Brookmont Elementary School, parent storytelling day.
"...And then the righteous Ant-Man stopped Conqueror Kang and told him, 'Hey, big guy, you can't just take things. We should settle who gets it with a fair and square competition!'"
Scott Lang stood at the front of the classroom, gesturing wildly as he told the children, "Conqueror Kang folded his arms and said in that deep voice of his, 'What kind of contest? Kang wins everything!' So, can you guess what Ant-Man said?"
Scott paused deliberately, leaving them in suspense.
"Football!" a little boy shouted excitedly.
"Exactly!" Scott snapped his fingers. "Football! It had to be football!"
"And that was how the first Quantum Realm Cup Football Tournament began! Conqueror Kang's team had him and all his cold, unfeeling robots. Team Ant-Man had me, the Wasp, and our very best partners... the ants!"
"You know," Scott said, lowering his voice conspiratorially, "ants are way better than robots!"
At the back of the classroom, Officer Jim, Cassie's stepfather, watched Scott enthusiastically spin his bizarre football tale for the children. Seeing the sparkle in Cassie's eyes, he leaned toward his wife, Maggie, and asked quietly, "Did he ever like writing fiction?"
"No. He just talks a lot."
Scott's ex-wife gave a helpless laugh and explained to Jim, "That's Scott's special talent. He can turn every stupid thing he's ever done into a 'grand adventure.' Maybe it's true, maybe it isn't, but does it matter? The kids love it, don't they?"
"Fair point." Jim nodded and said no more.
Their family situation was complicated. Scott Lang had divorced his wife, who had taken their daughter and remarried. But thanks to his extraordinary people skills, Scott had become friends with his ex-wife's family after a series of events. He had naturally gained visitation rights with little Cassie