Sorry sorry sorry, been busy with tests at school. Am back and raring to go, let me know what you think of this new chapter.

Jemma looked up at the massive mountain that had taken them so long to climb up and yet had taken them but minutes to come down. Admittedly, she thought as she squinted her eyes against the howling wind, she had in fact sled down on the most famous shield in history. Jemma watched as Natasha trudged over seemingly unaffected by the fall carrying the offending disk of vibranium.

"If we want to get out of this storm we need to go now!" Jemma turned to just make out the yelling figure of the Captain as he and Alyona battled their way over.

Jemma leant on Skye as she hobbled over to the open door of the quin jet. Soon everyone made it into the aircraft and Jemma could finally hear properly as the door closed shutting out the now deafening storm.

"Was surprised to get your signal for help Natasha, didn't think you would need backup." Jemma's head swivelled to see a grinning Sam sitting in the pilot's seat. Natasha quickly moved across the room and hit Sam in the head nice and hard with the edge of the still clutched shield.

"You brought Skye?" she growled.

"Ouch!" Sam glared right back whilst rubbing the back of his head. "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to bring her! You told me she was my responsibility and when she found out I was leaving she begged to come with. Sheesh Natasha did you really have to hit me so hard?"

"Natasha is right Sam, it wasn't your call." Steve looked over at Skye who was holding up a still dizzy Simmons. "It doesn't matter now though, I trust Skye and the main thing is that we get out of here and regroup. By the way Nat I want to talk to you about that stunt back there." Natasha simply stared back without expression before handing back the scraped shield.

"Are you okay?" Skye looked down at the weary scientist. Jemma simply nodded and let Skye lead her over to a seat on the side to strap in as Sam started the engines to lift off.

"Did Sam fill you in?" Jemma asked hoarsely as she slumped back in her seat as she felt the craft lift off the ground.

"Yeah he did. Jemma what the hell? I mean I knew AC had a secret assignment for you but this is crazy! I mean sure he sent you into Hydra but I can't believe now he has you trying to find a deadly assassin, if Fitz found out he would have a fit."

Jemma felt her knuckles tighten on her belts crisscrossing over her chest as she glanced over at an upset looking Captain Rogers as he stood having a hushed conversation with the Black Widow. It didn't surprise her that they didn't strap in as the quin jet took off.

"He is Mr Rogers' old friend, don't you think he deserves to find and help maybe the only person of his past life left?"

Skye's eyes softened as she looked at her friend. "I do but..." Skye looked the other way. "I did some research too, looked up everything I could find on this Winter Soldier."

Jemma nudged the normally bubbly girl to continue, Skye looked back at her. "He's a ghost story Jemma, you guys are following someone who has no trail, no proper identity, almost a myth. I don't doubt that he is real, but Jemma I don't know if you can really find him" Skye sighed "and if what I have heard is true, you may not want to."

Jemma knew Skye was only looking out for her, only being the voice of reason, which for Skye was a rare occurrence. Jemma saw Steve in the corner of her eye and felt her chest tighten. "I know Skye, but I need to try."

Jemma unzipped her jacket and reached for the files stuffed inside. "I think there may be something deeper to all this than just an assassin Winter Soldier stolen from a soviet group."

"What do you mean?"

Jemma got out a pen and started to draw on the cover of one of the files, she then handed it to the computer hacker turned superhero.

"An X?"

"I saw it inside the soviet compound, on a file that looked different to the rest."

"Wanda?" Skye's eyes widened slightly as she whispered the name.

"What?"

"Wanda, you know how she's a.." Skye proceeded to make indistinguishable hand gestures.

"A mutant? You don't think it has to do with the X gene do you, or the X-men?" Jemma felt her eyes go wide.

"No but she did mention about a project."

"What type of project?"

"I don't know, but I remember it having an X." Skye put her hand on Jemma's shoulder. "Leave this with me, I will look more into it when we get back."

Jemma let out a breath and tried to stop her spinning head. It had been a long day, her ribs were still sore, her face felt numb from the snow and her brain was whirling with too many thoughts. She looked over at her friend and put on a small smile "By the way, how was training? Anything interesting happen while we were gone?"

Skye looked up with the mischievous twinkle back in her eyes. "Well actually-"

On the other side of the aircraft, "What was that?"

"What did you think I was going to do when I asked for your shield?"

Steve glared at the expressionless redhead. "I don't know but sliding down a mountain in a snow storm on it was not what I had thought, what if either of you had been hurt?"

"No what you mean is what if Agent Simmons had of gotten hurt. Steve you said she couldn't handle herself but I think she proved you very wrong stop being so damn protective and face why you were really so worried."

"Stop it right there Natasha, I know where you are going and I really wish you wouldn't." Steve whispered heatedly.

"What is it your stupid pride? Sense of responsibility? It can't possibly be your age can it?" Natasha pushed as she drew closer to the angry looking super soldier.

Steve thought about her words, all were true, but what was prominent was that he was damaged. He should have been left in that ice, he never wished to be brought back. He was a man from a different age and he wasn't sure he was capable of what Natasha was implying. His hand instinctively reached into his pocket to grip the cool metal of his compass.

"We are here on a mission Romanoff, I would like to remind you not to meddle in others' affairs."

"Steve would you just-" Natasha looked about to argue further but she was cut off by a loud Jemma Simmons.

"A tiny man?" Both the super soldier and the spy turned to look at the scene across from them. Skye was laughing manically as Jemma stared wide eyed at a choking Sam, with the silent Alyona standing silently with a small smirk on her face.

"He did not beat me up!" Sam was frantically looking over his shoulder to glare at Skye, he glanced over to see Steve watching and frantically looked at the brunette. "You promised Skye!"

"Yeah yeah don't tell the great Captain America." Skye looked over to see she now had the said Captain's attention. "I can't help it Sam, you, the always bragging Falcon, got your butt kicked by a guy who calls himself Ant-Man!" She then burst into more hysterical giggles.

Steve watched as he looked forlornly at the laughing woman before turning his attention to him. "He was really strong! And he could just grow and shrink at will! He got into my wings and…" He trailed off. Steve couldn't help but chuckle as he watched his good friend grasp at straws to fix his ego.

"I am sure I will see it all in the report once we get back."

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