so bad guys can't see me bleed

•tape twelve•

Hill, Cap, Sam, and I all stand outside the door. Cap stands tall to intimidate, Hill and I both get out our pistols, and Sam gets out a bigger gun. We all point our guns at the door as we hear a keycard being swiped, then the door opens.

They guy takes a step back and looks slightly horrified. "Excuse us," Cap says, making the guy put his hands up and move out of the way. The four of us walk inside and make our way over to the intercom.

Cap presses down the button and speaks into the microphone. "Attention all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents," he says, "this is Captain America. You've heard a lot about me over the last few days. Some of you were even ordered to hunt me down. But I think it's time you know the truth." He pauses.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. is not what we thought it was. It's been taken over by HYDRA. Alexander Pierce is their leader. The S.T.R.I.K.E. and Insight crew are HYDRA as well. I don't know how many more, but I know they're in the building. They could be standing right next to you. They almost have what they want. Absolute control. They shot Nicky Fury. And it won't end there.

"If you launch those helicarriers today, HYDRA will be able to kill anyone that stands in their way. Unless we stop them. I know I'm asking a lot, but the price of freedom is high. It always has been. And it's a price I'm willing to pay. And if I'm the only one, then so be it. But I'm willing to bet I'm not."

"Did you prepare that?" I ask Cap as he backs away from the microphone.

"Or was it off the top of your head?" Sam adds from next to me.

Cap shrugs. "I might have done a bit of rehearsing."

"Of course you did," I scoff out a laugh.

—

"Hey, Cap, how do we know the good guys from the bad guys?" Sam shouts as the three of us run on the roof of the building.

"If they're shooting at you, they're bad," Cap says back to him.

"Really?" I ask loudly. "I thought those were the good guys!"

"Sarcasm check!"

Sam gets his wings out and flies while Cap and I jump off the roof. We both land on the ground and tumble into standing before we both start running.

We get shot at, and Cap reflects them from himself with his shield while I duck out of the way. He fights one of the guys before the guy's eyes cross and he falls. "Grenade," he whispers to me as we press our backs against a bunch of cases.

I grab the grenade from a pouch on my hip before tossing it to him. He takes out the needle and throws it as I go invisible and another man comes around my side and goes to shoot. I kick his leg and hit his forehead with the handle of my pistol, making him fall to the ground as the explosion goes off behind us.

"Hey, Cap, I found those bad guys you were talking about," Sam says into our earpieces.

"Cap, I don't care if he used to be your best friend, if the Winter Soldier tries to kill us again, I'm going to roundhouse his ass," I shout over to him, becoming visible again.

"You okay, Sam?" Cap asks.

"Not dead yet."

"That's a plus," I mumble.

"Falcon, what's your status?" Hill asks.

"Engaging."

A man comes out from the area between Cap and me. I cock my pistol and point at his face, pulling the trigger and making him go down.

"All right, Cap, I'm in," Sam says. "Oh, shit."

Cap and I both start running and fighting with the HYDRA men. Cap hits them his with shield while I use my guns and knives to throw and shoot.