"Tony, I'm sorry!"
Captain America remained steadfast, standing in front of Iron Man, unmoving like a guardian, "Even if you kill Bucky, it won't change what's already happened."
"Get out of the way!"
Iron Man had completely lost patience with Captain America and his attempts to reason. He reached out abruptly, shoving Captain America aside with a powerful push, and strode forward.
"Tony, I have to do this!"
Captain America also dispensed with further words, picking up his shield and flinging it at Iron Man.
Clang! The shield slammed hard into the back of Iron Man, knocking him to the ground.
Whoosh! The shield rebounded as if it had a mind of its own, and flew back into Captain America's hand.
Captain America caught the shield and charged at Iron Man.
Iron Man, of course, wasn't just going to stand there. He raised his hands and fired repulsor blasts at Captain America.
The result was, of course, a foregone conclusion: all the blasts were blocked by Captain America's shield. He charged forward, shield raised, until he was right in front of Iron Man.
Iron Man swung his fist, aiming a heavy blow at Captain America.
Clang!
A long, echoing metallic clang rang out. Unsurprisingly, Captain America blocked the blow.
Clang, clang, clang!
Captain America and Iron Man engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
In the confined space of the lab, Iron Man's abilities were severely limited. Captain America actually managed to gain the upper hand, at least for the moment.
After all, Iron Man's flight and some other weapons were limited in this environment.
"T1000, stop him!"
But it didn't matter, Iron Man wasn't alone; he quickly gave the order to T1000.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
T1000, also wearing an Iron Man suit, rumbled forward, crushing Captain America and kicking him over as he was fighting Iron Man.
However, Captain America was, after all, a super soldier, and he immediately got up from the ground, completely unaffected.
He continued to charge towards Iron Man with his shield, but was intercepted by T1000.
"Stark! Stark!"
Captain America's face was filled with worry, and he used all his strength to try to defeat T1000 and stop Iron Man.
It was no use at all. The T1000 was blocking him, and all he could do was shout helplessly at Iron Man.
But Iron Man wasn't paying any attention to Captain America. He quickly reached the end of the passage and zipped off, leaving behind only a trail of brilliant, high-intensity flames.
"Stark, it's Hydra! Hydra is responsible for this! Bucky is also a victim!" Captain America's weak voice echoed throughout the base.
But by then, Iron Man was long gone.
And Captain America, blocked by the T1000, couldn't get back to help in time.
"Damn it!"
Captain America couldn't help but curse under his breath. He immediately pulled out his phone and contacted Bucky.
"Steve, have you saved the world yet?" Bucky's lighthearted, teasing voice immediately came from the earpiece.
This guy was currently training inside the base, unaware that things had changed outside.
"Bucky, Stark is looking for you! He knows the location of the base, he should be here soon!" Captain America urgently shouted at Bucky.
"Steve, I don't understand, what's going on?" Bucky was completely bewildered.
"Hydra used you to kill Howard, Stark knows about it! He's coming for revenge!"
Captain America said in a low voice to Bucky.
Bucky's expression instantly changed, his face becoming serious.
He didn't have time to think about why this matter, which he had never told anyone, had suddenly been exposed. Now, there was another, more serious problem facing him: how to fight Iron Man.
That hunk of metal was not something he could deal with.
"Bucky, I'm tied up and can't get back to help…" Captain America's anxious voice came through again.
"Steve, what a person does will eventually catch up to them. Promise me, don't get involved." After Bucky said this to Captain America, he cut off the communication.
"Don't be a fool…"
"Beep beep beep!"
After putting away his phone, Bucky's face once again took on that cold, ruthless expression. He calmly and collectedly walked to the base's armory.
He took out one suitable weapon after another, methodically inspecting them and loading ammunition.
To welcome Iron Man's arrival.
Even facing Iron Man, Bucky wouldn't back down!
Clang!
Just as everything was nearly ready, a sound like something heavy hitting the ground echoed from the base entrance.
Bucky glanced at the monitor and, sure enough, saw a hunk of metal had fallen from the sky right outside the base's massive iron gate. It was undoubtedly Iron Man.
Without a word, Bucky pulled out a grenade launcher and headed towards the gate.
Whoosh!
A stream of red-hot energy shot out, cutting through the steel of the gate. Soon, a square section had been cut out.
Boom!
Iron Man followed up with a kick, sending a steel plate flying. His figure then appeared before Bucky.
Whoosh!
Bucky timed it perfectly, firing a grenade at Iron Man that hit him squarely in the chest.
Iron Man was blasted backward, rolling violently across the ground.
Bucky, not one to let up, pressed the attack, taking a step forward and firing another grenade at Iron Man.
Phew… BOOM!
Iron Man flicked his wrist, firing a repulsor blast that struck the grenade dead-on, causing it to explode in mid-air.
The violent shockwave rippled outwards, sending Bucky sprawling.
The ground was also impacted by the intense explosion, kicking up a cloud of dust that obscured Bucky's vision.
As Bucky struggled to his feet, he could make out a figure, barely visible within the smoke.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
Without a word, Bucky raised his assault rifle and unleashed a torrent of bullets at the figure.
Countless rounds poured forth, hammering towards the shadow.
Clang, clang.
The sound of metal clashing, like a dense rain, immediately erupted.
But soon, a shadow shot out from the smoke, its speed reaching an extreme.
Iron Man was seen flying in the air, rolling forward from above, and kicking Bucky in the chest.
Bucky's body shuddered violently, and he was kicked away, slamming hard against the wall behind him, making him dizzy and nearly shattering his bones. He couldn't even hold onto his gun, and it fell to the ground.
Iron Man walked towards Bucky, step by step.
Bucky quickly recovered his breath, and hurriedly went to pick up the gun on the ground, but he didn't even have time to act before Iron Man's repulsor blast sent him flying back onto the ground.
Swoosh!
Iron Man then flew over, raised his right metal foot, and stomped down on Bucky's chest.
"You even remember them?" Iron Man asked, looking down at the man who had killed his parents, his voice filled with hatred.
"I remember every single one of them!" Bucky rasped out, knowing exactly who Iron Man was talking about.
"Good, then you'll know why you're going to die now!" Iron Man said, before launching a kick that slammed into Bucky's chest.
He sent Bucky flying again.
Since Iron Man had arrived, Bucky had taken a beating. Even a super-soldier like him couldn't take much more.
He was severely injured, with no strength to get up.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Iron Man continued to relentlessly pummel Bucky, who was soon lying on the ground, battered and bruised.
He didn't even have the strength to move.
"Jarvis, activate the Plasma Lightsaber!"
Finally, Iron Man, with one hand gripping Bucky's neck and pinning him against the wall, materialized an energy blade in his other hand.
"This is for my parents!"
Iron Man said in a low voice, then swung the Plasma Lightsaber, bringing it down hard on Bucky.
Whoosh! A dazzling light flashed.
Thud! Bucky collapsed onto the ground.
Swoosh! At that moment, a figure descended from the sky, crashing to the ground. It was Captain America, wearing the Falcon's wings.
—Captain America had borrowed the Falcon wings from Nick Fury, who had produced quite a few of them over the past year.
After Iron Man left, the T1000's mission was complete and it stopped blocking Captain America. Captain America immediately borrowed something to get here as fast as he could.
He was still too late.
"Bucky!"
As soon as he landed, the smoke and wreckage came into view, and Captain America's heart sank.
He let out a low cry and rushed into the base. The sight of a figure lying on the ground was so jarring, it made Captain America's heart sink even further.
"I don't ever want to see him again!"
Iron Man glanced at Captain America, his face expressionless. He then strode away from Captain America and headed out of the base without looking back.
Then he turned into a stream of light, flying into the sky and disappearing.
Captain America rushed to Bucky's side, only to find that Bucky wasn't dead. His metal arm had been severed by Iron Man.
Of course, he had been beaten badly, looking like a pig's head, his face covered in blood.
But, at any rate, he was alive.
That's right, Iron Man hadn't killed Bucky this time.
After all, there had been a considerable amount of time to cool down between learning the truth about his parents' deaths and the end of the quiz.
Iron Man's emotions had calmed and settled to some extent.
His actions were naturally more restrained than what was shown in the original footage.
"Whew!"
Captain America, with his heart finally at ease, couldn't help but exhale deeply.
This matter should be considered over.
Iron Man severing the arm Bucky used to kill his parents spoke volumes.
"Nick Fury, I need a medical team!"
Captain America immediately contacted Egghead, requesting assistance.
"Rogers, what's the situation? Has Stark left? How's Bucky?" Director Egghead immediately asked, also very concerned.
"Stark left, and Bucky is fine, just a little injured," Captain America explained the situation on the scene to Nick Fury.
Upon hearing this, Nick Fury also breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that Stark had vented his anger and severed the arm Bucky used to commit the crime, he had, in a way, given Howard his due.
The matter was considered settled.
The civil war that was foretold in the images would naturally not occur, which was a good thing.
Nick Fury wasted no time and immediately dispatched a medical team to provide medical assistance to Bucky.
"Rogers, Thor is here. Come over once you're done handling things!"
Soon, Nick Fury relayed this message to Captain America.
Captain America didn't have much to say. After finishing the mess he was dealing with, he headed towards the base where their "Quiz Takers Alliance" was meeting.
When Captain America arrived, the other quiz takers were already there, all present and accounted for, except him.
"Rogers, long time no see!" Thor greeted Captain America first, a smile on his face.
Thor's relationship with Captain America was much better now than it had been before.
After all, the two of them had shared a "hammer relationship."
Captain America had helped Thor a lot in his ability to wield the hammer again.
"Thor!" Captain America greeted Thor briefly, then walked over to Tony Stark.
He said sincerely to Tony Stark, "Stark, thank you! I'm very grateful that you spared his life."
"Perhaps you're right, Bucky is also a victim to some extent." Tony Stark nodded, now calm. "What I truly need to avenge is Hydra."
"I will give you my full support in this matter if you need anything from me," Captain America solemnly promised Iron Man.
Tony Stark spared Bucky's life, and Captain America wanted to return the favor.
Now things were interesting. Hydra was originally the target of Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D., and now they had Tony Stark to deal with as well.
The outcome was foreseeable.
"Alright, Rogers is here. Everyone, why don't we discuss our next move?"
Seeing that Captain America and Tony Stark had finished talking, Nick Fury cleared his throat and addressed everyone.
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