Hey everybody! This is an idea I just came up with on the spot.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters below except for Ana.

The sound of music played in Steve's ear. Not just any music though- the kind of music he grew up with. And the shocking part was that he didn't feel sad. In fact, he felt exhilarated. It was as if it was soothing him and waking him up at the same time. The ground under his body was soft, almost lush - so much so that he thought he would slid through and land on his bedroom floor. He didn't want to wake up just yet. Steve wanted to savor being relaxed for once.

"Yes, rest my little soldier…."

Cap's eyes shot open and he sat up. "Mom?" His mom was the only person who called him that. Little did she know the meaning of those words. Ugh what was he thinking? His mom was long dead and buried. His heart ached at the thought of her though and he could've sworn he felt her hand on his cheek.

Steve looked around and realized he had no idea where he was. He was lying in an amber colored field that glowed as the sun hit it. Small dandelions swayed in the wind, going on for miles, tickling his skin. The smell of fresh roses danced around his nose. It was so different from the usual New York smell. The music flowing around him made him almost want to lay back down, but he had to get answers.

"Iron Man!" Cap yelled, standing up.

No answer.

"Thor, Romanoff!"

Nothing.

"Hawkeye, Banner!"

Silence.

"Tony, I swear if this is one of your stupid simulations, I'm not going to be happy." Oh who was he kidding. There was no way Tony would know what his mother used to say to him.

Tired of being a sitting duck, Cap started walking through the foliage. He couldn't remember how he got here or what he was doing before. All he knew was that he was oddly calm. He should've been worried about his team, but something was preventing him from thinking about them too much.

As he was walking down a small hill Steve saw a little girl, about 7, swinging on a swing set, but it wasn't just any swing set. It was the swing set that he and Bucky met on. Steve was getting beat on by bullies and Bucky decided to step in and slam the kid's head into the seat of the swing. Let's just say that nobody messed with Steve while Bucky was around- well at least at school. The thought of his best friend was like a punch to the gut. Steve was surprised his heart was still whole with all the tragedy in his life.

"Hi Captain Rodgers." Her white dress flowed in the wind, her red hair practically dancing behind her.

"Hi, little girl, what's-"

"Come swing with me."

Steve obeyed his orders and sat on the swing beside her. He knew for sure this wasn't a dream now by the way the hard plastic dug into his thighs. And the girl's hair brushed his fingers every few seconds so it wasn't a hallucination either. Whatever this was, it didn't seem threatening. Yet. Cap turned to the girl, who had nearly swung over the bar of the swing set.

"So what are you doing here by yourself?"

"I'm not by myself. Father is watching me."

Cap looked around, but was only met with fields of amber and flowers. "You can't see him yet, but you will. I'm Ana by the way."

"Well you already know me, but you can just call me Steve."

The soldier reached up to pull off his mask, but all he felt was his blond hair. How long had that been off? Ana jumped off the swing and grabbed his hand. The two sizes compared to each other were almost comical. The redhead skipped while dragging the soldier off to some unknown location. Steve wasn't used to going into situations blind, so this was making him very nervous. He needed to get some answers and if he couldn't get them from his own mind, he'd have to find another way.

"Ana, how did I get here?"

The redhead stopped and pointed a little finger towards the sky. Instead of the regular blue he expected to see, it was a black, starry filled sky- almost like in outer space. Small orbs of white light rushed past him and Ana, twirling and shimmering as they went by. The music in the air changed from classic 1940s to more, angelic like music. The field was now lit up like liquid gold. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.

"They're going home," Ana whispered, pointing towards a black oak tree on the other side of the field. He could see the orbs disappear as they got closer to it, but he couldn't see where they went. Maybe this was some sort of dimensional travel.

"Home? Is that how I get back to my team?"

Her eyes filled with tears and she sat down on the ground, her dress turning from white to gray. Steve was instantly at her side, rubbing her back in circles, 'sorry' dripping from his lips like melted icecream. Steve didn't know what he did wrong, but he still felt guilt.

"You don't know do you?"

"Know what?"

Ana sighed and in the blink of an eye, disappeared. The setting around Steve changed to an all too familiar one. He was in some foreign country, but he couldn't tell which one. The sounds of lasers and bullets filled his ears. Alarms and sirens blared. People were crying and screaming. He felt like he should remember this.

Hawkeye bent over, trying to catch his breath. Cap, relieved to see a familiar face, went to him. "Clint, man am I glad to see you."

"It's about time you got your Star Spangled butt over here. We're kind of getting creamed." The archer cracked his knuckles and walked towards him.

"Sorry. You won't believe the-"

Clint walked right through him. Cap froze, the breath nearly leaving his lungs.

"Sorry, I got stuck in traffic."

Steve turned, recognizing that voice as none other…. than his. Another Captain America stood in front of the archer, motorcycle proudly under him. This was not happening. Was this some kind of clone or alien imposter. And why couldn't they see or hear him?

"Hey Katniss, is that Capsicle?" Tony asked.

"Yep, the little bastard finally decided to show up."

Iron Man touched down mere inches in front of the invisible Captain and looked at the visible one. "Listen Cap I know you're not as young as you used to be-"

"Well we all know you're an expert on that subject," Steve (visible) said with a sly smile.

He could tell Tony was glaring at him. "But we need you down near that Central Area." Iron Man picked up the visible Steve and flew him over to the large circle in the center of the city that was surrounded by Hydra agents. Lovely. "It looks like they're protecting something."

"Right as always Cap. There's a bomb in that building there and according to my readings, it's large enough to take out a whole 3 blocks. We managed to get everyone out, but I need you to cover me while I disable it."

"Got it."

Tony dropped Cap suddenly so that he would fall on his back. "That was for making fun of my age."

He groaned and rolled on his side. "But you do that to me all of the time."

"Yeah, but I'm rich and powerful so I can do what I please." Iron Man left the visible Steve to fight Hydra agents while he flew inside. The invisible Steve shook his head as if this was some sort of bad dream.

"Ana, what is going on?"

She didn't answer him and it made him want to pull his hair out. He spun around looking for her, but all he saw was fast blurs rushing past him. When they all stopped, it was a little later and he was inside the abandoned building. All the people surrounding the area were pushed further back and the rest of the Avengers were blocking them. The only ones left in the area were Iron Man and the visible Steve.

"Cap, get out of here. This bomb's gonna blow any minute."

"I'm not leaving you."

"Steve… this bomb is something I've never seen before. I can try setting off an EMP, but it's risky."

"Risky how?"

"It'll shut off any electronic devices in the area, including my suit and the arc reactor."

Steve's eyes widened. "No. There's gotta be another way."

"Cap, there's no time." He could here the rare panic in Tony's voice. The invisible Steve saw the wheels churning in his double's head and he gripped his shield tighter.

"I'm sorry, Tony."

Cap threw his shield at Tony, sending him flying through glass and a few meters away from the building. The genius groaned, rubbing the dented part of his armor.

"Ok, I don't care that he's 90 something, when I get my hands on him I'm gonna-"

The explosion sent Tony flying back again. The invisible Steve could feel the extreme heat on his skin, his brain not processing what just happened. The other Avengers looked towards the building with wide eyes and open mouths. Even the Hulk, stopped looking on with a shocked expression.

"Cap!"

The fire licked up the walls of the building, gray smoke rising to the sky, blocking out the sun. Darkness fell over the Avengers both external and internally. The invisible Steve felt like he was going to have an asthma attack, which he hadn't had since he was a teen. The soldier fell to his knees and squeezed gravel beneath his fingers. A small hand gripped his shoulder from behind.

"Captain Steven Rodgers. Born July 4th, 1922. Frozen for nearly 70 years before being found by SHIELD. Died May 5th 2015 after sacrificing himself for the greater good."

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