Chapter 324: Surprise Power Up

Chapter 324: Surprise Power Up

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After settling Jean into an apartment and showing her around the tower, Peter portal'd back to his empty bedroom, feeling drained and exhilarated at the same time.

He had absorbed a lot of Phoenix Force energy, and now he felt a strange, pulsing power coursing through his veins.

'Am I evolving?' Peter wondered as he quickly portal'd into his Avengers penthouse, where Genie was cooking up some food, looking like a blue Gordon Ramsay.

(A/N: It's f*cking RAW!)

"Huh?" Genie grunted in confusion as Peter tumbled out of a portal and fell at his feet. "You alright, Pal?"

"Evolving..." Peter muttered in exhaustion.

Based on how hot he was feeling right now, Peter half-expecting to see flames or some other sign of his evolution. But everything looked normal, except for the fact that his body was beginning to glow in a red hue.

Peter closed his eyes and tried to remain calm. After all, he's been through a couple of evolutions already.

As his eyes closed, he felt a surge of energy, like a thousand suns burning inside him, crisping his body from the inside out.

"I wasn't cooking pork, was I?" Genie wondered as the smell of cooked meat filled the kitchen.

Though he soon notice where it was coming from.

"Don't worry. Genies got you!" Genie exclaimed as he summoned a giant block of ice under his master and about ten floating air conditioners, which all blew chilled air in his direction. "Is that better?"

Peter wasn't able to respond verbally, but the eased look on his face said it all.

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Hours later, once the heat in his body died down, Peter sighed in relief as he enjoyed the cold feeling on his reddened skin for a moment.

"You okay, Pal?" Genie asked worriedly.

"Yeah... just give me a minute." Peter said as he melted into the ice.

"Okay, I made some food if you're hungry." Genie offered as he took off his chef's hat and transformed into a waiter.

"Is it hot?" Peter asks as Genie gives him a nod. "Then no thanks. You got any ice cream?"

Snapping his fingers, Genie summoned a giant tub of ice cream alongside a large spoon and handed them over.

Still laying down on the ice, Peter quickly shoveled spoonfuls of deliciously chilled ice cream down his face hole.

"Ohh, that's so good..."

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Once he had enough of the cold and finished his ice cream, Peter hopped up to his feet and got right to work.

After a week of tutelage under Peter, Jean's hero worship deepened even further.

She officially had a crush on Spider-Man...

And Peter was completely oblivious to her infatuation, not that he would reciprocate her feelings either way.

He's a taken man after all.

"Hey, Jean. Can we talk?" Peter stepped inside, his mind focused on the task at hand.

"Of course." She nodded, locking the door shut as they made their way to the living room.

"I'll get straight to the point." Peter took a seat on the sofa and looked at her seriously. "I need to talk to the Phoenix."

Instantly, Jean's happy mood swiftly disappeared.

"O-Okay, but are you sure it's still inside of me?" Jean asks hesitantly. "I've tried communicating with it like you taught me, but it feels like I'm talking to a brick wall."

"I know," Peter said. "But I think it's just playing hard to get. We need to convince it to help you control its powers."

Jean looked at him skeptically.

"But if it's gone, can't we just forget about it and move on?" She asked hopefully.

After all, the Phoenix has brought nothing good to her life whatsoever.

"We don't know that." Peter shook his head. "And we can't risk everyone's safety on a hopeful guess."

Jean looked at him, her hopeful eyes turning somber in an instant.

"Alright, let's do it." Jean begrudgingly agrees.

"Good, now let's see what's going on." Peter stands from his seat and walks up to Jean, placing his hand on her forehead. "Ready?"

"Y-Yeah..." Jean squeaks as her face turns a bright shade of red, matching her hair. 'He's touching me!'

Peter took a deep breath and closed his eyes, reaching out to Jean's mind as he did in the Mirror Dimension.

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Suddenly, Peter found himself back in Jean's mind, though this time it was much more normal.

Instead of the former darkness and fire, he was met with a calm and sunny meadow.

'Beautiful...' Peter thought.

He looked around, taking in the surreal landscape of Jean Grey's unconscious mind, trying to figure out where he needed to go to find the Phoenix Force.

And as if on cue, he felt the fiery presence of cosmic energy and walked in its direction.

Soon enough, Peter found the source, an enormous lake of fire, surrounded by swirling flames that danced and crackled around the whole area.

As he arrived, he heard a familiar voice calling out to him, echoing through the flames.

"Spider-Man. I have been expecting you."

Peter turned to see a bird-shaped figure emerging from the fire, striding towards him with a regal air.

"I sense a wisp of my power in you." The Phoenix Force spoke to him, its voice echoing in the surroundings. "First an Infinity Stone and now my own energy. You are quite the anomaly, aren't you?"

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