Recaps

Henry and his companions left downtown Chicago early because Kitty could not safely roam the streets, then parked overnight near Elm Street in Wheaton, where the residents' wary attitude made Quicksilver uneasy. The group spent a quiet evening in the RV listening to Katharine Hepburn's candid Hollywood stories.

• Chicago officials allowed Kitty to stay only if she remained inside the RV, so Henry and the others cut their sightseeing short.
• The group drove to Wheaton to collect their equipment and noticed that Elm Street's residents watched their unfamiliar RV with suspicion.
• Quicksilver got permission from supermarket staff to leave the RV in the parking lot overnight, while Henry stayed inside with Kitty and sent Skye to buy dinner.
• Henry and the others shared a quiet evening in the RV, where Katharine Hepburn entertained them with stories about Hollywood stars.

Henry and Quicksilver confronted a dream-world tiger and Freddy Krueger, while Freddy’s attempt to exploit their fears began drawing powerful beings toward their world. The chapter ended when a stunning red-haired woman appeared and Quicksilver recognized her as his deepest fear: his little sister unable to find a husband.

• Henry knocked down the crazed tiger, identified it as an impostor despite its claw scars, and killed it.
• Quicksilver recognized Freddy Krueger and tried to get a picture with him while Henry listed powerful beings he feared.
• Freddy failed to create convincing nightmares for Henry and began loosening the barriers between realms by invoking threats unique across the multiverse.
• The Sorcerer Supreme sent someone to stop Freddy’s breach, and a red-haired woman appeared in the dream world.
• Quicksilver panicked because he feared his little sister would never find a husband and described his nightmare of her marrying a robot.

Wanda Maximoff intervened in Freddy Krueger’s nightmare, then appeared in the real world and reunited with Quicksilver. She met her newly discovered younger sister Lorna Dane and joined the group in the RV to talk about what had happened.

• In the nightmare, Wanda freed Henry and the others from Freddy Krueger, who recognized her as Scarlet Witch and retreated.
• Everyone woke from the nightmare, and Henry realized the Wanda standing by him was real.
• Wanda confronted Quicksilver about the trouble caused by his camera and the monsters it attracted.
• Quicksilver introduced Wanda to Lorna Dane as her younger sister, and the two met for the first time.
• Katharine Hepburn welcomed Wanda and suggested they discuss what had happened inside the RV, where Kitty gave a soft roar.

Wanda joined the group in the RV, explained why she had destroyed Quicksilver’s maps, and discussed the balance between interfering in supernatural affairs and letting them unfold. After Lorna asked about Wanda’s past, she invited her to stay on the road trip, and Henry welcomed her.

• Wanda burned Quicksilver’s notebook of maps and ordered him to visit ordinary tourist destinations, then magically sealed his mouth when he protested.
• Wanda explained to Lorna that supernatural forces had their place and that the group had been endangered because Pietro disturbed them.
• Wanda told Lorna she had spent centuries guarding the boundary between the Earth Dimension and the Chaos Dimension, though her sense of time was confused.
• Katharine Hepburn and Lorna invited Wanda to continue the road trip with them, and Henry said she was welcome to stay in the RV.

Henry and his companions continued their road trip through the Midwest, where Wanda Maximoff grew closer to Skye and Lorna. After Wanda sensed that Henry was angry with her over a past encounter, he showed her a Soul Coin and asked whether Skye could be saved.

• Henry's group toured Iowa, Mount Rushmore, and Yellowstone National Park, enjoying a stretch of ordinary sightseeing.
• Wanda spent time with Skye and Lorna while Kitty stayed close to Grandma Catherine.
• Wanda fell behind the others and asked Henry whether they had met before the trip.
• Wanda used her magical sight to notice Henry's anger and guessed that he blamed her for a loss in a dream.
• Henry admitted he had made the first move in their dream encounter and asked Wanda if she could save Skye, showing her the Soul Coin Mephisto had created from the girl.

Henry asked Wanda Maximoff how to free Skye from the Soul Coin, and she explained that he would need Mephisto or one of his offspring to undo the contract. After Henry and Pietro traded teasing remarks, Wanda blasted them both into a valley while Skye and Kate watched.

• Henry told Wanda Maximoff how Mephisto had trapped a girl's soul in the coin and said he wanted to free her without resurrecting her.
• Wanda said Mephisto could release the soul, or one of his offspring could undo the contract, and Henry considered watching for Blackheart and Johnny Blaze.
• Henry thanked Wanda and invited her to a meal, then Pietro teased him by calling him brother-in-law and urged him to date Wanda or Lorna.
• Henry and Pietro kept trading barbs until Pietro grabbed Henry and Wanda blasted them both into a valley.
• Kate reassured the grandmother that Henry and Pietro would survive, and Skye asked whether Kate had noticed that Henry was a pervert.

Henry’s group enjoyed a feast and bonfire at Yellowstone before continuing their RV trip through Nevada. A blown tire sent their RV skidding, but Quicksilver stopped it safely, and a passing driver offered to arrange a costly tow.

• Henry and Quicksilver prepared a lavish camp dinner, and the group joined other travelers for a bonfire gathering.
• The group left Yellowstone after several days and drove through Salt Lake City into Nevada, with Skye becoming more confident behind the wheel and Wanda entertaining everyone with stories about magic.
• The RV lost control on Interstate 80, and Quicksilver switched places with Skye and brought it to a safe stop.
• Henry checked on the passengers, reassured Skye that the blowout was not her fault, and found a nail had punctured the RV’s front-right tire.
• A passing driver stopped and offered to arrange a tow truck, warning that towing the RV would be expensive.

Henry discovered that nails had deliberately been scattered across the road and that all four RV tires were damaged. After Old Bai brought a repair shop employee to inspect the vehicle, the employee demanded one hundred dollars before doing anything.

• Old Bai urged Henry and the others to clean a closed family entertainment center in exchange for work and a vehicle repair, but Henry asked him to bring a repair shop employee instead.
• Henry found nails scattered across the road, with a clear path along the shoulder, and realized Old Bai had avoided the trap when he drove up.
• Henry told the group that the other tires were also punctured, and they gathered money while waiting to hear the repair estimate.
• Henry and Quicksilver pushed the RV to the roadside, and the others set up a warning triangle and waited outside.
• Old Bai arrived with a tow truck, and the repair shop employee demanded one hundred dollars from Henry.

Henry brought his group to Willy's Wonderland after suspecting Tex McCado had inflated the RV repair bill to lure them there. Tex promised to cover the repairs if they cleaned the entertainment center for a day, and the group entered the dusty, dim building to begin.

• Henry questioned Tex about covering the repair costs, and Tex confirmed his offer in exchange for a day's work at his entertainment center.
• Henry introduced Kitty, his giant tabby pet, and arranged for Kate to ride with him and Kitty while the others followed in a second trip.
• Henry explained to the old lady that he had agreed to work because he suspected the repair shop was overcharging them to force them to visit the entertainment center.
• Tex brought the group to Willy's Wonderland, where they saw dusty rooms, boxed clutter, and broken equipment after he restored the power.
• Tex told the group to clean for the day and promised to bring their repaired RV the following morning.

Henry and Quicksilver entered a haunted entertainment center to clean it and found eight Evil Spirits inhabiting electronic dolls. After Henry and Quicksilver attacked the first doll, they raced off to find the remaining seven, while Wanda and the others chose to rest.

• Henry explained that cleaning the entertainment center would save them money on car repairs and tires, and Wanda sensed eight Evil Spirits inside electronic dolls.
• The mouse-shaped doll attacked, but Henry and Quicksilver knocked it down, and Henry dismantled most of its body while leaving part of it intact to study.
• Henry told the others to rest and challenged Quicksilver to clean the center and find the remaining dolls.
• Henry and Quicksilver split up, making noise as they searched the center and encountered other roaming dolls and attractions.
• Wanda refused to stop them, saying the Evil Spirits had made the group their prey, and led the others to find somewhere to rest.

Henry and his companions survived the night in the entertainment center, destroyed its eight Evil Spirits, and cleaned and repaired the building before Tex McCado arrived. They left with the doll heads and drove toward their next campground, though one Evil Spirit’s doll remained behind.

• Tex McCado arrived with the repair shop workers and opened the entertainment center, expecting to find the group dead or the building still dirty.
• Henry and the others greeted Tex from the spotless main hall and explained that they had cleaned the entertainment center and repaired its equipment.
• Henry confronted Tex about luring people inside as sacrifices and took the dismantled dolls’ heads as souvenirs; Tex let him leave with them.
• Henry drove the group away, carrying seven Evil Spirits’ heads while Scarlet Witch suppressed them in the rear compartment.
• Skye noticed that only seven heads were in the car, and Henry dismissed the missing eighth doll as unimportant.

Henry and his companions left Willy's Wonderland after the remaining Evil Spirit destroyed the attraction and took revenge on the townspeople who had failed it. As the group planned their return to New York, Henry reminded them that they still had one more place to visit.

• Henry said the remaining Evil Spirit was unlikely to threaten the townspeople, but Wanda warned that demons and Evil Spirits always exacted a price and might retaliate against those who had failed them.
• Wanda explained that the townspeople could defeat the lone Evil Spirit if they chose to, while Henry realized she might have seen through his plan to let it punish them.
• Katharine asked whether the group could return to New York in time for school, and Henry proposed that everyone else fly from San Francisco while he drove back with Kitty.
• Henry said he would stay in San Francisco to support Gwen at a biotechnology symposium, prompting Skye to insist that she wanted to come too.
• Henry reminded Skye that they still had one more place to visit, and she appeared to have forgotten about the other Skye.

Henry took Katharine Hepburn, Wanda, Skye, Lorna, Quicksilver, and Kitty to the remote hillside where he had buried Black Skye. At the grave, Skye asked Wanda to summon her friend’s soul, but Wanda said she could not and indicated Henry.

• Henry drove the group as far as his RV could manage, then fashioned a carrying frame to bring Katharine Hepburn up the steep hillside.
• Quicksilver carried supplies while Wanda, Skye, and Lorna packed what they needed, and the group climbed the hidden route with Kitty.
• Before sunset, they reached Black Skye’s overgrown grave, where Skye and Lorna placed flowers by the cross-shaped marker.
• Katharine Hepburn admired the view and told Henry she wanted a resting place like it, but Henry argued that funerals mattered to the living.
• Skye asked Wanda whether she could summon Black Skye’s soul, and Wanda said she could not before looking toward Henry.

Henry told Skye how her friend had traded her soul to a demon, then stopped Skye from attempting a reckless deal of her own. He promised to help free Skye, though he could not guarantee success, and the two agreed to work on it together.

• Henry revealed that Skye's friend had made a deal with a demon, who imprisoned her soul inside a coin.
• Skye confronted Henry for not telling her sooner and suggested making a deal with the demon to free her friend.
• Henry warned Skye that she could not safely outwit a demon and said he had already spent his compassion on her.
• Skye asked whether Henry could help, and he said he would try despite being unable to guarantee success.
• Skye suggested letting her friend possess an object, but Henry cautioned against binding her to a doll forever.
• Henry reassured Skye that they had time to find a solution, and Skye agreed to work with him.

Henry returned to New York with Kitty and prepared to attend a biotechnology symposium at the University of California, Berkeley. There, he reviewed the scheduled presentations and waited to hear research that could clarify the paths of Dr. Curt Connors, Dr. Bruce Banner, and Elizabeth Holmes.

• Henry sent Quicksilver, Wanda, and Lorna back to New York with Katharine Hepburn, then arranged to leave his RV in San Francisco and rented a sedan.
• Henry took Kitty to Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory, where the BB-2 system could care for her, and planned to develop Quicksilver's film there.
• Henry attended the Berkeley biotechnology symposium and found Dr. Curt Connors's presentation on cross-species gene transplantation in the program.
• Henry noticed Dr. Bruce Banner's presentation on nanomicroorganisms and wondered how his research might lead to Hulk.
• Henry focused on Elizabeth Holmes's blood-testing project, hoping to determine whether it matched his memories of a future financial scandal.
• Henry entered the lecture hall to hear the symposium's presentations after failing to find Dr. Connors's group in the breakout area.

Henry listened to Bruce Banner and Curt Connors present their biotechnology research, then left the lecture hall and met Gwen Stacy during the break. The chapter ended with Henry greeting Doctor Connors.

• Henry watched Bruce Banner explain how radiation-activated nanomicroorganisms could repair wounds, while uncontrolled growth still caused tumors and killed test subjects.
• Curt Connors presented his research into using lizard genes to regenerate severed limbs in white mice, though he had not yet achieved a successful transplantation.
• After the presentations, Henry left the lecture hall and found Gwen Stacy organizing equipment in the discussion area.
• Henry gave Gwen a red rose, and they traded teasing remarks.
• Curt Connors approached, and Gwen introduced him to Henry, who extended his left hand in greeting.

At an academic seminar, Henry Brown joined Curt Connors and Bruce Banner in a discussion of biotechnology and Mutant genetics. Curt explained why he chose to study lizard regeneration instead of transplanting Mutant genes, leaving Henry aware of the ethical limits that had shaped Curt’s research.

• Gwen left Curt Connors and Henry Brown to speak with Professor Betty Ross about academic subjects.
• Bruce Banner invited Henry and Curt to sit with him, and the three exchanged technical ideas through the next lecture.
• Henry asked why researchers studied lizard regeneration rather than the healing abilities of Mutants.
• Curt explained that Mutant genes were difficult to transplant and that the possible alternatives raised serious ethical concerns.
• Curt said lizards offered stable, accessible regeneration genes and required approval only from Oscorp’s animal ethics committee.

Henry Brown discussed the value of execution over ideas with Bruce Banner and Curt Connors, using Elizabeth Holmes’s project and Apple as examples. Betty Ross recognized Henry as the former CEO of Stark Studios, and Bruce asked him about the supercomputer Hollywood Kid and its software.

• Henry rejected the idea of investing in Elizabeth Holmes’s project without proof that it could be completed and argued that execution mattered more than inspiration.
• Henry recommended Apple stock and described how online sales could turn a good idea into a profitable business.
• Betty Ross recognized Henry’s name from his investment in Titanic and recalled that he had led Stark Studios and created Hollywood Kid.
• Henry credited Tony Stark and Stark Industries for the supercomputer while explaining his role in developing digital film technology.
• Bruce remembered Henry’s work on Hollywood Kid and asked him about the system software he had written.

Henry talked science with Bruce Banner at a biotechnology symposium and arranged to visit his laboratory the next morning. Curt Connors and Gwen Stacy joined the plan, and the group headed to the next lecture.

• Henry stopped Bruce Banner’s discussion and asked to visit his research laboratory while he was in New York.
• Bruce offered Henry a position at his laboratory, but Henry said he preferred working as Katharine Hepburn’s personal assistant.
• Henry and Bruce arranged for Henry to visit the Nuclear Biochemical Research Institute the next morning.
• Gwen Stacy asked Curt Connors to join Henry’s visit, and Bruce welcomed them both.
• Henry, Bruce, Curt, and Gwen went to attend a lecture on precision treatment plans using targeted drugs.

Henry visited Bruce Banner’s laboratory and advised him on improving the mathematical tools for his nanomicroorganism research without changing Banner’s code. The team began an activation experiment on a bullfrog, but a red error warning appeared just as they prepared to start.

• Bruce Banner showed Henry, Betty Ross, and Gwen Stacy around his laboratory and explained that his research data and computer model had not yet produced a usable formula.
• Henry offered Banner advice on programming and mathematical tools, while Gwen struggled to follow their discussion and returned to Betty.
• Harp spent the morning courting Gwen while also inspecting the laboratory machinery.
• Bruce Banner explained that the experiment would disperse nanomicroorganisms through the air and use gamma rays to activate them inside a bullfrog.
• Harp completed the setup and began the final checks, but a red error warning appeared on the computer screen.

A malfunction in Bruce Banner’s gamma-ray experiment trapped Harp inside the irradiation device and exposed the laboratory to gamma rays. Bruce absorbed most of the blast, while Henry protected Gwen and helped contain the danger; the chapter ended with Bruce and Harp alive but injured and shaken.

• Harp entered the gamma-ray device to repair a faulty relay, but the machine unexpectedly began warming up and dispersing the nanomicrobes.
• Bruce rushed into the controlled area and pulled Harp free, then used his body to block the gamma rays while giving Harp the only protective mask.
• Henry shielded Gwen, and Curt Connors protected Betty Ross as the brief irradiation struck the laboratory.
• Henry activated the ventilation system and waited with Betty until the air readings allowed the controlled-area door to unlock.
• Betty carried the injured Bruce out, while Henry found Harp conscious but frozen with fear inside the controlled area.

After the gamma radiation accident, the group underwent hospital examinations, and Bruce Banner remained unconscious while Curt Connors showed signs of pain. Henry drove Gwen and Curt toward their evening flight, and Curt agreed to tell George Stacy about the accident.

• The hospital cleared the others of physical injuries, while Bruce remained unconscious after absorbing the gamma radiation and Curt experienced pain in his missing limb.
• Betty Ross apologized for the accident and gave Henry and the others her business card in case they developed health problems.
• Henry drove Curt and Gwen toward the airport, and they discussed their travel plans and the delay caused by the hospital examination.
• Gwen asked Henry not to tell George Stacy about the accident, but Henry said George deserved to know what had happened to his daughter.
• Curt offered to explain the accident to George and accept responsibility for what had happened while Gwen was in his care.

Henry spent a quiet night at Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory with Kitty and wondered whether to extend the aging Tiger’s life or let nature take its course. Betty Ross then called to ask him to help investigate a laboratory accident because the computer specialist had resigned.

• Henry returned to Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory to develop Quicksilver’s photos and spent the evening alone with Kitty.
• Henry reflected on Kitty’s age and debated whether to prolong her life or let her go when her time came.
• Betty Ross called Henry and asked if he was still in San Francisco so he could help investigate the afternoon’s accident.
• Betty explained that she suspected a problem with the computer control program and that Harp had resigned and refused to return to the laboratory.

Henry agreed to investigate the lab equipment failure for Betty Ross after she explained her suspicions about Glenn Talbot and her father, General Thaddeus Ross. He drove to Berkeley’s research institute that night to examine the equipment and arrived with donuts and coffee.

• Henry questioned Betty about why she had asked him to investigate instead of going to the police or the FBI.
• Betty explained that Glenn Talbot had proposed acquiring Bruce Banner’s nanomicrobial technology for the military and that she suspected he might be sabotaging the university’s lab.
• Betty said the lab equipment had activated itself during a self-check and asked Henry to determine whether someone had tampered with it or whether its program had malfunctioned.
• Henry agreed to investigate and arranged to meet Betty at the institute that night.
• Henry bought donuts and coffee on the way to Berkeley, and Betty joked about the amount he had brought.

Betty Ross brought Henry to a laboratory and asked him to investigate Bruce Banner's computer without copying or leaking its unpublished material. Henry accessed the system and began reviewing its logs, while Betty watched to make sure he avoided the research data.

• Betty Ross thanked Henry for helping and warned him not to copy or leak the computer's unpublished material.
• Henry agreed to investigate the computer and sat down at the gamma-ray irradiation device's operating computer.
• Betty Ross gave Henry Bruce Banner's password, and he entered the computer's rudimentary Linux system.
• Henry examined the computer's files and discovered that Bruce Banner had stored them in plaintext with clearly labeled folders and filenames.
• Henry found the system and program logs, then read them slowly to reassure Betty Ross that he was avoiding the research content.