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drstrangefictions · 4 years

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One-Shot

Bucky Barnes x Female Reader

Word Count: 3,995

Spoilers: Not that I know of?

Warnings: Changed a little bit of certain scenes for story purposes. Some Anti-Steve, Pro-Tony propaganda lmao. Mention of Tony’s funeral. OOC Bucky. Absolute trash. Make your own assumptions about readers life kinda thing lmao.

“So, we’re supposed to trust him? Just like that?” Sam stood between her and Steve, eyeing Bucky. “Because Steve –.”

She shrugged, cutting Sam off. She wasn’t really interested in hearing the rest of what he had to say. “Steve’s the one you need to complain to, not me. Besides, I’m not even here for Steve. You are.”

Sam looked at her, he was under the impression she was here for the same reason he was, it seemed now that he was wrong. “What does that mean?”

She put her hands in the pocket of her pullover hoodie and kept her eyes forward. “Sorry to break it to you, but my loyalties lie with Stark. He is reasonably upset, for a lack of a better word, with Steve and his decisions and beliefs. I’m not here to agree with Steve, “oh boo-hoo the Sokovia Accords! Wah!” I signed them.” She scoffed, glancing at Sam. “I’m here for the former Sergeant Barnes and I’m here for you.”

Sam took a step back, visibly shocked. He glanced at Steve, who wasn’t giving them so much as a passing glance, but it was apparent he was listening to her. Steve carried on with his business off to the side, pretending he wasn’t the impacted by her words. Sam then glanced at Bucky, who was looking at them as they spoke. Bucky looked as though he was trying to understand them, specifically her and her reasonings for doing things. He wounded her and she still aided Steve in finding him. She had found him moments before Steve to warn him about what was to come and insulted the not-so-safe safe-house. She had successfully confused him. She didn’t seem to care that they could hear her speak either. It was almost as if she wasn’t trying to hide it, Bucky wasn’t entirely sure if that was her intention.

Sam pointed at Bucky. “Him? They guy that tried to kill us?” He looked at her, with his eyebrows raised.

“Meh, I wouldn’t say tried, more like failed to.” She watched a vehicle pull up. “But… yes, Sam. Him. Not Steve and his self-righteous morals. This is the god damn 21st century, this is not a war against Germany or a society you should be conforming to. This is – excuse my language, Rogers – fuckin’ stupid.” She looked past Sam to watch Steve’s reaction.

Steve glanced at her, partially amused and partially sick of the running joke. “Still not living it down I see.” He muttered to himself. He approached Clint, Wanda, and Scott who emerged from the vehicle.

She took her hands out of her pocket and slipped out of her pullover. “It really is stupid and there are not enough words in any existing and dead language to describe it. Swearing like a sailor doesn’t even help! I’m not here for Steve. I won’t keep it to myself anymore, he is self-righteous. Everything he does may be fine back in the ‘40s where he comes from and thinks he still lives, but not here, not now. Not in the 21st century. I’m here for you, Sam. A pararescue who walked back into this life because Captain America asked him to! You know loss, you lost a colleague – a friend. You are a great man and a good friend, Sam.

“I’m here for Clint, who has a family and shouldn’t be fighting this fight because of them and for them. For Clint who I’ve worked with and known for years. I’m here for Wanda, who is rightfully angry that Stark, my true ally, used to produce weapons – those of which were the reason she ended up where she did! I’m here for Scott, who I barely know. He has a kid! Why is he here?! I’m here for the former Sergeant Barnes who didn’t ask to be experimented on, to be “saved” from the fall, to be brainwashed.” She turned to Steve. “I’m here for everyone that isn’t named Steve Rogers because they gave me a reason to help you.” She walked up to Steve.

Bucky was ready to intervene, to pull her away from Steve if he had to or even try to punch her. He seemed to be the only one willing to do so. She approached Steve as if she would punch him or something of the sort. Instead she just stood in front of him. Bucky let his guard down seeing as he was wrong about what she would do to Steve.

“I’m not here for someone who thinks he is morally above everyone in this room.” She put a finger to his chest. “You think Stark is self-righteous? You think Stark views himself above everyone? He does it to hide the fact that he is insecure. You don’t have a reason to do it. Not saying Stark is correct, but neither are you.”

Steve grabbed her hand and removed it from his chest. He seemed unphased with her outburst. “And I am grateful that you are here for them.”

She pulled a small key out of her back pocket and unlocked the gauntlets on her arms. She threw the gauntlets and key at his feet. “Is this the part where we suit up? Because it looks like you all are slacking.”

“You sleep in that suit.” Steve took a step back. “Everyone that doesn’t sleep prepared – suit up.”

“Stand down, Captain!” She raised her voice at Steve, she had never truly raised her voice before that moment. She held Steve’s shield in one hand and had her other hand against Tony’s chest plate. She wasn’t pushing them a part; she was simply keeping Steve from continuing to hit Tony with the shield. “I will do it; you know I will.”

Steve stood up and stared down at her and Tony, seeing how serious she was with her threat. “Why did you come here?”

“It definitely wasn’t to babysit the three of you. I turn my back for five seconds and it all goes to shit, I feel like. Tony should be thankful I decided that following him was the best course of action.” She stood up, keeping her eyes on Tony. Tony kept his eyes on her, even after knowing her for so long, she was still unpredictable. He was on the ground it such a depressing state, she wondered what would have happened had she not stepped in. “You can’t beat the shit out of all of your problems, Steve. I’m taking Tony home, Get Sergeant Barnes out of here, NOW. And don’t you dare contact me unless it is about him.”

Bucky looked at her upon hearing his name slip past her lips in such an aggressive tone. He still was not sure why she kept doing what she was doing or why the only reason she be contacted was for him, but he did appreciate that she was willing to concern herself with him. Ever since Steve figured out the Winter Soldier was Bucky; she had always followed Steve to try to help. He watched her as she tried to hold Tony back from attempting to land another hit on Steve.

“Don’t do it, don’t do it.” She repeated in a low voice, trying to block him without using her powers.

“Steve.” Bucky said, not loud enough to be heard over Tony.

Tony stopped fighting against her and instead pointed a finger at her. “I don’t even know where the begin with you. You signed the Accords and you still ran off with Steve for his buddy over there. Did you know too? Do you know what his friend did? My parents are dead because of him. Do you have any idea what you’re fighting for?”

“Don’t do this now.” She took a step back, keeping herself between Tony and Steve.

“That shield doesn’t belong to you. My father made it.” Tony pushed her out of the way and approached Steve.

She glanced at Bucky. For a brief moment they locked eyes. She looked away from him quickly and turned her attention back to Tony and Steve.

Steve pushed the shield towards Tony. “Take it.”

Tony passed her the shield. She took it but not without glancing at him, she didn’t exactly want to be the one to carry it, but she was prepared to. “Stark, let’s go before I drag you myself.” She clipped the shield to her back and walked past them with Tony in tow.

“I’m sorry about…” Bucky started.

She stopped him. “Don’t.” She turned to look at him. Her eyes looked dull compared to the last few times Bucky saw her. They had always been filled with some kind of rage, excitement, or they were just bright. “I know you mean well, but this is the last thing I want to talk about, Sergeant Barnes.”

“Bucky.” He finally corrected her.

She barely nodded. “Sorry – Bucky.”

He kept his distance from her. Neither of them are very personable nor do they enjoy being close to people. Bucky did it more so out of respect for her, uncertainty of how close to her is too close. “Steve wanted to know if you were going to join us for dinner. He thought it was best that Sam or I ask you because well...”

She exhaled, amused. She figured Steve would send someone other than himself to fetch her. She looked back at the water for a moment, she wanted to stay for a while longer and let her emotions out in the only way she had ever known, but for the first time in a long time she craved interaction and distraction. “Steve is paying, right?” She flashed Bucky a grin. “Only way I’m going is if he pays.”

“I hope so, that’s how he got me.” Bucky smiled, joking along with her. “C’mon, I don’t want to get left behind.”

She followed Bucky. “Is it just us four?”

He shook his head. “Scott and Wanda are joining us.”

“What I’m hearing is, I get to pick a single person to ride with me in my car and Sam gets everyone else?” She jogged to catch up to walk beside him. “If that’s the case, I’ll take either you or Wanda.”

“Is that so?” Bucky looked over at her. “Would it be wrong if I grabbed that seat first?”

She thought about it for a moment. “I don’t believe so. Wanda doesn’t know she had the opportunity to ride with me.”

Bucky sat across from her, he dressed as thought he were trying too hard to blend in. She looked like she had this down to a science, she didn’t look as out of place as he did. Each time he had seen her she had some kind of suit on and was prepared for anything. This time, she looked very casual and relaxed, something he rarely saw from her. She also seemed a bit different than the last time he saw her, but he couldn’t place the difference.

He was silent, trying to figure her out as he has been since he had met her. She disappeared from everyone’s radars almost immediately after Tony’s death. She was untraceable for the following five months. Bucky was concerned, from what he knew about her, she wasn’t the type of person to leave without saying anything – Bruce had confirmed that for him a few months back. He did worry about her, not that he would admit it to anyone.

“You’re staring. I didn’t call Sam to bring you out here for you to stare at me with an expression like that, Bucky.” She said, pulling him back into reality. She had a cheeky smile plastered on her face. “I just wanted to check on you. Steve apparently got old, you’re stuck with Sam, you’re…” She motioned to his entire person. “…you.”

Bucky looked down at the table and nodded, taking some offense to what she had said, but also understanding what she had meant. “I’m me, so you had to check on me.”

“I couldn’t find the right words, I’m sure you know what I really meant though.” She slid him a catalog envelope that he seemed to have overlooked.

“What’s this?” He asked, picking it up.

“Nothing to worry about. I would wait to open it, though.” She flashed him a genuine smile.

Bucky looked at his name on the backside, beautiful calligraphy. She clearly planned to give this to him for whatever reason she had. She also took her time in writing his name across the back.

“I have something else for you.” She handed him a flip phone. “Sam mentioned something about it in the event you need some help. You need a way to call for it. I got everyone you would need from Agent Hill to that spider kid. These aren’t necessarily traceable either.”

Bucky took the phone from her. “You didn’t –.”

“But I did.” She leaned back, cutting him off. “Look… I’m sorry for disappearing on you two for a few months. I had to take care of something that took precedence over everything else. When I spoke with Sam, he mentioned that you had asked about me while I was gone. So… I did this.”

Bucky looked at her, almost feeling guilty for asking about her. Had Sam not told her that he asked about her maybe they wouldn’t be here talking. He couldn’t decide what was a better feeling. “You don’t seem like the type to just leave without saying anything.”

“You’re right, but sometimes it just has to happen. If the Falcon and the Winter Soldier need a hand from now on, I’m available.” She picked up her hot coffee.

“I’ll keep that in mind.” Bucky said. “I’ve been meaning to ask, what do you call that power of yours?”

“Ferrokinesis. Or if you’ve ever watched Avatar: The Last Airbender, Metal-bending.” She set her elbow on the table and rested her chin in the palm of her hand.

Bucky sat back. “Remind me not to piss you off, then.” He chuckled.

She smiled. “I would never use your arm… although I did think about it years ago. Never got the chance because of the gauntlets. Had to stick with being thrown onto a car.”

Bucky sunk in the seat; remembering he did toss her onto the roof of a car like a ragdoll. He would have preferred to not have been reminded. “Why did you even have them in the first place?” He asked.

“They were created out of fear. Pierce was one of many who feared what I could do, and it eventually made sense. S.H.I.E.L.D was compromised, had Pierce not been H.Y.D.R.A, I wouldn’t have had them at all. The man who made the gauntlets though, he didn’t fear me. He made everyone believe there was one way to remove them, through Pierce.” She looked at the table with no readable expression.

Bucky understood what she was saying. “You’re telling me, as long as you had the time to remove them –.”

“Yessir. It was one hell of a game I played. Imagine if I fought you without the gauntlets.” She kept her gaze on the table, barely keeping a smile on her face.

Something was bothering her, and he could tell now.

Bucky sat down staring at the envelope. She told him it was nothing to worry about, yet the contents did worry him. He slowly opened it and pulled everything out. A chain slipped out from between some of the papers and hit the floor. A few small photographs slipped out as he picked up the necklace. He grabbed the photographs and looked at them. A few were of his family, and a few were of him and Steve. He placed the photographs next to him and looked at the chain, his military dog tags. He wasn’t sure if he should be angry with her for going out of her way to get the things he has seen so far or be thankful for someone like her doing something like this.

He flips through the stack of papers, some are far more important than others such as a list of living relatives, confidential files on him, documents stating that he is no longer a criminal and instead considered an Avenger, and a check. He had everything laid out around him, he wasn’t exactly sure what he was feeling or should be feeling now. Possibly angry, believing that this is what took precedence over everything else. Possibly happy. Grateful for the trouble she went through to do all of this for him. Skeptical and unsure of what to do about his living relatives and why that was included. Concerned if she had spoken to them and they know. Furious with the check – she has no business giving him that much money – which makes him wonder how she could afford to even do that.

He sits in silence, thinking it over and taking it all in. He doesn’t get the chance to considering making a phone call as his phone starts to ring. He doesn’t look to see who is calling him, instead he just answers.

“Hey, Buck – sorry for calling. I was just calling to make sure the phone actually works! Stupid of me not to test it out before giving it to you, right?” She came up with an excuse on the spot.

Bucky knew who it was as soon as she started speaking. “That’s not why you called.”

She was silent for a moment. “No, it’s not. I just wanted to see if you opened the envelope.” Her voice trailed.

“I did… was this why you left?” He asked. After looking at what was included, he understood why she said to open it later.

“No, like I said, it took precedence. This was kind of just a detour on my way home.” She was shivering, he could tell she was outside somewhere. “Thought you would appreciate some kindness and rewards. I mean… being Sam’s friend probably doesn’t come with rewards. Eh… it definitely doesn’t, I would know, I’m still waiting for my rewards!” She laughed.

Hearing her laugh made him smile. “Why don’t you just do something nice for yourself then?”

“That’s absurd. Oh! I have one more thing for you and I left it outside, I wasn’t able to give it to you earlier unfortunately. You can actually see it from your window because I am the master of this shit!” He could hear her grinning.

The curiosity she fueled compelled him to look out his window… only to find her outside. He pressed his forehead against the glass, disappointed and amused. “You.”

“Me! Yes! Hi!” She waved violently. “I’m the thing outside. And I’m on the phone with you! Bet you didn’t see that one coming!” She laughed to herself about her own genius.

Bucky opened the window. “Aren’t you cold?”

She hung up the phone and resorted to yelling to him. “I would’ve been fine if I didn’t decide to have ice cream before I got here! Do I regret my decision? I’ll do it again! Oh, I have a question for you.” She stuffed her hands in her coat pockets.

“Ask away.” He enjoyed this side of her. Very… interesting.

She swayed slightly. “So… a friend of mine told me you usually ask the girls out. How does it feel being on the other side?”

Bucky was surprised. “Are you asking me out?”

“Well, yeah. I tried to come up with a pickup line when I was planning this. Uh, yeah, I ended up with a wack ass plan of confuse the Bucky, give him things, and freeze to death as I scream at him. I mean, it’s working right? Am I even doing this right?” She smiled.

She definitely is interesting.

“Listen… I might be a little too aggressive, I might come off too strong, and I very much go overboard. Can you tell? And it’s scientifically proven that I also don’t know much about anything. But I do know that I care about you and I would do anything for you. And I do know Sam actually bullied me when I was just crushing on you. Listen, Sam is a terrible wingman off the field… I was so afraid he’d call me out and ruin my life. I – anyway – I absolutely know for a fact that I fall fast and hard and my feeling are wrong 99% of the time. This has got to be the 1% where I’m right.” She was nervous and cold which was an awful combination.

“You inherited the stupid. I’m letting you inside.” Bucky thought about what she said on his was down the get the door for her.

She was already inside. “Door was unlocked, I’m guessing Sam…” She had slipped her arms in her coat and left her sleeves dangle. “You know what made it worse?”

“You did not drive with the windows down.” Bucky sighed, knowing she did.

“I like to feel cool. I will freeze to death before I admit I am lame.” She brought her coat up to her nose and shuddered. “Are you free Saturday evening?”

Bucky looks at her. “You’re working tonight?”

She nods. “Nothing too bad. I changed before I came here. I don’t sleep prepared; Steve is a liar.”

Bucky chuckles. “I wouldn’t think sleeping prepared would be comfortable.”

“I have to disappoint you, by the way. I’m not staying here much longer either. I have to go home sometimes.” She smiled. “I’d like to be home long enough to have a pet. How cool would it be if I just had a whole god damn lizard?”

“A lizard?” Bucky questioned it, even though he knew that was no good.

She perked up. “You never answered what I said outside or about Saturday! We keep avoiding it!”

“As long as you drive with the windows up Saturday.” Bucky said.

“Deal!” She would give him a thumbs up if her hands were not in her coat.

“I don’t agree with most of what you said. You do go overboard… and I have witnessed Sam bully you.” He paused.

“At least you’re honest!” She shuddered. “Fuck!”

He ignored her outburst as he was sort of used to it. “I don’t believe your feelings are always wrong either.” He told her.

“So, am I right?” She squinted.

He looked at her as though she were a special kind of stupid, which in his own opinion she was not. “Did I not just agree to go out with you on Saturday?” He watched her try to be warm.

“I have to confirm.” She slipped her hands back through her sleeves.

“You are right.” He said, giving her a slight smile. He almost felt awkward standing in front of her. He wasn’t sure what he should be doing with himself in her presence. He would invite her to sit down if she weren’t on her way to work.

“Awesome! This is great! Can you believe I’ve never actually done something like this before? I was going to change the whole plan and say something earlier, but I failed and used just used the time in between to work up the courage to do this. I have to go! I will see you Saturday! At… uh… well I didn’t think that far!” She gave him a quick hug. She wasn’t a hugger; she hasn’t been for a long time. Bucky has honestly never seen her hug anyone except for Tony a total of one time. She went to leave and walked straight into the door as she didn’t full the door open. “I meant to do that!”

“Just letting you know; you have to turn the door handle to open doors.” Bucky demonstrated in air, chuckling. He sure as hell wasn’t going to let her live this down.

She swung the door open. “Saturday! I’ll give you a time by tomorrow!”

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random-fic-bits · 3 years

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“Grey”

Hiya! I’m trying something new, so bear with me!

Wiritng Blurb #1

Characters: Cap America, OC or Y/N

Setting: Stark Tower Lab or SHIELD Lab, Homecoming-ish time period

Word count: 470

Context: Reader is a 15-17 year old “witch” (I’ll leave the definition up to you, but they can read minds) and Tony has known her since she was 8 as he was friends with her parents too. Tony has come to her for help yet again ( and uses Peter to convince her) and she reluctantly goes. She’s been through a lot (her parents are dead and she’s helped/worked with SHIELD in the field before so... yeah... she has seen some stuff). Because of her experiences she is wary of “blindly following orders” and has a problem with Cap’s solid ideals and stubbornness in his morals.

I hope I explained that okay! This is highly self-indulgent as this is kind of how I see Cap so even though I tried to write him well, I can tell he’s a bit OOC. This is part of a larger Peter Parker x Reader fic idea (hence the Peter x Reader tags) I have but not sure if I should continue writing or not (‘cause I don’t want to butcher my idea) or if I should keep going if people might like it :)

Feedback and criticism is much appreciated, please keep in mind this is literally my very first time writing something- like literally anything- and putting it out there... so... yeah... any help is super :)

Warnings: None (Lemme know if I missed something I haven’t done this before)

“Let’s play a little game Mr. Rogers, I guess, and you tell.” You sidle up next to the worktable, a subtle sneer resting on your face. You cross your arms and lean your hip on the edge.

“Lemme guess… he was shot, wasn’t he? Right before your eyes,” Steve’s eyes widened just a bit,” A father figure probably, especially since yours had died rather recently befor-“

“How do you know that? How could you possibly know that?” His stoic visage breaking little by little.

“As I was saying,” you slightly purse your lips, gaze intent on him as you push yourself off the bench and start to circle Steve, “He probably said something rather profound to you as his last words or- oh … no… it was a gesture wasn’t it? He must have pointed to your heart. Your oh so good heart.” You narrowed your eyes at “good”. “No doubt you held onto that little piece of reassurance and made it your sole purpose- to be good. That’s all you ever wanted to be. Good. Hell, I don’t even blame you for that”.

“I’m not going to let a child use her mind magic to get into my brain and- “you burst out laughing, not from glee, but incredulousness and mockery.

“Oh, please Steve. It’s not magic, it’s science. It’s called psychoanalyzing. I can read people, and you, my lawful good, are an open book.” You roll your eyes and continue, “I’ve always had a problem with people like you. Because what if I told you that what you thought was good, wasn’t all it was chalked up to be? What if I told you that there is more than one version of ‘good’? The world is not black and white Steve. For someone so high-minded I thought you’d know that.”

“Look! I’m not going to sit here and argue with, again- a child, while all I came in here to do was ask for some assistance!”

“No, you look,” You step on your tips toes and stop inches from his face and press a pointed finger to his chest, “I am not a child. I don’t work for you. Hell, I don’t even work with you! I work with Tony, my services are employed by him and maybe SHIELD, but most certainly not you. You have no right to order me around. So, excuse me Captain High and Mighty, but all this disrespect and pointless arguing is making me hungry.” You turn on your heel and walk towards the lab door, leaving a wide-eyed Steve, but you don’t leave before glance back and say:

“Everyone has a tragic past Steve; you’re not special in that sense. The only difference between you and the rest of us? We’ve all come to terms with how gray the world actually is.”

#avengers fic #avengers imagine #marvel fic #marvel imagine #witch!reader #peter parker x reader #peter parker x you #peter parker x y/n

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lbibliophile-mcu · 3 years

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Star Spangled Bingo 2020 masterpost

The @star-spangled-bingo for 2020 is complete!

I was hoping to get a blackout, but a combination of being side-tracked by ATLA fandom and misreading the closing date made me just miss it - I’ll just have to ssav those ideas for the next round!. But I’m still impressed by the number of Cap fills I managed (although none Sam-centric this time).

Fill details and links are below the cut (all fills are gen/teen).

Sleeping Bucky Prompt: Rescue Mission Fill type: moodboard and drabble Characters: Steve Rogers / Bucky Barnes Tags: fairytale au, cryofreeze, amnesia Summary: They say that true love’s kiss can break a curse. But love is too vast and complex an emotion to be encompassed by a single kiss.

Armed and Ready (Winter Soldier braid] Prompt: Losing Control of Powers Fill type: fancraft and drabble Characters: Bucky Barnes Tags: tablet weaving, Bucky Barnes’ metal arm, Infinity War Summary: He looks at the open case; at the dark limb with its bright tracery. He should have known this was coming. He had known.

Conduction Prompt: Cuddling Fill type: fanfic (970 words) Characters: Bucky Barnes & Tony Stark Tags: touch-starved, Bucky Barnes needs a hug Summary: Conduction n, the transfer of heat energy via contact. It is a small thing that makes him notice. A simple clap on the shoulder, emphasis for whatever point he is making. But when he moves to take his hand away, Bucky follows, just for a moment, prolonging the contact.

Wounds Unhealing Prompt: Home Alone Fill type: poem (440 words) Characters: Steve Rogers Tags: canonical character death, grief/mourning, Steve Rogers has PTSD, Endgame Summary: They say time heals all wounds. But how can he heal when every memory tears away the slow-forming scab?

How Many Times? Prompt: “Where’s the fight?” Fill type: moodboard and poem (160 words) Characters: Steve Rogers Tags: grief/mourning, Steve Rogers has PTSD, Captain America as a role, suicidal ideation - potential interpretation Summary: When Steve agreed to become Captain America, he pledged his life in service to his country. And he gave his life, crashing a plane full of bombs into icy water. But then he wakes. He wakes, and they ask for Captain America once more. Again and again... He never thought about what it might mean that his contract had no end date.

Fri on the Wall Prompt: Friday Fill type: Drabble sequence (600 word) Characters: Friday, Bucky Barnes / Tony Stark Tags: mutual pining, supportive Friday, 5+1 things, dialogue-only Summary: Friday watches her idiot, pining boys. Or, five times Friday tried to support their relationship, and one time she decided to take more drastic measures.

Ice Bound - pt 1 Prompt: Soulmate AU Fill type: fanfic (620 words) Characters: Steve Rogers / Bucky Barnes Tags: assumed character death, soulmate AU, cryofreeze, CA:TFA Summary: Steve and Bucky are Bonded. From the day they first meet they are inseparable – best friends and brothers – hardly a day goes past without the other’s company. People say they are lucky, finding each other so young, so close, never having to search and wonder; they say that it is a sign of the strength of their bond. They will need that strength

Workout Prompt: “I need a new set of lungs” Fill type: moodboard Characters: Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes Tags: animal AU, dog!Steve Rogers and dog!Bucky Barnes, human!Tony Stark Summary: If there were such a thing as supersoldiers in dog form, Bucky and Steve would be it. Tony loves them, but their energy will be the death of him someday.

Trauma Bingo Prompt: PTSD Fill type: fanfic (1120 words) Characters: Bucky Barnes & Avengers Team Tags: PTSD, therapy, crack, many traumatic topics touched on briefly and non-graphically - full list in AO3 tags Summary: SHIELD remembers that trauma therapy exists, and their sights are set on the Avengers. Aka. How many issues can you fit in one team, and can you also get them all in the same person. Succeeding at trauma bingo is not actually winning…

Decorating Bucky’s Arm Prompt: Avengers Tower Fill type: moodboard/graphic Characters: Bucky Barnes & Avengers Team Tags: Bucky Barnes’ metal arm, Avengers family, joke gifts Summary: “I’m noticing a trend with these gifts…”

Captain America braid Prompt: Free Space Fill type: fancraft Characters: na Tags: tablet weaving, Captain America’s shield Summary: na

Visions of Xmas Past, Present, Future Prompt: Time Travel Fill type: moodboard and drabble Characters: Bucky Barnes / Sam Wilson Tags: A Christmas Carol remix, blood, future relationship Summary: Christmas Eve in his shity little apartment in in Bucharest, a recovering Bucky Barnes is granted a gift: a reminder of how far he has come, and how much more he still has to gain.

Subject SS2 Prompt: Crying Themself to Sleep Fill type: fanfic (540 words) Characters: Steve Rogers Tags: Hydra, imprisonment, implied torture, implied medical experimentation, supersoldier serum, hurt no comfort Summary: Hydra has finally managed to achieve something they have been dreaming of since WWII: the capture of Captain America. But what to do with him? The science division calls dibs. After all, there's only so much you can learn from a historical sample size of one.

Cleaning up the Evidence Prompt: Giving the Kids a Bath Fill type: moodboard and drabble Characters: Bucky Barnes / Tony Stark, Steve Rogers Tags: deaged!Steve Rogers, fluff, dialogue-only Summary: Tony discovers the unexpected pitfalls of an artistic toddler

Hunters and Haunted Prompt: Chance Encounter Fill type: moodboard (and pre-published drabble) Characters: Bucky Barnes & Natasha Romanoff Tags: nightmares, blood, guns Summary: Not all monsters can be fought with guns and steel. But a friend to guard your back is always invaluable.

Preventative Measures Prompt: Losing a sense Fill type: moodboard/graphic Characters: Bucky Barnes Tags: self-mutilation, ear trauma, blood, Winter Soldier trigger words, CA:CW Summary: ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones...’ but words turn me into a mindless killing machine. So Bucky takes matters into his own hands.

Heat-sensitive SHIELDRA Mug - Buy Now! Prompt: Mistaken Identity Fill type: graphic Characters: na Tags: Hydra, crack, merchandise Summary: Do you want to show off your loyalty to your organisation? Frustrated that undercover operation cramps your style? Worry no more!

BUCK-E’s Problem Prompt: No-One Believes Them Fill type: fanart and drabble Characters: Bucky Barnes & Tony Stark Tags: DUM-E’s Drawings, Bucky Barnes’ metal arm, cats, mechanical repairs Summary: Hanging out in TON-E’s workshop, DUM-E collects the best stories. BUCK-E is not amused.

A Dead Man’s Face Prompt: “I thought you were smaller.” Fill type: fanfic (530 words) Characters: Bucky Barnes & Steve Rogers Tags: Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, partial amnesia, brainwashing, CA:TWS Summary: The Winter Soldier knows that he was once called Bucky Barnes, and had a childhood friend called Steve Rogers. The Winter Soldier knows that Captain America is his enemy and the enemy of everything Hydra stands for. The Winter Soldier now knows that Captain America is the type of man - monster - who would use the face of Bucky’s dead friend as a weapon against him. But he will not falter; he has a mission.

Collage Prompt: Mental Illness Fill type: fanfic (400 words) Characters: Bucky Barnes & Steve Rogers Tags: PTSD, therapy, self-identity, Steve Rogers has issues, Bucky Barnes has issues but is dealing with them Summary: “You really think you don’t have anything you need to talk about? Because my therapist doesn’t just help with the Winter Soldier shit, y’know. I’m learning how to be a person again, and that means dealing with everything that makes me who I am. “In your case, there’s Captain-America-who-fights-aliens, Captain-Rogers-who-fights-Nazis, Steve-from-the-40s-who-fights-bullies, and Stevie-who-became-a-big-buff-supersoldier-to-hopefully-win-some-of-said-fights. And that’s just the obvious. No wonder you’re a mess.”

#ssb2020 #masterpost #captain america #steve rogers #bucky barnes #fanfic #drabble #moodboard #graphic #image edit #bingo fill

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somedayonbroadway · 4 years

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*spits out coffee* first of all, wow the avengers thing and the car chase thing were a m a z i n g, second, i’m intrigued by tony stark jack and spider-man race uwu

Thank you so much! I am really excited about this one! I hope you all like it!

TW Suicidal thoughts, violence, murder, child abuse, and much angst!

Read more below!

OKAY SO

In this AU, Tyler James Higgins, or Race, as he’s more affectionately known by some of his social workers, is Spiderman. When he was born, his parents gave him up for adoption. He grew up in the system, running away from several homes, eventually being taken in by a Mr. Kloppman when he was about thirteen. Kloppman introduces Race to pop culture, old movies and shows that Race loves so much. Kloppman takes a liking to him and tells Race he is going to adopt him. A couple weeks before the paperwork can be finalized, Kloppman is shot and killed in a home invasion. Race is in the house when it happens. He gets locked in a closet by the man who saved his life, only to break out and hold his foster father in his arms as he dies.

Race is placed in another home. A home with a man named Wiesel. Obadiah Wiesel.

Suffice to say that Race spends as little time in the house as he can when he’s fourteen. Weasel was never kind to him. Not from day one when he didn’t so much as give Race dinner.

There are two other boys who live there. Oscar and Morris. Brothers who take what they can get and tear down whoever gets in their way. Race included. They are both older than him and bigger than him.

Race sleeps in the streets sometimes. He often finds odd ways to roam around the city with his only friend, Albert DaSilva who he meets at school the first day he goes after moving in with Weasel.

One night he’s out alone. And he’s just done. Weasel had done it all again. He’d made Race feel inferior, like he was nothing.

Like Kloppman’s death was his fault.

The kid has nothing but a can of spray paint on him as he’s walking through alleys towards the Brooklyn Bridge.

The boy is smart. Very smart. Kloppman had called him a genius when he’d been alive. Race loves science, math and history. He loves to learn new things and he has an unhealthy obsession with science fiction and anything related to it.

He loves the superheroes he grew up hearing stories about. Especially the famous Iron Man. A hero that surfaced when Race was only twelve. Jack Kelly. A prodigy, genius, billionaire kid who was named Iron Man when he was only twenty two.

On this particular night, Race is just walking, intending on spraying some kind of note on the side of a building. A note of what, he isn’t sure. Maybe someone will find it someday. Someone will care.

He goes stops at an alleyway. It looks like it’s near a lab of some kind. And he freezes. He has nothing to say.

Maybe it’ll be better if he just disappears. He goes to walk away, never to be heard from again when he feels a pinch on his back.

He reaches back to figure out what it was, coming back with a spider crawling on his finger. He gasps and throws it to the ground, stepping on it and killing it immediately.

But he feels a little different.

He thinks maybe the spider is poisonous. Then, as he continues walking, he finds he’s not dying. His senses are heightened, his reflexes are ridiculously fast and he sticks to surfaces without trying to.

He initially tries to figure out what happened to him but then comes to embrace it, thinking about helping people like Mr. Kloppman who didn’t deserve what happened to him.

The man who killed Kloppman was never caught. Race wants to make it ultimate goal to kill the man, at first. But as he embraces his new self, he tries to change his mind, determined to help people rather than focus his energy on hurting the bad guys.

Anyways, he makes his own suit, his own web shooters.

Oscar and Morris know something’s up. Race always manages to get out of beatings, to get food, to not drop things like he used to all the time. But they can never prove anything.

CIVIL WAR

One day, when Race has to actually go home after school, per Weasel’s orders, he finds a really fancy looking car outside the apartment building. He never expected to find the one and only Jack Kelly sitting on Weasel’s couch with a cup of crappy coffee in his hands that he was absolutely not enjoying. Weasel was trying to be friendly to him, making small talk and even trying to discreetly clean up around the filthy apartment.

Race freezes. He has no idea what to do. But Jack’s fake smile turns into a grin when he sees the kid there. And Race almost runs away before Weasel asks him very pointedly why Race didn’t tell him he applied to be an intern at Kelly Industries. And Race doesn’t have an answer. So, Jack asks if he can talk to Race in private. Race takes Jack back into one of the only two bedrooms in the apartment. Oscar and Morris pretend to be friendly to Race on their way out.

Jack can see him flinching the whole time.

Race tries to explain to Jack that there must be some kind of mistake, but Jack brings his arm up. He’s wearing a piece of his suit. He shows Race a video. A video Race is in.

Spiderman.

Jack asks him if it’s him. Race tries to deny it. He says no. Spiderman has to be at least twenty five. Jack says he’s probably right and then reaches up towards the vent in the ceiling, pulling it down and revealing Race’s homemade suit that Race immediately grabs and tries to hide.

Jack laughs and asks him again. And Race says yes. He sees Race’s small collection of computers and asks where he got them. Race admits he and his best friend found them in the garbage and were fixing them up. Jack approves. He asks who else knows that he’s the Spiderman and Race says no one. Jack asks him if he has a passport and Race gets a little nervous.

He insists that he can’t just leave. He has school and tests and--

Jack stops him right there.

“Ya got a foster dad who puts on a show for rich visitors, two foster brothers who don’t give a damn whether ya come or go, teachers who don’t notice the bruises or the way you’re practically begging for a real meal everyday when you go to school. But now? Now ya got a gift. Ya got a big brain in that head a’ yours n’ ya got an opportunity ta help out someone who happens ta have a lot of money n’ a lot of computers to play with.”

Race can’t argue with that. And Jack takes Race to Berlin.

Jack takes a liking to Race. The kid is nervous around him. Jack gets him on a private jet and Race is almost terrified to move around him, however with his right hand man, Specs, Race seems to be completely comfortable. He’s still an energetic kid, which Jack learns he hides from Weasel because if he talks too much, Weasel hits him. But with Jack and Specs, Race opens up quick.

In Berlin, Race learns he is needed to help Jack talk some sense into Captain America, a man Jack calls “Davey.” Jack makes Race a new suit. Race almost cries when he sees it. He doesn’t get many gifts.

Jack walks him through what will happen, tells him to keep his distance and lay low.

Race goes into battle against Davey. He steals the famous shield and Davey goes easy on him, his intentions good. He stops Race as gently as he could, for a kid with super strength.

Jack sees Race continuing to put up a fight, eventually being thrown far and getting the wind knocked out of him. The only way he can stop Race from getting back up to fight is by threatening to tell Weasel who he was.

He apologizes for it so much later. Race won’t admit it. He won’t admit that he’s Weasel’s favorite punching bag.

After this whole ordeal, Jack takes Race back to Harlem, where he lives with Weasel. He offers to let Race stay in his guest house. But Race turns him down, telling Jack that he’s still available whenever Jack needs him.

HOMECOMING

Only a couple weeks later, Race is back into his rhythm, going to school and then being the friendly neighborhood spiderman afterwards. He loves helping people with any problem they might have. He eventually accidentally outs himself to Albert who does become his “guy in the chair.”

Race constantly calls up Specs, wanting to work with Jack again only for Specs to constantly ghost him. One day, Race stops a bank robbery where he discovers that these criminals have very powerful, very alien looking weapons and he barely makes it out.

Jack calls him, telling him not to engage again.

Race can’t listen. He’s getting bullied at school by his foster brothers, he avoids going home because Weasel has been getting more and more irritable lately. He doesn’t know what else to do with himself.

He follows these guys again, getting fought by a man with a winged suit. He almost drowns. Jack saves him. Well, Jack’s suit. Jack scolds Race from the other side of the world while also trying his best to convey his worry for the kid.

Race still doesn’t stop. He doesn’t know how.

Eventually, Race tracks down a weapons sale that happens to be happening on a boat. Long story short, the boat is eventually cut in half by one of the dangerous weapons. Jack, who had called Race before and heard him in trouble, showed up to help. He saves the ship and Race and takes Race back to his tower and Race accuses Jack of not caring because if he actually cared, he’d be there instead of sending a machine in his place.

That’s when Jack steps out of his suit.

He tells Race he needs the suit back and Race breaks. He begs Jack not to take it away from him, claiming that he’s nothing without the suit.

Jack says if he’s nothing without the suit, then he shouldn’t have it.

Jack buys Race some ridiculous clothes to wear and tries to take Race to Albert’s house. But Race doesn’t want to have to talk to Albert, so Jack takes him to Weasel’s.

Jack knows Weasel is going to hit him. And he very discreetly threatens him.

Weasel doesn’t hit Race that night. But that doesn’t make anyone feel better.

Race eventually figures out that the dealer of all these weapons is actually Weasel himself and ends up facing Weasel in his old, homemade suit.

Weasel nearly kills him.

Albert does what he can to help Race and ends up calling Specs who hangs up on him.

Race gets himself out of it all and gets Weasel arrested.

Jack tries to make him an avenger, but Race declines, telling him that he’s still just a kid and he’s still learning how to do all of this. And then he tells Jack that’s he’s being placed in another boy's home in Queens.

Jack intercepts this.

He and Katherine (his girlfriend) takes Race in.

Months go by. Race and Jack are as close as ever, even if Jack isn’t truly raising Race, his hired nanny is. Miss Medda. She is the one really taking care of him while Jack does his Iron Man thing.

(Someone breaks into Jack’s tower at some point and tries to take Race hostage. Someone remind me to write this)

Anyways,

Infinity War happens.

INFINITY WAR

Race is on a bus, on a field trip when it happens. He sees aliens attacking and he sneaks away to help Jack, meeting a Spot Conlon and a Myron along the way.

Jack tells him to go back, to get away when things get out of hand.

Race gets beamed up to the spaceship, Jack saves him when he starts to lose oxygen and gives him a new suit he’d been working on for him. He tells Race to go home to Katherine and Medda.

Race finds a way back on that ship.

Jack is angry when he finds out that Race did the exact opposite of what he was told. Race jokingly blames him. Jack argues with him, but eventually lets him help.

Jack and Race save Myron and Myron gets angry at them, telling them that if they’re going to take their fight straight to the bad guy, then he needs them to know that he would let both of them die to save the time stone that he had.

This upsets Jack. Race is just a kid.

But he makes Race an avenger.

The ship they’re on crashes. Race, who loves old movies, is quoting and making references to movies the whole time just before they are attacked by the guardians of the galaxy. Race is held at gunpoint by the leader of them, a man named Kenny. Jack flips and threatens to shoot one of the other men they were attacked by, only to find out they’re all on the same side.

This mini team forms a plan to defeat Snyder (yes, it’s still Snyder) and Jack reluctantly lets Race help, telling him to keep his distance. Snyder gets a hold on Race at some point, choking him, almost killing him.

They almost stopped him. Kenny messes it up. Snyder killed his own daughter. The love of Kenny’s life.

Eventually, by threatening Jack’s life, Snyder gets Myron to give up the time stone.

Snyder snaps his fingers, destroying half of the universe. A random half of the universe.

Jack watches almost everyone around him turn to dust. He looks around for Race only to feel the kid crash into him, shaking and hardly breathing.

And his heart drops.

Race begins to cry. He’d say he didn’t wanna go. That he didn’t feel good and he didn’t want to go. Jack would grip onto him, just as Race is clinging to him, promising that everything would be alright, that he was going to be just fine.

Race calls Jack “Dad” as he fades to dust.

Jack screams.

ENDGAME

Jack is lost in space for some time with only Graves there with him, a created daughter of Snyder. Eventually they are rescued and brought home.

Jack expresses how he wishes he’d just died up there with him and Davey calls it survivor's guilt.

Jack doesn’t want to hear it.

Jack tries to move on. He really does. He and Katherine have a kid. A little girl.

But that doesn’t make anything else go away. It doesn’t make the pain go away.

The team reaches out to him when they find a possible solution.

It’s been five years. And Jack still thinks about Race everyday. He has nightmares every night for a year, reliving Race disappearing in his arms.

When they reach out to him, Jack is reluctant. But he agrees.

He agrees because of Racer.

Spoiler alert, Race comes back, along with the other half of the universe. All in the middle of an epic battle. And the second Jack sees him, beat up and all, he runs to him. There’s chaos around them. But Jack just hugs him. And he holds him for a long time.

Until they have to fight again.

The battle is long and Jack makes it his mission to protect Race the whole time.

Up till the very end, when Jack has to snap his fingers.

Race is watching it all happen. And he screams when Jack falls to the ground. He runs to him and falls to his knees in front of him and cries, begging him to stay with him. He lets Jack cradle his face and run a hand through his hair and kiss his head while he sits there dying. And Katherine comes over to tell Jack that they’re gonna be okay. That he can rest.

Jack dies that day, knowing he saved Race and protected his family. And he’s okay with that.

Race however is completely heartbroken.

He wants to build a time machine.

But that’s a story for another time.

Anyways, I love this RP so much. Let me know if there’s any scenes you guys wanna see or any questions you guys have! Thank you so much!

#newsies #avengers #jack kelly #racetrack higgins #David jacobs #civil war #spiderman #Spiderman homecoming #infinity war #endgame #TW child abuse #tw murder #anonymous #anon #anon response #tw sucidal thoughts #tw major character death

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Have we been fooled by what we saw? A.K.A. An interpretation of the Cap's Ending in Endgame

Warning: I am a stucky/ironspider fan so my point of view may not be completely unbiased. If you don't like it, don't read it. I will try my best to keep this article free from any slash context but you have been warned. Oh and yes English is not my first language so I could be wrong with some terms.

Also since the Endgame DVD isn't out yet, all the scripts of Endgame contained herein are based on my memory only.

AND

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Introduction

Cap’s ending hinted that he went back to the past to stay there with Peggy there (and apparently not caring about the life or death of his other friends like Bucky and Howard). This is what many Cap fans have problems with. Fans argue that the ending destroyed the arc of Cap’s entire character.

I physically hate this ending, trust me, I really do. At first, I cried and cursed and wished to hurt someone (by someone I mean any person who works for Marvel or Disney). Cap’s ending, at least apparently, is ridiculous, nonsense, illogical, awkward, extremely OOC and plainly inconsistent with the time traveling principal applied to the entire movie. However, the more angry I was with the ending, the more it makes me think: how could it be possible for Marvel to make an ending which contained multiple, ridiculous plot holes and intentionally butcher the character, i.e. Captain America, which they have worked to build up since 1941? Other than the reason that the makers of the film are unbelievably retarded (please don't disappoint me for having some faith in your intelligence), I realize that maybe the plot holes and OOC in the ending are left there intentionally or because every Disney movie must end up with a man and a woman kissing and dancing together, so the real Marvel fans will have the fun to dig out the true ending hidden behind (especially when the Russo brothers are known for teasing fans by giving misleading scenes).

When this hit me, I stop to look at the entire time traveling theory and details in the movie, then I come to a conclusion that, there is NO fxxking way that Cap had gone back in time and married Peggy.

2. Going back in time and its impact on the present

There are so many movies about time traveling and what the impact of going back in time and changing things in the past has on the present (or future) may be. Three theories are mainly used in the movie industry:

(a) Time Paradox/Final Destination: under this theory, you cannot change the present by changing the past no matter what you do. Even if someone goes back in time and tries to make a change, they are going to fail, no matter what. This is also the argument of Grandfather paradox, which states that you cannot go back in time and kill your own ancestor, no matter what. So when this theory is applied to a movie, it's always like this, someone goes back to the past and try to change something, however, he keeps on failing to complete the act or even if he completes the act, some new events occur and so the outcome remains unchanged (like a force of time that can fix itself. I will refer it as the "Time Band-aid").

We can see this theory apply in the movies like Terminator (Skynet tries to kill Sarah and John Connor in the past, but failed no matter what. Sarah and John tried to prevent the creation of Skynet, they even destroyed the chips but turned out the Skynet was still developed by other means). I also want to mention Final Destination although the movies are not related to time travel. However, it demonstrates a good example of how the time (or destiny) will create new events to make sure that the outcome remains unchanged. So basically, under this theory, you may go back in time and make small and minor changes, but you cannot change the final outcome no matter what. It's either you will fail miserably or the Time Band-aid will create new events to lead to the final outcome.

(b) Butterfly Effect: under this theory, you can go back in time and change the past but even if you unintentionally makes tiny little change, it will eventually cause the entire present to change. Most importantly, the effect of any change in the past is totally unpredictable. You cannot guarantee you will get the outcome you want even if you change specific events in the past. This theory can be easily observed in the movie Butterfly Effect, so I don't think I need to explain it as much.

(c) Parallel Universe: some people think this theory is also part of the butterfly effect theory, but I distinguish these two here. So under this theory, you may change the present by changing the past (or fulfilling a specific condition in the past), however, when you make said change (or fulfill a specific condition), a parallel universe will be created. From then on, all the subsequent events after the change or the fulfillment of a condition will occur in the alternative universe. The time and events in the original universe and in the parallel universe will be independent and unaffected from each other. However, all the events are still to come in the original universe will remain unchanged (changes will only occur in the new parallel universe).

3. The theory used in Endgame

Dr. Banner had stated in the movie that “ ...time doesn’t work that way. Change in the past doesn’t change the future... I don’t know why everyone believes that but that isn’t the truth. Think about it. If you travel to the past, that past becomes your future. And your former present, becomes the past! Which can not be change by your new future!”

And there is this conversation between Dr. Banner and Ancient One:

Ancient One: If I give up the time stone to help your reality, I’m dooming my own.

Bruce: With all due respect, uh, I’m not sure the science really supports that.

Ancient One: The infinity stones create what you experience as the flow of time. Remove one of the stones, and that flow splits. Now this may benefit your reality, but my new one, not so much. In this new branch reality, without our chief weapon against the force of darkness, our world will be overrun. Millions will suffer.

So one thing is clear from Dr. Banner’s speech which is you cannot change the past to change your present or future. This is consistent with the multiple journeys through time that are done in the movie: they went to the past and made some changes, but nothing had been altered in the present. So we can pretty much rule out the butterfly effect theory in this movie. Now we only have the Time Paradox Theory and Parallel Universe Theory.

It was also shown in the movie that, if you remove the infinity stones from the current timeline, it will create a parallel universe. However, the movie does not show that if you change the past, there will be a parallel universe. This is a very important point to note because if removing the infinity stones is the only condition needed in order to create a parallel universe, that means even the movie has some scenes that take place in a parallel universe (which was created after the removal of the infinity stones,) it doesn’t necessarily mean the Time Paradox Theory doesn’t apply. It also doesn’t mean that if Cap goes back to the past and does certain things (except for removing the infinity stones,) he will create a parallel universe.

From the movie, we never get the hint or scene that changing the past (other than removing the infinity stones) will create a parallel universe. In fact, all the scenes related to the concept of parallel universe, including Nebula killing her past self and killing Thanos of 2014, all occurred after the removal of the infinity stones. So it is still uncertain as to whether or not changing something in the past will create a parallel universe.

(A) Time Paradox Theory

If Endgame in fact uses this theory, that means one thing, nobody can change the past no matter what. Think about The Terminator and Final Destination, you either cannot possibly complete the act, resulting a change, or you may succeed once (or even twice) but eventually the result will be the same. This theory is consistent with the part when Tony and Thor cannot save their respective parents. I don’t want to go into details as how much these events affect the two superheroes, but if you are a Marvel fans you should know that if there is even the slightest chance to save their parents’ lives, those two will not hesitate for a second to do so and they don’t mind giving up everything they have to get their parents back. However, because the past cannot be changed no matter what, Tony and Thor had to say goodbye to their parents, and that basically meant to let and watch their parents die again respectively. So this goes to our conclusion, if the Time Paradox Theory does apply here, how the hell could Cap go back to the past and get married to Peggy Carter? There is absolutely no fxxking way! It’s physically logically and realistically impossible. If this theory is in fact true, that means Cap went back to the past, had a dance with Peggy, then he left and let Peggy live her life. He couldn’t save Bucky and Howard because the past cannot be changed, not because he deliberately chose not to save them. He then lived an ordinary life until 2024 and at the end he met Sam to pass the shield (consistent with what he told Sam that he wanted to try some of that life Tony was telling him to get). I also heard about a popular theory that Cap is actually the husband of Peggy who never named or showed up in the movie. Cap just started live incognito and nobody actually found out that Peggy’s husband was Captain America, this way Steggy will be possible without changing the past. I don’t know how they get this idea from but this is straight up impossible too. I don’t even want to get into Cap’s personality which would prevent him from doing something like this. In fact, Peggy’s husband actually passed away before Captain America 2 which took place in 2012. So if Steve was Peggy’s husband, he wouldn’t live until 2024 to pass the shield to Sam. And are they just going to pretend Agent Carter (which, btw also took place in earth 199999) doesn’t exist?? Most importantly, I don’t think Peggy would even go along with this plan (shrug.)

(B) Parallel Universe Theory

As discussed above, under this theory, a parallel universe will be created after you made a change in the past. This is by far the most convenient explanation to.... almost everything in the Marvel universe. See, every time Marvel gets plot holes or something they cannot explain by logic or reasoning, they will simply say it is a parallel universe, so it’s not necessarily consistent with the earlier plots.

If this theory is true, that means Cap went back to the past, had a dance with Peggy (and maybe even got married because now he can change anything he wants), then he may also go to save Bucky as well as other people. He then lived an ordinary life until he got his hand on the time-machine then he traveled back to his original universe at the year of 2023 to give the shield to Sam. I personally think this theory, although convenient, doesn’t seem to apply to Cap’s time traveling experience at the end of the movie. There are a lot of bugs and logical errors in this theory if we think closely: (1) If the old Cap was indeed from another parallel universe, that means he was teleported here by using one of the Ant-man’s machines. Is this is the case then why is he wearing his ordinary clothes??

(2) From the movie, we can only perceive that the time machine only allows you to go back to a time in your own universe. As a matter of fact, during the multiple time-travelling occurrences earlier in the movie, they all went back to the past of their original timeline instead of some random parallel universe. So how the hell did the old Cap travel back to the timeline of his original universe instead of the 2023 in his new parallel universe??

(3) Why wouldn’t Tony and Thor saved their parents then? If saving their parents means to create a parallel universe where their parents can live their happily, I don’t see there’s anything holding them back.

(4) Don’t forget that the Avengers fought Thanos against the odd of 1 out 14,000,605 (0.00000714%). It could even be said that the final victory was in fact a miracle. If Cap indeed started a new live in a parallel universe, how could he make sure that the Avengers will win against Thanos in this universe?? He had changed so many things in this universe. He can’t even guarantee that the same avengers will appear when Thanos come! Is he just going to not care about half of lives in the universe being wiped out by Thanos in this universe??

So I don’t really buy the Parallel Universe Theory unless Marvel can explain the above bugs with reasons. I don’t think they will or can, but I am gonna give them the benefit of doubt. Let’s say they actually explain how the Parallel Universe Theory applies to Cap’s ending perfectly, it still doesn’t avoid the butchering of Cap’s character:

(1) Peggy moved on after Cap’s death. She got married and had two kids. Her life without Cap was good. When she first met Cap in Captain America 2, she actually told Cap that she had lived a life and her only regret was that Cap didn’t get to live in his. So Cap knows that this woman was happy with her life and she got no other regret in her life (she didn’t even regret not marrying him for crying out loud!). So why would he step in and ruin everything for Peggy? How is he so confident that he will do better than Danielle? I have only heard about people going back to the past to mend a mistake or to save a life, I have never heard about a person gong back to time to wreck a home, let along that person being the symbol of righteous and justice.

(2) So Cap actually made out with his own niece?

(3) If this is indeed a parallel universe, there will be another Cap in this universe. How are they going to solve this problem other than studying Kama Sutra? Is he just gonna let his alternative self freeze in the ice so he can get Peggy all by himself?? Wow, Cap, I thought you were selfish, but I didn’t know you would go so far as let your alternative self suffer. See? Marrying Peggy, even in the parallel universe, is illogical, awkward and ridiculous. I am not even going to argue about whether Cap deserves to retire, whether he deserves to be with the woman he loves. This is just plainly wrong if anyone look at this situation with sense!

4. The real ending of Cap

I just spent three hours typing the above context and I am not trying to tell you why I have problem with the Cap’s ending, rather I am trying to tell you that the Cap’s ending, hinting Cap marrying Peggy could indeed be a fake ending. It could be a fake ending not because I don’t like it, but because it is just impossible and unachievable (if we are using the Time Paradox Theory) or illogical and immoral (if we are using the Parallel Universe Theory and if Marvel can actually explains the bugs therein). Marvel cannot possibly make Cap marry Peggy without creating a huge logical plot hole in the movie or without butchering Cap’s character entirely.

There is also another hint in the movie that Cap didn’t get married to Peggy. During the end, Sam asked Cap if he wanted to talk about the lady. Cap actually replied “I don’t think I will”. Cap’s response is indeed very strange if he married Peggy. I think everyone in America knows the history between him and Peggy. What’s there to hide? Especially Sam is the first and best friend of Cap he met in the modern time. Sam always always went all the way Cap. Why would Cap try to hide the name of his wife in front of Sam? It is very possible that Cap wears the ring to remember Peggy, the lost love he couldn’t have. So he didn’t refuse to answer Sam’s question, rather, because he didn’t get anyone to talk about. Also, I have been following the interviews of the directors and writers of Endgame after it was on theatre. From what I learned so far, none of the director or writer of Endgame ever confirmed that Cap and Peggy were married. They did however, confirm the dance they had. So at least I am quite satisfied with my theory that Cap’s ending is not him marrying Peggy and staying in the past for good.

The movie didn’t actually show what Cap did in the past so we might never know. There are too many possibilities. However, none of the possibilities could involve marrying Peggy for all the reasons I just explained above. I am totally down with the idea that Cap went back to the past and just stayed there to live an ordinary life. Why? Because it is the idea consistent with the previous Captain America movies!

Cap is always a person out of his time. He didn’t fit in to the modern time and he always misses the time in the past. We can see these in all the previous movies: he plays music in the old days, Peggy told him that her only regret was he didn’t get to live his own life, the world has changed to much for him to cope with, he never liked the politics the authority they made him go through, etc. So he wanted to go back to the past and actually live his life as an ordinary person.

I don’t think this is a perfect ending for Cap either but at least this has been built up through the entire Captain America series (and Chris Evans is leaving the franchise so you have to find a way out for Cap without killing him off because if you killed him too it will make Ironman’s death less impressive). Further, even if he chose this path, it does not butcher the arc of his character: he didn’t save others because he either cannot possibly do so (Time Paradox Theory again) or he didn’t want to risk anything to affect the victory they fought so hard against Thanos.

5. Conclusion

I think I have gotten down all my arguments of what I think the Cap’s ending is. Thank you very much for taking your time to read this. Even if you don’t agree with me, I am still thankful.

Please feel free to re-tweet, re-post, or quote this article or any part of it, wherever you like, as long as you credit me as the author.

Special thanks to Becca (AO3 ID: A_R_Alistair) who beta this article for me, Shililiuguang (lofter ID: 十里流光) who helped me to recite the scripts of Endgame and Pipipipidan (lofter ID: 皮皮皮皮蛋) who helped me to make the pictures (they are amazing!). If you would like to re-tweet, re-post or reuse the pictures, please credit her as well.

Please feel free to leave me a message if you would like to discuss the Cap's ending or want to correct me for anything. I am opened to suggestion and would be grateful if you could tell me what you think about this article as well.

So until next time.

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ohmygoodnessgraciouss · 5 years

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Heist (Loki x Reader) Pt. VII - END

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Let’s celebrate the release of Endgame on digital tonight with the final chapter to Heist.

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Loki jumped out of the way, hiding behind some parts from the ship. You took this as your chance to run over to him while everyone was distracted. "Loki!" You yelled at him.

He turned around, shocked to see you. He had millions of questions about all of this. "Y/N! How are you here?"

"It's a long story, and you're in big trouble, so listen. You can make illusions talk, right?"

He was confused by your question but answered anyway. "Yes, of course. I've learned to make them feel as real as possible. Why?"

Your eyes darted to where Thanos was quickly defeating Hulk. You didn't have a lot of time left. "Make an illusion of yourself. I'm not letting you face Thanos. Your illusion will delay him enough. Heimdall can get Hulk back to Earth so he can alert the Avengers."

It was like you were reading his mind. He knew Heimdall would at least try to get Banner back to Earth. He was planning on sacrificing himself so the others would stand a fighting chance. "What if it doesn't work?"

"Listen, do you trust me?"

"I trust you."

"Great. I know what happens. We don't win. Thanos snaps, and everyone you know dies. Everyone. So make the illusion and come with me if you want them to stand a fighting chance." You held your hand out for him to grab. Out of the corner of your eye, you could see Ebony Maw grabbing the Tesseract and handing it to Thanos.

Loki's eyes widened as you finished your final sentence. He couldn't believe it. Could he trust you? The way you talked made him assume you were from the future. He wanted to trust you on this. Knowing it wouldn't end well for him anyway, he made his decision.

He took your hand in his, creating an illusion quickly. You pressed buttons on what looked like a watch to him. Lights lit up as a year was presented on it. 2023. Before he could even yell out, he was sent into a realm he did not know. "If I might interject," Would be the last thing the god would hear from 2018.

When you arrived back in 2023 with Loki, Bruce immediately turned to yell at you. "Where have you been?!"

"What do you mean where have I been? I was gone for maybe ten minutes," You calmly responded.

"You were supposed to return two and a half minutes ago."

"What?!"

"And Steve never made it back. He decided to stay in the past," He motioned towards where Sam and Steve were talking. It looked like Sam was holding the shield.

"It must've been because I brought Loki here." Loki was examining his surroundings. He didn't know what to make of it all. Bruce was the Hulk, but at the same time not the Hulk, and he was on Earth now. Captain America looked much older than he probably should, and who was the guy standing next to him?

"Where am I?" Loki decided to ask.

"Loki, welcome to the year 2023. Five years ago Thanos was able to find all six infinity stones and took out half of the universe. We killed him only a couple days after that. About a month ago we found a way to reverse the effects of the snap. Time travel. We brought back everyone and had to kill Thanos again." You shortly summarized it all.

Needless to say, the god had a lot of questions.

When you explained it all in detail to him, you had tears in your eyes. Recounting it all in great detail from the first snap to watching everyone take a knee as you lost Tony made it all real. Five years without Loki and having to admit everyone that you've lost was hard. Loki gripped your hand tightly as you told him the story, squeezing it every once in a while to try and comfort you.

"So, that's basically what you've missed," Your voice was shaky as you finished, "Or, what you wouldn't have seen if you stayed there."

Loki nodded, still trying to come to terms with all that happened. "What if this is how it was supposed to be all along?" He asked.

"What do you mean?"

"I remember seeing you, five years ago. Well, now it would be ten years ago. You approached me the day my mother died. It was you from 2023. I wrote a letter to you that I gave to Thor. I remember seeing Thor back in 2013 as well. What if... what if in the other timelines, this same exact thing happens? In this timeline we're in right now, I didn't die."

"But that's not what Bruce said. His calculations and science was all correct, and it showed what the other timelines looked like." You were still trying to imagine it in your head anyway.

"No offense, love, but your science once believed that everything revolved around your planet."

"Fair enough," You admitted. "I guess it could be possible. It really doesn't matter though. There's someone who really needs to see you." You stood up from your chair on the porch of the lakehouse, holding your hand out.

Loki, understanding immediately, took your hand and stood. You led him through the house, passing a confused Pepper and Morgan, and going into the kitchen. There, Bruce and Thor were talking. Tony sat in a wheelchair with several wires connected to him. Not even harnessing enough energy to easily kill a single man thirty times over could stop him. Thor was chuckling at something Tony said and looked up to greet you. Before he could say anything, he noticed Loki and his smile dissipated. "Brother," Tears quickly filled his eyes as Loki smiled warmly.

Thor pulled him into a hug, nearly cutting off Loki's breathing. Loki, being his melodramatic self, used this to his advantage. "Brother, I can't breathe!" He choked out.

Thor loosened his grip ever so slightly, not caring if his brother didn't want any part of it. That didn't matter at all right now. He slowly felt Loki's arms wrap around his torso and awkwardly pat his back. "It's good to see you too, brother," Loki commented. "However, what in the nine realms happened to you?!"

"I'm sorry," Thor quietly (eerily quiet for Thor) said, not even listening to what Loki was saying.

"For what?"

"Failing you."

"You never failed me. I told you the sun would rise on us yet again. I'm only sorry I missed seeing Thanos die."

Tony watched the interaction with shock in his eyes. He had heard stories from both you and Thor, but this seemed insane. "Is this seriously the same Reindeer Games that destroyed most of New York ten years ago with an alien army?"

"I wouldn't say that, Tony," You replied, "It's more like a free Loki. A Loki who isn't controlled by Thanos. It's the Loki I've wanted you to see for several years." A smile grew on your face as you watched the brothers talk to each other. For the first time in five years, everything was simply okay.

"Are you sure you have everything, Thor? You don't want to forget the messenger in case something happens up in space. Especially since Carol got it and Tony fixed it up just for you and the guardians. Plus, you need to let me know how it goes with Gamora. I know Nebula said she was going to talk to her, but I want to know how everything ends up in the next few weeks." You were constantly pestering Thor to make sure he had everything he needed before leaving.

Thor was clearly annoyed by it, but he appreciated the sentiment. He recently left Asgard in charge of Valkyrie. He didn't know if he should leave it up to Loki instead, but you told him not to, knowing Valkyrie knew Asgard well enough and understood how the world worked here. Loki didn't know how anything worked here because he wasn't present. You'd teach him in due time, of course.

"Yes, I have it all, Y/N. Don't worry. You're worse than how my mother was sometimes. She could still put you to shame sometimes, but you're worse at the moment."

You rolled your eyes at the statement. "Whatever, Thor. And remember, no beer, whatsoever. The next time I see you, I don't want to see you with a beer belly."

"I can promise you that much, Y/N. And thank you."

"For what?"

"For bringing my brother back. And for not yelling at him yet. I haven't seen my brother that happy since our mother died. Even when he got to see me electrocuted, he was never as happy as he is with you."

"Well, that may be ending soon. I have a lot to discuss with him. As for now, I'm just grateful he's around. I'll yell at him when the dust settles a bit," You tried cracking a joke.

Rocket walked up to the two of you, telling you he finished preparing the ship. Thor said his final goodbyes to you and you watched them leave. Of course, you already told Rocket to keep the beer away from the Asgardian. The raccoon told you it was already taken care of.

When the ship took off, you walked over to Loki. He was looking out to the pond, deep in thought. "Want some company?" You asked him.

"Be my guest," He smiled as you sat down and let your feet swing out above the pond that was near the recently finished Avengers Compound.

"Is it strange to see everybody not trying to kill you?" You asked him, trying to lighten the mood.

"A little. I think the most peculiar thing about it all is just trying to adjust to the idea of there being many more Avengers while Thanos is dead."

"Would you believe me if I told you that the Stephen Strange is a part of the Avengers now?"

"Is he the witch doctor that sent me flying through portals?"

"That'd be the very one," You grinned.

"I can't believe he was allowed onto this team of yours."

"It's not really my team. It's more like Sam's team."

"Is he the one that has the robotic wings?"

"Yeah, and Steve gave him the shield."

"I feel bad that he has to carry that around now." You laughed at his remark.

"I missed this, so much," You leaned your head onto his shoulder. You felt his arm sneak around your waist to bring you closer to him. You two were like puzzle pieces, easily connecting together.

"So, may I ask when I have to hear about how angry you are for not telling you I'm alive?" He asked nervously. Loki was not eager to have to hear about it. He knew it'd be coming up at some point, but a part of him wanted it to be delayed while another part wanted it done and over with.

"Whenever I'm done being happy that you're here again, out of a cell, alive and well." You smiled while trying to bite back some laughter. He almost sounded like a child that was trying to figure out whether or not he was in trouble.

"When could that be?"

"It could be in a month, two months, or never. I haven't decided yet. I don't think there's a point in yelling about it right now. I just want to show you something since you're going to be here for a while." You continued your thought by asking him to come to your room in the compound.

When Fury heard the news of Loki being back, he immediately asked you to watch him during the day. That meant the god would stay at the compound at all times under watch by someone. Since you were close to him, it'd only make things easier for you to watch Loki. You agreed immediately.

Because of that, you had your own room in the place. It was large, nearly taking up an entire floor. It was practically an apartment. You didn't complain, loving the idea of never having to worry about rent. The best part about your "room" was the one part you specifically asked for.

"Well, remember how I'd give you books all the time?" You asked him, standing in front of the door to the room. Loki was slightly confused but nodded anyway. "Since I have to watch you, I figured I wouldn't give you any more books and just give you access to my little collection."

When you opened the door, it led into a room with several bookshelves. To say it was a small collection would be a complete understatement. There were easily hundreds of books ranging from science-fiction to autobiographies. It could keep someone busy for years.

Loki looked around, admiring all of the books. He pulled out one of the books, staring at its cover as if it was as old as he was. When you saw the title, you understood why it caught his eye. It was your collection of Shakespeare's work. You forgot you still had that book even after all of these years.

"You still have the book?" Loki asked, flipping through the pages.

"Of course I do. Torn pages, tea stains, and all," You smiled.

When he reached a page, he noticed something fall out. Your quick reflexes led to your powers catching it only inches before it fell to the marble floor. A light blue aura surrounded the object as you lifted it into your hand. The necklace Loki gave you was shining in all of its glory. The stone looked like it had never been touched.

Loki slowly took the necklace from your hand, twisting the stone around between his fingers. A small smile appeared on his face. "When I first gave this to you, I thought you'd keep it for only a few months at most. I can't believe you still have it after all this time."

"It was the day I realized how much I love you, Loki. There was no way I could get rid of it. Besides, I was waiting for the day I'd have to explain to Tony how I got a priceless necklace without his money," You joked.

Loki didn't miss how you didn't use the past tense. "Does this mean you still love me?" He asked.

"Loki, I have never loved anyone as I love you. Despite all that has happened, I don't think I could stop loving you. At the very least, you'd have to really piss me off."

Loki chuckled at your words before placing a kiss on the top of your head. You didn't realize that he had started to place the necklace on around your neck. He gently pulled your hair out and smiled.

"I love you too."

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thebibliomancer · 5 years

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50 More Days of Comics! 28/50: Avengers #37 (2001)

I almost feel like I’m cheating, covering this. My Avengers liveblog is so hiatus’d and here I am skipping ahead to the good stuff just because a box told me so.

But the box is as the box does and the box placed this issue in my path so here it be.

Look at that cover!

Shame its symbolical and not- nobody actually crucifies Captain America to a giant sword and swings him around. Its like they saw the opportunity and then didn’t go for it.

And for a change, I actually know the surrounding context of a random issue that I pull out of a box! Because I’ve read this run!

Half of the plot takes place in Slorenia, which got devastated during the Ultron Unlimited story. And by devastated I mean he killed the entire population and then went ‘oh hey uninhabited country, dibs, I call dibs on it!’

And then the Avengers showed up and killed him. Again. For like the fifth time. This time was the time when Thor would have words with Ultron so it was notable for that if nothing else.

The other half of the plot takes place adjacent to Avengers mansion and deals with the Avengers ongoing shadow war with the Triune Understanding. The not-at-all scientology not-at-all cult has a hate-on for the Avengers for reasons I don’t really remember so they’ve been stirring up public sentiment against the Avenger by, among other things, pointing out that they’re awfully white.

The idea that maybe the Avengers should reflect American diversity in some way caused Thor to ragequit the team.

It also allowed the Triune Understanding to suggest that hey their personal superhero Triathlon should join the Avengers.

I like Triathlon. I do not like the affirmative action plot because its retreading a plotline already done when the Falcon was forced to be part of the Avengers, whether he liked it or not, because the big bad government was forcing the Avengers to be diverse.

And I don’t like it because its taking something that should be good, diversity in the general but also in the specific sense of on a superhero team, and putting it in the mouths of people considered bad or antagonistic to make it seem like an imposition on the Avengers.

You’re on the wrong side of history Thor, the Avengers, and Kurt Busiek when you decided to rehash this plot from the SEVENTIES.

Although we’re in the part of the plot where Triathlon has decided after a talk with the Wasp that he’ll get out of the Avengers what he puts in so he has stopped being rightfully peeved that the Avengers initially didn’t want him and hate his religion.

Another part of the Triune Understanding thing is that the cult leader of the Triune Understanding can summon supervillains called Pagan and Lord Templar which he has been sending out to make the Avengers look like fool chumps.

That’s the long version. The short version is that Slorenia was destroyed by Ultrons before he was taken down by the Avengers. And the Avengers somehow pissed off a cult which has been waging a media war against them as well as sending out two jerks called Pagan and Lord Templar. And while Triathlon is a member of the Triune Understanding, his thetans are either too low or too high to be in on the schemes and just honestly sees the Understanding as a self-helpful group that helped him turn his life around and gave him superpowers.

Anyway, Slorenia. Pretty much the inspiration for Ultron ultroning Sokovia in the movies. But this is after the Ultroning so whats up now?

A giant weird looking swordsguy called Bloodwraith is marching through the land yelling about how everything is the Avenger’s fault.

Bloodwraith used to be shorter and used to be Sean Dolan. Somehow he ended up with the Black Knight’s cursed Ebony Blade and joined the UN and SHIELD organized humanitarian effort to clean Slorenia up, bury all the piles of corpses, get it habitable again. In case anybody wants to live someplace where a robot attack wiped out the population?

Anyway, the Ebony Sword ended up absorbing the millions of quite restless and entirely pissed off dead turning Sean Dolan into the Bloodwraith.

Who turns the skies dark and then starts rampaging, killing hundreds of the assorted volunteers, SHIELD agents, and UN people. That’s when Cap, who isn’t an active member at this time due to quitting since he was too old to want to fight a PR war, called in the Avengers.

Bloodwraith: “LEAVE ME BE, AVENGERS. HAVE YOU NOT ALREADY DONE ENOUGH IN THIS LAND? THIS LAND IS YOUR LEGACY, AVENGERS -- THE LEGACY OF YOUR FAILURE TO SAVE IT, OR ITS PEOPLE. MY PAIN IS BORN OF YOUR FAILURE. I WILL SHARE MY PAIN WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD. AND IF YOU TRY TO PREVENT ME -- YOU WILL DIE.”

And which Avengers? Why, Iron Man, Wonder Man, Scarlet Witch, and Photon!

Iron Man even designed a special toaster looking gun specifically to mess up Bloodwraith!

Captain America: “Will this work, Iron Man?”

Iron Man: “Well, Cap – considering I had to design it on the Quinjet over, build it out of spare parts, and haven’t been able to test it at all – yeah it should work. If that creature’s made out of any energy known to science – this should mess him up pretty good.”

-FAILURE-

Iron Man: (Okay… so the Bloodwraith’s not made of any energy known to science. Shows what I know.)

Cap sends Monica Photon Rambeau and Wonder Man to try to contain Bloodwraith. Photon runs the gamut of the electromagnetic spectrum but nothing seems to affect the giant guy.

But when Bloodwraith takes a swing at her, his giant Ebony Blade passes through her energy form intangibly but the cool she feels afterward knocks her down and Wonder Man also gets slapped out of the air just a panel later.

Scarlet Witch wonders what Bloodwraith is even doing here prompting Captain America to explain all that Sean Dolan stuff. But I’ve already covered that.

Cap berates himself and the Avengers for the whole situation. Sean Dolan apparently had a run-in with the Avengers before, not sure when. But the Avengers decided to let him leave with the Ebony Blade because they believed him when he said that he would break the curse. He wasn’t an immediate threat so they let him be. (Movie Cap might have words for you, Cap)

And now the guy that the Avengers let go is using the cursed sword of a once Avenger fueled by millions of restless souls killed by a robot created by an Avenger. This is an Avenger problem which created more deaths for the Avengers to avenge.

That’s where Cap is at right now.

Since science has failed, Cap says they have to rely on Scarlet Witch’s magic.

Scarlet Witch: “Uh, I’ve been studying, Cap – learning to better control the chaos-magic that fuels my hex-power and I’ve been making strides – but I’m not sure I can do that -- !”

Captain America: “Try.”

So while Scarlet Witch starts to meditate and touch the spirits of the Slorenia dead and ask them to rest in peace, Iron Man, Photon, and Wonder Man try to slow Bloodwraith’s march out of Slorenia.

And with Wonder Man’s strength (he punches with the force of Thor’s hammer! As he never gets tired of saying) and Iron Man’s repulsors, they’re actually slowing Bloodwraith down. Slowing. But not stopping.

Bloodwraith: “SLOW ME, PERHAPS – BUT YOU CANNOT STOP ME! THE WORLD WILL JOIN SLORENIA – JOIN IN HER PAIN! JOIN IN HER DEATH!”

And I guess Photon is flying around not contributing anything worth expositing, huh, Iron Man?

But when Scarlet Witch does make contact with the dead, Bloodwraith notices and turns around to march back toward Scarlet Witch. So now Wonder Man and Iron Man have to try to slow him down again except from the other direction.

And they lose Photon. Because they get a call from the B-plot saying that they need specifically her. So off she goes at the speed of light in atmosphere.

With Bloodwraith approaching, Cap tells Scarlet Witch that whatever she can do, to do it now.

So she does an energy thing and while Bloodwraith howls NOOOOOOOOOO! like some manner of Darth Vader, Scarlet Witch tells Cap that they’ve got to get everyone over the border fastlike.

She couldn’t break Bloodwraith’s link to the Slorenian dead. They were just too angry and too restless. Since her magic training was kind of an over a weekend deal, much of what she does is based on instinct and guesswork. Maybe Dr. Strange could have done it but if you wanted Dr. Strange maybe you should have invited him to join the Avengers a couple years down the line like you’re going to do.

So instead, Scarlet Witch strengthened the Bloodwraith’s link to the dead and to Slorenia itself. Bloodwraith is now trapped inside of Slorenia, unable to threaten the outside world. But it leaves Slorenia as a country of the dead barred from the living by a giant angry man with a cursed sword.

But under the circumstances, it was the best she could do.

Captain America: “I know. I’m not blaming you…” -sounding very much like he’s blaming her-

But what of the other half of the plot?

In the other half of the plot, the Avengers (Wasp, Warbird (Carol Danvers pre Captaining), Jack of Hearts, Vision, and Triathlon) are dealing with Pagan and Lord Templar smashing up Avengers Mansion.

Warbird and Jack of Hearts emerge from the river in a punchup with Pagan, apparently having battled through the mansion and then down the tunnel that led to the Avengers’ submarine pen that they totally have.

In the collapsed subbasement of the mansion, Triathlon (with three times the strength, speed, and stamina of a normal person fairly fit person?) holds the collapsed ceiling on his back to keep shrunken Wasp from being squashed like a bug.

Of course, Lord Templar picks this moment to show up and glare menacingly from the shadows talking about how the Avengers will make fine soldiers for him once properly conditioned.

And then Vision pops up from behind and shoves a fist through Lord Templar because if there’s one thing that Vision does really well, its that.

The distraction allows Triathlon and Wasp to regroup at Central Park so further property damage will happen in a public park and not in a building that has already been fairly smashed. I was actually being snide for the first half of that, about how the Avengers are ok with the damage not occurring on their own property but then halfway through I realized it probably does make sense not to fight in a building that has already partially collapsed.

Sometimes single sentences are journeys.

But as they relocate toward Central Park, Wasp wonders where her ex-husband Hank Pym has gotten to. He must have gotten the alarm. And I think there was a recent subplot where Hank got split into Goliath and Yellowjacket personas and the Goliath persona kidnapped Yellowjacket to a tiny lab in a tree in the Avengers’ yard unbeknownst to them. Its Kulan Gath related nonsense.

In the park, while Pagan plants Warbird and Jack of Hearts like dumbass trees, Lord Templar releases the Avatars of Templars, which are six Lord Templar looking guys that have a maximized attribute. Like Strength or Speed or Agility. Although I’m not sure what difference is being drawn between the last two.

When some of the peanut gallery of lookie loos and media wonder aloud what Lord Templar is doing, the guy, no joke, the guy literally bishie sparkles and proceeds to give an interview.

Lord Templar, sparkling: “I, mortal? I bring you the blessings of peace – and of universal law. A new order – indeed, a true order—for all to benefit from.”

The press: “holy pete, he’s giving an interview!”

Lord Templar, still sparkling: “The Avengers are a threat – champions of chaos, and outmoded individualism. But rest easy, my flock – their pernicious influence over you will stand no more!”

And while Pagan knocks around Warbird and Vision like its going out of style, Triune Understanding leader Tremont watches the battle on the news and gloats how perfect this is. The Avengers are being made to look like fool chumps. Granted, Triathlon is in the mix with everyone else and he’s the Triune Understanding’s best-known follower, but Tremont is confident that Triathlon comes off as struggling quite heroically.

It’s a complicated PR game, he plays. Making the Avengers look like doofuses when one of his one people is on the team.

But as things look bad suddenly Goliath pops up behind Pagan, grabs him by the scruff of the neck and hurls him into the sky like Team Rocket.

Because sometimes you just want a problem to temporarily not be a problem.

Plus, he has a really good idea.

And that’s when he calls Cap to ask to borrow Photon and she light speeds across the ocean and THROUGH Pagan.

Having a woman shaped bolt of energy pass through his chest gives Pagan pause and in that pause, Jack of Hearts focuses his zero-fluid granted energy powers into his fist and socks Pagan in the gut.

And Pagan collapses to the ground to the jubilation of the peanut gallery.

Lord Templar decides that leaving is the better part of valor and attempts to skeedaddle but Triathlon doesn’t like the thought that after all this noise Templar gets to just duck out.

He runs the gauntlet of the Avatars of Templar using his three-times speed and agility to make his way through and kicks Lord Templar in his dumb face, knocking the pain in the ass on his ass unconscious.

The peanut gallery loves it and hoists Triathlon and Jack of Hearts on their shoulders to do a hip hip hooray thing, not noticing that the unconscious bodies of Pagan and Lord Templar faded away without a trace.

Goliath briefly considers mentioning it but nah, they can have their moment. They earned it.

And then he offers gum to everyone because he did bring enough for the class.

Later after both plots have wrapped up, the Avengers convene or gather or I’m sure there’s another word. Memetic and alliterative. Ah well.

Anyway, the Avengers discuss what had just happened and Wasp mentions that SHIELD is arranging a cordon around Slorenia ot keep it quarantined until Bloodwraith can be dealt with. I guess nobody has bothered to call Dr Strange yet.

Cap has opinions.

Captain America: -muttering to himself- “Sure. Lock that barn door, boys, lock it tight…”

Wasp: “Cap…?”

Cap: “THIS SHOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED! The Bloodwraith, Slorenia, Templar – they were all Avengers cases. But they got away, or we turned our back on them, and got surprised. We should have been prepared. We should have handled them earlier. Now look what’s happened. The Bloodwraith has killed scores of volunteers – good men and women trying to better the world. We lost a country. Templar and Pagan escaped again. And we’re still playing catch-up – always playing catch-up. Always two steps behind!”

Wasp: “You’re right, Cap.”

Cap: “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t take it out on you. But there must be a better way. There must be something that can be done.”

Wasp: “Maybe there is.”

Cap: “Hm?”

Wasp: “Maybe it’s time for Captain America to return to the Avengers. And time for us to make some changes…”

DUN DUN DUN!

Leading to the Avengers actually getting organized! Which only lasts until the end of the Busiek run. Afterward, they return to being dumbasses. And then they explode. And then they’re the New Avengers and then they’re really dumbasses.

I’m predisposed and also biased towards this comic but what a good comic that I already liked! Thank you, box!

But there’s a lot of little details in the writing that can be dismissed as cheesy silver age type writing that I think makes things more coherent.

Like early on after Iron Man has gotten his ass kicked by Bloodwraith he thinks to himself that as dangerous as the situation in Slorenia is, he can’t help but wonder how things are going back in New York.

SCENE TRANSITION.

And there’s always a comment or a caption that signals that the scene is shifting.

Another one, while the Avengers are getting their asses kicked by Pagan has a news reporter ask her cameraman if he’s getting this and he confirms that its going out live.

CUT TO TREMONT WATCHING THE FIGHT ON TV.

It’s a small thing but it really adds coherence. Just like people narrating their actions in that goofy Silver Age way makes sense of sometimes confusing art.

Next time: Some questing elves

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Hi there! I've got a question, what is Tony's threat level according to other intelligence agencies after all the snafu of TWIFFON? Like does CBI and FBI' opinion differ from Interpol or MI6? And what about SI legal? Do they have specific lawyers on threat watch and Pepper too? At this point I'm even wondering what does Bill Gates and other competitors think of SI legal? Are they crying in opposition? What was president' reaction over SHIELD' fall and Tony? What about FoxTV and Twitter?

Disclaimer: TWiFFON was created with accidental world domination as an end goal long before I posted the first chapter, as a spitefic in response to the fandom’s reaction to Civil War, and Tony’s treatment in particular. I am a very broke student who’s doing this for fun, as stress relief between classes and whenever I have the time. I am not a political science major, or economics, or business. I have absolutely no clue as to how a corporation’s run, or international law, this is just me derping around in the MCU and keeping my fingers crossed that comic book science covers for whatever I’ve missed and hoping for the best. [So if I screwed something up on the legal side, you’ll know why.]

Okay, now that that’s taken care of: the gist of what you’re asking can be found in a post I did a while back, on power dynamics behind the scenes.

[more under the cut, because you guys know how I roll and RIP whoever’s on mobile otherwise. Because this turned into surprise SI meta.]

To sum up from that post:

Tony and Co. are pretty damn formidable, but PR’s mostly on top of things to make them seem like they’re harmless. Whether or not it works depends a lot on a myriad of factors, including economics, political leanings, and location, and as I’ve said before the US has a different view on Tony than the rest of the world does. I’m not going to delve into specifics [this was supposed to be crack, dammit!], because of the above, but given that in real life the heavy pull that corporations have, I’d like to think that in terms of suspension of disbelief I’m not doing too badly.

I mean, sure, there’s always going to be opposition, but a) Stark Industries used to be in the weapons manufacturing business, so they’re used to cutthroat politics even if they changed tracks a while back [and we’ve seen it happen, and will continue to do so in the fic], and b) I haven’t even touched on how comic book science influences things, like how Wakanda’s existence throws a wrench into International politics or Howard Stark’s infamous legacy [which is a story for another post].

I mean, in real life, the US really did a number on Latin America in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Now imagine what could’ve happened if SHIELD was also out there fucking shit up.

Or how Vietnam must’ve been like, because guess who probably got some of the contracts for supplying the military with munitions? Or just what might’ve led to a different sociopolitical landscape, because how would have Captain America’s image have influenced the Red Scare? Would Howard’s influence [via SHIELD, or otherwise] led to a different way of dealing with Iran? He was known to have participated in the Manhattan Project, so that’s already one change felt: how else did he make it into the history books?

Just…I could go on. I haven’t watched any of the tv shows, but…well. You get the idea. How influential was Howard, even before Tony was born? Bits and pieces’ll show up in TWiFFON, and some other things I write, but…well. You get the idea.

Also: I have no clue how economics work in real life [again, broke student here, statistics’re more my speed at the moment], but…if NAFTA and the TPP can exist, in real life, and royally fuck up international economies because profits, then a fictional company that’s been kicking since before World War II and is currently headed by some of the sharpest minds in their generation is, again, not too far out in terms of suspension of disbelief.

After all, Stark Industries is a family company. [Well…kinda.]

Sure, at the time it was also for weapons manufacturing, but still: Tony grew up knowing he’d inherit it someday. I cover this a bit in the PR interlude, and I think you guys might be able to see hints of it in the Legal interlude as well, but Tony grew up with Obadiah being a larger presence in his life than Howard was, and I forget if it got cut or not but in one draft the PR representative was also a known face.

So, Stark Industries’ presence has been a constant in Tony’s life. Stemming from childhood, even, and we can see its influence early on, too: remember how he was 17 when he worked with PR to keep stock prices from plunging and thus avoid layoffs?

Tony’s very possessive of what he has, when it comes to people. Add in a dash of spite and his issues, and you get a company that hasn’t changed its stance on vacation time in decades, or health insurance coverage for its employees since before the Reagan administration, and offered roughly a month of paternity leave shortly after Tony took over the company. [Daddy issues for the win.]

Sure, it cut into profits a little, but iit wasn’t like he was hurting for money. And Tony always had a patent or two ready to shut up the board whenever anyone tried to complain and the ‘hey our productivity’s way higher than the competition’ wasn’t enough of a reason to keep things as they were.

Plus, remember how I said it part of it was out of spite? Tony’s mentally flipping his father off the whole time, but he’s also very smug about it because ha, that that, Hammer and your stupid budget cuts!

And all the while, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal are all but gushing about how SI’s employee satisfaction rates are off the charts. Tony tries to make it background noise, because really, it should not be unusual to offer that much maternity leave, seriously, what is wrong with you people…and in doing, so kinda misses out on some things.

Like, for instance, just how diehard loyal Stark Industries is.

There’s a reason everyone in SI’s so rabid about corporate espionage, and maybe money can’t buy everything but overtime pay sure goes a long way sometimes and turns out that on-site daycare is a smash hit, who knew? It’s not just the pay, really; it’s the company picnics with a line-item for property damage, it’s the rivalry Legal and R&D have that has the rest of the company eating popcorn, it’s in the top-of-the-line coffeemakers in the break rooms and free entertainment whenever Hammer Industries tries to do a thing and fails epically.

Add in the way SI’s got some very strict policies on stuff like sexual harassment [because Tony may act like a playboy for the cameras but he respects women and won’t stand for it], and JARVIS’ assistance, plus Pepper being Pepper, and you’ve got a company full of highly motivated, hypercompetent people all united under the same banner and an employee satisfaction rate that makes the competition go equal parts ‘that sounds fake but okay’ and ‘just what the hell do these people even eat?!’ and that’s why, in the legal sense at least, Tony’s all but untouchable. Business-wise, SI’s feared and envied because Legal’s Seen Some Shit and PR’s handled two generations of Starks and good fucking luck getting a spy in. when JARVIS is in charge of background checks and all fellow coworkers are willing to go the extra mile if it means showing up Hammer. [And I haven’t even mentioned SWORD yet.] Again, SI used to be a weapons company. Sure, they’re doing more civilian-friendly stuff now, but that kind of legacy is really hard to erase even if you tried. You don’t get to the top by being kind, in that industry […I think; again, broke student here], and we’ll see that aspect crop up more as we go along in the fic, too.

Just…where other companies took a colder turn, went more for profits and took advantage of the tax cuts, Stark Industries didn’t change a thing. Jobs didn’t move offshore, and the international branches were chugging along well before NAFTA was put into effect. After all, unlike other sectors, they can afford to do so, because Tony takes pride in churning out top-of-the-line stuff [be it bomb, pre-Afghanistan, or the latest tablet or nanoprocessor], and, again, his genius means he can increase revenue without having to do it at the expense of SI’s employees if push ever came to shove.

Plus, I reiterate: this is meant to be self-indulgent stress relief. Suspension of disbelief’s a thing, this is the same universe where we have cryogenically-preserved supersoldiers running around and magic exists.

To sum up: okay, now what you’ve got is a company of hypercompetent employees who’re diehard loyal and who knows how many resources at their disposal. So when things snowball…well. Really, it was a tiny bit of miscommunication, could’ve happened to anyone!

It’s just. Umm. Just a tiny case of world domination.

[not going too much into specifics because guess what the fallout-from-AoU/buildup-to-CW arc’s even about, and I kinda went overboard with the meta enough as is.]

#I got an ask!#Naught replies #meta #if you're going to be evil might as well do it right meta #Stark Industries #behind the scenes #thinking aloud #Naught rambles

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Since I’m watching these in chronological order, the first movie up to bat is Captain America: The First Avenger!

Literally one of the first things out of my mouth watching this movie was “Is that Argus Filch?”, very closely followed by FUCKING HUGO WEAVING IS IN THIS AND NOBODY THOUGHT TO TELL ME?!! Weaving’s accent is a sin and there should be legal action quite fucking frankly, but I LOVE him so much, so we’ll let it slide. So, Hugo Weaving—who has some freaky shit happening with his face—steals some blue shit that I recognise as being in The Avengers and I assume the movie is gonna be about trying to get that shit back.

We cut across to tiny baby Captain America being knocked back from armed services because he’s too scrawny. Given what I know of the military industrial complex that is America, gotta say, this doesn’t seem legit. Also, the fact that he’s not getting ladies because he’s small also not legit. That face and those manners should mean he’s drowning in women. I don’t buy it, Stan.

Speaking of Stans, FUCKING STANLEY TUCCI emerges as some kind of mad scientist, lurking like a lurker. My assumption is that he’s looking to do a science on Captain America.

My assumption is correct.

Cap proves himself by being a terribly noble self-sacrificing Gryffindor, and Stanley Tucci gets approval from the angry general man, to make Cap THICC. We also find out that Hugo Weaving (I’m sorry I refuse to learn names for 80% of the characters) also tried to get THICC but the procedure wasn’t ready and that’s why he’s got that weird face thing happening.

So, Stanley Tucci makes Cap THICC, and everyone is very impressed, but then Stanley Tucci gets killed by Frances Dolarhyde/Thorin Oakenshield who is an assassin for Hugo Weaving, and the THICC juice goes with him.

Then some government type people make Cap go on a tour to try and promote war bonds and he dances with some America cheerleaders because patriotism? Also scientists are trying to reverse engineer the THICC juice. I had never seen any gifs of any of these scenes so I was pretty surprised by that whole bit. But, as a casual history nerd, I do very much like that they’re connecting to the whole “comics used as propaganda” thing. ALSO, I have beef with the bad guys calling themselves Hydra when their logo is CLEARLY a fucking skull octopus. I was informed that apparently there’s some bullshit backstory to that explained in a spin-off TV series, but I’m never gonna watch that, so I’m going to stay mad about it.

The all dancing propaganda machine ends up at the front, and there, Cap finds out that his BFF Bucky (who Tumblr has led me to believe is his boyfriend) has been lost behind enemy lines. So, Cap, the lady agent, and Iron Man’s dad haul ass to go rescue Bucky and the rest of the Bucky Squad. In the midst of the rescue, HUGO WEAVING PULLS OFF HIS WHOLE FUCKING FACE OFF AND THROWS IT AWAY LIKE A USED CONDOM! What a fucking waste of a nice face you ungrateful shit. So now he’s there looking like a redhead in Ibiza, and he somehow STILL manages to get away. But it’s only the second act, so OF COURSE he gets away.

Cap returns the Bucky Squad to base and they form a Best Buddies Squad (BBS) and start taking out some Hydra shit. It is a thoroughly enjoyable romp, and we get to see Cap getting the famous shield! Also, Jude Law is not in the BBS. It is JJ Feild, who I constantly mistake for Jude Law, but he has an incredible accent, so we’ll forgive him his trickery. Eventually the BBS catch up with the little mole looking Nazi scientist that was palling it up with Hugo in a train and catch him, but Bucky falls off the train and allegedly dies. But I’m on Tumblr so I’m aware he’ll come back with a much better hairdo and a robot arm, so I am not pressed. The Peter Pettigrew looking motherfucker squeals on Hugo, and BBS go and track his ass down before he enacts his evil plan (something about blowing up cities, it’s always blowing up cities so I confess I didn’t actually pay attention to his plan). Cap and Hugo have a dust up in Hugo’s get away plane, and Hugo FUCKING TOUCHES THE BLUE THING LIKE BITCH WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT IT’S CLEARLY GONNA FUCK YA UP. He gets sucked into space or some shit I dunno, and then Cap is left with this plane, this blue shit, and nowhere to go but nose dive right into the sea. It’s all very noble and sad, but I literally know he’s in like ten other movies, and we saw him okay at the start, so again, I literally don’t give a shit.

And then we cut to the present day, where Cap is really fucking with it for a guy that’s been defrosted like a chook in the sink, and is like, THIS RADIO BROADCAST IS A LIE WHAT’S GOING ON. And he finds out it’s been seventy years and everyone he loved is dead or old as fuck. Samuel L Jackson comes in and is like “Hi, wanna be on my football team?” and that’s it, that’s the movie.

RATING: 5/10. I like Cap. There wasn’t a heap of misogyny, and Stanley Tucci did a German accent. But the story was pretty basic and I don’t know any of the characters enough to care about what happens to pretty much any of them.

#marvel #mcu #captain america: the first avenger #ca: tfa #captain america #bucky barnes #liveblogging #review #avengers #the avengers

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The Avengers: Endgame Might Be Fantasy But Technological Disruption Is Real

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The Avengers: Endgame Might Be Fantasy But Technological Disruption Is Real

Movie theaters set a record with The Avengers: Endgame. Not only was it the highest-grossing film of all time at $2.5 billion, but it also smashed records for being the highest opening weekend.

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I am not a big movie goer but for some reason I began to receive calls and texts from across the nation, asking if I had seen Marvel’s AVENGERS: Endgame. I knew the movie was set to come out, as no one can avoid the continuous mass marketing and product placements across media platforms. Subconsciously, I questioned how memorable of a movie this would be for me… but I took their advice and went to see the movie on the Opening Sunday, two days after it premiered and had already broken records.

As we got to the theatre, I was looking around at the fans dressed in their favorite character costume. I saw a kid in Iron Man cosplay, someone else wearing a cape and numerous people sporting that ubiquitous Captain America T-shirt. As I sat at the bar and ordered a drink (Yes, in New Orleans there are bars in the movie theatre) a guy sat next to me and he had on a whole Thanos glove with the stones and all! I tried not to stare but kids kept coming up to touch his glove and he explained that he had seen the movie 3 times already.

As I watched the movie and observed people’s responses to certain scenes, I noticed how much STEM was incorporated into the plot. At the start, Mad Titan Thanos has already wiped out half of the universe after having collected the Infinity Stones – which possess reality-altering powers and are embedded in his gauntlet. Beloved heroes die, and now Captain America is tasked with going back in time to place the stones in their original locations and prevent the villain Thanos from collecting the Stones, killing superheroes, wiping out half of humanity.

A few prevalent STEM concepts jumped out at me, for example:

Physics of Time Travel: this area of science is what takes center stage during Avengers: Endgame as it becomes an important plot mechanism. Time Travel finds its roots in Albert Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity, discussing traveling forwards in time. However, there is no scientific basis yet for traveling back in time.

Quantum Mechanics: the second most important scientific field for the movie would have to be quantum physics. This is because the heroes take a tip for Ant-Man to shrink to the subatomic realm and navigate the Quantum Realm to pull off a time-heist. The movie treats the characters as subatomic particles, who are then free to go back in time.

A deeper drive will reveal applications of General Relativity, Wormhole Theory, Hydrodynamics, Levitation from Iron Man’s boots.

Watching the movie was like an Introduction to STEM class for the curious. The Falcon was flying, the genetic mutations of Hulk, the searing laser of Vision, the advance material science behind Captain America’s Vibranium shield and self-healing ability of the Black Panther are all STEM areas that can be explored and studied by students. People were ducking, screaming and cheering and then it happened! The reason why people wanted me to see the movie.

When Reality and Fantasy Worlds Collide

People aren’t suited with the skills required of STEM jobs because STEM education isn’t a readily-available opportunity for many. Nor is it something being ingrained or even presented early enough – or often enough – in a child’s life. ID Tech

Upon his return, an older Captain America decides to crown Sam Wilson, The Falcon (played by my younger brother Anthony Mackie) as the new Captain America and a new timeline (or split reality) is created. And wow, I am sitting there in shock as my real brother is crowned the new Captain America in this fantasy universe.

Proud and elated, I sat there thinking that the damage inflicted by Thanos would be reversed by the use of STEM theories to restore balance in the World; however the parallel to the real world was not lost on me. Thanos was the disruptor in this fantasy universe and all good people came together combining their knowledge, wisdom, expertise and powers to restore order and balance. In reality, we are now living during a Time of mass technological disruption that cannot be reversed.

Photo from a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Disney STEM Center of Innovation. (Bennett Raglin/AP Images for Boys & Girls Clubs of America).

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We are now living in a time where not Thanos but technology is disrupting the world as we know it. The problem and challenge facing mankind is that (unlike in The Avengers) we cannot go back in time and bring balance back to the world. It is estimated that automation, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), etc. will displace millions of workers in the near-future! McDonald’s is already testing cashier kiosks, There’s robotic barista that can make 120 cups of coffee an hour, an automatic hamburger maker that can make 200 hamburgers an hour, Walmart is using robots to stock shelves, Amazon has fully automatic warehouses and self driven autonomous trucks and cars stand to displace millions!

STEM For All: Making Sure No One is Left Behind

As you might already know, STEM is an economic driver to be reckoned with and the evidence is glaringly obvious. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Out of 100 STEM occupations, 93% of them had wages above the national average.” Additionally, Change the Equation asserts that:

STEM jobs are projected to grow 13%. Between 2017 and 2027, the number of STEM jobs will grow 13%, compared to 9 percent for non-STEM jobs—with positions in computing, engineering, and advanced manufacturing leading the way.

We must become STEM literate to catch and fully participate in the innovation wave. Thanos and Captain America are fantasy but technological disruption is here. Somebody must wake up the people and let them know that the Thanos of our time is coming! As a nation we must move to a posture of STEM for all. Parents, educators, politicians and industry leaders must commit to making sure all communities are STEM literate and advancing in this new world.

It is no secret that new technologies have disproportionately displaced workers and permanently changed the way we do things. I hope this article helps you assess your adaptability and prepare us all for the very real, disruptive power of technology. Because if we don’t adapt, we have everything to lose.

Technological change is creeping up on people and we don’t always see it for what it is! Let’s act before it’s too late, because unlike the Marvel universe, there won’t be a Captain America who goes back in time to save the world. That is to say: Captain America is fantasy, technological disruption is real.

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