Steve gave everyone their jobs and then just walked out. Chris followed him but left him alone for a few minutes before joining him on top of the dam.
"Hey." Chris said walking over to him.
"Hey." He said trying to give her a smile.
"You know he'll be there, right?" She asked.
"Yeah." Steve said looking at the ground.
"I know you want to save him, Steve. But sometimes people are just beyond saving."
"I don't know if I can believe that."
"He doesn't know you anymore."
"He will."
"I guess I better go get ready." Chris said and turned to walk away.
"Chris."
Chris turned and looked back at Steve. He walked over and stood in front of her.
"Just because we haven't talked about getting married doesn't mean I don't want to get married to you. I just haven't really gotten around to talking about it with you. I love you, and I want you to know that I never want to see you hurt again. Although with me you've already been shot twice."
"Not your fault."
"I know, but I need to know one thing before we go into this battle where we might not survive."
"And that is?"
"If I were to ask you to marry me, what would you say?" Steve asked.
"Please tell me this isn't you trying to propose."
"No, this is me trying to propose." Steve said and got down on one knee. "So, will you answer my question?"
"I would say yes." Chris smiled and Steve pulled a ring out of his pocket.
He put it on and stood up hugging her.
"I never wanted to talk about it because I wanted it to be a surprise when I asked you."
"I'm truly surprised." Chris smiled.
"I love you."
"I love you too." She said and kissed him.
"Let's go suit up."
"You plan on wearing that?" She asked him looking at his jeans and tee-shirt.
"If you're going to fight in a war you need a uniform."
He smiled and ran back inside. Chris walked in and got suited up in her gear as well.
When Steve returned he had his old uniform on from the 40s.
"You didn't steal that did you?" Chris asked with a smile.
"I'm just borrowing it. Besides, it was mine in the first place." Steve smiled and kissed her.
The two met up with Sam and Hill. They walked through the woods to get back to the city. Natasha was already in the city trying to get into the building.
They stood outside a control room while Hill messed with some frequency so they would need to open the door. They did and Sam and Chris had their guns pointed right at him.
"Excuse us." Steve said and they all walked inside.
Steve walked right over to the PA and started to talk in to it.
"Attention all SHIELD Agents. This is Steve Rogers. I'm sure you've heard a lot about me the last few days. Some of you were ordered to kill me. But, you need to know the truth. SHIELD isn't what we think it is. HYDRA has taken over. Pierce is their leader. STRIKE and Insight are HYDRA as well. I don't know who else, but they are here, in this building. They are close to getting what they want. Absolute control. They shot Fury. I promise, it won't end there. If you launch those helicarriers HYDRA will kill anyone who stands in their way. I'm asking a lot, but the price of freedom is high. If I'm the only one willing to pay then so be it." Steve said.
"Did you write that down first?" Sam asked jokingly.
"I'm just that good." Steve said.
Chris looked outside and saw the hanger doors opening for Insight.
"Steve, we have a problem." Chris said.
"They're initiating launch." Hill said from the computer.
"Sam and I will go after the ships." Steve said looking at Chris.
"I'll go too. I'll take the third one." She said.
"No."
"Too bad." Chris said and took the third chip.
They ran out to the bay and went for the ships.
"How can we tell the good from the bad?" Sam asked.
"If they shoot at you they're bad." Steve said and Sam took off.
"Need a lift?" Steve asked.
"Would be nice." Chris said and Steve held her as he jumped down to the next helicarrier.
"Be careful." Steve said and then jumped to the next one.
People started shooting at Chris and she ran to hide behind some cargo. She was shooting at them and trying to get inside. She grabbed two grenades and cleared herself a path to the door. Chris ran to it and closed it leaning against it to catch her breath.
"Eight minutes." Hill said over comms.
Chris started running and made her way to the dome. There were a few HYDRA there, but she made short work of them. She opened the chip bay and placed her chip inside.
"Alpha Lock." Chris said.
"Bravo Lock." Sam said.
Chris ran up to the top deck and hid behind some containers as more people began to shoot at her.
"Sam, I need a ride to Charlie carrier." Chris said.
"Chris, stay away." Steve said.
Chris saw Sam coming and she smiled.
"Not a chance." Chris said and ran jumping off the edge.
Sam caught Chris and carried her to the third carrier. He set her down then landed next to her. They walked in together. All the sudden Chris was kicked down. Chris looked up and there was the winter soldier.
Sam went to fly away, but one of his wings got ripped off. The soldier threw him over the edge.
"Sam!" Chris yelled.
"I'm okay." Sam said over the comms.
Chris let out her breath and turned to see Bucky still standing there. He went to bring his arm down on her, but she rolled away. she stood up and ran for the door. She knew Bucky was behind her, but there was no way she could beat him.
Chris ran inside and came face to face with more HYDRA. She sighed and they started shooting. She dodged out of the way and then shot them herself. She looked behind her, but Bucky was nowhere to be seen.
Chris ran to the dome and saw Steve and Bucky standing there. That's where he went. They were fighting and Steve was trying to get to the chips.
"Steve throw it." Chris yelled and ran towards the center. He pulled it out of his belt and threw it towards her. She caught it and then felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She looked up to see Bucky with his gun pointed right at her.
"Chris!" Steve yelled.
Bucky knocked him off the catwalk.
Chris sat there on the ground pressing her hand to her wound. She looked at the chips and pulled herself up. She slowly made her way to the chips. She could hear Steve and Bucky fighting below.
"One minute." Hill said.
The noise below stopped and Chris looked over to see Steve making his way towards her. She heard a gunshot and Steve fell clutching his leg. She refocused on the chips and made her way to them.
"30 seconds." Hill said.
Chris pulled out the chip and put in SHIELD's.
"Charlie lock." Chris said breathlessly.
She looked and saw Steve climbing up next to her with a bullet hole in his leg.
"Cap. you guys need to get out of there." Hill said.
"You okay?" Steve asked.
"Yeah." Chris groaned. "You?"
"Been better."
"Let's go." She said.
"Fire now." Steve said to Hill.
"But,"
"Do it!"
Steve looked at her and kissed her.
"We'll get out of here. I promise."
They heard a scream and looked down to see Bucky stuck.
"We'll get him." Chris said.
They jumped down and Chris felt pain shoot through her body. She collapsed on the ground and tried to keep pressure on the bullet hole in her stomach.
Steve was trying to lift the structure off of Bucky. Bucky was helping him push and then wiggled out.
"You know you know me." Steve said to him.
"No I don't." Bucky yelled and punched him.
"We've known each other our whole lives." Steve said.
"No!" And he hit him again.
"Steve." Chris said as he fell next to her.
"I promised you we'd get out of this." Steve said and stood back up.
Steve looked at Bucky.
"Your name is James Buchanan Barnes."
Steve took off his helmet and shield.
"I won't fight you. You've always been my friend."
"You're my mission." Bucky said and tackled him.
Bucky just started beating Steve.
"Steve!" She yelled unable to get up.
"Then finish your mission. Because I'm with you till the end of the line." Steve said weakly.
Something came crashing down and broke the part of the dome that they were in off. Chris sat there at the edge and watched as Steve fell into the water.
"Steve!" She yelled.
Chris looked over and Bucky was just hanging there. She looked back at the water and started crying. She saw the chopper and they picked her up. Chris looked for Bucky but, he was gone.
Natasha looked at her with sorrow. Chris broke down and started crying.
"Hold on. Listen." Sam said and turned up the radio.
"Transporting Captain Rogers to the hospital." An officer said over the radio.
"Which one?" Fury asked.
They told him and her heart raced.