I Saw You Looking at the Girls in the Recruitment Brochure

"Who are you?"

Bucky was struck dumb by what he heard. His eyes widened and his mouth remained agape for a long time.

He heard that Steve was getting married and, wanting to congratulate him in person, he was willing to sell his soul to the devil. But Steve had completely forgotten about him, leaving him with immense psychological trauma.

For a moment, Bucky was dazed, feeling like an unwanted person, utterly alone in this vast world, but...

Perhaps it's because I have a different arm that Steve didn't recognize me. Yes, that's true; after all, my hair is so long now, it's understandable that he mistook me!

Bucky's heart was bleeding, but he was also trying to convince himself to forgive Steve. Just then, he suddenly felt himself being hugged tightly, and when he came to his senses, he realized it was Steve holding him.

"Bucky, how could I forget you? This is the lesson you deserve..." Steve hugged Bucky tightly, afraid of hitting his back, his voice low and slightly hoarse. "Promise me, my good brother, you won't leave without saying goodbye again!"

Steve's words were filled with complex emotions, one of which was self-blame. He harbored a deep resentment towards himself for not protecting his best friend, whom he had grown up with. They had grown up together, fought together, and faced life and death together; though not related by blood, they were closer than brothers. During the time Bucky was 'dead,' if it weren't for Carter's help to distract him, he might have become despondent, turning to alcoholism and overeating, developing a large belly.

Fortunately, all of that is in the past. Bucky is still alive, and the finale has a perfect ending!

Bucky opened his mouth, about to nod in agreement, when an image of Russell grinning while petting a cat suddenly flashed through his mind. A sense of worry crept into his heart, and after a three-second silence, he replied, "Of course, I won't leave this time."

Steve released Bucky and grabbed his shoulders with both hands, excitedly saying, "Bucky, I'm getting married. My fiancé is Peggy, Peggy Carter, the one you know."

"I know, I saw it in the newspaper. Steve, you're a hero!" Bucky sincerely congratulated him. His best friend had grown up and was about to start his own family, so he could finally step out of Steve's life without worry.

Bucky doesn't care whether Steve is a superhero or not; he'll be content as long as Steve is no longer bullied and lives happily.

"I'm missing a best man, you have to be there." Steve punched Bucky on the shoulder, his brow furrowing as he saw the mechanical arm, and his heart skipped a beat.

"No problem. If you dare to let someone else be your best man, I will definitely kill that person." Bucky grinned, though it sounded a bit forced.

That smile made Steve deeply uneasy. He took a deep breath and suppressed his doubts. The brothers had so much to say upon reuniting, but the venue wasn't suitable. The most important thing was to deal with Schmidt first.

Schmidt was sent flying far by the shield. Even with his serum-enhanced non-human body, the fierce blow almost broke his bones. He lay on the ground groaning for a while before recovering.

He looked up and saw Steve and Bucky surrounding him. He stared intently at Bucky's mechanical arm. He vaguely remembered that Dr. Zola had proposed human mechanical modification, but at the time, he was focused on creating energy weapons, and the proposal was shelved.

"Your arm... who modified you?" Schmidt's face was terribly gloomy. He had always suspected that there was a traitor within Hydra, but he had no evidence and could not guess who it was.

"Go to hell and ask the devil!"

Bucky chuckled coldly, then swung his mechanical arm at Schmidt with lightning speed. Schmidt couldn't dodge in time and hastily raised his arm to parry. The moment they made contact, he was blasted away by the immense force, crashing into the wall and bouncing into the air. Before he could land, Bucky followed up and kicked him hard in the stomach.

The immense force struck, and Schmidt coughed up another mouthful of blood, collapsing heavily to the ground.

Bucky slammed his fist into the ground, and Schmidt knew he couldn't take it head-on, so he rolled away to barely dodge. In just one or two exchanges, he guessed that Bucky had also undergone serum enhancement, and with the addition of a mechanical arm, he was no match for him unarmed.

Schmidt was clearly overthinking things. Even if he could defeat Bucky, it wouldn't matter, as Steve was also watching closely.

The Iron Fist almost grazed his forehead, and the gust of wind sent a chill down Schmidt's neck. He thought to himself that it was a close call. Just as he rolled over and stood up, Steve punched him in the face, causing him to stagger backward and be kicked in the buttocks by Bucky from behind.

Ahead, Steve, with a cold smile on his face, had been waiting for a long time. He clasped his hands together and struck Bucky's chest with a heavy blow, causing Bucky's body to involuntarily reverse and return to Bucky's position.

With the two working together, Schmidt was completely outmatched, even his attempts to parry were extremely clumsy, like a ball being passed around repeatedly. In short...

Bucky fights, Bucky fights, Bucky fights, then Steve fights!

Steve fights, Steve fights, Steve fights, Bucky fights next!

Bucky keeps fighting, Bucky keeps fighting, after Bucky finishes fighting, it's Steve's turn to fight!

The men's mixed doubles team exchanged flirtatious glances and exuded bromance; everyone except Schmidt was having a great time.

Schmidt faced two opponents without flinching, his resolute eyes brimming with courage. Under the relentless onslaught, he grew stronger with each battle, eventually being thrashed to a pulp with unstoppable speed.

"Enough!" Schmidt roared in fury, a vicious dog leaping out from between the two men, standing up and shouting angrily, "You two..."

"Bang!"

Bucky punched Schmidt squarely in Schmidt face, leaving him completely stunned. He swallowed the rest of his words and was about to fall over with his head tilted back.

Bucky knew this wouldn't do. Steve hadn't had his fill of fighting yet, how could he fall down? He grabbed Schmidt's arm, squatted down, and hugged his lower back to keep him upright, shouting, "Steve, use that move!"

"Got it, watch this!"

Steve spread his legs, accelerated in place, and when he reached Schmidt, he leaped into the air. He turned sideways, brought his feet together, and delivered a flying kick that struck Schmidt's bright red face.

"Bang!"

Schmidt spun out, crashed headfirst into the wall, collapsed to the ground, twitched his arm, and finally became powerless and motionless.

"Well done, next time it'll be my turn to deliver the final blow."

Steve and Bucky smiled at each other, clapped their hands in mid-air, and then held them tightly.

Steve chuckled mischievously, "Wow, your left hand is really strong! What brand is it?"

"You're not bad either. I thought your strength would decrease after you got engaged."

Steve looked completely innocent. "What are you talking about? I don't understand!"

Bucky scoffed, "Stop pretending. I saw you with my own eyes looking at the women in the recruitment brochure..."

"Stop! I don't know what you're trying to say, but you must have mistaken me for someone else."

"Impossible, you're the shortest person in all of Brooklyn."

"But I'm longer than you!"

"That's called fine!"

The two of them exchanged barbs and taunts, as if they had returned to their time in Brooklyn, when they depended on each other for survival and lived a hard but happy life.

Steve chuckled, then glanced at the robotic arm out of the corner of his eye, his expression turning serious. "Bucky, promise me you'll come home with me."

Bucky knew he couldn't hide his worries from his best friend, so he moved his lips but didn't know what to say.

Just then, he suddenly sensed danger and turned his head to see Schmidt lying on the ground, having picked up an energy pistol at some point, grinning menacingly at Steve.

"Steve, watch out!"

"Bang!!"

Bucky leaped forward, shoving Steve, who was waiting for his answer, aside. After the gunshot, Steve fell to the ground unharmed, while Bucky's mechanical arm was destroyed by the energy of the Tesseract, and the broken wreckage instantly turned to ashes.

"Damn it!" Schmidt cursed under his breath, staggered to his feet, and walked toward the office at the far end of the base.

I don't understand why he didn't fire two more shots!

"Bucky, your hand..." Steve's face was pale, blaming himself for being too complacent and causing Bucky trouble again.

"I'm fine. Hurry up and chase after Schmidt. Don't let him get away." Bucky glanced at the severed arm. Since it was mechanical, he could just install another one.

Steve hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Then you wait for me here and don't go anywhere else."

"Etc!"

Bucky got up, picked up the shield from the ground, placed it in Steve's arms, and solemnly said, "Steve, I'll wait for you here. Go quickly and come back soon."

Steve nodded vigorously and disappeared at the end of the corridor. Bucky stared fixedly in that direction, his back looking desolate as he walked into the shadows.

Snap!

It's a bit soft!

"Hey, can't you watch where you're going? Or are you trying to take advantage of others by feigning sympathy just because you lost an arm?" Natasha said, standing in the shadows with her arms crossed, clearly annoyed.

Bucky was heartbroken and didn't want to waste words with Natasha. He thought disdainfully, "You think you're worthy of talking about compassion?"

Russell emerged from the shadows, petting the cat as he walked towards the end of the corridor. "Come on, I need to make sure Schmidt is really dead. If Steve can't bring himself to do it, Natasha, you help him out."

"Yes, sir!"

The two walked away one after the other. Bucky thought for a moment, then decided it wouldn't hurt to take another look at Steve, and hurriedly followed.

In the office at the far end, Schmidt took out the Tesseract, still running in the instrument, and placed it in a sealed box. Unexpectedly, just as he activated the mechanism to escape through the hidden door, he was struck in the back by a flying shield and fell heavily to the ground.

Schmidt's miracle failed him. He picked up the double-edged rapier hanging on the wall and turned to fight Steve.

He is a world-class Master Swordsman with superb fencing skills. Coupled with his extraordinary strength and lightning-fast reflexes, he left Steve with no choice but to parry his attacks.

Despite his skill, he was soundly beaten by Steve and Bucky, sustaining serious injuries. His relentless onslaught failed to defeat Steve, and he instead lost heart when a shield slammed into his face.

Schmidt's final struggle came to an end. He flung the sealed box he was holding tightly away, and it shattered upon impact, releasing the Tesseract.

The blue Cosmic Cube emitted a dazzling light, so bright it made people lose their focus. Steve looked closely and realized it was the treasure Howard had specifically asked for, so he hurriedly reached out to pick it up.

Schmidt, with strength he seemed to possess from nowhere, grabbed Steve around the waist, wrestled with him until he was knocked to the ground, and then picked up the Tesseract first.

His eyes were covered by a ghostly blue light, and Schmidt laughed maniacally, "Hahaha, this is the power of God! This world is ultimately mine, and no one can change that!"

"You're dreaming!"

Without hesitation, Steve rushed forward, grabbed Schmidt's arm, pried it off forcefully, and then pressed his other hand firmly against the Tesseract, preparing to snatch it into his hands.

The two were locked in a struggle, each trying to seize the Tesseract. Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred; the Tesseract began to tremble violently in their hands. A pale blue light abruptly flared up, transforming into tangible flames that spread throughout the room, scorching the space and visibly distorting the air.

An unparalleled and magnificent power spread out, Electric Arc flickered, and blue light burst forth into a starry universe as it shone to its limit.

The vast universe was clearer than ever before at this moment. Schmidt and Steve felt as if their bodies were being torn to pieces, and they screamed in agony.

"Steve!?"

Bucky rushed to the office, saw the unusual situation inside, and hurriedly pounced on it.

As the lightning struck, it pulled Steve and Schmidt's bodies away one by one. Bucky missed his target and turned around to see the Tesseract lying alone on the ground.

Russell: "..."

Damn it, who wrote this script?