Sugar 『Buckyxfem!reader』

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(The next day)

-Y/Ns pov-

"You are sure that my brother won't be harmed, Stark?"

"Mostly. If we're successful will you go on a date with me, Agent?"
Howard smiles charmingly at me and reminds me of James.

"No. And stop trying."
As I'm about to leave everyone turns to look at Steven as he and Peggy enter the lab.  

Doctor Erskine shakes his hand to greet him.
"Good morning. Are you ready?"
Steve nods.
"Good. Take off your shirt, your tie and your hat."

Peggy follows me into the adjacent observation chamber that is filled with officials.

The Colonel speaks with Senator Brandt and another official. Both don't even care to greet me.

I overhear the Senator's words as he looks down into the chamber at Steven.
"Jesus. Somebody get that kid a sandwich."

Peggy puts her hand on my shoulder while I roll my eyes.

You don't know a thing about my brother. Who are you to judge him?

Steven climbes into the pod and lays down. As observing is the only thing I can do right now I try to get the best view over the situation. Sadly my lip reading isn't good enough to understand what they're talking about.

Finally Erskine takes a microphone and taps it.
"Do you hear me? Is this on? Ladies and gentlemen, today we take not another step towards annihilation, but the first step on the path to peace. We begin with a series of micro injections into the subjects major muscle groups. The serum infusion will cause immediate cellular change. And then to stimulate growth, the subject will be saturated with Vita-Rays."

Erskine makes sure that everything is alright and I watch my brother getting injected with Penicilin. Suddenly I'm happy I went through the process with Howard over and over again. Not knowing what's going on would be hell right now.

Again we can hear Erskine's voice.
"Serum infusion beginning in five, four, three, two, one."

The blue fluid is injected into my brother's body. Stark gets the sign to start the next stage of the process. He lowers a leaver, the pod moves upright and encloses Steven inside. 

Once more Erskine makes sure that Steven is alright.
"Steven, can you hear me?"

"It's probably too late to go to the bathroom, right?"
That sounds more like my brother.

Erskine turns to Stark.
"We will proceed."

Stark manages the controls and gives updates.
"That's ten percent. Twenty percent. Thirty. That's fourty percent."

One of the SSR's doctors checks Steven's vitals.
"Vital signs are normal."

Come on, Steven. I believe in you. I don't know any better man on this planet. You can do this. Sorry I can't help you.

"That's fifty percent. Sixty. Seventy."
Stark's voice echos through the room.

My heart gets ripped apart hearing Steven screaming in pain as he is receiving the vita rays.

You're stronger than anyone. I know you can do this, Steven. I always knew!

Erskine tries to find out if Steven is alright.
"Steven!"

Peggy almost jumps out of her seat.
"Shut it down."

See? You really like him. Told you. 

Erskine knocks on the pod.
"Steven!"

Again Peggy exclaims.
"Shut it down!"

Now I stand up and look at the pod. Covering my eyes I shake my head.
"He can take it! I know it! I believe in him."
My voice isn't loud enough to reach them, but Peggy understands me and that's enough. She calms down.

But Erskine is still worried.
"Kill the reactor, Mr. Stark! Turn it off! Kill it! Kill the reactor!"

Suddenly Steven's voice strikes through the room.
"No! Don't! I can do this!"

Proudly I watch how Howard continues.
"Eighty. Ninety. That's hundred percent."

Everything overloads until the reactor closes itself down. Frightened I leave the observation chamber, worried about my brother.

He better makes it out alive Stark.

Erskine seems to have the same thought.
"Mr. Stark?"

Howard opens the pod, showing us a much taller, reborn Steven.

Doctor Erskine rushes to his side.
"Steven. Steven."