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The Attic of Hammer Industries
The attic residence at the top of the Hammer Industries building was large, modern, and overly luxurious in the way only Justin Hammer seemed to prefer. Glass walls looked out across the glittering skyline of Monaco's harbor. Expensive furniture filled the room—sleek leather sofas, polished marble tables, and thick carpets soft enough to swallow footsteps.
Yet the elegant environment did nothing to calm the tension inside.
The door burst open.
Jack walked in casually.
Over his shoulder hung Pepper Potts, bound hand and foot, her mouth sealed with tape. She struggled fiercely as he carried her across the room, her hair swinging wildly with each movement.
"You scum! You brute!" Pepper shouted the moment the tape was torn away earlier in the journey. Her voice still carried the echo of fury now as she kicked against Jack's shoulder. "Put me down! Put me down!"
Her eyes burned with such intense hatred that it seemed she wanted to tear Jack apart with nothing but her gaze.
Jack didn't even slow down.
He tossed her onto the large bed in the corner of the room.
Pepper bounced slightly against the mattress and immediately tried to sit up, glaring daggers at him.
Across the room, three women watched the scene unfold.
Alice.
Ada.
And the White Queen.
All three wore amused smiles.
Ada folded her arms, studying Pepper thoughtfully.
"How long do you think she'll take to change?" she asked casually.
Alice tilted her head.
"A year," Ada guessed aloud.
Alice shook her head slowly.
"That's too long," she said. "Half a year at most."
White Queen, standing slightly behind them, watched Pepper's furious expression carefully.
Then she smiled.
"You both underestimate that pervert," she said lightly, nodding toward Jack.
She lifted three fingers.
"I bet three months."
Pepper stared at them in disbelief.
Her anger deepened.
To them, this situation seemed almost like a game.
Jack, meanwhile, walked calmly over to the sofa and dropped down onto it with exaggerated exhaustion.
He stretched his arms lazily.
"Your brother here is tired," he said dramatically. "Enduring the charm and power that doesn't belong to someone my age is exhausting."
Ada raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong now?"
Jack sighed and rubbed his temple.
"My influence has become too big," he said. "The situation has reached the point where I can't even go out in public anymore."
White Queen laughed softly.
"That's because what you did was terrifying," she said bluntly. "Anyone who sees you in person will run away."
Jack glanced at her thoughtfully.
"White Queen," he said slowly, "is there any way to change my appearance?"
White Queen tilted her head.
"Change your appearance?"
Her eyes flickered with interest.
"That's easy. We can use 3D printing technology to create a layer of artificial skin over your face."
Jack nodded.
"Try it."
White Queen's smile turned mischievous.
"Don't worry," she said sweetly. "I'll turn you into the most handsome man in the world."
A thin beam of pale green light suddenly shot out from her eyes.
The beam swept slowly across Jack's face like a scanner.
Moments later, she stepped back.
"Done," she said proudly.
Jack looked at her.
Ada suddenly burst into laughter.
She tried to cover her mouth but failed completely.
Alice turned away slightly, shoulders shaking as she struggled not to laugh.
Jack frowned.
"White Queen," he said slowly, "what exactly did you turn my face into?"
White Queen stood very straight.
"The most handsome man in the world," she replied seriously.
Jack stood up and walked to the nearby mirror.
The moment he looked at his reflection—
His face went completely dark.
Literally dark.
His skin had turned so black it seemed to swallow light itself.
It was the kind of deep, unnatural darkness that made it almost impossible to see facial features.
Jack stared at the reflection.
Then he clenched his teeth.
"White Queen," he said calmly.
"I haven't spanked your butt in a while."
His voice lowered dangerously.
"You must be starting to miss that feeling."
White Queen immediately hid behind Alice.
"But black is very handsome!" she protested quickly. "If you go outside like this, you'll definitely attract attention!"
Jack smiled.
The only visible white on his face was now his teeth.
"Really?" he asked.
"Of course," White Queen insisted.
The next moment—
Jack disappeared.
He reappeared directly behind White Queen.
Before she could escape, he grabbed her around the waist and lifted her easily.
Then he carried her to the sofa.
White Queen immediately began shouting.
"Alice sister! Ada sister! Save me!"
Her legs kicked wildly in the air.
"This pervert is about to harm an underage girl! This is a tragedy! Are you really going to stand by and watch someone in danger?!"
Alice and Ada looked at each other.
Then both shrugged helplessly.
"The trouble White Queen creates herself," Ada said calmly, "she must endure the consequences herself."
Jack sat down and placed White Queen across his lap.
"Ready?" he asked with an evil grin.
White Queen panicked.
"Wait! Wait!" she cried. "I'll change your appearance into a truly handsome one!"
"Too late."
Jack raised his hand.
Smack!
The sound echoed clearly through the room.
White Queen's body jolted.
"Ah! Pervert bullying a loli!" she shouted dramatically. "Crazy man! Strange uncle! Someone come save me!"
Pepper, sitting on the bed nearby, stared at the scene in disbelief.
"You really are scum," she said coldly. "She's just a young girl."
Jack looked over at her lazily.
"What do you know?" he replied. "I'm educating a disobedient child."
His grin widened.
"And besides, she's technically my daughter."
Pepper blinked.
"Your daughter?"
Alice nodded slightly.
"White Queen told us before," she explained. "Her body was cultivated from your cells."
Jack shrugged.
"More precisely," he corrected, "from ordinary cells in my body."
He waved his hand dismissively.
"T-cells and Transformer Cells are too valuable to waste."
Ada looked thoughtfully at White Queen.
"But even your ordinary cells are powerful," she said.
She glanced at the girl curiously.
"White Queen should be very strong."
Jack chuckled.
"Strong?" he said.
"You should try fighting her sometime."
He pointed at White Queen.
"If you don't use wind, fire, water, earth, and ice powers…"
He smiled.
"You wouldn't be her opponent."
Ada looked skeptical.
"That strong?"
Jack released White Queen and gestured toward her.
"Show them."
White Queen hopped off the sofa.
She walked over to the table and picked up a pistol.
Then she handed it to Alice.
"Shoot me," she said cheerfully.
Ada frowned.
"Hey—what are you doing?"
Alice hesitated.
But White Queen simply raised the pistol to her own head.
"Go ahead."
Bang!
The gun fired.
Alice and Ada both gasped.
"Are you okay?!"
White Queen lowered her hand.
Between her fingers—
She held the bullet.
"Of course I'm fine."
Pepper stared in stunned silence.
This girl… was terrifying.
Ada stepped closer to White Queen, examining her with disbelief.
"Incredible."
White Queen grinned proudly.
"My body's speed, strength, and durability are three times the human limit."
Her eyes gleamed with excitement.
"And I'm still growing."
She raised her hand confidently.
"When I reach full maturity, it'll be at least five times the human limit."
Alice smiled.
"White Queen… we really underestimated you."
White Queen shrugged.
"That's because you focus too much on my intelligence."
Ada laughed softly.
"I used to worry how we'd protect you if a real battle happened."
She shook her head.
"Seems like that worry was unnecessary."
Alice suddenly smirked.
"Technically speaking," she said teasingly, "your relationship with Jack is father and daughter."
She looked at White Queen.
"So calling him father shouldn't be a problem."
White Queen's head shook violently.
"No way!"
Jack waved his hand lazily.
"Come here," he said.
"You still owe me one spanking."
White Queen immediately stepped back.
"No!"
She crossed her arms stubbornly.
"You only know how to bully people."
Jack rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"I don't want to stay extremely handsome," he said slowly.
"I'm a low-profile person."
His grin widened.
"Being the second most handsome man in the world is enough."
Pepper snorted.
"You have no shame."
White Queen sighed and rolled her eyes.
A green beam of light shot from her eyes again, scanning Jack's face.
"Done," she said.
"Look in the mirror."
Jack walked over again.
This time—
His reflection showed the face of an ordinary American man.
Nothing special.
Completely average.
Jack nodded with satisfaction.
"This one works."
Ada leaned against the table thoughtfully.
"I changed my appearance earlier too," she said to White Queen. "Alice did as well."
She shrugged.
"Now we're all wanted terrorists."
White Queen nodded calmly.
"Yes."
Her gaze swept across everyone in the room.
"For now… everyone here must change their appearance."