American Brothers

After an unknown amount of time, Alex stretched and woke up. He looked around and found himself not in the previous laboratory, but in a place that resembled a hospital, with the smell of disinfectant filling his nostrils.

"Doctor!" Alex suddenly jolted awake, intending to teleport back to the lab without a second thought. Before Alex could move, Steve, who had changed dramatically, pushed open the door and walked in, with Carter following behind him.

Seeing Steve, Alex showed no surprise. He rushed forward, grabbed Steve's muscular arm, and asked urgently, "Steve, where's the Doctor?"

Steve fell silent upon seeing the anxious Alex, his expression growing somber. After a long pause, he finally spoke, "The Doctor is dead. Killed by a Hydra agent..."

Alex felt as if struck by lightning, his body involuntarily shaking. "He shouldn't have died like this!" Alex was filled with self-blame and guilt. Before the experiment, he had been thinking of saving Dr. Abraham, but for some reason, he had fallen asleep at the crucial moment and hadn't even seen the Doctor one last time!

Carter looked at Alex and Steve, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Even if this was the only success, he would be proud of you both."

"Alex..." Steve took a deep breath, seeing Alex's guilty expression, and joined in the comforting. "Though the Doctor is gone, we are still here. We must fulfill his wish."

"Hydra, I am irreconcilable with them." Alex's expression changed upon hearing this, his voice filled with rage as he gritted his teeth. "I want to go to the battlefield and fight Hydra to the death!"

"You are test subjects. You need to go to Alamogordo for further experimentation." As soon as Alex finished speaking, Colonel Phillips, dressed in a military uniform, walked into the room with a grim expression, his gaze shifting between Alex and Steve.

Steve pointed to himself, then to Alex, and said excitedly to Phillips, "The serum worked! We are super soldiers now. We can help!"

"I need an army, but right now, there's only you two!" Phillips' expression worsened, his tone laced with a hint of complaint. "You two are far from enough!"

"Rome wasn't built in a day. We can build an army slowly!" Alex didn't want to become a clown selling war bonds like in the movies. He stepped in front of Phillips, blocking him, and said righteously, "Besides, we're facing Hydra. More troops would be useless."

"Alex, what are you trying to say?" Carter stepped forward at the opportune moment, positioning herself perfectly to block Phillips, who was about to step past Alex. "I know you've had contact with Hydra before. If you have any ideas, just say them!"

"We can unite the elites of the Allied nations worldwide and form a commando team. The numbers don't need to be too large." Alex glanced gratefully at Carter and spoke quickly, "We'll strike Hydra behind enemy lines, destroy their laboratories, and decapitate them all. Of course, we can undertake any other missions as well."

"Colonel Phillips, I think this idea is excellent!" Before Phillips could speak, Carter preempted him. "Steve has already donated blood. Serum research doesn't require their constant presence. They are a powerful fighting force, and we can't waste them."

Phillips glanced at Carter, then turned to look at Alex and Steve, and snorted, "Depart tomorrow for London!"

"Agent Carter, may I invite you to join us?" As soon as Phillips left, Alex began recruiting.

Steve, realizing belatedly after hearing Alex's words, finally spoke up, looking at Carter affectionately, "Carter, we need your help."

"Yes, the commando team needs a base commander to help us gather intelligence and provide logistics," Alex continued, shrugging. "Of course, we also need someone to handle dealings with the army. No one is more suitable for this position than you!"

Carter looked at Alex, then at Steve, nodded, and pursed her lips into a smile. "I'm really looking forward to working with you both!"

"What about Howard?" Seeing Carter agree, Alex felt a slight surge of excitement, remembering that the team was missing an engineer.

"He's currently studying the machine that the Hydra agent used to escape, but unfortunately, there's been no progress," Carter replied without hesitation, her mood somewhat low. "What do you need him for?"

"The commando team needs strong combat power, and strong combat power requires equipment," Alex said as he walked out of the room, intending to find Howard. "Howard is our engineer and equipment provider."

"That's a good idea. I think he'll be very happy to," Carter chuckled and followed Alex out of the room.

After Alex's persuasion and incentives, Howard readily agreed to join the commando team as their dedicated engineer. "Whatever you want, I can provide it!"

Having secured two crucial members for the commando team, Alex and Steve decided to have a gathering with everyone before heading to London.

In their Brooklyn apartment, Alex invited his whole family over. Vivian Leigh also insisted on coming after hearing about it.

"Tomorrow, we depart for London," Alex raised his glass and stood up, looking around with a smile. "We'll beat up Little Mustache and take down Hydra. Everyone, just wait for our triumphant return!"

Alex's words eased the atmosphere, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Steve, how did you get so tall?" After Alex got dressed, it was hard to notice his changes. Steve's transformation was too significant, and everyone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they first saw him. Monroe finally couldn't help but speak, "You're even taller than Brother Bucky!"

Bucky bore no ill will towards his two brothers' sudden changes. On the contrary, he was very happy that Alex and Steve had become so strong. He had also accepted Alex's invitation to join the commando team.

Hearing Monroe's words, Bucky leaned close to Monroe's head and pretended to be angry, "Monroe, isn't your brother tall too?"

Monroe was sharp and knew Bucky was just pretending. She tilted her head, pointed at Alex and the other two, and smiled, "Uh, Brother Bucky is indeed the shortest now."

Bucky was slightly taken aback and said self-deprecatingly, "I've turned into a dwarf now!"

Laughter erupted once again, louder and more joyful than before.

"I think my brothers should have code names, like the masked swordsman Zorro or the rogue Robin Hood!" Audrey jumped off her chair and ran between Alex and Steve, smiling. "Americanthreebrothers, how about that?"

Vivian Leigh chuckled and suggested, "How about calling them Americanbrothers? It's more catchy!"

Audrey nodded, reached out, and pulled the hands of the three brothers together, forming a pile. She smiled brightly, "American brothers, united we stand, divided we fall!"