-Hello, Goodbye-

The time Had come for Sam to go home. He had stayed by Bucky's side until he had woken and a few days after as well to insure he was going to be okay without him.

His recovery process wasn't going to take all to long with him having the super soldier serum running through his veins, but the mental aspect was probably going to take longer.

That on top of the fact that he had damage control to take care of back home and there was simply only so much you can do from halfway across the world for your own PR in this whole situation they now found themselves to be in.

He was on Bucky's side don't get him wrong there, but he was also now the Star-spangled man with a supposed plan, what that plan was… well he had just about 15 hours or so to figure that out.

Shuri had insured him that She would take care of James for him and Zemo had even pitched in with his knowledge to try and help. That man knew way too much about Buck to make him comfortable, but he had to face the facts. Zemo had at one point held a book that was basically a manual to that man's head and more, on top of his so proclaimed advantage of having decrypted all the hydra files Nat had released all those years ago that started all this some could honestly argue.

Shuri had initially questioned him on why he brought Zemo with them when it had been under her orders that he be taken to the raft by Ayo. However, Sam had argued that he wasn't sure if they had fixed Bucky or not. And honestly if a murderous assassin was after anyone. Wakanda would probably also be the best place to keep him safe.

It had in all honesty been a bull shit quick excuse. He hadn't really known why in the moment he had told Zemo to come with him but now he would have to deal with everything in the fall out back on the mainland.

He had left early in the morning. Early enough that it had still been dark, but not early enough to escape Zemo's goodbye.

He Had wondered why the man kept such strange hours, but he had just brushed off the question and shook his hand, thanked him and told him to keep in touch.

Now that he was nearing the east coast and radioing back in the stolen quinjet he was about to land the stolen aircraft at the base he had originally left from.

He was welcomed back by Colonel Duplisea and just as quickly as he had arrived, he was on his way again back to the same conference room he had been in for the past month dealing with the back and forth of his contract negotiations.

He had quickly texted his sister that he would be on his way home as soon as he could, he had decided he wasn't going to stick around. He was going to stand his ground. Be the man with the plan he was supposed to be and be on his way.

Walking into the court room with the panel of men in high-ranking uniforms again was just as intimidating as the first time, he wondered if it was the same way Walker had been prosecuted and ordered about when he had held the shield.

"Captain America how do you plead your case?"

"My case?" he near about laughed "I'm not the one on trial sir!" okay so many he needed to tone it down some. Take this a little more seriously

"Mister Wilson, it has not even been a month since we have Signed you on… and already your partner has gone on a killing spree."

He had wanted to cut him off, but he had held his tongue. He wasn't going to make things worst for himself if he could help it and he figured it was time to bring out the big guns Shuri had sent him on his way with.

"Your honor id like to present you with a file I have acquired if I may?" he was beckoned forwards and handed over the brown file folder. It was stamped with the official royal seal of Wakanda. "in this file you can see James Barnes head scans from the head medical officer in Wakanda. These files will show you that Barnes was not in his right mind and was being controlled when the actions last week took place."

The file was handed froward to another member on the board in front of him and he waited. It traded hands a couple more times in silence with only brief whisperings between the senior members in front of him.

"At this time, we will not be re pardoning Sergeant Barnes" there was a long pause and he almost wanted to jump the table in front of him however he held himself back and waited, he knew that wasn't the end of things. "However," there it was. "We will send these files to the proper agencies to properly investigate and will return to make a final decision upon further date"

He had no more words for the men in uniform in front of him.

"Oh, and Wilson, do make sure you don't pull anything like this again" someone called out from behind him as he walked out of the court room.

He made his way back to the stolen quinjet. Booted it up and figured he would have someone else deal with it later. He was going home, and not having anyone else bring his damn ass home.

It had seemingly been hours since Bucky had last seen Sam, he woke drowsily and hadn't remembered bringing himself back down to the bed. He spent most of his evenings now with T'Challa sitting and contemplating looking over Wakanda. His days had fallen into a decent routine, he'd be woken up by Shuri who would run tests and then they would eat. he would be joined by Zemo and then do his morning PT. He would then go back to the lab with Zemo in tow where at that point the two of them would brainstorm together trying to figure out what was wrong with him.

On the first day after Sam had left to go back to DC, they had strapped him in a chair and decided to try to activate him again much to his displeasure. However, the oddest thing was that they couldn't. regardless of what they tried both Shuri and Zemo both could not activate him.

Zemo had tried first, Shuri had insured him that if anything had gone wrong, that everyone would be safe. She had made that promise and so he had believed her.

But even as the words came from Zemo's mouth

"Longing, rusted, furnace, Daybreak…"

His mind had remained his own and he had cried.

The mental anguish that he was going through was self inflicted he wanted to make sure he was safe to his friends and to his country, he wouldn't have let them run these tests if he hadn't been comfortable and that was an understatement, what was his comfort to the safety of his friends.

Zemo hadn't seemed so happy about trying to reactivate him either even though when he had been in prison it had been a joke and a game to get him to react. however now something had changed he could see it in his face when they would recite the words. Those god damn awful words.

the first day Shuri had tried to activate him had made him genuinely laugh. her accent was off and try as Zemo might to teach her how to pronounce the words she could not. They had brought in Ayo after that as she had been able to before and she had been the one to work with him in the past and she had been the one to tell him he had been free the last time. however, try as anyone might the three of them could not get the words to work.

And thus, his daily routines remained the same. get up, run tests, eat, physical training, more testing, and then visit T'Challa. He would then wake up the next day and repeat everything again and again.

On the second week, he had woken up too a difference he had noticed it right away when he rolled over to get out a bed, he froze when he notices Zemo and the chair in the corner of his room.

"James we aren't getting anywhere"

"no shit Sherlock"

They sat there and stared at each other for quite a few minutes before either man made a move or said anything else. Zemo just sat there studying him. it became a little uncomfortable truthfully. even though he had seen this man practically naked, and he was now sitting in front of this man practically naked it just didn't sit well with him for the first time in a long time Bucky felt self-conscious.

"wanna leave while I get dressed"

"not particularly James but if you insist"

his voice had been particularly playful which he hadn't been expecting however the other man got up and left the room and just as he was about to close the door "I'll see you at breakfast James" and shut it behind him

But he hadn't been too sure how to react as he thought the man in front of him just flirted with him, but surely that couldn't be right when was the last time anyone had flirted with him?

Breakfast had been seemingly normal again everything back into the regular routine, but he had been thrown for a loop. Why had he woken to Zemo in his room?

He spaced out for the rest of his walk to Shuri's lab after a shower when he caught the faint hushed whispers between 2 people just as he was about to enter, and for some reason he froze, cracked the door slightly and tried to listen in

"He's only just notified me now that they want him back for their own testing…"

"And they think they will find more than we have?"

"Its just anotha government that wants to run more horrible test on him"

"I have a plan, but Shuri, you and mister Wilson will not like it"

He tried to listen further however their whispers became even more quiet to the point he couldn't hear anymore, and he decided he had heard enough anyways. he quickly opened the door making his presence very well known.

"So, I hear we have a plan, do we?" he questioned the two of them in front of himself

Zemo looked at him in astonishment and then steeled his face once again. showing little to no emotion he can tell from the look in his eyes that things weren't about to go the way he thought they were going to.

"Well James The US government would like to run their own tests, that the three of us don't think you will much enjoy…"'

Shuri's face head really given it all away and the hologram in front of her of Sam told him all he needed to know but he wanted to hear it from the horse's mouth.

"What the Fuck Sam"

the hologram of his friend turned, looked at him and crossed his arms over his chest.

"sorry Buck, man it's out of my hands! there sending a team as we speak to come get you and bring you back here to face justice"

"What the fuck kind of justice we talkin bout Sam"

The silence in the room that followed was palpable add the tension could be cut with a knife.

"well… they don't trust the Wakandans where they've held you as a fugitive before. Sharon told me they want to run their own tests and they want to put you where they can monitor you themselves"

Sharon, ah yes Sharon. Why was it that he had a funny feeling that Sharon now had a hand in this somehow?

"are we sure we can trust her"

"how can't we! she's helped us so much in the past"

but he wasn't sure why, but he had a gut feeling and something didn't feel right. but what choice did he have at the moment they needed a plan and they needed something fast.

"sooooo what's the plan star-spangled man?"

"Buck I don't wanna hear it, if I know anything and they question me I am legally obligated to tell them now so I'll let you go... do contact me when you're safe"

And with that Shuri closed the hologram link and looked to her friends.

"Baron, you'd said you had a plan?"

But he looked to Zemo then to Sherry and back to Zemo. He didn't like that smug smirk that that man gave him, but it also told him that he had a damn good plan. it might not be a plan that would look good, but it was a plant nonetheless.

"If I give you a list of things we're going to need, can we make it look like I stole them?"

"I am sure I can make documents go away"

"Good we need to get moving James."

He followed the two of them as they gathered different things and started piling them up. they then started packing things into crates and finally made their way to a hanger deep within the mountain. from what he understood following along quietly behind the whirlwind of those two.

He had figured out the gist of the plan without anyone telling him exactly what the plan was.

They were going to make it look like the Baron kidnapped him and left Wakanda under their noses. Where the two of them were headed alone he had no idea. However, he knew Zemo was a wealthy man from the last few months and figured he probably had someplace else, somewhere in the world that they were going to be hiding for the next little bit.

The only thing that made him a little bit uncomfortable about this plan, well that it was going to look like they were fugitives again. Wakanda had pardoned Zemo, but the rest of the world hadn't. And now the world also thought he was a crazy maniac again. Zemo had activated him before and now the world was about to think Zemo activated him and ran away with him using him as a puppet once again.

Fuck.


I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Things are going to ramp up for the Zemo x Bucky in the next couple of chapters, because well how couldn't they when these two fucks are forced alone together.

I did also update some of the warning before the story. I will be delving into some unsavory rape\sexual assault Bucky back story. things may get heavy as I will be using my own personal experiences with both of those subjects to help me write a more raw portion.

So do PLEASE be aware. If those are touchy subjects. I will not be holding back in the next 2 chapters.