Destruction ━ Bucky Barnes [2]

18 ━ DOWN BELOW

DESTRUCTION.
( chapter eighteen.)

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EDITED 08/13/2025 @9:38 PM

  WHEN ANDREA AWOKE, IT was to Thor staring down at her. "And this is comfortable for you?" He asked, angling his head to get a better view of Andy drooling from her chin.

  "Absolutely," she muttered, wiping at her face. She was too exhausted to be embarrassed. Andy took Thor's outstretched hand, allowing him help her up.

  "We found what Ultron was trying to hide," the God told her, leading the Jones woman out of the supply closet. How he had even found her was a mystery, but she figured it had something to do with Steve's irritated expression.

  "We've been looking for you," he said plainly, making his disapproval apparent as she approached.

  Andrea rolled her eyes, walking past him, "Sorry, I was incredibly busy having a passionate make-out session with a Norse god."

To that, Steve had no reply and she was surprised to find that it was an efficient end to what would've been the beginning of another argument.

Andy joined the rest of the team in a room still scattered with boxes. "What's the objective?" She asked, immediately regretting the question when everyone promptly turned to stare. It was uncomfortable, given that her team had no subtlety with their concern.

  Tony was the first to speak, "People who still take naps during the day aren't allowed to listen in on adult conversations, sorry."

  Andrea flicked him the middle finger, accompanied by her sickeningly false smile. The banter didn't ease her suspicion. With the cautious way they regarded her, it was clear that her disappearance had set them off.

  "So," she breathed out, "Is someone going to fill me in, or are you all going to keep staring at my pretty face?"

Andy tried to keep the resentment out of her voice, but it was hard not to be bitter when everyone kept making her feel like she was a walking land mine. They had promised they wouldn't do this, and she hated to admit that it stung. That taking a few minutes (or an hour) to herself would be cause for panic seemed ridiculous. Not that her timing could've been any better...

  Natasha cleared her throat, "Ultron is investing in vibranium."

  Andy furrowed her brow, grateful for the turn in conversation. "Where the hell is Ultron going to source that kind of material from?" Vibranium was rare and those who knew where to get it were even rarer.