New York
Arthur flew calmly around the city in his Spectrum uniform. As he flew, he ate donuts with caramel from a paper bag.
«Delicious, said the silver-haired man.
«Can you hear me, Spectre?! I know you're in there! - Spectre stopped in mid-air when he heard a painfully familiar shout. - I am J. Jonah Jameson, I will not leave this newcomer's shenanigans unknown! - Shouted Jay on the giant screen.
«Have I become the scapegoat until Spider-Man shows up...? - Evans asked.
«He defeated the Crushers single-handedly! Defeated the Juggernaut! And without any major destruction! Maybe the rest of the heroes need to learn tact from him! - asked the head of the Daily Bugle.
And then Spectre almost dropped the bag.
«Am I glitching, or is he praising me...? - he asked. I'm going to be hated by the other heroes. I mean, he's like an arsehole....
«That doesn't mean he wears a mask to hide his identity! If he keeps this up, he's going to slide down to the villains! - shouted Jonah.
«And now it's JJ," replied Arthur.
Suddenly there was an explosion and Chestnut almost dropped the doughnuts. He left them in the mouth of the gargoyle statue and then flew towards the explosions and screams. What Arthur saw made his jaw drop. They were three ginormous hydra robots that appeared to be skulls with cannons on top and each with eight mechanical tentacles. Underneath were big robots about three metres tall with big laser turrets instead of cannons.
«Let's go," Spectre said, standing up.
He began firing black energy from his fists at the Hydra robots.
«Hoora-hoora-hoora-hoora-hoora-hoora-hoora! - The silver-haired man fired black bullets from his fists.
Immediately after that, Evans was covered in black energy and rammed the head of one of the robots several times. After that, the robot fell down. Then he severed the other robot's tentacles with a black energy blade. Then, as the third was about to fire, Arthur threw a blob of white energy at the muzzle, completely sealing it. The cockpit exploded and the robot fell. After each robot's head fell, the robot lowered its head to the ground. Immediately afterwards, it sealed the slots of the hatches.
«Whew... Dealt with the big ones- The silver-haired man wiped away his sweat as he exhaled.
Immediately after, he ducked from the bombardment of the big guy robots. Spectre made a wall of tarmac, ducking down. Evans looked up and saw a helicopter with the S.H.I.T.A. emblem on it.
«And I didn't order the cavalry! - he shouted.
Immediately after that a girl of medium height with a good figure and quite athletic jumped down from the helicopter. She was wearing a black jacket over a white T-shirt, black jeans with a belt and boots. As she fell, blades like Wolverine's claws emerged from her fists, but without the ones in the middle. She sliced through the front armour of one of the robots and the robot fell on its back with a shriek. Then the girl let the claws out of her boots and used them to climb onto another robot and pierce its head with the claws from her fists. The other robot shot at its mate, trying to hurt the girl. She in turn jumped over to the shooter and sliced its head off with her claws. And so she sliced up all the robots. Arthur watched with a sagging jaw. When she was done, she stood there with a puff of breath.
«Holy shit... - Evans said, removing the mask from his face but keeping his glasses on. - Thank you or something...
Immediately after, the girl flew at him with her claws.
«Ouch! - the hitman started to dodge and parry the attacks.
At one point, when she could have pierced his head, Evans knocked her arm aside and then threw it over his shoulder. The claws of the girl's other hand accidentally went under her stomach.
«Ah!" causing the girl to essentially impale herself.
The silver-haired man flinched, stepping back. But then dodged the blade from the girl's leg a moment later.
«What the...?! - Spectre asked, then saw the girl pull the blades out of her stomach.
Her wounds, however, had healed. Evans put on a mask, then began to dodge.
«Oh, for fuck's sake! - Arthur flew upwards. - Sorry mate, I don't have time for Agent Fury's cracked head, he says hello by the way - he flew towards the gargoyle.
«23! What does that mean?! - she heard Fury screaming on her communicator.
«Sir, you asked me to track Spectrum, didn't you? I got and memorised his scent - the girl replied.
«Good... Head towards the object, run!Just after that, a helicopter landed. The girl climbed into it, sitting down on one of the seats.
Evans' house
Arthur walked to the house in his usual fashion with a bag full of donuts and donuts. He walked in, slamming the door shut.
«'Mum, I'm home - said Evans.
«Good - Aria replied from the kitchen.
«I bought donuts and donuts - The brown-haired man left the bag in the kitchen.
«Yay! Yay! - Miss Evans took out one donut and chewed on it.
«Well, I'm going to go to my room for a nap - Arthur took the stairs and headed upstairs.
«Yeah... - His mum nodded, and then turned sharply pale.
***
At that very moment Arthur opened the door to the room and froze. Standing with her back to him was a girl about his age, but shorter by a head and forehead. She had dark brown hair down to her shoulder blades, fair skin and brown eyes. She had a great figure and physique. And it was visible because she was standing in a black bra and had her jeans off. Abruptly she noticed him and silence fell. Both of them blushed.
«Ah!" the girl suddenly threw the first thing that came to hand at him.
In this case it was a reference book that landed on Arthur's nose. The chestnut collapsed and a trickle of blood came out of his nose.
«Arthur! There's something in your room...! - Aria came running up to the first floor and stopped talking when she saw her son.
Miss Evans looked at the girl. She blushed, covering herself with her hands.
«Laura, what did you kill him with...? - Aria asked.
«Я... Я... He came in unexpectedly and... - she replied, pointing to the textbook.
«Beautifully bumped... - Aria scratched the back of her head. - Get dressed! - Evans shouted.
Laura closed the door and the mother leaned over to her son.
«Arthurchik... - she began to pat him lightly on the cheek. - Arthurchik, get up...
Artur opened his eyes, grabbing his nose.
«Ouch... Mum, did I get an electric shock or the door? - he asked, grabbing the back of his head.
Then Locke ran up to him and started licking his master.
«Quiet, brother, I'm alive - the brown-haired one stroked his head and sat down, wagging his tail. - But 97 per cent...
Kitchen
Arthur and Laura were sitting in the kitchen, and Aria was adjusting the bandage on her son's nose while she put an ice pack on his head. The dark brown haired girl was wearing a white t-shirt with open shoulders, blue jeans with a belt and shoes.
«Shit. That hurts... - said the chestnut.
After that Locke brought a bag of bandages.
«Lok, thank you - Aria took the bag from the dog.
«Is he trained at the circus or something? - Laura asked, looking after the dog.
«No, he's just smart.
«Mum, listen, I was hit by some bad man on a lorry and I hit my head, who is she anyway? - Arthur nodded towards the girl.
«Hey! - Laura shouted.
«Arthur, this is Laura your cousin, she will be studying at Midtown School while her parents are abroad - smiled Aria.
«Yeah... What was she doing in my room? - Arthur asked, looking at his mum.
«Well, she needed to change her clothes, and I'll deliver the furniture to her room tomorrow, so I thought....
«What if she'd thrown a pair of scissors at me? - Evans asked.
«Look, I said I was sorry! - shouted Laura.
«Yeah. Sis, damn it.... - He replied, and then he put the bag away and Aria started bandaging her head with a small bag of ice. - They wouldn't believe anyone.
«By the way, she's going to the same class as you," said the brown-haired girl.
And then Arthur turned pale, turning to his mum.
«For what...? - he asked.
«'Come on, Arturchik, please, you'll help her settle in, won't you? - Aria asked.
Arthur only got up and headed for the stairs, holding his head.
«Do you want one or two pillows, Sister? - Evans asked, turning round.
Miss Evans exhaled a sigh of relief.
«One, but a big one, Laura replied.
«Accepted - the chestnut boy walked up the stairs to the top of the stairs.
Aria looked at him and then turned to Laura.
«What are you doing?! You're supposed to protect him and keep him alive! - The brown-haired woman shouted in a whisper as she began to give her a chokehold.
«I'm sorry, Miss Evans, I'll try not to let it happen again! - she replied hoarsely, trying to pull her hand away.
«In front of him, I'm an aunt, remember," she let go, then picked up the pan. - Or I'll smash both you and Fury's head, and it's adamantium-coated!
«Okay... Auntie," Laura replied.
With that, Aria turned to the passage and saw Arthur with a pillow on his shoulder. He was standing there flapping his eyes.
«Mum, if I didn't know Laura was my sister, I would have thought you were threatening to break her head... - said the brown-haired one.
«Do you want the fritter or the bacon chatter? - Aria asked.
«Chatterbox... - answered Laura.
«Okeydokey," the brown-haired girl went to the cooker.
«Arthur, are you going to eat? - asked the mother to her son.
«I think so... I'll have my favourite burger, if I may - Evans answered.
«What's your favourite? - Laura asked.
«With a piece of breaded chicken, melted cheddar cheese, mustard on the top bun, ketchup on the bottom bun, beef patty and a lettuce leaf - answered Arthur.
Laura salivated at the sound.- Well, I see the eggs are cancelled and two burgers are on order - Aria put the frying pan down and switched on the electric cooker.
«Well, I'm going to go through five more levels of your game Mum," Arthur replied, heading towards the hall.
«Like hell you will! I've added three new bosses! And you're not going to beat them! - she shouted.
«What the...? - Laura asked, eyes wide.
«О... I'll show you," Evans led her into the hall.
Aria grinned as she started cooking.
***
Arthur and Laura were sitting in the hall with joysticks. The dark brown-haired girl sat cross-legged on the couch, and the chestnut-haired girl on the floor in the same pose. The girl was examining the joystick from all angles.
«Have you never played video games or what...? - Evans asked.
«I have. But on a computer... - she said.
«It's a tough case... - Chestnut said quietly to the side, then held out the instructions. - At least read them.
Laura opened the instructions and a bunch of others fell out. She looked at them with a sour face.
«I'll figure out the game - she took the joystick.
«Well, choose a character and get in - Arthur replied, taking the joystick.
The dark brown-haired girl started poking at the buttons with her index finger. Arthur shook his head, rolling his eyes.
«Welcome to the game," said Shin, who suddenly appeared on the screen. - A new player has been detected, you need to choose a character to start the game - a new list of character icons appeared.
Laura started poking her finger roughly. With each poke, the brown-haired man twitched.
«Be gentle, God damn it, take pity on the joystick," Evans said. - It's Peter's favourite.
«Don't buzz," she said, staring at the screen. - Oh, that's the one I want," Laura pointed at the screen.
Arthur turned to the screen and patted his eyes. There was a girl of athletic build with tanned skin, wearing a leather bikini, a hide cloak with a hood, black leather bracelets on her wrists and ankles, a sabre-toothed tiger's skull or mask on her face. The eyes through the skull were blood red. On her back was a sword with a broad blade of jagged bone and a hilt tied with a black bandage. Hakuba who was in the other icon turned around and almost dropped his scythe.
«Indeed... Warrior Nalla... She's a pretty good character, Arthur replied.
«Come on, show me how to kill assholes," said Laura.
Evans just pressed a couple of buttons and their characters were on the spawn.
«Follow me, we'll level you up, I know a place - Arthur directed his character along the road to the forest.
«So... - Laura started to guide her character, sticking her tongue out slightly to the side.
Arthur did a facepalm.
«Lord, give me strength - he continued the game.
Aria looked out of the kitchen, grinning. After a couple of minutes, Laura started screaming about being hammered by the mobs.
«Why can't you get anything and I can get blown away?! - Kinney asked.
«Look at your character levels, you're only at level three, and I'm already at level one hundred and twenty," Evans replied.
«Cheater! - she shouted.
«No, you're just a lamer," Arthur replied.
«How did you swear at me...? - Laura asked.
But nobody had time to say anything further, because someone knocked on the door.
«Are we expecting someone? - Laura asked.
«М? - Aria looked out of the kitchen.
«Ah! Shit, that's it! - Arthur got up and ran to the door. - I almost forgot, yikes.
Before he could see, Aria pulled out a laser pistol and two blades appeared from Laura's fists. Arthur opened the door at the same time. Behind it stood Elena.
«Hi. - She said with a slight smile.
«Hi Lena - smiled the chestnut man.
At this time Aria hurriedly hid her trunk and Laura retracted her claws.
«Thank you for inviting me over.
«No problem - Arthur replied, after which left the aisle.
Elena entered and then handed him a paper bag. When he opened it, Arthur nodded in satisfaction.
«'Meet Elena. This is my mum. - He said pointing to Aria. - And this is Laura, my cousin.
«Nice to meet you, I'm Elena.
Elena was then bombarded with a barrage of questions from Aria and Laura, during which Arthur managed to sneak off to his room with the present. There were parts and some devices. Arthur put on his glasses and pulled out a screwdriver. Then he pulled a box out of his desk. Inside it too were parts and such. Evans started taking things apart and soldering things together.
«Are you new in town or something? - Aria asked.
«Where did you live before? - Laura asked.
The hail of questions made Elena a little dizzy.
«Oh. - they covered their mouths with their hands.
«I came to the city a week ago, and I started school recently. Papers. Before... I used to live in Europe, but my parents decided to send me to my uncle in New York.
«Well, my friend also lived near Europe, and a friend of mine lives there too," Aria answered, thinking. - Oh, I'm starting to talk already," she grinned.
Laura grinned, covering her mouth with her palm.
«Let's go and have tea," Miss Evans led Helena into the kitchen.
Kinney went along with them.
***
Arthur, who was sitting in his room, suddenly smelled a slight smoke.
«Something's burning... - he took off his neck glasses and left the room.
The smell was coming from the kitchen.
«The Japanese case! - Evans ran downstairs.
The brown-haired man ran into the kitchen and turned off the oven that had four burgers in it. The paraplegic opened it and exhaled. The girls didn't even look away from the conversation at him. Chestnut's jaw dropped with shock.
«Holy shit... - said Chestnut.
«Actually it was like that. - Elena finished her story.
Aria and Laura laughed, causing a look of incomprehension on the girl's face. Arthur, while the girls laughed, put the burgers on plates and set them out.
«Oh... What a thing to happen! - Said Laura, wiping away a tear.
«Yeah! I can imagine their faces when you showed them the contents.
«Yeah. They were quite shocked.
Arthur sat down on a chair and coughed into his fist.
«Oh! - The girls shouted when they saw him.
«How did you get here! - Laura asked.
«Yeah, I've been here for about five minutes, or since I came running at the smell of burning burgers," replied Arthur, looking at the watch on his wrist.
«I guess we got carried away. - Elena said.
«So much so that you ignored the fact that I ran into the kitchen like lightning - replied the brown-haired man taking a burger with a napkin and taking a bite.
«Yum... - Laura started eating too, taking the burger with both hands. - Gheeeeeeee! Delicious, Auntie Aria!
«What about it? - Aria also took one hand and started eating. - Lenochka, you eat too.
«Thank you. - the white-haired girl took the burger and took a bite. - Delicious... - she smiled.
«What about it? - Arthur asked this time, then poured himself a lemonade. - Lemonade who's having lemonade?
And then everyone set their glasses down.
«"Mhm... An evening amongst two beautiful girls and my mum.... Should I rejoice or cry?" - Arthur thought.
They took glasses of lemonade and clinked them together.
To be continued...
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