At the shores, Shannon woke up as she saw Melly at her left side. She tries to get up but Melly stops her, "Easy girl you got hit pretty bad." Melly says, "I'm glad I found a first aid kit before I put a chute on us."
"My shield?"
"I got it don't worry," She said as she gave it to her. "Since I woke up once I was revived, I've been going along with everything, until I thought up of the best way to work around them find a weakness in their system. I didn't have to do much."
"When did you get the hint that something wasn't right?"
"My first mission with the Winter Soldier. I didn't realise until now that he chose me himself like it was the only choice they let him give."
"Did he suspect you?"
"I'm sure he did, but from what I can recall he didn't say or do anything..."
"Why not?"
Melly looked at her feet as she made a big sigh, "All I do know is that we were more than just partners, we had plans to escape Hydra once they said they were done with us... I think we were successful for a while but we got caught about a year later... I also remember him asking me if I believed them I told him no I believed once they were done with us they were going to kill us off like everyone else."
"You knew about the Algorithm?"
Melly nodded "I had a bad feeling we might be on that list already, once the Helicarriers were fully operational they wouldn't have to worry about it."
"So you put your faith in me."
"I had to... I was hoping you'd catch on, that's why I asked the General to let the gang hear it in the form of a rumour. Shannon, I can't stay long, I have a lot of work to do up North."
"What are you going to do?"
"What I can do, and that is telling Hydra and all their evil allies out the hell of my Country once and for all."
"You're going to need help."
Melly smiles as she winked at her, "Oh I think I got that covered." She takes Shannon's shield as she deflects the light to a helicopter in the air, "I should get going."
"Melly you give them hell, but call me if you need back up."
Melly smiles as she gives Shannon back her shield. "Rest up, and don't do anything stupid without me okay?"
"How can I you're taking it with you Melly."
"You're a Punk you know that?" She chuckles.
"Stop falling for Jerks," says Shannon as she blacks out.
"Too late for that... I think," Melly said as she got up and left the scene as help got closer.
Shannon woke up in the hospital as she saw General Wadup's dark bearded face beside her on her right, "Dreamer I suppose you have a lot of questions for me."
"Melly got involved with them back when I rescued her did she?"
"Once she told us of the man she described to be the Winter Soldier we knew we had to come up with something since she had her foot in the door somehow and we needed to take advantage of it. Fury never knew who they really were neither did I but we needed Intel on who we were dealing with. Since Melly was a lot like you she wasn't good at lying either but she was good at going along with what was happening, improvising and taking advantage of situations. Turns out we never thought they were something more than just a regular extremist group. When Melly made maps of where cashes where we put in other supplies in there so that she didn't have to kill her targets. We used a drug in a disguised bullet that acted like a miniature defibrillator."
"You could do that?"
"It was top secret and we need it to be tested so once they woke up in the morgues a hour later we staged their funerals and got them into Canada to restart their lives as landed refugees."
"Sneaky General."
"Yeah that was Melly's idea, she had a feeling she'd be targeting innocent people of political interest or what not. Eventually so did the Winter Soldier, I was pretty surprised when he was doing the same the last few years."
"Wait what?" You asked, "He was resisting them too?"
"What can I say Melly does have a thing by turning certain bad boys good again." General Wadup smirked at you, "Rest up I'll let you know on Melly's progress."
"Thanks Sir."
"You're welcome Mrs America."
Shannon groaned at the General as he chuckled at her as he left the room. Steve came in as he wore a housecoat over his hospital gown and slippers.
Shannon smiled at him, "Hey Steve."
"How are you feeling?"
"I've been worst before but this eh well give me a day maybe."
Steve smiles at her, taking her hand, "I'm glad you're all right Shannon."
"I'm glad you're all right Steve... You were right about Melly all she needed was a swift hit to the head." She said with a chuckle as she felt a bit of pain in her gut. "Oww..."
"What happened?" He asked. Shannon told Steve everything as he listened to her as he then smiled, "I wish I had your luck Shannon, but you know I think I did get through to Bucky in the end."
"How so?"
"Well long time ago when my Mom had just passed away before that but Bucky told me he was there for me till the end of the line. I told him that same line and as I fell I saw that on his face he remembered it... I believe he saved me, Sam told me I was found on the shoreline just like you were."
"Melly looked a little paler than she was when we last seen her... I hope she's all right."
"Melly's a survivor, so is Bucky."