Fallen | Steve Rogers

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The fact that Tony goes against the Accords is one thing. Some may say he's doing it out of guilt, and others may say he's doing it because he's a good friend. He got the information from same about their whereabouts, and completed ignored Ross on his way back to the chopper. All he leaves with is a wink, and he's out of the raft. He stays in his helicopter for just a few seconds, before activating his Iron Man suit. He flies off enroute to Siberia.

Little does he know that a Wakandan jet silently flies behind him.

Steve and Bucky arrive at the base, after Zemo but before Tony. Bucky opens up a weapon's vault labeled "Romanoff" and takes out an automatic assault riffle. As the back of the jet opens, Steve looks over at his friend.

" You remember that time we had to ride back from Rockaway Beach in the back of that freezer truck?".

" Was that the time we used our train money to buy hotdogs?".

" You blew three bucks trying to win that stuffed bear for a red-head".

" What was her name again?".

" Dolores. You called her Dot".

" She's gotta be a hundred right now".

" So are we, pal".

With that, they make their way inside the base. Spider webs everywhere. Little to no electricity. They get onto an elevator, their ears perking up with every creak.

Steve may not know about the horrors Bucky experienced, but he has a pretty good idea.

As they make their way down the hall way, a large noise comes from the elevator. Both of them turn around, shield up, gun cocked. The noise continues to grow, and the elevator doors begin to open, showing the one and only Tony Stark.

" You seem a little defensive".

" It's been a long day".

Both Tony and Steve make their way to each other, neither Steve nor Bucky letting their guard down.

" At ease, soldier. I'm not currently after you", Tony says, to which Bucky doesn't listen.

" Then why are you here?", Steve asks.

" Could be your story's not so crazy. Maybe. Ross has no idea I'm here. I'd like to keep it that way. Otherwise I gotta arrest myself".

" Well that sounds like a lot of paperwork. It's good to see you Tony".

With one defense down, Tony lets out a half smile.

" You too, Cap. Manchurian Candidate, you're killing me. This is a truce here. You can drop it".

Bucky only drops his defense on Steve's okay.

The three, as a semi-team, make their way deeper into the base. Tony uses his suit to find any heat signatures, to which he only finds one. Steve keeps his shield tucked close to his body, and Bucky keeps his gun raised and finger on the trigger.

As they find the super-soldier cryo-genic freezing chambers, something's off. A bullet hole is seen in each of the chambers and the four soldier's foreheads, blood frozen in place.

" If it's any comfort, they died in their sleep".

Zemo's voice rings through their ears, only his face visible from inside a bunker.

" Did you really think I wanted more of you? I'm grateful to them, though. They brought you here".

Steve throws his shield at the window of the bunker, but it just bounces back to him.