Sean

The cell was actually quite comfortable, except that there wasn't anything to lay on, except the floor. Sean laid on his back and he stared up at the ceiling of the cell. He closed his eyes and he began to think about how he killed Westbrook.

Sean opened his eyes and he gasped of air as he was surrounded by smoke and fire. He coughed and he was covered in dirt and dust, he coughed again and he spit dirt out of his mouth. He moved to his right and he saw Jacob laying there, motionless and most of him was gone. Sean crawled over to him, he bit his lower lip and held back tears as he rested his hand on his head. Sean closed his eyes and he shifted slightly and he stared at his best friend. He exhaled shakily and he gritted his teeth, he saw his dog tags, he grabbed them and pulled them off his neck. He held the bloody metal and he wiped the blood away from his name and he stared at it, he looked down and Jacob was gone, his eyes were closed and blood was leaking out of his mouth and the rest of him was…gone. Sean looked over and he found his legs, he turned his head to the right and found his hands. He shut his eyes and he inhaled deeply, he gripped the dog tags in his hand and he got to his feet.

Sean found Jacob's rifle, his hands were still attached to it, he pulled off the bloody hands and he held the rifle up and he went back to the house. He went up the stairs and he found Jackson and Boyd. He took their dog tags and he walked back down the stairs. He got back outside and he looked at all the destruction. He shook his head, all of it just because of a border dispute, the town was intact before Westbrook blew everything up. Sean walked over to his friend and he stood over him and he saw Natalie's face flash before his eyes. He knelt down and put his hand on Jacob's chest, or what was left of it. "I'm sorry" he said softly "I'll get him, I'll get him"

Jacob was quiet and Sean stood up and he sniffed and he walked toward the exit of the town, or at least where the exit used to be.

Sixteen hours later…

Sean was standing on the street where the bombing had taken place. He was in a hoodie and baggy clothes. He stared at the clean street and he nodded, he had one more thing to do. He went to Jacob's mother's house and he opened the mail box on the front of her porch and he stuffed a large amount of money into it. He walked away and he heard the door open and he stopped at the edge of the road and Jacob's mother stood at the door staring at him "Who are you?"

Sean sighed and didn't look back "Me, I'm no one" Sean walked away and disappeared. Jacob's mother frowned and looked at her mailbox and she opened it.

Sean had grabbed a taxi and he paid the driver to take him to the next bus stop. He climbed out and paid the driver and he walked toward the stop and he waited for the bus that would take him to California. He sat on a bench and waited for seven hours, he didn't mind. He wasn't going to lose Westbrook, he knew where the man worked. Sean saw the bus that he wanted and he stood up and he waited for it to stop. He took a deep breath as the bust stopped and its breaks squeaked. Sean watched the doors open and he walked into the bus, he walked toward the back and sat down by himself. He kept his head down and he tried to look like he didn't want to be disturbed. The bus ride wasn't uncomfortable, but it was hot. Sean had decided to keep the hoodie on, and by the time he was out of Oklahoma he was sweating. He didn't mind though, he had just got back from the Middle East, he was used to it. He stared out of the window as he went through state to state. He was headed to the secret office of ONI, only he and his men and Westbrook knew where it was.

Sean was asleep as the bus drove into the state of California and he opened his eyes as if he knew where he was. He lifted his head off the window and he looked around. He was one of the few on the bus. He sat up straight and he saw the bus coming to its stop. Sean stood as the bus stopped, he was down the aisle and out of the bus as the door opened. He stepped out and started walking toward the city of San Francisco. He was a bit away, but he figured he would get a car, somehow. His solution was put before him as he saw two teenagers park in a lot next to a Sears. The Sears was next to the Local Game Shop. He walked into the lot and he got to the car, he grabbed the handle on the driver side door and he gripped it. He broke the handle and he opened the door, he climbed into the car and he closed the door with a hard slam, that the door got stuck where it was. He looked at the ignition and the keys were still in the car, Sean shook his head, idiots.

Sean turned the key and put the car in reverse and he drove out of the lot and down the road, he wasn't planning on stopping. He was about a half hour from the city limits and he was already prepared to do it, he wasn't going to sneak in, he was going to make it messy. He was sure Westbrook was probably celebrating on the new advancement that he had told him about and that he got rid of him. First mistake, he killed Jacob, second mistake he made him into a weapon, third mistake, he pissed him off.

Sean drove through the crowed city, it was early morning, but it was still crowded. Sean parked the car in an alley and he kicked the door open and it flew off the side and hit the wall. He got out of the car and he looked at it, those two kids are going to be in a lot of trouble. Sean kept his coat closed, he was in California and he looked like he should be in Washington State where it's cold. He walked passed people and they didn't even seem to notice, it was California, not much is too hard to understand.

Sean was almost at the office around noon, the sun was blazing hot and Sean wasn't even sweating. He stood outside the main building, he knew that the real facility was underneath it. Sean smirked and he opened his coat and he reached in and he pulled out Jacob's rifle. He cocked it and he heard people scream as he aimed at the office, he walked forward and he heard the doors lock. He kicked the metal door open and he saw a blast shield starting to close, he reached up and stopped it with his hand. He held it still as it fought against him. He walked through and he let go, it slammed down and he was now in the building and they locked everyone else out. What a stupid choice. Sean fired at the two woman at the main desk, he killed them both and he walked over to the desk and he pressed a button underneath the desk and a wall to the right opened and a hidden door was there to be seen.

He walked toward the hidden door and a large group of Federal Officers aimed at him, he didn't hesitate, he fired at them as he walked toward the door. He took a bullet to the shoulder, and he didn't even react to it. He got to the door and he grabbed the middle and he pulled one side open. He got shot in the back six times and he turned his head and looked behind him. The remaining officers were stunned and he took that as an opportunity. He fired and killed them. He pulled the mag out and grabbed another one and slammed it into the gun. He looked back at the hidden door that was now open and he looked down a hidden hallway. He walked through it and he stomped forward as he heard rushed voices and boots slamming against the floor. He smiled, they knew he was coming, and now they were all going to die.

Sean rounded the corner and he got shot by a line of Naval Officers. He staggered back and he fell back onto the ground. The officers stopped firing and they started to move forward. Sean opened his eyes and swung the rifle and fired in a line that caught six in their legs. Sean got to his feet and grabbed one and broke his neck, Sean shot two more and he kicked another into the wall. Sean knelt down and shot six more officers. He stood and he was out of ammo, he pulled off his coat and he slung the rifle over his back and he pulled out two pistols on his thighs, and got to work.

The door opened and Sean inclined his head and he looked at the door that opened, but no one was there. Sean sat up and he got to his feet. Sean frowned and then Bucky came into view and Sean kept his face stern and non-expressing. The Bucky nodded and smiled "We need patience my friend"

Sean took a step forward "I can wait"

"Good, we have some things to get into order before…well before you get out of here"

Sean nodded "They're busy with their wounded, let me know when the time is right"

Bucky nodded "Stay alert my friend"

Bucky

Bucky was sitting in a chair that was in front of the medical bed that Steve was lying in. He was leaning forward and his arms were resting on his knees, he kept his head low and stared at him. Bucky moved his eyes over Steve's legs, to his arm. He glanced at the heart monitor and it was beeping strongly. He exhaled and closed his eyes, he leaned back in the chair and he just stared at him. He didn't really know what to do, he was at a loss. Sean was locked up, Niko was still alive, and they didn't know where he was, and Yelena was still out there. Bucky shook his head, they hadn't really solved anything. If anything they just added another name onto the list of people that are dangerous. Bucky frowned as he thought about Sean, the guy clearly hates the government. Well they butchered the names of his men, Bucky didn't know how he would be if that happened to anyone he knew. He would have to guess he would react like Sean, maybe not the kill hundreds of people part.

Bucky closed his eyes, what would Steve do right now? He took a deep breath and exhaled sharply. He shook his head, he could guess that Steve would figure out what the hell happened to Sean and his men and what ONI covered up. Bucky nodded, but what would he do? Bucky pondered on that thought, what would he do? How would James Barnes handle this situation? Bucky was disappointed that he didn't know the answer, he didn't even know what the Winter Soldier would do. Well he would probably get orders and follow them to the letter. Bucky chuckled bitterly at that thought, he didn't know what to do. James Barnes or Bucky would probably do what Steve would have done, the Winter Soldier would kill everyone and not ask questions, what the hell would he do? Bucky didn't really know who he was, he wasn't the Bucky that Steve knew and he wasn't the Winter Soldier that Natasha knew. He was somewhere in between, and that was a damn mystery.

Bucky leaned forward again and closed his eyes, he rubbed his hands together and he took a deep slow breath. Bucky opened his eyes after a few minutes of breathing deeply, he didn't feel any more relaxed than a cornered snake. Bucky looked at Steve and he stared at his bandaged face and he slowly nodded. He was going to do what he thought was right. Bucky stood up and he looked at Steve. "I'll be here when you wake up" he said softly. He chuckled "I'm about to do something stupid"

Bucky turned and walked toward the door, he left the medical bay and Steve was left lying there, he was alone besides the doctors and Peter in the corner. Steve's hands were propped up as they were red and swollen. His cheeks had healed, and his fingers weren't broken anymore, but all his bones would heal, his brain though was another story.

Bucky walked toward Steve's office and he was almost there when he walked around a corner and saw Sam. Sam noticed him and stopped what he was doing and walked over to him. Bucky kept walking and Sam followed next to him "Got a plan?" Sam asked

"Yeah"

"And it is?"

"I am going to look into the United States Government"

Sam raised his eyebrows "Steve didn't want us doing that"

Bucky nodded "Yeah, Steve wouldn't, but I would"

Sam smirked "Well I guess you'll be fine"

"I used to eat top secret information for breakfast"

Sam laughed softly "Well, I guess Gerald will help there"

"Uh, no. He likes to stay out of governments"

"So just people and organizations?"

"Basically"

"Well you'll be on your own"

Bucky nodded as they got to Steve's office "Kind of the idea" he pulled the door open and he walked in, Sam followed and Bucky walked over to Steve's computer. "The Avengers cannot be caught looking into the government, but the Winter Soldier can"

Sam grabbed Bucky by the arm "You don't need to take that kind of risk"

Bucky looked at him and he sighed "Yes I do, the Winter Soldier can take more black on his file, the Avengers can stay all goody, goody"

Sam sighed "The Avengers aren't goody, goody"

Bucky looked up at him teasingly "Then I guess you won't mind if I do this then"

Sam shrugged "I couldn't stop you"

"Good point" Bucky said smiling

Sam shook his head "I will be in the Operations room, just call when you need anything"

Bucky nodded "Will do"

Sam left and Bucky took a seat and he began to type into the computer and he hacked into it, he needed to make sure it didn't get seen as Steve doing it. Bucky began the onslaught of trying to break through the United States fire wall. He pressed the keys rapidly and he smirked as he got in. He sighed "They need to update some things"

Bucky moved through the files and the departments and found ONI, he got in and he began to look into them. After almost an hour, it was amazing what they weren't involved in. Bucky had sifted through what seemed to be endless files on numerous targets and other assets. ONI had been involved with a lot of things over the year, even the guy who gave Stark a bit of grief when he started. Obadiah Stane, the guy who built Stark Industries with Howard Stark. Funny how he dealt under the table, but not surprising. Bucky noted that ONI never worked with Red Room or Hydra, good for them, but they did often talk to an organization called Department X. Bucky made a mental note to investigate Department X later, right now he was focused on ONI.

He had been through file upon file and eh still couldn't find anything on a Sean Richardson or a Captain America. Except for the dossier that they had on Steve, which everyone had, Bucky went a little deeper and he found something interesting. He found a file that contained Sean's dead men, but he was not among them, makes sense. He felt like he finally struck gold as he looked at the file of a: Gillard Boyd. He was killed during his unsanctioned and AWOL operation in Pakistan where he died. His family wasn't very big, just a sister and a mother. Bucky looked into them, the sister went on to move to London, the mother however killed herself with sleeping pills. Bucky sighed and decided to move on. He read the file of a: Tom Jackson, he was also killed in the same unsanctioned and AWOL operation in Pakistan, he actually left no one to grieve. His family died in the 9/11 attack, his wife was in the second tower.

Bucky looked away from the screen for a few moments, their daughter was with her when it happened. Bucky took a silent moment and looked back at the screen. He moved on, he got to Jacob Bronson that was Sean's closest friend. Bucky read up and Jacob had a mother, he used to have a father and sister but they were both dead. The father drank himself to death and put a bullet through his skull, the sister died in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Bucky looked away from the screen, everyone that was involved in this had some family issues. Bucky knew Boyd and Jackson were not the important one right now, he looked at Jacob Bronson, he stared at the picture of the man whose friend killed hundreds of people in New York. He looked right into the dead man's eyes in the picture, he frowned. Jacob was the key right now, it was the whole reason that Sean was doing what he was doing. Bucky leaned back in the chair and his back cracked slightly from his propped sitting positon and he got onto his communicator and he went to a private channel. He called the one person who could help when looking for someone. Bucky waited for the connection, he wouldn't be able to see him this time. Static came through then a loud voice "James!" Gerald said cheerfully

Bucky smiled "Hey Gerald"

"So what do you require?"

"How do you know I need something, this could be a social call"

Gerald chuckled "You never call me for a social call, you would have come in person"

"True, ok. I want you to look into a Jacob Bronson"

"Bronson, got it, want to find the man?"

"He's dead, I want you to find anyone he may have met during his life"

"James, can't you give me a challenge?"

"He's a disgraced Marine"

Silence came and then Gerald sighed heavily "Ok, that's helpful, it'll take a while, a lot of life to cover"

"That's ok, contact me when you have something that is interesting"

Gerald chuckled "Don't I always"

"Every time"

Bucky disconnected the call and he took a deep breath, Jacob Bronson made him interested in why Sean was doing what he was doing, there had to be more than just a simple vendetta toward the government. Bucky stood and he decided he would go see Hill, not much for him to do.

Sean

One thing about the containment cell that they had him in, he was alone and it was quiet, much like his house in Montana. He was sitting against the glass and he had his head back, he was daydreaming, remembering, looking back on the day that he changed.

Sean leapt over a crate and he brought the guy he grabbed with him and broke his neck as he slammed him down across it. Sean hit the floor and rolled as they fired at him. He came to his feet and he stood and fired his pistols at them. He got one in the leg and another in the throat. Sean dove across the floor and slid across the floor behind a large metal container. He got to his feet and dropped one of the pistols and reloaded the other by slamming another mag in. He cocked the pistol back and peered around the metal crate and he fired at the four men by the door he wanted to get through. He saw a fire extinguisher and he shot it. The bullet clanged against it and the side exploded outward and white smoke flew out of it. Sean ejected the mag and he slammed another into the pistol and he cocked it quickly and blind fired around the crate. He took his hand away and eh held the pistol close. He looked around, he didn't see a good way to get around he took a deep breath. He was going to get dirty. He walked out from behind the crate and eh stared down the large group of officers that were in his way, he aimed and fired at them as he walked forward. He shot two and a bullet hit him in the ribs, he barely felt it as he kept walking.

The officers fired at the lone man and they hit him with bullet after bullet, but he wasn't stopping. One went to shut the door down and a bullet went through his hand and another into his neck, blood splattered against the floor. Sean fired his last shot and he dropped the pistol and ran forward. The officers were taken off guard a she charged at them, one dove out of the way as another stood dumbstruck as Sean grabbed him and punched him into a wall. Sean dodged a barrage of bullets and he kicked one in the face and his nose broke and his jaw snapped.

Sean ducked a punch and he grabbed the man by the arm and snapped it backwards and as he howled in pain he brought him down on his knee, breaking his ribs. Sean whipped around and grabbed his head and snapped his neck. Sean ran toward the door that he needed to get through and he got shot four times in the back. He turned toward the woman who shot him, he walked toward her and she fired three more rounds and they went into his chest. He kept walking toward her, unharmed by the bullets. She dropped her gun and he grabbed her arm and he broke it and he head butted her. She fell back and hit the floor, she was in exhilarating pain from her arm and he walked over her and he grabbed her other arm, he pulled with no emotion and ripped her arm out of her socket. She screamed in pain as blood squirted from her stump and she stared up at Sean, who was holding her lifeless arm in his hand. He dropped her arm and stomped on her chest and her bones and lungs were turned into mush as her chest cavity caved in and crushed itself.

Sean turned toward the open door and he walked through it, the remaining officers were retreating. Sean walked down the slanted floor and he came to a long hallway and he rounded the corner and there he was. Jim Westbrook was at the end of it, he had a sniper with him "Well, look who came crawling back" he taunted at him

Sean took a breath "You'll pay for what you did to them"

Westbrook laughed "You know when I shot those missiles at you, you should have died"

"If I was normal"

Westbrook nodded "Got me there, maybe I shouldn't have made you indestructible"

Sean nodded "You shouldn't"

Westbrook looked at the snipe that stood next to him "Kill him"

"You know that won't hurt me" Sean called down to him

Westbrook nodded "Sure it will"

Sean began to walk forward and he started to run. The sniper knelt down and aimed, he took a breath and exhaled. He squeezed the trigger and the rifle fired. The shot echoed throughout the walls and the bullet flew down the hallway and hit Sean in the shoulder. Sean stopped as the bullet went into his shoulder and blood poured out of the wound. Sean gasped as another hit him in the lower ribs. He fell to his knees and another hit him in the upper chest and he fell back. He gasped for air as he stared up at the ceiling and he could feel warm blood flowing down his shirt.

He blinked and Westbrook and the sniper were standing over him. Westbrook smirked "Surprise, new metal that we were allowed to have a small sample of. Can you guess what it's called?" he spoke as he knelt down

Sean gurgled as blood was in his mouth, Westbrook chuckled "It's called Adamantium, the most indestructible metal that we have discovered, it's the cousin of Vibranium, what I would do with Vibranium if Wakanda would let us have it"

Sean glared up at him and grabbed him by the throat, Westbrook growled slightly "What a mess you have made" He choked

Sean sighed and he felt his eyes getting heavy "I'm going to kill you"

"Good luck" Westbrook said with a smile.

Sean closed his eyes and Westbrook yanked his hand away from his throat. Westbrook looked at the sniper "Two in the head"

The sniper nodded and he pulled back the bolt and ejected the casing and quickly put the bolt back into place loading the next round. He aimed at Sean's head. Sean grabbed him by the ankle and squeezed and crushed the sniper's leg. He yelled in pain and Sean grabbed him by the leg and pulled him down, Westbrook ran deeper into the facility. Sean grabbed the sniper by the throat and crushed his neck. Sean clambered to his feet and he took a deep breath as he grabbed the rifle.

He shook his head as he walked forward, he held the rifle close and he got to the end of the hallway and eh came to a balcony. He looked down and he saw seven men laying on tables and they were being prepped for surgery, he saw Noah Burstein. Westbrook was down there and he looked up and fired at him. Sean got back and he heard him yelling "Get them out of here!"

Sean came over the railing and aimed and fired, the Adamantium bullet went through a computer screen and hit one of the patient in the head. "They're not going anywhere!" he yelled down. Noah gaped as he saw Sean "You told me he was dead" he said looking at Westbrook

"I'm not dead" Sean said

"Clearly" Westbrook said

"What the hell is this, more recruits?"

"Better ones"

Sean gritted his teeth "You killed them so you could have more?"

"You see, we want super soldiers, you are one, but your men weren't"

"So you killed them"

"Loose ends, plus we made improvements"

Noah took a step forward and Sean aimed at him "Don't"

Westbrook glanced at Noah and walked forward "You see, now we have implanted chips so they don't do anything that we don't want them to"

"That's more of a weapon than a soldier"

"Same difference, just this time we tell them when to shoot"

"And who to shoot"

Westbrook sighed "You really are like Steve Rogers, he would never had gone along with this, but he's dead, good thing for us. I don't think he'll mind"

Sean took a breath and he looked at Noah "You are nothing but a mad scientist"

"I get paid" Noah said

Sean shook his head "This isn't right"

"It's what we need" Westbrook said "Soldiers that don't question orders"

"The soldiers today don't question orders"

"What are you doing right now?" Noah asked

Sean gritted his teeth "I can't, I won't let you do this"

"You only have one bullet left" Westbrook said with a smirk

Sean nodded "And I'll use it wisely"

Noah and Westbrook watched Sean as he stood there. Sean looked at the large room below and he looked at Westbrook, he aimed at him. "Remember what a great enemy once said: Cut off one head, two more will take its place"

Sean growled in anger "You quote a Nazi, but I'll cut off two heads and burn the body" he aimed and shot at a large tank and the bullet went straight through it and it exploded.

The room shook as the tank expelled fire and it made another explode. Sean dropped the rifle and fell over the railing. He landed on a console and he pushed himself to his feet, he groaned and he walked forward as fire began to cover most of the large room. He found Westbrook and blood was running down his face and he looked at him "You little fuck!"

He ran forward and Sean grabbed by the throat "I just ended your scheme"

"Yeah, and what do you think will happen, there will be another scheme, a Nazi may have said that, but it's true, kill me, then someone will take over what I'm doing"

"The government won't allow it"

Westbrook laughed loudly "The government doesn't know shit, these private organizations" he chuckled "They'll change things, so you failed"

Sean shook his head "This super soldier dream is a curse"

Westbrook laughed again "You naïve prick, look around, you may have stopped me, but you won't be able to stop countries from doing this"

Sean scolded him "This is for my men" he grabbed his arm and snapped it back, Westbrook yelled and Sean shoved him back and he punched his hand into his stomach. Westbrook gasped as Sean moved his hand up through his organs and found his small beating heart and he crushed it. Westbrook gagged and blood spilt out of his mouth, Sean looked at him "Killed you"

Sean pulled his hand out of him and he let him fall to the floor. Sean looked around and the blazing flames licked the edges of the walls. Sean found Noah and he was laying on the floor, he looked at Sean "You going to kill me too?"

Sean knelt down and he looked at him "No" he said softly

Noah widened his eyes and he was crushed by debris and he couldn't feel his legs. Sean shadowed out the light "I have a use for you"

Noah swallowed and Sean lift the debris off of him and he saw a large room that was untouched by flames and files were everywhere. Sean nodded and he grabbed Noah and dragged him to the room.

Sean sighed as he remembered surviving that fire and taking the files and Noah to Montana, he spent the next years of his life learning all about the other organizations and the super soldiers of the world. Sean kept Noah close so he could help explain some things. Sean nodded and he closed his eyes and tried to remember something better.

Bucky

The facility was a mixture of busy personnel and then other personnel who weren't really doing anything. The idea of finding Niko was not in the topic of discussions, the new guy took the spot light. Bucky got to Hill's office and he stood at the door, he put his hand on the fogged up glass and he pushed the door forward. He saw Hill at her desk, busy with reports, her second job. He walked in and he noticed that she was actually reading them, not like Steve who would read, but then get bored. He smiled and he took a seat in one of the two chairs in front of her desk, he glanced around her office, he hadn't spent a lot of time in here. He saw a couch to the left, he guessed she slept there a lot, he saw a wall covered with pictures of places, he didn't know if it was places she's been or wants to go. He stared at her, she didn't notice him, and she was still reading the report.

Bucky nodded and he cleared his throat and Hill jumped and looked at him. She sighed quickly and smiled "Could have let me know that you were coming"

Bucky shrugged "What's the fun in that?"

Hill rolled her eyes "Well with the new guy and the fact that Steve is in a coma, you are taking this very well"

Bucky shrugged "Steve would want to stay busy"

"So what do you want?"

"Is this secretly how you treat me at work?" he asked with a smile

Hill side glanced him and she moved her hair behind her ear "No, just, I'm busy with these"

Bucky nodded "I get it, work is taken seriously"

Hill shook her head slightly at his banter "Well someone has to do it"

"Where's Fury?"

"Helicarrier, thought he would be more useful there"

Bucky nodded "I think I'll head up there in a few"

Hill looked up from her report she had in her hands "Going back to work?"

"Well, I need to do something"

Hill nodded "You know, you could help out here"

"I am, I just looked into our friend in the containment cell, and ONI"

Hill frowned "You hacked into a department of the United States government?"

"Yeah, I figured…"

"Bucky!" she exclaimed

"What?" he asked

Hill dropped the report "As nice as it was, you can't just go hacking into National security information"

Bucky sat back "Hmm, not really information if it technically doesn't exist"

"What?"

"The government wants to keep this quiet, the whole story of Sean Richardson is one bad dream for the government"

Hill sighed "We couldn't have stopped you if we tried"

"If you tried maybe"

Hill looked at him, she looked back at her report and Bucky stood. She kept her eyes off of him as he walked around the desk and stood behind her. He stood close behind her chair and he moved his real hand through her hair and caressed her neck softly. Hill closed her eyes as his hand rubbed her head and she sighed as it felt nice, she felt his metal hand do the same thing and she shivered slightly from its cold touch, but it slowly got warm as her skin made contact with it. Bucky kept both his hands behind her head and his thumbs went behind her ears. Hill slightly moaned as she shivered from his touch "Bucky" she said

Bucky leaned down and he whispered in her ear "Just relax" he said softly and he moved his fingers up the back of her head. She let go of the report and she kept her eyes closed and she could feel his breath tickling her scalp as it glided across her hair. Bucky smiled softly as he lightly rubbed her head "You could use a break"

Hill opened her eyes and her eyes moved toward him "These are important"

Bucky nodded and he leaned down and he moved his mouth around her neck, he breathed softly. She exhaled as his breath tickled and his scruffy cheeks rubbed against her skin. Bucky inhaled deeply as he moved his hands down her arms. Hill closed her eyes and let a long breath leave her as she felt her body become warm, and her heart beat thumped in her ears. She moved her hand and took his metal hand in hers and pulled him forward. He didn't follow and he put his lips on her neck, her soft smooth skin and he lightly sucked on her neck. She moaned as he took his lips away and he pulled her to her feet. He turned her around and she faced him, her hand went to his face and she kissed him as he stood before her. Her chair rolled away and he pushed her against her desk. Hill moaned against his mouth as their lips caressed and pressed against each other.

Bucky kissed her and he moved his hand to her back and he slowly pushed her back and she laid across her desk, her back on the reports she was reading. He took his lips away and he kissed her neck and she moaned and arched her back. Hill closed her eyes and he held her close and he moved his lips down her neck to her collar bone, he put his hand on her hip and slowly moved it to the zipper of her suit. Hill opened her eyes and she looked at him as his fingers grabbed her zipper. "The door isn't locked"

"Don't care" he moaned as he placed his lips on hers.

Hill felt his hand slowly undo her zipper and she moaned as his metal hand grabbed her breast and lightly massaged it.

Natasha

The apartment was quiet, except for the light sound of the cars below in the street. The sun had disappeared and the stars had come out, even if the lights of the city made the sky seem black. Natasha was awake, she was laying on the bed. She was in the flannel shirt that she had fallen asleep in. She didn't feel like moving, she didn't feel like doing anything. She didn't even want to go back to the facility and stare at Steve, Steve. She had her head in a pillow and she closed her eyes and she bit her lips slightly as she thought about their situation. Natasha took a deep breath and she opened her eyes. She looked at her left hand and how her ring was gone. She lightly rubbed her fingers over where it should be, she swallowed down the thought of him never waking up. She shook her head, she shouldn't be thinking about these things, it was Steve, he survived for seventy years being frozen he'll wake up. She kept telling herself that so she didn't break down into tears thinking about it. She closed her eyes again, but this time tears were at the corners of her eyes and she fought them. How could she not freak out right now? Steve was in a body cast, his brain was injured enough that it put him into a coma, and the damage could be shirt term or long term, he could forget everything or he could just wake up and say something witty. She put her hands to her face, she hoped for the witty remark.

She sniffed and she took her hands away and she looked at the empty space on the bed and she tried to think about something better. She wish she could remember everything, but some things were still fuzzy. She gritted her teeth as she tried to remember a time that she didn't, the two months after Steve got shot by Rumlow in New York. She didn't remember those two months, she didn't know if Steve did either, but the others do. They hadn't had any contact from her or Steve for two months, not till it was a week or two from Thanksgiving. She opened her eyes and she lightly smacked the bed, she wished she could remember it.

She laid back and pulled herself into a ball and tried to get warm, her feet were cold. She closed her eyes and just kept the idea of those two months on her mind. She kept her mind going about it, fantasizing about it, what exactly they did for two months, what the hell did they do? She thought about it so much that she soon put herself to sleep thinking about it.

Natasha opened her eyes and she was in a long hallway, she frowned as she looked around, she was in Red Room. Not the type of memories she wanted to remember, she was in her clothes that she wore on the Helicarrier when she first met Steve. Her red shirt and black leather jacket. She looked down the hallway and she saw the door at the end slam open. A white light came out of it and Natasha shielded her eyes and she could feel cold air coming from it. She lowered her arm and she saw Miss Kudrin standing at the door. "Come my dear" she said softly

Natasha didn't move, her feet were frozen to where she stood, Miss Kudrin held a clipboard in her arms and she chuckled "My dear, come, it is time"

Natasha looked closer and she saw the table that she dreaded, she saw her thin smile, Natasha shook her head. Miss Kudrin frowned "Natalia, come here" she said coldly

Natasha didn't know why, but her feet started to move on their own, she got closer toward the door and Miss Kudrin. She smiled "That's better" she said delighted, but clearly running out of patience.

Natasha didn't know why she was walking toward, she got to Miss Kudrin and her hand grabbed her arm "Come my dear"

Natasha looked at the room and the table that she knew what happened to her. She felt her heart suddenly start to run and she felt fear feed into her and she started to tremble. Miss Kudrin looked at her "Lay on the table dear"

Natasha stared at the table and she felt cold, no warmth, nothing but cold. She glanced at Miss Kudrin and she frowned "Natalia, get on the table"

"No" she said through a trembling voice

"No?" Kudrin questioned

Natasha shook her head and she could feel the cold frozen air touching her throat. She felt Miss Kudrin's grip increase on her arm "Natalia"

Natasha pulled her arm away and turned around, she walked into Winter Soldier. She looked up at him and her eyes were terrified. He stood there and he looked at her "Natalia, do as you are told" he said

Natasha looked at Miss Kudrin and at him, she shook her head. Natasha looked to her right and Yelena was standing there. She crossed her arms and smiled "Told you"

Natasha put her hands into fists and her hands were freezing, she took a step back and she heard a chuckle. She turned around and Niko stood there and the table had turned into a chair. Niko tilted his head and smiled "We just want you to see your potential"

Natasha backed up and walked into Winter Soldier and he grabbed her by the arms "We all want you to succeed"

"Except me" Yelena added

Natasha felt Winter Soldier push her toward the chair, she shook her head. Miss Kudrin came into her view and walked backwards "Welcome to the world my dear"

Natasha shook her head and tried to get out of Winter Soldier's grip, but he fought against her and kept pushing her toward the chair. Natasha swung her arm to fight, but Winter Soldier grabbed it and snapped it, she yelled in pain as her arm was broken. Winter Soldier pushed her forward and Niko held his hand out in acceptance and they put her in the chair. Niko locked her wrists into place and her feet were tied down. Natasha looked around terrified and Miss Kudrin and Winter Soldier and Niko stood in front of her. She saw Yelena in the background and she saw her standing next to the door and she closed it with a loud slam.

Niko looked at her "I spent years perfecting my technique"

Natasha remembered this, she was taken by Niko and he brainwashed her. She shook her head, Niko smiled "Don't worry, I won't do too much damage"

Natasha was shaking in her restraints and she tried to break out of them, but Niko stood next to a machine and he grabbed the leaver. "Time" he said and pulled the leaver down and Natasha shook violently as she felt herself leaving and something else taking her place. Niko laughed loudly "Feel it, the fear, and the pain, feel the freedom. Your true self"

Natasha threw her head back and she stared up at the light and she closed her eyes and she shook violently and her mind went blank. They were all laughing, and Natasha could hear them as her vision went dark. Yelena laughed loudly "Pathetic"

Miss Kudrin chuckled and her voice echoed in Natasha's ears "Welcome to the world my dear, my Black Widow"

Winter Soldier laughed "You thought I cared about you, how, could anyone love you?"

She closed her eyes and Niko's laughter was the last thing she could hear as she felt herself disappear.

Natasha opened her eyes, she was in a room that was filled with old computer consoles and a long window that went around one side of the wall. The dark grey sky loomed out beyond it. Natasha blinked as she shivered from the cold, she turned to see herself, she almost stepped back, but she saw Steve fly past her and blocked an attack from herself. Natasha watched as Steve and she fought each other, she frowned as she saw Steve get hit in the ribs numerous times. He blocked her kick and punched her, she staggered back but came back with a low jab to the thigh and another shot to the ribs. Natasha watched as Steve was saying something to her, but she couldn't hear anything, she just saw his lips moving.

She watched as Steve got her back and hit her into a wall and he bent down and punched her in the knee. Natasha remembered that pain of her broken leg that Steve had broken, she never did remember exactly how he did it, till now. Steve stopped fighting and he rested his hand against her face, she watched as the Natasha that was facing him spoke with tears in her eyes. Natasha watched as she saw her face slowly contort back to being cold as stone. She took a step forward and saw herself pulled a knife out and stab Steve in the chest. Natasha gasped in horror and ran forward, she got close and just as she went to catch Steve, she went through them and she was in a different place entirely. Natasha looked around confused and she saw the doors to the gym at Stark Tower, Avenger Tower at the time. She walked toward them and then they flew open and she stopped, she saw Niko pulling someone by their leg. She watched as Niko dragged her through the open doors and she was yelling a name: "STEVE!"

Natasha watched as her and Niko disappeared and she looked through the doors and there he was. She rushed forward as Steve laid there, a pool of blood forming around him. Natasha got to her knees and tried to touch him, but her hand just went through him, she leaned back as his closed eyes and his chest wasn't moving, he wasn't breathing. She blinked as someone ran through her and she widened her eyes as Clint moved Steve and pulled out the knife protruding from his back, he checked Steve's pulse and he started to give him CPR. He pressed down on his chest as Bruce came running. Natasha closed her eyes and she put her face into her hands as she felt tears streaming down her cheeks. She took a deep breath and everything stopped, no noise, only the feeling of the warm sun on her. Then a voice spoke, "Nat?"

Natasha opened her eyes and she was on the bed of Sam's house in D.C. she was holding a towel and she watched as Steve walked toward her. She exhaled softly as he sat down, he leaned forward and gave her a kind look, his eyes were thoughtful and sincere "What's going on?" his voice spoke again and she blinked and she opened her eyes and she was in a different setting. She was laying down on a bed and she had a thin blanket wrapped loosely around her body. She didn't know why at the moment, but she was smiling, then she saw Steve enter the room and a chair was out for him. She smiled a little wilder as she remembered what she wanted. She looked at him as he took in the sight, she couldn't help but smile at him. Natasha wasn't thinking, she was remembering "Sit" she said

Steve walked forward and took a seat and he glanced at the sketch book and the pencil laid out for him. Natasha took a breath "I want you to draw me, you might as well get used to a live model"

"I could get used to it" he said to her and his voice hinted at something that she was going to explore later. Steve seemed to looking for words and he spoke "I like the blanket"

Natasha couldn't help but tease him "When you're done drawing me, you can rip it off me" she spoke softly and seductively.

Steve looked at her and opened the sketch book and went to a blank page and he started to draw her.

Natasha opened her eyes and she sat up, she was alone and in the very same bed, she swallowed and eh throat was dry, she was breathing heavier than she would have expected. She was covered in sweat and she moved her legs over the edge of the bed and she took a deep breath. She actually remembered something, a lot of it was horrifying, but it ended nicely. Natasha took a deep breath and she stood. The room was dark, she didn't know how long she had slept, but it was long enough. She walked over to the dresser and she looked at the coins that riddled the top of it, she saw small things of paper and just little things that showed that Steve was normal. She ran her hand across the smooth wood and she turned toward his desk. She walked toward it and she looked at the compass on his desk, it was still open and Peggy stared back at her.

She looked at the picture of the Howling Commandos and the smiling group. She smiled softly and she turned around and she looked back at the bed, she took a deep breath and she walked out of the room.

Clint

He hadn't spent a lot of time at the facility like the others, so the fact that they had like an entire room was interesting, but not surprising. He was standing next to Wanda's desk and he looked at her computer. Wanda was sitting on her bed, Clint smirked slightly "So what do you look up on here?"

Wanda looked over at him "Oh, nothing really"

"Really?" he asked with a small smile "Don't you kids look up YouTube videos?"

"On occasion, when I listen to music"

"Have you learned much from the experiences of the Internet?"

"Not on it that much, never really cared for technology when I grew up in Sokovia"

Clint nodded and he thought about Pietro, he sighed "So, you homesick?"

Wanda chuckled slightly "I feel like I'm five again"

"Sorry, just the dad in me" he said and he smiled "I bet Lila would like you, hell she likes everyone"

Wanda smiled and she looked down at her hands and she frowned "Clint?"

Clint looked away from the computer "Yeah"

"Why did you come back?"

"Well Fury called me"

"I mean, why did you come back before what happened to Steve?"

Clint nodded "You mean the whole facility being almost destroyed by the Adaptoid invasion thing"

Wanda nodded with a smile "Yes the Adaptoid invasion thing" she said

Clint chuckled as her accent made it sound funnier. He walked over and sat down next to her on the bed "Well, I saw that you guys still needed me"

"You were back for two months, and you had another chance to really retire"

Clint shrugged "I guess I just like being around"

"What about Laura and your kids?"

"Well" Clint began to say and he looked at the floor and paused for a moment, he shrugged and scoffed at himself "They understand"

Wanda looked at him "Clint, you could live normally"

"Live normally" Clint said with a chuckle "Believe me, my life at home is not normal, Cooper is getting older every day, and Lila is a smart as, well a smart person and Nathaniel is almost walking. The one on the way, just…I don't know"

Wanda bit her lips slightly and she sighed "You know Clint, I know what your problem is"

Clint looked at her "And what is my problem Dr. Maximoff?" he asked with a smile

Wanda laughed softly "You are a workaholic"

Clint chuckled and he thought about it "Huh, I guess I am"

Wanda laughed and she lightly hugged him, Clint smirked "Well I guess I should go find Stark, or whoever is in charge right now"

Wanda nodded and let go of him, he go to her door when she called after him "Hey Clint?"

Clint stopped and looked back at her, she sighed "Thank you"

Clint nodded "No problem"

Clint left and walked down the hall, leaving Wanda to herself, he made it to Hill's door to her office, he put his hand on the door and he almost pushed it open and he frowned as he heard something. He listened closely and he heard moaning. He took his hand away from the door and he nodded, ok, Hill was off the list. Clint turned around and walked toward the Operations room. Hoping no one was having sex in there, knowing his luck there would be someone. He got to the large doors and they opened as he got close and he saw Sam standing there with Vision. Vision turned "Mr. Barton"

"Hi" he said casually as he entered.

Sam turned "Clint, how's Wanda?"

Clint sighed "better, so it's not even New Years and it's all gone to hell"

"Well putting it lightly, yeah" Sam said

Clint nodded and he looked at Vison and his normal clothes. He nodded "You look nice"

Vison looked down at himself "Thank you Mr. Barton"

"Clint please" he added

Vision nodded "Clint" he said and eh looked at Sam "Sam, would you mind if I left to go see Wanda?"

Sam looked back at him "No problem, we're just waiting anyway"

Clint heard the door close and he stood there with Sam. He put his hands on his waist "So, what's the run down?"

Sam sighed "Steve and Parker are in the Medical bay and hopefully they both make a full recovery. We have a new problem in a containment cell, and Rhodey is pissed"

Clint nodded "Parker doing ok?"

"Yeah, he just needs to heal, Steve on the other hand, coma patients are always mysterious, they may wake up they may not, they may have memory problems or they don't"

"I hope to God that he remembers everything"

"Me too, I don't think I can watch Steve and Natasha have trouble giving into their feelings again"

Clint sighed "If one of them gets hit in the head again, I don't know I guess I'll just stick them both in a room till they figure it out, even if they can't remember why they need to figure it out"

Sam laughed softly "That would be an option"

Clint sighed "Steve's a tough guy, he'll be ok, and he'll remember everything"

"Yeah, but will he wake up?"

Clint clenched his jaw "We can hope"

Sam nodded "In the meantime Bucky was working on finding out more about our guest"

"Well if it included having sex in Hill's office then he's succeeding, rather impressively too"

Sam closed his eyes "I don't need to hear these things Barton"

Clint chuckled "He probably talked to Gerald and is waiting, sex is a good way to un-stress"

Sam sighed "Clint"

"Sorry, just hope he doesn't take a nap after he gets a good ride"

Sam looked at him, Clint smirked "Last one"

Sam shook his head and he looked back at the door "Do you think Rhodey was right?" hoping to change the subject.

Clint shrugged "Well, you guys didn't see this one coming, you can't see them all"

Sam shrugged and sighed "We could have though"

"Yeah, but by getting on the government's bad side, which we were never really on the good side either"

"We rode the fence"

"We still are, so since this guy's incident in New York is on TV, when do you think the Government will come strolling in?"

"Well if they do, we'll accept their presence and cooperate, we're allies, not competitors"

"I hope they see us that way, not just another thorn that makes them need to remodel a city every once in a while"

"We stop everything that goes wrong"

"Yeah, but they don't see it that way"

Sam took a seat in a chair "Well, when they do show up, I can't wait for their big talk"

Clint chuckled "Me too"

Sam leaned back in the chair "Clint, we need to figure this out"

"Well I'll try Bucky again in an hour"

Sam chuckled "Well we may need some extra help"

"Who you thinking about, Scott?"

"No, he's busy, he texts me a lot"

Clint laughed "Well I guess you have a friend"

"Yeah, well I was thinking about calling Morse"

Clint sighed "You want to get her involved again?"

"She could help"

"Or just make the job harder"

Sam shrugged "Well she wouldn't be running the show"

"Call her if you think it's the best thing, but I think we have it covered. We have the guy in a containment cell"

"Yeah and the fact that Niko is still alive and that he's out there planning God knows what, isn't bad enough when this guy just comes in out of nowhere and steers us in a different direction"

Clint walked toward the door "Well is guess you should call Morse then, could get her working on the Niko angle"

Sam nodded and Clint left the room and Sam closed his eyes. He just wanted the day to be over all ready, he needed to sleep.

Clint walked toward the medical bay and he noticed that the personnel seemed to be more interested in seeing Steve injured than they were trying to find anything useful. He walked through a small group of them and he kept going till he reached the doors. He stood outside the doors and he walked forward and they slid open. He walked into the Medical bay and he looked to his right and there they were. Steve was in a whole body cast and Clint took a minute and he just stared at him. He took a deep breath and he saw Peter in a few bed away. He walked forward "Hey kid"

Peter looked over at him "Clint"

Clint got to his bed and stood at the end of it "So you have a back problem"

Peter sighed "Yeah, just waiting on it to heal"

"You're lucky that you only had a few vertebra hurt, and not the whole spine snapped."

Peter nodded "Yeah lucky"

Clint nodded "What were you thinking, going up against that guy?"

"I didn't think, I reacted. He was killing people, I tried to stop him"

Clint sighed "You got your ass handed to you, you need to compensate when you fight someone better than you"

"Better?"

Clint frowned "The guy clearly had military training, you just go with it, hence why you in that bed"

"I can handle guys like him"

"Well apparently you can't, didn't Fury bench you?"

Peter sighed annoyed "Yes, but he was in New York, I am in New York, I wasn't just going to sit by and do nothing as he killed those people"

"Kid, I'm not trying to dissuade you, but you need to learn how to fight"

"I can fight"

"Well you can't fight that guy apparently, a robber or a mugger is nothing compared to a man with actually combat training and experience, which you have none"

"I can fight armed robbers, and I can…"

"Yeah the whole sense thing helps with the bullets, I'm talking about hand to hand"

Peter looked at him and shook his head "So what, you going to tell me how to fight?"

Clint nodded "Yeah"

Peter frowned "When I can walk"

"As soon as you can flip around"

Peter nodded "Ok, well I guess I'll call you sensei"

"I'm not teaching you Karate or Kong Fu, just be ready to get your ass beat"

Peter smiled "Can't wait"

Clint nodded "See that, right there is why you got hurt, you over estimated yourself"

"Over estimated myself?"

"Yeah, when you fight a guy twice your size, you don't hit high"

"You hit low"

"Yeah, but not little taps, you hit hard"

"Well I guess you'll teach me when I can flip around" he said with a hint of sarcasm

Clint sighed and stood up "Heal fast, smart ass"

Peter smiled as Clint walked away. Clint looked at Steve before he left, he nodded "You'll wake up" Clint left the Medical bay, I hope.

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