American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

"Is she okay?" Strange and America, seeing the Scarlet Witch open her eyes, instantly stood up as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Wasn't she hypnotized?" America asked Wanda nervously, looking at her.

"I told you, she was voluntarily hypnotized. I can't keep her immersed in that dream forever unless she herself doesn't want to wake up. And when she feels she should wake up, she will," Wanda explained.

Then, her gaze turned to the Scarlet Witch, who was standing on the ground again: "Do you want to change into casual clothes? You can wear mine. I often keep multiple sets of new clothes here."

"No need, I can..." The Scarlet Witch waved her hand, but as she tried to use her powers to change her clothes to be like Wanda's, she suddenly seemed to have forgotten something, staring blankly at the palm of her hand.

"Don't think about it. Before your mind returns to normal, using that power isn't a good thing. At least, it will seriously affect your recovery." Seeing the Scarlet Witch's confusion and embarrassment, Wanda stood up and walked to her side to comfort her.

"You stripped me of my power? Made me forget it?" The Scarlet Witch looked at Wanda in shock. In the past, the ability to distort people's will, even causing amnesia or creating memories, was her specialty, but she didn't expect to experience this kind of control today.

"That's not entirely accurate. That kind of power can't be easily forgotten or stripped away. You just need a few hints to quickly feel it again. So, I added an extra layer of insurance." Wanda's fingers, entwined with scarlet energy, gently touched the Scarlet Witch's body. Under her power, the Scarlet Witch's red battle robe quickly became tinged with black.

"A restraint suit. I had Luke at Hebron custom-make a high-end piece. It has excellent blocking power against that kind of power. Under normal circumstances, it's difficult for you to break its restrictions." Wanda retracted her fingers, dispersing her power. The black on the Scarlet Witch's body spread and faded rapidly, like a drop of ink in a pool of water, until it disappeared without a trace.

"That kind of power?" The Scarlet Witch instinctively felt that what Wanda said was strange.

"Oh, it's just some keyword information filtering. Any information about that kind of power will be filtered by the restraint suit at this moment. It will only gradually lose its effect when your mind improves," Wanda explained with a smile.

"You think I have a mental problem?" The Scarlet Witch frowned.

"What do you think?" Wanda retorted.

"I think I might be a little extreme, but not to the point of having a serious mental illness." The Scarlet Witch originally wanted to deny it, but looking at Strange, who was on high alert, and America, who looked at her like a little rabbit ready to run away at the slightest disturbance, and thinking about what she had done to them, she couldn't bring herself to deny it. Now that she was more rational, she could still recognize the right and wrong of her actions.

But Strange, in her opinion, also had problems! She didn't want to kill Strange out of obsession; it was purely because he liked to meddle in things, blocking her path and refusing to move.

"That's normal." Wanda's words eased the Scarlet Witch's expression, but the next moment, Wanda's following words made her face darken again: "Patients with psychological biases never think they are sick. And mental problems, except for some extremely obvious and serious ones, are indeed difficult to define. But your actions have indeed threatened the stability of some universes."

"Just because I want to get my children?" The Scarlet Witch was noncommittal about Wanda's words. She felt that the Wanda in front of her, who had a happy family and living relatives, couldn't understand her at all.

"So you think the right thing to do is to snatch children from other universes?" Wanda's question left the Scarlet Witch speechless for a moment.

"Moreover, your current mental state is not suitable for being a mother at all. To put it bluntly, even if your wish comes true, your psychological problems will lead to even more serious tragedies in the future."

"That's just your imagination, isn't it?" The Scarlet Witch argued, unable to accept it.

"No, in fact, you are not an isolated case. Another version of us has already caused this tragedy. Because of her discipline and overly persistent and heavy love, her child had an accident, which led to her going crazy and causing her universe to rapidly enter a period of decline. When I saw her, she was already desperately like a world-destroyer bringing disaster," Wanda gave a case example very calmly.

"I have many psychological case files and case experiences about us here. They don't mind sharing them with other versions of us to read. So, would you like to take some time to look at them?"

Wanda's wave after wave of words left the Scarlet Witch frozen in place. In an extremely paranoid state, she would of course turn a deaf ear to these and have her own ideas. But at this moment, having experienced a mental battle, she still had some sense of right and wrong and reason.

"Come on, let's go change into some clothes first, and then you may have to stay here for a while. I think you'll be happy to, because here, you can get close to the children and Pietro." As Wanda spoke, she took the Scarlet Witch's hand and walked towards her closet. The Scarlet Witch, who was being led by her, did not refuse and left with her.

"Is this really okay?" Seeing the disappearing backs of the two Wandas, Strange quickly sat back in his seat and confirmed with the other version of himself, who had been very calm from beginning to end.

"What are you referring to?" Stephen glanced at him, holding a glass of water. "Are you referring to whether the Scarlet Witch will go crazy again, or whether something worse will happen? If you're worried about these things, I think you can rest assured.

Wanda, me, and many, many other people, don't want any problems to occur in this universe or on this planet. Because for them, this universe and even this planet are extremely special! They are unique in the entire multiverse!

For example, your universe and planet, the Dark Lord Dormammu wouldn't mind devouring if he had the chance. But this universe, let alone whether he has this intention, even if he did, he would be stopped by the demons of other dimensions.

It's hard for me to explain to you to what extent Luke has elevated the importance and representativeness of this planet and this universe. I can only say that as the main development site of the Energy Bank, its stability and security are naturally the highest alert line. This place rejects devastating disasters. Because they are often nipped in the bud. So, I understand your worries, but your worries are completely unnecessary."

"Okay, as long as you think it's okay, then I'm relieved." Strange shrugged. Anyway, this wasn't his universe, and the version of himself in this universe wasn't worried, so he naturally didn't need to worry too much. His only hope was that the Scarlet Witch could really return to normal and stop thinking about those unnecessary things, adding to his troubles.

Temporarily putting aside the worries in his heart, Strange suddenly became more interested in the history of this universe and his own experiences. He felt that he should learn more about these things, and it would be even better if he could obtain some information about that energy called psionic power. At least from the perspective of the version of himself in this universe, his strength was obviously much stronger than his, and he didn't need to borrow the power of Vishanti and the dark dimension Dormammu like he did.

In addition, he was also very interested in the Energy Bank that Stephen mentioned. He had seen organizations like the Illuminati in other universes, but from the feeling, those organizations and the Energy Bank that Stephen mentioned seemed to have some obvious differences.

"You want to meet with the higher-ups of the Energy Bank?" Stephen looked at Strange, who made the request, somewhat stunned.

"Is it presumptuous? I have a strong intuition that this won't be our last meeting, and there may be more opportunities to deal with each other in the future. So I want to meet the members of the organization that maintains the stability of this universe. Is there anything wrong with that?" Strange frowned slightly at the astonishment Stephen showed. He couldn't quite figure out what that expression of the other version of himself represented.

"I think the Energy Bank organization may be somewhat different from those superhero organizations that you beautify in your memory," Stephen smiled strangely, making Strange feel a little uneasy.

"Where is the difference?" Strange asked curiously.

"The Energy Bank is more like a corporate organization based on a combination of interests. This alone is fundamentally different from those superhero organizations in your impression.

Admittedly, it pursues stability and order, but only because relative stability and order are more in line with their interests. I think you'd better not have too high expectations for its justice," Stephen gave the answer truthfully.

"As for meeting the higher-ups of the Energy Bank, I can only say that unless there is a general meeting or some major emergency, the shareholders of the Energy Bank will gather together to discuss. If you just want to pay a visit to them, I'm sorry, although it's a bit of a blow, but you're probably not important enough for that. Even with the Scarlet Witch included."

"Is it a joint-stock organization? Sounds very powerful." Strange naturally understood the corporate organization that Stephen mentioned more deeply, and was very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of organization. This made him confirm the differences and differences that Stephen mentioned, and also made him more curious about the members inside.

"I know what you want to know, but I think you might be shocked the moment you know the answer," Stephen looked at Strange, who was curious and kept asking questions, and once again showed a strange expression on his face.

"Tell me," Strange straightened his back, making a gesture of listening attentively.

"Compared to those superhero organizations, the shareholders of the Energy Bank are mostly dimensional demons."

Stephen's first sentence made Strange's pupils widen subconsciously, and seeing his surprised face, Stephen continued: "That's right, it's the dimensional demons you imagine. The Dark Lord Dormammu, the Hell Lord Mephisto, the Nightmare of the Dream Dimension, etc. And Odin, the God-King of Asgard, and Gu Yi, who became a new god. Of course, in terms of affiliation, the God-King Odin and Gu Yi belong to Asgard and Kamar-Taj respectively. They are the representatives of these two. Finally, there is Luke, who represents the Hebron lineage of the Energy Bank. This is the big framework. There are also some weak subordinate demons. So, this is an organization composed of dimensional demons."

"You guys are too crazy!" Strange listened somewhat sluggishly. He had never thought that anyone would be so strangely minded as to form a combination of interests with those dimensional demons. Those dimensional demons are all at the top of the universe, and from a human perspective, they are crazy, powerful, and represent despair and destruction. He didn't know how to bring these dimensional demons together without letting them argue and fight.

"I used to think it was crazy too. But now I'm used to it," Stephen said lightly.

Just as Strange was about to say something, footsteps sounded from behind, and the Scarlet Witch and Wanda, who had changed their clothes, came out of the corner of the house together. At this time, the Scarlet Witch had changed into a set of home clothes and looked much gentler.

At this time, some children's noises also sounded outside the door. Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the villa, I saw several children jogging quickly towards this side.

The Scarlet Witch's mood became excited in an instant. Her arms trembled slightly, and her eyes kept glancing expectantly at Wanda beside her. Seeing the other party giving her an affirmative look, she retracted her gaze and forcibly calmed her excited mood.

The door was opened from the outside, and four little guys and a large white dog instantly窜了进来.

"Wow, two moms!"

The speaker was a little boy with some freckles on his face. He seemed to be used to having two mothers.

"It's time to eat, Mommy." The speaker was another boy. He was a little shy, following behind his brother and quickly running to Wanda, who he felt familiar with, hugging her leg and secretly looking at the Scarlet Witch.

"Come and meet this witch mommy." Wanda generously pulled out the boy hiding behind her, squatted down, hugged him, pushed him in the direction of the Scarlet Witch, and gave the excited Scarlet Witch an encouraging look.

"I knew we were going to be working again." Billy muttered, but did not resist the Scarlet Witch's hug. Instead, he thoughtfully patted the back of the Scarlet Witch, who squatted down to hug him.

Holding the two children, the Scarlet Witch instantly felt that the empty emotions in her heart were filled to the brim. That feeling of fullness made her extremely intoxicated. Her desire for children and family became even more intense at this moment. Thinking of what Wanda had said and promised her in the dressing room before, her heart suddenly began to beat wildly in her chest.

"We should go, don't keep Pietro and Sally waiting. You haven't met Sally yet, have you? She's a very good wife and mother, taking good care of the children. I think we should all learn from her in how to manage and take care of children," Wanda patted the Scarlet Witch, who was reluctant to let go, gently.

Billy and his younger brother also understood the look their mother gave them, and took the initiative to reach out and each held one of the Scarlet Witch's hands, pulling her out the door. (End of this chapter)