2| Platinum [Pietro M.] ✔

31. James Bond

I yelp the second we land on the brick highway, barely missing getting hit by a car. Thankfully, the driver has enough common sense to swerve out of the way while the guy behind him slams on his breaks. Barnes and I hop to the side as the driver swerves to miss us. In the other two lanes, one on either side of us, the drivers gun it in an attempt to get by us without having to stop. Realizing which way the traffic is moving, I decide that it's a better idea to run with it. At least then I don't have to worry about if Bucky or I will get hit by a car. That, and I think the both of us just really want to get away from the incredibly angry cat dude.

Bucky looks directly at the traffic coming towards us as I turn on my heel and grab his jacket, giving him a tug so we end up running with the motorists on the road. I can hear more cars swerving behind us and figure that Cap and 'Cat Guy' are close behind. Cars all around us honk their horns as we sprint by them. After all, it's not too hard for two superhumans to sprint past cars going 35 to 40mph. Right?

Bucky picks up his pace and is now dragging me behind him again. I decide to follow his earlier advice of lengthening my strides, but also put more weight on the balls of my feet in an attempt to propel myself further, faster. We run as quickly as we can, dull lights guiding the way in the underground highway system. The brick road beneath my feet is uneven in places, but I manage to stay on my feet. Fear and adrenaline are fueling me now. Plus the will to survive. I mean, I'm pretty sure Claws back there won't blink twice if given the chance to rip me to shreds.

Suddenly a wail of sirens erupts in the tunnel behind us, signaling the police are on our tail. This day couldn't get any more exhausting or worse even if I wanted it to. A guttural, rough German voice shouts 'stand down' in English through one of the PA systems on a police car. I almost laugh. When has a criminal on the run ever stood down when told to by police? Like honestly? Did they really believe Bucky is just gonna come to a complete halt and just be like 'yeah ok guys come arrest me for something I didn't do! It'll be super fun!' Seriously.

I swear on the name of waffles, where do they find these guys?

Screeching tires sound in the tunnel, echoing up to where Barnes and I continue to sprint. I figure the cops are getting antsy and are now weaving through traffic in an attempt to catch up with any one of us delinquents. The sirens continue to wail and the annoying voice continues to demand we stand down. We just ignore it and push ourselves harder to keep ahead of all this mess.

You know, I don't even know what the plan is at this point. I don't know why I'm running with Steve's best friend, I don't understand why 'Cat Man' is trying to kill us, and I don't even know where we plan to go. How do we get out of this underground labyrinth? Where do we plan on going after we get out? Is there another safe house Barnes has around here? Is he really taking me with him? Or is he going to trip me in an attempt to make me a distraction as he gets away? Like? All these questions and no answers, man. I don't wike it.

I hear a grunt and a shattering of glass behind us and decide to take a brief moment to turn and look as I run. My eyes widen as I see Cap on the hood of one of the cop cars -- the windshield of said car shattered. My first thought is the police ran him over. But then again, Steve's known to come up with some pretty crazy ideas. Shaking my head, I turn my attention back to where I'm running. "I really don't know if I want the answer..." I force out around my breaths as I run. "but why are you helping me along?" I ask, my eyes trained solely on the ex-assassin. He doesn't look at me. Instead, his eyes seem to grow harder as his jaw sets tightly.

"I think I know you. You're different." Is all he says before he increases his pace again if that's even possible. I huff and in the corner of my eye, I can vaguely see a black-clothed figure close in behind us. This scares me enough to make me speed up so that I'm running just barely behind Bucky's shoulder. We come up to a car that's moving slow and Bucky releases my hand as he hops up onto the back of it, before running over it. He drops in front of it and the two of us meet again after I dodge the vehicle.