Race for Branes pt2

Atop a building, Batman peered into the apartment of building across from him watching as Steve, In his dark blue, armored suit with his shield on his arm looked around.

Batman had hoped to get Bucky before anyone else arrived, unfortunately he wasn't home when he arrived, forcing him to look for another opportunity. "Heads up, Cap. German Special Forces, approaching from the south." Batman heard Sam's words as he had tapped into the coms. Sparing a glance at the approaching special forces, Batman turned his eyes back to the apartment where his target stood right behind the oblivious Steve.

"Understood," came Steve's reply as he turned around to face Bucky. 

The special forces had arrived and were trooping out of their vehicles and rushing into the building. With his his remote hacking device Batman fried the batteries of the cars as Sam's voice came over the coms once more, "They're entering the building."

The special forces would be nothing more than a hindrance and thus Batman decided to take them out. "They're on the roof. I'm compromised." came Sam's voice as Batman took out another group positioned on a roof before grappling to the next one. Sam could handle himself he decided, and also he needed to take out all the groups spread out around the building before they could alert any one.

"5 seconds." Batman quickly maneuvered through another group taking them alongside a sniper down before grappling to another place.

"3 seconds!" Landing amidst the final group, Batman slammed one's head into an AC vent before jumping to the next guy, backhanding him with such force, he was sent of his feet. The last three had finally noticed the Batman, but it was too late, jumping towards two of them he lifted them up by their throats before slamming them back into the roof.

The last man terrified moved to sound the alarm but Batman fired his grappling hook at him pulling him towards him before knocking him out with a clothesline. Batman heard the German special service officer's words through his coms "Schieß die Tür auf!" and immediately activated the measures he had in place.

The officer readies himself to slam the battering ram against the door, when they all hear a beeping sound. Bucky and Steve turn towards the door as they hear screams from behind the door. They give each other a look, the question behind it clear, 'are you responsible for that?'.

"Sam I think someone else is here" Steve spoke into his coms as he readies his Shield for an incoming attack. "Yeah I think so too. someone's taken out the guys on the roofs" Sam responded as he looked down upon one of the squads Batman had taken out

"Bucky-" Steve turned to Bucky only to see him punch down into the floor and retrieve a Backpack which he promptly throws out a window. Steve seeing all this, parts his lips to ask a question when both super soldiers hear a beep sound.

They both turn to the source only to be met with a burst of smoke causing them to shut their eyes. In the confusion, however Bucky feels something on his back before hearing a faint click sound.

*Crash* Bucky was dragged through a window as Steve screamed and try to go after him. Bucky who was midair however noticed the cable stretching from the device attached to his back to the Batwing soaring up above.

A grunt escaped his lips as Bucky slashed at the cable, cutting it and releasing him to the mercies of gravity. Flailing, Bucky rapidly approached the roof of building before bracing himself as he made contact.

*Thud* Bucky let out a groan as he rolled around a bit, before making it to his feet. Looking around for his backpack he realized it was quite some distance from him. Being yanked out of his apartment was after all not a part of his plan. His attention shifted from his bag however when he noticed a black shadow rushing straight for him.

His reflexes kicked in just in time to allow him to duck narrowly avoiding the shadow who leapt at him. Hearing a light thud, he turned to see what the shadow was exactly.

The shadow, turned out to be a muscular man clad entirely in black, with a full face mask with pointed ears. The black Panther, flexing his fingers sharp claws popped out. Batman in the batwing noticed the battle below and prepared to move in when he received a communication from Sebastian.

"Mater Jeffery, I have managed to reveal the true image and clear mister Barnes name."

"Thank you Sebastian, I'm almost done at my end too". Batman spoke up as he began to open fire on the black panther, who at this point had kicked Bucky into a wall and ready to charge in. 

Black Panther managed to turn around just in time to fall under the hail of gunfire, the ammo bounced off his armored suit with the force of the bullets pushing him back and allowing Bucky some reprieve.

Batman presses on with his attack when he notices the chopper which had arrived, in a split second Batman shifts his attention from Black Panther and locks on to the chopper. Activating his jammer, he disables their weaponry just in time to stop a soldier from opening fire down on to the building.

After a few clicks the soldier looks down at the weapon in hand with confusion, but he is not given the time to contemplate as the chopper is shoved off course by Sam. Sam having completed this, flew towards the batwing until he was flying next to Batwing who was closing on the three super soldiers below.

"Bats" Sam acknowledged Batman, "Stay out of this Sam" came Batman's gruff response. "No can do Bats", Falcon's response earned him a glare from Batman who proceeded to fire at him.

"Shit!"

Falcon cursed as he engaged aerial maneuvers, avoiding the shots before flying for the left wing of the batwing in an attempt to bring Batman down from the air. However Batman refused to be taken down so easily, hence the two engaged in aerial combat with the both of them trying to best the other.

Their battle ensued for a short while until Falcon managed to spot an opportunity which he instantly took. He closed in on the Batwing in mere moments and readied himself to take out one of Bat's wings and effectively ground him.

This however turned out to be a trap, as when he made contact with the aircraft a pulse went through his wings sending straight down to the streets below. Before he made contact with the earth though, Batman fired a grenade at the street. Which exploded to form a gelatinous structure which cushioned Sam's fall. 

With Sam dealt with, Batman sped up to catch up with the super soldiers. Batman observed as their chase led into an underpass. Realizing he would not be able to pursue with the Batwing, he engaged auto pilot and dropped to the streets atop his Bat cycle to continue the chase.

Swerving through the cars in traffic Batman drew closer and closer to the three. It is at this point Batman notices the increasing number of police cars joining the chase, wasting no time Batman presses a button.

This releases and E.M.P wave, which in turn causes all the cars in the underpass to come to a screeching halt including the car Steve is driving. The resulting commotion is enough to draw Bucky's attention as he turns around to have a look, just in time to see Black Panther launched off Steve's car and on to the earth, rolling.

Bucky's momentary distraction was enough to allow Batman to fire at his backpack, with a device that yanked the backpack off of his hand and latched it onto the roof above.

Bucky comes to a halt his attention drawn to his backpack before ducking down, to avoid a 360 kick from the Black Panther.

The two turn around facing once another, but just before the two square off a thud is heard as Black Panther is sent towards the earth face first. With the iconic Shield rushing back into the arms of Steve who had rushed up to Bucky's side.

Before any words could be said however, Steve was sent flying as the Bat cycle crushed into him. Batman leapt of the cycle before the two super soldiers could react and delivered a kick to the jaw of Bucky knocking him down. Batman turned around just in time to fire a batarang at Black Panther who had made it back to his feet.

The batarang released a strong electric pulse, that held Black Panther in place for a few moments before he ripped it off. At this moment all three super soldiers had made it to their feet and it seemed a massive brawl was about to take place.

Just as Black Panther moved to be first to attack. They all witnessed a blue blur, a second later the Black Panther was on the floor with his arms cuffed. Another blue blur, and now Bucky was on the floor as well also in cuffs. With a third and final blur they all noticed Quicksilver who had come to a stop before them clad in the new outfit Stark had made for him.

"You guys are in so much trouble" Quicksilver spoke up as armed police rushed in and surrounded them, with their guns trained on the four individuals. With a whirring sound the War Machine leapt down from above and raised both his hands with repulsors at the ready.

"Stand down, now."

"Rhodey, he didn't do it-" Cap began in an attempt to deescalate the situation but I was cut off by War Machine, "we know." Having said those words, he turned to Batman who looked totally unbothered, "thanks to Bats over here".

 Those words caused Steve's head to snap towards the Batman, "I told you I would handle it". Before the conversation could continue however, the heroes heard the unmistakable sound of a bullet making contact with flesh as Pietro collapsed to the ground convulsing.

The reactions were instant as the captain and War Machine were on alert looking around trying to find who was responsible, with Batman rushing to Pietro's side.