A Stucky Story

The Asset vs. The Black Panther pt. 4

A lot of things has transpired since Steve and Bucky moved into the Citadel with T'Challa's family. Well, they moved in, then moved out. They moved out to the outskirts of the city into the villages. And they loved it. Bucky made friends with some of the children and their parents and nieghbors were kind enough to teach Steve how to care for their farm animals, fold clothes into an African style, do Bucky's hair and how to cook with their spices.

On top of that, they both had begun to learn their language. Bucky was doing better than him because he was with the kids most of the day and they allowed him into their school. Which Steve was grateful for.

A few days ago, Shuri was able to successfully finish reprogramming Winter. Steve could definitely see the difference in how Winter acted. He wasn't as timid or aggressive towards new people. He was more calm and willing to learn. They tested out his new words 'The White Wolf arises'. It worked and he accepted his new name. Winter will always be his normal name, on the battle field he will be called White Wolf.

As far as his three year old and the oldest, they were still okay. It was a great risk of messing with the mind and Steve had chewed off all his nails during the whole procedure but when Bucky woke up and called him daddy, he felt such great relief. After a minutes, he was called Stevie. And he couldn't help but cry.

Another positive to their lives was Bucky's new arm was finished yesterday and he loved it. It was black and gold laced and made with vibranium making it practically weightless. It would take a few sessions of physical therapy for his body to fully adjust to having the arm, but so far he was doing good and when he realized he could take the arm off when he wanted to, Steve wasn't sure if he was happy or extremely confused. So Steve told him he could take the arm off at night.

Harley was doing great. She loved the attention that the kids gave her, but her true human will always be Bucky. She was becoming more adventurous as they lived in the hut. She walked around more without them but always came back when called. But one thing was certain, once they arrived back to United States, she was going to have to get tested for any diseases and mostly likely reevaluated to make sure she was in good condition to be a service dog.

Today was a school day for Bucky. Steve decided to help his neighbor, Ms. Zaire, with her livestock. He threw over a bale of hay to the goats. Then he felt a headbutt to his shin.

"Hey, Becca." It was a little goat that headbutted Bucky when she first met him. The family didn't have a name for her when they arrived, so they let Bucky name her. And Steve wasn't sure why he even named the goat Becca but if it had something to do with his sister then he wasn't going to stop him.

"Mr. Rogers." Waved Ms. Amare, Bucky's teacher. But Bucky wasn't with her. That wasn't a good sign. Steve mentally prepared himself as he walked up the hill.

"You're going to tell me something I probably don't want to hear."

"I can't find him. I told him to wait by the door like we usually do but when I turned, he was gone. I asked the children but they don't know either." Steve rubbed his face then scratched his beard.

"I wouldn't be so concerned if he was with people he knew, but he isn't. Something must have caught his attention. Um, I'll find him. He won't go far."

"I'm so sorry."

"No, it's okay. This isn't the first time this has happened. Thank you for letting me know." Steve walked passed her then thought about where Bucky would possibly go. But he was certain of one thing, Bucky wouldn't go into the city by himself but he knew a way into the Citadel by passing around the city.

Steve heard Harley bark, then she came running up the hill. "I don't suppose you know where he is?" Harley shook her whole body. Steve patted her head then walked through the village to try to find him but nobody seen him. He entered the city keeping an eye out for the brunet but he wasn't here. So he went into the Citadel. He went in their old room, but he wasn't here.