He stepped through another Portal and experienced that familiar visual distortion. Before he could savor it for more than a few seconds, he was back in the Marvel Universe.
"I'm really back?"
Yang Bo's eyes filled with delight. He felt as though he had come back to life. Looking at that familiar, soft sofa, he almost burst into tears.
He flung himself straight onto it, sinking into its softness.
"Nothing beats being home. I haven't eaten or slept properly all week."
He took out his phone and called Ivan, but no one answered even after a long wait, leaving him puzzled.
"Why is Ivan out of service range? Could time flow differently in the two worlds? Seven days over there, seven years here?"
After he and Kaecilius passed through the Portal, he had no idea that Ivan, Tony, and Dr. Erik had opened a Portal to the little planet. The three of them were currently working nonstop to remodel it according to his ideas.
Left with no other choice, Yang Bo found Skye's number and called her to ask what was going on.
"Fuck, if seven years really have passed, could someone have stolen Skye away?"
The thought made Yang Bo miserable.
Ring, ring...
The phone rang twice before she answered.
"Hello? What's up, Yang? Miss me?"
Bang... bang...
Skye's voice came over the phone, mixed with sharp bursts of gunfire. Hearing her words, Yang Bo breathed a sigh of relief. If seven years really had passed, Skye certainly wouldn't be acting like this.
"Yeah, I missed you! By the way, do you know where Ivan and Tony went?"
Bang...
"No idea. I've spent the last few days either studying computers or hunting vampires with my teacher."
Listening to her, Yang Bo couldn't help saying, "Skye, you only need to