[Shield Winter] Meeting upside down

Dull pain.Nausea.The pungent alcohol and potion smell.

Steve opened his eyes, the big light in the center of the ceiling was off, and a dim yellow light was pouring down from the small light above his head.He still had double images when he saw things, and he reached out to rub his eyes, and there was a needle hole on the back of his hand, judging from the state of his muscles, he had just been injected.

Consciousness slowly returns to the cage, first of all hearing—the room is silent.Then came the touch, the bed under him was as soft as a cloud.Steve blinked, remembering more.Explosions, drafts, sharp pains in the temples.

"Oops."

He sat up suddenly, his head buzzing with pain, and his esophagus burned with an empty nausea.Steve used the fastest speed to judge everything in front of him—the hotel room, located not far from the airport, he was transferred here unconsciously, and none of the materials and equipment were lost.

Time... 11:30 p.m., fortunately, it's not yet the time agreed with Bucky.

He looked at the TV in front of him, trying to turn it on to see if there was any news.Before the hand touched the remote control, the screen suddenly flashed a layer of blue, the huge power-on logo gradually disappeared, and there was a clicking sound from the upper right.

He took the smart glasses and put them on, and looked at the source of the noise—the camera in the room. The red light that had been blinking was completely extinguished, as if it had been cut off remotely, and the word "warning" of failure was displayed in the lens.

"Good evening, Mr. Steve Rogers."

A figure appeared in the middle of the TV screen. The other party was sitting on a black and white leather sofa, with his legs crossed, and the tailored suit pants outlined the smooth shape of the legs, which were gathered on the narrow white ankles.The light only hit here sparingly, and from the waist up was sunken in darkness, and Steve couldn't make out the other person's face.And this greeting, which is neither salty nor weak, has obviously been electronically processed, and it is definitely not the original tone.

"Error?"

"clever."

Steve frowned.

"What happened to the ambush?"

"I'm not in the mood for that kind of test." The other party pointed out bluntly, "It's your bad luck. The regime in the Czech Republic is in turmoil. Several major forces are vying for territory and trying to manipulate the country's destiny, and you just happen to be involved in it."

Steve was a little surprised.

"You rescued me back?"

"Otherwise? Leave you there and let old Fury directly send the Avengers to kill me? Although I have enough strength, the less trouble the better."

"……thanks."

Error seemed to be embarrassed by the thank you, and changed his sitting position.

"Since it was the position you sent to Fury, I have arrived now, which is enough to show the sincerity of S.H.I.E.L.D. We might as well have an open and honest talk."

Steve stared at the screen.He knew that the other party must be able to see him through something, and the feeling of being watched was lingering.

"Fury's attitude is very clear. A capable person like you is suitable for joining SHIELD. No matter what kind of past you have, SHIELD can help you settle it. Of course, this is a major decision after all. Presumably you also have conditions. You might as well mention it. Come out and talk."

Error was silent for more than ten seconds, and suddenly laughed lightly.

"I thought Captain America would be better at speech and mobilization, and he would talk about great principles and patriotism to attract me. Why, so anxious, is there someone waiting for you in New York to go on a date?"

—he thinks of Bucky inappropriately.Damn it, he really wanted to end the mission as soon as possible and go to Paris to find him.

Error didn't wait for his answer, but he wasn't angry.On the screen, his hands hang down, fingers crossed on his thighs.Those hands had distinct joints, and the skin was white and thin. On the ring finger of the left hand was an exaggeratedly shaped ring: two slender silver snakes were twisted into one strand, entangled at the root of the finger, and the snake's head bit into a distorted letter E.

——Error.error. 404 not found.No such person was found.

Steve frowned. This guy was weird from his name to his behavior. He even wanted to persuade Fury to stay away from such a difficult role.But Error has become involved with S.H.I.E.L.D., and the matter can't end well.

"My conditions are not complicated, and I don't even need you to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. As long as you help me with three things, I will naturally show up and go back to New York with you obediently. I promise it's not a bad thing, and I will never give the title of Captain America Discredit."

--So simple?

"What three things."

"Ha, things always have to be done one by one, don't be too greedy."

The person on the screen snapped his fingers, and a hot red postcard with a black background appeared between his fingers out of thin air.The above address is not far from here, and the name looks like a luxurious commercial building.

"Go and find out the news here, including the security situation and the forces they belong to, and what they are going to do here."

"Can't detect it with your ability level?"

"Questioning my proposal is clearly not a positive attitude to cooperation, good luck."

Error took the card and clapped his hands on the screen.The image then disappeared, leaving only a string of scrolling green characters.Steve took off his glasses, and even the strings disappeared.Only then did he notice the power cord hanging under the TV, and realized that Error didn't appear on the screen at all, but just controlled the smart glasses to project the image to the TV.

Steve exhaled, and restrained the nausea after being injured, and wrote the address silently on the paper.The minute hand moved wobbly to 11:59 minutes, he coughed twice, made sure that his voice was sound, and dialed Bucky's phone.

"Hey Bucky, is the mission going well?"

The phone was connected quickly. First came the rustling sound of fabric rubbing, and then Steve's familiar breathing sound belonging to Bucky. He waited patiently for a few seconds before the noise on the other side slowly subsided. .

"It's okay. Steve, you're hurt, what's going on?"

Bucky uses a declarative sentence, and Steve feels guilty.

"Uh, bad luck, got involved in a local gang fight. Got bombed, a little dizzy, but the serum is working."

"Fuck, this kind of shit happens in a small country like the Czech Republic." Bucky's voice was low, but he was full of anger, "Escaped danger? Are you sure the mission hasn't been defeated? Ask Nick to send another person if necessary."

"Don't be too nervous, Bucky. It's all good."

"Meet that guy?"

"I had a face-to-face meeting, but I didn't see the real person. It's a bit weird. He asked me to do a few things, but he didn't seem hostile. How is your side? I hope Rogers can cooperate with you well, he has a bad temper."

Rogers turned his head if he felt something, Bucky waved at him, and continued to lean against the balcony door.The night breeze was a bit chilly, they were taken to a motel by their connectors, and all the residents they met had sullen and malnourished faces, they guessed that this was a temporary camp prepared by Mrs. Xie for newcomers.

"It's pretty stable at the moment, and we're contacting Mrs. Scorpion's fringe forces as required by S.H.I.E.L.D. They have no doubts about our identity."

"Brother in disguise?"

"Yeah." Bucky paused, and heard the end of the other party's dissatisfaction, "What's the matter, you are the only one who can call Brother James?"

"Of course, that guy..."

A sound of knocking on the glass grabbed Bucky's attention, and he turned to face Rogers' solemn face. He motioned for himself to hang up the phone and pointed out the door.

There were a few shadows at the crack of the door, and Bucky immediately hung up the phone and hid the phone away.The door was kicked open abruptly.Five sturdy men, two revolvers and three knives.

"boom!"

The gunshots rang out, the fire woke up the night, and no one came, as if no one else was in the motel.

"Bucky? Bucky?"

Steve waited for a long time until a busy beep sounded.He realized that something had happened to the other party, but he was powerless in the Czech Republic.Steve sat back on the bed and banged the back of his head against the wall, gritting his teeth in pain.

He walked around the room a few times irritably, feeling more and more uneasy.He hesitated for a few minutes before calling Tony.It took a few minutes for the other party to connect, and there was a strong displeasure in his voice that a good thing had been interrupted.

"The development of the first generation of Reverse has been completed, and the hard-working developers just fell asleep and were interrupted by you. I hope you really have something important, or do you believe that I refuse to put it into use?"

"Reverse? What weird machine have you researched?"

"Hey old Popsicle, who am I for!" Tony felt offended, "It's the high technology that can send Rogers back to his hometown. Are you addicted to getting along with him?"

Steve pursed his lips: "Sorry, I wish you and your machine all the best."

"...It's really awkward to listen to. You'd better just say something."

"I want to know the specific mission situation on Bucky's side."

"Impossible, not to mention that the regulations do not allow it, you will definitely be distracted from your personal relationship. The most I can tell you is that the risk assessment is B. Even if Rogers follows him, it will not be upgraded to A because of this. He will not something."

"We've just been on the phone and they may have been attacked."

"so what?"

"So?" Steve was incredulous, "Shouldn't you check to see if the operation was exposed?"

Tony's voice was full of powerlessness: "Please, the probability of being attacked in an undercover mission is 80%. Do you think they played role-playing games in the past? Mrs. Scorpion has escaped from Aegis three times, so she is suspicious." That's normal. I think you're just worrying because you're not in Paris. Compared to that, you should devote yourself to Error's mission."

Steve didn't say a word.Reason told him Tony was right, but emotion obviously had other ideas.

Tony ran out of patience, and finally told him to "don't think about it, finish the task as soon as possible and come back to help at any time" and hung up the phone.

And Steve was holding his mobile phone and the note with the address of the commercial building, and stayed up all night.The night was still deep and long, and he was already looking forward to the next midnight, like a rebellious Cinderella.

"You could have avoided the knife."

Rogers bandaged Bucky's right arm, and the blade cut open his upper arm. The wound was not shallow, and it took three layers of gauze to stop it slowly under the action of serum. Ten minutes ago, there were three corpses and two disabled people under their feet. Mrs. Scorpion's subordinates showed up and took care of the scene. They congratulated the two of them for obtaining membership qualifications and gave them a new time and place. Disappeared.

"It's just a small injury."

Rogers glanced at him, lowered his head and continued to wrap the bandage.

"You know the hotel will have their eyeliner, why take the risk of answering Steve's call, it will expose yourself."

Bucky frowned, he didn't feel the need to explain this matter, but he hesitated and told the truth.

"I made an agreement with him. He was emotionally unstable after the second serum injection, and this time there was an accidental error in the mission statement. I am not at ease."

"But you are on a spy mission, James Barnes." Rogers called his full name for the first time. "Is this a mistake you should make as a super soldier?"

Bucky was at a loss for words for a moment, and turned his head to avoid answering.But there was a force clamping his chin and forcing him to turn his head. Bucky's pupils dilated, watching Rogers approaching a little bit, his right hand was held by him and struggling, so he had to increase the power of his left arm and yank on Rogers' collar Throw him on the bed.

"I don't think the task is a good time to solve the problem, but Rogers, I have to tell you." Bucky pressed his heart, the mechanical arm buzzed, "I can't like you."

Rogers didn't look surprised.

"What about him?"

"……I have no idea."

He met Bucky's eyes.

"There is no difference between my experience and his, and my pain is no less than his. He only thinks that you are friends, and I have long understood my true heart. Bucky, I will not give up my pursuit of you."

"No, that's not right..."

"why?"

Bucky sighed.

"Because there's another Bucky in your story, and he's waiting for you, too."

"But he..."

"He's come into this world, Rogers."

The room fell silent, and Rogers' eyes as deep as the sea were brewing a storm. He blinked in astonishment, as if the whole world was collapsing in front of him.

Bucky let go of his hand and didn't explain anything.What he had kept secret for a long time was finally brought up by him as an excuse to reject Rogers.But the other Barnes hasn't appeared yet, so he can only ask the heavens for luck, and pray that this sentence is not a clumsy lie.