Bucky is still sitting watching you in the cell when Tony walks in.

"How is she?" He says quietly. He stands next to Bucky not looking at him.

"She's still out. We kept her handcuffed, at least for now, in case we need to go in there." Both of them are silent for a few seconds when Bucky speaks again. "What the fuck happened, Stark?"

Tony takes a deep breath. "I'm not really sure."

"Don't fucking lie to me! I saw you and Jo in your lab this morning. When did you start sleeping with my sister?" There is a quiet rage in Bucky's voice.

"Shit." Tony says to himself. "Look, it just happened one night. It was just one time." Tony stammers a little.

"When, when did it happen?" Bucky says through gritted teeth.

"I think that's something you should ask your sister." Tony says trying to respect your privacy.

"I wish I could, Stark, but she's not in control right now. So I'll ask again. When did it happen?" Bucky continues to try to hold his anger in.

"The night of the party." Is all Tony says.

"She went to bed way before you Stark. What, you just accidentally crawled into her bed?" Bucky turns to Tony but Tony stands his ground.

"No! I have far too much respect for her to do something like that. After the party, I went back to my room. When I walked in, she was out on my balcony having a drink. She said she had just come for a view of the lake. We talked a little, and it just happened." Tony states, not wavering in his stance.

"So you just thought you'd make her another one of your conquests?" Bucky stares Tony straight in the eyes.

"Look, Barnes, I don't give one shit what you think. I respect Jo more than you'll ever know. What happened that night was not something casual. We both realize it means more to each other than we can admit. When are you going to quit treating her like you she's some fragile thing that can't think for herself. Maybe if you actually took the time to step back and really look at her, you'd see how strong and capable she is. Maybe you'd actually see how much she's really hiding from you and Golden Boy because she doesn't want you to think any less of her!" Tony yells back as he moves his hand to his watch, ready to activate his gloves if needed.

Bucky lets out the breath he had been holding and unclenches his fists. "I...I just want her to be happy. That's all I've ever wanted for her." He looks down at the floor for a second. "What matters right now is trying to figure out how Rumlow managed to bring back Alpha. Do you know what triggered her?" Bucky looks up at Tony with worry in his eyes instead of rage finally.
The door flies open, and Steve comes rushing in and straight up to the glass cell. He looks at you, cuffed on the bed, still unconscious. "What the hell is going on, Buck? Sam called and said I needed to come back immediately that something happened to Jo. I get here, and all anyone will tell me is that I need to talk to you. Why is she in the cell again, Buck? Was there another attack?" Steve turns to look at Bucky.

"Something like that. It's Alpha. She's back. Somehow Rumlow did something and was able to activate her. She attacked us, tried to take me back to Hydra, and almost killed Tony in the process." Bucky says as he runs his hand across the back of his neck.

"Alpha? How is that possible? What happened to her?" Steve asks, confused.

"That's what we were just trying to piece together." Bucky says, looking at Tony.

Steve calms down for a moment. "Okay, what do we know?" He says, watching you again.

"Something triggered Alpha, and she was on a mission to bring me back to Hydra. It took all of us to bring her down and get her in here." Bucky replies, dreading the next question.

"But what happened? What activated Alpha? What was she doing? Who was she with right before it happened?" Steve questioned.

"She was in her room sleeping when she got a call. She tried to fight it at first." Tony says, looking at you in the cell.

"How do you know she got a call? Was FRIDAY able to track it?" Steve asks, looking at Bucky.

"We were sleeping in her room; she got up, I think, to go to the bathroom. That's when her phone rang, it woke me as Jo answered it. She was quiet, and then she hung up the phone, turned to me, and told me to run. It was like a switch was flipped, she was Jo one-second and Alpha the next." Tony recalls without thought.

"A phone call, that's it?" Steve says before Tony's words finally register. "Wait! What do you mean by sleeping in her room? Why were YOU asleep in Jo's room?"

Bucky speaks up. "Now's not the time, Steve."

Steve steps closer as he eyes Tony. "Jesus Christ, you're sleeping with her, aren't you? Wow, that took you all of what, maybe four hours to move in on her after I left?"

"Fuck you, Rogers! Jo came to me." Tony yells back.

"Oh, so that's supposed to make it all right? Of all people, Stark." Steve is fuming at this point

"See, this is exactly why she came to me. It's not about you or me right now! It's about Jo!" He says as he points to you in the cell. "It's about finding a way to save the woman we all care about, not our fucking egos!" Tony says as he shakes with anger.

Bucky realizes at that moment that Tony really does care about you. It's not very often he hears Tony Stark put anyone but himself first.

"Well, I guess the cat is out of the bag. Oops." You say sarcastically from the cell. "Look how cute two of Earth's Mightiest fighting over little old me." You get up from the bed and walk towards the glass.
Bucky approaches the glass. "We want to talk to Jo." Bucky demands.

"No can do, Sargent. I'm in control now. Deal with it." You hiss at him.

Tony and Steve both step up to the glass. "Come on, Lieutenant. We know you're in there. You need to fight her." Tony says as he looks into your eyes.

Suddenly, you grab your head, wincing, and step closer to the glass. You bang your head against the glass forcefully several times, causing a cut to form above your right eye.

You look up through the blood. There is a fear in your eyes. "You have to stop her, whatever it takes."

"Joey?" Steve asks, hoping it's really you.

"Yes, but I don't know how long I can fight the programming" You say as you struggle to maintain control.

"How did they do this, Jo? We have no idea where to start." Bucky asks.

Your head starts to sway slightly, but you take your finger and push on the cut. The pain helps you keep control for just a bit longer. "Rumlow injected me with something. I don't know why I couldn't remember that."

Your legs start to buckle a little, but you catch yourself. As you look back up, all three men can see that the coldness is back in your gaze.

"This is getting really annoying." You hit the glass a couple of times. "You know this won't hold me forever. When I finally get out, it's going to be so satisfying to kill each of you slowly and very painfully." You turn your eyes to Bucky. "And you, dear brother, well, I may just have to take Hydra's wrath and kill you too."

You turn and go sit back down on your bed. "I'm very patient and more than willing to play the long game. Are you?"

All three men step back at a loss for words. Finally, Steve speaks. "If Rumlow did inject her with something, it's possible that you can create a counter serum, right?" He looks at Tony, knowing if he ever wants to see Jo again, Tony is his best bet.

"Yeah, theoretically, but it could take time that we don't necessarily have." Tony says as his mind continues to work.

"Do we have any blood samples left from her surgery? We can run that for any foreign bodies." Bucky says as he looks up.

The wheels start to turn in Tony's head. "Yeah, we should. I can have Friday run them. With at least an idea of what was used, we can try to reverse engineer it and create a counter agent!" Tony starts to head for the door. He turns around as he opens the door. We're going to need all heads on deck with this one. What time is it in Wakanda?"

"Late, but I don't think they'll care. I'll make the call." Steve says