❝Whatever happens, I will never stop loving you.❞
. . .in which they are broken and battered, but their love for one another is what keeps them from completely falling apart.
[BOOK TWO]
[Highest ranking: #9 in fanfiction as of 5/26/18]
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Tony, Marlena, Steve, and Bucky made their way cautiously throughout the numerous halls of the old facility, each of them scanning the building for any signs of life.
"Hey, Claire de Lune," Tony spoke as they continued their slow trek down a hallway.
Marlena glanced over at him before continuing her search. She and Tony were at the front, as they were the most invulnerable, or at least that was what Tony had said. She preferred staying with Bucky, just as he preferred her staying with him, but Tony was very persistent.
"What do you want?" she asked, her tone angry. Tony knew she was angry with him, but he was still oblivious as to why she was.
"Can you hear anyone?"
"No, but if I did I would tell you," she answered as she looked at Tony, her irises lighting up with a dark blue. "Wanna know why? Because I don't keep secrets from the people I love."
He pivoted his head around to look at her. "What do you—"
"By the way, I'm lying—I needed to make a point," she cut him off as they stepped through an entryway. "There is someone else here; I can feel it."
"She's right," Tony said. "I've got heat signatures."
"How many?" Steve spoke up.
"Uh. . .one," Tony answered.
The lights flashed on as the four continued through the entryway, revealing six cryo-stasis containers. One was empty, and Marlena knew it had been Bucky's. The thought, however, only made her feel uneasy as she stepped further into the room.
"If it's any comfort, they died in their sleep," a voice sounded overhead.
They stopped for a second before continuing on again to inspect the occupants of the containers, ready to attack just in case they weren't.
"Did you really think I wanted more of you?" the voice sounded again.
Marlena found herself slowly venturing over to Bucky, who was a bit shocked as to what he was witnessing.
"What the hell?" he whispered.
"I am grateful to them, though. They brought you here."
Another light flashed on, revealing the face behind the voice. Steve slung his shield towards the barricade he hid behind, though his efforts didn't inflict much damage. This elicited a low laugh from the man.
"Please, Captain," he started once more. "The Soviets built this chamber to withstand the launch blast of UR-100 rockets."
Tony stepped forward. "I'm bettin' I could beat that."
"Oh, I'm sure you could Mr. Stark. . .given time. But then you'd never know why you came."
"You killed innocent people in Vienna just to bring us here?" Steve questioned as he approached the window the man hid behind.
