"He noticed me? Interesting… Brainy Allens, is it? We'll see."
On Earth, inside Allens' private laboratory, the Big Clock activated its future-prediction ability.
Before him, a phantom projection of Thanos appeared clearly in the room.
At that moment, Thanos's gaze seemed to pierce through the void—
Reaching Allens.
Just as Thanos had sensed, Allens was also watching him.
"So it's confirmed—the plot has changed. Originally, it was Loki who contacted Thanos, but now it's Thor and Thanos meeting instead."
A faint smile curved Allens' lips. He waved his hand, closing the predicted future image.
In the vision, Thor met Thanos, and driven by revenge, he easily accepted Thanos's offer—
Agreeing to hand over the Space Stone sometime in the near future.
Allens also saw Thanos removing Odin's enchantment on Thor, restoring Thor's divine power.
Although he no longer had Mjolnir, Thor gained the Eternal Spear, making him several times stronger than before.
At the same time, Thor was granted an army—the Chitauri, Thanos's vanguard force—giving him the power to invade Asgard.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., calculate when Thor will arrive on Earth."
Allens's expression sharpened. J.A.R.V.I.S. projected streams of data, analyzing the timeline.
"SIR, Thor will likely arrive around the year 2012."
The calculation made everything fall into place for Allens.
"Wanda, sweetheart."
Allens turned to look at Scarlet Witch. Wanda had become his most capable subordinate—her Chaos Magic, combined with psychic control, made her able to manipulate anyone.
"Mr. Allens, do you have an order for me?"
Wanda walked toward him with a soft smile. Her long red hair framed her face, highlighting her beauty and dangerous charm.
"I'll leave things here to you. HYDRA has already taken control of the world. No one knows Tony Stark is dead, so I need you to replace him. You will become the hero of this city."
Wanda already knew HYDRA controlled S.H.I.E.L.D., so she wasn't surprised at all.
"Leave it to me, Mr. Allens."
Her eyes sparkled—Wanda was completely captivated by Allens, all her focus fixed on him.
"Now… it's time for me to unlock the true power of time manipulation."
Allens's eyes lit up. Having entrusted the plans to Wanda, he no longer needed to remain here.
Though he had gained the power to control time, he had never used its greatest ability—the power to travel through past and future, the true Time King authority.
In Heroes, Hiro Nakamura could freely travel to any point in time. Abilities like time stop or rewind were merely extensions of temporal power.
Allens had not used his full time ability yet—the New York Battle hadn't even happened. He no longer intended to wait.
"Time travel."
Wearing his smart armor and holding a mechanical watch with a vertical crack-shaped dial, Allens activated his time ability. The space around him twisted.
"SIR, I will record all time-travel data."
J.A.R.V.I.S.'s voice echoed as instruments activated, screens filling with rapidly flashing readings.
Allens simply glanced at Wanda, stepped forward—
—and vanished from the room.
"Hah… Mr. Allens, we'll meet again in the future."
Watching him disappear, Wanda's eyes filled with reluctance. She placed a finger lightly over her chest, and her nano-particle suit instantly wrapped around her body, shaping tightly to her form.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., activate the transformation module."
Her voice turned serious. J.A.R.V.I.S. immediately triggered the nano-suit's morph module—Wanda's body shifted, transforming into the appearance of Tony Stark.
"Good. J.A.R.V.I.S., equip standard Mark armor."
Wanda's voice now perfectly matched Tony's magnetic tone. Her gestures and posture mimicked him flawlessly—
Even Pepper would not doubt it.
"Welcome back, Mr. Tony Stark."
J.A.R.V.I.S. spoke first, and mechanical arms extended from beneath the platform, attaching the standard Mark 74 armor piece by piece.
"This armor… is too weak."
Wanda moved slightly, frowning at the standard suit. But it didn't matter—nothing in this era could threaten her.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., begin. Transfer Sentry command authority to Sitwell secretly, and let the Sentries slowly take control of the world."
Her order was given calmly. J.A.R.V.I.S. immediately contacted Agent Sitwell, HYDRA's plant inside S.H.I.E.L.D., transmitting the Sentry command codes.
At the same time, J.A.R.V.I.S. contacted Alexander Pierce, the head of the World Security Council, to relay Wanda's instructions. All of it was done in complete secrecy.
"As for that man Kingpin—have him operate from the shadows. Use the underworld to suppress all information about Tony Stark's and Allens's deaths."
Wanda murmured. As Allens planned, everything would now proceed smoothly.
Peace would return to New York, and "Tony Stark" would still be the superhero, playboy, and billionaire the world admired.
Meanwhile, Asgard was completely blocked by Sentry forces. The Bifrost was unusable, cutting off Asgard's access to the realms.
The Sentries were now frantically constructing star-level warships in Asgard—
Blueprints and protocols Allens had embedded deep within their core programming long before his fight with Odin.
As time passed, New York returned to peace.
S.H.I.E.L.D. still monitored the world, though former Director Nick Fury and Rocket Raccoon had both disappeared.
Under HYDRA's pursuit, agent Phil Coulson led the remaining S.H.I.E.L.D. members, struggling to survive.
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