Chương 5: Chapter 5: Just a chip
Steve burst into the Colonel's office as the man sat without a finch at the super soldier who looked down upon him, his nose flaring, his eyes wide, watching his every move:
"Let her go," he said firmly as the Colonel placed down his pen and looked up at him "she has been through enough, when we found her, she was strapped to an electric chair, weak, bruised and had no food in months, your solution is to shovel into a cell again" he expressed punching the man's table.
He exhaled "she is hardly innocent" Steve stayed quiet for a moment "she killed thirty soldiers in ten minutes" the soldier looked at the Colonel in shock before falling into the nearest seat "I don't know about you, son, but I can't let a person like that free, she has more power than any of us can ever imagine" he stood and patted the Steve on his back before moving towards the door and shutting it.
Steve swiped his face as he hunched over in his seat "there must be a mistake, she... it's not her, I know her" He whispered as the Colonel exhaled and placed a file before him.
"That's classified but it wasn't her" he explained "she has no choice but she has to make one now"
Steve's eyes went over the content but all it did was form a pit in his stomach "a chip?" He sneered and threw the papers on the desk "she is not an animal, you can't treat like one" he stressed as the Colonel.
He stood to his feet "at least she will be free" Steve just stared at him "it's the only way I can protect her, you and America, this is the only way" Colonel pleaded as Steve stood still in place.
He moved to the door "it's not my choice, Colonel" he left the room with an uncertain man sitting in his seat.
….
Open my eyes to see them staring back at me, in the little mirror on the sun visor, hummed music floated around me as I turned to the driver's seat to see Bucky eyeing something out of the windscreen, his eyes stared intensely at the house that stood on the outskirts of New York City, his brow scowl as he debated whether he wanted to risk it; I giggled and grabbed his hand which was already on my knee, pulling his face towards me by his chin:
"You are stressing" I whispered as his eyes gentled and I smiled "it's your birthday, you should be happy, excited or any other synonymous with happy" I thrust my fingers into his hair which closed his eyes.
"Are you sure it will be safe?" He gave the house a disdainful look.
"It's a dance hall, Buck, nothing to worry about" I rub his arm up and down "it's your birthday and you wanted to go out, this is the next best thing"
"Ok, ok" he smiled and kissed my cheek "let's go" he jumped out of the car and ran to my side before I could grab the handle.
"Thank you" I whispered as he winked "just look out for the police" I teased as a look of shock flashed across his face "just jokes" I joked as he trapped me between the car and his body.
He smirked "oh, someone is teasing" he whispered as I chuckled "don't tease, doll, it's not good" leaned deeper into our space.
"Oh" I gave him sincere eyes "Oh, big bad lover boy is worried" I teased as he lifted me over his shoulder, I started laughing as he slammed the car door close with his foot and began walking towards the house.
Through my fits of giggles, I managed to say "Bucky" I gasped as he slowly put me on my feet, flattened my dress after he grabbed my hand and we began towards the entrance.
The house was any other house with elderly people smoking on the porch with sweet tea and their eyes cast down, we moved past them towards the back of the house to find a man leaning against doors towards the basement, he lifted his head as we approached and a smile lit up his face when he recognised mine:
"Well isn't it little Tammy" he grabbed my hand and kissed it gently as Bucky stiffened next to me "it's been a while, how you doing? Gorgeous," he asked as Bucky grabbed my waist and squeezed it as the tension grew.
I pulled out some money from my purse "how is the scene down there?" I handed him the money but he pushed it back into my purse.
"Firstly your money ain't good here and secondly, it's settling down" he mentioned as I pulled on Bucky's hand as we walked down the stairs "save me a dance, pretty" he shouted behind me.
The room was dark while the music seemed to move through the people dancing on the dance floor as bar table lined the walls, along with the bar, people crowd the stairs looking Bucky up and down as we moved down them; once we got the bottom of it Bucky grabbed my hand and we moved towards the bar.
We were moving smoothly when a woman with caramel skin, heavy makeup and flirty eyes bumped into Bucky, giving him a playful look as she rubbed up against him, he stared at her with disbelief at how forward she was but all he did was pull me close before looking into my eyes as if to assert domains; bright blue eyes against the colourful lights of the dance hall as a cheeky smile spread on his face, he pulled me close and kissed my forehead.
We walked through the dance floor as Bucky stopped watching a man dancing very unconventionally with a woman, there was a lot of grinding and hip thrust going on, I grabbed Bucky arm and pulled away from the couple as I stopped at the bar, I leaned against it as an old man turned around, his salt & pepper hair and tasteful wrinkles around wisdom-filled eyes and smile at me:
"Hey beautiful" Bucky stiffened again as the old man stared at him "hey young man" he presented his hand towards him as Bucky took it and shook it hard "woah there young buck, she is here with you" he chuckled as wiped his hands on a dishcloth "what can I get you? Young buck" He asked as he prepared my drink, fresh southside.
"A steel…" he interrupted the Bucky
"Say no more" he slipped my drink towards me as he booed my nose before walking off to get Bucky's beer.
"A regular?" Bucky turned towards me.
"No" I waved him off "I used to come here before my…" I stopped myself before I could reveal my secret, Bucky gave me a look at "my job at the diner, with the double shifts" I expressed as I took a sip of my drink when Bucky's beer.
"Doesn't seem your style?" he said as he sipped his drink, I watched his Adam's apple bopped up and down as a thirst formed on my tongue, his eyes founded mine while his tongue found his lips; he licked them slowly when maintaining eyes contact but mine were focused on his lips.
I took a rush sip of my drink which burned my throat as he chuckled "well, it's not my style but she is" I gestured towards the stage where a woman stepped onto it, she was dressed in a long sequined dress with her hair wild and free.
Her voice barrels in scarious nonsense yet it fueled the crowd with h energy, I watch couples take to the floor without hesitation, I turned to Bucky to see him completely mesmerised by her vocals, I took this opportunity to just watch him, all of him, his eyes which glazing against hers the way his jawline tensed and relaxed, he was so still so beautiful, not in sense of facial features but a sense of being, the atmosphere around him was beautiful.
He turned toward me and smiled "how rude of me, here I have a beautiful woman by my side and I am not dancing" he grabbed my hand and waved my other.
"No...no...you are enjoying the music" he pulled me close and shook his head.
"Oh, doll, I have ears" he smirked as we moved towards the dance floor.
Suddenly I was pulled against him as a gasp left my body, he gave me a smirk before his leg was placed between mine and his hips began to move against me "hmmm…" I said as he shook his head.
"Don't ask" he mentioned as I giggled and began to move my hips in a quick step.
He spun us around as I laughed as he dipped me down, I lifted my leg when he brought me up again, he moved his shoulders where my hands were resting as his hips swing back and forth in a slowly moving, his hands moved to my hips while he felt the bustle, he bites his lip as my hands rested on his neck; as the singer finished, Bucky spun me out and we began to clap our hands.
she bowed as she grasped the mic "sorry to stop the buzz" she smiled as her voice vibrated through the hall as the couple stood listening quietly "but I wanted to slow down a bit with something I have been working on it's called Body and Soul" she smiled as the music began to roll through the tor.
"...My days have grown so lonely…" Bucky pulled me close to my waist, his eyes lingered on my eyes as his hip pressed against mine "... For you, I cry, for you dear only…" as we moved into a slow hip motion, my arms laid loosely around me "...Why haven't you seen it…" he moved his hand back up my back and he pushed me closer "...I'm all for you body and soul…" with his forehead against each other as we exchanged breaths.
He turned me around "...I spend my days in longin'..." His breath sent shivers down my necks "...You know it's you that I am longin'..." He grabbed my waist, probably wrinkling my dress so intensely.
He growled softly "Doll…" he murmured into my neck as I gasped
He spun around again to look into his eyes "...oh, I tell you I mean it…" he pulled me closer, I thrust my fingers into his hair which made him roll his eyes, our head pulled closer as his head dipped down while my lips claimed his neck, he exhaled as I smiled softly "...I'm all for you body and soul…" he lifted me in one swooped, arm under my butt as I lifted my leg...
The music lingered in the air as I came to, my eyes were clouded by black fur and the sound of heavy breathing, I moved my limps as a tail covered my body while I turned to look to the sky, an eye stared back and I knew exactly where I was, the black sky, the green grass with poppies peeking through; I sat up as a black wolf moved away from me, its back had red zebra stripes as it starked away.
There was a knock that echoed through the world, I moved to my feet as the world came crashing down, I fell to my knees as the world came flood back into my body, all the creatures that gathered around me began to disappear into my soul where it belongs, I grabbed the floor as I tried to control this rush of matter that flowed back into the darkest part of my body, I took a moment to collect myself when the knock came again
I moved towards the door as he was forced open, Colonel Philips stepped in with a face so confused, he looked around the room as if something was missing "what happened in here?" He asked as I looked to my feet.
"I apologise," I said holding my arms "I don't have control over that part of me" he nodded as he looked about the room again
He pulled a file forward "well that brings me to this," he handed me the file with a grim expression.
"What?" I asked as read through the file, I looked up at him then back at the words "for the safety of the country and its people, a chip will be inserted into the neck as a safety protocol" I read out loud as he gave me a sad expression, I thought back to the death, the sorrow and the despair that followed me around "I will do it" I said as he looks surprised.
"You will?" He said as I looked at him and nodded.
"If it means to keep everyone safe then yes, I will do it," I said as he nodded softly.
"This way" he opened the door as I hesitated for a moment.
"Just like that" I whispered.
"Just like that," he said as we moved through the door into the busy centre of the military lab department.
….
After signing a confidentiality form, now I sat on a bed in the operation room, in a paper-thin dress, barefoot and hooked up to monitors and such, when two men walked into the room, the man I recognised from Hydra files but the other I didn't, he wore scrubs and had a sweet smile on his face; he stepped forward presenting his hand:
"Dr John McCain, I will be performing the surgery and this Howard Stark, Mr Stark, he invented the chip that will be inserted into your neck" he smiled with gentle eyes.
Mr Stark stepped forward to shake my hand "I must say I am honoured to be here, you are the first human patient I have tried this on" he said as he turned to the doctor before leaving, I watched go only for him to appear before a window I didn't notice was there.
"No, stress, we will over before you know it" the doctor smiled before a crew of nurses and doctors came flooding in, my heart monitor went off as Dr McCain grabbed my hand "don't worry, we know your history, we will not touch you until you are ready," he said as I nodded slowly and my heart rate slowed down "you ready?" He asked as I nodded "we are gonna place this mask on your head and ask you to count down then the procedure will start"
I raised my hand "you can't knock me out, my body won't let you cut me open" I explained
"But this is a very painful surgery, the pain alone will be unbearable" he explained.
"It's the only way," I said as he nodded and turned to his nurse, one brought a mouthguard while the others helped the doctor clean up.
He stepped behind me "I am making an incision into the neck now" I felt a sting that turned to massive pain, I bit down onto the mouth guards as I tried to hold back a scream "ok, almost done, how are you doing?" He asked as I lifted my thumb "now we will insert the chip" He felt him slip something into the cut and grabbed the table, growling at the pain.
Everyone went silent as they waited to see if my body would accept it, little did they know I pulled the chip into my body and slowly healed the scar, the doctor stepped back in surprise as I let out a yelp and lowered my head shivering, the heart monitor was going crazy along with my blood pressure, I kept my head down trying to stop when the door of the operation room open; Steve marched in as my subconsciousness took me.
….
The bar was roaring with life, soldiers walking in and out, most drunk off their asses, watching Peggy and me standing at the door, I took a deep breath in when she turned towards me:
"Are you going in?" She asked as I just stared at the place in dread.
"Just a minute," I said as she walked up the steps, I couldn't help but the wandering eyes that followed her in.
Suddenly this squeezing feeling caught my stomach and I pressed my hand against the velvet dress Peggy had borrowed me for tonight, it felt expensive and the rich maroon colour was adding the needed red to my cheeks and living up my olive skin tone, it wasn't tight but it did hold my body, I was trying to focus on anything but the man standing in the bar even if it was describing this dress over and over again.
I thought back to Steve's words and I had to do this, just showing up tomorrow wasn't an option:
I walked into the facility escorted by a soldier who was very nervous on our ride down here, he gestured to Colonel Philips who didn't stand too far off, amongst men and women were hard at work, I spotted Steve leaning over a map that was about the size of a room, Mr Stark looked up at me and winked before continuing his statement:
" And I'm rather fond of the laws of physics…" he said before leaving with Hydra Cartridge while Phillips moved toward the room-sized map table.
Colonel over the map "These are all of Hydra's factories." I stood back not wanting to interrupt
Steve reassured him "The ones we know about. But Sgt. Barnes said Hydra shipped all the bombs to another facility. And that...wasn't on the map." Colonel Phillips studies the map, deciding, then walks toward his office.
I quickly followed behind them not wanting to be left out.
"Agent Carter, coordinate with MI6. I want every Allied eyeball looking for that main Hydra base." He commanded as she stepped forward.
"What about us?" She enquired as Colonel smirked
"We're going to light a fire under
Johann Schmidt's ass." He commented as she left, she gave me a short smile as the Colonel turned to Steve "What do you say, Rogers? It's your map. Think you can wipe Hydra off it?" Steve stares, finally given the responsibility he's wanted.
"I'm going to need a team." He remarks as I just stand outside the door.
Colonel smiles with a bit of relief "We've already started lining up the best men-" but he cut off by the soldier
"If you don't mind, sir...so Have I," Steve mentions that Colonel's eyes found mine.
The Colonel stands "Uh, Miss Johnson, come in" Steve turns to me in fright.
"You wanted to see me, Colonel," I said as Steve looked between us and shook his head.
"No," he said as he grabbed the table.
"What," I asked as the Colonel looked at me.
"She has the power we need to defeat Schmidt and she doesn't have much of a choice, the higher up wants her to defend this country," I sat down in the nearest chair as the Colonel stood and took my shoulder.
"No, she has just come from hell, torture and you want her to go back again" Steve shouted as the Colonel just stared at him.
"We are dealing with powers and beliefs that are beyond our control, she is all we have" Colonel phrased in a cold voice, assisting his dominance.
I sat there thinking all I had been through, from my father to being tortured for my powers, then I thought of Bucky, him surrendering the same faith or worse, then I thought to the countless of wives whose husbands didn't come back or the son who didn't get to see their birthday then I thought to people suffering in German, as their lives, their dignity, their very soul being stripped and taken because they were different, this overwhelming feeling settled in my stomach and I shot up; silencing the two men:
"I will do it," I said as Steve grabbed my hands
He looked into my eyes "What?" He whispered as if the Colonel couldn't hear us.
"I have to do this" I looked into his eyes "this man, Hydra, took everything from me, I can't let them do that to anyone else, I have to stop it, I have to stop him" I was shaking as Steve grabbed my hand and pulled me out the Colonel's office, we dragged me towards a secluded area between file racks.
Steve placed me behind him as he turned around to see if anyone was near "this is wrong, you are still weak and you haven't rested since your surgery, you can't do this in the name of revenge" he whispered as I stared at him and pulled my hand away.
I wrapped my arms around myself "this is not revenged" I turned to look at him "if this was revenge I would have had Schmidt head on a stick, this…" I paused looking at my feet "this is me, find closer and get myself back" I began to shake again, so I stuffed my hands into my pockets "you don't know what they did to me, what they can do to others, I survived because of my curse but some won't" I let out a shaky breath "if I don't stop him now, I don't think I will ever make the nightmares stop" I whispered "I feel like a visitor in my mind, I just want this whole thing to…" I couldn't finish my words when a throaty heaving entered my chest and I almost fell but Steve grabbed me, he pulled me close as tears shattered down my face.
He kissed my forehead "whatever it takes but what about Bucky?" He asked as he rubbed my head.
"What about Bucky…." I whispered as someone tapped me on my shoulder, I turned to see a soldier I recognised from the Hydra outbreak, his dark glowing skin, bright smile and inquisitive eyes caught me off guard.
"You are ok? Miss" he asked as I nodded with a smile as I turned to look at the building once more "are you looking for someone?" He asked "Captain America?..."
"No, I am just building up the courage to face someone" I whispered which he caught and smiled.
He smiled "no worries, let me help" he grabbed my hand and pulled me forward, I started to protest "something you just have to jump in, eyes closed and feet first" he smiled as we entered the busy bar, I just nodded at him as I wrapped my arms around myself "You could join us at our table until your courage is built up," he smiles brightly before I could answer when Bucky appears next to me.
Bucky grabs my waist and pulls me towards him as I stiffen under his aggressive touch, he notices it because he notices everything but he chose to ignore it "Her courage is well built, soldier" he growled at the soldier, raised his hands and backed off.
Bucky suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me through the bar, opened the door and down an alleyway, he pulled me to the furthest part before we stopped. "Bucky" I whimpered in longing but he answered my calls as soon as the words left my mouth.
He pulled me into his arm, practically hiding me in them, I was hit with his presence, his warmth and his scent, I melted into a puddle at his feet "Tamara" he whimpered that ended in a deep growl "I thought, God, I thought you were imprisoned, I couldn't get to you, I couldn't protect you" He pulled away to look into my eyes.
"Buck" I whispered as he gave me a soft kiss, a kiss so pure it almost made me cry.
"We need to get you on the first flight back home," he said as he grabbed, ready to leave but I stopped.
"I can't go home, I have no home" he stiffened as the words fell out of my mouth "Bucky, My father is dead" I couldn't get the words to come out but when they did, they were filled with pain.
He pulled me into his arms, he knew I would crumble "doll, I am so sorry" he whispered against my hair "it's ok, you can stay at our place until…" he pulled me away to look into my eyes and realized "you are not leaving" he let his hands fall to my side.
"Buck, I have to stay, I have to make sure that Schmidt doesn't do what he did to me" I stated as Bucky grabbed my hands.
"You don't have to do that, It's not your job, it's ours" he whispered as if the words would hurt me.
I pulled away from my hands "it's my responsibility, I have hurt so much, Buck, I can't stand by and let them hurt more people, I need to do this" I argued as he pulled me against him as if our distance was pulling me away.
He huffed, bringing my hands to his lips "no, you don't, you need rest and comfort, you don't need this hurt, please you need to go home" he said "can't let you do this, I am meant to protect you and I can't like this" he whispered as I stepped away.
I just stared at him "you can't let me, then don't" I turned to leave, wrapped my arms around myself, I heard him call my name but I kept walking.
I slowly made my way up the stairs of Peggy's apartment building, I stepped into the cosy small English apartment and gratefully pulled my shoes off and moved to the guest room, I tried to zip off my dress when a pair of fingers grabbed it and began to pull it down, I turned around in fright to find Bucky standing behind me but all he did was spin me around and zipped down my dress, his finger lingered down me exposed back as he skipped off my bra and went until my petticoat; the fabric pooled at my feet as I let out a sign.
I felt his shirt settle on my shoulders as he pulled down my petticoat, I turned around to see him in his boxers and vest, I took a step back to admire his build but before I could he pulled me against him while I let out an involuntary gasp, we looked into each eye, hazel looking on blue as the atmosphere around us grew into thick musty air, he leaned his head into my bubble while he gripped my waist; skin to skin as I let my head fall onto his shoulder and I exhaled, he lifted my chin to look into his eyes as lips took mine.
The kiss was infused with raw uninterrupted passion, it stripped the walls within me, leaving my body tender and bare for his touch, my finger trailed towards his hair as he moaned into my lips, I felt the vibration move through my body as he grabbed my head pressing our lips together even more like we weren't close enough, once my hands found the soft strands of his head; he pushed me away in panic while I looked up at him shocked at this sudden movement.
He turned his back, grabbing his head. I moved towards him as I wrapped my arms around his back, pressing my face into his back "not tonight" he whispered "we can't tonight" it sounded like a plea with himself, I moved around to look up at him.
I pouted looking into his eyes as I looped my arms around his neck and pulled his head down to settle on my forehead "Bucky" I pleaded, feeling this urge to feel him, a deep desire to feel his skin against mine.
He bit his lips "not tonight, Doll, you need to rest for tomorrow" his voice growled through the empty room as he lifted me and walked towards the bed, he set me down to open the bed as I watched him closely, he sat on the bed with his head leaning back on the headrest.
He turned his head towards me as I crawled onto the bed and into his lap, he covered us with a blanket as I laid my head against his chest, I took a breath in of his sweet scent of fresh Balsam and exhaled softly "I love you" I whispered into his chest.
"I love you too" he whispered as he caressed my head "rest, doll"
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