Then he takes his Glock in hand and discovers Adaptoid’s knee caps can shatter like anyone else's when shot there. It’s a pleasant surprise, and for a moment Bucky considers reaching the jet, but the fucker throws Steve’s shield and it comes at him faster than he can react. Tumbling backward from the force of the blow, Bucky gasps for air with lungs that simply will not cooperate.

The jet engines start to warm up so, despite everything in his body screaming at him to stay down Bucky rolls onto his hands and knees. Through his hair, he can see Adaptoid climbing back to his feet, the shattered knees already healing. Even Steve can’t heal that fast and, for fuck’s sake; can’t he catch a break?