After all the hustle and bustle the other day, Mom decided that it would be good to go on a mini vacation away from New York, away from the company and just the three of us.
Since I had been wanting to go to the beach for a long time, Emi helped me convince Mom to go so now we are on a beach. Half empty but with some families with children enjoying the tranquility.
— "Don't you want to go swimming Martha?" — Mom asked.
— "I prefer to continue with the sand castles, you should go. I'll be fine here, plus Emi is with me." — I said next to a holographic Emi and my half-built sand castle.
— "I'm not sure about leaving you alone."
"Don't worry Elise, I'll take care of her there aren't many people and there's no problem with her being this way." An 8-year-old Emily smiled at her.
Sigh. — "Okay, I'll go take a dip." — She went straight towards the sea.
"Miss Martha, I have a surprise for you."
— "Your surprises sometimes scare me." — I shuddered.
"Come on, my surprises are great!"
— "I'm not saying they aren't! But the last time you gave me a surprise was when you made Iceberg take me to see his museum."
"I don't find anything uncool about that." She looked at me confused.
— "Emi, I hate museums! The worst of all was that people recognized Steve and started asking for autographs, thanks to that my ice cream was spilled and Stan Lee ended up with ice cream from his hat and then several people slipped thanks to what was spilled on the floor."
"It wasn't that bad." She moved her hand, dismissing it.
— "It became a viral trend on YouTube! And also, I lost my ice cream! MY ICE CREAM!" — I yelled at her while Emi laughed out loud.
"You met Stan Lee." — She said between laughs.
— "I was able to meet the Pope in person but nothing changed the feeling of stomach emptiness of seeing my ice cream on the floor and someone's hair." — I said in a pout.
"Don't forget that thanks to that Steve ended up with paint on him." She reminded me.
— "Perfect! Thanks for reminding me that I now have Twilight Sparkle in my backpack." — I told her trying to contain my smile.
"There are fewer ponies left."
— "The next one had to be Natasha's." — I said laughing. — "Anyway, once we return Rarity will be discovered." — I continue building my castle.
"With that thing about her following you, it's obvious that it will turn out the other way." She became serious.
— "I think she didn't take no for an answer. With Legolas not yet sending his resume, I guess they need more information from me to make it easier for him to enter." — I smiled cynically.
"In fact, he already sent it, I just haven't told Elise, I'll wait until we get back." She lay down on the sand.
— "If you think it's a good idea, that's fine for me, and my muscles still hurt." — I made a face.
"My little prank is almost there." She smiled amused.
— "By the way, don't forget to update yourself and your copy on the network." — I turned to see her seriously. — "Remember that Ultron is almost here and with Dad returning from hell, the Iron Centinels are already being produced."
"Every day I update myself and we change the codes but it doesn't hurt to take precautions." She shrugged her shoulders. "What I don't understand is if the Centinels on this occasion were our idea. Why haven't we sued Stark Industries for plagiarism?"
— "It's easy, while yours are equipped for different situations, ours are destined for hospitals and protection. Speaking of the Centinels, remember that you must also change their codes, we don't want to lose them."
"Of course, that part is already ready, if it occurs to him to touch them he will have to go through me first." She smiled proudly.
— "Have you already done the other thing I asked you for?" — I asked her worried.
"Of course, the shelters on the outskirts of Sokovia are already in production and many of the citizens are happy with our Centinels in place. Children play with them and hospitals function 25% better with them there. Plus It is planned that one day before the bad and ugly son arrives, people will already be in the shelters with the idea that Ultron wants people there, we could create illusions like those of the bipolar prince and that's it. Everything will take its course."
— "The only thing missing would be protection for Pietro even if there are no civilians, I don't want Speedy Gonzales to be harmed."
"We can do that by returning. We only need to create a small object that acts as an armored vest."
Mom greeted us from the sea with a smile.
I returned the greeting. — "You just have to leave that on the clothes he will wear for battle when everyone is arguing andthat's it!" — I opened my arms excitedly.
"Miss, a girl is approaching."
— "Hello!" — She greeted.
— "Hello!" — I said without seeing her while trying to keep my castle from falling apart.
— "Is it a hologram?" —The girl asked.
— "Her name is Emi."
"Hello!" An effusive greeting.
She squeals excitedly. — "It's great, it's like it has a life of its own!"
— "That's because Emi is an AI." — I raised my head and what I saw surprised me. Damn... Ahem... I mean by the goddess Hela it's Shuri! A small and adorable version of Wakanda's genie princess!
— "It's great! Did you create it?"
— "Yes, it's been a long time. She is my best friend."
Emi looked at us with a tender smile.
She knew how much I wanted to meet Shuri, I mean she, Peter, and I could play the Three Nerd Musketeers! The name is still in process.
— "I'm Shuri." — She stretched out her little hand.
— "I'm Martha and well, as I already said, she's Martha... I mean Emily!" — I said nervously.
Serious. — "Where I'm from there are no children who have their AI."
— "Let's say I'm not a normal girl."
— "That's what I see. How old are you?"
— "I'm 8 years old and you?"
— Me too! Tell me more about yourself." — She sat next to me excitedly with her eyes shining.
— "Well... I have participated in several contests with my creations, I am in high school..." — She interrupted me.
— "But you're only 8!"
'She reminds me so much of Peter.' I thought, smiling nostalgically.
— "Yes, well let's say I'm very smart." — I scratched the back of my neck nervously. — "I also learn self-defense and do various things with my best friends. And you?"
— "I study primary school, and they teach me manners." — She said nervously. — "But when I can I escape and experiment with some materials. Once I blew up part of the palace laboratory!" — She screamed excitedly laughing.
— "I almost lost my eyebrows once!" — We both laughed out loud as we continued remembering our little incidents.
[...]
— "Then, when I tried to hide so they wouldn't discover me, I spilled a little of the substance and it started to move!" — I laughed at the story.
Mom came back a few minutes ago when she saw me talking to little Shuri. She had gotten nervous because of Emi but she calmed down when I told her that she wouldn't say anything.
— "Hey, where are your parents?" — I don't think they let a princess wander alone in an unknown place.
— "Emm.. My mom is over there." — She pointed behind her to a woman with a child and two more people. —"The boy is my older brother."
— "And those on the sides? They look like bodyguards." — I laughed trying to joke.
It was obvious that they were the royal guard.
She laughed hesitantly. — "They are my aunts, they are very overprotective."
— "It is seen. By the way, a boy is walking here." — I pointed out to him.
— "Good afternoon." — Black Panther said.
— "Hello!" —I got up to greet him. — "You must be Shuri's brother, I'm Martha, my pleasure."
— "Likewise, miss." — He smiled at me cordially. — "Shuri, it's time to go."
— "So fast?" — She asked with a pout.
— "Yeah."
She sighs resignedly. — "Well, see you Martha." — She walked away with her head down.
— "Hey wait! I'll still be here for a few days. See you tomorrow?"
— "Of course! In the same place." — She walked away happy, taking her brother by the hand while T'Challa smiled because of her excitement.
— "We're leaving too, Martha, it's time for dinner." — She came over to take my hand.
— "Food is the most important thing of the day!"
— "I see you already made a new friend." — We walk towards the hotel.
— "Yeah! She reminds me a lot of Peter plus I don't have any female friends excluding Emi and Anie."
— "They are alike." — She laughed and moved.
— "It gave me several ideas for my next projects!"
— "Why do I feel more headaches coming?"
— "Don't be exaggerated. The worst that can happen is that it explodes in the kitchen."
— "And that's not bad?!"
"Don't worry Elise, with everything I've won from gambling and my investments we have enough to fix the kitchen if that happens."
— "Emily, that doesn't help. A kitchen is not supposed to explode!"
— "The last time you tried to cook a cake the kitchen exploded." — I told her mockingly.
— "It's not the same, that oven has something against me!"
I laughed. — "That's what I told you when the microwave exploded after I plugged it into the light and there was a blackout in half a block."
— "That was because, and I quote, you said 'Mommy, nothing will happen, I saw it on the Internet if you first put the cable in a potato and then put it in the socket, the microwave will have more power'." — She looked at me accusingly.
— "That didn't happen in the YouTube video, and how would I know that you can't put something wet into a socket?"
— "Everyone knows it. Even the video itself said that it was a parody and that they should not try it at home!"
After a silence, we both began to laugh at the stupidity of that situation.
[...]
The next few days Mom and I went sightseeing on the beach, we ate food from Mexican to Japanese so I want to clarify something: I hate raw fish! And more than anything I hate how the lobsters in the fish tank looked at me while I ate a shrimp!
I'm sure they were planning their revenge against me...
Cough, returning to the topic, the next few days I also spent on the beach with Shuri and her brother, who by the way I really liked, played with us and took care of us while our mothers swam and talked to each other in the sea.
— "This is our last day together." — I said sadly to Shuri and T'Challa.
— "We can write to each other." — Shuri said hopefully.
— "But you still haven't told me where you live." — 'Besides, I don't think they'll get the letters, they're like Harry with his letter from Hogwarts.' I thought.
— "We can talk through messages." — T'Challa said, seeing the sadness of both of them.
— "Oh really?" — That's much better, I give them my email and vice versa. I took out a sheet of paper from my mother's notebook and wrote down my email, extending it to Shuri with a broad smile. — "Here, send me an email when you get home, I'll send you photos of my house and my babies."
— "We will also send you photos." — Shuri said smiling.
— "Can I ask you something?" — I said shyly.
— "Of course." — They both answered.
— "Are we friends?"
— "No" - T'Challa said.
— "What?" — My eyes filled with tears.
— "We are best friends!" — Shuri said, launching herself at me.
— "Obviously, we are friends Martha." — T'Challa ruffled my hair.
— "I was about to cry, you fools!" — I hugged Shuri while the three of us laughed and I cried with her.
— "Martha honey, it's time to go." — Mom arrived at my side.
— "I'll see you soon, don't forget to send me messages!" — I hugged them tighter and then went with Mom and walked in the opposite direction from them.
"Don't worry Mara, I'll be on the lookout for any email from them."
— "Thank you Emi." — I sniffled while hugging Mom's leg.
"I will always help you in any way I can."
— "I know Emi, I know without you I wouldn't be me."
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