(March 22, 1945: Rhine, Germany, 8:30 PM)
The bright full moon was gloomily peeking behind the dark clouds over the chaotic city full of explosions and bullets on the streets. The German Nazi soldiers were still monitoring some parts of the city while the other continued fighting against the allies. At the city's farthest outskirts, an abandoned looking building peacefully stood in the dark forest. There were soldiers guarding and walking around the perimeter. Within the premise, there was a circular emblem on the wall, showing a skull at the center and some eight curvy tentacles on each sides. The soldiers were coming and going in the hallway.
In this facility, there were several storages for each important weapon and ammo, a laboratory for some important scientific research, and several containment cells for each prisoners and subjects for experimentation. The most fatal part of this facility is the gas chamber for placing those who attempted to resist against the facility staff and officials. The others were being imprisoned in the containment cell.
One of them was a young lanky teenager with white hair who silently sitting on floor and sulking when a group of scientists observed him. A Nazi high ranking official remained in sitting on his chair in front of the mirror. The boy angrily glared at the peope and frowned.
" Erik Lehnsherr, " the officer spoke. " We have a lot of things to talk about. "
" What do you need to know more about me? " Erik indignantly asked. " You people from the Nazi Party and HYDRA are exploiting and enslaving us for your own benefit. You have no right to do this, you disgusting fools. "
" Such a nasty mouth from a youngster like you, " the official loudly laughed. " How did even dare to speak like that? "
" It's just because you took me away from my parents and you killed them in front of me. Then, you have made me into a disgusting monster. I cannot tolerate what you have done to me and anyone else. "
" We are just here to help you enhance and discover your true potential, Erik. "
" It is not. "
Erik instantly stood up and angrily clenched his both fists as he saw some magnetic objects within the place and made them levitating and breaking as the facility staff were alarmed to see him. The official's microphone had sparked and malfunctioned.
" SEDATE HIM! " he loudly yelled.
The scientists were about to enter the cell when the guards had carefully opened the door. The teenage boy instantly levitated them and threw them on the floor. The soldiers was shooting him, but the boy evilly grinned and instantly grabbed these bullets using his bare hands. The Nazi soldiers was shaking and sweating in fear. Erik clenched his both fists and crushed the bullets, like making them bread crumbs and brushing off. The high ranking officer widened in his eyes to his astonishment and slowly smiled from ear to ear.
" Brilliant, my boy. Just brilliant, " he said and clapped his hands. " You are a worthy asset of HYDRA. "
" I didn't want to be part of your puny faction, " Erik monotonously spoke. " You will all just fail, afterwards. "
Suddenly, the low ranking trooper rushed to them and panted, " Herr Kommandant! The Allied Forces are here! They have shot the guarding platoon within the facility! "
" What?! " the Nazi Commander angrily slammed the table with his palms. " Defend the facility at all costs! Don't make them come to these subjects! "
The soldiers made a quick salute as they rushed away. Erik overheard the commotion and menacingly smirked as he crushed the metallic doors, causing them to form a large dent into a hole. The commander was shocked to see him escaping.
" Where are you going? You can't escape! "
" I am getting out of this hell, " Erik spoke and mercilessly glared at him when he left.
" Come back, here! "
The soldiers hurriedly chased the mutant boy and kept shooting at him. Suddenly, the others heard another shooting from a distance as their commander signalled them. The rest of them scattered around the hallway and kept searching. One of them was being pinned down by a figure with a short stature when the soldier bled to death. It happened to be a hairy man with three sharp metallic blades from his both hands. He instantly removed them from the deceased one's body and found his hands bleeding in cold red blood.
Then, the Nazi soldiers were incessantly shooting the attacker when he was dodging from the bullets and releasing his blades. He instantly jumped and landed behind them when he slashed their necks and limbs. A pool of red blood was splattered and spilled on the ground. The surviving soldiers were trembling into fear and running away.
" All right, Bub. You got scared? " the man spoke in a deep gruff voice and threatened them.
" All clear, Logan, " an Asian looking man named Jim Morita walked over and held his rifle.
James Logan Howlett nodded and answered, " Let's get it done, shall we? "
The remaining soldiers were rushing towards to the incoming attackers as Captain Steve Rogers instantly threw his star spangled Vibranium shield. Each of them got knocked down and unconsciously fell. The American super soldier immediately took his weapon and signalled his men to free the prisoners.
Just behind him, a seven feet muscular and bald man was clenching his fists and evilly grinned. The German man was ready to kick the American's bucket for good. Steve slowly moved his head around and nervously gulped to confront his attacker. He spread his legs in his defensive stance and held his shield, making a false demeanor of bravery. The hulking man gave the super soldier an upper cut blow and chuckled, leaving Steve bleeding his nose. The US Army Captain struggled to stand up and thought of retaliating. He had hit the man with his shield on the head, but the bald German was unaffected from his strikes.
" Who the hell is he?! " Steve angrily thought. " Why is he so hard to handle?! "
Steve repetitively kept punching at the man's gut, but the German soldier was still unaffected. He hit harder with his shield, however it remained ineffective. The seven foot soldier darkly chuckled and instantly grabbed the American's collar with an intention of choking him to death. Steve was struggling to break free from the clutches of this Nazi monster when the high ranking official walked over and crossed his arms.
" How is it like to be tortured, Captain Rogers? " he tauntingly asked.
" W-What have you done with these prisoners? " Steve indignantly replied. " Tell me! "
" They are just important assets of HYDRA and the Nazi to be enhanced like you are, " the commander spoke and raised his right hand in interjection. " We have known your secrets, Captain Rogers. Now, it's about time to be overpowered and outsmart you foolish Americans! "
" What have you done is a total abomination! Your people made slaves and prisoners of your damn benefits! I saw how you kill them for three years. "
" Is that so? " the German commander raised his eyebrows. " That's a total understatement. You haven't seen the tip of the iceberg! "
" Tell me, did Hitler ask you to do these? Who plotted your operations? "
" Hitler was just a puppet. We all serve the Red Skull, himself! He's responsible for all making the Reich glorious! "
Steve widened his eyes in shock and discovered the truth from the Nazi Commander. The super soldier and his troops have been fighting against the Axis Forces for almost four years. He never realized that Hitler was just a front man, but there was someone else higher than him. The commander was evilly smirking, turning his attention to the other super soldier, and signalling him to kill off the American.
