I had just been in the same elevator not even over ten minutes ago but the view and the similarity still made my jaw drop, it was like I was there. I mean that makes sense, I guess I am here. Here, damn that still has not processed yet.

Surprisingly when the elevators doors opened Steve and Sam were standing in the hallway talking, I had expected them to be long gone.

"So how'd your talk with Fury go, didn't bite your head off?" Steve smiled at his own joke.

"Not really, he didn't believe me at first but then we talked and by the end he did so that's good I guess. Neither of us know what to do with me but I did want to talk to you guys so that's a start I think." Oh wait, that won't make sense to them. I haven't told them I'm from a different universe. Maybe they won't catch that part.

"Believe you about what, that you don't know how you got here. Did he think you were a spy or something?"

"Not exactly. I need to tell you guys something but not here and I know this is an odd request and I understand if she's doing something else right now or can't come that's perfectly fine, but by any chance could you call up Natasha Romanoff and see if she can come over. It would be best if she heard this as well."

"I can try but no promises, why do you need her" Steve got out his phone to presumably text Natasha.

"She should hear this. Is there anywhere we can talk that's not inside a S.H.I.E.L.D building, like the park is fine but just not here. This place kind of scares me."

"Ummm, there's a nice park a couple blocks from here that's less crowded than the mall," Sam said.

"That's great"

I followed them both out of the building just surprised that they were going along with this so easily. I had expected a lot more questions and trust issues, that'll probably come when, or if Nat shows up.

We arrived at the park in about 10 minutes and Sam was right, it was a very nice park in the middle of a square. There were just enough people passing about and cars around so that it wasn't too quiet though. I just hoped that Steve wouldn't attract attention.

"Natasha says she'll be her in 15 minutes, do you want to wait?" Steve said looking up from his phone.

"Sure, it will be easier when I don't have to repeat myself. You probably don't but do you guys have any questions for me?" I asked really just trying to fill the awkward silence that was going to be inevitable until Nat showed up.

"Yeah, why did you keep calling us actors and talking about press things?" Sam asked.

"Well, that connects into what I'm going to tell you but short story is you look like these two actors" I knew that was way over simplifying it but unless I wanted to start spilling out the whole story, I was going to have to go with vague. Thankfully they only asked some normal questions about myself after that and Nat showed up pretty quickly.

"So what's this all about, and whose this" Natasha sat down on a bench next to steve. It was honestly still terrifying how much they looked like their actors and characters. However her hairstyle did confirm my earlier prediction of this being pre Winter Soldier.

"My name's Allison, but just call me Ali. Steve and Sam found me a little while ago in the park on the Mall, I just kinda appeared on the ground. I don't know how it happened. Then I was brought to S.H.I.E.L.D and Fury talked to me and now I'm here because I have some things to tell you guys."

"Interesting" Nat said while scanning me all over, while is one of my favorite characters, in person she is scary as hell.

"So what did you want to tell us" Steve looked curious and I couldn't blame him, I'd been pretty vague.

"Ok, so this is going to sound crazy but stick with me here. So when I just appeared in the mall earlier today I was transported somehow from a different universe. Like an alternate universe, most things are the same in my universe except for one, you all don't exist. The avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D, all the monsters and aliens and bad guys that you guys fight, Hydra, all of that only exists in comics and movies. You're all characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So far there's been twenty one movies in the entire saga. And there a ton of comics but that's a whole different universe even though it's mostly the same characters. Now I have a vague idea of what time period we are in now in the context of the story. The thing is we're pretty much at the beginning, kinda, sorta. Because of that I know what's going to happen in the future, and it's not pretty. Look, I know I sound insane but I can prove it" I took a deep breath and looked up at them, as expected they looked a bit shocked and confused.

"Ok, let's say that you are telling the truth, can you prove it in any way." Natasha asked me.

"Yeah I can try. I'm going to tell you things about yourselves that I don't think just anyone would know. Steve, when you were fighting in world war 2 and going around and taking out Hydra bases and factories you learned what fondue actually is after thinking it is something it's definitely not, also you used to put newspaper in your shoes as a child and teenager when they would wear out. Sam, I don't really know many of your secrets per say but I know you are a retired Air Force pararescue airman who left active duty when your best friend Riley fell in combat. Natasha, your full name is Natalia Alianovna Romanoff, you were born in Russia and trained in the Red Room as a child, Clint Barton was sent to kill you when you were older but decided against it and recruited you." Again silence followed my words but I guess I had just told them to varying degrees of severity their secrets that not many or nobody knew.

"Some of that is very specific, and at least for me that's all correct. This is crazy though" Steve almost laughed into his hands. I guess the fondue thing he didn't expect to get reminded of.

"So you said we're just characters in your universe, there's movies about us.." Sam asked.

"Yeah pretty much. Marvel is the studio that produces them and at least in my universe Disney owns Marvel so technically speaking you guys are Disney characters. But yeah, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is this universe, is really really really popular. Like I said there's been twenty one movies in the entire saga so far plus some shows. I haven't seen all of it but I've seen most. And of course you guys have a huge fandom, like this is a bit surreal for me to be honest and I'm a little scared of all of you."

"Ok, this is a lot to process. You mentioned earlier that this means you know the future, what does that entail" Natasha finally looked up and I had a feeling we were about to get to business.

"I was wondering when we were going to get to this point. So here's the basics. I need to figure out where exactly we are in the timeline because if I'm correct about approximately where we are right now some bad things are going to happen pretty soon. I believe we are anywhere from a couple days to maybe a year before the events of Captain America The Winter Soldier take place. And now here's where I need to be careful because while I definitely want to change the timeline we need to do it in a way that doesn't ruin everything. A lot of stuff happens in the future and by the end, well it gets bad. For now I can't really go into too much detail because it will take too long. I have a question for you Steve, do you know what project insight is?"

"No, why"

"I do." Natasha looked at me and I think she was trying to figure out what I was doing and it annoyed her that she couldn't figure it out. I mean I don't know how she could, it is the future.

"Ok, that's good. It means we have time. Second question, how long have you known Sam." This wouldn't tell me exactly how soon the events would start happening but it would clue me in a little, if I was correct winter soldier was two years after the first avengers movie.

"I think about a year and a half, maybe more" Steve looked at Sam for confirmation.

"Well that actually helps out a lot." I don't know why I was delaying telling them about hydra in S.H.I.E.L.D and bucky but it just felt like a lot. I wanted to break it slowly but then again I don't really know how to do that.

"Ok, so I think we're maybe a month give or take away from the events of Winter Soldier. Now I want to break this news gently but there really is no way."

"Don't worry, I think we can handle it" Natasha looked confident and I really hoped that she would be on board for this.

"Well, here goes. Hydra has agents in S.H.I.E.L.D at all levels and has pretty much completely infiltrated it."

"Wait what.."

"That's not possible, Fury.."

"Oh god"

"I'm not done please, Steve, Bucky's still alive" Those were the magic words that shut Steve down.

"Where is he, how is he, what happened.." Steve needed answers but they weren't going to be pretty.

"Steve I don't think you've heard of him but Natasha I know you have. Do you know the Winter Soldier, Bucky's the Winter Soldier. Hydra captured him after he fell, he had already had some serums or something in him from when you first rescued him from that Hydra base and that's how he survived the fall. They did incredibly inhumane things to him. I won't go into detail fully yet but he has a metal arm and also they put him in cryo freeze in between his missions to keep him contained and every once in a while they wipe his memory if he acts out. He doesn't know who he is and he's forgotten all of his past. But there is hope, he starts to slowly remember some things, not much, the longer he's out of cryo freeze. In the movies at least eventually you guys are able to find him again and he does start to really remember in the end. I know you won't give up on him though anyway." I look up at Steve who looks like he's holding back tears. Both Natasha and Sam look like they're also processing this information in their own ways so maybe it's best if I give them all a minute.

Steve was the first one to speak. "How do we find him"

"It's not going to be easy, he's being controlled by Hydra and so in turn S.H.I.E.L.D. We need to talk to Fury and make a course of action. Currently the three major Hydra agents that I know of are Alexander Pierce, Agent Rumlow, and Jasper Sitwell. Pierce is sort of the Winter Soldiers handler and he's our key to finding out where they're keeping him. We also need to stop project insight. There's an algorithm in the helicarriers that is controlled by the remaining consciousness of Doctor Zola, it calculates everyone and based on some statistics or whatever determines if when they grow up they will either be a threat later in their lives or if they will be someone Hydra doesn't like later. If those helicarriers go up they're going to kill thousands of people in their first hour." As they all processed this information I saw the calm and even scared face of Steve Rogers change into one of determination and confidence, he was ready to do something, and if I remember civil war correctly, he was ready to do anything if it meant getting Bucky back.

"Ok, lets go talk to Fury" Steve stood up and motioned for us to follow him.