Resilience | S. Rogers [3]

11 | GOOD ACTS, LOVE ACTS

Or Until We Meet Again

July 2016

Wakanda

It had taken Steve and Rose a while, but they managed to get in touch with the right people to have the supplies they needed to infiltrate in The Raft. Nat had found them with Rose's help a few days before the day, sporting a new hairstyle, cut to the shoulders and blonde.

Once inside, everything went pretty smoothly. Steve had been in charge of breaking out Sam, Clint and Scott whilst Rose was going to the secure cell to get to Wanda. Nat was meant to take care of the rest of the Marshals in the prison. Things complicated in their escape from the place, but they had the rest of the team then, so it was manageable.

Scott and Clint had asked to be left with their families. Steve had been worried about possible arrests but was less reluctant when realising that the whole situation of them being arrested in a country that was not their own and imprisoned without even a trial in a secret prison would help in their favour, the UN and the people responsible would be in trouble if it ever came to light. Clint said he'd handle what was next.

Wanda, on the other hand, decided to stay with Vision. Two days later after their escape, the trio dropped her off with him and they went off to Europe by themselves. Sam had decided to stay, so had Nat. 

It had been Steve's birthday a few days later. The group had spent it in Italy. The situation wasn't the best, Rose was definitely down because she hadn't gotten time to find a proper gift beforehand (Peggy, Lagos, and then the Accords), but they managed to have a nice time. Bucky had been there for the first time in years, and he had some of his friends, that had been enough for Steve.

Finally, with their friends out of jail, they could get in touch with T'Challa and come to Wakanda.

The man had been having issues of his own, almost getting killed by his cousin and losing his throne on a family vendetta for his father killing his own, amongst other things. He'd been betrayed by friends too but gained others. Steve, Rose and Bucky didn't know the whole story but they had learnt the basics of what happened when they arrived. Sam and Nat had remained somewhere in France.

Fortunately, Rose had foreseen some of these events and warned T'Challa about what she knew, which wasn't much, but it had been enough. The Wakandan felt even more inclined to help them after that.

They had been there for about three days, so far there had been little advance, it'd take time for Bucky's mind to be rid of Hydra's manipulation, they'd known that. What Steve and Rose hadn't been expecting was for Bucky to suggest to go into cryogenic sleep until there was a more concrete idea of how to help him.

"You sure about this?" Steve asked Bucky again who was sitting down.

"I can't trust my own mind," the Barnes smiled in acknowledgement. "So, until they figure out how to get this stuff out of my head... I think going back under is the best thing," he added before pausing. "For everybody."