Devil In Disguise - Bucky Barnes

Prologue

March 19, 2013

Freya stumbles forward and onto her knees. Her skin is cold to the touch and her brain feels frozen. Freya gasps for air with her eyes squeezed shut. Her hands form fists on the ground. Her fingers and toes feel numb. She hears footsteps and opens her eyes slightly. One of the guards reaches for her and she grabs their arm. Freya opens her eyes and stands up, staring at the man. She twists their arm and throws them against the wall. Another guard hits her with a bat and she kicks them away. She sees a flash of silver reach for her in her peripheral vision. Freya tries to swipe it away but the arm is solid. She feels a large, cold hand wrap around her upper arm and pulls her up to her feet. She stumbles a bit, grabbing onto the arm for support.

"Where am I?" Freya demands, her German accent showing clearly.

"Exactly where you're supposed to be," a voice says behind her. The accent sounded American. Freya tries to get out of the metal hand's grasp but the person keeps their hold on her. She turns around to look at the man that spoke to her. He has light blonde hair and many wrinkles on his face. He wears a gray suit and tie. Freya glares at him.

"Who are you?"

"Alexander Pierce," he replied. "Head of HYDRA." Freya's scowl left her face slightly in relief.

"How long have I been under?" Freya questioned. The man chuckled.

"It is 2013."

Freya looks at him in horror. She's been in cryo for a decade. Freya takes deep breaths trying to calm her body down. She looks around the dark room. The chair she had defrosted on stays in the middle of the room. Freya looks to her right to see the Winter Soldier. His mask is on, but she can tell by his eyes that he is scowling at her. Jeez, what did she ever do to him? Other than lose every time they had to train together. Freya frowns back at him. The soldier stays put, his hand still holding her back from hurting anyone else. 

"Has she been eliminated?" Freya asked Pierce. He looks at her in confusion. She repeats herself. "Has she been eliminated?" Pierce realizes who she's talking about and shakes his head with a chuckle.

"Oh, God no," he says. Freya scowls at him.

"Then why am I out of cryo? The only reason I should be out of cryo is to replace her. And you're telling me she's not dead yet." Freya tries to cross her arms but the soldier next to her pulls her arm down. "How after ten years is she still alive? We've sent so many assassins after her and not one has come back with her dead body." Pierce grins at her. He walks toward the door.

"Come with me."

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Freya walks into a cold room. The walls are painted white and there is a singular cot with a blanket and pillow in the corner. There is a door on one of the walls that seems to be the bathroom. Freya walks over to the cot and sits down. She runs takes her curly brown hair out of the bun she had it in. Her body is cold and tired. Super-soldier serum can't help with that. Freya looks at her right arm. There are bruises from the Winter Soldier's metal arm. Freya sighs and leans back on the cot. The door opens aggressively and a guard walks in.

"Training room," he says. Freya lifts her head up slightly to see him but doesn't move. "Now."

She rolls her eyes and stands up. The guard turns around and walks down the hallway. They make it to the training room and Freya sees the Winter Soldier training. She swallows nervously as she sees him punch a hole with his good arm through the punching bag. The guards shove her forward so she is standing near the soldier. Freya grabs a few bandages and wraps them around her knuckles. She holds her arm up in a ready position and stands in front of the soldier. 

Freya throws a punch at his side and he dodges it. The soldier uses his flesh arm and punches the side of her body. Freya stumbles back and lungs at him. She kicks his leg and he stumbles. She punches the side of his face and he falls a bit. The soldier gets up and punches her gut. Freya falls to the ground from the hit. The soldier grabs her arm and lifts her up. Freya scowls at him, her blue eyes staring at his. She saw a bit of pain in them. She hears people walk into the room.

"Zimniy Soldat," a guard says in Russian. The soldier turns to him. Freya watches him walk up to the guard. He hands the soldier a folder. "New mission."

Freya takes a step closer to them. The Winter Soldier flips through the folder. Freya tries to get a few peaks at it but the writing is too small. She looks around the room and realizes most of the guards are gone. Alexander Pierce walks in. 

"Hello, Freya," he greets her. She nodded at him and walked over. Freya shook his hand and watched as the soldier walked away with the guards. 

"Hello, Pierce," she keeps her frown. "Where's he off to?" Pierce grins and looks at her.

"To kill the Red Shadow."