Melly finally beat up one of the dummies hard enough to break it's foamy head off into bits leaving a trail of foam bits almost everywhere in the room. She wasn't satisfied at her current workout, as she decided to get some air, some much needed fresh air... and blow off some more steam. She turned off her communicator as she didn't want her sister or anyone else to talk her out of it. Melissa had just gotten into the sub basement as she noticed her sister wasn't there, just missed her by 30 seconds...
"Melly?" She spoke.
"Melissa she just left the building," Said Steve on her headset's channel as Tony was at him on her computer who had noticed on the security camera feeds of the building, "And Bucky is going after her, he just took his cycle out off the jet."
"Alright then, patch me to him please, and thank you, chances are she's turned off her communicator." Melissa said going back into the elevator.
"Consider it done," said Tony, "Not much of a technology change although this is technically 5 years ago tech."
Melissa scowled as she then ignored what Tony commented, "This is Melissa Johansen, ah... is it James or Bucky you'd like me to refer you as on here?"
"Doesn't really matter but what are you doing on this line?"
"I know where Melly is, but I won't tell you until you tell me why you want to talk to her."
Bucky stopped his motorcycle, "About her idea of getting Steve here."
"Do you think she expected to recruit Steve? We didn't know we were dealing with Skrulls until he told us. It was a luck of the draw that we desperately needed and she knew it but we didn't expect to get more than than a miracle." She said as she sighed sadly as she figured out what her twin was feeling, "We lost our family and most of our best friends and other lovers, she wasn't given a chance to grieve or say goodbye. To her that Skrull she's going after took his likeness and memories, he's disrespecting her memories of real man. We can risk her going for revenge just yet, just use the 'you're sister' card and that will force her to calm down for now, hopefully."
"I couldn't have said that any better." Said Steve as looked to see Melissa as she entered the apartment.
"Steve, is it me or did you find a girl before I did... Again?" said Bucky on the line.
Steve and Melissa snickered together. "I have a sister isn't that better than a friend?" Said Melissa, "Just make sure she doesn't do anything she'll regret later we can't risk her killing him just yet."
"Got it." Bucky said cutting off the channel.
Melissa as she noticed Steve was smiling like an idiot, "Okay Steve what do you know that I don't?"
"Oh he's wearing his Captain America uniform."
Melissa giggled, "Now who's going to be star struck next eh? Please tell me that was you're idea."
"No... I can't take credit for that." Steve chuckled, "I noticed he was already wearing it under his jacket. And I never told him about her little crush on him either."
"Oh... I am so not missing this," Melissa said joyfully as she hacked the City's surveillance cameras, "I cannot wait to see the look on her face when she see's him."
Steve chuckled, "Melissa you're curiosity can get you into danger you know that?"
"I know, but Melly loves to make trouble and bad boys boil to her advantage. I just make things extra difficult for them online. Melly used to tease me about you, now I can tease her back."
"Sounds like a keeper Steve," teased Tony, "She excels where you lack."
Steve and Melissa looked at him as Tony saw Melissa blush up then returned to her work, "Bucky I see her," She said as she found her sister as she hacked into satellite images.
"I don't see her, yet."
"She's on the rooftop 5 buildings away from his apartment on the highest point." Said Melissa, "She's just setting up now. You can easily see what building it is from there."
"I see thee one you're talking about. A judging the weather conditions the wind is perfect enough to cover the noise of the shot and perfect enough for a clean visual for her... If she makes the shot she'd be beating my record."
"Jealous, Buck?"
"Do me a favor don't get me started Steve." said Bucky.
"Just to warn you not many guys have beaten her."
"Yeah well she hasn't fought me."
Downtown Dartmouth
On the other side of the city night had finally fell as I had my sniper rifle pointed at the windows where Nathan lived as I was laid down on the rooftop of tallest building far away from it. Evil Nathan was on the phone as I read his lips, I smiled as I watched him freak out from the scope. I wasn't sure who Evil Nathan was talking to as I kept reading his lips as he was telling the person what had happened to him today. He was pissed, he wasn't the only one... I wanted the Bastard dead after he told the bad guys that we were finally on to them. Which I thought was a bad idea, we needed the element of surprise for once, and I wasn't going to let Steve take command over our base of operations. Not to mention Melissa fell head over heels for the guy fast... I promised our parents I'd take care of her... I even promised Nathan if he had been compromised to protect him... And I failed him, I wasn't going to let the bastard use Nathan's likeness or memories to comprise anything our home, our work, my sister and my breaking heart... It hurt knowing that I never got the chance to end everything on good terms with the real Nathan six months ago.
Clouds covered the moon in the sky as I felt the wind moving just ever so slightly. I smiled this was going to be a perfect and clean shot as I lined it up. I was about to take the shot as I saw Nathan finish his conversation in the scope when I was tackled losing my grip on the gun as I fought my attacker... I was pissed as I attacked back. My attacker was good, very, very good as in equal to me, forcing me to step up my game... I couldn't let him win, I was determined to kill Evil Nathan. But I got to admit fighting this guy was more of a challenge than Real Nathan was. Not too many men forces me to let me go all out on them, and this guy was starting to impress me... And that rarely happens.
"Assassination? I'm pretty sure that's not the Canadian way of justice," Said my Attacker, "Don't kill him now kill him later."
"You're not the boss of me." I growled, "I didn't want to kill him at our place because my sister was watching."
"Wouldn't Nathan prefer you to kill the jerk once he sees his people's plans has been demolished just as you are seeing your people being replaced with them?" He said.
"I don't care about the big picture anymore it's a matter of survival!" I growled back as I attacked, he defended himself... I wanted to kill and he fought back not to kill but to slow me down.
"The Big picture is part of your survival!" He growled back.
"Bullshit! They've already invaded we're losing, we have nothing and no one left!"
"You're losing hope Melanippe, I can hear the hate for them in your voice. We have to do this right. You are better than this, infact you can do better than this!"
"You sound like Rogers," I growled as I was about to attack him when the clouds moved away from the Moon as I saw... Another Captain America... The Captain America being James Buchanan Barnes formerly the Winter Soldier and I had froze in my tracks right in front of him.
"Well I was his sidekick for the longest time." He chuckled as he saw me frozen in my tracks with that stupid surprised look on my face...
"Da hell?" I spoke, as I then stuttered "You're, you're-."
"Yeah I know right?" He said with a chuckle, "From what you're sister told me you're a good person, you never kill in cold blood. Don't disappoint her now."
"God damn it, dude. You had to use 'my sister card' now did ya?"
"It was her idea," Captain America replied, with a chuckle, pointing to the communicator in his ear.
"Yeah of course it was..." I replied folding my arms, trying not look at him embarrassed... My inner nerd was trying to creep out as I forced myself to control it for now... God freaking dammit my sister must be laughing her ass off right now, knowing her she probably wanted to return the favor but fate decided to do it first.
"I got to admit you're a really good Fighter." He commented, "I don't meet many people that brings me to a stalemate like you did."
I felt a little warmer in my cheeks as I forced my face not to smile then stuttered out, "Um, ah Thank you... Not too many men forces me to step up and let me go all out."
The Captain chuckled as he offered me his hand as I shook it, "What's with the bandages?"
"Afghanistan, roadside bomb... my arms got burned as I was trying to save my men... I managed to save all but I failed to save one guy... To this day I still have the scars on them."
"I'm sorry to hear that, how about we go back and work out on letting the rest of that steam out?"
"Um... ah... I think I'm already past that." I admitted with an embarrassed grin.
He chuckled, "Good to know. I was honestly going to tell you off but as of now, I'm past that that too."
I made a relieved sigh, "Phew, well that's good to know..." As I then thought maybe a quick dip in the coldest lake wouldn't hurt right about now too.
