The Serum and The Bask Book 2 || b. barnes [ ON HOLD ]

Chapter 10 - Capable Soldiers

I walked through the large maze below The House of The Bask with Annali, Jonathan and four of my men clad in their dark suits behind me. We neared a set of thick metal doors that lead to the training room I had asked Annali to set up.

Annali and Jonathan opened the double doors, allowing me to pass through them and into the room. As we walked into the room I was met with the cement floor and three cement walls, the fourth being made of bulletproof, clear as crystal glass. Allowing me to see 6 of my men sparring with each other in a large room opposite the glass.

I approached the glass, taking curious steps as I eyed my men. The six of them, were new recruits who had been training for about nine months before they were sent to the House of the Bask for Jonathan and I to evaluate. I hadn't learned their names yet, but Annali stood beside me holding a tablet which held the roster and the controls to the training room the men were in.

My eyes scanned the room looking over it as the men paused in their sparring to stand at attention before me. They stood tall, not one man was shorter than 6 foot and they all seemed intimidating, or at least they tried to be. They wore black cargo pants and a black t shirt which mirrored my own attire.

I didn't know what would come of today, and I wanted to be prepared to fight.

With a dismissive wave of my hand, the men turned back to sparring, their black boots squeaking occasionally because of their quick movements.

"Heiress," Jonathan's voice was quiet from behind me, "he's here."

"Bring him in," my voice came out stern, but I couldn't help but be a little excited for today.

A moment later, Jonathan stepped back and opened the doors, revealing Bucky Barnes and two of my men, holding him under the arms. Quickly Jonathan shut the door behind them as my men brought Bucky to me.

Not a word came from Bucky's mouth, his eyes doing all the talking for him as he eyed me. His eyes moved from my face down my body, before looking back into my green eyes. A look of rage in him as his lips pressed into a thin line.

He stood a few feet from me, his arms bound in the magnet cuffs in front of him. My men still holding him by the arms.

His hair looked ragged, and he had dark circles under his eyes. I had my men get him a change of clothes to match the other men he would be fighting today. He wore the same black t shirt and cargo pants, his vibranium arm on full display.

His chest moved up and down slowly as he looked down at me. His mouth moving in a circle before resuming the thin line it was pressed into.

"Hello Heiress," his voice cut through the cold air, making my title sound like more of a mock insult than powerful.

"Sergeant Barnes," I said curtly, before nodding to the men opposite us pausing to take drinks from water bottles set off the to the side.

"Do me a favor, try not to kill all of them," I teased with a half smile.

"What makes you think I want to fight for you?" He asked. I couldn't help but laugh out loud as I crossed my arms over my chest. I leaned forward slightly.

"Don't fight for me. I just want to see if my men are capable soldiers. And who better to test them than the Winter Soldier himself," I winked before standing up straight and turning to face the room of my men.

Annali pressed a button on the tablet letting the glass part between us and the sparring room. The two men holding Bucky, grasped him firmly by the shoulders before stepping past the glass and into the training room. They undid Bucky's cuffs, before coming to stand in the room with me. The glass shut behind them and I watched Bucky flex his hands at his sides as my men set their water bottles down and came to stand in front of him.