Complicated Love (Bucky Barnes x Reader)

Chapter 36: I Forgive You

I got ready, putting on my suit as we were heading into battle. We got Steve's suit from the Smithsonean, and made our way on foot to SHIELD Headquarters to stop the Helicarriers. Sam, Steve and I all had one chip, ready to deactivate the Helicarriers and take down SHIELD once and for all.

We made our way through a back entrance with no problem. Maria used a device to mess with the signal in the room we were about to go into, causing one of the workers to get up and open the door.

The worker saw Sam holding a rifle along with Steve, Maria and I and immediately gave in to submission, holding his hands in the air. Steve walks over to the microphone, using it to start a speech to go through the whole building.

"Attention, all SHIELD agents. This is Steve Rogers. You've heard a lot about me over the last few days, some of you were even ordered to hunt me down. But I think it's time you know the truth. SHIELD is not what we thought it was, it's been taken over by Hydra. Alexander Pierce is their leader. The STRIKE and Insight crew are Hydra as well. I don't know how many more, but I know they're in the building. They could be standing right next to you," Steve says.

He continues, "They almost have what they want: absolute control. They shot Nick Fury and it won't end there. If you launch those Helicarriers today, Hydra will be able to kill anyone that stands in their way, unless we stop them. I know I'm asking a lot, but the price of freedom is high, it always has been, and it's a price I'm willing to pay. And if I'm the only one, then so be it. But I'm willing to bet I'm not."

"Did you write that down first, or was it off the top of your head?" Sam asks, making me chuckle.

"It's a weird talent of his," I say.

"Steve, someone launch the carriers," Maria says, looking at the monitors.

"Let's go get these chips onto the Helicarriers," Steve says. Sam, Steve and I all ran out to the platform of the base.

We get outside when Sam asks, "Hey, Cap, how do we know the good guys from the bad guys?"

"If they're shooting at you, they're bad," Steve says, simply. Sam starts to fly off when Steve and I both jump onto the lower platform. We kept running until we found some Hydra agents shooting at us.

Steve uses his shield to block the bullets while I use my powers to propel myself up into the sky. While in the air, I blast as many agents as I could, freezing them in their spots. I land back on the ground, landing right in front of some more agents. 4 to be exact.

I made a staff out of ice, using it to break the closest agent's rifle in half. I quickly grab him, using him as a shield as the other agents start to shoot at me. I use the staff, throwing it at them, knocking them to the ground.

I use my powers to freeze their limbs to the ground, keeping them in position, suffering. "Hey, Cap, I found those bad guys you were talking about," Sam says, through the earpiece, letting us all hear him.

"You okay?"

"I'm not dead yet."

I continue to make my way to the helicarrier that I am supposed to put the chip in, fighting off more agents when I hear Maria say, "Falcon, status?"

"Engaging," he says, and I can hear he was sort of out of breath. "Alright, Cap, I'm in."

Freezing, shooting, impaling more agents by the second when I hear Maria remind us, "Eight minutes, Cap."

"Working on it." I'm taking out agents left and right, getting closer and closer to the helicarrier as it keeps getting higher and higher. I propel myself over the agents, and I feel a bullet graze my stomach.