Chapter 16
Steve
Steve did transform back.
It was a whole new experience being in right mind when in mer-form.
The 'Helicarrier' turned out to be something like an entire army base made to fly and float. Steve has never seen or heard of this kind of thing. Several jets and boats were leaving it going on the direction of the blown up facility. There were military looking people but no uniforms, insignia or flags Steve could recognise.
His thoughts kept getting back to bucky, he wants to believe bucky won't try to go away facing the risk of drowning.
They both are in high risk of getting captured. At last they'll know by whom. However much Steve crammed his war trained mind he cannot come up with a good strategy to deal with the situation he and Bucky are trapped in.
There isn't much he can gather even though he was hiding underneath the water for hours. He could risk breaking in when night falls but its not like he can do a lot without any weapon.
Steve circled the thing several times before he heard a voice.
Two men were walking on the deck
"but what is the point?" a smaller man was asking anotherman. The other had an eye patch and everything about him spoke of authority. They were walking towards the edge of the Helicarrier.
"but what is the point. There are better things aliens (huh?) could blow up."
"if Starks bragging is anything to go by whatever did this has to be detected by the equipment. Preferably before it happens" eye patched man answered.
(stark? Is Howard with them? Crazy fella wouldn't possibly side with natzis. So these people are whoever opposing hydra. Hopefully)
"surveillance system is programed to exclude sea creatures, by detecting heat signatures, size and organic consistency." other man continued after thinking. Realization getting into his voice. "so this is a work of a single operative from an outer world? No human can survive barometric pressure that deep"
"or someone invented a small organic vessel to carry a human there!" eyepatched man answered.
"I still don't see the point. There was nobody in it"
(thank god)
"exactly. May be a rehearsal. Maybe someone could have been benefited by the change of events by this facility no longer existing" eye patched man continued.
"What is that? " he asked suddenly.
Steve is sure he is well covered under.
"probably just a fish. Maybe a dolphin " the other answered.
Steve wished he could listen more. But this is still not the right moment to take unnecessary risks.
He flipped his tail end out of the water to prove that there was indeed a fish. Then dived deep to get to the other side while trying to work out the things he overheard.
When he looked at the deck again from the other side those two men were no longer seen.
Then two jets took off.
Those are going at the direction of the island.
Bucky.
Something has given them away.
Steve will not let bucky fall into captivity once again. At least not alone.
Steve swam as fast as his body would carry him.
He wished he could fly.