Marvel: I Awake the Little Cosmos-Chapter 534 - 502: The Couple Starts Baiting (First Update!)
As planned.
Professor X and his group are prepared to head to Washington D.C. from John F. Kennedy International Airport, where they will take a private jet to the special zone airport. From there, they will be escorted to Congress Building to participate in the hearing.
Yes. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Professor X owns a private jet, but this is nothing remarkable, as he himself is wealthy. Otherwise, just the annual property tax of a manor would be equivalent to an average person’s annual salary.
Thus, Professor X is an established beneficiary of the Western Federation, which might be why he chooses to attempt reconciliation between mutants and humans.
Or maybe not.
Who knows.
Those who believe that human nature is inherently good might not think this way about Professor X.
But Hawk believes that human nature is inherently evil.
So—
In any case, the next day, as everyone prepared to head to the international airport together, Jean, one of those in the group, received a phone call from her mother, Wanda.
"What?"
"You want me to go back home?"
"Mom, you wouldn’t..."
"Oh, oh, alright!"
Jean listened to her mother Wanda on the other end of the phone, then after agreeing, she turned to Professor X and the others. "Professor, I need to go back home first."
Professor X was just about to speak.
Beside him, a Beast, already dressed up in a suit and tie trying to mimic a human, spoke directly: "We’re passing Palm Street on our way to the airport."
Jean, hearing this, glanced at the speaking Beast, then at Professor X. "Or you can go ahead to the airport and wait for me."
She knew that Professor X was somewhat afraid of her dad, Hawk.
After all!
The fake Beast tries to mimic humans for them to accept the Beast McCoy.
The real Beast, Hawk, would devour people once he acts, even deliberately letting prey escape to toy with them.
But the good news is that Hawk is her dad.
So!
Jean doesn’t fear Hawk at all; instead, she feels a full sense of safety, just like now. Before Hawk arrived in this world, when she discovered she was considered a mutant, the world seemed filled with malice.
But after her dad descended, this malice suddenly vanished.
Even if there was malice, she would ignore it.
Just like this trip to Washington D.C., if Hawk hadn’t arrived, she would have fought hard to keep Professor X from going to Washington. But now, for some reason, Jean suddenly feels a bit of anticipation for there to really be a trap in Washington D.C.
She is even somewhat eager to court death by plunging into such a trap.
All of this is due to the sense of security Hawk brings.
Even if there really is a trap in Washington D.C., so what? My dad is here, if you guys attempt anything shady, I’ll call for parental support.
Jean thought to herself.
Sitting in his wheelchair, Professor X glanced at his wristwatch, choosing not to split the group, as Beast McCoy suggested. After all, their route from here to John F. Kennedy International Airport could pass by Palm Street.
When Jean stepped out of the car, she saw her mother, Wanda, who seemed to know she was coming and had already opened the door waiting for her.
However...
Jean’s gaze passed Wanda’s shoulder, looking towards the second floor of the house, her ears catching the low groans of her father lying in the master bedroom, making her pause: "Mom, what’s wrong with Dad, does he have a cold again?"
Following Jean’s gaze, Wanda turned to glance inside the house, then looked back at Jean with a smile: "Your dad isn’t cold; he’s enduring a power surge."
Jean blinked.
"Power surge?"
"Yes."
Wanda nodded, speaking casually: "Your dad’s power is penetrating this world, so he’s enduring this power surge. Don’t worry, it’ll be over within ten days or half a month at most."
Jean’s expression was full of concern: "I’ll go check on Dad."
Wanda stopped Jean.
"No."
"But..."
"Your dad’s power is surging uncontrollably. I’ve constructed an energy barrier using magic. If you go in, the barrier will shatter, and your dad’s power will leak, likely destroying half of New York City."
Wanda explained seriously why Jean couldn’t go upstairs to check on Hawk.
Because if Jean goes up, she would see that Hawk is completely fine.
At this moment, the reason Jean ’sees’ Hawk groaning in sleep on the bed is due to Wanda’s crimson chaos magic that can modify reality.
Wanda altered Jean’s perception the moment she stepped out of the car, along with altering the perceptions of Professor X and the others when they entered Palm Street.
So.
Professor X, sitting in the car at this moment, also sensed the fluctuating power and aura inside the house, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, like the ebb and flow of Hawk.
Power surge?
Professor X’s expression also became a bit strange, after all, it was a term he had never heard before.
But after thinking for a moment, he was relieved.
After all, Hawk and others come from outside this cosmos, so it’s normal that their power system is different from that in this cosmos.
However, when Professor X heard Wanda and Jean’s conversation, saying that in just ten days to half a month, Hawk’s power would be fully descended, his heart unexpectedly skipped a beat.
The reason?
He didn’t know, but intuition told him that once Hawk’s power descends, it might not be a good thing for them.
This feeling came inexplicably, because before this, he was thinking about Hawk being able to quickly leave their world after his power descends.
Because Hawk is not Magneto.
No matter how much Magneto wants to destroy the world, Professor X felt he could make Magneto choose to let go at the last moment.
But if Hawk wants to destroy this world...
He has no confidence.
Not a bit of confidence.
So why did this feeling suddenly occur?
Like all people with strong mental energy, Professor X also believed that this feeling wouldn’t come without cause, but rather as a warning from the future.
So——
While thinking about the origin of this feeling, Professor X’s expression turned somewhat serious.
Meanwhile.
After Wanda tapped her daughter Jean on the forehead, Jean turned back to the car reassured that her mom would take care of dad Hawk.
Storm, who was driving, didn’t hesitate after seeing Jean get back in the car, stepping on the gas to chase after the vehicle carrying Magneto and others that was almost at Kennedy Airport.
Jean turned her head, glanced at the already distant Palm Street, thought for a moment, and was about to tell Professor X that she might return to her own cosmos in half a month, when she noticed the solemn expression on Professor X’s face.
"Professor?"
"...Hmm?"
Professor X snapped out of his thoughts, seeing Jean’s gaze.
Although the future of the Phoenix Power was uncertain, Jean had also inherited Wanda’s strong Power of the Mind and sensed the fear within Professor X at this moment, couldn’t help but smile: "Professor, my dad has never been a bad person."
Yes.
Just like her mom Wanda said.
Hawk might not be a good person, but he definitely isn’t a bad person.
"If all goes well, in half a month, I will return to our cosmos with my parents."
"I know."
Professor X heard the implications in Jean’s words and forced out a small smile: "Congratulations."
Jean smiled: "Don’t worry, Professor, my dad has been here for more than two years. Except accompanying my mom shopping weekly, he’s always stayed at Palm Street. If no one provokes my dad, he won’t cause trouble, let alone destroy this world."
Professor X heard this and felt the unease within his heart.
"Hopefully as..."
"Buzz!"
Just as he hadn’t finished speaking, a massive energy surge instantly expanded and impacted from Palm Street, which was already three kilometers away from them, as its center.
This force was invisible, spreading in a ring shape, almost covering more than half of New York City. Within this range, mutants with strong minds, such as Professor X and Jean, seemed to see a golden flaming Phoenix soaring in the cosmos. On its path towards Earth, every celestial body encountered was instantly incinerated by this Phoenix Fire.
Similarly.
This invisible energy surge was not only caught by mutants of the magical side but was also studied by the Federal departments of the scientific side.
Demon King’s Laboratory.
This is a department under a mysterious agency, specifically the Sentinel Special Service Bureau, secretly established two years ago in light of crises at Quantico and the Pentagon, as well as the White House.
This department has only one purpose.
Research!
They research Hawk, study Hawk’s power, investigate Hawk’s origins, and also develop ways to counter Hawk.
When this invisible energy surge was captured by a signal receiver secretly established in a safe house right next to Palm Street, an exciting message emerged.
"It has appeared."
"The Demon King’s power signature has appeared."
Not only that.
Almost at the moment they felt they had captured Hawk’s power signature, the content of the conversation between Wanda and Jean just outside the door had already reached this office.
"Power Tide!"
"In this half-month period, the Demon King’s power is unstable?"
"In half a month, the Demon King’s power will fully descend."
"Hiss!"
"This good news and bad news must be quickly relayed to Washington!"
"..."
