Ferocity

Chapter Twelve - Battle

Most mornings Bucky would join Kal on her run, he would push himself to keep up with her as best as he could, though she would taunt him by running backwards or circles around him. When they reached the clearing they would spar where Kal would push him to strike harder and faster, Bucky was already a skilled fighter to begin with but he advanced even further with the challenge.

Today as in most days Kal and Bucky would go to the river after their training to swim, bask in the sun and each other before walking back home. They were laying on the river bank, Kal resting on Bucky's chest while he watched the clouds pass over the blue sky above them when suddenly Kal's blissful thoughts were interrupted.

"M'Kali where are you?"

T'Challa's tone was urgent, but Kal was not in the mood.

"Go away cousin, I left my beads at home for good reason"

"M'Kali!"

This time his tone was authorative, that of a king causing her to sit up abruptly.

"What's wrong Kali?" Bucky questioned.

Kal held her hand up to him and pointed towards her head with a furrowed brow.

"What is it T'Challa?"

"I must speak with Sergeant Barnes and yourself immediately. Captain Rogers has made contact, New York has been attacked and Tony Stark as well as two of his associates are missing"

"Shit! We are on our way"

"Okoye and I will meet you at your house, be quick"

"What is going on Kali?"

"There was an attack and Steve needs us"

They ran back home quickly, it took all of her will not to speed ahead of Bucky desperate to know more about what happened and she could not shake the feeling of dread. When they arrived home T'Challa and Okoye stood outside, next to the transport the Dora Milaje stood with two large cases. Bucky and Kal slowed to a walk and approached the group tentatively without a word, the Dora opened the cases to reveal combat suits and customized weapons for each of them.

"Where's the fight?" Bucky asked solemnly, not taking his eyes off the rifle that lay in front of them.

"On it's way" T'Challa responded.

Kal reached over to Bucky taking his hand in hers, she knew he had no desire to fight ever again but she knew he would lay down his life to protect those who could not and she would do the same.

"T'Challa, you know I will stand beside you no matter what, but please tell us what we are up against." Kal asked anxiously.

"A being named Thanos is hunting Infinity Stones, powerful objects that when combined have unlimited power" T'Challa let out a heavy sigh "He already has two of the six stones, there are two more on Earth, or at least there were. The keeper of the Time Stone disappeared with Tony Stark when two of Thanos's children attacked New York. The remaining stone is with Captain Rogers right now, it is Vision's power source. Vision was wounded when two more of his children attacked him and Wanda in Scotland. We believe that they are able to track the whereabouts of the stone and expect them to attack here, they control the same army that attacked New York in 2012"

"Fuck" Bucky responded.

"M'Kali, we suspect that your powers came from the Space Stone as it was in Baron Strucker's possession for some time, we also know he the Mind Stone in his experiments on the Maximoff's."

Kal just nodded along as T'Challa spoke while images of her torture flashed through her mind, each memory cloaked in red, blue or purple. "It was more then one of the stones"