"When we used to live in Brooklyn, what was your favorite flavor of pie? It's downstairs at the shop where we often go, Aunt Maggie's."
Rogers held the vibranium shield in his right hand, his eyes filled with blazing white energy, ready to shoot the other party in the face.
He wasn't a new recruit on the battlefield, that didn't even have the most basic vigilance.
Superman disappeared for so long and suddenly appeared in Stark's home, which sounded unbelievable.
Considering the cutting-edge technology mastered by Essex Biotech, they could manufacture so many clone fighters in batches.
It didn't seem impossible to make a fake Luke.
"First of all, I don't like pie. Secondly, there's a flower shop under my building owned by Jennifer's family, who's a lively and cheerful young lady."
Luke downplayed and pointed out several traps in Captain America's question.
"Steve, if you want to test me, I suggest using the embarrassment between you and Bucky."
"For example, you were trapped in a corner by Jamie and then beaten ... I remember once, they beat you half to death, Bucky stole some bread from the shop next door and gave it to the pot-bellied Dr. Will ..."
Luke talked about the past, glanced at Rogers with a relaxed expression, and continued, "Because of this, you had a quarrel with Bucky."
"You said: Ever since you were a child, your father taught you to be a good person and not to do bad things. Theft, it's wrong."
Rogers lowered the vibranium shield, bowed his head, and smiled. He was reminded of the past.
Even in the poorest and most difficult times, his father never did anything bad that violated morality and conscience.
The man who died in the war set an example and taught Captain America the most important lesson.
This was also the principles and mindset that Rogers would later uphold.
To be a good person.
A very simple truth.
"Yeah. Bucky said I was too stupid, but he accompanied me to apologize to the owner. He gave him a part-time job for a week."
Captain America put his shield aside, indicating that he believed that it was his old friend in front of him.
There were many things that only they knew.
Essex Biotech's cloning technology was more advanced, but it was impossible to copy memory.
Seeing this, Howard also sat down at the table.
He stroked his mustache and looked at Luke with a calm face. He couldn't wait to ask, "Where have you been?"
This was a question that the whole world wanted an answer to!
Superman vanished.
It once occupied all the headlines of the world for several months.
About this matter.
Many conspiracy theories emerged.
Here in America, they said the Soviet Union planned and launched an unexpected surprise attack.
It intended to undermine the world's stability and provoke the fuse of war between the two superpowers.
Not to be outdone, the Red Bear accused the Bald Eagle of persecuting their war heroes.
This was all because Luke Cavill refused the President's goodwill gesture and refused to lean towards the capitalist elites.
Superman, as a pacifist, didn't agree with the American's hegemony but made great efforts to promote the Paris Summit and eliminate the conflicts between the land civilization and Atlantis.
However, such behavior was regarded as betrayal and a threat by the American capitalist group, so the President and related interests conspired against the other party.
To test this theory, the Soviet side sought various information about Superman.
For example, past propaganda images, speeches, and so on.
Among them, Luke had repeatedly mentioned the words 'world peace' and 'unity of all mankind'.
This showed that Superman had the world at heart and was a beacon of light for the righteous.
He was fundamentally different from America, which wanted to colonize the world with hegemony.
A certain loving father even openly declared that Superman was a true Red Son.
Although the other person grew up in Brooklyn, was poisoned and brainwashed by capitalism, he kept a clear head and leaned toward this side.
The Soviets didn't mind complimenting Superman as long as it nauseated the White House people, even if it shaped the other party into a beacon of the world and an embodiment of light.
In this way, the two sides engaged in several back-and-forth public opinion campaigns on the matter.
Until recently, the heat had dropped.
"It's a long story, but it was a fun and exciting trip."
Luke talked while enjoying his sandwich.
He began by explaining the intricacies of the multiverse and then picked up a few anecdotes.
For example, the Sorcerer Supreme Battle.
There was also the brother-sister relationship of the Asgardians.
As for the Infinity Stones and the Final Battle, they were spoilers, so he couldn't tell them.
"So, you went to a similar universe and became the Sorcerer Supreme?"
Howard poured himself several glasses of whisky before he managed to digest the information.
"You've summed it up pretty well."
Luke nodded and added.
"By the way, I also met your ... son."
"He inherited the Stark family genes and the family-style to perfection."
Hearing this, Howard's sleepy mood was lifted.
Although he wasn't married now and hadn't even thought about it.
However, hearing that the Stark family legacy persisted -- as Jarvis often said, Howard's insistence on being a bachelor for life, he couldn't give up a forest for a single tree, and keeping such bad habits as his excessive indulgence, alcoholism, and staying up late.
The Stark family, in all likelihood, would end with his generation.
"A son? I actually like daughters better."
Howard expressed some dislike for Tony's existence.
He's a standard daughter-first kind of man and loved cute babies who could sit on his shoulders and would say that they wanted to ride a big horse.
'What?'
'Can't son's do that too?'
Howard curled his lips. If he got a son, then he was better off tinkering with his own toy car.
He had little interest in the more straightforward paternal love.
"What's his name? Is he married? Tell him that the Stark men are always the best ones, so he shouldn't disgrace his father."
After thinking about it, the mustached man added, "If I'm not good enough there, tell him not to worry."
"After all, it's my first time being a dad, and I have no experience. I can only learn from the experience of my father, his grandfather."
Luke was taking a sip of his bourbon and almost sputtered.
He didn't expect this wave of vanity to shift the blame to someone else.
"You're a very qualified father, and your son adores you. So, Howard, you don't have to worry about that."
Luke patted the other on the shoulder and consoled.
'However, in the future, you will have a worse outcome.'
'You would be assassinated by Captain America's best friend, and your wife would die too.'
Luke thought silently.
That was the doomed ending of the movie universe.
But, in this world.
If the Winter Soldier and Howard go head-to-head, it's unclear who would win and who would lose.
With the Iron Monger-like power armor, it should be a 50/50 match against a Super Soldier.
"When did you come back?"
Rogers interjected.
"About 15 minutes ago."
Luke replied.
After leaving the Sorcerer Supreme universe, he once again experienced several different worlds.
There was the Wolverine -- Old Man Logan, universe. A universe where mutants had been reduced to rubble and nearly extinct.
There were also the Superior Spider-Man universes where Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus exchanged souls and smashed up New York.
All in all, he passed through four or five stopovers before finally finding the right way home.
"I was in Nepal, went to Kamar Taj, visited the Sorcerer Supreme who skipped work to relax, and expressed my concern for my colleagues."
Luke wiped his mouth and faintly said, "After drinking a cup of tea and returning from New York, I came to see Howard about the situation."
"Tell me, where are they hiding behind the scenes?"
"I could fly over right now and get rid of all the problems."
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