"I'm going with you." I say as I come back into the main room.

"Clara you can't." Hill says with a raised eyebrow which I wave off.

"I can. What happens if something malfunctions with the carriers? I'm the only other person that can guarantee to shut it down."

"She's right Hill. She's more help there than not." Fury says and I nod in thanks.

"This is stupid Clara." Maria says as she pulls me to the side.

"You're deliberately putting yourself and the other in danger."

"I won't stay here and wait around for some kind of news. I've done that enough lately. I'll be fine." I say releasing my arm from her grasp and heading towards the jeep.

"Clare?" Steve questions as I take my seat next to him.

"I'm coming along. To make sure nothing goes wrong with the transponders—"

"Don't worry Cap. I'll keep her at my side." Hill says as she swings into the drivers spot. He seems to relax at this revelation and I just roll my eyes.

Nat has gone ahead of us, dressed as the councilwoman to get close to Pierce and try to shut all of HYDRA down. The guys are gonna focus on the helicarriers and Hill and I are gonna run surveillance.

Quickly making our way up the staircase, with my clearance still working somehow, we stop outside the com center. The door suddenly opens and we all point out guns at the young man, who we don't know is SHIELD or HYDRA.

"Excuse us." Steve says and the kid throws his hands up stepping out of the way.

Steve makes his way to the coms as we all stand guard, waiting for the next move, and I silently hope we won't have to fire on any of these kids...

"Attention, all SHIELD agents. This is Steve Rogers. You've heard a lot about me these last couple days, some of you were even ordered to come after me. But I think it's time you all knew the truth." He now has everyone's full attention, and I know with this revelation, there's no going back.

"SHIELD is not what we thought it was, it's been taken over by HYDRA. Alexander Pierce is their leader. The STRIKE and Insight crew are HYDRA as well. There could very well be more in the building, ones still under cover." At this everyone looks at each other trying to gage who might be HYDRA.

"They almost have what they want: absolute control. They've killed Nick Fury and who's to say it will stop there.. If those helicarriers are launched, HYDRA will have the ability to kill anyone that stands in their way. I know I'm asking a lot, but it's a price I'm willing to pay, and I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one." Steve finishes with an air of astonishment around him.

"Did you write that down first, or was it off the top of your head?" Sam asks seriously and I would've laughed in a different situation.

"They'll be in the below deck. Take my ID, apparently they have yet to wipe my credentials."

I hand my badge to Steve and he gives me a long look, Be safe Clara. I love you. He sends through our bond and he's gone. Hill and I clear out the room and ready ourselves for the impending launch.

Suddenly a screen to my right lights up, and I realize what's going to happen, and I've gotta keep myself calm. But knowing my brother and I are at the top of the Insight lists doesn't make it easy.

"They're initiating launch." I say to Sam and Steve, hearing them communicate back and forth about who's the bad guys.

With a flip of my com, I'm able to check into Nat and the World Security Council, and at first I'm worried to hear just a bunch of scuffling.

"I'm sorry did I step in your moment?" I snort back my laughter. I love a sarcastic Natasha.

"Satellites in range." I hear come through and I look from my monitors to see that indeed the carriers are beginning to lift off.

"Falcon, status?" Hill calls through the com as I try to hack into the tech room to delay the liftoff.

"Engaging." I see the Falcon suit fly into the belly of one of the Insight crafts and a small sigh escapes my lips.

"Cap I'm in." After some shooting back at HYDRA I hear the words that gives me hope this might just work.

"Bravo locked."

"Alpha locked." Steve must have got to the other carrier just in time.

"Two down, one to go." Maria sighs, but I'm still watching the screen.

"Six minutes Cap." I say as Hill turns around and fires at two HYDRA agents that come through the doors.

"Charlie carrier has got a forty-five degree lift, if it makes altitude..." I simply trail off, this has got to work.

They banter back and farther while I work on the logistics for the ships when another screen suddenly pops up. All of SHIELD's secure files, being dumped onto the internet.

No...That means my files... I close my eyes in disdain. There's nothing I can do...

"Steve!" I hear Sam yell through the cons and I'm suddenly snapped back to attention.

"Cap come in? Are you okay?"

"I'm here! I'm still on the Helicarrier." I breath a sigh of relief, and I switch back to the SHIELD com to see what's going on.

"Black Widow's up there, we're headed up." I hear Rumlow command and look toward Hill.

"Can Sam intercept Rumlow? They're headed up to the council." She lets him know and he's headed up and our time still ticks.

"They've reengaged the targets, weapons are lowering now. We have sixty seconds Hill." I turn to her and she tells Steve which no doubt doesn't help whatever fight he's in now.

"Thirty seconds Cap!"

Hill warns Steve, and I stay on the SHIELD/HYDRA com listening to them deploy the algorithm, knowing there's nothing else to do but place that chip.

"Fire when ready."

"Charlie locked."

I hear Steve get out through gritted teeth, and we watch as the targets change on the screen. Targeting each other now.

"Get outta there Cap." Hill says as she begins to move the weapons to each ship.

"Fire now."

"Steve no—" I say quietly but I know he can hear, enough to make him pause.

"Do it! Do it now!"

"Hill—" I begin to protest, but she only gazes in my direction.

"I'm sorry." She looks at me with sympathy before open firing on the carriers.

"No! Steve!"

I don't get time to see what happens as Hill is quickly rushing me from the building to the vehicle we came in, hoping to get out before it gets worse. My blood runs cold, as I don't know anything now, and my mental connection to Steve is gone, severed...

"Hill, you got a location on Steve?" I hear Nat ask through the com, but I don't know what to expect for Maria's answer.

"I have the last known coordinates." She says gently, and I block out everything else, not wanting to know what they'll find.

A couple minutes go by, and I focus on my breathing, not wanting to overreact without knowing the truth. But hoping beyond hope...

"They found him."

~~~

I jolt from my unexpected nap, hearing what sounds like Marvin Gaye playing in the room, and look over to see Sam still here.

"Sam you should really get some rest." I clear the sleep from my voice, running my hands down my face to wake up a bit.

"Don't worry 'bout me Clara. I'm alright, just waiting for dumbass here to wake up."

This makes me smile, knowing he's right. Steve was an idiot to stay in those carriers with Bucky. By the look of his face, he almost killed him.

We let the silence fall and just listen to the soothing jazz sounds as I gently brush my hands over Steve's larger one, wishing I could heal his bruises.

"On your left."