A/N* Hellooo Everyone! So I've been wondering if I were to do a separate fanfic that had more of the missions the Eagle went on (with and without Bucky), would anyone like to read that? It would have more detail (along with dates) and would have a large range/possibly more characters, I could also go into her training more/enhancement surgeries. If so then either comment or privately message me! Its something I've been thinking about for quite a while.

Anyway, sorry for the long ramble, Happy 4th of July!

(Also, Chapter 15! woot woot, prepare yourself for an EPIC chapter. It's super long but cutting it up would have ruined the suspense.) :)

Aubrey woke the next morning, feeling refreshed and after a moment jumped out of her bed. Bucky's bed was empty and Glacier was curled up beside her, he looked at her lazily and yawned before flopping his head back down. Aubrey leaned over and scratched his ears, murmuring "Good boy Glacier" a smile flitted to her lips as she got ready and made an entrance into the living room. Bucky was at the table inhaling his food, barely even acknowledging Aubrey's presence. He grunted and took a moment to point to a plate of waffles and bacon before returning to his food.

"Hello to you too" Aubrey snarked, still wiping sleep from her eyes. Aubrey took several waffles and put them on a plate, taking note of the bag of chocolate chips and jar of peanut butter.

"What are these for?"

"Your mom said that you used to put the chips on your waffle, melt them and put peanut butter on top."

Aubrey frowned "that sounds odd...but maybe it's worth a try..right?" She spread generous amounts of chocolate chips on her waffles before microwaving them. The waffles came out steamy and Aubrey spread the chocolate around, finishing it off with peanut butter on top and syrup. Grabbing several strips of bacon Aubrey plopped down on the kitchen island with her food and a book she had found in her closet...well one book out of many. Apparently, she had read a lot before Hydra, her closet was practically exploding with books. This one seemed well-loved, it's cover had wear marks and many of its pages bent. Aubrey fingered the title "Keeper of the Lost Cities" before opening it and reading as she ate. The waffle with it's toppings was by far one of her favorite foods. Minutes later Aubrey's mother appeared from the backyard, fresh produce in her hands.

"Good morning, I was in the garden. Glad to see you still like waffles. Everyone is coming over this afternoon again...I hope that's alright."

"Mhmm" Aubrey mumbled around her mouth full of food. Her mother laughed at the sight of her bent over a book.

"I can't tell you how many times I came into this kitchen to find you reading whilst you ate." Aubrey looked at her mother and smiled

"Old habits die hard. I think that when Buck and I have to go I might take a couple books with me." Her mother's face fell

"You're leaving?"

"No no, not yet. But eventually, as much as I hate it...Bucky and I will have to go again. Otherwise, there's a chance that either Hydra or the Avengers will track us down. But I will leave a way to contact me. Everything will be okay" Aubrey watched her mom for her reaction. Her mother nodded, looking slightly crestfallen

"I understand Aubrey...I just wish you could stay"

"Me too mom" she echoed quietly.

The day passed quietly until Aubrey's family got there, then everything started to speed up. Feeling more comfortable with everyone and they with her, Aubrey sat beside her family and made an effort to be apart of the conversation. They all had a lot of questions and she did her best to answer. Bucky was there for a while but disappeared outside before too long, a longing look in his eyes. When dinner came around Aubrey's mother had lasagna in the oven and turned on the tv to look at the news. Aubrey was sitting on the floor, letting Elsie braid her hair and playing Uno with her brothers and other cousins (She had won several games already). But Aubrey's gaze snapped to the T.V when she heard the Avengers mentioned. Her hand went to a commlink that she wore whenever Bucky went out, tapping it twice it turned on.

"Buck..? I think you need to see this." He responded almost immediately and was in the house several moments later, watching the television with a wary look in his eyes. Aubreys family had also paused to listen as the main story came on.

"This is Madaline Bell with Channel five news and tonight we bring you a troubling story...and perhaps a warning. Tony Stark has been attempting in secret to build an android that would become a suit of armor around the world. But we have from a secret source that this android has turned evil and seeks to kill mankind. We recommend that you stay off the internet and in your houses until we know exactly what is going on. The android, known as Ultron, was last seen in Sokovia. More when we come back, after this break"

Aubrey looked at Bucky, an idea forming in her mind, an idea too dangerous to voice out loud yet. His eyebrows were scrunched as he frowned, meeting Aubrey's eyes. She stood, saying she would be right back and headed outside Bucky on her heels. The minute the door clicked shut Aubrey turned and spoke what she had been thinking.

"I think we should go to Sokovia, be there in case the Avengers need help." Bucky's mouth opened and closed several times as he tried to form an answer.

"Brie...I don't know."

"I promised myself that I would do anything to help people, make up for everything we've done. All we have to do is be there if they need help. Afterward, we book it back here. To Omaha not my parent's house. Then we can track down my friends and see if she's alright…. If you don't want to go that's fine...I'll go by myself." she finished, watching for his reaction. After a few moments, Bucky sighed and mumbled

"Fine."

"Okay..okay...Well I guess I need to tell my family.… Then we can pack and go. Maybe we can leave Glacier here and I can fly us there." Aubrey went to open the door as Bucky spoke

"I'll pack, take your time with them, Brie."

"Thanks, Buck" she whispered, coming back inside. Ten pairs of eyes watched Aubrey and Bucky come back inside. Bucky disappeared into the hallway as Aubrey made her way to the center of the room, clearing her throat quietly

"So… Hearing the news about the Avengers and Ultron made me start thinking. And last night I promised myself that I would do whatever I could to help people. I talked to Bucky and we are going to Sokovia, just in case the Avengers need help." she was met with silence, but Elsie spoke out, a twinkle in her eyes.

"I knew you could do it" her voice was quiet but to Aubrey it meant everything. Tears were in many of her family's eyes and her mother came forward.

"Aubrey, why? You've been through so much. Why put yourself through more. I can't lose you again" her mother's voice cracked.

"Because I spent much of my life doing things that are unspeakable. I need to prove to myself that I am good, that I can do good. It's something Bucky and I both need to do. I promise you won't lose me, I figured out a way to stay in touch with you all and I'll try to drop by often." Aubrey looked to her father to see what he thought and she found pride shining in his eyes.

"We may not have had enough time with you but we raised you right. Go do what you were meant to do...Just...don't forget us normos back here." Aubrey felt tears prick her eyes as she hugged her parents.

"I won't ever forget you. You all are my family and I love you all so very much" her other relatives came over and said their various goodbyes, Bucky appeared with two large backpacks, waiting in the shadows until Aubrey was done. Quietly she pulled her parents aside to explain how they would stay in touch.

"Because I go through so many burner phones I made a program that will discreetly send you the number of my burner, that way you can always contact me." Aubrey downloaded her program into their phones and handed them a stick drive with an extra copy in case their phones were lost.

"One more thing,-" Aubrey asked, "- could I leave Glacier here?" her parents nodded and Aubrey said goodbye to everyone one more time, stopping to crouch down to Elsie's level.

"Thank you, Miss Elsie, for believing in me"

"You're welcome, but..be careful"

"I will-" Aubrey pulled the little girl into a hug and whispered, "-Love you."

Bucky came out of the shadows as Aubrey straightened up, taking her tan backpack from his hands and shrugging it on. Her suit melted on and Aubrey felt the familiar weight of the wings as they unfolded. Bucky followed her outside

"So how are we going to get there exactly?"

Aubrey grinned and unhooked a bungee cord with a buckle from her belt. Bucky took it and clipped it on. Within minutes they were in the air and Aubrey chuckled when she noticed Bucky's face of discomfort.

"Don't like flying?"

"It's..terrifying." Bucky stuttered, his eyes flitting shut. They flew for what felt like hours and several times Aubrey felt herself nod off. By the end of the day, they had made it to the coast of the U.S. Briefly they stopped and ate, Bucky stopping to get anti-nausea pills.

"I doubt these will work with our metabolisms" he grunted as they prepared to take off again. Aubrey flew through the night and by the next night they had landed on the edge of Sokovia. They stumbled upon a small abandoned house and found a way in. Once inside Aubrey pulled out the laptop, starting to try and figure out exactly where Ultron had been seen last. Bucky did a perimeter and checked the house for cameras while she worked. Aubrey hacked into a hidden radio feed run by an A.I. Digging deeper she found that the feed branched off into several. Plugging her headphones into the computer, Aubrey held them up to her ears and listened to the jabber. Aubrey paused when she heard a familiar voice come across the network. Frowning, Aubrey looked at Bucky and mouthed "Captain America is talking on here". Bucky came over and took the headphones, listening for a moment before handing them back to Aubrey.

"Ultron was seen in one of the cities to the east.-" he grunted, picking up his backpack, unzipping it and pulling out their combat suits. "-thought these might come in handy eventually." Aubrey put the headphones down and took the suit, fingering the thick black fabric with silvery veins.

"Smart...Did you fix the holes in it?" she looked at several patches, they had to be new.

"Yeah, figured if you fixed your wings I should fix our suits, brought the extra armor too." He pulled several other articles out and Aubrey nodded approvingly before heading to the bedroom to change. The suit fit like a glove and Aubrey had to pause, her mind remembering all the times she had worn the suit. She ran her fingers down the sides as she put on her tan backpack and activated the wings. The wings unfolded, another strap forming around Aubrey's waist, attracted to the metal in her bones. The jets hummed as Aubrey tapped the straps again, they melted into chest armor and she felt herself slide into the chilling calmness of the Eagle. Coming back into the main room she watched Bucky put on his chest armor, along with strapping on his knives. He motioned to his bag "The rest of your stars are in there". Aubrey thanked him and pulled out the rest of her throwing stars. Normally she kept several in her boots, now she stashed them her many pockets. Her knives were always close by, grabbing them out of her jacket Aubrey strapped them to her hips and legs. Putting two extra in her combat boots. Bucky had just finished strapping on his guns. After packing up Aubrey slipped her arrows into the holder built into her wings and picked up her bow.

"Ready?" she asked, meeting Bucky's eyes.

"Nervous?" he quirked his eyebrow at Aubrey and she grinned as she pulled her goggles out of her pack, securing them on.

"No...just ready." Quietly the two plodded out, making sure to make it look like it had before. Aubrey pulled her burner out of her pocket and brought up a map, looking for the exact area. Soon she found it and looked to Bucky

"Are we flying or walking?"

"As much as I hate flying...it is faster" he relented, his face tinging green at the thought of flying again. Aubrey snickered and a few moments later they were soaring through the sky in the fading light. Oranges and shades of pink splayed across the sky as they flew. Aubrey pushed her jets to top speeds and by midnight they had landed in Eastern Sokovia. Under nightfall, they landed, both on alert. Taking in the surroundings, several areas around the city were heavily wooded, while others had fields of long grass that waved with the wind.

"Any ideas on where we should be? Or do we just wait it out?" Bucky questioned, his voice just loud enough for Aubrey's hearing.

"Not really, let me do a search for heat signatures."

He nodded "Heres a commlink and a tracker so we know where we are." Aubrey took the commlink and tracker, attaching the bracelet to her wrist, Bucky doing the same. Taking a running start Aubrey started up her jets and flared her wings, soaring up into the cloudy night. Tapping the sides of her goggles she searched for heat signatures, amazed at how many people were in the small city. Silently Aubrey did a perimeter of the city before moving in deeper, nothing caught her attention until she got to the middle of the city. A small gasp escaped Aubrey's lips as she blinked several times to make sure her goggles were correct.

"Bucky? There's a huge signature right in the middle, along with several hundred ones around it."

"That's not normal" his murmur bounced around her ear.

*New York*

Captain America tensed watching the new hero who was hovering in front of the glass, his face unreadable. Thor came forward, resting his hammer on a table, seeming confident in his actions. Turning he synthesized a blue suit and cape, coming to rest on the ground. The rest of the Avengers congregated from other rooms, unsure of this newcomer The new hero turned to Thor, murmuring quietly

"I'm sorry...that was….odd...Thank you." Though the hero had just been born his age and wisdom seemed endless yet youth to blossomed from him. The Avengers bickered among each other for several moments before the creation stepped forward

"You think I am a child of Ultron...I am not Ultron... I am not Jarvis...I am… I am"

"I looked inside your head and saw annihilation" Wanda Maximoff sneered.

"Well, look again."

"Whose side are you on" Captain America asked, his voice hard.

"I don't think it's that simple.-" The hero paused, contemplating his next words "-I am on the side of life, Ultron isn't. He will end it all.-"

"What's he waiting for?-" Stark cut him off and Vision looked straight at him.

"You"

"Sokovia-" Clint Barton cut in, both Pietro and Wanda Maximoff looking alarmed. "-he's got Nat there too"

Banner came forward, stepping close to Vision

"If we are wrong about you...If you are the monster Ultron intended for you to be-" he trailed off, leaving the threat hanging.

"I don't want to kill Ultron, he's unique, and he's in pain. But that pain will roll over the earth. So, he must be destroyed. Every form he's built, every trace of his presence on the net. We have to act now. And not one of us can do it without the others….Maybe I am a monster.-" Vision inspected his hands "-but I don't think I'd know if I were one. I'm not what you are and not what you intended. So there may be no way to make you trust me..but we need to go" Vision turned and held out Thor's hammer as if it was the most natural thing in the world. The Avengers who had all tried to lift it just days before all blatantly stared at the hammer and then Vision. Thor took it from him, looking shocked, fiddling with the hammer he spoke, sounding like Vision had caught him off guard.

"Right"

What Vision had decided to keep to himself was that the Avengers would need to work together with two more people they weren't expecting.

*Sokovia just before dawn*

Both Bucky and Aubrey had stayed on the edges of the city, too cautious to go any deeper. Bucky was fiddling with his knives, throwing them at an old, dying tree. Aubrey had done several more circles of the city and was now standing several feet away, her wings resting comfortably behind her. Aubrey fiddled with her bow and arrow but froze when her hearing picked up the humming of a jet engine.

"Buck..-" she murmured, coming over to where he was pulling his knives out of the tree, noticeably straightening. "-That has to be them." Looking over to Bucky he nodded, his eyes following the jet.

"Remember what we talked about?" he questioned.

"Yeah...yeah...this is it...isn't it?" Aubrey deftly braided her hair back, fingers trembling with nervous energy. Pulling on her goggles she looked over to Bucky, he had just finished strapping on his knives and picked up his rifle.

"Life is the mission." his words echoed across the clearing as Aubrey repeated his words.

"Life is the mission." With that, they headed to the top of a building that Aubrey had chosen earlier. Aubrey positioned herself on the edge, perched like a bird, her goggles zoomed in on the people exiting the jet. Aubrey heard Bucky's intake of breath when Captain America exited. Someone with a blue shirt sped off and Aubrey's goggles picked up his face, scanning it.

"Pietro Maximoff, he was experimented on by Hydra, my goggles are pulling up all of his files,-" Aubrey whispered in German. They had agreed to speak in German so they wouldn't be overheard. "-his sister is here too, Wanda"

"Level?" Bucky grumbled from his spot on the other side of the roof, his voice gravelly on the commlink.

"It doesn't say, just that he developed super speed and his sister has some sort of manipulation power due to experimentation with some sort of stone... the rest of the files are corrupted. It says do not engage at the bottom though. Glad we're on their side" Aubrey finished, watching as the Avengers spread out. Both tensed at the sound of gunshots.

"He's warning people, telling them to get out of the city, fired shots into the air to get them moving..." Bucky's normally smooth German paused and Aubrey knew he was frowning.

"What?"

"The other Maximoff, she influencing the people, making them leave the city. There's some sort of red mist everywhere...We may need to move." Aubrey frowned as her mind vaguely remembered having something similar to that...

"I..used to do that...before" She whispered but decided to deal with it later. Aubrey watched the red mist and when she turned back to the group of Avengers both Thor and Banner where gone. Clint Barton, known as Hawkeye was scaling an abandoned building not too far from their own, seeming to be looking for a good spot to wait. Aubrey backed off the lip of the roof, knowing her gold, silver, and black feathers could attract unwanted eyes. Aubrey tapped the side of her goggles, turning the heat vision back on. Scanning the area she watched two signatures enter the heavily heated area and blend in with the rest. Buckys voice sounded in her ear and she turned the vision off.

"They are clearing the city, trying to get everyone out."

"Must be expecting something big...Is it time?"

"No, they are fine by themselves.-" Aubrey cut him off

"Ironman just took off, he's headed for the cathedral in the middle of the city….Right above where the huge signature was from. I'm going in closer"

"I'm coming too." Bucky jumped from one roof to another, careful to stay out of sight as the sun started to rise. Aubrey flew, staying in the cloud cover, they stopped at the edge of the buildings, before them was a large square with the cathedral in the middle. Ironman landed, his suit making a loud clang, echoing across the silent city. But a voice cut through it all, the voice sounded cold. Devoid of all emotion, making Aubrey wanting to hate it all the more.

"Come to confess your sins?" the voice questioned Ironman and his voice shot back immediately

"I don't know, how much time you got?"

"More than you" Ironman came into view as he backed up, Aubrey felt her eyes widen as she took in Ultron. He was twice the size as Ironman and glittered with a metal she knew all too well.

"He's made of vibranuim Bucky" Aubrey crouched down to get a better look and heard Buckys sigh.

"This is getting bleaker by the minute.-" He started to say something else but a ground-shaking noise started and Aubrey watched as the ground in the middle of the cathedral burst open, a metal contraption breaking out and attaching itself to the cement. Aubrey growled and her hand gripped her bow, notching an arrow. Her senses picking up something coming. Bucky's voice sounded in her ear

"Brie..there's robots coming out of the ground...everywhere." Sure enough, as Aubrey looked around she felt caught off guard. She had been expecting something but not hundreds upon thousands of blue-eyed rats. They looked like they had been scraped off of the scum of the earth.

"Not good." Aubrey pulled her bow up to her face and fired at the bots, taking one down. But for every one taken down ten more replaced it.

"Bet I can kill more than you" Bucky challenged, already starting to pick them off with his gun.

"You're on" Aubrey took several of her explosive arrows out of her quiver and rapidly fired. Robot parts scattered but Aubrey's attention was drawn to Wanda Maximoff, she was shielding herself and a crowd of peopl but the number of bots around her was quickly becoming numerous.

"I'm going to help" she growled, taking flight and swooping down to the ground. Aubrey landed behind the group of bots and started picking them off with her bow, flashing between visible and invisible, letting the light filter through her once again. In her peripheral vision, she saw Wanda look at her with curiosity but Wanda was shot with an energy gun and crumpled to the ground. Aubrey watched as the robots just kept coming. But because they were centered on the Avengers the robots didn't seem to notice Aubrey. She slipped back into the Eagle and became a well-oiled machine, taking out one after another of the rats. But Aubrey was taken out of her stupor by earthquakes and the sensation she only got when taking off into the air. Her commlink crackled and Bucky's voice sounded in her ear.

"Brie...you feel that right?" Aubrey frowned and flew up into the sky, her eyes widening and watching in horror as the city started to rise into the sky, dirt, and rocks crumbling back to the ground below.

"The city..it's rising-" Aubrey stammered "-the..the people..this is bad...so bad."

One voice rose above the screams of terrified civilians, a voice Aubrey wanted to throttle. It echoed across the city, out of every robots speaker

"Do you see the beauty of it? The inevitability. You rise...only to fall. You, Avengers, you are my meteor. My swift and terrible sword. And the earth will crack with the weight of your failure. Purge me from your computers, turn my own flesh against me. It means nothing. When the dust settles, the only thing living in this world will be metal."

Aubrey turned and saw a lone figure hovering in the sky.

"I've got eyes on Ultron" she murmured and Bucky's panicked voice answered immediately

"Aubrey don't you dare do what you're thinking. I swear I will fly up there myself and pluck you out of the sky. That isn't your fight."

"Too bad you hate flying" Aubrey sniped as she shot towards Ultron, she knew it wasn't the smartest idea but the choice had already been made. Her eyes narrowed and she caught him from behind. Aubrey's nails grew their full size and she raked the vibranuim talons down Ultrons back, which would have been enough to kill a human. The sound of screeching metal played in her ears. Ultron spun around and his eyes narrowed at Aubrey, his metal eyebrows hiked up on his head as he remarked

"Who is this? A new player in the game, the unexpected variable. Did Stark put you up to this? You are nothing but a teenager with a temper."

"Oh, I am much more than that.-" Aubrey growled, her wings flaring menacingly

"Really? Are you a bat?"

"I'm an Eagle, The Eagle" Aubrey grinned menacingly, flashing her sharpened canines before shuddering and turning invisible. Ultron's face stretched in surprise for several seconds before he composed himself.

"Ahh one of the Hydra rats. Hydra was a failed organization because it relied on people. Trying to make mankind better when they should have just eliminated them."

Aubrey had been circling Ultron and deftly chose several throwing stars from her pockets, throwing them as she flew past. Ultron winced as they hit their marks but covered it up with a chuckle

"Dear girl, do you expect those to hurt me? You should know, being a child of Hydra, that when I go down, many more shall replace me. Battle is no place for a child" Aubrey had paused, listening to his words, and somehow he had pinpointed her location. Ultron threw himself at Aubrey, trying to tear her wings. Her super-soldier senses got her out of the way just in time. Whirling around she launched herself at Ultron, the feathers on the edges of her wings razor sharp. She hooked her talons into his arms and raked her wings down the arm joints, trying to detach them. Ultron growled "Pesky Bird" and a robot flew up in front of Aubrey, firing an energy blaster at her. It knocked her back and Aubrey fell through the air, just barely getting her bearings before she would have hit the ground. She turned and prepared to fly back up but two hands grasped her shoulders. For a brief second, Aubrey thought that Bucky had found a way to fly and stop her but as she turned around she was met with yellow eyes and a new face. A red face that looked surprisingly human despite the glowing stone embedded in his forehead.

"You cannot kill Ultron, it is my destiny...It is what I was created for. Focus your efforts on the civilians. Protect them above all else-" Vision let go of Aubrey's shoulders and was about to fly off but paused and met her eyes "You made the right choice coming here." His words were earnest and Aubrey immediately decided she was alright with this newcomer. She nodded, slightly flabbergasted, and watched Vision fly off.

"Buck, where are you?" she was met with static and Bucky's voice

"That was the dumbest thing you have ever done, honestly Brie. I'm on the ground near the cathedral, I'm alright though, do what Vision said an-" Buckys words were cut off and Aubrey frowned

"Buck?"

"Steve is trying to save someone whose car is about to fall off the edge"

"I'm coming" Aubrey heard the panic in his voice and burst up into the air, locating the torn bridge. Her jets hummed as she pushed them as fast as possible. Aubrey watched in horror as the car tipped and fell with a woman and her baby still inside. Captain America had a pained look on his face as he realized there was nothing he could do. Aubrey shot down after the car, her arms stretched out as she raced to catch it. Her wings wrapped around her body and it enabled Aubrey to dive like a bullet. Her hands seized the back bumper and she gasped, not ready for the weight of it. Immediately Aubrey's wings flared and she started to pull the car back up to the island. Her arms cried out in pain but Aubrey knew she could do it. Hydra had had her lift more than this, she had been created for this. The woman inside was watching, her mouth open in a terrified scream. Her child had her arms around her mother's neck and was crying, silent tears running down the girl's cheeks. Seconds passed, followed by minutes and Aubrey craned her neck to see the bridge was just above her. Within several more minutes, she pulled the car back onto the bridge. Breathing heavily Aubrey pulled the door open and pulled the woman and child out.

"Are you alright?" she asked the woman, her voice raspy. The woman nodded weakly and croaked

"Thank you. Thank you."

Aubrey nodded and smiled, pointing to where the Avengers had been gathering people. The woman hurried off and Aubrey turned to find Captain America staring at her, battling emotions in his eyes. He opened his mouth several times, trying to find the right words but couldn't seem to find them. Aubrey stared at him for a moment before answering the question in his eyes with a nod. Captain America's eyes widened and he started to say something but Aubrey had shot off into the sky. Her goggles zeroed in on Bucky, she swooped and landed behind him, using her bow to take out bot after bot. The two worked in silence, taking comfort in the presence of each other, they were a machine. Like they had so many times on missions they read each other's body language, not having to communicate with words. Somehow they worked their way to the same clearing where Black Widow, Captain America, and Thor were fighting. People ran around in confusion, their panicked screams echoing across the buildings. Aubrey flew into the sky, skewering robots with her knives and jumping on them, her talons sinking deep. Fallen robots scattered on the ground below as Bucky worked beneath her, using the dead parts as both shields and weapons. Aubrey jumped from one robot to another in a deadly dance.

A large explosion sounded to Aubrey's left and she turned to see that Thor had blown several bots. Looking to see where Bucky was Aubrey spotted him, he had frozen. Across the clearing Captain America stood stock still, taking in Bucky's appearance. From behind Bucky, Aubrey saw a robot several feet behind him aim with its energy blaster. A feral noise ripped it's way out of Aubrey and she dived down behind Bucky, just as the robot fired his blaster. The ball of blue energy hit Aubrey's chest armor and she felt searing heat as the armor took the blast. The energy traveled up Aubrey's chest to her shoulders and neck. Leaving red-hot heat in its path. She heard someone scream..maybe it was her...All Aubrey could think about was the pain. The heat was so hot it left raw oozing blisters in its stead. Aubrey catapulted backward into Bucky, her wings flapped frantically as Aubrey stopped herself in mid-air. One thing keeping her mind from the pain "Get ahold of yourself. They need help. Ignore the pain". Aubrey's lungs screamed for air as she landed behind an overturned car. Her arms reached out, grabbing onto the car to catch herself. Aubrey winced as her chest armor retracted, her combat suit had warped from the heat and had several holes. Angry Blisters and burns covered most of Aubrey's torso. Growling she tapped her wing straps, the chest armor melting back on. A noise sounded behind her and Aubrey whirled around, notching an arrow, the act making everything scream in pain. Bucky stood there, his hands up. Immediately his eyes traced over her face, looking for wounds. Aubrey relaxed slightly, putting the arrow away. Cautiously Bucky ventured closer, worry sparking in his eyes when Aubrey winced.

"Brie...I..I'm sorry. I froze and….I don't know...Are you okay?"

She was tempted to lie and say everything was fine but her head shook and she murmured

"The blast was so close it heated up my chest armor...I..theres a lot of burns...it hurts...but I'm still here"

Bucky shook his head "You should go-"

"No. I'm staying. I'll be alright, just let everything settle for a moment" Aubrey took a deep breath, attempting to calm herself. Bucky respected her decision and sighed.

"Alright...but stay close" Aubrey nodded and limped out from behind the car, letting her wings carry her into the air. Captain America must have broken out of his stupor and was talking on a commlink

"We're not clear! We are very not clear!" he punctuated the words by trapping a robot to a car with his shield and using his feet to push the shield deeper. Cutting the robot in half. They plunged back into battle, Aubrey grit her teeth at the pain but continued severing robot heads. In the middle of the island, she saw the cathedral lose several of its pillars. Ultron was throwing Thor around like a ragdoll. To Aubrey's left Captain America and Black Widow worked together to clear the sector. Within minutes they had defeated that wave of robots. Smoke from various fires and clouds had made it hard to see, Aubrey coughed and stumbled to the ground. She heard Black Widows voice and spied their outlines not too far from her. Their backs to her.

"Cap, these people are going nowhere. If Stark finds a way to blow this rock-" But Captain America cut her off

"Not until everyone is safe."

Black Widow frowned "Everyone up here versus everyone down there? There's no math there."

"I'm not leaving this rock with one civilian on it" Cap looked at Black Widow, his voice hard.

"I didn't say we should leave-" she finished quietly. "-there are worse ways to go.." The clouds cleared as she spoke one more time "Where else can you get a view like this?"

But a new voice cut through the chaos. Aubrey heard it come from Widow's commlink.

"Glad you like the view Romanoff, it's about to get a whole lot better. Aubrey's ears rung with the sounds of a huge aircraft rising from the clouds. A gasp escaped her lips as she recognized it. One of the Insight helicarriers had survived? Bucky came up beside her, breathing heavily. His eyes widened at the sight of the helicarrier and he shook his head.

"They shouldn't have that...but I'm glad they do"

"I know" Aubrey whispered.

She watched as several smaller ships left the helicarrier and parked on the edge. Immediately people started flooding out of the surrounding buildings. Captain America must have heard something because he whirled around, his shield at the ready. But the sight of Aubrey and Bucky standing just feet behind made him pause. Black Widow must have sensed his distress because she too turned and frowned when she caught sight of the two.

Aubrey nodded to them, her voice cracking as she spoke

"Let's load 'em up-." She grinned and looked at Bucky "-I'm gonna leave you with this awkwardness. Have fun" With that Aubrey shot into the sky after the next wave of robots who intended to take the smaller ships out. Her talons grabbed onto one which she swung at several more. Twisting around made her torso scream with pain but Aubrey only growled quietly. Somewhere behind her she heard War Machines confused voice

"Tony..? Whose that?"

"I..uh don't know. Cap seemed pretty ruffled by her though so she's allowed to stay."

"Plus she's really killing those things" War Machine finished for Ironman

"Yeah..that too" Aubrey worked quickly and silently but stopped when she saw a robot smash through the glass of the helicarrier. Diving she flew into the room she saw one of the agents attempting to shoot it but the robot dodged. Aubrey flew forward and stabbed the robot with an arrow. Its eyes flickered before going dark. The agent stared at her, blinking hard. Behind her a man with an eyepatch nodded approvingly.

"Good to finally meet you Eagle, we look forward to working with you in the future"

Aubrey nodded, kind of confused but before she could ask any questions, she heard an explosion outside and shot out. War Machine approached her and asked, sounding nervous

"Fury told me to tell you to help me round up the rest of the citizens."

"Alright" Aubrey dove back to the island and started herding people with her wings, getting them to the carriers as quickly as possible. To her left War Machine was also herding people.

Somehow Bucky ended up beside her, they searched several of the closest buildings, ensuring there wasn't anyone else. Aubrey's heat vision cleared the rest. War Machine must have gotten more orders because he looked to Aubrey and Bucky.

"They need help at the cathedral, we have to keep those things off the reactor." the Soldiers nodded and picked their way through the rubble to the cathedral, finding all the Avengers furiously battling robots. Aubrey took to the air, using her bow to snipe the robots from above. Hawkeye was struggling with several at once and she sniped two from above. His eyes traced the arrows patch back up to her. Hawkeye tipped his head to her in thanks before continuing. Black Widow bounded up, asking Stark.

"What's the drill?"

He motioned to Ultron's core "this is the drill, if any of the bots touch this thing then it's game over." Within minutes the square was clear and Ultron flew closer as Thor taunted

"Is that the best you can do?!" Ultron grinned and motioned his hands. Hundreds more of the rats crawled across the city, coming from all directions. Aubrey's eyes widened as she thought "does it ever end?"

"You had to ask" Captain America sniped at Thor.

"This is the best I can do. This is exactly what I wanted. All of you against All of me. How can you possibly hope to stop me?" Ultron's voice rang across the square, emotionless.

"Well, like the old man said...Together" Ironman said, unreadable emotion in his words.

The robots surged forward, climbing over anything in their way. The battle became thick and Aubrey lost count of how many she skewered with her various weapons. Eventually, she and Bucky started to work side by side, the robots no match for them. In her peripheral vision, Aubrey saw Vision, Thor, and Ironman using their energy beams on Ultron. He fell backward, getting up to a crouch. His outer metal melted away but the three stopped their beams as Ultron seemed to be dying.

"You know..with the benefit of hindsight.-" but he couldn't finish because Hulk charged up and punched Ultron across the sky. The remainder of the robots started to flee into the sky.

"We can't let them get away." Bucky's voice sounded in her ear

"I'm going" Aubrey's jets hummed as she flew after them, spearing the robots with her talons. An explosion to her right caught Aubrey off guard and she tensed, only to find Vision beside her. Aubrey held back a laugh as she heard War Machines confused voice

"Ok...what?"

They exploded the last of the stragglers and Vision flew off to where Ultron had flown. Coming back to land Aubrey found herself face to face with Captain America. She heaved a breath, her hand going to her side and tenderly touching one of the blisters.

"You need to get him and get off the island."

Aubrey grinned "He mentioned your 'mom' voice but I never realized how good it actually was." Before Cap could answer Aubrey had jetted up above the buildings before swooping for Bucky. Aubrey hovered as he attached the bungee to his combat suit and then took to the sky, the extra weight pulled at her stomach and Aubrey winced. Flying them both to the edge of the helicarrier she landed, trying not to stumble. Aubrey realized that adrenaline had been keeping most of the pain away, as she calmed her head felt light and she puffed a breath out of her lips.

"I don't know where is safe. Until the island is back on the ground we should stay here." Aubrey said, trying to keep the note of pain from her voice as she stood behind Bucky. He heard it though and turned, a concerned look on his face.

"You need medical attention."

"No. I'll be alright. It will be healed by next week.

"Don't be stubborn."

"I can and I will. I'm serious Bucky, I'll take care of it at a safe-house..We shouldn't stay here long. He's gonna want to see you."

"I don't like this" Bucky growled, but he stopped when he saw the island plummeting back towards the ground. It slowed and Aubrey watched as Thor and Ironman slowed the descent, the island hit the ground with a loud "thud", the earth quaked and Aubrey sighed in relief.

"We did it"

"Yes we did" Bucky echoed, disbelief in his voice.

*Captain America*

Cap went up to where Vision had said The Eagle had landed with Bucky, if she was as injured as he had said then they should still be here. Disappointment swelled in Cap's chest as he found the deck empty. They were gone.