Chapter 53
After finishing dealing with the problems that had arisen, Liz and I went for a walk around the school grounds.
Liz was very enthusiastic about what was quite interesting here, while showing every corner of the school, while my AI hacked their security system, which was much weaker than that of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark. After all, it took quite a bit of time for my AI to crack.
For the rest of the walk, I listened to Liz with one ear, and listened to the information Siri was telling me with the other. And she said very interesting things. There was a dossier on every person who had ever studied or lived at this school. In addition, there were also stories about their confrontations against various villains. For example, I was impressed by an ancient mutant named Apocalypse. He was incredibly strong, even though he died at the hands of an incredibly strong girl named Jean Grey. She, like Xavier, possessed telepathic abilities, but unlike him, she did not limit herself to this. She also had the powers of telekinesis and pyrokinesis. But her power was incredibly dangerous. At some point, she lost control of her, which is why James Howlett had to kill her. That's where the fun comes in. It turns out that in her youth, Jean dated that guy named Scott Summers, who had the ability to release heat rays from his eyes. And later they broke up and after a few years Jean started dating James, who later had to kill his love.
James and Scott have been hating each other ever since. Scott because James "stole" his girlfriend, and later killed him. Well, James is for the fact that Scott doesn't want to understand him. I think it was their quarrels over tragic love that caused them to treat me so unfriendly. After all, I came for my girlfriend, literally reminding them of the misfortune. However, this did not allow them to be such assholes, so I decided to take revenge on them in the future, although I had not yet figured out how.
Another interesting character was someone named Eric Lensher, who was nicknamed "Magneto" for his ability to control all metals. He was the one who had started the war between humans and x-gene carriers in the past. But unlike the Apocalypse, he was more fortunate, he is alive, although securely locked in prison.…
It took us more than an hour for the whole walk, after which I said goodbye to Liz and left, while not forgetting to make her promise that she would call me quickly if anything happened.…
***
Having temporarily finished with the X-Men, or at least that's what they call themselves, I went home, while calling Daisy so that she wouldn't chill out, but would do something useful, such as searching for information.
Said and done. Siri dialed her number on my command, and I started waiting for a connection.
- Hi Peter, what do you want? The girl's sleepy voice rang out. I must have woken her up. Although it looks like she's completely lazy, since she decided to take a nap at this time of day.
- Hello, hello… I need your help, you haven't been busy lately anyway, am I right? I got straight to the point.
- Mmm, are you asking for help? Do we have the end of the world coming? There was a sudden note of surprise in her voice.
- Yes, and what's surprising about that? I'm just too lazy to dig into it myself, and you have a wide spy network, let the agents earn their salaries.
- Huh, I take it you need information? – Daisy, being experienced, immediately understood what I was getting at.
- Bingo! You're absolutely right! As expected from my partner.
"Okay, stop flattering me. What exactly do you want to know?
"Hmm, a few days ago, I ran into a group of people with superpowers.
- Are you talking about the Fantastic Four?
- I do not know their names. But I didn't like some of them. Find out everything about them. Where did they come from, the full list of abilities, and why were they fighting someone in the middle of New York. Otherwise, the next time we meet, they may inadvertently turn into a fantastic three, or even a two. I'm especially interested in a guy named Reed Richards. He's a painfully shitty and muddy guy.
"Okay, I'll find out soon enough. Now, you answer me. Our base in Bristol was attacked yesterday. And according to our data, the target of the raider was a Soothsayer. Do you know who it could be? As soon as you found out about it, there was an attempt to steal it. Although I don't know why the kidnapper didn't take it.
- Oh, did S.H.I.E.L.D. have a base there? I didn't know… So you're saying that the Soothsayer is there? It would be nice to have a look at him..." I grinned, pretending to be a fool.
- No, it's already been moved. If it wasn't you, then never mind. And remember, Peter, the Terrigen Fog is incredibly dangerous.
- Yes, you already warned me, do I look like an idiot to harm myself? I made an offended intonation. Although in fact, I was probably an idiot.…
"I was just asking, never mind.
- Okay, then I'm waiting for the information I need from you. Bye!
As soon as I dropped the call, I received a call from an unknown number.
"Hmm, I wonder who that is?" I thought about it, and then I answered anyway.
"Hello, is this Peter Parker?" – a man's voice sounded on the phone, which seemed quite familiar to me.
- Yes, it's me, but who am I talking to? – I was surprised, I understand that this is not some kind of casual conversation.
"Hmm, you probably still remember me. My name is John Stacy, and I'm the father of your friend Gwen.
"Oh shit! Did he find out about our relationship and now any father wants to punch me in the face!?" - a typical thought for such situations flashed through my head.
- Oh, hello. Of course I remember you! I replied calmly, despite my thoughts.
"That's good, then I'd like to talk to you face-to-face." Would it be convenient for you to meet me at the cafe in half an hour?
As soon as he said that, I was ninety-nine percent sure he wanted to discuss my relationship with Gwen. And I didn't want to do that at all.
"Uh, I'm sorry, Mr. Stacy. I'm a little busy, so I can't. – I decided to refuse anyway.
- If you're afraid that I want to interfere with your relationship, then don't worry. I'm not against them. I want to discuss something more important, namely your alter ego with Gwen.
As soon as I heard those words, my heart skipped a beat, realizing that the situation couldn't be more shitty. But there was no getting away from it.…
- I understand you. See you in half an hour! – I agreed, and then, having found out where to go, I hung up the phone and walked towards the right cafe with a heavy heart.…