Rebel // Captain America

26 - Kickstart My Heart

*Natasha's POV*

Clint and I had been working intel for a week, waiting for any signs or sightings of Steve and Emily. We searched every camera, every social media, everything we could daily, coming up with the same results day after day. Nothing. 

Until the lights went out. 

No, quite literally. On the seventh day of Emily's disappearance, the lights went out in Paris. 5 major buildings had their lights knocked out. 

"Clint, come look at this." I call out, Clint leaving his computer and rushing over as I play the news report. "5 buildings, all the lights knocked out. No, more like blown out. The lightbulbs exploded. What do you think?" 

"Steve did mention that Emily could do that. You think she's trying to get out attention?" 

"Grab the team." 

Within the hour, the team was on the quinjet, Stark walking the team through the steps. "We don't know what state of mind Emily's in. We don't know if she's with Rogers or not. Be aware." 

This team was a little more fortified than the last time. We had Stark, Barton, and Wanda from the first team, but this time we had Thor with us. Thank fuck he was here, I don't want anything else to happen to the team within the month. 

When we arrived to the site, there was one building that seemed a little off. One that nobody went into. "This one." I said, before Thor rushed into the building. I ran after him, seeing him holding Mjolnir up over someone. 

"Leave her alone!" He yelled out before throwing someone against the wall. It was Steve. "You've hurt her enough!" 

"Thor wait!" I heard Steve yell out, holding his hands up over his head. "Guys." He said, looking over at us, a scared look on his face. "Guys, it's me. Steve." 

I don't know if I can trust him. Whether it's him or not. "Wanda. Check him out." Stark says before Wanda walks over and put a hand over his head, red smoke coming and going around his head.

"It's him." 

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*Steve's POV*

"I told you." Thor grabs my hand before pulling me into a hug. "Hey, Thor. Enough about me, help her." Emily's in rough shape. The last thing I remember fully was getting taken by Hydra. Everything past then was all under a haze. I remember taking her and I remember her knocking me out with a brick. Nothing about getting here or anything before then. "I woke up here and she was out." 

"She blew out all the lightbulbs in a mile's radius. We think she flew here from where you guys were. She's fully wore out." Natasha said, putting a hand on her head. "She pushed herself to hell and back trying to find you. She wasn't sleeping and she pushed her powers too far sometimes to help find you. And then doing everything she just did to help you even more just pushed her to overexhaustion." She walked over to me before putting a hand on my shoulder. "You should be grateful, Steve." 

Oh, I am. I'm forever grateful for my firefly. "We need to help her. Something. Anything." I need to see her awake. Alive.

"You said she blew out the electricity?" Stark said, placing a hand to his face. Thinking. "What if she used all her internal electricity to do that? You think if we put more in then it'll help?"

"What are we supposed to do, Stark? Attach her to a car battery?" Barton smirked. He was a good partner, but wasn't smart most of the time.

"I think I know one. And he's standing right here." I said, turning to look at Thor. "Think you could do it, big guy?" I smirked.

"Of course." He grabbed her hand, sighing lightly before blue electricity snaked up his arm, down into his hand, and into hers. A few seconds in, Emily sat up, her eyes a now blinding blue. Thor let go of her, her eyes back to normal. "Lady Blake!" 

"Steve." She whispers before I run over, wrapping her into a hug. I don't want to let go. I don't want to lose her again. "I've missed you." 

"And I you, my love." 

"I love you." She said, tears in her eyes. God, how three little words can make my heart flutter. I never thought I could love another woman since Peggy, but god, how I've fallen.

"I love you, too." She lifts her arms and pulls me down, kissing me roughly. After a second, she lets me go before looking over at the others. 

"Hey guys." 

After a couple more minutes of making sure she was okay, we went to where they landed the quinjet, her in my arms. Where she belongs. The entire ride was nice and enjoyable, everyone happy to have us back. "You know, I heard you." Emily said, looking up at me. She was laying down on the bench, head in my lap.

"What do you mean, doll?" What did she hear? When? Where?

"The last night you were in the Tower. When we cuddled that night. You told me you loved me when you thought I was asleep." Damn. I thought I was sneaky! "I kicked myself that whole next day because I should have told you. And then you were gone. I spent those months thinking to myself that I should have told you that when I had the chance." 

I raise an eyebrow, a smile forming on my lips. "Told me what, love?" 

"I should have told you that. I. Love. You." She emphasized every word by tapping the side of my face with a finger, before pulling me head down for a kiss. This girl is going to be the death of me. "I didn't know you were quite so jealous of the other guys." I raise an eyebrow again before a giggle comes from her. "I had to break you out of it a little while you went red. You were jealous of Buck. Of Quill. Of Tony!" I clamps a hand over her mouth before she licks it, I instintively pulling it away and wiping it on my pants.

"Not so loud, I don't need them to know." I say, kissing her forehead. I don't need Tony having more blackmail against me.

She smirks before giggling again. "Now with that, Steve, you're going to have hell to pay when we get home. Bucky's not quite so happy that you were taken. You know he's gonna kick the shit out of you, right?" 

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Hey guys!

QOTD: What youtubers do you watch? I watch Game Grumps, Markiplier, JackSepticEye, Pewdiepie, CrankGamePlays and more!

The song at the top is American Pie by Don Mclean, I feel like Steve would like it.

Hug and Love, 

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