#(i say this as a cat 5 hurricane barrels towards us.)

[grimheaven]

tengis , my love ! she's an environmentalist ! but not a normal one !

[thewinterstories]

Hurricane Eyes - Part 5

Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes x oc

Word Count: 1821

Summary: Cat Austin is an investigative reporter with unanswered questions about Hydra. During a meeting with a source at a park, she’s attacked by Hydra. A mysterious man comes to her rescue. Now both of them are trying to get away before more Hydra agents show up.

Warnings: Language, death, violence

Takes place right after Captain America: The Winter Soldier

A/N: The last few chapters have been slow burn, but this is where things really take off.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

"You think your father is still alive?" Bucky asked. Given everything he'd been through, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility.

Cat nodded. "I think they used the explosion as a cover for the church elders to get away. Mom and Eli were basically human sacrifices to sell the idea that everyone had died.

Bucky put his head in his hands. Here he was running from Hydra, running from everything they had made him, only to run into someone running straight at the organization for the same reasons.

"You know this is going to get you killed."

She sat back and looked at him. "It's worth it if I can get my answers."

"What are you hoping those answers will get you? Your mother helped you and your sister get out for a reason. "

His words hit her with force. "I've thought about that night at least once a day since then. About why she wouldn't go with us. My sister says it's because she would've been easier to track, but I don't know. All I do know is that her death deserves meaning. People need to know this isn't over, especially if it's tied to Hydra."

Bucky shook his head. "You need sleep."

"You need it more."

Before he could argue with her, she interrupted. "Look. We already established that you're running on nothing but nerves at this point. Get some sleep. I'm going to start working on the file."

"Okay, but when the sun comes up, we move again. Hydra will find your place soon. I did what I could, but it still isn't completely secure."

Cat smiled at him. "I'll get you a blanket." The image of her tucking in the feared Winter Soldier did seem ridiculous, but so did everything else in the last few hours.

After grabbing a blanket, she picked up the file from the kitchen counter. "Here's your blanket."

Bucky took the blanket but gave it a dubious look. He wasn't sure he should leave her on watch. Cat could tell what he was thinking.

"Look, Bucky, I couldn't sleep right now even if I tried. I'll be right here on the floor going through all this. If I hear the slightest noise, I'll wake you up. Promise."

He nodded and reclined back on the couch. It wasn't long before Cat heard slight snoring.

The file wasn't as clear as Cat would've liked. While it did include reports of a training camp for Hydra, it didn't specifically say where it was located. Some documents appeared to be in code and others were redacted. This was going to take more than a few hours work to fully understand.

The sun was beginning to peak through the barricaded windows when Cat finally started to yawn. She got up to make some coffee, careful not to disturb Bucky. The first drips of coffee started to fall into the pot when he finally moved.

"Good morning, sunshine. Would you like some coffee?"

Bucky lumbered into her small kitchen, his blue eyes still bleary with sleep. "Sure."

Cat reached into the cabinet and retrieved a mug that read "I need coffee before my coffee" and handed it to him. "There's sugar next to the coffee maker and creamer in the fridge."

"Thanks, but I drink it black. Sugar and creamer were luxuries when I was a kid."

"Grew up poor?"

"Not poor. My family did okay for the neighborhood we were in. Just a different time."

Cat frowned at him. Something wasn't connected right.

"Bucky, how old are you exactly?"

He stared at her for a moment. The tension was back in his stance like he was prepared to run. "What year is it now?"

"2014."

Bucky thought for a second. "That makes me 97 or so."

"What? 97? I know Hydra was involved in some strange experiments, but you seriously expect me to believe you're 97?"

He just shrugged and took a small sip of his coffee to check the temperature before taking a larger swig.

Cat returned to her coffee and let the conversation sink in.

"Bucky. Is that short for Buchanan?"

Bucky continued to concentrate on his coffee without giving her answer.

"Holy shit! Are you Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes?"

"That's what the display at the Smithsonian says." He continued to avoid eye contact. "I remember things in flashes, but nothing makes much sense."

Cat took a step towards him. If what he was saying was true, this was the greatest story since S.H.I.E.L.D. defrosting Captain America. "So what did Hydra do to you? You're supposed to be dead."

"Sorry to disappoint you."

She bit her lip. She was forgetting that he was a person, not just a potential lede story.

The conversation dropped off while they finished their coffees. Cat was just about to excuse herself to change when Bucky asked how her research had gone.

"Well, I found out there is some sort of Hydra-run youth camp. Couldn't get a clear read on where, but I do know it's in a mountainous area. I was actually going to ask you to take a look at some papers. They're written in code, and I was hoping you might recognize it."

He motioned for her to show him. Cat set down her mug and went to grab the papers from the living room. Just as she reached for the file, the love seat propped against the nearby window was shredded by gunfire. She immediately fell to the ground. From the kitchen, she heard Bucky yell, "Cat, don't stand up. Crawl back over here."

She quickly gathered up the file and army crawled back to the kitchen. As soon as she was back on the tile floor, Bucky jerked the refrigerator away from the wall to shield them from the hail of gunfire.

"Are you okay?" He pulled her up to a sitting position and looked her over for any obvious wounds.

"I'm fine."

"They're trying to force us out the door. My best guess is there's a team waiting outside."

"So how do we get out? That's the only way unless they stop shooting and you can jump three stories without breaking bones."

Bucky looked around her kitchen trying to put together a plan.

"Does anyone live next door to you?"

Cat shook her head. "It's empty right now. Management is renovating it."

"Stay here. I'll be right back."

Before she could ask what he was up to, Bucky leapt over the counter. Crouching low in the hallway, he gained a quick burst of speed and crashed through the wall into the next apartment.

Just as she had said, it was vacant. Bucky crept to the door and listened for any sounds in the hallway. He heard a shuffling noise on the other side. Risking a quick peek through the peephole, he counted at least three people in tactical gear.

He stepped back and planted a powerful kicked into the door sending it and one gunman flying across the hallway. The others had been trained on the door to Cat's apartment but scrambled to aim at Bucky. He grabbed the nearest barrel pointed at him and jerked the operative towards him. Grabbing him by the throat, he easily tossed him over the railing to plunge to the ground.

As he was turning to deal with the others, one opened fire. Bucky threw up his metal arm to shield himself from the bullets. One ricocheted off and hit an operative who fell to the ground with a grunt. That left one more he had seen through the peephole as well as two more he hadn't.

Bucky grabbed the fallen operative and used him as a human shield to get closer to the last three. When he was close enough, he threw the body at one knocking him down the stairway. He was close enough to another to grab him and shove him into the last man. The two fell against Cat's door hard enough to knock it down, but Bucky wasn't far behind. He stepped through the doorway and punched one man hard enough to give him a concussion. The last man was desperately trying to crawl away. Bucky stepped on his leg right behind the knee to dislocate it. The man cried out in pain.

Bucky crouched next to him. "Was it a kill or capture order?"

"Fuck you," the operative spit in his face.

Bucky grabbed the man's head and slammed it into the ground once. "Was it a kill or capture order?"

Cat peeked over the kitchen counter. "Bucky, what does it matter? Let's go!"

"It matters," he said without taking his eyes off the operative. "Last time. Was it a kill or capture?"

"Go to hell, Winter Soldier." The operative's tongue moved in his mouth to dislodge a cyanide capsule. "Hail Hydra!" He jerked a few times as foam filled his mouth.

"Oh, god! Is he dead?"

"We need to go. Come on."

Cat couldn't move. She thought she was prepared for what was ahead. She thought she could handle whatever nasty business Hydra would throw at her, but she hadn't thought it would include this much death.

Bucky grabbed his go bag and Cat's purse. Stepping into the kitchen, he pushed the refrigerator out of the way and grabbed Cat's hand. "Let's go!" He gently pulled her out of the kitchen and towards the door. Before stepping through, he quickly checked for anyone who may be hiding. Not seeing anyone, they walked out. Instead of taking the stairs, he walked towards one end of the open hallway.

"Cat, I'm going to pick you up now."

She didn't respond, only continued to clutch the file to her chest in a death grip.  Bucky gently shook her arm.

"Cat? Catherine? Did you hear me?"

She blinked a few times before looking at him. "What? Yes."

"Okay. Here. Hold your purse."

Bucky lifted Cat into his arms and ran towards the railing. Just as they reached it, he jumped over it. Cat gasped as they fell, but Bucky landed on his feet.

"We need to find a car." He put her down and started walking towards the parking lot opposite of where she had parked.

"What's wrong with mine?"

"They know where you live. They know what you drive."

Cat shrugged. Of course, he was right.

Bucky found a late model car that was easy to hotwire.

"Where are we headed?"

"North until I find some place for us to hide."

"There's a S.H.I.E.L.D. safe house in West Virginia."

He glanced at her before returning his eyes to the road. "How do you know about that?"

"It was listed in one of the leaked S.H.I.E.L.D. files." Cat was quite proud of herself for remembering that obscure bit of information. It had only been mentioned once in a dull write up about the search for a rumored Asgardian artifact.

"Then that's where we're headed."

[kansascityhappenings]

Joe’s Weather Blog: The problem of Maria (TUE-9/19)

Good morning…

There are a few showers/storms east of the metro area early this Tuesday morning…once those fade away this morning there won’t be much rain around here for the next few days. Actually this last week of summer is going to be rather like summer…as temperatures and humidity levels will be more like August than late September. The A/C’s will be working pretty good I think…and it appears the hotter weather will linger through the weekend before cooler weather moves in to start the week next week.

Forecast:

Today: Partly cloudy and warmer. Highs well into the 80s. Breezy too in the afternoon especially…gusts of 20-30 MPH possible

Tonight: Fair skies…with lows in the 70s

Wednesday: Hot and humid with a slight chance of evening/night storms in the area. Highs 85-90° and muggy

Thursday: Not much change with highs well into the 80s

Discussion:

Aside from a weak and dying front coming towards the area later tomorrow…the main weather story for the KC region will be the heat and a run of late summer humidity heading towards the weekend. Fall starts on Friday but from today through Sunday it will certainly feel more like the middle of summer around the area.

That weakening front may trigger some isolated storms later tomorrow…I don’t think there will be widespread coverage though at this point.

So really there isn’t a lot to chat about locally.

Onwards to Maria…

This thing is nasty…it made a brief landfall on the Island of Dominica in the Caribbean last night…and odds are it devastated the island. At the time of landfall it was a storm with the potential of 160 mph winds and it was a category 5 hurricane. As far as the Island goes…it doesn’t look good or promising right now.

Prime Minister of Dominica takes to Facebook after Category 5 #Maria tears through: "We will need help of all kinds" https://t.co/NY7OKRhOUm pic.twitter.com/R84RsUUBOJ

— ABC News (@ABC) September 19, 2017

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During landfall…the Prime Minister of Dominica…sent this out…as his roof was being torn off.

The PRIME MINISTER of Dominica on FB saying that hurricane #Maria has torn off his roof… I shudder to think what other folks are facing. pic.twitter.com/XdCSN1sPMi

— Yarimar Bonilla (@yarimarbonilla) September 19, 2017

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Maria’s circulation might have been briefly interrupted by some of the mountains of the Island, and to maintain it’s tremendous power conditions need to be perfect…so when it moves over land…they’re not perfect anymore…but now that it’s back in the waters again…and warm water at that…it’s getting it’s strength back and is a category 5 once again.

The next area to be VERY concerned for are the ravaged Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. For PR this is probably going to be VERY bad unless some unforeseen eye wobble spares them.

The last cat 5 hurricane to hit the Island was in 1928…and the last cat 4 to hit was in 1899. Most recently Hugo in 1989 hit as a cat 3 storm. As a matter of fact only 4 category 4+ hurricanes have ever hit the island itself in recorded weather history

It’s been a brutal hurricane season for this part of the world.

Number of cat 5 hurricane landfalls on an island in the Lesser Antilles: 1851-2016 : 0 2017: 2 #Irma, #Maria https://t.co/nhqVhsw1kx

— Judson W. Buescher (@isodrosotherm) September 19, 2017

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With it’s landfall in Dominica… it’s only the 2nd time on record two different Atlantic Category 5s have made landfall in the same season (2007)

It seems category 5 hurricanes are the them this season…but really they’re rare things.

Map showing location where all Atlantic Cat. 5 hurricanes on record first reached Cat. 5 status. #Irma #Maria pic.twitter.com/EpFPr4Abr2

— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) September 19, 2017

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Now I should mention that since the 1960s with the advent of satellites and recon flights into these storms…there may have been many other strong hurricanes that we have no idea about (actually there were) unless a ship sailed through the storm by mistake. So while it may seem like there are stronger hurricanes right now…history and common sense would say that there were others that we had no idea about before the 1960s

The graphic above encompasses A lot of hurricane seasons…

Watch Hurricane Maria grow from a Cat. 1 to Cat. 5 storm, now packing 160 mph winds as it barrels toward Puerto Rico https://t.co/tOVLUNeP6K pic.twitter.com/WGwwEX9tEF

— CNN (@CNN) September 19, 2017

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Here is the latest information of the storm…again note the islands in the path…especially PR and the Virgin Islands. It should also be noted that after what Irma did to the Virgin Islands…PR is being used as a staging area for helping the Virgin Islands recover…so there are a lot of assets there.

You can see the other fringes of the eye of Maria on the radar from San Juan…

As far as whether or not Maria will affect the mainland US…right now there are indications that Jose, which is creating pounding surf and coastal erosion in the northeast quad of the USA may influence Maria’s future next week. How the 2 storms “play” together remains to be seen but odds favor Maria to take a track towards Jose, which will be getting “stuck” over the weekend between Bermuda and Nova Scotia. This is Jose…

NEW: JerseyShore beaches eroding from #Jose & yes, I got my feet wet. @NBCNewYork @StormTeam4NY @JSHurricaneNews @belmardays #MonmouthBeach pic.twitter.com/PZeHVBbyiv

— Brian Thompson (@brian4NY) September 19, 2017

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What should happen is eventually in a bout a week or so…Jose will wander and start to fade in the northern Atlantic then Maria should follow Jose well off the eastern seaboard. So after Maria rips through Puerto Rico and the far eastern Bahamas…it may not hit land again for quite some time. I should mention that the Turks and Caicos Islands are also in line to get hammered again.

Another busy next few days watching this devastating storm rip through some areas…while our weather continues to be quiet as it all happens.

Our feature photo comes from Greg Neubauer..pretty sunset from Saturday night!

Joe

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports http://fox4kc.com/2017/09/19/joes-weather-blog-the-problem-of-maria-tue-919/

from Kansas City Happenings https://kansascityhappenings.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/joes-weather-blog-the-problem-of-maria-tue-919/

[djtrumpnetwork-blog]

Hurricane watch issued for South Florida

Fox News

SOUTH FLORIDA UNDER SIEGE Gas shortages, panic grip Miami as Hurricane Irma bears down

Hurricane watch issued for South Florida ahead of Irma, governor says fuel shortages 'top priority'

A hurricane watch was issued Thursday morning as Irma, a Category 5 storm with 175-mph winds edged closer to South Florida, as preparations for the storm have already left some of the state's gas stations dry, a crisis which the governor said has become a "top priority." Florida Gov. Rick Scott said at a news conference he will be talking with fuel distributors later in the day about the concerns. "I have been very clear to the retailers," Scott said. "We have to get the fuel as fast as we can out so people can evacuate." The governor is asking the federal government, including the Environmental Protection Agency and White House, to waive restrictions to get as much fuel to Florida as possible before Irma nears. "We know fuel is very important, and we are devoting every state resource to this," Scott said. "I know this has to be very frustrating, and we won't stop working on this." https://twitter.com/FLGovScott/status/905790986827202560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html Once fuel arrives in Florida, Scott said another priority is to make sure it gets to gas stations. Officials plan to have escort services using police to get gas trucks to and from ports to stations. Scott also recommended people use the GasBuddy app to find what stations still have gas, and that people should "only take the fuel you need." Hurricane Irma still a Category 5 Storm Hurricane Irma is located about 75 miles south east of Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. ET advisory. The storm is headed west-northwest at 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, according to the NHC. Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties are all now under a hurricane watch, which is issued 48 hours in advance by the National Hurricane Center. The watch means hurricane conditions will be possible within the next two days in the specified area, and residents should prepare accordingly. https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/905808534201360385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html The National Hurricane Center said hurricane-force winds extended 50 miles from Irma’s center and tropical storm-force winds extended 175 miles. Irma has killed at least 9 people as it has tore through the Caribbean. Even as current models show the storm going along Florida's East Coast, Scott said the state's West Coast will still have hurricane conditions. "Look at the size of this storm," Scott said. "It's huge." "Regardless of which coast you live on, be prepared to evacuate," he said. "The computer models don't know quite yet what to do," Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean said Thursday. "Does a trough pick up the storm? What is the timing on the trough?" https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/905738029171691520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html Dean said there is "very good agreement" by Saturday and Sunday, and coming "too close to comfort" for the Florida Keys. Irma will also have impacts beyond South Florida, according to Dean, as the storm may track north along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts. https://twitter.com/JaniceDean/status/905737996330299392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html "Do not let your guard down if you live across the Southeast coast," she said. Residents leaving their homes ahead of Irma As Irma continues to barrel toward South Florida, residents in parts of the Miami metro area are under mandatory orders to leave their homes. Mayors in Miami-Dade and Broward counties issued mandatory evacuation orders for barrier islands and low-lying mainland areas in the metro area of 6 million. Officials in Miami-Dade County opened four additional shelters, including pet-friendly ones, for residents seeking safety from Irma. An estimated 31,000 people left the Florida Keys as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to Scott, after all visitors were ordered to clear out, causing bumper-to-bumper traffic on the single highway that links the chain of low-lying islands to the mainland. "It's just scary, you know? We want to get to higher ground. Never had a Cat 5, never experienced it," Michelle Reynolds told the Associated Press as she was leaving the Keys, where people filled gas cans and workers covered fuel pumps with "out of service" sleeves. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release troopers are monitoring the high volume of traffic heading north on Florida's Turnpike as people evacuate South Florida. https://twitter.com/FhpOrlando/status/905724823267155968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html https://twitter.com/FhpOrlando/status/905724823267155968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html https://twitter.com/FhpOrlando/status/905724823267155968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html https://twitter.com/FhpOrlando/status/905724823267155968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html Extra troopers, road rangers and wreckers will be on the roadways to help drivers whose vehicles have become disabled, according to the FHP. The agency said disabled vehicles left on the shoulders of the highways would be towed starting Thursday morning to make it easier for emergency workers who are trying to reach crash victims. Turnpike officials are also using cameras along the road to monitor conditions. "Should we leave? A lot of people that I wouldn't expect to leave are leaving. So, it's like, 'Oh, wow!'" Martie McClain, 66, who lives in the South Florida town of Plantation, told the AP. Still, she was undecided about going and worried about getting stuck in traffic and running out of gas. Further up Florida's coast, officials in Flagler County issued voluntary evacuations for coastal areas, while Brevard County in the Space Coast area issued a mandatory evacuation order for the barrier islands, Merritt Island and some mainland low-lying areas along the Indian River Lagoon "Those who live in mobile or manufactured homes or in other flood-prone areas are also vulnerable and should evacuate whether on the mainland or the barrier islands," county spokesman Don Walker said. In the Jacksonville, the city's mayor also issued a voluntary evacuation order issued for zones A & B, and urged those who can to leave early to avoid potential traffic issues. https://twitter.com/CityofJax/status/905791365048655877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2017%2F09%2F07%2Fhurricane-watch-issued-for-south-florida-ahead-irma-governor-says-fuel-shortages-top-priority.html Shifting forecasts have also raised the threat to the Southeast from Irma, prompting emergency declarations in the Carolinas and coastal Georgia, including areas that haven't suffered a direct hit from a major hurricane in more than a century. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal ordered a mandatory evacuation starting on Saturday from the state's Atlantic coast ahead of Hurricane Irma, including the city of Savannah. Deal issued the evacuation Thursday for all areas east of Interstate 95, all of Chatham County and some areas west of the interstate, and expanded a state of emergency to 30 counties. Deal's order authorizes about 5,000 Georgia National Guard members to be on active duty to help people respond and recover. Georgia hasn't been hit by a hurricane with winds Category 3 or higher since 1898. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, also declared a state of emergency. A major strike there would be the first in nearly 28 years.

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