Winter's Father

Chapter 13

                Winter Soldier
   I stept out of the way of the SUV that I just blew off of its wheels. I walked over to the driver door and ripped it off, only to find that he escaped. Hydra wasn't going to like this.

   Then I heard wheezing. So I tore off the back door, finding Jace having another asthma attack. His nose and a place on his forehead were bleeding along with it. And possibly a fractured wrist, too.

   "Jace, can you hear me?" I asked. He gave me a weak nod. "Hold on." I said and threw the launcher gun on the ground. The protective part inside of me, that I didn't even know about, started to kick in. It was like I was use to doing this sort of thing.

   I ripped Jace's seat belt off, causing him to fall. His wheezing started to get worse. "Don't worry, I got you." I assured him. I dragged him out of the car and laid him on the concrete. He started gasping for air. I started to freak out.

   "Where's your inhaler? Please tell me you brought your inhaler!" I started to raise my voice because I was freaking out so much. He pointed to the wrecked SUV. "In.....m..my...b..ba...bag." He answered between gasps. I quickly got up and ran to the car. I moved some of the debris and grabbed the bag, darting back as soon as I did. I searched through the bag and found it.

   I knew he was too weak to use it, so I took the cap off and put it in his mouth. It was like I knew how to do it, like I've done it before. He took a deep breath and laid his head back on the ground, beginning to breathe normally.

   "Th-thank you." Jace thanked me. "No problem." I replied. "What's w-with the m-mask?" He asked. "To hide my identity." I answered him.

   As I looked down at his bruised and cut face, I saw a different one. A blonde hair kid with a black eye, and a smile on his face. The kid looked so familiar, but I couldn't place him. It wasn't the first time I saw that face. I've seen flashes of it before. Only if I knew who it was.

   Jace passed out a little bit after that. The van came to pick us up. Two of the agents got out and dragged Jace into the back, and laid him on the floor. One of the agents looked at me and started gesturing for me to get in.

   I couldn't get in though. I had to get the man responsible for Jace's condition. He had to pay. So I grabbed one of the guns out of the van, and started to go find the man.

   "телл тче восс и чаце соме персонал вйсинесс то аттенф то." Tell the boss I have some personal business to attend to.

   The agent nodded and I went on my way.

   
   Later that night, I located the man in an apartment. He was talking to another man holding a shield. It was something about his wife kicking him out. I could tell he was trying to cover up what had happened earlier.

   I aimed my gun outside of the wall from where the man was sitting. And when he got up, I fired three shots, hitting him in the chest. He quickly fell to the ground and the man with the shield dragged his body to a different room. The man handed the other the guy a hard drive and a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent busted into the room.

    I took off, only to be followed by the man. He was fast like me, but I was faster. He jumped through a building with the shield still in his hands.

   When he finally got on the same rooftop as me, he threw it. I quickly turned around and caught it with my metal arm. He was surprised. Then I threw it back at him and jumped off the building.

   I turned down an alley and called for Hydra agents to pick me up.

   So maybe today's mission wasn't a failure after all. But I only had one thing on my mind.

   Is Jace okay?