Tony looked up at the clock. He hadn't moved in 6 hours. He was painstakingly placing a Vibranium gem in the center of Vision's head. Shuri was checking the code for bugs. And Bruce was using Shuri's programing to repair Rhodey's spine. If Tony's job wasn't so important he would have been fretting over Rhodey.

"I've checked this 5 times. I believe the code is correct," Shuri said stretching slowly. Tony simply nodded. He had only a few more connections to make. Tony was actually thankful for the work. Talking to Steve sounded about as fun as board meetings.

"Shuri, Can you come check my work? I think I've done it," Bruce said with hesitant smile. Shuri came over to look at it. Tony put down his equipment to come look.

Rhodey lay on a medical table, anesthetized, and without his braces. Frail, Tony thought. Breakable. A computer image showed his damaged spine. Shuri manipulated the image and clicked the next slide. It showed his repaired spine. She once again manipulated it to view the bones closely. The fractured spine was repaired with Vibranium. Shuri clicked a button and the computer informed her the program was complete with a 100% success rate.

Shuri lightly clapped. "Mr. Banner, you did it!" Bruce smiled more widely and Tony clapped him on the back. "He should wake within the hour."

Steve had slipped away as the group had started work hours before. He wandered the halls for a while before going to his room. He pulled out the picture he had of Bucky in his dress uniform, his compass with Peggy's picture, and his phone background that Sam had put as his picture. It was a joke when Sam had done it and his tongue stuck out in the photo.

Steve felt hot tears on his cheeks. He blinked his eyes rapidly in an attempt to slow it. He couldn't help but think that he was alone. He was surrounded but alone. Like the first night in his cold apartment after his mother died and he insisted Bucky go home. Why had he been so stupid?

Bucky was finally safe and happy, Steve thought. He could finally live as a human. And apparently he had had a pet goat, Steve smiled. If Steve would have never asked him to join the Howling Commandos Bucky could have gone home and lived a normal life.

His phone light dimmed and he pushed the button to turn it back on. Sam was human sunshine. He'd seen his best friend die and could still be there for Steve. Sam didn't deserve to be in Wakanda fighting. He wouldn't have if Steve wouldn't have showed up at his door 3 years before. Peggy would have liked Sam. She would have also reminded Steve that Sam and Bucky were adults who chose to help.

Steve felt his body start to shake as he cried and knew he would be heard soon if he didn't stop. He breathed deeply and walked to the bathroom that attaches his room to Sam's to wash his face. Sam's dumb toothbrush still sitting beside the sink set Steve off crying again. Steve decided to take a shower. He thought he could gain control there. Instead he loudly sobbed over his friends.

Knocking sounded on the bathroom door. "Captain Rogers. Its I, Thor... son of Odin. I would like to speak to you."

"I'm in the shower," Steve called back.

"I would like to drink with you," Thor called back. "In mourning."

"Now?"

"Can I come in?" Thor asked rattling the door. "It appears locked."

"I'll be just a minute," Steve said hurrying to dry off and get dressed. The last thing he wanted was Thor joining his shower.

Thor sat on Steve's bed. His sense of privacy was not earthly; he had none. "You should dry before dressing. You are clearly still wet."

"Yeah, I should. How can I help you?"

"I would like to mourn with you. My brother has passed as has yours. Natasha has spoken to me of James. I am sorry for your loss. I would like to drink with you and the rabbit space leader named Rocket. He lost his tree son. It is a dark day," Thor said solemnly. Steve swallowed the hard knot in his throat.

"That would be nice," Steve finally said. He and Thor met Rocket in a small courtyard. Thor pulled out a single beer and a small flask. He popped the top from the beer and handed it to Rocket, who was already crying. Thor took a drink from the flask and passed it to Steve who drank. The three cried, drank, and toasted to their lost friends and family until Natasha found them.