Chapter 25
Chapter 25
"You're old." When Peggy woke up, she was still the blonde girl she had been in a dream many years ago, with a flamboyant and seductive makeup on her face, and a proud and proud expression. Looking at her, Peggy just stared blankly, she thought it was a dream again.
She was already too old, and she had agreed to wait for them, so she was still alive, and when she got married and had a baby, they hadn't come back yet, and she had expected that Steve would come back and snatch her away when she got married, She had expected that Natalie would rush to baptize the child after she gave birth.
But Natalie didn't even make it to the christening of Howard's baby.
Captain America has become a hero in history. She watched him leave a young and handsome figure in those documentaries, but she was getting old day by day, with loose skin, white hair on the sideburns, and weak body. She has been waiting When he came back, holding that hope, even after being ill for so long, her mind was confused, but she still remembered this belief.
Just like what I said to Colonel Phillips at the time, why do you believe Captain America?Because of faith.He is her belief.
She participated in Howard's S.H.I.E.L.D. project and became one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. She married a comrade-in-arms of hers at the time and formed a family with him. She still remembers what the little man told her not to run away , She still remembers that when the little man was clearly praising her, he couldn't find the right words.
In her memory, it was that person who left the deepest imprint.
No one thinks that he will come back one day, but Howard once said that if the body is not salvaged, there is hope.And she knew that Natalie was also frozen, maybe Steve was the same?Then, she heard the news that Natalie had woken up, and she heard hope.
"Is this a dream?" Peggy found that her voice was a little hoarse, as if, no, it wasn't like, she was already an old woman.
This hope, which she has been waiting for for a long time, is now sitting in front of her.
"You're still alive." Trembling hands gradually caressed Natalie's cheeks, with a warm touch. Peggy's current mood is like a little girl finally found her favorite doll.
The old woman in front of me was Peggy Carter, the famous iron lady in the Infinitely Famous Army. She was always better than Natalie so that she was always the No. 2 Carter agent in the academy.
The years have left traces on her face, and even the hands that touched her cheeks have become extremely rough. Even so, Natalie can still see her unparalleled beauty in the eyebrows, and she can find the beauty that she used to have back then. elegance.
Even time is taking care of her.
"Where's the wine that was promised to me?" Natalie didn't want to make the rare reunion tragic. For her, Peggy was still alive. She raised her eyebrows and asked.
"It's been prepared for too long, and I can't drink it long ago." Still cooperating with her as before, Peggy took her hand down, suppressed the excitement, and replied with a smile.
"Hey, that's not okay, we've agreed." Naturally knowing that Captain America had already stayed for that time, Natalie just frowned pretending to be angry. "Your dance partner is also late, but my drink can't be late."
"Okay, I'll ask my niece to buy it for you." Resignedly, she still compromised, and Peggy coughed a few times. "Unfortunately, I can't drink with you."
"Just take care of your body." Natalie shook her head as if she would stop being angry immediately after hearing that she would still have wine.
"This time it's my turn to wait for you." The rare and gentle Natalie folded her hands on her lap and promised awkwardly, turning her head to one side.
Looking at the photos of her family on Peggy's bedside table, Natalie is still the same bad habit of being unrelenting and unrelenting.
"If I had known earlier, it would be better to let you be frozen to keep fresh like me, at least I can make myself look more beautiful to meet my dance partner."
For this, she really felt worthless for Peggy, and she thought she deserved better.
She patted Natalie on the back of her hand in a funny way. She still spoke like this, she just cared about her own feelings. In the end, Peggy still didn't want to give her any words. Suddenly, she thought of something and instructed Natalie Look at the drawer next to it.
Although I don't know why, but in this case, Natalie opened the small wooden box in the drawer according to what Peggy said, and Natalie felt a little sore nose when she saw the two things inside.
She once lost the military badge on the Austrian border, and the shield badge that Andrew gave her and pinned to Peggy's collar.
"Your angel nameplate was not found in the end, but this military plate was found in your fighter plane. You were already... so I just kept the military plate as a souvenir."
Every soldier will have such a chain, with two plates hanging on it, one immutable mother plate is engraved with your name, blood type, birthday and enlistment number, and the other variable sub-plate is your military rank and affiliation department.
This sign exists to prevent those unrecognizable soldiers who died on the front line of the battlefield from being unable to return to their homes. Natalie had no choice but to drop it.
Natalie picked up the military badge with some nostalgia. At that time, in order to flee with Max, she only carried the angel nameplate and left it behind. There are also many traces of the years on it, but it can still be seen Peggy did take it out quite often to look at it.
Turning her eyes to the signboard, Natalie realized that the writing on it had changed.
"Air Force Captain? I've upgraded!?" This was definitely a surprise, and Peggy seemed to see the light in Natalie's eyes.
"Captain Honor, and you also have the Air Force Medal of Honor issued by the United States and the British Medal of Honor for the Defense of the Country in World War II." Peggy said after thinking for a while, "Charlie came to help you get those medals now. It should be with him too."
Now Natalie can't wait to go to Charlie's place! !God knows how long Natalie was angry that she was only assigned the title of "Second Lieutenant" upon graduation. Later, she agreed to arrange to be Howard's special assistant. No news came.
And now there are two more medals!This is a symbol of glory!Isn't that why she worked so hard to obey orders and arrange to go to the frontline battlefield!
Speaking of...
"Is Charlie still alive?!" Natalie did not tell her mother that she had accepted the news of freezing her body, because it actually violated religious theory, and she had made a plan to have no contact with them from then on, but she really Unexpectedly, Charlie was also alive.
After all, the news that Howard and Maria, who she thought would live the longest, both died together gave her a lot of shock, and she planned for the worst in many things.
"Of course he is alive." Peggy nodded as a matter of course. "His health is much better than mine. I heard that his son inherited his bar and reopened it."
Blinked at Natalie, just like before.
"Return to the old business."
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