Niko
Niko was sitting in the back of a white van. He had four other men with him and he was checking a rifle. He looked at everyone and he saw nothing but fear on their faces. Not fear of their targets, but fear of him. Niko knew that feeling all too well. He could remember the torture, the fever, the pain. He was driven mad in Red Room. He never truly made it out, a part of him was still in the place, darkness. Niko knew what he had to do, it was either finish it, or be haunted for the rest of his life. He had spent years planning this. He had someone in the Helicarrier and someone if every branch of government.
He was going to put all of them into the ground. Starting with Fury. Niko just needed one piece of the puzzle that would help him accomplish his goal, Natasha. Niko needed her and he needed Barnes. It was down to them, the last original three of Red Room. Red Room needed to burn, and that meant all of them, even himself. He was prepared to die, he already died. His soul was just waiting for him in hell. Niko cocked his gun and it made the other slightly jump. Niko looked at all of them.
"You know the plan, whatever happens. We get Romanova" Niko said
The four men nodded and they pulled down masks and they loaded their rifles. Niko stood up and kicked the doors of the van open and he walked out into the snow filled air. He felt the cold air on his cheeks and he smirked. He pulled down his mask and he felt the fabric keep him warm. They walked toward the Tower's front door. Niko knew that they would know that they were coming, he would have it no other way.
Bucky
Bucky was sitting at his desk and he was reading the fine print of a file. He looked at it more closely and he noticed that it sounded familiar. Bucky frowned and he tossed the file back, he had already read that one. Bucky needed a break, he stood up and he carefully walked out of his room. He walked down the hallways and he decided to go look for Hill. Bucky went to her quarters first and he knocked on her door. He waited patiently, but no one opened the door, ok she wasn't there. Bucky walked up to the bridge and he looked around.
He could see Fury, but Hill was nowhere in sight. He walked out, not wanting to be seen by Fury. He remembered the engines and he went to the elevator. He went to the door and he waited for the door to open. The metal doors slid open and Bucky walked in.
"Whoa!" Bucky heard a voice yell and he looked back to see the kid again.
"Oh, it's you" Bucky said
"Well, you know I'm just going to get out of your hair" Peter said and he walked out of the elevator and he continued walking. Bucky shook his head at the kid. Bucky felt the elevator move down and he waited patiently for the door to reopen.
Bucky felt the elevator stop and the doors opened. Bucky walked out and he was in the dim lit engine room. He walked forward and he went to round the corner where he found Hill the last time. He bumped into Hansen.
"Whoa, watch it" Hansen said
"Hansen? Have you seen Hill?" Bucky asked
Hansen stopped and he thought for a second.
"Uh, no, why?" Hansen asked
"Well, she is my partner" Bucky said
"Yeah she's your partner. So she's not anything else?" Hansen asked
"What do you mean?" Bucky asked puzzled
"Come on man, you're not tapping that ass?" Hansen asked
"Hey watch it" Bucky said not liking the wording of his sentence
"Watch what, dude, it's how we talk"
"No, it's how assholes talk" Bucky said
"Whatever man, take a chill pill" Hansen said starting to walk away.
Bucky stopped him by grabbed his shirt "Wait, what are you doing down here?"
Hansen gulped and he put his hands up in defense "Not important"
"It is important, you're down in the engines"
"Yeah, what are you doing down here?"
"Looking for Hill, I heard she comes down here sometimes"
"Yeah, I know" Hansen said
Bucky looked at him suspiciously "You know what?"
"That you would come looking for Hill, I planned that"
"Planned, wait you're the mole" Bucky said tightening his grip
"What can I say, I hate order, and chaos is always such more fun"
"What did you do?" Bucky asked
"Oh just, planted explosives and made it look like you did it"
"What?"
"Niko, wanted to put Fury in the ground, and with Fury busy hunting you. He wouldn't think about helping the Avengers" Hansen said and he hit Bucky with a stun stick. Bucky groaned and he let him go and fell to his knees and Hansen took off.
Bucky grunted and he stood back up and he went around the corner and he saw five sets of explosives. Bucky ran back and he ran to the elevator door and he pried it open. Bucky looked up and he could see the elevator moving. Bucky saw the cable in the middle and he jumped to it and he began to climb up. Bucky saw the timer on the bombs, he had two minutes. Bucky climbed as fast as he could. Bucky felt the rumble from the explosive from below and he saw fire spit out of the opened door. Bucky gasped and he saw a door in front of him and he swung forward as the fire shot upwards and Bucky let go of the cable and he kicked the metal door away and with the help of the shockwave sent it flying inward and Bucky slid across the floor as the fire traveled up.
Bucky coughed and he heard the alarm go off and the containment measures went off and water started to spit out of the ceiling. Bucky stood up and he was looking at the door. Bucky looked around and no one was in sight. Bucky heard mechanical buzzing and then a hole blew inward from the outside and Bucky saw ten soldiers come through, he noticed the spider insignia on their shoulders, and they were Niko's men.
Bucky heard a loud speaker and someone spoke "Attention, James Barnes is working with Niko Constantine. He has blown up the engines and has killed agent Hansen"
Bucky looked around and he saw the group of soldiers stand ready and salute him. Bucky looked up and he saw a camera. Bucky cursed under his breath, Niko did a fine job with that. Bucky ran at the soldiers and they aimed. Bucky slid across the wet floor. Bucky saw them fire and Bucky got up and rolled forward and they missed him. Bucky came up and he hit one in the gut with his metal arm, sending him flying across the hall. Bucky grabbed another's gun and disarmed him and fired at the rest, killing them.
Bucky felt the Helicarrier shift and then begin to go down and it made the hallway turn into a shaft. Bucky fell to the floor and began to slide down the wet floor. Bucky put his hand out and he caught the side of the wall and he held on. He hung in midair as he saw the dead soldier's bodies slide all the way down and smack into the wall, which was now the floor and water was beginning to fill up the hallway. Bucky grunted and a door opened and seven S.H.I.E.L.D agents aimed at him.
Bucky saw them and he knew they were going to fire and they aimed and Bucky let go and he fell down the hallway and landed in the water. Bucky was motionless for a few seconds then he could see bullets coming into the water and Bucky swam away and he went down the other hallway, which was completely submerged under water. Bucky swam as fast as he could to the other opening and could feel his arm burning and his lungs were running out of air. Bucky made it and he came out of the water and he took a deep inhale of air and he could feel his heart beating in his ears. Bucky pushed his hair back so he could see and he swam to the wall and he began to climb. He saw an open door and he pulled himself up and into it. He smacked into a wall and he looked around. He saw a familiar girl hanging onto a drilled in chair. Bucky stood up and he looked for a way up to get her. He saw a large table was on its side and he saw a large plate from the floor was hanging out as if a platform. Bucky nodded and he looked up at the familiar girl.
"Hold on" Bucky said
Bucky took in a breath and he ran and jumped onto the thin table on its side and ran across it balancing himself and then he jumped with as much power as he could and he caught the edge of the floor plate. Bucky pulled himself up and he had to jump across the large room to get her.
"Hey, you ok?" Bucky asked
"I've been better" the girl asked then a screw popped out of the chair as the Helicarrier jolted up and down. "Uh, anytime now" she said
Bucky closed his eyes and he calmed his mind and he opened them and he ran forward and he jumped and he flew across the room and he grabbed the arm rest of the chair and he hung there with her.
She looked at him "Uh, what was your plan for getting down?"
"Do you trust me?" Bucky asked
"Not really no"
"Ok good" Bucky said
"What?"
Bucky grabbed her and they both fell down toward the floor and Bucky turned in midair so he would hit the floor. They smacked into the metal floor that used to be the wall. Bucky groaned as he held her in his arms and she was breathing heavily.
"Oh my God, you ok?" she asked
"No, I'm good. I'm just going to need a minute" Bucky said struggling to breathe.
"It's not true is it? That you blew up the engines?" she asked
"No, it was Hansen" Bucky said
"Well, how do you plan on getting out of this one?'
"Oh, I thought maybe just walking out" Bucky said
They both chuckled then a gun fired and a bullet flew into the girls head and blood splattered over Bucky's face. He looked to his right and he saw Hansen smiling and he tossed the gun toward him and he jumped up and started to climb. Bucky pushed the dead girl off of him and he smacked his hand into the floor and he grabbed the gun and he walked toward the door where he last saw Hansen.
"Put the gun down!"
Bucky stopped and he exhaled, he didn't have time for this. He turned around to see Hill pointing her gun at him.
"He's getting away" Bucky said
"Who?"
"Hansen"
"You killed Hansen" Hill said keeping her gun on him
"What, no I didn't"
"It all makes sense. You are the mole" Hill said
"Hill, I'm not the mole Hansen is"
"Gun down!" Hill said cocking the gun
Bucky hesitated and he let the gun drop to the floor.
"Hill, we're partners" Bucky said
"No, I'm your babysitter, and I guess the memory lapses are fake and the moment down in the engines was as well. It was all just to get me distracted"
"Hill, this is crazy. I have been helping you"
"Then why is it that I see you with a gun and a dead girl over there?"
"Hansen shot her"
"Enough with Hansen Barnes!"
"Hill I did not do any of this" Bucky said looking around
"I knew having you here would be a mistake" Hill said
"Hill, listen to me, Niko is…"
"Niko, right. Of course your best buds, you trained him"
"Seventy years ago"
"It doesn't matter"
"Hill, you know me" Bucky said
"I thought I did"
"No, Hill I came here for help. I wanted to help"
"Yeah, you're a professional spy, you know how to hide and fake emotions"
"Hill, I never faked any emotions with you"
"How can I believe that?!" Hill yelled
"I don't know!" Bucky yelled back
"Barnes, you're done" Hill said firmly
"Hill, I…" Bucky started to say the he became silent. He exhaled and he looked at her.
"Maria, you are a remarkable woman" Bucky said
"Enough with the games Barnes"
"There was never any games" Bucky said taking a step forward
"Don't move!" Hill said
"Maria, everything that I told you is true. I do have memory lapses and I think you are beautiful" Bucky said almost wanting to shoot himself.
"It's all some trick" Hill said shaking her head
"Maria, you are remarkable, but I did not do this. You have to believe me, look at my eyes are they lying?" Bucky said
Hill stared at him and she could see a subtle pain in his eyes and genuine kindness in them.
"Maria, this is all Niko's plan. I have to stop him" Bucky said taking a few more steps forward
"How are you going to stop him?" Hill said slightly lowering her gun
"I'm going to find him and put me boot to his throat and I'm going to crush it" Bucky said and he put his hand out and he pushed her gun away.
Bucky stood in front of her, and he put his real hand on her face.
"You need to let me go"
"Fury, he'll hunt you" Hill said
"Yes, he will. I f that is how it has to be then fine" Bucky said
"But if you just explain your point to Fury"
"Fury doesn't give third chances" Bucky said
"After Niko, then what?"
"I don't know" Bucky said and he lightly smiled
"What if you can't stop Niko?"
"Then I will hunt him down till I corner him"
"You're going to need help" Hill said
"Convince Barton to help, he will" Bucky said
"You trust Barton?"
"Yes, and he will help, but Natasha must know what is going on"
"Fury said…"
"It doesn't matter what Fury said"
"If you kill Niko, will you stay away?"
"Yes" Bucky said
Hill shuttered and she closed her eyes and a tear fell down her cheek.
"I don't want you to" Hill said
"But I have to, help out Stark more, Fury is good, but the Avengers need you more" Bucky said
Hill put her hand on Bucky's face and she kissed him. Bucky pulled her close and he accepted the kiss and he felt a rush and he was floating and everything stood still. He put his metal arm around her and he had his real hand on the side of her face and he felt his eyes begin to burn from tears. They broke apart and Bucky walked backwards and he looked at Hill the entire time and he jumped up and he climbed up the wall leaving Hill alone. Hill stood silently and she wiped the tears from her eyes and she inhaled and she put her mouth to her communicator.
"Barnes, is in the upper levels" she lied
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