The Broken Avenger

Chapter Sixteen: New Friend

"Why are you in here," I asked. He chuckled again.

"A beautiful girl like you would call me a monster if I told you," he replied as he sat on his bed. I pulled up a chair and sat in front of him.

"Try me." He grinned.

"I was put in here for killing thousands of people." I chuckled a little and shook my head. "Is that funny to you?"

"Yeah, it kind of is because that's not so bad." Loki gave me a shocked look. "I've done far worse trust me. You're gonna think I'm a monster." He smiled and rested his elbows on his knees.

"How can someone like you be considered a monster," he asked as he leaned forward. I leaned towards him.

"I've killed over 4 dozen people from age 15. Are you sure I'm not a monster," I asked him as I cocked my head? He just stared at me wide-eyed.

"So you must be the one that they rescued from the Hydra facility. I've heard about you." I rested my elbows on my knees and rested my head on my interlocked fingers. "You have done some pretty terrible things. Even worse than me, and that's shocking," he commented as he smiled. I cracked a smile.

"Well believe it. And plus, I know what your cable of. I looked you up in their archives. What you've done is pretty impressive I must admit. But if you want to learn how to actually fight, I can teach you a thing or two. I mean...if the God of Mischief is up for it," I taunted. He smiled and got off the bed. I got up as well. We both stood in front of each other and circle one another.

"I must warn you. I was trained by the best of the best on Asgard." I laughed.

"We'll see," I commented. He grinned at me.

"Then let's just see whom can best whom," he declared the challenge.

I squared up to him and he got into a weak stance. I jabbed at him and I nailed him in the chest. He stepped back rubbing his chest. When he let his guard down, I kicked him at the side of his knee which made him kneel. Then I attempted to kick him in his ribs, but he blocked and threw my leg. With that momentum, I spun and kicked him in the temple. Before I made contact, I stopped and we both froze; my heel just centimeters away from his temple.

"How are you doing all this in heels," he asked. I laughed a little.

"Don't worry about that."

"How are you so fast when it comes to attacking," he asked. I gave him a hand and pulled him to his feet. "And I thought I was quick with my attacks and counters."

"It takes practice. Do you want to know why I beat you within 20 seconds? It's because you let your guard down. And, your stance is weak." He started laughing a little bit. "What?"

"Has it ever accrued to you Kida that you are fighting a man in a dress?" I shook my head and looked at myself.

"Well...it wouldn't have been the first time." Both of us laughed. "Okay, come on. Let's try again."

***Bucky's P.O.V***

When the lights went out people started to panic. I was getting pushed and shoved left and right.

"Bucky?! Bucky where are you?" It sounded like Natasha. Then I felt someone grab a hold of my shirt; it was Nat. I wrapped my arm around her waist and held on to her.

"Everyone, stay calm," I yelled. When the lights turned back on everyone stopped screaming.

"Is everyone alright," Steve asked. I looked around and it seemed that everyone had a partner. Pietro already had Wanda in his arms and VISION was with them. Storm was with T'challa. Laura was with Warren, and so on and so forth. When Wanda left Pietro, she walked towards the stage and then screams. VISION was immediately at her side to see what happened. She moved into his arms and he kissed her hair. He turned her head away to get her not to look. I looked at Natasha and she looked as confused as I did. I took her with me towards the stage next to VISION and Wanda.

"No wonder she screamed," Nat said in my ear. I nodded my head in agreement.

"You've got one hell of a family James."

"Shut up Warren. It's not his fault," Laura retorted; backhanding him in the chest. But there was a good reason why. When the lights went out, Kida slashed Tony in the face. It wasn't too bad, but he was losing blood fast. Dr. Strange and his girlfriend tended to Tony and managed to get him fixed up. I pulled Nat aside while people started talking.

"I need to go find Kida. I know that she is still in the building."

"Bucky, you don't have to..." I cut her off. I place my hand on her cheek and she grabbed my wrist

"Nat this is my fault. I let this happen to her."

"No," she argued shaking her head, "No. Bucky, don't do that to yourself."

"But Nat I," she cut me off by placing her fingers over my lips. I lowered my head and gently kissed her fingers before she moved her hand to my cheek. "Bucky. It is not your fault. You shouldn't be blaming yourself for something Stark did. I don't want you doing that to yourself again. Do you hear me?" I placed my hands on her hips and press my forehead to hers and I smiled.

"Yes ma'am." She smiled and looked at me.

"That's a good boy." We both chuckled. She gently kissed me before she let me go. I ran down the halls and I couldn't find Kida anywhere. Then I heard someone running up behind me.

"James! Hey, wait up!" I turned around and it was T'challa. He ran to my side.

"Hey, what do you need? I'm kind of busy looking for someone," I said.

"Look I know, but I have to ask; who is she really?" I took a deep breath and looked away from him.

"She is my sister. She was captured, tortured, experimented on. She is the next generation Winter Soldier." He gave me a shocked look.

"How could you not know about this," he asked with wide eyes.

"You know why. Steve told you why." He looked down and sighed.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..."

"It's fine." Then we both heard a crash coming from a few floors above us.

"James?"

"Yeah?"

We both were looking up as he asked me, "Do you have anyone locked up there?" My eyes went wide because he had a point. Then there was another crash right above us again.

"Come on," I said nodding my head down the hall. We both ran down the hall toward an elevator.