The world feels like it explodes. Lightning surges from Thor’s hammer, lasers shoot from both flying suits and the forehead of the Vision - who Bucky finally recognizes because Adaptoid knows him - and Clint fires at least four arrows a second at Adaptoid’s back. Red light wraps around them both and hovers between Wanda’s hands, pressing the green monster - and Bucky - into the earth.

Screaming curses, but not releasing his hold on Bucky, Adaptoid struggles to break past the force holding him down. Then Natasha, Hulk, and Steve are there, kicking, punching, and smashing every part of the thing they can reach. Adaptoid screams again, but not out of rage. Bucky can feel it, feel the fear as heat starts to build somewhere behind Adaptoid’s temples. There’s too much data, too much to absorb. They can’t control it, can’t process fast enough. It’s too much; the circuits are over heating. They have to get away, have to let them cool.

Bucky screams again and punches Adaptoid in the face with the arm that is a weapon.

Betrayal surges through the connection Adaptoid has forged between them just as it snaps closed. Scrambling back and away as fast as his legs will carry him, Bucky collapses when he hits the tree trunk.