Niko

They had loaded everything onto the Quinjet, which had a large white spider on the sides. Niko had spent years stockpiling weapons and vehicles, but now wasn't the time to use them; that would come later. Niko was standing behind Dimitri in the cockpit; who was the pilot out of the group. Niko looked back and he watched as the others examined the weapons they had taken from the Hydra base. Niko felt a hand on his forearm, Niko turned to Dimitri.

"We have something on the radar" Dimitri said

Niko looked at the green screen next to the controls on the console and he watched as he saw a red dot flying toward them, and at alarming speed. Niko pressed a few buttons and then the Quinjet hummed and it sent out a pulse. A full scan on the unknown bogey appeared, it was a Quinjet; it had an S.H.I.E.L.D marking on it. Niko smiled and chuckled, Dimitri looked at him waiting for an order.

"Land, it's an old friend"

"Barnes?" Alexie asked hearing their conversation.

"Yes, and I think it's time that we showed him the power we have. Land and then all of us are going to fight him"

"Why all of us, I can take him" Helix said

"We may have numbers, but don't underestimate him" Niko said

"He's one guy" Chernov said

"So is Captain America" Niko said "Look at what he can do by himself, he could take this ship down if he wanted to, now do as I say"

Niko walked toward the ramp and he lightly sighed at the fact that they wouldn't or didn't agree with him. He knew they wouldn't, none of them truly understood the gravity of things, and the only one who does is Alexie. Niko trusted him far more than the others, Dimitri was a close second. Niko needed them to listen to him, or they would fail. He needed this plan to work, it was the best way to get Barnes' attention.

Niko could get that just by walking into someplace, but Niko needed to move his organization up in the world, if he wanted to do what he wanted to do, what he needed to do. He needs to stop Red Room's creations. No he needed to make Moscow pay, no Barnes needs to die. Everyone needs to die. Niko felt his head throb as he noticed he was getting a headache, he couldn't lose control now, not yet. He just needed to fight his urges and then everything would be ok, maybe.

Niko took a deep breath and he felt the Quinjet land and he instantly snapped back into his normal state. He was back in control, he looked behind him and saw that they were ready. He lightly nodded and pressed the manual release button and the ramp lowered and sunk into the ground cover in snow. Niko found it funny, it was almost summer, and they were fighting in snow, well that's the down side to fighting in the mountains.

They exited the Quinjet in a diamond formation with their guns ready and Niko in the middle of them all. They walked a good distance away from the Quinjet when they heard a loud crack and they saw snow being tossed and waved into the air. Niko chuckled and he looked at all of them and nodded. They gave a nod back and they all split up and went in different directions.

Niko stood alone, he saw a Quinjet in the distance and someone was walking toward him. Niko dropped his rifle and waited for Barnes. Bucky noticed that he was surrounded, but he gave no indication that he knew to Niko or his men. They still thought that they had the drop on him. Bucky saw a small opening in the army of trees and Niko stood in the center; alone. Bucky stepped out of the cover of trees and he was twenty feet away from Niko.

Niko put his hands up and smiled "Looks like I have some explaining to do"

Bucky stared at him and he glanced and saw one of his men, he was a big one. Bucky adverted his eyes back to Niko so he wouldn't know he had spotted one of his men.

"Then explain, before I drag you back to my Quinjet" Bucky said playing Niko's game.

"Well you caught me, it only took you five months. It seems you have caught me at a very delicate time old friend"

"I know what you took from that base Niko" Bucky said

"Good, so you know the damage it can cause"

"I'm not going to let you detonate that thing in Moscow"

"I expected you to try and stop me, tell me something. Do the dreams hurt?"

Bucky frowned and he knew what he was talking about "Yes"

"Would you like to be rid of them?"

"Very much so, but I can't be rid of them"

"Let me guess the dreams or "memories" are about a time you spent in Wakanda and killing a man's father"

"How'd you know?"

"Because I put them there"

"What?"

"Do you remember when you were captured by Rumlow and Red Skull and brainwashed again?"

"How could I forget?"

"Do you remember Rumlow telling you that they were going to implant memories that they wanted?"

"Yes" Bucky said glancing at his right at another one of Niko's men.

"Well they thought they were, actually I have contacts in Hydra that implanted memories I thought would be fun for you to have."

"Are you telling me, that my dreams are fake, like Howard Stark?"

"No you actually did kill him, burned him alive; tsk tsk tsk you naughty boy"

"Ok Wakanda?"

"Have you dreamt it three times?"

"Yes"

"Then Yes and no, if you dream it a fourth time then its real, if not then I faked it"

"How do I know you're not lying?"

"Wait for the fourth dream"

"They don't come in schedules"
"Then you have a long wait my friend"

"Why tell me this?"

"To show that I am everywhere, and I always will be"

"Ok well your four dogs have gotten closer, so are you going to monologue or are we going to fight"

"Fight of course" Niko said and he pulled out a pistol in incredible speed and fired

Bucky dove out of the way and the bullet missed and went into a tree.

"Ah you moved" Niko said

Bucky heard fur sets of footsteps and he was being rushed by Niko's men, surrounding him. Luckily they had forgotten one thing, he could always jump up. Bucky jumped and he grabbed a low hanging branch from the nearest tree and he dodged the blitz attack. Bucky dropped down and he kicked on of them away.

Bucky ducked a punch and he countered with five quick jabs to the ribs. He saw the man about to hit him again and he dodged it, he landed six quick jabs to the other side of the man's ribs. Bucky noticed that they were wearing armor, it looked similar to Stark's, but a stealthier version. Bucky knew that those quick jabs weren't going to hurt them, but it would annoy them. Bucky ducked a leg and he kicked one of them in the chest, sending them into a tree.

The tree snapped and cracked, falling to the ground with a loud smack; sending snow into the air. Bucky turned and one of them tackled him and they hit the ground. Bucky saw him sit up and punched him. Bucky felt the metal covered knuckles hit him and it stung. Bucky gritted his teeth and he grabbed the man by the shoulder and he punched him in the face with his biotic arm, the man fell back with a large dent in the helmet.

Niko walked forward watching as Bucky stood, Niko fired hit pistol and a bullet hit Bucky in the shoulder. Bucky felt the bullet burrow into his shoulder with a hot burning sensation. Blood was casted upon the snow, Bucky grimaced. He pushed the pain aside and ran at Niko. Niko smiled dropping the pistol and beginning to run. Bucky felt every smack of his feet in the snow. Niko pulled his fist back, Bucky slid and sent snow into the air, straight toward Niko. Niko jumped and flipped over Bucky as he slid under him.

Bucky stopped and quickly recovered, but he was met by four other men. He blocked a punch and then one caught him in the ribs and he felt the air leave his lungs as the man's fist smacked him. Bucky leaned forward and a knee smacked him in the jaw. Bucky fell backwards, Dimitri kicked him in the back. Bucky flew forward and his throat went into Helix's hand. Helix started to chuckle and held him in the air and then punched him in the gut, then the face. Bucky could taste the bitterness of blood in his mouth.

Helix dropped him, he landed and his legs gave out, he hit the ground on his knees. Bucky looked up and Chernov kicked him in the face. Bucky smacked into the snow and his head was ringing, and he had blood coming out of his nose, it dripped into the snow. Bucky felt Alexie grab his leg and pull him forward and swung him and threw him into a tree. Bucky hit the ground hard and he coughed and blood splattered into the white snow. Bucky looked up and he stood. He held his hand to his shoulder and he was breathing heavily.

Niko stood in front of his men and he raised his hands "You are no match for my Wolf Spiders, aren't you Barnes"

"I'm not impressed" Bucky said wiping blood away from his nose

"Then we haven't beat you enough" Niko said and he looked back at his men and gave them a nod

The four armored men walked forward and they surrounded Bucky, Bucky looked at them all. "Come on, I don't have all day" Bucky said

Dimitri attacked first, he threw a punch; which Bucky blocked it. He kneed him in the gut and punched him to the ground with his metal hand. Dmitri got up and yelled and tackled Bucky to the ground. Bucky kicked him off and Helix stood over him and grabbed him by the throat and picked him up. Bucky's feet left the ground and he dangled there like helpless prey, but he wasn't helpless. Bucky kicked Helix in the gut and then punched him in the face and Helix dropped him. Bucky pushed quickly and he hit him in the gut and then the face and swung around and kicked him in the face, sending him twisting into the ground.

Alexie punched Bucky and dodged a kick and then ran forward and hit Bucky in the upper chest with his arm and hit him to the ground. Bucky put his metal hand into the ground and pulled forward and he rolled and recover and he hit Chernov as he came up. He blocked three strikes from Dimitri and dodged a kicked from Helix, but Alexie caught him with a punch to the face. Bucky stumbled back and Helix tackled him and picked him up and held him above his head. Bucky felt his weight and balance differencing back and forth and then Helix brought him down and he hit his knee. Bucky felt the air extinguish from his lungs. He hit the ground and Chernov grabbed him and pulled him up to eye level. He punched him twice and then pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the gut and he pulled it out and went to stab him in the chest. Bucky put his right hand up and stopped him from stabbing him. The blade was a centimeter from his chest and he was gritting his teeth together fighting back Chernov's strength. Chernov smirked and pushed forward, he had better leverage. Bucky eyed the blade closely and it was already cover in his blood. The black touched his leather vest and it began to pierce it. Bucky put more strength in his right arm and pushed. The knife was shaking and it backed off to about an inch.

Chernov kept a calm smirk and pushed more. Bucky clenched his jaw and the blade went back to its original position. Bucky felt the tip pierce his skin and it burned, he grunted and he grabbed his arm with his metal hand and he squeezed Chernov's arm. The metal bent and then sparks were spitting out of the cracks in the metal. Chernov looked at his arm and Bucky took the distraction and he pushed and the knife went away from his chest. Bucky took the knife and cut into Chernov's chest plate and he split the metal. He kicked Chernov away and he round house kicked Helix as he charge forward.

Bucky smack Dimitri and he kicked him twice and he brought his leg up and he threw it away and he kicked it and he heard it pop slightly, he had bruised the knee, he didn't break it like he was hoping. Alexie hit Bucky in the face and kneed him in the gut and he felt the searing pain from his stab wound as the knee made contact. Bucky groaned in pain and he hit Alexie in the face with his elbow and punched him in the chest quickly five times. He kicked Alexie to the ground and he walked forward and he saw Niko standing with a loaded assault rifle.

Bucky stopped in his tracks and he froze, Niko smiled "Bang" Niko said and he pulled the trigger. Bucky dove out of the way and he rolled across the ground and he was hit four times. He stood up and a foot hit him in the back and then a kick to the ribs as he was on the ground made blood leak out of his mouth. Bucky was kicked over to his back and he was staring up at them. Bucky held his right wrist with his metal hand and he pressed a small button on his wrist; which was part of his watch.

Niko reloaded his rifle and he stood before him. His men behind him.

"You see, you are no match, Barnes you look terrible" Niko said and he pressed his thumb into Bucky's bullet wound

Bucky growled in pain "Oh poor baby" Niko said mocking him

"I'll stop you" Bucky said and blood leaked out of his mouth as flowed to his neck

"I don't think so, stay safe Barnes; oh and watch the news. Moscow will soon be ashes"

"I won't let that happen" Bucky said lightly coughing

"See you in a couple days, hope Hill is in a good mood. She be crying your name and for death before the end"

Bucky snapped forward and punched Niko in the face "You touch her, you're a dead man"

"I already am, hard to threaten a dead man" Niko said smiling

"You're not dead enough" Bucky said

"Keep her warm for me, she won't enjoy my company as much as yours" Niko said standing

"Hey Niko, when are you going to tell your men what is going to happen to them"

"They will be victorious and you will be dead, and Hill will be my pet, then it's the Avengers"

Niko grabbed him by the throat and lifted him into the air "No, you'll fail, and your men I'm going to kill them. One at a time, nice and slow" Bucky said and he spit blood inti Niko's face.

Niko closed his eyes as the blood made contact, he opened them and he put his free hand to his face and wiped the blood away and eh put his bloodied hand to his mouth and licked the blood away from his hand. "It'll be me and you at the end, you know that right. Everyone else will be dead."

"Maybe, and your men should know that they are following not a man, but a child still screaming for attention, and they will be led into hell by a murderous psychopath."

"See you later Barnes" Niko said and he threw Bucky into a tree fifteen feet away. He looked at his men, "let's go we have a city to burn."

They walked away and Helix stayed behind and he walked forward and stood over Bucky.

"I'll see you in Moscow, bitch"

"I'm going to kill your brother first" Bucky said

Helix turned and kicked him across the face and walked away. Bucky lay in the snow and he saw as the figures of the men and Niko disappeared and he was alone in the opening in the army of trees with his emergency beacon activated. Bucky blinked slowly and he saw the blinding sky go black and all the noise of the wind and the rubbing of snow across each other like sand in the dunes of the Sahara at the beginning of a sandstorm fade and silence was all that was left, cold silence.