A CIVIL WAR UPON US

Capítulo 17

The meeting with Fury ended late in the afternoon. Sam convinced Steve to go to his house, since Steve's apartment was broken into and Steve couldn't be alone now, he always got lost walking by the streets desperate for not knowing anything about Natasha.

When they got home, they noticed that Bucky had not returned.

S: We have to track him.

Sam tried to call Bucky's cell several times without success.

S: Let's go out to look for him.

Sam: Steve you need to rest.

S: I can't, not when Nat is missing.

Sam: We'll find her.

S: We have no clue and it's driving me crazy.

Sam hears knocking at the door. When he opens, Bucky practically passes out on the floor, cover in blood.

Steve helps Sam to put Bucky on the couch.

S: Call an ambulance.

B: No. I am fine.

Sam: Dude, you look horrible.

B: I took care of everything.

S: You took care of Ivan?

Bucky looked at Steve and nodded.

S: And Nat? Was she with him?

Bucky made negative with his head.

B: I think SHIELD is with her.

S: That would be meaningless, Fury is looking for her too. He thinks it was the HYDRA.

B: That's not HYDRA.

Sam: How do you know?

B: They don't work like that. Trust me.

Sam: But SHIELD? Fury is so concerned as Steve.

B: Really?

S: I don't know. Could be. I don't know what to think. Fury's kind weird.

...

Natasha was now entering the 7th month of pregnancy, completely doped at the same place and Steve still has no news on her, no trace of her tracks. He didn't know how to look for her.

One afternoon, at Sam's house, they were discussing the chances of she's being alive and so the baby. They retraced the steps for someone to be kidnapped without anyone seeing in a busy hospital in broad daylight. SHIELD would probably succeed in that.

They all went silent when they heard someone knocking on the door.

It was Maria Hill. Sam let her enter.

H: I need you to come with me.

S: Any news about Natasha?

Hill didn't answer.

H: I need you to come now, please.

Sam: I'm going with you.

H: Only Rogers.

B: We are going too. What are you hiding anyway?

H: What would I have to hide?

B: Natasha!

Hill gave a little smirk and then back to her usual serious face. She looked at Rogers.

H: Do you want to see her or not?