A long-overdue date

The day finally arrived. The old place, the old club, the old furnishings. This event triggered Xia Yu and Tony's obsessive-compulsive disorder. From their clothes to the bottles of liquor to the matches and cigarettes on the table, they tried their best to recreate the look of that era.

In Peggy Carter's words, "I don't know if that's true, but it doesn't look awkward."

Apart from Coulson accompanying Captain, the entire Avengers were present, and they were all dressed in clothes from that era, fitting for tonight's date.

"Why don't we take a car?" the Captain asked a young man next to him on a London street.

This is a new recruit in the S.H.I.E.L.D.. action team. He lives in London and said that his grandfather was rescued from Hydra base by Captain America during World War II. Unfortunately, he was unable to join the Howling Commandos.

His grandfather is now seriously ill and doesn't have much time left. His only wish before he dies is to see Captain America one last time.

The Captain couldn't refuse the request; too few of his contemporaries were still alive.

So he followed them to London without hesitation and even changed into the military uniform they had worn back then, as requested.

It's just a little embarrassing to have the Captain wear this outfit on the streets of London after getting off the bus halfway through the journey.

But since we're already here, and everyone says we're almost there, let's just walk a few steps.

As they walked, the Captain realized something was wrong. It was too quiet around him. Was there no one on this street and no lights? The Captain turned around abruptly, but there was no one there.

Oh no! The Captain's first thought was that they'd fallen into a trap and been ambushed.

Suddenly, all the streetlights on the street turned on, and so did the signs of all the shops on both sides.

Suddenly, a dense crowd emerged from the alleys on both sides, all dressed in World War II-era clothing. Several newsboys rushed out, waving newspapers and shouting, "Victory! Has Germany surrendered? Captain America has destroyed Hydra! The war is over!"

Everything around him—the signs, the people, the lights, the shops—was so familiar. Although the Captain was somewhat puzzled, he didn't sense any threat from these people.

The familiar feeling of this street compelled the Captain to walk forward involuntarily.

A newspaper suddenly flew over on the road. The Captain picked it up and read that it was full of articles about the victory and how he had defeated Hydra. The date was Saturday, May 12, 1945.

Captain America remembered clearly that this day was Nurses' Day, the day he and Peggy Carter had agreed upon. But hadn't he already flown the plane towards the Arctic Circle and crashed it in Greenland? He had been asleep for over sixty years before waking up. The war was won, and Peggy Carter was already over ninety years old, but all of this was happening before his eyes.

At this point, Steve Rogers was incapable of thinking and could only follow his instincts forward until he saw a neon sign.

Stork Club.

When Steve Rogers saw this sign, his heart seemed to skip a beat.

What does it matter if the war was won, whether the world is asleep or not, whether it's true or false? Let whoever wants to save the world do it. As for him, he has an appointment to keep, and he'll do whatever it takes.

I glanced at my watch; it was almost time, 7:56.

'Bang!' 'Bang!' 'Bang!' 'Bang!'

Steve Rogers felt like he could hear his own heartbeat; he had never been this excited, not even when he was alone in the Arctic Circle with a bomb.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, the Captain thought, "Bucky would laugh at me if he knew."

Finally, they took the difficult first step and walked towards the Stork Club.

One step, two steps, and we reached the gate, finally entering.

The bartender, the band, and a table of soldiers nearby were loudly singing "Blood On The Riser," shaking their bottles of liquor.

There was a band on the stage, but they seemed to be taking a break. A banner hung above them that said the war was over.

Steve Rogers' hands began to tremble slightly; he was afraid he wouldn't see the person waiting for him.

Suddenly, all the lights went out and the room fell silent.

The saxophone began to play softly, playing "It's Been a Long Long Time." Steve had heard this song before; it was exactly what he wanted for his date.

A spotlight shone in the center of the stage.

A beautiful woman in a red evening gown stood in the spotlight, her back to Steve Rogers. Her back looked familiar. Steve opened his mouth, as if to call out Peggy Carter, but no sound came out.

It felt like an eternity before the woman in the red dress slowly turned around.

At this moment, the whole scene was jumping frame by frame in Steve's eyes. He stared intently at the face of the girl who turned around, starting from the curls on her forehead.

Eyebrows, nose, corners of the mouth, eyes.

Yes, it's her, Peggy Carter, it's her.

It's the same girl from back then, she seems even younger now.

Peggy Carter turned to look at the Captain and smiled.

Her smile was enough to topple a nation; the Captain was completely dumbfounded.

"You're over sixty years late, Steve, so... have you learned to dance now, my Hero?!"

With a single turn and a single sentence, Steve Rogers' entire world... lit up!

The song "It's Been a Long Long Time" isn't from Captain's era, but it is indeed the song Captain and Carter danced to during Avengers: Endgame. Anyway, I didn't expect their financial power to be so strong; they designed an entire street, complete with extras! Haha!