Timelines and the butterfly effect

Red Guardian thought for a moment, then said, "Before I went to prison, she was living in seclusion on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg. Unless something unusual happened in the meantime, she should still be there."

"Take us there."

"Us?" Red Guardian looked around. "You don't mean everyone here, do you? I'm afraid your mother will run off in fright before we even see her."

An outsider who knew nothing about these beautiful women's backgrounds might have been fooled.

But Melina had also come from the Red Room. One look at this group, and she would think the Red Room had come knocking.

Her alarm system would probably warn her while they were still far away, and she would escape through a secret passage.

Yelena said, "Hmph. If she dares run, I'll have my brother-in-law drag her back."

"Him?" Red Guardian said disdainfully. "Why didn't he help with the prison break just now? He sent you two sisters in alone. What a coward!"

The moment he finished speaking, nearly ten pairs of eyes snapped toward Red Guardian, filled with murderous intent, as though their owners wanted to tear him apart.

Black Widow was among them.

A chill ran through Red Guardian's heart. He realized something was wrong. Why were these Widows from the Red Room so protective of him? Even the general didn't command that kind of respect.

Red Guardian lowered his voice and asked Yelena, "Who is this guy?"

"Hmph. I'm not telling you."

With Apocalypse's current composure, he naturally wouldn't get angry over a single offensive remark.

Instead, it reminded him of something else.

In the original story, there had been a brief scene that flashed by.

Red Guardian had been arm-wrestling other inmates in prison, boasting that he had fought Captain America before being incarcerated.

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