Bucky held onto his sister more tightly as he looked between the three Avengers, trying to find a way to get them out of this situation. He didn't know why she had basically sabotaged their mission, but he had full trust in her, so he didn't quite fight this...yet. Besides, something about the way the Captain was looking between the two of them seemed familiar, and his stomach was twisting as he was trying to remember what he didn't know.

"Hold on, you mean the same Barnes that you grew up with in the old days?" Tony asked, analyzing the two assassins in disbelief. He didn't quite believe that, because what are the odds that three friends were still kicking it all these years.

Steve nodded slowly, looking over Bucky's protective stance over his sister as the two slowly stood to their feet. He followed suit, and took a step forward to the twins, but Bucky clenched his jaw and pulled his sister closer to him. It was obvious that he still didn't know who he was, but Lillian did. He turned his attention to her instead, sighing softly to himself. He still didn't know what to say to either of them, what could he even say?

"Do you remember me?" Steve asked softly to Lillian, taking no notice to how Bucky had tensed up when he spoke to his sister.

"Yes," she responded with a slight nod, her voice soft and almost scared. She hated the way Stark was studying her, as if this was all a ruse and she would attack them at any moment.

Steve relaxed and smiled softly at her, tears springing in his eyes. He was so happy, so relieved that she was okay and alive, and she was here.

"Are you... How did..." he couldn't quite form sentences, but the small grin that was forming on Lillian's face made him smile a bit more.

Lillian shifted her eyes to the three that were staring her down before giving him a small shrug. She honestly couldn't remember much, her memories were hazy and confusing.

Steve sighed softly and looked at Bucky, and just as he was about to ask him a question, the tower started to shake. The three Avengers looked confused, and Natasha cocked her gun so she was ready for another fight if it was coming. Tony slid his helmet back on and gave the two assassins a once over before he headed to the broken glass window to look at what was happening.

"Keep an eye on those two, Cap. There's more agents coming, and I don't think they're here for us," Stark said, watching as HYDRA came into the tower. Another shake of the building almost sent him out of the window, but he stopped himself. "And I don't think they're leaving without those two."

Steven clenched his jaw and grabbed his shield, his eyes hardening as he prepared himself for this attack. There was no way he was letting these two escape from him again, not when he just found out they're alive.

"Can you go take any out before they get in?" He asked Stark, who just gave him a curt nod before flying out of the window to deal with the agents.

Natasha gripped her gun a bit tighter and walked over some of the previous fallen agents before speaking up.

"He's right, Steve. They're here for them, not us. They will do anything to make sure they return with HYDRA, they're too valuable to let go."

Steve frowned to himself as those words sunk in, and he let out a long breath before nodding in agreement.

"Then we make sure they don't return," he said in his authoritative tone, "No way I am letting these two go." He sent a look over to Lillian, who seemed to be whispering softly to her brother.

"Мы не можем допустить, чтобы капитан пострадал (We can't let the Captain get hurt)," she whispered to her brother before she pulled away, making eye contact with Steve. She wasn't going to let him suffer because of them.

Bucky furrowed his eyebrows and looked down at her, not understanding why she wanted to just abandon their mission like this.

"Сестра, я не понимаю вашего изменения отношения. Он должен пойти с нами (Sister, I don't understand your attitude change. He must come with us)," he responded, shaking his head as he slowly dropped his defensive hold around her.

" Брат (Brother.). No, he's staying, we're going. Trust me, please? Just this once," she said soft enough so Steve wouldn't hear them.

Bucky looked over her face, trying to understand what her plan was exactly. After a second of hesitation, he nodded, and looked over at the Captain.

At that moment, the door busted down, and a flood of agents who were more equipped than before barged in, firing blindly into the room in hopes to confuse and hit someone in their way. Natasha took out a few of the first ones that came into the room easily, hiding behind a nearby wall. She would help Steve, no matter what, and if that meant protecting these two assassins that she used to know, then that's what she will do.

Bucky picked up his fallen gun and lifted it up as he stepped in front of his sister as protection. He didn't fire though, he was just watching to find an opening for them to run and get out of this building. Lillian slowly slipped from her brothers side, watching the fight as well. She knew she had to leave, to protect her love.

More and more agents fled into the room, and even though Natasha was firing her gun and Steve was throwing his shield and fighting, it seemed these agents just didn't go down. They seemed to be overrun very quickly, and Steve started to panic when he lost sight of both Bucky and Lillian. In that short moment where he was distracted, an agent hit him in the leg, right where he was shot a little bit ago. He went down with a grunt and held up his arms in preparation of an attack, but when nothing came, he looked up with a frown.

Lillian had sent a punch to the agents jaw, knocking him out before he could hurt Steve. She looked down and smirked at Steve's surprised expression before kneeling down beside him, giving his wound a once over before she helped him stand up.

"You okay?" she asked softly, not letting go of his hand.

Steve gave her a short nod and pulled her into his body quickly, giving her a tight hug. He didn't really think about it, he just wanted to hold her again, feel her body heat. He missed it.

Lillian hugged him back and sighed softly to herself, trying not to let her emotions get the best of her at this moment. She wanted nothing more to stay here, and remember everything about Steve Rogers, but she knew she couldn't. She slowly pulled away and gave him a smile.

"C'mon Captain, we got work to do," she said softly, kissing his cheek softly before slipping away from him to fight her way out of here.

Steve watched her walk away, his cheek on fire where she had placed her lips. He missed that feeling, and he was going to fight to make sure he would never lose this happiness again. Grabbing his fallen shield a few feet away, he got back to the mission at hand, taking down HYRDA agents as they came in.

Lillian made her way to the edge of the room, a lone tear trailing down her cheek. She met up with Bucky at the door, who was talking to a few of the agents. He was telling them they were getting out of here, but they needed this distraction to continue while they made their escape. He glanced over and frowned when he saw his sister wipe her cheek, and he immediately got angry. He nodded once at the agents before rushing to her side, grabbing her arms softly.

"Who made you cry?" he hissed, pulling her close when an agent was thrown against the wall from Stark, who had flown back into the room to help.

Lillian laughed softly at her brother's misplaced anger, and shook her head.

"No one, Jaime. Let's go, yeah?" She wanted to leave quickly before she convinced herself to stay any longer.

Bucky kissed her forehead softly before grabbing her hand with his metal one, leading her out of the room as quick as they could. Running down the stairs of the crumbling tower was the only thing on his mind now, while Lillian had millions of thoughts racing through her own.

She gave one glance back, her heart aching silently. Giving her brother's hand a hard squeeze, she looked forward. Once they were both out of the tower, they met up with one of the vans and quickly got in. She stared at her hands as they drove away, refusing to look up at the Avengers tower. She had to leave, for Steve.

Once The Winter and The Soldier had safely evacuated the tower, the agents were called off from the attack, and the remaining ones were quick to leave the fight. The three Avengers watched with confused expressions as they all fled.

"Are they...leaving?" Stark asked, landing on his feet beside Steve.

Steve licked his lips and looked around, feeling unsettled when he couldn't see Bucky or Lillian.

"Where are they?" he asked softly, his body tensing up, "Nat? Where are they?"

Natasha looked around, breathing heavily and wiping some blood from the corner of her mouth. She lost track of them a few minutes ago due to the surprising amount of HYRDA agents that had come in.

"I don't see them, Steve," she said, walking over to the Captain who was starting to panic.

"I can't lose them," Steve said, shaking his head over and over again. He was starting to feel like he was going into a panic attack, which was something he hasn't experienced since he got out of the ice and introduced to the new world. He clenched his jaw tightly and threw his shield at the wall with a short yell out of anger. He just got them back!

"Steve, you need to calm down," Natasha said, keeping her voice calm and soft. She grabbed his face and forced him to look at her, "Deep breaths, okay? With me. That's right, just concentrate on breathing."

Steve breathed along with Natasha, trying to subdue his anxiety. Tony watched from a few feet away with a frown. He knew that these twins were once important to him, but watching his friend freak out this much, he clearly didn't realize just how important these two Barnes twins were to him.

Natasha gave Steve a small smile when he seemed to have calmed down a bit to be rational. She gave him a small nod, which he returned, before dropping her hands.

"I need to get them back," he said softly, the other two Avengers barely hearing him, "I made them a promise, that I would be with them. I can't go back on that, not now."

Tony and Natasha exchanged a look before the Widow released a short breath.

"You already know I'm on your side."

Steve smiled gratefully at her before glancing at Tony, who stepped out of his suit.

"You really care about them don't you?"

"More than you know," Steve responded.

Tony gave him a nod, "Then I guess I'll help too."


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