Chapter: 124

"We are about forty minutes away from destination, sir," the pilot reported.

On a Quinjet, two pilots were carrying out a flight mission to safely and punctually transport Captain Steve Rogers and their superior, Agent Phil Coulson, to their destination.

"Does Dr. Banner want to replicate the serum used on me back then?" Steve asked Coulson.

Since accepting Fury's invitation and deciding to join this mission, Steve had been carefully reading the information handed to him by S.H.I.E.L.D. He needed to have a thorough understanding of the comrades he would be fighting alongside in the future.

"Yes, many people have attempted it," Coulson replied, leaving the monitoring station and coming to stand beside Captain Steve.

"You were the first superhero in history. Dr. Banner believes gamma radiation might be the key to deciphering Erskine's original formula."

"But unfortunately, it didn't go as planned," Steve said with a hint of regret.

"It's a pity, but when he's normal, he's like Stephen Hawking," Coulson made an analogy.

However, upon hearing the name Stephen Hawking, the Captain looked at him with a puzzled expression.

At that moment, Coulson realized his mistake. When the Captain was frozen in the ice, Dr. Hawking was just a three-year-old child. He certainly didn't know about the remarkable contributions he would later make to physics.

So he quickly explained, "Dr. Hawking is a genius, just like Mark that you met before. By the way, Mark seems to be the only person in these many years who has successfully reproduced Dr. Erskine's Super Soldier Serum."

"Mark is indeed a gifted young man," Steve said, showing an approving smile. The suit upgrade that Mark had provided him with made him fully aware of the other's talent.

"I must say, it's an honor to formally meet you," Coulson said, unusually shy.

"I hope this old guy can still handle this responsibility," Steve replied.

"You're more than capable, without a doubt," Coulson said firmly. "By the way, we made a few modifications to the suit that Mark upgraded for you, taking into account your previous uniform. I also proposed a few design suggestions."

"I thought that was outdated," Steve remarked.

Coulson looked sincerely into the Captain's eyes and said, "Considering the current situation and the upcoming fierce battles, perhaps people need a bit of the spirit of the past."

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"Agent Romanoff, this is Captain Rogers."

The Quinjet carrying Coulson and the Captain finally landed on a platform in the middle of the sea. After stepping out of the cabin, Coulson introduced the approaching Agent Black Widow to the Captain.

Steve: "Hello, ma'am!"

"Hello," Natasha responded to the Captain's greeting and immediately turned to Coulson, saying, "They're looking for you on the bridge. They've started facial tracking, and Mark is in there too."

"See you later," after receiving the mission, Coulson bid a simple farewell and headed towards the bridge.

Natasha: "The news of your discovery in the ice caused quite a stir. I thought Coulson was ecstatic. Did he ask you to sign his cherished Captain America commemorative card?"

Steve: "Commemorative card?"

Natasha: "A limited edition collectible. He takes great pride in it."

"Dr. Banner!" Steve spotted Banner, who was also on the landing platform, and reached out his hand to greet him.

"Oh... hello. I heard you were coming," Banner looked at Captain Steve with a mixture of admiration and awkwardness.

Before this moment, the research that created the Super Soldier Serum, which shaped Steve, had been his pursuit and goal. But it was also the serum that caused him to lose love and career, transforming him into his current state. When he finally met Steve in person, his emotions couldn't help but become complex.

"I heard you can help us find the Tesseract," Steve disregarded the awkwardness and continued the conversation openly.

"Besides that, haven't you heard anything else?" Banner probed.

"I've let those things go in one ear and out the other."

"...," Banner nodded, and the awkward atmosphere between them slightly eased. "Everything around you must feel quite new, right?"

In the vast ocean, an immensely massive landing platform docked steadily, with the most advanced fighter jets on it. Banner believed that Captain, who had been dormant for seventy years, would feel unfamiliar.

But the Captain shook his head. "Honestly, I have a sense of familiarity. And through Mark's virtual reality technology, I've already learned a lot about the modern world."

At that moment, Natasha, who had been following behind them, interrupted their gradually harmonious conversation. "Gentlemen, I think we should head inside. It's about to become difficult to breathe here."

"Is this a submarine?" Steve asked curiously upon hearing the command through the broadcast and feeling the vibration of the entire platform beneath his feet.

"Seriously? You want me to stay in a sealed, pressurized metal can underwater?" Dr. Banner responded with a hint of sarcasm.

However, their astonishment quickly grew as they stood at the edge of the deck.

"Oh no, this looks even worse..." Banner couldn't help but be amazed as he looked at the colossal object that had floated up from the sea surface and was suspended in mid-air.

"Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier, gentlemen. The power system currently providing ascent power to this carrier is the one developed by Mark.," Natasha timely introduced from the side.

"Well, it seems like we should go in earlier and have a proper meeting with this world-renowned young genius," Banner said with anticipation.

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