Author's Note: So another super long chapter. Emma and Bucky's big reunion! Yay! I was so emotional when I wrote this chapter just for that reason. So we only have more chapter until Peter. The count down is almost over. I got a concerned review last chapter over my misleading summary. I know that I probably should've changed it but I just love it so much and we're almost to that point anyways. I'd say give it around two or three more chapters. I honestly didn't think that Emma's life pre-Peter would be this long. I thought maybe around 15,000 words long but then I realized that I really needed to build up Emma's character. I needed to show who she was during Hydra and after Hydra. I needed to show how she became the person that she is today and the person that Peter meets. I know all you romance lovers out there must hate me for making you wait so long for the actually romance to commence but it's going to be even better now that you've waited so long... I promise. I also promise to update my author's note in the first chapter to warn people that it's going be a long time before Peter shows up. It was kind of cruel not to do so before and I blame it on my laziness. I'll wait until I post the chapter with Peter in it before I do that just so people know that he's already made it into the story. I can't believe that it's been like 150,000 words and still no Peter. I'm so evil!

Thanks to all my reviewers last chapter! I had so many reviews and I loved them all! I just want to answer a few things here.

Spawn Hades: Something similar may happen in my story when Emma meets Peter but you'll just have to wait and see. As for homecoming I'm not going to divulge too much about that right now but Homecoming isn't that far away actually. A couple of chapters maybe but we'll see.

Knarl: I wanted to add more to the story than just what was in the movies. I feel like it's boring if I just copied every scene from the movie, put Emma in every single part, and then have her steal someone else's lines or add something in awkwardly. It kind of bores me when I read that in other stories because you can only read so many movie storylines in the fanfictions before they start getting old. I like to shake things up a bit and kind of make it my own.

Appropriate Llama: You'll just have to read this chapter to find out. Lol.

gotmoreissuesthanvogue: Thanks!

akagami himi chan: Steve's stubborn, yes, but it's only because he cares. Emma's still not technically an adult. I don't really understand other stories when the Avengers are totally okay with kids fighting alongside them in battles. I know Tony recruited Peter but that was because he was really desperate but as you've seen in homecoming he wasn't about to let him actually become an Avenger... not until he proved himself at least. Emma's relationship with Bucky will definitely become an issue for Bucky and Steve in future chapters. Steve really wants to be her dad but Emma kind of already has a dad.

peoplers: I know! When I created Emma I realized that the thing with Steve and Sharon just couldn't happen because it would be too weird. It's technically not incest but still... I mean I really like Sharon and all but it just wasn't going to work out. I think Susan's a good match for Steve though.

Rinabee: Thanks for the input! I really should warn people about the story so that it's not misleading.

Jem Carstairs Is My Violinist: All I'm going to say... is that you don't know just how right you are.

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"So tell me what happened in San Franciso?" Emma asked Susan as they relaxed in the hotel room in Vienna. She had just received a text from Steve telling her that they knew where her father was and they were now heading over to his location. He wouldn't tell her where because he wasn't sure if Tony was looking through their text messages. Emma understood that. In the meantime Emma and Susan were just hanging out in their hotel room. Emma had never been to Vienna before but she would've liked to explore the city under different circumstances.

"Uh… I don't know if I should." Susan said hesitantly and Emma just rolled her eyes at the dark haired woman.

"Come on, I'm bored and there's nothing to do." Emma responded as she took a bite of one of the sandwiches room service had brought them. "It's probably nothing that I've never heard before. The classic story of good versus evil."

"Fine." Susan relented. "It was a year ago and it may or may not have involved the CEO of the company I work for." Emma raised an eyebrow.

"Why? Was he like Stark? Superhero by day and annoying billionaire by night?" Emma said jokingly and Susan shook her head.

"He was a villain actually… so the opposite of that." Susan admitted and the smirk fell off of Emma's face.

"Oh, well, I'm sorry about that." Emma told her, not knowing what else to say.

"Yeah, he was recreating the Pym Particle that Hank Pym created. The Pym Particle was a shrinking particle that went into this suit he created, just to put into simpler terms. Everyone thought the guy was a crazy old man for keeping it hidden like he did. I didn't even believe that he had actually created it… I thought it was some story someone made up… propaganda." Susan said quietly before she continued. "I was wrong. My boss recreated the suit and my best friend and I helped him because we didn't think anything of it. It was almost too late when we realized what he was doing. So we contacted Pym to help us and then got this other guy in on the whole thing too… he was some sort of thief, Ex-con, that I had doubts about at first but he turned out to be a good guy."

"So then what happened?" Emma asked curiously when Susan paused.

"We stopped him." Susan told her solemnly. "It actually turned out that he wasn't using the suit for his grandmaster plan of global destruction like every other villain. No, he was going to sell the suit to Hydra." Emma raised her eyebrows at that. She wonder how this escaped the Avengers' notice. Probably because they were a little busy dealing with the aftermath of Ultron to deal with a crazed CEO. Still… the fact that Hydra almost got their hands on a weapon like that was slightly disturbing.

"So greed was his thing then."

"Yes, it was. We had to blow up the whole building just to make sure that Hydra didn't get anything." Susan said sadly, she looked incredibly hurt by the destruction of her workplace.

"I'm sorry… I actually heard about that. I know how much you loved working there." Emma told her, trying to be sympathetic. It was a concept that she was still learning how to emulate but she was getting the hang of it. She was genuinely sad to hear something, that had brought Susan so much joy, was now gone.

"It's fine." Susan told her. "It's not like I'm unemployed or anything. I'm working with Pym and he's really great… a genius of a man." Emma laughed.

"Don't let Stark hear you say that. Wasn't Pym technologies the competition of Stark Industries?" Emma asked teasingly and Susan nodded.

"Yeah, Peggy never let me forget it either." They both smiled as they thought of the woman whom admired more than anyone else in the entire world.

"So how are you feeling in the aftermath of all that?" Emma asked Susan, moving the conversation away from Peggy. Emma didn't imagine that she wanted to think about her grandmother… not until they found her father at least. When everything finally settled down and she could actually take the time to process her grandmother's death.

"Betrayed, I think." Susan confessed. "I looked up to Darren so much… admired him and everything." Emma could only guess that this Darren guy that Susan was talking about was also the CEO who went crazy. "His work at Pym technologies was unparalleled and I read all his disserations at MIT. He was truly a genius… he even hired me straight out of MIT just like Pym had hired him." Susan sniffled as the tears began flooding her eyes. "I was a nobody from Northern California. The first from my family to actually attend college. Tony offered me a job at Stark Industries but I knew it was only because I'm something like a sister to him and my grandfather was Edwin Jarvis... someone who was more of a father to him than his own father was." Emma listened to Susan's story intently, curious to know what had been troubling Susan for the past year. Now she knew. Susan felt betrayed by someone she had looked up to.

"Darren recognized my potential and gave me a chance. He believed in me when no one else did." Susan said, tears streaming down her face as she wrapped up her explanation. "It's why it hurt so much when I found out who he really was… what he was going to do. He wasn't what I thought."

"People usually aren't who we think they are. It's why it's difficult for me to trust anyone." Emma replied in a comforting tone. Susan just nodded as she wiped away her tears with her sleeve.

"I know but you've made a lot of progress in recent years. You seem to trust me somewhat since you're here with me." Susan said, obviously want to steer the conversation away from what had happened in San Francisco. Emma understood her reasoning perfectly. "Steve told me you have a phobia of doctors and scientists so I don't really understand how you're okay with me?"

"It's true but Peggy loved you so that's enough for me." Emma told her honestly. "Bruce is a scientist too and I came to somewhat trust him."

"Even though he helped create Ultron?" Susan questioned, raising an eyebrow. Emma just gave Susan a knowing look.

"Come on, we all know that it wasn't Bruce's idea." Emma said before continuing. "Tony's always talking him into shit and Bruce can't say no. It's really hard to say no to Tony because the guy's so spoiled… he's used to always getting what he wants." Emma paused as she gave Susan an apologetic look. "I'm sorry… I know he's like a brother to you and all."

"It's fine. You're not wrong about Tony." Susan said, agreeing with what Emma was saying which surprised the fifteen year old. "He's trying to fix all the mistakes he's made but I think he might be making everything worse. He's always had an odd perspective on life. Everything has to be done his way or no way. It's just who he is." Susan explained. "I still love him though."

"I understand that sentiment." Emma told her which caused Susan to give her a confused look.

"What?" Emma shook her head.

"That you would do anything for someone." Emma answered her and Susan gave Emma her full attention. "I know that my father's done a lot of bad things and I know that it's possible he's behind the bombing but I would still forgive him. We've been through so much together that I don't think that I could just abandon him. I would swim across oceans to find him… tear apart countries… kill anyone who gets in my way." Emma looked back up Susan with a slightly frightened look in her eyes.

"Does that make me an evil person?" Emma asked. Susan didn't look scared like Emma thought. The dark haired woman just rubbed her shoulder comfortingly as she gave her a small smile, shaking her head.

"No, it doesn't." Susan told her softly. "I think everyone feels the same way about someone… they're just not enhanced like you are to actually do any of that. Deep down we're all the same." Emma watched Susan thoughtfully as she considered what the older woman just told her. She was about to respond when she felt her phone vibrate on the bed. Emma and Susan turned their heads towards the direction of the phone and Emma quickly reached for it. She quickly scanned the screen for the text message but furrowed her eyebrows in confusion when she read what Steve had texted to her.

Steve: Got Bucky but also got arrested. We're in Berlin at the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre. We're okay. I'll text you more details when I can.

"What is it?" Susan asked when Emma didn't say anything. "Emma?" Emma swallowed as she glared down at the screen of her phone. She felt her heart pounding against her chest as tried to think of several options. Like how to get to Berlin. How to take care of the situation. How to rescue Steve, Sam, and her father. Emma turned to look at Susan with a worried look on her face. Susan felt her breathing hitch as she looked at the young girl. Nothing ever worried Emma. Something was definitely not right.

"They got arrested." Emma told her. Susan's eyes widened in shock as took in that piece of information.

"What? Why?" Susan questioned, completely bewildered.

"Probably for interfering with the assassination of my father." Emma said although it was more to herself then it was to Susan. "They weren't going to waste time arresting him. It would've made more sense if they killed him on sight… it would be the logical thing to do."

"Where are they now?" Emma just shrugged at Susan's question.

"Steve said that they were in Berlin. They're at the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre apparently." Emma answered. Susan just shook her head in disbelief.

"I can't believe that they would really arrest Captain America and the Falcon. So what? They're just sitting in a jail cell right now?" Susan replied but Emma shook her head.

"I'm guessing that they probably didn't put them in a jail cell since Steve was still able to text me but I can't say the same for my father." Emma and Susan both sat in silence as they processed all the new information they had received. This was going to be an even longer day than Emma had originally thought. It was all like some sort of nightmare for her. She was so close to being reunited with her father but then it slipped away from her grasp once again. Emma didn't want to imagine what the German authorities would do with her father now that they had him. Who even knew what Ross would do with him. Emma certainly couldn't just sit there and wait. She had listened to what Steve had told her so far but she couldn't do what he asked. Emma had to go over there and rescue them. There was no other option.

"What do we do now?" Susan asked, breaking the silence. Emma looked up and locked eyes with Susan. Blue meeting green.

"We go to Berlin."

Emma and Susan had been on the road for nearly four hours. Emma had convinced Susan to let her drive since they were in a foreign country and Susan had no idea how to drive in Europe although they switched places briefly when they reached the border of Germany. Emma thought it might've been slightly suspicious if German authorities saw a fifteen year old driving a car through Europe. Emma had some experience in the past driving in foreign countries or whenever her missions required her to do so. They had left the hotel straight after they had come up with a plan. Susan had rented a car for them and then they were on their way. Susan had suggested that they take turns driving seeing as it was a long car ride and she was also nervous to have a fifteen year old drive her to Berlin but Emma refused. She didn't get as tired as a normal human being and driving put her mind at ease somewhat. Driving also helped her think of another plan for when they finally reached Berlin. Emma glanced at the backseat of the car through the review mirror, smirking when she saw her dufflebag. The dufflebag contained her Viper Assassin suit which Emma had a fairly reasonable suspicion that she would finally get to wear it after waiting so long. A part of her was a little excited at the prospect. Her thoughts drifted away from the uniform when she heard her phone vibrate, alerting her that she had a new text message. Emma frowned as she looked at her Stark phone which was sitting on the dashboard.

"Could you read me the text message?" Emma asked Susan and the dark haired woman nodded before reaching for her phone. Emma carefully glanced at the expression on Susan's face and was displeased to see that Susan looked wide eyed and concerned. This wasn't going to be a good news sort of day.

"What does it say?" Emma said, demanding to know about the text message. Susan swallowed as she answered Emma, reading the text message aloud.

"Steve says that he, Sam, and Bucky escaped from the facility they were being held in." Susan explained. "They're now fugitives and he's going to ditch his phone since they're all compromised now. He didn't say where they were." Emma took a deep breath before exhaling, trying not to become so angry that she let her emotions rule her decisions. She needed to be cool and calculated about this. One wrong step and everything would be ruined. Emma needed to weigh her options before she decided how to proceed.

"Damn it." She cursed quietly and Susan gave her a worried look. "This is just great… amazing. Everytime I almost get to see my father, it just slips away from me." Emma laughed humorlessly before scoffing. "Unbelievable." She remarked and Susan looked over at her.

"So what happens now?" Emma stared at the road ahead of her and thought everything through. All she knew about the situation was that her father, Steve, and Sam had been arrested and held at the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre before they escaped. They couldn't be out of the country yet or anytime soon because there would definitely be border checkpoints. No, they had to still be in the country unless they could get their hands on a Quinjet. Emma's eyes widened in realization. Yes, they would have to get a Quinjet if they were going to leave the country. They wouldn't be able to leave without one since Quinjets were relatively undetectable and flew in stealth mode. They would be looking for one right about now but the question is… Where would they find one?

"We'll still head to Berlin." Emma replied. "They're still in the country most likely. They won't be able to leave the country anytime soon… not without a Quinjet. Once we get to Berlin, I'll talk to McConaughey and see if he can pinpoint where they might be at." Susan raised her eyebrow.

"Wouldn't McConaughey also be compromised since Tony designed him?" Susan asked and Emma just smirked as she shook her head.

"Not a chance." Emma answered. "When Stark programmed McConaughey into my suit he designed it so that McConaughey would only answer my command. Not even Stark himself could hack into it." Emma stated proudly. "He was quite proud that he was the first person to ever make an AI system so unhackable that not even the person who invented it could hack back into the system." Emma laughed to herself. "I don't think he ever planned on it coming back to bite him in the ass."

"What about the compound?" Susan challenged. "McConaughey answers other people's commands there." Emma shook her head.

"That's McConaughey 2.0. I have McConaughey 1.0. There's a huge difference." Emma told her and Susan looked amazed.

"Who knew Tony could be so smart yet so stupid at the same time." She remarked. Emma looked incredibly smug as she continued to drive down the freeway.

"I know, right." Before either one of them could say anything else on the subject they heard a phone vibrate but Emma knew it wasn't hers. Susan quickly took her phone out of her jacket pocket and glanced at the screen. Emma wondered who it was. The blonde became even more interested when she saw the surprised yet hopeful look on Susan's face.

"I have good news." Susan suddenly said as she grinned at Emma. Emma raised an eyebrow at Susan as she looked back at the older woman before returning her gaze to the road.

"That's a first." Emma said in snarky tone.

"Sharon just texted me." Emma furrowed her eyebrows at Susan's statement. Wait… what?

"I didn't know you knew Sharon that well." Emma replied but Susan just shook her head.

"Well, we spent a lot of time growing up together. My grandfather and your grandmother were incredibly close so it makes sense." Susan explained. "We call each other every now and then to catch up."

"And your point is…" Emma trailed off and Susan blushed as she began to get back on topic. Emma didn't mean to be rude to the kind woman but they didn't exactly have a lot of time on their hands.

"Right, well, Sharon says that she knows where the guys will be in several hours." Susan told her. "She says that they're supposed to meet up somewhere so that she can give them their stuff back. You know… their uniforms and all." That did seem to be good news after all. Emma was a bit surprised but delighted to hear that.

"Great? Is she going to tell us where?" Emma inquired but Susan nervously knawed on her bottom lip as she continued to read the text.

"Well, she says that she was actually hoping that we could meet up beforehand so that she could give us the uniforms and weapons to give to the guys." Susan replied and Emma's expression hardened. "She can't really become anymore involved than she already has. It's a delicate situation."

"Right… has she given us a location where to meet up?" Emma asked. Susan nodded in response.

"Yes, I have it right here." Emma sighed before giving Susan a quick nod.

"Alright then, tell her that we're in."

Emma wasn't sure how to feel about the situation as both her and Susan waited for Sharon to arrive in the abandoned parking lot that they were told to meet up at. It was in the early hours of the morning by then and neither one of them had gotten any sleep. Emma could've slept if she really wanted to but there was just so much going on that the idea of sleep was a lost concept. Even though Sharon was technically a blood relative of Emma, the blonde teenager just didn't know how much she could trust the woman. She worked for the CIA after all. The place where Sharon had asked them to meet was incredibly sketchy and errie. There was also the aspect that they were meeting at like three in the morning when it was completely dark… although it wasn't like they had a lot of time on their hands so that they could wait until sunrise either.

"Tell me…" Emma said, capturing Susan's attention. They were currently sitting in the car, listening to some German pop radio station, as they patiently waited. The both of them were anxious and nervous for the impending meeting so neither one of them minded the lyrics which were in a foreign language. Emma especially didn't mind it since she could understand the lyrics somewhat. "Can we trust Sharon? Take everything you know about her and tell me if we can trust her?"

"That's a pretty intense question." Susan replied, laughing nervously. Emma gave her a pointed look.

"This is a pretty intense situation." Emma told her. "Otherwise I wouldn't ask or care." Susan just looked at her, analyzing the serious expression on the young girl's face. Susan finally understood what was so errie about Emma. Emma looked like an average teenager although it was clear that she was becoming a beautiful young woman. The blonde looked more like one of those girls that hung out in the mall or drank ice coffees with their best friend. She looked like she could be a cheerleader or the captain of the volleyball team… The homecoming or prom queen. Susan finally understood why Emma was a force to be reckoned with… why a lot of people were afraid of her. She looked like an average teenaged girl but she was actually a trained assassin. Emma looked completely innocent, a pretty face to be had, but she was more dangerous than anyone could ever possibly imagine. Even knowing and understanding all that, Susan still couldn't be afraid of her. All Susan saw when she looked at the young girl was someone who had been severely mistreated in the past so much that it was hard for her trust and forge new relationships. Susan just saw someone who was hurt. The dark haired woman nodded silently as she began to answer Emma's question.

"I've known Sharon ever since I could remember." Susan admitted. "Your grandmother would always invite us to family reunions. Sharon was only a year older than me so we stuck close together since we were the closest in age. She was always a protector of sorts… I was never as good as defending myself against bullies so she would stand up for me." Emma smirked as she listened to Susan.

"So she's your Bucky?" Emma said, causing Susan to smile softly.

"Yes, she is. She's fearless, trustworthy, and honest… she's just like Peggy. Sharon always stands up for what's right and this circumstance is no different." Susan finally finished and Emma nodded. "So is that enough for you? Do you trust her yet?"

"I don't know her well enough to trust her." Emma told her which caused Susan to look a little crestfallen but Emma quickly continued. "But I trust you and if you trust her then that's enough for me." Susan smiled at Emma's statement. Before Susan could reply they saw two headlights enter the parking lot. The car slowly drove through the expanse of the parking lot before it parked right in front of them. Emma and Susan exchanged a look before they quickly exited the car. By the time they got out of the car, Sharon was already standing there seemingly calm but Emma could tell that she was still nervous… probably about meeting them there. If her employers found out what she was doing losing her job would be the least of her worries.

"You came." Sharon announced as they approached the blonde woman. Emma just nodded at her.

"Did you doubt that we would?" Sharon smiled but shook her head.

"No, not really." Sharon started walking back towards the trunk of her car and gestured for them to follow. Emma watched as the older woman popped open the trunk of the car and was immediately met with the sight of Steve's uniform and shield as well as Sam's own uniform and wings. She saw redwing in there too. "So this is everything I could get my hands on. There's no telling when they'll figure out it's all missing." Emma glanced back up at Sharon with a solemn look on her face.

"Thanks for this." She told Sharon.

"Don't mention it. Anything to help you guys out." Sharon replied. "Besides… I figure that I've missed a lot of birthdays so hopefully this might make up for that." Emma just laughed before shaking her head.

"You know me too well." Emma told her jokingly. Sharon glanced away from Emma and looked at Susan.

"You doing okay, Susan?" Sharon asked worriedly, her tone slightly protective. Emma smiled at the clear display of sisterhood between the two. It was obvious that they were close friends. Susan smiled at the blonde before nodding.

"I'm fine, Sharon. This is quite the adventure… I don't think I've ever had this much excitement even during the incident in San Francisco last year." Susan glanced at Emma. "I'll be okay. I have Emma to protect me." All three of them laughed.

"There's not a doubt in my mind that you'll be safe with her." Susan said but it was obvious she was speaking more to Emma than she was to Susan. They stood there silently before the air between them felt way more serious than it had before. "I should get back to the facility… before they realize anything's missing and realize that I'm gone." Sharon told them and Emma and Susan both nodded understandingly. Emma and Susan began unloading Steve and Sam's gear although Susan looked to be having a way harder time carrying the gear than Emma did. Susan headed back to the car to put Sam's gear in the trunk but Emma just stood there with Steve's shield and uniform in her arms.

"Do you have the location of the meeting place?" Emma asked, her tone deadly serious and Sharon slowly nodded.

"The parking garage of the Leipzig/Halle Airport." Emma gave her a quick nod as she processed the name of the meeting place. "Meet them there at eleven."

"Thank you." She told Sharon gratefully and the blonde woman gave her a small smile.

"No problem." Sharon replied as she started walking back to the front of her car. She opened the door and was about to climb in before she paused, looking back over at Emma.

"Good luck, Emma." Sharon told her seriously. It was all that needed to be said between them as Emma just looked at her. Nodding to herself, Sharon finally got back inside her car. Emma watched silently as the woman started the car back up before pulling out of the parking space and driving away. The fifteen year old sighed to herself as looked down at her grandfather's shield.

"I think we'll need all the luck we can get."

The sun was almost blindingly bright later on in the morning as Emma and Susan waited in the parking garage for Steve and the others to arrive. They had stopped for breakfast earlier on, knowing that they needed to kill some time but kept somewhat of a low profile. It's not like they were wanted like the guys were but Emma didn't exact want to draw attention to themselves either. She knew that Tony was most likely looking for her so that he could get her to tell him where Steve and the others were. Emma didn't really need anything else on her plate at the moment so she was going to do whatever she could to avoid Tony. The anxiety was quickly beginning to build up in Emma's stomach as they waited for Steve to show up. Emma listened as Susan nervously drummed her fingers against the side of her seat. It was nearly time for the meet up.

Emma wondered what was going to happen after she reunited with the others. There would probably be a moment of bliss when she was finally reunited with her father after three years but this wasn't the end of it. Everyone was looking for them and it wasn't likely that they were going to stop anytime soon. Emma had been right before when she said that there was a war brewing. She needed to be prepared for any possible scenario. It was likely that she might have to face the people she called family and fight them. Emma knew that she would do it if she had to… if it helped save her father and Steve. Her father and Steve were her only priorties. The rest of it didn't matter to her. All the politics like the Sokovia accords could go to hell for all she cared. Emma felt her ears perk up as she heard a car entering the parking lot from down below. She listened steadily as she heard the car drive up the ramp to the floor that they were currently parked in. Emma turned to look at Susan.

"They're here." Emma told her and Susan raised an eyebrow at her in confusion. It was then that the dark haired woman spotted a car driving up behind them through the review mirror. She whipped her head around to look at Emma with a bewildered expression on her face.

"It really creeps me out how you do that." Susan told her and Emma just shrugged.

"I wish I could say that it takes practice but…" She trailed off smugly before grabbing her dufflebag from the backseat and getting out of the car. Emma immediately saw Steve walking towards the car as she got out and watched in satisfaction as he gave her a stunned look. It was obvious he had been expecting Sharon instead. Emma just smirked at him as she approached her grandfather.

"Nice getaway car." Emma commented as she briefly looked at the vintage Volkswagen Beetle parked beside him. "Or should I say clown car? How did you even fit in that thing?" Steve smiled back at her, trying to get over his shocked state. He hadn't expected to hear back from Emma for a while. He had been very worried about her since he escaped from the facility. Steve was worried that Tony might've tracked her down and given her up to Ross. There wouldn't be anything he could do seeing as he was currently on the run. Although Steve was slightly worried that Emma was here, he was glad that she wasn't in the hands of Ross.

"It's low profile." Steve replied before giving her a curious look. "How did you even find us? I thought Sharon was meeting up with us?" Emma shook her head.

"Well, she was supposed to but she's kind of in a tight situation with the CIA. She thought it was best that she gave us the gear instead." Emma explained. It was then that Susan got out of the car as well and Emma watched Steve's jaw drop in surprise. Susan gave Steve a small smile.

"Susan?" Steve said in surprise.

"Hi, Steve." She responded quietly.

"What are you doing here?" He inquired and Susan just shrugged.

"I was supposed to be supervising Emma but I think she's actually supervising me." The dark haired woman said jokingly. They all laughed before Emma heard a car door open. She quickly whipped her head around to look at where the noise was coming from and her eyes widened in shock at what she saw. When she had seen Steve walking towards her a minute before, the thought of her father completely escaped her mind. She was too distracted by the appearance of her grandfather. Now that she heard the car open, she suddenly realized who almost must've been there… Her father.

Emma's eyes quickly flooded with tears as she saw him watching her from beside the small car. It really was a wonder how they all fit inside. He looked almost the same as she remembered. His hair was still a shaggy and long brunette color. His pale blue eyes glinted from the intruding sunlight as he stared at her. He looked slightly tired but he still looked like her father… except for one thing. She was so used to seeing the emotionless, stoic expression on his face that she almost couldn't believe the assortment of emotions she was currently seeing on his face in that moment. Sadness. Surprise. Hopefulness. And was that happiness? She wondered if it could've been. Emma didn't waste anytime running towards her father, crying in happiness as she did so.

"Papa!" She cried out joyfully as she ran. Her father stood very still as she finally embraced him, causing him to be pushed back from the force of the impact. Emma wrapped her arms tightly around him as he stood incredibly still before he reluctantly returned the gesture and wrapped his arms around her after he realized that it really was her. Steve watched in wonder as his best friend and granddaughter embraced. He couldn't help the slight pang in his chest to see Emma so easily show her emotions to Bucky. She even carelessly hugged him as if she were used to being affectionate with others. Steve couldn't help but want to have that sort of connection with Emma.

"My daughter." Her father whispered softly as he held her in his arms. She cried into his chest as she finally reunited with her father after so long.

"Papa, I've missed you so much." She told him as she pulled back a ways so that she could look at his face. She took in the appearance of her father, studying every facial feature he had. Bucky did the same as he looked down at the blonde. He could feel the tears pooling in his eyes as well as he looked at her. He noticed that she had grown a few inches since he had last seen her, even losing some of her baby fat. Her blue eyes were just as wide and beautiful as they had been before. Her nose just as adorable as he had remembered. Her blonde hair just as long and golden. The only difference was that it was starting to become obvious that Emma was starting to grow up to be a beautiful young woman.

"As I've missed you." Bucky replied. "You've grown so much since I last saw you. You're so beautiful." Emma sniffled a little as she looked up at him.

"Why did you leave me there, Papa?" Emma questioned, desperate to know the answer. "Why didn't you come back for me?" Bucky gently caressed a strand of Emma's hair and placed it behind her ear in a loving gesture.

"Because I couldn't give you what you needed." He told her and Emma gave him a confused look.

"And what's that?" She asked and he just smiled softly at her.

"Normalcy. I wanted to give you a chance at a normal life and I knew that Steve could give you that." Bucky replied and Emma just shook her head at her father.

"I don't understand… Why didn't you come with me then? Steve was looking for you for so long." Emma told him, confused as to why her father had ran away.

"You two didn't need me… you needed each other." Bucky answered. "I knew that I would only get in the way." That caused Emma to let her emotions control her actions as she sobbed into his chest. It had been so long since she had actually cried like this and it was a bit embarassing to do it in front of her father, Sam, and Susan but Emma had missed her father so much. She rested her face against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.

"Oh, Papa, I've missed you so much. You could never get in the way." She whispered softly and her father just rubbed her back soothingly.

"I know, my daughter… I know." It was then that their reunion was soon interupted by Steve after they stood in silence for a good couple of minutes.

"Why do you have your dufflebag?" Steve questioned. Emma lifted her head up from her father's chest to look at Steve. Steve was eyeing the duffle bag that she was still holding onto. Emma also noticed that Susan was standing next to him with tears streaming down her face as she gazed at both Emma and Bucky. Emma wanted to roll her eyes. Susan could be such a girl sometimes.

"Because I'm coming with you guys." Emma deadpanned, moving a little bit away from her father as she stared at Steve. Steve narrowed his eyes at her.

"Um… no you're not. You're getting back in the car with Susan and you two are going to go to a safe place until I come to get you." Emma couldn't believe her ears. Her grandfather was such a stubborn old man sometimes. Was he seriously still on about that even with the current situation that they were in? He didn't have the luxury of sending her off to safety anymore. He was going to need all the help he could get. Why wasn't Steve thinking about this strategically? Emma glared at Steve.

"Yes, I am." She told him firmly but her grandfather only shook his head.

"I'm not letting you do this, Emma. You've already been through-"

"So much?" Emma questioned, cutting him off. "That's what you were going to say, right? I only that know that because you've only given me the same argument like fifty times before. It's starting to get really old, Steve." Emma told him with a tired expression on her face. "You're always telling me that I'm too young… that I don't have to fight anymore. I'm tired of hearing it Steve. I've put up with it for so long because I knew it made you feel better but I'm not going to put up with it any longer." Emma looked him dead in the eyes. "I'm going."

"You don't even know where we're going." Steve argued as he processed everything Emma had told him. "If you come with us you'll become a criminal too."

"I don't care!" Emma exclaimed. "It doesn't matter where we're going because this is about my father. I won't let them take him away from me again. I've already been apart for him for so long. Whatever you guys are fighting against, politics or whatever, it doesn't make a difference to me. What matters is that there's people out there trying to take the both of you away from me and I won't let that happen. This is my fight too so let me fight." Steve just stared at Emma as he considered everything she just told him. It was a lot to take in but Emma knew that it was a good sign that he was actually taking the time to consider this.

"Let her come with us, Steve." Bucky said quietly from next to her. Both Emma and Steve looked up in surprise as he spoke. "I've fought alongside her for many years. She's saved my ass a handful of times. Emma knows what she's doing… let her do what she's good at. I can guarantee you that she'll be the best recruit that we have… We need her." Emma smiled softly at her father as she heard the words he spoke about her. This would be nice… them fighting together. It would be just like old times only now they were the good guys. Weren't they? Emma briefly wondered if they were supposed to be the good guys on this side of the equation.

"Fine. You can come." Steve told her sternly after a moment of silence. "But if you get too injured then you have to leave right away." Emma stood there in surprise, slightly stunned that Steve was actually agreeing to this. Maybe having her father with them was even better than she thought if he could get Steve to be so agreeable. Emma quickly recovered from her shocked state and flashed Steve a smirk.

"That won't be a problem." Steve just nodded at her solemnly before turning back to Susan as she opened the trunk of the car. Sensing that the conversation was now over, her father ushered her inside the tiny car. It was only a two door car so Emma had to push the driver's seat against the steering wheel as she climbed into the back. Her father soon climbed in after her, shutting the door behind them. If Emma was sitting next to anyone else she would've been very uncomfortable with the close proximity they had to sit in but since it was only her father, she didn't mind it so much. She smirked as she saw that her father had to practically sit in a fetal position just to fit in the back seat. Emma couldn't really make fun of him because although she was only 5'8, she also had to make an effort to make room for her legs. She watched as her father glared at the back of Sam's head as Sam sat there quietly. Emma wondered why he was being so quiet? Usually he talked quite a bit to anyone who would listen.

"Can you move your seat up?" Her father asked in an annoyed tone.

"No." Sam deadpanned and Emma rolled her eyes. Her father narrowed his eyes at Sam before sliding over a bit closer to her so he would have more room to stretch his legs. Emma didn't mind the closeness… she actually cherished it.

"Come on, Sam, why are you being so weird?" She questioned him. Sam looked back at her with a glare on his face.

"I'm not being weird." He told her. "I'm perfectly fine." Emma somehow doubted that. His tone told her that he was anything but fine.

"Yes, you are. You're acting incredibly odd." Emma told him and her father nodded.

"Emma's right. You are acting a little weird." He told Sam, agreeing with his daughter. Sam just gave him an exasperated look.

"What are you talking about, Barnes?!" Sam exclaimed. "We've only known each other for two days. How would you even know whether or not I'm acting weird?"

"It was just an observation." Bucky said, a sheepish look on his face but Emma just laughed. It took her a few minutes before she calmed down, a more thoughtful look coming over her face as she looked between her father and Sam.

"Wait… there's something going on here." Emma observed. They both gave her incredulous looks.

"I don't know what you're talking about, kid." Sam grumbled to himself but Emma just smirked as she looked between them yet again. Her eyes widened in realization when she came to a conclusion.

"I know what it is." She said, sounding quite proud of herself. "You both have some kind of competition, don't you?"

"Be quiet." Her father mumbled but he didn't make the smile on her face disappear. Deep down Bucky was kind of glad to see her smiling. She had been so young the last time he saw her truly smiled. Emma started laughing at the both of them as the pair began to blush.

"It is, isn't it?" She grinned at them both. "I get it… the old friend versus the new friend. Who will it be? Which one will Steve pick? Will it be Steve's childhood friend/assassin from the 1940s or will it be Steve's new friend/Avenger from the twenty first century? Tune in tonight to cast your votes and find out." Emma said, doing an exaggerated impression of Carson Daly from The Voice. Only Sam really got the reference but the both of them glared at the blonde girl. Sam thought it was nice to see that Emma had come out of her shell since she'd first been rescued from Hydra. There were times that Emma was still a little too serious for his own liking but he knew that it was good that Emma joked around every so often and let loose. It showed him that she was immensely comfortable around him and the others if she was able to to do that.

"Well, girls… you're both pretty but I don't think Steve will ever choose between you." Emma finally said.

"You know you were a lot less annoying when you hated everyone." Sam remarked.

"Oh, I still hate everyone but just a little less than before, now." She retorted as she smiled innocently at him, showing her perfect white teeth. God, that kid was something else. Sam thought to himself. They all then fell into a long silence as they watched Steve and Susan interact. Emma could hear everything that they were saying but nothing prepared her for the moment when Steve swooped Susan into his arms and they began to kiss. Her eyes widened in surprise as she looked at her father and Sam who also looked shocked. Emma couldn't believe that Steve actually had the courage to do such a thing. She thought the kiss was about two years late but better late than never.

Steve slowly pulled away from Susan who smiled softly at him. The pair were blushing beet red as they stared at each other for what felt like the longest time. They soon bid their goodbyes before Susan walked back to the driver's side of the car. He then turned around to walk back to the car when he paused in his steps. Steve spotted Emma, Bucky, and Sam all looking back at him with proud smiles on their faces except for Emma who gave him a smirk before also giving him a thumbs up. Steve just shook his head at them before getting in the car. He glanced back at them as they all looked at him expectantly.

"We're not talking about this."

On the drive up to a higher level in the parking garage, the others filled Emma in on the situation. Apparently her father really wasn't the bomber and it was, in fact, a man by the name of Helmut Zemo who had framed her father for the crime. Apparently Zemo wanted to awaken a group of super soldiers form cyro-sleep. Supposedly the super soldiers were even stronger than her father… they were probably the ones she had heard about. The ones who went crazy and couldn't be controlled which was the reason why they injected Emma with the serum after Hydra miserably failed with the others. Emma was supposed to be a step up from them… stronger, faster, smarter, and more calculated but that didn't stop them from being a threat to the world. There was only one of Emma but there was several of these mysterious super soldiers hanging around. Even if Emma was stronger and more calculated than these super soldiers, they still outmatched her in numbers.

The plan Steve had was to group back up with the others and hijack an aircraft so that they could stop Zemo before he woke up all the super soldiers. Steve had also informed them that Susan would be heading back to San Francisco to wait this whole thing out. Emma was glad to hear that although she and the guys might've given him a hard time about his interaction with Susan. Emma was honestly happy for him. Susan was good for him.

Steve then pulled into a parking space a couple of spots away from an unmarked white van. Steve quickly parked the car before getting out. Her father, Sam, and her all followed suit even though it took them a while to squeeze out of the small car. Geez, those guys really were like a bunch of circus bears in that car.

"Cap." Emma heard a familiar voice say and she was delighted to see that it was Clint. She hadn't seen the archer since she had left his house when Steve had picked her up that day. It had been just over a year.

"You know I wouldn't have called if I had any other choice." Steve told him solemnly as they shook hands.

"Hey, man, you're going me a favor." Clint replied. "Besides I owe a debt." Emma then spotted the witch as she walked up to them. The look on Emma's face immediately darkened as she saw the brunette, it was something that didn't escape Bucky's notice. Emma had been kind of hoping that the witch had joined Stark's side so she could at least have a chance at finally punching her in the face.

"Thanks for having my back." Steve told the both of them.

"It was time to get off my ass." The witch replied. Clint then looked over Steve's shoulder and grinned when he saw Emma standing there.

"Hey, kid." He greeted. The frown vanished from her face as she flashed a small smile in Clint's direction.

"Hi, Clint." She said politely.

"God, you're even taller than you were when I last saw you." Clint remarked. "Pretty soon you'll be taller than me." Emma just shrugged.

"That's not something hard to accomplish. You're pretty short, Barton." Emma retorted and Clint just chuckled.

"Still as feisty as ever. The kids have been asking about you." Clint told her before smirking. "I even think Cooper has a crush on you. You're all he ever talks about. You should've seen his face when I told him that you broke my bow in half. He was really impressed" Emma was a little amused to hear about Cooper Barton but she just shook her head in response.

"Tell your son that he has terrible taste in women." Emma retorted and Clint just grinned at her.

"What's up with you Rogers', huh? Are you all cradle robbers?" He quipped and Emma only laughed. She immediately stopped when she noticed the dark look on her father's face at the mention of someone of the opposite sex taking interest in Emma. Emma rested her hand on his arm gently.

"Relax, Papa. He's eleven." The dark look immediately vanished from his face and was replaced by a relieved one. Emma shook her head in amusement at her father. She didn't seem to notice that Clint and Wanda were watching them curiously as Emma interacted with the man she considered to be her father. They hadn't really ever seen the girl be so casual or comfortable with anyone except for Steve.

"How about our other recruit?" Steve asked, trying to ignore the way Emma could show Bucky so much affection in the fifteen minutes they had been reunited versus him in the two years they had known each other.

"He's rarin' to go." Clint announced as he walked back to the van. Emma watched curiously, interested to know who they had managed to recruit for their new mission. Clint began to slide the door open and Emma noticed a man asleep on the seat. She frowned. Well, that was a little disappointing. Still… he looked like might be of more use than the witch. "Had to put a little coffee in him but he should be good." Emma watched as he jolted awake from the sound of the door. Where on Earth did they pick this guy up from? He didn't look like he was fit for the mission. Emma thought he looked like one of those guys who always told lame dad jokes.

"What time zone is this?" The man asked as he got out of the van.

"I don't know." Clint told him as he pushed him towards the others, closing the door back up. The man's eyes then widened as he looked at Steve, smiling in wonder as he took in Steve's appearance. Emma smirked as she couldn't help but notice that the guy appeared a little starstruck.

"Captain America!" The man said in wonder as he shook Steve's hand.

"Mr. Lang." Steve greeted politely.

"It's an honor." The man told Steve. Lang, was it? Emma noticed that he didn't seem to want to let go of Steve's hand. This guy was certainly… eccentric.

"I'm shaking your hand too long." He then finally let go of Steve's hand before looking at all of them, slightly in awe. This guy was really too much. "Wow! This is awesome!" He remarked before looking back at the witch.

"Captain America." He told everyone as though they hadn't been aware of who Steve was. "I know you, too. You're great!" Lang told the witch, making Emma scoff which she quickly covered up as a cough when Steve and Sam turned around to glare at her. Lang then squeezed Steve's muscles like he didn't believe they were real. Emma wanted to laugh but she knew that she had to remain professional since there was a new recruit there for her to scare.

"Jeez. Ah, look, I wanna say, I know you know a lot of super people so… thinks for thanking of me." Emma raised her eyebrows at that. Thinks for thanking of me? Emma turned to Sam with a bewildered look on her face.

"Sam, what's wrong with this guy?" She asked in a whisper. Sam smirked at her in response.

"A lot, I'm afraid."

"You know Susan, right?" Lang asked Steve suddenly. Steve gave Lang a surprised look at Lang's question.

"Yes…how do you know Susan?" Steve retorted and Lang just grinned.

"Uh, it's nothing really… We just saved the world together, that's all." Lang replied casually. "That and she's best friends with my girlfriend." Emma raised an eyebrow at that. Was this the guy Susan had mentioned earlier? The ex-con turned good guy? "Is she safe? My girlfriend said that she had gone to Vienna or something and wouldn't be able to text her until it was safe." Emma knew that this man had to be good friends with Susan if he was that concerned about her. He probably was the guy Susan had been talking about earlier. Steve just looked down at him in scrutiny, probably deciding whether or not this guy was competition, before he eventually relented.

"She went back to San Francisco." Steve answered and Lang let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, that's good." He said before grinning at Steve again, casually bumping his shoulder as if they were old buddies. "Since our girlfriends are dating and everything… I guess that makes us bros, huh?" Steve just stared at Lang, a blush coming over his face at Susan being called his girlfriend. Everyone else just shook their heads at the odd man and it became obvious that Lang was starting to make this weird.

"Right…" Lang awkwardly trailed off before he noticed Sam standing behind Steve."Hey, man!" Lang greeted Sam. Emma gave Sam a confused look. Did Sam know this guy? Why did they seem so familiar?

"What's up, Tic Tac?" Sam said.

"Uh, good to see you." Lang replied. "Look what happened last time when I-"

"It was a great audition but it's never going to happen again." Sam told him, cutting Lang off. Emma looked between the two curiously. Last time?

"They tell you what we're up against?" Steve asked Lang seriously, trying to bring attention to the current situation they were in.

"Something about some psycho-assassins?" Lang inquired as if he couldn't believe the words as he said them. Steve nodded.

"We're outside the law on this one." Steve told him honestly. "So if you come with us you're a wanted man."

"Yeah, well, what else is new?" Lang said, looking serious for the first time since he had stepped out of the van. Emma knew that this man hadn't lived in a fantasy world all his life like most other people she had met. He knew the harsh realities of the world… the true nature of it all. She could see it in his eyes as he looked at Steve. Emma knew that she could at least respect him for that even if the man acted kind of silly and weird.

"We should get moving." Her father announced and Emma nodded her head in agreement.

"We got a chopper lined up." Clint told them. Emma raised her eyebrows at that. Chopper? No, they needed a Quinjet. A chopper would be too traceable. It could be detected. Before Emma could protest they all heard a voice talking over the intercom in the parking garage. Emma furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as she deciphered the German language. What she heard made her eyes narrow in anger and frustration. It looked like Stark had found out where they were after all.

"They're evacuating the airport." Her father told them, voicing her thoughts.

"Stark." Sam told Steve causing Lang to looked at them in bewilderment.

"Stark?" He questioned. Emma watched her father intently as she studied the conflicted look on his face. She knew that look. He was trying to make a decision in a limited amount of time. Emma already knew what this would mean. They were going to have to fight the people they called their friends… their family. Emma had known it was a possibility before but it was never a sure thing until now. She kept a calm look on her face but even she felt a bit odd about the situation. She had never really had a problem with fighting anyone but that was before she had people that could call friends. Emma didn't want to hurt them because she was fond of them. She was even slightly fond of Tony despite how impulsive, annoying, and stupid he could be at times. She quite liked the banter they had. However, Emma also knew that this was a serious situation… not one that she could ignore. Emma knew what would happen if they got their hands on her father. They wouldn't let him live, not after he escaped like he had. Emma knew what she had to do. If fighting people she considered to be friends meant that her father could live and be free then so be it. Steve finally made his decision as he looked up at all of them, a grave expression on his face.

"Suit up."