Bound By Purpose

Star Spangled Man With A Plan

---Steve's POV---

"You were meant for more than this you know." Looking behind me I see Peggy Carter standing there.

"They're a lot more friendly at home." I say recalling the few moths I got to tour the country. Peggy steps down to where I am and sits beside me.

"These men have seen the worst. What you saw was what was left of 107th..." Her face seems sad and frustrated. Looking behind her I look for any sign of Evelyn.

When she sees my confused face she dives right into an apology. "Steve I'm sorry I tried. I really did but there was nothing I could do to stop her, she had orders."

"She went after Bucky." I say under my breath. "Come on!" I say pulling Peggy up and running for the officers tent.

"Well if it isn't the Star-Spangled man with a plan. What is your plan today."

"How could you send Evelyn to the front lines?"

"He didn't send her Steve." I turn right into Mr. Moore. I start to protest but he cuts me off. "She went through all the training of a normal soldier and we needed eyes inside. The SSR needed insight."

"You could've sent me. Instead I'm at home traveling the country? You know my two best friends were out there during that fight, and by my book me not being there is completely wrong. We should send out a rescue team."

"We'd lose more men tan we'd save." I shake my head take a quick glance at the map to see their placement. "She's your own daughter." I say to Thomas on my way to the door. Peggy follows close behind me back into the room.

"What are you going to do? Walk to Austria?" She asks.

"If that's what it takes."

"I can help." I stop throwing stuff into a truck and look over to her. She's dead serious.

---Evelyn's POV---

The guards toss the lights on and start to bang on all the bars. But it doesn't matter I've been awake for hours just trying not to scream from the pain in my shoulder. I hoist myself up slowly using the bars for leverage as the men around me stir. I can tell I'm sweating and yet I'm freezing cold. Maybe we should try to get whatever they are out of my body. I look down to the wounds. They look the same as yesterday. Maybe I'm just crazy and that's what the drug does. I don't notice until I'm situated that both Bucky and a Hydra officer have been watching me.

"Moving right along." The man says to me in regards to my wounds. "You may go quicker than I thought." He laughs and then moves down the line. Bucky is now on his feet looking over at me.

"I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch." He jokes trying to make me feel better. I would be grateful and smile at him but I can't. Fatigue has taken over me I slump against the bars some more. Bucky continues to look over at me even as the officer begins to speak.

"Before you all begin your days work I'd like to take this time to recognize our volunteer for the studies we've been performing. We would conduct these tests on ourselves, however these are very painful experiments and it would be better if we could test on one of you." I can feel all the eyes on me, and I know it's the truth. "No it's not the bitch." He says as he paces by me. I'm too tired to throw any insults back at him. As he makes his way down the aisle I do realize who it's going to be. I start to shake as they stop at Bucky's cell. I try my damnedest to call out to him, but all that comes out is a small squeak. All I can do is reach out my hand as he passes. He grabs it for a quick second as he passes looking me straight in the eyes. I stay strong not wanting to show Hydra any satisfaction. I watch as Bucky walks willingly down the row and watch all his soldiers salute him as he goes. I would if I could.

The guards start to escort the cells out one by one. Dugan and another soldier prop me up as we make our way out. We are moved into a factory and are split into different groups. I suck up my pain and continue my mission. Although I work slowly I get all the information I can from Hydra's weapons. Nothing I've ever seen and nothing I was ever trained to deal with. Who knows how long we've worked when they finally coral us back into the cells. I look for Bucky all along the way to no avail.

I collapse when I'm successfully locked back in my cage. A soldier kneels beside me and holds a cup of water to my mouth. "Where'd you get this?" I ask barely able to hold my head up.

"Saved it from the small lunch we got. I figured you'd need it."

"Thanks." He looks at me sadly and then sits back as the rest of our cell mates enter.

A few more hours go by and nothing happens. The pain in my shoulder has steadily gotten worse but I've also gotten used to it. I do nothing but stare down the hallway willing Bucky to come through the doors.

"You know he's going to be alright. He won't die on ya' Princess. He's too strong for that." I turn my head and give Dugan a small smile.

"He doesn't break promises." I whisper under my breath. I know Dugan has no idea what I'm talking about but it's a reassurance for me.

Hearing a scuffling overhead. We all look up to see a Hydra guard looking face down at us. I'm shocked as I see who has caused this. My face beams when I see Steve.

"Who are you supposed to be?" I hear someone say.

"I'm Captain America." I can't help but smile. Everything is going to be okay now. Steve comes down and unlocks all the cells then hands over the keys when he reaches mine."Still doing stupid things?" He says with a hint of relieved smile.

"Still following orders." I reply. He smiles at me until he sees my shoulder.

"You got shot?" He says panic on his face.

"Yeah but not with regular bullets." Our eyes meet and I can see that he's worried.

"I'm pretty sure Howard is still at the camp he can help." Steve says once again reassuring me. I nod not able to use any more energy.

"Where's Bucky?" At this I look down wondering how I'm gonna break the news to his best friend.

I turn as the man who gave me water earlier speaks for me. "They took him to a lab somewhere. They said they were gonna run painful tests on him, but that was just this morning so he's probably still up there."

Steve nods. "Alright I'll go find him." His voice raises. "The rest of you... You're gonna have to fight your way out. These Hydra guys have the weapons but they have something to lose. So you do what you were trained to do, fight, because we've got nothing to lose!"

The men start to move out. "I'm coming with you Steve." I say struggling into the corridor.

"No you're not." Steve and Dugan say at the same time.

"You could pass out at any time. Whatever they put in you is getting worse you're getting paler and you keep shaking." Dum Dum says. "I'll get Evelyn out of here Cap." Steve nods at him.

Before he runs down the hallway he grabs my face with his hands and stares me in my eyes. "Be. Careful." He says "Bucky will kill me if anything happens to you."

"He would if he's still alive." I say trying to break out of his grasp.

"He's alive." He says simply. He pushes my loose hair out of my face and then lets go. I stare after him until the flag painted on him disappears into the darkness of the cell block.

Dugan now is beside me. I turn my attention towards the exit as the sirens begin to sound. Dugan lets me lean on him as we make our way out of the cell block and into another battle that has already begun.