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Wyrd

"You can't run so you must hide. You won't make it back this time."

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An hour later, the group of fugitives have taken shelter inside of an abandoned building. Sam stands guard for Bucky while Harley and Steve scope out the area for possible intruders.

"Hey Cap, Harls!" They hear Sam call out.

Harley and Steve turn from their task and run into an open room where Bucky's arm is being held tightly between a compressor to keep him from running off.

"Steve." Bucky breathes.

"Which Bucky am I talking to?" Steve asks.

"Your mom's name was Sarah. You used to wear newspapers in your shoes." He chuckles.

"Can't read that in a museum." Steve smiles at him.

"Just like that we're supposed to be cool?" Sam asks in disbelief.

"What did I do?" Bucky frowns.

"I think the better question is what didn't you do?" Harley grimaces.

Bucky sighs, "I knew this would happen. Everything HYDRA put inside of me is still there. All he had to do was say the goddamn words."

"Who was he?" Steve asks.

"I don't know."

"People are dead." Steve deadpans. "The bombing, the setup, the Doctor. All that just to get ten minutes with you. I need you to do better than 'I don't know'."

"He wanted to know about Siberia. Where I was kept." Bucky recalls. "He wanted to know exactly where."

"Why would he want to know that?" Harley asks.

"'Cause I'm not the only Winter Soldier." He says, looking her in the eyes.

"You should work on trademarking the name then." Harley suggests.

Bucky just shakes his head and gives her a small smile while Sam and Steve release his arm from the compressor.

"Who were they?" Steve asks.

"The most elite death squad." Bucky replies, looking over his arm. "More kills than anyone in HYDRA history. And that was before the serum."

"They all turn out like you?" Sam inquires.

"Worse."

"The Doctor, could he control them?" Steve asks.

"Enough."

"He said he wanted to see an empire fall." Steve says.

"With these guys, he could do it. They speak thirty languages. Can hide in plain sight. Infiltrate. Assassinate. Destabilize. They can take a whole country down in one night. You never see them coming."

"Yikes." Harley chuckles.

"This would've been a lot easier a week ago." Sam says, turning his back on Bucky and walking up to Steve's side.

"Tell me about it." Harley mumbles, touching her still damp hair.

"If we call Tony-" Steve starts.

"No, he won't believe us." Sam interrupts.

"Even if he did-"

"After everything we did, do you actually think he'd help?" Harley asks. "Plus, he signed the accords, and the council is even less likely to help us."

"We're on our own." Steve states.

"Maybe not." Sam says, cocking his eyebrow at Steve. "I know a guy."

Harley's mouth turns up into a wide smile, knowing who he's referring to. Harley had caught a security guard about to destroy the surveillance footage of the Ant-Man under Sam's orders. She bribed him with the promise of a paid two week vacation and joyfully watched Sam get his ass kicked.

Bringing in an unkown outside source to help them is a good idea, one that no one would ever see coming and could be a huge advantage to them.

Thinking over that, Harley's thoughts turn to Peter. He has always been interested in her job with the Avenger's and is not shy about his ideas of he and Harley working together as their own little team.

Harley had always denied his offers, insisting that their partnership would be too dangerous. Harley has made many enemies over the years, and the thought of them going after Peter always made her sick to her stomach. But at this moment, Harley knew that she and her team could use all the help they can get. Peter is a strong boy capable of taking care of himself; he'd proven that to her time and time again.

After deciding that the pros outweighed the cons for now, Harley made the decision she hoped was in everyone's best interest.

Biting her lip, she turns to look at Steve.

"I know a guy too."

- - - -

"So my friend, our time is done. You and I could've had so much."