December 1st, 1955 - Secret Lab in the USA

Scarlet sat in a chair in one of Dr. Reinstein's secret labs with her arms crossed over her body.

"Are you sure?" Peggy asked Scarlet.

Scarlet nodded. "Until we find a way to stabilize me, yes. I need to be put under Peg. I lost James to a car accident back at the end of September. I know Howard... he is going to work hard on this." She grasped the chain around her neck that held Bucky's dog tags and her wedding rings.

Dr. Reinstein walked over to Scarlet and sat next to her.

"This is what we are going to do Scarlet. I am going to administer glycol and sodium phosphate as a cyroprotectant." Dr. Reinstein told her. "Scarlet... you do understand the risks don't you?"

"There is a very good chance I'm not waking up... I know." Scarlet told him with a sad smile, "I got nothing left to lose Doc."

Peggy squeezed her hand. "I will see you in a couple of years okay?"

Scarlet lay down on the table and closed her eyes as Dr. Reinstein put the IV in her arm.

She looked up at him, "Thank you Doc."

The table she was on raised up and Scarlet looked at it as the pod started closing around her. 'Her original pod... only fitting' was her last thought as the pod closed and she closed her eyes as the cold hit.