"Pietro Erik Maximoff. Friend. Brother. Avenger."

The gravestone was what made it feel permanent. Every day for the past week since the New Avengers had been assembled, Wanda comes out here to pay respects to her brother. One of the first times, Steve had come out and comforted her, saying that everyone else would have done the same for him and that he was an Avenger. Wanda appreciated his kindness, but he knew that she wanted to grieve in peace. He would often watch her through the window to make sure she was okay, which she didn't know about. He was leaning against a wall, watching her speak aloud to her brother, not trying to hear what she was saying.

"Come here often?" asked Widow as she walked up to him and stood with her arms crossed, watching Wanda, studying her.

"Every morning. I know what it's like to lose someone you love, but I was always an only child. I can't imagine what she's going through right now." responded Steve.

"I had two sisters when I was little."

"What happened to them?"

She didn't respond. But Steve saw the change in emotion on her face, he saw all the color drain away. He knew it was a painful story, and he wasn't going to pry.

"I have something to tell you." Said Widow.

"What about? Banner?"

"No… it's about Coulson."

"What's the word on him? I heard his team was having trouble, but-"

"No, it's not directly about Coulson. Do you remember when Fury told us he was alive?"

"How could I forget?" responded Steve coldly. It was not a pleasant encounter.

"Do you remember when he went into detail about how?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

"Well, the original purpose for Project: T.A.H.I.T.I. was to restore life to a fallen Avenger."

"And?"

Instead of responding, Widow turned her head towards Wanda. Steve squinted and also looked at Wanda, confused. But suddenly…

"No."

"Steve, you can't-"

"No! We can't put Pietro through the same torture Coulson went through!"

"It wouldn't be the same! Quicksilver's biology is different! Even before HYDRA's experiments, he and Wanda were something else, something unexplainable! He's not even completely dead, Dr. Cho has managed to replace some of his damaged tissue, and we're prepping his body for-"

"You mean to tell me that Pietro's body isn't in the ground right now where Wanda thinks it is?"

"It's in the Special Projects lab. It will take time, but we will bring him back."

"And you did all of this without telling me. Why am I not surprised?"

"Cap, you can place the blame on me all you want, but can you imagine how happy Wanda will be when she gets her brother back?"

"I don't see how even you could keep a secret this big." Said Steve, with clear disdain in his voice.

"You're going to keep it too."

"No."

"Yes, Cap. We need to keep this as under wraps as possible, no one can find out about this until it's for sure."

Steve sighed. "What's dead should stay dead." He thought of Bucky. He thought of himself.

"I don't think Wanda would agree with you."

Steve glared at her. "Fine. I'll keep it a secret, but I am not okay with this." He then stormed away, not looking back. Nat stood, defeated, and let out a large sigh. She looked out the window and it seemed Wanda had already come back inside. "This is gonna tear us apart… but it's worth it." She seemed as if she were trying to convince herself more than anyone else.

Later in the day, Cap was trying his best not to think about what Nat had told him, but it was eating away at him. Luckily, a distraction came in the form of Sam Wilson.

"Cap! I've got a lead. It's a big one." He said quickly as he ran into Steve in the hallway.

Steve didn't even hesitate. "Suit up and tell everyone to meet in the Landing Bay."

"You got it."

A solid fifteen minutes later, the New Avengers were assembled in the Landing Bay. "Falcon found a lead on a missing person who we've been chasing for some time now. He's dangerous, and possibly so is everyone he could come into contact with."

"Who exactly are we chasin' after, Cap?" asked War Machine.

"James Barnes. He's called the Winter Soldier."

Vision's eyes glowed for a few seconds and then returned to normal. "James Buchanan Barnes. He fought in World War 2 with you and was a member of the Howling Commandos. All reports pre-dating the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. list him as deceased. However the S.H.I.E.L.D. files leaked onto the internet have limited information on him."

Everyone stood in shock. Although they knew Vision's powers, they still got surprised by them.

"Right… well, we're going to find him. Falcon says that he's being hunted down by a smaller faction of HYDRA, headed by persons unknown. Vision, if you could look into that-"

"Understood. It may be difficult, but not impossible."

"Good. It can wait, right now, our priority is finding him. Alright Avengers, move out." Said Cap as they all began walking towards the Quinjet. Although almost all of them could fly, they still used the Quinjet.

Widow stopped Cap after he took a few steps and said "Are you sure you can handle this, Cap?"

He glared at her and said "I'll be fine. Get situated, wheels up as soon as we're all ready."

He then walked passed her, and she sighed before following him into the jet.