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serzhantkris · 5 years ago

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Something Worth Fighting For- 13

Summary: You’ve just begun to settle into life as an Avenger when a mission gone awry divides the team in half, and a familiar face shows up just in time to make you second guess your every choice. Third installment of the Worth Fighting For Series.

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A steady, high-pitched ringing echoes around you. It swarms like bees, but try as you might to swat the sound away, your hands don’t want to move.

You must be in a river. It’s the only viable explanation for what’s happening to you. Everything is cold, the hairs on your arms stand on end as you try to wade away from the noise. But you can’t move, not fast enough, and it’s too dark to see where you’re going, or what it is you’re trying to run from. The ringing has become clearer, like it’s been trudged out of the mud to the surface. It comes in rhythmic beats, no longer a steady ring, but a pulsing of mechanical beats.

The water’s thinner, but you still can’t walk. You reach through the waist-level water, the bitter cold of it consuming your legs under the surface. Even though a light has appeared somewhere up ahead- white, clean- you still can’t see. You wave your hands in front of you, grasping for anything to pull you out of the water, frantically searching for something, anything to get away from the cold.

Whether you grabbed onto something or not, you don’t know. But the darkness is gone, a ring of light around your eyelids as you wake. The water is gone, but your body is numb, fuzzy, like static electricity.

There’s a blur of noise, somewhere faraway, like someone talking through a window. Your eyes try to open, try to peer through the thick air, but all you can see is frosted, green glass. Body heavy, almost like moving through wet concrete, you try to lift an arm to bang on the glass. There’s a rush, something saline, the salty smell hitting your nose like a harsh wind, that swarms into your veins, and then-- sleep.

The next time you see light, it’s blinding, white, and hurts in the back of your head. The air doesn’t taste right, feels like it’s being pushed too hard into your lungs, and it makes you start to cough. A dark hand pulls the mask away, and you can finally breathe again.

The room is pristine, white, and for a moment, it might be a hospital. A faint beeping on your left echoes against the bleached tiles. There’s machines on either side of you, all blinking like Christmas lights and beeping at intervals. You tense, trying to remember how you’d gotten there, when, and why, but a soft hand on your shoulder grounds you.

“Try to relax,” she says. Her voice is reassuring, soothing, but foreign. “Remember to breathe. You’re safe here, Sergeant Barnes.”

Clenching your hands in the sheets, you try to sit up, but the wires and tubes feeding into your arms don’t let you go far. “Where am I?”

“Wakanda,” the woman says. She’s holding a chart, the pen tucked carefully behind her ear as she looks carefully at you. “Take it slow. You’ve been through a lot-”

“Where’s Bucky?”

The woman smiles, but there’s worry behind her eyes. “He’s here. I’ll send for him.”

The steady beep of the monitor slows down. Your shoulders relax against the pillow, and you lean your head back to get a good look at the woman. She turns, giving you her profile as she scribbles on the clipboard and makes adjustments on one of the machines. “Who are you?”

“Shuri,” she says, sticking the pen back behind an ear. “You may know my brother.”

“T’Challa. He-” You frown, trying to remember. But it’s so fuzzy, the memories convoluted, and it feels like everything is swirling down a drain. “He was there. In Siberia.”

“You took a nasty fall,” Shuri says, her eyes trailing over you. You shiver. The room is still cold, despite the blanket pulled up to your armpits. The numbness still shoots through your whole body, leaving that tingly, asleep feeling on your skin. It’s only in the silence that you realize how numb your body is.

“Zemo started to go over. So I grabbed onto him. And then he pulled me over the side.”

Your eyes locked on the pale sheet covering you. It wasn’t as white as the snow in Siberia, but it was just as cold. You frowned, the image of the cliff clear in your mind. Zemo, pulling you down with him. Letting go of each other. Something stopped him from falling after you, stopped him from plunging into the trees and rock below.

But you didn’t stop. You kept falling, and not even the branches of towering trees could catch you.

“I… Hit a tree.”

The blue sky of your vision had turned to green, then to red when your head slammed into a branch of a towering tree. You tried to curse, to shout, to scream. But all the air was forced from your lungs as your back hit another branch. You toppled through the branches, unable to grasp onto something to slow or stop yourself. Twigs snapped at your skin, tearing at your face and arms. It was an unending crash, your body seeming to fall in slow motion and fast forward all at once.

Then you could see the rocks at the bottom.

The sickening sound of a sharp, twisted branch piercing your right thigh filled your ears. The wood jutting through the top of your leg, ripping flesh and snapping bones echoing in your ears. And then there was pain.

You kept falling. Black, wet fabric clung to a branch overhead as you slammed into the rocks below.

A door opens, footsteps hurriedly making their way to the bed, and you jump when a hand slips between your fingers. Bucky sinks to his knee by the bed, his fingers lacing with yours.

“You’re awake,” he breathes, leaning his forehead against yours. It’s clammy, cold, and your grip on his hand tightens. “You’re okay.”

“Practically brand new,” Shuri assures him. “We’ll need to keep her here a day or two, just to make sure the tech is up to snuff. Then she’ll be free to go.”

“Can someone-” your voice hurts, but not as much as the dull throb in the back of your head. “What do you mean, practically brand new?”

Bucky’s face softens. There’s stubble on his cheeks, overgrown, and days of worry are piled in the bags under his eyes. “You almost died, Y/N.”

“Technically, you did,” Shuri interjects, folding her hands in front of her. “You were in cardiac arrest when you arrived, you were clinically dead for about two minutes during the procedure- When they brought you in you were pretty much spare parts.”

Bucky shot Shuri a look. She shrugged, mumbling a half-hearted apology. You frowned, looking at your lap where Bucky’s hand was tangled with your own. “Procedure?”

Shuri cleared her throat. “You want to tell her or should I?”

Bucky hung his head, strands of hair falling in his face. He didn’t say anything for a moment, just studied the hand that was gripping his. “You have to understand,” he kept his voice low, barely a whisper to be shared with you and you alone. “We didn’t have a lot of time.”

“Bucky,” your lips tingled as you spoke. “Just say it.”

His chest constricted with a long, deep breath. He held up his metal hand, the light gleaming off the dark, smooth surface, and his fingers contracted as he touched the side of your face. The metal was cool, comforting, and you leaned into it without a second thought. “There wasn’t much of you left,” he says. “So we- Shuri- had to…. Remake you.”

“Most of you,” Shuri says, fumbling with the clipboard in an effort to keep her eyes downturned, as not to pry on you and Bucky. “Just as HYDRA did with his arm, we did with you.”

Your hands tightened, the one holding Bucky’s beginning to sweat. “I don’t- I don’t understand.”

Bucky and Shuri exchanged glances, the latter nodding. She pushed a few buttons on a monitor beside her, and the screen jumped to life. Several x-rays filled it, all glowing and blue. Some showed a ribcage, but instead of ribs there was metal- others showed hands and elbows. On one, an entire leg was cast of vibranium.

“It is a lot to take in-”

Shuri hadn’t gotten the words out before you ripped the sheet away, letting it fall absently over the side of the bed. Bucky’s hand squeezed you back, his breath hitched.

There were almost no signs of damage to most of your torso. Scars, already healing, littered the left side of your ribs. A neatly sewed line over your left knee, a long, pink half-moon on top of your foot.

The right leg- it was black, smooth. Metal. And incomplete- structured like bone, as though this were what you would see without the flesh and muscle around it.

Your hand let go of Bucky and you reached down, ignoring the pull of tubes protesting. The metal was smooth under your fingertips. Familiar. “I don’t understand.”

Bucky was saying your name, but it sounded like water in your ears. But the voice of Arnim Zola, seventy some years faraway, echoed proudly.

“I can’t wait to see rather you grow back a new arm….”

“I- I’ve been shot,” you mumbled, patting your stomach, the burning feeling of a bullet still fresh in your mind. “Four times. I’ve been shot four times. It always- they always healed-”

“In time, your body will heal over the vibranium and replacements, which is why your leg is, essentially, a skeleton. Something for your body to grow around.” Shuri sat at the end of the bed, putting a hand on the metal ankle. You felt it- like a phantom limb- and nearly jerked away from her touch. “The parts that were most crucial- organs, some tissue. We replaced those because we could not wait for your body to heal them. Your body healed the less crucial parts on it’s own, and will continue to do so around your leg, given time.”

The heart monitor gradually begins to slow as you grip Bucky’s hand, ignoring the pain of clenching your fist so tightly. “So, what you’re saying-” a deep breath, your eyes shut so tight that lights pop in your vision, “I’m, what, like- a cyborg?”

Shuri smiles, shrugging one shoulder. “More or less.”

The wave of adrenaline has started to recede like a tide, pulling back and leaving you exhausted. You slump back against the bed, still grasping Bucky’s hand, concentrating on the way his fingers feel between yours. Even with Shuri’s words bombarding your every emotion, one stands out among the rest. Relief.

You’re alive. Bucky is alive. And for now, you’re safe.

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ramajmedia · 5 years ago

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10 MCU Tattoos That Make You Feel Like A Superhero | ScreenRant

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has amassed a pretty massive fanbase during their decade-long existence. One of the best things about the superfans is their creative ability to show their love for the material they support. Cosplay is the most popular form of fan appreciation, but some go all out with something more permanent than a costume.

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Tattoos have been around for centuries. Nevertheless, they still continue to be used as a form of symbolic body art. For some hardcore Marvel fans, tattoos are a way of showing their love for the MCU in incredibly creative ways. So without further ado, here are 10 MCU tattoos that make you feel like a superhero.

10 The Winter Soldier

The death of Steve Rogers' best friend in Captain America: The First Avenger was an unexpected, heartbreaking scene. Fortunately, fans were thrilled to see him return as the truly terrifying Winter Soldier. Since that time, Bucky returned to his normal self, was brainwashed back into an assassin, finally got rid of the Winter Soldier, started living in Wakanda as the White Wolf, died, and then came back to life.

However, throughout all that confusing mess, he never let go of his deadly cybernetic arm (not even at Rocket's request). Therefore what better way to honor the poor soldier than to tattoo his own arm on to your own? This is exactly what Tumblr's @zayacv did, with an impressive attention to detail that makes it seem as if a large chunk of metal really did replace her upper arm.

9 Marvel-ous

What simpler way to show your appreciation for a brand than sticking its logo on your back. This man definitely thought that was the best option, and, honestly, the end product does look incredible. Instead of simply recreating the minimalistic red and white logo, he went for a more creative route, similar to what we get at the start of every Marvel movie. A familiar hero's face, in gorgeous detail, fills the inside of each letter.

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Now, it is true that this isn't exactly an MCU tattoo per se, seeing as it features two X-Men (Deadpool and Wolverine, to be exact). However, the colorful logo sprawled across this human back, created by Italian artist Daniele Maiorano, is too awesome to ignore. Also, we probably only have to wait until Phase 5 for the Fox characters to join our beloved Avengers anyway.

8 A worthy tattoo

At a certain point during Endgame, Thor tells the team that lightning is what courses through his veins. Apparently, there is someone else who suffers from a similar condition and this gentleman right here has the tattoo to prove it. The drawing itself is far from incredible. A simple depiction of Thor's mighty hammer. It's the technique behind it that grants it a place in this list.

Using a special ultraviolet ink, Long House Tattoo in Denver created what is referred to as a black-light tattoo. These are basically tattoos that are invisible to the eye unless exposed to a black-light. In this case, the black-light transforms a boring-looking hammer on a regular arm, into a lightning-fueled limb, powered by Mjolnir itself.

7 Hail Hydra

While most Hydra agents tend to infiltrate silently as spies and undercover agents, this woman seems willing to show the world exactly where her allegiances lie. This impressive depiction of the infamous symbol that led Steve Rogers to frozen waters, Bucky Barnes to becoming the Winter Soldier, and the corruption of SHIELD stands out from what could have been a bland drawing.

Instead of a simple circular design with a flat image of a squid inside, the artist, Sean Kotnik, created a truly vivid tattoo. The colors and the purposefully blotted image gives it a very three-dimensional look. It's almost as if the symbol was stamped on to the arm with red blood and black ink.

6 Excelsior!

This tattoo by Anson Eastin is unlike the previous ones. That is, it's neither 3D, glow-in-the-dark, or sprawled over someones' back. Actually, it is a very typical leg tattoo. That's not to say that it isn't impressive, seeing as the entire limb is covered in hammers, shields, arc reactors, lightning, and... Avengers in general.

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However, the one crucial detail that separates itself from the others is a simple handwritten addition to the image. A signature by no other than Stan "The Man" Lee. For a Marvel fan, especially one who enjoys showing his appreciation through his own skin, there is no greater honor than forever carrying an authentic signature by the creator himself. Even more so now that he is gone...

5 I am Iron Man

He had to come up at some point. How could one forget the MCU's central character, the one that gave birth to it all? Up until Iron Man 3, Tony Stark wasn't just bound by his suits, but he was also chained to a piece of technology that prevented the shrapnel (from the bombing in Iron Man) from entering his heart.

As is repeatedly mentioned in Far From Home, Tony Stark's death begun the search for a new Iron Man. This man looks ready to take on the job. This incredible piece of art by Chad Mcdonald looks so real, it's scary. The pulsing blue light in the center of his chest, plus the added infected veins that surround it gives it a truly vivid look. All he needs is a suit to make use of its power.

4 Comedy bugs

This tattoo (or should I say tattoos) created at Sweety Creepy Tattooatelier are, like the movie itself, funny and small in size. Unlike the serious ultra-realism of the previous entries, this one is based solely on comedy. The image itself is obviously nothing special. All it is is literally two dots, two arrows, and the title of a movie written on two arms. The concept behind it is what makes it so cool.

Not only is it a hilarious poke at the hero's sizes, but each arm actually belongs to different people. These are two friends/lovers (could be either one really) who used their combined upper limbs to create one sole MCU tattoo. Scott and Hope would love to see this.

3 Earth's Mightiest Heroes

"Hello, can I help you?". "Yes. Do you think... Would it be possible to transform my entire back into the Avengers: Age of Ultron poster?" Turns out, it is. Instead of going for a simple arm tattoo of his favorite Marvel hero, this man took off his shirt to replace his caucasian back with a mix of blues, reds, greens, and golds.

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Iron Man front and center, Captain America above him holding his iconic shield, Thor and Hulk below them, and Black Widow and Hawkeye in the background. In addition to this, the otherwise empty spaces are covered in clouds and lightning, and the subject's shoulder showcases a group of alien Leviathan arriving from a portal in the sky. No doubt this is a superfan.

2 Snap

Looks like we're back to ultra-realism again with this unusual, yet awesome tattoo. The Infinity Gauntlet was teased ever since they first mentioned Infinity Stones in the MCU. It wasn't until a post-credits scene in Age of Ultron that we finally got a quick glimpse of Thanos' glove, but we still had to wait until Infinity War to see it filled with all six colored gems.

In honor of the Mad Titan, Revelation Tattoo created its very own Infinity Gauntlet, with colored Stones and everything. The supposedly metal screws really do resemble metal screws that are popping out of the skin. The Infinity Stones (especially the Mind Stone right in the middle) bulges off the hand. It's not a complete Gauntlet, but it looks real enough to wipe out half the universe.

1 Avengers... assemble

This is the simplest, most boring tattoo on the list. Actually, there is no reason why it should even be included. Even a drawing of Groot on someone's foot is more interesting than this. However, unlike all the other entries, this one is defined, not by the drawing itself, but by its history. Around the time Infinity War was released, the original six Avengers cast each decided to get themselves inked.

All of them (except Mark Ruffalo) got the same symbol tattoed on their body by artist Joshua Lorde. The number "6" is clearly shown, as are the various symbols that represent each Avenger (although, those are a bit harder to identify). Robert Downey Jr is done, Chris Evans is unlikely to return, and the rest will soon follow. Yet, this symbol will remain with them for the rest of their lives, forever making them... The Avengers.

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source https://screenrant.com/mcu-tattoos-marvel-superhero-art/

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ramajmedia · 5 years ago

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10 MCU Tattoos That Make You Feel Like A Superhero | ScreenRant

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10 The Winter Soldier