Alex Has Arrived!**
"Spider-Men, I'm heading out."
"See you."
Alex gave them a small smile—no nonsense, no hesitation.
He turned and shot forward, diving straight into the roaring Quantum surge.
In the next instant—
he slipped through the Quantum fissure
and vanished completely.
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"Okay, everyone, back to work!"
The Spider-Men refocused immediately, gearing up for their own battle.
"Hello again, gentlemen."
Doctor Octavius and the Green Goblin dropped in front of them.
A brutal fight was inevitable.
But none of that had anything to do with Alex anymore.
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Swoosh—
His vision blurred.
When his sight cleared again, he was standing inside a world of breathtaking beauty.
Brilliant lights.
Strange glowing flora.
Bizarre creatures.
A landscape that looked like a psychedelic dream.
It was a visual feast—
a fantasy realm.
"So this is the Quantum Realm?"
Even Alex couldn't help but click his tongue in awe.
If he weren't here on a rescue mission,
this place would actually make a great tourist destination.
But this was not the time to admire scenery.
He shook off those stray thoughts and got to work.
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First step in any unknown world: scout.
Alex released his superhuman senses, probing the environment.
Instantly—
countless sounds poured into his ears.
People.
The Quantum Realm was full of residents—many looked alien,
but some looked fully human.
And among the human voices—
Alex recognized several instantly.
Hank Pym.
Janet van Dyne.
Hope van Dyne.
Scott Lang.
Cassie Lang.
Almost the entire Ant-Man family was here.
Except for Cassie, Alex had met all of them.
All of them, in the Quantum Realm at once.
Had they come here as a group tour?
That said, the two groups were separated—
the Pyms in one region, Scott and Cassie in another.
As for Raven, Emma Frost, Cyclops and the other X-Men…
No matter how far Alex stretched his senses—
he sensed nothing.
No voices.
No signals.
No clues.
Maybe they were too far.
Maybe the Quantum Realm's strange physics interfered.
Maybe something else entirely.
Either way, Alex would have to search manually.
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"Let's talk to Scott first."
After a moment's thought, Alex made his decision.
He didn't understand the native language here,
and the Pyms were separated—
but Scott and Cassie were already communicating fluently with the locals.
If Alex wanted fast information,
Scott was the shortcut.
---
BOOM—
Alex flickered out of sight.
A single step, a ripple of air.
He reappeared more than three hundred kilometers away, outside a tribal settlement.
His vision locked instantly onto Scott and Cassie.
Without hesitation, he strode toward them.
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"What's that!?"
"Stop right there!"
"Another outsider?!"
Alex's arrival immediately startled the Quantum natives.
A mob of bizarrely shaped warriors rushed toward him.
They shouted something—
but Alex didn't understand a single word.
Their tone, however, made the general meaning obvious.
---
"What's happening?"
"Dad—look! That guy!"
Scott and Cassie turned at the commotion—
and froze.
Another Earthling!
And not just an Earthling—
someone they recognised.
Well, at least someone who recognized them.
"Come on, Cassie!"
Scott grabbed his daughter's hand and hurried forward.
But before they reached him—
BOOM!
A sonic boom cracked the air.
The natives blinked—
and Alex vanished,
appearing right beside Scott and Cassie as if he'd teleported.
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"Uh… hi. Can you understand me?"
Scott began.
"Dad, we drank that disgusting goo, remember?
Now everyone can understand each other."
"Oh—right, right… uh—hello! You don't look local.
Are you from Earth?"
Both father and daughter were visibly excited.
Meeting a familiar species out here was a miracle.
"Correct. I'm from Earth, Ant-Man."
Alex smiled.
"You know me?
Great—then you're really from Earth!"
Scott and Cassie's relief was palpable.
In this absurd place,
no one else would ever know the name Ant-Man.
---
"OUTSIDER! HOW DARE YOU TRESPASS!"
"SEIZE HIM!"
"INTRUDER!"
The natives suddenly grew more agitated.
Scott's face drained of color.
"Dammit—
quick! Don't move!"
He waved frantically at Alex.
"I'll explain!
Please don't fight them—outsiders aren't welcome here.
All of us are on thin ice already!"
Then Scott turned and tried to negotiate with the natives.
He pleaded.
He gestured.
He babbled.
But trying to calm down an angry crowd…
was like trying to teach spiders to tap dance.
Totally pointless.
---
"Enough."
Alex sighed.
He lifted a hand.
Telekinesis erupted.
WHOOOOOOSH—
A swirling force swept through the area.
Every native warrior was lifted and blasted backwards,
spinning through the air like leaves in a tornado.
Scott stared, jaw slack.
Cassie's eyes sparkled.
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