The Buchanan Conspiracy (A Bucky Barnes Story) #Wattys2015

Chapter Sixteen

~LAB: SHIELD HQ~

* Valerian enters the lab where Fitz and Simmons are looking over TWS's vitals. *

Valerian: Hey. * They stare at the screen which displays Buchanan tethered to a bed, sleeping. * How's he doin'?

Simmons: His vitals appear to be normal. Heart rate is a little faster than we'd like it to be but otherwise, everything is looking ok.

Fitz: Except for the huge lump on the back of his head where you hit him with a pan.

Valerian: Are we still talking about that? Look, it was either starting a battle between HYDRA and SHIELD in Stark's livingroom or pan-hitting, it's not exactly like I had a choice.

Fitz: Yeah but the damage you could have caused!!!

Valerian: Minimal compared to being thrown out of a window.

Simmons: You were planning to push him out of the window?

Valerian: And have Mark 89 catch him if the pan failed. Anyway, can I go visit Sleeping Beauty now?

Simmons: Through those doors there.

~Buchanan's Holding Room~

* James Buchanan Barnes begins to stir as the sleeping drugs he was forced to take slowly begin to wear off. He flexes his metal arm and suddenly is about to strike the visitor when...

...he finds that his arm won't move. *

Valerian: Mornin'.

Bucky: Where the hell am I?!

Valerian: Safe.

Bucky: !@#$ that! Safe is not being with the enemy.

Valerian: Hence why I said 'safe'.

Bucky: What are you not understanding, you're the enemy and my mission is to destroy the enemy! When I get out of these bonds, I swear-

Valerian: Bucky, just shut up for a minute.

Bucky: Who the !@#$ is Bucky?!

Valerian: Bucky, if you don't stop, I'll get a night-night gun.

Bucky: Who are you talking about?!

Valerian: Bucky, just listen to me.

Bucky: No, you f@#$ing listen!

Valerian: BUCKY, SHUT UP.

Bucky: STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!

Valerian: JAMES BUCHANAN BARNES!

* He suddenly screams, pulling against his restraints with all his might. Hurt and confusion twist his handome face into a mask of pain. Tears pour down his cheeks as he chokes on a sob. Bucky shuts his eyes, shaking his head from side to side, as if trying to forget something. His sobs soon subside until only his shoulders shake as his crying continues.

Silently, Valerian rises from their seat and walks over to a cupboard, taking a box of tissue from a shelf. Shutting the door, they walk back to the bed and pull a few sheets of tissue from the packaging and gently begin wiping the soldiers tears from his eyes. *

Valerian: There, there, don't cry. It's all going to be ok.

Bucky: Who am I? I-I-I-

Valerian: I know, honestly, I understand. We're gonna help you, ok? Everyone here is your friend. You're gonna be ok, Bucky.

Bucky: Are you gonna help me get through this?

Valerian: I'm with you til the end of the line...

TO BE CONTIUNED...