HERE WE ARE! The next chapter!
Jo, You are going to find out what Amelia's powers are this chapter!
Guest, She left because Colonel Phillips is pretty much her boss and he wasnt about to waste her medical degree.
Italy, November 1943
It's been a whole year since Amelia saw Steve, at least in person. She saw him all over as Captain America. Movies, comic books, even little boys playing as him. They all saw him as a hero, but they didn't know the real Steve.
Pulling out a silver locket that she bought when she left the States, laid a picture of Steve before the serum. She couldn't bare to not take something of him with her...
With a sigh, she put it away and started to check all her patients. It had been raining off and on again for several days which made it difficult for her patients to keep warm.
"Hey, Howlett!" Luke called her name from the other side of the tent, a smirk on his lips. "There's a show going on, wanna go see it?"
Putting down her final patient's clipboard, Amelia shrugged. "Depends on the show."
"Captain America!"
Her heart jumped into her throat, excited filled her body. She ran before she knew she was even running, she ran towards the stage. And there he stood... Steve Rogers as Captain America. Her stomach twisted into knots as she walked to the back stage, but was pulled away by more injured coming in.
Looking at the stage one last time, Amelia ran to the jeep and yelled. "What's their status?!"
"Don't know! We were just in charge of loading them, ma'am!" The soldier yelled back.
Growling, the doctor helped move the injure into the makeshift hospital, then started getting to work. She worked fast and expertly, wanting to done and over with this.
It took about another hour for her to finish and as she did, it started pouring... The show was over and Steve was no where in sight.
"Go, if there are anymore injured, I'll take care of them." Luke said from behind the doctor. "You look like hell..."
"Thanks," She sighed.
Amelia didn't care that she was getting wet, she only wanted to get all this blood off her. Her back hurt and she was sure that her feet were bruised, but with a few hours of sleep? She would get up and repeat the process all over again.
There was a honk behind her, but Amelia didn't move. She just stared up at the sky, letting the rain wash away all the dirt and grime. Slowly, the world around seemed to disappear and left her alone. That was until she heard a heart achingly familiar voice.
"Amy?"
Her eyes flew up, turning her head to see Steve standing right there in front of her. A smile crept onto her face as she sighed. "Hey..."
"Did you know this was the 107th?" He asked, his face serious.
"What?" The doctor blinked, finally noticing Peggy behind him. "No, I just go where Philips tell me to. I don't ask where or who I'm treating... Oh, no." It finally came back to Amelia. Steve's best friend; Bucky was in the 107th. "Bucky..."
Amelia turned on her heel and stalked towards Colonel Philips tent, wanting answers along with Steve. Standing side by side, Amelia and Steve called; "Colonel Phillips!"
The old man looked up, meeting Steve eyes' dully. "Well isn't it the Star Spangled Man with a plan, what's your plan today?"
"I need the casualties list from Azzand." The super soldier ordered, surprising Amelia.
Immediately glaring, Phillips answered Steve. "You don't get to give me orders, son."
"I only need one name, sir." Steve pushed, his face steely. "Sergeant James Barnes from the 107th."
"And I want an explanation," Amelia crossed her arms, glaring at the man.
Looking towards Peggy, Phillips pointed to her and threatened. "You and I are going to have a conversation that you are not going to enjoy."
"Tell me he's alive, sir." The super soldier continued, voice filled with authority. "B-A-R-"
"I can spell." Phillips cut him off, his face frustratingly emotionless. Both men stared at one another, until the old man looked down and stood up, bring his paper with him. "I signed more of these condolences letters today then I care to count, but... The name sounds familiar, especially those Howlett boys." He turned to face Steve, finally showing some remorse. "I'm sorry."
Amelia watched as Steve's face fell and all his hope died, but then he looked up once more. "What about the others? Are you planning a rescue mission?"
"Yeah, it's called winning the war." Phillips nodded.
Stepping forward, Amelia let out a growl. "That doesn't mean anything when they are already dead! And how could you not tell me that my brothers agreed and got captured on this suicide mission?!"
Locking eyes with her, the old man glared. "I don't like you tone, Ms. Howlett, if you would kindly leave my office before you make a scene?"
"Screw you," She growled, then turned on her heel and stormed out of the tent.
She got to her tent and took out a small duffel, taking out the clothes she hadn't worn in several years. Amelia changed out of her scrubs and pulled on her camouflage cargo pants, green t-shirt and leather jacket. Lacing up her combat boots, she heard her tent flaps open and there stood Peggy, soaked from the rain.
The agent smiled when she saw her Godmother in her combat gear. "I knew you would be suiting up, come one, we're going rogue."
"About time," Amelia grinned, following after Peggy.
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Amelia leaned forward, her head in her hands. She hated flying, made her nausea. But all Peggy could do was laugh. "Never were much of a flyer, were you?"
"Things that weigh this much? Should not fly." She groaned, rubbing her face. "That includes cars as well."
"I heard that!" Stark yelled from the pit.
Rolling her eyes, Peggy started to explain the plan once again to Steve. He was paying close attention, but notice that Amelia wasn't even looking at the map.
"We should be able to drop you right on their doorstep!" Howard called, looking over his shoulder slightly.
The super soldier nodded, looking towards the pit. "Just get me as close as you can!" Stark nodded and returned to flying the death trap he called an airplane. "You know you two are going
to be in a lot of trouble when you land."
"And you won't." Carter raised an eyebrow.
Steven just shrugged, replying; "Where I'm going if anybody, yells at me I can just shoot them."
"And they will undoubtedly shoot back." Peggy was quick to comment.
"Well lets hope this is good for something." Steve said, knocking on his shield.
The agent laugh, making Steve look at her confused. "I don't think that will protect you, but I do know something that will."
Steve's eyes slowly looked at the doctor. She was so petite that it was near impossible to think that she would be able to handle herself in a fight, but Steve had first hand experience that she could... But against bullets? "No way, she would only-"
"You'll be surprised at what I can do, Steven." Amelia finally sat up straight to smirk at the soldier. "With me around? Not a single bullet will be able to touch you."
"Amelia!" Stark called back, a noticeable smile on his face. "If you're not in too much of a hurry I thought we could stop off in Usurea for a late night Fondue."
Rolling her eyes, the doctor shook her head. "Sorry, I'm going to be busy, you should ask Peggy."
Smiling at the inventor, Peggy explained; "Stark is the best civilian pilot I've ever seen... He's mad enough to brave this air space. We're lucky to have him."
"So you two? Do you?" Steve pointing between Amelia and Stark, looking slightly nervous. "Fondue?"
Amelia and Peggy looked at one another and laughed. They knew what he was implying, but the doctor wasn't going to answer him. A little jealousy never did any harm...
"This is your transponder, active it when you're ready." Peggy brought out a small box with a red bulb on it, telling them how to use it. "And the signal will lead us straight to you."
Steve looked sceptable at the small box. "Are you sure this thing works?"
"It tested more than you, pal!" The inventor shot back.
Suddenly the plane shook with explosions, causing Amelia to clutch to her seat. Meeting her eyes, the super soldier nodded towards the door and bother of them got up and started to make their way. Steve opened the door, more explosions going off.
"Get back here, we're taking you all the way there." Peggy yelled, getting up along with them.
The soldier helped Amelia with the straps she was putting on. Once she was strapped in, Steve sat down, then looked at Peggy with a serious look. "I'm jumping this plane, turn this thing around and get the hell out of here!"
"You can't give me orders." She said.
"The hell I can't!" Steve smirked, before adding."I'm a Captain."
And then he jumped out.
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He was suprised that Amelia didn't scream or anything on the way down, she just went with it. Landing was rough, but they made it out okay.
"Come on, the factory is this way." The doctor unstrapped herself, standing to help Steve up.
Throwing about the parachute, the two crept towards the factory. "I thought you weren't paying attention..."
Chuckling at him, Amelia tied her hair into a high ponytail. "I'm a hundred and eight, I learned how to observe. There was a map in Phillips office."
"And you remember that?"
Amelia shushed him as the got near the factory gates. The lights were bright, and a few trucks were coming in. They ducked behind some bushes and waited for the last one to appear. Jumping into a sprint, Amelia grabbed onto the truck while Steve basically rolled into it.
"Fellas..." She heard Steve say, then there were many punching noises and grunts and two Hydra soldier came rolling out. Steve stuck his head out and smirked. "Care to join me?"
"If I knew you were going to be this sassy," Amelia grabbed the soldier's extended hand and went through the flaps.
Rolling his eyes, Steve laughed. "You love it."
"Undoubtedly." She grinned.
Amelia was impressed that Steve was able to handle everything, to the guards to sneaking around. But when we got to a table with what looked like clips for a gun except they were glowing bright blue.
"Any idea what these are?" Steve whispered.
Shaking her head, she traced her hand over the gun clip. "Take one, so Stark can look at it."
The soldier nodded and tucked it into his pocket. They continued on, walking through the factory without bringing any notice to themselves.
After a few minutes, Steve found the prisons and Amelia immediately started to look for her brothers.
Knocking out a guard, one of the prisoners asked, "Who are you suppose to be?"
"Um..." Steve quickly came up with; "Captain America."
"I, beg your pardon?" A british prisoner raised an eyebrow.
Turning to face the doctor, Steve placed a hand on her forearm. "Come on, we have work to do."
Amelia nodded and followed after him, then started to unlock the gates. Many of the men came crowding around each other, while the doctor looked for her brothers.
"James!" She called, finally giving up one looking for them. "Victor!"
She could feel many of the soldiers eyes on her, but after a few seconds of silence; a reply came. "Amy?!"
Turning towards the voice, she was met by her two brothers. James didn't anytime, he grabbed his sister and encased her in a hug; squeezing so hard that it was almost painful.
Sighing in relief, Amelia wrapped her arms around her brother's neck. "You two... Always getting into trouble!"
"I know." James put down his sister and grinned. "But you always come to get us out!"
Rolling her eyes, the doctor walked towards Steve. He looked down at her in a unspoken question. The doctor nodded and pointed to her brothers.
"There anybody else?" The super soldier asked, walking past bowler hat and an asian man, taking lead. "I'm looking for a Sergeant James Barnes."
The british man nodded and explained, "There's an isolation ward in the factory. No one's ever come back from it."
"All right." Steve nodded, already making his mind up. "The tree line is northwest, it's eighty yards past the gate, follow Amelia; she knows the way. Get out fast, and give them hell. I'll meet you guys in the clearing with anybody else I find."
"Wait." the black man came forward. "You know what you're doing?"
Shrugging, the soldier said. "Yeah. I knocked out Adolph Hitler over 200 times."
"Whose Amelia?" The asian man asked.
The doctor raised her hand, sighing. "That would be me..." Then she looked towards Steve. "Be safe,"
"Of course!" He winked and ran away to find Bucky.
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They bursted open the doors and stormed the Hydra soldiers, Amelia taking lead. Many of the attacked the Hydra soldiers; taking their guns, one actually ran for a tank. The Hydra soldiers started shooting at the escaping prisoners, killing a few.
"James! Take those shooters out!" Amelia yelled, throwing her hands up causing the bullet to disintegrate in midair.
Her twin brother nodded and charged the Hydra men, killing them easily. "What about those high tech guns? Can you do anything about those?"
"Don't know the properties!" Amelia yelled, concentrating on the bullets that were being shot at the 107th prisoners. "I could end up exploding the whole factory, with us in it!"
"That doesn't sound pleasant!" Victor said, breaking another Hydra soldier's neck. "Alright, then we just-"
The tank came to life and shot down many of the soldiers. The sibling looked at one another and smiled.
"Or we just let the tank do it's job!" Amelia laughed, running after the vehicle and jumping onto it.
Her brothers followed her lead, making it so that any Hydra soldier came near, was a dead man. Amelia made sure that the british man that was handling the gun wasn't killing by any flying bullets.
"How are you doing that?" The british man asked over his shoulder.
Wiping off some sweat, the doctor grinned. "The world is filled with atoms, matter! I just have the power to change those components!"
"Saved us a bunch of times!" James chuckled, coming to stand next to his sister. "We would gladly appreciate it if you told no one!"
The british man shrugged, shooting down more of the enemy. "And let the government take her away? No way!"
Amelia laughed, then pointed towards the right. "Through there!"
Bowler Hat turned the wheel and made a sharp right. "You got it, sweetcheeks!"
The rest of the prisoners followed the tank, knowing it was their best bet. Soon everyone was in the clearing.
Bowler Hat, who she found out his name was; Dum Dum Dugan, started to take roll of all who was there. Amelia made her brothers stand guard, while she made sure that all the soldiers were okay.
A few had some major injuries, and she hand to use her powers to make it so that they would bleed out, but other than that? She tried to use her medical expertise to help them because if she used too much of her power? Amelia would render herself useless...
Ordering one of the men to give her their jackets, she started tieing it around another man's thigh. "You are gonna have a hell of a time getting that to heal..."
The man looked up at her, fear in his eyes. "Will I walk again?"
"Yes," She smiled. "It's just going to take a long time of healing."
Amelia moved on to the next wounded, but stopped when she heard rustling in the bushes. She stood, looking between her brothers. All three were ready to attack if it was a Hydra ally...
James slowly walked towards the sound, fist raised. But then came out a man wearing a blue helmet and leather jacket, carrying another with brunette hair.
"Bucky?" James asked.
Bucky looked up and smiled at James. "Never thought I would see your ugly face again..."
The mutant laughed and helped Steve carrying Bucky towards Amelia. "You remember that time I said if we survived this I would introduce you to my twin sister?"
"Yeah," The sergeant nodded, a faint smile on his face. "I didn't think-"
Steve met Amelia's eyes, both not hearing their conversation. When he knew that James could hold Bucky, he let go and ran towards the doctor. She grinned at him and met him halfway, jumping into his arms; wrapping her arms around his neck and holding him close.
Steve had his arms around her waist, holding her off the ground so he wouldn't have to bend over. "You okay?"
"Yeah, not a scratch on me." She laughed, pulling back to look at his face. "What about you? I heard the factory explosion... Are you okay? Do you need me-"
"I'm fine," Steve grinned.
Amelia sighed and kissed his cheek, holding him close once more.
"So, Captain America..." Bucky came over with the help of James, giving Steve a smirk. "How do you know Amelia Howlett?"
Putting the doctor down, Steve blushed; realizing how many people were watching him. "Well, uh, she was my- and then we met at, uh-"
"I'm afraid all that information is classified." She said with a smirk, Steve's arm stilled around her waist.
Bucky looked up at her brother and raised an eyebrow. "Single, huh? Go on a date with her, you said, have the time of your life, you said."
"I didn't know she was dating anyone!" James shot back, looking between Steve and Amelia. "Kind of been busy being captured and all..."
Amelia's eyebrows rose in shock, then glared at her brother. "You promised him a date with me? Without even giving me a say into the matter?! This isn't the 1800s anymore, James Logan Howlett!"
"Hey, it's was something to get him to look forward to!" Her twin defended, placing Bucky against a tree only to barely miss a punch from his sister.
James dodged again, and again, until she actually got a hit on him. Then the brother started fighting back and it back a dangerous dance between the two siblings.
"I expected that from Victor!" She yelled, punching him in the jaw, then slamming his face into her knee.
Steve watched in amazement... Just watching the two go at it, you could tell they were experienced fighters and you would never want to be caught dead in a hand to hand fight with them.
Victor sighed, then started walking towards his younger siblings; catching both of their fists easily. "Come on, you said 'hello'... You scary Mr. Tights over there."
The twins huffed, then smiled at one another.
"Glad your still as lethal as ever," James ruffed his twin's hair.
Amelia swatted his hand away, trying not to smile. "Glad you age hasn't caught up with you."
Groaning, the twin rubbed his neck. "I was born only five minutes before you..."
"Still older than me," She winked.
Amelia walked away and towards Steve, who couldn't take his eyes off her. Raising an eyebrow, the doctor turned and started checking Bucky for any injuries. He only had a messed up leg, but other than that? He was fine.
All the men watched the woman walk around, unable to make sense of her. One second she was fighting with their top soldier and the next she was making sure that everyone's wounds were properly taken care of. But they did know one thing... Not to mess with her.
"I double checked everyone's wounds," Amelia said, standing next to Steve. "We should be ready to go."
Steve nodded, then looked towards the men. "All the badly injured ride the tank, the rest of you? Prepare for a long walk!"
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The walk was long and hard, especially for Amelia. With every break, she had to give up time to rest to make sure the soldiers were okay. Change bandages and try to heal the worst of all the injuries. She hadn't slept for days and she had used too much of her energy trying to heal the wounded. James ended up carrying her on his back.
"She alright?" Steve came over when they stopped for a break.
James sighed, brushing his sister's long hair out of her face. "She just used up too much of her power... She'll be out for a another few hours or so, probably a day at the most."
"Her power?" The super solider asked. "Is that how she was able to live for so long?"
Looking at Steve, James sighed and started to explain the powers Amelia was born with, the reason she was able to live for so long. He found it that there wasn't a point on hiding it when Amelia already told him about all three siblings.
When he was done explaining, James looked over at Steve; expected shock or fear. But all he saw was complete and utter amazement.
"She just keeps on surprising you, doesn't she?" He laughed.
Blinking once or twice, the twin brother nodded slowly and stood. "You're telling me, I had to live with her for a hundred and eight years..."
"Must have been one adventure after another." Steve laughed, still kneeling next to the doctor.
James nodded, even though the super soldier couldn't see him, then walked away. When he looked back, he saw that Steve had fully sat down next to Amelia; wrapping an arm around her shoulder to keep her warm.
Smiling, James was glad that his sister was able to finally move on... And he was glad it was Steve.
"Hey, how's the good doctor?" James asked, remembering Abraham suddenly. "I've missed his accent."
Steve looked up in surprise, then looked away. "He... Hydra killed him."
"Oh," The news hitting him like it was a punch in the gut. "He was a good man..."
"Yeah, he was."
SO? How do you like it? So I have an idea how to continue the story, but I have two ways it can fall out... Amelia joining the Howling Commandos or staying in America. Which one sounds more appealing?
