Abishai100
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This is an alternative 'origin-spin-story' on the Captain America (Marvel Comics) folklore we've come to know and love!
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Steve Rogers grew up in a broken home with an alcoholic mother and an abusive father who kept telling him he'd never fall in love. Steve ran away from home and decided to jump aboard on a ship to England as a stowaway. He grew up on the streets of London as a pickpocket, scrounging for food and shelter but using the resilient will to survive to find imaginative ways to stay motivated.
Steve worked for a London crime-syndicate (known as the Tavern Terror) as a small-time messenger and some-time drug-runner until he started hearing news of an emerging powerful crimelord in London named Red Skull who was contending with Tavern Terror. Steve had a flash of inspiration and wanted to change his life (he was now 20 years-old). Steve knitted himself a special red-and-white patriotic vigilante costume and began calling himself Captain America (hoping to return to his mother as a wealthy man in America someday).
Captain America kept in his pocket a special drawing of a beautiful girl a street-artist made for him when he was a young London pickpocket. He named the girl Lana, and he always believed he would meet her someday (or someone exactly like her). Captain America received a real shock one day when he learned that Red Skull had employed his father (Evan Rogers) in his company of criminals as a saloon manager in London. Captain America wondered if his father knew he was in London too, but he was simply concerned about Red Skull at the moment.
Dealing with Red Skull's criminal enterprise was quite a challenge. Captain America had to hijack a dangerous shipment of opium which came into the English harbor one summer and then thwart a Red Skull scheme to destroy Scotland Yard (the police station!). Captain America then discovered that Red Skull kept in his employ a beautiful blonde woman named Lana. He pulled out his photo of his imaginary beauty 'Lana' and thought pensively about this 'evil Lana.' However, when he came face-to-face with Lana, he was instantly drawn to her.
Captain America was soon a prisoner of Red Skull when the evildoer used Lana to snare him (suspecting correctly that the vigilante had been attracted to her and was distracted by her). Red Skull kept Captain America and Lana in the same dungeon in his fortress in the London Underground and then one day brought Evan Rogers (Captain America's estranged father) to see the bizarre love-triangle. Red Skull explained to Evan that Lana was originally his mistress but had become attracted to the 'crusading' Captain America when she realized he liked her too.
Evan laughed at his estranged son and at his terrible predicament. Captain America broke down and began weeping, realizing his cruel father and Red Skull had both him and Lana (whom he started falling in love with) right where they wanted them. Red Skull fumed and reminded Captain America that 'agents in the underworld' are not supposed to be sensitive. Captain America gathered his wits and raised his eyes at Red Skull and his father and said, "Free me and Lana and we'll disappear to America together and never return to London again!"
Red Skull freed Captain America and Lana, and the two went to America to live with Steve's mother (Estelle). Estelle took an instant liking to Lana, and Steve explained to his mother that Lana was everything he hoped for and a great deal like the the drawing of the imaginary beauty 'Lana' he kept in his pocket all these years. Estelle wanted to know where Steve met Lana, and Captain America then disclosed his full crusade against Red Skull and how he and Lana escaped from the clutches of his cruel father Evan and Red Skull and fled to America.
Estelle was horrified and realized Red Skull used Lana as a 'trick' to fool Captain America to drop out of the anti-crime crusade in London. Captain America realized his mother was correct and told Lana to stay with Estelle while he returned to London to deal with Red Skull. When Captain America returned to London, he promptly killed his father Evan (who had become a powerful saloon-baron) and then hunted down a number of Red Skull's minions and had them put in the jails of Scotland Yard.
Captain America then faced Red Skull who was surprised he returned to deal with the criminal underworld, especially since he had fled with no strings attached with his 'lovely damsel' Lana. Captain America then pulled out his drawing of his imaginary beauty 'Lana' and showed it to Red Skull and told him, "I carried this image of the imaginary Lana my whole life, and now I know the only way to realize one's dreams is to stand by your convictions. I can't run away with the 'real Lana,' while you destroy London. Consider this your 'forecast for prohibition'!" The war between Captain America and Red Skull had just begun.
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Steve Rogers grew up in a broken home with an alcoholic mother and an abusive father who kept telling him he'd never fall in love. Steve ran away from home and decided to jump aboard on a ship to England as a stowaway. He grew up on the streets of London as a pickpocket, scrounging for food and shelter but using the resilient will to survive to find imaginative ways to stay motivated.
Steve worked for a London crime-syndicate (known as the Tavern Terror) as a small-time messenger and some-time drug-runner until he started hearing news of an emerging powerful crimelord in London named Red Skull who was contending with Tavern Terror. Steve had a flash of inspiration and wanted to change his life (he was now 20 years-old). Steve knitted himself a special red-and-white patriotic vigilante costume and began calling himself Captain America (hoping to return to his mother as a wealthy man in America someday).
Captain America kept in his pocket a special drawing of a beautiful girl a street-artist made for him when he was a young London pickpocket. He named the girl Lana, and he always believed he would meet her someday (or someone exactly like her). Captain America received a real shock one day when he learned that Red Skull had employed his father (Evan Rogers) in his company of criminals as a saloon manager in London. Captain America wondered if his father knew he was in London too, but he was simply concerned about Red Skull at the moment.
Dealing with Red Skull's criminal enterprise was quite a challenge. Captain America had to hijack a dangerous shipment of opium which came into the English harbor one summer and then thwart a Red Skull scheme to destroy Scotland Yard (the police station!). Captain America then discovered that Red Skull kept in his employ a beautiful blonde woman named Lana. He pulled out his photo of his imaginary beauty 'Lana' and thought pensively about this 'evil Lana.' However, when he came face-to-face with Lana, he was instantly drawn to her.
Captain America was soon a prisoner of Red Skull when the evildoer used Lana to snare him (suspecting correctly that the vigilante had been attracted to her and was distracted by her). Red Skull kept Captain America and Lana in the same dungeon in his fortress in the London Underground and then one day brought Evan Rogers (Captain America's estranged father) to see the bizarre love-triangle. Red Skull explained to Evan that Lana was originally his mistress but had become attracted to the 'crusading' Captain America when she realized he liked her too.
Evan laughed at his estranged son and at his terrible predicament. Captain America broke down and began weeping, realizing his cruel father and Red Skull had both him and Lana (whom he started falling in love with) right where they wanted them. Red Skull fumed and reminded Captain America that 'agents in the underworld' are not supposed to be sensitive. Captain America gathered his wits and raised his eyes at Red Skull and his father and said, "Free me and Lana and we'll disappear to America together and never return to London again!"
Red Skull freed Captain America and Lana, and the two went to America to live with Steve's mother (Estelle). Estelle took an instant liking to Lana, and Steve explained to his mother that Lana was everything he hoped for and a great deal like the the drawing of the imaginary beauty 'Lana' he kept in his pocket all these years. Estelle wanted to know where Steve met Lana, and Captain America then disclosed his full crusade against Red Skull and how he and Lana escaped from the clutches of his cruel father Evan and Red Skull and fled to America.
Estelle was horrified and realized Red Skull used Lana as a 'trick' to fool Captain America to drop out of the anti-crime crusade in London. Captain America realized his mother was correct and told Lana to stay with Estelle while he returned to London to deal with Red Skull. When Captain America returned to London, he promptly killed his father Evan (who had become a powerful saloon-baron) and then hunted down a number of Red Skull's minions and had them put in the jails of Scotland Yard.
Captain America then faced Red Skull who was surprised he returned to deal with the criminal underworld, especially since he had fled with no strings attached with his 'lovely damsel' Lana. Captain America then pulled out his drawing of his imaginary beauty 'Lana' and showed it to Red Skull and told him, "I carried this image of the imaginary Lana my whole life, and now I know the only way to realize one's dreams is to stand by your convictions. I can't run away with the 'real Lana,' while you destroy London. Consider this your 'forecast for prohibition'!" The war between Captain America and Red Skull had just begun.
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