Chapter 23

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(This is uneditied I'm exhausted. Sorry.)

-Steve's POV-
Natasha holds up three fingers. Slowly putting one down at a t time. When her hands curled into a fist, we got up and ran. I helped both girls over the fence. Immediately gunfire fills the air. I touch down infornt of them and hold up my shield while they run for the door. I threw my shield, hitting a guard and bouncing to another, then back to my arm. I watch as Natasha takes down three. While Yelena works on getting the door open. Two more attack Natasha from behind. I throw my shield and both and taken down. Nat notices and she gives me a nod of approval. Probably the nicest look she's given me since I 'withheld' information. I take down eight guards as more converge around me. I see Natasha and Yelena get the door open and run inside.
Guards appear in the roof with snipers. I throw my shield with all I have at them; while I focus on three more gaurds. Before long I'm surrounded by bodies. With nothing but a scrape and a graze if a knife, both were already healing rapidly. I look over to the pried open steel door. I head inside.

After momentary darkness I come to a light switch. Though it's more like a lever. I pull it and one by one lights illuminate. Where I am shocks me. It appears I'm surrounded by steel bars. Cells. One in particular catches my eye. Four large locks keep eight chains secure around one of the doors. Carefully, I approach it. I smash my shield against them. Then again, and it breaks. I open the door. I can barley make out a shadow of a man.
"Steve?" I hear thorugh the darkness. I walk towards the voice. A glint of metal with a red star reflects from the dim lighting.

"Bucky?" I whisper.

"Hey pal. It's been a while," Says the man.

-Natasha's POV-
Yelena and I race through the corridors. No guards have found us. I remember men at every corner way back. But now every hall is empty. I know Yelena finds it troubling as she racks a round into the chamber of her pistol.
After climbing up a flight of stairs, we find ourselves in the main hall. There are three differnet doors and a staircase. One door leads to the dance studio, another to the dining hall. The last door leads to the training room.
Suddenly, we hear the sound of footsteps, behind us. We raise our weapons daring for someone to find us. I lower mine when I come face to face with Steve. And James with an arm slung around Steve's shoulders.
"Any sign of Wanda?" Steve shakes his head
"Is he ok?" I ask Steve.

"Ya he's a little out of it, but he remembers everything," He replys. Does everything include their shared history? Before I can ask, I hear the the clack of high heels down the staircase. Yelena's grip on her pistol makes her knuckles white at the face of the women Madame B. She's not alone. When she reaches the bottom. A tiny brunette is encased in a chokehold. With a gun to her head. Lila.
"Auntie Nat," Lila screams.

"Shut up child," Madame B urges. "I always knew my star student would return. A little homesick are we? And Yelena so nice to have you back," Madame B snarls with a thick Russian accent.

"I'm not your pet anymore. Give me the girl and you might leave here unscathed," I yell.

"How about you let her go and I'll make your death a little quicker," Yelena corrects.

"Now now girls. Play nice. I would ask you to introduce your friend, but surley the Captain America doesn't need an introduction. And I see you found James. Natalia it's really ashame you and The Soldier were in a fornication. Maybe he wouldn't of been tortured for so long after the fact,"

"Enough with the evil monolouge give us the girl," I demand. I try to ignore her words. I can't let her see the pain I feel. Then I lock eyes with Lila who was struggling against her grasp. Lila looks as if she's asking permission. I notice what for and I nod my head.
All of sudden, Lila stomps hard on Madame B's foot. She throws and elbow which knocks the wind out of Madame B. With one final motion. Lila throws her head back; breaking the teachers nose. Once Lila is free she runs into my arms.
"Nice job kid," I congratulate.
Yelena already has Madame B pinned against a wall throwing angry punches at her. Lila breaks into tears, and I hold her tightly against me. Steve helps Bucky to a wall and grabs Madame B's gun.

-Steve's POV-
I quickly gain focus and realize there must be others.
"Guys we got to keep moving," I state. Nat and Yelena both nod. Bucky extends his arms to me and I help him up. Yelena unstraddled Madame B after brutally beating her. Natasha squats down to the same level as Lila.
"Don't tell your dad," She whispers while grabbing the pistol from her boot and handing it to her. Lila almost experetly checks the chamber.

"Come on Nat really," I sigh.

"Hey you don't know these people. I've made sure she knows how to protect herself and it's time she puts it to good use," Natasha argues. I look to Lila and she just smiles. Cleary taking after her aunt in the means of confidence. Yelena helps me move Bucky up the stairs. We are met with a long corridor.
"Which way?" I ask.

"Follow me," Nat leads. Carefully we all follow her. Lila is in the middle of all of us. We stop at a large wooden door. Yelena counts to three with her fingers and Natasha kick the door down. That is when everything began to fade. Bucky slid from my grasp and we all calapsed on the floor.

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