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MKSG Captain America - 2 - Waiting For A Train
Doctor Erskine sits patiently at the bench, back straight and a leg crossed. He hummed a slow melody as he tapped his foot. He reaches for his watch, the hands do not move but a reflection of a red, white, and blue object does. He looks to his side to see Steve Rogers, torn from battle and weary.
Erskine: "Steve, care to sit down?"
Steve hesitates as he begins to wonder where exactly he is.
Erskine: "Oh c'mon now, I don't bite."
Steve perches himself next to Erskine, confused, but not threatened.
Erskine: "It's been a long while,"
He chuckles.
Erskine: "I'm proud of what you've accomplished, Steve."
Steve nods and begins to smile, his smile sours as he lowers and turns his head.
Steve: "How are you alive?"
Erskine: "You know the answer, I think the better question is how are you alive?"
Before Steve can open his mouth, Erskine continues.
Erskine: "The last thing you remember was that crash, as your creator, I stay in this realm until you die. Then I meet you on the other side."
Steve: "What?"
Erskine: "We are in limbo, Steve. I cannot fully die until my story is finished. You are yet another chapter, but now you are in limbo."
Steve: "How long have you been here?"
Erskine: "No matter, time relative to your reality is not relative to this one. Trains come and go but they do not board."
Steve: "So what does this mean?"
Erskine: "Merely a part of us are dead. But I have seen nothing constitute you being in the debt I possess now."
The train station begins to violently shake, Erskine sits perfectly still, Steve collapses to his feet.
Erskine: "Usually you get to decide whether you live or whether you die. But I made a deal to stay here as long as you could be alive."
Steve: "W-what?"
Erskine: "Don't miss your train, Steve. Not many get a second chance at life. It may not be perfect but the world will always need Captain America."
Steve: "Why are you doing this?"
Erskine: "I don't know, my whole family is on the other side. But I knew deep down that you were gravely missed."
Steve: "You shouldn't have done that, your family..."
Erskine: "Steve, I don't have an expiry date up here. Knowing how many more you save made this worth it. And look, you're still young. This world is much different than the one you know."
Steve: "Why do you choose when I come back?"
Erskine: "I don't."
A horn blares through the station, a white light grows brighter by the second, posters tear from the wall, light bulbs shatter, and Steve is smacked down to his back.
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Steve rises like an undead. The two agents jolt in fear.
Coulson tries to stand but stumbles back down, Fury turns in amazement.
Steve: “Why... Why.”
Steve passes out. Blood rushes through his head and his mind begins to shift functions back into order.
Fury: “Rogers, c’mon now. Let’s get up!”
Steve slowly grips the side of the truck, hoisting himself up. Bending the metal of the bed, he releases his hand upon noticing the damage.
Steve: “Nice to meet you sir.”
He delivers a solid handshake to Fury before his hand begins to slip back, propelled by his bodyweight. He, in a last ditch effort, points to Coulson.
Steve: “Why is he tied—”
A thud rings within the Quinjet like a lone shot in a desolate field, Fury looks to Coulson again defeated, then to the camera.
Fury: “You see this Pierce? The fuck am I supposed to do?”
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Wondering what happened in that jump? Read from Fury's side here!
MKSG Captain America - 2 - Waiting For A Train
Doctor Erskine sits patiently at the bench, back straight and a leg crossed. He hummed a slow melody as he tapped his foot. He reaches for his watch, the hands do not move but a reflection of a red, white, and blue object does. He looks to his side to see Steve Rogers, torn from battle and weary.
Erskine: "Steve, care to sit down?"
Steve hesitates as he begins to wonder where exactly he is.
Erskine: "Oh c'mon now, I don't bite."
Steve perches himself next to Erskine, confused, but not threatened.
Erskine: "It's been a long while,"
He chuckles.
Erskine: "I'm proud of what you've accomplished, Steve."
Steve nods and begins to smile, his smile sours as he lowers and turns his head.
Steve: "How are you alive?"
Erskine: "You know the answer, I think the better question is how are you alive?"
Before Steve can open his mouth, Erskine continues.
Erskine: "The last thing you remember was that crash, as your creator, I stay in this realm until you die. Then I meet you on the other side."
Steve: "What?"
Erskine: "We are in limbo, Steve. I cannot fully die until my story is finished. You are yet another chapter, but now you are in limbo."
Steve: "How long have you been here?"
Erskine: "No matter, time relative to your reality is not relative to this one. Trains come and go but they do not board."
Steve: "So what does this mean?"
Erskine: "Merely a part of us are dead. But I have seen nothing constitute you being in the debt I possess now."
The train station begins to violently shake, Erskine sits perfectly still, Steve collapses to his feet.
Erskine: "Usually you get to decide whether you live or whether you die. But I made a deal to stay here as long as you could be alive."
Steve: "W-what?"
Erskine: "Don't miss your train, Steve. Not many get a second chance at life. It may not be perfect but the world will always need Captain America."
Steve: "Why are you doing this?"
Erskine: "I don't know, my whole family is on the other side. But I knew deep down that you were gravely missed."
Steve: "You shouldn't have done that, your family..."
Erskine: "Steve, I don't have an expiry date up here. Knowing how many more you save made this worth it. And look, you're still young. This world is much different than the one you know."
Steve: "Why do you choose when I come back?"
Erskine: "I don't."
A horn blares through the station, a white light grows brighter by the second, posters tear from the wall, light bulbs shatter, and Steve is smacked down to his back.
===========================
Steve rises like an undead. The two agents jolt in fear.
Coulson tries to stand but stumbles back down, Fury turns in amazement.
Steve: “Why... Why.”
Steve passes out. Blood rushes through his head and his mind begins to shift functions back into order.
Fury: “Rogers, c’mon now. Let’s get up!”
Steve slowly grips the side of the truck, hoisting himself up. Bending the metal of the bed, he releases his hand upon noticing the damage.
Steve: “Nice to meet you sir.”
He delivers a solid handshake to Fury before his hand begins to slip back, propelled by his bodyweight. He, in a last ditch effort, points to Coulson.
Steve: “Why is he tied—”
A thud rings within the Quinjet like a lone shot in a desolate field, Fury looks to Coulson again defeated, then to the camera.
Fury: “You see this Pierce? The fuck am I supposed to do?”
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Wondering what happened in that jump? Read from Fury's side here!