Authoress Note: Welcome to Chapter 13 of Stark Dynasty. Thank you to those who have left reviews and have kept up with this story. It really does mean a lot to me that you guys are enjoying this story. I can't wait to show more of this story with only 3 chapters including this one. I'm excited to show you guys everything that happens. Without further ado Chapter 13. Enjoy!

Chapter 13

Steve, Dorothy, Jones, Morita, Falsworth, Dugan, Dernier, and Bucky were all up on a high plain plateau. Morita crouched over the transceiver. Jones was listening to the transmission. Falsworth had a pair of binoculars. Dugan and Dernier adjusted a winch at the cliff's edge. Steve, Bucky stood together with Dorothy not too far away.

"The engineer just radioed ahead. Hydra dispatch gave him permission to open the throttle." Jones said as he slipped off his headphones. "Whatever's on this train, they must need it bad."

"Well, they're not going to get it." Morita said, shaking his head.

"I wouldn't be so sure…" Falsworth said, looking through his binoculars. "Because they're moving like the devil."

Steve checked his rifle that he had.

Bucky looked over to the cliff's edge. "Remember when I made you ride the Cyclone at Coney Island?"

"And I threw up?" Steve questioned looking over at Bucky.

Bucky looked over the edge again, leery. "This isn't payback, is it?"

Steve looked up at Bucky with a grin. "Now why would I do a thing like that?"

"Jerk."

"Punk."

Dorothy moved towards Bucky and took his hand in hers. She squeezed it lightly in her hands knowing that Bucky was going to be doing something very dangerous and there was always a chance that something could go wrong.

Bucky looked over at her with a soft look on his face. "Yes, Doll?"

"Be careful and come back alive alright." She said softly looking up into his blue eyes. She didn't want to lose him. She knew that every time that they did something like this she would make him promise to come back to her safely.

Bucky smiled a soft smile and leaned down kissing her softly on the lips. "I will come back for you doll."

Dorothy smiled softly, pulling away from him as a train whistle shrieked through the pass. She was going to hold him true to his word. Her heart pounded in her chest of the sense of dread that she felt every time that the two of them separated from one another.

"All aboard, gentlemen! Mind the gap!" Falsworth said.

Steve, Bucky, and Jones attached their t-bars to the cable.

"Okay, this is a very short, very fast train. We've got a ten-second window, tops. Mistime it and you're a bug on the windshield." Steve said to Bucky and Jones.

Dugan checked the speed of the train against his watch. "Better move it, bugs."

Steve, Bucky, and Jones hooked to the cable.

Dernier raised his hand and then dropped it.

Steve jumps, shooting away across the gap. Jones and Bucky soon followed.

Dorothy bit her lip softly shifting nervously as she watched them get onto the train easily. She wrapped her arms around herself as she waited with the team.

Dugan looked over to Dorothy and saw the worried look on her face."He'll come back to you."

Dorothy looked over at Dugan, a puff of air left her mouth due to the cold weather. "I know… he promised me he would." Dorothy said softly wrapping her arms tighter around herself.

"And he's always kept that promise. Hell he's even protected you a few times during our time of debunking Hydra." Dugan said, giving her a small smile. He had to admit that they all cared for Dorothy in protecting her even though she proved her worth and then some while working with them.

Dorothy smiled a small smile. "This mission is much more dangerous than any of the others that we've been on Dugan." She said softly, looking down slightly concerned still.

"We should start heading back to base… they'll be fine." Dugan said, patting her shoulder lightly.

Dorothy nodded her head weakly. She could only hope that was true. That Bucky would make it back to her safely and she wouldn't have to worry about him for a little while.

CAFACAFA

Dorothy paced back and forth as she waited for Steve to arrive back to the base with Jones and Bucky. She bit her lip softly looking up when she saw the door opening revealing Steve. She looked around for Bucky, but didn't see him. She rushed up to Steve, her brows furrowed in worry. "Steve?" She asked softly.

Steve slowly looked up at her with red puffy eyes.

She gasped softly looking at Steve, her eyes began to water. "No, please no…"

Steve sniffled softly. "I'm so sorry." He said softly.

Dorothy slowly sunk to her knees sobbing softly.

Steve caught her before she got all the way to the floor and pulled her in for a hug. His tears sliding down his cheeks as he did so. He felt so terrible since he had watched their relationship grow into something amazing. He felt terrible that he couldn't bring Bucky back to her alive. "I'm sorry." He said again.

Dorothy sobbed softly curling up to him sobbing.

Steve rubbed her back softly. "Come on…" He said softly slowly bringing her out of the room, clutching his uniform tightly in her hands as he walked with her.

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This is the end of Chapter 13. Please leave a review and let me know what you think. I'm sorry if this chapter is so short. I hate short chapters, but sometimes they happen. Reviews keep me going in my writing. I hope to have the next chapter out soon as long as life doesn't get in the way. Until next time.