"Captain Steven Rogers' story was the story of bravery and sacrifice.." A man's voice boomed through the speakers as Steve was walking around, he was in a exhibit of himself in the museum and honestly it was amazing to see that so many people were here just to see some parts of Steve's life and it brought back some happy memories of the old times.
The first time he came here, it was before it was open to the public he brought Riley with him and he was so close to breaking down in tears after seeing everything that reminded him of his time.. Bucky.. Riley.. His life,but Riley brought him to his senses and he was actually thankful that there was something for him and for the memories he had.
He saw a little boy looking at him with wide eyes as he noticed Steve and Steve smiled and put his fingers on his lip to tell the boy to stay silent about him being here, the boy smiled and nodded as he ran off. Steve looked over and saw the main attraction of the exhibit which was The Howling Commandos' outfits and his and smiled at the memories he shared with those guys and how protective they were of Mary.
He hoped that the boys were there for Mary after he gone into the ice, he knew Peggy was there for her.. The girls had such a nice bond and when he met Peggy the first time after all those years she was telling him stories of their adventures and Steve couldn't help but smile that his girl lived her life.
He walked over to Bucky's part of the exhibit and looked at Bucky's picture as the man on the speaker was explaining who Bucky was to Steve and that he died in combat, he sighed as he walked off and he was in front of Mary's exhibit
"Doctor Mary Hunter also the childhood friend of Captain Steve Rogers was one of the two doctors that helped make Captain Rogers into a Super-Solider, she fought beside him until the end when he went into the ice and is reported that Doctor Hunter lived a long and happy life, she passed away a few years before Captain Rogers was discovered." The man on the speaker said as Steve looked down and was close to tearing up.
He could have had a family with her, after the war was over he wanted to purpose and marry her, move into a house where it was quiet and had a meadow so their children and grandchildren could run around and they could spend the rest of their years and grew old together.
But that dream died as he went into the ice..
Steve went into a room and sat down, keeping his head low as he was watching Peggy being interviewed and he couldn't help but smile as he found out he ended up saving Peggy's future husband and looked down, he was glad Peggy was happy and knew she was alive was great too since she was the only one of his old friends alive.
The screen went black and soon Mary was on the screen and she was speaking to the interviewer, Steve looked up and listened to her
"After all these years, Steve.. I mean Captain Rogers still had an impact on my life." Mary said looking away from the interviewer and smiling at something that was away from the camera and looked back at the interviewer
"Captain Rogers taught me that it's okay to be who you are and never forget that, and in all else always be brave and I will always owe him that.. Steve was my best friend and always will." Mary said
Steve looked down at his compass and opened it to show a picture of Mary smiling, he smiled softly at the picture and in a moment it was like a lot of memories came back to him and he sighed as he looked at the screen and whispered
"I'm sorry I wasn't there Mary, but I'm here now and looking after Riley for you."
Fury was driving as fast as the car could, he was currently being ambushed by police and some Shield agents and he didn't know why, but he needed to get the hell out of there and find Steve and Riley and get them somewhere safe
He looked forward as he spotted a figure in the middle of the street, he looked like a normal man expect with dark brown hair and it was styled in a quiff and was wearing a face mask as the man raised his arm up and shooted something on the floor as Fury was now in the air with the car and it was upside down now.
The man dodged the car with ease and looked over at the car as it was landing and as it landed, the man took out his gun and strolled over to Fury's car, but once he got there the target was gone and what was left was a huge hole in the ground.
The man narrowed his eyes and he placed his gun back to his side as he started to speak into the walkie
"Target escaped, he left a trail." The man spoke, he had a slight Russian Accent but he wasn't Russian at all.
"Rodger that, I'll send Boa into the hole and when Boa reports where Fury is at, I'm sending in The Winter Solider.. You're going in with him as back up.. Do you understand me Viper?" The voice said as Viper looked down, he tighten his fists together as like he didn't want to follow the order but he realxed and looked up
"Rodger that, I'm going to meet with The Winter Solider now." The Viper said as he spotted a familar blonde hair female was coming in with a motorcycle and she spotted in front of him
"Janet, next time try not to ruin my bike by going too fast yea?" The Viper said annoyed that the female was going to fast when going after Fury
"I wasn't the one that let the target escaped." She said as she moved back and let The Viper be in front
"Well Adder, we have work to do." The Viper said as he drove off.
Steve was walking in the graveyard, he just visited Peggy and it broke his heart at times seeing her like that. One moment where she remembered him and they were talking about the old times and the next thing she forgot who he was. She mentioned her only regret in life was that he didn't get to live his, Peggy knew that both Mary and Steve wanted to live their lives together, but sadly it never happened.
Steve choked up as he was now in front of Mary's Grave, he traced the smooth marks that engraved her name and he sat there for a few moments before finally speaking
"I know I'm late.. Like a lot, but I couldn't find the courage to come here today.. It honestly hurts so much." Steve said as he looked at the grave and looked at her death date
"You passed away just a few years before I came back.. Why couldn't you hang on much longer until I was back? I bet you would have been happy seeing my face." He said and thought for a moment before speaking
"I'm only in Shield because you and Peggy helped create it and I know you guys have more heart than the others.. But I have to say thank you for giving me a reason to stay.. Thank you for giving me a friend in Riley." Steve said quietly but he sighed and looked down
"I know I shouldn't feel some kind of way towards her because who she is to you but I'm sorry I do.. But I know you cared about my happiness and if something happens.. I guess it happens." He said but he looked up
"I promise I'll take care of her, and that I'll live my life.. Then I guess maybe one day we'll see each other again." Steve promised and kissed the top of the stone before looking at the stone before leaving to his motorcycle.
He pulled up at the houses in his motorcycle, he just finished talking to Sam. He looked up at the windows and saw neither his or Riley's lights were on so he believed Riley was still out.
Steve climbed upstairs, thinking about making dinner until he spotted his neighbor coming out with a basket full of clothes as she was talking to someone and she told the person on the other line she had to go before hanging up
"Sorry, my aunt likes to talk a lot.. She gets nervous at times." Kate explained as Steve nodded understanding and he looked at her basket for a moment and figured maybe he can forget about Riley for a moment, maybe Kate was a ideal girlfriend?
"Hey if you want.. If you want you're free to use my machine if you want?" He asked looking at her and she raised her eyebrows and smiled
"Oh yea? What does it cost?" She asked and he shrugged
"A cup of coffee?" He asked and she chuckled quietly as if she knew something
"Thank you really, but I already have a load downstairs and I don't want my scrubs in your machine I just finished a rotation in the disease ward." She said and smiled at him and he laughed
"Well I better keep my distance." He laughed and she smiled and shook her head
"Hopefully not to far, you seem like a good person to be friends with." She said as she walked away as he looked at her and nodded and she scowled a bit
"Your stereo was on for awhile." She noted and he heard it and he was confused for a moment, he knew Riley wasn't around so it was weird as he opened the door he quickly grabbed his shield and placed it in front of him and he made his way towards the living room silently and saw Nick Fury himself on his sofa and Steve relaxed for a moment
"I don't remember giving you a key, only Riley has one." He said, unless Riley made a copy for Fury but she couldn't.
Fury got up weakly and sighed quietly "Do you really think I need one?" He asked and Steve shrugged
"My Wife kicked me out." Fury explained and Steve raised his eyebrows, Riley never mentioned that Fury was married
"Didn't know you were married." Steve said and Fury shrugged "A lot of things you don't know about me." He said and Steve sighed and went to go turn on the lights "I know Nick, that's the problem." But as soon as the lights were turned on he saw Fury was badly injured and Steve was about to say something until Fury shut off the lamps and typed something and showed it to Steve
'Ears Everywhere.'
"I'm sorry I had to do this to you, but I had no where else to crash." Fury said as Steve was looking around as Fury showed another message
'Shield Compromised'
Steve was starting to get the message and he looked at Fury
"Who else knows about your wife?" Steve asked, knowing what the message was about
'You and Me.. Keep Riley with you.. Find Lily.' The message said and Steve knew what he was meaning now.. Steve had to run and take Riley with him and somehow find Lily to keep her safe, the problem was that Lily was traveling around with her team.
"Well only my friends do." Fury said getting up as Steve looked at him
"So we're friends now?" Steve asked and Fury was about to say something until a bullet entered the room and Fury grunted in pain as he was now on the floor, Steve ran to his side and bend down to find Fury on the floor, breathing hard and looking weak as Fury opened his hand to show a hard drive
"Don't trust anyone." Fury said as he passed out, Steve looked up and saw two men bending down at the edge of the building. Both wore masks, one had a metal arm while the other one looked normal.
The door busted open as Kate entered the room with a gun
"Captain Rogers are you okay?" She called and Steve was confused at first and looked at her
"Captain Rogers, I'm Agent 13 with Shield and I'm here to look after you." Agent 13 said as Steve looked confused
"But Riley was suppose to look after me." Steve said and Agent 13 shook her head
"I'm assigned to protect the both of you, you mostly incase Agent Smith isn't present." Agent 13 explained as Steve was tensed
"Who assigned you?" He asked and Agent 13 looked over and saw Fury as she rushed towards him and bend down
"By him.. Foxtrot is down, I need a EMT." Agent 13 said as Steve looked over and was worried
"Where's Riley?" Steve asked and she shrugged before the person on the other line where the suspect was and Steve responded
"There's two of them, tell them I'm going after them."
Steve threw himself out the window and into another building, watching as the two men were running on the roof very quickly. Steve had to make quick turns and smash through walls and he watched as the two men quickly jumped safely towards the building and Steve jumped out of the other window and rolled as he threw his shield at the men
The shield was aimed at the non-metal arm man but the metal arm man quickly stepped into the way and caught the shield with his metal arm, the non-metal arm man looked back surprised at first but looked over at Steve, with such anger in his eyes. But Steve swore he saw a hint of sadness as well.
Now The Winter Solider looked beyond mad as he spun around and threw the shield back and Steve was shocked that he had such strength.
Before Steve could run after them, the men escaped and they were nowhere to be found.
Author's Note:
Next Chapter: Hydra is coming out of the Shadows, Riley and Steve reunite at the hospital, Riley tries to get a hold of Lily, The Snakes strike again, we find out who The Viper is.