Still | B. BARNES

Chapter 18

📍 Munich, Germany | May 2024

Redwing flew over Bucky as they entered an empty warehouse.

"Oh-ho-ho. Don't hurt him," Sam warned him. "You're doing the staring thing again. They're in there."

"Where's the guy?" Bucky asked as he looked around.

"I don't know. I think they're smuggling weapons, though," Sam said.

"Well, I think you could be right," Bucky replied.

Sam only let out a hum as Bucky told him what to do, "But there's only one way to find out. I see a clear path. I say we take it."

"We're not assassins."

"I'll see you inside," Bucky said, walking ahead, "Or not."

"Hey, come on, man. I'm just messing with you. Come back," Sam called out, but Bucky went ahead.

"Look at you. All stealthy," Sam chuckled through the comms as Bucky walked silently. "A little time in Wakanda, and you come out White Panther."

He corrected him, "It's actually White Wolf."

"Huh?"

"All right, I'm inside. Therefore, way ahead of you. It's not great, but very doable," Bucky informed him.

"Huh?" Sam asked as he stood beside Bucky.

"Hello. How are you?" Bucky asked mockingly.

"Good. What did I miss? Nothing," Sam rhetorically answered.

"All right, let's go," Bucky said but was stopped by Sam. "I got a vibranium arm. I can take them."

"And I can fly. Who gives a shit? Wait. I want to see where they're going."

"There's two people," Bucky told him the obvious.

"You only see two?"

Bucky shrugged, still looking out, "That's what I saw."

"Let me see what Redwing sees," Sam operated Redwing and looked through the wall. "Let's see what Redwing... Oh, look at that. How many people you see now? One, two... Oh, here it comes again."

Bucky sighed at his childishness.

"Four. Five. Yeah, five. Yeah," Sam counted.

"So they're strong. Whatever. All right, let's go," Bucky made a move which Sam held him back that caused a loud clattering.

"Shit," Sam hissed.

"All right, let's move," the woman said as they started the engine of the truck.

"There's an eighth person. I think they have a hostage," Sam informed him, running an x-ray to the truck.

As they all left the warehouse, Bucky jumped from one truck to another, opening the door to see containers of medicines, "They're stealing medicine. Vaccines."

There was a girl not older than a teenager who peeked through the containers.

"Hi," Bucky said to her.

"Bucky, talk to me. What's goin' on?" Sam spoke through the comms.

"Found the hostage." He turned to the girl, "You okay?"

The innocent face of the young girl turned sinister before she pushed him out of the truck, "Shit."

There were more masked people that had super strength. Bucky was both grunting and groaning from being held in his arms.