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Bucky's Birthday - part 4 -Taste Memories

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There was a loud thud as the whole lab shook. A few small pieces of concrete fell down to the filthy-tile floor.

The Soldier moved on the chair swaying his head, just released from a clutch of some machine. Regaining consciousness, he felt completely disoriented... and incredibly sleepy.

"Mrrgh..." He tried to say something, registering sounds of explosions and shouting around him.

"...and then you get him out of here!" Said one of the men around him. Soldier managed to shift on the chair, and hissed with pain cracking his neck.

There was a constant, muffled noise outside his head. Some kind of attack? He HAD to protect HYDRA personnel!

"Dammit!" Another man close to him. He felt a grab on his organic arm. "Wake up, Asset! We're having an emergency trip!" A force tried to pull him up, he wanted to cooperate, but he still couldn't make his legs work. He flinched and caught the chair with the metal arm for support. It helped.

The floor shivered, a few loud blasts tore the air. Soldier coughed heavily, breathing in thick dust, feeling debris falling onto his body.

"How the fuck we're suppose to do this?!" Person supporting him certainty was not an enemy. "Hey, John, how we're supposed to do this, if he can't walk yet?! He's heavy as fuck!" The man shouted through increasing growls.

"How the hell should I know?! I told them we should have a wheelchair here, just in case! Damn soldiers never showed up... Billion dollar project and they can't fix a freakin wheelchair." Annoyed monologue continued,  as the Soldier kept on forcing his body to respond faster. Sweat dripped from his forehead, his head hurt in a few particular spots.

"For an attack, the worst timing would be while refreezing you..." Commented the man while dragging him forward, straight through a steel door that was a big mystery for the Asset. He didn't know what was outside.

"That's the second worst timing!"

He could somewhat walk when they reached the exit. The air was foggy from smoke and shards. He saw a wide corridor, emergency red lights blinking along walls and the ceiling, and some military and civil personnel running through multiple entrances. He felt completely lost. Someone pushed him on the wall.

"Okay... Asset, look at me! Here! Eye contact, buddy!" A tap on Soldier's arm made him look at the stranger. "Can you walk now? Reply. You have to escape. Leave the facility right now!" The man next to him was wearing glasses and seemed somehow familiar, but dazed-eye Soldier couldn't localize any memory of him or his name...

"I have to protect you." He replied slowly.

The man smiled through a cringe. "We're not that close yet, buddy! Damn new programming..." He sighed.
The walls jumped with a thump. They heard a few screams, while falling to the ground. Asset regained his position first and immediately pulled up the technician with his metal arm. The man landed on his feet like a toy, a bit frightened toy.

"I need a rifle." Uttered the Soldier and his handler cursed. He just saw a crack running through the wall on his right. They had to go now.

"Okay! Asset! Listen." The technician tried again, feeling their time floating away. "HYDRA emergency order: Asgard, Charlie... mhmm--" He stuttered.

The soldier fixed his gaze onto him, when his mind picked up familiar, deeply encoded command. And he waited.

"Hey John, come here finally! And tell me the damn, fancy emergency code!... John!"
The man wearing glasses turned away suddenly with a scream and ran back to the lab, to save his hurt friend. Some more moans left the room. He heard two voices cursing.

But the Asset kept his spot, unsure how to behave. The world he knew seemed to be collapsing, but his inner world collapsed already. Blasts and explosions amplified the headache. He released a grunt and closed his eyes. Hoping to get back full control over his body, the soldier took a few deep breaths, dust seemed to be irrelevant. Somewhere, there was a notion of... fear ?

Emergency order, there was an emergency...

"Asset!" Woman's voice woke him up. He flinched and managed to stand straight on his legs. "You're alright! Thanks god! Everything is going to hell! We have little time!"

The woman was wearing a dirty lab coat with a HYDRA symbol on it. She ran to him and he immediately felt that he was to protect her.

"My head hurts." He said without any control over his words. It felt odd.

"And my heart hurts..." She replied and he sent her a confused stare.

"Are you hurt?" He asked.

She stifled a burst of laugh and quickly entered the crooked steel door. Seeing two technicians almost getting out, she ordered the Soldier to help them. With totally dull expression in his eyes, he got them both out without any effort. One of them was unable to walk.
He obediently fulfilled all the commands of the blonde woman. She felt like a throb in his heart, every time he looked at her. He ignored horrible conditions around them, carrying a hurt technician through rubble, leading them to safety. He was happy that she was following him, he felt happy. It seemed like the very first time, to experience this emotion.

There was a few flabbergasted looks from soldiers and personnel passing them by, some running in the same direction. But no one dared to stop them.

* * *

There was chaos outside a building they were staying in. Many commands and many voices talking through military radios. Yells and curses...

Asset's headache never stopped. It felt worse after they sat down in a dark corner, where someone steered them. The woman was next to him, so close, like no one ever. Maybe except one target, but he wasn't sure about that memory.

She touched his dirty, messed up hair. It felt really nice, he closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry for your headache, we are hopelessly lacking any basic equipment... you were woken up too early from the wipe...  sorry about that." The main technician lowered her eyes and sighed. "But you should be alright..."

A few seconds passed by in silence broken by rumble from the still going rescue operation.

"...do you have cake?" He asked finally, not understanding the source of this question.

"Dammit! Be quiet!" She said with a startled voice. “How do you know that it's actually your birthday today? Another deceitful joke from the faith.”

He looked at her with surprise. "But you are the woman with the cake? Aren't you..."

"Shhhh..." She touched his lips with a finger. It gave him an exotic sensation and goosebumps. His pupils widened. "You almost betrayed both of us before... of course, you can't remember that..."

He squinted, trying to comprehend her words, his brain felt bad and thoughts clouded heavily. "I don't mean any harm." He whispered, with new emotions flowing into his chest. They were warm.

"Of course you don't. You're good person, Asset..." She said to him, with a sweet, sweet voice. "But you are and you will be forced to do very, very bad things. Just remember that I forgive you..." She sent him a deep gaze and his lips slightly open. There was a new territory opening in front of him. It made him dizzy.

"Okay... okay... take it easy, soldier." She helped him to settle where he sat. "I have to go, there are very spicy rumors starting, about you and me, you know. But this hype serves us well, surprisingly..." She rolled her eyes. "I don't know if and when we'll meet after this." She continued sadly, while he kept on watching her through half-opened eyes. "But promise me that you'll survive. Because I'm waiting for you.

And there was a kiss, a kiss that tasted much better than the cake.
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SHE KISSED HIM
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