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given that wakanda was supposed to be the place he could go to find peace, bucky had never been so anxious and on edge in his life. there were people here that he knew, sure, and he wasn’t completely alone but his mind wouldn’t rest until he could be sure that his friends had also gotten out of the stone. he needed to know what had happened to natasha, steve and everyone else he had grown close to inside the soul stone. did they get out alright too? were they still trapped inside? being so far away, he had no way of knowing and no way or communicating with them because he didn’t know how. sure, wakandan tech was advanced beyond belief but not only was bucky clueless with all of it, but he didn’t even know if his friends had any means of being contacted. 

Gamora still felt guilty, desipte the fact that he was right. So much was happening in the last few days. Monsters trying to kill everyone and then Thanos showing up. She knew he’d find her at some point. She just hoped she could stay far away for as long as possible. “I made time now.” she said, cracking a smile.

She looked away when he asked her how she was and took a ragged breath. “Would it be bad to admit I have an anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach?” she asked. “Would it be bad to admit that I’m scared? Scared that Thanos will find me and-” and do something to her. Maybe kill her again, bring her to his side. Torture her. “I anticipated his arrival ever since Stark showed up,” she continued, “but now that he’s here,” she shook her head, “I guess I’m trying to lay low and hope he never finds me.” It was hard to admit she was scared- but there were very few people she felt she could admit it to. And it seemed Bucky had quickly made his way onto that list, along with Nat and the Guardians. “So… not good.” she said, finally.

he was silent as he listened to her confess something that he figured wasn’t easy for her to say aloud. especially to someone who was practically a stranger. “no, i don’t think it’s bad to admit that at all,” he told her, being careful to have nothing but assurance in his tone. “it’s admirable, actually.” god only knew he could admit something like that out loud to anybody except maybe steve and natasha. 

“if thanos does find you, you’ll have a lot of people fighting on your side here. if anything happens, you won’t have to deal with it alone.” if there was one benefit to being in the stone, it was that relationships had formed. trust was built between people who didn’t know each other before all this but were fighting for the same cause. their teams were expanding and it only made them all stronger, gave them more power against thanos. “is there anything i can do?” he asked, “anything to stop him from finding you? don’t suppose he has a weakness against vibranium arms, does he?” he attempted to joke, offering her a small smile to try and ease her anxiety and her fear. 

Ebony Maw looked down at the creature who approached him now and watched him with a long, calculated gaze. So many refused the light and mercy of Thanos. It was good to see when one of these dull creatures could actually comprehend what the great and noble titan meant to do for them and for the universe.

But Ebony Maw was not a fool. He had seem many feign their loyalty in an attempt to harm his lord and he would bring no one to Thanos’s feet who could not prove their acceptance of their cause.

“What is your name, child?” he asked his arms open and welcoming, though he stayed elevated so that he could observe if other creatures were approaching to accept Thanos’s gracious offer. 

bucky liked to give himself credit for how well he dealt with all the weird shit thrown at him these days, but this guy was a whole new level of creepy. the supersoldier stared up at the other, taking in his stance but keeping himself calm and collected. he didn’t like this. he didn’t like it one bit. this guy creeped him the fuck out and here bucky was, about to sign himself over to him. 

“bucky,” he answered. should he give his full name? his shortened and preferred nickname? was he overthinking this whole thing? yep. “bucky barnes.”

he knew how this thing went. back in the day, back when he had defied hydra by beginning a relationship with the black widow, bucky had done the same thing he was doing now. lying to their faces, playing the role they wanted him to play, all while double-crossing them behind their backs. he got caught out eventually back then. but he knew now. and he hoped this time he could do better. 

Drax couldn’t be completely sure be swore he saw something shiny off in the distance, and then an explosion of what seemed like fireworks which sent him into a running start. Drawing his blades, he watched as a man with a metal arm began to shoot at what he could only describe as exceedingly skinny Terrans within what looked to be an ancient Terran building.

Stabbing at a nearby creature, Drax was surprised when his blade went through and rattled between two bones of where the chest should be. Shaking his blade furiously, he rattled the creature until its head bobbed completely off. He had, admittedly, let out a laugh at the shock on the face of the thing – and also for its high amusement value.

It wasn’t until his eyes met the other person, now a Terran as he could see, that he realized that the man was a formidable rogue and that he should not get in his way. Stepping out of the way when he was told to move, Drax craned his neck to watch this expert marksman work. It took him a few moments to realize what Bucky had said and a few minutes more to realize it was a joke.

Laughing uproariously, Drax placed a hand onto his stomach and bent back his head as he laughed it out. “That is a good one, metal-armed rogue-!” He sighed, clearing away the happy tears that had formed by his eyes and reaching to clap the man on the back. “I am Drax, well met.” He nodded, turning to face the other skeletons that had appeared. “It would do me an honor to fight by your side.”

there was no hiding the pure confusion in bucky’s eyes when he was joined by... what the hell even was that? definitely not something from earth, he could tell that much. as always, there was no time to be confused or even to question what the hell was going on.  there hadn’t been since he had seen a much bigger steve after he’d had the serum while bucky had first been captured during the war. that was the first colossal ‘what the fuck?’ moment in his life and he’d done well to learn to just accept whatever was thrown at him now. 

the clap on the back wasn’t welcomed at all and bucky tensed, resisting the urge to lash out because of a touch from a complete stranger that wasn’t pre-warned whatsoever. but it was clearly a friendly gesture and, though bucky was severely on edge, he forced himself to just breathe and calm the hell down. 

his mouth curved into a forced smile when the other laughed and it was clear to see that this person had taken a liking to bucky. at least he hoped so anyway. though, he would have to have a word with him about the ‘metal-armed rogue’ thing...

“bucky,” he provided, nodding towards the other and trying his best to relax a little. however, his attempts became futile when he turned to look at the rest of the skeletons approaching. while drax’s words were....oddly touching, bucky could only nod and resist the urge to laugh at the fact that drax considered it an honor to fight with him while barely knowing anything about who he was. funny. “alright, drax, let’s get ‘em.” 

Peter wasn’t surprised when Bucky didn’t understand his reference, but that didn’t stop him from feeling a twinge of disappointment. If they ever made it out of the stone, he was going to sit the supersoldier down for a serious marathon; maybe Natasha could join and they’d make an event out of it… like a family movie night. The idea brought a smile to Peter’s face, but he quickly suppressed it. He’d already referred to Natasha as his mother on several occasions, but he’d yet to call Bucky ‘dad’ and he wasn’t sure what kind of reaction it would cause. 

“Why not?” He was quick to dismiss caution, entering the building without a second thought. Peter really wanted to see that mummy, silently praying that it wasn’t just another hallucination. “It’s two against one… unless you’re scared? In which case, I can hold your hand.” 

At this point, holding hands didn’t sound like a bad idea. Upon further inspection, Peter had realized that the building wasn’t exactly the most inviting place, and the fact that he didn’t immediately find the mummy was a little unnerving; but, he wasn’t about to chicken out. Not after he’d made a big show of running in head-first. “I’m sure, we just have to figure out where he’s hid…”

That’s when it hit him. Literally. 

it was funny, really, how the two of them could go mummy hunting like this as if the last time they had seen each other hadn’t ended with peter handing bucky’s ass to him in the hangar back in berlin. they’d gone from fighting on opposite sides to...well, monster hunting. not that bucky was complaining, of course. he liked the kid. and he knew that natasha saw peter as some kind of son-figure. ( so what the hell did that make bucky? )

“i’m not scared,” bucky countered quickly, almost childlike in the way he bickered and seemed determined to prove that he wasn’t at all afraid of whatever peter had seen. he wasn’t, but he couldnt have peter thinking that he was. “and i’m not holding your hand, i’ll get stuck to it.” he joked, shooting a sideward glance at peter, arching a brow as if to silently say that he hadn’t forgotten about that time peter’s webs had managed to actually stick him to the ground.   

“unless you’re scared?” bucky shot back, smirking as he teased the minor. it was all in good fun, of course. “you know, if you’re scared and wanna hold my hand, you just have to a-” 

he cut off quickly when the mummy appeared and smacked into peter, and he reflexively pushed the gun around his body so it was hanging behind his back. now that both hands were free, bucky reached forward and grabbed at the mummy, lifting his leg and driving his foot into it’s stomach in a hard kick that sent it stumbling back. it didn’t give them a lot of time, admittedly, but it gave him a few seconds to check on peter before the mummy came back for more. 

“you alright, kid?”

First werewolves- and now a creepy temple. She felt like someone had taken one of the worst Dungeons and Dragons campaigns she’d ever been in, and brought it to life. Seriously, everything this place threw at her was definitely something she had done in her D&D group. She’d been trying to find a building that wasn’t infested with monsters- but this one had been infested with skeletons- someone had already taken care of them though- as they were mostly shattered bones- with bullets everywhere.

She hovered in the doorway, trying to dicern who had done this. She only felt one person inside, and just as she was about to enter the building to look, he came back to the front. She felt she’d seen him before- maybe in passing at some point- but her mind went into panic mode when he raised his gun at her. Shit shit shit-

Jean threw a telekinetic barrier around herself just as he fired and hit something behind her. She glanced back, finding a shattered skelton behind her, and immediately felt stupid. Of course he wasn’t aiming at her. Lowering her shields she grinned, sheepishly at his pun. “Good one. Guess telepathy doesn’t cover undead without brains. Otherwise I would have known it was behind me.”

Right, she should probably introduce herself. She crossed the space between them and held her hand out. “Jean Grey. I’m a member of the X-men. I jumped in with Tony Stark to save everyone who died- and I’m running from a pack of werewolves, so- keep an eye out for them. I might have lost them but-” she honestly wasn’t sure at this point, “they could possibly still be out there.”

telepathy. great, so there was another person who could snoop around in his head. by now, bucky was pretty sure the number was almost enough for him to have to count on a second hand. but just because she was a telepath didn’t mean bucky could automatically assume she was about to take a headfirst dive into his mind. though, he was going to remain wary. he’d had enough people digging around inside his head to last a lifetime.

when she introduced herself and held out her hand, bucky reached forward and took it, offering her a slight smile. “bucky barnes. one of the people that turned to dust, unfortunately. it’s nice to meet you,” he responded politely. before ending up inside the soul stone, bucky had never heard of the x-men. now, however, he was seeing and hearing about them left, right and center. 

nodding as he made a mental note of her information, bucky glanced around and gestured towards the piles of scattered bones. “well, i think i got all of the-” he paused, letting out a sigh at how ridiculous it sounded to say, “-skeletons, so you’re welcome to hide out here until you’re sure the werewolves are definitely gone.”

“probably safer somewhere up high, though. gives you a good view of whether the coast’s clear or not.” 

it’s been such a foreign concept to her for so long. these emotions. all the love she feels for this one person. it’s something that natasha felt so long ago but had to suppress. after all it was ingrained in her head that love is for children. but now she’s feeling it all again. and she can’t help but smile back while he’s looking at her.

she rolls her eyes with a bit of a laugh. “ oh really? “ pouting out her lips, they turn downwards into a frown. “ hm… “ she tilts her head to the side almost like she’s inspecting him “ what a sham—-” she cuts herself off as he pulls her forward. natasha wraps one arm around him, gripping onto his other hand a bit tighter.

“ i guess i should just pack everything up then. “ she says, a tone of teasing in her words.looking up at him, she raises her eyebrow quizzically. “ anything else you gotta come clean of while were at it? were you a fraud when you said my hair always looks good? “ she laughs after her hint of a joke before she puts the walkman earphones closer to him. she places them around his neck so that he can hear the song but also her. “ i even picked out the best song and everything. “ even if they just stood her like this, she would be happy. natasha is happy with any moment she gets to spend with him.

it’s nice to see her laugh. after everything with selene, bucky had been worried that it would consume her. but seeing her smile, seeing her go to such lengths to make sure they still see the light in such a dire situation... it reassures him that he doesn’t need to be as worried as he initially thought. “no, your hair does always look good. i was serious about that,” bucky answers, dipping his head to peck her lips softly before he flashes his teeth at her in a playful grin. “so good i might even take some tips from you.”

he’s tentative at first when she puts the earphones around his neck, eyeing them warily like he does with most technology he’s unfamiliar with. within seconds, the song reaches his ears and he can’t help but laugh, recognising it instantly as the song he remembered taking a liking to at the party way back when. “you know what this song is about, right?” bucky asks, eyes shining with amusement as he recalls what quill had told him about the song.