Chapter 109: Changing small things
The U.S President of the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to be prepared for war. So he asked Alexander to start a secret branch for scientific advancement which could help protect the country.
So Alexander formed the STRATEGIC SCIENTIFIC RESERVE. Colonel Chester Phillips was recommended by the president so he made the guy deputy director. Because Howard was already dabbling in weapons manufacturing, Alexander brought him on board too.
From there on, they started their various projects. In 1938, Alexander was sent on a mission to search and rescue of a scientist named Abraham Erskine.
Alexander was probably the only such high ranking officer who still went on field missions. He was famous for his extreme fitness as well. Dobby was always where Alexander was. The giant elf couldn't sit in peace when Alexander was having fun infiltrating an enemy base.
Alexander found Abraham Erskine trying to run away from Nazi Germany and safely extracted him to the United States. After that, he did some thorough check-ups and included him in his SSR.
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1939, White House, Washington DC.
In a secure room, Major General Alexander, Colonel Phillips, Howard, Colonel Dobby, Erskine, and President Roosevelt were sitting. The president was sitting in his wheelchair.
"Gentleman, I have asked you to be here because I had a thought after reading the reports from Dr. Erskine. He reported about this Obergruppenführer Johann Schmidt injecting the imperfect super-soldier serum. That the man may have lost his human features but still has gained super strength. I worry that this threat will become much bigger than Hitler's. General, I want you to start our own super-soldier program. So that when the time comes, we can end this war." President Roosevelt spoke.