The Multiverse and Parallel Universe are two different existences.
In simple terms.
In the Multiverse, each universe is an independent lake, although these lakes are adjacent, they are relatively independent.
Whereas from a certain perspective, the Parallel Universe shares a single lake.
All Parallel Universes are essentially reflections produced by the lake when sunlight is cast upon it at a certain moment.
Simply put.
The Multiverse exists independently, while the Parallel Universe relies on a certain universe. When that universe is destroyed, the Parallel Universe attached to it will also be wiped out.
The birth mechanism of the Parallel Universe is also straightforward. A choice made at a specific point can lead to the emergence of a parallel timeline, and everything on that timeline is a parallel world.
Just like how Hawk came here.
Although he came to this Multiverse, the moment he set foot here, a parallel universe created by a timeline where he hadn't arrived here was born.
And here, when Captain America decided to travel back to return the Infinity Gemstones, another Captain America, in a universe without Hawk, also chose to return the Infinity Gemstones according to the original timeline.
Something that shouldn't have happened occurred.
The Captain America here and the Captain America from the parallel world overlapped in the same river of time for some unknown reason, and even though it was just a moment, it caused Captain America's time-travel watch to capture information from the parallel world.
The source of this unknown reason lies in the last remaining video file.
It's the video that everyone watched after Captain America returned alone to the past and chose to spend the rest of his life with Peggy Kate.
But they didn't immediately play it, instead looking at the Captain America standing brightly in front of them.
Captain America met everyone's eyes and chuckled.
"Hey, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
His answer wasn't an identical copy of Natasha's, but a perfect mimic.
Yet, Captain America could understand his counterpart's choice in the parallel world.
But he realized he's different from his parallel counterpart.
After all...
Captain America spoke while gazing over his concerned compatriots, then played the remaining file.
The clip began to play.
Then—
The crowd gathered in front of the control panel widened their eyes at the clip, then looked at each other.
The next second.
Captain America was the first to come to his senses.
"Is Hawk back?"
"Ten minutes ago, his energy was detected entering the atmosphere, he should be at Palm Street No. 521A now."
"Natasha..."
"Got it."
Hearing the captain's voice, Natasha, who had come back to her senses, copied the video and headed directly towards the nearby parking lot. "I'll go find him."
At Palm Street No. 521A.
When Hawk landed in the backyard, he saw Wanda and his sister Anya laughing in the living room, stopped for a moment, then regained his composure, opened the French window, and returned to the living room.
Anya, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, was eagerly listening to Wanda talking about Jean, Billy, and Tommy's stories. Hearing the commotion, she turned to see Hawk coming in, eyes lighting up: "Brother!"
Hawk glanced at Anya.
At first glance, he noticed the endless curiosity gleaming in Anya's eyes.
After all...
He never told his sister Anya that in the Main Cosmos, he had three children with Wanda.
Even though the way those children were born was somewhat scientific.
But there's no denying they are Hawk's bloodline.
Hawk's gaze turned toward Wanda.
Their eyes met.
"I thought you had already told Anya."
"No."
"Sorry."
"It's alright."
Hawk and Wanda exchanged a glance and smiled, then chose to ignore Anya's curious eyes and headed straight to the bar.
Anya, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, blinked as her brother ignored her.
Just as she was about to speak, Wanda had already gotten up from the sofa and walked towards Hawk.
Anya saw this, rolled her eyes, chose not to follow, but remained on the sofa, her ears perked intently.
Hawk arrived behind the bar, found a bottle of bourbon, poured himself a full glass of post-battle drink, then looked at Wanda coming over, fetched a second glass, and poured another one for Wanda, handing it over.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Hawk smiled slightly, cheersed with Wanda's extended glass, and each took a sip.
Wanda, holding her glass, sat on a bar stool, looked at Hawk behind the bar, and continued their previous conversation: "Did you bring me to this universe?"
She had intended to ask Hawk this right after arriving.
But Thanos interrupted.
As a result...
Hawk shook his head.
"No."
"If it wasn't you, then who..."
"I don't know."
Hawk shook his head again, taking a sip of his drink.
Wanda looked at Hawk's expression, frowning.
"You're not curious?"
"Not curious."
"Why?"
"Curiosity killed the cat."
Hawk raised his glass again, clinking with Wanda, and said calmly, "When the day comes for the answer, the answer will naturally appear."
Wanda listened to Hawk's words, her eyebrows tightly furrowed.
After a while.
Wanda shook her head, moved past the topic, and looked at Hawk: "Alright, how do we get back?"
Her daughter Jean and sons Billy and Tommy are still in their main cosmos.
She needs to go back.
Wanda spoke and then said worriedly, "Don't tell me I can't go back?"
Hawk shook his head.
"No, you can."
"Then..."
"You need a Quantum Realm wristwatch."
Hawk put down his glass and revealed the wristwatch that allows Peter to traverse the Quantum Realm, explained its principle, then took it off and handed it to Wanda.
Wanda looked at the Quantum wristwatch in her hand, slightly stunned, then looked at Hawk.
"Aren't you going back?"
"I have things to do."
Hawk smiled slightly.
Once again.
Someone on Earth is bothering him, he bothers the Pentagon.
It's the same here.
Anyway, since Gwen is missing, he's going to trouble the Celestial God Team, although this cosmos still restricts him, he can still destroy the planet and such.
So...
Either give him Gwen, or he will annihilate the members of the Celestial God Team in this cosmos.
As for getting back after reuniting with Gwen.
"Don't worry."
Hawk looked at Wanda, who seemingly worried he couldn't return, smiled slightly, pointed at his head: "I have our cosmos's coordinates in my mind. When I want to go back, I'll have Hank Pym here help make a Quantum wristwatch, and then I can enter the Quantum Realm."
He's just ten steps away from the Eighth Sense of Life.
Once he breaks through the Eighth Sense, after completely transcending into the essence of life, he won't need a Quantum wristwatch to traverse the Quantum Realm.
Because...
By then, he will be the cosmos!
Wanda nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the wristwatch, laughed: "Alright, I'll head back first. Besides, Anya asked me yesterday if I knew where you went."
Anya, sitting on the sofa behind, heard Wanda's words, blinked, then realized the Anya in their conversation was from another cosmos.
That one...
"Gentle and kind Anya?"
"Yes."
Hawk looked at the eavesdropping Anya on the sofa, his lips curved: "I like gentle and kind Anya better now."
Anya jumped up from the sofa in a flash and ran over to the high stool next to Wanda.
"Why? Didn't you say you liked the smart and clever sister last time?"
"Because the gentle and kind sister isn't as gossipy as the smart and clever sister."
"..."
Anya heard this, her big eyes looked at Hawk, then visibly teared up, even her mouth started to pout.
Hawk, witnessing this, softened inside.
"I'm joking, I like both the smart and clever and the gentle and kind sisters. You're both my dear sisters."
"Hee hee."
Anya instantly turned cheerful, broadly smiled at Hawk: "Can I go to that cosmos to see my sister?"
Hawk was slightly stunned.
Wanda also looked curiously at Anya sitting beside her.
Anya observed their expressions and blinked: "I'm twenty-seven this year, and she's only twenty-two, isn't she my younger sister?"
After all, the timeline here is 2022.
Wanda responded to Anya's explanation, seemingly pondering something, then looked at Hawk.
Hawk twitched his mouth and looked at Anya: "So, are you planning to say you're the older sister again?"
Anya hurriedly waved her hand as Hawk's gaze turned unfriendly: "We're distinct, each with our own perspective, you call me sister, I call her younger sister. I've had a dream of being an older sister since I was young."
Hawk took a deep breath and started searching for something while looking down.
Anya blinked.
"Brother, what are you looking for."
"My belt."
"Why are you looking for a belt?"
"Take a guess."
"...I'll go back to my room."
Anya was initially stunned, then hurriedly left the high stool, leaving a sentence, and dashed upstairs.
Hawk watched Anya flee upstairs, shook his head, laughed, then looked at Wanda, just about to speak when the doorbell rang.
"Natasha."
Sitting on the high stool, Wanda glanced at the door, got up, opened the door, looked at Natasha standing outside, and smiled: "Hawk is inside."
Natasha had a serious expression.
"There's a video you need to watch."
"..."