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❝ you wanna send my tiny ass back in time? ❞

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BUCKY BARNES and Nova Herrera were outside the palace the next morning, playing with the children that were running around.

He's been in Ivazar for three days now ( equivalent to approximately five weeks–ish Earth time ) and the people were welcoming. Ezra and him were, dare I say, the best of friends and he was more than happy to let the soldier stay with them for as long as he wants.

Nova would've kept him in the palace either way but, cookie points.

She turned around at the sound of his care free laughter, finding the sight of him getting toppled over by a few kids who were now attacking him with tickles. A laugh escaped her lips as she pulled her phone out, recording a video to send to Sam later.

"How ya doin' down there?" Nova called out as she let the kids keep tickling him, a wide grin on her face. "Okay okay! You win! You win!" he exclaimed to the kids who jumped in victory as he finally calmed down from all the laughter.

The kids were called by their parents, who bowed their heads to the queen in respect to which in response she nodded, smiled and waved to. Crouching down next to Bucky who stayed laid sideways on the grass and leaning on his elbows, she hit the send button and the video began uploading to Sam.

"What're the plans for today?" Bucky asked, a smile still stuck on his face. "I don't know, what do ya wanna do?" she shrugged.

Just as he opened his mouth to say something, Winters approached them and bowed politely. "My queen, Sergeant Barnes, you have guests," he said to them.

Nova raised her eyebrows and looked to Bucky who only shrugged in response. "Let's go," he said as he got up to his feet, reaching out for her hand which she gladly gave him.

They headed into the private lounge room, hand in hand, only to be met by Captain America himself. "I can see why you haven't came back in weeks," Sam said to Bucky as he stood up and approached the pair.

The men shared a brief hug before Sam moved to give Nova one as well. "How have you been?" he asked the girl who smiled up at him. "I've been good, not as busy as my brother but still involved," she chuckled and he nodded understandingly.

Her eyes landed on Bucky who had moved to greet another guy, one that Nova recognized instantly.

"Doctor Strange?"

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"I'M SORRY for basically barging in like this. I found out that you've been working with these men so I asked Sam to bring me to you," the sorcerer said to her.

Sam was sat next to Doctor strange on a couch while Bucky and Nova were sat opposite of them on another.

"It's okay," she waved him off with a kind smile. "Why did you need to see me?"

"It's urgent, as you can tell," he explained and she nodded. "Also risky and I know I can't just force you to take that risk but, it could help change a lot of things."

"What things?" Bucky asked, his eyebrows furrowed as he leaned back with his arms folded over his chest.

"Well, for example Thanos," Doctor Strange stated and all three of them tensed up at the mention. "What's that ogre gotta do with this?" Sam asked him.

"Back when we were fighting him, I saw fourteen million, six hundred and fix versions of the battle. We won one. A few weeks ago, after the events of New York I saw them all again, but this time there was one new one. We won twice," he informed them.

"Your Majesty—"

"Nova," she corrected him.

"Nova," he nodded, "I'm not going to hold it against you if you refuse, but if you could just go back to the final battle—"

"You wanna send my tiny ass back in time?" she shot up to her feet, causing Bucky to hold onto her hand and gently tug her back down. "I'm sorry," she shook her head, "I just— I don't know."

"How much will change if she does?" Sam asked. "A lot," the sorcerer stated.

"Like what?" Bucky asked again, more firmly. "If I tell you, it won't happen," he responded, looking down.

The young queen leaned her elbows on her knees, biting onto her nails as she thought it over. Bucky and Sam shared a look, both sceptical but they wanted to leave the decision in her hands.

"How long will it take?" she asked.

"For us, only a minute or so, for you, however long it takes," he answered.

Nova sighed, burying her face in her hands. Bucky rubbed her back gently with his human arm to comfort the girl that was clearly put on the spot.

The blip turned her life into a frazzle, and now she had to go back in time to apparently change the results of the battle. A part of her wanted to refuse, but she knew that'll just be selfish of her. The other part wanted to kick the purple giant's ass to pieces.

"Can you just... uhm, give me a minute?" she asked and they all nodded.

She got up and left the lounge room, in search of her brother.

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EZRA HERRERA walked down the halls just as his sister's petite figure crashed into him. "Woah woah," he held onto her arms to steady her. "¿Qué pasa?"

She steadied her breathing for a moment and looked up to her brother. "Tenemos una problema, Doctor Strange wants to send my ass back in time," she blurted.

His eyes widened to the size of saucers. Without asking anymore questions, he grabbed his sister's hand and ran down the halls to the lounge room.

The guards opened the doors for the king and queen as they rushed to the three men sitting in the same spot they were in earlier. "Hey, nice to see you, how's it going? What the hell is going on?" he asked the sorcerer.

"Your majesty," Doctor Strange stood up and bowed halfway, Ezra only nodding and waving it off. "I'm afraid it has to be done. But if she's against it then, there's nothing I can do."

"But what would happen? Will it bring any good?" Ezra asked again, his hands on his hips.

"Based on what he could tell us, it'll bring a lot of good. A family would have their husband and father back, a team that turned into a family would get their member back as well. That is, if it ends up being the right vision," Sam explained to him after he was on his feet.

"Wait so you mean, there's also a chance that it could go wrong?" Nova asked and he nodded. "No, you can't do this," Ezra turned to his sister, "I won't let you."

"Guys, think about it for a second," Bucky said gently as he approached the siblings in the middle of the room. "Even if there's a small, tiny chance things could go right, it could change a big ton of things."

"You want me to send my sister into a war zone alone?"

"It won't be the first time, Ez," Nova sighed. "Even if it's not, it doesn't make me feel any better. You're my sister, I have the right to worry," he retorted.

"Yes you do, but I'm literally older than you," she pointed out. "And besides, I guess, Bucky's right. If it goes right I could possibly help a lot of people."

"Why does it sound like it pains you so much to admit I'm right?"

"Not the time Wolfie," she smacked his chest and Bucky raised his hands in surrender.

"How long will it take?" Ezra sighed. "A minute or so for us," Doctor Strange responded.

The king turned to the girl who looked up at him with pleading eyes. Despite being hesitant about it in the first place, now all Nova wanted was to be sent back in time and help the Avengers.

"You're a pain in my ass, you know that?" Ezra pointed to her, though there was a slight smile on his face. Everyone in the room watched the siblings interact, little smiles on their faces as well. She grabbed his hand, holding it in her own.

"Es mi penitencia como tu hermana," she smiled softly.

straight to it ig ️🤷‍♀️

i wanna like make a sebastian book but i also wanna make a rejected avenger type book but idfk rn

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