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LAGOS. 2016.
Wanda Maximoff stirred her cup of coffee as she sat at a table of an outside cafe. Was she having a relaxing day out in Lagos? No. Of course not. She was an Avenger now. She was working.
“What’re you see?” Steve Rogers said over ear piece as he stood in an abandoned apartment across the way, looking out of the window, trying to get as much insight to their enemy’s whereabouts as possible.
“Standard beat cops. Small station. Quiet street” she reported, then adding on “A good target”
As Steve kept his eyes peeled to outside the window he answered back “ATM’s at the south corner which means…”
“Cameras” Wanda finished for him.
“Both cross to one way”
“So compromised escape routes”
“Means our guy’s doesn’t care bout being seen and isn’t afraid to make a mess on the way out” Steve then spotted something “See that Range Rover coming from round the block?”
Then hearing a different voice “The red one? It’s cute” Peggy Carter said as she sat on the table behind Wanda, a cup of tea in her hand. With her faithful companion sitting across the way from her as she said “Bulletproof which means private security which means more guns which means more headaches for somebody, probably us” Natasha Romanoff dryly teased as she took a sip of her coffee, looking to Peggy through her sunglasses and seeing the amused subtle smirk appear on her face.
“You guys know I can move things with my mind right?” Wanda gloated.
“How could we forget? You remind us every five minutes” Peggy muttered with a teasing grin.
“Looking over your shoulder also needs to become second nature” The red headed assassin added on.
“Anybody ever tell you, you’re a little paranoid?” Sam Wilson asked over ear piece as he stood on a rooftop, waiting for his orders from Steve.
“Not to my face, why? Did you hear something?” Natasha asked, Peggy couldn’t help but let a giggle escape her mouth as she kicked Natasha from under the table.
“Would you two knock it off? All I can hear is the pair of you goofing around and giggling” Steve muttered.
Peggy sat back in her chair “Don’t get jealous, love”
“Yeah, although Rogers you should know, your wife sure loves playing footsies”
Steve sighed but secretly let out a very brief amused smile before saying “Yeah. Believe me I know. You should’ve seen her back in forty four” he then shook his head as he realised that Natasha had sucked him out of focus now “Eyes on target, folks”
As Steve added something else on, Peggy and Natasha just raised their eyebrows to each other and carried on drinking their tea.
“If he see’s us coming that won’t be a problem, he kinda hates us” Sam stated.
It then went silent on Steve’s half. Peggy sat forward in her chair “Steve? You’re being oddly quiet. What do you see?”
“Garbage truck heading north. Looks shifty. Sam tag it”
Sam did as he was told and sent out his little red winged assistant and sent it to attach itself to the garbage truck. Once he got the intel, he informed the others “Trucks loaded for maximum weight. The driver’s armed”
Okay. Things just got serious. Really serious that is.
“It’s a battering round” Natasha muttered.
“Go now” Steve ordered.
“Where?” Wanda questioned.
He's not hitting the police”
The three women rose from their seats and each went a separate way. The garbage truck crashed into the Institute For Infectious Diseases facility. That’s where they pinpointed to go. Whilst Wanda joined Sam and Steve. Peggy and Natasha found a truck full of Brock Rumlow’s fellow work colleagues .
“Rumlow has a biological weapon” Steve stated.
“We’re on it” Peggy answered back to him as her arms remained wrapped around Natasha’s waist as she drove the motorcycle towards the truck.
“Ready?” Natasha asked.
“I won’t let go” Peggy nodded.
Natasha glanced to her and smirked “Alright Rose ” she then looked forward and leaned backwards as the bike turned to the side, skidding it down across the floor and hitting the men in front of them. The pair quickly got onto their feet and began to take down the men one by one. For them, this was no problem. They had, had harder days pinning Steve down to the floor in training than the effort these guys were putting in.
Natasha jumped up on the bonnet of the car and sent an electrocution from her widow bites to the man in front of her. With Peggy's back turned, she then heard Natasha let out a stressful groan which made her spin around. Finding Rumlow gripping onto the scruff of Natasha’s jacket collar and dragging her up the car to the roof. Refusing to let go of her. Seeing him grip her hair just made Peggy even more pissed. Peggy jumped to a gun and took a fair few shots as Natasha sent volts into his neck.
“I don’t work like that no more!” Rumlow snarled to them both. Then throwing Natasha down into the truck and pulling off the tag from a grenade “Fire in the hole”
“Nat! Get out of there!” Peggy yelled in a plea. She could have fought Rumlow herself, but she was too concerned about her friend having the chances of being blown up if she didn’t kick those guys asses that were in the van with her in time. Rumlow didn’t even seem bothered, however, he did get his kicks by running over to her and gripping tightly to her hair in order to make her feel helpless in helping Natasha. Peggy went to fight him off but he soon let go by throwing her back, he just laughed and shook his head “It’s your husband I want”
Peggy glared at him as she stood up straight, then hearing the grenades clicking get louder and louder “Natasha!” she took a step to run over when the grenade went off. Luckily, Natasha made it out just as it exploded. Natasha lay on the floor for a moment as she coughed her guts out. Peggy ran over and knelt down beside her. Placing her hand on the back of her head as she ducked hers down to try and get eye contact “You alright?”
Natasha nodded and held up her finger as she got on her hands and knees “Give me a minute” she then brought her upper body up and just rested on her knees as she took deep breaths, then looking to Peggy “Didn’t know you cared so much”
Peggy let out a breathless laugh and pulled Natasha up by the arm as she stood up “Come on” Peggy started to walk and added “Quit dawdling”
“I almost exploded” Natasha said as she caught up with her.
“You’ve been through worse” Their heads then snapped up to the glass shattering noise and seeing Steve fall down, getting hit a few times as well before clashing hard with the ground. Peggy took a step forward to go after him, but a step forward is as far as she got before Natasha grabbed her arm and said “We have to try and clear the people”
Natasha looked up and nodded “He’s fine. Come on, we have to do our jobs here”
As much as Peggy wanted to argue with her. Natasha was right. It was a rarity in their relationship but it can happen. Like right now for example.
Rumlow crashed his truck into a local market place which was full of civilians. Sending two of his henchmen with the dangerous vial to go and try to escape with it. But Peggy and Natasha had them tailed.
“I’ll get the two on the left” Natasha stated as she began to make her way towards them.
“Well. I’ll go right then” Peggy nodded as she then made her way towards her targets. Peggy looked up when the sight of an explosion came from just behind her. But she didn’t stop. She carried on running, despite the fact that her husband was just hit in the back by a heavy metal fist which sent him flying.
Steve looked up to Rumlow as he heard him say “There you are you son of a bitch. I’ve been waiting for this!” as Steve stood up, Rumlow swung another punch with one of his metal contraptions which sent him flying once again. Crashing into tables.
“Steve?” Peggy raised her concern over the ear piece as she took a turn to follow Natasha after Sam had gotten to her targets first and revealed they had nothing.
“Better not to ask” Steve grumbled, he shook his head and cleared his throat. Realising that is not something his wife wants to really hear “I’m fine. Just focus on getting that vial”
Peggy sighed and shook her head as she muttered under her breath “Always needing to be the bloody hero” which was fine. Except when it involves him getting himself killed. When Peggy caught up with Natasha, she saw that her back was turned and a man had a gun pointed at her back, Peggy wasted no time. She ran up behind him, wrapped her legs around his neck and flung him backwards onto the ground. Peggy grabbed a gun, Natasha pulled hers from the one attached to her hip. They stood closely together and pointed their guns at the two men. One having his gun at them and the other holding the vial in his hand.
“Drop them” the man with the vial ordered “Or I’ll drop this”
Peggy kept her gun aimed at him with the same stern look on her face. He raised his eyebrows to her “Drop them!”
“He’ll do it!” The other man yelled.
Then, Sam’s red winged helper thing hovered behind the man with the vial and took a shot into his neck. Giving Natasha the chance to shoot down the other man as Peggy leaped forward and grabbed hold of the vial before it smashed on the ground.
Peggy walked back to Natasha as she looked to the robotic hovercraft and nodded “Vial secure”
“Thank you Sam” Natasha added.
“Don’t thank me”
Peggy and Natasha shook their heads and said in unison “No”
Natasha then added “I am not thanking that thing”
“His name is red wing”
“We’re still not thanking that thing” Peggy shook her head as she placed her hands on her hips.
“He’s cute, go ahead, pet him”
“Jesus Sam” Peggy laughed breathlessly “We don’t have time to pet your robot” she then began to walk away as she handed the vial to Natasha and said “I’ve got to make sure that Natasha is still the only widow in this group”
Peggy ran ahead and saw Rumlow holding Steve up against a wall. Steve looked over his shoulder and yelled to her “Stay there!”
He would not let her get involved, not this time. Rumlow was too much for even Steve to handle at times. Steve pushed Rumlow back and ripped off one of his metal fists. Rumlow quickly drew out his other blade and swung for Steve, which made Peggy’s heart jump. Steve ducked under and kick Rumlow back, causing him to crash into tables and fall on the floor. Rumlow got up on his knees, facing Peggy as she stood to the side, in front of the civilians to keep them back. She would not let him hurt them.
Peggy watched as Rumlow removed his helmet. Revealing his flesh burn across his face. Steve walked over and gripped onto Rumlow’s collar before throwing him back down.
“I think it looks pretty good all things considered” Rumlow remarked with a smirk.
Steve soon lost his patience and slapped his hand on Rumlows arm “Who’s your buyer?”
Rumlow stared at him for a moment and sighed out with a smug smile “He remembered you” Peggy soon felt a lump grow in her throat, her eyes went to Steve. Only seeing the back of his head she knew what his expression would be like.
“Your pal your buddy, your Bucky ”
Steve grabbed onto Rumlow’s uniform.
"What did you say?"
Peggy rushed over to him and put her hand on his arm as she muttered his name in aid to try and keep him calm. But Rumlow didn’t stop.
“He remembered you” Peggy’s eyes shifted to Rumlow as her emotions were now getting the best of her. Not just because she felt guilty about not being able to rescue Bucky, but because she knew how much this would be cutting Steve up.
“I was there...he got all weepy about it...till they put his brain back in a blender”
“That’s enough” Peggy snapped.
Rumlow ignored her “He wanted you to know something...he said to me please tell Rogers, when you gotta go. You gotta go ”
Peggy bowed her head down for a moment, with her hand still on Steve’s arm she took her eyes to him, trying to get an insight on what was going through his mind.
“And now. You two can go together...with me ”
The pair looked down and saw the bomb activator resting in Rumlow’s hand. Steve snapped out of his thoughts and gripped to Peggy’s waist as he leaped back. The bomb went off but was contained by Wanda stepping in and using her powers to fight against him. With her control, she picked Rumlow up and threw him in the air. Unintentionally throwing him into a building....that was filled with people. The building set on fire.
“Oh god” Peggy whispered to herself. With her hand still clutched with Steve’s
“Sam...we...we need...fire and rescue at the south side of the building” Steve slowly took his hand out of Peggy’s and ran to help. Peggy stood there for a moment before preparing herself to help, but her attention was caught by someone else. Her head turned to Wanda and saw the horror in her eyes on what she had done. Peggy walked over to her and knelt down beside her as the young girl fell to her knees. Peggy glanced to the building and then said “Wanda…”
“What have I done?” She cried in a whisper.
“You didn’t mean to Wanda. It was an accident”
“But look!” Wanda cried in a louder voice as she pointed to the building “All those people”
Peggy put her arms around Wanda’s body and picked her up off of the ground “Come on, I’m getting you back to the plane”
“I have to help”
“Please, Wanda, just get back to the plane, you’re in no emotional state to handle this”
Wanda knew Peggy was right, and therefore did not try to argue against her. Natasha and Sam already had things covered by helping Steve and the paramedics. Steve looked up when he saw Peggy holding the young girl in her arms and nodded to her, letting her know that it was okay to get Wanda out of here. In fact that was the best idea, he didn’t want her seeing this just as much as Peggy.
Wanda was silent on the plane. Peggy went over to her belongings and slipped her engagement and wedding ring back on her finger. She cracked her back and gripped to her back of her neck as she loosened up. Then looking over and seeing Wanda sitting on her leather passenger chair with her knees up to her chest, resting her head on top of them. Peggy shut her box of things and walked over to her, she sat facing her and just stared at her for a moment before looking down at her hands and saying “You know...when Steve and I were back in the war. We were in a fight with this man who worked for Hydra. A fight right in the middle of a public street. Five people were killed. From the gunshots and from the crashing cars”
Wanda said nothing and just looked at her. Knowing that wouldn’t be the end of the story. Peggy then sighed and shook her head as she rested it against the wall of the plane “And one of those gun shots could have been mine. I certainly know I caused one of the cars to crash. You know what I did?”
Wanda shook her head and weakly asked “What?”
“I cried”
Wanda raised her eyebrows and lifted her head as she wiped away the stray tear that ran down her cheek. Peggy nodded “I cried, Which was rare, it took Steve to calm me down and tell me that it wasn’t either of our fault, and that all we were doing was trying to stop the bad guys , sometimes people are just caught in the crossfire, which is never an easy thing to comprehend but everything we do is to protect the people, which I know is confusing to wrap your head around” Peggy lightly laughed as she looked down to her hands again.
“It took Steve to make you feel better” Wanda muttered.
Peggy looked up “Hm?”
“It took Steve to make you feel better...and it took Pietro to make me feel better”
Peggy then sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. Of course. Why didn’t she think of that. Peggy leaned forward and rested her hand on Wanda’s knee “I know...and hopefully with some time, you’ll let us make you feel better when bad things happen”
Wanda let out a small, yet still broken smile. She then looked down to Peggy’s wedding ring and asked “How long have you and Steve been together?”
“Seventy two years” Peggy muttered with a smirk, she then leaned back as Wanda let out a brief amused huff through her nose. Peggy twisted her ring around her finger “In this day in age, six years”
Wanda wanted to distract herself, she began by asking Peggy questions she never quite had answered “Steve was frozen...but how did you?...”
“Get here?”
Wanda nodded.
“Howard, Tony’s father was an inventor just like he is as I’m sure you are aware. One day he came to my house and told me he was onto something big, now he never quite had the chance to explain to me what it was exactly, he wanted to show me first. But whatever he made sucked me in and as...odd as it sounds it sent me through time. I was pulled to late 2009. Just a couple of months before Steve was found, I landed in a SHIELD facility. Natasha found me and knew who I was so she brought me in”
Wanda nodded “You were there for his awakening?”
“I was there when he ran through New York as he tried to recapture the great escape” Peggy laughed.
Steve stopped in the middle of Times Square, turning and turning as he stared at this futuristic world that he did not understand.
“At ease soldier” Nick Fury said behind him, Steve turned and saw Nick walk from his car. With Peggy Carter sitting in the back seat, waiting for the right time to get out. She was still so nervous to see him. She had to live two years without him back in the forties, and only a few months in this modern world. But still, it was long enough to make her heart flutter through thinking he was dead.
“I’m sorry bout that little show back there but...we thought it best to break it to you slowly”
Nick also decided Peggy should hang back for a moment. Just so he could make sure Steve was aware of who Nick was so there was basic authority grounds handled. Peggy didn’t like his reasons, but she didn’t argue either.
“Break what?” Steve asked.
“You’ve been asleep Cap, for almost seventy years”
Peggy took a deep breath, she opened the car door and stepped out, just as he turned around.
‘Damn it, Steve’ she said in her mind as she shut the door. Peggy slowly walked over as she heard Nick ask “You gonna be okay?”
Steve took a moment and nodded “Yeah...yeah I just...I had a date”
Peggy let out warm, wide smile and finally spoke up as she took a step in front of Nick “You still do”
Steve didn’t know if he was imagining her voice at first. But it felt so real. He turned. And there she was. Standing in front of him clear as day, his breath hitched as he looked at her up and down, wearing the same uniforms that the redhead who was stood by the car was wearing. Natasha was there for moral support to Peggy. They had grown close over these months.
Steve didn’t know what to say other than her name “Peggy?”
Peggy smiled and walked over to him “Hello, stranger” with her hands tucked in her jacket pockets, she took on out and ran her fingers through the side of his hair “It’s been a while”
“P-Peg” a breathless smile appeared on his face. Her smile widened as she dropped her hand and kept her eyes on him, his eyebrows then knitted together as he shook his head “But...but how...you...what’s”
“Don’t worry about that right now” Peggy said as she took her other hand out of her pocket and placed them on his arms “I’ll explain everything soon just...just come here” she finished her sentence with a whisper and pulled him in for a tight embrace, one she had been craving for years.
Steve tightened his arms around her body, for him, it’s like she never went away. But the last time he spoke to her he was saying his final goodbye. And now, he was given a chance to re-do all of this the right way.
Steve pulled his head back whilst still holding to her and took a deep breath as he smiled “How long has it been? For you?”
“Technically. Seventy” she laughed lightly “But um, in my head it’s been three and a half years”
“God I’m so sorry”
“Steve, with all due respect, shut up” Peggy whispered as she lightly pressed her lips against his, then putting her hand on the back of his head and putting it on her shoulder as she hugged him tightly once again.
Peggy couldn’t help but smile as she looked to her palms rubbing together, reliving the memory “We got engaged ten months after that, and married five months after that”
She looked up and noticed how Wanda’s body and facial expression had calmed, she had become less tense. Her expression formed into a light smile, Peggy returned the same expression and nodded before standing up and looking out of the window. She gripped onto her necklace that had Steve’s army tag attached to it and muttered to herself “Come on, Steve, come on”
A message on the computer screen then appeared in the corner of Peggy’s eye, she turned her head and saw SHARON CARTER REQUEST VIDEO CALL.
Peggy glanced out the window once more and looked to Wanda, who had chosen to grab hold of her ipod and escape in her music. Peggy sighed and sat down in front of the computer and accepted. The screen changed to her smiling great niece waving to the camera “Hey Peg”
“Hi Sharon” Peggy said with an exhausted smile.
“Rough day?”
“You could say that”
“Fancy seeing the face that will brighten up your day?”
Peggy smiled with warmth and nodded “How is he?”
As Sharon walked through the house, she shrugged and then nodded “He seems good today”
“Good” Peggy said with a sigh of relief. Sharon walked up the stairs and opened the door, she watched as Sharon smiled kindly “Hey Gramps. Got someone here to see you”
Sharon placed the camera on the bed table and faced Peggy to her brother, Peggy leaned forward and smiled “Hello you”
Michael took his shaky hand and grabbed his big glasses, he struggled as he sat up in his bed and looked at her, a beaming smile soon appeared to his face “Peggy”
“How is my lovely big brother?”
“Well. I’m still breathing” Michael laughed. Funny. Ninety six years old and he still has that morbid humor that all elderly people tend to carry. You would have thought it would bore him by now. But no, he still gets a kick out of it.
“I should think so. If you don’t live forever I am going to be pissed” Peggy laughed.
Michael let out a chuckle and then died his laughter down “How is it over there? Knocking down Hitler?”
Peggy face dropped, she had hoped this was the day where he didn’t think that he was speaking to her back in the war. Michael was so confused that his mind made him believe that he was speaking to Peggy as if she was back in 1943, as if she was still fighting off the bad guys with ancient tick tock grenades and big rickety tanks. It was something he thought often, and Peggy ended up just going along with it because it was too hard for him to comprehend and it was also hard for her to go through, because he would get so upset from his mind being so jumbled.
“Of course I am”
“I miss those days”
“I bet” Peggy said with a small smile “I miss you Michael”
“I’d be there right alongside you if I could, Peggy”
“I know” Peggy said softly. She looked down at her wedding ring and took a deep breath. Michael doesn’t know about Steve. Michael doesn’t know anything about her family life. She’s told him, multiple times but he always forgets. Now, when she mentions him. Michael acts as if he knows what she’s talking about even though he hasn’t got a clue. And she knows that.
“What are you doing now?”
“I’m just waiting for Steve to come back”
“Steve?”
Peggy raised her eyebrows with a soft smile “Yeah Steve, my husband, I’ve told you about him”
“Husband. Right” he softly chuckled “My little sister...married”
Peggy smiled and nodded “Yeah, Mike”
All of a sudden, Michael began to cough terribly. Peggy’s face frowned as tears formed in his eyes and mumbled with a cry “Michael…”
Sharon shifted the camera off of Michael and pointed it back on her, she sighed and glanced to Michael as she shook her head “Peg, I’m sorry I gotta go. The nurses will be rushing in now to give him medication”
“It’s fine. It’s fine...just erm...just keep me updated, okay?”
“Of course, talk soon”
The camera cut off. Peggy let out a sigh as she sat back in her chair and rubbed her face with the palm of her hands. Sharon had been over in London for just a few days, visiting her mother and Michael, she was staying with him. He lives in one of those residential buildings where nurses come at the press of a button. She also was over there for work but family came first to her. A big part of Peggy wished that she could go and take care of him. He is her brother after all.
And he was getting worse, his memory, he was catching colds all the time and was no good on his feet. All he could do was just lie in that bed of his and listen to the radio, read or watch tv. Getting up and cooking in the kitchen like he used to do was way out of the question, especially since his fall last year. Broken arm and two broken ribs suggested that he couldn’t move around properly by himself anymore.
But he was well looked after, he was in safe hands. Which is more she can say for her husband.
Peggy, whilst waiting, messaged home.
AV JET 3 - MISSION REPORT, V.
AVENGERS HOME BASE TYPING…
AV HOME BASE - SUBJECT IS FAST ASLEEP.
Peggy let out a smile and nodded as she typed back
AV JET 3 - GOOD TO HEAR. I’LL UPDATE YOU WHEN WE ARE ON OUR WAY BACK.
AV HOME BASE - SPLENDID
Peggy sat back in her chair as she cocked an eyebrow ‘Splendid’ well if that wasn’t her Edwin Jarvis. The banging footsteps of the three team mates came into the jet. Peggy shot up from her chair and quickly made her way over to Steve, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tightly. Steve tightened his arms around her waist and buried his face in her neck. He pressed his lips against her shoulder and then cupped her face as he looked back to her and whispered what he always whispers to her when reuniting “Hey, baby”
“Hi” she whispered back with a small smile. Peggy rubbed her lips together and took a small step back “You are back earlier than I thought, I was just debating on coming back out”
Natasha then spoke up as she put her hand on Wanda’s shoulder “Yeah well they...kind of wanted us out of there”
Steve then whispered into Peggy’s ear to prevent Wanda from hearing “They said we’ve done enough damage”
Peggy sighed and shot him a glance which just said how sorry she felt for Wanda. The poor girl felt guilty enough she didn’t need the whole country adding to that. But then again, the country didn’t know it was an accident. For all they knew, Wanda wanted to get rid of a problem and she did, the news would plaster this one way. Reckless behaviour . Which wasn’t fair.
Steve walked over to Wanda and gave her a soft smile “You did good today, Wanda. Don’t doubt yourself, accidents happen”
Wanda said nothing, she just nodded and looked away. Steve let out a defeated sigh that he was getting no real reaction from her and just looked to Peggy. Peggy tilted her head to him and extended her arm out, wiggling her fingers for him to come over. Steve let out a small smile and walked over to her, entwining their fingers together, he kissed the top of her head and then nuzzled his forehead against hers and muttered “And you? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I should actually be asking you that question”
Sam then spoke up before Steve had the chance of speaking “Alright guys, buckle up, ready to take off”
Steve and Peggy looked to each other as they sat down on the double seating, they strapped themselves in, Peggy rested her chin on his shoulder “So?”
Steve sighed and shook his head as he looked down at his hands “It shook me”
Peggy sighed and dropped her head to press her temple against his shoulder as she rubbed his arm “Listen...you don’t know if...if what Rumlow said was really true. I mean. What if he was just saying it to get a reaction out of you?” she then looked up at him.
“You’re right. That could have been the case. But Peggy, did you ever think about the fact we tell ourselves that to try and shield ourselves from the truth, you and I can spot a liar from a mile off from the interrogations we’ve carried on in the past, Rumlow didn’t look like he was lying to me”
Peggy just sighed, she didn’t answer or comment, Peggy rubbed his chest before placing her hand on his cheek and pulling his head towards her, she kissed his cheek and whispered “I love you”
With her hand still resting on the crook his neck, Steve lifted his head and kissed her nose before whispering “I love you too”
Steve threw his arm over her shoulder and pulled her close, Peggy rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Then hearing him say “How’s things back at home?”
“I checked in with Vision. Little one is fast asleep”
Well, that news brought a smile to his face. Steve rubbed their attached hands together “Good. Feels like we’ve been away for weeks”
“I know, I feel that way too”
Steve and Peggy had a two year old baby girl. Grace was perfect in everyway. She had Peggy's warm brown eyes but had Steve's blonde soft hair. She was one when the fight against Ultron began, Peggy decided to stay out of that fight. Which was hard, she had never left Steve in a fight before. But someone needed to take care of their daughter and she had the utmost faith in him that he would return. And of course, he did. Peggy could afford to stay out of that one. And in return, their family grew. Jarvis now had a body, even though Vision says he is not just Jarvis but still, Stark’s faithful assistant was in there somewhere and that made him trustworthy, like looking after Grace when needed. Such as these last couple of days, Steve and Peggy try not to go on that many missions anymore, they want to focus on being a family and even agreed that in a couple of years, they would take a leaf out of Clint’s book and retire when Grace will be old enough to go to school. But for now. They were good. Everything was stable and they were happy.
For now that is.