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It has been three days since I last saw the small man named Steve Rogers. Since Uncle had stamped his paper work he had gotten a call, saying that they have recruited enough men which means it's time for Uncle and I to pack our things and go to where they have the camp set up for the recruits. Uncle and I would be taking a long car ride soon so that meant I would have to pack everything that I will need, including all my sparring/workout clothes. Ever since that day I have felt the need to go for jogs in the morning along with keeping the skills that my father taught me sharp.
My mind went back to the small man that I met in the Recruitment building. His words were so strong even though he looks so frail and helpless, mostly because he is by his file that I read, but there was something about him that I can't understand. For him, it matters not the size of a man that matters but how he uses his strength or whatever a man has.
"Lily, the car is here." My Uncle called from the bottom of the stairs. I took one last look around my room and picked up my pack which contained my very personal belongings I did not wish to leave behind. I picked up my pack and left the room in silence. The summer weather has finally decided to come into full swing so by the time we reach the camp it should be warm and sunny, weather I'm actually looking forward towards. "Do you have everything?" My Uncle asked me and I nodded. He opened the front door and I went outside first, smiling to the driver as he opened the door for me.
"Thank you." I said as I climbed inside. A short while later my Uncle came inside the car as well, sitting in the backseat with me.
"Sir, we should reach the camp in a few hours. Let me know if you wish to stop to stretch your legs. It's going to be a long ride." The driver said and started the car, pulling away from the house I grew accustomed to.
"Thank you." My Uncle said and the car fell into silence except for the sounds coming from the outside. I rolled down the window and rested my arms on the bottom frame, watching with interest as we drove by houses and people.
"What will the camp be like?" I asked my Uncle a few minutes after we had taken off for the camp.
"Like a military camp but only this one if full of young men ready to protect you." My Uncle said with a smirk but I shot him a loom that made him laugh. "My dear, even though there is a war going on doesn't mean you can't find someone for after it." I sighed and turned back towards the window.
"The men are off to war Uncle and...who would want somebody like me after what's happened to her?" I asked him. I'm not normal...I never will be.
"Someone will and I promise you that by the time this war is over you will have found someone you love you for everything that you are." He said, reaching over to take my hand with a soft smile.
"Like my mother and father?" I asked him with uncertainly. I've seen the way my parents looked at each other when they were alive. Their eyes would light up and they would just have this look about them. It made me so happy watching them, seeing them so happy...everything was so perfect then.
"Exactly like your mother and father." He gave my hand a kiss before he let go of it. "Why don't you take a nap? I know you haven't been sleeping well." It's been true actually. I've been having nightmares about this man with black eyes with this crazy smile. He was speaking in some language I couldn't understand and he scared me...I've never felt so scared in my entire life. He's even scarier than Hydras leader.
"You're right. I should get some sleep before we reach the camp." I muttered softly, resting my head against the glass of the window. I heard my Uncle say something but I was too far gone to really hear it.
When we arrived at the camp it was dark out, lights were on and everyone except a few were up while the rest are sleeping. Uncle and I were helped into a small cabin where two men helped moved our bags inside. Two beds were already set up for us with clean sheets and pillows with matching end tables and lamps. I was so tired from the long trip that I collapsed on my bed clothed still my clothes. I heard my Uncle chuckle and move around the room before I felt a blanket lay over me. Uncle kissed me on my forehead and moved around a bit before he settled down, turning off the light and going to sleep as well. I was gone as soon as my head had hit the pillow.
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Morning began rather slowly on my part. The morning sun woke me up and I found myself uncomfortable because I had on the same clothes as yesterday. My blond hair was matted with knots and every bone in my body was stiff from the ride to the camp. I removed the blanket that was wrapped around me and moved to my bag that sat just a few feet from me. I opened it up and got the clothes I would change into after my bath. Thankfully, the cabin Uncle and I are staying in has its own full bathroom so I won't have to walk to the showers near the men. Unmannered, pig headed, brutish men that I would rather like to avoid.
Once I was cleaned up with a fresh face I changed into a pair of brown pants, a tan shirt that was tucked in with a vest over it and a pair of lace up shoes. Wearing a dress here would give me little movement and with my...condition, I'll be able to show these men I am more than just a normal woman. After I was done changing and had put my hair into a bun to keep it from getting in my face I walked out of the bathroom to see Uncle with two people standing before him.
"Ah, my dear, I would like to introduce you to Colonel Phillips and Agent Carter. Agent Carter here will be your guide and you will help her train the men." Uncle said as I approached them. I gave each of them a firm handshake before I turned towards Agent Carter, a woman with short brown hair and eyes with make-up highlighting her features, happy to see another female face in this camp.
"It's nice to meet you Agent Carter. I'm sure we will get along quite well." I said, keeping my manners in check as I talked with her. She gave me an odd look before she smiled at me.
"I am quite sure about that. Now, if you excuse us gentlemen, we have recruits to shape up." Agent Carter said and the both of us exited the cabin, leaving Uncle and the Colonel alone to discuss whatever they need to talk about. Once we were outside we smiled at each other and gave a short laugh. "Good, now that is all taken care of, let's get to those recruits. Call me Peggy by the way. Manners between women such as ourselves are not needed except when the Colonel is around."
"Agreed, also, call me Lily. It's really nice to see another woman around here. Makes me feel a little better." I said to her as we walked towards a line of men waiting for us.
"Agreed, now, let's get these boys moving shall we?" Peggy asked and I smiled with a nod. We moved towards them with our heads high and our faces stern. Peggy nodded to a man carrying a box filled with clipboards with fills attached for the men to fill out. "Recruits, attention!" Peggy called out, the men coming to full attention. "Gentlemen, I am Agent Carter and this is Miss Summers. We supervise all operations for this division."
"What's with the accent, Queen Victoria?" A man said; his accent itself was a familiar sound from a city I visited not too long ago with my Uncle. "I thought I was signing up for the U.S. Army."
"What's your name, soldier?" I asked, the looks the men gave me when my German accent came out almost made me wince but I held it in.
"Gilmore Hodge, German." He said with a hiss, making one...no...making Steve Rogers turn his head to the man. I smiled a bit once I recognized his, happy to see that I would be the one to work with his group.
"Step forward, Hodge." Peggy said and the man did as we was told, looking back at the other with a smirk. "Put you right foot forward."
"We gonna wrassle?" Hodge asked as the man with the clipboards started to pass them out. "'Cause I got a few moves I know you'll like." He winked at Peggy right before she gave him a right hook to the face. I smiled and chuckled as the man went down quickly.
"Agent Carter!" We both picked our heads up and turned around to see Colonel Phillips and my Uncle get out of a jeep. The Colonel was a man, built strong, in maybe his mid-forties. He face has hardened from past wars but I also see some regret and tiredness behind his eyes. "I can see that you are breaking in the candidates. That's good!" The Colonel moved to stand next to us, Peggy and I had smiles on our faces. "Get your ass up out that dirt and stand in that line at attention till somebody comes tells you what to do." He ordered, the man getting to his feet with blood running from his nose.
"Yes, sir!" He answered.
"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 glanced at Steve then back to the rest of them. Steve met my eyes and I gave him a wink of reassurance. "And because they are going to get better. Much better. The Strategic Scientific Reserve is an Allied effort made up of the best minds in the free world. Our goal is to create the best army in history. But every army starts with one man. At the end of this week, we will choose that man. He will be the first in a new breed of super-soldier. And they will personally escort Adolf Hitler to the gates of hell." The Colonel's speech made the men stick out their chests with proud faces, especially Hodge's face. He nodded over to Peggy to step forward again.
"Fill out these forms and return them to us. Report to building A for your small briefing before your training starts." Peggy said and the men began to fill out the forms but the Colonel stopped them for another word.
"I guess that you might have guessed that Miss Summers is not from here. She is from Germany and she is helping us try to win this damn war so if I hear any mistreatment against her you will be discharged." A smile spread across his face that seemed to be a bit crazy looking. "Not before she kicks your ass into the ground. Am I understood?"
"Yes sir!" They answered and I smiled, their eyes slightly glancing in my direction. It felt so good for them to be taken down a peg. I glanced in Steve's direction who was looking at me along with the rest. I have him a wink before I followed Peggy towards Building A to wait for the men. The boys have no clue what they're in for.
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"What are you doing here?" Steve asked as I walked into his cabin where he was unpacking his things. A couple of men were still hanging around, looking at me like I grew an extra head but I paid no mind. There was just something about Steve that I couldn't wrap my mind around. For such a small man he fights like he's a larger one.
"I came to say hello. Is it really that hard to believe?" I asked him, give him a small smile.
"Yeah, actually." He said and I chuckled, sitting down next to him.
"Why?"
"Because women don't talk to me. They don't want to step on a little guy." Steve said and that made me shocked. Sure Steve is a bit small but from what I can see, he has a big heart in what he believes in and lives by morals.
"I don't believe that." I said to him and he sharply turned to look at me. "How can women not see what type a person you are?"
"What type of person am I?" He asked. By this time the rest of the men were gone, either in the Mess Hall or walking around. I'm glad because I can talk with Steve in private.
"I really haven't met you that long Steve." His face dropped again. "However, from our short association, I believe you are the type of man to follow what he thinks is right. You want to prove to people that you are not just small but you are a big man on the inside. You want people to see not what is just on the outside but the inside as well." Steve gave me a look once I was done talking.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"I was once in your shoes Steve. I was invisible until something happened to me that made me shone yet I still feel...somewhat unwanted, still invisible, still..."
"Still what?" Steve asked, looking more interested than any man who has ever looked at me.
"Still this little girl who's lost everything she was to a stupid mistake." I said, holding back tears. That one mistake I made cost me everything I was, everything I used to be and now I can never be normal. People see me and they see someone who looks too perfect, not a flaw on my face. My movements too perfect, everything too perfect that they look at me with distain. One wrong choice made everyone around me hate me and all I tried to do was save my Uncle.
"What mistake, what did you do?" I smiled at him and took his hand in mine, surprising the both of us at my boldness.
"Maybe I'll tell one day." A bell went off to let the men know it was time for training to begin. "I guess I'll talk to you later." I let go of his hand and stood up, Steve doing the same thing. I went towards the door but Steve's voice made me stop.
"Do you want to eat me?" I sharply turned with a smirk on my face. "I mean, would you like to eat with me. At the mess, later tonight?" His face was cherry red and I couldn't help but laugh.
"That would be wonderful Steve. I look forward to tonight then. Try your hardest today Steve; the first days are always the worst." I said then left with a smile on my face. It felt good to smile and talk to a normal person again.
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Like I said to Steve, first day at training is always the hardest. I watched all day today men climb rope walls, crawl through mud with rifles (Hodge knocked a wooden poll lose that made Steve's path blocked, his getting yelled at, but he made it out anyway. I tripped Hodge who walked past us with a smirk. I wiped that smirk off his face.) and other training basics that are always hard if you weren't used to the stress. Tomorrow Steve's group will be going to a jog and I'll be going with them to evaluate them. Peggy with also be coming with us but she will be riding in a jeep with the paper work.
Once training was over I checked in on my Uncle, seeing how he was coming along and he said it was going better than expected. I helped him out with whatever he needed before I asked his if he would like to join me for dinner in the Mess Hall. I had to drag him away to actually get food but I had to do it for his health. Once inside the Mess we got in line for food, slightly grossed out by the state of it but we got a tray of it anyway. Uncle and I sat at an empty table, eating our food quietly when Steve approached us.
"Ah, Steve, how are you?" Uncle asked him and Steve gave him a nod.
"Sore but that's expected. May I sit down?" Steve asked.
"Of course, please." Uncle gestured to where there was a free seat next to me. Steve stiffened a bit but accepted the seat anyway. He sat down and we began eating, making small talk as we did until we were rudely interrupted by Hodge coming to our table.
"What do you want Hodge?" I demanded my tone firm as I clenched my fork that I held.
"I just wanted to come over here and see if you wanted to join our table, maybe come have some fun with us?" He winked at me, completely ignorant of Steve and my Uncle sitting at the table with me.
"Why would I ever go over to that horrid table of yours?" I asked him. He leaned in closer and I noticed the faint trace of liquor on his breath.
"You know I was only kidding with what I said earlier this morning about callin' you a Nazi. I can show you real good time too." He slurred and I stood slowly with a smile on my face. I glanced in my Uncle's direction and he nodded. I turned back to Hodge, smile still gracing my lips, before I stabbed Hodge's hand that sat on the table. He cried out and I brought my elbow up and connected it with his jaw. I pulled the fork out of his hand, bringing my knee up to his stomach, giving him another punch to the right side of his face. Hodge fell to the floor, cradling his face, crying out in pain. I switched my fork of my dinner knife and threw it down next to his face, getting his attention. A sadistic smile spread across my face, my eyes wild with excitement and anger.
"Kleiner Junge, können Sie nicht mit mir. Ich bessere Spaß von Krieg, etwas, das Sie nie sehen werden. " I spoke, my German voice thick. Everyone, everyman, looked at me and they knew exactly what not to do from now on.
I am not a normal woman any more.
That normal life was taken away once I injected myself that blue liquid.
I am something much stronger than them.
More faster.
More deadly.
I do not tolerate those who think themselves above others, men or women; I will put them in their place.
Six feet under.
I am no longer normal.
I am no longer sweet an innocent.
I am a weapon of war.
That is all I am ever good for in this life...
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There you have it! Another chapter down! Please review and let me know how I did! Until next time!
Translation - Little boy, you cannot handle me. I get better fun from war, something you will never see. – Roughly from Google translate.