Captain America: The Winter Soldier Page #2

Sometimes in ways that

made us not sleep so well.

But we did it

so that people could be free.

This isn't freedom. This is fear.

S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the world as

it is, not as we'd like it to be.

And it's getting damn near past time

for you to get with that program, Cap.

Don't hold your breath.

Welcome to the Smithsonian.

Visitor information booths are

available on the second level.

A symbol to the nation.

A hero to the world.

The story of Captain America

is one of honor, bravery and sacrifice.

Denied enlistment

due to poor health,

Steven Rogers was chosen

for a program

unique in the annals

of American warfare.

One that would transform him

into the world's first Super-Soldier.

In this rare footage,

everyone's favorite war hero,

Captain America...

Battle tested,

Captain America

and his Howling Commandos

quickly earned their stripes.

Their mission:

taking down HYDRA,

the Nazi rogue science division.

Best friends since childhood,

Bucky Barnes and Steven Rogers

were inseparable

on both schoolyard and battlefield.

Barnes is the only Howling

Commando to give his life

in service of his country.

That was a difficult winter.

A blizzard had trapped half

our battalion behind the German line.

Steve, Captain Rogers,

he fought his way

through a HYDRA blockade

that had pinned our allies

down for months.

He saved over 1,000 men.

Including the man who would...

Who would become my husband,

as it turned out.

Even after he died,

Steve was still changing my life.

You should be

proud of yourself, Peggy.

I have lived a life.

My only regret is that

you didn't get to live yours.

What is it?

For as long as I can remember,

I just wanted to do what was right.

I guess I'm not quite sure

what that is anymore.

And I thought I could throw

myself back in and follow orders.

Serve.

It's just not the same.

You're always so dramatic.

Look, you saved the world.

We rather mucked it up.

You didn't.

Knowing that you helped found

S.H.I.E.L.D. is half the reason I stay.

Hey.

The world has changed,

and none of us can go back.

All we can do is our best.

And sometimes the best that

we can do is to start over.

Steve.

Yeah?

You're alive.

You came back.

Yeah, but...

It's been so long.

So long.

Well, I couldn't

leave my best girl.

Not when she owes me a dance.

Secure office.

Open Lemurian Star's

satellite launch file.

Access denied.

Run decryption.

Decryption failed.

Director override.

Fury, Nicholas J.

Override denied. AH files sealed.

On whose authority?

Fury, Nicholas J.

World Security Council.

Confirmed.

If Nick Fury thinks

he can get his costumed thugs

and S.T.R.I.K.E. commandos to

mop up his mess, he's sadly mistaken.

This failure is unacceptable.

Considering this attack took place

one mile from my country's

sovereign waters,

it's a bit more than that.

I move for immediate hearing.

We don't need hearings,

we need action.

It's this Council's duty

to oversee S.H.I.E.L.D.

A breach like this

raises serious questions.

Like how the hell

did a French pirate

manage to hijack a covert S.H.I.E.L.D.

vessel in broad daylight?

For the record, Councilman,

he's Algerian.

I can draw a map if it'd help.

I appreciate your wit,

Secretary Pierce.

But this Council takes things like

international piracy fairly seriously.

Really? I don't.

I don't care about one boat,

I care about the fleet.

If this Council is going

to fall to rancor

every time someone pushes us

on the playing field,

maybe we need someone

to oversee US.

Mr. Secretary, nobody

is suggesting...

Excuse me.

More trouble, Mr. Secretary?

Depends on your definition.

I work 40 floors away and it takes

a hijacking for you to visit?

A nuclear war would do it, too.

You busy in there?

Nothing some earmarks can't fix.

I'm here to ask a favor.

I want you to call for a vote.

Project Insight has to be delayed.

Nick, that's not a favor,

that's a sub-committee hearing.

Along one.

It could be nothing.

It probably is nothing.

I just need time

to make sure it's nothing.

But if it's something?

Then we'll both be damn glad

those helicarriers aren't in the air.

Fine.

But you got to get Iron Man

to stop by my niece's birthday party.

Thank you, sir.

And not just a flyby.

He's got to mingle.

The thing is,

I think it's getting worse.

A cop pulled me over last week.

He thought I was drunk.

I swerved to miss a plastic bag.

I thought it was an IED.

Some stuff you leave there.

Other stuff you bring back.

It's our job to figure

out how to carry it.

Is it gonna be in a big suitcase,

or in a little man-purse?

It's up to you.

- I'll see you next week.

- Definitely.

Look who it is, the running man.

Caught the last few minutes.

It's pretty intense.

Yeah, brother,

we all got the same problems.

Guilt,

regret.

You lose someone?

My wingman, Riley.

Flying a night mission.

Standard PJ rescue op.

Nothing we hadn't done

1,000 times before.

Until an RPG knocked Riley's

dumb ass out of the sky.

Nothing I could do.

It's like I was up

there just to watch.

- I'm sorry.

- After that,

I had a really hard time finding a reason

for being over there, you know?

But you're happy now,

back in the world?

The number of people giving me

orders is down to about zero.

So, hell yeah.

Are you thinking about getting out?

No.

I don't know.

To be honest, I don't know

what I would do with myself if I did.

Ultimate fighting?

Just a great idea off

the top of my head.

Seriously, you could do

whatever you want to do.

What makes you happy?

I don't know.

Activating communications

encryption protocol.

Open secure line 0405.

Confirmed.

This is Hill.

I need you here in D.C.

Deep shadow conditions.

Give me four hours.

You have three. Over.

Want to see my lease?

Fracture detected.

Recommend anesthetic injection.

D. C. Metro Police dispatch

shows no units in this area.

Get me out of here.

Propulsion systems offline.

Then reboot, damn it!

Warning. Window

integrity compromised.

You think?

How long to propulsion?

Calculating.

Window integrity 31%.

Deploying countermeasures.

Hold that order!

Window integrity 19%.

Offensive measures advised.

Wait!

Window integrity 1%.

Now!

Propulsion systems now online.

Full acceleration! Now!

Initiate vertical takeoff!

Flight systems damaged.

Then activate guidance cameras!

Give me the wheel!

Get me Agent Hill.

Communications array damaged.

Well, what's not damaged?

Air conditioning is

fully operational.

Traffic ahead.

Give me an alternate route.

Traffic alert on Roosevelt Bridge.

AH vehicles stopped.

17th Avenue clear in three

blocks, directly ahead.

Warning. Approaching intersection.

Get me off the grid!

Calculating route

to secure location.

So sweet. That is so nice.

Hi.

I got to go, though.

Okay. Bye.

My aunt, she's kind

of an insomniac.

Yeah.

Hey, if you want...

If you want,

you're welcome to use my machine.

Might be cheaper

than the one in the basement.

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