Chapter 3: The departure

"We need to figure out where to send them." Natasha stated, when Steve came into the living room. He had left Bucky in front of the window. He was a bit worried but also relieved, it seemed even though Bucky had forgotten their past together, Alice and Bucky still had some sort of connection. "I think about going with them." Steve mumbled abstractedly, while Natasha and Clint looked worried at him, Natasha had been with Steve, when he found out that Bucky was still alive and now he found out that their childhood friend Alice was still alive as well. She could see the toll it took on him as well. "They can't be on their own unsupervised" Clint stated, Nat nodded in agreement. "We could let them decided, if they want to go for the cliché cottage in the woods or a flat somewhere in the city."

Bucky looked at Banner and Stark in pure horror, when the heart monitor started to get louder and faster. His knuckle were white from clenching his fists. He could see them talking to each other hastily but he couldn't hear them. His breathing picked up, worry washing over him, while he continued watching over the two scientists. Soon enough Alice's heart rate seemed to calm down and finally Bucky relaxed slightly. A hand on his shoulder made him jumper, before Steve's voice calmed him down again. "The two of you will leave as soon as they are done." Bucky nodded understandingly. "We haven't decided, whether you should go into an apartment or a house. I thought it would only be fair if you decided. After all it's you two who will live there." Steve continued, turning his gaze to Bruce and Tony. "How many have they removed yet?" Steve turned back to his friend, who still seemed rather focused on the sight in front of them. "Three more to go." Bucky stated, trying to get rid of the horrible feeling that invaded his mind, when he remembered how close to death Alice had been earlier. At the same time the thought made him smile slightly and the irony of her nickname. "I think a bit of solitude would do us both some good. Alice never liked crowds and my actions are still a bit unpredictable." He continued quickly glancing at Steve, who seemed to cringe when Bucky reminded him, how unstable he himself was in the end. "So the cottage it is?" Steve checked, earning a nod from Bucky.

"So our little devil will live!" Tony announced, when he left the room to inform Steve and Bucky. "How long until she is transportable?" Steve inquired, crossing his arms in front of him. Bucky tried to hid the smile that was growing on his face. He was still not used to see his friend as a figure of authority and he made sure to remind him of it every time he got the change to, like reminding him that he technically isn't a captain, which earned an eye roll from Steve every time. "Give her a few more hours and she should wake up. After that Terminator and the devil are free to go." Bucky chuckled dryly at Tony's nicknames from him and Alice, while Steve just simple rolled his eyes. "Thank you, Stark." Steve and Tony looked at Bucky in surprise, neither of them suspected him to thank Tony. "You are welcome, I guess, it's not like I want HYDRA on my doormat anyway." Tony shrugged, before he left them. "I will go and organise the whole cottage thing. You are staying?" Steve wasn't sure why he was even asking, when he already knew the answer. Bucky nodded quickly, before Steve left.

When Alice woke up, her body was aching. She looked to her side to find Bucky sitting next to her. "Hey" She croaked, while he smiled at her. She looked around to find herself in the same room she had been in before, so they hadn't moved her. "We agreed to leave as soon as you are awake." Bucky smiled at her. "In fact, I guess I should tell them you are awake." Alice nodded, before she watched Bucky telling Friday to tell the other that she was awake. "Where will we go? What about the trackers? How long was I out?" Bucky smiled at her many questions, grabbing her hand. "A little cottage in the woods, Clint and Natasha disposed of them and you were only out for a few hours." Alice nodded her head understanding, confusion washing shortly over her, when Bucky mentioned the name Clint. Before she however could ask who this Clint was, Steve barged into the room. "Good to see you awake, McStay." He smiled at her while Tony and Bruce followed him. "Sad to see you not McStaying, McStay." Tony winked at her, while Alice just rolled her eyes. Bucky however seemed to freeze, a memory shooting through his mind. A smaller version of Alice was standing in front of him, rolling her eyes at the exact same joke, only it was him who had made the joke. Bucky was jerked out of his memory, when he realised all four of them were looking at him. "I'm absolutely devastated to separate the two of you," Tony said, his voice dripping with sarcasm, while he pointed at their joint hands. "but we'd like to make one last body scan and check Alice's health, before the two of you run of." Bucky gave a short nod, before he let go of Alice's hand and joined Steve on the other side of the room. Steve handed him some keys, "A car, clothes and food is already there and we thought Alice can take the two of you there, it would be quicker. Though I'm not exactly sure how that whole teleporting thing works." Steve's brows furrowed slightly at the end. "She has to either imagine a person or has to have seen the place." Bucky informed him. "She told me about her powers once." He continued, trying to remember what else she could do, but his mind went blank. Rage quickly bubbling inside him, when HYDRA popped into his mind as a reminder of all the things he forgot thanks to them, but when he saw Alice smiling at him the rage just simply faded away.

As soon as Bruce and Tony were done and gave them their okay, Steve took Alice and Bruce back to the living room. "So you think you can do it?" Steve looked at Alice, while he showed her pictures of the cottage. Alice gave a short nod, before she furrowed her brows slightly. "Would it not be better to teleport straight into the house? I mean just in case that there is someone in the woods. They would freak out if they see us appear out of nowhere." Steve looked at her in astonishment, while Bucky just smiled at her. "Still thinking out everything are you." Bucky chuckled slightly, making Alice smile as well. Seeing her smile made his heart rate pick up and even though he might only remember her from his time at HYDRA, something gave him the feeling that he had been missing her smile. "She got a point though." Steve's voice ripped him from his thoughts. "Clint, Natasha you guys have pictures from inside the house?" Soon after Natasha and Clint entered the room, Clint handed a tablet to Alice, after he introduced himself. Alice took a look at the pictures, "It looks nice." She smiled at Bucky, a sense of excitement washing over her. She was actually looking forward to spend time with him. Even though she dreaded the fact that as soon as they would leave the tower, the two of them would have to watch every step they took and think about every action, in order to not attract attention.

"Are you ready?" Bucky's voice pulled her from her thoughts and she gave him a nod, before he walked over to Steve giving him a quick hug. "I'll follow in a couple of days, just need to make sure, they are looking in the wrong place first." Steve told Alice, while he gave her a hug. Alice thanked them all, before Bucky grabbed her hand. Doubt washed over her, she wasn't used to teleporting with other people and every time she had to do it with Bucky she started to doubt herself. It had gone wrong once, it could go wrong again. Bucky squeezed her hand reassuringly and gave her smile, before she took a deep breathe. She shot a quick smile at Steve, before the two of them were gone.


AN: Next chapter will be up on Wednesday or before :)

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