Chapter Five

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Once everyone had taken their places in the room Addilyn stood on his far right with her trusty leather bound notebook in hand. Looking at Bucky and the timer that had been hanging around her neck, "Okay Bucky, whenever you're ready. I want you to um, push it but don't overdo it. I don't want you to get hurt, I just want to see the limitations." She clicked her pen. The moment he took up a fighting stance in front of the punching bag she started the timer.

Sitting back, she watched his form, dissecting every move he made. The young Doctor noticed that, depending on the punch he executes, if he puts too much pressure on his shoulder his face twinges in pain ever so slightly. For someone who's a known recluse, he was surprisingly getting easier to read. She analyzed his fighting style, taking into account all the rapid fire punches. Just as he was about to break a sweat she stopped him. She had a better idea, she wasn't getting the results she wanted with him punching a grounded opponent.

"Sorry Bucky, I just had a better idea. If you don't like my idea then we don't have to do it, we can just use target gloves instead." She wanted to make sure that he approved of her plan, she didn't want to make him uncomfortable in any way.

"Sure. What do you have in mind?" He spoke up, she honestly never got tired of hearing him talk. She liked his accents, with his Brooklyn accent being the more prominent. Every once in a while, his Russian slipped through, she's heard him say things in Russian when he got annoyed.

She pulled out her cell and quickly typed a message to Steve, asking him to come to the lab. Slipping her phone back into the pocket of her cardigan, she waited for a few moments, "I'll tell you in a minute, we're waiting for someone." She looks back at the Doctors sitting in the conference rolling chairs, "Can you guys see or am I in your way?" She asked politely.

A man by the name of Joshua shook his head, and the others followed. She opened her mouth to speak but the door to the lab opening and Tony's voice interrupted her. Turning back around she waved them over, "Tony? Why are you here? It's already crowded over here. I hope you don't mind staying by the door." Now that there were two super soldiers taking up most the space, the other five were fitting rather tightly.

"I guess so." He stood off by the door. Addilyn looked up at Steve then to Bucky, "Hey Steve I have an idea to help me get the best results on Bucky's arm but I need both of you to agree to it." She held her hands behind her back with her notebook clasped between her fingers, she stuffed her pen in her bun. She waited and watched as Steve and Bucky exchanged glances of confusion.

"Sure Addi, what do you need?" Steve asks and crosses his arms across his chest. She takes a deep breath and spills her idea before she has the chance to stop herself.

"I need Bucky to do some good hand to hand combat with someone at his level or stronger. The only person I know of besides Vision is you Steve." She bites the inside of her lip, she stands silent in anticipation. All she wanted to do was get the best results she can in order to construct the perfect arm for Bucky.

Bucky looks at Addilyn with a look of amusement, Steve chuckles at her, "What? That's not an answer guys. That was just a noise, give me an answer." She flails her hands; her notebook almost goes sailing. Steve shakes his head at her antics, she keeps the team in good spirits every time she's around.

"You know you didn't really have to ask, you could have just told me you wanted me to spar with Buck." Luckily Steve had been spending his afternoon reading and relaxing so he was dressed for the occasion.

Bucky nods along with Steve's words, "We spar with each other all the time Doc." She sees the corner of his lips turn up ever so slightly. He may be able to hold back a smile but his amusement was shining clear and bright in his eyes. Yep, it was definitely getting easier to read him, and it's only been forty-eight hours. She lets out a breath she didn't even know she was holding when they laughed off her concern. She should have known that they spar with each other, T'Challa doesn't usually spar with the guys. So, it's up to Steve and Bucky. Sometimes Tony, she knew for a fact that Bruce didn't fight but that didn't mean he wasn't in shape. Occasionally; from what she's heard, Nat and Clint come by. Natasha tells them that Ross is signing the papers releasing Steve and Bucky from being CIA's most wanted. They were free to go. But not without some rules. Shaking her head, she was letting her mind wander and ramble.

"Okay then sassy boys, whenever you're ready please proceed. And do us all a favor and don't hold back. I need results like I need air." She flips her notebook open to the page she had prepared. Readying her timer, she waited another thirty seconds so Steve can wrap his hands. Finally, they were standing face to face, hands up in front of their faces, feet in a fighting stance; depending on their dominant hand. She noted that Bucky was right handed mostly but he favored his left, then clicked the timer.

Addilyn's eyes darted back and forth between the two dueling super soldiers, while they both had the strength and speed they had completely different fighting styles. Bucky worked his stances and footwork in time with combination punches. Occasionally he'll get in a push kick to the chest or a round house kick to the ribs, while his style was wild and fast it had a flow to it, almost like a dance. Whereas Steve's fighting style was more structured. He centered a lot of his fighting style on a combination of boxing and what looked like Muay Thai, his punches were crisp and clean. Precise. When he got knocked down he would spring back up using his body weight and momentum to push off his hands and land on his feet. In some instances, Steve will whip out his signature 360 kick flip while Bucky could not. Sticking the top of her pen in her mouth she thought about it for a moment, Bucky was just as agile and flexible as Steve so why was it that he couldn't execute a 360? Looking at them as they threw punch after punch, kick after kick towards each other she finally understood.

Bucky couldn't properly use his body weight and momentum to perform a 360 and land it because of the balance of his metal arm. Before, with his first Vibranium arm he could do his quick front flip but he couldn't get the flurry of a 360. She was going to change that. She watched when Steve would catch one of Bucky's punches thrown by his metal arm, the shifting and whirling of the plate. The plates on her arm reminded her of that armored sentinel Thor had told her about. The videos she's seen of the plates shifting when the sentinel fired his weapon remind her of that. The armor of the sentinel moved like it was alive, like it was the things skin. Maybe she can make his new arm a little smoother. She can always figure it out.

"Time!" She shouted once the timer reached ten minutes. The guys turned to her, breathing heavily both dripping with sweat. She walked up to them, looking up at Bucky "Be honest, does your scar hurt? If you're feeling any pain at all I'm going to fix it so you don't." She watches his face for any hint of a lie. She saw the small little flinches he made when he applied too much lingered force.

"A little. It's usually always sore but since my old arm got blown off its been a little more painful." She's glad that he told her the truth. The impact from Iron Mans blaster must have almost ripped off his entire arm, now with his temporary arm in its place it's probably sore.

"Thank you, Bucky. Thanks to my notes I think we can make further progress with your new arm. I still haven't seen what my Uncle and Tony have come up with so far but I'm sure we should be done with this project soon. For now, try not to over use your left arm." Addilyn thanks Steve for his help and dismisses them both so they can go shower and relax. Turning back to the other four Doctors in the room they looked intrigued. This must have been their first time seeing two famous super soldiers spar.

"Unless you guys have any questions for me you're all free to go, I have to go have a talk with some people really quick. The cafeteria is all the way out to the entrance then make a left. I'll see you guys later." She waves at them and rushes out of the lab. The doctor was curious to see what has been built so far, she wanted to complete this project as soon as she could. She wanted to see how it will work and she wants to stop Bucky's constant pain.

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