Making A Deal
(Steve POV)
Steve doesn't know how Hydra found out about Maria being their spy but they did, they attacked and tried to kill her, luckily she got away. He wasn't sure but he had to assume they set up their last mission and followed him. He was completely off guard when that Hydra soldier attacked him. Iris had stopped him from getting shot...or worse. He was quite shocked and very confused that they were trying to kill him, as far as he knew they wanted him alive to brainwash him, are they just getting desperate now?
If they had killed him that was one thing but they were also tried to kill Iris and they almost did. When he saw that gun fire and she fell down, he thought she was going to die, luckily it only grazed her side. He was someone that normally wouldn't kill but when it came to Iris he resorted to deadly violence. He gently picked her up bride style and left the cabin before anyone else came. Maria told him about another cabin that use to be a safehouse for Shield and that's where he went. He bandaged her wounds and wouldn't leave her side until she woke up.
After he talked to her and she fell back to sleep he couldn't stop thinking about how close she was to dying, this was the second time. He could not put her in danger any longer, this had to stop but knew it never would. He took a deep breath walked outside to have some privacy and made a phone call he didn't want to make but knew he had to, it's dialing.
"Secretary Ross, you better be calling to tell me the job is finished."
"What job would that be? Killing my girlfriend?" He only says.
"Rogers?" He snarls.
"I'm sorry, were you expecting someone else...because if you were I'm afraid he won't be answering your call...he's kind of dead."
"You son of a bitch!"
"You will not stop at nothing to brainwash me, are you?"
"I have no idea what your talking about, I want to find you because you are a wanted man, your a fugitive, a traitor." Ross says with confidence.
"I'm the traitor? Cut with the bullshit, I know everything."
"Rogers, I have no idea what your talking about...but you do have one point...I will stop at nothing to find you."
Steve was hoping he would give himself away when he called but he wasn't falling for it. He can tell that Ross is starting to get suspicious and is going to hang up at any moment. He knows it's time to do something that is dangerous and very risky, Iris is not going to like this but it was the only solution that would finally free her from all of this.
"You want me so bad? Fine, let's meet." Steve suddenly suggests, "just me and you."
"You want to meet? You think I'm stupid? How do I know this isn't a trick?"
"You don't...but this is the only time I am going to make you this offer, are you going to meet me or not?"
"...Fine, just you and me."
He gives Steve the address and they hang up. He goes inside her room and leans down in front of her, he strokes her head softly, "don't worry Iris...you'll be safe now..." He whispers, she stirs a little bit by his touch, "I love you." He very softly sighs as he kisses her forehead gently.
He walks out and he sees that Sam and Natasha finally arrived, he gives them a little smile. "Is she okay?" Natasha asked.
"Yeah, she's fine." He softly answers.
"Maria will be underground for a little while but will keep in contact with us." Sam informs him.
"Okay..." Steve replies. "Guys...I need to go somewhere...please stay with Iris...protect her."
"Steve...what are you going to do?" Natasha asks suspiciously.
"Nothing...just I have to go somewhere."
"I'll go with you." Sam blurts out starting to walk to him.
"No...I gotta do this alone...Iris needs you more then I do right now...just please take her of her." He softly pleads.
"Okay...we won't leave her side." Natasha replied still unsure of Steve's choice to go alone.
"Thanks...thanks for everything you've done."
"Steve...are you okay?" Sam asked suspiciously.
"Yeah...I'm fine, I'll be back soon." Steve responds not sure if he is lying or not, giving them both a little hug.
Steve drives 3 hours away to meet Ross, he's emotionless the whole way...he's numb...he just thinks about Iris the whole time. He knows this could be a trap, he knows its risky and he could die but it was finally time to get the evidence that they need and he was going to get it and make sure it lead to Iris being safe, same with Sam and Natasha. He comes into a empty warehouse, he sees Ross standing in the middle of the room all by himself.
"Finally..." Ross spoke with a smile. "You came alone?"
"Yes, just like I promised."
"Good." Ross grins as they walk up to each other. "Take out all your weapons." Ross demands. Steve angrily pulls out his guns and knife that was in his back pockets.
"Are you so desperate to brainwash me that you would kill innocent people?" Steve asks.
"Oh Rogers, we are way passed brainwashing you. Why do you think my guy was trying to kill you tonight?" He snarls, "after everything you've done...killing my men, taking down my bases and destroying everything that I rebuilt. I want you dead and I will do anything even killing your precious girlfriend." Ross glares.
"I'll never let that happen..."
"We will find her...it's just a matter of time...but until we get her...there are other people we can get to first..."
"What the hell does that mean?" Steve angrily asked.
"Oh...her little friends...yeah we know about them...and up until now I've left them alone... but that could always change." He evilly grinned. "...That is unless you willingly come with us."
Steve knew that he really would do anything to get his revenge. Steve knew it was just a matter of time before he tried to kill her again...and now her friends were in danger too, the only two people that are like family to her. In that moment he knew what he had to do.
"...How about we make a deal?" He speaks after a few minutes.
"I'm listening."
"You leave Iris, her friends and my friends alone...and I will go with you..."
"I'm not falling for it Rogers." Ross said with an eye roll, he even looks around to make sure that Steve is indeed alone and this isn't a trap.
"I'm serious...kill me and spare them..."
"...You won't fight back?" Ross asked with a smirk.
"No." Steve just says.
"You've got a deal, I will leave your girlfriend alone."
"And my friends...that includes Iris' friends."
"...Yes...hers and your friends." Ross agrees. Ross whistles and 5 men with guns surrounds him, "tie his hands." Ross instructs as two men tie Steve's hands behind his back, Steve doesn't try to stop it, he's keeping his word. "Before we finish this...we're going on a little trip first." Ross revealed with a smile.
They shove a bag over Steve's head and knock him out by punting him in the head with the butt of a gun. When he comes to he can tell that they were in some sort of jet and were in the air for a while, he obviously couldn't tell for how long but eventually they pull him out and they take the bag off his head. They were standing by a bridge and he immediately knows exactly where they were.
"Do you recognize this place?"
"Of course I do, I could never forget Germany." He spoke with a smile, Ross backhands him in the face.
"This is the exact spot where you were responsible from us taking back our ship! You have no idea the trouble you caused me that night you son of a bitch!" He backhand slapped him again.
"So there was something on that ship that proved you were Hydra?" Steve asked.
"Yes, you forced us to destroy everything!" Ross snarls while Steve just smirks.
"I'm just glad the last two years wasn't a complete waste." Steve firmly glared as Ross backhands him a third time, Steve spits a little bit of blood from his mouth. "How long have you been Hydra? Since you helped create Abomination?"
"Long before then." He answers with a grin, "I will eventually find and get my hands on Banner too."
"Good luck with that." Steve rolls his eyes as Ross glares at him.
"Finish it!" He shouts to his men.
All 5 men surround Steve and start beating him up, all taking turns kicking his face and body. Steve's hands are still tied behind his back, he's not trying to fight back. He's on his knees and sees Ross nod his head as one of his men stands in front of him and shoots him 3 times then all 5 men pick him up and shove him off the bridge into the freezing river, Ross looks down and watches him drift to the water below. "I finally got you!" Ross evilly smiles.
"Are we going after his girlfriend sir?" One of the men asked.
"No...I always keep my word, besides with him gone she's useless now, she won't be a problem at all."
"But she could go to the CIA or Stark?" One of the men worried.
"Believe me, no one is going to listen or believe someone so useless." He said confidently. "Plus without him interfering now we can finally rebuild everything he destroyed." He smiles, "let's go before someone sees us."
Oh no! He sacrificed himself! Is he dead? Could it be true?
