I am a Marvel movie and anime fan who traveled to the Marvel Universe after death and obtained a system that can only be described as “super powerful” but with many limitations. At first, I was ecstatic about this system, but soon realized that I was in an extremely dangerous world and my life was threatened at all times. The protagonist is not invincible at the beginning, and it takes a period of time to grow!
In the Marvel Universe, the awakening system helps me become invincible
Chapter 1 Rebirth, Crossing, System
Lin Nuo, an 18-year-old boy, is the only son in the family.
He had just finished watching the latest Marvel movie “Eternals” with his friends and walked out of the cinema. Before going to the movie, he was very excited because he could finally watch a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie again after a long time, and as an avid MCU fan, he was looking forward to it.
But after watching the movie, he felt that the film could be richer on an emotional level, but since it was set as an origin movie, he had no objection. Apart from the controversial “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, Marvel hasn’t released any good origin movies recently. “Eternals” could have been better, but it just needed more depth.
Lin Nuo and his friends walked towards the nearest restaurant while laughing and discussing movies. He and his friends found a new anime-themed restaurant nearby.
“Damn, Marvel has finally entered the realm of the gods,” Sai said excitedly.
“Yeah, if they finally decide to let Galactus appear, I can’t wait.” The classmate added that he is a huge fan of Galactus.
There are many posters of classic anime outside this anime-themed restaurant, such as “Naruto”, “Bleach”, “One Piece”, and even posters of new anime like “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”.
Just as they were about to enter the restaurant, they suddenly heard a loud bang. The three boys instinctively turned around to see what was going on, but to their surprise, a yellow Porsche Cayenne was driving towards them at high speed.
At that moment, perhaps out of instinct, or perhaps because Lin Nuo was a kind person who always thought of others first, he pushed the other two boys aside and tried to save them.
The car hit Lin Nuo at high speed on the sidewalk. Nuo was knocked away and flew towards the restaurant. The glass door of the restaurant was broken and he fell heavily inside.
Before he could feel the pain, he saw his vision blur and heard the shouts of his friends and people around him. Before he closed his eyes, the only thing he could think about was that he hadn’t had time to say goodbye to his parents because he felt that he would die soon.
2001, New York
An 11-year-old boy named John woke up early in the morning. At first, he felt dizzy and confused. He found himself sleeping in a luxurious bedroom with a king-size bed. There were many newspaper posters on the wall, and the headlines of those newspapers were all eye-catching “clickbait” style. As the scene in the room became clearer, he turned his head to the right and saw a family photo beside the bed. The photo showed a typical Western middle-aged man with black hair and a little gray hair on his temples, holding the hand of a little boy. The little boy was somewhat similar to the middle-aged man.
“What happened? Wasn’t I hit by a car? Where am I? Where are my family and classmates? What is this place? Am I not dead? Did I survive that car accident?”
The boy was very frightened because he found that his body had turned into a little boy.
He was sure he was dead, but he didn’t know how he ended up in this bedroom full of strange objects. He sat on the bed and noticed a newspaper on the table next to him. He picked up the newspaper and was shocked when he saw what was on it. The date on the upper right corner of the newspaper showed the year, October 1, 2001.
But that wasn’t the most shocking part. What surprised him more was the name of the newspaper. The title of the newspaper read “The Daily Bugle”.
He couldn’t help but shudder, because he knew what the name meant, but he couldn’t believe it.
“Have I traveled to the Marvel world, or am I dreaming? If this is really the Marvel world, which Marvel universe is this? Is it the universe of the old Spider-Man? Or the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)?” The boy screamed in his heart. He felt his heartbeat speed up!
In his previous life, he had watched the anime “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”, so he knew what “travel through time” was. He had also read many online novels about people traveling to different worlds and writing their own legendary stories.
“Damn it! What if I really traveled through time? At least I should have a system, just like other time-traveling protagonists. System? Are you there?”
He wasn’t sure how he had traveled through time, but he could only shout in his heart: “Doctor Strange! Did you do this?”
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The boy suddenly heard a voice in his head.
System loading…10%…20%…50%…89%…100%
System loading is complete.
The boy was so excited that he almost jumped out of the bed.
“Hello, host John. We noticed that you have traveled to the Marvel Cinematic Universe 19999. Are you willing to load the memories of your original body?”
The boy said, “Yes.”
Then, all of a sudden, a lot of memories and information flooded into his mind.
It turns out that the original owner of this body was named John Jonah Jameson, the son of Joan Jameson and J. Jonah Jameson. His mother died of cancer in her early years, and his father was the owner of the famous newspaper company “The Daily Bugle”.
“So now it’s 2001. Before Tony Stark announces himself as Iron Man at a press conference, I still have seven years to improve myself. From then on, the development trajectory of this world will basically follow the routine. Oh! What a headache! System! You should give me more than just this little information, right?”
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“Host, please rest assured. This system is very powerful. It can even make the host as powerful as the so-called gods in this universe. But everything depends on the host’s own efforts.”
“Okay! So what functions do you have?”
“This system can make the characters and abilities of anime, movies, and games from the host’s previous life become reality. And the host can control the body of the summoned character whenever he wants to do so.”
“What?” This time John did not repeat it in his mind, but shouted it out loud. He knew what this meant. It meant that he would have power that the world had never seen before. But soon, the next sentence from the system poured cold water on his excitement.
“The host can, under certain conditions, make the powers, characters, and even the entire world of the past life become reality.”
“What conditions?”
“The condition is to reach the required fan value. For example, if the host makes a movie, if the fan value, that is, the number of people who like the movie, exceeds a certain number, then the character or ability can become a reality according to the host’s wishes.”
“You said that the characters and even the entire world can become reality. Then won’t the villain cause trouble when he appears?” John complained in his heart.
“Host, please rest assured. All the characters summoned by the host will only obey the host’s orders and will not obey anyone else.”
“What? Hahahahaha…” John laughed out loud on the bed.
He lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling of the room, with a smile on his face. All he could think about was his future invincibility!!!
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Lin Nuo, now John, was thinking about his plan. At this moment, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open, and a lady of about 35 years old walked in. She was very beautiful. From his original memory, he knew that this lady was his nanny, Valentina. Valentina had been hired to take care of him since he was born. She basically watched him grow up from a baby and treated him like her own son.
His mother died shortly after John was born, and Valentina took good care of him and met his every need. After his mother’s death, his father devoted himself to his work to try to reduce the pain of losing his wife, so John was left in the care of Valentina.
“John, are you okay? I heard you screaming. Was it another nightmare?” Valentina walked into the room and asked worriedly.
“No, Val, I’m fine. I just had a very happy dream, and the things in the dream will soon become reality. This world is so beautiful.” John grinned and said. “Val” was what he usually called her.
Valentina didn’t quite understand what he meant, but she didn’t care too much, as it was already eight o’clock in the morning.
“Your father is waiting for you at the dining table to have breakfast with him. You should go over there,” Val continued.
“Okay, I have a lot to tell him.” John said. Even though he and his father were not close before, he was his father after all, and John knew something about him.
“Hi, Dad. Good morning.” John walked to the dining table where his father was having breakfast of eggs and sandwiches. John also noticed that due to the fusion of his original body’s memories, his accent was now completely American, which allowed him to avoid flaws caused by changes in accent.
While having breakfast with his father, he was thinking about the system and how to promote animation and film works to the world to gain fans. As for games, he planned to put them aside for a while because the technology level in 2001 could not realize his idea of the game. Although John had played many games in his previous life, he was not a game fan and knew little about the creativity of games.
Val brought him breakfast, and as he ate he began to think about his future plans and how to gain a foothold in this new world.
“Dad, I have a business plan, would you like to hear it?” John asked his father.
“Business plan? What kind of plan? What business ideas can a little brat like you share with me? It’s really funny.” Jameson said sarcastically. He firmly believed that a kid like John could not have any good ideas.
“You will definitely be surprised, Dad. In a few days I will give you a story and illustrations. If you think the story and the illustrations are good, you have to promise me to help me make an animated film.” John said confidently.
Jameson was surprised by his son’s words. He looked at his son and felt a little strange. His son’s attitude seemed to have changed, but he didn’t think much about it. “You can draw? I’ve never seen you take a drawing class. Come on, what kind of story can a little brat like you make up for adults to read?”
“This is definitely a surprise. Believe me, Dad, I can draw and you will see the results soon. You just have to promise me that if you like the story I wrote, you will help me make an animated film.” John said.
“I don’t have that much money to fund your fantasy.” Jameson said after taking a sip of coffee, with a look of indifference on his face.
“Dad, please. I know you have a huge company and connections in Hollywood. Just this once, if it’s good, please introduce this story to a producer and a director,” John pleaded.
Jameson looked at his son helplessly and said, “Well, son, if you can create good pictures and good stories, I will consider it.”
In fact, every time Jameson sees his son, he feels very guilty because he failed to take good care of him when his son was young, but recently he began to feel that he should do something while it is still not too late…
He took a deep breath and made up his mind that no matter what his son came up with, he would try to make it into an animated film that his son would like, so that he could make up for his debt to his son. Besides, there was no harm in it, it was good for children to be willing to use their creativity.
After breakfast, John got ready for school while his father, already dressed in his trademark suit, said goodbye to his son and Val before heading off to work.
In the days ahead, John has a lot to do and he has a plan in mind. He is now 11 years old, and in the United States, 11 years old is enough to go to junior high school.
When he walked out of the house, he saw tall buildings and wide streets full of cars. In his previous life, he always wanted to come to New York and dreamed of traveling around the world. Now, if he could become strong enough, he could fulfill his dream of traveling around the world and even go to the distant universe.
The pleasant weather outside made him feel as if he was back home. He was sincerely grateful to fate for giving him another chance to be reborn.
“Lower Manhattan Community High School” was the name of the school John attended.
He lives in Manhattan, so the school is very close to his home, and it is also one of the best schools in the city.
At school, he ran into his recently-made friend Jeremy, who sat next to him in the classroom. From his original body’s memories, he remembered Jeremy, but since they had only just met, they were not particularly close.
But John didn’t want to spend time with these kids because he was almost 20 years old in his heart and he had many plans and didn’t want to waste even a moment.
Then, during class, he had no intention of listening at all. It was too easy for him. He had already started thinking about the things he needed to do in the next few years.
On the way home from school, he used his pocket money to buy canvas and painting tools. In his previous life, he had a wide range of hobbies and was proficient in painting and singing, so with the experience of his previous life, he was confident that he could complete the painting work.
After returning home, he immediately ran to the computer. Although the computer in 2001 was a bit too backward for him, he didn’t care too much and started searching for a company called Disney. John soon found that there was no such company in the world, so he was relieved.
“Since there is no Disney in this world, I can turn all the Disney works in my original world into reality here,” he thought to himself.
(As for why I chose Disney’s animation production, it was because it was easy enough for the protagonist to produce in the early stage and had a large audience, so it was easy to gain fans)
“System, can you use the fan value generated by one work for another work?”
Please rest assured, host. The fan value is calculated based on the total number, not the fan value of each work separately.
“Great, I can just do all the Disney stuff I remember. Oh, what a shame I didn’t remember all the Disney animations from my last life.”
The host can use fan points to bring animations, games, movies and cartoons from the previous life to this life.
“Really? That’s great. Now my mind is clearer. Now it’s time to get to work.”
He sat down in front of the canvas and began to paint a beautiful sunrise and many small animals. After painting the small animals, he painted a majestic lion.
That’s right!
John is painting the famous “The Lion King”. Although the previous life’s “The Lion King” was released in 1994, there is no such movie in this world.
He is now certain that with all the music he memorized from his past life, and the advancements in animation technology today, the film would have been even better if it had been released in 2001.
As for whether his father would disapprove of his work, he never considered it at all. John was very confident that his father would definitely support him because the story itself was very attractive to both children and adults.
In the evening, when Jameson got home from get off work, he noticed that his son John had been busy in his room instead of coming out to greet him as usual. He walked into his son’s study and saw that he was concentrating on drawing. When he walked up to see what his son was drawing, he was surprised to find many beautiful paintings created in the form of comics, which looked more vivid and realistic.
He didn’t want to disturb his son from working, he remembered the conversation he had with his son in the morning, and now after seeing these paintings, Jameson began to look forward to what kind of stories his son would create to go with these paintings.
“Val, when did he start working?” Jameson called Valentina over and asked.
“Sir, he has been like this since he came back from school. He has done nothing but stay in his room.”
She was worried that John would miss out on play and entertainment because he was studying too hard. It would be better for children of this age to play without worries.
But after seeing his son’s paintings, Jameson began to feel proud of having an excellent son. Even if John couldn’t write a good story, he could brag to his old colleagues about his son’s extraordinary painting talent. Now he just waited for John to finish his paintings.
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Chapter 3 Perfect Premiere (Old Version)
October 9, 2001
It took John 15 days to complete all the drawings and write all the dialogues between the characters. Although the drawings are not vivid enough, they still look great overall.
In the evening, when John’s father came home from get off work, John took a stack of drawings to Jameson for review.
Although John knew his work was almost as perfect as the story of his previous life, The Lion King, he was still nervous. He was worried that he would not be able to convince his father.
“This is incredible! John, you really impressed me! Before, I was just surprised and pleased by your talent and seriousness in painting, but now, I think your works and creativity are all perfect!”
After reading all the drawings, Jameson praised them generously, while John was a little embarrassed because he knew that he had nothing original. As Newton said, everything he did was standing on the shoulders of giants. Speaking of giants, he immediately thought of “Attack on Titan”.
“So Dad, can you help me make it into an animated movie?” John asked eagerly, because at this moment all his efforts and future depended on it.
“Of course! Why not? This work is amazing. I have a feeling it will make us a fortune.” Jameson said with a gleam in his eyes. Even though Jameson was already very rich, no one would complain about having too much money.
“Dad, before production, I want to meet the director of this movie. You can also be one of the producers. You can keep the money for later because I have other places to use the money.” John said.
“Of course! But do you have any other ideas like this?” Jameson asked skeptically.
“Dad, I have a lot of ideas, but it will take time to turn them into reality. This world is more colorful and more dangerous than you can imagine.” John found that he had accidentally let the cat out of the bag. Although in a sense, Jameson was not his real father, he could feel his father’s love for him in the past few days, so he accidentally spoke out his sincere reminder.
“Kid, don’t think you can ride on my head just because you can make a lot of money. I know more about this world than you do.” Jameson said with a pretended angry look on his face.
October 14, 2001
It was a beautiful Sunday evening, and John and Jameson went to meet with the director as scheduled. Although his son said that he could meet alone, Jameson decided to go with him to supervise the meeting. He believed in his son, but after all, his son was still a child. They were a little nervous at first, and when the clock pointed to 6 pm, they finally started the meeting.
“This is the original drawing of this animated film. I hope the animation can be realistic, and please pay attention to the emotions contained in the whole story. This is really important.” John said to the director.
“Don’t worry, John and Mr. Jameson! We are professionals and we will do our best to complete this project.” Director Rob said excitedly. At the beginning, when he heard that media tycoon Mr. Jameson was looking for a director to shoot an animated film, he immediately wanted to get involved. He arranged a meeting with Mr. Jameson through various channels and the time was set for today.
To his surprise, the story had already been confirmed and was written by Mr. Jameson’s 11-year-old son. On the way to Jameson’s house, he was in a depressed mood and made up several excuses in his mind to reject the project later.
But after reading the entire plot and seeing the drawings, he immediately changed his mind and saw great potential in this storyline.
“Mr. Rob, I have another impolite request, I hope you can accept it,” John added.
“Hmm? John, do you want to add anything else to this story?” Jameson was a little skeptical, hoping that adding anything else would not ruin the story.
“Don’t worry, Dad, it’s not a bad thing. I just wrote some songs for this movie and I believe they will make the story more perfect.” John said with a smile.
“You can compose songs? When did you learn it? Boy, how many secrets are you hiding from me? Tell me now.” Jameson asked with raised eyebrows.
John just smiled back. Rob on the other side was a little worried because he felt that John was too young to create suitable music. John saw the director’s concern and hurriedly said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Rob, I just provide the lyrics and give my ideas for the songs. I will not affect the original work of the movie.”
Rob was grateful for this and after discussing all the details, he left late at night. The production process of the film was about to begin and it would take some time to complete the entire film.
The past few months have flown by very quickly for John. As an 11-year-old, the daily juggling of school, film directors and music directors has been exhausting, and although he has a more mature mind, he still has to rely on his young body to get the job done.
After months of hard work, and with some outside help, the film was completed on March 22, 2002, by adding the right sound effects, background music, songs, and dubbing. John was looking forward to the release of the film, because he knew that after the film was released, he would finally be able to gain a foothold in the world.
Just counting the money, that’s not bad for John. Doesn’t Tony Stark always brag about how rich he is? Doesn’t King T’Challa of Wakanda also brag about how extremely wealthy he is in the comics? While his money may not play a big role in the grand scheme of events, it’s a start, and he knows exactly what to do with it.
After a lot of post-production, the film was finally released on June 1st. Director Rob was very satisfied with all the work results. He put all his heart and soul into this film, and John also helped a lot in this regard. At first, when John participated in the film production, Rob was skeptical. He felt that children should not interfere with the work of adults, but soon he found out that he was wrong.
He soon realized that John’s opinions were very helpful, especially when it came to finalizing the cut in post-production. John’s suggestions were invaluable. There were times when Rob even felt as if John had seen the film before and was guiding him like a prophet, but he knew that was impossible. If John could read Rob’s mind, he would have laughed to death.
Jameson will participate in the film-making process whenever he has time, but he never interferes in any aspect because he understands that film-making is a matter for professionals, not for an outsider like him.
Since there was no developed network and convenient communication at that time, the film could not be promoted globally like the films in 2020. However, Jameson still ensured that it was fully promoted in the United States.
On the evening of June 1, all the bigwigs in the industry came to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of the movie. After all, Los Angeles is the base camp of Hollywood. This was also John’s first time leaving New York City. Jameson also specially invited Hollywood celebrities to watch the movie. As a media tycoon, he has a close working relationship with people in media companies. John also invited his friends from school to watch the movie. Although he didn’t communicate much with them, he didn’t forget them.
When many people learned that this story and many other works were done by John, they were very surprised. They looked at Jameson to confirm whether this was true, but Jameson did not respond. He was still keeping it a secret, waiting for something big. So many people showed strange expressions on their faces and immediately doubted the film.
John knew right away that not many people were optimistic about the film, but at that point, that didn’t matter to him. He just wanted the film to be released quickly so that his plans could begin.
There was a podium in the cinema where he could speak before the film started.
“Hello everyone! I think many people know who I am now. I have to thank my father for all this!” John said with a smile. Hearing his words, the audience also laughed softly.
“But I don’t want to be remembered as just the son of J. Jonah Jameson. I want to make my mark as John Jameson. I know this sounds a little far-fetched at my age, but I still want to pursue my dream with all my might. Today is my birthday, and I want to take the first step towards realizing my dream. I have come to this day with the help of many people. I hope you will continue to support me and I will return your kindness. Thank you for accompanying me on this journey, and I look forward to continuing to work with you in the future. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I bring you “The Lion King.” John’s speech received a standing ovation from the whole audience because what he said was so mature for a 12-year-old child.
Soon, the movie started. As expected, the storyline, music, sound effects and visual presentation of the movie impressed everyone, and the animation effect was much better than the original 1994 version, so the movie was more vivid and interesting.
Soon after the movie ended, people started talking about it to each other, and a few weeks later, the movie became a global sensation, with box office revenue reaching unprecedented heights!
(I know a lot of people will feel disappointed because everyone wants to quickly make something like One Piece: Naruto, but one thing is that it should be done from easy to difficult, and another thing is that it affects the progress of the story. Finally, everyone who is interested and likes it can support this work as much as possible. It’s not easy to create!)
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His father invested nearly $30 million of the film’s initial budget of $45 million, and by the end of July, it had grossed nearly $1.8 billion worldwide, with the response from average audiences surprising even John.
John had looked up the numbers in his previous life, so he remembered that the total box office for the 1994 film, The Lion King, was slightly over $1.2 billion. But John forgot the fact that there weren’t as many moviegoers in 1994 as there were in 2002. That helped the film’s box office success.
After achieving such global success, many people began to discuss that The Lion King might win the Oscar for Best Animated Film this year, and may even win in the Best Score and other related award categories.
By the end of October, Jameson realized what a genius his son was, because he had made more than $1 billion without doing anything. This was also because John gave him ideas to commercialize toys, peripherals and other things, which made him make more money. Jameson sincerely thanked God for giving him such an excellent son. John’s ideas were so amazing that even he was shocked. He was so happy that he went to bed with a smile on his face.
The only unhappy person in the family is Valentina, because she noticed that dealing with all this has affected John’s studies and daily life. He barely goes to school, and he gets away with it because he is at the top of his class and because the school is so proud of him for making such a great movie. The school is so proud of John that they put up a huge banner at the entrance that reads: “The school that produced the creator of The Lion King.”
Although the school had nothing to do with his success, at least they gave him the freedom to decide whether to come to school or not. John even told the principal that he would make more movies like this and that he would often not go to school in the future. The principal agreed, provided that he excelled in academics and worked hard to get into a good high school.
Although he was unsure how difficult the exam would be, he was confident in his knowledge from his previous life, because John in his previous life was also good at studying.
In addition, John in this life did not have much desire for science, because he preferred magic to science. Scientific matters could be left to Tony to study.
[bite!
“The host has obtained 102 million fans.
Fan value required to materialize the character Simba – 1 million
The fan value required to turn the host into Simba – 500,000
(This change depends entirely on the host’s will and can be switched between Simba and the original body)
Required Fan Value for the character Timon (the meerkat) – 250,000
Fan value required to change the host to Ding Man – 125,000
Fan value required for character Zazu – 400,000
Fan points required to change the host to the character Zazu (the hornbill) – 200,000
..
Please continue to work hard, host! ]“Wow, a simple movie can earn so much fan points. Well, I think I should save the fan points because the future works I plan to make may not be so successful in this world, and I may need these fan points in the future. At least I can try to become the character of Zazu and realize my wish to fly.”
“System, I want to turn myself into Zazu.” John said in his heart.
The command was received successfully, and the transformation began!
Remaining fan value: 101.8 million]As soon as the beeping sound ended, he quickly realized that there was a small ball inside his consciousness. This surprised him because he had never been able to see inside his consciousness before, and it felt magical. The ball had a hornbill pattern on it, and as soon as he tried to touch it, he found himself transformed into a bird in reality. A majestic hornbill with a wide wingspan appeared where he had just been, and he could feel that he could fly.
Seeing this scene, he couldn’t restrain himself. He had been in this world for almost a year, and finally reaped the fruits of his hard work, and he flew out of the open window of the room effortlessly.
He flew out of his home in Manhattan and flew over the tops of tall buildings. Although there was wind at the highest point, it did not stop him because he felt free for the first time in his life. This freedom made him feel happy and eager to realize all his previous dreams. He even saw the famous Stark Building in the distance, but he did not get too close because he was not sure if Jarvis was online. If Jarvis was online, it would be troublesome, so he went home after a few minutes.
November 28, 2002
It was Thanksgiving. John and Jameson were supposed to have a big dinner at home. But John insisted on going to California on that day. Jameson and Valentina were helpless with his insistence, but they still satisfied him and took John to California.
John came to California with only one purpose, which was to acquire a company. Although John did not reveal much to his father, he did ask his father to contact a local lawyer who specialized in business matters so that the contract could be signed easily and quickly. After arriving in San Francisco, they headed to Silicon Valley.
After arriving in this world, John was unsure at first what was going on, but he soon realized that the development of the Internet here was different from his original world. Although this world also had Google, it was not developed to the extent it should be. But it didn’t matter, because Google was in Silicon Valley, and he could instill some ideas into Larry Page, the current CEO of Google.
Arriving at what was considered a small office by Silicon Valley standards, he had already asked his lawyer to arrange a meeting with Larry in the afternoon.
J. Jonah Jameson, John, Larry, and the lawyers sat in the conference room, drinking coffee.
“Mr. Jameson, it’s an honor to meet you and Mr. John, the talented creator of The Lion King,” Larry said with a smile.
“Huh? The news that I’m the creator has spread here? I don’t think I’ve done anything so great that I’d be praised by the CEO of an information technology company,” John responded.
“You have to be kidding, Mr. John. Although your career path is different from the direction of our company, you, Mr. John, deserve respect just for the fact that you can create such an amazing masterpiece with such a rich imagination,” said Larry.
“Thank you, Mr. Page, but don’t forget that I’m just a 12-year-old boy,” said John.
“Well, if you want your company to become a big company like other information technology companies here, then I can take your company to a new height, a height that you can never imagine in your life.” John added proudly with a smile on his face.
At this time, Jameson and Larry’s expressions changed. Jameson was surprised because he knew John’s smile, which meant that John had a great idea and could bring about great changes. Larry was surprised that John could say such a thing because he felt that a 12-year-old child, even if he was world-famous, should not know too much about information technology. Larry was concerned about whether Jameson could invest in their company and help it grow.
“Mr. Larry, I have a proposal. I will acquire 70% of your company’s shares and inject $200 million in capital, on the condition that you follow my ideas and implement them accordingly.” John said seriously.
Jameson and Larry were surprised again after hearing this. Jameson felt that such a small company should not be valued so high, while Larry felt that this was like pie in the sky. Although Larry was not sure why John would make such a generous offer to him, as long as he could get the money and not do anything illegal, he would be fine even if the idea John proposed was completely nonsense.
“But, Mr. John, why did you find me? We are just a small website creation company and not worth that much.” Larry asked hesitantly.
“Because, Mr. Larry, you are the only one in the world who has the knowledge to put my ideas into practice. Don’t be surprised, Mr. Larry, it’s true, I have a bunch of ideas in my head, and only your company can realize them efficiently. But I want to finalize the contract before we go further into the negotiations.” John said.
After careful consideration, Larry asked to leave for a while because he needed to consult with other partners in the company. The discussion lasted about half an hour, during which time John and others walked around the office, and then they returned to the meeting room.
“Mr. Jameson, we are willing to accept Mr. John’s proposal. I hope it will work.” Larry said, because he knew that the final decision was in the hands of Jameson. Jameson looked at John who was smiling at him. He shook his head reluctantly and said, “Of course, Mr. Larry, can we sign the contract?”
The contract was drawn up and all the necessary formalities were soon completed. It was said that the whole process might take several days, and John did not know much about the ownership of the company, so it would be best to leave the matter to his father and the lawyer.
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Chapter 5 Zuckerberg and Disney (Old Edition)
After the contract was signed, John asked to speak with Larry alone because he didn’t want his ideas to be leaked outside the company. Larry understood this and made sure there were no hidden recording devices or cameras in the room.
John then drew out on paper his most basic idea of using a search engine and how it should work, and even though John didn’t understand all the code and details required for a search engine, he was able to give Larry the general points, and Larry, being the experienced guy, immediately understood the key points and most likely got inspiration from it because in another universe, another version of him had built a tech giant company with a search engine.
John also talked about the introduction of YouTube, but he warned them not to launch it too soon, at least until Google had a strong platform before moving on to other projects. Larry was very grateful to John for sharing these ideas because he could already imagine what kind of changes these ideas would bring to the world.
By the time it was all over, it was already evening. The three of them came to the presidential suite of a five-star hotel. Valentina went to order food because according to the Thanksgiving tradition, this sumptuous dinner must be eaten, just like the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner.
John and the others were tired after a long day of running around, and after a good dinner and thanking God, they all went to bed, and John slept next to his father for the first time.
Although it felt strange to be sleeping with someone else, John was too tired to care, and it was his father’s request.
The next morning, the Jamesons boarded a plane to Massachusetts because John had another appointment, a meeting with a celebrity from another universe.
November 29, 2002
It is the morning after Thanksgiving, and the air is filled with a lazy atmosphere. Many people are still sleeping in their dormitories, but among them, a young man named Mark is waiting anxiously in a cafe outside Harvard University.
Soon, the two men walked into the cafe, sat down next to Mark, and greeted each other.
“Hello, Mr. Jameson and Mr. John, it’s nice to meet you. What can I do for you?” Mark asked with a grin.
John looked him up and down, trying to determine if Mark was an alien, because there was a popular joke in his previous life that Mark looked strange, so he was an alien. Well, John couldn’t be sure if this was true, and even if Mark was an alien, it didn’t matter to him. That’s right! This “Mark” was the famous Mark Zuckerberg in his original world.
“Mr. Mark, we are here to discuss business with you. Are you interested in listening to us?” John said while Jameson was drinking coffee.
To be honest, Jameson was quite angry at this time. His son took him to various states and negotiated business terms with these young kids, and he couldn’t even rest during this short vacation. “I really shouldn’t have taken this short vacation! This kid is such a headache.” Jameson complained in his heart.
Jameson even thought about rejecting his son’s request, but then he remembered John’s ideas about search engines and YouTube. John also told him about cloud computing, which might be used in the future. Just these ideas shocked him, because he knew what a search engine could bring to the world, and he also understood the concepts of YouTube and cloud computing. Sometimes he even wondered if John was his biological child or Tony Stark’s illegitimate child, because only Tony could come up with such weird and wonderful ideas.
“Mr. Zuckerberg, I want to help you create a social media platform like Napster, but on a broader and larger scale. I would be happy to invest $100 million and acquire 70% of the company we are about to create,” John said with a smile.
Mark was stunned when he heard the figure of $100 million. At this stage in his life, that was a lot of money, and he couldn’t help but shudder at the thought of it. After a few seconds, he calmed down.
“Mr. John, are you sure you’ve found the right person? I’m just a student and I don’t even have my own company.” Mark responded.
“Mr. Mark, I didn’t find the wrong person, you don’t have to worry about that. I just need you to promise to work hard, otherwise I don’t mind firing you from the company in the future.” John said proudly with a smile on his face.
“Well, Mr. John, since you are so confident, I don’t want to betray your trust, but I want to learn more about this so-called social media site that is bigger than Napster.”
Since Mark was on his own (no partners, etc.), contract negotiations went more smoothly. John also suggested that he get help from friends when making Facebook because he would need help.
There was still a year before Facebook was officially launched. But John just wanted to get the whole project started early. In addition, John asked his father to buy all the remaining shares of Amazon because Amazon would become a very large company in the future. In 2002, Amazon was just starting out and many people would be happy to sell their shares. Of course, this had to be done quietly, otherwise the market share price would fluctuate. Jameson assured John that he would get it done because he could use the money from the box office revenue of “The Lion King”.
John knows that these small steps he is taking now will strengthen his political position in the future, so that no government will dare to try to bring down his business empire like they did to Tony in his previous universe. Although Tony has the support of SHIELD, he has no one he can really rely on. He can only rely on himself and his foresight.
On December 1, all three returned to Manhattan, as John had to start working on his new project and Jameson had to go back to work.
John went to school as usual, and at the same time worked on new movies, such as Toy Story, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and some other animated movies. Although he couldn’t remember the details of all the movies, he could use his fan points to get copies of these movies from their original worlds.
Beauty and the Beast (copy) – 50,000 fans
Toy Story (copy) – 60,000 fans
…
John spent a total of 500,000 Fan Points to obtain copies of all the Disney animated films he could remember, and then began to paint. He had a hunch that in order to make the entire world appear realistic, especially the world he was targeting, he would need a lot of Fan Points.
By January, he had finished another series of paintings and prepared all the music needed for the new movies “Aladdin” and “Toy Story”. He asked Rob to direct the animated film again and described the general idea of the movie to him. Rob was immediately excited and full of expectations after hearing the story. Rob promised him that he would complete the film production as soon as possible.
As John requested, Rob brought another director to the meeting. John handed the Toy Story story to this director. This time John also detailed how to handle the story.
The two directors came out of Jameson’s house with smiles on their faces, because they knew that the stories in their hands would cause another sensation.
At this point, Jameson was really worried about his son because he saw that he was only thinking about the animated film.
“Son, I think you should take a break after you finish this. You worked too hard last month.” Jameson said with a heavy heart. He hoped that his son would not become a workaholic like himself and spend too little time with his family.
Jameson always blamed himself for not realizing his late wife had cancer in time because he worked too much. When he realized it, it was too late. John could understand his father’s concern, but how could he tell his father that if he didn’t work hard now, it would be too late in the future and his destiny would not be in his own hands. He couldn’t let that happen.
“Dad, don’t worry, this is not a lifelong job. I just need to build a strong platform for myself so that I can live according to my dreams in the future.” John said. He could even see the worry in Valentina’s eyes, but he couldn’t say anything now. Only time would tell whether his decision was right.
“Dad, how about we open a new movie studio like the one in Hollywood?” John said after thinking for a while.
“You mean like Warner Bros?” Jameson asked, surprised by his son’s idea.
“Yes, Dad! We can’t always rely on other film studios for proper management. You can take the lead in establishing this company, and then hand over the management of all my future works to the right people. I only need to guide some artists and animation experts to produce my works, so my burden will be reduced.” John said sincerely.
“That’s a great idea! Since it’s your idea, what do you plan to name the company?” Jameson asked.
“How about Disney?” John asked with a smile.
Chapter 6 Naruto (Old Version)
March 22, 2003
Today, traffic was jammed at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles because all the limousines were heading to the Oscars red carpet and all the famous stars were coming to attend the biggest award ceremony of all.
A month ago, Jameson received an invitation to the Oscars because their film was nominated for four different award categories. Jameson was ecstatic and Valentina was proud of John.
Soon, a luxurious Mercedes arrived at the Oscars, and three people got out of the car, John was wearing a black suit, and his father Jameson was wearing a fitted gray suit. At first, Valentina refused to attend with them because she was just John’s nanny, but John insisted that she attend the Oscars ceremony together.
Today Valentina was wearing a very beautiful red dress, which Jameson bought for her. She looked a little shy because it was her first time attending such a high-end party. John took her hand and led her in.
Reporters tried to get some news from John as he was the focus of today’s event, but John managed to avoid their cameras and entered the venue escorted by bodyguards.
“Dad, you see, this is how reporters from news companies are.” John complained to his father. Jameson just smiled bitterly and did not refute him because he knew the nature of these reporters very well.
Soon, the award ceremony began with a grand ceremony. In the audience, John was surprised to see Tony Stark, who came to attend the Oscars with a very high-profile star.
“Well, this playboy has a long way to go before he can change himself. I hope my butterfly effect won’t prevent him from becoming the Man of Steel. If not, I’m sure the Sorcerer Supreme will come find me and chase me away.” John thought to himself as he scanned the audience to see if he could find any celebrity he knew from his past life. He saw another acquaintance and his eyes lit up.
In another row of seats, he saw King, a member of the Eternals. King might have come for one of his movies, because he was a big star in Bollywood. Just looking at King made his heart beat faster. He knew what the Eternals represented in this world. The Celestials and their warriors. Before all the deviants died, the Eternals basically pushed the progress of mankind in the initial stage. Well, until the truth about them was revealed.
King could feel someone staring at him, so he turned around and saw that it was a child of about twelve or thirteen years old. He was sure that he had never seen this child before, but from the look in the child’s eyes, he could feel that the child knew him. John smiled at King and then looked away. King didn’t pay much attention to this child. As a member of the Eternal Clan, he had his own pride and he never paid attention to mortals.
Soon, the award ceremony for the Best Animated Film of the Year arrived.
“So this year, there may be only one movie that can top the list,” the host said with a smile.
“Well, if you didn’t take your kids to see this movie, then I’m sorry to say, you’re not fit to be a parent,” the host’s partner added with a laugh.
The audience laughed after hearing this. “Well, there is no doubt about this award category. The winner of the Best Animated Film Award is The Lion King. Now please invite Mr. John to the stage to accept the award.”
John stood up and walked onto the stage confidently. After receiving the famous Oscar trophy, he could not believe his fate. He went from being a nobody in his previous life to being an Oscar winner in this world. After staring at the trophy for a few seconds, he said:
“Hello everyone, about half a year ago, I gave a speech thanking everyone present at that time for helping me realize my dream. I want to say the same thing this time. Thank you all for helping me realize my dream. I hope you can continue to support me on this path. I promise you that I will continue to bring you joy and happiness. However, now let us take a look at my future works. I hope you will like them.” After John finished speaking, the lights in the entire hall went out immediately.
A screen at the other end of the stage lit up. Soon, images began to scroll across the screen, trailers for Toy Story and Aladdin coming to life as the crowd cheered for the upcoming films.
“Although these films are not yet completed, they will be released in theaters soon. I would like to thank my father, Valentina, the directors and all the people who support me again, and I hope we can continue to walk hand in hand. Thank you everyone!” John ended his speech.
Jameson and Valentina were both proud of his work and his efforts. They knew how hard John had worked to achieve his dream. After that, The Lion King won two more awards, but this time only Jameson went on stage to accept the award. He even gave a speech saying that his son might be richer than him before he turned 18, and everyone laughed at this joke.
The award ceremony ended with a celebration party. John chatted with Tony for a while, but didn’t dare to say anything for fear of the butterfly effect. He also kept a distance from Ginger because he felt very insignificant in front of Ginger.
September 1, 2003
After the release of Aladdin and Toy Story, people praised them as some of the best animated films ever made. During these months, the Disney company was finally established, and its logo was the same as John remembered in his previous life. John even began to look for Bob Chapek and Kevin Feige to take charge of Disney when the time was right.
Total fan value gained – 150.8 million
Please continue to work hard! ]Although he didn’t get as much fan value as he did with The Lion King, he was still happy about it. He made a lot of money from these two movies, with box office revenue exceeding $2 billion. Soon, he used some fan value to acquire some copies. These copies were important for his next stage of plan.
On the morning of September 2, the family of three went to Tokyo. Jameson was surprised when his son told him that he was going to Tokyo. He didn’t know what his son’s plan was, but he still supported his son’s action.
On a cold night in Tokyo, they arrived at the airport and went directly to the hotel. Such a long journey made everyone tired and they needed rest.
The next morning, John went to StudioPierrot with his family, a lawyer and a translator, who would be needed for negotiations. Soon, they arranged a meeting with the company’s CEO.
When the CEO heard that the famous creators of those animated films were coming to meet him, he was surprised and excited, so he cleared his entire schedule for the meeting, but soon, John and his family arrived and headed to the conference room.
“Hello, Mr. Michiyuki Honma, nice to meet you. I hope we didn’t disturb you by arranging this meeting so hastily.” John said with a smile, and the translator helped him convey the message to Honma.
“No, no, it’s my honor to welcome such a famous animation film creator to our company. I’m just surprised that you would come to our studio,” said Honma.
“Well, Mr. Honma, we are here actually to establish a cooperative relationship with your studio and work together to present a wonderful story through animation. The reason I chose Japan instead of the United States is that I think the story I have will be more attractive to Japanese audiences than to American audiences.” John said.
At this time, Honma still had some doubts. He knew Japan’s animation industry, which could be said to be top-notch in the world. But although he had doubts, he did not show them.
“I know you have doubts about this, so let me give you a gift first. This is these ten chapters of comics I drew myself. After you finish reading these, we can discuss the business terms.” John added, and then handed the ten chapters of comics he drew to Honma.
Honma began to read, and the first page was a picture of a cliff on the side of a mountain with several human faces carved into the mountain. It looked very similar to the famous Mount Rushmore, except that the faces here were different. Then he saw the image of a boy with cat-like whiskers on both sides of his cheeks, who was drawing all kinds of strange expressions and symbols on the human faces on the mountain wall.
That’s right, this is the famous story of “Naruto”. John knew that in order to gain a foothold in the world, he needed a strong background. After careful consideration, he chose the story of “Naruto” because he did not dare to choose “Bleach”, because the world of “Bleach” might overlap with the dimension of hell. He was not sure whether there was Mephisto in this world, or even whether there was a real goddess of death. The world of “One Piece” was too complicated, and the story was not over yet, so he chose the world template of “Naruto”, and he had a hunch that the cost of acquiring “Bleach” and other works would be higher than “Naruto”.
John knew that bringing the entire world of Naruto to the real world would cause a storm, but from the beginning he had a plan to deal with it in a peaceful way. John also speculated that bringing the entire world of Naruto would cost him a lot of fan value, but he was ready to pay the price, and it didn’t matter how long it took.
After reading the chapters, Honma realized that the story had great potential, and he quickly decided to accept any offer because he knew that if the story went well, it would be world famous. Honma believed that John must have the whole story in mind, and he trusted his judgment on the story John submitted.
“Mr. John, we would love to negotiate with you for the animation rights to this story,” Honma said sincerely.
“Of course, Mr. Honma, we are also happy to cooperate. Disney and your studio will cooperate in this regard. Your company will have complete autonomy in producing animation, and Disney will only be responsible for distributing this animation worldwide and handling other related peripheral products. 60% of the profits will belong to your studio, and this cooperation agreement will also be valid for future animation works. What do you think?” John asked Honma.
Chapter 7 Fan Value (Old Version)
Michiyuki Honma was overjoyed when he heard this, because only a fool would turn down such a lucrative deal, and he could already foresee that this venture would bring in a lot of income.
“I would also like to add that I will add some music and songs to this series of animations, and this animation will be launched in seasons instead of regular episodes every week, which will keep the audience’s attention and avoid us adding filler content to the animation. If you want, you can create your own branch story and make it into a movie later. Of course, I will also be responsible for directing because I don’t want to ruin the story.” John said. He really hates those filler plots and inexplicable flashbacks that are added just to fill up the time and further squeeze the value of the story. John has always believed that doing so will greatly reduce the quality of the story.
He didn’t want to tarnish the reputation of “Naruto” in his lifetime. After all, it was never about money, but about fan value. He would never compromise with anyone when it came to fan value. Money was just a means to keep certain people away from behind the scenes.
The contract was quickly drawn up, and John told Honma that he would send him all the relevant details, drawings, and instructions within a few months. The project would take several years to complete, and John gave him a deadline of 2007 to complete the entire story and produce the animation. John also said that they could also publish the manga in Japanese stores.
Honma readily agreed, as it would give people more expectations for animation. He envisions a bright future and looks forward to working with Disney.
After a short vacation in Japan, seeing some of the culture and beautiful scenery, John and his father returned to their city. John wanted to stay in Japan longer, but he knew there was plenty of work waiting for him.
Soon after returning to New York, he resumed his daily life as usual. He was so busy before, but now he could finally take a break. Although he still had to paint every day, it was not as busy as before.
He hired some local and even Japanese painters to paint for him every day, and he only needed to guide the details and add storylines to the paintings.
August 4, 2006
It has been three years since he introduced “Naruto” to the world, and it is not surprising that people like it. However, what surprised John is that the story of “Naruto” has also become popular in the United States. John believes that this is because Disney is involved in the production of “Naruto”. Although this work was produced in Japan, the main creator behind the story is John himself.
The story of Naruto is very appealing to the audience, the story of a boy who is ostracized because of the powerful tailed beast sealed in his body, and eventually grows up to be a hero, his sacrifices, the friendship with his friends, and the enemies he must face make this story rich and colorful.
To people’s surprise, the line between good and evil became blurred, because Obito wanted to unify the world and bring eternal peace, and he was willing to sacrifice his freedom for this. John even once suspected that he had given Hydra more inspiration, because Hydra and Obito’s dream were related. Of course, the true revelation of Uchiha Madara has not been announced yet, because Madara is John’s favorite character.
Although Hydra would never pay attention to such animation that is worthless in the real world, the logic behind the whole story attracted the top leaders of Hydra. After reading the entire report and understanding the main idea of the story, Alexander Pierce even considered recruiting John because he created the story. After careful consideration, he finally gave up the idea of recruiting because the protagonist of the story is Naruto, not Obito.
During these three years, Disney produced many wonderful animated films, and the studio’s employees grew from a handful to hundreds. John eventually hired Kevin and Bob to take charge of Disney and shared his ideas about the company’s future with them.
Due to the high popularity and meaningful plots of Disney’s works, it wins Oscars almost every year. Some people suggested that he should also try making live-action movies, and he already has plans to make live-action movies.
In the intervening years, John had grown into a handsome young man with a well-proportioned body and well-proportioned muscles. He had finally gotten rid of his childish appearance and was slowly growing into a teenager. He regularly took some self-defense classes. Although he knew that these might not be of much use as he would eventually gain extraordinary powers, he still took precautions.
In the intervening years, Google and Facebook have grown exponentially. There are signs that these two companies will become leaders in the field of information technology. Gradually and steadily, these two companies have integrated into the daily lives of ordinary people.
People were surprised to find out that the real man behind these two giants was John Jameson. The media discussed John and how he managed to acquire these two companies and even founded new companies such as Twitter and Spotify, which were unique and far ahead of their time.
The hosts and analysts even argued that John has reached the level of Tony Stark in terms of unique ideas and creativity. Google even announced that they are developing cheap smartphones that ordinary people can use in their daily lives.
All the accumulation over the years has consolidated John’s position in the country, and even politicians have come to him, hoping to cooperate with him and get his help in the election campaign, but he politely rejected everyone. He put all his energy into making himself strong enough to leave these politicians and military forces behind, because he didn’t want to be involved in those troubles.
John’s personal assets are estimated at $40 billion. Although he still has a long way to go to reach Tony Stark’s wealth level, he may reach Tony’s wealth in the future because John is still a teenager and Tony is now an adult. The media is eager to see John and Tony compete to add fodder to their tabloids, but to their frustration, the two seem to have never crossed paths.
John used most of his wealth to modernize the Daily Bugle, and a large part of it was used for charity for the elderly and children around the world. This won him the favor of the general public, which in turn helped John promote his works through Disney and gain more fans.
The fan value has reached 1.5 billion! ! ! ]Over the years, he has accumulated a lot of fan value, thanks to his movies and the story of “Naruto”, and what makes John happy is that every episode of “Naruto” can bring him new fan value. After asking the system, he learned that the fan value of each episode will be updated in the next episode, so each episode can bring him a lot of fan value.
John was ecstatic because he saw that he could make the characters and world related to Naruto a reality.
The number of fans needed to make Naruto (Nine-Tails Mode) a reality is 250 million
The fan value required for the host to transform into Naruto character is 125 million
Fans needed to make Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan Mode) a reality – 250 million
The number of fans required for the host to transform into Sasuke is 125 million.
The fan value required to make the entire Naruto world a reality – 1.7 billion
(Since the story of this world has not yet been completed, the host cannot make all the characters become reality)
After seeing these fan values, he really wanted to bring Naruto and Sasuke to reality, but he knew very well that the time was not yet ripe. He was not sure whether the Supreme Sorcerer would open the portal to drive him away, so he would not take any risky actions before he was absolutely sure.
John felt that he was not far away from his goal of making the entire Naruto world a reality. He would soon be able to realize his dream, but before that, he had to be fully prepared. After careful consideration, he finally chose a movie that would help him in his daily life and also help him deal with those who would try to spy on him in the future.
In fact, sometimes John felt that he was being watched, but he could only passively choose to ignore it because he was not strong enough to fight those people. He guessed that it might be SHIELD, but he was not sure. In fact, he was worried that it was Hydra, but soon found that there was nothing unusual, so he ignored it.
Hydra might not be ready to show their true colors yet, and he’s not dangerous enough for them to send out the Winter Soldier. Maybe Zola doesn’t care about him because his name might get lost in the crowd of names in Project Insight. Plus, with S.H.I.E.L.D. watching, Hydra isn’t going to act rashly.
Finally, he announced to Disney management that he would be directing a science fiction film, and it would not be an animated film. This surprised management because they had always felt that their bosses were not interested in live-action storytelling. This put a smile on their faces because they had always felt that the company could branch out further but their bosses had never let them take that step. Bob was ecstatic when he heard the news from John and immediately scheduled a meeting.
Chapter 8 Tony Stark (Old Version)
On the morning of August 5, John held a meeting with Disney executives to discuss the company’s new direction. This time, only Val accompanied him. Jameson did not attend because he felt his son was now mature enough to make major decisions.
John arrived at the studio early in the morning and met with all the senior management, and then everyone took their seats in the conference room.
“As I have informed before, the company will now start to produce science fiction films and even live-action films. But the stories and scripts of the films must be reviewed by me. Most of the scripts will be provided by me, and if the screenwriters hired by the company come up with a reliable story, I will also consider it.” John said. Disney has always been controlled by John alone because he does not want any public or external interference. In the studio, he has the final say, and although Bob is responsible for handling all management matters, the final decision-making power is still in John’s hands.
“I know you’ve all been looking forward to this, so I have a story for you. Another thing I want to tell you is that Kevin will take on a new position in the company as the head of a Disney subsidiary. Disney will never interfere with Kevin’s work. Disney is only responsible for providing the funds and the team needed to execute his plans.” John added. This new news surprised everyone, even Kevin. Although John had vaguely mentioned to him that he had other plans for him, Kevin didn’t expect John to have such a grand plan for him.
Owning a subsidiary would give him complete freedom to do whatever he wanted. From a small producer to running a subsidiary of Disney, it was basically a dream job for him. Although he wasn’t sure what specific plans John had for him, he was looking forward to it.
Bob didn’t take this new directive too seriously because, at the end of the day, Disney was still the boss.
After that, Bob started looking at the script, and once he read the entire plot, he was immediately excited. No studio had ever taken on such an ambitious project before, and he was sure that if he could execute it perfectly, the film would be a huge success.
The film will require a large team of visual effects (VFX) artists, but Disney now has a lot of control and influence over many companies. It will be easier to recruit good VFX artists.
“I know this movie doesn’t have as much potential as other animated films, but this is the first step. You can choose any director, but the final edit of the movie must be approved by me. Also, don’t put too many explosions in the movie. Try to make it a little realistic, but futuristic enough. I have already drawn all the characters and even made some sketches for the fight scenes,” said John.
“Also, we had to complete the film within six months, and there was no room for negotiation,” John added.
Bob and the others were now used to his tight schedule and had no complaints. Sometimes Bob wondered if John was bothered by something, because he always scheduled very tight schedules for everyone and always made people feel that John was pressed for time.
After a thorough discussion about the film and the production process as a whole, everyone left except Kevin, with whom John wanted to speak privately.
“Kevin, I want to introduce you to a story on a new theme. I hope you can be in charge of a large project that will involve superheroes.” John said to Kevin.
“Superhero? Like Captain America?” Kevin asked with raised eyebrows.
“Yes, just like Captain America, these superheroes will form a team in the movie to protect humanity, just like Captain America does. This is a huge project and will last for many years. I hope you are mentally prepared.” John said.
“Of course, boss. I’d love to take on this project. But do you have a story?” Kevin asked excitedly.
John immediately handed Kevin a copy of the script and said, “Take your time. Complete this project by mid-2008 and bring in Christopher Nolan. I hear he’s a great director.”
“Okay, boss.” Kevin was a little surprised after reading the story, because the beginning of the story was almost exactly the same as Tony Stark’s experience, but the protagonist’s life trajectory was completely different and he eventually became a superhero. What surprised him even more was that he had more than a year to work on the story, and he was happy because he could make adjustments as needed.
Kevin could see that the script had a lot of potential and he was really looking forward to working on the project. John smiled at him because he knew that soon everything would change and he was looking forward to that day.
Chapter 9 Transformers (Old Version)
Soon, Disney began working on the project that John had set a timeline for. The VFX artists in this world were much better than those in the previous world. John speculated that this might be due to the influence of Tony Stark and Quentin Beck, as they were far ahead of their time in terms of virtual projection technology. It is even possible that Phastos, one of the Eternals, was behind the advancement of VFX artists and virtual projection technology.
John decided to follow the normal process and release the trailer on various social media and YouTube. Yes, John had already merged YouTube into Google and made sure the right management was in place so that future YouTube creators would have a solid platform.
The trailer begins with a high school student and his father going to buy a car, and then the store owner says that it is not the people who choose the car, but the car that chooses the driver. Then the boy gets in a yellow Camaro and sees a strange logo in the middle of the steering wheel. Later, the boy realizes that the car can transform, and then the trailer shows some clips of the story and various fighting scenes.
That’s right, John’s first live-action movie was Transformers. Although the subsequent movies didn’t perform well, the first movie was very good. John was counting on people’s love for machines and robots, so this movie would appeal to everyone.
The trailer went viral as soon as it was released, and people loved it. It was a sensational way for Disney to announce that they were getting into filmmaking in addition to animation. The trailer was so popular that even Tony Stark left a comment in the YouTube comments section saying that he wanted to see the movie and was looking forward to it. This comment alone received more likes than the movie itself.
John was surprised by this, but he just grinned. He got free publicity, and of course he was happy. He just hoped that this wouldn’t have any butterfly effects. That was all he cared about, because before he became Iron Man, he didn’t want to influence his own destiny too much.
By January 2007, the film was completed and had its red carpet premiere on February 2.
John was in attendance with his family. It was a star-studded red carpet event attended by many of Hollywood’s biggest names. Soon, reporters were asking for interviews, which he gladly obliged.
“Mr. John, is this film your creative debut in filmmaking? Has Disney decided to release more films?” a reporter asked.
“Yes, this can be said to be Disney’s debut in film production, and we do have other projects lined up, but it will take some time to present them to the audience,” John replied.
“Mr. John, will Disney stop making animated films now?” asked another reporter.
“Of course not. Disney’s love for animated films and animated series will continue, and we have corresponding projects underway.” John replied with a smile.
Then, another reporter suddenly asked, “Mr. John, we see that the Naruto series has made huge profits, but why did you choose a foreign studio to produce it? Do you think the level of American animation cannot reach that of Japan?”
This question made the reporters quiet down for a moment, because it touched on a very sensitive topic. John raised his eyebrows when he heard the question, but he still answered with a smile.
“Of course the level of animation in the United States is very high. Haven’t we always been making animated films set in the United States? I chose a Japanese studio to make Naruto because their studio is more suitable for this type of project, and Disney was already very busy producing animated films at the time. Also, the story of Naruto was not actually created by me. A Japanese friend of mine once mentioned this story to me, and I just made it possible for the story to be presented.” After hearing this answer, the reporters were unable to refute his statement because John led a very private life and they knew almost nothing about his social life.
Suddenly, a sports Audi stopped near the end of the red carpet, and a handsome man with a goatee stepped out of the car. It was Tony Stark. Tony’s appearance surprised John because, according to rumors, he never showed up for any event in advance. John thought it might be because of his love for machines and engineering.
Soon, the reporters who had been surrounding John were flocking directly to Tony, because Tony’s life was more interesting than John’s dull life. In the past few years, John did not establish a romantic relationship with anyone, although he received many advances from almost everywhere. From school to charity events, every young girl would express her affection for John.
John is a handsome and wealthy man, which attracts a lot of people, but he politely refuses them all, so reporters can’t dig out any explosive stories from him. In addition, his influence on social media is so huge that no one dares to say anything bad about his life.
Chapter 10 Eavesdropping Device (Old Version)
The film is very much a remake of the original Transformers film directed by Michael Bay. However, it has more realistic graphics and fewer explosions. Sometimes John wonders if in some universe Michael Bay is the incarnation of Deidara from Naruto, because only Michael and Deidara are so obsessed with explosions. “Art is explosion” is the only slogan they both share.
Of course, he didn’t make the movie too realistic, because that might have the opposite effect. John just asked the visual effects artists to make the characters’ facial features more prominent and reduce the explosions. In other aspects, he kept it the same as the previous film.
Audiences loved this movie because it had all the elements to attract people. The story of a failed alien civilization and their struggle to survive in the universe while the internal struggle was fierce, these plots attracted everyone. Alien stories have always attracted audiences, but the difference this time was the alien civilization.
After thanking the audience for their support and partying that night, John went home with his family.
John has been in this world for almost six years, and tonight he feels excited for the first time because he is going to make a real character appear in reality. Although it is risky in front of the Supreme Sorcerer, he still has to give it a try.
The fan value required to make the “Magic Cube (Spark Source)” a reality – 100 million
Fan value required to make Bumblebee real/become Bumblebee – 40 million/20 million
Fan value required to make Optimus Prime come to life/transform into Optimus Prime – 60 million/30 million
Fan value required to make Megatron come to life/transform into Megatron – 65 million/32.5 million
“Wait! System, can I even make the Rubik’s Cube come into reality? Like in the movies, won’t the life created by the Rubik’s Cube resist?” John asked the system.
[Ding! Yes, since the worlds in movies and TV series can be brought into reality, some specific items can also be brought into reality, such as this Rubik’s Cube. The host can rest assured that these created creatures will also obey the host’s orders]The system replied.
John was so excited that he decided to make the Rubik’s Cube come true. “I choose to exchange the Rubik’s Cube,” John said, and then a cube with a side length of 1 meter appeared in his hand. He almost jumped up with excitement. He took out the new Android phone recently released by Google and let the phone touch the Rubik’s Cube.
Immediately, a spark covered the entire phone, and the phone slowly turned into a small robot with blue eyes, four legs and two arms. It was almost the same as the transformed phone in the movie, but it looked more refined and perfect.
“Master, what do you want?” the mobile phone robot asked John. John looked at it carefully for a minute and then said:
“Well, you’re the first of your kind, so I should give you a name. How about I call you Fixit, after the Mini-King Kong? Do you like this name?” John asked.
“Thank you for giving me a name, Master. I am happy to serve you,” said Fixit enthusiastically. John felt that creatures brought into the real world should have their own identities and should not be without names.
“Well, you can call me John instead of Master. I am not your overlord. You are free to do whatever you want, but this world is not Cybertron, so there will be some restrictions. I hope you can understand that you can even check all the information from the Internet.” John said.
Fixit immediately vibrated for a few seconds, and its eyes lit up. Fixit consulted a lot of information and had a general understanding of the world he was in. In fact, John could share his memories with all the characters brought into reality, but he forgot this because he was too excited to see one character.
“Thank you, John. I understand the world now. But I still choose to follow you because it is better for me.” Fixet said. John was very happy to hear that because he hoped that all characters would have their own autonomy instead of always following his orders.
John suddenly remembered something and asked Fixit: “Are there any spy cameras or bugs in the house? Can you scan the whole house and check it out?”
Fixit’s eyes suddenly became extremely bright, and he turned a full 360 degrees, then said: “There is a small bug in the corner of the shelf in the upper right corner of the living room. It can probably hear most of the surrounding sounds, but its range cannot reach the room we are in now. John, do you want me to take it down?” Fixit’s eyes were eager, and his hands turned into sharp blades.
“No, Fixit, I’ll take care of this. You can transform back into a phone, and only transform again when you’re alone with me. If you have any message to convey, you can display the text on the screen, or call me like a normal phone function,” John said hurriedly.
Chapter 11 Driving the Bumblebee (Old Version)
After coming out of the room, John went straight to the family room. According to the location determined earlier, he walked near the shelf and found a small bug nailed to the wall. He immediately took it down and crushed it with his foot. Although he speculated that it might be done by SHIELD, he didn’t like being monitored 24/7. After all, who would like this!
After returning to his room, he went to bed because he was very tired after all that. As their family’s wealth was accumulating rapidly and steadily, the next day, John told his father that he wanted to buy a yellow Camaro like the one in the movie.
Jameson was confused by this strange request, because with John’s financial resources, he could definitely buy a more luxurious car. But he didn’t refuse, because John rarely asked him for anything. So they drove directly to a Chevrolet showroom and picked out a yellow Camaro. Due to the publicity of the movie trailer, Chevrolet’s yellow Camaro sales have increased, and Chevrolet has also cooperated with Disney in this regard.
After completing all the necessary formalities, John personally drove the car out of the showroom. He planned to bring Bumblebee to the real world, and he needed a cover, and this yellow Camaro was perfect.
After returning home, Val and Jameson each went about their own business. Although Val no longer had to take care of John, Jameson still let her continue to work for the family because she had become an indispensable member of the family.
Back at the garage, John immediately spent 40 million fan points to bring Bumblebee to the real world. As soon as he ordered Bumblebee to appear in front of him, a nearly 15-foot-tall yellow humanoid robot appeared. It was so tall that it had to crouch down to avoid touching the roof of the garage. Before letting Bumblebee appear, John made sure there were no cameras or bugs nearby. If any information about Bumblebee leaked out, it would cause an uproar that even his business empire could not help him calm.
John looked at Bumblebee, sighed, and then immediately transmitted his memories and thoughts to Bumblebee.
“Hello, John! Nice to meet you! Thank you for bringing me to this universe.” Bumblebee said. John didn’t want to tell it about the system, because that was his core secret, and he wouldn’t tell them even to the characters he summoned.
“Hello, Bumblebee. Can I call you Bee?” John asked.
“Sure, that’s what all my friends call me. Now what do you want me to do? I can’t just sit in this garage forever, can I?” Bumblebee asked.
“No, Bumblebee, here is a yellow Camaro, you can scan it and transform it. Remember to copy the license plate number.” John said. Bumblebee scanned the Camaro and immediately turned into a yellow Camaro. Now, John has a new headache to solve.
He now has two Camaros, and explaining why both cars have the same license plate number is almost impossible. He is considering whether to tell Bumblebee some of his secrets, because in the future, this problem will become more obvious.
“Well, I’d better keep my mouth shut until he asks me about these two cars,” John thought to himself.
Seeing the transformed Bumblebee, he got into the car and fastened his seat belt because he had to go somewhere.
“Bumblebee, take me to 177A Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village,” John said. “Okay,” Bumblebee replied without hesitation, and soon the car automatically drove out of the garage.
After driving for nearly half an hour, he finally arrived at his destination. He looked at the magnificent building in front of him, which was the famous New York Sanctuary.
Although he lost some fan points for summoning the Cube and Bumblebee, he will soon reach the target fan point of 1.7 billion, which will allow him to summon the world of Naruto. For Fixit and Bumblebee, the situation is fine for now, but he is not sure whether the Supreme Master will allow him to continue to do so as he pleases. Although he fully believes that Naruto and Sasuke can compete with the Ancient One, he does not want to cause any conflict.
The descendants of the Ancient One have been protecting the Earth and resisting invaders from other dimensions, and he does not want to disrupt the cycle of inheritance.
After arriving at the entrance of the sanctuary, he calmed down a little and knocked on the door. Soon, the door opened by itself, and a black bald man stood not far from the stairs.
“Hello, Master Drumm, it’s an honor to meet you.” John said politely, but he was also prepared to spend fan points to possess a certain character if attacked. He was not sure how Master Drumm would react.
Chapter 12 Ancient One (Old Version)
“Do I know you? How do you know me? I don’t remember seeing you before. Who are you?” Master Drum asked John with some doubt.
“Of course I know you, Master Drumm, Guardian of the New York Sanctuary. I am John Jameson. I am here hoping to meet the Ancient One,” John replied.
“John Jameson? I remember now. Aren’t you the famous film creator and business tycoon? How did you get here? How do you know us? I’ve never seen anyone in your family practice magic.” Drumm said in surprise, and at the same time he was a little defensive, because he felt that this John was not simple, he might be a creature from another world disguised as a human. He was ready to cast the Ring of Ragdor to fight.
“Well, my situation is a bit special, and I have always known about the existence of Kamar-Taj and its importance. Don’t worry, Master Drumm, I have no ill intentions, I just want to ask the Ancient One something.” John said calmly, although he was already sweating in his heart. He didn’t want to fight with Master Drumm, especially on his territory. Who knows what kind of magic spell is attached to the sanctuary.
Before Drum could respond, a voice suddenly came from behind: “It’s okay, Master Drum. He really has no ill intentions, and can actually be considered our ally. You can go back. I will take him to Kamar-Taj.”
A bald woman came out from behind the stairs and walked towards them. John was excited and nervous to see her. He always felt nervous every time he saw these characters who looked exactly like in the movies. Whether it was Tony Stark or the Ancient One standing in front of him, he was in awe. He couldn’t even open his mouth to talk to her, and just stood there in a daze.
“What’s wrong, kid? Don’t you want to see me? Why aren’t you talking now?” Gu Yi asked John with a smile.
“Ah! Sorry, I was distracted just now.” John said embarrassedly. “Okay! Follow me. We have a lot to talk about.” said Gu Yi.
Afterwards, the Ancient One took John upstairs and to the door leading to Kamar-Taj. As soon as they passed through that door, he saw the famous Eye of Agamotto, or in other words, the Time Stone, which was placed on a raised stone. He stared at it for a few seconds and then looked away. He knew that the Infinity Stones were very powerful, but he believed that if he was given enough time, he could ignore the power of the Infinity Stones.
The Ancient One saw his eyes fall on the Eye of Agamotto, but quickly moved away. John’s eyes revealed confidence, which made the Ancient One smile.
After following Ancient One into the courtyard, he saw many people practicing magic, even though it was already night and cold outside due to the time difference, and Kamar-Taj was very close to the Himalayas. He envied them, but said nothing and just followed Ancient One.
After entering the hall, Gu Yi started to make tea. John sat down opposite her and watched her make the tea. After a few minutes, two pots of tea were ready. Gu Yi poured a cup for John. John took a sip and immediately felt refreshed.
“You’re finally here. I thought you would never come.” said Gu Yi.
“Well, I’m worried that you will expel me from this world.” John answered shyly, because he couldn’t say that he was afraid of her, but there was a certain defensiveness in him. Ancient One might have guessed this, but she didn’t expose him.
“So, have you seen my future?” John asked. Ancient One smiled and said:
“Yes, and no. I can never see your future. It seems that some powerful force prevents me from seeing your future, but I can see the impact you have on many people, so I know you have no ill will towards the Earth. So as long as the defenses against other dimensions are intact, I don’t really care what you do.”
“Of course! I won’t let anything bad happen on Earth, because this is my home. But if someone provokes me or my family, I don’t mind sending them to hell.” John said as he took a sip of tea. Gu Yi just smiled and said nothing to him.
“I have a question. Can you help me answer it?” John asked curiously.
“Of course! Ask.”
“Do you know Tiamat?” John asked.
Hearing this question, Gu Yi raised her eyebrows. In fact, she had guessed wrong from the beginning. She thought John’s understanding of the future came from the powerful force behind him that brought him to this world. When John first crossed here, Gu Yi felt that the earth’s defense had changed.
Chapter 13: Attack on Ancient One (Old Version)
She checked for intruders several times, but found no one. So she had to use the Eye of Agamotto to peer into the future, only to find that the future had changed dramatically. She checked all possible timelines and realized that the key figure behind this change was John. Although John had never betrayed Earth in all possible timelines, she still had to observe John in person to judge his character.
So, Gu Yi started to monitor him from the mirror dimension. After a few days of monitoring, she found that John was an upright person at heart, loved his family, and had very interesting ideas. From then on, she stopped paying attention to him.
She didn’t know that all of John’s knowledge of the future came from the movies he had seen in his previous life, and that the powerful being behind him was not even a living thing, but just a powerful system.
“Yes, I know about Tiamat. But that’s Strange’s (Doctor Strange) headache. Not mine.” The Ancient One said with a mocking smile, as if she was making fun of the problems that Doctor Strange would face in the future. John was stunned to see this side of the Ancient One. He wondered if all Supreme Sorcerers had such a weird personality.
Well, he put those thoughts behind him, sat up straight, and got to the real purpose of why he came all the way here.
“In a few months, many powerful creatures from other worlds will come to Earth. They are my friends. I hope you won’t stop me.” John was serious. He was worried that she would refuse, but her answer was beyond his expectation.
“You can bring anyone from other universes. As long as they don’t destroy the Earth’s defenses and sanctuaries, I don’t care.” Ancient One said with a smile.
“Of course. If you allow, I can even let my friends help you guard the sanctuary.” John added immediately.
“Then I would like to thank you in advance for your help.” She said with a smile.
“Well, I can see that you brought two creatures. One is in the parking lot in New York, and the other is in your pocket. Is that right?” she said again. As soon as she finished speaking, the phone in John’s pocket kept vibrating. It might be asking to transform and attack the Ancient One, because Fixit felt from her words that this woman was dangerous.
John probably guessed what Fixit was going to do, so he took out his cell phone from his pocket and said, “Fixit, you can transform, show up.” As soon as he finished speaking, Fixit transformed and immediately fired with his transformed weapons, even firing a small rocket at Ancient One from behind.
John didn’t even have time to stop Fixit, but he was relieved to see that the Ancient One had already cast the Ring of Ragdor in front of him. Although these bullets and rockets would not cause much damage to an ordinary person, they could still cause burns and pain. And if they hit vulnerable parts, these bullets and rockets could even be fatal.
“Wow, these creatures look so cute. Is it called Fixit? What a nice name. Are they from the planet Cybertron?” she asked curiously, and John was stunned.
“How do you know about Cybertron? The movie hasn’t even been released worldwide yet. And you still watch the movies I made?” John asked with wide eyes.
“Of course, I went to Los Angeles and watched the movie from the mirror dimension. I must say I loved the idea of that movie. That car outside is the famous Bumblebee, right? It looks very powerful. I could feel its power from outside. Over the years, I have watched some of the movies and works you have produced. I have to say, it is amazing to know so many things about the universe.” She said.
John felt guilty and embarrassed for deceiving her because there weren’t that many universes. He was just a trickster, or so he thought. He wasn’t sure if the Naruto universe really existed. He didn’t think about it too much anymore.
“Yes, this is Fixit, the car outside is indeed Bumblebee. Fixit, apologize to her. She is my friend and our ally.” John said to Fixit. Fixit looked back and forth between Ancient One and John. He didn’t understand why John identified this magician as an ally, but Fixit didn’t object to it.
“I’m sorry to fire at you, magician. I hope you don’t take it personally.”
“It’s okay. I can see you want to protect John. You can continue to do so,” she said.
Chapter 14 Showdown (Old Version)
After chatting about other trivial matters for a few minutes, he asked the Ancient One to take him back to New York. The Ancient One drew a portal to the Sanctuary in New York. After saying goodbye to Master Drumm and walking out of the door, he returned home with Bumblebee. He finally showed a look of relief on his face because he no longer had to worry about bringing those characters to the real world. He had been nervous about this for a long time, and now he could finally rest assured.
It was already afternoon when he got home, and he began to plan for the future. In two months, the story of “Naruto” would be over, and then he could bring the entire Naruto world into reality. He had asked the system if he could hide those villages when bringing them into the real world, and the system replied that the world brought into the real world would be in its own dimension, and nothing could detect their existence.
This dimension would exist in this world, but on a different plane. Only characters from that world could travel back and forth between the real world and their own dimension. This information was a relief for him, as he was not sure if he could keep the villages hidden from satellite detection. John could divide the dimensions as he wished, which would also be a great help to him.
While he was thinking about what action to take in the future, it was already getting dark and his father came home from get off work. As soon as his father walked into the garage, he saw two Camaros. He was surprised to see two cars of the same color and model in the garage.
“What has this kid done now? Two identical cars, even the license plate numbers are the same. Did he do something illegal?” Jameson was full of doubts, because his son had never done anything bad over the years, although he always had some weird ideas, but he had never done anything illegal. Now seeing these two cars, he had to find out what happened.
After entering the house, he went straight to John’s room, but saw John sitting with his eyes closed, as if he was deep in thought.
“Why are there two cars with the same model and license plate number in the garage? Did you do something illegal? You’d better not have any bad intentions, otherwise I will hand you over to the police myself. I don’t remember any transaction regulations with Chevrolet that required us to buy a Camaro.” Jameson asked his son angrily. John, who was a little sleepy, immediately opened his eyes.
“No, Dad, nothing illegal. But there are two cars in the garage for a reason. Sit down, Dad, I have something to tell you.” John sighed. What he feared had happened. Soon, within a year, the world would change and he would have to keep his family away from danger.
Valentina returned to her hometown after returning from Los Angeles, so these days only the father and son are at home, so John can talk to his father privately without scruples. Although John trusts Val, he doesn’t want to expose her to the dangerous world yet.
“Dad, please turn off your phone, and then I’ll talk to you about the car.” Although Jameson didn’t understand why his son asked him to do this, he still did it. John didn’t want Zora to hear the next conversation. He was not sure if Zora or SHIELD had listened to their conversation, but he didn’t want to take any risks now.
“Dad, do you remember I once told you that this world is not simple, it is both beautiful and dangerous?” John asked.
“Well, you did say that, but so what? The world has always been this way. What’s new about this?” Jameson asked. He wasn’t sure what John meant by that.
“No, Dad, you don’t understand what I mean. I mean that there are people here with super powers, aliens traveling through the universe, and even people from different universes.” John said sincerely. Jameson’s eyes widened when he heard this. He didn’t quite believe it.
“What are you talking about? Are you telling me a lie to distract me from the car in the garage?”
“No, Dad. Just listen to me. This world is really not simple. Human beings have had contact with aliens years ago. Even thousands of years ago, aliens came to our planet, and there are many people in this world who possess special abilities. Believe me, Dad. Everything I say is 100% true.” John said.
“Okay, even if I believe you for now, what does this have to do with the car in the garage?” Jameson asked.
“Dad, do you really think that the movie Transformers is just a movie?” John asked with a smirk on his face. Hearing this, Jameson almost jumped out of his seat. As the head of a news organization, he understood the meaning of this sentence.
“Don’t tell me that car in the garage is the Bumblebee,” Jameson asked, eyes wide.
“Yes, that car is the real Bumblebee. If you don’t believe me, come with me. I’ll show you,” said John.
Chapter 15 More Autobots (Old Version)
Afterwards, the father and son came to the garage, and John said:
“Bee, you can transform. My dad wants to talk to you.”
Next, Jameson saw a scene that he would never forget. Although he would encounter many extraordinary things in the future, the transformation of Xiaofeng completely changed his perception of the world.
Watching the car parts separate and move in all directions of the body, completing this spectacular transformation process, and finally seeing the little bee squatting there, he was truly stunned. He had never believed those strange stories in his life, but today, his outlook on life has undergone a major change.
“See, Dad, I didn’t lie to you. Bee, this is my dad. You can say hello.”
“Hello, Mr. Jameson. Nice to meet you.” Bee said in a metallic voice.
For a few seconds Jameson was speechless, but out of habit he said:
“Hello. Nice to meet you.” Then something suddenly occurred to him, and he asked John, “Wait, if there’s Bee, that means there’s Megatron and the Decepticons. We should tell the military about this.”
“Dad, that’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about next. Let’s go home. We have a lot to discuss. Bee, you can turn back into a car, thank you.” John replied.
When they returned to the room, they sat down facing each other, and John continued:
“Those movies are just movies. Some of them are true, but a lot of them are not. I just made up a story based on them. Bee doesn’t actually belong to our universe. Have you heard of the parallel universe theory? It’s like for every decision you make, in another parallel reality, you made a different choice, and that’s why another universe exists. There is no planet Cybertron in our universe, at least not as far as I know. He is the first to come to our universe, but he won’t be the last.” John continued.
All this information shocked Jameson. For him, the world suddenly changed, and he didn’t know how to deal with it. Parallel universe? Aliens? Is all this real, or is he dreaming? Jameson is now in a huge dilemma. As a reporter, he feels from the bottom of his heart that people should know the truth of this story, but he has to consider the safety of his family, because he knows that the existence of a bee like the bee will immediately arouse the covetousness of the whole world, and the bee will be used for experiments. John can see the entanglement in his eyes, and he knows what his father is thinking. Having lived with his father for so long, he knows his father very well.
“Don’t worry, Dad. Soon you will be able to report these existences in the newspapers. People have the right to know the truth, but now is not the time. When the time is right, I will tell you.” John added.
“Okay, I believe you. Who’s coming next? Optimus Prime?” Jameson asked.
“No, there won’t be any more people from Cybertron at this time. However, I did get the Energon Cube. For your safety, I will help you transform your phone and car,” John said.
“What? Really? Oh my god! With the energy cube, we don’t have to fear anything. We can rule the world. But can you control them? I remember that deformed Nokia phone was quite violent.” Jameson asked.
“Dad, I told you. Movies are just movies. Reality is different. Scud, come out. Scud is my transformed mobile phone. Now, give me your phone.” John said, taking out the energy cube from the corner of the room and showing Scud to his father. Jameson was excited to see the energy cube. As a man, he also likes robots and machines. Now all his dreams are going to come true. He is already fantasizing about owning a self-driving smart car. (I think the name Scud is more concise and easy to remember)
Soon, Scud transformed and greeted them. John transformed Jameson’s phone and named it Vanguard after another Mini-Con. Dad used a Nokia phone, so Vanguard’s body structure was different from Scud’s. It looked more humanoid than Scud. But it didn’t matter to him.
After transforming Dad’s car as well and naming it FireWire, they went home after giving some basic instructions.
“Dad, I hope you can treat Vanguard and FireWire as family. They are living beings, and I don’t want them to feel lonely.”
“Don’t worry, kid. I will cherish people like them more than you. Hahaha…now all my dreams are going to come true.” Jameson said with a smile.
John just smiled at his father’s enthusiasm.
“Dad, the world will change soon, and I hope you can pay attention to your safety. Like I said, this world is not simple. Everything will change soon.” John said seriously.
“Kid, how do you know all these secrets? What’s your connection with people from other universes?” Jameson asked curiously.
“Dad, didn’t I tell you that there are some people with super powers? I am one of them. Many times I dream of various stories, and from these dreams I learn about people from other universes. From them I know who will enter our universe.” John replied.
Although John’s words were half-truths, they were not meant maliciously. He had a hard time explaining a lot of things without lying based on vague truths, and he didn’t want to keep his family in the dark.
He didn’t want to hide himself and act in secret. This had never been his intention, but there was no other way now.
Chapter 16 Namikaze Minato (Old Version)
To be honest, John was a little confused about his situation. He thought that after bringing Bumblebee to this world, the Time Variance Administration (TVA) would come to trouble him, but unexpectedly, they did not show up. He guessed that this might be because Bumblebee and his companions did not belong to this universe, and the Time Variance Administration could not spy on the future of a new universe separated from the Marvel Universe. As for the fact that he was not persecuted, it was probably because of the shielding function of the system.
After explaining some things to his father and chatting about some trivial matters, John and Jameson went back to their own rooms. John fell asleep as soon as he got on the bed. He was exhausted from the whole day’s running and the mental stress he had endured in the past few years. Tonight, he could finally rest and have a good sleep.
Three months later, the Naruto series finally came to an end in May. John traveled to Japan to congratulate the production team on such a huge success. John even attended the after-party held by the entire studio in Japan with Val. Everyone was very happy about the success and felt a sense of accomplishment because they brought a wonderful story to life. John also made sure that Madara’s appearance in the war was a secret. He did not include Kaguya’s story as the ending because John always felt that Kaguya’s story was a bit far-fetched, and Madara’s final battle with the ninjas was basically a replica of Kaguya’s battle with Team 7.
People loved the series finale, and the series is rated pretty high, with an 8.9 on IMDB. As a series that aired as a season, audiences around the world loved it more than the original, which had so many filler plots.
After returning to the hotel after the banquet, John checked his fan count.
Total fans value – 1.9 billion]“I want to make the world of Naruto a reality,” John said excitedly!
According to the host’s wishes, the world of “Naruto” has become a reality, but there will be no Kaguya in this world. The host can make all characters real, including those who have died (resurrecting dead characters requires a separate consumption of fan points). Since this is the first world created by the host, the fan point consumption of this world is calculated at a discount. The consumption price of subsequent worlds will be much higher. It should be noted that the host can transform into any character in the world of “Naruto” without affecting the character in the real world.
Fans value remaining -200 million]John was ecstatic to hear the news because he could make all the characters in the story real, except for the ones who died.
“Turn me into Uzumaki Naruto.”
He realized that he had grown taller and was wearing a white cape. John felt full of power. He could even feel a seal in his body, and when he focused on the seal, he could see the Nine-Tails sleeping. He walked to the mirror to look at himself, and he looked like the real Naruto, with six whiskers on both sides of his cheeks.
He noticed that he was aware of many things around him, as well as people around the hotel. When he moved closer to the mirror, he saw that he was wearing a yellow top and black pants.
“Turn me into Uchiha Sasuke.” Now he had long hair that covered one eye. He tried to summon Susanoo on his hand and even tried to use the Mangekyō Sharingan. He could feel that if he used all his strength, he could even destroy a city in an instant.
Of course, John wouldn’t do that, because that would only mean the death and destruction of innocent people. John is not the villain who would do such a despicable thing.
At the moment when John became Naruto, thousands of miles away in Kamar-Taj, the Supreme Sorcerer turned to the west. Her eyes narrowed slightly for a moment, but then a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
“The kid has finally grown up. Now I’m not even sure I can beat him. Luckily he’s on our side. The world will soon change, and he’ll be at the forefront of that change. Too bad I may not see that day,” she said to herself.
Even Odin of Asgard sensed a powerful force coming from Midgard (Earth) and tried to spy on it. The Ancient One noticed this and blocked Odin’s perception because she didn’t want to cause any misunderstanding. Odin realized that this new power was under the control of the Ancient One, so he withdrew his perception and no longer paid attention to the matter.
John jumped for joy in his room. He had never been happier in his entire life.
After a few minutes of trying everything he could, he calmed himself down, knowing that he had to find a balanced way to fix the world he had created.
“I want to bring Minato Namikaze to this world (without the Nine-Tails Chakra).” John said at the end, because Minato is one of his favorite characters, and this requires 200 million fan points. Madara and some other characters cost more than 1 billion fan points. He doesn’t have that much fan points yet.
Soon, a handsome blond man appeared, wearing a shirt and a white cape. He was so excited that he almost screamed with joy.
Chapter 17: Distribution of Hokage Villages on Earth (Old Version)
The next day, John and Val flew back to their home in New York. After returning home, John immediately went into his room, closed all the doors and windows, and asked Val not to disturb him. Val felt very strange about his request, but did not ask any more questions.
After returning to the room, he immediately summoned all the current Shadow-level characters to the real world, and as soon as they were summoned, John shared his memories with them.
Uzumaki Naruto (Hokage), Kurotsuchi (Earth Shadow), Gaara (Wind Shadow), Darui (Raikage), and Chojuro (Water Shadow) are the current Kage-level figures, and they all showed surprised expressions on their faces. At first they didn’t understand what was going on, but soon, through memory sharing, they understood the ins and outs of the matter. Due to the influence of the system, they are absolutely obedient to John, but John gives them almost full autonomy. John does not have a strange habit of ruling the world of “Naruto” because he has other things to do.
“Welcome, my friends, to this new world. I need your advice and help in this dangerous world,” John announced to them.
“Well, this world is new. It looks very interesting too. I’m looking forward to this exciting new world.” Naruto said.
“This world also looks dangerous, there are such powerful beings in the universe.” Chojuro said shyly. He has always been shy and lacks confidence, so he first expressed his inner uneasiness.
“It doesn’t matter, we’re already here, and this is the first time we’re no longer at the top of the food chain,” Darui said with emotion.
“No matter what the future holds, we must face and defeat our enemies, and this can only be done by working together and uniting as one,” Gaara added in a cold voice.
“Well, our village must be strong enough. We have to prepare for the upcoming battle.” said Kurotsuchi.
John looked at these legendary figures and marveled once again at the power of the system. He thanked his lucky stars that he was able to meet these characters in real life.
John shared his memories with them about what the future would be like and what dangers they would face. “Well, John, I want you to find a place for the village to settle down. Because we need to prepare.” Naruto said.
“Of course I have a place. All of your nations will be separated and located in different parts of the planet, and you will all live in different dimensions. I know this sounds like jail time, but now is not the time for you to be out in the open. When the opportunity arises, I will help you contact the World Council, and you can negotiate a deal with them. Is that okay?” John asked.
When buying a world, the dimension setting will appear. This world can be divided into multiple smaller dimensions, or it can remain as a whole. The size of the dimension will be exactly the same as the original world purchased, and even the appearance and functions are the same. This dimension can be placed anywhere on the planet he is on at the time. John really thinks this system is sometimes too powerful.
“Of course. Where would you put each country?” Gaara asked.
“The Hidden Leaf Village will be placed in Japan, the Sand Village will be placed in Egypt, the Mist Village will be placed in England, the Kumo Village will be placed here in the United States, and the Rock Village will be placed in Chile. Each country will follow the same pattern. I hope you are all satisfied. Because there is no trade between the countries, it may be difficult for a period of time, but I hope you all understand that all these arrangements are temporary.” John said.
“We have no objection to this arrangement, we trust you,” said Heitu.
“Now that the decision has been made, I’ll send you on your way…” John said.
After letting the system create different dimensions and sending them to different countries, and sending the people and ninjas of each country to their respective places, John breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he had the backing to face this world.
Soon, the people in the world of Naruto woke up and realized that the world had changed and they had come to a new world. John did not share all the memories about the future with ordinary people because that would cause panic. He just made them understand that this was a new world. People were already stressed out at the thought of this new world, but they soon calmed down when they saw all the Kage-level people and ninjas helping them understand this new world.
John did not bring those small countries to the real world because that could have fatal consequences and could cause a lot of problems without the supply of neighboring countries. Although John could control the life and death of this world, he chose not to do so. He felt that everyone should go through the cycle of birth, aging, sickness and death. Only in this way can everyone’s life be colorful.
After reaching an agreement with the World Council, he would bring all the remaining villages to the real world. Until then, he could only wait.
Chapter 18 The final peace, the main film begins!!! (Old version)
The whole year of 2007 passed like this, and not much happened in this regard. All the villages and their countries were safe and sound, and they did not need to leave their places. There were only some minor changes in the environment, and only trade was slightly affected, but all countries handled the problem properly and provided sufficient relief to the people.
John knew that this was the final peace. In the past few months, John tried every means to accumulate more influence in the world. He participated in the production of animated films and provided ideas to Google, Facebook, Twitter and all his companies. He even attended Amazon’s shareholders meeting and put forward some of his own ideas. His idea of cooperating with local stores and dealers to carry out network marketing was highly appreciated by the board of directors. Although it will take time to implement this idea, at least it has begun.
By now, John has enough influence all over the world and has done a lot of charity work, and no government dares to stop his influence or restrict him through arbitrary laws, because it will be counterproductive and the public will not accept sanctions against him. On the other hand, although his net worth has risen to 80 billion US dollars, he never tries to influence any government and gladly accepts all laws of various countries when conducting business.
As a result, John was loved by everyone, in stark contrast to Tony, who was hated in many countries, and being an arms dealer did have its drawbacks, and there was even a debate about which of the two of them had more influence.
Kevin has already started filming the movie John requested, which will be released in mid-May 2008. John is looking forward to the premiere of the movie, as it is a crucial part of his grand plan.
On New Year’s Eve, John took his family on a long vacation. He even invited Valentina to take her two children and husband on the trip. In a previous life, John had always wanted to go to the Maldives and stay in a resort. So he made careful arrangements and stayed there for two weeks.
They enjoyed themselves there and got plenty of rest.
“Dad, this year will be the beginning of a new era, an era the Earth has never experienced before, and you should be mentally prepared to face it.” John suddenly said to his father as they sat by the swimming pool, gazing at the sunset.
Jameson stared at him for a few seconds. He now knew that his son was special. If his son said so, it meant that something was really going to happen. However, troubled times meant opportunities.
“What do you want me to do?” Jameson asked.
“It would be best to find a new office location and new headquarters for the Daily Bugle in New York. And as far away from Stark Tower as possible,” said John.
“Stark Tower? Is Tony also some special person with super powers? I know it. This arms dealer must be selling arms to foreign countries in private.” Jameson said excitedly. John was surprised by his words, but as the head of a large news organization, he might have received some information about the sale of arms to foreign terrorists.
“Special? Well, you can say that, but you’re wrong. Anyway, just do as I say, don’t worry about anything, and from now on pay attention to the strange news. Don’t miss any details, and you will definitely be surprised.” John said.
“Well, kid. I hope you’re okay. I don’t know what era you’re talking about, but I hope we can get through this safely.” Jameson said with some concern. John just smiled and said nothing.
Valentina’s children are still young. An 8-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. Her husband, Jorge, is an affable Hispanic man who runs a Mexican restaurant in New York. Her two children are named Valeria and Matias. John is considering providing some kind of protection for the family in the future. Her relationship with John has put their family in the spotlight.
“When the time is right, I will bring them to the world of Naruto for safety. That will be much better.” John thought to himself.
Soon, they came back after having a great time and everyone went back to their lives as usual, Valentina and Jorge were very grateful to John for providing them with such a trip because it was like a dream for them.
April 20, 2008
Suddenly, some news and videos appeared on the Internet, saying that a monster was found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was wreaking havoc. Jameson had specifically told his employees to pay attention to strange news. As soon as he got the news, he went home and told John.
“So, it all begins. Dad, stay away from Harlem from now on, and for the next two months, keep a filming crew ready around Harlem to capture any unusual scenes. You will have a surprise.” John said with a smile, his mouth corners raised.
Chapter 19: Hatred (Old Version)
Jameson sometimes wondered if John had the ability to see the future. He found it odd that his son sometimes spoke like a prophet.
“Don’t worry, Dad. Keep an eye on the news from Culver University, but there’s no need to act on it. Just proceed as normal and don’t arouse any suspicion right now. Harlem is the only area that matters right now,” John said confidently.
Jameson said nothing about it, and everything went on as usual for the next few days. But suddenly, an astonishing piece of news began to spread online, and even a related video appeared. When Jameson saw the video from Culver University, he was shocked.
The video showed a green humanoid creature, twice the size of a human, wreaking havoc on military vehicles and rampaging. This video really scared Jameson. At first, he thought it might just be a monster slightly stronger than a human, but after seeing the scene in front of him, he could hardly believe his eyes.
It was almost like an invincible monster that could only be destroyed by a nuclear explosion. John asked him to act normal, so he didn’t run home this time. But as soon as he finished work, he went home. He was scared because according to John’s hint, there might be something going on in Harlem related to the monster.
After returning home, he immediately called John and informed him of the situation. “It seems that things are developing as I expected. Don’t worry, Dad, he is not a bad person. He is just a little confused. It’s okay.” Seeing his father showing a little fear for the first time, John comforted him.
“Then why did you tell me to keep an eye on Harlem? Didn’t you just say this guy would cause trouble there?” Jameson asked in confusion.
“Dad, a hero always needs a villain to prove himself. Don’t you understand? Haven’t you read the script of that movie that’s going to be released in a few weeks? Harlem will be where he rises. Well, that’s how it should be. Dad, no matter what you filmed in Harlem, don’t spread it. Be sure to keep it properly. If necessary, it will come in handy during negotiations.” John said.
“Negotiate? With whom? With this green monster?” Jameson was even more confused now.
“No, Dad. You can talk to someone about this if you have to.”
Jameson didn’t ask any more questions, because he felt very stressed listening to his son’s prophetic speech. He just told the team his requirements, asking them to only record various situations in Harlem and not to have any contact. Because this was John’s order, Jameson sent most of the staff to carry out this task.
May 2, 2008
It was a normal night in Harlem, but suddenly there was a riot on the street. Suddenly, people saw a huge green humanoid monster with black lines on its body appearing on the street. It was almost the same size as the monster that appeared at Culver University, but this monster had spines growing on its back and bones protruding from its elbow joints.
After Jameson received the video about the new monster from his employees, he immediately called John and informed him about the new monster.
“The time has finally come to take action. I’ve worked hard for this and made all the necessary preparations for this day, so let the great era begin.” John said excitedly, and he immediately transformed into a character in “Naruto”. This character was wearing a long white cloak with a flame pattern at the end of the cloak and “Fourth Generation Hokage” written in Japanese on it.
Yes, this is the famous Yellow Flash of Konoha Village – Minato Namikaze, one of John’s favorite characters in “Naruto”. As soon as he transformed, he disappeared from the place where he was and appeared in Harlem. A few days ago, he left the mark of Flying Thunder God Jutsu on a building in the center of Harlem.
In order to avoid the camera, John jumped and shuttled between the buildings, approaching the place where the abomination was wreaking havoc. He saw a half-damaged US military Humvee reversing, and the abomination was approaching quickly.
“It’s boring to use Minato Namikaze to deal with this guy. Let me change my role.” After saying that, he changed.
Just as the Abomination was about to approach the Humvee, it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its back. It was as if four large, sharp needles were piercing its body from its back. Although its mind was filled with only anger, it could still feel the pain. It pulled out one of the needles to relieve the pain.
After pulling out the needle, it saw that it was a sword shaped like a needle, with a red hilt and a yellow tip. It was immediately furious, thinking it was an insult to be hurt by such a light thing, so it immediately broke the needle sword.
Then it turned around to see who was so bold as to hurt it.
Chapter 20 Kirabi’s rap (old version)
Abomination turned around and saw a black man with long blond hair tied behind his head. He was wearing a pair of strange black sunglasses and a turban on his head. The front of the turban was made of metal and had a strange symbol painted on it. He was wearing very strange clothes, a single-sleeved white shirt on the upper body, black trousers on the lower body, and a wide red belt around his waist. He was carrying a huge object wrapped in white bandages, which looked like a sword, but the object was obviously very thick.
The people in the Humvee were relieved because they had some time to get away from the monster, but the camera in the Humvee continued to film. In the helicopter, General Ross, Bruce Banner and Betty were all stunned to see this scene.
“How is this possible? Even missiles can’t penetrate this monster’s skin. How can a few ordinary swords pierce into its back, and penetrate several inches? Who is this person? What kind of new weapon is this? Is it a new technology of Stark Industries?” said General Ross.
Bruce and Betty had the same idea, and they were equally stunned. They continued to watch what would happen next, but the next words of this weirdo made them even more stunned.
“Yo, this monster broke one of my swords, this grudge can’t be resolved with just a few words, yo.” The man said, “Oh, it doesn’t rhyme at all, I have to work harder on this rap.”
The Abomination was enraged by the man’s words and quickly approached him. It raised its hand and punched the man. Betty in the helicopter screamed and closed her eyes because she could already imagine the man’s horrible death. Bruce couldn’t help but shudder.
But what they saw next made everyone on the helicopter open their eyes wide. They saw that this man blocked the hateful punch with his fist, and a strange blue light surrounded his body.
That’s right, this weirdo is Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. John chose this character because he can perform more powerful moves to defeat the abomination.
The Abomination was shocked to see its attack blocked by an ordinary person. While it was shocked, Kirabi used his other hand to punch it hard in the face. With just this one punch, the Abomination was knocked several meters away. It slid a few inches on the ground before stopping.
“Remember my name, remember my reputation, don’t be such a wimp!
Eight tails, that’s me, rapper, Kirabi
The tailed beast lives inside me
Create beats and rhythms to bring them to life
This is a must for Jinchūriki to survive.
Battle after battle, in this beehive land
Oh yeah!” Kirabi started singing this weird rap and even danced along.
Now, everyone looking at him was even more shocked.
“What’s wrong with this guy? Why is he so weird? He just punched the monster hard, but didn’t continue attacking. Instead, he sang and danced.” This was what everyone present was thinking.
After a while, the abomination stood up, shaking its head. Seeing its opponent singing in the battle, it felt that its dignity was insulted. “I will send you to hell!” it roared.
After it stood firm, it rushed towards Kirabi again. This time it was going to take the fight seriously. Last time, it thought the other party was just an ant, so it didn’t use its full strength, but it would not make the same mistake again this time.
Just as it approached Kirabi and was about to punch him, Kirabi suddenly disappeared from the spot, and it immediately felt a sharp pain in its back, as if thousands of sharp thorns had pierced its skin and were wreaking havoc in its body.
It turned around immediately, only to see Kirabi standing there holding a huge sword-shaped weapon. However, this time, half of the bandages on the weapon had been untied, and it could see that it was a strange blue round sword with spikes all over the blade.
“Oh, it seems Samehada likes the energy in your body. I guess I’ll have to use you to feed it.”
This sword is Samehada, a living sword that absorbs energy and chakra. Samehada changed its owner after fighting with Hoshigaki Kisame, one of the “Seven Ninja Swordsmen” of the Hidden Mist Village.
“What is going on? Can anyone tell me? Who is this person?” General Ross roared.
After a while, a soldier in charge of monitoring said:
“Sir, we have no information on this man.”
“How could the U.S. military know nothing about this person? Check it out quickly and check everywhere.”
He is shocked and excited at the same time, because this person may be the key to the controllable super soldier serum he has been researching for years, and he wants to get all the information he can about this person.
Chapter 21: Confrontation with the US Military (Old Version)
Killer Bee held Samehada with both hands, and the blue light in his body turned into red light. John couldn’t let this battle last too long, because many people were already paying attention to it.
John needed a platform to show the higher-ups a whole new world, and he got that opportunity. Now it was time to end this battle. He knew the government might come after him after this, but he wasn’t afraid.
“The time for playing is over now.” Kirabi finally said with a hint of seriousness.
After his entire body and Samehada were covered in red light, he disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already facing the Abomination. The Abomination tried to cross his arms in a defensive posture to block the fast-approaching sword, but he only felt a sharp pain in his hands, and the feeling of tiny needles piercing his body and scratching his body came again.
The Abomination also realized that he had become somewhat weak after taking Kirabi’s move. Before the Abomination could react, Kirabi disappeared again, and when he reappeared, he was already behind him and used the same move on his legs.
This made the Abomination fall to its knees. Feeling humiliated, the Abomination tried to strike back at Kirabi, but it missed.
Kirabi appeared in front of him again, and this time he used Samehada to sweep across the Abomination’s chest. The only difference this time was that he did not use the sharp thorns on Samehada to cut the Abomination’s skin, but let the sword stay on his chest for a few seconds. This allowed Samehada to absorb a lot of energy from the Abomination’s body.
Of course, he didn’t intend to drain the Abomination dry, because he still needed the Abomination alive. John had seen Shang-Chi in his previous life, and he knew that Marvel still had some plans for the Abomination. He didn’t want to end the story now.
Then, Kirabi suddenly used the famous Thunder Plow Hot Knife on the neck of the abomination, making the abomination lose consciousness. As soon as he used this move, he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind him.
“Stop, you can’t kill him, he is the property of the United States military.” General Ross shouted from behind, “Who are you? You actually possess such powerful power, you may pose a threat to ordinary Americans, so I need you to come with me.” He continued.
Ross approached Kirabi cautiously, pointing his gun at him. Some soldiers and police officers also pointed their guns at him. Although they all had guns, no one thought that these guns would come in handy in fighting this strange man. They had just seen how he defeated the monster. His teleportation ability was enough to kill all of them.
Despite what Ross had said, he still didn’t feel safe enough, but he took the risk anyway. This was his chance to fulfill his dream of the super soldier program. He had no idea how much blame he would receive from his superiors for the mess he had made.
“Hmph, General Ross, after you killed so many people with your stupid experiments, you still have the guts to question me. Isn’t a Hulk enough to satisfy your desires. As for me, haven’t I already said my name? My name is Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Now put down your guns, otherwise I don’t mind giving you a lesson that you will remember for the rest of your life.” Killer Bee said sarcastically.
“How dare you!” Ross knew he was weak, but his arrogance got the better of him. “Guys, shoot him,” Ross ordered.
After hearing the order, the soldiers immediately started shooting. Although they knew it was useless, they still fired. They just prayed that this strange man would not kill them.
As soon as they fired, Kirabi disappeared from the spot, reappeared behind a soldier, and then disappeared again. This brief moment was enough for Kirabi to knock the soldier unconscious with a well-placed blow. The same scene was repeated behind another soldier next to him, who also fell unconscious. This cycle was repeated for all the soldiers. By the time the last soldier realized what had happened, it was too late and he had also lost consciousness.
After performing this series of actions, Kirabi appeared in front of General Ross. Kirabi made a gesture to punch him in the face. Ross was terrified. He felt that if Kirabi hit him with all his strength, he would definitely die. However, he found that the hand stopped when it was about to touch his nose. Because the distance was too close, he even felt a gust of wind.
Ross quickly stepped back several steps, holding the gun tightly and pointing it at Killer Bee. He didn’t have the courage to shoot, because he knew that his action might lead to his own death. Betty almost screamed when she saw this scene. Bruce’s face was also solemn, because he was not sure whether he could defeat Killer Bee after becoming the Hulk.
“Relax, General, I won’t kill you. I’m not a bad person, but please don’t abuse your power in front of me. Those are of no use to me. General, I’ll give you a piece of advice, give up your ambition. It will only lead you to destruction. Okay, goodbye now.” Kirabi said and disappeared.
Before disappearing, Killerbee glanced at Bruce and winked at him. Banner immediately realized that this was his chance to escape, so he sneaked away among the rubble and unconscious soldiers without being spotted. Ross was too frightened to care about anyone else.
Chapter 22 S.H.I.E.L.D. (Old Version)
Kirabi appeared again in a remote alley, where no one was. He climbed up the wall of the building next to him, reached the roof, and then ran on the roof and came to a far distance. He used Fixit to check if there were any cameras, and then changed back to John.
He walked out of the alley with a smile on his face. He was happy that he had achieved what he wanted. He hailed a cab and asked the driver to take him home to Manhattan.
There was a lot of traffic on the road. This might be because there was a riot in Harlem, and the police, firefighters, and ambulances were all rushing there. When he was almost home, he received a message from Bumblebee saying that two people had entered his room. Bumblebee asked him if he could kill the two people.
“Bumblebee, you can’t always think about killing people. It’s okay, let me get home first. I’m strong enough now to deal with two people. I roughly know who came to my house. Calm down.” John said hurriedly.
When he got home, he opened the door and found Val was not there. He was a little worried about her, but then he remembered that he had secretly turned his phone into something to protect her. Since there was no news of the attack, he realized that she must have gone out.
These two people may have led her away. And because his father had not returned yet, he knew that they did it on purpose. He already knew who these two people were.
After entering the room, he noticed a man with a patch on his right eye sitting on a chair, and another man standing in the corner. Because the lights were off, both of them were in darkness. When he was about to turn on the lights, the man sitting on the chair said in a hoarse voice:
“Mr. John Jameson, founder of Disney and the man behind some of the world’s biggest tech giants. It’s nice to finally meet you.”
“Nicholas J. Fury, Director of the Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Agency, and Phil Coulson, an agent with Level 7 clearance. It’s nice to meet you both as well. Coulson, you can sit in the chair next to you.” John said, turning on the light without even looking at them.
Now it was Fury and Coulson’s turn to be surprised. They reached for their guns immediately, as they were unsure how John knew them, or even who they were and what they were affiliated with.
Two hours ago
S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in New York
Fury came to New York because he received news that an illegal experiment was being conducted in Harlem and it was related to the Hulk. Fury had long planned to bring the Hulk into S.H.I.E.L.D. later, because the Hulk was too dangerous to fall into the hands of the US military.
He followed the reports closely. He had received video feeds of the scene when the abomination appeared. But what happened next changed his worldview. He saw a black man in strange clothes, rapping and fighting the monster. To him, it was just like a child’s play.
“Who is this guy? Find out immediately.” Fury ordered. He was not sure where this guy came from, but he had to know about this person.
“Sir, the facial recognition software can’t find any relevant information about him in any database. It seems that this person never existed before.” The agent in charge of searching for information said in surprise.
“That’s impossible. Check again.” Fury said. “Sir, I’ve checked three times. There’s no information on him.” The agent replied.
After a moment of silence, Coulson finally said with a strange expression: “I think I know this person. Just like he said. His name is Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.”
“Hmm? Coulson, you know him? Why have you never mentioned him? Are you hiding any secrets from me?” Fury asked with a hint of surprise. Coulson had been his trusted subordinate for a long time and had never hidden any secrets from him. So why had he never heard of this person from Coulson?
“Sir, you misunderstood. I said I knew this man and his role, but I don’t know him personally. Because strictly speaking, he shouldn’t exist. He’s a character in an anime created by John Jameson.” Coulson said with an even weirder expression.
Although Fury doesn’t usually pay much attention to ordinary things, he pays attention to John’s life because John is a person of great influence and worth paying attention to. So he knows what anime is. What he can’t believe is that an anime character actually came to life. He can’t believe it, so he asks Coulson why he thinks this person is the anime character Killer Bee.
Chapter 23 Uchiha Sasuke (old version)
“Sir, he can use such sword moves because he has attached lightning chakra to the sword. With the blessing of chakra, the sword has strong speed and penetration. Chakra can be said to be a kind of genetic power, passed down from generation to generation. The sword he uses is a living sword. Yes, you heard it right, it is a living sword. It can absorb chakra from others to make itself bigger and stronger. Well, he was absorbing the energy of that monster just now. That’s why the monster was so weak in the end, and the red light emitted from his body was because of a tailed beast named Eight-Tails sealed in his body. He can freely control the power of the tailed beast and fight. His power can be said to be a walking nuclear bomb. If it explodes at full strength, he can destroy an entire city. At least that’s what the story in the anime says.” Coulson said in one breath.
Coulson was initially responsible for monitoring John’s every move, which led him to pay attention to the animation and film works produced by John. Later, although he stopped monitoring John, he would still pay attention to John’s works. His works really attracted Coulson, and the story of “Naruto” touched him even more because it tells the story of the organizations responsible for world peace. Coulson understands that in the end, the price of freedom and peace is always high, and striking a balance between the two is the most difficult thing.
Fury listened to his story and fell into thought. He soon realized that the key figure behind this was John. Only John could explain this matter clearly. He immediately ordered his agents to contact John, but the agents replied that John was not at home.
If Fury had only suspected John was connected to this strange man before, now he was sure, because his agents said they had not seen John leave the house at all. Although SHIELD no longer closely monitored John, they had been keeping an eye on his movements from a distance.
After thinking for a long time, Fury decided to wait for John at his home. He immediately ordered the military to stop chasing John because it was beyond the military’s jurisdiction. SHIELD was responsible for handling all paranormal events on Earth, and there were American members on the World Council, so he had enough say in this matter.
Nick also brought Coulson along because Coulson could provide some unique insights in this regard.
Now:
Jameson’s House
John saw that his plan had worked. From the beginning, he wanted this to be exposed. John knew that doing all this would make S.H.I.E.L.D. notice him, and when the world knew that the characters in his works became real, he would be exposed to the world. But this was the only way for him to accumulate more fan value.
“Relax, both of you. It’s easy for me to know this information. I suggest you don’t act rashly, because the one on the windowsill has a bad temper.” John said with a smile.
Fury and Coulson suddenly realized that there was another person in the room. One of his legs was hanging outside and the other leg was on the windowsill. He had long hair that covered one eye. The moonlight shone on his head, making him look particularly handsome. They had been agents for so many years, but this was the first time they didn’t notice that there was another person around them.
“Sir, this is Uchiha Sasuke. He is extremely powerful and dangerous. Sir, I sincerely advise you not to act rashly,” Coulson said solemnly, removing his hand from his gun.
After thinking for a few seconds, Fury regained his composure. He realized that John had no ill will towards them. If he had, John would have killed them long ago. Sasuke was sitting on the windowsill, but they were unaware of it. This was enough to prove that John had powerful allies, and he did not take action against them, which meant that he did not want to conflict with them.
“To be honest, I thought Natasha or Clint would come to monitor me for a few days and try to extract information from me. I guess the military is putting a lot of pressure on you, so you came here in person. I was ready to play with you, but I think I thought too much. Thank you for your sincerity. Also, can you simplify the name of your organization to ‘SHIELD’? Such a long name is really difficult to pronounce.” John said.
Fury and Coulson were surprised at how well John knew them. “That abbreviation sounds appropriate,” Coulson muttered.
Fury felt that all his secrets were exposed. John saw the worry in Fury’s eyes. A man who never trusted anyone was now in a very embarrassing situation.
“Relax, Fury, I don’t know everything about you. I’m still in the process of learning about SHIELD and its secrets, but you don’t have to worry. SHIELD holds no appeal to me at all. You can continue to do your thing, and I’ll continue to do mine. Of course, we can probably talk about working together, since we both know what threats Earth is facing.”
Chapter 24 Meeting with the Five Kage (Old Version)
“Who are you? What are you? What is your purpose? How do you know so much about us?” This time, Fury asked in a calmer tone.
“Haven’t you investigated me properly? Don’t worry, I’m not an alien. I understand you have other reasons, but that’s not what you really want to know, is it?” John said, sitting down next to them.
“It seems that Coulson has watched “Naruto”. This makes it much easier for me to explain. The stories you saw in “Naruto”, except for the deaths of some characters, are all true stories. For some reasons, their universe began to merge with our universe, and their world also entered the earth. This process started about a year ago, and now their world has completely merged with the earth. Of course, the fusion I said does not mean that they live on Earth. You didn’t notice their existence before because they were hiding in a smaller plane parallel to the earth. All the people living in those villages and countries are now in that plane. They show up now because they need to know information about this world, and I am their middleman.” John said in one breath.
“So you’re saying that their entire world has merged with ours. Aren’t they aliens? Is there any reason behind this? What is their purpose? Did they initiate this merger? And, what does all this have to do with you?” Fury asked curiously now.
“Fury, there are countless universes out there. You must have heard of the parallel universe theory. If you haven’t, you really should read about it. Their world is just another parallel universe, and for unknown reasons, their world merged with ours. Don’t look at me like that. I really don’t know the reason for this fusion. But I can tell you that their universe is not the only universe that has merged with ours. Soon some other universes will begin this fusion process.” said John.
“Oh, damn!” Fury blurted out after hearing this. Although Fury didn’t quite believe what John said, the facts before him showed that everything John said was very likely true. After listening to their conversation, Coulson finally remembered something and asked:
“Mr. John, if what you said is true, then the Five Kage must exist. If you really want us to believe this, can you let the director meet the Five Kage?”
“It seems that you really watched the entire anime. Yes, there are five Kage. They decided to intervene in today’s battle with that monster in order to get your attention and then meet with you and the World Council behind them to negotiate their fusion with the Earth. Even though they live in their own plane, they need the help of the Earth for trade. They are even prepared to trade some of their science and technology with you. Fury, I suggest that you watch the entire anime before meeting with the leaders of their five villages, so that you can better understand their personalities. Also, Fury, tell your World Council not to plot against the world of Naruto. Otherwise, it will not end well for them. In the face of true power, political means are meaningless.”
“While I am naive to think that your political tactics won’t lead to any conspiracy, I still have to remind you and your World Council that they are basically assassins, so it is easy for them to overthrow a government. Bullets, missiles, and even your nuclear weapons are useless to them. If they decide to do so, SHIELD and the governments of various countries will not even know what attacked them.” John said.
“Okay. Fine! I’ll think about it and try to arrange a meeting with these so-called leaders. But before they meet with the World Council, they have to meet with me first. Don’t worry, I will warn the World Council.” Fury thought for a while and made a decision.
“Of course, then I thank you on their behalf. Sasuke, you heard what he said, you can go and inform them. Find a place to gather them, SHIELD will pick them up.” John said to Sasuke while openly giving orders in the name of SHIELD.
Fury raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but did not refuse. “Sasuke will contact you soon, you can ask me for his phone number.” John continued to say to Fury. After hearing this, Sasuke disappeared from the spot without saying a word during the entire meeting.
Fury kept staring at Sasuke because he himself felt that this man was dangerous. It was as if his intuition was loudly warning him not to do anything strange in front of this man. After Sasuke disappeared, Fury relaxed his nerves. The past few minutes had been one of the most stressful moments in his life, reminding him of what happened with Carol.
“Okay, now tell me what’s going on with you. How do you know them? What do you mean when you say similar situations may happen again?” Fury asked John now.
John smiled and replied:
“My situation is a bit unique. You can think of me as a go-between. When I sleep, I dream about different worlds and their stories. That’s how I learned about the two of you, your identities, and the story of Naruto. This started a few years ago, and with this knowledge, I was able to build such a large business empire in such a short time. But I soon realized that these dreams were much more than that, which led to the current situation.”
“Last year, the Five Kage found me because they knew I had learned their story from the anime. Even though there is a dimensional barrier between their plane and the Earth, they can enter and exit the Earth at will. However, anyone without permission cannot enter their dimension. In fact, you should thank me for this. I simplified a complicated process.” John lied without blinking. He didn’t think there was anything wrong with saying this because there was some truth in his words.
Chapter 25 Disney New Trailer (Old Version)
Fury fell silent after hearing this. What John said was very likely true, because he had some fantastic ideas, and it was these ideas that led to his great success in such a short period of time. His achievements can only be described as legendary. Now Fury is glad that John exists, otherwise he might have been kept in the dark, and things might have developed to a point where they were out of control.
At least now he has some information about the other party. From Coulson’s hint, he can infer that these so-called Five Shadows should not be bad guys, and he can spend a week watching the entire anime to understand their story.
“Okay! I trust you for now. Are you willing to join SHIELD? Of course, not as an agent, but in another department.” Fury finally asked John. He wanted to get first-hand information about the arrival of the new world from John. He didn’t want to be so passive all the time, and wanted to take the initiative to contact those people.
“Of course, I can join SHIELD as a consultant. Keep the military away from me. But don’t assign me security personnel, because that will prevent them from contacting me. I also want to mention that I will continue to create TV series and movies, because it will help them contact me. It can be said that movies are a kind of goodwill released to them. Fury, some people who may appear in the future will be very powerful, and you may not even be able to find them, so it is better to do as I say. Oh, by the way! Have you blocked the news about Killer Bee and others? The world is not ready to accept the news about Killer Bee and that monster.” John said because he didn’t want to expose his secrets.
Fury thought about it for a long time, and after witnessing Kirabi’s power, he agreed to John’s proposal.
“Yes, SHIELD is taking control of the situation. I have already dealt with Ross’s case. He caused quite a stir in Harlem. The White House was very unhappy with him and asked us how to handle the situation with you. Coulson will be in charge of the liaison work on this matter. When you have new information about the new world, you can contact me directly.” Fury said. He already had a headache at the thought of explaining this to the World Security Council.
“By the way, a new character might soon appear in a few months or weeks.”
“Damn it!” “Shit!” Fury and Coulson shouted almost at the same time after hearing what John said.
“Don’t tell me it’s a character from Transformers.” Coulson thought of John’s work and guessed that only the world of Transformers could possibly merge with their world. Thinking of this, he was both excited and worried.
“No no, Coulson, not Transformers. It’s about a new movie I’m working on that’s coming out in a few weeks,” John said.
“Tell me about this new character,” Fury asked John.
“If you and Tony have a child in the future, this new character will be like your child. He is a great inventor and a detective. He walks in the dark, and like you, Fury, he doesn’t trust anyone. You should know how to deal with such a person. So don’t try to find him. Although he hasn’t shown up yet, he will be here soon.” John said with a smirk.
One problem is not enough for SHIELD, now there is another person who is like John but more dangerous. Fury is really in a headache now.
“Tell me more about him,” Fury said.
“It’s okay, he hasn’t arrived yet. His story is a bit sad, you can go watch the movie. Anyway, he won’t show up before the movie is released, so don’t worry. The trailer for the movie will also be released tomorrow. You can take a look.”
Fury didn’t insist because he already had enough headaches. He was surprised when he got the location information of the five Kage. He thought they would be in the same place, but their locations were scattered. This made him trust John a little more because he had never been to these places before.
After discussing the necessary procedures to contact the Five Kage, he and Coulson left, as he had too much work to do.
A few minutes after Fury and Coulson left, Jameson returned home, having learned that Killer Bee had appeared in Harlem. He excitedly asked John about the situation, and was shocked to learn that the entire Naruto world had merged with Earth. John also lied to him because he didn’t want to tell his secret to anyone.
Surprisingly, there is no video or any new information about the destruction in Harlem in other newspapers. It’s as if it never happened.
“SHIELD has so much power in this world. Alas! As long as Hydra doesn’t affect me, I really don’t care what they do.” John thought to himself.
On the same day, Disney’s official channel on YouTube released a new trailer for the film.
The trailer begins with a young boy falling into an abandoned well, with someone saying in the background:
“Tell us, Mr. Wayne, what are you afraid of?”
Chapter 26 Batman (Old Version)
The video then shows a young man in a dirty room with an older man in a suit. The young man asks: “How do you know my name?”
“It’s a small world for a man like Bruce Wayne, and it’s not easy to disappear,” another person answered, stepping out of the shadows. The trailer continued to play, flashing through many interesting and fascinating scenes, and finally appeared a man wearing pointy ears and black clothes, and the title of the movie was revealed at the end.
That’s right, the movie John chose to make was Batman Begins, a classic by Christopher Nolan. John was a big fan of DC in his previous life, and he wanted to justify the DC universe in this world. When filming this movie, he instructed Nolan to make Batman’s movements more flexible and add more fighting scenes, because he intended to integrate this version of Batman into the DC Universe (DCU).
John firmly believes that this movie will inject enough energy into his diminishing fan value. In addition, subsequent sequels will bring even higher fan value boosts in the future.
At that moment, the Internet was boiling, because there had never been any other movie that showed superheroes before except the Captain America movies. And the Captain America Rogers movie was seen by many people as more of a propaganda than a movie for the general public. For movie lovers, it was a new and refreshing theme, not to mention that it came from Disney, a company with a great reputation for producing many excellent movies.
In the following days, the media and entertainment world was abuzz with discussion. Many speculated that the film was a silent challenge to Tony Stark, as the hero apparently lost his wealthy parents who left him a huge fortune in the trailer, but later became a superhero. Some even argued that there was some kind of secret rivalry between John and Tony, and the comments section of the trailer was divided into two camps.
Fury also paid attention to this matter, and when he saw the trailer, he was actually relieved. He felt that at least there was no huge danger. Although he was not sure whether this “Batman” had superpowers, he felt that “Batman” would not be as outrageous as the world of “Naruto”.
Fury had a meeting with the World Council earlier, detailing what he had learned from John and mentioning a meeting scheduled for a week later. The World Council readily agreed because they could gain intelligence and exchange ideas from this so-called new world. They had their own plans for this new world and saw it as an opportunity to develop it. They said they could definitely reach a trade agreement because it would also benefit S.H.I.E.L.D.
Fury asked all the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to watch the Naruto series so that each agent could better understand the strength of the other. By then, almost all the agents knew the new situation. Of course, all the agents had to keep this information confidential.
Apparently, the Hydra agents felt that Obito’s vision was better and more idealistic than the Five Kage’s ideas, as they believed that in the real world, people would forget the hard-won war and humanity would fall into a cycle of hatred again. Only absolute control could maintain absolute peace. Pierce was already thinking about how to use this to his advantage and making the necessary plans.
Soon, a week passed and the scheduled meeting was scheduled for the morning. After a long time, the five members of the World Council met again. All the Kage-level characters were taken to the SHIELD headquarters in Washington, DC by Quinjet. All the Kage-level characters wore the same clothes as the last time the Five Kages met, wearing large square hats and capes.
Around 11am, all the Kage-level characters arrived. When all the Kage-level characters arrived, all the agents in the Triskelion came to the window and gathered at the door. Each Kage-level character brought a bodyguard. The agents were excited to see these legendary figures. They had all watched the Naruto series and knew everything about the Five Kage.
Nick Fury personally greeted them at the door.
“It’s an honor to meet you. I’m Nick Fury. Welcome to the Trident Tower. I hope you have a pleasant trip.”
“Nice to meet you too, Nick Fury. Even though you already know us, it would be rude not to introduce myself. I’m Uzumaki Naruto, the Seventh Hokage, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Wow, your vehicles are so cool. I want one myself. This Kurama is so useless. It has such great power, but it can’t fly.” Naruto said with a hint of regret.
Nick Fury almost lost his balance when he heard his complaint. “I guess he’s the only one who dared to laugh at the nearly invincible Kyuubi and still be safe and sound.” Fury thought to himself. He wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead. “Of course, we would be happy to provide you with some Quinjets so that you can travel more conveniently and quickly.” Fury said finally.
The other movie-level characters introduced themselves. Fury felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Every character here was powerful enough to destroy the Trident Tower with just a flick of his hand, but he was glad that they were on the side of justice. Even if they would never be controlled by S.H.I.E.L.D., it would be good enough if they could be allies.
Chapter 27: Naruto’s Talks with the Real World (Old Version)
Soon, Nick took them to a large room without surveillance. He didn’t want to play any tricks or do anything sneaky, because this meeting was crucial to the future, and he wanted to express his goodwill.
They all sat down. The meeting with the World Council was arranged after the talk with Fury, because Fury wanted to talk to them in person first. The World Council agreed to this arrangement because they felt that even if they knew the stories of these people, they were not sure of the truth of the stories. It would be better if Fury could meet them in person first to judge their character.
“We hope to trade with you and establish a proper trade route so that we can sustain ourselves. In exchange, we can allow some of your agents to visit our village and even learn our fighting style. Although you have no chakra in your bodies, I believe our fighting style will be applicable to all of you.” Gaara said immediately after sitting down.
“He’s really a straightforward guy, not as chatty as Naruto. They really are just like in the anime. I guess John can be trusted in this regard, but why do I feel like he’s hiding something? Or am I overthinking?” Fury thought to himself. “Of course, Kazekage-sama, we’re happy to cooperate. It’s just that we don’t have a big logistics department. It may take more time, but don’t worry, we’ll work hard day and night. We’d also be happy if you could send some medical personnel from your village.”
“I think it can be done,” Chojuro said timidly.
“Speak louder, Mizukage. You are a great ninja and one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the previous generation. Be a little more confident. And it’s best not to do anything behind your back. If such a thing really happens, we will know it immediately.” Kurotsuchi said.
“We will also accept a limited number of hired missions from SHIELD. Of course, we ninjas also need money, so we will be paid. Of course, only ninjas of Chunin and above are allowed to perform these missions. Oh, that’s right. John may have said it, but I still want to emphasize it again. Don’t try to fool us. Naruto may be easy to fool, but we are not. We don’t mind letting outsiders know why we are ninjas.” She added.
Fury was very happy to hear this, because having a Chunin-level person in SHIELD meant having top-level power like Captain America, and these people also had unique abilities. “Of course, we would prefer such cooperation. And I promise there will be no conspiracy against you.”
“But remember, the mission will first be evaluated by the management of each village. If we think there is a problem with the mission and it does not conform to our code of conduct as ninjas, we will refuse it,” Darui added.
“Of course, I understand. I will also help all of you provide identities so that you can come to our world.” Fury said hurriedly.
Fury knew that they lived in a different dimension from Earth. In fact, in the past few days, he tried to search for any strange energy on Earth, but the scientific department of SHIELD said that there was no such thing on the entire Earth and everything was normal.
“Further negotiations can be conducted in the presence of the World Council members, and we can sign relevant documents for this purpose,” Fury said finally.
Everyone agreed, and went out to invite all five members of the World Council into the room. A few minutes later, they arrived, as Fury assured them that the situation John described was likely true, as the characters of these people were the same as in the story.
“It is an honor to meet the famous Five Kage. I am Gideon Malick. Naruto-san, how are your children? Are they okay?”, a member of the World Council said as he walked up to Naruto.
“Don’t mention them. Boruto is still a headache. Only Himawari is more sensible. But this is my own fault. After coming to this world, I am trying to spend more time with my family.” Naruto said with a smile on his face.
“Hahaha. I have a daughter myself. I totally understand how you feel,” Gideon said with a smile.
Shikamaru, who came with Naruto, stepped forward and said, “Hello everyone. I am Shikamaru Nara from the Hidden Leaf Village. I am the advisor to the Kages. I will be in charge of the negotiations for this meeting. I hope you are all okay with that.”
“Of course, Fury will be our representative. Let the negotiations begin. We hope that the negotiations will cover aspects such as technology exchange, medical knowledge sharing, and mercenary missions commissioned by SHIELD.” Yan, one of the members of the World Council, said.
“Okay, let’s start with sharing medical knowledge…” Shikamaru began to make various proposals. Sometimes Fury would add his own views and opinions. After an hour of negotiation, the Five Kage and the World Council reached an agreement. The negotiations went very fast because the World Council did not want to anger enemies like them, and they gained new knowledge and personnel at almost no cost.
Chapter 28: Shadow Warrior Alliance (Old Version)
June 4, 2008
There was another red carpet premiere in Los Angeles today, with John and his family in attendance. The premiere of Batman Begins was huge, partly because American audiences love superheroes, and because the story looks like it’s based on Tony Stark’s life, the film was also seen as a silent attack on Tony’s achievements.
When John arrived at the premiere, he was once again surrounded by reporters. “Mr. John, what are your expectations for this movie?” a reporter asked.
“I have high expectations for it, and we have decided to launch a sequel to this movie soon.” John said. This is new news to reporters, and they immediately asked John for more information about the sequel, but John did not reveal more.
“Mr. John, some people say that this movie is based on the life of Tony Stark and that you are targeting him. Is this true?” another reporter asked.
“Of course not. I know the media wants to portray it that way, but I assure you that this story has nothing to do with Tony’s life. It’s just a made-up conspiracy theory,” John said confidently, even though the reporter felt he wasn’t telling the truth. “Excuse me! My friend is here. I have to go say hello to him,” John said after refusing to answer any more questions.
“Hey, Coulson, how’s it going? Fury didn’t come to the premiere? I heard from Sasuke that the negotiations went well. Congratulations.” John said as he walked towards Coulson. Coulson came to the premiere because he was John’s contact to gather information from the movie about this new hero that was coming to Earth.
“Thank you, Mr. John. I wonder when Mr. Bruce will come to Earth?” he asked.
“You can call me John. Don’t be so formal with me. Just think of me as a friend. He’ll be here soon. Maybe within a month. I’m not sure yet.” John replied. “Thanks, John.” Coulson responded.
After chatting for a few minutes, John noticed that an acquaintance had also arrived. John had not expected him to come. He had already seen the reporters swarming towards that person.
“I can sincerely say that there is no competition between Mr. John and I. Stop trying to make up weird stories out of your conspiracy theories. It sounds ridiculous that I’m getting serious with a man who is almost half my age. If the military heard this, they would laugh at me and might even use it as a reason to cancel the contract. Don’t you think so, Mr. Jameson?” Tony said as he noticed John walking towards him.
“Of course, Mr. Stark. I’ve told them the same thing, but they just don’t believe me.” John said with a smile. “Mr. Stark, I’m surprised you’re here. Thank you for coming, and I’m sorry I didn’t send you an invitation. I didn’t expect you would be interested. Congratulations on winning this year’s Apex Award.” John said.
“Thank you! But the award ceremony is in a few weeks. You should go to the ceremony with me. Your ideas even surprise me, young man. I believe we can do something great together. You can be my assistant in this matter.” Stark said. He still has the arrogance that has accompanied him throughout his life. John doesn’t mind his arrogance because he has the capital to do so. “Of course, Mr. Stark. We have a lot of things to discuss later. Now let’s go in and watch the movie. I believe you will like it.” John said.
The film begins with a boy playing hide-and-seek with a girl, and while hiding from her, he accidentally falls into a well, and suddenly the bats that live in the well attack him. The camera cuts to a handsome young man in a foreign prison, opening his eyes. He soon fights with the prisoners, only to be caught in the middle of the fight and thrown into a locked cell by the prison guards.
Suddenly, a man stepped out of the shadows and said, “Are you so eager to fight criminals that you lock yourself up so you can deal with them one at a time?”
“Seven, actually,” the young man said.
“I counted six, Mr. Wayne,” the man in the suit replied.
“How do you know my name?” the young man put away his previous nonchalant attitude and asked seriously.
“This world is too small for Bruce Wayne, and it’s not easy to disappear.” The man in the suit said, “My name is Ducard, but I speak on behalf of the leader of the Shadow Warrior League, Lei Xiaogu.” He then explained the purpose of his visit and invited him to join a group of warriors fighting for justice.
The rest of the movie sees him going to where Ducard told him to go and joining the League of Shadows.
Chapter 29 Subsidiary DC (Old Version)
The plot of the movie is pretty much the same as Christopher Nolan’s original movie. But the fight scenes are more exciting and faster-paced than the original. The movie goes on to tell the story of him refusing to kill criminals and burning down the entire base of the League of Shadows.
After he came back, he decided to do something about the corrupt city of Gotham. With the help of his butler Alfred, police officer Gordon, and strange gadgets, suits and a modified car provided by Lucius Fox, he put on the bat suit and began to clean up Gotham City. But he soon realized that a bigger conspiracy was brewing in the city.
After much investigation, he discovered that the city was about to be hit by a terrorist attack that would destroy the entire city. Shockingly, his company was also involved in the attack. As the investigation deepened, the mastermind behind the whole operation surfaced. That person was Ducard, the person he saved when he blew up the Shadow Warrior Alliance base. It turned out that Ducard was the real Lei Xiaogu.
Ra’s Own Story states that in order to cleanse the city, a total purge is needed, which can only be done by killing everyone in the city. The audience marvels at Ra’s Own Story’s plans and madness. Batman then has a final showdown with Ra’s Own Story on a train to stop his plans. The train crashes, and Batman glides away before the train crashes, leaving Ra’s Own Story’s fate unknown.
John wants Ra’s Saga to be alive in the follow-up plot because he wants the character to be closer to the comic book, and he has big plans for this character. He doesn’t know how the system evaluates his movies and worlds. Because there are different versions of Ra’s Saga, there is a different Ra’s Saga in the Arrow series, and there is a different Ra’s Saga in the animated movie. He hopes that when he brings these characters to life, there will be no conflict.
There is a post-credits scene after the movie, where Gordon asks Batman for help because a new criminal, the Joker, has appeared in Gotham City. The audience loved the movie and gave it a warm applause. Tony also liked the movie because the story of the movie has many similarities with his life, but also differences.
The film was produced by DC, a subsidiary of Disney. Although people didn’t know why there was a subsidiary to make a Batman movie, they didn’t think much about it. In two weeks, the film grossed a staggering $300 million at the box office. It almost reached the box office performance of the original film in such a short time.
Total number of fans – 120 million
Fan value required to bring George Clooney’s Batman character to life – 2 million
Fan value required to bring Christopher Nolan’s Batman character to life – 40 million
The fan value required to bring the character of Batman (Zack Snyder’s version) to life – 60 million
Fan value required to bring the character of Batman (Jay Oliva Animation) to life – 80 million
The fan value required to change oneself is half of the fan value of the corresponding character.
Batmobile (Christopher Nolan version) Required Fan Value – 2 million
Batmobile (Zack Snyder’s version) Required Fan Value – 2 million]Suddenly, John had a strange idea, and he asked the system: “System, can I merge the two versions of Batman together?”
Can.
Which two versions does the host want to merge? ]“I want to combine Zack Snyder’s and Oliva’s Batman. Is this possible? If so, how much fan value will it cost?” John asked excitedly.
[bite
Calculating…
The required fan value is 100 million]“That may be because the differences between the two versions are smaller. In any case, taking the combined Batman from Zack Snyder’s version and Oliva’s version, there are two versions of the Batmobile, Zack Snyder’s version of the Batplane, and Alfred (Zack Snyder’s version)” said John.
Characters and items are extracted. You can summon them anytime you want.
Remaining fans value – 10 million]“All the fan value that this movie had is gone. Alas! The stage is set for Iron Man to appear.” John said excitedly, lying on the bed. He will sleep well tonight.
July 2, 2008, Las Vegas
“As the liaison of Stark Industries, I have the honor to work with a true patriot. He is my friend and mentor. Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to present this year’s Vertex Award to Mr. Tony Stark.” Colonel Rhodey said, and waited for Tony to appear on the podium. But it was Obadiah Stane who appeared to receive the award and give a speech.
John was also at the ceremony, and he wanted to say goodbye to Tony before his transformation. In addition, he wanted to meet Colonel Rhodey, because the character had changed in subsequent movies, and he knew that the character was later played by Don Cheadle. Earlier, when he was fighting the Abomination, he noticed that the Hulk was played by Mark Ruffalo at that time. “So I guess the universe corrected itself here.” John thought to himself.
Chapter 30 Tony Stark is missing (old version)
After the awards ceremony, Roddy called Tony to find out where he was. John already knew where Tony was, so after the awards ceremony, he took his time and went straight to the casino. When he came to Tony’s table, he saw Roddy talking to Tony. Tony lost money at the table and was about to go home when he saw John standing across the table looking at him. Roddy reminded Tony to catch his flight to Afghanistan on time and then left.
“Hey, kid, you’re not here to ruin my luck at the gambling table, are you?” Tony said as he walked towards John. Behind Tony stood Happy. John stared at him for a few seconds, because in his original world, Happy’s actor was the director of the Iron Man movie. He looked at Happy, but said nothing.
“No, Mr. Stark, I just came here to see you. I was at the awards ceremony and I walked in here and saw you.” John lied.
“Oh, don’t drink here. If you get caught, the media will tear your good image to pieces.” Stark said with a smile.
“I never drink, Mr. Stark. Well, I heard you are going to Afghanistan tomorrow. You have to be careful there because it is not a safe place now.” John reminded him again.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine, the US military will protect me because this weapon is important to them.” Tony replied nonchalantly. John just shrugged and said nothing. He didn’t want to change Tony’s life trajectory because this journey was important for Tony to change himself.
After the two said goodbye, John walked away and saw from a distance that a reporter had interviewed Tony in depth before Tony pulled her into the car. John just smiled when he saw this. The next day, John flew back home.
According to the original timeline, Tony was three hours late for her private plane to Afghanistan. When the flight attendant closed the plane door, she felt a gust of wind blowing past her. But she didn’t think anything was wrong.
Somewhere in Afghanistan
“…They say the best weapon is the one you never have to fire. I beg to differ. I prefer weapons that require only one shot. That’s what my father did, and that’s what the United States did, and so far, it’s worked pretty well…” Tony launched into a long speech, then continued, “Please consider this, the Jericho missile.”
After showing off the missile’s performance, he walked towards the military Humvee. Soon, he received a call from Obadiah, who asked about the situation, and Tony responded happily.
After Rhodey left in the car, Tony and the convoy drove towards the military base. Suddenly there was a loud bang and the Humvee in front exploded. They were ambushed. The soldiers in the convoy fought fiercely with the ambushers. The soldiers were at a disadvantage in terms of weapons and equipment and numbers. Tony realized that the situation was critical and began to run for his life, but soon a missile flew over and got stuck near him. After Tony saw the label on the missile, he tried to run away, but before he could run away, the missile exploded.
As soon as the convoy was attacked, S.H.I.E.L.D. immediately got the news of the ambush and sent agents to investigate what happened. Fury was very annoyed when he learned the whole process. He immediately called Coulson and asked him to start looking for Tony. But after two weeks, they still couldn’t find Tony. Fury was now under a lot of pressure, and he immediately called the Wind Shadow.
“Hello, Kazekage, I would like to request a mission. I would like you to send a team of ninjas to Afghanistan to find Tony Stark. He is a great asset to S.H.I.E.L.D.”
“Oh, I’ve got the news. But unfortunately, I can’t help you in this matter. Because there is another person from another world who is watching Tony. We don’t want to conflict with him. But don’t worry, he is a good person. I believe he will bring Tony back.” Gaara replied.
“Another person from another world?” Fury paused for a few seconds, “Okay, I see. Thank you, Fengying.” After Fury replied, he immediately called Coulson.
“Coulson, stop all your efforts to find Tony and come back. We have to meet with our advisors. We have a new visitor.” Fury said. Coulson understood what he meant and told his team to stop all actions and go home.
After returning the next day, Coulson and Fury went to Jameson’s new home. Jameson bought a new house with a sea view on Long Island. It was much farther away from Stark Tower. Even the news headquarters of the Daily Bugle was moved to a new building far away from Stark Tower.
Chapter 31 Angry Tony (Old Version)
“So Mr. Bruce is also keeping an eye on Tony Stark?” Fury asked. Both Fury and Coulson had come to John’s house to ask about Tony’s situation.
“Yes, Tony is rich, and Batman is very interested in his intelligence and knowledge. You may be surprised when Tony comes back. Don’t worry, Tony Stark will be fine.” John said.
“Okay, I’ll wait for him,” Fury said.
When Tony woke up, he found himself in a cave. He saw a thin tube inserted into his nostril. He pulled the tube out in annoyance. But then he came to his senses. He saw a metal ring-like device connected to his chest. There were two wires connected to it, and the other end of the wires was connected to a battery. He wanted to remove the device, but at this moment, he heard a voice.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” said a man who was shaving.
“What did you do to me?” Tony asked in despair.
“What did I do to you? I saved your life, Tony.” the man said, and then he explained how the device saved Tony from death, but the battery only lasted a week. Tony was really scared now. As Tony was lost in thought, he heard a knock on the door.
Soon, three men came in and began speaking in a foreign language. The man translated their words for Tony. They wanted Tony to build a Jellico missile, but Tony refused. As a result, Tony was tortured. Afterwards, they took Tony outside and showed him their weapons, all of which were provided by Stark Industries. The terrorists once again ordered Tony to build a Jellico missile for them, and this time Tony accepted the arrangement.
“…They’ll never find you in these mountains. Look at what you just saw, that’s your ‘legacy’, Stark. Your life’s work is in the hands of these murderous criminals. Is this how you want to die? Is this the final legacy of the great Tony Stark?” said the translator.
“There’s nothing I can do. Even if I did, they’d kill me and you in a week,” Tony said.
“Then this week is very important for you.” The man replied. Soon, Tony got the inspiration and began to make the famous small arc reactor for his chest. During the manufacturing process, they got to know each other, and Tony also knew that the man’s name was Ethan.
“How much power can it generate?” Ethan asked after seeing the arc reactor.
“It should be able to generate about 3 billion joules of energy per second,” Tony replied.
“That’s enough energy to keep your heart beating for 50 lifetimes.”
“Or it can keep some large equipment running for 15 minutes.” Tony added. Now, Tony had enough energy to use the energy generated by the reactor to make a metal suit, so he immediately started making it.
It took them nearly two and a half months to finally finish the first Mark I suit. But soon, the terrorists noticed something was wrong and approached Tony and Ethan. A bald man walked up to them and threatened Tony that if they didn’t hand over the Jellico missile as soon as possible, he would kill them both. Tony promised to finish it as soon as possible.
A few days later, the entire template of the Mark I suit was ready. Just as Tony was about to put on the suit, the terrorists realized that something was wrong and began to bang on the door. Since the door was rigged with a bomb, when they tried to force their way in, the door was blown away. Tony ordered Ethan to follow the steps and activate each function.
They can hear other terrorists rushing over after hearing the explosion, but Tony insists on continuing the operation, but soon Ethan says they are out of time.
“We still need some time. I’ll buy you some time.” Ethan said after starting the entire program (it would take a few seconds to upload the program), then picked up a gun at the door and ran out.
“Follow the plan, Ethan. Follow the plan!” Tony shouted, because he knew what would happen if Ethan ran out. Tony looked desperate, but he was powerless. When Tony put on his combat suit and walked out, he was sprayed with bullets, but these bullets had no effect on him.
When Tony walked near the entrance of the cave, he saw Ethan lying in a pool of blood.
“We have a plan. Come on, you have a family. We are going out to see your family.”
“My family is dead. I’m going to see them now, Stark.” Ethan replied with difficulty. “It doesn’t matter. I want to do this. I want to do this.”
“Thank you for saving me.” Tony said with tears in his eyes.
“Don’t waste your life.” Ethan said before closing his eyes. Tony stood up with anger and walked towards the cave entrance. He didn’t realize that after he stood up, Ethan’s body seemed to be swallowed by the earth and sank into the ground.
As soon as Tony reached the entrance of the cave, he was hit by a large number of bullets. But just as they were shooting, an explosion suddenly occurred behind the terrorists who fired the gun, instantly killing many terrorists. The terrorists turned their heads to see what caused the explosion, but only saw several missiles flying towards them. Before they could react, they were blown away by the missiles.
Tony was stunned when he saw this scene. He thought the army had finally found him. When the smoke and dust cleared, he saw a medium-sized black plane with a beautifully crafted fuselage hovering in front of him. Through the glass window of the plane, he saw a person sitting inside, wearing a black mask that covered half of his face, with pointy ears on the mask.
Chapter 32 We Need to Talk (Old Version)
“Well, Mr. Stark, you should go prepare for the press conference.” John continued. “Just call me Tony next time. Kid, you saved my life.” Tony responded.
“Okay, Tony.” Tony and Obadiah then walked to the podium for the press conference. Obadiah simply said hello and thanked John along the way. Pepper also followed Tony and thanked John for saving Tony. Although she didn’t know how John saved Tony, she was still grateful.
Tony walked up to the podium and sat down and said, “Hey, how about everyone sit down? That way you can see me and I can see you.” Everyone sat down, even Obadiah walked over and sat down next to him.
In a corner, Coulson walked up to Pepper and said, “Hello, Miss Potts, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Um… I don’t know anything. You can ask Tony on the stage,” she replied.
“I’m not a reporter, Ms. Potts. I’m Phil Coulson, Agent of SHIELD. I’m here to ask Mr. Stark about what happened in Afghanistan,” Coulson said.
“We’ve been contacted by the Department of Defense, the FBI, the CIA … We’ve said we know nothing.”
Before Coulson could respond, he heard a voice say:
“It’s okay, Coulson. You’ll get your answer soon. He’ll be here too. You really listened to my advice. Isn’t the acronym I gave you good? I should have the naming rights.”
“Well, hello, John. I was just about to ask you about that. Will he come?” Coulson said when he saw John standing next to him.
“Mr. Jameson, do you know this agent? That’s great, I’m also curious about what happened there.” Pepper said.
“Please don’t call me that, Miss Potts… Just call me John. I don’t really know what happened there. He will be here soon. You can tell Nick that he will contact you soon.” John said. Coulson left after hearing that.
“I didn’t even get to say goodbye to my father. I had so many questions for him. I wanted to ask him what he thought about what the company was doing. Whether he had any inner conflicts or doubts,” Tony said. “I saw young American soldiers being killed by the weapons I made to protect them. I had become part of this irresponsible system.”
“What exactly happened there?” asked a reporter.
“I saw the truth. I realized that I could do more for the world than just make things that explode. So, from now on, I will immediately shut down Stark International’s weapons manufacturing division until I can decide the future of the company.” Tony stood up and announced, which shocked the reporters.
Obadiah stopped Tony from continuing and said, “What we should remember is that Tony is back.”
When Tony came out, he saw Pepper and John and walked towards them. Obadiah also walked over with a gloomy face.
“Well, that’s going pretty well. How much do you think the company’s stock will fall tomorrow?”
“Well, about 40 points,” Tony replied.
“It has to be at least this amount.” This time it was John who said.
“Well, the newspapers will definitely be happy to see this new development and will write on the headlines that you won our so-called fight.” Tony said to John with a smile.
“Then I’d better buy as much company stock as I can starting tomorrow. I have great confidence in you, Tony.” John responded. This surprised everyone because they didn’t expect John to buy after the stock fell. Of course, if the company’s stock rose later, the situation would be different.
Tony just smiled at his words and said nothing, then took them to see the huge arc reactor. Obadiah knew this from the beginning, so he wanted to see the small arc reactor. After Tony unbuttoned his clothes, John and Pepper also saw it. Pepper and John both looked at it with serious expressions. Although John already knew the whole story, he was still surprised when he saw the arc reactor up close.
“Okay, John, come with me, we need to talk.” Tony said and walked to his car. John and Pepper also got in the car, while Obadiah went his own way because he had to deal with the turmoil that the company was about to face.
They arrived at Tony’s famous home in Malibu and walked through the gates.
“I have to say, Tony, I really envy your big house, it’s so beautiful.” John said enviously.
“Well, if you want, it’s no problem for you to move in. There’s no one else here except me,” Tony said without hesitation.
Suddenly, a voice came: “Welcome back, sir.”
Tony didn’t respond, but John said, “Hello, Jarvis, nice to meet you.”
Chapter 33 Improved Suit (Old Version)
“Nice to meet you too, Mr. John Jameson. How do you know me? There is no record of us meeting in my database.” Jarvis said in a monotonous voice.
Tony also looked at him in surprise. “I know a lot of things, Jarvis, and you too, Tony. I know your past, present and future.” John said. Pepper also looked at him strangely.
“My future? Is that why you reminded me to be careful in Afghanistan? Then why didn’t you tell me in advance?” Tony asked seriously.
“Tony, I don’t want to influence your fate too much, but this experience is necessary for you. Haven’t you already seen the terrible consequences of what you have created?” John said.
Before Tony could reply, he saw a limousine coming through the gate towards them. Surprisingly, the gate’s access control system did not prevent the car from entering.
“Sir, I couldn’t stop him from breaking in. He cracked the door’s access control system.” Jarvis added. Tony heard it, but he said nothing because he guessed who it was. After the car stopped, a tall, handsome black-haired man got out of the car. He looked lean and well-proportioned, and you could see it even in a suit.
“How are you doing, Tony? You should replace that thing on your chest, it’s not working to its full potential. Hello, John, nice to see you again. I like the new home you arranged for you, it’s spacious. Thank you, that trip was very rewarding, and I also saw the scum in this world.” The man said in a low voice after getting out of his Mercedes.
“You must be Bruce, thank you for saving me there,” Tony said after he came to his senses.
“You can save yourself anyway, that suit will keep you alive,” Bruce said, “Hello, Miss Potts, you must be confused, I’m Bruce Wayne. It must be difficult dealing with someone like Tony,” he added as he greeted Pepper.
“Hello, sorry, I don’t know you,” Pepper replied, even more confused.
“Pepper, this is Bruce Wayne. You should know his other identity. Batman. You remember that movie? He is that Bruce Wayne.” Tony said to Pepper.
“What? You are Batman? How is that possible? Batman is just a character in a movie? I remember that movie. But there is no Gotham City here.” Pepper said. Actually, Tony had the same question, but he never had the chance to ask. If Batman is a real person, why did John make a movie about him? Because as far as he knows, Batman’s image as a superhero is based on covert operations. Making a movie about him will only reveal his identity.
“That’s what I want to say. We don’t belong to this universe. To be precise, we come from a different parallel universe. For some unknown reasons, we came to this earth. And John has the ability to know in advance who will come to this world. He made the movie so that people who have come to or will come to this world in the future can find him, and let these time travelers understand their situation.” Bruce said.
“You’re saying you don’t belong to this Earth. So the theory of parallel universes is true. This is incredible. Wait, according to you, other people have traveled through time before? Who are they? Transformers? And you’re saying there will be other travelers coming?” Tony said.
“Yes, some people have already traveled through. Bumblebee has arrived, he is my car, the others from Cybertron haven’t come yet, I’m not sure if they will come, I just dreamed about their stories, the others have also arrived, I have made arrangements for them accordingly, it was the other party who saved Ethan. Don’t worry, Ethan is fine, they are top notch in medical care,” John cut in. Tony was shocked internally.
“So Ethan’s okay. That’s great, I hope to see him soon, the big liar.” Tony said with a smile, and then suddenly asked excitedly, “Can I see Bumblebee?”
“Sure, but he’s in New York. You have to go there to see him,” John replied.
“So, Tony, I guess you’re going to start improving your suit now. Do you need help?” Bruce asked Tony. Tony was silent for a few seconds, then remembered the horrible scenes he saw when he was imprisoned. He wanted to do something about it.
“Can you help me? I’m not judging you, but your suit is nothing like mine.” Tony said this with a hint of pride, because he felt that Batman’s suit was nothing compared to his metal suit.
“Who do you think built the plane that saved you?” Bruce replied expressionlessly.
“What? You built that plane? Didn’t Lucius build it?” Tony asked in surprise.
This time it was John who answered: “Tony, don’t trust the movies I made too much. Movies are different from real life. Like you, he is also a genius in his world, and his butler Alfred is also knowledgeable. The movie I made is another version of Batman in another universe. There are many similarities, but there are also differences.”
“I see. Of course, Batman, let me see how talented you really are. I’ll take care of some things first, and we’ll start making the suit in a few days.” Tony said.
“Okay, I’ll bring Alfred to help too. Maybe I can get some inspiration from him to improve my bat suit,” said Bruce.
Chapter 34 Attending Events (Old Version)
Tony decided to trust Bruce because he felt that Bruce was trustworthy and that Bruce had saved him from the cave. Tony didn’t realize that he was unconsciously influenced by the movie because he believed that was Bruce’s life story and that Bruce was a superhero in his world, so Tony felt that they could work together and even wanted to see Bruce’s “Bat Fighter” that he had seen before. Tony had no doubts about John’s words because he couldn’t imagine the existence of a system like John’s that had the ability to “cheat”. After all, this was not in line with scientific common sense.
The next day, Tony went to see Rod and asked him if he would like to join a project, but Rod refused and asked Tony to take some time to think it over.
After two nights at Tony Stark’s house, Pepper and Tony stood on the side of the roof. Tony replaced the new arc reactor in his chest with Pepper’s help. Tonight, they will welcome two guests.
The Batplane landed on a covered rooftop. Alfred and Bruce climbed out of the Batplane.
“Welcome to my home. Hello, Alfred,” Tony said.
“Hello, Mr. Stark. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too, Ms. Potts,” Alfred responded. Tony noticed that Alfred was much younger than he had imagined.
“Hello, Mr. Alfred, please come in,” Pepper said.
They went straight to the lab and started making Tony’s suit. After a few minutes of discussion, Tony realized that Bruce was indeed knowledgeable and began to make reasonable modifications to the suit’s design.
After a week of revisions and adjustments to the original Mark I suit’s blueprints, the new suit was ready. Tony didn’t experience the same failure tests as the original, such as crashing into the ceiling due to using too much energy on the thrusters. Tony also took Alfred’s advice and added a feature to the suit that prevents ice from forming at high altitudes.
Tony performs a test flight and everything goes well. After Bruce’s reminder, he lands gently on the roof instead of destroying it like in the original film. Bruce also follows him in the Batplane to make sure everything goes well.
“You should use gold-titanium alloy to make the exoskeleton of the suit, which will give you a good power-to-weight ratio. This will also help with the pressurization and anti-icing of the suit,” said Bruce.
“Yeah, that would help.” Tony said, and they continued to discuss how to improve the suit. Suddenly, while they were discussing, Tony saw a report about Tony Stark’s charity event on TV from the corner of his eye.
“I don’t remember you being invited.” Bruce commented, watching the news. “Because I wasn’t invited, Jarvis, was I invited?” Tony asked.
“No, sir, there is no such record,” said Jarvis.
“Then I think you should get ready.” Alfred said, bringing them a drink. “I’ll get the suits out. Miss Potts is already at the event.” Alfred said.
“Thanks, Alfred,” Tony said, while Bruce was still looking at the blueprints, thinking about how to improve the Batsuit.
“Batman, you come with us, get ready, let’s go out and have some fun.” Tony said.
“Yes, Master Bruce, you should also go and meet the people in this world. Maybe you can meet someone interesting.” Alfred added following Tony’s words.
“Okay,” Bruce said.
“JARVIS, repaint the suit while we’re out. Alfred, don’t you want to go to the event?” Tony asked.
“It’s okay, Mr. Stark, I’ll stay home and check your suit again. Jarvis will accompany me.” Alfred said with a smile.
“With pleasure,” Jarvis added.
Tony said nothing more and went to the event with Bruce. As soon as he arrived at the event, reporters surrounded him. Tony even saw Obadiah and greeted him. Then Bruce and Tony walked to the bar and ordered drinks.
As they were drinking, Coulson came up from behind and said:
“Good morning, gentlemen.”
“Oh, I know you, you are…um…”
“Mr. Stark from S.H.I.E.L.D., this must be Mr. Bruce Wayne. Hello, Mr. Bruce,” said Coulson.
“You know Bruce? I thought few people knew of his existence.” Tony was surprised.
“John is a consultant for their organization. I think you already know what happened in Afghanistan. Can I give you a report after the event?” Bruce said.
“Sure, I’ll wait here,” Coulson said.
Later, Tony sees Pepper in a fancy dress and immediately asks her to dance. Bruce also dances with a woman. Tony and Pepper then go to the rooftop and almost kiss, but both back off. When Tony returns to the bar to get them another drink, the female reporter he slept with earlier comes over and shows him some pictures of Gurmilla, Ethan’s hometown.
“I haven’t submitted any shipping requests,” Tony countered.
“Well, your company submitted it,” she said.
“I don’t represent my company.” He left and went to confront Obadiah. Obadiah said he did all this to protect Tony and the company, including excluding Tony. Tony stood there shaking with anger and left immediately.
Chapter 35 The Growth of a Superhero (Old Version)
After talking to Coulson, Bruce returned to Tony’s residence. He noticed that Tony was out and thought that Tony should be home at this time. But only Alfred was sitting in the lab.
“Where’s Tony?” Bruce asked.
“Mr. Stark just came back, put on his suit and flew away without saying anything,” Alfred said.
“JARVIS, where’s Tony?” Bruce asked.
“Mr. Stark is currently flying across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe at a speed of 120 miles per hour,” Jarvis replied.
“I really should have gone with him,” Bruce said. He felt that there must be a reason why Tony flew to Europe, and it must be something serious.
John usually doesn’t share all of his memories with the characters he brings over. He only gives them glimpses of the future and the enemies they’ll face. John doesn’t want to look after the heroes of the real world and the characters brought over from other worlds like a child, because if he helps out everywhere, the superheroes won’t grow in character.
Soon, according to the original timeline, Tony arrived at Gulmira, destroyed the weapons there, and eliminated a group of terrorists. On the way back, he was attacked by the US Air Force, but he managed to get rid of them and rescued the pilot whose plane exploded. Rhodes helped him cover up the incident, but asked him to give a reasonable explanation afterwards.
Tony returned home, only to see Bruce staring at him with dangerous eyes. Tony shuddered when he saw him like this.
“Do you think I saved your life just for you to throw your life back into that damn place?” Bruce said in a very cold tone.
“Well, I came back unscathed… right?” Tony said. Just as Bruce was about to continue to scold Tony, they heard a voice say:
“What is that? Are those bullet holes?” Pepper, who had just walked into the lab, saw Tony taking off his suit with the help of Jarvis, while Bruce and Alfred were watching him.
“Pepper, things are not what you see. These weapons will not be sold to anyone. I want to correct my past.” Tony said seriously.
“It’s okay for you to make weapons and stuff. But if you put your life in danger, I won’t get involved.” Pepper said with great sadness. Tony was shocked, and finally, for the first time, he succeeded in convincing Pepper that what he was doing was right.
“I want you to hack into the company’s main server and check if there are any secret transactions going on. I have been locked out of the company and cannot get in. Bruce can go with you,” Tony added.
Bruce was still angry at Tony for having such a rash move to go so far away without any backup, but he knew it was important right now, so he didn’t say no.
“This is the last thing I’m going to do for you, and then I’m quitting.” Pepper said and left.
“Tony, you should tell her how you feel. This world is more dangerous than you think. Don’t leave any regrets.” After saying this, Bruce followed Pepper to the company.
Soon, Pepper and Bruce came to Obadiah’s office. Pepper started the operation with the USB flash drive Tony gave her, while Bruce stood guard at the door. Soon, the truth came out. She saw a video showing that Obadiah planned Tony’s kidnapping, and he also had a new project called “Area 16” to make battle suits.
As the information is being copied, Bruce says Obadiah is coming and she has to hide, so she hides the hard drive under a newspaper.
“Who is he? Your new bodyguard?” Obadiah asked after entering the office.
“Yeah. Tony said I needed an assistant, so I hired him. What’s up?” Pepper said after she had composed herself. They then made small talk while making sure Obadiah didn’t notice that all the files were being copied. When the copying process was finally complete, she hurried away. Obadiah knew something was wrong but didn’t say anything, but when he saw that all the files were copied, he knew his secret was out.
“Obadiah was the one who planned Tony’s kidnapping, and there’s a new project called Area 13 where he makes suits. He might be planning something bad, Bruce… I hope you can help him.”
“Of course. I’ll ask Coulson to accompany you to Area 13. He can protect you in case of an emergency. I’ll go back to Tony’s place and tell him about it. You can also ask Rhodes to come with you. Having the support of the military will help.” Bruce said.
Pepper notified Rhodes, and Bruce called Coulson for support. Half an hour later, Coulson arrived, and Bruce set off for Tony’s residence. When Bruce arrived at Tony’s residence, he saw Alfred lying unconscious in the living room. Bruce was stunned and woke him up immediately.
“What happened? Where’s Tony?” Bruce asked.
“Mr. Bruce, Tony is in danger. You have to go save him. Tony was in the lab before.” Alfred answered reluctantly because he was not fully awake yet.
Chapter 36: The Death of Obadiah (Old Version)
Bruce rushed to the lab, only to see Stark crawling towards the old Ark Reactor that Pepper had given him. The original Ark Reactor on his chest was gone. Bruce ran to the old Ark Reactor and placed it on Stark’s chest. A few minutes later, Tony finally returned to normal.
At this time, Rhodes also came and saw Tony putting on the battle suit. “This is the coolest thing I have ever seen.” Rhodes said.
“Tony, Obadiah took your reactor and used it to power his own suit that he modified from your Mark I suit. You have to be careful.” Bruce said as he started to put on his suit.
“Who are you?” Rhodes felt very strange because he had never seen this new face before, and from what he said, he and Tony seemed to be good friends, but he had never seen him before.
“Bruce Wayne. Tony’s friend. We’ll talk about me later. We have to leave now. Alfred, Jarvis, give us directions when needed.” Bruce said.
“Yes, sir.” The two replied immediately.
“Roz, help us clear the sky.” Tony said after putting on his suit.
“Alfred, I might need the Batwing, get ready to fly it.” Bruce said. Bruce had all three cars in the garage because he needed to do some modifications on them. As he walked towards the garage, the Batmobile drove up to him. He got in the car, and Tony flew away.
Ross was stunned when he saw such a huge car, and he wondered where he had seen it before. “Hello. Can I ask who he is?” Ross asked Alfred after seeing them set off.
Alfred just smiled and said nothing, because it was not a secret he should reveal.
Tony arrives just as Pepper is about to be attacked and fights Obadiah, but the fight spills out onto the street. This is exactly what happened in the original world. But as soon as the fight spills out onto the street, Obadiah is suddenly hit by a large caliber bullet from behind. Although the bullet failed to penetrate his armor, it still left many dents on it. Bruce realizes that Obadiah has modified his exoskeleton because the bullets from the Batmobile failed to penetrate his armor.
“Tony, he upgraded your armor.” Bruce said through the communication device.
“Who are you? Forget it! It doesn’t matter. Since you shot me, it’s my turn now.” Obadiah said, and immediately fired a missile at the Batmobile, which exploded as soon as it was hit.
“No, Bruce…you bastard.” Tony shouted excitedly, and then started fighting Obadiah again.
“You care about the life of someone you may have only known for a few days. You let me down, Tony,” Obadiah said. As they fought, Obadiah was hit in the neck by a small device that immediately exploded. The device flew out of the exploding Batmobile. From the explosion, a motorcycle appeared with huge tires and machine guns on both sides, and a man in a Batman suit was riding it.
After coming out of the fire, he immediately started shooting at Obadiah. Because the motorcycle was very close, Obadiah was blown away by the impact. “We have to disable his armor. Take him to high altitude. Ice will form on the shell of his armor.” Bruce suggested after riding the motorcycle close to Tony.
“Okay. Where’s your Batwing? We need it.” Tony said.
“We’re here, Mr. Stark. Now get him onto the plane. Make sure he doesn’t fall.” Alfred said on the phone.
Bruce and Tony immediately walked over to Obadiah, who was lying on the ground. Tony fired a missile at Obadiah, while Bruce threw an incendiary device at him, which immediately exploded. Obadiah, who was trying to stand up, was blown away again and lost consciousness. Tony had a hard time lifting Obadiah onto the Batwing because Obadiah’s suit was too heavy. The Batwing immediately flew high into the sky, and Tony made sure Obadiah didn’t fall from it.
They flew high into the sky, and ice began to form on Obadiah’s armor. When they reached a certain height, Tony threw him down.
Tony’s Ark reactor was almost depleted of energy and began to fall. Alfred saw that Tony had almost no energy left and finally gave him a ride. Obadiah did not survive the fall because he was unconscious at the time and his suit was severely damaged by missiles and bullets.
A day after the battle, John, Bruce, Coulson, Tony, Alfred, and Pepper are in a room. John came the next morning after seeing the battle on the street. Although the plot has changed a lot, the general trend is still the same. This makes him more convinced that even if there is a butterfly effect in the incident, it actually does not change the story of the heroes that much. John came to witness the famous scene at the press conference that will usher in a new era.
Chapter 37 I am Iron Man (Old Version)
“Here’s your alibi. You were on a yacht, and here are the signatures of fifteen people who can testify to it. And John, you can only tell half the truth. Of course, things about other universes should be omitted. I think you know what to say.” Coulson said after handing the statement to Tony.
“Iron Man. That’s a good name. What do you think, Bruce?” Tony asked as he looked at the newspaper. Bruce just shrugged and said nothing, and then Coulson left.
“To celebrate your victory over Obadiah, I have prepared a gift for you.” John said, taking out a cube-shaped suitcase.
“Gift? Are you going to return my shares in my company to me?” Tony asked, because he knew John bought a lot of shares when the company’s stock price fell.
“No, Tony, it’s much better than that.” John said as he opened the briefcase. “I got this a long time ago, but I thought it would be more helpful to give it to you now. Of course, I might have to take it back for some purpose in the future.” Bruce and Tony both looked at the contents of the briefcase. Tony suddenly thought of something and became excited.
“Is this what I was thinking?” Tony asked.
“Yes, it’s the Tesseract,” John said. “Make good use of it.”
“Thank you, John,” Bruce said.
“Okay, let’s go to the press conference.”
At the press conference, John took the podium first.
“Hello, Mr. John, the video circulating shows that the man fighting on the highway is Batman. Is this true?” a reporter asked. Because everyone already knows that John is not Batman, and from the perspective of body structure, his body is completely different from Batman.
“Yes, that man is Bruce Wayne. I can honestly say that he does exist and he is my friend, but I cannot reveal his face. As a friend, this is the least I can do to protect him.” John said. This caused a commotion.
“Are the stories in your movie true?” another reporter asked after a moment of silence.
“Yes, some of it is true, but some of it is just for the sake of selling the movie,” John said. “Now Tony will make his press statement,” John continued.
“Thank you, John. Now I will speak according to the script and will not make myself look bad like I did last time.” Tony walked onto the stage and said with a smile.
The following scene is exactly the same as in the original world.
“I’m not a superhero because that’s ridiculous and… unbelievable,” Tony said, a little distracted.
“I never said you were a superhero,” said the reporter who had asked him the question earlier.
“The truth is… I am Iron Man.” Tony said with a smug smile. The reporters immediately went crazy and started asking him questions, but he turned around, refused to answer any questions and left.
“It all started,” John said.
“Yes, let’s begin. It will be a long and dangerous journey. I hope we are strong enough.” Bruce said standing next to him.
“I hope so,” said John.
“Let’s go. I can’t wait to try out the power of the Tesseract.” Tony said.
“Tony, we have to solve your problem first.” John said seriously, pointing at his chest.
“You knew about this too? Well, I figured you would, seeing as you can see the future. Can I get rid of the poison?” Tony asked.
“Tony, the future I see is never set in stone. It changes. Don’t rely on my abilities, but in another future, you did find a solution. I’m just not sure, maybe you can look into your father’s work. It might help.” John reminded Tony, which was almost close to the truth, because the future is never fixed. His arrival in this universe already meant that the trajectory of things had changed.
“I see. Bruce? What are you going to do? Do you want to test the power of the Tesseract?”
“Of course I do,” Bruce said.
Soon after, John went to New York. He now had a job to do. Now that Batman was real, his influence in the world would change as a friend of superheroes. He was thinking of starting a TV channel that would show various cartoons from previous lives to attract more fans. The number of fans increased dramatically after Batman’s true identity was revealed. He was happy about this and needed to take advantage of it.
Total fans value – 6 million]“One million more in just two days, and it’s still growing. Not bad. I have to conceive a world that can affect everyone while maintaining balance. Now the plot of Iron Man 2 is about to begin. If the story deviates, I will try my best to help. Bruce can help him, too. The plot of Thor is coming in two years. Let’s start with the mythology. When Thor appears, I already have a suitable character. Bruce also needs more battle suits. I hope the Cosmic Cube can help him in this regard.” John thought to himself.
Chapter 38 Superheroes (Old Version)
In the next two months, he did a lot of things, such as launching a TV channel, launching various cartoons, starting a new anime, and filming two more movies. These two movies he conceived would help him gain higher popularity.
He has shared his idea of how to use the app on the phone with Google and asked them to start developing it. John wants to introduce another character, and for this he needs to do a good job to enhance the fan value of this character, because introducing a strong character will cost him a lot of money, and he wants to borrow some settings from a specific anime. These settings will help him gain a kind of power without turning himself into those characters.
John even worked with a European company to make games, specializing in role-playing games, because only such games could introduce characters. But developing games takes a lot of time, so he had to work hard and make the necessary preparations.
Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, John and Bruce are working on the cube when they are visited by someone. Instead of popping out of the shadows like he usually does, Fury walks in through the front door.
“Hello, Mr. Bruce, it’s nice to finally meet you, and you, Stark, the one who said ‘I am Iron Man’. Do you think you are the only superhero in the world?” Fury asked.
“Bruce is also a superhero, so of course not. I know I’m not alone. Oh, by the way, Bruce said someone rescued Ethan. I guess that person is also a superhero. I hope he’s okay. By the way, who are you?” Tony said with emotion. Fury took out a mobile phone and connected a video call. Ethan appeared in the video and said:
“I’m fine, Tony.”
“Ethan, are you okay? That’s great! Where have you been? Why aren’t you here?” Tony asked.
“Yes, I’m fine. It was Director Fury who brought me here to talk to you. The things and people I saw were incredible. I never knew such a world existed, Tony.” Ethan said with amazement in his eyes. Fury coughed when he heard this. “Sorry, Director, I know the rules.”
“The reason I’m not with you is that I can’t leave their dimension. I’m not safe outside. So I can’t meet you at the moment.” Ethan continued.
“What happened? You can tell me what you know. If they dare to do anything to you, I will take them to court.” Tony said while staring at Fury.
“It’s okay, Tony. Their world is different, and their people are too powerful for this world. And they didn’t hurt me. I can’t tell you why I can’t go out, but don’t worry, I’m safe. It’s better to keep it a secret.” Ethan replied.
“Okay. One day I will find this so-called ‘world’ myself. Wait, if this is a world, besides Bruce’s Earth, only John’s work has a complete and mature world. Damn… You mean Naruto is real. Oh my god!!” Tony said. Tony was smart enough to understand from the hints given by Ethan.
“I’m Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sometimes knowing too much is not good for you, Stark. You’d better keep this secret. Otherwise one day you may be found dead in the sea, and I will not be responsible then. Ethan will now work in S.H.I.E.L.D. as a liaison between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Five Kages, and will not come out again.” Fury said seriously.
“I know. Bruce won’t tell anyone.” Tony said without even asking Bruce.
“I’m sorry he was so rude. It must be hard to put up with his attitude.” Fury said to Bruce. “Mr. Bruce, I would like you to come with us later to have your evaluation by SHIELD. I have to follow some procedures and write a report. John told me that your world is also very dangerous.” Fury said.
“Of course. I have no problem working with Tony. He provides me with a platform to improve myself and we can exchange ideas, so I can accept that he is a little arrogant.” Bruce said this without even considering Tony’s feelings.
“I thought you were my friend, Bruce. You broke my heart,” Tony said sarcastically.
“As much as I hate to accept this ridiculous assessment, John asked me to do it, so I guess I’ll accept it,” Bruce added.
“As for your question, yes. Our world was dangerous and it is still dangerous. I hope they don’t come to this universe. If ‘he’ comes, the situation will be very tricky.” Bruce said with clenched fists.
He has memories of two worlds, and the Darkseid in both worlds is terrifying.
“Him? Who is he?” Tony asked. He could see the frustration, anger and guilt on Bruce’s face. It was the same feeling he had in the cave. Fury was also interested in this. But Bruce didn’t answer the question.
“I understand, Mr. Bruce. Are there other superheroes in your world?” Fury asked.
“My world? Some. We were a team. Some were very powerful. Powerful enough to destroy the Earth single-handedly,” Bruce said with a smile.
“Oh my god, you mean you have a bunch of superheroes, powerful enough to destroy the earth, but you still don’t have much confidence in this ‘him’?” This time Tony was really surprised and shocked. The past few months have been good for them. Tony now understands Bruce better.
Bruce is a classic example of paranoia. He has a backup plan in his response plan, whether it is his suit or his job. He evaluates everything before approving anything. Tony thinks it would be fine if this “him” doesn’t come, but if he comes, he has to be prepared to stop him, and he needs a better suit.
Then he remembered that he was going to die soon. Bruce and Tony had tried everything, but to no avail. Now seeing Ethan, he saw a glimmer of hope, but he wanted to try everything he could to get out of his predicament. He didn’t want to owe a favor to someone he didn’t even know, and he wasn’t sure if “they” would help him. Especially after what Ethan said.
Chapter 39 Avengers (Old Version)
“That’s why I’m here. I’m here to talk about the Avengers program. Bruce is already qualified to join and he will be evaluated later. This will be a team of superheroes to deal with threats that may have a major impact on humanity. The plan is to bring some outstanding people together to see if they can accomplish something greater. To fight battles that ordinary people can never handle. Tony, you are also on the list of candidates, but we need to evaluate you.” Fury said.
“Humph. I am fully qualified to join your so-called ‘Avengers Program’.” Tony said nonchalantly, “I am rich and have advanced technology, which is enough to make me qualified.”
“Tony, you are reckless, not a team player, and like to go your own way. These alone are enough to make you unqualified.” Fury interrupted his arrogance.
“Well, I am exactly as you described. Can you blame me?” Tony shrugged. Although Tony didn’t care much about the Avengers plan, he was still somewhat interested. After seeing Bruce’s expression at the time, he knew that he needed powerful friends to protect the world.
“When you’re ready, I’ll invite you to join the Avengers, Stark. Bruce, can you keep an eye on him?” Fury asked.
“Of course. I’m here most of the time anyway,” Bruce said, and then Fury left.
Months passed. Even after three months, Tony still hadn’t found a solution to palladium poisoning. Bruce was also sad. He thought to himself that if he couldn’t find a solution, he would have to ask John for help.
Finally, Stark decided to hold the Stark Expo to bring together geniuses from all over the world. He wanted to leave a legacy if he died. He didn’t want to feel that all he left behind were weapons. When the Stark Expo opened, people were excited because it meant they could get close to a superhero.
Pepper is not happy about this because it will waste more money. To stop Pepper from complaining, Tony makes her the CEO of Stark Industries.
At the same time, John was responsible for launching a series of new animations in order to increase fan value more quickly. He even launched cartoons such as Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes. However, since the audience of these works was only children, they did not bring much profit in the short term. However, John was still very satisfied with it.
This gives him power, and he doesn’t have to transform into another character to protect himself. John spent a full 150 million fan points just to bring the knowledge from the anime to life. He was able to gain such a high fan value in such a short time thanks to his continuous release of anime and cartoons. Before, when he was doing Naruto-related content, he only got about 20 million fan points per month. Now it has increased to more than 25 million.
John was stressed. When he first learned about the system, he thought it would be easy to deal with this world, but reality hit him like a hammer. Although he could make the characters and the world come true, the fan value required made him want to cry. He felt that the world of Naruto should be saved for bigger threats, but small threats also needed to be dealt with.
John has spent the past two months studying his new knowledge. It is a whole new world for him, and the knowledge is extremely vast.
“Son, you should go out for a walk. You’ve been studying like crazy for the past two months.” Jameson said worriedly.
“It’s okay, Dad, I just finished learning. By the way, Dad, I may drop out of high school soon. I don’t think they can teach me anything important. And I don’t have many friends in school. I hope you won’t stop me.” John said.
“Are you sure? Although thanks to your company, you won’t need to find a job in the future. But knowledge is still very important for a person.” Jameson asked hesitantly.
“Dad, I’m going to leave the earth and go somewhere else soon. Do you think the knowledge I learned in school will be helpful?” John asked with a smirk.
“What? Traveling in space? Are you serious? Is Earth’s technology already so advanced?” Jameson asked in shock.
“Who said this is Earth’s technology? And are you sure that only Earth’s technology is helpful for space travel?” John asked with a smile.
“What do you mean? Are you saying there are aliens from other worlds?” Jameson asked now with some fear. Humans have always lived in fear of attacks from advanced civilizations.
“You’ll find out soon enough, Dad.” John said mysteriously, “I’m going to Tony’s tomorrow. I have something to share with him.” John said, and began to pack up all the books in an orderly manner. He also copied all the books to a USB drive. These books were to be given to others. Just as he was getting ready and Jameson was chatting with him, they heard a knock on the door.
Valentina went to open the door and saw a man in a suit standing there. John had never seen this man before.
“Who are you?” Jameson asked.
“I’m here to see Mr. John Jameson,” said the man.
Chapter 40 Hydra (Old Version)
“Yes, I’m here. Go ahead, if you have something to say, just say it.” John said nonchalantly. As a tycoon, he had to show some arrogance.
“You are hereby ordered to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee within one week,” the man said expressionlessly.
“Finally, you’re here. I’ve been waiting for you.” John said with a smile. Everyone was surprised to hear this, including the man with the subpoena. “I’ll be there on time. I guess Tony will get the same subpoena, right? But it doesn’t matter. Thank you anyway.” John continued.
The man thanked him and left.
“Are you sure you can handle it on your own? I can use my connections to find out if the Senate committee has done anything shameful.” Jameson said with a worried look on his face.
“Dad, do you think I built a business empire for money? No, Dad. I built this empire to deal with situations like this committee. I knew those politicians would come to me for trouble. My empire is one of my means to deal with them. And, no, I don’t want you to get involved. There are some people on that committee who I don’t want to conflict with yet. Although I don’t care about their existence, I still don’t want to be targeted by them.” John said, remembering that there were members of Hydra on that committee. He didn’t want them to know his true situation yet.
“Fixet, come with me. We have work to do tonight,” he said.
“Okay.” Fixit said after transforming.
Back in the room, John pulled out three drawings he had recently made.
“Tattoo these drawings on both my arms and this small one on my hand,” he said to Fixit.
“Okay, but it might hurt a little,” said Fixit.
“It’s okay. I’m ready,” John said.
The next day, John packed his books, put them in the trunk of his Bumblebee, and left home. He now has three tattoos on his arms and hands.
He needed to fulfill a promise he had made to someone. Soon, he was on Bleecker Street. With a bag full of books, he knocked on the door of the Sanctuary of New York. Drumm opened the door.
“You’re here again? Are you going to see the Ancient One?” Drumm asked after seeing John. Drumm always thought John was strange. John had such a huge business empire, and he might be the only one who could see the Ancient One at will.
“Yes, Master Drum. I hope you can inform her.” John requested politely.
“Ancient One asked me to tell you that you can go directly to Kamar-Taj next time you come.” Drum said to him directly.
It was evening on the New York side, so when he walked through the door to Kamar-Taj, it was morning on the Nepal side. He saw many people practicing magic in the courtyard, and then he saw someone he had seen before.
Casillas. He froze. John wanted to transform and throw a kunai at his face to stop the trouble.
“John, stop daydreaming and follow me.” A voice came from a distance. John was originally clenching his fists and thinking about something, but after hearing this voice, he put those thoughts aside. The people who were practicing magic looked at John curiously.
They had never seen an ordinary person come to this temple, and from the voice of Ancient One just now. From her tone, they felt that John had a close relationship with Ancient One, but they had never seen him before.
John took one last look at Casillas and walked towards the main hall. Like last time, he sat down next to Ancient One and was served tea. He really liked the tea here.
“What’s wrong? Do you want to kill Casillas?” said Gu Yi.
“Yes,” John answered without hesitation.
“He is very important to Strange. You can’t touch Casillas before Strange comes.” Ancient One reminded.
“Okay. It’s just that I don’t want you to die.” John said. She just smiled and said nothing.
“Then why did you come here? Has a new world appeared?” she asked.
“No. Last time I told you I would help you protect the Earth. This is my help.” He said, handing over a big bag. The bag was heavy because it was filled with many books. He wanted to help Ancient One because he thought his butterfly effect might affect the Earth’s defense. So he wanted to add more protection for the magicians.
Ancient One opened the book and began to read. The more she read, the more surprised she became. This knowledge was powerful and dangerous. Then she saw the tattoo on John’s hand.
When she first saw the tattoos, she thought it was strange because she never thought John would like tattoos. But now, when she saw the tattoos on his hands, her face showed a different expression.
She continued to read more attentively. After reading for more than an hour, she finally raised her head and looked at John.
“You have to practice the knowledge involved in these tattoos on your hands. That kind of power is not simple, and I hope you don’t forget the principle of equal exchange.” She said to John with a very serious expression.
Chapter 41 Fullmetal Alchemist (Old Version)
“Of course I know how dangerous this power is. Haven’t you seen the anime I made?” John asked her.
“Do you think I have a lot of free time to read all your works?” Ancient One retorted.
“You’re quite an amazing person. You only spent an hour reading a book and you already understood my tattoo. No wonder you’re the Sorcerer Supreme,” John muttered.
“Do you want me to keep these books?” she asked speculatively.
“Yes, this is the help I can provide at the moment. Of course, don’t reveal the core information. That would be dangerous. Such knowledge should not be known by anyone.” John said.
“I understand. I will make sure that only the Supreme Sorcerer has access to the core knowledge of these books. Thank you, John. This knowledge will help generations of mages. It is a great help.” Ancient One said sincerely.
“It doesn’t matter. If someone with magical powers comes to this universe in the future, I will let you know.” He said with a smile. Then they discussed this new knowledge. Although she didn’t understand it in depth, she could figure out the general direction of the knowledge involved. After an hour of discussion, John felt sleepy and said goodbye and left Kamar-Taj. She even asked him if he wanted to learn magic.
John doesn’t have so much free time to study at present. If he has time in the future, he may try to study.
The next morning, John went to Los Angeles to meet Tony. After arriving at Tony’s house, he went straight to the lab. He noticed that the lab was bigger than last time and was divided into two separate areas. One area looked luxurious, and the other looked a bit shady. John immediately understood that now they both had their own separate labs to work on their own projects.
“Hey, John. You’re back. Wait, what are those? Tattoos? Do you like tattoos? You don’t look like the type of person who would like tattoos.” Tony said as he came over to say hello to John after finishing the work he was doing.
John saw many small robot-like things working on the table.
“It seems that you have made full use of the power of the Rubik’s Cube.” John said. He saw Bruce walking out of his laboratory from the corner, followed by a robot dog.
“Yeah, thanks to you, our work has become easier and faster,” Bruce responded.
“By the way, haven’t you watched my new anime series?” John asked.
“Of course we watched it. Your anime is very colorful. I especially liked “Fullmetal Alchemist: FA”. I like the whole plot. I cried many times when watching certain scenes. Especially when Colonel Hughes died, and the scene where his daughter cried at the funeral.” Tony said sadly, “It must be very sad to see a world like that in a dream, but be powerless to do anything about it.” Tony sighed.
“It’s okay. I’m used to it now. Since you’ve watched the series, don’t you know what my tattoos represent?”
They were both surprised to hear this. They both walked closer to look at his tattoo, and then Bruce suddenly thought of something and said:
“You used Scar’s alchemy and human body training? And the tattoo on your hand? Flame Alchemy? Is it Roy Mustang’s kind?” Bruce asked in confusion. John immediately applauded.
“Yes, Bruce, it’s just like you said,” John said.
John got these tattoos after gaining relevant knowledge from the world of Fullmetal Alchemist: FA. In that world, science is based on the Alchemy Array and the Theory of Equivalent Exchange. John’s right hand can be decomposed, that is, if he wants, anything he touches, whether organic or inorganic, will be decomposed. His left arm can be reconstructed. Any material can be reshaped into any form of the corresponding material. If he wants, he can make a spear out of bricks. Of course, this still requires practice. The last tattoo on his hand is Flame Alchemy. With just a spark, he can make a fire and attack the enemy with fire. Just like Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist in the anime. Because fire needs oxygen to burn, and sparks are the conditions for starting combustion, the Theory of Equivalent Exchange is valid here.
“Oh my god, now you have the knowledge of that world. Wow. Now you can finally use those powers. Can you teach me the art of human body training? I would love to learn more and see if it can cure my poisoning.” Tony asked excitedly.
“I’m here for two reasons. One is for tomorrow’s Senate hearing, which I’m sure Tony has been notified of, and two is to share knowledge of alchemy and human body art,” John said.
Tony immediately became excited because it meant another way to make himself stronger. As for the Senate hearing, he didn’t really care. He just needed to hack into their server and expose their shameful activities. They were both powerful and influential people. The Senate could never force them to do anything.
Chapter 42 Senate Hearings (Old Version)
“Really? That’s awesome. I liked that alchemist a lot, but it’s a pity that he was killed so easily. Wait, since you have Scar’s tattoo, we should have a duel later, after I study Fullmetal Alchemy. This time I will defeat you and take back the glory of Fullmetal Alchemy.” Tony said with full fighting spirit.
“No problem, but you have to detoxify yourself first. We both need to practice this,” John said after handing over the USB drive.
Tony took the USB drive and put it on the table, then said:
“JARVIS, create a private folder called ‘Alchemy’ and give it the highest level of security. No one else will have access to it except me, Bruce, and John.”
“No, the knowledge of alchemy must not be accessed or saved by a computer connected to the Internet. Not even Jarvis can access it.” John stopped Tony, because if Ultron learned alchemy in the future, it might cause trouble.
“Huh? Are you sure you want to do this?” Tony asked a little confused.
“Yes, and it must not be stored on any computer connected to the Internet.” John insisted.
“All right.”
Bruce would not be accompanying them to the hearing, as that might lead to speculation that he was Batman. Tony was busy making his debut at the Expo that evening, so he didn’t have much time to research human transmutation, but they both went through the relevant information. They were both excited and full of energy. John also gave some relevant tips. He was sure that since they were both geniuses, they would definitely gain more from this information than he did.
At the Stark Expo, Tony descended from a plane in his Iron Man suit like in the movies and gave a speech about leaving a legacy.
“…We have two great guests for you tonight, ladies and gentlemen. He has the same influence as me, well, maybe a little less because he’s not a superhero, but he’s an amazing man anyway. Please welcome this young man who creates miracles every day, Mr. John Jameson, and next, please welcome my father, Howard Stark.” Tony ended his speech with this introduction.
John came out from behind the booth and said:
“Thank you Mr. Stark for the compliment. Well, I may not be a superhero, but I can definitely contribute to society. Welcome to the Stark Expo. I will also invest in this project, and I hope everyone can brainstorm and help innovate new ideas and inventions.” John won warm applause after he finished speaking. Like Tony, John is also very famous because he is involved in many fields and his existence is essential to the functioning of society.
“We won’t take up too much of your time. Please welcome Mr. Howard Stark,” John continued.
After the Expo, they returned to Tony’s place and rested up because they had a flight to Washington, D.C. the next day.
Tony and John, accompanied by Pepper, arrived at the Senate hearing building. They both took their seats.
“Mr. Stark, please listen carefully,” said the senator presiding over the hearing.
Tony, who was busy talking to Pepper, turned and said, “Okay, honey,” which made everyone laugh.
“Do you have a special weapon?” the senator asked.
“I didn’t,” Tony replied without hesitation.
“Then what kind of weapon is the Iron Man suit?” the senator asked again.
“My equipment doesn’t count as that kind of weapon,” Tony replied again.
“So how would you describe it?” the senator demanded.
“It’s, um… uh… it’s a high-tech prosthetic,” Tony replied, and the answer made everyone laugh.
“This is a weapon, Mr. Stark. It should be given to the American people,” the senator said, raising his voice.
“Don’t even think about it. I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one. Handing it over would be like making me a slave or selling myself out. It all depends on what I’m thinking at the time.” Tony replied, and everyone laughed again.
“I’m not an expert on weapons, but we have one here who is. I’d like to bring up Justin Hammer, who is our current primary weapons contractor.”
“Justin, haha, expert? What a joke.” Tony said loudly.
“I’m certainly no expert compared to you, Tony,” Justin responded, and then Justin launched into a speech about how dangerous the world was and how America needed the technology that people like Tony, who were bent on using high technology as a shield, had.
This time the Senate summoned Colonel Rhodes to talk about the concerns he had previously presented to the military. Rhodes mentioned that this was unfair because he had made a detailed report on this. Rhodes then showed how different countries tried to create weapons like the Iron Man suit.
Tony pulled out his phone and whispered, “Hinch, hack into their system and show the results. Work your magic.”
The small phone immediately started to run automatically, and soon the screen changed to the real results, showing the failures of various countries in copying the Iron Man suit, and even the deaths of people. The screen also showed Justin Hammer’s research on the suit, his test was unsuccessful, and the person wearing the suit seemed to be injured.
“Those countries may be five or six years behind in copying my suit. But Hammer Industries is at least ten to fifteen years behind. You should thank me. I am your nuclear deterrent. It works, and we are safe. America is safe. You want my stuff, no way. I have successfully privatized world peace.” Tony said confidently, and everyone stood up and applauded.
Chapter 43: Victory at the Hearing (Old Version)
“You guys are so eager that you even brought my friend John along. What for? He doesn’t even have the technology you want to use yourself,” Tony continued.
“Tony, it’s okay. Senator, you can continue asking questions,” John interrupted.
“Mr. Jameson, is Batman your friend?” he asked.
“Of course he is my friend, Senator,” John replied, smiling.
“Well, Mr. Jameson, I hope you can reveal his true identity. He has such high-tech weapons, which is dangerous to the American people.” The senator responded. After Bruce came to Earth, Nick Fury forged identities for him and Alfred respectively, so ordinary politicians had no idea who he really was.
“Do you want me to betray my friend, Senator? I’m sorry, I can’t do that because friends don’t do that,” said John.
“Well, Mr. Jameson, you will be charged with aiding and abetting vigilantes,” the Senator said authoritatively.
“Vigilante? You can’t even do anything to Tony, how do you think you can handle me or Bruce? Bruce has never acted as a vigilante, and the police can’t even prove he did those things. He has the same weapons that many other agencies in this country have, the only difference is the suit Tony gave him. He’s just more efficient, more capable, and faster than everyone else around him,” John said, and everyone in the audience nodded in agreement.
“I provided the technology for Bruce’s suit. It’s my property. Like I said, you guys can’t have it. Bruce is also my friend. Thanks to the Senator for letting us sit on the plane for so long and for helping us waste our time.” Tony added and started to stand up and leave. John followed Tony and left.
John knew that this was all just a show of authority. The committee knew they could never take anything away from the two of them by force because it might backfire and paralyze the economy. It was a power play by politicians that failed and made the world laugh. John had prepared for this day so that he could face it without any worries.
“There’s going to be a Grand Prix in Monaco. I’d like you to come,” Tony said to John as they left.
“Of course, I’ll come to Monaco to find you. Take Bruce with you,” John replied.
John went home, as he had work to do, while Tony went back to his own place with Pepper. Over the next few days, Tony and Bruce began to study and delve into transmutation and alchemy. They were amazed at the breadth and depth of the knowledge. They both planned to use alchemy/transmutation in combat.
After weeks of research, the only way they could think of was to stop the palladium poisoning, but they couldn’t cure Tony because the reactor continued to contaminate his blood. Bruce drew an alchemy circle on Tony’s chest and two smaller alchemy circles on his feet to channel life energy and stop the blood contamination from getting worse.
Although this stopped the poisoning, it would still get worse if he overused the suit, just at a slower rate this time. Tony was heartbroken when he saw this. He had high hopes, but it seemed like God hadn’t given him any help.
To distract himself, Tony began learning fighting techniques from Bruce. He even built an arena at home just for learning how to fight. While he was practicing with Bruce, Pepper walked in with a very attractive and beautiful lady with flaming red hair. Tony saw her out of the corner of his eye and was immediately distracted.
Then he got punched in the face. “Distraction can get you killed,” Bruce said after hitting him.
“Hello, boys. Thomas, how are you doing as a babysitter?” Pepper asked Alfred, who was sitting on the sofa watching them fight. In front of other people, Bruce and Alfred used different names. Bruce was called Lucian and Alfred was called Thomas.
“It’s OK, Miss Potts. Master Stark can be a little hard to manage sometimes, but I can take good care of him,” Alfred said. While Pepper was busy managing the company, Alfred had been taking care of them both.
“That’s good. Tony, I need your signature for the last time. It’s about the handover of the company.” Pepper asked Tony. Bruce looked at the beautiful lady and he immediately felt that this woman was not simple. As an assassin, he could feel that this woman was a professionally trained person like him.
Bruce wasn’t sure if she was an enemy, but he instinctively took a defensive stance. The woman saw this and smiled at Bruce. Bruce was confused, but he remained alert.
“Hello ma’am, what’s your name?” Tony asked her.
“Rushman, Natalie Rushman,” she said.
“No, she’s not,” Bruce muttered quietly.
“Come here. Help me get into position to fight this guy,” Tony told her.
She readily agreed, and Tony stepped back to sit with Pepper.
Chapter 44 Black Widow (Old Version)
She walked into the arena, her expression became serious, and her body language switched to fighting mode. She knew that the man in front of her was not simple. Bruce immediately punched her in the abdomen, and she protected her abdomen with both hands to defend herself. Then, she kicked from the other side, attacking Bruce’s upper body, and Bruce dodged the attack.
This seemingly harmless and fancy action lasted for a few seconds. Then, after dodging her previous punch, Bruce suddenly locked her neck with both hands from behind and asked in a cold whisper: “Who are you?”
“I’m Natasha. Agent of SHIELD. I’m here to evaluate Tony,” she said, trying to break free. Bruce let go and she fell to the ground.
“This guy is really amazing. I learned kung fu from ninjas, but he still managed to subdue me.” She muttered softly.
She is the famous Black Widow. In the past few months, she went to the world of “Naruto” to learn the way of ninja. She went with other agents such as Clint and Rumlow. Although they could not completely copy the skills of ninjas due to the lack of chakra, they still learned some skills. They even learned how to use weapons such as kunai, shuriken, and even paper bombs. These new skills fascinated her and other agents.
All the agents realized that their years of training were nothing compared to a Genin, let alone a higher-level Jonin. This was the magic of chakra, and everyone felt extremely powerless, so they worked hard to make up for the gap.
Tony and Pepper didn’t notice this little interaction. Tony just thought Bruce was too harsh on her and said, “Lucien, she’s just a lady. Be gentle with her.” Tony commented. Sometimes he wondered if Bruce would have a girlfriend in the future. His cold attitude kept everyone away.
“It’s okay, Mr. Stark. He’s a good teacher. I took two months of self-defense classes, but they’re nothing compared to him.” Natasha lied immediately.
“Well, he’s an expert,” Tony said. “I want an assistant like her,” he added.
“Thomas is all you need,” Pepper said and left.
Soon, the day to go to Monaco arrived. John set off with Bruce and Tony, along with Pepper, Happy, Alfred, and Natasha. John was not surprised to see her. He had learned about the situation from Bruce’s memories. Although John gave full autonomy to the characters he summoned, he would still check their memories from time to time.
Likewise, he knew that SHIELD agents went to Naruto’s world. He even saw Hydra agents, but he didn’t stop them because what they could learn from that world was almost negligible, and they could never invade Naruto’s world. That world was completely closed and in a different dimension, and they could never enter without permission, so he didn’t care.
Natasha’s idea was different from John’s. According to Fury, he knew John before, but she was sure she had never met him before today. It was said that John knew her story in the parallel universe. Fury always felt that John was not as simple as he appeared, so he asked her to keep an eye on John and try to get more information if possible.
When he saw her on the plane, John smiled at her but said nothing. She also noticed the tattoo on his arm. She thought it was strange but didn’t ask.
They eventually landed in Monaco and checked into a fancy hotel. The next day, everyone went to watch the Grand Prix. Pepper could sense that something was wrong with Tony. Every time she asked him, he denied it, so she stopped asking. Justin Hammer was there, too, and Tony, as usual, took every opportunity to humiliate him. As everyone was eating at the table, Tony suddenly left with an excuse and disappeared. When they realized that Tony had been gone for a few minutes, they were curious about what happened.
Suddenly, Pepper saw Tony appear on the track on TV and replace the driver. Seeing this scene, Pepper was surprised and worried, because racing is not for the faint of heart. Bruce raised an eyebrow but said nothing. A person who is dying often has a tendency to self-destruct.
“Bruce. You should go near the track. Wear a mask. Tony might need help.” John said. Bruce was surprised by John’s words, but left immediately.
“Pepper, did you take that suitcase?” John asked Pepper.
“Yes. What’s wrong, John? Is something going to happen?” Pepper became even more worried when she heard this question.
“Well, there might be some situation. But you don’t have to worry. Bruce is here. Miss Natasha, you should call Fury. He has to hand over the file to Tony. It’s about time.” John said, looking at Natasha.
“Well, it seems that the disguise I worked so hard to establish was exposed in an instant.” Natasha said with a sweet smile. At that moment, John even felt his heartbeat quicken. He had forgotten how beautiful Natasha was. Her figure alone could charm many people.
“Natasha. Aren’t you Natalie? Who is Fury? Are you a spy for another company?” Pepper was a little excited now, looking at Natasha and asked. But John said:
“It doesn’t matter. She’s here to protect Tony. You need to go, Pepper.”
Chapter 45: Iron Man with Alchemy (Old Version)
Tony had just finished a lap and was about to run the second lap. But while driving, he saw a man on the track from a distance. The man was wearing a very simple exoskeleton device and holding two whips in his hands, with electric current flashing on the whips.
Behind the man there was a car that was cut in half, indicating that he had damaged the car with the whip. Tony tried to stop the car, but he was going very fast. The man hit Tony’s car with the whip, and instantly cut off the front of the car. The car flew forward and fell upside down a few meters ahead.
Tony tried to get out of the car, but he was trapped, and the man with the whip was slowly approaching him. Just as the man approached, suddenly five sharp bat-shaped throwing knives were inserted in a circle on the track between Tony and the man. As the knives were inserted, blue electric sparks appeared around them, and then a huge wall at least ten inches thick rose from the ground, separating Tony and the man with the whip, blocking both ends of the track.
“Thank you, Bruce.” Tony whispered. This is human alchemy. Bruce chose the path of human alchemy because he felt that it could help injured people and launch long-range powerful attacks. Tony liked alchemy more and thought it was better, so he studied it.
The man with the whip was stunned by the sudden appearance of the wall before him. The wall was too thick for him to destroy it immediately. He could see that the rising wall was formed by the ground below, and a depression appeared next to the wall.
Tony was thinking about what to do, because he knew the wall wouldn’t hold the man back for more than a minute, when he heard the sound of a car engine behind him. He saw his Rolls-Royce coming toward him. When the car stopped in front of him, Tony’s eyes lit up, and he knew help was coming.
Tony took the briefcase from Happy and opened it. The briefcase slowly turned into a suit. This suit was exactly the same as the Mark IV suit in the original world. The only difference was that the arms of the suit were covered with special words and symbols until the elbows.
Tony had painted the Iron Alchemy Array all over the arms of his suit, just like the Iron Alchemist in the anime. Now Tony felt safe because he had enough equipment to deal with this stranger. He didn’t pay much attention to this stranger, but he was surprised by the arc reactor on his chest. He had always thought that he was the only one who mastered that kind of technology.
When the wall in front of him collapsed from the constant beating of the whip, the man walked over through the broken wall. Without saying a word, he immediately attacked Tony. Tony dodged sideways and clenched his fists. He knocked two knuckles together.
Immediately, blue lightning sparks appeared just like before, but this time on his arms. He struck the ground with his arms, and suddenly, a bunch of chains rose from the ground. The chains flew towards the man with the whip, and immediately bound him before he could react. The chains wrapped around his arms, legs, and abdomen, making him unable to move. The chains that emerged from the ground dug a three-meter deep pit in the ground, because the iron content of the road surface was not that high. Tony even used the iron fence next to him to make up for the lack of iron elements around him.
“What the hell is that?” the man yelled.
“Alchemy. You should learn more about it.” Tony replied as he walked towards the man. He saw the arc reactor on his chest and took it off.
“Where did you get this?” Tony asked bluntly.
“Hahahaha…you lose, Stark…you lose…hahaha…” the man replied hysterically. A few seconds later, the law enforcement officers came. Tony hit the chains with his hands and untied them. The audience around him looked at him in surprise.
This new power took everyone by surprise.
“What is going on? I thought Tony Stark could only use missiles and fly around. Where does this new electric current come from? What about those chains and walls rising from the ground? Does Tony Stark have any special abilities?” said a viewer.
“I don’t know. But it looks so cool. Getting the chain out of the ground and making that wall.” Another person responded. Everyone thought that the wall was made by Tony because almost no one saw the bat dart stuck in the road.
Although many people pay attention to John’s deeds, most people disdain to watch the anime because they think watching anime is not suitable for their age, so most of them have not watched the anime.
John gave the knowledge of alchemy to Tony because it would let people know that the knowledge of alchemy is real, and then many people would go to watch the anime, gaining more fans this way. Tony would become the best promoter ever.
Chapter 46 Iron Man 2 (Old Version)
Tony came back from the track after putting away his suit. He saw Bruce and the others sitting at the table, while most of the other people who came to watch the game had left for security reasons.
“You selfish bastard. What on earth were you thinking? Do you know how dangerous that was? You almost died just now. Have you ever thought about the people who care about you?” Pepper yelled. Tony just lowered his head, he knew it was dangerous to do that, and it was his fault.
Bruce and John said nothing because they knew why Tony was acting so strange. It was normal for a person who was dying to behave in self-destructive ways. Especially for someone like Tony, who had been in control his whole life.
“Thank you, Bruce, thank you for your help. You saved my life again.” Tony did not respond to Pepper, but said to Bruce, because he knew that no amount of apologies could save the situation. Bruce just nodded and said nothing.
“Who is he? How does he have an arc reactor?” Tony muttered to himself.
“He is Ivan Vanko, the son of Anton Vanko. Anton was a colleague of your father Howard. That’s why he knew about the Ark Reactor. Anton wanted to use the Ark Reactor to make money, so Howard expelled him back to the Soviet Union. Ivan inherited all his father’s knowledge, which led to the current situation. The grievances of your previous generation have continued to this day.” John said in one breath.
“What? You know him? The son of my father’s colleague. This is the first time I’ve heard of him. He’s been arrested, so it doesn’t matter. But now the Senate will come to trouble me soon. What a headache!” Tony said. He did not question the truth of John’s words. One advantage of being able to dream of different universes is that you can peek into some things in the future. At least, Tony thinks so.
After this incident, everyone returned to the United States because it ruined everyone’s mood. Tony’s birthday was coming up soon, and he was thinking about enjoying it to the fullest because it might be his last birthday, and although he might be able to get help from the world of Naruto, he didn’t have enough confidence that they would listen to him.
John could have helped Tony with the poisoning, but he wanted Tony to go through this process. It was important for his character. And once Tony invented the new element, it would also take his company to a higher level in the energy field. That’s why he asked Natasha to inform Fury. There was no point in playing those long-term psychological tactics. But he wasn’t sure if Fury would listen to him.
After they returned home, Tony’s story unfolded exactly as it did in Iron Man 2. Tony did something even more outrageous, and on his birthday, he performed for the guests in his suit. Bruce didn’t stop him because he understood Tony’s situation. He even asked John for help. John just told him not to worry, so Bruce let Tony go.
As the birthday celebrations continue, Rhodey arrives and sees the chaos Tony has created. He is angry because he has been trying to defend Tony. The US military wants to tear down his house and take his suit. The Senate also suspects that Tony has mastered a new knowledge called “alchemy”.
They researched it and learned about the power of alchemy through the series created by John. They immediately approached John and asked him to provide information about alchemy. John simply said that it was Tony’s property and Tony was the owner of the knowledge. John didn’t hesitate to point the finger at Tony. Tony had S.H.I.E.L.D. behind him, so he was sure that for Tony, having the knowledge of alchemy would only be a minor inconvenience.
In fact, even if John said that he had the knowledge of alchemy, the Senate could not force him to reveal it, because it was under the jurisdiction of SHIELD, and as a consultant of SHIELD, John did not have to worry about the entanglement of the Senate. It was just that John always subconsciously forgot that he was a consultant of SHIELD because of the existence of Hydra.
Rody went into the lab and put on a suit, then returned to the upper floor where the celebration was taking place. “Stop!” Rody shouted angrily.
Everyone left immediately except Bruce. Tony heard this but didn’t take it seriously and asked the DJ to continue playing music. Then, the two started fighting. The fight went as it should have, and in the end, the thrusters on the hands of the two men caused a huge explosion. Tony was blown away by the blast and lost consciousness.
After Rhodey got out of the chaos, he saw Bruce standing not far away looking at him.
“I thought you were here to make him better, but you let me down.” Rhodey said to Bruce. As Tony’s good friend, Rhodey knew Bruce’s identity.
“Do you really think you can take Tony’s suit and walk away without his permission? If you think so, it means you don’t understand Tony at all,” Bruce replied.
Rhodey was stunned when he heard this. But when he thought about it carefully, he didn’t understand why Tony was acting so strangely. He looked at Tony with a complicated expression, and then flew to the US Air Force base.
Chapter 47 New Elements (Old Version)
The next day, after Tony regained consciousness, he put on his suit and flew away. He needed some air and wanted to eat burgers and donuts. As he sat on the roof of a fast food restaurant eating, Fury appeared out of nowhere and motioned him to come down.
“I told you I wouldn’t join that superhero boy band of yours. You already have Bruce. I remember I was rejected last time.” Tony said as they sat in the cafe opposite Fury.
“Bruce told me that you have palladium poisoning and you don’t have much time left,” Fury said.
“I know. I’ve been trying every known element, every possible combination and permutation. But nothing can replace it,” Tony said.
“I’m here to tell you that you haven’t tried everything possible,” Fury replied. “We have a lot to talk about, Mr. Stark. Let’s go to your house,” Fury added.
When they arrived at Tony’s place, they saw that there were some repairs going on there, most likely ordered by Bruce. “Hello, Bruce. Are you okay?” Fury said after shaking his hand.
“It’s okay, nothing to complain about. Tony gave me everything I wanted.” Bruce shrugged and said, not caring about Tony’s emotions at all.
“Hey, we’re here to talk about my stuff. What do you mean I haven’t tried every possible element?” Tony interrupted.
Fury then told him about Howard’s invention and said that only Tony could complete his father’s unfinished work. Tony didn’t believe it because he always thought his father was a cold and calculating person. Fury didn’t respond, but gave him a file box that Howard left for Tony.
“Howard is the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., so in a way, your safety is our responsibility. Find the antidote as soon as possible, Tony. I’ll always be keeping an eye on you. I’ve asked Bruce to assist you in this new research. He’ll keep an eye on you until you find the results.” Fury said before leaving.
Tony opened the file box and soon found his father’s unfinished notes and a video in which Howard said that the model of the Stark Expo represents the future. At the end of the video, Howard said that Tony was his most proud work. Tony was very moved and felt that he might have misunderstood his father.
“It seems you misunderstood your father.” Bruce said from behind.
“Master Stark, your father seems to be a good man. I haven’t seen my father for a long time. The power of family love is infinite.” Alfred said as he brought them drinks. Tony just smiled and said nothing, while Bruce felt a little sad when he thought of his parents.
“We need to get this model from Stark Expo. It might be the key to your problem,” Bruce said.
“Yes, we have to get it. Jarvis, let Drift drive the car out. We need to go out for a while.” Tony said.
As they walked outside, a white Audi sports car drove in. “Drift, take me to Stark Industries headquarters,” Tony said.
“Come on. It’s nice to go for a spin,” a voice said from inside the car. Drift was the name he gave to this Audi, which could transform with the help of the Cosmic Cube.
Arriving at Stark Industries headquarters, he took the model of the Stark Expo and tried to apologize to Pepper for what he had done. Because his recent behavior was too outrageous, it brought a lot of pressure to the company and Pepper. After a brief conversation, he returned.
“Jarvis, scan this model and generate a digital wireframe for me,” Tony said. After the scan was completed, he turned the projection.
“Remove the bushes, trees, buildings, parks and exits,” Bruce added, looking at the model.
“That’s what I was thinking. Treat the streets and alleys as protons and neutrons and add them to the center,” Tony continued. Now the whole model looks like an atomic model.
“Zoom in,” Bruce ordered. The entire atomic model looked amazing. Everyone was silent for a moment. Alfred, who had been looking at the model, finally joked, “Congratulations on winning the Nobel Prize next year.”
“We don’t have the technology to synthesize it,” Jarvis added.
“Guys, we have a job to do. It’s time to get down to business,” Tony said, standing up excitedly.
After a day of hard work and dismantling half of the house, they finally built the machine needed to synthesize the new element.
“We should leave and live in New York. John is there. He may need help. He is running the ’empire’ alone.” Bruce said after the machine was built.
“You’re right. California looks so boring now, and the house is falling apart,” Tony said.
After much hard work and the destruction of more of his own possessions, he finally succeeded in creating a new element. Jarvis informed him that his Ark reactor could now be replaced with this new element. The new element was more efficient and completely non-polluting. Tony jumped for joy because he had finally found the antidote.
Chapter 48 The Mastermind (Old Version)
Meanwhile, Justin Hammer managed to break Ivan out of jail after the incident in Monaco. He and Ivan made a deal where Ivan would build the suit while Justin would provide the necessary equipment and arrangements. Ivan said that he could help Justin build the drone instead of the suit because it would be safer.
Hammer immediately accepted the offer and eventually decided to present his work at the Stark Expo with the help of Ivan. But Ivan had other plans and was eager to take revenge on Tony. So he installed a remote control in his drone suit so that he could control them. The only difference between this world and the original world is that there are more drones here than in the original world. Tony was a little scared of the abilities he showed in Monaco, so this time he wanted to take adequate protective measures.
The next day, at the Stark Expo, Hammer showed off the drone suit. Even Rhodey participated in the demonstration. While it was being demonstrated, Tony received a call from Ivan, who said he wanted revenge for all the bad things Tony’s family had done to him.
“Bruce, we have to go. Time to put on our suits,” Tony said.
“Are you sure you want to use the new core? We haven’t even tried it yet,” Bruce said.
“It doesn’t matter. Pepper is at the expo.” Tony said as he put on his suit, “Drift, you drive to the expo and control the situation. Bruce, you have to find Ivan’s location. We have to stop him.” Tony said.
“Okay, Batwing, let’s go, we have a job to do.” Bruce said after getting in the driver’s seat. Like Drift, Batwing is also a Transformer, thanks to the Tesseract. With that, they flew away. Bruce has a new suit, which is made of a mixture of metal and Kevlar.
Tony landed at the event and said to Roddy, “We gotta get these people out of here. It’s not safe here.”
“What? Why? What happened?” Rhodey said with guilt, because he let Justin modify his suit and felt that he betrayed Tony.
“Ivan is alive. He’s behind these drones, and he’s coming right towards us. Justin, where is Ivan?” Justin was still doing his presentation and was startled to hear this. Justin had made sure no one knew about Ivan, but now Tony knew. Justin was sweating.
“Tony, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Justin denied it on the spot.
“Tony, we’ve locked on to the target,” Roddy said from behind.
“Who is the target?” Tony asked.
“It’s you. Run, Tony!” Rhodey yelled as all the drones’ missiles and guns were pointed at Tony. Tony had to fly away because there were a lot of people around the event and he didn’t want people to get killed in the crossfire.
The bullets caused people to panic and flee in all directions. After Tony flew away, Bruce came to question Justin.
“Where is Ivan? I’ll give you 10 seconds to answer. After 10 seconds, your fingers will start to be broken off.” Batman asked him.
“Hey, I already told you, I have no idea. We have to control these drones, someone must have hacked into the system. Maybe you want me to be in the bad news,” said Justin.
“9…8…”
“I need to see my lawyer,” Justin continued.
“6…5…”
“Okay, okay. He’s in the old warehouse of Hammer Industries.” Justin finally said it, trembling all over.
Bruce climbed onto the Batwing hovering nearby and flew to the location Justin provided. He had to stop Ivan and restart Rhodey’s suit. Bruce couldn’t hack into Rhodey’s suit system because it used a private server.
After he knocked down the security guard, he walked into the warehouse. When he entered the control room, he found that Ivan was not inside. Bruce took out his phone and said:
“Toolbox, hack into the server, shut down all drones, and restart Roddy’s suit.” The phone immediately turned into a robot with four legs and two hands. Toolbox placed his hand on the CPU port, and the main computer screen changed immediately, showing various command prompts. After a few seconds, Toolbox finally said:
“I have restarted Roddy’s suit and shut down the drones, but they are equipped with timed explosion devices. We have to go to the scene and defuse them ourselves,” said Toolbox.
“Damn it. Tony, did you hear that? You need to lead the drone away from the crowd. There’s no Ivan here. He’s probably heading towards you. I’ll be right over there,” Batman said.
Tony stands in front of Rhodey as he restarts his suit and hears Bruce’s words. With Rhodey’s suit back in action, they prepare to lure the drone away, but just as they are about to fly away, Ivan flies down in a new and improved suit that covers the entire body.
“It feels good to be back,” Ivan said, pulling out his electric whips, which were longer and thicker than the last ones.
Chapter 49 Revenge (Old Version)
“I have something to deal with this guy.” Rody said, took out the missile launcher called “Ex-wife”, and fired a missile at Ivan. But the missile bounced off immediately after hitting Ivan’s suit, and it didn’t even explode.
“Don’t ever trust Hammer. I told you so,” Tony said sarcastically.
Rody began to shoot, but it had no effect on Ivan, who was wearing strong armor. Ivan swung his whip at both of them, but they dodged.
“I need to get close to his suit to perform alchemy. The iron content here is too low to stop his armor and whip.” Tony said. The battle unfolded just like in the original world.
Ivan’s whip entangled Tony and Roddy’s bodies. Just as Ivan was controlling them, five bat darts were stuck in the ground near him. Seeing this, Ivan had a bad feeling. A similar situation happened in Monaco, and then a wall appeared.
Before Ivan could react, the ground with the batarang bulged forward like a huge log and hit his body. Ivan was knocked several meters away. Ivan released the whip, and Tony and Rhodey immediately broke free. Tony found an opportunity and walked towards Ivan lying on the ground. He clenched his fists and then touched Ivan’s armor.
The armor deformed wildly, emitting blue sparks, and the entire armor opened up on its own. It was the iron alchemy that broke the armor apart. Tony pointed the thrusters in his hand at Ivan’s face and said:
“You don’t really think my name ‘Iron Man’ is just a name, do you?” Tony said.
“You still lose, Stark. I set explosive devices on all the drones. Haha, people will die and you can’t do anything about it.” Ivan said with a laugh.
“We know. So I asked Hinch, Toolbox, Drift, and Batwing to take care of it.” A flat and low voice came from behind.
“That’s impossible. There are so many drones. Your friends can’t save everyone.” Ivan said with a change of expression when he saw Batman coming out of the shadows. He knew that all his plans had failed.
“You should do your homework, Ivan. I have many friends who I haven’t met yet.”
Ivan’s suit suddenly beeps. Tony realizes what Ivan wants to do and flies away. The next second, Bruce and Rhodey also leave because Ivan has set an explosive device on his suit. They don’t want to save Ivan because a madman like him who is obsessed with revenge is hopeless.
Tony flew towards Pepper’s location. When he saw Pepper standing next to his Audi, he knew Drift had kept her safe. He breathed a sigh of relief at the sight. Tony was really grateful to John because the Tesseract had saved them all. Drift and Batwing were able to dismantle the damaged drones that were not around. Toolbox and Sinch were to disarm the drones that were in public. They did this in secret because they didn’t want people to know about the Transformers yet.
This was all done while Ivan, Tony, and Rhodey were fighting. “Thank you, Drift. Thank goodness you’re okay, Pepper,” Tony said.
“I am resigning as CEO. This job is not for me,” Pepper said.
Tony is surprised by this, but he doesn’t accept her resignation. He apologizes to Pepper and says he’s acting strangely because he doesn’t have much time left. They have a long talk, and Tony finally kisses Pepper.
The next day, Tony came to a secret base of S.H.I.E.L.D. and sat opposite Nick Fury. “This is the assessment given by Agent Romanoff and Bruce. Take a look.” Fury said, handing Tony a document with the “Avengers Plan” written on it.
“Uh… personality report. Mr. Stark exhibits compulsive behavior. This is from last week. Self-destructive tendencies, damn. Bruce was really mean to me. Come on, I was almost dying. Classic narcissism. I admit it. Avengers recruitment assessment. Iron Man, passed. See, I’m still awesome.” Tony said.
“Keep watching,” Fury continued.
“Tony Stark, not recommended.” Tony said with a confused look on his face, “How can you recommend me and not recommend me at the same time?”
“This means that at this stage, we cannot hire you as a consultant.” Fury said. Tony stood up and shook Fury’s hand, saying, “You can’t afford me.”
“By the way, I’d like to ask you for a small favor. Roddy and I are going to accept an award. We need a presenter,” Tony said with a smile.
“I’ll see how I can help,” Fury said.
At the awards ceremony, the Senate member who had tried to take Tony’s suit away on the grounds of national defense and security presented the awards to Rhodey and Tony, who was very happy because he never missed an opportunity for revenge.
Chapter 50 Emma Watson (Old Version)
In the nine months since Tony Stark became Iron Man and Bruce Wayne (Batman) appeared, the world has gone crazy. In the previous few years, his early fan value revenue was about 330 million per year. Now it has jumped to 400 million. This is all thanks to new works and of course the appearance of the mysterious Batman.
Total fan value: 250 million.
John had announced that there was going to be a new Batman movie, a sequel to the previous one, and everyone was excited because they felt it was like a superhero life story, like Captain America’s story.
John has a new character in mind that he wants to introduce soon. He doesn’t want to introduce a whole world because it’s too expensive. The Naruto world is already discounted, and it would be very expensive to introduce other worlds. He has already made inquiries.
Even a very simple world with a moderate power level would cost him over $2 billion. John didn’t want to go that route. He wanted to introduce a real-life character that, once created, would affect everyone and increase his annual fan value revenue.
He has plans to introduce another world, but it takes time. And he has enough patience to wait. There are still two years before Thor comes to Earth, and he has enough time to introduce a suitable character. Before that, he can introduce some low-cost characters to further influence this world. It’s just that he can’t think of any low-cost characters at the moment.
“I don’t need any role at the moment. The only thing I’m worried about is being sniped by bullets, because I may not have enough time to deal with it. I need protection in this regard. Speaking of this, I can only think of one movie. The level of special effects in this world is almost catching up with the movies in 2021. So it will be easier to make this movie. I have to call Bob, and I hope the movie can start shooting as soon as possible.” John thought to himself, and then called Bob to make a new movie.
In 2008, Disney won the Best Animated Film Award again for Wall-E. As usual, this movie was also created by John. So in March, he had to go to Los Angeles to receive the Oscar. John was tired of the Oscars because he had to go every year and deal with people he didn’t even know.
His father and Val had gone with him the first two times, but they had stopped going, and when even Tony stood him up this time, saying he was moving to New York and had a lot of things to do, he cursed his luck.
“Ha. Is moving to New York so important to him? He is always lazy and Alfred is the one who takes care of everything. I miss that playboy Tony.” John complained in his heart as he got out of the car. Soon, the reporters swarmed over as usual.
“Sir, you said there would be a new Batman movie. Will it be based on the fight that happened this year?” a reporter asked.
“No, of course not. This story, like the last one, will be based on Batman’s past,” John replied.
“Sir, what are your future plans? What movies can we look forward to?” asked another reporter.
“There will be a space science fiction movie soon, and some movies that will not be produced by me.” John replied, and then he turned his head because he wanted to get rid of this torture as soon as possible. At this moment, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.
He saw a woman about his age, with shoulder-length burgundy hair and a black dress, posing for a photographer. John was so mesmerized that he paused for a moment to admire her beauty. After a brief pause, he looked away because he was in public and didn’t want to be shamelessly accused of staring at women.
In the days after he came into this world, he had seen many beautiful people, those famous Hollywood stars, and beautiful girls around trying to get close to him, but he never cared. First, he was not sure if he could survive in the future, there were too many variables in his life; second, he did not have enough time to develop a romantic relationship with anyone.
His father even tried to persuade him to go out with other people, but he always refused. In a previous life, he had a girlfriend, but they had to break up and the relationship ended up being very bad. He didn’t want to repeat the same mistake again.
But the lady he just saw was most likely the goddess of his dreams. In his previous life, he had watched all her movies and was a big fan of her in movies and in real life. She was Emma Watson, the famous actress in the Harry Potter series of movies.
Chapter 51 Dancing (Old Version)
After arriving in this world, John checked to see if there were any movies from his past life. He discovered that the Star Wars movies already existed, as did the Harry Potter books, so he immediately dismissed the idea of introducing either world. From then on, he stopped paying attention. Although John felt it was a huge loss, especially the Star Wars movies, he accepted it.
This was the first time he had seen Emma up close, and she was even more beautiful in person than she had looked in the movies. Although she looked very young, her beauty was already outstanding.
John wanted to ask for her autograph, but he decided not to. “I’ll ask for her autograph later.”
Then John walked into the venue where the event was held. Soon, everything went according to plan. He went on stage to accept the Oscar for Best Animated Film. He thanked the audience and said that Disney would continue to make animated films because this is their tradition.
After the awards ceremony, it was time for the Oscar party. Normally, John hated this event, but today he was looking forward to it. He wanted to take this opportunity to get Emma’s autograph and see her up close. The thought of this made him tremble with excitement.
Once the party started, he met various stars and acted normal, but he kept watching for when Emma would be free so he could go over and talk. Finally, he saw her sitting alone at the bar with some free time. Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, who came with her, were invited to the dance floor by others. She was also invited, but she declined.
“Hello, Miss Watson. Can I have your autograph?” John walked up to her as politely as possible and said, “I am very nervous, afraid that she would refuse me.”
“Wow, one of the richest tycoons in the world asked me for an autograph. I should be honored,” she responded.
“I’m your most loyal fan, so I couldn’t help but come and ask for your autograph.” John replied with a smile.
“Of course, if you sit here, I’ll sign for you.” Emma pointed to the seat next to her and said with a smile.
“Of course, Miss Watson, I’d love to,” John replied.
“You can call me Emma. I think we are about the same age, so I don’t think there is any need to be formal,” she said.
“Okay. Then you can call me John.” John said, “What do you think of this party?” John asked again.
“To be honest, this is my first time attending such a grand and glamorous party. I really don’t like it very much.” Emma said honestly.
“You know, a lot of people here would be surprised if you said that answer out loud,” John said seriously.
“I know, but I really don’t care. I’m sure you don’t like this party much either,” Emma replied.
“Haha, okay, I don’t like it either, but how did you guess it?” John asked with interest.
“I’m guessing. Celebrities like you hardly create any scandals. The only big scandal they have been able to make up over the years is about Batman and speculation about whether you are Batman. People like you generally don’t like overly exaggerated scenes. Although you are Tony Stark’s friend, you are the complete opposite of him.” She said after analysis.
“I’m impressed, well, not particularly surprised because I knew you could guess it,” John said.
“It seems you know me. Tell me, John, what kind of person do you think I am?” Emma asked.
“It’s nothing special, actually. I just know that you are kind and care about the earth and the people around you. You want to change the world, especially for women who suffer around the world because of injustice.” John recalled what she did in public in her previous life and then said. This surprised Emma even more because what John said was very accurate.
“I have to say, John, I really admire you,” Emma replied. John smiled and thanked her for the compliment.
“Will you dance with me?” Emma said at last.
“Dancing? But I’m not really good at dancing. Please forgive me if I make a mistake,” John replied, because he really didn’t know how to dance. He only learned a little under the pressure of his father, because Jameson didn’t want John to embarrass himself in such a public place.
“It’s okay, I’m not very good at it myself.” Emma said gently. John felt as if he was in a dream. He never thought that he could dance with the famous Emma Watson. His heart was beating fast, and he couldn’t believe how lucky he was.
John took her hand, walked to the dance floor, and slowly danced to the soothing music. At that moment, he was very happy and felt that this trip to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was really worth it.
Chapter 52 Joker (Old Version)
“You dance pretty well,” Emma said after dancing for a few minutes.
“Thank you. To be honest, I was just following your lead and praying not to step on your feet,” John said with a smile.
They were both aware that many people were staring at them as they danced, and Emma felt a little embarrassed when she noticed this.
“It looks like the first piece of gossip about you will come out tomorrow.” Emma said seriously.
“I never care about their gossip, even if it really spreads, it doesn’t matter.” John said it a little boldly this time. Emma blushed slightly, but said nothing.
“I want to ask a question.” Emma said after a few seconds.
“Sure, ask,” John said.
“What does the tattoo on your hand mean? I’ve never seen a tattoo like this before. It’s not something related to the devil, is it?” Emma asked.
“You actually noticed all of this? Well, I can’t reveal too much at the moment. But it has nothing to do with the devil, and it’s not something bad. Maybe one day I’ll explain what it means.” John said in a mysterious tone.
“One day? I rarely come to the United States. I’m not sure when we can meet again next time.” There was a hint of regret in Emma’s tone.
“Well, if you want, we can exchange phone numbers.” John finally plucked up the courage to ask for the phone number. Emma smiled sweetly and said:
“Of course. I look forward to your explanation of the tattoo’s meaning.”
After exchanging phone numbers and chatting for a while, they said goodbye and left. John even met two other actors from the Harry Potter films and got their autographs. They were surprised that John was a Harry Potter fan, but they were also happy about it.
The day after the party, John went back. Many entertainment tabloids actually published news about him dancing with Emma. John was a little surprised, but he didn’t care too much. After returning, he called Kevin to ask about the progress of the Batman sequel.
“Everything is going well. The movie will be released at the end of this year. Boss, do you have any other projects?” Kevin asked John.
“Actually, I do. Here’s the script, the music, and the general direction of the story. It’s also a superhero movie, set in the same world as Batman,” John said.
“In the same world as Batman?” Kevin raised his eyebrows. Because in this world Batman is real, does that mean this new superhero might also be real? But Kevin didn’t ask, instead he read the story. After reading the story, Kevin was pretty sure that the story wasn’t true because it was a story based on mythology.
The months went by smoothly. After Tony and Bruce settled down in New York, they even went to see John several times to discuss future plans. John came up with some interesting ideas that were very helpful to them. They even discussed alchemy, and the long-awaited showdown between John and Tony finally took place.
In the end, Tony was defeated. Although he chose the metal venue as the duel venue, John’s decomposition alchemy cracked all his attacks, and on top of that, he had to defend against John’s fire attacks. John also practiced fighting with Bruce because John needed a professional coach to guide close combat. His alchemy was not impeccable, and he needed to accumulate experience.
Bruce, on the other hand, was cleaning up bad guys in New York City. Especially in places like Harlem and Hell’s Kitchen. Wilson Fisk’s power was rising rapidly, so Bruce infiltrated many of his strongholds and destroyed many of his properties and illegal industries.
At first, the local gangs didn’t take it too seriously, but once they knew it was Batman’s doing, many of them went into hiding. They didn’t want to mess with someone as well-connected as John and Tony Stark. Even the police turned a blind eye to Bruce’s nighttime vigilante activities. John and Tony donated millions of dollars to the police department every year, so they didn’t want anything to do with Batman.
By the end of the year, a new trailer for the sequel to Batman was released. The movie was called The Dark Knight. The trailer showed the Joker as a man who wanted to kill Batman and also showed his crazy side. John didn’t reveal much in the trailer because he had high expectations for the movie.
Tony, who was watching the trailer, asked Bruce: “Who is this Joker? Does he have any special abilities?”
“Special abilities? No. I don’t know what the Joker in the universe that John showed is like, but the Joker in my universe is just a madman. A person who will do anything to achieve his goals.” Bruce said coldly.
“Well, interesting. Let’s see what’s going on with this Joker. I hope he doesn’t come to this universe. There are enough crazy people in this world.” Tony said.
Chapter 53 Dinosaurs (Old Version)
John was relieved to see the positive response from the audience after the trailer was released and he was looking forward to the film’s release in February 2010. During the post-production phase before the film’s release, John visited the company’s headquarters. John’s days were pretty boring lately.
Apart from frequent phone calls and text messages with Emma, he was bored to death. To kill time, he even went on a short vacation to Australia to see if he could find some ideas to increase his annual fan value revenue. But unfortunately, he had no idea.
“How’s the new superhero movie going?” John asked Kevin in the meeting. “Are there any problems?”
“No, boss, everything is going well.” Kevin replied.
“Boss, after so many years of making animations, I wonder if we can build a theme park based on these animated films. We can buy a large piece of land and build themed rides and other attractions.” Bob whispered at the end of the meeting.
“Build a Disneyland? Sure. Why not?” John said without thinking, but then an idea suddenly occurred to him. “Damn, how could I forget this? Damn, I’m such an idiot.” John almost shouted. Everyone in the room was shocked by his sudden outburst.
“Bob, give me a pen and a piece of paper. I’ll write you a new script. This upcoming movie will take our company to a new level.” John said confidently. After spending several minutes writing a rough outline of the movie, he handed the paper to Bob.
Kevin also came over to watch, and the story surprised everyone because it was a completely new type of movie. Bob was very excited and wanted to try this new creative adventure.
“Make it next year. The special effects must be as realistic as possible. After that, I will give you a more complete and better written script.” John said, ending the meeting. John wanted to introduce a new, low-cost world, but this world should have a great impact and increase his fan value.
He went straight to Stark Tower because he had to perform some necessary rituals for this new world. After arriving, he went to the lab where Tony and Bruce were working on the new armor. John could already guess what the new armor would look like. It was Tony’s Mark VII armor from the Avengers movie.
“Hey, Tony, I need your help. We need to buy an island,” John said directly to Tony.
“Island? What do we need an island for?” Tony asked suspiciously. Bruce also heard it and came over.
“Because a new world is about to merge in, we can commercialize it. I have written a movie script for it. People will like it,” John said excitedly.
“A new world? Like the world of Naruto? Won’t it be dangerous?” Tony said. Tony was a little worried when he mentioned the world of Naruto. He still didn’t know what to do if he faced a Kage-level character.
“No, Tony, it’s okay. With your help and technology, we can take control of this new world ourselves. Buy an island far away from the mainland and make sure we have complete control of the island without any other country interfering.” John said.
“Okay, but what is this new world about?” Tony asked again.
“A world of dinosaurs!!” John said with a grin.
“What? Dinosaurs? Won’t humans be in danger?” Tony exclaimed.
“No, Tony, the world that dinosaurs came from is a modern world. People in that world have made great progress in genetic technology. They can breed dinosaurs simply by extracting the genes of ancient dinosaurs and implanting them into other animals. They also built a theme park for it. We can build one too.” John said.
“From genetic technology to breeding dinosaurs? This is a new idea. I really want to study this new technology.” Tony said with a gleam in his eyes.
“We have to make sure this island is safe. Allowing a creature that has existed for millions of years to come here will require some conditions. We have to balance the ecology.” Bruce finally spoke after listening to their conversation.
“That’s for sure. We need biologists. It would be great if Bruce Banner was here. I’ll let Pepper make the necessary arrangements. I heard that there will be a space science fiction movie released soon. Will that world be integrated as well?” Tony said after he calmed down.
“That space movie? Well, not yet, but there might be some random technology that comes out. I’ll keep an eye out for it.” John said after thinking for a moment. The new sci-fi movie will be released at the end of the year. As John said, Tony is also looking forward to any new technology that may appear.
After discussing the theme park plan, John returned home. Pepper also attended the meeting, and everyone put forward their own ideas to discuss how to control the dinosaurs and how many staff members would be needed. Everyone was looking forward to seeing the dinosaurs in real life. Although John said that it would take quite a long time to realize the integration of this world, almost everyone was excited and looking forward to that day.
Chapter 54 You made me successful! (Old version)
The Dark Knight finally came out on December 22, 2009. Everyone John knew was invited to the premiere, which was held in New York instead of Los Angeles. John even invited Emma and the main cast of Harry Potter, but they were busy filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, so they had to turn it down.
John felt a little regretful, but he didn’t care too much. Now he and Emma have video calls almost every day. John really feels that he is the luckiest person in the world because his relationship with Emma is developing steadily and they do have a lot in common.
Tony and Bruce also came to see the movie and sat next to him in the cinema. The movie started. Several masked men appeared on the big screen and entered everyone’s field of vision. Through a few short dialogues, everyone knew that they were a group of robbers, and the only one with a name, the Joker, was the mastermind of the robbery.
In the eyes of other robbers, this is a high and mighty figure. In other words, the Joker is not among this group of people. The robbery went smoothly. Daring to plan a robbery of a gangster bank shows the Joker’s madness. During the lock picking process:
“Where’s the guy who cracked the alarm?” said a robber wearing a clown mask.
“The boss said, wait until he finishes his work, then kill him! That’s one less person to share the money, right?” said another.
“What a coincidence, he told me the same thing!”
“What? No! No!”
Boom! The gang members started killing each other! Bags of money were brought to the door. The robber who had killed someone before picked up a gun and pointed it at the only remaining gang member.
“The Joker told you that you have to kill me once the money is loaded! Right? One less person to share the money, right?”
“No, no, he told me to kill the bus driver.”
“Bus? What bus driver?”
Just as he finished his words, a bus crashed into the bank door and knocked the robber who was speaking away.
“This guy looks like he can’t breathe, time to go!” the last person left said to the bus driver.
“What about the others?”
The bus driver jumped out of the bus and looked around in surprise, showing no shame for killing his accomplice. The remaining robber opened fire without hesitation, killing the bus driver.
“Do you think you’re smart?” said the bank manager who had been shot for trying to be a hero. He lay on the ground, unable to move.
“Those who hired you will make you end up like them…”
“The bad guys in the past were principled, moral, and worthy of respect…”
“Look at you, what do you believe in?”
Hearing this, the robber looked at the man curled up on the ground, slowly walked up to him, squatted down, looked straight into his eyes, and slowly said:
“I believe that what doesn’t kill you will only make you…”
“More powerful!”
He took off the mask, and his green hair fell around his ears, revealing the face of a circus clown, with pale skin, a big red lipstick on his mouth, and a deep scar at the corner of his mouth. The clown appeared.
Everyone in front of the big screen was slightly stunned. Everyone realized that this Joker should be the villain that Batman had to deal with in “The Dark Knight”.
However, it now seems that this Joker does not seem to have any extraordinary abilities! Compared with the previous villains, Batman’s master, and the assassin master, the Joker is more insidious and cunning, and does not seem to pose any threat to Batman.
The long-lost Batman finally appeared. In a drug deal, the Batman in the movie was like a hunter, driving the Batmobile and sweeping away all the bad guys.
Sheriff Gordon appeared. He came to the gangster bank that was robbed and walked into the vault. After a few words with his assistant, Batman appeared next to them. Gordon sent his assistant away and showed Batman a photo of the Joker.
“Him again?” Batman asked in a low voice. “Who else?”
“A bunch of thugs,” Gordon replied.
While they are talking, another character appears, the newly appointed prosecutor Harvey Dent, who becomes a couple with Batman’s childhood sweetheart Rachel.
Harvey has always admired Batman and hopes to take over this responsibility from Batman. The police and prosecutors seized the bank with the banknotes with tracking marks, but found that they were fooled.
At the gang’s party, the Joker appeared again and made a proposal, but was laughed at. The guy responsible for money laundering fled back to Hong Kong. After discussing with Gordon and Harvey, Batman decided to go to Hong Kong to capture this man.
He jumped from a tall building with his new equipment, unfolded his glider and flew around the building like a real bat.
“Wow, Bruce, you and him have a lot in common when you put on the Batsuit.” Tony said to Bruce with a chuckle. Bruce said nothing.
Finally, the Joker takes action. The Joker’s plot against Batman begins to unfold before everyone. The body of a man pretending to be Batman is hung from the window of the District Attorney’s office building.
At the same time, a video was posted online.
“…Do you think Batman has made Gotham a better city?”
“See, this is how crazy Batman makes Gotham City!”
“Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in. As long as he doesn’t turn himself in, people will die every day. I keep my word…hahahaha!”
The audience felt a chill when they heard the clown’s laughter. They finally realized how scary the clown was. This was a madman whose heart was twisted to the point of completely ignoring order and social morality.
At a political fundraiser hosted by Bruce Wayne for new prosecutor Harvey Dent, the Joker reappeared and even confronted Batman.
Under the leadership of the Joker, the villains of Gotham City united and Batman was gradually forced into a desperate situation. The theme of this movie also began to unfold in front of all the audiences.
In the movie, people realize that power is not everything. Some people just want to watch the world burn. He is a special villain who is not interested in logical things, such as money. Bribery, threats, reasoning and negotiation do not work on him. The Joker is just for fun.
The appearance of Batman made him feel that he had found the best object of entertainment.
In the movie, Harvey uses himself as bait in the hope of catching the Joker. He succeeds! The Joker is arrested by the police and Batman. Then at night, Gordon gets a call saying that Harvey is missing.
He immediately rushed to the prison and found the Joker, and at the same time Batman also arrived. This is the moment that the audience is most looking forward to – the face-to-face confrontation between Batman and the Joker!
“You wanted to see me, here I come!”
Batman punched the table in front of the Joker, giving the Joker a warning.
“I just wanted to see what you were going to do, and you didn’t disappoint me… Batman, five people died because of you, and then you let Harvey Dent take the blame for you. Even in the eyes of someone like me, this is too cold-blooded!”
The Joker was still talking but was forcibly interrupted by the impatient Batman.
“Where’s Harvey?”
“There’s no going back, you’ve changed everything!”
The Joker laughed wildly, “You, you made me!”
Chapter 55 Mysterious Woman (Old Version)
Batman asked Harvey’s whereabouts in a threatening tone, and the Joker asked him to choose between saving Rachel and Harvey. Batman chose to save Harvey, while Gordon went to save Rachel. But Gordon failed to save Rachel. At the same time, the Joker successfully escaped from prison.
The Joker finds Harvey, who has half of his face burned, and drives him insane. Harvey goes crazy and starts hunting down everyone who failed to save Rachel and who collaborates with the gang and does bad things. Even Batman himself crosses the moral line and hacks into every phone to find the Joker’s location. Finally, the Joker plays another game. He gives two ships a choice, one with civilians and the other with prisoners. They must press a switch to blow up the other ship, because if they don’t, the Joker will blow up their ship.
This time, the Joker failed to control people and was caught by Batman. In another scene, Harvey captured Gordon’s family. When Harvey was about to kill Gordon, Batman came and killed Harvey.
“We have to tell people the truth about Harvey,” Gordon says to Batman.
“No. Harvey must continue to maintain the image of justice. I will take the blame.” Batman said without hesitation.
“But you’ll be hunted,” Gordon said.
“I’m not a hero. I’m who Gotham needs me to be. Sometimes, the truth isn’t good enough.” Batman said and ran away. People finally understood why the movie was called “The Dark Knight”. He was a force that operated in the shadows. People sympathized with him. Even Nick Fury and Coulson, who saw the movie, felt sorry for Batman. His sacrifice was huge.
The credits roll, and soon the post-credits scene appears. The screen shows a scene in present-day Paris, France. A woman walks towards the Louvre, while a voice-over is heard in the background.
“I wanted to save this world, this beautiful place. But I was naive. The closer you get, the more darkness you see…”
When the woman walked into her office, a black suitcase was delivered with “Wayne Enterprises” written on it in bold letters. She opened the suitcase and saw a very old photo. In the photo, there were four soldiers standing side by side on a destroyed battlefield. Then there was a woman standing in the middle. The problem was that the woman in the photo looked exactly like the woman holding the photo. She smiled after seeing the photo.
The audience understands that Batman knows this mysterious woman, but people don’t understand why the two women look the same. Tony looks at Bruce for a few seconds and then says:
“Do you know this woman?” Bruce did not answer Tony, but asked John: “Will she come?”
“I don’t know. I only saw her in my dreams. I don’t know if she will be transferred here.” John said. Bruce said nothing about this, but remained silent, closed his eyes, and seemed to be thinking about something.
The film received a standing ovation. It’s a film that doesn’t shy away from showing how society treats superheroes when things go wrong. It’s a film that deals with bold themes and makes people realize that being a hero means taking on responsibilities.
Nick and Coulson came to John after watching the movie. They wanted to know if this “woman” would show up. John’s answer was the same as what he had said to Bruce before. John didn’t want to reveal too much about his abilities. Revealing too much could easily lead to mistakes. He wanted to maintain a sense of mystery.
“I want to learn more about this character,” Fury said at last, because he felt he needed to know more about this “woman.”
“Why rush? Even if she shows up, it’ll be much later. You’ll learn about her from the movies,” John said. Nick could have kept pressing John for more information, but he didn’t want to. He didn’t even have any spies at Disney. John kept saying he’d get glimpses of future visions of other universes in his dreams. He didn’t want to take any risks and wanted to keep things friendly.
After the movie they went back and John got a message while riding Bumblebee.
“How was the movie? I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to the premiere.”
John just smiled after reading the message and replied: “It’s okay. But I will be attending the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Save me a seat.”
“Of course.” Emma replied with a smiley face.
Months passed after the movie was released. The movie was a box office hit, received critical acclaim, and scored high marks. Even though it was just a Batman movie and didn’t boost his fan base significantly, the movie was necessary for his future plans and to attract the public.
Chapter 56 First Date (Old Version)
Almost a year had passed since the release of The Dark Knight. Disney had three movies scheduled for release at the end of the year, so John had a lot of work to do in the coming months.
Meanwhile, Tony, with the help of Pepper, has bought a large island in the Caribbean and made sure that no country nearby can get involved in his property. Of course, John also invested in it. Anyway, this is an easy money-making business. Soon, the first of the three movies was released in late October. It was a space science fiction movie.
In a future world, humans have conquered the known universe and are ruled by an emperor, with various families scattered across the universe helping the emperor maintain peace and order. Humans use something called “spice” to travel between galaxies, and this spice is only available on one planet. Previously, this planet was governed by a different family, and suddenly the emperor decided to change the family. Basically, this is a political conspiracy. John made this movie because of the shield technology in it. Obviously, any high-speed object cannot penetrate this shield, whether it is a bullet or a missile. Yes, this movie is “Dune”.
John wants this technology to prevent possible assassinations in the future. Much later, he might even consider spending fan points to make the spaceships in the movie. The movie premiered and people loved it. Americans have a deep love for drama and political intrigue, and this movie basically has those elements.
Total number of fans: 1.2 billion.
Fan Points Required to Materialize the Atreides Family – 1 billion
Fan value required to materialize the Harkonnen family – 1 billion
The fan value required to obtain shield technology is -400 million]“Thank god for the shield tech option, otherwise I’d have to spend a billion on a stupid technology. Still 400 million though. A year’s savings is gone. Well, I hope it’s worth it. Extracting shield tech.” John said, looking at his dashboard. “Jurassic World is going to cost me another 100 million fan points. Ugh! I’m going to be broke soon if this keeps up.”
After the movie, John followed Tony to Stark Tower. He needed Tony to research shield technology. Bruce now has his own home in New York, thanks to the shares of Stark Industries that John gave him. At John’s request, Bruce, who had come to see the movie, also went to Stark Tower with them. When John arrived at Tony’s residence, he took out a memory stick and said:
“This memory stick contains shield technology. I want you two to study it, but there are a few conditions.” John said. Tony almost jumped out of his seat when he heard this. Bruce also showed a rare expression of interest after hearing this.
“What’s the condition? If you give me this memory stick, I can give you half of my shares.” Tony said excitedly. John shrugged and said:
“No. I just want you two to study it. No data can be stored on a server accessible to the Internet. Not even Jarvis can access the data. No shield equipment can be mass-produced until I allow it.” John said.
“Huh? Can’t access it. Do you think someone will hack into JARVIS again and steal the technology?” Tony asked. John said nothing, just looked at him.
“Okay, I accept the offer. Now give it to me. It’s going to be weird to use the old fashioned methods on something this high tech. Bruce, I’m going to need your help with this,” Tony said.
“By the way, Jurassic World is going to be released soon. Next month I will take them to the island as guided in my dream. You have to take care of the rest. Are all the cages and staff ready?” John asked.
“Yes. You can send them over. I won’t be attending the premiere of the Jurassic Park movie. I will be on the Jurassic Park island to see the dinosaurs first hand. I hope they won’t be late after the movie comes out because I still have work to do,” said Tony, who also named his island Jurassic Park.
“Of course. I won’t be going to the premiere either. I’m going to London next month,” John said, because he had promised to attend the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He was excited to see her again after such a long time.
Soon, Tony and Bruce began to study the shield technology, and John went home to give them space to study this new technology.
A few weeks later, John was ready to go to London. When he landed at the airport on his private plane, he saw Emma waiting for him. He was very happy to see her. He stepped off the plane, hugged her and said:
“You’re still so cute.”
“Thank you. You look great too. How was the flight?” Emma asked.
“Not bad. Slept all the way. Let’s go to the hotel.” John said. When they arrived at the hotel, John washed up and prepared to go out. Emma decided to take him on a short tour of London to introduce him to this historic city. John followed her. They spent a wonderful time together, and the tour ended with a sumptuous dinner in a restaurant.
It was their first official date, and John had booked a nice, private restaurant. Although he was sure that people had taken pictures of him while he was touring the city, he still wanted some privacy when it came to dating.
Chapter 57 An Unforgettable Night (Old Version)
During the dinner date, they talked a lot and had a lot of fun. John and Emma were both very happy about their first date. They had so much to talk about that the date lasted for more than three hours.
“It must be fun to have superheroes as friends,” Emma said.
“Not really. They’re just regular people with more bizarre pasts, nothing special,” John said.
“Can I meet Bruce one day? He looks so cool in the movies.” Emma asked expectantly.
“Bruce? Of course. I trust you, so he won’t mind.” Emma was very happy to hear this. After dinner, John and Emma returned to the hotel together.
The hotel was comfortable, and John had booked a presidential suite. He took her into his room, and that night was unforgettable for both John and Emma. This was the first time for John to experience such a night in this world, because he had never had an intimate relationship with anyone before.
The next day, they went to the premiere. Of course, they didn’t go to the premiere together because they both felt it was too early to make their relationship public, despite some gossip in the media.
Meanwhile, Jurassic Park had been released, and people loved it this time. But people were shocked to learn that Jurassic Park actually existed. Tony uploaded a video of him touring around Jurassic Park.
“Welcome to Jurassic Park. I don’t think I need to explain what Jurassic Park is, the movie made by my friend John has explained it very clearly. If you and your family want an unforgettable vacation, or you want to have an adventure with your girlfriend, this is the perfect place. Come to Jurassic Park. And don’t worry about safety, Stark Industries will provide the most advanced security measures here…” Tony gave a long speech.
Soon, various media outlets asked about the authenticity of the story and requested to enter the park. They were granted permission without any hindrance. Within a week, the story became a worldwide sensation. Everyone wanted to visit the island, and they were willing to pay for it. John insisted on setting the ticket price as low as possible because he did not want to make money from this. Only reasonable ticket prices could attract people and help him gain more fans. This greatly increased his fan value. He gained more than 100 million fans in one month.
Even Emma was interested in Jurassic Park, and John promised to take her there when she had some free time after filming the Harry Potter movies.
The premiere of Harry Potter went well, but the reporters who saw John at the premiere only asked questions about Jurassic Park. John felt a little embarrassed about this because he felt that this was a stage for Harry Potter, not Jurassic Park. So he only answered one question and avoided them.
The movie was exactly the same as the one he had seen in his previous life, so he knew the whole plot. After spending two more days in London, John returned to New York. He was a little sad to leave Emma, but he knew it was only temporary.
By late December, the last movie originally planned was about to be released. This movie was a strategy for him to arrange the plot of Thor. Although he could bring in the world of Naruto and use it, he wanted to hide the relevant content of Naruto for now. Only when he was in the Battle of New York, he would reveal a little bit. John knew that if he showed too many cards too early, Thanos might speed up his plan. He didn’t want such interference now. He wanted to develop according to the original plot and make himself powerful enough to overthrow the gods. Only then could he feel at ease and show all his cards.
The movie premiered in New York on December 15. Everyone was there, including Coulson and Nick. The movie starts with the same scene as the post-credits scene in Batman, where she is in her office at the Louvre Museum, looking at a very old photo. But this time there is an extra scene, and the photo is accompanied by a note that says, “I found the original. Maybe one day you will tell me the story.”
“No wonder you never told me this story. It turns out you didn’t know it yourself.” Tony said with a smile to Bruce who was sitting next to him and John. Bruce shrugged and said nothing.
The film tells the story of a little girl who lives on an isolated island inhabited only by women and protected by Zeus’s magical ward. The story tells of gods and humans and their struggles in the face of Ares, the god of war. Gradually, the little girl grows up in the company of these women, but she knows that she is a little different from other women.
On a beautiful day, a plane crashed near the island, and this woman named Diana Prince went to rescue the man who had crashed with the plane. The plane looked like it belonged to the World War I era.
Chapter 58 Wonder Woman (Old Version)
Soon, the women on the island learned about the fierce war outside from the man who made an emergency landing near the island. The man’s name was Steve Trevor. As a super fan of Steve Rogers, Coulson felt that this man’s name was almost exactly the same as Captain America’s.
Diana wanted to join the war, as she felt it was started by Ares, the god of war, but her request was denied. Finally, she secretly left the Amazon island, taking with her the so-called “God-killer” weapon and the Lasso of Truth.
In her dealings with humans, Diana sees the horrors of humanity and the cruelty of war. As the story progresses, Diana and Steve are drawn into a war zone where both sides are at a stalemate and neither can defeat the other. Diana wins the battle single-handedly and helps to achieve victory. This is the first time the audience sees her in action.
“Oh my God! How powerful is this woman?” Tony exclaimed.
“More powerful than you think,” Bruce replied. This old photo was taken after they won the battle together with other partners who participated in the mission.
The movie quickly draws to a close, and Diana has to confront Ares. That’s when she realizes that the “God Killer” isn’t a weapon, but herself. She’s the daughter of Zeus and Queen Hippolyta. Steve dies in a plane explosion while trying to stop the bombing. Once again, Coulson feels that this is very similar to Captain America’s experience.
There was a huge battle between her and Ares, which ended with Diana accepting that she was the daughter of Zeus and killing her brother. Johns also deliberately borrowed music from the original movie and incorporated it into this movie. Audiences loved the movie, but they were not sure how Batman related to this movie.
“Gods. Do they really exist?” Tony said finally.
“It’s absolutely true, Tony. Very true,” John said.
“How’s the shield technology progressing?” John added, changing the subject.
“I hope we don’t encounter a god like Ares as an enemy. That won’t end well. The technology will take some time, but I’m optimistic about it.” Tony said seriously. The credits began to roll, and soon the post-credits Easter egg appeared.
The Easter egg shows a man in a fighter pilot costume in a simulation environment. The pilot performs dangerous flying maneuvers that eventually cause the plane to crash. But since this is a simulation, nothing real happens. But when he walks out of the room where he is training, he finds that he is not where he was originally, but flying in the air with the room. The entire border of the room is covered in green. The room he is in flies to a specific location.
There lay a strange-looking alien covered in blood and wearing green clothes.
“You really know us well.” Bruce looked at John and said. John just smiled and said nothing.
“Wait, there are aliens in your world. Oh my God!! If God is not enough, there are aliens?” Tony said.
After the movie, they all walked out. Nick didn’t say anything to John, but asked Coulson to study theology. Coulson wanted to have a comprehensive understanding of the gods of all religious beliefs. The existence of gods in another universe made him believe that gods might also exist in their own universe.
The film was also praised by critics for being the first superhero film to feature a female protagonist, a refreshing break from the usual male superhero genre. John also gained considerable fan value as a result.
Total fans value: 1 billion
Fans needed to embody/transform Wonder Woman – 210 million]“Extract the character,” John ordered.
The character has been extracted. Remaining fan value – 800 million]“Everything is ready. Thor will come to Earth in a few months. Odin, you are really not good at raising children.” John thought to himself on the way home.
“How’s the response? Is it good?” Received a text message.
“Very good. You should really be the leading lady. It might be even better. You can come with me to the next premiere.” John replied.
She immediately called and chatted with Emma. John happily chatted with her when he arrived home. A few months passed, and thanks to movies, animation, cartoons, and of course the new attraction “Jurassic Park”, John accumulated more fans. This made his annual fans soar to 550 million.
John even kept tabs on Dr. Jane Foster, Dr. Eric Selvig, and learned some information about Jane’s intern, Darcy Lewis. By April 2011, John learned from Fit that Jane had traveled to New Mexico. While he didn’t spy on them, he did have a handle on their itinerary.
He was going to New Mexico because he wanted to meet the prophesied prince himself.
Chapter 59 Thor (Old Version)
John soon arrived in Puente Antigo, the town where Sol and Jane’s story began. He didn’t know if Sol had arrived yet, but he visited every restaurant from morning till night to see if Sol, Jane, and the others had been there. He even went to the hospital to see if Sol was there, but he still couldn’t find him.
This went on for four days until one morning he saw Jane, Thor, Darcy, and Dr. Eric walking into a restaurant. Thor looked even more handsome in person than in the movies. John looked at Thor and felt a surge of sadness. The man who was supposed to be king lost everything in his life journey, his mother, father, brother, and even Asgard. No wonder he fell into depression in Avengers: Endgame. John hoped to change some of his future experiences.
While John was thinking about this, Thor and the others had already started eating. Thor’s appetite was astonishing. He talked about Asgard, the Rainbow Bridge and other things while he was eating. Of course, no one else believed him. But Jane kept staring at him. She was already fascinated by Thor.
John smiled to himself, for he thought he might have the same look as Jane when he saw Emma. After Sol’s famous glass-smashing act, more customers came in and began talking about a satellite.
Jane inquired about the crashed satellite and learned that a satellite had crashed 50 miles to the west. Saul immediately prepared to go check it out, and the others followed him out. John also followed them because he needed to intervene.
Since Thor wanted them to help him get to where the satellite crashed, Eric pulled the other two girls aside and said:
“Please don’t do this.”
“You saw what I saw. We have to find out what’s in that crater,” Jane countered.
“He’s delusional. Listen to what he says, he’s talking about Mjolnir, Thor, and the Bifrost. Those are all stories I heard when I was a kid. He’s dangerous,” Eric said. John finally couldn’t help but interrupt:
“He has no delusions. Everything he says is absolutely true.”
“Who are you?” Eric immediately became alert. Even Thor, who had been listening to their conversation, looked at John curiously.
“Hello, I’m John Jameson. Nice to meet you, Dr. Eric, Dr. Jane, and Darcy,” John said.
“Oh my God. You’re that John. Are you real?” Darcy almost screamed.
“Yes, it’s the real deal. Hello, Thor Odinson, it’s not every day you get the chance to meet a prince,” said John.
“It seems you know me very well.” Thor said with a hint of curiosity, because this stranger must have followed him, knew him, and even believed him, while the other three did not believe anything he said from the beginning. John just smiled.
“We should go to the crater. Many of your questions will be answered. Don’t worry, Dr. Selvig, the people who occupy the crater are my friends. They won’t stop or harass us.” John said. Darcy and Jane were very happy. Darcy thought this was an opportunity for her to meet a super-rich man and perhaps make further progress in her career, while Jane felt that many of her questions could be answered.
Eric was eventually convinced. They decided to drive the truck to the crater. When Saul and the others returned to prepare to set off for the crater, they saw some men in suits moving things out of Jane’s lab.
“Hey, you can’t take these. These are all mine.” Jane shouted. Perhaps because of his butterfly effect, the person who came to move Jane’s things was not Coulson, but Sitwell, a Hydra agent.
“Excuse me, ma’am. I’m Agent Sitwell of SHIELD. We are investigating a threat and need to requisition and record all of your data,” Sitwell replied. This time it was John who responded:
“Agent Sitwell, where is Coulson?”
“You are…? You are John Jameson!! Hello, Mr. Jameson. Nice to meet you. But for security reasons, we need to take these devices away.” Sitwell said after recognizing John. John is famous all over the world, so most agents know him. But few people know that he is a consultant for S.H.I.E.L.D.
“I know who you are. Call Coulson. It’s rude to take someone else’s things without permission. Not even from SHIELD.” John said in an unquestionable tone.
“We have orders from our superiors to take these things away. Even Coulson can’t stop us.” Sitwell said this time with a little annoyance. He didn’t expect such a big shot to suddenly appear here. This made him more suspicious of what Jane had now. He was now more eager to take everything away.
“Superior? You want me to call Fury? I’m sure he’d be happy to get a call from his lawyer regarding an agent’s ignorant actions.” John said with a smile.
“Sir, you can’t do this. SHIELD has the right to confiscate anything that may pose a threat to the Earth.” Sitwell was now more determined to take the things away.
“Then find Fury…” John said, reaching into his pocket to take out his phone. As soon as he did so, the agents watching him pulled out their guns and pointed them at him.
Chapter 60: The Leader of Hydra (Old Version)
Everyone was frightened by this move except Thor. Thor had no concept of guns on Earth, and he felt that no weapon on Earth could threaten him. John raised his eyebrows when he saw this scene.
“Sitwell, you and your agents better put down your guns. I don’t like being threatened.” John said coldly, without any fear on his face. Eric pulled the two women behind him. Eric knew that SHIELD was a powerful organization, but he also knew that SHIELD would not be stupid enough to shoot John. If something happened to John, SHIELD would not be able to cover it up.
“Sir, you should let us do the mission. It will be better for everyone,” Sitwell responded with a smile.
“Oh! What a headache.” John said in a flat tone.
As soon as he finished speaking, a long, shining rope entangled Sitwell, making him unable to move. The agents were frightened by this scene and turned their heads to look in the direction where the rope came from. They saw a woman in red and gold armor holding the rope and walking towards them.
She wore metal bands on her feet, hands, and even on her head, with the band on her head in a V shape. All the agents recognized her identity and their legs trembled with fear. SHIELD has a rule to study all of John’s works so that if they encounter characters in John’s works in the future, they can take appropriate actions.
The agents knew who they were dealing with. A demigod. The daughter of Zeus.
The agents pointed their guns at Diana, but she walked toward them. Finally, one of the agents lost his temper and shot her. Diana easily deflected the bullet with her wrist guard. All the agents knew immediately that she was the real deal. Some of the agents began to shoot at her. She quickly rushed at the agents, knocking them down one by one. Her attacks were powerful, but not lethal. She was too fast, and the bullets were always deflected by her wrist guard, so the agents had no time to react effectively.
Thor and the others were stunned by her performance. Jane and Eric didn’t even know who she was. Only Darcy knew because she was a big fan of superheroes, but she couldn’t believe that such a character actually existed. The appearance of the demigod shook her belief. Although Eric and Jane knew about Batman, they were not very interested because they were scientists and superheroes were not their cup of tea.
Even though Thor had lost his powers, he could sense that this woman was powerful. For the first time, a serious look appeared on his face. Sitwell was still tied up by the Lasso of Truth and couldn’t move. His eyes widened when he saw Diana knocking everyone down. He knew he was doomed. He could only pray that she wouldn’t kill him.
John didn’t even look at Sitwell and the other agents, but said to Diana who was walking slowly towards him:
“How was the trip? Was it bumpy?”
“No, everything is fine. It took me a while to figure out where I was. I saw a poster of Bruce, and mine. I felt a sense of power here similar to my world, so I wanted to come and see it,” she replied.
John smiled. He wanted to give some vague hints to the agents who didn’t shoot Diana through this conversation to mislead them. The other agents who were kneeling on the ground in fear heard their conversation. Since John was lying from the beginning, he had to keep up the lie. John took out his cell phone and called Coulson to ask him to come to him. Coulson was surprised that John was in New Mexico, and he immediately set out from the base near the crater.
To be honest, John really wanted to kill Sitwell and the other Hydra agents right here. They were pointing guns at him, which made him angry. But John also knew that if he did that, things would become complicated and Hydra might hide forever. Pierce was not the problem, but the other leaders of Hydra. In that case, it would take who knows how long to find them.
A few minutes later, Coulson arrived and saw several agents standing by, with Sitwell tied up with a shiny rope. Coulson recognized Diana immediately when he saw her. He knew that something must have happened between Sitwell and Diana, and he had to handle the situation carefully, otherwise he would have to listen to Fury’s scolding.
“Hello, John, can you tell me what happened?” Coulson asked when he saw Sitwell tied up with ropes and many agents lying unconscious on the ground, some even bleeding. He knew this was not good news.
“Agent Sitwell threatened me with a gun, and so did the other agents. Diana happened to pass by and gave them a lesson,” John shrugged. Coulson’s heart tightened. Although John usually said nothing and had almost no presence in the eyes of everyone, Fury once told him that John was the most dangerous because there might be more characters hidden behind him.
If it was a character from John’s work, it would be fine, but if some characters that SHIELD didn’t know about had come into contact with John, it could be very dangerous. The existence of the Naruto world itself was like a sword hanging over their heads. He didn’t want to turn John into a potential superpower enemy.
Actually, it wasn’t all Sitwell’s fault. He didn’t know the identity of John’s advisor. Only Level 10 agents and Coulson knew this secret. So, he was just following orders and didn’t think carefully before threatening John.
“What the hell are you doing, Sitwell! Do you know who you are threatening? Do you want to bring SHIELD to the brink of destruction?” Coulson roared. Sitwell stood there with his head down. He knew he had made a big mistake. He might even be reprimanded by Pierce. Hydra was not yet strong enough to show up in public, and making an enemy of a demigod was a big mistake.
Chapter 61 Thor’s Mistake (Old Version)
“Hello, Ms. Diana Prince, I am Agent Coulson. I am deeply sorry for the behavior of my colleague. I hope you can let him go.” Coulson said politely to Diana. Diana stared at Coulson for a few seconds, then looked at John. John nodded. She loosened the Lasso of Truth and took it back.
Sitwell collapsed to the ground, sweating. If he didn’t believe in the existence of God before, he definitely did now. He thought that only Naruto’s world was special, but now he changed his mind. When he was tied up by the Truth Lasso, he felt like a statue, unable to do anything, even unable to move a little.
“Thank you, Miss Diana. I am an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., which is responsible for responding to any abnormal threats that appear on Earth. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.” Coulson continued. Diana did not respond.
Eric and the others who had been watching were confused. They didn’t understand what was going on. John finally said, “We should all sit down and talk.” The equipment that was about to be taken away was returned, and Jane was happy about it. Finally, everyone sat down, including Thor, although he wanted to get his hammer back immediately. John convinced him that he would take him to get the hammer after the talk.
John introduced Diana to Eric and Jane and explained her origins to them. They were stunned and couldn’t believe that God was real. Then they looked at Thor and remembered what John said at the beginning that Thor was not delusional.
“Are you really Thor? Then why do you have no power now?” Darcy couldn’t help but ask in a doubtful tone.
“Mortal! How dare you say that? I am a god. I was born powerful.” Thor roared.
Having recently studied theology, Coulson knows who Thor is. He is the Norse god of thunder. The hammer in the crater is likely his, but Coulson doesn’t understand why the weapon is so far away from him. And John has not made a movie based on Thor, which means that Norse mythology has existed in this universe since ancient times.
After seeing so many strange things, Coulson readily accepted this new information. He just felt that the earth was very fragile and needed more protection.
“So, Saul, you’ve heard about Diana. What do you think?”
“Is there really a God in this world?” Thor was now full of curiosity because he heard that Diana was the daughter of God.
“I never thought of myself as a god. I may be a powerful being, but I never thought of myself as a god. You are not a god either, Thor.” Diana replied. Thor was shocked by this and didn’t know how to respond. Odin used to say similar things, but he never took it seriously. Thor wanted to know more about Diana, but he had to get his hammer back first.
“It’s okay, Diana. Thor, you can ask about Diana later. Can we go now? Thor can’t wait to get his beloved hammer back.” John said and stood up. They got in the SHIELD car and headed towards the crater. Jane was excited about this. She felt that her perception of the world had completely changed, and she wanted to know more about Thor, plus she was fascinated by Thor. Jane and Thor chatted all the way. John was very happy to see this scene, because he felt that the universe was back on track in this matter.
They arrived at their destination, and Thor immediately walked in. “We all need to find a place to hide. It’s going to rain soon.” John said, and saw Thor almost running towards the hammer. Soon, when Thor approached Mjolnir, the hammer emitted a burst of electromagnetic waves.
Thor was happy to see his hammer again. He then reached for the hammer and tried to lift it. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t lift it. John and the others watched Thor, who was soaked by the rain.
“Hello, Clint, I heard that you have been to that world. How was the experience?” John saw Hawkeye out of the corner of his eye and asked.
“You know me?” Clint was surprised by John’s approach.
“Of course I know him. I have friends there too,” John said with a smile.
“Oh, no wonder! It feels pretty good. This is the first time I doubt my ability.” Clint’s tone was a little sad. John said: “Hahaha. It’s okay. You are also very good. Well, we don’t want Thor to catch a cold. Take him to a quiet room and let him think about his mistakes.”
“Fault? Did Saul make any mistake?” Jane asked John worriedly.
“Yes, he made a mistake. This is Thor’s personal matter. You can ask him yourself. Let him be alone for now.” John didn’t want to interfere with the conversation between Thor and Loki. It was important to let Thor realize his mistakes.
Thor was taken to a room, and the others went to other places as John requested, so that Thor could have his own space. Just like the original plot, Loki really came to Thor and told him that Odin died of grief because of Thor’s exile, and now Asgard and Jotunheim have reached a truce agreement, the condition is that Thor must remain exiled here. Of course, this is all a lie.
John and the others chatted while Loki went to see Thor. Eric and Jane asked Diana questions about God. Darcy had told the two scientists about his experience before, so they were also interested in Diana. John noticed a flash of uneasiness on Diana’s face.
“Is he here?” John asked Diana.
“Yes, he is here.”
Chapter 62 Proposed Assassination (Old Version)
“Well! What are you two talking about? Who’s here?” Jane asked after hearing their conversation.
“Nothing! Just chatting about a friend,” John replied, trying to change the subject.
“Are there people from other universes again?” Coulson also heard their conversation and asked.
“No. Just a related person.” John denied. “When the time is right, you will meet him.”
Coulson did not ask any more questions, because it was useless to ask. So Coulson ordered the agents to keep an eye on suspicious people. John and the others stayed where they were, while Jane and Eric continued to ask for more information. Darcy was more interested in John.
Her enthusiasm even overwhelmed John, but he remained polite because she would play a role in the future events of WandaVision. After chatting with them for a few minutes, John said:
“Let’s go see him. He might have calmed down by now,” John said finally. They headed to the room where Thor was while Diana and John checked Mjolnir to see if Loki had tried to pick up the hammer.
They came to the place where the hammer was placed and found that Loki was not there. He might have left after trying for a few seconds. Loki knew that no matter how hard he tried, he could not lift the hammer if he was not qualified.
Coulson followed after making sure there was no one else around. John was truly amazed by Loki’s magic. Loki’s illusion was so powerful that he had never been discovered.
“Would you like to try and lift it?” John said to Diana.
“Sure! Why not,” Diana said, and the next moment she was jumping down the ramp towards the hammer. She touched Mjolnir for a few seconds, but nothing happened. John thought that maybe she was not qualified because there was no environmental reaction like when Thor tried to lift the hammer.
But then, when she tried to lift the hammer again, it was lifted up easily. Everyone watching her was amazed. All the agents had tried to lift the hammer, but couldn’t move it even a centimeter, and now a woman could lift it easily. Coulson was stunned for a moment, but he accepted this fact, because he felt that only gods could deal with other gods. Humans are still very weak.
“Did you feel any difference?” John asked.
“I can use electricity to fight now. And better than when I fought Ares. This hammer is perfectly balanced.” Diana exclaimed.
Heimdall, who had just chatted with the new king Loki, was also stunned. Over the years, he had seen all kinds of strange creatures appear on Earth (Midgard). He even told Odin about it, but Odin just said not to worry about it. Now he saw a woman who could actually lift the hammer. He couldn’t help but wonder, if this woman came to compete for the throne of Asgard, would she become the new queen of Asgard.
Diana looked at the hammer for a few seconds, then put it back. Coulson was surprised and asked:
“Don’t you want to use it as a weapon?”
“Hammers are not my favorite type of weapon. My lasso is enough. Besides, this hammer belongs to someone else. By the way, don’t tell Thor about this.” Diana said.
Coulson really admires Diana now. If what they say is true and the hammer is really very powerful, then she deserves credit for not being tempted by its power. And she herself is a god with a powerful weapon.
After chatting for a while and hanging around for a while, Jane and the others decided to go back to their own residence. Thor had no home on Earth, so he accepted Jane’s proposal and went back with them.
John also went to a nearby hotel with Diana, as a battle would soon be taking place nearby. Although John would not participate in the battle, as he did not want to expose his alchemical powers to S.H.I.E.L.D., he would go to watch.
Meanwhile, Sitwell calls Pierce and tells him about Diana and Thor’s appearance. A Naruto world is scary enough, but now a god shows up. Sitwell isn’t sure how to react.
“Sir, I propose that we should assassinate John. He is a destabilizing factor for us,” Sitwell said.
“Are you an idiot? The people in the world of Naruto are dangerous enough. Over the past year, we have tried every possible way to lure, capture, or even kill a ninja from that world, but we have failed time and time again. We are not even sure if John has any other abilities besides dreaming. If he has other allies who have not been exposed, do you think we can survive? Every character he has revealed has extraordinary abilities. We can only breathe a sigh of relief when Project Insight is successfully implemented. Even if we kill millions of people, the world of Naruto will have no choice but to cooperate with us because they also need us to survive. As for these gods, aren’t they from another planet? Anyway, they will leave after this farce is over.”
Chapter 63 Let Me Join in the Fun (Old Version)
“Besides, John is a consultant to S.H.I.E.L.D. Do you think Fury will let it go if someone tries to assassinate him? Hydra is not ready to show its head yet. We are already trying to get in touch with the lords in the world of Naruto. Maybe we can gain some ninja power. So, don’t make any rash decisions without authorization.” Pierce continued.
In fact, Pierce has great confidence in Project Insight. No matter how powerful those helicarriers are, John can destroy them all by himself if he wants. Because of this, John never takes Hydra seriously. Hydra is too hidden in all walks of life and corrupts the entire system, so even if John wants to eradicate Hydra, he will face many obstacles in the process. He wants to catch Malik, Daniel Whitehall and other Hydra leaders scattered around the world in one raid.
Sitwell listened to Pierce’s rebuke and could not refute it. But Sitwell had a feeling that John might become the biggest obstacle to Hydra’s establishment of order.
The next few days were as peaceful as they could be in Puente Antigo. John and Thor and the others gathered together and talked about various things. Thor mainly talked about the various areas under Asgard’s rule. Diana felt a little sad listening to Thor’s story, because Paradise Island had never had such a background. If there was, they wouldn’t have to hide for so long.
On a sunny morning, Thor’s friends suddenly showed up at the door of his residence. John was there at the time. Sif and others told Thor the truth about Loki and his plan. While Thor was discussing with his friends, John called Coulson.
“Coulson, evacuate the town. A battle is about to start. This battle will raze the town to the ground.”
“Fight? Will there be a fight? How do you know? Who is the enemy?” Coulson sounded worried.
“There’s no time, Coulson, if you trust me, I’ll do it. The guns and weapons you have now can’t even hurt the enemy’s fur. If you don’t want to see casualties, act quickly.” John replied. As he spoke, he saw swirling clouds forming in the sky. John knew that the Destroyer was coming.
Coulson also saw this phenomenon and finally chose to trust John. He followed John’s advice and ordered the agents to evacuate the town residents, and he also went to the town to assess the threat.
“Diana, you know what to do.” John said to Diana who was sitting next to him.
“I know, let me go change my clothes.” Diana said and walked away.
“Thor, you have to evacuate the people, you are just a mortal now.” John said, and then they saw the Destroyer sent by Loki approaching. Diana, who had returned wearing armor, also began to help the people evacuate.
At first, the residents didn’t believe them, but when agents arrived, saying they were instructed by the FBI (the existence of SHIELD was still a secret) and that their town might be under threat, the residents began to leave. When the agents saw a huge steel giant advancing and destroying everything in its path, they took the evacuation order more seriously. Some even shot at the Destroyer, but couldn’t even scratch its armor.
“We need to distract it so I can drive the spear into the Destroyer. Maybe that will stop it,” Sif suggested. Volstagg and the others agreed with her suggestion. Thor looked at Diana and said:
“Can you help us?”
“I will help you fight this battle, but you must recover your strength, or you will die if you join the battle.”
“I caused this destruction and hatred, and I will end it all,” Thor replied.
While Volstagg and his two other friends approached the Destroyer head-on, Sif took another route, sneaking up on the Destroyer.
Fandral and Hogun threw Volstagg at the Destroyer, who anticipated this and slapped him with his hand. The slap was so powerful that it slapped him back in the direction he came from. As the Destroyer opened his face and prepared to shoot Volstagg with a heat ray, Sif, who was on the roof of a building next to the Destroyer, jumped on him and stabbed his spear into the Destroyer’s neck. The Destroyer stopped, and Sif was relieved to see this.
The Destroyer, who had temporarily stopped moving because of the spear, turned his body after a while and opened his face again to shoot Sif. Sif thought she would be blown away, but suddenly she felt herself being pulled out of the shooting range. She saw that she was tied up by a glittering rope.
She turned around and saw the person who saved her. It was the woman who sat next to Thor when they went to see him before.
“Let me join in the fun,” Diana said to her.
Chapter 64: Fighting is exciting (old version)
Diana swung her lasso towards the Destroyer’s feet. The lasso caught the Destroyer’s feet and Diana pulled hard. This caused the Destroyer to lose his balance and fall to the ground. Then Diana leaped towards the Destroyer with sword and buckler in hand.
She stabbed the Destroyer with her sword, and sparks flew wherever the blade touched. Soon, injuries appeared on the Destroyer’s abdomen and arms. Loki, who was far away in Asgard, was very surprised. He couldn’t believe that there was such a powerful person in the mortal world. Sif and her friends were also a little surprised by Diana’s power.
Just as she was about to strike the Destroyer in the face again, the Destroyer swung his arm towards Diana. Diana tried to block it with her hands, but the force of the blow sent her flying two blocks away, destroying several houses along the way.
“Damn! How strong is this iron giant?” said an agent who was watching the battle.
The Destroyer stood up and began to repair the damage caused by Diana. It walked towards the direction where Diana was knocked away. Diana, who finally stood up, saw the Destroyer approaching. The Destroyer opened its face and shot a ray at her.
Seeing this, Diana immediately raised her shield. The shield blocked the ray, protecting her body from damage, but she was still knocked back several feet, destroying property along the way. After the ray stopped, Diana put down the shield.
Loki, who was watching, had a serious look on his face. Diana spread her hands apart and slammed her wrist guard.
With a bang.
This created a huge shock wave, destroying all the surrounding property. The shock wave hit the Destroyer, knocking it several meters away. When it landed, it crashed into the gas station and caused a huge explosion. Everyone cheered when they saw this scene. But Diana’s face remained serious because she felt that this was not enough to stop the Destroyer.
Sure enough, after the fire died down a little, people saw the Destroyer walking out of the fire.
“Odin really put a lot of effort into building the Destroyer, didn’t he?” Sif said as the Destroyer was repairing its damage. Everyone felt desperate because even Diana’s powerful attack could not cause any substantial damage to the Destroyer.
Thor, who had been watching the battle, finally couldn’t hold back any longer. He started walking towards the Destroyer. Diana saw this and didn’t stop Thor because she knew it was a feud between the two brothers. Thor stopped near the Destroyer and said:
“Brother, no matter what I have done to offend you, no matter what I have done to cause you to do these things, I sincerely apologize to you. It will not do you any good to hurt these people, just come at me.”
The Destroyer opened his face again and prepared to shoot a ray, but finally stopped. It turned around and seemed to be about to leave, but at this moment, the Destroyer hit Thor hard with the back of his hand. The huge impact force knocked Thor away. Jane rushed to Thor and hugged him in her arms.
“It’s over. Everyone is safe.” Thor said, as if these were his last words.
“No, no, it’s not over yet.” Jane said in panic, she felt that Thor might die soon. Seeing that the Destroyer did not continue to attack, Thor finally lost consciousness. Miles away, Mjolnir suddenly began to shake.
The shaking became more and more intense, and the hammer rose up by itself. The next moment, it was flying quickly towards Thor. Diana saw this scene from a distance, ran to Jane, picked her up, and moved her away from the impact of the incoming Mjolnir.
The hammer flew into Thor’s hand, and Thor woke up. Soon, a suit of armor formed on his body. Lightning flashed and burst from Thor’s body. At this time, he looked no different from before he was exiled, and all his wounds had healed.
Seeing this, the Destroyer prepared to shoot a ray at Thor, but was instantly knocked to the ground by the flying Mjolnir.
“Want to finish what you started?” Thor said to Diana.
“With great pleasure,” Diana replied.
“You attack from the ground, and I get it in the air. Then we blow it up.”
“Okay,” Diana replied. Thor flew high into the air and began to spin the hammer. Almost instantly, a vortex formed. The vortex enveloped the Destroyer. As the vortex spun rapidly, everything nearby was sucked in. The Destroyer tried to fire a beam at Thor, but it was blocked by Mjolnir.
The winds from the vortex were strong enough to lift the Destroyer up. As the Destroyer floated up, Diana came to the center of the vortex, ready to make the final attack. Thor also adjusted his position to attack the Destroyer, throwing his hammer at the Destroyer, while Diana slammed her wrist guard. This created another powerful energy shock, which hit the Destroyer’s body almost at the same time. The Destroyer was immediately knocked to the ground.
Chapter 65 Bringing Girlfriend to Meet Parents (Old Version)
After that, the Destroyer didn’t stand up again. Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. John, who had been watching the battle, was also relieved. Because he didn’t want to have more characters appear to deal with the Destroyer. John knew that Diana’s appearance itself might be a variable in Loki’s preparations for the Battle of New York, but he was willing to take the risk.
John didn’t want to cause too much of a butterfly effect before the Battle of New York, but after that, he might change the direction of the story.
Thor landed and thanked Diana. He had to return to Asgard to deal with Loki before he did something stupid. Thor called Heimdall, but got no response. But after a while, the Bifrost finally opened. The Bifrost even took away the body of the Destroyer that was knocked to the ground.
Thor and his friends walked into the Rainbow Bridge and disappeared. Thor even invited Diana to go to Asgard with him, because she herself had the blood of gods. Thor wanted to know more about her and her homeland. But Diana refused because she wanted to stay here. She had more things to do on Earth.
After talking with Coulson, John prepared to go to New York with Diana. He needed to introduce her to Bruce and arrange a place for her to live. John already had a place in mind that would be suitable for her to live.
“How did you know the Destroyer would attack this town?” Coulson asked.
“My dreams can sometimes predict the future. Didn’t I mention this during our first conversation?” John replied. Hearing this, Coulson’s face became serious, but he said nothing.
“We need to investigate Diana’s identity,” Coulson added finally.
“I remember Fury wanted to go and assess the risks at Jurassic Park. Let him go there. Diana will live there as the park’s curator,” John said. Coulson nodded at this.
Thor’s plot progressed as expected, with Loki falling into the abyss and the Bifrost destroyed. Although Johns was not involved in this, he hoped that the plot would not change because Loki was needed to deal with Kang.
The next day, John and Diana arrived in New York. As soon as they arrived in New York, they went directly to Bruce’s residence. When Diana walked into Bruce’s apartment, she saw Alfred and immediately became happy.
“It’s nice to see you again, Alfred.”
“Miss Diana! Welcome to this world. How are you doing?” Alfred said with a sincere smile.
“I’m fine. Where’s Bruce?” Diana asked.
“He’s in his lab.”
Diana went to the underground lab. John provided Bruce with a large lab and necessary equipment. Bruce doesn’t spend much time with Tony now because Tony has a girlfriend now and Bruce doesn’t want to be in an awkward position. Tony also understands this, so he doesn’t say anything. Now the two of them conduct research in their respective labs and cooperate with each other when necessary.
Bruce was also notified when Diana walked into this new “Batcave”. He was happy to see his old comrade again. They talked a lot about the past, and Bruce even mentioned his extra memories of Darkseid. Diana was also shocked to hear this.
“It’s okay now. Darkseid is not in this world. You don’t have to worry about him.” John, who had been listening to their conversation, interrupted, “Diana, we have to go to your place. Fury will be here soon, so we can go with him.”
As the three were talking, John received a text message: “I have a surprise for you.”
“Surprise? What surprise?” John replied.
“Guess where I am?” the other party asked.
“New York?” John sent this text message, his eyes full of anticipation.
“Yes. I’m almost out of quarantine. Do you want to pick me up?” Emma sent him a message.
“I’ll be there in a few minutes.” John sent the text message and left in a hurry. John got in the car and said, “Xiaofeng, take me to the airport as soon as possible.”
Xiao Feng drove to the airport quite quickly without speeding. John got out of the car and saw Emma standing there wearing a mask, covering her face because she didn’t want to be recognized. John walked up to her and said, “This is really a surprise.”
“The shoot ended the day before yesterday. So I packed my stuff and took a flight over here. When you came to New York, you promised me that you would take me to Jurassic Park. So here I am.”
“You came to New York to go to Jurassic Park instead of to see me? I’m so hurt.” John said with fake sadness.
“Ha. Twist my words. Of course I missed you,” Emma said, and kissed him. John returned the kiss.
“Let’s go before someone recognizes us,” John said, taking her hand and leading her to the car. “Let’s go back to my house. I’ll introduce you to my father and Val.”
“Um…are you sure you want to do this?” Emma said hesitantly.
“Why? Aren’t you my girlfriend?” John asked her seriously. For a moment, he thought he might have crossed the line in this matter, but her next words made him feel relieved.
“Of course I’m your girlfriend, but is it appropriate for me to meet your father? He kind of scares me. Excuse me.”
A moment of embarrassment
Chapter 66 Emma after taking a bath (old version)
“Hahaha, don’t worry about that. Dad always listens to me.” John said with a sigh of relief. They have been dating for almost two years, and John wants to introduce her to his family.
John and Emma came to his house and walked in. Val was doing housework at home as usual. John introduced Emma to Val. Valentina was very happy that John brought a girl home. She had thought that John might be single for the rest of his life because of his lifestyle, but now she finally saw hope.
John took her to the guest room and asked her to freshen up after the long flight. About an hour later, Emma came out, radiant, with wet hair. John, who was sitting in the living room, almost collapsed in his seat when he saw her like this.
Emma sat down next to him and he couldn’t help but kiss her. Jameson wouldn’t be back for a few hours, so they started chatting. Emma was so excited about Jurassic Park that she kept talking, but John remembered that Fury would be joining him on the expedition.
“Emma, what kind of person do you think I am? From an outsider’s perspective,” John suddenly asked.
“Ah! I don’t understand. What do you mean?” she answered, in confusion.
“For example, if you never knew me. What would you think of me?”
“Well…you might be considered a mysterious business tycoon who never shows up. In my team, everyone wants to know more about you. You are a legend,” Emma said with a smile.
“Mysterious? Maybe. Emma, my world is very different from yours. My world is dangerous. More dangerous than you can imagine.” He said. Emma was confused by this and asked:
“Danger? Are you saying that your relationship with Tony Stark and Bruce put you in trouble?” Emma asked. Emma understood how politics worked. Although John had a lot of influence, sometimes the power of politics could be overwhelming. She was surprised that John didn’t get involved in politics, so she felt that John was threatened.
“No, Emma, it’s not because of them. People are not important to me. I want to talk about other things. Have you seen Wonder Woman?” John said.
“I have. It’s a pretty good superhero movie.”
“What would you think if I told you that Diana Prince was real?” John asked seriously.
“Ha! What a joke, John, your serious look almost fooled me.” Emma said with a smile, but after a few seconds, she found that John’s expression did not change at all.
“You have got to be kidding me? Just say this is a joke,” Emma asked now with a serious look on her face.
“I wish this was a joke, Emma, but it’s not. Diana does exist, and you’ll be able to meet her tomorrow,” said John.
“I don’t understand. Does her existence mean that God once lived on Earth? If that’s true, why did you make a movie about her? If her identity is revealed, wouldn’t that expose you to everyone?” Emma asked. John was surprised at her thoughtfulness.
“God does exist, yes! But the God you think of is different from the real God. As for me showing her, it’s because she doesn’t belong to our universe…” Then John began to explain his “imaginary” parallel universe theory to her, and told her that this was how he got in touch with people from other universes, and the dreams he had afterwards. Emma was shocked, in fact, there was still a part of her that didn’t quite believe what he said. But John’s persistence and his promise to introduce her to Diana somehow convinced her.
While John was explaining many things to her, Jameson came back and saw his son talking to a girl in the living room. Although he had heard rumors that his son was in love in England, he never took it seriously.
But when he saw Emma talking to John, he knew the rumors were true.
“Dad, this is Emma, my girlfriend.”
“Emma, this is my father, J. Jonah Jameson.” John introduced them to each other.
“Hello, Mr. Jameson, nice to meet you.” Emma said with a blush on her face.
“Hello, Miss Emma. Nice to meet you too. My son has a girlfriend now. It seems that he has finally grown up. Son, I need to talk to you privately.” Jameson said with a smile, but there was still a hint of seriousness in his tone at the end.
“Privately? What? You can tell her in front of her. She knows my secret. I just told her.” John said. Jameson was surprised that Emma knew his secret. Jameson hesitated for a moment, and finally said:
“I heard about an incident in New Mexico. Were you involved? I saw you went there a few days ago.”
“Yes. Something happened and it has been resolved. Diana showed up,” said John.
“What? So she’s real? No wonder you showed her relationship with Batman in the movie. Next time, don’t be so secretive. Tell me who will appear in advance.”
“Dad, I’m not sure who will show up either. I just work based on the dreams I have and turn them into reality. Not all the characters I create will come into this world.” John shrugged and lied outright.
Chapter 67 Uneasy Emma (Old Version)
“So, Emma, do you believe me now? I don’t think I would plan an elaborate scam with my father to deceive you.” John looked at Emma and said. Emma blushed slightly, but said nothing.
“Dad, I’m going to Jurassic Park. Do you want to come with me?” John asked his father.
“Jurassic Park? Sure. I haven’t seen those dinosaurs in person yet. Just think of it as a short vacation for me. We can bring Val and her family, too.”
“Of course. You should all pack your bags. Oh, and the Director of SHIELD might come along,” John added.
“SHIELD? Okay.” Jameson said, because he knew John was a consultant for SHIELD.
“What is SHIELD?” asked Emma, who had been listening to their conversation.
“SHIELD is a secret organization that deals with any weird situations or characters. Like Diana and other similar ones,” John explained.
After chatting for about an hour, John and the others went to rest. John even introduced her to the Rubik’s Cube and helped her transform her mobile phone. The two of them named the mobile phone “Bicorn” after a creature in the Harry Potter series of books. Emma was very happy because now she had a “pet” to accompany her.
The next day, everyone was ready. Val’s children were very excited to see Emma because they were also fans of Harry Potter and began to pester Emma about Harry Potter. In the end, Val had a hard time suppressing their enthusiasm. When they arrived at the private helipad, they saw two black SUVs waiting for them on the helipad.
Fury was standing in front of some agents, and there was a woman standing next to him.
“Good morning, Fury, you must be Maria Hill. Nice to meet you,” John said, surprising both Hill and Fury.
“You really know a lot about S.H.I.E.L.D.” Fury muttered. Hill was also shocked, but before coming with Fury, she had learned about John’s situation, so she smiled politely and said:
“Hello, Mr. John, I believe this is the first time we meet. This must be the famous Miss Emma Watson. You already know my name, he is the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Hill said, trying to take control of the situation like John.
“Looks like you’ve done your homework. My personal life is a joke,” John lamented.
“Come on, Mr. John, you are a consultant to SHIELD. If something goes wrong, not only SHIELD will fall into chaos, but the whole world will fall into chaos.” This time, Fury found a reason for invading John’s privacy. John shrugged, but said nothing.
John knew he should allow himself to be watched, because he didn’t want to attract the attention of Hydra yet. At least not until the shield technology was developed. He gritted his teeth and accepted it.
Just then, two limousines roared over and stopped in front of them. Tony, Pepper and Happy stepped out of the first car, and Bruce, Diana and Alfred stepped out of the second car.
“You’re late, Tony,” John said.
“I’m Stark. Do you think I care? Oh, who is this lady? Your girlfriend. I didn’t expect you have a girlfriend.” Tony said when he saw John holding a woman’s hand.
“Uh, Bruce! You have a girlfriend too?” Tony said, noticing a woman next to Bruce.
“She is Diana, the Princess of the Amazons.” Bruce said before Tony could say anything inappropriate. Tony shuddered at this. Emma, who had been listening, also trembled slightly. For ordinary people, the concept of God is still a huge gap that is difficult to cross.
“Are you really a demigod?” After a few seconds, Tony returned to normal and asked as if nothing had happened.
“God is just an exaggeration. I’m not invincible either.” Diana shook her head and said.
“Hello, Miss Diana, I am Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. John may have introduced us. I hope we can have a good cooperation in the future.” Fury said as he walked towards Diana. They shook hands.
“I heard that Bruce is a consultant for SHIELD. I could hold the same position, but I don’t like being disturbed,” said Diana.
“Of course. After the usual evaluation, you are free to do whatever you want,” Fury said.
“Fury, I will appoint her as the curator of Jurassic Park. She has enough knowledge to manage the park. Tony, do you think it’s okay?” John said.
“Of course. It’s perfect to have a demigod in charge of the park. Although dinosaurs will never cause us any trouble, having her in charge will provide an extra layer of protection.”
With that, they all boarded the private plane. All the way, Emma was looking at Diana and the others because she was the only ordinary person here. She had never even seen Tony up close, let alone a demigod. She was a little overwhelmed.
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” John asked, sensing that something was wrong with her.
“Your world is completely different. I thought money was everything to you. But money is only a small part of your life. I’m just an ordinary girl. Do I fit in here?” Emma said sadly.
“Emma, we all started from somewhere. Tony was just a wealthy arms dealer before. Don’t worry, with me, you will get used to this world. You can’t imagine what an ordinary person can do if he is determined enough.” John said as they took their seats on the plane.
Chapter 68 Jurassic Park (Old Version)
They soon landed at the small airport of Jurassic Park. As soon as they got off the plane, everyone smelled a different smell in the air. Tony, who had been here with Pepper for the construction of the park before, said:
“Welcome to Jurassic Park. Thanks to John, we have managed to house the dinosaurs perfectly. The Tyrannosaurus was difficult to control at first, but we managed it pretty well. We also hired several biologists to improve this new genetic technology based on new knowledge and their own insights. Let’s go to the hotel over here. It is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and clean energy is supplied everywhere. We ensure that we balance the ecology without causing any pollution to the environment.”
Everyone headed towards the hotel, Tony took Diana to the director’s office and quarters, as she was appointed director upon arrival. The others headed to the hotel. Fury and Hill were only here to inspect the park, and they would leave immediately after a thorough inspection. They even brought some scientists from S.H.I.E.L.D.
From the agents brought by Fury, John saw two familiar faces, Jemma Simmons and Leopold Fitz. These two cursed scientists. John has always been interested in their love story. Although John saw them, he did not come forward to say hello. Only after Coulson seemed to be “dead” did their story continue to develop. He did not want to interfere in this matter now. This reminded John of Skye and the “Afterlife” organization.
“I have to deal with that, too. Does this mean that Black Bolt and the other Inhumans do exist and live on the moon?” John pondered the question, but then pushed the thoughts aside. What happened on the moon wasn’t too important to him, as there were only a few Inhumans left. But Skye’s situation needed to be dealt with separately, as she was so powerful and lived on Earth.
They all headed to the hotel, while Fury and the others visited the labs and various areas of the park. Everyone stayed in the presidential suite, which everyone loved. After all, Tony had a keen eye for luxury and comfort.
They all rested for about an hour, but John had to go out with Emma because she was so excited and couldn’t wait to see the dinosaurs. At first, they went to the open park where all the herbivorous dinosaurs were grazing on the grass in peace and harmony. Emma was amazed. Although John had introduced Dinosaur World to this place, it was the first time for him to see these dinosaurs in person.
He felt once again how lucky he was to have such an amazing life, and that even though it was full of dangers, everything made it all worth it. They spent the entire day in the open park and decided to go see the other dinosaurs later.
The next day, everyone gathered to see the dinosaurs. They spent the whole day looking at the dinosaurs. The children of Val were very happy because these animals that were supposed to have been extinct millions of years ago were now alive again.
After a day of evaluation, Fury and the others left, talking to Diana as they wrote their reports. Diana was happy because the island was isolated and reminded her of her hometown. John and the others stayed here for another four days before returning to New York because John had to finish work on several upcoming movies and had meetings with game companies. John wanted to make some game characters “come alive”.
Emma also returned to the UK after a day in New York, as she had to reshoot some scenes for the Harry Potter movie. John was busy, presenting his game ideas to several well-known game companies. John made sure that the game would be a perfect finished product, not a half-finished one.
John would be the sole producer of these games so that senior management would not interfere with the creative design of the games. He knew this would take more time, but he would not compromise on issues involving fan value.
The better the game, the more fans it would earn. And he wanted to make sure that happened. He asked the game company to start making three role-playing games and allowed them to spend as much time as they wanted on the production process.
By 2011, John had introduced many new anime works, such as One Piece, Bleach, Pokémon, and other famous anime that he knew in his previous life. Fury was shocked when he saw these anime before, and he even asked John if the world they lived in would merge with the anime world, but John gave him a very vague answer.
John knows that it will take a huge amount of fan value to bring anime characters and worlds to the real Earth, and he hasn’t decided which world to bring in. He wants to save his fan value for emergencies, and he only has a vague idea of which world to bring in next, hoping that this will significantly increase his fan value.
Chapter 69 DC Universe (Old Version)
John plans to launch a new limited series and a movie by the end of the year. This is his final preparation before the Battle of New York. Even if there are variables in the war, there is still the world of “Naruto” to deal with the situation.
John doesn’t want to reveal too much about the world of Naruto because it might scare people instead of making them fans. His previous life as X-Men is already very educational. He introduced the world of Naruto for safety reasons in order to deal with emergencies. The main heroes in the upcoming war will still come from the DC Universe.
In November, a new superhero series premiered on Netflix (owned by John). The series tells the story of a wealthy playboy who was stranded on an island for five years while sailing with his father. Five years later, he returned a changed man, a crime-fighting vigilante. Yes, this is the story of DC’s Green Arrow.
John needed this story to introduce another version of Ra’s al Ghul, even though he didn’t really have to because he could always bring the character from the Batman movies, but he wanted people to see the power of Ra’s al Ghul. People loved the series because the story was a bit similar to the story of Iron Man and Bruce Wayne. After Batman came out, people also expected this character to be real. So John got a lot of fan value from this. It was a bit surprising to John, but he understood why.
A month later, the scheduled superhero movie finally came out. Everyone came to the premiere, and Emma came too, because the Harry Potter movie had been released the previous month in November. When Bumblebee arrived at the premiere, John and Emma walked out hand in hand. This was their first public appearance together, and John was happy to end the endless speculation about his and Emma’s secret relationship.
“How does it feel to attend the premiere of a superhero movie? Do you want to be a superhero in the future?” John asked her softly.
“Is there a female superhero like Diana? If so, I would really like to play such a role,” Emma said with a smile.
“I don’t know. Maybe my dreams about other worlds will give me guidance in the future,” said John.
After the brief interview, everyone went to the movies. Even Diana came to see the movie because she had no idea who this new superhero from her universe was. Bruce knew who he was but didn’t reveal it.
The movie follows the last post-credits scene of Wonder Woman. The pilot in the simulation flew away in a green light. The closed simulation stopped next to a crashed spaceship, and he saw a bloody alien creature. The pilot ran to the alien creature and tried to help him up, but the alien creature said:
“No! It’s okay. My time is up.”
“Do you speak English?” the pilot asked.
“No. It’s the ring that does it.” The alien creature said, showing the glowing green ring on his finger, “It chose you. Take it.” The ring floated up and was placed on the pilot’s finger.
As soon as the ring was on the pilot’s finger, a green suit appeared on him. The suit looked realistic and cool. The movie was Green Lantern, but instead of the Ryan Reynolds movie, this version was based on the animated Green Lantern: First Flight. John thought about it for a long time and finally decided to release Green Lantern. He wanted to introduce Superman later because that would cost him a lot of fan value. Green Lantern might also cost a lot of fan value, but he was sure it would cost less than Superman.
Superman, as an alien, might make it hard for people to like him at first, but Green Lantern, as a human, has great powers, which helps John gain more fan value later on.
“You are a Green Lantern now, one of the Guardians of the Universe. The Guardians will call upon you. Use this ring wisely.” The alien creature said and died.
Diana, who was watching a movie, finally remembered something. She turned around and asked John: “Green Lantern Corps? I thought they all died in that war. They were mentioned in the history of the Amazon. Did they survive?”
Fury and others nearby also heard Diana’s words. Fury and Coulson came to the premiere as usual. Diana’s question aroused the interest of everyone, including Emma, because Emma already knew a lot of the situation at this time.
“Even if a Green Lantern dies, the ring will choose a new one who is worthy of it. The cycle will continue forever. So that war was not enough to eliminate the Green Lanterns.”
“I see,” Diana said.
“Which war are you two talking about?” Emma asked now with full of curiosity. Even Tony and others who heard their conversation were curious.
“A war that almost deprived all creatures in their universe of their freedom.” John said seriously. Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise. Tony and Fury looked at Bruce. They saw Bruce clench his fists and realized that this war really happened and it was a tragedy.