Chapter 25: Meeting Goes Awry
Music played as the four people went inside. They were then greeted by a short haired woman.
"You should know, Baron. People don't just come into my bar and make demands," Selby said.
"Not a demand. An offer," Zemo corrected.
"A lot has changed since you were here last. By the way, I thought you were rotting away in a German prison. How did you escape?" Selby wondered.
"People like us always find a way, don't we? I'm sure you've already figured out what I'm here for," Zemo answered.
"You're taller than I'd heard, Smiling Tiger," Selby commented then purred.
Y/N gripped Sam's arm and gave a glare to keep up with the act. Selby got the message and backed down.
"What's the offer?" Selby asked.
"Tell us what you know about the super-soldier serum. And I give you him, along with the code words to control him, of course. He will do anything you want," Zemo offered, talking about Bucky.
Y/N bit her lip and shoved her face into Sam's arm. She knew it was just to get the information out of Selby, but she really hated anything against her husband.
"Now that's the Zemo I remember. I'm glad I decided not to kill you immediately. Yeah, you were right to come to me. Arrogant, but right. The super-soldier serum is here in Madripoor. Dr. Wilfred Nagel is the man you wanna thank. Or...condemn, depending on what side of this you're on. The Power Broker had him working on the serum, but...things didn't go as planned," Selby explained.
"Is Nagel still in Madripoor?" Zemo asked.
"The bread crumbs you can have for free, but the bakery is gonna cost you, Baron. And before you get all cute, don't think you can find Nagel without me," Selby answered.
Then Sam's phone vibrated, catching Selby really suspicious.
"Answer it. On speaker," Selby ordered as she signaled to someone.
They turned to see a man approach them with a gun.
"Damn it," Y/N whispered.
So, Sam had no choice but to obey.
"Hello?" Sam asked.
"Hey, um, we need to talk about this situation. It's been drivin' me nuts," his sister, Sarah, replied.
"What situation exactly are you talkin' about?" he wondered, trying to keep up the act.
"Are you high? You know what situation, it's the only situation me and you have," she answered, not getting the message.
"What situation, Sarah? Say it," Sam ordered.
"The damn boat. And watch your tone. Okay? I let you slide at the bank," Sarah remarked.
He scoffed and commented with a chuckle, "The bank. Yeah. Laundered so much...Yeah, they'll come around."
"If that was the case, then why'd they dog you out, Big Time?" she asked, making Y/N about chuckle.
"Yeah, you damn right I'm Big Time. You'll see when I have that banker killed," Sam responded.
"Cass! What'd I tell you about the Cheerios? I don't have time for this!" Sarah yelled then said before hanging up, "Sam, I'm sorry. I'll call you back."
"'Sam'? Who's Sam?" Selby questioned then commanded, "Kill them!"
Then all hell broke loose with Selby getting shot and Zemo, Sam, Y/N, and Bucky grabbing guns and fighting off the men.
"They're gonna pin this on us," Sam said.
Zemo sighed and responded, "We have a real problem now, so leave your weapons and follow my lead."
Cell phones started chiming to reveal a huge bounty on Selby's killers, who they thought were Sam, Y/N, Bucky, and Zemo. They kept going off as the four walked quickly away from the building.
"This is not good," Zemo said.
"What was your first clue, genius?" Y/N asked sarcastically.
Then gunshots rang out, causing the four to run.
"Shit!" Sam exclaimed.
"Come on!" Y/N yelled.
"I can't run in these heels!" Sam shouted.
Then someone started taking out their attackers.
"You seem to have a guardian angel," Zemo commented.
"Well, this is too perfect," a female voice sounded, she removed her mask, and the woman, Sharon, ordered with a gun pointed at Zemo's head, "Drop it, Zemo."
"Sharon?" Bucky and Y/N asked.
"You cost me everything," Sharon contined.
"Sharon, wait. Someone recreated the super-soldier serum and Zemo had a lead," Sam explained.
"That explains why you guys are here. And Selby's dead," Sharon remarked.
"So what are you doing here?" Bucky asked.
"I stole Steve's and Y/N's shield, remember? I also took the wings for your ass, so that you could save his ass from his ass. Unlike you, I didn't have the Avengers to back me up. So I'm off the grid in Madripoor," Sharon answered.
"Hey, don't blow that smoke at us. Y/N and I were on the run, too," Sam defended.
"Were. Are. Big difference. I don't speak to my family anymore. I can't. My own father doesn't know where I am," Sharon said.
"Listen...Sharon, we need your help," Bucky replied.
Sharon chuckled in disbelief.
"Please. We wouldn't have brought Zemo unless it was absolutely necessary," Y/N said.
Sharon sighed and looked straight at Zemo.
"This isn't over," she said then told all of them, "I have a place in High Town. You'll be safe there for a while."
And she lead them to her place.
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A/N Nice! Sharon's back! I know, you guys weren't thrilled about the kiss between her and Steve from "Civil War" (I read the comments), but Sharon, as a character, is frickin' awesome. Onto the next one.
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