[The drag of the jeep passing under the gate hits Steve with a surge of relief. They'll be okay. They'll be all right.
Good enough, Rogers. Good enough this time.
Something hits him. Pain scores one cheek and shrieking makes his ears ring. He slams the shield back and sideways, losing his grip on the gate, feeling it start to drop.
He turns. The thing drops too, face caved by the edge of the shield, oozing God-knows-what onto the dirt.
The whole howling mob is feet away.
He's not going to make it inside.
And then there's Bucky, killing the closest monster. Pulling a gun, shooting the next. Steve lets go of the gate entirely as Bucky rams into him, tumbling to the gravel inside as the barrier rolls downward with a roar and severs a rotting arm and several fingers.
It's not silent inside, by any means. The screaming is only slightly muffled. The gate trembles steadily as the pack hits it and hits it and hits it- ]
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Good enough, Rogers. Good enough this time.
Something hits him. Pain scores one cheek and shrieking makes his ears ring. He slams the shield back and sideways, losing his grip on the gate, feeling it start to drop.
He turns. The thing drops too, face caved by the edge of the shield, oozing God-knows-what onto the dirt.
The whole howling mob is feet away.
He's not going to make it inside.
And then there's Bucky, killing the closest monster. Pulling a gun, shooting the next. Steve lets go of the gate entirely as Bucky rams into him, tumbling to the gravel inside as the barrier rolls downward with a roar and severs a rotting arm and several fingers.
It's not silent inside, by any means. The screaming is only slightly muffled. The gate trembles steadily as the pack hits it and hits it and hits it- ]
Thanks, Buck.
[He feels dizzy. Hopefully he doesn't sound it.]