Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 287 Women are inherently weak, but become strong when they become mothers (First Update!)

It stands to reason.

As a hostage used by Sitor to blackmail Hawke, Pietro would generally not have much freedom here.

But the fact is just the opposite.

Within this Hydra base located on the deep seabed, Pietro and his sister Wanda's freedom of movement was not significantly restricted.

Except for a few key locations, Pietro and Wanda had virtually no obstacles to travel.

It's not just because Pietro and Wanda volunteered to participate in their Hydra superpower experiments.

More importantly, it was because Sitor was not afraid of them escaping at all.

Because whether it's Jean, Billy, or Tommy, genetic bombs have already been planted in their underlying genes.

With just a click of the button, Jean, Billy, and even Tommy would die instantly.

Whether it was true or not, Pietro and Wanda didn't know, but that's what Sitch said, and they didn't dare to gamble.

Ok.

Wanda dared not gamble, after all, these three children were indeed born after she carried them for ten months.

Hawke didn't care about the three children.

But Wanda cares a lot.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

and--

Pietro and Wanda, or perhaps Jean, Billy, and Tommy, received treatment at this base that, while not the most luxurious, was certainly on par with that of Sitor.

Sitrek even offers a package of services including preschool teachers.

Billy and Tommy are only a little over a year old, but Keqin has already started receiving an education.

Let's say that.

Three-year-old Qin is already fluent in Sokovian, as well as English and German. I don't know whose learning talent she inherited from.

Pietro, in any case, felt that his sister certainly didn't have that talent.

soon.

Just as Pietro was thinking about the word "son" he had heard as he left the office, he had already arrived at their home in this underwater base.

Ok.

Family.

Passing by in the corridor, it seems unremarkable, but once you push open the door, you discover a hidden world inside.

In a word.

The interior of the room is almost a replica of the layout of 521A Palm Street before it was sold to Hawke.

They're not exactly the same, but you could say they were made from the same mold.

The electronic campfire in the living room was burning brightly.

Wanda, who looked to be about twenty-six years old, was sitting on the carpet in front of the fireplace, with her head propped up by one hand. She was smiling at her eldest daughter, Jean, who was standing in front of her excitedly talking about her experiences on this trip.

The pianist was dancing and telling his mother how his father, Hawke, had completely outmaneuvered his uncle, Pietro.

at this time.

Pietro pushed open the door and went out.

Wanda, who was listening to her daughter's story with a smile, looked up and saw Pietro enter the room.

Qin also turned her head to look, then her eyes lit up. She ran to Pietro, grabbed his fingers, and ran back to the living room: "Uncle, tell Mommy that you can't keep up with Daddy's speed. Mommy doesn't believe me."

Upon hearing this, Wanda smiled and looked at Pietro.

Pietro met Wanda's gaze and nodded.

Wanda's smile then became somewhat stiff.

At this point, Wanda wasn't yet the Scarlet Witch; in her worldview, Pietro's speed was already the fastest known speed.

result……

Pietro gripped the violin with both hands, holding it close to his chest, and then looked at Wanda: "He is really strong, stronger than ever before. I can feel it. If he wants to kill me, I have no chance to resist."

He realized he had entered the speed space. Hawke looked at him, a wicked smile playing on his lips, a smile that showed utter disdain and arrogance.

Upon hearing this, Wanda instinctively stood up from the carpet.

"You really met him?"

"Ah."

Pietro snapped out of his reverie, then his eyes lit up as he looked at Wanda: "By the way, he's different from what we imagined. He's not only not old, he's very young, and he's also very handsome."

Hearing this, Jean, who was being held in Pietro's arms, looked at Wanda and said, "Look, Mommy, Daddy is really handsome. He used to come see me once a month, but it's so strange, why can't you see Daddy?"

At this point, three-year-old Qin was also very confused.

She went out this time because Hawke told her that if he didn't come to see her one day, she could find Hawke as long as she thought of her daddy. He also said that if she took the initiative to find Hawke, their family could be reunited.

Hawke hasn't come this month.

and so……

That's why Qin was so excited to run to find Hawke.

Wanda knew about this too.

Even Sitor knew this, but before Jean disappeared this time, both Wanda and Sitor regarded Jean's words as innocent childish talk.

Until now.

Wanda listened to Jean's words again, then looked at her eldest daughter: "Jean, the first time you saw him..."

Qin corrected Wanda's statement.

"Mommy, that's not him, that's Daddy."

"……All right."

Wanda chuckled: "Do you remember when you first met your daddy?"

Qin thought for a moment: "I don't remember, but I remember Daddy said that he was there when we were still in that castle. Oh right, Daddy was there when I was born."

Pietro, who was holding the violin, gasped.

Wanda and her brother Pietro exchanged a glance. "He can travel through time?"

"do not know."

Wanda shook her head: "However, if what Qin said is true, we can be sure of one thing."

Qin said loudly, "I didn't lie."

Pietro looked toward Wanda.

"decide what?"

“He meant no harm to us… to Jenny, Billy, or Tommy.”

"That's true."

Pietro listened to his sister's speculation, thought for a moment, and nodded: "My speed is no different from a snail in his eyes, and he had the opportunity to kill me, but he didn't."

Although Hawke did not allow him to bring the violin back.

But on his way back from leaving New York SHIELD, Pietro realized something.

Hawke neither let him come back nor stopped him from leaving.

Pietro was certain that, given the speed Hawke was displaying, he wouldn't be able to leave with the harp.

only……

Pietro pinched Qin's cheek and beckoned her to go upstairs to watch over her younger brother Billy and Tommy.

After Qin left, Pietro looked at Wanda and lowered his voice.

“But Sitchrek intends to use Jyn, Billy, and Tommy to blackmail him.”

"Yes."

After Qin left, Wanda's smiling eyes showed a hint of worry.

Although Wanda initially agreed to cooperate with Citrick's experiments in order to make herself and her brother stronger and possess extraordinary powers, while also reducing the suffering they endured.

But since the birth of the zither, some ideas have inevitably changed.

one more time.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

For Hawke, the birth of Jean, Billy, and Tommy was a result of Hydra experiments, but for Wanda, they were her children.

Pietro noticed the melancholy in his sister's eyes and seemed to realize something. He moved his lips slightly, and when Wanda saw it, he gave her a look.

Upon seeing this, Wanda laughed and said, "Don't worry, I already created an illusion when you came in. What they saw was a normal chat screen."

To create virtual illusions.

This is something she figured out slowly after her mental abilities were activated by the Mind Scepter.

Wanda felt that she should know more than that, and that she should be able to do more than just cover one room.

But for now, being able to cover a room and create a realistic virtual illusion is already the limit.

She never told Cistrek or the others about this.

because……

She now has not only an older brother, but also her three children.

Pietro nodded upon hearing Wanda's words, then took out the Andromeda Cloth necklace from his pocket and handed it to Wanda.

Unlike the gold color Hawke wore when he put it on Gwen.

Because Gwen had used it once, over time, the color of the Andromeda Cloth necklace has changed from pure gold to a color similar to rose gold.

Wanda looked at the Andromeda Cloth necklace that her brother Pietro handed her and instinctively took it.

Just as she took the necklace and was about to say something, with a buzzing sound, in a vast and boundless universe, a phoenix, whose gaze was both burning and icy, opened its eyes and landed on her.

next second.

The illusion vanished.

Wanda's eyes narrowed, and she instinctively clutched her chest, sitting on the sofa behind her, panting.

Pietro was slightly taken aback, then quickly stepped forward.

"what happened?"

"I do not know."

Wanda shook her head, recalling the fleeting glimpse of the scene, and looked at the Andromeda Cloth necklace on her hand before glancing at Pietro.

"what is this?"

"His fiancée gave it to him."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Wanda's eyes widened as she looked at Pietro. She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something but then hesitated, and the words stuck in her throat.

"She... gave this."

"She said it was for Billy and Tommy, that it would protect them."

Pietro relayed Gwen's words truthfully.

Wanda frowned, looking at the Andromeda necklace on her hand, then suddenly remembered something and looked at her brother Pietro.

"That's not right. Didn't they search you when you came back?"

"hey-hey!"

Pietro listened to Wanda's question, a smile playing on his lips as he looked at her: "To him, I may be slow, but to others, I can be so fast that they can't even perceive it."

He had already placed the necklace on a Hydra agent when he drank the soda.

Then, as he was docking with the Hydra base on the submarine, and just as he was being carried to Sitor's office, he once again used his speed advantage to retrieve the necklace.

As for why it's so accurate.

Very simple.

He didn't even drink any soda.

……

(End of this chapter)