Title: Winter's Lullaby

Summary: S.H.I.E.L.D is now HYDRA free but the rest of the world isn't. Of course, this isn't something Steve Rogers could allow to go on, but he also needs to find Bucky. But to find Bucky, he needs help from more than just Black Widow and Falcon. He needs the Illusionist. - Spoilers if you haven't watch The Winter Soldier, read at your own risk.

Rating: Teen, for now.

Disclaimer: I do not own Black Widow, Captain America, Falcon, The Winter Soldier or any other Marvel characters that may appear in this fan fiction, they obviously belong to Marvel. Maya is my character though.

Author's Note: This fan fiction is loosely based on Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie.

Prologue

Twenty years ago...

A small child sat in the living room as she waited for her parents to come home. Today, she turned four. Her mother and father had been bragging all week that their little girl was getting so big. Maya didn't even need to wear pullups like the other kids in her preschool class.

She was such a special kid. The living room was filled with the noise of her favorite episode of Power Puff Girls but they didn't own a TV. Maya was such a special girl, she could create things out of nothing though they weren't real. Just illusions like her name.

"My, baby. Mommy's home," her mother called as she walked into the the house. "Is daddy home yet?" She asked before stopping short as she saw her daughter in the living room with Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup flying around her head. Lucy was normally a calm woman, not much ever bother her, but seeing her child use her gift always unnerved her. Especially since her husband worked for the government. "Baby, you know you can't do that."

The four year old whined softly as a bit of her brown hair fell in front of her pale green eyes. "But daddy isn't here. So … isn't it okay?" She asked slowly. Maya didn't know what her dad did for a living, just that he works in Washington D.C. and he only come home really on weekends and holidays since they lived so far away from there. They lived over the Chesapeake Bay in a small city called Salisbury, about two and a half hours away from D.C.

"Well, sweetie, because of Daddy's work ..." Lucy bit her lip when she couldn't of how to say it. How does she explain to her four year old that her gift could risk all of their lives?

Suddenly, the door slammed shut and Maya's illusions disappeared as her father walked through the door muttering about something. She only caught a word and place that he was muttering about before her life flipped upside down.

Before Bruce could say hello to his dear family, there was a muffled sound before he fell forward. At first, the room was silent. The scream came when Lucy saw the pool of blood from under her husband.

"D-daddy?" Maya questioned as her mother picked her up and ran out the back door. Her father didn't get up as they ran out to the garage. Bullets flew from what seemed like nowhere to the child. Everything was just going so fast. When did she get in her car seat? When did they get so far away from home? When did mommy start talking to her? When did she get shot?

"M-mommy?" She asked through the tears as she stared at the blood on her hands from the wound to her arm. "What is this stuff, Mommy?"

"It's blood, Maya. It's blood." Lucy spoke in a monotone voice. "Keep pressure on it. I'll pull over when we're safe." Never in her life did she think that this would happen. She knew Bruce worked for the government and there were always risks that came with that. But she didn't think his job was that important that he could get killed over. 'Bruce … what did you do? Who were you really?' She thought as she drove on.

While, Maya could only think of what her father had said.

Ocean City. HYDRA.

Present...

It had been a year since the HYDRA-S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed. Maya had been working for the latter since she had turned sixteen. She was allowed to join the agency at such a young age because her father used to work for them. She was their new Agent Rae, the Illusionist. At first, Fury wasn't too happy with the fact that Bruce had hid the ability that his daughter possessed but seeing as when that information leaked and caused his death, he understood.

But it was S.H.E.I.L.D that died this time. Though it was freed from HYDRA, the world wasn't. And Maya planned on cleaning it out, until Black Widow called in for a favor. They needed help finding Bucky Barnes, AKA The Winter Soldier.