Realm of Hope
“Okay, everything is done here! Healing particles are secured and now we can help our dearest transparent friend. Hmph, transparent yeah most of the times, errr she just can like go through. Whatever, transparent blah blah. Ghost Friend it is. Hey Hank! Stop screwing around. Oh gosh, the man himself told me to stop being such an ass and here he was doing the same thing! Hank! Hope? Janet! Hey! Get me the hell outta here? Seriously? Hey! Let’s go guys! Like go go go! Oh dear Jesus Christ. Guys!” Scott Lang almost lost his voice due to screaming every now and then to get the attention of his teammates but none of them is responding. He was just stuck here. Maybe….Maybe….just maybe...
As he floats on the Quantum Realm, he just thinks of funny thoughts - like his time with Cassie, well most of the time it is all about his precious daughter. Maybe, there is a little heist outside and he just have to wait and let Hope deal with it. How colorful the Quantum Realm is, if it’s just like a place where a rainbow bridge, colorful ponies, or singing birdies playing children’s song. He might consider having a vacation in here for a while but no, the place creeps him out and one wrong move he is doomed.
Scott Lang feels a bit agitated now. What had happened? What is taking them so long? Oh dear heavens, is he stranded? Then suddenly in one swing, he is outside. But? Where? Is this a warehouse? But they are somewhere like a rooftop. What the hell just happened?
“Hello Scott Lang, it is so nice to meet you” a teenager no more than 15 years old stands in front of Scott, he reminds him of his daughter Cassie. They have both similarities. Wait what? What is a kid doing here?
“Where are we? And who are you? Where is Hope, Janet, and Hank?” he has this unhinged feeling of this shit. It looks like this kid in front of him is not a normal person.
“Hello my name is Rigel, and I am known as the Space Stone. I know you must be flabbergasted that a stone like me have a somewhat human form. We owe it to him. But Scott we need your help, let me show you. Please trust me” the boy walked towards Scott and Antman just lose his balance and just stared to the boy with a lot of questions and hesitations on his mind.
“This won’t hurt Antman let me show you” as Rigel lay his hands on Scott’s temple a lot of memories flashes, and it explained everything. From the past til the present and the decimation of Hope, Janet, and Hank after Thanos’s snap.
The Space Stone reassured Scott that his daughter didn’t share the same fate as the others. And it made his muscles loosen a little.
Scott was in awe, in learning a lot of things in such a short time.
“I want to see my daughter, I trust what you said but I just wanted to see her and hug her. She is the only person I live for please Rigel” the space stone nodded and in just one snap Scott was teleported to where his daughter lives.
Cassie is an epitome of beauty. She aged beautifully in those 5 years, while for him he just stayed in the Quantum Realm for 5 hours. It feels like binge-watching Netflix in that span of time.
“Daddy! I missed you so much. I thought you are dead, you even have your own tombstone” Cassie hugged her Father so much, crying her heart out.
Scott trusts her daughter and he told her a short version of what had happened “Daddy! Go be a Hero! Save everyone! I am your biggest fan!” and they both shared a high-five. Cassie’s approval is only what matters to him the most.
Lang traveled to the New Avengers Facility to seek their help with a new knowledge that will help them bring everyone back.
How he wishes that the Pym family is here beside him that he knows can help more with their vast knowledge of the Quantum Realm. But right now any differences need to be set aside despite his hesitation towards Stark, he knows their History, of course, thanks to Hank.
As he reached the New Avengers facility, Rigel suddenly appears beside him.
“Antman, you know what to do. But you have to promise me one thing” Scott stopped in his driving and looked directly to the boy. Signaling that he is willing to listen.
“Do not tell anyone about his Highness and Peter Parker, especially Tony Stark” now this is something interesting, why would the stone want to keep it as classified?
“Why would I do that? Tony Stark needs to know. He has the right to know. Peter is his Fiance for all I know. I know how the man is hurting all these years” there is a long pause between the two, and like they are having a long staring contest.
“Kay Fine, I won’t. Ugh...happy now? But you know, to be honest, I can’t believe that little future Mr.Stark is also a mad Titan you know” and he just sighed defeated.
“We just don’t want any drastic moves. Tony, might be a super intelligent being but his weakness is Peter Parker. He needs to focus, do not worry he is being protected by someone powerful. Thank you Antman, we are counting on you. And before I leave here is a parting gift a little knowledge about time and space that will help you. I am sure the rest will be figured out by Tony Stark” and by a lil swoosh the Space Stone is now gone.
To be honest he is more intrigued now to the Billionaire’s love life. Tony Stark, is a media darling so he knows what kind of a person he is(at some point, well tabloids are shitty so they are not 100% reliable). But with the new knowledge, he also understands why the man did some shitty decisions in the past. He now feels sorry for the man on what he has seen on TV half a year ago before he entered the Quantum Realm, how the media lashes out on Tony Stark for wanting to marry a teenager 3 decades his Junior. He finds it weird at first though, but he knows why Ironman falls deeply in love with Spiderman. Well, he adores the Kid for his strength and sense of humor when they fought in Germany. Like Wow! He was taken down after being 100x larger by that badass webbing. He just wished for their happy ending after all this crisis. And for his own happy ending as well.
30 minutes after the conversation with Rigel. Scott arrived at the New Avengers Facility.
From there he was greeted by Steve and Natasha and he informed them of what had happened and how the Quantum Realm can help in reversing the catastrophe caused by Thanos.
“I will call Tony. Thank you Scott, this new knowledge will help us return our fallen comrades and the families lost” Captain America’ s eyes is now filled with Hope. And Natasha gave him a squeeze to his shoulder.
Antman will wait for Tony’s arrival, and he knows he did the right thing. Despite the tussle in Germany. Trust is a big thing to him now and he knows Hank will understand. He will do this for them and for his daughter.
It is also time to gather his Ant Army.