"T'Challa, what's happened?" Mary asks as they're transported to the palace in the Golden City. Mary was shaking slightly and Bucky knew she wasn't ready to let go of the life they had built. Their freedom. Jamie was concerned for his mother and father. He clung to his mother's arm as he sat on her lap. He knew where he would be during this fight. But he wasn't ready to part with his parents and godfather yet.

"Your brother contacted me saying something, someone was coming for Vision." The king begins to explain, "They need Shuri to try and remove the Mind Stone from his forehead."

Mary's hazel eyes widened in shock, "Remove it? I was there when Vision was created. I could help." She says and Bucky tightens his hold around his wife's shoulders. He knew this was who she was. Always wanting to help others, it was her core nature.

"It's possible, i'm sure Shuri would appreciate the help." T'Challa states as they reach the palace. Jamie looked out the window and smiled when he saw Ramonda but he also knew that he was going to stay with Ramonda until the battle was over.

"Not yet, Sunshine. You're staying with Baba and I until the very end." Mary promises her son as they exit the transport. She wasn't ready to let him go just yet, neither was Bucky. He had been silent since his initial question, he was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that aliens were real, that they were going to fight them.

Four hours later Mary felt a ping on her Kimoyo beads that an aircraft had entered the barrier protecting Wakanda. She and Bucky both had changed into battle gear. Shuri had made a suit for Mary that included her jet boots and repulsors. It reminded the mother of a Shield agent's suit, or Natasha's in all honesty. But the lining was purple instead of blue like Nat's suit. The suit was equipped with Vibranium weapons in the belt pockets that Shuri made as well. Medical supplies were also included so that if Mary needed to, she could become her former self on the battlefield and aid those that were injured.

She was terrified of Thanos and his army coming, being brought up to speed on what was happening only made Mary want to run and hide. She had fought Red Skull, Hydra, Ultron, Klaue and other villains but Thanos? His threat had been looming over Tony since 2012. She wanted to check in with her son but he was out of reach and she didn't know why. It worried her that he too had also been caught up in what Thanos was doing.

Bucky was getting his weapons figured out and Mary was beside T'Challa and Okoye as they went to greet the team that was landing the aircraft as they spoke. Jamie happily stood beside his Baba and watched in awe as the young son took in a side of his father he didn't see often.

"When you said we were going to open Wakanda to the rest of the world this is not what i meant." Okoye states coldly, causing Mary and T'Challa both to glance at each other and chuckle.

"And what did you imagine?" T'Challa teases.

"The Olympics. Maybe even a Starbucks." Okoye answers as the three stop and the Dora Milaje and the King's Guard stop behind them.

"I would love a Starbucks here." Mary mutters with a small smile as the jet landed and opened its hanger door. The first two faces she saw were her brother and Natasha. The brother held a smile for his sister and took in her battle suit. He didn't want her anywhere near this looming fight but he knew she was a valuable asset to the team with her medical skills and the fighting skills she had acquired.

Mary smiled at Natasha but hesitated, last she had heard from her sister and daughter were that they were together. Her smile faltered when Natasha gave Mary a small, sad smile.

"She's not with me." Natasha says softly.

"Where is she then, Nat? Where is my daughter." Mary asks as panic rises through her body. Steve wanted nothing more than to tell her where Becca was but even he didn't know.

"She checked in with me earlier today. She's with Tony." Natasha says and Mary hesitates again. With Tony? What did that even mean? Where was her precious baby girl? "In space.. New York was also attacked by Thanos's minions. Bruce was with them." The godmother to Jamie answers the questions in Mary's mind and her hazel eyes widen when she sees Bruce and Rhodey following behind Steve and Nat.

Steve gives his sister a small smile but then turns to T'Challa to get down to the bigger threat at hand, "Seems like i'm always thanking you for something." He states and Mary gives him a weak smile.

Bruce behind the two leaders of the group clears his throat and bows in front of T'Challa, Rhodey looks at the scientist in confusion, "What are you doing?" He asks Bruce.

Mary tries to hide her smirk as she presses her hand against her mouth to suppress her laughter when T'Challa holds out his hand to stop Bruce, "We don't do that here." He tells Bruce.

Mary waves at Bruce, having not seen him since Sokovia. She had missed her friend, but her eyes linger on the man next to him, Rhodey. Okoye clenches her fingers around her spear and Mary eyes the Colonel in front of her. "Rhodes." She mutters.

"I'm sorry about what happened." Rhodey instantly says, "Becca already has said she's forgiven me. I saw her when she and the kid broke up." He explains and Mary is taken aback slightly. "I'll never stop trying to make it up to you." He tells Mary and she could tell that he meant it.

Mary nods slowly and then nods at T'Challa so that they could continue with prepping. She glanced behind Bruce and saw Vision and Wanda as well and Pietro and Sam following behind to make sure the jet was taken care of. Her heart hurt for the couple because all they wanted was to live in peace together, not having to hide.

"So how big of an assault should we expect?" T'Challa asks the former Captain and Black Widow.

But the person who answers is neither of those two. Mary side steps out of the way as Bruce jogs up to where T'Challa and she are walking side by side. "Uh, sir, I think you should expect quite a big assault." He says nervously.

"How're we looking?" Mary asks T'Challa and Nat nods in agreement, wanting to know the same answer.

"You will have my Kingsgaurd, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje, and.." T'Challa lists off as Bucky comes into view with Jamie on his shoulders. Mary smiles and walks up beside her husband, taking Jamie into her arms as he grins wide at his family members appearing in front of him.

"And a semi-stable one hundred year old man with his ninety-eight year old wife." Bucky teases and Mary scoffs as she smiles up at her husband. The friends and family surrounding them could instantly tell they had had a happy life here in Wakanda. But it made those around them sad knowing that they were needed in a battle of this size. An invasion. It was not something they wanted to dwell on but had no choice but to. The looming threat was too great to ignore now.

Steve steps up to his family and takes Bucky into his arms, the two men embrace before Jamie shouts, "My turn, Baba!" The uncle chuckles, taking Jamie into his arms. He holds him in the air with a smile on his face his team hadn't seen since the last time Steve held Jamie. The son of Bucky and Mary truly brought happiness to anyone he interacted with. The Golden Wolf. The sunshine.

"You're not fighting too, are you, bud?" Steve teases his nephew and smiles as Jamie giggles. The family and friends around them all smile at the exchange.

"No!" Jamie replies through his giggles as he clings to his uncle. "I be wif Monie." He says with a smile. "I keep her safe." He states proudly, holding his arms across his chest in an x formation like he's seen his godfather and other Wakandan family do along with his parents on many occasions.

Mary smiles at her son, "That's right, Sunshine. You keep Ramonda safe while we fight the bad guys." She tells her son who nods. T'Challa smiles at his godson as Steve then looks at Bucky and Mary.

"How you been?" Steve asks his sister and brother in law. He hadn't seen them since their vow renewal months ago. But for appearances, he had to pretend for Rhodey that he hadn't seen them in a long time.

Bucky shrugs with a small smile as he and his wife look at each other, the people around them could tell they didn't need to speak what was on their minds. The couple could just know from looking at each other.

"Not bad, for the end of the world." Bucky teases his brother in law as Steve stills holds onto Jamie, not wanting to let him go.

As Bucky, Jamie, Natasha and T'Challa begin to walk towards Shuri's labs, Mary hangs back where Bruce and Rhodey walk behind them.

"So.. you have a son now?" Bruce asks curiously. He had missed so much since the battle of Sokovia.

Mary nods and Rhodey simply listens for the time being, still rocky with his relationship with Mary to speak at the moment. "I do, James Steven Barnes, he turned three today."

Rhodey's eyes widen in shock in surprise, "It's your birthday.." He mutters and Mary nods.

"Unforgettable birthday, hm? Alien invasion." Mary jokes with a weak laugh as she rubs her arm with her hand nervously. "End of the world possibly.." She mutters softly as she watches her husband, son and brother exchanging words with Nat and T'Challa. Jamie now in T'Challa's arms as they walk to where they're dropping Jamie off with Ramonda before heading to the labs.

"Nothing will happen to him, Mama Ree." Rhodey says then hesitates, "Is.. Is it okay to still call you that?" He asks carefully as Mary looks over at him with a stunned expression on her face.

"You're the only one that still does now. Tony's been calling me mom since Ultron." She points out with a small but weak smile. Her mind kept running through the scenes that happened after the tunnel chase two years ago.

Bruce chuckles, "He mentioned you before Thanos's minions attacked the Sanctum." He says and Mary stops walking, her mouth slightly open with a confused expressions now on her face.

"The Sanctum?" Mary questions.

"Your apprentice Stephen Strange, he's a wizard. Evelyn was there as well. And then we ran into Becca." Bruce rambles nervously, "So much happened at once it seemed like. I was with Thor and then Thanos attacked the ship we were on with Asgard's people."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Bruce, breathe." Mary says as she walks up to Bruce, "You were with Thor? Where? Since when?" She had so many questions running through her mind, last she had heard from Evelyn was that she was helping Stephen recover from his accident that scarred his hands forever. She hadn't heard anything about wizards and sanctums.

Bruce sighs as he looks at Mary, "That's where i've been for the past years since Ultron's attack. I know i've missed a lot. Tony barely caught me up on the team's break up two years ago and how he and Cap weren't on speaking terms."

Mary nods in agreement, her hazel eyes falling on Rhodey but then looks back at Bruce. "The Accords happened, dividing the team. Steve and his team have been on the run ever since. I've been here with James."

"Being the Advisor to the King of Wakanda and everything." Rhodey says with a smirk, "That's really cool, Mama Ree." He tells her, "Ross isn't at all pleased but he can't touch you while you're protected under Wakandan law." He says and it only makes Mary smirk, pleased that Ross was fuming over not being able to get to her.

"Let him. He deserves it after what he did to my team, my family." Mary snaps then sighs. She closes her eyes, then hesitates as she remembers someone she should talk to about the anger and frustration bubbling within her. "I need to contact an old friend, go on ahead without me. I know my way to Shuri's labs. Some of the labs are mine now anyways."

Bruce whistles in amazement but nods along with Rhodey, both men hug her individually. Rhodey was more hesitant to hug the mother figure, especially with two Dora following her every move. They all knew what he had done to Becca, Wakanda's Red Wolf, but they wouldn't act on their second hand anger. That was between the Rogers-Barnes family and Rhodey.

"Don't be long, i know several people who would be worried if you didn't meet up in time." Bruce points out and Mary nods with a slight smile as she quickly ponytails her shoulder length hair out of her eyes and then pulls out her phone, calling a number she hadn't called since after the Vietnam War had ended.

"Hank? It's Mary, I need you to put Charles on the phone for me. Something's happened."