reunited
“What are you doing? Bring him back.”
“Sam, could you please be quiet? I’m trying.”
“Well try harder!”
“I don’t need you yelling at me right now if you want our friend back I would KINDLY SHUT UP!”
Sam steps forward but Bucky grabs his arm, holding him back. “You’re getting a little too green there Bruce, maybe take a quick breather?”
“There’s no time Buck! Steve is lost in time and space. Wha- What the hell is wrong with you?!”
“Sam, calm down. Steve can survive on his own.”
“So you’re giving up. Oh, I see. You know, Steve cared for you. Probably too much for you and your cyborg brain to ever comprehend but I guess he placed his faith in the wrong person. Really rich but you know what I-”
“Shut up. Shut up Sam. SHUT UP!” Sam takes a step back. “I don’t worry about Steve because he’s handled being on his own before. He has always been headstrong, ever since I met him and he always was ready for a fight if it came to him. He sticks up for the little guy, even when that little guy was himself and he doesn’t back down. He will be just fine wherever he may end up.”
“But will you?” Sam tilts his head with a slight look of sympathy on his face.
“Excuse me?”
“You’re right, Steve may be just fine wherever he ends up, but will you? I mean, no offense Buck but have you ever truly been on your own?”
“Well he doesn’t have to be, now does he?”
Bucky and Sam both whip around to find the owner of that voice they both know so well. There, standing on the platform, is Steve.
“Steve?!” Sam shouts as he runs up to the platform and engulfs him in a huge hug.
“What the- ?” Bucky says and glances over to Bruce. “I thought you said we lost him? Who is this?”
“Buck-” Steve moves slightly forward with happiness on his face and his arm sticking out.
“No, who the hell are you? My Steve was lost, we lost him who are you.”
“Actually, that’s not true.” Bruce adds from behind the machine.
“What?” Bucky half yells while he whips his head to face Bruce, confusion plastered on his face.
“Well, while you and Sam were off bickering like an old married couple, I kept at the machine trying to find him. At one point, I saw a dot flash by on the monitor, I just figured Steve was lost or leaving us or something. Right before I shut the machine down though, I noticed that another dot was appearing back on the screen. Once I realized it was Steve returning, I quickly fired it up and brought him back.”
“Actually, you didn’t bring just me back.” Steve says with a grin. With this, the platform begins to move again and suddenly Natasha appears.
“Hey boys, miss me?”
Both Bruce and Sam trap them in a group hug and they all laugh while Bucky stands to the side, staring at Natasha.
“N- Natalia?” He stutters quietly.
“Wow, so you do remember me.” She says as she escapes the hug to look at him.
“H- how long-”
“Long enough.”
“I’m…”
“I know.” She walks over to him and he falls into her hug.
“Uhh, you know what this is about?” Sam whispers to Cap.
“Not a clue.” He whispers back, a hint of jealousy in his voice.