The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics

"My friend from school said they'd come to find me tonight," Gwen explained, then looked at Yang Le suspiciously and asked.

"Did I tell you beforehand? And she didn't knock. How did you know someone was at the door?"

Yang Le first pointed to his ears with a rather smug look, then pointed to his eyes before explaining.

"These are two of the abilities I now have as an alien hero: super hearing that can cover the entire Earth, and X-ray vision that can see through objects."

Although the former of the two abilities Yang Le introduced was more shocking, as a girl, Gwen was more sensitive to the latter ability he mentioned.

Gwen subconsciously protected her body, her cheeks flushed, glaring fiercely at Yang Le in front of her. Yang Le immediately understood Gwen's thoughts and was about to explain.

"Knock knock knock!"

The knocking on the door became more urgent. The sudden sound interrupted Yang Le's words, and before he could speak, Gwen spoke first.

"Alright, quickly change back. If Katie sees you still with these alien abilities, you're dead!"

Gwen glared at Yang Le, then walked towards the door without listening to his explanation, but she didn't forget to cover her butt as she turned around.

Yang Le was very helpless. If Gwen hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have thought about using X-ray vision to peek. For a moment, two emotions arose in his heart: one was the feeling of being wronged by misunderstanding, and the other was the feeling of missing out on something big.

In fact, under the Kryptonian's X-ray vision, Gwen's action of covering her vital parts could only be described as futile. X-ray vision can of course bypass Gwen's arm; only a few substances can block X-ray vision, such as lead.

But Gwen was so unwilling, Yang Le wouldn't dare to knowingly walk into the tiger's den. It was too perverted, he really couldn't do it. When Yang Le used X-ray vision, he subconsciously went straight through the skin. He could swear he never thought about peeking.

Hearing the sound of the Omnitrix deactivating the transformation behind him, Gwen finally lowered her raised hand. To be honest, Gwen did feel shy when she first heard about the X-ray vision ability.

But the reason she reacted so strongly was not because Yang Le might have peeked at her, but because of the guest coming to her house, her friend Katie. She should remember that Katie is also a girl.

If it were just herself and Yang Le, it wouldn't matter, but with Katie... No, in short, it wouldn't work!

Gwen took a few deep breaths to calm herself before opening the door. As soon as the door opened, Katie, with her chestnut hair, was indeed standing outside, with a hint of impatience on her face from waiting.

"Good evening! Katie!" Gwen smiled and opened her arms to hug the pouting Katie.

"I'm not good, Gwen," Katie said, pouting after releasing Gwen. "Why did you take so long to open the door? I thought you were rejecting me."

"How could I?" Gwen denied immediately. "I was just listening to music and doing homework. You know I love music. Those wonderful things can bring me inspiration."

"Okay, I forgive you, but you have to treat me to a midnight snack," Katie said sweetly, holding Gwen's right arm.

"Of course, no problem," Gwen raised her free left hand as if swearing. "If you don't mind the weight you've gained recently."

"Gwen, you're so annoying," Katie frowned. "I shouldn't have told you my weight. Now, your offenses are adding up. You also have to tutor me with my homework."

"Seriously, Katie," Gwen revealed a mischievous smile. "If you convert those added burdens into scores, you would definitely be the number one student in Midtown High."

"Alright!" Katie said in exasperation. "You dare to laugh at me! I'm going to make you pay!"

Faced with her friend's ridicule, Katie, who was already holding Gwen, continued to control Gwen with her right hand, reaching for Gwen's waist with her other hand.

"Hahaha, I won't say it, hahaha!"

"Too late, you must bear my punishment!"

Gwen laughed uncontrollably as Katie tickled her, but she couldn't do anything about Katie. Gwen didn't dare to resist Katie's tickling because she wasn't sure if she could control her strength at this time. She was afraid that her tens of tons of strength would turn the other party into mincemeat.

"Cough cough!"

The sudden sound of a man's voice made Katie pause. She looked up and saw an unfamiliar Asian face. The sudden appearance of the stranger startled her into stopping her movements.

"Finally," Gwen was finally free. She gratefully glanced at Yang Le. If he hadn't come to her rescue, she might not have been able to help but take action.

"Um, Gwen, who is this?" Katie looked at Yang Le awkwardly. Even an outgoing girl like Katie would feel shy acting crazy in front of a stranger.

"Phew~" Gwen took a deep breath to adjust her state before introducing the two. "He is my boyfriend, Yang Le. His Chinese name may be a bit tongue-twisting, so you can call him Harby. Harby, this is Katie, the good friend I've mentioned to you."

"So you're Katie," Yang Le took two steps forward and extended his right hand. "Gwen often mentions you to me, saying you're a very lively girl."

"Ah, hello Harby," Katie knew Yang Le's identity and was no longer timid. She shook Yang Le's hand generously, but quickly let go.

"My full name is Katherine Anne Pryde, you can also call me Katie."

Because there were so many comic characters he had encountered, Yang Le was no longer shocked by the sudden appearance of comic characters in front of him.

That's right, the girl in front of him was also a well-known character in Marvel Comics. She was a member of the X-Men, the mutant code-named Shadowcat.

In the comics, Katie's image is not as fixed as others. Sometimes she has long hair, sometimes short hair, and sometimes curly hair. Her hair color has also changed several times. She is the type of character that is not easy to recognize. Even Yang Le couldn't recognize her at a glance.

But Katie's name is still very distinctive. Although this naming method of full name and nickname is not uncommon in the United States, if both names are the same as Shadowcat, then it's basically her.

It's just that looking at Katie's current appearance, she shouldn't have awakened her abilities yet. This is normal. Different universes have different results. This is nothing new. It is not impossible for Katie in this universe not to awaken her abilities.

"By the way, Gwen!"

While Yang Le was thinking, Gwen had been chatting with Katie for a while. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and said to Gwen.

"The Midtown High dance is in a few days, will you ask Yang Le to attend?"