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Day: Army Base

New Soldiers stood in a line looking around and talking to each other, two ladies walked up with a soldier carrying a box of clipboards, behind them. One of them says, "Recruits attention!" They all stand straight and look ahead, but Steven recognizes the voice of Sadie and the girls walk in front of the recruits and Sadie sees Steven, surprised that he's here and he gives her the same look back but both of them recover and continue on.

The second woman named Jenny Carter introduces Sadie and herself, "Gentlemen, I'm Agent Carter. This is Agent Miller." She gestures to Sadie and looks at the recruits, "We supervise all operations of this division."

An arrogant man in line, speaks up, "What's with the accent, Queen Victoria? Thought I was signing up for the U.S. Army."

Sadie steps up before Jenny can say anything, looks at him sternly, "What's your name, soldier?"

The man answers her, "Kevin Hodge, your Majesty."

Sadie orders, "Step forward, Hodge." Kevin steps forward, "Put your right foot forward." He does what he's told. The soldier with the box of clipboards, hands them out to the recruits.

Kevin says, smugly, "We gonna wrestle? Cause I got a few moves I know you'll like." Steven smirks, knowing that was the wrong thing to say to her and suddenly Sadie punches Kevin hard in the face, making him fall. Jenny smirks, knowingly of being friends with Sadie for a little while now.

Colonel Bill Dewey gets out of the military vehicle and walks towards them, "Agent Miller. Agent Carter."

Both Jenny and Sadie turn to him and salute, "Colonel Dewey."

Col. Dewey looks at Sadie, "I see you're breaking in the candidates, that's good." She smiles and they turn to the recruits and Dewey says to Kevin, "Get your ass up out of the dirt and stand in the line and attention, till someone comes and tells you what to do."

Kevin stands up again, standing straight with his head high, "Yes, sir." Blood starts pouring out from his nose because of the punch he took from Sadie.

Col. Dewey addresses the new army recruits and paces, "General Patton has said that wars are fought with weapons but they are won by men. We are going to win this war because we have the best men." He stops and he sees Steven and looks over at Dr. Priyanka, who is standing beside Sadie and gets a look back from her and the Colonel continues talking and pacing, "And because they're gonna get better. Much better."

Training

The training montage starts, showing Steven unpacking his books, Colonel's voice narrating in the background, "The Strategic Scientific Reserve is an allied effort made up of the best minds in the free world." The recruits were climbing up a rope ladder and Steven was struggling as he got caught on it and falls, hanging off it, "Our goal is to create the best army in history. But every army starts with one man." The chief tells Steven 'Universe off of there' and the other recruits laugh at him. Colonel's voice continues to address to the new army recruits as they crawl in the mud under barbed wire holding rifles and Kevin kicks at a stand and breaks it, making it fall in front of Steven and the chief says, 'Universe get that rafe out of the mud', "At the end of this week, we will choose that man. He will be the first in a new breed of super-soldiers. And they will personally escort Adolf Hitler to the gates of Hell."

Now Steven and some other trainees came running up with heavy gear on, Steven following a little behind to a waiting car with Jenny in the front and Sadie in the back with clipboards in hand, they stopped by a flagpole. The chief leading them, says, "Pick up the pace ladies! Let's go! Let's go! Double time! Come on! Faster! Faster! Move! Squad hold!" They stop and he points at the flagpole, "That flag means we're only at the halfway point!" Steven breathing heavily, exhausted in the back, "The first man to give it to me, gets a ride back with Agent Carter and Agent Miller!" The men immediately run to the pole, except for Steven as the men try to climb the pole, "Move! Move! Come on get up there! Get up there Kevin!" He says that when Kevin tries to go up but falls to the ground, "Come on, get up there! No one has got that flag in 17 years! Now fall back into line!" The men ran back to their previous position, "Go! Get back into formation!" Steven doesn't and walks to the flagpole, "Universe, I said fall in!" Steven ignores him and unhooks the bolts and the pole falls down and Steven drops the bolts and grabs the flag and walks over to the chief who stands there, stunned. Sadie smiles in amusement at all of their shocked faces.

Steven gives the flag to the chief and says, "Thank you, sir." He climbs in the military vehicle beside Sadie and he smiles at both of the ladies when they look at him and smiles at him as they drive off, leaving the other recruits to follow.

Now, the recruits are doing push-ups and Steven was completely struggling, both Agents observing them, Sadie shouts, "Faster ladies! My grandmother has more life in her, god rest her soul."

Jenny shouts, "Move it."

Col. Dewey asks Dr. Priyanka as they both walk over to where the recruits are, "You're not really thinking about picking Universe, are you?"

Dr. Priyanka answers him, "I am more than just thinking about it. He is the clear choice."

Col. Dewey exclaims, "When you brought a 90 pounds asthmatic onto my army base, I let it slide. I thought, what the hell? Maybe he'll be useful to you, like a gerbil. I never thought you'd pick him." They reach the area.

Jenny demands, "Up!" They all stand straight up, "Jumping-jacks." They do as they were told, Steven is tired but still continues.

Colonel Dewey looks at Steven, "Stick a needle in that kid's arm and it's gonna blow him up like a hot air balloon." They watch as Steven struggles whilst training with the other new recruits, "Look at that. He's making me cry." He looks at Dr. Priyanka.

Sadie somewhat encourages, "Come on, girls."

Dr. Priyanka tells him, "I am looking for qualities beyond the physical."

Col. Dewey asks her, "Do you know how long it took to set up this project?"

Dr. Priyanka nods, "Yeah, I know."

Col. Dewey continues, "And all the groveling I had to do in front of Senator what's his name."

Dr. Priyanka gives him an annoyed look, "I know. I am well aware of your efforts."

Col. Dewey looks at Kevin, "Then throw me a bone. Kevin passed every test we gave him. He's big, he's fast, he obeys orders. He's a soldier."

Dr. Priyanka states the obvious, "He's a bully."

Col. Dewey takes a hand grenade out of a box that's inside the back of the military truck, with them standing beside it, "You don't win wars with niceness, Doctor." He takes the pin out and the clip, "You win war with guts." And he throws the grenade at where the new recruits are training and yells, "Grenade!"

All the recruit soldiers move away quickly but Steven jumps on top of it, covering it with his body as Sadie steps forward. Steven shouts, "Get away! Get back!" They wait for the grenade to go off but nothing happens. Sadie was shocked at what he just did, but as always impressed at his courage and bravery.

A soldier in the background says, "It's a dummy grenade. All clear, get back in formation."

Steven sits up and looks at Dewey and Dr. Priyanka, asks, "Is this a test?"

Dr. Priyanka smiles, then looks at Dewey, as to confirm her point about choosing Steven. Col. Dewey still says to her, "He's still chubby." Then walks away.

Sadie helps Steven up and tells him quietly, "Please, don't scare me like that again."

Steven, just as quietly as her, says as he brushes himself off, "No promises, Sadie." She sighs, knowing he's not going to give up.

Sadie tells him, "Get back in line." He nods, knowing not to mess with her and does what he's told.

Later

Night: Bunk House

Dr. Priyanka knocks on the door and comes half way with a bottle and two glass cups in hands and looks at Steven, "May I?"

Steven, with an open book in hand, turns to look at her over his shoulder behind him, "Yeah."

Dr. Priyanka walks in, "Can't sleep?"

Steven turns to look at her as she is in front of him now, "Got the jitters, I guess."

Dr. Priyanka tells him, "Oh, me too."

Steven puts down his book to the side, "Can I ask you a question?"

Dr. Priyanka responds as she sits down on a cot in front of Steven, "Just one?"

Steven looks at her curiously, "Why me?"

Dr. Priyanka understands the question and answers, "I suppose that is the only question that matters." She tilts the bottle a bit in her hand and looks at it as she explains to Steven, "This is from Augsburg. My city." She looks at Steven, "So many people forget that the first country that the Nazi's invaded was their own. You know, after the last war the...my people struggled. They...they felt weak. They felt small. And then Hitler comes along with the marching and the big show and the flags and the...and the…" She waves her hand a bit and adjusts her glasses. "And he...he hears of me, my work and he finds me. And he says, you...he says you will make us strong. Well, I am not interested." She puts the bottle down on the floor in front of him and continues, "So he sends the head of Hydra, his research division. A brilliant scientist by the name of Spinel. Now, Spinel is a member of the inner circle and she's ambitious." It shows a flashback of Spinel looking down, "Her and Hitler share a passion for a cult power and Teutonic myth. Hitler uses his fantasies to inspire his followers. But for Spinel, it is not fantasy." Steven listens intently, "For her, it is real. She has become convinced that there is great power in the earth, left there by the Gods, waiting to be seized by a superior woman. So when she hears about my formula and what it can do, she cannot resist." It shows a flashback again of Spinel threatening Priyanka with a gun and then takes Priyanka's formula and injects herself with it, "Spinel must become that superior woman."

Steven, with a straight face, says, "Did it make her stronger?"

Dr. Priyanka answers, "Yeah. But, there were other effects. The serum was not ready." It shows a flashback of Spinel reacting badly to the formula and Dr. Priyanka continues to speak, "But more important, the woman. The serum amplifies everything that is inside. So, good becomes great. Bad becomes worse." Steven takes in that statement, "This is why you were chosen. Because a strong man, who has known power all his life, will lose respect for that power. But a weak man knows the value of strength, and knows compassion."

Steven narrows his eyes and looks at the ground, "Thanks. I think." He looks up and they both smile a little.

Dr. Priyanka gestures for Steven to pick up the two glass cups that she put down earlier when she walked in and Steven holds them out as Dr. Priyanka pours the cups, "Whatever happens tomorrow, you must promise me one thing." She puts down the bottle and grabs her glass, "That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man." She points at Steven's heart.

Steven holds up his glass to toast, "To the little guys." They clink glasses and just as Steven's about to drink from his glass, Dr. Priyanka stops him.

Dr. Priyanka grabs the cup from Steven, "No! No! Wait! Wait! What am I doing? No! You have a procedure tomorrow. No fluids." She pours the contents of Steven's glass into her own.

Steven looks down for a second, "All right. We'll drink it after."

Dr. Priyanka replies, "No. I don't have a procedure tomorrow. Drink it after? Drink it now." She drinks the full cup and Steven smiles in amusement.