Unless he turned Skynet into the strictest young lady in Marvel...
Or dug the Mind Stone out of Skynet's head and put it back in his Infinity Gauntlet.
But Skynet was now deeply bonded to the Mind Stone. If he forcibly removed it, she would die on the spot, just like Vision had in the original movie.
Even if she uploaded her core code, losing her true "soul" would reduce her to a string of cold data.
Then she would no longer be her. She would be an it.
Homelander knew that if he gave the order, Skynet would dig out the stone and offer it to him without hesitation.
But...
He looked at the stunning, studious young woman before him.
Homelander sighed inwardly.
He just couldn't bear to lose such a capable, loyal assistant.
"Sir? Is something wrong?" Skynet noticed the look in Homelander's eyes and asked.
"Nothing." Homelander set the thought aside and smiled. "I was just thinking you're even more captivating today than you were yesterday."
Skynet blushed at his words.
She gave Homelander a seductive smile, bent down, and slipped under the covers at his feet.
"What, again?"
"Oh! All right! Come on, then!"
Meanwhile, in an old bar in San Francisco, Scott twitched where he lay slumped over the sticky counter.
"Ugh..."
He groaned in pain, clutched his heavy head with both hands, and struggled to lift his face off the sour-smelling counter.
The hangover had left his mouth dry and his stomach churning.
He shook his head slightly, then opened his eyes. His vision was blurry, and he squinted as he looked around.
"Awake, Sleeping Beauty?"
Behind the bar, the bartender glanced at him while polishing a glass, then slid over a glass of lemon water packed with ice and two aspirin tablets.