Chapter 2-Bruce and Steve
By: MysticFantasy
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With a final hit, the punching bag flew across the gym to land on the floor with sand pouring out of the ripped side.
Panting lightly, Steve brushed his bangs from his forehead and moved to grab another punching bag from the line up. He grabbed a brown punching bag and hooked it up. He got four punches in when he was disturbed.
"I take it that sleep isn't coming very easy to you."
Steve looked to the doorway and saw an older looking man in a suit slowly walking over to him.
"When you've slept for seventy years, it's a little tricky." Steve answered turning away from the punching bag.
"Guess that's a good point." the man said now standing a few feet away. "Do you know who I am?"
"Doctor Bruce Banner." Steve answered. "I was given a run down about you."
"So you know about the other side of me?"
"I do but I don't hold things against people." Steve answered moving to the bench as he started unwrapping his hands.
"So you don't care that I tried to replicate the serum that was used on you and used it on myself?" Bruce asked.
Steve paused in his task for a moment before continuing.
"Is there a reason you're here doctor?"
"I'm here on behalf of Nick Fury." Bruce answered. "A situation has been brought up and we'd like your help for it."
"There's so many others in this world that have greater mind power. Why me?" Steve asked looking at the doctor.
"Because you're the only one who's seen the true power of the Tesseract." Bruce answered handing Steve and open file. The soldier took it and saw the picture of a familiar blue cube.
"Hydra's secret weapon." he said.
"It was found by Howard Stark when he was looking for you." Bruce explained. "There's a lot of rumors saying the cube could give the Earth unlimited energy. I'm not too sure about that myself but I haven't been studying it for very long either."
"Take it from me. This thing isn't anything to mess around with. I have seen what this thing can do. It cost me a lot of men." Steve said shutting the file and giving it back to the doctor. "So because I've seen what it can do first hand, Director Fury wants me to come in and pick up the shield again. Is that right?"
"Somewhat." Bruce answered. "The Tesseract was taken by a serious enemy who managed to put several SHIELD agents under his control and killed many others just to get it. His name is Loki and he's someone who's causing us great concern. We'd like to know if you'd be able to help us, Captain."
Steve was silent for a moment before he picked up his gym bag and looked at the doctor.
"I'll come." he said and picked up a punching bag from the line up. "And to answer your question from before, we'll see what happens after we get the cube back."
"What makes you think that I'll be going into battle?" Bruce asked.
"Call it a hunch." Steve answered. "Something about you tells me that, like me, you won't let this happen without doing your part to stop it."
Bruce lightly smirked at the soldier.
"Guess we'll see." he said.
"Guess we will." Steve replied and walked out of the gym.
