Red Winter: Timeline

Chapter Twenty-One: Ready to Comply

(Author's Note: I have never watched Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D and I have no idea how Marcus acts. I needed someone else to work with Jack Rollins. I had this idea involving Visions return and HYDRA coming back...just...work with me. It's very...out there. I'm also terrible at writing action, so I'm sorry about that. There is a point I really want to get to and the next two or three chapters may not be the best, but it will get us there. I promise!!! Also please leave comments! I love hearing your thoughts about what may happen or what you like in the chapter! Thank you!!!)

It was almost unreal, seeing this man and feeling that it was Vision sitting in front of her made the pain from the jolts fade for a moment. It wasn't true, this wasn't him. This was a trick. But then Wanda thought about how this man said something about hacking...then she remembered the odd loading screen that appeared when she almost deleted Vision's folder.

"This is taking too long." Marcus took a gun from one of his soldiers and aimed it at Bucky who didn't seem to flinch, "Let's go." Bucky glared at the man, "No? Ok..." He aimed the gun over to Sam, "Everyone else aim at the girl." All the men behind him aimed their guns toward Wanda and Bucky felt his friends lives were in his hands. "Tick. Tock." Bucky gritted his teeth, this was all so sudden, it was happening so fast. Although not fast enough for this man.

Without another word Bucky stepped forward, Sam shook his head, "What are you doing?"

"I won't let them shoot you." Bucky shook his head.

Marcus nodded, "Wonderful." Suddenly Jack took the end of his gun and knocked the man he called Vision in the head, knocking him out. "Now, I love games. How about we play one?" Almost as though it was rehearsed the soldiers moved, three of them moved on Sam, one held a gun to his head while the other two held him back. Five went to Wanda and although the jolts from the metal disc that stuck to her leg kept her from using her magic, they got her to her feet and held her still. Then three other men grabbed Bucky and turned him to face his friends, then shoved him to his knees. Jack Rollins pulled something out of his jacket and handed it over to Marcus, Bucky looked up and saw The Winter Soldier book in the man's hands. "Now...there is a lot we need to get done. I wont have any Avenger's trailing on us, so...we have to clear our tracks yea?" The man flipped through the book, "Such brilliance." He shook his head, "Here we are...shall we?"

Bucky locked eyes with Wanda, he felt heavy on the ground, his knees sinking into the mud as he took a deep breath. A real test to Shuri's talents, he was ready to see the outcome. Marcus stepped around Bucky slowly, ""Тоска ржавая..." (Longing...) Bucky tensed up, Sam watched in fear. "печь, рассвет, семнадцать, добрый, девять, возвращение на родину, один, грузовой вагон.(Rusted, furnace, daybreak, seventeen, benign, nine, homecoming, one, freight car.)" Every word, every moment that passed, Sam and Wanda watched Bucky grow more and more...anxious. Then as the last phrase left Marcus's lips, they all watched, frozen.

Bucky was staring at the ground, his mouth closed and tense. "Я готов отвечить. (Ready to comply.)" His accent was thick. Wanda felt her heart sink, Sam let out a breath.

"Take out these two." Marcus tossed the book to Jack, both of them seemingly proud. They started to walk back toward the jet, "Once you are done, come back to the jet."

Bucky's eyes glared at Sam, it was like he wasn't even there. The soldiers let go of the two and shoved them to the ground, it wasn't until they were almost near the jet door that Wanda felt herself again, the disc falling off of her leg. She looked up, "James!"

Without a word he lunged at Sam, they two clashing and fighting one another off. Wanda shook her head, looking over to the man who had been knocked out on the ground, he was still out of it. With her attention back on Sam and Bucky, her eyes began to glow red and she threw Bucky off of Sam with energy, grunting as he hit the ground, feet gliding through the mud. As he slid, Bucky grabbed a gun and began to shoot at Sam who held the shield up to block the bullets. "Wanda grab him and get into the jet!" Sam indicated toward the man on the ground. Just then the soldiers began to shoot at Wanda, she had to focus her energy to deflecting the bullets.

"What about Bucky?!" She called out to Sam as he waved her hands around.

"We can't figure that out there!" He grunted. Just then the ground around Bucky blasted up and he was knocked to the ground. Sam and Wanda looked up and found Rescue now shooting at the soldiers near the jet, which was now slowly beginning to hover off the ground for take off. Bucky watched the dirt around him settle and he turned to run toward it.

Wanda looked over to see him running and she began to run toward him, but Sam called out to her, "Wanda!"

They locked eyed, Sam shook his head. She turned and watched as Bucky got on the jet and the door closed, it rose to the sky and soon was in the clouds. Rescue hovered down and pointed to it, then began after it and she too disappeared into the clouds. Wanda walked back over to Sam who was picking up the man, "We have to get him back to the compound."

"No, we should go after them!" Wanda felt urgency flow through her.

"Pepper will track them, we are outnumbered. We need a plan. This isn't..." Sam bit his lip and chose his words carefully, "We have to figure out a plan."

Wanda watched as Sam began to walk toward the jet, she looked back up at the sky and started to feel useless. She really though Shuri had helped Bucky, she thought it was a loophole and things would get better. "Wanda, let's go!" She turned to the jet and nodded, taking a deep breath before walking back.