in the shadows ? steve rogers

046 ? no more broken promises

"Move away from your station," Rumlow told him, pointing his gun at the agent's head when Sharon, in turn, did the same to Rumlow.

"Like he said," she said as all of the agents drew their guns and pointed them at Rumlow. "Captain's orders."

Grace smiled softly at her agents, wiping at the corners of her eyes. "You picked the wrong side, Agent," Rumlow told Sharon.

She shrugged. "Depends on where you're standing."

Rumlow dropped his gun but grabbed a knife. He cut Sharon's arm which led to several agents firing their guns at him but he managed to escape. Grace turned to the monitors that showed the Helicarriers and saw the SHIELD agents who were guarding the Helicarriers killed.

"They're initiating launch," she said before looking up at Steve and Sam. "Go." She turned to Steve. "And this time while fighting on a plane, do not crash it."

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𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 stressed would be an understatement. While she couldn't physically see what Steve and Sam were doing, she could hear it all through the comm set. Steve had been pushed over the edge of the Helicarrier when Bucky suddenly appeared.

Adelaide peeked over Grace's shoulder and saw Kennedy running with Bucky in the direction of the third and final Helicarrier where Steve was. "He can't take on two by himself..." she muttered making Grace look over at her. "I'll be back."

Before either Grace or Maria could say anything, Adelaide ran through the door, knocking out a HYDRA agent on the way. Grace looked out the door as the blonde disappeared from view and let out a breath, closing the door.

Meanwhile, on the Helicarrier, Bucky, and Steve were fighting when Kennedy was knocked off her feet. Groaning, she looked up and saw Adelaide holding her arm in a locked position. "Why can't you two just leave already?"

Kennedy chuckled, kicking the SHIELD agent in the stomach, sending her to the ground. "Well, where's the fun in that?" she asked, standing up and clearing her throat. She smoothed out her shirt and looked at Adelaide. "I could ask the same thing about you."

"You people are the ones who infiltrated my place of work," Adelaide replied, blowing at a stray strand of hair that fell in front of her eyes.

"But it was so easy," Kennedy replied with a sweet tone that made Adelaide shiver. "For the entire time that you've existed, we've been here. That doesn't reflect very well on your organization, now does it?"

Adelaide rolled her eyes. "Well, I don't think you're one to talk," she said, crossing her arms. "Your leader is Alexander Pierce. He's a bit of a bitch, isn't he?"

"Isn't everybody?"

Adelaide glanced behind her and saw Steve grabbing the chip out of Bucky's hold before running toward the targeting system. "Oh, would you look at that," she said, turning back to Kennedy with a shrug. "I've been stalling."

"So have I." Adelaide quickly ducked when Kennedy aimed her leg at her head. "Do you realize how much better life is with HYDRA? Everybody is terrified of you."

Adelaide let out a huff as she caught Kennedy's leg and threw her away. "Do you realize how annoying you sound?" she retorted.

"Tell me honestly, what all have you even done at SHIELD?" Kennedy asked, getting up from the ground. "You're not an Avenger, you didn't do anything during the Battle of New York. You've, what? Sat at a desk and answered complaint calls?"

"It doesn't matter what I did there," Adelaide told her. "It gave me a family. It gave me people that I actually care about saving."

"Like him?" Kennedy asked, pointing behind the agent. Adelaide followed her extended finger and saw Bucky shoot Steve in the thigh and the right shoulder. "Ouch. That's gonna hurt." She shrugged. "Oh well."