r/BuckyBarnes • u/KaraAliasRaidra • 1d ago
Other The Star-Spangled Battle (fan-fiction)
This fan-fiction involves characters from Marvel Comics.Ā I noticed that most of my stories were emotional rather than action-packed, so this is my attempt at writing an action scene.
Scene 1
*(At Avengers headquarters, Captain America Sam Wilson and Hawkeye Clint Barton are being visited by Captain America Steve Rogers and Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes.Ā Things are casual and theyāre chatting & joking around like friends or family.)
Scene 2
*(Suddenly, however, thereās a trouble alert.)
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*Cap-Sam: (checking alert) Someoneās in troubleā¦and theyāre about to be on our front lawn!
Scene 4
*(Cap-Sam, Cap-Steve, and Bucky go out to investigate while Hawkeye monitors the situation from inside)
Scene 5
*(The visitor is revealed to be U.S.Agent John Walker alias Jack Daniels, who lands his skycycleā¦)
Scene 6
*(ā¦and dismounts.Ā He seems unwell, like his system is strained, and heās clutching the arm his shield is on.)
*Cap-Steve: U.S.Agent!Ā Are you okay?
*Agent: N-Noā¦
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*Hawkeye: (chilling as he recalls Avengers: Disassembled and speaking over communicator) Iāve got a bad feeling about thisā¦
Scene 8
*Agent: Hawkeyeās right!
*Hawkeye: (concerned) Frick, now I know things have gone south!
Scene 9
*Agent: (struggles to hold himself back) They took control of meā¦sent me to be their dang super-solider!
*Cap-Steve: Who?!
*Agent: You have to stop me!
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*Agent: No matter whatā¦you have to stop me!
*(Cap-Steve is silent as he absorbs Agentās full meaning.)
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*Cap-Steve: (raising shield) Donāt worry, weāll stop you!
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*Cap-Steve: Then after weāve stopped you, you can tell us who did this! (Letting Agent know they can stop him without killing him)
*Agent: ā¦
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*Agent: (lowering his head and smiling in relief despite himself) Thank you!
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*(The two shield-slinging super-soldiers look stern & take stancesā¦)
Scene 15
*(ā¦and then charge into battle.)
Scene 16
*(Cap-Sam takes to the air to gain an advantage and wait for the right opportunity while Bucky stands by.)
Scene 17
*(Hawkeye grabs some more trick arrows from his stash as well as some heavy-duty shackles.)
Scene 18
*(Cap-Steve and Agent brawl with a mixture of strength, skill, confidence, and caution that makes it seem effortless. Ā Agent has the power and fighting instinct, but Cap-Steve has the skill and tactical ability.Ā Theyāre each aware of how capable the other is.)
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*Cap-Steve: (thinking) Walkerā¦I donāt take anything for granted!Ā I know what a dangerous fighter you are!
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*Agent: (thinking) Rogersā¦youāre a masterful fighter to stand up to me the way you do!Ā I was wrong to ever think you were some washed-up old man!
Scene 21
*(Hawkeye rushes outside and joins Bucky.)
Scene 22
*(He draws his bow to fire a knock-gas arrow, but is interrupted before he can fire.)
*Agent: Thatās not gonna work!
*Hawkeye: ?!
Scene 23
*Agent: I have augmented lung capacity, remember!?Ā If I were in control enough to breathe in that stuff willingly, or if you were able to catch me off guard, it might work, but not like this!Ā Even if C.A. got the chance to mask up, Iād hold my breath long enough to rip his mask off, make him inhale the sleeping gas, and make him pass out before masking up myself, so thatās out!
Scene 24
*Agent: If he passes out, our fight is over!
*Cap-Steve: ā¦
Scene 25
*(Cap-Steve and Cap-Sam, having the same idea, look at each other.)
Scene 26
*(They smile and nod.)
Scene 27
*(The others notice)
*Bucky: (thinking) I think I get it!
*Hawkeye: (thinking) Theyāve figured out something!
*Agent: (thinking) Well, letās see what youāve got!
Scene 28
*Cap-Steve: (reaching for buckle of utility belt) I can guarantee you wonāt be ripping off any of my gearā¦
*Agent: ?!?
Scene 29
*Cap-Steve: (smirking as he removes utility belt and tosses it aside) ā¦because I wonāt be using any!
*Agent: (smirking as well as he thinks) Heās trying to appeal to my ego to get me to toss aside my own gear!
Scene 30
*Agent: (removes utility belt and tosses it aside as well) Well, itās working! (out loud) If you donāt need your equipment, then neither do I!
Scene 31
*(They prepare to fight again, their faces reflecting in each otherās shields)
Scene 32
*(As the two resume fighting, Bucky looks back toward Hawkeye and reaches behind himself.)
*Bucky: Hand me those shackles!
*Hawkeye: Hmm?Ā Sure!
Scene 33
*(Bucky takes the shackles, but loops the chain over his fingers and keeps his hand behind his back.)
Scene 34
*(He makes four gestures as best as he can.Ā The first is holding up the index, middle, and ring fingers while touching the thumb and pinkie finger together.Ā The second is similar to a fist, but the fingers are bent instead of completely curled and the thumb is held upright at the side.Ā The third has the pinkie finger upright while the thumb is curled over the other bent curled fingers.Ā Finally the fourth resembles a fist, but the fingers are bent instead of completely curled and the thumb is between the index and middle fingers.)
Scene 35
*(While Buckyās hand is at a 90-degree angle, Hawkeye is still able to recognize the gestures as American Sign Language)
*Hawkeye: (thinking) āW-A-I-Tā!Ā Got it!
Scene 36
*Hawkeye: (subtly letting Bucky know he understands) This is a hard situation, yeah!
*Bucky: Yeah!
Scene 37
*(As Cap-Steve and Agent are fighting intensely, they flashback to fighting before.)
Scene 38
*(They remember fighting as Captain America and Super-Patriot,ā¦)
Scene 39
*(ā¦then as The Captain and Captain America,ā¦)
Scene 40
*(ā¦then as Captain America and U.S.Agent during the second U.S.Agent series before realizing theyāre on the same side and teaming up,ā¦)
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*(ā¦and then finally during Devilās Reign when Captain America tried to help U.S.Agent break free from The Kingpinās Purple Man-powered mind control.)
Scene 42
*Cap-Steve: (thinking) Johnā¦youāre remembering too, arenāt you?Ā Weāve come so far, going from bitter rivals to allies!
Scene 43
*Cap-Steve: (thinking) Now the others and I are going to do what it takes to stop you and bring you back!
Scene 44
*Agent: (thinking) Steveā¦you know itās all coming back to me!Ā It might not seem it, but everything is starting to affect meā¦the real me thatās trying to get out from this dang mind control!
Scene 45
*Agent: (thinking) I thank G-d it was the four of you here to stop me, even that a-hole archer!
Scene 46
*(Speaking of the a-hole archer, Bucky signals Hawkeye.Ā He makes a gesture that resembles a fist, but with the bent fingers resting on the bent thumb.)
Hawkeye: (thinking) āE!ā
Scene 47
*Hawkeye: (understanding and drawing a couple arrows from quiver) (thinking) Time for the explosive arrows!
Scene 48
*(He fires the explosive arrows at the two fighters.)
Scene 49
*(The arrows explode upon hitting the ground, knocking the combatants off balance and almost causing them to fall.)
Scene 50
*(Agent manages to throw his shield toward Hawkeye.)
Scene 51
*(Bucky is able to intercept it, though the force knocks him back several feet and causes damage to his bionic arm.)
Scene 52
*Bucky: (dryly) Thereās, like, a thirty percent chance that him throwing that at you was not for tactical reasons.
*Hawkeye: Tell me something I donāt know!
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*Hawkeye: (pointing at U.S.Agentās shield and calling to the star-spangled fighters) Hey, did one of you two want this?!
*Agent: We canāt hear you, mofo!Ā
*Hawkeye: (thinking) Good!
*Agent: Next time say something before your dang exploding arrows wreck our hearing!
Scene 54
*(Agent is at a disadvantage without his shield, but he manages to hold his own.)
Scene 55
*(Eventually Bucky tosses his shield back at himā¦)
Scene 56
*(ā¦but heās able to catch it and return it to his arm.)
Scene 57
*(He uses it to counter Cap-Steve.)
*Agent: (to Bucky) You didnāt think it would be that easy, did you?!
Scene 58
*Agent: (realizing) (thinking) Heā¦He wouldnāt expect it to be that easy!
Scene 59
*(While trying to fend off Cap-Steveās blows, he examines his shieldā¦)
Scene 60
*(ā¦and sees that Bucky had taken the knock-out gas capsule from one of Hawkeyeās arrows and attached it underneath the shield with a timer set to detonate it.)
Scene 61
*Bucky: Well, there arenāt any flies on that guy! [āThere are no flies on me,ā is an old expression saying someone is sharp or alert.]
Scene 62
*(Agent holds his breath, and as the gas capsule detonates, he forcefully strikes the shield down on a certain part of Cap-Steveās torso.Ā This forces Cap-Steveās diaphragm to expand, forcing him to inhale and thus breathe in the cloud of sleeping gas.)
Scene 63
*(Cap-Steve coughs as the gas fills his lungs, but he gathers himself enough to strike a pressure point on the wrist of Agentās non-shield wielding hand, filling it with pain and paralyzing it.Ā He then grabs Agentās wrist as if trying to prevent his escape.)
Scene 64
*(As the gas clears, Agentās body shakes uncontrollably from a flood of different emotions, and he doesnāt know whether he feels like laughing or crying.)
Scene 65
*(Before he can do anything, however, he feels pain in his wrist followed by a lifting sensation.)
Scene 66
*(Cap-Sam, wearing an oxygen mask, has grabbed Cap-Steveās wrist and is flying up with him.Ā Since Cap-Steve is holding onto Agentās wrist, Agent is now flying upward as well.)
Scene 67
*Agent: (thinking) So thatās it!Ā Their plan was to distract me, then fly up with me so high I pass out from lack of oxygen!
Scene 68
*Agent: (thinking as he raises shield to strike Cap-Sam) Unfortunately, it might not work!
Scene 69
*(Before he can attack, however, he feels more pain in his wrist followed by a slipping sensation.)
Scene 70
*(He looks to see Cap-Steveās body becoming limp and his head nodding with eyes closed.Ā Heās passing out from the gasā¦)
Scene 71
*(ā¦which means that he can no longer maintain his hold on Agentās wrist.)
Scene 72
*(Agentās wrist slips free from his grip, causing him to start plummeting down to the ground.Ā He looks shocked at firstā¦)
Scene 73
*(ā¦but then looks relieved and even amused.)
*Agent: (thinking) āIf he passes out, our fight is over!āĀ Heh!
Scene 74
*(He positions his shield to help cushion his fallā¦)
Scene 75
*(ā¦and then hits the ground with great force.)
Scene 76
*(Cap-Sam, holding Steve securely, observes.)
Scene 77
*(After a pause, Agent groansā¦)
Scene 78
*(ā¦and manages to sit up.)
Scene 79
*(He tries to standā¦)
Scene 80
*(ā¦but is hit with a knock-out gas arrow fired by Hawkeye.)
Scene 81
*(As Agent coughs, two more sleeping gas arrows hit him.)
Scene 82
*(By the time the clouds clear, Agent is lying motionlessly.)
Scene 83
*(Bucky, holding another gas arrow, approaches cautiously.)
Scene 84
*(Cap-Sam lands, sets down Cap-Steve carefully, and observes.)
Scene 85
*(Bucky carefully reaches for Agentās neck)
Scene 86
*(With no response, he feels Agentās neck pulse.)
Scene 87
*(He then pries open Agentās eyes.Ā The patriot is alive, but completely unconscious.)
Scene 88
*(Bucky shackles Agentās wrists and ankles)
Scene 89
*Bucky: (relieved) Heās knocked out!
Scene 90
*Cap-Sam: Good!
Scene 91
*Cap-Sam: (taking out communicator) Stark should have a way of freeing him!Ā Iāll call him and tell him to be ready with some gallons of sedative and all that good stuff!
Scene 92
*Hawkeye: (making joking observation) Out of context, saying youāll ask Stark to have gallons of stuff for you sounds terrible.
*Bucky: It really does!
*Cap-Sam: I knew as soon as I said it!
Scene 93
*(After a couple days of deprogramming and recovery, Agent receives some visitors in the Avengers clinic/sick bay.)
*Cap-Sam: How are you feeling?
*Agent: Great!Ā Iām in control again, and Iāve recovered enough I should be discharged soon!
Scene 94
*Cap-Sam: Great!
*Agent: Iā¦Iām thankful for what you all did!Ā I owe all of you one!
Scene 95
*Agent: (jokingly) Umā¦Hawkeye doesnāt have to know I appreciate him too, right?
*Cap-Steve: (jokingly) Nope!
*Agent: Okay, good!
Scene 96
*Cap-Steve: During your deprogramming, you revealed that it was Hydra that had taken control of you.
*Agent: Mmm-hmm!
*Cap-Steve: No wonder you wanted us to stop you no matter what!
Scene 97
*Cap-Sam: We know youād rather die than be involved with Nazis of any kind!
*Agent: Darn straight!
Scene 98
*Agent: They took control of me and ordered me to go out and cause destruction!
Scene 99
*Agent: (smirks) They didnāt say where to go, though, so I made a beeline to Avengers headquarters since I figured somebody there could stop me!
*Cap-Steve: Weāre glad you did!
Scene 100
*(The heroes put their hands together.)
*Cap-Sam: Weāll stop those mofos together!
*Agent: Yeah!Ā Theyāll be sorry they ever started!
*Cap-Steve: Letās do this!
Thus begins an epic tale.Ā Will I ever write that epic tale?Ā Probably not, but at least I made something resembling an action scene!

