Chapter 11: You're My Best Friend
1:57 PM IN THE PAST
They pulled up to Malibu Point, It was called the Stark Mansion while his father was the owner. Tony told Steve to park in the garage. The garage just so happened to be a house on its own and there were at least ten cars parked within. Steve thought he saw a car that he recognized from Tony's work shop in the future.
"The garage has its own house?" Clint commented as he looked at the actual mansion outside the garage.
Steve parked the M3 and he stared at the house. It was huge.
"You Starks really go all out." He mentioned as Tony got out of the car.
"Uhh just how many Starks do ya know Yankee? My dad's the only one I know with the fancy set up." He asked as Steve turned the car off and he got out of the vehicle.
Gahh Tony was so sharp. Steve sighed. Did he have to listen to every word he said?
"Just your father and you. You're both very similar." Hmmm Tony pretended he didn't hear that and he headed to the door. He rang the doorbell and an old man opened it for them.
"JARVIS! Hey. How the hell are you old man?" Tony said as he walked right into the house. Tony tossed down his bag right in the middle of the walkway and he turned back to Steve and Clint.
"Guys, this is Edwin Jarvis. He's my dad's butler and basically his babysitter." "You don't sound professional when you use curse words Anthony."
Steve and Clint walked into the house and they smiled at Jarvis. So Jarvis was once an actual person? Tony's AI even had the same voice.
"Meh, I'll sound nice and professional when I'm old. Ok! so these guys are my boyfriends!" Tony had a huge smile on his face and he tossed his hands up like it was the best thing ever.
The butler almost hit the floor he was so shocked by what Tony said.
"Eurhm. Boyfriends? is that what you said Anthony?"
"YEAH. They are both my boyfriends."
"We are NOT his boyfriends." Clint needed that to be CORRECTED immediately.
"Ugh. They are my "bodyguards". Dad sent them from outer space."
"Where is Obadiah?" The older man asked and Steve cringed when he heard the name.
In fact he became enraged when he heard the name, and that was quite uncommon for Steve.
"Uhh Obi is at his house. He's not with me right now." Tony felt awkward as he answered the question.
"I see." Jarvis took Tony's bag off the floor and welcomed them in.
Tony rushed to change that subject.
"RIGHT. We're here to hunt for some stuff in my dad's shop. I don't know if we'll be staying long."
The older man set the bag off to the side and out of the way and he turned to the group. He finally got a look at the people Tony brought into the house. When he saw Steve he gasped for breath. It looked like he was about to have a heart attack. Steve panicked and tried to keep the man steady.
"Are you alright?" Steve asked him as the man continued to stare.
"YOU. You're, I know you don't I?" Jarvis asked as Steve's heart dropped deep into his chest. He took a step back and had no idea what to say.
Did the man recognize him? Steve freaked.
"I, I don't think so sir."
"I served in the British RAF during World War II. You were there. I know you were." Steve's face froze. If Jarvis was in the Royal Air Force he must have crossed paths with him. Especially if he knew Howard.
Steve completely forgot that he could have been recognized.
"You are Captain America? I'm sure of it. I remember you like it was yesterday." Jarvis smiled and Steve's jaw opened wide.
HOLY. HELL.
"I'm not. I don't know who that is." Steve looked at the floor for a moment. He really didn't know who that was supposed to be.
"JARV. This guy isn't CAPTAIN AMERICA AHAHAHAHAHAA That is so funny." Tony grabbed his stomach and he laughed a very loud laugh.
Clint stared at everyone. Uh he noticed Steve's face. Steve looked either sad or offended. Clint couldn't tell. Tony stopped his loud laugh because his ribcage began to hurt. He looked at Steve and Tony became quiet.
Whoa wait. He looked at the Yankee and little wheels began to spin around in his head. Tony knew who Captain America was.
"Whoa Yankee, you do look like him." Tony just stared. He gasped, WAIT James Romanov called him CAP in the hotel.
Tony touched his bottom lip. He made out with a Captain America look-alike? He wondered for a moment if Jarvis was right. HOW THE FUCK WAS THAT POSSIBLE? Tony wondered as his mind recalled that very good kiss between them.
Steve spoke up and said how he felt.
"I'm not him. Not by a long shot. Where is the lab?" Steve didn't feel like he could fit in his own shoes anymore. The Captain America they referred to was long gone. Steve had a reputation that he felt like he failed to honor.
He didn't even know how to be himself. Steve was lost.
"NO. You are Captain America I'm sure of it." Jarvis tried to pry the truth out of the Soldier in front of him. Tony cancelled the conversation because he really wanted to get down to the work shop.
"JARV! this Yankee is too young to be in World War II you've lost your mind. We gotta go, ok." He kissed the old man on the side of his forehead and he waved for Clint and Steve to follow.
Oh thank God. Tony didn't catch onto something.
Steve was glad that conversation ended. He breathed in a sigh of relief and he followed after Tony. Clint whistled and followed too. He stepped close to the soldier and he nudged his arm. Steve was in a strange trance. Clint hoped that he could snap him out of it.
"That was a close one." Clint said quietly as he walked beside Steve.
Steve was still wouldn't talk to him. He really forgot why he wasn't talking to him at that point but he did it just to irritate Clint. The two looked around the mansion as they followed. Clint sighed and gave up. Steve was in a bad mood.
"What was the password?" Tony said as he stood beside the keypad.
"Rob Roy?" Clint told him the password but he didn't know what the hell it meant.
Tony laughed loudly and he punched the password in.
"Rob Roy is my dad's favorite drink. One of his scotch cocktails hahah." Tony continued to laugh as the door unlatched.
The door opened mechanically and Tony turned on the light.
"The stairs lead to my dad's home away from home. So come on boyfriends." Haahaaha he laughed again and headed down without them.
It was officially funny to him.
Not to Clint! He didn't find it funny but he kept his mouth shut. They needed weapons ASAP. When Tony was far enough down the staircase he elbowed Steve on the arm again.
"You're the only boyfriend here. Why do I get placed in that category?"
Clint waited for a reaction. Steve was lost in thought and Clint was ignored. The archer huffed and walked ahead of Steve. Steve looked up at Clint the moment he left his presence. He almost said something to him but he resisted. Tony was just having fun and for once he seemed like he enjoyed himself. Steve didn't take the boyfriend comment personally.
He was really down because he felt like a failure. He didn't want to speak. He walked into the shop and stopped immediately.
"Jackpot. Whoo hoo! Thank you Howard Stark!" Clint started to head towards one of the many tables that were covered with things that Howard spent time with and worked on.
Weapons were most of them. His tools were everywhere but yet completely organized. Just like Tony. It was insane how similar they were.
"We've got arrows. Attention people we have a shit ton of arrows." Clint had a fiesta over somewhere and he sounded like a total idiot.
Steve disregarded what he said and he walked up to Tony. Tony looked at something on the table but he stopped and looked at Steve. There was a new clean shirt to look at.
Tony tried not to smile.
"Are you going to take anything?" Tony asked him as Steve looked around.
Weapons weren't really his style. But he didn't want to find his Captain America shield amongst all the stuff and give himself away. No, Steve had a better idea. He rest against the table that Tony stood beside and he smiled at him.
Steve figured the greatest weapon to use would come from Tony's brain.
"Actually, I was going to tell you what we're going to be up against. Maybe you can alter one of these weapons or figure out something that will be good to use."
Tony turned in his direction and he leaned against the table too.
"Is that so? Ok, tell me what we're up against." They stared at each other and of course like always one of them had to look away.
Steve cleared his throat and started to explain.
"Your assassin is my friend. I don't want him to die and I have to take him back with me when I leave. He has a metal arm that is very powerful. Well, Bucky is powerful in general. I mean he's been altered to be so..."
"You mean he's superhuman or something?" Tony asked as he grinned mischievously. Steve noticed that flirtatious grin.
"Are you paying attention?" Steve asked as Tony smiled and looked away.
The answer was no.
"He is super human. If you want to call it that. I don't really know the proper word for it."
"So, super human like you? I wonder what that's like. You must have super human sex." Tony wondered out loud as his eyes ventured down Steve's shirt.
No. Tony didn't want to pay attention. His mind was back in a hotel bed. Steve could tell his mind was off on other things. Steve cleared his throat and tried to shift Tony's focus.
"His arm can be the biggest challenge for me when I try to take him down."
"What kind of metal is it made out of?" Tony asked as he finally took interest in what Steve said.
"We've never had the opportunity to really study his arm. I don't know what kind of metal it's made out of. We haven't been able to capture him." Steve lowered his head and looked at the table.
"If he's your friend then why do you have to do that?" Tony asked as Steve looked off for Clint. He didn't see him anywhere so he turned back to Tony.
"That's a long story. But what do you think?" Steve didn't mean to seem like he was drawing straws but he had confidence in Tony. He believed in Tony's ability to get himself out of situations.
He had proven it time and time again. Why would a seventeen year old Tony be any different? Tony thought for a moment and then he stepped closer to Steve.
"If I was to fight him knowing I had to keep him alive AND capture him, I'd take that arm right off."
Steve listened and failed to notice that they were standing very close. He stopped noticing things like that when it came to Tony.
"If it's made of metal think of his arm as a conductor and electrocute it. It will suck the electricity right in, paralyze him, and give you enough time to remove it. He won't die, and you'll be able to take him with you when you, go."
Tony began to chew on his bottom lip. The Yankee was going to leave at some point. That made Tony's heart ache and he just chewed on his damn lip. Steve smiled and touched his lip gently. He attempted to stop his behavior and pull the tender skin out from under his teeth.
He wondered, When did that habit begin? Steve dropped his hand slowly.
"See, that's why I asked. Can you make me something that can do that?" Tony looked around the shop. He had plenty of resources at his disposal.
He noticed James Romanov as he walked back in their direction. The archer shoved all the arrows he could find into one holster. He could alter those arrows too with no problem. Clint got distracted by a box off in the corner. He headed over to it and started to dig around.
Tony looked back at Steve.
"I will. But on one condition." Tony held up one finger so Steve would get the ONE condition part loud and clear.
"Ok name it." WAIT. Steve wasn't sure if he should agree to anything Tony came up with.
Tony looked over at Clint again for a moment just to see if he could see them. He turned back and ended the lame distance between them. Tony reached up with both hands. He gripped the Yankee's face then he pulled their lips together. That was his one condition. He wanted another kiss.
Steve grabbed his arms and tried to get him to stop his advance. Well, he could have stopped Tony. But Steve didn't want to. He saw it coming. Tony leaned hard against the taller man and continued their kiss.
Steve leaned hard in Tony's direction and he pressed him up against the table. It was almost as if they couldn't get enough of each other. They couldn't taste enough or feel enough. It drove Steve crazy.
Steve had completely lost his self control.
They heard something fall down in the distance and they both gasped in shock. Clint dropped something as he searched around. Their kiss ended and Steve forced some space. If an object didn't hit the floor Steve would have took Tony right there on that table. He thought about it as they kissed and he wanted it to happen.
He would have fucked him right then and there.
Oh dear God. Steve took a few steps back and he made sure to cover his mouth with his hand. Steve continued to back up. He backed up. Went back back back, stepped around something that he almost tripped over, and then backed up again until he felt the wall behind him.
Tony watched him as he backed away to oblivion. Tony held a grin and then he walked over toward some of his dad's tools.
Clint walked over to Steve.
"HEY CHATTY KATHY. Check this out, it's one of your old shields." Clint said quietly as he showed Steve his find.
It was one of the proto-types that Howard made. It was one of the rejected models and it wasn't even complete.
Clint noticed Steve's face was a little flush. And he noticed Steve had his mouth covered. Fuuuuck what happened. CLINT KNEW HE COULDN'T LOOK AWAY FOR A MOMENT.
"What's up with the pink cheeks buddy?" Clint laughed at him and poked his face. Steve broke from his haze and he looked in Clint's direction.
"..."
That was Steve's response as he took the shield from Clint's possession. He tossed it off behind one of the tables. He didn't want to look at it. Clint started to frown because Steve not talking to him began to hurt his feelings.
What did he do that was so bad?
Steve was too close to the younger Tony ! It was very noticeable that the two were too attached and it kinda complicated shit. YA THINK? Instead of facing it and being the leader he was SUPPOSED TO BE Steve was stupid and refused to address the friggen issue.
Clint sighed a very exhausted sigh and watched as Steve headed back in Tony's direction. CLINT FOLLOWED.
"NO NO NO NO NO I Obviously missed something." Clint got right in between them. He stood beside Tony and he glared at Steve. STAY BACK CAP. Clint turned in Tony's direction and glared at the brat.
He studied his face.
"HI THERE." He said to Tony. Tony had a grin and he half waved to Clint.
"You're face is nice and rosy too. STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER." Clint barked and Tony laughed. He gathered tools and got ready to put something together for them.
Tony figured he didn't have a lot of time.
"Can you hand me some of those arrows?" Tony asked as Clint took the pack off his back and he handed them over.
Steve just crossed his arms and watched Tony set up a little work area.
Clint had no idea what happened between them but he followed along and watched Tony set up. "My dad doesn't have a lot of electroshock weapons here, but any of these arrows or other weapons can be altered to administer enough of a charge to get the job done." Tony spoke mainly to himself as he started to work.
"How much time do you need?" Steve asked even though he knew that they didn't have a ton of time. Tony eyed Steve and calculated how long it might take him to make something of use.
"Do I have two hours? I can make these arrows release an electric charge that will shock the shit out of that guy and I can make you a baton or a shock prod to use if you guys start fighting."
Clint and Steve looked at each other. Two hours?
"If anyone comes to the house we will hold them off and give you those two hours." Steve answered Tony. Clint put the rest of his arrows on his back and he expanded his bow.
"I can watch outside and make sure nobody makes it to the house. THAT IS IF YOU TWO CAN BEHAVE?"
Clint was serious. He looked at Steve.
"Can you two behave?" COULD STEVE BEHAVE HIMSELF?! Everyone knew that Tony was a total flirt so he got a pass in Clint's book. No, in this situation STEVE was the one that constantly screwed. So Clint directed the question to HIM and he wasn't going to leave until he had a fucking answer.
Steve stared at Clint. Tony was at work and he no longer paid attention.
He had a lot riding on this. Tony could die being the biggest thing and there was the possibility to get Bucky out of Hydra's grasp. All of it was very motivational for the soldier and yes he could behave.
Steve was a bit insulted but he chose not to be.
"We will be fine. Don't worry, we will behave ourselves." Steve answered as Clint stepped a bit closer.
"GOOD. You better keep your damn hands to yourselves." Clint had his doubts.
Tch he left the two. Clint made his way to the roof of the massive place. After he left the shop Tony looked up from the arrows.
"Man, you know what I think?" Tony asked Steve as he tried not to smile.
"Tell me what you think." His arms were still crossed and Steve made sure there was a good amount of distance between them.
"I think, something is really bothering him. I mean REALLLLYYY bothering him." Tony laughed loudly and he turned back to his work. He was being sarcastic of course. Tony knew exactly what bothered Clint.
Steve found it funny as well but he hid his amusement. He didn't comment and just left Tony to do his thing.
4:45 PM IN THE PRESENT
Tony ran into a hitch. He was close to the completion of his time-travel apparatus. He ran his math over and over and the only problem he had was his send out point and pick up point. Meaning, he didn't know where to send himself.
His time machine would have to have enough of a pull to send himself and his suit through time. It wasn't an easy task to calculate but Tony managed.
He didn't know where Steve and Clint ended up. "Some hotel" was not easy to find.
Tony had to think. Think think think. Tony closed his eyes and tried to focus. He thought that he could rely on his own memories to guide him to where Steve was.
They had messed with HIS life after all. They went back to his youth and obviously learned things about him. Tony took in a deep breath. The first new memory he thought about was being in some hospital. Well, that was a start.
"I remember a hospital. Then a hotel but it feels like we backtracked."
Ugh he couldn't think. It overwhelmed him. He decided to just wing it because he ran out of time. Tony knew he didn't have anymore time. His gut told him to leave. Tony calculated how much time had gone by since they sent Bucky. He had to assume that Fury and Hill sent Steve and Clint based off the time machine ROXXON used.
"Jarv. Show me the image you took of the date on the machine"
The image showed the date but when he tried to figure out what the machine was at the Roxxon base he neglected to look at the time that was set. There it was plain as day. Tony scratched at his chin and dismissed the screen with the image. He crumpled it up and tossed it off somewhere.
"Jarv how's that rendering coming along."
"Your silver surfer armor is at 80%." hmmmm silver surfer he thought that was catchy. But Tony could have sworn he had heard that one before. Nah. He went for something he knew his younger self would appreciate.
"Call it the T-1000. I really have the terminator on my mind for some reason. Think of it as a gift to, me."
Saaaaaa a gift to his favorite person. Tony smiled to himself and he waited for the rendering to be complete.
"Jarv once I get in this pod you give me the count down." He watched the percentage of his armor and he could't handle the anticipation. Tony couldn't contain himself.
Tony decided to bring Steve a present as well. It was just a prototype and he made sure it had no Captain America swag on it. Tony knew that he'd need his shield.
"We all have our vices." He said to himself as he looked at the shield.
"Sir, your T-1000 armor is complete." Tony's heart fluttered and he spun around. It was time to suit up. He turned to his screen that controlled his time-machine.
"OK so they sent Bucky Wonder at exactly midnight on the 18th. Soooooo add..." Tony looked at the time.
"Ehh let's go 40 hours, 48 minutes and counting I should be right where I want to be."
Now he knew the time. He knew the place. Tony punched in the numbers with confidence and HIT IT! Whooo! he activated his machine and took the welding goggles off his forehead.
"How's that for being the golden goose you fucking prick?" Tony asked Satan out loud as he turned towards another screen.
Everything was a go. His adrenaline pumped at a wild pace. Tony stepped onto the slightly raised platform in the middle of his work shop and stood still.
His new suit assembled over his skin. It was in no way like his other suits and he declared it his favorite one for now. The faceplate closed over his face and the screen came into view.
"Let's do this." He said as he gripped the shield and he headed into the machine. It encircled his armor and he was sealed inside it.
Jarvis initiated the sequence and a countdown was displayed on Tony's screen.
"In thirty seconds you will be sent back to October 21st, 1989. The time here will match the time when you arrive." Tony watched the clock and he eagerly awaited his departure.
The countdown hit zero and he was covered in a blue light. HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANNN Tony was so excited. He forced his eyes to close. When he opened them his eyes darted in all directions. Did it work? He was still inside the machine.
"Jarvis?" he spoke out loud as the mechanism opened up. Tony was outside one of his favorite landmarks.
His machine set down just outside that big giant donut Tony often sat inside. Randy's donut. Hahaha Tony was happy to see it.
"Sir, I set a course for one of your favorite locations since you were unsure of a destination." "Love it. Thank you Jarv."
Tony took a moment to think. He began to rely on his new memories to lead him to his comrades. Sadly, he couldn't think of much. His brain was fogged up and he was all over the place.
A new memory came to his mind.
"Steve asked me to make weapons. And we-" Tony stopped in the middle of his thought. The memory that came to him involved something that Tony didn't expect. Tony's bottom lip made it's way into his mouth and he bit at it gently.
Tony became a little more than overwhelmed.
"Sir? are you alright? Your vitals are climbing." Jarvis scared Tony out of his trance.
What was that memory? Tony forced the thought away and he took off from the donut. There was only one place he could make weapons in 1989. Tony headed for home.
4:59 PM IN THE PAST
Clint was still perched up on the roof. He checked the time to estimate about how long Tony had been at work on the weapons for them.
As soon as he lifted his arm to check the time he heard a strange humming sound. It went from a gentle hum to a loud whistle. What the hell was that? He looked up just in time to dodge a mortar that was headed in his direction.
"OH SHIT!" Clint jumped up from his nest and almost fell from the roof. The mortar landed precisely where he sat and it exploded immediately.
Tony and Steve looked up once they heard the explosion outside. "WHAT WAS THAT?" Tony asked as Steve grabbed his arm. "We're out of time. Let's go." Tony looked at the weapons he managed to make. Clint got four arrows that could electrocute and he was almost done with Steve's.
"Give me ten more minutes."
"Tony we don't have ten minutes."
They heard another explosion and the ceiling started to rumble. Tony looked up at the ceiling and then he glared back down at the table.
"THEN GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES. I can do this ok? it's my life! It will work just." Tony saw a semi-automatic pistol that was set on the table. He picked it up and checked the magazine. It was full so he slipped it back in and readied the weapon.
He handed it to Steve.
"Just shoot whoever makes it down here. Ok? You need this or you will never beat your friend." Tony didn't even leave the discussion open. He turned back to his work and continued. Steve stared at the gun that was placed in his hand.
Tony, man he was something else.
"You have to have both metal electrodes touch him. It should paralyze his arm but I don't know how much time you'll get."
"Whatever time you manage to get me will be fine Tony." Steve's focus turned to the noises he heard above them.
The shop door opened and Clint ran down.
"They are here and they are wrecking shit. They've already blown up half the mansion." Steve handed Clint the amplified arrows.
"When you get a chance shoot Bucky with these. We're hoping the electric charge will stop that arm from being a problem."
Clint took the arrows and nodded his head. Tony sealed the weapon closed. Almost done. Almost done. ALMOST DONE.
"I haven't seen Bucky. Just a shit ton of Hydra-" Clint's train of thought was interrupted the moment the wall beside them shattered.
Steve immediately pulled Tony into his arms and he covered him as if he had his shield. Well, he didn't have his shield. The only one that was close to a shield was a half assembled proto-type. Steve decided his body was good enough.
The three were covered in rubble. They dug themselves out and headed for cover.
"FUCK! hey! my supercharged cattle-prod is done Yankee. LOOK." Tony pointed where the weapon was covered beneath parts of the building.
Steve covered Tony's mouth and tried to listen to where the enemies were.
Steve's eyes opened wide when he saw Bucky emerge from the location of the blast. He was holding his grenade launcher. Tony saw him. He saw the metal arm and he got as close to Steve as he could.
HOLY SHIT THE TERMINATOR WAS RIGHT THERE.
Tony was scared the instant he saw Bucky. Everything became a reality for him. A group of people walked up to the terminator and he said something to them in a different language.
It sounded like Russian? Tony tried to keep quiet and he barely noticed that Steve still covered his mouth.
The people started to flood into his dad's shop and they looked around for them. Clint decided to be a distraction so Steve could get Tony out of there. He tossed his own grenade and shot one of his trick arrows that was able to pull him to a part of the ceiling that wasn't destroyed.
The Hydra fighters all dodged the grenade's explosion. Bucky remained where he stood and he watched where Clint went.
He attached his grenade launcher back on his belt and then he pulled his submachine gun from the back of his vest and he immediately opened fire on Clint. Steve took that moment to pick up Tony and he ran like hell was at his feet. He needed to get Tony somewhere safe.
Bucky stopped firing the moment he heard someone run. He turned around and saw Steve as he ran away.
He dropped his gun and aimed his pistol. He didn't hesitate and he took the shot. He aimed right for Steve's back. Clint shot Bucky in the back with one of the electric arrows the instant he pulled the trigger.
"GOTCHA." The archer yelled as he jumped down from his where he hid. He dove into the group of Hydra troops and he started to fight them off.
Steve felt the bite from the bullet. He yelled out when he felt the pain but he continued to run. He was hit and Tony freaked out.
"HE ACTUALLY SHOT YOU. That fucking guy just shot you ! LET ME GO I WILL KILL HIM MYSELF!" Tony started to kick around but Steve forced him to stop.
He ran into the garage and he looked for a place to put Tony.
Bucky's bone structure felt like it was about to shatter for a moment. The shock from the arrow did manage to paralyze him but not for very long. He ripped the arrow out and went straight for Clint. Bucky was pissed off now and he headed straight for the archer.
Clint knocked down one of Hydra's fighters but when he went to attack the other one he felt the hard impact of Bucky's metal arm against the side of his face.
That, really hurt. Clint almost spun from the impact. He held onto the wall to stabilize himself. Before he could even process the first hit he felt a strong kick to his chest. The wall behind him burst to pieces as he flew backward.
The archer couldn't breathe. It felt like Bucky just crushed in his chest.
In a manner of seconds Bucky was right in front of him. He ruthlessly punched Clint over and over. That arrow really pissed him off and he was going to make sure that Clint was aware of that.
Steve saw a closet of some sort that was by all the tools. He opened the door and he ripped out all the paints and various things that were in there. He shoved Tony into the tiny space and he shut the door.
"WHAT are you doing? I can't stay in here!" Tony yelled as Steve held the door closed. Tony was frantically trying to get out but Steve wouldn't allow it.
"JUST GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES. Stay in there for five minutes." "WHY? I can't stay in here I'm a sitting duck."
Steve jerked the door and he looked Tony in the eyes.
"I need you to listen to me. I NEED YOU IN HERE because I can't fight him if I have you near me. I'll be too afraid you'll get hurt."
"But you've been shot! We need to take one of those cars and drive away right now! You can't keep me in the fucking broom closet are you nuts?!"
Steve held his ground and took a breath.
"Tony give me five minutes. If I'm not back then you take your precious M3 and get the hell out of here." Steve dug the keys out of his pocket and he dropped it on the floor outside the door.
"I'm going back to fight him. Please trust me Tony because I won't let anyone hurt you."
He let go of the door and headed back to face Bucky. Steve knew he would have to face everything at some point. It made no sense to draw it all out any longer.
Notes: Ello! the battle begins. Thanks for reading as always. Much love to you all and if you can provide feedback that would be great.
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