I'LL TESTIFY || FLASH FLOOD - EVACUATION

[buckingham barnes]

Bucky has been sleeping outside in the past few days. It probably wasn't the smartest decision- as there were multiple unoccupied homes he could have chosen from after he lost his boathouse. But the problem was, all of those homes were flooding. He didn't want to be in another house during a second disaster, who knows if he'd live that time around. He was lucky to be rescued by Steve, Marina and Cryptic at his boathouse. Bucky was in a tree, one of his legs dangling from the branch he's currently resting on. This is probably another example of his bad decision making- Bucky wasn't certain how long this tree would stay upright with the floods. It was a risk he had to take.

And surprisingly, Marina's sudden yowl nearly caused Bucky to fall off the branch, rather than the tree timbering down itself. Bucky was in a light sleep when Marina's yell reached his ears, causing him to jolt awake and begin to get up- nearly forgetting he was on a tree branch. Which resulted in him nearly falling off, thankfully hanging on by his metal claws. Metal claws digging into the bark, the former assassin pulled himself back onto the branch, fully awake now. His gaze locked on Marina, and he could barely hear her yells with the roar of waves drowning his ears. Bucky didn't have to hear what she was saying to understand what she wanted to do. He can see the strong, furious waves below him- a flash flood!

When the tree began to sway, that's when Bucky decided it was time to jump. He wasn't about to wait for this tree to come crashing down into the water- who knows if he'd hit his head in the process. And then, fall unconscious in the water- drowning in a matter of seconds as his clanmates don't even realize the Warden's under the surface. That nearly sent shivers down his spine- he wasn't going to let that be his fate. Just as the tree began to sway more, Bucky pushed off of the branch with his hind legs, leaping as far as he can in the air. Gravity quickly pulled down on his body, the former assassin plunging into the rapid waves.

Only a few moments passed until the former assassin reached the surface, quickly beginning to swim over to his clanmates, keeping his head over the water as best as he can. He can only hope he'll be able to grab onto someone- he doesn't want the current to drag him away.