Chapter 18-My bike
By: MysticFantasy
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"I think that you would make a great model, Capsicle." Tony said.
"I'm never doing it again." Steve declared. "I'll stick to throwing the shield and fixing my bike."
Bruce lightly chuckled.
"Remember the time you had convincing the museum owner that it was really yours?"
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"I think you'll like this place, Steve." Bruce said as they entered the museum. "It even has a wing dedicated to World War Two."
"Can we go by there first?" the soldier asked.
"Of course." the doctor answered and took the lead in heading to the wing of the museum that he knew Steve would recognize.
Upon entering the wing, Bruce looked at Steve and saw a look of recognition on the soldier's face.
The familiar vehicles and airplanes, the familiar uniforms in glass cases, weapons displayed behind bullet proof glass...
Steve almost felt like he had stepped back in time. Only he wasn't in uniform and being pressured to find Hitler and Schmidt.
The two of the walked toward the back where motorcycles were kept.
It wasn't until they came to one in the middle that Steve suddenly froze.
"What is it?" Bruce asked.
He watched as Steve eyed one of the bikes closely. He wasn't sure what exactly Steve was looking at. The bike was on a step and above the others and was roped off from the others but that was about it.
He became a little surprised when Steve actually got within touching reach of the bike.
"Hey!" A guard called as he walked over with someone who looked like a professor. "Step away from the bike."
"But it's mine." Steve suddenly stated, causing all of the men to look confused.
"I highly doubt that it belongs to you." the professor stated. "That particular bike belonged to someone very important during the second world war. It's seventy years old. You are far too young to claim ownership of it."
"Who was the person who had this bike during the war?" Steve asked.
"Rumor was that it belonged to Captain America. It was built for him by Howard Stark but then the captain went missing and ownership of the bike was claimed to have belonged to several men. It finally ended up here in the museum."
"I can prove that it's mine." Steve said.
"How can you do that?" the guard asked, obviously impatient.
"Because I am Captain America. My name is Steve Rogers."
Bruce looked at Steve surprised. He knows that the good captain is very well known around the world but he never flaunted his true identity like this. Given the circumstances, he could understand.
"You? Captain America?" the guard asked. "Sure kid."
"I said I could prove it, didn't I?" Steve challenged. "Professor, on the left handle bar, the grip should be able to slid off. On the underside of the bar, there should be a small compartment that will open. Inside, there's a photo containing myself, Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, Colonel Phillips and the Howling Commando's. All of us are standing in front of a flag pole on an army base."
Bruce looked over to the professor. The white haired man looked a little surprised by what he just heard but decided to see if it was true or not.
Putting on a pair of gloves, the professor walked over to the bike and began to follow the instructions given to him.
Bruce and the guard watched with deep interest as the grip on the handle bar slid off and a small compartment was opened. Carefully, the professor brought out what looked to be a folded picture.
The man slowly opened the paper and his eyes went wide at what he saw. He looked up to Steve with those same wide eyes.
"Do you want me to list the order in which we're standing?" he asked.
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"I never did hear that story." Thor said. "I cannot believe that they did not believe you, Steven."
"It is a little hard to understand, Thor." Steve said. "I don't look the age I'm suppose to be but I had proof that it was my motorcycle."
"I'm still amazed that you were able to restore your bike to its former glory." Clint said. "It looks just like it did in pictures I saw."
"Learning to be a mechanic for multiple vehicles was one of the first things I learned as a super soldier." Steve stated.
"Came in handy." Natasha said. "You even managed to get a few of those gadgets to work."
"I still think you should let me add a few new ones." Tony declared. "You gotta admit, the crazy villians have gotten crazier and a little better with equipment."
"I'll agree on the crazy well armed villian part but you are not touching my bike. Especially after what I saw you do to Clint's arrows."
"He loves the taser one and we all know it!"