Things hasn't been easy for them but they are trying, they really are. Regina is getting more and more of her memories back but she stills feels awkward around the Avengers. She would usually stay in her room or down in the lab with Tony, he is the only one she feels comfortable around.
She would either sit in her room and stare at the watch videos of her past or helping Tony in his lab. They would try talking to her but she wouldn't know what to say so she just listen to them or shaking and nodding her head. They try not to ask her about her time with Hydra even though the United Nations is bugging them to get information and they even want to lock her up but if course they won't let that happen.
Regina knows that they are under pressure because of her so she is trying her best to remember as much as she can and when she thinks she has enough she asked everyone to meet in the living room.
"Okay..." Regina doesn't know why but she feels nervous as she stand in front of everyone. "I have something to tell you, please wait until I finish talking to ask questions." She said as politely as she can. "First of all...Red Skull is still alive, he is the one who choose my handler and watch over my training. He is the one running Hydra and he wants all of you dead...so...questions?" She has so much to say but she is too nervous to say anything else so she hopes that they would ask the right questions.
"He...he's alive!?" Steve shot up from his seat.
"Are you sure? I don't have memories of ever seeing him." Bucky frown as he pull Steve back down.
"I am sure he is alive. He gave me a choose to join him when we first met. He wanted to be my Daddy so they I would be loyal to him and obey his every order."
That set Tony off, he shot up from his seat and starts stomping around while yelling. "I knew it! They didn't wanted Bucky back! They wanted a replacement! Someone to take his place! To be their mindless soldier and who better than Regina!? They know we can't truly hurt her!"
"Tony...calm down..." Steve said softly as he pull Tony down onto his lap and hug him close to his chest. "Shh...it's okay, Tony...everything is going to be alright..." He whispered softly to him as Bucky gently rub his back to comfort him
Tony cling onto Steve and cry into his chest, he can't help the pain he feels in his heart, it happened to his baby girl. And he wasn't there to protect her.
It made them uncomfortable, they had never seen Tony let his guard down and cry like that.
It broke something inside of Regina to see Tony like that so before she can even think her body is already moving it's towards Tony and wrap her arms around him.
Tony look up at Regina and pull her into his arms. "I'm here, Baby. I'm here...I won't let anyone take you away from me anymore..."
Regina was tensed up at first but slowly relax into his arms and close her eyes. "I know..." She said softly as she rest her head against his chest.
They stayed like that for a while before Natasha asked. "Why did you betray them? If they are so good at brainwashing people?"
"Natasha!" Tony glare at her.
"No, it's okay." Regina gently lay her hand on Tony's shoulder. "They did try, they put me in that machine everyday. But all they give me is pain. I have no reason to stay loyal to someone who only hurt me, from time to time I would remember things...either about all of you or...or my missions..." She look away in shame.
"Oh god...they make you do those things?" Bucky whispered as he hold a hand to his mouth in horror. He knows what kind of missions they like sending him on and he knows that they would send her on the same mission.
"Regina..." Steve gently stroke her hair, he know what kind of mission she is talking about and he can't say that he is happy about it.
Be careful, Hydra. The Avengers are not going to forgive you for what you did to their little White Rose.
