[Flashback]
You completed your final test? [Young Hale shows him an empty dog collar] Well-done. It's a rite of passage. You must eliminate any weakness, no matter how difficult. I imagine it wasn't easy to sleep last night.
Not with all the boys sobbing through the walls.
Leadership expected nothing less. In fact, we're confident we see the future of Hydra in you. That's why I've selected you for my program.
Sir, I'm honored. Um, I've dreamed of working with you, and I really think that the chamber can revolution...
No, Von Strucker will be working on the chamber.
I-Is this because he and I got into a fight?
In a sense, yes. We're actually impressed by your strength, your mettle. We think that you will be essential in engineering the perfect human specimen for the chamber.
But sir, I'm... I'm not a biologist.
Correct, but you're the only candidate left with the other... necessary qualifications.
You want me to be...
Artificially inseminated. It's quite exciting, yes? You should be honored. You will give birth to our new leader. As I said, we see the future of Hydra in you.
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