Over the Rainbow

Angst warning.....

You lied in bed, tears now just silently dripping down your cheeks.

You remembered the events of yesterday like they happened just minutes ago, and it would probably stay like that for a long time. Your hand gripped the cold sheets next to you as the memories flooded your mind, as well as all the thoughts your depression has created.

This wouldn't end well for anyone, especially you.

~The day before~

"Alright team!" Steve yelled as he walked into the conference room. It was apparently his thing to make dramatic entrances after everyone else had already gathered in the room around the table.

"What is it drama queen?" you asked, a smile on your lips. Steve met your gaze and smiled a bit too, before going back into 'Captain' mode. You knew it was something serious.

"We have an important mission. Some of the best SHIELD agents, including Agent Hill, have been kidnapped and are being held in a HYDRA base up north," Steve explained.

"Hold up," Sam said, halting the conversation for a second. "You mean 'north' as in, Canada? I thought they were nice people?" he questioned. You held in a laugh, as it wouldn't be deemed appropriate for a mission meeting.

"Yes, Sam, Canada. And that's just a stereotype. Now, back to the mission," Steve said, his voice radiating leadership. "We need to storm that base and take it out. But we can't make a scene. They know we're coming, and they know that they have elite agents. If they catch wind of our presence before the perfect time, they'll take out each agent. So, I've come up with a plan." The team then spent the next 30 minutes discussing out positions and jobs, and especially our entrance.

"Alright team. Suit up and get to the hangar in 5. Any longer, and you'll have to catch your own ride. If it'll take you longer than 5 to get dressed, do it on the jet," Steve said, before leaving. He was already in his Captain America gear, so he was going to the jet to get it started up and ready to leave ASAP.

You rushed to your room to get your outfit put together. It was simple, but worked with your powers of screaming so high pitched, you could burst someone's eardrum instantly. You put on your black leather pants and boots on first, seeing as they take the longest. Next was your white top that was pretty much a t-shirt with a black corset over top. The corset and pants had white details on them that made you radiate power in your own sense. The other thing that gave you confidence was your boots. They had your superhero name, Echo, on the back of the heel. It would be one of the last things your enemies would see before they died. It was nice.

Grabbing your knife holders (sorry don't know what they're called) and your knives, you hurried out of you and Steve's shared room to the hangar.

Once you got there, Clint, Nat, Bruce, and Tony were there. A few seconds after you walked on the jet, Sam and Wanda came in the jet. Wanda was holding some of her gear as well, and you all knew it took her a bit to put it all on. In honesty, you were surprised Nat got her suit on in less than five minutes.

After a minute of strapping everything to your thighs and corset, Bucky came in, followed by Vision. Thor came in next.

"Loki is staying here. He's still in bad shape after the last fight," Thor confirmed, before the jet door shut and you all lifted off.

Oh yeah, Loki is on the team. He was eventually forgiven for his actions and helped repay them. Last battle, his powers were tainted by HYDRA tech and he got severely injured. Luckily not dead, but he still needs to heal. After all, that was only a few days ago.

"Alright, we have 4 hours before we get to our landing sight. Everyone remember the plan?" Steve asked. A chorus of yeses and yes sirs were heard from everyone, before it all went silent again. You grabbed your earbuds from your little compartment you had on the jet and sat down next to it. Plugging in your phone and putting your earbuds in, you selected (y/f/s) and got ready for the battle.

~4 hours later~

When the jet landed, you were jolted from your almost nap, adrenaline pumping through your veins when the situation became clear to your mind. Everyone was getting up and getting the last of their gear on, so you joined.

Mostly the group was just grabbing their comms and ear plugs. Yes, earplugs. They were specially designed so people within a certain radius of you were protected from your scream. You didn't need any, so instead you were helping get them to people as soon as possible. The earplugs were probably one of the most important things. If the team didn't have time to get weapons, they at least needed to be able to communicate and to be safe from your screeching.

"Okay Avengers. We know the drill. Let's try to do it before dinner. I gotta hot date," Cap said, winking at you, then opening the jet door. Everyone filed out of their quickly, except for Bruce and Clint. They were the rescue people today. Bruce always was unless it turned into a code green, and everyone switched out on the second position every mission to give each person a break.

But as soon as everyone was about 100 yards from the jet, HYDRA spotted you, and rained fire. "Take cover!" you screamed, before hiding behind some sort of cover that some rocks created.

"Echo!" Nat yelled. You followed where her voice came from and saw her, crouched behind a thick tree. She nodded at you, and you knew what you needed to do. Stepping out from behind your rock, you looked up at where a jet was raining hell down you you guys, and screamed. Not only did the bullets coming towards you shatter from the scream, but the glass in the jet did as well and it effectively disabled the pilot long enough for the jet to come spiraling down to the ground. As the ground shook from impact, the group near you got up and ran- no sprinted for the base. They were going to start killing any time now.

After running and screaming at a few more people, you, Nat, Cap, Bucky, and Thor all made it to the main door to the base.

"Let's go!" you and Cap yelled at the same time. The team rushed forward as the HYDRA agents popped out in masses, and you all worked effectively to bring them down. Not only were you screeching your way to victory, you and Steve had found out that you can bounce the sound off his shield.So you did that a lot too. Thor and Cap also used some hammer + shield combos you had seen them working on.

"I got the agents out. Thanks for the distraction," you heard Tony say over the comms. "You can all wrap up your battles and get the hell out of there NOW." You could here the urgency in his voice, but it was partially ignored. The agents were coming in masses around you, and you had lost track of Steve.

"Cap where did you go?" you yelled out as you punched another agent in the face, knocking him out cold. Suddenly, you saw a large gun coming towards you, then Steve out of the corner of your eye. You didn't have time to get him to get his shield out, so you screamed. The gun shattered into pieces, and the man dropped to the floor. But you heard an all to familiar voice scream out as well.

"Shit!" It was Steve. You looked over, and saw his earplugs on the ground and his hands covering his ears. That's when it all hit you.

He couldn't communicate because he lost his earplugs. Before you screeched. Before you could say anything, a HYDRA agent popped out from behind Steve and was about to shoot.

"Steve! Duck!" you yelled, but it didn't work. He couldn't hear you.

Bang.

The staccato note was the last thing the registered in your mind as you watched Steve drop to the floor. Blood was already seeping through his uniform, and you ran towards him, shrieking as loud as you possibly could. The shooter fell to the ground and you made it to Steve. Your legs gave out quickly and your body kneeled over Steve's nearly lifeless form.

"Guys!! I need help NOW!" you yelled into your ear piece.

"We're coming as fast as we can," you heard Tony say.

But it wasn't enough. You cried as Steve barely managed to lift his hand up to your cheek. "I love you so much (Y/N). Don't you forget that," Steve told you, going slow since he couldn't hear anything.

"I love you too."

By the time anyone else got there, he was gone.

~Present~

You sat on you and Steve's shared bed. Well, it was just yours now. Sniffling once again, you got up to change your t-shirt. It was Steve's and it comforted you, but the one you had on was losing it's scent. So, you got up to his drawer to get another one. You pulled one out, and something caught your eye.

It was a record. You picked it up and out of the drawer, forgetting about your t-shirt, and read the title. "The Wizard of Oz soundtrack. Sounds about right," you whispered to yourself very quietly. You gently smiled, and pulled the record out of the sleeve, then walked over to Steve's old record player in the corner of the room. You lifted the needle out of the way, before trading out your Frank Sinatra record for the Wizard of Oz one. You placed the needle down and set the other record down on the table next to the record player.

Judy Garland's sultry voice came on singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". It was you and Steve's favorite song in the whole movie, so you sang along.

"Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high. There's a land that I've heard of, once, in a lullaby," you sang along. Your voice cracked and fresh tears made their way down your face.

Steve was gone and it was all your fault, you knew that. You knew that he'd scold you for believing it was your fault. But it was. You had screamed when he didn't have his earplugs in, so his eardrums broke. It would've killed a normal person, but it just deafened him since he was a super soldier. If you hadn't screamed, you two would be dancing around your shared room, singing along to Judy Garland.

But you lost your chance.

~Fin~

A/N: Hello! Got my 10th chapter out there, so that's exciting! This one had some weird inspiration. I was laying in bed tired and stuff, and listening to the piano for Over the Rainbow, then I tried to sing along. Being all tired and crap, my voice cut in and out, I thought "Hey, it sounds like I'm crying" and bam.

Also, I just thought I'd post tonight because I can.

Well anyways, bye and have a wonderful day/week/night/or whatever.

Bye Lovelies!!