Cassidy was silent the whole ride to the embassy, or wherever the hell they were taking them. Steve sat next to her, refusing to glance her way, guilt eating away at him for he even being in this position in the first place.
She was vaguely aware of a conversation happening with T'Challa, who she was surprised as fuck to see as the cat man, and Steve. She was too worried about Bucky. What were they going to do with him? Probably lock him away and she'd never see him again.
No. That wouldn't happen. She'd do whatever she had to do to break him out and they'd run, and if Steve didn't want to come with them then to hell with him. It was time that he started putting his soulmates first once in a while.
She was dragged out of the truck by an officer and into the building and they were led into a large room and Cassidy saw Bucky in what looked like a giant glass cage, very securely strapped in.
"Bucky." She whispered. She tried to go to him but the officer behind her yanked her back into place next to Steve and she could see Bucky struggling against his restraints.
Three people walked toward them, one being Sharon. "What's gonna happen him?" Steve asked.
"Same thing that ought to happen to you. Psychological evaluation and extradition." The man told them.
"This is Everett Ross, Deputy Task Force Commander."
"See that their weapons are placed in lockup. We will write you a receipt." They watched two men walk past them with Steve's shield and Sam's wings.
"I better not look out the window and see someone flying around in those." Sam warned. They were led to what looked like a conference room and Tony looked relieved to see her. He hung up the phone and crossed his arms over his chest.
"What the hell is the matter with you? You literally signed the Accords less than 48 hours ago and you're already arrested?"
Cassidy looked down, she hated being scolded like a child. "Tony you don't understand."
"Yeah I do, you found your other soulmate, and guess what? He's wanted for murder." He told her. She flinched slightly and walked past him; into the room they had waiting. She flung herself into a chair and smacked her head down on the table. This was a disaster.
How many more people can she piss of today?
They were watching Bucky from the conference room, a doctor was coming in to talk to him, some kind of psychiatrist. Sharon came in and turned the audio on the monitor so they could hear what was going on.
"I'm not here to judge you, I'm just here to ask you a few questions." The doctor told Bucky. "Do you know where you are James? I cant help you if you don't talk to me James."
"My name is Bucky." Cassidy's head shot back up from where it was on her arms when she heard his voice. He sounded so broken. Steve turned to the photo that had been released of Bucky after the bombing in Vienna.
"Why release this photo in the first place?" He asked. Sharon shrugged her shoulders.
"To get the word out quicker?"
'Right. It's a good way to flush a guy out of hiding. Set off a bomb, get your picture taken. Get seven million people looking for the Winter Soldier."
"You're saying someone framed him to find him?" Sharon asked. It would make sense, especially if Hydra wanted him back.
"Steve we looked for this guy for two years, and we got nothing." Sam told them.
Steve shook his head. "We didn't bomb the UN. That turns a lot of heads."
"Yeah, but that doesn't guarantee that whoever framed him would get him." Sharon said. Cassidy's blood froze, the wheels in her head turning.
"No, but it guarantees we would." She said, looking back up at the monitor.
"Tell me Bucky." The Doctor said. "You've seen a great deal haven't you?"
"I don't wanna talk about it." Bucky told him. She wanted to be down there with him. He shouldn't be in some cage like an animal.
"Don't worry. We only have to talk about one."
The power went out in the building and everyone started looking around. Cassidy stood up and absentmindedly reached for her gun that wasn't there. She and Steve looked to Sharon and she nodded.
"Sub level five, east wing." They took off, Sam following behind them. If this was Hydra, and it probably was, because why the hell not, they needed to get to Bucky and fast. Steve reached the wing first and when Cassidy got there, she covered her mouth when she saw the carnage. There were at least a dozen bodies on the floor.
They heard someone call for help from the room that Bucky had been kept in. Cassidy was the last to enter, and she saw Bucky out of the corner of her eye, but didn't have time to react as he attacked Sam.
"Bucky stop!" She screamed. They each took turns hitting him, and it was clear the doctor that had been in here had done something because this wasn't Bucky.
He threw Sam on the ground and pushed Cassidy out of his way, knocking her to the floor, before going after Steve. She rolled over to check on Sam and the doctor ran out of the room. Once they were standing, Sam went after the doctor and Cassidy ran back upstairs to find Bucky and Steve.
She found him in the cafeteria and ducked as Tony got thrown over her head. She watched Sharon and Nat get taken down and he stood, looking at her. She really did not want to do this. She took a big breath and walked toward him, ducking at his first punch, but his second one got her in the stomach. She went to punch him, but he grabbed her arm with his metal hand, squeezing it, and she was sure something in her wrist was broken. He picked her up by her throat and threw her across the room, landing her on a table.
Black spots clouded her vision as she rolled over and tried to stand. She needed to find Steve. Bucky was gone and when Sam got up there, they ran outside to see everyone in a panic. Cassidy bent down and picked Steve's jacket up with a shaky hand.
"Damn it." Sam said.
They heard a crash and she looked up to see a helicopter crash into the top of the building. She could vaguely see Steve outside it, then a metal hand shot out of the window, grabbing his neck. She watched in horror as the helicopter went over the edge and into the water, and she took off running.