Steve

The doors flew open and a group of doctors were jogging along with a stretcher. Bucky was lying on the stretcher as they quickly moved it toward the Medical bay. "Both lungs have collapsed"

"If we don't get this guy medical attention, he isn't going to make it"

They turned the stretcher and kept moving down the hallway. Steve was behind them all, he watched them take his friend away and they disappeared into the medical bay. Steve stood with his hand to his mouth and he blinked, his eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't let one fall. He turned around and Natasha was behind him. She looked at him, he seemed to be shaken up. "Steve, he's going to be ok"

"You don't know that"

Natasha sighed "You're right, I don't, but when I knew him, he could survive anything"

Steve took a deep breath "I will let Hill know"

Natasha watched as Steve walked away from her, she exhaled tiredly. She looked at the medical bay, she really did hope that Bucky made it, but it was for Steve and Maria's sake, not hers.

Steve walked toward Hill's office. Every step was heavy and they echoed in Steve's ears. His fear was coming to reality, he brought Bucky home, but he may die before he gets to see it. He walked past S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel, he was still coming down from the adrenaline of the fight. Now he just needed to hope that Bucky would make it. He came to Hill's office, he stopped. The fogged glass seemed like a barrier, it was giving him one chance to turn around and go back, but he knew he couldn't do that. It would be wrong, even though he was Bucky's best friend, the one who needed to know was Hill; she had gone above him on the list of importance. Steve placed his hand on the cold metal handle, he pushed the door open. Hill was at her desk, her head was in her hands, she looked up instantly and she sat up in alertness. Steve walked forward, his legs wanted ting to give out on him, he got close; he saw the emotion on Hill's face, full of worry, happiness and sadness. "We got him" was the only words that could come out of Steve's mouth. Hill stood up "Is he ok?"

"He's in the medical bay, he's not doing well he's pretty banged up"

Hill moved out from behind her desk with two long strides ad Steve stopped her "They won't let us in till they have him stabilized"

Hill looked at him with a face of disbelief, but she knew that was how it worked, she nodded and sat down in one of the chairs in front of her desk. She was bouncing her legs after a few minutes, she was rubbing her ring on her finger "It sucks that even though he's here, I still can't see him" she said through a choked breath

Steve sat down in the chair next to her and unclipped his strap to his helmet. He pulled it off and placed it on the floor. His hair was wet with sweat and he took a deep breath "Yeah"

Hill began to cry, but she tried to keep it in "It's been too long"

"I know" he said softly

Hill's lips trembled and a tear fell out of her eye and landed on her thigh. She looked at Steve "Thank you" Steve looked at her "For bringing him back to me" she added

Steve nodded and gave her a sad smile "Anytime"

Hill sadly chuckled through tears, "Does he still have his sense of humor?"

Steve chuckled "Yeah" Steve felt tears fall down his cheeks and he wiped them away, his hand rested on his chin.

Hill nodded, she took a deep breath. She was shaking slightly, her breathing was slow; she was trying to calm herself down. Steve put his hands on his knees and stood up. He looked down at her "I'll let you know the second that we're able to see him"

Hill nodded "Steve, what happened to Niko?"

"We got him"

"Got him? Like killed him?"

Steve nodded "Bucky shot him"

Hill exhaled relieved "Well at least some good came out of this"

"Yeah, we have his friend or whatever he is in interrogation, we're letting him sit there for a while."

"You captured Alexie?"

"Yes, Natasha and I are going to see what he knows later"

Hill nodded "I will let Gerald know"

Steve gave her a small nod and walked out of her office. He walked back towards the medical bay, the doors were still locked. Steve saw that Natasha hadn't moved, he walked over to her. She pushed off the wall that she was leaning against, she met him halfway. "Well Hill knows"

Natasha nodded "The report as of now for Bucky is critical, but stable"

Steve nodded and his eyes moved toward the door "Good"

Natasha put her hand on his jaw "You are a mess"

Steve looked at her and she looked exactly like him "Well you look perfect"

Natasha smirked "Liar"

They softly kissed, Steve moved his hand down to her lower back and wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer. Natasha gripped his arms "well we got Niko, and we have a possibility of gaining some new information"

"Yeah now about coming with me to Clint's for Christmas?"

Natasha chuckled softly "I'd thought you'd never ask"

Steve smiled, she gave him a little smirk and they kissed again, this time with more passion. Steve felt her hand moving down his back toward his ass. He chuckled "In the hallway?"

Natasha looked at him "Oh and you get to basically make out with me in the Operations room?"

Steve sighed and smiled "Fair enough"

Natasha smiled slyly and she kissed him and grabbed his ass. She pushed him up against the wall and Steve moved his hand up to her breast and he lightly squeezed. Natasha exhaled and she moaned slightly as his hand massaged her breast. A slight cough stopped them and Natasha turned to see Sam standing there and he didn't look surprised "Cap we need you in the Operations room"

Steve blushed "be right there"

Sam walked away chuckling "Take your time"

Natasha smiled at him "See, everyone is ok with it"

Steve turned even redder "See you later"

Natasha nodded and grabbed his ass again "You can count on it"

Steve smirked and walked away, he walked back over and kissed her hard and he locked his tongue with hers. He walked away and Natasha gave him a seductive look, he was going to be in trouble when he got back to their quarters.

Destroyed S.G. Base

The sun was slowly rising, the blizzard had begun to calm into a slow soft snow fall. Smoke was rising into the air from the destroyed base that the Avengers had left earlier in the night. Dead soldiers were buried in snow, the birds that lived in the trees surrounding the base would have begun to sing, but now it was a numbing silence. The wind moved the soft refined snow over its heavy more compacted brethren. The soft sound of static came from the destroyed turrets in the forest, they were laid out in lines. The trees seemed untouched. There was still a fire burning from the Quinjet that ran into the wall of the base.

The new noise that filled the area was the sound of snow crunching under boots. A man walked through the silent forest, he wore heavy gear for the snow. He came to the main entrance of the base, he studied the burn marks and how soldiers were sprawled out all over the wall and down below. He took a deep breath and walked forward, entering the base. He scanned over the dead bodies and the bullet holes in the concrete walls. He continued forward, he stepped on dead bodies and he didn't pay them a thought. They were nothing to him, to him, they weren't even there. He entered the base's main structure past the courtyard. He walked down the halls and came to the control room. Every computer was destroyed, he continued on downward. He came to a room and soldiers were placed everywhere throughout the room. He saw marks on the wall, he ran his hand over them they were made by a metal shield, Captain America's shield to be exact. He saw a staircase that led downward, he continued onto the next area at the bottom of the stairs. He walked through the large doorway and a metal door was swung wide open, he looked at it, no forced entry, it was opened freely.

He looked to the left and there were two large black metal chains that were attached to the walls. He walked over to them, he noticed that there was a large amount of blood accumulated in the area. He has to guess that someone was held prisoner here, and they weren't treated nicely. He knelt down and looked at the metal cuffs that covered the entire hand, he saw that only one had blood at the edges, telling him that someone tried numerous times to break them from the wall, he saw that they made a small progress, he looked at the other and there weren't any marks of blood or skin, he came to the conclusion that Winter Soldier A.K.A. James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes was held captive here.

He stood up and walked toward the large hole in the wall, he noticed certain scorch marks, Iron Man made this. He saw bullet casings on the floor as well, snow was placed around the edges of the large opening. He began his slow walk over to the opening, he saw blood on the floor near the opening someone was shot. He came to the opening, he could see the sun rising, the sky had a brilliant fiery orange accented with red and pink. He looked down and he saw a body, he paid it no mind, he turned around and stared at the scene, he must have just missed the party. He found that there was nothing of worth here, he left within the hour of inspecting it. He could surface and show himself, but not yet, not now, it wasn't the right time yet.

Steve

Being out of breath was something that he never got used to. He was still awake and ready, it would take more than that to make him tired. He was lying on his bed and he wasn't in the normal position, he was facing the wall that the door was on, he wasn't lying on his back either, the pillows were on the floor and the blanket was being used by his favorite person. She was lying on her stomach and supported herself with her arms, he leaned over her as he sat near and he slowly moved his face up her back and he lightly kissed the smooth ivory skin as he went. He came to her neck and he kissed her and her hand ran through his hair. Natasha smiled as his lips lightly kissed and tickled her neck.

Steve moved his hand over her smooth skin and he rested it on her lower back at the top of her perfect ass. He ran his finger lightly over her shoulder, he loved her body, every part of it. Natasha laid there and let him touch and kiss her body, she liked the pampering, she only let one person do that, and he was kissing her back right now. He seemed to always want to just put his hands all over her, she couldn't complain it felt good, and she had a hard time not touching him either. It was only far that she let him continue with the light kisses and tickling soft touches from his fingers.

Steve smiled and he moved back down her back and she slightly flinched as he got to her lower back and it sent a shiver up her spine. He moved down and he kissed her ass, he moved his hand down her thigh and he moved it back up slowly and sensually, he lightly teased her with his thumb as he came back up. Natasha moaned slightly "Why are you so good at that?"

Steve smiled "Well this is has something to do with something I told you once"

"And that was?"

"That there is a lot about me you don't know"

Natasha smiled and hummed in agreement as he teased her again, the slightest touch from his finger made her moan and before long she was already wet and wanting him. Steve moved and he placed his chest against her and he laid over her, he held himself up enough so he wasn't crushing her. His groin was directly behind her ass and she moved and made contact and pressed up into him. Steve moaned slightly and Natasha lightly moved her ass and he moaned again "You really like that"

Steve sighed with pleasure "I like everything you do"

Natasha smirked "So I have completely ensnared you into my web?"

"Uh-huh"

"You do know what happens to males that get ensnared into a female's web?"

Steve always found that unsettling, but he came back with a remark that made Natasha laugh "I don't have to worry about that, I'm too much fun to get rid of"

Natasha laughed "Very true" she pressed her ass harder against his groin and she felt his erection pressing between her ass.

Steve moaned again "There won't be anyone after me"

Natasha was about to say something when he kissed her neck and made her shiver and she knew he was right. She could feel him and how much he wanted her, she pressed her ass even hard into him he moaned "You're making it hard to control myself"

"Then don't control yourself" she teased

Steve chuckled "Maybe"

Natasha felt him move away from behind her and he laid on his side next to her. He wasn't hidden by the blanket and he was completely visible, erection and all. She moved slightly and kissed his chest and moved to his abs. She began to get closer to her favorite part of him to tease. She moved her hand up the side of his thigh and she took him into her hand. She held him still and she could feel the pulse of it, she moved down and she kissed around him and she lightly brushed her soft lips over the tip. He groaned deeply as her lips teased him. She smiled from the noise and she lightly kissed it, he moved his hand over her back and he grabbed her ass. She gasped slightly from the surprise grab, she increased her grip slightly on his cock. She got another groan out of him, she smirked and she took him in her mouth and massaged the tip with her tongue. He could feel her cheeks squeezing against the sides of his shaft and he moaned and ran a hand through her hair. She took her mouth away and she climbed over his legs and he looked down at her. She smiled up at him, she lightly brushing his erection with her breasts. He twitched slightly and she placed him between her breasts and she pressed them together. He felt her soft and supple breasts engulf him and he began to move his hips and he moved up between them.

Natasha moaned slightly as the feeling of him moving between her breasts and she moved her head down and licked the tip every time it came to her. Steve moaned and he had enough foreplay, he sat up and he pulled her onto him and he placed his mouth around her breast and switched from breast to breast, he kissed and licked her nipple each time, she closed her eyes and exhaled in pleasure and he moved slightly and entered her, she arched her back as the added pleasure of him slowly moving into her made her shiver. Steve moaned into her breasts as he put himself inside her. Natasha gripped his shoulders tightly, he felt her nails and he didn't care, he knew he was doing a good job. Natasha moved her hips in a circular motion and he touched small areas that he usually never did, it made her become tighter and it made him groan in pleasure.

Natasha leaned down and kissed him, he moved his hands down her back and pulled her closer, she moaned as he grabbed her ass. He thrusted harder into her and it made her gasp in pleasure, he smiled and did it again, she moaned louder this time. She looked at him "You are too good"

Steve smiled and thrusted again and she closed her eyes and shivered with pleasure "Shit"

Steve kissed her neck and she felt different, even though all the times they had done this, she was feeling something different than ever before. She breathed "What are you doing to me?"

Steve exhaled with pleasure on his lips and he felt her velvety fold engulf him more, it made him feel that there was now end to her and that he just wanted to go deeper and deeper. Natasha moaned "I'm gonna…" she came and her entire body shivered as she came all over his shaft. Steve moaned as he felt the increase of pressure that led to more pleasure and he let go and he came. Natasha felt the added warmth and she came harder, she opened her eyes and looked at him, she took deep breaths "I love you"

"I love you to"

They kissed and they laid there in each other's arms and passionately kissed. Natasha didn't want him to move and she wasn't going to let him. Steve's tongue danced with hers and he held her close. Natasha wanted to stay like this forever, she didn't notice it but she had begun to cry as they kissed. She had accepted that she could never have children, she never even thought about it, so it was less hurtful when she didn't want any, but now with Steve, she did want them and now she knew that she never would, and that hurt her to her core, she never thought that it would hurt so much, but now she wanted children but she couldn't. She wanted a baby, she never thought in her entire life that she would ever want such a thing, but she did, but she would never have it. The cost of being who she is, being the Black Widow, becoming a weapon that could take life, but never be able to create it. She felt like it wasn't fair for Steve, the man that deserved it, and he wouldn't have it either, just because he wanted to be with her, he gave up the chance of having a family that he always dreamed of so he could be with her. It made her feel unworthy of him, but he always told her he didn't care, he just wanted her, and she had to accept that, even though she has, it always gnawed at her that she was the reason why he would never have what he always wanted.

Steve felt her tears on his cheeks and he opened his eyes and he looked at her "Nat?"

Natasha looked at him, she sniffed "it's nothing"

Steve looked at her and she gave him a sad smile and he knew what she was thinking he pulled her close into a hug and he had his hand on her head to comfort her "its ok"

Natasha cried into his shoulder. He held her tighter and it only made her cry more, Steve let her look at him "Nat, you need to stop beating yourself up about this"

Natasha sniffed "I know, just…I want one"

Steve gave her a sad look of sympathy "It's ok"

"How can you say that?"

"Because it's the truth"

Natasha shook her head "I don't deserve you"

Steve smiled "Yeah, well hell to that, you the only one for me. No one else"

Natasha smiled and she let tears fall down onto him and he sniffed "You're so good to me"

"Well someone should be"

Natasha buried her head into his shoulder and she hugged him tightly "Thank you for being that someone"

Steve held her close "I'll never stop either"

Natasha closed her eyes and just accept his comfort and she felt a little better, she took a deep breath and she exhaled. Steve kissed her lightly on the forehead. Natasha loved his touch, she loved being so close to him, she felt safe with him and she never had that with anyone before.

Bucky

Bucky was crawling up a steep slope and he was constantly being pulled down it. He fought through the pain that ached up his body and fatigued his muscles. The struggle for every breath, and the loud heart beat in his ears. He kept running up the slope and he pushed and pushed, eh could hear Hill's voice at the top and he just kept running toward that. He got closer and the voice got higher and he came to a brick wall and he put his metal arm forward and ran through it.

Bucky was lying still on the medical bed and he was hooked up to machines that had every part of him being read. He could feel the warmth of the air and he opening his eyes and took a deep breath. He was instantly cared for, a doctor stood over him "Welcome back"

Bucky sighed in relief, he thought that shooting Niko and having Steve save him was a dream. He was so happy that it wasn't, he was bursting with joy, but he didn't want to move, he could tell that he was still broken, he must not have been in the medical wing long. He could see that the sun was coming up, it was the same day that they got him, he looked at the doctor and he spoke the first words to a normal person in two months "Maria" was all he was able to say. The doctor placed his hand on Bucky's shoulder "Rest, then you'll see everyone, just rest, those are your orders, once you're strong enough, we'll allow visitors"

Bucky nodded "You got it"

"Hear is something to help"

Bucky felt heavy after a minute and he closed his eyes and he was finally in a peaceful state that he actually felt like he was sleeping.

Peter

It was an early day, he had already stopped three muggers, and they were now arrested and covered in webbing. He was standing on the roof of a building and he watched the sun rise. He was crouched and perched on a tall metal spire, he looked around and the sight was beautiful and the wind was cold, but he never found that he could get cold, even if he could, he was so busy that he never really had time to feel it. He didn't mind if the entire day was just muggers, but he was really waiting for a bank robbery, well burglary…great now he was even talking like her. Why, is he so intrigued by Felicia, there was just something about her that made him want to see her, he still wanted to stop her, but seeing her was good to.

He knew she was going to be his biggest project so far, stopping a cat burglar. All he had to do was wait, and in the meantime, he could stop punks that would try and take a purse that has fifty bucks in it, almost worthless really, unless you're desperate, which most of them are. He wasn't expecting to see Felicia during the day, she might only come out at night then again he wouldn't bring it past her to rob a place in broad daylight. He stayed on the roof and listened to the police scanner and waited for something that needed his attention. He was careful not to do everything, the cops needed to be able to do some of the work to, in that case he never really reacted to a B and E. He let the cops deal with that, but if he came across someone getting mugged, he defiantly helped out. A cop can't be there in an alley when everything goes wrong, but he could be.

He was about to jump off when his communicator that Fury gave him started to beep. He stopped and he put his finger on it and he answered the call. This was the first time he actually used it "Uh, hello?"

"Parker" came Tony's enthusiastic voice

Peter was instantly relieved that it wasn't Fury. He smiled under the mask "Tony"

"Hey you busy, you know all the swinging and stopping poor pathetic men who take pride in stealing a purse?"

"Actually the city is quiet"

"Well with crime at the moment yeah, but get down on that street and a taxi will honk at you if you are too close to the road"

Peter chuckled "What's up Tony?"

"Do you think you could stop by the Tower, like right now?"

"Yeah, what's it about?"

"Well I have a little down time and I was wondering if you wanted to work on my new version of my suit, well the next number so to speak"

"I would love to"

"Well come on, Pepper is here too, now don't get too friendly, you're a minor"

Peter scoffed "And you two are a couple, I would die as soon as I tried, even if I would"

Tony chuckled "Yeah you would, now come on, I have alcohol"

"Sixteen Tony"

"Oh right, age and rules"

Peter chuckled "I'll be right there"

"You know when I got here FRIDAY was actually upset it wasn't you, funny, is there something I should know?"

"Me and an A.I.? No, but friends with an A.I.? Yes"

"Well see you when you get here, window's open"

Peter chuckled and ended the call, he looked at the city and smirked. He turned around and he could see the Tower in the distance, he ran and jumped off the roof.

Peter landed on the side of the window, he was sprawled out over it and he hung on the side of it. He saw Tony look at him, he pointed at to the left, Peter moved and he came to the far left window and it started to move upward. Peter swung under it and landed in the living area. The glass descended and locked itself back into its position. Peter was still crouched when Tony walked over. Peter slowly stood and he saw Tony coming toward hi with two glasses of something. Peter pulled off his mask and he accepted the drink. "It better not be alcohol"

"Would I?"

Peter took a sip and it was Sprite. He looked at Tony and he shrugged "Well come on I have something to show you"

Peter finished the drink and he followed Tony to the lab. He heard a happy squeal and he paused and frowned. Tony chuckled "FRIDAY missed you, she has started using noises to express herself, impressive"

Peter sighed "She's not Jarvis"

Tony chuckled and he opened the door to the lab "No she's not"

"Hi FRIDAY" Peter said loudly

"Hello, I see you have returned"

"Well you know, it's hard to stay away"

"Do you wish for some music?"

"Not now FRIDAY, but thanks"

"Ok, well if you need something, just shout"

"You got it"

Peter smirked as he entered the lab and he was met with a suit in the middle of the room and it was in a very early stage of the building process. It was a hologram picture, but it had color, cool. Peter saw Tony's face and he was smiling. He inspected the suit's hologram and it looked nothing like an Iron Man suit.

"I thought you said you were making a new suit?"

Tony nodded "I did, but I didn't really say that it was for me"

Peter looked at Tony and inclined his head and pointed at the hologram "it's for me?"

Tony nodded "Yeah, I need a little help with the design, it's already screaming me, but it needs to scream you"

Peter chuckled and he felt his heart increase in the amount of beats per minute and he couldn't believe that Tony was making him a suit. "Well where do you want to start?"

Tony smiled "well let's get the look of the armor"

"Well, have the large spider symbol be gold and have it go over my shoulders and down my back"

"How about we also give you gold accented wrist and boots and the eyes, yeah let's make the eyes gold as well"

Peter liked it and he nodded giving his approval. Tony frowned "I'll also have it so you can fly"

Peter shrugged "Can the gold meet in the center of my shoulders on my back and have four metal legs come out?"

"Whatever you want"

Peter smiled and nodded "Well then, shall we get to work?"

"Yeah, now before we start this, anything you want help with, you know with the suit you have now?"

Peter looked down at his suit and he suddenly had a few ideas of what he wanted "Well how about you work on that beautiful thing and I'll upgrade my own suit"

Tony chuckled "I wouldn't want it any other way, your spot is open, as usual"

Peter nodded and walked over to his area he had spent most of his time here in, he looked over and he saw another area, it hadn't been cleaned or cleared off, and it was dusty. Peter frowned and looked at Tony "Who worked over there?"

Tony looked over and he sighed sadly "Dr. Banner worked there"

"Oh"

Tony nodded "yeah, well come on, let's get to work"

Peter watched Tony begin working on the suit and how he seemed to be a little depressed. Peter decided to leave it alone, he had already brought it up enough. He turned to his area and he began working on a few ideas. He wanted to be ready for tonight, that was if Felicia did anything, but he had a feeling that she would.

Bucky

Bucky opened his eyes and he shot upward and he was in the medical bay, he was breathing heavily. He was alone and he looked around, he saw no doctors. Bucky exhaled deeply and he moved his legs over the bed and put the slowly on the floor. He was bare foot and the floor was cold. He closed his eyes and he let the fact that he was back sink in, He put his hand to his robs and they were just bruised now. He moved his fingers over them and they felt normal, lucky that he could heal fast. Bucky slowly put his weight on his legs. He stood up and arched his back, he stretched and he groaned in the satisfaction of being able to stretch. He put his foot forward and he was able to catch his weight, he slowly walked forward. He left the side of his bed and he wasn't hook up to anything, he probably didn't need it.

He stood in the middle of the large long room and he looked at the windows at the end, it was snowing heavily and Bucky took a deep breath. He turned around and walked toward the doors and when he got close to them the door opened. Niko was standing there and he had blood leaking out of his mouth and he was deathly pale, his eyes were fogged over and his skin was covered in snow and ice. He had a gun aimed right at Bucky's head and he fired.

Bucky opened his eyes and he was being held down by five doctors "He's awake"

They all let go of him and he looked at them and he looked at them "Get the Captain" one of them said

Bucky sat up and he was still hooked up to monitors, he inhaled and his ribs ached still. He could hear his heart beat on the monitor and it was beating erratically. He took a deep painful breath "Sorry" he said softly

The doctor that was there when he first woke up walked up to him "Just having a bad dream weren't we?"

Bucky nodded "Yeah" Bucky closed his eyes and he thought back and he remembered shooting Niko and watching him fall out of the large opening in the wall and he fell down a large cliff. Bucky laid back down and he rubbed his eyes "Can you get Maria Hill in here to?"

"Sure"

Bucky rested his head into the pillow and he exhaled, he was home. He could hear footsteps coming toward him, he opening his eyes to see who it was. Steve stood a few beds down and he quickly dodged Hill as she ran into the medical bay to see Bucky lying on a bed. Bucky began to sit up and he caught Hill as she dove herself onto him, she hugged him tightly and began to kiss his neck. Steve looked at Bucky and nodded, he turned and left the medical bay. Bucky closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Hill and he felt tears falling down his cheeks. He finally had her in his arms, the one thing he longed for. Two months without seeing or hearing her voice made his heart ache. He started to laugh and he was also happy that all the doctors had left the medical bay as well.

Hill moved her hand down his chest and she touched his metal arm. She looked at him and they both stared into each other's eyes. Bucky placed his metal hand on her cheek and he wiped a tear from her smooth skin and she sadly smiled at him. He gave her the exact same smile back "I never thought I would see you again"

She nodded "I know, but here we are" she breathed

Bucky nodded "God I've missed you" he kissed her and moved his hands down her back and rested them on her waist and he pulled her forward, he didn't care that he was still healing, to hell with that. Bucky just wanted to hold her, the one comfort he had in the world, and he had been taken away from her, never again.

Scott

Being around Captain America was already a childhood dream, but he was standing around the Avengers and he felt like he was going to die before he actually said hello to one of them. He walked up to Rhodey first, he held out his hand. Rhodey took it and shook "It's an honor to meet you" Scott said quickly

Rhodey smiled and nodded "So Ant-Man?"

Scott nodded "Yeah, well I didn't pick it"

"Well it looks like you're part of the team, you are part of the team right?" Vision asked

Scott shrugged "I don't know if it is permanent, I think it's more like a part time on call type of job"

"Well either way, welcome to the team" Clint chimed in from his seat in the back of the Operations room.

Scott looked over at him "well it's exciting"

Sam walked up behind him "well it's about to get a bit more exciting"

Scott jumped at his voice, "Sorry…just the last time I fought you"

Sam smirked "No hard feelings, but since Niko is dead and that his right hand man is in our custody, maybe we can finally find out what Niko had planned"

"So when are we interrogating that guy?"

"It's going to be a while, for now we'll have him locked up, but soon we'll talk to him"

"You're going to let him simmer for a bit"

"Two weeks actually, after the holidays"

Clint nodded "Speaking of that, I need to call Laura"

Sam watched Clint leave, he looked over at Vision and Wanda "Any plans?"

Vision looked at Wanda, she smiled "Not really"

"Well, I think we all deserve a break" Sam said

"Agreed" Rhodey said

Scott looked at all of them "Well I think I better head out, Hank will be missing me"

"Do you need a ride?" Sam offered

"I do actually, you're going to take me all the way back to California?" he asked Sam surprised.

"Yeah, I have some business over there anyway"

"And what would that be?" Rhodey asked

Sam looked at him "It's personal"

"Well what you call Christmas is coming close, right? It is called that?" Vision asked

"Yes Vision, along with the other holidays around this time" Rhodey answered

Vision nodded "I could look all this up, but I want to learn it, so bear with me"

They all chuckled "No problem Vision" Sam said

Scott looked at Sam "So tomorrow sound ok, cause right now I'm whooped"

"Yeah, rest up Scott"

Sam left the Operations room ten minutes after Scott and he began his walk back to his quarters. The facility was starting to die down in the chaotic bustle that they were in for the past two months. It actually felt weird not to be doing something. Sam got to his door and he opened the door. He entered the room, the door closed itself behind him and he unhooked his pack and he placed it on the floor next to the wall. He unclipped his gauntlets and placed them on his desk. He sat down on the edge of his bed. He took a deep breath, he leaned down and took his boots off. He turned and lifted his legs, he laid them on the soft mattress. He closed his eyes as his head rested into his pillow. He exhaled and he felt relaxed, it has been awhile.

Sam opened his eyes and he looked over at his phone as it lay on the desk silently. He sat up and stood. Walking over to the desk and grabbing the phone, he collapsed this time onto the bed. He turned on his phone and looked at the display. Of course there was nothing, he went to contacts and he scrolled down the list. He found Morse and he stared at her name, he took a deep breath. He didn't know why he was nervous to press the call button, he just was. He sighed and hit the call button quickly so he wouldn't have to second guess. He put the phone to his ear and waited.

The ring was the only noise in the room, and he listened as it rung three times. A part of him was hoping that she wouldn't answer the phone. He almost hung up when on the fourth ring he heard Morse's voice.

"Hello?"

Sam almost locked up "Hi, its Sam"

"Sam, hi, well isn't this a pleasant surprise"

"At least it's pleasant"

He heard Morse chuckle "Yeah, but you do realize what time it is right?"

Sam had forgotten about the time zone difference. "Oh sorry, how's Seattle?"

"Kind of boring, but in a good way"

"Good, well we got Bucky back"

"That's good to hear"

"And we killed Niko"

There was silence on the phone "You finally got him?"

"Yeah, Bucky is the one who shot him ironic enough"

"Yeah that is ironic, anyway how have you been?"

"Alright, a bit busy"

"Is that why you didn't call?'

"What?"

"I gave you my number Sam, when a girl gives you a number, she expects you to call"

"Sorry"

"No well at least you have a good excuse"

"Yeah well now I'm not busy"

"Really?"

"Yeah, does that offer still stand?"

"Yeah, I'll text you the address"

"Ok"

"What are you lonely?" she asked quickly

"More like I need a break from everything"

"I know how that is, but mine was permanent"

Sam was instantly reminded of Agent Allen. "Oh your replacement actually isn't that bad"

"Oh, who is my replacement?"

"Agent Allen"

"Allen?" she asked shocked

"Is that bad?"

"No, just really him, after me they go to him?"

"You seem upset"

"Well the job was busy and hard to do, Allen tends to cut corners and joke around"

"So like almost everyone else on the team"

"That's not what I meant"

"I know, just trying to lighten the sudden mood"

"Well you failed" She said chuckling

Sam chuckled "Well worth a try"

"Well when will you be hear?"

"By tomorrow"

"Ok, wait how long are you staying?"

"How long do you want me to stay, like what's my limit?"

"I don't know, I've never seen you in a house setting"

"I haven't been in a house setting in a year"

"Well then how about three days, a weekend so to speak, but not during the weekend days" she started to trail off at the end

Sam laughed "Well three days that are like a weekend will be fine"

Morse chuckled at herself "Ok, see you then"

"Ok"

Sam hung up and he placed the phone on his chest and eh laid there, he took a deep breath. That was interesting, and now he was looking forward to those three days.

Peter

Peter drank and crushed the tenth can of pop in his hand, he tossed it across the room without looking and made it into the trash can. Tony smirked and he lightly rubbed his shoulder where Niko had stabbed him. Peter was sitting on a stool and he was using the magnifying glass to work on his suit. His suit was laid out in front of him and he was focused and he wasn't thinking much either, just consumed with the work. Tony had the beginnings of the suit made, he walked over to see what Peter was doing. He peered over his shoulder and he saw that Peter was doing something to his suit on the ribs and to the arm. "So what are you doing?"

Peter jumped slightly "Tony, maybe announce that you're coming over before you do" he said smiling and recovering by the scare.

"Sorry, but what are you doing?"

Peter looked down at his suit "Something new"

"What kind of new?"

Peter shrugged and smiled "It's a surprise"

Tony nodded and walked back over to the computer that had Peter's suit displayed in front of him. He crossed his arms "What do you want to call it"

"Well wouldn't it be Mark 1?"

"Maybe, but think about it, if you wore this no more web shooting"

"Well isn't that my thing?"

"Well you'll be able to fly, and the four large metal legs will help you climb and fight"

"It does sound nice"

Tony smiled "Well of course it does"

"So what, change my name?"

Tony shrugged "Maybe"

"To what, Spider Man is kind of my thing?"

"I don't know well, you'll look like Spider Man, just a little different"

"Yeah I'll be encased in titanium alloy"

"Well then how about Iron Spider?"

Peter stopped what he was working on and looked at him "Iron Spider, you know it's not made of iron right?"

Tony rolled his eyes "I know, when I first started they called me Iron Man, wrong as it may be. It's much better than Titanium Alloy Man"

Peter shrugged "Props to them"

Tony nodded "The public decides a lot"

"Well, not everything?"

Tony looked at Peter "Actually they do, just wait, soon things are going to change"

"You sound like you're hoping it will"

"Maybe" Tony shrugged "Just we don't need another Ultron"

Peter sighed "Which you and Dr. Banner made by the way, with an alien A.I."

"Yeah I know"

"Maybe if you made it with a Jarvis type of A.I.?"

"It wouldn't work the way it should?"

"Then it gets better developed over time Tony, things aren't perfect at first"

Tony nodded and he looked at the suit of armor "I know"

Peter stood up and he was done with his little upgrade, he walked over to Tony "Listen Tony, uh…don't try and do everything yourself"

Tony looked at him "I don't plan to"

"Good, because sometimes we all need help"

Tony smirked "Yeah, but one day things will be different, a year or two years, who knows what might happen"

Peter nodded "Well then, I would make a toast to the future, but no wine"

Tony chuckled "Well let's just focus on the here and now for once"

Peter put his arm over Tony's shoulders "Yeah, talking about the future gets tiring after a while"

They both chuckled and they continued working on the suit. A few hours went by and before Peter knew it, the armor was halfway complete. Peter looked at the suit "Tony, how long did it take you to learn to use it?"

"The suit, maybe a few weeks, don't worry she'll be here whenever you want to go for a spin"

Peter nodded, he glanced at the clock and he noticed what time it was "Well I need to go Tony"

"Ok, be safe big man"

Peter nodded and he grabbed his suit and he walked out of the lab. Pepper was in the kitchen as he was leaving "Good bye Pepper"

"Bye Peter"

Peter walked into the hallway and his phone rang, he pulled it out of his jeans and looked at it, a text was displayed. Cat—Well Spider, you up for more playful hand grabbing? ;)

Peter's eyes widened and he texted back: Felicia, how did you get this number?

Cat—it wasn't hard, but I don't get everything, just the number, I can't even find you with it. Kind of a bummer.

Peter felt a little more relieved: Wait, are you burgling a place right now?

Cat—how'd you know?

Why are you texting me?

Cat—Well I want you to come here silly, what you don't want to?

You can't steal anymore Felicia.

Cat—Oh spider, of course I can, just think if you and I worked together, oh the things we could take.

Good luck with that happening.

Cat—don't be a buzz kill spider, come stop me then if you care so much.

Peter put his phone away and he put his mask on, he exhaled. That girl was going to be the death of him.

Bucky

Bucky was lying in bed and he was resting, like he should be. He was under the wool blanket and he was warm and comfortable, he hadn't been comfortable for two months. He also didn't have Hill next to him. They both were in each other's arms and Hill was running her finger across his metal arm, she always did that. Bucky still had a hard time understanding why, it was cold and he couldn't feel it, maybe it was just what she liked to do. He kissed her head and he felt her hand grip onto him tightly "I'm glad you're ok" Bucky said softly

Hill sighed "You're worried about me?"

"I tend to worry a lot"

Hill smiled "Well you scared me to death if that helps"

"Yeah" Bucky exhaled and thought back to getting hit in the ribs with a large wrench. He shivered slightly and Hill frowned "You ok?"

Bucky smiled at her "I'm fine"

Hill gave him a look and moved on "So Christmas?"

"I haven't really celebrated Christmas since the forties"

"Well we have all of New York"

Bucky lightly rubbed her arm with his fingers "We'll figure something out" he leaned down and kissed her. Hill smiled through the kiss and she touched his ribs, and he winced. Hill frowned "Sorry"

Bucky shook his head "it's ok, just still a little sore, this is the first time that they have had the time to really fully heal"

"I'm glad that Niko is dead"

Bucky nodded "Yeah" he sighed after the word.

Hill gave him a look "Wait are you upset that he died?"

Bucky shook his head "No, I'm happy that he is in the ground and is worm food, but just the feeling of failing him all those years ago, if I just did something, maybe he wouldn't have done any of this"

Hill sighed "Things happen and whatever happens, you just need to accept and keep going"

Bucky nodded and smirked "Well look who has become a motivational speaker"

"Well something had to rub off" she said giving him a smile that made his heart skip a beat. He felt flustered and his ears were warm, she always found a way for that to happen to him. "Maria…I…I don't know"

Hill pushed herself up with her arm "What?"

"Nothing, it's not important"

Hill gave him a look and Bucky broke "Ok, I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused you"

Hill frowned "You haven't caused me any pain"

"That's not true, just being with me is painful" he looked away from her and stared at the wall.

Hill put her hand to his face and she made him look at her "I chose to do all this, if anything I accepted whatever was going to happen was going to happen. You came into my life and you made it a mess, but out of it I fell in love with you, you have caused nothing but happiness"

Bucky gave her a sad smile, Hill lightly kissed him "And I want to marry you, so call me crazy, to hell with logicalness. I want to be with you, and I don't care if I have to plead a case to Capitol Hill, I'm going to be with you"

Bucky chuckled and she looked at him "what?"

Bucky smiled "Nothing, just you are amazing"

Hill smirked "Well, you could mention it more often"

Bucky laughed "Ok, now what was something you had in mind when I came back?"

Hill moved her hand down and grabbed him, he smiled and his eyes widened a little "You are naughty"

"If I'm naughty, punish me"

Bucky smiled and he pulled her on top of him and he grabbed her ass and kissed her hard and he tasted her and he missed her lips on his and her body against him.

Montana, United States

The cabin was warm and the sun was going down. The fire was crackling and smoke lightly floated into the air out of the chimney. The cabin was silent and at a picture on the wall a man pressed the edge of the picture and the wall opened and a stair case led down below. He slowly walked down the stairs, his boots echoed as he walked down them. He came to a secret five roomed structure. He walked past a wall with weapons placed all over it, and he ran his hand along a rifle as he walked passed it. He moved on and entered a room that was full of file cabinets. He walked over to the wall and he had three pictures placed against the bare white wall. He had Captain America, Black Widow, and Winter Soldier lined up together. He had red strings leading to organization names. Hydra, S.H.I.E.L.D., Red Room, KGB, Department X, U.S.M.C., A.I.M., and Shadow Games?

He stared at the wall and he had Winter Soldier tied to Hydra, Red Room, and KGB. He had Black Widow tied to Red Room, KGB, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Captain America was tied to U.S.M.C., S.H.I.E.L.D., and the newest addition over the years; The Avengers. He had a question mark by Shadow Games, he placed his hand over the words. He looked at Captain America and he felt his heart rate rise and he clenched his hand into fists, traitor.

He turned around and he yelled as he punched the metal wall and he dented it with his hand. His fist was perfectly printed onto the metal. He looked at Captain America "You'll pay, you will, you will all pay" he said softly and his voice full of anger.