Captain America: The Chronicles Of Gracie Hart

Epilouge

It's been about a year since I was injected with the super serum I have been asked to lead men to small battles but have always declined Chester can't understand why I took the serum in the first place I done it cause if I had not they would have either tested it to make more and use it for bad and pointless reasons or give it to someone with no heart so as it was my gift I took it and used it for myself. Also surviving was not a hope I had in mind to be honest dying would have been mercy I took a job at Stark inc instead I'm head of human resources and development mainly working with cures to things and testing howies latest project.

Speaking of howie I live with him now see Peggy and i remained close and I worked with her briefly over the last few months but her work with the SSR always kept her busy. I moved in with howie in LA he basically demanded it he really got me back out there socialising more since bucky and Steve died. howie had asked me out to dinner after a Nearly fatal accident involving a soviet spy and scientist, gas that mad people crazy and Howard's planes see Howard had for a short time been a fugitive a story for another time what was I say oh right so I agreed to the dinner, I liked him he was kind and sweet he had his cocky moments but he was a good man and I respected that any women would be lucky to have him. I brushed my hair which came out with my natural lose curls I put on my favourite red dress which had a black belt under my dress I carried my strap with my gun I carried it every where despite the occasions with that I was ready I walked into the living room and saw howie standing there looking handsome as always he turned and looked at me he took my hand and kisses it "you look beautiful gracie you always do"he smiled as I blushed the colour of my dress. "Should we go"he asked taking my hand leading me to his car once settled we began driving to the restaurant. The date was nice but it just wasn't he right time for me to feel love or anything for another man.

15 years later 1960
It's been 15 years. I look the same I mean it every detail turns out the serum doesn't just enhance the human abilities making me faster stronger senses higher it slows a humans physical change down its slowed my age down dramatically if you saw me I look like I have not aged a day in 15 years. It was a suspected side effect cause Steve did not live long enough to tell I guess I found out myself it was true Me and howie tried dating and it worked for a while, we had fun together going to parties and gala's we were called the power couple of the states I didn't care for the fame I was happy with howie once we got past the awkwardness of the fact we were close friends everything was fine of course I had come to terms with losing my best friends and gotten stronger I had even worked along side the commandos again for a whole 10 years before officially retiring I guess that's one thing that made mine and Howard's relationship fail we both wanted different things I couldn't love him the way he wanted me to. Peggy and I stayed close I'm god mother to her first born son Steve her husband don't really understand why she named him Steve he thinks its cause she worked alongside captain america. Recently I found out the SSR was now known as Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division a whole new operation entirely and to my surprise it seemed my closest friends had founded it Chester Peggy and Howard. They said they had waited 10 years since it's origin to tell me knowing I didn't agree with fowl play, secrets and lies of course the whole organisation was build of the fundamentals of lies and deceit I kept my distance from it only barely being conscious of its doings of course my diss may for the whole thing put a wedge in my friendship with the 3 founders so now I live by myself it was a good thing I got out more I was social. I met a friend Maria she who was amazing she has a crush on howie and which he returned the feelings I never really played match maker I never had to with Peggy and Steve but these two were terrible and despite all the trouble with Howard I still helped the two unite.

5 years later 1965
so it's been 20 years since I took the serum and yet I have not aged well physically mentally I have got wiser Chester died last year he was old he died peacefully I went to his funeral I have to say I cried it hurts losing someone you are close to he had become a father figure to me despite the last 4 years being harsh on our friendship. Maria and howie are engaged they have been dating 3 years I was so happy for them many people asked if it was weird to see your ex move on and get engaged to your friend but nope it wasn't I was the one who helped howie pick out the ring and I have been helping plan the wedding hell I'm even going to be maid of honour. Unfortunately all this marriage talk has given Maria loads of opportunities to lecture me about why I have not been dating or why I have not found a guy to marry. she thinks I should use the fact I never physically age to my advantage according to her I am hot. Sure I have had chances loads but I just don't want anything like that now.