Hawk initially planned to go to the Hell Dinsion to find phisto after his sister woke up.
But then—
He didn’t get to wait for his sister Anya to wake up, as the person he had just ntioned in a conversation with Wanda ca to find him.
Pepper Potts.
No, that’s not right!
It’s Pepper Stark.
After all, Pepper and Tony are married, and she has taken his surna.
After the Blip, Pepper, as Tony’s wife, took over Stark Industries and lived in a lakeside cabin in the suburbs of New York, raising their daughter, Morgan Stark.
She also established the "Tony Stark Foundation," dedicated to education, healthcare, and other philanthropic fields.
So—
Even though Pepper seed to have faded from the public eye after the Blip, she still maintained connections with both New York City and Washington.
Therefore, this visit was at the request of Washington.
"They said you revived."
Pepper’s expression was a bit colorful when she saw Hawk: "At first, I didn’t believe it, but I never thought, you’ve really co back."
Hearing this, Hawk smiled slightly: "Wanda said that you helped keep Palm Street No. 521A all these years, thank you."
Pepper chuckled: "Nowadays, there aren’t many people you can talk to."
Indeed, not many.
After the Blip, not many of the original Avengers remained.
Natasha Romanoff stayed in the Soul Realm to gamble on hope.
Steve Rogers went back to the past.
Tony sacrificed himself for all of humanity.
Thor has been away from Earth for many years.
So—
Apart from Hawkeye and Hulk who occasionally make appearances but have mostly retired to family life, it’s truly the end of an era.
The reason Pepper chose to keep Palm Street No. 521A, as she just said,
was to preserve a relic of the era her husband was part of.
As for anything else,
Pepper didn’t think much further.
Very soon.
After accepting Wanda’s invitation to sit on the sofa, Pepper took a sip of the glass of water Wanda passed to her and stated her purpose for coming.
"Washington wants to know what your plans are for the future."
"Plans?"
Wanda slightly furrowed her brow.
Pepper shook her head with a smile and said: "Wanda, you destroyed S.W.O.R.D. not long ago."
Wanda sneered at this.
"They hid Hawk’s body, and not going to Washington and leveling the White House was already an act of rcy."
"That’s exactly what Washington is worried about."
Pepper said with a smile: "Washington really wants to know how we will get along in the future, so the President reached out to to act as a diator."
Hawk, leaning against the stairs and waiting for his sister to wake up while listening to their conversation, raised an eyebrow.
"diator?"
Hawk looked up at Pepper who turned at the sound, and smiled: "What kind of terms did they offer?"
Looking for a truce?
Alright.
But there wasn’t really a war to begin with, however, since Washington wants to pay reparations, might as well take them.
And accepting this paynt will put Washington at ease, and provide Hawk with peace of mind.
After all, he was planning to head to Hell soon, then use it as a transit point to reach the Main Space-Ti of the 616 Cosmos.
He was going to fight, and whether it’s Wanda, or his sister Anya, they couldn’t join him.
Therefore—
If Washington wanted peace talks, that wasn’t out of the question.
The most important thing,
is that Hawk is kind-hearted.
Pepper looked at Hawk as he spoke, and directly stated the terms Washington offered.
"They will revoke the warrant for Anya."
"Heh!"
Upon hearing Washington’s terms from Pepper, Hawk chuckled, propping his chin on the stair railing: "You can tell them to try and see if they dare to continue the warrant."
Before he showed up, Washington’s warrant for Anya was understandable.
Since Washington has always been a pack of wolves, renowned for its opportunism and treachery.
To Washington, it didn’t matter how formidable Hawk was before.
But he had died, so to Washington, Hawk’s influence and any sacrifices he made were reset to zero.
Debt ends with death, right?
Similarly,
Connections end with death, so to Washington, continuing the warrant for Anya was just standard procedure.
But would they still have the guts to continue the warrant after he showed up?
Hawk didn’t believe so.
"Let them try."
"The second term is that you can continue to live here, and they guarantee that no one will disturb your lives."
"Likewise superficial."
"The third term is that they will fully cover your living expenses here."
"That one is sowhat practical."
Upon hearing this term, Hawk smiled slightly: "But for them, this condition pretty much amounts to nothing either."
US Dollars are very valuable.
As everyone knows, but to the actual powers in the Federation, those who invited Pepper to diate, USD is just paper, and free paper at that.
However...
"We accept the terms."
Hawk said with a smile: "Let them rest assured, as long as they don’t bother us, we won’t bother them either."
Pepper heard this and looked at Hawk.
"Really?"
"It might be false to others, but to you, I’m speaking truthfully."
Hawk looked seriously at Pepper: "Let them rest assured, as long as they keep their promises. However, tell them that if they break their promises, it won’t matter who they send to persuade when I return."
Pepper heard this.
"When you co back?"
"I need to go out for a bit."
Hawk shrugged, thought for a mont, and said to Pepper: "If all goes well, I should also be able to bring Tony back."
He originally didn’t plan to say it.
But...
Once again, he simply couldn’t trust Washington over there; it’s just like phisto.
phisto from This Cosmos had been disciplined, and similarly, the unpredictable Washington from This Cosmos was also transford through his repeated training into the obedient and sensible entity it was today.
Therefore, ntioning this to Pepper at least ensures that if Washington here becos unpredictable, her involvent will likely sustain us until I return from the Main Space-Ti.
Listening to Hawk’s words, Pepper’s originally calm expression quickly turned excited.
"Hawk, are you serious, can you really bring Tony back?"
"Didn’t I say I’ll be back?"
Hawk smiled slightly: "But the situation with Tony is sowhat different. You need to do so preparatory work first to bring him back."
Pepper didn’t hesitate.
"What kind of work?"
"If all goes well, I will bring his soul back, but I have no way to bring his physical body back."
"You an..."
Hearing Hawk’s words, Pepper considered briefly, then realized.
"Cloning?"
"Correct."
Hawk nodded: "Stark should have that kind of technology."
Pepper shook her head: "Stark doesn’t have cloning technology, but Stark can buy it."
For anyone or any company to make such a statent, Hawk would assu they were boasting.
But Stark?
Stark has the capability to make such claims; they can buy anything they want with money.
It’s just like Batman buying Superman’s house.
Even though Superman’s house was foreclosed by the bank, Batman bought the entire bank, effectively purchasing Superman’s house.
After saying this, Pepper made a quick call without hesitation, then hung up and looked at Hawk.
"Within ten hours, Stark will possess the world’s most advanced cloning technology and laboratory."
"Impressive."
Hawk gave Pepper a thumbs up, then turned his gaze to Wanda: "It’s the sa for Pietro, do you have his DNA data?"
Wanda shook her head.
At this mont.
Their sister Anya, who had unknowingly been asleep, opened the door and walked out: "Hydra’s internal database has DNA data of Wanda and Pietro."
Hawk turned and looked at his sister, Anya, walking out of the room, and smiled.
"Awake?"
"You’re leaving again?"
Anya ignored Hawk’s smile, seriously staring at her brother.
Hawk laughed.
"How did you know?"
"Because every ti you have to go out and don’t want to take , you always arrange sothing for to do."
"...Alright."
Hawk appeared as if enlightened, brightly smiling at his sister: "That’s why you’re my real sister."
Anya frowned.
"Can you take with you?"
"No."
"But you just ca back, and I just saw you."
Anya’s voice carried a hint of tears: "I swear, I’ll just follow you, I won’t be any trouble."
Hawk smiled slightly.
"It’s not about not taking you; it’s because you have more important things to help with."
"Lying to again?"
"Not this ti."
Hawk said, looking at Anya: "I need you to go to Kamar-Taj and keep an eye on Stephen, making sure he doesn’t communicate with the outside world until I return."
Anya raised her eyebrows.
"Stephen, Doctor Strange?"
"Yes."
"What’s wrong with him?"
"I’m worried he might ruin my plans."
Hawk smiled: "Once you get to Kamar-Taj, Wang will explain everything to you. Your task is simple, keep an eye on him; for this, I trust only you. Even Wanda, for this matter, I cannot trust."
Listening to Hawk’s words, Pepper sitting on the sofa instinctively glanced at Wanda who was seated nearby.
Wanda rolled her eyes at Hawk’s words.
You’re fooling your sister, why use as an example.
But...
Forget it.
She is quite kind-hearted.
Hearing her brother say he doesn’t even trust Wanda, Anya was taken aback, though she still looked at her brother sowhat skeptically.
"Really?"
"Of course."
Hawk smiled at his sister: "In this world, aside from you, there isn’t anyone else I can trust entirely without reservation."
Sister Anya: "..."
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