I wrote this before I actually hit the end of the book because I just had to get it down. Nobody but me will see this until the book is finished and I may need to edit it to make it go smoothly. This will be written in the third person to make things easier for myself and for you as readers.

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Skye leaned over the desk she'd claimed as her own in T'Challa's lab. In front of her was an expertly crafted metal arm. Nobody knew exactly what metals she was using to create it, but she had hardly taken a break since they'd arrived. Bucky pestered her constantly, trying to get her to take a break longer than it took for her to eat her food. She tuned out the world, blasting Starset songs through her computer as she worked.

Steve walked into the lab and looked down at Skye's desk. The arm was almost finished and Skye was leaning over, painting a dark red star on the shoulder. Steve smiled and quickly took a picture before taking a deep breath. "Skye?"

Skye reached over to her computer with a paint covered hand and used her elbow to pause the music. "Hmm?"

Steve got the feeling she wasn't really paying attention, but he continued anyway. "Bucky wants to go back into cryo. He thinks it would be best for everyone."

Steve watched as the paint brush in Skye's hand stopped its rhythmic strokes. Skye placed the brush in the nearest glass of water and looked up. "He's... what?" The look on her face was confused and nervous.

"Bucky wants to go back into cryo."

Skye leaned back in her chair and let out a long breath. Her eyes fixed on the metal arm on her desk. "Not if I can help it," she said under her breath. "When?" she asked loud enough for Steve to hear.

"This afternoon," Steve answered, slightly surprised that Skye had stopped her work.

"Mmm," was Skye's only response.

Steve waited for more of a response for a second, but quickly realized he wasn't going to get it. "I'll let you continue."

Skye turned to her computer and scrolled through her music. When the music started up again it played "Last to Fall". Skye moved back to the arm and checked it over for anything that might cause problems later. The newly painted red star shone in the light.

Bucky sat on a table, looking at the cryo tube. He had come up with the idea to go back into cryo. He had expected to see Skye since Steve had told her what he was planning, but she was nowhere to be found. That thought alone made him question if he should really do this or not. He knew that Skye had been making the metal arm for him since Tony had blasted his old one off. Skye's project had vanished as well.

Steve sat in a chair next to Bucky's table. A comfortable, but slightly sad, silence hung in the air between the two friends. Steve didn't like the idea, but he wasn't going to stop Bucky.

"Cryo is ready, James," one of the scientists said.

Bucky nodded and looked at Steve, smiling slightly. "See you later pal."

Steve stood up and managed a smile for Bucky's sake. "Yeah."

Bucky got up and walked to the cryo tube. He turned and leaned back into the tube, adjusting into a comfortable position. There was a quiet hiss as the tube closed. Bucky closed his eyes to reduce the claustrophobic feeling.

Alarms started blaring and lights flashed. The tube opened back up again.

"Someone's disabled the cryo!" a scientist cried. "They've hacked the system!"

Bucky's eyes flew open as the tube opened, trying to figure out what was going on. The scientists running around trying to get everything back online weren't paying any attention to the doorway. Skye stood there, a backpack hanging from one shoulder and a tablet nestled comfortably in the bend of her elbow. She glared at Bucky with a scowl resting on her face.

Very slowly, the scientists in the room started to notice Skye. She'd made quite the name for herself in the short time they'd been with T'Challa and all of the scientists would try to ask her questions whenever she wasn't busy.

When the room was completely silent apart from the alarms, she tapped her tablet and the alarms stopped instantly. Her glare never left Bucky. "You will not go into cryo."

Bucky stared at her, too shocked to say anything.

"Not after I spent all week working on a new arm for you at any rate," Skye added. "You can try again, but I'll hack into that one too. I refuse to let you do this."

Bucky stepped out of the cryo tube, part of him relieved that Skye had stopped him, but part of him still argued. "Skye, I'm dangerous."

Skye snorted. "You're dangerous, Cap's dangerous, heck even I'm dangerous and I don't even have powers! That's no reason to lock yourself in cryo."

Steve looked like he was trying not to laugh, making Bucky think he had expected this. Bucky sighed and suddenly realized that under Skye's fury, she understood why he did it and was worried he would try again.

"Why are you so against me going into cryo?" Bucky asked.

Skye's angry facade crumbled at the question and she almost seemed to wilt slightly. It was instantly replaced by obvious anguish. "I... I can't... let you," she was almost too quiet to hear. "I won't lose someone else when I can stop them."

Bucky walked over to Skye and wrapped his arm around her. She protected her tablet from falling but didn't pull away. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was deep and slow, a clear sign she was trying hard to stay calm.

"I'm sorry I asked," Bucky whispered, resting his chin on top of Skye's head.

Skye opened her eyes and looked up at him, forcing him to move his head. "You're not going to try again are you?"

Bucky met her gaze and shook his head. "No. I suppose I'm not."

Skye brightened a considerable amount, all sadness mostly gone. "Sweet! I want to make sure the arm works."

Steve watched Skye and Bucky with a mysterious smile on his face. Neither of the two noticed as they walked to the nearest table so Skye could put the arm onto Bucky.

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I'm fangirling over my characters too much right now. XD I SHIP IT! I might do a short story in my OC book later with Skye's past. She gets her speed from getting struck by lightning, but she has another power that she's unaware of. ;)

Hope you all enjoyed this book! I had so much fun writing it and I got a new ship out of the deal so it's even better.

I'm so glad for all of your support. Thank you.

May the speed force be with you! Stay determined!