Have you ever felt powerless with every fiber of your being? Almost like a tidal wave, it sweeps over you, drowning you. Run as far away as I can and don't ever look back. He'll find me. He'll always want to kill me. As I am strong enough to take him in a fight, with the information I obtain, I wouldn't risk it. And as the adrenaline courses through my veins, my body urging me to take action, my mind struggles to keep pace. Run, escape, disappear. Leave behind the life that has been woven around me like a suffocating shroud. He'll be relentless, I know. The pursuit won't end until one of us falls – dead or broken.

         Wherever I'm going, I know he won't be too far behind. We used to be partners in this grim dance, two sides of the same coin, honed to perfection by Hydra. A lethal duo, capable of extinguishing lives with calculated precision. They call me the Red Ghost, but as to what my actual name is, that's unknown to me. For the past sixty-five years, I've been used as an assassin for Hydra, being put on missions to kill anyone that stands in their way. The time in between, I was simply put into cryostasis so could be around for decades on end, but today, I no longer have to wait until my next mission.

          He is real, visceral, relentless. The Winter Soldier, they called him. Once an ally, a comrade forged in the crucible of our shared purpose. The super soldier that I once stood side by side with. But now, he is the hunter, and I am the prey. Is he here to drag me back into Hydra's clutches, to restore me to my role as their puppet assassin?Is he here to destroy me from the inside out?

          In this maelstrom of uncertainty, I run. Away from the familiar, from the past that binds me, from the choices that have led me to this moment. Seeking sanctuary in the unknown, in a place that doesn't bear the weight of my history. A place where I can reclaim my humanity, if only for a fleeting moment.

A/N - hello,  i gave in and decided to write another story. so i'm giving this a shot! - kenzie