Ch25

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A/N: so, a day earlier than expected...
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A echo of a eerie laugh silhouetted in the dark tunnel. Menace laced the tone. Nothing humorous bled off of this, Natasha could tell.
She turned to Steve, who's pale face frozen in horror; blue eyes wild with fear.
The team crowed together as Guardian led them through a dimly lit tunnel underneath Berlin.
Cobwebs littered the edges of the place, yet as they got closer to the room Bucky was in, the cobwebs were less frequent.
She could feel Steve pressing up against her for comfort, and she squeezed his hand lightly. For a brave super-soldier, meeting his best friend was always nerve racking.
Another laugh sounded and she felt Steve stiffen. Natasha knew they were getting close, a brighter light could be seen behind to velvet curtains.
The redhead spoke up in the silence as she felt Steve's pulse quicken.
"What's holding him down?"
Guardian stopped for a moment, thought about the question, and continued walking.
"Do you want to know, or see for yourself?"
"I want to see, and I think the whole team does too." She looked behind her and have Bruce and Tony a small nod. Clint and Thor readied their weapons, just in case.
"You're just about to, we're here."
She held open the curtains and Steve slowly dragged himself in first.
Natasha follow with quite footsteps.
What she saw was beyond any side of Bucky she had the chance of seeing.

Locked in metal shock cuffs(which delivered a sharp blast if trying to escape) Bucky looked insane. A large grin was plastered to his face. And his eyes; blank dead things of a once good man.
This at least was better than Hydra, but while he could've been better, Bucky didn't want to let himself.

Natasha grabbed Steve's arm and wrapped herself around him to calm him. When she looked up, he was trying to swallow a sob.

The team surrounded them at the edges and were prepared for anything.

Bucky slowly turned his head to them, his smile growing ever wider.
When he spoke, it was filled with venom.
"I see I have guests. How nice of you to join me, especially you Natalia." He grinned.
"We aren't your guests."
He gave a small chuckle and suddenly try to lunge at her. The restraints on his wrists held him back. A electric shock coursed up his body and he was surrounded in a blue light. Bucky laughed like he was a mad man. No trace of the one Steve knew was there.
When the light subsided, Bucky was out cold.
Guardian slid over and touched his neck.
"Still breathing."
Natasha gave a shocked gasp and looked from Bucky to the controller in Guardian's hand.
"Did you up the power level?!"
Guardian looked up to her and glared.
"I had to. No way to interrogate someone when they're like this."
The team nodded and even Natasha thought she had a point.
"Fine, but when he wakes, he'd better start talking."
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A/N: well, next chap will be up by Friday and I'm kinda excited to see what I'm going to write. To me, this chapter was very detailed and I like having detailed chapters. Makes them more...exciting.

Happy Reading!
~Forever RedWind

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