"You still haven't told me where we're going," Kendall said worriedly as Steve led her through a crowded street. The two had already taken a taxi a few hours away from their previous location. Steve had told Sam the place to meet them, but kept it a secret from Kendall. He gave her hand a light squeeze.
"Trust me," he said simply as the two made their way off the street into a darkened alley. Letting go of Kendall's hand, Steve walked over to a door of a boarded up warehouse. He grabbed one of the nailed boards and pulled it off with ease before turning back to Kendall. "After you," he said simply, waving his hand for her to come over. Kendall gave him a reluctant look before walking over to the sketchy entrance.
The two made their way into the building to find Sam already there with Bucky tied up to a support beam. "About time you two showed up," Sam greeted, "he's been going in and out of consciousness since we got here," he explained as he motioned to Bucky who was awake at that moment. Kendall watched silently as Steve approached Bucky and began to question him.
Bucky was able to answer all of Steve's questions without hesitation, and it seemed like he was the same Bucky Steve had always known.
"So we're supposed to be cool, just like that?" Sam asked causing Kendall to snicker. She walked over to Steve, standing in front of Bucky.
"What I don't get is, if you were in Berlin the whole time how did they get you on video at the site of the bombing?" she questioned, truly wanting to solve the mystery.
"I think it was somebody who dressed like me," Bucky answered, "but that's not the worst of it. When activated, there are multiple soldiers just like me. The same person with the queue words to activate the other Winter Soldiers must be behind the bombing," he reasoned. Kendall looked up at Steve who was intently watching his friend as he spoke.
"Do you know where these other soldiers are located?" Steve asked as he began to pace back and forth. Bucky nodded.
Kendall stopped Steve's pacing by placing her hand on his bicep, "We need to call Freya. If these Winter Soldiers are activated we're going to have a bigger problem on our hands than those stupid accords," she noted worriedly. Steve nodded in agreement.
"Let's just hope Tony will listen to reason," he replied softly before motioning for Kendall to make the call.
Freya sat in her cell, a new feeling of guilt beginning from the peace she felt. After some time had passed, the door opened and Tony walked in, "Are you ready to be more cooperative?" he asked as she took a seat on the floor next to her.
"I'm ready to tell you the exact same thing I told you before which means you're probably not going to stay for very long," she replied, looking at the ground.
"Why are you making this so hard?" Tony said, exacerbated, "I listened to what you said about being too hard on Steve and I made a deal with the King so that Bucky wouldn't be killed on sight. I am budging on all my principles but you haven't made any progress in the other direction. I am trying my damndest to help so help me do this," he said, his voice not yelling but not calm either.
She looked at him, finally, her eyes tender, "I know you feel betrayed and I know it seems like I am helping others while hurting you but I am just doing my best to take care of everyone for the time being. Soon, I'll be able to tell you more but until then you're going to have to accept my story. Your men attacked us and we acted in self defense," she repeated again.
Tony groaned as he pushed himself off the floor to stand, "Fre, you are not making this easy for me. And, don't pretend you're helping everyone because you're only helping Rogers and Barnes. I'll be back again in another few hours."
Just as Tony was about walk out of her cell, his phone rang, "Stark," he answered.
Kendall waited patiently for Tony to answer his phone. "Stark," he answered shortly.
"Tony, we need to talk," Kendall said urgently.
"Oh we need to talk?" Tony replied, "Now, someone wants to talk. You guys got Fre locked up and she's convinced she's doing the right thing so sure, let's have a little chat. What's up, Agent?" he snapped, alerting Freya to know that her team had reached out.
"Listen, I know you're upset, but you have to believe me when I tell you Bucky was not the one to blow up that building. Someone is trying to frame him. They want him because he has the activation words to unleash more Winter Soldiers," Kendall said hurriedly, wanting to get out all her information before Tony began yelling at her again.
Tony sighed deeply on the phone before he responded, "Do you have any proof of this other then the word of a mass murderer?"
Kendall paused for a moment before answering, "Not really, but if you just hear him out-" she countered only to be cutoff.
"Hear him out?" Tony began, "Do you even hear yourself, Cooper? You need to bring Barnes to me so that we can settle things with the King and then we can worry about this crazy story he's telling. That is a direct order."
Kendall looked around the room at her teammates, unsure of how to answer Tony's demands. "Tell him to meet us in Moscow," Bucky spoke up. Kendall gave him an unsure look before looking at Cap for confirmation. Steve nodded.
"Tony, if you want him you're going to have to come get him. We'll meet you in Moscow. Don't forget to bring Freya," Kendall said shortly before hanging up the phone.
Tony looked at the phone in disbelief before looking down to see Freya attempting to suppress a grin. She liked seeing him a little unhinged when he didn't have control. "Get up, Jackson. We're going to Moscow," he stated as she got up to follow him.