Traitor ~ Bucky Barnes

Final Blow

Fuck. Katherine's head was pounding. There was fire everywhere and an alarm blaring. Looking around, she saw Bucky, Sharon, and Sam on the ground. They were groaning, not realizing what had just happened.

"Katherine, get up. We have to go." said Zemo.

Grabbing her arm, he helped her up. Katherine was still out of it. Bottles and glass were rattling, the whole room was shaking. Shit, this place is going to blow. Getting to her senses, Katherine and Zemo started to make their way out of the destroyed lab.

Walking past Bucky, Katherine looked down at him. He was slowly making his way back to reality. A part of her wanted to help. She wanted to lift him up and get him out of this ticking time bomb. Then, she felt a tugging on her arm; it was her dad. He was urging them to go. That is what they did; they left them all behind. Plus, they would make it out, right?

Once Zemo and Katherine made it out, they ran away. They needed to make it to a safe distance for when the container would explode. When it did, they felt the energy knock them down. Katherine looked back. Black smoke was rising into the sky. The container was blown off the stack and fell to the ground. Metal could be heard rattling and croaking.

Maybe they didn't make it out?

More people could be seen circling the destroyed container. It was bounty hunters wanting to collect their money for the lives of Bucky and Sam. Within a second, Katherine could hear gunshots being fired. Then, she saw Bucky and Sharon making their way under the container for shelter. They were in a middle of a shoot-out.

Seeing Bucky being alive brought a smile to Katherine's face. He always found a way to survive anything.

Pulling her away from her thoughts was Zemo. He dragged her away from the fight. There was no clear plan. Neither of them knew what they were doing or what to do.

"Where are we going?" asked Katherine.

"We are waiting."

What the hell? It did not make sense. This was their chance to escape, to leave. They could run away and never worry about going back to prison.

"Wait, what are we waiting for? We could just leave!" said Katherine with desperation in her voice.

Zemo stopped in his tracks and turned around. He could not believe what she was saying. They may have found and killed the mastermind behind the super-soldier serum. But, they were not done yet. There were still twenty miles of the serum out there, and those needed to be found and destroyed.

"We are not done. Karli is still out there with those viles. We are done when she is dead, when all of them are dead." said Zemo.

Katherine said nothing. All she did was nod her head. Zemo was right; they were not done yet. They started this together, and they would see it finish together.

Both of them left to higher ground. The others were getting surrounded by bounty hunters. Zemo and Katherine looked at the sight before them. It was clear they were not going to get out of this one.

"Looks like they need our help," said Katherine.

Zemo gave a slight chuckle. Reaching into his coat, he grabbed his mask. Katherine had not seen that mask in years. Never had her father spoke much about his life was like before his family. But all she knew was it was not a peaceful one.

"Really?" asked Katherine.

"What? The mask completes it."

Walking up to the edge of the container, Zemo put the mask on. Seeing the group of people walking in on the others, he acted quickly. Lifting his gun, he shot a pipe system full of gas, causing another explosion. Then, jumping down the containers, he went to take out those who were still alive.

Following him, Katherine joined in. Grabbing the gun on the floor, she shot those coming toward her. Unfortunately, she did not see someone behind her. They had a knife; going up to Katherine, they slashed her shoulder. Screaming in pain, she turned around. Next, she hit them with her gun, knocking them out. To finalize it, she shot them.

There were no more people around. Zemo and Katherine walked to the destroyed container to not find anyone there anymore. This is great. Both of them decided to go and try to find them before it was too late. Running through the containers was like a maze. No matter where they went, it either looked the same as before or entirely different.

Katherine was slowly falling behind from her cut on her shoulder. For Zemo, he kept his pace up, taking care of anyone they ran into. Soon enough, they ran into a green container that was open. Zemo had stopped in front of it. He was mesmerized by what sat there. It was a car, a fancy one at that.

They started the car and drove off to find the rest. Turning a corner, they saw Bucky emerge from a container. Rolling up beside them, Zemo said, "Supercharged," in remarks to the car.

"You both are going back to jail." said Sam. He was not too happy with Zemo for what happened with Nagel.

Instantly Zemo shot back with, "Do you want to find Karli or not?"

"He's right. We need them." said Bucky.

He was not too happy with the fact he agreed with Zemo, but they were desperate. Zemo and Katherine were their best shot to ending the Flag-Smashers. Opening the door, Bucky added, "And there's two of us and at least 20 of them."

Sam caved in, "Fine. But if either of you try that shit again..."

Katherine sat in the back seat; her body was hurting. Being sick of their bickering, she chimed in, "Wouldn't dream of it." The cut was really bothering her.

Joining her in the back was Sam; Bucky sat in the front with Zemo. Once Sam got in, Sharon closed the door and gave a sigh.

"Well that was one hell of a reunion." she said.

"Come back to the states with us-"

"I can't. Just get me that pardon you promised me."

Turning away a bit, Sharon stopped. Reaching in her pocket, she pulled out a card. Facing the group again, she handed the card to Katherine. It was a business card. It had Sharon's contact info. But, why give it to her in the open? In front of everyone. Katherine just looked dum-founded at the card, then at Sharon.

"If you ever want the painting, you now know how to reach me."

Nothing else was said. Sharon just walked away. Of course, her words had a hidden meaning. What she was really saying was, if you agree to the offer, call me. It was slick; Katherine admired that.

But with that, they were off to find Karli and end this once and for all.