All too soon they had gotten lost in the woods, but the hydra soldiers were still on their tails. So this is what it was like to be hunted. Pulling out the mobile phone that Tony had given them Steve rang Tony determined to find out answers.

"Captain are you alright?"

"Not particularly Stark! We just walked right into a trap thanks to your message."

"Crap. Are you okay? Where's Bruce? Are you being followed?"

"There are about 150 or more soldiers all following. I don't know where Banner is. Tony what's that noise?" Steve asked as the communication on Tony's end crackled and whistled.

"Okay. I'm in my suit and on my way. About 1 mile away to the North there is a hut, that may be where Bruce is hiding. Head in that direction and I'll meet you there or on the way there."

"Okay."

Steve hung up and turned his head to Bucky who was beginning to look worn out with the effort it was taking to deny hydra access to his mind and the long fast run over the rugged terrain.

"Bucky, 1 more mile north then you can rest for a minute. Tony is on his way to help."

Bucky nodded and slightly sped up to be side by side with the Captain. It took them mere minutes to reach the log cabin that Tony had mentioned. Steve ran in to the door and it burst open, Bruce was sat at the far side of the room with his eyes closed meditating.

"Bruce!" Steve called.

"Steve?" He replied opening his eyes slowly, and getting to his feet after checking his heart rate watch.

"Yea its me, Buck come on in here."

Bucky entered through the door warily and slowly and stood at the opposite end to Bruce but next to Steve. He leant against the door wearily and slouched down, still afraid to be in a weak position.

Steve stayed staring through the open door waiting for the soldiers to catch them up. He had had enough of running, now they were going to feel his shield. Try to take his friends then all hell would be let loose.

Tony rang the phone.

"Hello, Tony?"

"Almost there, 5 minutes tops."

"Okay, I'm at the hut and Banner is here like you said."

"Great, tell the man he might have to suit up."

"Right, see you soon Tony."

Steve turned to Bruce and was surprised to see that he was stood right behind him.

"Stealthy moves Doctor Banner. Tony says to warn you that you may have to suit up."

"Okay thank you Captain. I thought I might have to, sorry for the ambush there. I have no idea how they got here so fast."

"Its not your fault Bruce."

He stared out at the closely wooded area surrounding the building and with his sharp eyesight could make out shapes through the shadows of the trees.

"They're coming, get ready."

But the soldiers hang back, not coming through the trees.

"They're regrouping..." Steve called through the building. "Stay here. I won't be long, Tony will be here soon."

Bucky let out a small protest but was clutching his head, Bruce nodded but seemed unsure of what to do he seemed in control of the hulk. Steve took a deep breath and stepped out into the open, shield ready in front of his body. None of the enemy advanced so the Captain walked forwards steadily, taking his time making sure that they weren't coming from behind him. As he neared the tree line they started to move, one then two then all of them. They charged. The Captain stopped. Then the battle began.

The first few were easy pickings for the super soldier then they began to outnumber him 7 to one. Swinging his shield like a bat he was able to knock over several people, punching and hitting out wildly, there was soon a pile of bodies surrounding the Captain and still more hydra soldiers came. Jumping over one soldier he was confronted with two more, easily knocked out with the vibranium shield. From the house, both Bucky and Bruce were looking on concerned. Bruce was having to restrain Bucky to stop him from going to the Captain's aid.

"Please, I need to help him!"

"You won't be able to help him, look he's fine for now. James relax!"

"No, LET GO OF ME!"

"I can't do that. He would never forgive me!"

The Captain paused amidst the crowd of humans trying to hurt and kill him to catch his breath. He was going to feel the pain later, sure that he had broken several bones and a multitude of cuts and scrapes. He was doing well so far, at least a quarter of the soldiers were down, only a lot more to go. Luckily there were so many soldiers to the one Captain that their guns were almost useless. Without a seconds hesitation a hydra agent clad in black armour swooped behind the Captain to his blind spot and hit him around the head with enough force to knock out a bull. Steve fell to his knees in shock, using his shield to keep semi upright. Climbing shakily back to his feet he continued to hit the enemy driving them back towards the woods, although not with as much force as before. He needed help.

The world had become a torrent of clashes and scrapes, noise like thunder all around him, a sea of black around him growing each second. Soon from the cabin they had lost sight of their friend.

"Bruce I swear if you do not let go of me right now, I will have to hurt you and i really don't want to do that." Bucky threatened with a sorrowful but confident look in his eye.

Bruce sighed heavily but replied with determination, "Fine, but if I do let go of you then you will stay by my side while I suit up. If anything happens to you then Steve will personally kill me himself, so stay by my side! Understood?"

"Agreed. Hurry up!" Bucky growled eager to get and smash some hydra.

Bruce tentatively let Bucky go, who waited for a few seconds. "Ready?" Bucky asked inching closer and closer to the door.

"Lets go." Bruce said a green tinge to his face. As they exited the door the hulk exploded upwards and outwards, a look of menace to its enormous green face, an almost excited smile on its face. Bucky barely flinched as the hulk arrived, Steve had told him all about Banner. They began to run towards the mass of bodies who didn't see them coming. Soon bodies were flying, the Hulk and Bucky making a good team watching one another's back. . Bullets began to rain towards them, hulk grabbed Bucky and placed him behind him as they ran, to protect the soldier from the cascade of bullets heading in their direction. With the long loping strides of the Hulk, Bucky was having to push himself to the extremes but they were soon in the thick of the fighting. The Hulk was enjoying himself as he smashed, battered and punched a way through the mass of people.

Bucky was having slightly more trouble in his hand to hand combat, the sheer number of people limiting his movements but he stayed true to his word and followed as closely behind hulk as he could with a grin of pure fury extending over his face. There would be no more running.

The Captain was still nowhere to be seen.

Bucky's metal arm was proving to be an invaluable asset, knocking more people down then he would've guessed. All he knew was that he had to find the one person he could trust... Steve. Through the torture and memory wipes there was always a glimmer of his friend, not always coherent thoughts but a feeling of love and friendship. It had helped him to keep going, until the guilt he felt when he had almost killed him. Shaking his head slightly to clear his train of thought, he caught sight of a flash of a shield.