Hello my ever lovely peeps!

So unlike the other chapters, this one might be just a bit shorter, due to what it's going to be about. Namely how Xero and Gudako know about HYDRA and Bucky. So it'll more or less be a short chapter, shading light on a few things and what not. Not much to say, other then i don't own Marvel or Fate.

So please read, review and "What the fuc-BOOM"

Chapter 12: Revelations

The moment Nick Fury, the one eyed annoyance in Tony's life, opened his mouth the elder Stark had only two thoughts:

The first one being, how and why did JARVIS let Fury his sidekick, miss stabby pants and whoever the other guy was, into his penthouse.

Again.

Especially when his son was having a small breakdown and Tony felt like he was going to get some answers to what is going on with his son and Mr. Metal Arm. Second thought was, he was certain one eyed willy was going to say "Jedi scum" or something along those lines, after Xero's snarky response. Personally Tony was mentally cheered his son on for such a clever response.

"Nick Fury, why are you here?"

Jeanne asked, her tone stiff and controlled as she silently stepped inbetween the two Stark's and Fury's little group. It was obvious to everyone, the Ruler expected a small fight to break out. Fury merely raised an eyebrow at the blonde's defensive actions but he did take note how quickly she was to jump to Xero's defense. A thought he'd file away for later.

"I'm here cause someone thought it be a good idea to have a mexico shoot out on the highway."

"Wasn't me."

Came Xero's quick response, despite now having a massive headache form his breakdown. Losing control of his emotions like that was something he never did normally, because he couldn't afford too. As one of the only master's of Chaldea, it was up to him to ensure humanity's future and he wasn't going to let Gudako handle that kind of pressure alone. So Xero mastered his emotions, so he could also have a clear head and stay clam in whatever situation he found himself in. He couldn't afford to break, otherwise the battle for humanity's future could have been lost.

He could count on his hands the number of times he had cried since his mother's death. Reality is cold and cruel, just like the world and Xero wouldn't let Gudako face it alone. But he'd be lying if he said it didn't feel good to let out his emotions, his sadness and let someone else carry his burdens. Sure he had his Servants for that and he did confined in them, but he never lost face.

If a commander, no if a leader broke down and let his emotions control his every action, then how can his troops trust him?

Breaking down and crying was a luxury, Xero wasn't allowed to have as he was a leader. A leader was someone who needed to remain unmovable, incorruptible and if a tidal wave smacked dab into him, he HAD to remain standing. Cause that's what it means to be a leader, someone everyone can rely on and trust not to break down. A harsh fact but like many other things, Xero learned to deal with it.

He wasn't going to allow Gudako to bear that burden, despite she herself being a master. Despite being only a year younger, the girl wasn't ready for the harshness that came to begin humanity's savior. She was only a first generation magi after all and she wasn't even aware she was a magi till she came to Chaldea. Despite her wide eyed and cheery personality, he could see the girl was very sacred and confused at the situation she found herself in.

Thus, he took it upon himself to help her and with Dr. Roman's help, along with director Olga's support they made a magi out of her. While no one near as powerful as himself, she certainly ranked clear above other magi's. In the process he became the leader of humanity's last hope for survival and became Gudako's adopted older brother.

So yeah, he wasn't allowed to cry or just general push his problems onto other people.

No matter what his Servants, Gudako or friends would say otherwise.

At least that's what he believed and even after nearly two years, after the battle for humanity's survival had been won, he still had his mind in that mindset. Discovering that his mother truly did love him, making very questionable decisions to save him form his sealed fate and a super hero father has clearly effected him more then he ever thought.

Xero now had someone else he could depended on and not because of some magical contract either. Someone he knew he could always count on and while all his Servants, loyal and brave as they were, weren't what he'd called parent martial. Some he would but not for someone like him, as only Da Vinic could keep up with him in terms for smarts and challenge him in that arena.

The point is it felt nice to have a father in his life.

It felt really good.

Man, now he could clearly see why some of his child Servants wanted a parent figure. Because it was a very nice feeling to have someone love you unconditional and for no other reason then because they loved you for you.

So yeah, it felt really nice.

As for the elder Stark, Tony had to once again restrain the need to laugh. Yep, Xero's definitely his kid alright. Only a Stark would come up with such quick and witty remark. Much like himself but this wasn't the time, nor the place.

No matter how funny it was.

"Really?"

Came Fury's dry response with a raised eyebrow,"Then pray tell, who's idea was it?"

"Well, i'm not a genius like Xero is, but i think it was the cops."

Eddie decide to butt in on the conversation, trying to help his younger friend,"Even though they weren't really cops but bad guys dressed as cops, started playing bumper cars with us. Oh and shooting at us too. So, i think it's fair to say they started it."

"Totally there fault."

Gudako added helpful, as she edge away a little, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire. She loved her Onii-chan very much but Fury scared her and why shouldn't he? He was 6'2 foot tall, dark skinned, bald and had an eyepatch over his right eye. Plus he wore a completely black outfit, with a trench coat, shirt, pants and combat boots.

He was very scary looking to the girl, despite all she had seen and done.

"Oh really? I wouldn't have guessed, seeing that there was a whole bunch of corpse's dressed in police uniforms all over the road."

Came Clint's own snarky response, as he eyed each and everyone of them, his sharp eyes sizing them all up,"Though i do find it interesting, that none of them are register at any police data bank or station. Hell, no one even recognize's them. All but that Ghost Story."

"Ghost story?"

Pepper asked in confusion, as Coulson brought out his phone and after a few keystrokes, brought up a blurry picture of Bucky.

"This man. While many in our department believe he's nothing more then a ghost story, those that do believe he exists call him The Winter Soldier. A ghost that has killed many people in the past fifty years. Agent Romanoff here, has in fact fought the Winter Soldier before."

"And you got very lucky, to get away alive."

Natasha finished, subconscious tracing the scar she acquired form the assassin. Tony raised an eyebrow, while Gudako asked,"Wait. You've faced him before?"

The older redhead nodded,"I have. To put it bluntly, i was lucky he was only going for his target and not me otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation."

"And HYDRA has been behind them all."

The SHIELD agents stiffened at hearing the name, as Xero slowly got to him feet. Rubbing his red rimmed eyes, he tried to quell the growing headache he felt to no avail. As he got up and tried to walk, he nearly tripped had Tony not caught him in time,"You going to be okay, kiddo?"

Tony asked, concern clear in his tone as Xero merely waved it off.

"I will be. Just...tried is all."

"Master..."

The teen stiffened at Jeanne's voice, her tone one of suspicion and narrowed eyes only made it worse,"How much sleep did you get last night?"

"Ummm..."

Xero felt a little sweat go down his face, as Jeanne's glare burned a hole in his head. The master of Chaldea was known for overworking himself to the point of collapsing, all the while neglecting his need to sleep and eat. Just last night was one such night, where simply couldn't get any sleep and by the time he did all it did was make sure he saw one of Assassin EMYIA's memories.

"Father only slept for three hours."

Altera said, as she appeared in a sliver light in her child form. Xero shot the dark skinned girl a look of betrayal, barely his Servant for a week and already tattling on him? Where was the loyalty?!

"Wait three hours?"

Pepper asked in confusion and concern, as she looked form Altera to Xero,"Is that normal for you?"

"I don't sleep most nights."

Was his only response, as Olga suddenly shoved a drinking cup in his face, with a stern look on her face and said,"Drink."

Xero just stared at Olga, as she stared back for a few seconds, before he sighed and did as he was told. He knew full well that it was a sleep potion, meant to knock someone out as it was made for those with sleep deprivation. Or in this case, himself. Wordless Altera went to Xero, grabbed his hand and gently pulled him away form Tony and steered him to his own room, just across form his father's.

"So, what did you just give him?"

Tony asked, seeing his son get dragged to his room by the small girl,"Some sort of sleep potion thingy?"

"Yes."

Olga deadpan, making Tony do the same. Though it seemed Clint didn't like beginning ignored and said,"So...anyone going to tell us what just happened?"

Everyone looked at him and by that extension, Fury's group. Seeing as he had everyone attention, Clint talked again.

"Really, are we just chopped liver here? Just ignoring us is kinda rude and what's this about HYDRA being behind the Winter Soldier's attacks? In case you didn't get the memo, HYDRA died with the Red Skull."

"It didn't."

Eddie finally spoke up, making the three agents look at him, as Fury stayed silent with a stoic look on his face and an unreadable look in his eyes. Oh umm... EYE.

"Those people who chased us, the one i talked to made it quite clear that HYDRA is not only alive but well."

Eddie said, as Gudako spoke,"And what's worse is that they've taken Buck and turned him into their own personal assassin. Bastards."

"Just how do you know that?"

Natasha suddenly said, the older redhead had stayed silent up until that point. Her sharp eyes locked on the younger redhead, with a sudden intensity making Gudako flinch,"You and Xero said you KNEW Barnes would never WILLINGLY do HYDRA's bidding. The war was seventy years ago and either you are lying or you look good for a seventy year old woman."

"Crap."

Gudako thought to herself, knowing full well she just put herself in the spotlight and they all looked like they wanted answers. Answers she couldn't give without revealing...certain things. She couldn't say somethings about it, but if she didn't she'll either sound insane or they simply won't believe her and they'll dig further and find out what she's hiding.

"Oh man, how do i do this?"

Gudako thought to herself, feeling a bead of sweat roll down her face. Natasha had focused on some of the keywords she used and now the super spy was using that fact against her, to get information out of her. The Black Widow was trained to finding out as much info as possible and Gudako had just hung herself. The older redhead had merely pulled the rope.

"Mistress, i have an idea."

One of Gudako's Caster's spoke, Zhuge Liang aka Waver Velvet, a five star Caster and a former master of the fourth holy grail war spoke up. Something the girl was grateful for more and was willing to listen to him. The three agents, plus three civilians noticed how Gudako's eyes seemed to glaze over, meaning she was talking to someone.

Fury had stayed silent throughout the exchange, his mind working a million miles a minute with all the new information he gained in the past year. All it did was make him realize that many of his fears had been realized. When Stark's son started killing off SHIELD agents, they'd feared the Grimm Reaper had gone to the darkside but upon realizing they were working against SHIELD, made the dark skinned director take a closer look at things.

What he found had disturbed him greatly.

He wouldn't have believed it if he didn't see it with his one good eye, but the truth was staring him the face. HYDRA was back and it had been growing and feeding off of not only SHIELD but many other organizations.

Both legal and illegal.

What's worse, Fury had suspected their enemies had worked their way into the highest forms of government. That is not to say, President Matthew Ellis, was HYDRA but some of his advisors were. What made it worse, was Fury is beginning to believe Alexander Pierce, head of the World Security Council wasn't just a HYDRA agent.

But the current LEADER of HYDRA.

But all Fury had as evidence to the contrary, was purely a gut feeling. He didn't survive as long as he had and become head of SHIELD by solely relying on his gut. While, yes it had certainly saved his ass more then once and even helped prevent disaster it wasn't just his gut alone that did it. He knew he had to be smart about this and one wrong move, could spell disaster for everyone.

And many civilians would be caught in the crossfire.

That was one of the reasons why, he not only wanted the Avengers Initiative un-scrapped but to add even MORE people to it then originally planned. He had been secretly filing more and more people for it and could only hope his plan would work. The world was filling up with people who can not only do incredible things but they can't be matched. Not to mention one of the world's most dangerous organizations being, not only alive but more deadly then ever, only drove home to how much the world needed The Avengers.

If formed, the Avengers would not only be able to fight the battles, the Earth never could but Fury can let them run wild and take down those he REALLY wished he could but couldn't. The ones who had slink their way into positions of power and gained enough power and friends they couldn't be touched by legal channels. That fact really pissed Fury off.

No, being protected by many powerful people, military leaders and politicians had enraged Fury to no end. But the Grimm Reaper had not only killed many of them, he'd proven they aren't as untouchable as they think they are.

It was for that fact, Fury both admired and feared the Reaper. Admired, cause he proven he didn't care who or what you are, if you abuse you're power you WILL pay the price for it. But that was a double edge sword, as IF the Reaper ever turned to the darkside, Fury honestly didn't know if anyone could stop him. He was that powerful and laws meant nothing to him.

Not to mention he always wore a mask, so his real face and identify were hidden form all.

Hence why he had SHIELD agents tailing the Grimm Reaper.

The Scythe wielder had come across all of the new, promising candidate's for the Avengers Initiative and quite a few of them, made his boss's sweat a bit, even if they tried to hide it. Given the fact one of them was once a member of Task Force X, who chose to walk away only reinforced their demands to have the program scrapped. Never the less, the fact many of them and their past's were a complete mystery only made Fury even more paranoid then normal.

Which was an amazing feat in on itself and drove home to Fury that they, no the world itself needed The Avengers.

While they had found Captain Rogers frozen in the ice, who was shockingly enough still alive, Fury knew he could have lead the Avengers. While he wasn't originally a candidate given they believed him to be dead, Coulson thought he be the prefect person to lead the Avengers.

But Fury disagreed.

The Captain was a good man, a smart man but he's also a soldier out of time. He has no knowledge of the current time period and Fury was betting all his chips on something even riskier:

He planned to have the Grimm Reaper be the leader of The Avengers.

While his agents tailed him, they had spoken to the many people he helped, befriended and talked too. Those who he had helped and talked too had shown a shocking amount of loyalty to a man, they hardly knew anything about. Those that did know who he really was, keep a tight lip when it came to regarding information about him. Thankful Agent Thirteen had managed to get the info on WHY he inspired such loyalty in people.

"He's like gravity. No matter how hard you fight it, he just pulls you in."

That fact also made him VERY dangerous as well. A man should be judge by his deeds, not for his belief's or abilities, SHIELD was created to not only protect the world but give any man, woman or child the protection no one else could provide. It shouldn't matter if you're human, enhanced or even alien. All beings who were cursed with abilities and powers, often found themselves hunted by those who desire power.

Someone will ALWAYS desire power and many won't let anyone try to stop them, form trying to obtain it.

Case in point, when General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross had chased Doctor Banner all over the world. Costing not only the US over a million dollars worth in damage and military equipment but tax payer money as well. He even costed the lives of A LOT of good soldiers and got many innocent people caught in the crossfire. Not that he ever payed for any of it, much to Fury's anger and frustration.

Fury was a man who made difficult choice's no one else wanted to make. He has seen war, been in plenty of firefights and seen many things. He had a strong stomach but even his turned at the thought of killing innocent people.

So yeah, he hated Ross almost as much as he hated the people who protected him form prosecution.

Maybe even more.

So when he learned that Stark not only had a son, but that said son was the Grimm Reaper, he was torn behind relief and despair. Relief, despite him being a complete pain in the ass, Stark was a good man and he would ensure his son stay on the right path. Stark created his armor in order to clean up the mess he created with his weapons but in the process, saved innocent people. That, was something Fury could respect and seen the man risk his life for others. Tony Stark might be a egotistical, smart ass with too much money and a big mouth, but he was a good man underneath all that.

You just had too look hard enough to find it.

However he felt pure despair, cause now there were TWO Stark's. That alone would raise the threat level as he can already tell, the boy was just as smart and chaotic as his father.

Not to mention he had some sort of summoning power, only made it worse.

They had no information on him and as such, Fury had no idea how many he could summon or what they can do. This made Xero dangerous, as SHIELD had little next to nothing on Stark Jr.

Having the right information could mean the difference between life and death.

But now wasn't the time, as everyone was looking at the younger, who sighed and finally spoke,"Well guess there's no point in hiding it. Me and Onii-chan were recruited by an organization called Chaldea. We have a unique and special power that allows us to summon legendary heroes of the past, known as Servants. The reason why, is because someone was for a lack of a better word, messing with the timeline. To the point by the year 2016, humanity would cease to exist."

That made everyone look at the girl with wide eyes and jaws dropped.

"The hell?!"

Clint nearly fell over in shock,"The hell are you talking about?!"

"Sigh, it means someone fucked with history so bad, that humanity would fall apart by 2015 and ultimately destroy ourselves. Thus, by the year 2016 humanity, we as a species would cease to exist."

"So there are more people out there, with similar abilities to you?"

Coulson asked, as Gudako shook her head,"No. Chaldea recruited all those capable of summoning and during the briefing of our mission to save humanity's future, we were betrayed."

"Betrayed? By who? Who would want to end all human life on Earth?"

Pepper asked, as Gudako didn't answer as she wiped a lone tear away form her eye.

"Doesn't matter. All you need to known, is that me and Onii-chan were all that was left. Along with a hand full of Chaldea workers, the director and Dr. Roman. We went through various timelines trying to fix human history and during our final days in Chaldea, our last mission was to ensure Cap defeat HYDRA."

"Cap?"

Tony asked, with a raised eyebrow,"As in Captain America? That Cap?"

"The one in the same."

Gudako said, as she smiled fondly at remembering the good captain,"The stories about him weren't exaggerated. He was kind and just, if it wasn't for him we were have certainly lost."

Tony grumbled a bit, but said nothing. Growing up he had heard all about how amazing Captain America was form his father and he was in no mood to hear more of it. Despite this, he was really intrigued by the concept of time travel. Despite he wanted to write it off and call Gudako on it, he knew the girl was avoiding using the M word. It was quite obvious neither Xero nor Gudako wanted anyone else to know about magic and it didn't take long for Tony to understand why.

So he kept his mouth shut, no matter how much he wanted to let it run. If nothing else, this would build up even more trust between him and his son, through Gudako and helping her keep their dirty little secret. Even as Coulson looked at Gudako with a critical eye, as if he was trying to figure something out. The stoic man then gained a look of shock and realization, as his mouth hung open.

"No way...it can't be."

"Coulson?"

Everyone looked at the balding man, as he quickly reached into his jacket to pull out,"Are those...trading cards?"

Gudako asked in confusion, as the agent held up a card that had three people on it. Captain America with two hooded strangers. One was taller then the other one, as the shorter one had a simple red cloak and hood that shadowed their face. The taller of the two, had a black tarted cloak with holes in it and was ripped at the ends.

"Yes, these are my Captain America trading cards in near mint condition. It took a while for me to collect them all but it was wroth it."

Phil said, in a very proud tone and his eye lighten up as he spoke. But then they narrowed, as he pointed to the shorter of the three people,"But you...this is you isn't it? YOU'RE Orthopox, aren't you? And Xero is Crypto."

The redhead stayed silent, as everyone looked at her with wide eyes. The girl merely stayed silent, as the truth had come out in full force and she didn't even bother to hide that fact.

"Yeah, those were the names we went by during the war."

Despite having figured it out, Phil couldn't help but gap like a fish and who could blame him? One of his own personal idols/heroes was sitting not five feet form him.

"I think you broke him."

Clint said with a light laugh. It was funny to see the normally controlled and stoic man doing an impression of a fish.

"Well that aside, that doesn't explain why my son thinks it's his fault, this 'Bucky' fell to his death or whatever."

Tony said, seeing as Agent looked like he wasn't going to answer for a while, as he stared at Gudako with a star-struck gaze. That made Gudako sigh, as she leaned back into the coach and looked at the ceiling,"Alright. It was 1945, a mouth before the final assault, German scientist Arnim Zola was on his way to met Red Skull, when Steve, Xero and myself went to intercept them."

Flashback: Year 1945

"Oh man, looks like they've hit the gas. Wherever their going, they want him there and fast."

One of Steve's scouts said, as he looked through a pair of binoculars. They were on a snowy mountain top, just above a rail track. Quickly approaching their position and it was fucking moving.

"Better get moving then."

Captain America said,"Otherwise were'll be bugs on a windshield."

"Well then, better get moving bugs."

Mr. Bowler Hat guy said, grinning as he looked at the two cloaked figures,"Hey Orthopox, Crypto you sure you two are up for this? This isn't like one of those normal battle fields, can't just jump everywhere and move around. You get only one spot and only one way forward."

"Funny."

Crypto said dryly,"Just because we jump and run around all the time, doesn't mean we can't face them head on. Personal i think they aim for you more then they do any of us. Probably trying to knock that dumb blower hat off, i should known. I've been trying to do it since day one."

"Ha, ha. Very funny. You're just jealous that it makes me look good."

Dum Dum Dugan aka Mr. Bowler hat guy said with a smirk on his face. All the while subconscious touching it, wondering if his friend was speaking the truth as HYDRA troops DID tend to aim for him more then anyone else.

Maybe Crypto was onto something.

"Never the less, it's better to let them think we only have a certain way to attack and them trying to prepare for that."

Crypto said, finishing his train of thought, as a chirpy voice spoke up.

"Only for them to be shocked and surprised, when we attack a different way."

The red one, Orthopox said in a cheerful voice. The others shook their heads at the dynamic duo. while one was cryptic, sassy and quite, the other one was cheerful and had boundless energy. The two were a prefect fit into Steve's Howling Commandos, which Steve took great advantage of, as he learned a lot form Crypto about being a leader.

While Steve was a good leader, he was very inexperienced and he had no problem with asking Crypto for a few pointers. But it evolved into Crypto teaching Steve how to be a good leader, as he was more then used to dealing with crazy people and how to lead them effectively.

Something Captain America was thankful for. Crypto had a good head on his shoulders and knew what he was doing, ensuring there were very little casualties on their side. This in turn had boosted their reputation for the world and hurting the Nazi's and HYDRA itself.

But it wasn't enough.

The Red Skull was still a powerful figure in the war and despite many weapons factories being destroyed, with Zola they can rebuild them. Which is what made this mission so critical.

Without Zola, the final base they take, that's it, game over.

No coming back for them.

"Alright as funny as this is, we have a mission to complete."

Steve said, with a good nature smile,"Me, Bucky, Crypto and Orthopox will zip line onto the train, defeat the HYDRA agents and capture Zola. We should expect some heavy resistance but with Crypto and Orthopox, it should be a piece of cake."

"Don't get so cocky. That's what gets you killed."

Crypto aka Xero said, as he tighten his hood and cloak on his body. He already had Jeanne installed and was ready to go. Orthopox aka Gudako also installed Diarmuid, so they were as ready as they would ever be.

So, taking the launcher, Crypto aimed it at the mountain ledge and with a loud

PSSH

Fired the gun, securing the zipline.

Going first, Crypto used his flag to zip down. But not before he shot Steve a smirk,"See you soon bugs."

Before anyone could even say a response, Crypto was already gone. Bucky sighed and shook his head.

"Always on the move."

Looking at the remaining three, he spoke,"Come on then, let's move."

The three soldiers quickly joined Crypto and they quickly took down the HYDRA troops on board. The train itself looked like a bullet train, colored a sleek black with a single light at the front. They were a total of twenty cars and each one was filled with either weapons or equipment. However throughout the fighting, Crypto couldn't help but think something was off.

However, it was Orthopox who voiced his concern's, after using the cursed spear to kill another soldier,"Something's wrong. This is way too easy."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Bucky asked, as he reloaded his gun. He personally saw nothing wrong with it, but it seemed Steve had other ideas,"No, i have to agree. This is Red Skull's top scientist, right hand man and weapons manufacturer. Why would he leave only this many troops? It doesn't make any sense."

Crypto narrowed his eyes in thought,"Unless..."

"GET DOWN!"

Suddenly Crypto's danger sense went off, just as Orthopox yelled and he narrowly dodge a red spear aimed at him. But it wasn't just any spear, as Crypto looked up his eyes widen in shock, horror and recognition.

It was the cursed spear, Gae Bolg.

Meaning their attacker was,"Cu Alter."

Crypto whispered in horror, at seeing the large altered Servant grinning at him.

"Well, well, we met again Master Of Chaldea. And what't this, you brought friends along?"

The Berserker said in a mocking tone. The rest of the team looked on in horror at the new arrival and why shouldn't they? They all heard the stories, of a man no a demon fighting for HYDRA and wiping out entire U.S. army infantry divisions by himself.

He looked ever part of a demon, in a black and red color scheme The upper part of his bodysuit is absent, leaving his chest exposed and revealing a unique tattoo design on his chest and abdomen. His shoes have very high heels. He wears a hood over his head. The most noticeable thing is his spiked tail, which gave him more of both a demonic and beastly look.

"This isn't good."

Crypto thought to himself, as he wiped his bleeding cheek and his eyes darting around. While he had no doubt he could take the Servant, the problem was the very small space, moving VERY fast on the tracks and one wrong move could send the entire train off the rails. While he was certain that Orthopox could survive the crash, maybe Steve too but Bucky wouldn't and neither would Zola.

While he would love nothing more then to put a bullet between the short man's eyes, he was more valuable alive.

For the moment.

"Berserker...why are you here?"

The hidden redhead asked, as she ready her own spear. Despite the fact she was shaking a bit, Crypto could tell she was scared about facing the large Servant head on and he couldn't blame her. The Servant before them was very powerful and had a blood lust to match it. The giant Servant merely gained a toothy grin,"Well seems my master was worried about his little pet and had me come along, just in case Captain loser didn't disrupt his traveling. Seems he was right to do so."

"Shit."

Crypto heard Steve cruse, as he ready his shield. Obviously he didn't think they could talk it out and was going to skip straight to the fighting. Something he was inclined to do so himself, when he realized something.

"Wait, where's Bucky?"

CLUNG

"ACK!"

Without his smile leaving, Cu Alter moved his tail around, revealing he had the soldier by his neck, using his tail to choke the man.

"Really? You thought, you could sneak up on me? How cute, don't make me laugh."

"UGGHH, ghenhe, UCK."

"What was that?"

Cu brought Bucky closer to his face, reliving enough pressure so he could talk. Despite being nearly blue in the face, after being nearly chocked to death, Bucky smirked and said,"Made you look."

Cu frowned, wondering what the human was talking about, when Bucky brought his right hand up holding a pin.

A grenade pin.

With wide eyes, Cu looked down just in time to see a grenade rolling back towards him. This made Cu snarl,"Why you little!"

BOOM

Crypto, Orthopox and Steve were throw back at the sudden explosion. The rush of the winter wind filled the car, as everyone groaned and slowly got up. Wiping his eyes, Crypto saw the car now had a huge hole in it and the Altered Servant was gone as well. However his eyes widen in horror at the figure, handing by one of the cables of the car.

"Bucky!"

Acting quickly, the dark haired man went to the edge, reaching out as far as he could reach, as the soldier hung on by a thread.

Literally.

"Bucky, hold on, i'm coming!"

Crypto said, as he reached for the man. The soldier thrashed around the wind and with great effort slowly reached for his friends hand,"Hold on! Just a little closer!"

Bucky felt his grip losing, as his fingers slipped form the cable. He gave the hooded man a grim smile and said,"It was an honor, Crypto."

The man eyes widen beneath his hood, as he quickly caught on to what Bucky meant.

"No, don't!"

"Goodbye."

Crypto reached for him but he missed him by an inch. Crypto watched, as the soldier fall down into the deep trench, covered in snow and ice. Steve and Orthopox watched with wide eyes, as the man fell to his death. Crypto, no Xero could only gape in pure horror, as a screamed ripped itself form his throat, his sorrowful was heard by all.

"BUCKY!"

Flashback End

"Onii-chan searched for days, he looked at every nook and carny, but he couldn't find Bucky's body anywhere. All we found was a blood trail and no body, so we believed animals had gotten to his body. So we couldn't even give him a proper burial, so he was presumed KIA."

Gudako said, as she wiped her tears away. Everyone stayed silent, even Phil who was ready to go into full fanboy mode at knowing not one, but TWO of his heroes were just a couple of feet away form him. Though everyone now understood why Xero blamed himself for Bucky's death, Tony had though it was bull.

"Okay. I understand what happened, but how was that Xero's fault, Barnes died. Sounds like to me, he knew the risks and made his choice, kiddo's only human. He can't foresee everything."

"Try telling that to him."

Jeanne said, with a tried sigh,"Master believes if he foresaw Berserker being there, he could have saved his friend."

"Be that as it may, even the best of laid plans can be shattered in an instant. No one's prefect and things happen."

Fury said, in an unusual kind voice. He himself had lost plenty of friends and knew how the younger Stark felt. The feeling of loss's and the guilt it cause's can tear anyone apart. Tony and Pepper raised an eyebrow at Nick, as did his subordinates. It was a bit odd to hear Fury speak a soft tone, when his voice was usual authoritative and commanding.

Never the less, Olga smiled a little,"Very true, but you try telling it to that stubborn ass master of mine. So the question now, is why you all are here?"

At that, the Servants, Master, Brock, Stark and Potts looked at Fury who merely said,"Well, believe it or not, iv'e come to offer my help. But things have changed and if you don't mind me asking, why is he here?"

Fury said, pointing to Eddie.

This made the brown haired man to sigh, as he sat up a little straighter and he said,"Remember when i told you about Venom?"

"Yeah. Little glob of black latched onto you, what about it?"

Tony asked, as Eddie looked him dead in the eye and said.

"Then you should know he's not the only one. Tell me, have you ever heard of a man called Carlton Drake?"

Done.

So, now we known what happened between Bucky and Xero. The master of Chaldea blaming himself for his death, even though he had nothing to do with it, sounds an awful lot like many heroes. So sorry to say, nothing future chapters this time, as i have a bathroom to put in at my house and the next chapter won't be a chapter.

After some thought, i decide to put up a sort of Bio for Xero, Gudako and even give you all some insight to the future members of the Avengers. I'm doing this, so i can add some more members, if anyone would like to request a new hero to be put on the team and i'll see if i can't squeeze them into it.

So stay safe and healthy out there everyone!

Devil out.