Do insects dream?
We knew it would, the man we knew — Hank Pym, he would.In his most frequent dreams, he and his girlfriend explore the Danube River, through the most famous residential areas of Budapest, and wander through the quaint streets.To be exact, it was not his girlfriend, but his fiancée, and the two of them were supposed to get married after returning from the trip.While he was still thinking about which way to get back to the two's hotel as soon as possible, the screeching sound of a black car's tires brushing the ground rang in his ears."
No one can escape!"
Almost as the car passed by, the man leaning out of the window said, and then the masked man pulled out his submachine gun.It was a dream, and Pym couldn't do anything but see his fiancée standing in front of him, swept to the ground in a hail of bullets.As the vehicle sped away and he hugged his fiancée and cried bitterly, an explosion broke out in the city of Budapest, and the agents of the logistics office and Hydra rushed towards the place of the explosion like moths to a fire.Everyone passed by him, but no one looked at him, and he seemed to be abandoned by the world.He woke up, cold sweat as always, and although it was the middle of the night, he could not sleep again.Watching his lover die in his arms is probably something that human beings cannot forget in their lives.This nightmare kept repeating itself in his mind.Even though many years had passed, he could see the apparition of his girlfriend, who was here, talking to him and playing games with him.As a scientist, he knew that he had some mental problems, and he had talked to a psychiatrist within S.H.I.E.L.D., but it was useless compared to the general TSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) therapy.The shadow of his girlfriend accompanies him all the time, leaving him in a whirlpool of happiness and sorrow.Reason knows that this is wrong, but emotionally it is like an addiction, even if he knows that his girlfriend has long since left, he can't let go.So after being awakened by the nightmare again, he went down to the ground as usual, went into his basement, put on that special red uniform, and put on a silver helmet like an astronaut.He went to his backyard, then pressed the red button on the palm of his hand, and his whole body instantly became smaller than an ant.Yes, he can only get rid of those old phantoms in this way, because when he gets smaller, his girlfriend's soul can't see him.Walking through the lawn like a primeval forest, the grass that he had clearly mowed was now like a towering tree to him, and the dew on the blades of grass that had not yet formed could wash him far away if he hit him.But his goal was not here, he gave an invisible command through the hormone transmitter in his helmet.Soon, a large red ant peeked out from behind the grass, stared at him with its fiery glasses, and then rubbed the tentacles on its head.He climbed onto the ant's back with ease, letting the elephant-looking insect carry him to the ant's hole.The ants there are all his friends, and he still has human strength after becoming ants, so he helps them carry food and defend against enemies, and really lives like ants.The ant cave is his refuge to help him escape the harsh reality, because the ants are very simple, and when they are together, they do not think of the sad past.But the escape was only temporary, and today in 1980, he was in his thirties and was still working for S.H.I.E.L.D.He had to work to maintain his scientific research and his secret life, and he had been a vigilante for a few years as an Ant-Man, but no one had ever said that it would cost so much money to be a vigilante.While playing with the ants, he thought about many things, at least not to go to work today, because there was an annual meeting of physicists in Arizona where he needed to give a presentation, and Howard said that he could take him by private jet.In the past few years, S.H.I.E.L.D. has lost many excellent scientists, Dr.
Richards, Dr.
Zola, and Dr.
Tesla have died for various reasons, and after Howard became the director, the title of chief scientific adviser of S.H.I.E.L.D. fell on Hank's head.Dr.
Richards' son, Reed, is a famously gifted teenager who is now pursuing his fourth Ph.D. degree.Originally, the son was supposed to inherit his father's business and enter Aegis, but unfortunately, he was co-opted by the military, because when the AI tried to kidnap Reed, it was Major Ross of the military who snatched him back.At the moment, S.H.I.E.L.D.'
s science department is facing a severe shortage of talents, and Pym is as tired as a dog every day, but this is life.After finishing the weightlifting game with the ants, he left the ant hole to return to his original body shape and went to the bathroom to take a shower, and his girlfriend's apparition reappeared, smiling and sticking behind him.He could see her face through the vapor-filled mirror and feel the skin-to-skin contact, and if he hadn't tried her years ago and couldn't help herself get soap, he would have believed it.Accustomed to such eerie scenes, Pym vigorously dried his hair with a towel, changed into a suit, and drove to the airport, where Stark Industries' plane was waiting for him.Storing the car, walking, and boarding the plane under the guidance of the ground crew, Howard was already sitting on the couch, and his white beard and hair told Pym that Howard was getting old."
You look tired, my little friend, come and sit down."
Howard beckoned and instructed the flight attendant, "Open another bottle of champagne to quench the thirst of my colleague." ”"No, Howard, thank you."
Pym squeezed out a smile and sat on the couch opposite Howard, staring at his girlfriend Phantom sitting on his lap: "I'm going to publish a paper on biopower generation today, and drinking is not a good choice right now." ”Howard laughed, he always felt as if Hank was looking at the empty place and talking: "Your loss, my wine here is all Skywalker's good wine, and most people don't drink it when they come."
Forget it, the beauties brought him a glass of milk. ”Hank didn't resist the milk, he really didn't eat in the morning: "Is there anything to eat?"
Bread will do. ”"I've got a cheeseburger from Wilson's chain here, which I was going to have for lunch, and I've got it all for you."
Howard asked the stewardess to bring a small paper bag and then ordered the plane to take off.Don't look at him flying to Arizona with Stark Industries' plane, in fact, the crew is all disguised by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. fighter planes will also follow the escort, he knows that he is now the target of countless people.Pym thanked him again, and then ate above the clouds and chatted with Howard so that he wouldn't be glaring at the Phantom.Even if there is no topic, Pym has to find a topic."
Is Dr.
Vanke really a Leviathan spy?"
He asked Stark.Howard also looked around as if the flight attendants were eavesdropping, and Pym didn't know that even though they were actually field agents."
I didn't kill him, I just had people expel him from his situation and drive him back to the woolly bear."
Pym chewed on the burger and nodded, "In that case, there is no evidence that he is a spy, as releasing hostile agents is a violation of S.H.I.E.L.D. regulations." ”"Yes, I have no proof."
Howard wiped his beard, picked up his wine glass and savored it slowly: "His country is an enemy country across the ocean, he tried to steal the computer technology left by Dr.
Zola, as well as the materials of the 'Black Womb' project back then, I can't keep him anymore but he should continue to live, that ingenuity can continue to contribute to the cause of mankind no matter which country he is in." ”Pym was a little happy that as a scientist he didn't kill people, and he also hoped that Howard, who was also a scientist, wouldn't kill people, because then science would not be pure.It's a pity that in addition to the secret identity of the S.H.I.E.L.D. chief, Howard is also the largest arms dealer in the United States, and he may not have killed anyone with his own hands, but there are no fewer dead souls under his hands."
And what about the new elemental reactor you worked on with him?"
Pym is more concerned about this, and new energy can solve many social problems.Howard sighed and added another glass of wine."
The theory is complete, but the process of physical discourse should be out of play, and without Dr.
Vanke, I can only put it aside for the time being, hoping that he will not blame me in the future."
Hi, what did I say?
We're all this old, even if he resents me, it's useless, he won't be able to go back to the United States in his life.In the future, let his son resent my son, haha. ”As he spoke, Howard laughed again, science has no borders, but scientists do, and he can only hope that Dr.
Vanke can understand the situation of human beings in the universe and devote his energy to truly great causes.In fact, according to the habits of spy agencies, Vanke would have died, and Black Widow could have killed him in minutes, but now S.H.I.E.L.D. is ruled by Howard, and in recent years, great scientists have died too much, and he prefers to leave a valuable legacy for mankind.So he raised his glass and toasted Pym's milk and drank it down like a spirit.