Chapter 94: Sylvie

The volcanic ash and lava swept through the small town. In a moment, it had reached them, and in his desperation, Jack took out the Tempads and tried to open the portal to escape. However, the more he panicked, the harder it became to open the portal.

Seeing the thick volcanic ash approaching, Bucky urged, "Hurry up, Jack. I don't want to die here."

"I'm trying!" Jack rapidly pressed the monitoring device, and finally, an orange portal opened in front of them.

Just as they were about to run inside joyfully, Jack suddenly felt a push and fell face down into the portal. Bucky suffered the same fate as him. And following them, a cloaked figure stepped into the portal and disappeared.

Jack and Bucky fell flat on the smooth floor, with the latter's face hitting the ground first, causing a crack.

"My nose!" Bucky's this sudden hit caught him off guard, He held his nose, tears streaming down his face as he rolled around on the ground.

Jack was fine, fortunately. He quickly got up and looked around cautiously. It seemed they were in a large supermarket, with rows of shelves filled with goods.

The ceiling lights flickered, and the ground occasionally trembled. The sound of howling wind and rain could be faintly heard. Suddenly, Bucky's screams disappeared without warning, as if someone had silenced him.

Jack turned around lightning-fast and drew his gun.

"Who are you? Stay away from Bucky!"

A figure shrouded in black robes was crouching beside Bucky, one hand resting on his head. Hearing Jack's words, the figure looked up.

"I'll say it again. Stay away from him!" Jack spoke sharply and opened the safety of his gun. If the figure in the black robes made any suspicious moves, he wouldn't hesitate to shoot.

However, a gust of wind suddenly swept in from the side at that moment. It came so fast that Jack couldn't react. A hand pressed against his head, and a strange power flooded his brain. The next moment, drowsiness hit him like a tsunami.

Before losing consciousness, he saw the black-cloaked figure disappear in a green light. The black-cloaked figure, who appeared by Jack's side at some point, looked at the two sleeping figures silently on the ground.

.....

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Jack finally woke up.

"Ha~ah," he let out a big yawn and rubbed his sleepy eyes. "That was a really good nap."

As he tried to sit up from the bed, he realized his situation was not good. He was chained up to the wall, and his hands and feet were tied up tightly with iron chains. He couldn't even move a muscle, let alone escape.

Feeling the coldness of the floor, he began to recall the events that had led him to this place. He looked over to the side and saw Bucky lying on the ground, asleep with a smile. His nose had a piece of unknown adhesive tape stuck on it, presumably to stop the bleeding.

Jack couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Why was he chained up with iron chains while Bucky was tied up with ropes? Was it just because he was better-looking than Bucky?

These thoughts continued to swirl in his mind as he tried to figure out how to escape from this bind.

Jack looked at the only living person besides him and Bucky, the black-robed figure who had knocked them unconscious. The other person was looking at something in front of a pile of monitoring screens. Obviously, they were in a room.

"Hey, I said, if you're going to kill us, at least let us know, Why are we being tied together like this?" Jack couldn't help but shout. Unfortunately, the other person ignored him and watched the monitors while fiddling with something in their hands.

"what the hell" Seeing that the other person wasn't paying attention to him, Jack cursed inwardly and began to think.

Everything he was experiencing now could be the sequel to a movie or TV series he hadn't seen before. Unfortunately, he hadn't seen the rest of the film, or else he wouldn't have been in this dark room.

At this moment, the black-robed figure finally made a move. The figure stood up and looked at Jack, slowly approaching him. It was then that Jack noticed the ancient-looking dagger in his hand.

"Oh, you're going to torture me? Forgive me for being blunt, but your little knife doesn't scare me. It's only good for trimming my nails," Jack said, taunting the figure while thinking about his plan. As soon as the figure got close, he could instantly reject the iron chain and counterattack.

He could have done it already, but he decided to wait and see due to the figure's strange abilities.

The cloaked figure slowly approached Jack and crouched in front of him with the dagger on his neck. Then, the figure finally spoke, "Who are you?!"

Jack raised an eyebrow, surprised that the figure was actually a woman! She sounded pretty good too.

"This question has been asked enough times today," he responded calmly, ignoring the knife at his neck. "So, I'm not planning to answer it again."

"Jack Wayne, the ace sniper of the Howling Commandos," the black-cloaked figure said, revealing his identity as Jack prepared to stay silent.

Jack raised an eyebrow, surprised that this person knew him.

"He's also been a great mentor and friend to Captain America, playing a big role in his growth. You know, no matter which timeline you're in, your experiences are enough to brag about for a long time."

The figure stood up, her eyes underneath the cloak fixed on him. "So, you're also a time criminal?"

"Um...technically, I'm not the time criminal. He is," Jack gestured toward the sleeping Bucky. "Furthermore, I was just caught up in this mess. If those so-called Minutemen didn't immediately try to wipe me out, I wouldn't have any reason to confront TVA."

"But you're already fighting them." Suddenly, a monitor was placed in front of Jack. His and Bucky's images stood out on the screen, with the words time criminal written in large letters.

"They issued a warrant so quickly. At least the TVA is fast," Jack commented, looking at the screen calmly. This was why he decided to resolve this matter. He didn't want to spend the rest of his life running and hiding.

"Do you want to fight the TVA?" The black-robed person seemed to know what Jack was thinking.

"Other than this, do I have any other choice? Either I die, or they die. Although the latter is unknown, I'm willing to take that chance." Jack answered

The black-robed person fell silent for a moment, then slowly removed her hood to reveal her true face.

She was a rather pretty girl with a cute look-like crown on her head.

"I'm Sylvie. Maybe we can work together!"

.....

https://www.patreon.com/Abyssuit

You can find up to 35 advance chapters at my patreon.