Well, don't you know I'm caught in a trap? I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, baby
。.✦ ☾
In a hospital.
The small room was guarded by two armed agents outside the door, both intimidating as they stared the hospital staff down.
inside the room, Steve was barely waking up, finding himself on an unusually uncomfortable bed, hearing Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man playing from a small stereo on the nightstand beside him, with Sam sitting next to his bed.
"On your left." Steve mumbles tiredly, his lips pale and chapped.
Sam looks at Steve and smiles.
Sloan who stood at the window turns to see his brother finally awake. The brunette sighs in relief, lowering his phone.
....
Natasha stood in front of a judge, being sworn in at a committee hearing.
"Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" Bailiff asks
"I do." Natasha says, keeping her hand steady on the bible. Bailiff nods and he steps back. Finally, Natasha walks up to the podium, ready to answer any questions.
"Why haven't we yet heard from Captain Rogers?" The committee general asks, watching the redhead with disdain.
"I don't know what there is left for him to say. I think the wreck in the middle of the Potomac made his point fairly eloquently." Natasha says
"Well, he could explain how this country's expected to maintain its national security now that he and you have laid waste to our intelligence apparatus." Committee general says
"HYDRA was selling you lies, not intelligence." Natasha says, rolling her ring between her fingers as she keeps a steady gaze on the general.
"Many of which you seem to have had a personal hand in telling." Committee general says
"Agent, you should know that there are some on this committee who feel, given your service record, both for this country and against it, that you belong in a penitentiary, not mouthing off on Capitol Hill." Scudder says, earning a smirk from the spy.
"You're not gonna put me in a prison. You're not gonna put any of us in prison. You know why?" Natasha asks, she lightly taps her manicured nails on the podium. "Do enlighten us." Scudder says with a small sneer.
Natasha tilts her head, interlocking her hands in front of her. "Because you need us. Yes, the world is a vulnerable place, and yes, we helped make it that way. But we're also the ones best qualified to defend it. So if you want to arrest me, arrest me. You'll know where to find me." Natasha says
Natasha gets up and walks away.
....
Meanwhile, Fury gets rid of any trace of his existence, including his passports and eyepatch, burning them and his hiding place.
....
In a sunny cemetery, Nick Fury stood alone in front of a grave, wearing sunglasses and a hoodie.
Sam and Steve approach the former director from either side of him, reading the inscription on the grave; Nick Fury.
"So, you've experienced this sort of thing before?" Fury asks "You get used to it." Steve says, recalling his own grave, a very eerie feeling.
We see Fury's gravestone which bears an epitaph.
'The path of the righteous man. Ezekiel 25:17'.
"We've been data-mining HYDRA's files. Looks like a lot of rats didn't go down with the ship. I'm headed to Europe tonight, wanted to ask if you'd come." Fury says
"There's something I gotta do first." Steve says
Fury turns to Sam, "How about you, Wilson? Could use a man with your abilities." Fury says
"I'm more of a soldier than a spy." Sam says with a small shrug.
"Alright then." Fury says with a small nod, he fully turns to them. He appreciated what they had done. Sam and Steve shake Fury's hand.
"Anybody asks for me, tell them they can find me right here." Fury says, Fury looks to his gravestone and walks away, just then Natasha joins Steve and Sam.
"You should be honored, that's about as close as he gets to saying thank you." Natasha says
"Not going with him?" Steve asks
"No." Natasha says "Not staying here?" Steve asks
"I blew all my covers, I gotta go figure out a new one." Natasha says "That might take a while." Steve says
Natasha grins. "I'm counting on it. That thing you asked for, I called in a few favors from Kiev." Natasha says, Natasha hands Steve a file titled 'дело No 17' (file No 17). Steve opens the file to reveal an old picture of young Bucky in his army uniform.
"Will you do me a favor? Call that nurse." Natasha says, eyeing Steve's face. "She's not a nurse." Steve says, looking up to meet her gaze.
Natasha offers him a small smile. "And you're not a SHIELD agent." Natasha says "What was her name again?" Steve asks "Sharon. She's nice." Natasha says "Where's the hotter twin?" Nat asks
Steve looked offended while Sam laughed. "Sloan's on a flight to Dubai, practically ran out of the hospital room once he knew Steve was okay." Sam answers "What's in Dubai?" Natasha asks "Who knows, but something about it is giving me a weird itch." Steve says with a small sigh, he assumed his brother would be here to help him search for Bucky.
Natasha looked like she wanted to say something, but she kept her lips closed on the matter. Sloan was her friend, he had done a lot for her, and the least she could do was keep her mouth shut.
With a soft sigh, she kisses Steve on the cheek and turns to walk away. "Be careful, Steve. You might not want to pull on that thread." Natasha says, finally parting from the two.
Steve opens the file again, which also includes the information regarding his Winter Soldier transformation, Sam walks over to Steve.
"You're going after him?" Sam asks
"You don't have to come with me." Steve says
"I know. When do we start?" Sam asks
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A/N
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Dark and Forgotten • (Bucky Barnes) • CAPTWS (Slow Updates)
RomanceSloan Rogers was the fraternal twin brother of Steve Rogers. But unlike his brother, he was born different, a mutant. While growing up, he had to watch as his brother suffered with his health and size. Meanwhile, Sloan was in perfect shape, and more...
