brainwashed & controlled| bucky barnes [mcu fanfiction]

10| why does HYDRA have to be such a b*tch?

"Okay, did you practice yesterday?" Bucky asked Briar as he unlocked the door with difficulty. Briar snatched the key from him and unlocked it herself.

"Of course I did," she said as she opened the door.

"I'll see about that," Bucky said as he turned on the lights. Briar looked around the room. It was an old gym Bucky had found for them to practice her fighting. He had been training her for about a few weeks now and she was advancing.

They ignored the dusty equipment and walked to the center of the room. There was no ring or anything but it would have to do.

Both of them faced each other and got in their fighting stances. Briar tried to hit him with a punch but he blocked it easily. She kicked using her left leg but he dodged it with ease.

"Don't be a pussy and hit me," she called out. Her dominant hand blocked her torso while her other hand blocked her face.

Bucky raised his left arm to punch her but Briar kicked him from underneath and he hit the ground, holding onto his crotch.

"Fuck! What was that for?" he moaned.

Briar bit her lip hard to not laugh out loud.

"Sorry," she said, lending him a hand to help him up. He ignored it and got back up on his feet by himself.

"Let's continue tomorrow."

"What?" Briar's smile fell. "But we just started!"

"Should've thought about it before you kicked my dick, Dixon."

***

Bucky never thought he would see her again. He had given up hope.

But he was wrong.

There she stood, Briar Dixon, in front of him with a menacing scowl on her face. She wanted to hurt him.

Or worse...

Bucky didn't want to fight her.

Not ever.

"Bree, listen to me," he tried to calm her down. He hoped Maria Hill, Sharon, or Sam would come to his rescue. He saw what she was capable of.

HYDRA had given her some sort of powers.

"James Buchanan Barnes," she said and raised another crate that was a yard or so away from her. She launched it at him. He dodged it just in time.

"Whatever HYDRA did to you, we'll fix it," he pleaded. He couldn't believe his eyes. Briar was right in front of him.

His best friend had been experimented on by HYDRA too.

"They didn't do shit to me," she growled and threw a punch at him. He easily blocked it.

They started fighting and threw punches and kicks at each other. Briar was trying to knock him unconscious while Bucky was trying to keep himself safe without hurting Briar in the process.

"What does HYDRA want with me?" Bucky managed to ask. Briar's stamina was better than before. He knew HYDRA had something to do with it. Surprisingly, her fighting skills were the exact same as the ones Bucky taught her.

"I'm not telling you," she spat as she kicked his stomach, sending him to the wall. She took it as her chance to pin him there. She grabbed his throat with one hand.

"Briar, it's me, Buck," he said, softly.

"Bucky?" Briar tilted her head to the side. Her glare had softened into a longing look. She bit her lip nervously as the 2 made eye contact, her hand still wrapped around his throat.