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The White House:Inauguration aftermath:2 am, January 22nd, 2061:Scott Summers has just been inaugurated as president of the United States. Outside, the police are trying to clear the streets of anti-mutant protesters.
Inside the presidential suite, Emma Frost tells her husband Scott that he has to rest. He hasn’t slept in 24 hours. He can’t sleep! Scott replies. It’s just stress, she tries to calm him. Of course, it’s stress, he replies. Has she looked outside? She sees a comet. He sees rioters. Their numbers are growing. They are dangerous.
He muses that, in the old days, people believed comets were harbingers of disasters. They foretold the deaths of kings. Good thing he is not a king then, she points out. Come here, Mr. President. She smiles in a seductive pose. She’ll help him sleep. He sits down and she uses her mental powers to make him sleep.
Suddenly, she sees a light in the room. You! she shouts. “You won’t get rid of me so easily!” The white light engulfs her. Emma screams as it dissolves her. Moments later, all her things disappear. Scott sleeps through it all.
Eight hours earlier:A private party at the inauguration night:Among the invited are several X-Men and other heroes. And the party is in full swing.
Triage wonders why winning feels so anticlimactic. Benjamin Deeds aka Amity muses if Shogo Lee will dance with him later. Irma of the Stepford Cuckoos tells him he isn’t Shogo’s type, namely a girl.
Tony Stark asks Wolverine if he and Scott have finally made peace. Logan tells him he told Scott it was time to bury the hatchet. As long as he doesn’t bury it in his head, was Scott’s reply.
Captain America tells SHIELD commander Maria Hill he didn’t think she’d come. She didn’t think she’d be invited, she replies.
Sebastian Shaw kisses Emma Frost’s hand and congratulates her, calling her ‘Mrs. Summers.’ She’s finally outdone her old rival. Emma claims she has no rival. Jean has been dead a long time.
Shaw greets Scott, who is wearing ruby quartz contact lenses as ‘Mr President.’ Unamused, Scott asks how he got in. Emma invited him. Brother mutants and all that. Shaw reaches for a glass of champagne. And what about the Hellfire Club? Scott demands. The last thing they want is equality for all!
Emma reminds him that Shaw fought on their side. Shaw reveals the Club has been taken over by youthful Upstarts. He resigned months ago. He suggests they let bygones be bygones. He doesn’t think either of them wants to be reminded of the sordid past. Scott excuses himself.
He looks outside and watches the antimutant protesters being held back by guards. Over the course of his life he has been haunted by two sayings: “The ends justify the means” and “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
For decades, he believed that the first statement was true but the second not. At least not for him. For years, he was the leader of the mutant revolution, a public pariah and SHIELD’s most wanted terrorist. Then he found himself the protector of a divided nation. He came to power under the motto “Equality for All” and he meant it. He told himself it is what Professor Xavier would have wanted, and that he had finally atoned for the sin of patricide.
A Secret Service agent warns him the protests outside are becoming violent. Scott tells them to use any force necessary.
So what about the force he has just authorized? He muses. Against bigoted citizens, but citizens nonetheless who would wipe out those born different. Sometimes the ends must justify the means because no other choice is open to them. Winning the war was the easy part, now they must win the peace.
The present:Inauguration aftermathJanuary, 22nd2 am:The protesters see a fire-like light from the White House. Some figure it’s God’s punishment for letting a mutant into the White House. Emboldened, they rush toward the house to attack. The X-Men get ready. Wolverine asks Ben Deeds aka Amity if he can calm the crowd down. Ben fears they are too many. Logan order him to do it anyway and orders Shogo Lee in his armor to accompany him. He tells Triage and the Stepford Cuckoos to get Eva Bell, who might be able to stop these idiots. Get Shadowcat and Beast and check on Cyclops. All this could be a diversion. Then he and Shogo rush toward the crowd.
Kitty, Beast and the Cuckoos knock on Scott’s door. They inform him about the protesters and plan to get him to safety. He tells them it doesn’t matter, someone has kidnapped Emma. Who? they ask, confused. Emma Frost, their mother, he reminds the Cuckoos. They were married yesterday after the inauguration ceremony.
The girls don’t know who he is talking about. Hank picks up a photo. Scott turns to Hank, reminding him he was his best man. He remembers his wedding day perfectly well, Hank agrees, but his wife has been dead for years. The photo shows Scott’s wedding to Jean Grey. There never was an X-Man named Emma Frost, Beast announces.
Scott is sure some anti-mutant extremists kidnapped her, then covered their tracks with a memory wipe. Hank believes only Professor X or Jean could do something that complex, and they are both dead. Why would they erase only one person? Celeste points out. Because Emma never trusted humans, Scott is sure. He has to face her abductors. Hank begs him not to risk himself after all they fought for.
Triage enters having found Eva. Did he miss something?
Scott heads outside, climbs on a car and shouts into a speakerphone, reminding everyone he was elected president under a banner of peace and equality. He promises an America where no one, mutant or human, would ever face prejudice again. But now his wife is missing.
The crowd hurls insults. One of them gets ready to fire a gun. Kitty, brandishing a katana, and Ben see him. Kitty tries to get to Scott but is too slow. The bullet phases through her and hits Scott. Wolverine and Shogo try to get the sniper but have to dodge Cyclops’ optic blasts, which go wild.
Several protesters are injured or dead. Ben laments that he couldn’t stop the sniper. Wolverine orders Tempus to throw a time bubble around the wounded before they bleed to death. She engulfs the crowd and Shogo with her time bubble.
Triage helps up Scott. Kitty phases them inside, making Triage sick. They take him to a secret bunker beneath the White House, where the others are waiting.
Unfortunately, one of the protesters took phone images of Cyclops attacking the protesters before Eva could freeze them, as they soon learn from the news. As soon as Triage finally heals Scott, he immediately wants to go find Emma. Beast tells him he must heal.
The news continues that heads of state all over the world have condemned the president’s actions. Kitty fears their work for peace is destroyed. What do they do now? Find his wife, Cyclops insists. Hank reiterates, Jean is dead. Not Jean, Emma! Scott repeats. Hank tries to reason, Eva can’t hold the people long. The UN, the military, the media will all be here soon.
That’s why they must work fast, Scott replies and calls the Stepford Cuckoos. He orders them to use Cerebro to look for an omega class telepath within a hundred mile radius of the White House. Kitty points out someone who is powerful enough to create a memory wipe could also block Cerebro.
Frustrated, Scott shouts there must be something they can do. Kitty recalls Professor X’s lockbox program, which is immune to any form of memory wipe or PSI attack. Hank adds each year it records the genetic and PSI imprints of every mutant in America.
Kitty asks where this Emma resided before coming to the White House with him. Weapon X compound, Alberta, Canada. Hank believes they have found something and asks the Cuckoos to take a reading of the nation’s present collective mutants psi force. Put the mutants in green. He wants to compare them with the general population.
Suddenly, Celeste screams and Hank announces it is not just this Emma who has disappeared. There has been a tremendous loss of mutant and humans’ psiforce within the last few moments and it is accelerating exponentially.
Outside, Eva Bell and the protesters disappear.
As Hank tells Scott they are blinking out of existence, the effect has reached the bunker and the X-Men disappear.
And finally, Scott finds himself in the White Hot Room, the heart of the Phoenix. He shouts for the others, if they are there. Not anymore, a voice answers. When Scott asks what happened to them, the voice replies they were removed from the space time continuum. Technically, they never existed.
He finally finds the speaker. Jean Grey in the white Phoenix costume. He corrects himself. She is not Jean. She is Chaosbringer. Starchilde. Dark Phoenix. Just Phoenix, she corrects him calmly. Dark Phoenix is born of human desire. And she is the embodiment of eternity.
Has she come to ruin his life again? Why now when he has atoned for so much? She calmly informs him the world isn’t ready for him to lead. His presidency will bring about war and disaster.
Scott doesn’t want to hear it. She tells him to look into her eyes and see the future: he sees ruin. He screams in denial and sinks to his knees. He is a good man, he insists. But even good men make bad choices, she points out. She goes down on her knees too. He still has a chance. He can still change this future. By undoing the past. She reaches out. The past awaits and the possibility of a better future. He takes her hand. The power of the Phoenix combined with the lifeforce of the X-Men can transform time and space.
He asks if he will remember this life and is told he won’t. Will he be happy? He will have his heart’s desire, she promises.
A new reality:All the X-Men (among them Professor X and Emma Frost) clap to celebrate the anniversary of Scott Summers and Jean Grey. The two of them kiss.
People say in life there are no second chances. But sometimes we get lucky.


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Part One
March, 1602Hampton Court, England.
Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England, refers to Sir Nicholas Fury regarding the matter of the horrific weather affecting the land. The skies are blood red, and deafening thunderclaps coupled with destructive lightning cloud the nation despite the lack of rain. The Queen wonders if the people of England who believe that it signals the end of the world are correct, but Sir Nicholas cannot say, as Armageddon is rather outside of his jurisdiction. The Queen turns her attention to Doctor Stephen Strange, her physician and sorcerer, hoping he can provide an answer. The Doctor cannot say, as he reckons that it is not for men to decide the Day of Judgment. The Queen informs him that if he cannot say, then the Crown is paying him for nothing. Oriana introduces the two men, informing Doctor Strange that Sir Nicholas is responsible for the Queen not being assassinated a hundred times over, and that he does his job well. The Queen coughs repeatedly, as she is old and nearing the end of her life. Doctor Strange tells Sir Nicholas of his mystic arts as the Queen departs for bed, revealing that something powerful and dangerous in Jerusalem has been offered to Strange’s protection, and Strange has accepted. Strange insists to Sir Nicholas that it must be kept safe until it arrives in England. Sir Nicholas replies that he can take care of it. The Queen bids both gentlemen that the world not end before she does.
Outside the palace:
Doctor Strange walks Sir Nicholas to the water taxi, and Sir Nicholas informs him that many say that the Queen is merely frightened by the storms of late. Sir Nicholas asks if the Templar treasure can protect them, to which Doctor Strange is perplexed, as he did not mention the Templars. Sir Nicholas replies that Strange also did not mention that the Old Man himself would be bringing the treasure to England. Sir Nicholas returns to his home in Westminster, to send the man who will guard the treasure. Doctor Strange retires to his home, to ask questions of his mirror.
The High Tower of the Palace of Inquisition
Domdaniel, Spain:
An Angel is manacled to the walls of the Tower, reminiscing about his life. Yesterday, the Inquisition burned a Jew, despite that he converted for all to see. The Angel could smell the fire. The man called on his God to protect him. The guards came to the Angel that night, claiming that the death was unimportant; that he was a heretic; that it was a waste of a death. Angel thinks to himself that he is not tortured physically. The Spaniards have asked him questions: Who hid him as he grew? Who protected him? Did he kiss the Devil’s rump? Does he have friends who are Witchbreed? He is only seventeen years old, and he will die tomorrow. What hurts him the most is that he will die on the ground, never to take to the skies again. Or, more correctly, he will take to the skies once more – as ashes.
The Moor’s Head Tavern
Westminster, England:
Matthew, a poor blind Irish bard, is singing for the late night pub crowd. He sings a verse from the Ballad of the Fantastick:
“There were four brave souls, rode the oceans abroad,
T’was on the Fantastick they sailed,
And one was a Captain, and one was a Lord,
And one a young hothead who carried a sword,
And the last was a maiden so pale, so pale,
The last was a maiden so pale.”
One of the patrons insists that Matthew shut up, as the Ballad of the Fantastick is a song of ill-omen. As Matthew gathers his things, a young boy can be seen playing with a spider on the tavern table. Another patron asks what the boy has found, to which the lad responds by telling him what a magnificent beast the spider is. The drunk laughs at him as he brings his beer stein down on top of the poor spider right in front of his face. Sir Nicholas arrives at the bar, asking the boy, Peter, of the room is ready. It is. Meanwhile, Matthew has left the tavern, claiming that he is off to search for a tavern that will be grateful for some music.
The innkeeper leads Sir Nicholas and Peter to the room, which is dark, as he requested. Peter asks how on Earth the man is going to get to the room, which is on the second floor. Sir Nicholas replies not to worry, he will arrive. Matthew scales the wall nimbly, and perches on the ledge. Peter says that no one would dare to come up unless he were the Devil himself. Matthew replies, through the darkness, that if a Devil is one who dares when others hold back, then he is happy to play the Devil. Sir Nicholas introduces him to Peter Parquagh, his assistant.
Matthew asks about the word on the street that something big is headed this way from Jerusalem. Sir Nicholas asks who else is after it, to which Matthew informs him that the usual bunch of the King of Spain, the Tsar, and Count Otto von Doom will be looking. Peter interrupts to as if Doom is the one they call “The Handsome.” Matthew replies that he can’t say he’s ever seen it himself. Sir Nicholas orders Matthew to meet the Old Man at Trieste, paying him one diamond now, and one diamond upon delivery of the cargo – his usual payment.  Matthew asks for Fury to throw him the diamond, and he catches it, to Peter’s astonishment.
Later in the evening, Peter asks Sir Nicholas about the kind of man or thing the Devil is. Sir Nicholas replies that he is merely grateful to the providence which led him to work for England and not her enemies. Peter says tat he knows one thing for certain – he is not afraid of the dark. Sir Nicholas replies that he probably isn’t afraid of anything else, either.
The House of Stephen Strange
Greenwich, England:
Clea Strange asks her husband how the Queen is. Strange replies that she is pragmatic enough to have a magician for a physician. However, she grows closer to the grave, and her heir, James of Scotland has no love for sorcerers.  Strange says that he will use his powers to search for some answers to give the Queen. He chants some magic words, and asks Clea to ask him questions about what he sees. Strange sees a ship called the Virginia Maid traveling across the ocean to the west, carrying two people on the deck. Stephen thinks that there are no answers here. Strange then moves to a mountain far away, built to withstand Earth, Air, Water, and Fire, but it slips away. Strange then moves to a tower, where an angel is bound. He reconsiders – it is a man with wings. Strange notes that they are preparing a fire in the square below the tower. In the monastery, he sees a priest, conversing with a nun whose habit is the colour of fresh blood. Strange focuses to hear them, but the nun notices him, and waves him away wit a gesture. Strange snaps out of his spell, and asks Clea to tell him what he has said. Clea tells him that she will tell him when he wakes. She asks if they’ll be alright once James assumes the throne. Strange replies that he doesn’t know…
The Fortress of the Inquisition
Domdaniel, Spain:
The Grand Inquisitor asks Sister Wanda about the presence she felt. Wanda replies that she may have imagined it. The Inquisitor doubts it – he is sure that it was Javier. He informs Petros, a young man, that the guard must be extra vigilant at the burning. He asks Sister Wanda to leave them. The Inquisitor asks what King James has to share with him. While James is of the Protestant faith, he feels there is common cause against witches, magicians and witchbreed. The Inquisitor asks if there is room for alliance. James replied to Petros that the English still remember Bloody Mary – so any work must be done quietly and with public support. The Inquisitor tells Petros to inform James that the witchbreed are planning to blow up the English Parliament. Petros asks if he is serious, to which the Inquisitor replies that Petros’ innocence is refreshing. The Inquisitor says that Javier will not get this poor soul, as he burns at sunrise. Just as they all will burn.
The Atlantic Ocean
Aboard the Virginia Maid:
Virginia, the young girl aboard the ship, asks Rojhas, her Indian servant, if he is asleep. Rojhas says no. Virginia wonders aloud why her father did not come, and why he sent her with Rojhas. To both questions, Rojhas replies “You know.” Virginia says that London will be buzzing like a hive if word gets out of the first girl born in the colonies arriving in London with her Indian protector. Rojhas insists that he will protect her. No one will hurt Virginia. Virginia worries that she may hurt someone else.
Westminster, England:
Peter asks Sir Nicholas why they are here. Sir Nicholas replies that it is a very profound question, but Peter rephrases the question, meaning why are they by the Temple and not crossing the river. Sir Nicholas says that it is a perfect place to be for two reasons: First, because it was built by the Templars. Peter asks about who the Templars were, to which Sir Nicholas replies that they were an awesome race of warrior monks and the most powerful organization in all Christendom. They guarded a treasure, through war and peace for centuries, which is a secret kept to this day. Peter asks what the second reason was. Sir Nicholas says that it approaches from behind – the boy needs to step away. An assassin appears, attempting to stab Sir Nicholas, but only denting his blade. Sir Nicholas beats the intruder unconscious, and drags him to the Tower of London. The second reason was to get rid of a follower.
Mediterranean Sea:
Captain Nelson asks Matthew why he travels so much. It is rumored that Matthew is a smuggler. Nelson says that he heard a story once of a sailor that tried to rob a blind Irish bard once, and was lucky to escape with his life. Matthew replies that the same can be said for anyone who asks too many questions.
The High Tower of the Palace of Inquisition
Domdaniel, Spain:
The guards prepare to drag the Angel to the stake. The Angel insists that he is no monster – he is as the Creator made him. The guard insists that he looks like an angel, but his creator is the Devil. He asks if the Angel will repent and plead mercy. The Angel asks if he would be spared. The guard says not all; but they would use wet wood, and the smoke would render him unconscious before being burnt. As the guards prepare to set fire to the wood at the stake, two hooded figures whisper to each other. The Angel begins to panic at the sight of the flame. One of the men pulls off his hood, revealing a red eye-piece, and shouts “Now.” At that, the fire extinguishes itself, and the guards attempt to kill the Angel quickly. Immediately, a wall of ice is erected around the stake, allowing the Angel to escape. The man with the eye-piece removes his piece, and a red beam from his eyes breaks the Angel’s bonds. The Angel asks what the man is. The man replies that he is witchbreed, like him. The man asks the Angel if he can fly, to which the Angel replies “Yes.” However, there is a wall in the way for the two rescuers. The man with the red eyes looks at the wall, and it is destroyed.
Queen Elizabeth is an old woman, and in pain, and she sleeps poorly. Now she tosses uncomfortably in her bed, and rolls over, and dreams a strange dream.
Queen Elizabeth’s Dream:
The Old Man left Jerusalem two days ago, in a cart, pulled by a donkey. The back of the cart was piled high with battered furniture – chairs, and pots, and an unremarkable wooden chest – and padded with straw. As he left, three other carts let Jerusalem. The other carts were accompanied by outriders, and guards. They were decoys, although the men who drove them did not know that. The Old Man is accompanied only by a member of their order who can pass as a deaf-mute servant. The rumble of the storm is now almost continual. He knows much, the Old Man. He knows many things. He knows tat one of the other carts has already been seized by enemies, by those who would steal the treasure of their order. He felt them die.
He does not know what has begun to tear the world apart, but he recognizes the first signs. He knows where he needs to go. He knows that the time is upon him, the time his order has guarded their treasure for so patiently, and for so long. The ground shakes. When the rain begins, it rains not water but blood and tiny lizards, which squirm and scream before shriveling into jelly beneath the wooden wheels of the cart. The old man whips the donkey. It plods on. He wonders if he has left all this too late. Trieste is a long way. England is much further. And now he begins to worry about his cargo. He travels with the most powerful thing in the world. He fears it will not be enough.
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Half-waking, the Queen coughs, and before her dreams can vanish into the day she is suddenly and inexplicably afraid…
Off the coast of Spain:
The witchbreed from the Inquisition’s Tower are traveling in a boat, propelled by Apprentice John Grey’s powers. The man with the red eyes introduces John, himself (Scotus Summerisle) and the ice-man (Roberto Trefusis). John apparently speaks but little. The Angel tells the story of how his mother was killed in front of him when he was captured. He asks if they will be safe from the rest of the world at their “Sanctuary.” Scotius replies “Aye. Perhaps. For a little while.”


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Part Two: In which Attacks are launched, and evil Schemes are revealed.
In the south of England, Sir Fury writes a letter to the Queen, explaining the developments in his situation. He has already dispatched a fine agent to the continent to seek the Old Man and the Treasure of the Templars, while Fury has instructed young Peter Parquagh to lead Virginia Dare to Elizabeth’s court. Fury tells the Queen that it is imperative that he speak with Carlos Javier, whose establishment has been discussed many times.
Fury rides to the doors of Carlos’ academy, finding the engraved Latin phrase “Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis,” which means “All things change, and we change with them.”
 Fury is greeted by a crouching man with wild hair, and exceptionally large feet and hands. Fury asks what sort of creature this could be. The squat man replies that he was asked that very question many times as a youth. The townsfolk would ask if he were man or beast, and accusations would be thrown about, wondering if his mother had courted an ape. The beast-man continues to tell Sir Fury that while others would stone him and mock his appearance, he soon found himself to be stronger, faster, and smarter than them all. Fury laughs that he is a creature of few words, then. The beast tells Fury that he is famed for speaking only when words are called for, and otherwise is as silent as the grave. Sir Nicholas stops him, telling him not to speak of graves today. The beast leaves to fetch his master.
Fury lights his pipe, but before he can enjoy it, the beast returns with his master Javier, who begs Fury to put the pipe out.  Fury jokes that the last person to order him to put his pipe out was King James of Scotland – and it is odd that he and Carlos would agree on something. Carlos asks what care James would have over a small college for the sons of Gentlefolk. Fury turns gravely serious, saying that the Inquisition is on his trail, and while they hate James, they hate Carlos more. Fury understands that Javier has stolen a new pupil from the Spanish recently. Javier asks how he could know – but of course Sir Nicholas Fury is the head of Her Majesty’s intelligence, and a butterfly could not land without his knowledge. Fury warns Carlos that Elizabeth will soon be dead, and James will be King - and if there’s one thing James hates more than tobacco, it is witches. Carlos explains that there is no magic in what they do, and asks Fury to carry him to the garden.
Outside, Fury carries the old man to see his pupils in training. Javier says that he dreams of a room in which dangers would appear from nowhere, in order to train his pupils to behave as a team. He introduces them. The first boy, a youth with brown hair, is Roberto, who knows much about ice. The second, wearing a crown of rubies around his eyes, is Scotius, who has no love for James. The beast he had met earlier is McCoy, while the lad with wings is named Werner. The fifth, a very pale character, is his young page master Grey. Carlos invites Fury to watch them fight.
London, Bleeding Heart Inn:
Rojhas stands guard outside Virginia Dare’s room. Peter walks up to him and asks if Virginia is there, but Rojhas does not reply. As Peter moves to knock on the door, Rojhas grabs the boy’s arm and picks him up menacingly, as Virginia answers the door. Peter says that he was sent by the Queen. Virginia begs Rojhas to put Peter down, and apologizes for the actions of her blond Indian bodyguard. Virginia explains that Rojhas is the protector of the Roanoke colony, and her personal bodyguard. Peter says that he is to bring Virginia to Hampton Court, where the Queen will receive her. Rojhas says that he will join them as well. Peter says that he wasn’t told to bring anyone else. Rojhas picks the boy up and glares at him menacingly. Peter, scared, says that the Queen would hate to see Virginia parted from her bodyguard, and Rojhas drops him. They leave for the Court.
Lombardy:
Matthew, the bard, continues his journey across Europe, singing another verse from the “Ballad of the Fantastick.” He hears and smells a familiar woman approaching, but doesn’t let her know this. The woman, garbed in black, offers a penny for Matthew to stop singing. Matthew asks if that is really Natasha. Matthew asks if the carriage is prepared, as per Fury’s request. Natasha says that everything is as it was planned – a change of horses every two hundred miles, and a new driver waiting with the horses. Matthew says that Natasha will be paid upon reaching their destination. Natasha unveils their disguise – Matthew is to pretend he is dying, her husband, who is being rushed home. The devil asks what Natasha looks like. Natasha gives permission for him to touch her face. She asks if Matthew was born blind. Matthew remembers the story of  his youth, when he could see as well as any eagle. He was afraid of nothing, always exploring and getting into trouble. He came across a cavern, which glowed green with a mysterious ooze that he had never seen before. The boy tasted it, and soon found the cavern in darkness. He kept walking, soon finding himself outside, by the crunching of pebbles beneath his feet, and the cry of the gulls. His mother found him much later, muttering about darkness and the night – a night which would never end. Matthew does not tell Natasha any of this.
 He asks why Natasha works for England, though she owes the Crown no allegiance. She says that she needs to keep busy after the death of her husband, and England’s money is always good. She knits a spider’s web in her lap.
The High Castle, Latveria:
The regent of Latveria looks upon a map of Europe, while several of his diminutive aides watch intently.  He says that Fury’s men are now heading south, and estimates their position, in the north of France. An adviser asks if an ambush is called for. The green-robed regent says no – that they have already ambushed three decoys. He orders a group of men do follow, half a day’s journey behind. One of the carriages must have the treasure – or weapon – of the Templars. He speaks of a foursome that learned, at great cost, that the worlds treasures and greatest weapons belong to one man, and that is he – Count Otto von Doom.
The Court of King James VI of Scotland:
King James tells his advisor, Bruce Banner, that he had a dream – that the earthquakes and fearsome weather were the result of the anger of God, caused because they suffer witches to live among them. Bruce says that the Inquisitor’s man has returned, and wishes to speak with James.
 The boy, Petros, arrives, and says that he has relayed James’ message to the Inquisitor and has a response. James asks how the hell could he have returned from Spain after only a few days. Petros replies that he ran very fast. James laughs, thinking it a fine joke. James asks for the Inquisitor’s response. Petros says that the Inquisitor accepts the terms – that once James becomes King, he will have England crying for the heads of witches, and begging for James to burn them. He says that in return, James is to deliver Carlos Javier and his band of witches to them personally, and they are not to be harmed, except by the Inquisitor. James tells Petros that if his dreams are true, then Elizabeth must die soon. If Providence were to consume the Isles before he could become King, that would be a bad thing. Petros asks if he understands correctly – that James believes that the Queen has lived too long. James replies that that would be a dreadful thing to say – but yes, she is an old woman, and the sooner she could die, the friendlier he would be to Petros’ master. James asks for the boy to stay and drink some wine with him. Petros declines, saying that he needs to run fast to speak with the Inquisitor.
London:
Peter, Virginia, and Rojhas are traveling by boat toward Hampton court. Virginia says that the people called her the Luck of the Colony, but that title should rightfully go to Rojhas. When Roanoke was founded, the people were starving to death, but Rojhas found them and hunted wild game for them, keeping them all alive. Peter asks what Virginia’s mother thought of her coming to England, but Virginia’s mother had been dead for some time. Virginia asks about Peter’s parents, and how they felt upon learning that Peter was joining the Queen’s service. Peter says that his mother and father are dead, and that he was raised by his aunt and uncle. Sir Fury came to his house on his last birthday, saying that he had known Peter’s parents, and that the time had come for Peter to join Fury’s service. Peter said that his Uncle Benjamin was proud of him, but that his aunt cried and bade him to write and return as soon as possible. Virginia asks what Peter does for Sir Nicholas, and Peter responds that he does as he’s told. Virginia asks if Peter likes this arrangement, but Peter does not answer. Instead, Peter tells Virginia that he would like to make things. He once watched a drop of dew fall in a spider’s web, and saw how it magnified the grass behind it. He wondered if he ground some glass to the shape of a dewdrop, if it could help people. Virginia says that he should go to the New World, where they need such people.
Greenwich, The House of Doctor Strange:
Mistress Clea gazes out the window as her husband, Stephen Strange, plans his evening. He says that he shall require a fishing net, as well as a black candle, a red candle, and chalk. Clea wonders where her husband could be going – Stephen replies that he is going to the palace. When Clea asks why, Strange freezes and says that he has no idea.
Dom Daniel, Spain:
As the sun sets, the Grand Inquisitor dictates a letter to Sister Wanda, one of his followers. The letter explains, to the Inquisitors, that none must be obstructed and confused by the Devil’s powers, and that they must seek out and burn the witchbreed among them. Wanda asks the Inquisitor if the powers that she and her brother have are caused by the Devil, and not gifts from God. The Inquisitor replies angrily that it is because she and her brother work for him – and as long as they continue to do so without question, the Inquisition will not turn a finger on them. He is disappointed that her brother has not returned yet. Wanda bids him to wait longer, as she is sure that Petros is running as fast as he can. Sure enough, on the horizon, waves are rippling outward, and Petors arrives on the beach after crossing the water. He is panting, exhausted.
England:
Sir Fury marvels at the pupils of Carlos Javier. However, Fury asserts that if he was to report to the Queen that Javier was training an army of witches, it would mean their heads. Javier insists that he is loyal to the Queen. Fury laughs that if Javier believes that, he is fooling himself. Master Grey approaches, and tells Javier that Fury is right – his loyalty is not to the Queen, or to England – but to the witchbreed. Javier compliments Fury again on his knowledge. Fury shows Javier a sketch of an attempted assassin, the one which attacked him and Peter several days ago. He also hands him a glove and says that the man is imprisoned within the Tower, and asks if Javier can give him any information. Javier closes his eyes and focuses on the Tower, and tells Fury that the assassin was one of a group of three, though he doesn’t know who they are working for. The second killer is in London for the girl from the New World, while the third is here to kill the Queen.
London:
Rojhas and Virginia prepare to meet the Queen, but they are held up by guards, as they are demanding that the savage leave his knives and arrows behind before he sees the Queen. Rojhas struggles, but Virginia insists that it will be alright. Peter introduces them to the Queen.
 Elizabeth thanks Virginia for bringing with her a day of fine weather, and Virginia presents Her Majesty with a gift – a map of the New World. The Queen stares at the large Indian bodyguard, asking if he dances like the other Indians. She says that all the Indians who visited the court before have impressed the monarch with dance and song, but died shortly after of disease. Rojhas says that he protects Virginia. The Queen, disappointed, tells Rojhas to step back.
 Before any more conversation is had, however, an assassin dives out of the air, using his green wings to swoop below and grab Virginia. Before he can get to the roof, Rojhas, thinking quickly, grabs a dinner tray and hurls it with pinpoint accuracy at the vulture, causing him to fall. However, Virginia is no longer with him.  Rojhas looks at the would-be killer, seeing that his face has been torn into by claws like an eagle’s. Peter asks where Virginia could have gone.
Above the palace, a white gryphon perches, frightened by the ordeal.


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Part Three: In which further Assaults lead to new revelations
The moon:
A Watcher watches the events unfold on the planet below. He sees frightening changes in Earth’s climates and weather phenomena, as well as the actions of the individuals beneath it. He watches as Sir Nicholas Fury sends a blind man to collect the treasure of the Templars for England. He sees the Grand Inquisitor of Spain fail to capture another Witchbreed, as the crippled Javier in England finds him. He watches Doom, and Stephen Strange, as he seeks Virgina Dare, who has transformed into something unusual and escaped the palace. The Watcher places patterns into order, but dares not interfere.
England, Hampton Court:
In the palace, Peter asks where Virginia could have disappeared to. Rojhas says she has gone up, and urges the boy to climb with him. Peter stares at the massive Indian, and replies that he cannot climb. As Rojhas scales the wall with ease, he is surprised to find Sir Stephen Strange waiting above the palace, asking for assistance in capturing Virginia without harming her. Rojhas feels an innate trust for the master of the Queen’s potions, and takes a hunting net from him. Strange lights his candles on the roof of the palace, and speaks the enchantment:
“Through fire, water, earth and air, Come to me, Virginia Dare.”
Strange folds his arms and waits a moment, and before long, a terrified shrieking white bird flies at him . Strange falls over, but before the gryphon can attack the doctor, Rojhas hurls a net over the beast, and jumps on her neck, subduing her. Strange bids Rojhas to hurry and do as he says, lest the others find them in this place.
A moment later, Strange has drawn patterns of mystical healing on the ground between the candles, and Virginia lays between it, having recovered her form. Sir Fury stampedes onto the scene, screaming to know what went on above the palace. Strange advises him not to step foot in the vicinity of the healing energies at work on the girl, as it could be a bad idea. Fury folds his arms and repeats his question, demanding to know what happened. Strange insists that the girl was snatched by a monster, and was left on the roof, unconscious. Fury, distrustful, asks what happened to Strange’s garments. Stephen tells the spy that he was careless, and it is easy to rip one’s garments when climbing a building. Fury still does not believe the story he is given, but says that he will send for a rope and canvas, so that Virginia may be brought back down again.
The Fortress of the Inquisition, DomDaniel, Spain:
From the Vatican, the Pope’s man, Brother Tomas, arrives to relay a message to the Grand Inquisitor. Tomas insists that they must speak someplace where they will be completely alone from prying ears. The Inquisitor agrees, and leads the monk into a deep cavern. There, Tomas reveals that a rumour has reached the Pope’s ear, that tells him that the Inquisition is having talks with King James of Scotland. Tomas says that His Holiness would be deeply distressed by such talks, as he is unfriendly to those parts of the Church that would hold their own agendas. The old, bearded Inquisitor cautions the monk to watch his step as the caverns reveal bottomless pits below. He asks Tomas if there will be need to accompany him to Rome, but Tomas draws a small blade, and insists that the matter will be restricted to the cavern. Tomas says that he will be horrified by the Inquisitor’s death, as will the Pope. The Inquisitor shakes his head and rolls his eyes, telling Tomas that it is “unfortunate.” Tomas holds the blade to the Inquisitor’s throat, telling him that it is the finest Toledo steel, sharp enough so that the old man will not even notice his own throat being cut. “Unfortunate,” replies the Inquisitor, “as it is made of steel.” The blade is ripped by some unknown magnetic force from Tomas’ hands, stabbing him in the throat. “Unfortunate,” laughs the Inquisitor.
England:
Master John Grey is walking in the countryside, and hears a voice above him calling to him – it is Werner, the winged boy saved from the fires of Spain. The angel offers to descend from his perch to speak with John, but John insists there is no need – and floats in the air to meet the angel on the branch of his tree. Werner marvels at the boys gift of flight without wings, calling him amazing for it. John says that it isn’t so much – he cannot fly, he can only levitate himself for short periods of time. Werner tells John his story, of how he used to wake up well before dawn to spread his wings and fly, and would also do so at night, when prying eyes could not see him. John tells Werner that he is free to fly around on the school grounds as much as he wants, provided he doesn’t go too high. Werner worries that sometimes one gets used to hiding as a second nature. Werner speaks with enthusiasm at the wonder of Master Javier’s dream, that one day the world will be ready for them, and on that day, they will all live side by side with humanity. John remarks that on that day, the Last Trump will sound.
 Werner asks John to imagine – in the jungles of Africa, and in Russia, and in the Far East, there are more and more of their kind born with gifts that could once have only been imagined. Yet, so many of them will be murdered as children, and many still kept by their parents as secrets from the world. Werner says that he is grateful to a place such as Javier’s where none of them have to keep secrets from anyone anymore. He is grateful to be himself for once, and tells John that they have no need to hide. John looks startled, but Werner does not understand.
 Before the two of them can continue their conversation, the ruby-eyed Cyclops beneath tells them to get out of the tree at once. John begs Scotius to forgive them, but Scotius only looks upon the two of them with eyes of frustration. He tells them that Javier will be ready for morning prayers shortly, and that they are to assemble in the chapel. The five students meet, with Javier leading and begging the Lord for freedom and forgiveness for their sins on behalf of the group.
Tyrol:
Matthew and Natasha have arrived at the inn, looking for fresh horses that were supposed to have been arranged for by Sir Fury. The old innkeeper says that the roads are washed out because of the storms, and horses and carriages cannot be moved across them. Matthew insists that they have no time to stay there for the night, and the two of them go upstairs to meet the soldiers that have made the inn their camp for the evening.
The soldiers argue that the vicious storms could only mean the end of the world, and talk of rumors that there is a firestorm in Prague. Natasha walks up to the captain of the group, offering to buy the horses from the men. The soldiers laugh, saying that at least she is beautiful. A large soldier stands up and asks the blind Irishman what he does. Matthew replies that he is a singer, and sings another verse from the Ballad of the Fantastick. After a few moments, the soldiers shout at the bard to stop. They ask what the madwoman is doing. Matthew smiles and says that she is the most dangerous woman in Europe. The captain is tired of Matthew’s games, and draws a pistol on his head. Without any further warning, Natasha leaps to Matthew’s aid, throwing soldiers every which way and knocking them all out.
Matthew laughs at the woman. She says that she was perfectly willing to pay for those horses. Matthew continues to smirk his way through the evening, and they ride off into the storm.
London:
Queen Elizabeth and Sir Nicholas Fury are talking about the state of the kingdom in the wake of the assassination attempt on Virginia Dare the previous day. Fury tells the Queen that the girl has yet to waken. They have learned nothing further about the assassination attempt and the people behind it, and the two they have captured have given no information thus far. Fury offers to torture them to get the information, but the Queen is displeased with this notion, and insists that they are not barbarians. However, she tells Fury to do what he must to get answers. Fury says that Javier spoke of three assassins, the final one of which has come to kill her. He tries to offer some advice to keep her safe, but Elizabeth ignores him, and says that she has other matters to worry about. Fury reports that his man will contact the Old Man of the Templars in Trieste before long. The Queen excuses herself to speak with the Latverian ambassador, who has brought a gift from Otto von Doom, as Otto’s gifts are always amusing.
Outside the royal chamber, a wealthy noble from Latveria shows Peter and Nicholas, as well as a crowd of spectators, the gift for Her Majesty – a wooden doll that plays music without the touch of human hands or sound. Nicholas laughs at Otto’s new toy, and takes Peter with him on assignment, leaving the Queen to her guest. Nicholas tells Peter to stay with Virginia, and not to allow her to be alone with anyone.
Greenwich, Strange’s house:
Peter introduces himself to Clea, Strange’s wife. Clea shows him around the house at the wondrous animals around, and explains how they can help to procure powerful medicines.  Clea opens a door and calls out to her husband, who is meditating. Strange calls back to his wife with his non-corporeal form, telling her that he is high above the world, near the moon – and someone else is there with him, though he cannot see who or what it is. Clea tells Strange to return home at once, and to follow her voice. Stephen returns to his body, shaken by the experience.
In the hallway, Peter looks around at the creatures, as a black widow spider falls toward him. Strange warns Peter not to move, and he gathers up the spider gently, and returns her to the cage. Peter says that he isn’t afraid of spiders, and thinks that they are elegant. Strange says that she is venomous, and within the venom are many secrets, but not for Peter to worry about. He tells Peter that he understands that Nicholas wants him to attend Miss Dare.
London, the Tower:
Fury holds up the assassin from Hampton Court, telling him that he is not about to start torturing, he is only going to offer a deal: He gives his sword to the would-be killer, and removes his own armor. He tells the man that if he can kill Fury, then he is free to go. However, if Fury bests the man, then he must talk. The criminal accepts, and Fury tosses him the blade. The killer immediately tries to take a swing at Fury, but Fury holds up his forearm, letting it cut into his skin, and decks the vulture with a seriously hard blow. He grabs up the man again, and insists on knowing who sent him.
Strange’s house:
Virginia is laying on a bed, pale and sickly. Strange says that she is in a fever, and her skin is burning. Strange tells Peter to step outside so that he may talk to Rojhas. Peter argues that Nicholas told him not to, but Strange insists that Peter must, so that Virginia can receive medical treatment. Strange asks Rojhas if the transformation has happened before. Rojhas nods his head yes. Strange then asks if anyone else knows about this, and if she takes other forms. Rojhas says that nobody else knows about it, but that she also becomes a white horse and white deer. Rojhas grunts that Virginia was “not sick… not this bad.” The air begins circling with glowing energy throughout the room, and Rojhas looks in wonder.  Strange is perplexed, and asks Rojhas what Virginia is.
London, The Tower:
Fury continues to beat the assassin, demanding to know who sent him. Out of the man’s lips drifts an unconscious word: “Doom.” Fury holds up the man, thinking it a threat, but suddenly realizes that he is being told a name – but by now, it is too late:
Elizabeth is dead, a victim of Count Otto’s amusing toy.


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1602 – Part Four: In Which Much is Explained and Things Do Not Always Work Out for the Best
April 1602, London, the Bleeding Heart Inn. Virginia Dare finally awakens from her fevered slumber, calling out for her guard, Rojhaz. She asks the woman next to her who she is and what happened. Virginia tries to get up and stumbles, only to be caught by Clea Strange.
Clea puts her back to bed, introduces herself and explains that she is the wife of Virginia’s physician and has been her nurse for the past week. Her husband, Stephen, thought she would wake soon. He and Rojhaz are downstairs, making broth for Virginia in the kitchen. As for what happened to her, perhaps Virginia should save that until Clea’s husband returns. He has many questions for her.
Wide-eyed, Virginia asks if she hurt anyone. Not really, Clea calms her. But they were all worried. The Indian slept by her bed and would barely leave Virginia’s side. And Fury’s boy, Peter, was there, until yesterday.
Strange and Rojhaz enter with a pot of steaming broth. Virginia greets Rojhaz, telling him she’s very hungry. In broken English, Rojhaz warns her that the soup is hot and Virginia promises to let it cool before she eats it.
A little later she sits at the table with them, eating the soup and trying to recall what happened. She was going to see the Queen. And then… nothing. Not really. Just dreams. What happened to her?
(flashback)
Dr. Strange narrates: Somebody tried to kidnap Virginia. A man flying like a bird. Rojhaz brought him down, but Virginia had already … transformed into a gryphon. Rojhaz and Strange managed to capture her on the roof.
(present)
Strange continues that he bespelled her back into human form, before Fury could see her and all hell would break loose. How could he…? Virginia inquires. Strange reveals that, while he is a physician, he is also a magician.
(Strange’s narration / flashback)
As a youth, he was kidnapped by foreign sailors. He was taken to the slave market in Ankhara, where he was bought by a wise doctor. He learned much from him, but could not be satisfied until he was free once more. His master offered Strange freedom if he brought him back certain secret herbs from the East. It was a dangerous journey. His last two couriers had never returned.
Strange travelled high into the mountains beyond the Indies. He nearly died, but was rescued and taken to a remote monastery. In that place, he learned much.
(present)
When finally he was able to return, a free man, to England, it was with his bride at his side and with some small knowledge of magic and the body and the soul. And once he had done a small service for the Queen, she made him her physician.
At the mention of the queen, Virginia anxiously asks if Elizabeth is angry with her. She must talk to her. Father told her the things Virginia must beg her for. Her colony on Roanoke is depending on Virginia!
Strange grimly informs the girl that there is nothing she can ask of Queen Elizabeth anymore. There was an attempt on the queen’s life. And it succeeded. Even now King James of Scotland marches down from the north, to add the crown of England to his own.
There have been riots . Many people believe that the queen’s murder signals the end of the world. Given the strange manifestation they have been experiencing, he is no longer convinced they are wrong.
Virginia begins to understand. What does it mean if James becomes king? Strange muses that he and Clea will probably survive, as long as he practices no more magic. Drown his books, bury his mirrors and candles and wands. There are others who may not be so lucky. Fury sent a man to Europe to bring back a weapon, some kind of ancient treasure, guarded by the Templars. His mirrors and something deep within his soul tells Strange that this treasure may be all that stands between them and the Day of Judgment.
Virginia inquires after Peter. Strange replies that Sir Nicholas was ordered to ride north to Newcastle to meet with their monarch-to-be. He took Peter with him. Turning the subject back to Virginia herself, Strange asks who and what she is, and what part she plays in all this madness. Clea gently chides him to let the child eat first.
In Newcastle, Sir Nicholas Fury is taken before King James, who derogatively greets him as poor dead Gloriana’s spymaster. Sipping from his goblet, the soon to be King of England inquires whether Fury’s spies have found out who did that monstrous thing. Fury informs him that agents of Count Otto von Doom of Latveria are the culprits.
Theatrically, James asks if Fury has any evidence for this dreadful accusation. The word of another assassin, Fury explains briefly. He learned that a murder was planned, but not quickly enough to foil it. Well, he can educate him, James replies calling forth his man Banner to give him a paper.
You see, he turns to Fury, what killed her most wondrous Majesty Elizabeth, by the grace of God Queen of England – he makes a dramatic pause – was the servants of the devil. There’s a so-called school near Warwick. He hands Fury the paper with the address and orders him to capture or kill those creatures of darkness. Their leader is a monster called Javier. He is told that he can cloud people’s minds. And, Sir Nicholas? He adds that Fury did a piss-poor job of protecting the Queen of England. If he makes a mess of this, he might as well walk to the Tower, and pick out a room with a view.
About half a day’s ride from Trieste are Fury’s agent, Matthew, and his guide, Natasha, who are about to cross a precarious, hanging bridge, which spans over a chasm. As they lead their horses across the bridge, Natasha points out that he hasn’t told her where she’s taking him once they are in Trieste. What if she’d been captured? he points out. Then her captors would make her talk and scoop up the treasure and the old man and Fury would have his ears. On a plate. For breakfast. With a grin, Matt muses that he’d bet Fury would do that. He looks like the kind who eats ears. Not that he’s seen him, it’s more something about the sound of his voice that makes you think he’d be a bit of an ear-eater.
Natasha interrupts him. They are so close they can smell the sea. She needs to know where she is taking him. He admits she’s right and describes the way to the place were they are to meet the old man. Up in the hills. In an old temple from Roman days.
Natasha offers him some wine and asks him to sing for her while she gets the wine. She’s asking him to sing? She’s almost becoming human, Matt jokes before continuing the “Ballad of the Fatastick:”
But just as they think that their troubles are o’er
They realize what they’ve become,
For the captain’s a monster which irks him full sore,
The bravo’s a burning man, flames from him pour…
While the Lord was as pliant as gum, by gum,
With his lady -
That moment, Natasha smashes the wine bottle over his head. As Matthew falls into the chasm, Natasha cheerily waves him good-bye. Tell your gods or your devils that the most dangerous woman in Europe sends them her love.
Back at King James’s camp, Fury apprises his assistant, Peter Parquagh, of their future king’s orders. Fury is to take a troop of soldiers and capture the witchbreed. Kill any who resist. Take the rest to the Tower. Why would James give an order like that? asks Peter. Fear, stupidity? ventures Fury. Who cares. He orders Peter to head to Javier and inform him before Fury reaches the school. Shall he tell them to flee? Peter asks. That would be treason, Fury explains and gives Peter strict instructions what to say.
Domdaniel:
The Grand Inquisitor asks Petros whether James believed that they killed the queen for him. He didn’t ask outright, Petros replies, and he did not say so outright. But he has agreed to turn all witchbreed who survive over to the Grand Inquisitor personally.
Sister Wanda announces that there was a message from Rome, expressing concern regarding the missing envoy. It is too late for that, the Grand Inquisitor replies. Too late for anything. Now all their lessons begin.
At the High Castle of Latveria, Count Otto von Doom is holding a lesson himself. One of his gnomish varlets watches as Doom creates electric impulses using some vitriol and water, a rod of copper, a rod of Chinese zinc. Touch the rods to the frog cadaver and one sees the twitch of life. Doom muses over the practical possibilities of this: an army of dead men, their limbs moved by galvanic force, marching across Europe. They would be unstoppable…
His train of thought is interrupted by several booming noses and shaking similar to that of an Earthquake. Donning his hood, Count Otto orders his servants to unlock the vaults. He is going down. It seems that someone has forgotten his lesson.
Outside the castle, the dinosaurs fly.
Doom descends the stairs and tunnels and finally speaks through a hole in the wall. Addressing the person on the other side as “Captain,” Doom explains that, if he does that one more time, he will flood his chamber again. He didn’t like that before, did he? Or would he prefer the steam this time? Also he and his friends will not be fed this week to make up for the damage he caused.
That should teach him, Doom announces as he strides away. Hunger is a fine teacher. Now he wants to see how the others fare.
He looks into another cell, where a blond, bearded man is sitting on a small rock within a pool of water. Doom explains that he won’t have food for several days, but at least he is not short of water there.
Walking downwards again, he reaches another cell. Addressing the person inside as “old friend,” Doom tells him too about their punishment. Aside from that, how is he feeling today? As well as can be expected, the prisoner replies. And Otto? He is in a fine mood, Otto explains. His prisoner’s queen is dead. The little mechanical man did his job well. Who would have thought that a tiny pill dropped by a clockwork into a cup of aqua regia would have such effect?
I see, comes the calm reply from inside the cell. Otto did not tell him that was what he would do with the knowledge he gave him. Why should he? Doom asks haughtily. His prisoner lives because Doom lets him live. And he lives to serve him. His knowledge is Doom’s or his friends die. He will have his hands on the Templar Treasure very soon now. Within a day or two. Between their minds, he is certain it will give up its secrets.
He is a monster, his prisoner announces. Of course, Otto agrees and continues that, from this day’s experiment, he has several questions. The lightning that his prisoner’s “batteries” made caused the dead frog to move. What if dead men…?
The other man begs him to let them go. Where would they go? asks Doom. Their country is in turmoil. The common people say the strange weather signifies the end of the world.
What strange weather? comes the question. Nothing to worry his head about, replies Doom. Just strange weather.
Does he ever wonder whether light might have a speed? the prisoner wonders. No, Doom replies. There is light and there is darkness. There is no speed. Why would he wonder something so foolish? If the speed of light through a vacuum were a constant, it would explain so much, comes the reply. Enough of this nonsense, Doom decides, he wants to talk about explosives and poisons and machines. If he tells him about the strange weather, the prisoner demands.
Master Carolus Javier’s Select College for the Sons of Gentlefolk, Warwick England:
Peter tries to enter but is jumped by Hal McCoy, who inquires what the “reprobate” and “malefactor” is doing there. Is he a thief of the night? Or perhaps he has come to spy on them – harmless boys at a quiet school who hurt no man and are there under the good grace of her late Majesty (God rest her soul). Impatiently, he asks why Peter does not speak. It’s guilt, he wagers that stops his tongue. More likely, it’s because Hal won’t let him get a word in edgewise, John Grey points out. John identifies their guest as Peter Parquagh and asks him to come inside.
Not much later, Peter informs Javier and his students about Fury coming with soldiers the next day. He is going to take them all to the Tower. He wanted Peter to tell them that they should let him take them captive. Don’t fight back. Don’t run away.
So Fury turned his coat and does the biding of that monster, Scotius Somerisle announces grimly. He asks them not to fight? He’ll get a fight he’ll never forget! They have never taken an army before, Robert Trefusis points out. And if it takes an army to kill them, well, death comes to them all. But a hundred of them for each of the students they murder.
Why should they fight? asks Werner. They can outrun an army. They could be at the coast by dawn. They could take a boat to… to… somewhere. They don’t have to die.
Nor shall they die, Hal replies. They shall prevail! Does he think even a regiment of men could stand up to Master Somerisle’s eyes? Or battle a wall of ice? Or an overwhelming command to slit their own throats? Those who violate their Sanctuary must face the wrath of the Witchbreed. Any blood that will be shed will not be theirs.
Javier finally speaks, pointing out that Fury is not such a fool as to lead a regiment of men to their death. Nor does he wish to seek the slaughter of the Witchbreed that would follow such a massacre of their people. Addressing Peter, he asks if Fury wishes a bloodless surrender. Peter agrees. And they will be here shortly after dawn? Javier muses. Well, tomorrow will be most interesting.
Elsewhere Virginia Dare tells her tale to Stephen and Clea Strange.
Virginia’s tale:
Virginia was born just after the settlers landed in the New World, fourteen years ago. Her father said it was a miracle that they survived the first year. They did not know what to eat. They were colonists in a hostile wilderness. They did not know who their friends were, nor who their enemies. There was no food. The crops they planted did not grow in time, and the animals were so hard to find. They year before they came, Sir Walter Raleigh had tried to set up a colony on Roanoke Island – it had lasted only a few months, but those settlers had been cruel to the local Indians, and they have long memories.
Crouching in caves, they almost starved, but then one day several Indians arrived, with Rojhaz at their head. They saw the colonists’ plight, and returned several hours later with turkeys and a deer and grain. The people of the settlement ate that day and through that winter with the help of their friends.
In the spring, the other Indians moved on, but Rojhaz stayed. Virginia’s father said he was the settlement’s guardian angel. He told them when to plant, helped them build, taught them to hunt. When they were attacked by leatherwings, huger than eagles, he helped to drive them off.
After the Spanish killed Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia’s grandfather, their first governor on their way back home from England, their little colony was almost forgotten. They had much to contend with – the new land and strange weather which scared almost all native people away from that area, but with the help of Rojhaz the settlement survived.
And then Rojhaz took a few of them across to the mainland to trade some of their fish and crops for meat. Virginia was eight, the other children were younger. And while her father and the rest of them smoked their pipes, the children wandered off, across the marshes. She climbed some rocks. There was something hanging in the air. Something glittering. She could almost see it better with her eyes closed. It was beautiful and Virginia touched it.
When she came to… Rojhaz had found her. He’d tracked her all across the marshes. He said the others said there was a white flash, and that Jackie Harvie had said that where she was a fawn had been. The others laughed at him. Rojhaz hunted the fawn and waited until nightfall, when Virginia became herself once more. That was the first time she changed. It’s happened twice since then – each time when she was upset or angered. Once into some kind of lion. Once into a white hose. Each time, Rojhaz found her and brought her back safely.
(the present)
And her father does not know? Strange inquires. Only Rojhaz knows, Virginia replies. For most of her lifetime the colony had been forgotten. The strange storms discouraged ships and new settlers as badly as the stories about the giant-thunder lizards of the plains. They’ve scraped by as best they could, but they need more people. They need help. That was why Ananias, her father, sent her to England. He wanted Virginia to ask the queen to invest more money in the colony. He wanted her to raise some support for more colonists to come to the Americas.
Strange recalls that the strange weather only started in the British Isles less than a year ago. But Virginia says it has always been that way at her home. Virginia corrects him. It started shortly before the first colonists landed. Then it spread across the Americas. And now it covers the world, Strange concludes. He asks her to come to his house in Greenwich. He can more easily protect her there. Clea protests that Sir Nicholas wanted her to stay where she is. Fury has other things to worry about, Strange points out.
On a hill outside Trieste Natasha has met the mysterious old man with the Templar treasure and announces that she was sent to make sure he get safely to England. He is the old man of the Knights Templar? He is.  He has brought the thing on his cart. Examining the box, Natasha remarks she understands it is a weapon. In the wrong hands, all tools are weapons, the old man replies. In the right hands, everything is a weapon or nothing is.
Natasha looks at the box, seeing something glowing inside. She calls her men and tells the old man the Queen of England is dead. A much more reliable monarch will be taking possession of his prize. She orders her men to kill the servant. After that is done, the old man is tied up and gagged. The others are to get the trunk off the cart.
Two of the soldiers drag the old man to a cave. Suddenly, something, or more to the point, someone, extinguishes their lights and very quickly takes them out. Matthew turns to the old man and whispers for him not to say anything. He’ll get him safely to England.
That moment, Natasha greets him cheerfully. She is surrounded by dozens of soldiers all training their crossbows on Matthew. Natasha describes the situation to him and suggests he pretend to be a statue. Don’t even breathe if you can help it. She apologizes for meeting again like this, while a soldier puts Matthew into chains.
Natasha continues she had hoped he’d have the grace to lie down and die. She had his best interests at heart. After all, if she takes him to Count Otto’s castle, he’ll just lock him up in the mountain until he takes all of his secrets and leaves nothing behind but a sad blind corpse. But it’s too late for regrets, isn’t it? Tomorrow, Count Otto will have the weapon, the old Man and the daring master-spy. The day after tomorrow… he’ll have the world.


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1602 – Part Five: In Which a Treacherous Course is Plotted
Neil Gaiman himself gives a synopsis of what happened so far:We are in the Marvel universe it’s 400 years ago. For reasons not yet known, people and events are coming into existence at the wrong time. Sir Nicholas Fury, the head of Queen Elizabeth’s intelligence organization and Stephen Strange, her court physician, were unable to prevent the Queen’s death at the agency of Count Otto von Doom, the ruler of Latveria.
On the continent the Inquistion under the leadership of the Grand Inquisitor persecutes the Witchbreed. In the past, England has offered a haven to the Witchbreed and turned a blind eye to the activities of Carlos Javier, their leader. But Elizabeth’s successor, James VI of Scotland, hates the Witchbreed and blames the Queen’s death on them. He has sent Fury to capture or kill Javier and his Witchbreed. Fury sent his young assistant Peter Parquah to warn Javier.
In Trieste, blind ballad singer Matthew Murdoch, Fury’s top agent, has been betrayed by the mysterious Natasha. The Templar Weapon he was sent to retrieve is now in the hands of Otto von Doom.
And all the while, strange weather phenomena threaten to destroy the world: phenomena that Strange is convinced center on the girl Virginia Dare, newly arrived with her Native American retainer, from the Roanoke Colony in the New World.
Fearfully, artist Andy Kubert asks what all the tiny dinosaurs are doing here if this is the Marvel Universe. Later, Andy, comes the reply. Kubert expresses his concert that he hopes Neil knows what he is doing!
On a hillside, Nicholas Fury addresses his men, stressing that Javier’s people are to be taken alive. If any of them are hurt or killed, he will have the skin of the man who did it. This said, he then orders them to eat. They ride at dawn.
He walks away from the others to run into Strange, who greets him. How did he find him? Fury exclaims. He is the master of certain arts after all, Strange points out. Fury still refuses to believe in magic and assumes Strange gets by on guile and trickery. But he should speak his point.
Whether Fury believes in them or not, his arts have shown Strange things happening far from here, comes the reply. Fury’s agent has failed. He lies! Fury exclaims. He wishes he did, Strange replies, but he and the old man were betrayed. They and the Templar weapon are in the hand of…
Doom, Fury finishes his sentence. Strange congratulates him on his guess. Doom! Fury cries with clenched fists. He killed Her Majesty, Fury will swear to it. He was dangerous before, now he fears for all of them.
He explains that he was about to take Javier into his custody. He and his creatures need to be kept safe. From the new king? Strange asks. How will he accomplish that? Fury admits that he doesn’t yet know. He is an Englishman and he cannot betray the crown – no more than he can betray the God who places the crown on the head of the unworthy.
Strange hopes that their new king feels as kindly towards Nicholas’ future health and well-being as Nicholas does about him. He would advise him to come up with a plan and fast. Strange continues that he has taken Virginia Dare to his house in Greenwich, where she will be safer. He shall concentrate on unraveling this mystery with his magics.
Fury refuses to hear any more tales of magic. His ignorance is invincible, is it not? Strange sighs. Very well, enough. He can hear Clea calling. It is time he broke his fast. And Fury’s soldiers will be coming with food for him. Fury asks what he means, but is interrupted when his man Dougan comes with bread and cheese. No sign of Strange. Was he asleep? Fury asks the solider. No comes the confused reply. Was anyone with him? Sir Nicholas is scaring him, comes the reply. He scares himself, Fury admits. Too many ghosts in the morning mist. But nothing that cannot be exorcised with bread and cheese, he wagers. He orders the men to saddle up. They are riding south.
Soon, they arrive at Carlos Javier’s school for young gentlefolk. Looking at the school’s motto Omnia mutantur. Nos et mutamus in illis Fury admits that things change, aye. But some changes are harder than he dreamed. He knocks on the door, demanding it be opened in the King’s name. It is opened by his own man Peter Parquah. Seeing the bruises in his face, Fury asks if he is hurt. Only his pride, Peter admits. The guard last night was a trifle overzealous.
Fury enters and is greeted by Carlos, who asks if he would like to talk about what is troubling him. This is not the time, Fury replies. The King has sent him to take Carlos and his pupils into captivity. Will Carlos make it easy for him or not?
Javier stresses that, if he surrenders, it is because he trusts Fury to the right thing for all of them. Fury promises he understands. Javier prays Nicholas knows what he is doing. For there will be blood on his hands if he does not. There will be blood on his hand either way, Fury stresses grimly.
A little later, the Witchbreed walk out peacefully with Fury carrying Javier. The soldiers are more frightened of them than the other way around. As one soldier calls upon Jesus to protect them, Hal snarls at him what would be upsetting him. Has he never seen an Orkneyman before?
While they are led into their cage, Petros arrives at James’s and informs him that the inquisitor commends him for taking Javier and his monsters captive and wishes to remind the King of the second part of his obligation. To turn the creatures over to the inquisition.
His obligation? the King shouts and reminds Petros that he is the King of Scotland, soon to be crowned King of England. His obligation is to his conscience and to his God. Not to some Spanish offal-eater. Changing his tack with a smile, he asks about Petros. Why doesn’t he come and work for him? He’ll make him a Baron or an Earl. He’ll be a rich and influential man… How does the inquisitor know that Javier has been captured? Perhaps a little bird told him, Petros suggests with a smile, and he hopes James will not take it amiss if for now at least he keeps his current position.
Petros is suddenly gone and the King observes to his companion Banner that the pretty young man left in a quite a hurry. Next time… he does not think he should be permitted to leave quite so easily.
Soon, Petros makes his report to the Grand Inquisitor, who remarks that, if James will not give up the prisoners, he is quite prepared to take them from him. Soon it will be time for another journey across the North Atlantic. Now he has a message for Petros to give to his man in the Vatican. He is to tell him that the time the Inquisitor spoke of is coming and he will let him know when it is time to act.
In the Vatican, Petros informs a toadlike-looking monk of those words and the other man replies that there have been more enquiries about the missing papal envoy. He has advised the Holy Father that he did not arrive in Domdaniel but was most likely killed by bandits in the mountains. He doubts that he was believed. But at the moment there is too much attention on Count von Doom’s activities for his Holiness to worry about the affairs of the Inquisition. Those of them who are loyal wait only for the Inquisitor’s words…
In Latveria, Otto von Doom welcomes his prisoners, the mysterious Matthew working for Fury and the old man whom he was supposed to lead to England with his Templar treasure. Otto informs his prisoners that he is grateful to them for bringing the treasure safely to him. He has examined it but cursorily. Enough to tell him that it is a rare and strange device with many secrets. It was in the hope he could persuade the old man to divulge some of those secrets that he brought him up there. Is there anything he wishes to say? The old man remains silent.
He sees. With a broad smile, Otto decides that he still shall not be tortured because he is too fine a fellow to torture him, and the old man is too old and frail to survive it for long. And because he already owns the finest mind there is for all matters alchemical and mechanical. So, whether he wishes to unlock its secrets or not does not matter. He shall unlock them and he shall continue with his grand adventure and very soon he shall tell the world. They shall talk more soon. As they are led back to their cell, Matthew observes wryly that Doom thinks a lot of himself, doesn’t he?
Later, Doom talks to his prisoner Richard Reed. How does the globe glow? It casts light into the darkness. It’s not glass. He has never seen anything like it. There must be a way to break it open, to get inside. He could weaken it with Aqua fortis… What does Reed suggest he try? Why doesn’t he just lock it away in the darkness and forget about it? Reed suggests. Otto doesn’t know what it is or what it can do. Everything he has told him about it sounds wrong, like it’s not from here. Otto spits back that Reed is a coward and a fool. It is why he is locked away in darkness while Otto shall have light everlasting.
In his sleeping chamber, Otto stands naked before an invisible column, while Natasha waits in his bed. Still, his thoughts are consumed by the glowing orb. He cannot break it. The acids failed. Perhaps the galvanic energy will open it… Power is all. And when he controls this power, he will be unstoppable. As he puts on his armor, Natasha replies that he already is unstoppable All around them, the world falls into chaos. He writes a new world on the ruins of the old. But he must be careful. There is no careful. There is no right, no wrong, there is only von Doom, he replies as he puts on his hood.
Matthew and the old man are chained in their cell. The old man awakes when he the image of Dr Strange appears to him. He greets his as “old friend.” Calling him “Donal,” Strange asks how he is. He’ll live, Donal replies. The thing he was about to bring Strange is in the castle. Doom has it, but he does not have it. For now, his attention has been distracted by a curiosity. He brought it with him, hoping that it might distract attention. A golden ball. It fell from the sky some fifteen years ago and was a gift to the Order. He hopes it will keep him occupied, while he and the Irishman get out of here. But it seems to him that Doom’s prisoners do not escape. Then they will have to remedy that, Strange decides.
Hey, old man, what’s wrong? Matthew calls. The old man was dreaming. He informs Matthew that he saw Strange and all will be well. They will free them. Well, isn’t that good to hear? Matthew replies. If it wasn’t for his dreams, given their situation, he might feel almost discouraged.
In his home, Stephen Strange staggers down the stairs, informing Clea, Rhojaz and Virginia that he has spoken to the old man. Each mirror journey makes him more and more tired… and so cold… He has been to that place before. It was a castle built into a mountain, but when? When was he there?
Clea gives him something warm to drink and reminds him of his words from his prior trance. I am in the heart of a mountain, far from here, a place built to hold Earth and Air, Water and Fire…
That was it, Strange agrees, but what can the four elements signify? Everything that is, is made of those substances… What if it was four people, Clea carefully suggests. One who burns like flame, one who flows like water, one made of rock, one of air…
Them? Stephen exclaims. They are dead. And if they aren’t? Clea asks. Stephen admits that she is wise. It is almost dark and he is late for the meeting at the Tower. He fears that she will soon have a dead traitor for a husband. He says goodbye to Virgina and asks Rojhaz to protect her.
Virginia asks Clea who those people they were talking about are.
Clea’s tale:Sir Richard Reed was one of the most brilliant men who ever walked. Ten years back, he mounted an expedition to the New World, seeking not gold or treasure, but knowledge. His ship, the Fantastick, was of his own design, captained by an old friend. There were others on the ship with him. A young adventurer, Master Storm who had killed a man in a duel, they say and had been sent abroad by the Queen, and Storm’s sister also, fleeing a man in London town to whom she was betrothed, and whom she did not love.
The present:As she combs Virginia’s hair Clea tries to think of the ballad:There were four brave souls rode the ocean abroad, T’was on the Fantastick they’d sail…
Virginia interrupts her. She’s heard that song. The sailors on the Virginia Maid used to sing it. She could never understand the story. Something about a light which changed them and saving people from a huge monster or something…
Clea’s tale:There is a sea called Sargasso, and it was on that sea that the ship was becalmed. It was adrift for days. Until ahead of them they saw a curtain of light, which rent the world. The terrified crew thought their doom had come, and taking the ship’s boat, rowed themselves away, but Reed and his two friends stayed with the ship, and so did the brave Captain. The Fantastick drifted through the curtain of light and when they reached land, they found themselves changed. Changed in ways no man could have imagined.
Reed being Reed, they continued their journey westward around the world. They would send messages home from time to time. They were heroes who gave help to the weak and troubled. And then one day they vanished. The word went out that they were dead… but no man could say where they had died. And in time, hope faded as well. But hope like heroes can prove hard to kill.
The Present:In Latveria, Doom remarks to Reed that, when he touched the golden globe to the galvanic hair, it seemed as if faces swam in its golden surface. Perhaps if there were a greater galvanic force… What if he were to put up a rod made of silver, above the castle and then run it to the sphere… When lightning strikes then they would see fireworks, eh Reed?
At the Tower of London, Javier’s students have been put away. While three of them are playing cards, Walter sits at the window. John Grey asks him why he isn’t playing with the others. Walter explains that he doesn’t have the patience for it. He’s scared and angry and fears for his life. His wings are bound and the cloth constricts him. He is tired of looking like something he is not. He is sick of this pretense. What about John? He feels the same, John admits.
Scotius has noticed their exchange. Aggressively, he asks Walter why he is talking to master Grey. He is talking to Master Grey, because he wishes to, Walter replies pointedly. He may talk to whom he please. Does he wish to fight him? Scotius asks.
Henry breaks them apart, telling them this is preposterous. Two men preparing to fight over nothing. Surely, if they fight each other they’ll be doing what pleases King James the most. Now for himself, he’d make him work a great deal harder for each drop of Witchbreed blood he wishes to shed.
Doctor Strange enters, walking through the room and advises master Somerisle to listen to his friend. His anger may soon become their most powerful weapon. He should keep it for their enemies. He walks to join Carlos in the adjacent room and the youngsters wonder who that was and why he knew Scotius’ name.
Strange greets Fury and Javier. He’s not a ghost this time? Fury asks, or a dream? Strange invites him to touch him if he doubts. Fury introduces the two men.
So, Strange starts, the three traitors are gathered together in the Tower and, when King James reaches London, he will place their heads on spikes over Temple Bar, and crows will take their eyes. Traitors? Fury is furious. Strange interrupts him. They are there to discuss acting in defiance of the crown, are they not? That’s treachery, any way Fury cuts it. Fury stays silent.
Strange addresses him: Fury asked him before when the Queen was still alive if he thought the world was truly ending. Well, he believes it is. Creation is coming apart at the seams. They have very little time to stave off disaster. And if this is true, what can they do? Fury asks. Strange admits he does not know. Perhaps this Templar treasure can help them. Perhaps not. But if any man would know, it is Reed.
A bleak jest, Fury replies. Reed is dead. All four of them vanished after leaving Russia almost five years ago. Strange whispers: and if he told Fury that Reed was alive? That he is a captive of Doom? Just as the Templar treasure is and Fury’s agent.
Fury grabs Strange by the shirt. If he could prove it… then nothing would stop Fury from going to Latveria himself, and ripping down Doom’s mountain fortress stone by stone to free them all. He can prove nothing, Strange replies calmly. He is merely a mountebank. Fury said so himself this morning when he was a hundred miles away. Did Fury enjoy his bread and cheese?
Javier speaks up, insisting that Strange is speaking the truth. How can Carlos know for sure? Fury demands. He can’t. But he knows that Strange believes he speaks truly. And he trusts him. Fury decides that then he’ll believe Strange as well. Although he fears that he is signing his death warrant. But to raise the army of men he would need to attack Latveria… to lead it across Europe, with all hands against them would be impossible. And James would never give him an army. Nor cold he get an army there fast enough.
He is wrong, Carlos replies. He does not need an army. And it does not have to take weeks. But, when this is over, he wants Fury’s word that he will find a safe haven for Carlos’ people. Somewhere neither James nor the Church will be able to harm them… those of them that are still alive. And if they help Fury, then every hand will be against them, both their people. Does he understand that? They will be traitors and fugitives and monsters forever.
Fury snarls that he does not believe the world is ending. He neither likes nor trusts Doctor Stephen Strange. He failed to protect his Queen and now he finds himself betraying his new King. But Reed was his friend. And Carlos is his friend. He shakes his hand. He has Fury’s word. Then he’ll need a ship, the strongest, fastest that he has, Carlos orders.
As they leave the tower, Strange informs Fury that he believes the girl Virginia is important. He believes that in some ways she is causing the strange weather. Then they should kill her, Fury muses. Strange does not believe this would be a good idea. It seems perfectly straightforward to him, Fury points out. He is certain it does, Strange replies wryly. At heart, Sir Nicholas is a military man and so most problems can be dealt with the death of those that trouble him. But if the death of the girl also meant the death of the world, what then…?
Strange suddenly moans and falls. Nicholas and Peter who has just joined them make him sit down. Fury orders Peter to get Strange home safely. He hesitates, then orders the boy to get home to his village, his aunt and uncle afterwards. Get an honest job, making chairs or building bridges… and try to forget he ever worked for Fury. Does he understand? No, Sir, Peter replies honestly. Fury shakes his hand, telling him he worked well and hard. He wishes him farewell. And if he thinks James is onto him he should slit his own throat. It’ll be cleaner. God be with him.
Some Tower guards watch as the Witchbreed are being led onto a ship in the Thames in chains. The idea is to scuttle the ship and send them all to a watery grave.
On the ship, the chained Carlo asks Fury what the name of the vessel is. The Eagle’s Shadow, Nicholas replies. It’s a god name, Carlos decides. Let’s hope their chains hold. Addressing Master Grey, he asks if he is ready. Grey hesitates. It is so much more than has been asked before. From those who have much to give, much is demanded, Carlos replies. He will be besides grey all the time, reinforcing will and power. He orders Scotius to begin and an optic blast propels the ship away from the harbor. Now Jean! Carlos shouts and lifted by telekinesis the ship rises into the air and moves.
Not too far away, Strange moans he cannot breathe and falls in front of a helpless Peter. In his vision, he awakes on the moon, where a giant’s voice tells him he is welcomed here. Perhaps he does owe Strange something of an explanation.