Oh Captain, my Captain (A Bucky Barnes fanfic)

Chapter 5: Operation Nightshade (Bucky's Point of View)

He was in front of me now. I could barely recognize his face, besides from the fact that he was wearing a purple suit and carried a sword with him. He smirked at me and said, "You're lucky we didn't come here for you, Barnes. I would have killed you if i had permission to do as i wish." He kicked my head, making me flip over, feeling more helpless than before.

"Stephanie" was the last thing i could say before surrendering to defeat.

Apparently "Stephanie", was also the first thing i said when i woke up.

My body jolted awake, and I woke up in such shock i could swear adrenaline was still pumping through my veins. I glanced down and saw that i was coated with sweat and dried blood. Looking around, I noticed that i was in a bed of the infirmary, with other soldiers injured from the Hydra combat. It wasn't a pretty sight. Some of my friends only had minute injuries, while some suffered greater casualties. It was horrible. I hope Hydra didn't take down all of us.

Then the image of someone from Hydra carrying her lifeless body flashed in my mind. "No," I murmured in fright as i scrambled out of bed. Heading out the door, i went to the one person i knew i could always ask help for.

"Captain!" I yelled, as i opened the door. Although only expecting to find Cap, i saw Dum Dum, Gabe, Jim,  James, Jacques, and Colonel Chester, all crowded around a map in their uniforms. Even Cap was in his star spangled battle suit, holding his helmet. "Bucky, I'm glad you woke up! You know we were just about to rouse you," James said, as he stood up. He went to me and put a hand on my forehead. "But kiddo, you're burning. I'm not sure you can go with us with a fever-"

"Go with you? Um. I'm sorry, can you back me up with whatever you guys are discussing please?" I asked in confusion. Colonel ordered me to come closer to the map, and began to tell me about their plan. "As some of you might not know, my daughter has been abducted by one of those Hydra bastards, Baron Zemo, for reasons i don't know of. While our plan is to rescue her from their clutches, Captain Rogers has also gained news of the Red Skull's whereabouts, which may lead us to him. Once we stop him and rescue my daughter, we can put an end to this war, once and for all," he stated. "Two birds with one stone," Dum Dum added. 

"We've located their last base to be in a castle found in Berlin, Germany. Skull's got the whole place swarmed with soldiers, but we can easily create a diversion to take them out. It is imperative that we do so," Cap continued. He looked up from the map and stared at me."What?" I asked.

"Why aren't you dressed up for battle?"

Hydra base in Berlin, Monday, November 10, 17:00

"Barnes, ya got a light?" Gabe whispered to me, sprawling on the ground. We were tasked to locate an entrance to the tower, and we were doing our best to make ourselves invisible. Thus, the crawling. "Gabe, you know i don't smoke," I whispered back, glancing from my binoculars. "Aww darn, sorry for asking kid. It's just my nerves are getting jittery ever since we got here. This could be our last mission, Colonel said," he explained. "Uh-huh," I mutter, still watching from my binoculars. "You mean, if we manage to pull this off," I restated.

"Damn straight we will. Kid, i have such a good feeling we're going to end the war tonight," he beamed. Smiling he, asked me, "Have you ever thought about what you're going to do after the war, kid?" Uninterested, I shook my head while scanning the perimeter. "I've always wanted to go back to my wife and kids because i haven't seen them in years. Gosh, i forgot how old my son Phil is right now. It was his birthday last week. And my daughter, wow. She must be such a heartbreaker. I wish i was with them right now," he sighed. "Ya got any plans, Barnes?" he asked me.