History - Bucky Barnes

Awake

~ Shuri
I look over the blue prints Yelena and Steve we able to get of the chip that's implanted in Vivian.

While they got what they thought they'd need to wake Vivian, Bucky went after Zemo.

He's apparently the son of Vivian's late friend Robert. Zemo blames her for his fathers death.

He believes that if Vivian would've stayed with hydra and Robert wouldn't have saved her, he would've lived a few more years.

Due to Robert fearing that hydra would find out about what he had done he had practically abandoned Zemo and left him with his mother so he'd be safe.

Bucky nearly killed Zemo during their fight. He didn't though, thanks to Steve stopping him.

I've looked over these blueprints so many times I have it memorized.

Every simulation I've run has been a failure. Every single one results in Vivian dying.

My friends life is on my hands.

I run one more simulation and once again it's a failure.

"SHIT" i yell.

It sounds more painful then angry.

I put my head in my hands and start crying.

I feel a hand land softly on my back.

"Don't be so hard on yourself, sister. You'll burn yourself out." T'challa says.

"I know i just miss her, it's been 7 months. She was so happy at her wedding and she didn't even get to enjoy being married." I say looking up at him.

"It's not your fault or your responsibility."

"I kno-" i pause.

"You'll burn yourself out"

What T'challa said is running through my brain.

"I know that look. You figured it out didn't you, sister" T'challa says.

"All this time I've been trying to figure out how to remove the chip without killing Vivian."

I say with a look of realization on my face.

"Yes and?" T'challa says getting excited for what I have to say next.

"What if we keep it in there? We could short out the chip and stop it from sending the signals to vi's brain"

"How does that keep it from engaging the kill switch?" T'challa says.

"Look at the blue prints!" I say standing up and walking over to them.

I point at it showing T'challa.

"The kill switch was designed to go off if the chip was tampered with. If we short circuit the entire thing it won't know to engage, it won't have the power to."

"Very good, sister. Now let's see if this is more than a theory." T'challa says.

I nod excitedly and walk over to the multiple see through screens and start running the simulation algorithm.

"This could be it" i say looking back at T'challa and he nods.

I press enter and stand back as we both stare at the screen watching it load.

Side by side, both of us knowing this could mean we see our dear friend again.

We watch the countdown until the simulation is done.

97...98...99...

I close my eyes and take a deep breathe.

I open them and look at the screen.