When Sparks Fly

Suit

We head out onto the street, hoping Zemo isn't too far gone and we can still catch him. As we search the streets Sam's phone goes off, "hello? Hey, Sarah. What happened? She said what? Right. Hold on, hold on. I know, I know. Listen pack an overnight bag and take the boys."

I look over to Sam, "what happened?"

Sam lowers the phone, "Karli called Sarah. She threatened my nephews."

"What? Why?"

"I don't know." Sam puts the phone back up to his ear, "okay. Go somewhere safe. Only pay cash. All right? Tell me when you get there. I know. Look, I love you. I'll never let anything happen to you and the boys, you know that. Okay, bye," Sam hangs up. We stop walking and Sam hands me his phone, "Karli wants to meet. She left a contact number and wants you to message her."

I nod, getting my phone out and sending the number a message. It takes all of seconds for them to message back, "she said come alone."

"I'm coming with you," Bucky shakes his head as I turn to him, "I'm not leaving you alone with her again."

"Why? It worked fine the first time, until John stormed in."

"I agree with Bucky," Sam shakes his head, "we're going with you."

We head back to the house to get changed into our suits. As I open the door to the bedroom my things are in, I see two piles of clothes folded on the bed. One is the black suit I had worn in Madripoor. The other is a navy blue long sleeve body suit, black cargo pants, with heeled military boots sitting next to it. There is also a note on the pile:

'How do you want to be remembered?'
-Zemo'

I think about the conversation Zemo and I had about being lost in Nat's memory, which isn't exactly all good. But am I ready to step up on my own, not supported or backed by anyone in anyway? Am I ready to step out as the real Electric Nova, with a suit of my own people will recognize on sight? Not a shield uniform like I wore in Wakanda, not one of Nat's old suits, but my own. I think it's time, I just hope it's right. I put on the new suit that Zemo had laid out. Everything fitting perfectly, but I do take the belt from Nat's suit and put it on, before putting Dutch braids in my hair, adding buns to the bottom of each of them. I walk out into the living room, putting my gloves on, "alright, are you two ready?"

Bucky and Sam look over to me and pause, a look of shock and confusion on their faces. Bucky nods, "uh, yeah, yeah. Are you?"

"Yeah, I think so."

"Where'd, uh, where'd you get the new outfit?"

"Uh, Zemo picked it out?

"When?"

"While we were out looking for him I guess, or maybe before, I don't know. It was here when I got into the room."

"Well," Sam looks between Bucky and I, "it looks good."

"Yeah, it does," Bucky nods.

"Great," I smile putting my hands on my hips. "Are we ready to go or not?" I strut past the boys, but I don't hear feet behind me so I turn in the doorway, "let's go." The boys snap out of their shocked and confused state and we quickly make our way to the address Karli had sent. I stop in the middle of the garden area, looking around, "Karli!" I shout, trying to get her or someone's attention. I look up and see Karli leaning over a railing.

We walk up to the walk ways around the area, Sam leading us, "you called my sister? That's how we're gonna play this?"

"I would never hurt her. I wanted to understand you better." Karli shrugs, "and with your partners not having any living family, I didn't really have another choice." Karli looks over to me, "I see you, um, didn't come alone."

I shrug, "I tried, but they wouldn't let me."

"Didnt take you as the kind to do what a man tells her."

I take a deep breath, not letting Karli get to me, "you have to end this now."

"I don't wanna hurt you. You're just a tool in the regimes I'm looking to destroy. You're not hiding behind a shield. If I were to kill you it'd be meaningless. I was gonna ask you to join me. Or do the world a favor and let me go."

Then I hear Sharon over the comms, "hey, guys, new Cap is moving, looks like he's found them or maybe they found him."

I look over to Bucky, "it's Walker."

Bucky jumps down off the balcony, but Karli hits him half way down. Sam looks over to me, "go." This is all he says before he jumps down. I take the opening and fly up, heading toward the coordinates Sharon had sent.