Back at the building Melissa was laughing her ass off at her desk, as Tony inspected her work on another computer. Steve brought her some tea as she thanked him.
"Any progress on where in New York this bio computer is?" Steve asked.
"Tracking something like that is going to be tricky, but I'd have to look up Virtual reality games and look up the programming codes." Melissa said.
"Here try this." Said Tony as he gave her a tablet, then hopped onto her computer as he typed in codes as she looked it over, "I got ahead of you."
"Ah thanks I think," Melissa spoke as she looked it over, as she noticed something new that popped up as she tried using a infrared program on live satellite feed from the internet as she looked in shock at the city map she turned on the com, "Cap! Sis!"
"What is it?" I said on the line, "Sis are you A.O.K?"
"Evil Nathan failed to mention that there was more than just the one super bio computer, there's one here in Halifax that codes Tony gave me and I tried infrared filters... well one popped up in Pier 21 at the waterfront."
I slammed on the brakes of my cycle as I turned 360 on the streets. I couldn't believe what I heard at first as the thoughts of a Bio-Computer with people hooked up to it in a Virtual Reality program here, at Pier 21 hit me worse than a bullet. I felt a hand on my shoulder as I saw it was Captain Bucky's. "You all right?"
"Either they're trying to slow us down or bait me into a trap... Either way they don't know they're giving me more fuel to the fire, enough for me to fight back." I spoke, "i don't think they never learned to never piss off a Canuck especially one like me."
"This is your home, you go and I'll follow." Bucky said.
"Alrighty. Sis, Cap and I are on our way." I said as speed up on my cycle as Bucky followed me there.
"What kind of security are we expecting?" Said Bucky on the line.
"By the looks of it lots of guards," Melissa said.
"I'll suit up and join you guys." Said Tony.
"I'd wait on that Tony." said Capt. Bucky, "Nightmare, you and I are going in first in stealth."
"Alright but I'm not using my guns on historic grounds, I'd feel bad if blood got on anything in here." I said as I heard Melissa chuckle.
"Sis you treat anything historic like holy grounds."
"Well it technically it is to our heritage it's where all our ancestors landed at."
"Ahhh right Good point."
"Bucky let me know when you need me alright I'm going to upgrade her systems, and maybe later her braces let her strut with Capsicle better."
"You're still calling me that?" Steve said.
"Why not?"
"Tony do my sister and I a favor, don't blow up the place or damage it we worked pretty hard on restoring this building." Melissa said.
"You girls don't have much taste for modern day architecture." He replied.
"Meh, beggars can't be choosers." I said on the line.
Pier 21, Halifax waterfront
"What's the best way in?" Bucky whispered as we drew closer by a few meters.
"Roof top, I always wanted to knock people off their feet into the ocean." I said, "If we pull this off without a hitch that be great."
"Agreed."
We climbed a fire escape at the far side as we knocked out as many Skrulls that weren't using their human forms. I decided not to knock any into the harbour just yet thinking it might just draw unnecessary attention... We found an escape hatch as Melissa turned the Alarm off.
"Thanks sis." I whispered.
"No problem," She said.
"Just clear the area then Iron Man will take a look at the tech there." Said Steve.
"Got it." Bucky whispered.
Going inside I was disgusted by what I was seeing, Skrull technology was everywhere as there was damaged artifacts everywhere. Bucky and I continued to knock out and injure as many Skrulls as we could when we finally found the main computer.
"Is the area secure?" Steve asked on the coms.
"For now it is."
"On my way. I hope you left a window open did you?"
"Ah... Going to." I said as I went to the nearest window then used a trick to take the whole window out with frame out I had learned from a old friend. As I had then ducked when Iron Man flew through, I looked over to see him carefully land without scorching the wood floors.
"Nightmare you and I are going to check out for more threats." Said Bucky.
"Alright be there in a second." I said putting the window back together again, then helping Bucky kick more Skrulls all over the place.
"Alright I found out how to deactivate the Virtual Reality program... I've installed one of my AI's in to tell them the truth." Said Tony on the line, "Hmm interesting."
"What did you find?" Said Steve.
"Sending it to Melissa's computer," said Tony as she then looked at it.
"Hmm looks like if they are unhooked manually or within the program will kill them... But I believe I can hack into it." She said, "Tony you'll have to hack at your end too."
"On it already."
Melissa took a few deep breaths as she then hacked into the VR simulation as one by one the scientists were woken up, all 4 of them.
"We'll have to get them medical treatment before they can brief us on their experience in it." Said Steve. Steve then got the volunteers that came here to start making room for refugees and see what equipment they can use or move elsewhere to make room for people seeking shelter and safety from the Skrulls. While Melissa continued working as the rest of the Avengers and I went looking for more people hiding from the Skrulls.
An hour later Melissa was still looking over the data she hacked out of the bio-computer using what Tony and Evil Nathan had on his cell. Steve placed his hand on her shoulder, "Melissa you should rest. Let Tony take over."
"Well alright Steve." She yawned as he smiled, "I might need some help though."
"You know Bucky and the gang found out that you're folks are alive where we're from."
Melissa looked at him as she kissed his face, "That's the best news I've heard in awhile. I owe Melly and you so much."
"Melissa you don't owe me anything I'm just happy to help even though it was technically last second." He chuckled as he lifted her up Bridal style to her room.
"Are you sure all you been doing is making me feel like a normal nerd lady in love..." She said, "Not to many guys look at me like they do at Melly."
"What does Melly say about them?" He asked as he laid her down on her bed.
"They don't know a challenge when they get one." She replied.
Steve chuckled, "She's right you know."
"Oh..." She spoke when she remembered Steve used to be skinny and small.
"I wish I was a little more like you back then Melissa, but I was limited by our time period, you're not."
"You're here now Steve, but that serum only brought out the man from within your heart out for everyone to finally see you for who you truly are. A man with a heart that burns like a star in the night's sky, America's modern day Knight who doesn't need armor, just his heart on his shoulder."
Steve couldn't stand it, he kissed her with more passion than he had ever given to Peggy or Sharon. Melissa was far more than the ladies he had loved before. To him Melissa had experienced not just the same life as he did before he became a super soldier, but she didn't let it define her character nor her or take no as answer. She found a way around everything, if she couldn't find one she made one.
He let her go, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to get carried away."
Melissa breathed a little heavy.
"Melissa are you alright?" He asked worried as he watched her get her breath back.
"Oh whoa nelly that kiss was incredible Steve."
"Melissa please don't scare me like that."
"Sorry Steve you just left me breathless, that's all." She said, "I hadn't felt this way in a long time."
"I understand, if it's time you need-"
"Oh please I've had way too much time and I'm tired of waiting... I never got a guy to make me feel more than I normally am."
Steve smiled, as he closed her bedroom door then helped her out of her clothes, then her braces. Her legs were thin, small and very fragile looking... She was nervous at first but once he touched her legs with his lips kissing her all the way up to her lips... She forgot about her appearance as she let herself loose on him. Steve took his shirt off as he laid down on her bed putting her onto his lap.
"Is this your first time Melissa?"
"I'm always nervous when I get to this part of any relationship."
"We can slow down."
"No like I said I'm tired of waiting. Right now the whole apartment is ours until everyone gets back from Pier 21."
"Then I'm all yours tonight as well," He said.