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"I had him on the ropes." Bucky smirks up at his best friend.
"I know you did." Steve nods.
Both men take pause for a moment to catch their breaths, The train floor vibrating beneath their feet from the intense speed they're traveling at.
The loud whirling up of the robot Steve thought he had taken out, Startles them from behind.
Steve jumps in front of Bucky, Holding his shield between them and the threatening blue laser beam.
"GET DOWN!" Steve shouts.
The impact of the laser sends him hurdling into the metal wall of the train, Temporarily blinding them due to the flashing neon light.
The robot fires again and this time blows a hole in the side of the train, The frigid cold breeze robs their lungs of breath immediately.
Quickly Bucky lunges for the shield, Holding it up to the robot as he fires his handgun.
A third blast from the robot collides with the shield in his hand, Before he has a chance to process what's happened, He's suddenly hanging onto the side of the train.
Steve's piercing scream furthers Bucky's panic as he uses all his strength to hold onto the bent metal rod, Glancing at the blurred ground whisking below his dangling feet, And only one thought echoing in his mind.
This can't be it!
A loud clank of metals crashing together nearly causes him lose his grasp but he holds on, Peering his panicked eyes up to meet his best friends as Steve shouts his name.
"Hang on!" Steve demands, Swiftly making his way down the side of the train as Bucky remains frozen, Struggling not to let go as the metal bar loosens with a gut churning creak.
This can't be it!
"Grab my hand!" Steve shouts.
Bucky tries to reach out for his waiting hand, But in that moment the weakened metal bar detaches from the shredded train wall.
The few seconds in between feel like an eternity to both men, Staring at one another; Helpless.
The sheer panic painted on Steve's face tells Bucky a horrifying truth, This is it.
Steve's voice is the last thing Bucky hears as he plummets into the snowy abyss below.
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Present Day.
Bucky jolts awake in a panicked sweat, His aching head shooting up from the seated position he's trapped in.
His heavy eyes peer up to follow the sound of a soft female voice calling, "Hey sleeping beauty."
The golden hue of the morning sunrise shining in from the window behind him, Casts an ethereal glow on the petite blonde.
For a moment, He thinks he might finally be dead.
Making the girl with sparkling blue eyes gazing down at him, An angel.
As if entranced by her beauty, He calmly tries to stand. Wanting nothing more than to move closer to the girl, To see if she's real or simply a figment of his imagination.
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The Raven
Fanfiction"The White Wolf and The Raven." "What an unlikely pair." James Buchanan Barnes is the leading man of this story. However, This is the story of The Raven. The Raven, Also known as Sofia Romanoff...
