Chapter 20: Firefighter Bobby
"Uh, hello guys, I'm, I'm Bobby Drake." Bobby stood in front of the group of people in front of him, a little nervous, and he didn't speak very neatly.
Looking at Poppy like this, the people in front of him frowned, not wanting to get close to him, and some even looked at Poppy with disgust in their eyes, as if they were looking at a piece of trash.
Under the gaze of this group, Poppy's already somewhat uneasy heart became more unstable, but thinking of Professor Charles's advice to him before he came here, Poppy took a deep breath, forcibly calmed himself, and put aside the bad emotions in his heart: "I know, because I'm a mutant, you think I'm a monster." But what I want to say is that I am also human, at least I was an ordinary child until I awakened my superpowers. I go to school like a normal child, play with my classmates, and make a fool of myself for the girls I like. At that time, I was no different from everyone else. β
"The X gene has awakened, has superpowers, and has become a mutant, this kind of thing is unpredictable. I didn't know it was going to be like this, and I never thought I would be a mutant at the time. But there's no choice for this kind of thing, at least I can't. So I can only accept it. But, I dare say, no matter when, before, or after I became a mutant, I never did anything bad, not at all. β
Bobby said with a serious face, also speaking his own heart.
"Shut up! You monster. Finally, a bearded man couldn't help but yell at Bobbi: "Since you are sick, then go for treatment, now there is a healing potion that can cure a freak like you." β
Bobby's words were cut off before he could speak, and his mouth opened, and he couldn't say what was going on.
"Alright, Howard, shut up." The captain of the firefighter squad spoke at this time.
"Bobby Drake. Even though we don't really like mutants joining our squad, since this is a command from above, we have to accept you, and we just hope that you can be honest and don't cause us trouble. Got it? Otherwise, even if you are the one above who arranged me, you will have to fuck me off. The captain shouted at Poppy.
"I, I see, Captain!" Bobby lowered her head, her eyes slightly reddened. He didn't do anything, just because he was a mutant, and he had to be treated like this. It's just that Bobby's character is steady, and he knows his mission, so he suppresses these negative emotions.
In fact, it was because of Bobby's steady personality that Professor Charles entrusted him with this important responsibility.
That's right, it's a heavy duty!
The first mutant who took the initiative to cooperate with and work with ordinary people, and was still known by others. It all began. What happened to him was going to be the worst, and it was going to be the most difficult, and everything was going to have to happen to him.
Taking a deep breath, Poppy suppressed the grievances in her heart and refocused on her work.
Now Bobby Drake is not just a student, he is also a firefighter, a pioneer in reshaping the relationship between mutants and ordinary people.
Everyone's attitude towards Poppy is not very good. There are those who are indifferent, those who are hostile, and those who are indifferent. It is those who are not close to him.
Poppy was already isolated from the first moment she arrived. No one would talk to him, and some would just scorn him, or even curse at him.
Poppy could only endure it, and it was patience in addition to patience. If it were someone else, the hot-tempered Burning Man Bobby, these firefighters would have almost been burned to ashes.
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"Hurry, hurry, there's a fire in Brooklyn, hurry, everyone, hurry!" The captain shouted loudly.
Hearing the fire, Poppy immediately went into action, and the firefighter's firefighting suit was quickly put on, but no one told him what to do and what to do. So he can only follow behind other people, but even if he follows behind others, no one pays attention to him, and even someone will scold him: "You freak stay away from me." β
"Get out of the way, you freak!"
"Get out of the way! Monster. β
Bobby gritted his teeth and held on, not letting his tears fall, and was reprimanded again and again, but he was silent and silently followed behind everyone.
Riding on the fire truck, he could only crouch in a corner, away from other people's places.
Squeak β
The car stopped.
"Quick, get out of the car!"
Someone set up a ladder, someone had a fire extinguisher, someone had a water gun.
"Captain, I, what am I going to do?"
"Get out of the way for me, get out of the way." The captain yelled at Bobbi very unceremoniously.
Bobby......
The flames burned constantly, the water guns continued to spray, and the water was poured on the flames, so that the flames were somewhat suppressed.
"Quick, rush in. Save. β
Some firefighters rushed in.
Poppy watched from behind, watching the other firefighters go about their jobs, no one paid attention to him at all, no one paid attention to him, and as soon as he gritted his teeth, Poppy also plunged into the flames.
Relying on his ability as an iceman, he can weaken or extinguish the flames, and Poppy rampages through the flames, and soon rushes to the door of a house, hearing the sound of help coming from inside, Poppy doesn't think about it, and crashes into it.
"Help, help! Help me. β
"Where are you? I'm here, where are you? I'm here to save you. Bobby shouted.
"This, hereβahem!"
Bobby rushed forward along the sound, and soon saw a middle-aged woman, quickly rushed forward, and helped the middle-aged woman up.
The middle-aged woman who was helped up by Bobby felt the temperature drop after Bobby approached, and even her face changed when she saw the frost.
"Ma'am, this way, rest assured, we can get out, we will be able to get out soon. Be careful. β
"Fuck off, you, you're a mutant?"
ββ¦β¦ Ma'am, I'm a mutant, but I'm also a firefighter, trust me. Bobby endured the sourness in her heart and instead comforted the woman.
After rescuing the middle-aged woman, Poppy saved several others. Thanks to Bobby's efforts, no one was killed in the fire. The people who were rescued by Bobby avoided Bobbi from a distance, while looking at Bobbi with a monster-like look.
Poppy opened her mouth and couldn't say a word, but tears flowed from her eyes. Even if his personality is stable, he is still a child after all, a minor child.
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Gradually, Poppy has become accustomed to life in the fire brigade and the attitude of those in the fire brigade towards him, but he still persists and works hard in his own way.
Hold a little girl in your arms, control the temperature around you with your own ability, and ensure that the little girl in your arms will not be burned by the flames, and at the same time, some strong flames will also be covered by frost.
After quickly rushing out of the burning building with the girl in his arms, Poppy immediately put the other person down. Because according to Bobby's experience, even if he rescues the other party from the fire, the other party will push him away as soon as he comes out.
"Thank you, big brother!" The little girl smiled sweetly at Bobby, even though the little girl's face was blackened by the smoke, and the smile only showed a row of white teeth. But this smiling face, Bobby thinks it is very beautiful, very bright.
For the first time, Poppy was thanked after saving someone for the first time.
"Fuck off, stay away from my daughter." A middle-aged man pushed Bobby away, held the little girl in his arms, and quickly left the place, away from Bobbie.
The smile that Poppy had just revealed froze, a little restriction, and finally a self-deprecating smile was revealed.
Everyone was rescued, and the fire was extinguished. Poppy left with the rest of the fire brigade.
It's just that at this time, although the other firefighters don't pay much attention to him, the rejection of Poppy is not as strong as it was at the beginning. In particular, the captain saw the scene where Bobby rescued the little girl from the fire, but was pushed away by the other party's father and cursed. There was a slight silence, and he didn't speak, just raised his hand, hesitated, and patted Poppy on the shoulder, then turned away.
Poppy was stunned, standing in place, looking at the back of the captain leaving, he even felt that he had a delusion?
The fireman's work continued, and Poppy charged through the fire again and again, and almost the number of people he saved in the fire alone was enough to exceed the total number of people saved by the rest of the team.
The team's attitude towards Bobby also changed little by little. Although Poppy still seems to be isolated, the situation has improved a lot, and occasionally someone will say a word to him, and this change is little by little, and I can't see anything. But if you compare his first day with the team, you can see a huge change in between.
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The bearded man was holding a child and wanted to rush out, but the flames were getting bigger and bigger, the smoke was getting thicker and thicker, and the situation was getting worse and worse.
Only at this time, suddenly, the burning chandelier fell from the roof. Looking at the chandelier that was about to be smashed on his head, there was a hint of despair in the bearded man's eyes.
"Be careful!" Poppy shouted, and quickly snapped the beard, and the huge chandelier smashed directly on Poppy's body. Poppy let out a cry of pain.
The mustache looked at Poppy who was smashed underneath, his eyes changed, and instead of leaving, he rushed over to remove the big chandelier on Poppy's body.
Poppy obviously didn't expect the other party to come back, because in the entire fire brigade, this bearded man has the worst attitude towards him, he is the one who hates mutants the most. The rest of the fire brigade's attitude towards Bobbi has softened, but this bearded man has not. But he didn't expect that at this time, the mustache would help him instead.
"Boy, don't be in a daze, hurry, let's get out."
"Oh, oh!"
With the power of Bobbi Iceman, the bearded man rushed out of the fire with the rescued child. Looking at the three people who rushed out of the sea of fire together, there was a burst of cheers outside.
"Boy, Bobby. Thank you. Before me, I β all in all, thank you. The bearded man looked at Poppy and finally said thank you.
"Well, that, I, actually......" Poppy was a little dazed and overwhelmed in the face of the bearded thanks.
"Alright Bobby, don't bother with it." The captain walked over at this time and slapped Poppy on the shoulder with a smile on his face.
Poppy's performance during this period of time has been accepted by the captain, especially after the most stubborn bearded man in the fire brigade has accepted Poppy.