Rough was an understatement for the long tortured soldier. 70 years a prisoner to his own mind. His body used by many. No security in himself. “I don’t think it’s going to work..” Uttering tiredly in the early hours of the morning. Though he still joined Ayo for their dawn spiritual therapy healing sessions. Most of them had ended badly in brain fog and feelings of hopelessness. But, she hadn’t given up on him.
Something was different this morning. The coded husk grasp didn’t have such a strong pull on his mind. As Ayo spoke out the last code word, he didn’t feel that dreaded emptiness that would make him compliant for an assigned task. “You’re free.” She whispers to him.
Though freedom didn’t ever seem to last long.
As James Buchanan Barnes walked back down to the village, he saw something in the distance. Foolishly choosing to investigate it as a beacon of light swallowed him whole. Spat out on a junk yard of a planet he hadn’t known. Fight or Flight kicked in and he saw red as he fought his way out against the masked individuals that had claimed they wanted to capture and then eat him.
“Where am I?” Asking as a woman that claimed to be a scrapper came up to him.
“Sakaar. I’m not going to hurt you, you’re a fighter. Got a name?” Scrapper 142 speaks while offering him a spot in her air craft.
“Bucky..” The retired asset answers as he takes a seat. Keeping his eyes on her. “What do I have to do in order to go home?” Questioning as the aircraft took flight. “Win a fight.” Scrapper 142 answers.
Months had passed, Sakaar was his new home. Earning safety in fight after fight at least twice a week. While he didn’t enjoy it. It kept him safe, well taken care of and he wasn’t feared or hated. People praised the enhanced man with a bionic arm. The Grand Master’s new warrior was known as The Bloody Handed Ballistic.