Confident in My Repair Skills

At night, a campfire was lit, and several tents were pitched on the lawn next to the aircraft.

The tents were prepared for the male members of our group. After all, there were ten of us, both men and women, and it wouldn't be appropriate for us to all squeeze into the aircraft. We had no choice but to make do with the tents.

Russell didn't want to suffer this injustice, and he didn't mind being squeezed in the plane, but he didn't say anything; he let Deadpool do it.

Then Deadpool was hung from the tree by Jean!

A campfire was lit next to the tree where Deadpool was hanging, and the X-Men and the Brotherhood Mutants factions, sat around discussing a plan to rescue Professor X, Charles.

As we all know, Professor X is the backbone of the X-Men. Without him, the X-Men would not be far from disbanding, so Logan and his two companions take this matter very seriously.

After discussing it, Jean and Ororo chose to join forces with Magneto and Erik. The two old men had been fighting and loving each other their whole lives, and they never doubted Magneto's determination to rescue the professor.

In fact, the person who was most uneasy upon learning that Professor X had been arrested was Magneto.

To give an inappropriate analogy, their relationship is like that of the Joker and Batman.

Joker: What?! You dare to criticize my idol?! You're dead! Only I can criticize him!

When Jean and Ororo discussed it, Logan, as a member of the Mutant Academy, joined in. Because he was not well-educated, he did not easily express his opinions in the three-person meeting. When he did, he would basically just say "hmm", "that makes sense", or "me too".

Even so, he must attend the three-person meeting and participate in a fair and impartial vote when Jyn and Ororo cannot reach an agreement.

Ultimately, Storm Ororo said she was quitting because Logan unconditionally supported Jean, and in every vote, the score was two to one.

This is the result of not having a leader to keep things in check. Unlike the Brotherhood, Mystique has always considered herself a subordinate, and whatever Magneto says goes.

At Jean's invitation, Russell joined the campfire meeting as a temporary ally of the X-Men.

Jean Grey felt too much pressure facing Magneto, so she asked Russell to come and put on a show. Heaven knows where she got her confidence from... maybe she hadn't been tricked badly enough yet.

Nobody invited Deadpool!

Unlike Rogue and others whose level was too low to be accepted by the big shots, Deadpool was anonymously and unanimously kicked out of the chat group because his words and actions were too Silly Bird.

Even if he were hanging in a tree right now, less than 3 meters vertically from the meeting place, no one would consider him to be actually there.

"It's all because of handsome guys!"

Deadpool is very sad, pondering life alone, what the meaning of life is, and how to truly live.

As the most prominent Mutants at the meeting, Magneto, a powerful figure, spoke first, "The person who attacked the school was Colonel Stryker, and his target was the Cerebro..."

"When the Cerebro is activated, it will connect Charles's brain to everyone on Earth. At that time, Colonel Stryker's ambition will be fulfilled. He will control Charles and kill all Mutants in one fell swoop."

After hearing Magneto's words, Jean and the others breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was tricky, but the good news was that Professor X's life was not in danger.

Ororo frowned, puzzled. "I don't understand, why would Stryker know that the Cerebro is at the school?"

"I told him!"

Magneto looked embarrassed. Although he admitted that he was being controlled and it wasn't his own will, he didn't want to lie about such a thing.

Yes, it was me who did it, and I deeply regret it!

The conversation died down quickly. Qin and the other two looked at the culprit, compared the fighting strength of both sides, and decided to continue the meeting.

Jean asked, "Who is this Colonel Stryker, and why is he specifically targeting Mutants?"

"A military scientist who dedicated his life to eliminating the threat of Mutants..."

Magneto chuckled twice with a mocking tone, then looked at Logan: "If you want to know more about Stryker, you can ask the Werewolf. The Adamantium skeleton inside him is Stryker's masterpiece."

Seeing Ororo and Jean looking at him, Logan shook his head repeatedly and said to Jean, "Sorry, I don't remember anything."

Ororo: "..."

As if struck by a sudden thought, Qin's eyes lit up, and she looked at Russell was sitting silently. "Mr. Russell, do you know William Stryker?"

"Know!"

As Russell spoke, he pulled Adamantium Blade from behind his back and tossed it to Logan.

Logan didn't understand Russell's meaning at first, until the blade reflected a familiar luster, then he suddenly realized, and with a clang, he launched his claws, which clashed twice.

Sparks flew, Logan's expression instantly turned serious. "This is Adamantium. Why do you have it?"

Russell didn't answer. He drew his pistol, aimed it at Deadpool was hanging upside down in deep thought, and pulled the trigger, blowing his head off.

"..."

Under the silent gaze of everyone, Deadpool heals himself and returns to life, continuing to contemplate life and travel between life and death; perhaps he will even write a book.

Russell joked, "Logan, Wade's healing factor came from you. Although it was transplanted, you two can be considered brothers."

Logan shook his head. "No, I refuse!"

Russell didn't insist, after all, it takes immense courage to acknowledge Deadpool as a brother.

The topic veered off course. Jean glared at Logan and said to Russell, "You, Logan, and that guy upstairs... are you all connected to Stryker?"

"It's a close call, but because the versions are different, I can't give you a direct answer."

Another version!

Hearing Russell mention the term again, Jean became even more curious, but Russell didn't give her a chance, saying directly, "Don't ask, just tell me about the Multiverse. And Logan, the same goes for you. Join us and leave with us, and then I'll tell you about your past."

"I'll get back to you after we rescue the professor."

"Okay." Russell smiled and nodded, taking the Adamantium Blade that Logan handed back and sheathing it on his back.

Magneto looked thoughtfully at Russell and said, "Mystique discovered Stryker's base blueprints, which have been built and operating for decades. I only know that he built a second Cerebro, but I don't know the exact location. Perhaps some of you know."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Russell.

There are three people who know the truth: Logan has amnesia, Deadpool is best left unmentioned, and only Russell knows the answer.

Russell did not disappoint them, giving them the detailed address. "Lake Alcali, there is a secret military base for Mutants research, built below the dam."

"Very good, let's set off now." Magneto breathed a sigh of relief; knowing the location, it was time to meet his old friend.

"Everyone, it's not that simple..."

Qin and Ororo shook their heads together. "The aircraft's power system has malfunctioned and it will take a long time to repair. The earliest it will be fixed is tomorrow noon."

"What do you mean, are we just going to wait here?"

Logan couldn't accept it, Magneto frowned as well. In this race against time, if they were even a step too slow, the lives of all the Mutants would be in danger.

Ororo looked dejected, and she was just as anxious. "I'm sorry, there's no other way."

"Perhaps I have a way."

Russell glanced at everyone and said, "I'm quite confident in my mechanical repair skills."

"Sorry, I'm not targeting you, but the aircraft may look similar to the Blackbird reconnaissance plane, but their operating principles are completely different..."

Russell interrupted Ororo: "I know, precisely because we haven't studied it before, it might take a little longer, about 10 minutes. No, about 9 minutes and 25 seconds!"

"..."

Nine minutes and twenty seconds later, Russell put down the hammer in his hand, turned to look at everyone, and said, "I have accomplished my mission and have also upgraded the aircraft. I have added a fire control system so that the next time we encounter an F-16, we can lock on to attack from 100 kilometers away."

"..."

Although it took 9 minutes and 20 seconds, the same as the agreed time, everyone wasn't stupid. They could tell that Russell had already repaired the power system by the second minute. He had pried open the External Armor and hammered on it for a while in order to buy time.

Oh, and they also redecorated the cabin.

"Dude, how did you do that? I mean, just a hammer, isn't that... a bit too much of a disservice to those scientists?" Logan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Although he didn't know anything about airplanes, that didn't stop him from knowing that Russell had done something really awesome.

Jean and Ororo wanted to hear Russell's explanation; they were knowledgeable and knew exactly what Russell had done. He had used a hammer to force a standard third-generation aircraft into the fifth generation.

To give an analogy, it's like upgrading an F-16 to an F-35 on the spot, something that requires cooperation from multiple countries and a lot of time and money to accomplish.

"Don't ask, the answer is the Multiverse."

Russell waved his hand and threw the hammer aside. It was just that there weren't enough materials and the time was too short, otherwise he could have hammered out a sky carrier.

He didn't say that, after all, it's just repairing an airplane, a simple matter of hammering and tinkering, no need to pretend to be something he's not.