Chapter 160

"Peter, I heard the news. Congrats, man! Never thought that we would find your long thought to be dead parents inside the base."

As soon as I entered the lobby, Kurt rushed towards me and hugged me to show how happy he was for me. As someone who had a lack of parental guidance during his growing years, he could relate to me.

When I looked behind Kurt, I found that only Bobby and Scott in the lobby currently. Well, it made sense that only boys were here. Otherwise, Emma would have been the first one to congratulate me.

"Did everything go alright on your side?" I asked Kurt as I separated myself from his hug.

Once the Wolverine clones had been subdued and the SHIELD reinforcements had arrived, Director Fury had ordered for me to extract the mutant siblings from the base just in case they suddenly changed their minds. As such, I was not there when the mission ended.

"It went perfectly. Seems like the soldiers in the base were not brainwashed since they started surrendering soon after the commander of the base was captured.

Still, you should have seen that bastard's face when I had suddenly grasped his body and dropped him right between the SHIELD reinforcements. That bastard will finally get what he deserves for all the atrocities he had allowed to happen."

"At least, there were no complications." I said, releasing a sigh of relief.

"Peter, you know that you can rely on us. You may be the most powerful of us but we are no slouch either. We more than strong enough to stand our ground against normal soldiers." Scott said, knowing that I was worrying needlessly just because I was not there during the last part of the mission.

"Sorry about that. You know how our recent missions have gone. Nothing ever seems to be going according to plan. As such, I can't help but worry for all of you." I apologized while also explaining the reason for my conduct.

"What about the mutant siblings? What has been decided for them? After all, that girl Wanda's mutant ability or should I say, Chaos Magic is quite a time bomb. And her brother Pietro's super speed is not something we can ignore." Bobby asked, curious about the mutant sibling's fate.

"Ancient One has decided to take Wanda to Kamar Taj to see if she can isolate Wanda from Chthon's influence. If she is successful in doing so, her Chaos Magic can become quite a trump card for us." I replied.

"Hope Ancient One is successful. I don't want her to suffer just because of her Chaos Magic. Though she is no innocent girl either given that she was once in the Brotherhood and now in HYDRA." Scott commented.

"What about her brother Pietro?" Kurt asked.

"Since the mutant siblings had not actively acted against SHIELD or the government and had not participated in any of HYDRA's vile actions, Director Fury is willing to give them a chance. Pietro is going to join the SHIELD. Director Fury hopes that Pietro can become an Avenger if everything goes alright."

"Let's hope that he is not like his mutant supremacist father." Scott said, still sceptical regarding Pietro.

"Well, they said that their relationship with Magneto was not anything good. Don't know if it's true or not." I replied.

"Peter, you are here!" A beautiful voice full of elation suddenly sounded from the stairs. Emma had finally arrived in the lobby along with the rest of the girls.

As soon as she saw me, she rushed to hug me and even kissed me on my cheek.

"To think that you would find your parents held hostage at the base along with even an adopted sister. Congrats, Peter!" Emma whispered in my ear, happy for me.

"But why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your parents at this moment?" Emma asked, puzzled why I was here.

"Yeah! If I was you, I won't even have left their side." Kurt said in support to Emma's words.

"That's true. But do you think that they would even recognise me?" I said, pointing to my face to show why I had not visited them yet.

"But they are your parents. I know that it will be difficult but you should be able to patch up with them in time. You just need to face them." Scott replied insensitively upon hearing my words, clearly not realising the crux of the problem.

"Uhhh…. I swear that you boys can sometimes become idiots out of nowhere. Come with me, Peter. These idiots clearly don't understand your feelings." Emma said furiously because Scott and the others were unable to understand what I was feeling right now.

She grasped my hand and led me to the garden so that we could have some time alone.

As we reached the garden, I could see how the garden literally seemed to glow under the morning sun. Too much time had passed between the attack on the base and the handling of the mutant siblings. It was already another day.

"You just fear that your parents would find you a little too alien and won't be able to connect you with their son they had left, right?" Emma asked softly as both of us sat on a bench.

"Yeah!!" I nodded since this was the problem.

"How many times I have told you to not have an existential crisis every time you have to reveal your true self to someone who knew your past self?" Emma asked suddenly with a sharp tone, admonishing me.

"What?" I could only reply with this word because of the sudden change in Emma's tone.

"Seriously, you worry too much about how the others would see you when compared to the past Peter." Emma said with a huff, annoyed by this side of mine.

"But this situation is different, Emma. My parents left me as a child. What about they feel if they see that I don't look a single bit like they remember me to be?" I argued.

"It is because they have only seen you as a child that they will be more amenable to the new you. You would be a complete alien to them which would make them more acceptable to the fact that you are Albion." Emma replied.

"B-But…" I knew that what Emma said was the truth but I was still too scared about their reactions.

"Didn't they adopt a mutant girl there even if they had to fight HYDRA to raise her?" Emma suddenly asked.

"They did." I answered in affirmative.

"If they can adopt a mutant girl, then this surely can accept that their son had obtained powers in the years they were away." Emma argued, making me speechless.

"Seriously, where does your enhanced intelligence and confidence go whenever this kind of emotional matters are involved?" Emma asked with a huff.

"Thanks, Emma. I needed that." I said with a smile, finally ready to meet my parents after hearing Emma's words.

"If you had not be so forceful right now I probably would have worried needlessly for whom knows how long. So, thanks once again, Emma."

"I just couldn't leave you like this. Besides, I knew that you have always been quite emotional for your family." Emma replied with a blush.

Seeing her like this, I couldn't stop myself from kissing her. She didn't stop my advance and easily reciprocated, turning the kiss into a little makeout session.

As we separated, I suddenly had a great idea.

"Hey, Emma. Wanna come with me to meet my parents?" I asked her all of a sudden.

"What? B-But, isn't it a little to early?" Emma replied, flabbergasted by my sudden proposal.

"Well, the sooner, the better. Like you said now, one just needs to courageously face the situation." I said with a grin.

"Fine! I will go with you." Emma said, finally accepting my proposal.

"But let me get ready first. There is no way I am meeting your parents without any preparation."

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Originally, I meant to show Peter's emotions and how he is hesitant to face his parents who have returned in his life all of a sudden. But, I then realised that this seemed to be a little repetitive. This resulted in the present chapter where Emma lectured Peter, allowing for his character development.