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13: Letter

13: Letter

Colonel Chester Phillips was having a bad day. He would say it was all John's fault, but he was not a man who would deny the truth of the facts; the reality was that he had made a mistake.

He had made such a mistake that he had to ask himself how many other times he had done so. What other errors had he committed without realizing it?

"Well, do you have anything to say?" The Colonel looked at his superior officer, a man who shouldn't have been in Italy but had made a quick trip once the news began to spread around the world at record speed.

"No, sir, I have nothing to say. I will take full responsibility for this," he said with a dark expression.

What excuse could he give? He had let his own ideology overshadow his decisions, he had misused the resources his nation had given him, and although the whole world was amazed by Captain America's incredible achievements, only the United States knew they had nothing to do with it.

John had acted on his own, going against military regulations and violating several of its laws, but even though he had done so, no one, since the news of his resounding success began to arrive, even minimally suggested that Captain America be punished.

Chester's superior officer sighed. They had both worked together for many years, serving together in the same battalion during the First World War. It could even be said that they were friends, which is why it was difficult for him to see the Colonel in this situation.

"When the war is over, you will be taken to a military trial. I have spoken with the President, and he is considering giving you a pardon, but for that, you need to start fixing this mess. Our troops are already beginning to arrive; we must secure Italy and not waste this great opportunity. We still haven't made contact with Vogelbaum, but the partisan resistance and the Italian army have already communicated with us on their behalf. We have obtained a lot of information thanks to that, information that is too valuable." Before setting off on his own, John had left clear instructions for the partisan resistance.

He knew that if they wanted to maintain control of Italy, they couldn't do it alone, not without him. That is why he made them contact the Allies, thus revealing a lot of information that he knew would catch their attention, with the information about Hydra's weaponry being the most important.

Stark seemed like a child who had been told that Christmas, his birthday, and New Year's had all arrived at the same time once he heard the news. Part of the weapons and vehicles stolen from Hydra had been immediately sent to his "laboratory" in Italy for study.

The man hadn't set foot outside it since then.

"For now, we will focus on fortifying Italy to make it our foothold, understand? We must not rush without knowing what other surprises Hydra has for us. This war is beginning to change, and if we want to win, we must be cautious."

Hydra's weapons were something no one expected. While it was known that Germany had strange weapons, hearing rumors was one thing, but it was quite another to hold one of them in your hands and see with your own eyes how it turned an armored military vehicle into ashes with a single shot.

The Allies had realized that this was not an enemy they could defeat by being hasty or without having John on their side.

Thinking about America's first and only super-soldier brought mixed feelings to many of the high command.

While Chester had made some mistakes in the way he handled things, no one really blamed him entirely, because many of them had thought the same way he did in the past. What difference could one man make in a war like this?