Chapter Nine: Bucky's First Mission With The Team
Bucky has been with the team for a year now and has managed to keep his feelings about Chalsea to himself. She has also managed to keep her feelings a secret but she feels like her dad and Natasha know. She has also never taken off the bracelet Bucky got her for her birthday and everyone noticed. They don't say any for fear that Natasha will kill them so they just watch as the two continue to act oblivious. Chalsea was sitting in the newly renovated common room in the tower eating a bowl of ice cream watching a movie with Bucky's head in her lap. "What is this movie called again?" He asks her.
"It's called The Howling it's a movie from 1981 about a Los Angeles TV journalist, who was traumatized by helping the police arrest a serial murder. Her Dr sent her off to an isolated psychiatric retreat, but what she doesn't know is the serial murder is at the same retreat and he along with everyone else there isn't human." She explains while giving him a bite of her ice cream. "If they are not human what are they?" He wonders. "Their Lycanthrope or better known around the US werewolves." She replies. "Is this the only…" He begins before everyone is being called to the briefing room.
They both make their way to the briefing room where everyone is already waiting so they take the empty chairs by the door. "Since taking down S.H.I.E.L.D and Hydra sleeper agents we have been taking out every last known and unknown Hydra facility." Steve begins to explain. "We got word that Loki's scepter has been taken and is with one Dr Baron Von Strucker. One of Hydra's top scientists." Tony finishes for him. "Our mission is to find it and bring in Strucker as well. The plan is to get in and get out with as little commotion as possible. We don't want to let on that we are there. This should be back in roughly three- five hours at the most and since Sam is in D.C for the week Bucky you will be joining us for this one." Steve states. "But who will stay here with Chalsea, with all of us gone she will be alone?" He asks while looking between Steve and Tony.
"Don't worry about me Bucky, I'll be fine. Besides with all the new renovations no one is allowed up here without a pass. Which have not been given out to anyone who isn't in this room along with Sam. Now go with the team on this mission and kick some Hydra ass." She smirks at him. "You got it." He smirks back. "Well then that's settled. Suit up we leave in five." Steve orders walking from the room with Tony. Everyone follows them out of the room except for Bucky and Chalsea. "We didn't get to finish our movie." He pouts. "I'll save it and we can finish it when you get back." She promises. "Ok." He agrees. "Good, now go suit up. I don't want to be the reason you're late for your first mission." She laughs as she pushes him from the room. He gives her a playful salute before walking around the corner and out of sight. "That man is a giant goofball." She whispers to herself as she goes back to the common room. She saves their movie before putting something else on to watch while they are gone.
She watched a movie for the first hour they were gone before putting on some music and going around the common room and cleaning up. She also goes down to Steve, Bucky and Sam's floor and cleans up there along with their rooms with Sam's being the worst. That takes another hour and when she is done she goes up to the common room for lunch. After that she curls up on the couch and puts on another movie where she also takes a nap. She sleeps the whole time the team is gone. They arrive a few moments after Steve said they would return to find Chalsea asleep on the couch. They let her sleep and go about getting the debriefing out of the way and also take a quick shower.
Bucky is the first to finish his shower and walk into the common room and he goes and sits down on the floor in front of Chalsea. He watches the movie she had on to pass the time while waiting for her to wake up. She smiles softly when she wakes up to see Bucky sitting in front of her. She tilts her head forward to get a better look at his face while lightly paying with the ends of his hair. "You need a haircut." She states with her voice still rough with sleep. "Oh yeah and what do you suggest?" He replies while tilting his head back to get a better look at her. "I was thinking shave off the sides and keep the top long enough to put in a man bun and give the sides a bit of a fade or give it a buzz cut but keep it long enough that you can still run your fingers through it." She supplies.
"I'll think about it." He comments and chuckles softly when she pouts. "You're no fun. I bet you I could get Thor to cut his hair." She challenges. "Oh really? You honestly think you could get "Mr I love my hair so much I will never part with it" to cut his hair?" He states in disbelief. "Yeah I do." She confirms while sitting up on the couch with her legs crossed. "Ok let's make a bet out of this?" He Challenges while turning around to face her. "Ok and If I win you have to cut your hair." She agrees. "If I win you have to cut yours." He smirks at her. She gasps at him while putting her hands in her hair. "You wouldn't!" She whispers. "Hey a bet is a bet." He laughs. "Do you know how long it took me to get my hair down to my waist?" She asks him incredulously.
"Then you better be really convincing." He laughs and she glares at him before pushing him backwards onto the floor. "Hey now, no need to be violent, what did Bucky do?" Steve asks with a small laugh as he walks into the room. "It's nothing, just a little bet we have going on." She explains while glaring down at him as he laughs like a crazy person. Her glare melts away to a sweet innocent smile when she sees Thor walk in. "Thor! Just the man I was looking for." She smiles sweetly "What can I do for you Chalsea?" He asks in his big booming voice. "Well I noticed you spend a lot of time before missions tying your hair back so I was thinking wouldn't it be easier if you had it cut so it would be up and out of your face?" She asks curiously while still keeping her sweet innocent smile on her face.
"I suppose it would be easier." He mumbles in thought. "And I think a new haircut would look good on you with the ladies or the guys if that's what you're into." She states with a wink. "Why thank you for the advice Chalsea. I will do just that before the party tonight." He replies while grinning widely. Bucky looks on with a look of disbelief and Chalsea turns to look at him smirking in victory. She leans down to his ear so only he can hear her "I win." She whispers before sitting back and laughing at the look on his face. She pats the top of his head gently before walking off up to her room to take a shower for the party later that night.
"Never betting against her again." He comments making Steve laugh. "Yeah sorry you had to learn that the hard way Buck." Steve states while giving him a comforting pat on the shoulder. He slumps back down onto the floor and stares up at the ceiling as the rest of the team walks in the room. "Hey what's wrong with Bucky?" Tony asks upon seeing him on the floor. "He made a bet with Chalsea." Steve laughs. "Oh you poor soul." Clint sympathizes. "Where is Chalsea now?" Natasha asks while looking around the room. "She's up in her room getting ready for tonight." Bucky mumbles from the floor.
"Cheer up Bucky, it's not so bad losing a bet with Chalsea. She's pretty nice with her bets." Bruce comforts. He just shoots Bruce a thumbs up and everyone chuckles quietly when they cover their ears from a screeching noise. "What is that noise?" Bucky hisses in pain. "I'm sorry did I interrupt your little pow wow?" A menacing robotic voice speaks up from behind them. They all turn around quickly to see a disfigured robot holding an unconscious Chalsea still in her clothes from this morning. "Who are you?" Steve demands. "I'm Ultron, and this is coming with me along with that little scepter." The robot claims while pointing at Chalsea as a group of robots rush into the room and attack the team.
Ultron flies off with Chalsea and a few of his minions following with the scepter while the team fights off the slew of robots in the tower. Thor flew off after them once all the robots were taken care of but with no luck in catching up to them he flew back to the tower. "I lost them about five miles south of here. The trail runs cold after that they're gone." Thor pants out his explanation. "He has Chalsea we have to find out where he took her and get her back." Bucky states worriedly. "He wiped out all of our systems; we won't be able to find her until we get them back up and running and find out where he ran off to." Tony sighs in defeat. Bucky growls in anger before storming off to the gym.
"We have to find her quickly. She is the only one who can keep him calm and out of his Winter Soldier mindset." Steve speaks while watching Bucky disappear out of sight. "We will get her back Steve." Tony vows. They get to work quickly fixing the servers and getting the system back up and running and also getting weapons ready. They leave Bucky alone in the gym so he can blow off some steam before they all head out to find Ultron and rescue Chalsea.
