Chapter 2
Time:D+7(June 13, 1944)
Location:A underground rail station outside of Bertchasgarden, Germany
The train came to a stop as the turnstile turned the rain to an orientation of the correct track. the clanking gears drowned out the lone figure jumping from the awaiting train to some crates that lay to the right of the turnstile. Slowly The figure known as Captain America crept along beneath the view of the Controller and headed out of the rail station. The air was cold as he exited the secret entrance in the mountain. He reached into his belt and pulled out the map. He was heading into the lion's Den as the OSS commander of this mission told him. He was in Bertchasgarden, home of the Third Reich. He pulled the map out and scanned over it. His misson, the Secret luftwaffe research facilty was 3 miles from the station to the north. He slowly put the map back in the belt and headed north through some woods. As he headed into the woods he took in the enviroment. He listened for snaps, pops or anything that could indicate patrols. He looked through the darkness for hidden foxholes or pill boxes. After about 40 minutes of leap frogging from tree to tree. He came to the clearing where the British SAS intel had indicated the airbase was. In the middle of the clearing stood a rocket, what the german POW's had said was a v-2, to the right of the rocket was a wood covered control center that glowed from the panels. the area was surrounded by 8 Machine gun Nests, four on each side and toward the rear of each nest was a two man mortor team awaiting to target any who tread apon this secret site.
As Cap stood in some brush, looking for a way in an officer's car pulled up. Out came a man wearing the nazi uniform, but whose face was covered by a mask with a red skull on it. The man walked to the control center and entered it just as another larger fuel truck pulled up. and hooked it's line to the side of the rocket. Cap slowly crept to his left and began hooking his way around to the road the fuel truck came down. he reached a fence that protected the road and transfered the shield from his back to his arm and cut the barbed wire. He crossed the road and did the same to the other side of the road and proceed to the trees to the rear of the launch area. He eventually came to what he was looking for, an underground trench the led to the underneath of the rocket and was used as a way for the fire of the Rocket to be expelled during launch. The trench opening was covered with a fence which was easily removed with his shield and he slowly crept through. The trench was dark with no lights and his footsteps echoed fron the crunch of the hard packed ground that covered the floor of the tunnel. As he neared the end, he saw the moonlight beaming down from the shaft that led to the rocket motor of the V-2. As he began to prepare to assend the shaft a grenade fell down the shaft. Cap dove back into the tunnel and the Potato masher grenade exploded. The ringing in his ears, stopped after a few seconds and he got up using his shield as cover waited for the bullets to come down the shaft, none came. As he began to run back to the entrance of the tunnel a hissing sound caught his ear. On the sides of the tunnel tubes began expelling a gas. He was getting tired, he began to run to the entrance of the Tunnel. It was blocked, Cap fell and darkness claimed him.
Captain America awoke in a medical bay his legs and arms tied to to the sides of an operating table. He at first didn't remember what had happened then as his head cleared he remembered it all, the OSS mission, the tunnel, the gas all came rushing back to him. He struggled to get free but the chain restraints where to much for him to break. Suddenly, a voice emerged from the darkness of the room."Hello, my adversary, it so nice to finally meet you face to face." Slowly at the foot of the table the man in the skull mask appeared from the darkness of the room, slowly walking around the table with both hands behind his back like a predator examining his prey."Your intellegence services call me the red skull."Cap then raised he head up and spoke strongly."I know who you are Red Skull, you are head of the german werewolves, Hitler's guerrilla organization. What do you want skull, i have work to do making sure you and your friends dont threaten Freedom any longer. Ahh yes, the tommy mentality of being the freedom's only hope. However, are you really free Tommy. Why do you fight so hard,hmmm. What will happen after all the fighting is done and my, what is you call us ,ahh yes happens when all of my jerry friends are captured what then captain. You go back to nothing a small house in a small town with few real freedoms. I can offer you more Captain America. Join me, and i can make yo the greatest solider in the history of the world. Your name will be spoken in line with Alexander the great, Julius Ceasar, and Gangus Khan."
Captain America looked at the red skull and spoke."Now, i know you are crazy i would never join Hitler."Suddenly The skull bent over and was nose to nose with Captain America."HITLER, YOU THINK THIS IS ABOUT HITLER AND HIS PRECIOUS THIRD REICH."The skull raised up and began walking behind captain america and remerging on the right side."Hitler, is a fool. He should have stayed fighting the british and the americans, instead of trying to fight the world. He should have seen your invasion and ordered it stopped. No, this is not of hitler this is of the world Tommy. Hitler has had his time and soon he will see his end whether it is on the battlefield, or hiden away. He will die, soon and with his death i will ascend to the leadership of the german people. Under my leadership, the german people will be unstoppable. They will roll over the armies of the world like a tidal wave. Then true peace, will be achieved no more hatred, no more fear, no more free thought will reign and the world will enter an era of peace the likes of which has never seen mean your peace, a tryanny dont you herr skull?"Captain America spoke as he silently struggled against his restraints. "Herr Hitler has taught me much Captain."The Red skull spoke."He has taught me that there one constant in the universe is power. It is not money, or love, or even your precious freedoms you say you fight for. It is power, the abilty to make men and women who at heart are not evil do evil things. It is power that makes these same women and men believe these evil things are being done in the name of the state and the state is doing it for them not for itself. This is the one constant in the universe, and i plan on embracing this but with your help i could be once step closer to this constant, so I ask you join us join the werewolves and be a part of the next era, The era of peace and be the greatest soldier of all time."
Captain America rose his head up off the table and spoke." No, I will never join you or be part of your so called next era, NEVER DO YOU HEAR ME SKULL!"The Red Skull then spoke to him."Alas, your cooporation in not required but would have made things easier, however we can do things my way. Doctor, prepare him for the operation, We will operate in the morning. I want tissue, and blood samples and tell the lab to prepare for the analysis and to make sure to have the first test subjects ready for injection as soon as we identify the formula."Slowly the Red skull walked to the foot of the table and spoke to Steve."You should be honored Captain, soon your blood will give rise to a new army an army that no country can deny is the superior army and one that will reign in the new era, the era of the Red skull at its head. Dr Reinstein was a fool and died a fools death for his betrayal but his greatest success will not only be used to creat an new army but a new race of superhumans who will call me leader. Soon Captain America, you will not be the only Super Solider but the first of many, it is a shame you will not survive to see the have made your choice now live with it with what time you have left." Slowly the Red skull began to retreat back into the darkened room. Then Steve felt a pinch in his neck and darkness collected him.
Steve awoke with a shock, the room he had been in earlier was bathed in red light. The straps that had held him down were mostly intact except for the right arm strap which had been broked. Then through the building he heard explosions and the whine of bombers and realized the facility was under bomber attack. Using his free arm he freed his other limbs and began to walk stealthly through the room until he came to the door at the foot of the table he was on. When he made it to the door he peeked through and saw a long corridor down which was multiple doors but no guards. He proceeded down the corridor when he noticed that the hum of the Bombers had gone. He realized the bombing raid was over and he needed to hurry out of the facility before the guards returned from the alert stations. He slowly made he was in the first door and came to a supply room. He grabbed the explosive and the timing fuse and place the explosive in the thick of some other explosivice inserted the timeing fuse and pulled. He then ran outside to the corridor and entered the another door and came into a intellegence room with a map table dominating the room and his shield, maps and equipment off in the corner on a smaller table. He grabbed then all and proceeded ot a door on the far wall. He then came to an elevator and saw it was coming down to his level with three soldiers on it. He hid behind the elevator and waited for it to lower. two of the Soldiers left but a third stayed behind to guard the elevator. Steve circled the elevator car and whistled. The Soldier turned toward him and Steve used his shield as a battering ram and knocked the soldier of his feet and knocked the STG 44 to the ground. the soldier got up and through three punches at him but Cap dodged the first two and grabeed the third one and flipped the soldier on his back. The soldier got up and before he could throw another one steve kicked him and punched him until he was knocked out. He then got on the elevator and proceeded up to the ground level. He reached the ground level and with his shield at the ready exited the elevator and opened the steel door that led to an underground basement of a villa. He slowly worked his way up the creaky stairs and peeked through the door. It exited into a kitchen with 8 soldiers eating at a long table. Then he felt a rimble beneath his feet and knew the Explosives had gone off. He burst through the door and ran for a window and jumped through and ran. Several Mg gunners took aim at him but where no prepared for a runner from the villa and missed by inches then the explosion reached the villa and the house explosed like a roman candle. The shockwave knocked steve back and as he blacked out he thought he had died. He awoke several minuted laters on his side with his shield embedded in a tree. A pain rose from his side and he coughed. He then said" I am hurting so i must still be alive." He then heard the rumble of truck engines headed into the woods and crouched down behind some brush. The trucked pulled up into the yard of what remained of the villa. The Red skull emptied out and began speaking in german. When one of the survivors from the villa crawled to him, the skull pulled out his pistol and killed him. It was then that Captain America swore he would stop the Red Skull and put and end to him. Cap then crept back into the wood for his several long days trek back to allied lines.
Telegraph from Werewolves command to Hitler bunker(7 days Later)
Sir, operation to extract project 616 from target unsucessful, bombing raid and escape of subject destroyed facility. To ensure protection of other projects all scientists and guards have been liquidated. Subject reported to made contact with elements of 82 airborne in holland and first reports have him aiding elements of British 3rd aromored near nimegan bridge in holland. Werewolves report of subject 1 day old. Suggest we begin the activation of the armakopf. Site for weapon has been selected, and special materials from norway have made it to secret site unmolested today. Scientists and guards are ready to begin building and i will personally oversee the production. Request permission, await reply at werewolves HQ-Transmission ends
Telegraph from Hitler bunker to Werewolves HQ(one day after Werewolves telegraph)
There has been an attempt on my life, you have permission to proceed with the armakopf, should i die your orders are to use the weapon and continue my dream, may your project succeed my apprentice-Transmission ends
The Red Skull leaned back into his chair as he finished reading the reply from Berlin. He walked over to the window and looked out into the austrian countryside and smiled."Hitler you fool, you have just giving me the power to ensure my rise as leadrer of all the world."Red skull then walked out into the hallway of the home he was at and motioned for a messenger. Several moments later a messenger and a guard entered the room." Messenger you are to go to berlin and relay a message to professor Arnim Zola. The message is as follows Armakof is approved. The guard will then bring you and him to a site he will tell you. Guard your mission is to ensure the arrival of zola. If the messenger is to be captured you are to kill him and deliver the message yourself. Once the message is delivered messenger you and the guard will ensure zola reaches his destination is that clear?" Both of the young men nodded and the Red skull waved them off to their mission. Then the red skull looked at the austrian countryside once more and smiled"Hitler, your thousand year reich was a fools errand but from the ashes of a fool shall rise a new order. Once the weapon is completed then no one, not even Captain America can stand in my way. You will be nothing more than a footnote in history but i will be the one writing history and the next chapter starts soon."The red skull then left the house he was staying at and got on a train that would take him to a new future.