Memories

[NATASHA ROMANOFF]

Right After I Knew You...

She remained on her knees, catching her breath and staring at the puddle of Bucky on the floor. After what it seemed like an eternity, she stood up and began to tie the Winter Soldier with her Widow's Sling, a strong line she used to swing around, a bit like Spiderman's webshooters. It was strong enough that she was confident would keep him immobilized. She tied up his legs, then his arms and wrapped the rest of his torso for good measured. After she secured him, she dragged his ass through the woods until she reached her car, open the trunk and stuff him inside. Just to be safe, she switched on two of her Widow's Stings – the electric disks – and placed them on his metal arm, to neutralize it. He would not be able to use the arm now as the electricity that the Stings emitted would keep the arm immobile. Before closing the trunk, she stared at him, then leaned over and kissed is lips, remembering their relationship from all those decades ago. Then, remembering that he had tried to kill her several times, she slapped him. She was tired. Hopefully, Steve would get through to Bucky, if not, at the very least they would contain him.

She placed his weapons on the backseat and then sat on the driver's seat of her car and connected her inboard cellphone.

“Call Steve.” She said to the automatic dialing.

“Calling Stark.”

She sighed. “No, damn it. Call STEVE!”

“Calling Stark.”

“Damn it! Cancel.” She picked up her phone and did it herself. “Steve, meet me at safe-house number 3, if you are not already there. I have a gift for you. If you are with any of the others, and you know you are... you and Sif, dude, talk about way of your league. Anyway, if any of the others are around, get them there too.” She left a message on his inbox, ended the call and then breathing deep, she drove...

SECRET AVENGERS' HIDEOUT

She pulled over to one of the group's safe-house and parked the car. When she saw Steve coming out with Sif, she gave them both a naughty smile and threw the keys of her car to Steve. “Your gift is in the trunk. And you two... you two are naughty.” She said eyeing them both. It seemed that the Asgardian woman and the Super Soldier were getting along very well... too well. She didn't think Steve had it in him to actually go for Sif... so much for being a boy scout, the perv! For a moment she debated whether to remind Steve that she – Nat – was his first kiss in seventy years, but she was aware that she has been pushing her luck with Sif – after all, Natasha has slept with Thor – and decided not to add fuel to the fire. Let them have their fun.

“You deal with it. I am going to take a hot bath, followed by a dozen Hot Pockets, followed by a bucket of butterscotch Ice Cream, followed by a good sleep. So... enjoy. And you're welcomed.” She said and walked past them, towards the bathroom.

STEVE ROGERS

[STEVE ROGERS]

Steve got the message and arrived at the safehouse with Sif. He had grown close with her lately and had developed feelings for her. They hadn't been able to go out and do much really. The world was still recovering from Ultron but on top of that he was a fugitive. He had doubts of his disguise skills and figured sooner or later someone would out it was him. He wasn't trained in it like Natasha, Clint or Maria for example. They had SHIELD training for years. His training was in the war and then mostly working on Avengers and SHIELD missions learning as he went.

But now his training was sort of put on hold as long as HYDRA had control of SHIELD. He felt bad that so many of the SHIELD agents were in the dark but at the same time they were probably safe that way. He was nervous as he walked out spying Natasha drive up. He blinked in surprise at her words. She'd figured it out. He doubted there wasn't much that went on with the Avengers or Secret Avengers she didn't know about. He wondered if she had the safe houses bugged. Well if she didn't Fury or Tony probably did. But he did realize she said he had a gift.

"I guess nothing gets past you does it." said Steve, as he caught the keys.

He glanced between Sif and Natasha with a grin. He then glances as the car remembering she'd said something about a gift.

"Gift?" asked Steve.

He paused as she said she was off to shower, eat and sleep and slipped away leaving him alone with Sif and "the gift". He glanced at Sif nervously before walking to the car and unlocked the car. He froze in shock seeing it was Bucky.

"It can't be. How did she...."

He dropped to his knees trying to feel a pulse and sighed in relief. He was still alive. Not that he doubted it. Natasha would have told him if she had to kill Bucky and he was grateful it hadn't come to that.

"You're here. It's my turn to take care of you." said Steve.

He wanted to take him in but he wasn't sure if he should risk moving him. What if he woke up and attacked them? He didn't know how much of the HYDRA programming was still in him? For all he knew they could easily awaken "The Winter Soldier" from him whenever they wanted. He didn't want to have to fight his best friend again if he didn't have to.

LADY SIF, JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES

[LADY SIF]

Sif and Steve were getting along nicely, everything was almost perfect despite the fact that Steve was a fugitive and then everyone was was recovering over what had happened at the Hellfire Club not to mention, what happened with altron. But that was then and this was now. Sif found herself spending more and more time with the captain, they just worked well together. He was calm and collected whilst Sif was stubborn and short tempered, so Steve compliment areas in which Sif lacked diplomacy and mere patience. Sif watched as Nat car drove up and parked perfectly outside the safe house. 

Sif grinned at Nat when she teased the both of them, honestly if the two of them had become intimate Sif wouldn't tell Nat nor Thor, it wasn't their business what happens on between their sheets. Sif quietly followed after Steve toward the boot of Natasha car. She gave Steve an encouraging smile and blinked in shock, it was him?... This was the bucky she has heard so much about, this was his childhood friend, this was his brother in arms, and in life. "Steve?... arise to your feet. I know tis a shock, but you mustn't allow your emotions to affect you. Remember we do not know if tis safe to bring him into the safe house yet. furthermore, we know not yet if he can truly remember whom he is let allow whom you are..." She told him softly and gently glanced into the boot and gave bucky a warm smile. Sif decided to test the waters once Steve had managed to pull himself to his feet. "Bucky?... My name is Sif, do you know the women with the red hair?... Do you know whom you are?.." She asked him softly, Sif moved her crystal blue orbs to Steve, just checking if he had recovered from the shock, of Natasha bring Bucky to him. But this task was easier said than done. Sif grabbed Bucky by his shoulders and pulled him to sit up in the boot properly. 

"What happened to his arm?.." She asked Steve quietly, he certainly was pleasing to the eyes wasn't he?.. Sif supressed her blush as she took a step back. She decided to observe him whether or not he was going to attack herself or Steve. "Bucky?... Do you know whom this man is?... Can you remember him?, If it isn't too much to ask, could you tell us what you can remember?.." Sif asked and frowned, was he deaf or hard of hearing. Sif eyes twitched with annoyance and thus without waiting for Steve to ask Bucky any questions. Sif roughly grabbed him by the collar and dragged him towards the safe house. They would need to secure him before he breaks the whole damn house! and that would not sit well with NATASHA ROMANOFF at all. 




JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES

[JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES]

His mind was clouded after the electroshock of Natalya's Widow Bites has hit his body and numbed him. Dark memories floated his mind, memories of all the treatment he’s gone through while under the control of Department X and Hydra, echoes of words that were used to trigger the soldat and turned him into the weapon he has fought against for far too long. His eyes opened when he felt that wherever Natalya has put him into came to halt and he saw nothing but blackness. He could not move and needed a moment to adjust to this new situation. What the heck has happened? Where the heck was he? He could hear a muffled voice and although he was puzzled as to what has happened to him, he knew the voice. Будь ты проклят, Наталья he cursed in Russian. She has had the chance to end him but instead she kept him alive and dragged him to where he did not want to go, not as long as he couldn’t trust his own mind. Calming down and knowing he hadn’t much time left until the blackness of the trunk would be disturbed by the light of the day outside, Bucky composed himself and used the small timeframe to try and get his hands free that were tied. Natalya has done a very good job but unfortunately, she forgot about the knife he was still wearing. Granted, the trunk of the car was way too small for a tall man like Bucky who also had a muscular body structure but somehow he managed to get to the knife and free his hands from the strong line. But before he could free his entire body from it, the trunk opened and he stared at his buddy’s face who stared back at him in disbelief and dropped to his knees. Mixed feelings came up within him and Bucky wasn’t quite sure what to feel first. He knew Steve, well… he could remember him and he has had enough time to gather some more memories of the blond man but it wasn’t enough to be happy about to be with him again. Especially not when there was still this voice in his mind that told him to accomplish his mission and rid the world of Captain America. Then, someone else appeared, someone he did not know and someone whom he didn’t care to know for he had too many other things on his mind that were far more important. The woman, dark haired and blue eyed, did not waste any second and talked to him. He frowned at her as if he was too dumb to understand anything she said but in fact, he just was at a loss where he was and what to do next, so that her words were secondary. While she talked and asked him silly questions, she really must think that his brain was too slow, Bucky used the opportunity to hide the knife in his hand behind his back, seeing that Steve still in bafflement as that he was able to watch him closely as he better should have done. When Sif turned to ask Steve about his metal arm, Bucky frowned but just now recognized that he could not use it properly. Будь ты проклят, Наталья he cursed again and saw that Natalya has once again used these damn disk on his arm! Fine, he’ll get rid of it soon enough. Stop talking to me as if I’m dump, I’m not. Bucky decided to end this stupid charade and let them both know that he was indeed able to talk but before he could say anything else this woman grabbed him by the collar and wanted to drag him towards the safe house. Now it was him who was a bit perplex by the sudden strength the woman mustered up. That’s surprising… he said but soon felt that something within him was not okay with the way she handled him. He wasn’t a damn carpet she could drag over the floor! Thanks to his enhanced reflexes he was able to ripped the electric disk off his metal arm and rammed his fingers into the ground to make her stop in her track. Then he quickly moved to cut apart the line that fixed his legs before he stood up got rid of the rest of the line that was wrapped around his body and ran back to the car. He knew Natalya wouldn’t leave his weapons behind. With his elbow he smashed the window and pulled out his rifle. Serves her right he thought with a mental grin when he saw the glass of Natalya’s car window scattered around his feet. He turned to Sif, the rifle in his hand but not aiming at all. You could have at least asked me nicely to follow you, Sif he put a flirting emphasis on her name as he spoke. He would remember her – for good or worse that depended on her. Then he turned his attention to Steve, the man he has saved several times and the last time was when he actual should have killed him. Sorry, but I can’t stay although there was a dark threatening undertone in his voice there was also an apologizing look on his face. Don’t make me go against you or this lovely woman over there and as if it was a call for the soldat he brought the rifle to his shoulder and was ready to aim. Don’t… he warned both again, aiming back and forth between them. I know who he is – or had been for Bucky that was the reason why he was still talking to them. And Natalya, I know her better than you all do. He took the time to answer Sif’s questions before he continued and make them know what was best for them. But better than all of this I do know what my mission was he abrupt stopped and corrected himself – is. There, he indicated them both that he wasn’t complete out of mind but also that he wasn’t complete to be trusted. The echoes of the Russian words rang in his mind over and over again and the longer he looked at the man who was Captain America the stronger and louder they got. He fought, he really tried to fight them back and silence them again but decades of brainwashing and mind-control had taken its toll on him a long time ago. And then in a sudden he heard just one word that was the final straw for him: солдат? The soldat stood there like a pillar, dangerous and ready to comply. lyrics: TIM MCMORRIS words: 1.129 tagged: STEVE ROGERS outfit: here! notes: Будь ты проклят, Наталья = Russian for 'Damn you, Natalya.' TEMPLATE BY LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE @ CAUTION 2.0

[STEVE ROGERS]

Steve glanced over at Sif as he stood up again.

"I know but he's still my best friend. The brother I never had." said Steve.

When Sif began asking questions Steve was curious too. He watched in shock as Sif dragged him out of the car and towards the house and Bucky's protests. He followed them quickly.

"He's right. That wasn't really necessary. He could have at least walked." said Steve.

Steve glanced at Sif as she asked about the arm.

"They experimented on him in the 1940s during World War 2. They wanted to make him a super soldier like me. The metal arm was one of their additions." Said Steve.

Steve is then surprised as Bucky cut himself free and grabbed his rifle. Steve stepped between Bucky and Sif trying to stop the fight. When Bucky said he couldn't stay Steve looked a bit sad at that.

"Are you sure you can't stay? Even just for a little while." said Steve.

He knew even with Natasha's help it'd be hard to get him to stay here. He knew they could try to lock him up but it also didn't feel right to see his friend in chains. It was hard to separate Bucky and The Winter Soldier in his mind. In some ways they were two different people. One would protect Steve while the other wanted to kill him.

"You remember me and Natasha?" asked Steve.

He froze as Bucky said he knew what his mission was.

"It's not your mission. You're one of the good guys Bucky. You were kidnapped, experimented on and tortured. The Winter Soldier is not you. You're James Barnes. Bucky. My best friend. My brother. I want you back. Even if you never remember another memory you're still my friend." said Steve.

He then froze as Bucky went silent as Steve looked at him confused.

"Bucky? What's wrong?" asked Steve.

LADY SIF

[LADY SIF]

Sif gave Steve an encouraging look, he needn't tell her that Bucky was the brother he never had. She remembered all of his stories that he told her about himself and Bucky. She knows how much, he means to him and how much Steve was willing to sacrifice in order to save his friend from HYRDA. It was incredible how much one person was willing to go for another person, Sif wondered if one day Steve and herself would ever come into a situation where they would have to put all their strength and all their effort, resource and manpower in saving each other. "I know... but you take care, he isn't the man you once knew. please do not allow your emotions to get the better of you." She advised him carefully, Sif wasn't sure how Steve would take her advice or whether or not that he would heed her words. Sif moved her crystal blue orbs back to Bucky, ok so she allowed her temper to get the better of her but then again, he was being rude by not addressing her, whilst she was speaking to him.

Sif shot Steve a look as if to tell him to shut up. She was annoyed at the moment at she was trying to give him mortal and physical support if needs be. "Indeed. I could of asked you and yet you were rather impolite in ignoring my question. I apologise if I have offend you. That wasn't my intention... I have a short temper, that I struggle to control." She told bucky quietly and glanced up at Steve, and shrugged her shoulders as if to say sorry, he should know what she's like by now and Sif can be easily irritated rather too quickly. Sif watched him shock as Bucky made his move toward the car, even if she was with a super solider and a winter soilder. . Sif suddenly appeared behide Bucky and went to knock him out but froze at his words, no there was something about the undertone of his voice that rested rather uneasy for Sif. "Come home... please. I have heard so much about you. Do not make me do something that Steve wouldn't." She pleaded, glancing over to Steve and backed off away from Bucky when he hinted that, he could or was starting to remember his life before HYDRA kidnapped him, but he was not to be trusted and Sif tense when Bucky suddenly froze. "Is he dead?." she asked Steve, randomly confused by the lack of motion or animation. 

Sif decided to take full control over this said situation and  Sif ignored Steve for a moment, she was curious as to why Bucky had suddenly frozen on the spot. She moved infront of Bucky and placed her hand on his chest to gain his attention."James?..." Perhaps it wasn't Sif fight but, her feelings for the captain was enough to make Bucky her business. Perhap touching him was a bad move, because something bad was probably going to happen, perhaps Sif shouldn't of touched him, Fuck. She probably just opened Pandora Box. 



JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES

[JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES]

It had been two or three years now that the Winter Soldier was deactivated and the bit that has survived the procedures done to him by Hydra was able to remember who he had been. It hadn’t been much and the person that has adopted the name of Bucky had still struggled to live a normal life, as normal as it could be for a man who did not belong here and had a metal arm detached to his body. Two or three years in which the weapon hasn’t killed anyone, with the exception of attempting to get rid of Natalya though… But it had really just been that: an attempt. Not enough will to actual carry it out. It was more of a compulsion, accompanied with the slight but needless hope for salvation, of getting rid of the mission planted in his mind years ago. A compulsion that soon turned into a wish to be finally freed from all of what had been done by his hands and certainly would be done by his hands in the future. It hadn’t been a question of ‘If’ but ‘when’ it would happen again. But it had been this one wish that turned out to be a repeat of history to him again. Natalya could have granted him a swift death and rid the world of his presence and give him the peace that had been denied to him seventy years ago, but instead she decided to knock him out with electro shocks, strong enough to kill an ordinary man and bring him to the other target that had been planted in his mind by Hydra. Granted, it had been her only chance to not being killed by him in return and it was a risky one at that too because the electro shock could have killed him, not that she would have minded. But it was as she has told him, she brought him to Steve. What she couldn’t know about was the fact that the electro shock that shook his body brought to surface the ten words that were used by his handlers to activate the tool, the deadly weapon the Winter Soldier was created to be. Bucky, exactly remembering the day he fell off the train after he tried to protect his friend and accepted to pay the ultimate price, has tried to plead with Steve to let him go minutes ago. Steve however, always been stubborn, committed another mistake this time. He did not understand the warning words, but how could he? Steve nor even this Sif had any clue about what it was like to be a weapon, they had no clue how it was working and how it tore Bucky apart from within. He was ready to comply but no one needed to give him an order… the order was still in his mind, manifested there until it would be fulfilled. His eyes moved upwards towards his target, ignoring the woman since she wasn’t the one he was ordered to eliminate. No target, no reason to kill. Bucky? What’s wrong? At the words of the Captain, eyes, cold and without life fixed on his target but nothing came of it. The rifle he had been holding before had fallen to the ground the moment the soldat was activated by nothing else but echoes in his memory. But the longer the Winter Soldier stood there and won over Bucky the more he grew in strength. His fist clenched but it was nothing more than a small movement, barely noticeable for those who didn’t watch out for it. James? Another voice, softer and sweeter, came to his ears and the soldat moved his attention barely visible towards the source until the woman stretched out her hand to touch his chest. A mistake! In a swift move and without time for any of the other two to react, the Winter Soldier has grabbed the woman’s wrist with his right hand, twirled her around so she was with her back to him when he suddenly brought his metal fingers around her neck. He wasn’t hiding behind her nor was he about to kill her… again, she wasn’t his target. His lips did not move when his eyes were fixed on Captain America but they needn’t to, it was apparent in his deadly and merciless glance that he was challenging the other soldier. The Winter Soldier rarely spoke with his targets or for that matter, with anyone at all. He did not care for anyone or anything but to bring his mission to an end and return back to his handler… Why haven’t they listened to Bucky… The grip around the woman’s neck tightened till he could feel how her body lost every tension. She has passed out. With yet another challenging cold glance to the Captain, the Winter Soldier threw the woman who would become nothing more than a collateral damage if she shouldn’t leave herself out of it, aside like she was nothing to him. Then he picked up the rifle and aimed at Captain America who was but a target to the Winter Soldier and who meant nothing to him while Steve meant the world to Bucky. lyrics: TIM MCMORRIS words: 871 tagged: STEVE ROGERS outfit: here! notes: / TEMPLATE BY LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE @ CAUTION 2.0

[STEVE ROGERS]

Steve looked at Sif sadly.

"I know that. But memories don't make him my friend. Well that's only part of it. He's still Bucky. Even if he never remembers it. He never turned his back on me and I'm not going to turn my back on him." said Steve.

He was quiet Sif and Bucky talked for a bit and then when Bucky had froze Sif tried to reach Bucky and got knocked out.

"Sif!" said Steve.

She was an Asgardian so he knew it would take a lot more than that to kill her. But knocked out like that Bucky might be one of the few humans strong enough to finish her off and he didn't want to take that chance. He relaxed a little as Bucky threw her to the side meaning he wasn't going for the kill. Sif would recover and he'd have to make it up to her feeling bad his best friend had hurt his girlfriend. When Steve picked up his rifle Steve rushed forward wanting to kick the rifle out of his hands before Bucky could fire.

"Stop this. Please. I don't want to fight you. This isn't you." said Steve.

He pulled out his shield tossing it at Bucky's rifle trying to knock it out of his hands. He glanced around guessing Natasha was missing all the action. She couldn't have gone to bed already? Security must be down or not monitoring at the moment. Either that or Natasha had soundproofed the place to a degree and wasn't even aware of what's going on out here. Whatever the reason he was on his own and he just hoped he could reach Bucky before someone else got hurt. Or worse.

[LADY SIF]

Sif eyes soften at Steve's words about Bucky. He wasn't ever going to let go of Bucky nor did she expect him to, when he had nothing, he had bucky and now Bucky has no one. Steve was going to step up to the plate and help him remember as Thor did with her. Well... more like Stark phoning Emma frost and she restoring her memory but still. He refused to accept a thousand years, worth of memory gone. Some friends you find were truly worth a lifetime.

Sif knew that it was the case between Steve and Bucky. But the only problem was it that Bucky was unstable, unhinged at time and that was dangers. but he could not control it. he wasn't in control someone else was and it was unfair. However she knew not of Bucky's past or present, she doesn't know if he's working for HYDRA or whether that he has gone rogue. "I know, all I ask is that you take care with him. James isn't whom you think he is and he knows this also. Just be careful Steve." Sif advised Steve softly, giving him an encouraging smile. She only hoped that he would actually listen to her and not allow his emotions to get the better of him.

When Bucky suddenly froze like a cold made statue. Sif made the mistake of reaching out to bucky, to her perhaps her questioning had overwhelmed him or something, she even thought that Bucky was going to cry, Sif was sure. But she was so shocked when In a swift move and without time for her to react, the Winter Soldier had grabbed her wrist with his right hand, twirled Sif around so she was with her back to Bucky. when  suddenly brought his cold metal fingers around her neck. "Steve don't!" Sif shouted, she didn't want him to make a move. 

It was obvious that the winter soldier was challenging Steve, he was waiting for him to make his move. As much as Sif wanted to move, she couldn't. not whilst the winter soldier had his cold arm around her swan like neck. Suddenly his grip around her neck got tighter and her oxygen was deprived, everything slowly turned into darkness.

She came around some minutes later and watched from her narrow view, from the ground. Sif wasn't sure what to do, should she get natasha, should she make a move to secure bucky. "S-steve..." Sif called to gain her boyfriend's attention. She slowly pulled herself to her feet. "Let him go. Or aim your shield at his head and then I'll try to secure him or will see how good the winter soldier is against two people." Sif was somewhat wobbly on her feet but she was going to be just fine. Sif moved her blue orbs to Bucky and titled her head at him, frowning whilst she rubbed her sore throat. 

"You're going to pay for that." Sif hissed, ok maybe she was somewhat out of it, but controlling her tongue and temper has never really been Sif thing. It was then Sif realised that she was talking to herself Steve had made his decision whilst she was coming round. Steve had launch his shield a Bucky's rifle knocking it out of his hand. Sif didn't even think she just ran at the winter Soldier and went to swing a punch at his face. 


JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES

[JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES]

He could have fired at once without wasting another thought, since it was his profession for almost fifty years and the Winter Soldier was a master marksman and he never has missed the one target he aimed at. The rifle, like any other weapon that had been handed over to him had become a part of him and through it the soldat became more deadly than he already was. But he hesitated, he did not shoot at the Captain and it disturbed him once again; it confused and frustrated him at the same time. The Winter Soldier did not know any human emotion and with that he had no care in the world whomever he was about to kill. There was no mercy or sympathy left in him that could have be a possible explanation for his hesitation and because of that the soldat grew restless whenever it happened. Most people might think him a human being that could be reasoned with, that was probably the reason why Captain America, his counterpart, his target was talking to him now. Truth was, that the Winter Soldier was far from being a living and breathing being. He wasn’t created to be reasoned with; he wasn’t formed from the ruins of Bucky to talk to and plead with. He was made to kill and ’shape the century’ as it was explained to him by his former handler Alexander Pierce last time his programming had been disturbed by the same person he was facing now. It was needless to plead for your life when it was his mission to end it. There was nothing within his chest that was able to feel anything, he did not even feel hatred for those who opposed HYDRA. The Winter Soldier was a weapon no more, no less. He wasn’t able to distinguish what was right and what was wrong and it was meaningless to him if someone called him evil for what he did. He did what he was told to do and that’s it. Questions did not exist in his world; he never asked any nor was he able to answer them when directed at him. He was dead… An emotionless, dead tool. Why then this hesitation of him? The shield, primary weapon of Captain America, hit his rifle full force and knocked it out of his hand the soldat did show no sign of trouble. The rifle had been just an extension of his own abilities, it was only being a weapon in the hand of a weapon. Besides, he has faced the Captain more than once without being armed at all. It even happened that he has ended up with the shield holding in his own hands, having managed to disarm him in the fight. The shield was no serious threat to the Winter Soldier, he could handle it with such deadly easiness as if it had been made for him. However, now he had been disarmed but that would not stop him to go against his target if there wouldn’t be that stubborn woman who seemed to have missed the hint that she was not on his list and if she would stay down, everything will be fine. Stubborn… both of them. She might have thought he would not recognize her when she would run to him in order to fight him while he was busy with the other person. His reaction time was faster than any other human being’s and he very well has recognized her before she even has reached him to swing a punch at his face. The soldat bent backward to avoid the blow and instantly launched countermeasures. He grabbed the fist that was aimed at his face, twisted the arm and aimed a blow, hitting her abdomen hard before he once again twisted the arm before kicking her across the floor. It was her own decision to become between him and his target and there was his answer to such boldness. Now to the Captain. He walked towards him, shortened the distance while he pulled out the knife that has freed him from the lines that were wrapped around his body minutes ago. Same old song. He launched at Captain America and changed the hand whenever the man he was sent out to kill parried the attack off. When the Captain was busy with avoiding the knife the soldat either punched him in the face with his fist or elbow; he even launched a kick at his target’s leg or body. He went full force and used every martial art he was trained into just to bring down Captain America, every hesitation from before was gone. lyrics: TIM MCMORRIS words: 778 tagged: STEVE ROGERS outfit: here! notes: / TEMPLATE BY LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE @ CAUTION 2.0

[STEVE ROGERS]

Steve nodded.

"My friend's still in there somewhere. I won't forget that or abandon him but I know he is a threat at the same time." said Bucky.

With Sif unconscious he was on his own as Steve was relieved his shield had struck the rifle out of Bucky's hands as he seemed to have hesitated. When she woke up he was distracted as he kicked her across the floor.

"Stop! Your fight's with me. Leave her alone!" said Steve.

Bucky launched at him and Steve dodged the knife trying to stop it when Bucky landed a punch in the face as he'd been too distracted. As Steve stumbled back he felt his leg go out as he toppled over. Bucky had knocked him down in just a few moves and Steve was shocked. Not many had been able to knock him down that quickly and he'd be more impressed if he wasn't fighting for his life. He rolled away and then got up aiming for the knife as he swung at kick at Bucky's hands trying to knock it out of his hands. He wasn't sure if it was successful as he moved back trying not to get hit by Bucky again.

"Don't fight me with weapons. Or did you lose all that combat training when you started using weapons." said Steve.

Perhaps taunting him was the wrong thing but he was hoping to get some kind of reaction out of him. He hesitated once and perhaps if he could make him angry enough he'd make a mistake. Or at least fight the programming again. Even for a little while. And if they didn't fight with weapons the fight would be more even. Super soldier against super soldier in hand to hand combat.

LADY SIF

[LADY SIF]

Sif was pissed, noped. She was fuming and the fact that last blow Bucky gave her. She was ready to seriously kill someone. But she was holding back which was why she was getting hurt so easily. She was hesitating for Steve sake and it wasn't good. She needed to get over that and understand that Bucky is not their friend as of this moment. Hitting the dirt with great impact, she let a groan out in pain and frowned deeply to herself. Since when was she ever one to hold back during a fight?... Since when was she ever one to almost become fearful of a fight. 

Sif slowly pulled herself up and dusted herself off. She watched for a moment, where did Steve Shield go. She walked over to it and picked it up and jumped up in the air, but then she had an idea. Landing on her feet Sif dropped Steve shield to the ground and ran towards the boys as they fought against each other and jumped on Bucky's back placing him into the sleeper choke hold. "Steve, open the door and prepare the interrogation chamber. He needs to be secure." She shouted at him as she was thrash around by Bucky. Sif wrapped her legs around his waist tightly. "Shhhh... That it Bucky. Go to sleep. Stop fighting it. We're not going to hurt you. We're your friends. Not your enemy." Sif said softly to Bucky ear, she felt Bucky body become less tense, wobbly upon his feet. Sif added abit more pressure on her sleeper hold. Until she felt like Bucky had completely passed out. 

Sif watched as his legs gave out and Sif quickly throw him over her shoulder and walked toward the house in a quicken pace. Who knows how long they have til they secure him, she was going to give him hell when he wakes up. Just who the hell did he think he was, treating her like that! Sif glared at anytime her crystal blue orbs looked at. Entering the house, Sif went in the direction of the basement. This was a safe house afterall, a S.H.I.E.L.D safe house. So of course they would have pathways that lead to rooms that lead to other rooms that goes somewheres. 

This was interrogation chamber. Bucky should count his lucky stars that it was far more comfortable than, what he was used to sleeping in HYDRA. Sif dropped Bucky onto the bed. Noun to softly. "Don't say anything..." She said to Steve stepping behide the yellow lines. Sif quickly activated the clear screen, however just because it is clear and looked like nothing is there. Bucky will get burn if he does reach out or tries to run into it.

Sif turns to Steve and looked up at him and wrapped her arms around his waist to hug him. "You have bucky back. He's secure and safe. But I'm somewhat displeased with how he treated me. I only wished to know if he was alright." Sif shrugged her shoulders and looked over to Bucky, she wasn't sure how he was going to react. Perhaps Bucky could inform them of HYDRA and what they have done to him. "Do you think, he will awaken as Bucky or as the... What was that name. I cannot recall it.... winter..... man?" She asked Steve playfully, cracking a joke to ease the tension in the room. 


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[STEVE ROGERS]

Steve was shocked Sif had gotten up and joined the fight.When she said to open the door he opened it and saw her Sif put him into a sleeper hold before passing him out. Steve pauses for a moment wondering if they even had an interrogation chamber here. Natasha would know but she'd slipped off to relax so he was on his own. He saw Sif come in carrying her as he joined her.

"I haven't been to this particular safe house so I don't know if it has an interrogation chamber or what Natasha really has here to hold him. So I guess we'll figure out together. We'll walk together. If he walks up and is still out of it he may try to hurt you." said Steve.

He was sort of caught in the middle. He didn't want Sif or Bucky hurt and it was clear Bucky hadn't completley fought off HYDRA's brainwashing. As he'd slipped back into it and fought him. He paused remembering the scepter Natasha was after. Perhaps it could help. If it could brainwash people surely it could undo brainwashing. He was hesitant to use magic but if it'd help Bucky he'd do it. They'd have to get the scepter and study it to make sure it was safe. Maybe use it as a final option if nothing else worked especially since he had no idea if they'd even get the scepter soon or at all. He followed Sif to the basement as she found the interrogation chamber and activate it trapping Bucky in there.

"It's not his fault Sif. He was brainwashed by HYDRA. We have to break the brainwashing. I don't know if it'll help him with his memories but no one deserves to be forced to do something against their will." said Steve.

He smiled though glad Bucky was safe.

"At least he can't hurt anyone while he's here. The Winter Soldier was Hydra's name for him. I'm not sure who will wake up." said Steve.

He would need to talk with Natasha, Clint, Maria and Fury. One of them had to have access to HYDRA's mainframes or a way to get the information. If they could figure out how he was brainwashed they might be able to reverse it. Or at least remove it. It would just take time but he knew if anyone could break free from it completely it'd be Bucky. He was one of the strongest people he knew and there was times he wished he'd have switched places with him. But there was nothing he could do about the past. But they could make a better future.

"Perhaps if you'd like to get something to eat or clean up you can. Or get some painkillers if you need them. I don't want to leave him." said Steve.

He knew he probably needed some food of his own but he was too focused on his old friend to eat.

"I'm just glad you're both ok. Seeing you like that at the Hellfire club and watching you recover. But then he knocked you out and I just thought back to that night. I lost friends and family from my old life after I was frozen. They're dead, or retired and I can't put them in danger again. And now my friends in this time are split in two. The Avengers and Secret Avengers. I never thought I'd be going up against Tony, Thor or the others. I hope we can get through to them. I wouldn't want to have to fight them if we didn't have to." said Steve.

Maybe it was just wishful thinking but he hoped they could resolve this before it came to blows.

"And then there's you. You came into my life when I thought I'd never find someone. I know you're from another world and maybe this won't last. One day you'll probably return to Asgard but I'm enjoying every moment I spend with you. I just wish I could do more for you. Court you. Give you gifts. Something." said Steve.

He was a bit old fashioned he supposed in that way but he liked showing he cared. Perhaps he'd get help from Natasha to perfect his next disguise and take Sif out on a great date. Maybe even leave New York for it and go to another town for awhile.

LADY SIF

[LADY SIF]

Sif frowned to herself. He didn't even react to her wrapping her arms around him, Sif sighed deeply and nodded to Steve's words, she knew that he was awkward in his approach to women and needed to seed up with the times. But then again, although it was early days. Sif was rather starved of satisfying her sexual appetite being pleased at times, she knew Steve was old fashion and all that and he was very gallant. But surely he would have better things in mind than to watch his friend sleep.. 

Sif watched as Steve took a seat and shake her head at him as she stared at the back of his head. "I do not care if he tries to hurt me, when he wakes. This time I shan't hold back and you cannot defend him forever Steve. Sometimes you cannot save nor make everyone happy. Bucky is different whether you wished it or not. He is different and that shall be something you have to accept." Sif told him softly, though she was annoyed, it was like he was brushing her off. Sif walked around and stood infront of Steve crossing her arm over her chest. She was not impressed, she wasn't in pain anymore and Sif pain tolerance was alot higher than that of a midgardian. 

"Steve?.. I get that you're most happy with Bucky being here. But do not cast me aside..." She warned him. Maybe was she being dramatic but Steve wasn't exactly being fair. Just telling her to go away in the most nicest way possible and Sif didn't like that at all. Though there conversation turned to the possibility that those whom signed the PRO-REG face against those ANTI-REG. "I know that you've lost all your friends and family and, hes all you've got from that life. Steve?... I must confess something to you. I am to follow my future king. Thor has signed Pro and I must do the same from if Asgardian never came to earth, your people wouldn't even known other creatures exist." Sif lowered her eyes to the floor and walked passed Steve gently placing her hand on his shoulder. "Do not hate me for my decision for these past few weeks with you have been blissful." She whispered to him softly and kissed his temple. 

"I shall make some food for bucky and update Natasha on, what's been happening..." She told him before turning on her heel to head upstair to see where natasha was, Sif decided to have a conversation with Natasha and then come back with Food and coffee for bucky. 



JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES

[JAMES 'BUCKY' BARNES]

Weird things happened, he knew so much but what has happened with him that he was confined in a cell he did not know when he woke up. His eyesight had been blurry when he opened his eyes but soon he recognized the man he used to call Steve and a woman he’d never seen before. Unnoticed by the two that he had woken up, Bucky listened to their conversation but what he heard did not make any sense to him. Where was Natalya? She was the last one he actual could remember to have seen. Now there was only Steve since the woman decided to leave his side. Bucky got up and sat on the bed. You really should focus on her and less on me he commented smiling to Steve, having recognized the woman’s displeasure at Steve’s ignorance. Bucky was used to memories being lost when he finally was back on the surface and the Winter Soldier gone, but exactly that was what bothered him now. Because of the lack of memory and that he had no clue why he was in a cell that was not looking like the cell he was used to from Department X it meant that the Winter Soldier has taken control over him again. What did I do he asked but already knew the answer to it. Groaning about his aching limbs and body he rubbed his face to get a clear mind again. Why are you so damn stubborn, Steve? You should have listened to me when I warned you… Bucky wasn’t speaking about the warning he gave Steve before the Winter Soldier got in control today, he was speaking about the day when he told Rumlow to tell Steve something from him, the day he had remembered him the first time, but perhaps Rumlow hasn’t told Steve? Why can’t you just move on but instead have to fight a losing battle he got up from his sitting position and moved closer to the yellow line on the ground. Then he examined what was before him but what he couldn’t see… An energy field, clever. His eyes fixed back on Steve he wondered why the friend he has lost a long time ago was still there and ready to fight the world for him, a man who assassinated a dozen of people. She better makes sure she won’t have any mercy with me the next time. The same applies for Natalya… then he was about to mention Steve as well, but that would be a waste of breath. He lowered his eyes and refused to give Steve another look but instead stared at the door or somewhere else in the room. Why do you keep telling people that everything I did wasn’t my fault? Because it’s calming you down, he kept speaking, a sign that it was Bucky talking to Steve because the soldat did never speak much. What is if I’m telling you that it’s my fault his eyes met Steve’s again. It was me who did all these things. It was a riddle to him why the man in front of him refused to see what he truly was: an assassin who could not be trusted. Why was Steve sacrificing the understanding of all his friends? Are you going to keep me locked away for good, he changed the subject since Bucky couldn’t stay here. He has had an employer who could need his service and who didn’t know where he was. Then he remembered that he was in possession of a cell phone, something he wouldn’t tell Steve just now. Anyway, who is this woman that had been at your site? She’s beautiful there was a glimpse of the Bucky from before the World War, the one who always has tried to get Steve a girlfriend. Finally managed to find a girl on your own? Even his smile was honest and not faked or traversed by sadness and remorse. lyrics: TIM MCMORRIS words: 673 tagged: STEVE ROGERS outfit: here! notes: / TEMPLATE BY LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE @ CAUTION 2.0