A/n: I only own Ellie; all other characters that you recognize are property of Marvel.
a/n2: Two more weeks until Captain Marvel, what do you think we will learn from it? At this time, there are no plans to incorporate any of that story into this one but you never know depending on how the movie goes! Also there is Russian and Chinese in this chapter, I am not a speaker of either language so the translations were straight from Google.
Thank you to the new followers: RaysonInTheSun, Azura Soul Reaver, AuroraNova46, Kara70, PistolHattersButtercup, SilverMysticDemon, and Badwolffor3ver!
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
~ Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls
*~*~* April 17, 2017- Mount Bashenga – Shuri's lab *~*~*
Natasha felt her consciousness coming back from the drugged dream world that she had been trapped in. She heard the distant sounds of hospital equipment and also snoring and breathing of multiple people. She blinked as she willed her eyelids to open. What appeared to be the starry sky was all that could be seen through the window as beams shone through it over the occupants inside her room. In the bed beside hers, laid Steve sound asleep with his own monitor going strong next to him and on his chest a woman with hair as blond as his usually was. She slept with a smile on her face as he buried his face in her hair. Next to his bed was Bucky asleep in his chair with his feet up on Steve's bed.
"Glad to see you awake"
Natasha looked over at the chair next to her bed, "Wanda"
"You gave us a scare" Wanda told her leaning up, "You died twice on the Quinjet alone"
"That bad?" Natasha asked mentally inventorying her body surprised at the lack of pain.
Wanda nodded, "Your kidney, large intestine, reproductive organs, fracture to your hip from the bullet… femoral artery and vein" Wanda informed her.
"How the hell am I alive?" Natasha asked in disbelief.
"Steve… he gave you a direct transfusion and it was the serum in his veins, along with your own" Wanda told her.
Natasha looked at her after looking away from Steve, "I don't have serum"
"But you do… the Red Room was Hydra. Hydra had their own version of the serum that they had for Bucky. They are identifying the markers in your blood to see if it was close to his" Wanda told her.
Natasha looked over at the trio next to her and bit her lip, "It would explain why I didn't die when James… I mean Bucky shot me before… both times. Or the battle with Hulk... or a lot of times in between" Natasha said.
"You just called him James" Wanda said with a little smile.
"That's his real name on his file" Natasha told her with a frown.
"How about Yakov?" Wanda asked trying to gauge her reaction.
The heart monitor rose as Natasha's heart rate climbed, "How do you know that?"
"Question is… what do you know?" Wanda asked as Steve opened his eyes at the rise in the beeping of her monitor.
"Natasha you are awake" Steve said sleepily.
"Who is that?" Natasha asked pointing to Ellie.
"This is Ellie, my sister" Steve said as Ellie stirred.
Ellie opened her eyes and looked over at Natasha, "Hello Natasha"
Ellie climbed off Steve's bed and walked over to her, hitting Bucky's leg causing it to fall off the bed and he almost slid off the chair, "It's a pleasure to… finally meet you"
Natasha frowned, "You look different in person than you did in your pictures. You… you look familiar"
"Natasha that is what I was telling you about when you woke up. When I met Ellie, she allowed me to see her memories so I could confirm who she was… and I saw you" Wanda said calmly.
"Wanda-" Steve warned.
Wanda looked at him and shook her head, "No, Steve she needs to know" Wanda said.
"We've met before?" Natasha asked confused looking over Ellie, who couldn't be much taller than her. She noticed that Ellie had the same eyes that Steve does.
"I was sent to infiltrate the Red Room by Shield" Ellie told her as she glanced at Bucky who was frowning.
"But… why don't I remember that?" Natasha asked.
"Well you escaped with the other girls when the Winter Soldier defended you all. Then I…screwed that up by breaking him of his programming… then they captured him again" Ellie told her.
"Wait… I knew Bucky back then?" Natasha asked looking at him.
"Yes" Bucky said gruffly.
"When was this?" Natasha asked him.
"1987" Ellie told her.
"What? But I was four" Natasha told her.
"No…" Bucky said as he stood up, "You weren't. What was Hydra's go to thing when they didn't want you to remember something? Wait… Sputnik"
"They wiped me, like they did you?" Natasha asked as she grabbed her head.
"Nat!" Steve said as he stood up as her monitor started going off.
"Wait…" Wanda said as she closed her eyes and felt her energy, "She is remembering"
"I remember…they implanted a word to block her memories like they did with my trigger words but I couldn't say it or else it would trigger my shutdown code" Bucky said, "I never remembered it to even say it until now"
Natasha gasped for air as if she had just ran a marathon and opened her eyes looking over at Bucky, "Yakov"
"Yeah… nice to have you back Natalia" Bucky said.
Natasha frowned, "They… wiped me to punish you"
"they didn't realize that while I cared for you, we were each other's anchors… there was no real romance there" Bucky told her, "At least on my part"
"No, you are right" Natasha said confused, "But now I get where the love is for children came from. It was after us… that is when they did the graduation ceremony"
"But… how am I… I remember being born in 1971 now" Natasha said running her hand over her face, "I remember Russia in the 70s… I remember my parents. Why don't I feel 46?"
"It's the serum. You barely age" Steve told her, "And now we know"
Ellie looked at Bucky and Wanda, "How about we go back to our apartment for the night and let Steve and Natasha get some rest?"
"That is a good idea" Wanda said, "Do you have a room for me?"
"You can use Steve's apartment that he used for the night" Bucky told her.
Ellie leaned down and kissed Steve's forehead, "Night Stevie… try to get some sleep"
"Thanks El" Steve told her as Bucky have him a hug.
Ellie turned around and touched Natasha's hand, "Try to get some sleep and don't let him bother you too much. He can be a talker"
"Enough El" Steve warned.
Ellie grinned, "Remind me to tell you some stories. He was always an annoying little shit growing up" Ellie teased.
"Goodnight Elizabeth" Steve said.
"Oh full naming me, I'm in trouble" Ellie said with a grin, "Goodnight"
"I can't take you anywhere" Bucky said pushing her out the door.
"Are you going to punish me? Put me over your knee and spank me?" Ellie asked.
"I heard that!" Steve yelled.
"I know!"
Wanda laughed, "Your sister is something"
"I'm starting to realize that I only saw the one innocent side of her… Bucky saw all of her" Steve said shaking his head.
"Obviously all of her" Natasha said with raised eyebrows.
"Not you too" Steve groaned lying down.
Wanda laughed, "Good night. I better follow them"
"Good luck, I followed them most of my life… not easy to do. They tend to lose you because they are only paying attention to each other" Steve told her.
Wanda shut the door behind her and smiled as she felt the energy in the room change.
Hurrying after Ellie and Bucky, she caught up with them at the elevator in their own little world.
*~*~* April 20, 2017- Royal Palace *~*~*
After one day, Steve was released from Shuri's lab as Natasha was transferred to the Wakanda Hospital, then she too was released after only two days thanks to the serum running through her veins. T'Challa informed him that the palace apartment that he had used in his previous visits, was now his to use as he saw fit. He was free to make it his own. Wanda and Natasha were also assigned apartments on the same floor.
Wanda had been in Ellie and Bucky's apartment frequently during her brief stay and Ellie found it easy to get along with the young girl. They had similar personalities and after discussing her powers, Ellie realized they were similar in that aspect as well.
Ellie looked at Wanda, who was sitting on the couch next to her as the TV played, "Wanda… you said you thought that would could sense whether the baby felt my powers right?"
Wanda looked at her then turned the TV off, "Yes. So what are your powers?"
"Well I can remember things better now, I read books in hours and can remember them word for word basically. I am strong and I heal fast. My eye sight is insane and I have… a type of night vision. But I can also control lights" Ellie told her.
Wanda turned towards her on the couch, "What do you mean by controlling lights?"
"I can take the light from that lamp and hold it in my hand then transfer it back or to another source" Ellie told her.
Wanda moved closer to her and her power flowed from her hands and surrounded Ellie's belly, "Try it"
Ellie looked at the lamp and held her hand out, absorbing the light into her hand. She then moved it over to the light that was off on the ceiling.
"That was interesting… the baby had no reaction but I could feel the energy flowing through your body. I was almost as if there was electricity flowing through your body" Wanda told her as she got up and turned off all the lights and objects in the room, unplugging all but the small lamp, "Close your eyes and breathe then think about it and will the lamp to turn on"
"You are watching the baby right?" Ellie asked concerned.
"Yes but, I think your body is protecting him" Wanda told her holding her force field around Ellie's belly.
"Him?" Ellie questioned.
"Him, it… I can't tell" Wanda told her as she sensed the baby, "Whenever you are ready"
Ellie closed her eyes and opened them focusing on the lamp. Ellie felt her body pulse and her body tingle as it always used to when she drew energy in. She held her hand out and noticed her arm had beams of light flowing down them as if through her veins down to her hands. She willed the energy to move to the lamp and the light bulb lit up.
Wanda grinned, "The baby didn't feel a thing"
"Did I just make electricity?" Ellie asked Wanda wide-eyed.
"Yeah you did" Wanda told her, "Your power is very similar to mine. I bet after enough practice you could even fly"
"Fly?!" Ellie asked as she heard some music down the hall and deciding to experiment.
Placing her hand on the lamp, she focused and felt as if she was moving through the lines in the walls to Steve's record player. With extreme focus, she turned it off and only a slight sound of a guitar continued.
"Okay that is enough" Wanda said as she heard the music stop, "Was that you?"
Ellie felt something wet on her face and wiped it to find blood, "Oh god, is-"
"The baby is fine but you almost depleted your energy. You have to slowly build it up. The baby… it almost has a shield as if it's learned to shield itself from your powers" Wanda told her as she jumped up to get her tissues, "I can create a similar shield so it's possible"
"Until I get stronger, let's keep this to ourselves" Ellie told her wiping her nose, "I don't want to worry Steve and Bucky"
"I will say, I've heard that my eyes glow red when I use my powers but… your eyes are beautiful when you use yours. They… sparkle like diamonds" Wanda told her.
Bucky was walking down the hallway and heard a song he hadn't heard since he and Steve lived together in Brooklyn. The song stopped and Bucky heard sniffling as a guitar melody continued.
Walking over to the door, Bucky pushed Steve's apartment door open to look inside. Shutting the door behind him, he walked back to Steve's bedroom and saw Steve was holding his guitar and stopped as a sob took over. Bucky walked over to him and sat in front of him.
Steve looked up, "Buck… I-"
"You never have to pretend with me Steve" Bucky told him as he hugged him.
Steve held onto him, "I thought I lost her. It was like losing you all over again"
Bucky patted his back, "She's still here, I'm still here and Ellie is still here. Natasha is still here"
Steve sniffed and wiped his eyes.
Bucky shriveled up his nose as he felt his shirt was damp, "Eww Steve, you got snot or something all over me"
Steve chuckled, "I figured I better get you ready for the baby and throw up"
Bucky leaned back against Steve's bed and Steve sat back next to him, "I don't know… do you think I can be a good Dad?"
Steve nodded then looked over at him, "You are going to be a great Dad Buck. Look how good you took care of me when we were growing up. We don't know what is going to happen in the future but with your serum and Ellie's serum… this kid will have to be the healthiest kid in the world. If I had a kid, even with my serum… they'd probably have some of my health issues"
"There are medications and stuff for that now. We didn't have those luxuries back then" Bucky said as he grabbed Steve's guitar off the floor and strummed down the strings, "I miss having an arm. Play me something"
"You know, I've never played for anyone but you" Steve told him as he took it.
"Because you have always been embarrassed by it. Dames love musicians" Bucky told him closing his eyes.
Steve shook his head as he strummed a few notes, "I need all the help I can get in that department"
Bucky nudged him with his shoulder socket, "So what is up between you and Natasha?"
Steve rolled his eyes, "Nothing is going on. We are just friends"
"Friends that would jump in front of bullets and nearly kill themselves for you… alright" Bucky said closing his eyes.
"Do you want a new arm?" Steve asked playing a simple melody.
Bucky looked over at him, "Don't think I didn't notice the subject change" He said with a sigh, "I know Shuri is positive that she got all the trigger words out but… all of it is still in there… all the memories from when I was… him. I guess I am just afraid that… if I had a new arm that… he might take over again"
Steve shook his head, "You don't realize how strong you are Buck. The only reason that you went into full Winter Soldier was because you didn't have your memories. Now you do, they are back and you won't let it ever happen again"
Bucky sighed and closed his eyes and he leaned back against Steve's bed, "Maybe I'll talk to Shuri… I really want to be able to hold my kid and do all that fun stuff"
"You know… it's not in my cards to have a kid. I shouldn't even be here right now… I should have died in the 1920s from pneumonia or scarlet fever… but now I get to be that cool uncle that spoils them rotten and gives them tons of sugar then sends them home" Steve said with a grin.
"You punk, you do that and I'll have a special sleepover at Uncle Steve's house in the middle of the night" Bucky told him.
Steve sighed, "Do you think we will ever get home? Will the accords end? Will you be seen as innocent?"
"I would love and I am sure Ellie would too, for the baby to be raised back at home but… until that is an option this is a pretty good place to start over" Bucky told him.
Ellie's head poked into the room, "Thought I heard you playing guitar"
Steve looked at her surprised, "You know I can play?"
"Since you were younger" Ellie said as she sat down next to Steve on his other side and took his hand, "Mr. Cooper gave you his guitar right? I used to hear you out on the fire escape playing"
"You and Mom never said anything" Steve said.
"It was your…special thing. We never wanted to bother you" Ellie told him, "Mom and I tried to let you have as normal life as possible and what freedom you could have"
Steve looked over at her, "What do you think Mom would… think of… all this?"
"Well I know she'd be so proud of you. I think that she would have been upset about Project Rebirth but would have been so relieved at the same time" Ellie told him shaking her head as she laid her head on his shoulder, "We used to be so worried about you all the time. Whether you were getting enough to eat, whether you were warm enough… I don't know how many times I would wake up in the middle of the night to make sure you were still breathing and mom was sleeping in your room"
"Really?" Steve asked.
Ellie nodded against his shoulder, "I remember many nights waking up and you would be shivering so I'd just crawl into bed with you to keep you warm… in fact first time Bucky and I ever slept in the same bed, you were between us"
Bucky grinned as he glanced over at her, "I forgot about that"
"When was that?" Steve asked glancing between the two of them.
"I was like 12 or 13" Ellie told him looking at Bucky for confirmation.
"Sounds about right" Bucky said nodded.
"You and Bucky were having a sleepover and Mom was working a double. I woke up to check on you by pure habit and Bucky was just staring at you. Your teeth chattering woke him up. So I told Bucky we needed to warm you up. So we climbed in there with you and all of us ended up falling asleep in your little tiny bed" Ellie said with a smile.
"Didn't your mom come and wake us up and tell us to go to our own beds and me the couch?" Bucky asked with a smile.
"Mom wasn't stupid, she knew my feelings for you even back then. Especially when she woke me up and I was sprawled out on top of you more than I was on Steve" Ellie said as Natasha waltzed in the bedroom and froze as she saw them, "Hi Natasha"
"Hey…" Natasha trailed off.
Steve looked at her and smiled getting up causing Ellie to fall against Bucky, "Need anything?"
"I was wondering if you wanted lunch. Thanks to you I'm hungry all the time now" Natasha teased.
"Welcome to the Super Serum club… now imagine eating for two on top of it. I swear I am in the kitchen more than I am out of it. I'm hungry too" Ellie said as she got up and held her hand out for Bucky then pulled him up causing him to stumble, "Sorry"
"Steve remind me after lunch to have Ellie challenge you to an arm wrestling competition" Bucky told him causing Ellie to laugh.
"Why?" Steve asked holding his apartment door open.
"You'll see" Bucky said as they walked to the community kitchen, "You guys have a seat. I'll make lunch"
"I'll help" Natasha told him, "Three hands are better than one"
Ellie and Steve sat at the island next to the kitchen and Ellie picked up the book she had been reading about the 60s.
"Я рад, что он снова ее получил. Он скучал по ней, и вы тоже (I'm glad he has her again. He missed her, and you too)" Natasha said as Bucky collected ingredients.
Bucky stopped and looked at her then Steve, who looked between them, "I'm glad to have them both back too"
"Ты не понимаешь, как тяжело он это выдержал, когда проснулся, а она ушла, а тебя нет Он был потерян. (You don't realize how hard he took it when he woke up and she was gone, you were gone. He was lost.)" Natasha said as he handed her some pasta and sauce that he found in the cabinet.
Bucky sighed as he lowered his head then looked over at her, "Я понял, он никогда не делал добро сам (I figured, he never did good on his own)"
Natasha looked at him, "Я честно думал, что он был самоубийством. Так что я застрял у него в начале (I honestly thought he was suicidal. So I stuck by him at the beginning)"
Bucky looked at the pot of water, he had put on the burner, "Как брат, как сестра тогда (Like brother, like sister then)"
Natasha stared at him then glanced at the siblings talking about the book Ellie was reading, "Нет, не Элли" (No, not Ellie)"
Bucky poured the pasta into the now boiling water, "Да, выяснил это. Она пыталась после моей смерти (Yes, found that out. She tried after I died)"
"We are right here you know" Ellie said looking over at them.
"We aren't saying anything bad. Just talking about the past" Natasha said with a shrug.
"Sure" Ellie said going back to her book.
Natasha glanced at Bucky then back to Ellie, "Может ли она говорить по-русски? (Can she speak Russian?)"
Bucky looked over at Ellie to see a small smirk on her face as she discussed what happened in 1964 with Steve, "Нет, я так не думаю. Я случайно говорил по-русски, занимаясь любовью на днях. Кажется, она этого не понимала (No, I don't think so. I accidentally said some Russian while making love the other day. She didn't seem to understand it)"
"Так мило, заниматься любовью (So cute, making love)" Natasha teased as she started the sauce on the stove.
"Закрой это Романофф (Shut it Romanoff)" Bucky said glancing over at Ellie and Steve, "Так что происходит с тобой и Стивом? (So what is happening with you and Steve?)"
"Stivom? Hmmm Elli… and now Stivom? Sure sounds like they are talking about us El" Steve said looking at them with a grin, "it's not nice to talk about people behind their back… or in front of them in a different language"
Bucky shook his head as he took a drink, "Если мы скажем что-нибудь с их именами, Стив и Элли ничего не узнают. Мы могли бы буквально сводить их с ума (If we say just anything with their names Steve and Ellie won't know a thing. We could literally drive them crazy)"
"Oooh, я знаю, задавайте глубокие личные вопросы, которые он никогда не хотел бы знать, например, сколько вам было лет, когда вы с Элли спали вместе впервые? (Oooh I know, ask deep personal questions that he never would want to know, like how old were you when you and Ellie slept together for the first time?)" Natasha asked with a grin looking at the siblings.
Bucky rolled his eyes, "Он знает, что во вalремя нашего медового месяца (He knows that, on our honeymoon)"
Natasha shook her head, "Конечно, вы были традиционной парой 1930s годов (Of course, you were the traditional 1930s couple)"
"Не сказал бы так, мы также просмотрели целую коробку презервативов на нашем медовом месяце (Wouldn't put it that way, we also went through an entire box of condoms on our honeymoon)" Bucky told her.
"Таким образом, вы были тогда еще (So you were a stud even back then)" Natasha said as she took the pasta off the stove and drained the water.
"Только для нее (Only for her)" Bucky told her as he glanced at Ellie with a smile, "Что насчет него? Что-нибудь случилось? (What about him? Anything ever happen?)" He asked looking at her.
Natasha shook her head, "Нет, не между реальными нами. Играя роль и стараясь не быть убитым на задании, да, но это все (No, not between the real us. Playing a role and trying not to be killed on a mission, yes but that's it)" Natasha told him pouring the sauce over the pasta.
"Хотели бы вы, чтобы это было реально? (Would you want it to be real?)" Bucky asked.
Natasha sighed as she leaned on the countertop with both hands and looked at him, "Я не знаю. Я видел его с Пегги, он отличается от тебя. Счастливее. Когда он думал, что ты умираешь, он не мог справиться с этим. (I don't know. He deserves much better than me)" Natasha told him.
"Ты делаешь его счастливым, вот и все, что имеет значение (You make him happy, that's all that matters)" Bucky told her.
"Я думаю, это не было бы плохо. Я забочусь о нем (I guess it wouldn't be a bad thing. I care about him)" Natasha said glancing at Steve, "Плюс он действительно милый в режиме капитана. Интересно, переведет ли это в спальню? (Plus he is really cute in Captain mode. I wonder if that would translate to the bedroom)"
"Вы можете заставить его покраснеть легко, если вы скажете ему, что у него красивая задница, он изменит цвет ваших натуральных волос (You can make him blush easy, if you tell him he's got a nice ass, he will turn the color of your natural hair)" Bucky told her with a laugh.
Natasha laughed as Ellie coughed on her water that she had just drank, "Вы поняли каждое слово, которое мы сказали, не так ли? (You have understood every word we have said haven't you?)"
Ellie grinned sheepishly, "Da"
"You speak Russian?" Bucky asked her in disbelief.
"What?" Steve asked looking at Ellie.
"Possibly. I know a few languages. My brain is basically sped up on the serum so I understand stuff pretty fast" Ellie said shrugging, "When you woke up… you spoke it in your sleep. I took some lessons with MI5 but Shuri helped me with a program to learn it now"
"What languages do you know?" Natasha asked.
"English obviously, French, German, some Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Romanian, and…Italian, oh and Gaelic" Ellie said.
"Well lunch is ready" Bucky said as he mixed the pasta in with the sauce then added cheese.
They all sat down and ate, then Ellie looked at Steve, "Which languages do you know Steve?"
Steve chewed as he thought about it, "German, Spanish, Japanese, French and Italian"
"I can speak French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Latin and Japanese, I can just understand others though" Bucky told them.
"所以你們兩個都不懂中文? (So neither of you know Chinese?)" Ellie asked.
Both boys stared at her confused.
Ellie grinned and looked at Natasha, "好吧，至少如果我們想要進行私人談話，我們可以用中文一起說 (Well at least if we want to have a private conversation we can speak together in Chinese)"
Natasha laughed, "真正 (True)"
"但是，一個簡單的問題，你和我的兄弟睡了嗎? (One quick question though, have you slept with my brother?)" Ellie asked.
Natasha looked at her, 那事和你沒關係。我們只是朋友。他太...純粹了(That's none of your business. We are just friends. He is too... pure)"
"他並不像他看起來那麼純潔。從高中開始就沒有 (He isn't as pure as he seems. Hasn't been since high school)" Ellie told her.
Bucky looked between the two girls then to Steve, "Okay now I get how annoying it is for someone to talk in front of you in a different language about you" Bucky said.
Natasha looked at her, "真？中學？ (Really? High school?)"
"是的，來吧他差不多100歲了。如果有感情，不要害怕採取行動。我幾乎可以保證他們是共享的 (Yes, come on he is almost 100 years old. Don't be afraid to act on it if the feelings are there. I can almost guarantee they are shared)" Ellie told her as she finished her lunch then stood up and washed her plate, "Ok Steve, want to do this arm wrestling thing? I want to go take a nap now that I have a full belly" Ellie asked as she turned around and looked at them.
Steve looked at Bucky, who was grinning.
"What? I really want to see this" Bucky said.
"Seriously?" Steve asked looking between them.
Ellie rolled her eyes, "He just wants to know if I will beat you since I beat him" Ellie told him
Steve looked at her, "You beat Bucky?" Steve skeptical.
Ellie nodded as she went over to the table, "I really don't know my strength. Howard never really measured it in any way"
Steve sat next to her and glanced at Bucky, who was grinning with a bit of his tongue sticking out, "I really don't like how eager Buck is. I think this is the most excited I've seen him since he woke up"
Ellie laughed as she rubbed Bucky's arm, "Relax a bit Bucky. I won't be strong as Steve"
"You might" Bucky said as he sat on the other side of the table.
Steve put his hand in hers, "On three?"
Ellie nodded.
"1…2…3" Steve said as Ellie quickly pinned his arm.
"Ha!" Bucky yelled jumping up.
"I didn't even get a chance to try!" Steve yelled looking at her.
Natasha looked at Ellie apprehensively.
"Sorry, I went on three" Ellie defended.
"Gees Louise El" Steve said as they put their arms up, "Go on what would be four"
"Fine" Ellie said moving closer to the table..
"1…2…3" Steve said.
Ellie pushed against his arm and felt more resistance than she did with Bucky.
"You are strong" Steve said as their arms went back and forth as to who was closer to the table.
Ellie nearly had Steve's arm pinned when his strength resurged and their arms were equal again. Ellie took a big breath and pushed hard against his hand.
Steve yelped as his hand hit the table hard and pulled away his hand shaking it, "You shocked me"
"Sorry" Ellie said shaking her hand, "You were about to win before that. Sorry I didn't mean to"
"I mean not a little shock… a full out electric shock" Steve said staring at his hand.
Bucky looked at her, "The lights didn't even pulse"
Ellie shrugged sheepishly, "I've kinda been working with Wanda. She sensed the baby and it is shielding itself, so it's okay. We have similar powers, me and Wanda that is" Ellie told Bucky, "From what Wanda and I are figuring out… I can pull energy but… I can also create it"
Ellie held her hand out and closed her eyes, opening them she focused energy into her hand. As it had done before, energy flowed through her arm to her hand making it spark and glow in her hand.
"Your eyes… they sparkle" Steve said staring at her hand.
"Wanda thinks I might be able to fly once I get more control of them" Ellie said as she closed her eyes and stopped the light in her hand, "But I really don't want to explore the full extent until after the baby is born"
Bucky looked at Steve, "We got the short end of the stick"
Natasha looked at her, "You've been working with Wanda?"
Ellie nodded, "She sensed the baby to make sure it wasn't being… hurt by my power but I really only used like half strength" Ellie told her placing her hand on her still flat belly.
"What strength was that?" Steve asked.
Ellie looked at him, "Like 25%"
"Wait what?" Bucky asked surprised.
"Yeah, I used about 75% or maybe a tad bit more when I was working with Wanda and I got a nose bleed so I haven't tried it again" Ellie told him sitting back.
"I still wonder how Howard changed everything to get you your powers" Steve said.
Ellie shrugged, "Who knows. He administered the serum and I didn't get closed in the pod like you but they shocked me. I think something about the electricity did it"
Steve sat up straighter and glanced at Bucky then Natasha, "They shocked you?"
Ellie nodded, "I had little pads all over my body and they literally put electrical charges to ramp up the serum and activate my muscles. It was so painful" Ellie said as she shook her head and closed her eyes, "Then the numbing agent quit working on my vocal cords and I broke all the windows-"
"Numbing agent?" Steve interrupted, "I never got anything other than penicillin"
Ellie looked at him, "He said he learned from you, how you screamed. He was afraid it would damage my vocal cords"
Natasha sat next to Steve, "And you just happened to get powers using your voice" Natasha said.
Ellie bit her lip in thought, "I've never thought of it but… he also put drops in my eyes and I have vision powers"
Natasha looked at Steve then at Ellie, "What was the doctor's name?"
"Dr. Reinstein, he was Erskine's assistant for Project Rebirth" Ellie told her, "He cracked the formula to key it to my DNA"
Natasha nodded and gave Steve a look, "Hey Steve, do you have any of my favorite wine?"
Steve frowned, "Should you be drinking with the meds?"
"Just help me" Natasha said as she pinched him then got up and walked into the kitchen, "Nevermind tea sounds better. Anyone want some tea?"
"Sounds good to me" Ellie said as Bucky took her hand in his then started examining her palm.
Natasha turned on the water. Grabbing Steve's shirt she pulled him down to her, "Steve, I went through a lot of the files from the Hydra dump. Dr. Reinstein was one of their agents"
Steve stared at her, "Are you sure?"
"I'll get Nick to look into it further but… what if Hydra had a hand in her powers?" Natasha asked concerned.
"What means would they have had to do it though?" Steve asked.
"Means for what?"
Natasha and Steve jumped.
"I nearly thought you guys were in here making out, but you weren't. You are keeping a secret" Bucky said turning the water off, "What is it?"
"Nothing, just a mission we were supposed to look into for Fury" Natasha told him.
Bucky grabbed a bottle of water out of the refrigerator, "I'm onto you guys"
a/n3: So Hydra possibly was involved in Ellie's powers. What do you think? Please review so I know! Thanks to the following people for their reviews!
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T'Challa walked into the living quarters, "Hello everyone"
"You do know that all this" Tony said pointing towards everyone, "Is all breaking the accords right?"