"What's going on in that big cyborg brain of yours?"
"It's computing,"
"It's definitely doing something" I teased, making Sam laugh. Bucky side glared at me.
"You know what I can actually see the gears turning, oop their malfunctioning," Sam continued to tease.
I rolled my eyes letting a smile appear on my face. Bucky didn't smile though, his face remaining serious.
"We gotta figure out where the serum is coming from.." Bucky said seriousness in his tone.
"and how in the hell after 80 years how are 8 super soldiers running lose," Sam added onto Bucky's statement.
We continued walking when we heard a car horn. I turned to see an old military jeep coming up beside us, and in it our new "friends."
"That didn't go as planned, huh," came the voice of the new Captain America. I'd only seen one interview with him, but he just reminded me too much of an arrogant imposter. I saw the news footage, and had heard the original Captain America speak multiple times. The way that Captain America carried himself showed the world that he knew what he was doing, and he knew what was right. The man before me seemed to be grasping at straws, and the straws were Bucky, Sam and me.
And now after Bucky gave me that talking to about him being a Captain Wannabe I felt the need to hate him, almost as if I had a reason.
Neither Bucky, Sam or me stopped to acknowledge him, we continued walking. The jeep continued on driving beside us.
"At least we know what we're up against,
now huh" he tried to joke.
"We're pretty sure it's apart of the big three, aliens androids and wizards" the wannabe said.
"Excuse me?" I scoffed at how insane that sounded. Bucky beside me spoke up,
"There's no such thing as wizards,"
"Alright then it's aliens or androids-"
"Or super soldiers," Sam cut him off, the new Cap sat there, obviously starting to get annoyed.
"Super soldiers?" Cap's partner asked from the Jeep. Sam scoffed looking at Bucky. The amount of stupidity oozing off of these idiots was amazing. I shoved my hands into my pockets and kept my eyes ahead trying to not roll them out of my head.
"So we have to work together,"
"Who said that?" I asked looking at Bucky and he just shook his head.
"Listen I just think that-"
"Just because you carry that shield doesn't mean you're Captain America," Bucky interrupted him.
He tried to speak again, but Bucky interrupted him again.
"Have you ever jumped on a live grenade?"
"Yeah I have actually four times, it's this thing I do with my reinforced helmet-"
The three of us shared an annoyed look, Bucky's fists seemed to be buzzing with the need to punch the new Cap in his jaw.
"Nevermind- Look it's 20 miles from here to the nearest airport, you need a ride," The fake explained. I toyed it over in my head. There were definitely blisters forming on my feet from the new boots S.H.I.E.L.D. gave me, maybe it wouldn't hurt to ride in the jeep. I sure as hell wasn't going to admit to that though, I was just following Sam and Buck's lead.
"Guys get in," he pleaded with the three of us as the jeep came to a stop. Bucky and Sam shared a look before looking at me. I shrugged, my hands resting in the pockets of my jacket.
The door was opened for us Sam got in first, and I followed behind him, Bucky holding the door open for me before climbing in. The ride was silent for the first bit, the men death staring at each other. I sat there quiet looking at the green hills behind the two men dressed in red and blue.
The new Cap kept eyeing me with a smirk on his face. I glared at him as he continued to make eye contact with me, he raised a brow at me, before looking at my lips. His eyes moving back up to my gaze, my lips were set in an straight line as I continued to glare.
"What?!" I spat, louder than I meant to, making Cap and his sidekick jump. Bucky and Sam both let out a laugh. The fake let out a cough trying to cover his jump scare. A proud smirk now on my face.
"John Walker, Captain America," the blonde reached his hand out to me. I just looked at it and then back up at him, the smirk on my face being replaced with a look of annoyance. Slowly he pulled it away, and adjusted in his seat, his attention turning away from me and to Bucky and Sam.
"So we got 8 super soldiers on a bulk supply run, why?" he asked like a professor asking his students. Sam hesitated for a second before speaking up.
"We think it's a group of people who think life was better during the Blip," Sam explained. I fought the urge to elbow him, to keep him from talking. I just joined this 'team' or whatever you want to call our trio, but I know I trust
Sam and Bucky more than Walker and his buddy sat across from us.
We didn't need their help.
"That serum doesn't really have a great track record, no offense," Walker said looking over to Bucky. The death stare that Bucky and I gave him was much more intense now.
"We need to figure out where they're going.." Sam said noticing the shift in the air and wanting to change the subject.
"How'd you track the flag smashers here?" Sam asked shifting in his seat. The sidekick spoke up for once.
"We didn't track them, we tracked you through Red-Wing."
Sam definitely looked violated. Bucky and I watched Sam's good nature peace making vibe melt off and be replaced with frustration.
"You hacked my tech?" Sam asked a look of anger on his face now.
"Sorry not really hacking, it's the governments technically," Walker motioned to himself. "Kind of the government,"
I couldn't help but let out a scoffing laugh, continuing to give him a death star as I crossed my arms over my chest. Walker looked from Bucky to me, then back to Sam.
"Does they always just stare like that?"
"It's a super soldier thing," Sam said nonchalantly. Walker turned to look at me, confusion painted on his face. He pointed a finger between me and Bucky.
"You're a super soldier?" he asked pointing back at me. I didn't say anything, just continuing to glare, hoping my eyes could hurt him six feet under. Walker just stared back a flirtatious look on his face, before I watched the gears in his sorry excuse for a brain turn.
"Oh I know you, you're Levitsky right? S.H.I.E.L.D.'s darling prodigy?" I didn't acknowledge the nickname, I just kept my stare. He became visibly uncomfortable.
"Look I know things have gotten chaotic, but we're doing the best we can, if you joined up with us we could-"
"No" Bucky interrupted Walker.
"I got mad respect for both of you, but you were definitely getting your asses kicked before we showed up," The sidekick said matter of factly.
"You got kicked off the semi too, remember?" I said raising my eyebrow at him, he rolled his eyes leaning back against the truck.
"Who are you?" Bucky asked him.
"Lemar Hoskins," was all he said.
"I'm gonna need a little more than that," Sam asked.
"Battlestar, John's partner"
"Good god," I couldn't help but laugh at the ridiculousness, I turned too look at Sam.
"Battlestar?" Bucky asked with a scoff before yelling at the driver, "Stop the car!"
We came to a screeching stop and Bucky jumped out. I followed right behind him, not wanting anymore of there idiocy of the two bafoons to rub off on me.
"I get it, I do, guys come on," Walker called after Bucky and me.
"I get you didn't think the shield was going to end up here Bucky," Walker yelled. Bucky kept walking beside me.
"You don't get to call me that," he called from over his shoulder.
"I'm not..I'm n..I'm not trying to replace Steve," Walker was tripping over his words as he realized his dream team wasn't going to work out. I could hear him continue talking to Sam,
"I'm just trying to be the best Captain America I can be, and what better way to do that, then to have his wingman at my side,"
I could hear Sam's eye roll as he jumped out the jeep to catch up with us.
"What an idiot," Sam said finally catching up.
"You shouldn't have given up the shield Sam," Bucky said as we walked into a small town.
"How was I supposed to know they were gonna give it to the first pretty blonde hair, blue eye face they saw?" Sam spat. Bucky and turned to him.
"Steve gave it to you.." The two came to a stop and argued for the billionth time today. I kept walking and noticed a woman at a fruit stand.
"Hi there, I'm sorry to bother you but could I borrow your cellphone?" I asked her in english. She nodded handing me an old flip phone.
"Thank you," I smiled.
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Later that night, Torres had finally found us and we hitched a ride in a humvee to the airport. The three of us made it onto the cargo plane, Sam tossing his pack down and sprawling across the seats, falling asleep.
Bucky sat on top of a crate of something and I sat in another row of seats across from Sam. Bucky was dead set on staring at something at the floor.
"You okay?" I asked him, leaning my head back onto the wall of plane. His eyes never left the spot he was looking at.
I looked up at the ceiling and just took deep breaths, trying to help me fall asleep.
"We need to take back the shield," Bucky said quietly. I turned to look at him.
"What are you going to do just kill him?" I asked with a laugh, but Bucky's stare only became more intense.
"Oh my god," I rolled my eyes with a scoff.
"You really have no idea who I am?" Bucky asked looking at me quizzically. I shook my head and began to fiddle with the zipper on my jacket. Bucky hopped off the crate and began to pace.
"You going to tell me?" I asked prying at his question. He shook his head and walked over shoving Sam awake.
"Wh—what?" Sam awoke with a start, the grogginess still apparent in his voice.
"We have to take the shield back," was all Bucky said and Sam sat up, shaking his head.
"Last time we did that, Steve and I were on the run for two years and Sharon was branded enemy of the state, I'm not about to go back to living my life viva la loca," Sam argued rubbing the sleep off of his face.
"Damn.." was all I could say, Sam nodded at me before continuing,
"We just got our asses handed to us. We got nothing."
"Not entirely true," he said sitting beside Sam with a somber look.
"There is someone you should meet.."