Old Captain America emerged from the grove, looked around, and then walked towards Lu Qi and the others.
"Are you...Steve? How is it possible, you're not?"
Howard couldn't believe his eyes. Didn't Captain America drive Hydra's bomber directly into the Antarctica glacier? Why are you standing here now?
A smile appeared on Steve's face. Since Howard will also be taken to the future by Lu Qi and the others, he doesn't have to hide it anymore!
"I am Steve, but it may not be the same as the one you know. Because I come from another timeline, and the time point is equivalent to 30 years later in this world."
"Another timeline? Oh my god..."
Only then did I realize that time can travel back and forth Howard, and suddenly heard another piece of news that shocked the entire scientific community. For a moment, I stared at Steve in a somewhat gloomy manner.
Maria no longer wanted to care about her science-loving husband, and instead she remembered what Steve said just now.
"Lu Qi and Tony, are these your names?"
Tony helplessly held up his forehead, while Lu Qi nodded quickly.
"Yes, I am Lu Qi, and he is Tony."
"Oh!" Maria nodded to express understanding, then turned to Tony with a smile.
"I didn't expect that you and my son's names are exactly the same. What a coincidence. Do you also know Tony?"
Tony hesitated and did not dare to answer. Maria looked at Tony's performance and was a little confused for a moment.
After carefully looking at Tony, who was a little sloppy, Maria felt that this person looked similar to Howard...
Could it be...
Maria's expression gradually became strange. She quickly turned around and grabbed Howard who wanted to talk about time with Steve, and whispered in his ear, "Do you think that Tony over there looks like our son?"
"Well, why do you think so?"
Talking about his son, Howard actually came back to his senses from the unknown science and technology.
He turned to look at Tony, looking at him carefully.
Well, it does seem a bit similar.
Howard slowly recalled the conversation with 'Tony' twenty years ago, and the content of the conversation...
"How can he be our son? Didn't Mr. Lu Qi just say that our son is forty years old and has not yet gotten married and had children? I remember that this one already has a daughter, right?"
The last sentence was asked by Howard to Tony. Faced with his father's questions, Tony, who had always been a little jumpy, turned out to be unusually quiet.
He was also a little afraid to answer Howard's doubts.
Seeing Tony like this, Howard also fell silent, not knowing what to say.
Seeing that the scene had calmed down, Lu Qi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Well, he is indeed your son Tony. The one before was actually him, but he was in another timeline."
Listening to Lu Qi's explanation, both Howard and Maria fell silent.
My already chaotic brain was completely burned out, and I could only look at Tony subconsciously.
"Are you our son?"
Now that it has been explained clearly, Tony will no longer hide it.
He looked at Mr. and Mrs. Howard seriously and called out "Mom and Dad."
This time Howard and Maria finally decided. Looking at Tony who was a little flustered, they looked at each other and stepped forward to give Tony a hug.
"Tony, are you okay?"
"Ah? Of course I'm fine."
Tony hurriedly hugged his parents and answered in a panic.
Maria shook his head and touched Tony's face.
"According to the original timeline, we would die tonight, leaving you alone. Have you been lonely for so many years?"
Listening to Maria's words, Tony slowly became quiet.
"I'm not lonely anymore. You guys are gone. No one cares about me. I can do whatever I want. I go to casinos and race cars every day. Not to mention how comfortable I am."
Tony said such words, but slowly closed his eyes to prevent others from seeing his thoughts clearly.
Lu Qi on one side showed a smile, Tony couldn't be as happy as he said.
Although what he really did was more unrestrained than what he said, Tony was actually very sad about the death of his parents.
It's just that he always thought that his parents didn't like him very much, and for some reasons, he didn't show it.
This kind of emotion has always been hidden in his heart, and it burst out once at the time of Iron Man 2 after seeing the video left by Howard.
After the misunderstanding was resolved later, Tony expressed his longing for Howard and his wife in front of everyone.
Tony and Howard were whispering there, and Lu Qi went to Old Captain America's side.
"Then I'll have to trouble you to find two stand-ins and throw them into that car."
Old Captain America nodded, "Don't worry, there happen to be a few corpses over there. I'll burn them for him to put in. Later, I will arrange my villains in the FIB and the police to prevent the current Tony from finding out anything is wrong."
Lu Qi nodded. Steve is now a more professional agent leader than Fury. There will be no problem leaving this matter to him.
Next, Lu Qi was chatting with Old Captain America, waiting for Tony and Howard to whisper.
After almost half an hour, Tony and the others stopped temporarily.
"Okay, Lu Qi, we can go back."
Tony smiled at Lu Qi. Looking at the smile on his face, he thought that the conversation just now made him feel very happy.
Lu Qi was also happy for him, nodded along with Old Captain America, opened the time channel with one hand, and walked over first.
Tony followed closely behind with Howard and his wife. After leading everyone through, Lu Qi casually closed the time channel, which made Howard a little disappointed who wanted to study it.
Maria pulled Howard to signal him not to go too far, then smiled at Lu Qi and said, "Sorry to trouble you."
"It's okay, Tony and I are good friends, so this matter is not a problem for me."
Facing Tony's parents, Lu Qi also said very politely, "Now you are 20 years later. The current era is very different from the era where you were. If you want to adapt, it may take some effort."
"But we have someone here who has experience in this area. We can ask him to accompany you when the time comes."
Tony followed, and he and Lu Qi looked at each other, and Lu Qi also understood that he was talking about the old popsicle who had been sleeping for 70 years, and the time span was longer than Howard and his wife.
It is estimated that not only the old popsicle will come by then, but Johnny Silverhand will also come.
After all, with the intervention of Lu Qi, Captain America did not forcefully conceal the matter of Bucky, and both parties resolved the matter before it reached the worst stage.
Although Tony was also very angry about this matter, Lu Qi told him in advance that he could bring Howard back, which reduced his anger.
In addition, he also understood that Bucky was previously controlled by Hydra, and only allowed Bucky to be the bodyguard of Howard and his wife in order to atone for his sins.
With Captain America here, Tony doesn't need to worry about whether his parents will fit in with the times. With Bucky here, he doesn't have to worry too much about his parents' safety.
Of course, battle armor should be equipped when necessary, and Bucky is mainly used to prevent emergencies.
After arranging things for Howard and his wife, Tony and Lu Qi had time to rest.
Captain America and Bucky came over soon after receiving the news. Seeing that they greeted Howard and got along well with each other, Tony was finally relieved.
Captain America suggested that he take Howard and his wife out to see this era first. Tony let them go, but arranged for Ultron to keep an eye on their whereabouts.
After everything was over, Tony took Lu Qi to the bar inside Stark Tower and got them a drink.
"Thank you, Lu Qi, I really didn't expect that one day I would be able to meet my parents."
Lu Qi held the cup and touched it with Tony.
"It's okay. For me, it makes up for a regret."
Tony After hearing this, he nodded in understanding and didn't say anything more. The two of them just drank and chatted.
It wasn't until Howard and his wife came back later that they stopped.
"How was your shopping?"
After drinking, Tony was no longer as reserved as before, and asked Howard and the others with a smile.
Howard nodded, "Although the cars I imagined flying in the sky have not yet appeared, there are many places where the technological development is beyond my imagination, such as..."
"Can you please stop talking about you during the break?"
Maria looked at Tony, who smelled of alcohol, and stepped forward and patted his back angrily, making Tony, who had not been under control, a little uncomfortable.
"By the way, we also met Miss Potts today, and Steve also introduced us. It feels pretty good. When will you..."
After talking about Howard, Maria turned around and talked about Potts and Tony.
Lu Qi said before that Tony didn't get married and have children even in her forties, but she was very anxious.
During this trip, they also met Old Captain America, who is still alive today, and learned from him that Tony would marry Pepper. The two of them were in harmony with each other, so Maria made plans.
Match Pepper and Tony!
According to the original timeline, it was unknown how long it would be before Tony and Pepper got married, let alone gave birth to a child. How could Maria wait so long?
So she wanted to take Howard to Pepper's house to talk about it. After all, Pepper and Tony had the idea of getting married, but they never talked about it.
As long as she can convince her father-in-law, what is there to worry about? She can get engaged on the spot and find a good day to get married.
But Old Captain America quickly stopped her, saying that she had not adapted to the various rules of modern society, and going there rashly might cause trouble, so she stopped.
Looking at Tony and Lu Qi who were being urged to get married, they smiled. Looking at Pepper who came after hearing the news, Lu Qi looked at her and left directly.
After returning to his small apartment, Lu Qi sat on the sofa, thinking about everything Tony had just encountered, and couldn't help but close his mouth with joy.
Unexpectedly, Tony would be forced to get married in the end!
But that's fine. If Ms. Maria takes action, Tony will get married to Pepper soon. In less than a year and a half, his goddaughter will probably be born.
Wonderful!
While Lu Qi was having fun here, Galacta heard the noise below and jumped down from upstairs.
"What's wrong, you're smiling so happily?"
It flew into the arms of Lu Qi. Fortunately, the quality of the sofa below was good enough, otherwise the furniture would have to be replaced.
"Tony and I went back to the previous time and brought Howard and his wife over. Then within half a day, Tony was urged to get married!"
Lu Qi laughed and told Galacta what he had just seen.
Galacta watched Lu Qi vividly describe what he saw and heard, and laughed very happily. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was laughing at Tony or Lu Qi.
After laughing for a while, both of them gradually became quiet.
"When will we get married?"
After a long silence, Lu Qi hugged Galacta and asked.
Galacta raised his head and looked at Lu Qi, "When will I get rid of the worms in my belly, and then completely transform into a human form, and get married!"
Lu Qi smiled and nodded. Galactus has already said that the Cosmic Tapeworm in the belly of their clan is their clansman.
Their clan mainly reproduces through a parasitic relationship. When the insect is fully developed, it can be separated from Galacta's body using a space device and turned into an embryo. After ten days and a half, it will grow into their new clan member.
As for directly erasing Cosmic Tapeworm as Galacta thought before... Galactus is watching, and it's not easy for them to operate.
And when the two of them were looking at the future, in a strange alien space, Galactus was sitting next to a being with a body made of stars.
"I finally sorted things out now. I didn't expect that there weren't many things to deal with recently."
Galactus breathed a sigh of relief. After living on earth for nearly a year, he originally thought that there would be countless unstable factors waiting for him to deal with in the vast universe.
But what he didn't expect was that after reviewing all the rules, there weren't many weird things.
Eternity seemed to glance down, "Although this situation is what we hoped for, it is still very strange."
Galactus nodded. The creation of unstable factors is also something that the world will experience in the normal development of the world. In other words, it is a normal situation.
It's like thousands of cancer cells divide in the human body every day, but it's still normal.
As long as the genes that manage cancer cells are not out of control and the immune system is normal, the number of cancer cells will not grow and eventually develop into cancer.
Although this is risky, the growth of cancer cells can still be said to be normal.
But if one day suddenly, your body no longer produces cancer cells after division, this is another abnormality that people have to be concerned about.
"Then we should pay more attention to this situation and see what is going on."
Eternity agreed with Galactus, and he was also thinking about the reasons why this abnormal situation occurred.