This is set during The First Avenger, and follows to the end. I'd already like to say, none of the languages used here are my native, and I'll be using Google Translator, so please, don't sue or kill me if I get the sentences wrong.

There'll be a lot of French, from Dernier, Germen and possibly anything else. Anything not in English is translated at the end of the chapter. Dialogs in (*...*) are translated from different languages.

Alright, now that that's over... I don't own anything, but the grammar mistakes are mine. I do hope you enjoy the story :)

Ch.1 Getting the team

"So let's get this straight," Dugan put his mug of beer down and looked at the Captain America.

"We barely got out of there alive and you want us to go back?" Jones thought it was all a joke.

"Pretty much," Rogers didn't really think of it that way, but yeah.

"Sounds rather fun actually," Falsworth smiled, probably a bit drunk.

"I'm in," Morita burped, but smiled all the same.

Dernier started talking about something in French Steve didn't understand, followed by Jones who said something that made the two smile. The others just looked at the two.

"We're in," Gabe smiled, remembering none probably understood what they said.

"Hell, I'll always fight," Dum Dum smiled before adding: "But you gotto do one thing for me."

"What's that?" the Captain asked, waiting for Timothy to finish his drink.

"Open a tab," the others laughed, while Steve nodded and stood up, walking to the bar.

"Well that was easy," was heard from Dugan.

"Another round," Rogers said as the bartender looked at him with awe.

"Where are they puttin' all this?" the man asked.

"See? I told you. They're all idiots," Bucky smirked as he saw Steve arrive at his seat.

"What about you? Ready to follow, Captain America, into the jaws of death?" he didn't really want to force anyone to come, especially Barns after what happened to him in the POW camp… but he sure as hell wanted a friend close by.

"Hell no," at his first word, Steve's face fell, but understood the decision, until Buck spoke up again.

"Tell the guy from Brooklyn who was… too dumb to run away from a fight, I'm following him," smiling, James took a sip, while Steve's own drink arrived. In all honesty, he didn't want Bucky feeling like he owed him now, or that he had to go because of him.

"But you're keeping the outfit right?" Barns couldn't help it.

"You know what? It's kind of grown on me," Rogers smiled back.

And with that, all members of the to-be team of Howling Commandos agreed.

Soon after, Peggy came and Steve got way off track, so Bucky decided to just go to his tent and get some sleep. Of course the others were still singing and invited him to join in, but he was just really too out of it to do anything. Captain America stayed longer, he didn't know how long, but at the moment, he it didn't really matter.

Came morning, all the Commandos were up, some more than others and others more than anyone else. Steve was already at Stark, getting new toys and shot at. In the meanwhile, the other members got together and were deciding on something…

"It needs to be awesome, like Terror Terminators," Dugan smiled, clearly liking the name.

"Needs to be cool too. One everyone likes," Morita nodded.

"Les Défenseurs?" Dernier looked at them, smiling.

"One everyone understands as well…" Morita added.

"Well, whatever you do, don't ask Steve about it," Bucky was still smiling at 'The group of extraordinary gentlemen' Falsworth suggested.

"And why is that Sargent?" the Brit was clearly still upset he laughed.

"Well, 'cause he won't say a thing. Just 'um' and look at someone else," Barns remembered the other times he did that, always looking at his best friend.

"You seem to know him pretty well," Gabe noted, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah well, I knew the punk before he was… so big," he raised his shoulders a bit to get the point.

"What do you mean, 'Before he was so big?" Dugan blinked.

"Wait you don't know? No one told you?" James was going from gaping to laughing.

"Told us what?" Jacques spoke English for a change.

"Oh, well you better pay attention to this…" and so, Bucky proceeded to expose Rogers for the small, weak kid he used to be. Well, in a matter of speaking. It was all told while he laughed.

Peggy arrived a while later, when all was told and done, and the guys were crying from laughing too much, or just looking in utter disbelieve.

"What seems to be the issue boys?" Carter looked at each man, still angry at Rogers.

"Jimmy here was just… telling us about… what Rogers used to be," Dugan held his side, as he laughed the most out of everyone.

"I see…" a small smile tugged on her lips.

"Well, you odda have something to tell to don't ya? You looked after him while I was… out of the county," Barns looked at her, a hit of gratitude in his eyes.

"As a matter of fact, I do," she smiled and joined them.

She mostly talked about his time as a 'Chorus Girl' as Colonel Phillips called him. Of how he ran after a Nazi spy – all the good stuff.

"So… how did you two even meet? I mean, ya know… when did ya first see him?" Gabe didn't want her to think he noticed how her voice changed or the faint blush she got when she talked about the Super Soldier.

"The first time I really saw him, was in a Training Camp, led by Colonel Chester Phillips. He was pathetic really, barely able to do the minimum required."

"So, how the hell was he allowed to go to this… Project Rebirth?" Morita seemed confused.

Licking her lips, Peggy glanced at Bucky, who hadn't said a word since she started talking, but she could see him already imagining five different ways of what happened.

"Well… in all honesty, it was thanks to the Colonel. He took a dummy grand and threw it at the trainees. And when he yelled, everyone jumped away but Steve. He actually-" she was so ready to tell it, that when Barns cut her off, she was in shock.

"The idiot jumped on it didn't he?" Buck rubbed his faces with one hand and glanced at the others, seeing their surprised faces, waiting for Carter to continue.

"Actually, that's exactly what happened…" she smiled.

"Of course he did… stupid punk," rolling his eyes, James could see the man of the hour coming closer.

"Where were you?" the British James asked, practically telling everyone to pretend as if nothing happened.

"I gave Stark a few ideas for my outfit. Why? Did I miss something?" he smiled, glancing at the men.

"No, you didn't," Peggy stood up and half glared at him, before turning and walking away.

"She's still angry at me?" Rogers whispered, sitting down next to Barns.

"Yeah, so whatever you did really pissed her off," Timothy chuckled.

"But I didn't do anything…" Captain America hung his head, and noticed Bucky was practically glaring daggers at him. Then he noticed the menacing aura around him.

"Buck? You alright?"

"Are you stupid or yes?" at that, everyone in the group, besides the two best friends, started snickering, as Steve gulped. "What did I do now?"

"It's not now you shit for brains. Peggy told us what you did at the Training Camp. It's not enough that you get the snot beat out of you in alleys, that I have to come save your sorry ass every time, but now that you were finally accepted into the War, you pull a stunt like that? The hell?!" it was hard not to laugh, when the Super Soldier shrunk into himself, as Barns almost jumped at him.

"Well, technically, it was a dummy so- Aw! Bucky why- Hey stop-" James hit Rogers around the head every time he tried to speak, until he became quiet.

"Did that smack any sense into you thick, dumbass skull?!"

"Yes sir…"

"Good. But seriously Steve. If you'd died, there probably wouldn't be a Captain America right now, and we'd still be in the damn POW camp, dying."

"I wasn't thinking…"

"No shit Sherlock… Now you should go say sorry to Peggy. She just saw this whole thing, and will probably accept it better now…"

"You did that-"

"Go!" and without another word, Rogers jumped to his feet and ran after Carter.

"Are you done Jimmy?" Dugan asked through a snicker.

"Yeah…" and with that, the men started laughing so hard, Gabe, Dernier and Dum Dum fell off their boxes and started rolling on the ground.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you were his mom," Monty did best, keeping it together.

"Believe me, for a time, I felt like I was…" Bucky didn't really care, he just had to try and make sure Steve understood that he can't go off, doing stupid stuff like that. Not anymore…

A few hours later, when everything and everyone cooled down, Rogers approached the group again, and saw they were still talking about something.

"Ah here he is. The Star Spangled Man with a Plan," Dum Dum smirked, as Steve let out a sigh, sitting to Barns again, this time more carefully.

"So, what are you guys doing?"

"We need a name. Still haven't gotten a good one…" Gabe explained.

"I have it! The Howling Commandos!" Falsworth seemed so proud.

"Hell no!" Gabe shook his head.

"I kind of like it…" Frenchie nodded.

"I say we let Cap decide," Jim glanced at their leader.

"Um… Bucky?" Rogers quickly looked at his friend.

"Uh-huh! Don't drag me into this!" Barns knew this was going to happen. He warned them around it.

"Just say yes or no Cap," Dum Dum looked at him.

"Um… Yes?" he was so unsure; the men could hardly believe this was going to be their leader.

"Then it's settled! From now on, we're the Howling Commandos!" the Brit smiled, clapping his hands.

"Meh, I guess it could have been worse," Jones shrugged,

"*To the Howling Commandoes!*" it was a time they understood Dernier and laughed.

Translations:

Les Défenseurs - The Defenders.

Well, that's the first chapter. I think it went a bit fast, but the others will be more... slow. I mean the story itself... Anyway, got any questions, feel free to ask and review :D