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Winter Soldier 4

"Exactly, Mr. Stark, it was the missiles sold by your company that killed our parents, and almost killed us both. We spent days in fear, looking at one of the missiles from your company that fell near our house, just waiting for our death," said Wanda.

"I'm sorry to hear that, I had no way of knowing that. When I realized that my weapons were being used more to kill people than to protect America, I decided to stop selling weapons," said Tony.

"We know, Mr. Stark. Jack said the same things you're saying now, that the blame isn't on those who manufacture and sell the weapons, but on those who use them. We no longer have hatred and a desire for revenge, but know that you have some guilt in this," said Wanda.

Pietro was just quiet and let Wanda speak for him as well. He no longer thought about killing Tony for revenge, but he would never like the man who sold the weapons that killed his parents.

Tony saw that the twins didn't hate him, but knew he was guilty of the death of their parents. Tony also knew he was guilty and understood why Jack brought them to talk to him. Bucky certainly had more guilt in the death of their parents than Tony did, but neither of them was the biggest culprit.

"I hope you can think about this and no longer think about revenge, and just accept what happened, Tony. Talk to Pepper about the things you heard today. Know that if I hadn't found the twins and they awakened their powers on their own, you could have been killed even though you were not the biggest culprit," said Jack.

Jack opened a portal to Wanda's apartment and the twins went with him. Jack told them about the Winter Soldier and how Tony's parents had died. This made them less angry at Tony because they had something in common.

Jack spent the rest of the day with Wanda and Pietro, he talked to them and helped Wanda with her training by doing more demonstrations with his powers, which were much better now. Wanda had also improved a lot in the past few months and had learned a few more things from Jack.

Now Wanda understood her powers better and began to understand how her reality-warping abilities could be dangerous. Even though she was afraid of her powers, she was grateful that Jack knew this and didn't think of killing her, but rather training her.

Thanks to this training, Wanda had confidence that she wouldn't hurt ordinary people when using her powers. Jack also knew this and thought that he could soon start bringing the Avengers together, especially now that Tony hated Hydra.

Two more weeks passed, the world lived in peace, and Captain America and Falcon continued to help Nick take down smaller Hydra bases and uncover more information about the larger ones.

Jack helped Steve return to New York every once in a while to check on how Bucky was doing. After Steve had met with Bucky a few times, Bucky recognized his friend and began to shake off the effects of the brainwashing.

After remembering who he was, Bucky began to feel afraid whenever he saw Jack. After all, he remembered the beating he had taken and being left without food or water for over a week.

Bucky could see in Jack's eyes that he had no sympathy for him and only spared him because he was Steve's friend. Bucky found it hard to see Jack as a hero as everyone else did.

Jack didn't want to waste any more time bringing Steve to New York several times, so he decided to use the Mind Stone and Reality Stone to remove the brainwashing and restore Bucky's mind.

"Thank you for doing this, Jack. I don't know how you managed to recover Bucky's mind, but if it weren't for you, it would have taken him years to recover," said Steve.

"I'm sorry if I thought badly of you, Jack. Thank you for trusting me by revealing your secret identity," said Sam.

"You guys signed a magical contract. I wouldn't say that's trusting, just kidding. I trust you guys, and I hope you'll join the Avengers soon. I'm planning a meeting soon and will recommend you for the team," said Jack.

"It will be an honor to be in the Avengers. I hope I can help the people of Earth if another threat like the aliens return," said Sam.

"You'll do a good job, Sam. I trust you," said Steve.

"Well, Steve, I told you about what happened to Tony Stark's parents. I don't know if you can get Bucky to escape a few years in prison. Even though he was being controlled, it's impossible to say he's innocent," said Jack.

"I'm ready to face the consequences of what I did. I remember everyone I killed while I was the Winter Soldier. I might have been controlled, but I really killed some people, and I know that if I wasn't Steve's friend, I'd spend the rest of my life in prison," said Bucky.

"So that's it, Steve. You can take Bucky with you. I don't want to have to bring you here every day. After you're done with the smaller Hydra bases and gather information on the bigger ones, I'm planning to have the Avengers attack those bases. We can't rely on politicians for that," said Jack.

"That's a good idea. I'll talk to Nick Fury about it. We have to do more missions as the Avengers, or else people might forget our group exists," said Steve.

Jack sent them off to Europe, and now he was free again. He wasn't upset that Bucky didn't even thank him for curing his mind; Jack never liked Bucky anyway. He only cured Bucky of brainwashing to prevent a possible Civil War from happening between the heroes in the future. What worried Jack the most was the possibility of this happening, after all, he didn't want to see the Avengers separated.

So Jack returned to his normal routine, training his magic using the Infinity Stones and training Bruce and Wanda to help them control their powers. Meanwhile, Jack became increasingly stronger. He now had the strength of 1065 tons and had to control his strength while fighting villains so as not to kill them. That's why he was able to easily cut the Helicarriers in half using the Stormbreaker.

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