Connie was pacing around the hotel room trying not to bite her nails from being too nervous. She was having lunch with Sam after they left the church until they heard the breaking news that The Winter Soldier bombed a United Nations meeting, killing 12 people including the king of Wakanda, King T'Chakka.

Sam came behind her and wrapped an around around her shoulder and squeezed it "Stay calm please.."

Connie faced the tv and she looked at Sam and shook her head "I thought you guys said that he broke free from Hydra.. Why would he put himself in danger by bombing a place that has leaders and secretaries?" She questioned the screen. Connie remembered being back in time with James Barnes before he went off to the war, before he became the Winter Soldier. She knew that Bucky didn't want to hurt anyone before he was shipped off into the war and being in Hydra made him a killer.. Now that he was free from their grasp, why would he try to do it again?

They heard the door slam close and Connie turned to see Steve, Riley and Sharon coming into the room. Steve went towards his great-granddaughter and hugged her. Connie sighed softly as she relaxed and hugged him back, for being a tough, golden boy of the earth.. Captain America gives the best hugs.

"How are you Con?" Riley said coming towards her boyfriend and Connie and held on to Connie's hand. The girl smiled and looked at Sam

"Sam calmed me down when we got back to the hotel, I would have had a full blown panic attack if it wasn't for him" She said as Sam smiled and looked down "You know I'll do anything to make you happy Con-Bon"

"You're not making me happy with that nickname" Connie joked as the group laughed and they listened to the tv in silence before Sharon spoke

"I have to get to work.."

"I'll go with you" Connie offered but Sharon shook her head "If the CIA finds out that you had a romantic past with Barnes in the past, they won't ever let you out of their sight" Sharon said as Connie nodded in agreement. For only knowing Sharon for a couple of days since they decided to stay in the same hotel for Peggy's funeral and she had a great respect for Sharon as a fighter and woman who knew both Connie's great-grandmother and aunt.

"Wakanda is going to want Bucky also since their king is dead" Riley noted, crossing her arms with a frown on her face. Steve went towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist

"The Princess and Prince of Wakanda were there also.. They're going to want justice" Connie said as Riley corrected her "The New King and Queen"

"I need to get to get over at the scene but I'll give you guys any information the second I get it" Sharon said, getting ready to go to her room. Everyone said their goodbyes as Connie quietly went to her room and she sat in her bed. Holding her head between her hands and she sighed softly. She heard a soft knock and heard the door opening and soon closed as she felt someone sitting next to her

"I know how you feel Con.. I feel horrible this is happening too" She heard Steve's voice saying and she looked up and frowned "My last day with him.. When I was in the 40s.. We slow-danced on the roof on his apartment, confessed our love to each other.. It was the best day of my life, I didn't want to leave" She whispered. Steve had a small smile on his face as he grabbed her hand "I know.. I was there when we went to the Stark Expo.. You, Me and Mary.. I didn't know Bucky had feelings for your great-grandmother but he looked at you with such awe and love.. He had me fooled. Mary even told me that Bucky was missing you like crazy when they were both at the front lines. You changed his life and I wish you two had the life that you should have had" Steve said. Connie had tears in her eyes as she leaned her head on his shoulder

"I guess we gotta go find Our Buck huh?" Connie said as Steve chuckled "We're a team.. But let's call your mother first. She must be worried about us"

Orchid kept shooing away the medics that kept checking on her. Even though she protected most of the people from the blast, she ended up getting slashed by a metal object but it wasn't that bad. She was mostly worried about the other people that were injured and told the medics to focus on those people.

She was shaken but she had to get to her Fiancé and someone tried to help her up but she raised her hand. She slowly made her way to T'Challa who was sitting at the bench, looking at the building that the fire trucks were taking care of and the many helicopters that there around the building. She slowly sat down next to him and she grabbed his hand, he looked up at her

"Are you okay my love?" He whispered. She nodded and she brought his hand up to kiss it "You're okay?" She whispered as he sighed "Just a couple of cuts.."

T'Challa went on, spacing out and Orchid sighed and saw Natasha making her way slowly towards them. She took a seat at the bench next to them and she sighed

"Thank you Orchid.. For saving me, and the people you managed to protect.. I'm so sorry for your loss" She said to both of them. T'Challa looked up and was playing with the silver ring between his fingers. The one that belonged to his father. Orchid rested her head on his shoulder as T'Challa spoke a saying that T'Chakka and even Orchid's own mother would say

"In my culture death is not the end. It's more of a... stepping-off point. You reach out with both hands and Bast and Sekhmet, they lead you into the green veldt where... you can run forever." He whispered and looked at Orchid "One day we'll run together rover over there.." He whispered and she gave a small smile as Natasha looked at the couple, nervous about T'Challa's reactions to his father's death.

"Sounds peaceful.." She whispered as T'Challa nodded in agreement "My father thought so.. My future mother-in-law always told us the stories when we were children." He whispered as he got up and placed the silver ring on his finger "But I'm not my father"

"T'Challa?" Orchid questioned, surprised with the sudden change of mood. T'Chakka was a good role model for both of them and now he left them with a legacy to protect.

"T'Challa. Task force will decide who brings in Barnes.." Natasha said as Orchid nodded in agreement "T'Challa.. We can get our own task forces to look into this. We can have justice the old fashion way" She whispered as T'Challa stood up from the bench and glared at Nat "Don't bother, Miss Romanoff. I'll kill him myself.. For my father and placing my fiancée in danger" He said as he held up his hand, Orchid took it and he helped her up and they slowly walked off. Orchid looked back at Nat with sad eyes before turning around and listening to what T'Challa was saying.

Natasha sighed as she heard her phone rang and she picked up to hear both Connie and Steve were on the phone

"Hey Nat.. You're doing alright?" Connie questioned, Natasha smiled, Connie took after her grandfather S.J.

"Ah, yeah, thanks. I got lucky.. Someone saved my life" Nat said as Steve sighed "I'm just glad you're alright.."

She got up as she looked around, knowing that Connie and Steve were around "I know how much Barnes means to you two. I really do. He's the love of your life, Connie and your best friend, Steve. Stay home. You'll only make this worse. For all of us. Please." She said as Steve sighed

"Are you saying you'll arrest us?" Steve said as Connie looked over and saw Natasha was frowning as she shook her head "No. Someone will. If you interfere. That's how it works now."

"If he's this far gone, Nat, We should be the one to bring him in. He only has us" Steve said as Connie nodded as well "I'm not leaving James, I'll be by his side until the very end"

"Why?" She questioned as Steve sighed "Because we're the ones least likely to die trying.. We're Rogers and Harris. A tag-team" He said before hanging up.

"Shall we go find Sam?" She asked as he nodded "He's eating at the café"

"Ugh, I hate this cap" Connie muttered as she removed her cap for a couple of seconds to make a ponytail and placed the cap over it "It's the best we got no" Steve chuckled before Connie laughed and Steve held out his arm and she took it "Let's go" He said as they walked quickly.

Soon Steve stopped in front of the Café and he took Connie's hand and sighed "There's something you should know, something that I haven't told Tony or Riley yet" He said and Connie frowned as she looked at him "Steve... You're scaring me, what's wrong?" She asked as Steve took a deep breath and began to speak

"In 1991, Howard and Maria Stark, Tony's parents, were killed by Bucky. Abbie and Jason Smith, Riley's parents died also. But it wasn't Bucky, it was the Winter Soldier who killed them.. He's innocent" He said. Connie shook her head as she backed away slowly

"You're saying James killed my aunt?" She whispered and Steve's eyes widen as he went towards her "He was brain-washed he didn't have a choice.. You know Bucky, you know he wouldn't kill anyone that meant something to the people he loved or himself. He didn't do it, it was the Winter Soldier" He said as Connie was still in shock and Steve sighed

"Riley's parents aren't Abbie and Jason, she's not related to you. Her father was a high-ranked Hydra Officer while her mother was one of the women that ran the Red Rooms. One day a building collapsed and Shield came.. Abbie found Riley's mother and took Riley in." He said as Connie had tears in her eyes as she shook her head

"Steve.. Why are you telling me all this?" She whispered quietly as Steve sighed and took her hands "You're my family.. All I have left is you and Sarah-Jane. I lost my son and the only things I have left of him are you two. I promised to always be honest with him when he was alive and being the Viper. You're part of the Avengers and The Viper, also my great-granddaughter. You love Bucky with all of your heart and if you didn't find out from him or I.. I know you would feel betrayed" He said. Connie smiled softly as she brought Steve into a tight hug and he chuckled

"Ouch Con, you may have inherited my genes but you forget I'm a breathing person.. You're going to crush me" He said as she laughed and released him "Thank you.. For trusting me with this, but my question is.. When are you going to tell Riley and Tony?"

"I honestly don't know.. I don't think I'm going to.. We have this whole accords thing happening. I don't want to hurt and stress them enough as it is. I don't want to hurt her, I want to protect her as much as I can" He said. Connie sighed and looked down

"I know Steve.. But you need to tell them one day, they're our family too" She said as Steve groaned "I will.. I hate that you're right"

"Because I'm the smart Harris-Rogers" She said as Steve chuckled "Let's go inside the café.. We need to see if Sam didn't buy everything" He said as Connie laughed "Damn it.. I was hoping he would"

They walked into the café to find Sam sitting at the bar, eating a sandwich in peace. Connie stood next to him and looked up at his cap and Steve's cap and then at her own

"We're Team Cap.. Literally" She chuckled. Sam smirked a bit at that while Steve groaned. Connie and Steve took a seat next to Sam

"She tell you to stay out of it?" Sam questioned and Connie nodded. Sam shrugged "She may have a point"

"He would have done it for me.. For Connie" He said. Sam sighed and looked up "1945, maybe. I just want to make sure we considered all our options. The people that shoot at you usually wind up shooting at me.." He said as Connie touched his hand

"We need to get Bucky back.. He didn't do this, we need to clear his name" She said. Sam sighed and soon Sharon appeared by their side

"Riley went back to stay with Tony, she told him that you guys wanted to spend a few days in England.. Tips have been pouring in since that footage went public. Everybody thinks the Winter soldier goes to their gym. Most of it's noise. Except for this." She said as she pushed a file towards Steve and she looked around, making sure no one from the CIA was around "My boss expects a briefing, pretty much now... so that's all the head start you're gonna get." She said. Connie turned towards Sharon and smiled softly

"Thank you Sharon.. For all of this"

"Aunt Peggy and Aunt Mary were my family, You're also my cousin Connie. Steve is my best friend's boyfriend. I need to look after you two but you guys have to hurry.. We have orders to shoot on sight"

Author's Note:

I'm back on this story once again!

It's been awhile but here we are! I miss writing this story and we're like 1/3 through it, You guys are fans of Orchid which I'm happy for, we will get her backstory soon and she's probably going to be a favorite of mine once the Black Panther movie comes out.

I love writing Connie because I love Bucky with my heart and soul. I love Steve so much too.

I've decided for Steve to tell Connie about the truth with Tony's parents and Riley's parents because Connie is one of the things Steve has left from his life with Mary. Peggy, Mary and S.J may be gone but Connie and Sarah-Jane are still around and he intends on protecting them with his life.

Steve is protecting Riley from the truth, is he right in this and will Riley understand? Or will it backfire on him once the truth comes out?

Next Chapter:

Connie and Bucky reunite.
Steve, Bucky, Sam and Connie vs Black Panther and Orchid.