James Buchanan Barnes

He smiles a little. “I just wanted to make sure you were settling in okay.” He says. “And my kids seem okay, honestly. I mean one did just accuse me of hitting on her or something but…” he shakes his head. “I don’t mean to hover.” He says softly. “I just know you must have meant a lot to your dad and that means you probably meant a lot to the other version of me too.” He says. “If you need anything, you know you can come to me right?” He asks softly.

“I’m really glad you and Nik are friends.” He says after a beat. “I always hoped our kids would be friends.” He sighs. “I’m rambling…I just…I want to know you. I want to know Nik and James and Trinity. And your siblings, if you have any. Maybe even Tony’s kids? I don’t know. Maybe you’re all friends and that’s great.” He’s really rambling now. Bless this mess of a man. “Sorry I…yeah.” He clears his throat and looks down.

He sat down on his bed and nodded, “I’m settling in as well as I can.” Not entirely true – he was struggling with everything far more than he let on. Gabriel felt his heart sink when his dad was mentioned – a feeling he wished wasn’t so familiar at this point. He tried to shake the feeling and this whole conversation off, “Yeah, yeah, yeah you’re all trying to be accommodating or whatever. I get it.” He felt a twinge of guilt for being a bit of an ass when Bucky was genuinely offering him help. “But yeah, I let you know if I need something.” He added a little quieter.

“I think everyone was thankful we became friends. You know, so there was someone around to rein in some of my more disastrous ideas.” His brows furrowed a bit. It felt strange to talk about the past with someone from this universe simply because when he looked at them he still half expected them to remember the same things he did – to chime in with another shared memory, but of course that never happened. “James was really pissed at other-you last I talked to him, so if you haven’t talked to him already, I’d take things at a snail’s pace with him.” He commented, purposefully keeping the conversation off himself. 

@phvntcmx Bucky to Gabriel

With Steve not being around currently Bucky has made it his job to ensure that the Roger’s kids were well attended to. He’d decided to start with Gabriel since he’d already had a bit of interaction with him. Steve was the most important person in his life and he knew that he’d do the same for his kids. He’ll keep an eye out for Steve’s kids as if they were his own. Because…well part of him wants to believe that in some universe they would be.

He knocks on the door, his sons room he notes, and peeks his head in. “Gabriel? You in here?” He asks softly.

“Unfortunately.” Gabriel answered as he got up to fully open the door and invite Bucky in. It was nothing against the older man – Gabriel just wished he was elsewhere with something to do. Staying cooped up in the mansion was starting to make him restless. “I’d inform you that Nik isn’t here, but that’s pretty obvious…and you did ask for me specifically so…” He trailed off as he made his way back over to his bed. “What’s up? Please tell me you’re not here asking for advice on how to handle your kids because I’m not going to be very helpful in that department.”

“I’m really glad you and Nik are friends.” He says after a beat. “I always hoped our kids would be friends.” He sighs. “I’m rambling...I just...I want to know you. I want to know Nik and James and Trinity. And your siblings, if you have any. Maybe even Tony’s kids? I don’t know. Maybe you’re all friends and that’s great.” He’s really rambling now. Bless this mess of a man. “Sorry I...yeah.” He clears his throat and looks down.

Trinity was confused about the whole situation, she had to let off some steam so she had decided to find the gym where she could punch her frustration out on the punching bags. It had been about an hour since she’s been in the gym and had moved on to other training equipment. As she turned around to head to the bikes she spotted a male figure leaning against the door frame, she could tell he looked familiar to her but she didn’t know if they guy was her father or not, she deiced to shout to the guy anyway, “Dude, you know it’s creepy as hell to watch girls”, she said as she stood her ground, while she kept an eye on the older guy looking him up and down. 

The young Romanoff-Barnes was always ready to fight any moment if he was to try something with her, she never would let anyone get too close to her unless they were family too her. “Why not get lost, unless you want to fight” she hissed with a lot off attitude, keeping up with her bad reputation she couldn’t let anything change the way she is. She gave the older guy a deadly smirk as the two locked eyes. 

“Um...sorry no, I have no interest in fighting you. I must have the wrong person. I thought you were someone else.” He says. “Sorry for interrupting.” He says, holding his hands up in surrender, and turns to leave.

He frowns. “Fake Bucky? What the hell?” He shakes his head, not the point. This kid looks traumatised. But- “wait what? What do you mean you’re not a Stark or a Banner? How do you know Stark and Banner?” This doesn’t really reek of Stark to him. Portals and shit? That seems more Strange to him. But what does he know? He’s not a Stark or a Banner either. “Who the hell are you, kid?” He walks over to the him. “Are you all right? You’re talking nonsense. Did you hit your head?” He tries to make himself seem non threatening but that is honestly pretty ducking diffficult. But this child seems to know him. Or…some version of him at least. So maybe he isn’t scared of him? “I want to help you, all of you, but I need to know what I’m dealing with exactly.” He says.

“I think it’s pretty straightforward, I’m not one of Stark’s or Banner’s kids. Not that they’re all geniuses, but whatever.” Gabriel was trying to keep up the snarky responses to cover up how much this conversation actually hurt. “Perks of getting adopted by Captain America himself, I guess. You get to meet the rest of the Avengers, pal around with their kids, blah blah blah. No one told me it also meant getting sent away without an explanation as the universe dies.”

He took a few steps back as Bucky approached him. It wasn’t that he felt threatened, it was just…a lot to deal with all at once. It felt like everywhere he turned there was an alternate version of someone he just lost. “I’m fine.” As fine as someone could be in this situation. “Yeah, well I told you, I didn’t get an explanation.” Or a choice. “I was told ‘the universe is dying, we can’t find a solution, we’re out of time, the end.’ I was getting a goodbye from my dad and then the next thing I know I’m falling through a portal to wherever or whenever this is.”

He scratches the back of his head awkwardly. “Do you have a mom? Or...another dad? Or just...another parent?” He asks quietly. Smooth Buck. He’s still getting used to all the new terms and genders and...at least he’s trying. “Or is it just...you and Steve?” He asks.

“I can see that they are children, Erik. But children doesn’t automatically mean they aren’t a threat.” He says and glares a bit. He doesn’t like to be treated like he’s dumb, like he’s less. “We need to know more about the situation before we just welcome them blindly.” He snaps. “They could be dangerous. They’re all wearing some kind of tech. We don’t know what that is. We don’t know why they are here. We don’t know who sent them.” He stalks away from him. “Help them.” He mutters. “Fucking asshole.” Hes grumbling. “You know not all of us can literally control the world so how do you expect us to help children falling from the fucking sky?? None of them are dying. They must be enhanced in some way.” He mutters as he looks around. “Why is someone sending enhanced beings here…”

“YOU DO NOT GET TO CALL ME THAT. my name is magneto.” he responded, a hint of bitterness on the edges of his teeth as he kept his gaze forward and ignoring the other. bucky was.. a strange case in the long line of people that erik knew. only a few, like himself, have aged beyond what they appear. bucky was one of them. “i never said to welcome them blindly, but considering your first thought is to attack rather than stay cautious but help reaffirms my thoughts of you only ever being a soldier.” he stated, sighing as he moved to help lower a child to the ground with his powers before turning to look at the winter soldier. “oh? i control the world now?” erik chuckled at that, finding it amusing that it would be thought he could ever have the rights to. “fascinating.” he concluded before sighing. “no mister barnes, but it does not mean they are not lost and afraid. not everyone needs to have broken bodies to need help.”

He walks back over. “So I don’t see you being the type to be worried about this but that girl just told me that all of these people are our kids.” He says. “Like an alternate universe us. All of us. Not you and me.” He says. “Definitely not you and me.” He says under his breath.

There are…children? Children falling from the sky. What the actual fuck? This is not okay. Pull yourself together Barnes there’s clearly a job to be done here. He can’t kill kids, but them being kids doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t dangerous. They are all attached to some kind of…tech? But it looks like some of them might be injured. Jesus Christ I’m too old for this.

He looks around at the chaos and just makes his way around to try and find out what’s happening. “Can anyone explain what the hell is going on?” He asks over the comms. Then he points at one of the mysterious visitors. “You. What the fuck?”

he smiled despite the genuine look of being jovial was void from his gaze as he turned to face the portal once more. “you should be kinder with your words - some people do not take to such vulgarities.” he added, merely shrugging him off before turning to watch a child literally plummet to the ground - subtly at the last moment using his own abilities to try to cushion their fall.

“they’re children,“ he added again - as if to drive the point home. “they need aid.“ he started, turning to face the other before moving to help the child he’d lowered safely. “help them.“

A lot of weird shit happens to him, you think he’d be used to it by now but honestly? Everything is still shocking every time it happens.

There are…children? Children falling from the sky. What the actual fuck? This is not okay. Pull yourself together Barnes there’s clearly a job to be done here. He can’t kill kids, but them being kids doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t dangerous. They are all attached to some kind of…tech? But it looks like some of them might be injured. Jesus Christ I’m too old for this.

He looks around at the chaos and just makes his way around to try and find out what’s happening. “Can anyone explain what the hell is going on?” He asks over the comms. Then he points at one of the mysterious visitors. “You. What the fuck?”

Gabriel’s hopes of walking by Bucky unnoticed were shattered as soon as the older man pointed at him. Talking to the past version, alternate version, whatever-the-fuck version of someone he viewed as family was incredibly jarring at the moment. He was barely coming to terms with the fact that the Bucky he knew was dead or would be by the end of the day, so this wasn’t what he needed right now. 

“Fuck my life.” He rolled his eyes and groaned loudly. “Listen, Fake-Bucky,” Yes, that’s what he settled on calling him. He didn’t have the time to come up with anything more creative so it’d have to do for now. “I don’t know what the actual fuck is happening either. I know my universe is fucked and my parents yeeted me here, but that’s about it. I mean, is this the past, a different reality, or what? I. Don’t. Fucking. Know. I’m not a Stark or a Banner.” Honestly it would’ve been more beneficial if he had learned how to keep his mouth shut.

A lot of weird shit happens to him, you think he’d be used to it by now but honestly? Everything is still shocking every time it happens.

There are…children? Children falling from the sky. What the actual fuck? This is not okay. Pull yourself together Barnes there’s clearly a job to be done here. He can’t kill kids, but them being kids doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t dangerous. They are all attached to some kind of…tech? But it looks like some of them might be injured. Jesus Christ I’m too old for this.

He looks around at the chaos and just makes his way around to try and find out what’s happening. “Can anyone explain what the hell is going on?” He asks over the comms. Then he points at one of the mysterious visitors. “You. What the fuck?”

“what the fuck what?” they’ve been trying to gauge the area. the time era. the location. what’s different here than the world they’re from. (because this is another world. clearly.) and what they need to know to survive here. (because? what? the world was ending. there’s no returning home from here.) 

“we are just as confused as you are. no one told me we were taking an inter-dimensional trip today.” they’re too out of sorts to even do magic right now. that could tell them everything they needed to know. but with the trip— well. there energy is drained. at least for magic.

(their mind hisses about leeching off someone. there’s enough power here.)

their mutation is in full display, though. they’re almost reeling from the amount of ghosts everywhere. this man especially. (avenger? they don’t recognize him entirely.)