As we walk Sam gets a call from his sister and sounds panicked. Bucky and I exchange a concerned look as we continue on.
"Listen pack an overnight bag and take the boys." Sam says.
"What happened?" Bucky asks.
"Karli called Sarah. She threatened my nephews." Sam says to us turning back to the phone. "Okay. Go somewhere safe. Only pay cash. All right? Let me know when you get there. I know. Look, I love you. I'll never let anything happen to you and the boys, you know that. Okay, bye."
Sam hangs up the phone and my stomach twists in knots. I didn't even know Sam had a sister before all this. Natasha had a sister, Yelena. Bucky had a sister, Rebecca. I wonder who else had siblings I never knew about. We stop and I'm snapped from my daze.
"Karli wants to meet she left a contact number." Sam says as his phone dings. "She said come alone."
"We're coming with you." I say.
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We changed into our fighting gear and the only thing I swapped was the blouse for the cropped jacket Zemo lended me in Madripor.
"Karli!" Sam yells as we reach the meeting place.
We look up and she leans over one of the arched railings in the building. We make our way to the stairs and climb up.
"You called my sister?" Sam blurts as we reach her. "That's how we're gonna play this?"
"Sam, I would never hurt her. I wanted to understand you better." Karli says leaning against a pillar. "I see you, um, didn't come alone."
"You have to end this, now." Sam says.
"I don't wanna hurt you." She says. "You're just a tool in the regimes I'm looking to destroy. You're not hiding behind a shield. If I were to kill you, it'd be meaningless. I was gonna ask you to join me or do the world a favor and let me go.
"Hey Sam, new cap is moving. Looks like he's found the. Or maybe they found him." Sharon says over our Comm and Sam looks down at his wrist.
"It's Walker." Sam says and I know what he means.
Bucky and I leap over the railing to the lower level but Karli leaps as well. She throws Bucky into the walls din I can't stop the help him.
"Sam, guide me in goin in blind." I yell through the coms as I run toward the entrance.
"I'll send you the location, go north." He yells.
I sprint as fast as I can through the city. And find myself at the Displacment home. I sprint up the stairs and listen carefully for anything.
"Sam, I'm inside, where you at?" I ask.
"Third floor, they got Hoskins." Sam says as I sprint up the stairs.
"Guessing he's not too happy about that." I say.
I find Hoskins before I remind them. Hoskins it died up in the bathroom and I scoff.
"Need some help?" I ask as he tries to saw through his binds.
"Come on Valeria." He begs.
I take the blade from his hand and slice the buds at his wrists and ankles. He moves to take his knife back and I withhold it.
"I think I'll keep this as a thank you." I say.
"Thank you now give it here." He says reaching for it.
"No time lets go." I smirk, sprinting away with the knife. "Pick up the pace. I thought you were a solder."
"Unfortunately I don't have Super Solder Serum in my blood." He says panting as I slow my pace.
We hear yelling and enter the room to a full blown fight. I take the blade in my hand and pierce one solder in the arm that moves to attack Bucky. I smirk as he turns toward the man as he rights himself and another rounds on me. I turn to him and begin grappeling with him. I shove him away slightly. When he runs at me I sidestep and slam his head into a pillar.
When his head hits the stone a body hits it as well. I take a step back to see Hoskins slumped lifeless against the stone. The room stills and I crouch beside him. His head is limp against his chest as I feel for a pulse. Horror contorts my features as I look at Bucky.
I shake my head and Walker comes over and tries to wake him up. I stand and give him room, running my hand down my face as Bucky and Sam near me.
After a few moments the Flagsnashers flee. I spare a glance back to Hoskins limp frame before we chance after them. We sprint to the road to see Walker bring his sheild down on a flagsmasher's skull. Blood splatters the man's face. Muscle and torn flesh replace his features. Bucky and Sam pause as I rush forward. I place my hand on Walker's shoulder.
He swings his blood covered shield toward me. I duck and Bucky rushes to my side. I wrench out of his grasp as I shove Walker away from the man's body.
"Hey, there are cameras fucking everywhere man." I seethe, grabbing him by his collar as he pants. "You just slaughtered that man, if you want to save any semblance of dignity or respect you have, you walk away right now."
He stumbles from the podium and looks around to all the cameras. I look down at his sheild, now coated in blood and dread fills my chest. I hide my face from the cameras as best I can before shoving Walker away from me. I can't look like I'm working with him. I cover my face as I walk back toward Sam and Bucky.
"This man just dug himself a fucking grave and dragged us down with him." I seethe.
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Winter Widow
Fanfiction'Dark nights lead to cold Winters' Valeria Isakov was raised in the Red Room. Killing is the only thing she knows. Working for Hydra for years left her with a deformed sense of reality. When Captain America becomes her next target she is faced with...
