Discovery Requires Experim- [GUNSHOT]

Chapter 1

Another tedious meeting for the day, he thought.

Every Thursday noon would be the death of him, and he had to attend it just for the sake of Stark Industries. Each meeting would end up being predictable: talking and studying about renewable energy and what technology could be suitable for handling it. The lame discussion forced him to drew himself out of the meeting and scrolled through his StarkPad.

Tony would’ve solved their problems by brainstorming multiple ideas but the board members had been ignoring him for a while since he was once caught having sex with his husband in his own office two months ago. Pepper gave him a warning glare while the other board members decided to not let him speak and voice out any opinions.

He couldn’t care less – Tony wasn’t interested in working with them anyway as the rest of them weren’t even qualified to be a board member, only to be appointed as one for the sake of Tony’s sympathy towards them. Plus, was it an offence for having a wonderful time with Captain America himself?

Speaking of the nation’s patriotic icon, Tony clicked on his chat bubble with Steve on the tablet and read their conversation last night. His husband had sent two pictures to him: one was a photo of Steve, Nat, Maria Hill, and a newbie named Sam if he was not mistaken. The other photo was Steve himself, smiling goofily at the camera with a caption that reads “See you tomorrow!”, which was today. Steve and co. were on a mission to make HYDRA’s plans meet their ends after the sudden news of the organization had infiltrated a lot of firms, companies, and agencies, including S.H.I.E.L.D. Steve had also told him about the once alleged story of the Winter Soldier that turned out to be true and the guy behind the mask: James Buchanan Barnes.

They called the night before the mission and Steve’s reactions were a mixture of happiness, devastation, self-loathing, and guilt after discovering and confirming the identity of the Winter Soldier. If Steve’s emotions were a concoction in the lab, it might be as volatile as a radioactive nucleus.

Faint sobs were heard from the other end of the call. For Steve, it must’ve been great news as his childhood best friend was still alive after all these years. Tony assured his husband that everything would be fine and promised to bring back the brainwashed Bucky from the trenches of HYDRA. Maybe he should start digging some info on the infamous Manchurian Candidate of HYDRA.

“JARVIS, look up to any info on the relationship between the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes, and HYDRA.” Tony requested as he slouched on his chair while ignoring angry orders from the board members to pay attention during the meeting. To hell with them.

Just as he was conducting his cyber hunt, Pepper rushed into the conference room with a worried face as if she was been chased by ghosts. The whole room went silent and she took a glance at him. “Tony, have you seen the news?”

One of the board members turned on the broadcasting television and, in an instant, contrast headlines popped up on the screen. Oh.

“Breaking news! Captain America was last spotted on the fallen Helicarrier and seemingly his body fell into the Potomac River. We haven’t yet discovered the Captain’s body, so stay tuned for more updates.”