taking a while. He was starting to think that they weren't going to find it. Then the last image appeared and he looked at it. He frowned, it looked just like the Avenger's facility. Jane gawked at it and her mouth fell open.
"Oh, it's right in the middle of everything"
Their sudden nervousness went away after the image disappeared and it was loading another one. Bucky frowned, why would the Adaptoid visit the Avenger's facility? He saw the next image and it was the Helicarrier. The nervousness came back and Jane and Bucky looked at each other.
"Ok, um here" Bucky said handing Jane an ear piece.
Jane looked at him in surprise "What am I supposed to do?"
Bucky pressed the button on his wrist and held it "I need you to keep tracking it, I need to find it. That is so you can talk to me, I want to stay in contact in case there is extra trouble."
Jane nodded and she put the ear piece on and she turned back toward the computer, she began to focus the search and she saw that is was near the engines. "Barnes, engines" Jane said
Bucky nodded and ran out of the lab and he sprinted down the hallway. Numerous S.H.I.E.L.D personnel were looking at him weirdly. "Excuse me. Move it. Out of the way." Bucky kept saying as he ran past them.
"Barnes. Can you hear me?" Jane's voice came through the ear piece.
"Yeah, is it still in the engines?"
"Yes, but its moving"
Bucky kept running and he needed to check the engines, he didn't want to have the Helicarrier explode again. He got to the elevator and he stood there waiting for it, but he was impatient and he ran for the stairs. He opened the door and he looked down the center of the stair case and he hopped over the railing and fell down the center and just before he hit the bottom he grabbed one of the railing with his metal hand and he stopped himself. He felt the arm jerk, but otherwise no pain. He let go and landed, he kicked the door open and he ran toward the engine room.
He got there and he stood before the engines and there was a large amount of C4 on them. Bucky contacted Jane "Uh we have explosives down here"
"Can you defuse them?" Jane asked
Bucky looked at all of them "yeah, but it's going to take a while"
"Well get working, I'll keep tabs on the damn thing, just keep it from blowing us up"
"Got it" Bucky walked forward and he started to defuse the first charge. They weren't complicated, he just needed to remove the metal plugs that would give it the charge to explode, and it was the fact that there were thirty of them. Bucky was moving as quickly as he could and he was on the twenty sixth one and then the charges beeped. Bucky froze and he watched as a timer was set on them: 2 minutes.
Bucky took a deep breath and he defused the one he was currently on. He figured he would tell Jane "There's a timer"
"What? Time?"
"A minute in a half" Bucky said moving on to the next charge
"Can you get them defused in time?" Jane asked completely freaking out
Bucky grunted as he defused the twenty seventh "Maybe"
"Maybe!" she exclaimed
"I just need to focus" Bucky said as he moved on to the twenty ninth. His heart was hammering and his hands were beginning to shake from the adrenaline. He looked at the timer: thirty seconds.
He took a deep breath and he defused the twenty ninth, he moved to the last one and he noticed it was a bit more complicated. He groaned in frustration and the timer reached twenty seconds.
"Barnes?" Jane said
Bucky didn't respond, he need to focus, he was halfway done and the timer read ten seconds. Bucky went as quick as he could and he was on the last two metal plugs. He pulled one out and the timer was at five seconds. Bucky thought he could die right now and he wished he had seen Hill one last time. He closed his eyes and pulled out the last plug and he waited for the burn. Bucky stood there with his eyes closed for a good thirty seconds and he opened his eyes and looked at the timer: one second left. He sighed in relief and he spoke "Stopped them"
"Whew good, well the thing has moved on to the armory" Jane said relieved
Bucky exhale and he nodded "Ok, let me know if it changes"
"Will do"
Bucky ran toward the stairs and he sprinted up them and he grabbed the railing as he ran around the corners so he could keep his speed and momentum. He came to the main floor and he burst through the door and he stopped for a second and he saw the sign for the armory to his right and he sprinted down the hallway.
Steve
Steve was in his quarters and he was standing in front of the mirror. He looked at his watch and he had six hours till Natasha was going to be executed. He sighed and looked at himself in the mirror. He stared at himself and he nodded. He turned toward the wall and he saw his shield on the floor against the wall. He stared at it and he walked forward and he grabbed it. He placed it on his gauntlet that was magnetized. He turned back toward the mirror and looked at himself in his suit.
He stood looking at the white star on his chest and he looked down, he needed to be sure about this. He knew he was, but the fear of being wrong was in the back of his mind. He pushed the thought away, he wasn't wrong. He couldn't be wrong, he didn't believe he was. He turned toward the door and he walked out of his quarters. He was walking down the hallway and he was heading toward his office and he saw some S.H.I.E.L.D personnel giving him weird looks as he walked toward his office in full uniform. He had his helmet in his right hand and he came to his door and he pushed it open. He walked in to find Vision standing by the desk and he turned and saw him.
Steve wasn't expecting to see him, but he walked past him and he stood where he would normally sit. "Vision, what can I do for you?" he asked setting his helmet on the desk and he pulled up a duffle bag from under the desk.
Vision wasn't one for hesitation, but this time he did "Captain I was worried about your current feelings toward the matter of Miss Romanoff's arrest"
Steve glanced at him "And?"
"By the way you have been acting lately I can only assume that you are going to do something"
"And what will I be doing?" he asked
Vision looked down at the desk and he stared at the duffle bag "You're going to commit treason" he said frankly
Steve chuckled "If that was putting it lightly, then yes I am"
"How are you going to do such a thing Captain?" he asked
Steve leaned forward and placed his right hand on the desk "Vision, do you know about trust?" he asked
Vision nodded "yes the basic feeling of it is believing in someone even when things seem dark or wrong"
Steve nodded "Do you trust me?" he asked
Vision took a moment to answer "Do you trust me?" he asked
"Yes"
"I trust you as well"
"What about Romanoff?" Steve asked
Vision was silent for a few seconds, Steve nodded "Why do you trust me over her?"
"I haven't answered your first question" Vision said
Steve tilted his head and waited for the answer "I do, but not as much"
"Why, do you know her better than me?"
"No, I have only known you for five months"
"Then why is it that you trust me more than her, hasn't she earned your trust as well?"
Vision was silent "I know what she was involved in Captain"
"So do I, and if this is about being better, I served in World War 2. I have done things that give me nightmares, does that make he worse than her, or are we both equally guilty?"
Vision walked to the side of the desk "I know what you have both done, but it was all in writing, by words alone you would both be guilty of things, but to actually know and work with you… you have my trust equally"
Steve smirked slightly "Vision keep this quiet and no matter what happens, don't get involved"
Steve said grabbed the duffle bag and his helmet and walked toward the door. Vision watched as he left the office "Yes Captain"
Steve walked down the hallway and he was heading toward Natasha's quarters, there were two agents standing guard just like the cell. Steve walked forward and they stood in front of the doorway, blocking him "No one is allowed in there sir" one said
Steve looked at the floor and he placed the duffle bag down. He sighed and he smiled at them "Not even a peek?" he asked
The two agents looked at each other and they didn't move. Steve sighed and he punched one in the gut and he felt he air leave his lungs and he couldn't yell and the other was stunned by the fact that he and hit one of them that he didn't react in time and Steve smacked him in the face with the shield and he kneed the one he hit in the gut and knocked them both out. Steve looked around and there wasn't anyone watching and he dragged the agents into the room and he placed them against the wall. He grabbed the duffle bag and he closed the door. He stood in the middle of the room and he went to the dresser and he pulled out some drawers and he saw Natasha's clothes and he grabbed two sets of clothes for her and he already had his in the bag.
He opened her closet and he found her a good pair of boots and he grabbed them and placed them in the duffle bag. He saw the wall of the closet and he felt a draft and he pushed the wall inward and it flipped open and her equipment was on the wall. He grabbed her shock gauntlets and he grabbed two hand full of her shock discs. He placed them all into the bag and he took the spare suit as well. The duffle bag was almost completely full and he zipped it up.
He turned toward the door and he walked out of the room "Thank you fellas" he said as he passed the two unconscious agents.
Bucky
His legs were burning as he ran through the Helicarrier and he was almost to the armory. He rounded a corner and he saw himself exit the armory and he had a rocket launcher on his back. Bucky stopped and his boots squeaked on the floor and the Adaptoid looked at him and smirked. Bucky pulled out his pistol and instantly fired at it.
The Adaptoid was hit twice in the chest and another hit it in the head making its appearance change into its normal form. Bucky reloaded the pistol with a loud snap from the mag going back into the gun. The Adaptoid ran at him, Bucky stood his ground and fired again, putting every bullet in center mass. The Adaptoid didn't stop and it swung at him. Bucky dropped the pistol and he dodged the attack and he smacked it in the chest and it stumbled backwards.
The Adaptoid made its left arm become similar to his and it also had Natasha's widow bites. Bucky frowned but he wasn't allowed to think very long as it attacked again. Bucky dodged four strikes and they were fast, he missed one and it hit him in the gut and the Adaptoid shocked him. Bucky shook violently and he groaned as he fell to his knees. The Adaptoid leaned down and grabbed him by the throat. Bucky felt its cold fingers go around his throat and he felt his legs dangle in the air. The Adaptoid just smirked at him, Bucky's right hand was on its wrist and he was struggling to say something.
"Hey… I've got a new trick" he choked and he flexed his left hand and his arm hummed to life and he placed it on the Adaptoid's head and shocked it. Bucky was instantly dropped and he landed on his feet and stumbled slightly. He looked at his left hand and smirked "Well I guess it did come in handy" he said softly
The Adaptoid stood back to its full height and its left arm adapted and it was able to do the same thing as his. He groaned in frustration the downside of fighting one of these.
The Adaptoid swung at him and Bucky stopped its arm and he held with both hands. The Adaptoid increased in strength and Bucky gritted his teeth as its open hand got closer to his face. Bucky saw it was trying to electrocute him and he was four inches from it happening.
He closed his eyes and he flexed his entire left arm and he crushed the Adaptoid's forearm and it looked at its arm that was now just circuits and smoke. Bucky opened his eyes and he kicked the Adaptoid in the gut and it hit the floor. Bucky brought his left fist down and smacked it on the head cracking its frame and the Adaptoid twitched a few times than powered down. Bucky was breathing heavily and he put his hands on his knees and he was catching his breath. He didn't know if it was just powered down or did he decommission it? He stood up straight and he walked over to the wall and he leaned against it.
"Barnes, did you find it?" Jane's voice asked
Bucky took a moment to answer "Yeah and I stopped it"
"Really, how?"
"I hit it really hard in the head" Bucky said frankly and he inhaled deeply.
"How did the arm work?'
"Good, saved my ass, thanks"
Jane sounded rather pleased with herself "Good, now what are we going to do with it?"
Bucky stared at the huge body that was lying in the middle of the hallway "You got any ideas?"
"Let's have Fury deal with it" Jane said
"Fair enough"
Steve
Steve had the duffle bag's strap around his shoulder and he was standing against the wall. He looked at his watch, he had four hours till Natasha was going to be executed. Steve watched as four agents walked past him and he saw that they didn't; pay him any attention. He walked down the hallway and he was making his way to the cells. He came to the cell which Natasha was in and it was the same two agents guarding it as last time. Steve walked up to them and he smiled at them.
"Sorry sir, but this time we really can't let you see her"
Steve nodded "Its ok, I'll write a good report on you guys"
The two agents looked at each other and they looked back at Steve. Steve listened and looked around, no one was around and he was getting lucky, but he had a strange feeling that might change as the night goes on. He put the shield on his back and it lightly touched the duffle bag at his hip and he punched them both in the face. They were knocked out immediately and he caught them by the collars of their uniforms. "Sorry guys, I liked you two" he said and he dragged them into the room.
Steve closed the door and he set them against the wall, similar to how the other two were. He looked over at the cell and Natasha was sitting against the wall and she was looking down at the floor. Steve pulled out a round device and he turned it on and it hummed and he placed it on the door and it made the room sound proof, no one was going to hear this. "Thank you Stark" Steve said softly.
He walked over to the chair and pressed the button so Natasha could hear him. "Natasha?" he said
Natasha looked up and over at Steve, he was standing in full uniform and he had a duffle bag around his shoulders and it hung at his hip.
"Steve, what are you doing?" she asked confused as to why he was in his uniform.
Steve put up a finger for her to wait and he grabbed the chair and pulled it off the ground and it was bolted into it. He brought it back and he smacked the chair against the glass and it shattered to pieces and fell to the floor. He tossed the chair away and Natasha stood up in surprise. Steve walked in and he grabbed her cuffs and he ripped them off. He put the duffle bag on the floor and opened it. He pulled out her Widow Bites and handed them to her.
Natasha took them hesitantly "Steve what are you doing?"
Steve stood up and he looked at her "Getting you out of here"
"Did you find any flaw in the evidence?"
Steve nodded "One thing and its more of a hunch, it won't get you out of here. I tried the modern way and now I'm doing it my way."
"And your way is breaking me out of prison?" she asked surprised at what he was doing
He looked at her "The first mission I ever went on as Captain America was a prison break, and it ended well"
Natasha smirked at him, Steve handed her two pistols. Natasha took them and put them on her thighs.
"Steve?"
"Hmm"
"Why are you risking getting yourself killed for me?" she asked looking at him.
Steve looked up at her and he was silent for a few seconds "Because I trust you, and I am going to stand by you no matter what happens"
Natasha looked down at the floor and she smiled and a tear came to her eye "Thank you" she said softly
Steve smiled at her "Well do you feel like going on the run and clearing your name?" he said and he handed her his gauntlet that made the hologram shield. Natasha looked at it and she took it and put in ton her wrist "Going on the run again huh?"
"Yeah, and its running against S.H.I.E.L.D this time"
Natasha nodded and she looked at him. How did she get such a friend?
She followed Steve toward the door and Steve slowly opened the door. He had the duffle bag at his hip and he poked his head out and looked down the hallway. He didn't see anyone, he closed his eyes and focused on trying to hear and there were footsteps in the distance. He opened them and looked at Natasha "we don't have long till they find out what I'm doing"
Natasha nodded and she followed him out of the room and they both slowly walked down the hallway ready for anything. Steve had his shield ready as they were rounding a corner. He watched as a group of agents walked away from them and he sighed. He motioned Natasha to keep moving and they were making good time. Steve was leading her to the garage and they were halfway there when an alarm turned on. Steve looked at Natasha "I guess they know you're gone"
Natasha looked behind them and she saw two agents come around the corner and see them. "Steve" Natasha said
Steve turned and he put the shield in front of Natasha as the agents fired at them. Natasha was pressed against Steve's chest and she listened to the loud clangs the bullets made against the shield and then the soft tapping of them hitting the floor.
"Go, I'll hold them off" Steve said
Natasha got out of the way of the shield and she fired at them and they ducked away and hid behind the wall and kept firing blind. Steve counted each bullet and he saw that they had to reload and he turned and ran. Natasha was running toward the garage and she was slightly ahead of Steve and an agent rounded the corner and he was struck with surprise as he saw Black Widow sprinting at him. Natasha put her pistols away and she jumped onto him and shocked him. He fell to the floor and Natasha kept moving, Steve turned around and there were even more agents behind them. He glanced back at Natasha "We need to hurry" he said putting up the shield and the bullets clanged against it.
Steve was getting annoyed and he turned to see Natasha kicking an agent across the head and she slid under another one and smacked him in the groin and then stomped on his back sending him to the floor face first. Steve saw that they were about to round a corner as they did he saw a pipe and he smacked it with his shield and a cloud of white filled the opening. He turned and he ran after Natasha.
"Get on the Harley" he said as they entered the garage.
Natasha saw the agents close behind Steve and she fired at them suppressing them from moving any further. Steve put the shield on the front of the Harley and he climbed on and he let the Harley come to life and growl. He felt Natasha climb on and he hit the throttle and the Harley shot forward and they left the facility. They were met with the bitter cold wind of an October night. Steve saw a Quinjet fly over head with its guns ready. "Heads up" He said warning Natasha.
Natasha hid her body behind Steve and the Quinjet fired at them. The large caliber bullets hit the road in front of them and dirt and concrete were sent up into the air. Some hit the shield on the front of the Harley. Steve hit the throttle "Take control" he said to Natasha.
Steve grabbed the shield and threw it at the Quinjet and he stood up and jumped off the motorcycle. He saw the shield was stuck in the side of the Quinjet's hull and he grabbed it as he flew through the air. He flipped himself up onto the roof of it and he had the shield ready and the Quinjet rolled. Steve dove forward and grabbed one of the support wings and he hung on and the Quinjet rolled and then came back level. He stood up and he ran forward and he smacked the canopy with his shield and the glass cracked and the pilot freaked out and made the Quinjet bank to hard and it smacked into a tree, sending it out of control. Steve jumped off and hit the ground and rolled.
He stood in the open road and he saw Natasha driving toward him "Beep, beep" she said as he hopped onto the back. He put his arm around her waist to keep himself from falling off and he put up his shield and bullets made contact with it. He saw that there were agents on motorcycles chasing them.
"Friends of yours?" he asked
"You can never have enough friends" Natasha said and she hit the throttle at full and the Harley shot forward and they were coming to a tree that had fallen in the middle of the road from the Quinjet's crash. "Hang on" she said and she turned the Harley on its side and they slid across the dirt and under the opening of the angle of the tree. The Harley came back up and they took off down the road.
Steve looked behind him and they still had agents behind them. He saw two more Quinjets flying toward them. "I think we pissed them off" Steve said
"Well I'm a wanted fugitive and you just made yourself one, so yeah they might be a little mad" Natasha said as the turned a corner down the road and they were getting farther and farther from the facility.
Steve knew they weren't going to get away like this, he saw a gap in the trees "Go through there" he said pointing at the gap.
"Are you crazy!?" Natasha exclaimed
"Maybe"
Natasha sighed and followed his direction and they went through the gap and flew into the forest and the Harley ran over a few trees and it was bumpy and the path soon turned into a slope. Natasha fought against the Harley's handle bars to keep it steady ad they drove through bushes and past trees at a high speed. Steve saw that the Quinjet's stopped following them and the agents on the motorcycles weren't, behind them. He sighed in relief "I think we're clear"
Natasha saw a gap and they jumped it and they landed and dirt flew into the air and a Quinjet flew into view and it fired at them. "I spoke too soon" Steve said and Natasha saw a bullet hit the Harley in the engine and the Harley sputtered and spit and coughed. "Steve, we're hit"
Steve nodded "When I say to, let go"
"What?"
"Now" Steve ordered, Natasha followed instructions and let go of the handle bars and they both flew off the Harley and Steve had the shield under them so they slid across the dirt and made a large dent in the soil. They came to a stop and Natasha was lying on top of Steve. She heard agents coming toward them and she rolled off of him and she saw the agents come out of the bushes.
Steve got up and he smacked an agent in the chest with the shield, stopping him in his tracks. Natasha dodged a punch and wrapped herself around him and threw him to the ground. She rolled across the dirt and came up and grabbed another's wrist and snapped it. Steve ran and dove forward, hitting one who was about to shoot Natasha. Steve got up and threw his shield at two agents and it hit them both like a pinball machine and the shield flew back toward Steve. He caught it with his magnetized gauntlet on his arm and he ducked a punch and he kicked the agent in the chest sending him into a tree.
Natasha saw an agent coming up behind Steve and she threw a shock disc and it hit the agent in the neck and shocked him. He hit the ground with a wet smack. Steve heard an agent behind him and he threw the shield at a tree in front of him and it bounced off and flew back and hit the agent in the chest. Natasha grabbed his shield and she dodged a punch and slammed the shield down on the man's foot, smashing the bone and she brought it up and smacked him in the face. She tossed the shield back to Steve and he caught it just in time to put it up to block five bullets.
Natasha brought the gauntlet that Steve gave her and a hologram shield came up and it stopped six bullets from hitting her. Steve threw his shield at the agent who fired and it hit him in the gut, knocking him out. He looked at Natasha "Run"
They both ran off into the forest and agents were following them close behind. Steve vaulted over a log and Natasha slid under it, they both kept running and an agent came out in front of them. Steve brought the shield up and knocked him out of the way. Natasha jumped and dropkicked an agent and she quickly recovered and continued running. Steve saw that the slope was about to drop a bit "Drop" he said and they both slid down the slope and they landed on the level ground and Natasha rolled forward and flicked her hair up as she landed. Steve rolled and smacked into a tree and he made a dent in it. He got up and he looked up the slope and the agents weren't following them.
Steve gave Natasha his hand and he pulled her up and they both stood there catching their breath. Natasha looked around and they were by a road and there was a building with cars around it. "Think you have it in you to steal a car again?" she asked
Steve inhaled and he saw the building as well, he was covered in dirt and so was she, but he still had the duffle bag and he looked at her "Why not"
