THE AVENGERS GOT A LEAD on the location of Brock Rumlow. At first, the team thought they had a lead on Bucky Barnes, but upon further investigation, it was revealed to be Crossbones himself.

Rumlow had been targeting local police stations, and this time the team wanted to take him down for good.

A part of the team wondered how Rumlow even survived the Triskelion collapse, especially Sam, who fought him before narrowly escaping himself. Y/N remembered those times.

Their first encounter with the Winter Soldier.

Nick Fury faking his death.

The revelation of HYDRA being within S.H.I.E.L.D.

It opened Steve's eyes. How trusting agencies and governments can backfire.

At this time, Natasha, Wanda, and Y/N were undercover at a local cafe. They were spread out to not garner any attention.

Wanda wore a cap as she sipped her tea. Behind her, a couple tables away, sat Natasha who was also having a drink. Y/N leaned against a wall, wearing sunglasses and reading a magazine.

"All right, what do you see?" Steve asked into his comms. Wanda gave a quick glance behind and saw the two police men.

"Standard beat cops. Small station." She looked back again and examined the area, "Quiet street. It's a good target."

Meanwhile, Rogers was looking through a window down at the street.

"There's an ATM on the south corner, which means?" He asked.

"Cameras." The witch answered.

"Both cross streets are one-way."

"So compromised escape routes?"

Y/N flipped a page of his magazine, hearing their exchange and chiming in, "Means our guy doesn't care about being seen. He isn't afraid to make a mess on the way out."

"You see that Range Rover halfway up the block?" Steve asked Wanda.

"Yeah, the red one? It's cute."

"It's also bullet-proof, which means private security...which means more guns...which means more headaches for somebody. Probably us." Natasha cut in, taking a sip from her tea.

"You guys know I can move things with my mind, right?" Wanda nonchalantly remarked.

"Really? That's news too me." Y/N sarcastically replied.

"Watch your words." Wanda smirked as she sipped her tea, "You don't want to get on my bad side once we're done here."

Y/N chuckled, he liked the playful banter they'd occasionally have.

"I'm starting to miss that beautiful accent of yours."

Meanwhile, Sam Wilson walked along a rooftop overlooking the town. He spoke into his comms.

"Are Bonnie and Clyde done? I'm starting to get queasy."

"That wing suit might be on a little tight." Y/N shot back.

"Eyes on target, folks." Steve told the team, "This is the best lead we've had on Rumlow in six months. I don't want to lose him."

Sam scoffed, "If he sees us coming, that won't be a problem. He kind of hates us."

"Who do you think he hates more? Cap or Sam?" Y/N asked.

"Maybe the guy who dropped a building on his face." Natasha answered.

"Sure as hell ain't me. All I did was get a few hits in and jump out a window." Sam chimed in.

Cap ignored the exchange and looked out the window, seeing a garbage truck driving through the street.

"Sam...see that garbage truck? Tag it."

Without hesitation, Sam deployed Redwing from his pack and controlled it. It flew towards the town and started tracking the truck. He used its X-Ray feature to look at its contents.

"That truck's loaded for max weight. And the driver's armed." Sam informed the team.

"It's a bettering ram." Natasha said.

"Go now." Steve quickly spoke.

"What?" Wanda asked.

"He's not hitting the police."

In reality, Crossbones lead a team of mercenaries to the headquarters of the Institute for Infectious Diseases. He was after some form of biological weapon.

Sam leaped off the roof, deploying his wings and descending. The rest of the team were on their way there, with the three at the cafe running out as well.

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THE GARBAGE TRUCK RAMMED through the entrance of the headquarter's lot. More trucks showed up containing armed mercenaries who shot down the incoming security guards.

Rumlow got off of one truck, commanding his men to enter the building. They gassed the inside, and put on their gas masks before going inside.

Outside, gunmen were keeping lookout. They then heard a noise in the skies, like a jet soaring through the air. It was Falcon, who dropped Captain America off.

Steve kicked the mercenary down and quickly lifted his shield to block incoming gunfire. He kicked the truck in front of him to push back an incoming enemy, before tossing his shield at another.

He ran towards a soldier who was on top of a vehicle. Steve quickly retrieved his shield and leaped onto the truck, knocking the soldier off of it with flying kick. 

"Body armor, AR-15s. I make seven hostiles." Steve informed through his comms.

Nearby, Sam glided towards two other mercenaries who were shooting at him. He swiftly kicked them in the face before landing on his feet. He looked up, and shot the last gunmen down with his sub-machine guns.

Sam looked over the edge of the roof, "I make five."

Wanda glided down into the area, seeing another soldier. He shot at her, but she used a force-field to deflect the gunfire before lifting up the man.

"Sam." Wanda called out.

She lifted him towards a flying Falcon, who kicked him down. He landed back on the ground.

"Four." Sam corrected.

Rumlow was on the third floor. Wanda used her powers to remove the toxic gas from the building and lifted Cap into it. Falcon was outside shooting at the mercenaries whilst shielding himself with his wings.

One gunman kept firing at him, but was suddenly grabbed from behind. He had his head hit against the hood of the truck before being tossed aside.

His colleague looked around, confused at what had happened. He was then kicked into the side of the truck with great force, denting the door.

Specter deactivated his invisibility, showcasing his dark, glowing suit.

A/N: In case you needed to see it again.

He looked over at the two remaining gunmen, and flew towards them.

The first mercenary shot at him, but Specter used his intangibility to avoid the bullets. He then clocked him straight in the face before shooting the last guy down with an energy blast.

Y/N looked over at Sam, who retracted his wings.

"I had it covered. I was going to blow them to smithereens." Sam remarked.

Y/N smirked, and that's when Cap spoke to them through their comms.

"Rumlow has a biological weapon."

"I'm on it." Natasha spoke through he radio, on her way to try and stop Crossbones at the back of the building.

Meanwhile, Y/N spotted a group of mercenaries entering a truck. They were fleeing.

"I got some trying to flee the scene. I'm going after them." He informed the team.

"Go. We'll handle Rumlow." Wanda told him. He gave a nod, and flew towards the truck.

Inside, soldiers were taking off their helmets and wiping sweat off their faces. They thought they're were getting away.

"The boss isn't meeting us at the airstrip. We just gotta regroup with whoever is left." One of the men said.

One man nodded, and quickly looked to his right. He was surprised to see Specter, who had appeared out of thin air and was leaning back on the seat.

"Gentlemen." He nonchalantly called out.

Specter punched the man next to him and quickly got up to kick the soldier sitting in front of him. He began fighting the remaining soldiers in the small space, and they were no match for him.

A soldier tried to punch him, but his fist went through Y/N's body due to his intangibility. Specter quickly elbowed the soldier and knocked him down.

The last soldier tried unloading his rifle at Specter as a last resort, but they simply went through and he was grabbed by the Avenger. He threw the soldier out the door of the truck.

The truck stopped, and the driver tried to run away. Specter phased out of the truck and spotted the man. He threw a ball of energy at him, knocking him down on the road. Bystanders looked on in awe at the hero.

"Hey. Nice day we're having, huh?" Y/N spoke to passerby's. 

He turned around, walking away from the truck and speaking into his comms. "I dealt with the runaways, how's it going with—"

BOOM!

Suddenly, there was an explosion in the distance. Y/N looked up and saw flames and smoke coming out of a building. He was confused.

That is when Steve spoke into his comms.

"We need fire and rescue...on the south side of the building."

"What happened?" Y/N asked.

No response.

"Is everybody okay?"

No response. Worry began engulfing him. He wanted to speak to Wanda.

"Wanda? Are you okay?"

Still no response.

Y/N leaped up and started flying to the scene.

Meanwhile, Wanda stood there, looking up at the damage she caused. She put a hand over her mouth, horrified at what she'd done.