Druid in the Marvel Universe Chapter 131: Alvin Flying in the Sky

Alvin let out a big sigh, strolled over to Megan, wrapped his arm around her waist, and planted a soft kiss on her lips. "Gotta jet to New Mexico tonight. Professor Nicolas from our school is in some deep trouble there," he said, sounding pretty worn out.

Megan grinned, hugged him tight, and gave him a fiery kiss!

"Hey, lovebirds! There are kids around!" Tony popped up, holding Ginny, and teased them.

Seeing Alvin and Megan pull apart, Tony walked over with Ginny in his arms and said, "Dude, heard you're heading into a brawl? Need a hand?"

Alvin chuckled and pinched Ginny's cheek. Even the little one knew to get backup for her dad when it came to fights!

"It's no biggie. Professor Nicolas just got into some mess with S.H.I.E.L.D. in New Mexico. I'll go sort it out. Might need to borrow a car from you, though. Gonna drive there overnight," Alvin said with a grin.

Tony waved him off with a smug look and said, "Nah, that's too slow. Check this out!" He tossed a remote to Alvin.

Alvin knew it was the remote for War God 2, but what was Tony up to? War God 2 couldn't fly, right?

Alvin looked at Tony, puzzled. "What's this for? War God 2 can't fly!"

Tony smirked and tilted his head, signaling Alvin to give it a try.

Alvin pressed the remote, curious about Tony's plan. Maybe he upgraded War God 2, but flying? Alvin wasn't a fan of that, especially Tony's style—way too risky!

When War God 2 strutted out from the basement and wrapped around Alvin, he realized Tony had upgraded the suit's computer system. The Y-shaped opening on the helmet was now sealed with some transparent material, and the neck connection was also sealed.

As soon as Alvin suited up, a bunch of data flashed before his eyes, and a sweet female voice greeted him, "Hello, driver. I'm Angel, at your service!"

Feeling dizzy from all the data, Alvin's first words were, "Turn off all this junk in front of me."

The complex display vanished, leaving just a battery-like indicator in the corner. Satisfied, Alvin thought, why make the suit so complicated?

He pointed at his helmet and asked Tony, "What's the deal? And who's Angel?"

Tony laughed and said, "Buddy, your War God 2 couldn't fly, which didn't fit our mech alliance vibe, so I upgraded it! Actually, it's War God 3 now!

You can chat with Angel. Just say 'wings.' Trust me, you'll dig it!"

Alvin didn't remember forming any mech alliance with Tony. He wasn't into flying, but since Tony mentioned it, he couldn't back out.

"Angel, you there?" Alvin asked, feeling a bit silly.

"How can I assist you, driver?"

"Angel, wings!"

As soon as he said it, a pair of massive wings, about sixteen feet wide, unfolded from War God 3's back. They were made of feather-like metal plates.

When not in use, they folded neatly into the armor on War God 3's back.

Alvin turned to look at the wings and grumbled, "What's the point of these? Flap my way to New Mexico?

Tony, this is lame. These wings mess with my style."

Tony, frustrated, slapped his forehead and shouted, "Alvin, you're such a doofus. Those wings help you steer in the air, and they've got other cool features too!"

"My God, how did I end up knowing a doofus like you? There's a user manual on the screen, didn't you even glance at it?"

Alvin felt a bit sheepish admitting to Tony that he had turned off the display. It was just too complicated; who could make sense of all that? Honestly, Alvin didn't even recognize half the words on there. Just because someone’s a brainiac doesn’t mean they can go around calling others dumb!

As for the whole image thing, the three ladies going nuts with their digital cameras, snapping pics with Alvin, showed just how badass War God 3 looked!

After chatting with Angel for a while, Alvin finally got it: War God 3 could only do low-altitude flights for now. A thruster on its back pushed it forward, but taking off and steering relied on the wings.

Alvin felt a wave of relief hearing it was just low-altitude. That wasn’t so scary. What freaked him out were those out-of-control situations, like bungee jumping.

Now that War God 3 could only fly low, and given the suit's performance, it wouldn’t kill him if he fell. So, what was there to worry about?

Alvin was about to take off the suit and call Professor Nicolas for an address or something.

Tony, looking all smug, stopped him and said, "Use Angel, you moron! She's super powerful! How did I end up friends with a doofus like you?"

Alvin reluctantly called Angel, and sure enough, she could automatically connect his phone and dial Professor Nicolas. Big whoop. In his old life, any random iPhone with Siri could do that!

After getting Professor Nicolas's address, Alvin took off his helmet, scooped up Ginny, kissed her cheek, and said, "Daddy's gotta go find Professor Nicolas. Ginny, stay here and wait for Daddy to come back!"

Ginny pouted, not happy that Alvin was heading into a fight without her. She tugged on Alvin's nose and shouted, "Fight, together, fight, together!"

Alvin sighed. What was he gonna do? This girl wanted in on every fight she heard about. What would happen when she got older? Even if you're the principal's kid, you can't just go around brawling!

Firmly saying no to Ginny's request to join the fight, he handed her over to Jessica. He dashed over to give Megan another passionate kiss, waved at Tony, and then ran to the yard, firing up the suit to take off!

Flying felt super weird for Alvin. It was like being in a rocket with wings, which made him feel totally unsafe. He thought it’d be at most as fast as a helicopter, but it turned out to be almost as fast as a plane. According to Angel, this was low-speed cruising, and it could go even faster if needed!

Alvin was now kinda numb to Tony's genius. This guy was really something else. Seeing Tony zipping around in his Iron Man suit, Alvin now truly admired him because he felt like he was about to hurl!

Alvin called Tony, and Tony, sounding all proud, said, "How's it going, buddy? Enjoying the flight? No need to call just to thank me; we're pals!"

Alvin grinned wryly and said, "Yeah, this thing flies great. Just wanted to ask, will I get shot down flying like this over the U.S.? If something happens, I'll be a laughingstock!"

Tony laughed heartily and said, "Relax, buddy! I'm a VIP with the U.S. Department of Defense now. War God 3 has a military ID code; no one’s gonna mess with you."

Alvin hung up, feeling relieved, and carefully piloted War God 3, following the GPS like a clumsy bird, heading towards New Mexico.