American Comics: The Law of Strength

Chapter 91: Meet the Parents

"Knock knock..."

After taking a deep breath, Gwen gently knocked on the door of Ben Parker's house, and then she took out a small mirror out of nowhere, carefully examined her reddish eyes and pouted unhappily, and she shot a spider silk back without looking back, and forcefully pulled back Peter, who was turning around and preparing to escape.

"Peter! We said yes! "

"But it's late today, you see, it's almost ten o'clock now, Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei are probably already asleep, I think we can come back tomorrow..."

Peter looked at the familiar and unfamiliar door and subconsciously glanced at the helmet in his hand, but most of the new helmet that cost hundreds of dollars had already been reduced to pieces, and the piece left in his hand at this time only covered half of his face at most.

"We're all at the door! Besides, do you know how sad Uncle Ben and Aunt May are? If they knew that you were alive and deliberately hid the news that they were alive from them, they might feel even sadder! "

Gwen's eyes widened and she whispered a reprimand, and then she pursed her lips nervously, she was the least prepared person than Peter.

Today, after experiencing so many ups and downs in her mood, she only felt physically and mentally exhausted and just wanted to take a good rest, but she still insisted that she would immediately make Ming Ming sad, but still trying to encourage her uncle Ben, and Aunt Mei, who was trying to understand Ghost Spider-Man, to know about it.

They had been grieving about this for so long that Gwen couldn't understand why Peter was hiding it from them.

Of course, Gwen can't understand Peter's mind, after all, who would have thought that Peter at this time was just a traverser who inherited Peter Parker's memory?

For Peter today, if Ben Parker and May Parker are really just ordinary strangers, then he can disguise himself for a while, pretend to be a caring good boy, and give them a little spiritual comfort.

This is not a problem for him, after all, he used to pretend to be a well-behaved little one in front of relatives and friends a few days a year.

But the key is that he blends the memories that belong to the original Peter Parker, in which he lived with Ben Parker and Mae Parker under the same roof for more than a decade, which feels like going to some first-person family-themed movie, and then watching it but letting you continue to act for the protagonist.

This makes Peter's emotions subtle and complex.

"I'm not ready to do this..."

Peter's response was met with Gwen's angry glare, and she wanted to find another excuse to punch him at the thought that if she hadn't found the clue, the guy didn't know how long he would hide it from herself.

She opened her mouth, intending to lash out at Peter again, but fortunately the door opened just at this moment, saving the two of them the trouble of continuing to entangle verbally.

However, it was not Ben Parker or May Parker who poked his head out of the doorway, but George Stacy, who lived here.

He rubbed his eyes with a bottle of beer in one hand and the other, pushed open the door with an unhappy face, and was stunned when he saw the two people waiting at the door, and then frowned after finding that neither of them wore helmets and masks to disguise their identities, he glanced back and forth between the two thoughtfully, and showed a subtle smile after seeing Peter's somewhat swollen left face.

"It looks like my daughter is still merciful."

However, it was Gwen who was the first to respond, she blinked, and then asked with an incredulous look:

"Dad?! You already knew?! And you haven't told me yet?! I obviously shared my biggest secret with you! "

"He told me to keep it a secret."

George Stacy quickly pointed at Peter, and then immediately sneaked back into the house to find Ben Parker and Maypak, leaving Peter alone to bear Gwen's wrath.

"You probably owe me more than thirty times now."

After leaving these words, Gwen walked into the room without looking back.

If it weren't for the fact that it might cause Gwen to be outraged, Peter really wanted to ask her how she counted the times.

He clearly remembered that Gwen's digging of his grave was only counted as a favor once, and in less than half an hour, he had changed from a large landowner with more than eighty favors to a poor bastard who owed thirty favors.

Isn't your data a bit unbalanced?

Peter silently complained in his heart, nostalgic for the time when Gwen had not yet recognized his identity.

Sure enough, it's better to get along when you hide your identity...

Although the relationship between the two was bad when they first came into contact with Gwen as Batman, after a series of events, Gwen's attitude towards himself has already changed, and the relationship between the two has become more and more intimate, while Gwen even has a faint respect for Peter, who is disguised as Batman.

Unexpectedly, Peter had just exposed his identity, and he felt that the relationship between the two had "returned" to his student days.

No, it should be said that it was worse than then...

At least at that time, she would still respect Peter's opinion, and the relationship between the two was still equal.

Peter sighed and followed Gwen into the house.

As soon as she entered the room, she found that Gwen had taken out a mug with Winnie the Pooh written on it and began to prepare a hot drink for herself.

Just looking at Gwen's familiar appearance, Peter feels that she is the one who has lived in this room for more than ten years.

Peter walked into the dining room and sat down at the table.

In Peter Parker's memory, whenever Uncle Ben or Aunt May had something important to explain or discuss with themselves, they would always let themselves sit here, so Peter Parker would unconsciously get nervous whenever he was asked to sit here and talk.

And now the powerful observation power given by the demon hunter allows Peter to see goosebumps on his arm.

Obviously he already has many powerful abilities, and he has completed the achievement of slashing a hundred people in less than a few weeks, but he is still afraid to meet with two old men...

This made Peter sigh again.

And Gwen probably noticed Peter's nervousness, she looked at the freshly brewed coffee in her hand, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally handed the cup to Peter without anger.

"They will forgive you, no matter what you do, they are your loved ones."

Peter looked at the mug handed to him, and then looked up at Gwen with an expressionless face.

You are right, but if memory serves, you were obviously afraid of being known by your father and trembled, right?

Gwen was obviously aware of Peter's thoughts, and she immediately withdrew the mug, sipping her own coffee while humming:

"You have to face this matter no matter what, you are different from me, Uncle Ben and Aunt May live in pain every day, and if you continue to hide your identity from them, it will only make them more and more sad."

Then her face became serious.

"At that time, you helped me and gave me the power to escape, and this time all I can do is help you not to run away again."

Well said!

Peter pouted, but the tension eased somewhat, but his breathing was still disordered for a moment when he heard footsteps coming from the staircase.

"Oh my God... Gwen? How do you dress... Wait a minute... Peter? "

The first to walk downstairs was Aunt May, who still had a little confusion on her face when she saw Gwen, but after seeing Peter's face, the whole person was stunned in place.

Ben Parker followed, but when he saw Peter, he couldn't say anything, but his whole body was trembling with excitement.

"Well, like I said, the truth is a surprise, isn't it?"

George Stacy smiled and patted his old friend's shoulder, then put his arm around Ben Parker to the dining table, then opened the refrigerator and opened two cans of beer, and put one of the bottles in front of Ben Parker, probably remembering his daughter's questioning just now, and quickly cleared the relationship first.

"This kid probably has some bitterness, he has been asking me to keep secrets, I don't understand his situation, so I have to keep my promise."

It's just that Ben Parker and May Parker obviously can't hear George Stacy's defense at this time, they only have Peter in their eyes at this time, they have an incredulous look on their faces, probably they haven't understood the current situation, they didn't cry or hug, just looked at Peter quietly.

"Hi, Aunt Mei, Uncle Ben..."

I really wasn't ready to face this...

After a silent sigh, Peter forced himself to show a stiff smile, and he looked at Gwen as he greeted, signaling her to hurry up and find a way to ease the atmosphere, but Gwen just drank coffee while looking at his father.

Peter pondered for a few seconds before carefully speaking:

"I know it sounds crazy, but I'm actually from another one..."

"Peter !!"

Before Peter could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Gwen's roar, which angered Gwen, but thanks to her roar, the awkward atmosphere in the room had been swept away.

After finding that she had been watched by everyone in the house, Gwen had to sit next to Peter, and she said to May Parker and Ben Parker with guilt:

"I'm sorry... Aunt May and Uncle Ben... Actually, I'm Ghost Spider-Man, I'm sorry to hide it from you for so long..."

Then she poked Peter viciously and said:

"And he... It's Peter Parker like a fake! Don't worry, I have..."

Gwen paused, probably realizing that it was a little inappropriate to tell the two old men that it was a little inappropriate to dig Peter's grave, and finally quickly changed his words:

"I have verified that he is Peter himself."

And May Parker came forward at this time, stroked Peter's hair in disbelief, trembled and asked softly:

"Peter... Is it really you? You... It looks like it feels different... Your eyes... And also... Your face? "

May Parker lifted Peter's head, carefully examined his swollen side face, and asked with a worried look:

"You look bad, are you okay now?"

"He's good!"

A weak-hearted Gwen answered for Peter, while May Parker looked at her uniform and at Peter, who maintained a stiff expression.

"Looks like you'll have a lot of stories to tell us."

Although May Parker's voice was still shaking with excitement, she was much calmer, and she took Gwen's mug and began to prepare a hot drink for everyone.

And Ben Parker scratched his head after taking a few deep breaths, and he grabbed Peter's shoulder somewhat awkwardly, and after looking at it several times, he asked Gwen:

"But... What's going on here? "

He turned to look at his old buddy again, but George Stacy shrugged.

"I don't know, I don't know more now than you guys, and I'm waiting for their explanation."

After that, he also sat down at the table.

The posture of the three-session trial made both Gwen and Peter tense, but the hot drink and gentle words handed by May Parker dissolved their tension.

"Don't worry, kids, slowly, you're all here now, so I'm sure it's going to be a good story."

Gwen held the warm mug and lowered her head, the scene in front of her almost brought her to tears, she had missed the time when everyone was sitting together, drinking the hot drink prepared by Aunt May, and discussing something happily together, she had thought that this scene would never happen again.

Even Peter was a little moved, the scene in his memory was superimposed with the scene in reality, and he even had the illusion of being a world away.

On the contrary, the two who were comforted looked at each other after digesting the emotions surging in their hearts, and Gwen gritted her teeth and made up her mind to speak first:

"On the first night, everything that the newspaper said was true, that day I killed Peter..."

"But... Why? Did he do something..."

Seeing that the eyes of the three adults became more serious, Gwen quickly explained.

"It's not like that, eh... He did do something bad though... But not what you think..."

Seeing that Gwen was getting more and more confused, Peter had to continue:

"That day, I had some setbacks..."

Recalling the image of Peter Parker being bullied, he frowned, and then explained softly:

"So I secretly configured a potion that Professor Connors had been working on, which greatly enhanced the abilities of ordinary people, and I was so hungry for power at that time that I couldn't see myself clearly, and let desire blind my eyes.

In the end, I lost control under the influence of that potion and turned into a lizard monster, and Gwen didn't know it at the time, and she finally did everything she could to stop me from running away, and you probably know what happened next. "

Although Peter's words did not mean reproach, Gwen still lowered his head guiltily, and then reached out and grabbed Peter again, as if to confirm his existence.

Peter helplessly held Gwen with his backhand, and then continued:

"But luckily that potion also provided powerful recovery powers, so I eventually survived, but at that time I had a confused memory and was afraid that the potion I had made privately would be punished, so I chose to escape, but I didn't expect to meet a girl who was taken hostage..."

Peter tried his best to invent a suitable reason for his resurrection from the dead and why he did not immediately inform the crowd of his resurrection, and then lightly described some of his experiences after his "resurrection".

Because the series of stories Peter made were too violent, Peter simply made a lot of cuts.

However, the three parents sitting opposite were obviously not interested in Peter's adventure story, and they only cared about one issue at this time.

After looking at each other, May Parker did not hold back at first, she gently held up Gwen's left hand, and finally pointed to the ring on Gwen's tail finger, and asked softly:

"So... Who put this ring on for you? "

Looking at Gwen, who was silent with a slightly red face, and the three parents whose expressions began to become ambiguous, a sentence suddenly came out of Peter's heart.

Oh roar... Finished!

(End of chapter)