Green Beret | MCU (On Hold)

💣CHAPTER 13💣

2014

It was an early morning in Washington D.C, a slight fog had slowly started to fade. Troy could feel the cool moisture as he jogged through it. Troy had moved back to Washington as he was transferred to a different base located there by Fury so he was working with Natasha, Steve and on occasions, Clint, so it was a good idea that he didn't sell his apartment after moving to New York for that short period. Jogging in the morning, for Troy, was therapeutic as it was one of the few times that the busy capital was quiet and calm so his mind was the calmest during that time.

After jogging through neighbourhoods close to his apartment, Troy had arrived at the Washington Monument that he had always jogged around. He could see other morning runners doing the same in the distance but his eyes caught a certain figure who was jogging closer to him, or more like running so Troy jogged over to him.

"Steve." Troy greeted, appearing on his left. Steve turned his head to face him with a warm smile that Troy couldn't reciprocate when it was too damn early in the morning. Whether or not he had to wake up bright and early in the morning for work he would never get used to it. He wasn't a morning person. 

"Troy," Steve responded with the smile still plastered on his face. After the battle of New York and throughout the 2 years, Troy had helped Steve adjust to the modern era and had become close friends with him. They connected as they felt and thought similar to each other and had the same opinions when it came to rights and wrongs, it also helped that they both had a past with the army, different pasts but it left them to where they were now. Sort of like a second chance.

"Ready to run?" Steve asked with a grin.

"You mean me going the same pace as I am now as you lap be 50,000 times? Sure." Troy said, rolling his eyes playfully knowing that what he said is true. Steve would pass him as many times as he possibly could with the serum causing through his veins. 

So as they started picking up the pace as they ran, Steve had already passed him twice and it had only been 5 minutes.

"On your left!" Troy heard Steve say to a guy in front of him after passing Troy beforehand.

"Come on!" The guy complains, frustrated as he sprinted to try and keep up with Steve which was impossible and the guy seemed to know it as he slowed and took a rest against a tree so he could catch his breath. So as the guy did this Troy could see his face and he knew him from the Air Force. Samuel Wilson is otherwise known as Sam. 

Steve had slowed down and turned back to check on Sam with Troy following behind him. They both shook hands and indulged in a conversation as Troy made his way over to them and heard a part of it.

"What unit you with?" Steve asked and before Sam could answer, Troy answered for him.

"58, Pararescue," Troy said as Sam looked over at him with recognition in his eyes.

"Was." Sam emphasises, "But now I'm working down at the VA. How you doing Captain Kemp."

"Good, and it's just Troy now Sam."

"You out of the army?" Sam asks, perplexed.

"Yeah, transferred actually to a super-secret agency."

"Wait, you two know each other?" Steve asked confused as he looked between the two men.

"Yeah, Troy led a few missions with the team I was with," Sam answered Steve's question for Troy who nodded along as if to say that what Sam had said is true.

"I thought you were in the army?" Steve questioned Troy.

"I was. But I have Navy training, Marine training, Air Force training and Army training. Never spent time at my apartment unless I was sleeping." Troy answered with a shrug.