[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

Jason secretly carried a dirty, seriously injured homeless man back to his small apartment without telling anyone.

Not to mention, this guy is obviously not as tall as Jason, but he is extremely heavy, conservatively estimated to be around 260 pounds. That metal arm is really not light.

Jason has been gaining muscle. After all, whether he is a vigilante or a rugby player, he needs to have a muscular body. However, because his testosterone secretion is not as much as that of ordinary men, his muscle gain progress is not fast and he currently weighs only 175 pounds.

So even though he just carried the Winter Soldier on his back and opened the portal and walked in, he was still almost crushed to the ground.

"Axel, go run the bath water. Lao Jia, block all the information about me in the nearby surveillance cameras and replace them with footage from other time periods. Also, please keep the news about the new person in my family a secret. Even if it's from Tony, don't tell him unless he asks."

After knowing each other for so many days, Jason basically understood his authority with the AI ​​butler and knew how to make requests.

After hearing this, Lao Jia replied, "Okay, Jason."

Jason moved another chair for the Winter Soldier: "You sit here, right here."

The Winter Soldier obediently sat down as he requested, but Jason could see that he felt a little uneasy, or even at a loss.

Jason turned around and looked through his clothes. He wasn't as strong as the Winter Soldier, but he was taller, so Bucky could definitely fit into his clothes.

Oh, and there are unopened underwear.

Jason held the underwear, hesitated for a while, and convinced himself.

It's too late to buy it now, and looking at the Winter Soldier, it doesn't look like he can accurately answer what size he wears. I'd better make do with what I have for now. Anyway, I've never worn it before.

At this time, Axel pulled Jason's trouser leg, and Jason came to his senses and went over to carry the Winter Soldier to the bathroom.

"Come on, take a shower first. Can you wash yourself?"

The Winter Soldier paused and looked at himself: "My current condition is not suitable for high-pressure water gun washing."

Jason: "..."

What a familiar feeling, it seems that Claw Dick also said something like this, the feeling of "I want to blow them up" that he once had towards the Court of Owls reappeared, but this time the target was Hydra.

One day, he would blow up that broken organization completely!

He sighed and replied in a good-natured voice: "I'm not going to use a high-pressure water gun on you. Forget it, I'll clean you up, otherwise the wound will easily get infected."

He helped the Winter Soldier take off his clothes, only to find that he was covered with small wounds, especially a wound on his back. Although it was no longer bleeding, the cut was very deep. If the Winter Soldier was not a super soldier, this wound would have been enough to send him to the hospital for ten days or half a month.

After taking care of Sharp Claw Dick, Jason now has to take care of a poor child who has been harmed and exploited by an illegal organization, oh no, a poor old grandfather.

The Winter Soldier's hair had grown a little long, with the ends hanging down to his neck. When Jason was washing his hair, he didn't even know to close his eyes and kept staring at Jason's face. Jason directly pressed a dry towel on his eyes.

"Cover it up to prevent the foam from getting into your eyes, which would hurt."

The Winter Soldier silently held the towel and lifted his head to let Jason pour hot water on him. Jason washed him again, avoiding the wound, and then let him put on his clothes. That was a gift from May next door to Jason at Christmas, a light blue cotton pajamas with a brown bear pattern. It was actually quite comfortable to wear. Jason basically would not let outsiders see him wearing... this kind of clothes.

It is very appropriate for the Winter Soldier to wear this outfit now. According to the information Jason obtained from SHIELD, he was transformed in the Soviet Union. There is a red five-pointed star on the iron arm, which is definitely a product of the North Bear.

The Winter Soldier behaved very quietly the entire time. No matter how Jason tormented him, he was very docile. He only took a breath when Jason was disinfecting his wound.

"hiss."

"Did it hurt you?"

Jason asked, slowing down his movements.

The Winter Soldier shook his head and asked again: "You know who I am? Right?"

Jason replied, "Well, I know you. You are James Buchanan Barnes, born in 1916. You are the only soldier who died in the Howling Commandos of the Millet Special Forces during World War II, and a comrade of Captain America. However, according to my investigation, you did not die in World War II, but were taken away by a malicious organization, brainwashed, and transformed into the Winter Soldier."

"Can you remember anything from the past?"

The Winter Soldier was silent for a long time before he slowly replied, "I remembered some things...but my mind is confused and I have a headache."

Jason asked, "The captain is looking for you, are you going to meet him?"

Winter Soldier: "No, I don't want to see him."

The amazing thing is that Jason actually understands the Winter Soldier's feelings at this moment.

He has also experienced death, brainwashing, transformation, and exploitation. His past is even worse than that of the Winter Soldier. For example, after recovering his memory, he found that he and Batman's ex-girlfriend had become a couple, and even their child could walk.

It can be said that if Jason had not been mentally strong enough, his three views would have collapsed at that time.

Moreover, the person who killed him did not receive the punishment he deserved, and he became an assassin with blood on his hands. From then on, he embarked on a completely different path from his once beloved family. Although everything was his own choice, it would be a lie to say that Jason never felt bad about it.

Of course, the Winter Soldier is also miserable. He has been trapped in the enemy camp and used as a "tool" for more than 70 years. He has probably been used to kill many innocent people. Under such circumstances, he is probably unwilling to see the captain.

First, I don’t want to implicate the other party;

Second, I don’t know how to face my former comrades;

Third, I don’t want the other person to see the pain in my body.

This may be why Jason decided to help the other party, not only because Bucky from another world line helped him, but also because Jason knew how difficult it was to be in this situation.

The Winter Soldier is alone, and if Jason doesn't help him, he will probably have to face those things alone.

Jason swore that from the moment he became a vigilante, he would fight for people, the weak, the innocent, those who could not protect themselves, as long as they asked for help, Jason would respond.

Since the Winter Soldier chose to come after him, Jason wasn't going to sit idly by and ignore him.

After the wound was treated, Jason looked at the Winter Soldier's wet hair and remembered that he had not blow-dried his hair. Axel ran over with a hair dryer and started blow-dried the Winter Soldier's hair.

Jason sat in front of the Winter Soldier and asked him a question first.

"My name is Jason Todd, and I now go by the name Jason Nigime Pennyworth. You can call me Jason or Jay. What should I call you? Winter Soldier? Bucky? James? Barnes?"

The Winter Soldier looked at him and asked, "Do I have to be called the Winter Soldier or Bucky? If I choose one, I have to discard the other?"

"No, you can choose both. I was also brainwashed, and then I had another identity after losing my memory. But after regaining my memory, I never thought of abandoning those, even though those memories were not good and were full of lies and exploitation."

The Winter Soldier stared at Jason and said slowly, "I think you are a lot like me."

"Yes, we are very similar."

He patted the Winter Soldier's soft and fluffy hair after it was blow-dried, and was surprised to find that after washing, shaving, and combing his hair, Bucky had an incredibly handsome face. His chubby cheeks looked a little childish, and with his confused eyes, he looked only a few years older than Jason.

He truly deserves to be called the “Little Prince of Brooklyn” as marked in the Captain America Memorial Hall.

"The question is, what do you want me to call you? The name is just a code name. No matter what you want to be called, you are you."

“…Bucky.”

Jason nodded and repeated, "Bucky."

Bucky was born in the early 20th century and Jason was born in the late 20th century. There was a very long time between them, but when Jason called Bucky's name in a hoarse voice, he actually felt a subtle nostalgia.

He likes to be called that.

Jason told Bucky that he could live here as long as he wanted, and Jason would help him regain his memory and help him adapt to this world.

Bucky was very confused: "Why are you willing to help me?"

Jason patted his shoulder: "Because I swore to help those in need."

At first, Jason thought Bucky was the same as Claw Dick and that the care methods for both could be copied, but he soon realized that Bucky's condition was more serious than Claw Dick's.

Jason lived in a one-bedroom apartment. He gave his bed to Bucky and slept on the floor next to the coffee table in the living room. He first did his homework on the coffee table, and when he felt sleepy, he prepared to go to sleep, but he could always hear noises in the bedroom, as if someone was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.

In the end, Jason simply threw down his pen and knocked on the bedroom door.

"Bucky, can I come in?"

The noise inside stopped, so Jason simply opened the door and went in. He saw Bucky sitting on the sofa in the corner with a dazed look on his face.

He looked at Jason and whispered "I'm sorry".

Jason walked over to him and squatted down, pressing his legs with his hands and looking up at him: “It’s okay, you don’t need to apologize to me.”

Bucky said, "I'll go to the living room, you sleep in the bedroom, I won't disturb you anymore..."

"No, I wasn't planning on sleeping tonight anyway, let's watch a movie together."

Jason went to get his notebook, opened it, pulled out a movie, and pulled Bucky to sit on the bed to watch it.

Bucky watched and wondered, "Paddington? Not Axel?"

The movie they watched was Paddington Bear.

Jason nodded. "Well, Paddington Bear is a very famous bear in the UK. Many children want a Paddington doll. Axel is a house elf, and he uses the Paddington Bear doll as his host."

Halfway through the movie, Axel walked in with a silly step. Jason waved to the bear, and Axel climbed onto the bed and was stuffed into Bucky's arms by Jason.

Until the happy ending of the movie appeared with the music, Bucky slowly closed his eyes.

Jason knew very well that Bucky was in a state of paranoia and any movement would trigger him, so Jason lay quietly on the other side of Axel, as if time had gone back to when he was still living in a trash can in Crime Alley.

He was almost freezing to death, and then Brother Iron Arm suddenly appeared with a high fever. Jason dragged him into his box and spent the coldest night with him.

Sometimes Jason couldn't explain why he had such a deep impression of Bucky. Maybe it was because the food he left behind filled his stomach? Or maybe it was because the coat he left behind helped Jason survive the winter.

Jason told himself as he looked at the ceiling.

It's time to take care of a child again. Oh no, this time the one I need to take care of is a grandfather who has been frozen for more than 70 years, an old popsicle with countless troubles.