"Alex, are you sure it's okay for us to keep all this equipnt?"
Inside the lab, Hank was practically trembling with excitent as he examined the TVA devices—
but he still couldn't hide a trace of hesitation.
Indeed—
For a top-tier scientist like Hank, tech that allowed ti travel and interdinsional traversal was irresistible.
If he could work forty-eight hours a day, he would.
These weren't ordinary gadgets—
they touched the ultimate laws of the universe: ti and space.
But Hank was not an idiot.
Now that he knew what the TVA was…
holding onto their things felt dangerously close to poking a cosmic hornet's nest.
"Alex really isn't afraid of offending people, huh…"
"Relax, Hank. Study whatever you want.
Leave the TVA to ."
Alex patted Hank's shoulder casually.
The TVA was terrifying—
to normal people.
But to him?
Not so much.
If they wanted to take their toys back—
Let them co try.
"…Alright, Alex. Since you say so, I'll trust you."
Hank nodded.
He knew Alex.
If Alex spoke with this level of certainty, it ant he really had nothing to fear.
And indeed—
As Alex predicted, half a year passed…
And nothing happened.
Not a single TVA agent ca looking for trouble.
No threats.
No portals.
No warnings.
It was as if the entire incident had been erased from history.
Alex wasn't sure whether it was because Kang wanted to show goodwill…
Or because Kang simply didn't care about a couple of devices that were worthless to him.
Either way—
the TVA acted as if they had gifted everything willingly.
Unfortunately…
When Alex checked on Hank's research progress, the results were disappointing.
Those devices had heavy protection chanisms.
Hank could use them, sure—
but disassembling or reverse-engineering them?
Almost impossible.
For months, Hank tried every trick he knew.
Nothing.
Any attempt to crack the system triggered self-destruction protocols.
Worse—
The devices required a very rare energy source.
Sothing Hank had no way of identifying.
And the remaining energy inside the devices?
According to his calculations:
Only enough for a handful of uses.
A few jumps—and the devices would be dead.
aning all of Alex's fantasies about mastering unlimited ti-space travel through TVA tech…
Total delusion.
No wonder Kang didn't care.
Everything made sense now.
For Kang—
Alex already had the Infinity Stones,
could travel the multiverse,
and had Arica Chavez in Krakoa.
So what if Alex gained a few extra jumps?
It ant nothing.
"Useless chicken ribs… no wonder he was so generous," Alex sighed internally.
He didn't get played by the TVA.
He got played by Kang.
---
Just as he left the lab, Alex bumped into Raven.
"Alex, Arica's evaluation is about to start. Want to co watch?"
"That works. Let's go."
He had nothing else to do anyway.
Together, they headed to the X-n base.
---
The mont they arrived, Alex saw:
White Queen.
Wolverine.
Cyclops.
Storm.
All the senior X-n were present.
Charles and Erik, however, were absent.
Not surprising—
they had too many national-level responsibilities on Krakoa.
And everyone knew Arica Chavez joining the X-n was already a certainty.
The evaluation was just a formality.
---
"Alex, you're here too."
"Principal!"
The X-n greeted him one after another.
Arica Chavez, standing opposite them on the training ground, nearly bounced with excitent.
"Your Majesty—
you ca personally to observe my exam?!
Oh man, I'm excited, but also super nervous!"
After nearly a year of training, she was finally eligible to join the X-n.
Passing this test ant officially becoming one of them.
This was a milestone in her life.
She originally thought she'd be judged by the regular X-n.
She hoped Alex would show up,
but never dared expect it.
Yet here he was.
Which ant—
He acknowledged her.
Arica almost exploded with energy on the spot.
"I'm just here to watch. The actual evaluation is up to everyone else."
Alex waved it off casually and took his seat.
"Alright, Arica. You may begin."
Wolverine cleared his throat.
"OK!"
Arica inhaled deeply and lifted her fist.
The most important part of the X-n test was the demonstration of one's ability.
Arica's task:
open a stable star-shaped portal to a specific universe.
"I'll open a portal to a particular universe next."
"I don't know what to call it—but it's a world where there are X-n but no Avengers."
"I'll place the exit over the ocean.
Less chance of being noticed."
"Or… if you want, you can give more detailed paraters."
She declared confidently.
Given how casually she talked about targeting universes, clearly her mastery had grown trendously.
White Queen smiled.
"Use the universe you just described. If you can pull that off, at least for —your exam is already a pass."
The others gave small nods, silently agreeing.
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