Hey! Sorry for the late update it's been a little hectic around here. The third quarter ended and I had to make sure all of my grades are up to par. So to make for it this chapter is 2 times longer than the others! It would have been 3 but honestly I felt this was a good place to end it. I'm hoping to pump out another chapter this weekend because next week I leave for Disney World and I won't be able to update all that week. It will be absolutely wonderful but I do plan to do a little bit of plot forming on the 14 hour drive down XD if not a full blown chapter of writing. Though I don't like not having a word count… Oh well! Well I hope you enjoy the chapter and I hope to see you all again soon!

Let me know if you want to see someone interact more with Peggy! I'd be happy to make note!

Peggy sits on the couch in the common room blankly staring at the blackened screen in front of her. She didn't know what half of the stuff in this room did and she didn't care too much to ask either. Her knees are curled into her chest, head resting safely on top. Her curls were tied back with a loose ponytail at the base of her neck. Life had not been easy in the hub. Frequently she'd find herself lost in the rather large place. She's pretty sure Coulson has assigned someone to watch the cameras for when she wanders now. She finds herself marveling at the technological advances every few seconds. For heaven's sake there is a room that recognizes who you are by your hand.

"Want one?" She nearly jumps at the voice. She spins around finding a young girl holding a beer towards her.

"Yes thank you." She smiles softly. The bottle is cold against her palm as she pops it open.

"I figured it'd be the best way of introducing myself." The young girl smiles shyly.

"Besides catching me roaming around the base like practically everyone else in this place." She tips her bottle towards the girl.

"I'm Daisy Johnson." Daisy sticks her hand out, with a smile Peggy takes it.

"My pleasure. I'm Peggy Carter."

"Of course I know who you are. Wow, I can't believe I'm meeting you." The girl lets out a small laugh crossing her legs. "What was it like? Before… all of this."

"It was… a lot smaller." Peggy laughs. "A lot less women. We were above ground."

"Must have been nice."

"It was wonderful. Our agents were very loyal." Daisy smiles sadly tipping her own beer back. "But honestly I'm sick of stories about me. What's it like here? Nobody seems to like to explain things much around here."

"It's… interesting. Very different from what I've heard. Then again the world has changed."

"How so?" Peggy frowns.

"Well with the inhumans there's been"

"Excuse me?" Peggy interrupts.

Daisy gasps slapping a hand over her mouth. "Oh, nobody told you about us. Maybe I shouldn't have."

"No please." She frowns leaning forwards. "It feels like everyone is keeping me in the dark about everything. It would be interesting to learn something besides how to use technology. Though Jemma is lovely I'm afraid she speaks a tad too fast for me."

"Don't I know it." Daisy mutters with a laugh. "Just keep your eye on the books." She turns her head to the books resting on the edge of the table. Suddenly with seemingly nothing but a short wave hitting it, the books flew out hitting the wall with a thud. Her eyes snap to Daisy who's sitting back with a grin. "Pretty cool huh?"

"That's phenomenal! And there's others like you?"

"Well kind of. We all have different sorts of powers."

"And you call yourselves inhumans." Daisy simply nods. Peggy curls back into herself with a frown. "Can I ask you about some things?"

"Sure why not?"

"You're the one that's good at finding information correct?"

"I see my reputation precedes me?" She smiles.

"Quite. Then again Jemma chats about nearly everyone." A sad smile tugs at her lips. "I have to know what happened to my team though."

"Oh." Daisy frowns. "It may be better if I don't"

"Please Daisy. I have to know." Reluctantly the girl takes out a laptop pulling open. She nods to the older woman signifying that she is ready.

"Dottie Underwood."

A moment of heavy silence falls on the air before she answers. "Died in combat. Risked her life taking out 19 hydra members, age 68." Peggy sucks in a breath before nodding slightly. That had hurt.

"Rose Roberts."

Daisy bites her lip. "Retired at 59, but she was attacked in her home." The thought strikes her heart roughly. Poor Rose simply resting in her home peacefully when she was attacked. A shudder runs down her spine.

"Howard Stark."

"Liver shut down. He was 74 years old."

"Ana Jarvis."

"Died in her sleep, age 87."

"Edwin Jarvis."

"Heart attack… Only a few weeks after his wife passed." Her eyes shut tightly tears prickling at her lids.

"I'm so sorry." Daisy whispers placing a hand on her leg. Peggy only nods allowing the silence to overwhelm her. It feels like she's drowning. Only short breaths reaching her lungs as she wipes hastily at her eyes. The sudden sound coming from the television surprised her, making her jump slightly. "Sorry. I accidentally…" The girl drones of scrambling to search for something…

Peggy isn't paying attention to her, however, instead her eyes drag to the screen as the title for the news lights up Tony Stark Speaks Up.

"Heroes don't wreck cities and risk innocent lives for a criminal. Many innocents have been swept away by his recklessness. We must stop Captain America." Her heart drops to her stomach. She had practically helped Howard raise Tony. He had called her Aunt Peggy and he dreamed of being a superhero. The man on the screen didn't even moderately resemble the young boy she knew. His face was older, more wise, his eyes haunted. A frown now marrs his face.

"Oh Steve, what have you gotten yourself into?"

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Thud. Her fists smack dully against the punching bag. Her heart flutters quickly in her chest. She'd been back for nearly five weeks and already she had regained most of her skills. Shooting the newly crafted guns was an adventure to say the least. They were much lighter than the ones she used to carry. The icers were another story entirely. She prefers the gun if she's being honest with herself. No qualms about if it will work or not. Not that she doubts their ability.

"Hey Peg." She spins around finding Daniel standing a view feet away, just in case she had accidentally startled her. "We're needed in the common room." She only nods walking shortly behind him. He spares short glances at her, pulling at her heart. She hadn't gotten much time with him recently. Training with May had been rough and constant. Rising early in the morning, sparring late into the night when neither of them could sleep. Then there was Simmons teaching her about the new technology with the aid of Fitz. Daisy catching her up on what happened from the time that she forgot. She quietly slips her hand in his offering a small smile. Before they slip into the office he presses a quick kiss to the side of her head.

"Agent Carter, Agent Sousa." Coulson greets them as soon as they step in. The room is full with the team minus two. The tall blonde and her partner, she silently notes to herself.

"Director Coulson." She nods. The phrasing still felt strange on her tongue. She was the director. The last person she had addressed having any charge over her was the man standing next to her. She folds her arms over her stomach ready to hear the reports.

"Daisy and Lincoln, you are to lead Yoyo and Joey in the search of the new inhuman we talked about. It's imperative that we find them before Malick does." The two inhumans nod leading their own small little team out of the room. "Fitz and Simmons, you're with May and I. You'll be on stand by. We're going looking for Lash." Jemma tenses slightly at the name which is foreign to her. She makes mental note to ask Daisy about it later. "Agent Carter and Agent Sousa. You'll be searching New York City for any strange behavior. We've caught wind of tensions in New York with inhumans. If they're hostile use icers only. Agent Mackenzie will act as your supervisor."

Peggy gapes for a second. "With all do respect Director Coulson I made it just fine forty years without supervision."

"Or sneaking behind it." Daniel corrects her slightly. She throws a look at him with a frown. He wasn't wrong, however. Then again she mostly operated without supervision.

"Call it a test. We need to make sure Hydra hasn't influenced your judgement." Coulson states. "Besides you need a pilot."

"Very well. When do we leave?"

"Wheels up in ten." Agent Mackenzie states before strolling out.

"Oh and one more thing?" Coulson stops her before she can slip out of the room. May places clothes in each of their arms. "Uniforms." He answers before she can ask.

Peggy slips out of the room with Daniel hot on her trail. He's gotten better at walking already. He no longer suffers the limp as terribly as he had in the beginning. It's still there but definitely less prevalent.

"First mission." Daniel breaks the silence with a smile.

"It's far from our first Daniel." She laughs.

"No it's not. This is our new start, remember?" His fingers caress hers lightly. He spins her ring around her finger.

"How ridiculous. How could I possibly have forgotten?" She teases. Silence falls over the two of them yet again. Guilt begins teasing at the back of her throat once again as they board the back of the plane. "Daniel I know we haven't talked in awhile and I'm truly sorry it's just that I've been so busy and so have you and…" Daniel captures her lips with his own effectively cutting off her tangent.

"Peg, I'm with you. I couldn't be happier. Believe me."

"I love you Daniel."

"I love you too Marge." She narrows her eyes smacking him on the arm. "No? Well how about just Peg then?" He laughs leaning in to press another kiss to her lips.

"Much better."

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"I'm beginning to think these times have a thing for tight clothing." She frowns adjusting her suit again.

"I'm not complaining." Daniel smiles stepping up next to her glancing around the city. She kept her eyes forwards though trying not to get distracted by all of the sights. They had a task at hand and they needed to complete it. Simple as that.

"Agent Carter, Agent Sousa can you hear me?" Mack's voice rings over the comms.

"Crystal clear." She replies.

"Alright. Tread carefully out there. Just try to blend as much as possible."

"Kind of hard with the SHIELD logo emblazed on my arm." Peggy quips. She hears him let out a laugh and she smiles a bit to herself.

"That's fair." The two of them continue strolling through the relatively empty streets. It was rather eerily empty. Only a person or two straggled across the street, and quickly too.

"It's strangely empty… I wonder if" A sudden blast not far from them cuts off her statement. With a look between the two of them they take off running. They round the corner finding two characters standing in the middle of the street staring up at the source of the blast. Metal glints in the sunlight bouncing off the source.

"Hands up!" Her head snaps to Daniel who already has his icer withdrawn, pointing at the two figures. With a quick flash something sours towards him. His icer clatters to the ground along with a very familiar shield. Daniel gapes for a second., but not much longer. He quickly advances at the one clad in the blue long sleeve. Her heart beats heavily in her chest. His eyes are covered with sunglasses and a cap rests on his head.

"Steve…" She whispers frozen in her place. Daniel throws the first punch in an attempt to subdue him. She's not even sure he had registered who exactly he was fighting just yet. Her feet feel like they're rooted to the ground. She's stuck to the ground witnessing as Daniel crumples from afar. He quickly pops right back up however. The poor man is too resilient for his own good. Suddenly with a swift hit to the chest Daniel flies backwards.

"Carter!" Mack screams in her ear. She withdraws her gun shooting it three times into the air.

"Hey!" She screams forcing Steve to stop turning his attention to her. Their eyes meet and for a second the world stops moving around them. During the fight his sunglasses had clattered to the ground revealing his icy blue eyes. A smile tweeks at her lips. It was true he's alive. His lips are moving and she takes a step forwards.

"Bucky no!" His lips form the shout and suddenly the world is violently jerked back into motion, or at least, she is. A hand grips her throat pushing her roughly against the brick wall. Her eyes meet a whole other set of blue eyes. He looks nothing like the bright eyed soldier Steve had introduced her to. His eyes are foggy, stubble forming on his chin. His hair is much longer framing his face. Her feet kick slightly trying to reach the ground beneath her. He's holding her up by her throat and she's losing her breath, fast.

"Don't be blind Rogers! It's an imposter." Bucky snarls in her face. Her fingers claw at the ones gripping her throat. Instead they just hit metal. In fact, his entire arm is made of metal. "Peggy died." He spits in her face. "Who are you and why are you impersonating her?"

"It's… me…" She wheezes. Dark spots flash in her vision. She can hear Mack yelling through the comms but her mind is becoming foggy. It's hard to make out the words. She looks to Steve one last time before her eyes settle on Daniel, who had finally realized exactly who he had fought.

"It's her! Let her go!" Daniel shouts pushing himself to his feet. "Peggy hold on!" She forces short breaths past the tight grip. It's not enough. Not enough…

"Prove it." Steve nods to Bucky and she's set on the ground. She's positive if it weren't for his hand… well kind of, still resting on her throat, just in case, she would have collapsed to the ground. She greedily sucks in breaths closing her eyes tightly as the world spins in front of her.

"Before you died…" She wheezes. "You promised me a dance… You said you'd have the band play something slow… So you wouldn't step on my toes." Bucky looks to Steve for affirmation. All he can do is nod. Her body pitches to the side has he let's go, but Bucky is there gripping her by the elbows.

"How?" Steve gapes making his way over to them. He wraps his arms around her. For a second she indulges in the warmth of his strong arms. Then she catches sight of Daniel who is looking away. Emotions flood his face and she pushes Steve away from her.

"It's hard for me to explain myself. If you excuse me." She pardons walking over to Daniel. His hands immediately brush the redness of her throat. "I'm fine." She whispers training her eyes over his form.

"Me too."

"Agent Alphonso Mackenzie, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. My apologies Captain, I gave them orders to take action if they found anything out of order."

"That's understandable with the inhuman epidemic."

"Would you mind if we took you two in for some questioning. You're around this place more than we are. Surely you would've found someone. Not to mention you might have a few questions for Agent Carter."

Steve looks to Bucky who only nods slightly.

"Lead the way."