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So I looked up on Google if Steve had any siblings and it turns out he had a brother!
but he wasn’t really mentioned that often and he was assumed to be dead because he didn’t fall into ice Now my mind has a thousand plots forming XD
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@smiley oooh, cool!!! never heard of him having a brother before XD probably bc in the movies he doesn’t, and I don’t read the comics 😂
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Yeah XD they didn’t even give him a name
And he was only in one comic and it was just a flashback but well it got my mind thinking XD
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I know right?! But the fact that Bucky and Steve had younger siblings that we never hear about is kind of sad
I want to see them as older brothers!!! XD
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@smiley (Bucky DID mention he had a sister in Falcon and The Winter Soldier, which implies that in the MCU, he still has a sister, and in the Smithsonian exhibit, it says that he’s the oldest of 4)
YESS, THEY WOULD MAKE SUCH AMAZING OLDER BROTHERS!!!!!!! 😍😍
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WAIT WHAT?! I didn’t know that (But I haven’t seen Falcon and the Winter Soldier ) It’s hard for me because Steve is gone and I like Sam but he’s not Captain America (or at least not the Captain America I love)
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@smiley Yeahhh, really cool!!!! (Bucky said it when he was on a date with a girl, it was funny, they just played Battleships 😂😂)
yea, i get that, but the show was SOOOO GOOD!!!! 😍😍
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Chapter 48
Nick paced back and forth in the hospital hallway.
Tony’s heart issue had been terrifying, and this was just as terrifying.
“Mr. Fury?”
He turned to face a nurse, dread and worry lacing his features, making him look so much older than he really was. “Yes?”
“I came to tell you that you’re free to come see your two sons now.”
“Thank you,” Nick smiled, “it’s greatly appreciated.”
“You’re welcome.” The woman replied with a soft smile, walking past him and entering another room.
Nick went to the room Steve and Sam were in and gently eased the door open.
Sam laid asleep on one bed, a red cast on his right arm, but Steve was sitting up in bed, wide awake.
“Steve, you’re not sleeping?”
Steve shrugged. “Can’t. Uhm, Nick, what did they do for me?”
“They made sure you didn’t have a concussion. They were going to stitch the back of your head, but…it was healed by the time you got here.”
“The serum.” Steve whispered, quietly, softly.
Nick nodded. “Sometimes it’s a blessing.”
“And sometimes it’s a curse.” Steve sighed. “I don’t know, Nick…I tried to not fight Alec, but he messed with the others, and I just…”
“You hate bullies Steve, trust me, I understand,” Nick settled on the bed to sit beside Steve, “trust me, I understand more than you know. I understand a lot more things than you know.”
“Thor said you fought in war.”
Nick nodded. “I did.”
“Thor said that’s why you seemed very rough and calloused when he and Loki were first adopted.”
“Yes,” Nick nodded again, “I was very callous back then. I felt like I had to be.”
“You remember all of it…don’t you?”
Nick faced Steve…and saw understanding that pooled in the fifteen-year-old’s blue eyes, understanding about things he shouldn’t have understood at his age, yet did. Nick brushed a stray strand of blonde hair out of Steve’s eyes and off his forehead, putting it with the rest of his hair. “I do, but I’ve learned how to cope with it.”
Steve slowly nodded. “…Is that what happened to your eye?”
Nick nodded. “It’s why I was discharged. I didn’t quite want to leave yet…but it led me to coming home and adopting Thor and Loki, and if I had never done that,” Nick smiled, gently laying one of his hands on Steve’s cold cheek, “then I never would have found and adopted all of you.”
“You’re the first person who actually wanted us,” Steve’s gaze fell, “everyone else heard about the chaos we made to escape bad foster homes…and eventually, no one even tried to take us in.”
Nick smiled. He gently raised Steve’s chin, making their eyes meet. “Well, that’s where I’m different,” he playfully tapped Steve’s nose, “I don’t mind crazy. I’ve raised Thor and especially Loki, after all.”
Steve laughed, and Nick laughed with him.
“I guess we’re not too crazy compared to Loki.”
Nick laughed and shook his head. “Not one bit. He was always getting himself into trouble…always getting scrapped up. He was quite literally the exact definition of trouble.”
Steve’s blue eyes lit with curiosity. “Why did you adopt all of us, Nick? Isn’t it a lot to take in ten kids at once?”
Nick slowly nodded. “Yes,” he smiled gently, “but I met all of you, I saw that you were all amazing kids, and I didn’t want to leave any of you alone.”
Steve stared at him for a long moment…then smiled and threw his arms around Nick and hugged him, tight, his cheek pressed against Nick’s black coat. “Thanks Nick.”
Nick blinked.
It was the first time Steve had been the first one to start a hug.
It was the first time Steve was the one who started an embrace of any kind.
Nick slowly wrapped his arms around Steve, laying his chin on top of Steve’s head…and hugged Steve closer, hugged him tighter.
Because nothing in the world would ever make him let go.
Chapter 49
The gymnasium buzzed with activity. The Saturday science fair was going well and going strong.
There were students, teachers, faculty, parents, and full families that filled the entire space.
Bruce didn’t know if he had ever seen a gymnasium so packed.
“Hey Bruce, can you hand me that cord?” Tony asked, sporting an excited grin.
Bruce nodded and handed him the cord.
He’d decided to go on ahead and help Tony with his project. He truly didn’t have any ideas, or time, for his own, but at least he was helping Tony.
Even if he didn’t entirely agree with making the robot.
“Tony?”
“Mmm?” Tony mumbled, attaching the cord to something on the robot frame.
“Are you sure this is really a good idea? I just…I don’t know…what if this ends up a lot worse than Vision did?”
“Come on, Bruce, don’t worry, it’ll be fine. Hey, Nick,” Tony waved, “what do you think so far?”
Nick walked over, trailed by Peter, who was holding his hand, who seemed excited by all the science things. Nick smiled and nodded. “It looks good, Tony. Did you make sure it doesn’t have any bugs?”
“I’m certain we’re safe, Nick. Peter, what do you think?”
Peter’s brown eyes widened. “It looks SO COOL!”
Nick chuckled and gently tousled Peter’s hair. “Come on, let’s leave Tony and Bruce to their robot. What do you want to look at next?”
Peter pointed at something, jumping up and down, and Nick followed after him to another table.
Bruce smiled. He was always so excited, always so energetic, always seemed to be so…happy.
He turned his attention back to the robot. “We’re about done, aren’t we Tony?”
“Yep, just a couple more minutes.”
“Wow. That looks amazing.”
Tony almost fell off the stool he was standing on.
“Tony!” Bruce cried, grabbing onto him, keeping him from falling.
“I didn’t think I had the power to knock you over with just my words,” Pepper teased, “but that’s one interesting superpower to have.”
“Ah, Pepper, oh, uhm, hey.” Tony greeted, slicking back his black hair, grinning wildly, cheeks flushed a faint pink.
Bruce pushed up his glasses and stepped aside so Tony could get off the stool.
Pepper gave Tony a smile, brushing a strand of her red hair behind her ear. “It looks really good, Tony. What do you want your robot to do?”
“Save the world, maybe, one day, who knows,” Tony smiled, “but I named him Ultron.”
“That’s an interesting name. Cool though.” Pepper smiled. “So, I was wondering, I’ve talked about you, and my parents and sister really want to meet you. So, yeah…would you maybe like to come over Monday night for dinner? Mom’s planning on making some roast beef or something and potatoes.”
Tony’s flushed cheeks went darker. “Uhm…yeah, I’d love to do that. I’ll have to ask my Dad about it.”
Bruce turned to face Tony, raising an eyebrow, pushing up his glasses. Did he hear him right? Did he just call Nick…Dad?
That was a first.
Pepper smiled. “Great. Let me know. I hope I’ll see you there.” She dropped Tony a wink over her shoulder before walking away to join her friends.
Tony smiled, and slowly faced Bruce.
Bruce gave him a teasing grin.
Tony shoved him, making Bruce laugh. Tony rolled his eyes, but a grin formed on his face, cheeks still flushed a faint pink. “Oh, shut up.”
~*~
The judges would be at Tony’s table any minute.
Tony and Bruce had worked so hard for the robot to get finished in time, and they both waited, excited, especially Tony.
Maria faced them both with a smile. “You two have worked so hard for this. I’m sure the judges will love it.”
Bruce nodded and smiled softly, pushing up his glasses. “I hope so.”
“Oh, come on Bruce,” Tony playfully poked his brother’s side, “of course they’ll love it. No one can build a better robot than Tony and Bruce Fury.”
Bruce chuckled.
Maria turned and gave a wave, showing the others where they were.
Phil, Nick, and all the other kids got through the crowd and came over. She gave Phil a quick kiss on the cheek. “The judges are almost to this table. You all came close to missing it.”
“But we didn’t,” Phil winked, “besides, Peter had to stop to say hi to his friends from school, Ned and MJ.”
“Was that fun, Peter?”
Peter nodded enthusiastically. “Uh huh! They’re my best friends forever, Auntie Maria!”
Maria smiled. “Of course. Do you three play a lot during recess?”
“Yeah!” Peter popped a lollipop in his mouth.
“Did you get me one? No?” Tony playfully pouted.
Peter giggled and faced Tony with a smile. “We got you one!”
“It’s probably best if you don’t have a lollipop in your mouth when the judges come over, though, so maybe you’ll have to wait.” Phil noted.
Tony nodded. “Yeah…that’d probably be bad. Me and Bruce can have a sucker in a minute. Hey, here comes the judges!”
Xavier, the principal, the science teacher, Beast, and the school nurse, Jean Gray, were the three judges.
Xavier raised an eyebrow. “And what do we have here?”
“Here, sirs, ma’am, we have a robot, Ultron, made with AI technology, strong metal, and my own personal programming. My brother Bruce here helped out with a lot of it.”
“What does it do?” Beast asked, adjusting his glasses.
“Let me show you. I’m hoping he’ll be able to help keep the world safe one day.” Tony pressed a button. “And his name is Ultron.”
The robot’s eyes slowly turned red, and he slowly straightened and stood up straight. He rubbed his metal head and spoke, his voice low and rough. “Where am I?”
Jean Gray raised an eyebrow. “It can talk too?”
“Sure can,” Bruce looked up at Ultron, “it’s okay. You’re at a science fair. Me and Tony here…we made you.”
“Ugh…,” Ultron stepped forward, “I need to get out of here.” He looked around the room. “Humans.” He muttered.
“Uh, hey, Ultron, you good?” Tony asked, raising an eyebrow.
Ultron’s metal boots turned on, and he launched himself up into the air.
He was about to go rogue.
Maria turned. “Everyone, get down!”
She quickly grabbed the closest kid, Wanda, and dove underneath a table, her arms wrapped tight around her, protecting her with the table and with her body.
There were a few sounds of destruction. A few cries from young children.
And then…silence.
Maria slowly crawled out from underneath the table. “What happened?”
Tony came out from where he and Bruce were hiding underneath their table. “I-I don’t know…I guess I didn’t work out all the bugs.”
“Oh, please let Ultron not destroy anything,” Maria thought, still holding Wanda tight.
She could only hope that no one would get hurt.
Chapter 50
A few months quickly passed. Vision had thankfully found Ultron and destroyed him. Sam’s arm had healed back perfectly. Tony and Pepper were even officially dating.
Life was good.
Natasha adjusted the flowers in Becca’s braided hair. “There. All done.”
Becca smiled and twirled, her light pink dress fanning around her. “I’m so happy! Wait, what do I do again?”
“You and me get to hold the flower baskets and throw flower petals onto the path in front of Maria,” Wanda explained with a smile, “but we have to try to keep it on the path.”
Becca nodded enthusiastically. “Okay!”
Natasha smiled and went over to Maria, who was having her hair fixed by Pepper’s mom and Jane Foster. “Hey Maria?”
“Yes Natasha? What do you need?” Maria asked softly, patiently, and Natasha saw her smile in the mirror.
“I guess you’re really excited about this, huh?”
“Of course. Me and Phil have known each other for so long, and I truly love him,” Maria smiled, “but of course, what makes both of us the happiest is having all of you around.”
Pepper’s mom faced Natasha with a smile. “She’s an absolutely beautiful bridesmaid, Maria. You, Phil, and Nick have good reasons to be happy for all of these kids.”
Maria turned and faced Natasha with a warm smile. “The prettiest.”
Natasha smiled and turned to see some of her friends. “Hey, Pepper, Peggy, Laura, Kate,” Kate was a next-door neighbor girl, aged only 12, that Clint had become friends with recently, “are all of you ready?”
“Sure are,” Peggy smiled, “and ready as soon as everyone else is.”
“Well,” Maria stood, finally done getting ready, “it will be time soon. So, flower girls, bridesmaids…let’s do this.”
~*~
“You’re not too nervous, are you?”
Phil turned to Nick with a small smile. “Why would I be? Me and Maria have known each other for many years, besides, I love her. What could go wrong?”
“The cake could fall and get destroyed.” Bruce noted.
“You could fall into the chocolate fountain.” Tony added with a laugh.
Sam nodded. “You could trip when you try to put the ring on Maria’s hand.”
“You could get punch all over you at the reception.” Bucky mused.
“Your pants could fall down!” Pietro cried through fits of laughter.
“You could lose the rings.” Loki added.
“Or you could step on Maria’s toes when you dance.” Steve said with a grin.
Phil stared at all of them for a long moment. He chuckled and turned to face a mirror. He playfully rolled his eyes. “Wow, you kids certainly know how to make a guy feel less nervous.”
Everyone laughed, and Phil couldn’t help but smile.
Nick squeezed his shoulder. “Everything will go just fine, don’t worry.”
Tony crouched to fix Peter’s bowtie. “Yeah Phil, we’re just joking around.”
“Yeah! We’re just being silly, Uncle Phil!” Pietro cried, grinning.
Phil tousled his hair. “I know, kiddo. Trust me, I know you’re all just joking.”
“Nick, I need some help.” Bucky mused, trying to fix his tie.
Nick chuckled and walked over. “Let me help you with that.”
Phil watched Nick fix Bucky’s tie, and he smiled.
All of the kids were beginning to get better about opening up. Steve’s therapy was going amazing, and everyone was getting better about letting Nick, Maria, and himself in.
They were improving immensely.
And Phil couldn’t be more grateful for having these kids in his life.
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Eeeeeehhhhh I love it XD it’s amazing and Ned, MJ, and Kate!!!! Yay!!!!!!!
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the next chapters are gonna be…AHEM…rough 😅😭
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@godlyfantasy12 @euodia-vision @smiley @lightoverdarkness6 @keilah-hChapter 51
Life was going amazing. The kids were adjusting well, and opening up about things.
Phil and Maria had their wonderful honeymoon and were back, and life was back to complete normal.
Life was good.
Yes, everything was going well.
Nick waited in the waiting room of the therapist’s office for Steve, reading a newspaper.
Thankfully, Vision had finally disappeared from the headlines…he’d been on the headlines for a couple of months, ever since he destroyed Ultron.
The door opened and Steve stepped out of the therapist’s office with a big smile. “Hey Nick, I’m done now.”
“Great,” Nick set down the newspaper, “then how about we head home? I let Phil borrow the car, so we may have to walk. Thank you, Dr. Raynor.” Nick thanked, thanking the therapist.
She smiled and waved. “See you Thursday, Steve.”
Steve gave her a smile. “See you then.”
Nick led Steve outside. “Alright Steve, you want to head straight home, or do you want to do something fun?”
Steve shrugged and smiled. “I don’t know, maybe we could…hey Nick, there’s Phil.” He pointed.
Sure enough, Phil was pulling up to the office in the car. The windows rolled down. “Nick, you need to come home.”
Distress laced Phil’s features.
That wasn’t good. That wasn’t good at all. “Phil, what’s wrong?”
“It’s Pierce. He’s at the house.”
Nick turned to face Steve, who had tensed, though not as bad as he used to, just at the mention of Pierce’s name. He gently squeezed Steve’s shoulder. “What does he want?”
“He claims the house is unsafe…he came with Police, Nick. We need to get home. Maria called me and let me know.”
Oh no.
No, no, no. Please no.
“Steve, get in the back, please. Alright Phil, let’s get moving.”
Nick got into the passenger seat, Steve got in the backseat, and after they were buckled, Phil started the car and got it moving.
Nick could only hope that he was wrong.
“Pierce, what is the meaning of this?” Nick demanded the moment he stepped out of the car, letting the car door slam behind him.
Pierce turned around with a grin. “This home is unsafe, Nick. You have weapons and a destructive robot. This is no place for kids.”
“They’ve been fine this entire time and we’ve had no problems with safety.”
“Maybe the building isn’t the only thing that could harm them.”
Fury blazed inside of Nick. Pierce was trying to blame them for things he had actually been the one to commit.
“Steve, go inside with the others please.” Nick said quietly, stepping forward to stand close to Pierce.
They stood only mere inches apart.
“You can’t stop me Nick,” Pierce grinned, “I have the law on my side.” He motioned to the police he’d brought with him.
“You can’t do this, Pierce.”
“I can do whatever I want. Stand in the way, and all three of you, Thor, and Loki will all be arrested. You’re all eighteen and older, and you can and will be arrested if you stand in the way and refuse to comply with what the police want.”
“You’re evil, Pierce. I can’t believe I ever called you my friend.”
Pierce smirked, shrugged, and walked away. “Poor judgement on your part, Nick. Simply poor judgement. I already asked Maria to make sure each kid has a bag. They’re going, Nick.”
Nick roughly grabbed his arm. “You’re not taking them away.” He snarled.
Pierce pulled away and grinned. “You can’t win this fight, Nick.” He walked away.
Nick turned around.
Tears brimmed Phil’s eyes.
They couldn’t stand down.
But what choice did they have?
If they fought, they’d be arrested and the kids would still be taken away…and Nick would never be able to get them back, not with an arrest on his permanent record.
He walked up to and walked into the house.
Wanda clung to Vision. “I don’t want to leave.”
Vision crouched down and hugged her tight, closing his eyes.
He and Wanda had become almost inseparable.
Pietro ran past Nick to jump at Phil. “Uncle Phil…I don’t wanna go.”
Phil got down and hugged Pietro. “I don’t want any of you to go, Pietro, but-“ Phil’s voice broke and tears coursed down his cheeks.
Maria was crouched near the floor, her arms around both Becca and Peter. Tears coursed down her cheeks in droves, and Becca and Peter cried too.
Nick felt his own tears threaten, and before he could stop them…they fell.
Bruce and Sam went to Phil and hugged him too. Natasha and Bucky went to Maria.
Steve, Clint, and Tony came to Nick. Nick wrapped his arms around them, kissing the top of their heads. “I can’t let this happen.”
“You don’t have a choice, Nick…it’ll be okay.” Tony whispered, but his voice shook.
Nick held them tighter.
Thor and Loki came over and hugged too.
“We’re running out of time. It’s time to go.”
Nick opened his eyes and turned to face Pierce, who stood in the doorway to the home. Pierce nodded. “It’s time to go.”
Tony and Steve slowly pulled away from Nick.
“I don’t wanna go, Auntie Maria! I don’t wanna.” Peter whined, still clinging to Maria even as she stood, tears coursing down his rounded cheeks in droves.
Pietro wouldn’t let go of Phil either. “I’m not going anywhere, Uncle Phil! I’m not! Never!!!”
Becca sobbed and went to Bucky, who lifted her into his arms, into his embrace, holding her tight, comforting her even as his own tears coursed down his cheeks.
Wanda slowly let go of Vision, but tears coursed down her cheeks. “I don’t want to go, Vision…”
“I don’t want you to go either.” Vision whispered, squeezing her hand.
“It’s time to go.” Pierce repeated, stepping outside.
“Pierce, Sam and Tony are almost eighteen.” Maria pointed out.
Pierce stepped back into the house. “…They’re not eighteen yet, Maria,” Pierce snapped, “and that means they still have to come.”
“Besides,” Tony pried Peter from Maria and held him in his arms, “we can’t leave each other. We’re family.”
More tears coursed down Nick’s cheeks. Clint finally, carefully, pried Pietro from Phil, and holding Pietro’s hand, went outside.
They all walked outside.
“Their bags are already in the van I brought,” Pierce nodded towards it, “so say your final goodbyes.”
The goodbyes were heartfelt, heartbreaking, but quick. Long goodbyes would be too painful, too hard.
Nick pulled away from his hug with Sam.
Everyone was in the van except for Steve.
“Steven,” Pierce tapped the van, “it’s time to go.”
Steve ran at Nick and threw his arms around Nick’s neck.
Nick blinked a couple times. He slowly wrapped his arms around Steve. “Steve?”
Steve hugged him tighter, his tears wetting Nick’s coat. “Thank you, Dad…for everything.”
Steve pulled away from the hug, smiled through his tears, and went into the van.
The door closed, Pierce got into the driver’s seat.
Through vision blurred by tears, Nick saw the van pull out of the driveway and leave…driving away…far, far away…farther than anything else had ever gone.
Taking away the kids.
Taking away his kids.
Nick stumbled and sank against the front door of the house.
And he sobbed.
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