Chapter 287 Wanda and Phantom...Eunice
"Mr. Parker, is it true that we can't let Tony come back?"
Pepper's face was full of fatigue and she seemed to have aged several years. Although Tony had always caused her a lot of worry, this time, the mess he had caused was really too big.
"Of course not, Miss Potts."
Bant shook his head, looking past Pepper, who was sitting on the other side of the conference room, to a TV in Primus.
In the picture, Tony Stark is covered in dirt and even blood, and it seems that he will not live long.
"You don't know how serious the mistake Tony made this time is, do you?" Bant retracted his gaze and asked softly.
A helpless expression appeared on Little Pepper's face.
Of course she knew.
As Ultron was defeated by Bant, . slowly regained control under the control of Norman, and the world order began to stabilize.
But the trouble Tony caused was not so easy to deal with.
To be honest, Ultron's goal is to destroy the world, so it is not an exaggeration to put a hat on Tony's head that indicates he is trying to destroy all mankind.
Fortunately, Ultron has not had the chance to implement it yet, and within America, he only randomly arrests potential "criminals".
Many innocent people who had not committed any crime or even had no criminal intent were arrested indiscriminately, but now after a retrial by the . Bureau, most of them have been released.
The public was extremely resentful of Tony Stark. Needless to say, those innocent people who were mistakenly arrested, even those who were actually preparing to commit a crime, would not honestly admit it. They also pointed the finger at Tony, and a wave of condemnation of Stark was set off across the United States.
Stark Group's stock price is extremely low.
But these are actually relatively easy to deal with. Most of those who were arrested were not injured. It is nothing more than spending some money to calm the public's anger. As for the protests and insults, just ignore them.
The real trouble lies with America's top brass, and with Wakanda.
In the former, Ultron directly abolished the ruling class and took control of all their power. Even the nuclear bomb codes were controlled by Ultron. Norman Osborn was also one of the victims. At that time, the . was already in name only and superheroes were wanted.
The latter is the war started by Ultron!
Whether it was Stark's doing or not is unimportant to the people of Wakanda.
What’s more important is that their country was invaded, its resources were plundered, and its people were slaughtered... In order to obtain a large amount of vibranium, Ultron spared no expense, and a large number of robots launched an attack on Wakanda.
Although Wakanda did not suffer particularly heavy casualties due to its powerful technological protection, a lot of vibranium was lost.
This is the foundation of Wakanda, and the old Black Panther will never let it go.
You know, Ulysses Klaue was already on their kill list just because he stole a small amount of vibranium, and T'Challa even went out in person to hunt him down across the country.
The harm caused by Ultron's actions is far greater than that of Ulysses, so much so that many tribes in Wakanda have strong opinions about Black Panther's decision to open Wakanda to communication with the world.
Their kindness did not bring gratitude, but instead brought disaster to the country.
During this time, both T'Chaka and T'Challa contacted America and asked them to hand over the war criminal Tony Stark to them for disposal.
Norman could only shirk the responsibility by saying that Stark had been arrested by the Tiangong Association and would serve his sentence on Sakaar, and he broadcast it live around the world to shirk the responsibility, but it was still difficult to dispel their anger.
"Ms. Potts, you should know that if Tony were brought back to Earth now, the situation he would have to face would probably be much more serious than it is now."
"I know that Stark Group is rich, but this is not something that can be solved with money." Bant shook his head. "The loss of Wakanda's vibranium alone has exceeded all of Tony's assets."
Pepper pinched her brows with her hands, pursed her lips and looked at Bant, her eyes full of resentment.
What lost vibranium?
How can vibranium be lost? !
Ultron did mine a large amount of vibranium from Wakanda, but this vibranium was mined, not evaporated.
Don't think she doesn't know that the vibranium was actually taken away by Bant.
But of course she couldn't ask Bant to return the vibranium to Wakanda in exchange for Tony's safety.
Bant solved the Ultron crisis, so the vibranium was naturally his trophy. No one could say anything after he took it away, and even Wakanda did not ask Bant to pay it back.
Don’t they know that the vibranium has fallen into Bant’s hands?
How can it be?
Little Pepper could only sigh again.
She really felt very tired. Although she was Tony's girlfriend in name, what about in reality?
She was basically both a father and a mother, following after that giant baby who never grew up and cleaning up his mess all day long, but this time the trouble Tony caused was too big.
Seeing her sad face, Bant couldn't help but shake his head and felt a little sympathetic.
Of course, sympathy is sympathy, but he will never return the vibranium!
This is his trophy. He had finally obtained so much vibranium from Wakanda with good reason. How could he possibly give it back?
Bant had already transported the excess vibranium to Sakaar via the particle collider built by Dr. Otto.
All that vibranium is just a drop in the bucket for the Tiangong to use. Bant only regrets that Ultron didn't mine enough. How could he possibly return it?
He cleared his throat and avoided the subject:
"Allowing Tony to stay on Sakaar is the best solution."
"I know that, but..." Pepper shook her head and turned to look at the screen, but when she saw the miserable state of Tony Stark on the screen, she couldn't bear to look away.
She was afraid all day long and didn't dare to watch the live broadcast at all, for fear of seeing Tony suffer another punishment, for fear that he would not survive...
Little Pepper's eyes were red and tearful. She choked and said, "... He has never suffered so much before. You know him. He can't even wash his own clothes. He has to open his mouth for food every day... and he has no armor. He... he will die..."
"I think you may underestimate him, Miss Potts." Bant shook his head.
He agreed that Tony Stark lived a life of luxury, but that didn't mean he would die if he were put in a harsh environment.
Not to mention that Bant couldn't really watch Tony die, Tony himself was not that fragile.
You have to know that when he was in the Middle East, the threats Tony faced were much more serious than they are now, but he still managed to escape successfully and created a miracle.
"I know you're worried about him and don't want to see him suffer, but we'd better trust him now." Bant advised, "I can assure you that Tony will not die."
"I know..." Pepper still lowered her head and sobbed.
Of course she knew that Bant would not watch Tony die, but what she wanted was to prevent Tony from suffering. She felt that Bant was fully capable of secretly bringing Tony back to Earth and then fooling him with a fake video, since no one could see through it anyway.
But she still couldn't say it after all.
She opened her mouth and took several deep breaths before she calmed down a little. She asked with difficulty, "So, when...when will Tony be back?"
"When people stop hating him." Bant didn't give a specific date, but he winked and made a suggestion.
"I think Miss Potts should go and plead with the whole world instead of pleading with me here."
"Plead with the whole world?" Little Pepper was stunned, and then immediately understood something.
Bant certainly didn't mean for her to apologize in the name of Stark Group. Of course, an apology is necessary, and compensation is also indispensable, but more importantly, it is necessary to use the power of the media to publish remarks that are favorable to Tony, such as deepening the fact that Tony is also a victim and was exiled to the universe by Ultron, and slowly shifting people's hatred towards Tony back to Ultron.
She wiped her tears and stood up immediately: "I'll go right away!"
Pepper left in a hurry.
Bant shook his head, and at this time Mary Jane came in with the documents.
"Ben, T'Challa wants to see you. He still hopes that you can hand Tony over to him."
Mary Jane shook her head helplessly, swayed over to the side of the conference table, and leaned her butt on the edge of the table.
She has a plump figure and is completely different from Felicia.
The blonde Felicia looks weak, the white-haired Felicia is full of wildness, and Mary Jane looks a little chubby. Although she is still in her teens, she already has the feeling of a young woman.
"Why is he here again?" Bant showed a look of disgust on his face when he heard T'Challa.
To be honest, Bant quite likes T'Challa. Although he is black, he does not have the bad habits of most black people. He is honest and generous. He is a good friend. At least he is much better than Nick Fury, who has a black face and an even blacker heart.
But he couldn't stand the other party coming to him every other day!
In the past few days, Bant has seen his face almost as many times as he has seen Mary Jane and Felicia combined. If you don't know, you would think Bant is in love with him.
"not see!"
"Just say I'm no longer on Earth."
Bant stood up quickly. He didn't want to waste time arguing with T'Cha. That guy just wanted to bring Tony back to Wakanda himself and try him.
Perhaps T'Challa will not kill Tony because he and Tony were former comrades, but Tony will definitely pay a heavy price.
You can't say he was wrong, he was already kind enough.
But Bant still doesn't want to see the Avengers collapse because of Ultron.
This is the best ending. Tony got the punishment he deserved, Tiangong got a lot of vibranium, Eunice got her life, and those who hated Stark got comfort...
Only the world in which Wakanda is truly hurt is reached.
"OK, then I'll turn him down." Mary Jane nodded with a smile. She also felt that the black boy was looking for Bant too often.
She twisted her hips and threw a coquettish glance: "In this case, we still have time..."
"Here?" Bant raised an eyebrow.
"Can't you?"
"No? How could I not be able to do it? It's you who can't do it, right? I advise you to call Felicia and ask her to help you now, otherwise it will be too late!"
Bant led Mary Jane directly and placed her on his waist...
A few hours later, the three of them had messed up the conference room and returned to Bant's office together, lying on the sofa.
Felicia was like a cute blonde cat today. She lay in Bant's arms, rubbed his butt, and then said to Bant and Mary Jane with a gossipy look on her face, "Do you think..."
She stopped halfway through her speech, looking as if she wanted to say something more.
Mary Jane was immediately tickled, and reached out to tickle Bant through his chest: "What is it? Just finish your words! Don't you know that people who finish their words halfway are the most annoying?"
"I just find it a little unbelievable." Felicia shook her head, and her mind emerged the scene she saw when she came to Primos after receiving Mary Jane's call for help a few hours ago.
Because she was in a hurry at the time and wanted to prevent her best friend from losing her armor and being beaten badly in front of Bant, she turned into a black cat and ran all the way from the top of the building.
Then, when she arrived at Primus, she happened to see from the window of dozens of floors above...
"Then I saw Wanda and..." Felicia spoke slowly, but paused here, as if she was still doubting whether she was hallucinating.
But this caused Mary Jane to half sit up, and her heavy curiosity began to shake violently.
Out of kindness, Bant held it for her.
“I saw Wanda and Eunice, clinging to each other!”
Bant: ???
Mary Jane: ???
This news is really explosive!
Even Bant was a little surprised.
"Is this true?" Mary Jane's eyes lit up, as if she had just heard something shocking. "But isn't Eunice a robot? Can she also fall in love?"
Mary Jane asked Bant the second half of the question.
"Why not?" Bant nodded as a matter of course. Eunice now had a biological body and the Mind Gem gave her real consciousness. She was no different from a real person and could naturally fall in love.
It's just that being with Wanda was a little beyond his expectations.
Bant didn't have any special feelings towards Eunice, he was just very surprised. Secondly, wasn't it Vision that Wanda liked in the original show?
But Vision is a man... he should be a man, right?
Bant pinched his chin, thinking uncertainly, with a guess in his mind.
"Maybe it's because of the Mind Gem?" he said. "Wanda's chaos magic was developed with the energy of the gem, and now the gem is in Eunice's body."
This statement is self-consistent.
But what Bant was thinking was, even in her fantasy, she wouldn't give birth to two children, right?
(End of this chapter)