Natasha
She found it quite sad that she had been with Steve for months and yet she didn't have a key to his apartment. They didn't spend a lot of time there, but still, she would have thought she at least would have a key. She was lucky enough that the keys that she took with her to drive the car had Steve's apartment key. They had started sharing the same keys for a while, maybe that's why she didn't think to get her own key. She entered the building and walked onto the elevator. Luckily Steve was in a quite apartment, not much activity. Natasha stood still as the elevator moved up, her eyes were red and swollen. The elevator came to a halt and she moved her jaw slightly and the door opened. She walked out of the elevator and she stood in the hallway, she had the keys in her hands, but she just stood there. She lightly moved the keys in her hand and walked toward Steve's door. She stared at it for what seemed like forever before she actually put the key into the lock. She turned the key and pushed the door open slowly. She stood in the doorway as the door swung open and the dark apartment was before her, it was quiet, almost lonely, like it knew that Steve wasn't the one who opened the door.
Natasha reached over and flipped on the lights, she stared at the empty apartment, and she looked at the blue couch. She swallowed and took a breath, she walked forward and closed the door behind her. She felt her arm sting and she winced as she put it back into the sling. She let it hang there motionless, she looked around the apartment as she felt like the intruder. She slowly put her foot in front of her and walked toward the couch. She worked some interesting maneuvering skills and got her coat off and tossed it onto the arm of the couch. She walked into the lonely kitchen and her boots clicked on the wood floor. She opened the fridge, not really wanting anything. She was just looking for something to do, sadly eating wasn't one of them. She walked back over to the couch after she closed the fridge's door. She took a seat, she slightly sunk into the cushion. She reached down and untied her boots. She got one and after another second the other. She pushed them off her feet and she left them on the floor. She lifted her feet and rested them on the couch. She moved to the far corner and leaned against the arm. She sat there staring at the other end of the couch.
She remembered papers being all around and Steve was on the other end, they were reading files on Hydra's base locations. She remembered there being an absurd amount. They had spent all day reading them, and on accident she knocked over a stack of them. Steve went to pick them up and then he found it, the file that got them to go to Germany. She remembered the night before, it was the night of the party where she almost kissed on the balcony. She had interestingly enough masturbated to him the first time, well physically anyway. She had fanaticized about him before, but she didn't see that as counting. She remembered storming in through that door, about to blow a casket and she walked him into the wall. She made a small sound of laughter as she remembered him cowering before her as she spoke at him. She fell asleep on the couch in the same position as she was now, and she had a knife with her. Well that part was because Hydra had attacked the tower earlier that night, she was careful on that front. She trusted Steve wasn't going to sneak up on her later in the dark and try to do anything, he was above that, it probably didn't even cross his mind, she really didn't know too much about his kinky side, other than that he loves her ass. She noticed this after a few times of rubbing against him, it was his favorite thing, odd, but not too kinky. At least he wasn't into food sex, thank God for that. She had to experience that once, let's just say politicians suck. She smirked as she remembered that he drew her all the time. He hadn't done that in a while, well haven't really had any time for it. He did like her modeling for him, maybe it was because she always promised a good time afterward, but it never effected his artistic ability. His drawing were always good, stunning is the better word.
Who needs to see a photographer when someone can draw you to precise detail, save some money on family pictures, she knew Laura was going to take advantage of that. She smiled softly and she reached down to move her boots and she touched something at the edge of the couch. She looked down, there was an edge of a file laying under the couch. Natasha pulled it out and looked at the date: 1984. She remembered hiding this when she first noticed it, her whole problem with her file. Luckily Steve burned it, but she remembered that she hid it because it could involve her or Red Room. She opened the file, she stared at the contents inside and there was a large picture on the left and it was of her. Her hair was longer and it was really curly. She sighed as she looked at the file, it was her file, apparently Steve didn't get rid of it all, Hydra had one. She looked at her birth date, it was 1984, and she frowned slightly. That was her new birthday year, it was the year that Red Room conjured up so she wasn't known at all. A fresh start and with no history, only that of an assassin. The month and day were right, just the year wasn't. She was actually born in 1942 or at least at the end of 41. Yeah people would find it odd that she is ninety something years old, when she only looked thirty one.
She could thank Miss Kudrin for that, the serum made her age slower, fun, not really. It gave her one last thing to worry about that everyone else does, getting older. Just made her focus more on killing, she really didn't like it. She was also born in Stalingrad, she knew that from Ivan, he told her the story of how he found her. Her mother had died, and she gave her to him. Natasha shook her head slightly, she wondered what her mother really wanted for her, only if she wasn't given to Ivan Petrovich, Natasha wondered what her life would be like, well she'd probably bed dead with since of the age thing, but would she had been happy, would she have had a family? She didn't know, and she decided not to dwell on it for too long. Even though she's been through hell, she got to meet Steve, and that was one of the good things that happened to her, that and meeting Clint. She first met Clint on accident, they had an op together, but they were on opposite sides. She killed his target that he was supposed to keep alive, and that was how she got onto S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar. Her infamous red in her ledger. She defected seven months later. She kept reading he file.
She read about her training, and the names of the girls that she had killed while training, the other Black Widows. She closed the file and she set it onto the coffee table that was next to the couch. She looked at the file for a while and she nodded and stood up. She found Steve's metal trash can, it was in his room. She carried the empty trash can over to the island. She knew it was for paper and only paper. He made that adamantly clear on their two months of leave while he was healing from his bullet wound to the chest, really he was fully healed after a week, and the other weeks were full of sex and fun. She had dropped an eaten apple in it, and that sparked his stern conversation about how it was only for paper. She laughed softly as she remembered him making a big deal about it, he was always dramatic, in a handsome innocent way though. She grabbed a lighter that was for candles, the ones for the baths. She held the file over the trash can and she clicked the lighter and the flame appeared. She caught the edges on fire and dropped it into the trash can. She grabbed a cover and put it over, she didn't want to set off the smoke alarm. She listened to it burn and she took the cover away and watched as her picture burned and went away, she looked down at the grey black paper and let out a soft sigh, she took the trach can back to the bedroom and set it next to the desk.
She walked over to the bed and sat down, she lightly bounced herself on the mattress. She swung her legs up and laid down. She put her head onto the pillow and she looked at the empty spot in front of her. She sighed and decided she couldn't sleep in her current clothes. It may be winter outside, but in the apartment it was summer. She undressed herself and she was in her panties and bra. She walked over to the dresser and found one of Steve's enormous flannel shirts. She slipped it on and it was warm and she was swimming in it. She could feel the soft and warm flannel touching her thighs, it came down to mid-thigh. It was a flannel dress. She button it enough and she found the bra annoying and she slipped that off and casted it aside, she climbed back onto the bed, she didn't need the covers, she was warm enough. She put her head down and laid it onto the pillow, she pulled her legs up and laid on her side. She rested her hand by her face and she smelled the flannel shirt. It smelled like Steve, she sniffed again and she sighed pleasantly. She closed her eyes and kept breathing, every breath felt like she was with Steve and her face was buried into his shoulder, her favorite way to sleep. She laid there in the quiet dark room and she thought of Steve and anything that made her smile. She slowly drifted off to sleep, her heart was beating calmly, she felt better, but she still knew that Steve was laying in the facility in a coma, and that was enough to make her still be worried.
Bucky
He had been awake for at least an hour, the bed was propped upward so he was in a sitting form. He was staring at the doctor as he asked him questions that he really didn't answer. He spent most of him time listening to Hill answer them. He was basically poisoned by Natasha's blood and now he was back. Anti-climactic really, he sighed as the doctor brought up his serum. Bucky already knew that it made him resistant to most poisons, but he didn't think blood was on the list. The doctor finally went away and Bucky was back to having a quiet conversation with Hill. She still had her hand in his as she spoke "Never do that again"
Bucky sighed "I can't promise anything"
Hill gave him a look "Let me guess you knew that her blood would do that"
Bucky looked away from her and nervously chuckled. Hill's teasing face went from shock to anger "Really?" she exclaimed
Bucky shrugged "Well, I'm still here aren't I?"
"Yeah, but next time just make sure we have O Negative in storage"
Bucky laughed softly "Yeah, let's make sure that we do"
Hill sighed and put her face into his hand, he moved his metal hand over and brushed her smooth hair out of the way. He reached next to her face and moved her head back up to face him. He held his metal fingers under her chin "Hey, it'll take more than blood to stop me"
"I know" she said softly
Bucky smiled "Well not as crazy as flying a Quinjet up into the air with a time bomb"
Hill laughed "Yeah, well you forgot there was an Auto-pilot"
Bucky frowned "No I didn't"
"You sure?"
"Pretty sure, I needed to get up fast and auto-pilot doesn't do that"
Hill nodded "True, but please don't do that again"
"You can count on that"
Bucky and Hill sat there in silence enjoying each other's company. Bucky was waiting for the all clear so he could get up and help with the bad guy, but apparently he was still out cold. A blast to the face would do that to you. Bucky closed his eyes after a while and Hill rested her head on his warm thigh. He breathed slowly and he thought about being in that room for two months, he sighed heavily as he remembered getting his knees broken. He sniffed and he moved his head to the right and found a better position for his head on the pillow.
He was almost asleep, when he felt Hill touch his shoulder. He looked back at her and she gave him a soft smile. He rubbed his metal hand against her cheek, he looked into her eyes and he mouthed 'I love you'. She smiled and mouthed it back to him. Bucky closed his eyes and she stood up and lightly kissed his cheek, his eyes opened as she started to walk away. He frowned and she put her hand out to either side "We have work to do, since you're going to take a nap, I need to help out"
Bucky nodded he couldn't take any offense, not to mention it was nice just lying there. Bucky watched as Hill left and his eyes drifted to Steve, he was a few beds away from him. Bucky knew that he would be ok, but the head injuries made him worry. They haven't had the most luck when it comes to the head. Bucky looked as Steve was basically in an entire body cast with his legs propped up and his arms. His head was in head gear as his spine had to heal, it was going to take a while too. Bucky sat up and he groaned as his whole body ached. He put his hand behind him and supported himself up with his arms. He looked at Steve and he swung his legs that felt like there were weights tied to them over the bed and they touched the floor. His boots were still on and they lightly clunked against the floor. He took a deep breath and he looked at his right arm and pulled out the I.V. He let out a sigh as he pushed himself to his feet. He moved his oddly weighted feet and made his way toward Steve's bed. He stopped at the end of it and he stared at him. Bucky looked away, he nodded "I'll be here when you wake up"
He went to move and suddenly he heard someone move. Bucky stopped and frowned, he turned his head to look at Steve. Steve was laying there completely still. Bucky watched him, and he turned away and he heard the noise again. Bucky looked back at Steve and he walked forward, the subtle beat of the monitor was the only sound in the Medical bay. Bucky got close and he saw Steve suddenly shake and his arm jolted forward. Bucky got closer and he looked at him "Steve?" he asked, unsure what was going to happen.
Steve jolted one more time and the heart monitor started to beep rapidly. Bucky's eyes widened "Doctor!"
A doctor ran forward and looked at the situation, he got closer as Steve started to shake a little. Bucky was at a loss "What's going on?"
The doctor moved forward and put his hand over Steve's mouth, there wasn't any air. He looked at Bucky "His lung is collapsing, stay back"
Bucky got out of the doctors way as he began to grab things and he stabbed Steve in the chest and he pulled a cap and suddenly air released and Steve slightly gasped and he slowly went back to his stasis. Bucky looked at the doctor "I need to keep a closer eye on him"
Bucky sighed "He still in the coma?"
The doctor checked him out "Yes, just couldn't breathe"
Bucky sighed in relief and he noticed the doctor's face as he stared at him "What are you doing up?"
"I'm fine doc, I need to get to work"
The doctor sighed "I doubt I could stop you, take it slow" he gave him a look.
Bucky nodded "You got it" he said as he slowly walked toward the exit.
Tony
Tony was sitting in a chair that was in the corner of a large room. He kept his eyes on the center of it, a large glass structure was built for Hulk, but Tony figured they could use it for this guy. It was similar to what they kept Loki in on the Helicarrier. Tony watched the bad guy lay there, he was still unconscious, and he was waiting for him to wake up, hoping that he did, he wanted to know what the hell he was up to. Tony stood up and he walked forward and he got close to the chamber. He knocked his hand against the glass. The man just laid there and he didn't move, Tony knocked louder. The man's head shifted and he opened his eyes. By the looks of his face, his cheeks were healed, or at least they weren't too broken. The man looked up at Tony. Tony gave him a wave and glared "Hey, Hulk Hogan"
The man pushed himself up and he supported himself with his hands. He slowly stood and he let out a sigh and he looked around. He made a soft sound of approval "Nice cell, built for Hulk right?" he said calmly
Tony tilted his head "I'll ask the questions"
The man chuckled "Why not"
"What's your name?"
"Sean"
"Ok Sean" Tony said "What was that stunt about?"
"I doubt you'd understand"
Tony sighed "I could care, but really I don't give a damn"
Sean nodded "I thought you would." He laughed and spoke "I saw young Americans killed by the weapons I built to protect them', hmm nice speech"
Tony frowned "You seem to know a lot"
"I keep my ears open, oh the killer robot that was a good one, 'I see a suit of armor around the world'" he mocked him
Tony frowned "It was an honest mistake"
"It often is, Stark, Tony Stark" he said with emphasis on his last name.
"If you got a problem with me…"
Sean bitterly laughed "You really think I care about a billionaire baby trying to play hero? I don't, all I care about is making those people pay"
"Those people that you shot down in cold blood, what could they have possibly have done?"
"It's not them, but you people don't care what happens till it happens to large groups of people"
"Not true"
"Really, Loki and the Chitari army, Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D., the Mandarin, Hydra again, Ultron, Sokovia, what is next?"
"You tell me"
"A massacre in New York, I had to kill people for you people to give a fuck"
"You didn't have to kill those people"
"Maybe, but would you have listened?"
Tony frowned "Honestly, yeah. I heard you talking to Rogers, about your teammates"
Sean looked away from him "I just want people to care"
"I'm sure they care, but not about you"
"My men, my friend were betrayed by our own, Jim Westbrook, the bastard killed my best friend, tried to kill me, made my men murderers and covered the whole situation up, all for a border dispute" he spat
Tony sighed softly "What was his name?"
"Who?"
"Your friend"
Sean sighed and he looked like he might fall to his knees "Jacob Bronson"
Tony pulled out a device and looked up the name. He found a file and it was about a marine that was involved in a mass murder of a village in Pakistan. He found a picture and he showed it to Sean "This him?"
Sean looked at it "Yes"
Tony raised an eyebrow and he looked at the picture "I guess being in Pakistan would do that"
"Yeah, I couldn't bring him home, his mother lives in Oklahoma"
"Yeah I see, and she is still trying to find her son. Even though he was national disgraced as a murderer"
Sean smacked the glass "Lies!"
Tony sighed "Not sure, seems legit, you could just be off your rocker"
Sean glared at him "I'm not insane, I just want the truth to be revealed"
"Yeah like that will make it better, the country won't allow it. You are nothing but a blacked out name Sean"
Sean nodded "Yes, but my men their families deserve closure"
"That what instead of them being murderers, they were killed by their own government and they fabricated the story. The families will be angry at the country, better that they just accept the story as is"
"I'm done talking to you, Tony Stark" he scoffed "What a government bitch"
Tony smirked "Well have fun, you're not in Kansas anymore, be ready for some punishment"
Sean laughed "good luck with that"
Tony stared at him and he turned and walked out of the room. He ran into Bucky. Bucky steadied himself "Stark"
"Barnes" Tony said
"He awake?"
Tony nodded "Yeah, and bitter, well, have fun"
Bucky stood still as Tony walked away, Bucky continued into the room and looked at the containment cell. He saw the man incline his head "Well, come to keep me company?" Sean asked
Bucky sighed "shut up and listen carefully"
Sean frowned and Bucky got close and started to talk to him. Sean listened and he nodded and he looked confused "Who are you?"
"Just a friend, that has an interest in you" Bucky said and he smirked.
Sean tilted his head "Well I need a little help getting out of here"
Bucky nodded "Don't worry, when the time is right, I'll get you out"
Sean nodded "What do I call you?"
"Call me…"
The doors opened and Bucky entered the large room. Sean couldn't believe it, but he kept his face non expressive. Bucky looked at the containment cell "Stark?" he asked
The used to be Bucky turned around "Come to talk to the asshole?"
Bucky walked forward "yeah, how is he?"
Tony glanced at Sean "Well, better now, but as bitter as Loki"
Bucky nodded "well, want to help out?'
Tony shook his head "Nah, I already tried, not giving me much, maybe you can get more"
Bucky nodded and looked at Sean "I have a few questions"
Tony nodded and walked away, he looked back at Sean and winked and disappeared. Bucky knelt down and he was on Sean's level "Well, you're going to tell me what I want to know"
Sean raised an eyebrow and kept his smirk to himself.
Tony
Tony was standing in the Operations Room. He was next to a console, eh was staring up at the large screen on the wall that had his recorded video he took of Sean. He watched he saw the footage play out and Steve got his leg broken and Tony sighed, he turned to see Rhodey standing behind him. Tony sighed "Well, we found the next baddy"
Rhodey gave Tony a look, and crossed his arms. Tony frowned slightly "What's up?"
Rhodey didn't say anything, he just watched the footage. He gritted his teeth and he looked at Tony "I guess I was right"
Tony sighed "Really, you're going to bring that up?"
Rhodey raised his eyebrows in surprise "Oh sorry if you were wrong"
Tony nodded and gave him a fake smile "We're not talking about this" he began to walk away and the others began to enter the Operations room. Rhodey slightly pierced his lips together and nodded "When should we talk about Tony?"
Tony turned around "Not now"
Rhodey nodded "Uh-huh"
Vision saw that they were not in very good conditions "Should we step out?" he asked looking at Tony and Rhodey
Rhodey shook his head "Nah, stay, Tony I told you we should look into it"
Tony scoffed "You did look into it remember, you found that he and his men went into a village in Pakistan and killed everyone."
"Well apparently with that" Rhodey pointed at the screen and the Sean on the screen spoke "You people will see"
Tony scoffed "Yeah and you stopped, don't go saying that if you kept looking that you could have stopped it"
Sam stepped forward "Guys, can we not argue"
"No, Tony" Rhodey said "We could have stopped it, we should have kept looking into it"
"The Government covered it up, they didn't want it to be known"
"I get that, but we could have stopped him from killing all those people. We had a chance and time, but no we stopped digging"
Sam sighed "Great"
Wanda looked at Rhodey "Steve told us not to"
Rhodey nodded "He did, but none of us told him what we found either, I'm sure he would have changed his mind"
"Really, Cap change his mind, your shittin' me right?" Tony scoffed
Rhodey glared at him, Visions stepped forward "I will admit I did question Captain Rogers' orders, but he didn't have the right to stop us from looking into it, when clearly we should have"
Wanda looked at Vision questionably "And pull a story the government wanted to keep quiet out into the light, really and it clearly was sensitive information"
Vision looked at her "The government had a right to do that, but it's been years since the event happened…"
"Clearly you don't know humans" Wanda said bitterly "There would have been a backlash"
"And the government would have known that we did it, there would be riots and people would get hurt, the Avengers get enough bad press as it is"
Rhodey snapped "People did get hurt!"
Sam looked at Rhodey "yeah, and as bad as it might be, we do not have the right to dig into a government's past"
"I work for the government" Rhodey said
Sam shook his head "Yeah, and how is that important? Really, innocent people were shot and killed. We would have lost their trust if we dug into National security information and just told everyone that the government covered up a failed experiment!"
"We could have stopped it" Rhodey hissed
"Yeah, if we ever found him" Sam shook his head and took a few steps back. Rhodey flared his nostrils and looked at Tony "I did tell you that this will come back on you didn't I?"
Tony frowned "Not everything that happens is my fault God dammit!" Tony walked up to Rhodey "I had no part in this"
Rhodey nodded "Yeah you didn't try and stop it"
"Neither did you"
"STOP!" Sam yelled
Rhodey looked at him "Shut up Wilson, Mr. Loyalty. Weren't you the one who wanted us to kill Natasha a few months ago?"
"Don't pull that one, it has nothing to do with what is going on"
"Sure it does" Rhodey said with a scoff "You're trying to be all good and loyal to Cap's decisions, when really you don't trust half of us here"
"You only trust Tony, maybe" Sam said bitterly
Rhodey sighed "It was our job to do something"
Tony chuckled "yeah I thought it was my job to protect the world with a program, look how that turned out"
"Ultron is not part of this"
Tony scoffed "Sure? Because it really feels like it. I made a fucking mistake Rhodes, this is not my fault"
"Yeah it's Steve's" Rhodey said
"Fuck you" Sam said
Rhodey glared at him "Want to put on your wings bird boy?"
Sam laughed "Real mature"
Wanda shook her head and turned around and Vison walked toward her "Wanda?"
She shook her head "You're going to blame this on Steve, really. He took us both in when he could have easily just let the government take us and do whatever they wanted. Damn you!" she said loudly. She looked at all of them "Damn you all!"
Sam sighed and Wanda put her hands to her head in frustration "Steve is a friend, not some boss"
Sam noticed that a chair started to shake as a red aura grew around it. Wanda gritted her teeth "He believes in us and everyone else, and we are arguing who is to blame?" she said in disgust "He took me in and gave me a home, when you made the machine that destroyed it" She said pointing at Tony
"He let you stay as well" She said toward Vision "You were supposed to be Ultron's new body and you have a fucking stone in your head that no one knows anything about. Steve didn't know if you could turn into another Ultron, but he decided to trust you, because he sees the best in you, and now you're all blaming him for what that maniac did? You should all be ashamed of yourselves!"
Sam saw her eyes turn red and a red aura was growing around her, Tony walked forward "Wanda"
Wanda looked at him "Shut up Stark, you always criticize Steve, but he's your friend. Friends don't let another friend get blamed for something that isn't their fault" The chairs and the consoles all began to shake.
They all looked at her "Wanda" Vision said softly as he watched a chair slowly get crunched into a small piece of metal. Wanda shook her head "I can't believe all of you, my brother died for Clint, he died for this, and I fought you, and Steve took me in" her eyes began to fill with tears "I lost family and I gained a new one, but I wish my brother and I never met ANY OF YOU!"
All the chairs disintegrated and the consoles shook and the screens went white. She was breathing franticly. The doors opened "Wanda!"
Wanda looked and saw Clint standing there and she stopped and her eyes went back to normal and the consoles went back to normal. Clint looked at them "What the hell!"
Wanda was shivering and she was crying. Clint walked forward and he went up to Wanda as everyone else stayed away, except for Vision, he hadn't moved. He brought Wanda in an embrace "Calm down, its ok" he said softly
Wanda couldn't control her emotions and she cried into Clint's shoulder "Steve's in a coma" she sobbed
Clint nodded "I know, I know, he'll be ok. He's a tough guy"
Wanda slowly sank to her knees and Clint went down with her and she sat down and Clint held her as she cried. She held onto Clint tightly "I can't be here" she sobbed
"No, we want you here" he said softly and he looked at them, he glared and he nodded "I'm here, it's ok, just breathe"
Wanda choked and sobbed and tried to calm down and breathe, she sobbed loudly and she gripped Clint's jacket tightly. Wanda sobbed "I want him back"
Clint pierced his lips together and his chin started to tremble "I know"
Wanda sobbed and she shivered in his arms "I want Pietro back home"
"I know, I know. He's still here though, he's right here"
Wanda sobbed and she buried her face deeper into his chest, Clint looked at all of them "Get out of here, now" he said sternly
Tony was the last one to leave, Rhodey left first and Sam was next. Vision stood silently for a long time and he turned and walked away. Wanda was still sobbing, but she was calming down. Tony walked forward and knelt down and Wanda looked at him. He nodded "You're right, I'm sorry" he said
Wanda moved her hand and gripped Tony's hand tightly and he looked like he was going to cry and he nodded and stood up and walked away. Clint held Wanda till she was silent and she sniffed "You came back"
"I heard what happened, Fury called me. Where's Nat?"
"She left, she left after we found out everything wrong with Steve"
Clint nodded "She needs some space, ok, well can I walk you back to your room?"
Wanda looked at him and nodded. Clint smiled at her and wiped a tear away from her face "Nathaniel is doing well"
Wanda's face lit up "He is?"
"Yeah, I think he wants to meet his aunt Wanda"
Wanda sniffed and smiled and almost started crying again. Clint smiled "Some time, you have to visit"
Wanda nodded and sniffed and wiped her eyes. Clint nodded "You good?"
She nodded and he helped her stand "Ok, tell me more about your brother"
They started to walk toward the door and as they left the room, Wanda began to speak. Wanda sighed "There was this one time that we went walking through the streets of home and…"
Bucky
Bucky tilted his head "Well, what do you, want to tell me?"
Sean sighed and turned his head away from him. Bucky inclined his head "Tell me what you want?"
"I want my men to be commended"
"Well maybe you shouldn't have killed all of those people and put Captain America in a coma. He would have helped you, but he's not awake right now. So you have to deal with me"
Sean laughed and he put his hand to his chest as he calmed himself down "I don't have to deal with you at all. James Barnes, the Winter Soldier"
Bucky frowned "How do you know my name is James Barnes?"
Sean shrugged "I can dig around"
Bucky frowned "You have Hydra files don't you?"
"I found them in ONI when I killed Jim Westbrook"
Bucky nodded "Ok, well. You know all there is to know about me then, so what's the plan?"
Sean frowned in confusion "Plan?"
Bucky nodded "You didn't kill all those people just so your men and best friend could be commended"
Sean tilted his head "That's exactly why I killed them, they don't pay attention till a large enough group is killed. I need them to listen"
"Would your men want you to do what you're doing?"
"They're not here, I don't know"
"What about your friend?"
Sean looked away from Bucky and his smug smile disappeared and he sighed "Jacob wouldn't have done what I did, but I'm not him. I did what I knew would work"
"You didn't think to actually sit down and talk?"
"Yeah and spend the next years of my life being in a government facility because of what I am"
"So, you're the Captain America that the Navy made"
"Yeah"
"What serum did they develop?"
Sean shook his head slowly and leaned forward, he smiled "They didn't use a serum, I'm the improved version"
Bucky took a few steps back and he shook his head "So you only want your men to be commended, no secret plot to take over the world, not even money?"
Sean shrugged "I never had such interests"
"Well now you're going to be in a cell for a very long time"
Sean nodded "I can live with that, if it meant that my men would be commended"
Bucky nodded "and if they weren't?"
Sean became serious and his face was grim "Then I am going to get out of here and kill anyone who gets in my way"
Bucky nodded and gave him a mocking smile "Good luck getting out of here" he tapped the containment cell with his metal hand. Sean nodded "I am patient, I can wait"
Bucky frowned "Well hope you enjoy your time in here"
Sean watched as Bucky walked away and left the room. He laid back and closed his eyes, he had slept in worse places. He smiled and he put his hands bac and rested his head back, he just kicked back and relaxed, he knew he would get out, but he wanted his men to be commended and he wasn't leaving till they did it, and if they wouldn't. He would take the opportunity that he was given.
Peter
Peter opened his eyes and he instantly felt his head throb and he groaned. He was in a room he barely remembered. He turned his head and looked over and he saw someone in a full body cast. He sighed and he looked at his own situation. His hand was in a cast and his rips were compressed and he could barely move. His back was hurt, he could walk in a few days though, thank you radioactive spider. Peter tried to move his broken hand, but it was aching and it burned as he tried to move it. He let it lay there motionless. He put his head back into the pillow and he closed his eyes. He wondered how Aunt May was. AUNT MAY?!
Peter sat up and he yelled in pain as he over exerted his back and he couldn't catch himself and he feel over the side of the bed and landed on the floor. His back hit the floor and he felt it crack and he yelled in pain and he gritted his teeth as he fought through the pain. A doctor rushed over "Mr. Parker, you're awake"
Peter didn't say anything, but that didn't mean he didn't try. He groaned a sentence that was supposed to be witty, but it came out as angry growls. He sighed as the doctor helped him up and put him back into the bed. The doctor checked his hand and he raised his eyebrows "It's almost healed, impressive"
Peter sighed as the pain faded away "How is my back?"
The doctor shrugged "Well you just fell on it"
Peter nodded "Yeah" he exhaled tiredly "Who's that?" he asked inclining his head at the guy in the full body cast.
"That would be Steve Rogers"
"What?" peter exclaimed, he knew Steve was hurt, but not that bad. The doctor nodded "Yeah, well the bones aren't the problem, they will heal just fine, the serum helps with that, but the damage to his brain is a different story, even though it could heal, some things may be lost, or not. The brain is still a mystery to the medical field"
Peter sighed "You ever seen Lucy?"
The doctor nodded "Yeah, but that movie is improbable"
Peter sighed "Maybe"
"You're a geek aren't you?"
"Nerd and Geek, and it was a good movie."
The doctor chuckled "You just like the actress don't you?"
Peter shrugged "She is beautiful, but it was a good movie, even if it was weird"
The doctor nodded "yeah, well, take it slow. You may heal fast, but no one bounces back from having their spin broken"
Peter looked at him "Watch me"
The doctor smiled "Well at least you're confident, you could be in a wheelchair for the rest of your life"
"If I didn't heal fast"
"Point taken, still, take it slow"
Peter nodded and the doctor walked away. Peter closed his eyes and he opened them, Tony was standing at the end of the bed. "Tony?" Peter asked
Tony chuckled "Well you certainly got your ass handed to you"
Peter sighed "He was tough, I think I might need that suit before long?"
Tony nodded and took a seat next to the bed, he looked at him "I think you better stop doing what you're doing for a while"
Peter frowned "Why?"
"Well for starters, whenever you get hurt. Your Aunt May is basically given a story by you, that is complete shit"
Peter sighed "It's better if she doesn't know"
Tony nodded "Yeah, but are you going to keep lying to her?"
Peter didn't look at him "She's safer not knowing"
Tony nodded "Maybe"
"I don't want her to be worried about every time I'm out doing something if she did know"
Tony nodded "I get it, you know I tried doing Iron Man by myself"
"Well, you told everyone that you were Iron man"
"That was after what happened with Obadiah"
"So what, you were going against the world by yourself?"
"Basically" Tony said with a tilt of the head and raised eyebrows.
Peter breathed slowly, his ribs still ached a little "So what story is Aunt May getting right now?"
Tony sighed "That you are hanging out with a friend"
Peter chuckled "I say that one a lot"
"You do know that she will find out, she's not stupid, although she is remarkably attractive for an aunt"
Peter sighed "You said that the first time I showed you what she looked like."
"My point is, that eventually people close to you will find out, I got busted by Pepper, now she knows it all. Aunt May will find out eventually, all I'm saying is be the one to tell her and not let her find you trying to get out of your suit that is riddled with bullet holes."
Peter chuckled "I'll think about it"
Tony smiled and nodded, he stood "Well I'll leave you to you know, heal"
Peter nodded and Tony walked away, Peter took a deep breath and he closed his eyes. He hoped he healed fast, he didn't know if he could spend a week in a bed.
State Department
The office was dark, and Ross was still in his office. He stood at his desk and he had his computer on, he sat down and he looked at the file. He stared at the name: Banner. Ross sighed and he lightly grumbled and closed his eyes. He looked at his other computer which was the one he used for work. He saw a satellite image of South America. He looked back at the file on the other computer and he glanced over and he saw a picture of Betty. He lightly bit his lip and shook his head and closed the laptop with the file. He rubbed his eyes, he didn't need to get that kind of stress again.
He looked at the picture of his daughter, he grabbed it and he stared at it for a long time, he almost felt like it could have been all night, but it wasn't. He slowly put the picture frame back. He hadn't spoken to Betty in years. He put his hands together and he looked at the closed laptop and he lightly tapped his foot. He nodded and he looked at Betty "Sorry Betty"
He opened the laptop and he grabbed a headset "We good to go?"
A deep voice that was heavily affected by the radio "Affirmative, the house is in view"
"I want this to be quick and clean, do not make him go green"
"Roger that, sir, should we…"
"Just watch and report, I need to know what he's up to?"
"Roger that"
"Ok, move in"
The strike team moved though the dark green brush of the forest. Seven of them moved forward in a line, they did their best not to break any twigs or make any sound. They slowly moved on a wooden shack, well it was a house, but it could be a shack. They stopped and stayed low "What do you got?"
"Target is inside, thermal shows him sitting at a desk"
"Ok, move up?"
They moved forward, the moon was high in the sky and it was hot, even for being at night. They got closer to the house "Extra quiet" one ordered.
They moved slowly and three crawled toward the house, they got to the wood walls and they didn't touch it as they got to their feet. "Set up the equipment"
Two grabbed equipment from two other's backpacks and they slowly and softly put the equipment together, they got it set up and aimed it into the house and they listened closely. There was a radio on and it seems that the target was listening to it. "We have reports of a man dressed like Captain America and he killed over three hundred people today, the people of New York, are stunned by the atrocity that took place today, and the Avengers were quick to act and took the man into custody. Over fifteen policemen were killed and people are calling for the Avengers to hand over the man responsible. We have not contact from the Avenger facility, it appears that no agency has attempted to contact them. It seems that the next for days will be in account of waiting."
The men looked at each other, "What do you got?" Ross asked
"The target is listening to the news" he whispered
"He's keeping up with what is going on"
"It would appear so"
They sat there and listened to dishes clatter as the target moved and walked over to the sink and looked out the window. He turned back toward the desk and stopped, eh glanced over toward them. "Shit, I think we've been made"
"He doesn't know we're here"
"You sure?"
"Positive"
"Thermal has him going back to the desk"
"Ok, just keep listening"
"Sir, I recommend we pull out"
"Copy, we have his location and what he's doing. Get out of there"
"Copy that"
They began to move when the door suddenly opened and the target saw them. They put their gun up and aimed at him "Oh shit, he's seen us"
Ross cursed under his breath, and he stayed quiet.
Bruce looked at the seven men standing outside his house "Who are you, your Ross's men aren't you?"
"Stay calm, sir the target appears to be agitated"
Ross spoke into the mike "Get out of there"
Bruce, took a step forward "Can't he just leave me alone?"
One of the men fired and shot Bruce in the chest. Bruce fell back and hit the ground and he gasped for air as blood flowed out of the wound. "Hold your fucking fire!" one snapped
"Get out of there"
"The target sir"
"Get the hell out of there!" Ross ordered
Bruce put his hands into fists and he groaned. He closed his eyes and he opened them and his eyes glowed green. "Oh shit" one of the men said
"Run"
The seven men began to run and Bruce got to his feet and he yelled in pain and he started to grow bug and change. He roared loudly as Hulk came out. Hulk stood up and he looked at all the men running away from him and one fired at him as he took a step forward. He growled as he put his hand up and the bullets tapped against his arm. "Hold your fire!"
Hulk growled and ran forward, the men all turned around and fired. The leader cursed "Stop firing!" he ordered
They didn't listen as they continued to fire at the large green being coming toward them. Hulk grabbed one and he yelled as he threw him into a tree. Hulk beat his chest and knocked another out of the way and kicked another across the ground. They ran away as the Hulk chased them.
Hulk jumped forward and he landed in front of them and he roared and they fired at him again. There were only four left, Hulk put his hand up as bullets hit his face and his large hand. He growled in ager and grabbed a tree and pulled it out of the ground and kicked it forward. Two dove out of the way, and two got stuck between the rolling tree and a large rock and they got smashed between the two. One fired at him and the leader grabbed him "Stop firing" he ordered
Hulk looked at them and took a step forward, the other fired at him again. The leader shoved him away and Hulk ran forward and grabbed the one who fired at him and he threw him into a tree. The bark cracked as the body dented it. The leader stepped back and a twig snapped, it just wasn't his night. Hulk turned and growled and walked forward. The leader back up and he fell back and he crawled backward and got close to a tree and he stayed there. Hulk walked forward and he stood over the man and he got low and got close to his face and he gritted his teeth. The leader stared into his green eyes and he breathed quickly and his heart wanted to explode. Hulk pulled back a fist and he was about to hit him. Hulk held his fist back and he frowned and he slightly shook his head and he grunted and it seemed like he was arguing with himself. The man stared at him and he saw Hulk pull the punch back farther as he growled. He braced himself, but Hulk grunted again.
"Stop?" Bruce said loudly
"No!"
"Let him go, he didn't do anything"
"He attacked me"
"He tried to stop the others form shooting at you"
"I don't care Ross is still coming for us"
"Ross is obsessed, just leave it alone"
"He won't leave me alone"
"Let him live"
"He deserves it"
"Hulk, stop!" Bruce spoke strongly
"WE have to leave again"
"Yes, but don't kill him, you shouldn't have killed any of them"
"What did you want me to do? Run away?"
"Yes"
"They shot you"
"Yes"
"And you still wanted them to live?"
"Yes, they were afraid"
Hulk growled and he lowered his fist and he looked at the man. He got close and he grabbed him by the tactical vest he wore and brought him to his feet. Hulk looked down at the man, and he looked up in amazement of the giant green being. Hulk growled slightly and he stopped and breathed calmly and his face went from angry to sad "Leave me alone" He said in a low voice
The man widened his eyes and he watched as Hulk ran away and jumped into the air and disappeared, he stood there and he couldn't move. "What did he do?" Ross asked
The man spoke "He wanted me to leave him alone" he said
Ross sighed "Come back in"
"You got it, the others?"
"I'll take care of it"
"I didn't know Hulk could talk"
"He usually isn't in a good mood to talk, learn something new every day"
The man took a deep breath and he shook his head "Sir, are we going to do what he asked?"
"For now"
"For now?"
"He has to be tracked and…"
"Sir, he just killed six men and only because they shot at him, I didn't shoot at him and he almost killed me, he seemed to be conflicted with himself"
"Hulk reacts with emotion and instinct"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Banner is in there, but he doesn't control Hulk"
The man nodded and didn't know if that was true anymore. Hulk just left him and spoke to him, form other footage he seems to be a snarling beast, but just now, he seemed like a person. He sighed and he stepped out of the tree line and he saw a helicopter coming down to pick him up.
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