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I looked at Sharon as she and I walked towards the place we were told the group would be meeting. Zemo had gotten a message from his contact that they were meeting, so we wanted to be there. Sam, Bucky, and Zemo were up top watching as we walked towards it.

"We must be in the right place if you all are here." John said as he and Lamar walked out of an ally.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him and he smirked.

"We got info that they were meeting here today, and it might be right since you all are here." he said and I shared another look with Sharon... neither of us wanted him here.

What the fuck is he doing here? Bucky asked over the coms and I had to chuckle because he couldn't hide his hate for John even if he tried. Sharon pressed her lips in a tight line as she tried not to smile.

"Why are you really here?" I asked him and he chuckled.

"I told you... information... now come on." he said as he walked past us and towards the door. I looked up to see Sam shaking his head in annoyance. I was glad we were all feeling the same way about this uninvited asshole. I was walking when Lamar nudged me. I smirked, and shook my head. I had nothing against Lamar, and his only fault was being John's best friend. He would follow John into anything.

"You ok?" he asked me and I nodded.

"It's nice being back in the field. You?" I admitted and he chuckled. Lamar and I used to be much closer, but since John did what he did... not so much anymore.

"Yeah, I'm good... ready for this to be done and back at home. I'm glad the got info to find these assholes." he admitted and I nodded. I understood that. I was glad to be in Europe and change of pace, but I missed my home; and my cat.

"Have you all found anything else?" I asked him and he nodded.

"We found the lab, but by the time we got there it was gone. I know he got a vial to send back to the lab to see how they are making these people so strong, but that's it. They had already been there to clean it out." he said and I nodded. I was surprised that he had taken a vial. He got ready to say something else when someone came flying out of the doors as us. Lamar pushed me behind a pillar in the open courtyard as Sharon ducked for cover. I could hear John yelling as I heard the familiar sound of Sam's wings coming to life.

The fight didn't last long as many of them ran off when they could get away from us. I pushed myself off the ground since one had shoved me past as they ran. Sharon was getting up as well. I looked around to see John looking down at Lamar. I didn't have to step closer to see that Lamar was probably dead. Sam got ready to say something, but John took off past us. We couldn't say anything as Sam checked on Lamar.

"He's got a pulse." Sam said as Sharon and I immediately rushed over. Sam called for help as Bucky and Zemo kept an eye out in case anyone came back for us. We didn't have to wait long for someone to come to us, as Sharon got info on where John was at the moment, so we left to find him. I had a feeling that he was about to do something that wouldn't help the situation.

We pulled up in the car that had been waiting for us, thanks to Sharon knowing people, and got out where John was supposed to be. We walked through the crowd into to see John slam the edge of the shield into the man's neck. I recognized the guy as one of the ones who ran from us. I looked around and saw that people were in shock, filming this on cell phones, and knew that this wasn't going to go good for anyone involved. John looked around, and took off running.

"This isn't going to be good." Zemo commented and I nodded in agreement as we all shared a look.

Bucky POV

We found John in an abandoned warehouse. He was bent over and breathing heavily. I smelled the serum on him. I wasn't sure if he had a vial, or if he had taken some. I knew the smell all too well, and knew that if he had taken it then the side effects could be brutal.

"John." Sam said and he spun around to fight us, but chuckled when he saw it was us.

"We need the shield... you need to turn yourself in." Sam said and John laughed even louder.

"Why? Because I took care of that murder?" he asked us and Sam looked at Sarah. She nodded, and stepped forward. I wanted to tell her no, but I knew that she was probably the only one who could talk her down.

"John, Lamar isn't dead. He's hurt, but not dead." she said and his head shot up. He had an anger in his expression that even made me want to take a step away from him. I was surprised when she stepped forward, but I wanted to tell her no.

"You lie." he roared at her and I could tell the serum wasn't making him think clearly.

"I am not. He's alive. We called for help. You should have stayed." she said as she got within arms reach of him. He shook his head no as he slammed her against a pillar and held her by her throat. We all stepped forward to help her as she clawed at his hands. Sam got there first as he slammed into him. He sent John flying and Sarah dropped to the ground. She was coughing and trying to get air into her lungs as Zemo crouched down beside her with Sharon.

I looked up as Sam came crashing into me. I caught him and we both faced John. I finally lunged at him, and we fought. We were exchanging blows, but he was welding the shield so it was like he had another person. Sam got in some good hits, but the serum was giving John the upper hand. We finally got him down, but he wasn't giving up the shield. I finally got his arm out, and snapped it with a sickening crack as he loosen his grip on the shield. I grabbed it from him as we let him go.

I picked up the shield and looked at it. I looked at Sam who was slow getting off the ground. He finally stood up and handed it to him. He nodded as we looked down at John, who was groaning in pain, and shook my head. Sam called someone in to come get John as I saw Zemo lift Sarah in his arms. I felt a pang of some emotion that I couldn't describe. Sharon looked back at us and motioned for me to follow. Sam finished up his phone call and looked at me.

"Come on, I don't want to answer any questions." he said and I nodded. We didn't say anything as we piled into two different cars to go wherever Sharon had told them to take us. We passed through the city streets and I found myself wondering how Sarah was doing.

Sarah POV

We got to Sharon's and I was glad to be somewhere safe. Zemo helped me out of the car as the other car pulled up behind us. I was glad that he was there as he helped me inside and to the bathroom. He made a face as he pulled my jacket away from me. I knew that it would look bruised and bad.

"Thanks." I whispered as I realized right then how badly it hurt to talk. He got a cloth, wet it, and pressed it to my throat. The coolness felt great as the pain eased slightly.

"You were probably a great husband." I said and he gave a sad small smile.

"Probably not good enough." he admitted as I nodded.

"You aren't a bad guy, Zemo." I said and he chuckled as Sharon appeared with a flexible ice pack. Zemo handed it to me, and I pressed it to my throat. He kissed my forehead and walked out as Sharon looked as surprised as I was.

"He's not all bad." I finally said and she nodded.

"A lot of people really aren't... just misunderstood." she said and I nodded as my eyes wandered past her to see Bucky sitting on the sofa with his head in his hands.

"Do you need medical help?" she asked me and I finally moved to look in the mirror. I moved the ice pack to see my throat turning black.

"I can breathe, and kind of talk. I think I will be ok with rest." I said and she nodded.

"I see soup in your future." she said and I smirked.

"Are you ok?" I asked her and she nodded.

"I have missed this, and I wonder what I will do when you all leave." she said and I shrugged. I had no idea. I guess the mission was now over. We had the shield, intel, and knew who we were dealing with... it was time to go back to New York.

"We will figure it out... at least I know you're alive now." I said and she chuckled before her phone rang. She gave a smirk before stepping away to answer it. I looked out to see Bucky. He had bruises and dried blood. I grabbed the cloth that Zemo had been using and wet it again. I hoped down as my body protested, and walked out to where Bucky was sitting. I sat in front of him on a coffee table, and he looked at me in surprise.

"You need to clean up." I said as I put the ice pack down, and started to clean his cheek. He grabbed my hand and looked at me. I saw his eyes go over my neck, and back to my face.

"I'm sorry he hurt you. I was worried about you" he finally mumbled and I gave a small smirk as I went to move my hand, but he held it.

"Bucky." I whispered as he placed a small kiss to my knuckles and pressed the cloth back to his face. I was surprised at his actions, but they were not completely surprising at the same time. I finished cleaning his face off without him stopping me as Sam walked into the room. He started to say something, but his eyes widened when he saw my neck.

"I will be ok." I whispered and he nodded thankfully without any more questions.

"It's time to go home." I said and Bucky looked back at him.

"What about him?" Sharon asked as she walked up beside me as we all looked at Zemo.


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