A Love That Lasts Forever | Steve Rogers x OC (1)

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Steve and Kiara are currently in the med-bay. They want some of Steve's blood since it's the only trace left of the serum.

'Think you got enough?' Steve asks.

'Any hope of reproducting the program is locked in uour genetic code. But without Dr. Erskine it would take years.'

'He derserved more than this.'

'If it could work only once, he'd be proud it was you.'

They walk out of the lab and into Phillips, who's talking to a few men.

'Hydra is the Nazi deep-science division. It's let by Johann Schmidt. But he has bigger ambitions.' Kiara explains.

'Hydra is practically a cult. They worship Schmidt. They think he's invincible.'

'So, what are you going to do about it?'

'I spoke to the president this morning. As of today, the SSR is being retasked.'

'Colonel?' Kiara asks confused.

'We are taking the fight to Hydra. Pack your bags, agent Carter. You, too, Stark. We're flying to London tonight. Your sister is already there.'

'Sir? If you're going after Schmidt, I want in.' Steve says.

'You're an experiment. You're going to Alamogordo.'

'The serum worked.'

'I asked for an army and all I got was you. You are not enough.' Phillips says and then he walks away.

'With all due respect to the Colonel, I think we may be missing the point. I've seen you in action, Steve. More importantly, the country's seen it.' A man says. 'Paper.' He oders a other man. 'The enlistment lines have been around the block since your picture hit the newsstands. You don't take a soldier, a symbol like that, and hide him in a lab. Son, do you want to serve your country on the most important battlefield of the war?'

'Sir, that's all I want.' Steve says confident.

'Then, congratulations. You just got promoted.'

***
Kiara has been to a few shows of Steve, she saw his movie and even took a picture with him. But she can tell he's still not happy. Sure, he enjoys it a bit, but Kiara knows him longer than today.

Steve is currently sitting under a tent, as what it looks like drawing. Kiara has decided it's time she talks to him.

'Hello, Steve.'

'Hi.' He says when he sees her.

'Hi.'

'What are you doing here?'

'Officially, I'm not here at all.' Kiara says as she sits down. 'That was quite a performance.'

'Yeah. I had to imporvise a little bit. The crowds I'm used to are usually more . . . twelve.'

'I understand you're "America's New Hope."

'Bond sales take a 10% bump in every state I visit.'

'Is that Senator Brandt I hear?'

There is a silence.

'At least he's got me doing this. Phillips would have had me stuck in a lab.'

'And these are your only two options? A lab rat or a dancing monkey?' Kiara looks at the drawing Steve made. 'You were meant for more than this, you know?' She says.

Steve looks at her.

'What?'

'You know, for the longest time, I dreamed about coming overseas and being on the front lines, serving my country. I finally got everything I ever wanted and I'm wearing tights.'

Then they hear a honk and both look over their shoulder as a medical truck arrives and a man, most likely a soldier, gets carried out of it.

'They look like they've been through hell.'

'These men more than most. Schmidt sent out a force to Azzano. Two hundred men went up against him, and less than 50 returned. Your audience contained what was left of the 107th.'

Steve's head snaps up the second he hears the word "107th."

'The rest were killed or captured.'

'The 107th?'

'What?'

He quickly stands up and yanks Kiara up, too.

'Come on.' He says as he walks through the rain.

They walk inside the tent that's set up there and Steve quickly walks to Phillips.

'Colonel Phillips.'

'Well, of it isn't the Star-Spangled Man With A Plan. What's your play today?'

'I need the casualty list from Azzano.'

'You don't get to give me orders, son.'

'I just need one name, Sergeant James Barnes from the 107th.'

'You and I are gonna have a conversation later that you won't enjoy.' Colonel Phillips says to Kiara as he points his pen at her.

'Please tell me if he's alive, sir. B-A-R . . .'

'I can spell.' Phillips says, cutting off Steve. 'I have signed more of these condolence letters than I would care to count. But the name does sound familiar. I'm sorry.'

Steve looks down and Kiara can't help but to worry. Erksine ordered her to keep a watch on Steve since he made up his mind that Steve would be the man.

She saw that Bucky was there for him no matter what. He always defended him and made him smile even tough he was in a bad mood.

'What about the others? Are you planning a rescue mission?' Steve asks.

'Yes, it's called "winning the war".'

'But if you know where they are, why not at least . . .'

'They're 30 miles behind the lines, through some of the most heavily fortified territory in Europe. We'd lose more men than we'd safe. But I don't expect you to understand that because your a chorus girl.'

'Phillips.' Kiara says warning.

'I think I understand just fine.'

'Well, then understand it somewhere else. If I read the posters correctly, you got someplace to be in 30 minutes.'

Then Phillips walks away as Steve stares at the map.

'Yes, sir. I do.' Steve says and then walks away.

'If you have something to say, right now is the perfect time to keep it to yourself.' Phillips says to Kiara.

Kiara walks away where Steve is, trying to figure out what he is gonna do. When she finds him she sees him packing a bag.

'What do you plan to do, walk to Austria?'

'If that's what it takes.'

'You heard the Colonel. Your friend is most likely dead.'

'You don't know that.'

'Even so, he's devising a strategy. If he detects . . .'

'By the time he's done that, it could be too late.'

Steve starts to walk away.

'Steve!' Kiara says as she follows him.

'You told me you thought I was meant for more than this. Did you mean that?'

'Every word.'

'Then you got to let me go.' Steve says as he gets in the car.

'I can do more than that.' Kiara says.

'Okay.'

'But, on one condition.'

'What is it?'

'You let me come with you.'

'Kiara-'

'That's my offer, take it or leave it.'

'Fine.'