Relationships can end, friendship or love

10/16/24-11/14/24

In Wakanda Bucky and Ayo were in the hills next to a campfire.

"It is time." Ayo said.

"You sure about this?" Bucky asked nervously.

"I won't let you hurt anyone," she said gently. "Longing... Rusted... Seventeen..."

"It's not gonna work," he said staring at the fire having flashbacks as his time as the Winter Soldier.

All this time I was wasting

Howard's car was forced off the road and crashed into a tree. He rode up and got off his motorbike while Howard lay on the ground beside the car.

"Help my wife. Please. Help." Howard said as he walked walks over, hoist him up by his hair, stared at Howard's bloody face and Howard stared back pleadingly. "Sergeant Barnes?"

"Howard!" Maria said as he pounded Howard hard in the face with his metal fist. "Howard!" she said and Howard slumped dead.

Then he put him in the driver's seat with his face against the steering wheel. Maria was in the passenger seat with blood streaked down her face and he walked around, gripped her throat expressionless and strangled her Maria. Then he walked up and aimed a gun at the surveillance camera.

Hoping you would come around

"Daybreak... Furnace... Nine... Benign... Homecoming... One... Freight Car..." she said as tears rolled down his cheeks and his eyes welled up realizing the trigger words didn't work anymore. "You are free James," she said with a gentle smile as he looked at her, barely holding himself together and she nodded. "You are free." she said quietly and he broke down in relief thinking about when he first came to Wakanda.

I've been giving out chances every time

He was at Wakanda medical facility.

"You sure about this?" Steve asked.

"I can't trust my own mind. So, until they figure out how to get this stuff out of my head I think going back under is the best thing... for everybody." he said and went back into cryo.

And all you do is let me down

In the Wakandan Medicine Hut kids raced out of the hut and over to Shuri.

"Are you playing around with that man again?" Shuri asked.

"No. Nol" one of them said.

"You're teasing him again?"

A few minutes later Bucky exited the hut to the sight of a beautiful Wakandan lakeside and took it all in with a deep breath.

Outside the hut were Wakandan Shaman and Shuri, embracing the three giggling children two Dora Milaje observing Shuri from a close distance.

"Emhlophe Ingcuka." The kids said and Bucky settled next to Shuri taking in her view of the lake.

"Good morning, Sergeant Barnes." Shuri said.

"Bucky." he said.

"How are you feeling?"

"Good. Thank you." he said and she smiled.

"Come. Much more for you to learn." she said and he followed her towards the other huts.

And it's taking me this long

Then he smiled with tears still going down his eyes.

'Thank you Shuri, T'Challa, Ayo. I owe you all so much.' he thought.