In the smoky British pub, Steve Rogers nods at Peggy Carter. \u201cSounds good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peggy glances at the rowdy 107th table. \u201cI see your top squad is prepping for duty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bucky Barnes leans in, flashing a charming grin. \u201cYou don\u2019t like music?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do, actually,\u201d Peggy replies, her gaze fixed on Steve. \u201cI might even, when this is all over, go dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bucky chuckles, undeterred. \u201cThen what are we waiting for?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe right partner,\u201d Peggy says pointedly, never glancing at Bucky’s charming ways. \u201c0800, Captain.\u201d She turns and strides out.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, ma\u2019am. I\u2019ll be there,\u201d Steve calls after her.<\/p>\n
Bucky, stunned, slumps back. \u201cI\u2019m invisible. I\u2019m turning into you. It\u2019s like a horrible dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve pats his arm, smirking. \u201cDon\u2019t take it so hard. Maybe she\u2019s got a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next morning, in a London lab, Howard Stark tinkers with the glowing device Steve retrieved from the Hydra factory. \u201cEmission signature is unusual. Alpha and beta ray neutral. Though I doubt Rogers picked up on that. Seems harmless enough. Hard to see what all the fuss is about.\u201d<\/p>\n
The device suddenly detonates, a blast sending Howard\u2019s assistant sprawling across the room.<\/p>\n\n\n
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