Steve is in a medical examination room when a nurse whispers something inaudible to Young Doctor. Steve nervously picks at his nails, watching the interaction with wide eyes. "Wait here." The young doctor says "Is there a problem?" Steve asks, straightening up.
"Just wait here." The young doctor says and walks out.
Steve looks at a sign warning against lying on your enlistment form and starts to get ready to leave.
An Enlistment Office MP walks in the room and Steve looks up at him worriedly.
Dr. Abraham Erskine enters the room as the Enlistment Office MP quietly leaves. "Thank you." To the MP then to Steve. "So, you want to go overseas. Kill some Nazis." Dr. Erskine asks
"Excuse me?" Steve asks
"Dr. Abraham Erskine." He walks over and introduces himself to Steve. "I represent the Strategic Scientific Reserve." Dr. Erskine says
"Steve Rogers." Steve says
Dr. Erskine starts looking through Steve's file "Where are you from?" Steve asks
"Queens. 73rd Street and Utopia Parkway. Before that, Germany. This troubles you?" Dr. Erskine asks
"No." Steve says
Shaking his head. Dr. Abraham Erskine was flipping through Steve's file. "Where are you from, Mr. Rogers? Mmm? Is it New Haven? Or Paramus? Five exams in five different cities." Dr. Erskine says
"That might not be the right file." Steve says
"No, it's not the exams I'm interested in. It's the five tries. But you didn't answer my question. Do you want to kill Nazis?" Dr. Erskine asks
"Is this a test?" Steve asks "Yes." Dr. Erskine says
"I don't wanna kill anyone. I don't like bullies. I don't care where they're from." Steve says
"Well, there are already so many big men fighting this war. Maybe what we need now is the little guy, huh? I can offer you a chance." Dr. Erskine says
They exit the room "Only a chance." Dr. Erskine says "I'll take it." Steve says
"Good. So where is the little guy from, actually?" Dr. Erskine asks
"Brooklyn." Steve says
Dr. Erskine stamps Steve's form and hands him back his file. "Congratulations, soldier." Dr. Erskine says
Steve opens up the file and sees that he's been stamped as accepted.
....
At a US training camp.
Steve stands in line with others. "Ready, exercise!" The officer yells "Recruits, attention! Gentlemen, I'm Agent Carter. I supervise all operations for this division." Peggy says
"What's with the accent, Queen Victoria? Thought I was signing up for the U.S. Army." Hodge says
"What's your name, soldier?" Peggy asks "Gilmore Hodge, your Majesty." Hodge says
"Step forward, Hodge." Peggy commands Hodge to step forward, smirking "Put your right foot forward." Peggy commands
"Mmm... Are we gonna wrestle? Cause I got a few moves I know you'll like." Hodge says
Suddenly Peggy punches him hard in the face. Col.Phillips drives up. "Agent Carter." Col. Phillip says "Colonel Phillips." Peggy says
"I see you're breaking in the candidates. That's good! [to Hodge] Get your ass up out of that dirt and stand in that line at attention 'til somebody comes tells you what to do." Col. Phillip's says
Hodge gets back up "Yes, sir." Hodge says
Col. Chester Phillips addressing the new army recruits.
"General Patton has said that wars are fought with weapons but they are won by men. We are going to win this war because we have the best men... [he sees Rogers and continues talking] And because they're gonna get better. Much better. The Strategic Scientific Reserve is an Allied effort made up of the best minds in the free world. Our goal is to create the best army in history. But every army starts with one man. At the end of this week, we will choose that man. He will be the first in a new breed of super-soldiers." Col. Phillip's says
While Phillips talks we see scenes of Steve unpacking and training where he fails to keep up and gets bullied by the others.
"Rogers! Get that rifle out of the mud!" Sergeant Duffy says "And they will personally escort Adolf Hitler to the gates of Hell." Col. Phillip's says
We see Steve and some other trainees running up to a waiting Peggy and a flagpole.
"Pick up the pace, ladies! Let's go! Double time! Come on! Faster! Faster! Move! Move!" They arrive at the flag pole. "Squad, halt! That flag means we're only at the halfway point. The first man to bring it to me gets a ride back with Agent Carter. Move, move!" Sergeant Duffy yells
"Come on! Get up there!" Soldiers yells
The soldier tries to climb up the pole to no avail.
"If that's all you got, this army is in trouble! Get up there, Hodge! Come on! Get up there! Nobody's got that flag in 17 years! Now fall back into line! Come on, fall in! Let's go! Get back into formation! Rogers! I said fall in!" Sergeant Duffy yells
Steve pulls a pin out at the bottom of the pole causing it to fall over. Steve gives the flag to Sergeant Duffy.
"Thank you, sir." Steve says He climbs into the car and they drive away. The soldiers are doing push-ups. "Faster, ladies! Come on. My grandmother has more life in her, God rest her soul. Move it!" Peggy yells
Col. Chester Phillips was walking beside Erskine "You're not really thinking about picking Rogers, are you?" Col. Phillip's ask
"I am more than just thinking about it. He is the clear choice." Dr. Erskine says
"When you brought a ninety-pound asthmatic onto my army base, I let it slide. I thought, what the hell? Maybe he'll be useful to you, like a gerbil. I never thought you'd pick him." Col. Phillip says referring to Steve.
Phillips and Erskine arrive.
"Up." Peggy Commands "You stick a needle in that kid's arm and it's gonna go right through him." Col. Phillip's says
Watching Steve struggling whilst training with the other new recruits.
"Come on, girls." Peggy says "Look at that. He's making me cry." Col. Phillip's says
"I am looking for qualities beyond the physical." Dr. Erskine says "Do you know how long it took to set up this project?" Phillips asks
"Yeah, I know." Dr. Erskinis "All the groveling I had to do in front of Senator What's-His-Name's committees?" Phillips asks
"Brandt. Yes, I know. I am well aware of your efforts." Dr. Erskine says
"Then throw me a bone. Hodge passed every test we gave him. He's big, he's fast, he obeys orders. He's a soldier." Phillips says
"He's a bully." Dr. Erskine says "You don't win wars with niceness, doctor." He takes a hand grenade. "You win the war with guts." He throws the grenade at where the new recruits are training. "Grenade!" Phillips yells
All the soldiers move away quickly but Steve jumps on top of it covering it with his body.
"Get away! Get back!" Steve yells and waits for the grenade to go off but nothing happens "It was a dummy grenade. All clear. Back in formation." The officer commands
Steve looks at Phillips and Erskine "Is this a test?" Steve asks
Erskine looks at Phillips to confirm his point about choosing Steve.
"He's still skinny." Phillip's says
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Immortal (Bucky B., Steve R., Logan H.) Book 1
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