One-shots/Short Stories

Captain America: Civil War - Alternate Universe Travelling

A/N: Happy late New Years!

Back in the Universe
Landing on the ground with a thud, I groaned, rolling onto my back. I stared up at the dark ceiling, sighing. "This place looks familiar." I breathed out. "Goddamnit, not again. . ."
"Mary?" a familiar voice called out. "Mary Holly?"
"Steve?" I called out, slowly sitting up. "As in, Captain America and not Chris Evans?"
"Yeah, it's me. Steve." Footsteps came to my right, revealing Steve at the doorway.
"Steve!" I got up to my feet shakily, running into his arms. Steve held me back, lifting me up easily. "Hey dude! How you doin'?"
"Not well." he sighed, setting me down. "You know the thing you warned us? About the Accords?"
"Ah, shit." I grimaced, stepping away. "Pardon my language."
"Really? You know about that?"
"Bro, I'm basically a psychic here about you and the other's life."
"Hey, Cap! Where are you? Did you find out what that noise was?"
"Holy moly, is that Sam Wilson?" I jumped in my spot excitedly. "Oh my God, his actor, Anthony Mackie, is so cool and funny, like -"
"Hey, Cap!" The one and only Falcon came into the room that Steve and I occupied. I barely contained my fangirling. "Who's this?"
"This is Mary Holly." Steve introduced. I shook Sam's hand eagerly.
"Wow, you're awesome!" I blurted out. He smiled at me in amusement. "Sorry, sorry. It's just. . .I recently watched videos of you and Sebastian Stan funny moments. The both of you are funny together and all. . ."
"Who?"
"Sebastian Stan is Bucky's actor, right?" Steve asked me with a frown. I nodded in reply.
"Wait, me and Bucky? Nuh-uh. No way. I ain't laughing with the man who almost killed me." Sam scoffed.
"Oh yeah." I remembered. "Well, your actors are good friends. Very funny together."
"What do you mean actors?" Sam asked, staring at me as if I was crazy.
"It's a long story." Steve sighed. "Short version: she's from a different universe where we're fictional comic characters."
"What!" Sam stared at me shocked, eyeing me up and down. "You alien?"
"No." I glared at him. "Just because I'm from a different universe, doesn't mean I'm different from you. Except the fact I know what's happening. . ." I groaned in exasperation, rubbing my eyes. "I specifically said I didn't want to be in this universe during Civil War! Did the universe listen to me? No! Assholes. . ."
"Mary, as much as I love your strange conversations, we need to go." Steve interrupted me. "You know what's happening, so you know how important this is."
"Yeah, yeah. . ." I remembered a certain character. "Holy shit, Bucky is here, right? Can I meet him? He is so hot! Like, have you seen his abs? I wanna see his metal arm -!"
"Steve?" a hesitant voice called out. "Steve? Where are you?"
"Holy shit. . ." I whispered, a smile breaking into my face. "Holy. . ."
Winter Soldier soon joined our group, looking at us all confused. His gaze on me turned wary. "Who are you?"
I didn't respond, still dumbstruck at the sight of him. Like, my God he is so hot. With his long hair, and firm built - usually I'm not into the buff guys, but he is an exception.
"Mary!" I snapped out of my awe, realising Steve had been trying to gain my attention for a while. "Mary, snap out of it. You can 'fangirl' later. Right now we need to go."
"Right! Got it, got it." I nodded quickly. "Let's go in that small buggy car you steal!"
"How does she -?" Bucky turned to Steve surprised.
"Long story." Steve said, leading the way out. "Mary can explain to you both in the car."
"Ooh, this is exciting." I smirked. "We're meeting up with Sharon, right? Sharon Carter?"
"This is way too creepy." Steve grimaced.
"Hey, you're just saying that because you have the hots for her." I shrugged nonchalantly. Sam bursted out laughing, Bucky even cracking a smile. "I know what happens in your life, Rogers. By the way, interesting things are gonna happen soon."

***

"Can you move your seat up?"
"No." I immediately cracked up, finding the scene way more funny when witnessing it in person than on screen.
"Ah, I love that scene. You two are so funny." I moved from the middle to the side seat. "Here, sit in the middle."
Bucky slowly moved over to my previous seat, sending a small nod to me. And then I couldn't help it. "Can I touch your arm?"
"Excuse me?"
"Your arm is awesome. Can I touch it?"
"Uh. . .sure?"
"Awesome!" I immediately leaned towards him, placing a hand on his arm. It was cool and hard. I could hear the gears in his arm moving around. I trailed my hand down from his bicep to his hand, observing it. I slowly moved his fingers around, finding it strange but cool. I slowly intertwined my hand with his, finding it cool against my warm and small hand. His metal hand basically covered my whole hand. The whole time, Bucky was watching me with furrowed brows, curious. I gave him a small shy smile.
"You're not a monster, Bucky." I told him quietly. "I know what you've been through. You had no choice."
"I know." he rasped out quietly. "Thank you. But. . .it was still my body."
"I know." I remember him saying that to Steve later on in the movie. "But the fact you feel remorse, proves that you're not a monster. You're human. Even if you're not the Bucky from the forties, you're still you now."
I noticed Steve and Sharon leaning towards each other. "Ooh, this is interesting. Look guys, look!" As soon as we all glanced to them, they kissed. "Whoo! Get in there, Steve. Kissing your ex's niece! Nasty!"
Bucky and Sam laughed at my outburst, Sharon and Steve watching us bemused. "You're not bad, kid." Bucky mused, sending me a genuine smile. "You're kinda cool."
"Thanks." I grinned.

***

"Wanda Maximoff. Awesome chick." I told Bucky, staying by his side at the car. "Telepathic and telekinesis. Can also show your worst nightmare." Bucky shuddered at my words. "Yeah, she's quite dangerous. But she's still cool." I sighed sadly, watching Wanda greet Steve after Scott Lang. "Her twin brother died during that Sokovia incident with Ultron."
"It's weird that you know about us all." Bucky mused. "And that you're from another universe. Do you like it here?"
"It's cool." I nodded. "I get to meet you guys, but then the drama. The Accords, Thanos -he's someone in the future, so don't worry about him- your mind. . ."
"You know about the trigger words, huh." Bucky mumbled.
"I witnessed it. The Berlin incident. You tried so hard to escape." I suddenly brought him into a hug. "Man, I wanted that man dead. . ."
"Do we defeat him?" Bucky asked me hopefully. "Do we stop them in time?"
"Yeah. But not without consequences. Just be prepared, okay?"
"Mary, you're really a good friend." Bucky told me sincerely. "You really are. Helping us with our case, telling us to be prepared for things in the future. . ." He gave me a small smile. "You're one of the first people apart from Steve that have shown care for me. If it came down to it, I would rather sacrifice my life in order for you to be safe." Feeling quite emotional, I brought him into another hug.
"See? You're not a monster." I murmured, clearing my throat and sniffing back my tears. "Don't downgrade yourself."
I faced the others. "Yo, we need to go!"
A voice started coming from a speaker, speaking German. "They're evacuating the airport." Bucky translated for us.
"Stark." Steve realised.
"Wait, what about me?" I panicked. "I can't fight for shit - and I can't fight the others, we're all friends -"
"Hide." Steve told me. "Hang with Bucky and Sam for a while. When we find a plane, you run for it. We'll cover you."
"I'll stay with her." Bucky announced, standing up straighter. Unless my eyes deceive me, he moved closer to my small form. "I'll protect her."
"You can't." Steve shook his head. "You're wanted by Stark. She'll stay with Falcon. She'll be with you anyway, but make sure she doesn't get pulled in with you when the time comes."

***

"You guys!" I puffed. "You're all fit and all, but I'm just a kid and I laze around instead of exercise!"
"Come on." Bucky grunted, pulling me along. Spider-Man appeared at the windows of the airport. "What the hell is that?"
"I don't know, people have a gimmick these days." Sam grumbled.
"His name is Spider-Man!" I told them. "Teenager. I know his identity! Should I tell you all?"
"Now is not the time for your psychic skills!" Sam yelled from behind me, me and Bucky ahead of him since Bucky was basically carrying me now. "We need to get you away from the fight -" he was kicked to the side by Peter Parker.
"Fuck!" I shrieked.
"Language!" Bucky scolded.
"Oh not you, too!"

***

I sat beside him on the medical table, listening to him and Steve talk. It was time for Bucky to go into cryosleep, and I wasn't looking forward to it. Bucky and I became close in the short amount of time, and with him going away for a while, it saddened me.
"Everything is going to be okay." I told him. "I mean, the next time you wake up it's probably because of a horrible situation."
"Does that situation happen to involve this Thanos guy?"
"Dunno. Haven't seen up to there yet."
"So what's happening to you now?" Steve asked me. "Do we need to find the Ancient One again?"
"I dunno. Probably -" A portal appeared, revealing the Ancient One again. I gave her a sheepish smile. "Hey. . ."
"Back in the universe?" she asked me with amusement. "I wonder why. . ."
"In my defence, these portals come to me randomly." I raised my hands up in surrender. "It's not like I have magic or anything. My world doesn't have that. Just science."
"And science can be magic." she said cryptically.
"Are you saying I have -?"
"Time to go, Miss Holly." she announced, creating a new portal for me. "Bad people will notice soon how powerful you are and will want you."
"What?" I frowned. "Never mind. I'm just gonna say my goodbyes to them first." I pulled Steve into a hug, burying my face in his chest. "Go save them, Cap."
"I will." he promised. I turned to Bucky, hugging him as tight as I could.
"I'm gonna miss you, Bucky."
"Gonna miss you too, kid." he gave me a small smile. "See you soon."
"Yeah. See you soon." Walking towards the Ancient One, I gave her a small smile, walking towards the portal. "Tell Steven Strange a fan says hi!" I quickly told her.
"Will do." she promised. Giving them all a smile, I went back to my universe.

The End