The ride is quick but silent.

Wanda nor Nat speak to me. Both just stealing glances every other second, Wanda fiddling with her fingers, Nat discussing the plan with Clint and Tony, taking breaks to check on me. I'm talking with Steve and Sam about what the plan is, Steve then rounds everyone up. He gives us positions on where to go, then we get ready to head out.

"Y/N, please just for a minute."

I turn to face Wanda who waits for everyone to be out of earshot. When she recognizes that we're in the clear she pulls me into a tight hug. Her breathing is staggered, close to hyperventilating. I feel a dampness on my shoulder, telling me she's crying. I wrap my arms around her frame and hug her back.

"What's wrong?"

"Please. Be careful, Y/N. Please."

I chuckle as we pull away but she shakes her head, wiping her tears away, "please. This isn't a joke. I can't lose you."

I feel her in my head, like I can hear her heart racing, I can hear her fear in my head, feel her concern. Her thoughts are reeling and the volume of her fear only increases by the second. Gripping her hand, I pull her closer to me and kiss her forehead.

"I'll be okay."

Her sad and fearful eyes start to relax but I feel something bubble up inside of me. They all have every right to be worried, not that Hydra would take me, but more so that I would let them if it meant protecting this family.

"And family protects one another, at all costs. No matter what."

I breathe in as Wanda walks past to meet the others but I grab her by the wrist, "wait."

She turns towards me with scrunched up eyebrows, wondering what I was about to do but before anything I press my lips to hers, trying to tell her everything about my heart and feelings through the contact. She melts into it, reciprocating the same and when we pull away I feel my eyes starting to sting with forming tears.

"What was that for?" She whispers at me weakly. I smile back the strongest that I possibly could before leading us off the jet where everyone is preparing to move out. Nat looks at me, "Where have you been?" She notices Wanda behind me and I can already see the anger building inside of her before she clears her throat, keeping her composure for the sake of the mission.

Well fuck.

"Nat, Y/N and I will meet them around here, make sure to save people first, get them to safe areas. Wanda, that's where you come in. You lead the civilians to safer locations, drivers, people on the streets, in buildings, get them out." Steve continues explaining everything until we break.

Wanda stands before Steve, Nat and I, breathing nervously before I nod at her.

"You got this Red Eyes, show them what you're made of." I smile encouragingly at her and Steve pats her shoulder.

"I got Y/N's back. I promise."

Wanda just nods, "good luck." And with that she flies off to help everyone. Tony, Clint and Sam have already set out.

"You sure you can handle this?" Nat says as we enter a building, fighting off Hydra agents one by one. Shrugging as I grab one and use him as a shield against his buddy's bullets, then speeding over to the other one to knock him out, I smile at Nat.

"Think I got it under control."

We move until we are on a main street, nearly empty until,

"Cap! Long time no see my friend."

Rumlow.

His eyes land on me where he narrows them to near slits, a sickening grin breaking out on his face.

"Well well. If it isn't Y/N Stark. I have missed you soldier."

I grunt, feeling my hands clenching into fists. I can see Wanda using her powers to manipulate civilians to evacuate the area, eyes landing on me, knowing something was about to go down.

"Glad to hear I've been missed. Sad to say the feelings aren't mutual. Haven't you heard? I'm into girls." I throw a ball of my energy at him but he ducks away, chuckling.

"Still got that humor I see."

"Rumlow. Just leave these people be. They're innocent. What do you want," Steve says sternly. He just cocks his head to the side, walking closer until he's right in front of Steve.

"Isn't it obvious? Well for starters I want you all to be well...dead. However, right now? I want her."

As if on a cue, agents start popping out from corners, jumping at us.

"Y/N duck!" Nat shouts so I oblige, feeling her jump over me and taking down 3 agents at once. I start to fight them myself, Steve's back against mine. I roll over his back as we move positions, then use my super speed, seeing everything almost slow motion as I punch and stab out agents. I take down 15 of them by the time I slow down, going back to my original spot behind Steve.

He launches his shield, knocking into a bunch of agents until it comes to me, that I catch and use to block us from bullets, then throwing at an agent. It comes back to me and I hand it to Steve before noticing Rumlow pointing a gun at Wanda.

My eyes widen as I stumble, forcing myself to pick up speed again. I run in front, catching the bullet with my shoulder, crying out as I fall to the ground. Wanda turns to us and screams when she sees me collapse.

"Y/N!" She comes over, Nat joining. I see Wanda using her powers to restrain Rumlow, a pure fire in her eyes as she hisses at him, throwing him into a building. Tony comes down and bends over me in his Iron Man suit.

"Alright easy. Nat, keep an eye out." He pulls the bullet from me that I shriek at, my body jolting until he injects me with something, the pain almost immediately going away.

"You good?" I nod breathlessly as he helps me up.

Wanda walks over and rubs my arm, "you're okay?"

I nod at her but my gentle smile fades when she smacks the back of my head. I whine, rubbing it, "why?"

"Because you took a bullet for me you idiot. Never do that again."

"Either it hit my shoulder or your chest. I played my odds in my head and decided my shoulder was pointless anyways. You, however, I enjoy that chest of yours. Don't wanna see it go to waste." I wink before I launch myself back into battle.

I hear her laughing as I fly away from her, attacking, throwing agents into each other, my powers surging through my veins.

Everything continues to build up until jets fly in, more bullets fly, agents blast us with more weaponry. They upgraded their shit. That's not a good sign. When I hear Clint cry out in pain, I hear Sam in comms announce that he's getting him back to the jet.

Steve and Tony fight back to back against the jets and agents while Nat takes care of the on ground ones...until she's outnumbered.

I try to help but there's just too many, their weapons are stronger, more powerful than I remember them ever being. It happens fast after that.

I hear her cry out. I feel her in pain. I instantly turn around to see Rumlow with some sort of electronic shock device against her forehead. She's crying out in agony, body trembling as the currents travel through her mind. I can't feel inside her head, all I can feel is her pain, her agony.

"STOP! Let her go."

Rumlow grins wickedly, "That wasn't hard to find."

He pulls the device from her head and she collapses to the ground, whimpering and shaking, eyes flickering from scarlet back to her green as it fades weakly away.

"What?" I hiss, my blue forming as I approach slowly, but stop when I realize he has a gun pointed at Wanda's head.

"What makes you weak." He cocks the gun, making me prepare to lunge but he just grabs Wanda by the wrist, pulling her up with the barrel pressed to her temple.

"Make one move and she's dead."

I freeze in place, scared that even my breathing is too much. I can feel my heart pumping in my ears as everyone walks up beside me slowly.

"Let the witch go, what is this? The mafia?" Tony says snarkily, only making Rumlow laugh sinisterly at us.

"I'll let her go. If Y/N comes with me."

"N-no..." Wanda mumbles as she meets my gaze. I try to feel in her head but still nothing, she's weak, trying to regain her strength. She doesn't want me to go, but if I don't, he'll kill her. He knows that she's my achilles heel, something I didn't even know until right now.

"Fine," I say but Nat grabs me, "are you nuts?! No. No way in hell. I knew you were stupid but seriously?"

"I agree with Romanoff, douchey move little sis. Big no no." Tony has the Iron Man mask comes off as he approaches me but I sigh, glancing at Steve, then back at Nat.

My eyes finally land on a whimpering Wanda, looking completely drained.

"Whatever it takes, right Nat? Family protects one another. No matter what. Right?"

Her head tilts with a disapproving glare, "Suicide is not exactly what I meant."

I weigh my options. If I super sped to him, he'd shoot her the second I moved a muscle. I could knock the gun out of his hands...I can't think anymore because Wanda cries out, trying to use her powers one last time against him, standing on her feet and forcing his gun away. Nat jumps at the opportunity to attack until other agents join in. I take Rumlow for myself, kicking, punching, using my powers. Wanda helps until he shoots at her, this time too fast for me to even catch. But it's not a bullet.

It's another shock device.

She screams, falling to her knees as I run over, catching her in my arms as she collapses. I pull it off her head, feeling her body come down from shaking so wildly. I wince in pain as I feel her agony filling my own head. My every thought.

"This could all end. If you just came with me. They're dying just trying to protect you."

His voice is low, rumbling, haunting. It reminds me of my nightmares.

"You see what happens? I thought Strucker taught you better, Y/N. Love is weakness. Because you were so selfish loving this new family, you put their lives at risk. You're dangerous, they were poisoned by you. Everywhere you go, death follows. Your mom, your dad, Pietro."

I close my eyes, trying to shake the thoughts and flashbacks to the nightmare. But it stays. Because when I open my eyes, Rumlow is actually here, my team is all in pain, fighting for their lives, all to protect me. Wanda is weaker than ever, her brain is practically fried right now, just because he knows she's important to me. Nat is getting attacked more and more, Tony is getting thrown and blasted. Everyone's doing this for me.

"You can save them. Don't be the monster here, Y/N. They're risking their lives for you. And you're doing nothing to help them. You're the only thing that can end this." His whispers aren't kind, they're enticing and manipulative, dark and demented...but he's right.

He kneels in front of me, brushing Wanda's hair away from her eyes as I look down at her. She groans, pulling at my jacket, "don't you dare."

"Y/N? What's going on. Don't do anything stupid," Tony says into comms but I ignore him, looking up to meet Rumlow's gaze.

"Fine. I'll go with you. Just get your goons away from my family. Leave them be."

He sticks his hand out, "deal."

"Y/N NO!" Nat shrieks as her and Steve sprint over but it's too late. I take his hand and a large truck pulls up.

I turn to them, smiling weakly.

"Take Wanda to the compound. Get her out of here. Please."

"I'm not leaving you here," Nat's eyes are now red and filled with pain and hurt. Because I'm leaving. I'm breaking her.

Shaking my head, I place my hands on her cheeks, smiling adoringly at the former spy.

"You'll find me. I know you will."

I look at Wanda who has since passed out cold, Steve picking her up bridal style. I join Rumlow in the truck, allowing him to take me away from them. I take one last look at Nat and Tony who just stare, Tony starts to follow but Steve announces something to him, stopping him in his tracks.

"So where are we going?" I say and another voice that isn't Rumlow speaks up.

"A special place." His accent is thick and when I look at him I almost laugh, he doesn't look like a Hydra dude. Dorky glasses and gelled hair? Really?

He holds in his hands a red notebook with a black star in the middle of it.

"Name's Zemo, Baron Zemo. Pleased to meet you, soldier."

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A/N

Well....yeah my bad.