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[rapture] I Ate It Up and Spit It Out
Jun. 4th, 2013 12:51 amIt takes weeks to track the damn thing. Even with Stark hacking into the surveillance systems, trying to see what they see, the Bathysphere's movements are erratic, not set to one specific route like the others. It's what allowed a Big Sister to slip by their defenses and steal one of their own, and Bucky'll be damned if they let that happen again. But the wait is the worst part, his patience growing thinner by the day, until, finally, they get their first piece of actionable information.
The plan is simple and the team is small. With the ITF stretched thin and Stark's expertise having been involved from the start, pulling him in for the mission seemed smarter than pushing him out, especially since it freed up another soldier to stay below ground; Steve was the obvious counterbalance, familiar both with an Iron Man's tactics and Bucky's own, drawn into the investigation of Lydia Redman's disappearance by no less an authority than the girl's mother. Bucky tries not to dwell on the strangeness of leading two Avengers into battle, but looking between Iron Man and Captain America, it's hard not to feel like the odd man out.
He focuses on the mission instead, double-checking the demolitions charges that Stark rigged up. The man's been out of the weapons making business for years, but these aren't designed to be anti-personnel. They'll do one job only and one job well: blowing up a goddamn submarine.
When the Bathysphere surfaces on the north beach, reflecting moonlight, Bucky nods from his position, signalling to Stark and Steve with a quick, silent gesture.
Showtime.
The plan is simple and the team is small. With the ITF stretched thin and Stark's expertise having been involved from the start, pulling him in for the mission seemed smarter than pushing him out, especially since it freed up another soldier to stay below ground; Steve was the obvious counterbalance, familiar both with an Iron Man's tactics and Bucky's own, drawn into the investigation of Lydia Redman's disappearance by no less an authority than the girl's mother. Bucky tries not to dwell on the strangeness of leading two Avengers into battle, but looking between Iron Man and Captain America, it's hard not to feel like the odd man out.
He focuses on the mission instead, double-checking the demolitions charges that Stark rigged up. The man's been out of the weapons making business for years, but these aren't designed to be anti-personnel. They'll do one job only and one job well: blowing up a goddamn submarine.
When the Bathysphere surfaces on the north beach, reflecting moonlight, Bucky nods from his position, signalling to Stark and Steve with a quick, silent gesture.
Showtime.