His Forgotten Princess (Currently Being Re-written)

Ch.21

    I just sit there with them for a long while until soldiers march up to us. They tare me away from them and hold onto my arms painfully tight as they drag me onto a helicopter. I don't even notice we left until they start to yank me out of the aircraft. I stumble and fall on my side and they get angry and start kick me repeatedly. I look around and see large metal walls and the others yelling as they thrash against the men. I just close my eyes and let it happen until Ross finally tells them to stop. They lift me by my arms like HYDRA used to after wiping me. They throw me to the floor of a cell and put a large metal collar around my neck. They then put large metal covers on my wrists and hands that have needles to keep me from ripping them off. The men chain the covers to the wall and I scoot as far away from them as the covers would allow. I wanted to cry, but I was fresh out of tears.

    Clint knocks on the bars that connect his cell to mine and I glance at him through my curtain of hair.

"Sapphire, are you alright? They beat you pretty bad." I nod and Wanda is the next to speak.

"Sapphire, oh my god. I'm so sorry, we should have protected you better. Please, are you ok?"

    I glance to see she has a collar just like me but her hands are free. I don't reply, I just curl into myself as best as I can. Tears brim my eyes as I think about the look in bucky's eyes. I must have cried myself to sleep because I jump when the guard yells that there's food. He slides a tray in through a slot but I don't touch it. All it is is some food and a cup of water. I later drink the water but that's all. Clint, Wanda, and even Scott, who's next to Clint tries to get me to eat something but I don't. I just feel so empty without Bucky and Steve, they always knew how to make me smile. Wanda starts to talk to me through telepathy and I let her since I'm just too weak to fight her. I eventually eat a little but only a few bites.

   Pietro tries to make me smile and I do but it's fake. I don't want to make Pietro feel bad because he couldn't get me to laugh. Pietro's cell is across from mine and often gives me a glare when I don't eat. Most of the time I just sit in the corner as to not pull on my chains and have the covers tare into my wrists even more. But one day, Ross takes me out of me cell and into a really sadistic interrogation room. The room is just like the ones you would see in HYDRA. They strap me to the metal table and start to question me but when I don't answer, they torture me. This goes on everyday for a week and every time I am returned to my cell. Clint and the others start yelling and thrashing against the bars.

    Then at the end of that week, something life saving happens. I was in the middle of another interrogation/torture session when some alarms start to go off. Suddenly, the door is busted down and Steve is standing there. I try to call his name but my voice is hoarse from screaming that no sound comes out. He quickly takes down the guards and takes off the restraints and picks me up gently. He hurries me out of the room and out to an awaiting helicopter being flown by Bucky and the others inside. Clint takes me from Steve and Bucky switches with Steve once we were out. He comes over and kneels down and pets my matted and tangled hair. I strained a smile and he looks over my injuries and cups my cheek in his hand.

"It's gonna be ok, Sapphire, we're gonna get you help. You're gonna be ok, I promise."

  My eyes get heavy and finally shut as Bucky says, "Sapphire, no! Stay awake! Stay with me, come on stay with me! ........ No no no no no no!"