"Rhodes. He has a high position in the army and just returned, his soldiers were heavily wounded. Makes sense now, after the information you gave me. I shall alert them. Thank you for your help. We should send the civilians to the mountains, Westside's. There are many caves, and it's far from the front lines." He looked at the Scarlett witch, before swiftly rummaging around his pockets, searching for a small phial. "Here. This should help against the pain. I know how annoying it can get."

"Thank you," Wanda smiled and took the vile, taking a sip and quickly feeling better.

"We'll make sure to get them out of here," Sharon nodded and the two rushed towards the yard, Maximoff already using her magic to surround the place in a field.

"Everyone, please, move quickly but calmly!" Carter called motioning with her hand towards the mountains, as the people obeyed.

"Tony, where are you going?" Pepper asked as she followed the Prince.

"The Stane. This has to stop," Stark answered. He saw what was happening our side and knew he was right. His 'uncle' was behind this.

Johan laughed so much he threw his head back.

"My dear Captain… Do you not realize what is happening around you? You have lost! You Kingdome shall soon be mine. Your people, lands and army shall be transformed. There is no 'we' in this world which can help you or your friend. The will of the people shall falter as they see you chained. Their beloved Captain. Despite what you did, they still love you. And when you are executed, they shall surrender to me," his eyes were gleaming with sadism.

"But perhaps I shall keep you alive… just so you can see your precious Kingdome BURN!"

"Don't… let him… get to ya," Bucky coughed up some blood after the whipping stopped.

"He's… scared…" his head was low and his hair fell on his face, but the smirk could not be missed.

"You should… know what a… man does when… he's scared…" a few more coughs, more blood.

"SILENCE!" that clearly hit a nerve, as Skull took his own whip which he used for the horse, to smack Barnes over his head, getting a nice crack, as the assassins' head was knocked to the side.

"I'll make sure you watch your friends execution you miserable whelp!" Red spit on the Winter Soldier, whose left side of the face was bleeding, but the smirk was still there.

"…I'll wait… for you in hell…"

"Yeah. A scared man does dumb, illogic things" Steve mumbled "just like cornered rat." He then looked at Barnes with a look that basically screamed 'Shut up already he's killing you and i won't survive seeing you die a second time, you idiot!' - mixed with worry.

Natalia locked her jaw and looked towards the canyon. She was worried, there was no denying that, but she had to believe. Just like Clint said – keep optimistic. Sadly, that's not her strong suit.

"If we go and try to save them, we'll fail and I'd never hear the end of it. Our only choice is to get back to the Iron and help the others. Sam, go with Clint. I have something I need to take care of," she put a hand on Wilson's shoulder and looked him in the eye.

"You're not going-" the Falcon opened his eyes wide.

"If I'm not back by the time the Reds get there… Keep the fight going until dawn. I promise to be there by then," she nodded and turned to Barton.

"I owe you. We all do. But I'm asking you for a favor," she paused for a second.

"If you can, free Rogers and Barnes. When people have someone to rely, behind, they can become an army," she explained before vanishing into the forest.

Clint raised an eyebrow skeptically. "I will try. Don't do something stupid. Barnes made very clear he would have my head if you die. And seriously, that guy is going to hunt me down anyway, whether he lives - and he will since we're thinking positive - or not, should something happen to you." He then turned around, heading to the direction of the town. "You commin' Sam?"

Thor had nodded at the fellow mage, and then left to go to the castle. "Rhodes, my friend. For a word." He led the other man into an empty room, and told him everything he knew.

"We need to get the soldiers here."

"...What's with the town?" Rhody, who was quite overwhelmed how deep this all went, asked.

"It's getting evacuated. I will get the Prince, Lady Pepper and Lady Jane."

"Right, I'll take my horse. It's the fastest one around. Should get me to the others quick," Rhodes nodded and rushed out towards the barn, but not before he noticed something was off in the main yard. The red energy and people so calmly walking around wasn't working.

"Hey, move it!" came a female voice as James turned.

"Sorry?" he blinked, not even sure what he was seeing.

"…why isn't it working on him?" Carter whispered to the witch before making her way to the Knight.

"Listen, it's not safe-"

"I know. I'm James Rhodes. Thor told me what's happening. I'm guessing you're the rebels. Thank you for the help," he offered a hand.

"Not really happy about it but hey! And where are you going?" Carter shook his head.

"Front lines. I can get to the knights there quickly."

"Good. We'll keep the fight here, here."

"Thank you."

"You-!" Skull hissed, whip raised again, until he slowly lowered his arm.

"I see what you're doing," a smile was on his face.

"Provoking me. Very sneaky…" he actually sounded impressed.

"But it won't work… You are too late… We have arrived," and as he spoke, the Reds exited the canyon and entered the Iron.

James opened his eyes as best he could and looked in shock. This was going too fast! He had to buy more time. Think, think, think-

He stopped trying when he saw how empty this side of the city looked like. There wasn't a single guard or sentry near, allowing the Reds unhindered access.

"Do you see now? Why I have already won this war," Schmidt smirked.

"There was no war you possibly could have won, Skull" Steve stated matter-of-factly, ignoring the pain in his wrists and basically everywhere in his body.

At least there were no civilians here...Hopefully the others had done their job in the town and got everyone to safety or...well, just did anything.

Though...if there were no civilians around, what would happen to Bucky and him?

Wilson was still a bit in shock and worry before hearing Clint.

"Yeah, coming! 'Please be careful Widow… Or Winters' gonna lose it…'" he knew what she was planning and didn't really believe it'd work, but it was their last option.

"So, got a plan or anything? Because I got nothing – that's usually someone else's job," the Falcon tried to find some humor in the situation.

"Well, no. Not really. Back when i was still in the army i was often used as a scout, or archer - i wasn't invited to the tents where the plans were made. And teaching archery doesn't really require plans" Clint answered, while running through the forest "So i guess we improvise? Look around the town and see where we can help? And when everyone's save, i will stay there and look for a way to get those two old men out there..."

"Right, sounds about right…" Sam nodded before the screams came to his ear.

"No…" he whispered, pushing past the forest and arriving outside only to see the Red had already invaded.

"We're too late!" his chest tightened as Wilson had no idea what to do.

Clint paled, but took a deep breath. "Breath, Sam." He instructed his (new) friend, who seemed close to a panic attack.

"We should see if Wanda and Carter are alright - you got any, don't know...connection to her or something? We need to know what's going on there, besides the obvious things. Like, are there people left and such things. And if they've already seen Barnes and Rogers. Also, they should leave the town too."

"R-Right-" Sam took a sharp breath and closed his eyes.

'Wanda! Wanda can you hear me?' he tried, hoping they were within range.

"Damn… It's not working…" he bit his lip and turned to the archer. And then he saw something move around on the outskirts of the wall.

"My God…" he whispered, seeing Rogers and Barnes chained to the Skull's horse.

Thor nodded, and turned around to find Prince Antony as soon as Rhodes had left. "Prince Antony!" the mage called and quickly caught up to both him and Pepper.

"Please, Prince. Flee from this castle to the caves in the mountains. The Red army is on its way, and our soldiers can't be here fast enough to grant your safety. Be assured that we will do everything to stop Stane."

"What? I'm not leaving! I don't care-!" Tony started, at first surprised but then angry. And when he heard the gates open, followed by screams and smelled fire, his eyes opened wide.

"They're already here."

"Tony! We need to get you out-" Pepper started until a knight used the bottom of his sword to hit her and knock her out.

"Pepper!" Stark called, seeing the man who attacked smirking.

"Lord Stane has sent for you," behind him were more men, each armed and ready to fight.

"Thor, stand aside, by order of your King Stane."

"You fools… too blind to see what is right before you," Skull smirked and stopped his horse.

"Now… ATTACK!" Schmidt yelled as his men called and charged forward.

Within a few seconds, they were at the wall and took out anyone who might have been near. A few seconds later, they pushed past the front gate and the Reds flooded the city.

"…Beautiful is it not?" Skull put his hands in the air as flames could be seen.

"You know, i would clap for you graciously taking over an empty and not guarded town, if my hands weren't chained" Rogers stated dryly. He felt ill, seeing that some of those few man who were still in the town were people he knew, trained, and fought alongside with.

"A victory is a victory Rogers. No matter the means," Skull smirked before taking a deep breath.

"Now… we should go and greet the city," he kicked his horse and it moved, dragging the two behind him.

'Fuck… this isn't good…' James hissed in his head, barely still conscious. He could hardly still see anything and his whole body was numb.

"Hey, Buck- focus on staying awake" Steve muttered low enough for only his best friend to hear. "You can't die again." He was close to pleading, no matter the situation, he would somehow manage as long as Buck was alive, but should he die, should Steve see him die again, he would give up.

"Almost done. Keep it up Wanda!" Sharon called before the gates were opened and she looked in horror as Reds got in.

Some of the guards and knights left heard what happened and came to try and stop it, but they were overwhelmed by the many numbers of the enemy.

"Wanda…" Sharon backed away and closer to her friend.

"I-I can't-" Maximoff spoke before the red field vanished and she fell to her knees.

"Damn it," the blonde bit her lip and quickly grabbed her friend, taking her out of the yard.

Natasha was running through the woods at top speed, almost flying across any roots.

"C'mon… where are you," she hissed and turned to the left sharply until she smelled smoke.

"Found you," she grinned and speed in that direction.

The mage frowned. It seemed like the Scarlett Witch couldn't keep the field up anymore, Pepper was knocked out and Tony was 'invited' to Stane by some guards. (At least Jane was safe in the mountains.)

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

So, the mage send a wave against the guards, some flashes cracking around him. "Stane is not my King."

The guards were clearly underestimating them when they thought they could stop him, as he send lightning between them. Thor lifted Pepper up and pulled Antony with him, while the guards screamed in pain and were distracted. He hurried through the castle to a hidden passage towards the mountains, contacting the witch.

'The castle is cleared, no civilians nor innocents are left there. Do you require help?'

"H-Hey!" Tony called as Thor grabbed him, but allowed himself to be carried none the less.

"Pepper? Pepper!" Stark checked the girl over, letting out a breath of relief as he felt a pulse.

"Thor, we can't leave! I know Stane is after me – but I can't leave. I don't want to be a coward!" the Prince was almost begging the wizard.

"Wanda, c'mon girl…" Sharon lightly shook the witch, who slowly opened her eyes.

"Y-Yes, I am here…" she muttered, sitting up and taking a few deep breathes.

That's when she heard someone's voice and closed her eyes.

'Thor! That's good. But we're not leaving. Our friends should be arriving soon,' she told the Odinson back, biting her lip as it hurt her head.

Romanoff jumped into the clearing, not caring they saw her.

"Hold!" came a female voice as Nat put her hands in the air.

"I'm not here to fight Sif," the assassin spoke clearly as the said woman came closer.

"Widow? Why are you here then?" behind Sif were three men, one big and fat, the second small and serious and the third tall and amused.

"I need help," she admitted, taking the four by surprise.

"And what would that be?" the tall one came forth.

"I want Loki," her eyes were dead serious as the four shared a look.

"You must be mad!" the fat one was still in shock.

"I'm desperate. I could also use your help," she shrugged and lowered her arms.