Chapter 16

Ember's POV

'Lonely, tired.' My eyes open wide as fiery pain sears through my head, it's no pain like I've experienced before. My head thrashes around as I put my hands up to my head and take a step backwards, Zemo watches with pleasure.

'Painful, mission.' I crouch down, my vision was become blurry and then clear like a light switch flicking on and off. I see Bucky watch me with concern and fear, I shake my head, trying to get rid of the pain (which never works).

'Disgrace, hatred.'

"You can't stop me!" Dark Soldier's voice echoes through my head, I get down on my knees, putting my elbows on the ground.

'No! Make it stop!' I yell in agony, Zemo's smirk got wider.

"You'll never win." She whispered again.

'Life, death.' A flashback of Naomi dying came to mind but then got replaced by her moving skeleton.

'Stop?!' I yell again, shaking my head. I stand up and grip my hair tighter, I could feel myself losing control by the second, the pain was excruciating.

'Love, dangerous.'

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Dark Soldier's POV

I open my eyes and I feel sweat slide down the side of my face, my breathing was quick and uneven. I hear a Russian voice chuckle in delight.

'NO!' I hear another voice, the Winter Solider.

'Solider.' I look at the man with the Russian voice, Baron Zemo.

'Ready to comply.' I grumble.

'Good, I have a mission for you Solider. Kill the Winter Solider.' My head snaps towards the Winter Solider who looks afraid, I stroll towards his threateningly as he immediately stands up.

'Ember, stop. Don't do this.' He says, trying to walk backwards in a field of corpses, I don't answer him.

'Attack.' Zemo commands, I charge at the Winter Soldier and punch him in the stomach, he falls to the ground but then stands up again.

'Pathetic.' Zemo grunts, I elbow WS in the stomach and then do an uppercut with my metal hand. He grabs my metal arm, I twist it around and pull his arm backwards, he yells in pain and flips me over onto my back and I heard a crack. I sweep his feet and kick him in the chest, I jump up and so does he.

He charges at and elbows me in the chest and then punches me in the jaw and then straight into my right eye, I growl from the pain and I grab his neck with my metal hand, lifting him above the ground.

'Kill.' Zemo snarls, my grip tightens around the Winter Soldier's neck until he was gasping for air. Something hits me in the jaw and I heard a crack, that blasted shield. I drop the Winter Solider as I stumble backwards a few steps and hold my jaw.

'About time, dipshit.' The Winter Soldier gasps at Captain America, I pick up Captain America's shield that was lying at my feet.

'Baron Zemo.'

'Ahh, Mr Spangles.'

'You know my name is Captain America, right?'

'I like mine better.' I feel his eyes upon me.

'Solider, Attack.'

'Wha-' I throw Cap's shield at him and hit him in the chest, I grab one of my throwing knives and stabbed him in the back. He yells in pain and the Winter Solider dives on me, pinning me to the ground.

'Ember! Enough!' He yells, I try to get free but his grip tightens around my wrists. Captain America strolls normally towards Zemo, just chatting to him.

'Solider, protect.' I kick WS in the stomach and stand in front of Zemo, facing Mr Spangles.

'Ember, move out of the way.' He says, I don't move nor answer.

'Defend.'

'Ember, wait for a moment.' The Winter Solider says in Russian, my attention turns towards him. 'Just think for a moment, you have a choice.'

'No, she-'

'Yes, she does. She can decide whether she wants to help us stop Zemo or become one of Zemo's minions.' I stiffen.

'You know you said that all in Russian.' Cap says.

'I know but Ember needed to understand and she only seems to respond in Russian.' The Winter Solider explains.

'Dark Solider-' I whip around and punch Zemo right in the middle of the face with my metal hand, he falls to the ground unconscious. I face the men with an emotionless expression.

'Just make me unconscious.' I grumble, regretting my decision. The men both nod and everything went black.