Hey guys, how's it going?

We are finishing the Captain America: The First Avenger section of this story, we will be moving on to another section that involves comic version of Wade Wilson. Anyways, if you know Romeo and Juliet, you will see a slight reference (as usual.)

Happy Reading,

HopeWarlockSummers

The silence.

The most unbearable, sticky silence hangs over us like a thundercloud. We are all sitting there, huddled over our work. Peggy and Howard are on the communication, while Lex and I are sitting at a table, doing files.

Let's make this clear- Lex is doing files, I'm listening to the radio Peggy is on. I can't concentrate on anything right now, for I am too worried about the boys. Although they promised me they would return, I have a gut feeling that at least one will not be coming back.

"Lex, you know the feeling you can get?"

Lex pauses, "Which feeling? The feeling where you are going to do something dumb? Yes I get that feeling a lot."

"Yes, that's exactly what I was talkin' about. No, the feeling where something bad is about to happen."

"A bit, just try to relax Raven. I know it was hard to say goodbye, but just think that how nice the world will be if we stop the Jackboots."

'Milkweed anyone?' Box asks, what is a milkweed?

"I've lost contact with Logan," Peggy's voice rings clearly through room. Everyone stops what they are doing and is at her side very quickly. Howard takes the microphone and begins to tap it and fiddle with the wires. He pushes a few buttons and proceeds to tap the microphone once again.

"Logan?" Howard asks, he pushes another button, "Logan, are you there?"

White noise, maybe a few sounds of what sounds like punching.

Lex grabs the machine, "LOGAN HOWLETT, ARE YOU ALIVE?!"

Peggy takes the stick from her hands just as the noise clears, "Yeah bub, I'm good. Just had t' fight some jerks. Blew a hole in the train, lost 1 man. We're still good t' go, tell Lex and Raven they can breathe."

Lex takes a breath and proceeds to write in a file. Writing calms her, it always has. I quickly look under the table to see her right hand has a dull yellow glow around it. I take note of it and proceed with listening to Logan and Howard.

"-you know who fell out of the hole Logan, we need to write it down and send a letter to the family."

"Nay Stark. I can't help there. I was dismemberin' them Hydra people when they attacked."

"Too many details Howlett,"

"I'm the best there is at what I do, can't talk for now, gotta be quiet."

"Roger that." Howard turns off the machine and proceeds to write down some information.

I wonder who fell out of the train. The poor friends, and family of the soldier when they find out.

-Timeskip four hours because it's us doing absolutely nothing-

Four hours.

Four hours in a dark, cramped room. Doing nothing, hearing nothing from anyone. The air is deathly still, the feeling of a feather of lead is on my chest the entire time. Light flashes across the little window we have.

It's raining.

We hear white noise and then a voice,

"Come in, this is Captain Rogers. Do you read me?"

Lex grabs the microphone, "Steve is that you are you alright?"

"Alexsis! Schmidt's dead,"

I grab it, "What about the plane?"

"That's a little tougher to explain."

I can feel my face pale with fear, "give me your coordinates and we'll find you a safe landing site."

To my horror, Steve replies, "There's not gonna be a safe landing. But I can try and force it down." Howard hands me a file that has an address on it. I begin to get up, handing Peggy the microphone, and begin my sprint to the other room.

I have to get back to Steve.

I have to get back to Steve.

I have to get back to Steve.

My breathing gets heavier, which just makes the need to complete my mission even greater.

I have to get back to Steve.

I have to get back to Steve!

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO STEVE!

I throw open the doors, slightly panting from my sprint. I slow and look around, Peggy is crying and everyone is looking down, the silence is brutal. The only sound radiating off the machine is nothing.

What. Happened?

Lex turns to look at me, tears are in her now blue eyes, and the mist around her right is blue. She hugs me and begins to softly cry.

"I am so sorry," she whispers in my ear, she pulls away and begins to cry harder. I'm confused.

"Lex," I begin, "I'm confused, what happened?"

"Well..." she trails off, looking down at the floor. The dull lighting makes her red hair shine n the darkness, "The soldier who fell out of the plane is..." She sobs.

"Who was it Lex?"

"James Barnes. Not only that... oh Raven, I am so sorry for you. Oh my God."

"That's not all?" I ask, voice quivering as I try to hold in the tears, some are falling down my face already. What could possibly be worse than losing Bucky, one of my best friends?

"Steve just put the plane in the water... we don't think he made it either."

I stop crying and everything. I can't breathe.

No, they're not dead. Not Steve and Bucky, this is all a joke. Steve and Bucky told them to play this on me.

I look around, everyone is looking down, hats off.

Lex is serious.

No! She can't be serious! There's no way...

I break away from Lex and take off down the hallway again, tears blinding my vision as I run. I run until I see a small office door. I throw it open, hearing the hinges groan and slam it shut. I slide down one of the racks, and begin to bawl.

'I didn't even get to tell him,' I think to myself, 'all the opportunities I missed because I was too damn shy.' It's like that one totem- that-

Wait, the totem. One had Steve putting a plane in water. Another had Bucky falling out of a plane...

"The totems," I whisper to myself as I stand up. Arms crossed over my torso. The sudden realization fuels my anger from my sadness.

"THOSE STUPID TOTEMS TRIED TO WARN ME!" I scream as I throw a few things off the shelves, "WHY? WHY DID I NOT SEE THIS BEFORE?!" I continue to throw stuff around , scream and curse until the office is a mess. I need something else to destroy.

I know just the place.

"Lex," I ask when I'm done breaking things, "Are there any small Hydra bases we didn't blow up yet?" I grab a gun from a nearby shelf and load a bag with ammo.

Lex doesn't even look at me a soldier I have always despised answers, "Yes, off the coast of Alaska. Raven, what's done is done, calm down and let's talk of peace."

I stare at her, anger burning brightly inside, "What, draw and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Hydra, and thee. Let me go coward!"

Lex sighs, "Fine, I'll get you a plane or something, just...please make a rational decision. No need to be the Firery Tybalt Raven, lady of cats." I can tell she's not in the mood to argue.

I leave to ready myself for the ride to Alaska.

"They take my friends," I say to myself as I walk through the building, "I take their lives."