At this point, Tyson doesn't have the 'there might not be tomorrow mentality'. Look at the world from his perspective. He's been there a year and hasn't faced a real challenge in nearly ten months. He can heal from nearly anything and has an unbreakable skeleton. The only thing he's even worried about at this point is Thanos and Magneto. He needs a major asskicking to get him to shift his mindset like that, which will come, but not until Arcs 6&7. The Illyana and Jubilee scene does work pretty well to show the possible harmony. But it works because Jubilee and Illyana have history. Jubilee gave her power to help Illyana fight azazel in Arc 3. They became good friends afterward and have been so for months. Plus, it helps that Illyana isn't exactly straight and isn't really in the picture. I dive more into this early in Arc 6. From a writing perspective: Making Monaco work was not easy. I had to rewrite large sections of that chapter. It probably has more additions than any chapter to date. So many that it had to be split; initially, Not my Girlfriend, Monaco, and Darkchylde were all one chapter. I had to double its length so that it made better sense. And most of the additions were relationship stuff. I enjoy it, but it's hard to give each Character their own 'voice', particularly with female love interests, they get so much 'screen time' that they have to be done well. One of haram's pitfalls is the generic girls, where most don't have unique personalities that shine. That's why I try to stick to one love interest per Arc. So that if more than one comes together, you already know them... kind of like the... Avengers

Weak? At this point, Tyson hasn't lost a fight since gaining Jason's power in Arc 2.

Glad you're enjoying it. I get the harem comment a lot. Part of (what I think) makes the relationships in this story believable is that I take the time to delve into the characters a bit. Most fanfics aren't this long and subsequently, the relationships feel rushed. Particularly in a harem, where there are several relationships to balance. The other piece that I shoot for is a level of realism. A superhero story requires a level of suspension of disbelief. But the idea that a guy can have three relationships in a year isn't too much of a stretch. Even the idea of juggling two women isn't too far beyond belief, I've seen guys do that in real life often enough. The problem comes when you try to create a harem in a 'realistic' manner. Most male fantasy harem stories are built in a way that fits harems into the setting of the world. Like the man is a mage that empowers women to fight with him or gets empowered by women. Or there aren't enough fertile men... or whatever the scenario might be to justify having multiple women. The MCU and this story don't have those conditions built in. Sure Tyson is rich, and that could work in real life, but would it work in the case of the superpowered women he's pursued? Maybe, but I'd argue not. There has to be another motivation there. Ultimately, we all know how this story ends. Tyson fights Thanos. Sure a bunch of stuff happens before that. But it's pretty much a guarantee. What we don't know, is how it will happen. That's the fun of the story. The journey. How will he solve the Adamantium poisoning? When will Tyson get control of his powers? Where the hell has Magneto been? Will he find his one true love? Or when he faces Thanos will he be surrounded by a battle harem? Okay done with the tangent. On to the questions. 1. Remember wayyyy back in Arc 2 when Tyson goes into the 'white room' in his head? When he is forced out, Professor X locked the door behind him. He got back in with the help of the cuckoos, but that door is still 'locked'. Tyson can't get back into his subconscious without help. I know it has been a while but this will be explored later in this Arc. 2. As always the answer remains... a solid... maybe. 3. There was a poll for Tyson's next power-up on my Patreon for a few months. Poll is closed, but you'll probably like the results.

I talk about this more briefly in Arc 6.

It's all part of my plan to make you enjoy the smut.

That's exactly the vibe I was going for. Thanks for the feedback.

Part of the problem is that Illyana isn't a well-known character. Outside of comics, she only appeared in the 90s x-men and wasn't memorable there. New Mutants could've been a jump off because Magik was the best part of it, but the movie wasn't widely or well received. People tend to write and read fanfictions about characters they have an attachment to, and Illyana is very niche. For example, I got a bunch of complaints about Cindy Moon because so many people had no idea Silk even existed.

It's hard to say. This story is long, and I don't have solid plans that far out. The Ancient One was firm that Tyson won't be trained until after the Battle of New York. So unless something changes, Tyson and Illyana won't be reunited for another year. That might not seem like a long time because Arc 4 was a year. But if my outline holds, the next year is not one Arc... it's Arcs 5, 6, 7, and 8. A lot can happen and change in that time.

Yup. Straight from the scene.

Stryker put a neural inhibitor on Xavier. It made him unable to use his psionics, allowing Jason's power to take hold. Once Jason was in, they took off the neural inhibitor. Baseline Xavier is too strong. Great Question.

Arc 5 Cover Art

In the comics this is not always clearly defined, but through flashbacks we learn that, Kaine had Peters' memories up to the point of the cell samples he was cloned from. For this story, that would be up to the Lizard battle in February.

This serves as her moment of revelation.