It had been a few days since Captain Rogers had come to visit Mary. He had found out about her a few years ago and had been assigned to help her understand the world she had woken up to. Who better than Captain America to explain joining a new era? He had shared with her some of the key things; her biggest question being if anything happened during the Cold War. She felt relieved to hear things eventually lightened up, over many years however.

Now she finds herself in the year 2015, S.H.I.E.L.D. has fallen, destroyed by Hydra from the inside. Captain Rogers is still cleaning up after the effects of it all.

His charming good looks and kind personality were not lost on her. He mentioned in passing that he had read her file and Mary feared he knew more about her than she intended any one person to know. She knew all about Captain America and the brave missions he lead during World War 2, but she had been trained to trust no one. She didn't think a pretty face could change that now.

The nurse entered the room, disrupting her thoughts from going any further into her past. The super soldier serum and some other medical interventions over the years had kept her mind, body and face young and alert. Her main limbs still suffered from muscular atrophy and she was required to do physical therapy a few times a day, until the doctors could confirm she had returned to her peak physical fitness. The nurse helped her into a wheelchair as Captain Rogers entered the room. Mary was startled by his presence, but her training stuck with her and she didn't let the surprise show.

"Morning ma'am." He nodded to the nurse behind Mary. He turned his focus down to her and she suddenly felt very vulnerable sitting in the wheelchair under the gaze of his blue eyes. Mary tried not to squirm in her seat, not enjoying this feeling but not hating how he smiled at her.

"Morning, how are you feeling today?" he asked her. She returned his smile. "Feeling good. Ready to jump into PT."

"That's good to hear." He dipped his head thoughtfully. "Do you mind if I join your session this morning?" She did mind, but she couldn't say no to Captain America. She agreed and he took the wheelchair over from the nurse. The nurse had a girlish grin on her face as they walked away. Rogers started chatting about some pop culture he thought she would enjoy and she let him rattle on as they made their way to the physio room. Mary could sense his agitation about something, his demeanor had changed from the last time they had visited. Her physio sessions had been going really well, the doctor wanted to see her a few more times before he cleared her from the hospital. She didn't know what her future held in 2015 beyond the walls of her hospital room. Mary wondered if she would return to a civilian lifestyle; given the recent fall of SHIELD, she was starting to figure out why Captain Rogers had joined her today. He had come to her room often to visit, they swapped war stories and mission failures. This would however be the first time he had checked in on the status of her progress.

The hour passed uneventfully and the doctor confirmed that he would only need to see her once more before he felt confident to discharge her. Mary felt pleased with the progress she had made. She got permission to ditch the wheelchair and asked Captain Rogers if he wanted to walk through the hospitals garden.

"I get the sense there's something you want to discuss with me." She said to him as they got outside. The corner of his mouth turned up into a half smile as he looked sideways at her.

"I'm that obvious, huh?"

"Not really." She replied. "I just have experience reading people and situations. And you Captain Rogers have a lot going on."

"Steve."

"What?"

"Call me Steve. No titles." He said to her. She nodded her head and he took in a deep breath before he confessed his intentions.

"You're right. I do need your help." He looked forward, squinting his eyes in deep thought. "As you know, most of SHIELD is gone; but there are still Hydra agents around the world. Some active S.H.I.E.L.D agents captured one before he could take his life. And in exchange for a lighter sentence he gave us some information. Most of the information he shared proved to be useless. There's a team pulling together to track down something about a Hydra agent embedded in the White House. And-well...there is another piece of information I found important. It's personal...and there aren't many people left I can trust…"

Steve trailed off his thought and looked to see Mary's reaction to the build up of information he presented her with. She couldn't figure out what he would be asking her to do. She didn't understand this new world she found herself in. What she could understand revolves around the fact that she is a soldier and a spy and a good one. It didn't matter what Steve Rogers would ask her to do, she would follow him. "Go on." She encouraged him with a smile.

"I want your help." He said. "This won't be an easy mission, it will be on a need to know basis. And I know I'm asking a lot of you. It's only been a few weeks since you woke up and I know-trust me, I know how overwhelming it can be."

Mary reached her hand over to his arm, stopping him so they were facing each other. "Steve, I will help you. I don't know how to live in this world yet. Let me do what I'm good at and help you with whatever it is."

Appearing to relax from her words he continued. "The Hydra agent had information on my friend from before the war. He said he knows where Bucky might be hiding out. And I want to try finding him."