When Rio joined Agatha on the witches' road, she wasn't scared. If anything, she was cocky. The idea of walking the witches' road with her wife again felt like an adventure-an opportunity to be by Agatha's side, even if Agatha clearly didn't want her there. Rio thought it would be fun, familiar, despite the trials ahead. She had convinced herself nothing could touch her. But when the second trial arrived, everything changed. Rio found herself standing on the porch of the only home she had ever known-the home she shared with Agatha and their son, Nicholas. The witches' road was ancient, as old as she was, and it had reached into her mind, plucked her deepest fear from the darkness she refused to acknowledge. It wasn't a monster or some forgotten villain. It was a memory. The memory of the day she lost everything. And in that moment, standing on that porch, Rio realized the truth: for all her bravado, the witches' road knew exactly how to break her. Because the one thing Rio feared more than anything was reliving the day her world shattered.

When two souls endure enough devastation to bring the world to its end, they do the unexpected. They s u r v i v e. [BUCKY BARNES] [CAPTAIN AMERICA I] [BOOK I] STARTED 5/20/16 FINISHED 11/12/16

Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff became fugitives of SHIELD after the death of their friend, Director Nicolas Fury. The pair sought out the help of a former pararescue, Sam Wilson. As a team, the capture Jasper Sitwell and make their way to SHIELD's headquarters. On the way, the unthinkable happens. The fabled Winter Solider attacks the trio on the bridge where Sam, Natasha, and Steve are later arrested for treason against SHIELD. Secrets come to light and trust is broken... all because of one man. What they don't know is that this is only the beginning of their problems. ***This work of writing is an alternate ending to Captain America: The Winter Soldier and picks up when everyone gets arrested. It focuses on Natasha Romanoff, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson.