The Dora Milaje marched through the door then stopped just behind the knockoff Captain America, perching their spears on the ground. The one that had just thrown hers at Walker stood a couple feet away from them— she had come in just before, without their noticing.

Ayo turned to Bucky.

"Even if he is a means to your end," she said, in Wakandan, "Time's up." She looked very angry. "Release him to us now." She spoke in English.

"Hi, John Walker. Captain America," Walker introduced, turning around to face her. Ayo tilted her head and stared daggers through him, not answering. He looked around at the other Dora Milaje. Catt assumed he was thinking, I can take these guys.

Oh, how ignorant you are, John Walker, thought Cat.

"Well, let's uh," he held his hands out, "let's put down the pointy sticks and we can talk this through, huh?"

"Hey, John, take it easy," warned Sam. Too bad, thought Cat. I would have loved to see him get beat up.

John turned around to look at Sam, who continued. "You might wanna fight Bucky before you tangle with the Dora Milaje." He looked from the Super Soldier to the Royal Guards.

John looked back at the Dora. "The Dora Milaje don't have jurisdiction here."

"The Dora Milaje have jurisdiction wherever the Dora Milaje find themselves to be," Ayo glared.

John nodded sarcastically. "Okay," he said. He looked to the side. Lemar watched his friend closely. "Look," Walker began again, turning back to Ayo, "I think we got off on the wrong foot." He put his hand on her shoulder and Cat grinned as Ayo immediately knocked him in four different places with her spear, then kicked him against the pillar causing him to fall to the ground. The other guards took defensive stances.

Cat took a couple steps back toward the kitchen as Walker rolled over to grab his shield. Ayo jumped up and pushed her spear toward him— it hit the middle of the shield, as John had held it up just in time.

Lemar was roped into the fight as he attempted to protect his friend. They were both so taken off guard by the Dora's strength and agility that their fight back against them was failing rather miserably.

"We should do something," said Sam, as they all watched Hoskins getting choked by one of the guards and John struggling to defend himself against Ayo.

"Looking strong, John," called Bucky, arms crossed. Cat snickered.

"Bucky..." scolded Sam.

Bucky rolled his eyes, then walked over. He was just in time. Ayo had driven Walker into a corner, and had her spear pointed at him. She lifted it once again, ready to drive it in—

But Bucky caught the spear with his metal arm, then pulled it away from John. "Ayo," he said. The guard fought back angrily. Every move she made Bucky evaded almost effortlessly. She twisted his arm, but he took it out of her grip, still holding her spear with the other. "Ayo, let's talk about this!" he shouted.

Sam nodded in Hoskins's direction as the two Dora on him kicked him then pushed him over the living room table and onto the floor. One was about to drive her spear into him when Cat held her hand up in a fist and gripped it tight with her powers. The guard turned around. Cat dipped under her spear, still holding it, and began fighting her off, moving away from Lemar. Sam took on the other guard. Cat ducked under every jab of her spear, pushing it to the side with her powers every time. Taking Catarina off guard, the Dora pushed against her holding her spear horizontal with two hands. Cat bent her knees too far to get up quickly and the guard kicked her backward in the stomach, up against the couch. But as she pointed the sharp end of her spear at her again, there was a loud clang to the ground.

Everything went quiet. Cat looked at Bucky— then at his dark, Vibranium arm down on the floor. He watched Ayo walk into the bathroom where Zemo had wandered towards. Another guard took her spear out of the table beside John Walker, which his shield was stuck on. She took both into her hands.

"He is gone," said Ayo to the other guard, turning around. "Leave it."

The guard looked back down at Walker and handed him the shield. He did not look up at her, his expression filled with shock.

Cat got up and walked toward Bucky as he stared at his arm on the floor. She stepped over and picked it up for him. He did not watch her bring his arm over to his shoulder and click the metal together— he only watched her face as she did it so gingerly. She was careful with the heavy arm. As she fixed it into his shoulder, the metal magnetized together. She ran her finger down it as the gold set itself back into the black. Bucky looked down and flexed his fingers. "Thank you," he mumbled to her, still looking down at his metal hand.

Cat watched as he adjusted his fingers. "'Course," she muttered in reply.

Sam got up beside them. "Did you know they could do that?" he asked.

"No." He rolled his shoulder and spun his arm in a circle. It made a noise as if powering up and clicked into place.

Sam turned to leave, staring at Walker as he left.  Cat didn't look at him— she was quite sure he was angry enough as it was.  She wasn't about to make it worse.  She could almost feel John watching them go toward the bathroom door where they last saw Zemo. They stood in the doorway and stared at the sight that was Zemo's bathroom.

It was a lavish room with beautiful blue tile around the bottom half of the wall, and a bathtub in the middle.  Two grand wood doors led into it. Towels hung on the walls and steps led up to a large shower in the back of the room.  The bathtub looked to have been pushed aside revealing a hole in the ground surrounded by decorative tile.  Next to it was a grate that had been removed. That could lead anywhere, thought Cat.  We're in the middle of the city.

"I can't believe he pulled an El Chapo," said Sam, staring at the scene.

"I can," said Bucky. He looked at the room for another second, then turned around to leave.  "Come on," he said.

Sam glanced at Catarina.  She shrugged, then turned to follow Bucky.  Sam stepped after her.

a.n.:

catarina is so in love with him she is so in love with him. ugh her just running her finger down his arm after she fixed it for him. I know i say this every time but like i really can't believe i wrote this sometimes. i love this chapter

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molly ;)