The Will Of The Free

And there Kagome sat, next to an assassin for the entire journey, completely silent. It had taken them about an hour to get there, to the underpass, where Steve had pulled over.

"Sharon said she'll be here soon," Sam told them, leaning back in his seat.

"Can you move your seat up?" Bucky asked, eyeing the back of Sam's head stonily.

"No," He replied, watching Sharon's car pull up to the underpass.

Kagome opened the door, "I'm going to call Shippou," She explained, getting out of the car.

"I'm going to talk to Sharon," Steve got out too, approaching Sharon's car.

Kagome pulled out the phone in her pocket, she was certain SHIELD would be able to track the one they had provided for her even though Fury promised to remove all Spyware, she knew better than to trust him, so she decided to use one that she had bought without their knowledge, specifically so she could call Shippou without being spied on. She called him, waiting a few seconds before the ringing stopped and he picked up.

"Shippou?" She asked.

"Mom? Are you okay? I heard about what happened in Vienna, the UN bombing, the accords, you getting arrested!" She could hear him scrambling about on the other side.

"I'm fine, Bucky's innocent. He was framed- I need your help. We're going to Siberia, there's a man trying to find HYDRA's death squad, there are more Winter Soldiers. Steve, Bucky, Sam and whoever else is coming with us are using the Halle airport in Germany to get to Siberia," She told him quickly.

"Let me guess? You want me to come with you? It could be dangerous, Mom. I would prefer if demon's remained a mystery, a complete unknown to the human race," Shippou sighed.

"It's not like the Avengers is any more normal than demons, Shippou. I'm a priestess, Wanda's an experiment, Steve and Bucky are super-soldiers, Tony and War Machine are men dressing up as robots, Vision is an android with a rock in his head, Clint and Natasha are assassins, and Sam has a bird costume," Kagome responded, the hand that wasn't being used to hold her phone placed firmly on her hip.

"I'll come help you, the Halle airport in Germany? I'll be there soon, I could never let anything happen to you, and getting rid of HYDRA's death squad won't exactly do the world any harm. I'm glad you're doing what's right, and I'm glad you're doing it on your own terms, even if it means that you're wanted in half the world."

Kagome smiled, "Thank you so much Shippou, once this whole mess is over-"

"I have the feeling that once this whole mess is over, you won't want to leave. And that's okay, Mom. I know you were crushed when you had to leave the feudal era, I just want you to be happy. If being an Avenger, or if being with him makes you happy, I'll support you, because I love you," He said softly, acknowledging that he couldn't stop her, that he would never stop her from being happy.

"I love you too, Shippou," She whispered back, "Thank you, so much." And with that, she hung up, turning her attention back to Sharon and Steve, who were looking at the equipment in Sharon's boot.

Steve's shield and suit, Sam's wings and his other tech were all there, along with her bow, her suit and what she assumed to be Bucky's stuff.

"Oh, I couldn't find any of your arrows," Sharon said, gazing at Kagome.

"It's fine," She smiled, "I don't need them."

Sharon frowned in confusion but didn't press further, turning her attention back to Steve, who was hauling their equipment out of her boot, "James tried to kill me."

Steve shook his head, "Sorry, Sharon. They're going to come for you, you didn't have to do this."

Sharon smiled, "I wanted to do the right thing- I owe it to Aunt Peggy."

"The world didn't deserve her," Steve whispered, looking at Kagome.

Sharon looked from Steve to Kagome, and decided to leave, "I- I'm going to go now, good luck."

X

The rest of the journey to the airport had been just as quiet, and Kagome was thankful the journey was over when they pulled up in the airport parking lot, on level B6. All four of them got out of the small blue beetle, the doors of a nearby white van opening as they did so.

"Cap," Clint called out to Steve, dressed in his suit.

"Clint," Kagome sighed, "Why'd you leave us in Lagos?"

Clint shrugged, a sly smile on his face, "Well, my retirement plan got interrupted."

"I wouldn't have called if I had any other choice," Steve told him, shaking his hand in greeting.

From the other side of the van, the passenger door clicked open, a girl clad in all black with her statement red leather jacket hopping out.

"Wanda?" Kagome smiled, rushing over to envelope the other girl in a hug.

"Oh, Kagome," Wanda sighed, "I missed you." She wrapped her arms around her, both girls relishing in the presence of the other before they split apart.

"Thanks for having my back," Steve nodded at her.

"It was time to get off my ass," She explained with a wave of her hand, dismissing his thanks.

"How about our other recruit?" Steve chuckled, looking around.

"Rarin' to go," Clint grinned, pulling open the back door of the van to reveal a dazed man, lying on the floor, his eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

Sam gritted his teeth as he looked at Scott, he wasn't too pleased with the incident at the base that he had caused, and had yet to hear an apology.

"What timezone is this?" The man yawned, stepping out of the van, before it truly sank in where he was and who he was with. "Captain America," He gushed, reaching out to accept Steve's handshake. "I'm shaking your hand too long," He realised, his eyes still wide after ingesting an ungodly amount of caffeine to 'prepare' himself, "Wow, this is awesome!" He muttered, looking around, at Wanda and Sam, "Woah, I know you guys too," Before his eyes eventually landed on Kagome, "No clue who you are but I'm Scott."

"What's up, Tic-Tac?" Sam looked at him coldly.

"Hey, man," Scott shook his head, "Good to see you, uh about last time I uh.."

"Look, it was a great audition but it'll never happen again," Sam chuckled.

As Sam said that, a motorcycle pulled up beside the van, a man clad in full leather on the back of it.

"Uh, guys? Who's-" Scott started, vocalising the question on everybody's mind.

Kagome smiled, walking towards the motorbike as the man pulled his helmet off, soft ginger curls falling over his face.

"Kagome," He grinned wolfishly, bringing her into a hug, "Thank God you're okay."

"Shippou," She whispered, her sapphire eyes meeting his emerald ones. He had changed so much, in the Feudal Era he had been only a small child, introduced to war, pain and loss far too early in his life. He had depended on her, as if she was his only life line. And now, he made sure she wanted for nothing. He now had shorter, still red, hair and small, tiny freckles dotted around his face. Shippou had grown so much, and she wished she hadn't missed it.

"Gonna introduce me to your friends?" He asked, he could tell her mind was taking her to somewhere else, he knew she missed being in the past so much that he worried it would consume her.

"Sure," She snapped out of her trance-like state, trying to push the image of her Feudal Era friends out of her mind so she could focus on the present.

"Rogers," Shippou nodded at the Captain, a distant look of bitterness in his eyes.

"You already know Steve, this is Clint- he was supposed to be in Lagos but left, Wanda, Sam, and Scott, I think," Kagome introduced them all, "Guys, this is Shippou."

He nodded at them, "This time, I'm here to protect you."

"This time I'm not going to get a building dropped on me," Kagome smiled back, though Wanda flinched as she said it.

"Let's go," Steve told them, "Get your weapons, the airport's being evacuated. They know we're here."

Kagome and Steve shared a brief look, "Stark's here, isn't he?" She whispered.

"Stark?" Shippou interrupted, "Didn't he want to experiment on you?"

"Maybe, I said no to doing any of his tests. I am not an experiment and won't let anyone treat me like one," Kagome responded, hands on her hips.

"It's time to go kick his ass," Shippou smirked.

"Try not to hurt anyone too badly," She muttered, walking towards the group.

X

Without warning, Steve sprinted out into the main yard, headed towards a black chopper in the centre of it.

He stopped, his jaw clenched as he saw War Machine and Iron Man in the air, headed towards him. The two landed in front of him with a metallic clang.

"Wow, it's so weird how you run into people at the airport," Tony rolled his eyes from within the suit, "Isn't this weird James?"

"Definitely weird," James nodded.

Steve sighed, "Hear me out, Tony. The doctor, the psychiatrist, he's behind all of this-" He was interrupted by T'Challa, now dressed as the Black Panther, arriving.

"Captain," T'Challa acknowledged.

"Your highness," Steve greeted him back.

Tony coughed, walking around Steve like a vulture looking at it's prey, "Ahem. Ross gave me thirty-six hours to bring you in, and that was twenty-four hours ago. Help me out and turn yourselves in?"

"You're after the wrong guy," Steve said confrontationally.

"Your judgement is askew, your little friend killed innocent people yesterday," The billionaire spat.

"There are five more super-soldiers just like him. I can't let the doctor find them first Tony, I just can't – to let people like that be used by him would mean far more innocent people die," Steve shook his head. He turned around, hearing the gentle click of heels against the floor of the airport, only to be greeted by the steady gaze of the team's resident redhead assassin.

"Steve, you know what's going to happen, regardless of the super-soldiers. Do you really want to punch your way out of this one?" She remained cool, though inside she knew the answer. He would always do what he thought was 'right', no matter the cost, because that was who he was, and there would be no changing that.

Tony didn't even wait for Steve to reply, they all knew he would keep punching his way out of things until he got what he wanted, "I've had enough of this," He paused, "Underoos!" He yelled.

Suddenly, Captain America's shield was pulled from his hands, and his hands wrapped in a sticky webbing. He looked around, dazed, only to see a red-and-blue blur land on top of the chopper, his shield in hand.

"Nice job, kid." Tony smiled.

"Thanks, well, I could have improved the landing a little, it's just the new suit- well, it's nothing really, it's perfect, Mr. Stark, really-" The newcomer rambled on, looking animatedly at Tony.

"Yeah, we don't really need to start a conversation," Tony dismissed him, looking at Steve.

"Captain," Peter saluted, "I'm a big fan," He pointed to himself, "I'm Spider-man-"

"We'll talk about it later," Tony shrugged him off again.

"You've been busy," Steve remarked.

"And you've been a complete idiot," Tony retaliated venomously, "Dragging in Clint and Wanda, rescuing her from a place she doesn't want to leave, a safe place. And Kagome, too? She's barely been an avenger for two weeks, Steve. I'm trying to keep you from tearing the Avenger's apart."

"You did that when you signed the accords," Steve responded, meeting his gaze.

"Alright, we're done. You're going to turn Barnes over, and you're going to come with us now, because it's us. It could be the entire army, and they have no intention of being polite." The billionaire ordered.

"The quinjet's in hanger five, north runway," Sam's voice rung out through Steve's comm.

Steve raised his hands up, a sleek, black arrow separating the web from his hands. Tony turned around, looking in the direction of the arrow. Peter looked down at his shield, a frown on his face as he spotted what looked to be like a man, only three millimetres tall, running along the edge of Cap's shield.

"Uh- guys, what is-" He started, confused.

Lang pressed a button on his suit, making him grown to normal size to kick Peter off the chopper and retrieve the shield, only to throw it to Steve, "I believe this is yours."

"What the hell was that?" Rhodey whispered to himself.

Tony reacted immediately, "FRIDAY, activate x-ray vision." The screen before his face changed immediately, showing two figures running, "Two on the parking deck. One of 'ems Wanda, I'm going to grab her. Rhodes, you take Spangles." The thrusters on the base of his suit activated, sending him off towards the parking deck.

"I see two in the terminal- Wilson and Barnes," Rhodey nodded.

"Barnes is mine," T'Challa hissed, rushing off to the terminal.

Steve flung his shield at War Machine, knocking him back a few metres or so and he easily caught the shield as it bounced off his metal suit. He then advanced on T'Challa, and used the same tactic to knock him back a few feet.

"Move, Captain." T'Challa demanded, his voice grave.

X

"Shippou, we have to do something." Kagome pleaded.

"Kagome, we have to get the quinjet so we can get our team out of here, or, if worst comes to worst, just us," He replied.

"Shippou-"

"Listen, Mom," He whispered, "Loyalty is a choice, and I don't think I'll ever understand what compels you to be loyal to Steve Rogers, but you are. And what he needs right now is that jet. I'll grab the jet, you go help him, looks like he needs it," Shippou grinned.

"Thanks, Shipp. Watch out for T'Challa, he wants Bucky dead," She warned, dashing off towards Steve.

X

"I won't ask a second time," T'Challa growled, sending a kick towards Steve, who blocked it easily with his shield.

Meanwhile, Scott was dealing with Natasha, "Look, I really don't want to hurt you."

"I wouldn't stress about it," She replied, kicking him in the groin and twisting his arm back, but he quickly pressed a button on his palm to miniaturise. He landed on her wrist, and used his momentum to flip her over, onto the ground.

T'Challa's claws narrowly missed Steve's head, instead scratching his shield. Black Panther made another attempt to strike him that was quickly stopped by a pink dome forming around Steve.

Steve turned around, looking with a smile at Kagome, who was a few feet away with her palms, now glowing pink, raised.

Kagome dropped the barrier as she noticed War Machine reach for a metal object from his back. It was sword-like, but with glowing yellow stripes on it.

"This won't kill ya, but it ain't gonna tickle either," Rhodey muttered, advancing towards them.

As she dropped the barrier, T'Challa kicked Steve backwards, and he fell at her feet. Rhodey, however, saw this as an opportunity to strike, raising the club above his head to try to bring it down on Steve, but Kagome erected a quick barrier to stop it before he got the chance to hit Steve. The energy from the barrier had completely fried Rhodey's 'sword', leaving it completely useless.

Scott had managed to escape Natasha's grasp, to throw a small blue disc in the air, and then what looked to be a miniature truck directly after it.

To Kagome's shock, the hot wheels van grew to the size of a regular one, headed straight for Natasha. She dropped the barrier as they started to run, following Scott as fire started to spread through the yard.

X

Clint, Wanda, Bucky and Sam had now joined the trio in running down towards the quinjet. Kagome could see Shippou standing next to it, a grin on his face before it fell.

Vision was there, burning a line in the ground before them with the stone.

"Captain Rogers, I know what you believe what you're doing is right, but for the collective good, you must surrender now." He demanded.

By now, Natasha, Tony, Rhodey, T'Challa and what Kagome could only describe as a young boy dressed as a super-hero had arrived to confront them.

"What do we do, Cap?" Sam asked.

"We fight," He answered.

X

A/N: Bit of a shorter chapter this time, sorry for it being a bit late. Hope you enjoyed it, please review!

((Also, I watched Ant Man & Wasp, I loved it! I thought Ava was really pretty aha))