The Hero In All | marvel x h.p.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨~3

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[A Brooklyn gym at night. Occupied by one man, beating a punching bag in the gym lights, alone in the floor, lost in the fight. The gym is old, as old as the man inside, Captain America, or Steve Rogers. He beats the bag harder, like physically hurting it will repress the memories.]

[FLASHBACK]

[Hydra base, Captain America is running through a forest, dodging mortar shells, gunfire and Tesseract energy blasts.]

STEVE (V.O.): There's not enough time! I gotta put her in the water!

[In the present, Steve's punches become harder and more violent.]

[in the flashback, Steve places the compass he has, featuring a picture of Peggy Carter, on the dash as the plane plummets towards the ice.]

"Who's she?" A 2nd year Hufflepuff asked. Steve didn't answer as he sadly looked at the picture of Peggy. It's been a few months when she passed and his heart still hurts a bit.

[The present, punches become violent and aggressive.]

PEGGY (V.O.): You won't be alone.

[Red Skull picked up the Tesseract, and vanishes.]

[In the present, Steve is breathing the bag with everything he has, destroying it and beating his fists.]

SHIELD SCIENTIST (V.O.): Oh my god!

[Steve is lying on a table, half frozen, and still partially trapped in a slab of ice. Two SHIELD scientists run equipment over him, checking for his vitals. Something flickers...]

SHIELD SCIENTIST: This guy is still alive!

[Present. Steve punched the bag, easily a hundred pounds, across the room with one swing snapping the metal chain and pummeling it back a dozen feet, sand spilling out from where he cracked the fabric. He stands up, breathing hard, and grabs another bag, resuming a more normal routine. Fury walks in.]

"How strong are you?" A 4th year Gryffindor questions. Natasha turns to the kid. "Strong enough to hold and stop a helicopter."

FURY: Trouble sleeping?

STEVE: I slept for seventy years, sir. I think I've had my fill.

"What?! Seventy years?!" Many exclaimed. Mostly pure-bloods. Those who knew of Captain America was glad he was here.

"How is that possible my boy?" Dumbledore asked with greed in his eyes. Steve answered in a non informative way. "One, not your boy. Two, no clue."

The Avengers snickered at the response. To everyone's surprise Lucious Malfoy laughed. Many were taken back to see pure-blood Lucious Malfoy laughing at a response from a muggle.

FURY: Then you should be out, celebrating, seeing the world.

[Steve stops punching and walks over to the bench, unraveling the tape off his hands. He sits down.]

STEVE: I went under, the world was at war, I wake up, they say we won. They didn't say what we lost.

Many bowed their heads in respect. They lost many friends and family because of the war and yet they weren't given a proper honorary degree for their service.