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New mission: Find Steve Rogers and kill him ask him about James Buchanan Barnes.
This journal acts as a failsafe for memories. Anything that happens which is worth noting or remembering for the sake of the mission any reason will be handwritten here by the Asset the Winter Soldier me to ensure authenticity in the case of a reset.
The current mission supersedes all past and future directives.
Day 2 since mission failure abortion.
I have acquired this notebook and pen from a child's backpack in the Smithsonian Museum lost and found. I have not eaten or slept in over 36 hours, and fatigue is setting in. I saw on a TV that Steve Rogers will soon leave Washington DC for New York City to be closer to the Avengers. The Avengers are unfamiliar. Without access to Hydra's databases, I have resorted to using the public library for information. I will compile my findings on Rogers, Barnes, and the Avengers here.
Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes—born 1917, died 1944. Friends with Steve Rogers since childhood. Enlisted in the U.S. army in 1941. Captured with the 107th, tortured and given a recreated super soldier serum. Rescued by Rogers, who had become Captain America. Joined the special forces team Howling Commandos. Fell from a train over a mountainside during a mission. Never searched for, presumed dead and given a funeral with full military honors.
Captured by Hydra and wiped of all memories. Left arm amputated and replaced with bionic prosthesis. Entered the Winter Soldier program and trained to become The Winter Soldier. Served as Hydra's Asset when needed. Ended mission to kill Steve Rogers without completion. Remembered Steve.
I was am James Buchanan Barnes. Steve Rogers is my friend.
I remember Steve before the war. He was small, and he was sick. He always got into trouble and Barnes Bucky I helped get him out. I remember it, but it's not me.
Steven Grant Rogers—born 1918, assumed dead 1945. Had a long list of chronic and past illnesses and disabilities prior to the serum. Lead the Howling Commandos through many battles against Hydra. Defeated the Red Skull before plunging the bomber plane Valkyrie into the ice off the coast of Greenland. Frozen body was found nearly 70 years later by Shield. Joined the team of superheroes, The Avengers, for the Battle of New York. Aided in reconstruction efforts after the battle. Now, works for Shield.
The Avengers—a team of superheroes created to fight the Battle of New York, in which an alien from Asgard (a planet?), Loki, brought in an army called the Chitauri to destroy and subjugate the world, starting with New York City. Team consists of Captain America (Steve Rogers), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Thor Odinson (adoptive brother of Loki), Hulk (Bruce Banner), Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), and Hawkeye (Clint Barton).
The library is closing, but I've got what I need. I need to evade my handlers. I will sleep in a shelter tonight. They won't expect it from the Winter Soldier. Tomorrow I will track Rogers.
Remember "I'm with you til the end of the line." I think it's important.