"Trista!" Steve smiled as he and the others walked down the dark hall. He grabbed her in a tight hug.

"Hi." She smiled, when he let her go, she and Michelle hugged.

"Good to see you, Trista." Natasha smiled as she held a hand on her bleeding wound.

"How long have you been here?" Steve asked, turning to his girlfriend.

"I just got here." Trista answered, he takes her hand.

"Come on guys, Nat needs a doctor fast." Hill gestured and moved down the hall, Natasha, Sam and Michelle quickly followed her.

"I missed you." Steve turns to Trista, who smiles. "Are you feeling better? How long have you been out of the hospital?"

Trista takes Steve's face gently. "I promise I just got here, and I promise we'll talk as soon as this is all over with."

He looked like a wounded puppy. "HYDRA's been hiding and keeping my best friend hostage this whole time." He whispered brokenly. "Using him as a murdering killing machine."

"We'll get him back, it'll be difficult cause he doesn't remember you." She pulls away, taking his hand. "Once we heal him, he's going to have a lot of guilt." She kisses him gently, he holds her close but lets her go.

Trista takes his hand. "Come on." She smiles as he squeezes it gently.

XxXxXxXx

"Director Fury?" Michelle gasped as Steve and Trista came up behind her, finding a much alive Director Nick Fury.

"You're alive?" Natasha added.

"Thanks to her." Fury gestures with a hand and Sailor Saturn approaches.

Michelle and Trista stare at her, while Sam's rendered speechless with his eyes large.

"Hotaru?" Steve asked, then groaned. "Please tell me you're not here on your own. Your dad's gonna put an arrow through my head."

"Relax, Captain." Clint walked up behind his daughter. "I'm here too." He looks at Sam, then to Trista. "Who's the newbie?"

"Another bird in the sky." She answered. "Hawkeye, this is the Falcon."

"Clint Barton."

"Sam Wilson."

As the two shake hands, Hataru returns to civilian form. "Did you really think I couldn't feel death coming?" She asks, looking at Michelle and Trista. "That's also one of my abilities."

"If I recall I warned you from the very beginning." Trista told her.

"We're only here to help heal the Director." Clint said. "We're heading back home once he's ok."

"I'm not the Director anymore." Fury replied.

"If Pierce is stepping in your place, I'm leaving SHIELD." Clint huffed, folding his arms.

"That man is not taking my place." Fury turns to him. "I can assure you on that."

Clint nods. He looks at Steve. "You know I would help you if I could Cap." He said, approaching Steve.

"I know." The blonde nods as the two shook hands.

"Director, you're more than welcome to come with us." Clint said as he turns to him. "Hotaru insists you get the bedroom across from her."

"Well now." Furry turns to look at Hotaru. "I deeply appreciate for saving me."

She smiles. "Anything for my dad's boss."

"I need to handle some loose ends." Fury told her. "Thank you."

Clint slung his arm around Hotaru's shoulders. "We're going to have to grab some stuff from the city before returning home."

"I'll help you with that." Trista offered. "I'm still needed in the Time Space."

XxXxXxXxXxXxX

At the Barton farm. Hotaru is sitting on a rocking chair on the front porch, her cellphone in both her hands. Tears in her eyes.

"You made the right call." Clint said as he collapses in the rocking chair next to her.

Hotaru looks at her hands. "I wish I could do more. But my power is destruction, I'd be helping the enemy more than us." A tear slid down her cheek and she wipes it away, but more tears continue to slide down her cheeks. "Daddy." She moves and quickly moves to Clint, he slid her onto his lap.

"We're not in this world for peace." Clint said gently as he gently rocked her. "But everything's we've done … everything we're still meant to do. For a good cause, for your future."

"I would give anything to talk to mom right now." Hotaru said as she snuggled into her father, who held her close.

"Me too."

XxXxXxXxXxXx

At the Potomac River, free brain washed Bucky Barns just pulled an unconscious Steve out of the water and onto the shore. He looks down at Steve, looking lost before moving but stops short.

Michelle and Trista stood there, both looking concerned and hurt.

Bucky held his hands up to his chest, palms facing forward. "I don't want any trouble. I don't want to hurt anybody." Hurt and guilt in his voice. "You want to swing at me, swing. I won't stop you."

Together, the girls slowly approached, when Bucky didn't move, Trista hurried over to Steve, kneeling next to him.

Michelle pulled out her mirror. "Stay still Sargent Barns." She said gently. "I promise no funny business." She holds the mirror to rest it next to his head.

"What, what are you doing?" He asks nervously, watching her as she moves her mirror.

"I see no deception." She said as she holds her mirror. "But you are not fully healed."

"And that's why I need to disappear. Everything I did." Bucky shook his head. "I'm not the same man I use to be. I barely remember anything."

"But you do remember Steve Rogers." Michelle said. "You're best friend."

Bucky ran a hand through his wet hair, he turns to look at Steve, whose head is resting in Trista's lap. He turns to look back at Michelle. "I do." He confirms with a nod. "Which is why Steve needs to stay in the dark."

"The Captain needs his best friend, Sargent."

"Believe me, I would be fighting by his side if I didn't trust myself right now. Steve doesn't need to know that I remember him." Bucky moves around Michelle to walk away.

She turns around and takes his human wrist with both hers, making him stop and turn to her with surprise and confusion. "Sargent, we can help if you let us."

Bucky looked torn. "I'm sorry." He shook his head. And Michelle lets go of his wrist. "I want to protect him." He took a step backwards. "You ladies continue to do that for me." With that he turns to leave, disappearing through the trees.

XxXxXxXx

Inside a hospital room, classical music is heard as Steve rests, slowly waking up. He turns to see Sam sitting in a chair and reading a book. "On your left."

Sam looks up at him and smirks.

XxXxXxXx

At Steve's apartment. Bucky moved about, looking around at the windows and destroyed wall. Michelle approaches him from the hall.

"I know you're lost Sargent." Her soft voice had him jump startled and spun around to face her. "I can help you if you just give me a chance."

Bucky blinks. She really is beautiful, but he can't think about that now, so he shook his head to clear it. "I don't know where to start."

She slowly approaches him and stops in front of him. "How about a clean slate to start rebuilding your reputation?" She offers.