Mind Control - OC X BUCKY BARNES

Chapter 24

Bucky and Diana's time together only lasted a week...they were completely in love again and didn't realize they're world was gonna crash and burn.

Diana was smiling and holding his gloved metal hand as they walked through the crowds of people at the market. She always held and kisses his metal hand to show him that she's not afraid and that she loves him with or without it. They stop at a local seller with plums, buying a few and moving on to another lady who was selling  jewelry.

"This is beautiful." Diana picks up a silver ring with a red gem, she smiles and puts it back, turning to leave but Bucky stops her.

Bucky picks up the ring and puts it on her ring finger. "I think it works." He kisses the top of her hand and hands the lady some cash, thanking her and holding Diana's hand again.

"Thank you, my love." She kisses his cheek.

"Of course." He smiles. "Let's go home." His smile fades as he notices a man across the street staring at him in fear. He lets her go, starting to panic as he crosses the street to the news stand. The man quickly runs off as Bucky grabs a newspaper.

"Bucky? What's going on?" Diana jogs over to him, seeing the front page is about a bombing in Vienna, saying Bucky did it. "You have been with me the whole time...." She mutters.

"We have to leave." He grabs her hand, pulling her away from the crowd.

Diana stops him as soon as they approach the apartment building. "Someone's in there...I hear their heart." She uses her power and transforms her clothes into her armor, flying up to the window as Bucky leaps up onto the fire escape. They both stealthily climb through the window to see Steve going through Bucky's notebook.

He turns to see them, sighing softly. "Diana...you can't just disappear."

"Yes I can." She nods.

Steve looks at Bucky, "Do you know me?"

"You're Steve. I read about you in a museum."

Diana could hear Sam in Steve's earpiece. "They've set the perimeter."

"I know you're nervous. And you have plenty of reason to be. But you're lying."

"I wasn't in Vienna. I don't do that anymore." Bucky quickly says.

"He was with me the whole time." Diana nods.

"They're entering the building." Sam says.

"Well, the people who think you did are coming here now. And they're not planning on taking you alive."

Bucky nods, "That's smart. Good strategy."

"They're on the roof. I'm compromised."

"I'm not gonna let them kill him....I'll stop them in any way I need." Diana stares at Steve.

"This doesn't have end in a fight, Buck." Steve sighs.

Bucky takes his gloves off and looks down at Diana. "It always ends in a fight."

"You pulled me from the river. Why?"

"I don't know." Bucky sighs.

"Yes, you do."

"Breach! Breach! Breach!" Sam yells.

A grenade crashes through the window. Bucky kicks it to Steve, and he smothers it with his shield. Bucky quickly picks up the mattress and pulls Diana into his chest, shielding them from the gunfire from the window.

Diana quickly uses her power and blasts the table to block the door. She spins around and disarms a cop, snapping the gun in two and grabbing his cuffs. She twists his right arm, cuffing him to the balcony and flipping back to avoid being shot, seeing Bucky slam a cop into the wall

"Buck, stop! You're gonna kill someone." Steve yells.

Bucky slams Steve down and punches a hole in the floor. "I'm not gonna kill anyone." He grabs a backpack from under the floorboards and throws it out of the window.

The two get behind Steve's shield to avoid gunfire as Diana uses her power to shield herself. Bucky shoves Steve and he knocks a cop over. "Follow me." Diana runs in front of him, slamming through the wall and kicking a cop down the stairs. She jumps off the balcony and lands on a lower level, looking up to see Bucky following her.

She runs out onto a balcony and flies down to the building below as Bucky leaps off, landing and grabbing his backpack. Suddenly a muscular man entirely in a black suit, slams into Bucky from behind, knocking him into Diana. The man extends his fingers and sharp claws pop out and he slashes at the two.

Steve leaps from the balcony down onto the neighboring building as a chopper flies up, Diana uses her power to throw him back just as the chopper fires at him. "Let's go!" Bucky yells. Diana jumps off the building, landing down and running beside Bucky and jumping into an underpass. "You need to get out of here!"

"Not without you!" She yells, glancing back to see the man chasing them. Bucky stops and grabs a man as he rides his motorcycle passed, swinging it back and jumping on, Diana gets on behind him and holds on as he speeds off, glancing back and trying to blast at the man.

She looks ahead at all the cars, her eyes glowing as she uses her power, "move." She mutters. At once all the cars crash to the side, giving them a clear path. The attacker from before leaps at Diana when she wasn't looking, slashing into her armored side. She quickly punches him off, hissing in pain as she holds her bleeding side.

Bucky throws a sticky grenade and explodes the underpass, making a barrier, Sam, Steve, and the attacker all make it through, the attacker grabbing onto the back tire of the motorcycle and making Bucky and Diana fall off and roll down the street as Rhodey and the police arrive.

Diana looks at her hand full of blood and back up at Bucky, he presses his forehead against her and stands with his hands in the air. "It's gonna be okay, doll." He reassures her.

"Stand down, now." Rhodey announces. "Congratulations, Cap and Diana. You're a criminal." Police move in and force Bucky to his knees. The attacker raises his hands, retracts his claws and pulls off his mask revealing his face. It's T'Challa, the new king of Wakanda.
"Your highness."

The police grab Diana and pull her hand behind her back, causing her to cry out. "Hey! She's hurt!" Steve yells.

Diana looks at Bucky one last time before being shoved into a van.