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Running beside Sam and Bucky, Arizona had a look of determination on her face before they heard Steve yell, "Come on!" As they all joined together and began running toward the Quinjet, a sudden fizzing stream of golden energy sliced across the runway, creating a ragged line and they stopped on one side of it with Vision in the air.

"Captain Rogers," He called out, "I know you believe what you're doing is right. But for the collective good, you must surrender now." As Vision spoke, Tony and the others appeared standing in front of Steve, Tony surveyed the group until his eyes landed on Arizona who stood in-between Steve and Bucky.

Her eyes widened at the sight of her brother's wife, Sophie Barnes. Bucky soon stepped forward with in incredulous look, "Sophie?" His voice whispered and Steve gulped at the sight of someone he used to call sister.

"I see you've chosen your side," Tony stated, his eyes lingering on Arizona.

"You did actually," She started, "The second you decided I wasn't worth fighting for," Then Arizona's eyes shifted back to Sophie, her clenching her fists as she knew that Sophie being there was risking the revelation of her being alive, "What is Sophie doing here?" Her voice firm, Bucky staring at his little sister in shock - he didn't know that she was going to be there, last time he saw her was when he was supposed to kill Steve in Washington.

Sophie furrowed her brows as to how the ginger knew her, the familiarity seeming odd but looked at her brother, "I'm here for my brother," She arched her brows sympathetically to see Bucky again, this time it was obvious that he was more himself than he was of a Hydra asset, "Bucky, this is wrong. Just come with us and we can sort all of this out,"

Bucky clenched his jaw and Arizona stepped in front of Bucky with a protective look on her face and Sophie glared down at her, Arizona tilting her head to her side, "You shouldn't be here," She squinted her eyes, "Don't you have a family?" She asked, trying to act as though she didn't know that the woman before her was married to her brother.

Tony bit the inside of his cheeks in regret, speaking up before Sophie could, "You don't have to do this. We're a family, I was angry that you would get yourself killed for a stranger," He explained.

"But he's not a stranger, Tony," Steve shook his head, "Not to her,"

Tony's eyes immediately fell to his surrogate daughter, his tone holding a tone of disbelief as he took a step forward and Arizona stood up straight with a determined expression, trying to make sure his words wouldn't manipulate her decision to fight with Bucky and Steve, "What?"

Arizona shook her head with pinched brows, "You knew I had a mentor before Strucker - you seriously couldn't piece two and two together?"

Tony inhaled sharply with anger, glaring at Bucky behind his helmet, then looked back down to his surrogate daughter, "Why didn't you tell me?" His voice reluctant and filled with betrayal.

"Like you would understand what it's like going through what I did. Bucky was there, he understood, you didn't - you couldn't," She retorted, a stern tone hinted in her words.

After a moments silence, allowing Tony to process Arizona's words, Sam glanced at Steve, "What do we do, Cap?"

"We fight."

"This is gonna end well," Natasha mumbled as the two teams started striding toward each other with grim determination etched on their faces.