Whiskey | 18+ {Bucky Barnes}

Chapter Seventeen

Hey loves!
Buckle up, Y'all; it's going to be one hell of a ride! I hope you enjoy it!
Again, bless you, Jesse_Winter_Soldier, you beautiful soul, for being my beta!
I started a second Bucky Barnes fic, Țuică. You should go check it out!
I will update that one every Tuesday.

One more chapter, guys! One more!

-Sif

"What the hell?" Erica eyed John Fuckin' Walker from behind Bucky's broad shoulders.

John chuckled, "I'm surprised to see you two here, but I'm not. You can't seem to mind your own business."

The door John had just walked through opened, a hooded figure stepped out, pausing when they noticed Erica and Bucky.

"Walker, I thought you took care of this.", a distorted voice hissed.

Erica wrapped her hand around Bucky's bicep; he glanced over at her momentarily.

John smirked, "I'll take care of it now." He took off running towards Erica and Bucky.

Bucky shoved Erica out of the way as John tackled him to the ground. "Go!" he shouted.

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Erica took off towards the hooded figure approaching the front of the building. She followed around the corner and was nearly struck in the head with a crowbar; she ducked down in time to avoid it. She swiped her leg out, knocking the hooded person down; they rolled away, quickly jumping to their feet. They took off in a run again, Erica right after them reaching out, trying to grasp onto the hood. Pushing herself further, she grabbed the back of the black jacket, dragging the owner down with her. Erica pushed herself up, panting; she looked up to see blonde hair covering the face of the hooded figure. The blonde's head snapped up quickly to toss their hair out of their face. Erica was met with the look of none other than Sharon Carter.

"Sharon...." Erica spoke barely above a whisper.

"You nosey little bitch.", Sharon spat, pulling herself up. "You're a lot smarter than I originally gave you credit for."

The two women are on their feet now, staring at each other.

"Your cavalry has arrived!" Sam panted into her ear, "You gonna have some explaining to do." Erica sighed in relief; the thought of being out there on his own with those two Super Soldiers made her sick.

"What's your play here, Sharon? Why the serum?" Erica asked carefully, watching the other woman as she blocked her only exit. "You were pardoned. Got your job back?"

Sharon made a swing at Erica, who just slapped the fist away. Sharon kicked at her, landing the kick on her thigh. Erica punched Sharon in the shoulder; they fought hard against each other. Each of them gained and quickly lost the upper hand. Finally, Erica landed a blow to Sharon's face.

Sharon breathlessly spits blood out. She says, "Did you know some countries would pay a pretty penny for their very own army of Super Soldiers?" Sharon smirked, "A hell of a lot more than the CIA pays. Could you imagine what I would get for hand-delivering the serum and government secrets? Do you know how many enemies the United States has?" She gave out an impressed whistle.

"Why?" Erica asked.

Sharon's face went from menacing to hurt. "I lost everything when I stole that goddamn shield! I lost my job! I lost my apartment! I lost my friends and family! I was wanted, for fuck's sake!" she spat. "I had to create a new life for myself; I had to create a new me. I was like you once, trusting them, expecting them to have my back." She laughed, "I was used and tossed aside, forgotten!" tears in her eyes as she took a shaky breath. "Steve never once looked for me after I risked everything! Not even during the Blip! Then those two turned up in Madripoor and had to complicate everything!"