{Steve's pov }

"Where could she be, it's not like she could disappear. Wait can she?" Janet babbled. I dialed Fury, she had been gone all night. "Fury get me everything on the Zaida project in Germany!"I shouted through to the other end. "What is the situation captain report" Fury calmly asked. "Hawke guy found Dr. Heinrich ' s journal and on the last pages title was project Zaida. It seems to be an attempt to mix tesseract energy with human blood, sort of a retry at the super soldier syrum sir" I told him. "Stay on the line I have my best men search the data base at the moment" Fury instructed.

"This wouldn't of happened if you hadn't gone and been a snoop going through her things" Janet yelled at Clint. "I have to agree with Janet on this one, you had no right being in her room without her consent" Hank said.

"Steve we got something it was found in the tesseract experimentation section. It talks about the ability to liquify tesseract energy so it may be inserted into the blood stream. There were no survivors that's why they relied on mostly Zaida, which means luck. The project was lost when the tesseract was lost and when hydra feel, but we both know after your run in with the winter soldier that hydra had been functioning this whole time so it is a possibility that they kept the program going." Fury finished. I let it all sink in, Zaida is most likely the only survivor.

" We've got to find her, she said she came from an abusive past that could be it. If it is we need to find her before they do" I said. Why couldn't you tell us Zaida. It all made sense now, her anger, her power, her pain, it was all caused by hydra. Hydra has destroyed to many beautiful things, I won't let them get her too.

{Zaida's pov }

The rain downed in buckets, just my blasted luck to run away when it's raining. I sighed, once again I've hurt the ones I love. The change in my pocket felt heavy for what I was about to use it for. Walking up to a telephone pole I inserted the change and pushed in the numbers and it began to ring. "Hello Zaida" he chuckled on the other end "I didn't know you would be calling so soon, don't tell me you are backing off on me are you?" He asked.

" I'm in Loki. Where do we meet? " I asked slightly annoyed by the rain as it sizzles off my skin. "Real made your mind up that fast. Why is that" I could hear the curiosity in his voice."They found out a peace of my past and well let's just say they were pissed" I said frankly. "We'll be meeting at ware house 5 by the London gate bridge docks, and Zaida if you betray us let's just say we'll be 'pissed' as you call it. " he chuckled. I hanged up then ducked the power dry out of it. Warehouse 5 here I come.

(Time skip) I walked into the warehouse, I stunk of fish and Loki's energy. "Loki?" I walked in calmly with my hands behind my back as the water steamed and evaporated on my skin. "My my I am so glad you made the right decision" a voice said behind me. I turned to see loki standing practically against me looking down at me. "Shall we" he motioned to a door I hadn't realized was there. I walked with him over to it "My assistant the enchantress will be there to make all the introductions, I must be on my leave" he turned to leave. "Loki, thank you" I said. He smiled and nodded then disappeared. I walked through the door to be greeted by a blond women in a short asguardain dress who I guessed was the enchantress.

"So your the mortal my master has been speaking of" she looked he over as I stood up taller. So Loki had been talking about me? "My name is Blackout to you not mortal. I will not be belittled in such away. If you have a problem with that just ask Loki what happened the first time we met" I snapped at her which she just smiled at me. "You are brave I will give you that. Time to meet the team" with a wave of her hand 6 more figures emerged.

Some I recognize like the black night, wonder man, radioactive man, and the melter. There was one that from the pulse he was giving made it certain he was an asgaridain, he looked like a giant executioner. The last one hadn't noticed me yet which gave me time to act. Sending a wave of energy I sent him to the ground in pain and raising my sword I pointed it at him. I turned to the enchantress how had the same look of shock as every one "No one said he would be here" I growled at her.

"Wait you know Zemo" she asked as he Zemo chuckled and got up back to he's proper pose. He turned to me under I could see him looking me over tell he realized who he was looking at "Zaida?" His voice sounded like it might brake at any moment. "You could say that" I told enchantress. "How exactly" she asked curiously. Zemo decided to answer for me after he got he's posture fixed "I know Zaida Xeal from birth. But Xeal is just her mother's maiden name, Zaida's real name is Zaida Zemo." He finished stepping closer to me. More shock appeared on every ones faces "Are you saying she's your offspring" enchantress asked. I nodded "now that we've got that out, what's next on the agenda " I asked clapping my hands together. It seems fate felt it necessary to bring us back together after all that had happened.

{Bruces pov }

I ran to Steve heart pounding. Anxiety clung to my heart threatening the other guy to come out. Steve had asked me to run some blood tests of the dna we collected the first day from her and what I found explains everything. I saw Steve talking with Clint by the front window hoping Zaida might come home but after what I'm about to tell them they're going to be praying for her to come home. "Doctor Banners, what did you find" Steve asked noticing my stress. "I ran the tests, the tesseract ' s energy is definitely there but I also found something else. Something that will make hydra want her back more." I explained. "What is it bruce" Steve asked nervously.

"I ran a dna test to find her parentage. We collect every potential and past threats dna's and I found a match. Your not going to like it Steve but her father is Baron Heinrich Zemo" I finally said. "He should be dead or to elderly to be a threat much less a father." Steve reasoned. "We believe that adhesive X that stuck the mask on permanently might have extended his life." I explained. "We need to get her back before they realize she's not protected by us" Clint said urgently. We all nodded, what a horrible childhood did she suffer from at the hands of a mass murder.

{Zemo pov }

I didn't pay attention to the meeting all I can focus on is my child. I smiled under my mask, she took my advice and cut her hair short. She was taller that I thought she would be, and her eyes how I missed looking into them when I would tell her stories. She looked well for living on her own for 4 years, she was tone and strong though I don't know what to think of the outfit it was a little to low cut in the front and the white trench coat was an odd touch. Blackout I mused to myself what a clever name when she was younger she wanted to be sparkles or blitz but it seems the world was hardened her.

"Zaida will be staying with me" the enchantress stated. That caught my attention then all the other males trying to convince the enchantress that it would be better if she stayed with them, now this was to far "She is my child, she stays with me" I demanded. We all turned to where Zaida was but the wall she had been standing near had burnt numbers on the wall which I guess was her phone number and a message written beneath it stating 'Call me when I'm needed' she always was the silent one to slip out when the topic was her. But seriously leaving her number where all these idiot men could see, ugh I shook my head. The numbers and message burnt out into nothing she seems to have learned some new tricks while she was gone.

I mused I have a team of ignorant fools that I can lead not this loki fellow and my daughter back. Things seem to be going my way, perfect.


In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present~ Francis Bacon