Steve Rogers X OC

Nightmares?

Liz was laying in a chair. A blue cube above her head. The tesseract. The same cube that Steve went into the ice to destroy...

A doctor walked over and lent over her. "Sorry about this Love, it might sting a bit."

He lowered the cube onto her chest and it burned her skin, glowing bright blue.

Liz cried out in pain. This process repeated for hours, until, Liz finally felt a sudden surge of power. And her eyes burned a bright blue.

The memory flashed to training.

She was having stones thrown at her, she had to try to deflect them, but it just wouldn't work and she was getting hit.

Blood was pouring from her various cuts, when, suddenly a knife flew at her, and just before it struck her cheek it stopped in mid air.

The memory then flashed to her torture.

She was being held under the water, by several people. She had failed training yet again, and injured several people in a mini tornado, and was being punished as they saw fit.

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Liz suddenly woke up in a cold sweat, breathing heavily, panicking.

She picked up her phone and dialed Tony.

"Hey Aunt El, why are you calling at this time?"

"T. I- I cant- can't bre- breathe." Liz managed to get out and Tony suddenly realised what had happened.

"El. El, please. I need you to breathe." Tony said slowly. "Can you get yourself here? Please try?" Liz managed to open a portal below her and got herself into Tony's workshop where she knew he'd be.

He ran over, seeing her appear. He caught her as she dropped to the floor, still struggling to breathe.

Eventually they managed to get Liz's breathing back under control.

A tear looked down her cheek as she turned to Tony. "Thanks T..."

"Always, Aunt El. Nightmares?" Liz nodded. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Liz simply just shook her head, her time with Hydra had left scars, too many, and most emotional rather than physical. Tony completely understood, he had been having nightmares, but would never admit it to Liz. Knowing that she would be so worried about her nephew.

A few days later Liz was at Avengers Tower with the team, celebrating after they had had a successful mission
They were all talking about their pasts. But everyone was curious about what Liz had been doing for the past 60 odd years.

"So Liz, what have you done for 60 years?"

"Not much. Just normal people things, I guess."

Tony was about to say something, as he knew she was lying but Steve beat him to it. "You're lying."

Liz rolled her eyes and blushed slightly. "How'd you know?"

"I guess you haven't gotten any better at lying in the past 70 years."

"Guess not. But anyway nothing interesting."

"Aunt El! F.R.R.DA.Y, show El's Tik-"

"No!" Liz shouts and hits the back of Tony's head lightly.

"Now, we really need to find Liz's social media..."

"Please, God no."

"Hey F.R.I D.A.Y, what's Liz's TikTok?"

Before Liz could retaliate, a hand clamped over her mouth gently. "Hush, Lizzie." Steve whispered in her ear.

F.R.I.D.A.Y read it out and Nat grabbed her phone. She put her headphones on, which Liz was grateful for, and listened to her TikToks.

She took her headphones out and looked to Liz who still had Steve's hand over her mouth. "Liz, these are really, really good."

Liz licked Steve's hand which made him pull his hand away and nudge her shoulder playfully. "Thanks. I pretty much made a career out of it, for quite a few years."

"A career out of what exactly?" Said Clint, curious and annoyed at not being included in the conversation. Steve was also looking inquisitive.

"I used to sing."

"She used to sing to me when I was a baby. She still does sing."

"How the hell do you know that, child?" Liz asked annoyed.

"What makes you think I don't follow you?" Liz just laughed at that comment. "Still I've haven't seen you sing in front of me for years... Could you do it now?"

"Absolutely not. No way."

"Please Aunt El... For me?" Tony pulled his puppy face and looked at her.

"Fine. Fine. Just stop looking at me like that."

Liz scrolled through her phone looking for a song. Tony got bored and just said, "Do the Amy Winehouse one!" Liz looked at him exasperatedly.

"Fine. That or Skyfall?"

"Both?" Tony asked tentatively.

"Oh, you little shit." Tony gave his puppy eyes again. "Fine you little brat." She paused. "Do you still have my spare guitar here?"

"Of course."

She ran and grabbed her guitar, taking her place back on the sofa.

(Credits to original singer, Nursena Yener)

She started strumming the guitar. And started to sing.

After she finished, she looked at Tony and he gave an encouraging nod. She started to play the second song.

(Credits to original singer, Kala Banham)

Once she finished singing, she placed the guitar down by the side of the sofa and Steve nudged her shoulder teasingly. "Hey, that was really good, Lizzie." Liz smiled as that's the second time he used the old nickname.

"Yeah, it really was, Liz." Clint smiled.

Tony grinned widely at Liz, "Thank you, aunt El, I domt.yhink J knew how much I needed to year you sing again."

Liz was confused and concerned at Tony's words but dropped it for the moment and decided to talk to her nephew later.