~November 7, 1941~

Being a scientist was something Jinx thought she'd never be, but being a solider is also something she thought she'd never be and here she is.

After a while of working in the lab and gaining a new friend or two, Dr. Erskine and Howard Stark, the commander for the army would watch her from to day to day, studying her every move. The decided to offer a spot as in the army to train other soldiers, well, after she get some training of course. Jinx was stunned but Howard basically begged her to accept the offer so he could have a lab to himself most days, so she did, she was now training herself to train others.

"I'll bet you'd look good in uniform." Howard told her as he winked at her, of course making her blush.

"Why don't you stick it where the sun doesn't shine? I'm spoken for." Jinx said sassily as she returned to her work writing different formulas for Dr. Erskine to look at.

"Really?" Howard asked with his eyebrow raised.

"Well, not really, but I'm in love with someone. And I write him everyday and he writes me back."

"Figures."

"You know, Howard, when are you going to settle for one girl and have kids?" Jinx asked with a smirk as she placed her notes on the table near her.

"When I'm rich..."

"You're already rich."

"When I'm richer then..." Howard said with a cheeky smile, Jinx scoffed and went back to her work. Only minutes later did Dr. Erskine come into the lab with four samples of the "super solider" dosage. Three of them were blue and thick looking, but he also carried one sample that was orange. Jinx frowned at the coloring but didn't question the genius. In his other hand was a cup flavored water that he made just for Jinx knowing that she liked it.

"Mr. Stark and Ms. Gomez, nice to you two working together." Abraham Erskine said as he sat the samples beside Jinx, he smiled and gave her the water and she said a simple, "Thank you." Abraham went over to the sink to wash his and before putting testing chemicals and other products. Jinx put her opened drink beside the samples absent mindedly as she continued her work. Abraham turned on the water to wash his hand but when his skin touch the water, he flinched back because the heat of the water was too much for him. Jinx turned around quickly knocking over the orange sample and allowing it to pour right into her drink, but she didn't notice the action.

"Are you okay?" Jinx asked the older man as she watched him rub his hand.

"Oh yes, I'm fine." Abraham said with a smile. Jinx nodded and turned around to start her writing again, but then she picked up her drink and started to drink it to the last drop. Abraham properly washed his hands with no problems the second time, he walked over to the samples and immediately notice that the orange sample was gone. He looked frantically around but then noticed a cup in the trash and how at the bottom it glowed orange, the cup looked familiar and he put two and two together. He turned to Jinx right before she pasted out, falling to the floor. Howard quickly walked over the Jinx trying to get her to wake up.

"Oh, no. What have I done?" Erskine said shaking his head at the state Jinx was in. Howard pressed two fingers against her neck and smiled, strong pulse.

"She's alive."

"Get her to a doctor. Quickly, please." Erskine watched as Howard carried her out of the room, he then turned to the bottle where the orange serum used to be and started studying it.

~December 7, 1941~

It's been a whole month since the incident happened, and Jinx was still unconscious. Dr. Erskine and Howard would visit her everyday as long as they could. They were afraid that if she woke up and looked at herself, she'd be shock as to what she sees. Her hair was no longer dark, it was now white, but still beautiful. When the doctors would lift her eyelid to check on her eyes, one moment is was her normal hazel but then the next moment it would an white color to match her hair.

Erskine was concerned deeply, he knew the that serum she swallowed down was to enhance what was already inside a person, it was meant as a second dosage for the super solider candidate but after seeing the affect it had on Jinx he finds the orange serum highly inappropriate for anyone else.

Howard sat near her bed holding on to her hand, to him, Jinx was a dear friend that he's never had before. She was smart, gentle, funny, sassy, and so down to earth. She didn't mind his flirting because she would have a rejection line for each hint of a flirtatious he sent her way.

"Think she's going to be okay?" Howard asked the older, German genius who sat on the other side of Jinx's bed.

"She should be considering she's still alive. Of course we'll have to run test when she wakes up, but that should be no problem."

"I hope you're right."

~December 9, 1941~

Jinx gasped as she woke up quickly from her month long slumber. She was touching herself to make sure she was real or this wasn't some wild dream. She looked around the white room and shook her head, the migraine she was feeling was slightly painful. Jinx looked over her shoulders towards the nightstand, she noticed a notepad lying face down and picked it up quickly. It read:

'Jinx Harper Gomez. Comatose since November 7, 1941.'

"What?" She said to myself shaking her head not believing anything she read. She got up to walk to the door but end up falling down on her face, her body must have gotten use to not moving in a long time that if function differently at the moment. But, being the strong willed lady she is, she sat down on the floor until she felt she could be able to stand again. Eventually, the tingle feeling in her legs she felt disappeared and she was able to stand and walk again.

A nurse came in the room to see the tan girl, who was just in a coma, standing on her two feet confused and determined. The nurse quickly ran out the room and immediately back in with a doctor.

"I see you're up and running!" The doctor said excitedly but his eyes showed that he was nervous and scared to be around Jinx. She couldn't understand why but she was determined to find out.

"What happened to me?" Jinx asked gently as she looked up at him to stare in his eyes begging for answers.
"Perhaps, I should explain that to you." A familiar German accent filled the room. Jinx leaned over to look behind the doctor to see Abraham Erskine with a proud smile on his face.

The doctor tried to explain what happened to the best of his abilities and he was happy to know that Jinx understood and was okay with getting tested.

~December 15, 1941~

"I really can't get over the way my hair looks. I look like I'm 90 years old subtract the wrinkles." Jinx said as she looked in the mirror for the thousandth time since getting out of the hospital. Howard shook his head in amusement, he felt that it was nice for her to be around again.

"You look fine. In fact, I prefer you this way."

"Once again, Howard, I'm spoken for." Jinx said as she grinned widely, walking back over to her desk.

"Jinx, your blood test came back!" Dr. Erskine said walking through the lab door, he opened the result letter and frowned slightly. "Oh."

"What? What is it?" Howard and Jinx said both slightly concerned.

"Well, it appears that everything is normal."

"Normal?!" Jinx asked slightly annoyed and a bit angry. They've been searching for answers but can't seem to find any. Just then a thundering sound came from outside the building and an item or two came flying around the room. Dr. Erskine looked at Jinx to find her eyes white, he then had an idea.

"Also..."

"What?"

"The army is dropping you, so you did everything for nothing."

"What?!" Jinx screamed in angry and it started to thunderstorm completely and more items came flying across. By this time Howard was under a desk.

"My God..." Dr. Erskine chuckled as he stared at Jinx. But, she was confused, she didn't catch on to what was going on but then in clicked, she looked down at her hands and back at Dr. Erskine and he smiled at her in a successful way.

Time to learn control.

~1942 Brooklyn, New York~

Steve was always the one who didn't too much like to hold his tongue when it came to others showing respect to the dying men who served the country of America. And that's why his in trouble right now. A big, taller guy punched Steve once again sending him falling back to a trashcan.

"You just don't give up, do you?" The guy said before punching him again.

"No, I can do this all day." Steve said as he grabbed the trashcan lid as a shield to protect himself and attempted to attack the big guy again just to only get sent back down on the ground.

"Hey," Bucky Barnes said coming up behind the guy bulling his small friend. "Pick on someone your own size." Buck said before punching the guy, giving him a taste of his own medicine.

"Sometimes, I think you like getting punched." James "Bucky" Barnes said
after saving Steve from getting any further beatings by the loud jerk.

"I had him on the ropes." Steve said brushing himself off. Bucky shook his head but then picked up Steve's enlistment form from the ground and sighed. Steve has been trying for months to enlist in the army numerous times but they only reject him each try. He wanted to avenge his country and also shut down Hitler from all his bullying... He also wanted to see if Jinx was even still alive, he never got a letter back from her since November of 1941.

"How many times is this?" Bucky asked, he the started reading the enlistment form. "Ah, you're from Paramus now. You know it's illegal to lie on your enlistment form. And seriously, Jersey?"

Steve looked up and seen Barnes in uniform. It was then when he heart became a little heavy. "Did you get your orders?"

"The one-o-seventh. Sergeant James Barnes. Shipping for England first thing tomorrow." Bucky told him with a slightly sad look.

"I should be going." Steve said as he looked down and shook his head.

"Come on, man! It's my last night. Gotta get you cleaned up." Bucky said trying to lighten up the mood between him and his best friend.

"Why? Where are we going?" Steve asked with his eyebrow raised.

"The future." Bucky said excitedly, he handed Steve the newspaper he was holding, he opened it to see the ad for World Exposition. Steve looked up from the ad and gave Bucky a small smile as the began to walk back to the apartment Jinx let them have after she left. Bucky then thought about her and how she use to send them long letters, that could have been novels, everyday.

"How long has it been since we heard from her?" Bucky asked sadly as he unlocked the door to the apartment.

"Too long."

~•~•~•~•~•~•~(A/N)

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter because I enjoyed writing it! I hope you like the same friendship between Howard and Jinx.

Next chapter, Steve sees her again and is in for the shock if his life. lol.

Also, leave feedback, please! I need to know what you all think! Until next time, bye. :)