"Why are you surprised? I just asked what do you think about becoming a hero?" Peter said, his head tilted a bit in confusion.
"I was just a little surprised. Why are you suddenly thinking about becoming a hero?"
Tristain wondered whether Peter had a hunch about his activities. But that thought didn't last long after all, Peter was a genius but a little dense at the same time.
Taking a look at the Captain America mannequin, Peter started speaking.
"It's just a question I'm thinking about a lot these days. What if you had power, enough to not be called a human? Would you be someone like Captain America?"
"Maybe, after all Cap is my hero... but I don't think powers are enough. Even if you have power, it's the heart that matters" Tristain answered, a flashback of his fight with the Russians appearing in his head.
"Interesting." Peter said. "
"My Uncle Ben showed me a documentary when I was little. It was about Captain America's life. He always told me that he was an example of 'With great powers comes great responsibility.'"
"You sure are thinking hard on this." Tristain spoke, then with a little hesitation decided to ask a question that he already knew the answer to.
"What would you do if you had powers?" Peter's body shook a little as he heard that, but he soon smiled and scratched his cheeks, thinking of an answer.
Finally, he opened his mouth after a while.
"In the past, I might have wasted it, probably used it for my own gain but that changed "
"What about now?"
"I would use those powers to help others. Just the regular, make the world a better place and stuff." Peter chuckled saying that.
"Even if you nearly die?"
"Yeah." He said like he was sure of it. "After all, you yourself said that one should do the right thing no matter the risk involved."
"That's why you're my best friend, Pete." Tristain smiled and patted his shoulder.
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It was an open secret that Hell's kitchen was full of gangs and illegal activities. It was one of the exploitable neighborhoods in New York where the gangs ruled.
This place was not always like this.
It had become a crime zone after Kingpin had started his business. He had cooperated with other gangs like the Russians, The Hand and even the local ones.
Even the media and some of the police worked with Kingpin in ensuring that he could reign over his empire that was Hell's kitchen.
Kingpin's plan was to mold Hell's kitchen into a place that could be called a paradise, with means that were far from right.
Tonight, Tristain was planning to cause a ruckus.
For the past two days, he had been trailing a group of Russians who had been engaged in kidnapping and sex trafficking. They were transporting some young girls through a shipping container through the docks.
And today, Tristain was finally ready for some action.
"Noo... Please, no. Please!"
"I beg you. Please let go."
Tristain was standing on top of a container wearing the Mjolnir armor as he watched the gruesome scene of some teenage girls crying and begging. The whole dock was filled with their screams, but it seemed to be of no use.
Some distance away, the watchman of the docks just watched the scene, already having been bribed.
"Shut up!" One of the Russian gangsters shouted, pushing one of the girls inside the container. "I'm getting 2000 dollars for each of your heads. Do you really think I will let you go?"
"Easy with them, Tuck. Our client doesn't like it if they have bruises." Another gangster said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I don't care. These bitches just don't stop screaming." He gave a hard look at them and gestured to get them inside the container. Two gangsters immediately began to push them while the girls cried and begged.
'5 guys in total. The bribed watchman doesn't seem to be a threat. Chances of them having a gun is high but nothing I can't deal with.'
You would have to hit him with something big to even break the armor's shields.
It was then that one of the kidnapped girls suddenly saw the silhouette of Tristain standing on top of a container. Her eyes went wide in shock, and she wasn't able to stop herself from screaming.