Bucky's Diary

July 4, 1936

Loved With Your Love – Arc North, Rival & Robbie Rosen
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Dear Diary,

Today Steve and I are doing something I've never done, something he's done on multiple occasions. I don't want to say that I'm scared, because I'm not... the word I'd use is petrified.

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"Thank you, Tony, so much for doing this," Steve turned off our car and stepped out, shaking his hand.

"Of course," Tony was genuine. "Anything for the man who brought me and countless others back from the dead. Barnes," he smiled sideways at me.

"Tony," I also shook his hand, a smile on my face.

"So, what's the plan?" Steve asked. 

"Well, we still have your suit," Tony began as he walking us into the 'new' new Avengers facility, one that had been nearly identical to the one that stood in its place prior to its destruction. "But, we never made one for Barnes because at the time, well, he didn't exist... so, I looked through his stats and, since he won't be fighting in it like the rest of us had been, he'll probably fit in Sam's, Rhodes', or mine."

Tony opened a large metal case with an eye scanner, a case which opened to reveal the hand-pieces that would forge our suits. "Sounds good to me," Steve replied. 

Tony grabbed Steve's and handed it to him. "Barnes, I'll give you Sam's," he headed it to me. "It seems like the closest fit."

"Thanks," I answered, observing it as if I knew what it did. "But, I still don't really know how this all works."

"Don't worry, it's not that bad," Steve tried to comfort me as we followed close behind him to the somewhat smaller device he had rebuilt in his spare time that Steve had used to return the stones and bring back Natalia and Tony.

"Yea," Tony jumped in. "It really isn't. You won't even realize it's happening until it's over- and I'll be sure to explain it all beforehand."

"Okay," I was reluctant to accept the fact that time travel was simple.

"So, you place the hand-piece on your hand like so," Tony placed his own device that he'd taken from the cabinet on his hand and we followed his instructions and demonstration. "This grey button on top equips the suit with ease," he clicked it and his suit surrounded him without the helmet. "Like this. The other button, the green one, equips the helmet. The red button is the one that'll bring you back to the future if you wanna come back earlier than I can pull you back."

"So, how long will we be there, then?" I wanted to know.

"For you? A few hours, between two and six preferably, I'll let you guys decide. For me, it'll be no more than ten seconds."

"Buck, what're you thinking?" Steve turned to me and asked.

"I think five hours would be enough time, right?" I surmised.

"Alright, five hours it is," he agreed, looking at Tony to relay the decided upon information.

"Okie dokie," Tony replied, walking over to the switch board and programming everything in. "You guys will stand on the platform and I'll count down when you're about to go."

"Where will it be taking us, exactly?" Steve asked for specifics as we stepped up onto the platform.

"Well, where - and should I say when - are you trying to go?" Tony posed a comeback question.