Resilience | S. Rogers [3]

06 | CONCUSSIONS & HALF-TRUTHS

Or The Unstable, the Sullen, the Confused and the Unfriendly

June 2016

Joint Counter Terrorist Centre, Berlin

"Sub-level 5, east wing," said Sharon to the trio and they bolted out of the room in the direction of Bucky.

Rose ran faster the stronger the pull she felt towards him grew. The bracelets may have prevented her from searching for people, but they couldn't undo threads that connected to some making it possible for her to follow Bucky's.

At some point, the bond debilitated. Rose's breathing hitched.

There had been tons of people running, the environment was hectic, but the trio managed to get to the east wing without being stopped.

When they arrived they were greeted by the sight of several unconscious, if not dead, agents. The pod where Bucky had been held was empty and broken.

"Help me," croaked the "psychiatrist" when he saw them arrive. "Help."

Steve walked determinedly to the man with a serious glare. "Get up." He grabbed him and pushed him against the wall. "Who are you? What do you want?"

Rose looked around feeling the bond tug, a bond that used to be a thick rope now frayed, a thin string that was holding on stubbornly which tugged at Rosemary's insides signalling her, warning her, that the person at the other end was still there.

Forgetting that she couldn't use her powers she tried sending soundwaves at the other person she felt was there which ended up with her crouching down slightly with a groan as an electrical current ran through her making her body shake in the spot rigidly.

Sam and she hadn't entered the room where Steve and the man were, and the former stopped walking to help Rose stand up. Steve got distracted for a mere second before looking back at the man he had shoved to the wall.

"To see an empire fall."

When Sam took another step Rose muttered: "Bucky."

Sam managed to dodge the punch that Barnes sent him, barely. But that was the best move he did for in two quick moves Bucky, or rather, the Winter Soldier, threw Sam at the pod and the man fell unconscious. He took him out first because he was near the woman. Echo.