Steve x reader x Thor x Bucky
These humans had kept you captive for months, perhaps even longer, as you had no semblance of time in this prison.
You were born a siren. Raised with a pod of your own kind until these humans had taken you.
You had been stupid to rise to the surface that you now knew. The elders had always warned you against going near the above world because of the human world. The elders never elaborated beyond it was dangerous.
But you were young, and you thought you knew better.
So you had risen. You had dragged yourself up onto a rock and stared at the clear blue sky above you. The stone was warm. Sun was beaming down onto your skin, and for the first time in your life, you watched as your tail split into a pair of legs.
And for those few blissful moments, you felt at peace.
Until the elders surfaced and were glaring at you in full fury.
They had screamed and screeched at you to return to the water or be banished from the pod. You had begged to know why you couldn't be here, why it was dangerous above water.
You never got your answer as you eventually sunk back into the water and felt your legs shift back.
Just as you were all about to submerge and return to the pod, a burning pain entered your shoulder.
An unearthly scream had left you as you gazed at the hook embedded in your shoulder. As you were being forcibly dragged backward, you watched as the elders submerged and left you.
You had been bound, collared, and forced into a tank where you now spent your miserable days.
These humans had known about your kind for decades and were only waiting for one of you to be stupid enough to rise so they could capture them.
Whoever your capturers were, they were experts in their field. They had captured many enhanced people and creatures, as they called you, that were not supposed to exist.
They experimented on you. Every day of your life here was torture, and you felt hopeless. You were trapped in a tank and collared with something that meant you couldn't use your powers against them, and your tail chained to the bottom of the tank.
The only comfort you had was the fact your soulmate was still out there.
Injuries that were not your own continued to appear on your body, and every time you saw one, a flicker of hope began to build.
They were still out there.
Everyone had a soulmate in the world, and the way you could identify them was by your matching injuries.
But not all injuries transferred to one another. Most were more of a phantom pain that you would share, but bigger injuries, larger bouts of pain, were shared.
"Your lip is split." A man in the cell beside you said. "Is it your soulmate?"
"They're always injured." You nodded, gently touching the cut that didn't hurt.
"Look who's talking." Loki snorted. "How long ago was it, darling, that they were cutting you to test how fast you healed?"
"Not long enough." You grimaced.
Loki was the only one in this hell hole you could talk to. There were only three other prisoners left here now. There was a girl who could project nightmares out into the real world, the collar stopped her from projecting, but she was trapped in her own. There was a man who could turn into solid rock but never spoke. And a young boy whose powers you didn't know, but he sat there mumbling prayers to himself all day and night.
A loud clang interrupted the two of you. Your head snapped to the doors to see two guards and a doctor enter the room.
"It'll have to be this one." The doctor said, gesturing to the cell on your other side. "So even if they risk facing the electricity, the bars will be too strong to break." He told the guards. "When we've finished our tests, you'll bring them back here."
"Yes, sir." The guards both nodded and with that, the three left the room.
"Looks like we're going to get some new roommates." Loki shrugged. "And I have no welcoming gift for them, shame."
You weren't sure how much time had passed when the doors open once more. You hadn't thought about your new prison mates since the guards left. Your mind had been too occupied by the pain you felt.
"Get your hands off him!" A blonde male yelled, struggling against the guards holding him.
"Oh, dear," Loki murmured.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Easy now!" A long brunette exclaimed as he and the blonde were thrown into the cell beside you. The brunette rushed to the cell door and held onto the bars. "Mother fucker!" He swore, yanking his hands away.
"All the cells are electrified." You informed them.
Both men's heads snapped towards you, and you watched as their eyes grew wide.
"You have a tail." The blonde said, staring down at your scaled appendage. "
"Forget the tail, Stevie, look. Her lip. Her shoulder." The brunette said, pointing to your scared shoulder. Your hand immediately flew up to cover the ugly scar.
Your eyes narrowed at the two, and before you could hiss something at them, you noticed something very peculiar.
The matching split lips the two sported.
"This can't be real." You muttered, watching the two closely. The blonde tugged his shirt down to reveal the same distinct scar on your shoulder.
"Soulmate." The two said.
"Soulmates." You repeated, confused.
"I guess this means you're also mated to my brother, darling," Loki said, breaking the moment.
Your soulmate's heads snapped to him.
"Loki?"
"How long have you been here?" Steve asked you as Bucky searched for weak parts of the cell.
"I'm not sure." You admitted. "We're not told how long we're here, and time is different from home."
"What is the date, Captain?" Loki asked, standing as close to the bars as he dared.
"October 17th, 2018," Steve told him.
"Y/N was here before I, and I've been here five months," Loki told them.
"How did they get you?" You questioned your soulmates.
"Caught us by surprise," Bucky said, moving to stand beside Steve. "We've been looking for this one since he disappeared." He told you, nodding his head in Loki's direction. "We found a lead and went to check it out. They were waiting for us."
"How did they catch you, Loki?" Steve asked, raising a brow. "And how have they kept you hidden for this long?"
"In all honesty, I don't know." Loki sighed. "I was exploring an occult shop the little witch recommended me, I leave, and the next thing I know, I am trapped in this disgusting excuse of a prison."
"What is the point of this place? They took our blood and some other things." Bucky told them.
"This is a testing facility." You said. "We're their experiments. This stops us from using any of our powers." You told them, tapping the collar that sat against your throat.
"I believe that this collar is why no-one can locate anyone in this facility," Loki added.
"How do we get them off?" Steve demanded as he tried to pull at his.
"You can't." You shook your head. "Only someone not wearing one can remove a collar."
"Shit," Bucky swore, running his fingers through his hair.
"It's fine, Buck. The team will find us. Thor will find us." Steve assured everyone. "We're getting out of here."
"I have been here five months, Captain." Loki shook his head. "Your promises do not inspire hope."
No-one had come. In however long since Steve had made his promise, no-one had come.
But this didn't surprise you. No-one ever came, except for the doctors and the guards.
They always came.
Since the arrival of your soulmates, the three of you had worked on strengthing your bond as best you could. The two told you stories about their lives and their third, your last soulmate, Loki's brother, Thor. In turn, you told them about your past and what you were.
"What do you miss most about your home?" Bucky asked out of the blue.
"The whales." You said with a fond smile. "They traveled all the oceans, and I'd always listen to their stories."
"Did your pod not travel much?" Steve wondered.
"No. The elders always said the pod belonged in one place. We weren't supposed to question them." You shrugged.
"Something tells me you didn't listen to that rule much." Bucky teased.
"There was no reasoning for their rules. No explanation. Who wants to live like that?" You smiled. "What's Thor like?" You asked your two soulmates.
"Kind," Steve said as Bucky said,
"Fantastic."
"He's always joyous," Steve told you. "Always ready for a laugh."
"Stands up for the little guy," Bucky mentioned. "He's going to love you, doll."
"I hope so. My interactions with Norse Gods are pretty minimal." You said, looking over at a sleeping Loki.
"So was ours before. Trust us, you'll be more than fine." Steve smiled.
Before you could respond, the familiar sound of the doors being thrown open interrupted you. At the noise, Loki sat up, Steve and Bucky stood, and you watched as the guards made their way towards you.
You tensed when your cell door was thrust open, and three guards approached your tank.
"Watch it." One guard snapped at another who pulled your tank too roughly. "Perkins will kill you if you hurt her."
"What's he care? He's gonna cut her open anyway." A guard snapped, yanking the tank once more.
"Careful, you're gonna-" The guard started to yell, but it was too late. Your tank was jolted forward and smashed against the ground. As soon as you were no longer in a body of water, your legs began to shift.
And now you were laid on the floor, completely naked, clutching a bleeding cut on your cheek.
"Look what you've fucking done, Paul." The guard snapped, reaching down to grab you by the arm.
A loud yelp escaped you as the man yanked you to your unsteady feet and held you tightly against him.
"Get your hands off her!" Bucky shouted, kicking the bars of the cell.
"Ed, look." The third guard said, gesturing to the two men, the two men who had matching cuts to yours.
"Who woulda thought America's golden boy would be mates with a fish?" Ed laughed, dragging you forward. "You think Perkins knows about this?"
"Fuck no. You know, Perkins woulda already set up new experiments if he did." The third man shook his head.
"Maybe it's time he knew," Ed murmured. "D, you're with me," Ed said, opening Steve and Bucky's cell and throwing you in. A grunt left your mouth as you hit the floor before you were in Bucky's arms. "Paul, clean up this fucking mess. And get a new tank." He ordered.
"Shame Perkins won't let us play with the merchandise," Paul said, staring at you as the two other men rushed out. "You look good for a fish." He added as Steve and Bucky growled, and Bucky turned, shielding you from Paul's eyes.
"Here, doll," Steve said, pulling off his shirt and helping you into it as Paul left.
The long-sleeved blue material was soft and fell almost to your knees. In your pod, there had been no such thing as covering up or modesty. Everyone was bare from the torso up anyway, but if this shirt would hide you from the guards prying eyes, you would never be taking it off.
"Are you okay?" Bucky asked, pulling back slightly to look you over. "How much glass got you?" He questioned, checking your available skin.
"I'm fine."
"Don't think we can't feel your pain." Bucky rose a brow.
"My feet hurt." You mumbled after a second.
"May I?" Steve asked, holding a hand near them. The blonde gently pulled your feet onto his lap once you nodded. "I can't tell if there's any glass in them, but they're both bleeding."
"It's okay. I'll heal." You promised him. "Hi." You smiled, looking at the two up close for the first time.
"Hi." Steve grinned, taking your hand.
"This is a pretty neat trick, doll," Bucky said, putting a hand on your knee. "They know about this?"
"Yes." You nodded. "They've already done their tests." You added with a grimace.
"We're going to take you away from here, Y/N," Steve promised you. "One way or another, we're getting out of here."
"Hope breeds eternal misery, Captain." Loki interrupted.
"When have you been one to lose hope, Loki?" Bucky asked his soulmate's brother.
"I have not lost hope, Sargent. I am merely trying to warn the woman from putting much stock in the belief of escape. Ask how many bodies she has seen dragged from this place." Loki said, causing you to look down.
Too many.
"We started this mission to find you, Loki. The team will find us, Thor will find us, and everyone in here is getting out." Steve firmly stated.
"I'm sorry, Captain, but it appears we'll have to disagree here."
After Loki's comment, it had gone silent, minus of course, the mumbled prayers of a boy.
The three of you had sat, huddled towards the back of the cell with you still sitting on Bucky's lap.
"I wouldn't go back to my pod." You said, playing with Bucky's fingers. "When we get out. I don't think they'd have me back anyway."
"Why's that, doll?"
"I didn't listen to the elders, and I never passed my rites of passage." You shrugged.
The rites of passage were a series of trials that a coming-of-age siren would complete to show their dedication to the pod. One of those trails was to drown a human.
And that, you couldn't bring yourself to do.
"You can come back with us," Steve told you. "The Tower has plenty of space for you to have a room of your own."
"Or you could share our room," Bucky suggested.
"Or you could share our room. Whatever you're comfortable with, doll." Steve promised.
"I might have to stay close to you three. Seems someones got to make sure you three don't get injured." You teased.
"Trust me, doll, that's all, Steve." Bucky quietly chuckled.
The doors crashed open for the second that day. The three guards from earlier reappeared, along with another three, with two doctors behind them.
"Congratulations on finding each other!" A doctor cheered as the cell door was pulled open, and guards pulled the three of you to a stand. "We've never had two soulmates here before! Let alone three!"
"Really, what a shame we're the first," Bucky muttered, glaring at the guards restraining you and Steve.
"I mean, who would have thought two super soldiers would be mated with a siren? There are so many questions, so many trials we must now have." The doctor rambled as the three of you were dragged from the room.
"Unfortunately for the three of you, these new trials and tests won't be pleasant." The other doctor informed you all as you stumbled on your unsure legs.
"Like anything that's done here is pleasant." Steve scoffed.
"But you know what they say, pain equals progress." The first doctor shrugged.
"Did anyone ever teach about gentle?" You snapped as the three of you were forced onto metal tables and strapped down.
"Or how to treat a lady?" Bucky asked before grunting as his collar shocked him. Both you and Steve made noises of discomfort.
"Small doses of pain can be felt through the bond!" The first doctor cheered as the other wrote it down.
"That was a small dose?"
"We continue down the scale!"
"Who the fuck taught you what a scale was?" Bucky grunted what felt like days later. "Because that did not go up in a scale."
The two doctors had worked on the three of you for what must have been hours. Blood covered the three of you and dripped onto the floor as you all tried to catch your breath.
"I see your attitude was not affected by the tests." The second doctor scoffed as the first rapidly wrote down his notes.
"We only have one more test for the day." The first doctor said, nodding at the guards who began to set up for the next test.
"You have been alive as long as Sargent Barnes here, haven't you, Captain? Tell us, did you feel it when this happened?" Steve was asked as the doctor trailed his fingers over Bucky's arm.
"What,you're gonna cut our arms off now?" You asked, watching the doctors in a panic.
"Perhaps in time. But we have a much more pressing question for today." He said as a hose was pulled out. "I wonder what would happen to the Captain and Sargent if we cut your tail." He told you, and suddenly you were soaked.
Your legs shifted back, and your panic began to build.
"Wait, no, please, don't do this." You begged, attempting to wrench your body off the table.
"You've done enough testing! You don't need to do this!" Steve yelled.
"This is all in the name of progression." The first doctor said, ignoring your pleas as he sat at the end of the table, a tray of tools beside him.
"There is no progression in this!"
"Roberts begin recording." The doctor ordered. "Beginning test one, removing scales. As recorded before, scales are incredibly tough to remove by tweezers. So we will be cutting them out." He stated calmly before using a scalpel to expertly slice your scales.
A loud scream left you as your soulmates exclaimed loudly in anger and pain.
"Male subjects can feel female's pain even in this form!" The doctor grinned. "Proceeding onto next test!" He said, holding up what looked like the nose of a sawfish.
"If you fucking touch her again, I'll rip your head off!" Bucky yelled as your voice got caught in your throat.
Both doctors ignored Bucky's threats as they continued with their experiments.
Just as the sawfish-looking tool touched the base of your tail when the lights and machines of the room turned off.
"What happened?"
"Must be an electrical short." A guard said, causing Steve and Bucky to laugh as a loud, echoing boom reached your ears.
"Get out there." Roberts snapped to the guards, who immediately rushed outside.
"You're dead now." Bucky laughed. "Nothing's going to save you now." He said as the guards began to yell.
"Perkins," Roberts said, backing up. "I believe it's time to run."
"Run? Never! These are our experiments. No-one can take them from us!" Perkins scoffed before the door boomed open.
There stood a tall blond man. His blonde hair was long and slightly matted with blood, and electricity was dancing on his skin.
"You dare touch my soulmates!" He boomed, raising his hammer as his eyes glowed brightly.
Electricity filled the room, and soon, both doctors were unconscious on the ground.
"Steven. James." The man sighed, rushing over to the closest man.
"Thor." Bucky smiled as Thor began to rip the bonds holding him. "We have someone for you to meet."
"This is Y/N, our other soulmate." Steve smiled, tilting his head towards you. "Y/N, this is Thor."
"Hi." You smiled, teeth stained with blood. "I'm normally not this blood-stained, I swear."
"I believe that. It is wonderful to meet another soulmate, but perhaps introductions are best made once we are out of here." He said as he and Bucky ripped Steve's bonds, causing you and Steve to laugh.
"That's probably for the best." You nodded. The three men made their way over to you, and Bucky pulled the hose away from you, causing you to shift.
"Did you find Loki?" Steve asked the God.
"Aye. We found the prison first, and Loki told the three of you had been taken. He and the others are with the rest of the team." Thor told him as the two helped you to your feet.
You attempted to take a step, but you had never walked on your own before, and so, you began to collapse. You were caught by thick arms and pulled into a burly chest.
"Are you alright, darling?" Thor asked, looking you over in concern.
"I'm fine. Just not very steady." You said, your cheeks burning red.
"Allow me," Thor said, handing his hammer to Steve and pulling you into his arms.
"Thank you."
"Of course. Anything for one of my soulmates."
"Are you trying to give us grey hairs?" Bucky asked, bandaging a cut on Steve's cheek, a cut you all now had.
"I didn't mean to trip, you know, Buck?" Steve muttered, looking down.
It had been two years since you had met your soulmates. Two years since the three had freed you from your prison.
The four of you were on vacation right now. It was the first vacation the four of you had taken together and your first one altogether.
Tony had loaned you one of his many houses, this one by the ocean, much to your pleasure.
"How is him tripping giving you grey hairs, James?" Thor asked in amusement.
"I don't know. It just is."
"I'm pretty sure they have cures for grey hairs, Buck." You mentioned. "You could borrow Clint's hair dye if it really bothers you."
"I'm telling him you said that." Bucky laughed.
"I'll protect you from the archer, my darling," Thor said, throwing his arm around your shoulders.
"Good because I don't think Bucky wants to clean up any more injuries. And Clint's a bleeder." Steve said, causing the three of you to laugh.
God, what you would give for it to always be like this.