The Colonel put Kennedy to work writing addresses on condolence letters. There were more letters than Kennedy thought possible. After writing the address on the letter Kennedy put in the mail cart that was emptied each day. Condolence letters were the kind the army tried to avoid sending, when they did have to send one it was a grim occasion. Kennedy spent almost an hour sealing and addressing letters before Steve came into the tent, following behind him was,

"Peggy!" Kennedy dropped the letter she was addressing and practically tackled her sister.

"Kennedy, I was happy when Rogers told me you were here." They smiled at each other.

"I just need one name. Sargent James Barnes from the 107th."

"You and I are going to have a conversation later that you won't enjoy." The Colonel pointed at Peggy.

"Please tell me he's alive sir. Bar…"

"I can spell." The Colonel turned to the letters. "I have signed more of these condolences letters today than I would care to count, but the name does sound familiar. I'm sorry."

"What about the others, are you planning a rescue mission?"

"Yeah, its called winning the war."

"But if you know where they are, why not at least…"

"There thirty miles behind the lines though some of the most heavily fortified territory, we would lose more men than we would save. But I don't expect you to understand that, because you're a chorus girl." If Steve was hurt, he didn't show it.

"I think I understand just fine."

"Well then understand it somewhere else." Colonel Phillips was in a bad mood and was taking it out on whomever he could. "If I read the posters correctly, you got some place to be in thirty minutes." Steve left the tent and Peggy stared at the map on the wall a few seconds more. "If you have something to say, now would be the perfect time to keep it to yourself."

Peggy grabbed Kennedy's arm and dragged her out of the tent after Steve.

"What do you plan to do, walk to Austria?" Steve was packing his bag in another tent.

"If that's what it takes."

"You heard the Colonel, your friend is most likely dead."

"You don't know that."

"Even so, he's devising a strategy if you just…"

"By the time he's done that it could be too late."

"Steve." Kennedy now followed Peggy and Steve back outside. Steve threw his bag and shield into the back of the car they had driven to the camp in.

"You told me you thought I was meant for more than this. Did you mean that?"

"Every word."

"Then you have to let me go." He got into the car and shut the door.

"I can do more than that. Kennedy, go get a helmet." Kennedy quickly did as she was told. Then the three of them were driving to the air field Kennedy and Steve had flown into just days before. Within ten minutes they were in a plane flying towards Austria.

"The Hydra camp is in CrossBow, tucked between these two mountain ranges. It's a factory of some kind." Peggy explained as Steve put his parachute on.

"We should be able to drop you on the door step." Howard Stark, the piolet and owner of the plane, said.

"Just get me as close as you can. You know you three are going to be in a lot of trouble when you land." Steve was of course more concerned for Peggy, Stark and Kennedy than for himself.

"And you won't?" Peggy was eyeing Steve.

"Where I'm going, if anybody yells at me, I can just shoot them."

"They will undoubtedly shoot back." Kennedy remarked.

"Well let's hope this is good for something." He tapped his shield before continuing to strap his gear on.

"Hey, Peggy, if you're not in too much of a hurry, I thought we could stop off in Luzern for a late night fondue." Kennedy rolled her eyes at Stark knowing there wasn't time for anything like fondue.

"Stark is the best civilian piolet I've ever seen, he's mad enough to brave this airspace. We're lucky to have him."

"So are you too, do you two, fondue?" Kennedy burst out laughing and stopped abruptly when Peggy glared at her.

"This is your transponder, activate it when you're ready and the signal will lead us strait to you."

"You sure this thing works?"

"Its been tested more than you pal." Stark joked before they started getting shot at. Steve got up and opened the back door to the plane. Peggy followed him.

"Get back here were taking you all the way in."

"As soon as I'm clear, you turn this thing around and get out of here."

"You can't give me orders."

"The hell I can't, I'm a captain." He pulled down his goggles and jumped out of the plane.

"Did his shoot, open?" Kennedy asked while bracing herself against a wall. Peggy nodded before closing the door and sitting down.

The next four weeks dragged by. Peggy wasn't herself, she didn't smile as much. Kennedy knew she blamed herself for Steve's disappearance. Everyday Kennedy and Peggy woke up hopping he was back at the camp. Exactly four weeks to the day, Peggy walked into the Colonel's tent and found him dictating a letter to Senator Brandt telling him that Steve was killed in action.

"The last surveillance flight is back." Peggy set a picture down on a table. "No sign of activity."

"Go get a cup of coffee corporal." The Colonel was now alone in the tent with Peggy. "I can't touch Stark, he's rich and he's the army's number one weapons contractor. You are neither one."

"With respect sir, I don't regret my actions. And I don't think Captain Rogers did either."

"What makes you think I give a damn about your opinions? I took a chance with you and your sister Agent Carter. And now America's golden boy and a lot of other good men are dead cause you had a crush."

"It wasn't that, I had faith."

"Well I hope that a big comfort to you when they shut this division down." All of a sudden there was shouting and all the men were running past the tent. "What the hell is going on out there?"

They left the tent and followed the other soldier to the edge of the camp. Walking up the road was Captain Rogers and over a hundred other men. Kennedy ran up next to Peggy and grabbed her hand. The men were carrying Hydra weapons and driving in Hydra's tanks. Everyone started cheering as the men entered the camp. Steve walked up and saluted the Colonel.

"Some of these men need medical attention. And I surrender myself for disciplinary actions."

"That won't be necessary."

"Yes sir."

"Faith huh?" The Colonel said as he walked past Peggy. Peggy released Kennedy's hand and walked up to Captain Rogers.

"You're late." He pulled out the transmitter which was broken.

"Couldn't call my ride." For a moment Kennedy was sure Peggy was going to slap him, then she thought Peggy was going to kiss him.

"Hey, lets hear it for Captain America!" The soldier to Steve's right yelled and everyone started cheering. Peggy and Steve just stared at each other.

Hey guys, I still need to know what you think about Peggy being on the plane with Cap and Bucky when it crashes. Just food for thought, she would have a very interesting part to play as the story continues in The Winter Soldier portion of this story.