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❝ a cute little name ❞
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𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"Sorry about Redwing" Bucky speaks up as we walk down the road.

"No, you're not" Sam huffs.

"I am" I butt in.

"I know you are, princess" Sam assures me like I'm a puppy but I just smile, glad to know he's not mad at me anymore.

"What's going on in that big cyborg brain of yours?" I ask Bucky curiously.

"It's computing" He answers, making us all laugh.

"You know what? I can actually see it. I can see the gears turning" Sam jokes "Oh, they're malfunctioning, shutting down. Yep, they're on fire"

I let out a laugh, and as the sound leaves my lips I suddenly realised it's been a long time since I've laughed like this. It's been a long time since I've felt this at home. The surprising thing to me is that I don't just mean Sam, it's Bucky too.

"We gotta figure out where the serum's coming from" Bucky states.

"Yeah. And how in the hell after 80 years are there eight Super Soldiers runnin' loose?" Sam adds.

I hear the honk of a car and turn my head slightly to see an army Jeep containing Walker and his friend, Lemar.

"This guy is everywhere" I grumble in annoyance as they stop the car.

"So that didn't go as planned, huh?" Walker says, opening the back door.

Not one of replies or even so much as looks at the man as we walk past them. I hear the door close and the car starts, driving until it's in front of us again.

"Look, at least we know what we're up against now, huh?" Walker tries again.

"Huh" I mock him under my breath and both boys on either side of me chuckle quietly.

"And we're pretty sure it's one of the Big Three, so..." Walker continues.

"Aliens, androids or wizards?" Sam asks.

"Pretty sure" Walker answers.

"There's no such thing as wizards!" Bucky snaps in an annoyed tone.

"Awe, you poor thing" I coo, jokingly rubbing the man's back and he pushes me into Sam.

"All right. Then it's aliens or androids" Walker shrugs.

"Or Super Soldiers" Sam adds.

"Shit. Super Soldiers, for real?" Lemar asks.

"For realzies" I answer him.

"Wow. All right, well, then we gotta work together" Walker announces.

"That's not happening" Bucky retorts.

"I think we stand a much better chance if we all just-" Walker is cut off by Bucky before I can cut him off myself.

"Just cause you carry that shield, it doesn't mean you're Captain America" Bucky tells him.

"At least be original, dude. Your friend is, that's why I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt" I explain, winking at Lemar who smiles a small smile.

"Look, I've done the work, okay?" Walker argues.

"You ever jump on top of a grenade?" Bucky asks.

"Yeah. Actually, I have. Four times. It's a thing I do with my helmet. It's a reinforced helmet. It's a long story, but, anyway- Look, it's 20 miles to the airport. You guys need a ride" Walker rants "Guys. Gary, stop. Get in"

The boys stop and glance at each other before walking towards the Jeep.

"I'm not getting in that car. I'll walk" I declare stubbornly, walking away from the vehicle.

I get a couple metres away before I'm swept off my feet. Bucky throws me over his shoulder and I groan, slapping his back in annoyance.

"Get your hand off my ass, Barnes!" I warn him.

"Don't flatter yourself, doll. I don't have feeling in the metal hand. If I wanted to feel you up, I'd use my good hand" He tells me, carrying me towards the car.

He sits down and before I can even ask Sam if he can squish over, the blue eyed man yanks me down onto his lap. The car starts moving and I don't even cause a scene, I just accept my fate and move on.

"Okay, so we've got eight Super Soldiers on a bulk supply run. Why?" Walker asks.

"They say their mission is to get things back to the way it was during The Blip. Maybe they're just trying to help" Sam explains.

"They had a funny way of showing it" Bucky scoffs and I nod in agreement.

"That serum doesn't exactly have a great track record" Walker says before looking at Bucky "No offence"

Bucky just shrugs, not caring about the man's opinion at all.

"We need to figure out where they're going. How'd you track 'em here? The Flag Smashers?" Sam asks.

"Uh, no, we didn't track them, we tracked you, uh, through Redwing" Lemar answers and I gasp.

"Redwing, you traitor" I say in disbelief and Bucky taps my thigh, probably telling me to stop being so dramatic.

"You hacked my tech?" Sam asks in shock.

"Sorry. It's not exactly hacking. It's government property" Walker chuckles before pointing at himself "Kind of the government"

"This is one of the reasons why I don't like you" I admit and he awkwardly clears his throat.

"Does he always just stare like that?" He then asks Sam, gesturing to Bucky who is staring right at the blonde man.

"You get used to it. Right, princess?" Sam answers.

"Totally. I don't even realise half of the time" I shrug.

"Okay, look, you know, things have gotten kind of, uh..." Walker struggles to find a word.

"Chaotic" Lemar helps his friend.

"Yeah. The GRC, they're doing the best they can to get things up and running smoothly, post Blip" Walker explains.

"Reactivating citizenship, social security, healthcare. Basically just managing resources for the refugees who were displaced by the return" Lemar adds.

"The Global Repatriation Council does all that. I get that. So why exactly are you two here?" Sam asks.

"Well, they provide the resources and we keep things stable" Lemar answers.

"Yeah, violent revolutionaries aren't usually good for anyone's cause" Walker states.

"Usually said by the people with the resources" Sam mocks him.

"Well, we got a lot of resources. If you guys, if you joined up with us, we could-" Walker is cut off.

"No" Bucky and I snap in unison.

"I got mad respect for all of y'all. But you were kind of getting your asses kicked till we showed up" Lemar says and I roll my eyes.

"Who are you?" Bucky deadpans.

"Lemar Hoskins" The man answers.

"Look, I see a guy hanging out of a helicopter in tactical gear, I need a lot more than Lemar Hoskins" Sam demands.

"I'm Battlestar. John's partner" Lemar answers.

"'Battlestar'?" Bucky scoffs "Stop the car!"

"That is such a cute little name" I coo as the car stops.

"Look, I- I get it, okay? I get the attitude, I do" Walker speaks up as Bucky and I climb out the car "You didn't think that the shield was gonna end up here. I get it, Bucky!"

"Come on, doll" Bucky huffs, storming off and I glance back at Sam who nods, telling me to go on.

"Wait up, Buck!" I groan.