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So I might be committing to writing a story... by writing the prologue/prequel.
Preserved exists only as a (2800 word) fragment right now, although the gist is certainly clear enough in what's there: What if Bucky Barnes was never a Howling Commando? If instead of keeping Bucky by his side after the rescue of the POWs, Steve did everything he could to get Bucky discharged from the Army and sent far from danger (and curious Project Rebirth scientists)? And what if he still went down in Schmidt's plane -- different location, different circumstances, same grieving nation mourning its lost hero? And what if seven years later, a new player on the Soviet side is threatening to unbalance the already-roiling Cold War, a player who might look far too familiar to Peggy Carter, charged with keeping the peace?
This is a prologue to that.
Shielded
1500 words | pg-ish | Steve Rogers
( Bucky may be at home, but Steve's war goes on )
Preserved exists only as a (2800 word) fragment right now, although the gist is certainly clear enough in what's there: What if Bucky Barnes was never a Howling Commando? If instead of keeping Bucky by his side after the rescue of the POWs, Steve did everything he could to get Bucky discharged from the Army and sent far from danger (and curious Project Rebirth scientists)? And what if he still went down in Schmidt's plane -- different location, different circumstances, same grieving nation mourning its lost hero? And what if seven years later, a new player on the Soviet side is threatening to unbalance the already-roiling Cold War, a player who might look far too familiar to Peggy Carter, charged with keeping the peace?
This is a prologue to that.
Shielded
1500 words | pg-ish | Steve Rogers
( Bucky may be at home, but Steve's war goes on )
