************reality had to take a pause. I had to story*************
"Bucky, Kreutz could throw the switch on the fail safe in your arm." warned Ella as he gripped Sam's throat.
Bucky rolled up his sleeve. "Not likely." Ella saw a small rectangular area vacant in the area of his forearm. "Tony showed me how to remove it."
Ella knew Tony and Bucky had a trust when it came to his controlled self. They had a mutual hate. Tony knew Bucky would never remove it unless he knew it was not necessary.
"You might need to let up on the grip if he is going to speak." she said.
Reluctantly he let go. Sam gasp and took a deep breath. "You'll never get out of here alive."
"Neither will you." said Bucky punching him. He fell hard to the ground.
Bucky took her hand and headed to the door. He knocked at Ella's door and two guards opened it. They walked out. Bucky knocked them out easily and grabbed their guns. Ella's side was getting better. She must still have his healing ability. They quietly made their way through the hall to an elevator. They found a set of stairs near the elevator and took those to the upper level. He held her hand firmly as they made their way up the stairs to the door. He looked back at her and nodded as they opened the door and were met by a hall full of guards. Kreutz walked out in front of the guards with Rumlow.
"You can both surrender now and walk away." he said.
"We'll just walk away." said Bucky.
"It's not a choice." said Kreutz.
"Seems to be your theme." said Bucky.
Kreutz pushed some device in his hand. They stood watching him. Kreutz looked down at the device.
"The fail safe doesn't work. We thought it may inhibit an escape and we're ready to go." said Ella. Bucky pushed Ella into the shallow doorway as they took cover. The guards began to fire. Bucky began firing back. He hit every mark. Ella grabed the second gun tucked in the back of his pants and dropped on her knees beside him matching his accuracy. When the guns were empty the remaining guards charged.
"Stay close." he said.
"The only way to make sure you're safe." she said as he gave her a not so amused side glance.
There were too many guards to tap into their thoughts. She had to focus on not dialing in. It was too much. The took each guard as they came. They took out ten guards easily leaving Rumlow and Kreutz. Bucky charged at Rumlow. Rumlow was resilient against Bucky's onslaught. Kreutz came at Ella. She struck him knocking him to the ground.
"Tell me how to break the hold on James? How do I make sure he is never controlled again?" she demanded.
Kreutz smiled, "It's hopeless. He will never be free and neither will you."
"You won't hurt us ever again. Your control ends here." she said as she picked up a gun from the unconscious guard pointing it at him.
"You think this is the only facility? Your research will live on." he said.
"Too bad you won't." she said pulling the trigger.
Bucky turned at the noise pausing his atack on Rumlow. Once he saw Ella was ok he landed one more punch to his face knocking him out. He hurried to Ella who stood holding the gun. Her eyes fixed on Kreutz as the blood spilled around his head. She looked to be in shock. Bucky gently put his hands on her arms gliding his hands to calm her trembling arms. He removed the gun from her hands.
"Ella?" he asked throwing the gun aside.
She turned to look in his eyes. It was eerily quiet. The weight of her actions made her feel sick and immobile.
"Ella, we need to go." he said.
"I killed him." she said in shock. She felt dizzy. Bucky took note and steadied her. He wrapped his arm around her to guide her away. She took several steps and passed out. Bucky grabbed a gun as he picked Ella up to carry her. She felt weightless in his arms. He remembered carrying her before like this. He remembered. He took the back entrance out. As they headed into a wooded area to find a road. The ground rocked nearly knocking him over. He turned around to see the facility go up in flames. He held Ella tightly and headed into the woods. His only focus was to get her back to Steve.