"Some days she felt like she was swimming in lies, treading water in a sea of deception. One day, surely, she would drown in her own secrets."
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Venetia Sarafian was never like other women. Rather than sitting back and thinking of how she coul...
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Venetia's entire body was tense as she crept through the thick trees of Azzano with the 107th Infantry Regiment. She stuck close to Bucky's side as they went, a gun gripped tightly in her hand. They had received a tip about a German trope trying to move in from Austria, leading the men being sent out to hold their lines. Of course, Venetia had taken it upon herself to tag along, insisting that the men would need her help if civilians were caught in the middle along the way.
"You alright?" Bucky whispered. Venetia nodded, not trusting her voice to stay even if she spoke. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest as she walked alongside him. She hated the feeling of the gun her hands, having never been a fan of weapons, but she knew it was the only way Bucky and the rest of the men would've considered letting her come with them. They wanted her to be able to defend herself.
She allowed herself to look up towards the sky, her brows furrowing slightly when she noticed the stars above them. She glanced around them, trying to take in as much as she could in the dark light.
"Something's not right," she muttered softly to Bucky. He raised his fist, silently signaling for the men to freeze in place as he turned to her.
"What is it?" He asked.
"We've gone too far," she glanced towards the stars again. "We're at the line. Why isn't there anyone here? We should be on top of them."
"Shit," Bucky's eyes widened with understanding. "Fall back! Fall back!"
As soon as the order left his mouth the chaos erupted. Gunfire rang through the air as Germans seemingly appeared from nowhere. Sure enough Venetia was right, the Germans had pulled one over on them, tricked them into coming further into their territory before they struck.
Venetia made sure to stay close to Bucky as she fired at the attacking Germans, each of which sported a Nazi insignia. However, there was another symbol that each one sported. A red octopus symbol stood out on their uniforms, a symbol she had grown familiar with during her work with the SSR.
"It's Hydra!" She shouted in hopes to warn the men around her. One of the soldiers close enough fired their gun at her as she turned, trying to get Gabe's attention as he fought another German. The bullet managed to hit her, the metal ripping through her side, sending her falling to the forest floor.
"Tia!" Bucky shouted as he watched her fall to the ground, blood spilling from her side. He felt panic overrun his body as he grabbed another one of his men, shoving him in Venetia's direction. "Get her back to base! Now! Everyone, fall back!"
The men tried to listen to his orders, but more and more Hydra soldiers fell in around them, having been awaiting their arrival. They started firing their guns, however instead of killing them, the bullets simply rendered them unconscious. While comrades steadily dropped around them, some of the men managed to slip away. Two of the men managed to grab ahold of Venetia's body, supporting her between them as they made a run for it.
