Chapter 118 - [72]

'Yes, you're getting the hang of it. Now flap it… No not that hard… try to be less intense,' Max was now showing Shuri how to fly, he was still bonded to her. But now he let Shuri control the body. This was the best way Max figured, he could help Shuri fly.

And it was going well, and Max separated from Shuri, mid-air so that she would have to fly with only her suit. Even if Shuri fell, the suit was protective enough to not hurt her badly from the fall.

With some wobbly moves from her wings, she finally gained control. "I finally did it… Wooohooo!" She cheered loudly. Flying from one side to another, they were in one of the unpopulated area of New York. So it was the best place to help her fly.

Max felt like a proud dad, but analogy yes, but you get the point. But then again she was a quick learner. He was about to tell her to get down when a police siren grabbed their attention. And Max was already off...

Three police cars were chasing a speeding truck. And by the looks of it, the truck was getting away as the back compartment of the truck was flung opened. Two gunners were rapidly firing at the police cars.

With the sudden bullets raining down, the police cars had to slow down to avoid getting hit. Yet, the car tires were punctured, glass shattered hitting the drivers, the cars slipped, almost crashing into one another. They were about the fall into a nasty accident. When a red-blur shot forth.

Pushing two cars apart, Max flapped his wing, red tendrils shot on to the road. Stopping the two police cars at their place. "Hey, are you guys fine?", Max asked, he had shape-shifted his face and now was wearing a Red-Bird-Mask over his eyes, similar to Felicia. The third car stopped chasing the truck and came into halt to look into the other cars.

In one of the police cars, two officers were already knocked out. But the other car one of the officer was barley keeping himself conscious. The third police car stopped right behind, the car was unharmed.

A person came out of the damaged cop-cars, he looked rather weak. The man was in his late fifties, with strands of gray in hair mixed with red as he bleeding from the head. "Thanks… but could you help my partner out." He said in between his breaths. "We need to get him to a hospital." He pleaded the last part.

Max recognized the person, it was captain Stacy. Wasn't he supposed to be dead by now? In the lizard attack? Max didn't question, rather he looked over to his partner. He was shot on the c.h.e.s.t, right beside his heart. And looking at the raspy breathing, the man was in his last leg.

Bringing him to the hospital won't do. The man needed fast work. "Let me help him." Max offered, getting near the other officer. Using his powers, he took the bullet out, healing him in a matter of seconds.

"That should be enough… Give him lots of proteins and fiber when you get back…" Max said, smiling. Storming off, before the officer could ask a question.

"Sir you alright." The third police van, officers asked in unison. Making the bleeding Captain come out of his stupor. Only then did he remember that he didn't thank the winged individual.

With a few flaps of his wings Max was near the truck. He popped his head out near the driver seat window. "Yuuhoo, how's the weather today?" Max asked.

The man nearly jumped out of his seat, only the seat belt kept him in. "You… you a cop?" the man asked, he looked like the typical overweight truck driver, wearing those oiled stained pants and a baggy shirt.

Max raised an eyebrow, "Really a cop cosplaying with angelic red wings? You have a mind of a true scholar, sir." With a punch he knocked him out. Slipping inside the car in semi liquid form he crashed the breaks.

Max heard a few grown from the back. Oops there were unfortunate passengers (who happened to be criminals) in the back of the stolen truck. Getting out of the truck he tied up the crooks with rope. He didn't want people connecting him to spider-man, so no webs when he was in this form. And with that he was done.

'Shit…' Max blurred out. Flapping his wings he shot up into the sky, he forgot that he left his pupil (Shuri) in distress. Sky high he saw Shuri in her Iron-Panther suit, flying towards him. He was about to apologize…

"That was soo cool!" She said with too much of enthusiasm. "Just wait till I learn how to fly…"

Max g.r.o.a.n.e.d at the Idea of babysitting her when she started going superhero. "Okay why don't we get back. Your three hours are already over, and I want to show you something."

The girl looked at him curiously, before nodding. And they were off flying and gliding along the way. They stopped on top of the warehouse from where Max operated from.

"Now follow along…" Max said, taking the lead. As he opened the underground door with the key pads. With a click the doors opened, showcasing a high-tech underground building.

"Wow, someone is using their illegal stash of Vibranium to good use." Shuri said raising an eyebrow. Most if not all the equipments were made out of Vibranium.

"Ouch! You don't have to put it that way, it's all for a better cause." Max said, not minding her.

"Sure it is, at least you're brown. Last time a white person spoke those words, things went not so pleasantly."

"That's racist you know." Max chuckled, opening one of the heavy-metal-doors. "And tada…" Max signaled to the room.

"Um, Max what am I seeing?"

"Symbiotes…" Max responded pointing at the capsules.

"Wait, why are they in capsules?" She asked, nearing the Symbiote containers.

"What else did you expect me, give them a host so that they can try to escape." Max snorted. "No thank you and besides, they aren't complaining."

As if the symbiotes heard their conversation, the blue symbiote Phage retorted inside the capsule, creating bumpy noises.

Shuri looked at that and then back at Max, "You expect me to believe that?"

Max rolled his eyes, "Come on, I even feed them. And in my defense where could I find a host that won't corrupt them or they won't corrupt the host."

Shuri understood the point, at least this way the damage could be stopped even before it began. "Okay but why bring me here…" she was cut mid-way when Max opened one of the containers, and a yellow symbiotic-goo poured out from it.

"Be calm, I want to test something."

"That's why you don't go to shady warehouse with space aliens." Shuri squeaked, she fell on her b.u.t.t, trying to get behind.

Max extended his arms at the Yellow-symbiote, and the goo-- circled around his forearm, crawling up like a snake. "Trust me on this one, it's actually a baby-symbiote. It needs a morally strong host, that way it won't go haywire."

"And you want me, I…"

"You are the most kindest and nicest person I have ever met in my short life in this world. And unlike others I trust you with my life." Max said, he really meant it. Unlike Peter she didn't need to fight crime and she wasn't as morally gray as Felicia. Heck he wouldn't trust himself with a symbiote.

"Don't sweet-word yourself out of things." Shuri grumbled before sighing reluctantly accepting the offer holding Max's hand. "You owe me more than a pizza." She mumbled.

"Yes, mam." Max chuckled. "Just relax, and be calm. It may be a little weird at first but hang in there."

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