N: And you said no, right? Steve... Why are you even telling me that?

Steve was silent, which made Natasha frown and glare at him furiously.

N: You said yes?

S: No! I said I'd think about it.

N: Think about it??

S: Nat, listen...

N: Are you going to bed with her? Is that what you're telling me? And you come to say that you are undecided about it? How can you do this to me, Steve?

S: Nat, I'm not going to bed with her.

N: And how are you going to have a child?

S: I didn't think about that part... You know there's technologies, but anyway I wouldn't...

N: So here in the bunker, wheren we have birth control to not overpopulate the bunker, has an artificial insemination sector? With everything we deal with every day, did they create an industry for artificial insemination?

S: No. I... I don't know.

Natasha smiled, but it was a sarcastic smile, she shook her head.

S: Nat, please, listen...

N: I will not fucking hear any more of the shit you have to say. You shouldn't even consider this request. Think about it? That's just so... I can't even find the words. You still have feelings for her.

S: What???

N: Do you have or do you not have feelings for her, Rogers? You better be honest with me, or I swear to God...

Steve shook his head and stood head down, which made Natasha's chest tighten.

N: You don't even have an immediate answer to give me!

S: It's not what you're thinking, it's not about having feelings for her, but try to understand, I had to say I would think abou...

N: I was so stupid!

Natasha laughed again and continued to shake her head.

N: I thought you really could love me.

S: I love you, Nat.

Natasha laughed even more and she walked over to Steve's closet and he walked over to her.

S: What are you going to do?

Natasha ignored Steve and opened the closet, she took her clothes from the closet and Steve grabbed her arm with a certain force, because he was desperate to see that she was leaving him.

N: Don't! Don't fucking touch me!

Natasha screamed and shoved Steve's chest hard.

S: That's not necessary, Nat... We need to talk

Natasha finished getting her clothes and then began to pick up James' stuffs that were in his dorm.

S: Natasha!

Natasha walked to the dormitory's door.

S: You didn't even let me talk!

N: It's too late, Steve. 

N: You should know better what you want for yourself and if your immediate response wasn't me, then it's the wrong answer to have me. Don't come look for me. I'll take James when he wakes up.

S: Will you separate him from me?

N: You can see him anytime you want, but he lives with me. In thinking that... I almost gave up my dorm to live here with you...

Natasha said and looked into his eyes, one last time before leaving.

...

Early in the morning, the curious and fearless Torunn woke up early and sneak out of her dorm, without telling her parents, she went down the stairs and went to Maria Hill's dorm.

Torunn knocked on the door twice, then began to knock nonstop, while repeating...

T: Maria! Maria! Maria! Mariaaaa! Maria!

Hill was inside the dorm and she was already awake, she was ready to leave, but when she heard Torunn, she rolled her eyes and shook her head, she decided to remain still in the bathroom, waiting for Torunn to give up and leave.

After a few minutes, Torunn looked tired, the knock on the door stopped, and Hill sighed and turned on the bathroom sink.

T: MARIA! I heard that! The water! Maria! Maria! Maria!

H: God help me to not murder this child.

Hill told herself as she looked in the mirror, she washed her hands, then wiped it in the towel and walked slowly to the door and on the way from the bathroom to the door, she still picked up her weapons that were on the table and she opened the door, holding the guns in her hand, on purpose, for Torunn to be frightened and maybe leave her alone.

H: WHAT???

Torunn smiled.

T: Good morning.

H: Did you come by to say good morning to me?

T: Also.

H: Okay. Good morning. Bye.

Hill threatened to close the door, Torunn pushed the door and Hill saw a crumpled can in her hand, but she didn't give much importance to the object, must be something that she found around.

T: Maria, I need to show you something.

H: I don't have time now, Torunn.

T: But it's important, Maria.

H: I'm sure it's not.

Hill began to put the guns in her body, and she almost passed over Torunn for her to release the door.

Hill locked her dorm door and started walking down the hall.

Torunn ran after Hill, she wasn't going to give up easy.

T: Look, Maria. My grandfather gave it to me.

Hill didn't even look at what Torunn was exhibiting, but she knew she was referring to the can.

T: Do you know what it is?

H: A crumpled can.

T: Not only that, Maria... Look...

H: Torunn!!

Hill stopped at the top of the stairs and glared at Torunn.

H: I've told you millions of times, we're not friends. You and I... Do not exist, okay? I can't help you, if you're bored, go look for Pepper or Laura.

T: They can't help.

H: Why not?

T: Because they are not worthy.

Hill started to laugh at Torunn's speech, and she went back to go up the stairs.

H: Thank you for finding me worthy, can I raise your father's Mjolnir now?

Torunn ran upstairs, trying to reach Hill.

H: But...

T: I trust you, Maria. Please. Look. Just look...

Hill stopped at the end of the stairs and sighed, she looked at Torunn and then rolled her eyes.

H: Right. What is it?

Torunn held up the can and she was about to open it, but right now two SHIELD agents approached Maria Hill.

- Director, everything is ready. Coulson is waiting for you.

Torunn hid the can behind her.

Hill nodded.

H: Thank you, I'm on my way.

Torunn watched Maria Hill turn her back on her and walk down the hall with the agents, but Hill stopped and looked at her.

H: I have a mission now, Torunn. It is very important. There are people in need of food and medicine out there. When I get back, I'll take a look.

Torunn just stared at Hill.

H: I promise. And... Stop running from your dorm, I'll tell your father. Go back right now.

Hill disappeared in the hallway with her agents.

Hill had to go on the Command Center first, she had to instruct orders for Peter Parker and Natasha Romanoff before leaving for the mission.

Parker and Romanoff would share the functions of Maria Hill.

After giving all the operating instructions of the bunker, Hill looked at Natasha.

H: Can you come with me for a moment?

N: Yes.

Hill and Natasha left the command center.

Hill looked at Natasha.

H: I only have five minutes, so start talking.

Natasha frowned, confused.

H: Stop. I know you.

N: It's nothing.

H: Peter, open the front gate, please.

PP: Yes, ma'am.

Hill left the base and Natasha accompanied her.

N: I wish I could go with you.

H: Uhm... Steve is the problem then. Of course he is. Sharon is back. It must have something to do with it... What happened? He betrayed you?

N: No!

H: He said he'll betray?

N: Practically.

Hill was surprised.

N: Sharon asked to have a child with him. According to what Steve says, she just wants a child to care for, not having a family with him.

H: But Steve would want to be part of the child's life in the same way.

N: Yes. It was that way with James, he wouldn't live in peace without being part of that child's life.

H: This is a very weird request, she obviously knows you're with him now. If she wants a child, why does she not adopt one? There's a lot in the bunker.

N: Exactly.

H: Maybe she's still crazy...

Natasha couldn't even laugh at Hill's joke, she took a deep breath and folded her arms.

The two finally reached the SHIELD jet and Hill handed her small suitcase to the agent at the jet's entrance.

N: Good luck out there and be careful.

H: Is that a joke?

Hill scoffed at Natasha.

N: I need to get back. Do you need anything else?

H: No. I'll see you in a few days.

N: Okay. Stay alive.

Hill nodded, just as Natasha, who started walking back into the bunker.

Hill got into the jet, and as she walked, she started to program her W.T.. The W.T. showed an hologram.

H: Mack, I'm sending you the coordinates now. Check if you will receive and if everything is right with the maps.

Hill was just looking at the W.T. and didn't see that there was someone crouched in her way, she stumbled in the person and almost fell.

H: What the fuck are you doing there, Agent?

Hill held the W.T. harder to keep it from falling, but the hologram disappeared when she tripped, she didn't hear an immediate response from the agent standing in the way.

H: Answer me!

Hill had no answer again, so she decided to look to see who the agent was, so he would be punished by insubordination.

- I'm so sorry.

Hill was speechless to see that the person was not a SHIELD agent, she frowned.

H: What are you doing here?

Bucky: They called me to do a repair on the jet.

H: That's not your job.

B: Now it is. I've become a handyman.

Bucky showed his pockets full of tools and smiled.

Coulson: Hill, I think we'd better take Bucky with us.

H: What kind of suggestion is that, Phill? No way.

Coulson: But it would help if we needed help with the maintenance of the jet.

H: We have agents prepared to deal with any kind of situation and I'm sure Barnes has more reasons and interests in staying in the bunker at the moment.

Coulson looked at Barnes, who gave a rather dull smile and nodded.

B: If she says she doesn't need me, who am I to disagree? I already finished here. You are safe to leave. I hope you have a good trip. Come back safely.

Bucky said the last sentence, looking straight at Hill.

...

Bucky disembarked from the jet and he saw Natasha returning to the bunker, a little further away.

B: Nat!

Natasha heard Bucky's voice and stopped, she looked back and saw Bucky coming up to her.

B: Good morning.

Natasha didn't answer.

B: Me and Juliana, we finally...

Bucky was excited about his new relationship and noticed that Natasha was there, but she wasn't listening. At least it didn't seem to be.

B: Is everything okay?

N: Yeah. I'm listening.

B: No, you're not...

N: You went to bed with Juliana. Is that what you were going to tell me?

Bucky nodded and lost the excitement because of Natasha's low enthusiasm.

N: You know I want you to be happy, Barnes. I hope you're feeling satisfied.

B: I hope she was satisfied.

N: Don't worry, I'm sure she is. You're very good in bed, believe me. I have experience with that.

Natasha winked and smirked, she knew that would make Bucky relax and it worked.

B: You don't seem to be in a good mood...

N: You're right, but it's nothing. Really.

Natasha and Bucky approached the entrance of the bunker and they saw Steve in the entrance, there was a line of people behind Steve and besides him there were also Professor McCoy, Scott Summers and Jean Gray, organizing the line of people.

Natasha's mood that seemed to be improving a bit, got worse when she saw Steve.

Steve looked directly at Natasha, she looked at him and she knew he wanted to talk to her, but he wouldn't speak now, not in front of people. Neither of them enjoys a public spectacle of their relationship.

B: Steve! Do the experiences outside begin today?

Bucky said, cutting off the tension between them, but Bucky didn't notice that tension between Natasha and Steve, I mean, he did noticed a small tension but he couldn't differentiate sexual tension from the tension generated by animosity even more when it comes to Steve and Natasha.

Steve looked at Bucky and smiled, nodding.

S: Yes, Kitty has been asking who already has the courage to leave and all this people volunteered.

B: That's great. That's a good sign, right?

S: Yes. A great sign. I hope that soon, we will all be out there, rebuilding and cultivating all this land again. I'm sorry, but I have to go, this is just the first group of the day.

B: Alright, go there. Good luck.

Bucky looked at the people in the queue and smiled.

B: Good luck everyone!

The people in line smiled at Bucky.

S: Romanoff.

Steve said as he walked by Natasha to compliment her.

Natasha was silent and Steve passed very close to her.

S: We still need to talk.

It was all Steve said to her. He whispered close to her ear as he passed her.

Natasha said nothing, she just walked into the bunker, while Steve and the mutants took the citizens out.

Natasha went to join Peter Parker in the command center and Bucky continued down the hall, he was going to go back to his sector, but in the middle of the way, he was intercepted by Sharon Carter.

Sharon: Good morning, Bucky.

B: Hi, Sharon. Good morning. How are you today?

Sharon: I don't know.

Bucky frowned.

Sharon: Nothing to worry about, please. I just think I screwed up things.

B: What did you do, Sharon?

The look of fear on Bucky's face made Sharon feel bad.

Sharon: Please, come in here.

Sharon pulled Bucky by the hand and made him go into her dorm, then she closed the door.

B: What is it, Sharon? I'm getting worried.

Sharon: I asked Steve to have a baby with me.

Bucky was speechless, looking at Sharon, he couldn't assimilate the information he received, maybe he heard it wrong.

B: What?

Bucky asked quietly.

Sharon paced the room, then she stopped and looked at Bucky.

Sharon: I asked him because I thought it would have no problems. He owes me that.

B: He owes you a baby???

Bucky raised his eyebrows.

Sharon: He owes me a life.

B: Sharon...

Bucky sighed and shook his head as he stared at the floor, then he took a deep breath to say in the best way he could that she wasn't using the reason.

B: Let's get things straight here. I thought you already understood that what happened to you was an accident, triggered by a crazy doctor we had here and Bruce Banner who stopped taking his drugs. Sharon, Hulk killed Maggie, it wasn't Steve. You can't just blame him over something like that, he lost her, just like you did. You have faced a pain that no one can imagine, both physical and emotional, all at the same time.

Sharon: I know.

Sharon said in a lower tone.

Sharon: I didn't mean for Maggie, but for our story.

B: You always knew he felt something for Natasha. Deep down, you knew it. You told him that.

Sharon nodded.

B: See? Steve and Natasha love each other and they're together now and they're happy with their kids. You shouldn't have made such a request. Steve owes you nothing. You broke up with him and you don't deserve to win what you want through emotional blackmail. You're so much better than that, Sharon.

Sharon: Now that you've said it like that, I feel bad, really bad. I just want some company. And it's not Steve that I need. I don't want him, I want a baby. Someone to take care of.

B: Well, I always bring Sarah to be with you and you can offer help to Pepper to take care of the twins. Or you can still work in the nursery if you want.

Sharon: No one would leave me near children, after what I did to Sarah.

B: Leave it to me. And, Sharon, we have an orphanage, remember? Children who need love and attention.

Sharon: There are no babies there.

B: There are not, but they are children. And if you think you'll only be complete with a baby in your life, you should look for the traditional way... Meet someone.

Sharon: I don't want to meet anyone.

B: Why not?

Sharon: Because it takes a lot of work, going out there, meeting people, trying to find things in common with them, create bonds, chemistry and stuff... It's extremely tiring, just to imagine about that.

B: But it should happen naturally, without planning.

Sharon: Just the fact that you're telling me to meet someone, it takes out the naturalness of that. I'm not saying I'm closed to the world, to new possibilities but now I just want to dedicate myself to someone else, someone who deserves it and when I think about who deserves it, I can only think of a baby, like Sarah. There's no way a baby can let me down.

Bucky took a deep breath and he understands that she is not having any psychotic outbreak and she explained the basics of her decision to want a child.

B: What did Steve say?

Sharon: Nothing. He wanted to say no, I'm sure, but he didn't know how, so I told him to think more, because I knew his mind wouldn't stay quiet until he found a way to accept it.

B: Steve wouldn't accept that.

Sharon: I know, but he would struggle a lot.

Bucky ran his hand over his chin.

B: God, did he tell Natasha? That would explain the mood of the two earlier today...

Sharon: Were they fighting? I didn't want to cause that.

B: What did you expect?

Sharon shrugged.

Sharon: I'm sorry.

B: Ok...

Sharon: I'll talk to Steve.

B: You'll only be able to speak with him at the end of the day, he's busy with the expeditions now.

Sharon: Maybe I should look for Natasha... To apologize.

B: No... Don't talk to her. I'm not sure if Steve really told her, and if he didn't, it will only make things worse.

Sharon: I'm really sorry.

B: I know. Don't worry, we'll figure it out.

Bucky walked to the door.

Sharon: Bucky?

Bucky stopped and looked at Sharon.

Sharon: I thought of you too... To have a baby.

Bucky raised his eyebrows.

Sharon: Because you are a good and honest man. And... Very beautiful too.

Sharon smiled.

B: I wasn't always that way.

Sharon: Yes, you were. You only spent some time dominated by bad people, but your essence is good. You would be a good father too.

B: Why didn't you come to me first, then?

Sharon: Because you'd say no. I went where I thought it would be easier to get what I want.

B: Sharon, I just can't go to bed with you because of Juliana, but if you needed a donor of...

Sharon: Sperm.

Sharon added, laughing, because Bucky was embarrassed to say the word.

B: Yeah. I would have donated, like it's no problem for me.

Bucky opened the door and walked out of the room, he leaned against the door and looked at Sharon again.

B: I'm still up to this if you really want to.

Sharon smiled and nodded.

Sharon: I'll think about it. Thank you.

Bucky smiled and closed the door.

Bucky is different from Steve in that sense, he doesn't see artificial insemination as he is generating a life and being responsible for the baby for the rest of his life, he sees as a scientific process.

Bucky didn't even consider what Juliana would say about that issue, he thinks it's his body and he decides what to do with it. And he is not at all wrong. If it was to donate a liver, or a kidney, the decision is all his as well. Why would it be any different with his sperm?

...

After leaving Sharon's room, Bucky headed for the production sector, but on the way, he decided to stop by the infirmary.

One of the nurses looked at Bucky.

- She's with the doctor now.

The nurse said dryly and before Bucky asked anything, because she already knew who he came after.

B: Good morning to you too, Berta.

Bucky smiled and the nurse kept her face serious, she was always unhappy, no matter the day.

Bucky looked at one of the boxes and saw Dr. Cho, giving instructions to Juliana about the patient in the box they were in.

Bucky spent a long time admiring Juliana there, he was proud of her evolution at work, she was already assuming more responsibilities and already acts as a supervisor when the supervisor has to leave for some reason.

Bucky really wanted to be able to kiss her now, but he's not going to mess her up at work.

Luckily, before he gave up and left, Juliana felt herself being watched and looked at the main area of ​​the infirmary, she looked at Bucky who winked at her.

Juliana shook her head and then gave a small smile. Bucky nodded to say goodbye and Juliana motioned for him to wait a little.

Bucky nodded and pointed to the hallway next to the infirmary, Juliana nodded and Bucky left the infirmary and went to the hall to wait for her.

Cho: Juliana?

Ju: Yes?

Cho: Can you check if this patient is taking the antibiotic at the times I prescribed? It's important to keep the schedule.

Ju: Yes, ma'am.

Cho: I know that it runs away from your standard medication schedule and maybe it will upset the other nurses, but we need that rigor with that patient. It's seven days in a row.

Ju: I'll take care of his medication myself.

Cho: I didn't mean it for you to assume.

Ju: If I don't, no one else will.

Cho: They just want to shift and get rid of work.

Ju: Some of them yes.

Juliana smiled.

Ju: Doctor, I need to use the bathroom, do you mind?

Cho: Of course not. Go.

Ju: Thank you.

Juliana left the box and placed the clipboard she held on the table.

Juliana glanced at Nurse Berta.

Ju: I'll be right back, Berta.

- Uhm. I know.

Juliana frowned a little, but continued to smile, she went to the next corridor and when she saw Bucky, she smiled even more.

Bucky hugged Juliana's waist and turned her body to press her back against the wall. Juliana put her arms around Bucky's neck and she kissed him as Bucky pressed his body against hers.

B: How much time do we have?

Bucky said without ceasing to kiss Juliana.

Ju: Time?

Bucky gave Juliana two pecks and began to kiss the line of her chin and then her neck. Juliana felt a shiver run through her spine.

Ju: Bucky...

Bucky slid his lips to Juliana's neck and she shrugged and tried to push his shoulders back.

Ju: Bucky!

Bucky pushed his lips away and looked at Juliana.

Ju: Not here.

B: Let's go to my room.

Ju: I'm working and so are you.

B: We take a break. Let's go...

Bucky had no such intentions, it was to be just a kiss, but he now gets very horny when he's near Juliana. Juliana feels the same, but in public places, she controls herself more.

Bucky held Juliana's wrist and walked, pulling her, but Juliana paused and pulled him back.

Ju: I can't!

B: Ten minutes?

Juliana shook her head.

Bucky came back to her and hugged her waist again. Bucky squeezed her so tightly that Juliana could feel Bucky's entire body, including his cock, signaling that he wanted her.

Ju: I'll see you later.

B: Are you sure?

Ju: Yes. I'm sorry. I promise. I need to go back now.

Juliana took Bucky's face and kissed him, then she returned to the infirmary.

...

Meanwhile, in the Guardian's ship, they were all sitting and bored, waiting for Carol Danvers to come out of the bathroom with another uniform she was trying on.

Carol opened the door and appeared wearing a black bikini and a wine scarf around her neck.

Drax: YES! YES!

Gamora: Won't you feel cold wearing just that?

Carol Danvers: I'm just testing the possibilities. What do you think, Quill?

Peter was looking down, he looked sideways and then at Carol, but he could feel Gamora looking at him in a threatening way.

PQ: I think there's a bit of less.

Drax: I think there's too much!

G: It's nothing new to any of you, we've all seen her naked.

Drax: Thank God for that!

CD: Rocket?

RR: I think the scarf has no sense.

CD: But I'm going to be practically naked without it.

Rocket hit his forehead.

RR: It doesn't make much difference.

Rocket whispered to himself, annoyed.

CD: What?

PQ: The scarf doesn't help much... Believe me.

CD: I'll try the other.

Carol went back into the bathroom and five minutes later, she came out wearing a black swimsuit and the wine scarf, she tied to her head this time.

CD: Tchamram!

RR: Why the scarf again??? Is she crazy?

CD: If I wear only the swimsuit, it's going to look like I'm going to the pool, not that I'm a super hero. I know what's missing!

PQ: A cape!

Peter said excitedly.

G: Cape?

PQ: Superman has a cape. And Batman.

G: They are fictitious.

Gamora rolled her eyes.

CD: I don't like capes, but maybe a mask.

PQ: Masks are cool.

RR: Everyone knows who you are, why a mask?

CD: Not everyone.

Carol came back in the bathroom and put on a black mask, she saw a pair of gloves in a box and decided to wear it too because they were also the same color as the swimsuit and the mask.

CD: What about now?

Groot: I'm Groot.

CD: Did you like it, Groot? I knew you would.

Carol smiled excitedly.

G: But maybe you should take that scarf off your head.

RR: That's what I'm saying!!! What's the thing with the scarf? Why does not anyone listen to me?

CD: It's the only thing I have that's mine. I want the scarf!

G: All right, but let me change that.

Gamora got up and walked over to Carol, she took the scarf from her head and tied it to Carol's waist.

Peter cocked his head and put his hand on his chin, analyzing the composition.

PQ: I like it!

Drax: I prefer the first one!

RR: Can we all get on with our lives now?

G: What do you want to do, Rocket?

RR: Since there is no more army to fight, let's hunt!

Drax: Yes. Meat on Earth is yummy!

G: You can go.

CD: Wait for me! I want to show my super heroine look around.

Drax: I want a soup from that crawling creature that has poison that kills humans.

CD: It's not normal to eat snakes, Drax.

Drax: Since when are we normal?

CD: True, I don't know why I bother to question...

Carol said as she left the ship with Drax and Rocket.

...

Meanwhile, in an isolated corner of planet Earth, a figure appeared at the entrance to a cave, located in the middle of a mountain.

- Hello? Anybody there?

This figure decided to enter the cave, and the more he walked, more traces that someone else was there, or luckily, is still living there.

- Hello!

The person spotted a heap on the floor near a fire pit, that the flames seemed to be at the end.

As he approached the light of the fire, the person could see better and identified that the heap was also a person.

- Hey! Are you alive?

The person came closer and saw that the person had no reaction, that person was curled up, lying on his side, hugging his knees.

- Are you hurt?

The person reached out to touch the person huddled on the floor and was shocked when the person held his wrist tightly.

- Please don't.

- Then you're alive. Are you the one they call the Hulk?

Bruce: Who's asking?

- Me.

Bruce: Who is "me"?

- Adam. Warlock.

** Do you know whos is Adam? Also, I updated quick because there's only one more chapter to this fic be equal to the fic in my language. I'll probably post the next tomorrow, I don't know.**