I'm back again with chapter two!
Here we go!
Betaed by Mellpen00
~TH~
Day 1
Steve
His lungs were still burning when he was forced into yet another metal chair with the stupid metal clasps. Steve's chest ached more than he would ever care to admit. These men seemed to know the exact amount of time to hold him under so that he stayed conscious, but also in pain. But it was over now. Well, that part at least.
The door swung open and Rubrem walked in with a smile. "Did you enjoy our little fun Captain?"
"It was a blast," Cap answered sarcastically, still trying to draw in a full breath.
The man's lips turned into a cynical smile. "So glad to hear it, Captain. In fact, the fun has really just begun."
Steve was scared, but Captain America didn't show fear. "Can't wait."
"Good, because I believe we will start now." Mori motioned to one of the guards, who wheeled a cart up beside Steve's chair. There were numerous devices on it, some of which the Captain didn't even recognize.
"I think we will go old-fashioned today." He smirked as he picked up a metal rod.
Steve had to keep from letting the fear creep in. He may have been a super soldier, but he wasn't invincible, and he still felt pain.
"Before we begin Captain," the man stood to his right, "I would like to explain to you the nature of this room. You may have noticed I called this the 'Truth Room'. And it is. This is the room where we tell you the truth." He leaned down so he was directly by the soldier's ear, "Whether you want to hear it or not." He straightened back up.
"And when you leave, you have two options. One- Convince Mr Stark to give us what we want, or two- do nothing so that we can do all of this again tomorrow." Rubrem smiled gleefully. "The choice is truly up to you," He moved so that he was now standing directly in front of Steve, "But enough talk for now."
He swung the bar full force hitting Cap hard on the left shoulder. Steve muffled a cry at the sudden pain. He kept his resolve through several more quick hits to various parts of his body, biting his tongue so hard he could taste blood.
"Very good, Captain. You are quite strong and ever so silent. You remind me of another soldier I had the pleasure to work with." He smiled a sadistic smile before hitting Steve on the side.
"He was an ordinary soldier though. I was surprised by how long he lasted." He swung again, hitting just below the right elbow. "And since this is the truth room, I should probably let you know," Rubrum once again leaned down to Steve's ear, "I'm a lot older than I look." He straightened and took another swing.
Pain erupted through Cap's body. The metal rod hurt, but he wouldn't cry out or show weakness. He couldn't. He was Captain America. He didn't give in to bullies.
"In fact," the twisted German continued, "I'm so old, I think the soldier I worked with was a friend of yours." The rod was swung with harder force than usual and there was a sickening crack as pain exploding through Steve's chest. He struggled to breathe, not able to get enough air in,
"Does the name James Barnes ring any bells?" Mori stood up straight, metal rod unmoving in his hand.
"Bucky?" Steve couldn't help but gasp.
"Yes, Bucky," the man said thoughtfully, crossing his arms. "He was intended as bait, bait for you. But, instead of searching for your 'best friend'," he mocked, "you crashed a plane into the ocean."
No, that was impossible. Bucky died when he fell off the train. Hydra didn't have him. They couldn't have. Steve watched him die. It had been his fault.
"Come now, Captain. Did you really think he died when he fell off that train? Really? In honour of this being a truth room, I can't let you go on believing that. No, he didn't die.
"It was all planned from the beginning. Someone, who you considered a friend I might add, was feeding us information the whole time. That's how we knew you were coming. That's how we had people waiting to catch the fallen soldier. It was all planned Captain. All of it. And you never noticed. And you never came. He died after a few weeks. You should have heard the way he called out for you near the end. 'Steve! Steve!' he would call. It was so pathetic."
Cap's heart was beating faster and faster by the minute. Lies. They had to be lies. He started clenching his fists. It was impossible. Completely impossible. Bucky died when he fell off the train. He had to have, right?
"I suppose it doesn't matter now since he's dead. He's dead because you never came for him. Dead because you never checked. But, really it's not your fault. To be honest, it's the traitor's fault... But I don't think I'm quite ready to tell you who that was. I'll tell you this, you aren't going to like it." Mori abandoned the rod and punched Steve in the jaw. Cap's head snapped to the side after the unsuspected blow.
"Just know, Bucky died screaming your name. Begging for you to save him. But you. Never. Came. " He emphasized each of the words.
"Lies," Steve muttered, a lot weaker sounding than he had meant to.
"What's that Captain? Lies? Surely not! After all, this is the Truth Room. I wouldn't lie to you. Not in here. This is a place of undeniable truth." Apparently, he decided to use the pole again, smashing it under Cap's left knee.
"Now, about Mr Stark," he then swung it at the other knee. An unpleasant pop was followed by exploding agony.
"You should really convince him to give us Project Perniciem. It would make life so much easier on both of you." he dropped the rod, grabbing Steve by the hair and pulling it up so they were looking directly into each other's eyes. "And I can promise you this; it's going to get a lot worse."
Then someone hit the Captain from behind and everything went dark.
~TH~
Well wasn't that fun! No? Well, I tried!
Honestly, though, I do hope you are enjoying this story. I have most of it planned out and am looking forward to continuing it. If you enjoyed this at all, please Comment/Review. You will never know what it means to me when I see I have a new review.
What do you think of the story? Will Steve be able, to tell the truth from all the lies? What else does Hydra have up there sleeve? What is Project Perniciem and what does it do? Let me know what you think!
God bless,
Jamie
