The platoon rushes onto the scene. Some tents are knocked down and there's a small fire behind the campsite. Some soldiers are dead on the ground while a rescue team tries to handle the situation. Captain America moves through the crowd and arrives at General Phillips' tent. Phillips sits inside, drinking a bottle of whiskey. His face is pale, his eyes are red, and sweat is pouring from him brow. Steve takes off his mask and approaches.

"I'm alright," he tells him right off the bat, "We sent an SOS. The rescue team is taking care of things."

"Was the Red Skull here?"

"Yeah," he takes a drink, "He only wanted me."

"But why?"

"He wanted to know the location of our vibranium mine. Gave me a shot of some kind of truth serum," he takes a long swig and swallows hard, "I couldn't fight it. I told him everything."

"This mine... it's where my shield came from, right?"

"Yeah, apparently he has his own plans to make vibranium weapons. They'll probably be a lot worse than a shield."

"So where is this place?"

"Antarctica. We already sent a telegraph to the workers there, telling them to evacuate."

"So... what will be done about him?"

He looks up at Steve, "Like I said a while back... you'll get your chance."

He nods, "When do I begin?"

"They're gonna have you fly out ASAP."

"I'll get ready," he turns to leave.

"Rogers," Phillips stands up, "You know there's only one reason why he kept me alive."

"He wants me to come after him," Steve pulls his mask back on.

In Antarctica, the Red Skull's plane lands on a small runway with the mining structure behind it. Moments later, Red Skull, Zemo, and a small team are outside the plane in arctic gear. The front double doors are locked up with a chain. The Red Skull nods to his men who shoot the chain with machine guns and burst them open. They enter and see that it is abandoned and dark. "It appears that the workers have evacuated," he turns to Zemo, "I suppose you'll be undermanned while you complete your project." He moves in, leaving Zemo behind.

It's nighttime back in Belgium. Captain America is entering the rear cargo hold of an American carrier. General Phillips, now looking healthier, watches him enter. Cap turns and salutes General Phillips. General Phillips salutes back as the hatch closes. "I'm proud of you, Rogers," Phillips tells him. "Thank you, sir," the hatch closes completely. Moments later, Phillips watches the plane take off with a wide smile across his face.

The Present Day ...

"And that's where the story ends," Nick Fury finishes relaying the information from his file. Steve Rogers remains in his hospital bed, listening. "The pilot dropped you a few clicks from the mine. A reconnaissance team was deployed twelve hours later when they received no word from you. They found nothing. No sign of you. No sign of the Red Skull... and no sign of the mine." He moves to the opposite side of the room, "Now, I think that I've told you enough to gain your trust, so what's the rest of the story? What happened out there, sir?" Steve looks at the photo of himself as a young man and continues the story himself, "As you mentioned, I was dropped a few clicks from the mine..."