What is it like to study at Midtown High School?

"So, did you see the Brownies?" Allen asked.

"Yeah." I nodded, and then felt that I should add something, "Their mood seems to have stabilized, but Mrs. Brownie still cried when she saw Nick."

Allen's eyes drifted: "They asked for leave and came back to spend the winter vacation with Nick."

I looked down at my hands, where Nick's body had passed through them, and the touch was still there.

"Mr. Brownie saw me." I told Allen, "I wanted to go over and apologize to them and tell them that I caused them to lose their favorite son, but Mr. Brownie shook his head at me and then supported me. Mrs. Brownie is gone."

Allen was silent for a while: "If an apology is useful, why do you need S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

I suddenly remembered the mother who spat at Iron Man at the Stamford memorial service two days ago. I thought that if Mrs. Brownie could treat me like this, I would feel much better now.

But no ifs, no assumptions, we still lost an important friend, so he had to be locked in the "crystal coffin" to endure endless pain.

In the next few days, Coulson unexpectedly and generously gave me a few days off, allowing me to adjust my status at home. It was rare for me to feel the humanized management of SHIELD, and I was a little moved.So in the past few days, I frantically searched for information related to "decomposition" in the Internet and libraries, and at the same time paid attention to Alan's status.

Allen was in such a bad condition that he could hardly control his distraction, and more than once I found him sitting on the bed in a daze, his eyes completely out of focus.In order to prevent Alan from having nightmares at night—or to repeat the situation after Uncle Ben’s accident, I moved into Alan’s bedroom forcibly, and then found that Alan didn’t have nightmares. He suffered from insomnia all night long and rarely fell asleep. He would also wake up suddenly, and then sit on the bed with his head in his arms and say nothing.

"Alan, you can't go on like this..." My persuasion was quite weak, and Alan lay on the bed with his eyes closed and exhausted, and his eye sockets were sunken because he hadn't slept well for many days.

Allen was self-destructing, I realized with horror.

I think of Doctor Strange and Mera. They are both very powerful figures, so they went to the door alone to ask how to make Allen sleep, but this time the door did not open by itself.

I knocked on the door suspiciously. After a long time, a woman with exaggerated hairstyle and freckles came to the door and asked cautiously, "Who are you? Who are you looking for? What do you want?"

"Uh..." I looked around, confirmed that I had knocked on the right door, and replied, "I'll find Mr. Strange, er, Miss Strange is fine too."

The person who opened the door looked at me carefully: "What's your name?"

"Peter, Peter Parker."

The person who opened the door gave a small cheer, and then asked, "What's your relationship with Alan Parker?"

"He's my brother."

Only then did she show a sincere smile: "Ha, hello, I'm Maria, Miss Mela's tutor, and I'm playing the role of a housemaid right now."

"Uh, hello Maria, is Meera at home?"

Maria shook her head: "Master and Miss went to the North Pole for vacation."

"On...vacation?" Or the North Pole?I'm sure I'm in a daze right now.

Maria opened her big eyes behind wide-rimmed glasses and nodded, and then exclaimed after a while: "Ah, wait, Miss has something for Mr. Allen, but Mr. Allen hasn't come over yet, can you help her?" Pass it on?"

"OK."

I was a little curious about what Mela left for Allen. In the end, what Maria handed me was a not-so-thick letter, and there seemed to be something hard inside the envelope.

When Alan got the letter, he cheered up a little. The letter was not long, and he read it quickly, but he frowned and read it several times, while the things inside the envelope were being placed on the bedside table by him. I've seen the thing too, it's a golden key.

I didn't peek at the letter before handing it to Alan, but looking at Alan's expression, I really wanted to know what Meera said.

After reading it several times, Alan stuffed the letter and the key back into the envelope, looked up at me who was uneasy, and smiled slightly: "Doctor Strange took Mera to the illusion trial, and I went to the North Pole for vacation."

"Doctor Strange built a villa in the North Pole?" I don't quite understand, and as far as I know, the illusion trial doesn't seem to require any special location. What makes me even more disturbed is that when Mera predicted that something big will happen, They left New York...

Allen didn't say any more, he stuffed the envelope into the cabinet, and added casually: "Meera left me the key, saying that I can retrieve the ability at any time, and she respects my own choice."

I really want to say that I am too, saying that if Allen wants to get the ability of the time mage, he will also support his choice.But I didn't. After experiencing a series of recent incidents, I really feel the difficulty of being a supernatural being.So I am silent.

Allen looked at me, then smiled, said nothing, and lay back on the bed.

Two days later, I came home from the library with a pile of books and found Alan waiting for me in the living room.

"Hey, Alan, are you feeling better today?" I was a little surprised that Alan came downstairs.

Alan's expression was a little strange: "Peter, when I was lying in bed in a daze today, a man's voice suddenly sounded in my head."

I suddenly became nervous, and sat next to Allen: "Who?" Could it be the fragments of Ouroboros who were dying?

Allen wrinkled his nose: "He said he was Professor X."

Professor X, Charles Xavier, a famous mutant, the strongest telepath in the world, and the founder of X Academy.It stands to reason that he should only care about mutants, why did he suddenly find Allen.

Allen continued: "He said he had noticed me before, and recently noticed my abnormality, so he wanted to meet and chat with me."

I have never been in contact with the X-Men other than Wolverine, but I still know a little about Professor X. He is a great leader and a respectable elder. He is also a psychologist, so I patted Allen on the shoulder : "If you want, just meet the professor. I think he also wants to teach you some life experience as an elder."

Allen bit his lower lip and looked up at me: "He means to let me go to X Academy."

My first reaction was, "No, unless I follow."

Allen pushed my hand away, with "Are you an idiot" written all over his face: "Brother, how can we explain to mom when we are all gone?"

"But your situation... I can't let you go alone!" I was also anxious, "Who will take care of you outside?" As long as this little bastard is out of my sight, he will have three meals a day.

"Peter, I'm already 16 years old. And I'm not going alone, the professor has sent someone to pick me up."

"...You already promised him, right?" I calmed down and questioned, "You just want me to cover for you and make up a reason to deal with Aunt Mei."

Allen nodded sincerely, then leaned lazily on the back of the sofa: "If I stay in New York any longer, I might go crazy."

"You're an asshole, Alan."

"Thank you, please help me think of a better reason."

In order to prepare for Allen's trip, I spent a lot of time packing his luggage, changing clothes, commonly used medicines, and some small self-defense items.

Alan lay on the bed and watched me try to put a handful of small smoke bombs in, and asked puzzledly: "Is X Academy a very dangerous place?"

"It's fine for mutants, but for ordinary people, it's best not to joke with them easily." I checked the suitcase carefully again to make sure that I had brought everything I thought I needed, "I I will tell Aunt May that you have been in a bad mood recently because of Nick’s disappearance—she saw it, so she signed up for a tour group for you to go and relax. Your companions are Danny And Luke, I'm all well on their side."

Allen nodded obediently.

I thought about it, sat next to Allen, pulled him up, and gave him a hug: "Allen, you just went to relax, remember."

Alan seemed a little awkward and wanted to break free from my arm, but he gave up after realizing the disparity in strength: "Brother, you are so nasty."

"... When I was a child, I still hugged you to sleep, don't you feel numb?"

In the end, Alan pushed me away stubbornly, his skinny face was full of disgust: "Peter, you really ran all the way on the road of the old lady."

go to your sister.

I was still sad about parting, but Alan obviously couldn't wait to get out of here to get some fresh air. I hadn't finished the "120 Things You Need to Take Before You Go Away" before Alan heard the knock. The voice at the door: "Someone is here."

The person who was sent by Professor X to pick up Alan was a young man wearing glasses, who looked like a college student or a graduate student, with a gentle smile on his face: "Hello, Mr. Parker!"

"Hello, who are you?" I passed Alan and shook hands with him, and Alan pinched my waist calmly.

"Hank, my name is Hank." The young man looked at the two of us with a smile, "I don't know which gentleman is the Alan Parker I want to pick up?"

"Me." Allen raised his hand helplessly behind me.

"Oh, hello." Hank shook hands with Allen again, "Nice to meet you."

I let Hank in and sat down, and poured everyone a cup of coffee.

Allen is asking Hank: "Are you a mutant too?"

Hank nodded, then smiled: "It doesn't look like it? However, when I can't control my emotions, I will turn blue. They call me a beast."

"Beast?" I was a little curious as to why this very gentle-looking young man had such a title.

But he bowed his head shyly and drank his coffee, and then asked with some doubts: "Excuse me, are you from Allen?"

"I'm his cousin."

"Oh, I don't mean anything else, it's just that I have picked up quite a few students, and they are usually accompanied by their parents..."

"Student?" Allen interrupted Hank, "I'm not a student, I'm not even a mutant."

Hank froze for a moment, then asked in confusion: "But... you don't plan to join X Academy?"

Alan shook his head, Hank frowned, and then fell silent for a while.

I guess Professor X is communicating with him mentally.

Sure enough, Hank came back to his senses and quickly explained: "Sorry, the professor is explaining the situation to me. However, Alan, if you are willing to join X Academy, you are very welcome."

Allen smiled and didn't respond to him again.

In order to ease Hank's embarrassment, I asked him some questions about the Mutant Academy, and after getting a promise that I would guarantee Alan's safety, I went upstairs to take Alan's large suitcase.

Hanke was a little stunned: "Peter, in fact, the professor has prepared all the daily necessities."

I scratched my head, I know that Professor X is a local tyrant, but I don't feel at ease if I don't prepare things for Allen myself.

In the end, I gave Allen a hug that he called "crumbly". I touched the little bastard's head and told him in a low voice, "Keep in touch and stay safe."

Allen bit my arm impatiently, then nodded.

I walked Hank and Alan to the door with their luggage in tow, and watched their car drive away, suddenly realizing that this was Alan's first time traveling alone.

The author has something to say: The Stamford Incident: The Cause of the Civil War in the Comics.For the high ratings of their reality show, the new war group found four criminals, Cobalt, Leng Xin, Furious, and Nitroman, and wanted to capture them for a show. The explosion caused the death of more than 100 elementary school students. The government decided to introduce a superhero registration bill in this incident.When Iron Man attended the student's funeral, he was verbally abused by a student's parent, Ms. Sharp, who said that Iron Man funded the superhero's unregulated which led to the tragedy.