Discovering Winter

Mysterious Stranger: Part 4

The next few days pass in a blur. You sitting on your bed and waiting for the mysterious metal arm man to come back. He never does.
You are adjusted to having this heavy metal attached to you now, and have learned to balance the amount of force you put on objects so they don't break.
A tray of food is passed under the door, and you get up to grab it. When you grab the tray you realize that on it is green beans, mashed potatoes, and a few brown apple slices.
As you sit down to eat, the door opens for the first time in what seems like years. The mysterious stranger is back, and he is looking at you again.
His gaze is sharp, and his eyes blaze with an unknown fire inside.
"Hello." You say, your mouth full of green beans.
"Hi." He replies looking down at your tray and the up at your face. "They still aren't letting you out, are they?" He asks.
"No, I suppose they aren't." You reply as if realizing this for the first time.
He walks over to you and sits down on the floor beside you.
"My name is James Buchanan Barnes. Or Bucky as some used to call me."
"Alice." You reply as you look up to him.
"Cool name." His eyes go to the floor and and he crosses his legs.
"Who used to call you Bucky?" You ask.
His eyes darken and his brow furrows.
"Just an old friend." He says as he gets up and leaves the room.
You watch him leave, and you wonder why he was so sensitive to the fact that he used to be called Bucky. And he left the door open.
WAIT HE LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.
You run out of the door and catch up to him.
"Are you okay? I'm sorry if I brought up a sore subject." You say quietly.
"It's fine." He says not looking at you. You rest your hand on his arm and turn his face to yours.
"Please don't hate me. I am really sorry." You plead to him.
"I know, just come on, I have a mission and you may be able to come with me." He states plainly as he turns and walks farther down the hall. You have to run to keep up with him because his strides are long.
"Soldier. Who did you bring with you? You know I do not like surprises." A older man who was wearing a grey suit says as Bucky and you walk into a dim room with a chair in the middle. The chair had a piece that looked like it would fit around your head.
The technology looked newer than anything that existed in 1925.
"I'm sorry sir, but what year is it?" You ask.
"2014. You must be the new female soldier."
"2014! But I was born in 1925! This makes no sense I would be around 95!"
"Sargeant Barnes and you have been frozen for around 70 years give or take. Now you and Barnes will be on a mission to stop a soldier by the name of Captain America. But first, Barnes needs to be reprogrammed."
"Ok Sir." Bucky replies to the man, and he sits in the chair.
"What is your name sir?" You ask the man as Bucky is strapped to the chair and has a mouth guard placed in his mouth.
"Alexander Pierce. Now watch."
Bucky is leaned back in his chair and the headpieces fold to fit his head. Then they start with an electric charge and you gasp, stepping back.
He screams as the electricity reprograms his mind.