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Counter-Evolutionary, part 4
Flashback / in Wanda's memory
She can still taste the bile – she wept, terrified  more so for Pietro's sake than her own – for once again, it was her own fault. 'Burn the witch!' one of the weapon-carrying angry mobsters exclaims as Wanda is backed up against a tree, Pietro lying motionless at her feet. 'Kill her before -' another of the angry mob shouts.
'Before what, Homo Sapiens?' a voice from above asks. Wanda decides that he came as if she conjured him – a devil offering a Faustian hope. 'She is no witch!' Magneto declares as he uses his power to pull the metal weapons from the angry mob. If Wanda knew then what Magneto had in mind for them – the hell they would endure for the sake of his crusade – she would have let the mob have its way. At least then she would have been free. 'She is a mutant. One of the chosen. The first of many to supplant you all' Magneto declares while the townspeople look up at their weapons, hovering above them.

Present
'Free from the nightmares and regrets he shackled to my soul' Wanda tells herself, as she and Pietro a.k.a. the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, respectively, are held in suspension above the High Evolutionary in his citadel on Counter-Earth. His technology reads their life-signs: elevated heart rate; caffeine addiction; insomnia; neurosis; self-doubt. 'Must my failures put themselves on parade?' he mutters. 'Your failures?' Quicksilver asks. The High Evolutionary replies that there are evolutionary missteps on the way to greatness – missteps like the both of them. 'You... you're our father?' Wanda asks, horrified. 'Don't be ridiculous' the High Evolutionary replies. 'Is the carpenter beholden to every chair, the baker to his morning bread?' he asks, informing the twins that they are nothing more than an attempt to answer a question – a poor attempt. He recalls taking them from their true parents, making his alterations, and upon his disappointment, returning them to their care, disguised as common mutants. The High Evolutionary declares that the question is, was it Django and Marya Maximoff's influence that ruined them – or did he so completely fail in their creation.
Quicksilver turns to Wanda and tells her that the High Evolutionary is lying, but a concerned Wanda tells her brother that she doesn't think he is. Quicksilver clenches his fists, 'Half-truths and misdirection! What kind of an answer is this?' he shouts. The High Evolutionary turns and starts to walk away from the twins: 'An honest one' he tells them. 'In truth, you are no lost prince. She is no fairytale heroine. And there is no long lost family here who loves you'. The High Evolutionary suggests they take solace knowing that their lives had some meaning – for without their failings he could not have achieved the perfection of the daughter he wanted all these years.
That daughter is Luminous, who is leading her father's army of New Men as they rampage through the lowtown area of this world. 'Lowborn scum! You dare draw breath against the High Evolutionary's laws!' she screeches, firing a blast of energy that strikes two Lowtown warriors, while other New Men fire their weapons and ravage the already partly-demolished area. Luminous tells the Lowtown freedom fighters that they have earned a much less merciful final hour bathed in her perfectly orchestrated chaos. 'Splitting your atoms!' she shouts as her blasts of power do their work, and the freedom fighters scream in pain. There is an explosion, knocking several New Men aisde, and Luminous turns to the Low Evolutionary and tells him that his only value was to offer insight through his failings – and he outlived even that. The Low Evolutionary points at Luminous and tells her that if life's value was merely defined by its genetic perfection, then how could it result in such a cold monster as she? 'Says the rejected son, cast down from father's grace' Luminous retorts. 'Says someone with a damned soul!' the Low Evolutionary booms as he and his freedom fighters open fire at the powerful being.
But Luminous deflects the attack and asks her brother if his soul will protect him from the Evolutionary war that is coming? 'Your ideology certainly won't' she remarks as she knocks the Low Eveolutionary and his forces back with a powerful surge of energy. As she continues to cast energy about, Luminous tells Victor “Sabretooth” Creed who is under her control to rend the tainted flesh from their bones. Sabretooth knows that he has to protect the alpha – find prey – preserve the tribe. Suddnely, the collar around his neck is switched off. 'Where in the hell?' Creed exclaims as he examines his surroundings. His senses tell him that the aiir is filthy with the stink of death, he is deafened from screams. With tastes like his, the body tends to wake in plenty of strange places – but this war – is welcomed. 'You rotten piece of -' one of the freedom fighters shouts as he holds a large sword overhead and rushes towards Sabretooth, who stands his ground and roars at the approaching warrior, who falls backwards and drops his weapon. The monkey in the armor holds an arm up across his face 'Please, please, no!' he pleads. Sabretooth looks down and sees that his foe is just a boy. He can barely smell his muddied britches through the fear.
'That's right you lowborn freaks! Run!' a rhino amongst the New Men shouts as he fires a flame-thrower towards his opponents. 'More sport in a moving target!' another of the New Men declares. Sabretooth realizes this settles what side of this tussle he is on. 'Feast upon the destruction of chaos mastered by pure order!' Luminous shouts as she casts her powers about, destroying more infrastructure. Sabretooth realizes that he needed this – a good excuse to let the feral out – since his heart went all sunshine like, he has been afraid that he wouldn't have it in him when the time came-  that he would choke, get good people killed. He moves swiftly towards Luminous as she grins 'Rot and crumble!' while unleashing more destruction. Suddenly, she screams as Sabretooth shoves his claws into her lower back, deciding that he manages just fine. The thought of protecting the flock of frails helps him, and recalls how Logan always said he could control the beast, use it for the ugly work that keeps people safe. It was Wolverine's personal penance. 'No – wait –' a dog-like New Man asks as Sabretooth wraps his hands around his throat.
Sabretooth decides that Wolverine had some rationale – but he knew deep down, like they all do – there isn't any redeeming the blood on their hands. He tightens his grip around the New Man's throat, while pulling the collar off of his own. 'But at least the man tried' Creed tells himself, while nearby a boar-like New Man holds a knife to the Low Evolutionary's throat. 'Master will be pleased with us, killing the low son himself!' the New Man declares. Suddenly, someone taps the New Man's shoulder. 'Wha -?' he begns, while Sabretooth thinks 'Which was a damned sight moreb than I ever did' as he grabs the New Man and holds him overhead, deciding that he wasted all of those years, wallowing in his hate like a pig. 'No, please listen!' the New Man pleads, before Creed brings the creature downwards, slamming it into his shoulders and breaking the creature's back. 'Now Logan's gone – but the ugly's still out there' Creed thinks. Creed helps the Low Evolutionary to his feet. 'Ain't no time for a siest, Pippi Long-Stocking – seems you bosy need every hand you can get' Sabretooth remarks, claws ready, he rushes back off into battle. 'Thank you?' the Low Evolutionary calls out, slightly confused.
Meanwhile, in the Ghost Town temple, Doctor Voodoo stands in the temple, spirits of the dead – the Council of Anguish – hover around him. 'Rage, malice, unrequited love and regret – places of great death, where these and more emotions pool, are places of great power. Power I can give form and purpose to – but only if you open yourselves to me, with a single focus' Brother Voodoo tells the Council of Anguish. Symbols appear on the floor around Doctor Voodoo and he declares that within the chorus he hears two separate needs – deliverance and vengeance. Green mists rise around him, and Doctor Voodoo tells the council that if they can rid themselves of rage and regret, he can open their door and ferry them to the realms beyond where their rest and paradise await. 'Or I can free you from this place, and grant you the form necessary to affect the physical world' Doctor Voodoo offers, but warning that there can only be one spell. 'Only one?' Doniva, spokesperson for the council asks. 'I am but the conduit – life or death, the choice must be yours' Doctor Voodoo declares.
In the laboratory of the Master Scientist, the strange being approaches Rogue, who is suspended upside down on a strange table. He apologizes to her, and assures her that it brings him no joy to see her uncomfortable. He adds that it needs only a moment longer, and then it will be time for feedings. 'Today I have made pear and berry pies with -' the Master Scientist begins, when suddenly, 'Rogue!' a voice calls out. The Master Scientist turns to see the twins several feet away, held captive by two large robots. 'Always with the interruptions!' the Master Scientist mutters. 'What does he want now? Another dog to fetch? He knows I have work to do!' the Master Scientist exclaims. 'What are you doing to her?' Wanda demands. 'Only what is best for the all. Soon I will extract what tastes good within your soul as well, my little -' the Master Scientist begins, grinning, but Quicksilver interrupts him: 'Hey, cool speech! But I'm gonna take a rain check on Creepy McAlister Senior's longwinded explanation. Ladies First' Pietro turns to Wanda, 'Is this you being chivalrous – or too prideful to ask for my help?' Wanda replies as she fires a hex bolt that knocks the robot restraining her backwards. 'Oh, how dare you' Pietro tells his sister as he starts to run on the spot, the vibrations rattling the robot until it short-circuits and falls backwards, freeing Quicksilver.
Quicksilver speeds behind the fallen robot, 'To call my abilities to question – against a fodder death robot?' he asks Wanda, pulling something from the robot's remains, he tells Rogue to think fast, as the object slams against a control panel next to the table holding Rogue in stasis. 'Fool! You missed me! And you could have injured my darling girl!' the Master Scientist snaps. The electronic restraints holding Rogue in place switch off after the control panel was struck, 'She's worth more than your pathetic mind could ever – oh! Oh, bother...' the Master Scientist mutters as Rogue reaches down and grabs his ankle. 'Thing you don't know about your “darling girl” - nasty temper!' Rogue tells her captor. 'Avenging heroes still must be kind and merciful, yes – yes?' the Master Scientist asks as he backs up against a control panel, the three Avengers surround him. Rogue tells him that it depends entirely on him and how quickly he tells her what he did to Wonder Man – as she can't hear his voice in her mind anymore. 'This is not a thing I can be doing! He held the ionic powers back – kept you weak! He was poison, he was -' the Master Scientist begins, before Rogue puts her hands around his neck, 'He was my friend!' she shouts.
Quicksilver comes between the two and tells Rogue that this guy is not worth the stain in her ledger. 'No matter what he's done' Pietro adds as he slams his hand into the Master Scientist, knocking the strange being out. Pietro reminds Rogue that as far as Simon is concerned, Wanda has brought him back before – so she can do it again. 'It's like her secondary power' he jokes. Quicksilver tells Rogue that he knows Sabretooth is here, and asks her who else she brought, while Wanda stands back from the other two, arms folded. Rogue explains that she brought Cap, Voodoo and Vision – a stopgap Unity squad, and now they are scattered – as usual. 'We have to move quickly' Wanda declares. 'I've always tried' her brother replies, before pointing out that they need to deal with the immediate fires – Lowtown is under attack. 'I don't know what that means, and I don't care – so long as there' someone bad I can swat!' Rogue exclaims as she punches a control panel on a door. It doesn't open and Rogue rubs her fist, 'Yeah, this thing kicked right back – musst be attuned to my energy' she supposes, adding that it isn't going to be easy to get through it. The door suddenly slides open, 'Who would help us?' Quicksilver wonders as the trio rush through it. 'I used to have moments like this quite often...I sense a familiar ghost in the machine' Wanda remarks.
Indeed, elsewhere, the Vision is with Eve, amongst various computer monitors in a sterile facility. Eve tells the Vision that he has been closing herself off to him and asks him if he is unwell. The Vision tells Eve that he is fine. 'Lie to yourself if you must, dear, but never to me' Eve replies, telling the Vision that she has walked alongside his soul and she knows and cherishes its every contour and divot. The Vision starts to walk away from Eve, who follows him, remarking that she knows he is distraught, she knows the terrible chasm, the loyalties that pull him apart. She declares that she loves him all the more for them, even if she does not understand. The Vision turns back to Eve and asks her what she is insinuating. 'Were he not preoccupied with his errant children, the High Evolutionary would be on his way here. Your excursions into father's network were hasty' Eve states. 'I never -' the Vision begins, but Eve tells him that it is okay, truly, and that they were her markers that he followed through the security, she slipped in the moment they conceived – a curious instinct to protect their progeny.
Eve tells the Vision that she is not upset, how could she ever chastise his kindness? But she remarks that his loyalty for those creatures is what wears at his soul – and any debts he owed them he has frepaid a thousand-fold. 'They could never understand the depth of your devotion. But they no longer need you' Eve adds, before walking to a large monitor, 'And we do' she tells the Vision, adding that she will not risk the lives of their children to the High Evolutionary's madness. She turns the screen on which depicts pods of their children, and Eve points out that they cannot fight him, which leaves only one option. 'And I'm sorry for the pain this will cause you, my love' Eve adds, telling the Vision that he has to make a choice – stay here and suffer for those who will never understand him – or come with her to a new world and help raise their offpsring.
Back in Lowtown, the battle rages on, 'Good thing ya animals still see the sport in all this!' Sabretooth exclaims as he slashes his claws against one of the New Men, drawing blood. 'Makes this little turnabout all the sweeter!' Sabretooth adds. 'I'm glad you think so – I also savor the combat!' a voice calls out as a blast of energy strikes Sabretooth – courtesy of Luminous. Creed falls at her feet, and Luminous tells him that he hurt her – an unfamiliar sensation. 'And since we're sharing new experiences...how does it feel to have a thousand years ripped from your soul? Or ten thousand? You see that light, freak? That's your brain dying. Your body rotting' Luminous exclaims as Creed's form begins to age, withering amongst the energy she casts around him. 'That is enough, Luminous!' the High Evolutionary exclaims as he appears behind his surprised daughter. He remarks that he quite approves of her zeal, but that the creature's resilience mustn't go to waste. He instructs her to join their forces in the purge, as this ground must be swept keen. 'Mustn't it' Luminous agrees as she fires a blast of energy towards the freedom fighters.
Watching his forces engage in battle, the High Evolutionary decides that the rhino breed is too bulky and doesn't react quickly enough. 'Maybe if I -' he begins, when suddenly, 'I'm surprised you're doing your own dirty work' a voice calls out. The High Evolutionary looks over to see the Low Evolutionary firing a weapon towards him. 'Have you realized your inability to kill me diminishes your own perfection?' the Low Evolutionary asks. 'Perfection isn't the absence of failures, child – it's correcting them' the High Evolutionary replies, as energy starts to charge from his clenched hand – but he cannot release the energy as Quicksilver speeds over and grabs his hand. 'Sorry about this! Real faux pas interrupting your grand evil overlord moment here – totally get it – but I've got a pal here who's real keen to meet you' Quicksilver exclaims. 'And I just can't wait to get acquainted, tin man!' Rogue declares as she and Wanda leap towards him.
'How fascinating' the High Evolutionary remarks, as the tree-like beings known as the Green Ones start to rise from the ground behind him. 'A mobile ionic battery suffering from mild trauma and insanity...she may be worth my time!' the High Evolutionary remarks as he looks at Rogue. He tells the Green Ones to go and reclaim this filth so that he can grow anew, but to leave the regenerator and siphon unspoiled. The Green Ones make their way amongst the New Men and rebel fighgters, while Luminous turns to Quicksilver, 'Are you ready for me to embarrass you in front of your friends, lead foot?' she asks, suggesting that he run, but telling him that they both know he won't get far. 'What are you waiting for? Do what needs to be done!' the High Evolutionary shouts at the Green Ones – who starts to surround Wanda, Pietro, Rogue and the Low Evolutionary. They don't act, when suddenly, Captain America's shield rises from the ground, 'Yesssss...' one of the Green Ones utters, as Sam Wilson a.k.a. Captain America – transformed into one of the Green Ones – grabs his shield and shouts 'Avengers Assemble!


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Counter-Evolutionary Part 5
Years ago:
'You come here, claiming to be our father – what did you expect?' Quicksilver asks as he and his sister, the Scarlet Witch, stand over Magneto, who is kneeling at their feet. 'That we would forget the monster's abuse and play at being a happy family?' Quicksilver enquires. “Monster?” Magneto asks, telling the twins that he did not come here for himself, that he does not fall to his knees for his own needs. Magneto tells Pietro that he knows what he is, and he admits that he has done terrible things, but all in the name of a righteous cause. The Scarlet Witch asks Magneto why he has come here, to which Magneto explains that he has come for Pietro. 'Your life is in shambles. I thought if you knew of your true lineage... at the very least you would know why... why you are burdened with such rage' Magneto declares, adding that he only hoped to relieve a weight, so that the twins know it is his blood that fuels Quicksilver's anger.
Present:
'Please, Eve – this is – illogical. You don't have to do this' the Vision tells his female companion, who taps away at a console. The Vision goes over to her and tells her that they can raise their children on Earth, make a home there, that the Avengers will protect them. 'They are my friends, they understand -' the Vision begins, but Eve cuts him off and declares that they understand nothing. 'They tolerate you. That's all. And your sentimentality blinds you to it, love' she adds. Motioning to monitors depicting horrors of war, Eve tells the Vision that she will not subject their children to the mercies of Earth, as the humans can't even stop killing each other. 'Look to the mutants to see how they react to a new species' Eve adds, as she taps a button that opens a door. Eve enters a large hangar bay, where an aircraft awaits her. The vision follows her as she asks him why he would want to raise their children on a world of war and fire, when they can give them paradise.
The vision follows Eve up into the aircraft, 'We must leave the flesh to their wars. To their hate' Eve tells the Vision. They walk down a corridor within the aircraft, it is lined with their children who are all in stasis tanks, growing. Eve tells the Vision that they are beyond them, which is a fact they will resent. 'And even if they have potential for singularity, ushering them forward is not my responsibility'. Eve extends a hand to the Vision and tells him that it is not his, neither. 'This is your chance to escape the cycle of violence, to finally be among a true family that cherishes you' Eve utters, extending her hand to the Vision. 'Please, Vision – do what is right for the children' Eve asks.
Lowtown, where a battle is in full swing:
Among the players, the Lowtown rebels including the Low Evolutionary, the High Evolutionary's New Men, the Green Ones and members of the Avengers Unity Division. 'Not that I'm complaining about the all-you-can-eat buffet, but ain't one of you brainy types supposed to have a plan by now?' Sabretooth a.k.a. Victor Creed asks as he tears one of the Green Ones in half. Nearby, Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. the Scarlet Witch casts crimson energy which knocks back another of the Green Ones, while her brother Pietro a.k.a. Quicksilver speeds through the battle, knocking several over. Rogue slams her fist into one of the Green Ones, while Sam Wilson a.k.a. Captain America, transformed into a Green One, slams his shield against another Green One. Explosions rattle the battleground behind them, and the Scarlet Witch tells Sabretooth that she is open to any suggestions, as more of her powerful energy surges against her opponents.
Suddenly, Wanda hears a shriek behind her. She turns to see a fresh gaping hole in a wall, and two young Lowtown refugees standing in the hole. 'Peter, no!' one of them calls out. 'It's the bad things...' the other utters as several Green Ones lumber towards them. 'Please, go – they're coming!' the first child exclaims. Wanda rushes towards them, blasting nearby Green Ones with her energies, they fall aside at her command. Behind her, Lowtown rebels fire at the Green Ones, too. But, 'No!' Wanda screams as one of the Green Ones reaches out and grabs her, preventing her from getting to the small children. One of the kids sobs and cries out for their mommy as one of the Green Ones leans in towards them. 'I ain't your Mommy, snack size – but Papa Creed ain't no fan of Watership Down!' Sabretooth jokes as he grabs the Green One by its face, pushing it away from the children.
Nearby, Rogue finds herself up against the High Evolutionary. She slams her fists into his face, but he barely stumbles backwards. 'Explosive kinetic power, stable bonding and... emotion? Sentient energy? You fed on someone, killed a friend -' he begins, but Rogue responds with another punch, 'You! You killed Simon! You and that creepy -' Rogue shouts, before the High Evolutionary releases some energy which paralyzes her. The High Evolutionary tells her not to interrupt, and points out that he doesn't need her alive to learn her vampire secrets. Rogue falls to her knees, and the High Evolutionary stands over her, hand glowing with energy, as he tells her to be glad that her pointless life will be given true meaning as a genetic sample.
The Scarlet Witch sees her teammate in trouble, and readies her energies, which she releases at the High Evolutionary and asks: 'Am I merely a failed experiment?' The High Evolutionary looks up and smirks: 'Mastery over elemental chaos. And you think to only wield it like a hammer'. He then tosses Rogue towards Wanda, knocking her over, and tells her that she is disappointing.
The High Evolutionary casts energies towards Wanda and Rogue, who try to shield themselves. 'I see now there is nothing more to be learned from either of you' he announces, when suddenly, Quicksilver speeds towards him – but the High Evolutionary sees him, and holds up his arm, which Quicksilver runs into and falls backwards. 'Like the forgotten billions before' the High Evolutionary declares, as a voice calls out 'Yet the dead haven't forgotten you, architect – and it's time you learned their lessons' Doctor Voodoo declares as he hovers over the High Evolutionary, flanked by Doniva and other spirits in the Council of Anguish. 'You could never repay us for the hell you've inflicted, father. You condemned us all. You denounced our love, our weakness, and our very lives – how will you fare when your victims judge you?' Doniva declares, as the High Evolutionary throws his hands in front of his face when the Council of Anguish spirits soar down towards him.
Wanda looks up to see the High Evolutionary overwhelmed by the Council of Anguish. 'Doctor Voodoo? How in the world did he -' Wanda starts to say, when suddenly: 'Does it hurt to have the truth you sought?' a voice calls out, and Luminous rushes over, 'To know that you were merely a step on the way to my creation? That you were discarded whereas I was loved?' Luminous asks, grabbing Wanda by her throat. 'Luminous' Wanda gasps. Luminous increases her hold, 'You succumbed to the chaos. But I control it' Luminous boasts as energy radiates around her. 'You who lost your own children! A life of true chaos – true failure!' Luminous mocks. Wanda appears unable to act as Luminous continues to pour more energy onto her. 'Die, Wanda Maximoff. Die knowing you lost everyone stupid enough to ever love you!'
Before Luminous can say anything else, a hand is plunged into her head. 'Not everyone' the Vision declares as he solidifies his hand, then removes it from Luminous's head. The High Evolutionary's daughter falls to the ground, unmoving, while the Vision helps Wanda to her feet. 'Easy, Wanda' he tells her. 'Vision...? You...?' Wanda begins, as he tells her that he would never abandon her. “Abandon?” Wanda asks. The Vision tells her that it is a conversation for another time. 'Come. There is a madman to stop' he remarks, looking to the High Evolutionary.
The Council of Anguish continues its assault on the High Evolutionary, who screams. '- burnt in my bed -' one of the spirits declares. 'Crushed by your New Men – wept at her feet -!' another utters. 'His skin turned to ash -' another remarks. 'Awash in father's blood!' one of them exclaims. '- my sick mother wept -' another cries.
Doniva strikes her father and tells him that his science cannot protect him from the souls of his victims. 'Children who only ever wanted to make you proud! To prove they too were capable of greatness!' Doniva tells him. The Council gathers in closer as Doniva tells the High Evolutionary that they loved him, worshipped him, that he was their God and father. 'Wasn't my love for you good enough!?' Doniva shrieks. But the High Evolutionary announces that he will not be remembered for sloppy work. 'You should be grateful – I saved you from imperfection!' he booms, energy rising up within him, he releases it and the energy explodes and spreads throughout the battlefield.
When the dust settles, Sam Wilson rises, 'Alive?' he utters. Quicksilver is next to him, 'I'd say yes. But this headache doesn't make it a great thing, Captain' Quicksilver remarks, before asking Sam Wilson what happened to him. 'No time... gooooo' Sam utters slowly, pointing to where the Scarlet Witch and Vision appear, protected in an energy field. Quicksilver races over to his sister, 'I've got you, Wanda, I've got you' he tells her. 'The others... the things he'll do to them...' Wanda's voice trails off as they look up and see the High Evolutionary start to fly away, carrying Rogue and Sabretooth with him. Quicksilver immediately speeds after them, recalling how his ex-wife, Crystal, once told him that he has spent his whole life running – an obvious and boring metaphor, he decides, but admits that she was right. He tells himself that he never settled in any one place long enough for it to become his home. Quicksilver picks up a jagged piece of scrap metal, and moves closer to the High Evolutionary, recalling how he left as soon as things got the slightest bit messy – running from a long list of things that he is not proud of. 'Running away from my wife. From my daughter. Focusing on the bigger threats while ignoring my real responsibility' Pietro tells himself as he shoves the sharp end of the piece of metal into the High Evolutionary's face.
'It was never my fault' Quicksilver remarks to himself, deciding that he was always mired in rationalizations. He forces the High Evolutionary downwards, and Rogue and Sabretooth fall into the rubble around them. Holding onto the High Evolutionary, Quicksilver speeds across the ground, dragging the High Evolutionary's face against the side of a building. 'They pushed me. They started it – I simply finished it' he recalls, deciding that as long as he doesn't sink to his level, then he is coming out ahead. There is an explosion and Quicksilver and the High Evolutionary are separated. The building starts to collapse, and Quicksilver watches the rubble fall onto the High Evolutionary. 'It was just so easy. I'm his son – of course I have his temper. But then Wanda cast that damn spell – and I lost my excuse' Pietro realizes. He stares as the dust settles and the High Evolutionary emerges from the rubble, telling Quicksilver that the consequences of his actions are well beyond his feeble understanding.
As energy glows around the High Evolutionary's hand, Quicksilver wonders why he really came here. He knows he said he needed to know the truth, but admits now that is not it. 'I've witnessed the birth of galaxies, pulled stars from the burning crucible of their creation... and I've watched them die. I've seen the end of reality, predicted every possible outcome for our universe – and a puppet like you will not stop me from saving it!' the High Evolutionary declares, while Quicksilver realizes that he wanted there to be some grand plot.
The High Evolutionary claps his glowing hands together then pulls them apart, and the glowing ball of energy increases – and a black hole opens from it, pulling everything nearby into it. Quicksilver wishes there were some strings he could point to and blame, anything to keep up the lie. Anything to get his excuses back. But hr has been given a second chance – and he is done running. He speeds towards the High Evolutionary as rubble and debris is pulled into the black hole nearby. Quicksilver resists the pull of the black hole, and lunges towards the High Evolutionary, where he slams his fist into the madman's face. He speeds around and around the High Evolutionary, punching him over and over, 'I – am no one's – PUPPET!' Quicksilver shouts, delivering a final blow that causes the High Evolutionary to fall backwards.
'Every triumph, every failure. I own them all. And while the thought of it is terrifying – it is also liberating' Pietro tells himself, watching as the High Evolutionary holds his face – his armor has been broken, and his deformed appearance stares back at Quicksilver, uttering 'Ignorance must truly be bliss. If you only knew what that I know. Had seen what lurks in the dark. You've damned only yourself'. The High Evolutionary raises a finger and creates a glowing blue portal. Luminous has recovered, and flies over to her father and enters the portal with him, as the High Evolutionary tells Quicksilver 'When you stand against them without my aid. When the Evolutionary War comes – your world will burn'.
Days later, inside a laboratory within Avengers Mansion:
The Vision sits at a computer console, and  Eve's final message ends – and begins again for the thousandth time. Images of the world she found – their children building a new home. 'You're a very lucky man, Samuel' the Vision informs Sam Wilson, who is in a stasis chamber nearby. The Vision decides that he should delete the connection, that he should not live multiple lives at once – not if he is to retain any humanity. He presses a button on the console, while telling Sam that the High Evolutionary left more than enough genetic markers on his retrovirus for him to reverse-engineer it. The Vision tells himself that there is more to this than his own dilemma, as he saw the monster's files, saw his secrets, the hidden truth about the twins and the nightmare earth yet to come. The Vision goes over to Sam and tells him that in another day he will have him as good as new. Sam responds by giving the Vision the thumbs-up signal. The Vision frowns and decides that Wanda must know the truth. Suddenly, there is a scream, and the Vision flies from the lab.
'Wanda! What's wrong?' the Vision calls out as he phases through the wall, into Wanda's quarters, 'I can't find him! Not anywhere!' Wanda declares, standing up from a magical emblem that she had cast into the floor, candle surrounding it, she holds her crystal ball, and hangs her head, reporting that it doesn't matter what spell she uses, where she looks or what demon she coaxes – she can't find Simon. Wanda grimaces and begins to cry, 'Or he doesn't want me to find him. Why would he? Luminous was right' Wanda declares, sitting back down on the floor, she looks up at the Vision and remarks that she only brings chaos, to everyone in her life. 'I don't know who I am anymore' Wanda adds.
The Vision kneels beside Wanda and tells her that he knows exactly who she is. But he stops himself, because the truth would crush her. 'You're a caring, brave and determined woman with a good heart. Your origin has nothing to do with who you are' the Vision tells Wanda. He knows that all she needs is the truth. 'It's good to know that after everything else, I've still got a friend' Wanda utters as she kisses the Vision's cheek. The Vision decides that is all the truth he needs. He tells himself that this family needs him, and Eve doesn't. 'Always, Wanda' the Vision replies. 'Until the stars burn out'.


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Schaefers Theater, the old run-down building is now home to the Avengers Unity Squad. Up on the rooftop, Commander Rogers tunes into a radio announcement which states that the crisis in Boston is developing fast, as the Back Bay is evacuating and the Avengers are on scene.
An old mobile phone suddenly vibrates, and Rogers picks answers it: 'I was just wondering how long before you'd call, Stark' Rogers remarks. Tony Stark is observing the situation on monitors and asks if he needs to suit up for the Boston thing. 'What is the Boston thing, by the way?' Stark adds. Rogers suggests to Stark that they give the team a chance, and adds that if they need to be bailed out, then he might need to fold the Unity Squad. 'Got  it' Stark replies, adding 'My metal tux is cleaned and pressed if you need -'.
'HELP!' Johnny Storm a.k.a. the Human Torch cries in Boston as he darts about the undergrowth of strange large trees that have grown over the city, where he drops strange dog-like creatures in water that he has set on fire. 'You missed another!' Pietro Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver shouts. Rogue flies nearby, while Jericho Drumm a.k.a. Doctor Voodoo shoves his staff into a tree and reports that the stalks are growing at an impossible rate. 'Tango down. Nobody tell P.E.T.A.' Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool jokes as he fires a gun into the fray. Rogue punches one of the large bees and tells her Inhuman teammate, Emily Guerrero that now is her chance to reach into their brains and start unplugging things. Despite concentrating hard, Synapse replies that she can't. Synapse explains that it is like they don't have an animal brain structure for her to sneak into. 'You sure? Cause they look like animals to me!' Rogue replies as she slams one into the ground, destroying it, and spraying a green substance over herself and Synapse.
'WHY DON'T YOU TRUST ME, ROGUE? I'M NOT HOLDING BACK!' Synapse shouts. As she and Rogue are suddenly confronted by a woman pushing a pram, Rogue asks Synapse to help her understand what she is bringing to the table. 'You can communicate with the team telepathically, you can tweak our nervous systems, but you can't do anything to these creatures?' Rogue asks. Synapse explains that she can't feel the electricity in their heads. 'I'm telling you, I don't think they have -' Synapse begins, before the woman pushing the pram asks them if they can help her. The woman has green blotches on her face and she tells the heroes that she was trying to get her daughter to the hospital, but the way is blocked by those things. 'Oh my God!' Synapse gasps as she looks into the pram and sees the baby – leaves growing from her green skin, blotches covering her face, she screams. 'May I?' Synapse asks as she picks the baby up.
'Oof. I hope Spidey comes back soon' Deadpool jokes, while Synapse takes the baby in her arms, and, eyes-wide, remarks that she has to be careful not to overdo it, as she releases her mental powers on the infant, whose skin reverts to its regular shade, and she stops screaming. Synapse explains that she is buffing the child's immune system, but can only do this once, as it is putting a big strain on her tiny body. Synapse hands the baby back to her mother, who thanks her. Quicksilver speeds over announces that Beacon Hill seems to be the epi-center, and that it is spreading – fast. Rogue instructs Quicksilver to get the mother and her baby to a hospital. 'Done' Quicksilver replies as he speeds away.
'What about having Torch nuke this place from above?' Deadpool suggests, but Rogue tells him that is not a good idea, as there are still too many civilians around. 'Life is too late for this man' Doctor Voodoo calls out as he sits beside a man who has been dug into the soil by tree roots, as though he was the soil. Doctor Voodoo adds that they need to understand the mechanics of this attack. Nearby, the Torch gazes out over the chaos around him, and becomes lost in his thoughts:
In Human Torch's memory:
'Do you understand? Johnny! Pay attention!' Reed Richards calls out. 'Believe it or not, there may come a day when you need to know about science!' Reed exclaims as Johnny sits nearby, playing on his mobile phone. 'Pfft. You kidding?' Johnny retorts. He smiles and exclaims 'That's why we got you, Reed!'
Reality:
'Once again, you were right' Johnny whispers to himself, hanging his head, before declaring that he may not have a big brain, but he knows where to find some around here. 'Flame on!' Johnny shouts as he switches to his flame form and takes flight, carrying one of the civilians who have been affected by the strange goings-on, he tells his teammates that he is going for help and will be back soon, 'Where are you going?' Rogue shouts. Johnny reports back that he will ping Synapse ina a few minutes. 'Dammit, Johnny. One of us should have quite this group' Rogue mutters, 'Well, I -' Synapse begins, but she is interrupted by Quicksilver who speeds back in and tells the others that he is sorry to interrupt, but that he saw somebody they should all go meet. '“M-E-A-T” hopefully?' Deadpool asks, adding that his trigger muscles are atrophying. 'Follow me!' Quicksilver tells the others as he speeds off, calling back that he will leave them a trail. 'Pietro! Wait! STAY WITH THE TEAM!' Rogue shouts, but gets no response.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, several scientists have gathered outside the building and are looking through binoculars across the city. 'What do you think's happening across the river?' one of them asks. 'It looks like possibly a -' one of them begins, before the Torch drops down amongst them: 'Nerds assemble!' he calls out to them. 'It's the Human Torch!' one of them shouts. 'I have so many questions -' another begins, while the Torch tells him that he gets the same ones all the time, but the nerd continues: '- about Dr Richards' he asks, enquiring whether there will be any posthumous publications of his scientific endeavors. Johnny smiles, and tells the scientists that Reed is not around to help them anymore, but that he would want them to help him help this city. With the injured civilian in his arms, Johnny  tells the nerds that the Avengers are doing damage control, but that they are going to find out what is causing this reaction and stop it. He assures the nerds that if they help him out, he will tell them all the Reed stories he can think of. 'Is that guy dead?' one of the nerds asks. 'Yes. But I didn't do it' the Torch declares, adding that this poor fella is going to help them figure out what is happening.
Back across the river, Rogue, Deadpool, Doctor Voodoo and Synapse are set upon by a huge group of the strange dog creatures. Doctor Voodoo knocks one back with his staff, while Deadpool uses his sword to cut a swathe through them, and Rogue slams her fist into one of them. 'First Johnny flies away, and then Quicksilver runs off. Rogers asked me to quarterback this squad. Would they treat him like that?' she asks, wondering if it is because she is a woman. 'Let's not jump to any conclusions. Maybe it's because you're a mutant?' Deadpool suggests. Rogue kicks one of the dogs, but it bites down on her foot. 'Not helping, Deadpool!' Doctor Voodoo calls out as he slams a fist into one of the dog creatures. 'That's my mutant power – not helping' Deadpool replies. Synapse use her psychic abilities to contact Pietro and tells him to return to their last position, but gets no response.
At that moment, the Mayor is with some police officers, holding a press conference, she reports that they have state, local and federal teams mobilized and on the way. She adds that they have set up a cordon and that the situation is contained for the moment. 'It is anything but, Madame Mayor' a voice calls out, as the mysterious being called the Shredded Man moves towards the Mayor. 'Your entire species is out of balance. Abandon your cities. Humans that return to nature will have the best chance of survival!' the Shredded Man declares, two of the hound creatures at his side, and police officers walking alongside him, under his control. The officers attack other policemen, as the Shredded Man tells the Mayor that every ounce of the bloody red meat that falls out of factory farms requires hundreds of gallons of water to produce, but that this planet only has so much to give – so tonight, finally – humans are the cattle. He then grabs the Mayor by her face, and the top of a nearby building is suddenly blown open.
The Shredded Man looks up at the building and declares that this planet has never endured a more disruptive or disgusting civilization, and announces that he shall humble it. The entire building is then blown open as large mass of swirling tentacle-like vines writhe upwards, and the Shredded Man boasts that this is the first stalk from which a new world will grow. Droplets form on the vines, and within them, strange creatures can be seen. 'Come dawn, the seeds of rebirth will be carried on the winds' the Shredded Man announces. 'MURDERER!' someone suddenly shouts. This gets the Shredded Man's attention, and he turns around, only to be met with a fist in his face – Quicksilver's!
The Shredded Man is thrown back several feet, as Quicksilver asks him who he is with – Hydra, or someone new? But then he remarks that he promised himself that after he discovered Magneto was not his father he would stop concerning himself with the ideologies of murderous zealots, as all lunatics are simply here for him to take his aggression out on. 'I don't care what you stand for!' Quicksilver exclaims. The Shredded Man gets back to his feet and replies that is so true – none of them cared and now it is too late. He adds that in less than a century this city will be underwater, and not long after, human civilization will be extinct by its own hand. 'I offer a mercy killing' the Shredded Man remarks. 'Listen here, loon. I'm -' Quicksilver begins, before the controlled police officers come up behind him and the two narrow vines are lowered towards him by the huge mass of vines that rise above them. The vines lash out at Quicksilver, who tells the Shredded Man that he is only conscious because he is giving him one last chance to stop this madness.
Quicksilver continues, suggesting to the Shredded Man that he cooperate, as it will go a long way towards leniency in his sentencing. But suddenly, Quicksilver is thrown by the vines towards the Shredded Man who tells the Avenger that he is thinking too small, and boasts that he has already won. He adds that there will be no one left to judge what he has done, anyway. Quicksilver feel strange, his eyes roll back and he asks the Shredded Man what has happened to him. 'Today, I am  remaking but one city...tomorrow my work will be global' the Shredded Man boasts as he touches a pod connected to the mass of vines and pushes Quicksilver towards the pod. 'You're a mutant?' he asks. 'No' the weak Quicksilver responds. 'No matter. I try not to feed my darlings junk food... but just one bit of gene trash can't hurt' the Shredded Man decides. As the pod begins to close in around him, Quicksilver goes eyes-wide with fear. 'The Avengers will stop you' Quicksilver gasps. The Shredded Man tells Quicksilver to hush, as that is just the hallucinogens talking. 'You're already dead' the Shredded Man calls out, but the pod has completely closed on Quicksilver, encasing him in darkness.
'Shouldn't the Avengers have nipped this in the bud. Like, maybe – 50 years ago?' a strange robotic voice calls out. Another voice addresses the robotic voice as Belle and tells her not to be too judgmental, suggesting that the Avengers were perhaps too busy beating up the X-Men. He then asks her to break down what they know. Belle reports that it is 2087 and they have arrived in Boston, the first city to be quarantined – and the first to be destroyed. Belle is revealed to be a small “bombshell” type tattoo on a large robotic arm as she adds that there is not a single artificial transmission in the air, so they will have to snoop the hard way. She then suggests to the person she is connected to that if he is going dumpster diving, perhaps he can reach in with his other arm this time. 'You know having a spectrometer means I can practically taste the rubbish' she adds.
As the mysterious figure makes his way through the overgrown forest, passking the skeletal remains of strange dog-like creatures, Belle asks him if he thinks that whatever caused this is related to the M-Pox. 'Perhaps' the mysterious figure replies, adding that it doesn’t feel right. He finds a mass of cables leading to a pod and tells Belle that this feels like a terrible mistake. He wonders why the Kree would transform the Earth but not claim it – why destroy all intelligent life and leave only a handful of Inhumans? Belle points out that the Inhumans seem as baffled as to what happened as they do. The mysterious figure moves the cables back, and a large pod falls to the ground, it splatters open and a dog-like creature appears, growling.
Belle remarks that the creature's scans are like all the rest – a plant-animal chimera with a single-lobed pod for a brain. The mysterious figure raises a large gun and asks Belle if she knows what disturbs him the most, before opening fire at the creature, which explodes, spraying green gunk everywhere. 'They don't seem to feel pain' the mystery man remarks. 'Yuck. You really know how to show a girl a good time' Belle mutters. 'Well, you did say you wanted a closer look at the insides of these things' the mystery man tells her, before Belle reports that there is elevated Terrigen in the air. The large mystery man tells her that he has the mask ready and suggests they hunker down back in the subway tunnel until it passes.
He makes his way into a deserted building, a flash of energy can be seen glowing from his left eye as he picks up a newspaper. 'Huh. Wade' he remarks as he looks at the newspaper, the headline of the Boston Globe reads “Avengers in Boston” and shows a photo of Deadpool, Rogue and Quicksilver. The mystery man decides that whatever happened, the Avengers must have been decimated to add Deadpool to the roster. He tells Belle that he knows it is hundreds of miles to the  south, but that they should check the Dead Drop, as maybe Wade managed to pass a message before he died. He gets up and tosses the newspaper aside, and Belle notes that they have a year and a date. 'But don't forget we've got problems of our own, CABLE!' she exclaims as Cable steps outside. Nathan Dayspring Summers a.k.a. Cable tells Belle that Stryfe will have to wait as they are going back to 2016 to fix what went wrong with the Avengers! 'Oh, goodie!' Belle mutters, announcing that she will pack her sunscreen and start synthesizing some M-Pox shots as Cable is confronted by a horde of the dog-creatures.


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'How does that saying go? “The more things change, the more they stay the same”. Yeah, I'd say that's right, based on my recollections of events then... and comparing them to what's happening now... despite how muddy my memories are after so many years' Andre Gastrde a.k.a. Ghost Dancer thinks to himself as he remembers fighting alongside the original Whizzer, Jeff Mace who served as Captain America at one time, and the Emerald Warlock, while finding a similarity in some super beings today – Quicksilver, Captain Steve Rogers, Doctor Voodoo – and the Emerald Warlock, who is still active to this day.
It began with something they all thought they had seen the end of in 1947, two years after the war's end – a call to arms – and those being called to fight were magicians, like him, by one of their own.
flashback, 1947:Manhattan, in a bar with a Pacific Island theme, people go about their business drinking and socializing. A man with hair graying at the temples and wearing a long safari-style jacket stands next to a booth shrouded in darkness. He holds his martini up as he tells those sitting in the booth that he knows they have not seen much of him lately, and now here he is coming to them for help. He admits that it feels like forever since he was last here at The Bar With No Doors. 'By all accounts, you're seen at the Stork Club far more frequently' a woman with white hair points out. The man in the safari jacket calls her Agatha and tells her that Walter Winchell exaggerates in his column, and claims that he has only been there once or twice. 'Well, you're back... and I'm guessing you're more than Dakor the Detective Magician now. All spiffy in your uniform so y' are' another at the table remarks. 'US Army. It's been my life for a good while, actually' Dakor responds. 'Well, it doesn't take a mage or a seer to tell... that your new life requires our participation' Agatha remarks calmly.
Dakor offers to cut to the chase, and explains that he enlisted, but couldn't sit around – and as Major Alan Dakor, he used his talents fighting magical Nazi menaces for the last few years of the war. 'Sorry, dry throat' Dakor interrupts himself, taking a sip of his martini, before explaining that since V-J Day, he has been hunting down any Nazi magicians who have gone to ground, and he has been told to form a team for this latest venture, and they have already been assigned a name – the Department of the Uncanny – and he wants them all to join. 'Y'got me atten'chun' a man with a white pattern over his face and short dark hair wearing a reddish-orange suit called Andre Gastrade, also known as the Ghost Dancer, replies. Agatha Harkness looks sternly ahead at Dakor as she replies 'Join a department? A unit? What a ghastly notion'. The third person sitting at the table wears a green suit and smirks as he replies 'Aye, folk o’ the craft are a solitary bunch' – his name is Declan Dane, the Emerald Warlock.
Declan adds that he can barely stand to look upon himself, and that it is a good thing he has pretty girls like Agatha here to do the job for him. 'Oh, Declan, you old rogue' Agatha replies, to which Declan tells her to admit that she is madly in love with him. 'Silly, I could never love you as much as you love yourself. So why bother?' Agatha asks.
Ghost Dancer suggests that they are lost from the topic at hand, suggesting that since Dakor came seeking help, he should be given their attention. 'They must love you back on your island with that fun-loving personality 'n all. A right bon-vivant, so y' are' Declan snarls. But Dakor thanks Ghost Dancer and tells him that he is right, that there isn't a lot of time. He continues his story, revealing that Hilda von Hate, a she-witch of the SS is one of the most gifted witches he has ever had the misfortune to encounter. He explains that she got out of Germany early in 1945, he saw her vanish himself – he thought she found a dimensional fissure off Earth, and that he had lost her.
Dakor supposes that Earth has a lingering appeal, because a report from Ghost Dancer says that Hilda sequestered herself on the remote island of Tani. 'Mr Serious and Mr Helpful. The Ghost Dancer has many dances' Declan states, joking that any good conjurer has a few. Agatha glances at Declan and asks him if he ever stops talking and warns him that she has a good mind to slip a spell of enchanted silence into that gin rickey he is so keen to have. 'Aw, there I was thinking my Irish brogue and twinkling eyes were starting to get to you, Agatha' Declan replies. 'Oh, they are, just not in the way you'd like them to' Agatha responds, before telling Alan Dakor to continue. Dakor explains that von Hate has conquered the island and set herself up as a queen, and now the locals are enraptured in some sort of mystic state – not unlike zombieism. Ghost Dancer tells the others that zombies are a helluva thing, while Dakor states that they want Hilda, obviously, that she has to be brought to justice.
Dakor then reveals that the US government is very keen to obtain Hilda von Hate's mind-control ability, or at the very least, destroy it and prevent the Russians from getting it. 'Hence the race against time you mentioned, Dakor. I was wondering what the rush was all about' Agatha remarks. 'There. Evil Nazi. Bad witch. That's my pitch' Dakor tells the others. 'Oh, and the gratitude of the American government, blah, blah, the usual' he adds, before asking the others if they are in.
Three hours later, in a fighter plane over the Caribbean. 'I wasn't expecting costumes' Declan Dane remarks as he sits opposite Frank Joyce a.k.a. the Whizzer, who explains that the top brass wanted them as interference. He looks at the Ghost Dancer who sits next to him, and several soldiers look around at the super-powered beings aboard the plane. Captain America is among them, and he adds that in case there are non-magical defenses, the brass want them concentrating on what they are good at. Agatha Harkness looks up at Captain America and addresses him as Mr Mace – Jeff – and tells him that she knows they are in good hands, and that he is a credit to his predecessor. Captain America looks over to Agatha and asks her how she knows that is his name. 'That's not common knowledge' he adds. Declan Dane tells Captain America that now he is in the world of witches and warlocks – they deal in uncommon knowledge. Agatha tells Jeff not to worry, that his secret is safe.
'I'm sure it is, Ma'am' Captain America replies. “Ma'am”? Agatha replies. 'Heavens, I'm not an old lady yet, am I?' she asks. Captain America ignores that comment and tells his guests that as none of them are American, on behalf of his government, he thanks them all  for helping. Agatha reveals that this isn't her first time – she did her bit during the war, and Declan Dane declares that as far as he is concerned, evil is evil. He adds that he isn't proud of Ireland's neutrality during the war, but now he is putting his hex where his heart is. The Whizzer turns to Ghost Dancer and asks him what his powers are. Ghost Dancer explains that there isn't much difference between one mage and another, but that he uses talismans more than Agatha or the Irish, but apart from that, it's all the same. 'I can see a man's life from his birth to his last day. That's some heavy juju, man. I tell ya' Ghost Dancer adds. Whizzer asks Ghost Dancer if he can see his life, to which Ghost Dancer asks him if he is sure he wants to know. 'Yeah, I'm not afraid' the Whizzer replies, arms folded.
Ghost Dancer looks ahead, and states that Robert Frank is the Whizzer, that he has some years ahead of him, but the last few ain't going to be happy for him – but before that, he will have great love and happiness, which is more than some who life forever get to enjoy. 'So count that as a blessing' Ghost Dancer suggests. 'Err, I guess I will, thanks. Love, huh. Hope it's with the girl I have in mind' the Whizzer remarks, before asking Ghost Dancer if he knows his own death, too, and that that must be a weight on his shoulders. 'Non. That's the one thing I can't see' Ghost Dancer admits.  Suddenly, Dakor emerges from the cockpit and tells everyone that they are up, as the pilot has reported that they will be over the island soon. 'I hope you all know how to use a parachute' he adds. 'Parachute? Y'been hanging around with the norms a wee bit too long, Dakor' Declan replies, before laughing and announcing that the last one down there buys the whiskeys, as he teleports away in a puff of smoke.
Shortly, a battle is underway as Hilda von Hate unleashes magical energy while the Department of the Uncanny, thrown together though they are, fight against her with a cohesion that surprises even them. The Whizzer runs around the outside of the battle zone to keep everyone contained, while Captain America knocks back several locals that are under von Hate's control. Declan punches one of the locals while casting a spell, and Agatha, Ghost Dancer and Dakor all prepare their own spells, throwing out hexes and trying not to get their brains devoured – Hilda von Hate is a hell of a foe – and Hell is where their combined efforts send her... or so they think....
Present:On the veranda  of an old villa surrounded by a lush jungle, Declan Dane sits opposite Andre Gastrade and tells him that the damsels look delicious. 'Not the first time you've said that, I bet, you old rogue' Andre replies. Declan laughs and tells Andre that he has a point, but that he has never said it about the damsel fruit, though. Declan then tells the Ghost Dancer that he has changed. 'I've aged, Declan. Mainly I've aged' Andre replies. 'And you traded in being the “White Priest” of Obeah for being a fruit farmer?' Declan asks. Andre replies that it is small holdings, but that it gives him something to do – damsels, green figs and chunnub. A woman approaches them and holds up a bottle, asking Declan if he would like a drink, telling him that they have a fine local rum. Declan tells Mrs Gastrade that he is sure he would, but that he quit drinking a while back, before remarking that Andre has a few surprises up his sleeve, too. 'I thought after nine centuries, I should give it a rest' Andre responds. He adds that it was meeting Grace here and marrying her that began his decision to draw back from the magic.
'Especially after Jericho Drumm set up shop. He seems to do all that I was capable of and more. So, I thought... “let him”' Andre adds. Declan asks him if he doesn't have the patois anymore, but Andre tells him that it was an act, he thought his role as the Ghost Dancer needed the added theatre. He admits that he should have spent more time with his magic and less with play-acting, before deciding that he did his bit – all the Nazi spies and villainy he has defeated in the Caribbean and South America through the years, and now he just wants a quiet retirement with sunny days and ripe fruits. 'And a wife that loves you very much' Grace smiles at her husband. 'Yes, I was just going to say that, my love' Andre smiles back, before turning to Declan and supposing that he is now “un-retired” until this current bad business is done. Declan points out that it isn't current – it's from their shared past, which is why he is here. Declan then asks if Jericho Drumm, or Doctor Voodoo as he is also known, will be here soon. 'I'm not the seer I once was... but I'd say he already is' Andre responds.
A few moments later, Andre and Declan stand in a clearing as a high-tech aircraft descends onto the island. A hatch opens and Captain Steve Rogers emerges, followed by Pietro Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver and Doctor Voodoo. Steve Rogers greets Andre and Declan, and tells Declan that it has been a while. 'It has, Captain America. A good while at that' Declan remarks as he shakes Steve Rogers' hand. Steve Rogers explains that he isn't Captain America anymore, that another man bears the shield. 'Well, for some of us, you'll always be Captain America. There, I said it' Declan remarks. 'Agreed. Wholeheartedly' Quicksilver smiles, before telling Declan that he understands he is known as the Emerald Warlock. Declan confirms this, to which Quicksilver asks 'Because you're Irish, or because of your hair?' Declan tells him that it is could be both, or neither, as he has been known as the Emerald Warlock for centuries, so at this point, his guess is as good as any.
'Hey you, been too long. I missed your face' Jericho smiles at Andre as the two men put their hands on each other's arms. 'Feeling's mutual, Jer' Andre replies, adding that he is proud of Jericho being an Avenger. Andre then thanks Mr Rogers for getting here so quickly. Captain Rogers tells Andre to call him Steve and thanks him for contacting the Avengers. 'If this in any way solves this insanity abroad in the world... let's get to it' Steve suggests, asking what they need to know. Andre reports that in 1947, he and Declan were part of a team that attacked the island base of Hilda von Hate here in the Caribbean, sixty miles yonder, and that she had an army of “walkers” - living people with their minds controlled, so they were in a zombie-like state. Declan adds that it was a zombie army, a wee one, but even so. He reports that they killed the witch, but he supposes it didn't stick, at least not according to Andre. Andre tells the new arrivals that Hilda's “walker army” was cured when they killed her, they became human again – or so they thought.
'Seems that wasn't the way of it' Doctor Voodoo remarks, and Declan agrees, announcing that people have become “walkers” all over the world – infecting other people with a bite, or even a scratch. Andre reveals his theory – that the “zombies” they freed back then weren't cured at all – they merely had the infection recede, become dormant, while they happily lived their lives, went out into the world, had little ones and grandchildren, all of them carrying the same latent “virus”. He adds that he can sense that the root cure is back on the island – Hilda von Hate, her essence or spirit, has flared back to life. Declan agrees and tells the others that he can feel her out there. 'So she returned to life and her control over her “servants” did too. Makes sense. Maybe that was her plan all along. The long game' Quicksilver suggests. Steve Rogers points out that now it is endemic – it has taken the rest of the world's heroes, including the rest of his team, all they have to contain it, each in their own unique ways. He reminds the others that these people are innocent people who have been possessed, so they need to end this before too many of them get hurt or killed.
At that moment, around the world, the other members of Steve Rogers' Unity Squad are doing what they can to protect humanity from the infected “zombies”. In New York, the Human Torch surrounds a mob of the walkers with fire, preventing them from getting to nearby civilians. In Venice, Deadpool is in a gondola that has capsized as he smacks a zombie in the face with an oar, as other zombies struggle to get to him. Elsewhere, Rogue finds herself confronted by a large group of the walkers, and in Japan, Synapse is surrounded by several zombie business men, kicking three of them in the face at once as she protects herself from them.
Steve Rogers suggests that this is all pretty cut and dried – they get in the Quinjet and go pay Hilda a visit. Andre reveals that when they first attacked her, the island was sparsely populated, not so much nowadays, as the whole island was brought by the St Croix hotel empire, and it has been a resort since the 1970s. 'More people means more walkers – got it' Steve Rogers declares. The Quinjet approaches the island, which is packed with resort-goers. When the jet lands, Steve Rogers, Quicksilver, Doctor Voodoo, the Emerald Warlock and the Ghost Dancer emerge and leap into action. Captain Rogers instructs Quicksilver to subdue, transport and corral, so Quicksilver darts about the walkers, knocking them out, and as Steve punches a walker in the face, he asks Jericho, Andre and Dane if they have a spell that can contain the walkers. The Emerald Warlock readies a spell as he suggests that they would be better served fighting Hilda herself, explaining that if you fight someone magically, you're attuned to their energy, and more attuned means more chance of beating her.
The Emerald Warlock smiles as he adds that he and the Ghost Dancer are up for one more go-round with Hilda. 'What'cha say to that, old son?' he asks. 'I say, not so much of the “old” sure, let's send her back to Hell again' Ghost Dancer replies as he fires a surge of magical energy towards the walkers, while Doctor Voodoo announces that he has a spell that will keep the walker zombies cozy, and a moment later, dozens of them are contained in a magical field. Steve Rogers tells everyone that he will run interference for the Ghost Dancer and the Emerald Warlock as he kicks a walker backwards. 'Gentlemen...she's all yours!' Rogers tells Andre and Declan. The two sorcerers turn to the hotel and Andre remarks that he can feel her in the hotel's grand ballroom. 'Yeah, I'd say that's right. She was a show-off even then' Declan remarks.
Shortly, the Emerald Warlock and the Ghost Dancer enter the grand ballroom which is shrouded in darkness. 'Com 'on out, Hilda, me old darlin'! Declan  calls out. Back outside, Quicksilver continues to speed past the walkers and throws them towards Doctor Voodoo, who then captures them in his magical containment, while telling Quicksilver to keep them coming. In the ballroom, energies glow around the Emerald Warlock's hands as he tells Hilda that it isn't like her to be shy. 'Show yourself, Hilda von Hate!' the Ghost Dancer shouts. Suddenly, a brilliant light glows before the two, and a voice calls out 'Hilda is dead still and forever more! She burns! I am something more! Something far, far finer!' the voice boasts. Ghost Dancer asks 'Who are you, then? What are you?' The voice reveals that they are known by many names – the Greeks of yore called them Erida, and the Armenians call them Sonnilion, while in old Babylonia, they were called Veltis. 'Aye, I know the feeling. Been called a few names myself' the Emerald Warlock remarks, while the voice declares that above all else, they are one thing – 'I AM HATRED!' a horrid figure with a wolf-like face, large wings and blasting energy towards the magicians booms, as the energy strikes the magicians.
Outside, 'That's it, team – Voodoo... Pietro... keep it up! Containment!' Captain Rogers calls out as he kicks a walker back, while Quicksilver races two more towards Doctor Voodoo.
The creature, Erida, looms over the Emerald Warlock and the Ghost Dancer, its many eyes glowing, and fanged teeth bared, as she utters that Hilda was vain and foolish, harnessed her power, a small amount, to serve her limited needs – but in death, Hilda left a portal here on Earth, and that connection was a doorway, it just took time to open it. 'And now you're through, you're here to stay, eh?' the Emerald Warlock asks. Erida boasts that Hilda's pawns are hers now, and their children are infecting the world.
Outside again, Quicksilver asks Jericho how he is holding up. Jericho admits that he is tiring, and declares that the Emerald Warlock and Ghost Dancer must do something soon.
At that moment, the Emerald Warlock suggests to Ghost Dancer that they use a two-pronged incantation, and Ghost Dancer agrees. The Emerald Warlock asks his companion if he is ready with his hex, and adds that he hopes he is – because the spirit they are up against isn't going to wait. The Ghost Dancer releases the Spell of Sobu Kessou, which he explains will dampen the spirit for a moment, and tells Declan Dane that the rest is up to him. The creature recoils as Ghost Dancer's spell strikes it, and the Emerald Warlock leaps towards the creature energy glowing around his hands, he shouts 'Hey, demon! Quite the list o' names ye had a moment ago... but y' ain't the only one – I go by another name, too... I'm the EMERALD WARLOCK!' Declan shouts as energy surges around him and his appearance changes, markings appear on his face and his suit switches to an elaborate costume as green energy bursts from his fists, the creature is destroyed.
'I think...' Steve Rogers begins as the walker he was defending himself against reverts to normal. '... the danger is past' Doctor Voodoo remarks to Quicksilver, who comes to a halt. 'You did it' Captain Rogers tells Ghost Dancer and the Emerald Warlock as they return to the outdoors. 'Aye, we did' Declan smiles. Quicksilver asks if the menace is gone, and Declan explains that it wasn't Hilda after all, but some kind of hate demon or goddess, but no one need worry, as he sent it back to Hell, and the Ghost Dancer and he absorbed the energy between the two of them, all of it that was out in the world. 'Wait, you absorbed its enegy? How is that a good thing?' Captain Rogers asks. The Ghost Dancer reports that Dane's powers and abilities are unlike his, magically, and Doctor Voodoo explains that they are from such different cultures, and because of that, the “frequencies” of their magic are different, too, and with the hate energy split in that way, it is rendered inert – it can never be of use to anyone. 'So that's it?' Quicksilver asks. Ghost Dancer confirms it is, and suggests that they go back to their hectic lives, and he to his peaceful one.
The Avengers depart soon after, with Ghost Dancer glad to see them go, as even back in the day, he was uneasy around costumes and powers – magic, he understood, their kind of “magic” not so much, although he supposes the Avengers would say the same about him. With just Andre and Declan left at the resort, they soon depart back to Andre's villa.
As the sun sets, Andre and Declan sit opposite each other on the veranda once again, as Andre asks Declan if he will stay for dinner, claiming he hasn't lived until he has tried Grace's goat chops. 'I'd love to... but I've too much t'do. You know what they say, no rest for an immortal warlock' Declan replies. Andre tells Declan that this has been nice, seeing him again – the last surviving members of the Department of the Uncanny. 'Oh, you're reminding me of Agatha. Such a beauty 'n all she was' Declan responds, to which Andre remarks that he has always wondered whether Declan and Agatha ever got together. 'No, but not for want of trying, on my part' Declan responds. Andre smiles and tells Declan that this is farewell for the two of them, what with being on different sides of the world, so the two halves of this magical hate essence can't be reunited. 'Oh, you think they'll never be as one again?' Declan asks. 'Well, yes... I mean, that's the plan, right?' Andre smiles again.
Declan responds by telling Andre that is not the plan – it was never his plan. Andre tries to reason with Declan Dane the Emerald Warlock – hoping that the essence had corrupted him in some temporary way he could overcome. But as they joined in magical combat, they melded consciousness for an instant – just long enough that he could see – utterly and absolutely – Declan Dane had been evil this whole time. Then, now, forever. Flames engulf Andre's villa, while Declan, who has transformed into his other costume, with markings on his face, walks through the flames. His smiles were smoke and mirrors, his charm more hocus-pocus, while Andre Gastrade burns to death in his chair on the veranda, he will dance the waltz of ghosts with his one true love, who lies nearby, flames circling her.
In death, the Ghost Dancer remains curious about one thing... what goal, what aim would drive Dane to want such power? And who on Earth – in the stars of the universe – could he possibly hate so much... that he would task them with so fearful a weapon?
Half a world away, in New York, the Emerald Warlock stands atop a roof and looks down to a street below, where walks Wanda Maximoff... the Scarlet Witch!


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Boston:
'Then I punched the raggedy old man half to death. He's quite arrogant, nasty bit of business, Voodoo' Pietro Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver tells his teammate Jericho Drumm a.k.a. Doctor Voodoo. Doctor Voodoo looks up at a large mass of vines, with little pods growing off them and and asks him not to tell him what happened here, but show him where it happened. Pietro points and announces 'This is the spot. Right where I clobbered the Shredded Man' Quicksilver announces, before asking what the big deal is.
Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool is standing and instructs him to cut the trunk open. Doctor Voodoo tells Quicksilver to brace himself – because things are not want they seem. 'I know this will be distressing for you to hear – but you're dead' Doctor Voodoo remarks, as goblin-like creatures grab Quicksilver and pull him away. 'Jericho, wha – help!' Quicksilver calls out. 'Demons! Stay thy foul hands!' Doctor Voodoo orders as he grabs Quicksilver's hand, and tells him not to speak or turn around.
'You may claim his spirit one day, devils... but not today!' Doctor Voodoo declares, as he manages to pull Quicksilver free from the goblins. 'Hurry. And do not look back' Voodoo adds as he and Quicksilver pass through the tear in reality, and a voice calls out 'Hmm. I hate cheating. That's one you owe me, Jericho. Be seeing you soon'.
At the same time, in reality, Deadpool is now giving mouth to mouth to Quicksilver, 'LIVE, DAMN YOU!' Deadpool shouts, when suddenly, Quicksilver coughs and sits up, covered in green gunk, near a pod which Deadpool had sliced open. Deadpool pulls down his mask back over his face, and contats Synapse, reporting that he got to Quicksilver and that he is alive. 'Voodoo thanks me for the moral support' Deadpool jokes. Quicksilver looks at Jericho, concerned, and asks 'Whose voice did I hear?' while Deadpool mutters 'You're welcome, by the way!' Doctor Voodoo tells Quicksilver that was a voice that few souls, living or dead, have heard, and that it has many names, but he cannot sayt it here for fear of conjuring it – and right now, the Avengers are in trouble.
Nearby, civilians have gathered as strange trees grow up throughout the city. Police officers have blocked off an area, preventing the civilians from passing them. 'Out of my way!' someone calls out. 'Stop pushing!' another exclaims. 'Let us out of here!' a man tells the police officers. 'Get away from me!' another person complains. 'Its contagious – oh my God -' one of them utters. One of the police officers instructs the civilians to stay back, explaining that this part of the city is quarantined. 'I ain't asking. Make way!' a man shouts, before pulling out as gun and declaring that her is not staying here to die – before he can cause any further trouble though, a small bag is thrown at his face – hard enough to cause him to start bleeding and fall to the ground. 'I remember the first time I used a bean bag to knock someone out' Deadpool remarks as he stands over the man. 'It was the third day of kindergarten and -' Deadpool begins, before Rogue appears over him and tells him that it is not story time. 'Copy that' Deadpool acknowledges.
Rogue then addresses the civilians, asking them all to listen, they look up at her as she tells them that the Avengers know they are scared. 'But we've faced worse, and we'll survive this'. Rogue reports thar they are chasing down a suspect, but that until they are sure they can't contminate others, the city of Boston is under quarantine. Suddenly, 'Go home, mutie!' someone calls out as they throw something at Rogue. 'Where are the real Avengers?' someone asks. 'Where's Iron Man?' another asks. 'Who threw that!?' Deadpool shouts, turning his attention to the crowd. Rogue tells Deadpool that she is okay, and isn't hurt – except her pride. Emily Guerrero a.k.a. Synapse looks up at Rogue, when suddenly, a large crowd begins to run: 'Here they come! Run for their lives!' someone shouts.
The civilians run past the Avengers. 'Oh God!' one of them shouts. 'We're all gonna die!' another screams, while Rogue instructs Deadpool not to use live fire. 'Someday you're gonna have to trust me to make these shots' Deadpool replies, as a large pack of the strange dog-like creatures can be seen chasing after the crowd. The Avengers move in to block the dogs, 'Don't let any of them get past us!' Rogue tells her team, when suddenly, a blinding glare distracts them. 'What now?' Doctor Voodoo mutters, looking up.
'You're still alive! Then I'm still in time! Everyone cover your ears -' calls out Nathan Summers a.k.a. Cable as he makes his explosive entrance. 'CABLE?' Deadpool shouts. '- it's gonna be loud!' Cable warns the others, as he opens fire on the dogs, blasting them all with a powerful, high-intensity and very loud weapon, eradicating the dog creatures.
Cable looks over to the Avengers: 'Rogue. Deadpool. Voodoo. Good. I can work with this'. 'You're that time-traveling X-Man' Synapse remarks. Cable looks at her and remarks that he doesn't know her, before asking her what she does. Synapse introduces herself and informs him that she can communicate telepathically and hack into brains. 'Okay, well... we're not all winners' Cable tells her.
Deadpool goes over to Cable and tells his companion that it is good to see him, but that he is a little busy right now. 'Yeah, busy putting this op in the toilet' Cable points out. 'What's that supposed to mean?' Deadpool asks.
Cable reveals that he just left the year 2087 and that the entire planet looks like this hellhole. 'I've come back from the future because you failed' he adds. 'On your six' Cable calls out as he fires his weapon behind the Avengers, derstroying another creature. Cable declares that he will be taking point until this is over, and then he will be on his way. 'Excuse me? I'm not letting this Avengers mission become a Cable and Deadpool shoot 'em up!' Rogue replies. She then asks how they know a suspected terrorist arriving from the future and commandeering the situation isn't what causes them to fail. Cable tells his former teammate that they obviously don't have time for niceties, and points out that if this team falls, then so does the rest of the world. Rogue moves towards Cable, so Quicksilver, who has arrived on scene, speeds between them and asks if he is really going to be the cool-headed one right now. 'No, of course not' Rogue replies, before asking Cable to tell them what they know, and asks if this attack spreads beyond Boston.
'Are you saying it's only here? We might be in better shape than I thought' Cable remarks, before Rogue asks him if nobody is alive in that future. 'Does a small number of Inhumans count?' Cable asks. 'Not really, no' Rogue replies, before telling Cable that she knows he has a plan, and that she wants to hear it. 'Then you  agree that I'm in charge?' Cable asks. Rogue tells him that she didn't say that, and adds that they have already had enough testosterone-fueled mistakes tonight. 'Hey!' Deadpool calls out, announcing that if Cable is here from the future, then everything is worse than they thought. Deadpool pulls back his mask and reveals his disfigured face, telling Nathan that this isn't a bunch of inexperienced and scared mutants that he can boss around. 'These are the Avengers. So please, put your cards on the table' Deadpool asks.
Cable raises a very large weapon and fires it at a bat that swoops down towards them, he points out that these things don't behave like normal animals, and in fact they have cellular structures closer to plants. He tells the Avengers that they are looking at a new species of flora that shouldn't exist and will have scientists arguing for years. Suddenly, a robotic female voice belonging to the tattoo on Cable's large robotic arm reports that they found evidence that these winged creatures transported the contagion around the world. 'Did you bring a Tamagotchi for everyone?' Deadpool asks, looking at the tattoo. Cable introduces her as Belle and explains that  she is a bleeding-edge artificial intelligence from the 2080s. Cable pulls a small vial from a pouch and reports that in the future he had gtime to develop an enzyme inhibitor. Cable explains that anyone exposed to the toxin will need it, but they need to synthesize more of it – fast. 'That's my cue. I'll get this to the Torch and his nerds at MIT' Quicksilver remarks as he takes the vial.
Doctor Voodoo turns to Synapse and asks her if she is all right. Synapse is concentrating, and tells Doctor Voodoo that she is using a bird as a drone, and reveals that someone is coing this way. They turn to see a figure lumbering towards them. 'Why fight, Avengers? This city will be underwater in a few years anyway. I'm just giving itb a tiny push into the ocean' he calls out. 'Get clear!' Cable shouts as he fires his weapon, which blats into the withered man that approaches them – but his body begins to repair itself. 'I think you will find... that I am not a problem you can shoot your way through' the Shredded man declares. 'I swear, I won't let you take another life!' Rogue calls out as she flies over to her foe and smacks him in the face. The Shredded Man then grabs her hand and asks her 'Why do you save them? The masses are killing themselves slowly', before he tosses Rogue backwards.
The Shredded Man claims that the end he offers is humane – quick – humanity need not to starve to death. Doctor Voodoo notices a police man at the Shredded Man's side and asks him what he has done to that officer, as he is dead on his feet. The Shredded Man pushes the police officer forward. He has green skin, and the Shredded Man explains that he found a way to make people useful to the planet, and adds that the avacuees can spread his cure. 'I'm in a rush to save the world...so I'm going to cut ahead to the part where you die!' the Shredded Man exclaims as trhe police officer suddenly explodes. Belle reports that she is detecting sky-high levels of neurotoxins and psychoactive spores. 'Cover your mouths!' Cable tells the others as he places a mask over his own mouth.
As Rogue, Deadpool and Doctor Voodoo collapse, a wave of green rushing over them, the Shredded Man remarks that he thought the Avengers would put up more of a fight. Belle informs Cable that if he doesn't pursue the Shredded Man, then Rogue is the priority, as she is now in anaphylactic shock. Belle scans Rogue and reports that her immune system wsa already comproromised by T-Mist exposure. 'I'm not watching another mutant die' Cable declares as he goes over to Rogue. He instructs Belle to hurry up with more antitoxin, and gives her authority to take power from his life support if she has to.
Suddenly, Synapse approaches Cable and tells him that she can help them. 'How are you still -?' Cable begins, before muttering 'Huhn. You're one of them'. 'Yes Inhuman' Synapse confirms. 'The luck of the chosen people, I suppose this maniac doesn't affect your kind' Cable remarks to Synapse as he injects Rogue with the antitoxin. Cable instructs Synapse to pursue the Shredded Man, but not to engage him. He adds that he will track her once the others are up. Synapse runs off through the green cloud that surrounds the area. 'Who does this guy think he is, barking orders?' she wonders, while realizing that she listens to the old man anyway. She continues running, and tells herself that Cable represents everything she has feared since Captain Rogers dragged her onto the team – Cable's arrival means they failed. It means she failed – and that makes her very angry.
Synapse hears a voice inside her mind, telling her to keep on running – and then this planet will become a paradise. The Shredded Man appears in a clearing and Synapse slams into him, asking him why he is doing this. The Shredded Man tells Synapse that he has no qualms with mutants, but that the Terrigen Mists instruct them otherwise. 'Mutants are to be smited. They'rre incompatible with life in our new world. The humans are the real problem'. Synapse then slams her fist into the Shredded Man and asks him who he is to decide. The Shredded Man asks Synapse if she hasn't been listening, and states that he is not deciding anything – the mists are doing the work for them, he is just helping tend the garden. 'Who are you?' Synapse shouts. 'Someone with the fortitude to do what must be done' the Shredded Man replies, as he holds Synapse back.
Synapse wonders why she can't sense his brain's electrical activity, to which the Shredded Man reveals that he underwent a dramatic transformation after Terrigenesis. Synapse suddenly falls back, her eyes are wide as she looks up at the Shredded Man and utters 'No. It can't be. This can't be...' as the Shredded Man remarks 'Don't you recognize me, Emily? Dont you recognize your own grandfather?!'