Mind-Tricked [1] || 𝙱. 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚜 ~ 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

FIFTEEN

June's POV:

We didn't have any elaborate plan to take down the evil beings that had taken over our facility and killed Peter Parker.

We snuck in quite easily, as we still had access to the facility. After we stole some of the power diminishing machines Tony had managed to create before and used them on Ted, Dan and Jace's big guns, we tied them down pretty easily.

I certainly didn't know how to fight. It did come to me automatically, and I did do some cool techniques to defeat these men, but something didn't feel right. I ignored it as I tied the unforgivable men with some zip ties and rope.

"You fools will perish." Dan sneered. He was Kylie's father. Even his face was covered in scars, any teenager would run at his presence.

I nodded. "Okay, sir," I muttered, not entering his provocations he had been saying all this time.

Bucky finished tying up the other two. "Okay June, contact Strange, I'll call Fury." He took out a phone as he began dialing. I did the same.

Jace chuckled. "Well well, we are in the presence of June Adler. We saw her file remember Ted?" he laughed loudly. I frowned. He continued to sneer. "June Adler...didn't you loveee Bucky Barnes?"

I looked away, avoiding his taunts. Ted chuckled. "That file, did it say Hydra made you try and kill The Winter Soldier with certain trigger words?"

I bit my lip. "June," Bucky stood close to me. "Maybe it's best if you got to another room so you don't get triggered."

I nodded. But as I stepped forward to leave I heard his name.

"James Buchanan Bucky Barnes," I froze and stumbled. I heard Bucky knock him out and finished duct taping the other two.

Thoughts were racing through my mind, not properly processing each thought. I leaned against the wall and tried to look away from Bucky.

He walked to me. "June, listen to me, focus on me." He raised his arms slightly, putting them above my shoulders. I was breathing heavily, trying to fight the control that was taking me over. One of his arms lowered, going around my waist. I ignored it.

I could see the faint purple mist around my face, my eyes glowing in the reflection of Bucky's dark eyes, which were staring down at me.

I coughed as I heard something click. I flinched, but he put the hand that he lowered up to my cheek. "Breath...'' he muttered. I glanced down in panic. I saw my switchblade on the ground. He must've taken it off my belt.

I shook my head. Pain was rushing to my head. "I can't," I choked. "It hurts,"

He tried to get me to look at him. "You're stronger, take it away, you can do it,"

His voice soothed over me but I was struggling to keep conscious. Bits of my vision got cut off as I fought.

I shook my head. "No, I'll kill you," I gasped, as I grabbed the last Energy Sucker (Tony would definitely call it that) and attached it to my temple. I felt him catch me before I fell into the dark.

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Silence is the worst. At 3am, the silence makes the worst noise. They say the loudest thing is silence.

June stood at the front of the facility's door. Apart from the waves hitting the side of the secret base, she couldn't hear anything.

She should've died when she put the Energy Sucker on her head. But she didn't. Peter shouldn't've died but he did.

Tony's POV:

I don't know. I should've stopped him. I remembered June's words, 'Don't fill yourself with guilt, it'll drown you before you realize the truth."