Out Of Time

hundred eleven

Steve and Sam eventually made it out with an unconscious Bucky in tow. Hidden in some abandoned building. Steve was watching through a gap at a chopper flying overhead.

"Hey, Cap!" Sam called. Steve went over to join his friend, who was near Bucky. Bucky was sitting with his arm in a vice.

"Steve," Bucky said.

"Which Bucky am I talking to?" Steve asked.

"Your mom's name was Sarah... You used to wear newspapers in your shoes."

"Can't read that in a museum."

"Just like that, we're suppose to be cool?" Sam questioned.

"What did I do?" Bucky asked.

"Enough."

"Was Y/N..."

"The whispers is that you attacked her."

"Oh, God, I knew this would happen. Everything HYDRA put inside me is still there. All he had to do was say the goddamn words."

"Who was he?"

"I don't know."

"People are dead. The bombing, the setup. The doctor did all that just to get 10 minutes with you. I need you to do better than 'I don't know.'"

"He wanted to know about Siberia. Where I was kept. He wanted to know exactly where."

"Why would he need to know that?"

"Because I'm not the only Winter Soldier."

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Slowly blinking, Y/N let her eyes focus on her surroundings. She was on a plane. A Stark plane. She felt someone's hand on hers. She looked over to see Tony's hand on hers, head hung low.

"Where-" She swallowed. "Where are we going?"

"Oh my-" He quickly stood up and held a kiss to her forehead. "You... I can't even... You shouldn't have gone near him."

"I had to try..."

"Doesn't matter. His life is not worth yours."

"Where are we headed?"

"Home."

Y/N watched Tony for a second. "There's something you aren't telling me." She sat up. "They got away, didn't they? And you're going to go after them."

"I have to."

"Please, Tony, stop this before it's too late. Don't wait until someone gets hurt and the team is completely destroyed."

"I just doing what I have to do. And so should you."

"What should I do?"

"Stay at home until this is all settled."

"You're going to keep me as a prisoner? Keep me locked away. You can't to that."

"That's why I'm not telling you where I'm going. To keep you safe."

"To keep me safe, or to keep me from protecting Steve and Bucky?"

"To keep you safe! Y/N, damn it! Look at your neck! Those bruises are in a literal shape of a hand! I don't think they'll disappear for weeks. Your precious Bucky did that to you, and I won't let it happen again."

"Tony, if you do something to harm them, either of them, I'll never forgive you."

"Tough sweetheart, because I'll never forgive myself if you get hurt like that again."