Chapter Summaries

Xi Nian and Gwen helped Spider-Man destroy the energy-collision machine before it could cause dimensional chaos, but their success began sending them back to their original world. Xi Nian stayed behind to hold off Green Goblin while warning Spider-Man that he was destined to die there.

• Xi Nian infiltrated the Brooklyn mainframe in Spider-Man's Stealth Suit while Spider-Man drew the villains away, and Gwen confronted Doctor Octopus in Iron Spider Armor.
• Gwen began shimmering with dimensional light as the USB drive Xi Nian inserted started destroying the machine's system.
• Spider-Man gave Xi Nian a spider-emblem USB drive as a farewell gift while Xi Nian began turning half-real and half-illusory.
• Xi Nian smashed Green Goblin's head into the floor, then told Spider-Man to leave while he held off the villains.
• Xi Nian warned Spider-Man that he was likely to die there, as he was destined to die in that world's future.

Xi Nian stayed behind to hold off the villains while Spider-Man tried to escape, but Scorpion King forced Spider-Man to turn back by taking a Black boy hostage. Xi Nian survived Green Goblin and Prowler's assault and killed Green Goblin with a web-assisted counterattack.

• Xi Nian ordered Spider-Man to escape and held Prowler back while fighting Green Goblin.
• Spider-Man avoided Kingpin and reached the tunnel exit, but Scorpion King appeared with a Black boy and forced him to return.
• Scorpion King pierced the boy's abdomen with his mechanical tail, and Spider-Man caught him before Kingpin and Scorpion King cornered them.
• Green Goblin and Prowler bombarded Xi Nian with tail strikes and energy blasts, but Xi Nian emerged from the crater unharmed.
• Xi Nian used Green Goblin's tail strike and taut webs to launch himself, severing Green Goblin's head and killing it.

Xi Nian killed the Green Goblin and Scorpion King while rushing to help Spider-Man, who was cornered by Kingpin and Scorpion King. With only ten seconds before he left the parallel universe, Xi Nian turned on Kingpin and trapped him in webbing.

• Xi Nian killed the Green Goblin with a single clean cut, leaving the Prowler stunned and terrified.
• Xi Nian realized he had ten seconds left in the parallel universe and swung toward Spider-Man, who was protecting an unconscious, badly wounded boy from Kingpin and Scorpion King.
• The Prowler warned Kingpin as Xi Nian charged, but Xi Nian used the Prowler's energy blast to propel himself forward.
• Xi Nian changed targets at the last moment and stomped Scorpion King through the floor, killing him.
• Xi Nian ensnared Kingpin with sharp webbing and confronted him, while Kingpin pleaded for him to stay back.

Xi Nian and Gwen returned from a parallel universe to find Ancient One and Wonder Woman Diana waiting for them. Diana brought Xi Nian home and punished him for leaving, and he realized that her world was his eternal home.

• Xi Nian stopped attacking Kingpin as his spider silk vanished, then disappeared; Gwen also vanished after defeating Doctor Octopus.
• Xi Nian and Gwen returned to Washington, where Ancient One and Diana confronted them about the dangers of dimensional travel.
• Diana bound Xi Nian with her Golden Rope and took him home, explaining that only two minutes had passed in their world.
• Wanda woke and tried to shield Xi Nian as Diana spanked him for leaving; Xi Nian promised not to run off carelessly again.
• Xi Nian realized that the world where Diana, Wanda, and the others lived was his eternal home.

Xi Nian returned home after a dangerous weekend and told Diana about his experiences, including his encounters with Kara and Gwen. Diana reassured him, then pointed out that understanding how he acquired their abilities could let him choose future powers deliberately.

• Diana had Wanda prepare sleepwear for Xi Nian and asked him to come to her room after washing.
• Xi Nian went to Diana’s room and admitted that he had been wrong, then settled into her arms.
• Xi Nian recounted the weekend’s events at Mr. Carl’s home and Gwen’s coming-of-age ceremony.
• Diana said she was upset that Xi Nian had traveled to another dimension without warning, but trusted Kara and Gwen and urged him to accept his responsibilities.
• Diana asked why Xi Nian had acquired Steel Body from Kara and Spider-Sense from Gwen, suggesting that learning the deciding factor could let him choose which abilities to gain.

Xi Nian wondered what determined which permanent abilities Lord of Kin granted, then watched Spider-Man’s farewell video and discovered the USB contained suit blueprints and advanced inventions. On Monday, Xi Nian followed Felicia to her office while Wanda met a new transfer student named Lorna.

• Xi Nian considered why Kara had given him Steel Body and Gwen had given him Spider-Sense, but decided not to experiment on other superhuman women.
• Diana considered experimenting to learn how Lord of Kin worked, but chose not to risk her ability, which she wanted to save as a safeguard for Xi Nian.
• Xi Nian watched Spider-Man’s farewell video and found twelve Spider Suit blueprints and many of Peter Parker’s inventions on the USB drive.
• Xi Nian arrived late to school, saw Gwen in class, and followed Felicia to her office after she summoned him.
• Wanda sat in the back row of her classroom as her teacher introduced a green-haired transfer student named Lorna.

Lorna Polaris transferred into Wanda Django Maximoff’s classroom and chose the seat beside her, while Xi Nian confronted Felicia after she tried to use a secretly recorded encounter to control him. After Can Luo detected a S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicle heading to Xi Nian’s school, Nick Fury arrived and invited him into the car.

• Lorna introduced herself as Lorna Polaris and sat beside Wanda after Wanda approved her request.
• Felicia tried to pressure Xi Nian into keeping her secret and secretly recorded their encounter, but Xi Nian demanded that she stop investigating him and the recording file turned out empty.
• Can Luo told Xi Nian that an important S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicle carrying his photo and intelligence file was heading toward his school.
• Nick Fury introduced himself to Xi Nian outside the school and invited him into the vehicle, and Xi Nian got in without hesitation.

Gwen and Kara settled their rivalry over Xi Nian by agreeing to compete to become superheroes, with the winner choosing his weekend date first. After Kara flew off, Gwen realized they might both have less of Xi Nian's time than someone else already did.

• Xi Nian left with Nick Fury in a modified car, while Kara reassured Gwen that he would be safe.
• Gwen challenged Kara over who had the stronger claim to Xi Nian, and Kara admitted she minded but proposed they share him rather than let strangers interfere.
• Kara suggested that whoever became a superhero first would choose Xi Nian's weekend date first, and Gwen agreed while adding the holidays to their wager.
• Gwen and Kara clasped hands and established their rivalry and cooperation, then Kara flew away at supersonic speed.
• Gwen realized that even together, she and Kara might not get as much of Xi Nian's time as the person who had the other five days.

Nick Fury approached Xi Nian about Little Huang, whom he identified as an Essence Devourer Beast, and negotiated to borrow the cat for thirty million dollars a day. Xi Nian agreed in exchange for a visit to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, planning to use the opportunity to investigate Wanda’s brother.

• Nick Fury revealed that he had investigated Xi Nian because Wonder Woman was his guardian.
• Nick Fury identified Little Huang as an Essence Devourer Beast and showed Xi Nian the claw marks that had blinded his left eye.
• Xi Nian refused to give Little Huang to S.H.I.E.L.D., so Nick Fury proposed borrowing it when its abilities were needed.
• Xi Nian and Nick Fury agreed on a rental price of thirty million dollars per day, and Nick Fury invited Xi Nian to visit S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters that weekend.
• Xi Nian accepted the deal because he planned to investigate the whereabouts of Wanda’s brother at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Xi Nian welcomed Wanda home and explained that his aunt Diana was the ancient Greek deity Wonder Woman, while he was an ordinary human with a mysterious special ability. He introduced Wanda to the family’s unusual companions, Can Luo and Venom, leaving her startled by them.

• Xi Nian praised Wanda for her hard work, then asked what she thought of the Prince family.
• Wanda described Diana as the family’s dependable provider and noted that her background and age seemed mysterious.
• Xi Nian revealed that Diana came from the land of the Old Gods, was likely the only surviving ancient Greek deity, and had been Wonder Woman for nearly a century.
• Xi Nian said he was an ordinary human who had been taken in by Diana, but kept the details of his special ability secret.
• Xi Nian introduced Can Luo, whose sudden greeting frightened Wanda into Xi Nian’s arms.
• Xi Nian called Venom to greet Wanda, and she was startled and clung to Xi Nian again.

Xi Nian introduced Wanda to Little Huang and Alice, then retrieved the Tesseract and Mind Scepter from Little Huang’s dimensional space after Wanda felt a shock from the sphere. He gave Wanda advanced authority over Alice, leaving the two as partners—and Wanda determined to compete for the future chief-butler position.

• Xi Nian introduced Wanda to Can Luo, Venom, and Little Huang, explaining that Little Huang was an extraterrestrial Essence Devourer Beast.
• Xi Nian searched Little Huang’s dimensional space and retrieved a metal sphere and cube, which he recognized as the Tesseract and Mind Scepter.
• Wanda touched the sphere, felt a shock, and let it fall; Xi Nian warned her not to handle either object and put them around the room as decorations.
• Xi Nian introduced Alice, an artificial intelligence that had awakened from a USB drive and served as his butler assistant.
• Xi Nian granted Wanda advanced command authority over Alice, and Wanda resolved not to let Alice take the future chief-butler position in the Prince Family.

Xi Nian used the thirty million dollars from S.H.I.E.L.D. to launch plans for a company called Future Chronicle, while reassuring Wanda about her place at his side. At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, agent Quake received a mission involving a seventeen-year-old boy.

• Alice told Xi Nian that thirty million dollars had been transferred, and he instructed her to acquire a research company called Future Chronicle and develop technology from Spider-Man's gifts.
• Xi Nian explained Wanda's future role and reassured her that he wanted her to stay with him; he withheld what he knew about her brother until he could investigate further.
• At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Quake received an order from Nick Fury not to leave the city that week.
• Quake read her mission briefing and was surprised that the target was a seventeen-year-old high school student.

Xi Nian met the agent Skye, who had been assigned to escort and protect him on his way to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. Elsewhere, Tony Stark discovered that Gwen already had a metallic Spider Suit, while Bruce Wayne prepared Kara to fight crime in Gotham.

• Xi Nian left home with Little Huang and found Skye waiting in the armored car to take him to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
• Tony Stark approached Gwen in a bookstore, identified her as Spider-Woman, and offered her a suit, but Gwen revealed her own transforming metallic suit.
• Bruce Wayne advised Kara to protect Gotham’s citizens, leave criminals alive when possible, and contact Gordon to handle the aftermath.

As Skye drove Xi Nian toward New York, she struggled to keep her professional distance from the sleepy teenager and his cat. A coordinated attack by police cars and armed personnel trapped them near Washington, leading Xi Nian to suspect Skye was the real target.

• Skye watched Xi Nian eat chips and casually questioned him, but he fell asleep before she could learn much about him.
• Skye reached for Xi Nian’s chip bag while he slept, but Little Huang stopped her, and Xi Nian woke to scold them both for being greedy.
• Xi Nian warned Skye about an approaching police car just before it rammed their car, and three more police cars struck them from other sides.
• Armed personnel surrounded the damaged car, and Skye wondered whether the attackers were after Xi Nian.
• Xi Nian reasoned that the ambush was taking place too close to Washington to be aimed at him, and concluded that Skye was probably the target.

Skye and Xi Nian escaped an armed ambush in a modified car, but enemy vehicles pursued them and the car’s systems were damaged. With Xi Nian at the wheel, Skye unleashed her quake power against the attackers.

• Armed personnel battered the car’s armored window, so Skye deployed its Gatling gun and rocket, killing the attackers and driving through the blockade.
• A masked man attached a disk-shaped bomb beneath the car, but Xi Nian secretly used a jellyfish fragment to prevent it from exploding.
• Two enemy cars caught up, and Skye discovered that the car’s flight and autopilot systems had been destroyed.
• Skye made Xi Nian take the wheel while she sat on his lap, then faced the pursuing cars and the masked man preparing to leap aboard.
• Skye released a powerful quake wave toward the attackers.

Xi Nian and Skye escaped an attack by the Winter Soldier and armed men on a bridge, then surfaced from the river. Skye feared Xi Nian had died in the crash, but he woke up unharmed and admitted to himself that he had been faking.

• Skye used her shockwave ability to destroy the pursuing vehicles, but the Winter Soldier survived and Skye became dizzy.
• Xi Nian and Skye spotted armed men blocking the bridge, and Skye refused to leave him behind.
• A rocket exploded beside their car, sending it through the guardrail and into the river as the Winter Soldier reported that the intelligence was wrong.
• Skye emerged from the river carrying the unconscious Xi Nian, with Little Orange Cat swimming after them.
• Skye tried to revive Xi Nian, who woke up unharmed and pretended that he had nearly died.

After Skye and Xi Nian reached a S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, they discovered that Nick Fury had apparently died from his injuries. Xi Nian secretly recognized that Fury was faking his death, while Skye committed to protecting Xi Nian until she delivered him to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

• Skye warned Xi Nian to keep their earlier intimacy secret, then realized the attackers had likely targeted Nick Fury rather than them.
• Skye and Xi Nian arrived at a S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, where Natasha was waiting outside the emergency ward.
• Natasha told Skye that Nick Fury had died despite emergency treatment, and Skye grieved for the mentor who had recruited her.
• Xi Nian used his senses to realize that Fury was alive in a state of suspended death, but he kept the secret.
• Natasha warned Skye not to get too involved with Xi Nian, while Skye later asked him who he really was.
• Skye vowed to protect Xi Nian until she delivered him to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Xi Nian stayed overnight at Skye’s apartment, where he secretly used his phone and tested the effects of Skye’s ability. The next morning, Skye drove him toward S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, intending to investigate Nick Fury’s death despite the danger, and Xi Nian agreed to let her use the escort mission as cover.

• Skye brought Xi Nian and Little Orange Cat to her apartment, put him in her room, and took the sofa so she could keep watch.
• After Skye appeared to fall asleep, she secretly went to the bathroom, while Xi Nian brought a hidden smartphone out of Little Orange Cat and asked it to keep watching Skye.
• Xi Nian tested an invisible ripple in the air and realized it was a side effect of Skye’s ability.
• The next morning, Skye drove Xi Nian toward S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and warned him that Nick Fury’s death might have been planned from inside the organization.
• Skye admitted she wanted to investigate S.H.I.E.L.D., and Xi Nian told her to continue the escort mission, accepting that they were both using each other.

Xi Nian entered S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters with Skye and encountered Captain America in an elevator. As a hidden threat ordered Quake and Xi Nian killed, Xi Nian settled in the lounge and used his phone to investigate the headquarters.

• Skye used Nick Fury's order and Xi Nian's high temporary clearance to get them through S.H.I.E.L.D.'s security checkpoints with his cat and phone.
• A blond middle-aged man learned that Skye and Xi Nian had entered and ordered a special operations squad to kill them inside Headquarters.
• Skye guided Xi Nian through the main hall and continued accompanying him, despite his questioning whether her escort mission was over.
• Xi Nian and Skye met Steve Rogers in an elevator, where Rogers said he was going to speak with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Minister and Xi Nian said he was going for coffee.
• Xi Nian sat in the public lounge with his cat and used his phone to search for secrets inside S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.

Xi Nian used Alice to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secrets while searching for Pietro, then realized Captain America had confronted Alexander Pierce. After Captain America crashed out of the building and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents began hunting Xi Nian and Skye, Xi Nian unlocked the elevator and took them toward the secret underground level ten.

• Alice hacked S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and revealed secrets, but Xi Nian found no trace of Pietro and ordered her to search S.H.I.E.L.D.'s global files.
• Xi Nian asked Skye about Alexander Pierce's role and suggested Captain America had gone to confront him over a suspected mole.
• Captain America fell through the building's shattered elevator glass and crashed outside, throwing S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters into chaos.
• Xi Nian took Skye and Little Huang away as agents arrived and ordered a lockdown and search for them.
• Xi Nian unlocked the elevator despite its lockdown and selected the hidden underground level ten, surprising Skye.