Become a Homelander and a Marvel superstar

"He'll kill you," Steve practically yelled. "Bucky! Do you know what that means?! Tony'll tear you to pieces!"

"Then let him kill!"

Bucky yelled back.

"That's what I owe him! Steve! I killed his parents! I made him an orphan!"

"I did those things! That blood is on my hands! It can't be washed away!"

"Wasn't it supposed to be about redemption? This is true redemption!"

Bucky pointed to his chest.

"A life for a life. That's fair."

"No! This isn't fair!"

Steve rushed forward, grabbed Bucky by the collar, and shoved him hard against the cryo-chamber.

"That was Hydra's doing! Not you!!"

Steve stared into Bucky's eyes, their faces almost touching.

"You've been brainwashed! You had no sense of self; you were just a tool! If you want to atone, we'll go kill Hydra and wipe them all out! We won't send you to your death!"

"Steve, stop fooling yourself."

Pakistani slid down onto the floor, leaning against the cryo-chamber.

"I can't escape it. As long as I'm alive, this is an inescapable knot."

"I want to end all of this. I died seventy years ago."

Steve looked at the dejected Bucky, his heart breaking.

Fate, like a wicked screenwriter, drove them to a dead end.

If he hands Bucky over to Tony, Tony will definitely seek revenge. He can't guarantee that Tony won't listen to this "brainwashed" explanation.

And he will lose his only past in this world.

"No."

Steve walked over and extended his hand to Bucky.

"It's not over yet, Bucky. It's not over until I agree."

"I have lost Peggy, I have lost everything that belonged to that era."

"Now, it's just you."

"I can't lose you again. Even if it's just for my sake, you have to live."

Bucky looked up at the hand.

"But... what about Stark?" Bucky asked. "Deceiving him would be a second blow to him."

Steve helped Bucky up.

"Let's go find someone to help us."

Steve pictured the man in the Stars and Stripes cape with a confident smile on his face.

"Homelander".

He said that name.

"He always manages to solve problems, no matter how big they are."

"Let's go find him." Steve unplugged the decoder, removed the hard drive, and put it in his pocket.

Tell him everything, without holding anything back.

"If there's anyone in this world who can protect you from this storm..."

"He's the only one left."

Bucky paused for a moment, then glanced at Steve's determined eyes.

"You trust him?"

"Yes," Steve nodded. "He is the person I trust most in this era."

"it is good."

Bucky picked up the rifle from the ground.

"Then let's go."

……

In VGD CEO Zu's office, Natasha frowned slightly as she explained what had happened to Zu.

"...That's the situation. Lorelei has taken control of Tony, Banner, and Barton. The entire Avengers Tower is now completely sealed off by Stark Industries' defense systems."

"All external access routes have been cut off, and any unauthorized creature that approaches will be subjected to indiscriminate fire."

"Moreover, this is not just a matter of firepower."

Natasha looked up, her eyes filled with deep worry.

"Avengers Tower is located in the most bustling area of ​​Manhattan. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the surrounding area."

"If we launch a full-scale attack... Tony will definitely activate the Iron Legion, and the most terrifying one is Banner."

Natasha paused, her voice lowering.

"I have a feeling that Hulk is in an extremely unstable state right now. Lorelei's magic hasn't completely suppressed him; instead, it's brought him to... the point of being provoked."

"If war breaks out and Hulk gets out of control, he'll tear half of New York apart."

"We can't take that risk."

Azu listened to Natasha's report and nodded slightly.

"That makes sense." He turned his head and looked at Thor beside him.

"Then, Your Majesty the God of Thunder."

"Since that's an old acquaintance of yours, what are your thoughts?"

Thor reached into his magical space and took out a golden collar.

"This is an anti-magic neck ring." He held up the object in his hand. "Odin used this to seal her voice back then. As long as you put it around Lorelei's neck, her bewitching spells will instantly become ineffective."

"By then, Tony and the others will have regained their senses."

"It sounds simple, like putting a collar on a dog," Azu calmly pointed out the flaw. "The problem is how to put it on."

"Lorelei has the Iron Legion as her bodyguard, Hawkeye as her sentinel, and Hulk as her bodyguard."

Natasha sighed. "That's the problem. We need to subdue Lorelei instantly without triggering a full-scale war."

"Two options." She held up two fingers.

"First, lure her out to a secluded spot. That way, we can act freely."

"Lure her out?" Azu raised an eyebrow, his gaze turning mockingly to Thor. "That sounds like a good plan. Thor, since she's your old flame, why don't you sacrifice your charms?"

Thor shook his head violently, his blond hair flying wildly.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Thor looked utterly rejected, like a boar about to be led to mate.

"I'll say it again, that was a mistake from six hundred years ago! I'm a married god now!" He gestured rapidly, speaking quickly. "Besides, Lorelei hates me. If I show up, it will only drive her even crazier, ordering Tony and Banner to attack me!"

"Then we can only go with the second option." Natasha sighed. "We need someone, someone who can rush into that palace before anyone can react, and put that collar around that damn bitch's neck."

Natasha's gaze naturally fell on Azu.

"Miss Romanov, although I would love to go too, my appearances usually involve quite a bit of noise."

Ah Zu stood up and walked to the window.

"My speed is based on the rules of physics."

He extended a finger and gently traced it across the glass.

"Yes, I have a biofield."

Azu turned around and gestured an outline.

"You know... that Superman comic. The guy who wears his underwear on the outside. In the comics, his biofield can envelop the people and things he wants to protect, allowing him to catch a falling plane without it breaking apart."

But the reality is...

Azu shrugged and spread his hands with some regret.

"...My force field is very small. It can only tightly envelop my head."

"Fortunately, when I broke the sound barrier, my bio-force field was able to absorb and divert most of the air molecules and disperse the sound wave energy generated by supersonic flight, transforming the violent sonic boom into a gentler 'sonic pop'."

"However, in a confined space, such a sudden change in air pressure can still be fatal to ordinary people."

Azu turned around and made an explosion gesture.

"If I sprinted at full speed inside Avengers Tower, the glass there would shatter instantly, and ordinary people there would suffer perforated eardrums, or even ruptured internal organs."

"So..." Azu's gaze turned to the doorway, "...we need someone with a different kind of talent, someone who is one in a million."

"That's right, it's me!"