AJ Watson: Codename - Shadow

We Need Backup

AJ, Bucky and Sam were walking down the street in Baltimore, Maryland with Bucky leading the way. Sam and AJ shared questioning looks as to why they were here. When the trio crossed the street, a kid called out.

"Hey, it's Black Falcon!" The kid said making AJ chuckle causing Sam to nudge his side.

"It's just Falcon, kid." Sam responded, not in the best of moods.

"No, no. My daddy told me it's Black Falcon." The kid retorted making the three stop in front of him and his friend. Bucky side eyed the kids while AJ stood there and crossed his arms.

"Is it because I'm black and the Falcon?" Sam asked as AJ chuckled again and now Bucky nudged his side.

"Well, technically... I mean... Yes." The kid replied shrugging his shoulders.

"So are you like black kid?" Sam retorted and the kid rolled his eyes and turned away. "Haha, I got him, right." Sam said slapping the kids friends leg as the three walked away.

"Whatever." The kid scoffed but still laughed to himself with his friend.

Bucky led them to a house and up the porch steps before he stopped and glanced back at the two. With a sigh, he knocked on the door. The three waited for an answer, and after a moment a teenager opened the door. He looked between the three through the metal screen door.

"We're here to see Isaiah." Bucky told the kid.

"Nobody named Isaiah lives here." The kid shot back.

Bucky glanced back at AJ and Sam with the former having an eyebrow arched with his arms crossed. He looked back to the teenager before speaking again. "Look, we just want to talk to him."

"You must not hear what I just said. You ain't getting into this house. Y'all can leave now." The kid said with more attitude.

Bucky was adamant about seeing the man named Isaiah. Along with Sam and AJ meeting the man so he tried again. "Tell him the guy from the bar in Goyang is here. He's gonna know what that means."

The teenager paused for a moment and looked between the three. He ultimately decided to agree. "All right. Wait here." The teenager shut the door leaving the three on the porch.

AJ pulled up the sleeves on his long sleeve t-shirt then put his hands into his pockets. "Seems like a nice kid."

Sam crossed his arms and looked at Bucky. "How do you know this guy?"

"I used to." Bucky replied. "We had a skirmish during the Korean War."

"Jesus Buck." AJ said taking his right hand out from his pocket and rubbing his forehead. "What other wars did they put you in?"

"Enough for them to shape the future they wanted." Bucky remarked looking down at his hands.

"What else did they have you do?" Sam asked, but Bucky didn't respond. He didn't want to open those flood gates.

The teenager had come back and opened the door again. "Today's your lucky day. He says he wants to see you for himself."

The teenager let them into the home and they walked into the living room. They came face to face with an elderly African-American man. He looked to still be fit and well built despite his older age, which looked to be about his mid-60s.

"Isaiah." Bucky greeted.

"Look at you." The man named Isaiah spoke sternly.

Bucky turned toward the other two and started to introduce one another. "This is Sam and AJ. Uh, Sam, AJ, this is Isaiah. He was a hero. One of the ones HYDRA feared the most. Like Steve, Becca, and you AJ. We met in '51."