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Steve's chest ached at what he had just watched.

Just when they thought they had Becky...Viper tugs the leash and she's gone again.

He couldn't worry about it now, not with Bucky hurt as bad as he was. Steve quickly made his way to Bucky and turned him over. He was unconscious. Blood soaked his whole sleeve and half his shirt now.

He was losing too much blood.

He had to get the bullet out and stitch the wound up as fast as he could.

"Wanda!"

She stumbled over to them, tears streaming down her face, "Captain?"

"I need you to concentrate and pull the bullet from his shoulder, okay?"

She shook her head, dropping to her knees. Her hands were shaking in her lap. "I do not know if I can."

He looked her square in the eye, placing a hand over hers. "You can do it, Wanda. I know you can."

Wanda wiped the tears from her cheeks and nodded. She held her hands up as they were encased in crimson energy and closed her eyes as it's tendrils slipped into the wound. Bucky groaned painfully and tried pulling back from her.

"Hold him down captain. This is going to hurt him."

Steve nodded and gripped his friend's upper arms, pinning him to the floor. His eyes filled with pain as Bucky's body began to thrash.

"I got it!" She yelled triumphantly, opening her eyes as the flattened bullet was tugged from the wound. A gush of blood flowed freely behind it, making Steve swear.

"The bullet nicked a vein. We got to seal it and fast."

Dr. Pym hobbled up to them, "I've got an idea, but its going to hurt a hell of a lot worse."

He knelt down and pulled a tube-like piece of metal from one pocket and a lighter from another.

Steve's eyes widened, Hank was going to cauterize the wound. He quickly moved to hold Bucky's arms. "Wanda, help hold him down."

Scarlet energy encased the unconscious man's body, an extra precaution.

The lighter flared to life and the piece of metal was heated to a near orange glow.

Pym wasn't one to beat around the bush with anything so he quickly pressed the metal to the wound and Bucky's body arched off the floor and his eyes flew open as he screamed in agony.

The scent of burning flesh made Wanda gag and turn her face away.

Hank threw the metal away from them and sat back in the dirt. "I sealed the outside of the wound, since he has the super soldier serum in his veins, his internal wounds should seal up quickly. Although I think he might need a blood transfusion soon but I am just a doctor of physics after all."

"Thank you, Hank." Steve replied.

"You know, Peggy never once talked bad about you. She always said you were a born leader, that you never gave up on anyone. Its nice to know that she was telling the truth."

"She doesn't believe in lying. And I don't like to disappoint."

He smiled, "I know. I think after all this, I am going to take a long vacation. I hear Greece is wonderful this time of year."

A low sob caught their ears and they turned to see Pietro still kneeling by the spot where Becky had been laying unconscious just 15 minutes ago.

Hank shook his head, "That boy's heart was just ripped out by that monster. Viper is the worst kind of bad news, Captain. She has no morals whatsoever, she will do anything and everything to get her way. And I mean everything. Watch your back with her."

"Well, first thing we're doing is going after Syrena. With Bucky wounded right now, we need all the help we can get."

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

Pietro couldn't believe that she was gone. They had her and then they didn't.

His chest ached and tears filled his eyes. His hands clutched at the earth beneath him and his whole body shook with barely contained rage.

First it was Strucker then Viper who took her away from them. He had had enough. They had taken his love from him for the last time.

First they had to find Syrena, then they could take the fight to them and free Rebecca once and for all.

Just then a low buzzing sound caught their attention, increasing in sound as it approached them.

Pym just smiled. "About time she gets here."

A tiny insect came into their line of sight. When it was close enough, there was a whoosh and a suit similar to Scott's was standing right in front of them. She was wearing black and yellow and had two sets of wings on her back. The faceplate flipped up to reveal a young woman's face framed by black hair.

"Dad! Are you alright?"

Hank turned to the others, "I'm fine. You said you needed help, Captain?"

Steve nodded.

"Well, I'd like you all to meet my daughter, Hope Pym. We call her The Wasp."

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

Becky slumped against the wall, blood leaking from her nose and ears. That had hurt. Far worse than anything else they had done to her but she had to do it. There was no way around it. She had to protect them.

To protect Piet and her father.

'I'm so sorry Piet.'

She had overheard their plan to go after Syrena.

Apparently this Syrena was her mother.

Her chest felt filled with warmth. 'I have a mother too?'

'I have a mother and a father.' Her eye narrowed. Everything that Strucker and that bitch had told her was a lie. 'I guess a part of me had always known.'

Her mind raced, making her already pounding headache worse. She had to lead them away, lead HER away. They would catch on to her eventually but for now she could play pretend and get them following a false lead away, far away from her mother's location.

She wasn't 'child' anymore. She wasn't the 'Viper's pet' either.

She was the daughter of the Winter Soldier. The daughter of James 'Bucky' Barnes.

And she had a name.....

Rebecca Barnes.

And she was damn sure going to fight to keep it.

No matter what.

She squared her shoulders and pushed the pained look from her eyes, walking out into the open lot and towards the two soldiers stationed there. They trained their weapons on her.

"Otchet missii?"

She stared at them, thinly veiled aggression in her eyes. "Tseli , dvizhushchiyesya na yuzhnoy storone goroda." (Targets moving to south side of city.)

"Place your weapons on the ground and enter the vehicle."

"YA budu otvechat'." She removed her last pistol and placed it on the ground quietly and placed another blade next to it. She then placed her hands on her head.

Rebecca inwardly smirked.

'Phase one complete.'

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

Bucky hissed in pain. His shoulder had felt like it was being ripped open and then it had stopped. And then his whole mind exploded in fire. His eyes flew open in shock.

His eyes tried to focus on his surroundings but settled for Steve's face, who looked beat down.

"What happened? Is Becky okay?"

The look he received then made his heart drop and rage pumped through his veins.

"What happened?"

"Viper happened."

Bucky's eyes flew over to Pietro.

"That bitch had a device implanted in Becca. To keep her extra compliant. And now she is gone. Again!"

The ex-assassin struggled to sit up, "Then we have to go after her."

Steve grabbed his arm, "No. Syrena's our first priority right now. We are going to need all the help we can get. While you were unconscious, I had sent a message to Scott and Sam to come to D.C. immediately."

He slumped back to the floor, grunting in pain. "So where is she?"

"Well, from the calculations I did before everything went to hell, of course, it showed a hidden Hydra base....six blocks from here."

Wanda gasped. "She's that close?"

He nodded, "Yeah. Surprising, isn't it?"

Bucky snorted.

"Well, aren't you happy? You'll get to see Syrena again after all this time." Wanda questioned him.

"Part of me is happy, yeah, but another part of me is dreading it.Because I am going to have to tell her that our daughter is now a killing machine and that I might have to kill her to stop her. Yeah, I'm just jumping for joy."

"Wait, dad, where is this secret base located?"

Dr. Pym looked at her confused, "Six blocks east of here, why?"

Hope shook her head, "I caught some outside chatter in Russian. It was a girl's voice."

Piet surged forward, "Where? What did she say?"

"Just outside. Let me replay it for you."

She pulled a small speaker from her suit and hooked her headset to it and pressed play.

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

They first heard the crunching of gravel under footsteps and then the cocking of guns.

"Otchet missii?" (Mission report?)

"Tseli , dvizhushchiyesya na yuzhnoy storone goroda." (Targets moving to south side of city.)

A female replied, an underlying hint of aggression to her voice.

"Place your weapons on the ground and enter the vehicle slowly."

"YA budu otvechat'." (I will comply.)

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

Pietro took a gasping breath, "Little moon?"

Wanda gasped.

Bucky stared at the speakers with a look of pride, "Good girl Becky."

Hope looked at them confused, "What? What did she say?"

Steve looked at his friend, "What's going on Buck?"

Bucky smiled brightly at him, "She's leading them to the south side of the city, away from Syrena. And if she's doing that..."

Steve smiled. "Then she's not under Viper's control."

"She's pretending to be." Wanda added with a smile.

Bucky laughed. "I knew you were tough kid. I knew it."

Hank looked at all of them and shook his head,

"Then what are you all waiting for? Go get Syrena and kick Viper's ass."

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