Chapter 21

Tony Stark sat in his lab in Avengers Tower pinching his forehead. He'd just finished reading everything online about "America's Savour". America's Savour was a nameless girl in WWII who saved Captain America before he knew he was lost, she stuck by him through everything and never gave up hope even when he was so close to. In return he helped her make her way in the world dominated by males and stuck by her when she was at her lowest. They were each other's rocks and now Steve was dealing with his whole 70 odd year frozen in ice thing without her. Intrigued, Tony had asked Cap himself but he dropped the subject, his exact word were 'no comment. Just drop it Stark. I'm not ready to revisit that and I never will be, go bug someone else.' which was never like Steve. So that had left him with raiding the internet as there was no way he was dropping this.

He'd heard about America's Savour from his fellow Avenger, Clint Barton aka Hawkeye on one of their drinking commotion nights between them and Thor who always won (after all he was a god). Feeling like he owed Cap he read everything and made a promise he'd find this girl because believe it or not he has a heart. Apparently the girl died in the same mission Cap got frozen in. as usual Tony didn't take that for an answer, with that mission anything is possible. After looking for the base they were in and questioning Winter Soldier, Bucky Barns and the now elderly Peggy Carter ( who was very sweet but she started to cry when she couldn't remember the girls name but none the less gave a very good description of her) he believed he knew where the base was and who he was looking for.

After calling for two other Avengers Tony moved to the meeting room on the main floor. He didn't have to wait long as minutes after he had gone in Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton came in closing the door behind them. Tony leant against the long meeting table and looked up at them.

"I need a favour," he began simply considering his next words carefully, "I'm going on a mission and as much as I hate to say this I need some help. I need the mission to be kept from S.H.I.E.L.D. and the rest of the Avenger especially Cap, for the moment anyway." Clint smirked at the billionaire. It was a rare moment the famous Tony Stark asked for help and he wanted to favour it.

"You know we love these kind of missions Tin Can. So where are we going?" he smirked. Tony rolled his eyes before relaying all the information he knew. It wasn't much to go on, in fact it was pretty much a hunch if anything but they needed to remember why they were doing it. They'd be helping Cap, giving him closer whatever the outcome. That was something the three of them wouldn't pass up, Cap has helped them all in so many ways and now it's time to try and give that back.

1 week later – somewhere in the Alps

"Scanning for signs of life now," Tony confirmed as he flew through the base in his Iron Man suit but nothing came up. Either it was too weak or there was nothing at all. He relayed the information earning a groan from Hawkeye. They all knew this wasn't going to be a walk in the park but they still thought the Starks technology would have helped. All three of them had split up in an attempt to cover more ground. The higher levels of the base had been destroyed completely but the lower levels were mainly intact apart from some cave-ins here and there which Iron Man cleared before going to search his own part.

He hadn't gone far from Widow when he came across yet another cave-in. groaning he started to blast his way through until he came to a door that had been kicked in. Eyebrows raised he flew inside when a smile started to pull on his lips at what he saw.

"Guys… I've found her," he smirked. Seconds later he got his reply.

"I'm on my way," Widow spoke unable to keep the tiniest hint of excitement out of her voice.

"Just about there," Hawkeye smiled. He was probably the most excited out of them all. Clint was the only one who had been brought up properly with the stories as Tony hardly spoke to his Dad and Natasha was with the Red Room for most of her life. They've found her though, they've actually fond her, America's Saviour, the woman kids are told about because of her bravery and determination and they've found her! Dead or not they've found the nameless hero ! Steve's love and they've found her! Tony quickly scanned her before muttering the two words they'd never thought they'd get.

"She's alive."

S.H.I.E.L.D New York base, research wing

Rosie Stark (Tony's daughter) walked along to the main lab. Her nose was so far into the paper on America's Saviour to notice where she was going. Because of this she slammed right into someone heading for the same door. With a squeal she fell to the ground but quickly jumped up and dusted herself down.

"Sorry got some important business to- Steve!" she squeaked finally looing up to see who she'd bumped into. Steve looked down at her eyebrow raised making her panic (on the inside she was panicking she's a trained spy though so she doesn't show her emotions). He wasn't meant to be down here. God dam Barton. He was mean t to be keeping I'm in the bloody tower! Oh well time for plan B. Slyly she moved in front of the door to where America's Saviour lay still frozen and nameless.

"Why are you down here? You never come to visit us science geeks," she stalled him.

"I was told Dr Conners was down here, I have a message to give him," he looked at her. When he tried to move to the door she blocked it further.

"You can't go in there. Classified. Level 8 and above sorry," she smiled at him sweetly. Steve raised an eyebrow. What did they not want him seeing?

"You're level 7," he narrowed his eyes.

"I was an exception. They need more technology experience and they didn't trust Tony so here I am," Rosie shrugged lying as she went. That part about not letting Tony work was believable, it wasn't unknown for S.H.I.E.L.D. to trust the 14 year old more than her Father. Steve nodded at the idea forcing Rosie to hold back a smiled. Steve can't know about the girl, they don't know if she'll live yet and they can't give him false hope. They can't even get the machine open for a start if she'll live outside of it is a bigger question. You see the pod the three Avengers found her in can freeze someone's organs to preserve them and by the looks of it not aging them at all. The room was destroyed with along with nearly all of the machines but by some god forsaken miracle she was in one of the ones that survived. After seeing what the technology could do destroyed the remaining machines then making S.H.I.E.L.D. promise to destroy America's Saviours pod. Technology like that shouldn't fall into anyone's hands including Tony's.

Steve went to argue when the door when the wall just in front of them was knocked down. The pair through their hands above their heads to protect themselves from flying bricks. Just as they looked up a woman ran out the hole and down the corridor. Beside him Rosie swore and jumped up before running after her screaming down her com. Steve looked at the woman's back before his eyes widened. It couldn't be. Jumping up he looked through the hole in the wall to see the pod before running after the girls. When he reached the entrance hall he saw Rosie and the woman standing slap bang in the middle of the hall with agents plastered on the walls around them. Rosie had her hands in the air and was calmly talking to the woman who was holding and Agent in her arms with a knife to his throat.

"Please ma'am let the Agent go… no one will hurt you here," Rosie said soothingly taking out her weapons and dropping the on the ground.

"Where am I you Hydra bastards? Where's the Captain and the team I came with?" the woman hissed.

"I'll explain later right now please let the Agent go," she started to move over to her. The person let the Agent go but not before taking his gun and aiming it. Steve shouted at her before running over to Rosie but not in time to stop the shot. Rosie collapsed to the ground and the woman ran away.

"I'm fine go get her Steve!" she hissed clutching her side. He went to protest when there was footsteps behind him.

"Go Cap I've got her! Clint go with him!" Natasha shouted running towards Rosie as Clint ran to Steve. Steve nodded before turning and running out the door with Clint hot on his heels. They followed her all the way Times Square until she just stopped and looked at everything around her like Steve had years before. Steve pushed through the crowds until he was right behind her.

"Josephine, turn around," he spoke. Jo spun round to see Steve staring at her worry clear on his face.

"Steve? I don't understand. What's happening? What's going on?" Jo whispered tears starting to flow.

"We're in New York around 70 years after the war ended," Steve walked forward, "We were both frozen and kept as we were in 1943…" Jo didn't say anything just carried on looking round her before her eyes landed on Steve. A weak smile pulled on her lips before running over to him and kissing his lips. Cheers came up from the crowd as the two kissed.

"Right guys as much as I hate to break this up I've got Mini-Stark in my ear nagging about your vitals," Clint looked to Jo. Jo nodded before following Clint back to base with Steve beside her.

Four months later – Avengers Tower, Rogers Floors

Jo sighed as she slipped off her mask. She was still adjusting to the new world but she was getting there, slowly. It was a miracle she'd gotten used to so many things so quickly like J.A.R.V.I.S. As soon as she was realised from the S.H.I.E.L.D. base Steve took her back to the tower, introduced her properly to its inhabitants before she moved into his floor with him. Jo quickly got used to the tower's inhabitants and became good friends with them all especially the Avenger's partners. Jo and Steve had started up their relationship again meaning the engagement too. They'd also planned the wedding which was in a couple of weeks' time. As strange as it sounded Jo had asked Tony to give her away. She'd originally asked Howard but since he was no longer with them Tony was as close as she could get. Despite everything that had everything that had happened when she was "asleep" Steve had asked Bucky to be his best man who had been allowed out of prison for the wedding but was to be watched at all times.

He had taken her to see Bucky a couple of times who was being held in a S.H.I.E.L.D. prison for numerous things, Peggy in her retirement home and Annabelle who had never left the street they grow up in. it wasn't until a month after she'd been realised that Tony suggested she became hero and with the help of the other Avengers she took her given name and turned it into a hero's name. She even had a suit that was similar to Steve's and numerous weapons supplied by the two Starks who also managed to replicate Steve's shield at his orders and had given it to her to use.

Quickly she changed from her suit into a 40's style dress the woman in the tower had managed to find her. She'd just come out of the bathroom when her hand flew to her mouth. Running back into the bathroom she quickly emptied the contents of her stomach. Groaning she started to clean herself back up. This had been happening for a couple of weeks now but she hadn't thought to tell Steve. On the way out of the bathroom her eyes landed on the calendar on the wall. Scanning it nervously she looked at the crosses before biting her bottom lip. She was late, like two weeks late. The throwing up, the late period and constantly feeling tired could she be pregnant? Without thinking she ran to the lift quickly going to the Stark floor to see Pepper. The two woman had become very good friends and Pepper had helped her adjust to being in the 21st century where Steve couldn't. Thankfully Pepper was by herself in the apartment.

At the sound of the lift opening Pepper looked up to see Jo running out in a bit of a panic. Putting down the book she had been reading down Pepper turned giving her full attention to Jo.

"Jo is everything-" Pepper didn't have time to finish as Jo cut her off.

"I think I might be pregnant!" Jo cried shaking. It didn't take long for Pepper to react. Pepper called all the other girls up to the floor excluding Natasha and Rosie as the Avengers had gone on a mission that Jo had opted out of before dragging her into the bathroom and ransacking the cupboard. Jo watched as she pulled out a pregnancy test and handed it to her.

"You just keep these lying around?" Jo asked sceptically.

"There was one time I thought I was pregnant again and I went a bit over load on the tests but it was a false alarm," Pepper explained just as Jane and Betty walked in. Pepper told her to do the test and they'd all wait for her outside.

A couple of minutes later Jo looked down at the pregnancy test in her hands. Holding her breath she picked it up only to see the double line. Her hand flew to her mouth as she looked at the stick. She was pregnant! In a daze she put the test in the bin before walking out and telling the girls. They all smiled and congratulated her but that didn't help at all.

"How am I meant to tell Steve? We hadn't planned this let alone talk about it!" Jo asked. Jane got up and walked over to Jo looking her in the eyes.

"He'll be thrilled Jo. He always wanted a family don't you worry," the scientist told her. Jane looked at Jo smiling warmly at her. Jo looked at Jo before smiling back at her weakly would it really be ok?

"Mrs Stark, Mrs Banner, Mrs Odinson, Miss Heaton the Avengers are just about to land," J.A.R.V.I.S. informed them. Quickly they all went to their separate floors and waited for their partners.

Jo sat on their bed for what felt like hours waiting for Steve to walk through the door. She twiddled her thumbs nervously trying to figure out what to say. When he did come in Jo was still in a trance. He went to go over and sit beside her when it slipped out.

"I'm pregnant," Jo whispered. Steve stopped half way over to her.

"What?" he managed to choke out. Jo stood up clutching her stomach.

"I'm pregnant Steve… We're having a baby," she whispered again. Steve stood there unsure what to say or do.

"Are you sure?" he choked. Jo nodded not even looking at him. She felt tears burning in the back of her eyes she couldn't do this alone and she didn't even know if he wanted to be part of its life. Suddenly she felt Steve's arms lifting her up and swinging her round whilst kissing her.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" he smiled widely between kisses. Jo laughed into the kisses relief sweeping over her. Abruptly Steve stopped before putting her down. Jo looked up confused only to see worry clear on his face.

"Did I hurt it?" he asked with wide eyes. Jo laughed before hugging him tightly. Cautiously Steve wrapped his arms around her before resting his head in hers.

"No you didn't sweetie. I love you Steve," Jo smiled.

"I love you too Jo," he whispered before hugging her tighter and kissing her forehead. Finally after all these years his life was perfect.

~The End~

So that's it. The last chapter. Thanks to all of you who stuck with this till the end and a special thanks everyone who reviewed, favourited and followed. Now I was asked earlier if I was going to make a sequel to The Captain and the Spy, I have started to write another fic that could be classed as a sequel but more of a sequel to a one shot I did called Bedtime Story. The new story, New Beginnings, will include Jo and Steve and Jo's child. Anyways I'm not sure when that'll be up but when it does go up I hope you all read it. Thanks again Jo-Jo287 :)