Several chirping sparrows suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the landscape tree in the middle of the open-air room beside the laboratory, hopping about among the branches.
Ant-Man Scott and Hawkeye Barton walked with extreme slowness toward the phones whose screens had lit up, as though they feared the caller IDs would not show the names of the people they had been desperately hoping for.
"Laura, incoming call."
Seeing the caller ID and the familiar profile photo on the screen, Hawkeye Barton raised a hand to wipe his face. His fingers trembled with nerves as he pressed the answer button in disbelief.
"Hey, honey."
"Clinton, where are you? How did you suddenly disappear?"
Hawkeye Barton held the phone to his ear. The moment he heard his wife Laura asking where he had gone, a relieved smile appeared on his face.
"Sorry, I'm at the Avengers Compound handling something with Tony and the others. You and the kids stay home for now. Don't go anywhere. Turn on the TV and watch the news—you'll understand what happened."
"I love you."
After briefly explaining things to his wife Laura, Hawkeye Barton forcibly suppressed the urge to rush home and embrace them. He turned to Tony and the others.
"He did it!"
"They're back. Everything's back!"
Off to the side.
Ant-Man Scott was still patiently explaining the Snap and the five-year gap to his girlfriend's family—his future in-laws included.
The people Banner had saved with that snap of his fingers, those who had originally vanished in the Snap, remained in the state they had been in at the very instant they disappeared.
Other than feeling slightly disoriented, they only felt as if they had traveled through time and space. The location was the same, but the scene was completely different.
Five years were enough