Santana (B.B)

Tony

At Berlin. At the facility. 

Bucky's pod was carried away by a forklift. 

Sharon stood there with another man. 

Me "What's gonna happen to him?

Everett "Same thing that ought to happen to you. Psychological evaluation and extradition."

Sharon "his is Everett Ross, Deputy Task Force Commander."

Me "What about our lawyer?"

Ross chuckled " Lawyer. That's funny. See their weapons are placed in lockup. Oh, we'll write you a receipt."

Sam "I better not look out the window and see anybody flying around in that."
--
Ross " You'll be provided with an office instead of a cell. Now, do me a favor, stay in it?"

T'Challa"I don't intend on going anywhere."

Nat looked at me "For the record, this is what making things worse looks like."

Me "He's alive."

We walked into a room. 

Tony was on the phone "No. Romania was not Accords-sanctioned. And, Colonel Rhodes is supervising cleanup."

Nat "Try not to break anything while we fix this."

Tony "Consequences? You bet there'll be consequences. Obviously you can quote me on that 'cause I just said it. Anything else? Thank you, sir."

I raised an eyebrow " 'Consequences'?"

Tony "Secretary Ross wants you three prosecuted. Had to give him something."

Steve "I'm not getting that shield back, am I?"

Nat "Technically, it's the government's property. Wings, too."

Sam shook his head "That's cold."

Tony "Warmer than jail."

At the office. 

Tony walked over to me "Hey, you wanna see something cool? I pulled something from Dad's archives. Felt timely. "

He showed me two pens in a black presentation box " FDR signed the Lend-Lease bill with these in 1941. Provided support to the Allies when they needed it most."

Me "Some would say it brought our country closer to war."

Tony "  I'm trying to . . . what do you call it? That's an olive branch. Is that what you call it?"

Me "Is Pepper here? I didn't see her."

Tony grimaced "We're kinda . . . well, not kinda . . ."

I froze "don't tell me you knocked her up?"

Tony shook his head "No. Definitely not. We're taking a break. It's nobody's fault."

I nodded "I'm so sorry, Tony. I didn't know."

Tony "A few years ago, I almost lost her, so I trashed all my suits. Then, we had to mop up HYDRA . . . and then Ultron. My fault. And then, and then, and then, I never stopped. Because the truth is I don't wanna stop. I don't wanna lose her. I thought maybe the Accords could split the difference. In her defense, I'm a handful. Yet, Dad was a pain in the ass, but he and Mom always made it work."

Me "i miss mom"

Tony nodded "yeah,  me too. I don't wanna see you gone. We need you, Hayles. So far, nothing's happened that can't be undone, if you sign. We can make the last 24 hours legit. Barnes gets transferred to an American psych-center . . . instead of a Wakandan prison."

Me "I'm not saying it's impossible, but there would have to be safeguards."

Tony nodded " Sure. Once we put out the PR fire, those documents can be amended. I'd file a motion to have you, Rogers and Wanda reinstated . . ."

I asked confused "Wanda? What about Wanda?"

Tony "She's fine. She's confined to the compound, currently. Vision's keeping her company."

I scoffed, shaking my head "Oh God, Tony! Every time. Every time I think you see things the right way . . ."

Tony froze " What? It's a 100 acres with a lap pool. It's got a screening room. There's worse ways to protect people."

I asked irritated  "Protection? Is that how you see this? This is protection? It's internment, Tony."

Tony " She's not a US citizen."

I scoffed  " Oh, come on, Tony."

Tony "And they don't grant visas to weapons of mass destruction."

Me "She's a kid!"

Tony snapped "GIVE ME A BREAK! I'm doing what has to be done . . . to stave off something worse."

I shook my head "i won't sign the Accords"

Tony scoffed "why not?"

Me "Let them give you my files. every single one of them. And then i want you to read them. and then you will understand. "

Then i walked out. 

On another room. 
I looked at the monitor. 
Bucky was on screen. he was in the pot. 

Steve "we can't hear him"

I pressed a button and the volume went up. 

Guard " I'm not here to judge you. I just want to ask you a few questions. Do you know where you are, James? I can't help you if you don't talk to me, James."

Bucky "My name is Bucky."

--

Steve studied the blurry photograph of the man who bombed the congress in Vienna.

Cap asked confused  "Why would the Task Force release this photo to begin with?"

Sharon shrugged "Get the word out, involve as many eyes as we can?"

Cap " Right. It's a good way to flush a guy out of hiding. Set off a bomb, get your picture taken. Get seven billion people looking for the Winter Soldier."

Sharon "You're saying someone framed him to find him."

Sam " Steve, we looked for the guy for two years and found nothing."

I shook my head "We didn't bomb the UN. That turns a lot of heads."

Sharon " Yeah, but that doesn't guarantee that whoever framed him would get him. It guarantees that we would."

Then we looked at the monitor. 

Guard " Tell me, Bucky. You've seen a great deal, haven't you?"

Bucky "I don't want to talk about it."

Guard "You fear that... if you open your mouth, the horrors might never stop. Don't worry. We only have to talk about one."

Suddenly the power ran out. 

I looked around, confused. 

Everyone was going crazy. 

Sharon " Sub-level 5, east wing. "