Noelle finally pulled back, just watching her parents and uncle, and as Bucky looked at her, he could very clearly see the pain in her eyes, and he recognized it. He had seen it every time he looked in the mirror after he had been brought back by Steve and Emily. He knew she remembered everything now. He took a deep breath, gently reaching over and taking her hand.

"Come on. There are a couple people who still need to meet you, and Ethan and Sarah have missed you. They'll be glad to see you." She nodded slightly, and he wrapped his arm around her shoulders. She nearly melted into his embrace as she felt one thing she hadn't felt in a long time- She felt safe. They headed downstairs to where Ethan, Sarah, the twins, Tony, Natasha, and Pietro, and Wanda sat, playing Uno. Pietro had his arm in a cast, but he smiled when he saw them. Wanda looked up, her eyes widening, and her hand flew to her mouth.

"Noelle?" The teenage girl smiled, nodding, and Wanda shot up, but Pietro beat her over there, wrapping Noelle in a hug, and Wanda came over as well. Natasha came over, joining the hug, and Sarah signed to her mom.

"Is it Noelle?" She signed, and Katherine nodded. One hand flew to her mouth, and the others moved, letting Sarah and Ethan tackle her in a hug. She looked up at them, tears pouring down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry......All of you. What I did......I'm so sorry." She whispered, and Pietro grinned.

"If zhat is vhat it took to get you back, then I would gladly get shot again. You are family, Princezná, and we are going to fight for you, no matter vhat." Tony moved over, taking Bucky's arm, and gently pulled him away from the others.

"What are you doing, Barnes? She tried to kill us." He nodded, running a hand through his hair, and he sighed.

"I know. But she remembers, Tony. She's herself again, and she's my daughter." Tony shook his head slightly, pointing at her.

"Alright, Barnes. You know what? I'm going to be really ******* honest with you. That's not her anymore. That's not the girl you lost when she was little. That girl is a brainwashed assassin that Hydra used, and she nearly killed all of us more than once. No, she shouldn't still be here, remembering or not. You're begging for them to come back here for her. ****, you're opening the door as wide as you can. It's not safe for her to be here. You shouldn't let her be here. I'll bet she doesn't even remember any of the people she ******* killed." Emily turned to Tony, the shock and anger clear on her face.

"So you're saying you shouldn't have brought Katherine back here?" She snapped, and Tony glared at her.

"That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying your kid was turned into a heartless assassin. She's a monster, and she's dangerous." Steve shook his head slightly, and Noelle practically took a step back, gasping, and her heart pounding. The shock and pain on her face was evident, and everyone could see the fury on Bucky's face.

"Really? Because that's what it sounded like. You're getting upset about us getting her back from Hydra, and you had to do the exact same thing for your daughter." Tony stared at him, a look of pure disgust on his face.

"That's not what I meant, Barnes, and you know it. It wasn't the same thing, not the same situation. She. Shouldn't. Be. Here." Suddenly, they heard Katherine's voice.

"Dad!" She snapped, looking him right in the eyes, and she slowly shook her head.

"I can't believe you." She whispered, staring him down. Tony looked down for a moment, and then looked back up at her, meeting her eyes.

"Look at her. Look at what we're doing. We're willingly bringing a Hydra assassin here. We're asking for them to come for us! We don't know if they still have a hold on her, so we're basically asking the monster to come back out and kill us all! Pietro, she shot you, and Steve, and Bruce.... We were her mission, and if we let her stay here, she is going to try and finish it!!" He almost roared, and Noelle spun around, and took off running, tears pouring down her cheeks and blurring her vision. She ran back to the room she had been given, slamming the door, and slowly sliding to the floor. She covered her mouth with her hand, sobbing. Back in the lounge, Emily turned to Tony, and slapped him across the face before running after her daughter. Steve looked at Tony, who shook his head slightly, pointing at Bucky. 

"You mark my words. This is not going to end well, Barnes." Bucky leaned back against the wall, a tear sliding down his cheek. Emily came back, looking at him.

"She won't answer me, and she won't let me in. I think you need to try." He looked over at her, startled.
"Me? What can I do?" Emily grabbed his wrist, pulling him out of the room and into the hallway. He gently grabbed her shoulders, stopping her.

"Emily, please. I don't know how I can help her. I don't know what to do." She gently moved his hands off her shoulders, but kept ahold of his metal hand, bringing it up to where they could both see it without looking down. He looked at it, not able to meet his wife's eyes, realization creeping across his face.

"This. James, you've been where she is. You've felt the same pain she's felt. You have had everything ripped out of your mind and replaced with trigger words and commands and missions.....You know and understand what she's feeling. You had people call you a monster, and treat you like you're less than human. She needs someone who understands, and who better for it to be than her father? She needs you right now, James. More than she ever had in her life, because you understand. So go. We're parents again, and it's going to be harder this time, but we have to step up. Go, Bucky. Your daughter needs you." He nodded, gently kissing her forehead, and headed down the hall, his heart nearly breaking. He could go through all of the torture that Hydra had forced on him, but this was one thing he couldn't bear. Seeing his child going through the exact same pain. That was worse than anything Hydra had done or could ever do to him.