"Tristain, are you okay?" Peter asked as he sent a worried glance towards Tristain who seemed to be lost in his thoughts. It wasn't the first time today. He had been like that for two days now.
It was only after a small tug that Tristain came back from his thoughts.
"... Yes, I'm fine. Why don't you go ahead with the rest of the class?"
"I am pretty sure you will be left behind if I'm not with you. Your mind isn't in the right universe for a while now."
Tristain chuckled hearing that it had been two days since his debut as a vigilante.
After leaving the injured man and his son in the hospital, Tristain went straight to his house and slept.
Tomorrow, he checked his reward for his heroic act.
[Heroic act: Civilian protection (Minimal)]
[Reward: Gen 4 Mjolnir power armor]
This solved his costume porblem and to say that he was hyped would be an understatement, what self-respecting man wasn't a Halo fanboy?
"Mr. Parker, Mr. Mercer. What are you doing there? We are going ahead!" He came out of his thoughts as Mr. Harrington, his teacher, shouted at both him and Peter.
Currently, his whole class was visiting the Captain America exhibit.
Apart from Captain America, the exhibit also has stuff about the Howling commandos and a memorial to Bucky Barnes who lost his life during one of the missions.
Indeed… he was definitely dead.
"Let's go, I heard they have a replica of Captain America's motorcycle."
"Yeah."
Both of them walked with the class for a while. Tristain glanced around and noticed that Harry and his little gang consisting of Mary Jane and Flash Thompson were talking about how they would have fared if they were born during the world war.
Flash was talking about how he would have become a part of the Howling commandos while Harry was mostly disinterested, not even giving any attention to Mary Jane.
'Did he get scolded by his dad or something?' Tristain wondered and looked beside him.
Like him, Peter was also glancing the same way, but his eyes were mostly on Mary Jane.
"Listen mate, there are more fish in the sea" Tristain suddenly spoke, making Peter a little flustered.
"What? What are you talking about?"
"You clearly like her. And it's sad to say but she's a gold digger" Tristain spoke, and Peter frowned.
"She's not"
"Yeah, yeah. You do know Gwen Stacy keeps stealing glances at you, girlie has a crush."
"W-We're just friends." Peter blushed.
"Mhm, sure buddy." Tristain spoke as he grinned at Peter, patting his shoulder.
Tristain was not letting Peter start a relationship with a woman who left Peter Parker for fucking Paul.
Fuck that
Although Tristain was joking slightly, his words made Peter think about Gwen. Maybe he would ask if she wanted to grab some coffee sometime.
As Peter started to think about his love life, Tristain moved ahead.
They were currently at the section where there were mannequins of the Howling commandoes and their achievements against the Scientific division of the Nazis, Hydra.
He kept glancing at them as the scenes of the first Captain America movie came to mind.
He recognized most of the members of the Howling commandos. Besides the mannequins of the members, there were facts written about them.
Tristain kept reading them as he moved forward before a certain mannequin made him stop in his tracks.
'James Howlett.'
It was the mannequin of James Howlett, but Tristain was shocked to see his mannequin displayed here. It was because he knew the actual identity of James Howlett.
Weapon X or the Wolverine
Deciding to do a little more research on Logan later, Tristain moved ahead.
His class gathered around a video of Captain America's journey. From being a scrawny kid from Brooklyn to being the first super soldier.
[A symbol to the nation. A hero to the world. The story of Captain America is one of honor, bravery and sacrifice. Denied enlistment due to poor health, Steven Rogers was chosen for a program unique in the annals of American warfare. One that would transform him into the world's first super soldier...]
Tristain watched it for a while before standing in front of a mannequin of Captain America. This guy was his idol, a good man.
"What do you think about becoming a hero?" As he was lost in his thoughts, Peter suddenly stood beside him and asked.