Chapter 136 Ant-Man: From Hell to Heaven and Back to Hell
Chapter 136 Ant-Man: From Hell to Heaven and Back to Hell
Ant-Man glared at Nami Tony, his eyes wide with disbelief. "Damn you, who are you calling useless? If it weren't for me, would you even have this chance to travel back in time and undo everything?"
"You said I'm useless? You're the useless one! You're the useless one!"
Upon hearing this, Nami Tony looked at Ant-Man with even more disdain: "You still don't understand that we're not traveling through time, but to a parallel universe? I'm telling you, you're useless. What are you complaining about?"
"Besides, I made the stabilizer for traversing the quantum realm. Without my stabilizer, you'd probably be a baby wetting your pants if you traveled through time!"
Ant-Man was furious, but he couldn't refute Tony.
Before Tony joined their time travel plan, during Dr. Banner's time travel test, he actually transformed into an old man, a child, and even a baby without a stabilizer!
Seeing Ant-Man speechless, Tony Nami couldn't help but smile triumphantly. He gestured with his chin to Toby and said, "See? He's given his consent. Can we set off as soon as possible?"
But Toby still shook his head:
"I don't like wearing other people's clothes, and you should know that when you're a guest, you should follow the host's lead. Even if I'm going to your universe, I have to finish dealing with things in my own universe first. Don't forget that my universe is still in the midst of the Battle of New York, and I can't just leave whenever I want again."
Hearing Toby say that, Nami Tony calmed down: "Okay, then I'll stay and help too."
In any case, they traveled through the quantum realm with a huge time difference, and the stability bracelets they wore were all set with a one-minute return time. No matter how long they were delayed in this universe, they would return to their universe at the same time as the other Avengers.
Moreover, it's unclear how this Spider-Family leader named Toby Parker learned about the change in the rules of time.
But since they don't need to worry about their appearance changing the course of the universe's story, they naturally don't need to hide anything as planned.
When Nano-Tony offered to help, Toby didn't refuse, as he did indeed have something he needed their help with.
However, Toby's first glance wasn't at Nami Tony, but at Ant-Man: "Ron, right?"
Ant-Man, who was squatting to the side drawing circles and cursing Tony with a twig, stood up, somewhat flattered, when Toby called his name:
"Yes...yes, I'm Lang, you can just call me Scott, Captain Spider!"
"Captain Spider..." Toby's eyes twitched involuntarily when he heard this title he had never imagined before.
This talent for naming things... no wonder he's Ant-Man, one of Marvel's three Reds...
When Nami Tony, who also liked to give people nicknames, heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle and said to the speechless Toby:
"Toby, don't mind him. This guy's a Steve fan, so it's understandable that he might act a little crazy. After all, during the Civil War, people who chose to side with Captain America were generally... well, you know~"
Ant-Man: ?
He really, really, really wanted to argue with that bastard Tony, but then he thought about it carefully, and it seemed like the captain's side really wasn't as strong as they thought...
First of all, let's not even talk about Captain America himself; he's basically a failed art student...
Then there's Bucky, Captain America's best buddy, a high school dropout, just like Captain America...
Wanda, a war orphan, also had little formal education...
Hawkeye Barton attended the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents Academy, but his formal education only reached high school level...
Sam Falcon joined the military after college, and became an Avenger after his discharge. He's basically a normal person...
Ant-Man realized that his master's degree in electrical engineering actually made him the most educated person in Captain America's group!
Seeing Ant-Man's bewildered expression after figuring things out, Toby sighed and patted him on the shoulder:
"Don't think about it, Scott. Although Tony's group is full of geniuses, kings, and intelligent beings, you actually have something unique that they don't, and that's where I need your help!"
Ant-Man's eyes lit up at the words, and with Toby's "comfort," he finally rallied again, patting his chest: "Captain Spider, just tell me what you need me to do, and I'll do it!"
"Very good, very energetic!" Toby nodded with great satisfaction. "Then I'll get straight to the point: I need you to go to Dr. Pym's house in this universe and steal some Pym Particles!"
Ant-Man:.........
"Hahahaha, that's your old job, Thumbelina! No wonder they specifically chose you, hahahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Nami Tony, who was standing next to him, clutched his stomach and almost burst out laughing.
While laughing, Nami Tony gave Toby a thumbs up: "You have a keen eye! You spotted this guy's hidden profession right away!"
"You might not know this, but he became Ant-Man because Dr. Pym tricked him into stealing from Dr. Pym's house!"
"He became an Avenger because he stole things from the Avengers base, but now he's in a different universe and he still has to steal things. I can't take it anymore, hahaha!"
Toby really wanted to say that he knew, and he also wanted to laugh about it.
But seeing Ant-Man's almost dark expression, he managed to suppress his laughter.
He was afraid that if he laughed again, Ant-Man would really turn into Dr. Pym from the "What If" anime.
Toby's facial expressions are always well-managed; even though he really wanted to laugh, he managed to maintain a serious expression.
"Alright, Tony, stop laughing. This concerns the fate of many people in your universe, and Scott's trip here might indirectly save your life..."
As he spoke, Toby gave Nami Tony a meaningful look.
This isn't a lie. If Ant-Man hadn't stolen the Pym Particles and hadn't gone to their universe with Nami Tony, then the Nami Tony in front of him would likely have died like in the original story, due to Thanos's arrival and the snap of his fingers.
So what Scott actually stole wasn't the Pym Particles, but rather Tony's life from within the timeline...
Despite not entirely believing that Ant-Man could save his life by stealing Pym Particles after Toby's warning, Nano-Tony suppressed his smile.
Toby patted Ant-Man on the shoulder one last time: "Go ahead, remember to steal a lot as a backup, just in case. Once you have them, meet me at Parker Tower."
Ant-Man had no desire to see that arrogant, shitty guy anymore, so he simply nodded to Toby, didn't even glance at Nano-Tony again, shrunk down, mounted a flying ant, and flew away.
I don't know why Ant-Man, after time-traveling, still has a flying ant on him...
After Ant-Man left, Toby looked at Tony again and said:
"As for you, Tony, I need you to make me a new suit and stabilizers. I'll have our Tony from the universe help you expedite their production... Hmm?"
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