X-MEN- CH-48. Meeting a friend

After finishing their meal, they continued their family activities as usual—just watching a movie and chatting, or sitting together and enjoying a glass of wine while Jean drank a beverage. Since she was still two months away from adulthood, it was acceptable for her to have a few drinks in advance. However, Martin, holding the long-awaited glass of wine, appeared a bit uneasy, fidgeting in his chair as if he had ADHD. Even before he drank it, his face was flushed, and he felt a little tipsy.

"Okay, let's stop here for today. I'm tired, so I'll go back to the house first." Raven said, standing up and taking Emma and Wendy with her. Jean looked at Martin with wide eyes.

"Want to join us?" Martin asked with a smile.

"I want to..." Being able to see each other as soon as they opened their eyes in the morning could indeed enhance their relationship. Today, Jean felt more natural and intimate with Martin. Looking at him, she wished she could cling to him all the time.

"It's time to eat." Martin hugged Jean, patting her gently on the backside.

"No, you hold me while we eat." Jean leaned against Martin's shoulder and said coquettishly.

"Hello... Why are you so cute?"

"Because I love you."

"Let's go." The biggest crisis of the year had been resolved, but Martin felt no sense of having saved the world. Being a hero who runs around every day and is told what to do by others might end up like the foolish son of the farmer next door, who could only lick his wounds alone. Compared to that, it was better to enjoy time with his lovely wives at home.

Taking this opportunity, the whole family decided to take a few days off. Those who needed to go to school would go, and those who had to work would work. A few days later, in the afternoon, Martin found himself in a small forest farm in northwestern Canada. This was a forestry town with endless forests and towering trees reaching into the sky.

Martin arrived at a logging camp and spotted a familiar figure in the distance, busily working with an electric saw.

"Ka... Puff... Suck... Hoo..." Leaning against the front hood and lighting a big cigar like Wolverine, he breathed in the fresh air and savored the aroma of the logs. The busy Logan had just finished sawing a piece of wood, and when he stood up, he accidentally glanced at Martin. He thought he had seen it wrong, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was indeed the case. A smile appeared on Logan's face as he said something to his co-worker, then dropped the chainsaw and walked over while taking off his gloves.

"Why are you here?" Logan asked.

"When do you get off work?"

"We can leave in a while." Logan leaned against the hood of the car in the same posture as Martin, lighting a cigar. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I can't just have a drink and chat with you?"

"Oh..." Logan's laughter indicated his disbelief.

"Hmm..." Martin stroked his stubble, "Let's find a place to eat first."

He hesitated, unsure how to begin. This old man had finally lived a peaceful life for a few years, but now Martin was here to tell him that someone was monitoring him and that his wife belonged to someone else. He was afraid...

Logan smiled and said, "No need to find a place. Kayla will bring food over later; I can share some with you." As he spoke, a happy smile spread across his face.

"Good..." After chatting for a while, Logan put out his cigarette and said, "I'm going over there first. Wait for me for a while."

"Um."

For nearly half an hour, Martin watched Logan work happily and chat with his coworkers. Then, Logan happily walked over and said, "Let's go."

"Yeah." Martin stood up and followed Logan, "Where to?"

"To the open space ahead."

"What's for lunch today?"

"I don't know. Do you care about what you eat?"

"You don't care?"

"I only care about what I drink."

"…"

They arrived at an open space on the mountainside, where they could overlook the valley. A red car was parked in the open area, and a beautiful woman who looked gentle and virtuous was spreading a tablecloth on the grass. Next to her was a basket filled with food and beer.

"It doesn't look like vodka." Martin remarked after observing the scene.

"Not satisfied with beer?" Logan replied, quickly walking over, hugging, and kissing Kayla. He then introduced, "My friend Martin Horn; she is my lover, Kayla."

"Hi."

"Hello." After they greeted each other, Kayla said, "Logan has never introduced his friends to me."

"That's because he has no other friends besides me." Martin joked.

"Bullshit..." Logan scoffed, unwilling to appear friendless in front of his lover.

Kayla smiled and asked, "Where are you from?"

"New York."

"Wow, a big city. It must be much more prosperous than here."

"Well, it's okay. This place is pretty good and suitable for living."

"…"

Martin and Kayla chatted for a while before Logan took out two bottles of beer and handed one to Martin, "Here you go."

After taking a sip, Martin asked, "Have you been here in recent years?"

"Yeah... let's eat something and talk while we eat." Logan suggested, sitting on the tablecloth.

Martin sat across from Logan and Kayla, "Okay."

The food was probably prepared for only two people, and Martin wasn't particularly hungry to begin with, so he took a couple of bites and stopped eating. Logan didn't care; he was hungry, and the high-intensity work made him famished quickly.

Kayla said enthusiastically, "Don't you like it?"

"No, no, I'm just not hungry. Leave me alone and eat."

Logan added, "It's okay; don't be polite to him."

They chatted until Logan finished eating his fill. The two men clinked their bottles together. Martin thought for a moment and said, "Well... I met someone a few days ago. Guess who it was."

"Who? Victor?" In Logan's opinion, the only person they both knew in common was Victor.

"No... it's you."

Logan looked at Martin and said with a smile, "Bullshit, it's been a few years, and we just met today."

"Heh... Okay... Uh, I won't keep you in suspense... You should have felt the global earthquake a while ago, right?"

"Well... we still have two days off."

"There was a mutant who had lived for thousands of years. In that era, he was a god. Later, he was secretly buried underground. He was released some time ago, and he attempted to continue to rule the world..."

"So, what does this have to do with me?"

"My girlfriend is Charles'... sister. He once took her in. After he found out about Apocalypse, Charles found my girlfriend. When she arrived at X Academy, it was already a mess. Charles was captured by Apocalypse, and several people were captured by a man named William Stryker."

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