The next morning Chris and Steve took Gabriel to the vibranium mines where Shuri's lab was and where Agent Ross was being treated for a bullet to the spine.
"Look at little Gabriel. May I?" Shuri asked as the family walked in.
"Of course, Shuri." Chris smiled and handed over Gabriel.
"You must let me watch him sometime."
"I am not sure that that is the best idea, sister." T'Challa smiled at his sister.
Shuri stuck her tongue out at him and the Rogers both laughed.
"Your majesty." Steve said and shook his hand.
"Maybe it is not best that you all are here." T'Challa said.
"We can't hide in fear, your majesty." Steve said.
"Please my friends. For the sake of your family and my people, I suggest we do this at another time."
"As you wish your majesty." Chris said and bowed her head.
Shuri handed Gabriel back over and the Rogers left the lab and went back to the palace.
"Chris, Steve, so good to see you both." Queen Mother said with outstretched arms.
"Good to see you as well, Queen Mother." Chris smiled and hugged the queen.
"And little Gabriel. Let me see you."
Chris handed over Gabriel again and Steve wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"He has your eyes, Captain Rogers. As blue as the sky that will have all the girls melting in their shoes. And your brown curls, Chris. A dangerous combination if you ask me." Queen Mother said with a smile.
"I am well aware." Chris smiled.
"Come, have some tea with me and I can have my fill of babies, seeing as how my children will not give me any for a long time."
"Of course." Steve answered, and they followed the Queen Mother to a sitting room where they were able to have tea and some snacks.
"Are you enjoying your new home?" Queen Mother asked.
"Yes, we are. Thank you so much for your hospitality." Chris answered.
"Of course. The family that helped bring my husband's murderer back to us is more than welcome to seek asylum within our borders."
"And for allowing Bucky to remain here as well." Steve said.
"Your friend is something special. We await the day he awakens and can teach us all he knows."
"We all await the day he awakens."
"Queen Mother, there is a situation that requires your presence." A messenger said coming into the room.
"Excuse me. Thank you for entertaining an old woman." Queen Mother said and handed Gabriel back over.
"That is fine. It is time for Gabriel to eat and take a nap anyways." Chris smiled.
The Queen Mother bowed her head and left. Chris and Steve gathered their things and followed suit but made their way home.
Gabriel was put down for a nap and Chris and Steve sat on the couch next to each other.
"We really should be doing something productive." Chris said.
"But I'm so tired." Steve groaned.
"I thought you didn't get tired." Chris joked.
"Fatherhood has taken its toll on me."
Chris laughed, and Steve smiled.
"I'm serious."
"I know. That's the best part."
Nakia came bursting into the house causing Chris and Steve to jump up ready to defend their home.
"Nakia, what are you doing?" Chris asked.
"T'Challa is dead. The outsider, he is T'Challa's cousin. He defeated him in combat. We need to get you all out of the city. If Killmonger were to find you there is no doubt that he would expose you to the rest of the world."
"T'Challa is dead?" Steve asked.
"Yes, and I am going to take you to the Queen and Shuri, so I can sneak you all out."
"Steve, pack a bag for Gabriel. I'll grab him." Chris said and they rushed into action grabbing anything they needed before running to the rendezvous spot.
There, Shuri and Queen Mother were waiting for them. Nakia was not far behind the Rogers with Agent Ross.
"Rogers?" Ross asked.
"Agent Ross?"
"I should turn you over to the United States."
"The Rogers family is under the protection on Wakanda." Queen Mother said, and Ross looked to her.
"Do you know what these people have done?"
"They brought the killer of my husband to justice."
Gabe started crying and Steve handed him over to Chris who shushed her baby as Steve stood protectively in front of them.
"All will be okay, my darling." Chris whispered.
"And that child is a citizen of Wakanda. You wouldn't take parents from their child, would you?" The Queen asked.
"Please, Agent Ross, I ask you as a mother, not an avenger, please keep our location to yourself. We don't want to cause any trouble. We just want to be with our son." Chris pleaded.
Ross didn't say anything but looked between the three of them and how close they stood to one another showing how they were going to protect each other no matter what?
"One international problem at a time." Ross finally answered.
"Come, we need to get out of here." Nakia said.
The group started running through the forest. There was only one place they could go that would keep them safe.
They climbed the snowy mountains of the Jabari. With the heart shaped herb that Nakia had taken they could align with the Jabari and give the herb to their king M'Baku to defeat Killmonger.
"Steve, did you grab another blanket?" Chris asked as she attempted to hold her son closer to her in the snowy cold mountains.
"I can take him, you know I run warmer."
"Okay." Chris nodded and slowly handed Gabriel to Steve.
"So, you're a mother now?" Ross asked as he walked alongside Chris.
"Yes, and as a mother I will do whatever it takes to protect my child."
"Someone has to answer for your crimes."
"The fact that we cannot go home, see our friends, live our lives outside of the Wakandan borders? You believe that isn't punishment enough?"
Ross didn't say anything to the angry mothers remarks.
"Did you hear that?" Nakia asked and suddenly they were surrounded by Jabari warriors.
"Keep your eyes down." Queen Mother said as they closed in on them.
They were led to the throne room where M'Baku sat upon his throne looking down on them. The Queen Mother stepped forward.
"My son was murdered in ritual combat."
"Was it fair?"
"Yes, but,"
"Then he was not murdered but defeated."
"Your highness, the new king is-," Ross started but was cut off by M'Baku's grunting.
"You do not get to speak, one more word and I will feed you to my children!" M'Baku yelled at Agent Ross.
"I kid, we are vegetarians." M'Baku said and started laughing.
"Great King M'Baku, we are here to offer you the heart shaped herb. An outsider sits upon the Wakandan throne and only you can help us stop him." Nakia said kneeling before him.
The rest of the group kneeled before M'Baku as he stood.
"Follow me." M'Baku said solemnly and walked past them.
He led them to their medicine hut where buried in the snow laid T'Challa.
"That is impossible." Nakia said as she, Queen Mother, and Shuri knelt around him.
"How?" Nakia asked.
"One of our fishermen found him in the river and brought him to me. We buried him in the snow to keep him from moving on." M'Baku explained.
"I can heal him at my lab." Shuri said.
"If you move him he will be dead in seconds."
"Not only that, but Killmonger will have your lab filled with people loyal to him that will turn you over to be killed the minute you step foot in there." Chris said placing a hand on Shuri's head.
"Give him the herb." The Queen said and took the herb to grind it up.
Outsiders turned away as they fed him the liquid and buried him in the snow.
They all waited patiently as they prayed.
"Here." M'Baku said taking off his fur and handing it to Chris.
"What for?"
"This weather is harsh for children who are not accustomed to it."
"Thank you." Chris said and bowed her head before wrapping Gabe in the fur.
Steve wrapped his arms around Chris placing their child between them.
T'Challa sat up through the snow and everyone turned to see the miracle.
"Does anyone have a blanket?" T'Challa asked with a shivering smile.
"You should rest. We shall speak in the morning." M'Baku said and walked away.
They were all led to a room where they were all able to find a place to sleep. Chris and Steve took the floor and piled up a few blankets between them to keep Gabe warm.
As the sun rose so did everyone else. They moved to the throne room where they were able to update T'Challa on everything that had happened.
"Killmonger has the full support of the military. He also burned the garden of the heart shaped herbs." Nakia explained.
"It makes sense. That is how his unit was trained." Chris said sitting on a bench with Gabe in her arms.
"That's right. They used to destabilize foreign countries. They strike at transitions of power when loyalties are shifting. You can get control of the government, the military, and their resources." Ross explained.
"The vibranium, and my designs." Shuri said.
"He will send our weapons all over the world. Nakia, I need you to get my family out of Wakanda." T'Challa said standing up and walking to his family.
"No, we will not leave Wakanda." Queen Ramonda said.
"I need to keep you safe."
"If those weapons are distributed, nowhere will be safe." Shuri said and stood up holding out one of the Black Panther necklaces she had designed.
Shuri walked over and placed it over his head.
"The Black Panther lives. And when he fights for the fate of Wakanda I will be right beside him."
"We all will." Chris smiled.
M'Baku yawned loudly reminding everyone of his presence.
"Are you all done?" M'Baku asked.
"May I have a moment with Lord M'Baku?" T'Challa asked.
Everyone rose to their feet and walked out of the room.
"I don't think you should be in this battle." Steve said to Chris as they walked out.
"Why not?"
"We have a child that we have to think about first."
"This is our home that we are talking about. Not just Wakanda, but the planet as a whole. Right now we might be fugitives, but how do you think someone like Erik will view people like us. Even if the avengers are no more we are still seen as avengers to the rest of the world. People who work above the law to stop people like him from slaughtering millions. And who is to say he will stop with us. He could kill our son for who his parents are."
"Someone has to stay with Gabe in case one of us doesn't make it back."
"You should stay with him. I know my way around the vibranium technology better than you do. I could help Shuri shut everything down."
"I don't want to leave you out there without someone watching your back."
"I will have Shuri and Nakia and I'm sure many will rally behind T'Challa once they see he is alive. I will not be alone."
"I will stay here with the Queen, make sure she is kept safe. If you need me you call me." Steve said and pressed his forehead to hers.
"I will, I promise."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Shuri, Nakia, Ross, and Chris all snuck into the lab within the mountain while T'Challa kept everyone else occupied outside. They made it into the lab and the hidden weapons were uncovered on the sand table.
"Nakia and I will get control of the Royal Talon with this." Shuri said holding up the same device that allowed Chris to drive the car from Wakanda earlier that week.
"And what do you want us to do?" Ross asked.
"You will have to fly it from in here." Shuri said placing the Kimoyo beads on his wrist.
"What?"
"Do not worry, Chris can walk you through it. She will be here as your lookout and in case anything was to go wrong. Good luck." Shuri said and grabbed a few more things before running out.
"We're counting on you." Nakia said following after her.
"Shouldn't you be doing this?" Ross asked.
"You're the Air Force pilot." Chris defended.
"Remote piloting system activated."
"Just sit in the chair. We can't let the weapons get beyond Wakanda."
"Okay, I found them now what?"
"Shoot them down."
Ross got one causing the others to turn and begin attacking him.
"Activate copilot seat." Chris said, and a second chair popped up beside Ross.
"You drive, I'll shoot."
"Okay."
"The lab is under attack." The computer said.
"Crap. Looks like you're back to shooting for yourself." Chris said and hopped out of the chair.
Chris grabbed two guns and made her way out of the lab and to the mine where the plane was. Chris jumped down and landed on top of it. She busted through the glass and shot the man that was flying and then got out of the plane before it had the chance to crash.
Chris and Ross made their way to the surface where everyone had stopped fighting.
"Shuri, where is T'Challa?" Chris asked.
"He fell down there with Killmonger."
"Have you heard from him?"
"Not since he asked me to turn on the trains."
Suddenly another transport elevator came up and there was T'Challa with Killmonger in his arms.
"It is done." T'Challa said.
Shuri and Nakia ran to T'Challa and hugged him.
"About disclosing your location." Ross said to Chris.
"Whatever you choose to do is your choice but know that we will not stop running."
"A life on the run is no way to raise a child. If you stay here, inside Wakanda's borders then I can assure you that I will keep your location a secret."
"Thank you, Agent Ross."
"Oh, it's nothing." Ross said with a shrug and a smile.
"If you will excuse me, I have a family to return to." Chris smiled and started to a jet that took her to the border where Steve and Gabriel were staying in a hut.