Connie felt her heart race when she was climbing the stairs, Steve was behind her and saw that Connie was slowing down and he stopped, placing a hand on her shoulder and he squeezed it
"You don't have to go inside, you can stay out front and watch" He said. Connie frowned and looked down but she looked back at Steve
"No.. I need to do this, maybe I'll end up getting closure with James.." She said and Steve turned her to face him and brought her into a big hug
"If it makes you feel any better.. I want to punch him for dating my great-granddaughter without my permission.. Punk could have asked me first" Steve grumbled. Connie laughed and shook her head "If it was the 1940s and you, little Steve Rogers came up to him and told him that he was dating your great-granddaughter and threatening to punch him.. He would probably think you're crazy or drunk"
"Well I'm Captain America now.. I won't be afraid to punch him into a wall if he hurts you" Steve said. Connie's eyes soften as she hugged her family member back
"I'm sure James would take extra care of me if he knew" She said. Steve muttered something of a 'He better' before they went up the stairs. Connie picked the lock and the door opened. With Steve dressed as Captain America and Connie as the Viper. She was the first inside, walking around the room she noticed that Bucky didn't have much.. His mattress was beat up. He had a lot of books about history.. Small snacks.
Connie looked around before stopping in front of the fridge. Steve went next to her and picked up a diary that Bucky had on top and started to read through it.
"Connie" He said softly and she leaned over his shoulder to read from the journal and her face fell once she started reading the paragraphs.
"He called out for me as he was being tortured.. He went to find me when he broke free.. Saw me in the museum with my mother" She whispered with tears in her eyes. She felt horrible, she wished that she could have saved Bucky from Hydra's wrath.
"It's not your fault.. No one knew, don't blame yourself" Steve whispered. Connie saw a picture and picked it up and more tears started streaming from her eyes.
It was a picture of her and Bucky.. Standing in front of the Stark Expo, she was cuddled up to his chest and was looking up at him with love in her eyes while he had a arm around her waist and was looking down at her with the same amount of love.
"My James.." Connie whispered softly and Steve gave her the picture and she stroked it for a few seconds, Steve looking at a picture from the museum of himself.
They didn't hear the soft footsteps that entered the door, they were too busy remembering their memories of Bucky until Steve sensed someone was behind and he turned around quickly, once he saw the person he relaxed somewhat. Steve saw Bucky was looking at Connie, Steve grabbed Connie's arm and she looked up at him before noticing someone was behind her and she turned around.
Connie had tears in her eyes when she looked at James, he didn't look like he aged a day. His hair was longer and his eyes still blue as ever. She saw he was more muscular than he was in the 1940s.
Bucky's eyes traveled up and down Connie, his eyes pained as he was looking at her. It felt like he was just dreaming this.. It couldn't be his Connie. She looked as beautiful as ever, her hair wasn't longer as it was when he first saw her, it was a couple of inches shorter and now up to her back.
Steve saw the looks of the former couple. The look of loss, longing and pain. He didn't think that they were so in love with each other and thought they had a puppy love.. But it was real, their love was serious.
"James.." Connie whispered his name, Bucky looked at her with a pained expression before he had a hard expression and shook his head "My name is Bucky.. No one calls me James"
"Bucky.. It's me, Connie.. Don't you Remember me?"
"I don't.. I've never saw you before" Bucky said which caused Connie's heart to break. Steve saw the face expression of his great-granddaughter and he quickly stepped in front of her, shielding her from Bucky's view.
"Heads up, Cap. German Special Forces, approaching from the south." Connie and Steve heard Sam's voice in their ear-pieces and Steve looked at Bucky and spoke
"Do you remember me?"
"You're Steve. I read about you in a museum." Bucky said without even looking at him, his focus on Connie even if Steve was shielding most of her. Connie looked down with tears in her eyes.
"They've set the perimeter." Sam said, Steve looking back at Connie before at Bucky again
"Look at me, not her. I know you're nervous. And you have plenty of reason to be. But you're lying.. You know us, She loves you and you're my best friend."
"I wasn't in Vienna. I don't do that anymore" Bucky simply said looking at Steve with a frown and Steve sighed "Well, the people who think you did are coming here now. And they're not planning on taking you alive."
"They're entering the building." Sam said as he sighed "Connie, Steve.. Get out of there"
"That's smart. Good strategy.. She should go" He said looking at Connie who shook her head "I'm not leaving without you"
"They're on the roof. I'm compromised." Sam said and Connie looked up at Steve, who looked back down at her and they nodded.. They were ready to fight.
"This doesn't have end in a fight, Buck." Connie said as Bucky sighed and took off his glove, exposing his metal hand "It always ends in a fight"
"5 seconds." Sam said
"You pulled me from the river.. You went to see Connie at the museum. Why?" Steve questioned as Bucky looked up at Connie and Steve, his face expression sad as he shrugged "I don't know"
"3 seconds!"
"Yes you do! Stop trying to think you're protecting Connie and I! You're not, you're hurting her" Steve snapped at Bucky which caused Connie to jump back a bit. She didn't expect Steve Rogers to snap at his best friend like that.
"Breach! Breach! Breach!" Sam shouted as all of a sudden a flash grenade flew into the window and it landed around Bucky's foot, he kicked it towards Steve who slammed his shield into the ground and it blew up under the shield. Connie saw a couple of soldiers crashing through the windows, Connie ran towards an officer and swiftly kicked him in the stomach before she grabbed his head and slammed it into the counter, knocking him out. Bucky looked on impressed before he started punching and kicking some officers with Steve slamming his shield into more officers.
"Steve, Shield!" Connie shouted as Steve quickly threw the shield towards her and Connie caught it before twirling and taking out two officers around her.
She threw the shield back at him and they watched as Bucky threw a block at a man before punching him back towards the bathroom.
Bucky started to charge at a guy to get him out of the window but Steve quickly grabbed his arm "Buck Stop! You're going to kill somebody"
Bucky spun around and threw Steve to the ground and Connie ran towards Bucky, ready to get him away from Steve until Bucky punched a hole next to Steve's head "I'm not going to kill anyone, unless they hurt her" Bucky said looking over at Connie before he grabbed a bookbag out of the hole and threw it across the building.
A officer started shooting towards Connie and Bucky but Bucky went in front of Connie, shielding their faces with his metal arm before Bucky got Steve up and used the shield to cover all three before Steve kept Connie with him with Bucky going towards the man who was shooting at them, his metal arm raised so he couldn't get hit and then he swiftly kicked the man in the stomach before knocking him out
They heard the officers shooting the door down, Bucky running towards the door with Connie running after him but Steve was busy taking care of more officers coming through the window
"I'll stay with him!" She shouted and all of a sudden she saw Bucky's fist going through the wooden door and knocking out the officer in front of it. Bucky side-stepped as Connie ran and kicked the door open, knocking another officer down as the door flew at him. Bucky and Connie were back to back as they were kicking and punching their way. Bucky started going down the stairs and he looked in awe once he saw Connie kicking the officers, quick and swiftly like a dancer.
An officer burst through the window from the top and Connie ran behind Bucky as he raised his arm towards his head, protecting Connie from the hits of the bullets.
He grabbed the man that was hanging by his gun and smashed him into a wall and then using him to swing to the other side of the staircase. Connie ran to follow him. Steve managed to get out of the door and saw there was an officer trying to call for backup but he grabbed the walkie and crushed it with his hand before following Connie and Bucky who were working together to take down the officers.
"Buck, go down" Connie said as Bucky suddenly grabbed her waist and he jumped over the rails with her, he caught the rails with his metal arm with a grunt before he softly told her to climb over the rails. Once she did, he followed and he stood in front of her
"Do you trust me?" Bucky said looking at her and he held out his hand. She looked at his hand for a moment before taking it and nodding "With my life"
"We're going to have to jump off this building to another" He said and she sighed and shook her head "Of course we do... Let me know when" She said as he suddenly ran towards the window
"The things I do for love" She muttered as she ran after him and soon he jumped over the balcony and flew into the air before landing on the other building, she closed her eyes and leaped over the balcony and felt herself flying for a second before landing, she saw Bucky was waiting for her before she nodded and they ran, Bucky grabbing his bookbag on the way.
Connie's eyes widen as she saw two shadows leaping into the air before one of them crashed into Bucky while the other crashed into her. She had fallen on the floor and Bucky called out for her and the two figures regrouped. Bucky and Connie looked up to see who was in front of them.
The Black Panther had his claws out, ready to strike. Meanwhile a woman with a black leather suit with a white scarf covering the lower half of her face looked at Bucky with cold eyes.
Black Panther charged at the both of them, Bucky ran towards him to make sure Black Panther didn't touch Connie and punched Black Panther but the man was fast enough to dodge the metal arm.
Connie rushed towards Orchid and tried to spear her but she felt herself hitting something and she opened her eyes to see that there was a force field between herself and Orchid. Orchid quickly flicked her hands and it disappeared which gave Orchid the upper hand to elbow Connie in the face before quickly taking Connie down and she gasped for air.
Whoever this woman was, she was more experienced than Connie. She was quick and light on her feet. The fact that she had abilities as well made it complicated.
She kneed Orchid in the stomach which made the Inhuman grunt and she quickly pushed Orchid off and ran at The Black Panther, tackling him to the ground before his claws touched Bucky's face.
Orchid saw her Fiancée was being attacked and went to charge at Connie but Bucky slammed himself into her sides and pinned her to the ground, Orchid struggled at first until Bucky's grip but she quickly touched Bucky's hand, her eyes turning purple for a moment before Bucky's eyes widen, she punched Bucky in the face with the similar strength that Bucky had.
Connie saw this and quickly punched Black Panther away before going against Orchid once again, Bucky was pinned to the floor by Black Panther and the man had his claws out, ready to drive them into Bucky's face if Bucky didn't pick up a metal bar and protect his face from it.
Steve was watching the action, his eyes widen at the fight that was happen before him and he saw Sam flying towards them
"Sam, Roof!"
"Who the hell are the other two?" Sam said as Steve was backing up, getting ready to jump on that side of the roof as well "I don' know, but I'm about to find out" Steve said as he made a run for it and leaped over the balcony. He heard helicopter above him and he gasped once he saw it started shooting.
Black Panther quickly grabbed on to Orchid and hugged her, shielding her from most of the bullets that were flying towards them. Connie quickly rolled away and got up and Bucky joined her. He grabbed her hand and his bag and ran towards the edge of the building, he jumped off first and landed on the ledge, Connie following. Black Panther ran at them and used his claws to slide down the side of the building. Orchid using her force fields to jump down, catching up with Black Panther.
Connie and Bucky landed on the floor, Connie was faster than Bucky but she kept up to his pace. Another Helicopter flew in front of them and started shooting but the Super Soldiers were fast enough to dodge them. Connie looked back and saw Black Panther and Orchid following close and she saw Bucky jumping down into a hole and without thinking, Connie followed and they landed in the middle of the highway.
A car nearly hit them if it didn't swirl in time. Connie grabbed Bucky's hand and yanked him forward. The two started running and they felt two figures behind them and saw it was the couple but Connie sighed in relief when she saw Steve jumping in behind them
"Connie, get him far away! I'll get those two away" Steve said into the com
"The female has powers, she somehow absorbed Bucky's strength and creates force fields. She's the real threat" Connie and she saw Steve slamming himself into the front of the car and Bucky saw this too
"Is he nuts?!" Bucky said as he jumped on a car and ran over it, Connie following behind and she saw police cars were now coming in front of them.
Steve sighed in frustration when he saw Black Panther on the back of the car, Orchid was running fast naturally and it made Steve wonder... Who was this woman?
Bucky and Connie jumped over the barrels and into the other lane, Bucky ran in front of Connie when they saw a motorcycle and he looked behind and at Connie
"On my signal, you get on the bike" Bucky said and Conne was going to question what was the signal and she saw Bucky running towards the Bike and he quickly grabbed the handle, causing the man to fall over and Bucky along with the bike spun around, Bucky's leg straddling the bike. Connie's mouth dropped and she swore she was turned on in that moment.
"That's the signal?" Connie said as Bucky chuckled and winked at her. Connie blushed but got behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist and they quickly started zooming into the tunnels of the highway.
Steve was catching up to them, but Orchid was more quickly and she leaped forward trying to get the wheel of the motorcycle but Connie beat her to it and elbowed her in the face. Causing Orchid to yelp and fall on the floor, Black Panther looked back, ready to go back to her but Orchid quickly shook her head at him and he nodded. He soon climbed over Steve's car and flying into Connie and Bucky but Bucky saw that and quickly grabbed Black Panther by the throat which caused the motorcycle to tilt but Bucky with his hand kept the bike from completely falling and Connie quickly punched Black Panther away from the bike, causing him to roll on the ground.
"We did it" Connie whispered and Bucky looked back at her "We're getting out of here and getting somewhere safe.. I promise" He said but he was quickly cut off when he saw Falcon flying past them and Connie looked back and saw Black Panther attacked Falcon. Sam was trying to break free, but Black Panther's claws were clinging on to Sam's wings and Bucky saw Sam and Black Panther were coming closer so he threw a bomb on the ceiling and it quickly exploded, Sam throwing Black Panther into it but it didn't work as Black Panther quickly slashed the tire and it caused the bike to lose it's balance and Bucky and Connie went flying and were rolling on the floor.
Steve now was out of the car, running after Black Panther with Orchid on his trail. He saw Black Panther on top of Bucky, ready to slash his face but Connie quickly covered Bucky. Steve tackled T'Challa's side, knocking him to the ground and Orchid quickly punched Steve away from her fiancée.
They saw the police cars swarming them now. Helicopters were in the sky with men aiming their guns at Bucky. A couple of officers got out of their car and aimed their guns at Steve, Bucky and Connie.
They heard a large boom and Connie saw War Machine had landed and was pointing his blasters at them
"Stand down, now" War Machine commanded. Black Panther quickly stepped in front of Orchid, making sure she wasn't in the middle of a fire fight if there was.
A couple of officers were guiding Sam towards the group, his hands up. Steve sighed and placed his shield behind his back and a couple of officers ran at Bucky, grabbing his arms harshly and throwing him to the ground. Connie was about to punch the officers but Steve quickly grabbed Connie's arm "Don't.. You'll make it worse" Steve whispered and they looked at the couple in front of them.
Black Panther and Orchid looked at the officers around them before looking at each other and nodded. Black Panther took off his mask, Orchid removing the scarf from her face and letting it sit on her chest and Connie's eyes widen.
Steve looked at them in shock, he didn't expect this..
"Your majesties" War Machine said.
It was T'Challa and Orchid... The King and Queen of Wakanda.
Author's Note:
This story is back!
I'm happy to be back writing this, We're only 1/4 of a way done with this story. Connie is the main character in this story instead of Riley. The Captain America Trilogy is special to me because Captain America was the first Marvel Fic I wrote.
Mary Hunter was the Main Character of the first movie.
Riley Smith was the Main Character of the second movie
S.J Rogers was the Main Character in Age of Ultron
Connie Harris is the Main Character in Civil War.
So I've spoiled in my Guardians of the Galaxy story that Orchid is actually related to my other OC Anthea, making her the niece of Black Bolt. Orchid's backstory will be explored in the next chapter and it will be a good one.