Time passed and Ev was sitting in a room with her father and Fury as they watched Captain America with the doctors that were looking him over.
"I can't believe he is alive. This is the coolest thing to ever happen here."
"Dad, you're fangirling."
"I know, I just can't help it. That is Steve Rogers, Captain America. MY Hero."
"Yes dad, I'm well aware of all of that."
"Ev I am sending you in to talk to him."
"Why," father and daughter said at the same time.
"You are one of our best, plus you are close with Peggy and the others."
"I am too." Phil muttered as Ev took a turn in rolling her eyes at him.
"This might not go the way you want."
"Just try please."
"Alright, here goes nothing." She got up and walked into the room just as the doctors walked out.
"Hello Steve my name is Evangeline but everyone calls me Ev. It's nice to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you as well. I thought the other guy would come in."
"Well turns out he's a chicken and he sent me in."
"What?"
"Just an expression but still. I know you are probably really confused right now and I want to help you so feel free to ask me anything and I will try to help."
"Do you know what happened?"
"You went into the ice and they could not find you. Howard Stark looked for you and Peggy, and everyone did. Howard put everything he had into finding you but slowly time went on and all of them had to move forward with life. We are thinking that something with the super soldier serum is the reason you were able to live for so long in the ice but we still don't know for sure. I wish I could give you more answers about that but the truth is we just don't know yet."
"What about all of this?"
"SHIELD `` is a new version of the SSR. Howard and Peggy built all of this and did some amazing things with it. I know there is a lot to take in and learn. I'm sure you are feeling overwhelmed with everything right now and I really want to be able to help you in any way that I can. But it is also alright to just take a moment and let things sink in. The world is very different than how it was when you went into the ice. A lot has changed and happened and it's alright to feel overwhelmed by all of it. So feel free to take any time you need to understand things and to just come to terms with things because it is a lot. Just let me know when you are ready and I will tell you everything and I will try to teach you how to live in this new world you find yourself in."
"Thank you for being so understanding and kind. I was slightly worried that people were not like that anymore."
"There are plenty of people who are rude and all but there are kind people as well. Don't worry, I'm sure you will be fine."
"You are making this a lot easier. Peggy and the others, did you know them?"
"Very well, I spent a lot of time with all of them. They are family to me and I love them all."
"Are they all gone?"
"All but Peggy. She is in a nursing home and has alzheimer's. So she has good days and not-so-good days. But on her good days, she is still one of the most amazing women I have ever met. With stories and everything else, she does not want to slow down."
"That sounds like her. Did the others just die over time?"
"Most of them yes, Howard died in a car accident with his wife but has a son Tony Stark and from what Peggy says he is a lot like what Howard used to be like. So there is that, although he might mellow some now that he is dating Pepper, I guess only time will tell."
"You know a lot."
"In my line of work you need to."
"So are they family or do you just call them family?"
"No, I'm not related to any of them. My mom met Peggy as a teenager after she ran away from the foster system and Peggy helped her. At 18 mom joined SHIELD, made friends and life was good. Peggy and the others became her family. Then she had me and for the next little while, things were good with some bad mixed in. When I was six my mom died on a mission and her best friends she had made at the academy became my legal guardians then a year later they adopted me. Peggy and the others were the family that we all needed and I'm grateful every day for all of them and the love and acceptance they show."
"I'm sorry about your mom. I'm glad you had others to be there for you."
"Thank you, I got lucky. I was blessed with an amazing dad and mom who took me in and loved me even though they didn't have to. They chose to love me every day and I am a pretty lucky girl."
"They sound like amazing people."
"They really are. Although you are my dad's favorite hero. So I'm pretty sure he would love to meet you sometime."
"I think we can arrange that."
"Thanks, Steve."
"Anything for the person who has been so kind to me."
"That is the easy part of this job." Ev tells him with a smile.
Over the next few months Ev does help Steve settle into life in the 21st century and things are going well until they have an unexpected visitor show up.
Fury calls in everyone and Ev is on the helicarrier with him as he talks to May.
"I just need someone I trust running things from the ground and there is no one I trust more than you down there May."
"Fine I will do it but I am telling you now Fury one hair out of place on my daughter's head and we will be going rounds."
"I will be fine mom"
"I will make sure she is safe. As will Phil, Natasha, and all of the others. They love her as well Melinda. She will be safe."
"She better be. I will talk to you soon. Be safe love, Nat watch my girl."
"You got it." She says walking up behind Ev.
Ending the call and shutting the video fed down Fury turns to the girls.
"Will you tell Coulson I need him?"
"On it." Ev follows Nat to get her dad and meet up with the others who were there.
"Is it bad that I kind of want to see mom kick Fury's butt?"
"No, I would love to watch it as well. Especially mama bear May. That would be pretty entertaining."
"That it would." The girls walk up to Phil and Steve.
"Agent Romanoff, Captain Rogers."
"Ma'am"
"Hi"
"Hi Steve"
"Hello Ev"
"They need you on the bridge. They're starting the face trace."
"Ev"
"Don't worry papa bear, I have her. I already promised May. She will be fine."
"I will see you inside."
"Go, I'm fine." With one more look at his daughter, he made his way inside.
"It was quite the buzz around here finding you in the ice. I thought Coulson was gonna swoon. Did he ask you to sign his Captain America trading cards yet?"
"Trading cards?"
"They're vintage. He's very proud."
"He's your father then?"
"Yes, that is my dad, a huge Captain America fan. He grows on you though."
They walked over to Banner and talked to him before Nat told them they should head inside before they started to lift up in the air.
The girls took the boys inside where they all talked and got to work on the things they needed to do.
Ev was helping Nat fly the quinjet to pick up Loki. as she was trained by her mother how to fly and she was pretty good. They watched Tony show up and they got Loki. Nat talked to Fury while Ev focused on flying when they saw the start of a storm.
Then Thor showed up grabbed Loki and flew out.
"That is Thor he's a good guy." Tony left first and then Steve.
"Do guys ever listen?" Ev asked Nat.
"I will need to get back to you on that one."
After getting the guys back they were back talking about what to do next when Ev saw her dad walk in with Tony.
"I'm saying pick a weekend and I will fly you anywhere you want. Have some family time with Ev."
Tony goes on a monologue and they all start talking as Ev watches the back and forth with all of them.
A little while later Ev was watching as they were all fighting.
"Find your dad, '' Fury told Ev. As they all kept going. Ev watched from the doorway as the people who were supposed to help did nothing but argue with each other.
Then there was an explosion and they all fell down. Ev set up looked around and watching all of them. Fury walked over to her after giving others orders.
"Are you alright?" He asked helping her up.
"I will be."
"I hope so I don't need your mother coming after me."
"I will be fine I promise"
"Go find your dad and stay with him."
"Got it." Fury and Ev went their own ways. Ev walked through the halls looking for her dad and realized that she was hurt from hitting the wall. She carefully lifted her shirt to see her side red and starting to bruise as well. Her mom definitely would not be happy.
Ev was trying to find him when she felt that they were losing engine power quickly.
She walked into the holding cell and saw Loki out and her dad on the ground. Her dad shot the weapon at Loki and he went flying back.
"Daddy" Ev ran to her dad and looked at him.
"Hi baby"
"I NEED MEDIC NOW" Ev yelled into her comms.
"Daddy, I need you to stay with me. Look at me, just stay with me."
"I love you, and your mom and sister. I know you will find her."
Fury came in and started to talk to Phil as Ev held his hand. Until he stopped talking.
Fury pulled her back as the medics worked on him. Then they called the time of death.
"NO" Ev fell and Fury grabbed her before she made it to the ground. He held her as she cried. Before taking her out of the room.
"No, I need to stay with him."
"Evangeline, it's alright he won't be alone. You need to go out for a minute. As they walked out she saw Nat come running up to them with Tony and Steve behind her.
Ev flung herself into Nat's arms and more tears started to fall down once again.
"Nat, what do I do? I need to tell mom."
"One thing at a time sweetie. Come with me and we will get you cleaned up alright." Nat led the girl out of the hall and somewhere she could have a moment without everyone watching.
"He's gone"
"I know sweetie. It is going to be alright, I have you." Nat told the younger agent that she had watched grow into the agent before her and at that moment she saw a scared little girl and promised to do whatever it took to help her.
"What happened?"
"Loki stabbed him. Ev was there when he died."
"Is she going to be alright with Agent Romanoff?" Steve asked Fury.
"Natasha will take care of her. She is very protective of her." with that they all walked out.
After a while Ev went to Nat and Clint who were talking.
"Hi"
"Ev I am so sorry."
"It's not your fault Clint, don't blame yourself."
"Come here." Ev walked over to Clint and Nat and they pulled her down in between them and held the girl together. After a while of her crying and them trying to comfort her, Clint walked out to the bathroom on the side. While he was there Steve walked in.
He talked to them and told Nat and Clint to suit up.
"I'm coming with you."
"No Ev, stay here."
"I can help and I will. You let me come with you or I'll go by myself."
"Fine but you stay with me." Ev followed them all out after changing and they made their way to the fight.
She helped to get people away fighting off the chitauri as she did. Once everything was done she was in the tower with the others as they made a plan.
"I'm going with Ev to tell her mom," Nat said.
"You don't need to, Nat, really I can do it."
"I know you can but I am not making you do it alone."
"We should go. I don't want mom finding out from someone else."
Once they got to May they walked in and saw her.
"Love, I'm so glad you are alright. Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Mom, I need to tell you something."
"What's wrong? Love, what happened?"
"Mom, it's dad. He was hurt, mom, dad is gone."
"What do you mean?"
"May, Phil didn't make it."
"No, he can't be gone. He promised he would be fine."
"I'm so sorry mom. I should have gotten to him faster. I could have done something."
"Oh love, no, this is not your fault at all. Your father knew what he was doing and he loved you so much. Come here, my love." Ev let her mom pull her down on the sofa with her and curled into her side as she let fresh tears fall once more.
It had been a few hours and Ev fell asleep on her mom as she ran her fingers through her hair softly.
"How are you doing Melinda?"
"I don't know. I loved him and pushed him away. We have been apart these last few years and now just like that, it's over. He's gone, I didn't even say goodbye to him. We lost all of that time as a family together because I pushed them away. Now Ev has lost another parent and she is stuck with me, and I have not been the mom she deserves lately. I can't do this to her. I need to be strong for her."
"Melinda, none of this is your fault. We didn't know what would happen. He would have much rathered it to be him and not one of his girls. I know that this is going to be hard for both of you but we are all here to help you and you are allowed to grieve as well."
"I need to be strong for my little girl. I need to help her through this."
"Who is going to help you?"
"I will be fine, I just need to help her."
"Please don't push us away again Melinda. Not now, you need someone just like Ev."
"I have her, she's all I need." Though she wished she had her other little girl with her as well and now knowing she would never get to know the amazing man that her father was and how much he wanted to find her and know her.
Across the country, Skye was in her van and looking at the videos of what happened in New York. She watched the people fighting the aliens and then she saw something and went back pausing the video to see someone she hadn't seen since she was fifteen years old.
There stood Ev by Captain America fighting off the aliens.
She stared at her and zoomed in on her. Here was her friend fighting with the people that Skye had been trying to expose. The organization that kept secrets of her past from her.
She was debating on what to do at this moment when she looked a little closer at her friend's face.
Her eyes were red and Skye could tell she had been crying before this.
That made Skye wonder what had happened to upset her friend enough to make her cry before this.
Starting the video back up she watched for Ev in every shot hoping to see her again to make sure that she was safe through the fight.
Only seeing a few more Skye sat and watched her friend helping people and doing good things. She started to wonder if Ev, the sweet kind person she met so many years before, if she was working for SHIELD, maybe there was more to it than she had originally thought that there was.
