Chapter 2

By: MysticFantasy

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"Barnes, since you're his closest friend, the doctor needs you to see him before anyone else." Phillips said.

"Really? Yes, sir." Bucky said with a smile and quickly followed the doctor down the hal. "How is he doing?"

"Surprisingly well consisdering what he went through." Doctor Dave answered. "But there's something that I need for you to confirm."

"What is it?" Bucky asked in a concerned tone.

"I believe that the exposure to the extreme cold plus the trauma he suffered...Captain Rogers may have recieved more mental damage than we originally believed."

"What are you saying?!"

"Sergeant, it's possible that Captain Rogers is suffering from amnesia."

Bucky froze where he stood. Not sure if he could believe what he was just told.

"So...he may not...know who I am?" he asked shakily.

"It's very possible, sergeant."

Bucky went silent and continued to follow the doctor. They finally came to the private room that Natasha and Peggy had arranged for him.

Quietly, Bucky walked in and he right away spotted his friend leaning against pillows with thick blankets covering him. He was lightly shivering and looked to be asleep but his enhanced hearing must have heard someone walk in because he looked over to them.

"Hello Steve." Doctor Dave greeted. "How are you feeing today?"

"Better." Steve answered and looked over to Bucky. "Who are you?"

Bucky frowned hearing that question. He was sure that his best friend of many years would remember him despite what the doctor said.

"I'm a friend of yours." Bucky explained. "I'm James Buchanan Barnes."

"Buchanan? Kind of a long middle name." Steve said.

"Yeah. When we were kids, you came up with Bucky."

"Bucky?" Steve repeated thoughtfully. " 'Bucky'. That sounds so familiar."

"You've called me that since we were about eight years old." Bucky said as he sat down on a chair close to the bed. "So, how are you feeling?"

"A lot warmer than when I first woke up." Steve answered. "You have any idea what happened to me? Doctor doesn't want to tell me what happened."

"You stopped a mad man from killing hundreds to thousands of people." Bucky answered. "You had gotten onto his plane that had the bombs and you stopped him from dropping them. You were stuck on the plane from then until Stark found you."

"Who?"

"Another friend of ours." Bucky answered. "Just a heads up, he's rich and thinks he's super handsome so he may have a little bit of an ego. Anyway, he found you and brought you back home. The doctor said that because of the terran you were around and other injuries you may have gotten, you don't remember anything before being found."

"Well, that explains a bit." Steve said. "I really don't remember anything from before I woke up."

"You don't remember anything at all?" Bucky asked.

"The only thing that I can really recall is...something about someone asking me about keeping a costume." Steve answered. "You know anything about that?"

"Nope." Bucky answered quickly. "Nothing at all."

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"Captain Rogers is recovering well." Doctor Dave stated. "He wasn't defensive when Sergeant Barnes introduced himself and claimed to be a long time friend. I suspect that his amnesia may just be temporary and that his memories will return soon. It may take a few days, weeks or even a few months but I am confidant that they will return. Until then he shouldn't be in active duty until he fully remembers who he is."

"How should we explain his abilities?" Peggy asked. "Surely he's going to notice that he's stronger and faster than everyone else."

"We should be honest with him." Natasha said. "We owe him that much and it'll earn his trust again."

"And do you really think that he'll believe that?" Peggy challenged.

"Unless he thinks that people like him are naturally born the same way." Natasha replied.

"Alright you two, enough." Phillips said. "Romanoff is right. We need to tell Rogers the truth so he knows what's going on. He may find it hard to believe at first but the more he recovers the more he will believe. Doctor, what else should we do to help him recover?"

"I suggest letting him have as much time as he likes to rest and recover. Let him see any pictures you may have of him with friends and co-workers and of himself as Captain America. Let him be part of physical training when he's fully healed so that he knows what he's capable of. I would also suggest that someone who is familiar with his life be around as much as possible."

"Barnes is his closest friend. They've known each other since they were young so he'll be the one for the job." Phillips said. "Rogers also got plenty of friends who'll want to be around and help him recover."

"That's good news." Doctor Dave said. "Giving how quickly Captain Rogers is recovering, he should be out in two or three days. I'll inform you all of a more accurate time."

"Thank you, doctor." Phillips said and watched the doctor walk away. "Alright. We're going to need to set private quarters on base for Rogers and we're going to need..."

"He shouldn't stay on the base. He can stay with me." Howard declared. "I'll even have round the clock care for him."

"Stark, he doesn't even remember you. Do you honestly think he won't find it a little strange that some random stranger is offering him a place to stay in a mansion?" the colonel asked.

"Well, that may be true." Howard said. "At the very least, I can make his private room on the base comfortable."

"You do that." Phillips said then turned to the two women. "Carter. Romanoff. Since you both did a good job on getting Rogers his own private room, I'm tasking the both of you to do the same thing on the base. Find him the best private room to recover in. It's going to be his own little home for a while so make sure that it's a good one."

"Yes, sir." the two women said in unison.

"Since Barnes is the only one who knows more about Rogers than any of us, find a place for him to stay close to Rogers."

"Yes, sir."

"Let's all just hope that Rogers will remember everything soon."

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A/N: Forgot to mention this is the last chapter. You, the loyal readers, will get to decide who Steve will be with. Peggy or Natasha.

Also, all of the stories dated before this new one are still on the flashdrive that was damanged. It still hasn't been fixed because it's going to cost a pretty penny to fix it but don't worry. The stories will not be abandoned. It just may take a while to update them. I'll do my best to finish the ones that are nearly done though.

Anyway, thanks for your patience and for reading.