HEYYYY! Sorry for the delay guys. This is a fic i actually started on ao3 so you can read it over there too. :) Hope you like it!
"Alright, lets go over the plan." Steve said sternly. Before going into the fight, Steve had gotten his old uniform from the museum, making him look like his old self. His really old self. Now that Jade was going along with them, he was serious about the safest way to enter the building, keeping everyone together.
"We've gone over it ten times, Cap. I'm staying in line and won't go off course. I'm not going to initiate any kind of combat with any Hydra agent I see. If I do find myself in that situation, I'll use this nice gun that Maria gave me and shoot their ass. I got it."
He was still hesitant but nodded at her words. Natasha had already gone off for her part of the mission, leaving Steve, Jade, Sam, and Steve to do their part. It was all stealth mode from the moment they left the hideout. Jade changed from her usual bright dress into a copy cat version of an field agents suit. Wearing black jeans and sturdy but comfortable boots along with a black long sleeve along with fingerless gloves. She didn't need the gloves but still thought they looked cool with what she was trying to pull off. Tying her hair back into a tight ponytail, she looked as ready and she could for the plan. Before they left, Steve pulled her aside and made her put on a bullet proof vest. Luckily, it wasnt one of those bulky ones she always saw on TV, it was actually pretty flexible to move around in. Wearing it made her senses heighten even more since she knew that anything could happen between leaving a safe spot and diving into battle.
By the time they managed to get to one of the control center areas of the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, Jade was down right cocky about their ability to pull this thing off.
They all stood behind a door, waiting patiently with guns held in front of them. Jade had hers to just in case by some fluke that she'd need it in that moment. As soon as a small click sounded, a man, who looked more than surprised, stood in his place.
" 'Scuse us." Steve said walking through the door, shoulders back and chest out. The guy, still obviously freaked out, put up his arms and stepped aside for us to go through. Jade followed behind Maria and was a little nervous for the next step.
Everyone in the room stopped and stared at them. Interestingly enough, no one took out their weapon. Seeing Captain America must have given them a clue to take a step back.
Maria stood next to one of the guys sitting at the desk and jerked her head for him to move. Without question, the man stood and went to the corner of the room. She spun the chair in front of Jade.
"Here." Jade quickly took the seat and looked over the computer screen. The people up there were doing basic maintenance controls.
"I need to broadcast something to the whole building, I want everyone to hear this." Steve said. Jade nodded and set up the system. In a few moments Steve looked ready and leaned against the table.
"Attention all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents," he said clearly. "This is Steve Rogers."
As they listened to his speech, the room was completely still. It was a great moment to say the least, and Sam had said what everyone was thinking. Steve sure could wing and inspirational speech. Now all they needed to do was hope the launch wouldn't go through. For a moment, nothing happened.
The screen in front of Jade blinked. "Shit!" she yelled. "An override's been done downstairs. They've initiated the launch."
Steve and Sam were already gone.
They both split up to fight some of the hydra agents outside.
"What the hell is going on out there?" Jade said, at the same time Maria calmly asked, "Falcon, status?"
"Engaging." Sam replied.
After almost ten minutes of no updates, Steve's voice went through her and Maria's ear. "Alpha lock." he said.
"Looks like he made it." Jade said as she released a nervous breath.
"Bravo lock." Sam added.
"Falcon did too."
That left only one more hellicarrier to complete.
The security cameras in the room showed to agents trying to bust in. "Oh shit, Maria. Look!"
Like she was doing some mundane task, Maria leaned back in her chair and shot both of the men before they made it passed the door.
"Oh, ok. That was…nice."
"Thirty seconds, Cap."
They hadn't heard from him in a while and they were both starting to worry. Well, Maria was being quite stoic but Jade couldn't hide it. Instead she tried to focus on the work in front of her.
"Why isn't he responding?" Jade questioned.
Just when she was about to go crazy with the silence from the other end, they heard the words "Charlie Lock" and they both sighed.
"Ok, Cap get out of there."
"Fire now." he immediately shot back.
With wide eyes, Jade looked to the Maria next to her. Anger bubbled within her.
"Like hell we will Rogers! Get your ass back here now!" she couldn't understand why he'd offer up the suggestion so soon.
"Do it!" he yelled at her, or probably Maria since Jade would never do it. "Do it now!"
The agents hand went to the screen. "Maria no, you can't. You know he'll make it out in time."
"It's Captain's orders, Jade. He knows what he's doing."
What? Jade didn't understand how quickly she just hit the button. Maybe it was training or maybe just logical reasoning. But, theres no way she would've made such a difficult call. Still, she wouldn't accept it.
"Steve, can you hear me! Dammit, you better still be there." she yelled.
"I'm here, I'm still here." he breathed deeply.
For a brief moment she felt relief. "That's good, baby. Quick Question. Did I give you permission to die up on that hellicarrier?"
All she could hear was his heavy breathing and the crashing going on behind him. "No, ma'am."
"Right, I didn't. So you're going to find a way off that thing, okay?"
"Okay." he replied.
The rest of the ship began to tear apart and he saw Bucky stuck underneath a piece of the ship. He knew that he remembered. He had to get through to him some how. After freeing him, their fight went on, but Steve refused to go any further. He'd lost a friend all those years ago and didn't know if he could get him back. But, he'd also found Jade when he felt like he didn't belong in this time.
The punches only made his face numb, but he was still conscious. After Bucky stopped suddenly at Steve's words, the ship was on its last leg. With his ear piece intact, he hoped she could hear him.
"Jade." he mumbled. "Jade, I love you. I love you." In a few seconds, the hellicarrier tore apart and collapsed, bringing Steve and Bucky with it into the water below.