No Time to Die - Bucky Barnes

Chapter 5

Symphony No.2, Op 27: III Adagio

Flashback in italics.

"This really isn't necessary Tony." Your eyes try to follow him but he is running around you like a madman. "Of course it is. We need to know the extent of your powers." He says, sticking little white dots to your face to track your energy levels. "I thought I told you that I didn't want to fight anymore." Coming back to the compound you found a room already set up for you and a space cleared out for you in the lab. To say Tony was thrilled to have you staying there would be an understatement.

A few avengers in fact are happy to have you. Some more than others. There really is actually only one individual who is wary of your presence.

"You're not actually fighting. Think of this as an experiment. You're a scientist, you perform experiments all the time. That's why we are doing this. To get a better understanding." He rambles, you're not sure if he even knows what he is talking about. "But Tony,..."

"Shhhhh. It will be over before you know it and you can hole back into the lab later:" Tony places his finger on your lips shutting you up. He was definitely strange to say the least. You don't think he knows what's going on in his mind let alone anyone else. But he was right about one thing. You have been spending an unhealthy amount of time down in the lab. It's been a long time since you've gotten to use your hands to do some good. So you spend most of your time improving the avenger's suits and weapons.

You reluctantly agree to do whatever 'experiments' Tony has in store for you. You wait until he finishes setting up everything before he comes back in front of you. He places his hands on your shoulders. "You're ready, Smarty." You nod your head. "Great!" He comes to stand behind with his hands still placed on your shoulders. He leads you to the centre of the mat.

"Since you have powers that can copy others' powers and we just so happen to have an abundance of those. Let's test that out first." Loki, Wanda, Thor and Pietro were aimlessly talking to one another waiting for things to start. "So how does it work?" Tony says. He was standing now at a safe distance behind some glass with safety glasses on. You couldn't help but smile seeing the resemblance between him and his father.

His eyes glimmered with glee. Howard was jumping on the balls of his feet waiting for you to show him the latest thing you were working on. You had the idea of kinetic weapons. Weapons that can change and form a new one. It wasn't your ideal invention, since you weren't a big fan of violence but after two world wars, the world was on edge. With your father gone and your mother unable to work, you had to provide for your family one way.

"Alright. Let's see this magnificent invention of yours." You place in front of him a plain stick or at least that's what it looks like. "A stick?" Howard questions with a smirk. You grab said stick and lead him outside of the lab. He waits on the other side, face glued to the glass waiting to see what you have in store.

Pressing the side of the stick a curved metal piece flies out forming a scythe. Then with the simple flick of your wrist, it contracts into a military-grade sniper. Howard couldn't have been more impressed. He re-entered the room wearing big bulky safety glasses and the biggest toothy smile ever.

"Does there have to contact or can they stand on the other side of the room?" Snapping out of the past you start to answer Tony's question. "Preferably by contact. I have the most control that way." The thing about your power is that it allows you to choose how much energy you consume. Take too much and it can kill the other person and change you. "But you can take the power from a distance?"

You shift your weight from one foot to the other. You really didn't want to answer that specific question. However, you haven't lied to them yet and wouldn't ever. "Yes. But there is the possibility of me taking too much." For the enhanced, you wouldn't necessarily kill them right away but taking their power is just as bad. You take part of them completely if you drain a large amount.