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CHAPTER FIVE ! electric deja vu.
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2004
" MAXIMOFF!" a hydra guard screams from outside of her locked cell. a tired three year old girl walks over to the door. "you're getting moved! let's go!"
she tilts her head and follows the guard.
he drops her off with one of the most talked about men in the whole hydra facility. the winter soldier. and somehow, mckenna wasn't scared.
they lock the cell as normal and she sits on an empty bed, looking at the man laying on the bed across from hers.
as a normal, three year old instinct, she asks questions, "what's your name?"
"i'm the winter soldier," the man replies blankly.
"no i know that. but like your actual name," she says looking out into the starry sky.
"it's james," he states, "james buchanan barnes. what's your name?"
"mckenna maximoff," she says, continuing to stare out into the sky from the barred window.
"how old are you mckenna?" he asks, turning to face the girl.
"i just turned three. my parents died in an explosion and then my older siblings volunteered to be test subjects for a new experiment thingy here. so then they brought me here," she explains.
"kid you shouldn't be here. it's way too dangerous for you," he says, remembering when he first was brought here.
"can i call you bucky?" she asks randomly.
"sure kid," he replies, getting a type of deja vu.
"goodnight bucky," she says, turning towards the wall.
"goodnight mckenna," he says doing the same, his brain racing over ideas on how to get her out.
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2009
" BUCKY?"
"yeah kenna?" he asks, sitting up from his bed and turning to the other side.
"i'm scared. they said that they're going through with the experiment tomorrow and that if it's successful then they're transferring me. you're the only person i trust anymore," the eight year old explains.
bucky sighs as he toys with the dog tags against his t-shirt. "kenna it's gonna be okay," he states, looking down at his chest. he thinks for a moment before pulling the necklace over his head. "do you know what these are?" mckenna shakes her head, "they're my dog tags from before i came here. have you seen me go anywhere without them?"
mckenna shakes her head again, "no," she says in a hushed tone.
"so then," bucky says standing up and placing it over her head. "you know that even if you are transferred, i'll come back for you. these will keep you safe like i do now," he explains.
mckenna nods as bucky pats her head, flattening her frizzy hair. mckenna wraps her hands around his waist, embracing the soldier. bucky frowns as he holds his hands on her back, rubbing it softly. "i love you bucky," the girl mumbles from his chest.
"i love you too kid," he replies, blinking as tears stream down his face.
