A foreigner's journey

Police sirens whistled through the streets.

A clearing had been forcibly cleared around the ballroom building, and the night was illuminated by the swaying searchlights.

The first batch of police and firefighters had arrived at the scene, but they did not obtain approval from their superiors to enter the scene for rescue and assistance.

Because the New York police and the Hero Association are in an official partnership, the latter emphasizes that the police should not rashly enter the range of the battle between superheroes and super criminals unless they are forced to do so by their superiors.

This is for the safety of the police.

Superheroes are experts in dealing with super criminals and super villains. Ordinary people who are involved are likely to be affected by the battle.

All the police can do now is to evacuate the crowd, set up isolation belts, and organize rescue for the frightened students.

George Stacy wandered anxiously in the open space. There was no strong vibration in the ballroom, but a blazing fire was burning instead.

Did the superheroes subdue the terrifying giant lizard? Or did the giant lizard win the final victory and enjoy a delicious meal at this moment?

My daughter is still inside. Is she still alive? Has she been found by the ghost spider and the black raven?

George became more and more anxious as he thought about it. He turned around and was about to rush in. His colleagues immediately stopped him. Rushing in now would not only violate the ban, but would also make him a meal for the monster, or a "loss number" when the hero fights the monster.

Suddenly, the crowd around him burst into noisy discussions, and there were also the sounds of a lot of flash photos.

George turned his head to look in the direction of the ballroom and found several figures slowly walking out.

Gwen, who was wearing a short dress covered with a lot of burnt ash, was walking out slowly with Heather, who was also covered in dust, supporting Peter, who was wrapped in a curtain.

"Gwen!!"

George rushed up and hugged his daughter. Then he held her shoulders and pulled away a little, and asked anxiously: "Are you hurt? Did the monster hurt you?"

Gwen smiled and shook her head: "I'm not hurt, Dad. The two superheroes chased the lizard monster away after it was driven away. Heather saved me from the sea of ​​fire and dug Peter out of the ruins, thanks to him."

George turned his eyes to Heather, whose skin color had not yet recovered from the red. The latter stretched out her hand to George a little nervously: "Nice meeting, sir."

George Stacy did not shake Heather's hand, but gave him a strong hug directly: "What a good boy, thank you for saving Gwen."

"Gwen is my... uh, good friend, this is what I should do."

Heather was almost strangled by her future father-in-law. Fortunately, George patted his back and let him go, leaving space for the medical staff who ran over.

Heather looked at Gwen and saw his girlfriend winking at him secretly, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the first impression left on the future father-in-law is not bad?

Thanks to the help of Ghost Spider and her companions, this "monster attack" did not cause any casualties, and at most it frightened the students.

The name of the new superhero [Hell Raven] began to circulate in newspapers and on the Internet. Of course, this was the news spread by Heather and Gwen from the perspective of eyewitnesses.

This year's graduation prom was a failure, but the prom officials still insisted on selecting the prom king and queen they recognized - Ghost Spider and Hell Raven.

The heroic appearance of this superhero duo fighting monsters and rescuing people at the prom made many people present become their die-hard fans, and it was not surprising to choose them as the prom king and queen.

"... This result is not bad, but I can't show off to Mary Jane and the others."

In Heather's rental house, Gwen sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding her ankles with both hands, and her body swayed back and forth slightly like a tumbler.

Heather sat next to her flipping through comics, saying without looking up: "No one gets hurt is the best outcome."

Gwen turned over and sat in Heather's arms: "But I just wanted to show off to Mary Jane and the others! I practiced for so long, and you took advantage of me..."

"Wait a minute! I want to correct it, isn't that a reward? How did I take advantage of you?" Heather said righteously: "You are slandering me."

"Take your hand away first, then talk." Gwen's face turned red.

"I don't. What's wrong with being close to my girlfriend?"

"Hmph... Dad asked me to formally invite you to my birthday party. You have to bring a birthday present this time, okay?"

Gwen put her arms around Heather's neck, trying to pretend to ignore the hands behind her, but her face was getting redder and redder:

"Don't give me something too weird... Oh, no, let's get down to business."

Grabbing Heather's hand and moving it up to her waist, Gwen whispered, "Don't buy an expensive gift. A box of chocolates might be a very suitable birthday gift."

"A book or even better? "Under the Spider's Web" is going to be released as a trial version. I'll ask JJJJ to get me a few copies. Let your dad see my excellent side as a member of the middle class, instead of leaving the impression of me as a firefighter."

Dating without the goal of getting married is all hooliganism. Heather must pass the father-in-law's test if she wants to marry Gwen in the future. At least let the father-in-law see that she has the ability to make money and support the family.

Gwen giggled, her body shaking: "That's a good idea. Dad has always complained that there is no gene for writers in our family. Maybe we can improve it from you?"

"...Improve it now?" Heather hugged Gwen tightly, their faces almost touching.

"Wait until I celebrate my 18th birthday next month, okay? Then..."

The meaning of the words couldn't be clearer.

Heather respected Gwen's opinion, took two deep breaths to calm herself down, and used other topics to divert her attention: "Speaking of which, tomorrow is the day when the hero ranking list is officially announced."

"Well, the list of super villains will also be announced tomorrow."

Gwen lay in his arms, swiping her phone back and forth:

"Do you think [Hell Raven] will be on the list?"

"Are you talking about the superhero list or the super villain list? If it's the latter, you have to worry about Peter. The kid has been scared recently, afraid that he will be put on the villain list." Heather smiled evilly.

"Is Peter still grounded?" Gwen asked curiously.

"That night, Uncle Ben and Aunt May rushed to the scene after receiving a call. They were furious when they saw Peter's miserable appearance. He was grounded for two months. That's too bad. This kid has to ask me to deliver comics to him now."

"Tsk tsk, considering that he made such a big fuss, two months of grounding is already a good result. How far has he studied the ability to control lizard transformation?"

"Lizard transformation can only be triggered when the emotions are extremely excited. Unlike the version that night, even if Peter becomes a lizard man now, he is only about two meters and five meters tall, and his strength is far less than that of beating us up that night.

But Peter can do it by himself 's will to control the body of the lizard man, which is a great progress. Fortunately, he can control himself, otherwise I can't stop him from demolishing his room. "

"Hmm... In the end, all three of us became aliens."

Gwen lay in Heather's arms, pouting: "Oh, I don't want Peter, that idiot, to join the [Nocturnal Animals] group."

"Ghost-Spider, Hell-Raven, Shadow-Lizard, the three of us are nocturnal animals that are not very upright, and it's perfect to form [Nocturnal Animals]. If I don't take him to play, what if he is put on the villain list by the Hero Association in the future? "

Heather coaxed Gwen a few words and made her happy. The two of them stayed on the sofa for a while, and Gwen suddenly said, "Do you think we should go to the Hero Association headquarters tonight to wait?"

"Ah?" Heather was stunned, and then understood what Gwen meant: "You mean, are you afraid that a super villain wants to stop the Hero Association from releasing the villain list?"

"I dare not say about others, but the villain Kingpin will definitely not sit and wait for death."

Kingpin is Ghost Spider's old rival. This guy has not shown up recently. Gwen guessed that he must be planning something.

Heather thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, then don't bring the light bulb, let's go together to join in the fun."

Gwen pecked Heather on the face happily, and then ran to the bathroom to change clothes.

Soon, two figures jumped out of the rental window and quickly disappeared into the night in the distance.