"One of the guys was holding information of Sinthea's hideout." said Parker Cartier as he joined us wearing his SHIELD Uniform as he was responsible for hacking, interrogation and other cool espionage stuff. Shannon was head over heels for him out of uniform, but in Uniform she respected him as equal to the rest of us.

"Please tell me there's something I can blow up into a glorious masterpiece?" said Jackie De La Fontaine our own Demolition girl. She's a Parisian Fire-fighter who loved to recreate fires to solve cases of either arson or whatnot. I'd admit I was nervous plenty of times when she spoke how Fire can be also an art form, however I wasn't the only one who thought that too.

"If you worked hard as you fight in hand to hand combat Melly I'm sure you'll beat Gimli someday soon." said Lucy as she drove in on the Jeep. Lucille 'Lucy' Montgomery Fairchild was named after Lucy Maud Montgomery the Author from my birth province of Prince Edward Island. She was good with Guns but she also was great with combat that she learned in the British forces. She thought Shannon and I her skills, Shannon learned faster than I did but it was great to spar with either of them.

"Thanks Lucy." I spoke as I watched Cartier took out his tablet out of his backpack as as he showed Shannon maps and satellite images while briefing her on what he found out. I was happy for Shannon, I didn't mind everyone but her and Cartier teasing me about my miserable love life... The fact is I always kept my guard up. Not many of the guys past the first or second date that I went out with, only a rare one managed to get know me past that... And he turned out to be a spy for Sinthea, thankfully Cartier and Shannon found out and they saved my horse hide together. Since then I put on my Great Aunt's rings on my ring finger of my left hand, hoping that will scare off the jerks...

As for me I was as myself wore a jacket like Bucky's but in purple with both the white wing and a Canadian flag on the left sleeve. I was Shannon's military advisor and second in Command of the team.

"Melly, I have a idea on getting into Sinthea's hideout but I'll need your two cents."

"On my way." I spoke as I finished updating my journal on today's events.

[3rd Person POV]

2008

Melly wore extra layers under her uniform as did Shannon as they and the gang reached Siberia of all places... Shannon couldn't understand why Sinthea's base would be in a old abandoned Russian cold war fortress in the middle of a frozen lake.

"Melly know anything historical about this?" Shannon asked.

"All that I know..." Started Melly, "This place was abandoned 30 years ago during the last of the cold war. From what the Russians and the locals in the village nearby told me more soldiers and personnel died her due to the weather here."

"Good thing you suggested extra layers."

"I wasn't kidding about that snow storm in 1992 we literally had to climb out of my bedroom window."

"I remember seeing the photos, Melly that was insane." Shannon spoke, as she scoped the area with her binoculars.

"Do you think Sinthea's goons know that? Or do you think the building got upgraded since?"

"It's possible," said Parker, "I haven't had much luck gathering more Intel about the place I'm afraid."

"You did you're best Parker that's all we can ask." Shannon replied.

"Thank you Shannon." He sighed.

"All we got to do is wait for Dee Dee to check how thick the ice is."

"I hope this works."

"Going to that crack in the wall rather than the main road or parachute in, Melly you know as well as I do that's our only option."

"Yeah I know, once we know it's safe to skate over we go there Jackie sets the charges on that crack and we storm in."

"Once it gets darker." said Shannon.

"Right."

"You'll always be my wing woman eh?" Shannon teased.

"As always will be lefty." Melly teased back, as they looked at the scene, "Remember the Cup and Saucer fair we went together with my family to the races?"

"Yeah you almost threw up after riding the Cyclone the first time."

"I felt better after eating those curly fries, but is this payback after I dared you to go on it again after we ate?"

Shannon laughed as Melly joined in, "God we were nerdy kids back then."

"If we catch her what are you planning on doing?"

"Going back to Shield I guess. Care to join me?"

"Sure as long as I can finish my degree." Melly replied, "I just hope you don't decide to use your shield to spin me around on there."

"Now why would I do that?" Shannon laughed at Melly.

"The ice is strong enough for us to cross." said Dee Dee as she returned.

"You do know how to skate right?" Melly asked.

"Parker taught me remember?"

"Well let's hope it's enough." Melly said as she attached the skates to her combat boots, once they went down the mountain side.

The plan was working as the Howlers raided the Fortress as Shannon found herself against Sinthea. "I got this Melly."

"Kick her ass Miss America." Melly replied as she went to the rooftops as Cartier went to the security rooms with Dee Dee.

"Guys bad news," said Cartier on the radio, "There's a drone missile being launched."

"Who's closest to it?" Asked Shannon as she punched Sinthea down to the ground.

"You'll never reach it in time American Dreamer, it's headed for your country's capital, today I will surpass my father into achieving what he could not."

"We'll see about that Sinthea," Shannon said as she punched Sinthea's lights out.

"On it!" said a voice as Shannon saw in horror that it was Melly on the missile as it blasted off...

"Melly what on earth are you doing?"

"What does it look like?" She said as she ripped open a panel to see how in over her head she got herself into. Melly gulped then as she grabbed a fist full of wires knowing it would set the missile off early her last words were, "Live your life girl no regrets."

"MELLY!" Shannon yelled on the top of her lungs as she watched as the Missile exploded over the forest a kilometre away from the fort. "NOO!" Shannon collapsed on her knees as she burst into tears, "Oh god no Melly..."