All This Time

Chapter 13

We headed back to Zemos jet and when we got on I was getting really sleepy. Granted it was late but I couldn't risk getting a nightmare here with them.

"Donya Madani. She's a refugee, yeah," Sam says talking a bit loud which is actually helping me out with not falling asleep.

Even though my eyes are fighting to stay open.

"Hey," I hear Bucky whisper and I open my eyes to see him turning quickly from Sam to me.

"Okay, call me if you get a hit," Sam says softer now.

Bucky is just wiping down his metal arm while looking at me.

I didn't even try to look away but my eyes did start to shut again so I sat up trying to stay awake.

I feel the seat dip next to me and I open my eyes to see Bucky.

"Hi," I say weakly with a smile.

He tilts his head looking at me seeming amused.

"What?"

"You should get some rest. You look really tired."

"I'm fine. I can rest when we get where we're going."

He seemed like he was about to object before Sam sat down and sighed.

"You okay?" Bucky asks him.

"Yeah. Just thinking about all the shit Sharon had to go through. And Nagel referring to the American test subject like-like Isaiah wasn't even a real person."

"He said that?" I ask and Sam just nods looking to the floor.

"Just makes me wonder how many people have to get steamrolled to make way for this hunk of metal."

"Well, it depends on who you ask. That hunk of metal saved a lot of lives," Bucky says.

I mean, he's not wrong. It did do a lot of good in Steve's hands.

"Yeah..I get that. Maybe I made a mistake."

"You did," Buck says firmly.

"Maybe I shouldn't have put it in a museum. I should have destroyed it."

I look up at him now.

"Look that shield represents a lot of things to a lot of people, including me," Bucky argues back.

I didn't have anything I could say. The only thing I associate with that shield is Steve. Now he's gone and I can see Bucky's point of view but I also understand Sam's.

I'm more so pissed that he never told me Steve gave it to him. Like how he didn't tell me a lot of things and I thought we were closer than that. Guess I thought he had it somewhere with him; Steve.

"The world is upside down and we need a new Cap and it ain't gonna be Walker."

"I agree," I say adding that.

I may not agree with all of it but I sure can say that Walker is far from being the new Cap.

Bucky gestures to me.

"You see? So before you go and destroy it, I'm gonna take it from him myself."

Sam doesn't say anything and then his phone starts to buzz.

He grabs it and answers the phone. He doesn't say much but he looks deep in thought.

"Yeah, yeah. Okay. Thanks, good work."