Disclaimer: I do not own Captain America, The Avengers or any other movie that has to do with Marvel or their plots/characters. I do however own MY plot and MY OCs.
So like I said in the last chapter I needed to skip movie events so… the movie events have happened.
The night after the Helicarriers were destroyed, Steve was unconscious in the hospital after falling from the third. His apartment was dark and still had bits and pieces of wall and glass on the floor. A dark figure entered through the window but when they realized no one was there, and that no one had been there since the night Fury was shot, they headed back to the window. They were about to climb back out when the baby monitor on the bedside table made a noise. The figure turned their head to look at it and saw a set of keys next to it.
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"Damn it." Skylar hissed as she picked up the baby monitor that had fallen off her nightstand. She struggled to pick it up and grimaced when she saw it had turned on when it fell, then she remembered that Steve wasn't home to hear it. She turned it off and put it back before she headed to the kitchen to make some caffeine free tea; she was having trouble sleeping. She got a spoon out of a drawer but ended up dropping it. Skylar cursed quietly and slowly struggled to get down to get it. She reached for it but stopped as she saw something in the distorted reflection. She stood and put the spoon in the sink before opening the drawer again. She swallowed as she went for a knife instead. She heard something move behind her and turned with the knife pointed at the person and a protective hand over her belly.
"Who are you?! What do you want?!" She asked moving back as the figure moved more into the light.
"The man upstairs, who is he?" The man asked. Skylar frowned.
"Steve?" She asked. The man didn't respond; he stared at her belly a moment before meeting her eyes. The way he stared made Skylar uncomfortable. She put her arm around it instinctively.
"Are you carrying his child?" He asked.
"No, it's not his." Skylar said quickly, shaking her head. "What do you want with him?"
"Who is he?"
"Steve Rogers." She said. "You know… Captain America?" He didn't respond. "You never answered my question; who are you?"
"I don't have to answer to you."
"You broke into my apartment; I think I deserve an answer!"
"I had a key."
"That's Steve's key."
"He called me Bucky… he said I knew him... who is Bucky?"
"Bucky? Y-you mean like Bucky Barnes?" He stared blankly at her. "He was Steve's best friend... But he died in the 40s... There's no way..." Skylar shook her head.
"His… best friend?"
"Yeah, there's an exhibit at the Smithsonian about him, he was a Sergeant; Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes of the Howling Commandos." Suddenly Bucky felt to one knee one hand gripping the kitchen counter the other holding his head. Images of Steve's smiling face flashed in his head along with other men he didn't recognize.
Skylar backed away, still holding the knife. Bucky's grip on his hair loosened as he stared at the ground. Suddenly he heard something spill onto the floor and the knife clatter to the ground as Skylar gasped. Bucky looked up to see Skylar holding her belly with wide eyes.
"Oh not now." She whimpered. She grabbed onto the counter as she gasped in pain. Bucky stared, his eyes wide and suddenly another sharp pain went through his head as more images flashed this time of a slightly older woman with the same expression on her face. He knew her. She was calling for 'James'.
Bucky was brought out of the memory by Skylar's similar cry of pain. He stood as she went for her phone that was on the counter.
"I have to call Steve- ah!" She gripped the phone and gasped in pain as Bucky stood there frozen, staring with wide eyes like a scared puppy. He only snapped out of it when Skylar started to dial. He grabbed her phone from her before she could hit the call button. "I have to get to the hospital!" She shouted at him before gripping the counter in pain. Without warning, Bucky scooped Skylar into his arms. "What are you- Ahhh!" She gripped his right shoulder as hard as she could which made Bucky's eyebrows shoot up, surprised at how tight her grip was. Skylar's face was already covered in sweat as she tried to steady her breathing. "Look, I don't care if you're Steve's dead best friend or just some crazy guy; you have to get me to a hospital." She said as he headed to the door. He looked down into her pleading eyes and nodded. Skylar held onto him, her fist grabbing the fabric of his suit over his left shoulder.
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Skylar cried out into Bucky's shoulder as another contraction hit her. Bucky hurried into the hospital and didn't have to say a word; the moment the nurse saw Skylar in his arms she called another nurse over who led them to a room.
"Put her down on the bed. When did the contractions start and how far apart are they?" The nurse asked as Bucky brought Skylar over to the bed.
"Uh about ten or eleven minutes ago and- Ah!" Skylar screamed. The nurse nodded.
"I'll be right back." She said before jogging out of the room. Bucky laid Skylar down on the hospital bed but the moment he started to take his arms away she grabbed his sleeve and cried out.
"Gahhh!" She looked up at him her chest rising and falling rapidly, tears quickly welling up in her eyes. The look in her eyes was begging him to stay but he shook his head with wide eyes. "Please. I-I don't know where he is... I know Steve would be here if he could but… I-I don't want to do this alone." Bucky stared at her with his mouth open and started shaking his head again.
"I…." he started but Skylar cried out again. Bucky closed his eyes tight and grabbed his head with his other hand. He grit his teeth together as images of a woman, in Skylar's position screaming of the same pains, flashed in his head. He shook his head as the images faded and headed to the door.
"Bucky wait! Don't let them- ahh!" He stopped and turned back to her. "Don't let them know you remember anything." Skylar gasped. "If you really are him…Whoever they are… had to do something to you to make you forget about Steve in the first place. Don't let them do it again. Find Steve, he'll help you, you're his best friend." Bucky once again looked like a scared animal before he fled the room and tried to ignore Skylar's screams of pain.
Sam sat beside Steve's bed in the hospital the morning after the Helicarriers were destroyed. The Troubleman soundtrack played softly from Sam's phone. Steve slowly woke up and glanced over at Sam before turning his head back.
"On your left." Steve said. Sam shook his head.
"Your friend Skylar had her baby yesterday." Sam said. Steve's eyes widened.
"She had the baby?"
"A beautiful little girl just like her mama."
"Was there anyone with her?"
"A few of the nurses said a tall, long haired, mysterious man brought her in but left soon afterwards." Sam said. Steve frowned.
"Bucky? But...why would he...?"
"Your guess is as good as mine."
"She's okay though?"
"They're both doing fine. Skylar's resting in her own hospital bed and the baby's in the nursery."
"What did she name her?"
"She didn't pick out a name yet. Said there was someone who was supposed to be there to help with that but he was running late." Sam said with a smirk. Steve smiled slightly. "So hurry up and super heal so you can go see them."
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Steve walked into Skylar's hospital room and saw her resting. He walked over and gently brushed her hair out of her face.
"You're late." She said before she opened her eyes slightly. Steve smiled down at her as he sat on the edge of her bed with one hand on the other side of her so he could lean over her slightly while supporting his weight.
"Sorry about that." He said as he brushed her hair behind her ear. "You know I would've been here if I-"
"I understand, Steve. It's okay." She said. "You're here now." She smiled up at him as she opened her eyes more. "What happened to your face?" she reached up with one hand and held his face with a frown as she noticed the bruises and cuts.
"Uh… you see the news yesterday?"
"Yeah, three… big things in the sky crashed."
"Yeah, helicarriers, I was on the last that fell." Steve said. Skylar's eyes widened and she sat up.
"What?!" she put her other hand on his face.
"I'm fine. I'm here." He said putting one of his hands over hers. "I'm okay." He rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand. "How are you doing?"
"You could've been killed and you're worried about me?"
"You just gave birth."
"You fell from the sky."
"What can I say? It's in the job description." Steve said with a sheepish smile. Skylar let out an airy chuckle.
"I'm okay." She said
"I heard you didn't name her yet." Steve said. Skylar nodded.
"We never did pick out a name." She said with a smile. "I was waiting for you." Steve smiled back. Just then the nurse came in with a little blanket bundle.
"Have you thought of a name Ms Reagan?" The nurse asked. Steve sat up as the nurse handed the bundle to Skylar, who shook her head. "Is this the father?"
"No. This is my good friend." Skylar said. Steve smiled with a slight wave.
"She's gunna want a feeding soon." The nurse said. Skylar nodded.
"Thank you." She said before the nurse left. Steve stared at the tiny human in her arms. Skylar looked up at him. "You wanna hold her?"
"May I?"
"Of course." Skylar said. "Just make sure you support her head." Steve nodded as he gently took her from Skylar. He smiled down at the baby.
"Hey there." He said softly. "She's beautiful." Steve said looking to Skylar who had the biggest smile on her face. He looked back down at the little girl in his arms. "Sunny." He said before looking at Skylar. "What about Sunny?" Skylar chuckled.
"Skylar and Sunny?" She asked with a smirk. Steve chuckled. "Sunny sounds perfect."
"Hey there little Sunny." Steve said. Skylar giggled and Steve looked at her.
"Now it's Skylar, Sunny and Steve. Three Ss. We should get a dog and name him Spot." Skylar said. Steve laughed.
"And a cat named…." Steve frowned in thought.
"Sebastian." Skylar said. Steve chuckled.
"Really?"
"What? I like that name." Skylar said with a smile. Sunny started to whimper and Steve looked down at her with wide eyes.
"What did I do?" he asked looking from the baby to Skylar then back.
"She's hungry." Skylar said holding out her arms. Steve carefully handed the baby back to her.
"You can tell?" Steve asked.
"Of course." Skylar said. She looked up from Sunny and bit her lip. "I kinda have to take out my boob to feed her." She said. Steve's face flushed and he looked away. "Just give me a second." Steve nodded, still looking away. After a second Skylar tapped him on the arm.
"Is it safe to look?" he asked.
"Safe?" Skylar tried to hold back her laughter. "Yes, it's safe." Steve slowly turned his head to look at her and saw she'd covered Sunny, as well as her breast, with a blanket. "Gunna have to get used to this." She said. Steve smiled.
"You're already a great mother." He said and grinned when he saw her face turn pink as she smiled back.
Bucky has joined the story...kinda. He comes back in the next chapter. Hopefully I don't make him too out of character or… idk. Also Idk if it's canon that he has a younger sibling but I've read two separate fics where he had a younger sister named Rebecca so…
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the rest to come. Sorry this was short. Thank you all for reading ^_^