Ant-Man (Book 11)

Chapter 36✔️

Emoji Chapter:➕Added/🗣Mentioned Scenes/➖Short Chapter

Same Night: Maggie's House
Inside: Kitchen / Dining Area 🕊⌨️

Scott and AJ are having dinner with Paxton, Maggie and Cassie, their all sitting around the table; Maggie and Paxton sitting at both ends, AJ in Scott's left as they're on Maggie's right and Paxton's left, Cassie sitting across from them on Paxton's right and Maggie's left.

AJ sits straight and speaks up, "I just wanted to say that,-" She gestures to the house with her hand while also looking around a bit, "-the house looks good with the reno's."

Paxton tells AJ grateful, "Yes, I wanted to tell Miss Stark, thank you, for the repairs on the house."

AJ nods as she tells Paxton, "I will tell her." She semi-jokes to Paxton, "And if you say Miss. Stark to her, she will correct you to say Amy." Everyone chuckles at the true fact. AJ tells them more gently, "Yeah, she felt bad for all the damages that happened and wanted to do something good."

Maggie tells AJ politely, "Well, you can tell her that we are grateful?"

AJ nods with a small chuckle, "Will do."

Maggie tells AJ, "And we wanna thank you." She glances to Paxton who nods in agreement.

AJ looks to Maggie surprised, "Me?"

Maggie nods with a smile, "Yeah. For everything you've done and doing for Scott."

AJ and Scott look at each other lovingly and AJ places her hand on Scott's that's on her thigh as she says, "It's my pleasure." They share a smile.

Cassie interrupts the moment and tells AJ, "I still find it cool that your an Avenger." Everyone chuckles a bit and AJ smiles sheepishly to Cassie.

Just then Scott's phone starts vibrating, and he quickly reaches for it in his pocket, he tells everyone, "Sorry." He takes his phone out and looks at it, he glances at everyone, "It's work." he answers the call, putting it to his ear, "Yeah?" AJ looks at Scott curiously as he listens to the caller, he nods after a few seconds, "All right."

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Night: Chinatown
Outside: Street 🕊

Scott and AJ meets up with Luis and Kurt in Chinatown, where at night, looks very pretty with all the lights on. Scott standing in front of Luis, AJ standing beside Scott on his left, she has her arms crossed, Kurt leaning his right shoulder on the van as he eats a Chinese takeout.

Scott tells Luis, "Here's the deal. Just give me the facts."

Luis nervously repeats quickly, "Just the facts. Only the facts."

Scott instructs Luis, "Breathe." Luis takes a breath, "Focus. Keep it simple."

Luis says quickly, "No, no, no. No doubt, no doubt. Okay." He starts to explain his story like he did when he told Scott and AJ about the tip, way before Scott became Ant-Man (From Chapt 7&8), "So, I'm at this art museum with my cousin Ignacio, right?"

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Flashback: Day
Inside: Art Museum

(Inaudible)Luis standing next to a man in the art museum in the abstract expressionism exhibit area, Luis talking to the man about the painting in front of him as he gestures to it with his hand.

Luis's voice over, "And there was this, like, abstract expressionism exhibit. But you know me, I'm more like a Neo-Cubist kind of guy, right? But there was this one Rothko that was sublime, bro! Oh, my God!"

(Inaudible)Luis turns around and mouths 'wow' as he's amazed by the painting.

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Present Time: Evening
Outside: Chinatown
Street 🕊