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When Captain America throws his mighty shield,

Of those who chose to oppose his shield must yield.

If he's led to a fight and a duel is due,

Then the reds and the whites and the blue will come through

When Captain America throws his mighty shield.

The man who has been a hero to two generations of freedom-loving people

Is a lonely, melancholy figure,

Trying to adjust to a world that has passed him by.

This room I live in belongs to Tony Stark,

And the time I live in belongs to others born twenty years after me.

The only thing that is truly mine is my past,

And all the memories can never escape.

I've waited all day to see this documentary of the big war.

These historical pictures show Captain America

In the final mopping up stages of the war.

One of the still unexplained mysteries was why,

On the day of victory, he appeared shocked,

Distraught, almost on the verge of panic.

So it was obvious to all of them.

For me, it was the day I suffered my most tragic loss.

For in the last few moments of fighting, I...

I lost her.

I never knew for certain whether or not she had been killed.

I was too late, my darling.

I lost you forever.

Lightning and thunder, it's like the angry roar of the past.

If only I could return to that day and have a second chance.

Then as Steve Rogers stares into the blackness of space,

The thunder turns into the roar of giant cannons through the magic of his memory.

And Steve Rogers is back in the final days of the war in Europe,

Fighting the retreating enemy as Captain America.

Partisans, ordering a handful.

Wipe them out!

As the brave partisans are about to suffer defeat,

A mighty red, white and blue costume figure hurtles toward the startled enemy.

Tell your men to throw down their arms.

You're all right.

There's no longer any purpose in fighting for a lost cause.

Then as the prisoners are rounded up,

One of the partisans rushes to Captain America,

Her eyes shining with undisguised pride.

You are wonderful.

I'll never forget these weeks with Captain America fighting at our side.

I won't forget them either, but you've got to leave the partisans.

This isn't woman's work.

I cannot leave. This war is everybody's war.

I know, but it's just that you mean so much to me.

Although I have never seen the face behind your mask,

There can never be another man for me.

Oh, Cap, how can we speak of love when the world is in flames?

It can't last forever. Our day will come.

We must both have faith.

Captain America, you're needed. There's been a breakthrough.

You can't go. You need a rest.

I have no choice. It's my duty, but I'll come to you as soon as I finish my mission.

Now that we've found each other, I couldn't bear to lose you.

I'll wait for you, Cap, no matter how long.

Nothing will keep me from you. I swear it.

But no sooner does Captain America complete one mission,

Then he is given another.

And another.

And another. The fleeing enemy gathers hostages in their flight.

Among them, a defiant girl.

My only regret is that I have never had another chance to see Captain America.

We are lost. It's the partisans.

Kill the hostages.

The girl told me you would come sooner or later.

But alas, you are too late.

What do you mean, too late?

It was a shell. It hit the courtyard.

When the smoke cleared, they were all gone.

Oh, no. Oh, no, it can't be.

It's Captain America. Hey, Cap, it's over.

It's Captain America.

It's Captain America. Hey, Cap, it's over. They've given up.

Get out of my way. I've got to find her.

Brother. Captain America.

These pictures will make me famous.

Get him up where all the Joes can see him.

No, no, let me go. Stop.

We got as a real, genuine hero.

I can't. I can't refuse it. It's their moment of victory.

I mustn't spoil her.

Oh, it's all so hopeless.

How can I ever find her?

All this noise? What does it mean?

My mind is a blank. Who am I?

As the storm comes to an end, the past vanishes,

and the memory-hunted Avenger returns to the present.

Is Captain America ever destined to know

what became of the girl he loved?

While Steve Rogers looks down on the teeming city below,

thinking of the war two decades ago,

what he battled for freedom and justice as Captain America,

we switch to another part of New York,

where deep in a hidden sanctuary,

a sinister meeting is being held.

Observe, gentlemen, a scale model of this city as it now looks.

That miniature parachute carries a microscopic amount of Inferno 42.

It is the most destructive element of all time.

Look, the entire model is beginning to shimmer and glow.

And that concludes our little demonstration.

Inferno 42 is as powerful as you claim.

Far more. Why do we delay?

Because the master cylinder of Inferno 42

was stolen from us by a female agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

We must regain it. - But how?

No one is powerful enough to fight the international secret force of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

No one except Blackrock.

Unbeknown to the conspirators,

Captain America is convalescing nearby,

living with his memories of the past.

No matter how many years pass, can I ever forget Bucky Barnes?

He was like a brother to me.

In what's become of Sergeant Duffy,

if he only knew that Rogers and Captain America were one and the same,

there's one I'll never forget.

I can still remember that fateful night when she whispered,

"I'll wait for you, Steve, no matter how long, my darling."

It's all behind me now.

This is a new world, a new age.

But as long as danger beckons, there is still need for Captain America.

I'm beginning to talk to myself. I've got to get out.

The Avengers won't meet again for a week.

I feel strange without my Captain America costume under my street clothes

and my shield.

How many times it saved my life.

Steve Rogers lives under the more colorful shadow of Captain America.

Perhaps it's Steve Rogers who was the legend,

and Captain America the reality.

There must be more to life than combat.

Suddenly, fate.

That girl from the past, can it be she?

Unconsciously, Steve Rogers finds himself

following the lovely, fast-moving girl.

I saw that. He purposely bumped her.

He's giving her the wrong package.

Hold on there! He switched parcels with you.

You're mistaken. This is my package.

She's in league with that joker.

What's in that package?

Her face, her eyes.

The resemblance is uncanny.

Meanwhile, other eyes have witnessed the fateful switching of packages.

Inferno 42 for Batroc.

The leaper!

Sacre bleu.

He was a decoy. They outsmarted me.

Ah, but that charming mademoiselle.

She too carried a package.

Inferno 42 is as good as mine.

Have we met before?

I don't believe so, but for a moment I felt as though we had.

She senses it too.

She does look like her.

No sooner has the mysterious girl turned the corner than...

A shot! She's in trouble.

Quickly, Steve Rogers darts into a darkened alley.

And from these shadows emerges the most famous

costumed avenger of all time, Captain America.

Look alive, big man.

Captain America, I am honored.

Batroc, the leaper, master of La Savat.

I salute you, Mons Capitaine.

Batroc has the cylinder.

I must get it back before...

Ah, not that good.

How careless. I have stepped upon your little toy.

All right, Batroc. You've had your inning.

Now it's my turn.

Now you're going to answer some questions.

What's in that cylinder?

Sacre bleu. It is gone.

I said talk. What's in the cylinder?

Enough Inferno 42 to blow up the city.

Release me. I will help.

Why?

Our lives are engraved jeopardy.

The cylinder case is cracked.

It will soon begin glowing.

Look, it is glowing.

The girl, she doesn't realize the danger.

She is no ordinary female.

She is an agent of shield.

An agent of shield? I've got to reach her.

Not suspecting the fate that awaits her,

the fleeing girl is determined not to be stopped.

They're both following me.

But there are many shield hiding places.

I won't be found.

How can Captain America and Batroc find a lovely fugitive

in time to save her from the terrible doom,

which is just seconds away?

You carved out, Batroc.

The wall is still closing after her.

She shall not escape, Batroc, the leaver.

One more kick and the task is done.

Hurry. Say that again.

He did it.

There's still a chance to catch the girl.

After all you, Monsieur, quick.

Captain America, siding with Batroc.

You'll not get this cylinder.

Shield provides many defensive devices, such as this,

for any emergency.

The floor. Tilty. It's a trap.

I've got a handhold.

My head. I feel so, so funny.

There's no time to lose.

Inferno 42 is already activated.

It's too late. She's passing out.

She's been overcome by the Inferno 42.

If she lies there, she looks more like...

like the past reborn.

Like the only girl I ever loved.

If I only knew...

Leave me. Keep Inferno 42 from detonating.

Leave you?

As I was forced to leave her years ago?

Batroc again.

Now that the cylinder is found, it must be mine.

So that you can sell it to the highest bidders?

Never.

The victory belongs to Batroc.

Mademoiselle, you were foolish to give your life

in a useless attempt to foil Batroc, the leaper.

Ah, what a magnificent reward shall Batroc receive.

One side peasants. None must delay the mighty leaper.

Then true to his own defiant boasts, Batroc delivers.

He did it.

And now, mise-a-mi, we must discuss the payment for Batroc.

The nice round figure. One million dollars.

Yes, of course. Anything you say.

But first, give us the vial.

Ah, we.

You have served us well, Batroc.

With Inferno 42 in our possession,

nothing can stop us from mastery of all mankind.

Then we shall not forget you, Batroc.

That's what claims his money now.

Fool.

You dare risk our wrath for a paltry million dollars?

We play for the highest stakes on earth.

You, Batroc, are just a pawn.

Don't bother about the money, Batroc.

You won't be able to spend it.

I'll see to that.

And now, gentlemen, I'll take that cylinder.

Captain America, impossible.

I crushed him like a bark.

Batroc, you blundering fool.

Don't be too hard on him.

He didn't guess I was playing possum, so he'd lead me to you.

Don't just stand there, you bat-brained featherhead.

If you want that million, Captain America must die.

No one makes the fool of Batroc.

And now, Captain America, they finish.

Quick, into the back of the tree is ours.

We haven't fertile for it.

Captain America can't stop us now.

Hello, they flee.

With the cylinder, hand my money.

Stand aside, I say.

It won't work, Batroc.

A girl lies dying because of you.

There's no escape.

Soft-hearted fool.

Batroc shall crush you like a flea.

No one can withstand my--

Wrong again, Batroc.

Captain America can.

For that, prison one.

Batroc will show you no mercy.

Down, but not out.

He's faking.

He'll attack again.

And I'm still groggy.

I need air.

Time to clear my head.

Oh, duck.

There's more than one way to spin a cat.

So long as I don't let go, you're helpless.

Enough, mon capitaine.

They try on this truly yours.

With the Inferno 42 still possessed by the others,

it is not safe to a man here.

He leaked to safety before I or any man could stop him.

The girl got to find out what happened to her.

Minutes later, returning to the stricken agent,

Captain America finds--

She's still barely alive,

but there's no known cure for Inferno 42.

I'm afraid it's hopeless.

It was all worth it.

We had time to switch the cylinder.

They got the dummy.

Shield has won for now.

The city is safe, thanks to you.

But tell me.

Perhaps someday, if we meet again--

Now, just when I thought I had found her reborn,

I've lost her again.

When Captain America throws his mighty shield,

of those who chose to oppose his shield must yield.

If he's led to a fight and a duel is doomed,

then the reds and the whites and the blue will come through

when Captain America throws his mighty shield.