He doesn't begrudge the extra time it takes to return, pick up Nat and Sam, and turn around again, but it thrums through him anyway: what if we're already too late?
Of the three of them, Natasha is the most calm; she spends a good part of the flight in conversation with Nakia, discussing the best angles of approach, the various teams they can put together and the pros and cons of each. If she's feeling hopeful, she has it tamped down hard; her voice is as steady and even as ever.
For his part, Sam sticks with Steve, keeping him from falling prey to swirling worries and impatience. They stay busy by taking inventory of every thing that might possibly be useful in the jet, by fiddling with Redwing's controls, trying to get the most out of its range.
When they land, King T'Challa, Nakia, and Okoye are there to great them; Sam and Natasha head off with the king, already speaking low and fast, but Steve waves them off.
"I'll get him," he insists, when T'Challa offers to send a Dora down to the hut by the lake. "Start without us; we'll be right there."
He's hardly finished and doesn't wait for T'Challa's nod of acquiescence before he's heading at top speed for the hut by the lake, arriving slightly out of breath before he knocks.
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Of the three of them, Natasha is the most calm; she spends a good part of the flight in conversation with Nakia, discussing the best angles of approach, the various teams they can put together and the pros and cons of each. If she's feeling hopeful, she has it tamped down hard; her voice is as steady and even as ever.
For his part, Sam sticks with Steve, keeping him from falling prey to swirling worries and impatience. They stay busy by taking inventory of every thing that might possibly be useful in the jet, by fiddling with Redwing's controls, trying to get the most out of its range.
When they land, King T'Challa, Nakia, and Okoye are there to great them; Sam and Natasha head off with the king, already speaking low and fast, but Steve waves them off.
"I'll get him," he insists, when T'Challa offers to send a Dora down to the hut by the lake. "Start without us; we'll be right there."
He's hardly finished and doesn't wait for T'Challa's nod of acquiescence before he's heading at top speed for the hut by the lake, arriving slightly out of breath before he knocks.
"Buck? You here?"