The Night We Met | Steve / Bucky

sixty - home II

Katherine walked through the Compound, Tony by her side. The walk from the front door to the kitchen brought back so many memories alone - Katherine couldn't believe how much time had passed, Tony not believing how far removed he had become from this life. 

"Hey." A voice greeted the pair, Steve quickly catching up with them as he tucked the shield away safely. Katherine looked to see Scott approaching, a brown bag in his hands, "We got tacos. There's some in the kitchen." Katherine couldn't tell if Scott was more happy because of his tacos or the additions to the team. Scott walked past the trio, heading toward the front door. 

Tony, Steve and Katherine entered the kitchen, Natasha stood at the island eating a taco accompanied by a large green figure - a figure Katherine and Tony knew so well but with Bruce's features. Bruce's eyes met Tony and Katherine, a smile forming on his stubbled face. He wore a grey shirt and jeans - Katherine believed she was hallucinating. His glasses sat perched on his nose, his hair greying on the sides, "Bruce?" Tony asked, furrowing his brows at the once monster. 

Bruce beamed, holding his arms out, "Tony! Katherine!" 

Katherine smiled while nodding her head, "It's good to see you Bruce." 

Tony quickly looked to Steve, "This is the team?" 

Steve lightly shook his head, "Not everyone."

"I've got to run." Natasha spoke, taking one last bite of her taco before heading toward the door briskly. Bruce packed up some tacos for himself before parting the group and also making his way outside.

Tony looked around confused, not looking like the strong dedicated team he had envisioned, "Is there something I'm missing?"

"Nat is going to recruit Barton and Bruce is going to get Thor." Steve answered. "Don't worry." He smiled to the pair. 

As one set of heavy footsteps left the room, another entered. Tony and Katherine turned to see Rhodey, suited up, approaching them, removing his helmet. His face showed a large smile, reuniting with an old friend, "Tony." Rhodey spoke, approaching Tony and wrapping his arms around him. 

"It's good to see you."

Rhodey broke the hug, stepping to the side and hugging Katherine, "Are you alone?" She asked as Rhodey broke the hug.

"There's my favorite space robot." Tony spoke, his eyes meeting Nebula as she entered the room. 

Nebula's face didn't change, her expression remaining stiff. Katherine had only known Nebula from her mission to kill Thanos, unlike Tony who spent three weeks with her in space. Tony felt warm inside, realizing that a solid team was beginning to form - a real shot at fixing what Thanos destroyed. 

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Katherine wandered throughout the labs, looking at the different projects that had been worked on in the last five years - by the looks of it, not much. Katherine exhaled, feeling nostalgic being back in a place that brought so many memories - memories she forgot she had. Katherine was drawn away from her thoughts by raised voices coming from the other side of the labs - Bruce, Rhodey and Scott. Katherine approached the room, leaning against the doorframe. Scott stood in his advanced tech suit - Katherine taking a liking to the white and red, the suit resembled Ant-Man's suit. "One test run." Scott spoke embarrassingly to Bruce and Rhodey. Katherine folded her arms, furrowing her brows at the adamantly nervous Scott. Scott sighed, "All right. I'm not ready for this -"

"- I'm game." Katherine spoke up. 

Rhodey, Bruce and Scott looked toward the doorframe, not realizing that a fourth person had entered the room. Rhodey looked to Katherine shaking his head, "No. Absolutely not."