194. Permanent Mom

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The car soon came to a stop in front of a small house in the suburbs outside the metropolitan side of New York State. It was a suburb owned wholly by Hector and used as company housing for lead scientists. It was one of the most secure places on Earth as humans and mutants also lived there as permanent security.

"Follow me, son. Diana, you should take Moony for a walk. Alan lives around here. Let Moony cheer the guy up," he advised.

"Got it, mister president," she saluted jokingly and walked away. There was no need for any leash as everyone knew about this oversized white furball and how harmless he was for most folks.

Meanwhile, Hector took the young, old man into the building. There were men in military uniform standing here and there. They saluted him and opened the doors.

"I still have some control over a faction of the Military. Hence I have such influence. But honestly, the nation is pretty divided right now, and when you learn what happened, you will feel the same as I do," Hector revealed. He could honestly see Steve feeling sad at learning that his country invaded so many others for oil. But he might feel proud as well since, under Hector, the country also liberated some.

"Just go in there," He opened the door and let Steve enter.

The first thing he was was a window at the other end of the room. It was a reasonably common room like one would have in any house. But there was something different. As soon as he looked to his right where the bed was, his eyes stayed still at the figure sleeping on it.

He quickly rubbed his eyes to make sure he was not hallucinating. First Hector and now this. How was it that everyone was turning out to be alive?

"Peggy?" He voiced.

Peggy Carter's eyes shot open, and she wasted no time getting up and running to embrace Steve. "STEVE!"

Steve was like a broken robot and had no idea what to do. He didn't even hold her back when Peggy jumped into hir arms. "I know you are confused, sit with me, and I will explain everything to you,"

"Wait a minute there. I've got someone else to bring. You should give them a crash course together," Hector interrupted their reunion and quickly went the next door.

Soon, a tall, strong man with shoulder-length hair walked with him and entered Peggy's room. This time too, Steve's jaw fell, "Bucky?"

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes Jr. had been out of the ice along with Peggy. They came out slightly before Steve. Peggy was easier to manage since she already knew she was being put into ice.

Meanwhile, Bucky was a bit harder to manage as he was brainwashed and a dog of the Soviets/Russians. So, to heal him, he had to take the help of Charles and Jean. Also, just to be sure, he used Soul Stone to set it to default. Then he tried to say the code words that activated the Winter Soldier, and sure enough, it didn't work.

"Hey, Steve... Peggy. I guess I owe you an apology," Bucky still remembered his past, the people he had killed and that was a regret hard to swallow.

"What do you mean? Where were you? What happened to your arm?" Steve barraged him with questions.

Hector chuckled, "Peggy knows everything. I woke her before anybody else and sent someone to give her a crash course on everything that happened in the world. She will update you two. Oh, one more thing. Steve, I got a gift for you. Open it after you've learnt everything."

He handed him a gift-wrapped thin rectangular box and walked out of the room. He was going to see what Diana and Moony were up to.

Steve and Bucky took a chair and sat facing Peggy. Steve asked, "So what's happening?"

Peggy started telling them first what happened after Steve's death. Hector's rule for decades, the various wars he fought in all the way until Hector offered her to be put into the ice with Steve.

"I remember being put into ice but not Bucky. He was not there when I was frozen." She said.

"He found me in Russia in the Red Room. He killed them all, freed the kids, and captured me. I am grateful to him for that," Bucky remembered things hazily.

"That's the president for you," Steve commented.

Peggy continued, "From what I was told, Mister President left the office in 1988 and went to space in search of alien life. For two terms after him, Kennedy was the president, but after he retired, the subsequent two presidents were capitalistic animals and tried to remove every good thing that Mister President made. They waged war for oil, for hegemony, and to sell weapons. Stark Industries was a significant participant in this until recently when Tony Stark, son of Howard, got kidnapped by terrorists using his own company's weapons.

"He's now a superhero and has stopped Stark Industries' weapons division. Other than this, Mister President has taken over the planet's energy sector and wishes to push Earth to become a developed planet, so it can join the United Galactic Federation that involves two galaxies."

(°ー°〃)(•ˋ _ ˊ•)

"T-Two what?" Steve stuttered.

Peggy reciprocated their feelings, "Yes, I was shocked too. Apparently, aliens exist, and there are too many of them, way stronger than Earth. Mister President fought a long galactic war, established the order known as the United Galactic Federation, and became its first president. He's like George Washington of Space. He's the founding father of law and order of two Galaxies."

"What a mad man," Bucky muttered.

"He just set the bar so high for all of us that in order to chase it, any man would achieve greatness," Steve said, feeling pride developing in his chest for the man he considered his idol. Though he still felt round trouble wrapping his head around the fact that aliens are real.

"There is so much more to tell you, but it's not possible from here," she added.

Bucky took his cue at that and got up to leave, "I just remembered something. I will leave you two at it then,"

Now alone, Peggy and Steve stared into each other's eyes while feelings developed in their hearts.

"You look gorgeous," Steve caressed her face and slid his fingers into her untied hair.

Peggy felt the touch and shrank her neck, "I missed you for so long."

"I know, but I'm glad I can keep that promise now. And since both of us are Super Soldiers, I don't think it will be problematic," Steve's words made her blush uncontrollably. The promise was to have three kids, after all.

*BAM*

She jumped into his arms and stayed still while sitting on his lap, "Let me be like this for a moment,"

"Let's be like this forever,"

"Wait, what was in that gift box?" She remembered the thing.

Steve picked it up and tore it open quickly. It turned out to be a photo frame, a massive one. But the contents of it made him sigh and rub his forehead. Peggy chuckled and took it, "Oh my, I never knew you had such kinks,"

"I don't remember this," Steve defended.

"It should be in a museum. You two look so good together," Peggy pulled his leg. The portrait was a picture of Steve and Bucky stuck in ice. Hector had put Bucky in a way that they were hugging each other, and their faces were just a few inches apart as if they were lovers.

"Please burn it,"

...

Outside, Hector and Diana were walking Moony around. What had started as a simple walk through the neighborhood was now a full-blown kill the HYDRA agents mission. Moony was able to sniff out any hostilities from people and would growl at them.

Hector would simply take their soul and read their memories to confirm their identity. After giving the nod, Diana would smack them on the head and knock them out. The two were the best power couple ever.

"I never knew they had also infiltrated this place. I guess I need to start destroying HYDRA seriously now," Hector muttered.

"Well, they were all just mailmen and amazon delivery guys. They can't stay inside the area for a long period of time. Besides, Moony deserves some treats," she ruffled the good boy's head.

"Let's go to the nearby cafe then. I can use a nice coffee," he suggested.

The place was a walking distance away. Hector changed Land Use laws a long time ago after the world war to allow people to open commercial shops in selected locations in all neighborhoods. This ensured that people living in Suburbs wouldn't have to drive hours to get daily items. This also boosted small businesses and helped the economy.

It was a coffee shop run by a local old couple. They used to be scientists at FutureTek but now were retired and living the best time of their life. It was expected that Hector would get special treatment from them.

"Mr. and Mrs. Washington, please have a seat here." The old owner guided them to a window seat and took their orders.

Diana then chuckled, "Do we look so good together that people think we're married?"

Hector shrugged while giving Moony a bowl full of cookies. "I don't know. But people probably see us like that because we do superhero work together."

Diana gazed up at him while acting like reading the menu, "And what do you think?"

Hector acted the same and replied in a low voice, "I don't see any reason to look for another partner. I'm very happy being with you. So in my head, we're already married."

⸝⸝> ̫ <⸝⸝

Diana's face was worth seeing. She loved that Hector was so direct, but it often resulted in her loss. "Likewise,"

She chirped just loud enough that Hector would hear it. And she got what she wanted, a bright smile appeared on his face, and his cheeks flushed slightly. Being superpowered, she heard his heart beating faster. It was a sign of true love.

Meanwhile, Moony noticed everything silently. His ears were perked up the whole time. As soon as he confirmed that this was his permanent mom, he merrily ate his treats.

~I eat extra today in celebration.~ he told himself.

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