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mrs-johansson · 2 months

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Chapter 6 - Dark Phoenix II - Emergence of conflagration

Part 2:

We slowly moved inside, taking down guards one by one. Natasha secured the security room and Sam got the armory room.

Us 5 had successfully reached the entrance and the only thing we needed to enter was Nat’s signal of a clear path. “How are you guys doing?” I asked in the comms. “There are about 50 guards left inside. Klaue is at the top of the building,” Natasha informed us. “How’s our way inside looking?” I asked. “Just a second…” She said, clearly focused on what she was doing. “You’re clear, go get him.” “I’m planning on it.”

We made our way through each level quietly. Collected all the files we found, searching for Vibranium and Klaue.

In no time we were nearing the top floor. We were left with 7 men and Klaue. “You get the guards, I have Klaue,” I looked at the agents, and once they all nodded we broke in the door, not leaving a second for them to escape.

Our agents were on Klaue’s men quickly and I spotted Klaue at the other side of the room. “Sam get over here and collect the Vibranium, Nat get all their data from the main hardware, and send your team over here. I’ll get Klaue,” I said and ran to Klaue. As he saw me coming he held up a different-looking gun and he aimed at me. Kicked up a metal table and threw it at him, making him fall back into a door and roll down some stairs. I followed him to the stairway and before I got to him, he started running down the stairs. Sent a fireball in front of him, trying to stop him, but it didn’t bother him, and jumped over the burning area and continued running.

Trying to stop him I tried to fire at him but somehow he managed to run out of the building. I followed him closely and finally hit him with a fireball, making him fall to the ground. “Who are you working for? Who needs this much Vibranium?” I asked as I stood over the man. “A lot of people,” he said with a devilish smile. “Who are you providing this for?”

He looked behind me and the next second someone jumped at me, sending me about 100 feet away from Klaue. I rolled in the dirt making me cough. I looked up and saw a man in a black catsuit, helmet covering his head. “What the hell, man?” I got up and when I looked to Klaue’s way he was gone. “I lost Klaue,” I said in the comms. The cat man didn’t waste time and started punching me. I tried to block his moves, and when I grabbed his arm I burned him but it seemed he didn’t even notice. “Why are you stealing Vibranium?” He asked and I frowned. “Stealing? I’m trying to get it away from Klaue!” I explained while we kept fighting. “How do you know him?” He asked not even bothering to stop. “I’ve been after him for months, he’s supplying someone with Vibranium, I’m trying to find out who! Stop fucking punching me,” I said angrily and with a big kick I sent him back.

He got up and took his helmet off and my eyebrows shot up. “Aren’t you the Prince of Wakanda?” I asked and he frowned. “Yes, I am. And who are you?” He walked closer. “I’m Y/N Stark. I’m part of the Avengers.” His face dropped and looked where Klaue had been laying a couple of minutes ago. “I blew that up, didn’t I?” He asked and I spread my arms. “Yeah, kinda. This was the first time in 6 months that we had eyes on him, so thanks for that. Why did you even stop me?” I asked frustratingly. He seemed like he didn’t know the answer either. “I’m sorry, I thought you were with him.” “Y/N I think we found the person he’s supplying, you’re not gonna like this,” heard Sam over the comms. “Yeah, and I bumped into the Wankandan Prince. I’ll be there in a second,” I said then turned to the Prince. “If you’re after him, come with me,” I said and he nodded.

“So what is this cat thing? Are like a… Cat-Man?” I asked, not really sure what he was supposed to symbolize. “I’m the Black Panther. It’s been the protector of Wakanda for centuries, once I become king I’ll be the official Black Panther.” He explained. “Right and what’s your name?” “I’m T’Challa.”

Once we got up to where the team was I explained what happened and Natasha wasn’t happy at all to lose Klaue. “I can help you find Klaue if you hand over all the Vibranium you found so far. It belongs to Wakanda,” T’Challa said and Nat looked at me questioning if he was trustworthy. “That’ll work. Sam, what did you find?” I asked and he handed me some files. “Hadria Folks. She has an army of super soldiers with Vibranium armor. Klaue has been supplying her for the last 3 months,” he explained as I looked through the pictures of the armor and the amount of Vibranium she got her hands on. I looked at T’Challa and handed him the papers. “You’ve got a bigger problem than just stolen Vibranium.” He looked at the information splattered on the files and he glanced at me with a weird look. “Send your team home, you three come with me back to Wakanda, we’ll get to Klaue that way.”

We made our way to the Quinjet and I tapped Sam’s shoulder. “Take the files back to the Compound and look her up. We need every information we have on her. And look up this Black Panther guy too just to be sure,” I said and he sighed. “Why can’t I go with you? Wakanda must be so cool,” he whined and I chuckled. “You’ll get there, Wilson.”

Natasha and I followed T’Challa to his plane which looked very cool. “How did you lose Klaue?” Asked Natasha. “This guy jumped on me and when I got back up he was gone. I really hope he can get us to Klaue because if not I’m gonna be very angry.”

We got the plane and the technology was very advanced. It looked amazing. I stepped one step closer to a sand table and suddenly a blade was by my neck then I heard a gun being held up by someone. “I wouldn’t do that,” Natasha spoke and I carefully looked to my side to see the woman who was holding a long spear. I guess Natasha was holding a gun at her. “Okoye, they’re Avengers, lower your weapon,” T’Challa spoke and she took a look between Nat and I then pulled back the spear. I looked at Natasha and glanced at her gun, signaling that she should withdraw too. “Okoye, this is Y/n Stark and Natasha Romanoff. Ladies, this is Okoye, the commander of the Dora Milaje,” introduced us, the Prince. “Dora Milaje?” I asked. “Special forces of Wakanda,” said the woman with a straight and intense look.

Once we got off Natasha and I sat down, she still looked very unimpressed with the situation. “It’s gonna be fine, trust me,” I said to her and she just sighed, and I saw the look she gave me and it seemed she was trying to make an effort. “I trust you, not them,” said Natasha, and I put my hand on her thigh in a second, slightly squeezing. “Natalia, we know about Wakanda and they are trustworthy,” I explained and she looked at me with a tense expression. “She held a spear to your neck, Y/n.” “She didn’t know who we were.” Natasha sighed and leaned back in her seat. “I really hope you’re right.”

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As soon as the jet landed T’Challa went ahead and then us two, Okoye followed behind. When we all reached the ground, I saw the King and Queen of Wakanda with two other women, one younger than all of us. “Baba,” he bowed slightly, then looked at us. “This is Y/n Stark and Natasha Romanoff, Avengers,” he said and we bowed too. “King T’Chaka, a pleasure to meet you,” I said and he nodded. “Likewise, welcome to Wakanda.” “Thank you, didn’t think this would be the reason for our first visit,” I said and he nodded. “Yes, it’s very unfortunate. In the meantime, this is my wife Ramonda, and my daughter, Shuri. And Nakia, member of the War Dogs, also the girlfriend of my son,” said the King, and T’Challa was quick to get flustered. “Now, I think we should get to work,” T’Challa said, trying to avoid the topic.

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We made contact with Sam at the Compound and as he was on video call with us, we saw all the information on Klaue from what T’Challa and the others had so far. “We unintentionally found one of Klaue’s hiding places around six months ago. He had a full cabinet of Vibranium but we didn’t know who he was at the time. Then we went after him and retrieved over 100 million dollars worth of Vibranium in the last six months. And today was our first time locating such a big amount that led us to Klaue. Then we found out why he needs this much. Sam, what did you find?” I looked at him on the screen and the next second he sent over everything on the bigger screen in the room. “Hadria Folks, ex-KGB. She has approximately 15 super soldiers with Vibranium armor and weapons. There were multiple attacks in Europe, but nobody got them in time. Police can’t handle them obviously and Folks haven’t been seen in 2 months. Her station is said to be in Siberia, a familiar place, don’t you think?” Sam said and I looked at him immediately. “He’s not there,” I said, crossing my arms. “Who’s not there?” Asked Nakia and I just kept staring at the screen. “Another super soldier, he was a Hydra weapon until we got him and now he is hiding, keeping himself off the radar. Maybe he could help us,” I said and Sam interfered quickly. “We couldn’t locate him for a while now, how are we planning to do this?” He asked. “You haven’t been able to locate him. He sent me a letter about two weeks ago, saying he was in Romania. He’ll know where to find her. Nat and I will go to Romania, get Barnes and you find Klaue. I’ll get you all the Vibranium we retrieved. Are you familiar with super soldiers?” I turned to the Wakandans. Shuri typed it into her computer then multiple images came up on the screen. One particular picture is of James. “Captain America is one of them, right?” Asked Nakia. “Yes.” “Why not get him involved with this?” T’Challa suggested. “He’s got other stuff to deal with. And besides, I think we’ll be just fine doing this.”

After some discussion, they flew us back to the Compound and I was ready to go home. I really thought that this could be a promising opportunity for us to get more allies and maybe get James out of hiding.

“When will you pick up Rina?” Walked into my office Natasha but stopped at the door. “Dad picked her up already. I asked him and Pepper to watch her for a while. I don’t know how long this thing will last,” I explained and packed up all my stuff, ready to leave. “So, you’ll be alone?” She asked with a gentle but clearly seductive tone. My eyes lifted in her and the smirk on her face was undeniable. I began to walk past her and before I stepped out of the room, I looked her up and down. “Care to join?” Natasha didn’t answer, she just grabbed onto my hand and kissed me on the lips. “Great choice.”

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namor-shuri · 1 year

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ɴᴀᴍᴏʀ x sʜᴜʀɪ 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 ᴀᴛᴛᴜᴍᴀ x ᴏᴋᴏʏᴇ

ғᴀɴᴅᴏᴍ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀɪᴛɪᴇs [ᴡ/ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴄᴀɴᴏɴs]

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✓ “ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴍᴇ”

✓ ʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ʜᴀʀᴅ ғɪʀsᴛ, sʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ sᴏᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ

✓ “ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛʏ”

✓ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇ ᴘᴅᴀ, ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀɴᴇss, sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀ ᴋɪssᴇs, sᴄᴀʟᴘ ᴍᴀssᴀɢᴇs, ᴡɪɴᴋs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀғᴀʀ, ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ/ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ᴀᴛ ɪɴᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs

✓ ʙᴀᴅ ʙɪᴛᴄʜ ᴡʜᴏ’s ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ [ғᴜᴄᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀs]

✓ “ɪᴛ’s ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ.”

✓ *ʟᴏsɪɴɢ sɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ɴᴀᴍᴏʀᴀ’s ʟᴀsᴛ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss*

✓ ᴡᴏʀsʜɪᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴏ̨ᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴏɴ

✓ “ʏᴇᴀʜ….ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴄʜᴀᴀᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴏʀ.”

✓ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs -> ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ -> ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs

✓ “ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴍ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ?” “ɪᴛ’s…ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ sᴛᴏʀʏ.”

✓ ᴋɪᴅs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ sᴋɪʟʟs ɢᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴʟʏ. “sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀʟʟᴇʀɢɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ? sᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴀᴜɢʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴅ, ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ғᴜɴɴʏ!”

✓ “ɢʀɪᴏᴛ, ᴛʀᴀɴsʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ғᴏᴏʟ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴀɪᴅ.”

✓ ʜᴇᴀᴅɢᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍ [ʜɪs ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇss ᴄᴜᴍs ғɪʀsᴛ]

✓ “ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ.” “ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ!” *ғʀᴇᴇᴢᴇs*

✓ ғɪʟᴛʜʏ, ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ, ᴍᴀʀᴋɪɴɢ, ʟᴏɴɢ sᴇssɪᴏɴs, ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʙɪᴛᴇs, ʀᴏᴜɢʜ, sᴏғᴛ, ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴏʀɢᴀsᴍs, ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ, ᴄʜᴏᴋɪɴɢ, ʙɪɢ, ʙʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ, ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ, ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢɪʀʟ, sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ, ʀᴀᴡ,ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ

✓ ᴡᴀᴋᴀɴᴅᴀɴ x ᴛᴀʟᴏᴋᴀɴɪʟ ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴏᴜᴛs [ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪs ʙᴏᴍʙ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ]

✓ ᴍᴀʟᴇᴡɪғᴇ x ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ. ɢᴀᴛᴇᴋᴇᴇᴘ. ɢᴀsʟɪɢʜᴛ. ɢɪʀʟʙᴏss.

✓ ”ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴡɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ɢʀᴀʙ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴄʀᴀᴠɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ? ʙᴀʙᴇ, ɪᴛ’s ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴄᴋ!”

✓ ɢɪʀʟ ᴅᴀᴅ [ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴏ]

✓ ɴᴀᴍᴏʀᴀ, ᴍ’ʙᴀᴋᴜ, ʀɪʀɪ, sᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɢᴏᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs [ɴᴀᴍᴏʀᴀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ/ ʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏɴᴇ]

✓ “sᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴀ?” “ʏᴇᴀʜ….ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴀ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.”

✓ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴs/ ꜱᴘᴀʀʀɪɴɢ sᴇssɪᴏɴs ғᴏʀ ғᴜɴ

✓ “…ᴡᴏᴡ…ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ sʜᴀʀᴋ…ᴀs ᴀ ɢɪғᴛ…ɴᴏ ɪᴛ’s ʙᴇᴀᴜ…ʏᴏᴜ…ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ….”

✓ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇs ᴀᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴇᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ

✓ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʙɪɢ sᴏғᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ

✓ “ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀʀᴇ ғɪsʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, ᴘᴇᴛs…ᴏʀ ғᴏᴏᴅ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ? ɪ’ᴍ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜs, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ!”

✓ “ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ʙᴏʏ, ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ʙᴏʏʏʏʏʏ”

✓ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴀɴɴᴏʏᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪᴢᴇʀs [ʙᴜᴄᴋʏ ʙᴀʀɴᴇs + ʀᴏss ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ]

✓ *sᴇᴇs ʀᴇᴅ ɪғ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʜᴜʀᴛs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ/ ᴋɪᴅs*

✓ *ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ “ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ” ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ’s ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ [ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴜss/ ᴛʀᴏʟʟ ᴛᴏᴏ]

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fiprobsreblogsalot · 8 months

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You know what's a fic idea I've been brewing but can't start for my own sake?

Delacroix bi-monthly cookout with Sambucky and Shuriri

Like I can't get it OUT of my head. Shuri, Riri and Okoye and Nakia and Toussaint going from Wakanda to Louisiana after the events of Wakanda Forever, like some sort of getaway for a few days. Bucky invited them, and they just kind of. Have a fun week there

I have some dynamics in mind with the characters tbh

Shuri and Bucky being friends/brother-sister (obvious). Shuri teasing Bucky relentlessly about finally dating Sam ("I knew you liked that cute Air Force vet")

Sam and Riri bonding over flying and being Cap?? (Riri is a MASSIVE fan)

Nakia and Sarah and Okoye with the kids

Because Toussaint would have SO MUCH fun playing with Cass and AJ

Maybe Sam and Okoye quipping back and forth. Imagine the combined sass

Sam and Riri on what it's like dating a superhuman

Shuri wanting to see Sam wear the suit and to make improvements and just generally them being friends

If anyone was to write this fic, I owe you my firstborn. Actually, I owe you all of my children

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swan-of-sunrise · 1 year

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Endgame (Chapter Nine-Part II)

Summary: The epic conclusion of the Battle of Earth sees (Y/N) and Steve doing whatever it takes to save the universe from Thanos once and for all.

Pairing: Steve Rogers X Reader

Word Count: 4.8k

Warnings/Disclaimers: Disclaimer for battle/combat violence

A/N: And now we’ve arrived at the second half of the Battle of Earth! As many of you long-time readers know, I do my very best not to deviate from the films in this series and when I do change something, I have a justifiable reason for the change; that being said, there’s a small section of the battle that I’ve rewritten to better suit the story I’ve crafted thus far, and I thought I’d mention it here before you start reading so it doesn’t come as too much of a shock. Thank you for reading, I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter Nine (Part II) (Previous Chapter)

Although they’d successfully taken Thanos by surprise with the remarkable size and unprecedented ferocity of their forces, it seemed as though their slim advantage was beginning to wane; the Black Order had rallied their troops and regained control of the battlefield, summoning wave after wave of Chitauri, Sakaarians and Outriders from the Sanctuary II. The bodies of dead Asgardians, Wakandans, Ravagers and sorcerers lay strewn atop the smoking rubble and crumbling ruins populating the massive crater and the many still standing were struggling against the enemy’s onslaught. The grim sights surrounding (Y/N) only encouraged her on as she fought her way to Clint; she barely paid any attention to her attackers, efficiently disarming and defeating them with well-placed baton hits and piercing Widow Bites before continuing on.

When (Y/N) finally spotted Clint fighting only a handful of yards away and noticed the garrison of fighters heading his way, she urged herself to speed up and shouted into her comm, “Hey Sam, I could really use some help from Redwing right about now!”

An explosion forced Clint into a somersault and after expertly rolling onto his knees, he fired a stun disc at his Sakaarian opponent but quickly found himself surrounded by Chitauri soldiers and roaring Gorillas. Before they could swarm him, (Y/N) jumped down from a pile of crumbled concrete and attacked; she dodged and parried their blades and avoided their blaster fire as she slammed and jabbed her electrified batons into the unarmored sections of the aliens’ bodies, and just as both Chitauri Gorillas charged at her, Redwing swooped down from above and took them down with two projectile missiles to their throats.

(Y/N) flashed the stealth drone a small smile. “Thanks, Birdbrain.”

“Don’t thank me, Booksmart, thank Redwing!”

She rolled her eyes at her best friend’s exclamation but relented. “…Thanks, Redwing.” Noting the shortness of Clint’s breath and the way he clutched the stitch in his side as he approached her, she sheathed her batons and held her empty hands out. “Give the gauntlet to me, Clint. I’ll make sure that it gets to Scott and Hope.”

Clint’s eyes flicked down to the red hourglass-shaped buckle affixed to her belt before meeting her gaze with a firm tenacity reminiscent of their mutual best friend. “Give ‘em hell, (Y/L/N).”

The archer handed over the sizable gauntlet and (Y/N) held it close to her chest as she sprinted through the horde; she ducked to avoid blaster fire and twirled away from swinging blades, firing Widow Bites at anyone who dared to try attacking her as she worked on getting the stones to the Quantum Tunnel across the vast battlefield. She only made it about fifty yards when a blurry figure plowed into her and knocked her onto the hard ground, only a heartbeat before a large double-bladed sword sliced through the air where she’d just been standing.

“Are you all right?” T’Challa asked as he tugged her to her feet, but her reply died in her throat the moment she looked across the clearing and saw the double-bladed sword return to Thanos’ hand.

The Mad Titan’s face was illuminated by a bloodthirsty smile and his gaze was transfixed on the gauntlet lying several feet from where they stood; he charged forward but was halted by the sudden appearance of Wanda Maximoff, who dropped down from above and landed in the space between them in a blinding burst of scarlet-hued energy. Her hands were still glowing and her body was tense with barely-contained rage as she snarled, “You took everything from me.”

“I don’t even know who you are,” Thanos scoffed.

“You will.”

(Y/N) could hear the cold smile in Wanda’s voice and as she watched the younger woman levitate herself and two massive piles of wreckage into the air, she couldn’t help but wish that she’d make her revenge on Thanos just as painful as how it felt to destroy Vision for nothing. As Wanda and Thanos viciously battled one another, T’Challa hurriedly pulled (Y/N) along to where the gauntlet lay and scooped it up into his vibranium-clawed hands. “I’ll keep going, (Y/N)!”

T’Challa vanished into the ongoing fight with the gauntlet tucked under his arm while (Y/N) unsheathed her batons and ran over to assist the only human member of the Guardians of the Galaxy; he was pinned down by a small squadron of Chitauri and unable to return blaster fire as he crouched behind a wrecked S.H.I.E.L.D. Jeep to avoid being shot. (Y/N) attacked from behind, kicking the blaster out of one alien’s grasp and electrocuting it with her baton while taking down another with a Widow Bite to the neck. While she distracted the Chitauri attackers, the Guardian was able to fly over the Jeep using his rocket-boots and shoot down the rest of them for her.

“Hey, thanks for the help, She-Ra,” He huffed out in exhaustion and gave her a sort of salute with his blaster. “The name’s Peter Quill, by the way. You’re not…are you that bad-ass writer chick Thor was talking about when we rescued him from that shipwreck?”

“Mm-hmm, I’m (Y/N) (Y/L/N). It’s good to finally meet you; Rocket’s already told me a lot about you, actually.” Quill’s brow shot up in surprise at that, so she decided to elaborate. “He mostly talked a lot of shit, to be honest, but it wasn’t hard to see how much he missed you and the rest of the Guardians.”

While Quill absorbed her words, a crackling bolt of lightning illuminated the sky and struck one of the remaining hover tanks a hundred yards away, dissipating as Steve appeared and slammed the broken shield against its cannon. “Wait, is that seriously the Captain America?” He eagerly asked, watching the super-soldier single-handedly dismantle the hover tank with wide, almost childlike eyes. “You know, the ass-kicking super-soldier who took down Nazis in World War II? The-Star-Spangled-Man-With-A-Plan? That Captain America?”

“Yep, but I just usually call him my husband.” (Y/N) chuckled in amusement at the stunned expression written across Quill’s features. “You’ve seen Return of the Jedi, right?” He nodded mutely. “Well, Steve was frozen in 1945, sort of like Han Solo in the carbonite, only it was entirely accidental and he wasn’t discovered until 2012.”

Quill shook his head and sighed. “Man, you leave Earth for a couple of decades and look at all the cool shit that happens…”

Before she could reply, the battlefield around them began erupting with explosions and filled with the sounds of cannon fire as bright blaster beams shot down from the Sanctuary II above. Allies and enemies alike were blown back by the powerful force of the steady barrage and although sorcerers created wide orange protection shields overhead, there weren’t nearly enough of them to cover the entire battlefield and all their forces. Across the crater, the earth was crumbling away and water from the lake was beginning to flow down onto the battlefield, but Doctor Strange quickly used his magic to funnel the water into the air and held it back. Quill ignited his rocket boots and flew off to assist a nearby Dora Milaje battling a Sakaarian fighter and (Y/N) hurried towards the area where she’d last seen Steve, keeping a careful eye on the cannons firing down as she ran.

“(Y/N)!” Steve exclaimed, and his dirt and sweat-covered face filled with worry when his eyes scanned her appearance. “Shit, you’re bleeding, baby, are you okay?!”

She fastened her batons together into a staff and cautiously touched the oozing cut running along her collar, wincing a little at the sting but giving her concerned husband a small smile. “I-I’m fine, sweetheart-”

“Help! Somebody, help!”

They both looked over across the clearing to see Peter Parker struggling against a growing swarm of Outriders and gripping the gauntlet tight as he fought them off. “Hey, Queens!” Steve called out into his comm. “Heads up!” The super-soldier threw Mjolnir as hard as he could, and they breathed sighs of relief when the teenager shot a web and allowed the hammer to pull him out of danger. “We need to find a way to take out those cannons or else we won’t last much longer.”

(Y/N) slammed her staff into an attacking Chitauri soldier while Steve kicked a Sakaarian across the clearing. “Maybe if Tony, Pepper and Rhodes fly up and use their lasers to burn through the hull?”

“No can-do, Austen, even the three of us combined don’t have the power to get through that steel.”

“Well, what if we hijack one of those Chitauri cruisers and-?”

“Watch out!” Steve shouted and tackled (Y/N) to the ground just as the earth around them exploded under a powerful cannon blast; his muscular body covered hers and his arms cocooned her head, protecting her from the onslaught of dirt, rubble and debris raining onto them. While more and more cannons fired down onto the battlefield below, (Y/N)’s eyes squeezed shut and she buried her face in Steve’s neck, unable to think of a way to stop the unending barrage raining down on them.

All of a sudden, the cannon fire ceased and an unsettling silence descended over the battlefield. (Y/N) pulled away far enough to frantically search her husband’s gaze for any signs of injury and when she found none, her brow furrowed in confusion. “Why’d they stop firing?”

“I have no idea.” An equally-baffled Steve shrugged and helped her stand on shaky legs, and their questions only compounded when they saw the Sanctuary II swivel its cannons up and begin firing on something hidden within the dark clouds of smoke high above.

“What the hell is this?” Sam asked into the comms as he took to the skies nearby.

(Y/N) and Steve both watched in awe as a blinding light of thundering energy broke through the clouds and, entirely unaffected by the heavy barrage of cannon fire, flew straight through the Sanctuary II; Thanos’ enormous flagship imploded as the comet traveled a devastating path out the opposite end, the light briefly dimming to reveal Carol Danvers before she burst through the hull and out the top in a fiery blaze of cosmic energy. Grinning, (Y/N) watched the decimated Sanctuary II fall from the sky and crash into the lake, sending a powerful shockwave rippling across the entire crater. “She really knows how to make an entrance, doesn’t she?”

Steve lowered his broken shield and smiled. “Our cosmic friends seem to all share that trait.” He brought a hand up to his comm link. “Danvers, we need an assist here.”

“Sure, Cap, whatcha need?”

“We need to get the stones to the Quantum Tunnel across the crater and send them back to their original timelines before Thanos can rally his troops,” (Y/N) replied, squinting as she tried to make out where Peter was through all the piles of earth and debris littering the battlefield. “The tunnel’s inside of a brown van, and a teenager named Peter Parker has the gauntlet with him.”

“Ah, I see the kid. He’s at your eleven o’clock, about half a click away.”

The super-soldier nodded. “We’ll meet you there.” He squared his broad shoulders and turned to (Y/N) standing beside him. “You ready for this?”

She ignored the twinging cut along her collar, the dull ache settling into her arms and the blood dripping down the side of her face from a fresh scrape as she flashed him a confident grin. “I can do this all day.”

Steve smirked in amusement and together, the two of them ran through the battlefield to where Peter and the gauntlet were, the knowledge that they were one step closer to thwarting Thanos’ plans renewing their optimism and reigniting their burning defiance. They reached the rocky crevice that the teenager was hiding in just after a faintly-glowing Carol landed before him; he jerked in surprise but mustered up a nervous smile for the captain as he continued to clutch the tarnished Infinity Gauntlet in his arms. “Hi, I-I’m Peter Parker.”

“Hey, Peter Parker,” Carol’s lips curved into a smirk and she nodded down at the gauntlet. “You got something for me?”

“Y-Yeah.” Peter grabbed (Y/N)’s outstretched hand and allowed her to help him stand. Although the teenager was covered in bruises, sporting a bloody nose and looked visibly exhausted from the fierce battle, he stood on his own two feet as he handed the gauntlet over to Carol. “I don’t know how you’re gonna get it through all that.”

The four of them turned and stared out at the stampeding horde in the distance. The Children of Thanos lead the charge, followed by Chitauri ground troops and four bellowing Gorillas, Sakaarian soldiers and several packs of Outriders; in the clouded sky above them, three Leviathans slithered through the air alongside Chitauri-manned cruisers and half a dozen hover tanks were scattered in amongst the throng. It would’ve made for an intimidating sight if not for the small but formidable band of fighters that were assembling alongside them; Tony, Wanda and Sam gracefully descended from the sky while Thor appeared surrounded by tendrils of lightning as a clap of thunder shook the ground, Okoye twirled her spear in anticipation and Nebula – the real Nebula, not the 2014 version who infiltrated them and hijacked their Quantum Tunnel on Thanos’ behest – tightened her grip on her blaster’s hilt, and both Clint and Bruce wore matching looks of obstinacy on their faces as they stood beside the couple.

Looking around the group and realizing in a shocking instant that each of them had deep personal ties to Natasha Romanoff, (Y/N) exchanged a knowing glance with Steve and watched as he turned his attention back to Peter. “Don’t worry, kid. She’s got help.”

(Y/N) twirled her batons and fixed the approaching army with a vengeful stare. “This one’s for you, Nat.”

Thor’s booming battle cry accompanied their charge, each of them launching themselves into the fray to avenge Natasha and to end, once and for all, Thanos’ plans to destroy the entire universe. Tony, Thor and Sam took to the skies and each took on a Leviathan; the Asgardian called down a bolt of lightning to electrify the creature and sliced its head off, Sam fired missiles and his guns at another until it fell from the sky, and Tony flew straight into its mouth and blew it up from the inside. Wanda threw two swirling balls of scarlet energy at a hover tank, instantly exploding it and the blast decimated a sizable number of nearby Sakaarians. Okoye rammed her vibranium spear into Corvus Glaive’s chest and flipped him over her shoulder before throwing the spear at a cruiser speeding overhead. Nebula took out enemy after enemy with her precise blaster shots and brutal hand-to-hand combat skills. Bruce and Clint worked together to take down a Chitauri Gorilla, the scientist’s good fist and the archer’s razor-sharp katana making for a deadly combination. (Y/N) and Steve fought side-by-side – her electrified batons and Widow Bites and his hammer and broken shield working beautifully together – taking down Proxima Midnight with expert ease and fighting through a swarm of Chitauri soldiers.

While they battled the enemy, Carol flew through their hastily-formed blockade and the resulting explosion, flying faster and tightening her hold on the gauntlet once the van came into view. Thanos charged at the captain with his double-bladed sword raised high but Tony, Thor and Steve were faster; their repulsors and lightning blasted the Mad Titan down and away from Carol as she shot past him. Before any of them could react, Thanos rolled to his feet and threw his sword straight at the activated Quantum Tunnel, which was instantly decimated in a blinding explosion; the shockwave blew allies and enemies alike down to the ground and rolled across the entire battlefield.

(Y/N) was knocked off her feet and thrown into a pile of debris, the side of her head instantly erupting in pain and her vision blurring. Wincing, she brought a hand up to her temple and gently prodded the tender flesh, swallowing thickly when she lowered her hand and saw the blood coating her fingers; she blinked hard to try and clear her vision as darkened figures rushed by, but it wasn’t until she rolled over onto her knees that her eyes could finally begin to focus. Thor and Steve were both struggling against an enraged Thanos, with the Asgardian using Mjolnir and all his strength to force Stormbreaker’s cackling blade closer to the Mad Titan’s neck and Steve latching onto his back and pulling on the battle axe to aid Thor, but Thanos’ strength proved to be impossible for them to overcome; he sucker-punched Thor in the stomach and head-butted him away before flipping Steve over his shoulder and slammed his fist into his face.

The overwhelming horror of seeing her bloody and bruised husband lying motionless at Thanos’ feet was compounded the moment she realized that the tarnished gauntlet was less than a yard away from him. She staggered for her feet and after hastily scanning the ground for her batons, she reached down and withdrew one of Loki’s daggers from her boot before charging towards him; Bruce appeared and attempted to hold Thanos back, but he grabbed the scientist by his wounded arm and flung him into a pile of crumbling concrete, and then (Y/N) and Clint reached him at the same time. The archer swung his katana and managed to slice a sizable cut across Thanos’ exposed bicep while (Y/N) slid past them and reached for the gauntlet.

Just as (Y/N)’s fingers grazed the tarnished gauntlet, a large hand wrapped around her arm and hurled her aside; she slammed into the rocky ground and rolled several times before finally stopping several feet away from an unconscious Clint. A stinging pain erupted across her stomach when she first tried to move, making her grit her teeth and hold back an agonized groan as she flipped herself onto her side; the dagger she’d been gripping in her hand clattered onto the ground, its blade splattered with her own dark red blood, and she pressed a hand against the gash to stem the bleeding. Through the haze of pain, she looked across the clearing and watched Thanos and Carol grappling over the gauntlet, which the Mad Titan had already managed to put on. Despite the captain clearly having the upper-hand in the fight, all it took was Thanos snatching the purple Power Stone from the gauntlet and punching her across the battlefield for him to win and stand unopposed with his prize.

“No…” (Y/N)’s breathing was erratic and she attempted to push herself off the ground a second time as Thanos placed the Power Stone into its setting and bellowed, the cosmic energy of the six Infinity Stones coursing through his body; her vision blurred around the edges and she cried out when the movement tugged at her sizable wound, so all she could do was watch in horror as Thanos prepared to snap his fingers.

Out of nowhere, Tony rushed towards a distracted Thanos and grabbed hold of the glowing gauntlet, but his final act of desperation was foiled by Thanos kneeing him in the abdomen and backhanding him across the clearing. The billionaire lay sprawled on the ground and after adjusting the gauntlet on his hand, Thanos smiled coldly at him, unabashedly rejoicing in his imminent victory and their devastating loss. “I am…inevitable.”

Thanos’ fingers seemed to move in slow motion as (Y/N)’s eyes found Steve’s all the way across the clearing. Her husband was still disoriented from his failed attempt to kill Thanos, but the fear in his usually steadfast gaze told her that he understood exactly what was about to happen and that there was nothing any of them could do to stop it. I love you, Steve mouthed to her and (Y/N) gave her beloved super-soldier a teary smile before mouthing back, I love you, too.

The tell-tale metallic clink of the gauntlet’s two fingers connecting made (Y/N)’s heart jolt in her chest but after a long moment, her brow furrowed in confusion; there was an undoubtable snap, but nothing had happened. She followed Steve’s sudden awestruck gaze to see Tony kneeling across from Thanos, and her jaw dropped as nano-particles shifted the six Infinity Stones into place on his suit’s red and gold hand. The cosmic energy of the stones flowed throughout Tony’s body and left burning trails in its wake, putting immeasurable strain on him and shortening his breath, and while a shocked Thanos looked on, the billionaire smirked through his labored breaths and fearlessly addressed the Mad Titan. “And I…am…Iron Man.”

Tony snapped his fingers, and the world was engulfed in the brightest of light.

When the light faded away, (Y/N) watched in awe as Thanos’ formidable army began turning to ash all around her, just as her daughter and friends had five years earlier; Chitauri soldiers, Sakaarian troops and packs of Outriders all disintegrated into nothing while Leviathans, Gorillas and every single enemy transport crumbled away atom by atom and were scattered to the wind. We did it, she thought with a breathless laugh, we actually won.

“(Y/N)!” She turned her head to see Steve hurrying across the clearing, a panicked expression written across his features as he dropped to his knees beside her and firmly pressed a large hand against the oozing cut across her stomach. “It’s not deep, thank God, a tight bandage’ll stem the bleeding until we can get you to a medic. You’re gonna be all right, sunshine.” Her husband attempted to flash her a teasing smile, but the worry he still felt prevented his smile from reaching his eyes. “I thought I told you to stay safe.”

“In my defense, I didn’t plan on being chucked into the air like a baseball and landing on my own damn dagger,” (Y/N) chuckled but hissed in pain when Steve’s hand shifted over her wound. “Did we do it, sweetheart? Did we really win?”

Steve nodded. “We really won, sunshine. We’re gonna be with Carina again in no time.” The hand not applying pressure to her wound cupped her cheek and his thumb swiped a stray tear away before he pressed a soft, triumphant kiss onto her lips.

After Sam appeared and both men worked to secure a long strip of gauze around her waist, they helped her stand on unsteady legs and she took the opportunity to study their surroundings. Wounded Wakandans, Asgardians, Ravagers and sorcerers staggered to help one another stand and watched with obvious relief as Thanos’ army – including their dead and their wrecked equipment – all reduced to ash and slowly dissolved away, and faint rays of sunlight started to break through the smoke-filled sky above. Peter Quill hugged an elated Groot and then Rocket, who pretended to be annoyed but couldn’t quite hide the smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, before pulling Nebula and the remaining Guardians into a group hug. T’Challa and Shuri embraced while Okoye fussed over a scratch on the princess’ bicep. Bucky helped Wanda to her feet and the pair immediately went to help Brunnhilde, Korg and Miek extract the Valkyrie’s whinnying but unharmed horse from beneath several sizable pieces of debris. Scott and Hope held each other tight as they kissed beside the smoldering remains of their Quantum Tunnel. Wong clapped Stephen on the back and helped his fellow Master of the Mystic Arts create a temporary dam using large chunks of concrete from the destroyed Avengers Facility. Everywhere she looked, (Y/N) saw her friends and allies coming together to celebrate their unbelievable triumph over Thanos and his universe-ending plan but just as Steve’s lips pressed a kiss onto her brow, a sharp gasp tore from her throat and her jaw dropped in outrage.

“Oh, son of a bitch!”

Both Steve and Sam’s heads snapped over to her and their hands hovered over her numerous wounds as their panicked eyes searched hers. “What is it, (Y/N), what’s wrong?!”

“Is the pain getting worse, Booksmart? Screw it, I’m gonna go find that smart-ass wizard-doctor guy and see if he can’t patch you up-”

“I’m fine, guys, but my baby isn’t!” Both men exchanged a perplexed glance and she rolled her eyes before pointing across the crater. “My baby’s wrecked!” Amongst a mound of twisted metal and crumbling rock lay the smoldering remains of (Y/N)’s yellow 1976 Volkswagen Bug, the car she’d owned and cherished for over fourteen years. As sad as the sight of its mangled and scorched frame made her feel, she couldn’t help but correlate its wrecked state with the state of the world post-Snap; bringing back millions of living creatures in the blink of an eye would undoubtedly throw the already unstable Earth into chaos but while it wouldn’t be easy, they’ll all find a way to rebuild so that they’re stronger than they ever were. “Oh, well…nothing lasts forever, does it?”

Instead of answering, Steve gently nudged her arm and nodded towards the opposite end of the clearing; Thanos looked on as his troops disappeared and the Black Order dissolved into nothing with an expression of numb acceptance on his face. His eyes flicked over to them and they stared back, a surge of satisfaction filling (Y/N) as she watched the Man Titan seat himself on block of concrete and lean heavily over his knees. Thanos slowly began to turn into ash and once his entire army was gone, he too was erased from existence.

The sound of metal collapsing caused the both of them to turn and (Y/N)’s heart dropped when her eyes landed on Tony. The billionaire was slumped against a pile of wreckage, his Iron Man armor broken and scorched while the right side of his body – where the brunt of the Infinity Stones’ energy had resided during his Snap – was entirely covered in blackened burns. She was aware of Steve’s arm tightening around her waist as he helped her cross the clearing to him and she could see Clint, Bruce and Thor beginning to gather in her peripheral vision, but all of her focus was on her dying friend; his labored breaths were the only sounds to fill the clearing, until the familiar thwip of a web reverberated through the space and Peter Parker swung down.

“Mr. Stark! Hey, Mr. Stark?” The teary-eyed teenager brushed past a somber Rhodes to kneel before Tony and his voice shook as he continued. “Can you hear me? I-It’s Peter. Hey, we won, Mr. Stark. We won. You did it, sir, you did it…” All Tony could do was stare unseeingly at Peter as he finally broke down into heaving sobs. “I’m sorry…Tony, I-I’m…”

The crowd surrounding Tony parted to allow Pepper through and with gentle hands, the older woman guided Peter to his feet and into (Y/N)’s open arms. Their eyes briefly met and an understanding passed between both women; having a romantic relationship with an Avenger wasn’t easy by any means, but the hardest part was living with the constant fear that someday, they’ll be a fight that they won’t return home from. Pepper Potts’ worst nightmare was unfolding right in front of them, and all (Y/N) could do was convey her deep empathy and condolences through a single, silent look. However, the look they shared seemed to give Pepper the strength to turn and kneel in front of her dying husband, and (Y/N) blinked away tears as she comforted the teenager sobbing into her shoulder.

Pepper rested a hand against his suit’s arc reactor and gave him a tearful smile. “Hey.”

“Hey, Pep…” Tony murmured back, the corner of his mouth barely twitching upwards as he rested his left hand on top of hers.

“F.R.I.D.A.Y.?”

“Life functions critical.”

Rhodes and Bruce bowed their heads in grief while silent tears rolled down Clint and Thor’s faces, and Steve’s shoulders shuddered with suppressed sobs as his hand squeezed (Y/N)’s tight. Tony’s eyes watered as he glanced away from Pepper, but she pursed her lips and shook her head. “Tony. Look at me.” His dark eyes flicked over to meet hers and she gave him a trembling but sincere smile. “We’re gonna be okay. You can rest now.”

The regretful look on Tony’s burned and bloody face seemed to melt away at Pepper’s words and for one brief moment, his expression was overcome with a peaceful calm. The moment quickly passed and as Tony took his final breath, his hand slipped away from his wife’s and his suit’s arc reactor flickered off for the last time. Pepper finally gave into her tears, bowing her head and crying while the rest of them mourned their fallen friend. Tony Stark, one of Earth’s best defenders and a selfless hero right to the very end, was gone, and as (Y/N) struggled to come to terms with the tragic loss of another friend, the sunbeams beginning to break through the thick clouds of smoke dimmed.

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A/N: I cried while editing this, and I already know that I’ll cry the entire time I write the next chapter lol thank you all so much for reading and commenting! I’ve created a Spotify playlist inspired by this series, and I’ll be updating it every time I upload a new chapter. Enjoy!

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Deranged Marriage (4) – Sticks and stones break my bones

Summary: Your father wants you to choose a husband. Your chosen one doesn’t like the idea one bit.

Pairing: Mobster!Bucky Barnes x (Mafia daughter)! Reader

Characters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Clint Barton, Ayo, Okoye, Jake Jensen, Brock Rumlow

Warnings: arranged marriage, language, angst, strong/bratty reader, banter, hand around throat, sexual tension, idiots in love, implied smut/smutty dreams, blood, injuries, violence, fighting, attempted murder, getting shot

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<< Part 3

“Fuck, not that bad,” he groans in your ear. His hand still holds you down by the back of your neck when Bucky finally slips out of you. “At least you shut your mouth when you are full of cock.”

You weakly lift your head to watch Bucky put his pants back on. He kicks your dress out of his way while looking for his shoes. “Where are you going?”

“Aw, did you think I’ll stick around,” he laughs. “I wanted to get off and you were there. Don’t think your special.”

Holding back a sob you watch Bucky leave your room. He’s still laughing when he slams the door shut…

“Fuck, not,” you jolt up on your bed. “Why do I have to dream off that bastard? I hate him so much. I’ll kill that bastard sooner or later.”

Bucky left you alone at the library after Clint stormed into the room to drag him off you. You’re not sure the mobster would’ve left you alive if not for Clint.

You still feel his hand around your throat when you touch your tender skin.

“Fucking asshole. I’m going to—”

“What are you doing?” you hear your father yell at someone. There’s a commotion outside your room. You can hear someone grunt, and a gunshot hitting your door.

You immediately roll out of your bed to crawl toward your nightstand and get the gun hidden out.

“Daddy,” you swallow thickly as more gunshots hit the wall and door. “Fuck. What do I do?”

You brace yourself and crawl toward your wardrobe. Your father, ever the prepared man, bought a bulletproof vest for you.

“I’ve got this,” you grab the vest and hurriedly put it on. “I need to look for daddy.”

Before you get up, you grab a pair of sneakers and put them on. If you must run, it’ll be easier with your shoes on.

You get up to sneak toward your door and try to calm your nerves.

All you can hear are gunshots, and men screaming at each other. One of them is your father. He calls someone bastard and fires a few rounds until you hear him grunt.

“Daddy, no!” you don’t think, just act.

You rip the door open and storm out of your room, running toward your father’s bedroom while dodging bullets left and right.

Men scream at you, tell you to drop the gun. Others tell you to stay by their side.

You cannot distinguish enemies from allies any longer.

You just run toward your father lying on the ground. “Daddy.”

“Sweetie, go to the panic room,” he pats your hand. “Hurry…they are going to.” He rasps. “Please, Y/N.”

“Fuck off,” you unlock your gun and fire two bullets at the next best enemy. “Stay away from me!!”

The man drops to the ground, not dead, but barely breathing. “Boss! Y/N” you recognize Sam’s voice. “Take your hands off her!”

Someone grabs your arm and tries to drag you away from your father, but you won’t have it.

You elbow the guy grabbing you, making him regret he put his hands on you as you twirl around to kick him in the chest.

“Take that! That’s Wilson style,” you growl and knee him in the groan.

“Y/N,” Sam runs toward you. He aims a gun at a guy behind you wanting to shoot your father, but you are faster. All the training with your father’s men wasn’t for nothing.

You twirl back around and blindly fire at the man, hitting him square in the chest.

“Fuck, Y/N,” Clint grabs your father’s arms to drag him inside the bedroom. “Come in here.”

“Y/N! NO!” you don’t even feel the bullet hitting your arm as you fire your last bullets at the next guy wanting to kill your father. “HANDS OFF HER!”

Sam takes the man down with his shotgun. “Clint, panic room. Bring the boss and Y/N inside. Bruce! Where the fuck are you!”

You feel a little lightheaded when you hear more men storm into the mansion.

“Rogers, finally,” you hear Jensen grunt. “They almost shot my pretty face.”

“What about Y/F/N and Y/N?” Steve storms along the hallways with his men. “Shit, what happened here?”

“Barnes maybe?” Sam pants. “About damn time you showed up. I thought we are done for. They outnumbered us.”

“Breach of security,” Jensen points at the broken iPad in his hands. “I checked on the security. Someone shut it down.” He huffs. “I don’t know how, but whoever did it, they are damn good.”

“Maybe it was you,” Steve grunts. “And no, it wasn’t Barnes. He was with me not half an hour ago. It can’t be Bucky.”

“Guys, can you stop debating?” you cry. “Daddy is bleeding out. He got shot,” you press your hand to your father’s abdomen. “We need to get him to the hospital.”

“Fuck, Clint, Sam,” Brock stumbles along the hallways. He can barely walk but tries to tell Sam he saw someone make it out alive. Brock limps toward the men, handing them a broken phone. “The one getting away lost this. Maybe Jensen can check on it.”

He falls to his knees, grunting.

“Shit, Rumlow,” Sam mutters. “Get back up. Don’t die on me! You still owe me fifty bucks!”

“Everything is going to be okay,” you clutch your still bleeding arm, ignoring that the nurse tries to get you to follow her. “I don’t care if I bleed out. I’ll stay here until I know my father is still alive.”

“Miss, you are bleeding. We need to get the bullet out of your arm,” she tries to convince you.”

“Who the fuck are you?!” growling at the nurse you sneer. “I said, I’ll be waiting here until someone tells me about my father’s condition. So, fuck off!”

“You must excuse my fiancé,” you grit your teeth as Bucky Barnes and his entourage walk toward you, Steve and Sam. “She went through a lot tonight. I’ll talk to her. Just give us a moment.”

“What do you want here, Barnes?” you grimace as Bucky grabs your wrist to get a better look at your bleeding arm. “Let go of me.”

“Barnes, not now. We are not in the mood for your shit tonight,” Sam pats the gun he hides under his jacket. “No offense, but you are our number one suspect.”

“Me?” Bucky huffs. “Why?”

“Y/N embarrassed you in front of everyone you know,” Clint snarls. “You weren’t there to help us either. We called, and you didn’t answer.”

“I was busy fucking some bimbo,” he looks at you, still holding your wrist. “I had to get out all the pent-up tension.” Bucky drops his eyes to your exposed legs. You’re still in your panties and a shirt. “No fancy dress tonight?”

“Last warning,” pursing your lips you give Bucky your best bitchface, “if you don’t let go of me, I’ll cut your cock off.”

“Lovely as ever,” he dips his head to whisper in your ear. “You can play the big girl and bleed out. I don’t care. Just you know, if your father dies, I’ll get his empire and you’ll be a good girl.”

“I hate you.”

“That’s the spirit, doll,” Bucky pecks your cheek. “Now, come with me. Let the doctor get the bullet out and I promise to go easy on you for tonight.”

“Barnes, last warning,” Okoye steps in. “Y/N went through enough. She got shot. Her father got shot. She killed two men. It’s a bit much. Don’t you think?”

“You killed two men,” he smirks down at you. “Good girl. I hope you know it gets me rock-hard when a girl can handle a gun.”

“I can slit your throat too,” you retort.

“None of this now,” Bucky finally releases your wrist only to wrap his arm around your waistline. “We will see a doctor now. I can’t have you bleeding out.”

“As if you care…”

“Careful, doc,” Bucky warns as you receive an anesthetic injection. “She’s my fiancé. Don’t damage her.”

“Ignore him,” you grumble. “He’s here to make sure that this night turns out even worse. As if getting shot isn’t worse enough.”

“Miss Y/N, I need to stitch the wound up. It won’t take long,” the doctor ignores Bucky and gets to work. “You got lucky. It’s only a graze wound.”

“She’ll live, huh?” it’s hard to ignore Bucky when he gets up to stand next to the doctor to watch him like a hawk. “Be careful.” You give the doctor an apologetic smile. “She’s mine to break.”

“Why don’t you fuck off and leave me alone? You don’t care if I’m dead or alive,” you snarl, making the doctor flinch. You can see the panic in his eyes. “Don’t worry, doc. He only wants to kill me. I told the truth about his limp dick and now he wants to murder me.”

“I—” the doctor chokes out. “I need to stitch this up. Please keep me out of this. I got a family.”

“Great, Barnes. Now you scared the doctor,” you huff. “Get lost or get fucked. Maybe find yourself a sexy nurse taking care of your dick.”

“Watch your tongue, doll,” Bucky grips your chin. “You are talking to your beloved fiancé.” He lowers himself to press a soft kiss on your lips. “I’ll be waiting outside. Don’t take too long, doc. I know when you try to put your hands on my girl…”

“He’s going to make it. You can go now, Barnes. We don’t need you here. Rogers will help us as long as Brock, Vis, and Stark are at the hospital,” Sam whispers as he watches you snuggle in your pillow. “They gave her the good stuff.”

“She finally shuts her mouth,” Bucky grins. “I should’ve asked the doctor to give me the pain meds.”

“Why do you bother?” Okoye steps inside the bedroom. “As Sam said, you can go now. We’ve got it handled.”

“I won’t leave,” your fiancé grunts. “I promised Y/F/N to take care of his daughter and empire. As long as he’s out cold, I’ll keep that promise. Whoever came for her father wanted to see Y/N dead too,” Bucky glances at Ayo and Okoye. “And they got help. Someone deactivated the cameras and alarm.”

“An insider,” Sam concludes.

“An insider,” Bucky confirms. “I don’t like it when someone wants to blame me. I hate that little brat, but I didn’t try to kill her or Y/F/N. I’ll stick around until we found them. Now leave me and my fiancé alone. I don’t trust anyone...”

>> Part 5

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#bucky barnes x reader #mobster!bucky barnes x fem!reader #mobster!bucky #bucky barnes x female reader #bucky barnes x you #bucky barnes #mafia au #Deranged Marriage (4) – Sticks and stones break my bones

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siancore · 8 months

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💜

Thanks for thinking of me @cobrafantasies

Strictly Professional | SamBucky | MCU | E | 9,465 words

Synopsis: Bucky Barnes is an adult film star. He has booked a job with his sometime-scene partner, Steve Rogers’ friend as a favour to Steve. He checks out some of Sam Wilson’s work and finds himself attracted to the other man. Will he be able to keep it strictly professional when they begin to film together?

Why I love it: It was all fun and heat and chemistry. I love writing Soft Slutty Sam.

The Boys of Summer | SamBucky | MCU | M | 84,227 words

Synopsis: Sam Wilson returns home to the small town he grew up in to complete his med school residency. He hasn’t been back for an extended amount of time since he left for college. While he only consistently kept in touch with childhood friend, Steve Rogers, he was keen to see the people he had grown up with. With the exception of Bucky Barnes. They had a falling out the summer before Sam left for college. What happened between them? Can they move past it now that they’re adults?

Why I love it: It's the best thing I have ever written. It's close to home. Touches on queerness; race; self-acceptance; letting go; coming home; family; friendship; and love.

Red Dirt Road | Richonne | The Walking Dead | M | 99,123 words

Synopsis: Teenager, Michonne, spends her summers in rural Georgia with her family. She meets fellow teen, Rick, down Old Route 3 and a surprising friendship blossoms.

Why I love it: I just loved the pace of the story. The way it reminded me of summer breezes and dirt sticking to the lotion on my skin. How everything felt new and exciting, but scary, too. Just loved writing this world.

Sous Couverture | Richonne | The Walking Dead | E | 133,261 words

Synopsis: Rick is a crime boss. Michonne is the agent who is tasked with bringing him in. Instead, she must work with him to bring down a larger criminal network. Can she keep her attraction to Rick from getting in the way of her doing her job?

Why I love it: I always wanted to write crime stories. SC was that story for me. It was a lot of fun to write these versions of Rick and Michonne. It was a lot of fun to talk to other shippers about this story. I started to make a lot of fandom friends because of this story. Then my mother passed away while I was writing SC and I sort of used it as a crutch to channel a lot of painful feelings. I was also able to lean on the fandom friends I made at that really shitty time. I know to read the story, you wouldn't think it, but it saved my life.

Under Her Watch | Attoye | Wakanda Forever | E | 6,572 words

Synopsis: Wakanda and Talokan are allies. Okoye, Wakanda's greatest warrior, is tasked with overseeing joint training exercises. She is also responsible for keeping an eye on the Talokanil warrior, Attuma. Without his express support, the alliance may fall apart. If he keeps looking at Okoye like that, she may fall apart.

Why I love it: It was the first multi-chapter fic I wrote for Okoye x Attuma. I love this pairing. The enemies-to-lovers potential is there. The chemistry is there. Okoye getting to let loose is something very important to me. I had a lot of fun writing this story.

#sambucky #richonne #attoye

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fleurdelouve · 1 year

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𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒

Per the ingenious request from an anon, here are Black writers on Tumblr who write for the ship Fleur de Louve (aka SarahBucky) which involves a Black women!

The below information includes their blogs, whether they’re female or male writers, links to their ao3, and how many Fleur de Louve fics they current have posted.

This list is still in progress, so feel free to contact us if you’re Black and would like to be added to this list!

@rebellconquerer - female - AO3: rebellconquerer

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 7 fics

- Has also written for: Katara/Zuko, ATLA, Sam Wilson, Ayo, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, Sam Wilson

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@palettesofrenaissance - female - AO3: palettesofrenaissance

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 11 fics

- Has also written for: Black Panther, Monica Rambeau, Maria Rambeau, Dr. Jason Wilkes, Michelle Jones, Spideychelle, Brunnhilde (Valkyrie from Thor), X-Men, Ava Starr (Ghost from Ant-Man), Gamora, Tyrone Johnson (from Cloak & Dagger), Liz Allan/Cindy Moon, Sam Wilson

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@btwxsixesandsevens - female - AO3: Sixes_and_Sevens

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 26 fics

- Has also written for: Ayo/Aneka, Black Panther, Janna/Rose Tico, Finn (from Star Wars), Jo/Drash, Dragon Age, Misty Knight, Sam Wilson, Star Wars

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@tllgrrl - female - AO3: NefertiriJones

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 48 fics

- Has also written for: Shuri, Okoye, Ayo, Sam Wilson, Misty Knight

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@duckybarnes1917 - female - AO3: DuckyBarnes1917

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: alleged wips

- Has also written for: Sam Wilson, Original female character

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@blackstarising - female - AO3: blackstarising

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 1 fics

- Has also written for: Sam Wilson, AJ Wilson, Cass Wilson

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@hauntedelation - female - AO3: hauntedelation

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 1 fics

- Has also written for: Sam Wilson, Original female characters, Black self insert

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@w00wzerz - female - AO3: WOWJAY

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 2 fics

- Has also written for: Starfire/Dick Greyson (Dickkory) (from Titans), All Rise, Lola Carmichael, Lola Carmichael/Mark Callan, Lola Carmichael/Robin Taylor

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@wakandacoconutoil - female - AO3: wakandacoconutoil

Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 1 fics

- Has also written for: Mel Medarda, Mel/Jayce, Shuri, Black Panther, Arcane: League of Legends

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phoenixlionme · 7 months

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Marvel Black Superheroes Part 1

1. T’challa aka Black Panther

2. Shuri

3. Okoye

4. Nakia

5. Ayo

6. Aneka

7. Eric Brooks aka Blade

8. Silhouette Chord aka Silhouette - biracial; half Cambodian

9. Miles Morales aka Spider Man - biracial; half Puerto Rican

10. Eli Bradley aka Patriot

11. Rayshaun Lucas aka Patriot II

12. Victor Alvarez aka Power Man - biracial; Afro-Dominican

13. Sam Wilson aka Falcon/Captain America II

14. Ororo Munroe aka Storm - American born but noted to be of Kenyan descendant

15. Armando Munoz aka Darwin - biracial; Afro-Latino

16. Eden Fesi aka Manifold - biracial; Australian aboriginal

17. Isaiah Bradley aka Captain America

18. Josiah X aka Captain America

19. Lucas Bishop - biracial; Australian aboriginal

20. Tyrone Johnson aka Cloak

21. Shard Bishop - biracial; Australian aboriginal

22. Cecelia Reyes - Afro Puerto Rican and depicted with dark-skinned complexion

23. Jesse Aaronson aka Bedlam

24. Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot - biracial; Afro-Brazilian

25. Nick Fury

26. Monica Rambeau aka Spectrum

27. James Rhodey aka War Machine

28. Riri Williams aka Ironheart

29. America Chavez aka Miss America - biracial; Afro-Puerto Rican Caribbean

30. Ramone Watts aka Alloy

#marvel #black supers #blackexcellence #exude excellence #my posts #lists

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coloring-for-a-marvelous-cause · 2 years

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How to Buy a Digital Coloring Book

Sales open August 15th

You can make a donation of $12 USD or more to These Charities. Send us the receipt at [email protected], and we'll send you our 2022 digital coloring book.

This digital book is loaded to the brim with over 100 Marvel characters and over 100 pages of content. Coloring pages, activities, stories and more!

For $5 USD more you'll receive the 2021 digital books as well!

In 2021 we made 3 smaller books focused on Bucky Barnes, Peter Parker, and Shuri!

You can also donate books back to the event

If you want a participant or fan who cannot afford a digital book to receive one, you can donate a book back to the event.

Just add an additional $12 to the total to your donation and explain how you want us to use it in your email.

Example:

Hello, heres my receipt for $29 USD. I'd like a the 2022 digital coloring book, the 2021 digital coloring book and to donate a book back to the event!

If you want to donate more than $12 please do. The sky is the limit and we I’ll tally all the donations for the event final!!

** If you can't afford a copy please reach out. We will do our best to make sure everyone gets one as the donations come through <3

What can you do with your digital copy?

These books are optimized for printing at home and for computer assistive technology.

Each purchase comes with a "permission to print" form so you can print the coloring books at home or at a shop for personal use.

RedBubble Store

Another way to support our event is to visit our RedRubble Store. Some content from the books has been transformed into stickers, coffee mugs, and more! All proceeds will go towards supporting the charities.

Specifics about the 2022 Coloring Book Content ⬇️

Some of the characters in the book:

T’Challa

Okoye

Sam Wilson

Joaquin Torres

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Characters

Clint Barton

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova

James Bucky Barnes

Tony Stark

Steven Strange

Steve rogers

Natasha Romanoff

Bruce Banner

Thor

President Loki

Other Loki Varients

Mobius

Nick Fury

Natasha Romanoff

America Chavez

Kamala Kahn

Maya Lopez

Layla El-Faouly

Taweret

Felicia Hardy

Jennifer Walters

Wolverine

Charles Xavier

Erik Lehnsherr

Mystique

X-Men Characters

Peggy Carter

Agent carter characters

Carol Danvers

Deadpool

Moonknight

Peter Parker

Green Goblin

Groot

Rocket

Wanda Maximoff

Pietro Maximoff

James Rhodey Rhodes

Lucky

Alpine

Croki

Redwing

Jeff the shark

Marvel pet characters

Shang Chi

Katy Chen

Peni Parker

Harry Osborn

Some of the ships in the book:

Sam Wilson x James Bucky Barnes

Steve Rogers x James Bucky Barnes

Tony Stark x James Bucky Barnes

Charles Xavier x Erik Lehnsherr

Clint Barton x Natasha Romanoff x Bucky Barnes

Deadpool x Moonknight

Loki/Mobius

Peter Parker/Harry Osborn

#info #c4amc2022 #coloring for a marvelous cause

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yelena-bellova · 2 years

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hi! welcome to my account, i’m so glad you found me 🌈

• my name is Amelia, but i’ll also answer to Amy or Ames. previous usernames include afangirlshidingplace, americasass-romanoff, daisys-galaxy, missreyskywalker, natasha-romxnoff, sam-wilsonnn, steve-harringt0ns, thenancywheeler & agentjemmafitzsimmons. if you were here for the americasass-romanoff days, you’re a real one ✊🏻

• 20-something mess of a human being

• i’m a book nerd, music lover, angst writer, avid dog petter, tea drinker and Funko collector

• I occasionally write fanfiction that you can check out here. There’s a lot of WIPs and some I don’t pick up again, but feel free to enjoy them :)

fandoms: MCU/AOS, Star Wars, Stranger Things, Only Murders In The Building, The Last of Us, Daisy Jones & The Six, Narcos, Ted Lasso, Friends, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fast and Furious, The Hunger Games, Bridgerton, Films/Sitcoms (50’s-now)

favorite characters: yelena belova, wanda maximoff, natasha romanoff, loki laufeyson, nick fury, nakia, shuri, okoye, sam wilson, peggy carter, phil coulson, jemma simmons, leo fitz, finn, ahsoka tano, obi wan kenobi, sabine wren, chopper, steve harrington, nancy wheeler, jonathan byers, max mayfield, mabel mora, oliver putnam, joel miller, daisy jones, billy dunne, ted lasso, jamie tartt, roy kent, keeley jones, coach beard, phoebe buffay, midge maisel, susie meyerson, joel maisel, lenny bruce, abe weissman, brian o’conner, dominic toretto, mia toretto, lucy gray baird, kate sharma

ships: steggy, wandavision, fitzsimmons, philinda, anidala, finnrey, hanleia, jancy, jopper, lumax, graham x karen, roy x keely, midge x joel, brian x mia, snowbaird, kanthony, polin

dni if you are pro-amber heard. any kind of hate, discrimination, racism, or sexism is not tolerated on my page. this is a place for nothing but fun 💖

#ignore this i’m just adding it into my page 🙂#about me

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jbarneswilson · 7 months

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thank you @karim2k and @pilesofpillows for tagging me!

top 3 ships:

1. sarah wilson x bucky barnes

2. okoye x attuma

3. sam wilson x steve rogers

first ship: oh gosh, i think it was alan smith x gary neville. no, i will not explain.

last song: tim mcgraw - something like that (iykyk)

last film: in theaters it was black panther wakanda forever. and at home last night it was also black panther wakanda forever. i am nothing if not consistent.

currently reading: as far as published books go, i’m rereading heather graham’s runaway because i do not respect myself. as far as fanfic goes, i just started rereading this you protect, part one of infinite coffee and protection detail, because it is so very bucky-centric and it is such a wonderful story.

currently watching: the clock. my therapy session is about to start and i want a good grade in punctuality.

currently craving: dinosaur chicken nuggets and tater tots. i eat them just about every morning. breakfast of champions.

tagging with no pressure: @jemgirl86 @spinachgarden @dasphinxone @siancore @ninesdb @eusuntgratie and anyone who wants to play!

#tag games #jbw behind the scenes

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swan-of-sunrise · 1 year

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Endgame (Chapter Nine-Part I)

Summary: The Avengers face off against a past iteration of Thanos and his army for the fate of the entire universe.

Pairing: Steve Rogers X Reader

Word Count: 3.7k

Warnings/Disclaimers: Disclaimer for battle/combat violence

A/N: And here we’ve finally reached the Battle of Earth! Thank you for reading, I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter Nine (Part I) (Previous Chapter)

In her eighth grade English class, (Y/N) was assigned to write a report on A Sound of Thunder, a science-fiction short story written by Ray Bradbury that revolved around the dangers of traveling through time and humanity’s arrogance for thinking it could control its overwhelming power. Bradbury’s famed short story struck fourteen-year old (Y/N) with two thoughts after finishing it: that she was definitely sticking to writing historical-fiction novels when she grew up, and that she would never dabble in time travel if the opportunity ever arose in her lifetime. She was reminded of her naïve teenage promise as she rocked Carina in her arms and listened to Stephen’s brief but concise run-down of the situation they now found themselves in.

Back on Titan in 2018, the doctor utilized the Time Stone to foresee all the futures in which they’d win against the Mad Titan but he was only able to find one, one where half the universe would stay Vanished for five years until Scott Lang emerged from the Quantum Realm and inspired their time heist. Stephen foresaw everything, from Thanos’ death at the hands of Thor to the switch that 2014 Nebula made with her future counterpart on her adoptive father’s orders, and (Y/N)’s heart sank into her stomach when he told them how 2014 Nebula hijacked their Quantum Tunnel and brought Thanos and his entire army to their own timeline while the Avengers were preoccupied with the Infinity Stones. We were all so shocked by Natasha’s death that we didn’t even realize it wasn’t our Nebula, she silently lamented, anxiously biting her lip as the doctor explained how Thanos’ ship launched a surprise blitz on the entire Avengers Facility just after Bruce snapped his fingers and how he was currently preparing to deploy his entire army.

“The gauntlet containing all six Infinity Stones is still buried beneath the wreckage of the compound, but Thanos will send his forces after it while he battles the Avengers,” Stephen called out over his shoulder, his attention split between filling them in and summoning more portals to gather warriors from all five Wakandan tribes.

“Then we don’t have a moment to waste.” T’Challa turned to Okoye with a resolute expression on his face. “General, gather your Doras and begin readying the tribal warriors for our imminent attack; I shall join you in a moment to assist.” The general bowed her head in respect before hurrying to follow her king’s orders, and T’Challa turned his attention to Shuri. “Shuri, ready our pilots and see to it that every available aircraft is armed and operational…and, you might want to change your clothing, little sister. You can’t fight a battle dressed as though you’re visiting an American shopping mall.” Shuri ignored her older brother’s light teasing and fist-bumped the air in delight as she sprinted through the original portal leading into the palace, and T’Challa’s small grin faltered when he met Ramonda’s eyes. “Mother, I-”

The Queen Mother held up a placating hand and smiled. “We’ll have plenty of time to talk later, sithandwa sam. You are both the King of Wakanda and the Black Panther, T’Challa, and now is the time to show Thanos why that is.”

Nodding once, T’Challa gave his mother a brief hug and sprinted off to the field beyond the forest, and Stephen cleared his throat to get their attention. “I have to portal back to Titan; wait for my signal to know when it’s time to attack.”

“Wait, what signal?” (Y/N) exchanged an exasperated look with Sam when Stephen vanished through another sparking orange portal without answering. “Every single time I’ve encountered that doctor, he’s pissed me off one way or another.” Carina blew a loud raspberry and (Y/N) winced a little. “Sorry, Cari, but swearing’s a hard habit to kick.” She glanced up at Ramonda. “Your highness, do you mind-?”

“I’ll protect her, (Y/N), as if she were my own child.” The Queen Mother placed a hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. “Bast ukukhusela wena. May Bast protect you, and may she guide you to victory on the battlefield.”

(Y/N) smiled in gratitude at Ramonda and glanced back down at Carina; out of the corner of her eye, she saw the older woman gesture for the others to give them a moment alone but her daughter’s soft cooing regained her attention. “I know that’s only been about an hour since you last saw your daddy and I, but for us it’s felt like an entire lifetime. And I know that you’re probably getting pretty tired of your parents leaving you to go and fight against gods and un-dead warriors and genetically-enhanced aliens, but it’s something we’ve got to do. You’re going to grow up in a better, safer world, lemon drop, and we’ll both be right there with you. But first, Mommy needs to go and help Daddy save the world again.” She pressed a soft kiss onto her daughter’s forehead and smiled. “Love you, Cari, more than anything.”

Placing the infant back into the floating pram, (Y/N) handed Ramonda the uru bracelet and her overnight bag, pausing only to retrieve the weapons she’d packed away, and she watched as the Queen Mother escorted her daughter through the swirling orange portal they’d entered through and disappeared from view. She took a deep breath before turning around to face the others, who were all preoccupied with looking over their weapons for the impending battle except Groot; the tree-like creature was anxiously twiddling his branched fingers and when he realized that she was staring, he perked up and moved closer to her. “I am Groot?” (Y/N) frowned in confusion and Groot lowered his hand to gesture for something knee-height. “I am Groot.”

“Oh, are you asking about Rocket?” She grinned triumphantly when Groot’s eyes lit up and he clapped his hands together in excitement. “Rocket’s fine; he’s back in New York with my husband and friends, and we’ll be seeing him pretty soon. He’s missed you a lot, so he’ll be very happy to see you again.”

Groot nodded. “I am Groot.”

“Talking to trees now, Booksmart?” Sam chuckled as he walked up to her and good-humoredly bumped her shoulder with his. “Is there anything you can’t do?”

“Besides understanding what trees say back to me? Well, I spent five years trying my damnedest to find a best friend as wonderful as you, and I failed spectacularly because…well, there’s only one Sam Wilson, after all.”

Sam’s smirk of amusement softened into a tender smile and his arm moved to wrap around her shoulders in a partial hug, squeezing her tight and providing her a sense of reassurance she hadn’t quite felt since the day she’d lost him. Before either of them could speak, a familiar voice called out through their comm links. “All right, it’s almost show-time. How’s everything looking on your end?”

“Um, i-it’s looking good, Doc.” A bewildered Sam exchanged a look with them. “How exactly are you doing…whatever this is?”

“…How do you think, Mr. Wilson?”

“Magic,” (Y/N), Bucky and Wanda replied at the same time, and Sam rolled his eyes at them.

“I cast a communication spell on everyone’s – and I do mean everyone’s – comm links; they’re fully synchronized now and trust me, you’re gonna be grateful that they are in a few seconds.”

Wanda hummed thoughtfully at the doctor’s words. “Ominous sort of man, this Doctor Strange.” Her eyes began to glow as she summoned her scarlet-hued energy into the palms of her hands. “Now, isn’t it about time we pay Thanos and his army a little visit?”

“I was just thinking the same thing, Miss Maximoff. Oh, and just for the record, this is the signal.”

Muttering under his breath about Stephen Strange being a smart-ass, Sam took a deep breath and brought a hand up to his comm link. “Hey, Cap, you read me?” There was no reply and in her mind, (Y/N) prayed that it was only stunned silence and nothing more concerning. “Cap, it’s Sam. Can you hear me?” Past the trees and across the field where Wakanda’s forces had amassed, a new portal started forming into existence as Sam smiled to himself and added, “On your left.”

The portal expanded and (Y/N) watched T’Challa, Shuri and Okoye stride through to the other side; she reached behind her and unsheathed both of Natasha’s electrified batons from her uniform’s shoulder harness and twirled them around her hands once before tightening her hold on them. “After you, Birdbrain.”

“See you on the other side, Booksmart.” With a playful wink, Sam deployed his wings and sped off into the sky where he flew straight through the sparking portal.

More and more portals began to open as dozens of Wakandan Talon Fighters and Dragon Flyers took to the skies and another small portal burst into existence, this time directly in front of the foursome. Wanda wasted no time, her expression darkening with unreserved fury while she used her scarlet-hued powers to launch herself into the air fly through the portal; (Y/N), Bucky and Groot exchanged a silent look before following after her and as they took their first step onto the grounds of the Avengers Facility, she bit her lip to stifle her horrified gasp. The entire compound was gone, reduced to towering piles of ash, rubble and enormous pieces of debris; the sky above was darkened by thick black smoke and they stood in the center of a sizable crater, no doubt the result of Thanos’ surprise blitz attack on the Avengers Facility.

Thanos and his entire army stood at the opposite side of the crater. The Black Order, comprised of his so-called children, flanked either side of him and stretched out behind them were thousands of Chitauri troops, Sakaarian soldiers and snarling Outriders; the Sanctuary II hovered in the skies high above them, along with a dozen massive Leviathans and manned cruisers, while armed hover tanks and cybernetically-enhanced Chitauri Gorillas were scattered amongst their ground forces. It was an impressive army – infinitely larger than the ones present for the Battle of New York and the Battle of Wakanda combined – but all around (Y/N), a far more extraordinary assemblage was taking place.

Dozens of swirling orange portals were littered across their side of the crater and legions of heroes from across the galaxy poured out, ready to band together and face the greatest threat to their universe. Doctor Strange emerged from the nearest portal with Peter Parker and a trio who, judging by Groot’s enthusiastic reaction, were the Guardians of the Galaxy; T’Challa, Shuri and Okoye led the united army of Wakanda while M’Baku rallied his own Jabari warriors, their resounding chants of ‘Yibambe!’ echoing across the entire battlefield; Brunnhilde, dressed in her impressive Valkyrie armor and sitting astride a snow-white winged stallion, led her battalion of Asgardian Einherjar alongside Korg and Miek; Wong stood before a throng of sorcerers from Kamar-Taj, some brandishing bow-staffs and other weapons while others conjured orange magical shields; nearby, Hope Van Dyne seemed to appear from thin air and her eyes frantically searched their growing army for any sign of Scott; a sizable band of humans and aliens brandishing blasters emerged from another portal, and the flame-shaped patch on their jackets told (Y/N) that they were the faction of Ravagers allied to the Guardians; a figure donned in a silver-and-blue Iron Man suit landed hard on the jagged rock and raised their face-plate to reveal Pepper; a stunned Tony and a bloodied Thor, both dressed for battle in their respective armor, staggered to their feet and joined their ranks; a deafening rumble was followed by a super-sized Scott bursting out from beneath the smoldering ruins of the Avengers Facility, and the Giant-Man opened his fist to allow Bruce, Rhodes and Rocket to jump down. A rallying cry resounded throughout their troops and high above them all, Wakandan Talon Fighters and Dragon Flyers and Ravager spacecrafts hovered in midair as their pilots awaited their commands.

Finally tearing her eyes away from the inspiring assembly, (Y/N) looked out at the vast space between both armies to see Steve. The super-soldier stood alone, his Captain America uniform stained with blood and ash and his vibranium shield broken but still strapped to his arm, and the sight of her sweaty and blood-soaked husband brought tears to her eyes; Steve, understanding the overwhelming odds stacked against him, had selflessly and defiantly prepared to stand against Thanos and his entire army alone, knowingly sacrificing himself to try and keep the Mad Titan away from the Infinity Stones as long as he possibly could. When Steve’s reddened gaze finally found hers amongst the growing army, (Y/N) recognized the same fire in his eyes that she’d seen in his old photograph at the Smithsonian so long ago, and it was in that moment that she could feel herself falling in love with the super-soldier all over again.

In three long strides, Steve was standing before her, his ash-coated face was filled with apprehension and a hint of longing as his azure eyes searched hers. “Is Carina okay? Is she safe?”

“Carina’s fine, sweetheart, and she’s perfectly safe with Queen Ramonda,” (Y/N) quickly reassured him and smiled as he breathed a sigh of relief. “Now, let’s go get this son of a bitch and save the world again so we can finally be a family.”

The corner of Steve’s lips slowly curved up into a small smile. “Yes, ma’am.” They both turned to face Thanos and his imposing army, standing side-by-side as their friends, teammates and allies all lined up on either side of them and readied their weapons for battle. (Y/N)’s grip on the electrified batons tightened in anticipation and she spared a brief glance down at the red hourglass-shaped buckle fastened onto her belt; the sight of Natasha’s signature accessory calmed her nerves and imbued her with the strength she needed to stare head-on at the deadly horde across the crater. “Avengers!” Steve thrust his arm out and (Y/N)’s eyes widened in awe when Mjolnir flew straight into his open hand, and she made a mental note to ask him about the magical Asgardian weapon later as he commanded through gritted teeth, “Assemble.”

Thor’s bellowing battle cry was echoed by their vast army and they all charged forward as one, Steve leading the ground forces while Tony took to the sky and led their legion of flyers. Thanos leveled his double-edged sword in their direction and watched with cold indifference as his army charged past him, looking almost bored at the striking show of defiance before him, but his mild reaction only spurred them on. Both armies met at the center of the wide crater and clashed with a cacophony of sounds and with that, the Battle of Earth began.

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Thanks to Doctor Strange, Wong and the fifteen minutes they’d spent frantically gathering forces from across the entire galaxy, Thanos’ army was fairly evenly matched by theirs; however, it quickly became apparent to both armies which one of them was the most impassioned. The Avengers, Wakandans, Asgardians, Guardians, Ravagers and the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj all fought with a fiery passion that was wholly unmatched by the determination of the Black Order and the forces they commanded. A super-sized Scott punched a Leviathan to the ground and swatted aside a Chitauri cruiser while Peter swung from his arm and webbed the gun of a hover tank. The trio of T’Challa, Shuri and Okoye fought a troop of Outriders and nearby, Brunnhilde flew down on her winged horse and slashed at a roaring Chitauri Gorilla while M’Baku impaled it with his spear. Bruce, who’s right arm was badly burned from the newly-created Infinity Gauntlet and hanging limp at his side, snatched an attacking cruiser out of the sky and threw its commander across the battlefield, and both Korg and one of the more enthusiastic Guardians took on Cull Obsidian together. Overhead, Tony and Pepper fired their repulsors at Sakaarian ships and directly below the husband and wife, (Y/N) and Steve fought alongside one another; it was a deadly dance – with (Y/N) jamming her electrified batons into attackers and kicking them away and Steve slamming Mjolnir into his opponents and summoning bolts of vivid-blue lightening from the sky – but it was one that the husband and wife performed seamlessly together.

“You know, your new look is really kind of doing it for me!” (Y/N) spared Steve an appreciative glance as she blocked a Chitauri soldier’s strike and finished it off by ramming a baton into its neck.

Steve chuckled, throwing the hammer at another Chitauri soldier and upper-cutting a Sakaarian with his broken shield. “Not too shabby for a kid from Brooklyn, huh?” He thrust his open hand out and his helmeted head cocked to the side in confusion when Stormbreaker flew into his hand instead.

“No, no, give me that!” Thor called out from across the small clearing and they both looked over to see the Asgardian waving Mjolnir above his head. “You get the little one!”

Both men exchanged weapons and as Thor flew off towards the nearest hover tank, (Y/N) flexed her extended wrist and watched a charging Outrider drop to the ground, entirely encased in red electricity emanating from the Widow Bite fused to its neck. “Hey, (Y/L/N), how much for the fancy bracelets?”

(Y/N) rolled her eyes and continued to fight without glancing over at the nearby raccoon. “They’re not for sale, Rocket.”

“What about the batons?”

Kneeling atop a sizable chunk of concrete, Bucky fired his gun and managed to spare (Y/N) a brief smile in between shots. “You’ve got some weird friends, doll.”

“Not exactly the adjective I’d use, Mr. Stares-A-Lot,” Sam interjected as he flew overhead. “I was thinking something like handsome, funny, or devilishly charming. Or hell, why not all three?”

“…Yeah, I stand by my original statement, Pigeon-Wings.”

Steve shook his head in mild exasperation and summoned a bolt of lightning to destroy a diving cruiser. “Your best friend and my best friend really need to learn how to get along.”

The two of them continued to fight alongside one another, careful not to accidentally become separated as they battled Sakaarian troops, Chitauri soldiers and snarling Outriders. (Y/N) was busy firing a deadly Widow Bite at a charging Outrider and Steve was disarming a Chitauri soldier when Clint’s panicked voice rang through their comm links. “Cap! What do you want me to do with this damn thing?”

(Y/N) kicked a defeated Sakaarian away and frantically scanned the chaotic battlefield around her, eyes widening when she finally spotted the archer sprinting through the pandemonium with the Infinity Gauntlet clutched tight in his arm. “Oh shit.”

“Get those stones as far away as possible!” Steve shouted into his comm, holding an Outrider at bay with his broken shield and summoning Mjolnir to finish it off before tossing its carcass aside.

“No!” Bruce batted the Outrider’s corpse away with his good arm and vehemently shook his head. “We need to get them back where they came from!”

Tony’s voice suddenly crackled through their comms as he blew up a hover tank nearby. “No way to get them back; Thanos destroyed the Quantum Tunnel.”

“Hold on!” In the distance, Scott shrank down and vanished from view before continuing. “That wasn’t our only time machine.”

The familiar notes of ‘La Cucaracha’ suddenly played throughout the battlefield and after exchanging matching looks of surprise, (Y/N) and Steve scaled a mound of debris to look out at the sprawling, wreckage-filled crater spread out before them. “Anyone see an ugly brown van out there?”

“Yes!” Brunnhilde’s voice replied through their comms. “But you’re not gonna like where it’s parked!”

Steve cursed under his breath and pointed with Mjolnir towards the far end of the crater; Scott’s van and their original Quantum Tunnel was located well behind enemy lines, completely surrounded by transport ships and hordes of Outriders, and the darkened sky above was populated by Chitauri-manned cruisers and Sakaarian gunships. (Y/N) frowned and her brow knit in worry as she considered their new mission; keeping the stones away from Thanos long enough for Scott to prepare the Quantum Tunnel and return them to their original timelines wouldn’t be easy, even with their impassioned forces to assist them, but certainly not impossible. All we have to do is hold onto our hope, (Y/N) thought with silent determination as she recalled the advice Natasha had given her in her final message.

“Scott, how long you need to get that thing working?”

“Um, maybe ten minutes.”

Steve’s jaw tightened with anticipation as he ordered, “Get it started, we’ll get the stones to you.”

“We’re on it, Cap.”

Recognizing Hope Van Dyne’s voice from S.H.I.E.L.D.’s old video logs from Pym Technologies, (Y/N) smiled thinly and secured her batons together before bringing a hand up to her comm link. “Good luck, you guys.”

Steve moved to stand in front of her, his expression filled with firm resolve as he leaned down to meet her gaze. “Clint’s never gonna get that gauntlet to the Quantum Tunnel by himself, and Scott and Hope can’t prep the van and clear the area at the same time.”

“Then I’ll go help Clint while you work on clearing the area.” Although wary of splitting up, (Y/N) knew that between the two of them, Steve was better equipped to take on the swarm surrounding the broken-down van while she could be of more use getting the gauntlet to Scott and Hope. Judging by the look in his azure eyes, Steve knew it too and after a wordless nod, he ducked down and captured her lips in a brief but bruising kiss that she was quick to return. “Stay safe, sweetheart,” (Y/N) breathlessly pleaded when they separated. “Whatever it takes.”

“You too, sunshine. Whatever it takes.” Her husband pressed another firm kiss onto her lips and took a reassuring breath before turning and sprinting off into the fray.

Taking a reassuring breath of her own, (Y/N) wrenched her connected batons apart and took off in the direction she’d last seen the archer, doing her best to ignore the foreboding feeling slowly taking shape in the pit of her stomach as she ran.

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Xhosa Translations: Sithandwa sam-My darling Bast ukukhusela wena-May Bast protect you Yibambe!-Hold fast!

A/N: Stay tuned for next chapter’s thrilling conclusion to the Battle of Earth, and bring lots of tissues! Thank you all so much for reading and commenting! I’ve created a Spotify playlist inspired by this series, and I’ll be updating it every time I upload a new chapter. Enjoy!

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5L6MERx3PIydW3FyNPqYvl?si=ad6c46de8e954c11

Chapter Nine-Part II

“Endgame” Masterlist

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