Talk

I don't know why the name Steve Rogers sounds familiar to me, but I just can't remember where I've heard it before

Which is strange because I've always had a good memory

"Excuse us, have we met before?"

I ask trying to understand this strange feeling as if what I am forgetting is important

"Not exactly"

The old man says smiling mysteriously

Which makes me suspicious, and I try to use my powers to figure out who he is

Only to realize that I can't use my powers

I panicked at this realization, and trying not to sound scared I ask Steve

"Who are you and why can't I use my powers"

Steve turns and looks me straight in my eye and says

"You don't need to be afraid, I don't want to hurt you, I just want to talk"

For some strange reason, I believe him, but despite this, I don't want to risk it, so I get up and run as far as possible, but before I can go away I hear Steve say with an exasperated air

"Ah, he warned me that you would do it, but I didn't want to believe it"

Before I can even assimilate what he said, I find myself back on the bench where I was sitting before

Seeing what happened to me I understood everything, and to confirm my theory I asked sounding scared

"You have the same power as me, don't you?"

This would be the only logical explanation for what is happening

But Steve says denying me

"No, I'm not a reality warper"

What!? But it makes no sense, the only way to do all of this are with my own power

Noticing my confusion Steve says

"Listen, I know this will seem strange to you, but the truth is that I'm here to help you on behalf of my friend"

Ok, I have to try to calm down and think clearly

Let's assume that what he said is true, that there is a guy out there who wants to help me, but to do so he sends an old man who can stop me from using my powers

Ok, do not panic, there is nothing to be afraid of

But who I kidding, I'm terrified of the notion of anyone knowing about me and my powers

It could have been Wanda or Pietro who spied, or their parents, there are hundreds of possible scenarios, and each one is worse than the previous one.

"You have to calm down, everything is fine as I said before I just want to help you"

Steve says, and once again I believe him, and that leads me to calm down enough to start asking questions to understand the situation

"Ok, if you want me to trust you tell me who you really are, how do you know about me, and finally who is the man you mentioned earlier"

Steve hearing my questions makes a face as if he was thinking about whether to answer me or not and then finally say

"Okay I think you have a right to know, regarding your first question you will have the answer when we finish here and you come out of the park, instead for the second question I'm sorry but I can't answer you, and finally the man I mentioned earlier let's say you two know each other well "

Steve says looking amused for some reason

"Let's say I believe you in what exactly your help would consist of"

Actually, I already have a vague idea of what it consists of, but I sincerely hope I'm wrong because in that case, it means that whoever is behind it all knows more than I could imagine about me

"I think you already know the answer"

Fuck

"Ok, and how should you help me"

I say in an angry tone

"Well first of all tell me why you renounced your dream of becoming a hero"

Shit

Ok, I have to calm down, it would not make sense to get angry, I already know they know everything about me, but I did not believe up to this point

"Listen, I assure you that once finished here, you can leave and we will never see each other again"

Ok, better play the game so I can go home

"Because I'm afraid, heroes can't let fear stop them from doing the right thing, but I can't do anything if there is even the slightest risk of dying"

Why I'm saying all this and the problem is that I can't stop myself

"When I was little I always dreamed of being a hero to make my mother proud of me"

I just have to stop talking

"I continued to carry this dream with me throughout my life despite having long understood that it was impossible to achieve"

Why the fuck am I saying all this to a stranger

"When I had my powers, I really believed I could finally realize my dream, but I realized that even with these powers I cannot become a hero"

Great I'm also starting to cry, I'm sure Steve will find me ridiculous now

"In the end, I realized that a true hero is not based on his powers, but on his spirit and his determination to do the right thing even at the risk of dying while I, on the other hand, cannot do it because in my heart I know that I am just a coward that would run away from danger "

I don't know why I said all of this, but Steve heard me without saying a word

Finally, after about a minute, he said

"You believe that heroes are special and that so you can be defined a hero you have to save the world, but the truth is that you are wrong"

Turning around, I saw Steve looking at me with a serious, but at the same time kind expression

"A hero can be anyone even a man doing something as simple as helping a bullied kid or helping to stop a thief, you don't have to be special to be a hero you have to be a good man"

If this speech had been made by anyone else, it would not have had the effect it has on me now

"And I can assure you that you are a good man"

"Can I ask you how do you know this"

"Trust me, I know"

After saying this Steve looks at the watch he had on his wrist, and then says

"Well I don't have time anymore it seems, it's time for me to go"

"Wait"

Why I'm stopping him he's about to go, I can finally go home

"I know you still have doubts about yourself it's normal, but believe me when I tell you that you're much stronger than you think you are. Trust me "

After saying that Steve turned and started to leave, and I sat there without saying a word

But before he can walk away Steve turns and says

"One last piece of advice try to pay attention to Wanda"

Having said that, he moved away until he disappears

I stayed on that bench for three straight hours before returning home

(3rd POV)

In a room, you can see that there are two people sitting opposite each other

One of the two people who appear to be an old man said

"You know for this you owe me more than one favour, I didn't think you were so difficult at that time"

The recipient of the complaint who appeared to be between thirty and thirty-five said

"Well let's take them off the list of favours you owe me first"

The old man keeps saying

"Originally you must have had to find the determination to become a hero on your own, do you realize that with what we did, we created a different timeline, was really worth it Philipp"

"Yes, old friend it was worth it"