novel-bin Chapter 897 One Friend
Chapter 897 One Friend
Chapter 897 A Friend
After extricating himself from the Avengers, Peter finally had time to head to the Spider-Man base for his own Spider-Man Christmas party. On the way, he swung on his webs while surveying his surroundings, checking to see if any fools were out causing trouble at this hour.
But it seems not. A big reason why the Defenders chose to hold their Christmas party in the afternoon was that there would be a chaotic party at night. However, this resulted in different superheroes being in charge of different times of the day in New York, thus keeping New York relatively safe at each time.
Probably. For example, Peter saw Chief George Stacy busy on the road, directing his henchmen to put out fires everywhere. Peter kindly went down to help and, after helping them catch a thief who was driving away on the road, asked Chief George, "Hello, Sheriff, oh, Chief, are you going home for Christmas tonight?"
George Stacy glanced at Peter, then shook her head. "I'm afraid there's no way around it. By the time I get home, it'll be 11 or 12 o'clock. Don't worry about me, Spider-Man, I can still have Christmas in the office."
Both sides knew what they were talking about, but neither wanted to say it directly, so they had to finish their conversation in this veiled manner. After Peter realized that George wouldn't be going home that night, he glanced at the time and, thinking he still had some time, strolled around the nearby blocks to help maintain order before heading to the Spiderweb base.
Peter hadn't even reached the Spiderweb base when he saw Lightning standing at the entrance. Curious, he walked up behind Lightning, and before he could say anything, Lightning turned around, came over, and hugged Peter.
"Hey, buddy, I guess, you're welcome?"
"Oh, yes, yes, thank you, Spider-Man, you're right." Lightning looked very excited: "My dad and I took care of those corrupt cops, I beat them all up, then we went to Papa John's, we ate pizza together, and after we finished eating, he—he recognized me."
Peter's original advice to Lightning was that after these matters were resolved, Lightning would voluntarily tell his father his true identity. However, the process seemed to have some twists and turns, such as the part about going to Papa John's for pizza, which was not originally in Peter's plan.
Lightning and his dad ate a pizza, and then his dad opened the box.
Peter simply nodded after listening, then asked, "And then, what happened?"
Lightning skipped over many details and went straight to the ending with Peter: "In short, I don't know how I got through that time. I think I saw him sitting on the roof crying, just crying, and then drinking. Oh, I just took him to a nearby spot, and he bought some alcohol on the way. We talked for a while, but I... I can't really say."
"When I was little, I remember him taking me to listen to those old records, and I saw him in his police uniform scaring bad guys to the ground with just one shout. Then I grew up, and he became an alcoholic thug. Then I beat him up, and I found out he was nothing special. Later I found out he was a—he had a bad time in the police station."
"But today I suddenly realized that perhaps what hasn't changed is him, and the one who has truly changed is me. I've seen so many different things. As I grow up, what I see becomes increasingly different. But he hasn't changed. He's still that honest, somewhat kind-hearted cop who, when he sees other bad cops doing bad things, doesn't dare to say anything."
After Flash finished speaking, he stood at the entrance of the Spider Web base and remained silent for a while. Peter didn't say anything either, just waited for him there until Flash scratched his head and said, "Uh, actually I did lie to you, little Spider."
"I know."
Lightning looked at Peter in surprise: "You know?"
"My spider-sense has evolved to the point where it can detect lies, so when you said you felt you bullied others because you discovered the reason you bullied others was because you hated yourself, I knew you were lying."
"Oh, that—"
Lightning scratched his face a little embarrassedly: "Because—well, anyway, I didn't realize it myself. My sister found out I was bullying other people at school and told me, saying I was just like my dad. At that time, I couldn't stand hearing things like that, but—"
This is true.
Throughout junior high, even after his younger sister told him about it, which reduced his bullying of classmates, it did not change the fact that he was a school bully.
It was Spider-Man's appearance that made Flash realize some other possibilities. The first hero to appear on the street, someone that everyone could approach, or perhaps Spider-Man's appearance was just right, telling Eugene Thompson that a person can choose to be a certain kind of person without any reason, without any past mistakes or complicated causes.
"Anyway, thank you, Spider-Man."
"You're welcome, Lightning. Speaking of which, it's Christmas today, and I've prepared a Christmas present for you, but before that, I have something to tell you."
Peter removed his mask as he spoke: "You're a good friend, so I felt I shouldn't keep it from you who Spider-Man is."
Peter clearly saw the shocked look on Eugene Thompson's face, who stammered, "Peter Parker?"
"Surprised?"
"Of course, I mean, oh, wait a minute—"
Flash was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in shock, "Spider-Man is my classmate?!"
"Actually, most of the people who come to the party are... The number of superheroes from Midtown High School is beyond your imagination, Lightning."
Peter was about to step into the elevator when Flash went in first. "Oh, okay, wait, what was I going to say? Right, I feel like S.H.I.E.L.D. is acting weird, but I also feel like I shouldn't be going it alone, since S.H.I.E.L.D. still needs my help in many areas. What do you think I should do, Spider-Man? I mean—Peter? Uh, Parker?"
"Just call me Peter."
Before the lightning could turn around, Peter used a spider silk to pick up a piece of paper that had fallen to the ground. It contained a note written by an old friend.
He's unaware that the symbiote is greatly influenced by the first host, and that the symbiote can affect other hosts. Should we tell him?
"That's up to you to decide."
"—Little Spider? Are you talking to me?"
Peter smiled and walked into the elevator with Lightning: "Yes, it's up to you to decide."
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