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Now, Not Tomorrow, part four: The Lie
‘Your life is a lie’ Singularity of the Bastards of Evil remarks as he crouches down next to two young heroines with sacks over their heads. A blinding camera light behind him. ‘I know you think you’re so noble and brave and right, but you’re deluding yourself. On the bright side, however… you won’t have to live too much longer’ he tells the girls - Anya Corazon a.k.a. Arana and Rikki Barnes a.k.a. Nomad.
‘Singularity, that’s enough’ a voice orders. Singularity smirks and replies that he is just getting the girls in the mood. ‘Whatever, just get outta the damn shot’ Aftershock declares. Singularity stands up alongside his teammates Ember and Mortar. ‘We’re really doing it’ Ember exclaims. ‘A master of the obvious, per usual’ Singularity mutters, while Mortar clenches her fists and tells her teammates to forget about Ground Zero - this will be epic. Aftershock tells the others to kill the chatter and put their games faces on, as they are live in five.
Elsewhere, a large man is sitting on his sofa, potato chips in his lap and a soda to one side. “It’s not just a shoehorn - it’s a shoehorn on a -” someone on the television remarks, before the channel cancels out. ‘HEY!’ the man exclaims, throwing his hands into the air. A family sitting at their kitchen table turn to their television, as a voice declares that Ground Zero was supposed to come to stand for defiance in the face of nihilism. Patrons at a bar look at the television as the voice continues: ‘But instead, you people - you adults - you just let it collect dust and be forgotten’. Electro smirks as he watches the television, the voice saying ‘How pathetic. How very much like you’. A woman looks at her screen in horror as the voice on the screen adds ‘Some old crack whore once sang, “I believe the children are our future”’. And as Frog looks up from his phone in his dorm room, the voice adds ‘Well, we couldn’t agree more with that sentiment’.
Franklin and Valeria Richards watch a monitor as the voice states that children are the future. ‘Your children are the future’ they add. A man sitting in front of his television gaming drops his jaw as the voice continues over all monitors and televisions: ‘And believe us, they will reject your lethargy, your stifling bureaucracy, your hypocritical morality’. People in a cyber café gather around one computer as the voice adds that some are already doing it. ’We’re just here to give the rest of ’em a nudge in the right direction’.
J Jonah Jameson stands up in his office, and looks at the monitor, unimpressed as the voice continues: ‘To let them know it’s not only okay to despite a world of parents and authority figures who refuse to listen… but that it’s what’s right’.
On a busy street, Benito Serrao looks up, along with everyone him, at the large monitors usually reserved for advertisements, as the voice remarks ‘But some of us are so thoroughly brainwashed into your way of thinking that they may as well be you. For those peers, we bastards of evil have prepared a demonstration’. Angelica “Firestar” Jones and Greg “Gravity” Willis hover in the air nearby, ‘My God’ Firestar utters. ‘If you aren’t with us…you’re history!’ Aftershock warns the captive audience as she concludes her speech. Her teammates stand behind her, while Arana and Nomad are still captured, sacks of their heads. All this is seen on every large monitor in the middle of the city.
‘In just a moment, you’ll meet these two teen Judases…’ Aftershock begins, as Benny looks up in the air, he sees Firestar and Gravity. ‘HEY!’ he shouts out to them, but they don’t acknowledge him. Gravity follows Firestar and asks her where they are going. ‘To find them’ Firestar replies. ‘Yeah, but we don’t even know where to start, so I don’t see…’ Gravity begins, before Benny, transformed into Toro, leaps up between them. ‘HEY!’ he shouts even louder, landing on a nearby rooftop, the impact cracking the roof. Firestar and Gravity drop down on the rooftop, as Benny speaks to them in his native tongue. ‘Tell me you understood that, Gravity’ Firestar asks. ‘I took German’ Gravity responds.
At the undisclosed location, Singularity removes the sacks over the young heroines’ faces. ‘Nomad and Spider-Girl. These two actually deluded themselves into believing they were duty bound to shove a bunch of archaic mores down our collective throats. Obviously, they failed’. Aftershock declares, as the cameras and lights shine on them.
Back on the rooftop, ‘You and us - together. Si, Toro?’ Gravity asks, clasping his hands together. ‘Si, yes’ Toro replies. ‘Excellent. Cool’ Gravity declares, before asking Toro if he knows where Nomad and Arana are being held. Toro hangs his head as if to say he doesn’t. Firestar tells Gravity that it is okay, that they just need to quickly piece together their options, when suddenly, Gravity’s phone makes a noise. ’What is it?’ Firestar enquires. Gravity reports that it is a vid mail from Mister Fantastic.
Aftershock fires an energy blast that rips off the tape across Arana’s mouth. ‘Last words, Spider-Girl. Make ‘em count’ she declares. ‘The name is Arana. And your little speech forgot to account for one minor detail’ Arana replies. ‘Oh, okay, this should be good -’ Aftershock smirks, arms folded, as Arana exclaims ‘Danielle Blunt’. ‘That supposed to mean something?’ Aftershock asks. ‘It’s your name’ Arana tells her, before announcing that Aftershock was born and raised in Cortez, Colorado and that her parents Al and Maggie reported her missing seven months ago. ‘You have two younger brothers who say they miss you and -’
Arana is interrupted as Aftershock shouts’ Pathetic’ and prepares to fire a blast of energy at her. ‘We have proof! Pictures and police reports on a flash drive in Nomad’s right pouch -’ Arana calls out. ‘Which is booby trapped, right? Nice try, but you’re still gonna die, you little -’ Aftershock begins, but before she can release the energy, Singularity tells her to hold it.
A video of Mister Fantastic on Gravity’s phone greets Gravity, and tells him that he is absent from their brane of existence at the moment, otherwise he would have taken the time to speak in person, but he thought Gravity might like to know the results of his autopsy of the purported son of Radioactive Man. Mister Fantastic reports that, to begin with, this young man’s genetic markers are not at all consistent with what they have on file for Chen Lu, and what’s more, his state of radioactive decay reveals he had been initially bombarded with neutron rays approximately six months ago. ‘Simply put, this boy was never who he claimed to be, and has not been superhuman for long’ Mister Fantastic concludes by telling Gravity that he hopes this message finds him well. After listening intently, Firestar asks ‘Wait, so…’ to which Gravity wonders if Warhead was given his powers, and maybe he was manipulated into killing? Toro looks on, equally confused.
‘Here. Just like she said’ Mortar announces as she pulls the flash drive from Nomad’s pouch and tosses it to Singularity. Ember looks on, while Aftershock stands nearby. A banner with “FAIL” painted on it is hung behind Arana and Nomad. Singularity thanks Mortar, but Aftershock tells him that he has to be kidding, as they are live online and in New York. ‘And you’re really gonna - what the hell?’ she mutters. While Nomad tries to break her hands free from the restraint she is tied with, Aftershock looks at the flash drive documents and asks ‘What am I even looking at here?’ she declares that this is ridiculous as she was raised in institutions. ‘And I’ve never met those - this - this’ all fake!’ she exclaims.
Gravity throws his hands into the air and tells Firestar and Toro that they don’t have anything to help them find Nomad and Arana. He adds that if they don’t do something, the girls will die. ‘We should go to the Avengers right now and -’ he begins, but Firestar points out that the whole city is watching that broadcast. ‘I guarantee you they’re well aware of -’ Firestar begins, before going wide-eyed. ‘The broadcast!’ she exclaims. ‘What?’ Gravity asks her. ‘The whole city’s watching!’ Firestar shouts as she takes flight. ‘Que?’ Toro asks, confused. ‘Yeah, dude, exactly’ Gravity tells him.
‘Are you two seeing this? She isn’t Electro’s daughter at all’ Singularity declares as he holds the flash drive, showing a picture of a young Aftershock with her father at an amusement park, to Mortar and Ember. ‘She’s a phony?’ one of the others asks. ‘A middle-class daddy’s girl who once got busted for stealing perfume’ Singularity replies, asking the others if they are really going to allow her to be the one ordering the rest of them around. ‘I get it now. It was you, wasn’t it?’ Aftershock asks. ‘This was me what?’ Singularity replies. Aftershock lunges towards him and tells hi that he will stoop to anything to get what he wants - even photo-shopping this crap and handing it off to the enemy. ‘But the joke’s on you, Sing, ‘cause the Superior’s on his way and when he finds out what you’ve -’ Aftershock declares, before Singularity smacks her in the face, knocking her over. ‘Now listen up, “Danielle” - until we know for sure what’s what, I’m running things’ Aftershock announces, turning to Ember and Mortar, he asks if anyone has a problem with that. Neither of them responds.
Suddenly, one of the devices Arana uses to throw her webbing strikes Singularity. ‘Nice escape work, partner’ Arana exclaims as she pulls back the spider-shaped device. ‘Less thanking, more fleeing!’ Nomad replies as she tosses two discs towards Mortar and Ember. The discs make a humming noise, before releasing a blinding light. Nomad and Arana run, ‘We gotta get outta here, Anya. Gotta call the Avengers or -’ Nomad begins, to which Arana asks her since when could her discs do that? ‘Since always. Now could we please focus on getting our butts -’ Nomad begins, before she and Arana are flung into the air by Singularity who uses his control over gravity to raise them up. ‘Your butts are going nowhere’ Singularity exclaims. Ember goes up to his teammate and smiles, before calling the girls something offensive and suggesting to Singularity that he put them on a spit, ‘I’m gonna roast ‘em’ Ember exclaims, licking his lips.
But as Ember attempts to release some fire towards the girls, he is confused, as nothing happens. ‘Yeah, well, see…it’s not so easy to gun the engine when the gas is siphoned out’ Firestar declares as she appears overhead, absorbing Ember’s energy. ‘You!’ Mortar gasps/ ‘And me!’ Gravity exclaims as he drops down, right on top of Singularity, slamming him to the floor. ‘Oh, gracias…’ Arana remarks as she and Nomad fall to the ground. ‘You guys good?’ Gravity asks them, while Nomad enquires as to how they found them. Gravity explains that it turns out this little pirate transmission needed a bandwidth signature big enough that Firestar could detect it. ‘Speaking of, I gotta go help her out!’ he adds as he sees Firestar flying nearby, with Aftershock going towards her. Mortar appears around Nomad and Arana like a waterfall, ‘Uh-oh, with the big guns all busy, who’s gonna help you?’ she asks them, before Toro bursts through her extended form, ‘GNAAAGH!’ Mortar screams as she is torn apart.
‘Nice one, Toro!’ Arana exclaims. ‘We win now, okay?’ Toro replies. ‘Works for me…’ Arana tells him. Singularity gets to his feet and rubs his head, ‘Gravity. I swear by all that’s holy to me…’ he begins, before Toro comes up behind him, ‘Quiet’ he tells him, slamming him across the room, into a wall, while Arana and Nomad attack Ember. ‘Hey, Aftershock…Firestar and I had quite the interesting talk with Electro. Anna hear what he had to say?’ Gravity asks Aftershock, jumping to dodge her electricity-charged punch as she lunges for him. ‘You need to shut the hell up!’ Aftershock shrieks. Gravity dodges her again and tells her that it is true, and asks her if she knew he hasn’t had his powers long enough to have sired her? ‘That’s not true. You’re all just trying to confuse me!’ Aftershock declares. ‘Yeah, like you need us for -’ Gravity begins, before Aftershock strikes him in the chest and tells him to ‘Shut your hole’.
‘And that’s for calling us the b-word!’ Nomad exclaims, referring to the comment Ember made earlier, as she punches him in the face, knocking him out. ‘Nice punch’ Arana tells her friend. ‘Thanks, but we’re hardly out of the -’ Nomad starts to reply, before Toro is blasted backwards between them, but Aftershock, who releases her electrical energy in a fury, shouting that she knows who she is: ‘I am Aftershock, the daughter of Electro - and you’re all dead!’ With that, she releases an even larger blast of energy. Firestar and Gravity raise shields around themselves to deflect the energy, while Nomad uses her photon shield to do the same. ‘What are you doing? You’ve killed the feed! Keep this up and you’ll destroy us all -’ Singularity tells Aftershock, grabbing her by the shoulder, before she passes through him in a purely electrical form, causing Singularity to drop to the ground. ‘Is that it? Am I the only one left standing?’ Aftershock asks.
‘Well I’m not standing, technically…maybe you could make an exception, though? For me?’ Arana calls out, upside down from where she clings to some debris nearby. ‘GRAAAA-’ Aftershock screams as she flies in her electrical form towards Arana. ‘Didn’t think so’ Arana smirks, holding a fire hose in hand, before electrical energy surges from the building into the city around it, before vanishing. A caution “condemned building” sign can be seen on the fence surrounding the building. Back inside, Nomad rises, ‘Is it…is it over?’ she asks. The other young heroes get to their feet also, and Gravity remarks that he will have a special kind of headache tomorrow, while Firestar asks what happened and whether everyone is accounted for. ‘All we’re missing is Aftershock and -’ Nomad begins. ‘Oh, God. Arana’. She goes wide-eyed.
But Arana suddenly drops down from above: ‘I’m here! I’m fine. I’m good’ she tells her friend, adding that lucky for them, there was a working emergency fire hose, and jokes that Aftershock will kick your butt but good, until it starts raining real hard. Nomad jokingly elbows Arana and tells her that she took down arguably the toughest one of them. ‘Yeah. Right. Who needs powers, huh?’ Arana smiles. ‘Certainly not you, Venomette’ Nomad declares. ‘Don’t you even start’ Arana tells her friend, before turning to the others and asking ‘So…where’s the cavalry?’ Gravity starts to explain that there wasn’t time, while Arana asks ‘It was just you guys? For real? Wow’. Gravity and the others stand over the unconscious members of the Bastards of Evil and announces that it looks like “just us guys” were enough, though.
Nomad goes over to Toro, ‘Thank you, Benny. Sorry - Benito. Toro’ she tells him. ‘Benny’ Toro smiles back. ‘Benny’ Nomad replies, while Arana informs Firestar that they found out Aftershock was a fake. ‘Yeah, Warhead, too’ Firestar reveals, before remarking that she thinks they were all manufactured, maybe even brainwashed. ‘But as for why, or by whom -’ Firestar starts, before Nomad reminds Arana that they said something to her, something about the Bastards’ leader coming - suddenly, Nomad’s eyes roll back and she stops moving. ‘Hey, what’s wrong?’ Arana calls out. ‘Nomad? Nomad!’ Firestar exclaims as Nomad is flung across the room, straight into a wall, which cracks upon impact. A voice from above calls down to the young heroes: ‘She called me “The Leader”. That would be apt, though incorrect. That was my father’s nom de guerre’. A short green-skinned young man in an orange costume drops down from above, and declares ‘You may refer to me as the Superior!’


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Now, Not Tomorrow, part five: Windows and Walls
Flashback, five months agoSummerlin, Nevada, ‘Heck of a game, Devin. Go get showered. We’re taking you out for pizza’ Devin’s father tells him as they get out of their car and enter their house through the garage. Shortly, Devin stands in front of his mirror with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. ‘Whatever, Steph. I’ve got you and our time last night to thank for that winning goal, so…’ Devin tells the girl he is talking to on the phone, unaware that a short, glowing, green person is watching him through his bedroom window, Devin tells Steph to come eat with them, and then they can see if it will work for tomorrow’s game.
Six days later, a naked Devin is trapped inside a tank of green fluid, all sorts of wires hooked up to it, and energy radiating around him. ‘Day six, hour four. Subject: Devin is awake’ a voice calls out, adding that Hawking radiation has produced no ill effects to date, and subject: Devin appears healthy. The glowing, green young man floats amongst five tanks, all with green fluid in them, other naked captives are trapped inside, their bodies changed according to the radiation they have been exposed to, which is listed on the tank, alongside their name and vital stats. The short green being declares that all subjects are responding as intended, and recommends to himself that he prepares the subjects for personal narrative implants. Devin looks on through the tank in horror.
Present‘Uh’ Devin Touhy a.k.a. Singularity utters as he looks up from where he lies on the ground. ‘- experiencing his telekinesis. It’s a simple ability, but infinitely potent once mastered. That said, I must admit… that is quite an impressive amount of force working against me at the moment’ Superior tells the four young heroes trapped before him - Greg “Gravity” Wills, Angelica “Firestar” Jones, Anya “Arana” Corazon and Benito “Toro” Serrao. ‘It’s called gravity, genius - as in, you know, my name?’ Gravity snaps, angrily. ‘Tch. Don’t be so self-involved. It’s not you to whom I was referring’ Superior responds. He explains that it is Toro, the bull boy. ‘I think I’ve upset him most of all with what I’ve done to your friend’ Superior explains.
Superior turns to Arana and remarks that since they have taken it upon themselves to undermine his creations, he feels it is only fair that he allows Nomad to bleed out while they remain helpless to stop it. ‘So it was you. You made them what they are’ Arana exclaims. Superior states that they led such pointless lives before he found them, and now they are known all over the world. He adds that he is really quite proud of his big brothers and sisters - his fellow bastards. ‘But they’re not bastards. They have families who love them -’ Arana begins. ‘I’m their family now. I love them. I love them more than those pitiful yuppies ever could’ he boasts. ‘Warhead. He died - he killed because of the lies you fed him. You’re a monster. A six year old monster’ Gravity declares.
‘I’m ten, actually. But I’m not monster; that’s the antiquated morality you cling to like a child in the dark with his favorite stuffed animal’ Superiority exclaims, frowning. ‘If you had the intellect to see the world as I do, you would be applauding my efforts instead of condemning them’ he explains, adding that they have to dismantle society so it can be born anew. ‘That’s it! I have heard enough of your crap!’ Singularity declares as he gets to his feet. ‘Singularity. If you would just -’ Superiority starts to say, ‘My name’s Devin, you creepy little freak!’ comes the response, as Singularity unleashes a powerful surge of energy, breaking the ground up around them. ‘Yeah, that’s right - I remember now! Danielle shot right through me and shocked the truth free! I’m not the son of Graviton!’ Devin exclaims. Tears stream down his face, he clenches his fists, ‘You had me begging for the approval of a man I never met! You made me into a remorseless killer!’ Devin shouts.
Nearby, Mortar and Ember have woken, ‘Are they fighting?’ Mortar enquires as her malleable form sweeps alongside Ember, who tells her that he doesn’t know. ‘I gave you purpose’ Singularity claims. ‘You ruined me! You ruined all of us with your tests and radiation!’ Devin responds. ‘You’re straining, Superior. I can feel it. Can’t do it, can you? Can’t keep the heroes in check and fight me’ Devin declares as Superior turns his attention fully towards him. ‘You’re right, Devin. I can’t fight it any longer’ Superior frowns in response, and announces that he won’t. With that, he releases a surge of energy towards Devin, tearing the boy apart with an disturbingly loud SHHLUKK. ‘Now that that bit of business is out of the way, where were -’ Superior begins, before someone throws a mobile phone at his head, knocking him over.
‘Gotcha, green guy’ Rikki “Nomad” Barnes exclaims as she gets to her feet. ‘He lost control! We’re free!’ Gravity calls out as the heroes drop to the ground. ‘Now you’re mine -’ Toro begins, but before he can strike, ‘Gotta go through me to get to the boss, scrufball! And that ain’t gonna happen!’ Aftershock declares as she fires a surge of energy at Toro, knocking him backwards. Firestar tells Gravity to keep Superior busy, as he can’t use his telekinesis if he can’t think straight. ‘Okay, but what are you -’ Gravity begins. ‘Do it!’ Firestar snaps. Mortar sweeps towards Superior and asks ‘Is it true what Singularity said? You made me into this - you intentionally -’ she snarls, but Superior tells her that now is not the time - ‘No, what are you?-’ Superior begins as Mortar’s quicksand-like body washes around him. ‘This isn’t her doing, freak boy…it’s all me!’ Gravity declares, controlling Mortar, he tells Superior that this is for all the misery and death he has caused. ‘Oh, nice, like play-doh’ Gravity smiles as manipulates mortar into engulfing Superior.
Nearby, Aftershock is thrown into the air as Firestar blasts her with a powerful surge of microwave energy. ‘Hey, phony - up for round two?’ Firestar calls out. Ember moves towards Arana who is checking on Nomad, Aww, so cute. You think you’re gonna protect your girlfriend when the truth is you’re both good as fried -’ he tells them, before casting powerful flames towards them. But Nomad is able to throw up her photon shield to protect she and Arana. ‘Lo siento, gringo’ Arana tells her friend. ‘Oh hell no. Cheap. You are so cheap. Prepare to become fajita meat, you cockly little -’ Ember calls out, not finishing his sentence, as Toro appears behind him. At the same time, Aftershock chases Firestar, who flies higher up through the building. ‘Is that the best you’ve got? Electro would not be impressed’ Firestar calls back. ‘Stop talking!’ Aftershock shrieks.
‘P-please… please, it hurts… please stop’ Mortar pleads with Gravity as he continues to manipulate her body around Superior. ‘Is that what you were hoping to hear from those girls, Mortar? You know, when you were going to torture and execute them in front of millions?’ Gravity asks. ‘Why should I abide by the rules you refuse to follow? Why should I show you any mercy?’ Gravity shouts angrily, when suddenly, Toro puts a hand on Gravity’s shoulder. Gravity turns around to see Toro frowning at him. Suddenly, Firestar moans as she is struck hard by one of Aftershock’s energy blasts - so hard in fact that her long red wig falls off, and Firestar lands on the ground. ‘You really wanna see what I got, Firestar? Wanna see how much it takes for me to finally kill you?’ Aftershock asks. ‘Bring it, faker’ Firestar responds as she starts to sit up.
‘I almost kill them’ Gravity remarks to Arana, who tells him that if it is any consolation, Toro almost did the same to Ember. They look over to where Ember lies motionless beside a wall, and Toro starts to tend to Nomad’s injuries. Arana remarks that she gets the feeling that Toro has killed before. Suddenly, there is a scream from above, ‘What was -’ Arana begins. ‘That sounded like -’ Gravity starts to say, before he is pulled into the air. ‘You are a very bad person’ Superior tells Gravity. Free from Mortar, whose body washes about like waves beneath him. Superior tells Gravity that he would consider making him his brother, but that he is an adult, and he must be made an example of. ‘You were saying?’ Gravity asks as Superior seems a little confused. ‘Made - made a -’ he begins, before his eyes roll back, and he utters that he is dizzy.
Firestar swerves about, flying around Superior. ‘Firestar, what -?’ Gravity calls out, but she tells everyone to stand clear. Her flying has left microwave radiation trails and she points out that there is a lot of radiation flying around here, which should be enough drainage to keep the Bastards weak for a little while. ‘Firestar, what did you do?’ Gravity asks as he rushes over to Firestar, who stands, exhausted, and announces that she tested her theory on Aftershock first, pointing out that their powers are from excessive radiation poisoning, which is energy she can absorb and contain. ‘Yeah? Contain for how long?’ Gravity asks. ‘How much time do we have’ he declares. Firestar just looks at him anxiously.
Soon, Gravity streaks skyward, past the tall buildings, Firestar clings to him.  They reach space and Gravity declares that this is it - any higher and their lungs will freeze. ‘On my mark…’ Gravity begins, and in spectacular display, a brilliant burst of energy is expelled from Firestar. White hot light, pours skyward, as Gravity holds Firestar up. She appears to be in pain, so Gravity grabs her when she collapses, and he flies them back down to Earth, to the abandoned building. ‘Your powers are killing you?’ Gravity asks Angelica as she puts her wig back on. ‘Kind of. They gave me cancer. And they could again. I just have to be careful’ Angelica explains, her back turned to Gravity who asks her if she is okay. ‘Le’ts get her down below with the others’ Firestar suggests, referring to Aftershock, who Gravity is holding in the air. ‘Yeah, uh, okay…’ Gravity replies, before they fly down to a lower level, where Arana is using her webbing to tie Mortar and Ember up.
‘Hey. Got another one to tie up’ Gravity calls out. ‘Firestar! Are you -’ Arana begins, but Gravity tells her that she is good, and even gave his powers a temporary boast. ‘Never mind me, Nomad?’ Firestar asks. Nomad announces that she is okay, that her head bled worse than it bruised. ‘Yours?’ Toro asks as he hands Nomad a yellow disc. ‘Yes, thanks, Benito. Toro’ Nomad replies. ‘Benny’ Toro tells her. ‘Benny’ Nomad replies, when suddenly, ‘Aw, geez there, Gravity…’ someone calls out. Gravity and the others turn to see Captain America, the original Spider-Woman, Luke Cage and the Thing, a large piece of equipment carried on his shoulder, standing behind them. ‘…you sure can make yerself a mess, can’t ya?’ the Thing mutters. ‘Whoa’ Gravity utters. ‘Ya think?’ Arana remarks.
Shortly, ‘Ya flip this doohickie here and according ta Reed…insta-prison’ the Thing explains as he flicks a switch on the large piece of equipment, and energy beams pour from it, which surround Superior, Aftershock, Ember and Mortar in energy bubbles. ‘So, you’re an Avenger now, too, Ben?’ Gravity asks. ‘Eh…littla a this, littla a that, ya know how it is’ the Thing smiles. ‘No, no, I really don’t…’ Gravity replies. Spider-Woman goes over and shakes Arana’s hand, ‘So, you’re Spider-Girl’ she says. ‘Actually, I’m - well. Really, it’s - I - yes. I’m Spider-Girl’ Arana responds, while Nomad introduces Captain America to Toro. ‘He’s an old friend. Like, kinda’ Nomad explains. Luke Cage hands Firestar a card and tells her that next time she shouldn’t call Avengers Tower, but call Avengers Mansion, as there is no way he will blow her off. ‘Thanks, Luke’ Firestar replies.
The Bastards of Evil are loaded into a secure transport vehicle, and Lule announces that it is straight to the Raft for these little punks. ‘They ain’t getting away’ he adds. The Avengers climb aboard the hovercraft and Cap calls back ‘Fine work, all of you. Remidns me of the Young Allies back during the war’. He adds that they even had their own Toro, although her was smaller. The young heroes watch as the hovercraft takes off, and Nomad informs the others that back in her world, she made her own Young Allies team, sort of in honor of the original. ‘Kinda makes you think…’ her voice trails off. Arana looks at her, while Gravity smiles at Firestar. ‘What?’ Nomad asks as Firestar walks away, ‘No, uh-uh’ she declares, while Gravity announces that he is over this team thing. ‘Yeah, no way’ Arana calls back as she starts to walk away, too. ‘Que?’ Toro asks, confused.
And, in the Raft, Superior sits in his cell, ‘This was not a defeat’ he tells himself, adding that he thought it would be enough to open a window to what the future could hold. What it ought to hold, but that his eyes are truly open now and he can see that they need to do more, so much more, to wipe away the manufactured morality in which society slumbers. In another cell, a very angry Mortar moves her body like a wave, and in another, Aftershock sits, looking at her hands, where small sparks of energy suddenly appear. Superior tells his Bastards of Evil not to worry themselves, as they may be in prison, but that a prison is made of walls. ‘And if you look at any wall just right…’ his voice trails off, boasting that he will free them from this place, he will wase their confused minds and create new siblings for them. ‘This is no mere idle talk - this is a plan in motion. I stand by you now, not tomorrow. NOW’….


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A Change of Mind
Firestar looks at the Front Line paper's headline. 'New NYC Super Team?' it asks. Angelica Jones hands the paper back and asks journalist Kat Farrell why she's showing her it. Kat explains that it's because practically everyone in Manhattan witnessed their fight against the Bastards of Evil and they wanted to know how the other half went. They still want to know what it was all about. She adds that Front Line sold huge on the back of the headline. They'd be stupid not to do a follow-up.
Kat understands Angelica's hesitance, but reckons that selling papers and telling a compelling story don't have to be mutually exclusive. She's checked her references, right? She's not some ambulance chaser. Angelica tells 'Miss Farrell' that she knows she isn’t. Kat isn't keen on being called Miss Farrell. They're the same age. Angelica asks why she's interviewing her. Kat is surprised. How can she not see why? Everyone wants to know. Heck, she admits, she wants to know. "Who are you?"
Kat lists her CV. Angelica has been a New Warrior, an Avenger and now she's a member of this new team. Angelica replies that they're not a team. There is no team. Kat asks her to forget about that part and continues. Mutant. Cancer survivor. Daughter. A mother, maybe? A wife? She knows that the rags had Angelica paired with Justice for a while. Angelica asks her to hang on a moment. Is this an interview? They haven't agreed anything! Kat says she's just pitching her and getting her to see why she's such a compelling subject. Angelica replies that there's a reason why she wears a mask. The cancer blog? she adds. Sure, she agreed to that but she needed it to help her... to help other survivors. She really doesn't need her life to be up to public consumption.
Kat hands her a business card and says she doesn't have to decide right this second. They'd love to have something to print, but having her agree later is better than having her declining now. She asks Angelica to think about it. As she departs, she reminds Angelica that the thing about her life is that it's already up for public consumption whether she wants it or not.
It's food for thought for Angelica, like she doesn't already have an eleven course meal in that department.
(Angelica's day)She leaves the meeting and heads to college where she has four grad-level classes towards her masters in Medieval Art Studies. After that, her three gal pals who don't know the meaning of the words 'absolutely not, no way, no how' drag her to a club. Following a two hour commute home, Gravity takes her out on patrol. It's a busy life that she leads.
(later)Since her talk with Kat Farrell, progressively older memories take turn playing pinball inside her head. Quitting the hero game and then coming back. She and Vance growing apart. Joining the New Warriors. Attending the Massachusetts Academy and attacking the freaking X-Men at the behest of her manipulative psychopathic headmistress... As she thinks about this, a voice appears inside her head. "Telepathic, dear," it says. She turns and sees Emma Frost standing there, adding that it's nice to be remembered.
Emma asks the waiter to bring her a latte to go and takes a seat. Angelica asks her what she's doing. Emma replies that she's just sat down and ordered coffee. Now she intends to visit her former pupil. Emma gestures to the empty space across the table. She's welcome to take a seat. She admits that she thought Angelica had been depowered on M-Day or died during all that Civil War business. She can imagine her surprise when she stopped by New York for a spell of hoping and found her freckled face all over the media. "So?" asks Angelica.
Emma continues that Angelica is a mutant, and while they may no longer be an endangered species, that doesn't mean they're not in danger. They have a home now, unironically named Utopia. Angelica knows all about that, and guesses that this means she still has her hooks in Scott Summers. The White Queen of the X-Men whispering her underhanded instructions into the ear of their fearless leader.
Emma wishes Angelica would come to accept her current position within the mutant community. Angelica replies that she wishes Emma would get a clue! She was fourteen, scared, confused and in need of guidance. Emma used all that to try and groom her into becoming an assassin. She doesn't know why she doesn't trust her, she adds, sarcastically.
They both stand, and Emma sees her point. Her emotions are a smidge raw over the matter. She tells Angelica that she's in town for a couple of days. She can get herself together and look her up so they can discuss her future plans. Before Angelica can respond, Emma informs her that she can find her at the Carlyle or at Neiman's. As she heads for the door, the waiter appears with her latte. "Ma'am?" he asks. Emma asks if he's joking. She would never actually consume anything from this place, and certainly not coming from the hand connected to a mind filled with such filth! She adds that if he calls her ma'am again, his new best friend will likely be a colostomy bag.
Entering the coffee shop as soon as Emma leaves is Greg Willis, otherwise known as Gravity. One of his friend's, Frog, is star struck after seeing Emma Frost, but Greg is nonplussed. Lauren tells Greg that he keeps surprising her lately. "I do?" he replies. Lauren says he used to go nuts over the super hero stuff, but now it's like... Lauren pauses. "Greg?" she asks. Greg is looking over at Angelica, still sitting at the table. He turns back to Lauren, with no idea what she's been saying. She tells him she'll add flirting with random girls to the list, adding that she's not jealous. It's not like they're still... you know. Greg asks what she's talking about. What list? Lauren tells him she has Frog's A.D.D. now. It's like she doesn't know who he is anymore.
(elsewhere)Anya is wearing a silver and black costume and checking herself out in the mirror. She practices introducing herself as Spider-Girl, but just can't seem to get it right. She receives a phone call. "Yeah. It's Aran... Spid... Anya here."
Rikki Barnes, aka. Nomad, is on the other end of the line. She begins with a cryptic question. "Would you please explain to him what disrespecting one's boundaries means?" Anya asks if that's like calling someone and just launching into your own personal problems without even a hello. Rikki replies not exactly, but yeah. She gave him his own room but he keeps wandering into hers. She could, y'know, not be dressed! Anya asks if they're talking about Benito Serrano here. Hasn't he already seen everything? Rikki tells her that it was Benny from another world, but that's not the point. She's trying to help him out, but he's driving her nuts. "Maybe if he spoke more than an ounce of English! Geez!"
Anya's never known Rikki to spaz out like this. Anya says that since she's already packed, maybe she could move in with them and become their full-time interpreter. "Yes! barks Rikki. "Would you do that?" Anya replies that she's kidding, but Rikki isn't. She looks into Benny's room and sees him sitting there reading. She tells Anya that he won't even leave. He hasn't gone outside since he moved in. She gets that all the videos and news coverage freaked him out, but what's that got to do with him being in public in his civilian identity? Anya thinks that's an excellent question.
(later)Gravity and Firestar are out on patrol, flying over some houses. Gravity tells Angelica that she didn't answer his excellent question. Angelica is distracted and asks what it was. Greg asks if she wants some food. He just discovered a street truck that makes some amazing pork gringas. He might marry one. He understands if her appetite doesn't quite yet cover greasy cheesy goodness. Angelica says no. That does actually sound great. After swooping down and grabbing one each, they sit on a rooftop and chat.
Gravity voices his concerns that when he started superheroing, he wanted approval and recognition. Now he has it, he feels it's undeserved. He didn't stop Warhead. The guy killed himself and a bunch of innocent folks, and he's there getting all this great coverage like he actually did something. Angelica reminds him that he helped save the girls and everyone in New York saw that. He also helped her dump all that radiation she soaked up from fighting the Bastards of Evil into space. He shouldn't forget that. He asks if she's still feeling okay. No shakes or nausea or anything? Angelica says she's fine.
Down below, they hear a raised voice. "You are a dead woman!" A man named Carl chases a woman, Lani, down the street. She tells him to let it go, but he asks if she didn't think he'd find out what she's been up to. She replies that she was going to tell him, but Carl swings her around and shoves her against a wall, violently. He warns her that if she goes through with this she'll regret it!
Gravity drops down and grabs his arm. "No she won't Carl," he says. Carl asks him to wait, but Gravity says he’s right. He should totally let him beat her up. He uses his power to raise Carl from the ground whilst Firestar checks on Lani. She asks if she is okay, but Lani reaches into her purse and whispers that it wasn't supposed to come to this.
Suddenly, Emma Frost speaks to Angelica telepathically, asking if this is how she prefers to spend her time. Angelica warns her not to interrupt now, but Emma tells her that she should be enjoying a fine Sambuca with her right now, discussing her future. Instead, she's about to let herself get shot. "What?" wonders Angelica.
From nowhere, she is grabbed by Gravity who shoves her out the way as Lani blasts with some kind of gauntlet. "Watch it!" he shouts. Angelica turns to see what's happening and Greg informs her that Lani's the dangerous one, not her boyfriend. He explains that Carl said that it's some kind of experimental weapon she stole from her work. She wants to sell it to some very dangerous people.
Lani blasts at Gravity, calling Carl a blabbermouth. Gravity gets in close and grabs hold of Lani. He asks if she can feel anything. It's 500 pounds of pressure. She can pull her hand out of the gauntlet or lose it. Lani realizes that she's outmatched as she feels the pressure building and gives up. Gravity takes the gauntlet and crushes it with his power... problem solved. Carl thinks Greg has broken her hand and calls him a jerk. Greg thanks him for the comment and says he's welcome for him stopping her. He asks Angelica if she can believe that, but she's struggling a little, telling Greg that she's just had the wind knocked out of her a little. Greg asks if she's sure. She didn't soak any of that energy up or anything? She assure him that she's fine.
Greg apologizes. It's just that he's read some of her cancer blog. He just wants to be supportive. Angelica reminds him that she doesn't have cancer. She had it. She appreciates the sentiment but she's a big girl and doesn't need to be coddled. Emma butts in telepathically, reckoning that she would like to coddle Greg out of his ridiculous tights. She warns Emma to stay out of her head, but Emma asks or what? She'll cry about it some more?
A guy Greg had spoken to earlier walks up to him and says that what he did was “awesomesauce.” He knew that if he hung around he'd see him in action. Greg tells him he doesn't need his praise. He doesn't deserve it. The guy points up into the sky behind him. Greg turns to see Angelica flying away without a word. "That is not awesomesauce," he groans.
Flying across town, Angelica's jaw tenses and her brain aches all over. She doesn't really know what she's about to do. She is interrupted in her thoughts by Nomad who calls out to her from below. Nomad says she was hoping to run into her. She's sent Angelica some e-mails but she never responded. Angelica knows all about them. They're about Nomad's little team. She's explains that she read them but she isn't interested. Nomad tells her that she goes through all the reasons Angelica would be perfect: her leadership, her teamwork experience, her...
Angelica cuts her off and asks what her problem is. Did the Superior give her a concussion or is she naturally dim? She doesn't want to be part of any team. "Got it?" She takes off without another word and instantly feels like the world's biggest butt. She figures she can apologize to Rikki later. Her first priority is to exorcise the demon from her head.
She flies through a window and confronts Emma Frost. Emma thinks that she's finally decided to come listen, but Angelica asks what is it with her. Why is she so content to muck with her life? Emma replies that this isn't her life. They're distractions. This drama with her superfriends, maintaining a social circle with those club-hopping cougars in training, her pointless graduate studies... what could any of that possibly do for her? She switches to telepathy and asks Angelica if she's formulating an answer in her mind or is she simply beside herself? Angelica unleashes a blast of energy at Emma, but Emma switches to her diamond form immediately and says Angelica knows she can become diamond. It's not like she's a killer. She guesses it feels nice to have a proper tantrum now and then.
As she stands amidst smoking furniture, she tells Firestar that she might not believe it, but her intention has not been to infuriate her. She takes a seat and adds that truthfully, she's always seen her as a young woman of grand potential. Timid, certainly, and far too trusting, especially for a mutant. But, she has an undeniable inner strength. They both know that she can't have a normal life here, and she would never promise any such thing on Utopia either. But, she could have a great life there - a life among her peers. Her people. A life where she could live up to her potential, a place where she could belong.
Angelica is gobsmacked. That was probably the most sincere and flattering thing she's ever heard from Emma. But, she thinks, for someone who can read minds as a specialty, she doesn't think Emma listens to anyone's thoughts but her own. Emma decides to sit back and listen. Angelica tells her that everyone's got a role for her. Team leader, cancer survivor, cover story mutant. She's all those things and then some. But what about how she defines herself? About what she wants her life to be about and allowing herself the chance to succeed or fail at it. Maybe, she thinks, she should just throw all that away so other people can slap their labels on her. She asks what Emma thinks. Emma is kinda speechless, so Angelica stands and says she's glad they had this talk. It was a good idea. She flies out the window as the hotel manager appears. "My ambassador suite! It's... it's been set ablaze!" Emma tells him to place the damages on her tab.
The next few days are the usual cacophony of craziness. She has a little school-friend drama, more school, gym time, a bank robbery and the daily commute. She even has a job interview. Unfortunately, textbooks don't pay for themselves. There are good parts and bad parts. The bad is that she misses some sleep, but she also gets to teach Benny a little English. She enjoys hitting the books with Benny, helping those in need and having a laugh with Gravity. Emma made a great point. If she left all this behind then he could probably lead a much simpler mind, but why on Earth would she want to?
Later, she meets up with Kat Farrell again and Kat says she's glad Angelica called. It'll be a great piece. But, she has one more question. She knows that she was dead set against this from the start, so what made her change her mind?
(later)Anya walks through the school corridors with Rikki. Anya reads part of the interview which says 'The unintentional advice of someone whose advice I would never take.' She wonders who she's talking about. Rikki doesn't care. Anya asks her not to be like that. None of them wants to form a super-team. Angelica is someone they could learn a lot from, but she has to respect her social boundaries. Rikki says that, speaking of social boundaries, is she now okay with Benny seeing her civilian ID? Anya isn't sure, and asks why. Rikki replies that he's actually venturing outside now, not that he had any choice once she told him what today is.
(later)A memorial is held for the people who died in the twin towers and all the Young Allies are in attendance.


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Family Matters: part 3
The Super-Skrull has just been shot. Stunned by what just happened, Hulkling, in his human form, confronts the Kree responsible for it. Captain Av-Rom explains that the Super-Skrull is a terrorist and shouldn’t be one of Ted’s concerns. Rom is part of the Kree Imperial Militia, and explains to Ted that he is the son and heir of the man who was once the Kree’s mightiest warrior: Captain Mar-Vell!
Ted finds it hard to believe that Captain Marvel was his father. Av-Rom explains that, as Ted now knows, the Kree and the Skrulls have been at war, fighting for supremacy, for generations now. Shortly before Ted was born, when the conflict had finally reached Earth, the Super-Skrull captured Captain Mar-Vell and delivered him into the hands of the Skrull Emperor.
However, the Emperor’s daughter, Princess Anelle, fell in love with the Captain. She conspired him to overthrow her father in the hope of restoring peace between the races. And, though Mar-Vell was forced to sacrifice himself to save the life of the human known as Rick Jones, the Kree intelligence reported that the Princess gave birth to a half-breed shortly thereafter. Ted asks if he’s half-Kree, half-Skrull. Av-Rom denies that. Ted’s father was Kree, which means Ted is Kree as well. And since Mar-Vell was an officer of the Imperial Militia, Ted is part of it too. Rom adds that his men will lead Ted to the ship.
Wiccan can’t believe his ears. Ted transforms back into Hulkling and apologizes to Av-Rom that he had to come this long way to find him, but he can’t just pack up and join the Kree Army. Av-Rom corrects Ted that he doesn’t have a choice, according to Kree law. Rom fires his gun at Ted, causing him to transform back into his human form, and Rom orders his men to take him! The Super-Skrull, still alive (at least for the moment), grabs Teddy into safety and orders the Young Avengers to move, while he’ll stay behind to fight.
The young heroes do as told and try to escape, but Teddy doesn’t believe that they can just leave the Super-Skrull behind like this, because the Kree will kill him. Wiccan reminds Teddy that the Super-Skrull just kidnapped him and murdered his mother. Teddy knows that, but the Super-Skrull may have just saved his life as well, so he has to do something. He grows wings on his back and promises to be right back. Wiccan holds him back, as he doesn’t want to lose Teddy again. Teddy orders Wiccan to cover his back then. He flies toward the Super-Skrull and flies him into safety. The Super-Skrull doesn’t understand what Teddy is doing. Teddy jokes that he’s saving the Super-Skrull’s live, and reminds him not to make him regret this decision. The Super-Skrull still worries about the Kree, but Teddy doesn’t. They are in over their heads. :
Stature grows larger and attacks the warriors, defeating some of them. Watching Kate using three arrows to take out another one, the Vision compliments her. He explains that the Kree’s advanced technology makes them one of the most powerful races in the universe. Until you use that against them at least, at which very point the Kree get very sleepy. Patriot uses one of the Kree’s own guns, and uses it to take Av-Rom out. Kate wonders what they should do with the fallen warriors. Wiccan could try out a teleportation spell, but doesn’t know how that would work with so many people around. Tommy wants to vaporize them, but Kate jokes that won’t happen. Vision adds that there is one other means of transportation available to them.
They take the Kree’s spaceship to get away, and Vision gets behind the controls. When Patriot asks the Vision if he knows how to steer it, Vision denies that, but explains that, once he has patched himself into the navigation system, he will know. All he has to do next is set course to Avengers Tower and they’ll be on their way. Tommy believes they shouldn’t do that. In fact, Avengers Tower is the last place where he would go. Patriot smiles that that’s because the first thing the Avengers will do is lock Tommy up in jail when they see him. Tommy agrees and adds that the first thing after that the Avengers will do afterward is turn Hulkling over to the Kree to avoid another Kree-Skrull war.
Kate wants to know where they should go instead. When Patriot wants to know why Kate asks that question to Tommy, Kate says she doesn’t entirely disagree with Tommy. Tommy explains that, all he is saying is that, if one of his best friends would be hunted down, he’d set a course for a secluded corner of the universe where the Kree and the Skrulls and the Avengers could never find them. Vision wants to know where they could find such a place. Tommy doesn’t know.
Patriot wants to set course to Avengers Tower. Kate isn’t sure about that. Eli believes they can’t just run away from this. The war will find them. And when it does, they won’t be able to fight it just by themselves. And, Eli adds, everyone who feels differently is welcome to leave. Tommy jokes to Kate that her boyfriend has control issues. Kate mocks that Eli isn’t her boyfriend. He finds that good to know.
Elsewhere in the ship, Wiccan does his best to cast a spell to heal the Super-Skrull’s injuries. However, the spell isn’t working. Wiccan believes that’s probably because he doesn’t want the Super-Skrull to heal. The Super-Skrull reminds the boys not to care about him, as his body will heal itself in due time. Wiccan finds it a shame Teddy’s mother can’t say the same thing. Teddy tries to calm Wiccan down. The Super-Skrull apologizes for what he did. He didn’t mean to kill Teddy’s mother, but he had no choice because she attacked him. He feels ashamed, because he killed his kinswoman and failed in his mission. He believes that, perhaps, the Young Avengers should have let him die.
Teddy wants to know if the Super-Skrull’s mission was to kidnap him. The Super-Skrull denies that, as his mission was to save Teddy, as his father tried to save him! The Super-Skrull remembers everything. He asked the Princess if she would betray her father and her people. Anelle explained to Kl’rt that her father was the traitor, and not she. Her father has forsaken his people, emptied the treasure, and kept the race embroiled in a war that nobody, not even the Super-Skrull, can remember the reason of why they are fighting. She reminded K’lrt that he was her father’s champion. Yet, he exiled and imprisoned him, and still the Super-Skrull remained faithful to him. Anelle wanted to know why. The Super-Skrull explained that he was only a soldier. He can’t pretend to know what’s best for his people.
Mar-Vell reminded Kl’rt that he was much more than that. He is also the Super-Skrull. He is the Skrull’s hero. The Captain invited him to join them. The Captain believed that, if the Super-Skrull’s people saw him fighting for freedom alongside a man of the Kree, perhaps everything would change. However, the Super-Skrull believed he couldn’t do that. Mar-Vell didn’t understand. Anelle reminded her lover that there isn’t time because, once the guards discover his disappearance, they’ll waste no time to hunt him down. The Super-Skrull told Mar-Vell not to worry, as the Skrulls won’t find out about his disappearance soon, because he’ll transform into Mar-Vell and take in his place!
Ted believes it’s really true then, and that his father really is Mar-Vell. The Super-Skrull admits that and adds that, if Teddy’s mother would have survived Galactus, she would have become the Empress of the Skrull Empire. His mission was to turn Teddy into an Emperor. But, the Kree won’t permit this. To them, Teddy is a genetic curiosity, a hostage or a potential weapon. If they can’t control Teddy, the Kree will kill him. Wiccan wants to know if the Skrulls won’t do the same thing. The Super-Skrull promises they won’t try to do that, at least not for as long as he is around. And they also won’t try it while Teddy has the Young Avengers protecting him, just like the Avengers protected his father.
Kl’rt finds it ironic, though, that Mar-Vell and the Scarlet Witch were his prisoners during the first Kree-Skrull war on Earth, and that he now owes his life to their sons. Wiccan defends that he isn’t Wanda Maximoff’s son. The Super-Skrull confirms to Wiccan that he really is Wanda’s son. He asks Wiccan about his twin, the speedster. Wiccan defends that the Scarlet Witch never had children. The Super-Skrull confirms Wanda really did have children, at least according to the Skrull intelligence. Wanda had two twin sons: Thomas and William! Wiccan is speechless.
Later, he goes to ask the Vision for a confirmation. The Vision shows files and explains that, according to the memory of the former Vision’s memory files, the Scarlet Witch was so desperate to have children that she unconsciously used her reality-altering powers to create twin boys, and named them Thomas and William. She created them out of two lost souls, souls which were later claimed by the devil Mephisto, the lord of Netherworld, as his own. However, when Mephisto reabsorbed the twins’ souls, they had been so transfigured by Wanda’s magic that they destroyed the demon and dispersed. Thomas and William ceased to exist, as did Wanda’s memory of them, at least until recently. Grief-stricken, the Scarlet Witch lost control of her powers, inadvertently killing Ant-Man, Hawkeye and the former Vision.
Wiccan mentions that he and Tommy didn’t cease to exist. Tommy can see where Wiccan is going with this, but isn’t sure. Wiccan believes that it’s so obvious. They really are the Scarlet Witch’s twins. Tommy finds it annoying. Wiccan believes they really have to be, and asks Tommy to think about it. When Mephisto was destroyed, their souls were set free. He believes that his soul ended up with the Kaplans on the Upper East Side, and Tommy’s ended up in Springfield, New Jersey. Tommy doesn’t think so.
Wiccan reminds Tommy that they look exactly alike. He has the Scarlet Witch’s powers, and Tommy has the powers of Wanda’s twin brother, Quicksilver. Even their names are Tommy and Billy. There’s no other way to explain it. They are the children of the Scarlet Witch and… whoever their father was. Vision reveals that according to his memory files, he is Tommy’s and Billy’s father.
On that very moment, the Vision gets electrocuted – and the ship suddenly trails flames. Cassie checks the Vision if he’s okay and luckily he is. When Eli wants to know what hit them, the Super-Skrull explains that they got hit by a Skrull warship. They must have received his transmission after all. Kate wants to know why the Skrulls are firing at them, if that’s true. The Super-Skrull thinks that’s because of the ship they are using. The Skrulls believe that they are with the Kree.
The Super-Skrull wants to head outside, but Teddy holds him back, demanding to know what he’s going to do. The Super-Skrull explains that if he won’t reveal himself, the Skrulls will destroy them. Teddy reminds the Super-Skrull that he can’t fly anymore due to his wounds. Teddy promises that he’ll go. Wiccan reminds Teddy that he can’t do that, because he is the reason why the Skrulls are there. Teddy believes that’s exactly the reason why he should go out, to end this mess. Teddy flies outside. Wiccan wonders why he even bothers arguing with Teddy, because he never listens. But, this time, Teddy jokes that he did hear what Wiccan just said!
Hulkling flies outside and shouts at the Skrulls to stop shooting, though they don’t listen to him. Wiccan follows Teddy and jokes that it’s almost as if Teddy wants the Skrulls to shoot him. First, he is bounding with the Super-Skrull, and now Teddy is basically offering himself to the Skrulls. Teddy reminds Wiccan that they are his people. Wiccan denies that, as the Skrulls aren’t even people.
On that very moment, a Kree ship fires on the Skrulls, and kills everyone inside the ship that was attacking Teddy and Wiccan. Wiccan corrects Teddy to look again, as the Skrulls jumped out of their ship just in time, and are attacking the Skrulls now, using the same wings Teddy has.
Teddy wants to make everyone stop killing each other. Wiccan doesn’t know how they could do that. Teddy reminds Wiccan that he has got something both the Skrulls and the Kree want. Wiccan corrects Teddy that he is something both the Skrulls and Kree wants. That’s exactly what Teddy means. He flies towards the attacking troops and orders them to stop shooting, but neither party listens to him. Teddy proudly announces that he is the son of Mar-Vell and Anelle, and orders the aliens to stop shooting again. This time, they actually listen! Teddy smiles at his victory, but Wiccan doesn’t think Teddy had anything to do with it.
Suddenly, Iron Man and the other Avengers have arrived. Iron Man, Spider-Woman, Spider-Man, Sentry, Captain America and Wolverine all jump out of their ship, and announce they’ll take it from here. Once everyone lands, the Avengers separate the Skrulls and Kree and try to sort things out. Captain America wants to know if Teddy really is the son of Mar-Vell. The Kree confirm that and state that, because of that, Teddy has to join their army. The Skrulls deny this, adding that Teddy is the heir to their throne. The Kree warn the Avengers that, if they don’t give Teddy into their custody immediately, they will perform military action against the Earth. Wolverine isn’t impressed by that threat, because there are only eight Kree members present.
The Kree reply that, as they speak, a Kree battle cruiser is entering the Earth’s atmosphere, ready to strike at their command. The Skrulls confirm that they have their Armada ready as well. Wolverine smells bluffing. The Kree want the boy, and mention to Logan that he’ll find out the truth if they don’t. Captain America wants Teddy to decide what he’ll do. Wiccan doesn’t want Teddy to go anywhere, and Teddy begs Cap not to make him go with the aliens. Cap asks the other Avengers how they feel about it. Iron Man believes that if they don’t hand Teddy over now, they could have another Kree-Skrull war at their hands.
When the Kree ask for Cap’s decision, Patriot begs Cap to listen to him. Teddy doesn’t belong with these aliens. The Young Avengers are the only family Teddy has now. Cap can’t do this. Cap explains that he made his decision: Hulkling stays on planet Earth. Under the protection of the Avengers. The Kree aim their guns at Cap, shouting at him that it’s he who needs protection now! They open fire, however Patriot leaps in the way and takes the blasts instead! As Cap takes Eli into his arms, he promises him that things are going to be okay. On that very moment, the war breaks loose!


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While the other Young and New Avengers are all busy fighting both the Skrull and Kree armies, Captain America holds a badly-injured Patriot in his arms. Almost breathless, Eli tries to talk to Cap, who promises the boy that they’ll get him out of there. Eli apologizes for this, but Cap tells him it’s okay. Eli is surprised that Cap isn’t even going to yell at him. Cap jokes that he won’t – this time. Eli smirks that means he must be in a really bad shape.
Sentry tells Cap he’ll take Eli. With Kate looking on, Cap informs Eli that the Sentry will get him fixed up, while he’ll radio Jessica Jones and ask her to meet him at the hospital, promising they’ll follow as soon as they can. Eli tells Cap not to let them take Teddy. Cap promises Eli that he doesn’t need to worry: nobody’s going anywhere.
As the Sentry flies up in the sky to take Eli to the hospital, Hulking warns Cap about incoming danger. Cap joins Hulkling against attacking Kree and Skrull warriors, believing it’s best that they bring Ted into safety. Ted doesn’t think that’s possible because, once their enemies know he’s gone, they’ll come looking for him and tear the whole city apart along the way. If he stays, the fight’s at least contained. Actually, between two teams, it looks like the heroes have got everything under control, Ted smiles as he watches Luke hold some defeated Skrulls over his shoulder and Spider-Man webs some up.
Telling the youth to look again, Cap looks up in the air, and spots a gigantic spaceship right next to Avengers Tower! He uses the radio in his helmet in an attempt to warn the Sentry about this. Cap orders the Young Avengers to clear the area. Ted disagrees, but Cap is headstrong in his order and tells the kids to move!
Hulkling apologizes for disobeying, but explains that the only reason the Kree and Skrulls are even here is because of him, so he’s staying. Kate declares that they all are. Cap realizes he doesn’t have time to fight both the aliens and the Young Avengers, so he has no choice but to let them. Hulkling says that, in that case, they’ll fight the aliens together. As the big ship opens a hatch and smaller ships emerge from within, both the Young and New Avengers stand ready to fight, and proudly shout out “Avengers Assemble!”
As a new battle begins, Spider-Man becomes overwhelmed by a group of soldiers. However, Cassie grows larger and pulls Spidey into safety. Spidey thanks Cassie for the help, but wonders if they roof they’re standing on can handle her big size. Replying that she didn’t think of that, Cassie quickly shrinks down and sits on Peter’s shoulder as they rejoin the battle.
Nearby, Spider-Woman is hit by a blast, and Kate manages to throw an arrow against a Kree Warrior, causing him to drop his gun. She tries to grab it so she can use it, but Spider-Woman spies a Skrull trying to attack her and covers her back. Elsewhere, Kate uses the Kree rifle to shoot blast some Skrulls, while Spider-Woman thanks Hawkeye for the save. Kate thanks Spider-Woman in return, but corrects that she isn’t Hawkeye. Jessica smirks that Kate could have fooled her.
Nearby, Tommy sees how Wolverine uses his claws to kill a Skrull, and tells the diminutive hero that he thought Avengers weren’t supposed to kill. Logan tells the kid to relax, as Skrulls can grow back… eventually. In that case, Tommy smiles, he uses his awesome speed to smack some Skrulls apart, causing even their blood to spat out! Logan jokingly tells the kid that he’s sick, but that he likes that.
Cap notices “Billy” and Logan killing their enemies and asks what they are doing. Wiccan corrects Cap that it’s actually Tommy fighting alongside Wolverine. Cap finds that funny, as Tommy and Billy look exactly alike. Wiccan wants to tell Cap about that but, as Tommy clears the way by beating up more Skrulls and Kree, he believes this might not be the best time.
Ignoring Tommy, Wiccan asks Cap if he remembers when the Scarlet Witch gave birth to twins, who turned out to be Mephisto’s lost souls. Cap wonders how Wiccan knows about that, but Billy continues, stating that it’s because he and Tommy are those lost souls!
Meanwhile, Iron Man fights alongside Vision, telling him that he thought they agreed Vision would stay at the lab. Vision reminds Stark that the current situation dictated a more aggressive course of action. Stark claims that, even so, until they get an accurate assessment of Vision’s powers, he can’t join the Avengers in the field. Vision understands that, smiling that’s the reason why he’s joining the Young Avengers. Stark reminds the Vision that the Young Avengers are unauthorized and don’t even officially exist. Vision states that hasn’t stopped the Young Avengers before. And, he believes, if he’s as powerful as Tony says, it won’t stop him either.
While fighting their share of aliens, Luke asks Ted if this whole war is because of him. Hulkling jokes that he’s just this year’s excuse. Both sides think he’s going to win their war for him, but in reality, he’s going to end it… or get killed trying. Some Kree warriors overwhelm Ted and fly him up in the air, with Luke worrying about him.
The Skrulls angrily notice that the Kree have their “hatchling.” They open fire on the Kree, but the Super-Skrull jumps in front of the bullets, not wanting to risk hurting the boy. The other Skrulls believe it’s best Ted dies at their hands than at those of the Kree. They also remind Kl’rt that he’s in no position to give orders. Holding his flame powers ready, the Super-Skrull tells Zr’x that Hulkling is his emperor. Zr’x rather believes that Hulkling is a liability right now, as is the Super-Skrull. In that case, the Super-Skrull adds, he’ll go retrieve Ted himself – and flies up in the sky, ready to save the boy. Zr’x gives his soldiers the order to shoot, and to save the hatchling if they can. But the Super-Skrull has to be left to him.
Meanwhile, Hulkling and the Super-Skrull team-up to fight the Kree. With the Kree quickly dispatched, he wants to end this. Kl’rt believes that only Ted can end this war by embracing his destiny and to reclaim the Skrull Empire. Ted wants to know if he does that, will the Kree just accept it? Of course not, the Super-Skrull says, the war will continue, but not on Earth. Ted’s friends and adopted family will be spared, but only if Ted goes with the Skrulls. He doesn’t see another way. Ted smiles that there is one. Hulkling flies back into the battle and tells Kl’rt to follow his lead. Kl’rt asks Ted what he’s doing. Ted believes it’s the only thing he can do: he’s surrendering.
A few moments later…The Avengers, Young Avengers, Kree and Skrull have all stopped fighting. The matter is settled: the son of Mar-Vell will spend half an Earth-year with the Kree and half with the Skrulls. At which time, Ted will declare his ultimate alliance. Until than, Captain America adds, Hulkling will make regular, scheduled visits home – to Earth. But, Stark promises, if Teddy is harmed in any way, or if he even misses one visit, the Avengers will see to it that the Kree-Skrull war is ended once and for all.
Cap asks Ted if he’s sure he wants to go through with this. Ted doesn’t believe there’s another way. He thanks all of the Young Avengers for everything. He hopes that, one day, they’ll understand why he had to do this and will forgive him. Especially Wiccan.
As the aliens are gone, Cap places his hand on Billy’s shoulder, asking if he’s alright. Wolverine wonders why Cap is asking Billy that question, as it’s the Super-Skrull they have to be worried about. The Super-Skrull, standing next to Logan, feigns that he doesn’t know what he means by that, but Logan tells the “kid” he can cut the crap. “The Super-Skrull” transforms back into Hulkling! Ted wonders how Logan knew about this. Logan smiles that his nose always knows the truth. Cap admits he didn’t see this coming. Spider-Woman smiles, asking Steve if he’s serious about that.
Iron Man asks what that means for the Super-Skrull. Kate explains that Kl’rk is now a Super-spy. Tommy is surprised the Young Avengers knew about this all along, and asks how that’s possible. Kate states that’s because they know Teddy and, when the Super-Skrull talks, he does not use contractions. Wiccan prepares a teleportation spell for his team, and Cap asks the kids where they think they’re going. The kids mention they’re going to the hospital to see Eli, and ask Cap if he’s coming.
Lenox Hill hospital…The Young Avengers, Cap and Jessica Jones rush into the hospital. Jessica explains that Eli has lost a lot of blood, so the doctor’s can’t operate until they’ve found a donor. Cap knows that and volunteers. Jessica tells Cap that he doesn’t have to do it, but Cap reminds Jessica of how hard he’s been on Eli, and the boy still took the hit for him. Giving blood is the least he can do. Jessica is certain that Eli would appreciate it, but there’s another super-soldier who beat Cap to it.
They make it to Eli’s room, where Cap sees Isaiah giving his grandson the needed blood. Faith doesn’t look too happy at Cap, but Isaiah smiles at his grandson.
Later, at the remains of Avengers Mansion…Cap explains to the Young Avengers that the doctors assured him they’re doing everything they can. If the surgery is successful, Eli will be able to lead a completely normal life. And, Cap admits, he’s hoping that, in light of what happened to Eli, the Young Avengers will choose to lead a normal life as well. Kate responds, with all due respect for Cap, that the minute Eli is back on his feet, he’ll be chasing down bad guys, powers or no powers. That’s just who he is. It’s who they all are. The same as Cap is.
Steve and Jessica smiles at that. Kate knows that Cap and Iron Man don’t approve of the Young Avengers, but she can’t help thinking, if the adult Avengers had supported them, if Cap had taken the time to train them, maybe Eli wouldn’t be in surgery right now. Maybe Billy’s parents would still have a place to live, and Teddy’s mother would still be alive. That’s how it feels, anyway. So, she concludes, if Cap really wants to protect them, he’ll accept them.
Some time later, still at Avengers Mansion…Teddy asks Wiccan how the repairs are coming. Wiccan, using his magical powers to repair the memorial statue of Captain Marvel, says he’s almost done. Cassie wonders if Cap and Iron Man would let them use the mansion as their headquarters. Teddy feels lucky they letting them use if for the memorial service. Cassie says the Avengers let them keep the Vision. To this, Vision jokes he’s afraid he didn’t gave Cap and Iron Man a choice.
With Captain Marvel’s statue fully repaired, Billy asks Teddy what he thinks about it. Teddy still can’t believe Captain Marvel was his father, but Cassie is surprised Ted doesn’t see the resemblance. Teddy doesn’t as much. Cassie recalls that people used to say she looked like her dad too, but he never got a statue. Wiccan thinks it’s about time Scott got one. He uses his powers to create a statue for Ant-Man, and Cassie thinks it’s perfect. Billy adds that Cassie really does look her father. He then looks around at the statues of Ant-Man, Captain Marvel, Dr. Druid and Swordsman. He wonders who they are missing.
Eli, in full costume, meets up with his friends, having found the remains of Mockingbird’s statue. Jessica thinks Eli should be home, recovering from his major surgery. Kate agrees with that, but jokingly whispers to Jessica that, unfortunately, common sense is not one of Eli’s newly acquired super-powers. Eli admits that, joking back that super-hearing is part of his powers.
Jessica asks if they got any word about Tommy. Kate denies that. They offered Tommy a costume and a code-name and everything, but she guesses Tommy isn’t the code-name type. Speaking of which, Cap asked Jessica to give Kate some arrows that belonged to Clint Barton, as did the code-name Cap picked out for her. Kate is shocked. Jessica smiles at that. Even without the bow and arrows, the only Avenger who ever stood up against Captain America the way Kate did… was Hawkeye.
Again a few moments later…Teddy holds the urn holding the ashes of his mother in his arms, crying that he doesn’t know what to say. If it weren’t for him, his mom would still be alive. Billy starts to cry as well, explaining to his boyfriend that his mom died protecting the one person she loved more than anyone else in the universe. She was a hero… just like her son. Ted apologizes to his mother, saying that he loves her. He opens the jar, and releases her ashes into the open air.
Jessica asks what’s going to happen now. Ted explains that, now, they’re going to start looking for Billy’s mom. Jessica doesn’t think they want to start looking for the Scarlet Witch. Billy knows that’s what Cap and Iron Man said as well. Cassie believes they were right. The Scarlet Witch murdered her dad, Hawkeye and the Vision, who was her very own husband. Billy defends that Wanda only did that because she thought he and Tommy were dead. Eli hears something in the back, and asks his friends if they hear it as well. Billy doesn’t know what Eli is talking about.
An explosion is heard, not far away from Avengers Mansion. Vision’s hearing detects that it came from the East River. Eli asks if the explosion was chemical, but Vision corrects it was hyper-kinetic. Eli panics. Billy asks his friends if they don’t think it’s… Kate doesn’t see who else it could be.
Suddenly, Tommy, wearing a green uniform, appears in front of his friends, defending that the explosion wasn’t his fault… okay, it wasn’t entirely his fault. The Young Avengers are surprised to see Tommy again. Tommy corrects that his new code-name is “Speed” and asks Hawkeye if he’s right about that. Kate notices that Tommy is wearing the uniform. He’s glad it fits so good. Eli wonders about the “Speed” code-name. Kate doesn’t understand why: it tells you everything you need to know in one syllable.
Billy asks Tommy what he just blew up. Tommy, reminding the Young Avengers he wants to be called “Speed” all the time, smiles that he blew up the United Nations Building. “What?!” Billy cries out. Speed adds that’s why he’s going to need Billy to magically put back together for him after they take down the Zodiac. At least, if Billy can do that. Jessica asks who the Zodiac is. Tommy explains there’s a guy with crab hands, a giant bull and these ridiculously female twins who are holding the UN hostage (or, what’s left of it).
Eli states this is why he doesn’t want Tommy on the team, to which Tommy says he thought that was because Eli was jealous of him and Hawkeye. Kate is stunned to hear this, but Eli ignores her and begins to defend himself. However, Tommy interrupts, asking if they are going to stand here and bicker all day or if they are going to fight the bad guys. Cassie jokes they usually manage to do both at the same time. They’re that good.
Eli rushes into battle and Tommy says they’ll try to keep up. Billy smilingly asks Ted if this is going to end well. Ted honestly doesn’t believe so, but tells Billy he’ll have to admit: he can’t wait to see what will happen next!
And so, the Young Avengers rush into battle, ready for yet another thrilling adventure.


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Final Genesis
Donald Pierce smiles sinisterly as he threatens to use the skulls of the Young X-Men as latrines. The confrontation appears to take place in a cavern of some sort. Rockslide tells him that’s gross and Ink asks what a “latrine” is anyway. Wolf Cub points out to Pierce that he’s outnumbered and Pierce says that they are just children. “Children who outnumber you” is Wolf Cub’s reply.
 As Pierce lunges at Wolf Cub, Santo makes a snide remark about Pierce and calls Wolf Cub “Nicky”. As Rockslide and Wolf Cub engage Pierce, they continue their banter. Wolf Cub reminds Santo that he doesn’t like to be called “Nicky” and Rockslide replies “Like ‘Wolf Cub’ is better.” Nicholas says that “Wolverine was taken” and Santo notes that “Sabretooth” is up for grabs.
 Wolf Cub slashes Pierce and calls on Dust to join the fray. She points out that Pierce is only half-flesh and Nick responds “Then that’s the half to rip off.” Wolf Cub leaps out of the way as Dust rips through Pierce in her dust form. She also passes by Rockslide who is unharmed. Pierce cries out in pain as his organic components are stripped away. Santo tells Sooraya that that feels nice… almost sexual. She cuts him off mid-sentence and tells him threateningly “Do not finish that sentence.”
Elsewhere, Greymalkin is leading Blindfold to the site of the battle. She urges him on but he says that he should be getting her out of there. She tells him he’s not alone and shouldn’t worry. She insists on seeing what’s happening and he reminds her that she can’t see. She replies in her typically obtuse manner “No. Yes, but it’s just like before…”. Greymalkin is confused and asks “Before?”
They enter the cavern where Pierce is fighting their teammates. Blindfold says “I’ve seen this before. Pierce is going to kill – NO…” At that moment, Pierce slashes through one of the Young X-Men, but it does not reveal who he killed. He is splattered with blood and Blindfold cries out “NO!” as she sees her teammate fall once again.
Ruth Aldine AKA Blindfold wakes up screaming from this precognitive dream in her aunt’s house in Prospect Plains, New Jersey. Her heart is racing as she sits bolt upright and clutches at the blankets. She knows her aunt will be up to check on her in a moment. She gets up and begins to dress. She realizes that what she saw in her dream --- a new team of X-Men, the battle with Pierce, the death of a friend --- has not happened yet. The idea that it has yet to happen fills her with hope as it presents the opportunity to change what she has seen. She knows that she must leave her home once again as she gets dressed.
Meanwhile in Erfurt, Germany, former Xavier Institute student Nicholas Gleason AKA Wolf Cub has sought out Maximus Lobo, the former leader of a “pack” of lupine mutants who tried to recruit Nicholas months earlier.
Wolf Cub taunts the now-human Lobo telling him “Looks like M-Day wasn’t so kind to you, bub.” He goes on to say that “bub” seems a lot more appropriate than either “Maximus” or “Lobo” now that he has been stripped of his wolf-like mutations.
 Lobo is clearly frightened by Wolf Cub’s sudden appearance and asks what it is that he wants from him. Nicholas tells him it should be obvious that he’s there for revenge. He grabs Lobo by the throat and lifts him easily off the ground. He accuses Lobo of attacking “me and mine” and just because he lost his powers doesn’t mean he isn’t due some payback. Lobo argues that it was for his own good and that he belonged with his own kind.
 Nicholas tells him that it was “his kind” that he attacked at the Xavier Institute and now there aren’t a whole lot of them left! Maximus points out that that is what he is really angry about. He says that fear turns to hatred far too easily and that Wolf Cub is becoming no better than the humans who are ruled by their fear and hatred.
Nicholas suggests they test his theory. After he guts Lobo he’ll decide whether he feels better or not. At that moment, Cyclops enters the room and says “Don’t.” He tells Wolf Cub that if he’s truly angry and wants to hurt somebody then he should come with him and he will point him at the right targets.
In Bakwa, Afghanistan a pair of Taliban convoys roars into town. They are greeted by unusual silence and think that the town is deserted. A voice from the air warns them to “Turn back” and inform their masters that this village is off-limits. The leader asks who is addressing them…”The wind?” He demands that “the wind” order these people to come out of hiding now. He threatens to burn the town to the ground. There is no response. He angrily demands to know if “the wind” has heard him and asks “What does Bakwa decide?!” “Nothing. It decides nothing because it is under my protection” the wind replies and demands that the soldiers leave before she must demonstrate what her “protection” truly means.
 The Taliban leader asks what will happen if her refuses. The wind replies “I’ll rip the skin from your bones.” The arrogant Taliban leader says boldly “I would truly like to see that” to which the wind replies “All right, then.”
 Suddenly, a cloud of dust rises from the desert floor and surrounds the leader’s outstretched left arm. He cries out and pulls it back as he drops to his knees. All that remains of his hand are the bones. Dust resumes her human form and orders them to leave before she rips the skin from his face.
As the Taliban quickly speed away, the villagers of Bakwa emerge and cheer for Dust. A police officer comes forward to thank her. She warns that more of them will return in a few days and the officer assures her that they will be ready. He asks where she is headed now. She tells him that she is considering Zabul but is not sure yet. Cyclops appears and says “In that case, can I make a suggestion? Westchester’s lovely this time of year.”
Back at the Xavier Institute, Blindfold pays a visit to the ruins of her former school. She finds it strange that she still thinks of this place as home, despite the fact that there is no one there to greet her. But the demolished mansion is not as deserted as she thinks. In the shadows, someone is watching as Ruth Aldine decides on an alternative means of connecting with her old friends.
In La Jolla, California a young man is getting a tattoo. The tattoo artist is working on the guy’s hand and tells him that he shouldn’t be doing this. The guy tries to reassure the tattoo artist that it’s fine. The tattoo artist explains that he could lose his license for inking a tattoo on someone’s hands or above their neck. The guy in the chair getting the tattoo argues that he’s seen lots of people with tattoos on their hands, even on their faces! Again, the proprietor of the tattoo parlor explains that he isn’t supposed to. The young man smiles and replies “We do lots we’re not supposed to. S’called livin’ fast and dying young, cuzin.” The tattoo artist asks him not to call him “cuzin” and asks if he’s even sure that this tattoo will work. The young man pulls up his shirt to reveal a larger tattoo on his bicep. He says “Last tat did” and that he was able to punch through a brick wall thanks to that tattoo.
Two uniformed police officers walk into the place. The young man curses as one of the officers ask if one of them is Eric Gitter. The young man getting the tattoo points to the owner who replies “Thanks for nothing, Eric.” Eric smiles and says “I try to have a sense of humor.” The officer asks if he is indeed Eric Gitter and Eric asks if there is a problem. The officer says that he stole a woman’s car and Eric asks if he’s sure about that. The officer tells him that the car is parked outside and has a Lojack. Eric repeats the word “Lojack” and asks if that’s one of the Inhumans. The officer simply replies that he is under arrest.
 Eric turns to the tattoo artist and asks if he’s done yet. The man replies “Just about” as the police officer reads Eric his rights. The tattoo parlor owner tells Eric that he doesn’t want any problems in his place and Eric assures him that there won’t be any. Eric stands up and tells the cop reading him his rights to “Step off, cuz.”
The officer continues until Eric reaches for his face with the hand that was just inked. The tattoo is of a biohazard symbol. As he touches the officer’s face, the man gasps. His partner is shocked to see this and pulls his gun. He orders Eric to put his hands up. The officer that Eric grabbed with the biohazard symbol falls to his knees and vomits. The tattoo artist reminds Eric that he said no trouble. Eric cheerfully replies that he just wanted to try out the new tattoo and that it works great! The second officer clocks Eric across the back of the head with his gun. He then pins Eric to the ground and cuffs him. He tells him, “Now you’re under arrest.”
A short while later, Eric Gitter is sitting in a holding cell in a local jail. A balding officer in red shades approaches and asks if he’s Eric Gitter. Eric asks if “Hector made bail for him or something.” The officer replies “Something” as he unlocks the door to the cell. The officer tells him that he’s getting him out of there and that he’s coming with him. Eric asks, “Coming with you where, cuzin?” and the officer replies “Westchester, New York.” As he says this, his form shimmers as the image inducer he is using activates. The “officer” is revealed to be Cyclops.
Blindfold finds Rockslide in Naples, Florida and the two enjoy some coffee. Ruth tells Santo about her precognitive vision and he is excited that her dream shows him as an X-Man again. Despite the dark portents of her dream, Santo can’t see past his excitement for fighting bad guys.
She tells him again that she saw someone die and is frustrated that she can’t make it clear to him. She admits that it is not all clear to her yet. Santo asks her how they manage to hook up with this new team and she replies “You look to your right.”
Neither of them had noticed that Cyclops was sitting at the table next to them until now. Blindfold comments “It looks like him but I can’t see past the music” as Cyclops approaches them. He tells them he’s been sitting there for over fifteen minutes and reprimands Rockslide for not being more aware of his surroundings. He excuses Ruth since she has no eyes and asks what might have happened had he been an enemy.
Santo rises and says “What if? I’m, like, indestructible, bro.” Cyclops smiles before unleashing his optic blast on Santo. This launches him through the window of the café. Scott and Ruth emerge from the café and Cyclops is uncharacteristically glib. He tells Santo that teaching him that little lesson will cost him five thousand dollars.
 Santo tells him that he has got to stop “eye-blasting” him through things. Rockslide rises and Cyclops says they only have a couple of minutes before the police arrive. He tells Santo that he’s reforming the X-Men and wants him to be on the team. Santo asks if he means just him and if so, why not Blindfold as well. Cyclops apologizes to Ruth but explains that she isn’t part of the plan. Santo replies “She’s on the team or I’m not”. Cyclops is taken aback by this answer and Santo explains that Ruth saw them both together on a team, so why debate it. He repeats that it’s both of them or he won’t join up. Cyclops looks a bit miffed by this response.
Cyclops brings this new team of X-Men together in the subterranean areas under the destroyed Xavier Institute. They dress in their new black and yellow training uniforms. Cyclops tells them that they are at war and they need to start acting like warriors and not to be fooled by the training costumes. He reminds them that the baby is gone and they are the last generation of mutants, as well as mutantkind’s last line of defense. They are going to start here in the Danger Cave.
Santo asks if all they plan to do is train and Cyclops makes it clear that they are going to be going after their enemies proactively. He tells them that those enemies aren’t the Purifiers but other mutants, in this case a newly formed Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Nicholas asks if this means Magneto is back. Rockslide comments that Magneto has more lives than five cats. Cyclops reminds them that no Brotherhood since the first has been led by Magneto and that this new group was formed by a very powerful mutant who is also the Lord Imperial of the Hellfire Club. He then activates one of the Danger Cave’s imaging devices to display a hologram of this new Brotherhood.
 The image consists of Cannonball, Sunspot, Magma and Danielle Moonstar… all members of the first team of New Mutants. As the image flickers to life, Cyclops adds “And he’s joined by his former teammates.”