Morgan Devitt was presume killed in action in 1944 at age 24, this was later changed to mission in action by the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D, Peggy Carter, Howard Stark and Chester Phillips, when her remains were not discovered. Her whereabouts have been unknown until now.
1937 – Brooklyn, New York
"I can't believe I got rejected, I want to serve our country as much as anyone else" spoke a small, skinny boy. He quickened his pace to keep up with taller and much more muscular friend. Both of them had heard America had joined the world war the year before but waited until they were both old enough to register before actually doing it. Bucky looked over to his best friend, a small smile on his lips at seeing how determined Steve was to join the army and follow his parents footsteps. He knew both Sarah and Joseph would be proud of their only child, to see him so willing to serve his country despite the risks and his health issues. "I got no right not to give my life like everyone else" added Steve, making sure his blond hair was near, he knew their other friend would be out there doing something, she normally was.
"There are other things you could do, Steve. You don't have to go to the front lines of war" responded Bucky, waiting for the traffic to thin out before crossing over the street to the dinner the pair of them normally met their raven haired friend at. She had finished school and now aimed to help as much as she could, even if that meant risking her life. He could remember the time she had helped Steve out when he had gotten himself into a fight again, she certainly taught the much bigger man not to underestimate her just because of her gender. She had patched Steve up that afternoon and sent him on his way with a smile as she had always done. Both men knew if she was determined enough to do something then she would do it, her determination and stubbornness was her strength, most would give into her eventually.
"Took you two long enough" spoke the raven haired, ice blue eyed girl outside the dinner, as normal she wore her dark coloured skirt with the matching top, her hair in loose curls although there was a flower on the left side just behind her ear. As always the outfit showing off some of her curves. "So how'd it go?" asked the same woman, giving both men a hug with a small smile on her lips, she had her bag slung over her shoulder, the necessary things to help her through the day stashed inside. "Not go so well?" finished the dark haired woman, her smile fading upon seeing one of best friends shake his head at her last question, she knew how much Steve wanted to do enlist and serve his country, he was so determined to follow in his parents footsteps and make them proud, yet it appears due to all of his health issues that was unlikely to happen at the moment.
"I keep telling him there are other things he could do" responded Bucky, he was proud he was able to enlist however he felt a little guilty for being successful when his best friend in Steve had been turned down. Although he had the same feeling as Morgan did that it wasn't going to end that easy for Steve, he would keep trying until he was successful in his efforts of helping those who needed it the most. "So how things go with you. Did you talk to your dad?" asked Bucky, he knew today was just as important for Morgan too just because her father had said he had found the perfect job for her. Like Sarah Rogers, Alice Devitt was a nurse but she had died years ago from cancer. Morgan's father Daniel had been doing the best he could for her, making sure she had everything she would need growing up.
"Yeah I spoke to him, lets just say the job he found for me wasn't what I was expecting" replied Morgan giving them pair of them the letter she had received from him just an hour or so before. "An SSR agent for the war, its the scientific division to combat the German forces. I go to Colonel Chester Philips next week" added Morgan revealing her father had signed her up for being an agent of some sort, making sure she would be doing as she wanted and helping her country, although not in the same way her mother had. She would be in the war zone, helping in anyway she could. "You'll be able to serve your country Steve, I know you. You can be more stubborn than both me and Bucky put together" finished Morgan pulling him into a hug one more time before entering the diner, it was their favourite one to go to, they had been going there since they were kids. Their parents always used to take them there after school twice a week to get a milkshake and cookie as a treat for doing well or just as a small tradition they had created. This is where they had come so close to each other.
2015 – Avenger Tower – New York
"If your friend Bucky was the Winter Soldier and is currently M.I.A then who the hell did that?" asked Clint, as normal he was in the tower, looking over a few things. He had been helping Natasha, Steve and Sam to find Bucky since Steve had found out he was still alive and under the control of HYDRA for so long. Since Alexander Pierce was revealed to be the head of HYDRA and been killed by Nick Fury there had been a string of what appeared to be assassinations, a similar m.o to what Bucky had when he was the Winter Soldier. "Please tell me there isn't another one out there like Bucky" added Clint, having a feeling if there was another out there, then it would only be a matter of time before they had a personal meeting with them. Steve only looked down at the object he had in his hand, the dog tags that once belonged to his close friend, one had returned to him in Bucky yet the other he knew for sure was dead.
"Steve, you okay?" asked Natasha, her red hair in a curly style, she knew after finding out Bucky was alive, he had been different like he was trying to understand why his best friend had been put through so much torture over the last seven odd decades. Steve looked up, nodding to her question while keeping a tight grip on the last reminder of Morgan he had, other than the old photographs and the museum bio that was there for her. He knew if she was there then she would tell him to focus and try to think as Bucky was right now. She would be the one to be leading them and helping as much as she could to get him back. "Who was he?" asked Natasha seeing the name Morgan Devitt on the tags Steve had hold of, she knew whomever Morgan was met a great deal to him.
"Morgan Devitt, she was mine and Bucky's best friend. She became an SSR agent in 1937, signed to the division that made me, she was sent to the front lines of war as Howard Starks protector. Killed in action in 1944 when she was hit during on the attacks, she lost her balance and fell of the cliff" replied Steve revealing Morgan was actually female and what happened to her. Tony looked over to where Captain America stood recognition on his features upon hearing her name. "Her dad died a few years later, never able lay her to rest due her body never being recovered" added Steve revealing he had done his research and found out her father had died without ever being able to give his only daughter the proper goodbye she deserved. "Her death motivated me and Bucky to destroy HYDRA once and for all, we attacked and destroyed every base we could locate" finished Steve remembering they had taken down as many enemy bases as possible in her memory. They lost her with that being the only way they could handle it.
"Morgan Ezra Devitt born 17th August 1920, the second child and only daughter of Alice Evans and Daniel Devitt. Presumed killed in action after an attack in 1944 later changed to missing in action shortly after the end of World War 2, by Howard Stark and Peggy Carter after no evidence of her death was found and no body was recovered" came the voice of Jarvis, confirming there was still a chance she had survived the war. All of them knew if she was still alive then she would be 95 going on 96 now. "No record has been recorded of her since 1944, no death certificate, marriage certificate, nothing" added Jarvis, making sure it was known although there was a chance she was still alive there was also no trace of her since that particular year.
"Yet in 1948 an unknown assassin appeared, high trained in combat, faster and more agile than any other assassin recorded before. It was reported that this assassin appeared to be female. Although deadly they were more gentle and smaller than most" spoke Tony bringing up the file he had decoded from the internet, it being one of the many Natasha had put on their when she brought down both HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D, months before hand. "S.H.I.E.L.D kept an eye for her, recorded she appeared several times over the last seventy odd years, each time leaving a witness but destroy all cameras in the area, one picture caught of her. They named her Ghost, they were also pretty sure she was female as well" added Tony revealing the company they had all being working for as part of the Avengers had been keeping a close watch on the mysterious assassin.
"Howard was also pretty sure Miss Devitt didn't die back in 1944, with the help of Colonel Chester Phillips, he looked into what could have happened to her. They both determined she had survived when all accounts of her lead nowhere, she wasn't submitted to any medical tents on site, all unmarked graves in the area were male, the only trace of her they found was a small pool of blood at the bottom of the cliff. They took a sample of the blood, its was stored until they could test it for DNA" said Clint remembering when he had come across that file, Fury had tasked him with looking into the said mysterious assassin when she reappeared a few years back, around about the time when Natasha had come across the Winter Soldier. "The last option both come up with was Morgan was this assassin, but all evidence they had collected on it was lost after both Colonel Phillips and Howard Stark died. No one knows what happened to the information or files they had made" added Clint knowing if she was the assassin then it would tear Steve apart more than it already was.
"What's the odds of her being this Ghost Assassin?" asked Rhodey, like Tony he had been there the entire time, listening to what was being said. He had heard of this Ghost before, she was said to be responsible for a few military planes going down a few years ago, each pilot who had ejected and met their end at her hand, a single bullet execution style, no markings on the bullet and no footage of what happened, each pilot had just said ghost before all communication was lost. "Steve, Natasha and Sam found out the Winter Soldier is Sargent James Buchanan Barnes, Steve's best friend from childhood, what are the odds of this Ghost Assassin being his other best friend, what are the odds of HYDRA having both of them?" added Rhodey not sure if he could believe HYDRA had taken and turned both of Steve's childhood friends into the monsters they had become known as. Plus from what he could tell from the pictures of Ghost, she looked as if she was a normal girl. "Did anyone consider that maybe Ghost is a code name handed down when one retires another takes their place?" finished Rhodey trying to think of anything but another out there.
"That's has the same blood type, height, build and unchanged skills. Nope I doubt its a different person every time. Every matches perfectly" responded Clint knowing deep down the person behind Ghost was the same every time. He could remember Coulson getting his team to analyse the patterns, determining them to be the same person. "There only one way to find out, who she is" added Clint knowing the others would understand what he was referring to. It was at that point Thor appeared nodding to each in the room who made up the Avengers, he soon turned his attention to the hologram pictures in the centre of the room, clearly none the wiser on who either of the two shown were or what he had walked into.
