𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝟐𝟒

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞, 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐦 arrive outside the chamber. Red emergency lights flash all around. There are many agents slumped on the floor. All of them out cold.

"Help me. Help." A voice called out.

Thomas finds Zemo in a heap inside the chamber. "Get up." He grabs Zemo and shoves him against the wall. "Who are you? What do you want?"

"To see an empire fall."

As Sam enters Bucky swings his fist which smashes through the wall as Sam ducks. Bucky grabs him by the jaw and throws him at the open pod. Thomas and Steve lurched into the fight and Steve lands a punch which Bucky barely feels.

Bucky kicks and punches his two old friends out of the chamber. A punch from Bucky goes through the elevator door. Thomas blocks the next one but the power of Bucky's fist sends Thomas tumbling into the darkened elevator shaft along with Steve.

In the chamber Sam comes around and spots Zemo looking down the elevator shaft.

"Der Ostflügel ist kompromittiert. Ich wiederhole: Der Ostflügel ist kompromittiert. (The east wing is compromised. I repeat: the east wing is compromised.)"

"Hey." Sam shouted as he regains consciousness.

Zemo bolts, Sam rises. At the bottom of the shaft Thomas and Steve push themselves off the floor.

"That hurt like a bitch." Thomas muttered as he rubbed his ribs where he had landed on them as he fell.

"Evac all civilians. Get me a perimeter around the building, and gunships in the air." Everett said from the control room.

"Please tell me you brought a suit." Natasha said as she and Tony speed walked through multiple corridors.

"Sure did. It's a lovely Tom Ford, three-piece, two-button. I'm an active-duty non-combatant."

"Follow me." Sharon said as she runs past Tony and Natasha.

As Sam chases Zemo Thomas and Steve both start to climb up the elevator.

Bucky stalks through the building's ground floor. He batters two guards. With tech-glasses on Tony takes cover behind a pillar.

"We're in position." Natasha said over comms.

Tony taps a wrist-control which becomes his Iron Man-glove. He zaps Bucky with a stun-burst before Bucky can shoot a guard. Tony rushes him, firing again. Bucky ducks the blast then trades blows with Tony, firing the gun.

Tony has the Iron Man-glove over the barrel, blocking the bullet. He pulls the gun barrel loose then Bucky smacks him backwards. Sharon rushes Bucky, then Natasha rushes Bucky. They both land kicks and punches, then Bucky flips Sharon head over heels. She smashes onto a table then Natasha leaps on Bucky, legs around his neck. He slams her onto another table and grabs her throat.

"You could at least recognise me." Nat struggled to get out.

T'Challa comes from nowhere and kicks Bucky off Natasha. He fights with Bucky, landing lightning fast kicks and some punches. Bucky gets a counter punch in and T'Challa falls, but quickly recovers. Bucky hurries up some stairs.

T'Challa leaps the levels and vaults a railing, landing in front of Bucky. Limber T'Challa spin-kicks and grabs Bucky's metal arm which he tries to twist then looks worried as he realizes it isn't going to work.

He throws Bucky backwards and keeps hold as they both tumble down the stairs. They resume fighting on the small landing and a leg sweep sends Bucky over the railing. T'Challa leaps down after him but finds the wide reception empty. He scans around.