Outcasts Forever: Issue #1 - Red America

[Nuke261]

Captain America

Mr. Immortal stepped it up into a jog to catch up with Cap. Toying with the radio a tad, but not so much to draw any attention to it Craig flipped it in his hand and offered it into Cap's arm-side once he'd caught up in-step with Captain America again...
"MK gave me this for ya Cap, you got room or ya want me to hang onto it?"
Noticing Cap's awareness state, Mr. I began glancing around as well... Doing his best not to make it seem obvious.
"geeeze Cap, ah really appreciate yer lookin out fer me like this and all. It's pretty nice to be walkin side by side with THE sentinel of liberty and all.... This must be how Bucky felt back in WWII...... It's really an honor serving with you sir, if you don't mind me saying so again..."
No matter how much he tried Craig couldn't get the stupid grin off his face when working along-side Cap like this. And it was almost like he'd forgotten that THIS Captain America wasn't the original he'd come to look up to...

It didn't matter he was just happy to be a part of the team.

Jack was in the zone. He was on a mission, deep in bad guy territory, trying to make things right and save the day. All his senses were open, all his thoughts were focused.

Then Mr. Immortal spoke to him. Again.

Jack smiled. He looked over at Craig, smiling. But, he continued to walk and scan the crowd around them as well as their surroundings and waved off the radio as he spoke. "You see Craig, technically, I am not THE sentinel of liberty. I mean, I am but, I am the second guy to be Cap. Steve Rogers was the first. He's the guy who broke the mold. There is not another one out there, anywhere. I had a hard time becoming my own person when I trained with him. You want to be as good as him and that makes you think you have to be him. I eventually learned how to be my Captain America."

He looked over at Craig to see if he had bored him. "However, I was also the second Bucky for awhile, so I know what you mean."

 

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[Kevin Perrine]

Mr. I & Cap

"You see Craig, technically, I am not THE sentinel of liberty. I mean, I am but, I am the second guy to be Cap. Steve Rogers was the first. He's the guy who broke the mold. There is not another one out there, anywhere. I had a hard time becoming my own person when I trained with him. You want to be as good as him and that makes you think you have to be him. I eventually learned how to be my Captain America."

He looked over at Craig to see if he had bored him. "However, I was also the second Bucky for awhile, so I know what you mean."

Bored?.... Craig wasn't bored by any means, he didn't even think about it but if he had he might consider that of the entire team - Jack was comfortable enough to share this private detail with HIM......
That would be if Craig had considered...

as is Jack's statements helped turn the corner in Craig's mind.
From now on Captain America wasn't just an icon, a poster on the wall - Jack was a teammate... a friend... and Craig was honored to have him as one.
Craig wanted to reach out and tell Jack his thoughts - to let him how honored he felt. Strangely enough Jack's statements to contridict not being "THE" Captain America was exactly what proved to Craig that he WAS "the" Captain America.

and for the first time Mr. Immortal remained almost speechless... simply giving Jack a push on the shoulder, chuckling as the two "buddies" walked on down the street...

"....hehe... YOU were a Bucky...? did they make you were those short shorts and a little cape too?... hehe"
Craig said, obviously teasing THE Sentinel of Liberty with the respect of the Captain America tradition but also now with a more human side...
That's the stuff true Avengers fight for!

"Bucky... heh... too cool."

 

[Arani Korden]

Beast

"Well, McCoy? Ya think this'll work, or not?"

Hank shook his head sadly. "A valiant effort, but the proportions are not quite right . . . " Suddenly, he brightened. "Although, if the Vision were to become intangible . . ."

 

[Mimic]

"An excellent idea Dr. McCoy." Vision states as he turns incorpreal and steps out of the Sandman's body. Once he has assumed his normal size and shape, Vision will step back into him.

"This will require a lot of concentration on my part so please no sudden movements."

 

[kid A]

Sandman

Originally posted by the Vision
"This will require a lot of concentration on my part so please no sudden movements."

"Yeah. S'tougher than I thought It'd be." Flint relaxed his body as Vision stepped out of it, allowing it to return to it's normal size. When he moved to step back in, Flint replied, "I ain't goin' nowhere, Vizh."

 

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Captain America

Manhattan
Early afternoon

"Heh. Nah, short shorts didn't really cut in the 60's. Traditional Bucky garb right out of WWII recruitment films. Unless you knew the original, you would never have known the difference. I became Nomad for a short time, did wear a cape then, but still no shorts. Then Steve handed over the Cap identity and ran for president. He's been protecting the world in that aspect for awhile now."

As they approached a street corner and increased traffic, Jack stopped talking for a moment. "Give me a hand tracking bad guys here, all right Craig. Watch for guards or undercover agents to the right and front, I've got left and back."

After making it past the intersection he continued speaking, keeping Falcon and Moon Knight in sight. "So I guess my story is pretty different than what most of you guys are used to. Wonder what I do in your realities. In mine I've been leading the Avengers for years. I guess most people on my world only know me as Captain America. Took awhile to get used to giving orders to guys like Black Panther, Thor and the Hulk but when you're in the middle of a battle and they look to you for direction it just starts to fall into place."

"So what's your story, Craig? I don't know a Mr. Immortal on my world. Although you do remind me a little of a guy named Madcap."

 

[Keia]

Central Park
Manhattan
Early afternoon

Binary easily outpaced her pursuers, using the trees and foilage of Central Park to good effect. Glancing around, Binary didn’t notice anyone nearby and glided to the ground along a mighty oak tree, using the large trunk as cover. As she reached the ground, Binary shifted back into her human form once again.

In the distance, Carol spotted some of the men that had been on the street, but they were several hundred yards away, and clearly hadn’t spotted here. From here, she could easily head out into the streets. The question was . . . did she want to head to the Supreme Soviet compound, or to downtown where the disturbance was noted?

OOC: Binary

 

[Keia]

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan
Early afternoon

With some slow steady walking and communication, Vision and Sandman managed to travel together well enough to fool most people. Confident in the illusion, the trio made their way toward the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Beast whistling to get a cabbie’s attention. The lead cab didn’t move, but a cab several cabs down pulled out and sped toward the apparent duo.

“Ya better be a good fare, ya yahoos,” the cabbie exclaimed as the car slid along side. “Dem politico types always tip really well. Where ya headin’?”

A note on the back of the front seat explained the currency rates, including a notation that American currency was accepted at a two dollar rate for each dollar of fare. Pictures of the sample bills included familiar currency with Lincoln, Hamilton, Washington and Franklin adorning the bills.

OOC: Checking pockets, you can easily make the fare.