The Winter Nightmare
Bucky Barnes x Fem!Reader
Part 1.
Warnings: mentions of torture
Word count: 2.2k
Author note; Now THIS is the longest one shot (part) I've ever written
Your life wasn't easy.
When you were just 8, HYDRA broke into your house.
A man, who you would later identify as The Winter Soldier, killed your grandparents who you lived with, then kidnapped you.
You were experimented on.
You were tortured.
You were shocked. Kicked. Slapped. Punched. You were bit one time for christ's sake.
Now why were they doing all this?
You have powers.
Pyrokinesis to be exact.
It was easy to control, for you at least. But you still screwed up sometimes.
They would stretch you past your limits until you physically passed out or collapsed. Even then, you'd be beaten for not being strong enough. You'd wake up with new bruises.
You were taught that the heros, the Avengers, those were the bad guys. You half believed it, but also half believed that HYDRA was bad. But how would you know? You hadn't been able to look anything up or anything like that.
As you got older, your hatred for this Winter Soldier grew and grew.
Years of training and torture passed by like pages flipping in a book.
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Then one day, everything changed.
The Winter Soilder had disappeared a few months ago, though that didnt mean you still weren't getting beat. If anything they upped the punishments to almost make up for him not being there.
December 4th. 5:17 a.m.
A crash.
Gunshots.
Foot steps.
"Grab the kid! We cant afford to lose 'er!" One guard shouted. Another yanked your arm.
You figured this was your chance. You burned the guard's arms and he drops you.
"SON OF A-"
You make a run for it.
You bolt out of your holding cell. You run and run until you bump into someone.
Shit.
Was your only thought.
You look up. You expect to see the face of an angry guard. What you see instead is the Black Widow.
You inch back a bit.
"Guys I found the girl." She says into an earpiece.
You continue to move back, fear in your eyes, "S-stay back-!" You manage to stutter out.
She bends down to your level on the floor, "Listen kid, we're here to help. We arent going to hurt you."
"B-but.. You.. I.." You stumble over your words.
"We're the good guys. We're gonna get you outta here. But if you dont let us help you, you'll blow up with the base, alright?"
You simply nod your head, too shaken up to talk.
You stand up and follow her as she walks off.
The two of you are about to round a corner, you pull her back.
"There are guards.. Uh.. Hiding in.. The v-vents.." You mumble, pointing to a large vent on the ceiling.
She takes out a gun and shoots through the vent a few times till a few guards drop out, dead.
"Not anymore."
She leads you out of the base and into a jet. There's a few others there too.
You quickly identify them as Captain America, Iron Man, The Scarlet Witch, Dr Strange, and Spiderman. And then obviously Black Widow.
You tuck yourself into a secluded corner.
Black Widow walks over to you and sits next to you.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Natasha, what's your name?"
"Y/n.."
"That's a lovely name. What powers do you have?"
"Pyro.. Pyrokinesis.."
"That really cool. We're going to arrive in about.. 3 and a half hours, so get some rest while you can, alright? I'll grab you a blanket."
"Wh.. Where are we... going..?" You mutter, your eyes growing heavier.
"The Avengers Tower." She says, a slight smile appearing on her face.
"M'kay.." You say as your eyes close, drifting off to sleep.
Natasha grabs a blanket and places it over you. You curl into it comfortably.
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You wake up.
You groan, your neck stiff from being in a literal corner.
You're still in the jet. You hear some people talking.
"What do we do with her?"
"She could make a good avenger."
"Or we could-"
"Guys shut up she's waking up."
You curl the blanket around you and look up.
"Like the blanket?" Natasha asks, looking over at you.
"This is like.. The first blanket I've used in.. A lotta years.. So yeah.." You sigh, a slight laugh at the end.
You gain a few sympathetic looks.
"We're going to be there soon. We'll show you to your room, give you some clothes, then we'll.. Well we will discuss that after." Steve says.
You nod, then rub your eyes a bit, "That was the longest sleep I've had without being interrupted in a long time.." You say, a small smile appearing on your face.
"How long were you there?" Tony questions.
"Since I was.. Like.. 8.. So.. 12 ish years.."
You all talk for a bit, then eventually the jet lands at the tower.
"C'mon, I'll show you to your room." Natasha says, holding a hand out to help you up. You stand up and follow her into the tall building.
After going up a decent amount of floors, you step out of the elevator and are led to a room at the back of the floor.
"Here's your room. There's some clothes in there already, they might be a bit big though."
You step into the room and your jaw drops, "Woahhhh!" You say in awe, "This room is like twice the size of my cell! And there's an actual bed!" You go and jump onto the bed like a small child.
Natasha give you a sympathy filled smile, "Take a shower and get changed. We're going to have you meet someone soon."
You nod and Natasha walks out. You take a decently long shower, scrubbing every inch of your body. You wanted every dust speck from HYDRA off of you.
You step back into your room and find a pair of jeans and a baggy t-shirt.
You turn to a large mirror on the right side of the room.
You didn't recognize yourself.
The last time you had seen yourself in a mirror was when you were 8. In your house. With your grandparents. Before everything changed. Before anything happened.
You remembered it so well.
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"C'mon Y/n!" Your grandma called out, "The party is starting soon! We're going to be late!"
"But Gramma, the party starts in like 3 hours! We still have time!" You sighed, but ran to your room to get ready.
"Little Flare, what should I wear?" Your grandpa asked. Flare was your nickname, taken from you powers.
"I'm gonna wear my favorite red dress!" You said, grabbing it out of your closet.
You walked over to your full length mirror and held it against yourself. Your face was clean, no bruises or scars at all, "Gramma, Grandpa, what jewelry should I wear?"
"Ooh, you should wear those cute diamond earrings I got you for your birthday!"
"I agree with Gramma, and your little blue necklace."
Then it happened.
The window smashed open. Your grandparents were shot right infront of you.
You were grabbed. Your adorable red dress fell to the ground and got stomped on.
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Suddenly you were back to the present. You look closely into the full length mirror, just like the one you had in your home, staring at your unfamiliar face. You trace your scars with your fingers.
You take a step back, starring at your scar filled arms.
You take off your shirt and look at your body.
Bruises and scars.
That was all you saw.
A wave of painful despair washes over you. You begin to cry, still staring at your reflection.
Wanda walks into the room, "Hey, just seeing if you were almost ready for- Oh my stars!" She exclaims, running over to you.
You flinch as she puts a hand on your shoulder, "Darling, what's wrong?" She asks, taking on a motherly role with you.
"I just.." Your lip quivers as you hold back more tears, "look a lot different than i thought i would.." You meet her eyes in the mirror, giving her a not-so-reassuring smile as a tear falls down your cheek.
"Look at me," she says, turning her head to yours, you look at her, "you're so strong. You survived through so much. You look wonderful, kid."
You pull her into a hug, mumbling a thank you as you do. You take a deep breath and pull your shirt back over your head.
You and Wanda walk down to the common area of the tower. There's a new face, a man that hadn't been there before.
"Look who finally showed up." Steve joked, sighing as he looked up at you.
The man walks up to you, "Director Fury. Nice to meet you Ms. L/n." He holds out a hand for a hand shake.
You shake his hand. You're still very shaken up by the whole situation.
In the span of a day you had gone from being tortured to being greeted nicely.
You and Fury both take a seat, the rest of the people there watch the two of you intently.
"So, L/n," Fury starts, "You're a pyrokinetic, correct?"
You nod in response.
"On a scale of one to ten, how would You describe your control of those powers. One being no control, ten being total control."
"Uh.. Like an eight... I guess..?"
"Care to demonstrate?"
"Isn't that a bit.. Uhm.. Dangerous..?"
"You have decent control do you not?"
You simply nod, you hold your hand out and a small, flickering, shakey flame comes up.
Fury arches an eyebrow.
"She's had a long day." Steve starts, "A lot has changed over the last few hours for her. Give her some time to warm up." (Pun intended.) Steve continues, looking at Fury.
Fury nods and stands up, "I'll come back in a few days. I expect to be impressed." He says, then walks out.
You let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding.
"You alright, kid?"
You just shake your head and close your eyes. You feel weak. The adrenaline that had been flowing through you this whole time was wearing off.
"You should get some rest, it's getting late. C'mon, I'll help you back to your room." Natasha says, getting up and then helping you up.
The two of you go up the elevator to your floor and walk back to your room.
"Once you regain some strength, we'll test out your powers, alright?"
You nod, going into your room and grabbing some pyjamas, "Alright.. Talk to you tomorrow.." You yawn and give her a tired smile.
Natasha walks out and shuts the door. You quickly get changed and lay on your new bed. The bed is so goddamn comfortable, you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow.
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You wake up feeling more refreshed than you ever did. You check the time, 1:37 p.m.
You do a bit of quick math in your head.
God damn.
You slept for 17 straight hours.
You take a quick shower and get changed into a pair of black leggings and another baggy t-shirt.
You walk down to the common area.
"Look who finally woke up." Tony says, glancing up at you from one of his little inventions.
"That was the best sleep I've had in a LONG time." You smile, then go and sit on the couch next to Natasha.
A few other people were in the room too, Wanda, Bruce, and Steve.
"Guys, Buck is gonna be here soon." Steve says.
"Who?" You ask, it was a name you hadn't heard before.
"A friend of mine, he's also an Avenger. He's been on a mission for the past week."
"Oh, alright!" You don't know why, but the thought of this new person makes you uneasy.
After a bit you would find out why.
"Buck's here." Steve says, "He'll be up in a minute."
You stand up and walk to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. You hear Steve greet his friend and you walk back into the common area.
You see who Steve is greeting.
The man who tortured you for years.
The Winter Soilder
Your eyes meet his.
"Oh hell no." Is all you say.
Bucky's eyes go slightly wide.
"Buck? Something wrong?"
"Y/n, you alright?"
You walk up to him.
"So the Winter Soldier has a name."
The room goes quiet.
You make a flame in your hand and launch it at Bucky, he moves away just before it hits him.
"Aw how sad. I missed."
"Y/n, stop, what's going on?!" Steve shouts, stepping between you and Bucky.
"That man, no, that boy, tortured me for nearly 12 straight years. Can't I get some payback?" Your voice is unnervingly calm.
"Flare look-" Bucky starts, you cut him off.
"Don't FUCKING call me that!" You shout, tossing another handful of fire at him. This time you hit him in the chest.
Natasha grabs the top of your arms and pulls you back. It was just like the guards did.
Your mind goes back to HYDRA. You make yourself go limp. The guards didn't like struggle, going limp was always the best option.
Natasha didn't know what to do. She'd just grabbed you and you'd suddenly gone limp. She lets go of you.
You look back to Bucky.
"Go fuck yourself. And stay the hell away from me."
You storm up to your room. All eyes turn to Bucky.
"Buck, I need one hell of an explanation.
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