3 The First Step and Sorcerer’s Apprentice
As he got downstairs to meet his parents, he heard a third voice along with his parents. He already guessed who it was and was quite exited to meet him. He got downstairs, then greeted his parents.
ALEX : Welcome back Mom, Dad.
BEN : Hey Kiddo! Come, meet my baby brother, your uncle, Richard Parker.
ALEX : Hello Uncle! Where is my little cousin.
Richard : Hahaha...! Your aunt and little cousin are at the hospital. They have to be under observation for 1 more day.
BEN : Yes they will be discharged tomorrow then you can see your cousin. Now let your uncle get fresh them have breakfast, he has to return to the hospital.
ALEX : OK
(AN : I am trying my best to make conversations feel real but if it's not to your likings, please bear with it I am trying best to improve.)
Hearing his dad Alex felt very happy that he will meet Peter soon. He also also twice as happy as he can complete the first step of his plan when he visits his uncles house.
[[[THE NEXT DAY]]]
It was the next day and Alex was getting ready to go to his uncle's house. He had already thought of everything he was going to do and even some backup plans in case his first plan fails. As if on cue he heard his mom call him to hurry up, so he stops his inner monologue and hurried to get in the car for the trip.
It took them almost an hour to reach his uncle's house, during the trip trip he failed to hide his excitement which caused his parents to chuckle and him hiding his face in embarrassment.
At the front door, they were welcomed by his uncle who took them to the living room where his aunt sitting on the recliner with the baby in her lap.
Alex and May hurriedly went toward them and began playing with baby Peter after introducing Alex to his aunt.
Alex played with Peter by making funny faces and tickling him slightly,
his uncle also gave him a quick tour of the house. Overall he had lots of fun visiting and realised that he was really bored sitting at home all day.
As they were leaving and his uncle and aunt got outside to see them off, Alex asked to visit washroom and while both the couples were talking he quickly got to his uncles study and copied all research files from his PC.
After that he quickly left after erasing all the traces on the computer.
AFTER RETURNING HOME
Alex was currently in his room and after ensuring that both his parents have slept for the night he used his computer to review the copied research files. There were files on many different projects but he was only searching for the serum which his uncle have given to Peter which helped Peter in adapting to spider powers.
He didn't delete the rest of the files as he may need them in future but he sure as hell encrypted them to hell and back.
As he was reviewing the serum he realised that to synthesise the serum he needed a state of the art lab, which was something that he didn't have access to currently. So he decided that he just have to wait till he learned mirror dimension spell so he can use the lab without alerting anyone in the physical world.
THE NEXT DAY
Alex left the house in the morning early to get to the sanctum. It was just half an hour walk from his house so he got there at leisurely pace. Reaching there he noticed that people seem not to notice the building at all and ignore it, he concluded that it might be some kind of ward. He was able to see and observe it without diversion so he shrugged it off. After reaching the sanctum's gate he was undecided on what to do but finally settled on ringing the doorbell, after a few moments a middle aged man in robes with short brown hair and sharp eyes opened the door. Alex thought that he must be current sanctum keeper as could not recognise him from the movie.
KEEPER : Yes, how May I help you?
ALEX : Hello, I am Alex Parker and I would like to learn sorcery here.
KEEPER : (Taken Aback) Kid whoever told you this fooled you, there is no such thing as sorcery. You should go back home.(Close the Door)
Although he was refused entry Alex wasn't disappointed at all as he knew it would not be easy and he have to be persistent for this to work. So he decided to visit the next day.
THE NEXT DAY
KEEPER : You again I told you someone is fooling you.
ALEX : I sincerely want to learn sorcery, please accept me.
KEEPER : Go back kid, don't waste my time. (Close the Door)
THE NEXT DAY
ALEX : Sir I really want to ...
(BANG!! Close the Door)
THE NEXT DAY
ALEX : I...
(BANG!! Close the Door)
Like this Alex persisted for the whole week before finally on the eighth day..
ALEX : I...
KEEPER : Yeah, yeah, Come on in kid.
ALEX : I really....Oh!... Yesssss!
Alex was totally excited and followed after the sanctum keeper into the building. After entering they walked left to a hallway and when they exited he was in a courtyard with many people practicing martial art in green robes.
The keeper led him into a room in a two storey house thereafter he left. Alex waited in the room for a full 10 minutes before a portal opened and in walked the Ancient One herself.
Before he could say hello or introduce himself she started talking while walking around him like he was some kind of exotic animal in the zoo.
A-ONE(yeah yeah I know) : Intriguing, very interesting, Mr Parker, you are the first human from whom I can not deduce anything. I can neither see your future nor can I read your mind.
ALEX : (startled and angry) Wha...
A-ONE : Don't be offended Mr Parker, let me ask a question. If you have a very powerful weapon would you give it to anyone whose intent you do not know?
ALEX : (sigh!) I guess you're right. Soooo..., are you going to teach me or not?
A-ONE : You will be attending classes with other students everyday or for you every night. A portal will open in your room at 11 PM every night. Now go back and finish the Latin language book you have been reading.
Saying thus The Ancient One pushes him through a portal and he lands in his backyard.
Just like that Alex became a student of mystic arts at Kamar- Taj.
