Helen's First Project – The Regeneration CradleGwen Impresses Alex
1999 – September, Three Days After Avalon Cosmetics Exploded in Sales
Avalon Industries' second building—Avalon Labs—was buzzing with energy.Reporters gathered outside, cameras flashing, expecting to see a revolutionary medical division open under a mysterious young chairman.
Inside, the lab's white marble floors gleamed under soft lighting.Administrators, scientists, med-techs, and engineers formed lines, murmuring nervously:
"Is the Chairman really 16?""I heard he's smarter than the MIT board.""And Dr. Cho is leading the labs?!"
Helen Cho stood at the front, wearing a pristine white lab coat, holding a datapad filled with project blueprints.She looked more confident than ever—because today was her stage.
Next to her stood Gwen Stacy, carrying her intern badge, visibly excited yet a little intimidated by the scale of the facility.
The doors slid open.
Alex walked in.
Immediately, the entire hall fell silent.
Behind him walked Grayfia, Yasaka, Kushina, Venelana, and Albedo—each wearing professional attire, each radiating an aura that made the employees straighten subconsciously.
Alex stepped forward.
"Avalon Labs is officially open."
Applause thundered through the building.
But Helen wasn't done.
She pressed a button on her datapad.
The holographic projectors activated.
A massive blueprint floated above the crowd—a sleek medical pod, glowing with internal nano-fabrication nodes and bio-regenerative tubes.
Gasps filled the room.
The Regeneration Cradle.
Helen turned to the crowd.
"This is the project Alex and I have developed for five years."
Scientists stiffened.Five years?He was only eleven five years ago.
Helen pointed at the glowing hologram.
"The Regeneration Cradle currently has a 70% effectiveness rate in tissue and organ restoration."
Whispers exploded.
"Seventy percent?!""That's beyond cutting-edge!""This could save thousands of lives!"
Helen continued confidently:
"With two or three more years, we'll perfect it and release it to the world."
Alex nodded.
"We will revolutionize medicine. Avalon will provide what other companies fear to attempt."
The room erupted in applause again—but this time, with awe.
Gwen's Moment to Shine
After the presentation, the scientists moved to their stations.Helen guided Alex toward the prototype room, where the partially built Regeneration Cradle rested inside a glass chamber.
Gwen followed them, holding a notebook.
Helen started listing problems:
"The nanite recovery cycle is still unstable."
"We're losing 22% efficiency in cellular reconstruction."
"The energy core overheats after 11 minutes."
Alex touched the glass chamber, analyzing silently.
Then Gwen stepped closer.
"Um… Alex? I think I found something."
Helen blinked.Alex turned to Gwen.
Gwen opened her notebook and showed a diagram she sketched herself.
"I noticed the energy core overheats because the compression rings are interacting with the stabilizer coils."
She circled a part of the diagram.
"If we reverse the polarity flow and add a micro-buffer layer, the heat output could drop by 14%."
Helen stared at her.
She wasn't just guessing.She had calculated everything perfectly.
Alex looked at Gwen.
Slowly, a rare smile appeared.
"Good work, Gwen. That's correct."
Gwen froze.Then her cheeks went red.
Helen twitched.Just a little.
Alex placed a hand on Gwen's shoulder.
"Submit that to the engineering team. I'll review it personally."
Gwen almost fainted from happiness.
Outside the observation chamber, Grayfia and Venelana exchanged smirks.
Kushina whispered:
"Another one getting bolder."
Yasaka gently wrapped her tail around Alex's leg—just invisible enough to be subtle.
Albedo clenched her tablet like it was a weapon.
Later That Evening – Tony Finds Out
Tony barged into Avalon HQ after seeing the news.
"YOU BUILT A REGENERATION WHAT?!AT SIXTEEN?!"
Alex calmly sipped his tea.
Gwen looked proud.Helen stood tall.The Avalon women formed a silent wall behind Alex.
Tony stared at them all.
"…I need a drink."
Avalon Labs Had Officially Changed the World
With the cosmetics division dominating the marketand the medical division unveiling a near-miraculous machine…
Avalon Industries was no longer a rising star.
It was a supernova.
And Alex Stark—the youngest genius on Earth—had only just begun.