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HOSPITAL LAB – STRATEGIC SCIENTIFIC RESERVE (SSR) – HIDDEN UNDER BROOKLYN ANTIQUE SHOP – BROOKLYN NY – Steve sat quietly on the medical table while a nurse took some blood for examination. It was being supervised by Agent Carter, who worked closely with Erkskine. Harry who stood in the back of the room, to give the medical examiners space to work. "Think you got enough?" asked Steve.
"Any hope of reproducing the program is locked in your genetic code." said Agent Carter. "But without Dr. Erskine, it would take years." The nurse gave her the medical file. "You can go." She walked out with the nurse.
Now alone, Harry walked over, he could tell Erksine's death affected Steve hard. The doctor was a good man. He leaned into Steve and slipped his hand into the soldiers, giving it a supportive squeeze.
Steve appreciated Harrys support, he squeezed the wizards hand back. "He deserved more than this."
"If it could work only once, he'd be proud it was you." said Carter.
Steve looked at him. "You think so?"
"I know so." said Harry. "He'd be proud of you, as am I."
ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL EXAMINATION LAB – STRATEGIC SCIENTIFIC RESERVE (SSR) – HIDDEN UNDER BROOKLYN ANTIQUE SHOP – BROOKLYN NY – Colonel Phillips was there with Senator Brandt, Draco, Harry and Caleb. Star was dissecting the submarine Kruger tried to escape in. "Colonel Phillips my committee is demanding answers." said Brandt.
"Great." said Phillips. "Why don't we start with how a German spy got a ride to my secret installation in one of your cars?" He looked down at Stark in the dissection pit.
"What do we have?" Harry and Steve walked in as he spoke.
"Speaking modestly," started Stark. "I'm the best mechanical engineer in this country but I don't know what's inside this thing or how it works. We are not even close to this technology."
"Then who is?" asked Brandt.
"Hydra." said Phillips
"I'm sure you've been reading our briefings." said Phillips.
"I'm on a number of committees Colonel." said Brandt.
"Well I'm sure you know that Hydra is the Nazi deep science division." said Caleb. "It's led by Johann Schmidt. But he had much bigger ambitions."
"Captain Potter is right." said Phillips. "Hydra is practically a cult. They worship Schmidt, they think he's invincible."
"So what are you going to do about it?" asked Brandt.
"I spoke to the President this morning." said Phillips. "As of today the SSR is being retasked."
"Colonel?" asked Draco. "Do explain."
"We are taking the fight to Hydra Captain Malfoy." said Phillips. "All of you pack your bags." He turned to the pit. "You too Stark. We are flying to London tonight." Harry, gave Draco and Caleb a look to which they nodded a yes.
"Sir." Said Steve. "If you're going after Schmidt, I want in."
"You're an experiment." said Phillips. "You're going to Alamogordo."
"But the serum worked." said Draco.
"I asked for an army and all I got was you." said Phillips. "You are not enough."
"Seriously?" asked Draco.
"With all due respect to the Colonel." said Brandt. "I think we are missing the point. I was outside at the start of the car chase. I've seen you in action. More importantly, the country has seen it." She turned to a guy in the back. "Paper." The guy gave it to her and she opened it up to the first page. "The enlistment lines have been around the block since your picture hit the newsstands. You don't take a soldier, a symbol like that, and hide them in a lab. Mr. Rogers, do you want to serve your country on the most important battlefield of the war?"
"That's all I want sir." said Steve.
Brand offered Steve his hand. "Then congratulations." Steve shook it. "You just got promoted."
STAR SPANGLE BANNER WORLD TOUR – STARLIGHT THEATER – NEW YORK CITY – It had been two weeks since Steve's talk with Senator Brandt, and the senator took the task onto himself to promote Steve as CAPTAIN AMERICA, just as the newspapers began to call him. The politician had kept everything quiet, not even Steve knew until the last minute, hours before the launch. He was backstage at Starlight Theater, the largest theater in New York City, with a dark blue suite, with a white star over the chest, red and white vertical stripes going from under his chest to his waist, and red boots. He sighed. "I don't know if I can do this…"
Bennett, Senator Brandts young public relations manager, was putting the finishing touches.
"Nothing to it." said Bennett. "You sell a few bonds. Bonds buy bullets. Bullets kill Nazis. Bing bang boom." He gave Steve a pat on the back. "You're an American Hero."
"It's just not how I pictured getting there." said Steve. He knew Harry Draco and Caleb were in the front row and he couldn't even imagine what they were going to think since he didn't have time to fill them in on what was happening.
"You play right with us and you'll be leading your own platoon in no time." said Bennett. "Take the shield."
Steve put on the blue sock mask over his head, there was an A in the front and gangel wings on the sides. He took the shield in his hand as the drumroll began.
"Go." said Bennett, shoving Steve onto the stage.
"Who's strong and brave, here to save the American way?" sang the girl singers/dancers on stage, also in patriotic skirts and hats and colors.
Steve took a breath and read the cards that were taped on the back of the shield. "Not all of us can storm a beach or drive a tank." Steve recited out loud. "But there's still a way all of us can fight."
"Who vows to fight like a man for what's right, night and day?" sang the girls.
"Series E Defense Bonds." recited Steve. "Each one you buy is a bullet in the barrel for your best guy's gun." He started moving around the stage, marching.
"Who will campaign door to doo for America?" sang the girls. "Carry the flag shore to shore for America? From Hoboken to Spokane."
Harry along with Draco and Caleb was gobsmaked. "They were prepping for this?!…"
"This is unbelievable…" added Draco, also in shock. They sat back and tried to sit through the show. "It's a bloody circus."
"Who'll hang the noose on the goose stepping goons from Berlin." sang the girls. "Who will redeem Heed the call for America? Who'll rise and fall for America? Who's here to prove that we can?! The Star Spangled Man with a plan!"
At the end Steve saluted the croud, the canons shot whiteblue and red confetti into the audience and the entire theater was on their feet cheering.
This went on for weeks and weeks, to months on end they traveled all over the country and over seas. The tour schedule made TV commercials, and promo meet and greets with everyone, from kids to girls to guys. Steve was blushing when he noticed many guys were winking at him, hot ones. Soon even comic books were published about him, calling him CAPTAIN AMERICA.
ITALY, JUST 5 MILES FROM THE FRONT – It was a year later, November 1943, and the tour was going strong. Steve, again wearing the patriotic hero suit, was on the stage addressing the troops and soldiers. "Ok…" He tried to think of how to warm up the crowd. "I need a volunteer." He called out.
Harry and Caleb were in uniform standing near the stage. "Merlins Beard this is torture…" sighed Harry.
"You're right, this has become a circus." said Caleb. "Just like you back home…"
"…Only worse." Added Harry.
"Yeah…" muttered Caleb.
"I already volunteered." called out a soldier called out to him. "How do you think I got here?" "And not in a good way." added Caleb.
"Bring back the girls!" called another soldier. Everyone started laughing at Steve.
"I think they only know that one song, but I'll see what I can do." said Steve.
"You do that sweetheart." said a soldier.
"Nice boots Tinker Bell!" yelled another soldier.
Harry saw the fear in Steve's eyes, despite his strong physique he was still the shy lanky boy he met a year before in New York.
"Come on guys, we are all on the same team here." said Steve.
"Hey Captain." Called a young soldier. "Sign this." He got up on a few boxes and took off his pants, flashing his ass to Steve and the crowd. Everyone laughed. Soon they started throwing tomatoes at him.
"I can't take this anymore." said Harry. "Come on." He led the threesome away towards the back to find Steve.
"Don't' worry pal, they'll warm up to you." said Bennett. Steve kept on walking, feeling humiliated, heading to his tent.
STEVE'S TENT – ITALY, JUST 5 MILES FROM THE FRONT – Steve sat on his small desk sketching on his notebook, a monkey wearing his uniform holding an umbrella on a unicycle.
"Hello Steve." said Harry.
Steve turned to see Harry and Caleb walked in. "Hi guys." said Steve, relieved to see the wizards face. "Sit down."
"That was quite a performance." said Harry, sarcastically.
"Yeah." said Steve. "I had to improvise a little bit. The crowds I'm used to are usually more…twelve."
"Oh please Steve." said Caleb. "This is bullshit and you know it."
Steve had no choice but to quietly nod his head. "At least I'm doing this…Phillips would've locked me up in a lab."
"And these are your only options?" asked Harry. "Lab rat or dancing monkey? You were meant for more than this you know." There was silence. "What?"
"For the longest time I dreamed about coming overseas, and being on the front lines, serving my country." Steve sighed. "Finally got everything I wanted, and I'm wearing tights."
They heard honking, looking out they saw a red cross truck stop at the medical tend and start brining out wounded soldiers on gurneys. "Looks like they've been through hell." said Steve.
Draco walked in. Harry looked up. "What is it?" asked Harry.
"I just heard from the Brits, Schmidt sent out a force to Azzano." said Draco. "200 men went up against him, and less than 50 returned. Your audience, I'm told, contained what was left of the 107th." Steve looked up at him on that. "The rest were killed or captured."
"The 107th?!" asked Steve on alert.
Caleb gasped. "Heavens help us!" Knowing that was Buckys team, they all ran out of the tent towards the Colonels Tent, Steve led the group in the run.
COLONEL PHILLIPS TENT – ITALY, JUST 5 MILES FROM THE FRONT – Steve Harry Draco and Caleb ran in, the tent was huge filled with tables with maps and tracking machines and notebooks, another had coffee doughnuts and bread. "Colonel Phillips." Called Steve.
"Well if it isn't The Star Spangle Man with a Plan." Greeted Phillips, dryly. "What's your plan today."
"I need the casualty list from Azzano." said Steve.
"You don't get to give me orders, son." said Phillips.
"I just need one name, Sergeant James Barnes from the 107th." said Steve. "Please tell me if he's alive, sir. B – A – R…"
"I can spell." said Phillips. He sighed, when he looked at the look in Steves blue eyes. "I've signed more of these condolences today, than I would care to count. Records are in the back, coming in at every hour…"
During Phillips talking Draco took out his wand, waved it around himself and chanted. "INVISIBLIS" Caleb Harry and Steve saw him disappear in a mere moment.
"…But, the name does sound familiar…" finished Phillips.
He looked at Steve. "I'm sorry."
"What…What about the others? Are you planning a rescue mission?" asked Caleb.
"Yeah, it's called winning the war." said Phillips.
"Colonel, but if you know where they are, why not at least…" stared Harry.
"Captain Potter, they are 30 miles behind the lines through some of the most heavily fortified territory in Europe. We lose more men than we save…" said Phillips, showing them the map up on the board. Harry studied the map, as Draco discretely reappeared from the corner and joined them. "… But I don't expect you to understand that because you are a chorus girl."
Draco Harry Caleb and Steve looked at Phillips with hard stares, Harry was furious.
"I think I understand it just fine." said Steve.
"Well then understand it somewhere else." said Phillips. "If I read the posters correctly, you've got someplace to be in 30 minutes."
"Yes sir." said Steve. "I do." He walked out towards his tent.
STEVE'S TENT – ITALY, JUST 5 MILES FROM THE FRONT – Steve Harry Draco and Caleb rushed in. Steve started to pack a bag. Harry took out his wand and chanted. "SILENCIO." Casting a silencing charm around the tent. "Draco what did you do?" asked Harry."
"I went to check the records." said Draco.
"And?" asked Steve.
"He's not dead.' said Draco. "He's in the file labeled, MISSING."
"Good." said Caleb. "Stand back Steve." Steve did so, he looked at Steve, waved his wand. All the things they would need flew around, shrinking as they got into the leather bag.
"How did…?" Steve asked.
"Undetectable extension charm on the bag." said Harry. "Our friend Hermione taught it to us." He looked around. "Steve, where's your shield?" Steve showed it to him. "Hold it up." Steve did so. "PROTEGO MAXIMA REPELLO SCHILD" A blast of white light shot from Harrys wand and hit the shield.
"What did you do to it?" asked Steve.
"I casted a powerful protection spell." said Harry. "So it can shield you from muggle and magical attacks."
Steve smiled. "Thanks."
"So what's the plan?" asked Harry. "We can't just walk to Austria."
"Oh…" said Draco. "We are not." He looked at Steve. "Ready?"
"I am." said Steve.
Draco took out his wand. "Follow me." He led the group out the tent and across the grounds. Agent Carter was talking to some soldiers.
"Draco what…?" asked Harry.
"Quiet Harry." said Draco. They saw Agent Carter finally alone, checking on her files. "Come on." He led them up to the woman.
"Agent Carter." said Draco.
"Captain Potter.' said Carter. "Is there something I can do for you?"
"Actually, yes.' said Draco. He took out his wand and chanted. "IMPERIO."
"Draco!" said Harry.
"Shut up Potter!" warned Draco. He turned to Agent Carter. "Now listen very closely Agent Carter…"
PRIVAT JET OVER WARZONE AIRSPACE AUSTRIA – Steve Harry Draco and Caleb were on a private jet with Agent Carter and Mr. Stark, who was driving the jet.
"I can't believe you used an Unforgivable!" said Harry. "What were you thinking, we could all go to jail."
"Well what did you suggest?" asked Draco. "The muggles wouldn't have lent us the jet willingly. Plus I made them work out a acceptable muggle plan for their superiors."
"Draco is right Harry, we are desperate." said Caleb. "We need to find Bucky and the rest of the missing soldiers."
After an hour of walking he stopped. "I think we are near the landing sight." said Agent Carter.
"Agent Carter, if you're not in much of a hurry, I thought we could stop off in Lucerne for a late night fondue." said Stark from the cockpit.
"Sure…" said Carter. "Why not."
"Yeah great." said Draco. "What's the plan?"
"Stark is the best civilian pilot I've ever seen." Said Carter. "He's mad enough to break this airspace. We are lucky to have him."
"Continue." ordered Draco.
"This is your transponder." said Carter, giving it to Steve. "Activate it when you are ready and the signal will lead us straight to you."
"Stark, are you sure this thing works?" asked Draco.
"It's been tested countless times Mr. Malfoy, it works perfectly." said Stark.
Then the night was filled with BOOMS, firebombs and missles was being shot everywhere.
"Brooms boys!" called Draco. The three wizards reached into their pockets, grabbed their brooms resizing them.
Caleb walked over to the jet doors. "ALOHOMORA!" magically opening the doors. He waved his wand around them all. "PROTEGGIO MAXIMA!" magically casting a protection shield around them. "Lets go!" He hopped on his broom and flew out the door. Draco followed.
"You're with me Steve." Said Harry. They rushed over to the doors. Harry mounted the broom.
"As soon as we are clear you turn this thing around and get the hell out of here.' said Steve, getting on the broom behind Harry. They saw Draco and Caleb cast a protection spell on the plane."
With a sharp nod from Agent Carter Harry told Steve to hang on tight to him, Steve did so, and blasted off into the air. The three broom flew perfectly, all three being expert Hogwarts Seekers, through the fire and down into the forest, behind enemy lines. They decided to split up to cover more ground, Harry casted a spell so all they needed to do was think of each other and they would find one another.
***Wow. This was a long one. But I loved the comedy and the politics propaganda and the similarities between how they, the press/media, treat Captan A to how they treated Harry in the Wizarding World. Loooooots of action up next along with Red Skull and Bucky! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW, all your reviews for this chapter and Chapter 8 will be answered in chapter 9!***
