A northern landscape, thousands of miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow.
This is Siberia, a remote and extremely cold place where few people tread. Hidden here is a HYDRA secret base.
"Jarvis, scan this secret base ahead and find the laboratory entrance."
"Received, sir."
Tony, wearing his suit, was rapidly approaching the base from a distance.
On the ground, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents were coordinating and advancing quickly.
"Unidentified flying object detected! Unidentified flying object detected! Request instructions!"
"Attack!"
The guards inside the base soon discovered Tony, who made no attempt to conceal himself. After receiving orders from their superiors, beams of energy shot out. However, none of them hit. All attacks were dodged by Jarvis, who controlled the suit to fly at high speed.
At the same time, small missiles were launched from the suit, accurately hitting the resistance forces in the secret base.
"Jarvis, am I close?"
"Just ahead, sir, at the window."
Following Jarvis's guidance, Tony broke through the window.
Inside the laboratory, guards and scientific researchers were mixed together, frantically transferring experimental data.
The moment they saw Tony break through the window, the guards immediately drew their guns and fired.
The scientific researchers, on the other hand, decisively ducked and covered their heads. Many of them had been deceived by HYDRA and did not know the truth beforehand.
"Everyone, please stop. Let's talk this through."
Facing the guards' gunfire, Tony was unhurried. These small-caliber firearms could not break through his suit's defense.
However, the guards in the laboratory clearly had no intention of talking to Tony nicely. Or rather, they only wanted to talk to Tony with bullets.
Seeing this, Tony's shoulder armor rose, and several small but powerful missiles struck down the guards one by one.
Landing, Tony surveyed the surroundings.
The scientific researchers squatted on the ground with their heads covered.
The guards had all lost their ability to resist.
Stepping out of the suit, Tony issued an instruction to Jarvis, "Alert mode."
Inside the laboratory, several nutrient pods were starting up urgently. It seemed they wanted to awaken the weapons dormant within.
Super Soldiers secretly researched by HYDRA.
And Tony's target for this trip was one of them—James Buchanan Barnes, nicknamed Bucky.
One night in 1991, Bucky (who had been captured, brainwashed, and modified) killed Tony's parents.
Ever since he received this news from Mephisto, Tony had been searching for his whereabouts.
Tony checked the nutrient pods one by one and fortunately discovered that Bucky was also here.
Walking to the control panel, he performed some operations, interrupting the awakening program. He also copied the experimental data.
"Jarvis, contact Commander Hill, inform her of the situation here, and send her a copy of the data."
"Yes, sir."
After dealing with official business, it was time for personal grievances.
Tony looked at the sleeping Bucky, his eyes alternating between anger and reason.
"Jarvis, retrieve James Buchanan Barnes's life file, including the latest collected data."
"Yes, sir."
Jarvis's voice sounded, his tone and pitch as always.
"Military file: James Buchanan Barnes, born in Shelbyville, Indiana, U.S. in 1917."
"During World War II, he joined the military. Afterwards, he became Captain America Steve Rogers's assistant, accompanying Captain America on multiple attacks against fascist strongholds."
"Towards the end of World War II, he fell off a cliff and went missing during a raid mission against Dr. Zola."
"HYDRA file: After falling off the cliff, James Buchanan Barnes was found by HYDRA."
"Dr. Zola brainwashed and controlled him, and installed a new metal arm for his broken arm, making him a crucial weapon of the HYDRA organization, the 'Winter Soldier.'
"Afterwards, he continuously cycled through freezing, unfreezing, and executing missions."
Tony listened quietly as Jarvis finished reading Bucky's life file, his face changing between expressions of gloom and brightness.
Crack!
Just then, the sound of glass shattering rang out.
Bucky's metal left arm pierced through the nutrient pod, and he stepped out.
His gaze fixed on Tony.
Seeing this, Tony was not surprised but rather pleased. "You've really chosen the perfect time to come out."
Bucky's expression was vacant, and he ignored Tony's words, stepping forward and throwing a punch.
Tony was not in a hurry to retreat into his armor, moving his feet and sidestepping to avoid Bucky's metal left arm. Then, he circled to Bucky's right side and threw a punch. Bucky raised his right arm to block.
The genetically modified Winter Soldier Bucky vs. Tony evolved through Points.
Bang!
Bucky staggered, losing his balance.
Tony seized the opportunity, stepped closer, and landed a solid punch on Bucky's face.
Bucky, injured, found it even harder to regain his balance and could only sweep his left arm horizontally, attempting to force Tony back.
Tony quickly crouched and delivered a sweeping kick, avoiding Bucky's metal left arm while also counterattacking.
Bang!
Bucky fell again but quickly rolled away to create distance and stood back up.
Taking advantage of the distance between them, Tony cast a spell with both hands, summoning a small energy shield.
Rings of Raggadorr!
It wasn't that there weren't more powerful spells, but Tony just wanted to beat Bucky up and vent his anger, Rings of Raggadorr was sufficient.
The next moment, the two were locked in a brawl again.
With the energy shield's defense, Tony's concerns about Bucky's metal left arm greatly diminished.
And after several months of enhancement, Tony's physical attributes now comprehensively surpassed Bucky, who was an outdated version of a modified human.
Bang! Bang...
After an intense exchange, Bucky was bruised and swollen. Tony, on the other hand, had worked up a sweat and vented his frustrations.
Just then, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents had captured this secret base and arrived at the laboratory.
Leading them was Bucky's childhood friend and best friend, Steve Rogers.
"Bucky!"
Steve's excited voice was met with a direct punch from Bucky's metal left arm. Steve barely reacted in time, raising his shield to block.
"Bucky, it's me, Steve."
Bucky ignored him, using his right hand to push aside Steve's Vibranium shield and delivering a direct kick.
Bang!
Caught off guard, Steve was immediately kicked away.
Tony watched from the side. He was observing how much sanity Bucky retained after being brainwashed and controlled.
"Stark, what's going on? Why doesn't Bucky recognize me?"
Rolling twice on the ground to dissipate the force, Steve quickly got up and asked Tony, who had arrived first.
"He's been brainwashed and controlled, losing his past memories. He might be like a robot now." Tony explained.
"Help me, Stark. Let's subdue Bucky together first. Be careful, don't hurt him."
"Alright." Tony agreed.
After venting his anger, he felt much better. Bucky was merely the weapon that killed his parents, the mastermind behind it was the real culprit.