It had been so long since Peggy had stepped inside of SHIELD headquarters. Some things looked different, others the same. She clutched Sharon's hand who in the midst of being scared half to death b the intruder was now amazed to be inside of the place she aspires to one day work at.

"Not the best of circumstances, but you're lucky to be in here. It's not easy to get in unqualified persons." Peggy told her as they walked with two unknown agents.

Suddenly Peggy saw him walking towards them with that fearsome walk that he had. Nick Fury. Sharon stood behind Peggy, even more weary of strangers now than ever.

"Peggy, I'm glad you're alright." He quickly greeted.

"Director Fury, it's good to see you too." She admitted. "I have a sample of the intruder's blood. It could be nothing...but I have a feeling his is all connected not just to Tony Stark, but to Howard."

Nick's eyes quickly flicked down to the little girl standing fearfully with her thumbnail in her mouth. He looked back at Peggy wondering if it was smart for her to overhear all of this.

"She's my great niece. She was with me at the time of the attack. She's been staying with me." Peggy informed.

Nick bent down towards her.

"Hey there, I'm Nick. What's your name?"

"Sharon." She stopped chewing on the nail to answer.

"I know all of this is scary, but you gotta promise us that you won't let any of these details slip out. Its very very important to keep this issue quiet." He said with an air of warmness as to not scare her.

"Aunt Peggy told me so on the drive. I can't say anything about SHIELD unless its with people who know about SHIELD." Sharon answered.

"That's very good."

"What happened to your eye?" She changed the subject.

"I let m trust of someone get in the way. Cost me m sight. You see why its very important to stay discreet in this business. Its hard to know your friends from our enemies." He explained.

Nick stood back up to face Peggy. "We'll get analysts on it ASAP. See if we can't identify this man. We've already got protective measures for Tony Stark. Hopefully we can put this war to an end."

"You don't think...That it could be some reinvention of HYDRA?" Peggy asked in a whisper away from Sharon who was being entertained b some other people.

"HYDRA has been gone for a long time now." was all Nick said.

"Things that disappear for a long time have a funny way of showing up again." Peggy raised her eyebrows.

Nick cleared his throat and adjusted his tie, "Peggy, you were here through that entire war. You know better than I. If you think you know something about Howard, you should tell us. Theres no point in keeping secrets anymore."

"It's just been a hunch. I still don't believe that crash was an accident."

"Well, Howard had many more enemies than just HYDRA." Nick added.

"That's the problem." Peggy said.

"I'll tell Pierce. He might be able to help." Nick offered.

...

The group moved down to the low clearance level analysis lab. Nick wasn't comfortable bringing a child into the higher level facilities. One of the technicians ran the sample and on the projected screen came up dozens of codes that emerged into information files.

"Theres no definitive match. Perp must not be in the database." The tech decided, "But now he is."

"Sorry Peggy," Nick put a hand on her shoulder. "I think you should stay somewhere else for a while."

"He was just searching for information. I don't think he intended to kill us. He followed us back from Tony's. I know he did. He must've known who I was. My involvement. And assumed I'd have something he could use. I'm telling you, this is about Howard. They're looking for something of his or something like that. It's a bigger scale than Tony." Peggy pleaded her case.

"I don't doubt that. Right now we have no idea who or why this happened though. We don't even know who shot at Tony. This could very well be the same guy. You can bet we're going to get to the bottom of it though."

"What do we do in the meantime? I can't risk Sharon because of this. Her fathers away on business." Peggy asked for advice.

"We can set you up with a safe house location if you're concerned. Or give you security." Nick offered.

"No, I can't compromise my image in my neighborhood. And I don't want to make Sharon uncomfortable...Her house. It's about an hour away from here. Forty minutes from my place. Would we be safe there?"

"I don't see why not. We can arrange a transport so you aren't recognized and no one can tail you there." Nick suggested.

"I think that'd be best. We have some things packed so we don't have to go back to the house. One of the interns is watching my little dog at the moment. I didn't want to leave her."

...

Nick saw Peggy off as they were issued a new vehicle and given all their belongings.

"Be safe, Peggy." He shook her hand, "You're always an asset here. We're glad to help whenever we can."

"Thanks, Nick. Just solve this. Make sure Tony stays safe." Peggy responded back.

"And you. Sharon right?"

Sharon nodded.

"Sorry you had to go through all this kid. The world's a scary place." Nick announced, "you're a brave little girl."

"I think I'm not scared anymore." She answered.

"Well, thats even better. Your Aunt Peggy will take care of you."

"She saved me from the bad man." Sharon informed.

"I know. She's still got it, aye?" he playfully nudged her arm.

"Thanks for letting me see SHIELD. I promise I won't tell anyone."

"I'm glad you enjoyed your time here," He laughed. "You've got more Carter blood in you than I thought."

"Dad says I have five pints of blood in me." She responded, not understanding the joke. Nick laughed.