So Long || J.B.B.

2: the new captain america

Autumn's (POV)

The rest of the day was peaceful. Seeing AJ and Cass being kids and doing what they did best was refreshing. They both saw my leg and naturally asked a million and one questions. But for their sake and to make a long story short, I told them that I went for a hike when I was younger and broke my leg pretty badly and the doctors thought it'd be best to chop it off right above my knee. I mean, it wasn't a total lie. I broke my leg when I was looking for Bucky after he went missing. Those damn rocks made it hard to traverse the land in the snow.

"Hey kiddos! And Autumn! We're back," Sam shouted as he and Sarah walked into the house. "Good to see the house didn't burn down while we were out."

"Oh ha ha, Sam. The kids were fine. We just finished up putting dinner away. if you want some, it's in the fridge. We made spaghetti."

"Awesome. But check this out." he said, showing his phone. It was a picture of a kid who got beaten up pretty badly. He's lucky his eye is still in his face.

"Ouch. That looks painful. Do you know what happened yet?"

"No, I'm gonna call him right now. You wanna give him some nurse advice?"

We watched the video the kid sent. The other person's strength was off the charts. Close to mine and Bucky's. Sam made the call to the kid and I learned his name was Torres, well his last name.

"So this is the leader of the Flag Smashers, huh," Sam asked him.

"Yeah, real nice guy," he replied.

"I thought you were supposed to be monitoring them online."

"I was. I did. But you know sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty, or a broken orbital."

"Yeah, you're lucky that's all you got. Be sure to put ice on it later, kid. Those other people look too strong for a normal person," I said over Sam's shoulder.

"Yes ma'am. And yeah, he was. They went dark as soon as it was all over. But that's their M.O.. We just gotta keep our eyes and ears to the ground till they pop up again."

"Anything else happen outside the video," Sam asked.

"No, man. My face hit the dirt before I knew what was happening. Why? What're you thinking?"

Sam looked at me, I shook my head saying don't tell him. "Nothin'."

"Wait. you don't think he could be a-"

"Just don't worry about it right now, okay. Let's keep it between the three of us, yeah," I said.

"Yes ma'am. Take care."

Sam gave me a look of worry thinking it could be Super Soldiers. But it couldn't be. The last one's were killed by Zemo years ago and there were no known remnants of any serum to my knowledge.

"Oh, my god, Sam, Grace. You better take a look at this," Sarah said, coming into the room turning the tv on to the news.

"Unrest, in the wake of recent events, has left us vulnerable. Everyday Americans feel it. While we love heroes who put their lives on the line to defend Earth, we also need a hero to defend this country. We need a real person who embodies America's greatest values. We need someone to inspire us again, someone who can be a symbol for all of us. So, on behalf of the Department of Defense and our Commander-in-Chief, it is with great honor that we announce here today that the United States of America has a new hero. Join me in welcoming your new Captain America."

Excuse me? I was never told about this 'New Captain America' business.

"Oh, what the hell? They completely blind sided both of us, Sam! What are we gonna do now? I never agreed or signed off to any of that," I said.