Chapter 189: Cario

Sighing to myself, I looked at my phone while rubbing my head in frustration before setting it next to me while I lay on the roof and gazed up at the sky, wanting to get this all over with so I could finally have some time to relax. However, that wasn't possible since, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a dazzling streak of colorful lights heading straight for me, causing me to faintly smirk as I closed my eyes and waited for her arrival.

"What's up, Pharaoh?" Asked Carol with a smile as she floated in the air in front of Pharaoh while looking down at him, causing him to open one of his eyes.

"The Moon." Replied Pharaoh lightly with a small smile, his words causing Carol to roll her eyes while resting her hands on her hips.

"Haha. Real original, Pharaoh. Anyways, seriously, what's up with you? You seem frustrated." Stated Carol with a fake laugh as she glanced at Pharaoh before shaking her head and lowering herself until she was beside him, causing him to sigh and glance at her.

"Haa, it's not much. It's just a few days ago my girlfriend and I got into a little fight, kind of." Said Pharaoh with a faint frown as he rolled onto his side and looked at Carol, who raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Oh yeah, you did mention you had a girlfriend before; so, you're frustrated because you're backed up or what? I've been a teenager before, so I know how powerful our hormones are during that time; the only thing on my mind back then was sex." Asked Carol with a nod of understanding as she thought back to her youth while gazing at Pharaoh, who blushed slightly.

"Ugh, no, that's not why I'm frustrated." Remarked Pharaoh with a shake of his head as he sneakily glanced at Carol's voluptuous body.

'Well, maybe a little bit.' Thought Pharaoh as he gulped while ogling Carol's incredible assets, which she noticed but hardly minded.

"So, if you're not sexually frustrated, why is it?" Asked Carol as she gave Pharaoh a curious look while he skeptically eyed her.

"Why do you even want to know that so badly? Aren't we about to go and fight this apocalypse, fool? Shouldn't we talk about that instead?" Remarked Pharaoh as he suspiciously eyed Carol, who once again rolled her eyes.

"Duh, that's the whole point. If you have a frustrated mindset, it could be easier for your enemies to manipulate you, and I'm not solely referring to mind control, not to mention you'll be much more likely to make mistakes and do things you wouldn't normally do. Besides, after fighting together, I consider you a friend, so it's only obvious I'd help a friend." Said Carol, looking at Pharaoh as if he was stupid, before faintly smirking and playfully punching his arm, causing him also to smile.

"My fault; I didn't think about it like that; I'm not a veteran when it comes to shit like this, though you're right, and I do appreciate you trying to help. However, you don't need to worry about me; my best friend's life is on the line, and I won't allow a little frustration to interfere with my thought process. Though, I should probably rub a few out before we actually leave for Eygpt." Stated Pharaoh as he patted his chest before sitting upright and glancing at Carol with a smile, causing her to smirk while giving a thumbs up, only to tilt her head in confusion towards the end.

"Rub one out is just a slang term for masturbation; well, for a man anyway." Added Pharaoh lightly as he made the jerking motion with his hand, causing Carol to widen her eyes while nodding.

"Oh, masturbate; yeah, you probably should. I did it before coming here; it's a fantastic stress reliever, at least for a few hours." Remarked Carol with a nod, while Pharaoh showed a slightly surprised expression.

"Never met a woman who so openly talks about her masturbation schedule as much as a man, though I could definitely get used to it." Said Pharaoh with a faint smirk as he licked his lips while looking at Carol, who playfully pushed his shoulder.

"I was quite the tomboy back when I was younger, and I guess I still am; besides, I don't see why women don't talk about it in the first place. After all, everyone does." Said Carol with a smirk while Pharaoh shrugged his shoulders.

"Eh, I don't know why, though you're right about everyone doing it. Even a lot of those people who are affiliated with churches and whatnot still masturbate, which is ironic since it's considered unholy or something along those lines." Remarked Pharaoh in slight confusion as he shook his head, looking up at the sky while Carol chuckled in amusement, only for him to suddenly frown before standing up.

"Welp, it looks like it's finally about time; everyone is heading toward the hanger. C'mon, we should also go." Added Pharaoh as he did a little stretching before floating toward the tennis court while Carol followed behind him.

"Hmm? Are you trying to play a game of tennis? Just know I was quite into sports, so I'm confident about my skills." Questioned Carol as she gave Pharaoh a confused look before smirking and pretending to swing a tennis racket, only for him to roll his eyes.

"No, you fool; the hanger is underneath this; just wait a few seconds." Said Pharaoh as he dismissively waved at Carol, who nodded before patiently floating beside him.

It took a few minutes since they were waiting for Gambit to finish putting on his clothes; unlike the other X-men, he liked wearing his own outfit, and while he looked clean, he was holding everyone up, though once he finally arrived at the hanger, they all piled onto the smaller blackbird, which didn't have all that fancy interior. Shortly afterward, the tennis court began to open up, revealing a large chute, just big enough for the blackbird to hover out of.

"That's cool; I wish Shield had something like that." Muttered Carol lightly, causing Pharaoh to give her a blank look before shaking his head.

We only had to wait a few more seconds before the blackbird finally emerged from the hanger and floated in the air; hovering right in front of the cockpit, I waved at everyone inside, earning myself a blank expression from Beast, who waved his hand, gesturing for us to move, which we did.

"Follow us." Said Beast from inside the blackbird, causing Pharaoh to nod while relaying the information to Carol, who also nodded.

Once the thrusters to the blackbird were fully online, Beast turned them onto nearly full throttle before they quickly flew through the air, speedily flying away while entering supersonic speeds incredibly fast for an airplane. Glancing at Carol, I saw her give me a smirk before an aura of colorful lights surrounded her, followed by her speedily blasting off toward the blackbird while I just shook my head before flying right after her.

'Haa, I wish I had some cool aura effects like Carol; all I got is this lame cape. And what have I learned from the Incredibles? No capes; it's definitely going to bite me in the ass later in life.' Mused Pharaoh with a wry expression as he quickly caught.

For the next several minutes, we flew through the sky at incredibly high altitudes, which allowed the blackbird to enter hypersonic speeds as we crossed the Atlantic Ocean; however, despite the speed of the blackbird, it still took us roughly twenty-five or so minutes before we finally arrived over land, and I couldn't help but whistle when I realized at how slow we were going. I could easily fly around the entire planet within one minute, yet even a high-speed plane like the blackbird took twenty-five minutes to simply cross an ocean.

'Heh, I bet Carol thinks we're moving like a snail; her speed is ridiculous.' Thought Pharaoh as he glanced at Carol, who showed a rather focused expression.

Shaking my head, we continued to fly over the African countries below, which took about another twenty minutes before we finally arrived above Eygpt, our destination, prompting Beast, who was piloting the blackbird, to swiftly descend towards the ground while Carol and I followed right behind them.

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"So this is Cairo? It looks terrible, truly like an Apocalypse." Muttered Pharaoh with an ugly expression as he gazed at the city, eyeing destroyed building, piled-up cars, many other things before eyeing the giant pyramid in the center.

I'm sure Cario was once a flourishing and bustling city, but now, it was just terrible; the toppled buildings and whatnot were capable of being rebuilt, but all those corpses sprawled throughout the city wouldn't ever come back to life, and that angered me.

'Tsk, I should've fought Apocalypse sooner rather than waiting for everyone else; I could've saved so many more lives.' Thought Pharaoh as he clenched his fist while landing on an open street, which the blackbird slowly lowered itself onto.

"Have you seen worse?" Asked Pharaoh as he glanced at Carol, who seemed utterly indifferent about everything.

"I've seen entire civilizations culled; this is nothing. There is even this one man, who goes by the moniker of the Mad Titan, who goes from planet to planet, killing everyone before repeating the cycle on the next planet. He is just one of the many in the universe who has destroyed entire species." Remarked Carol lightly as an angry glint flashed through her eyes before she shook her head and glanced at Pharaoh.

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I'm just saying this, Carol was masturbating like crazy; she finally returns to earth after over a decade, you know she was going crazy on herself.