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"Hello, Dr. Hank Pym. I'm Feny Halsey!"
Noticing Hank Pym's gaze, Feny took a step forward and introduced himself.
Beside him, Hope added with a look of utter helplessness, "He claims he's the Silver Knight!"
Hearing Hope's words, Hank Pym froze for a moment, blurring out, "The armored guy who hangs around with Stark!?"
Feny's impression of the old man instantly plummeted to rock bottom. Staring at him, Feny corrected, "First of all, I am a sorcerer. Secondly, I don't hang around with Stark. And finally, the armor is just equipment to protect myself."
Looking at Feny before him, Hank Pym instantly raised his guard to the absolute maximum. He discreetly used the device on his ear to control the ants throughout the house, then stepped next to Hope, pulling her aside to ask:
"How did you get involved with him?"
"He came looking for me. He was the one who told me about Mom, and he says Mom isn't dead!"
Hope spoke to Hank Pym with visible excitement. The friction between the two of them was primarily centered around her mother, and now that the truth was confirmed, the top priority had to be finding a way to save her.
"Janet isn't dead!?"
Hank Pym was also stunned. He immediately turned to stare fixedly at Feny, asking with equal excitement, "Have you seen her? Have you been to the Quantum Realm?"
"Sorry, I haven't seen her, and I haven't been to the Quantum Realm!"
Feny shook his head.
This answer caused Hank Pym to cool down instantly. Frowning, he glanced at Feny and asked, "Then why do you say that?"
"Do you believe in the future?"
Feny countered with a question, looking right back at Hank Pym.
"What do you mean?"
Both Hope and Hank Pym looked at Feny with utter confusion.
Feny waved his hand, and orange energy scattered out. Under the influence of his magic, it shifted to manifest the images inside Feny's mind.
"In the not-so-distant future, Darren Cross will crack your Pym Particles and develop his Yellowjacket suit, attempting to use it to reshape the landscape of the world!"
The surrounding area projected the images Feny conjured up--depicting Darren Cross wearing the Yellowjacket suit. This caused Hank Pym and Hope to stand side-by-side, their mouths agape as they watched the scene unfold.
"And you two learned of his plan and wanted to stop him, to destroy the Yellowjacket suit and all the research data. To do that, you found a successor."
The scattering energy shifted again, suddenly revealing the face of Scott Lang.
Seeing Scott Lang, Hope's expression was one of surprise and bewilderment, but Hank Pym's expression was one of sheer shock. At this moment, he was truly a bit frightened.
He had never spoken to a single soul about Scott Lang, and in truth, he hadn't even fully decided on making him the successor to the Ant-Man mantle yet.
"A series of twists and turns happened in between, which I won't get into. Long story short, to defeat his opponent, this guy made the exact same decision you two did back then. He shrank down to his smallest state and entered the Quantum Realm!"
Feny waved his hand, dispersing the energy. He couldn't be bothered to explain the original plot of Ant-Man in meticulous detail. After glossing over it simply, he continued, "Then, this guy managed to return from the Quantum Realm. When the time comes, he will prove that your wife is still alive."
"I'm going to go get that kid out right now!"
The moment Feny displayed his magic, Hank Pym actually stopped caring about Feny's identity. Right now, he only wanted to replicate that process and save his wife.
Hank Pym had also considered whether Feny might be lying to him. But with something like this, even if there was only a sliver of a possibility, he was willing to take the risk.
Seeing Hank Pym frantically preparing to call the prison to break someone out, Feny rushed to stop him, explaining, "That was your original future trajectory. But from the moment I told you about it, it has already changed."
Hank Pym halted his movements, raising his head in confusion to look at Feny. "What do you mean?"
"It means even if you bail Scott Lang out of prison right now, he won't necessarily help you. Or, after entering the Quantum Realm, he might not be able to return safely like he did in that future!"
Hearing Feny's words, Hank Pym put down the phone and fell silent.
Meanwhile, Hope asked urgently, "Then what should we do?"
Feny shrugged his shoulders and replied, "My suggestion is that you two thoroughly study the Quantum Realm first and complete the preparation work. As for entering the Quantum Realm, you can take your time. Your mother will be fine in the short term."
Just then, Hank Pym suddenly asked, "Why are you telling us all this?"
He didn't believe Feny would suddenly show up out of nowhere just to tell him about the future and all these secrets.
"There is something I need inside the Quantum Realm, and to get inside, your Pym Particles and suit protection are likely necessities. I don't want to feel guilty about stealing them if you refuse to lend them to me. So, this information can be considered a form of payment, or rather, an investment!"
When dealing with villains, Feny could do whatever he pleased. But when dealing with heroes, Feny maintained a certain level of respect. Even though Hank Pym was old now, he and his wife had once been genuine superheroes, which was why Feny chose this approach.
Upon hearing Feny's explanation, the expressions of both Hank Pym and Hope changed slightly.
Especially Hank Pym. Although the entire house was currently crawling with his ants, he didn't have the slightest confidence that he could take Feny down, particularly after just experiencing something as unimaginable as 'the future'.
Thus, regarding Feny's 'honesty', he was somewhat at a loss for how to respond.
Hope, on the other hand, asked out of curiosity, "What exactly is the thing you want inside the Quantum Realm?"
"Personal privacy!"
Feny shook his head. Traveling through time was no simple matter, and figuring out how to return after going there was the most troublesome part. Just like right now, entering the Quantum Realm was actually very simple; the difficult part was ensuring a safe return after going in.
"Oh right, in a while, there might be another person who needs to enter the Quantum Realm. You should technically know who she is."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Feny briefly explained Ava Starr's situation as well:
"She is the daughter of your former colleague, Elihas Starr. That guy accidentally caused a quantum explosion during his research, which resulted in a condition with his daughter's body. She requires quantum energy just to stay alive."
"It's him!"
Hank Pym still vividly remembered this colleague who had once tried to steal his technology. The moment Feny mentioned it, he recalled exactly who it was.
But Hank Pym didn't care whose daughter she was, nor did he care what was wrong with her body. What he cared about most right now was how to rescue his wife from the Quantum Realm.
Thinking about his wife being trapped inside for a full thirty years, the guilt in his heart was simply beyond words. Thus, he asked directly, "If we send her into the Quantum Realm, can she come back?"
"I don't know!"
Feny shook his head and answered, "I only know the future that I don't interfere with. Once I make contact with you, the future changes. It might be better, or it might be worse. In short, just be prepared."
Hearing this, Hank Pym's expression shifted. Looking at Feny, he suddenly asked in a serious tone, "Then in the original future, did we rescue her?"
"You did!"
Feny didn't lie to Hank Pym, but he tacked on an extra sentence: "But right after that, your entire family was swept up in another universe-wide disaster."
--- AUTHOR'S NOTE ---
Went to watch "Jiang Ziya" today so it's a bit late cough cough cough~