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Super Boys! (2nd story)
 Beauty and the Beast: An Epilogue (3rd story)
 Animalia (4th story)
2nd story:
One drunk and stormy night, Elsa Bloodstone and Tabitha Smith take a six-pack of beer and a bear trap with them as they drive up to a secluded location in the forest. Elsa, a monster hunter, lays out the bear trap and sets its trigger. Some monsters have to be hunted old school, she tells Tabitha. Tabitha, the mutant better known as Boom-Boom, sets the beer in the trap as bait. With the trap set, the two girls get back in the Jeep and watch. Tabitha asks if they can hate boys while they wait; Elsa approves with enthusiasm.
"It all started when I turned thirteen," Boom-Boom begins. She remembers how, until that day, boys were just fart-faced booger machines. But then, Bret McAllister made her tingle and she blew the roof off the lunch room.
Elsa can relate. Her dad celebrated her womanhood by throwing her in the drink with the great white sharks—the ones in South Africa that jump out of the freaking water. She remembers her father, Ulysses Bloodstone, lifting her high over his head near the ledge of the ship and vowing he would strip her of her weakness and fill her with courage.
"Wait," Tabitha asks, "...since when did you know your dad as a kid?"
"Who are you, Uatu the Watcher?" Elsa replies. Changing the subject, she mentions Tabitha's former relationship with Sam Guthrie. What's the deal with the Cannonballer, anyway?
Tabitha groans. Sam, she says, was such a straight shooter—a real Southern gentleman. "I mean what a bore. You can't rent a movie every night the world's not on fire," she says. She remembers one instance in which she surprised Sam with a sexy French maid outfit, but he was too transfixed by watching Gone with the Wind on TV—in particular the part where Rhett Butler says a swear.
"I know, right?" Elsa commiserates. Her first boyfriend was almost N'Kantu, the Living Mummy. She explains that he was one of those quiet guys who stood in the corner and wouldn’t talk to anyone, hoping girls would assume that inside, he was all dark and mysterious. She recalls the night of a school dance, when N'Kantu, dressed in a powder-blue tuxedo, stood near the punch bowl and made eyes at her. In his mind, he hoped she would look deep into his dark and mysterious eyes and, while listening to the music of the Cure in the background, would see the real him. However, all Elsa saw was some dude rotting in the corner not asking her to dance. Little did she know that at that moment, N'Kantu was working up the nerve to ask her—but decided to first get some more punch. He left her feeling sullen and alone. "Boys," she says, "I swear sometimes the make me want to switch teams."
Boom-Boom says she wants a guy that will engage her and make her laugh. Elsa agrees; humor can save even the most helpless bloke. Jack Russell, aka Werewolf by Night, is a laugh riot when he gets going, Elsa says. Tabitha seems surprised, but Elsa insists it's true. One wouldn't think it at first, but he really opens up after a few pints. She remembers one particularly raucous night at a bar when Jack stole the show over a round of beers. However, it wasn't meant to be. Jack got funnier as the moon came on but Elsa was synched up with the lunar cycle too; he was always in heat when she just wasn't into it. "I broke his heart but only silver can kill the wolf," she says.
Tabitha goes next. She brings up Bobby daCosta, also known as Sunspot; he was a stud. Elsa asks if it was the Latin thing. Definitely, Tabitha says. She had to get used to his Speedos and the machismo got old, but he was one hot tamale.
Tabitha asks if Elsa wants to know a secret, which she of course does. She admits the best kiss she ever had came from the best kisser ever—the Beyonder! She describes it as a stolen moment between cosmic chaos, but it was like the whole universe just opened up and she fell in. The Beyonder wanted to learn about human emotion—about love. "It was just a kiss but OMG, it still haunts my dreams."
Elsa asks Tabitha the big question: has she ever been in L-O-V-E? Tabitha would say she has, but then, when she really thinks about it, she admits she has her doubts. To those super-boys they date, neither she nor Elsa will ever come first. They'll never be the most important things in their lives. There's always going to be a stupid world that needs saving. She asks if it's totally selfish to want love unconditional. "Yeah, it is," Elsa says. "But we're worth it."
Suddenly, the bear trap snaps shut and a man screams. The girls shine their flashlight on their victim, who holds the six-pack in one hand has the bear trap clamped over his other arm. It seems that back in the days when science was still young, a ‘Modern Prometheus’ created a monster, and it made a bride. He should have quit while he was ahead. The girls see that the man they trapped is actually... Franken's Teen! "Shut up! That's not your stupid name," Tabitha yells at him.
Franken's Teen flexes his arms—one of which comes from an ape—and introduces himself. "That's right, baby. Franken's Teen aka Tank-enstein. Boo-ya!" he says. He tells Tabitha she can call him anything she wants. Tabitha groans and looks at Elsa; she dated this thing? Elsa emits an embarrassed moan and admits she has a criminal weakness for beastly football hooligans made up of dead teenagers—all of whom were Darwin Award-winners who were too stupid to live. He at least gets style points for the ape arm, Tabitha says. He tells her that after quite a bit of study, he has mastered the Paleolithic skill of sewing.
Turning to Elsa, Franken's Teen tells her she should take a peek at all of his improvements. Elsa folds her arms, turns away from him and tells him not to try chatting her up. Besides, she's mad at him. She explains to Tabitha that after they broke up, Franken's Teen put compromising pictures of her on the internet. Incredulous, Franken's Teen tells her she should be proud of that fit kit. He asks her to relax and not get her knickers in a twist; he'll delete them. "You can't undo the internet, Frank!" Elsa screams in his face.
This brings her to introductions. "This is my mate Tabby Cat," she says. "She makes jerks go explodo!" Boom-Boom readies a time-bomb and lobs it at Franken's Teen. After two ticks, it explodes, obliterating the monster's rotting corpse. Tabby pumps her fist and cheers. Elsa tells him this is what he gets for messing with super-chicks. The top of Franken's Teen's head gives Elsa the doe-eyes and asks her not to leave him like that; there are hounds about! Elsa tells him to suck it up and pull himself together. She picks up the bear trap and heads back to the Jeep with Boom-Boom.
Back at the car, Tabitha asks Elsa if she thinks her ex learned his lesson. Elsa doubts it; hell, she'll probably even end up taking him back. As they speed away, Tabitha says they need to go out into deep space to find some new stinkin' boys. "No, enough of boys," Elsa says. "We need some men."
3rd story:
New York City. Years ago…
At night, a burly man in a trench-coat and a fedora hat walks down the street. The moon casts his shadow long on the sidewalk, silhouetting two tufts of hair and pointed ears. The man approaches a secluded restaurant and steps inside. The only patron in the restaurant—a dark-haired woman in sunglasses and a sparkling dress—asks if anyone saw him. He assures her that he and the shadows are quite familiar with one another, fortunately.
He admits her call surprised him. It was delightful, to be sure—but it seemed a bit out of the blue. As he removes his hat and robe, revealing the fine coat of blue fur that covers his body, Hank McCoy, aka the Beast, asks the woman to excuse his obvious pun.
The woman also removes her disguise. She lowers her sunglasses and slips off her dark wig, revealing a head of blonde hair. She tells Hank she is sorry for how they left things, but Hank lets Alison know she doesn’t need to worry about it. She knows he’ll always be there for her. “Thanks. With the world believing the Dazzler is dead,” Alison Blaire says, “sometimes I think you may be the only one.” Alison asks Hank how he does it; how can he be so… out? As the Beast, he walks around freely and nobody says anything. However, she was outed and the world went crazy. “God forbid a singer be able to provide her own light show,” Dazzler says.
Hank assures her living the life of the proverbial beast is not quite as easy as she paints it. He has found it takes patience, tolerance—and friends. As he caresses Alison’s hand, he informs her that he, Angel and Iceman are thinking of moving on from the Defenders and starting something new. There’s a place for her, he says. If she wants it, she need only say the word.
Alison pulls her hand away. She’s sorry, but as much as she adores him and Warren, she can’t. She can’t be back out there, in front of everyone. Not yet. While she’s thinking about it, she asks Hank to please thank Warren for letting them meet in this place. She’s sure it’s one of his restaurants. All any of them want for her, Beast says, is for her to feel safe and comfortable—and to be herself.
Hank tells her she’s radiant. Alison thanks him, but turns her head away; he doesn’t have to say that. Beast clarifies; he meant that in the literal sense. She’s glowing, he says, indicating the faint aura emanating from her body. Apologizing, Alison lifts her arm and glances at her skin. This is exactly what she means; with everything that’s been happening, she can’t even control the basics anymore. She needs to get away—far away. She tells Hank that Lila Cheney offered her a spot on her band for their galaxy-wide tour. Chances are no one outside of Earth has even heard of the Dazzler. Just in case, though, they decided she should wear the black wig. Alison sighs. She’s gone from a solo act to a backup singer in a bad Joan Jett disguise. She admits to Hank she doesn’t know if she can do it. How does she go from the spotlight to barely noticeable? Does the Dazzler just… fade out?
“I’m sure you’ll find how much light you actually have inside of you,” Beast tells her while crouching on the back of his chair. “And the power in subtlety.” As he moves around the room snuffing out candles, he tells her the story of when he crushed his mother’s crystal stemware when he was sixteen. It was at a party, and his parents were trying desperately to pretend everything was normal, despite their baby boy having the hands and feet of a gorilla. Then came the toast and the snap of the crystal. Hank had no idea how it happened: just the slightest bit of pressure and the glass broke. “The dinner party ended quickly thereafter,” he tells Alison. It was the last his family had until he left for Xavier’s.
Now doing a handstand opposite Alison, Hank tells her she can still be the light in the room without blinding everyone. It takes control and grace, both of which Alison has in spades. Practice those and he knows she will find that even the softest of lights can be enough in the long, dark night of the soul. Wiser men than he know this to be true.
He blows out the single remaining candle. The room goes dark, save for the moonlight drifting in through the window adjacent to Alison. As Beast moves back toward her, he begins reciting an excerpt from a poem. “And in the luck of night, in secret places where no other spied, I went without my sight. Without a light to guide,” he says, “…except the heart that lit me from inside.”
He stands in front of the window and points his finger to the faint candlelight still flickering in front of Dazzler. “It guided me and shone. Surer than daylight in the noonday blue.”
Hank takes Alison by the hand and leads her out of her chair. She gently grabs onto his arms. Her radiance grows and slowly illuminates the entire room.
“And led me to the one, the one I truly knew.”
Beast and Dazzler embrace, his hand on the small of her back, his other outstretched as if to dance. Her ambiance swirling, Alison takes Hank’s arm and presses her hand to his chest.
“Who waited with nobody else in view.”
4th story:
Beaufort Sea, the Arctic Ocean, where, a beacon of hope stands on the desolate icy landscape - the goddess Narya, better known as Snowbird…champion of Canada! As the snow falls around her, the beautiful former member of Alpha Flight gazes up to the star-lit sky and calls out ‘Hodiak…Nelvanna…Inuit gods of the North…hear your daughter’s voice!’ The ancient gods appear in the night sky, glowing pink and green. ‘A voice as strong as the tundra, Narya…with a spirit to match’ her mother, Nelvanna remarks, while Hodiak asks his granddaughter what it is that troubles her.
Snowbird kneels before her elders, and reminds them that she has served them faithfully during her time on this plane, using the gifts they granted her to exact their will. ‘But is my existence fated to be no more than a ceaseless war against the forces of darkness? No deeper purpose? No mate to love? No offspring to hold?’ Hodiak tells Snowbird that such longings betray her true nature. ‘Though birthed by a goddess you were sired by a mortal’ he reminds her. ‘Removed to the spirit world countless moons past. We old ones stood unable to affect your realm. To maintain the balance of good, an avatar was needed to act in our steed. You are that avatar, Narya. Your father’s physicality was crucial to your own. But do not let his inherited human frailties from your task’ Hodiak exclaims.
Hodiak tells his granddaughter that, even now, an ages-old threat rears its head, calling her once more into battle. ‘Go, use your mastery of the shapes and powers of the myriad creatures of the North…and the other gifts under your sway…to show this new and ancient evil…the true face of terror!’. With that, Snowbird transforms into a white wolf and joins a pack of wolves as they cross the icy landscape.
Soon, Snowbird arrives in Elk’s Tooth, Alaska. She gazes out over the small town, several buildings on fire, demolished. She can smell burnt hair, fresh blood,  and senses fear, mange and rabid frenzy, not to mention the aroma of death. ‘I know this scent all too well’ Snowbird tells herself as she shifts back to her default form. ‘It has led me here…to what appears to be a place of worship’ she remarks, before using her post-cognitive abilities to replay the events than transpired here:
‘You are my wife…my feet dance because of you…my eyes see because of you…and I shall love because of you’ a man tells his wife as they clasp hands. Snowbird realizes that this was an arranged marriage. ‘My heart breaks because of you’ the wife told her husband, crying. Snowbird tells herself that the vows were corrupted on holy ground, giving something access to this realm. She watches as flames engulf the couple, and others flee. ‘Of course. I should have known. Such torment…destruction…can only bear the mark of…the Great Beasts of old!’
The post-cognitive visions vanish, and Snowbird finds two of the deadly Great Beasts, locked in battle. They are the enemies of her godly ancestors, banished in centuries past, until they were reduced to no more than fuel for native folk tales. But as the mystic barriers weaken with the passing of each new moon, they breach this plane with greater frequency. Narya sees the horrors that are Tiamaq and Herateq locked in battle. Snowbird quickly shifts into the form of a polar bear, meeting Herateq with eight hundred pounds of fury as Snowbird slams into the Great Beast, shoving it into a building. Narya senses Tiamaq lunging towards her, so she shifts her form once more - into a swarm of sixty thousand mosquitoes.
They scatter and flurry, countless eyes and wings, allowing the Beast to pass them - but not the toppled post, which Tiamaq walks into, impaling himself, he screams. Herateq wails and rushes to its opponents’ dying side, while Snowbird transforms back to her default form as everything comes into focus for her - the Great Beasts were mates as well. ‘That explains their manifestation through the Inuit wedding ritual’ Snowbird tells herself as she stands over Herateq, ‘Creature. I am the instrument of your demise. Offer you up no defense?’ she declares. ‘Very well. I…shall be swift’ Narya assures the Beast as her hands transform into deadly claws….
Soon, Hodiak tells Nelvanna that Narya has found victory once more, that Tiamaq and Herateq were slain before committing their violent mating dance. ‘But what of Narya, father? Was it cruel to deny her plea? Does her existence hold no more than the role of executioner…or could it be that the passion of the Beasts outweighs that of the gods?’ Nelvanna asks, while at the edge of the Arctic, a lone polar bear lies on the icy landscape.


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An X-Men X-Mas
(December 22nd - the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning)
It’s a fairly nice day in upstate New York. Iceman looks at the recently rebuilt mansion and decides to make it a whole lot more festive. Using his ability to create ice sculptures, he coats the mansion with a layer of snow and ice, even creating a snowman near the Phoenix statue. He’s pleased with his efforts. Emma calls him telepathically, asking him to join the team in assembly. She and Scott are about to dismiss the students for winter break.
He enters the school, and finds Beast, Wolverine, Emma Frost and Cyclops seated, facing the students. Emma is pleased overall with how the students have acquitted themselves during their first term together, after a challenging beginning. On behalf of the entire staff of Xavier’s, she wishes them a restful holiday break with their family and friends. They all deserve it; every single one of them.
Wolverine hops on his bike and high-tails it, whilst Hank McCoy calls his old flame, Trish Tilby, and arranges a day out with her. He also enquires what she’s up to on New Year’s Eve. The students slowly make their way out of the mansion, including David Alleyne, who says goodbye to Kevin Ford. Kevin looks miserable, as the snow begins to fall for real outside his window.
Scott Summers enters Emma’s office to inform her that he’s just confirmed their flight, but Emma cuts him off as she’s on the phone. She is speaking to a Mr. Sawyer, who has apparently promised to take in Kevin this Christmas. He is backtracking on the deal, and Emma asks him how he thinks this will make Kevin feel. Mr. Sawyer is concerned about Kevin’s powers, but Emma tries to explain that he’s completely harmless. Unfortunately, Mr. Sawyer has children of his own; normal children. He hangs up, and Emma slams the phone down, calling him a bigot.
She tells Scott that they have a problem. “When don’t we?” he replies, trying to bring a little levity to the situation. Emma is upset, and is infuriated with Mr. Sawyer. Scott not only has the ability to deliver optic blasts, but usually has the knack of smoothing over the roughest of diamonds - usually. Emma is concerned that it’s too late to find Kevin another foster family, and wonders if they could take Kevin with them to Pleasure Island. Scott is clearly apprehensive. Pleasure Island isn’t the kind of place for children. Emma ponders on what to do. She can’t have one of their pupils moping around the Institute like some pariah. She turns and asks Scott, “It’s settled then. Would you like to tell Kevin, or shall I?”
Kevin is alone when the co-headmasters enter his room. Emma tells him a white lie about them staying in New York, and Kevin asks “But aren’t you guys going to Pleasure Island?” Emma speaks telepathically with Scott. It was supposed to be a secret. Scott replies that it was, but not to worry. He promises to murder Logan. Emma smiles at Kevin, and replies that it’s utter rubbish. In fact, she and Scott had planned a trip. She falters when she is unable to thinks of somewhere suitable, until Scott interjects with, “The Savage Land.” Emma continues, and explains that they’re postponing the trip to spend Christmas with him. Won’t that be fun? Emma asks. Kevin struggles for a response, but asks what are they gonna do, exactly?
(December 23rd - the FAO Schwarz toy store on Fifth Avenue)
Scott, Emma and Kevin arrive in the city, but Kevin still looks like someone ran over his pet rabbit. Emma tells him that when she was his age, her father would bring her to this store, and allow her to pick out any three toys. She asks Kevin to do the same. Kevin feels he’s a little too old for toys, but Emma picks up a doll, and asks whether that includes games for his X-Box. Kevin smiles. “Good point, Miss Frost.”
(later - outside Radio City Music Hall)
Having left the toy store, Emma gives Kevin a choice. They can either see Radio City’s rousing Christmas spectacular, starring the legendary Rockettes, which is her inclination, or they can see whatever bloated big-budget computer-generated so-called epic Hollywood has decided to inflict upon them this holiday season.
(later - The Loews Cineplex on West 42nd Street)
Emma’s is not that impressed that Kevin chose the latter, but Kevin and Scott both enjoy the movie. Fine, she says, but tomorrow she’s deciding what they’re doing.
(December 24th - Rockefeller Plaza)
The two X-Men are skating around the ice rink. It’s been years since Scott did this, but tells Emma it’s like riding a bike. You never forget how to do it. Emma asks him to just remember that he’s an X-Man, and to not embarrass them too much. Unfortunately, her warning comes too late, and Scott lands on his butt with a thump. Emma grins, and asks Kevin what he thinks of that. Kevin’s attention, though, is distracted. He is watching a couple with their child, skating around the ice. He can see how happy they look. Emma decides that, maybe, this isn’t the best place to be right now.
(later - The Flower District on New York’s west side)
Scott and Kevin pick out a Christmas tree for the institute. Tonight, the three of them will sing Christmas carols and decorate it. Kevin says he won’t be doing that; not with the gloves he’s wearing. His power is more negative than most of the students at Xavier’s. If he touches anything organic, it decays and rots. He literally has the touch of death and, at the moment, it is uncontrollable. His codename is Wither. Scott apologizes for not thinking. Emma emerges from a nearby shop carrying a pile of boxes, and following her is a shop assistant doing likewise.
(later - the Institute for Higher Learning)
The tree is placed in the corner of the room, and decorated with colorful baubles and lights. Scott sings Silent Night as he places logs on the fire, which he lights using energy from his eyes. Kevin is looking miserable again. He looks at his photo album, and at a photograph of him and his parents in happier times. Emma approaches him and explains that, sometimes, as people grow older, their mutations change or become dormant. She actually developed a secondary mutation. She changes into her diamond form, and sits beside him.
She’s been thinking. She explains that diamonds are organic - made of carbon. Of course, it would take an awful long time one dissolve, even if it were held by someone as powerful as Kevin. She leans in towards him, and adds that he shouldn’t tell any of the other children about this, because she wouldn’t want them thinking she has favorites but, if he likes, they could sit by the fire with Scott and he could hold her hand. Kevin asks if that would really be okay. “More than okay, Kevin,” Emma replies. Soon, the three of them are sat in front of a roaring fire, singing Silent Night. Kevin holds Emma’s hand and, for the moment, he is contented.


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If the Fates Allow (first story)<br>Santa Claus vs. The Illuminati (fourth story)
First Story:
Ororo Munroe is flying across the continent towards the X-Men’s new home in San Francisco. She passes over the ruins of the Xavier Institute in Westchester, New York where the remains of a destroyed Sentinel can still be seen. She also passes over Chicago, Illinois, the hometown of her dear friend Kitty Pryde. She thinks to herself that these are difficult times for all of them but that despite the happenings in the world, that this is a time when many choose to travel great distances to be among family.
She arrives in San Francisco and lands on a balcony near Wolverine. He greets her with a smile and asks if she’s “Home for the holidays”. Ororo thinks to herself that both she and Logan have called many places “home” over the years: New York, Cairo, Australia but that now her home is in Wakanda. Despite this, she knows in her heart that she will always have a home with the X-Men… wherever they may reside. She looks down at the crowd gathered in the square below them. Humans and mutants are working together to prepare for a multicultural holiday celebration. Ororo is amazed to witness the manner in which the citizens of San Francisco have embraced the mutants who now live among them. She comments on this to Logan who says with expected gruffness “Not there yet. But it will be.”
At that moment, Iceman zooms past on an ice slide. He is wearing a top hat and a garland of holly is draped across his torso like a pageant queen’s sash. A trio of children are holding on to the end of it and enjoying a ride on his slide. He hurls a snowball which hits Wolvie in the face and asks if he’s going to just supervise all day or help out. He greets Ororo cheerily, welcoming her home. She comments on Bobby’s holiday spirit and Logan notes that everyone is getting into the holidays this year. “We figured we oughta give back a little” he says adding that this place needs to be a home for everyone. Nearby, Warpath is carrying a giant fir tree and Meltdown is hanging decorations.
Suddenly, a gigantic menorah comes loose from the crane that this is placing it in the courtyard. Colossus rushes forward to catch it and saves several people from being smashed as it falls. Ororo sees this and asks Logan how Piotr is holding up. He tells her that Colossus is putting on a smile and pouring himself into work.
Ororo flies out over the crowd and cannot help but smile at the spirit of cooperation and brotherhood she witnesses. She knows that this type of acceptance is characteristic of San Francisco, but she also feels it is the spirit of the season as well. In the crowd, mutants and humans are interacting as they decorate and prepare for the holiday festivities. She realizes that for some, the holidays are a difficult time when their thoughts turn to those who are not there to share in the joy. She thinks of Cyclops, whose son Cable is traveling through time to protect the first mutant child born since M-Day.
 Logan hacks away the unneeded branches of a Christmas tree with his claws but he’s thinking of Professor X who is currently estranged from the rest of the X-Men. Then there is Colossus, who cannot help but think of his beloved Kitty Pryde as he repairs the minor damage done to the giant menorah. Ororo remembers how much Kitty loved all the holidays, despite being Jewish herself.
The preparations continue. Nightcrawler teleports in with sculptures for a nativity scene. Bling sets up candles for Kwanzaa while Nezhno exchanges gifts and Kwanzaa greetings with a young boy.
 Cannonball, Mercury, Pixie and Angel are trimming a tree using their mutant powers to the delight of the humans watching. Ororo remembers that this is a time of miracles, symbolized by the menorah that Kitty held so dear. The candles of the menorah tie into the Jewish story of Hanukah when candles in the temple burned for seven days longer than they should have during difficult times. The menorah reminds them all that even in difficult times faith and hope endure. Colossus lifts the giant menorah into place in the center of the stage erected for the occasion.
Dazzler appears to perform for the crowd.  She calls on the crowd to make some noise to fuel her light-based powers. The crowd happily obliges her and she breaks out in song. Ororo tells Piotr that Kitty would have loved this. Piotr smiles as he takes Ororo’s hand and replies “You are mistaken, Ororo. She will love it.” Despite her absence, Colossus has not given up hope that his Katya will somehow survive her current circumstances and return.  Dazzler then says that her next song is for all those who are not with them tonight but are with them in spirit. She breaks into a gentle rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.
Ororo recalls that when Kitty first joined the X-Men, it was winter and her holiday spirit was infectious. She made them watch all the holiday movies for days on end. Kitty’s favorite was “Meet Me in St. Louis” in which the family had to leave everything they loved and start anew. Despite the tragedy of it all, there was an undeniable message of hope in the film.
 Ororo looks up at Piotr who can’t help but smile listening to Alison’s song. Storm realizes that it was Kitty who taught her about the holiday spirit and the importance of family at this time of year. She knows that they can all feel Kitty’s physical absence but that her spirit is with them. As Dazzler’s song reaches its crescendo, her mutant power lights up the night sky. Ororo hopes that Kitty and all those separated from their loved ones can see this light, born out of love and hope, wherever they may be and that it fills with them with hope and faith that they will soon be reunited with their families. The light of Dazzler’s performance shines brightly, visible even from the depths of space.
Fourth Story:
Santa Claus stands on a field of snow, his fist adorned with the Infinity Gauntlet and his eyes ablaze with drunken power! He challenges the Illuminati “You want the Infinity Gauntlet back!?!? Come and take it, you little girls!” The members of the Illuminati surround Santa and attack. Dr. Strange tells the others that he knew it was a bad idea to let Santa use the Gauntlet. Reed Richards tells Strange to calm down and that they need to reflect on how they got into this mess to begin with.
Twenty minutes earlier, Iron Man thanks the other members of this elite and secret group for gathering at his request. He informs them that Santa Claus needs their help. Professor X relays a message to Santa from Black Bolt “You never brought me my Speak N Spell”. Iron Man asks if everyone brought their Infinity Gems. They all hand them over to a very sheepish Santa who explains that he’d never ask such a favor but he just found out that all of his reindeer were Skrulls in disguise! The Illuminati assure him that they understand as they hand over the Gems.
Dr. Strange says that he was there for all that and it would be more helpful to hear ideas on how to deal with Santa now. Namor throws a snowball at Santa with all his Atlantean strength. This knocks Santa off his feet and the Infinity Gauntlet comes off. Namor exclaims “By Neptune’s nether regions, I did it!” and Santa cries “By Blitzen’s nether regions! I dropped it!” Santa momentarily laments the loss of such power and then seems confused. Xavier explains that he had a bad reaction to the Gauntlet’s power. Santa is embarrassed by all this and still has no solution to his lost reindeer and how he will possibly be able to make his deliveries. Iron Man offers a solution and mere moments later, Santa takes to the skies. His sleigh is being pulled by robotic reindeer designed by Tony Stark! Reed begins to make a comment but Professor X interrupts and says that Black Bolt was just thinking the same thing “Tony, it’s pretty freaking weird that you had robotic reindeer just lying around.”
Santa calls out to his new robo-reindeer and calls out “Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!” as Namor says to himself “I am the king… of all snowball throwers!”


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Venomous: part 2
With now a price on his head, thanks to the Daily Bugle, Spider-Man finds himself being attacked by a horde of police officers, trying to swipe in the money for themselves. Spidey tries to fight them, but because there are so many of them and the fact that he doesn’t want to hurt them, Spidey has the hardest time doing that. The fight gets out of hand when the officers start shooting.
Luckily, Spidey manages to dodge all the bullets. Captain Lamont shows up, and orders his men to stop the shooting before an innocent man gets hurt. He shouts at his men that they are lucky that he won’t report them for this. Spider-Man takes advantage of the confusion by webslinging away. But as he does, he recalls that someone said that there were tests being done on Dr. Octopus. Peter really wonders what kind of tests they are talking about which can’t be done in a prison.
Some time later, Peter meets up with Mary Jane in a restaurant. There, he tells her what happened. Mary asks her man if he managed to take some good pictures for the Bugle. Peter did, but not great ones. Though he will try selling them to Jameson, as he already e-mailed them to him. Mary asks Peter if he won’t be worried that Jameson will recognize him from that horribly front page, but Peter’s not worried about that at all, since his face is all blurry on the picture.
Peter changes the subject by asking MJ how her investigation is going. MJ has made a list of 28 currently active criminals in town Spider-Man has to worry about, and Venom is on top of it. MJ recalls that Felicia called, mentioning something about something going on uptown. But Felicia did find out that a whole lot of A-list villains were gathering for an auction, and it appeared that Eddie Brock appeared to be the heart of it. Peter doesn’t know if that’s a coincidence or not, but he wants that Mary Jane listens to him for a change, and gets out of town as fast as possible.
MJ won’t leave him, she says, because she loves Peter more than anything. She promises not to end up like Gwen, since she carries a gun with her. Peter doesn’t really know what to say about that, so he keeps his mouth shut.
“Spider-Man” decides to visit the Daily Bugle and face Jameson himself. He claims to be there for the money, as he’s tight at the moment. He takes off his mask, and reveals himself to be Otis Kincaid, a credit controller at Marsh Insurance Brokers. Jameson realizes that he’s being fooled, and calls his security guards to take the men away. Peter enters, and tries to sell the photos, but Jonah’s not interested since the crowd wants spicy details on the hunt on Spider-Man, not him defeating another villain. And besides, Jameson mentions to say, an anonymous billionaire donated five million dollars to boost the circulation, so he couldn’t say no to the witch hunt.
Jameson’s son, John, enters and greets his old friend, Peter. John’s still working at the Department of Social Services in Queens. Jameson cuts in that it’s only temporarily, since he knows that John has been talking to some of his air buddies to get in a plane again. John admits that, but makes it clear that it’s only going to be as an instructor, and he’s taking it with small steps. But he admits that it’s nice to feel a little bit into the air again, since he spends half his life there. Peter smiles and says that he knows what John means.
Jameson knows that Peter and MJ are having debt problems, so he shows his “good heart” to the boy and decides to give him five hundred dollars for the pictures. Peter wants to know how Jonah knows about his money problems. Jonah says he saw it on one of the magazines, since it’s the headline all over them. They leave, and Peter worries who the anonymous billionaire could be Jameson could be talking about, and why he just paid the money to give Spider-Man grieve. Peter thinks about his Aunt May. He knows that she’s 72 years old, and that she swallows a bunch of pills every day to stay alive. His common sense tells her that she’s probably dead, thanks to the stress her kidnapper started.
Later, as Spider-Man, Peter visits Norman Osborn in his prison cell. Osborn’s busy with a jigsaw puzzle and rather ignores the super hero, but Peter keeps talking. He wants to know if Osborn might have any idea what could have happened to her, and who the guy is that took her. Osborn thinks that Spidey is joking if he thinks he’ll help him. Spidey says that Osborn knew from pretty much the beginning who he really was, but always had the dignity to keep that information to himself, so Peter thinks that there still is a little human side from Norman inside that body of his.
Osborn smiles, and decides to tell Peter a little anecdote. Norman reveals that one of the guards of the prison recently tried to befriend him. That guard was always as courteous as the others were rude, and always trying to sneak him little treats with whatever Norman was having for dinner. Norman found it obvious that said guard wanted something and, after a few days, the guard finally showed his hand.
The guard explained that his wife had been ill for the last six years. She could hardly get out of bed in the mornings and just felt what she described as a horrible toothache from head to toe. Her doctors tested her from everything: from cancer to multiple sclerosis, but the scans all came back normal. All the blood tests were clear and yet this woman just seemed to get worse and worse. Thus, Norman tells Spider-Man, you can imagine the guard’s excitement when one of the world’s most pioneering and respected biochemists was lodged on his beat between Grizzly and the Rhino. Norman was bored and allowed to research the disease. He found out that it was better known as chronic fatigue. Norman claimed that he could cure the woman quite easily, and that she wouldn’t even need drugs. Just a combination of things they’d have at home plus the elimination of certain yeast and dairy products.
Spider-Man wants to know what happened to the woman. Norman says that she got better… for a while, at least. He smiles with an evil look on his face. Peter wants to know what Osborn means. Norman explains that the woman started getting pains in her kidneys last week and then her neurological functions began breaking down. And by the weekend, the original pain was back ten times worse than it ever was: she had gotten completely blind. Norman says that one of the cleaners told him this morning that the woman got rushed into the hospital and needs a machine to breathe now.
Spider-Man’s warning sense goes off. Norman continues to say that the bad news is that if the woman is never going to come out of the coma, and Norman even believes that she’s going to die at the end of the week.
So, Osborn seriously says, Peter has to think twice when he asks him a favor, and he should really wonder what tests were being run on Otto Octavius, and why Osborn’s guards are currently being burglarized.
Again later, Peter contacts Mary Jane every twenty minutes, and even has to listen to a half an hour conversation with his old friend, Liz, about her high school reunion. Peter decides that he’s got one option left: the Xavier Institute. He has made an 8 PM appointment, and is welcomed by one of the telepathic students, who accidentally enters his mind and discovers his secret identity. She takes Spider-Man into the school, where he’s welcomed by Marvel Girl, who apologizes for Emma’s absence, as she had to leave for an X-Men mission with her dad, Cyclops.
They shake hands, and Spider-Man tells Rachel that she really looks a lot like Jean Grey. Rachel explains that’s because she’s her daughter from an alternate reality that doesn’t quite exist anymore, so she hangs out there now. Spidey jokes that the next time someone tells him that his clones are weird, he’s just going to refer them to this school. Rachel calls him funny and laughs.
Marvel Girl takes Spider-Man to a separate place in the mansion, where they can talk in private. Rachel asks Peter if he brought the jewelry she asked him to bring, since it appears that jewelries are the best way to track a missing woman, but nobody really knows why. Peter has brought May’s old engagement ring with him. Rachel can make up that May was quite spunky in her young days, though knew a lot of sadness, too. But she wants Peter to know that he brought a lot of happiness in her life.
Rachel sees in her head that the abduction was really violent. Peter knows that. She knows that May just moved in into a new apartment, which he and his wife bought for her and that May really liked living in Manhattan, but feared that they couldn’t afford it. Rachel panics. Peter asks what she’s seeing. Rachel explains that May had the chain on her door, but that it didn’t matter much. She thought that it was a Jehovah’s Witness, but the villain snapped the chain like it was nothing. And then he held her against the wall, and she passed out.
Peter can’t believe it. Rachel mentions that May knew the guy, but that he’s different than he used to be. That he’s not human anymore. She was so scared. Spider-Man wants to know who did it! Was it Eddie Brock, Venom?! Rachel doesn’t know, she didn’t see the face because it was too hard. Rachel shouts that she doesn’t know. Peter calms down, and asks Rachel to find out where the guy took May, and where she is now. Rachel tries to think, but explains that this isn’t the thing she usually does. She says that Professor X was always the one specialized in missing persons, but that she is definitely getting some information.
The information is vague, Rachel says, and that the ring is really old. Peter asks Rachel what she means. She cries and doesn’t think that it’s good news. Peter doesn’t understand. Peter really wants to know. Rachel still cries, and thinks that Spider-Man’s Aunt May is dead!
(Elsewhere)
Hydro-Man and his girlfriend, Sadie, meet up with the Sandman and his girlfriend, Joannie, before they enter the auction. They talk about Sadie’s new tiger coat, which she claims to be the former Avenger called Tigra, who Kraven the Hunter has killed and sold to them for a hundred thousand dollars. The Sandman knows that they are lying, since his cousin’s husband, Boomerang, was just defeated by both Tigra and Wonder Man a few weeks ago. And he also knows that Tigra has been living in Los Angeles for the last six months. Sadie argues with Hydro-Man about it, and tells him to better buy that costume for her they are auctioning, or else!
On another side of the room, the Shocker meets up with Mr. Fortunato, and asks him what he’s doing there, since he thought that Fortunato had given up the whole costume thing. Fortunato says that he did, but he’s here to buy the suit to make something of his new “boy,” Angelo. Fortunato asks Shocker why he needs it, since he already got one. The Shocker knows that, but maybe he can make a new identity out of himself, since his current one didn’t do much good for him, even after all these years he has been in the game.
The Tinkerer opens the auctions, and welcomes all the villains present. The Tinkerer says that they are not dealing with a low level crook, trying to make a name out of himself, like the Beetle or the Looter once did. No, they are talking about a top class villain, who’s wanted more by the FBI than Magneto, the Red Skull and even Dr. Doom himself. They live in a dangerous time, he says, and therefore he presents a solution to anyone’s problems.
He presents them… Venom!
Venom stands triumphantly on the stage. The Sandman knows Venom, and knows that’s not the guy they are seeing now. The Tinkerer admits that, and introduces Venom’s human host, Eddie Brock. He explains that they live in a strange, symbiotic relationship with one another in order to survive. He reveals that Venom is a super-powered, alien parasite. However, Eddie Brock has cancer and wouldn’t live six months should he be disconnected from the symbiote. The villains want to know why they are here then.
The Tinkerer says that Mr. Brock has seen a certain Mel Gibson movie, which, he claims, has changed his life forever. And now he wishes to exorcise the beast from his body. He’s had a crisis of faith, it seems, and Eddie told the Tinkerer that he’s ready to suffer the consequences of his illness now. He’s giving the alien up to whoever makes the most generous offer. Mysterio finds it all too Christian-like, and asks Brock if he’s going to proceed to charity next.
Eddie smiles and says that’s exactly what he’s doing. He says that the symbiote would find a new host anyway, and he’ll donate all of the money whatever gets to him will be donated to a good cause. But the Tinkerer knows that the villains probably want to check Eddie’s powers out first, so he demonstrates. Brock still stands triumphantly, and shows the crowd the alien symbiote, Venom, which rises high above his head.
The crowd’s freaked out, and the Tinkerer suggests that they start the bidding at ten million dollars.


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Wild Blue Yonder: part 1
Two prison guards take drugged food to one of their prisoners. One of them doesn’t feel scared because the prisoners are trapped in a high-tech cell, but his partner warns him not to get overconfident, as they don’t know everything the inmates can do. Some don’t even know themselves. They go to Crusher Creel’s cell, who once almost beat a Norse God. The guard realizes that Creel would rule the Earth if he wasn’t so stupid. They want to open the cell, but Creel’s metal arm smashes through it! He escapes, and the alarm goes off. But the guards can’t catch him, as Creel touches the sand and escapes via it. “Who’s stupid now?” he asks.
Peter Parker finishes his class. One of his students approaches him, asking him to make science class cool. The boy suggests that Peter explains how super heroes’ powers work, and a little more about mutation and gamma bombs. Peter likes the thought. He takes the subway home, and reads about Absorbing Man’s escape. He likes the idea that the Avengers handle such case but, then, he realizes… he’s one of them now! He arrives at his new home, namely Stark Towers. When taking the elevator up to his place, Peter likes hanging around with people who do the same thing he does.
But when he arrives home, he finds Jarvis hanging around with Aunt May! Peter’s suspicious about it, and asks his aunt if MJ’s home. She’s due any moment. Jarvis changes the subject, reminding Peter of a meeting with the other Avengers about Absorbing Man’s escape. Peter walks away, thanking Jarvis for “everything.” May says, “oh, dear.” He finds MJ, and wants to talk to her, but is startled when he finds her talking to Wolverine!
MJ asks Peter what’s wrong. He doesn’t like the Avengers hanging around his home like it’s a bar. Logan gets the thought, and warns Peter that he doesn’t do that kind of thing. Peter doesn’t believe that, and sarcastically asks Logan if Scott Summers can confirm that for him. Logan tries to calm Peter down, but he wants to fight. Logan’s ready. MJ breaks them up, telling Peter that she isn’t attracted to hairy midgets.
The next morning, Peter barely makes it to his train to work. He talks to a guy on it, but suddenly the train stops. Everyone falls down, but notice Peter didn’t. Offering a weak explanation, he fakes that he’s got gum under his shoes. He looks outside the window, and sees Creel fighting. He jumps out of the train, hoping that nobody sees him, and puts on his Spider-Man costume. He fights Creel and, after a while, manages to open a water tank, and the water renders Creel back to normal for a while. Spidey thinks he has won, but unfortunately not. Creel touches a car, and absorbs its power. Suddenly, he doesn’t feel so good, and vomits black things all over Spidey! Creel turns back to normal, but the bystanders are too scared to stop him. When Spidey gets up from the black things, Absorbing Man is already gone.
An hour later, Peter manages to get himself clean and makes it to school. The principal was waiting for him, and is disappointed that Peter’s late again. Peter tries to explain and fakes that he was trapped in a super hero battle. The principal heard it on the radio, but doesn’t think that to be a solid excuse, since Peter’s always late. He reminds Peter that they needed someone for summer class, and decided that the teacher who made it first to school today would get the job. But since Peter is last, he certainly did not get it. The principal tells Peter to try again next fall. Peter angrily walks away, wondering why his life suddenly turned into such a mess. He wants to get some money to move out of Stark Tower, and wants a job real fast.
Absorbing Man breaks into an abandoned factory, where he robs a drug closet. He takes some pills, and returns back to normal. A woman sneaks up on him, and informs Creel that her employer has an endless supply of the drugs Creel needs. And he can get them if he wants to do some favors for her employer.
Peter goes back to the Daily Bugle. He hates begging Jameson for a full-time job, but he realizes he’s the only employer who has known him the longest. The secretary calls for Peter, and it looks like she knows him, but Peter has no clue who she is. Jameson hears Peter’s voice and calls him to his office. Peter’s passed by a huge guy, who also enters Jameson’s office. Jameson introduces the guy as Ethan Edwards, who has just moved there from Iowa and is the Daily Bugle’s newest star reporter. Peter and Ethan shake hands, and Jameson tells Peter how impressed he is by Ethan the farm boy because he dresses nice, in a suit and with his nice haircut.
Jameson continues to brag about Ethan, telling Peter about the big stories Ethan has broken for the Bugle, and that his copies are always without typos and that he never asks for overtime. Robbie tells Peter that Jonah wants Ethan to cover a story about Spider-Man. Jameson thinks its time that the web-slinger finally gets some respect. Peter knows what Jonah means.
Jameson wants Ethan to write the story and that Peter takes the pictures of the hero, since he knows nobody can take better pictures. But Jameson wonders if Parker can handle the job, because he sees him as a bit of a flake. Peter agrees, but tells Jonah that he’ll only do it if he gets a full-time job. Robbie’s glad to hear it, and convinces Jonah to go for it because it will cost them less. He calculated it years ago.
Ethan shakes hands with Peter, looking forward to their partnership. Peter says he does too, but his spider-sense tingles wildly. Peter thinks he recognizes Ethan from somewhere, but can’t place his face. He walks out of the office, but the secretary is gone. Peter wonders where the pretty lady went.
Creel meets his new employer, who hands him over a list with names of people he wants murdered within 72 hours. There are some heroes on it, but Creel doesn’t worry about it. His boss promises that they’ll never find out who did it, if Creel succeeds. Creel walks out, telling his boss to have his stuff waiting for him, promising that the job won’t take long.
Later that night, Captain America wants his team to train. He knows that they are all fighting veterans, but wants them to function well in the group. He splits the team up in two groups: Cap himself, Spider-Man, Luke are one team. Iron Man, Spider-Woman and Wolverine are the other. Before the battle begins, Spidey and Wolverine look angrily at each other.
The training begins. Iron Man slams Cage, and Cap dodges an attack from Spider-Woman. Wolverine furiously jumps at Spider-Man. He throws some webs at Logan and catches him in them. Logan uses his claws to breaks free… and stabs his claws right through Spider-Man’s stomach!


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Wild Blue Yonder: part 2
Crusher Creel transforms into the Absorbing Man, and breaks into a house. He transforms one of his arms into a hammer, and kills his victim. Triumphantly, he picks up his victim’s Cuban cigar, and lights it. Later, he goes back to his truck, and his mysterious, female partner picks him up. She congratulates him on the fine job, but wonders why Crusher doesn’t change his attack plan from time to time, since he always attacks by transforming his hand into a hammer.
Creel becomes frustrated, and thinks the lady is mocking him. He transforms his arm into metal again, and makes three claw-like stakes coming out of it. He points them at the woman, and warns her not to call him stupid, since he doesn’t like that. The woman, panicking, claims she would never do that, since she respects Creel by just his name, “Crusher.” Creel smiles and, after withdrawing the stakes, he asks the woman what she was just saying.
Meanwhile, at Stark Tower, Wolverine tries to apologize to Spider-Man, whom he has just stabbed with his claws. Peter, bleeding, doesn’t believe it was an accident and starts hitting Logan a few times, rather hard. Logan knows he might deserve the beating he’s getting, and is actually hurt a little bit by the punches. But, still trying to apologize, Logan sits down, holds his hands on his head and asks Peter to stop fighting him. Cap tries to get Peter away from Wolverine, but he doesn’t want to listen. Cap asks for help, but Luke smirks he would probably do the same thing if Wolverine had stabbed him, and Spider-Woman thinks the situation seems to be resolving itself.
Iron Man lifts Peter up, and tries to make him understand that it was an accident. Peter explains to everyone that when he came home, he found Logan hitting on his wife and couldn’t have that. Wolverine, confused, gets up, and tells Peter that he knows he used to be a nerd, and since he now found himself a beautiful wife, Logan would never go after her, since he’s happy for Spidey. Peter slips out of Iron Man’s blood, since his blood is slippery, and tells everyone to back off while he goes to kick Logan’s butt. However, Peter never got the chance, as at that moment, he faints.
Tony concludes that Peter’s out thanks to the blood he just lost. Luke defends Peter, and warns Logan that if what Peter just said is true, he won’t care what Logan’s blood is made of – he’ll break his bones. Cap speeches that he isn’t aware of what Xavier puts up with, but this kind of behavior isn’t tolerated among the Avengers. Since Cap has known Logan for a long time, he’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but warns Logan that he knows what Cap will do if the problem keeps going on. Wolverine goes to sit in a corner. Jessica approaches him, and asks Logan why he doesn’t defend himself. Logan proudly says that if Spider-Man wants to play with the big boys, he’s got to learn that stuff happens. And, he adds, if the Avengers want him out, they’ll just have to say the word.
Later at dinner, Peter can’t focus on his dinner, much to Aunt May’s dismay – especially since it’s her meatloaf he loves so much. Peter lies that he’s just tired, and goes to bed. In their room, MJ notices Peter’s wounds and wants to know what happened. Peter says it’s nothing, and explains that, though the Avengers might not pay him, they’ve got a great health plan. Peter lies down, and a worrying MJ asks if he’s alright. Peter doesn’t worry, and thinks it’s just a flesh wound that’ll be gone in a few days, if he takes it easy.
The next morning, Peter meets the same man on the subway again. He greets Peter, and asks how things are. Peter explains that things aren’t that great: he got a new job at the Daily Bugle, and has got to earn money to buy his family a house. After hearing the name of the Bugle, the man sarcastically apologizes.
Later at the Bugle, Peter meets up with Jameson, who tells him not to waste his time, as he’s got some super-hero hunting to do with Ethan. He meets up with Ethan, who notices that Peter isn’t feeling well. Peter fakes that he’s taking something for it. Ethan gets serious, and tells Peter he knows that people in the big city don’t do it much, but nonetheless asks Peter if he has tried praying. Peter doesn’t understand. Ethan explains that he doesn’t know if Peter is religious, but he promises that he’ll be surprised what a little faith would do.
Ethan looks around and makes sure they’re clear. He notices the secretary wandering off, and pushes Peter into a nearby closet. He tells Peter that if he finds a quiet place now and then to pray, it will help. Peter doesn’t like being in a tight closet like this, but goes along. He folds his hands to pray, and closes his eyes, like Ethan tells him to do. With Peter not looking, Ethan gently turns his glasses down a bit, and his eyes suddenly start to glow golden. Peter opens his eyes again, and Ethan asks if he’s feeling any better yet. Surprisingly, Peter has to admit he does! They walk out of the closet, and Ethan tells Peter not to underestimate the power of praying.
In another building, a group of criminals are preparing themselves and their guns. They talk about the fact that Absorbing Man has at least killed three men lately, including Tony S. this morning. The boss doesn’t like that thought, but his followers are confident they’ll stop him. Suddenly, a shelf from the floor below hits them, and the gang realizes their enemy has fooled them. They open fire, but miss. Creel emerges from the ground, and destroys what they were standing on. The crooks fall down a couple of floors below, and die on impact, except for boss Tony. Creel’s partner is impressed by the imagination of the villain. Creel picks up a bat, and wants to kill Tony now. Tony begs Creel to spare him, and pay the triple of what he’s getting now. Creel is offended, since the last guy he killed offered him to double his current payroll four times, and now he’s really mad.
In the city, Ethan asks Peter about the special relationship he seems to have with Spider-Man. Peter lies that he had the opportunity to snap a few good pictures when the hero first started his career. He adds that Spidey knew he needed some good press to counteract the mischief articles Jonah wrote about him. Ethan wants to know how Peter knows Spider-Man will be in action. The conversation gets disturbed by a loud scream, and the two men notice a man hanging out of a window! Not realizing he’s one of the criminals Creel is attacking, Peter runs into an alley, ready to help her. However, Ethan follows him, as they’re covering the story together. Peter tells Ethan to get into the crowd and get their reaction. Ethan suspects that Peter is trying to get rid of him, but the photographer tells him not to be weird.
After Ethan takes off, Peter fears that if he takes the time to put on his entire costume, he won’t get in time to save the man. So, he puts on half his suit and mask, and still wears his pants, and webslings to action. Below Spidey, two hobos have noticed Peter changing, and sticking to walls, and think that he’s Daredevil. Creel pushes the man down, just as Spidey arrives. He traps Creel’s hands into webs, and then, suddenly, a mysterious, unknown hero arrives. He catches the man before he falls, and lets Spidey deal with the villains. Creel’s partner tells him they don’t have time for this, and that he needs to kill the heroes quickly, but unfortunately, his hands are still stuck in the webs.
The woman throws some water on Creel, hoping he’ll change into that and become more powerful. But Creel can’t handle water well and, as he transforms, he slips out of the window. Spider-Man jumps inside the building, and takes his pants off so he is in full costume. Though, he gets sick when he sees all the dead bodies. Creel’s partner tries to fake that it was horrible, but Spidey’s spider-sense warns him that she’s lying. Having transformed into stone, Creel jumps back inside the building and attacks Spidey. But his spider-sense warns him of the attacks. The woman orders Creel to change into something lighter and faster, but he doesn’t have the time for it. Peter realizes that they are working together, and tries to throw some webs on her mouth so she shuts up, but the woman manages to quickly jump away from the webs.
Absorbing Man transforms his hands into blades, and wants to gut Spider-Man. However, he suddenly stops, and is even silent. Peter fears he’s going to hurl again. However, the mysterious hero from before flies through the window and, with one single punch, knocks Creel down, sending him flying to Hoboken! Spidey tries to talk to the new hero, but he doesn’t answer any of his questions, and just flies away. Peter realizes the mysterious ninja woman is gone too, and has taken his wallet with her.
A few hours later, the woman has found Creel in a bar. She thanks the owner for his help, and that the Owl appreciates it. He says it’s nothing, as the villain is scaring his customers away. She finds Creel sitting alone in a corner, feeling down that he has been blown over a state line. She orders him to get back up on his feet, and smiles that they’ve got to pay someone a visit. Triumphantly, she shows Creel the wallet she stole from Spider-Man!


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(5th story) Crazy Enough
5th story:The remnants of a fortress on Wundagore Mountain:Crazed and dressed in rags, Forge, in a tunnel, talks to someone invisible, asking if he is gonna talk all day or gonna help. And stop calling him Skitch, his name is Forge!
Of course he knows he – referring to the voice – can’t dig. He’s making a point! The voice thinks he is insane… he is not insane! Forge insists. Paranoid and mildly delusional, yes, these things happen after prolonged solitary confinement.
Yes, he hears voices in his head and talks to them but he knows the voice isn’t real! He defends himself.
He has finally dug himself out of that tunnel. Opening a can of food, he continues that a crazy person wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between--
Suddenly, he notices a giant clockwork machine. He built this place, but he doesn’t recall building that. Entranced, he throws away the food. He can fix it, he decides.
He begins to examine the machine, still talking to nobody. He figures it’s more like a child’s idea built from random pieces of every machine. This is nonsense. Geared clockworks powering giant micro-processors. Computer components running without any current. A hydraulic section without any moving parts. It’s maddening, he admits as he works on it, but beautiful. The components are left recognizable, but nothing fits together in any reasonable way. Nevertheless, he finds a certain logic within the chaos.
He defends himself from the voice that he will fix it in a minute. Right now, he is taking it apart to look at it. However, the voice is right; it is getting tighter. As the room shrinks, Forge figures he’s triggered some kind of defense mechanism. An immune system that’s trying to block him out of the important part. He is not helping, he informs the voice.
Figuring he will probably be crushed to death, he nevertheless begins to work at it and finds the trap stops.
Satisfied, he sees the machine working. He hears an odd noise from one of the parts and gray brain-like matter comes spilling out of the pipe and fills the place. He protests when the voice asks him to fix the giant brain monster and runs. However, he defends himself, he is not running away. He just needs some distance.
He jumps over the brain matter, explaining sometimes the only way to fix a thing is to rig something up, kick it in the @&$ and work around it. He presses a lever, the door closes and the brain matter is enclosed. It’s fixed, he announces happily…
… to suddenly find himself again where he was in the beginning.
“Good deal, Skitch”, someone addresses him. Forge realizes the machine in there was his own brain. More or less, the newcomer agrees. Maybe he was crazy, Forge admits. Maybe, the other man chuckles. Now that Forge fixed himself, Cable - without T-O virus and his left arm weak and withered – asks, as he steps into the light, how does he feel about fixing him?


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War Begins
On the far side of the universe, far removed from the planet earth, an orbital space station suddenly appears, filled by a squadron of Earth’s mightiest heroes. All assembled are startled and bewildered having no idea how they got there as it appears they were all suddenly transported from all over the Earth to their current location.
Wasp suggests that they find out who everyone is that’s on board. She begins by introducing herself and the other present members of the Avengers, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye and Iron Man.Next, Professor X introduces himself and his team of X-Men, Storm, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Cyclops, Wolverine and Colossus; Colossus also introduces Lockheed, the absent Kitty Pryde’s pet dragon.
The Hulk introduces himself as does Spider-Man. The Thing rounds out the introductions by naming himself and the present members of the Fantastic Four, Mister Fantastic and Human Torch.Before any further conversations occur, Captain America calls everyone attention out to space where a second space station appears. The second space station is too far away to see who now occupies it so Captain America starts to ask Professor X to scan it but Professor X senses his request and begins the scan before Captain America can finish his sentence.
Similar to the first, the second space station appears out of nowhere but on this one, some of Earth’s most heinous villains are gathered from parts unknown. The villains are equally stunned by their sudden appearance inside the space station.Dr. Doom informs the group that someone or something has gathered them from across the universe; Enchantress, Ultron, Absorbing Man, Wrecker and his Wrecking Crew, Thunderball, Piledriver and Bulldozer, Kang, Galactus, Lizard, Molecule Man, Dr. Octopus, and himself. Dr Doom also informs the villains that his armor’s sensors have detected another space station like theirs and on it, a band of heroes.
Back on the heroes’ space capsule Thing points out a rather dubious question…if the other space station houses a who’s who of bad guys, what’s Magneto doing on their space station?! Captain Marvel seconds the question, posing directly to Magneto himself by saying….what about it, murderer?
Magneto proclaims his innocence, defining murder as the killing of innocents, which he has never done. He continues by saying he doesn’t know what power transported him here but to him the more important question is by what right are they deemed fit to be placed in his presence. Professor X immediately interrupts to quell Magneto’s arrogance before it leads to further confrontations. Suddenly, the professor senses something is happening and bids everyone to look to the stars.
All gathered in both space capsules stand in awe as an entire galaxy is destroyed before their eyes save for a lone sun. Immediately, the two space stations begin to race towards this sun at fantastic speed. Additionally, just as swiftly, from out of nowhere gigantic sections of other planets fly together from parts unknown, forming a planet near the lone sun. The heroes are most assuredly awestruck.
On the villains’ space station, however, the enormity of the occasion has had an impact, it seems, on only one, Dr. Doom. However, smaller minds prevail among the other villains. Dr. Octopus snaps at Absorbing Man and he responds in kind. Before, the two men can begin to fight, an energy blast hits them, sending them reeling and separating them. Ultron’s core programming, to destroy all living beings, has re-established itself, and Ultron takes to the air firing upon the other villains as they scatter. The only one that doesn’t run is Absorbing Man who can absorb the properties of the energy weapon and become stronger.
Dr. Doom realizes that, while Absorbing Man may be safe, everyone else, himself included, is in danger of being killed. Ultron is made of adamantium and powered by a fusion reactor, making him nearly unstoppable. Realizing he must act quickly, Dr. Doom grabs Molecule Man and orders him to stop Ultron. Dr. Doom surmises that only two individuals aboard their vessel can stop Ultron, Molecule Man and Galactus. Molecule Man’s protestations clearly illustrate that, while he may possess the power, he lacks the courage to use his abilities and solve Dr. Doom’s predicament. Knowing he cannot hope to convince Galactus, Dr. Doom devises a more indirect strategy.With a few choice words whispered in Molecule Man’s ear, he makes Owen Reese use his ability to control all molecules to send Ultron flying out of control and directly into Galactus’ leg. Dr. Doom’s plan meets with brief success as Galactus casts a passing gaze downward upon Ultron. A passing glance, however, is not good enough when Doom’s life is at stake.Dr. Doom prods Molecule Man again and this time Ultron goes flying upward, straight toward Galactus’ head. Ultron does not understand how this is happening but his programming does not discriminate between human beings and a god-like being such as Galactus so Ultron turns to fire upon Galactus. However, with but a small gesture, Galactus drains Ultron of all its energy and returns his gaze to the heavens leaving Ultron to plummet and crash back on the space station floor. The Wrecking Crew, Doc Oc and the others are astounded at how easily Galactus stopped Ultron.
Suddenly, a rift opens in space and a brilliant white light shines from it bathing both space capsules in its radiance. Captain America quiets all aboard the heroes’ space station as a voice from the rift speaks announces that he is from beyond. The Beyonder issues a challenge…Slay your enemies and all you desire shall be yours.
Galactus senses the energies the Beyonder possesses and realizes that this entity is capable of releasing him from his world devouring hunger. He will not take part in some petty challenge, the torment must end immediately! With that, Galactus launches himself into the air, smashing through the energy barrier surrounding the villains’ space station. In hot pursuit, Dr. Doom follows, barely making it through the energy barrier before it regenerates. Dr. Doom flies alongside Galactus confident that he will not be noticed by the titan.
As the pair approaches the rift, Dr. Doom formulates his plan. He will allow Galactus to confront the Beyonder all the while lurking in the background, ready to seize any opportunity that might present itself. The two cross through the rift and are immediately set up by swirling raging energies. The Beyonder bellows at the pair to stop but they fly on unfettered. Dr. Doom’s keen intellect takes note of the mass of swirling energies and begins to suspect the true nature of the Beyonder. He decides to trespass no further until his armor’s computers have analyzed the alien energies. He hopes Galactus will shatter the barriers before them so he can then continue on.
The occupants of both space stations stare at the rift. They all saw Galactus and Dr. Doom fly into it, now they wait for something to happen next. Suddenly, all eyes are aghast as Galactus and Dr. Doom are flung from the rift and the rift slowly closes.
Both space capsules suddenly lurch into motion dropping down towards the planet’s surface. As the heroes’ capsule draws near, the heroes are once again surprised as they find themselves instantly transported to the planet’s surface. Concentration lapses for only an instant and Captain America is taking command and barking orders. He orders the Avengers to form a defensive circle and then asks Mister Fantastic to utilize his amazing abilities to reconnoiter the area. Reed Richards stretches to an inhuman height and looks around, informing Captain America that no villains are in sight.
Wasp immediately objects, indicating that one stands among them as they speak and points at Magneto. The master of magnetism’s disdain erupts and as he points out the obvious fact that the Beyonder wouldn’t have placed him among heroes if he truly were a villain. Again Wasp snarls that no murderer belongs on their side…or has he forgotten about the submarine he sank? Magneto retorts that he was only defending himself, then continues claiming humans are oppressors and his kind are persecuted, yet they champion humans’ cause, therefore they bear the shame of their dishonor.Professor X attempts to quell the situation before it gets out of hand by reasoning with everyone. He tells the group that now is not the time, nor place to put Magneto on trial. Magneto was placed among them and they may yet have need of his power. Cyclops also adds that the X-Men have had more than their fair share of run-ins with Magneto and they don’t approve of his methods, but before he can speak further Hawkeye grabs Cyclops and begins insinuating that the X-Men are siding with Magneto because they are all mutants. Wolverine pops his claws and orders Hawkeye to let go of Cyclops but Cyclops tells him to back off and that he can handle Hawkeye himself.
The Human Torch, renowned for his rash behavior, flies up claiming that everyone knows Magneto is a bad guy and he will just take care of him so there will be one less bad guy to worry about. Before he can act, though, Magneto’s arrogance gets the better of him and he uses his powers to rip a boulder from the ground and hurl it at the group of heroes, knocking them off balance and scattering them. Cyclops yells at everyone to stop but unfortunately no one appears to be listening. Captain Marvel, Wasp, Human Torch, and Hulk form up to take on Magneto but the X-Men stand ready to defend him.
Before events can spiral further out of control, Magneto flies off, declaring that he will see no mutant blood shed because of him. Magneto’s ability to fly appears to surprise a number of the gathered heroes as they weren’t aware Magneto could use his mutant abilities in that manner. Hulk, possessing Bruce Banner’s intellect, explains to the group how Magneto’s powers can work in such a manner.
With Magneto gone, the discussion turns to leadership of the gathered group. Professor X suggests Mister Fantastic. However, Reed feels he would not be the best choice as his thoughts would be preoccupied with his pregnant wife back home. He, in turn, suggests the Hulk, or more appropriately, Dr. Bruce Banner, much to the disgust of Johnny Storm. Dr. Banner agrees with Johnny’s assessment and adds that he has no real desire to be a leader. He, then, suggests Captain America.Immediately, Wasp interjects she is the current leader of the Avengers but she will be willing to defer to Captain America, citing their being on an alien planet, taking part in a little secret war that may decide the fate of the universe, and some people present simply do not know her and might have doubts and their group cannot afford to have people with doubts.Captain America asks Professor X if he would be interested in leading the group, his ability to read minds would prove useful. Professor X declines, citing no man in existence equals his courage. Wolverine objects to Captain America being the leader but all dissension is silenced when Thor, a god, pledges his allegiance to him.
Meanwhile, far away lays the body of Galactus, having fallen to the planet’s surface after being forcibly expelled from the rift in space. Beside Galactus, Dr. Doom struggles to stand; he lives and so, barely, does Galactus. In the distance, Dr. Doom spies a fortress, and makes his way toward it, realizing it must have been provided by the Beyonder and that the other villains will be gathered there.
As Dr. Doom enters the fortress, the others greet him immediately. Wrecker informs Doom that they were waiting on him to show up and elected him leader of the group in the process. The group realizes they are going to have to work together to win the Beyonder’s prize.However, Dr. Doom is no longer interested in the Beyonder’s prize for he has witnessed true power. Doom berates the group telling them that they have all witnessed the power to destroy and create universes and they only focus on cheap selfish desires?! Molecule Man is the first to jump forward questioning Doom. He wants his dreams fulfilled, a house, nice yard, lots of friends, even a girl that likes him. Dr. Doom swats him away telling him, telling them all, to ignore their petty dreams. If they fight the heroes, then they are only proving to the Beyonder that they are the small beings that the Beyonder perceives them to be. Dr. Doom, however, views this as an opportunity to make contact with the Beyonder and subsequently transcend their lives as they know it, to become immortal.
You’re a wimp, right?, is Absorbing Man’s response. Piledriver eggs Crusher Creel on saying that Dr. Doom saw Galactus get knocked down so now he must be scared. Dr. Doom is incredulous. He cannot fathom that even after he explains the reality of their situation to them they choose to ignore him. Immediately, Dr. Doom fires energy blasts from his gauntlets leveling machinery down upon the gathered villains in hopes that this will bide him enough time to make his escape. Doom realizes there is only one other that might understand the true nature of their situation and he must seek that person out, noting that the person is his most hated foe.Victor finds an alien aircraft within the fortress walls and soon makes his escape. However, Kang witnesses Dr. Doom’s escape and realizes that the only people on this alien planet Doom can turn to are the heroes and that he cannot allow. Kang fires an alien cannon, blasting Doom’s aircraft as it arcs high into the sky, causing a huge explosion.
The aerial explosion doesn’t go unnoticed by the heroes and Mister Fantastic is able to see that a large piece of debris fell only a few miles away. The heroes quickly scramble, heading for the downed debris, the flying parahumans carrying the non-fliers in one form or another. The heroes reach the debris field only to find Dr. Doom, staggered, but alive. Doom mutters repeatedly that he must speak to Reed Richards.The Human Torch and Wolverine want to take advantage of Doom’s weakness and put an end to him once and for all but Captain America offers his hand in assistance. The gesture of aid shocks Dr. Doom back to his senses and he immediately rises to his feet declaring he needs assistance from no one and that he was a fool to think they would understand what only he can understand. Dr. Doom’s arrogance blazes forth as he unleashes energy blasts upon the gathered heroes knocking them all to the ground.
Before the stunned heroes can regroup they are set upon by the entire group of villains.