She got up to sit next to him, "At least go on this one mission with us and see what happens. Please. We need you. We can't do this without you."
                              
They were a team...and without Cap holding them together, they were sorta muddled without him. 
                              
"Listen. I used to have nothing. And then I got this. This job...this family," Natasha lowered her voice, talking directly to Steve as she placed a hand on his shoulder, "And I was...I was better because of it."
                              
"You really gonna try and guilt trip me into this, huh?" 
                              
"You know it."
                              
Steve was a piece of the puzzle and he kept things together, he and Tony really were a joint partnership - they were leaders. Tony was alright on his own but he could piss everyone off with his whimsical wise-ass comments. 
                              
God knows what would happen if they ever got angry with each other...
                              
"I guess Fury is probably tired of asking about me..." Steve scratched his head as he sat up on the couch. 
                              
"Oh my...somebody call the convent because he has risen," Tony said, smiling which Steve returned this time. 
                              
"Just for this one mission, just to see where my head's at," Steve said, lifting himself off the couch, "Where are we headed?"
                              
"It's a surprise," Tony said with a teasing smirk. 
                              
"Well, it can't be good then, can it?" Steve sighed.
                              
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THE QUINJET HOVERED above 
the gloomy city of Sokovia. Steve immediately recognised the misty state from its grey outline and unmistakable run-down buildings. 
                              
"So this is the surprise?" Steve turned to Tony who was busy pressing buttons to land.
                              
"No, not just yet," Tony smiled.
                              
"No?" Steve asked, his eyebrows furrowed. 
                              
"Well, there's no turning back now," Natasha patted Steve on the back, "The couch is a long way from here."
                              
"I guess it's time for me to suit up," Bruce jumped out of the Quinjet, his eyes turning green as his skin grew large until in his place was the Incredible Hulk; stomping the streets of Sokovia. 
                              
"I would have told him to wait but..." Steve shrugged, "I guess it's too soon for a lullaby." 
                              
"Cheer up, Captain. You finally have the chance to reconcile with the girl whose heart you so shattered,"  Thor said, reaching a hand out for Mjølnir to come flying into his palm, "Just try and focus on our mission."
                              
"What exactly is the mission?" Steve asked.
                              
"To find the Maximoff twins, one of them being the girl you keep referring to and bring them in," Nat said, "Fury thought it would be best to bring them in, in case they had any plans, it would have been sooner. If not for your, well...you know."
                              
"Maximoff?" Steve asked.
                              
"Wanda and Pietro Maximoff. Twins. Orphaned at ten when a shell collapsed their apartment building," Widow explained. 
                              
"Their abilities?" 
                              
"He's got increased metabolism and improved thermal homeostasis. Her thing is neural electric interfacing, telekinesis, mental manipulation," Tony answered but sighed when Steve gave him a weird look.