Peter began to return home late.
Every morning, he would struggle with the quilt, and then reluctantly get up with the alarm and rush to the school bus with bread in his mouth. Because he always went out 'night patrol' at night and came back very late, lack of sleep and overwork made him unable to get out of bed.
And today, Peter did not go home for dinner. Although the reason he gave was that he went to Ned's house to play with Lego, Ébourg knew that he was actually going out to 'serve justice'.
Benshu sat on the sofa, shook the newspaper in his hand, and stretched it out.
He said, "It seems to be a lot more peaceful recently. I haven't seen terrorists on the news for almost a month."
In recent years, terrorist attacks in the United States had increased. At first, the people of New York were panicking, but as time passed, everyone began to get used to it.
Benshu was a little surprised that it was so peaceful recently.
On the sofa next to him, Aunt Mei was playing a hair-tying game with Ébourg. Ébourg sat in front of Aunt Mei obediently, holding a lollipop in his hand and looking at the TV without blinking, letting Aunt Mei play with his hair.
"Yesterday afternoon, the small town of Puente Antique in New Mexico was attacked by terrorists, suspected to be aliens, and has been subdued and eliminated …"
As soon as Benshu's voice fell, the voice of the news anchor came from the TV.
"…" Benshu paused, shook the newspaper again, and muttered, "I knew it, there is never a peaceful time."
The beautiful anchor on the TV continued to explain. Behind her was the messy streets of the town. Although the battle was over, it was not difficult to imagine what kind of battle it was just by looking at the extent of the destruction.
Ébourg narrowed his eyes and took the lollipop out of his mouth. He was not in a good mood.
Aunt Mei behind him had just finished a complicated braid and was taking photos of Ébourg with her mobile phone.
Ébourg yawned, his chubby face scrunched up, and there were physiological tears in the corners of his eyes. His little chubby hand clenched into a fist and rubbed his eyes.
"Darling, are you sleepy?" Aunt Mei quickly put down the phone and asked, "Then I'll help you with your hair. Then we'll go wash up and rest, okay?"
Ébourg rubbed his eyes and nodded. He shook his head and said, "Okay …"
Aunt Mei swiftly removed the braided hair and carried Ébourg to the bathroom upstairs.
Aunt Mei helped Ébourg wash up. After that, she watched as Ébourg changed into his pajamas and lay in bed. Then, she gently closed the door and left.
Aunt Mei gently kissed Ébourg's forehead and said, "Good night, Ébourg."
Ébourg narrowed his eyes, unable to lift his eyelids. He said softly, "Goodnight … Aunt Mei …"
With a click, the door was completely closed.
Ébourg instantly opened his eyes, no longer sleepy.
He sat up, lifted the blanket, walked to the door, raised his hand, and locked the door. Then, he disappeared from the room in the next second.
— — New Mexico
Ébourg, wearing striped pajamas and furry slippers, walked in the desert. He walked over cactus, stepped on gravel, and finally stood at the edge of a huge round pit.
Ébourg closed his eyes and quietly felt something. Ten seconds later, he opened his eyes again.
After he and Peter left last time, there were people from the government who built a temporary base here to study the hammer. Now that the hammer was summoned away by Thor, the people from the government also evacuated, leaving only this huge round pit.
Ébourg turned back and looked up at a certain direction in the sky. There were stars in the dark night sky, and there was nothing else.
Then, Ébourg disappeared on the spot again.
…
— — Asgard.
Heimdall stood on the broken Rainbow Bridge, looking at the Nine Realms.
Suddenly, he felt a wave of uneasiness.
Heimdall's pupils constricted, and he looked at the Nine Realms more carefully, but there was only calmness …
…
Clark Kent, who had just returned home from overtime, undid his tie with one hand and walked to the kitchen.
He found a raw chicken breast from the fridge, thought for a moment, and started to roll up his sleeves, put on an apron, and make supper for himself.
Ten minutes later, Clark walked happily to the dining room with the hot and fragrant roast chicken breast.
Ébourg sat in the dining room and waved at him with a smile.
Clark's movements paused, and under Abel's puzzled gaze, he retreated again.
Clark held the plate with one hand and tapped his forehead and chest with the other, making a Catholic prayer gesture, although he wasn't religious …
Then, he walked back into the dining room.
Ébourg was still sitting in the familiar seat. He sat in the seat where he ate every day and grinned at him.
Clark thought, "… It's not an illusion."
"Good evening, Clark!" Ébourg said with a smile.
"… Good evening." Clark put the plate on the table and asked, "Want some supper?"
Ébourg shook his head and said obediently, "No need, Clark must be hungry. You can eat by yourself."
Clark thought, "… This attitude is a little different from the first time we met."
"Okay."
Clark sat opposite Ébourg. He crossed his index fingers and put his arm on the table. "So, Ébourg, why are you looking for me?"
Although he knew very well that the person sitting opposite him couldn't be as innocent as he appeared to be, in the face of Ébourg's harmless little face and the fact that he looked only five or six years old, Clark really found it difficult to face him with the vigilance of facing an enemy.
"I want to ask you for a favor." Ébourg raised his chin and looked at him with wide eyes. He asked a little shyly, "Can I?"
Critical hit!
… Foul, how can you act cute!
"… What favor?" Clark moved his fingers and asked.
"I know you have x-ray eyes." Ébourg said, "I hope you can help me monitor the atmosphere above the United States. If any aliens enter, let me know."
Clark was stunned. "Only the United States?"
Ébourg sighed and pretended to be mature. There was a special kind of joy on his young and tender face.
He said, "There are so many countries on Earth, and it seems that only the United States is particularly popular with aliens. And even if your ability is powerful, it is limited. So, if you can guarantee the effect, the United States is enough for you."
Of course, Ébourg could monitor the entire Earth at any time, but just like how people couldn't pay attention to the growth of a certain hair all the time, Ébourg couldn't only focus on the United States. He still had the entire Earth to protect.
However, the situation in the United States seemed to be more serious, so Ébourg had to ask Clark to protect it together.
Clark, who seemed to have been entrusted with some important task, thought, … So, it only took me two days to change from an alien invader to a guardian of the Earth in your eyes?
That's too casual!
Ébourg said in a childish tone, "Of course, if there is an emergency, you can use force to drive them away."
"I understand." Clark nodded. "I will protect humans."
In exchange for the right to live on Earth.
Ébourg looked at him and tilted his head.
Then, Ébourg floated up. He floated above the dining table, reached out his chubby little hand, and touched Clark's hair.
Clark was stunned.
"Don't worry, I will protect you too." Ébourg said to him, "As early as that day when you nodded, you were completely mine. I will love you like I love other creatures on Earth. To me, you are all equally important."
He smiled shyly and said, "Let's go.
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