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Thank you again now here is the long awaited Chapter Nine!

Chapter 9: Battle of New York

Jamie always felt better when she was looking down the scope of her rifle. She preferred the older models over the newer, it was a preference really. So when she pulled out her rifle and checked the scope the others just stared in silence. She did her routine check of the weapon and the ammo before checking the scope.

"Jamie why are you using that ancient thing?" Noah asked with a sigh as he picked up his own weapon.

"Noah this is a 1903 Springfield, it was so damn good that it was in service from 1903 to fucking 1974, that is over seventy years. Just because you are a lousy shot doesn't mean I am. I prefer this because it is a classic." She said almost as if she were talking about a car and not a rifle.

"Where is the part for the laser scope?" Noah asked with a glare at her comment about him being a lousy shot.

"I'm sorry but a laser? You realize that shit alerts your target that you are aiming at them? This baby is silent, by the time they hear it it'll be too late! And unlike the M1 there is no ping to alert your location after you run out of ammo!" She said with a smirk as her brother continued to glare at her and attempt to tell her that her outdated weapon choice was a poor one.

"You know, Bucky used a Springfield during the war, it was a great weapon it got the job done…" Steve said causing the siblings to turn towards him. Jamie grinned as she raised a hand in a, need I say more kind of way. Noah just let out a frustrated grunt before walking away as Jamie just looked up at Steve with a grateful smile.

She made her way out the door but paused as she caught her reflection in the glass. She was wearing the suit Coulson designed for her after he heard Captain America was back and she was to be his so called handler. It was an Army green sleeveless cat suit with a blueish grey leather motor jacket that had a small wing decal on the left shoulder. She remembered Coulson telling her he saw it fitting since her Grandfather wore a similar patch when he was one of the Howling Commandos.

"Phil design that?" Jamie turned to see Clint already in his combat uniform.

"Mhmm, look he even put a Cap wing patch." She said with a soft chuckle.

"Yep that is definitely a Coulson design. That man sure was a Cap fan." Clint said with his own laugh as he threw his arm around her shoulders giving her one of his famous side hugs, as her best friend he always knew when she needed one.

The ride on the Quinjet was a quiet one. Jamie sat towards the back trying to relax. She never liked flying and she hated anything involving heights. So naturally sitting towards the back where there were no windows was the best thing. Steve slowly made his way back to her with a half-smile, since her little breakdown he continued to give her looks of pity whether he intended to or not.

"Steve, please I can't deal with anymore pity looks." She said as she continued to scroll through her iPhone's playlists. She was trying to find the right playlist to calm her and decided that she would play her Tron Legacy playlist. The sounds of Daft Punk never failed to soothe her nerves when she was too worked up and couldn't handle songs with words, which wasn't uncommon when she was seriously worked up.

"Sorry." He paused when she sent a glare for yet another apology. He just sighed not knowing what to do other than sit next to his girlfriend and rest his tired head on her shoulder. She looked down at him with a look of curiosity. He was getting better at showing his emotions, when he had first woken up he had hid many of them because that was how he was raised. Men from his era didn't show emotions on their sleeves they kept them to themselves. So when she heard him sniffle she sighed.

"I'm not really mad at you. It's just…Coulson was like a second Dad to me when I first came to SHIELD. Barton recruited me, but Phil was the one who helped train me to be an Agent. When I first graduated from the program Phil was in the front row with my family smiling just as proudly as my Dad that day. When he heard that I was Bucky's granddaughter he started buying me everything that was related to him. I have a few history books that mentioned him and he even gave me this trading card that has his picture on it." She said as she pulled an old trading card in a plastic sleeve. It was a picture of her grandfather in his trademark blue Howling Commando jacket with a silvery star like on Steve's suit behind him. Jamie smiled at the card as she handed it to Steve who still had his head resting on her shoulder.

"I didn't know they made one of Bucky…" He said with a chuckle.

"They made only a few, it's one of the rarest cards. There are only about one hundred left. But Phil's Dad had two as a kid and gave them to him. And when I first joined SHIELD he gave me one. It was Phil that gave me the old USO poster of you, it became a tradition to find whatever Cap related stuff we could find and gift it to each other. One year for Christmas I managed to find a waffle maker that made the waffles look like your shield and that year he gave me a scarf with your shield all over it." She said with a laugh as he smiled up at her before leaning up to kiss her lips softly.

"I don't know if I should be flattered or disturbed there is so much merchandise revolving around me." He said with a laugh.

"In between the two I suppose…so flisturbed." She said with a laugh he sat up shaking his head.

"That isn't a word sweetheart." She gave him a wink and told him he couldn't convince her otherwise making him laugh even harder.

Seeing Stark flying around fighting aliens was a sight Jamie wasn't prepared for. But it was what she saw as Romanoff spoke through the comms.

"Stark, we are on your three, headed northeast." She said as she and Clint navigated the Quinjet towards him.

"What did you stop at a drive thru? Swing up Park. I'm going to lay them out for you." Stark's voice came over the intercom. She could only think how she would have liked to stop at a drive thru, she tended to eat when she was nervous and seeing aliens sure as hell made her nervous.

Jamie didn't know what to expect once the Quinjet was to land, but she did know that they were to meet Tony at Park. What exactly they were going to see there was actually a mystery but they did know that they would have to keep an eye out for any sign of trouble and to handle the situation whether it were in the form of crowd control or saving the day.

All of a sudden the Quinjet lurched and shook as Loki had fired at it with his scepter. Things definitely did not go as planned just like they never do and the Quinjet began plummeting towards the ground. Jamie panicked as her biggest fear was becoming a reality she screamed as Steve grabbed onto a pipe above him and quickly wrapped an arm around her waist pulling her close to him to protect her. When the aircraft crashed he quickly twisted his body so she landed safely on top of him and his arms shielded her from injury.

"Jamie, sweetheart you're alright. It's okay. Look at me." Steve said using what could only be described as his Captain America voice. She looked up at him and took a deep breath. She couldn't have a panic attack now, she needed to stay strong. They had to stop Loki. He carefully brushed a stray strand of hair from her face with a smile before she started to sit up looking around her. Everyone was fine, she was fine she wasn't dead and she wasn't hurt. It wasn't like last time, she was safe and she was going to avenge Phil.

Jamie leaned down quickly and gave Steve a quick peck on the lips before standing up and grabbing her rifle. Just as she made her way out of the Quinjet she gulped, out of the portal came a large armored creature that looked like some monstrous whale which had an even larger roar.

"Stark are you seeing this?" Steve asked over the comm as he gauged Jamie's reaction as if he were seeing if she were okay and also seeing what he was.

"Seeing, still working on believing. Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?" Stark asked making Jamie pause, she could only imagine the clean up after both aliens and the Hulk came through, but she sure as hell didn't want to face this threat without the Hulk on her side.

"Banner?" Steve asked in a confused voice almost as if he was thinking the same thing.

"Just keep me posted." Tony said in response. Jamie turned towards Steve with a quick smile before speaking up.

"I'm going to find some high ground, don't do anything stupid until I get back Rogers." She said with a laugh he however responded on reflex.

"How can I? You're taking all the stupid with you." He didn't realize what he said until she turned back towards him with a raised eyebrow.

"Excuse me? I'm taking the…I don't think so Rogers." She said with a laugh.

"Sorry…that's…I…Bucky said the same thing…for a moment…" He seemed to struggle with what to say but she instantly understood. And just told him to not worry about it. Finding some high ground was easy for Jamie, Loki couldn't have picked an easier field for Jamie. She managed to climb up a fire escape to a small apartment complex and checked her rifle before setting up in her new little nest. Pulling her iPhone out, she began playing her Tron Legacy playlist and slipped in her earbuds. It was her way of calming herself as she looked in the scope of her rifle.

As the tunes began to play Jamie watched Steve and the others begin fighting of all things aliens she couldn't help but shake her head at the weird sight before her, she still hadn't gotten used to that. She had shot a few of the Chitauri and reloaded as she hopped down her high ground and ran off to another fire escape grabbing her colt from her holster and firing at another Chitauri. Before putting the pistol back in its holster and scurrying up the nearest fire escape. Just as she knelt into position she noticed a Chitauri behind Steve who didn't notice it so she lined up a shot and fired. The loud crack made Steve look up towards her and with a grateful smile and a mock salute he continued to fight the nearest Chitauri.

As she watched Steve run off she realized she was low on ammo. Quickly jumping down from the perch she was on she made her way towards Clint and Natasha but was stopped by a large Chitauri that let out a loud screech as it saw her. She flipped her rifle and swung it like a baseball bat hitting the creature in the face with a loud crunch as what she assumed were facial bones cracked under the force.

"Don't fuck with me bitch!" She screamed as she spun around and hit another. She couldn't help but grin as Derezzed began to play on her iPhone, it really was a great song for fighting. With a few well timed swings and kicks she took out a few more.

"Nice one Barnes!" Came a voice from her left, she noticed it was TJ Dugan one of the Howling Commando Legacies. She made note that there were a few other legacies including; Noah, Carter, Jace, Gabe and even Marie Delacour who was Dernier's granddaughter. She was surprised to see Marie though since she retired from SHIELD a few years back after she got married.

"Back so soon Marie?" She said with a smirk as the French woman shot a Chitauri in the face with her pistol.

"Oui, I couldn't let these connardstake over New York!" The woman said with a grin, TJ let out a booming laugh since he understood the two French words she used he pretty much only knew the dirty words in French. Jamie felt like it was old times with the other legacies fighting alongside her. Early on in her days with SHIELD she was often sent on missions with the legacies so they were able to work together like a well-oiled machine. They were so good at working together Marie actually carried ammo for Jamie's rifle in her belt which was what she tossed to Jamie with a smirk.

"Plus de munitionsBarnes!" She said as Jamie spun around to catch the ammo and reload her rifle.

"Merci beaucoup!" Jamie replied with a grateful grin. She however frowned when she saw Steve run and do some flip routine off the roof of a city bus while under fire. "Dumbass doesn't understand don't do anything stupid!" She snarled as she shot a Chitauri that came towards her in the face, it let out a high pitch squeal before it fell dead. She threw her rifle towards Carter who began using it after his pistol ran out of ammo.

"Don't scratch my rifle Falsworth or I'll kill you!" She screamed before she began running towards Steve she slid under another and fired a shot with her pistol at what she assumed would be its crotch. She watched Carter flinch at the shot making her smirk. That was sure to get her point across. As she jumped to her feet she continued to run towards Steve who was fighting off Chitauri while on the roof of a car. She noticed two NYPD officers staring at him in wonder and amazement. She managed to catch the end of what he was telling the officers.

"Perimeter 39th Street!" She gasped as she saw a Chitauri he had missed and fired a shot, the bullet flew past his face making him jump just as it hit the creature in the forehead.

"Did I not tell you to not do anything stupid Rogers?" She said with a loud sigh, making him smirk at her. She followed close behind him as he made his way towards Agent Romanoff and Barton. The two were holding their own quite well against the alien invaders. Jamie let out a screech and jumped as she heard the loud crack of thunder that followed Thor's attack on the surrounding Chitauri.

"God damn it Thor! Give a girl a bit of a warning before doing that! I freaking hate thunder and lightning!" She said as she threw a mock punch at the blond man who gave her a sheepish grin. She looked around her surroundings and scoped out any nearby threats but for the moment there were none close by. Turning towards the others she overheard their conversation.

"I have unfinished business with Loki." Thor said with a grimace as he gripped Mjolnir tightly.

"Yeah, well get in line." Clint said as he played with an arrow making Jamie snort.

"Oh please, I should be at the top of the list to kick his ass! Are you forgetting what the dick did to my arm? In case you did here is the cast to remind you." She said sarcastically as she held up her right arm showing her blue cast. Clint chucked as he called dibs on seconds. Before anyone else could make their claims the sound of a motorcycle engine grew closer, it was Banner who was just now making his arrival. Steve announced his arrival to Stark who replied over the comm.

"Tell him to suit up, I'm bringing the party to you." He said Romanoff looked up in shock at the sight of a Leviathan came towards them, the creature was chasing after Stark.

"I don't see how that's a party." She said apprehensively and Jamie had to agree that wasn't a party.

"Stark usually a party consists of…well not this. Next time I expect at least confetti and party hats maybe a banner that says Happy Birthday…or something else. Not this so make a note of that." Jamie said with a sarcastic laugh. Banner however slowly made his way towards the creature and turned into the Hulk making Jamie feel a hell of a lot better knowing this time the Hulk was on their side as it punched the Leviathan in the nose making it stop abruptly in its tracks as it crashed to the concreate ground.

"Alright, I'm going to find some high ground again. Steve I swear if I see you do stupid shit again I will kick your ass. Stark I feel like I should tell you the same thing…" She said before running back towards where she last saw Carter she wanted her damn rifle back.

By the time she made it back to Carter the National Guard had arrived with a bit of their own firepower. Grabbing her rifle from Carter she once again went back towards where Steve and the others had been. She had to stop a minute to catch her breath. She was getting too old for this shit. Cardio had never been her strong point. And it was more evident now than it ever had been. She sat down on the hood of a car for a second only to jump when she saw Steve come crashing out of a window and land on the roof.

"Damn it Rogers! I wasn't even gone for five minutes! And last I checked car insurance doesn't count if a super soldier lands on it!" She looked up at him and noticed he was a bit dazed, which judging by the sound of an explosion when he went flying out of the window that was to be expected. "Steve, are you alright?" She asked taking his unmasked face into her hands. He looked a bit surprised at the action but smiled weakly as he placed his hands on hers. God the sight of him in his uniform and having been fighting was seriously turning her on. He let out a loud laugh and she blushed not realizing she had said that aloud, she needed to work on keeping stuff like that to herself. Giving her a brief peck on the nose and lips he smiled at her. She seriously wanted to throw him on the ground and have her way with him, she paused praying she hadn't said that aloud too which thankfully she hadn't.

"There is a bomb headed towards Midtown!" Steve said with wide eyes, Jamie let out a whimper out of all the ways to die she sure didn't want to go out that way. She heard someone call out to look up and saw that Stark had the missile and was headed up to the portal.

"Oh my god is he…?" She couldn't form words at the sight of the man who was obviously sacrificing himself for everyone else. She grabbed onto Steve's uniform and hid her face, she wasn't about to watch Stark sacrifice himself. She preferred to have the image of his snarky self rather than him being blown to pieces or being incinerated.

"Jamie look!" Steve said pulling her from his chest, she didn't want to see Stark bits flying but Steve's voice didn't seem to be filled with horror but with hope. So peaking a look she saw Stark plummeting towards the ground, he was actually still in one piece much to Jamie's surprise. As they ran towards where it looked he would land she saw the Hulk practically scale a building to catch the man, the way the Hulk cradled the man pulled at her heartstrings, go figure the Hulk was a giant sweetheart who didn't want people hurt. Steve ripped off Tony's face plate and looked at him with worry. She slowly approached and was about to check for a pulse when the Hulk let out a roar. Tony woke with a start and looked around nervously.

"WHAT THE HELL?! What just happened? Please tell me no one kissed me." He said with heavy pants as Steve just gave a weak smile.

"We won." He said as he looked at Stark, as one would look at a child who they thought they just lost. She realized that while Steve was often annoyed by Tony he saw him as Howard's son, meaning he wanted nothing more than to protect him as if he were his own son. Jamie gave him a half smile and mentally told herself she was definitely going to jump the man when they got home. Making sure she had said that to herself she smiled, yep she said it to herself she was learning. Stark let out a tired sigh before he spoke again.

"Alright, yay! Hurray good job guys. Let's just not come in tomorrow. Let's just take a day. You've ever tried shawarma? There is a shawarma joint about two blocks from here. I don't know what it is but I want to try it." Tony asked as he tried to calm his jumpy nerves and catch his breath. Jamie chuckled, she wasn't going to have any shawarma she knew what they put in that crap and it wasn't for her.

"We're not finished yet." Thor said in reply to Tony who just nodded and spoke up again.

"And then shawarma." He said making the others chuckle. She shook her head and slowly stood wincing as her knees popped and cracked from the sudden movement.

"Count me out for shawarma, I don't eat lamb or little baby tortured cows." She said with disgust. At everyone's confused looks she sighed. "Veal, I don't eat veal or any little critter that could be in my backyard. Adult cows fine they can't do stairs so I don't feel as bad. Chicken, love that shit and pig…god I love ham and bacon." She said with a laugh.

French Translations [via Google Translate, so sorry for errors]

Oui – Yes [I knew this one]

Connards – assholes

Plus de munitions – More ammo

Merci beaucoup – Thank You [(thank you very much) knew this one]