Chapter 24: Spider-Man's Memories (Part II)
"Huh."
Peter Parker smiled, not directly refuting Bobby's naivety.
He went back to his bedroom and pulled out a box from inside.
"Let's take a look, that's what I reported when I first showed up in New York. You'll get the idea. ”
Bobby, John, and Pete sat together, took the box, and flipped through the newspaper clippings about Spider-Man that Peter Parker had left behind.
The New York Journal – Who is it? Dress like a robber and take to the streets and threaten the safety of the public! Is this the annihilation of humanity or the degradation of morality!
Clarion Daily – Shocked! Another public facility destroyed by criminals in spider suits! When will his violent behavior stop!
New York Children's – Watch out for your kids, there's a big spider infested!
The New York Times – Janitor: "I just finished cleaning the window when such a big bundle of spider silk fell again!" ”
New York Culture - Jack (pseudonym): "I just looked too much at the passing, and he suddenly ran over and beat me up!" ”
There are more than a dozen newspaper clippings, among which there is no repetition at all, they are all criticizing Spider-Man from all angles and directions.
The more the three of them looked at it, the more frightened they became, and they didn't expect that Spider-Man's newborn life would be so bumpy.
"These are the reports that I just started to debut, and there is a layer below that, which is the report from a year ago."
Following Peter's prompt, the trio continued to look down.
The New York Times – Spider-Man fights crime, so what else do you need the police to do? Strongly condemn this act of personal violence!
New York Weekly – Shocked, Spider-Man's wanted amount has risen again!
New York Post – Driver who caused the accident: "The Spider-Man who hanged from the building dazzled my eyes!" "Another sad car accident happened.
Clarion Daily – Who can stop this spider maniac!
And so on and so forth, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth Underneath the last clipping is a stack of Spider-Man's wanted notices: from $5,000 to a staggering $100,000, even six months ago.
After reading these newspaper clippings, the three people, who were still fantasizing about superheroes, fell into an unspeakable silence. This is the shattering of dreams, the tragic collision of fairy tales and reality.
After a while, John first came to his senses and said to Peter in disbelief.
"So, you're still a superhero? I'm long gone! ”
"Newspapers are one thing, New York is another. What you do, not everyone will selectively forget. ”
Peter smiled at John's incredibleness.
"I thought about giving up, too. But my uncle once said: with great power comes great responsibility. I once took off my spider suit for two months. But when it did, I realized that my body reacted faster than my brain. ”
"If I have to say it, I'm used to being a superhero."
Stuffing the newspaper clippings that the three of them had brought back into the box one by one, Peter said to them half-jokingly.
"I've been using that to push myself. I often say to myself: Hey, man, did you see that? If you don't work hard, it's exactly the same as those unscrupulous media say! ”
At this, Peter's eyes froze, and his tone became solemn.
"So, as a superhero senior here, I want to remind you a word. It's a really hard road. And your identity is destined to be more difficult than I was back then. ”
Colossus drank the Coke in his hand silently, pinched the aluminum can hard, and threw it into the trash can on the side.
Poppy didn't say anything more, but the Coke in his hand was already frozen into pieces.
"What, this won't work?"
Looking at the three people with decrepit faces, Wang Dali smiled and shook his head. We're still kids.
"Alright, put away your shattered dreams. Now, let me take you on a look at another superhero who is known in New York and around the world. ”
"Peter, thank you for your help, I'll take them away first."
Beckoning to Spider-Man, Wang vigorously pulled open a portal. The three of them hurriedly followed after saying goodbye to Peter.
When they reappeared, they found themselves in a laboratory with a fairly high level of technology. It's full of large mechanized equipment and even robots.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from this laboratory.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Mighty."
"Good afternoon, Jarvis."
After saying hello to Tony Stark's personal intelligent butler, Wang Dali found a chair and sat down. Soon, Tony, who was still wearing lightproof and explosion-proof glasses, walked out of the laboratory.
He wasn't surprised to see Wang Dali, but just pointed to the trio on the side and asked.
"You're here, they're here?"
"Professor X's students, I'll take them to a few lessons."
Wang Dali explained to Tony, turned to the three who were refreshed again.
"Tony Stark, Iron Man, don't I need to say anything else, right?"
"Class?"
Tony Stark removed the orange glasses from the bridge of his nose and pulled out a glass of fresh orange juice from the freezer next to him.
"Well, that's a nostalgic word. I haven't taken classes since I was eighteen years old and self-taught with a double bachelor's degree. ”
Noticing Wang Dali's eyes looking at the orange juice in his hand, Tony smiled helplessly.
"I recently had a bit of an alcoholic liver and Pepper not only didn't let me drink, but he also had Jarvis monitor me. Send the video to her as soon as you find it. ”
"Sir, this is for your health."
Jarvis said in 'righteous words', scolding his master.
"So, what are you bringing these kids to me for?"
"They're going to be superheroes, so I'm bringing them to you, a senior, to learn from them."
"Looking for me?"
Regarding Wang Dali's statement, Tony Stark is still a little cautious. This was the first time he had heard praise words about himself from Wang Dali's mouth.
It's just that, with Tony Stark's temperament, he will be uncomfortable if he doesn't pretend to force him for a minute.
"It's probably going to disappoint you. My path to superheroes, they're probably not going to learn. ”
"I'm not going to let them learn from you, not everyone dares to fight in armor worth $200 million."
Wang Dali said. The rich rely on technology, and the poor rely on mutation. Although there are also existences that rely on both technology and mutation, this will obviously not be the three behind Wang Dali.
"Sit down, don't be restrained."
Nodding to the mutant trio, Tony took out a few other drinks from the freezer, placed them on the workbench next to him, and sat down on another stool about three meters from the king.
"It's rare for you to ask me to do something. Say, I'll say yes to everything. ”