Demons ━ Bucky Barnes [1]

23 ━ SUMMER-BLUE

DEMONS.
( chapter twenty-three. )

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[ PLEASE. READ THE BACKSTORY BEFORE COMMENTING THINGS LIKE 'WHY DOESN'T SHE JUST TELEPORT?' THANK YOU. ]

BEFORE ANDREA COULD SECOND-GUESS HERSELF, she left Steve behind, teleporting the rest of the distance to the heli-carrier she'd been assigned. Where logic would've once told her to hold back, panic refused to loosen its grip on her heart. She could feel herself lingering on the edge of a burn-out, but, for the sake of the mission, she would take that risk.

  At the very least, the time she had spent scouring the blueprints and maps of the heli-carriers had helped. Getting into the area holding the Insight targeting chips was easy. With little security left to guard the entrances, Andrea found herself making quick work of the stray agents unfortunate enough to cross her path.

  She ran across the grating leading to the chamber and worked fast to open the tray. When it slid down to reveal itself, Andy plucked one of the microchips from inside, replacing it quickly with the one given to her. Such swift and easy work, it was almost enough to fool her into a false sense of security.

"Bravo-locked," she spoke into her comm unit before summoning the energy to teleport back to Steve. Andrea knew he'd be gone before she arrived, but followed the direction she'd last seen him in.

It didn't take long for her to round cargo and glimpse his figure as he ran towards the edge of the platform. She scowled. So much for not doing anything stupid, she thought to herself, angry even as her heart plummeted.

Behind him, agents readied an enhanced rocket-launcher at his unguarded back. Her power responded immediately, allowing her to teleport the short distance between her and the launcher. Andy summoned the energy into her legs, expelling the power as she delivered a kick to the weapon. The explosive launched, but missed Steve by a long shot.

Andrea dove then as shots were fired, but refused to run as she took cover. She gathered the energy inside her, letting it accumulate to the point where it pulled against her restraint. Every muscle ached with the precision required to hold the power inside her.

When the gunfire lulled to a short pause, she dove and rolled into a crouch, launching the telekinetic blast at the agents. As the energy exploded, Andy pushed herself to follow Steve, who dove over the edge of the platform and began free-falling towards the ground.

"I've got him!" She called out to Sam as she teleported the rest of the distance. She enveloped Steve in her arms, teleporting again to get the pair back to safety. She'd originally aimed for them to land closer to his assigned heli-carrier, but felt her head explode in pain before they landed back on another platform.