Shut Up and Dance

by ChelsieLynn

Bucky has awoken from cryosleep. That can only mean one thing; they found a way to fix him. But, to Bucky's dismay, T'Challa tells him they still haven't found a way to remove the brainwashing from HYDRA that has a hold on his mind. Instead, they've thought of a different treatment. Bucky is assigned to a world renowned psychiatrist who hopes to fix his mind. [BuckyXOC].

1. Prologue

AN: Soooo, I saw Black Panther (finally!) and OMG awesome... and those last like 12 seconds ;) haha... anyways, so since I've now seen Black Panther and know a little bit more about T'Challa and Wakanda, I decided to re-write the chapters that I've already written to make everything more cannon... and also, I wanted to include Shuri in the story since 1) she's awesome and 2) I think her and Bucky's relationship would be adorable and awesome to write about. So, the first 5 chapters have all been re-written rather than an actual update; this fake chapter 6 is just to inform you all in case you want to go back and re-read. When I have the real chapter six done I'll remove this and post the new chapter. As always, thanks for reading, you guys rock! :) -ChelsieLynn

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ORIGINAL AN:

AN: I know what you're thinking... another fic?! But she doesn't update the ones she has now... I know! But I really like the idea for this story and I wanted to get started to see what you guys think... so this one is about Bucky. It takes place in Wakanda after the events of Captain America: Civil War. Main characters are Bucky and a couple OCs (if you don't like OCs then you won't like my story) with some appearances of T'Challa and Steve Rogers. It's listed as a romance but there's also some humor, hurt/comfort, angst, and hopefully adventure. Rated T mostly for language and what not. The title is from the song "Shut up and Dance' by Walk the Moon (which inspired this fic), which seems like an odd title but it'll make sense later on. Couple of disclaimers...

Disclaimer 1: As much as I would like to (hehe ;) ) I do not own the Winter Soldier or anything Marvel related. Nor do I own the song/lyrics of Shut Up and Dance

Disclaimer 2: As I've said before, this story has a couple OCs and if that's not you're thing then fine, don't read my story. I've warned you. If you read and decide to leave rude reviews about my OCs, I will not be happy :)

Disclaimer 3: I have limited knowledge of Black Panther/Wakanda so if some stuff isn't quite canon, I apologize.

I think that's it. This is short but it's just to give you an idea of what's to come. I hope you like! Please read and review! :)

Prologue:

"He expressly stated that the only reason he should be brought out of the cryofreeze is if a solution was found."

The words came from a man seated at the head of a long, shining, wooden table. He was tall and muscular and sat with an air of authority. Seated along the sides of the table were about a dozen people. Most wore long, white medical coats. A man halfway down the right side of the table spoke next.

"I understand Sergeant Barnes' request," he said, "But realistically, this is a mental condition. A cognitive condition. Psychological. One that needs studying and treatment with the patient awake and able to respond to a treatment similar to what was done to cause this condition."

"So, you are saying reverse brainwashing?" A younger girl seated to the left of the man at the head of the table scoffed. The head man held up a hand to silence her but agreed with her sentiment.

"I do not think Barnes will agree to that at all"

"No, no! I am saying this is a deep, hardwired psychological response. Similar to the repetitive behaviors of obsessive compulsive disorder. The only way I can see to cure it is to reverse engineer what has turned into a learned behavior. Sort of a reverse Pavlov's dog treatment. Not brainwashing but a guided mental recalibration with the patient. This can't be done while he is in cryosleep. A sort of exposure and response prevention therapy that's done with OCD patients."

The man at the head of the table put a hand to his chin in thought. His eyes studied the man who had spoken.

"And you believe this will work?"

The man shrugged in response. "I cannot say. They only way to know is to try. If we fail, then by all means, place him back in cryofreeze if that's his wish. All I'm saying is it is an option and it should be presented to him."

"Would you do this treatment?"

"I could. But I think there is one better."