A Watch

After their conversation, Stephen put down the phone with a strange expression on his face.

Palmer hurriedly asked, "What is it? What did he say?"

"The address he gave is right downstairs from my place."

"This... is too much of a coincidence."

Before long, a "knock, knock, knock" sounded at the door.

When they opened it, it was Jonathan from the medical records.

The coincidence was almost excessive, but Stephen and Palmer had no time to dwell on it.

Using the medical equipment they had on hand, they immediately examined Jonathan.

Especially his spine and hands.

Those areas were not merely problems with muscles and bones. More importantly, they involved the nerves.

That was also the key to Stephen being able to stand again.

Of course, all of this had been arranged by Apocalypse.

Jonathan had been so cooperative because people from S.H.I.E.L.D. had already come to coordinate things.

The place where Stephen lived was extremely expensive. Even renting there was beyond the means of an ordinary worker like Jonathan.

It had been easy enough for S.H.I.E.L.D. to arrange.

Before long, Stephen and Palmer discovered the key issue.

"Something's wrong," Stephen said. "His spine hasn't been fully healed. It seems some strange energy allowed him to recover."

That energy was naturally magic.

In the original plot, Jonathan's magic had been taken back by Master Mordo, causing him to become disabled again.

Stephen then asked Jonathan how he had recovered.

Jonathan naturally mentioned Kamar-Taj.

As for how an ordinary disabled worker from the Western Hemisphere had accurately found Kamar-Taj in the Himalayas—

Apparently, neither Stephen nor Palmer, not even Jonathan himself, found it strange.

If they had to explain it, it was fate.

Only Apocalypse, standing nearby, vaguely saw a mysterious force affecting them.

After Jonathan thoroughly explained how to