Summary: The Avengers, plus Winnie (Bucky’s daughter) and Y/N (Bucky’s wife) go to an amusement park. What could go wrong?
Words: 1156
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
(dividers by @/firefly-in-darkness)
Today was supposed to be a good day. The team was going to an amusement park for Winnie’s birthday, and also, to celebrate the team’s anniversary.
The others, although they’ve pretended to be annoyed by the idea, went willingly. And now, as Bucky eyed each of their face, he felt smug. They were all looking around interested in different attractions. Clint wanted to start with the highest rollercoaster, while Steve, weirdly enough for someone who loved to jump out of planes and towers without a parachute, decided for something slower, and Natasha and Sam wanting to look for food.
Clint argued with them and told them it was not advised if they were going on the rollercoaster. Tony snickered something ridiculous which provoked a snowball effect. Clint directed his full attention on Tony, and they started bickering.
Steve, who was used to their banter walked a little slower to get away from the future blowup. He glanced at Bucky gave a small tired smile.
“Where is your wife?” Steve asked.
Bucky shrugged, looking around. “Toilet, I guess.”
“Shouldn’t we wait for them, then?”
Bucky raised an eyebrow. “Them?”
Steve eyebrows were knitted. “Well yeah, Winnie pooh is not here.”
Bucky almost stumbled. “What?!” He exclaimed as fear froze his veins. “What do you mean she is not with us?”
Steve looked at him, alarmed. “Bucky calm down. She must be with her mom.”
Bucky racked his brain to find where his wife went to. She had seemed a bit agitated, and maybe she went to…the toilet? Eat? Or did she go back to the car because she left something in it?
Bucky groaned. Why was it always when he needed his eidetic memory that it didn’t work.
“Ok, I’ll gather the others and we’ll look for her.” Steve brought his phone to his ear, waiting for the others to pick up. He send an encouraging smile to Bucky who tried his best to reciprocate. “I’m sure she’s safe, Buck.”
Dread filled his body at the thought that his baby could be unsafe or already…he swallowed with difficulty. His metal arm whirred when he clenched his hand. What good could it do to be the Winter Soldier and failing so hard…he had never failed to keep and track a mark, and he couldn’t have watched his daughter for a few minutes.
She wasn’t even able to stay upright on her own, let alone walk or crawl away from them. The next trail of thoughts were much more terrorizing. If she couldn’t move on her own, someone may have grabbed her and gone away with her.
Bucky released a long and shuddery breath.
On his watch. The others didn’t have to watch over Winnie so he couldn’t blame them for not looking out but he…he should have been a hundred percent aware of his daughter.
And what about his wife? The longer he thought about it the more his mind went to darker places. His wife should have been there by now. Or had she been kidnapped too? Maybe they were both in trouble and no one noticed.
The other came back running. They all talked over each other and Bucky stood back eyes staring at nothing. Steve took the lead and ask Tony to use his tech to try and find the recording from their arrival to now. Clint and Nat were to walk back to the car and try to ask employees if they’ve seen Winnie. Sam was to stay with Bucky and wait for Bucky’s wife and be a moral support. Steve decided to stay with Tony in case anything happened.
Before they all scattered away, Bucky’s wife came in view. Alone. Bucky eyed her closely, looking for Winnie. She was nowhere to be seen. His wife slowed down when she saw their faces.
“What’s wrong?”
Steve nudged Bucky to talk. He took a deep breath and raised his head, staring at his wife with fake bravado. “Winnie is gone.”
His wife didn’t have the reaction they had all expected. She bit her lips to repress her smile. “What?”
“We lost Winnie.” Bucky waited with bated breath for the outcome. It wasn’t that rare for people to laugh when in distress, so he didn’t take it that seriously.
“You…lost Winnie?” She repeated, amused.
Bucky was about to answer when Tony cut him off.
“The more we wait and the less we’ll be able to find her back,” he said with precaution. It was clear that Bucky’s wife lack of reaction has destabilized everyone. She sighed and massaged the bridge of her nose.
“Jesus,” she muttered to herself. “Turn around, Buck.” She ordered louder.
Bucky obeyed, not without sending an alarmed look at Steve. The others kept muttering among themselves and Tony was agitated. He kept pointing at his watch. Bucky shook his head and made a sign with his hand to appease him and make him wait, at least a few seconds.
He suddenly felt fresh air on his hips. Bucky glanced behind and could see his wife peering under his poncho.
“What is she doing?” he mouthed at Steve, who shrugged.
“Shouldn’t we be-.”
“You really are a mischievous little girl,” she cooed. A few seconds later and Bucky felt a little lighter. He spun around and gaped, the words he wanted to say dying at the tip of his tongue. He stuttered a few unintelligible sentences then closed his mouth in a click.
In his wife’s arms, Winnie was flailing around and babbling around. Her sleepy eyes looked everywhere with surprise and she made grabby hands toward every plushie shops. Her babbles turned into an excited shriek making her entire body tense when she saw an Avengers shop.
“Daddy!” She almost threw herself out of her mom’s arms trying to get closer to a “Winter Soldier” stand.
Bucky stood frozen. He couldn’t believe it. Winnie has been there the entire time. He reached for the harness behind his back. She has been on his back and he never noticed it.
“I told you, you should have placed the carrier on your front. Because my little Winnie -” She bumped Winnie’s small nose. “-is a small weight and you'd to forget that she is there. Plus, our little girl was sleeping. If she’d been awake, that’d be another issue.”
Bucky stretched his arms to hold Winnie. Wordlessly she gave their daughter back to Bucky who hugged her firmly.
Despite the protest and the multiple slaps he was receiving from his little warrior who wanted to be freed, he kept hugging her.
“And y’all really didn’t remember the struggle we had to get Winnie in the carrier. Nat’ you lost a few extensions, Tony she puked on you and Clint and Sam you got a few bruises because she bit and punched you.”
Bucky let out a relieved laugh. Superserum or not, he was certain he had a few grey strands by now.
