14. Early in the morning
Darkness, the darkness of all places, rippled around like water waves.
Mei walked in the darkness a little confused, in front of her, there was a little girl holding a bear standing there, Mei saw her, her body began to tremble, everything that happened on the island of Bahrain was like a never-ending nightmare, dragging her into it constantly, repeatedly.
The little girl's face was blurred, but she knew that it was her.
"Sister... Are you going to kill me?"
The little girl asked, the voice didn't look like a child at all, terrifying, low, hoarse, distorted, like invisible tentacles, rolling wildly in the dark mud, where did Mei still have the calmness that a Level 7 agent should have at this time.
In the swaying laughter, she turned and fled, but no matter how she ran, the voice followed her as always, constantly calling her name, constantly preventing her from escaping.
In this battle to confront her deepest fears, May was defeated.
But in the midst of that boundless darkness, at the very front of her running, a warm light suddenly appeared, like a meteor piercing the dark sky, landing in the dark sky with endless scorching heat, bringing the light into this world.
The white light opened a door of light from the landing point, and the light enveloped Mei who fled in panic, engulfing her, and a sense of peace of mind appeared in Mei's heart.
The next moment, in that warm feeling, she opened her eyes, and a gentle voice appeared in her ears,
"Are you awake?"
Mei nodded subconsciously, and at the moment when her consciousness revived, the instinctive self-protection from the high-ranking agent caused her to jump straight from the bed, but then her legs went limp, and she fell to the ground.
It was only then that she could see what was in front of her, a quaintly dressed room, with an old fireplace, various decorations hanging on the wall, and the old man in a dark suit who was sitting in a silver-white wheelchair not far away.
His face is unique, there is no hair, there are no eyebrows, the lines on his face have softened in time, but when he is serious, there is a special temperament, which is the temperament of a big man, and when standing in front of him, no matter how proud people are, they will become submissive.
But what was annoying was that they couldn't always remember the features of this face, because those eyes, those eyes that contained the entire starry sky and the world, were so dazzling that when they came face to face with him, only those eyes were left in Agent May's eyes.
"Don't worry, kid. ”
The old man's hands were on the armrests of the wheelchair, and no one pushed him, so the wheelchair turned around and came to a slow stop next to Agent May, who had risen from the ground.
"I can feel that your heart is quite unsettled, if you have time, you might as well stay here for a few days, I will let Jean do a deep hypnosis for you, about 2-3 times, it can completely heal the rift in your heart. ”
Agent May looked very decent in front of the kind old man, she took a step back, bowed her head and thanked her, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Charles." ”
Yes, the kind old man in a wheelchair in front of him is the person Seber wants to see most during this trip to New York, one of the mutant bipolars who founded Xavier's Gifted Youth Academy, and the mind controller, Mr. Charles Francis Xavier.
In the face of May's thanks, Professor Charles waved his hand, he put his hands on his lap, and said to May with a hint of apology,
"What happened in Bahrain is something we don't want to see, and frankly, I'm also responsible for it, if I could have discovered the hidden dangers there earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer like this, May, it's a painful thing to be entangled in the remnants of a mind manipulator, and I hope you'll consider my advice. ”
The professor glanced at the cold-faced agent, and he smiled mildly,
"I know that for your profession, you instinctively refuse to give away memories and secrets, but I'm sure Director Nick Fury will consider my suggestion, after all, for him, I'm sure he won't want to lose a good subordinate like you... By the way, where is Coulson? I didn't feel his mental fluctuations in New York. ”
Faced with this question, Mei's expression was a hint of embarrassment, and she shrugged her shoulders,
"I'm sorry, Professor, it's a secret. ”
Professor Charles glanced at her, but did not continue to ask, May knew very well that as long as the old man in front of her wanted to know something, as long as he wanted, her resistance in her heart was meaningless, as long as Professor Charles released even the slightest ability, her spirit would collapse, and then take the initiative to say everything she had saved in her mind.
This is the natural enemy of almost all agents and secret organizations, the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., even Director Fury, will have a trace of awkwardness when talking about Professor Charles, no one wants such a natural secret reformer to be around, but on the other hand, the professor himself is a very trustworthy person, he abides by his own rules and will not abuse his power.
Especially in this kind of thing, even if it is within reach, the professor will choose to respect her opinion, which makes Mei worry but also a little heartfelt.
Soon, though, Mei began to focus on something else, and she asked tentatively,
"Mr. Professor, Cybertha?"
"He's here too. ”
Professor Charles nodded, his wheelchair spun lightly on the ground, as if pushed by an invisible ghost, and moved towards the door, "But his situation is much more complicated than the problem you face, come with me, May, you should go and see the poor child's current situation." ”
Agent May followed Professor Charles into the corridors of Xavier's Castle, which was older than the Wayne family's castle, and long ago it was the private domain of the Xavier family, which the Professor contributed as the first academy for mutant teenagers, and the professor's first disciples had become mentors in the academy under his careful training.
For example, the black beauty who walked towards her with a stack of papers, her skin was light black, she was tall, with short silver-white hair, and a pair of beautiful eyes, wearing tight casual clothes and a coat, when she saw the professor, the woman held the documents in her arms and saluted Professor Charles slightly.
"Good morning, mentor. ”
Professor Charles also nodded with a smile on his face,
"Good morning, Auroro, it's up to you to teach those kids this morning, I'm going to take Agent May to take care of something. ”
Auroro agreed with a smile on her face, and then nodded to Agent May with a cold expression, obviously, she didn't have a good impression of these people who were engaged in secret work, and May also knew about Auroro's existence, in fact, the title of "Storm Girl" already had an exclusive file in S.H.I.E.L.D.
Auroro is the Storm Girl, a black beauty whose ability to manipulate the weather, if she wants to, and given enough time, she can create a catastrophic climate, and in previous years, she even sent continuous torrential rains to several arid states at the behest of Congress.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Auroro is almost indistinguishable from the "goddess", and most importantly, when angry, the thunder and lightning that Auroro draws from the sky are exactly the same weapons that angry gods use to punish mortals in myths and legends.
It's a dangerous existence, but Professor Charles discovered her talent at a young age and taught her to be a truly upright person, a female teacher who is harmless most of the time.
"Don't care about Auroro's coldness, May. ”
Professor X stretched out his hand and flicked the door to the basement of the castle 5 meters away, and the heavy metal door in front of him quietly opened, revealing the underground facilities built of silver-white metal, full of a sci-fi flavor, and only mutants in this world can create such integrated underground facilities, according to some gossip, this was made by the powerful mutant who could manipulate metal himself when Magneto and Professor X had not yet broken up.
May followed Professor Charles into the passageway, and the two of them talked about the California mutant riot that had just been quelled, and soon they were at their destination.
In a completely enclosed treatment room, Mei stood outside the heavy glass, looking at the miserable human figure lying in the treatment room, it was Cyber, charred black, as if struck by lightning falling from the sky.
"It was a lucky accident that he survived. ”
Leaning back in his wheelchair, the professor propped his chin in his hands, looking at the silent Cyber in the treatment room, he whispered, "Cyber Hawke, this is a very peculiar compatriot, his peculiarity comes from his ability, which is the ability to be disguised, even I was almost deceived. ”
"Huh?"
Mei looked at the professor suspiciously, and she asked in a low voice, "Isn't Cyber's ability a primary self-healing ability?" ”
"No, self-healing is just a form of his ability manifested in appearance. ”
A nice woman's voice sounded behind the two people, Mei turned around, and saw a beautiful woman in a black dress, a gray trench coat, high heels, and long burgundy hair, her temperament was very similar to Mei, and they all belonged to the type of indifferent appearance.
Her eyes were grayish-blue, which accentuated the cold smell of her, and May knew her too, this was Grey Jean, another disciple of Professor Charles, and a mind manipulator like him.
Jean nodded slightly at May, then put her hands on the back of Professor Charles's wheelchair and pushed him towards the door of the slowly opening treatment room, explaining as she went,
"We don't think that primary self-healing can protect Cyber Hawk from an explosion at that level, at that distance, he is not Vidocq, in fact, Victor can also be injured in such an explosion, and in this regard, Cyber's ability is far more mysterious than we think. ”
Professor Charles took over, and as he stepped into the treatment room, he made a summary,
"It's probably the most bizarre ability I've ever seen, but anyway, Cyber survived, and that's a good thing. ”
He turned his head, and there was a smile on his kind face that could not be refused,
"Agent May, could you please help me get Miss Catherine Kyle Hawke to the Academy? I think Cyber would have been happy to see a caring little friend by his side when he woke up. ”
May was stunned for a moment, then she nodded, glanced at Cyber on the hospital bed again, and then turned to leave.
She knew that Professor Charles had deliberately pushed her apart, obviously, he didn't want May to know too much about Cyber's abilities, but anyway, after knowing why Cyber's injury had come, May felt that she owed him a great favor, and it was reasonable that she shouldn't have been so Cyber anymore.
She only hoped that he would recover quickly, or she would be saddled with a debt that would be difficult to pay off.
(Conscience push: "Witchtopia" We light the fire, in order to illuminate the darkness, we set foot in the unknown, in order to uncover the truth, this is a story about wizards, but it is not the same as other wizard works, beautiful fantasy new products, waiting for you to enjoy the light~)