A Different Ghost Story: Something Greater, captain america - all media types fanfic

BeautyAndStrength

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Characters

James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Other Marvel Characters

Tags

Alternate Universe - Role Reversal Photo Manipulation

Summary

An Alternate Universe where Steve is the one who falls off the train and is transformed into the Winter Soldier, and Bucky takes up his mantle, becoming Captain America in his stead.

Note

This story will be a combination of photomanips, and captions to go with each of them. Some of the captions will be direct quotes from the movies, while others are original writings by me. I didn't use Photoshop for this. I used a program called PiZap, so I can't guarantee that the pictures will be perfect. While some are better than others, there will be a few where the flaws are easier to see. I apologize for those.Another thing, this storyline will not be linear. I started making photomanips for The Winter Soldier first, so that's the one we'll be starting with. Then we'll do The First Avenger, then Civil War, and maybe even Infinity War after that. We shall see. While I tried to keep them all bunched up in their respective groups (movies), I will be posting them in the order that they were made, so it may go out of order a bit at times. Don't worry, I'll be labeling them as I go.I imagine that this AU starts the same way that The First Avenger did, only changing when the train scene comes on, with Steve succeeding in saving Bucky from falling, but sacrificing himself and falling instead. I don't think I need to tell you what happens next. Side Note: This was my first picture, and I was never really satisfied with Steve's hair here. It doesn't look bad, it's just not what I wanted. For this AU, I actually pictured Steve to have a buzzcut. The reason is because it always bugged me that Winter Soldier!Bucky had long hair, in addition to the goggles. I know he has super enhanced reflexes and senses, but I find it hard to believe that his vision didn't get impaired just a little bit.So here, I thought it made sense that HYDRA would shave Steve's hair to keep it out of his eyes. I can actually imagine them shaving his head with an electric razor as he just sits there, staring ahead with blank, emotionless eyes. Creepy. Anyway, the reason why I gave Steve the hair he has here instead of a buzzcut is simply because I couldn't find a picture of Chris with shaved hair that worked (really, I didn't look very hard, as I found out later). Thankfully, I fixed that problem and the rest of the pictures will feature Steve with a buzzcut.ENJOY!

Something Greater

April 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM

Something Greater

Z: "Barnes, James. Born, 1917. Romanoff, Natalia Alianovna. Born, 1984."

N: "It's some kind of recording."

Z: "I am not a recording, Fräulein. I may not be the man I was when I was taken prisoner in 1945, but I am."

B: "Zola."

Z: "Sergeant Barnes."

B: "It's Captain now."

Z: "I see that."

N: " Do you know this thing?"

B: " Arnim Zola was a German scientist who worked for the Red Skull. He's the one who experimented on me in Austria back in 1943. He's been dead for years."

Z: " First correction, I am Swiss. Second, look around you. I have never been more alive. In 1972 I received a terminal diagnosis. Science could not save my body, my mind, however, that was worth saving on two hundred thousand feet of data banks. You are standing in my brain. And speaking of bodies, look at you, Sergeant. Taken the good Captain's place, I see. You have truly becomes something magnificent. And to think, I almost made you greater."

B: "What are you talking about? "

Z: "Why do you think I had you strapped to a table in my lab all those years ago? Did you think I was just messing around? No, I was prepping you."

B: "Prepping me for what?"

Z: "To become the fist of HYDRA. A soldier, built to serve the Serpent. That was what I was prepping you for. So you could bring the Winter."

N: "The Winter Soldier..."

Z: "Correct. That was what you were being reconstructed for, Sergeant. That was going to be your honor. Unfortunately, circumstances pulled you away, and we had to settle for a substitute. And a beautifully convenient one as well."

B: "Who is he? Who is the Winter Soldier?"

Z: "Pray you never find out, Sergeant. For the truth will destroy you!"