Time Flies When You're Saving Lives

America's New Hope

Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize. Only my OC, Agent Clarissa Melanie Connors and her story line belongs to me.

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By the time Steve came back, medics already took away Abe's body from me. I was still in Howard's arms when he came back, dripping wet for some reason. I slowly took Howard's arms off me and walked to Steve hugging him. I needed this right now.

"Clary, wait I'm soaking wet." He protested when I wrapped my arms around his torso.

"I could care less right now." I told him with a sniffle. "Howie, can you go get dry clothes for Steve?" I asked, facing him while trying to dry my tears.

"Yeah, of course Mels. I'll be right back." Howard gave us a sad smile.

Steve finally ignored the fact that his dripping wet clothes were also getting me wet and wrapped his arms around me. Even though his clothes were wet and cold, he was warm and giving off heat.

"I'm sorry about Abe..." He said quietly.

"Yeah... Me too."

Howard finally came back with clothes for Steve and he changed into it and we were off. Apparently Hydra was the one trying to steal the formula. Fortunately that didn't happen because of Steve, but unfortunately, we lost the only sample of the serum. Once we got to the building that held the submarine the Hydra agent tried getting away with, a nurse came to Steve and I.

"Mr. Rogers, Colonel Philips is requesting we take blood samples from you."

Steve and I shared a look and I shrugged and watched as Steve was whisked away by the nurse. I walked over to where Howard was checking out the submarine. He looked very confused and lost.

"What's the matter?" I asked, taking a look at the engine myself.

I know enough about mechanics to build or repair but this was way beyond me, and it seems Howard feels the same.

"Just... tinker around some more, I'm gonna go check on Steve." I told Howard, leaving to go find said person.

Finding Steve in a ward, I entered it, noticing that the nurse has filled a whole tray of vials with his blood. Steve looked very annoyed and done with the blood taking.

"Think you got enough?" He asked the nurse bitterly with a huff.

"I think so." I told the nurse. "Could you leave us please?" I requested.

Once the nurse left with her tray, I stood over by Steve who was fixing the sleeve of his shirt where the needle was inserted.

"The reason why they're taking so much blood is that any hope of recreating the serum at all is locked away in your genetic code." I explained to him. "Without Abe, it would take years for us to succeed."

"He deserved more than this..." He said solemnly.

"I know... but if it could only work once, I know he'd be proud it was you." I told him with a small smile.

"Thanks Clary." Steve said to me with his own smile.

I grabbed his hand making him stand up off the bed and looped my arm through his and lead him back to where Howard was. I saw Chester talking to Senator Brandt about what happened.

"Colonel Phillips, my committee is demanding answers." Brandt said indignantly.

"Great. Why don't we start with how a German spy got a ride to my secret installation in your car?" Chester asked Brandt rhetorically then turned to Howard. "What do we got here?"