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I just realized that I forgot about Ant-Man, Wasp and Captain Marvel in the previous chapter. Let's just say they too were on different assignments.
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Chapter 20- I am machine
Bucky Barnes sat in front of the computer, typing things into it. After Elektra had told him about Nuke being a cyborg which had been created by Trask Industries to wipe out all Enhanced, he had broken into the Trask Industries Building when everyone but the lazy security guard had gone home.
He punched the keys and managed to break the right codes. What flashed across the screen made him pale.
Sentinel Program.
Project Rebirth an Addition.
Bucky read more out loud, "Steve Rogers. Unfit for active duty. Subject of a chemical experiment that made him a Superman. Steve Rogers- a Super Soldier- Prototype for what was to be considered the American Fighting Elite."
Bucky then continued to read and got more disturbed. Trask had secretly been following a lot of things connected to Project Rebirth. And reading about his late friend, who formerly held the mantle of Captain America almost brought tears to his eyes.
He then read the main points of the Sentinel Program, "Creation of cyborgs who can differentiate between normal humans and Enhanced and wipe out the latter. Status is 'off the books' for now due to abolition of the Sokovia Accords."
He then read the connection between the two programs, "Living tissue is injected with a variation of the Super Soldier serum before being put around the metal endoskeleton of the cyborg that has been created. It can't differentiate between humans and Enhanced for now but it can still do many things. Nuke Model 101."
That moment, he was grabbed from behind and thrown off. He fell down.
Before he could get up, Nuke grabbed his throat and started choking him.
In a cold, heavy and neutral voice, it said, "You are terminated."
Bucky then punched it with his metal arm, throwing it off. He then ran to the computer and picked up his shield.
Nuke took out a semi-automatic and fired at Bucky but he deflected with his shield before ramming it into Nuke. Both of them crashed through a wall.
As they tried to get up, Bucky threw the shield. It hit Nuke, throwing it down and then returned to Bucky's hand. Before Nuke could get up, Bucky leapt into the air and kicked it with one foot, sending it flying back.
As it got up, an arrow embedded onto its back. Before it could react, the arrow exploded, flipping it onto the ground. It was Oliver. Matt arrived there too.
The explosion destroyed some more living tissue, exposing the metal endoskeleton underneath. Matt threw his stick. It hit Nuke and returned to his hand.
Bucky punched it on the face as Oliver embedded an arrow on it. The arrow exploded, destroying most of its face, revealing its actual metal one.
"What the hell are you?" Oliver asked.
In a bone-chilling metallic voice, it gave the response it was supposed to give, "I am machine."
It then punched Oliver hard, making him fly back and crash into Matt. It tried to punch Bucky but he grabbed its arm and hit it with the shield before hitting its face, making it stagger back.
It tried to punch again but Bucky blocked with his shield, producing a loud metallic clang.
Matt picked up a chair and hit Nuke with it. The chair broke while Nuke staggered very slightly. Bucky leapt into the air and kicked it on the chest, sending it flying back. As it tried to get up, Oliver fired three arrows simultaneously. They embedded onto it and exploded. When the smoke cleared, the thing in front of them did not resemble any man in any way.
Now what it was could be seen clearly. A machine. A cyborg. Made of metal. The living tissue surrounding it had been destroyed. The explosion had damaged its knee joint. It limped towards Bucky but Oliver fired another arrow. It embedded onto its knee joint and exploded. This explosion severed its body into two halves.
The upper half tried to crawl towards Bucky in a last-ditched effort to kill him. Bucky raised his shield and brought it down on the cyborg repeatedly, finally smashing its head. Nuke had been destroyed.
"This thing….." Matt trailed off, not sure how to describe it.
"I can't believe someone would make this", Bucky said, "Trask Industries is going down."
"So you are Captain America?" Oliver asked.
"Yes", Bucky said.
"My friend here has told me a lot about you", Oliver said as he raised his hand, "It's an honor to meet you, Captain."
Bucky shook it firmly and said, "I am Captain America. But before me, it was someone else."
"Yeah", Matt told Oliver, "Steve Rogers died unfortunately. This is Bucky Barnes. He has taken up the mantle."
Bucky lowered his hand and got down to business, not wanting to talk about his deceased friend, "I got information on their computers. I will take it and hand it over to the authorities."
"Good to know", Matt said.
"Really good", Oliver added.
"Thank you for your help, Matthew", Bucky said, making Matt's jaw drop.
"We are the Avengers", Bucky said, "We keep tabs on all vigilantes."
"Oh!" Matt responded.
"Thank you to you too", Bucky said to Oliver, "And all of your other friends. You all contained the damage before we arrived."
"No problem", Matt said.
"It's our job", Oliver said.
"So now I'm going to take the files", Bucky said, "You both can go. You have done a lot."
Matt and Oliver nodded and giving Bucky a respectful salute which he returned, walked off. Bucky went to work on taking the files with him. He also made sure to get the video footage of the fight with Nuke, cutting the part where he talked to Matt and Oliver.
That was darkest night. But like all dark nights, it gave rise to a bright dawn.
So I guess two more chapters after this. Then this story will be over. I hope you liked the conclusion to the Nuke stuff.
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