Thank you to everyone who read or reviewed the last conversation. You are so fabulous. I have wanted to write this chapter since Falcon and the Winter Soldier and we got to see Sharon again. I have plans.

Here are a couple of reminders. The Sharon Carter of the beta and gamma timelines are different than their sacred timeline counterpart. Her life was very heavily affected by the nexus event that created the original timeline branches. She did not have a dad or stepdad in her life. Her aunt and uncle were completely different since her great Aunt Peggy married someone else. Daniel and Peggy also raised her mother in this timeline.

Also, in these two timelines, Tony was practically an uncle to Sharon, who went to college with her mom. He changed Sharon's diapers at MIT. So he made sure she wasn't left dangling in the wind after the events of the uncivil Avenger toddler squabble, unlike Steve of the sacred timeline. Tony and Sharon's relationship might be complicated at times, but they are still family.

I feel like sacred timeline Steve is a bit more of a dick than beta and gamma Steve. Beta and gamma Steve are still dicks, but sacred timeline Steve is a bit extra. He had his reasons. Mistakes were made on all parts.

Again this isn't the sacred timeline. Things seriously diverged from the sacred timeline in 1955. There are references from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in this chapter. However, it's been all twisted around for the gamma timeline. Also, what I use comes from the comic books as well.

Conversation 42: Dear Uncle Tony

Uncle Antonio: When I agreed to take this job, I thought I could avoid long meetings with the PR department. Now I feel like I have twice as many. I'm getting lectured for telling Chuck Todd to fuck off without using language that would get me in trouble with the FCC. At 11 o'clock at night.

Uncle Antonio: But at least this gives me time to text you. How have you been, Butterfly? You haven't shot any of your coworkers yet?

Butterfly K: Not yet, but it's a near thing. I am also re-evaluating my career choices. I would love to tell most of them to go fuck themselves. I haven't yet because I am not a billionaire and therefore need to be employed. I regret not taping the Sunday morning talk shows. No wonder you're dealing with Jeffrey.

Uncle Antonio: I said not in a way that would get the FCC after me. I will have my assistant send you a clip.

Butterfly K: I just got the email from Ana.

Uncle Antonio: Also, Jeffrey is no Jane. Her scoldings were much more concise and useful. How do I get her to switch back to the public sector?

Butterfly K: I don't think you can afford her. I thought we were doing a video chat, Uncle Tony? I wanted to show you the new apartment that I know you paid for and maybe introduce you to my new neighbor. He should be here in a few minutes. Without you, I would be sharing a garage apartment with three other colleagues. And I thought DC rent was expensive. It's a whole nother level here.

Uncle Antonio: You would get the garage apartment all to yourself. You know I can't let my niece live in squalor. I'm a benevolent billionaire, even if everything is in a trust right now. Besides this way, I know Ana is looking out for you.

Butterfly K: She gave me the green light to text you.

Because she knows your schedule so well.

Uncle Antonio: Hey, go ahead and switch to camera and show your apartment to me.

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Chief mechanic: Ana has taken over your civilian phone and will be streaming images for us. That should make a nice distraction in case anybody's actually monitoring our conversation. Can we actually talk?

Agent 13: I have a few minutes. We have to anyway. I just got several highly classified files from Ana, and I think someone will be dropping off more. Apparently, some were too sensitive to even go through the network. How much reading do I have?

Chief mechanic: A lot. I would read the executive summary first and then have Ana delete all traces of it on your iPad. Anything being dropped off, do not read it on an iPad for the love of humanity. I hate inferior technology.

Agent 13: Unfortunately, the FBI doesn't use Stark tech because they're still mad at you for no longer making guns.

Chief mechanic: If they love my guns so much, they should trust my tablets.

Agent 13: They are better. Besides, I don't actually have a real iPad. It's something that Fitzsimmons created for me that just looks like one. None of my coworkers have realized that I don't actually need to charge it.

Chief mechanic: Which is good.

Chief mechanic: OK bottom line, time travel is real. And aliens really did show up to Mumbai, but they're gone now. Wanda terrified them into running away.

Agent 13: I'm not even surprised about the aliens in Mumbai. I already knew about time travel. Even though I wasn't invited to the Fitzsimmons wedding, I did see pictures.

Chief mechanic: Now we know that Leopold did not override the original timeline. He just made a new one. We are referring to ourselves as the gamma timeline to help things make sense. All of that is explained in your pre-brief, along with what happened the first time around with Scott. Actually, you should read that next after the executive summary. Several of your colleagues are dirty, and you should know exactly who you're dealing with.

Agent 13: I figured that out on my own. McKenzie is working on it.

Chief mechanic: I'm sending you back up in addition to McKenzie's team.

Agent 13: Who?

Chief mechanic: Hunter and the princess.

Agent 13: Why?

Chief mechanic: The current situation you're dealing with is essentially a Shield fuck up. So despite the fact you need scientific help, I can't send anybody with ties to shield or SI. Apparently, my father may have screwed over a few people involved in this as well.

Agent 13: You're sending Hunter. He is married to the CCO of SI.

Chief mechanic: Technically, they're not married. It's just a remarkable forgery on file.

Agent 13: Because it's hard to legally marry someone that doesn't actually exist.

Chief mechanic: The genius princess will be there under the pretense of visiting the Wakanda youth center in Oakland. The Jarvis foundation is a cosponsor. A few others will be coming. Not Fitzsimmons Junior or Hunter's husband because we're going to need them but others. Probably members of the Wakandan science team. I wouldn't have asked the princess to come if it wasn't so important.

Agent 13: And McKenzie is OK with this?

Chief mechanic: Yep. Yo-Yo will be coming to assist as well. She's already in the neighborhood. She might be the one dropping things off to you.

Agent 13: Why do we need so many people to deal with this? How is this important?

Chief mechanic: Read the report and text me if you have questions. I'm probably not gonna sleep tonight. I have to put teams together to defend the world from a purple genocidal maniac.

Agent 13: That's what this mission is really about?

Chief mechanic: We need Pym particles. And I have to send people who might get them for us by one means or another. That's all I'll say. Read the report.

Agent 13: Fine, but it won't be for a couple of hours. I told you earlier my neighbor's coming over. We're having pizza together tonight. It would be suspicious if I canceled.

Chief mechanic: Nice to see that you've moved on from my future husband. Although do I get to bed the guy?

Chief mechanic: I mean, do I get to verify that the guy is not evil. The voice rec is having trouble with the other term. When we're not in the middle of multiple apocalypses, I'll ask Leopold to have his team work on it.

Agent 13: You already bedded the last one. Besides, Grant Roth is almost 100 and gay.

Agent 13: Which is your type, but he actually looks 100.

Chief mechanic: Whatever works for you, Butterfly. 100 and bi is wonderful.

Agent 13: He is the Captain America comic book writer. The good one. He did the ones that didn't make Aunt Peggy cry or throw things.

Agent 13: OK, according to aunt J, she wasn't exactly happy that sensitive mission-critical details regarding Isaiah Bradley managed to get into one of his miniseries. Apparently, she broke a stove.

Chief mechanic: Honestly, she broke a couple. Aunt Peggy's strong suit wasn't cooking. That was Uncle Daniel. Although it was best for everybody that the truth is out there. Not that I was aware it was not a fictional story until I took this job. It's just another reason why I'm still worried about the possibility of inhuman internment camps. Also, why the Mumbai agreement has a provision against re-creating the super-soldier serum. Our government has done some fucked up things to people with powers in the name of national security.

Agent 13: They've done some pretty fucked up things in the name of national security.

Agent 13: I barely remember Uncle Daniel. He died when I was little.

Chief mechanic: Because Hydra is evil, and your uncle was so smart he figured it out back in 55. Daniel was the best person, and I adored him. I'm still not entirely sure it was him or aunt Peggy that made your biological father disappear after what he did.

Agent 13: They were probably working together.

Chief mechanic: That's highly probable. Daniel always had a strong protective streak. He was another one of the people who protected me from Howard. I didn't take his death that well either. I showed up completely wasted to the funeral despite being really underage. I did that a lot.

Chief mechanic: I am the first to acknowledge I should've gone into rehab a lot sooner. OK, I did, but I should've made a real commitment to it before the Avengers uncivil toddler squabble. That's why all the earlier attempts failed miserably.

Agent 13: Aunt J is happy you're sober. She also expects an invite to the wedding. I, however, will be washing my hair that weekend. I will send you a blender, though.

Chief mechanic: We can never have enough blenders. Mostly because I keep trying to take them apart to make battle robots when I'm bored. You're still mad at my future husband.

Agent 13: At him, not you. You can do better.

Chief mechanic: I don't think I can. Not that many people will put up with my bull shit.

Agent 13: Just don't put up with all of his. I'll read the reports and text you if I have questions. But in the morning so you can sleep.

Chief mechanic: Bless you. Can you get your poor uncle a selfie and an autographed copy of Captain America: the truth about Isaiah Bradley?

Agent 13: I'll see what I can do. Grant just got here, and he brought pie. I'll talk to you later.

Chief mechanic: Be safe.

Agent 13: I will.

Chief mechanic: Your Aunt J will hunt me down if anything happens to you.

To be continued…