Dragon Ball Arrives in Marvel

Chapter 674 Hank Pym Relents

Seeing this, Hope slowly spoke:

"S.H.I.E.L.D. has your entire file. Do I really need to ask outsiders to verify things about my mother?"

Upon hearing his daughter's words, Hank Pym abruptly looked up.

"What did you say?"

Looking at his father's reaction, Hope said, word by word:

“I said, S.H.I.E.L.D. has intelligence leads related to my mother.”

Hank Pym looked at his daughter, and finally sighed, saying:

"well,···"

"I remember taking the intelligence from S.H.I.E.L.D. with me when I left the company."

"I didn't expect they still kept the information about me and your mother."

Hank Pym then continued:

"The world is completely different now than it used to be, and there's no need to keep some things from you anymore."

Hank Pym then revealed the truth of what happened back then.

"I used to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. as a super soldier, codenamed Ant-Man."

“Your mother convinced me to let her act with me.”

"They call her the Wasp, she's very talented."

Hearing this news, Hope was very surprised, never expecting that her mother was also a superhero.

Hank Pym continued:

“From then on, I regretted agreeing to her proposal every day.”

"That was in 1987, when separatists hijacked a missile silo in Kursk, Soviet Union, and launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at the United States."

"The only way to get into the internal structure is through solid titanium."

"I know I can only deactivate the missile by shrinking down to the molecular level, but my regulator is severely damaged."

“Your mother, however, did not hesitate.”

"She turned off her regulator, entered a subatomic state, and went to deactivate the missile, never to return."

Then Hank Pym looked at Hope and said seriously:

"Your mother is a hero."

At this moment, tears were streaming down Hope's face. This was the first time she had learned the truth about her mother's disappearance.

"Over the next ten years, I will do everything I can to learn about the quantum realm."

"But I discovered that we actually knew nothing at all."

Hope then spoke up:
"You've always wanted to save her."

"It's not your fault, it was her choice."

Then, crying, he said:

"But why did you keep it from me for so long?"

Hank Pym explained:
“I want to protect you. I lost your mother, and I don’t want to lose you too.”

Hope finally understood the real reason why her father wouldn't let her wear the Ant-Man suit.

Hank Pym looked at his daughter and asked:
"So many years have passed, I don't know if your mother was trapped in that special environment and perished, or..."

“But since Smith can revive Howard, he can also bring your mother back.”

Upon hearing her father's words, Hope quickly wiped away her tears, her expression becoming agitated.

If he can win the World Martial Arts Tournament, he can bring his mother home.

"Father, we must win the World Martial Arts Tournament this year."

Hearing the word "father," Hank Pym was somewhat taken aback. Hope had just called me father; did that mean she had forgiven me?

Then Hank Pym spoke up:
"Haha, then let's work hard and let the guy I chose win the championship for us."

Hope shook her head and said:
“That’s not enough. I’ve brought information on the top 16 members from the previous competition.”

“You know Pym particles very well, so you should be able to understand whether you have any hope of winning.”

"We need super soldier serum."

This time, Hank Pym neither refused nor agreed, but instead said:
"Let me take a look at those people's information first."

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The next day - early morning.

After reviewing all the intelligence, Hank Pym rubbed his eyes and then spoke:
"Indeed, the world is changing every moment. Back then, Captain America was such a rare talent, but now he can't even make it into the top 8."

"Hope, we'll discuss the super-soldier serum deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. after we've dealt with Darren."

"After all, the World Martial Arts Tournament doesn't start for another month, so we have plenty of time to determine the price."

"The Super Soldier Serum isn't even worthy of carrying Pym Particles' shoes in my eyes."

Hearing that his father had relented and was willing to exchange his suit for the super soldier serum, Hope felt much relieved and immediately said:

"I'll go check if the guy you chose is awake yet."

After speaking, Hope went upstairs.

In Hank Pym's villa, Scott woke up in bed, only to find a woman in a black suit standing right in front of him.

This sudden turn of events startled Scott, who remained silent for two seconds before saying:

"Hello."

Hope was fiddling with her phone at the time, glanced at Scott who had woken up, but ignored him.

Seeing that the other person did not speak, Scott continued to ask:
"who are you?"

"Did you stand next to me and watch me sleep the whole time?"

Hope put away her phone, glanced at Scott, and then said:
"Yes."

Scott asked in confusion:

"why?"

Hope looked at the other person and said:
"Because you stole some things when you were here last time."

Upon hearing this, Scott looked around and immediately recalled his experience from the previous day.

"Hey, listen up."

Scott was about to get down to explain, but before his foot even touched the ground, he immediately pulled it back.

The ground was covered with countless black ants, and they were all quite large.

Scott stared in shock at the ants under the bed, while Hope laughed and said:

“Bullet Ant”, subfamily Pterininae.

"Being bitten by a giant tropical bullet ant is the most painful injury on the Schmidt Pain Index."

"They will monitor you while I'm not around."

Hope then glanced at Scott and said:
"Dr. Pym is waiting for you to come downstairs."

After speaking, Hope turned and left the room.

Scott, however, asked in confusion:
"Who?"

"Hey, whose pajamas are these?"

Seeing that there was no reply, Scott thought that someone was waiting for him downstairs. Then, looking at the ants on the ground, he began to try to get down.

How should I get there?

Scott tried sticking out one foot, and the ants under his feet moved away, making room for him to step on.

Scott was somewhat shocked by what he saw, but he could accept it. He then tried with his other foot, and sure enough, the ants left.

"Okay, let's take it one step at a time."

Scott said as he walked:

"If you don't bite me, I won't step on you, okay?"

And so Scott walked out of the room, step by step.

At that moment, a father and daughter were sitting in the restaurant downstairs; they were Hank Pym and Hope.

Hope began by saying:
"You've already watched all the matches of the Round of 16 tonight. Do you still have confidence against these powerful superhumans?"

"I understand your desire to deal with Darren Krause yourself; after all, he's a student you personally mentored." "But what I can't understand is why you chose him?"

Hank Pym didn't answer his daughter's question. Instead, he turned to Scott, who had come out, and said:
“I think you’ve already met my daughter, Hope.”

Scott nodded and said:

"Yes, she's quite nice."

At this point, Hank Pym continued:

“My daughter thinks we don’t need you.”

Scott walked over and sat down in an empty seat at the table.

Hope began by saying:
“That’s right, we can do it ourselves…”

Before Hope could finish speaking, Hank interrupted:
"I went to great lengths to get you to steal my clothes, but Hope set you up instead."

Hope said helplessly:
"Who would have thought that a thief would come to return the items himself?"

“I thought you would be arrested somewhere else.”

Then he looked at his father and said:

"Okay, we can let him try, and then if he fails, I'll take over myself."

Hank Pym and his daughter exchanged a glance, then Hank Pym said to Scott:
“My daughter is a little anxious, partly because of this mission.”

"Now that you're sitting in front of me, I'll assume you're interested in this mission."

Scott asked in confusion:

"What mission?"

Hank Pym, holding the teapot, looked at Scott and said:
Would you like some tea?

"Um, a little bit, please."

Hank Pym poured Scott tea as he spoke:
"I am truly impressed that you were able to pass through my security system smoothly."

"The idea of ​​freezing metal is extremely clever."

Upon hearing this, Scott asked:
Have you been spying on me?

Hank Pym leaned back and said bluntly:
“Scott, I’ve been watching you for a while now.”

"From the moment you robbed the Vesta Group."

As he spoke, Hank Pym pulled out a newspaper, with a news article about him printed in one corner.

"Oh, sorry."

"It should be said that they stole from the Vista Group."

"Vesta's security system is one of the most advanced in the industry; it should be impenetrable, but you managed to get it working."

At this point, Hank Pym changed the subject:

Would you like some candy?

Scott nodded and said:

"Yes, thank you."

Just then, two ants started pushing two sugar cubes across the table.

Seeing that it was ants pushing the sugar cube, Scott quickly refused:
"Never mind, I'd rather not."

Then, under everyone's gaze, the ant pushed the sugar cube back.

Scott pointed to the ants on the table and asked in surprise:

How did you get them to do that?

Hank Pym began to explain:

"Ants can carry objects fifty times their own weight; they build nests, turn over soil, and cooperate closely with each other."

"I know, but how did you get them to do that?"

Hank Pym pointed to the device he was wearing in his ear and said:
“I can stimulate their olfactory nerve center with electromagnetic waves, and I can talk to them.”

"I am everywhere, know everything, and see everything."

Hope also seized the opportunity to add insult to injury:
"But it's still the same, we know nothing."

Hank Pym wasn't embarrassed at all by being undermined by his own daughter.

At this moment, Hope glanced at the time on her watch, immediately stood up, and said:

"I'm going to be late for my meeting with Klaus."

After speaking, he picked up his briefcase and walked out.

Scott raised his hand and asked:

"Uh... Dr. Pym?"

Hank Pym looked at Scott and said:
"You don't need to raise your hand to speak, Scott."

Scott lowered his raised hand and began to speak:
"Sorry, I just have a question."

"Who are you? Who is she? What are you trying to do? Can I go back to prison now?"

Hank Pym stood up and said:

"follow me."

Hank Pym led Scott to a room, entered a password on a window of a grid-like door, and opened a hidden door.

"Forty years ago, I created a molecular formula that changed the relative distance between atoms."

Scott asked with a puzzled look:

"what?"

Hank Pym explained:
"I've mastered the method to change the distance between atoms, and that's the purpose of that garment."

"That's how it works, but it's very dangerous."

Hank Pym then led the two into his underground laboratory.

The laboratory contained various instruments, blueprints, and even a sealed ant nest.

To Scott's astonishment, Hank Pym picked up the Ant-Man suit from the side, tossed it onto the lab table, and continued:
“It used to be extremely dangerous, so I kept it a secret.”

"So I changed course and started my own company."

Scott blurted out:
"Pym Technology".

Hank Pym nodded and said:
"Yes."

“I mentored a young protégé, Darren Kraus.”

As he spoke, Hank Pym took out four tubes of red reagent from the experimental table beside him; these were Pym particles.

Scott began by saying:
"Darren Krause, he's very famous."

Hank Pym looked at Scott and said:
"But before he became famous, he was my assistant."

“I value him highly, and I might even consider him my own son.”

“He’s very smart, but as we got closer, he started to suspect that I was hiding something from him.”

Hank Pym took the Pym Particles to the Ant-Man suit and began replacing them with new ones. Apparently, when Scott left the cell, the suit's Pym Particles were almost completely depleted due to a series of actions.

"He believed the rumors about 'Pym particles'."

"He became obsessed with replicating my molecular formula."

“But I didn’t help him, so he conspired to betray me and used a vote to oust me from his company.”

Scott asked, puzzled:

"How did he do that."

Hank Pym began by saying:
“The chairwoman is my daughter, Hope.”

"She cast the deciding vote."

Scott was puzzled at this point, wondering what exactly was going on between Dr. Pym and his daughter.

"But when she saw that Klaus was about to decipher my molecular formula, she came back to me."

"After all, my daughter and I don't have any irreconcilable conflicts."

"It was just a rebellious act by my daughter."

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(End of this chapter)