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"Is she okay?" When Strange and America saw Scarlet Witch open her eyes, they immediately stood up as if facing a great enemy.
"Isn't she hypnotized?" America asked Wanda nervously.
"I said, she was hypnotized voluntarily. I can't let her stay immersed in that dream and never wake up. Unless she doesn't want to wake up. And when she feels she should wake up, she will wake up." Wanda explained.
Then, she looked at the Scarlet Witch, who was standing on the ground again. "Would you like to change into some casual clothes? You can wear mine. I always have multiple sets of new clothes here."
"No, I can..." Scarlet Witch waved her hand. When she wanted to use her power to change her clothes to the same as Wanda's, she suddenly seemed to have forgotten something and stared blankly at the palm of her hand.
"Don't even think about it. It's not a good thing to use that kind of power before your mind returns to normal. At least it will seriously affect your recovery." Seeing Scarlet Witch's confusion and embarrassment, Wanda stood up and walked to her to comfort her.
"You took away my power? Made me forget it?" Scarlet Witch looked at Wanda in shock. In the past, this ability to distort people's will, even making them lose their memory or have extra memories, was her specialty, but she didn't expect that today she would also experience this kind of control.
"That's not accurate. That kind of power cannot be forgotten or deprived at will. You only need some hints to quickly feel it again. So I made an extra layer of insurance." Wanda's fingers wrapped in crimson energy gently touched Scarlet Witch's body. Under the stimulation of her power, Scarlet Witch's red battle robe was quickly dyed black.
"It's a straitjacket. I went to Heberon to get a high-end one specially customized for Luke. It has an excellent blocking effect on that kind of power. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for you to break through its restrictions." Wanda retracted her fingers that were dispersing the power, and the black on Scarlet Witch's body quickly spread and became lighter like a drop of ink dropped into pool water, and finally disappeared without a trace.
"That kind of power?" Scarlet Witch instinctively felt that what Wanda said was a little strange.
"Oh, it's just some blocked word information filtering. Any information about that kind of power will be filtered out by the straitjacket at this moment. Unless your mental state improves, it will gradually become ineffective." Wanda explained with a smile.
"Do you think there's something wrong with me mentally?" Scarlet Witch frowned.
"What do you think?" Wanda asked back.
"I think I might be a little extreme, but not to the point of having a serious mental illness." Scarlet Witch wanted to deny it, but looking at Strange, who was looking at her like a threat, and America, who was looking at her like a little rabbit and wanted to escape at the slightest sign of trouble, and thinking about what she had done to them, she couldn't bring herself to deny it. With her mind clearer, she could still realize the right and wrong of her actions.
But in her opinion, Strange was also problematic! She didn't intend to kill him, it was simply because he was too nosy and blocked her way and refused to move.
"It's normal." Wanda's words made Scarlet Witch's expression ease, but the next moment, Wanda's next words made her face darken again: "Patients who fall into psychological paranoia never think they are sick. And psychological problems, except for some extremely obvious and serious ones, are indeed difficult to define. But your behavior does threaten the stability of some universes."
"Is it because I want to have my child?" Scarlet Witch did not comment on Wanda's words. She felt that the family in front of her was happy and her relatives were still alive, so she could not understand her at all.
"So you think the right thing to do is to snatch children from other universes?" Wanda's question made Scarlet Witch silent for a moment.
"What's more, you're not mentally fit to be a mother right now. To put it bluntly, even if your wish comes true, your psychological problems will lead to even more serious tragedies in the future."
"It's just your imagination, isn't it?" Scarlet Witch argued, somewhat unacceptable.
"No, in fact, you are not an exception. There are others of us who have caused this kind of tragedy. Because of her control, over-persistence and heavy love, her child had an accident, which led to her madness and caused the universe she was in to quickly enter a period of decline. When I met her, she was already desperate like a world destroyer who brought disaster." Wanda gave the case calmly.
"I have a lot of our psychological case files and case histories here, and they don't mind sharing them with us in other universes. So, would you like to take some time to take a look?"
Wanda's barrage of words left Scarlet Witch frozen in place. In her extreme paranoia, she naturally turned a deaf ear to them and had her own thoughts. But after going through a mental battle, she still had some sense of right and wrong and reason.
"Come on, change your clothes first. You might want to stay here for a while. I think you'd be happy to do that, because here you can get closer to the children and Pietro." Wanda said, taking the initiative to walk towards Scarlet Witch's closet. Scarlet Witch, who was being held by her hand, did not refuse and left with her.
"Is this really okay?" Seeing the two Wandas disappearing, Strange quickly sat back in his seat and confirmed with the other self who had remained calm throughout.
"What are you referring to?" Stephen glanced at him, holding a glass of water. "Is the Scarlet Witch going mad again, or causing something worse to happen? If that's what you're worried about, I think you can rest assured.
Wanda, I, and many others do not want any problems to arise in this universe or on this planet. Because to them, this universe and even this planet are extremely special! They are unique in the entire multiverse!
For example, your universe and planets, the dark lord Dormammu wouldn't mind devouring them if he had the chance. But for this universe, let alone whether he has such an intention, even if he did, he would be stopped by the demons from other dimensions.
It's difficult to explain to you the extent to which Luke has elevated the importance and representativeness of this planet and this universe. I can only say that, as the primary development site for the Energy Bank, its stability and security naturally constitute the highest level of security. This place rejects catastrophic disasters, as they are often extinguished at the first sign of them. So, I understand your concerns, but they are completely unnecessary."
"Well, as long as you're okay with it, I'm relieved." Strange shrugged. After all, this wasn't his universe. If his own self wasn't worried, then there was no need for him to worry about anything. His only hope was that Scarlet Witch would truly return to normal and stop worrying about those things that were causing him trouble.
Temporarily putting aside his worries, Strange suddenly became more interested in the history of this universe and his own experiences. He felt that he should learn more about them. If he could obtain some information about the energy called psionic energy, that would be even better. At least from his own perspective in this universe, his own strength was clearly much stronger than his, and he didn't need to constantly borrow the power of Vishanti and Dormammu from the Dark Dimension like him.
He was also very interested in the energy bank Stephen had mentioned. He had seen organizations like the Illuminati in other universes, but there seemed to be some obvious differences between those organizations and the energy bank Stephen had mentioned.
"You want to meet with the top executives of the Energy Bank?" Stephen looked at Strange in some surprise when he made the request.
"Is it too presumptuous? I have a strong intuition that this will not be the last time we meet, 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 at Stephen's astonishment. He was a little confused about what this expression of his other self meant.
"I think the Energy Bank organization may be a little different from those glorified superhero organizations that maintain peace in the universe in your memory." Stephen smiled strangely, and Strange felt a little uneasy.
"What's the difference?" Strange asked curiously.
"The Energy Bank is more like a corporate organization with a shared interest. This alone is fundamentally different from the superhero organizations you imagine.
It's true that it pursues stability and order, but that's only because relative stability and order are more in their best interests. I think you'd better not have too high expectations of its justice," Stephen answered truthfully.
"As for meeting with the top management of Energy Bank, I can only say that unless it's a major meeting or there's something urgent, the shareholders of Energy Bank will gather together to discuss. If you're the only one wanting to visit them, I'm sorry, although it may be a bit discouraging, but I'm afraid you're not that important. This is true even if Scarlet Witch is included."
"Is it a stock-based organization? Sounds powerful." Strange naturally had a deeper understanding of the corporate-type organization Stephen was talking about, and was well aware of its advantages and disadvantages. This not only confirmed the differences and distinctions Stephen mentioned, but also made him more curious about its members.
"I know what you want to know, but I think you will be shocked when you know the answer." Stephen looked at Strange who was curious and kept asking questions, and a strange expression appeared on his face again.
"Tell me." Strange straightened up and acted as if he was listening attentively.
"Compared to those superhero organizations, the shareholders of the Energy Bank are mostly dimensional demons."
Stephen's first words made Strange's pupils subconsciously widen. Seeing his surprised expression, Stephen continued, "Yes, they are the dimensional demons you imagine. The Dark Lord Dormammu, the Lord of Hell Mephisto, the Nightmare of the Dream Dimension, etc. As well as Asgard's God King Odin, and the Ancient One who became the New God. Of course, in terms of subordination, God King Odin and the Ancient One belong to Asgard and Kamar-Taj respectively. They are the representatives of these two. Finally, there is the Energy Bank, representing Luke of the Hyperion lineage. This is the overall structure. There are also some weaker subordinate demons. So, this is an organization composed of dimensional demons."
"You're crazy!" Strange listened, stunned. He had never imagined that anyone could be so eccentric as to forge a partnership with those dimensional demons. Each of those dimensional demons was a top-tier being in the universe. From a human perspective, they were mad, powerful, and represented despair and destruction. He didn't know how to bring them together and stop them from bickering and fighting.
"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 him, and Scarlet Witch, who had changed her clothes, and Wanda came out from the corner of the house together. Scarlet Witch had changed into home clothes at this time, and looked much gentler.
At this time, the noise of some children could be heard outside the door. Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the villa, only a few children were seen trotting towards this side quickly.
Scarlet Witch's mood suddenly became excited, her arms trembled slightly, and her eyes kept glancing at Wanda beside her with anticipation. Seeing the affirmative look she gave her, she retracted her gaze and forced herself to calm down her excitement.
The door was opened from the outside, and four little guys and a big white dog rushed in instantly.
"Wow, two moms!"
The speaker was a little boy with some freckles on his face. He seemed to be accustomed to having two mothers.
"It's time to eat, Mommy." The speaker was another boy. He was a little shy and followed his brother and ran quickly to Wanda, who looked familiar to him. He hugged her legs and secretly looked at Scarlet Witch.
"Come and meet this witch mother." Wanda generously led the boy who was hiding behind her out, squatted down, hugged him, pushed him in the direction of Scarlet Witch, and gave the excited Scarlet Witch an encouraging look.
"I knew we were going to open again." Billy muttered, but did not resist Scarlet Witch's hug. Instead, he caringly patted Scarlet Witch's back as she squatted down to hug him.
Holding her two children, Scarlet Witch felt the emptiness in her heart suddenly filled, a sense of fulfillment that intoxicated her. Her longing for her children and family intensified. Thinking of Wanda's words and promises in the locker room, her heart suddenly began to pound wildly in her chest.
"We should go. Don't keep Pietro and Sally waiting too long. You haven't met Sally yet, right? She's a very good wife and mother, and she takes good care of and protects the children. I think we should all learn from her on how to manage and care for children." Wanda said, gently patting the Scarlet Witch who was reluctant to let go.
Billy and his brother also understood the look their mother gave them, and took the Scarlet Witch's hand, each holding hers, and led her out the door.