"Are you sure you want to join in on this one? It's a dangerous mission."

"Steve I promise you, I'm ready!" Y/n folded her arms. "All missions are dangerous, and if we're invading a suspected HYDRA base, I want in."

Steve sighed and stared at the ground. "Fine. But we'll split into groups for this one. We'll discuss the mission further in the meeting."

She grinned triumphantly and skipped out of his room.

"Oh wait Y/n! One more thing." Steve called out. She stopped at the doorway and turned back to him.

"Tony made some adjustments to your suit. You should go talk to him and see if it's ready."

"Perfect. Thanks Steve!" She waved from down the hall as she hurried to Tony's lab.

She jogged down the hall and to the stairwell, going down two steps at a time.

"Morning Wanda!" She waved as she rushed to the lab.

"What's the hurry for?" Wanda called out.

Y/n turned to her quickly. "Steve's letting me come on the mission."

Before Wanda could say anything, Y/n had already turned the corner.

It had been a while since they got a more daunting mission such as this one, so Y/n knew that this was her chance to put her fighting skills to the test.

When she reached Tony's lab, she abruptly stopped at his door, nearly tripping over. He was sitting at his desk, facing away from the door, causing Y/n to think maybe he hadn't noticed her.

"You know you and Parker left finger prints everywhere in here." He said, not bothering to face her.

"How'd you know it was me?" She slowly stepped in. He ignored her question and tossed her a small chip device.

"What's this?"

"New design." He stated. "It's similar to the kind that Romanoff uses in the field, but it has a different function."

"So it's not an explosive?" She questioned.

"Better. It's like a bomb.. but maybe a little more shocking." He grinned as he lazily spun around in his office chair.

"So it electrocutes?"

"Exactly." He points. "We had a few that gave off a small spark, pretty useless if you ask me." He said admittedly, causing Y/n to laugh. "Those were only good for a quick getaway, but these might do more."

"Interesting. I like it." She gave him an impressed nod.

She tossed back the sample to him. He set it down on his desk and turned his attention to her. "Now, as cool as my gadgets are, that's not what you're here for, right?"

She chucked nervously, not wanting to sound rude. "Maybe?"

He got up from his chair and gestured for her to follow him. He brought her over to a large table where her suit was sprawled out.

"I adjusted some of the wiring and added an impact absorbing material. T'Challa gave me that idea." He smirked.

"I appreciate it Tony. Thank you." She beamed, admiring the new suit.

"Oh I forgot." He glided over to another table and handed her a pair of gloves that just covered her palms and half her fingers.

"Steve told me you have a habit of grazing your knuckles. He would tell you to be careful, but I'm just giving you these."

They were a nice addition to the suit, and they had grips that would be sure to come in handy at some point in a mission.

"They're perfect Tony!" She pulled him in for a hug, causing him to awkwardly hug her back, giving that he's never been a hugger.

She took off and headed up to the kitchen where Bruce was reading a novel while sipping his cappuccino. Bucky was sound asleep, draped over an armchair in the living room. He was still loosely holding a Harry Potter book in his hand. Y/n had recommended it to him. The sun glaring down on him from the window only made his milk chocolate hair appear even lighter.

Y/n chuckled lightly and gently took the book out of his grasp, setting it down on the coffee table in front of him.

After scavenging the pantry for a snack, she grabbed a bag of gummy bears and joined Bruce.

"Where is everyone?" She said, offering him a gummy.

"Small missions. Some went out for lunch." He said, politely declining her offer to which she popped the candy in her mouth.

"Well Steve is finally letting me go on a big mission."

Bruce took his eyes off his novel and stared at her. "The HYDRA base one?"

"Yeah, why?" She stuffed more gummies in her mouth, avoiding the orange flavored ones.

"Nothing. I just heard that it could be a dangerous one." He returned back to his book.

Y/n scoffed and stood up. "I don't understand why everyone is so worried about me going."

"It's not that they don't trust you Y/n, it's just that we're dealing with HYDRA here. Nobody looks forward to dealing with them."

When she started walking away, he got up and grabbed her by the arm. "Y/n, trust me. They don't want Wanda and Pietro going either. It's nothing personal."

She gave him a small smile. "I know. You're right Bruce."

Once she had left, someone suddenly placed a hand on Bruce's shoulder, causing him to shudder.

"Do you know where Steve is?" Bucky asked from behind him.

Bruce turned his head and stared at him confusedly. "Down in the gym... I think."

Bucky nodded and gave a small "thank you" before heading straight to the stairwell.

He made his way to the training room where Steve was beating away at a punching bag.

"You're sending Y/n?" He questioned Steve, who stopped at the sound of his best friend.

"Buck? What's up." He took a sip of his water.

"She's not ready to go on a mission like that Steve. You know what could happened if-" He stopped himself and ran his fingers through his hair.

Steve stepped off the mat and approached him. "She claimed that she was more than ready. I can't keep denying her like that, or she might think that we don't trust her."

"I know, it's just.."

"She'll be fine Bucky. We're splitting into teams as well, so there's nothing to worry about." He gave him a reassuring pat before heading to the showers.

"Let me go too." Bucky stated abruptly.

Steve spun around on his heel, giving him a questioning look.

"Just let me go on this mission. I'm ready to go back there, I've waited long enough."

Steve grinned and stepped towards him. "Are you sure this has nothing to do with Y/n?"

"No!" Bucky's cheeks flushed crimson. "I need to face those bastards again. Please, just let me."

Steve took a long gulp of his water, making Bucky wait longingly for a response.

He simply turned and strutted to the showers. "Whatever you say punk."