My name is Olivia Rogers. I'm the newest member of the Avengers. My father is well known as Captain America, and I would like to complete that destiny to lead the Avengers after he passes. My life has been a bumpy road. Finding out that you don't have a mother, and that your father has been raising you for the past 18 years is heart-wrenching. Then, I was attacked in an alleyway that left me scared for the rest of my years. I watched as Bucky, who my father is really close with come and go just to knock some sense into him.
This day would be the day that I took leadership after my father went missing. It was really strange, I look out my window every night hoping they won't hurt him like they did Bucky. Some nights are the nights where I can't sleep. I go to the headquarters like I do every morning before school, set up my computer with the latest issues, and head off. Living in the United States capital comes with its pleasures and its disadvantages. The pleasures are that you can wake up to the sound of either parades and happiness and some days you just want to hide away from society.
I walk up toward Washington High, I was known for a personality of being that one pretty girl who hates teen boys. I wasn't into that kind of stuff, high school is supposed to be lovers getting together and having a relationship. I have friends, they know my secret but they won't tell. I get to my locker and grab my books for the first part of classes. Seeing my father's picture makes me slam it shut. I regain my sanity as I walk toward my first class of the day. I walked in and sit down in my usual spot as the teacher is walking in with the other students.
The class starts off with the normal ways of taking attendance, and the students talking all at once. It was the day that we would start our new history unit, World War 2. Anxiety hits me like a rock. My teacher Mrs. Wilson, tries to explain how this war started. I knew almost every piece of it from my father's stories, the camps, bomb raids, the conditions of the men. It was like a puzzle to my brain, hearing such stories at a young age, but I caught on as I grew. I don't like getting the attention of my classmates when she mentions my dad and how I was the daughter of a war hero. I am the type of student that keeps quiet, almost never speaks up in class. Anyway, as I was sitting in class something intrigued me to know more about the war.
After class ends, I am on my way to my next class when I am called down to the office. What now? I think as I walked down with my heavy textbooks falling out of my arms every step I take. I walk in to see Tony Stark, the billionaire playboy who I really didn't get along with.
I smile at him and look at the principal.
"What am I doing here exactly?" I ask in a curious tone.
"Ms. Rogers you are to grab your things and go with Mr. Stark," She says with a smile. I am utterly confused, but I hung onto my questions as I pace back to my locker. I grab my things and walk out the door with Tony. It was a silent ride back to where I started this morning. The Avengers Headquarters? He drags me out of school to go back to where I started this morning?
I got out of the car as II slam the car door shut. I look back at him.
"Why am I here again?" I ask with a sharp tone. He looks at me, I turn around and keep walking. He speaks once we're inside.
"I need you to meet the rest of the Avengers, and begin your first mission." Those words bypassed my mind. Mission? Wasn't I way too young for one?
I walk in and see the rest of the Avengers sitting a big table talking about how they would replace Captain America. I walk in and I sit down in one of the chairs. When Tony walks in everything is silent. He starts to speak
"Hello everyone, now most of you might know Steve Rogers daughter Olivia." I wave and smile and they do the same back. "She will be filling for Captain America, for the time being." Everyone stares, I stare at him again with a confused look. I didn't understand, I wasn't ready for the challenges ahead. Tried my best to look like I wanted to be there, but they knew deep down that it was hard for me. Black Widow decided to end the long period of silence.
"So, nice to meet you, Olivia I'm sure you'll do great on the team." I smiled, they didn't know anything that happened in my past. When I was 16 years old I was kidnapped and brainwashed. I became stronger, the stronger I became the more people I made suffer. I worked alongside Bucky Barnes, who helped me train when he saw me there. I had a huge crush on him when we first met. It was a first for me to train with such talent. Anyway, I started the conversation back up.
"What's the new mission." Tony just looks at me. I wait with dignity. I have wanted a spot since I found out my father was Captain America. I trained long hours for the trials, and when I got chosen, I was proud. I didn't want to pass on the chance. After long minutes of silence, Tony decides to speak
"We have spotted a man who looks like the winter soldier in Germany, I know someone here can identify him." I look down. I knew he was going to say something about me, just the vibe of the room turned dark. Tony turns towards me and says
"Can you identify this man?" I stay silent trying to find ways to change the subject. He speaks again, but this time in a different tone.
"Olivia!" he shouts I jump in my seat.
"I know who that is," I say rubbing my hands together and trying not to shed any tears of fear.
"Who is he?" Tony says with a sharp tone. I finally get the courage to speak
"It's Bucky Barnes sir," I say, trying not to shout. He smiles and nods his head.
It was around 1:30 pm when we boarded the plane to Germany. I couldn't look at Tony in the eye, without thinking what he would do to Bucky, who has been through so much. I couldn't stand when they had to knock the sense back into him. I was sitting near the window charging my phone when I get a text message from an unknown number. I quickly turned off the wifi and put on my cellular.
Unknown: Olivia? Is this you?
Me: Yes, and who is this?
Unknown: It's me Bucky.
Me: Bucky!? How'd did you find my number?
Unknown: It was a long process, but I found it. Where are you now?
Me: On my way to Germany, Tony has found you.
Unknown: Damn it. I knew I couldn't hide for long. Does he know?
Me: For now, no. I don't want to tell him, but I feel like he's trying to get to me.
Unknown: Try to find me first, then I will take care of this.
Me: I will try, but it might be impossible. Tony has all eyes on me.
Unknown: Just try Olivia, Tony won't help you find your father, but we can do it together.
Me: I'm here now, I have to go. Where do you want to meet?
Bucky: Meet me at the green and red apartments.
Me: Okay, I'll try.
I turn my phone onto airplane mode and backtrack what just happened. How'd did Bucky know my phone number? He looked in those secret data files, I need to check with him sometime later. But for now, my job was distracting Tony Stark. My mind is spinning with all the possible ideas, but for the meantime, I'll be thinking about where my father could be. A tear falls down my face as I think about it. The pain of being neglected at a young age, then 16 years later kidnapped, then finding out that my father is missing. When I find Bucky, I will stand up for myself to the whole Avengers, and say that this man is not a threat, but a man who is looking for a way to make good to the world.
We land in Germany and I grab my luggage and run to the nearest cab, and direct him to where Bucky is staying. My mind won't stop spinning with the worst possible thoughts. Tony must have been looking over my shoulder. I passed that thought on and tried to think of positive thoughts. We get to the location and I put on my black leather jacket. I thank the driver and walk towards the apartments. Which one is he in? I ask myself as the wind passes through my hair. I hear a door open and I see Bucky standing in the doorway. We lock eyes and run towards each other, we embrace in a long hug.
"I missed you, Olivia," He said in a soft tone.
"I missed you too Buck," I replied with a smile.
We exchanged smiles and we walked into the apartment and shut the door. It was a nice for a rundown apartment, we walked over to one part where he had computers surrounded by other ones. He pointed to one of the computers and started to explain what he has been doing the past few weeks.
"I've been trying to track down your father, and to no avail. He's somewhere out of my grid and his dog tag code is out of date since his last use. I have a feeling he's here, but that feeling is fading." He looked at me with a worried look. I knew he was here somewhere, why would Tony come here. He wants to find my father. I broke the long silence.
"Maybe he is here, but doesn't want to be found." Bucky looks at me.
"That could be possible, only one thing-" He was cut short with a ding from the screen. It read
STEVE ROGERS - #34657A
"Oh my god. Is that who I think it is?" I was staring at the screen, with more dignity than before. If that was my father, I came to the right place. Bucky wasn't so sure.
"Olivia, that can't be your father. I know this because Tony must have found out you escaped."
I sat down on the couch and sunk down in my seat. Tears started forming, when I closed my eyes they fell down like two raindrops on a sweet summer day. The next thing I felt was Bucky's arms wrapping around me and I started to calm down. It was the way he held me, like a child who had just been hurt. It was comforting, it slowed down my anxiety way faster than if I'm trying to.
"We almost had him, Buck" I say while I look into his dark blue eyes.
"I know, I know. We are going to find him, Olivia I promise." He pulls me closer, and I rest on my head on his shoulder. He pulls me close and puts his jacket on my shoulders while I fall asleep. Having the thought of my father being here, would make my life better.
I awoke to the sound of Bucky knocking pans over in the kitchen. I look at the clock and see that it's 5:30 am. I groan and slightly get up and stretch then I put on his dark military green jacket. I stand up and walk into the kitchen watching Bucky running around trying to find the frying pan. I stand there and chuckle, he turns around and stares.
"I guess I woke you up didn't I." He slightly smiles.
'I guess you did." I smile back. We have always had crushes on each other, but we never thought of confirming our relationship. I thought this would be a perfect time.
"Are you trying to make breakfast?" I ask with consideration. He smirks as he rummages the kitchen more. I lean against the door hinge, and my brain was urging me to ask him. I finally get the courage to ask
"Bucky, have you ever thought that we could be a couple?" My hands were shaking at the fact I asked him in a very corny way. He stops what he's doing and looks at me.
"Olivia, I've always had a major crush on you, if you're asking if we should confirm our relationship I think we should." He stops what he's doing and walks over to me. He leans in and puts his lips on mine and I run my hands through his long hair. His metal arm is cold against my skin as he looks in my pale blue eyes and moves away to find the frying pan. I stand there frozen, questioning how I should feel. We have been friends for years, now was the moment that we were together. I sigh and go into the kitchen and help him. We finally found the frying pan and I took the duty of making breakfast. Even in my tired and in an over-emotional state, I managed to make a good meal. Bucky and I sit down and eat our meal. When we finish our meal, I walk back to the couch and sit down. Bucky follows and pulls me close, and kisses my forehead. We stare at each other in silence,
"Olivia, I never thought we would get serious," Bucky says while stroking my hair.
"I never thought that either, if HYDRA knew-" Bucky cut me off
"They won't, I know that because we are off the grid. If they try to hurt you again I would find you." When he said that I felt like we were going to be together forever. We heard the computer ring, we looked and I was surprised. Tony, why. I thought as Bucky pressed the live stream.
"I'm standing in front of where Steve Rogers was last seen, his daughter Olivia once a member of the terrorist group HYDRA is now currently now a missing person. I am joined here by no other than Tony Stark, billionaire playboy. Would you like to give any thought to the past events?" I stared, how'd he know I was a member of HYDRA. He looked familiar, almost too familiar.
Flashback, December 24th, 2012.
I was sitting in a cell with straps around my wrists holding me down. The serum was powerful, my body couldn't take it anymore. I tried to fight them, screaming with all my might, trying to attract attention from Bucky, but I knew he couldn't do anything. Tears were streaming down my face as I heard screams from others in pain like me. The serum didn't take long to activate in our systems, but this one was powerful and painful. I was a different person with this serum. I couldn't control I do, my actions didn't have an effect on me, it felt like I was walking on air, no consequences, no rules, no nothing.
Present Day, Germany
I was sitting back and watching him speak. It was Tony's turn now. I sat up, tears ready to come down.
"We don't have much information at the moment." He started speaking, my anger was rising. I kept it all bottled up when I am present with him. I couldn't stand him, he kicked me off the Avengers when I was released from HYDRA. He thought I ran away from my job, I was kidnapped during a mission. I roll my eyes as I keep watching.
"All we know so far is that she is near the suspect that was apart of HYDRA, Bucky Barnes." When he says Bucky's name I feel my anger rising, I can't control my emotions any longer and I let down a tear of anger. Bucky turns to me, I have many tears falling down my face by now.
"Hey, are you okay?" He asked in a soft voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine." As I finished the door burst open. It was my father, I turn around quickly. I get up and stare.
"D-dad?" I say to him, he just stares. We haven't seen each other in 2 full long years. He looks at me then at Bucky.
"Olivia, get your suit from when you worked with HYDRA. You'll need it." I run to the other room to see my old uniform, I stare at it for about 2 minutes when I snap myself back into reality. This suit is the reason I left it here. With Bucky. I put it on and grabbed the nearest weapon I could see. I traced the star that was on my left shoulder. Memories started pouring back into my mind, the people I've killed in this uniform. I fix my hair and walk out to see them having a conversation. He still has the shield? I ask myself with curiosity. We all step out the door, realizing we have to go against people I once trusted, are now people we don't trust at all. I have a feeling that when an actual threat comes we will bond together, like a thread in a sweater to defeat it. I walk with my father on one side and Bucky on the other. My mind is feeling many ways at the moment. This "Civil War" where people pick sides on who they think is the best is just outrageous, people think that just because I'm eighteen, I'm still a child.
My life is only just beginning. Next, I could wake up to war that we fight together, maybe I will be the one lost.