Steve still had no idea that Bucky had been drafted, it was the one big secret between them. He imagined his friend had enlisted for the same reason that he had wanted to, because it was the right thing.
"I was trying to sign up for the army long before Bucky got involved with them. Went through most of the enlistment centres in the city using different names, but I kept getting 4F. I don't know if you know what that is--was-- it was a refusal to enlist me on medical grounds. I was a mess. Then on the night Buck shipped out, the night of the Stark Expo, I met a man called Dr. Erskine and he pulled some strings to get me into basic training. I didn't even really understand what Rebirth was, just that it was my opportunity to do the right thing and fight the Nazis like all the other men were doing, instead of sitting safe at home uselessly. Even after Rebirth, I didn't see Bucky for months, didn't even get to the front lines for a long time. I was just some glorified chorus girl they used to sell war bonds, right up until I did a show for what was left of the 107th, Bucky's company, and I realised he was captured."
His eyes took on a far away glaze as he talked about those past days, remembering the smell of perfume and talcum powder from the girls, and the smell of blood and mud from the front lines.
"That was the first time I really crossed with HYDRA, to get Bucky back from Azzano."
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Steve still had no idea that Bucky had been drafted, it was the one big secret between them. He imagined his friend had enlisted for the same reason that he had wanted to, because it was the right thing.
"I was trying to sign up for the army long before Bucky got involved with them. Went through most of the enlistment centres in the city using different names, but I kept getting 4F. I don't know if you know what that is--was-- it was a refusal to enlist me on medical grounds. I was a mess. Then on the night Buck shipped out, the night of the Stark Expo, I met a man called Dr. Erskine and he pulled some strings to get me into basic training. I didn't even really understand what Rebirth was, just that it was my opportunity to do the right thing and fight the Nazis like all the other men were doing, instead of sitting safe at home uselessly. Even after Rebirth, I didn't see Bucky for months, didn't even get to the front lines for a long time. I was just some glorified chorus girl they used to sell war bonds, right up until I did a show for what was left of the 107th, Bucky's company, and I realised he was captured."
His eyes took on a far away glaze as he talked about those past days, remembering the smell of perfume and talcum powder from the girls, and the smell of blood and mud from the front lines.
"That was the first time I really crossed with HYDRA, to get Bucky back from Azzano."