How the Good and the Villain Saved Each Other

The two stood on the roof like this, blowing the wind, and neither of them spoke anymore, as if they had lost the strength to continue speaking.Finally, Loki sighed deeply.

"Okay, that's it." He straightened his black hair that was blown by the wind, "let's talk about your hapless love rival now."

Steve raised his eyebrows: "You mean the crossbones?"

Loki nodded: "We found him when we destroyed the Hydra base last week. The poor man was seriously injured, with extensive burns on his skin, and a ruptured tendon in his left leg. He was not treated in time, and he is still unconscious until now, unless A miracle will happen, otherwise, even if the person is saved, he will never be able to return to the past, if it is not for the model master, he may have been treated as an abandoned child by Hydra."

"And the reason why the imitation master confessed Hydra's base so readily is to save him?"

"That's right, I think he deliberately pointed out the involvement of Rumlow and James in the past, and the purpose is to let us let him go after we find him—this old fox." Rocky looked unhappy, "The guy's vital signs It’s pretty stable, and it’s estimated that it will be airlifted to the building tonight, you tell Bucky, I think he might want to meet this old friend.”

Avengers Building, Intensive Care Unit, Brock Rumlow is lying on a hospital bed, surrounded by various pipelines, most of his body is horribly scorched black, his skin and flesh are curled up like they have been grilled too much, no one wants to eat them anymore A mouthful of roast meat, the originally handsome face was not spared, the right cheek was completely destroyed, the new flesh barely covered the cheekbones, and the cheek under the cheekbones was burned directly, and half of the gums were exposed , terrifying; the left face is still intact, but even his teammates who have fought side by side with him many times can hardly recognize that it belongs to the capable special forces captain.

"Will he die?" The Winter Soldier asked Loki softly as he stood in front of the hospital bed with his head bowed. Steve stood beside him, holding his hand tightly.

"No," Loki looked at Bucky, choosing his words carefully, "as long as you want him to live."

The Winter Soldier pursed his lips.

"He may not be a good person, but he was really nice to me." He recalled, with rare sadness in his green eyes, "They didn't think of me as a human being at that time, and I thought so too, only he was different, he always Showing up means something good will happen to me. He also praised me for my beautiful metal arms and beautiful eyes."

"Sweetheart, they are indeed very beautiful." Loki comforted the Winter Soldier with a smirk, and at the same time glanced at Captain America, who was about to blame himself for death, and motioned him to say something instead of just standing there, God knows the whole of America Why would so many girls and guys want to date this guy when they might as well dance with a log in their arms.

Steve opened his mouth and closed it, swallowing the "I'm sorry", he couldn't say sorry to him, or it would just put the burden back on Bucky, all he could do was a little Move your feet and get closer to Bucky, so that you can warm him with your own body temperature.

Loki rolled his eyes at this useless and stupid big man, and thought of his brother for no reason, so he immediately decided that it would be more reliable to fight alone.

"Listen, little deer," he said to the Winter Soldier, as if he were a really caring and patient kindergarten teacher, "I know it's hard to be in debt, and I can make your guardian It is not easy for an angel to recover completely, at least no human being can do it. The reason why I am willing to spend this effort is all for you. So, after I cure him, you don’t owe him anything—he used to be I took care of you, and now you repay him, it's clear, right?"

The Winter Soldier puffed up his cheeks, a thoughtful expression.

"And after that?" he asked. "Are you going to lock him up? Or torture him about Hydra's secrets?"

"Smart guy," Loki grunted, "I can assure you I won't hurt him. The Avengers have partnered with the government to build a prison for super-criminals, and I plan to make dear Mr. Rumlow a The first resident, of course, is good for his wounds, and he can recuperate there—indefinitely, and for free.”

The Winter Soldier didn't speak, he knew what it was like to be locked up, time lost its meaning, everything lost its meaning, trapped in a small space, slowly becoming an object, no one would like this, but they couldn't just Let Rumlow go like this, after all, they are enemies.

"I want to see that prison." He finally said, looking like a child who had to give up his beloved pet, trying to do his best to find a good foster home for his beloved pet, and Rocky snapped his fingers: " No problem, in fact, Tony and I have already scheduled a visit this Thursday, if you are interested, you are welcome to come with us."

He walked around Steve critically with green eyes, and a provocative smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Now, do you think I am more useful than your boyfriend? Maybe you should consider changing him."

The Winter Soldier turned his head to look at Steve, curled his lips: "I don't think about it yet, after all, he looks pretty cute."

"Hmm, I like blond hair and blue eyes—" Loki continued provocatively, his green eyes were full of interest, "Then what if the object is me?"

The Winter Soldier pondered for a moment.

"That's another matter," he nodded, the seriousness seemed to be put on, but it didn't seem to be, "We can try, after all, you are very interesting, and I am not as scared as most people Offend a billionaire."

Even though Steve was still a little hesitant knowing these two guys were just joking, Bucky was enjoying himself again in the banter with Rocky, more than anything else.

"So, the standard of a new good man in the 21st century is no longer gentle and considerate?" He pretended to say sadly, letting those two beautiful eyebrows droop completely, "Maybe I should read "Master of Humor" more, so I can learn more One-liners to cheer up my boyfriend."

"Trust me, as long as you're useful enough in bed, the rest is fine." Loki blinked his left eye at Steve, and smiled meaningfully at the Winter Soldier.

"Sorry, gentlemen, just to interrupt," Jarvis's voice suddenly sounded, but fortunately the Avengers have gotten used to it, and no one was scared anymore, "Sir asked me to convey his dissatisfaction, including Mr. Loki's random Discharge and Sergeant Barnes's act of prying the corner of the wall in his absence. Sir also pointed out that Sergeant Barnes may not be afraid of offending a billionaire, but he should be afraid of offending a scientist-if he doesn't want to be in the metal arm If they were tampered with during the regular inspections."

The two guys who were named looked at each other, and Steve shrugged at Loki, gloating rarely: "I sympathize with you for having a lover who is everywhere."

"Oh, and the captain," Jarvis dutifully conveyed the will of the invisible Iron Man, "Sir, please take good care of your boy, and don't give up easily—even if you are someone else's boyfriend On the one hand, it is far worse than Mr. Rocky."

The evil god was not pleased by this sentence, instead, he narrowed his eyes.

"Your Sir sounds very clear about Rogers' virtues as a boyfriend," he said sourly. "Is it because he secretly fantasized about getting a sweetheart with blond hair and blue eyes?"

The British butler was silent for a moment, probably listening to his dear master, and then the electronic voice sounded again: "Sir said, it's because someone has been busy loving a certain brown-haired and blue-eyed sweetheart recently, and has forgotten the old lover."

"Really?" Loki confronted, "But I remember that someone stuck his ass up all night and was busy listening to other people's corners, cruelly leaving his lover to lie alone on a cold bed."

There was another moment of silence.

"Sorry," the electronic butler said sincerely first, as if he felt helpless at having to convey the following words, "but Sir said you are a big fool, and he raised his ass so high that night is not just To listen to the corner."

The old popsicle couple tactfully exited the ward, and felt lucky for Jarvis—fortunately, he is an electronic housekeeper, because probably no flesh and blood can stand those two weird guys who quarrel in the air as fun.

As for Crossbones, he's still comatose anyway, isn't he?

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It was cloudless and sunny in New York on Thursday, and a helicopter was slowly lifting off from the tarmac of the Avengers Tower.

"The Avengers only finalized their cooperation with the government on the super prison project two months ago," Steve said to Loki in the cabin, with a look of hesitation, "I never knew the government would be so efficient."

"The idea of ​​building a super prison was originally proposed by Fury. I also gave him some small suggestions, and he obviously adopted it and started to do it." Mr. Stark, who was sitting next to the evil god, pulled out the seat hidden in the seat. He poured vodka for his lover while answering, "The recent collaborations are mainly focused on details, and I have to find a way to open a back door quietly-what do you want, Cap?"

"Who is controlling the plane?" Captain America asked warily. Fury had taught him what 'walls have ears' last time.

"I'm at your service, Cap," Jarvis' voice came from the cab, "Have a nice trip."

"So, there have always been three of you?" the Winter Soldier said suddenly.

"Yeah yeah, Jarvis will be in charge of recording sex videos for us at certain special moments," Tony joked openly, "I don't have hot cocoa here, little deer, maybe you'd like to accept Coke— "

Loki took a sip of his favorite vodka and decided to start talking about serious business.

"Our main mission this time is to test, in a double sense," he handed Steve and Bucky an in-ear communicator, "One is to help the government test the prison system, and the other is to test the prison system for Tony. those back doors."

"I thought prisons were for super criminals." Steve frowned. He didn't like these things under the table, and Rocky and Tony were too cautious this time.

The Cthulhu didn't look at him, and shook the glass by himself, playing with the spirits inside: "That's right, but first, please define 'super criminal'."

"Sometimes the enemy is what you ask for (Sometimes the enemy does n'texistsuntilyou're looking for him.)" Steve replied, he didn't understand what Loki meant, but——"Once the government finds out that we have tampered with the prison system, both sides Trust will be completely broken."

"Compared to offense, you have always been more inclined to defend, just like the shield in your hand, if you don't attack me, I will not attack you," Loki said, looking up and gulping down the vodka in his hand, showing an aggressive look at Steve. With a full smile, "And I like to control the situation and nip all possible dangers in the bud in advance."

"I can't convince you, as always," Captain America responded calmly, as always, "but I hope you can remember that any attempt to win a war before it starts is opportunistic and will only lead to worse consequences in the end .”

Like all bad conversations, they ended in silence.The Winter Soldier never participated in such topics, and kept his head down and focused on the Coca-Cola in his hand; Tony leaned on Rocky's shoulder, completely relaxed under the gentle pat of the other party, and began to take a nap. In order to make today's test foolproof, he spent at least 24 hours He didn't close his eyes; Steve turned his head and looked out the window - they had already flown over the land and came to the sea, the originally clear sky became cloudy at some point, and the turbid sea seemed to indicate that a storm was about to come.

They continued to move forward, and the wind was threatening to hit the big raindrops, which made the helicopter, which had been flying steadily, start to shake. The boundary between the sea and the sky was submerged in the darkness of the wind and rain, and became more and more blurred. The powerful instinct made the Winter Soldier feel uneasy. He subconsciously leaned closer to Steve, who also thoughtfully grabbed his right hand.

The helicopter's communication channel suddenly rustled, and a cold male voice came out: "This is the 'Floating Island' Prison Control Center. Your application has been approved and you can land now, Mr. Stark."

The Winter Soldier heaved a sigh of relief, and curiously leaned against the glass and tried to look down, but only saw a vast expanse of ocean beneath his feet.

"Where are we going to land?" he asked.

"In the water." Tony yawned, barely moved his head away from Loki's shoulder, and then leaned back again.

The Winter Soldier looked down again. At this moment, a gap was cruelly torn open in the turbulent sea, and the waves parted unwillingly, as if something was struggling out of it, cold, dark and full of murderous intent, just like The undercurrents that encircle it.Almost in an instant, the behemoth broke away from the mother body, revealing its real body. It was a weird submarine, which looked like a huge buoy, which was as wide as two or three football fields, and the surrounding searchlights emitted light. The deep and cold light reminds people of predators who use light sources to trap food in the deep sea.

"They call it 'The Raft'," Loki followed the Winter Soldier's gaze towards the approaching prison in the sea, with a weird smile on his face, "and I prefer to call it 'The Raft'." Vitan', the end-time sea monster in human legend."

Then, the monster opened its mouth wide, with malicious pleasure, to welcome their self-inflicted snare.

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Sometimestheenemydoesn'texistsuntilyou'relookingforhim. - from "Kong: Skull Island"