The Leader of Hydra Is a Villain

It's understandable that Stegers wants to go back to Earth; even fallen leaves return to their roots, let alone someone who has been wandering in space for so long. It's only right that he goes home to visit.

Moreover, his situation was more complicated than others; he had amnesia.

Faced with his former comrades and lover, and oh, Russell, his former boss, his mind went blank. He felt lost and helpless, as if accepting a new identity that was both strange and familiar, unsure how to respond to their warmth.

In this situation, he can only hope to return to Earth, where seeing familiar things might remind him of the past and perhaps he can recall his lost memories.

"Sir, is that not allowed?"

Stegers was puzzled. If he regained his memories, he wouldn't reject the position of Hydra Captain from the bottom of his heart, which should be a good thing for Russell. So why was his face as black as charcoal?

"Of course not!"

"Why?"

"Because..."

Russell paused, thought for a moment, and then said seriously, "It's not safe for me to take you back."

"Sir, I don't understand what you mean."

"You have never escaped the control of the Supreme Intelligence. If I take you back, what if it attracts the army of the Kree Empire? Wouldn't that ruin everyone?"

Russell spoke with reason and eloquence, patting Stegers on the shoulder. "Don't be willful. If you lose your memory, you lose it. Bucky and Carter are still here, Hydra is still here. You can start over."

Stegers nodded in agreement. "Sir, you're right. I can't put everyone in danger for my own selfish reasons."

Russell breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with satisfaction, "You are indeed the person I have high hopes for. Choosing you to be the Hydra Captain was one of the wisest decisions I have ever made."

As Russell was speaking, Stegers raised his hand and tore open the sleeve of his combat suit. The hesitation in his eyes gradually turned into determination. He snapped the wristband in two loud bangs and threw it on the ground, where it shattered.

"Steve, what are you doing?"

Russell glanced at the shattered bracelets with suspicion, wondering if Stegers was trying to cover up the crime. The two bracelets were tokens of love given to him by his lover when he was in the Kree Empire.

"This bracelet is the technological pinnacle of the Kree Empire. It possesses immense power, capable of enhancing the user's mental strength, allowing them to absorb Cosmic Energy and transform it into other superpowers, such as super speed, super strength, super perception, energy manipulation, flight, and so on. However, this bracelet is also a means by which the Supreme Intelligence controls me..."

Russell: "..."

Stegers continued, "Sir, you're absolutely right. I can't just think of myself and disregard the safety of others. So I'm relinquishing this power. From today onward, I'm no longer Captain Marvel, but Captain... Captain... Captain!"

Stegers gave up the bracelet, and with it, the title of Captain Marvel. At this moment, even if he hadn't regained his memories, he was no longer Stegers.

He is Steve Rogers, a skinny young man from an alley in Brooklyn District, a superhero... cough cough, Hydra Captain!

(一`一)

Russell remained expressionless, one hand behind his back, sometimes forming a claw, sometimes clenching a fist, as if he wanted to strangle Steve.

In the end, he couldn't resist and shakily picked up the broken bracelet from the ground. The technological pinnacle of the Kree Empire, the artifact that would allow him to Thanos one-on-one, was now shattered.

"Sir, are you not feeling well?"

"I'm fine, but you..."

Russell looked pained. Without the bracelet, Steve's strength had been greatly reduced, and he had fallen from a height of two or three stories to the second basement level.

What's wrong with me?

"You're truly intelligent and brave. Like I said, I knew I made the right choice in choosing you as the Hydra Captain."

Russell carefully put the bracelet away. After all, it was a high-tech product from the Kree Empire and couldn't be judged by common sense. Maybe it could be fixed with glue.

"Sir, I think you're being sarcastic."

"Yes!"

After a moment of silence in the room, Russell cleared his throat to break the awkwardness and asked, "Steve, how much of your original strength can you still exert now?"

Steve didn't speak rashly. He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then raised his hands and clenched his fists. Photon Energy illuminated the room. "Most of the original abilities are still there, but the power is not as great."

Russell looked at Steve in surprise. The latter's learning ability was truly amazing. Suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly asked, "Do you know how to teach others the technique of absorbing Cosmic Energy through mental will and then converting it into superpowers?"

Steve nodded. "I know a little!"

Generally speaking, someone who has a "slight" understanding knows almost everything!

Russell immediately pulled out his notebook and had Steve write down the training methods. While Steve was still the Hydra Captain, they should squeeze as much surplus value out of him as possible, because it would be too late once his memories awakened.

Without much thought, Steve carefully wrote down the methods for training mental will, and marked his own experience and the misconceptions he had encountered in his learning.

"Steve, is this mental training method difficult to learn?"

"Yes, it would be almost impossible to learn without the bracelet! I was able to do it easily by wearing the bracelet and getting familiar with the energy absorption process."

Russell felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this, but also breathed a sigh of relief, "What about the Kree Empire? How many people can be like you, without the bracelet... No, if you give other people the bracelet, can they be as powerful as you were before?"

Not yet.

"Temporary?"

Steve smiled and said with emotion, "Yes, I have high hopes for a young man. His spirit and will are pure, tenacious and strong. He is the most perfect candidate to inherit Captain Marvel's power and title."

Russell swallowed hard. "What's that person's name?"

"Sir, you've met him before. You even threw him into the fighter jet yourself, and you kicked him a couple of times. That's right, he's the light-skinned Kree from the Starforce, his name is Mar- Will."

Russell: "..."

Mar- Will, a member of the Starforce, is Steve's underling and die-hard fan. Hearing that Steve is unwilling to return to the Kree Empire and instead wants to go back to his homeland to find his lost memories, he desperately wants to stay by Steve's side.

Russell was flirting with Kree girl from Starforce at the time, and finding his chatter too loud, he personally threw him into the fighter. Before leaving, seeing that he was still insistent on staying with his idol, he even mocked him a few times, earning him harsh words like "Don't underestimate a young man's potential," "You just wait and see," and "I won't forget you."

"Sir, what's wrong now?"

Steve looked puzzled. It seemed that his boss was a capricious person, sometimes gentle and pleasant, sometimes gloomy and indifferent, looking like a villain!

Is the leader of Hydra a villain?

Steve shook his head slightly, realizing he was being too sensitive.

If the Hydra leader is the villain, then Hydra is an evil organization, and he is the evil Hydra Captain.

Although Steve has amnesia and can't remember his past, he firmly believes that his former self would never work for an evil organization.

So, he's probably overthinking it!