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captain america - howard stark

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[ A solemn looking man with a serious expression appears on the screen, an impressive fountain in the distance behind him, and the sounds of rushing water carrying over the feed. He's wearing a white turtleneck jumper with a suede coat, brown hair looking flat and dark circles ring his eyes. ]

There goes the search for Cap. [ He sounds defeated, which rarely happens, but he says it with a sarcastic tone, masking the weight he carries with him for so far failing to find Steve in the wreckage.

He fiddles around with the device as he looks directly at it, now, rather than at the surroundings around him. ] So, anyone out there gonna fill me in on what the hell's goin' on 'round here or do I gotta figure it out for myself?

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People can come in from their worlds at different points in time...that's what everyone says, anyway. Bucky's last memory of home was before we got on the zipline. Mine's crashing the plane.

Guess I didn't make it.

Guess he's the lucky one, then, huh? [ He might not be the best of pals with the guy, but he's not so heartless he doesn't feel bad for him.

And the weight he's been carrying since the day the plane went down gets heavier. ] So you know about that. One less piece of knowledge to bite back. And you sure you don't remember anything after that?

Nothing. Waking up here.

How's...

You? Peggy?

I'm gonna make it my business to find you. Y'got that? Got the best machines on this one, and the best men.

[ He chooses this moment to look anywhere but at the device. ] Peggy? She's good. [ Except for the prolonged silences and subtle tears when no one's looking. ] Not good, but doing okay all things considered.

You should focus on finishing the war, Howard. And...you have to take care of Peggy.

War's as good as over, it won't be long. And you know Peggy, she's a touch cookie, that one, she can take care of herself.

Howard, I need you to promise.

You really care about that dame, huh? Sure, I'll take care of her. Never been one for promises, but I'll do what I can. If I ever get outta here.

Thanks.

Don't know how soon that'll be.

Yeah, about that. Anyone know what happens to the others back home while we're here?

And don't worry about, Cap, I ain't gonna tell him.

People say time doesn't pass.

[A sigh of relief]

Thank you.

This place keeps on getting better.

Any time, Cap, I owe you that much. While we're on the subject, does he know about you?

No.

I haven't told him.

Say nothing. Got it. I can do that.

So, what's the deal here?

It's called a pocket universe, or something like that. People get pulled here from their world.

Let me guess, and no one knows why? [ He probably shouldn't be looking so pleased about this. ]

You shouldn't be so pleased about that, Howard.

Sorry, buddy, but how often's something like this happen to a fella, huh? And if I'm gonna be stuck here, might as well make the most of it.

[Steve wonders if he should warn him about Tony, but decides against it. He'll find out on his own]

They haven't perfected the flying car either.

You're kidding me, right? That thing only needed a couple'a years, and with the right technology it'd be off the ground in no time.

You've still got work to do.

Guess the war got in the way. Speaking of, any of the other fellas here with you guys?

None of the Commandos. No one from Brooklyn, either.

Just the three of us, then. But, hey, it means I get to spend more time with my good buddies.

We'll need to find you a place to stay.

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