Avenger Tower

"Hey Bucky we figured out something." Said Tony on the coms.

Bucky put his earpiece back into his ear as he turned it on, "What did you figure out?"

"Well for starters, this device took them to a place where time is much faster than here."

"How much faster?"

"We estimate one of our days is actually 3 or 4 days faster than ours."

"Anything else?"

"Well from what I was able to hack into it it also acts like tablets so I figured out how to log into the network... there's only one building full of people that are still human the rest of the population there are all Skrulls."

"Keep working on how to get us and them out of there."

"Good thing I'm already working on it." He said, "I met Melanippe before she died, She saved my life back then... I have to return the favor."

"Yeah well, I don't know if I like this girl."

"Is it that bad between you and Natasha?"

"None of your beeswax Stark."

"Look I'm sending you the reports I managed to get out of the Skrull Tablet, it has surveillance from the last two weeks, it looks like."

"Alright thanks for the update Stark."

Meanwhile

"This building was built right after the Halifax explosion before the titanic disaster." I spoke, "I was supposed to meet with Nathan one night as bumped with Roger... He attacked me I defended then I had this feeling I should record and well he wasn't human so I found a strange stone on him the rest you pretty much know.

"Yeah well it kinda needs two people for it to work... I think because I was skipping rocks and chatting with a friend when I woke up here. This world is so much like ours but not as much Stark tech."

"It's a good mix of new and old tech." I replied.

"It's impressive, with a nice view of the city and harbor."

We then saw Melissa getting up from the couch as she then looked at us.

"Melly I had the strangest dream that you and Roger was hinted the Secret Invasion comics was actually happening here."

"Melissa it's not a dream." Steve said.

"And he's right they are the Skrulls."

"So Roger you're really...?"

"I'm Steve Rogers."

She looked right at Steve, "Oh my god I feeling so many feels right now."

"Sis you fainted once enough on us already just kiss the dude already."

Melissa growled, "Shut up sis."

"Then how can tell you when the food is ready when it is?" I joked back.

"You're a dork you know that?"

"You and me both, Sissy."

Steve chuckled at us two, "Thanks for letting me stay."

"Do you still have it?" I asked, "Melissa perhaps you could scan it and figure out more about that device."

"Right," She said getting up as Steve helped her as they went to her computer lab area.

"I figured there was more to you." He said giving her the stone.

"Well I didn't lie to you... Steve." She said as she hooked the stone into a 3d scanner.

"Neither did I."

"Most of the Stories I've wrote are based on our adventures."

Steve looked at her, "You're also a very talented hacker?"

"Mom worked for the fraud department as Dad was a Search and Rescue pilot. I liked using my hacking skills for a good cause so I volunteered to help government organizations instead of toppling them. Not to mention helping out anyone in need of help in uniform. Melly and I are a team."

"Do you have a codename?"

"No, not really but I've been called Sis, Sissy, Spangles and Stars if I hit a nerve." Melissa admitted.

"So ah how long do we have before my Evil Ex comes back?" I asked.

"He has tomorrow off so he'll be back the day later." Steve answered.

"So we have to get this thing to open up before then." Melissa spoke... "This isn't going to be easy on my end."

"Not necessarily." Said Steve as a idea popped into his head.

"You have a idea?" I said as I brought dinner, "By all means tell us. I'm all ears."

"Do you have another area to take people for interrogations?"

Melissa and I smiled, "Well there's a sub basement and then there's the roof."

It wasn't long before Steve returned with the Skrull of Nathan who was still unconscious, Steve then tied him into a chair. I was in my Nightmare uniform again, armed to the teeth so to speak. Steve wore Captain America uniform that I made for him for the con..

"Thanks for the uniform by the way you're quite talented Nightmare." Steve complimented.

"You're welcome. This mission turned out not bad for last minute so far. Should I wake him up now?"

Steve saw the iced water buckets as he then inspected it with his fingers. "Oh I'd wait a few minutes, the water isn't quite cold enough yet."

"Good thing I added some snow from the ice rink to the others." I chuckled evilly, "Are you sure they hate cold water?"

"We'll find out soon, shall we."

"He knows what to expect from you Sis." Said Melissa on our com's as she was in the computer lab corner still working on cracking the skrulls' language as she had finally got some head way thanks to Nathan's cell phone Steve gave her. "However since we got his cell this is taking the translating problem out the window won't be long before we can figure out how this device disguised as a skipping stone works."

"Better than what we had the other day." Said Steve, "I didn't have my chance to fight the Skrulls, Bucky did." Said Steve on the coms as Melissa watched from the computer screen.

"Did you read up on it?" Melissa asked.

"When I returned from the dead so to speak. Nightmare they know your identity by the way."

"They must have got it out of Nathan, since they can also absorb people's memories."

"From what I know, they keep the hosts alive."

"But now they know we're a threat so they're killing people after absorbing their likeness and memories." I said.

"Right now it's a matter of survival against an alien race... Steve can we win this?" Melissa asked.

"The odds are against us," Steve admitted, "All we can do is what we can until the gang arrives."

"You have more faith in them, than I have right now." I admitted.

"Sis, I'm still here remember. We haven't lost just yet, we just need a come up with a back up plan."

"I don't plan on running forever against an Alien Invasion." I spoke.

"You know Ladies maybe we could slow them down enough to give your people a fighting chance to fight back." Suggested Steve.

"Good idea," Melissa spoke from her computer.

I sighed, "If you think it's a good idea then I'll run with that too."

"Nightmare it's our best option so far."

"Look we have no idea how many actual humans are left, if there was some way to expose them out in the open that'd be great. But we have no idea and the people to help us figure that out right now."

"One thing at a time Nightmare."

"Steve?"

"Yes Nightmare."

"Thanks for coming here at last second."

"Thank me later Nightmare. We still have a lot of work to do."