Chapter 44: Transformation
<strong>Chapter 44: Transformation</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">The Terrigen Crystalnded on the ground and shattered into pieces.
<span style="font-weight:400">A white mist was released from within and quickly spread within the room.
<span style="font-weight:400">“S-something’s happening!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Amanda started to panic when she saw her feet suddenly turning into stone.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Calm down. Your body is being transformed. You will be back to normal soon.
<span style="font-weight:400">Despite being told so, everyone still couldn’t help but panic a little. Their hearts raced as their body slowly turned into stone.
<span style="font-weight:400">On the other hand, Benjamin ispletely fine as he isn’t Inhuman.
<span style="font-weight:400">After a few seconds, Jake’s stoneyer started to crumble.
<span style="font-weight:400">Jake took a few deep breaths before finally calming himself down.
<span style="font-weight:400">He looked at his own hand curiously, seemingly wondering about the changes in his body.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is…that it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Jake asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at him from top to bottom and saw no change as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How do you feel?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I feel fine…but I’m not really sure what power I have…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It must be a power that can’t be seen by the naked eye. We’ll run some testster to see any changes within you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Soon after that, the three Brehe sisters also started to awaken as the rockyyers surrounding them crumbled.
<span style="font-weight:400">But the way they awakened was different from Jake''s.
<span style="font-weight:400">The first thing Benjamin saw was their eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">When the rockyer on their face crumbled, Benjamin could see their eye color had changed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Before it was a simple ck iris. However, it is different now.
<span style="font-weight:400">Amy had light blue eyes, Alexa had bright red eyes, and Amanda had golden eyes…what’s more, Amy’s previously ck hair had now turned light blue as well. The other two''s hair also changed but it was subtle as it was the same color as before.
<span style="font-weight:400">After the head part had crumbled, the rest only took a second as different energies burst out of their bodies and threw all the remaining rockyers out.
<span style="font-weight:400">From behind them were different colored energies shaped into wings…
<span style="font-weight:400">Amy had a light blue energy wing that emitted a chill around them. Alexa had a ming red energy wing that emitted heat. And Amanda had a golden energy wing that seemed almost blinding.
<span style="font-weight:400">Was it because they were sisters? It seems that their powers were simr to each other.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although Benjamin was aware that Inhuman siblings don’t really mean they will have simr powers, it seemed that it was the case for these three.
<span style="font-weight:400">The three sisters looked at each other in amazement.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Wow! I feel so powerful!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I have wings!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It feels like a part of me…but at the same time, not…”
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, Jake sulked as he stared at them jealously.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I also want shy powers…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled and patted his shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’ll have your moment.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ignoring the sulking Jake, Benjamin turned to the girls.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How is it? Any diforts? Problems?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Nope! I feel amazing!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Same!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Look, look! I can fly!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking at the energetic sisters, Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“These…energy wings. Can you deactivate them or they just stay on?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, I think we can deactivate them. Hold on.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Amy tested it out first and thought of retracting her wings.
<span style="font-weight:400">The energy wing on her back then grew smaller until it disappeared.
<span style="font-weight:400">The others also ran more tests and found that they can only control the energy wings and not shoot out any elemental powers from their limbs.
<span style="font-weight:400">They can, however, control their wings to shoot energy feathers to attack and it also looked pretty powerful.
<span style="font-weight:400">Amanda’s golden energy was also quite different from the two as hers has the ability to heal…they found out about this since Jake got bruised due to their excitement earlier and found that Amanda’s energy was able to heal him.
<span style="font-weight:400">After gaining some basic understanding of their powers, they all left and had them get ranked in the EPD.
<span style="font-weight:400">Amy and Alexa had B-rank Combat type while Amanda had A-rank Support type. Healing abilities were quite rare after all.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for Jake…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was about to run some tests on him when Jake’s eyes started to whiten the moment he touched his phone.
<span style="font-weight:400">It only took about a few seconds though as he returned to normal.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...I understand my ability now…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What is it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I can see…memories of objects I touched!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was amazed.
<span style="font-weight:400">This was…quite an unusual ability.
<span style="font-weight:400">It should be a type of irvoyance but one that sees into the past of an object. This is quite useful. Especially for a Detective.
<span style="font-weight:400">Imagine just holding the weapon of crime and seeing who the culprit was and how hemitted the crime…it was cheating!
<span style="font-weight:400">However, it wasn’t all-powerful either. He can only see a few hours into the past on average. If he wanted to go further, he would need to concentrate hard and his head will also start to hurt.
<span style="font-weight:400">Nevertheless, it was still a very useful ability.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Does this mean if I touched a used condom I’ll get to see the inside of a-”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Jake, shut up or I’ll make you hold shit and make you see how ites out of your ass.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">The three girls also stared at Jake in disgust.
<span style="font-weight:400">Jake’s power was then ranked as A-rank Auxiliary type due to its usefulness in identifying criminals.
<span style="font-weight:400">After promising the sisters that he’ll make them their suits, the group separated.
<span style="font-weight:400">Jakeined and said he wanted a suit too but Benjamin chose to ignore him since he didn’t really need one. The girls needed it for protection as their powers were going to be used in battle after all.
<span style="font-weight:400">While making their suits, Benjamin received a visitor. It was Ophelia.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’re making new suits again. Does this mean you have new girls?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly at that.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t only make suits for my girls you know? Didn’t I make Spiderman, Iceman, Daredevil, and the others suits as well?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia was also wearing the new suit Benjamin made her.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was still the same style as her previous suit which was a sleeveless and backless tight suit as well as a pair of long gloves. But instead of being a in dark green, it now has more details and even scale-like texture on some parts.
<span style="font-weight:400">The suit itself secretes a type of paralyzing poison so Ophelia is an absolute monster when in closebat as her enemy gets slowed down unwillingly, unable to escape the Viper’s grasp.
<span style="font-weight:400">Her glove was also equipped with some equipment on the wrist where she can store and shoot out poison.
<span style="font-weight:400">“True. But those suits look like it''s for a woman…three even? You sure are quite rxed.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Knowing that he won’t win this conversation as it was true anyway…Benjamin changed the topic immediately.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So? What’s up? You don’t usuallye to find me directly like this. Did something happen in HYDRA?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia revealed an ‘I won’ grin before continuing to serious matters.
<span style="font-weight:400">“There is indeed. Daniel Whitehall has resurfaced. He’s refusing to cooperate with me and wanted to be the new head of HYDRA.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Daniel Whitehall?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin raised a brow at that.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s he up to?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“He’s looking for this thing in SHIELD which he called the Obelisk. Said to possess as much power as the Tesseract.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin clicked his tongue and shook his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">That so-called Obelisk is just an alien case for the Terrigen Crystal inside…it isn’t at the level of the Tesseract at all.
<span style="font-weight:400">He recalled that these should be events following the TV series Agents of SHIELD from his previous world.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, he had already changed this world a lot. For one, he had detained Grant Ward already before he could even join Coulson’s little group.
<span style="font-weight:400">Two, Coulson didn’t ‘die’ during the Battle of New York so he wasn’t injected with the GH-325 to resurrect him or have his memory reced.
<span style="font-weight:400">And three…HYDRA is already in his palm now. Dealing with this Whitehall guy should be easy.
<span style="font-weight:400">Naturally, he could just find Whitehall and beat him up but…that guy needs to suffer some more.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright, I’ll go look for Director Coulsonter to have a chat.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia then smiled and approached Benjamin.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How about my reward?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Come here you little snake.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin gave her a deep kiss first before having her turn around and bend forward.
<span style="font-weight:400">On her suit, at the crotch area, there is a small zipper that only he and Ophelia knew about which he can use to easily ess her pussy without removing the whole suit.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was actually Ophelia that suggested this…
<span style="font-weight:400">Since she was already bent down, Benjamin didn’t waste any more time and pounded her from behind!
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ahh~~ Yess!!!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia’s reward took about two more hours as she needed to go and take care of some matters.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin continued with the suit and managed to finish it before the day ended.
<span style="font-weight:400">The following morning, Benjamin woke up with Natasha and Rogue naked in his arms.
<span style="font-weight:400">Seeing them made Benjamin want to cuddle with them for a while longer but he stopped himself and went to work after breakfast.
<span style="font-weight:400">He handed the suits to the Brehe sisters who all immediately wore them in excitement.
<span style="font-weight:400">The suit design itself was simple enough and matched their color schemes plus some of their requests.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then, while wearing the suit, they pulled Benjamin along with them saying they wanted to test its durability inbat.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded in understanding as it was only normal for them to do so.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, he was surprised to see them leading him to a hotel room instead…
<span style="font-weight:400">Because of that, they spent the next few hours in ‘battle’ while they wore their suits and even powered up.
<span style="font-weight:400">The result was theirplete defeat of course…but this time, they managed tost longer than before.
<span style="font-weight:400">After kissing them goodbye and promising to hang out again sometime, Benjamin proceeded to his next agenda. He went to SHIELD.
<span style="font-weight:400">He easily entered the Triskelion as if it was his own backyard and walked directly to Coulson’s office who greeted him with a smile.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Captain Freed. I wasn’t aware you have ess to the building?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t. I just walked in.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Right…well, I believe we haven’t formally met. I’m the new Director of SHIELD, Phillip Coulson.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Coulson stretched his hand forward to shake his hand which Benjamin received with his.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes. Phillip. Son of Coul. I’ve heard a lot about you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You know, I keep correcting Thor but this thing just keeps spreading.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Coulson could only smile bitterly at that.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, I believe you didn’t travel all this way just to greet me. Is there something you need? Water? Tea? Soda?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“A soda would be nice actually.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin continued with his joke and casually sat down on the sofa nearby.
<span style="font-weight:400">Coulson was a bit speechless but since he already said it, he can only go through with it.
<span style="font-weight:400">He opened up a small fridge in his office and took a soda can out and ced it on the table by the sofa. He even ced a coaster below it and handed Benjamin a straw.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Thanks.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin took the straw and opened up the soda can and drank it to quench his thirst.
<span style="font-weight:400">Those three girls had really tried to wrung him dry earlier so he was a bit thirsty…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, onto business then. It’s rted to HYDRA.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“HYDRA? Are they still a problem?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Coulson asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I assume you already heard from Nat about the new head of HYDRA being one of mine?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Actually, I still find that hard to believe.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry, I trust her. But that’s not the problem.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“There’s always a problem.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled and nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I wouldn’t call it a huge problem really. While she has most of HYDRA under control, there are some that refused to follow her and instead followed someone else to lead. Daniel Whitehall.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin tossed Whitehall’s file on Coulson’s desk for him to read.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I was told that he’s currently after an artifact under SHIELD’s custody which he calls the Obelisk. It’s the very first 084 of SHIELD I believe.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Coulson looked up from the file and stared at Benjamin for a while, wondering how he knew about that.
<span style="font-weight:400">He had also seen that file in Fury’s box.
<span style="font-weight:400">Fury especially noted how dangerous that object was. If this Whitehall really wanted it, then he’s up to something dangerous.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So let’s say I believe you. What do you want? Surely it’s not to take this Obelisk from us, right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No. I’m just here to inform you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin stood up.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course, if you want my help, I’ll stay too.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Coulson fell silent for a while.
<span style="font-weight:400">On one hand, he wanted to settle this internally and take care of it using only SHIELD agents.
<span style="font-weight:400">On another hand, Benjamin’s assistance will raise their chances by arge margin.
<span style="font-weight:400">He looked at Whitehall’s file again and finally sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Your help will be appreciated. I’ll show you to our best team.”
<span style="font-weight:400">In the end, he valued the lives of his agents more so he agreed to have Benjamin’s assistance.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">This was how Coulson was different from Fury.
<span style="font-weight:400">If it was Fury, he would definitely not ept his assistance and settle everything internally.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin stretched his arm forward again and Coulson shook it with his.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I look forward to working with you, Director Coulson.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Likewise, Captain Freed.”