His Super Soldier // Bucky Barnes

Chapter 15

While Steve sat down on the edge of the stage, Maddy sat on the steps... playing with a strand of grass, she looked over and noticed Steve was drawing a chimp dressed similar to what he was  wearing while riding a unicycle. She was always fascinated with his love for art.... he was very good at it, that wasn't a lie.

"That was quite a performance," a voice said, startling them both.

Steve turns towards the voice, and soon so did Maddy.... they both stood once they saw that it was Peggy.

"Yeah....I-We had to do a lot of improvise a bit, the crowds we are use are usually more.... then twelve," Steve replied with a hint of nervousness.

"I understand you both are America's new hope," Peggy smiled.

Steve quickly noticed that his drawing was exposed.... he closed the book and tossed it in his coat, and sat down.

"People buy bonds, bonds buy bullets and bullets kill Nazis.... sales rise ten percent in every state we've visit," Maddy shrugged... throwing the piece of grass in the ground.

"Is that Senator Brandt I hear?" Peggy laughed.

"Hey! Phillips was going to stick us in a lab.... at least Brandt got us this far," Steve said.

"And are those your only options?" Peggy paused looking at them both, seeing how uo they were.

"Lab rats or a dancing monkey? You know you both are meant for something more than this," Peggy frowned.

Maddy breathes in..... Finally! This could be her time to shine.... She thought, but her mind started to wonder off.... she soon realized she was missing Bucky, more then she wanted too.

"It's just, you get enough people telling you... you're a hero, after years of them you.... you're nothing...." Steve paused, looking over at Maddy who was deep in her thoughts.

"All I-We've dreamed about was coming overseas, being on the front lines.... serving our country, I-We finally get everything we've wanted and.....I'm-We're wearing tights," Steve continued.

Maddy shook off her thoughts and looked up, seeing a platoon of tired... wounded Soldiers. Her heart broke for them.

"My god! They look like they've been through hell," Maddy sighed.

"These men more than most," Peggy frowned.

Maddy turns to look at Peggy.... understanding what she was talking about.

"Hydra?" Steve questioned.

Both Maddy and Peggy nodded.

"Well.... not officially," Peggy shrugged.

"Back home, that'd be a yes," Steve said.

Peggy stands there for a moment but leans in closer to both Steve and Maddy....

Maddy swallowed hard, fearing that whatever Peggy was about to tell them was bad news.

"Schmidt was moving a force through Azzano.... 200 hundred men went up against them, less then fifty came back. Your audience contained all that's left of the 107th... the rest were either captured or killed," Peggy frowned.

"The 107th?" Both Maddy and Steve said.

"Yes.... W-What?" Peggy asked.

"B-Bucky...." Maddy mumbled, her heart began to break... he couldn't be dead, Bucky Barnes was a fighter....deep down she hoped he was captured, rather then dead. Otherwise she'd kill every last Hydra Soldier.....

Maddy stood up and grabbed Peggy by the arm...

"Come on!" Maddy yelled.

Steve jumped up and followed behind them... he noticed Maddy's mood changed after Peggy mentioned the 107th.... he knew something was going on.