We're more alike than you think

52. Needs to be done

"You shouldn't call her that," Bucky said with a strict tone crossing his arms. You looked over at them, with anger in your eyes. The word 'psychopath' was a word that had been used against you for years, so hearing that specific word describing you, coming out from John Walker's mouth didn't sit right with you at all. You tighten your hands to a fist. "You can't call her that," Bucky said with a little smile as he saw you walking up behind him.

"This psychopath got some tricks" you said with an innocent smile. You placed your hand on his chest as you started to alter his helmet, slow and carefully crushing it. All with a smile on your lips. Lamar pushed you away from him and you stopped. You had control and knew that you didn't hurt him, but you wanted to put him in his place.

"I don't know what you are, but you shouldn't have done that, I'm goin in," John said, marching towards the door, Lamar following right after. You stood right beside as Bucky took a grip on Walker, pushing him slightly back. John was not having it, looking up at Bucky like a mad man.

"This is all really easy for you, isn't it?" John said staring at Bucky "All that serum runnin' through your veins. Barnes, your partner needs backup in there" he continued. You were sure this man wasn't mentally stable. The way he talked to Bucky was not acceptable. Bucky never had a choice when it came to the serum and for decades he had been used against his will, simply because of it. It's a miracle that he was standing here today, nothing that Bucky had done to come to where he is, was easy. John was only playing on Bucky's guilt, and you could see that it worked as Bucky took on his brave mask. John tilted his head.

"Do you really want his blood on your hands?" John questioned. You were only glad Bucky knew better than you and stood still. The two of you trusted Sam, but it didn't help, cause when John pushed his way through the door, Bucky didn't even try to stop them. You looked up at him confused. The words must've digged deeper than it looked. You walked up after them, trying to stop them without your powers, but they were aggressive and it didn't take them long before they reached them.

"Karli Morgenthau, you're under arrest" Walker said as he entered the room. Karli freaked out, distancing herself from Sam. Walker didn't even try to come in and look at the situation. Things escalated when he chose to fight her, instead of listening. Lamar saw that you were coming for Walker and stopped you immediately, pushing you back. Bucky ran up behind you and followed Karli on her escape. You looked up at Lamar before you reached for your holsters "I just wanna say, I like you, much more than your partner so this is kinda sad" you said with a little smile. "I'm honoured" Lamar said before the two of you went at it. Sam ran after Karli as well. After a little combat with Walker, you could see Walker going for a stroll. You didn't blink an eye before you followed after him. If Walker were smart enough to get to Karli before the other two, you didn't trust him with her alone.

"Walker!" you yelled as you ran after him down the hallway. He didn't slow down, so you didn't have a choice than to try to slow him down yourself. You threw your batons at him, but he caught them: You groaned in annoyance as the two of you started to run down the stairs. That's when you got what's probably the worst idea you have had in a long time. The handle to hold on while walking down was metal, so you easily altered and put it right in front of Walker, stopping him from getting any closer to the end door. He turned around angry as he threw the Batons back, but you of course altered them before they could ever hurt you and put them in your holsters. You looked up at Walker.

"Stop this Walker, you clearly don't know how to handle this situation, let Sam take care of Karli" you said and walked slowly down the chair. If the two of you could talk and not fight, you would do your best to do so. Why? because that's what Sam wanted.

"You know I can't do that, Sam is not willing to do what it takes with Karli!" he yelled back, his hands forming itself as a fist. You smiled weakly and straightened up.

"You sound exactly like Zemo'' you said and crossed your arms. Walker looked away and took a deep breath. You gave him space, knowing that even Walker could turn. He nodded weakly, but you had no clue if it was to you or if he was just doing it to confirm his own thoughts. He seemed calmer, like he was actually considering stepping down for a minute.

"Karli is 19, she sti.." more couldn't be said before you heard gunshots from the room at the end of the stairs. Walker immediately turned and tried to jump over the fence you had made, but you altered it trying to slow him down as you walked down, following him. The rage in him was back, and that's when he realised, if he was gonna get to the door, he needed to take out you. He acted like he was still trying to get over the fence, when he suddenly turned around and kicked you in the stomach so you fell to the floor. You tried to stand up, but he repeated his movements kicking you in your stomach until you were out of breath. Your eyes closed as you could see Walker running into the room. You tried to center yourself, getting your breath back and carefully standing up. To not have any serum, the man was strong and he had caught you off guard, but you wouldn't let him get away with it. You got down to the room, when you saw Karli underneath a table, Walker coming running in from the side, and the one and only Zemo with a fucking gun in his hands as he smashed what looked like the super soldier serum.

You knew Karli wasn't safe with the two men in the room, so you immediately ran towards her to get her in a safe space. The second you helped her up, you saw the shield flying through the air kicking Zemo down. As much as you wanted to run over and check on him, you did what was right for the mission. You led her out and one of her friends came at the top of the stairs "she is bleeding!" you yelled to her friend and turned around. Walker was holding one of the capsules of the serum but ran the second he saw you.

You ran over to Zemo and got down on your knees. You checked his pulse and he was still breathing. You looked around. Broken glasses pieces, with every drop of the serum gone. What he had done was stupid and childish. This just showed how selfish and ignorant he was. Thinking he still could run around and only follow his own agenda. That didn't mean that you didn't feel bad for the guy.

"What did we miss?" Sam said at the top of the stairs, both of them clearly upset about where this was going and what you were about to say, wouldn't make it any better.

"Zemo destroyed most of the serum and shot Karli, I got her to safety, Walker smashed Zemo down with the shield. He is just passed out" you said as the boys came walking down to you.

"just... just... passed out?" he said dramatically, still secretly enjoying having you this close to him. You looked down at him and gave him a proper punch to the stomach, causing him to groan.

"And any minute now, Walker will become what the man with the mantle before him was, Captain America with the Super Soldier serum" you said. Everyone got quiet when they heard what you said. Getting rid of a serum in a bottle is easy, but a man with it running in their blood, not so easy. In your opinion wasn't it even right to do, but looking at it from Zemo's perspective his job just got even more complicated.

"Let's regroup in the apartment," Sam said. You stood up, but noticed how Zemo still laid down on the floor. He took his hand out, hinting for you to take his to help him up. You rolled your eyes and started to walk with the guys.

"You don't deserve my help"