Mercury // S. Rogers (Book Two) ?

The Avengers sit in silence while Clint pilots the quinjet. Bruce sits on the floor wrapped in a blanket while Natasha sits in a chair to his right and stares at her hands. Thor is pacing the back of the jet while he wrings his hands. Glancing at his niece every few seconds. Clearly worried for her and nervous about what he saw in the dream. Freya is laying on one of the tables, still unconscious. Her face still scrunched in clear pain. Steve is sitting next to her, both of his hands gripping one of hers as he holds it to his lips. His eyes not leaving her face. Tony is talking to Maria over video chat, who's updating him on the situation.

"The news is loving you guys. Nobody else is. There's been no official call for Banner's arrest, but it's in the air."

"Stark Relief Foundation?" Tony sighs.

"Already on the scene. How's the team?"

"Everyone's..." Tony hesitates as he glances over his shoulder at his daughter. "We took a hit. Some of us harder than the rest. We'll shake it off."

"Freya's still out?"

"Yeah... No change. She's still out cold."

Maria sighs and nods. Worry for the younger woman clear on her face through the screen.

"Well, for now, I'd stay in stealth mode and stay away from here."

"So run and hide?"

"Until we can find Ultron, I don't have a lot else to offer."

"Neither do we." Tony looks around at the team and nods in defeat. He signs off the video chat and stands next to Clint. "Hey, you wanna switch out?"

"No, I'm good," Clint declines as he glances up at the other man. "Keep an eye on Frey. Make sure she doesn't get worse. We're still a few hours out."

"Few hours from where?" Tony asks.

"A safe house."

Tony nods and walks back to where Freya's laying. Steve is still holding her hand with his eyes trained on her face. Sitting down next to her, Tony looks up at the soldier.

"Any change?"

"No, nothing," Steve shakes his head as he continues to stare at Freya, his voice rough from crying. "It's like she's stuck in her own head."

"You really do love her, don't you?" Tony studies him closely, seeing the emotion on his face.

"I would do anything for her," Steve instantly answers as he looks up at the other man. Complete sincerity on his face. "I'd give my life for her. She's everything to me, Tony." Tony nods and stays silent for a moment as he watches his daughter.

"I can see how she looks at you. I know she feels the same," he admits as he looks down at his hands. "Thank you... For taking care of her back in DC. I was sick with worry when JARVIS notified Pepper and I and we couldn't get a hold of her."

"She actually took care of me," Steve tells him with a hint of a warm smile. "Freya saved my life. Multiple times."

"I wouldn't put it past her," Tony chuckles. "She cares more about others than she does herself. But she's always had a soft spot for you. I could tell from the moment I saw you two together."

A small smile ghosts Steve's lips as they both look down at her. Letting a worried silence envelope them.

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Freya opens her eyes to find herself standing in a long hallway. Looking around, it doesn't look even remotely Earthly. A door to her right opens to reveal a beautiful blonde woman who's holding the hand of a child. The young girl is also blonde and strongly resembles the older one.