New Recruits

14| "i have a thing with needles"

"Where are those from? Where did you find them?" Hailey asked.

"They were in the old S.H.I.E.L.D. databases. I believe they were found in Captain Roger's apartment." JARVIS responded. Everyone turned to Steve.

"I remember watching that while I was getting ready to go overseas." Steve laughed sadly.

"Wait, why is no one else surprised that I was there?" Hailey asked. "And that Bucky was calling me Katie, and-"

"We're not surprised cause we knew." Steve sighed. 

"What? You knew?" Hailey exclaimed. 

"Breathe, Hailey." Tony sighed. 

"How can I? You guys basically told me I'm actually like, 90! How am I supposed to react? Smile like everything's okay and go on with my life? If you guys are right, and I was alive, I have an entire life I don't remember!" Hailey said, beginning to freak out. She stood up. "Good for you, Steve, you remember! But I don't! I don't remember knowing Bucky except for a few years ago! I didn't meet you until a month ago!" Hailey exclaimed, looking at Steve, who was now standing as well. "I don't know what's happening anymore! All I know is that I was HYDRA's pet for years. I always knew there was something I was missing, and now I know it's basically my entire life!" Hailey yelled.

Steve wrapped his arms around her as she began sobbing, and she cried into his chest.

"Wait, Hailey is.. Kathryn Barnes? The Kathryn my parents would always tell me about?" 

"Kathryn... Barnes?" Hailey asked. "So you're saying I'm... Bucky's sister?" 

"We were going to tell you, we just weren't sure." Bucky sighed. 

"That's it. I'll be - somewhere." Hailey said, walking out of the lab. She quickly walked back up to the living room.

"What happened?" Pietro asked, noticing her red face.

"Well, turns out I'm like, 90 or something." She laughed, scoffing. "And my name isn't even Hailey! It's Kathryn!"

"What?" Thalia asked, clearly shocked.

"You're the Kathryn from the dream?" El asked. 

"Apparently I fought with Steve and Bucky in World War ll."

"I'm sorry?" De exclaimed.

"I don't even know anymore. I'm so done with everything." She said, walking over to the couch and belly-flopped onto it. The teens looked at each other with confused looks. No one knew what to say.

"1940s, huh?" Pietro asked, sitting next to her.

"Apparently," Hailey said, turning her face to the side to talk.

"How do you know?" Pietro asked.

"There are videos and stuff. Of me and Bucky and Steve."

"J, can you play those videos on the TV?" Thalia asked.

"Of course," JARVIS said, dimming the lights and playing the videos. He showed the one of Hailey and Bucky's goodbye video to Steve first.

"Look at your outfit!" Thalia exclaimed. She was wearing an army green dress that went halfway down her thigh and her hair was in a ponytail.

"I'm confused," De stated.

"Aren't we all," Hailey sat up, holding a pillow to her chest.

"So if you're 18, and this was like, 1943 or something, are you like, 94?" Thalia said, trying to figure it out, counting on her fingers.