Hero, you have crossed [Comprehensive Yingmei]

At the same time, the car carrying the two Mr. Stark.

Iron Man is leaning in the back seat, looking at the profile of the Winter Soldier, or a former war hero named James Barnes.He unconsciously raised two fingers to hold his side face, Iron Man was a little puzzled, and at the same time, he was a little bit complicated.

He didn't pay attention to the Winter Soldier at first, after all, he was being attacked by Superman at the time, and he was worried about Tony at the same time.However, when everything calmed down, he was shocked to find that the two "slaves" of the little Falcone were both queens of Hydra... Iron Man couldn't help but have doubts.

He had doubts about Lucas' identity—he suspected that Lucas was also a time traveler.

... He really deserves to be an experienced hero, and he is more than worthy of the word 'genius'.There were a few times when Stark tried to strike up a conversation with Barnes.

He was no longer the young man who would be overwhelmed by hatred, he no longer hated Barnes, no longer hated this man-made weapon that he couldn't help himself.Stark even wanted to help the other party, more precisely, he wanted to get more information about Lucas.

But Iron Man still didn't take the initiative to speak.He knew very well that the brainwashed Lieutenant Barnes was basically a robot that could only execute the orders of its master, and the only one who could turn the opponent back into a human was the captain.

So he didn't speak, just carefully observed the Winter Soldier who was driving without squinting.

...But obviously, the other person in the car didn't want to be ignored by him.

Tony Stark, who was younger and didn't become a hero, sat in the co-pilot position. He didn't know anything about his parents' enemy sitting next to him.Young Stark was only obsessed with one thing, and only angry about one thing.

Tony really couldn't figure it out.Complicated and chaotic emotions had filled his brain.He was almost controlled by Loki to self-mutilate, so far he has not completely come out of that cold, terrifying feeling full of oppression and confusion.But compared to the self who was quickly rescued from danger, he was more dissatisfied with the other self's attitude towards all this.

——It doesn't matter, it seems that this is normal, this is... the self that is commonplace.

"Did you not tell me that you also obtained superhuman self-healing ability, or were you really looking for death just now?"

Tony endured it for a long time.He is not a person who likes to be surrounded by silence, otherwise he would not be so obsessed with banquets and night shows.After hesitating for a moment, he took the initiative to speak out, and his tone really sounded like he was complaining, which made Tony even angrier.

"I don't understand why you are so crazy-I told you! There are superhumans in this world, these problems, all of this-it should be handled by that guy! By now you are seriously injured Did you do anything else? You failed."

These words are simply harsh.The phrase 'You failed! ' almost succeeded in igniting Iron Man's anger.But for some reason, the moment Stark breathed harder, his wound suddenly hurt.

...It was a dull, not very severe pain, but it was very present.This made Stark feel cold, and his face turned pale.

But in an instant, he suppressed the pain together with his anger.As he had told himself in the past - he certainly knew himself best.If he couldn't even guess why Tony was gaffe, something was wrong.

"...I don't think so, young man."

Iron Man leaned in a little deeper, doing his best to relax his tense muscles from pain.In fact, he had suffered far more terrible injuries than this in the past, but for some reason, maybe because another intact self was in front of him, his endurance seemed to have become lower.

"Contrary to what you said, I think today was very rewarding. Oh, but thank you for reminding me that a large part of this is the responsibility of Superman-to be precise, it is the responsibility of heroes. "

"Although I also know that cross-world law enforcement is not good, but unfortunately I may not be able to give up my hero status easily, young man. I am Tony Stark, yes, but I am also Iron Man."

Stark made this passage as light as possible.He even smiled at Tony as he looked towards him.But unfortunately, these words did not alleviate the anxiety in Tony's heart. On the contrary, Tony felt that his emotions had become more irritable.

'hero'

Hero, hero, hero—nothing terrified him more than that, nothing more incomprehensible—how could he possibly be a hero even now that Tony hadn't even had the slightest sense of reality?

... He has often suspected recently that he is actually dreaming.But because this was so absurd, he even knew that if it was a dream, he would not wish to become a hero in the dream.

Tony knows himself all too well.He knows too well what kind of person he is... Genius, rich, handsome, all of these are just the skin covering his humbleness and loneliness.Tony knew all too well who he was.

He's a heartless guy.

He is a person who can only pretend to be himself in this indifferent, winner-like attitude, who loves no one but himself.

...because he knows the pain of loss better than anyone.Tony Stark can only 'love' himself since the death of Howard and Maria.Because the lives of people other than himself cannot be controlled by him.The pain of loss had taught him that there would be no pain without giving, and that was Mr. Stark's conclusion.

For this reason, he missed many people, many people who deserve to be cherished and valued by him.Yet even though he knew he was doing something stupid, Tony still refused to stop.

He couldn't stop.Can't look back.

... How will he face the war and the casualties he created?How will he face relatives and friends who speak insincerely?How would he deal with Miss Pepper's complicated expressions after hesitant to speak?How would he face his father's last words of disappointment and dissatisfaction with him?

He chose not to face it.

——He's a jerk.

And how can a jerk be a hero? ——Tony refused to admit it. Tony suspected countless times that this man with tired and gentle eyes and old wounds was not himself.

He wants to lie to himself that this is probably a very terrible plot, because it is better than asking him to accept 'in my world you are a hero, have your own team, fight to protect the world, and have a family and children' It is easy for him to accept.

...However, this unrealistic fantasy was completely shattered by the scene he saw after breaking away from Loki's terrifying, cold control.

——The red-gold iron man struggled to dodge Kryptonian Superman's attack.Every rub reminds Tony of buildings destroyed by Superman.He wanted to whisper countless times, he wanted to scream countless times.

He wanted to ask aloud why his alter ego didn't use the red sunray he'd modified for him.That will undoubtedly free the other party from the dilemma of being passively beaten.

...But he still couldn't really roar out.After all, a genius like him, how could he not know the answer.

'A future version of me did become a hero. '

The realization made Tony dizzy.He thought of the other party's body full of old injuries again, for some reason - he suddenly thought of the father who in his cognition had always been full of dissatisfaction with him.

How about it, Howard.

At that moment, Tony knew it was ridiculous.However, he still overlapped the 'self' who was struggling...with the figure of his father.

In his eyes, it seemed that no matter how much he pursued, he couldn't surpass it.

……Therefore.His sour and unwilling mood also reached its peak.

That's not jealousy of another self.On the contrary, it is a tribute to what another self has looked at and abandoned in order to become this way.

But this respect made Tony yearn and fear at the same time.He finally couldn't escape all of this like before, and he finally forced himself to know more - and this day the genius didn't even immediately think of what it meant.

"hero?"

"I think you're crazy. Do you think it's great?—No, it's not. I don't know how you got here, and I don't really want to know."

The younger Mr. Stark's voice trembled.He was very angry, but really didn't realize that he was lying.

Tony stared at his other self, at the pale hero:

"Actually, to be more precise, you are still a liar. Stark, do you think I really haven't thought about it?"

"You asked me to do you a favour, you said so many enemies you defeated, so many tragedies you prevented. You said you gained friends and comrades, you saved the world...and daughters. "

"—but you never mentioned what you lost. You never told me what you gave. You haven't changed at all, you can only look forward and move forward—have you tried Do you want to turn back? Can you tell me what you will see when you look back?"

"Why are you in such a hurry to return to your world—you told me you had a mission—you didn't even dare to tell me what it was!"

This is a harsh and direct accusation.Iron Man looked at the young man glaring at him against the light in a little astonishment.

Iron Man looked at his young self who obviously wanted him to shake, but he couldn't shake himself.

For a moment, Tony Stark did remember what he had lost—sleep, good health, and his best friend's ability to walk on his own.In the past, he would never be so anxious about the future of mankind that he couldn't close his eyes, let alone rush to a dead end that he had to bear.

…yes.He did lose a lot.He really still doesn't like to 'look back'.

Iron Man looked at himself who had no pain except the 'chest flashlight' in front of him.He looked at the restless look on the other side...it was amazing.At this time, the hero still only had peace in his heart.

... Iron Man even laughed at the other party's tangled expression.

"Come on."

"Young man, come on, give up, it's useless."

"Even if you know that everything ahead is full of pitfalls, and I refuse to remind you——you still envy me, and you still—"

...want to be me.

Iron Man looks at Tony Stark.Look at your past self.The hero remembered the exhortations he had given to the other party.

'be a good person'

... However, now, there seems to be one more person who is blinded by the light and cannot turn back...