The result is immediate. Adaptoid abandons his attack, the machine gun disappearing completely, and he flies straight at Bucky.

Steve shouts, “Bucky, no!” again, but this time with real fear filling his voice.

“Peace, Captain,” the British voice says soothingly, “Have faith in Sergeant Barnes. He knows what he’s doing.”

Bucky clamps down on a giggle because he does not know what he’s doing. Adaptoid reaches him, grabs him by the front of the jacket, and doesn’t stop. They fly into the trees, Bucky being shaken like a rag doll as Adaptoid avoids branches and trunks. It ends when he’s slammed against a spruce, an alarming sound like something powering up coming from the glowing center of the palm Adaptoid points at his head.