The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Previously on Avengers...

Tony, wait! I joined Avengers to help you.

Including the villains.

You maybe the only one that gets it.

Hank, you did it. You've saved the world.

It's because of him that the world was in danger in the first place.

Ultron was his machine.

She's right. I quit.

The Avengers mean a lot to me.

I thought they meant something to you, too.

And there came a day unlike any other,

when Earth's mightiest heroes found themselves

united against a common threat.

On that day, they became the Avengers:

The invincible, armored Iron Man,

Thor, Prince of Thunder,

The Hulk, strongest hero there is,

and Captain America, the first Avenger.

Avengers, assemble!

timing by PotterJ

Hank! You're back!

I knew it, I knew you'd come back.

- This is where we belong! - Jan...

You'll get your lab here up and running again,

You'll bring all zour weird bugs back.

You'll do some more crazy experiments.

I was thinking maybe we could upgrade my stings,

maybe give me a power boost.

Hank? Um, what are you doing?

I only came back to clean out this lab, Jan.

I know you can't accept this, but I'm done.

I'm done with the Avengers. This isn't me anymore.

No. You're Ant-Man!

I'm not, Jan. I haven't been since Ultron.

And honestly? Probably even before then.

This is for the best.

- Okay, but... - I'm leaving.

You're leaving what?

You're leaving the Avengers? You're leaving me?

We can talk about this.

We can make it work if you just try! Please, talk to me.

Jan, you and I, we're just... we want different things.

- The Avengers... - Are not a solution to the world's problems.

One day, you'll see. This is all a house of cards.

It can't hold forever.

$20 million disappeared

in what we can only describe as a flash of light.

Bank personnel were not available for comment, but the police confirmed...

What does that even mean? You don't like all the fighting, I get it.

But maybe you could work with the team in other ways.

I mean, you're a genius, Hank! We need you.

If you hate all this so much, then help us find a better way!

Walking away isn't going to help anyone!

Can't you see how much this is hurting me?

Hank?

Are you even listening to what I'm saying?

I'm sorry. I have to go.

Are you kidding me? Hank. Hank!

No.

No, no, no. This can't be happening.

Jan.

Hank? Are you seriously calling me?

I'm shocked you still have your ID card.

I figured you'd have already burned it

- ...before it made you beat someone up. - Jan, listen...

What are you, calling to quit again? I get it, Hank.

You're not Avengers material. You've made it perfectly clear.

I just didn't want to believe it.

Well, I'd never sit around and cry about things like Ultron.

I'd do something about it.

So the question is, Hank, what do you want?

I just...

wanted to tell you that I'm sorry.

Someone has stolen Ant-Man.

Whoever the thief was, they knew who I was,

what I had, and where to find it.

Not to mention that they were able to circumvent

one of the most advanced electronic locks on the planet.

All of my systems and alarms were disabled without me ever knowing it.

I'm not dealing with some common thief, but someone of incredible intelligence.

The rest of the lab appears untouched.

It's obvious the Ant-Man gear was the target.

The helmet, costume, belt...

all of which are dangerous in the wrong hands.

But the biggest danger is to whomever stole it.

If the thief were to activate the Pym Particles in the belt,

they'd find themselves in what would look like another world.

Whoa.

Trust me. Things look different when you're an inch high.

But more importantly, at that size, you

enter a whole new level of the food chain.

And ants are nothing if not territorial.

But even at ant size, subjects exposed to Pym particles will

maintain strength and speed levels relative to being full sized.

'Ant-Man' is strong enough to take down full-sized humans,

and fast enough to keep up with them.

All that being said,

the insect population has distinct advantages over an intruder...

poison, any number of secretions.

No. No! Stop!

This makes communication key.

The Ant-Man helmet allows

for communication and influence of insects...

essentially allowing the wearer to control them.

Land.

What worries me most, however, are the Pym discs.

They were in development before Ultron...

before.

They were designed to be applied to a target and activated,

theoretically shrinking them.

I thought...

I thought they'd be a non-violent way to subdue super-villains.

The discs weren't stabilized, yet.

And when used, the affected targets don't stop shrinking.

They go subatomic.

For all intents and purposes,

they shrink right out of existence.

It's vital the thief be found and subdued,

before he or someone else is hurt.

The damage that could be done... it staggers the imagination.

So please, will you take the case?

Sure. But we'll need half our fee up front.

Down! I said, down!

Yeah, this is Michelinie. I need backup!

I've got a super-hero snooping around here.

The money.

Freeze! Lie down on the ground or I will fire.

Please, just wait.

Why us?

I mean, why would Hank Pym come to us?

Why not go to his own team?

He's an Avenger. I don't get it.

I do. Man's got pride.

Some dude stole his super-powers,

started robbing banks with them.

He probably didn't want to have to tell his Avengers buddies

how bad he messed up.

That's a good point.

I wouldn't want to tell Captain America that.

But without his gear,

he needs some muscle to take this guy down.

What are you thinking?

This bank... it's a front.

I remember some punks telling me it's run by HYDRA.

This guy's not too bright if he's ripping them off.

Pym said that whoever this is, they didn't even get the money.

He said it got sucked into something called the microverse.

- That sounds messed up. - Luke.

What are you so happy about?

We're working with the Avengers... Power Man and Iron Fist?

Working with the Avengers. Kind of exciting.

Man, knock that off.