"Do you like it here? Catherine. "
After lunch, Grey Jean took Catherine for a stroll on the lawn of the Xavier Academy for Gifted Youngsters. In the warm winter sunshine, the two beauties were so pleasing to the eye. Grey squatted down and helped the little girl wipe off the biscuit crumbs from the corner of her mouth. She then gently stroked her head and asked, "What do you think?"
"Is it fun here?"
"Yes! It's fun! "
Catherine nodded. She shook her little head and looked around. She whispered, "Are you the only ones in this big house?"
"There are other children, but they are in class. They can only come out to play later."
Jean explained as she took the little girl's hand and continued the exercise after lunch.
The reason why the professor asked Agent Plum to bring Catherine here was because he valued the child's talent. In fact, when he went to cure the despair of the Pride couple, he began to pay attention to Catherine.
But in order to accurately find a child in Gotham with eight million people, the professor must use the brainwave enhancement machine. Unfortunately, that thing is currently banned because when sitting in the brainwave enhancement machine, Professor Charles can easily kill everyone in the world. That's too dangerous … SHIELD and the Congress require that every use of the brainwave enhancement machine must be approved by them.
The professor has no intention of breaking the current hard-won peace, and with the power of the brainwave enhancement machine, as soon as it is turned on, it will be immediately monitored. Coupled with the four-month long mutant riot in California, the professor and his students have been unable to find the time to find little Catherine.
But fortunately, Saber finally brought her to Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youths. Now, as long as Saber agrees, the girl can enter this academy specially for young mutants.
Grey Jean wanted to build a good relationship with Catherine in advance, but when she was walking, she quickly noticed that Catherine was wearing a white dress and the small bag that never left her body. It was a cute hammerhead shark bag, usually used by children to carry toys, but Catherine's teddy bear was hanging on her waist with a string. So the question is, what is in Catherine's bag?
When the two sat on the grass, Jean touched Catherine's head. She liked this sensible little girl very much. She asked softly.
"Little girl, is there something very important in your bag?"
Catherine also liked this beautiful haired sister very much. She hugged her teddy bear and nodded vigorously as she spoke with a hint of pride.
"It's a gift from Saber!"
"Your relationship is really good … I'm so envious."
Jean's childhood was very bad, especially after the awakening of her ability. It was a long time ago, and the passage of time made her gradually forget those memories. In short, it was not a story worth remembering. She was also curious about the relationship between Saber and Catherine, but before they really met, she did not want to ask these questions, so she whispered.
"Can you show me the treasure that Saber gave you?"
"Okay!"
In response to Jean's request, Catherine tilted her head and thought for a moment. Then, she put the teddy bear aside, put the hammerhead shark bag on her lap, and opened it, revealing the black, cold, and shocking "gift" inside.
It was a fully loaded M9, a weapon that could take a person's life with just a pull of the trigger. It was hard to believe that Saber would give it to a 10-year-old girl!
"…"
Jean was speechless as she watched Catherine swing the black pistol back and forth with both hands.
What the hell! Is he crazy?
Jean suddenly felt that she did not know Saber at all.
She had been fooled by Seiber's harmless disguise ever since he woke up. Until this moment, she finally saw the truth behind Seiber's disguise. Seiber was able to fight a top-tier mutant assassin, Viktor the Saber-Toothed Tiger even though he had yet to awaken his powers. How could he possibly be harmless?
She watched as the little girl took the cold weapon apart with some difficulty, then took out a handkerchief and skillfully maintained it. As she wiped it, she even hummed a happy song. This scene was strange no matter how she looked at it. She even felt a burst of coldness. She swallowed her saliva and asked with difficulty.
"Catherine, don't you think this" gift "is not suitable for you? Don't you like your teddy bear? "
"Click!"
As soon as Jean's voice trailed off, Catherine, who had finished her maintenance, inserted the magazine. A crisp sound was heard when the springs collided. She put the pistol back into her hammerhead shark bag and looked up at Jean.
"I like the teddy bear very much, but the teddy bear can't protect me …"
As she spoke, the little girl's expression suddenly turned serious. She imitated Sai Bo's earnest tone that night, patting the back of Jean's hand like a little adult and saying softly, "Don't worry.
"When they try to hurt me, I will pull the trigger … I won't give them the right to hurt me a second time. Sister Jean, you have to know that this world is too dangerous and too cruel. It doesn't even want to give us a little more love, so we have to learn to love ourselves more."
The little lass scratched her head and tried to recall. Then, she coughed softly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
"Tears can't stop bullets. Otherwise, this would be such a gentle world … I think that's what Saber said. Do you think he's right? Sister Jean? "
Jean's face darkened. In essence, she was a qualified teacher, and Saber's pre-school education really opened her eyes. However, she couldn't directly tell Catherine that Saber was a bastard and that a child of her age shouldn't play with such a dangerous weapon.
Based on Catherine's intimacy with Saber, Jean was sure that if she said that, the little girl would definitely think that she was a bad person trying to sow discord. Children's love was unreasonable. They wouldn't think too much about it. They would unconditionally like anyone who treated them well.
Even if they were close to a flame rose with terrible poison.
Just as Jean was annoyed, Professor Charles's voice sounded in her mind.
"Jean, bring the little girl in."
Distance was not a problem for a telepathic manipulator, especially for an existence like Professor Charles. As long as he wanted, his voice could ring in the mind of anyone in New York. However, this ability was also dangerous. For ordinary people, the sudden appearance of a voice could destroy their long-held worldview, so the professor basically wouldn't use this method on ordinary people.
Jean breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that the conversation between the professor and Saber was over. She glanced at the little girl holding the teddy bear and showed a gentle smile.
"Come with me, Catherine. Let's go see Professor Charles."
The little girl obediently took her hand. In Jean's mind, she secretly swore that she must start correcting Catherine's perception as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would be affected by Saber's violent behavior. A 10-year-old child couldn't distinguish between good and evil. She didn't want to see Catherine become a violent queen.
Alpha-level mutants had great potential and strength. Once they were included in the Evil Abyss, the damage they caused was much more terrible than ordinary people.
A few minutes later, Jean led Catherine into Professor Charles's office. When Catherine saw Saber sitting in the corner, she immediately broke free from Jean's hand and threw herself into Saber's arms. She squirmed there like a restless little monkey.
Saber reached out and patted her on the head to calm her down.
"Catherine, I just talked to Professor Charles about your problem."
The young man sat under the sun and hugged the little girl as he whispered into her ear. Seiber's newly remolded skin was smooth and delicate. Coupled with his unique aura, he even looked a little handsome under the sunlight. This scene was gentle no matter how one looked at it. He hugged the little girl and spoke softly.
"You've seen how ordinary people treat mutants before, right?"
"Yes! They're bad guys! "
Catherine waved her little hands and screamed, "They're all idiots!"
Her words immediately ruined the gentle scene. Saber looked awkwardly at Professor Charles and Jean, whose expression changed slightly. He was the one who taught the little girl this sentence. He coughed softly and changed the topic.
"There are very few mutants in Gotham. But here, in Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youths, they are all mutants. When you were eating just now, what was the name of the boy you were with? Babby, right? Did you play well with Babby? "
"I don't like him!"
The little girl played with her hair with her fingers. She seemed a little shy. She whispered, "He's like a sissy."
Uh … Saber felt awkward again. He felt Professor Charles and Jean's increasingly serious gazes. He wondered if he should correct Catherine's habit of speaking, or tell his dad not to swear when taking care of the child.
"Damn it … Okay, let's get straight to the point."
Saber shrugged. "I've just reached an agreement with Professor Charles. You're free to choose now. Follow me back to Gotham, or stay at Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youths. After you graduate, you can return to Gotham and inherit your dad's bar. Uh, we'll visit you often. New York isn't far from Gotham, and your godparents are here. You won't be lonely here."
When Catherine heard this, tears streamed down her face. She hugged Saber's shoulder tightly and screamed.
"You don't want me anymore!"
"No! No … I didn't. I'm just letting you make a choice. "
Saber tried to wipe the little girl's tears in a fluster, but he saw Catherine's hand go through his clothes. She took out the new phone Mei gave him and quickly pressed a string of numbers. In less than two seconds, his dad's loud voice came from the phone.
"Damn sissy! What's wrong with you? Did your trip to New York go well? "
"Dad! Saber doesn't want me anymore! He wants to leave me alone in New York! "
Catherine screamed with a sobbing tone. The next moment, his dad's voice became irritable. Through the phone, he could hear him hitting something and roaring.
"Idiot! Disgusting maggots! Sewer rats! Damn you, Saber. Bring my granddaughter back to me, do you hear me? If she loses even a strand of hair, I'll stuff that gun into your … XXXX! "
Seber quickly hung up the phone. Just now, his father had demonstrated what it meant to curse in public. You couldn't expect a retired soldier to have good etiquette, not to mention that his beloved Catherine was involved. The old man had almost lost his mind.
"Okay, okay!"
Saber rubbed his head. Catherine hugged her shoulders and squatted on the ground. She looked at Saber with tears in her eyes like an abandoned kitten.
"Look, I'm just letting you make a choice, my Catherine. It's just like when you decided to save me in the alley at the docks. If you don't want to stay here, I can take you away immediately … I just feel that Gotham is not a suitable place for a child to grow up."
"Okay!"
The little girl wiped her tears. "I don't want to stay here. Let's go back to Gotham immediately. I'll give my parents a call. They know that we're leaving soon."
Saber smiled helplessly at Professor Charles. He was about to leave with the little girl when a figure blocked his way.
"You can't take her away!"
Swoosh!
The smile on Saber's face disappeared.
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