Chapter 11

The next week was spent driving through Europe to the next base that was in Luxembourg. The group had only been left with two options to get through to the next base, driving or walking, as the Allies armies couldn't get anything to them, not even a plane, it was too dangerous as they'd be going straight into Nazi territory. They'd only just managed to get a truck to use. Let's just say there are still some friend's within Nazi territory. For most of the journey they weren't stopped or even questioned but when they were Jo had to make quick use of her German and spin up some kind of lie. The lies changed each time but they still got them through the stoppings and questionings.

When they finally reached the base in Luxembourg they found it surrounded by a forest. Quickly they armed themselves before forming a line and walking slowly through the forest towards they base. They hadn't gone far from their ditched truck when Steve, who was in front, stopped and held up his hand. Immediately the all stopped and watched as he looked around the forest before quickly taking off his shield and chucking it into a tree. There was a grunt before someone fell out the tree and hit the ground hard next to Dum Dum Dugan's feet. Jo rolled her eyes before they started to walk again. Bucky had picked up Steve's shield and chucked at him who caught it easily. Not long after they came to a road with the sound of a vehicle coming closer quickly the all went behind a different tree to hide themselves from the vehicle when it came past. Before it was in sight Jim Morita turned to Jo.

"Jo give me a bomb," he hissed. Jo looked at him confused.

"Why?" she hissed back.

"Just give me a bomb!" he growled. Jo narrowed her eyes before going into the bag on her back and chucking him a bomb. Morita nodded to her and held the bomb tightly. Morita waited until the vehicle, which was a tank, was only a couple of feet away from them. Quickly he darted out from behind the tree and rushed in front of the tank. The rest of the team watched him wide eyed as he lay down in front of it letting the tank drive over him. Seconds later Morita jumped up and gave the group thumbs as the tank blew up behind him. Jo laughed and shook her head before looking to Bucky who was beside her.

"Is he crazy!?" she laughed.

"No he's just got guts," Bucky smirked. Morita walked back over to the group. When he came back Dum Dum and Bucky smacked him on the back before they carried on walking. They all knew that the explosion would have caught someone's attention and without having to agree quickly made their way away from the tank.

Five minutes later they arrived at the poorly protected base. Jo had thought after they had blown up the other base they would have better security but apparently not. Quickly she took off her backpack before handing it to Jacques Dernier. Jo waited until Cap motioned for her to go. When he did she ran past them and up behind the guard closest to them. As soon as she was up behind him she put her hand over his nose and mouth before dragging him backwards before snapping his neck. Dumping the body in some trees she moved onto the next guard doing the same to him. Once the two guards were dead and hidden she ran over to the short wall around the base quickly climbing it before disappearing over the top. Jo landed on the ground before running to hide behind the parked tanks. Carefully she peered out from behind the tank to see a couple of Hydra Agents walking between buildings not a care in the world. Smirking she looked to the gate to see another Agent that had fallen asleep against the wall next to him. Creeping forward she came up behind him before snapping his neck and jumping over him to the gate heaving the gate open. Slowly but surely the gate opened creaking as it went. Jo swore under her breath as cries in German came from across the buildings. Suddenly bullets were fire at her seconds later one hitting her arm. Jo growled but opened the gate a bit more before diving behind the tanks again. She knelt against it stumbling for her gun. By the time she got it out Hydra Agents appeared behind her.

"Einfrieren! Legen Sie Ihre Hände in der Luft! (Freeze! Put your hands in the air!)" the guard cried. Jo, whose back was to the guards, lifted up her hand that wasn't holding the gun. Quickly she put her gun under her other arm and shot the two guards. With her attention to the two guards she heard something behind her. Jo span round training her gun at the sound which just happened to be Bucky.

"Come on let's go!" he hissed, "The place is about to blow!" Jo nodded and jumped up. The pair ran out from behind the tanks bullets still being fired at them. They'd nearly made it out of the gate when Jo felt a bullet go into her leg. Jo screamed in pain before falling to the floor. Immediately she tried to get back up but a pair of arms lifted her up.

"Really? You get shot now," Bucky laughed before running away.

"I'm fine to walk!" she hissed.

"You'll only slow us down," Bucky countered. Jo sighed giving in to being carried. Bucky ran through the forest to their designated meeting place to see the rest of the team there and a few others who the recognised quickly as Hydra Agents. The three Hydra Agents had guns pointed at them and looked back terrified. Bucky put Jo down watching as she hobbled over to the men.

"Nicht gut Männer. Nicht gut. Wie wäre es so einfach machen wir Sie uns sagen, was wir wissen wollen, und wir werden Sie leben lassen (Not good men. Not good. How about we make this easy you tell us everything we want to know and we'll let you live)," Jo shook her head.

"Wenn Sie aus einem Kopf zu schneiden, zwei weitere an ihrer Stelle wachsen. Heil Hydra! (When you cut off one head, two more will grow in its place. Hail Hydra!)" one of the men cried. There was a visible crunch before foam started to come out of the three's mouths. The three men collapsed to the ground dead.

"Dam it. Cyanide," Jo groaned. They'd been warned about this. Why didn't they take persuasions?

"Never mind that, let's get those bullets out of you," Bucky muttered. Jo nodded before letting him remove the bullets.

Bucky had just got out the bullet in her arm when shouts came. The shouts were in English and not German. Confused they all grabbed their weapons and waited for whoever it was to come closer. When they did they all lowered their weapons when they saw who it was.

"Peggy?!" Jo gasped. Peggy smiled at them all before putting her gun back.

"We managed to set up a temporary camp a couple of miles away from here. Colonel Phillips wants you all there immediately for a check-up before he wants you on a three day break," Peggy told them.

"A break? As in a holiday?" Falsworth asked.

"Yes a 'holiday'" Peggy rolled her eyes.

"Didn't know we get holidays," Jo whispered to Bucky.

"Neither did I. Are you ok to walk?" he asked. Jo nodded before standing up and walking after the rest of the group. Eventually Bucky got annoyed at her walking so slow so he grabbed one of her arms and put it around his neck. Bucky half pulled half helped her a couple of miles to the base. When they reached it she was dragged into the medical tent.

"No! I said I'm fine I don't need medical attention!" she growled. The whole way to the tent. The nurses placed her on a bed which she kept on trying to get away from.

"Hey Mud Girl just let the nurses do their work," someone laughed from behind her. Jo turned to see Howard come into the tent.

"Howard!" she smiled, "You know I'm fine right?"

"Just let the nurses clean your wounds up alright?" Howard laughed.

"Fine…." Jo sighed, "But I am fine."

"Keep telling yourself that Mud Girl."

An hour later Howard had to go back to work leaving you to walk through the base. She was walking through the private rooms when one of the doors opened and out stepped Bucky.

"Hey Jo do you wanna speak to Steve?" Bucky asked.

"Nope!" she growled strolling past the room. Jo walked outside of the private rooms tent to the forest surrounding it. Sighing she walked over to the trees and sat on one of the lowest branches swinging her legs. She wasn't sure how long she'd been sitting out there for when Peggy came over to her. Peggy hopped onto the branch beside her.

"So… where are they sending us for our break?" Jo asked.

"You're going to Switzerland," Peggy told her. Jo nodded before looking back to the private rooms.

"Still not talking to him?" Peggy asked. Jo shook her head at this rate she didn't think she ever would.

"You'll get talking eventually. He wants to apologise Jo you just have to let him," she whispered. Jo sighed before looking away from her. She didn't want to believe it he would have tried harder to apologise to her if he really did want to. Anyway Switzerland for three day will be a well needed break but spending it with Steve might not make it a break at all.