Chatting with Agent Plum wasn't a pleasant thing. She was, by nature, a very difficult woman to deal with. So for the rest of the time, Saber leaned against the car alone, thinking about his own matters.
Ten minutes later, a somewhat bewildered Catherine was escorted out by a gentle-looking lady. It was obvious that she liked Catherine very much. She really liked this little girl who dressed up like a boy. She even stuffed a big bag of snacks into the hands of the bewildered Catherine.
When they opened the door, Saber hurriedly patted his cheeks, pretending to be panicked, and ran up to them.
"Catherine, where did you run off to? Do you know how worried your sister and I were about you? "
He said exaggeratedly while waving at Agent Plum from behind. Seeing the suspicion in Mrs. Pride's eyes, the extremely reluctant Agent Plum also quickly walked up. The acting skills of a professionally trained agent were very different. When she took off her glasses, her eyes were already red.
"Catherine, you scared me to death!"
She hugged Catherine, her voice trembling. Seeing this scene, Mrs. Pride was relieved. She put her left hand on Catherine's head, stroking it while saying to Saber, who was rubbing his hands.
"I don't know why this little cutie ran to my backyard and locked herself in the garden. She scared me too. Are you her brother and sister?"
Saber nodded, rubbing his hands as he said excitedly.
"I'm Saber Hawke, this is my sister May Hawke, and this little brat is my little sister Catherine Hawke. We've been looking for her in this neighborhood for almost the whole morning. Thank you very much, madam."
"It's nothing. Catherine and I hit it off very well."
The gentle Mrs. Pride bent down, hugged the little girl, and said to Plum and Saber, "I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel like she's like my daughter. My husband and I have never had a child before, but we really like her."
As she spoke, the lady's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears flowed down uncontrollably. She reached out her hand to stop the tears, but she couldn't stop them. It was obvious that Mrs. Pride was also very confused about this situation. She wiped her face awkwardly.
"What's wrong with me? Why am I crying? I feel like I've lost the most important thing in my life … Ah, sorry, I lost my composure. "
Looking at Mrs. Pride who was frantically wiping away her tears, Catherine sniffled. She couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and hugged Mrs. Pride as she cried. The snacks in her hands scattered all over the floor. The two beauties, one big and one small, were crying uncontrollably in front of the villa's entrance. Plum and Saber didn't know where to start.
In the end, Saber and Agent Plum looked at each other. He thought for a moment, bent down, and comforted the crying Catherine. He said to Mrs. Pride, who was touched by the scene, "I see that you and Catherine are very close.
In fact, after she was born, our parents left us due to an accident. She usually lives with her grandfather in Gotham. Mei Yuan and I work in the Big Apple, and we don't have much time to take care of her. This child's personality is a little autistic, and I've never seen her so close to anyone. If it's possible, Mrs. Pride, may I take the liberty of asking you to be Catherine's godmother? "
This sentence made Mrs. Pride wipe her tears. She looked at the sincere Saber in surprise. Driven by some impulse in her heart, she didn't even suspect the reason behind this bizarre request. It was as if her thoughts were forcefully twisted at this moment.
It was as if her thoughts had encountered an invisible "wormhole", and was directly led to another direction.
The blonde Mrs. Pride hugged Catherine tightly with both hands, looking at Saber and Plum nervously and expectantly.
"Can I? Can I really have such a cute girl as my daughter? "
Saber looked at Catherine. The little girl's little brain couldn't handle such a complicated question, so he nodded. "Of course you can. We just need to give her grandfather a call and tell him. Trust me, he's a kind person. He'll agree."
Plum gave him a look, and Saber took the opportunity to take a few steps away. Then, he saw Mrs. Pride grab the phone and shout to the other side.
"Come back quickly, we're going to have a daughter. What? Work … To hell with your damn work, I'll only give you 30 minutes! Ah, I can't wait to hear her call me mother, come back quickly! "
Her voice was filled with strange joy, but when it fell into Saber's ears, it became evidence of some mysterious power at work. He couldn't help but suck in a breath.
"Professor Charles … He can really do this!"
Saber mumbled to himself. "But it seems that he still can't hide the emotional fluctuations of a human, or else she wouldn't be so close to Catherine, whom she 'never met' before. I can even feel her struggle on the level of her will."
"But the strength of a normal person can't compete with Professor Charles. Unless the professor actively helps her recover, Mrs. Pride can only interact with Catherine as a godmother for the rest of her life."
Agent Plum sighed. She then looked at Saber.
"As for you, what's with this request? Are you still planning to involve two normal people in the matter of mutated humans? "
"Don't worry, Agent Plum. I'm just using my own way to reunite the little girl and the Pride couple."
Saber waved his hand nonchalantly. "The two of us will eventually return to Gotham. The only difference is that the little girl has two more relatives in New York. This won't affect your work, right?"
"I hope so."
Plum nodded. She turned her head suspiciously to look at Catherine and Mrs. Pride who were chatting happily.
"Mrs. Pride's emotions are emotional. Now we'll have to see how Mr. Pride will handle this sudden incident."
"I think it'll go smoothly."
Saber looked confident. "If Professor Charles is really as mysterious and powerful as you say, then he wouldn't have left such a loophole. I suspect that Mr. Pride has the same wormhole in his mind. Once it involves the little girl Catherine, his mind will be the same as his wife, entering a very emotional state."
Plum glared at him and snorted.
"You sure have confidence in him."
Saber didn't reply. Instead, he looked at the empty street. "Let's wait and see. I also want to see how far Professor Charles can go."
15 minutes later, under Saber and Plum's observation, the truth was just as Saber had guessed. The moment the slightly plump Mr. Pride saw Catherine, his originally shrewd and cautious personality seemed to have undergone a 360 ° change. Just like his wife who was already in tears, with vivid and delicate feelings, he showed great concern for Catherine whom he met for the first time.
After hearing that he could become Catherine's godfather, the gentleman excitedly expressed his gratitude to Saber and Plum. Driven by some irrepressible impulse in his heart, the couple exploded with unparalleled execution. Two hours later, in a small church in Brooklyn, under the witness of the unique Jewish faith, the Pride couple, with glowing faces, officially became Catherine Kyle Hawke's godfather and godmother.
Everything went so smoothly that it was unbelievable. Saber and Plum sat on the chairs in the small church. They were the only witnesses to this dream-like ceremony. The two of them sat on the chairs in the small church, watching the solemn ceremony with a hint of emotion. Plum's silence was unknown, but Saber's silence was undoubtedly because he truly felt the magical power of Professor Charles, whom he had never met before.
Memory and perception, these were the two most basic aspects of human existence. If they could be altered at will, then the meaning of life as a person's identity would seem too illusory. Or rather, wouldn't this kind of existence itself become meaningless?
"If he wants, he can instantly fill all the memories of an elite soldier into the mind of a 17-year-old child. He can even replicate them. In less than a month, he will have a well-trained army."
Saber's voice was so low that only he and Plum could hear it.
"It's even more terrifying. If he wants, at least all the ordinary people in New York will worship him as a king, or even a 'god'. A 21st century feudal religious kingdom will be born in an instant. Plum, I'm actually very curious. How do you restrain this kind of power that shouldn't exist?"
"We don't restrain it."
Agent Plum's answer was straightforward.
"Existences like Charles or Eric can't be restrained. In the last century, the Department of Defense spent an unimaginable price to build a completely plastic prison for Eric, 200 meters underground, but because a guard had too much iron in his body, the prison was breached from the inside. After that incident, we gave up the idea of restraining them."
"Just like what I told you, we will also tell Charles that if he uses his power recklessly, we will fight back. The result of the fight will be a lose-lose situation for both sides. He can continue to be the king he wants in the scorched earth, ruling over countless undead wandering in the land of the dead. Don't doubt it, Seiber. SHIELD has the power to do so, and no leader with a normal mind would take this risk."
This answer did not satisfy Saber. He adjusted his sitting posture and turned to look at the expressionless Agent Plum.
"What about Eric? Magneto and his brotherhood, will they also abide by your laws? "
Plum moved her fingers.
"They won't."
"So as soon as the brotherhood shows up, they will be attacked from all sides. Magneto's ability is very strong. In the battlefield where he appears, we always collapse at the first touch. But he is not a god. In the war with them, we are the ones who have the upper hand, not to mention …"
The ice-cold beauty stretched her beautiful body.
"What's more, Professor Charles, who advocates" peaceful coexistence ", will not allow Eric to break the agreement. The existence of both sides is the best counterbalance to each other."
"Oh, oh, oh … I'm looking forward to meeting Professor Charles more and more now."
Saber grinned, stood up, and opened his arms to Catherine, who was running towards him. He smiled and rubbed the little girl's head, whispering.
"How is it? Do you get along well with your parents? "
Catherine shook her head, but children do not hide their emotions. The smile on her face said it all.
"I don't know why they forgot about me, but they are still my parents now. I still call them mom and dad. They still love me, I can feel it. Thank you, Saber!"
The young man laughed. After laughing, he blinked and looked at Catherine, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"So, will you come back to Gotham with me?"
This time, Catherine didn't hesitate. She nodded her head vigorously and turned back to look at the Pride couple, her godparents, who were praying to the priest. She turned her head back. This little girl who had experienced the darkest year in the world knew more than her peers.
"Mom and dad are going to have a baby, and they have forgotten everything about me. Although I don't know why, I'm not sad. They are still my mom and dad, aren't they? I'll go back to Gotham with you. I miss Pops, and Brother Robin. Anyway, I want to come to New York to play. You guys will agree, right? "
Saber could not help but laugh. The little girl in front of him seemed to treat everything as a game. But that was good too. Pops really liked Catherine, and the old man liked the company of children more. Speaking of which, Saber felt that he should thank Professor Charles, who he had never seen before.
He gave the Pride couple a new life, and also gave the little girl a chance to say goodbye to the past. Most importantly, he would not lose his little sister, and Pops would still have his own little granddaughter.
Perfect handling, superb wisdom. Saber patted Catherine's shoulder and gave her a push.
"Go, go accompany your parents. You can stay here for the next few days. When it's time to leave, Sister Plum will come and pick you up."
"Mm! Thank you, Saber! "
The little girl pecked Saber on the young man's face when he was not paying attention. Then, she laughed and ran to the happy Pride couple's side. She stuck close to them and acted like a spoiled child. Suddenly, the whole small church was filled with the child's bright smile.
Saber waved goodbye to the Pride couple. He walked out of the church with Plum, whispering, "Help me arrange it.
"Help me arrange it. I want to meet Mr. Charles as soon as possible."
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