X-MEN- CH-38. Charles needs help

"Okay, it's time to get down, otherwise the kids down there will have stiff necks."

"Puchi..." Jean looked down after hearing that and found that many students were looking up. Although it was a bit far and she can't see their expressions clearly, they must be showing curiosity and envy. She should have been like them two years ago.

Jean suddenly felt as if she had really grown up. She was no longer the ignorant little girl who longed for beautiful and sweet love, because she had already got it. Martin dressed and they went down together.
When they came up, they chased each other up one after the other. When they went down, Jean sweetly held Martin's arm, and they walked down slowly.

"Hi, Jean, why are you here? Who is he?" A young man wearing red glasses came over and greeted Jean.

"Hi, Scott, how are you?" Jean smiled and responded, "He's my...boyfriend." It was the first time that she that Martin was her boyfriend in front of others, and Martin didn't object.

"Oh.. I'm fine, thank you."

"That's good. We should go now. See you later."

"Yes, bye." Watching Jean walking away, Scott felt a little lost, but there was nothing he could do.

"Is he the boy you were talking about who punched a hole through the toilet wall?"

"Yeah, poof... punching a hole through the toilet wall, why does that sound so weird? He's not Superman."

"Hahaha."

When Jean got home, she immediately ran to Raven and whispered to her, looking very excited. Charles also learned about Apocalypse from Moira. She had been tracking down the cult gang and also witnessed the birth of Apocalypse. Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Charles rushed back to X Academy with Moira and Alex, and learned about Martin's visit from Hank.

"Well...if Apocalypse is as powerful as the legend says, then Martin might be able to help us. However, we have to find Eric first."

Hank frowned and asked, "Martin is fine, as long as he is paid, but Eric, will he help us?"

"We have to try it." Charles was also a little unsure. Eric and Apocalypse's goals were the same, both of which were to create an era of mutants. Although he and Eric were friends, Eric has always been firm on this matter.

Moira asked, confused, "Who is Eric? Who is Martin?" Since the incident in Cuba, Charles erased her memory in order to protect her, so she doesn't remember any of them.

"They are very powerful mutants. Very powerful." Charles responded as he led a few people to the office. He guessed correctly, Eric had joined Apocalypse. After years of fighting, his pursuit made no progress, and he lost many of his fellow mutants. While on the trail, he witnessed the power of ordinary people.

Maybe they don't have all kinds of superpowers like mutants, but they have smart brains and can always research various equipment and medicines to restrain mutants. Destroying one, another would soon appear. He urgently needed a helper who was strong enough to completely overwhelm ordinary people with overwhelming force. As long as he can achieve his goal, it doesn't matter to him what he does. Maybe Martin can do it, but Martin's girlfriend Emma has made it clear that Martin will not get involved in such things.

When Apocalypse came to him, Eric realized that this was a good opportunity, because he had seen how powerful Apocalypse was, and with the help of Apocalypse, his own strength had also increased a lot. He was even confident that he could beat Martin now. If Martin knew, he would just say you are dreaming. Martin could easily sense the magnetic field fluctuations caused by Eric's growing strength, but Eric knew nothing about Martin's side.

They thought they were doing it secretly, but they didn't know that everything was planned and monitored by Martin. Eric in this world did not retire, nor did his wife and daughter get killed by the police, but he still joined Apocalypse's camp. It was okay even if he doesn't join. Because Martin's target has always been Apocalypse, and all he wanted was the power of Apocalypse. It would be better if Apocalypse could summon some powerful mutants, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

With the power of the Phoenix, Martin only needed to wait for his power to grow slowly, or find an opportunity to find something that could provide him with a huge amount of cosmic energy. There was no need to pursue more superpowers, as they were already enough. Martin has found two ways to increase the Phoenix Force. One was the normal growth through energy, and the other was caused by strong emotions.

Just like he exploded when Raven was captured last time, but he can't put his loved ones in danger for the sake of strength, he is not Thanos. The reason he targeted Apocalypse was, firstly, that he was very powerful and had the ability to block other people's telepathy, and secondly, that he could give his power to others. Only these two abilities we're what Martin needs. One can protect his family, and the other can enhance his family's strength. Moreover, Emma and Raven placed their hopes on the second one, hoping that after their strength increases, they can have their own children with Martin.

Martin thought so too. Although it was just a possibility, it would always pay to try. After Charles and others arrived at the office, he called Eric first, but unfortunately the call didn't go through. Then he called Martin's home and it was Wendy who answered the phone.

"Hello, this is the Horn family, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, uh... I'm looking for Raven, is she home?" Charles originally wanted to find Martin, but he was a little repulsed by this person who did things as he pleased and was always unexpected. Then he remembered that Raven should be at home, so he decided to start with Raven.

"She's at home, please wait." Wendy was always so serious when receiving guests or answering the phone.

When they came to the living room, Wendy said, "Raven, someone is calling you." Raven, who was chatting with Jean, spoke to Jean, then came to the phone and answered it.

"Hello."

"Raven, it's me. Long time no see."

"Charles, what's the matter? Why did you call me today?" Raven was very happy when she received Charles' call. After all, they grew up together. Without Charles, she didn't know where she would be now. But knowing Charles, he wouldn't call here if there was nothing wrong. He's a good guy, but a little too idealistic.

On the phone, Charles told Raven about the problem he encountered, "I just couldn't contact Eric. I plan to try the brain wave enhancement machine later. You know, Mr. Horn gave the helmet to Eric..."

"That was bought by Eric, not given to him by Martin. It's just a normal transaction." Raven corrected.

"Yes... Anyway, I need to try to use the brainwave enhancement machine to see if I can find Eric. Can you come back?"

"Come back? I'm at my home now."

"This is your home, too."

"No, I just lived there."

"I don't think I did anything wrong." Charles said helplessly.

"Yes, you only stay in your castle and dream of living in peace with humans. You never care about how people outside view people like us. Moreover, you continue to pass this idea on to others, never thinking about what kind of experience they will face in the future."

"…"

"I'll be there."

"Thanks."

Neither of them mentioned Martin because they knew very well that Martin would never sit idly by if Riven was in danger. So, it was better to be a salted fish. In the hearts of ambitious people, there is only their ambition. In order to achieve their goals, there was nothing that cannot be used. Charles took advantage of Raven's friendship for him and Martin's love for Raven.

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