Swoosh*
" Yeah, I am approaching there. Yeah, you owe me one, Pet. No, I need a big one. I am a very active person."
Pietro cut off his connection, going directly to Manhattan to substitute Peter who was absent due to his lessons.
" Alright, raise your hands and everyone will be happy in the end."
He stopped before the bank, looking at the criminals who were also bewildered by his sudden appearance. They didn't know they were either extremely unlucky or famous to be apprehended by the superheroes but there were 5 heroes in front of them and they got only submachine guns which were useless in front of superhumans who could easily deflect bullets.
" Okay, we give up. So, who is going to arrest us?"
One of the clever robbers raised his hands with a sly grin, looking at the heroes with a calm face to the dismay of his teammates.
" Of course, it is me and who are you again?"
Pietro hadn't seen Fantastic 4 before and he thought they were newbies since they had no idea on their faces.
" Wait a second! We came here first, brother. Why are you trying to arrest them?"
Johnny didn't want to back down from his first heroic deed but before he could end his words, he saw all the robbers on the floor while Pietro was dusting his palms.
" Too slow and naive, pal. You have to be fast. See ya!"
Pietro waved his hand with a smirk, disappearing into the crowd while Johnny scuffled his hair with anger. He couldn't believe someone would do this to him and he wasn't aware of his speed.
" Relax, Johnny. We can catch other criminals."
Susan smiled bitterly after seeing Pietro and Johnny's feud. She felt they had similar personalities and that triggered Johnny who thought he could beat Pietro. Unfortunately, Pietro was trained by the best heroes, including speedsters like Flash and heroes like Arthur who gave him a deep understanding of his power.
That is why Pietro was able to easily catch them and see through their ploy.
" I swear I will settle the score with that bastard later. Let's see who can beat who."
Johnny wasn't ready to give up even though they had a gap in experience. Rather he was fired up to meet Pietro again, thinking of him as his rival.
" You sure have a fiery temperament, Johnny."
Ben shook his head with a calm face, patting his shoulder to encourage him. He was confident that Johnny would be a powerful hero if he trained more but that was if he didn't lose his power.
" Alright, today's practice ends here. How was that?"
Reed said lightly while thinking about today. Honestly, he didn't feel bad and he even felt it was a familiar thing like moving his limbs.
" It wasn't bad."
Ben and Susan admitted that it was alright to them despite their stances. The four of them reached some kind of silent agreement about their powers and people received them well.
Meanwhile in Victor's laboratory
Victor looked at the picture of a woman on his desk with deep thought. This woman held the most important position in his life and he was willing to do everything to get her back. However, he was powerless and weak despite his intelligence.
" Did you find the scripts in the ruins?"
He raised his eyes, and looked at the man in the suit who was sitting across from him.
The man smiled with a greedy face while taking out the scripts from his suitcase. He gently placed it on his desk while Victor examined it with a calm face.
Finally, he could get a touch of the mystic power that he sought for a long time. The power that could help him to achieve his goal.
" Good, here is your payment as promised. Remember, there is no point in offending me. Otherwise, this would end ugly."
Victor was a shrewd man who could see through human nature. In this world, only a few could rival him in that nature and he was an extremely cautious person. Especially the magic and sorcery were the closely guarded secrets of the mages and sorcerers who knew the potential dangers of misuse.
" Don't worry. My lips were sealed when we made the transaction."
The man laughed coldly, looking at his balance with a happy face.