The Man Behind the Shield

Meeting Pierce

Here's a long chapter! Enjoy!!!

Steve's POV

They force us into an armored van. Sam first, then Natasha who is bleeding badly. She's going to need help if she doesn't close the wound.

I turn and see Rumlow carrying Heylee. She is unconscious and helpless to Hydra.

My body can't hold in its fury anymore and I kick the man about to close the door. I punch and kick and try to rush for her but I fee the electric current in my back. I grab the agent and throw him off the the side and make my way to Rumlow. An agent beside him pulls out his rifle and aims it at Heylees head and I freeze in place.

" Now Rogers, you have a choice. Get in the van, or watch us kill her."

I breathe heavy. "What makes me believe you won't kill her once you drive away."

" Maybe we have plans for her. Turn her brain into Hydra pudding like we did your friend. We have orders not to kill this little beauty unless you intervene...and right now you are intervening."

I look at her and I do my best to stay calm. They are holding my whole life unconscious in their arms, and they know it. I see her forehead red and swelling . He hurt her, I can see bruising on his forehead as well.

He sees me overlook her and he smirks again." He didn't say we couldn't bring her back a little bruised. Sure does know how put up a fight. I should see how hard she fights if I put her under me. Think she would scream my name or yours?"

I lose it. No one will hurt her, never like that. I punch the agents again trying to fight my way through but as soon as I'm close his partner arms his gun and places the rifle so hard against her head I can see a white ring around where he's applying pressure to her temple.I stand and move back three steps. I recover and look at her.

" You must not love her if you keep putting her life at risk." He taunted and smiled at me.

I look at him and I snarl. He knows he's won this fight. But i'm definitely not done with him yet. I step slowly toward the truck.

" Tell your boyfriend you love him. It will be the last time you see him alive." He turned and took Heylee into the SUV. I heard them spit orders to each other and closed the door once they load her in.

I was shoved back in the armored truck and I just kept quiet. I couldn't save Heylee ... just like I couldn't have Bucky.

I think about how he fought me without hesitation. " He looked right at me, like he didn't even know me."

Sam wondered how it was possible for him to still be alive after 75 years.

My mind brought me back to the bunker "Zola. Buckys whole unit was captured in '43. They experimented on him. Whatever he did help Bucky survive the fall. They must have found him..."

" You couldn't have known." Sam insists but my mind goes back to Rumlow.

" And now they have Heylee. I just let them take her after I promised her I would protect her."

" None of this is your fault, Steve. She is alive and as long as she is alive, we can find a way to save her. Don't blame yourself." Natasha said, her words making some sense in my head. Looking over, I see she's grown pale and her shoulder is still bleeding.

"We need to get a doctor here. If we don't put pressure on that wound she's gonna bleed out here in the truck."

One agent closest to Sam threatened to taze him, but quickly turned and zapped the agent beside them and kicked him till he went down to the floor.