Chapter 93 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
To be honest, judging from the first battle after the X-Men regrouped, the results were not ideal.

They came to capture Weapon X, only to find Mr. Ominous hiding behind him. Using a mutated "leech" ability, he nearly wiped them all out – that sounds incredibly shameful.

If it weren't for Spider-Man, they would probably have been captured and experimented on along with the Weapon X crew. In that case, they would either have to find an opportunity to cooperate with those scumbags from Weapon X, or their comrades who haven't returned to the team would discover the anomaly and come to their rescue, but either way, it would be a tough situation.

Because even more people are now heading to New York, and Beast's Quinjet was directly destroyed by the original Human Torch, S.H.I.E.L.D. told everyone to return to New York tomorrow. Thus, Peter took a full three days off. The good news was that Uncle Ben and Aunt May wouldn't be back until the weekend, so his situation wouldn't be discovered for the time being.

After bringing the entire Weapon X crew back to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s flimsy makeshift prison, the X-Men discussed taking turns guarding them. The first group was Cyclops and the White Queen. Cyclops looked at the group locked in a specially made transparent cell with all their equipment removed and asked Emma, ​​"How do you know Spider-Man can resist telepathy?"

"On the day he came to you, I 'observed' him briefly, and this young man's mind was protected by some more powerful force." The White Queen made no attempt to hide her little voyeuristic habit, instead openly admitting it: "When will the academy merger begin?"

"We'll begin when we get back."
Seeing Emma hesitate, Cyclops asked curiously, "Is there anything else?"

“Yes, there is one thing. This battle showed how passive you—no, we—can be if there are enemies specifically targeting mutants.” Emma glanced at Cyclops, then explained, “So, perhaps Spider-Man would be a very good ally, don’t you think?”
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The next morning, Peter and the X-Men arrived at the bunker that had been bombed the day before to wait for their private passenger plane. Suddenly, the massive aerial fortress in the sky lost its stealth and slowly descended. It was a huge C-17 Globemaster III transport plane with the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem on the side of the fuselage and a Quinjet takeoff connection device on top, which had been specially modified.

As the transport plane slowly landed and the rear hatch opened, Phil Coulson, wearing sunglasses, stepped off the plane and extended his hand in a friendly gesture to Cyclops: "Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D., I'm pleased to hear about the X-Men reunion, which means our safety is guaranteed."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Agent Coulson. The X-Men's goal has never changed: to find a way for mutants and humans to coexist harmoniously."

As Cyclops and Coulson talked, they boarded the Airbus, followed by the other X-Men and Chihwan. Peter was probably the most curious of the group; upon seeing the plane, he roughly understood who these people were.

The main cast of the American TV series *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, or more precisely, the main cast of the first season. At this time, Coulson was leading a team that specialized in cleaning up messes for the Avengers and other superheroes, and this time was no exception. They were there to retrieve the gene-editing device. Of course, after yesterday's battle, Cyclops went down there specifically to destroy the gene-editing device, so now only some fragments remain.

In addition, there is the video footage recorded by Peter's suit's eyepiece. According to an agreement between the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D., this kind of data on fighting supervillains should be shared. Peter himself has some doubts, after all, who knows how many Hydra agents are in S.H.I.E.L.D. now.

Unexpectedly, on the way back to New York, Coulson approached himself instead of Cyclops' X-Men, saying he had something to talk about.

“My God, it really is him, an Avenger.” A girl in Coulson’s team exclaimed. Peter waved to her in a friendly manner, and then two more people surrounded him. The girl immediately asked, “Is your ability a genetic mutation?” while the boy asked, “Can I see your web-shooters?”

Coulson politely introduced the team members: "This is Simmons, the team's biologist; this is Fitz, the team's engineer; and that's Skye, our information expert. Okay, guys, I have some serious business to discuss with this Avenger, sorry."

The group left reluctantly, and Coulson smiled apologetically: "Sorry, everyone was very excited to see you. We rarely get to see a real superhero."

"I was quite excited too. I don't usually see people treat me with such respect."

Peter said with a self-deprecating laugh, while asking curiously, "I looked at the Avengers' files, and they said you were already killed in the Battle of New York."

“I was dead for about three seconds, and then I stood up. You can tell the captain and the others that I’m fine.” Coulson said, while awkwardly pulling a picture from the table in front of him: “I have something to say to the Avengers.”

"Actually, I just joined."

“Yes, but you are indeed an Avenger.” On the screen Coulson played, the first Human Torch, who had briefly clashed with the X-Men, appeared. Coulson said with mixed emotions, “According to our confirmation, this ‘person’ is Jim Hammond, a former member of the Howling Commandos, the first Human Torch.”

Peter stared in shock at the man in flames on the screen, then looked at Coulson and asked incredulously, "Are you sure it's him? That's... a person from seventy years ago."

“Jim Hammond is a synthetic being, and I highly doubt whether human lifespan applies to him. But the real question is, why was he there? We all know that the original Human Torch died on the eve of victory, but the official story that he was shot down by Hydra fighters is not the truth.”

Colson sighed and explained to Peter the truth about the death of the first Human Torch: "At the time, the Soviet army was closer to Berlin, and the Western Front Command, in order to ensure that the American forces would be honored with the liberation of Berlin, gave Jim Hammond the order to storm Berlin and kill Hitler. He succeeded; Hitler's body, burned to a crisp, was found in the bunker. But he also failed, because Jim Hammond also fell there... His body was then moved back to the country, but was stolen shortly afterward."

Coulson looked at Peter, and this was what he was going to tell Spider-Man. Of course, it couldn't be a simple story. Peter knew very well Coulson's purpose in telling this truth: there was only one force that stole the original Human Torch and modified it, and that was Hydra.

(End of this chapter)

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