The Russian and the American (Bucky 1940's)

Chapter 27

  As Elizabeth sat in her cell in silence, she was waiting for the right time to strike. She's been thinking it through over night. Hydra is nothing like it used to be. Not as strong and powerful. And with the building that she's in now, there are only around a hundred soldiers or so, making it an easy escape.

  As she sits there, eventually, a soldier comes to her cell. He opens it and Elizabeth just stares at him as he walks closer to her.

  "Get up," the soldier commands.

  So, she does, and once she does she quickly snaps his neck and slowly lowers his body. She then grabs his knife and hand gun and makes her way out of the cell. As she makes her way through the halls, she kills seven men with her knife, no sound though ever escaping.

  As she's looking through the halls, no sight of Bucky can be seen. Elizabeth makes her way to the camera room and kills everyone in there. She then goes back and sees that Bucky was sent out.

  "Pierce, I need to get to him," she says to herself.

  After killing everyone in the building and then setting it to fire, she makes her way to Pierce. As she's running down the streets of Washington, she finally makes it to the building where Pierce is at.

  As she maneuvers her way through the halls, she finally makes it to the room. In the room, she watches as Natasha is on the ground and Fury unsure of what to do. Without thinking, she opens the door and puts a bullet through Pierces head. Blood spews out and onto the floor. As Pierce falls down with a thud, Elizabeth fallows with emptying the round of bullets at him.

  As she looks up to Fury, his face shows fear, dread, and sickness.

  "Where's Steve?" Asks Elizabeth.

  "He's on the helicarior,"answers Fury.

  Elizabeth nods her head and darts out of the room.

  As she rushes to the roof, she watches as the flying pad crashes into the water. Without even thinking, she leaps off the roof. As she's falling, she places her hands against the building, burning off the flesh of her fingertips. As she finally makes it to the ground, she leaps into the water and swims over to the crash sight.

  As she appears out of the water, she watches as Bucky drags Steve's limp body onto land. Once he sets him down, she takes this time to talk with him. She fallow him into the trees and eventually, he turns around.

  "I'm not here to hurt you," Elizabeth says softly.

  "Who are you?" He asks, his voice shaky.

  "My name is Elizabeth. We, we've known each other. We're friends, a little more even. I want to help you. I know right now you're confused, hurt, scared. I want to help you. I can help you remember. I know it wasn't you and it wasn't your fault," she says.

  As she walks up to him and is about to place her hand in his cheek, Bucky pulls away. Elizabeth looks down and lets out a sigh. She then looks back up, putting on a brave smile. She digs into her pocket and pulls out the two dog tags.

  "Open you hand," she says with a sniffle.

  Bucky just looks at her. He does as she says. Although he wouldn't say it, he gets a warm feeling in his chest. He trusts this women. Elizabeth places the necklaces in his hand and then closes it for him.

  "These are our tags form World War Two. We, well, you proposed to me. Those are our rings. I didn't think you were going to do it so I was ready to do it for you. Maybe it can help you," Elizabeth says.

  Suddenly, the sound of sirens blare through the air. Both of the assassins turn their heads in the direction.

  "You need to go. Meet me in room seven on floor thirteen. It's a safe place on Fleet Street. A few blocks down there. Go through the window and I'll come meet you there in a couple hours," she says.

  "Wha-" Bucky goes to ask but she cuts him off.

  "No one will look there. I own the building. There are no cameras and all the blinds are closed. I need you to take this chance. I'm going to help you, I just, I need you to believe me, James."

  "What choice do I have?" He asks, mostly to himself.

  As the sirens get louder the two give each other a nod and Elizabeths love rushes off and into the forest. Elizabeth lets a tear fall and heads back over to Steve. Once she gets to him, she starts putting pressure on his wounds.

  Soon enough, and ambulance comes and takes Steve away for surgery. As Elizabeth stands there, frozen in time, Sam comes from behind and places his hand on her shoulder. She turns around to face him and Sam immediately wraps his arms around the girl.

  "It wasn't his fault," she says with a sigh, still trying to hold back the tears.

  She wasn't sure if Bucky would come tonight. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to help or not. All she wanted was to be with him right now, telling him that things were going to be ok. That she would protect him. Yet she'd tried killing him on countless occasions.

  "Elizabeth," Natasha exclaims, running up to her and the two embrace in a hug.

  "Hey little one," Elizabeth smiles. "You ok?" She asks, observing her.

  "I'm fine. What happened to you? Where did they take you?" Asks Natasha.

  "I'm fine. I was at a Hydra base. It's ok though, everyone there is dead and the building went up in flames," she explains.

  "Yeah and because of that, you cost us information," Fury says.

  Elizabeth lets go of Natasha's shoulders and walks over to him. As she storms over to him, she punches Fury. He drops to the ground and everyone just looks around in shock.

  As Fury is holding his now bloody face, he looks up to her with a look of anger. Maria comes up and helps him up.

  "You knew. You fucking knew and you didn't think to tell me?" Elizabeth says in a harsh tone.

  "I can explain," he says.

  "Explain? Explain? I thought he died and this entire time he's been alive and suffering! I could have saved him you lying sack of shit!" She yells.

  "He needs to be brought in. He's a criminal," Fury says.

  Without another thought, she kicks Fury in the gut and then again on the side of the head. Natasha and Sam both pull her away and off of him.

  "You fucking bastard! Peggy would never let this slide!" She screams. "Let go of me," Liz hisses.

  Once she gets her arm back, she storms off and back to her apartment. Back to James. Back to her future husband.