"Are you doing alright?" Riley asked Steve as they were getting into the car, Natasha taking the driver's seat while Riley and Steve stayed in the back
"It honestly feels like everything is happening fast you know?" Steve asked and Riley nodded as Natasha took off with such speed, Riley held on to Natasha's seat and she narrowed her eyes
"Must you drive this fast Nat?" She asked Nat, Riley and Natasha had became friends through Lily and Clint and Fury tended to put them together in missions since Riley and Natasha had mercy over people when things got really bad.
"This blondie shot down some rich people at a fundraiser, she's wearing of those masks that covers her mouth and nose but you can see her eyes. The witnesses said that she looked good in combat so we may be dealing with an experienced one." She said as she sudden drove into S.H.I.E.L.D 's Airport and Riley and Steve hopped out with Natasha after them as Steve placed his shield behind his back and Natasha opened the door of the helicopter and Steve grabbed Riley's hand to help her up into the helicopter and she smiled at him as a thanks before he got in with Nat next to him and they soon started taking off
"Right after the war ended, there was the Cold War and The Vietnam War.. There was the disco age and all that and shoulder pads were a thing." Riley was telling Steve as he was taking note on what happened in the world after he went into the ice.
"So I'm basically 96 years old." Steve muttered thinking about his actual age now, since he was born on July 4th 1918 and it was the year 2014.
"I've never knew that a fossil can still look this handsome." Riley laughed and Steve pushed her gently with his shoulder as Natasha narrowed her eyes playfully at the two
"You two are going to be the end of me." Nat said.
"Alright, Riley I want you to check the back of the house. Natasha will do the sides while I go inside." Steve ordered his mini team as Riley and Natasha started to move towards the ending of the house and Natasha smirked
"So anything going on with you and Cap?" She asked and Riley looked confused at Nat
"What do you mean?"
"Oh come on, I see the way you two look at each other. He ignores me most of the time and focuses more on you." She said and Riley shrugged at her
"Eh, I mean he's in a new world and he needs someone to help him get through it. I mean at my first day of Shield only Lily and Sharon were there and now they're my best friends." She said while Nat narrowed her eyes
"That's because Lily's adoptive fathers are Fury and Coulson while Sharon is actually a Cater." She said while Riley shrugged
"But you came because of Clint." Riley said and Natasha nodded remembering her long time friend before turning to Riley
"Is Lily still waiting for Clint?" She asked while Riley thought for a moment before nodding, Riley swore she saw a look of hurt from Nat, like she knew something that Riley didn't know.
"I'll head to the back." Riley said while Natasha nodded and Riley moved to the back and started looking around until she saw some small foot prints and she whistled and Natasha came toward her
"What's up?"
"Foot prints." Riley said as they started following the footprints and they soon disappeared and found tire marks in the dirt
"Get Steve, I'm going to follow the trail." Riley said before Natasha looked at her for a moment before sighing and walked off to find Steve.
Mary looked over at her granddaughter proudly as the 70 year old women picked up her five year old granddaughter and placed her on her lap
"Gran-Gran, Tell me a story!" A little Riley said and Mary chuckled at her granddaughter
"Which story?" Mary had asked and Riley thought for a moment before smiling
"Tell me the story about the time you and Captain America kicked some butt!" Riley said and Mary smiled at her granddaughter as she started telling her the story of how her and Steve were going around Hydra bases.
Riley smiled thinking of the memories she had with her grandmother, she knew Mary loved Steve until her last breath and if Mary saw Steve she would probably laugh at the fact that he never aged. Sure Mary had a happy marriage and had a successful family but Riley would remember seeing her grandmother looking out her window just looking and thinking.
She stopped once she saw the marks ended at a beatdown house, she took her gun out of her hoist and quietly moved towards the door and peaked into the room before stepping in. She moved around and saw that someone was here with wrappers of food and empty bottles of water and bullet shells on a table, she moved towards the table and saw a picture and she picked it up to look at it.
There was a picture of six kids, two girls and four boys, the girls only looked alike while the boys looked different. but they looked happy either way.
She turned around and saw a Blonde Woman behind her, the one with the mask covering her face as the girl charged forward and tackled Riley to the ground as Riley felt like she lost her breath.
This girl was very strong, it was like she was strong as Steve but Riley quickly moved out of the way as the blonde quickly punched her side as Riley groaned in pain as she soon kicked the girl in the side, the girl went down for a second before standing up as Riley was quickly dodging punches and kicks before quickly kicking the girl in the face as the girl groaned and Riley went in for the final blow the blonde girl grabbed Riley's arm and twisted it as Riley struggled and the girl pushed Riley into the wall and when Riley quickly turned face the girl she saw the girl was coming towards her, Riley closed her eyes ready to get punched before she heard a sound and saw Steve standing in front of her, his shield was protecting the both of them as Steve pushed the blonde girl off as Natasha rushed to Riley and checked her wounds
"Can you move?" Nat asked and Riley whined as she tried moving her arm
"This girl is strong, it's like she's strong as Steve." Riley said as Natasha looked over and saw Steve and the blonde girl were going at it and Steve had the upper hand when the girl tried to punch him but blocked with the shield and pushed her towards the wall and the girl grunted
"Who are you?" Steve asked as the girl said nothing at first but looked at Steve coldly as like she knew and hated Steve.
"Riley can you get up?" Nat asked before trying to help Riley before Riley hissed in pain and Steve looked back for a second but the blonde girl saw it as a chance and pushed him off before running to table and grabbing the picture and taking off
Natasha looked over and got up before Steve stopped her
"Let it go Nat, she's gone." He said as he walked towards Riley who sighed
"I should have waited for you guys, I shouldn't have gone in there myself." She said while Steve picked her up and Nat wiggled her eyebrows at Riley while Riley narrowed her eyes at Nat.
"You just twisted your wrist, just let it rest for a couple of weeks before you go back to working." The doctor said to her, they were back at base as Steve carried her all the way back to base after they left the helicopter.
"Thanks Doc." Riley said quietly as she looked at Steve who was still in his Captain America outfit and sitting near her
"Are you alright?" Steve asked as Riley nodded and Steve sighed in relief
"I'm sorry, I should have been there for you.. I felt like I failed you." Steve said as Riley raised her eyebrows in surprise and Steve spoke
"You're my teammate and friend, you're also the last thing that I have left of Mary." He whispered while Riley jumped off the bed and wrapped her good arm around him as she embraced him into a hug
"My grandmother told me the stories of you two, I knew how much she loved and missed you but you're going to have to learn how to adapt and start moving on Steve. Mary would want that." She said and Steve looked up and nodded
"Thank you for being honest with me, I think I need that.. It's just I thought about marrying her and having kids with her and everything and it was taken away from the both of us that day I went into the ice." He said as Riley stood there listening
"She told me that, but in the end she was happy and she said "If Steve ever came back, I don't think I'll ever leave the life I have now, I would help Steve adjust into this world." Riley mentioned thinking about her grandmother on her bed as she was dying.
"Riley you promise me something." An old and dying Mary was telling her as Riley came towards the bedside and held her grandmother's hand
"Anything Gran-Gran."
"Promise me, if Steve ever came back you'll find and watch over him." Mary whispered as Riley nodded understanding her, all the talks her and her grandmother had the day Riley joined Shield
"I love you so much Riley, I'm proud of everything that's happen and I wouldn't have changed it for the world." She said as she was closing her eyes for the last time.
"Know I'll always be here for you Steve, no matter what." Riley said as Steve was tearing up as Riley leaned forward and kissed Steve on the forehead before looking at him
"I'll wait for you in the car, whenever you're ready." She said, before turning around and leaving and Steve nodded as he was sitting there and thinking.
He knew he shouldn't have feelings for Mary's granddaughter but he did.
The lab door opened as a blonde figure stepped inside, tired from the fight she had earlier. The Doctors came up to her and dragged her to the chair and pushed her down and while they were looking after her a figure stepped out and towards her
"So he is around?" The man asked and the blonde girl nodded before the man thought for a moment before nodding
"We have to get everything in order for what's about to go down, send Garrett out and make sure Ward is with a team." The man told someone before looking at the girl
"Good job Janet, you can now rest until everything is ready." The man said kissing the blonde on the forehead and as Doctors helped her up they dragged her to the room while the boss followed them and they opened the door to revel six casket like freezers and one of the Doctors opened the door and Janet stepped inside it and as soon as it was closed it froze her up
"I want the Winter Solider out first, one by one we will let the others out until all five and the Winter Solider are out, then no one can stop us." He said as the doctor nodded and looked at the freezer caskets
"So who out of the Snakes do we let out first?"
"The Viper is coming out first since he's the most deadliest and I'm pretty sure he will enjoy giving Captain America a beating."
Author's Note:
I didn't mean to make this short but this will be a prequel to The Winter Solider.
The Winter Solider will take place 2 months after this prequel, next chapter is when it starts and you'll see how Steve and Riley's relationship grew along with Natasha and Riley and Cap working together.
Who are The Snakes?
Who is The Viper?
Why did they only mention five are alive? Where's the sixth member?
How will The Viper change the game once he comes out?
Will you see a relationship between The Snakes and The Winter Soldier?
How will Steve and Riley be in the next chapter?
Will Natasha still ship them?
Will Natasha find someone instead of Steve in The Winter Solider?