Chapter 74: Ant-man
AN: Sorry for the dy. Was busy trying to rewatch GoTG and the whole Infinity War to refresh my memory since they will be happening soon-ish.
Also needed to reread this since I may have forgotten some details...and I did. Turns out, I already introduced Ant-man back in the Apocalypse arc andpletely forgot about him...so I tried to rewrite a bunch of things but then it would be too different now so I just removed Ant-Man in the Apocalypse arc. He didn''t do much there anyway.
So this will be the chapter where he will be appearing first.
That''s all. Enjoy!
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<strong>Chapter 74: Ant-man</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">A few hours ago, while Benjamin was busy dealing with Sublime and the prisoners, Spider-man and Spider-woman both volunteered to deal with a situation downtown where two potentially enhanced individuals with the ability to shrink have been seen fighting.
<span style="font-weight:400">Having appeared nearby, they quickly heard the sounds of explosions and sprang into action, shooting webs onto the buildings and pulling themselves up to start swinging.
<span style="font-weight:400">As they swung, Spider-woman sneered at Spider-man and started their banter.
<span style="font-weight:400">“No need for you to go, I’m more than enough to handle this.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No, you stay! I’m more than enough!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No you!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No you you!”
<span style="font-weight:400">They two kept up this childish bickering as they arrived at the scene.
<span style="font-weight:400">When they saw the situation, the two looked amazed at the fight.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, they haven’t seen anyone with powers to shrink so seeing this red-d figure and yellow-d figure shrinking and growing while fighting was quite a new experience for them.
<span style="font-weight:400">What’s more, the red one was throwing some shuriken-like gadgets and when it hits an object, it either shrinks or embiggens.
<span style="font-weight:400">The yellow one seemed to have a more high-tech suit as it has arms on its back that can shootsers.
<span style="font-weight:400">The two Spider heroes were only shocked for a second before intervening in the fight.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hands up! This is the EPD! You have been surrounded! Surrender or we will open fire!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You don’t even have a gun, idiot.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I know. I just always wanted to say that.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-man shrugged and without waiting for the answers of the two fighting figures, he shot two wide webs shaped into a from his webshooter.
<span style="font-weight:400">His web shooter has long since been upgraded and had plenty of trick webs on it. The web was just one of them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Seeing the oing, the red figure quickly pressed a button on his hand and shrunk down, passing through the gaps on the web.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for the yellow figure, he just snorted and shotsers to destroy the web.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Stay out of this Spider-man!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sorry, no can do. This is my job!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then I’ll just have to squash you too!”
<span style="font-weight:400">The yellow figure red and shot hisser toward Spider-man who easily dodged it with a flip and a swing.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not wanting to be outdone. Spider-woman swung at the yellow figure with a swinging kick.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! I’m also here you know!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“More insects!”
<span style="font-weight:400">The yellow figure was angered as he blocked the kick with his arms.
<span style="font-weight:400">He then suddenly shrunk down, causing Spider-woman to falter for a moment, and using this opportunity, the yellow figure embiggened once more while doing an uppercut.
<span style="font-weight:400">Thankfully, Spider-woman sensed it in half a second and did a flip to soften the blow.
<span style="font-weight:400">At this time, Spider-man swung a punch with perfect timing while keeping up with his banter.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Speaking of insects, you look like a bee. Are you called Bee-man?”
<span style="font-weight:400">The yellow figure grunted as he took the blow.
<span style="font-weight:400">“The name’s Yellowjacket!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Hearing that, both Spider-man and Spider-woman paused.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yellow Jacket? Cause…what, you wear a yellow suit?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is the other guy called Red Jacket?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, the red figure grew back to normal size and argued.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m Ant-man! Not Red Jacket!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-man tilted his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ant-man? Cause you’re small and you’re red? Like ants?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well…yeah. That and I can also control ants. Well, not control. More like, I can speak to them…which now that I say it, it sounds crazy…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-woman turned to Spider-man.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Howe you can’t talk to spiders?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! You’re also called Spider-woman!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What do you mean? I can talk to spiders.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Seriously!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“They don''t answer back though.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-man was a bit speechless. He knew that she was messing with him just as always.
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, Yellowjacket raised his hand.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Umm, are we still fighting or…?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Shut up! We’re talking here!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-man and Spider-woman both shot their webs at Yellowjacket to shut him up and restrain him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then, they turned back to Ant-man.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So how does that work? You just talk to them and they do what you want?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, yeah. Basically, I have this neat gadget on my ear that transmits some thingy-majig that the ants can understand. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s hard to control a lot of ants.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“So it’s tech? Not powers?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-woman asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah. I’m just a normal guy. That guy too. It’s the suit that enables us to shrink and grow. Well, not the suit but these vials here.”
<span style="font-weight:400">And so the three started to discuss just like that.
<span style="font-weight:400">Yellowjacket was speechless for a moment.
<span style="font-weight:400">Are we really not going to fight? How about my evil mastern? Is this the right script?
<span style="font-weight:400">After a while, Spider-man and Spider-woman’s curiosity has been sated and they quickly webbed Ant-man as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! I thought we were bonding there!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. We’ll visit you in prison and continue to bond there.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ant-man didn’t know what to say.
<span style="font-weight:400">Just like that, the two of them captured Ant-man and Yellowjacket and went back to HQ.
<span style="font-weight:400">When they came back, they found out that the other members were betting on who will catch the criminal among the two of them but since the ‘fight’ turned out in such a way, they can’t settle on the winner.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m obviously the winner. Look, my web is on them more!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You just added extra webbing! I was the one who webbed them up first! I won!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-woman refuted.
<span style="font-weight:400">And so brings us to the present where Benjamin found the two of them bickering as usual with the restrained Ant-man and Yellowjacket behind them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin knew better than get in between these two kids so he turned to Ant-man and Yellowjacket.
<span style="font-weight:400">“And? Why are you two fighting?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, it’s a long story.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Let me guess. Hank Pym asked you to steal his suit to see if you are worthy of donning the Ant-man name and so you can steal Yellowjacket’s suit before it ispleted and since Yellowjacket is nning on mass producing the suit for military use, he wore the suit to stop you and started fighting? Am I close?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Both Ant-man and Yellowjacket were speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well…pretty much, yeah.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ant-man nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin just chuckled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’ve actually been keeping a close eye on you, Darren Cross. If Ant-man hadn’t stepped up first, I would’ve stopped you myself. Besides, there’s something I want from you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...What do you want?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Darren Cross, AKA Yellowjacket, frowned as he asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">His mask was still on and he was surprised that Benjamin already knew his identity.
<span style="font-weight:400">What’s more, he also knew about Hank Pym.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“The Ten Rings. I know you have some dealings with them. They don’t leave much digital footprints so it’s hard to track them down.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...I have no idea what you are talking about.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“See, now I know you know something. But that’s fine. I don’t need you to say anything when I can just read your mind.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“!!!”
<span style="font-weight:400">It only took a moment for Benjamin to nce through his memories and shook his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Darren didn’t know much. It was usually the Ten Rings who reaches out to him.
<span style="font-weight:400">But he does know a contact that Benjamin can try his luck on.
<span style="font-weight:400">After that, Benjamin called for someone to take Darren away and put him in a cell.
<span style="font-weight:400">He then turned to Ant-man.
<span style="font-weight:400">“As for you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Y-yes?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry, there’s no need to lock you up. However, you did damage some properties so you have two choices. You pay for all the damages you caused or join the EPD. The EPD will pay for the damages on your behalf but your sry will be deducted for a year.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m joining!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Good.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded and finally turned to the two Spiders.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright, enough of that you two. Spider-man, don’t you have homework to do?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-man chuckled awkwardly.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was true that he has been procrastinating.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin then turned to Spider-woman.
<span style="font-weight:400">“And you. We need to talk.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“A-about what?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“About where you’re truly from.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-woman opened her mouth to say something but didn’t know what to say at the moment.
<span style="font-weight:400">Does…he know?
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, in a certain section of a certain gxy.
<span style="font-weight:400">A blonde-haired man wearing a peculiar helmet could be seen dancing on a remote alone. On his ears were a pair of earphones connected to a walkman on his waist.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although his dancing looked cool with the apaniment of music, only he could hear the music so to anyone looking at him, he just looks like a lunatic.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, there’s no one toment on it though.
<span style="font-weight:400">At the end of his dance, he arrived at an ancient-looking ruin.
<span style="font-weight:400">There, he saw a pedestal in the middle that is surrounded by some forcefield. On top of the pedestal, a silver orb with strange engravings could be seen floating on it.
<span style="font-weight:400">This was none other than the orb that housed the Power Stone, one of the Six Infinity Stones!
<span style="font-weight:400">And the man about to get it…is none other than Peter Quil, AKA, Star Lord!
<span style="font-weight:400">At the same time, in another part of the gxy, on an unknown.
<span style="font-weight:400">Arge throne floated at a high pedestal.
<span style="font-weight:400">Beneath the throne were hundreds of thousands of Chittauri soldiers.
<span style="font-weight:400">And sitting on that throne was arge man with purple skin.
<span style="font-weight:400">His closed eyes opened slowly and a grin appeared on his face.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s time, Ebony Maw. Odin is soon reaching his end.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The man stood up and walked to a container beside him.
<span style="font-weight:400">The container opened up slowly, revealing a golden gauntlet.
<span style="font-weight:400">He reached out on it and wore the gauntlet.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Prepare the ship.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Where to, my lord?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Earth. It’s time I collect what is mine.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Hearing this, Ebony Maw smiled and bowed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“As it should be, my lord Thanos.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Thanos grinned slightly as he looked out into the cosmos.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Soon, my love…Death shall embrace everyone…!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, inside a certain room, a certain loli suddenly sneezed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Achoo!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mydy, are you okay?”
<span style="font-weight:400">H asked worriedly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m fine. It’s just a sneeze. I wonder who’s talking about me…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Look, in animes, it’s normally like that!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Death has beenpletely turned into an otaku.
<span style="font-weight:400">Once again, H doubted herself if following Death was really the right choice…
<span style="font-weight:400">Just like that, certain events began to unravel.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin, still having no idea of what’s about toe, is currently facing Gwen Stacy in his office.