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Soon, the group had arrived at a new location and the lab was grown to normal size.
Hank, Hope, and the ants worked on the machine while Roxas, Naminé, Xion, Lea, Terra, Ven, Aqua, and Scott helped anyway they could.
"Bill is filling that girl's head with lies." said Hank. "Even though he was a caring father and husband, Elihas Starr was a traitor. He stole my plans."
"So that's why you fired him?" asked Ven.
Hank nodded. "He was always taking risks even before then. That's why his machine malfunctioned dangerously in that memory Naminé played."
"Some people just don't know when to stop messing around with stuff that should just be left alone." huffed Lea.
"Tell me about it." muttered Terra.
"Now, bring her down." said Hank as the ants helped bring down some machinery. "All right, lock it in. No, no, no. The bolt is on the other side. Tighten that one down, then bring her down with one knock." he instructed. "Good job."
"Hank, where do you want this plugged in?" called Xion, holding up a cube-shaped piece of technology.
"Near the panel." Hank called back.
"You want this thing on the left or right of the entrance?" asked Aqua, holding up a panel.
"Left." said Hank.
"Got it." nodded Aqua as she set it down, Terra bringing over a toolbox to her to help.
"It'll work." said Hope.
"Foster, he could've fried the entire system." said Hank.
"Look, we'll adjust the relays while you go reprogram the settings. All right? It's gonna be fine." said Hope.
Hank nodded as he walked through the lab. Hope set the last part Burch got for them into a compartment and turned it, turning on a part in the machine.
"So, this is it." mused Scott.
"Janet's finally coming home." said Roxas.
"Yeah. You'd think with all this time to prepare, I'd be more ready." mused Hope.
"Oh, going subatomic isn't something you can prepare for. It kind of... melts your mind." said Scott.
"I know that feeling." said Roxas, thinking back to his mission with Luxord in Wonderland.
"I mean, seeing my Mom again." said Hope.
"Oh." nodded Scott.
"What if she's a completely different person?" asked Hope.
"Yeah, like George Washington?" asked Scott.
"I'm serious, Scott." Hope said in amusement.
"Or, George Jefferson?" added Scott.
"What if she's forgotten about me?" asked Hope.
"When I was in prison... The only thing that got me through was Cassie. I could've been locked up for 100 years. I never would've forgotten her." said Scott.
Roxas and Hope smiled.
"You're a dedicated father Scott." Roxas said proudly. "Just like Donald and Goofy."
"Yeah." said Lea as he walked up. "When it came to my friends, I never forgot Roxas and Isa."
"What about Xion?" asked Scott.
Roxas and Lea gave him a look.
"Right, when she vanished, you're memories of her did." nodded Scott.
"And I never forgot Terra and Aqua." said Ven. "And neither did they with me and each other."
"And we know your Mom is counting the minutes until she can see you again." said Scott.
Hope smiled. "Thank you." she said softly.
Then, Scott's phone rang. Scott, Hope, Roxas, Lea, ans Ven chuckled as Scott walked away ans answered it.
"Hey." he greeted.
X-Con:
"We've got a big problem. You forgot the motion sensor lights on the back of the building." said Luis, walking around the office.
Hank's lab:
"Oh, no." Scott groaned.
X-Con:
"And they're on the proposal, and Karapetyan asked for them specifically." continued Luis.
Hank's lab:
"Uh, yeah. Look, it's-it's been a little crazy... Look, maybe I can stop by tomorrow and take a look at it." said Scott.
X-con:
"No. No, no, no, no! The meeting is first thing in the morning." argued Luis. "You gotta come right now and fix it."
Hank's lab:
"I can't. I wish I could, but I can't leave." said Scott.
X-Con:
"You know what, I'm coming to you." said Luis as he began to stammer. "I'll just explain the plans, and get it on the laptop, and you can fix them in. Just tell me where you are, okay?" he said as he sat down at his desk.
Hank's lab:
"It's complicated." said Scott.
X-Con:
"What do you mean, it's complicated?" asked Luis.
We now see that Hank's lab was fully grown in the woods.
X-Con:
Kurt and Dave were practicing their speech with flashcards.
"As you can see, sir... This system is state-of-the-art." said Dave.
"Security of tomorrow... today!" said Kurt.
"Oh, that's so good! I love the lead-in, Bro." cheered Luis as he grabbed some plans. "Keep practicing. Hey, I just gotta drive on to Scotty's, so he can fix the plans. But don't worry. I'll be back in plenty of time." said Luis as he went for the door. "And keep an eye out for any of those Heartless creatures Roxas and the others mentioned." he added.
"Done." said Kurt.
"Of course." said Dave. He began to practice again. "As you can see, sir…"
Then Luis remembered something. "Oh! Oh! Oh! Tell me you got the van washed for tomorrow morning." he said.
"Down to the undercarriage, baby." replied Dave.
Luis was shocked. "You sprung for the undercarriage wash?" he asked.
"Well, you said get the works." said Dave.
"That's a scam, Bro. We live in California, not Minnesota!" said Luis.
Dave facepalmed.
"He's right." came a voice.
Luis, Kurt, and Dave turned to see Burch and his men walk in.
"The undercarriage wash. That's for cleaning off road salt. Laid out in all those snow-laden sister states." Sonny exclaimed,
"Who are you and why do you know so much about car wash protocol?" asked Luis.
"Well, my name is Sonny Burch. And I do my research, Luis." replied Sonny as walked towards Luis, making the former criminal back up nervously. "To wit, I have learned, from a friend of mine, at the FBI, that you're a known associate of Scott Lang... a known associate of Hank Pym... who I've also learned, has a portable frickin' laboratory... Filled with all kinds of juicy tech. And since Vanitas is busy with meetings with the Organization, you're gonna tell me where it is."
"Well, I hate to break it to you, but I don't know what you're talking about." Luis saod smugly.
"Well, I sense a resistance in you, Luis. And I have promised results to some dangerous people." Burch said darkly. "So, I'm gonna introduce you, to my good friend Uzman."
One of Burch's men, Uzman, revealed a flat purse with an injector and some files of liquid
"Now, Uzman, is a master at extracting information from the unwilling through psychoactive means." explained Burch as Uzman got the stuff out.
"Oh, is that truth serum?" asked Luis.
"There's no such thing as truth serum. That's just nonsense from TV." Uzman said dismissively.
Dave scoffed. "What is it, then?" he asked.
"It's a little concoction, that he's been perfecting since his days with the S.I.S." said Burch. "It makes you suggestible. And highly responsive.
"Well, dude, that's truth serum." said Luis.
"No, it's not." argued Uzman.
"No offencing, but, they sound like truth serum to me." said Kurt.
"Right?!" said Luis.
"It's not a truth serum." said Anitolov, another one of Burch's men.
"Okay. Hey, I believe you." said Luis.
"It's not a truth serum." Anitolov said again.
"If it walk like duck, and talk like ducks... the truth serum." said Kurt.
"Well, I have a lot of allergies. So... You might wanna think about that." said Luis.
Back at Bill's mansion, Bill and Ava we're trying to find out where the ten heroes had fled to.
"We've to get that lab back." said Bill.
"What?" a recovered Ava asked.
"The chamber and the suit are barely helping anymore." explained Bill.
"How long have I got?" Ava asked nervously.
"A couple of weeks, maybe." shrugged Bill.
"Well then, we'll make them bring the lab back." said Ava.
"How?" asked Bill.
"Lang. He has a daughter, right?" asked Ava walking down the hall.
"You can't mean that." Bill said in shock. "Ava!"
Ava stopped. "Fine. Not her, then those seven world-travelers. We find a way to Disney Castle, we find all of their friends staying there." she said firmly.
Bill shook his head. "I tolerate a lot of the things you do out there, but I won't be a part of anything like that." Bill said firmly. "Plus, if something happens to any of them at the castle, then all the worlds, including ours, are doomed to the darkness."
"You're not the one who's about to fade away into nothing, Bill. I am!" snapped Ava. "You said you could fix me. You promised."
"I know. I will. But not like that." assured Bill. LYou let one finger on that little girl or any of those Guardians of light out there in our world or atDisney Castle... I won't help you. And we're done." he said seriously.
Ava was silent for a moment. "Fine. There are other options." she condescended.
She then walked away. Bill failed to see an aura of darkness swirl around Ava as she left the room.
X-Con:
Bruch's men had tied Luis, Kurt, and Dave to chairs. Uzman injected the stuff into Luis' arm.
"You know what? You're right. This isn't truth serum. 'Cause I don't feel anything." said Luis. "That was a lie. I did feel some…" he trailed off when he realized what he just said, much to his, Kurt, and Dave's surprise. "This is truth serum!" he exclaimed.
"There's no such thing!" snapped Uzman.
"Okay! Okay, okay." said Burch as he sat down in front of Luis. "Now I'm gonna make this real easy for you, Luis.
"Okay." nodded Luis.
"Where… is Scott Lang?" asked Burch.
"Well, see, that's complicated. 'Cause when I first met Scotty, he was in a bad place." said Luis.
Flashback:
Years ago, we see Scott in a jail cell looking over some papers. A young Luis with long hair enters the cell as we hear present day Luis talk.
"And I'm not talking about cell block D. His wife had just filed for divorce. And I was like, "Damn, homie, she dumped you while you were in lock-up?" And he's like, "Yeah, I know. I thought I was gonna be with her forever, but now, I'm all alone!" And I was like, "Damn, homie, you gotta chin up. 'Cause you'll find a new partner. But you know what? I'm Luis." And he says, "You know what? I'm Scotty. And we're gonna be best friends.""
Scott and Luis' mouths moved at the same time as present day Luis'.
Present:
"OK, hold on, hold on." interrupted Burch. "Now I like a good story as much as the next person,but what's this have to do with where Scott Lang is?" he asked.
"I'm getting there, I'm getting there." sao Luis.
"You put a dime in him, you got to let the whole song play out." explained Dave.
"He like human jukebox." added Kurt.
"Oh! My abuelita had a jukebox in a restaurant." said Luis.
Said restaurant:
"Yeah. Only played Morrissey." came Luis' voice.
We see an older woman walk by a customer.
"And if anybody ever complained, she'd be like, "Oh, porque? Gusta mas?" And El Chicanos, we call them mas, "then, adios!""
Luis' grandmother's lips moved at the same time as Luis'.
X-Con:
"What can I say? We relate to these melancholy ballads, you know?" said Luis.
"Lang." said Sonny.
"Right, right, right, right." said Luis. "So anyway, Scotty gets out of jail and starts working for Hank."
Flashback, 3 years ago:
We see a younger Hope on her phone talking to Scott.
"And that's when he met Hope. And Hope's all like,"I want nothing to do with you. Look at my hairdo. I'm all business."
Hope's lips move at the same time as Luis'.
We then see Sora in his Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance attire sitting down with Scott, Hank, and Hope.
"And he also meets this boy Sora, who's traveling around with a magic key-shaped sword saying, "I'm here to protect your home. 'Cause there's this bad guy on the loose who wants to turn you all evil and do his bidding!""
Sora's lips move at the same time as Luis'.
"And then Scotty's like to Hope," You know what, girl? My heart's all broken,and I'll probably never find love again. But damn, if I want to kiss you!""
We then see Scott and Hope making out Luis-style.
"But then you fast-forward after a Sora leaves and the two like into each other, right? And then Scotty's like, "You know what, I can't tell you this, but I'm gonna go trash an airport with Captain America!"
We then see Hope waking the streets on her phone as Luis says, "Then she said, "I can't believe you split like that! Smell you later, dummy!""
Hope then threw her phone away.
Present:
"So Scotty goes on house arrest," began Luis.
Flashback, yesterday:
We Scott playing in his house.
"and he won't admit it, but his heart's all like, "Damn! I thought Hope could've been my new true partner. But I blew it!""
Present day, earlier:
We see Roxas, Lea, Xion, Naminé, Terra, Aqua, Ven, Scott, Hope, and Hank at X-Con talking to Luis, Kirt, and Dave.
"But fate brought them back together. And they met seven new friends in one day. Their leader Roxas who's all like, "I was once Sora's Nobody, but I'm my own person now. And I'm leading this team to protect your world!" This black-haired girl named Xion who's like, "I was a replica of Sora's memories of his girl Kairi, but now I'm my own person now. I ain't nobody's puppet anymore!" This blonde-haired girl named Naminé who says, "I was once Kairi's Nobody, a witch that can manipulate memories, but now I defined the innocent and play memories for free!" This tall redhead named Lea who's like, "We!re here to protect you all from being casted back to the dark ages. And remember, it's Lea, not Axel. Got it memorized?" This boy named Ventus, Ven for short, who looks just like Ven, but their not related at all, and he's like, "I'm the original picture Roxas. And I ain't a kid no more! I'm a Guardian of Light!" This tall dude named Terra who's like, "I was possessed by our enemy for over a decade, but now I'm gonna make sure he never does that again!" And finally, this blue-haired girl named Aqua who's like, "I spent over ten years in a dark word that needs serious redecorating and color, but now I'm here to help protect the innocent form evil!" and Hope knows she can trust them, but not Scott because her heart is all, "I'm worried that I can't trust him. And he's gonna screw up again and ruin everything.""
We then see Luis looking at the raspberry treats.
"And in my heart, it's all like, "That fancy raspberry filling represents the company's rent. And we're days away from going out of business! Oooh!""
Present:
Kurt and Dave were shocked at the last part.
"'Out of business?'" asked Kurt.
"'Days away?!'" asked Dave.
"Damn truth serum!" Luis said angrily as he turned to face his fellow X-Con's. "You know, I was trying to protect you guys. I swear to God. You know, I was trying to be a good boss. But we're broke! And the Karapetyans are our last hope. And if we don't show up, we're done!"
"That's terrible bossing." abolished Kurt.
"Damn, Bro!" snapped Dave, stomping his feet.
"That's on me. That's on me!" Luis admitted,
"Hey! Enough." Burch said in exasperation, walking up to Luis. "I'm gonna ask you one more time… Where is Scott Lang?"
"I've been trying to tell you. He's in a tricky spot, emotionally speaking." replied Luis.
"Emotionally speaking. But where is Scott Lang, literally speaking?!" Sonny snapped.
"Oh! The woods." replied Luis.
Ava suddenly appeared. "The woods?" she asked.
Everyone screamed in terror.
"Baba Yaga!" screamed Kurt.
Ava grabbed Luis' shirt. "What do you mean, 'the woods?'" she demanded.
"The Muir woods, the second fire road off the Panoramic Highway!" Luis replied fearfully.
"For God's sake!" Ava growled as she walked out the door, vanishing.
"Baba Yaga, come at night, little children, sleep at eight." Kurt sang scaredly, Dave giving him a look.
Outside:
Burch and his men walked outside to their car, only to see the tires torn up.
"Damn it! If that freak gets Pym's tech, I'm never gonna see it." muttered Sonny.
"So what do we do now?" asked Uzman.
"It's easier to steal it from the Feds than from a boogeyman." said Burch as he pulled out his phone and gave a call. "Hey. It's me. How'd you like to get a promotion? I've got the location on Pym, van Dyne, and Lang. But you're gonna have to take them down now, 'cause they ain't gonna be there for long. And when you do, you're gonna get me that lab."
Down at the FBI's headquarters, the person Burch was taking to was none other than Agent Stoltz.
"Understood." he said, hanging up.
Burch hung up and turned to his men.
"Good news, gentlemen. Feds are gonna do the hard work for us." he told them.
Inside, Luis, Kurt, and Dave could only watch in horror as Burch said that.
"What are you looking at? Change my tire!" said Burch.
"Right." said Knox.
Back at the FBI, Stoltz entered Woo's office. The agent was watching "Online Close-Up Magic University"," trying time learn the card trick Scott showed him.
"Sir." said Stoltz, startling Woo as he dropped the cards.
"Can you knock?" Woo asked, annoyed.
"Sorry, sir. But I just got a lead." said Stoltz.
Woo perked up. "Ooh. I love leads."
Hank's lab:
Hank and Hope worked on the schematics to power up the tunnel while Roxas and Co. watched.
"Systems in the green." said Hope.
"Priming the coils." said Hank, pressing some buttons.
"Full charge." said Hope. "As soon as the tunnel's open, let us know if you get anything that could be part of her message." she said to Scott.
"Yeah, yeah. I will." nodded Scott.
"I hope this works." said Aqua.
"We all do Aqua." said Naminé.
"Okay, then. Here it goes." said Hank, pushing a lever.
The parts started moving and then the tunnel instantly powered up.
"Wow!" Roxas and Ven exclaimed in awe.
"Cool!" said Lea.
"We did it!" cheered Hope.
"You got anything?" Hank asked Scott.
Scott waited for a scedon, but nothing happened. "Nothing.
"Well, just give it a minute. Because it could…" began Hank.
Suddenly, the machine stopped, much to everyone's horror.
"No. No, no, no!" gasped Hope.
"What's happening?" asked Scott.
"It's shutting down." said Hope.
"Dammit!" cursed Terra.
"So close too!" Xion muttered.
"Maybe vectors are off." said Hope.
"We've gone over them a million times, I know they're right!" said Hank.
Lea looked at the computer. "Computer's not showing anything!" he called. He faced the computer with a glare. "Don't give us excuses! GIVE US RESULTS!" he snapped at it. (1)
"Well then, what else could it be?" asked Hope.
"I don't know." said Hank.
Suddenly, something changed inside Scott. He looked at his surroundings before running over to the control panel.
"Scott?" asked Roxas.
"Scott, what are you doing?" asked Hope.
Scott said nothing as he began pressing buttons.
"Scott, get away from that!" shouted Hank.
"Scott, you can't…" began Hope.
"I'm sorry. I don't know how much time I have. I need to fix the algorithm." Scott said suddenly, stunning everyone.
"Scott?" Aqua asked, confused.
"Since when are you a tech whiz?" asked Lea.
"Trust me, after 30 years down here... I've thought about it a lot." said Scott.
This confused everyone.
"30 years?" asked Terra. "Scott, what are you talking about?"
Hank looked closer at Scott before it suddenly hit him. "Janet?" he asked.
Scott looked over at Hank with a smile. "Hi, honey." he said.
"Wait, what?" asked Ven, confused.
Scott turned to a confused Hope and stroked her cheek. "Oh, Jellybean."
"Mom?" asked Hope.
"What's going on?" asked Lea, outright confused.
"I think… I think Janet just connected her mind to Scott's." Naminé said in realization.
"Of course." said Ven, connecting the dots.
"It's not the reunion I'd imagined." said 'Janet.' "It's all so rushed. You all have done such great work. You just need a little... nudge."
Suddenly, the machine was up and running again.
"It's working!" exclaimed Terra.
"You did it Janet!" cheered Ven.
'Janet' ran over to the platform near the machine. Roxas and Co. followed.
"Janet, how is this possible?" asked Hank.
"It wasn't a message you put in Scott's head. It was an antenna." Hope said in realization.
"Hence the connection!" exclaimed Naminé.
"Clever girls." smiled 'Janet', facing them. "I'm so proud of you all."
"Honey, tell us where you are." said Hank. "Tell us how to find you."
"No, the probability fields are too complex. That's why I needed to talk to you." explained 'Janet.' "You have to follow my voice."
"Of course." Hank said in realization.
"Like tracing a call back to its source." said Hope.
'Janet' winked at Hope.
"I'm tracking your signal using subatomic frequencies, between point 2 and point 9." said Hank as he and 'Janet' worked on the machines.
"I've narrowed it to 4 and 6." said 'Janet.'
"It's too tight. We could miss you." argued Hank.
"Look at us squabbling again." chuckled 'Janet.'
"Fine. All right, between 3 and 7." said Hank.
"Our first fight in decades and it's over just like that." mused 'Janet,' much to everyone's amusement as the two laughed.
The machine then beeped at it found a source.
"Bull's eye." said 'Janet.'
"Source lock." said Hope.
"It's you." Hank said happily.
"Ha! We got it!" cheered Hope.
"We found ya Janet!" cheered Xion.
"You have to meet me in these exact coordinates. In the wasteland, beyond the quantum void." explained 'Janet.' "It's very dangerous, especially on the human mind. So be careful. Time and space work very differently down here. You have two hours. After that, the probability fields will shift, and it'll be another century before they'll align like this again."
"So we're on the clock." mused Lea.
"Nothing we can't handle." said Rocas confidently.
"We'll find you." assured Hope.
'Janet' stroked Hope's head and then kissed it. "I know you will, Jellybean."
Hope softly laughed.
Then, Scott seemed to blink in confusion. "Nope. Nothing. I got nothing. No sign of Janet. Perfect." he muttered. "How did we get up here?" he asked.
"And… disconnected." said Lea, making Roxas, Ven, and Terra chuckle.
"He's back." giggled Naminé.
Scott then realized that he and Hank were holding hands.
"At first, you'll see all kinds of lights, and it's gonna get really trippy but then it's gonna turn black and silent. Like, really silent." explained Scott as Hank and Hope readied the ride that would take them through the tunnel into the Quantum Realm.
"Scott, I'll be fine." said a Hope.
"I'm just saying. Cause I've been down there." said Scott.
"Yeah, so you've mentioned." said Hope.
"Just more than Sora." added Ven.
Then, Scott's phone rang. "Um, sorry. I have to take this." he said to them.
"Take your time." said Aqua.
In an alleyway, Luis was the one calling Scott as Dave and Kurt worked on the van.
"Hey, man. You coming?" came Scott's voice.
"No, I'm not. But you know what? Ghost is. And you know what? The feds, they know where you are." said Luis.
Hank's lab:
Scott's eyes widened in horror. "What?" he asked.
Alleyway:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." apologized Luis. "They gave me some truth serum, then all of a sudden I started talking all honestly, like, I hate the way that you use the dishwasher. I hate it. But you need to go home because the feds are probably going there now!" he wanted, "And by the way, who puts the plates on the top rack, okay? They don't go there!" he added before hanging up.
Hank's lab:
Scott out his phone away as gulit flowed through him. He ran over to the group.
"Scott, what's wrong?" asked Aqua.
"I feel like such a jerk. You're gonna be really mad. We gotta go now." said Scott.
"What?" Hope asked in confusion.
"Why?" asked Lea.
"Ghost knows where we are. So does the FBI." admitted Scott, cringing.
Everyone was shocked and horrified.
"Oh shit!" gasped Lea.
"How? asked Hank.
"I told Luis where we are." admitted Scott.
"You what?" asked Hope in shock and disbelief.
"I told him to come here, so I can help him with the Karapetyan proposal." explained Scott.
"Oh, my God!" groaned Hope.
"Look... Look, we need to land that account. Otherwise, we'll lose the business! Do you know how hard it is for ex-cons to find work these days?" asked Scott.
"Jesus, Scott!" Hank exclaimed angrily.
"What were you thinking?!" Lea snapped in annoyance.
"About having a job to support my family!" Scott replied back.
"But why would Luis tell the Feds?" Xion asked in confusion.
"Something must've happened." said Aqua. "Sora told us about Luis. He would never do that to someone he cared about."
Everyone ran into the work station. Hank and Hope began shutting down the machine.
"90 seconds to close the aperture!" said Hope.
"You have to depolarize the coils first." said Hank.
"I know!" shouted Hope.
"I'm really sorry, but the... FBI is coming to my place, so... I have to go." Scott said apologetically. "Can I borrow the suit?"
Hank and Hope said nothing as they powered down the machine.
"Look, uhh... I'm just gonna borrow the suit." said Scott. "I'll come back. Just tell me where you'll be."
"Don't bother." said Hope.
"What?" asked Scott.
"We'll come and get the suit from you as soon as we find my Mom." said Hope firmly.
"Hope…" said Scott softly.
"Scott, just go!" shouted Hope.
Roxas sighed. "Come on, let's go." he said to the team. "We'll need to be there to establish Scott's false alibi."
"If you say so." nodded Lea.
"Good luck you guys." said Xion.
"Just get a move on!" shouted Hank.
Nodding, the eight ran out the door.
Scott shrunk down in the suit and hopped in an ant that flew him away from the woods. He was followed close behind by Aqua, Terra, Ven, and Lea on their gliders. Roxas rode with Lea, Xion, with Ven, and Naminé with Terra.
Back at Scott's house, there was knocking at the door. It opened to reveal Maggie, Jim, and Cassie.
"Scott?" called Maggie as they walked up the stairs.
"Daddy?" called Cassie.
"It's us, buddy!" called Jim.
"We're here for Cassie's shoes!" said Maggie.
"Roxas? Lea? Xion?" called Cassie. "Aqua? Terra? Ven? Naminé?"
"Scott must be resting." shrugged Jim. "And who knows where the others are."
"Honey, why don't you go up the stairs and go look under your bed." Maggie suggested to Cassie.
"Daddy, you upstairs?" called Cassie as she ran up the stairs. "Daddy…"
As Jim and Maggie looked around, Jim scratches in the walls and the plants chewed on.
"What the?" Jim asked in confusion.
"Really lives like a pig these days." mused Maggie.
"Daddy?" called Cassie. She opened the door to the bathroom and to her surprise, she saw the ant in there taking a bath while wearing Scott's ankle monitor outside the tub. Cassie giggled.
Downstairs, Woo and the FBI burst through the door and ran upstairs.
"Spread out!" shouted Woo.
"Again?" Jim asked, annoyed,
"You people have no shame!" shouted Maggie angrily.
"The monitor says that he's in the bathroom." said Agent Pearson.
"Yeah. I'm not buying it." scoffed Woo.
Woo was about to go upstairs when Cassie came into view.
"Cassie, let the man get by." said Maggie.
"But Daddy's super sick!" said Cassie.
"I'll see about that." said Woo.
"He says he doesn't want anyone else to get sick." said Cassie.
"Well, I'll take my chances, sweetie." said Woo.
"He barfed. Like, a lot." Cassie said quickly.
"Young lady, I'm a federal agent. I've seen worse things than vomit." said Woo. "Like, 'a lot,' a lot?" he asked nervously.
"Yes!" nodded Cassie.
"Forget it, move aside!" said Woo as he ran upstairs.
"No!" shouted Cassie, following him.
Maggie and Jim tried to follow, only for the agents to block them off.
Woo ran upstairs to the bathroom just as Scott came out in a bathrobe.
"Woo!" he exclaimed in fake shock. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Scott." Woo said in shock.
"I'm sorry. I'm just really sick." said Scott.
"I told you." Cassie said to Woo.
"Excuse me. Sometimes you just gotta get it out, you know? Sorry." said Scott, before closing the door and started to fake retch.
Woo and Cassie came downstairs just as Roxas, Ven, Lea, Aqua, Naminé, Terra, and Xion came upstairs with bags of groceries. They feigned surprise and annoyance when they saw the FBI.
"Are you kidding me?" Roxas asked.
"What do you think you're doing?" demanded Terra.
"Unbelievable, we go out to get groceries for Scott while Luis is away at his meeting and we come back to find this?" asked Aqua.
"I believe this was just a simple misunderstanding." said Woo.
"Tell that to the door you nearly busted." said Jim, pointing.
"Scott's sick you know." said Lea. "Last thing you wanna do right now is catch his illness."
"Now if you'll excuse us, we have groceries to put away for our friends." said Xion as they walked into the kitchen.
"Here, let us help you." offered Maggie.
"Why thank you Maggie." said Naminé with a smile as Maggie, Jim, and Cassie followed the seven into the kitchen.
Back in the woods, Hope and Hank exited the lab.
"I'll start the van. You get the lab." said Hank.
Hope nodded as Hank pulled out a remote.
The lab shrunk… only to reveal several FBI agents and soldiers, holding up their weapons.
Hank and Hope stared in horror as police cars came up behind them. Out from one of them came Stoltz with a smirk on his face,
"Hank Pym. Hope Van Dyne. You're under arrest." he told them.
Hope and Hank just traded glances.
The World That Never Was:
In the Grey Area, Master Xehanort, Maleficent, Pete, Mortimer, Marluxia, and Larxene watched the events happen.
"Well that gets Pym and van Dyne out of the way." mused Larxene.
"So what's gonna happen now?" asked Pete.
"Ava and then Burch will get the lab." said Maleficent. "And once Burch has it, he'll give it to us and we'll give him the money he wanted."
"And even after Ava is cured from her pain in suffering, there's no stopping what she and Burch have already started." said Xehanort.
"How so?" inquired Mortimer.
"Their darkness and unwilling darkness combined was enough to attract the Heartless to the MCU." said Marluxia. "And it won't be long until Ava gives into the darkness while blinded by desperation to be cured."
"Exactly." said Xehanort. "All according to plan."
"Did Sonny seriously not know that we teamed up with Ghost?" asked Larxene, raising an eyebrow.
"He would've had someone told him." said Maleficent, looking at Pete and Mortimer, annoyed.
"Uh… must've slipped our minds." Pete said sheepishly.
"Won't happened again!" assured Mortimer quickly.
"See that it won't." said Maleficent.
"Now then, let us see what happens next." suggested Xehanort.
The six villains continued to watch the events unfold.
Things had just gotten a whole lot harder for the heroes.
To be continued…
And now Hank and Hope are arrested. How will Roxas, Ven, and Scott get them out of this one? Stay tuned for the next chapter.
(1) Madagascar
