New chapter! I start school again next week so I am going to do my best to have this story done this week. I make no promises, but I am going to try. Wish me luck.
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Note: So guys I am a dork. If you see the name "Kate" it's Izzy. I think I changed all of them but just in case.
Time travel was a trip. Time travelling right into the middle of a war zone was something else entirely.
Izzy took half a second to steady herself as they appeared in an alley next to Stark Tower. She turned quickly to look at Tony, reaching out to grip his hand for a second, reassuring herself that he was okay before they looked around.
Getting her first real look at the Chitauri, Izzy took a half step forward in horrified fascination before Steve spoke, bringing her back to the present.
"All right, we all have our assignments." He said assessing the danger outside before turning back to them. "Two stones uptown, one stone, down. Stay low. Keep an eye on the clock."
They looked back out the alley as they heard a familiar roar to see The Hulk come down hard on a Chitauri soldier, smashing it with a car before going after more. Steve looked back at Bruce who looked embarrassed. "Feel free to smash if things don't go your way."
"I think it's gratuitous, but whatever." Bruce said before heading off to the Sanctum.
"You sure you don't wanna be an eye in the sky?" Tony asked as Izzy turned to him.
She smiled. "Nice try." She said. "But I think the red and gold will attract a little attention if past you is inside. Besides, I'm really not interested in watching you go into cardiac arrest again."
"Be careful." Tony said quietly.
"You too." Izzy said with a gentle smile.
Steve walked up. "I've got her six Tony." He said.
Tony nodded.
Izzy watched his armor morph into place and watched him take off into the sky with a shrunken down Scott. "Let's do this." She said looking at Steve. "Know what you're gonna say to convince them?"
Steve smiled faintly. "I have an idea."
…
"Got to hustle, Cap." Tony said into the comm. "Things look like they're just about wrapped up here."
"Got it." Steve said. "I'm approaching the elevator now."
Izzy was standing a few floors below listening to the comm chatter and making sure that there weren't going to be any unexplainable encounters. It was also interesting to watch the feeds from a few different perspectives.
"If it's all the same to you..." Loki said pushing himself up painfully. "I'll have that drink now."
"All right. Good one." Past Tony said. "No standing around, I'm closing up this door for later. By the way, feel free to clean up."
"Ugh, Mr. Rogers." Tony commented. "I almost forgot that that suit did nothing for your ass."
"No one asked you to look., Tony." Steve replied.
Izzy grinned as she watched the scene unfold.
"I think you look great, Cap." Scott said. "As far as I'm concerned, that's America's ass."
Shaking her head, Izzy focused on tracking Rumlow and Sitwell. They were walking towards the elevator with the scepter.
"Now would be a good opportunity to try and capture the Stark girl again." Sitwell said. "During the chaos, if she just disappeared, no one would suspect."
Izzy raised an eyebrow. "Oh really?" She muttered quietly as she followed the conversation.
"No." Rumlow said in annoyance. "Not with Barton there. Ever since she got a little twitchy in DC, he's been on edge around us. He won't let the brat out of his sight."
"You think she remembers?" Sitwell asked.
"Hard to say." Rumlow said. "She remembered Romanov. She got a look at the Asset too."
Sitwell nodded as they entered the elevator. "Better not leave it to chance." He said. "There may be other opportunities."
Izzy let out a breath somehow surprised and not by the conversation. "All right, Cap. I got our scepter in the elevator just passing the 80th floor." She said.
"On it." Steve said. "Tony, head to the lobby. Zee, I'll meet you downstairs."
"Alright. I'll see you there." Tony replied.
Izzy took a breath. "I'm in position." She said. "Watching your six."
"Evidence secure. We're en route to Dr. List." Sitwell was saying into his phone. "No. No hitches at all, Mr. Secretary." The elevator opened and the occupants stared in surprise at Steve as he walked onto the elevator. "Captain. I thought you were coordinating search and rescue?"
"Change of plans." Steve replied.
Izzy could see the immediate suspicion from Rumlow.
"Hey, Cap." The Hydra agent said cautiously.
"Rumlow." Steve said professionally. He saw the subtle hands resting on their weapons from the other agents. "I just got a call from the Secretary. I'm gonna be running point on the scepter."
"Sir?" Sitwell said turning to him as Rumlow turn his head. "I don't understand."
"We got word there may be an attempt to steal it." Steve said.
Izzy tensed. "You're gonna have lie better Cap." She muttered.
"Sorry, Cap." Rumlow said. "I can't give you the scepter."
"I'm gonna have to call the Director." Sitwell added, reaching for his phone.
Steve was quicker. "That's okay. Trust me." As Sitwell gave him a suspicious look, Steve leaned in closer to whisper. "Hail Hydra."
Izzy's mouth dropped with a startled laugh as Steve exited the elevator with the scepter. As he rounded the corner to her location, she offered a polite golf clap in congratulations.
"Let's hurry." Izzy said. "Pretty sure they should be calling for a medic right about now."
"Oh, we blew it."
That wasn't what she was expecting when she comm'd in. "Dad?" She strained her ears hearing commotion in the background.
"Tony, what's going on?" Steve asked as the moved towards the open stairs and the glass bridges in the building. "Tell me you found that cube." Suddenly, he stopped, and Izzy bumped into him. "Oh, you gotta be shitting me."
Looked around him, Izzy's eyes widened as she looked at 2012 Steve Rogers. "Uh oh." She whispered.
"I have eyes on Loki." Past Steve said. "14th floor. He has a female with him under control of the scepter."
Izzy frowned. "I resent that." She said. "How do I look mind controlled?"
"I'm not Loki." Steve said redirecting the conversation as he carefully passed the case back to Izzy. "And I don't wanna hurt you."
Past Steve ran forward and Steve raced forward to create distance from Izzy and the case. Landing a well-placed hit to the chest, Past Steve knocked Steve to the ground.
"I can do this all day." Past Steve said.
"Yeah, I know." Steve said in annoyance. "I know."
Izzy stepped back as the two engaged again. At one point Past Steve broke free and raced towards her to grab the case. A yelp escaped her lips just before Steve tackled his past self and they broke through the glass sides of the bridge and fell down.
"Shit." Izzy whispered and her armor closed around her so she could fly down to the lower level.
Past Steve had Steve in a headlock, close to choking him out.
"Bucky... is... alive!" Steve gasped out.
Past Steve was so shocked he let go, Steve coughing, trying to get in air. "What?"
Steve didn't reply as he punched his past self in the face before Izzy pulled out the scepter and placed it against Past Steve's chest knocking him unconscious.
"You okay?" Izzy asked holding out a hand to pull him up.
Steve nodded, still a little winded. The both looked down at the Past Steve, who was still unconscious. Izzy tilted her head to the side, both looking at the same thing.
"That is America's ass." Steve said nodding.
Izzy laughed and they both went to rendezvous with Tony and Scott. Pushing open the door, they re-entered the alley where they were to meet, looking around.
"Cap..." They turned to see Tony and Scott sitting in a car. "Sorry, buddy. We got a problem."
"Huh. Yeah, we do." Scott muttered.
Izzy sighed as she listened to what went down in the lobby. She scanned Tony's head, vitals coming up in her glasses, looking for a concussion after getting hit.
"Well, what are we gonna do now?" Steve asked.
"You know what, give me a break, Steve." Tony said. "I just got hit in the head with a Hulk."
Scott, who had begun pacing spun around in anger. "You said that we had one shot. This, this was our shot. We shot it. It's shot. Six stones or nothing. Six stones or nothing." He shouted.
"You're repeating yourself; you know that?" Tony asked looking up. "You're repeating yourself."
"You're repeating yourself. You're repeating yourself." Scott said back petulantly.
"Dude!" Tony said. "Come on."
Izzy rolled her eyes as she listened.
Scott was still ranting. "You never wanted a time heist; you went on board with the time heist..."
"I dropped the ball." Tony said.
"You ruined the time heist." Scott said.
Tony looked at him. "Is that what I did?"
"Yeah!" Scott snapped back.
"Can I blast him now?" Izzy asked looking at Tony.
Steve sighed. "Are there any other options with the Tesseract?" He asked.
"No, no, no." Scott said. "There's no other options. There's no do-overs. We're not going anywhere else. We have one particle left. Each. That's it, alright? We use that…Bye, bye. You're not going home."
Izzy looked up at Tony as he straightened. She furrowed her brow as he looked at her suddenly concerned.
"Yeah, well if we don't try… then no one else is going home, either." Steve said cutting Scott off.
"I got it." Tony said standing up Izzy gripping his arm gently in case he was unsteady. "There's another way. To retake the Tesseract and acquire new particles. We'll stroll down memory lane." He said. "Military installation, Garden State."
Steve raised an eyebrow as Izzy's brain began rapid firing as she caught on coming up with a plan. "When were they both there?" Steve asked.
"They were there at a…I've a vaguely exact idea." Tony said.
"How vague?" Steve asked.
Izzy grinned. "I can do better than vague." She said.
Scott, who was now paying closer attention, was confused. "What are you talking about?" He asked. "Where are we going?"
"I know for a fact they were there…" Tony said.
"Who's they?" Scott asked. "What are we doing? Guys, what's up? What is it?"
Steve let out a sigh through his nose and looked up for a second before looking back. "Well, it looks like we're improvising." He said.
"Right." Tony said. He looked at Izzy.
She shook her head. "No way am I passing up this opportunity." She said.
"What are we improvising?" Scott asked.
Steve looked at him. "Scott, get this back to the compound." He said. "Suit up."
"What's in New Jersey?" Scott asked.
Izzy stood with Steve and Tony as they synced their time GPS.
"0-4, 0-4…" Tony said. "Uhh, 0-7."
Izzy nodded. "- 0-7."
"Excuse me…" Scott said.
"1-9-7-0." Izzy continued.
"Are you sure?" Steve asked.
Father and daughter nodded.
"Cap. Captain. Steve, sorry. America. Rogers." Scott bumbled. "Look, if you do this, and this doesn't work, you're not coming back."
Tony scoffed. "Thanks for the pep talk, pissant." He said. Looking at Steve he asked. "You trust me?"
Steve looked at him seriously. "I do."
"Your call." Tony said.
Steve nodded. "Here we go."
Izzy took a deep breath as their white suits closed around them and her stomach dropped as if she were falling.
PS: I covered part of this in my rewrite at the end of the first Avengers section. If you want to go re-read it if you haven't some of it will come into play later as well. Just FYI