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Five Times Wasn't Enough

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The first time he met her had been a nearly disastrous occurrence. An unforeseen event on his part that should have never happened. But later, he was glad it did.

That day, the hunger had been bad but the whole body fatigue was worse. Even the hair on his head ached dully, a constant reminder of the last few weeks.

But even this didn't stop him as his dark figure slunk through the shadows, low and steady. There was something driving him forward. Something dangerous and lethal and sweet.

The word tasted like ash in his mouth but still he clung to it like a man drowning gripping a buoy.

It was this emotion that had been violently grated out of him, sliced into pieces and burned. But they couldn't kill it all. Not when he remembered.

That other man, his old best friend had been the first solid recollection. And then there were clips; images of a world long dead. Music. Friends. Pretty girls dressed up and ready to dance.

That was who he was. Now he was just a monster looking for… what? Redemption? He didn't know.

But he had hope for something, so after the fall of S.H.E. , he fled. Then as the weeks ticked by he came to realize that he was ill-suited for this world without his captors and without the comfort of the freeze. Food and shelter were scarce, especially for a wanted criminal, leaving him hunting for simple creatures and sleeping in small increments out in the elements.

It didn't take long understand what he had to do.

So here he was, creeping in the shadows of the early morning sun. His eyes, though tired, were trained on the one level innocuous building peeking through the rough tree line.

This was the first time he'd moved forward, having mapped out where all of the cameras and sensors were. This would be the closest he got without them knowing at least until he was sure Steve Rogers would be there.

He moved low and painfully slow, inching his was a little closer in the hopes of seeing how many agents stood guard over the main trail. He would stop once he reached the dirt path a few feet from him, and then he'd-

"Hey there buddy. You Lost?"

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