Marvel Oneshots - Book 5

The Infected - Part 2

(Sad ending)

You sat around a fire with Bucky and Sam after making it away from the city.

"So... You're immune." Sam muttered as he roasted some rabbit meat over the fire.

"Yeah. I don't know how or why. I was at the middle of the outbreak when the invasion happened. I watched everyone either get turned or killed. One tried and they just...screamed and died. I ran away, I didn't even try to save anyone." You muttered sadly as Bucky looked at you.

"You did what you needed to do in order to survive. I mean, no one knew what this was when the outbreak happened. You must've been terrified." He said as you looked at him and smiled a little.
Ever since it happened you had blamed yourself over and over for not saving anyone, but to hear someone on your side was a nice change of pace.

"Thanks... So, how did you guys survive?" You asked as Sam and Bucky glanced at each other.

"We were in Europe, out on a mission. We were on our way back when the outbreak happened. Our jet went down, us and a few other agents survived and that was it. Since then we've just been trying to survive." Sam said as you nodded a little.

"What about the rest of the Avengers?" You asked as Sam glanced at Bucky.

"We don't know. Maybe they were infected, maybe get weren't. We don't know." Bucky mumbled as you nodded a little.

"That's how the world has gone. Don't know who's alive or dead or infected." You replied as they nodded.

"Why haven't you tried to use this power for good...I don't know, surely they could reverse engineer a vaccine or cure." Sam said as you sighed. He handed you some rabbit meat for you to eat.

"Some survivors did try. That was the first time I killed someone that wasn't infected and I'm guessing it won't be the last." You admitted as they nodded. They knew more than anyone how brutal these survivors were.

"They tried to experiment on you?" Bucky asked as you chuckled.

"They tried but they were dumber than a damn doorknob." You grumbled making them laugh softly.
It was a crappy time but even just the smallest laugh could brighten up the endless hellish days.
You sat and ate crappy meat while talking, never in a million years did you think you would be sitting at the end of the world with two avengers.
You laid on the grass next to Bucky and glanced over to see Sam fast asleep.

"You get some rest, I'll keep watch." He said as you looked at him.

"It's okay, I kind of just want to watch the stars for a bit." You muttered turning back to the sky, he chuckled softly.

"Sounds like a good idea... You ever think about just giving up? You know, maybe jumping off a really high cliff." You said as he looked at you.

"I have... I've been fighting my entire life. Either I give up or I keep fucking fighting in hopes that one day I'll get peace that isn't a violent dead." He admitted. You rolled over and you both faced each other.

"What do you miss the most?" He asked as you smiled.

"I know it's basic but...take out. What I would do for a fucking burger." You said as he laughed.

"All the McDonald's burgers are probably still in perfect condition even if the damn shop was burnt down." He said as you laughed along with him.

"There's no hope, is there?" You whispered as he looked at you sadly.

"I try to think that there's some kind of hope like there always was. But, maybe this is the end." He whispered as you smiled sadly and nodded.

"That's why I want to die by human hands. Who knows what those freaks would do to me if they knew I was immune." You muttered as Bucky reached forward and brushed your hair away from your face.

"How about this...if you're ever about to be capture I'll be the one to do it. A nice little bullet, right here." He said pressing his thumb down on the space between your eyebrows. You chuckled at the morbid promise.

"You better stick to that promise." You said as he smiled sadly.
You both knew there wasn't long left.
Sam would die of an infection, Bucky would be infected trying to save you...and in the end you were the one to put the bullet between your own eyes.

(Woah, that got dark. But lets be real, apocalyptic worlds dont end well)