MCU: Logan Barnes-Stark- March 29, 1993
Pairing: Alex Danvers (OC) x Logan Barnes-Stark (OC)
Summary: The pair figures out their case. An unseen event occurs.
Warnings: cursing, fight that ends very very badly, few mentions of blood
Word Count: 1030
I pressed play on the computer at my side. I kept my eyes focused on the projector screen, no matter how much it made my eyes burn. It was past one in the morning. Steve had gone into the ice forty-eight years ago on the 5th. It only made me more determined to find Howard’s killer. I sighed as the video played. My stomach churned as I watched a HYDRA agent swerve his motorcycle, causing Howard to crash into a telephone pole.
“Why did they go in the dead of night?” I whispered, drained.
Alex shook his head from the desk chair. “I wish we knew. None of it ever makes sense.”
“Wait, wait, wait. There!” I pointed, and Alex scrambled to pause the video. “Go back, just a second or two.”
He did as told, and I scoffed. “Fucker looks right at the camera.”
“It’s no use, Lo. Half his face is covered.”
I shook my head. “It’s better than nothing. Is there any way you could pull a decent-quality image from it?” I crossed my arms over my chest.
He turned back to the computer and nodded, sighing deeply. “Yeah. It might take a while, but I’m pretty sure I can do it.”
“Cool.” I sighed, turning my attention to the papers amassed on the table. “I’ll pull the list of known HYDRA agents that were in the same area around the same time.”
Alex nodded, turning his full attention to the computer. I stifled a yawn as I sat down at the table, pulling a pile of filing folders towards me.
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“Logan, wake up.” Alex’s hands were on my shoulders, gently squeezing.
“What’s up?” I sat up, wiping my eyes.
“You crashed looking through all of our intel, but I got the picture.” He pushed himself up to sit on the table. “It’s clear. We can find him.”
I held my hands out for the picture. I rubbed the last of the sleep from my eyes and held the picture in the light, ready to bust the sick son of a bitch once and for all.
“Lo?” Alex asked, trying to gauge my reaction.
I ripped the paper in my hands to shreds, and Alex scrambled to pick them all up. I went straight for the computer, and Alex caught my wrist, yanking me back.
“What the hell is wrong with you?”
“I can’t.” I spoke through gritted teeth, pulling my arm back to no avail.
“Logan, we’ve been working on this for a year and half. What the fuck is going on?”
I shook my head. “Alex. I know this person-”
“What the hell-”
“And I can assure you that they are not-”
“Logan, what the fuck!”
“They are not in control of themselves! He’s not. Okay? Because he wouldn’t do this.” I jerked my arm back and went for the computer again.
Alex followed, scowling. “You were dead to the world for thirty years. People change.”
“Not him.” I shook my head and turned to him. “Not him, not like that. I promise. You need to trust me, Alex.”
“Why the fuck would I do that?”
I hit the button to delete all of the work we had done over the last year.”
“You know me, Alex. You know about my parents, about Steve, about the serum and the other weird powers. You know about my brother. About how he fell off a fucking train and nobody blinked twice. And I know you. I know about your shitty father and about your dead mom, and I know about Carol.”
“Shut up.” Alex hissed.
“I need you to trust me, Alex.”
“For fucks sake, Logan-”
I didn’t give him the chance to finish. I tore the computer in two, ripping out the hard drive.
“You wouldn’t fucking dare.”
I held it in my hands and snapped it over my knee.
“You’re fucking crazy.”
“God, Alex, if only you fucking knew.” I spat, feeling an anger I had last felt when Steve lost Bucky.
“So what now? You gonna go fucking rogue?”
I laughed. “I’m gonna blame you for all of this,” I pointed at the mess of technology, “and then I’m gonna get to go back under.”
He started for the door. “I don’t fucking think so.”
I was faster, stronger, stealthier. I was unstoppable. A super-soldier pissed beyond belief. And I would do whatever it took to protect my family. I flicked my knife from its holster.
“I’m sorry, Alex. I really did love you. I’ll make sure it’s painless.”
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I sat in the middle of the room, covered in bruises and sweat. My nose was bleeding, and I had earned a gouge above my eyebrow from Alex’s wristwatch. He had fought back hard, but I couldn’t be helped. I needed to protect the person who killed Howard, no matter how much it compromised my integrity, or that of my soul.
“He revealed himself as a HYDRA agent and tried to strangle her.” Keller whispered to his boss, who had come to see the scene himself.
“She fought back?”
“She’s a super-soldier, sir. The one Carter left on ice.”
Keller’s boss nodded, and as he looked at me, I looked away. A white sheet soaked the blood that had spilled. They spoke again, this time in whispers. Keller approached me, squatting so that we would be eye-to-eye.
“Please, sir.”
“What is it?”
“Please put me back on ice.” I whispered, feeling tears well in my eyes.
I wanted to rest.
“No.”
“What?”
“If you don’t wanna keep working with us, there’s the door.” He pointed over his shoulder.
I forced myself to my feet and scowled. “Go fuck yourself, Keller.”
“Excuse me?”
“Oh don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about all the fucked shit you’ve pulled.” I called over my shoulder as I began to make my way out of the room.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Keller’s boss grabbed my shoulder.
I shook him loose. “Don’t fucking touch me.”
“Barnes!” Keller shouted.
I kept my head down and made a break for it as SHIELD agents began to come after me. I busted out of the office building, and disappeared into the street.
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