So after the Captain thawed out they started recruiting people for another crack at creating super soldiers. John at the time was an army medic and jumped at the chance to follow in the footsteps of one of his childhood heroes (perhaps his granddad served with him? Or his grandmother helped in the war and liaised with SHIELD and he was told stories about him?)
Maybe it worked for some, maybe it didn't work for everyone but it was quickly disbanded and was hushed up (by Mycroft maybe?)
Either way, John and Sherlock met and went on as in BBC canon with John hiding whatever powers he had until the incident in New York (Avengers Assemble.) and the whole Norse God in London thing (Thor 2?) / *invent something here* the UK decided to follow suit and set up a team of superheroes and what do you know, John's name was at the top of the list.
"John's a superhero? So that's why he's not boring like everyone else!"
Whatever happens next is up to the author. Maybe Not!Anthea is the UK's answer to Black Widow, and Mycroft is it's answer to Nick Fury?
Bonus points if Sherlock had no clue about any of this and is seriously surprised that everyone around him (including Mrs Hudson) is being recruited. Double points if other Marvel heroes are mentioned in passing (I.E Captain Britain?) Triple bonus points for John refusing to wear a lycra like super suit but agrees to a sort of uniform. Super mega points if Anderson is in fact a genius that gets recruited or is a Coulson like agent (that hero worships John/ Sherlock)
(Why yes, I did see the Winter Soldier, why did you ask? And no, nothing there is a spoiler for the new film as far as I'm aware.)
John is a super soldier. (Possible crossover with Captain America?)
Maybe it worked for some, maybe it didn't work for everyone but it was quickly disbanded and was hushed up (by Mycroft maybe?)
Either way, John and Sherlock met and went on as in BBC canon with John hiding whatever powers he had until the incident in New York (Avengers Assemble.) and the whole Norse God in London thing (Thor 2?) / *invent something here* the UK decided to follow suit and set up a team of superheroes and what do you know, John's name was at the top of the list.
"John's a superhero? So that's why he's not boring like everyone else!"
Whatever happens next is up to the author.
Maybe Not!Anthea is the UK's answer to Black Widow, and Mycroft is it's answer to Nick Fury?
Bonus points if Sherlock had no clue about any of this and is seriously surprised that everyone around him (including Mrs Hudson) is being recruited.
Double points if other Marvel heroes are mentioned in passing (I.E Captain Britain?)
Triple bonus points for John refusing to wear a lycra like super suit but agrees to a sort of uniform.
Super mega points if Anderson is in fact a genius that gets recruited or is a Coulson like agent (that hero worships John/ Sherlock)
(Why yes, I did see the Winter Soldier, why did you ask? And no, nothing there is a spoiler for the new film as far as I'm aware.)