Chapter twenty four
“He’s the most reckless, stupid, irresponsible, careless human I’ve ever met!” Steve shouted down the phone.
Wade rolled his eyes, he instantly regretted accepting the threeway call with Rumlow, Steve hadn’t stopped rambling since they got in their cars and Wade was half tempted to just hang up the phone, Steve probably wouldn’t even notice, it wasn’t worth the risk.
“I knew that spider bitch was up to something! I mean seriously, who becomes friends with someone whom they met in a parking lot? She probably set the whole thing up! When I get my hands on her - I swear to god” He shouted
“Boss-” Wade was cut off by Steve
“Oh and if Bucky thinks he’s off the hook by writing me a stupid fucking letter, then he’s mistaken. I'm gonna make sure he never leaves the house again- I’ll chain him to the fucking bed!”
“Boss ain’t that the whole reason for all this-” Wade is cut off again
“I’ll bet my ball sack, when I find him, he’ll put his big blue eyes on me and say some stupid shit like ‘Oh Daddy, I did it for you, because I love you’ blah blah blah” Steve mocked Buck’s Brooklyn accent with his own.
“That’s the whole reason why he’s doing this, boss” Brock cut in.
“Ha! If he loved me he wouldn’t have done this, he wouldn’t have left me or lied to me. His motives are entirely selfish”
Wade threw his hands in the air and slammed them back down on the steering wheel in frustration. “If putting yourself in danger and risking your life just to protect someone you love is selfish then, how do you summarize what you’re doing now?” Wade snapped.
“It was nice knowing ya Wade” Brock snickers before hanging up.
Steve’s metallic lambo screeched to a halt in front of him, almost sending Wade’s car slamming into the back of him. The driver door swung open and the Nomad stepped out, he stormed towards Wade’s car and opened the door before Wade could even blink, Steve punched him hard in the face.
“In summary Wade, I think they call that a punch in the face” He growled
Wade cursed and held his now bleeding nose, “I suggest you keep your mouth shut WIlson, unless you want me to add your name to the list of people I’m gonna kill tonight” Steve didn’t even wait for a response, he slammed the car door and walked back over to his lambo.
Once seated he glanced in the rear-view mirror and caught the reflection of Wade holding blood stained napkins to his face.
Nomad laughed, starting his car back up, he continued to drive.
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Bucky had parked his matte black r8 a couple blocks away from Obidah’s lounge, they were standing at the back of the car, waiting for the imminent arrival of Maria, while Natasha changed into her catsuit.
“Nat, how do you breathe in that?” Bucky asks, he’s standing between her and the open back seat shielding her from the street view. “Easily” She says zipping her suit up and securing her tact belt and holsters around her waist and wrists before pulling her boots back on.
“Do you have a hair tie?” She asks tieing her long red hair in a braid, Bucky nods, sliding it off his flesh wrist, his hair is split into pink and blue pigtails like it usually is. “Spacibo”
He looks her up and down as he gets out of the back seat, “Like what you see Yasha?”
Bucky hums, “We look like a couple” He says gesturing to their outfits. Natasha smirks “Hot russian murder couple, Yasha” she winks
Bucky smirks, crossing his arms. “When’s the cat supposed to get here?”
“She should be here soon” Nat tells him, glancing around the dimly lit street, “I ain’t holding my breath” Bucky mutters like a sulking child, leaning against his car.
A loud ‘thump’ was heard from the alley, both of their heads shot around to the alleyway behind them, Bucky's hand going to his gun on his waist, eye scanning the dark alley trying to pinpoint the source of the noise.
“She’s here” Nat said, stepping towards the noise, Bucky rolled his eyes. “Great”
“Be nice!” Natasha snaps, glancing behind her back to Bucky, He plastered a fake smile on his face and replied, “Aren’t I always”
A slender figure emerged from the shadows. “Widow darling! You’re looking as ravishing as ever” Maria’s naturally seductive voice bouncing off the walls.
“I would’ve said radish-ing, but whatever” Bucky mutters rolling his eyes.
Nat gave Bucky another harsh look, “Maria , long time no see” they embrace each other in a hug and Bucky’s a little jealous, Natalia’s his friend!
Stupid kitty cat criminal that fucks the captian
Jealous much?
Eat me
“I have to confess Nat, I was surprised to get your call. Going after Pierce is a little out of character for you”
“You and I both know it’s about time he was brought down a peg or two..And Yasha..Bucky-” Natasha gestures toward the rather bored looking two toned brunette who was now leaning fully over the hood of the car. “- Gave the perfect excuse”
Maria looked over at Bucky, “So that’s the infamous Bucky Barnes” she looked at Natasha. “Why’re you teaming up with the Nomad’s boyfriend? You have some kinda death with..I’m assuming Nomad doesn't know” she raised a brow
“No, In my defense Maria, It was Bucky’s idea, I’m just here to help him, even though I don’t agree with his reasons, Steve can rot in hell for all I care”
“I heard that!” Bucky shouted from a distance
Natasha shrugs, “Besides I thought you might like to come out and play after the whole ‘captain’ situation”
Maria sighed, their break up is still a bit raw. “Well. It has been a long time since I’ve been able to sink my claws into a good job…Count me in” She smiles. “I promise you won’t regret this” Somehow Maria knew would. Nat grabbed her by the wrist pulling her over towards Bucky, “Bucky, this is Maria”
Bucky turned around looking over the woman standing in front of him doing the same. Maria was wearing a catsuit similar to Natalia’s, only white and wet looking, her cowl covered half of her face, it reminded Bucky of Batman. Maria’s piercing eyes and red lips contrasted against her outfit beautifully.
“You two look like a couple” She comments to Natasha, getting an eye roll in response.
“Bucky Barnes, pleased ta meetcha!” Bucky said, extending his hand out to shake, Natasha glared at him, knowing his friendliness wasn’t genuine.
Maria took his hand cautiously, “Pleasure” She replied sarcastically, knowing full well that she was going to regret helping out.
Natasha noticed the immediate tension, deciding to defuse the bomb before it went off, “So, now that we’re all friends, how about we get started, Yasha?”
Bucky smiled, turning, popping the trunk, a smile split across Nat’s lips when she saw the weapons Bucky was able to get.
The two girls and boy leant their heads into the trunk, inspecting the contents. “Machine guns? Seriously?” Maria said with disbelief.
Bucky shot her a dirty look, but when Tasha caught him, he just smiled like a child would if a parent caught them in the cookie jar.
Natasha looked over to both of them reaching into the car, “Now because of Pierce’s fear toxin chemical, what have you. And the likelihood of him using it on us if we’re caught, I figured we would need something to avoid the whole ‘dripping in sweat, relieving nightmares for his personal entertainment’ situation” Natasha pulled out a silver briefcase, unlocking it carefully. Inside there were two thick syringes full of a cloudy clear-ish liquid. “I’m already immune to poisons and toxins, so I don’t need the shot, But you two will”
Bucky backed away, holding up his hands. “Oh fuck no! I didn’t sign up for this nurse ratchet! I’m a super soldier, I’m not being used as a pin cushion”
Natalia reached out to him. “Bucky c’mon, it’s not that bad.”
“I’m sure Nomad’s given you worse” Maria quipped, “You want me to give you worse” Bucky snaps
Natasha walked over to him, grabbing his right arm. “It will just feel like a tiny little pinch. A tiny little pinch that could save your life”
“I’m all for a bit of needle play, but it’s the same width as a fucking pencil Natalia! I’ll take my chances with Pierce, thank you very much!”
During Bucky’s protest, Maria had picked up a syringe and uncapped it, she carefully slipped out of sight and crept up behind Bucky. “Bucky you’re being ridiculous” Natasha said, noticing Maria approach him from behind.
“No I’m not, I’m being completely rational, there is now way in hell that I am goi- FUCK!” Bucky cries out in pain when he felt the needle prick his neck. The cool liquid shot into his bloodstream and sent him stumbling back into Maria.
Nat walked over helping Bucky to his feet, “Sorry, I forgot to mention the temporary side effect include dizziness, blurred vision and vomit-”
Natasha stopped when Bucky fell to his knees and puked all over the ground, both the girls stepped back, away from him. “Gross” Maria muttered.
Nat turned towards her with a smile. “Your turn!”
A few minutes later, Bucky was sitting on the hood of his car with his head hanging low, he had just expelled the last of his stomach contents and the temporary side effects of the anti-toxin were wearing off. Maria was also getting over the worst of it, she was leaning out of the passenger car door, staring at the ground, trying to focus on the broken concrete.
“How’re you two feeling?” Nat asked, she handed a bottle of water to Bucky. “I’m feeling like I want to punch you in the head. But I don’t have the energy right now” Bucky replied bitterly.
“I concur!” Maria shouted from the car, “Hey! Don’t get puke on my seats, they’re leather” Bucky groans
“You’ll feel like shit now but give it a couple of minutes and you’ll be good as new”
“I don’t believe you, that pinch felt like a knife in my neck!”
“Oh boo hoo, You’ll be thanking me later”
Both Bucky and Maria mumbled under their breath, Tasha couldn’t help but giggle.
Bucky slid off the hood of the car and walked over towards the open boot, it was about time they loaded up their weapons. He already had his ivory revolver and knife but that wouldn’t be enough. He put another knife in his thigh holster and a pistol. On his left thigh he had his holster filled with ammo, along with his tact belt filled with magazine clips and bullets. All gold plated, obviously.
Maria came up beside him and picked up a smoke grenade, knife and a few other gadgets. Natasha did the same.
“Whose dog tags are those?” Maria asks, picking the chain up, “Mine!” Bucky snatches them up “I know blond captain's get you excited but these are from MY blond captain, okay?!” Bucky stuffs them securely in his pocket, taking Steve’s advice to put them away so he doesn’t clink if he wants to sneak up on some one.
“That was a low blow, Yasha” Natasha snickered, seeing Maria’s irritated face.
Maria pushed past the two Russians forcefully and started to walk down the street. “The sooner we get this done, the sooner I can go home”
“Back home to the cap I bet” Bucky whispered to Natasha, they both laughed.
Bucky grabbed a few more items and slammed the trunk shut, he raced after both Rambeau and Romanov, throwing his arms around both of them.
“Let’s go kick some ass!”