The Next Avengers: The Legend(MCU)

A [Happy] Ending

Prep yourself for an emotional back and forth chapter. Ready?..........here we go.

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The Next Day

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***Compound Grounds***

Construction and cleanup crews were on the grounds, cranes and bulldozers clearing away the debris little by little.

A few yards away from the wreckage that was once the Avengers Compound was the testing site for a new, smaller version of the Quantum Time Machine.

A smaller platform stood in front of a control board. Bruce, with his arm now in a cast, stood behind it and made sure everything was ready.

A few skips away, standing by a lake was Jamie. Eyes closed and listening to the sounds around him. Aside from the noise of the cleanup crew at the Compound, the young Captain could heard birds chirping and the wind blowing by.

"Peaceful, right?" a voice next to him said.

Jamie opened his eyes and saw Bucky standing there with his hands in his pockets. 

"Yeah. I can see why you like it so much. You did this a lot in Wakanda?"

Bucky nodded. "Everyday."

The young redhead smiled at that taking in the view once more.

Doing the same, Bucky did something... new, and something he didn't think he ever would after becoming the Winter Soldier; he wrapped his arm around Jamie's shoulder and held him like a proud uncle.

This surprised Jamie but he leaned into it happily and enjoyed it. Bucky smiled at this, glad and relieved that Jamie was comfortable with this.

"Alright, we're ready to go!" Bruce called out to them.

Turning back, they walked over to the controls where Bruce stood, along with Steve, Natasha, and Sam.

Once there, Bruce set down a case and opened it to reveal the Stones inside.

"Now remember what Maddie said," He reminded Jamie, who was now back in his Quantum suit, "you gotta return the Stones back to the exact time they left, or else you're gonna open up some pretty nasty alternate realities."

Per his friend's promise, Jamie agreed to go on one last Quantum mission to return the Stones. Maddie would have been there to help, but he was busy elsewhere with more...important matters.

So now, Jamie was going to do it.

"Don't worry, Bruce," the young Captain said, closing the case. "I'll get it done."

Bruce nodded, not doubting his young "nephew" would get the job done. As he did, his mind drifted off to his "niece", Nikki. A tinge of regret came to him...one he wouldn't be able to shake for a bit. "I'm sorry about Nikki, man. I...I tried to bring her back, with the Stones...I'm sorry. I miss her a lot."

Jamie felt tears coming up and nodded at Bruce's words. He knew they were true. And it seemingly had worked...for a little. She had come back, but not to stay. Only to help them finish the job. Then, she was gone...

It hurt Jamie to have to tell his parents about what happened to her, especially when his mother broke down in tears. Though they understood the why, it didn't lessen the pain any...for any of them.