Bucky and Nat brought Rylie back to the hotel room, while the rest of the team took care of her parents. She just couldn't forget the sad look in her mother's eyes and the determined look in her father's. She initially thought her mother was sad because Rylie had found out about their secret, but she was only sad because she was caught. Rylie realized that when her mother only acknowledged her presence when both of them were led away.
Natasha had offered to stay with her, so she wasn't alone and Bucky couldn't bear to be with the people who tortured him when he was the Winter Soldier, so he decided to stay too.
Rylie is sitting on the couch, trying to wrap her mind around the fact her parents are actually enemies of the Avengers. Then Natasha interrupts her thoughts.
"Do you have a place to live now your parents are... criminals?" she asks.
Rylie shakes her head. "My mom said every other member of the family died."
Natasha turns to Bucky. "We should take her to the compound after the mission. She's only 17, so technically a minor and I don't want her to get in the system."
"Does she want to?" Bucky asks as responds, glancing at Rylie.
"I really do. I don't want to be in this stupid town anymore. I do want to say goodbye to my best friend, Emily, though."
"You can't tell her about us or HYDRA. We technically were never here, and so were your parents", Natasha warns.
"I won't. I'll tell her my parents decided to move back or something", Rylie says.
Bucky nods and gives her a reassuring smile. "It'll be alright."
She sighs. "I don't know... Apparently my whole life has been a lie. Maybe she's also a HYDRA agent."
"Well, if she's your age, that's quite impossible."
"True... I'll call her now", Rylie says while taking her phone. She immediately notices the missed calls and messages of Emily.
Em
Rylie, waar zijt ge?? (Rylie, where are you? (Shorter/dialect-ish, like all texts will be))
Kzweer, als ge vermoord zijt (I swear, if you're murdered)
📞 Em
📞 Em
Neem uw telefoon op!! (Pick up your phone!)
U ouders nemen ook nie op wtf (Your parents don't pick up either)
📞 Em
Wrm is u locatie in een hotel?? (Why is your loction in a hotel?)
OH NEE GE ZIJT ONTVOERD (Oh no you're kidnapped)
Em, alles ok. Kga u bellen. Neem op. Kmoe wa dingen uitleggen.
(Em, everything ok. I'm gonna call you. I need to explain some things)
EINDELIJK! GE LEEFT NOG! (Finally! You're still alive!"
Rylie presses the call button and Emily immediately picks up.
"Vrouw! Waar was jij?" she asks. ("Woman! Where were you?")
"Kalm. Ik heb die mannen niet kunnen volgen, ze waren al weg. Ik ging dan terugkeren, maar mijn moeder belde me dan. Ze zei dat ik naar huis moest komen, wat ik dan deed, en ik was vergeten om u een bericht te sturen", Rylie explains. (Calm down. I wasn't able to follow the men, they were already gone. I wanted to return, but then my mother called me. She said I had to come home, which I did, and I forgot to send you a message.")
"Ah, ok. Waarom moest je naar huis?" ("Ah, okay. Why did you have to go home?")
"Wel... Mama en papa hebben beslist om weer naar New York te verhuizen. Ze zijn het hier beu." (Well... Mom and dad decided to return to New York. They're bored here.")
"Nee! Ga je weg?" ("No! Are you leaving?")
"Ja, sorry. Ik beloof om je zo veel mogelijk te bellen. Ik moet nu inpakken. Doei." ("Yeah, sorry. I promise to call you as much as possible. I have to pack now. Bye.")
"Bye."
Rylie puts the phone back down, sighing. Natasha smiles. "I have no idea what you just said, but I'm sure you said the right thing."
Bucky smiles too. "You did. Do you need some stuff from home before you come with us?"
"I do", Rylie answers.
"We'll take you."
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After a few minutes the three of them walk to Rylie's home. When they arrive, she takes the key hidden in a vase and gets inside.
"Is it alright if I search for proof for the HYDRA thing, while you and Nat pack?" Bucky asks.
"Yeah, sure, knock yourself out", Rylie answers, while she takes Natasha to her room.
When Nat sees the posters of the Avengers she chuckles. "You really are a fan."
"Then you haven't seen Emily's room yet", Rylie says with a soft smile. She grabs some of her favorite clothes: a shirt she got for her birthday, that one pair of glittery pants from which most of them are gone already, a sweater with a picture of her and Emily printed on. Then she takes a few pictures she can't miss, her favorite stuffed animal that she can't get rid off, even though she's 17.
"You got everything?" Natasha asks.
"I think so..." Rylie says as she glances at the room for one last time.
They both go back downstairs where Bucky is waiting for them.
"No proof except for the things we found in that old station", he says when they reach the door. "You okay?"
"I'll miss this place. I've lived here for more than 10 years..." Rylie says, sighing.
"We'll return sometime in case you want to take something else or just miss it", Natasha says, patting her back.
"Thanks", she answers with a soft smile.
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Living far away
FanficRylie Thompson was originally born in New York, but then her parents moved to a small town in Belgium. Away from any danger, was their excuse. Especially since the attacks in 2012. At the age of 17, Rylie wants to move back to New York, but her pare...
