Captain America: the story of Lady Liberty
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Claimer: I own June and anything I create that is not cannon.
Being successful when you come from nothing is world's greatest achievement. And that is exactly what June's brother, Howard Stark, had done. Her brother and her grew up in New York, their father sold fruits and their mother sewed Shitsweats for a living. It was a hard life for them all, but when Howard started his pilgrimage to becoming one of the most successful men in the world, it got easier.
Along with his achievements, June was also making her mark on the world. The moment June was born she was different, not normal. When she was two years old she could walk just like an adult and could do things no child could do. She was special, a mutated human. As she grew she realized that she could copy exactly what someone else could do, if she watched Da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa, then she could paint the Mona Lisa. She called it muscle memory, the ability to watch a person's muscle movement and adapt her body to be able to do the exact same thing.
It was this ability that helped her to progress in life along with her brother, the military had easily found out this ability and snatched her up into their ranks. She was trained in all western attacks, guns, hand to hand combat, agility, strength. They developed her into a weapon that could help them in the war. In the years to come, she participated in the rescue of Doctor Abraham Erskine from the castle of Johann Schmidt, the head of Hitler's special weapons division HYDRA.
Doctor Erskine was working on a serum that would create super soldiers, they would be the strongest, fastest, and best soldiers in the world. They would never get sick, never tire and NEVER die. But something was missing, his serum had never been successful when he worked with HYDRA…until now. June's muscles ability to change and adapt to accommodate her copying was the final piece of the puzzle. With her blood, the serum would be able to change a person without killing them or have muscle or skin deterioration that has happened before. Now all they needed was to find someone who would be perfect for the job.
She began travelling with her brother, an SSR Agent Peggy Carter, Colonel Chester Phillips and Doctor Erskine to find the perfect candidates.. Their final stop was Brooklyn before it was on to Camp Lehigh. They were also there because Howard had his Stark Industries exhibition he was hosting.
Right now, June decided to leave the safety and comfort of her temporary home and wander the streets of Brooklyn, she may not get a chance when she returned with Colonel Phillips to the front lines. She was finally being brought to the war, years of training and memorizing had all been to end the war. She would do anything to end all the death. It was a mighty accomplishment for a woman of her time.
Brooklyn wasn't a glamorous city with flashing lights and gorgeous buildings. It was more of an industrial city, more polluted air and brown buildings. Not to say it wasn't nice to look at, the youngest Stark always enjoyed a new city. She loved to see new people, new sights, and feel a new atmosphere. Travelling had been something that she always wanted to do as a child living in the lower east end of New York.
"Hey chicky, wanna come have some fun?" she internally groaned at the lecherous voice of a no doubt inebriated male and continued to walk. She would never understand why someone would want to be drunk at 10 in the morning, perhaps it had something to do with the war or he was just an alcoholic but the reason did not matter, get drunk in the comfort of your own home, not publicly. "Hey! I'm talking to ya!" she tensed when the man grabbed her arm and forced her to face him. His breath stunk of beer, cigarettes and food between his teeth that had begun to rot due to lack of floss. "don't ignore me bitch!"
"Leave me alone, I do not care for dunks" she hissed menacingly. Unfortunately, the man ignored the warning in her tone.
"Don't talk to me that way bitch!" he growled at her hatefully. She was silently gearing up to put this man in his place, on the ground.
"The lady said to leave her alone" the two beings stopped glaring at each other when a voice distracted them. A short, thin, almost scrawny looking man stood before him. He had a cute face, blonde hair and blue eyes that were glaring at the drunkard threateningly, though not intimidatingly. His stature did not scare her, and she knew it did not scare the man.
"Get lost pipsqueak before I knock ya teeth out!" the drunk snapped angrily.
"She said to leave her alone!" the drunk did not like the man words. He let go of June and punched the man right in the jaw, she gasped as he fell to the floor. Deciding the man had enough warning, she let her muscles to the talking.
"Hey! Asshole!" when he turned around she reared back and punched him with the same strength and force he used on the man laying on the floor. With a mighty force behind her swing, she knocked the guy out. "Idiot…" she muttered to herself before heading over to the man who was getting up from the floor, she grasped his arm gently and helped him to stand "I am so sorry, I hope he did not hurt you too terribly" the man looked up at her with a mix of a smile and a wince. She could tell that a bruise was forming.
"Ahh, not to worry ma'am" the man said with a blush "I've had worse, though seeing a woman knock a man out has bruised my ego a little" she giggled softly at his joke, even if she believed he was probably speaking the truth. "are you ok? I'm sure that punch had to have hurt."
She raised her hand and showed him her bare, flawless skin "I am fine, it is not the first time I've had to stop a man from forcing himself on me" she replied reassuringly.
"I wish women never have to defend themselves" he said with a frown "excuse my manners, my name is Steve Rogers" he brought his hand out and grasped her hand softly.
"June Stark" she replied with a firm handshake and a smirk at the bewildered look on Steve's face.
"June Stark? Sister of Howard Stark of Stark Industries?" she nodded "this is the first time I've met a celebrity."
She chuckled at that "hardly, I'm sure Clark Gable is a more noteworthy celebrity" she lost her smile when she saw the slight purple forming on Steve's jaw "we should get some ice on your jaw to stop it from swelling."
"Don't worry, I can do that" she shook her head.
"You tried to defend my honor, I would feel terrible if I couldn't help you" she motioned to the street "is there somewhere we can go to get something cold?" she asked "I've never been in Brooklyn before."
"First day?" she nodded "there is a bar close by, we can ask for ice" he said nervously, he had no idea how he was talking to this beautiful woman. She was your typical American woman, blonde hair and blue eyes attached to a very desirable body that he was having a hard time not looking at. She was the opposite to her raven haired brown eyed brother he's seen in the newspapers. He felt like an idiot for inviting her to a bar, not like anything was going to happen. He was too scrawny and weak for a beautiful dame like her, especially a dame that can knock a buff guy out with one punch. Her brother must have payed for a personal trainer to teach her defence.
"As long as we take care of your jaw" he nodded "please show the way" he nodded once more and walked beside her, the bar was only a block away. As it was still early in the morning, only a few men were sitting at the stools and tables. "Hi Hank" Steve called to the bartender as both he and June sat down.
"Ahh Steve, got into another fight?" Hank asked as he saw the small mans bruised jaw "what'd you do this time?"
"Tried to defend this lady from a drunk" he motioned to the beautiful woman beside him. Hank did a double take at the beauty who willingly followed Steve into a bar. This was a first as the poor boy could never catch the eye of a woman, let alone talk to them.
"He was very brave, are we able to get some ice for his bruise?" June asked softly, she could see the surprised look sent her way. She guessed Steve was not very good at attracting ladies, it was obviously his stature that women did not like. He wasn't unattractive, he had a handsome face, it was just his body that was lacking. She was sure that his personality would make up for his looks, anyone who would go up against someone twice his size to defend someone was alright in her book.
"Oh uh, of course. Let me get that" Hank snapped out of his shock and hurried over to his ice box, he grabbed a tea towel and wrapped it around a scoopful of ice. "Here, you know the drill" he passed it to Steve and walked off to serve the others.
Steve placed the ice pack on his jaw and turned back to June with a sheepish look "thank you…you know, for worrying about me."
"But of course, I would never ignore someone who was hurt at my expense" she gave him a reassuring smile that helped him to relax. "tell me, are you going to the Modern Marvels of Tomorrow exhibition tomorrow night?"
Steve scratched the back of his head "Ah I think so, I've been told its not something to miss."
June nodded enthusiastically "it most certainly isn't something to miss, my brother has worked hard to reach the future. Are you going with someone?"
"I will most likely attend the event with my friend Bucky, that is…if Bucky wasn't going with a woman, which he probably will be."
"Then you can go with me" Steve's head shot up and he fumbled with the ice pack when he loosened his grip.
"W-wha wha why?" he could not fathom why such an accomplished woman would want to attend an event with him. He must be dreaming.
"Consider it a thank you for defending me. Will you join me?" she asked in a hopeful tone. Steve was more than what he seemed, he had a kindness that was rare in this destructive world.
"O-of course…I…I would love to go with y-you" he tried to stop stuttering but to no avail, he just could not understand how this was happening. This had to be a dream, maybe he could pinch himself when she wasn't looking.
She let a smile stretch across her face "excellent, shall we meet at the entrance at 7?"
"Of course…will it be ok if my friend Bucky joins us?" he needed support with this, though he was hesitant because he was sure this dame would completely forget about him when she saw Bucky. He drew girls to him like a flame draws a moth. It was inevitable that this woman would be the same, he was glad that he had her attention before she forgot about him. Having her notice him and smile at him without any disgust or pity was enough for him.
"No problem, the more the merrier."