Chapter 3: The World's First Super Soldier

(One week later)

Y/N's P.O.V

So for the past week we've been testing the candidates for the Super Soldier Project.

Dr. Erskine wants to choice Steve, but Philips isn't having it.

Erskine and I are walking with Philips now.

Philips: You're not seriously thinking about picking Rogers, are you?

Y/N: He's doing more than just thinking about it, sir.

Abraham: I am. He is the clear choice.

Philips: When you brought ninety pound asthmatic onto my army base, I let it slide. I thought, "What the hell, he maybe be useful to you, like a gerbil." I never thought you'd pick him.

We walk over to see all the candidates training with Agent Carter.

Philips: Stick a needle in that kid's arm, it's gonna go right through him. Even the kid has more muscle than him.

Y/N: He's got a point, Doc.

Peggy: Come on, girls.

Philips: Look at that. He's makin' me cry.

Abraham: I am looking for qualities beyond the physical.

Philips: Do you know how long it took to set up this project? All the grovelling I had to do infront of Sentor What's-His-Name's committees?

Abraham: Brandt. Yes, I know. I am well aware of you efforts.

Philips: Then throw me a bone here. Hodge passed every test we gave him. He's big, he's fast. He obeys orders. He's a soldier.

Abraham: He's a bully.

Y/N: He's also a dick.

Philips: You don't win a war with niceness, fellas.

He grabs a grenade and pulls the pin.

Philips: You win it with guts.

The Col throws the grenade at the them.

Philips: Grenade!

All the candidates run from it, but Steve rushes forward and dives onto it.

Steve: Get away! Get back!

It doesn't go off and Steve sits up.

Officer: It was a dummy grenade.

Steve: Is this a test?

Y/N: Well, he's got guts.

Philips: Yeah, but he's still skinny.

The Col walks off.

Looks like we've found our first Super Soldier.

(Two days later)

(Brooklyn, New York)

Today is the day we're going to give Steve the Super Soldier serum.

Dr. Erskine and I are in Brooklyn along with Howard Stark in an underground military base.

As we work the doors open and we see Steve come in with Carter.

Y/N: Ah, there he is.

Steve and Carter joins us.

After that Steve takes off his shirt and hat.

Y/N: Okay, Steve lay down on the table.

Steve: Got it.

He climbs up and lays on the table.

Erskine: Comfortable?

Steve: It's a little big.

Y/N: That's a good thing, trust me.

Steve: You save me any of that shanppes?

Erskine: Not as much as I should have. Sorry. Next time. Mr. Stark, how are the levels?

Stark comes over.

Howard: Levels are at one hundred percent.

Erskine: Good.

Howard: We may dim half the lights in Brooklyn, but we are ready as we'll ever be.

Y/N: Let's do it then.

Erskine: Agent Carter, don't you think you'll be more comfortable in the booth.

Peggy: Yes, sorry.

Agent Carter goes up into the booth.

Dr. Erskine then talks through a mic.

Erskine: Ladies and gentlemen, today we take not another step towards annihilation, but the first step on the path to peace.

Scientists bring out thr vials of serum.

Erskine: We will begin with a series of microinjection into the subject's major muscle groups. The serum infusion will cause immediate cellular change. And then, to stimulate growth the subject will saturated with Vita-Rays.

A scientist then injects Steve with penicillin.

Steve: Okay. That wasn't so bad.

Y/N: That was penicillin, Steve.

Steve: Oh.

I chuckle.

Y/N: Don't worry, you'll be okay.

Erskine: Serum infusion beginning in... five, four, three, two, one.

The serum is injected into Steve's body, causing his eyes shoot open.

Erskine: Now, Mr. Stark.

The table lifts up and the chamber closes up around Steve.

Doc goes up and taps on the glass.

Erskine: Steven? Can you hear me?

Steve: It's probably too late to go to the bathroom now, right?

Erskine chuckles before turning to Stark.

Erskine: We will proceed.

Stark turns the wheel as the chamber lights up.

A moment later Steve starts screaming.

Steve: Ahhhhhh!!!!!

Y/N: Steve!

Erskine: Steven! Steven!

Carter runs out of the booth.

Peggy: Shut it down!

Erskine: Kill it, Stark! Kill the reactor!

Steve: No! Don't! I can do this!

Stark keeps turn the wheel until it's at full power.

The system overloads for a moment before the light cuts out.

Y/N: Did it work?

Erskine: Mr. Stark?

Stark opens the chamber and we see that Steve is alive.

He's also alot bigger.

We go over.

Y/N: Steve, you okay?

Doc and I help him down.

Steve: Yeah. I did it.

Erskine: I think we did it.

Y/N: It worked.

Howard: You actually did it.

Agent Carter comes over.

Peggy: How do you feel?

Steve: Taller.

Peggy: Well, you look taller.

She hands him a shirt.

Everyone comes down and talks about what just happened.

My spider sense goes off, something bad is about to happen.

Y/N: Everybody, get...!

Just then the booth above us blows up.

We see a Germany spy grab a vial of serum.

Erskine: Stop him!

The spy shoots Erskine in the chest.

Y/N: No!

Steve and I run over to him.

Y/N: Doc, hold on. Just hold on.

He points at both mine and Steve's chest.

The life then drains from his eyes.

I feel tears run down my face.

I look to Steve.

Y/N: Stop him. Don't let him get away.

He nods before running after the spy.

Steve has to catch him.

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