Marvel's Speedster

Entering December, the weather is getting colder and colder. The temperature has been hovering below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for several days. After several days of turbulent dark clouds brewing in the low temperature, the first snow of this winter finally fell over the city.

Pieces of white, fluffy snowflakes are slowly falling from the sky, dressing this huge city with dense skyscrapers into a piece of silver makeup, reflecting a faint light in the dark.

On the brightly lit streets, the hustle and bustle of the world did not end due to the snowfall. The voices of people, cars and music from various shopping malls intertwined, adding a touch of warmth to the cold world.

Looking along the endless street, countless vehicles with flashing lights are slowly passing through the snow. Pedestrians on the side of the road have changed into thicker winter clothes, and occasionally they come across a homeless man covered in newspapers and plastic bags. , There will also be people who show kindness and generously throw them a few coins.

Phil Coulson walked alone in the crowd. He had just finished the task assigned by S.H.I.E.L.D. Before returning to the local branch to report on the execution, he first came to a cafe near the shopping street. He was going to pick up a part-time job there. Girlfriend Audrey, who plays cello for guests, is off work.

Following the flow of people through a long street and two intersections, Phil Coulson arrived at his destination. Through the window of the dessert cabinet outside the store, he saw his girlfriend who was pulling the strings. Audrey is not beautiful, but her temperament is quite elegant. At this moment, her expression is very devoted, her body is swaying with her waving arms, and she is completely immersed in the melody of the music. Seeing her full devotion, Phil Coulson felt his heart gradually calmed down, as if washed by a clean hot spring. Although it was still cold outside, he seemed to be bathed in warm sunshine.

He didn't open the door to go in right away, but stood by the window, staring inside through the glass window, waiting for the remaining smell of gunpowder smoke to dissipate with the wind.

Few people in the At the moment store noticed the outside. They were far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and they were drinking fragrant drinks around the table, talking and chatting, or reading newspapers and magazines with the rising heat in their cups.

In this brick-built retro shop, Audrey was dressed in a musician’s dress, holding a cello and accompanied by another musician to the young girls standing by the fireplace. They were performing Heine’s poems—— -- "Riding on the Wings of Singing".

"...on the wings of song,

Follow me dear,

Violet smiled and whispered,

Looking up at the bright star,

The rose whispers her fragrant mood,

The gentle and lovely antelope,

Jump over and listen carefully,

The waves of the holy river in the distance,

There was an uproar..."

The clear melody and soft accompaniment paint a warm and romantic picture. It seems that the girl is riding on the wings of singing, going to the banks of the Ganges with her dear ones, listening to the gurgling sound of the holy river in the distance on the quiet moonlit night full of red flowers, jade lotus, roses, and violets, in the coconut grove Enjoy the joy of love and dream of happiness.

During the melodious singing, chatterers stopped whispering, newspaper readers took off their glasses, and people turned their heads to listen to the singing quietly.

Phil Coulson looked at the people inside, and gradually a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He patted off the snowflakes on his head and shoulders, held his two cold hands in front of his chest, rubbed them hard a few times, and took a few breaths of hot air, Just as he was about to walk to the door, he held onto the handrail to open the door. Suddenly, the door opened by itself, and a burly man with silver hair and shawl came out from the inside. When he was about to pass Phil Coulson, the big man suddenly seemed like He found something, so he stopped immediately, stood between Phil Coulson and the store door with a blank face, and stared at him with sharp eyes condescendingly.

The man just approached slightly, and Phil Coulson's heart immediately trembled, and the hairs all over his body stood up involuntarily.

"Hi, is there anything I can do for you?" He greeted in a harmonious voice, with one hand reaching into the hem of his clothes to hold the handle of the gun, he took a slight step back, his body curled up slightly, and he was ready to enter at any time The state of intense exercise.

However, the big man didn't answer, just looked at him with wide eyes, and at the same time his nose moved slightly, as if he wanted to sniff out something from Phil Coulson.

S.H.I.E.L.D's high level agent was a little embarrassed when the other party refused to evade. He didn't want to have a conflict with such a tough hand for no reason, and he couldn't just turn around and leave, so the two of them froze for a while.

Fortunately, the girl singing inside discovered the situation at the door in time, and ran out to call the big man back, so Phil Coulson was able to get out of this inexplicable danger.

"I'm sorry sir, Victor's head was injured." The girl pointed to her forehead and apologized to the agent repeatedly. He bared two sharp canine teeth.

"It's okay, it's okay." Phil Coulson waved his hands again and again. At this time, he recognized that the girl apologizing was the girlfriend of a young scientist who had recently gained fame. He didn't expect her to bow down and sing in such a small shop.

Probably to sharpen his singing voice, the high level agent thought. He had some discernment, and he could tell that girls didn't look like academy students who had undergone long and rigorous training. According to the standard of a singer, her voice quality is not strong enough, and her performance skills are also weak. It is just right for a performance in a coffee shop with limited space, but if it is on the broad stage of Broadway, it will seem a little insufficient.

Many singers have gone through this stage, quietly growing up in bars or coffee houses, and then expecting to become famous on stage.

However, when this girl named Mary Jane sang, she also had agility that other singers did not possess. In the dimness, Phil Coulson could hear a kind of youthful nostalgia, just like being transformed into the girl in the song, Happy to enjoy the precious time of innocence and happiness. Every time her eyes flicker and Gu Pan soars, this feeling becomes stronger.

This rare temperament makes the girl look extraordinarily different, even if she only has simple light makeup and pure hairstyle, her appearance looks exquisite and flawless under the gentle light.

The appearance of such a girl made Phil Coulson somewhat unexpected. He watched the girl bring the big man back to the store, but he didn't follow him in. Instead, he subconsciously looked around again, as if he wanted to find out if there were any S.H.I.E.L.D around. colleague.

He wasn't worried about any troubles, on the contrary, troubles were always the guiding light of A.I.E.L.D. Agents, what he was worried about was whether something would happen and his girlfriend would be involved.

Phil Coulson has always kept the boundaries between work and private affairs very clear. He doesn't like to mention his relationship status with his colleagues, and he doesn't want anyone to know that he is in a relationship with Audrey—although this is inevitable--- -If possible, he even wanted to divide himself into two halves, one half turned around and walked into the snowy night, the other half pushed the door in, and stayed by her side like an ordinary man.

But he is not a separate person, so he can only be cautious and try his best to maintain this state.

After looking around and finding nothing unusual, Phil Coulson looked inside again through the glass covered with large sheets of water vapor. This time he was surprised again. In the corner of the coffee shop, a beautiful woman in a long red dress jumped into the room. eye.

"Jean Grey...", Phil Coulson silently read that person's name, never expecting that there would be three people who should have nothing to do with each other in this unknown shop. Qin's identity is not a secret to the high level agent. As a representative of the Mutant Academy, Phoenix has participated in contact with the outside world several times, but at that time she was a gentle and capable woman, but now Phoenix seems to have become another Alone, she sat alone in a dark corner, her eyes were unfocused, and she exuded a faint aura of keeping strangers away.

Just when Phil Coulson was puzzled outside the window, a car stopped on the side of the road, and a man wearing dark red glasses got out of the car, and pushed a wheelchair to bring a kind-faced bald old man to his side.

Ignoring Phil Coulson, who was standing next to him, the two talked to themselves.

"It looks better today. Maybe contacting ordinary people can calm her down." After looking through the glass for a while, the bald old man said.

"But I still feel that Qin is very different from before." The man behind the wheelchair was worried. "It must be that the last time she was in distress on the island caused her a serious psychological shadow. Can't I treat her again, professor?"

"I will if necessary," the professor sighed slightly, and cast a casual glance at Phil Coulson next to him.

This glance seems to have seen through the entire life of the Aegis agent, leaving him with no more secrets to speak of. Sweat instantly soaked Phil Coulson's underwear. He knew who it was---one of the two giants of Mutant Professor Xavier, the famous mind master.

Even an old man brought far more pressure to Phil Coulson than the strong Victor just now.

Fortunately, they didn't say anything else, they just stood quietly outside the window, waiting for the crowd to disperse in the coffee shop that was about to get off work.

In this state, a car pulls up next to Mutant's car, and Ross gets out of the car.

The night wind blew his hair, Ross looked at the girlfriend who was running over without looking aside, and put on a windbreaker for her as if he hadn't seen the three familiar faces.

Behind Mary Jane, Jean came out, followed by Audrey.

The three women related to the three parties just passed by outside the cafe.

The two cars went away separately, before Phil Coulson let out a long breath. His intuition quietly reminded himself that there seemed to be something that needed attention, but his reason could not analyze it.

"Phil?" The careful Audrey raised her head, and wrapped the backs of her two cold hands with her hand used to play the cello.

"It's okay," Phil Coulson smiled and pulled her into his arms.

In Mutant's car, Cyclops carefully talked with Qin, and occasionally turned around to find that the professor looked wrong.

"Is it because of Sabretooth?" he asked immediately, thinking that Brotherhood's old rival should be following a normal person, and Cyclops felt a little uncomfortable.

At this point he couldn't think of anything more.

The professor didn't answer, and as the car drove across the road, the street lights outside the window made his face flicker on and off.

After a long time, his voice sounded.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to meet my old friend."

As he whispered to himself, the car of the Mutant Academy accelerated into the boundless darkness.