Chapter 3

Steve wrote to Lily every week, he told her about the program and the changes that he had gone through. He sent her a picture and she told him that she loved him no matter how he looked. Lily had a surprise for him too, she had become a WASP, a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. He worried about her, but he was thankful that she was no longer working in that awful club. One day after Steve finished one of the musical numbers he went back to his tent to write another letter to was when Peggy poked her head in, Peggy was a good friend and she really seemed to care about him.

"Steve you have a telegram." She told him, telegrams were never good news at that time. Steve opened it nervously and what he found was devastating.

Dear Steven Grant Rogers,

We regret to inform you that your fiance, Lillian Abigail Martian, passed away at 4:15 AM, Thursday morning. Her plane was struck by lightning above Berlin.

Steve's eyes filled with tears and he sobbed into his palms. Peggy walked over to him and sat next to him on his cot.

"Steven? What's the matter?" She questioned.

"My Fiance, she is…. Was a WASP, her plane got struck by lightning and she was killed." he cried.

"Oh, Steve, I'm so sorry." Steve and Lily had so many plans for the future and they were all gone, all at once. Steve would never get to hold her again or kiss her beautiful, soft lips. Steve spent months hoppin it was all just some horrible dream, but Peggy was there for him every step of the way. He started developing feelings for her, which made him feel guilty. When he and Bucky were reunited he told him it was ok to move on, that Lily would have wanted him to, so he did. Steve would always love Lily, but he loved Peggy too.

*70 years later*

Electricity surged through Steve as he fought a villain called Spark. Steve grunted and punched her hard in the jaw. Tony came up behind her and latched a power dampening collar around her neck. She growled and tried to pry it off.

"Relax Spark, it's over." Cap barked.

"Let's find out who's under the mask." Clint said before ripping the mask off. Steve's eyes nearly jumped out of the sockets when he saw her, it was Lily.

"Lily?"

"You know her?" Tony questioned.

"She is my fiance." Steve confessed. They took her back to Shield and they put her in a cell.

"I don't understand, they told me she was dead." Steve said, trying to hold back tears, not wanting to seem weak in front of his team. He looked at her through the glass as she massaged her hands, they were swollen and shaky.

"She has severe arthritis, she needs and anti-inflammatory." He said.

"I'll see what I can do." Bruce told him before giving him a friendly pat on the shoulder and leaving the room. Lily had scars on her face, neck and arms and a Hydra tattoo at the nape of her neck, but it was still her.

"We will disable Hydra's programing Steve." Natasha assured him. Steve was able to get a cot brought down so he could sleep on the other side of the glass, but neither of them slept. She just sat there, staring at him.

"I've got to say sweetheart, this is the quietest you've ever been." He sighed. She suddenly stood up and walked over to the glass, she pressed her hand against it, he did the same.

"St-St-Stevie." She stuttered out.

"I'm here doll, and I'm not going anywhere." The next morning Bruce slipped in and gave her a strong anti-inflammatory.

"Maybe now that she isn't in excruciating pain she'll be a little more docile." Bruce said. Steve's phone rang and he went into the other room to answer it, he still wasn't a huge fan of cellphones, but there were benefits.

"Hey Steve, I'm on my way back. Should I expect flying monkeys or an alien invasion?" His friend joked.

"How about a family reunion? We finally caught spark… Spark is Lily, Lily is alive."

"That's amazing, but why is she evil and electrocuting people?" Bucky questioned in confusion.

"Hydra."

"Of course, well hang in there Punk, I'll see you in a few hours." Steve went back in and looked her over.

"I want to go into the cell." He announced.

"Steve, I don't think that's a good idea." Clint said.

"Look I can take whatever she can dish out, she recognized me, let me see if I can help her." The guards reluctantly let him in. She slowly made her way over to him and he braced himself.

"Steve." She whimpered.

"It's me love. We made it, all three of us did, it just took a little longer than expected." She stepped forward and fell into his arms before dissolving into soft sobs.

"Shh, it's ok Lily, it's ok."