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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="2cbea88bd5ba6356001e734e5035c32e""So why don't you try sticking a cork in it?" Sam retorts from the driver's seat./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="65b10c0fb4e7bc7cc50d59c6c25af30e"Bucky then shoots at us through the roof. While Nat hops up front with Steve, I manage to send most of the bullets out of the window. I throw my hand out, pulling the handbrake without even thinking about it. The car immediately stops, forcing Bucky to slide across the street. He digs his metal fingers into the concrete, stopping him from sliding. He slowly gets up and just stares at us./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="9a1993c2d064cdc1a8ebd0a3109e8d78"Bucky's metal arm swings to hit me in the face, but I roll out of the way, tripping his legs on purpose. He lands a few feet next to the edge of the highway overpass. I punch him in the ribs repeatedly, not wanting to try the face because I would injure my hand with his goggles that are there./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a4461195887ad50de9b3851d04edc1d8"I run around the corner, waving my hands around frantically towards innocent civilians. "Go! Get out of here! Run!"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="8174332b1cbc122b0d3dfb20bd14ad59"In response, he punches me in the face with his metal arm. I feel blood pour from my forehead, a severe headache forming. I grunt as I try to recover from the horrible blow. Out of all things, em style="box-sizing: border-box;"a metal arm? /emCome on Hydra./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c7bd2ce166e5f53344aba1b9ccc7876a"Steve is shocked to say the least. "Bucky?"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="6a87abc0718bd9147d385d1d649e0747""Avery! What happened?" Steve asks in concern when it's all over, gently touching my waist. I groan at the contact, pain sparking through my body even though he didn't touch my ribs./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="6f7f18fde20dfa9ce8a35c26c33f763f"Sirens sound in the distance and the cars arrive in an instant. We're surrounded by Hydra agents led by none other than Rumlow. "Drop the shield, Captain! On your knees! Get on your knees now! Aftermath! Do as I say! Get down! Now!"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="2cbea88bd5ba6356001e734e5035c32e""So why don't you try sticking a cork in it?" Sam retorts from the driver's seat./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c7bd2ce166e5f53344aba1b9ccc7876a"Steve is shocked to say the least. "Bucky?"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="6f7f18fde20dfa9ce8a35c26c33f763f"Sirens sound in the distance and the cars arrive in an instant. We're surrounded by Hydra agents led by none other than Rumlow. "Drop the shield, Captain! On your knees! Get on your knees now! Aftermath! Do as I say! Get down! Now!"/p
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