Hansel and I returned to New York the next day. It was nice to be home again, but knowing what Dr Brolin had done made Hansel wary.
"At least he's being punished for what he has done." I assured.
"I sure hope so." Hansel took another sip from his glass of water.
"He won't be able to hurt you." I assured.
"I don't know, as I have a feeling that we might be in a small spot of trouble. This morning, I got a letter from the Pentagon. They say that someone called Hawkeye is looking for me. Do you know anything about this guy?" Hansel looked up.
"He's part of a team called the Avengers. He's not a threat, as he protects the world, like the X-Men used to before they died." I replied.
"But they didn't all die, as Kurt Wagner, who we met last night, is a mutant." Hansel corrected.
"Yes, he is, and I'm aware that Hawkeye knows how to use a bow and arrow. You and him, if I am correct, look like you could be identical twins." I smiled.
"I'd know if I had an identical twin." Hansel put the glass down.
"You don't, but he looks like you." I patted Hansel's shoulder. "If you did, he would still be in Augsberg, as he would not know that we are here."
We then heard the doorbell ring. Hansel stood up, but I protested, and he let me open the door. Kurt was standing there.
"Is something wrong?" I wanted to know.
"Notting's wrong, as I haf somfing important tu tell Hansel." Kurt replied. "It is about vhat ve sed last night."
"Come on in." I let Kurt in.
Kurt was wearing black. I could see that he had been crying, and upon looking outside, I could see why, as a group of youngsters had taken the mickey out of him because of the facr that he was different. I hugged him, and then led him through to where Hansel was sitting.
"Did you tell President Tucker?" Hansel knew what Kurt was about to ask.
"Yes, I did." Kurt sat down and grabbed his tail.
"What did he say?" Hansel then asked.
"He sed dat ve could du it. He also sed that Dr Brolin vould fund it with de money dat he fraudulently took from others." Kurt replied.
"How long have you been living here in the US?" Hansel noticed Kurt's accent.
"Fifteen years." Kurt replied. "I haf bin trying tu fit in. Yu kno how it is, right? Yu try tu fit in, and yu stand owt. Where du yu tu com from?"
"We come from Augsberg. We actually come from a different era. Did you hear about the black witches?" I sat down in front of Kurt.
"I saw dem." Kurt replied. "I haf been alive for a thousand years. I haf lived in so many timelines, but I com back tu dis one because of my religion. Witches are evil tu da bone."
"Not all witches, pal, as Gretel and I were born to a white witch, which is a good witch. Our father was human." Hansel corrected. "I became ill, and was cured by the blood of the last black witch. Gretel also got the blood, because she is my sister and we are connected. My baby will have the blood aswell, and it was the blood of the black witch that gave me the antibody which Dr Brolin made a fake version of."
"So, yu are half good witch and half bad witch?" Kurt was confused.
"We are human, but our mother was a good witch. Having the blood of a bad witch inside us does not mean that we are bad witches." Hansel replied. "It means that we can be of help to people."
An hour later, we were being seen by Dr Jack Nicklinson. He was a new doctor, having replaced Dr Brolin. He took some blood from Hansel, complete with the antibody, and he sent it to the lab, where the technicians would look at the coding of the antibody and create an exact replica, which would cure all illnesses. Sadly, we were not immune to injury, so we could still die from injury, but unknown to us, Kurt was about to work on a serum that would give us instant healing. Agnes knew about all of this.
When Hansel was 17 weeks pregnant, we met up with Agnes in a local cafe. Kurt was there too, and so were Kathy and Ricki. Hansel was starting to blossom, which made pregnant women jealous.
"So, what's the latest news in the Hansel and Gretel world?" Ricki was eager to know.
"Kathy has had us working on mermaids, and Hansel has been helping people with spiritual health issues." I replied.
"Like what?" Ricki wanted to know.
"Emotional blockages etc, as they can be a right pain in the backside." Hansel got himself comfortable.
"We know that." Ricki giggled.
"I am confused." Kurt looked at Hansel. "Vhat are yu talking about?"
"We're talking about supernatural life." Hansel explained. "It's about beings such as mermaids, faeries, and of course witches. You could say that mutants are supernatural, but don't take that as a insult, as there are people out there who love anything supernatural."
"Vill dey like me?" Kurt wanted to know. "Vill dey like vhat I can du?"
"They would love you." Hansel smiled.
"And now is the time for me to say that the reason why President Dakota hated the mutants was because of their differences." Agnes added.
"Dat's tru?" Kurt sighed.
"Dakota made it illegal for humans and mutants to interact, and a majority of the humans agreed. I was expected to agree, as I was married to Dakota's close friend, but I led a rebel team, and protested against the law. Dakota then decided to start a war, which became a worldwide thing." Agnes then said.
"What?" Hansel was surprised.
"In every country, humans and mutants were fighting. All humans that were of age were expected to fight for the human side, regardless of whether they wanted to or not. For some, this meant having to kill their best friend. The war lasted 3 years, and even the best mutants could not survive." Agnes explained.
"So how come you are still here?" I asked Kurt.
"I hid." Kurt replied. "In de church, vhere I prayed for an end tu all de trouble."
"When the war ended, I went out and searched for mutant survivors. Kurt was the only one who survived, as all the others died in combat." Agnes held Kurt's hand.
"Dey got de cure, den died." Kurt shed a tear.