Avengers Imagines

Time After Time- Steve Rogers Part 2

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ENDGAME SPOILERS

April 26, 2023

Almost as quickly as everything withered to black, you felt life breathed back into you. You felt the dirt under your body, and your eyes tugged themselves open. To your disbelief, you were waking up in Wakanda. Around you, Sam, Wanda, T'Challa, everyone who disappeared in the snap were just as disoriented as you. 

"Y/N..." you heard a voice from beside you, and looked over to see Bucky kneeling beside you. You pushed yourself up to your own knees and wrapped your arms around him in what could only be described as a thankful hug. 

Then another thought crossed your mind. 

You pulled back from Bucky, both of you getting to your feet, and looked around for one person in particular. Before you could even ask where he was, sparks started appearing to your left. Sparks in the distinct shape of a circle. No, not a circle. A portal. 

A man appeared shortly after, and before any of you could spring into action, he spoke. "My name is Stephen Strange, I hope you're all ready to pack a punch. I don't have much time to explain, but you gotta come with me. The Avengers need you." Given what just happened, you weren't really questioning it. You and Bucky just exchanged a look, and followed Strange through the portal. For the sake of whatever you were stepping into, you tried to stay calm and professional but there was one thing occupying your mind; Steve. 

On the other side of the portal was what seemed to be an absolute wasteland. But, as your eyes scanned over the scene in front of you, you saw more and more portals opening up. Anyone who'd ever worked with the Avengers were flooding through them. With another glance to the battlefield, you saw Thanos and his army at the center of it. You quickly pieced together what the situation was. Despite the exhaustion soaking your sore muscles, you gripped your guns tightly. To you, you just fought one massive alien army, you weren't exactly psyched to fight another one. Then, one voice rang out somewhere that made you thrilled to get into it. 

"Avengers!" Steve shouted somewhere in the crowd. "Assemble."

Thor let out a yell after that, and everyone charged forward. 

*

Of course you wanted to see Steve right away, but that wasn't the priority right away. So, you fought your way over to him. Or where you thought he was at least. There was absolute chaos storming around you, so whenever you saw a glimpse of red, white, and blue, you made your way towards it. 

Sliding down what used to be part of the Avengers facility, you leaned against the chunk of cement to catch your breath. This was a bad battle. Sure you weren't outnumbered, but damn it was crazy. And deadly. And you tried not to let the creeping thoughts of what could happen to you, or Steve, get in your way. 

About a dozen yards away, bolts of lightning were raining down from the sky, and though you expected to see Thor summoning them, you saw Steve. Wielding Mjolnir. 

A proud smile accompanied the surge of relief that flooded your body. 

You barreled over to Steve, shooting aliens that tried to kill you along the way, and practically knocked him over with a bone crushing hug. He was startled at first, still in fight mode, but he quickly realized who was latching onto him. 

"Y/N?" he practically whispered out of shock. You pulled back and looked up at him with teary eyes. "It's really you?"

"Told you we'd find each other," you half-heartedly joked. You could barely finish the sentence before Steve pulled you closer to him, his lips meeting yours passionately. Somehow, the war around you seemed to fade away as you and Steve refused to let the other go. Just then did it occur to you that you had no idea how long you were gone.