Niko
Niko opened his eyes and he looked at the ceiling. He stared at the small patterns like a paint brush. He sat up and he put his feet on the floor. He cracked his neck and he stood up and he looked at himself in the mirror that was attached to the dresser. His face was starting to look back to normal. The burn was mostly gone and his skin was turning back to normal. He walked over and opened a drawer and pulled out clothes. He clothed himself and he wore jeans and he slipped on a black t-shirt. He groaned as he felt his back lightly crack. He grabbed a warm grey sweater from the closet and he pulled it over his head and he pulled it down and he straightened it as he zipped the neck up a little.
Niko put on his black combat boots and he walked back to the dresser and he looked at himself again. He looked at his eyes and he lightly moved his jaw and he turned around and put on a coat that hug down to his knees. He pulled up the collar and he put on a fedora and he went to the door. He opened it and he looked down both sides of the hallway and he only saw the house keeping lady, she was elderly and she was walking away from him and he decided to show her no mind and he went down the other way toward the elevator. Niko pressed the button and he waited for the metal doors to open. He saw them open and the light from the elevator casted upon his face and he walked in. He hit the lobby button and he watched as the doors closed and he closed his eyes and he felt the elevator begin to move downward. Niko noticed that it stopped early and he opened his eyes and a woman walked in and he moved to the far right of the elevator and he stayed a good distance away from her. She looked at him for about five seconds then walked into the elevator, she seemed anxious, or scared. Niko had to keep his lips from smiling.
The door closed and there was an uncomfortable silence between them both. The woman glanced over at him and he looked rather odd. Niko looked at her and met her eyes head on and it caused her to look away quickly. Niko felt the elevator stop and the doors opened and the lobby was before them. Niko walked out first and he left the woman in the elevator and he walked through the lobby. He was smiling the entire time. He passed the main desk and he looked at the young man who was standing behind it.
"I hope you enjoyed your stay" he said in Russian
"Yes, it was nice, you might need to remodel though" Niko said
The young man looked at him confused and Niko walked out of the doors and he walked onto the street and disappeared into the masses. He was about four blocks away from the hotel when an entire floor exploded. Everyone was startled, but Niko kept walking and he chuckled when he heard people screaming in horror. He walked across the street and he saw a cab and he opened the door and he climbed in.
"Driver, to the outskirts please"
"That is a long way away"
"Don't worry, I think you'll be motivated" Niko said and he pulled out a knife and held it to the man's throat.
The man yelped in horror, Niko had his hand through he glass and the blade was against the man's throat.
"Drive, and you'll live" Niko said his smiled gone and he tone very serious
"What have you done?"
"I blew up a floor of a hotel four blocks away, now drive"
The man fumbled around and he pulled a gear and he drove forward. "Are you done?"
Niko chuckled "No, I'm just getting started, just wait; soon Russia will bow to my knees" Niko said
"But you're just one man"
"Not anymore" Niko said and he pulled the blade away from the man's throat.
Niko sat quietly during the drive and when they had finally made it there. The cab stopped and Niko opened the door and he looked at the man through the passenger window.
"Thank you, here your compensation" Niko said and he pulled out a pistol and fired four shots and hit him. The man hit the wheel and the horn blew loudly. Niko put the pistol away and he walked away and he saw an air strip in the distance, it was walking distance to him. Niko knew that now Barnes would catch his trail, and he was counting on it.
Bucky
Bucky walked along the sidewalk and the snow was picking up and was beginning to fly into his face. Bucky landed three miles out of a small town, that wasn't even on the map. He had an old contact that he could remember from back when he worked in Red Room. The man was a sixteen year old when he first met him, he would be a very old man now, but Bucky had a feeling that he knew what was going on. He always liked to know what was going on, it was his mentality. Bucky could feel the ice on the sidewalk crunch and crack under his boots. Bucky looked to his right and saw a pub.
He passed it and he noticed the golden lit room, the large window showed a few people, well it was probably the whole town. They were all laughing and smiling and drinking. Bucky stopped and he stared at them and he looked at all their faces and how they showed so much, joy. Bucky suddenly felt an aching feeling in his heart and his gut twisted and his throat tightened. He could remember all the fun times he had with Steve and the guys. How they would drive the bartender crazy by how much they could drink. Bucky chuckled at the memory, and he missed those days. Sure they were hell, but they were much simpler.
Bucky looked down at the ground and he nodded and he walked into the pub and he felt the instant warmth of the place. Bucky closed the door and the laughter stopped and the music they were playing did as well. Bucky felt like h had just entered a sacred place and that he was unwelcomed. Bucky paused and he walked forward and he walked up to the bar and he ordered a vodka.
Bucky sat at the bar and he kept to himself, the sound slowly came back and everyone continued on with their merry old time. Bucky thanked the bartender when he gave him the glass. Bucky held the glass in his fingers and stared at the clear liquid and he swallowed it quickly and ordered another one. Bucky was four shots in when an older fellow walked up to him. He sat down next to him and Bucky held his fifth shot in his right hand and he glanced over at the man. The man set down his beer and he sighed and he rubbed his hands together as if he was trying to get them warm.
"Where are you from?" the man asked in a husky voice
"Not from here" Bucky said and he put the glass up and swallowed and felt the burn all the way down his throat.
"Eh not the talking type, that's ok. I've met men like you"
"I have a hard time believing that" Bucky said and he grabbed his sixth shot
"You have one hell of a tolerance for that" the man said eying him closely
Bucky shrugged and drank the shot "I got used it after a while, Russia does that" Bucky said
"You from there?"
Bucky stared forward and his thoughts went to the sound of yelling and the blizzards "No" Bucky grabbed his next shot and quickly drank it.
"Damn son, you don't seem like a drinker"
"I'm not, but I can't turn down good vodka" Bucky said and he looked at the man
Bucky noticed that he was sitting calmly and he didn't seem too afraid of him, if he only knew. He held out his hand and he waited for Bucky to grab his hand. Bucky took it and shook it "Name's Holt"
"James" Bucky said
"James, huh. I know a few James's"
"Listen Holt, I don't know what you want, but why are you talking to me?" Bucky asked
"Hmm, I know who you are" Holt said
"Yeah and what is that?" Bucky asked
"You are the ghost, the Winter Soldier"
Bucky's face drained of color and he looked at the man "Who are you?"
"Oh, just a friend of Gerald" Holt said
"So Gerald has friends now?"
"Yeah, he needs help now since he is getting too old"
"Well, I need to talk to him" Bucky said
"He knows" Holt said
"Of course he does" Bucky said and he nodded.
Holt walked away and a man with a long wool coat took his place. Bucky knew who it was and he took another shot and he stared at the man sitting next to him. "Hello Gerald"
"Barnes" Gerald said and he clapped him on the shoulder and he smiled
"It's good to see you to"
"Ok my boy, what do you need from an old fossil like me?"
Bucky looked around and he saw Holt standing by the door and he noticed that two other men were in watching positions.
"The place is secure" Gerald said
"I know, just had to check"
Gerald smiled "You always do"
"Ok, what have you heard about a man named Niko Constantin?"
"Never heard of him"
"Ok, and organization Shadow Games?"
"They are a ghost group, they are very hard to track and not much is known about them"
"What about Red Room, would they be in league with them?"
"No, Red Room fell a long time ago, it was said one man killed them all."
"Yeah I heard that to"
"Shadow Games is new to the world of secrets, but it deals like the one of the old ones"
"Old ones, like Hydra, Department X, A.I.M.?"
"Yep, but they are much more secretive"
"Is there any rumors of who is the leader of it?"
"There's one name, well more like a ghost; very much like yourself. His name or her name is The Spider"
"Ok, it's a guy, Niko that's The Spider"
"Really, damn. What do you need to know about The Spider?"
"Everything you know"
"Ok, well it started to appear in the secret world in the late seventies, but it was more of a crazy soothsayers talking gibberish. The real Spider appeared in the mid-2000s. It was said that he had a hand in some of the nastiest things in history during the 2000s. 9/11, he was rumored to be in that, also known for numerous bombings."
"Ok well that isn't very helpful, anything more recent?"
"You didn't let me finish, it is said that he has political figures all over the place, even agents in Special Forces. He had his web spread far and wide, it is almost endless of what he seems to have"
"Do you have any information on any agents he has under his boot?"
"There was this one agent, he blew up a helicarrier Agent Hansen"
Bucky stared off and he remembered the name and he could see him smiling when he shot that one girl on top of him.
"You seem to know him" Gerald said looking at him cautiously
"Do you have a location?"
"Yeah, it's a bit dated, but he was in the Bahamas, not sure now"
"How old is this intel?"
"Two weeks"
"He's still there, Hansen is resourceful, but stupid. He would stay where he feels comfortable"
"So are we back on the hunt?" Gerald asked smiling
"Hell yeah" Bucky said and he handed Gerald a chip
"What is this?"
"It's a communicator ship, plug it into any device and you can connect with me and give me updates"
"Just like old times"
"Yeah, but this time we're taking out a bad guy"
"A target is a target, it doesn't matter how good or bad, if he is causing unrest, he must be dealt with"
"That is very Russian of you"
"My mother was Russian, I guess she brushed off on me"
"Ok, well it's time to catch a Spider"
"I will update you with any new intel I get on him"
"Look into anything happening in Russia"
"Why?"
"Niko hates Russia"
"Makes sense, so do I"
"Yeah, but Niko wants to see the world burn"
"I don't hate it that much" Gerald said
"Take care of yourself Gerald"
"You to my friend, do you have a lady friend?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because it's about time you found one my boy, a man can work good without one, but with one, a man can be unstoppable"
"Huh, that sounds philosophical"
"It is"
"Good bye my friend"
"Good bye, come by some time and bring your lady friend"
"Maybe one day"
"Just get going, you are losing valuable time"
"Yes sir" Bucky said and he walked out of the pub.
Bucky was now on his way across the ocean toward the Bahamas, going from cold to hot, perfect. Bucky set in the course and had the auto-pilot set and eh stood and walked back over to his desk. Bucky sat down and the sun was starting to go down. Bucky stared at the crate and he rubbed his hand up and down it and he felt the texture of it and he let his thoughts trail off. Bucky thought about Hill and her brown hair and her smile. He wished she was next to him, he could have taken her with him, but the Avengers needed her. Bucky was about to get up when the I-pad pinged and Bucky grabbed it and it had a text displayed on the screen.
Take the I-pad to the cot.
Bucky stood up and he walked over to the cot and sat down and he got another ping.
Lie down on your back.
Bucky put his feet up and he laid back and rested his head on his pillow. Another ping.
You ready?
Bucky suddenly got a video chat and he saw the ceiling of a room. Then it slowly panned down and he saw an arm. He then saw the screen move down and he saw straight down a bra and down a stomach and he could see her legs. Bucky smirked and chuckled, he looked at her breasts and then her slim stomach and her smooth leg and he stared at her navy blue underwear.
"You like?" he heard her voice ask
"Uh huh" Bucky said as he watched as her hand ran over her left breast and down her stomach and rested on her pelvic region. Bucky felt his heart skip and he felt warm and his ears were on fire. Bucky felt his erection press against his pants and he let out a breath and he swallowed.
"This is new" Bucky said
He heard a laugh and then he saw her hand pull her bra away and he looked at her breasts and her nipples, how they were hard and firm, he had the urge to grab them and put his mouth on one of them and massage the other with his hand. The thought made his mouth water, Bucky watched as her hand moved down her stomach and then her hand went into her panties and he heard a soft moan from her. Bucky swallowed, and he felt weightless and he watched as her hand moved up and down her body and then the moaning.
Bucky felt his erection pressing painfully against his pants. Bucky had to blink to make sure that what he was seeing was really happening. It was.