【Iron Bug】Forget–me–not

Tony took Peter to his spaceship.

"Wow, it's only been three years, and it's changed so much!" Peter exclaimed in all kinds of admiration. He sometimes walked up to touch the deck of the spaceship that seemed to be dying, and sometimes stopped and pursed his lips tightly to look like Admiring - the boy has squirrel muscles, he looks like he has a frog stuffed in his mouth.

It's no wonder that three years doesn't sound like much, but it's actually a long time.The changes on the earth are changing with each passing day, and Tony's "Iron-man" is already Mark47.Although the huge hull had been torn to pieces by the asteroids and the forced landing at this time, it still had a beautiful golden-red shell, which could still be seen the majestic appearance of the airship not long ago.

Tony motioned for the boy to follow him into the front hatch of the spaceship, and they walked slowly through the slightly deformed aisles as if they were climbing a mountain.

"Mr. Stark, may I ask how you got here?" Peter asked cautiously.He was actually a very thoughtful kid, and Tony noticed that since they met at the lake the kid hadn't asked him any embarrassing questions at all.They chatted for a while - even though Peter was mostly rambling, this little chatter accident wasn't too annoying.

Still a little annoying, Tony thought.There is so much excitement about this little thing.Even if he is here like Robinson Robinson, he is as happy as a puppy with a Frisbee in his mouth, talking as much as a fluffy dog.

But now Tony, who has the burden of an idol, easily ignores that little trouble and is happy to share his experience of almost dying with Peter: "I pressed the self-explosion button on the back of the spaceship at the last moment, so The wormhole shuttle at the back exploded with a bang, probably because of luck, the twisted wormhole he created brought me to this planet."

"Oh my god!" Peter exclaimed, "This is so cool! You can escape death in such a situation!"

"It's probably called luck, kid. My luck is not bad. I thought I fell on a deserted star. Now it's good to see you are still there, isn't it?" Tony finally climbed into the cockpit with Peter, Even those damaged instruments made Peter exclaim. "

The man sat contentedly for a while enjoying the adoration from the young man.In the conversation just now, he learned that Peter started an interstellar adventure with his uncle Ben when he was 15 years old, but encountered interstellar pirates during the exploration.They unfortunately fell on this star during the avoidance process, but it didn't take long for Ben to die because of the deterioration of his wounds, and poor little Peter lived here alone.But all the instruments have been damaged, and for three years, he has not found a way to leave.

Tony couldn't help thinking, how could he leave?Feichuang was damaged in such a state, on this completely uncivilized little star, it was impossible for them to create the necessary supplementary materials for the spaceship.

But it's not certain, Tony Stark can always do things that others can't.He is confident that one day he will leave this place with this child.

"Mr.Stark, I know as long as you're here, we'll be fine." Peter stared at Tony with wide eyes: "We can get out of here, right?"

"Yes, kid." Tony didn't hesitate for long, and his tone even sounded a little relaxed: "We're going to get out of this place. I promise."

The two of them checked all the equipment on the spacecraft together, and finally found an old radio transmitter in a corner.Although it was a waste of time, it was worth it.

"Sir, come with me to the place where I live. It's not far from here." Peter looked at the food that Tony found out. He estimated the total weight and thought it would be done in one go: "Occasionally there will be food here at night. It's raining, the rainy season is coming—I live in a cave near a small lake."

Tony made a few turns in his mind, and he carefully considered all the details of the boy, including a look at the clean and tender face of the worn-out space suit from about six years ago: "Okay, but these things are not light. "

"It's no problem Mr. Stark," the boy showed his beautiful white teeth, and he said with a smile, "I have plenty of strength!"

So Tony watched in amazement as the boy picked up a bag that looked about the same size as him and slowly moved slowly down the corridor of the spaceship - he wasn't even panting.

"Kid, what did you grow up eating." Tony followed him with another backpack, thinking that the boy in front of him looked like an ant—or a spider holding a butterfly: "Is it spinach?"

Peter smiled a little awkwardly: "Ha... no, no sir. I'm just, um, born like this... probably."

The two of them walked out of the "Iron-Man" slowly one after the other, and Tony turned his head to take one last look at the tall but dilapidated spaceship.

He didn't have much thought, he just felt that he should follow this boy.

He intuitively felt that he could give him protection and hope; and the other party could also send him help and warmth.

The road to Peter's residence is not too far away. It takes about an hour on earth time to walk in the opposite direction from the spaceship along the path Tony found in the morning.

They walked through groves of purple trees and came to a low cliff of dark green covered with moss and lichen of every color.This is probably a cliff that stretches down from the snow-capped mountains.

"I feel like some stupid guy in "Crazy Primitives"—maybe you haven't seen it, it's a very, very old animation." Peter put down most of the things and moved them skillfully All kinds of cover in front of the door: "But the bad thing is that I haven't seen any animals on this star except small finger-sized fishes."

"It's true that I haven't watched "Crazy Primitives", but I still know about primitive people—they are not as cute as you, nor are you as smart as a kid." Tony Stark has never been stingy or cared about any words of praise, but he swears that at this time he It's a sincere compliment to this boy.

Maybe Tony has everything. He is the most successful and crazy interstellar explorer in the 22nd century - he has locked two planets with great development value for human beings.No matter where, as long as there are human beings, Tony Stark is the most dazzling one.

Therefore, he doesn't bother to care about any compliments. Others give him a lot of applause and screams, and he can throw out all kinds of compliments without hesitation.

But here is different, there is only him and this child.

So even with that, Tony is also careful and attentive to this boy.

Hearing this compliment, the boy pursed the corners of his lips shyly, as if trying to hold back his proud smile.

"Cough, sir, it's going to be dark here in about four hours on Earth time." The boy stuffed the big bag into the cave, and motioned for Tony to go in: "You can move the things in it as you like, and the medicine box is in the cave." On the table! I'll go to the lake to have a look... well, I've set up a few fish baskets there, you can just take a rest, or something... I'm probably a little noisy."

"Although you really should talk less, kid. But you're not too noisy." Tony tilted his head: "But I do need to take a break, at least I have to clean up the wound seriously."

"Okay, sir." The boy blinked his eyes with a tight mouth, probably because it was too exciting and shy to meet the idol he admired. Peter tried his best to demonstrate his excitement, but he seemed even more restrained, like a bird caught by someone. Catch the squirrel in the palm of your hand.

Tony watched the boy trot out, cleaned the wound on his arm slowly and carefully, and began to look at the cave he was in.

He could tell at a glance that this was not a naturally formed cave. The smooth walls and ground, as well as the metal table that had been driven into the rock wall, all showed that the small cave was a man-made safe haven.Everything here reveals the atmosphere that a big boy should have—tables and stools with simple shapes (probably more troublesome to make chairs), steel-framed beds, wardrobes and shelves that look like they were dismantled from spaceships.Things were scattered, and Tony even saw a stack of magazines that were about to fall apart, and the date on it showed that it was four years ago.

Peter was only 14 at the time.

He has already entered the team of space exploration at such a young age, and he probably had a hard time since he was a child.

Tony thought about it, flipping through the boy's things in a nonchalant manner, including a row of almost identical worn-out space suits in the closet—fortunately, they all looked clean.

Although the little cave sparrow is small and complete, the boy moved almost all the usable things from the spaceship. Tony even saw a bunch of small blue flowers on a shelf, the kind of wispy forget-me-not plant by the lake.They look so fresh and lovely, even with a little dew.

Tony silently put a little label on the boy with a voice that sounded a little like a girl's and was also very cute in his heart. Then he saw a notebook under the bouquet.

It was a very old black leather book, and the four corners were torn.Tony Stark, who has often hacked into the government’s internal website since he was a teenager and browsed secrets as after-dinner news, probably had a hard time understanding the meaning of respecting a big boy’s right to privacy, so he took out the notebook like he was flipping through a newspaper and read it. opened it.

The book is indeed very old, the paper inside is starting to turn yellow, the edges are brittle and thin, and the edges at the beginning are ragged.

But this book must be read.

Because it says on the title page: Peter Crusoe2118. (use "Robinson Crusoe")

Peter Crusoe, 2118.This is the diary recorded by the boy after he fell on the star three years ago.

Tony didn't feel good after seeing that line.He has been in trouble for less than one Earth day, and based on the current situation, the hope of leaving can be said to be pitifully small.

However Tony Stark was no ordinary boy.

He once fell on the yellow sand planet full of monsters, and he also organized the "TheAvengers" fleet to fight against the huge radiation monsters in the universe to the end, carrying destructive weapons and hanging by a thread... He has experienced too many lives and deaths, which makes the falling Neither the danger nor the hopelessness of being in this place was clear to him.

But this child is different, he is still young, ignorant of the world, full of enthusiasm - it is hard for Tony to imagine how Peter survived such pain.

Tony's fingers were solemn and slow, turning the yellow and crispy pages.

It was sunny on May 2118, 5 in the Earth's calendar, and it was good weather anyway

I think I've reached one of the happiest moments of my life right now.The spaceship had a problem during the voyage, we deviated from the course, and finally ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in this ghost place.There's almost nothing wrong with me, but Uncle Ben is in a very bad situation, and he's... well, let's not talk about the sad stuff.It's time for me to take responsibility for myself!That's right Peter Parker!You must be able to overcome all difficulties, live like Mr. Stark, and become a hero!

I have to say that this star is very beautiful, if it is not for the purple plants and green land reminding me all the time, I would have thought I was back on the earth!What was even more surprising was that I found a lake following the sound of water!Through the test, it is exactly the same as the water on the earth! ! !Oh my God!I could write a whole page of exclamation points! ! ! ! ! ! ! !By the way, the little flower by the lake looks like a forget-me-not—oh... I'm starting to get homesick, and I said if, if I were the discoverer of this star, I'd like to call her "Forget-me-not Land".

……

Sunny day on August 2118, 8 in the Earth calendar

In this strange place without seasons, I'm a little weary.

The communicator has never been repaired.

Hope Uncle Ben and I can make it through...something I've always, always known...if I wasn't...

Forget it, it's really useless to calculate so many.

Basically, it's all the boy's random thoughts, and some places are not very clear because the notes are fast and time-consuming.

Tony flipped through it quickly, but it was clear that the boy's state of mind was a mixture of self-encouragement and depression, while his uncle's condition seemed to be getting worse all the time.

Peter seems reluctant to mention this, always mentioning it in passing.

It rains on December 2118, 12 in the Earth calendar

Uncle Ben.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

The bottom of the paper was scratched and tattered, and Tony knew something bad was going on here. Ben passed away.

In fact, he felt sorry for this kid. He couldn't bear to turn back.

At this time, the sound of moving the cover barrier sounded outside.

"Mr. Stark, are you okay? I think we can have some fish soup today." The boy's voice was as lively as icing on a donut, with a milky smell.

It was at this moment that Tony was extremely determined to take this little thing with him.Then train him well, just for the care and companionship in space.

And that heart like a little sun.

"That would have been great. To tell you the truth, I still have some pepper in my bag." He quickly closed the diary and put it back in place, as if nothing had happened: "Wild fish will still It’s baked and eaten, isn’t it?”

—TBC—