Together Again
Summary: A humorous reimagining of how the reunion between Steve and Bucky could have gone. Probably wouldn't have gone. But it would be funny if it did have gone. I know that is grammatically incorrect. Fighteth me coward.
Getting off the jet after a stealthy flight to Wakanda was a major relief to Steve. It had been cramped in there with the Star Spangled Man with a Plan himself, The Black Widow, The Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Bruce Banner, and War Machine. Shuri, Princess of Wakanda, was the only one on Earth who could possibly save Vision's life. If Tony and the Spider kid were on Earth she may have had some competition. Being that their location is unknown, Wakanda is the best hope Vision, and quite possibly the universe, has.
Seeing King T'Challa again was a pleasure. Bruce made a fool of himself, no thanks to Rhodey. And Steve was reunited with his best friend Bucky. And boy was that a special moment.
Steve was walking down to the supposed home of his friend. He didn't know when they decided to unfreeze him and was also unsure of his current state of mind.
"So are the trigger words gone?" Steve asked his traveling companion, Shuri.
"The words themselves are not gone. But the influence that they had had over Bucky's mind is." Shuri replied with a smile. Over the course of his treatment she and Bucky had become good friends.
"Thank you, Princess. I truly don't know how to repay you." Steve said as they approached what appeared to be a small, but cozy looking hut. He saw a man, who was obviously Bucky, sitting down outside surrounded by local children. They were braiding his hair it looked like. He hadn't cut it, Steve thought with a smile. Bucky saw them and waved lazily.
"Steve! Sah dude!" He said in a strange, lolling voice.
Steve looked over his friend. His eyes were quite red and droopy, and his mannerisms were very laid back.
"Bucky, how are you feeling?" Steve asked not yet approaching his friend directly.
"Oh I'm feelin' great Stevie. Turns out I just needed to chill out. And not in the refrigerator kind a way ya know what I'm sayin'?"
At this Shuri started laughing. "Oh White Wolf you better let our dear Captain know what 'chilling out' means. I believe he has no concept of the phrase."
"Stevie. Man. Listen. Wakanda has some crazy ass plants. Like, woah dude. I haven't felt this good since back in the day. Remember when we stole that hashish from that Nazi guy that one time? That was good stuff. Didn't bother you though. But this stuff? Wakandan Weed, or Kanda Kush as the locals call it, this will knock you off your fucking socks man."
Steve turned slowly to Shuri. "Shuri. Are you telling me your way of treating Bucky was by getting him high as the heavens?"
"No Steve it's fine. Really. Look, it isn't just the grass that's great here, it's the people the environment man. See? I got goats!" Bucky said gesturing to the four or five goats that were lounging around behind him.
"Goats."
"Yeah man goats. Guess what I named them." Bucky said before letting Steve answer. "Steve. They are all named Steve. Wanna know why? 'Cause they are stupid and they don't listen to me. Like ever. But the black one is named Sam because he doesn't do stupid shit. But he also doesn't listen to me." Bucky said with a smile as Steve turned once more to Shuri.
"Shuri. What the fuck have you done?"