Homelander: New Legacy

[130] : The Photo

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Stark Tower

in Tony's private room, an unusual tension filled the air.

Tony was staring at a locket in his hand, examining the photograph inside. His fingers brushed over the image of a young girl, and then he glanced up thoughtfully.

Standing nearby was his assistant and girlfriend, Pepper Potts. Tony had called her over as soon as he found the photo, hoping she might recognize Andrea.

"Are you absolutely sure you don't remember anyone named Andrea?"

"You've asked me twice now, Tony. I really don't know any Andrea..." Pepper answered, a bit exasperated.

There were women she had met named Andrea, but none of them matched the girl in this photo. Moreover, she couldn't recall ever taking a picture with Tony and anyone by that name.

"That's what's so strange, you don't remember Andrea, I don't remember Andrea, but here's this locket, with a photo of a girl named Andrea, sitting in my room. And on top of that..."

Tony rubbed his thumb over the word "sister" engraved on the back of the locket, jokingly saying, "I don't remember having a sister."

Roger, listening from the side, felt that Tony's reaction was oddly reminiscent of Odin's when he had mentioned Andrea. Odin, too, had referred to Andrea as his daughter.

A sister for Iron Man, a daughter for Odin... Was this mysterious time traveler's special power simply "making family connections" across the cosmos? Some kind of intergalactic "social butterfly" system?

Roger was quietly amused by the idea until he noticed Tony's gaze shifting toward him.

"Why are you staring at me like that...?"

"You know something about Andrea." Tony's tone was confident. "You know who she is, and you know why her photo... and her locket, ended up in my room."

From the moment Tony had found the locket until now, Roger hadn't said much. He wanted to see if Tony, the genius of the Marvel universe, could recall anything on his own. But it seemed Tony couldn't.

So Roger decided it was time to explain, saying, "I'm from a parallel world, "

"Yes, yes, you've mentioned that a dozen times. Skip the introductions, please," Tony interrupted.

"Alright, I'll get to why I came here." Roger pulled out the Mind Stone and set it on the table.

Seeing the glowing stone, Tony frowned, asking, "What is that?"

"One of the six Infinity Stones that govern fundamental aspects of the universe. This one's the Mind Stone."

"This little thing?" Tony's skepticism was clear.

"Yes, this little thing," Roger replied. "It's also the reason Loki used his scepter to turn the Avengers against each other during the alien invasion."

"Wait, you're saying the Mind Stone was inside Loki's scepter?"

Tony raised an eyebrow. The scepter was still temporarily stored in his lab, and if the Mind Stone had been removed, the scepter would be nothing more than a useless stick.

Roger, seeing Tony's confusion, clarified, "The Mind Stone is still in Loki's scepter. The one I have here is from another universe. Remember, I'm from a parallel world. Each universe has its own set of six Infinity Stones, and this one doesn't belong to yours."