Ant-Man Page #5

Number 1 on the Schmidt pain index?

Hey, guys.

Remember me from the bedroom?

The Yellowjacket pod

is hermetically sealed,

and the only access point is a tube

we estimate to be about

5 millimeters in diameter.

Why do I have a sick feeling

in my stomach?

The tube is protected

by a laser grid,

and we can only power that down

for 15 seconds.

You're gonna need to signal

the crazy ants to blow the servers,

retrieve the suit, and exit the vaults

before the backup power comes on.

Camponotus pennsylvanicus.

Alternatively known as a carpenter ant.

Ideal for ground and air transport.

Wait a minute, I know this guy.

I'm gonna call him "Ant-thony."

That's good. That's very good.

Because this time, you're really gonna

have to learn how to control him.

Tell them to put the sugar in the teacup.

Aw! You okay? Did I hurt...

Hank wants you outside

for target practice.

The suit has no weapons,

so I made you these discs.

Red shrinks.

Blue enlarges.

Solenopsis mandibularis.

Known for their bite,

the fire ants have evolved

into remarkable architects.

They are handy to get you in and out

of difficult places.

You can do it, Scott. Come on.

They're not listening to me.

You have to commit.

You have to mean it.

No shortcuts, no lies.

Throwing insults into the mix

will not do anyone any good, Hope.

We don't have time for coddling.

Our focus should be on helping Scott!

Really?

Is that where our focus should be?

Hope!

I don't know why I came to you

in the first place.

We can't do this without her.

Oh, God.

You gotta lock your doors.

I mean, really, there's some weird folks

in this neighborhood.

Do you think this is a joke?

Do you have any idea what

he's asking you to risk?

You have a daughter.

I'm doing this for her.

You know, when my mother died,

I didn't see him for two weeks.

He was in grief.

Yeah, so was I, and I was seven.

And he never came back.

Not in any way that counted.

He just sent me off to boarding school.

You know, I thought,

with all that's at stake,

just maybe we might have a chance

of making peace.

But, even now,

he still wants to shut me out.

He doesn't wanna shut you out.

He trusts you.

Then why are you here?

It proves that he loves you.

Hope. Look at me.

I'm expendable.

That's why I'm here.

You must have realized that by now.

I mean, it's why I'm in the suit

and you're not.

He would rather lose this fight

than lose you.

Anyway...

You know,

I didn't know you had a daughter

when I called the cops on you.

What's her name?

Cassie.

It's a pretty name.

You have to clear your mind, Scott.

You have to make your thoughts precise.

That's how it works.

Think about Cassie.

About how badly you want to see her.

And use that to focus.

Open your eyes

and just think about

what you want the ants to do.

That's good!

Your mother convinced me

to let her join me on my missions.

They called her the Wasp.

She was born to it.

And there's not a day that goes by

that I don't regret having said yes.

It was 1987.

Separatists had hijacked

a Soviet missile silo in Kursk

and launched an ICBM

at the United States.

The only way to the internal mechanics

was through solid titanium.

I knew I had to shrink between

the molecules to disarm the missile.

But my regulator had sustained

too much damage.

Your mother,

she didn't hesitate.

Janet! No!

She turned off her regulator

and went subatomic

to deactivate the bomb.

And she was gone.

Your mom died a hero.

And I spent the next 10 years

trying to learn all I could

about the quantum realm.

You were trying to bring her back.

But all I learned was we know nothing.

It's not your fault.

She made her choice.

But why didn't you tell me that sooner?

I was trying to protect you.

I lost your mother.

I didn't mean to lose you, too.

I'm sorry.

This is awesome.

It's awesome, you know?

You guys are breaking down walls,

you're healing.

It's important.

I ruined the moment, didn't I?

Yes, you did. Yes.

I'm going to make some tea.

Nailed it!

That's a good boy, Ant-thony.

The final phase of your training

will be a stealth incursion.

It's freezing!

You couldn't make a suit

with a flannel lining?

You must retrieve this prototype

of a signal decoy.

It's a device that I invented

during my S.H.I.E.L.D. days.

We need it to counteract

the transmission blockers

that Cross installed in the Futures vault.

It's currently collecting dust

in one of Howard Stark's old

storage facilities in upstate New York.

Should be a piece of cake.

You're over the target area.

Disengage now, Scott!

Squadron A, go!

B, go!

C, go!

All right, Ant-thony,

please don't drop me this time.

Oh, it feels like a big leap

from sugar cubes to this!

Stay calm.

Guys?

We might have a problem.

Hank, didn't you say

this was some old warehouse?

It's not!

You son of a b*tch!

- Scott, get out of there.

- Abort!

Abort now!

No, it's okay.

It doesn't look like anyone's home.

Ant-thony, get me to the roof!

He's gonna lose the suit.

He's gonna lose his life.

All right, I'm on the roof

of the target building.

Somebody's home, Scott.

What's going on down there, Sam?

It's the Falcon!

I had a sensor trip

but I'm not seeing anything.

Wait a second.

Abort, Scott! Abort now!

It's okay. He can't see me.

I can see you.

He can see me.

Hi. I'm Scott.

Did he just say, "Hi, I'm Scott"?

- What are you doing here?

- First off, I'm a big fan.

Appreciate it. So, who the hell are you?

I'm Ant-Man.

"Ant-Man"?

What? You haven't heard of me?

No, you wouldn't have heard of me.

You wanna tell me what you want?

I was hoping I could grab

a piece of technology.

Just for a few days. I'm gonna return it.

I need it to save the world.

You know how that is.

I know exactly how that is.

Located the breach.

- Bringing him in.

- Sorry about this!

What the hell are you doing?

Breach is an adult male,

who has some sort of shrinking tech.

Sorry!

Look, I'm sorry about this. Sorry.

That's enough!

Ant-thony! A little help!

I've lost visual.

He's inside my pack!

Sorry!

You seem like a really great guy.

It's really important to me

that Cap never finds out about this.

That was completely irresponsible

and dangerous!

You jeopardized everything!

You got it.

Well done.

Wait a minute.

Did you just compliment me?

- He did, didn't he?

- Kind of sounded like he did.

I was good, wasn't I?

Hey, how about the fact that

I fought an Avenger and didn't die?

Let us not dwell on the past.

We gotta finish our planning.

Don't mind him.

You did good.

Darren.

How the hell did you get in here?

You left the front door open, Hank.

It's official.

You're old.

The plans.

He will kill him.

Well, to what do I owe this pleasure?

I have good news.

Really?

What's that?

Pym Tech, the company you created,

is about to become one of the most

profitable operations in the world.

We're anticipating $15 billion in sales,

tomorrow alone.

You're welcome.

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