Rated M for consensual touching and some violence
"Did you ever hear about the Sugar Bears?" asked David and Bucky eyed him as Alison took out her headphones to hear David better.
"Sugar Bears?" asked Alison.
"Yeah. There is unit in the Army that drops off supplies off to remote Alaskan villages. People starting calling them the 'Sugar Bears' back in the 60's since they dropped off sugary cereals," said David.
"That was one of the things I missed about you David. You always had a ton of random fun facts," said Clint getting his gear in order before they landed. David grinned and Alison rolled her eyes.
"Do you have any more fun bear facts?" asked Alison.
"Well the Bucky Bear went into production in 1955 along with a Captain America Eagle plushie to mark the ten year anniversary of the war ending," said David and Alison had to bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself from laughing. Bucky looked annoyed and he gave Alison a side glance.
"I think finding out there was a stuffed toy named after me was the craziest thing. And really red tights," said Bucky and Alison couldn't help but grin.
"It is a cute bear even with the tights," said Alison.
"At least no one made you wear them," said Steve. The jet lurched a bit as they landed and Alison had to take a deep breath before getting up. They would be doing a stake out first before trying to find a way inside. Everyone started gathering their gear and getting off when Bucky took her arm.
"You alright?" Asked Bucky and Alison nodded.
"A little nervous, but I'll manage," said Alison.
"If you weren't nervous than I would worry," said Bucky and he gave her arm a light squeeze before letting go. They were just outside of Anchorage and of course Hydra built a base underground and in the woods.
"I would be more worried about the moose," said David as they waited for Natasha to get the drone up.
"I heard they're delicious," said Clint and Alison wondered if this was their way of trying to ease the tension they felt. She felt like throwing up all morning and had hardly touched her breakfast even though everyone else around have had packed at least two helpings of omelets.
"I'm pretty sure it's moose hunting season. If I could get one we could have moose instead of those Mountain House meals," said Clint.
"No hunting," said Steve and Natasha smirked.
"Oh you are no fun eagle," said Natasha and Alison couldn't help but giggle. "Beside you stand out like a sore thumb in your colors. It would scare all animals off anyway," said Natasha. Bucky grinned at Alison.
"It's my fault really. I suggested he looked good in the uniform," said Bucky and Alison grinned back. This might not be so bad, thought Alison.
"Are we finished?" asked Steve and Natasha shrugged as she handed the controls to Barton
"The drone is ready, Don't break it," said Natasha.
"Please I've flown these with the kids. They're easy," said Clint.
"Don't let Tony hear you compare this tech to something you bought at a toy store," said Steve and Alison felt that knot in her stomach ease a bit. Well even Steve is joking so maybe this won't be so bad, thought Alison.
"According to the intel we're about five miles away the base," said Steve looking at the screen that showed nothing but trees. About twenty minutes later something looked off about the trees and Barton grinned.
"Ah here we are. I love it when they use cloaking tech," said Clint. The drone went through a tree and was in a bare patch of woods with an odd crop of rocks. Alison looked at the bare patch no more than a few feet and wondered if anyone had come across it over the years. They watched Clint ease the drone back and switched it over to a scanning mode.
"No heat detected, but they could be really far down," said Clint. "Looks like a few sensor traps. Should be easy to take out," said Clint. Alison looked up at Bucky and she saw he had zoned out and she took his hand without really thinking. Maybe this will be bad in some ways, thought Alison.
…...
It was always so cold when he came too and he could sometimes he could remember why he was cold when he woke up. It took a few blinks to get used to the light and see who was around. Sometimes he could recognize faces, but they really meant nothing to him. There was a man in a suit eyeing him and looking annoyed. This was someone new.
"How long till he's functional?" asked the man in the suit annoyed.
"His body temperature is rising and we'll need to test his motor skills to make sure he's functional. It might take another hour or so Mr. Pierce" said a voice. The man in the suit came over and touched his face. Something in him wanted to recoil from this man, but he knew better.
"He has a lot of work ahead and I want him in the best shape," said Pierce and he left the room.
Bucky felt the smaller hand slip into his right hand and he relaxed. He looked down at her, and Alison looked up at him quickly before turning back to the screen. He needed to keep his head here.
"Do you remember anything about how to get in or out?" asked Alison. She still had grip on his hand and it helped him focus. The sooner this is over the sooner we can go, thought Bucky.
"I think it was under the rocks. An elevator that took you down. I think it might be hand scan. I think I'm in the system," said Bucky and Steve frowned a bit while thinking.
"What happens if you aren't?" asked Steve.
"I'm pretty sure the area is rigged to kill anyone trying to get in without clearance," said Bucky lightly even though he gripped Alison's hand hard. "I sort of remember them scanning my hand. If something happened and a handler was taken out I knew I was to get myself out and back to a base. I'm pretty sure I got back here once," said Bucky. It was cold outside and the snow and wind stung his face. He shoved his hand deeper in his pocket and marched through the snow. The Mission had been finished and he was to report back.
"Buck?" asked Steve and Bucky noticed Steve had gotten closer to him and Alison. He was trying to put himself between them. Bucky also noticed that Natasha's hand was near her pocket and that Clint was now behind him. David was eying Alison who now had her left hand on top his and was squeezing lightly.
"Just breath," she said and Bucky took a long breath before looking at Steve.
"I just need a minute to think," said Bucky.
"Take all the time you need," said Steve easing back as did everyone else. Only Alison stayed with her hand on his.
"What did you remember?" asked Alison and he wondered if she was even aware she was using the nurse tone on him.
"It was cold and I was coming in," said Bucky and she nodded for him to go on. "It was snowing. I had to let myself in. I know how to get in," said Bucky and Alison let go of his hand. Bucky looked at Steve.
"It's just a handprint. No code. Elevator will take us down. I'm not sure how many floors it had though," said Bucky.
"The drone didn't pick up any traps. I say we stick to the plan though and keep a look out tonight to make sure no one comes to visit," said Clint and Steve nodded.
"Natasha and I will scout to a closer look. I want you and Bucky to secure the area. I think you two can handle watching the jet," said Steve looking at David and Alison.
"We're not responsible if the jet flys away on its own," said David and Alison rolled her eyes.
"We'll be fine," said Alison. Steve and Natasha headed off into the woods while Clint packed the drone up.
"We'll do a quick sweep and set up an area a few yards away," said Clint and David handed him another bag.
"Little motion detectors and some stunners just in case," said David and Clint smiled.
"I did miss you David. You always remembered the good stuff," said Clint shouldering the bag. "Come on, this should only take a few minutes," said Clint and Bucky followed him into the woods. They walked about a yard or more and started laying out the traps and Clint looked at Bucky before speaking.
"Nat said you two had a thing. You alright with her being here?" asked Clint and Bucky set up a motion detector.
"Not really. At least I get to keep an eye on her," said Bucky and Clint nodded.
"The first mission is always the scariest. I'm sure she's worried about screwing up and being an embarrassment. Well at least I was back in the day. I think I might have fallen out of my stand on my first assignment," said Clint.
"I had a gun jam twice during a quick fire fight on our way to Italy. No one in my unit was hurt, but it was a huge pain in the ass," said Bucky. They were far enough into the woods no one noticed them and Bucky prayed that no one would come across them while hunting. They made their way back and saw Alison was sitting on a rock watching the jet while David watched the woods.
"It's still here," said Alison grinning and Bucky shook his head. The sooner we get this done the sooner we can be home, thought Bucky.
…...
Clint and Natasha agreed to take first watch and he and Steve were to take second. Alison and David were put on last and David promised pancakes for everyone when they got up. David had pitched a small tent outside while Steve dozed in the pilot seat. Bucky was curled up next to Alison at the back of the plane.
"You need to go to sleep," said Bucky to a very awake Alison and she tried to get comfortable on the thin sleeping mat.
"Those MRE are murder on the stomach. At least the beef and noodles are," she joked and Bucky gave her a serious look.
"You're going to be fine and we should be in and out tomorrow before anyone knows what hit them," said Bucky and he pulled her close. "Just go to sleep."
"I can't...I just...thinking myself crazy is all," said Alison softly and Bucky knows the feeling. The nerves before going in are overwhelming. A few times he had stayed up all night reading before a raid. He was going to have talk her down and put her ease. He used to be good at this once. After their mother died, Becca had been hounded by nightmares for weeks. He could remember holding her night after night and soothing her back to sleep. "Don't be scared...shush...I got you and I won't let anything happen to you," said Bucky and Becca's sobs lessened even though she held tightly to him.
"I know it's hard trying to get to sleep when you don't know what you might be walking into, but this is a good team. I trust you and so does Steve. I know Steve seems like he'll trust anyone, but once you have his trust it's because you've earned it," said Bucky.
He hoped that got through to her. She was here because she had earned it and it wasn't a free pass because she was his girlfriend or his on and off caretaker. Alison sighed and adjusted her small pillow before staying where she was pressed to his chest.She had changed out of her uniform into a pair of sweatpants and sweater. She said it was too heavy to sleep in. Bucky had taken off the vest, weapons and his boots. The rest of uniform felt oddly comforting to him. Well it's what you've known for years, thought Bucky.
"That's still a lot to wrap my head around," said Alison closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. "I'll be fine. I promise...just give me a bit," said Alison. Bucky pulled the blanket around them tighter and let his metal hand slip under her sweater and he started rubbing her back. This tended to lull her sleep most of the time and he wasn't really sure why. Alison let out a small sigh and pulled herself a little closer so she was completely pressed against him. He knew she hadn't really meant anything by it other than wanting the comfort, but something about the way her body pressed against his was a little overwhelming.
"Ally," whispered Bucky and she quickly pulled herself away when she felt him react.
"Sorry," said Alison and he could see her face flush. "I wasn't trying to start anything. Not really the place for it," she tried to joke.
"You be surprised," said Bucky and she gave him a look.
"What does that mean?" asked Alison and Bucky looked up at the ceiling.
"Before we really got into Italy, I came across two guys from another unit fooling around in the woods. They saw me and I pretended I didn't see anything. It would have gotten them kicked out or worse. A lot times you turned a blind eye to that...you didn't know if you were going to see tomorrow so why not," said Bucky. It got quiet between them and Alison squeezed his hand.
"I'll see you at shift change," said Alison and she rolled over. Bucky listened as her breathing evened out and he could hear Steve snoring from the pilot seat.
He kept looking up the ceiling and tried to think of something other than her dozing off next to him and it wasn't working. That moment of her body pressing into him had him wide awake and wanting. She was always so careful before starting anything with him that her sudden lack of asking before she pressed into had stunned him a bit and had him thinking about what could happen if they weren't here. He wanted to touch her so badly all of sudden and his brain wasn't going to shut up until he made it shut up. I just need to touch her in case something happens...just in case. He told her it would be alright, but he knew how a battle could turn quickly. We didn't know if we would see tomorrow, thought Bucky.
Bucky rolled over and pulled Alison close to him and she let out a small sigh.
"Ally," he muttered before moving the braid aside to kiss her neck. He put his hand on her hip and pushed his hips against her so she could feel him. Alison looked over her shoulder at him a bit confused before he started moving his hand under her shirt and the confusion faded for a moment before it came back in her eyes. It was mixed though with a wanting look and he decided to keep going.
"We'll be quiet," whispered Bucky as his right hand finds her breast and starts to squeeze it lightly. His thumb starts rubbing small circles against her nipple and he smirks when he feels it get hard while the rest of her breast feels so soft. Her body arches back to meet his and Alison is biting her lip.
"We shouldn't be doing this here," said Alison softly before Bucky gets her on her back and is on top of her.
"I just want to touch you...I never do," said Bucky before kissing her, sliding his tongue into her mouth as his hands work up her sweater and his leg starts pushing her knees apart. Some part of her brain knows she should stop this before they get caught or he has a bad flashback and they're in too deep to stop. The rest of her wants this and doesn't want to stop. He had hinted at wanting to move things along before, but he always seemed to worried about hurting her. She doesn't want to stop him since he had started it first. Bucky's lips move from her mouth to her throat before pressing kisses against her face.
"You always make sure I enjoy this and I never touch you back. I want you to enjoy it too," said Bucky. He starts kissing her again and they only break apart long enough for him to pull the sweater over her head. Alison watches has his dark blue eyes get darker as he looks at her body. He swallows hard before both his hands skim over her body. It's two very different feelings all at the same time. Cold and smooth on one side and rough and warm on the other side and Alison has to bite her lip from crying out.
"You have such a pretty body and we fit so well together," said Bucky has his hands roam over her. Dragging his fingertips over her breasts before cupping them and toying with her nipples. Alison is fisting the blanket and she can taste her own blood from biting her lip to keep quiet.
"One of these nights we're going to have to go somewhere to be alone. I want to hear you...I want to hear you moan, and scream and say my name while I have you," hisses Bucky has he kisses her breasts and starts kissing down her ribcage.
Alison feels like she's going to finish and he hasn't even touched her there yet. Something about all this buildup is driving her out of her mind. She can see it in his eyes too, how badly he wants it and they have to hold back. We had to be sure and not rush it, but I don't know if we can hold it back anymore. Bucky starts rubbing through her pants and his mouth is keeping her from moaning out loud. Bucky rolls off her and the sudden loss of him has her nearly whining for him to come back. Bucky pulls her close and slides his hand under her sweats and between her legs.
"Jesus," mutters Bucky feeling how wet she is and Alison lets out a small moan when his fingers skim over her. Before she can brace herself Bucky has two fingers inside her and they both nearly cry out. "You are so tight and so worked up right now," said Bucky. Alison shudders a bit has he pulls out of her and goes in a little deeper and a little harder.
"Bucky," mutters Alison has she goes to touch him and he pushes her hand away.
"No. You..I want to know what this is like for you," said Bucky and he starts rubbing her clit with his thumb in circles while curling fingers in and out of her. Her body is nothing but heat right now and she's muttering about how good this feels. He loves how warm she is and how flushed she is from what he's doing. Her body is tightening around him and he can tell she's so close.
"Let it go baby. Let me feel this," pleads Bucky and it seems to drive her over the edge Alison pulls him into for a kiss has the orgasm hits her hard, her whole body shudders and he can feel her body tighten around his fingers and she seems even wetter than before. She shaking as he pulls out of her and kisses her forehead. She can't seems to talk and Bucky pulls her close and lets his hand go between his own legs.
"There wasn't a guy on the front lines who didn't manage to find a little privacy to work this out," said Bucky pulling down his own pants enough to free his member. Alison's hand starts working him and he can see this burning look in her eyes that nearly does him in.
"I want to be alone with you too," whispers Alison between kisses on his neck. "I want you so much...I didn't think I could want it this much ever again, I didn't think anyone would want me back." Bucky quickly takes her hand off him, straddles her before she can react and he starts stroking himself.
"I have never wanted anyone the way I want you," mutters Bucky. Alison watches him wide eyed has he strokes himself. His hips thrusting in time with his strokes, his left hand is digging into her hip as his right hand goes up and his length. His eyes roll back and his whole body shakes has he comes on her stomach with a little hiss. He's still shaking a little when Alison's hand brushes his hair back and her other hand is on his thigh rubbing it.
"I think you made my sleeping problem worse," teases Alison and Bucky goes to say something when they hear Steve let out a huge snore and they both freeze like deer in headlights.
"Bathroom," whispers Bucky and Alison grabs her sweater to quickly cover herself as they lock themselves in the little closet of a bathroom.
"That was really crazy," mutters Alison with a small grin. Bucky hands her a wad of tissue to clean up while he washes his hands.
"You liked it though?" asked Bucky. Alison can hear that faint hint of his Russian accent and she pulls her sweater on before hugging him.
"I meant what I said before about wanting you. If we weren't here right now I think we might have gone further and I would have let you," said Alison. Bucky looks down at her and lets his forehead rest on hers.
"I want it be special for both of us...I know we've been with other people, but...I want it to mean something. It sounds stupid and…"Alison kisses him and runs a hand through his hair.
"It's not stupid at all and the fact that you trust me does mean something to me. I don't take that lightly. I love you and whenever it happens makes it special for me," said Alison. Bucky hugs her tightly and lets it sink in again that she loves him and that he can trust her without a second thought.
Going to sleep is somehow much easier now and before she drops off she can hear Bucky whisper that he loves her too.
…
David had brought a portable camp stove and was making pancakes in a small frying pan. Alison sipped her instant coffee and grinned.
"So what do you plan on feeding the rest of us?" asked Alison.
"Huh?" asked David as he flipped one over.
"That's maybe enough to feed Steve. What are the rest of us eating?" asked Alison.
"I have some Egg Beaters and some bacon. Plus we have snacks," said David.
"I do like those little power bars," said Alison.
"Ah they are yummy," said David and he handed her a small plate with pancakes. "Before we get everyone up," said David.
"Thanks," said Alison and David handed her some syrup. They sat there together and watched the sky turn a pale shade of pink.
"How you hold up?" asked David and Alison shrugged.
"Well I'm starving this morning so that's a plus," said Alison and she took another sip of her coffee.
"I know. I think I threw up twice before my first mission," said David. "It was in South America and it was hotter than hell and the bugs were as big as my head," said David and he started to make a new batch of pancakes. Alison finished her stack and went to get everyone up. Clint and Natasha were sleeping in a tent by the plane and were already waking up before she poked her head in. She went into the jet and found Bucky was asleep on the mattress and was cradling her pillow. It pulled at her and Alison sighed, she really wanted this over so they could go home. She went over and woke Steve up first.
"Well this is a nicer wake up than what I'm used to," teased Steve and Alison shrugged.
"I didn't know how to use the trumpet," said Alison. Steve grinned and grabbed his uniform before heading to the restroom. Alison went and knelt by Bucky; she put one hand on his head, one on his arm and shook him carefully.
"Hey. Hey...David made pancakes," said Alison. Bucky grabbed her arm and pulled her over and onto the mattress.
"Sloppy. I'm going to have to talk to Natasha about training you harder," said Bucky. Alison pulled herself off the mattress and nudged him with her foot.
"Just get up before Steve eats all the pancakes," said Alison and she headed outside. David, Natasha and Clint were watching a mother moose and her calf munching on some grass at the edge of their camp.
"Still want the jerky?" asked Natasha and Clint shrugged.
"They do look cuddly," said Clint. Bucky and Steve came out and she felt Bucky wrap his arms around her waist and they watched the sunrise with the moose. This isn't so bad after all, thought Alison.
…
Bucky took measured steps behind Steve and listened to every sound in the woods. Bucky knew Alison was behind David and that Clint and Natasha were behind them. They were close to the clearing and Bucky could feel his heart hammering in chest and he swallowed hard. Just get in and get out...get in and get out...thought Bucky. Steve held up a fist for them to stop and he listened and scanned the clearing before waving them forward.
"Alright you're up," said Steve and Bucky went forward to the small outcropping of rock and walked around it twice before he remembered where the entrance was. He stopped and locked eyes with Alison and Steve. She nodded and gave him a tight smile. Steve also nodded, but looked ready to pull him out if need be. They have your back and you can do this, thought Bucky. He turned and put his hand on the rock, a second later he felt it get warmer and realized he was being scanned.
The ground shifted a bit before a platform came up in front of him. Steve motioned them forward and since they weren't sure which way the elevator doors would open, Steve had Natasha and Clint face one way while he and Steve faced the other. Alison and David were in the middle. Natasha already had her gun at the ready and Clint had an arrow loaded. Bucky gave Alison a quick glance and he could see a few beads of sweat on forehead. The staves are in her hands and Bucky prays to whatever will listen that she won't have to use them. David is calm and it reminds Bucky too much of his grandfather. Dum-Dum was also the calm one before he entered the fray, thought Bucky. The doors opened facing him and Steve and Steve carefully looks out before stepping out with his shield and Bucky is right behind him with his gun drawn. They listen for a few moments and it's a little too quiet.
"Let's get this over with," said Steve and the group moves forward. This clearly just a staging area and they head through a set of double doors into a hangar area. David let out a low whistle looking at the planes and vehicles here.
"Do we really have to trash the place? The Hummer looks pretty sweet," whispered David and Steve shakes his head. Dugan looking over a pile of Hydra gear and grinning at Steve. I helped build these and it's really a waste to not take a little something, teased Dugan.
"It hasn't been used in almost two years. Batteries are probably dead. Not mention I bet they tag all their stuff. I really don't want them showing up at Headquarters asking for their stuff back," said Natasha softly. They exited the hangar and into a small hallway with a door on the right and two doors on the left. Steve signals for Natasha and Clint to check the doors on the left while they take the door on the right. David pulls Alison back against the wall. The room on the right is a locker room and they don't find anything. Natasha and Clint find gear and weapons in their rooms.
"Maybe everyone cleared out after SHIELD fell. This is really in no man's land," said David. Bucky is wondering the same thing now, he was starting to remember a bit more about his time with Pierce and he honestly can't remember being here in years. Well that's not saying much of anything, thought Bucky.
"We're still staying together for now to be on the safe side," said Steve. They hall went on for bit and Bucky was trying really hard to keep his head here. The hall turned into a T and Steve looked at David and then to Natasha and Clint.
"You three go the right and we'll go left. Stay in contact and we'll meet back up in ten minutes," said Steve.
"Just like old times," said Clint eyeing David who grinned as Natasha rolled her eyes before she started down the hall.
"Do you want to take point and I'll bring up the rear?" asked Steve.
"Sure," said Bucky and he felt his palms starting to sweat. He had been here before and he took a deep breath.
"I think they might have kept me around here somewhere," said Bucky and Steve nodded.
"Let's just sweep this floor and work from there," said Steve who was starting to get that worried look. Alison was watching him too and Bucky swallowed hard. She didn't like being here anymore than he did, but she wasn't worried about herself though. She was worried about him and what this was doing to him. I will never understand what I did to have these two in my life, thought Bucky.
"I'm fine to take point. Just keep her in your sights," said Bucky. He lowered his weapon and they started sweeping the hall. They didn't find much, a few rooms and a work out area. He had his opponent on the ground and in a choke hold. He man slapped his arm for release, but the Soldier knew he wasn't to let go until he was given the order from his new commander. The man in the suit shook his head and without another thought he twisted the man's neck and heard the snap.
"Not bad. Not bad at all," said the man in the suit with a faint grin.
"Come on. There's nothing here," said Alison and she had her hand on his arm. Steve's comm flashed on his wrist.
"Report," said Steve and Natasha was speaking in all their ear pieces.
"We found some computers, a med center and possible office files Do we want to leave David and Alison up here to collect while we sweep the next level?" asked Natasha. Steve looked at Alison and she nodded before speaking in her comm.
"I'll be fine up here with David," said Alison and Bucky had to fight the urge to drag her back to the plane. She was trained to be here. She was trained to be here. He never felt this way when Carter was in the field with them. Then again he hadn't been in love with Carter. Steve caught his eye and nodded in understanding.
"You and David have ten minutes to collect and then we're scrubbing this place," said Steve and Alison nodded. They went back down the hall and found Clint, Natasha and David in a small office room. David nodded at her and looked around the room.
"So I take the filing cabinets and you take the laptop ," said David. Alison was already fishing Tony's jump drive out of the backpack.
"Ten minutes. We're going to check the other floor," said Steve and Alison nodded as she booted up the laptop.
"I got your girl," said David softly to Bucky and Bucky nodded. It didn't help that knot in stomach ease. They went down a flight of stairs and Bucky could feel his ears wanting to pop from the pressure. The next floor was sort of basement and Bucky felt the hair on his neck stand up. There was a huge door in front of them and Natasha went forward to see if there was code or scanner.
"I'm pleased with how well he functions. How long can he be out without supervision?" Asked the man in the suit and the woman handed him a glass of water.
"Two. Maybe three days at most. He'll need to be wiped after the third or fourth day or else he starts acting out. You can brief him quickly and we've worked out waking him up faster from cryo. It is best to have someone with him in case he starts to slip. It's only happened a once or twice since I've been with him," said the woman.
"How would you feel about moving operations to the east?" Asked the man and the woman shrugged.
"As long as we have access to a cryo unit and a unit for prepping I don't see an issue with heading that way," she said.
His old cryo unit was behind the doors once Natasha got them open. Bucky felt a rush of rage come over him.
"You alright?" Asked Steve and before Bucky could say anything he heard Clint yell.
"COVER!" Bucky turned and saw a man in black Hydra uniform dash out from behind a stack of crates and toss a smoke bomb before shooting at them. Steve used his shield to deflect the bullets. The smoke was thick but Bucky heard the click of the door leading up. Bucky ran after him and ignored Steve's order to come back.
…
It baffled Alison that the computer wasn't password protected and she plugged the jump drive in and seconds later it flashed a blue screen of death before the screen went red and gold and little gif's of a tiny dancing Iron Men filled the screen with a progress bar.
"Oh Tony," muttered Alison and she turned to the files that David was pouring over.
"I will never understand the need that evil organizations have to document and file all the things,' said David. He tossed a report on the floor and Alison grabbed a stack to flip through. It looked to be accounting stuff. Bank accounts, invoices on where things were purchased and how much, who requested it.
"This isn't what I was hoping for, but it might be of some use," said Alison and she stuffed the file into the bag.
"You were hoping for more records on Barnes?" Asked David and Alison nodded.
"The notes were really detailed until the 80's and I did get some from...her, but he really wants to know what happened between the 80's and last year," said Alison. David sat a file aside and grabbed another.
"Is he going to be alright knowing?" asked David and Alison looked up at him.
"Meaning?" asked Alison and David shrugged.
"They were using him like a puppet for years to do god knows what. I used to listen to my grandpa tell me stories about him and well I know he can't go back to the guy he was, but he could just shut the door on this. He doesn't owe anyone a damn thing...hell I think you two would be really happy with a nice yard and a dog. He's earned that," said David. Alison went to speak up when they both felt the floor shake under their feet. Panic grabbed her by the throat and she looked at David.
"That is never a good thing," said David drawing his Taser gun. Alison looked at saw the download was almost finished, but her concern was if everyone was alright.
"Everything alright?" asked David into his comm and he was greeted by coughing.
"Hostile...stairs…" coughed Clint. Alison grabbed her weapon and waited for David to make a move.
"Do we engage?" asked David and all heard was more coughing. "Guys?" asked David. They both heard the basement door open and footsteps came pounding down the hall and before they could react a short man with black hair was pointing a gun at them. David went to move and the gunshot was loud and it made Alison's ears ring. Before she could move to David the man had her by the braid.
"I need you to get out," he hissed and jamming the gun into her temple he started pulling her down the hall. Alison's whole mind went blank and her body felt numb. David...oh god..are they alright down there? Something felt heavy in her hand and she remembered she still had her weapon in her hand.
"Come on," he hissed and Alison felt everything Natasha had told her coming back to her as she made herself heavy. "God damn...I'm…" Alison grabbed his arm and flung him into the wall. He dropped the gun and Alison brought the stave down on his hand and across his face. She was pretty sure she had broken his jaw, but he was still up and he pulled a knife out and started slashing at her. Alison felt the blade on her face and she screamed as she dropped to the floor. She almost dropped the stave and she swung blindly hitting him in the knee.
"You bitch," he hissed as he fell and Alison swung, hit him in the head and he went down.
Alison could feel the blood running down her face and she winced. She could feel it so he hadn't gone too deep and damaged the nerves and before she could think any further she felt someone grabbing her arm. She went to swing the stave when Bucky caught it in his left hand.
….
The fight was over in thirty seconds, but for Bucky who couldn't get a shot line up to take out the Hydra goon it felt like forever. His eyes were watering and his chest hurt a bit from the smoke, but he was almost up the stairs when he heard the gunshot and he was in the hall when he saw the man dragging Alison out the room by her braid. She didn't look hurt, but she looked pale and out of it. Bucky quickly wiped his eyes and tried to line up a shot when he saw Alison shove her attacker against the wall and bring her stave down on his hand so he couldn't grab his gun. She went for the face and Bucky heard the bones crack in her opponent's face.
He pulled a knife off and started swinging wildly and Bucky watched in horror as the knife cut her from her ear to her chin. Her scream snapped him out of it and he was about to shoot when Alison brought the stave square into her attacker's knee cap bring him down to her level. He couldn't risk the shot since they were so close. She slammed the stave into his head and he went down.
Kill him now, hissed the Soldier and Bucky made his way over to shoot him when he remembered Alison was still on the floor and hurt. She clearly didn't know it was him and when he grabbed her arm to pull her up and she swung to hit him. Her green eyes were full of shock and confusion as he pulled her up. She's never been in a fight before, not like this, thought Bucky and he studied the cut. The knife must have had a dull blade or the attacker had trouble seeing due to the hit to the face or else the cut would been much deeper.
"Ally," said Bucky and he gave her a small shake. "It's okay...look at me. It's alright," said Bucky. She blinked and dropped her stave before she hugged him.
"Is everyone else alright?" asked Alison and she pulled away from him. "Oh god David," cried Alison and she started down the hall when Steve, Clint and Natasha came up. The three of them quickly took the scene in and Natasha grabbed her arm.
"You alright?" asked Natasha and Alison nodded.
"I have to check on David," said Alison and she went back into the room. David was on the ground and was bleeding from a gunshot wound near his collarbone, the one weak spot. He looked pale, but he was still breathing.
"Shit," muttered Alison and she quickly started pressing her bare hands against the wound. "David. David I need you to open your eyes," ordered Alison. He opened one eye and it looked bleary.
"Damn you got messed up too," muttered David and he closed his eye again.
"I need David's pack," ordered Alison and Steve quickly pulled the kit out and opened it.
"Here," said Steve and he pulled the gauze out.
"I need you to apply pressure," said Alison and once Steve did she started cutting his sleeve to get a better look, muttering about exit wounds and she let out a small sigh.
"Alright it's a through and through so we just need to keep the pressure on for a bit...it might have broken his bone, but I can't tell for sure," said Alison. Bucky watched as she checked his airway and kept talking to David while muttering to herself about treatment options. Natasha was gathering up the drive and files they had pulled out and Clint went out to make sure the prisoner didn't get away.
"He's going to need a hospital to be on the safe side. I can't really tell if anything is broken. It didn't hit a major artery or else he would have bled out. He could have muscle damage that would need treatment fast or else he could lose that arm," said Alison.
"I want a sweet metal arm like your boyfriend," said David with a grin and Alison glared at him.
"Shut your cake hole Mary Beth. We're gonna need a stretcher, some more gauze...I need to clean this out more," said Alison and she took the rubbing alcohol out of the kit. "I think you can ease up for a second," said Alison and Steve stepped aside.
"We'll see what we can find," said Steve and he nudged Bucky. Bucky snapped out of it and followed Steve across the hall. Steve quickly scrubbed his hands before trying to find anything for Alison. I'm going to kill that son of a bitch, thought Bucky as he heard David mutter a stream of curses.
"Here. This should work," said Steve pulling an old gurney out. He turned and saw that Bucky had balled his hands into fists and was looking into the hallway. Steve saw Clint was securing the prisoner. Steve guessed that Alison must have taken him down and Bucky must not have been able to get a shot off. Or he didn't want to risk hitting Alison in the process, thought Steve. It was that look in his eyes that had Steve on edge though. He had seen that look when they had been fighting on the streets of D.C. It was a calm sort of rage and Steve had seen it when Bucky had thrown him into a car.
"Bucky. Bucky...she's going to be alright. She needs our help with David right now," said Steve.
"I couldn't take the shot," said Bucky. "I want to rip his throat out with my bare hands," said Bucky.
"He'll be handled. Right now she's trying to keep our friend alive," said Steve. Bucky started looking through cabinets and found more gauze and a few more bottle of alcohol. They came back in and Alison had applied new gauze and her hands were red and her own cut was dripping down her neck.
"You are so gonna have an awesome scar when this done," said Alison and David winced.
"Not so hard Nurse Ratchet," said David and Alison pressed down a little harder.
"I really don't want you bleeding out on me," said Alison. Natasha shook her head.
"He's too stupid to bleed out. Tony's in L.A. and he might be able to get us into a hospital quietly," said Natasha.
"Get him on the horn and get Hill on the line to let her know we have a prisoner in custody," said Steve and Natasha nodded and pulled out her Stark phone and started talking to Pepper.
"Let's get him on this," said Steve and Alison moved away so they could get David on the gurney. "You want take care of that?" Asked Steve and Alison looked puzzled before remembering her own cut and seeing her hands covered in blood.
"Give me a minute," said Alison and she went across the hall and came back a few moments later with a huge piece of gauze taped to her face and her hands in a pair of gloves. She pressed the gauze down and checked David's pulse again.
"I'm fine mom. Let's get this show on the road," said David. They wheeled him out and Clint was waiting by the elevator with the prisoner who was still knocked out.
"I wasn't sure if we wanted to set the charges. I didn't want to risk him coming to and trying to slip away," said Clint.
"Let's get him secured and David settled on the jet. We'll come back and set the charges than," said Steve.
"Do you want me to see if he's going to be alright?" asked Alison and Bucky stared at her. He could have killed you. Would have killed you and now you want to make sure he's alright, thought Bucky.
"He's still breathing and he's not bleeding from the ears so let him be someone else's problem," said Clint grabbing the man by the collar and tossing him in the elevator. Alison winced and David looked at the man and grinned
"You messed him up good. That a girl," said David and Alison didn't say anything. Bucky put his hand on her lower back, but she was focused on making sure David was going to be alright.
They got back to the jet and Clint handcuffed the man to a pole and checked him for more weapons and then checked his teeth for any cyanide pills.
"I'll stay here while you boys blow up stuff up," said Natasha and Bucky was about say something when Steve took his arm.
"We need you to get back in," said Steve. Bucky had to force himself to not grind his teeth.
"Fine," he said and stalked out of the jet. I'm going to snap his neck like a twig. I don't care what trouble I get into, thought Bucky.
….
"Your boyfriend is going to rip that guy's face off," said David as Alison taped on a new piece of gauze and tossed the old one in a trash can.
"He'll settle down once he realizes I'm fine," said Alison. "You want anything for the pain?" Asked Alison and David shook his head.
"You want anything for that?" asked David nodding at her cut. Honestly she had been running on all cylinders she hadn't really felt the pain for a while. "It does hurt right?" asked David looking worried.
"Now that you mention it, it hurts like a mother. I'm going to need stitches once we land. I'm hoping it doesn't leave a mark. I'm in a wedding next year and god forbid I have a huge scar ruining any wedding photos," said Alison. Natasha went to start up the jet and they heard a groan behind them. The man stirred and realized he was handcuffed. He glared and spat some blood on the floor.
"Uuuhhhhggg...I'm gona gut you," he spat blood again and glared at Alison.
"We didn't understand you. Jaw looks broken...that must hurt huh?" asked David and Alison felt a chill go up her spine.
"Slllooow...Gut youu slloww," he muttered and her hands shook has finished up with David.
"Shut the hell up," spat David. The man grinned through and his whole mouth was red.
"Weee...coouulldd...you wooulldd havve likke it," he laughed and David tried getting out of bed.
"You either shut the hell up or I'm gonna shut you up," barked David and the man started laughing and coughing up blood. Alison was starting to feel the adrenaline wear off and she suddenly felt so cold and tired. She had acted in self-defense and she had been trained to be a part of this team. It wouldn't be good to let them see her go to pieces now. She turned her back and tried to ignore the slurring insults behind her. No different than a piss off patient, thought Alison. Natasha came back and eyed the man.
"You either shut the hell or I'm gonna make you shut the hell up," said Natasha coolly. The man spat again and muttered something in Russian at her. Alison simply heard a clang and quiet. She assumed Natasha had rammed his head into the pole. That's not going to be good for him. He probably has a concussion and I might have cracked something when I hit him. Oh what if he's bleeding in his brain right now and…
"You need to sit down," said Natasha and she made Alison sit down. "Take a couple of deep breaths and relax. You did what needed to be done and we're getting out of here. Just breath," said Natasha and Alison looked back to the man and then back to Natasha.
"I don't...it happened so fast. I did remember what you taught me. He didn't see me as a threat," said Alison and Natasha grinned.
"It's our stunning good looks. Now just sit and relax. Dummy is going to be fine," said Natasha.
"I'm right here," muttered David. Bucky, Steve and Clint got back on the jet. Alison saw Bucky give the knocked out a look of loathing and she got up and took his hand.
"He's not worth it," she whispered and Bucky looked at her stunned and then back to the knocked out man.
"He could have killed you," he whispered and she could hear the Russian accent coming through.
"I'm going to be fine. I don't want him to make you do something you'll hate later on. Just let it go," said Alison. She saw how pissed off he was and she carefully pulled on his arm. "It's what they would want from you. I don't want that from you," said Alison. Bucky turned and looked at her a bit stunned and a little ashamed and confused.
"I really want too," said Bucky and she squeezed his hand.
"He is not worth it," she repeatedly firmly. Bucky turned and hugged her tightly. She hugged him back and pulled him over to a seat so the jet could take off. Clint hit the switch blowing up the base once they were in air. Bucky watched as a large cloud covered the area. It was gone and it couldn't hurt anyone anymore.
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Pepper made sure David was seen and that it was done at a small private hospital near Stark Industries. David did have some bone fragments that needed to be removed, but nothing that would cause permanent damage. Pepper also called in a plastic surgeon to look at Alison's face despite her protests. Alison sat there as the elderly Asian man. Dr. Nitta studied her face.
"Well it's going to scar bit, but a little make up should cover it up. Give it a few months and no one will notice it. No nerve or tissue damage which is a plus. Just hold still now," he said. She was numb from the pain killers that she finally caved and asked for. It was about forty stitches to close the cut. He gave her a list of instructions on how to care for the wound and a referral to a guy he knew back in New York. Alison knew the doctor in passing as a top shelf surgeon who worked on burn victims for free on his off days.
"Tell him I sent you and you'll get right in," said the doctor and he left the room. He had given her the good stuff for pain. Between that and how tired she suddenly felt she barely made it to the door. Bucky was on the other side of the door to catch her. She didn't wake up until they were halfway back to New York. David was sleeping his surgery off too. They had already dropped Clint off and Alison was a little disappointed she didn't get to say good bye.
The prisoner was taken into UN custody and Alison really didn't care what happened to him now. Good riddance to bad rubbish is what her grandfather would have said. Alison felt Bucky brushed her hair back and he was resting his head on top of hers.
"Do you want anything? The doctor gave us some pills if you started to feel sore," said Bucky and it was an odd mix of his Brooklyn and Russian accent coming through. Alison leaned back against him and she relaxed.
"I'm fine. I just want to be home," said Alison. They got back around dinner time and Sam along with Dr. Cho and Maria were waiting for them. Sam took in the long white bandage and hugged her.
"Can't let you go anywhere," said Sam.
"You should see the other guy," said Natasha as she helped roll David to the hospital wing. Steve looked at Sam and shrugged.
"She did really well her first time out. I have pictures of the other guy if you really want to see it," said Steve with a small grin.
"Just go take a bath you smell horrible," said Sam and he kissed her forehead. He started to walk away and turned back with a grin. "Tony had something sent to your room this afternoon. A little welcome home gift," said Sam. Alison shook her head and handed Maria the files and jump drive.
"Sorry we didn't grab more. It got crazy," said Alison and Maria shrugged.
"Happens all the time. Go get some rest," said Maria. They head up to their shared room and find a small holey box on the floor. Alison opens it up to find a sleeping black lab puppy. Bucky finds the card on the dresser and he reads it out loud.
"I heard these were good for therapy and his guy flunked out of helper dog school. Maybe you'll be a better teacher," read Bucky and Alison shook her head.
"He is a terrible gift giver," said Alison. The puppy stirred, but stayed asleep on her lap.
"You ever have a dog before?" asked Bucky sitting down and looking at the dog.
"No. Gramps wasn't one for pets and Matt was allergic to dogs," said Alison. Bucky reached out slowly with his right hand and rubbed the dog's head.
"I wanted one, but we really couldn't afford it. I told myself I would get one when I got back," said Bucky. Alison carefully sat the sleeping puppy in his lap and kissed his forehead.
"Well it's ours now," said Alison. "I'm going to take a shower." She got up and stripped off the filthy uniform and took the hottest shower she could stand. She carefully redressed her face and pulled the p,j's she left on the floor on. She found Bucky was still sitting on the floor slowly petting the dog.
"You said this is ours," said Bucky and Alison got on the floor next to him.
"Yes. I meant it," said Alison. Bucky looked at her and then back to the dog.
"I never thought I would have someone to share things with again," said Bucky and Alison rubs the dog's ears between her fingers. "I guess we both thought we would have a lot of nevers," said Bucky. He puts the dog on the floor and carefully takes her face in his hands. His left hand brushes against the cut and she doesn't flinch.
"Yeah I guess we did," said Alison softly as his lips brush the bandage. "I was gonna ask how you feel about going on a real date?" asked Alison and he looks a bit annoyed.
"I was going to ask you out for a date. I don't want to sneak around anymore," said Bucky and Alison nods.
"I have something in mind for next weekend. It can be just us if you want or if you really want it can be a double date," said Alison. Bucky let out a small chuckle and shook his head.
"I think I would like to try being alone with you for a few hours," said Bucky and he leaned into kiss her when he felt something on his leg. The puppy was awake and was wagging his small tail at them.
"Terrible gift giving must run in the family," said Bucky has the puppy walked around the room yipping and trying to chew a desk leg.
The 'Sugar Bear' unit is a real thing.
I wish Bucky Bears were real.
All my bullet wound knowledge came from the Webs. Removing a bullet is a terrible idea from everything I read.
Tony would give out pets for presents.
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