They were all forced into the back of a hummer their hand and upper arms incased in metal cylinders across their stomachs. Cheshire rolled her jaw around a bit then puckered her lips spitting out a bullet that fell to the ground with a clink.

"Did you just spit out a bullet?" Sam looked at her wide eyed.

"Yeah, it was working its way up my neck." Cheshire said with a shrug, her eyes glazed over, detached in a way from everything around her. "That was the last one…I think."

"It was him." Steve said. "He looked right at us and he didn't even know us."

"How is that even possible? It was like seventy years ago or is he like Cheshire to." Sam said.

"Zola." Cheshire spat.

"Bucky's whole Unit was captured in 43, Zola experimented on him. Whatever he did helped Bucky survive the fall." Steve said. "They must have found him and…"

"None of that's your fault Steve." Natasha said groggily.

"Even when I had nothing I had Bucky." Steve said looking down.

"She's right though, it's not your fault Steve, it's mine. You were frozen for 70 years while I was still alive." Cheshire snarled. "I fought him before; I should have known somehow, I should have…"

Everything fell into silence for a time until Sam noticed Natasha's parlor.

"We need to get a doctor in here now." Sam said looking to the two guards who rode with them. "If we don't put pressure on that wound she's going to bleed out here in the truck."

One of the guards drew their electric baton pointing it threateningly at Sam before using it on his comrade then kicking him into unconsciousness.

"Ah…that thing was squeezing my brain." Hill said as she took off her helmet then she looked to Sam. "Who is this guy?"

-0-

They pulled up in front of a large abandoned looking dam and piled out of the van, Steve helping Natasha down. Hill led them inside through a metal bar door then down a really long hallway.

"GSW. She's lost at least a pint." Hill called out as a man in glasses ran toward them.

"Maybe two." Sam added.

"Let me take her." The man said.

"She'll want to see him first." Hill replied.

"See who?" Cheshire asked, but Hill didn't answer instead leading them onto some plastic curtains that she shoved aside to reveal Nick Fury sitting up in a hospital bed.

"About dam time." Fury said as they stared at him in shock.

"Really Fury? Dam puns in a dam. I expected better from you." Cheshire shook her head with a small tired smile making Fury smirk. "How are you?"

"Lacerated spinal column, cracked sternum, shattered collarbone, perforated liver, and one hell of a head ache." Fury listed off as the Doctor got to work on Natasha patching her up.

"Don't forget the collapsed lung." The Doctor said.

"Let's not forget that." Fury mumbled. "But otherwise I'm good."

"They cut you open, your heart stopped." Natasha said.

"Tetrodetoxin B. Slows the pulse to one beat a minute." Fury told them. "Banner developed it for stress, didn't work out for him, but we found a use for it."

"Why all the secrecy, why not just tell us?" Steve asked.

"Any attempt on the director's life had to look successful." Hill replied.

"Can't kill you if you're already dead." Fury said. "Besides I wasn't sure who to trust."

Cheshire could clearly see the hurt on Natasha's face, but didn't have the strength or drive at the moment to try to do something.

"Glad you're still kicking Fury." Cheshire said before she turned on her heel walking for the exit. "I'm going to go grab some air."

There was a forest around this place and she needed to think. Exiting the dam she found the nearest tall tree and climbed up into its branches settling herself down as she overlooked the landscape. Slowly she closed her eyes and lost herself to the memories.

She could almost feel his hand slipping around her waist as hers slid up his arm resting on his shoulder her fingers brushing against his neck. He took her free hand in his holding it in such a way that the back of her hand was pressed against his chest while they swayed in time to the beautiful song 'Again' by Lionel Newman. She laid her head on his shoulder as he rested his cheek on the top of her head both of them lost in each other.

Slowly Bucky pulled back as she looked up at him their eyes meeting softly before he dipped down kissing her gently, his lips caressing hers begging for entrance which she gladly gave intensifying their kiss. It was like fire and ice all at one running over them, feeling them up to the brim with electrifying feelings that lingered long after they had pulled apart.

"I love you." Bucky said as they rested their forehead against each other's.

"I love you as well." Cheshire savored the words as it had been the first time he had said to her and she to him. Because of their exchanging of these words for the first time 'Again' became their song. It had been the best night of her life, but the next week had brought tragedy, almost more than she could stand. She had really thought that they would be forever.

Shaking her head of the thoughts she climbed back down from the tree and walked back to the dam where she found Steve standing starring out at their surroundings. She didn't speak nor did he as she sat on the edge of the dam.

"He's going to be there you know." Sam said as he walked up to them.

"We know." Steve replied for them.

"Look whoever he used to be and the guy he is now, I don't think he's the kind you save, I think he's the kind you stop." Sam said to them.

"I don't know if I can do that." Steve replied darkly as Cheshire hung her head low biting her lip.

"Well, he might not give you the choice." Same said. "He doesn't know you, either of you."

"He will." Cheshire said raising her head to look at Sam.

"Gear up, it's time." Steve said and walked away, Cheshire jumping down from the ledge and walking with him.

"You gonna wear that?" Sam asked.

"No, if you're going to fight a war, you got to wear a uniform." Steve replied.

-0-

Cheshire effortlessly snuck into the museum ghosting past an elderly security guard wincing slightly at the trouble she knew she was getting him into. It was almost child's play grabbing Steve's uniform from the manikin and stuffing it into her bag especially since Hill took care of the security protocols for her.

She paused a moment starring at Bucky's uniform which was right next to hers before running around the corner just as the elderly security guard came in.

"Oh man, I am so fired." Cheshire heard him say before she ran for the exit.

Glancing around she doubled her speed making it out to the car where Natasha was waiting for her. As soon as she was in they burned rubber quickly speeding for the meet up point. They reached the dam quickly walking in with the uniform. Natasha went to get her gear ready along with Maria.

"You got it." Steve said as he walked up taking it from Cheshire, looking over his costume, running his hand over the star in the center, but it was easy to see what he was really thinking of. "We'll get him back Cheshire."

"I know we will Steve." Cheshire smiled.

"Let's get suited up then." Steve said and they went deeper into the dam preparing for whatever came to be.