Chapter 3 Mae's pov
09:32, 18 January 2022"Stark don't touch her." I hear a voice mumble. It's familiar but I'm too warm and comfortable to care at that moment, instead cuddling further into the strangely warm blanket that's wrapped around me. I crack my eyes open to see a slight green shimmer on it, and then suddenly I'm surrounded by that same green shimmer.
"I believe the sergeant told you not to touch her Stark." I hear a new voice say, followed by a sound like skin on skin contact. I close my eyes again, drifting back into the darkness of sleep, having an oddly at peace feeling in my chest.
I wake up again with a start. I look around where I am and see it's a nice looking room that definitely belongs to a male based on the color scheme and the jackets on the back of the door. For a moment I panic, not knowing how I got here or where I even was, thinking HYDRA put me in another room with one of the male big wigs, until I see a tray of food and a note on the nightstand.
I sit up and grab the tray, moving it into my lap on the bed. A cup of broccoli cheddar soup, a turkey sandwich, and a glass of lemonade is the food on the tray. I pick up the note while I start to eat slowly. 'Eat what you can, Loki made sure the soup would stay warm. Come down to the common room when you're done, just track my energy.- Bucky' I smile and flip the note over to see a second message on the back.
'There are shower items in Bucky's bathroom along with new clothes for you. Feel free to take one before you come down. Hope your lunch was good darling~ Loki' I finished almost all of the soup and a couple bites of the sandwich and half of the lemonade before I'm too full to eat anymore.
I get up from the bed and make the dishes vanish, and reappear in what feels like a kitchen. I go to the bathroom and find all the items I would need, which were all peach scented. I write two thank you notes and make them appear in Bucky's and Loki's hands. I shower and get dressed in the high-low black tank dress and slip on the knee high fuzzy purple socks.
I leave my hair wet, and walk into the hall, tracking Bucky.
I step off the elevator and make my way through the hall to find a living room area with the whole group sitting around in chairs and couches talking. I walk up silently behind Bucky and put my hands over his eyes. The rest, besides Wanda, Pietro, and Loki jump up with weapons drawn. I squeak and stumble backwards, throwing my hands in front of my face, waiting for the pain of hitting the floor and the attack. I'm met with 2 cool arms around me and a sturdy chest at my back. I turn my head to look up without lowering my arms.
"Careful darling, they spook easily and we wouldn't want you to be hurt." The black haired man from before says steadying me. I lower my arms, looking back at the group who has now put down their weapons. Bucky gets up, grabs my hand, and leads me around the chair he was in. He sits back down again and I sit on the arm of it with my feet in his lap. The other man comes back around as well, and sits in the chair behind me.
"So who are you?" Tony Stark asks first, getting hard looks from the others, before they all turn back to me. I take a deep breath before looking at Bucky who nods, and sit up straight. I turn to face everyone and smile softly at them.
"Hello, I have many names. My real name is Mae Lock. I'm also called Lucifer, Luci, Babydoll," I nod at Bucky, "and experiment 0666." I finish looking back at the group. They nod and then look at each other.
"How did you get Reindeer Game's limiters off?" Tony questions again, causing the others to glare at him. He puts his hands up with an innocent look. I laugh and point to the man who's now beside me.
"I assume you mean him?" Tony nods while the man glares at him. I look at the other 3 rescues as they all glance at each other before looking down quickly.
"I see these 3 really talked while I was out. Did you at least tell them about yourselves?" I ask with a hand on my hip. The two nod sheepishly while Bucky just grins. Same as always.
"Before I continue, can I at least get your names? I know some but an introduction would be nice." Buck clears his throat to speak but is cut off by Tony. I assume this happens a lot.
"Well I am Tony Stark and I am--" I interrupted him. "Yes I know who you are, I've had to defuse and repurpose enough of your weapons Iron Man. Moving on." The man beside me grins.
"I like her, can we keep her?" He asks. Mr. Hammer gives him a look of exasperation before turning to look at the others. No one says anything for a moment before Bucky chuckles and pats my feet. I lift them as he stands and wait patiently for him to talk. He points to each person and says their name plus their supername.
"Vision, Wanda- Scarlet Witch, Pietro- Quicksilver, Tony Stark- Iron Man, Thor Odinson- God of Thunder, Steve Rodgers" I squeak but gesture for him to continue. He gives me a look before doing so. "Captain America, Sam -Falcon, Bruce Banner- Hulk, Clint and Natasha- Assassins, Pepper Potts- Tony's leash, Peter Parker- Spiderman, Loki Friggason- God of lies and mischief and Sergeant James Barnes- Winter Soldier." I laugh at him pointing at himself.
"Very pleasant to meet you all." I smile and wave.
"So about the limiters?" Tony asks, irritated. I look over at Loki, who is again glaring at Stark. I can still see he has an illusion up. I tilt my head to the side to get a better look at his form. He definitely looks better without the power drain on him. I continue to look at him, eyes squinted until he notices everyone staring at me, while I look at him. He turns his head to me and I get a glimpse of royal blue and elegant swirls. Ah I understand, he has an illusion over his true form, like myself. I nod mostly to myself before turning to the group again.
"He doesn't need them. He has very clear intentions of trying to fix the damage he caused, directly or not." I say with a shrug and look down at the limiters glowing purple on my wrists. Tony makes a noise of protest while Bucky sighs. He walks back over to me, kneeling in front of the chair, making me look at him and nod, knowing what's going to happen next. He takes my hands and gives them a squeeze before nodding back, making me move to sit on the back of the chair, he sits between my legs before speaking.
"She's going to show you how she knows. She is...more than powerful, too much so for someone to control her, the only way they found that worked was withholding food and constantly making her heal. The limiters..." he pauses and looks up at me, to make sure I'm okay. I smile back at him and squeeze his shoulder telling him silently to go on. "They help her hold her form, in the simplest way. But she is...extremely powerful. Show them the expo, and don't show any of my stupidness Babydoll, I'll know." I giggled and put my hair into a bun.
"I'll show them all the glory of Mr. Metal, don't you worry." I say causing him to flip me off in a playful way. I flash an oversized purple hoodie on with the hood up. Tony starts to make a remark but is quickly silenced as Natasha shoves a rag in his mouth, not entirely sure where she got that but if it works it works.
I put my hands to Bucky's temples and feel my powers moving. I stare straight ahead while searching through Bucky's mind, looking for the right memory.
"Remind me to get rid of those words soon, thanks to whoever locked them up. I assume that was you Loki," I say in an almost glitching voice. I finally find the Stark expo and start projecting it like a movie, only for it to switch to a full room illusion. The team saw everything from Bucky's view. There were a few gasps at the way Steve looked before and a couple looked at Tony about what was promised. I pull the illusion down right as Steve and Bucky had their moment, but let Bucky keep watching it, staring right at Steve as I do.
He gets a distant look in his eyes as if they are watching the same memory together. After Bucky sighs I pull my hands away and let the purple fade, laying my head on top of Bucky's head. He moves forward on the chair, letting me slide down behind him, blocking me from the others. If my eyes would have been open I would have seen the look of shock on their faces, as well as one of amazement.
"She hasn't used large amounts of her powers in years, she's just tired." Wanda explains to the worried looking group as Pietro nods.
"She likes sugary drinks?" Pietro adds after a moment. Vision snaps his fingers a second later.
"Friday, can you pull up a picture and ingredient list for a Vanilla Bean Crรจme Frap with caramel." he says, a picture and list appearing over the coffee table.
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