Ashes to Ashes

Painful Memories

This chapter is very much inspired by and takes place during Infinity War. All credit goes to Marvel for those portions of this story.

I never knew that a person could hold such a huge part of another persons soul.

Samuel Wilson was that person. From the day we met back in 2016 after the falling out between Steve and Tony, we instantly connected. From then on, we have been absolutely inseparable, a dynamic duo, best friends, and according to Natasha, the couple that made her want to throw up from how cute we are.

"Drop to 2600, heading 0-3-0," Steve said to Sam, who sat in the captains seat.

"You'd better be right or else we won't be landing where you want us to ," Sam retorted as he followed Steve's directions.

"I'm pretty sure that of any of us, Steve would know where we are going. He HAS been here before," you say to Sam with a smirk on your face.

"Like I had no idea," Sam replied, glancing over at you with a grin. "But then again, you've been here too to see Bucky."

Once landed and the team met up with T'Challa and Bucky before Steve, Vision, Wanda, and Natasha went inside with T'Challa to find Shuri. Meanwhile, you, Bucky, and Sam were left outside.

"It is crazy beautiful here. I can never get enough of it," you said to Sam and Bucky.

"And peaceful," Bucky replied, smiling at you.

"Are you feeling okay now, Buck?" You questioned, looking up at him with an eyebrow raised.

"I am," he replied, grinning, before he pulled you into a hug.

Other than Sam, you felt connected to Bucky. He was like the older brother that you had always wanted and you were grateful for the friendship that formed between you both during the fight in Germany. He protected you with his life and you were beyond grateful for all he had taught you for as long as you had known him.

While he had taken the last two years and spent them in Wakanda, he was still great at keeping contact. He always wrote letters and you and Steve would fly in to check on his progress. Bucky was your family— all of the Avengers were.

"Hey Cap. I think we've got a problem out here," Sam said over his headset as he watched what looked like a giant meteor fall, only to be destroyed by the dome over Wakanda.

"Make that a very big problem," you followed up, your eyes staying on the sky.

"This place is the best," Bucky muttered, looking up at the sky in awe as three more ships fell.

"What in the? Are those ships?" You questioned, your eyes following the middle ship down to the ground.

In an instant, Wakandan warriors were preparing for battle all around the trio and Bucky had briefly disappeared to arm himself for battle. You stepped back on the quinjet momentarily to get your own weapons ready before joining Steve, Natasha, and Bucky on one of the carriers with Wakandan warriors to head to the battlefield.

As you stood on the hover carrier, you watched Sam and Rhodey fly above.

"Do you guys see anything from up there?" You questioned.

"It looks like our friends are back," Sam replied as he soared above your carrier, referring to your encounter with Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian that caused Vision's injuries.

You couldn't help but smile as you looked at him. Something about watching him fly around never failed to give you butterflies.

Once you all got to the battlefield, you stood between Bucky and Sam as Steve, Nat, and T'Challa went to speak to Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian at the edge of the dome.