In a house in New York City, Captain America Steve changed into a clean and decent casual outfit, holding a bouquet of roses in his hand, and silently opened the door.
In this room that looked a little old but decorated particularly warmly, an elderly woman was lying.
With her white hair and wrinkles, you can see the traces of time left on her face, but her clear and beautiful eyes and exquisite bones still show her youthful
grace.
As the saying goes, beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. Perhaps this is the best interpretation of this sentence.
"Peggy... I'm back." Captain America looked at the woman lying on the bed, feeling both relieved and guilty.
What he was relieved about was that the person he once loved deeply was still alive in the world, and it was a great fortune to see her again today.
What he felt guilty about was that after he fell into the depths of the Arctic Ocean and slept for nearly 70 years, he abandoned this woman who loved him deeply in the world.
Peggy opened her mouth slightly, staring at the handsome and familiar face of Captain America. Time was like a carving knife that ruthlessly erased her face, but this man was still the same as he remembered.
"I saw you on TV some time ago, Steve. Do you know how excited I was at that time?" Peggy couldn't help but shed tears from the corners of her eyes.
Even though she was unable to get out of bed and take care of herself due to age and illness, and even though she had already suffered from intermittent amnesia, he still recognized Steve.
"I'm sorry, I didn't keep my promise. I don't even know if I should come to see you." Captain America said guiltily, not even daring to look directly into Peggy's eyes.
At the last moment when he fell into the cold abyss and lost consciousness, he was still missing this woman.
But now that he has returned safely, time has not stopped waiting.
Not only is it difficult for him to adapt to the era he is in now, but it is even more difficult for him to accept the fact that his lover is so old.
With tears in her eyes, Peggy shook her head with difficulty: "It's not your fault. I regret not seeing you have a happy life."
"But you should be proud because you are a hero and you have saved the world...
Captain America sat by the bed and listened quietly. His eyes were still filled with the most passionate admiration as before, but with many more complicated emotions than before.
He and Peggy talked for a long time, just like before, as if nothing had changed, and as if everything had changed.
But when he got up to bring Peggy a glass of water, Peggy's amnesia suddenly broke out.
Her previous gentleness and rationality disappeared at this moment. Captain America saw it and felt pain in his heart.
Suddenly, after a deafening gunshot, a bullet went through the window and shattered the glass of water in Captain America's hand.
Peggy, who was already a little mentally ill, fainted directly after being frightened by such a sudden shock.
Captain America looked out the window and locked onto a tall building opposite. His anger almost made him lose his mind.
He quickly closed the curtains, picked up Peggy from the bed, and moved her to the room inside.
Gently stroking her wrinkled forehead and cheeks, Captain America stood up and ran out of the house at a rapid speed.
While running, he took out his mobile phone. Although he was not very skilled, he still sent a message to Mark and Tony.
Of course, he just wanted someone to come and protect Peggy. No matter who the other party was, this was a personal grudge now.
However, the shadow standing on the roof did not rush to leave. Instead, he stared at Captain America below and made a provocative gesture. Then he shuttled between the tall buildings. Captain America gritted his teeth and ran all the way on the street below, following the pace of the shadow above.
It was unknown how long it had passed before they chased to Central Park in New York City. Because the park had been closed for a long time, there was no one around.
The shadow crossed the wall at an astonishing speed and came to a lawn inside, where it stopped.
He turned around and looked at Captain America, who was one step behind, and taunted him: "You've slowed down. It seems that you are no longer the same person after being frozen in the ice for so long."
"Don't talk nonsense. Who are you? Why is this?" Captain America heard this familiar voice, but he couldn't remember who the other person was for the time being.
Because the other person was wearing a mask on his face and heavy armor on his body, it was even more difficult to distinguish in this dark night.
"It's really ridiculous? It seems that you are frozen stupid. You haven't really forgotten me, have you?" The shadow slowly walked towards Captain America.
As the distance got closer and closer, Captain America finally saw this guy clearly. He was wearing a black and white mask on his face, and the black armor on his chest had white marks crossed, like two cold bones.
"It's you! Crossbones!" Captain America frowned, as if he didn't expect that this guy was still alive.
Crossbones' real name is Brock Rumlow. He is one of the core members of Hydra and the right-hand man of Red Skull.
As early as the World War 70 years ago, he had fought with this guy many times, and they had both won and lost.
Captain America himself was injected with serum, and was frozen under the Arctic Ocean, which allowed him to freeze his life for a short time, so he survived until now.
However, according to the information he knew, Crossbones had not been injected with any serum. He only became a tough opponent by relying on the fighting skills learned from the Master of Mimicry and his own world-class combat qualities.
However, even if he was against the sky, he was still able to live to this day and still have such skills, which really shocked Captain America.
"My old enemy, I almost thought you had forgotten me. I'm glad you still remember me. I think we can talk now." Crossbones clenched his fists and turned into a black shadow to attack Captain America.
Even without any superpowers, Crossbones, who has developed the human body to the extreme, still has impressive strength.
Captain America didn't say anything. What he wanted to do now was to knock down the guy in front of him and then take off his ridiculous mask.
The fight between the two people can be said to be a fist-to-bone fight. Although the cross-bones fists are open and closed, it is difficult for people to catch the flaws.
In terms of combat experience, he has reached a state that is difficult for people to reach. He can really be called a master.
Long-term hard training, coupled with terrifying talent, has given him the capital to compete with Captain America.
Captain America did not bring his shield and equipment because he went to see Peggy, but he was not at all inferior.
Resisting Crossbones' stormy iron fist, Captain America fought back in the simplest and crudest way, punching Crossbones' mask.
However, this did not have much effect. Crossbones just shook his head, but his laughter became more and more crazy: "Are you ready to taste the pain?"