THREE YOU ARE NOTHING

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     "Why are we going after Fury? I thought your target was Captain America," Erebus spoke. He and the Winter Soldier were not great conversationalists; after all, they were drones meant to breathe and kill. That being said, sometimes the silence was too much to bear and they were still human no matter how much Super Soldier Serum coursed through their veins.

"Do you ever shut up?"

"This is the first time I have spoken to you in days, chill."

"What does 'chill' mean?"

"It means calm down, how old are you?" Erebus furrowed his brow as he looked at the man next to him. Currently, the Winter Solider was setting up a sniper to shoot Nick Fury through the window of an apartment building across the street. Frankly, Erebus did not know why he had to be here for this, but they had been instructed to stick together and before anything else, they followed orders.

The Winter Solider shrugged, "Not sure. Closer to 90."

"Jesus Christ."

"What? How old are you?" the Winter Soldier asked, sounding offended.

"What year is it?"

"I think they said 2014."

Erebus shrugged, "I'm like thirty. Thirty-five. I don't remember when my birthday is."

"Me neither, oh, I have the shot," the man looked through the scope and lined up his shot effortlessly before his finger squeezed the trigger three times. "Got it."

"Once again, why Nick Fury?"

The Winter Soldier looked at him skeptically, "I have my own orders to follow as do you. HYDRA has bigger plans than taking out one Avenger. Why do you think they sent two of us? Steve Rogers is powerful, yes, but he does not need two people to take him out. One of my targets? Nick Fury."

"Is that woman one of them, too?" Erebus asked as he saw a woman with dirty blonde hair holding a gun speaking with the captain, "Should we not kill Rogers now? We have the shot."

"Patience. This is not the first time I have done this," the Winter Solider explained, holding up a fist. It was at that moment as the Winter Soldier was packing up the sniper rifle that Steve Rogers made eye contact with them. "Shit, we have to run. Can you get us out of here?"

Erebus shook his head affirmatively, "I need coordinates or for the place to be in eyesight or somewhere I have been before. I can transport us to that rooftop to limit the chance of fatality, though."

"Just prove to me you aren't useless," the soldier scoffed as the two of them ran from the Avenger who now had them in pursuit. Erebus being able to transport them from rooftop to rooftop helped slightly, but Captain Rogers kept close tabs on them.

"Shield," Erebus spoke to which the Winter Solider turned around and caught the vibranium shield Steve Rogers had thrown at him. For a moment, the two stopped and stared each other down which Erebus frankly didn't have time for. Thankfully, the soldier turned and hurled the shield back at the other which caught him off guard enough for them to make a true escape. "Why didn't we just kill him then and there?"

"Did I or did I not tell you patience? Come on, HYDRA has provided us a secure place to stay where we won't be found while we are on this mission. You are only one piece of the puzzle, stop acting like you call the shots."

"I liked you better when you didn't talk."

"Likewise," the man scoffed, pulling a piece of paper out of a pocket in his uniform, thrusting it into Erebus's hands. "Take us here."

Erebus rolled his eyes but followed suit, the coordinates taking them to what appeared to be a safe house on the outskirts of New York suburbs. Erebus furrowed his brow -- something here seemed familiar, but he didn't know why. He had never been here in his life. What relevance this could possibly have to him, Erebus had no idea. He didn't know much. All he knew was his mission and to work with the man next to him. However, considering the solider's gruff personality that might be harder than he thought. The two walked through the small house in silence, observing their surroundings as pale moonlight flooded through the windows. Why this place? Why was it so... familiar? He shook off the feeling as best he could. He had a job to do and he couldn't be plagued by such thoughts. Such... human thoughts.

"What's our next move?" Erebus broke the silence as the two of them stood in the hallway, neither bothering to turn on the lights. "Nick Fury is dead. That's part one. What's part two?"

"You ask too many questions," the Winter Soldier sighed, pulling off his glove, "There's a team undercover at S.H.I.E.L.D at the hospital as we speak, making sure Fury is dead. Next, they will go after Rogers."

"That's my job."

The man shook his head, "Your job is to get me to and from. Do not make the mistake of thinking you are more important than you are. Do you understand?"

Erebus nodded despite how much he wanted to spit in the man's face. "I understand. I await your orders, then. I have one more question, though."

He sighed, raising an eyebrow, "Which is?"

"Do you ever remember? Remember who you were?" It was a dangerous, disquieting question to ask, but it had already fallen off the tip of his tongue and it was too late to stop it. Erebus remembered nothing of his old life, all he knows is Erebus. Chaos. He wondered if there was anything more to it. HYDRA would have him killed if he dared voice such thoughts, so this was as close as he could get.

Immediately, the man across from him shook his head, "No, I do not remember and I do not want to. Such a thing would cause me to stray from my mission. You should feel the same as these missions are our livelihood. Without them, we are nothing. You are nothing."

You are nothing. The words rang clear as day in his mind. Without another word, he nodded. They split off into separate rooms. One day, one death. Erebus's mind ate him alive with thoughts of what could be next -- and how much worse things could become if he let his thoughts roam freely. He needed to be reminded -- he was chaos. Nothing would change that.

so like we never see where bucky is when he's not hunting and like i know that man has to stay somewhere at some point so now they have a little safehouse thank you anyway this chapter is ASS but i really wanted to update this fic anyway beautiful new cover made by starIords