Ikeq Island, Greenland, Earth 616150
Reed Richards POV
We arrived at Ikeq Island fast. Steve started to melt, we immediately put him into our med bay. We also increased the temperature of that room so he melts faster. We even wrapped him with aluminum sheets, because aluminum can transmit heat faster. It is also a really flexible metal.
I need to be alone now or else I can't take Steve's blood."You guys can stay in the living room and eat something, I—"
"But we could help," they argued.
I could see it in their eyes, they were pleading to see Captain America live, but no."No," I countered with a stern voice. "We have a living person here in cryo sleep. You guys would only hinder my work. He could die if I make any mistakes!"
"Ok."They both looked dejected, but I need the Super Soldier Serum for the world security. They saluted me in order to tease me. I almost had to laugh because that was comical. They then left the med bay so I could concentrate on unfreezing Captain America.
You could say that the aluminum sheet helps. We were halfway done in almost half an hour, and after one hour Captain America lay in flesh. I immediately took the sheet away and changed his wet outfit for a patient gown.
Yeah, I saw Captain America naked. Luckily for him, I'm not homosexual. But damn, his muscles are huge. I really need the Super Soldier Serum. He has the body of a true Greek god. I'm a bit envious. But I need to concentrate.
I extracted his blood now, it was easy because you could see his veins."Puuh," I sighed after looking at my test tube filled with his blood. I immediately put it away so he doesn't see it.
I also gave him a patch on his wound. On his other hand, I gave an infusion so he could get some nutrients after his long sleep, and it wouldn't look suspicious that he has a wound on his arm. He most likely will think it came from the infusion. I also emptied another infusion bottle in order to keep suspicions away.
I also connected him to the ECG."Beep" … "beep" … "beep" … "beep"His heartbeat is normal: 60 beats per minute. There are no anomalies to see. I will keep him warm with blankets. He most likely will wake up tomorrow morning, if all things go well.
Steve Rogers POV
"Haaah heeeeeh haaaaaah heeeeeh... Arrgh, my head hurts." It feels like I slept for over a hundred years on plain hardwood. My head hurts like— The only thing I can remember is that I fought Red Skull on his bomber and sliced off his head with my vibranium shield after he threw Bucky out of the plane.
"Guten Morgen, Kapitän Amerika."(TL: Good morning, Captain America.)I see a young man, maybe 18–25 years old, with brown curly hair that looks nothing like a German, but his German sounds good."Willkommen in Deutschland. Ich hoffe, Ihr Schlaf tat Ihnen gut."(TL: Welcome to Germany, I hope you slept well.)
He is just talking in German now, that Nazi. I don't understand a thing. I try to move my limbs, but they feel sleepy. I still can't move much. I should just give up. I gave my all, did everything, and killed Red Skull, but I still got captured by the Nazi scum.
I'm sorry Peggy, we couldn't go on the date... Maybe James or the Sub-Mariner will find me, but I doubt it.
"Just do your thing, Nazi scum! I will never betray the United States of America!" I told him defiantly.
The Nazi scientist now looks a bit shocked. That is strange. I thought he would say something like, 'I will torture you until you say all your secrets, Heil Hydra!' or something.
"Hey, hey, Captain America!" He sounds and looks a bit guilty, as if his parents found out he ate the cookies he shouldn't."I'm American as well, don't worry. I'm no Nazi."
I saw him scrabble around his white kittel and he took out an American ID. He was born in California — Central City. They look the same, and he... was born in the year 19… 74.
"That... can't be true." I muttered in shock.
I missed the date with Peggy. She may be old now, and I look 20. I lost more than 40 years of her life. I have to see and find her and apologize. She may be hurt.I tried to get up but fell straight on the floor.
"I... have… to… see… her." I spoke with clenched teeth.
I don't care if my body breaks into a million pieces. I will see Peggy and apologize, even if she kills me.
"Steve, compose yourself, Peggy isn't going—"
"How do you know her name?!" I cut him off of his fake worry. He wasn't even born during that period, so how does he know of her?
"I know Margaret, the girlfriend of Bucky. She was my care—"
"Liar!!"But is he really lying? It could be possible..."Tell me everything you know about her. Immediately?!"
"Margaret Ashford. Born 17.06.1920 in New York, Queens. Studied at New York State University in order to become a nurse. She likes pizza but hates tomatoes. She took part during your campaign in Europe and fell in love with Bucky Barnes during it. She is—" He truly knows many thing about her even some personal thing. He could be trustworthy.
"Enough, kid. I believe you. Help me up, please."
I truly needed his help because I couldn't move much. For now, I trust him because he knows Margaret. Now laying on the bed, Reed began to talk again.
"That is good, because it will make it easier, what I'm going to tell you now."Ooh, that sounds ominous. I hope… ooh god.
"No, the Nazis didn't win, and no, Peggy is alive and kicking. She's still healthy."
"That is good, haaaa…" I sighed, truly relieved to hear that.
"But Hydra is still active today, and they are now part of the government!"
That drained all the color from my face. That couldn't be true. I killed Red Skull. The Allies had just killed them because they were leaderless.
"H…OW?" I'm still speechless.
"The US took all the Nazi scientists and brought them to the US in order to learn more about their research. As a result, they infiltrated the US."
How foolish of those idiotic politicians. They had the chance to kill them, and they didn't!
"They also infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. — that is a spy organization that Peggy Carter created for world security."
No! They are spitting on Peggy's legacy, those thugs!
"Don't worry. I have plans for Hydra, and I need your help to achieve them."He is truly serious and confident about it.
"And for what?" I'm truly intrigued by him.
"I need to recreate the Super Soldier Serum. I need your blood."No. That is dangerous. Dr. Erskine gave his life for it.
Before I could deny him, he continued:"I not only need it for myself. I also need it for Aunt Margaret and for Peggy, because Hydra will attack our loved ones, and I could make them young again."
That argument I couldn't deny it. It does make sense. But Dr. Erskine gave his life, and it would feel like I will spit on his legacy if I let him recreate it.
But… if he recreates it, I could take Peggy out, after all the fighting I did. It is overwhelming.
"Could you give me more time? I have to first process all the information you gave me, because I'm in a big dilemma"I'm still unsure what to decide. I hope he lets me have more time to think.
"Sure, no problem. We have more than two weeks until we return back to America. You have much time to adapt and learn more things about the 90s and all the things you couldn't witness, so don't worry."
"Thank you."I'm truly thankful toward him. He took me out of the ice, and he knows Margaret. He shouldn't be a bad person.
"I'll let you meet the others now."The others? Who are they?
"Ben and Jake, come here! The Captain woke up!"
I immediately hear footsteps running toward our door, and two young men burst in. They both started to salute me, I of course saluted back.
"Captain, I am a big fan of yours!" says a big, brown-haired guy with a military cut. He looks strong — he almost has muscles as big as mine. Impressive.
"Yeah, me too!"The other one is a blond-haired, slim person who almost looks like me before I got the Super Soldier Serum. Heh.
"You are truly THE hero, Captain! I'm Benjamin, by the way!"So the big kid is Ben. That means that the slim one is…
"Did you truly punch Hitler in his face? I'm Jake, by the way!""Could we get your autograph, please?!"
They're both overwhelming me with questions. Is this how Howard Stark felt, with all his fans?
"Thank you, both of you, for your kind words. I'm grateful. And no, I didn't punch Hitler, it was unfortunately only a commercial. And sure, you both can get an autograph."
Reed Richards gave me a pen immediately. Did he plan this, or did he know they would ask for an autograph?I think I'm overanalyzing things. I should write them their autographs now.
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Author here:I did it! I achieved 15,000 words, let's go!! Get this Webnovel!How did you guys like it?
And yes, this Captain America curses sometimes — but only against Hydra and Nazis, because he saw what they did to the Jews. Luckily, he didn't see what the Japanese did to the Chinese.
Would you like to see a bit slice of life of how Captain America tries to learn about this new time period?Yes?No?
And yeah, Reed stole some blood without his approval, because let's be honest, Reed needs it for all the messed-up characters there are in Marvel. And he wouldn't be able to know if Captain America would say yes or no.
And next chapter, I will most likely add some mutant shenanigans during the Greenland arc, because Magneto needs to make his move as a Homo superior, may attack a Military camp somewhere in America.