Walking into the meeting room I look around to see that we were being joined by Wanda, Steve, Vision, Tony, Thor, and Doctor Hank Pym. This was definitely a strange group of people for a mission briefing. After greeting everyone I sit down beside Bucky. He offers me a smile as he wraps his arm around the back of my chair. Steve starts, but for some reason I can't focus.

The words Jaskier said were filling my head causing me to doodle on the tablet in my grasp. Geralt saw someone in his dreams as well... Who did he see? I pushed away the hope that it might be me. After all these years I really needed to find a way to relieve myself of these dreams. I needed to move on.

"(Name)?" I hear Steve call my name and my eyes shoot to him.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't really paying attention." I confess going to set the tablet down on the table only to have Steve grab it and look at the screen.

"Who's this?" Steve asks his eyes studying your drawing.

"No one," I reply.

"That's him." Bucky adds causing me to turn and glare at him. "That's the man she sees in her dreams."

"You told him?!" I accuse making Bucky roll his eyes. "Of course, you did, I forgot you two are connected at the cock." I hear a snort from the other side of the room and turn to see Tony covering his mouth as he tries not to laugh.

"(Name), he's one of he reasons we are having this meeting." Steve announces making my eyes widen slightly at him. I glance back at Bucky to see him glaring at me. "Tony, Hank, and Wanda; think there is something about the connection between the two of you. They want to do a few tests to see if we can't possibly find out what is really going on here."

"You want to run tests on me? I'm not all that excited about that, but okay. That explains why the those three are here, but what about Thor?" I ask looking to where he sat in the corner silently swigging from his beer. He stopped mid swig when he heard his name.

"We have reason to believe that this place in your mind is real." Hank interjects pulling the attention towards him.

"Really? Why do you think that?" I ask leaning forward against the side of the table.

"We found some old Hydra documents," Steve starts.

"And?" I ask getting annoyed they wouldn't just beat around the bush.

"They were filled with information on this place in your head." Bucky adds from behind me causing my heart to race.

"So, you mean to tell me that I'm not crazy? That place... is real?" I inquire hope and anger filling my chest. Faint memories of being sent to an asylum forcing their way into my mind. I shove them away as a folder is set down in front of me. I look at everyone before I reach out and taking the folder flip it open. I glance down and as I read, I notice that a lot of the information they had was for making Witchers.

"Does the information there mean anything to you?" Steve asks and my brow furrows.

"They wanted to make Witchers, which is practically impossible, especially here. How did they even know about them?" I ask as I look through the folder trying to find the answer.

"What's a Witcher?" Wanda asks leaning forward on the table.

"A Witcher, is someone who has undergone extensive training, ruthless mental and physical conditioning, and mysterious rituals; in preparation for becoming an itinerant monster slayer for hire. They used to take orphan boys and train them. Almost all of them died."

"Damn," Wanda replies her eyes glancing up at Steve's.

"Almost... how many survived?" Steve asks and I shake my head.

"Not sure, Geralt is the only one I know of; but he always mentioned that there were others when he talked with Jaskier." I answer still reading through the stack of paper to find out how they had gotten their information. "Why doesn't it say where they got their information?"

"No one knows." Steve answers making my eyes meet his. "That's why we need your help."

"What kind of tests were you talking about before?" I ask leaning back in my chair.

"We want to hook a machine up to your head, one that will find the frequency of the universe your friend is in. Then, when we match it, we want to send you along with someone else to find out if there is anyone else there who has a connection other than you." Tony replies dumbing it down for me.

"So, assuming this all works, who's going with me?" I ask looking around the room.

"I will." Bucky says from beside me and I shake my head.

"No, you won't." I argue causing him to lean towards me his brow furrowed.

"(Name)," Bucky starts only to have me hold up my hand to stop him.

"You can't go, if they are right and there is a person who had a connection with someone in Hydra then they know who you are."

"They'll recognize him." Steve adds and I nod.

"As much as you want to go with me you can't." I conclude making anger fill his eyes. Bucky opens his mouth to argue but instead scoffs and pushing himself from the table storms out of the room slamming the door behind him.

"I'll talk with him later." Steve sighs as he sits down in his own chair. "Do you have any suggestions on who would be able to go?"

"Well to be honest you can't go because all of Hydra knows your face," I start making him nod. "Tony can't because honestly, they would kill him. Sorry bud." I add making him smirk. "Hank, no offense but you're too old."

"None taken," Hank replies giving me a nod.

"Honestly the only ones that could go with me are Wanda and Thor." I state my eyes finding Wanda's.

"Okay, I guess that settles it." She replies looking over at Thor.

"Another grand adventure." Thor adds a smile on his lips.

"Okay then it's all settled. (Name), you'll go with Tony and Hank to get the machine and coordinates set up." Steve announces and I nod.

"I just have one thing left to do first." I add shooting Steve a knowing glance.

"We'll meet you up there." Tony says and I nod.

Walking out of the briefing room I make a beeline for the gym where I knew he'd be. I hear the loud smack of flesh against leather and I know he's there, and he's pissed. I see him before he notices that I'm there. The rage radiating off his body is tangible. Taking a deep breath, I walk over to him and clearing my throat hear him let out a heavy sigh.

"I don't wanna talk." Bucky says his eyes narrowing on the punching bag in front of him.

"Bucky, I don't wanna fight." I say causing him to scoff.

"Could have fooled me."

"I know you want to go with me, but if you do, we won't find out what's going on,"

"Oh, come on, (Name)," Bucky yells finally turning towards me. "Just be honest, you don't want me to go so you can be with him."

"That's not true James. I love you." I state reassuring him of how I feel. Then I let out a heavy sigh as I continue, "I won't lie and say I don't have feelings for him cause it's true. I do; but... do you really think so little of me? Do you think I would go there just to cheat on you?"

"No, do not put this back on me." He argues his eyes narrowing at me.

"Please, just listen to me." I beg and he shakes his head.

"No, do not use your powers on me." He yells taking me back.

"I would never do that!" I yell out angry tears filling my eyes. "Not to you. Never to you."

"(Name)," He pauses his eyes turning sad. "I think we should take a break, just until you can figure your feelings out. I can't keep living like this, wondering if you truly love me or if I'm just a replacement for some dream guy."

"James Buchanan Barnes, I love you. I want you." I say emphasizing on the word 'you'.

"I wish I could believe you." He concludes turning from me and walking away.

I stand there staring off after him as my heart breaks. He didn't believe me. Did he not want me? I understood how he felt about it all but did he think that as soon as I got there, I would just run to find Geralt? I most likely wouldn't even meet him. As much as I would want too, I would complete my mission.

Choking back sobs, I reach into my pocket and pulling out my cellphone call Natasha. She answered on the fourth ring.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Can I stay with you please?"

"Of course, you okay?"

"I'll explain when I get there."