It's Magic (Steve R., Bucky B., Thor) Book 1

24.

Nobodies POV

Steve hears music as he cautiously enters his apartment though the window, he grabs his shield for protection.

Steve finds Fury sitting on his couch in the dark.

"I don't remember giving you a key." Steve says "You really think I'd need one? My wife kicked me out." Nick says

"Didn't know you were married." Steve says "A lot of things you don't about me." Nick says

"I know, Nick. That's the problem." Steve says as

Steve turns on the light he notices Fury's injuries for the first time, but Fury indicates for him to be silent, he turns off the light and writes something on his phone and shows it to Steve.

'Ears everywhere'.

"I'm sorry to have to do this, but I had no place else to crash." Nick says he writes another text and shows it to Steve.

'SHIELD compromised'.

"Who else knows about your wife?" Steve ask

Fury shows him another text.

'You and me'.

"Just...my friends." Nick says "Is that what we are?" Steve ask "That's up to you." Nick says

Suddenly Fury is shot three times from through the wall and collapses, Steve looks out the window for the shooter.

Steve quickly drags Fury to the next room, before he leaves Fury hands him the flash drive.

"Don't...trust anyone." Nick continues Fury passes out

Steve hears someone breaking into his apartment and hears his neighbor calling out to him.

"Captain Rogers? [Steve sees her walking in with her gun pointed] Captain, I'm Agent 13 of SHIELD Special Service." Sharon says

"Kate?" Steve ask "I'm assigned to protect you." Sharon says "On whose order?" Steve ask

She notices Fury lying injured on the ground "His. [she goes to Fury then contacts SHIELD through her radio] Foxtrot is down, he's unresponsive. I need EMTs." Sharon says

"Do you have a twenty on the shooter?" Shield agent ask

Steve notices the shooter though the window "Tell him I'm in pursuit." Steve says

Steve smashes through his window and runs after the assassin, who is the same mysterious man that had exploded Fury's car.

Steve chases him through an office building smashing through the walls, when he finally catches up with him on the roof he throws his shield at the assassin, but he catches it with one swift move, then throws it back to Steve and then jumps down the building and disappears.

....

Natasha goes to the hospital and meets up with Steve, they watch doctors operating on Fury.

"Is he gonna make it?" Natasha ask "I don't know." Steve says "Tell me about the shooter." Natasha ask

"He's fast and strong. Had a metal arm." Steve says just then Agent Maria Hill also joins them "Ballistics?" Natasha ask

"Three slugs, no rifling. Completely untraceable." Maria says "Soviet-made." Natasha says "Yeah." Maria says

"An Daenerys." Steve ask

"There's no news on her, last seen with Fury." Hill says

Steve and Natasha exchange worried looks "where do you think she is." Steve ask "most likely with whoever did this." Natasha says

Suddenly they watch in shock as Fury's state deteriorates.

"He's in V-tach." Male Nurse says "Crash cart coming in." Female Nurse says "Nurse, help me with the drape." The doctor says "BP is dropping." Male Nurse says

"Defibrillator!" Doctor yells

Steve, Natasha and Hill watch in shock as Fury is flatlining.

"I want you to charge him at one hundred." Doctor says "Don't do this to me, Nick." Natasha says "Stand back! Three, two, one. Clear!" Doctor yells

Fury is given a shock with the defibrillator "Pulse?" Doctor continues "No pulse." Male Nurse says "Okay. 200, please. Stand back! Three, two, one. Clear!" Doctor yells

Fury is given another shock "Give me epinephrine! Pulse?" Doctor continues "Negative." Male Nurse says

"Don't do this to me, Nick. Don't do this to me." Natasha chants

The three watch the doctors as they continue to revive Fury but Fury is still showing as flatlining.

Steve turns away as they finally call his time of death "What's the time?" Doctor ask "1:03, Doctor." Female Nurse says

"Time of death, 1:03 a.m." Doctor says Steve looks down at the flash drive Fury had given him.

....

Natasha and Steve are in a room where Fury's dead body has been laid out.

Natasha is looking at Fury's body with tears running down her face.

Hill joins them "I need to take him." Hill says

Steve goes over to Natasha "Natasha." Steve says

She doesn't respond, instead she tenderly touches Fury's head then turns and walks out, Steve follows her.

"Natasha!" Steve calls out "Why was Fury in your apartment?" Natasha ask "I don't know." Steve says

They are interrupted by Rumlow.

"Cap, they want you back at SHIELD." Brock says "Yeah, give me a second." Steve says "They want you now." Brock says

"Okay." Steve says

Steve turns to Natasha "You're a terrible liar." Natasha says she turns and walks off.

On earpiece.

"STRIKE team, escort Captain Rogers back to SHIELD immediately for questioning." Sitwell says "I told him." Brock says

Steve notices the vending machine next to him, we then see Steve walking towards Rumlow.

"Let's go." Steve says "Yeah. [to the agents] STRIKE, move it out." Brock says

As they leave we see that Steve has hid the flash drive behind a pack of gums in the vending machine.