Post by Martyr on Jan 10, 2024 20:21:25 GMT -7
HAIL HYDRA
The march of tyranny was as unending as it was unyielding. Freedom and democracy were, given the long view, a fad. Man's nature was division — man and woman, human and beast, rule and ruled. As the weak were raised up in the falsest of equity, they, a parasite, sapped the strength of the very body politic as they drain its resources. Eventually, this becomes untenable. Inevitably, this lie of freedom, of equity, of harmony, is crushed.
As he approached the laboratories, guards escorted him to a door. There were scans of biodata. There were disruptive pulses to try and interrupt a shapeshifter's infiltration. There were scans in non-visible spectrums to detect an unauthorized stowaway.
The utmost secrecy was necessary. It was a plan that could be thwarted by any number of superhuman abilities and each one must be factored in. He needn't only contend with the brute strength and little shield of Captain America. He had allies even after the Allies.
His scientists performed experiments as he moved past them. Some saluted. Red Skull did not respond.
The Red Skull peered into a chamber, isolated from what came before it. Inside was a teenager in suspended animation, an artificial amniotic fluid surrounded them. Oxygen was supplied by a tube to the nose. The Red Skull clasped his left arm with his right hand behind his back. "Show me the footage.", he said curtly. An underling pulled up a view screen.
Subject 17. Test 42-B. A battle between low level soldiers and the subject. The Red Skull did not visibly react throughout the footage.
"That ruthlessness will need to be culled temporarily. Nothing will elicit their suspicion more."
"Of course, sir."
His gray-gloved hand touched the chamber as the subject floated.
"And you. You will be there in case Rogers finds his way home. The world he's in is his nightmare. I will be sure any world he returns to will be the same. You will turn any rampart of democracy into dust."
"Wherever there was injustice, tyranny, ruthlessness,
the RED SKULL was there leading the attack
on the weak and helpless!"
the RED SKULL was there leading the attack
on the weak and helpless!"