Riley's Girl

Two Battles, One War

-An hour or so later -- Sam's Perspective- 

You and Bucky had been trailing Walker since he walked off from the massacre he left in the middle of the city. 

He was wandering aimlessly around an abandoned warehouse. Having his own pity party, which was both infuriating and hilarious. He really saw himself as some kind of victim. 

"Come to save the day." He asks rhetorically without raising his head. He knew we'd come looking. 

"We know you took the serum John. You need help, it's already affecting you." Bucky speaks up first, speaking with a lot of empathy and understanding. Not something I was prepared for.

John scoffs and begins laughing, completely disregarding Bucky's comments, as he turns and looks away, continuing laughing. 

"He was innocent." Bucky's voice breaks "John, the serum, that did that to you. It makes-" Bucky continues, trying to reason, explain, coax him into complying. 

"I'M NOT YOU!" John roars at Bucky defensively, interrupting him. 

You watch as Bucky gulps, looking down and gathering himself together. This was too hard for him, you could see the internal battle he was facing trying to reason with him. 

"No" you take over "You're worse Walker. Hand over the shield." you demand, your patience had run out. Y/N was right, he didn't deserve the privilege and respect that came with that shield. 

"You want it?" John starts. "come and get it?" he taunts.

Bucky breaks his silence "okay." he said straightfaced and so cooly it sent a shiver through you how cold he was being. 

Understandably.

We all charge to eachother, Bucky throwing the first punch right to John's gut, trying to get him to hunch over, but with the serum newly running through his veins, he was stronger than ever, but he also didn't know how to utilise that strength, which gave you and Bucky an edge. 

He saw himself as a brute force, he forgot all about his tactics and skills to fight and just threw punches, swinging the shield towards us both, with me and Bucky trying to make a grab for the shield and knock him on his ass, it was the ultimate test of teamwork and determination. 

Something he didn't realise, we weren't fighting just for us. We were fighting for Steve and that is not a fight we'd be giving up anytime soon. 

-Meanwhile -- Y/N Perspective-

As the boys had done, you kept a tail on Karli. You followed her to one of her usual underground hiding out spots. You knock something off a crate to scare her. 

"Who's there?" She asks with a shaky voice.

Success.

You walk out of your hiding spot, you pull a gun on her "peek-a-boo bitch." You smirk as you approach her.

Her face falls from fear to anger, as she too pulls a gun on you, not flinching as she locked eyes with you, standing her ground. 

"Aw cute. Here's me thinking you missed me." you taunt her. 

"I'll shoot you Y/N. Then all my problems end." She threatens, but her eyes and voice scream fear, hesitation, and panic. She was repeatedly showing her age.

"I don't believe any of that statement." You say genuinely.

She doesn't respond, she doesn't blink, she doesn't move. You were onto something, so you come up with a plan. A crazy one, but a plan nonetheless. 

"Tell you what." you start, holding your hands out in surrender, you raise your trigger finger off the trigger and start to lower to the ground to put the gun down "How about a peaceful resolution for once?" you counter. 

She nods slightly. 

"See I knew you were smart. Somewhere in that terror brain of yours." you semi-compliment her. 

"Terror? You still don't get it do you?" she questions, angrily and confused. 

"Oh no I do." you respond, the sarcasm evident "A bitter little girl thrown out of the palace she took over when half the planet died." you gesture to her before putting your hands in your pockets "Then suddenly they came back to life. so you had to go back to where you came from." you shrug your shoulders, giving a look of derision.

You get in her face "Come try this again when you've had to start over three times after losing the only two loves of your life and someones comes and ruins your life for her own vanity." you look down on her "It's you who doesn't get it Karli, but you will." you smile, pushing a piece of hair behind her ear "when you grow up."