Back in the Hospital

He woke up in a hospital again. The pristine white ceiling, along with the various disinfectant and medicine smells strong enough to fumigate a Kryptonian unconscious, made it hard for Henry to mistake where he was.

This time, another group of familiar faces surrounded him. The moment he opened his eyes, Henry saw Skye and Lorna, while Dane poked her head over from one side like one of a pair of guardian statues.

"Is he awake?"

"His eyes are open, so he should be awake, right?"

"But his left eye looks strange. What did the doctor say?"

"I don't know."

"What? You didn't ask the doctor? I thought you cared a lot about Henry."

"What are you talking about? I meant the doctor said he didn't know. Why are you suddenly twisting it into that?"

Seeing the pair of fake best friends about to start arguing over his head, Henry finally came to his senses and pushed Skye's face away. He was not close enough with Lorna to do the same to her face, which looked no different from a tomboy's.

The immortals had not come this time. Quicksilver had started a video game craze in the secret base, dragging even those who had originally shown little interest into challenging the veteran gamer.

Alexei Shostakov was fine, but his identity did not allow him to move freely around North America.

This time, however, Madame Web and the three Spider-Women were there. Between Henry refusing to provide them with equipment and Cathy Weber's subtle influence, the girls had finally stopped impulsively heading out to do business and steal Spider-Man's work.

Since they were around the same age, Quake and Polaris easily got along with the three Spider-Women. As for whether things were only harmonious on the surface while blades flashed beneath