Chapter 23

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In the control room

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In the control room.
"Evac all civilians. Get me a perimeter around the building, and gunships in the air." Everett Ross ordered.
"Please tell me you brought a suit." Natasha said to Tony.
"Sure did. It's a lovely Tom Ford, three-piece, two-button. I'm an active-duty non-combatant." Tony replied.
"Follow me." Sharon added.
Sharon ran past Tony, Nova and Natasha.
Sam chased Zemo up a stair well. Steve started to climb the elevator shaft.
Bucky stalked through the building's ground floor. He battered two guards.
With tech-glasses on Tony took cover behind a pillar.
"We're in position." Natasha said.

Tony tapped a wrist-control which became his Iron Man-glove.
He zapped Bucky with a stun-burst before he could shoot a guard. Stark rushed him, firing again. Bucky ducked the blast then traded blows with Tony, firing the gun.
Tony had the Iron Man-glove over the barrel, blocking the bullet.
He pulled the gun barrel loose then Bucky smacked him backwards.

Sharon and Nova rushed Bucky. They landed kicks and punches, and he flipped Sharon head over heels. She smashed onto a table.
Nova attacked Bucky. He, with his fast reflexes, easily blocked her attacks, parrying her punches with barely effort.
"Stop, Uncle! Remember who you are."
He grabbed her and threw her away. Nova slammed into a wall. She felt a sharp pain as she hit the wall, stunned for a moment.
Natasha leaped on Bucky, her legs around his neck. He slammed her onto another table and grabbed her throat.
"You could at least recognize me."

T'Challa came from nowhere and kicked Bucky off Natasha. He fought with Bucky, landing lightning-fast kicks and some punches. Bucky got a counter punch in and T'Challa fell, but quickly recovered. Bucky hurried up some stairs.
T'Challa leaped the levels and vaulted a railing, landing in front of Bucky. Limber T'Challa spin-kicked and grabbed Bucky's metal arm which he tried to twist then looked worried as he realized it wasn't going to work.
He threw Bucky backwards and kept hold as they both tumbled down the stairs.
They resumed fighting on the small landing and a leg sweep sent Bucky over the railing.
T'Challa leaped down after him but found the wide reception empty. He scanned around.


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In a huge abandoned warehouse, Bucky came to with his metallic left arm clamped in a huge industrial vice. Steve peered through a gap at a chopper flying overhead.
Sam was over by Bucky, "Hey, Cap!"
Steve went over to join Sam by Bucky who sat with his arm in the vice. They stared at him.
"Steve."
"Which Bucky am I talking to?" Steve asked.
"Your mom's name was Sarah... In the afternoon, we'd go to the park and bought Nova her favourite ice cream... You used to wear newspapers in your shoes." Bucky replied.
"Can't read that in a museum." Steve added.
"Just like that, we're supposed to be cool?" Sam asked.
"What did I do?" Bucky asked.
"Enough."
"Oh, God, I knew this would happen. Everything HYDRA put inside me is still there. All he had to do was say the goddamn words."
"Who was he?" Steve asked.
"I don't know." Bucky replied.
"People are dead. The bombing, the setup. The doctor did all that just to get 10 minutes with you. I need you to do better than "I don't know.""
"He wanted to know about Siberia. Where I was kept. He wanted to know exactly where."
"Why would he need to know that?"
"Because I'm not the only Winter Soldier."

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