Hard to Love (Bucky Barnes fanfic)

Chapter 50

"Okay I'm sorry, what?" I pause my pacing momentarily to look at Thor

T'Challa had moved us to his throne room for privacy after Thor mentioned the stones. So now all of us stood in the large open room, except T'Challa who sat on the throne and watched our interaction with great interest. Resting his chin on his hand, fingers hooked along his jawline with a focused gleam in his chocolate eyes. Shuri was also sat on one of the polished steps leading up to the throne, elbows on her knees and resting her chin on her hands as she listened to the conversation

"The power stone is one of the six Infinity Stones, remnants-" Thor began but I hold a hand up with a curt shake of my head

"I know about the damn stones," I pinch my nose in frustration. "There's no way that's possible though. I was not injected with a part of that purple space rock." I continue my pacing, denial spiraling through me

My mind was reeling at the news Thor poured onto me. Long story short: whoever was in charge of protecting the Power Stone got ambushed by space thugs because they made a deal with Hydra. How that happened is beyond any of us. Then they somehow broke it down and put it in a liquid to inject their prisoners with? I was in denial, almost on the verge of hysterics. The thought that all the power and energy pumping through my veins was only one-fifth of the full thing was so ridiculous, I couldn't believe it. How could I?

Also I guess the word just reached Thor on Asgard that the Stone was in Hydras possession. He quickly pieced together the puzzle with the connection to my newfound powers and the missing rock

"You mentioned the stone was purple? How come her enhanced powers are ash black?" Steve questions, his brows drawn together in deep thought

Thor turns his body to face where Steve and Bucky stood. "We believe the others exhibit the shades, Lady Amelia here provides the darkest part of the stone." He motions towards me with a hand

"Darkest part as in color range or power level?" Bucky pipes up, I glance over at him nervously to find him watching me as I pace the room. His features lacking emotions so I can't get a gauge on how he feels about all this

Thor glances around all of us, his jaw ticking. "I'm not sure, quite possibly both." He lets out a sigh, the room going silent as everyone thinks over the situation. I comb a hand through my hair, nails scraping against my scalp

"Alright. Alright! If what you say is true, how do I get rid of it?" I again stop my pacing, instead taking a few quick steps towards the three standing men. "How would I put the power back into the rock?" I lock my eyes with Thor

He twirls Mjölnir in his hand for a moment, peering down at me. "It wouldn't be that easy Lady Amelia. You would need the rest of its life force." His brows tug closer, wondering why I didn't know that information already. As if it were common knowledge

"Are you saying she has to kill the other people to gain their parts?" Steve asks, his body stiffening at the idea, completely against it

Hell even I'm against that idea

Thor shakes his head vigorously at Steve's assumption, a frown on his features. "Absolutely not. Unless they deem a threat, then yes." He states, looking between the three of us. "You absorb the power from them." He finishes, a bit too matter-of-factly