After having a nice dinner with Abby, Leo heads out and then turns into XLR8 and runs all the way to 15th Street, Queens, New York City, New York (second apartment), which was owned by May Parker, but Leo was not going to the apartment. No, Leo walks past the apartment, and in an alley, Leo turns back into a human, and then Leo casually walks out of the alley; he was wearing a black hoodie and jeans.
'Ah, so this is the shop May works at, huh? So this would be the second person I see and meet other than the Punisher, who is from the MCU...' I walk inside the store, and I see a stylish and attractive woman who does not look old at all with long, dark brown hair worn down in loose waves. She wore a casual fitted top and jeans. And she greets me with her bright eyes and friendly smile.
And for a second I was stunned, but then I walked in, and I acted like I was looking at some chips and other stuff while I could see May from my side eye. She looked much better than in the movies; maybe because right now she was still not even 50 years old... if she was in my past life, she was some model or actor for sure, and I grabbed a packet of chips and some water, and then I walked to the counter, and I gently put the stuff on the counter, and I spoke in a calm tone, "How much?"
And May quickly picks up the items, scans them, and then says, "3$" Without looking at her much, I give her the $3, and then I grab the chips and water bottle and walk out of the store, and while walking, I see a homeless guy on the road, and I casually hand the chips and water bottle to the guy, and without waiting for the guy to speak, I start to walk away in the alley...
And May saw all of that. Well, May's thoughts were, "Huh? At first when he came in the store. I was a little scared; he looked shady with that black hoodie, but who knew that young man just came here to do some charity..."
And the reason Leo did this was because he knew talking to May would be stupid; to someone like May, Leo needed to prove that he was a good person. Only then would May help him with anything. Plus, Leo also knew May loved charity... after doing that, Leo turns back into XLR8 and runs back to his apartment to sleep.
And the next morning Leo heads out to the warehouse and trains with Frank a lot, sparring and doing multiple various exercises today. Badly, Leo does not land a hit on Frank... and after that Leo comes back to the apartment, and Abby is out with her friends. Since it was Saturday, she was hanging out with her school friends. And now Leo walks in happily because today was the day on which Leo was going to start studying the Omnitrix!
'Yes, today is the day! Ava is muted right now, and no one is around the apartment to disturb me!'
and I twist the dial of my watch fast and push it down with a green light covering me and turning me into Gray Matter. I was small, and I grabbed the small pencil, which I had made just for this time! and I open my notebook, and without a second of thought, I start to study the watch...
"1 = Observation and Analysis
By closely observing the Omnitrix, noting its physical characteristics, symbols, and any visible mechanisms. I take detailed notes on its design and functionality.
2 = Understanding of Interface
I analyze the interface of the Omnitrix, including the dial and the buttons, to understand how it operates.
Researching Alien DNA
Researching different alien DNA with the times I had tested my aliens, I use those tests as input. and I focus on understanding how the Omnitrix stores and accesses this genetic information. With the help of Ava, I had studied biology a little before using this knowledge of biology and genetics to hypothesize how the transformations work.
5 = Studying the Energy Source
I investigate the energy source that powers the Omnitrix, looking for clues about how it recharges and what limitations it might have. This could involve analyzing the energy output during transformations.
6 = Theoretical Modeling..."
After a whole ten minutes later
As I was busy studying, I ended up timing out, and with a red light, I turned back into a human, and well, I lay down on the bed and let out a deep breath. I felt so tired, feeling like I was trying to study something like gravity, but I couldn't really do tests on the watch... 'ugh! This will take more time than I thought. Studying the Omnitrix, even for Gray Matter, was not easy at all, plus by doing this, I think I have a deeper understanding of Gray Matter...
As Gray Matter, I don't magically get smarter or learn about things that I don't know about, but as Gray Matter, my thinking speed is out of this world. Not only that, but my learning speed is off the charts. I can understand and analyze and assimilate any information or machine I see in seconds, so right now I can't make the super soldier serum, but right now I can make Iron Man's armor.
Why? Because, well, in the Iron Man movies they have explained the armors well enough that I could make that again, but the super soldier serum? They just put Steve into a box and then fill him up with blue juice, and then Steve gets big and strong... bullshit. This is the reason I can't make the super-super-soldier serum as Gray Matter right now, but I bet everything that if I had more data on the super-super-soldier serum, I could make it as Gray Matter.
'Hahaha' I laugh a little. It looks like I underestimated Gray Matter. I don't need Steve's blood; just some more data and records will do. I could make the serum from that, but this also opens up a new place for me. If I keep learning and understanding new things as Gray Matter, maybe I could make some sort of new tech? limits... When I first became Gray Matter, I thought my mind did not have any limits, and yeah, my first instinct was true...
But anyway, it's not like I did not learn anything from the Omnitrix. I did learn how to turn on the time, so now the Omnitrix can actually work as a watch. Now great! And also I learned hologram technology. If I get some money, I could be the one making holograms before anyone in this world... but that's for another time. For now, let's keep working on this...
And after that, pretty much the whole day, Leo kept turning into Gray Matter and studying the Omnitrix till Leo timed out, and well, Leo did this loop 4 or 5 times...
'Ugh! Why is this so hard? In the past hours I have only learned how to change the color of the watch dial—nothing else! Well, no, I did get new date about everything, but still! No break though! nothing...' And after whining a little, I sit there as gray matter and remember every single episode of Ben 10, everything...
And now It was pretty much nighttimeafter I had dinner with Abby. I went back into my room to keep studying, and well... nothing... I learned nothing, or well, no, I did learn a lot, but nothing I could use to make the time limiter longer or add more aliens, nothing like that...
And I let out a breath and stand up. It was time to head out to see May. I turn into XLR8 and run all the way to Queens once again, just to the shop, and I walk in again. I have the same black hoodie on, and I buy a bag of chips and a water bottle. Without speaking much, I walk out and give the chips and water bottle to a homeless man on the street, and May sees this again...
May thinks, 'Ok, what is this guy up to? This is the second night he is doing this. Does he just do this? every night? 'Oh, I might have found the lord of charity!' and May smiles a little.
And while walking back into the alley, one thug-looking guy with a knife walks up to Leo and points his knife at Leo and speaks, "Hey, give me all you g..." And before the guy could speak, I punch his chin hard, and I grab his hand and twist it and throw him over my shoulder, and the guy lands on his back and yells painfully, and with a smile, I speak, "Oh, what a kind soul you are. You know, I was just running out of money..."
"Good people are everywhere giving me money for free..."