Lovers In Crime (A Winter Soldier Fan-Fiction)

Chapter Twelve

**AN - For Context: Whilst you are in Wakanda the Thanos get the stone form Loki as per scene in Infinity War and 'Why is Gamora is happening also....' then Thor and the Guardians meet again and join you in Wakanda. So basically the same situation but mixed order**

"Should we bow?" Bruce asks you as you all walk though the portal towards T'Challa and his guards. 

"Yeah, he's a king." You say raising your brow as if that was the stupidest question ever asked.

"Seems like I'm always thanking you for something" Steve smiles as he shakes hands with T'Challa. Bruce bows in front of him.

"What are you doing?" You beam widely at Bruce failing to contain your joy at his bowing as T'Challa is quick to stop him.

"Uh, we don't do that here." He dissuades with a motion of his hand. Bruce gives you a wtf look before he also smiles a little, he was happy to be part of your joy, having felt deeply sad for you having no memory beyond the cages of Hydra. "So how big of an assault can we expect?" T'Challa asks the group knowing immediately this many avengers in one group is bad news. 

"Uh, sir, I think you can expect quite a big assault." You pipe up, T'Challa nodding at you, a warm smile in greeting, glad you were back on your feet, he then went back to serious as Steve spoke.

"How we looking?"

"You will have my King's Guard, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje... you?"

"We've split the Avengers into three fronts, its me, Natasha, Wanda, Bruce, Y/N, Vision and.."

Walking forward toward T'Challa "A semi-stable, 100-year-old man." The two friends share a hug. 

"How you been, Sargent Barnes?" Shuri appears behind her brother, he goes to give her a warm hug too. You suddenly feel incredibly jealous, you'd no idea the person who had been working with him was not only extremely clever, beautiful but also an actual princess. 

"Uh, not bad, for the end of the world." He smiles back at her. 

"Y/N, your um hand is glowing...?"  Wanda whispers to you and you quickly shake yourself out of your jealous haze. 

"Shit...sorry" you whisper back "its just..." You shake your head... "never mind." You sigh and look up Bucky had come back to the group. 

You follow the main group heading inside Shuri's lab where Vision is laying on a table, while Bruce and Shuri stand over him, you and  the others watch. Shuri scans the stone, and studies the hologram.

"Whoa. The structure is polymorphic."

"Right, we had to attach each neuron non-sequentially."

"Why didn't you just reprogram the synapses to work collectively?"

Staring for a moment Bruce finally admits "Because, we didn't think of it."

Smiling Shuri gives Bruce a look "I'm sure you did your best."

"Can you do it?" Wanda asks nervously.

"Yes, but there are more than two trillion neurons here. One misalignment could cause a cascade of circuit failures." She then turns to T'Challa "It will take time, brother."