Four Weeks after Bucky entered the compound, he already had developed a daily routine: During the mornings he helped Steve, Sam, and Natasha on their training activities. From time-to-time Wanda and Banner were also there but only as spectators. Clearly, Banner did not need any kind of Combat training and Wanda preferred no to make use of it. It was during those times in which the team could learn more about him: he was a fair player and even when he was used to apply solitary technics, he also could be an excellent team player. Steve acted as a proud brother every time that Bucky was able to demonstrate his extraordinary agility and strength. He never missed a shoot and never lose a knife. The best part of the morning was when Steve and he could fight each other because then, they were again the two children from the forties playing on the streets of Brooklyn. The others used to watch them with expectation, and they always had a favourite: Steve.

-Do not make me lose my money! -Screamed Sam from the corner of the training hall -He was watching the two super soldiers in combat without weapons. It was difficult to know who would win this time because they were both extremely good and strong but have different technics. -Sam was holding a bet against Banner and Natasha watched them with Wanda at her side.

-They are like two little brothers -said Wanda

Nat never lost Bucky's movements; she knew how dangerous he could be even when he was not activated. Once, during Hydra's era, she and other nine black widows fought against him as part of a training, they were extremely lucky that he was conscient of what he was doing, otherwise, she could swear that that day could have been the last of most of them. She never talked about those days with anybody, but since Bucky was there, she felt the growing need to ask him about how much he could remember from her.

-I have never seen Steve so happy of having someone -she said with some melancholy; all that time, he has been the closest member of her family to her and now, she could see all she always wanted for him in one person: Bucky. -I cannot believe that I have those two together -she murmured, it is nice to see Steve like this -Nat was extremely protecting about him and for that question, she also never answered his questions about her, Bucky and their common past.

Wanda gigged -Now he only needs a nice woman beside him, but most of the modern girls may be to wild for him. – Wanda cared a lot of her "family" too, for her, Steve was an old brother, her leader and teacher.

The combat finished and this time, Bucky was the winner. Sam was complaining about the result exactly in the moment in which Tony arrived to the hall; Maria Hill was with him and both stayed at the door observing the group. The fun was over, and Steve immediately placed him self strategically to cover Bucky's area. The agreement was clear, Bucky was to be held in the compound until they could find a solution for him, but Tony was having problems to hide his feelings about the winter soldier. It has been four weeks already; they were not advancing with their investigation and Bucky was already gaining sympathies among the people in the compound.

Unexpectedly, they heard the door opening behind them and Mia arrived panting and almost crashed against Hill. Wanda could not avoid a smile; for her, Mia's reason to arrive as torpedo in the hall was obvious.

-Did you lose something here Mia? -asked Hill also with kindness. Actually, everybody knew why she was there… even Tony.

-I have no weapons with me Mia, do not worry -said Tony; Steve relaxed his positions but stayed close to his friend.

-We are here to try something that I have in mind- continued Tony and walked into the room -Banner and Nat already know already about it, Banner, are you ready? – Natasha exchanged a worried face with Banner but left her place and got closer to Bucky.

-What is going on? -Asked him getting nervous.

-Don't worry Cyborg, this has nothing to do with you -answered Tony and then spoke to Steve:

-Sorry Cap, I need your help – Tony got closer to the monitors where their movements, their strength and all details of their exercise were being recorded. He introduced an order into the system and everybody could listen the sound of combat drones getting closer into the hall.

-What are you doing? -Steve observed Nat taking a guard position beside Bucky. -Nat?

-Don't worry -she muttered to both of them -just relax, Sam and Wanda were equally surprised but remained in their places.

Tony turned to Mia and alleged with severe voice – You have been having a good time during the last weeks isn't? it was fun to play the explorers with all those analyses we made, but we believe that you can do it better, therefore, we have a plan.

Mia was surprised, she had run to the hall when she felt Tony's tension going high, he was expecting something to happend but did not expected his tension being directed to her.

-Did you think you had to save the Cyborg? -He smiled -No, today you must give a hand to Steve – The drones arrived and were fully charged with training munition.

-Enough munition to send a super soldier to the medical department today -confirmed Hill

-What are you doing? -Mia started to feel the stress caused by the situation in all of them

-I am activating all those drones, they have one objective: Cap … you should better cover him during the next ten minutes because nobody else is going to do something against it.

-Isn't that dangerous? -Bucky got worried – You are provoking her …

-obviously, Cyborg, you should be thankfull because I am not including you as target

-what a hell am I supposed to do? -screamed Mia

-Use your imagination – Tony activated the drones and they moved around the room searching his target; Steve's exasperation was visible and that did not helped to much; instead, it made the things even worst. The rest of the team moved far from him, only Bucky stayed, unable to leave Steve alone until he felt Natasha's hand pulling him -do not help him! – were her instructions.

-That is not fare – he complained

-we can control it – she replayed

-No, you cannot; you cannot control the fog – he was feeling the same frustration than Steve but they did not have time to react because the Drones found him, the persecution started and Steve could fill a rain of munition covering him; he looked for something to protect himself but Banner had taken all possible objects far from him.

The first thirty seconds went on, Wanda preferred not to look and Sam felt pity about Cap.

Mia had no Idea about what to do, she was feeling the provocation coming from Tony and Hill as multiple arrows in her head, Banners expectations were huge and then she found Natasha's emotions filling the room: she was challenging her actual clumsiness and felt outraged when the munition hurt Steve on his lips, Blood started to flow and Mia felt as an idiot, but then she discovered Bucky's pair of eyes fixed on her and pleading for something.

One minute was gone and then she nailed it. She went to the floor and placed both hands in front of her, ready to make contact, her lips were trembling, she hesitated but Bucky made an approval sign. -Do it – was his pledge

-No! I cannot -she said as an answer to him, instead, she gulped and looked for Banner, this one was standing close to Bucky and she left her fingers go down to make contact with the cold floor. Her eyes turned dark, she felt the inmense wave of energy comming to her and her skin lost color, the soft structure of her face disappeared and became ghostly. Five seconds later, Banner lost his balance.

-Guys, I do not feel so good now – He felt sick and, in that moment, a grey light fog inundated the place. Natasha rushed to him and tried to assist him. Hill was busy recording all the data she could, and a little chaos was created in the hall. The noise of the drones stopped after some minutes and Tony activated the Emergency Systems so they could be able to see through smog and darkness. Steve was standing in the middle of the room, he remained almost unhurt surrounded by the bullets filling the floor.

Tony smiled and exclaimed with his casual tone - "You are alive" – Natasha and the rest could see the magnetic field keeping Steve save from the bullets. -I won! – Tony got closer, and Maria complained -He made a bet, he said that this would be possible again. We elevated her levels of stress and gave her the choice: she could focus on the enemy: the drones; or the victim: Steve. -She made a pause and then continued -Sorry doctor Banner, it seems to be like this time, she took your energy.

Steve and Bucky looked astonished to the almost invisible wall between them.

Mia started to have an anxiety attack, she was still kneeling on the floor, could not feel the air going through her body and Wanda offered herself to take her outside of the room.

-That was a madness Tony – Steve was disturbed, his lips blooding and his face showed an inflammation but still confronted him – she could had lose control

-But she did not – Tony was very proud of the result because he had been all the time observing the Fog and Steve to interact during the last weeks and realized how his presence and his emotions were decisive for her reactions.

-We had luck – Steve insisted; but Tony was still smiling – before today, we had very few real information about her; now we can finally start to work on something.

-I hate you – Steve left the room and went to look for her

-Relax Cyborg – ordered Tony when he found Bucky still shocked counting the hundred bullets on the floor.

That night Mia felt sick, she had absorbed energy from the hulk and the feeling was awful.

-My head is going to explode -she muttered when Wanda visited her on her suite.

-well, he is incredible strong, I can understand that -Wanda had brought something to eat and drink but she only could take some water.

-That was horrible, have you seen Steve's broken lips? I feel so ridiculous

-he will be perfectly ok, do not worry about him; moreover, do not think that that was ridiculous.

-It was very daring, I would say – Bucky's voice came from the door. He gave her a smile full of condolence but did not gave a step inside.

Mia said thank you to Wanda and this one left the room.

-it was awful -she covered her face with a blanket.

He remained there, unsure of what he could do on that moment to make her feel better.

-Bucky? – He listened his name and was aware of the softness that she used to speak with him every time; he liked her voice; it gave him the same feeling of the breeze every night.

-Yes? -he still did not want to move from his place.

-You are keeping your distance… -she said and he groaned -You are reading me!

-I would prefer that you do not look at me as a monster – this time, there was sadness on her voice. He walked inside of the room and got closer to the bed.

-I do not think that you are monster, I only think that you are extremely powerful, much more as I though.

-Then why are you standing there?

-Because I do not want you to feel my emotions now, I think that you already got a huge amount of energy from the hulk today and having my emotions right now would not make you feel better. -he was talking to her softly and she could feel care on his words.

- because you think that your energy is not good

-I am not Steve, I am a traumatized soldier Mia, what do you think that you can do with that now?

She threw the blanket away and took a sit on her bed, instinctively, she offered her open hand to him. He felt a chill on his back and stepped back. She started to think that she knew he well already and asked… -You will not even let me come close right?

-No, I wont; I do not want to hurt you

-What? -she did not expected that and her hope disapeared

-Mia… every time Wanda is trying to search for the code in my head she struggles with my memories and I see how she gets exhausted. I have a battle inside of me, the soldier is somewhere in me and I would prefer that you do not try to look into it.

Mia understood what he wanted to say -You think that your energy will have a worst result on me than the one from Banner?

-Yes, exactly…

-But today you was offering me to take it… in the hall, I could read it!

-I did not though about the consequences! And I am very happy that you did not make it.

-It's stupid Bucky … it does not work like this

-then how?

-you do not want to know it.- Mia layed down again and supressed her own frustration. -She had been already in the future and knew how it worked, but still was not even close to control it.

-I just came to see how were you doing and to say goodnight, I am calling Steve now – Said Bucky – It would make you good to have him around.

-Goodnight Bucky -she answered

-Goodnight Mia