Chapter 2

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"Because we watched you fall off a train Sergeant Bucky Barnes," Angie said.

The room was silent. Most were ashamed, they were suppose to be America's best agents yet a civilian noticed the elephant in the room before them. All were shocked. Completely and utterly flabbergasted. After a while of no one moving, Peggy slowly untangled herself from Steve's embrace and sat back in the closest chair, making sure to keep a hold of Steve's hand.

"So, your telling me, that not only did Steve Rogers survive a plane crash and being stuck in ice for 70 years but a Sergeant who was seen falling to his death also appears to be alive 70 years later, without aging all that much and gaining a..." she pivoted to fully look at Bucky," a metal arm?" She exclaimed. The room just nodded in agreement with her summarisation of events as they came to the same conclusion. Quickly growing impatient of the silence that followed, Peggy demanded, "Well someone start talking," she pointed to the two men. "Now."

"Ay Mama," spoke Bucky for the first time as he stood to attention and mock saluted her, "You haven't changed all that much." For the first time, Peggy really took a moment to look him over. Now, he has the same cheeky grin she remembered from the glimpses of conversations she would listen to at camp, but it was fleeting and quite to disappear, unlike before. At first glance, he looked as if he hadn't aged but she could see new scars littered his exposed neck. His eyes were darker. That's stupid, Peggy thought, that is something only poets say but she found herself considering the truth in the saying. His eyes had lost the spark they carried before. And of course, there was the matter of the metal arm. The metal arm that had a soviet star painted on it? No, not possible, Peggy dismissed.

"I'd appreciate a little more information and a little less cheek soldier," Peggy responded good naturedly, smiling gently.

"Yes miss, oh where to start," Bucky trailed off, looking to Steve for support but before either could continue, the voice spoke again.

"To properly introduce the Sergeant, we have put together a little movie the pulls on Bucky's past few years. We feel it is only fair to warn you that these scenes are... confronting, and I am sure will only provoke more questions. The answers will come in due time."

By now everyone had returned to their seats, having stood at the entrance of Steve and Bucky. Steve had taken his place next to Peggy, never letting go of her hand. The two were still in awe. Awe that they were finally back together and were determined to make the most of it. Bucky had taken his place on Steve's left. These past few years the voice had said, Bucky thought. Already, he was dreading the next few minutes. The past few years meant Hydra and revealing the part of his past he was least proud of to a room of nazi and communist haters. Not much he can do about it now though, he thought, as he resigned himself to his fate.

THE FOLLOWING SCENE IS FROM Bucky Barnes Suffering by crusade588. IT IS A YOUTUBE EDIT IF YOU WANT TO WATCH ALONG.

Bucky is seen with a machine gun, hunting down men. There is a voice over of a guy interrogating bucky. Alexander Pierce is seen asking for a mission report and Bucky refuses. They see him shirtless with people working on the metal arm. He looks miserable/emotionless.

Bucky tensed almost immediately at the voices coming out of the scene. Coupled with the images of events he barely remembers, where he was fighting to remain himself, where he had resigned to the monster within him. It was hard watching it back and not wanting to scream and the guy onscreen; to somehow go back in time and change his ways. To correct all the murders. Bucky was getting lost in his regret as Steve moved his free arm to rest on Bucky's shoulder blade, grounding him back in the present. The pair exchanged a faint smile and Bucky nodded back at Steve. The little action of comfort did not go unnoticed by Peggy who smiled softly at the reminder that the friends... no scratch that, the brothers where reunited once more.

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