The movies did Wakanda no justice. This place really was beautiful. Stepping off the jet, you and Tony were met by T'Challa. He embraced you in a soft hug and gave Tony a handshake. "Welcome to Wakanda."
"This is beautiful T'Challa, thank you again so much for bringing us here and helping us." You told him. He nodded and began leading you to the palace. "It is nothing, you did save my father after all."
He led you inside to a common area where everyone was lounging around, getting to know each other. You recognized Okoye and Shuri immediately, and then your eyes landed on Bucky. Laughing with Steve, and it send a flush through your body. You loved it when Bucky laughed, it was your favorite sound in the world.
He caught you looking at him and winked, making you weak in the knees. You honestly didn't think that would get old. Bucky would always have that effect on you and you loved it. T'Challa led you and Tony over and introduced you to the Wakandan Princess.
"Princess Shuri it is so nice to meet you." You told her, taking her hand. She smiled at you and pulled you in for a hug, which surprised you. "Please, just Shuri, we don't really do formalities here, especially with people who saved our father." You blushed and nodded.
"So, I hear that you need to pick my brain about things? My brother has told me all about you, and I have to say I am terribly sorry for all the things that you know, it must be exhausting, knowing what's going to happen and wanting to change it." You nodded at her; it was overwhelming.
"It is, there's just so much that I want to do and people I want to help." You told her.
"Well, let us take some of this burden for you. What do you need help with?" She led you and Tony to the lab, and Tony looked like a kid in a candy store. You knew he would, Shuri's lab rivaled his own, and she was pretty sure if it weren't for Pepper waiting for him back home, Tony would never leave. "This is amazing." You heard him mutter to himself.
"I need your help with two things really. The first is Bucky. When he was in Hydra's possession, they wiped his brain clean of who he was, and who any of us where. They planted these words in there, that when spoken, he is fully compliant with whatever they needed him to do. No emotion, just the mission. In my world, you erased those words out of his mind and helped him to regain some of what he used to be." You told her. She nodded, walking over to a computer and sitting down.
"It won't be easy, but I'm sure I can do it. That is, if Sergeant Barnes is up for me poking around his head. Often times, people who have been under mind control, are uneasy with someone else messing around in there." Shuri told you, and you nodded in understanding.
"I think at this point, he's probably willing to try anything." You said to her.
"I am." You spun around to see Bucky standing in the doorway to the lab. He came over to you and kissed you on the cheek, wrapping his arm around your waist.
"I'd also like to build you a new arm Barnes, you need an update. I've been working on schematic for a little while now, and if you're interested, I'd love to show you." Tony said from across the room. You smiled and looked up at Bucky.
"I'd like that Tony, thank you."
"What is the other thing you need help with Allison?" Shuri asked.
"We need your help separating Vision from the stone in his head."
"Why was he just reprogrammed the synapses to work collectively?" You remembered that line, although Bruce as there to answer it last time. You turned to tony with a smirk. "Yeah Tony, why didn't you?"
Tony stumbled over his words. "Uh…we…didn't think to."
Shuri gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm sure you did your best.
Tony looked ultra-offended and you had to turn your head into Bucky's shoulder so he wouldn't see you laughing.
"We should get Vision in here as soon as we can so I can start working on the stone. I imagine it will take some time." She told you. Nodding, you left Tony in the lab with her and were shown to your quarters where you'd be staying.
Bucky closed the door behind you followed you to the bed where you had flung yourself down face first. He ran his hand up and down your back, and it felt so good you could fall asleep. "Did you meet with Dr. Strange?" He asked softly. You nodded into the bed, turning your head to see him smirking at you. "He was waiting for me. Said he would help in any way he could, but he couldn't leave the Sanctorum for long, so he gave me a magical talisman to activate when we need him." Your hand reached out and grabbed his free one, pulling it under your face.
"You look so tired doll, lets get some sleep okay?" You nodded, already half asleep. He picked you up and laid you the right way on the bed, taking off your shoes and clothes, leaving you in your underwear. He crawled in next to you and pulled you to him, your face against his chest. You placed a small kiss on his collarbone and you felt him chuckle. "You're cute when you're sleepy." He told you.
You mumbled into his neck. "I'm cute all the time Barnes, I don't know what you're talking about."
Bucky was whimpering behind you, his whole body twitching. You rubbed your hand across the arm around your middle. "Bucky, love, wake up. You're having a nightmare." You said sleepily.
"Can't…can't take her. You can't…please. "His arm tightened around you. "Bucky come on baby. Wake up."
"Please don't hurt her. She's my daughter." You froze. What was Bucky dreaming about? You turned to face him, holding his face in yours. "Buck, hey, it's me." His eyes opened and he looked down at you.
"What happened?" He murmured. "You were having a nightmare Buck." You whispered.
"I'm sorry. Are you okay? Did I hurt you?" He asked, a worried look on your face. "Yeah, you were just. You said, 'please don't hurt her. She's my daughter'." You told him. "What were you dreaming about?"
He sighed and closed his eyes, pulling you close to him. "We had a daughter, she was beautiful. Hydra wanted her because she was…"
"Like me." You said.
"Like both of us." You stilled. You had never considered that Hydra or hell even what was left of Shield, wouldn't just want your children because of what you are, but because Bucky is a super soldier. "Oh God." You whispered. They'd be desperate to get their hands on a child like that, to try and replicate the serum.
"Hey." He said, pulling your face to his. "Remember what I told you. I'd never let anything happen to our kids doll, I'll protect you and them for the rest of our lives." You nodded and kissed him softly, holding back tears for your future family.
Shuri got Vision in the lab the next day, finding out quickly just how many neurons were in his head. She was confident that she could get the stone out, but she said that it would take some time. That didn't worry you. Time is something that you had right now. Thanos and his army wasn't banging on the door yet. You could still do this. Loki begrudgingly gave the Tesseract over to T'Challa, and he hid it in the vault in the Palace. You doubted that Strange would give up the Time Stone to anyone, except maybe Thanos when and if the time came.
You just hoped that this was enough to stop him.