viii. trying to explain

Emotions were indescribable at the moment. Two of the so called superheroes are sitting right in front of them. Cry of laugh? They be asking themselves. Neither, staying calm is the best answer and avoiding any suspicions action is their goal. But the truth is coming out at any second so there is no point of hiding the emotions they're having at the moment.

Rosemary who took a sip of the water before opening her mouth and start spilling how she knows the unknown. "You guys, are very well known people in my universe."

"In your universe?"

"I don't know what you want to call it, but i'll say universe." She said quickly. "Um, yeah, universe, or multiverse or whatever, I don't care."

"Okay."

She paused and looked at the two. "Um... yes and—" she looked at Thomas for help, he shrugged and she glared at him. "In our universe you guys, all of you are famous, but... not famous for being superheroes but famous for being... actors?"

Befuddled, both Tony and Natasha exchanged puzzled glances, turning their attention back to the girl, eagerly awaiting her further explanation.

"That's all."

"I don't get. How are we actors in your universe?" Natasha Romanoff asked with utter confusion.

Tony Stark, who had been attentively observing the girl since the conversation began and their arrival at the house, astutely recognized that her apparent confidence was just a façade. He keenly noticed her nervous fidgeting, specifically how she played with her fingers and her brothers, which gave away her true feelings of apprehension.

Thomas took the job from his sister and start explaining more making Rosemary sigh in relief. "What my sister is trying to say that you people are simple human being. Tony your heart is not made of metal and Natasha you're a women who grew up in New York not the red room."

Natasha glared at them for mentioning the red room, and opened her mouth to say something but Tony interrupted her and raised his hand. "I have a question." He looked at them both.

Rosemary and Thomas exchanged puzzled glances, surprised by Tony Stark's unexpected display of kindness and politeness. Tony's unexpected behavior caught them off guard. They heard the confident responses from both the Walters twins, granting them permission to continue on.

"No one is stopping you."

"Go ahead."

"If I'm just an actor in your universe and a simple man with a real heart not metal one then tell something that only I know? Everyone in this room and outside know in fact I have a metal heart it's not something that i consider a secret."

Rosemary looked at Natasha and narrowed her eyes, getting sick of it. "Is me knowing about the red room not enough evidence?" She looked back at Tony, who raised a brow. "Is the picture you're holding not enough? what about us knowing that Peter Parker is Spiderman?"

Thomas who sensed his twin sister angry, gently grasped her hand and squeezed her fingers, offering a calming gesture to help soothe her emotions. "What is that you want, Mr. Stark? We told you already, me and my sister are not your enemy. You have other things more important than dealing with teenagers."

"Mr. Walters," he began, directing his gaze towards the boy seated across from him. Leaning forward, he continued with a low tone that scared them both since they never expected anything like this from him, "We arrived here in peace. You two frightened my boy, it raised concerns and anyone who causes harm to our family is seen as an enemy. We have got what we came for, so we will now leaving now."

Rosemary's eyes widened in surprise as she glanced at Thomas, giving him a look that seemed to convey, 'Is he threatening us?'

Natasha, sensing the tension, rose from her seat and scanned the room, her gaze eventually resting on a small photo of a family. She approached the framed picture and grasped it gently, observing the genuine happiness radiating from the family's smiles. The mother held her children close, while the father stood tall and proud behind them.

To her observation to both surrender and the kids, she's starting to believe the multiverse is real. And boy she is so not ready for what's coming next.

guess who's back?