Breaking Out
(Steve POV)
When Steve found out Peggy died he was devastated, she besides Bucky was the last person of his time and that was a very hard blow...to learn that everyone he knew from his time was gone. She really meant a lot to him, she was the first person to tell him he could be more and believed in him. Even though he would have given anything for Iris to be at the funeral and was so touched that she wanted to be there for him and drop everything she had been working so hard for he didn't think it was a good idea, he didn't want her to feel uncomfortable in any way, I mean even he was going to feel uncomfortable. They are in such a good place right now that he didn't want anything to ruin that. So to save her that burden he chose to grieve and say goodbye alone. Sam was nice enough to go and support him but ultimately he needed to do it alone. But right after the funeral someone bombed the UN and it looked like Bucky did it, it was a very blurry footage, he knew he had to find him before anyone else did. He didn't believe it, he couldn't believe it, at least not until he talked to Bucky himself, if he did do it only he could bring him in, he didn't want anyone else being harmed. So that's when he rushed to Iris and had to sadly inform her about postponing the trip, he knew he was letting her down and he was very let down too, he wanting nothing more then to get away with her but he had to get him before it was too late. Like always she was so supportive and didn't complain even though he saw the hurt in her eyes but she put on a brave smile just for him, God he loved that woman!
After the events from the last few days from Peggy dying, the accords, finding Bucky (the only good thing that came out of this), becoming a fugitive, having to battle his fellow Avengers, having the few friends that did have his back end up in a very guarded and secluded prison called The Raft but most importantly having to fight his good friend Tony and letting go of his shield and turning away from being Captain America you could say Steve was going through more then he ever thought. He was now a full fledged fugitive, every government agency issued out for his arrest. He had to break out his friends, they were in there because of him. He hadn't talked to Natasha since she let him go after that disastrous airport battle. He comes out of the shadows and smirks at Sam. "What took you so long?" Sam asks with a smirk of his own.
"Well, this isn't exactly the most easiest place to find." He replies while breaking the lock, "I'll get Wanda, just keep going. We'll meet at our rendezvous point." He instructs, Sam nods his head and took off, he goes to Clint, he was about to let him out but Clint stops him by signaling with his hand.
"Thanks but I have to stay here. I can't uproot my whole family." He told him.
"I'm staying here too, I have a daughter to get back to." Scott chimes in.
"I'm so sorry about all this, it's my fault you guys are in here." He apologizes sincerely.
"Don't be, we knew what we were getting into. We'll be fine, you guys go." Clint commands. Steve was starting to leave, "and Captain America, it was an honor to serve with you." Scott said proudly, Steve gave a smile and nod and left to go get Wanda.
She's in a different area then the others are and he doesn't know where they are holding her. He does find her, before he opens the door he can see her in the little round window that was on the door. She's strapped up like an animal, she looks so defeated and it was heartbreaking to see. The second he opens the door and she sees who it is her frown changed to a huge smile. "Cap!" She whispers excitedly. He gets her free and helps her stand up.
"I'm sorry they put you in here," He whispers. "Go, Sam is already heading to the rendezvous point, you head there too. I'll meet you guys there." He informs her and she too nods her head and took off.
He hears alarms go off that indicates to him that they know he was there and broke them out. He can hear men are walking towards him but before they see him he goes into an empty room and hides in a little storage closet. When the coast is clear and is about to leave two men walk in the room, it was Thaddeus Ross and another man he didn't really know. "Shit," he mouths to himself.
"What do you mean they are all gone?" Ross shouts.
"Well, there not all gone, Barton and Lang are still here."
"I want them all found!"
"Have you called Stark?" The other man asked.
"Yes, the bastard put me on hold but now that Rogers is wanted by every government agency in the country have you gotten plan B all set up?"
"Yes, everything is ready with guards, phone taps and cameras." He answers.
"Good, as soon as Rogers goes to his little girlfriend we'll be ready for him."
"But how do we know this is going to work? Sir, what if he finds out that we're Hydra? He could tell someone, what if he tells Stark." The other man asks worryingly.
"Shut up you idiot! Why do you think I gave Zemo the idea to destroy the Avengers within?" Ross answers being very confident. Steve starts to look through his pockets and realizes he didn't bring his phone, he was worried before he snuck in that they had tapped his phone, he curses to himself that he has no way to record this. "No one will ever believe him now. They will never believe that Secretary of State is Hydra." He smirks, "he won't be able to get within 10 feet to anyone, I've made sure of that and now this little stunt just adds to his crimes even more. Look I already was able to get him and Stark to turn on each other, just imagine what else I could do."
"And the girl?" The other guy asked.
"She's going to help us capture him once and for all and do to him what Red Skull always wanted...being a killing machine, we'll have full control over him. Just imagine in it, having Captain America and the Winter Soldier as our loaded guns...at our beck and call! As for the girl, well we just wait for him to come to her."
"And after we capture him?"
"Oh come on, don't play dumb with me, we kill her (he evilly smiled) but not before she goes to Rogers or he goes to her." He commanded with a pointed finger, "she can't know she's being watched and since they are already there and I have already given the command to take her out after we capture him, nothing will stop us now." He finishes as they walked out. "Find Rogers!" He heard him shout.
Steve is lost for words, he can't believe it! All this time Ross was Hydra. He was behind everything, all the shit he has been through the last few days were because of him! Now Iris was is in danger, he wanted to ring his neck right then and there but he couldn't let Ross find out he was onto them. He has to go to her and get her out of there! It's raining cold and he's outside her apartment waiting for the perfect opportunity to get her out of there but as he's approaching he already starts to notice three men outside her apartment with their guns ready to draw. From his past experiences with Hydra he knows they never only have a few men to go after him, that there were more of them, he couldn't find them all, it was a trap. He suddenly can see her through her window, she's having a girls night with her friends, he really couldn't go get her now, more people were in danger. He could try to fight them off but he just couldn't risk Iris or her friends getting hurt. What if while fighting they did get the upperhand? He couldn't let that happen either. The only way to make sure she's safe is to stay away and take down Ross and Hydra once and for all. He takes a deep breath, "I love you, please don't hate me." He mouths as he continues watching her have fun.
He leaves right before one of the Hydra men looks in his direction. He left to go meet up with Sam and Wanda, when he gets to them he looks so defeated, broken and has the darkest look in his eyes. "What happened?" Wanda asked worriedly.
"We have to go." He simply said.
"Go where? What happened?" Sam responds, "Steve, what's the plan?" He stares at Sam and Wanda for a few seconds, they're very concerned, they just see pure darkness and rage. "We take down these fuckers once and for all."
Big twist! Ross being Hydra! I know in the movies Ross isn't Hydra but I can't stand him and have never trusted him at all! He had to still be a dick in Infinity War, here Cap and the others come to help fight Thanos and what does he do? Tell Rhodey to arrest them! So I decided to make him the big bad guy for this story.
