It was still New Amsterdam Hospital.
Outside the emergency room.
After Sharon Carter was rushed in for emergency treatment, Gwen had been sitting on a chair by the door with Hawk, waiting.
She was a little worried.
"Sharon will be okay, right?"
"She will."
"Are you sure?"
"Don't worry. Even if she dies, her soul will go to my Underworld, not to Hell."
"Why?"
"Didn't I tell you? I had a pact with Mephisto. Souls that invoke my name belong to my Underworld."
"...Alright."
Comforted by Hawk's words, Gwen finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "I still hope Sharon will be safe and sound."
Hawk chuckled and changed the subject: "Gwen, you were too reckless. You shouldn't have opened the door. We have a safe room in our Underground Room."
After all, it was a standalone mansion worth over ten million, so a safe room was a necessity.
It was in their Underground Room, a safe room that could accommodate a family of three, had its own power, and stored food, capable of lasting three days once sealed.
Gwen heard this, seemed to think of something, and looked at Hawk.
"Clearly, my method works very well."
"Uh..."
Hawk was confused.
"What method?"
"Once I'm in danger, you appear immediately."
...
Hawk listened to Gwen's method, his expression a little strange: "So that's why you dared to open the door and face three HYDRA Agents alone?"
Gwen shrugged.
"Just tell me if it worked or not."
"It worked very well. Don't use it next time."
Hawk looked at Gwen with a serious expression: "I just happened to be coming out of that place with no signal with Peter and Felicia. What if I hadn't come out so promptly?"
Gwen smiled brightly: "It's fine. You forgot, you gave me an Andromeda Saint Cloth amulet."
As she spoke, she lowered her gaze and took out the Andromeda Saint Cloth necklace hanging around her neck.
Hawk's expression cleared: "Alright."
Gwen then carefully put away the necklace, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Hawk.
"Have Peter and Felicia been found?"
"Yes."
"That's great."
"Yes, Felicia is pregnant, four months along, and it's Peter's."
...
Gwen's mouth was slightly agape, her expression frozen in place.
Wait.
What did he mean Felicia was pregnant, the child was Peter's, and it was already four months along?
Hiss!
Peter was two-timing?
That's impossible. Peter, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, couldn't possibly be a scumbag.
Gwen's thoughts raced at this moment.
Hawk smiled slightly, stopped talking, and turned to look at the emergency room.
The next second.
He felt his sleeve being tugged.
He turned around.
Gwen's eyes were wide, looking at Hawk with an incredulous gaze, not speaking, but her eyes expressed everything.
"What's going on?"
"Alright."
Hawk chuckled, then explained to Gwen the time difference between Skull Island and the real World, and how Peter and Felicia got together.
Gwen was very shocked.
Not just the time difference between Skull Island and the real World.
But also the matter of Peter and Felicia getting together.
After a long while.
Gwen finally recovered from her shock and looked at Hawk: "There really is such a magical place on Earth where a month outside is a year on the island."
Hawk nodded.
"I only discovered it when I found Peter on Skull Island and checked the accounts. As a result, when I came out, more than ten days had already passed outside."
"I really want to see it."
"Absolutely not. That place is very dangerous."
Hawk heard this and quickly spoke, trying to dispel Gwen's terrible thought: "You don't want to play there for a few days, only to find out that more than a month has passed outside, and Helen and George are frantically searching the World for you, do you? They'd kill me."
Gwen listened to Hawk's words, thought for a moment, and subconsciously nodded: "Alright, but, Peter and Felicia, did Peter tell you this? No, Peter isn't the type to talk about his private affairs with others."
Hawk's lips curved upwards.
"I told him, if Mary finds out about Felicia being four months pregnant, do you think Mary would believe you cheated, or would she believe your nonsense about a time difference? But if you go help Peter explain, Mary will believe it."
"Me?"
Gwen blinked, pointing at herself with her finger.
"Of course. If I speak, Mary will only think Peter and I are in cahoots."
"That's true."
Gwen found Hawk's explanation unassailable, nodded, then shook her head again: "Forget it. Let's not tell Mary proactively. When Mary finds out about this herself, I'll help Peter explain it to Mary."
Hawk didn't respond.
He was only responsible for eating melon, not cutting melon.
Just then.
The light in the emergency room also came on at this time.
Soon.
The door opened.
The masked Doctor came out first, followed closely by Sharon Carter, who was lying on the hospital bed.
"The surgery was successful, but the patient lost too much blood and needs to stay in the hospital for two days of observation."
"Okay, thank you, Doctor."
As the Doctor left, Hawk and Gwen followed Sharon Carter to the VIP ward.
After all, this surgery went through the VIP express channel.
In short—
Pay cash, no medical insurance.
Inside the VIP ward.
Hawk stood with his arms crossed, looking at Sharon, who was lying on the hospital bed, her complexion gradually becoming rosy with the blood transfusion. He shook his head and looked at his fiancée: "My sixty thousand U.S. dollars probably won't be reimbursed."
Gwen looked at Hawk: "Sharon is our friend."
Lying on the hospital bed, though her complexion had become a little rosy, Sharon, who was very weak at the moment, managed a faint smile and looked at Hawk: "I'll pay you back."
Hawk laughed heartily.
"I'm just kidding. Gwen is right, you're our friend."
"Sorry..."
Sharon said apologetically: "I almost implicated Gwen."
Hawk waved his hand, his smile also receding, and looked at Sharon seriously.
"Again, you're a friend, Sharon."
"Yes, Sharon."
Gwen also spoke from the side: "Friends don't need to be so polite, and, to be precise, if you hadn't come to find me, Hawk wouldn't have known when he'd come back from his wandering."
Hawk raised an eyebrow and looked at Gwen.
Gwen ignored him and continued to comfort Sharon: "And you saw, Hawk is back. Don't worry, rest assured, no one dares to cause trouble anymore."
Sharon listened to Gwen's comfort, a smile once again gracing her lips. She nodded, then seemed to think of something and turned to look at Hawk.
"Hawk, HYDRA..."
"I know."
Hawk directly interrupted: "HYDRA has always been parasitic within S.H.I.E.L.D., right? Now HYDRA has dropped the pretense, ready to make a second push, right?"
Sharon was stunned, thinking Gwen had just told Hawk. She nodded.
"New York S.H.I.E.L.D. has also been taken over by them. Commander Hand has also been captured. Hawk, can you..."
"No!"
...
Sharon opened her mouth, the expectation in her eyes extinguishing at a visible speed: "Alright."
Hawk smiled slightly.
"I don't want to get involved in your mess with HYDRA."
"But..."
"They made the first move."
"Today they dare to knock on the door and test, tomorrow they'll dare to break in directly. If I act like nothing happened, I estimate someone will dare to piss on my head the day after tomorrow."
"And..."
Hawk said here, looking at Sharon, whose hope was once again gradually rekindling, his lips slightly curved upwards: "And, you are my friend, Sharon. I'm always very generous to friends. So, John Garrett, describe his appearance."
In principle, he really didn't want to get involved in the grievances and enmities between HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D..
One sentence.
No matter whether S.H.I.E.L.D. won in the end or HYDRA won, for him, there was no loss.
HYDRA couldn't possibly dare to disregard him after taking power, could they?
As a result...
HYDRA really dared.
Good heavens.
They hadn't even succeeded yet, and HYDRA already dared to send people to test him. If he didn't react, what if HYDRA won? Wouldn't they really ride on his head and defecate?
So!
He had to respond.
Sharon naturally understood the meaning of Hawk's words. Without any hesitation, she quickly described the build and appearance of John Garrett, who was in charge of occupying New York S.H.I.E.L.D., then looked at Hawk: "Hawk, Commander Hand is still inside, and there are other Agents. If possible, please help them."
Her pleading gaze at this moment was similar to the gaze of the three HYDRA Agents who had pleaded with Hawk to spare them at that time.
But there was still a fundamental difference.
Because Hawk chose to refuse the pleas of those three HYDRA Agents.
But Sharon...
"Okay!"
Hawk smiled and nodded, then looked at Gwen beside him.
Just as he was about to speak, Gwen already spoke with a smile: "Go, Super Hero!"
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not a Super Hero."
"I know, but you're my Super Hero. Come back early. It's dark, and I don't dare to go home alone."
"Okay, I'll be right back."
Hawk heard this, chuckled, then the moment he turned around, his figure disappeared from the living room like a dream bubble.
Gwen looked at Hawk, who had disappeared from her sight, blinked, then looked at Sharon, who was lying on the hospital bed, and said with a smile: "Now you can rest assured, right?"
Sharon forced a smile.
"Thank you, Gwen."
"You're welcome."
Gwen smiled, then glanced at the IV drip and said to Sharon: "You should get some sleep first. I'll watch over you. Don't worry, Hawk is back, and things will be resolved quickly."
Sharon hummed.
"Yes, Hawk is back..."
Before she finished speaking.
Sharon had already closed her eyelids, falling into a deep but peaceful sleep.
The reason for her peace of mind was simple and direct.
Hawk—
Was back!
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