Metal Isn't a Man's Best Friend - A Short Story

Most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes. And on the surface, James Buchanan Barnes is seemingly invincible. But his hardened exterior hides decades worth of pain inflicted by the notorious HYDRA. He may have the strength, the speed and the stamina to take down any target that he is pointed at, but what if that target was your heart? Can a man tormented by his past learn to love after years of suffering?

Follow the story of Victoria Van der Belt, a British "Winter Soldier" who cheated death, escaped the Siberian Hydra Base and is now living as part of the New Avengers with Steve, Sam, Wanda and Natasha. When it is discovered that Bucky prematurely woke from his cryogenic sleep, the New Avengers are called upon to take him in before the authorities do. Will Victoria be able to prove herself worthy as an Avenger? And what will happen when Bucky meets another like him for the first time?