By the time SHIELD arrived on the scene, everything was quiet. The wreckage of a plane not too far away from the building wasn't a good sign. The Avengers were shot down and from the look of the ground around the Hydra base, there was a fight leading up to an abandoned warehouse. "That's Wards M.O." Bobbi sighed, "places that look like they're one breeze away from falling over." She remembered being taken by Ward and tortured for what felt like a lifetime. As she remembered her leg and chest throbbed like it was happening all over again.

Hunter walked quickly behind Bobbi, "I'm going to kill Ward. I swear to god-"

"As much I'd love to assist you with your revenge plot, we are here for one reason retrieving The Avengers and getting the hell out of here." Peggy stopped, "Fitz, how does the inside of the building look."

"Pretty Empty. I think they just walked into a well loaded trap." Lots of weapons through the front and back but-"

"Please tell me there's a side door."

"Around the back of the building. Iron Man is sending a distress signal out right by the front of the door."

"That has to be a decoy." Peggy pushed the group on around the building until they were at the side doors. "How many men inside?"

"4 guarding the door inside."

May went first, "And I thought they were going to make it difficult." She ran up and bursted through the doors. Hydra got the first shot, but the next four were May's into the heads of each guard.

"I see Hydra is still adopting their stormtrooper level of aim accuracy.." Hunter held his gun up prepared for anything.

"I'm not complaining." Daisy shrugged.

"I'm getting Captains and Barton's reading down the left hallway." Fitz informed.

Daisy ran with the rest of the group in a safe formation, "How did you manage this before camera's?"

Peggy walked down the hall, opening doors as they went through. "Very… very.. carefully." She couldn't help but feel like there weren't enough people guarding this floor. It was a trap and she didn't even care, she just needed Steve and everyone else safe.

"In here." Mack called from down the hall.

Every Avenger was accounted for, "May, am I glad to see you." Natasha pointed over to the wall.

Daisy went to the panel quickly breaking into the security panel, "Never thought I'd be showing off my tech skills in front of Tony Stark."

"Yeah sure thing kid, you're the best" Tony stood up from the cell, "They left us here and left. Seems fishy."

"The definition." Peggy saw Steve laying in a slump by Tony, "What happened?"

"We got split up. Once they got me in the suit they put me here. Then awhile later they threw in Steve. The guy doesn't know how to say no to a punch." Tony explained then the doors hissed open. He picked Steve up. "Bucky's here though."

Peggy nodded, "I'll find him." She looked at Hunter and Bobbi specifically, "Get them all to the plane."

They were both visibly bitter about the order. They wanted to find Ward. They wanted to find Ward and send several rounds of ammo into his chest, and that was why Peggy gave it. "Fine." Hunter helped Natasha get Clint out into the hallway.

"You all go to the plane. I'm going to find Bucky."

"Director-!" Daisy tried to protest.

"Go!" Peggy ordered.

The team was back in the plane keeping busy to try and forget about Jemma kneeled in front of Natasha examining her chin that had a deep cut on it. They were waiting for Peggy to come back. Fitz was maneuvering a drone around searching for any sign of the Director.

Start the plane. Peggy came in through the intercom.

"Director, where are you?"

Start the plane, keep the cargo door open until it's too late!

Bobbi looked at Fitz as she flipped the switch to lower the door, "Is she asking us to leave without her?"

"Do it! I'm being chased if you must know!"

'"Director we can't leave without you. What- What is Captain America going to say when he wakes up and you're not on the plane."

"He'd say do as Peggy says."

The plane engines turned on and as it got ready to lift into the air. They could see Peggy running for the plane with someone slumped over her shoulders, "She's coming-" Mack shouted standing by the opening. He looked behind her, "And so is Hydra." As the Plane was lifting into the air Mack held his hand out for Peggy. She jumped to grab it right as he became out of reach. The hydra agents were on the ground shooting at them. Mack leaned back until Peggy could reach the floor of the plane.

Natasha pushed past Jemma to help pull the two back. Peggy collapsed once she was no longer dangling off the plane. The door closer leaving everyone speechless.

"That's why… you do as Peggy says." She panted.

Clint couldn't help but notice she was alone, "No Bucky?"

She shook her head, still laying on her back, "No Bucky… Do we know he was actually there?"

"Steve saw him." Natasha looked over at Steve who was still knocked out, "But he was separated from us long enough to get those nice eyes." Peggy couldn't help but feel like he failed. If Bucky was there that meant she left him there with Hydra, or he got away. But then what. "I know that look…" Natasha looked at Peggy, "You didn't leave him there."

"I know." Peggy nodded, "Field work is just a little different now. I'm not sure how I feel about it." She closed her eyes feeling content on the floor, she'd move eventually.

Peggy sat on the examining table holding still as Agent Simmons gave her stitches. "I guess my healing speed is normal?"

"I'd say a bit faster than usual, but nothing to write home about." She put a bandage over the last set of stitches on Peggy's cheek bone. "There you should be as good as new once those are all healed up, and there won't be a scar."

"Good, I have enough of those already." Peggy stood up and went to grab her jacket, "May I leave now?"

"You're excused, just take it easy. Call it a day and relax." Simmons suggested.

"I think I just might take that advice." Peggy left to see how Steve was doing, she should probably be looking for Bucky, or tracking down what she saw at the Hydra base, but she had more important matters to tend to. Steve didn't have a room at the Playground like she did at the Avengers Base, since he wasn't specifically apart of this faction of SHIELD but she was technically a part of the Avengers. They hadn't worked out the fine details but they guessed it would have been wasteful to make him, his own room considering their relationship. If they still had a relationship. It was a drastic idea but after the way she reacted she wouldn't blame him. Shatter her into a million pieces yes, but a part of her could understand. She opened the door to her living quarters slowly, not sure if he'd be awake or not. He wasn't. Steve was laying on his back wrapped in the soft down comforter on her large bed. Silently Peggy pulled some softer clothes that she could wear to be comfortable and went to her bathroom to change. When she was back out, Steve was still asleep. She sat down in the reclining chair in the opposite corner and watching him for a moment. The soft light in the room reminded her of the campfire light that they spent years around. He was sleeping more soundly than she'd ever seen him, even after being woken up.

Steve turned his head to the side, "What are you doing over there?"

Peggy looked away, "Well… I wasn't sure if you were angry with me so I didn't-"

Silently he opened the blanket up for her. Peggy followed without hesitation. She climbed in the bed and carefully leaned her head on his shoulder. "I was never mad at you. You were the angry one.." he sighed, eager to get back to sleep.

"I suppose I was.. I'm sorry-" the words were blocked by the threat of tears, "I should have answered. I don't know what I would have done if you… I'll tell you everything you want to know about me just.. Never do that to me again-"

"I promise." Steve kissed the top of her head, "Now let's not talk about that right now. We can talk about the other stuff later"

Peggy closed her eyes, "Yes Darling."