There was a cool breeze that touched AJ's face, this summer night was feeling cooler than the normal warm weather that Brooklyn had been experiencing. There were hands covering her eyes and she could hear a low chuckle behind her. AJ smiled, the hands so familiar and the sound of the laughter damn near musical.
"Where are you taking me, Buck?" She asked him as he stayed behind her but moved her in the direction of wherever he was taking her on this night.
"Just trust me, sweetheart," He said in her ear, his warm breath tickling her skin, "You're gonna love it."
AJ giggled, "Last time you said that you convinced me to sneak off of base and go for a midnight swim while we were in France."
"And you loved that, don't deny it." Bucky whispered again.
AJ smiled, Bucky's hand still covering her eyes. She shrugged innocently, "Nope." She popped the 'p', "I did not."
"Liar."
"Bucky, come on!" She whined. "How much further? I wore the wrong shoes for this."
"Just...a little bit more and...here." Bucky stopped her from walking forward and dropped his hands from her eyes.
AJ blinked, adjusting her eyes and saw an empty lot on a field. "Hmmm." She said, looking back at Bucky. "Grass." She gave him a cheeky grin causing him to playfully roll her eyes.
"Look at the view, Frosty!" He told her, turning her back around, standing behind her with his arms wrapped around her middle, chin dropping down onto her shoulder as they both looked at the view in front of them. "Can't you just imagine seeing mini-Adelyn's and Bucky's running around here."
AJ laughed, "Getting a little ahead of yourself, don't you think?" She teased, moving her head slightly to rest against his as she closed her eyes.
"Oh, come on, sweetheart, we have been married for about four months now." Bucky said and she could feel him smiling.
She blinked in confusion, not understanding. "Wha-?" And then she caught a glimpse at her left hand, a wedding ring on her ring finger. They were married. The war was over. "Wait, did you buy this land, Bucky?" She asked.
"I sure did."
AJ turned and face him, eyes wide. "James Buchanan Barnes!" She scolded him.
"I had to. With the little one due any day now." Bucky said, placing his hand on her stomach.
AJ shook her head, trying to understand what he meant. But then she looked down and saw the round bump making her dress stick out. She smiled, moving her hand on top of his. "This little guy will be here any day now – and you bought land." She laughed.
"Open your eyes, sweetheart." Bucky told her, turning her around again and when she was facing the land, a big blue house with red shutters and a big porch stood there.
"Oh, Bucky!" She said happily. "I love it!"
"We built it together."
AJ turned around and saw Steve standing next to Bucky now.
"Hey! I helped too!" Her little brother Henry was there too, standing on the other side of Bucky, a hammer in his hand.
"We all did."
AJ's eyes widened when she saw her entire family standing in front of the house now. Sam and his wife Eileen with their three children, Dougie, Lauren Grace, and Juliet Adelyn. They were all so big now! Westley stood next to George and his wife Sally and on the other side of Westley was her brother Charles.
"But I helped the most." Henry chimed in causing AJ to look over her shoulder. Bucky was next to him holding something in his arms.
"Oh, this little guy is getting fussy." Bucky said and a baby began to cry. AJ shook her head, trying to understand everything but went to him, grabbing the baby out of his arms and began to rock it back and forth, watching as the little boy cooed while smiling up at her.
"Practically a pro." AJ looked up to see her father and mother standing in front of her now. "Your mother was the same way." Her dad said.
"Daddy," AJ smiled happily. "You're here."
"We couldn't miss James Jr.'s first birthday!"
AJ looked down where the baby had been in her arms and found that he was no longer there.
But then she heard a squeal of laughter and watched as her boy wobbled over to another child. A child who stood at the feet of Steve...and Peggy.
"I don't understand..." She said quietly.
"AJ! Come to the kitchen!"
She was no longer outside. AJ was now standing in the kitchen.
She wasn't alone.
"Oh, there you are!" Lydia said, turning around to reveal a large baby bump. "The cake is ready to be frosted!" She was holding a birthday cake and placed it down on the kitchen counter. "And where is that husband of mine?"
"I'm right here, darling."
AJ saw Nathaniel walk into the kitchen, "Nate-" She whispered in surprise.
"And I brought in a few strays." Nate walked over to Lydia, bending down to place a kiss on her belly and then looked to AJ and smiled. "Picked up those two from the airport."
Anthony and Jane walked into the kitchen holding hands. "Oh, don't be sour, Nathaniel – you should feel honored we even asked you to pick us up!" Jane teased. "You're a worst driver than AJ."
"Mommy!" A little boy ran into the room. "Daddy wants to know if the cake is ready!"
AJ smiled, hand moving to the little boy's cheek, his blue eyes looking exactly like Bucky's. "Tell your Daddy that if he wants cake, he can come into the kitchen and help his wife." She said in a teasing tone.
"Hey, I heard that." Bucky said, walking into the room. "Now, don't be picking him up, Frosty – you know the doctor said no more lifting James Jr. until after the baby comes."
She looked down at her stomach and saw that a bump was there again.
"Isn't it so great that we're having girls together, AJ!" Lydia said from next to AJ, placing her hand on the bump.
"And it's always good to have your kids close in age." Sam was now in the room. "James only being five years older than Maggie will be good. He'll want to look after his baby sister, just like I did with you. Though, I hope she wasn't as much trouble as you were." Sam smirked.
"Frosty, come sit down." Bucky said, moving his arm around her shoulder and they began to leave the kitchen.
"But I want to stay." She said sadly, looking back into the kitchen only to find it empty now.
"The kids are finally asleep." Bucky told her. "The dishes are done and it's time for bed."
"But,"
"No buts, sweetheart." Bucky lead her up the stairs. "You need to get off your feet."
"Are you sure James and Maggie are asleep?" AJ asked Bucky as they walked down the hallway, passing two bedrooms on the way.
"Yes, I read them both two stories and they were both out before I even finished the second story." Bucky chuckled. "And baby Howard fell asleep the moment I sent him down in his crib."
"Baby Howard?" Things were becoming fuzzy. "Bucky, I don't understand."
They were in a bedroom now, Bucky pulled off his shirt and climbed into the bed after pulling down the covers. "Do you miss it?" He asked, laying down in the bed.
AJ followed after him, getting into bed as well. She laid on her side, looking over at him. "Miss what?" She asked.
"This." Bucky said. "Being with each other."
She felt tears fill her eyes as she nodded. "Yes, Bucky." AJ whispered. "I miss you so much." Bucky pulled her into his arms and she snuggled against his chest, tears falling on his skin. He kissed the top of her head and rubbed up and down her arm.
"I'm here." He told her.
"Please don't leave me, Bucky." AJ cried, "I love you so much."
"I love you too, Frosty."
"Adge."
"Adge."
Her eyes opened, Clint was looking down at her. "Clint?" She said, still confused. AJ tried to sit up but felt something tug at her the back of her hand.
"Hey, hey, easy." Clint said, placing his hands on her shoulders to keep her from moving.
"Where's Bucky?" She asked. Clint frowned, looking to his side. AJ followed his eyes and saw Natasha sitting next to him. The red head had the same worried look as Clint. AJ shook her head, "I mean," She began to correct herself, hearing what she had just said, "-Where's Steve?" She asked instead.
"He's with Fury and Tony." Natasha answered.
AJ could hear the beeping of a heart monitor, she began to recognize the area she was in, "Why am I in infirmary?" She asked, looking to both Clint and Natasha.
The red head stood up, walking over to AJ and undid the straps that kept her hands secure on the bed, AJ look up at her in confusion – why was she restrained? "What's the last thing you remember?" Natasha asked.
She opened her mouth to answer, and it all came flashing back.
Phil Coulson was dead.
Loki killed him.
And not just that – when she had found out about Phil being killed, she had lost all control of her powers.
"Oh, God," AJ said quietly, sitting up slowly. "Everyone knows now."
Natasha and Clint both nodded their head.
"Did I hurt anyone?"
"No." They both answered.
AJ closed her eyes in relief. But not much relief. Everyone knew about her powers now.
"What happened, Adge?" Natasha asked her, "How did you lose control?"
"It's not the first time this has happened." Clint added causing Natasha to raise her brow. AJ looked to Clint and glared.
"Clint, what just happened is not the same thing as what happens during my nightmares." She argued.
"You're right." Clint agreed. "It's worse. AJ, your powers have been acting up ever since Steve was found." She looked away. "He's a trigger."
"He's not a trigger, Clint." AJ spat out.
"He's from your past." Natasha said, taking Clint's side.
"That means nothing."
Natasha gave AJ a pointed look. You know it means something.
AJ breathed in heavily and listened to the sound of her heart rate spiking. "He's not a trigger." She said again, "He's my friend. Just like to two of you are." AJ reminded them, but they weren't listening. AJ shook her head in frustration, "Do you see that," She pointed to the heart monitor, "It says I'm pissed – and here I am, not turning anything in to ice. Because I have control right now. But, after having to use my powers on you," AJ pointed to Clint who looked away from her, still probably feeling guilt, "-And still feeling the effect of having used it it while I found out about Phil – yeah, I lost it a bit. Not to mention the whole ordeal with Loki's scepter heightening all of our emotions – and yet, here I am. Completely in control."
Natasha and Clint shared a look.
They still didn't buy it.
AJ carefully took out the IV that was placed on the top of her hand, "Fine, don't believe me. Just please go get Fury so I can be released from infirmary and put back out into the field where I should be." AJ sat up more, "Because I plan on killing that son of a bitch Loki."
Natasha and Clint shared another look but got up. "I'm next door if you need me." Clint told her.
"I won't." AJ said, her tone too cold for her own liking. She closed her eyes, shaking her head. Natasha was out of the door when she opened her eyes and Clint was close behind her, "Barton," She called out, stopping him from leaving the room. He looked over his shoulder. AJ took a moment and then said, "I'm glad you're back."
He nodded his head and left the room.
AJ took off all the wires they had on her and dressed in her SHIELD uniform again, now out of her hospital style gown they kept in medical bay.
Her dream had felt so real, even with every confusing part, it somehow made sense. Because Bucky was there and live and she was happy. So happy.
AJ sat down where Natasha had been sitting earlier. She placed her head in her hands and rested her elbows on her knees.
"Frost,"
She looked up and saw Fury standing in the doorway.
"I can't clear you." He told her.
AJ stood up, walking over to him. "Yes, you can." She disagreed. "Loki has some sick fantasy in his head about who I really am – and we can use that." Director Fury shook his head. "-My presence will be a distraction, I guarantee it."
Fury sighed, "It's not a risk neither myself or the council is willing to take."
AJ took in a shaky breath, "They know now?"
He nodded. "Too many people witnessed what happened."
She crossed her arms over her chest, for some reason feeling like she needed to protect herself. "So, what now? I get put in some lab where they can test me all day? Because I've been through that already. In 1945 where I was dissected by a mad man to see just what I was capable of – I'm sorry, Fury – but I'm not going to go through that again. You'll have to knock me out because I will fight you for my freedom."
"I would never take away your freedom, Adelyn."
"Why not?" AJ asked, "You're the director – you have kept numerous secrets from me including the fact that you have Hydras weapons and are trying to rebuild them! The kind of weapons that killed the man I love!" She yelled in anger.
But she didn't lose control.
She had a handle on her powers again.
And AJ would prove that to Fury.
"Using weapons made by Hydra was a backup plan. You know my real goal. To build a team. And trust me, I know what Hydra took from you, I know what they did to you!" Fury rose his voice, "And that is the exact reason why I'd never take your freedom from you! I made a promise to both Howard Stark and Peggy Carter a long time ago when I became director of SHIELD that if I were still around when you finally woke up – I'd protect you. And that's what I'm doing, Agent Frost. Whether you chose to believe that or not." He told her. "So, no. You are not cleared to go out into the field. That's an order."
AJ squared her jaw, shaking her head. She pulled out her credentials from the holster around her waist and pressed it against Fury's chest. "Then I quit."
She left Fury in the room and went to go find Steve.
Being an agent with SHIELD had been her entire identity since she was woken up from cryostasis – AJ didn't know who she was without it. But she was done following orders.
She was not going to sit back and let Loki try and enslave the human race, or worse, destroy it.
AJ would die before she let that happen.
She was making her way to the hangar bay when she felt someone fall into step with her. AJ looked to her side as she continued to walk and saw that Tony was now walking with her. "Hey there, Ice Queen." They were in the hangar bay now, surrounded by many jets. "You wanna go on a mission?"
AJ felt her lips quirk up into a smirk. "Thought you'd never ask."
_
Steve had gone to get AJ, only to find that she was no longer in the infirmary, but on his way, he had spotted Natasha in a room that he knew Agent Barton was being kept in. They had both agreed to come with him to Stark Towers, where Tony believed Loki would be. By the time they got to the hangar bay, Steve saw that AJ was already there talking with Tony.
"Jay," He had rushed over to her, "-Are you okay?" He asked.
"Never been better." She smiled, and he actually believed her. "You guys ready?" She looked to Clint and Natasha.
They nodded.
"Clint says he can fly one of these," Steve told AJ as he pointed to the many jets.
AJ laughed, "Are you joking?" Steve shook his head. AJ looked to Steve and then at Clint. "Are you on drugs? I mean, I know you just came out from brainwash but you are a terrible pilot." She had to remind Clint.
"I'm better than you." Clint said with a smirk, walking past AJ.
AJ let out a loud scoff. She had gotten her pilots license back when she was in her early twenties in 1940 – and yes, planes had changed dramatically since that time – but Clint was still a horrible pilot!
It was only AJ, Steve and Clint now, Tony was suiting up in his Iron Man gear while the three of them walked onto a jet.
Upon seeing them enter, a young engineer quickly stood up and walked over to them. "Hey, you guys aren't authorized to be in here!" He told them.
"Son," Steve said, clearly exhausted already by the young man, "Just don't."
AJ smiled as the young mans eyes widened as he looked behind Steve at Natasha, who was giving her best; if you don't step aside I will skin you alive, stare. "Smart choice." AJ said when the guy quickly walked past them and got off the jet.
Tony flew out first, and then the jet they were in followed after them. As they left, they could hear over the comm system; We have an unauthorized departure from base.
On their way back to New York, Clint flew the jet at maximum speed, getting them there a lot quicker than it would normally take (and on one of SHIELD's enhanced jets, that was saying something.) AJ sat in the back of the jet while Natasha helped Clint co-pilot the jet. Steve walked over to where she sat and stood in front of her.
"Are you ready for this?" He asked her.
They had a plan.
Steve was very vocal about not liking AJ's part of the plan, but he agreed to it. Well, AJ didn't really give him much of a choice. It was happening whether Steve agreed to it or not.
"My being there with Tony will distract Loki. That's the goal." AJ said in a sure tone.
"Everything steady?" He asked, referring to her control of her powers.
AJ held out her hand, still as a statue and smiled as shards of ice flew from her finger tips, hitting the wall across from where she sat. AJ looked back at Steve, eyebrow raised in challenge. Steve had followed the ice shards and watched them as they hit the wall and then looked back to AJ. "You were aiming for that, right?" He said playfully.
"You want me to aim at you next? 'Cause I will." She countered back with a smirk, just as playful.
Steve smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. "Be careful, Jay." He said quietly. "I don't know," He stopped himself and exhaled deeply, "I don't know what I'd do if..."
She knew what he was getting at.
AJ stood up and grabbed Steve's hands. "I promise to stay alive if you promise to stay alive too."
Steve shook his head and closed his eyes but squeezed tightly onto her cold hands. "Okay." He nodded, eyes open now as he looked down at her. "I promise."
"Good." AJ smiled, dropping his hands. "Because if you die before I do – I am going to be incredibly pissed off at you." She teased. Steve grinned.
"Hang on!" AJ heard Clint say from up front and quickly grabbed onto something to hold her steady, Steve followed her lead and soon enough, they were crash landing on the ground.
But they made it.
"Told you he was a bad pilot." AJ said once she was steady and walked towards the back of the jet with Steve.
They got out of the jet and were on the street now, people running in their opposite direction, probably terrified of who might come out of the crashed jet. Panic in the city was already beginning.
"You got the-" Natasha asked AJ only to have her cut her off.
"Mm-hm," AJ replied.
"And the-" Clint started to add and AJ cut him off as well.
"Yup."
"How about the-" Steve began.
"-You guys," AJ stopped Steve from speaking and looked to all three of them. "It's going to be fine. I've done solo missions before. And technically this isn't even a solo mission." She reminded them. "Tony is already up there. And I trust him."
"Just," Clint began but AJ stopped him again.
"Be careful. I know." AJ said softly. "You too." She told him. She then looked at Steve and Natasha, "All of you."
"Oh, come on, going up against a vengeful God? It's a total walk in the park." Natasha smirked.
AJ chuckled and took one last look at Steve before she left them to head to Stark Towers. He looked worried – but Steve always had a worried look when he was staring at AJ.
Once she was inside, she spoke into the bracelet Tony had given her that would give her access to his person AI. "JARVIS," AJ said as he ran into the building. "Over-ride security."
"Right away, Agent Ice Queen."
AJ rolled her eyes at that. Of course, Tony would program that as her name for JARVIS.
"Agent Ice Queen, there is an entry way into the penthouse that will not be detected by Loki or his men, turn right in three feet."
AJ did as JARVIS told her to do and rounded the corner and headed up a flight of stairs.
"I have gained access to the security footage, you will be encountering four agents at the fourth landing, Agent Ice Queen, should I let Mr. Stark know you need assistance?"
AJ huffed, running up the stairs now. "I can handle it, JARVIS." She said just as she made it to the fourth landing, thrusting her hand out and knocking the four-armed agents that were still under Loki's spell, to the ground with a gust of cold air. Each one of them hit the ground hard, head knocking onto the floor with a bang. When they'd wake up, they'd slowly come out of whatever hypnosis Loki had them under. Just as Clint had.
"Well done, Agent Ice Queen."
"JARVIS, stop calling me that." AJ said, running up more flights of stairs.
"What would you prefer I call you?" The AI asked you.
"AJ."
"Very well, AJ. I will no longer refer to you as Agent Ice Queen unless Mr. Stark programs me to again."
AJ couldn't help but let out a harsh laugh at that.
She'd have to tell Tony to come up with a cleverer nickname for her if he insisted on programing JARVIS to call her something that related to her powers. She made it to the last flight of stairs when JARVIS spoke in her ear again.
"AJ, Mr. Stark will need your assistance soon."
"Almost there, buddy." She told the AI, pushing herself harder to get up the last flight of stairs, "I'm here JARVIS, what do I do?" She whispered.
"Look up." JARVIS commanded. AJ did, her eyes going up to the ceiling. "To the right, you see a small dot, that is a glitch to show you there is a force field – if you throw an object at it, the protective shield will fall and a vent will appear. You will need to climb up to the vent and then go through it. It will lead you to Ms. Potts bedroom closet."
"Right. No problem." AJ said, looking up at the small dot. She held up one finger, a shard of ice flew up and hit directly at the dot and a vent appeared, nothing keeping her from not being able to easily get inside it.
She looked around, trying to calculate in her head which way would be an easier way to get up to the vent but upon hearing a loud bang, AJ ran at the railing, jumping up and then launched herself off of the railing and up at the wall where she launched herself again, so she was able to grab at the vent. AJ used all her upper strength and pulled herself up and into the vent, shimming her way through the small space that would lead her to Peppers bedroom closet.
AJ was at the end of the vent, trying hard to push against the metal so she could get inside Pepper's closet, but it wouldn't budge. The man thing was as strong as vibranium and the pressure she used to try and push it open left her wrist aching.
"JARVIS, I can't get in. Is there some sort of security system blocking me from being able to get through this son of a bitch?" She huffed, gripping onto her wrist.
"There should be no reason you cannot enter through the vent. And I am afraid that there are no security cameras permitted in Ms. Potts private quarters."
Something had to be blocking her way in.
And upon hearing more loud noises coming from inside the penthouse, AJ knew she needed to act fast. So, she placed both of her palms against the metal and closed her eyes, feeling the air turning cold. When she opened her eyes, her obstacle was complete frozen, and with her elbow, AJ shattered the metal just as she heard the sound of glass shattering as well. AJ quickly but quietly got out of the vent and made her way through the penthouse, finding Loki being thrown back by one of the boosters in Tony's Iron Man suit. She looked through the broken windows to see that the portal had just begun to open.
Tony left.
Not part of the plan.
He was supposed to be there to watch her back.
But other things were far more important. AJ just hoped Steve never found out.
"Loki!" AJ yelled, causing Loki to snap his head in her direction, a wide, downright creepy, grin formed on his lips.
"Ahhh, Agent Frost. Just in time to watch chaos ensue." Loki walked over to her. AJ stood in place, watching as he held onto the scepter, head titling as he studied her. "And why, if you don't mind my asking, did they send you up here all by yourself?"
She didn't say anything. AJ just kept her expression unreadable.
Loki continued to grin. "Perhaps you have come here on your own. You've seen that you are on the losing side and want to join me in world domination. I'd gladly have you by my side."
AJ rolled her eyes at that, knowing that it'd get under Loki's skin.
"You and I are the same, Adelyn." He used her name. "I am Loki, son of Laufey of Jotunheim-"
AJ interrupted him, "I am aware of your tragic," She used the word sarcastically, "-story, Loki. Your brother told us everything."
"Did he tell you of my race?" He asked, standing right in front of her now.
"Frost Giant." She answered back, looking up at him, chin jutted out, showing no fear.
Loki chuckled as he looked down at her, "Which makes my previous statement a fact, Adelyn Frost." He told her, "You and I are one in the same."
AJ shrugged, "Here's the thing; I was born right here in this city – not Jotunheim or whatever it's called – I possess the ability to manipulate ice, if that's where you think we are alike, but I am not a homicidal sociopath bent on ruling over the human race. Because I, am in fact, a human. I may be a bit...enhanced," she chose the word carefully. "-But I am not you. And you are nothing like me. Because, Loki Laufeyson, I don't want to control people. I want to save them. And I want to stop every single person who thinks they can control the world – hell, that's why I nearly died in 1945 and woke up sixty-some years in the future. Because I am willing to make the kind of sacrifice that you'd never make. Your vanity outweighs any good in you. You'd never lay down your life to save someone else. And, that, Loki Laufeyson, is why you are nothing like me. Because I am willing to die to protect this world and all the people I love in it."
Loki simply smirked, raising the scepter and bringing it to her heart. "Perhaps you'll have a change of heart." But as the very tip of the scepter touched her skin, it began to freeze over. Loki glared down at her.
AJ smirked up at him, "Sorry, pal. You can't manipulate a heart that's already broken and made of stone cold ice." She now grinned.
In a fit of rage, Loki backhanded her, sending her flying across the room, smacking her head against the wall and causing her to lose consciousness.
And even though she knew it wasn't possible, she could have sworn she heard Bucky saying her name just as everything went black.
_
Steve had truly never witnessed something like this before. Destruction by an alien race? He supposed he could check that off his list of things he'd never think would ever happen.
He was focused, but AJ was in the back of his mind. She should have checked in by now. Tony was off trying to take out as many of the Chitauri who had come through the portal, but AJ was no where to be found. And she hadn't answered through the comm system.
And now there was a damn giant space ship coming through the portal.
"We need to focus, Cap." Natasha said as she and Clint looked up at the sky as well., but his eyes kept drifting over at Stark Tower where he knew AJ was, "She can handle herself."
Steve looked over at Natasha and nodded his head. "That's a,"
"Spaceship, yeah." Natasha agreed, her focus solely on the problem at hand.
"Stark, are you seeing this?" Steve asked over comm.
"Seeing. Still working on believing..." He said back, "Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?"
"Banner?" Steve said back in confusion.
"Just keep me posted."
As the Chitauri spaceship flew above them, Steve watched as many of the Chitauri jumped from the ship, jumping through the windows of the buildings they were near. "Follow me!" Steve yelled and they all ran forward only duck behind a cab for cover, just narrowly missing being thrown back by an explosion. Steve assessed the area and the civilians around him as listened as Barton began to speak.
"We've got civilians trapped." The Archer said.
But Steve looked up just as Loki flew over them in one of the Chitauri crafts. "Loki." He seethed.
He pushed back his panic over the fact that AJ still hadn't checked in, and Loki was very much away from Stark Tower now. He couldn't start to panic over the thought that AJ may have not been able to get the upper hand with Loki, and that perhaps she was injured somewhere...or worse.
So, instead, he kept his eye trained on Loki and watched as a troop followed after him going down a busy street, blowing up cars and shooting at the civilians who were running for their lives.
He shook his head in frustration, "They're fish in a barrel down there." Steve said in anger.
Natasha stood up, firing both her guns at the same time at the incoming group of Chitauri, Clint ran forward and took cover behind a flipped over cab. Natasha ducked back down and looked to Steve, "We got this. It's good. Go!"
Steve looked to Clint, hesitating leaving them. "You think you can hold them off?" He asked.
"Captain," Clint grabbed at his bow, the arrows in his quiver ready to be taken out at any needed second, "It would be my genuine pleasure." He was quick to take one out and spin on his heels, shooting at one of the aliens, hitting is square in its head only to have it quickly separate into two more arrows, killing all three of the Chitauri aliens.
Steve left them and jumped off an overpass and rolled onto a bush all the while the ships above him fired at him. He jumped off the bus and onto a car just as it was shot at and flipped off of it as it flew forward.
He continued to run, jumping over cars on the way, dodging incoming shots from above him and using his shield to block fire aimed at civilians, he jumped over one last car and landed on top of another where two cops were standing, yelling to one another. He gestured towards the buildings as he began to speak, "You need men in these buildings. There are more people inside and they can be running right into the line of fire. You take them to the basement or through the subway, you need to keep them off the streets!" He stressed. "I need a perimeter as far back as 39th,"
"-Why the hell should I take orders from you?" The cop shouted at Steve.
An explosion behind him stopped Steve from answering, two Chitauri warriors jumped down and attacked Steve, who used his shield to block a blow and then slammed his shield into the warrior behind him, knocking him to the ground and swung back around to face the one in front of him ducked down missing a hit and then stood up and swung his fist at its face, knocking it down as well. The warrior from behind Steve got up and attacked, but he used his SHIELD again to hit it while the other warrior got up and he used his shield again, only this time to cut through the warrior's arm that had a explosion device attached to it. He looked back at the two cops.
The men in uniform began to head towards the rest of the cops, giving the men the instructions Steve had given him.
"I need men in those buildings, lead the people down and away from the streets!" He then talked into his radio. "We're gonna set up a perimeter all the way down to 39th street.
"AJ," Steve said in the comm as he left the area, running towards more people in danger. "AJ, do you hear me?" He asked, "Jay!"
No answer.
