"I'm only telling you this because you won't be able to tell anyone else." Those are the first words out of my mouth to Logan. He returns the statement with a cold glare. I return it without any signs of backing down. Me, treating my brother this way, it seems obscure that I would act this way.

My brother: the man I once looked up to. . . not anymore.

"And why won't I?" Logan breaks the silence and Lex begins walking towards me, holding my arms at my side. The lights are flickering and the warmth inside the room adds to the tension building.

"Because if you do, I can and will kill you, permanently," I smirk as I hear walking towards us. I shift back into Richard as the general opens the door, the cool air breaking the tension similar to a snowstorm breaking a Chinook wind.

"Back in line soldiers," the general orders, "we have a war to win." The three of us exchange glances for a quick second, and proceed to continue our training routine.

'Be a mockingbird, but a gun at the same time!' The voice inside my head states.

'Why?'

'Because,' the voice answers, 'you can be innocent like a songbird, but have the unfair advantage over the enemy due to that. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird after all.'

'You sound like that man, Atticus Finch I met that one time. Now quiet down. I have to get to Steve.'

-Le Timeskip-

In any other mission, I would be grateful for the natural cover the trucks have to keep us hidden while transporting. Tonight, it makes me uneasy.

If we can hide, so can our enemies.

The day came; the top 15 were selected and shipped off to assist the American Military fight "Hydra." Yes, this is cliché but I was selected. Tonight, for early spring, it is surprisingly warm. There is no wind and all is quiet. Even the crows that have been following us for the past week are holding their breath. The only sounds are of the truck engines transporting us to the base. That is why I am terrified.

"Logan," I whisper to him as quietly as I can. We are huddled together in groups of 5. All crouching together and are ready for action, in our hands, machine guns. Our uniforms have the Canadian flag on the arms and helmets cover our heads. Every bump in the road, every cough, every little sound makes my heart beat faster.

"Raven!" Logan whispers into my ear to grab my attention. I glare at him for using my real name, but he ignores it, "you alright?"

"I've got a bad feeling about this,"

"Really now? I thought this was a lovely walk in the park."

"I'm being serious, something isn't right."

"You're scared Hamburg," he replies, "we all are. Besides, I smell nothing." My hearts slows only by a bit as we pull to a stop. We file out of the trucks and begin walking to the camp, it feels good to straighten my knees and walk around after being cramped for 3 days in a vehicle.

"Why're we stopped?" Lucic asks as we look around and realise the truth, "this ain't the base."

Lemeux replies, even though no one can understand him "Truck est tombé en panne? Tenons-nous déplacer à pied, nous allons être plus calme." Everyone turns to him with a questioning look, he looks around sheepishly and turns to me, with pleading eyes.

"He said the trucks might've broken down. Let's move on foot," I translate as he obviously relaxes and the other men look around.

We begin along the wooded trail in single file. The dirt road is wet with dew and everything still remains silent. The woods around us give off an eerie, foreboding feeling as we pass. Our packs are heavy on our backs with the added weight of our guns; fatigue will soon be upon us. We walk until the front of the line begins to halt and circle something on the side of the trail. Lemeux and I look at each other and walk up to join the circle, curiosity taking over us.

The men are looking down at something, the two of us squeeze past all the men to catch a glance of the thing that has attracted the attention. I groan in disgust and fear when I see what it is.

It's one of those totems that I saw with Steve and Bucky. Except this one has black on it.

Hey guys, hope you enjoy it

If you aren't understanding the totems so far that's fine. I can explain it as fast as I can.

If you are familiar with the game Until Dawn, the totems are the exact same thing. Appearances and everything.

If you do not know what I am talking about, in the game Until Dawn, there are these small totem pole models painted different colours. Black is death, red is loss (I haven't played in a while) white is fortune, etc. When you look inside the totem, it shows a possible event that can occur in the game. In the story the totems predict certain events that could occur if things do not change.

Anyways, hope this helps. Happy reading! Feel free to contact me if you have questions comments or concerns.

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