Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 488 The Couple Starts Building Their Nest (First Update!)

According to the plan.

Professor X and his entourage were scheduled to travel to JFK International Airport in Washington, D.C., where they would board a private jet that was already prepared to fly to the airport in Washington, D.C., and then, under the escort of the Pentagon, proceed to the Capitol Building to participate in the hearing.

Yes.

Professor X has a private jet, but that's not surprising, since Professor X is already a wealthy man. Otherwise, the annual property tax from just one estate would probably be enough to cover an average person's annual salary.

Therefore, Professor X himself is a beneficiary of the Western Federation, which may be why he chose to try to reconcile mutants and humans.

Maybe not.

Who knows.

Those who believe that human nature is inherently good at birth might not think of Professor X in this way.

But Hawke believed that human nature is inherently evil.

and so--

In short, the very next day, as everyone was preparing to travel together to the international airport, the daughter Chin, who was also in the group, received a phone call from her mother, Wanda.

"what?"

"Should I go back now?"

"Mom, you won't..."

"Oh, sure!"

After listening to Wanda's words on the other end of the phone, Qin, the daughter, agreed and looked at Professor X and the others: "Professor, I need to go back first."

Professor X was just about to speak.

The man standing next to him, already dressed in a suit and tie and looking like a beast trying to imitate a human, said directly, "We'll be passing by Palm Street on our way to the airport."

Jean glanced at the Beast who had spoken, then looked at Professor X: "Or you can go to the airport and wait for me."

She knew that Professor X was somewhat afraid of her father, Hawke.

after all!

A fake beast, attempting to mimic humans and gain their acceptance of his beast, McCoy.

True wild beasts, who devour their prey without hesitation, even enjoy deliberately letting their prey escape after capturing it, just to toy with them.

The good news is that Hawke is her daddy.

and so!
Jean felt no fear of Hawke, but rather a strong sense of security, just like now. Before Hawke came into this world, she found herself considered a mutant, and the world seemed full of malice.

But after her father arrived, this malice suddenly disappeared.

Even if there is malice, she can simply ignore it.

Just like this trip to Washington, if Hawke hadn't come, she would have tried her best to keep Professor X from going to Washington, but now, for some reason, Jean suddenly seemed to be hoping that there really was a trap in Washington, D.C.

She was even somewhat tempted to try something reckless and plunge headlong into this trap.

And all of this was due to the sense of security that Hawke provided.

Even if there really is a trap in Washington, so what? My dad is here. If you try anything underhanded, I'll call my parents.

Qin thought to herself.

Professor X, sitting in his wheelchair, glanced at the time on his watch and did not choose to split up. After all, as Beast McCoy had said, they could pass through Palm Street on their way to JFK International Airport.

After Qin got out of the car behind her and stepped out, she saw her mother, Wanda, who seemed to know she was coming and had already opened the door to wait for her.

but……

Qin's gaze swept past Wanda's shoulder and looked up at the second floor of the house. She was stunned when she heard her elderly father lying on the bed in the master bedroom on the second floor. "Mom, what's wrong with Dad? Has he caught a cold again?"

Wanda followed Jean's gaze and glanced into the house before turning back to Jean, smiling as she said, "Your daddy doesn't have a cold; he's just experiencing the power tide."

Qin blinked.

"Power Tide?"

"Ah."

Wanda nodded and said casually, "Your daddy's power is penetrating this world, so he is also experiencing this tide of power. Don't worry, it's nothing serious. He'll recover in ten days to two weeks at most."

Qin's expression was full of worry: "I'm going to check on Daddy."

Wanda stopped Qin.

"No."

"Can……"

“Your father’s power is surging and out of control. I have now used magic to create an energy barrier. If you go in, the barrier will break and your father’s power will overflow. At that time, most of New York City will probably be destroyed.”

Wanda explained in a serious tone why she wouldn't let Jyn go upstairs to see Hawke.

Because once the piano is up there, and you see it with your own eyes, you'll find that Hawke is completely unharmed.

The reason Jean "saw" Hawk lying on the bed, groaning in a coma, was because of Wanda's scarlet chaos magic, which could alter reality.

Wanda altered Jean's perception the moment she got out of the car. To be precise, she also altered the perceptions of Professor X and the others when their vehicle entered Palm Street.

and so.

Professor X, who was sitting in the car at that moment, also sensed that Hawke's power and aura were fluctuating, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, like the ebb and flow of the tide.

Power Tides?

Professor X's expression also became somewhat strange, after all, this was a word he had never heard of before.

However, after a moment's thought, he understood. After all, Hawke and the others came from outside this universe, so it was perfectly normal for their power system to be different from that of this universe.

But when Professor X overheard Wanda and Jean's conversation, saying that Hawk's powers would be fully unleashed in ten to fifteen days at most, his heart skipped a beat.

reason?

He didn't know, but his intuition told him that it seemed that once Hawk's power descended, it wouldn't be a good thing for them.

This feeling came out of nowhere, because before this, he had been thinking that Hawke would be able to leave their world very quickly after the power descended.

Because Hawke is not Magneto.

No matter how much Magneto wanted to destroy the world, Professor X believed he could make Magneto give up at the last moment.

But what if Hawke wanted to destroy the world...?

He lacked confidence.

I have absolutely no confidence.

So why did I suddenly have this feeling?

Like all those with powerful spiritual energy, Professor X believed that this feeling did not come out of nowhere, but was a warning from the future.

and so--

Professor X pondered the origin of this feeling, his expression growing somewhat serious.

at the same time.

After Wanda touched her daughter Jean's forehead, Jean turned and went back into the car after receiving her mother's assurance that her father Hawke would take good care of him.

After seeing Jean re-enter the car, Storm, who was driving, did not hesitate. She stepped on the gas and drove the vehicle to catch up with the car that was almost at JFK Airport carrying Magneto and the others.

Jean turned her head and glanced at the Palm Street that had already disappeared into the distance. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Professor X beside her. Just as she was about to tell Professor X that she might be returning to her own universe in another half month, she noticed Professor X's solemn expression.

"professor?"

"……Um?"

Professor X snapped out of his reverie and saw the look that Jean was giving him.

Although the Phoenix Force was in the future, Jean, who also inherited Wanda's powerful mental strength, sensed Professor X's fear at this moment and couldn't help but laugh: "Professor, my daddy was never a bad person."

Yes.

Just like her mother Wanda said.

Hawke may not be a good person, but he's certainly not a bad one either.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be going back to our universe with my parents in about two weeks."

"I know."

Professor X understood the underlying meaning in Qin's words and forced a smile: "Congratulations."

Qin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Professor. My father has been here for almost two years. Apart from going shopping with my mother every week, he has stayed at home on Palm Street. As long as no one provokes him, he won't cause trouble, let alone destroy the world."

Professor X felt uneasy upon hearing this.

"Hopefully..."

"Buzz!"

Before he could finish speaking, a massive energy surge erupted from Palm Street, which was three kilometers away from them, and radiated outwards.

This invisible force surged outwards in a ring shape, almost covering most of New York City. Within this area, mutants with exceptionally strong minds, such as Professor X and Jean Grey, were experiencing an invisible energy surge that seemed to depict a golden phoenix soaring through the sky, its wings flapping as it raced through the universe, instantly refining any celestial body it encountered on its path to Earth.

same.

The impact of this invisible energy was not only detected by the mutants on the magical side, but also studied by the federal departments on the scientific side.

The Demon King's Research Lab.

This is a secret department under the Sentinel Special Service, which was secretly established two years ago following the crisis involving Quantico, the Pentagon, and the White House.

This department has only one purpose.

Research!

They studied Hawk, Hawk's power, Hawk's origins, and how to subdue Hawk.

When this invisible energy surge was detected by the signal receiver in their secret safe house right next to Palm Street, an exciting message emerged.

"Appeared."

"The Demon King's power signature code has been generated."

More than that.

Almost as soon as they thought they had finally grasped Hawk's power signature, the conversation between Wanda and Jean at the door was also transmitted into the office.

"Power Tide!"

"Is the Demon King's power unstable during these past two weeks?"

"In half a month, the Demon King's power will descend in full force."

"hiss!"

"We must deliver this good news and bad news to Washington as soon as possible!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)