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Titannus War part three
Having recovered from being knocked out by Titannus, the Hulk has now transformed back into Bruce Banner, and he steps in to rescue a family from being killed by one of Titannus’ blasts. Seeing the Japanese military arrive, he knows they will help control the crowd, but somehow, despite his racing heart, Banner remains. He can’t believe that he actually wants his alter ego to take over for once.
A soldier tells him he is in immediate danger, but Banner manages to persuade him that they should follow him. He asks them to get the innocents away from there, and the soldier complies. Banner sees a child with her guardian standing in the rubble. As he tells them it’s not safe for them to be there, Titannus blasts the area, killing them instantly. This somehow acts as a catalyst for the Hulk to finally take over from Banner, and he’s mad. He charges Titannus in his fury, and has him on the ropes as the others look on.
Nova takes to the air to help the Hulk out, but Dr. Strange calls him back. He has other ideas. He takes Nova to the mountains to search for Titannus’ craft, and asks the assembled heroes to keep Titannus occupied so he doesn’t notice he’s fighting two fewer heroes. He figures their speed will allow them to find the craft quickly.
As Spider-Man, She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel discuss a plan of action, Wolverine jumps the gun and decides to attack anyway. He snikts his claws and heads towards he melee, only to find the Hulk flying in the opposite direction after Titannus finally gets the better of him. Wolverine faces the monster regardless, but finds himself crushed into the ground and electrocuted as a result. He tries to get back up, but falls unconscious.
Titannus prepares to deliver a killing blow, but fortunately, Spider-Man webs up his feet and She-Hulk smashes him in the face, causing him to topple over. She then follows up with another punch to the face, but finds Titannus is made of sterner stuff. He grabs her arm, twisting it until it breaks.
Titannus asks confidently who is left to face him. Spider-Man steps up to face the challenge. He tells Titannus he may not be much to look at, but he’s quick and can shoot lasers out of his eyes. He knows his bluff won’t work, but what the heck. Titannus laughs at Spidey. He’s been watching them for months and he knows Spidey has no such power. He asks Spidey to give him his best shot, so he fires some webbing into the Skrulls' eyes, just to slow him down for a few seconds.
Titannus says that Spidey knows his power, yet he still wishes to instigate him? He truly is the fool he has witnessed him to be. Spidey replies that flattery will give him a free shot. He won’t even move. Titannus is impressed with his bravery but, as he swings, Spidey leaps backwards and Titannus finds a large rock coming towards him, courtesy of Spidey webbing it to his hand when he wasn’t looking. He’d webbed them both up, as he didn’t know which hand he’d swing with. Titannus isn’t injured by the rock, and he returns it to Spidey with force. Ms. Marvel moves in to aid Spider-Man, but she is hit with the other rock, putting her out of action too.
Titannus returns his attentions to She-Hulk. She complains that he broke her arm, but Titannus simply prepares to finish the job. However, before he can do so, he is warned by Dr. Strange not to take one more step. The big guy turns to see Strange and Nova descending towards him, carrying Princess Amissa. He orders them to return her to her stasis pod, lest she die. Strange replies that he’s examined her and he detects no such illness. In fact, she tells a far different tale from the one he told.
Titannus tries to act nonchalant, and he asks Amissa what Strange is talking about. Amissa tells him he has gone mad. He calls his abduction of her an act of love. Has he lost his mind? It’s clear to her that Titannus has no concept of reality. A tear wells up in Titannus’ eye. “No,” he whispers as his world begins to fall apart. Amissa tells him that he says he escaped her father, and that he poisoned her, but he was a good man; twice the man Titannus is. She never loved him.
Titannus drops to his knees, as the words hit him like daggers. He asks why she is saying this. If she is not sick then they can finally be together. Why would she deny herself that? he asks. All he’s ever wanted is for them to be together. “You are insane,” she replies, “I never loved you!!” Titannus can’t handle this news, and without Amissa’s love, he sees no reason to live. He presses his powerful hands against the side of his head and crushes his own skull.
A recovering Spider-Man sees his body on the floor and asks who did that to him. Nova is shocked, and informs him that Titannus did it to himself. Amissa takes consolation in Dr. Strange’s arms, as he asks her to calm herself. It’s all over.
Carol Danvers, Wolverine and She-Hulk are relieved it’s all over, but Jennifer wants a doctor to look at her arm. Dr. Bruce Banner then appears, apologizing for not getting there sooner. Very funny, replies Jennifer. Strange announces that there is nothing more his assembled heroes can do. He will remain to assist with the reconstruction and search for survivors. He will transport the rest of them to a proper medical facility. He also arranges for Amissa’s return to her home planet. As Nova chats with Spidey, Peter Parker repeats the name Titannus to himself, and wonders where he’s heard the name before.
(later)
Aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D helicarrier, Nick Fury tells Amissa that her ride should be there any minute. He only wishes her stay on Earth could have been more pleasant. Amissa tells him she doesn’t blame him or his company. The news of Titannus’ death will bring joy to her people. Suddenly, Quasar appears and informs Amissa that he will take her back to the Trellion homeworld. He holds her around the waist and they head off into space.
Nick Fury wanders through the helicarrier with Wolverine and Spider-Man. He congratulates them on doing a good job with what was deemed a major threat. He doesn’t mind allowing them one favor for that. He opens a sealed door and allows them inside. Peter asks the guy inside for some answers. Before he came to this universe, when they fought him, he said something about a “Titannus War.” Spidey asks what exactly that was. The Tony Stark from an alternate dimension realizes Titannus has probably shown his face, in which case he’ll answer any questions he is asked. He has nothing to hide.
In space, as Quasar and Amissa pass through a small asteroid belt, she suddenly punches him in the face and flies away under her own steam, leaving Quasar to wonder what on Earth that was all about.
Back on Earth, Stark has informed them that he is from a universe where the Avengers never disbanded. As a result, everything went to crap. Stark determines that the Avengers disbanding is probably the divergent event. He tells them that the Vision had detected Titannus’ ship in the mountains of Japan and they went to investigate. After the obligatory misunderstanding, they came to their senses and listened to his story. He thinks it was Cap who was moved the most. A sick lover, a tyrannical father… he had done nothing wrong on this world. They had no reason to think Titannus was lying.
He continues to explain that he hadn’t, really. As soon as they arrived in the Trellion system, Titannus turned on them. He was vicious, killing Janet instantly. They thought he killed Hank too. Then, Amissa emerged from her stasis pod and revealed that her father had brainwashed Titannus and used him to lure the Avengers there. The legends of Earth’s super heroes stretch to the farthest reaches of space. Spidey can’t believe she was right there and they let her go. Wolverine hopes Quasar will be okay.
Stark continues his story. He believes that if they sent him to the Trellions alone, then he’s as good as dead. It took the reserve Avengers years to find and rescue them. It took another five years to beat the Trellions bad enough that they would stop coming after them. He asks if it’s started here yet. “Are they gone? Who has Titannus killed?” Wolverine replies that he’s killed nobody. Things went differently here. There was no trip into space, and Titannus was defeated before they even left for the planet.
Stark is surprised. Titannus is indestructible. He was the Trellions’ greatest weapon. They had programmed so much affection into him for Princess Amissa that he would do anything she asked. Spidey figures that was the problem. When Amissa awoke to find herself still on Earth and the mission was a failure, she broke Titannus’ heart, forcing him to kill himself. Stark doesn’t understand how he could have even done that from what he’s seen in battle. Can things be so different in this dimension?
(meanwhile)
A young scientist joins his colleague who has the dead body of Titannus strapped to a large machine. He explains that Dr. Strange has almost completely reconstructed an entire block of the city. At this rate, it will take less than a month to rebuild with his and the Americans’ help. His colleague is pleased. It means they can leave the bunker they’re in and return to their lab sooner than expected.
Any progress with the subject? asks the younger man. Strangely, there is. His colleague noticed, while taking some samples, that there were some signs of cellular regeneration. It appears that this head is growing back…


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As Spider-Man has one of his perennial battles with Doc Ock in a New York City back alley, a strange green glow appears nearby, unseen by both men. Spidey webs up Otto’s face, only to find himself covered by masonry, courtesy of Doc Ock’s powerful metallic arms after Spidey webs up his face. He manages to grab Spidey by the neck using one his appendages, and pulls the webbing from his glasses. He threatens to kill Spidey but, before he does so, Spidey asks what that is behind him. Doc Ock is disappointed. He’s taken a few hits, but he feels Spidey’s remark is beneath him.
Suddenly, from the green glow comes a guy in a costume, exiting some kind of portal at high speed. He crashes straight into Doc Ock, who is forced to release his grip on Spidey’s neck, as he is carried through a car and a wall behind him. “Perfect timing,” comments Spidey, as he heads off to see what on Earth that was. He wonders if it was Nova, or the Sentry maybe. Maybe it was Thor. He hasn’t seen him for an age. As he ponders this, he hears sirens approaching.
He soon swings to where the stranger and Doc Ock have landed. The guy is dressed in a black costume with a blue and yellow torso, a yellow facemask with blue eye protectors covering his eyes. Otto is rubbing his head, and the stranger asks if he’s okay. He explains that he’s not from this dimension and was fighting this guy, and… it’s a long story. Spidey asks him if he’s Nova with a different costume. He likes the blue, but his open facemask is soooo Gambit. Even Cyclops doesn’t do that anymore.
The stranger asks Spidey if he knows this guy. He really didn’t mean to attack him. He has these crazy spider-arms, so he’s hoping he’s got super powers. Spidey now knows he’s not Nova, and replies that the Doc was trying to kill him. Still, he’s alive, and that’s just about enough for Spidey. The stranger smiles, and thinks it’s cool that he has powers. He was worried there for a minute. He asks if the Doc is dangerous. Before Spidey can answer, Doc Ock extends his tentacles outwards, narrowly avoiding Spidey, but catching the newbie right in the chest. He asks Spidey who this fool is, but Spidey replies that he doesn’t recognize him.
Doc Ock follows the stranger through a wall he pushed him through. Spidey calls into the darkness and tries to get a reply from someone. As he speaks, Doc Ock comes crashing through the wall, only higher up; his tentacles trailing behind him. The stranger calmly exits the building, adjusting his yellow gloves, and proudly informs Spidey that the guy won’t be trying to kill anyone for at least a couple of days.
He emerges to discover that they’re surrounded by cops who order them to freeze and put their hands where they can see them. Spidey sighs and asks the stranger if he wants to get out of there before they get shot at. He’d love to, and he armpits Spidey, rocketing into the sky and away from the fight scene.
As soon as they land on a random rooftop, Spidey asks what he thinks he was doing back there anyway. He can’t hit Doctor Octopus that hard. He might have killed him. He even might have. And even if he didn’t, that means he’s on the loose and he didn’t manage to slap a spider-tracer on him. The stranger apologizes, and reckons one of his squid arms took the brunt of his blow, anyway.
Spidey corrects him, but then notices that the guy appears to be crying. His new friend admits he is. He’s thinking about his mother. Spider-Man looks around and wonders if she’s okay, asking where she is. He replies, whilst wiping his eyes, that he’s from another dimension. He’s been fighting a guy called Angstrom Levy, who has the power to access other dimensions. He kinda threw him into this one. And your mom? asks Spidey. He replies that he doesn’t know how Spidey received his powers, but he was born with his. His dad was a superhero and he inherited them from him.
He grew up being told that his father was this great superhero and that, one day, when he was older, he’d get powers just like him. Spidey reckons it sounds like a sweet deal so far. The stranger continues that a while ago, during his senior high-school year, he got his powers, and everything was cool for a while. His dad showed him some tricks and life was good. He was a super hero. And then? asks Spidey. Then, his dad killed a bunch of other superheroes and tells him that he’s there to take over the world. He wanted his help in doing so. Wow, exclaims Spidey. The stranger knows it’s terrible, and tells Spider-Man that they fought, and his father left the planet. Now, he’s left wondering if the father he knew ever really existed.
But, he continues, his mom… she lost her husband, and before his father left, he told him that she was nothing more than a pet. He never loved her. She had to hear that! It broke her heart and she still hasn’t recovered. Then, to top things, this Angstrom Levy guy threatened her. He used information gathered from other dimensions to find out who he really was, and where he lived. Levy attacked her when he was out of town. He didn’t hurt her, but he could have.
When he arrived home, Levy turned his focus on him. He reckons his mom is safe, but isn’t really sure. She’s been through so much. Angstrom is throwing him into different dimensions, trying to tire him out enough for him to be able to kill him. Now, he’s worried that, when Levy figures out that he can’t, he’ll go after his mom again. He adds that this is the second dimension he’s thrown him into. He’s just trying to wear him down, but he’ll come and get him when he’s ready. Until then, he’s stuck there.
Spidey is a great listener, and a good friend. He advises his companion to stick with him. He knows what it’s like to lose family, and have them threatened because of what you do. The guy asks Spidey if he’s suspicious. Spidey replies that he’d asked Doc Ock if he was okay after he tackled him. The bad guys don’t usually do that, and the good guys don’t lie… most of the time. He introduces himself as Spider-Man. The stranger says it’s good to meet him, but then asks if he doesn’t think that his name isn’t a little lame.
“You think?” asks Spidey, before asking him his. The guy tells him his name in Invincible. Spidey smiles (beneath his mask) and replies that he doesn’t think Invincible has a leg to stand on. What the heck kinda name is that?! As Spidey feigns being offended, Invincible says he didn’t mean to offend him, but it’s like saying if he has super powers, he’d call himself Super-Man. It’s just not very creative, he feels.
Spidey admits he doesn’t even think about it. Spider-Man feels fine to him; catchy even. Not as catchy as Invincible, smiles his new friend. Spidey holds his head. “You kids today…” Invincible then asks whether he could help out a little since he’s stuck in this dimension anyway. He’s really strong, so if there’s anything that he needs doing… superhero stuff-wise. Spidey reckons he could definitely use his help in tracking down Doctor Octopus. He could be anywhere at this point.
Invincible is eager to help. Spidey informs him that Doc Ock isn’t going to have an easy time hiding. It’s not exactly his style anyway. He figures they should head over to Avengers Tower and see if they spotted him. As they head off, Invincible is impressed as they approach the skyscraper, and he asks who the Avengers are and why they need a tower. Spider-Man explains that they’re the Earth’s premier super-team, and he should be impressed to meet them. Invincible says he’ll see what he can do.
Spidey flings the doors open and shouts, “Honey… I’m home!” Invincible is quite surprised to find out that Spider-Man is on this team. Spidey asks him what he means by that. “Nothing, nothing at all,” comes the reply. Aunt May approaches them and gives him a hug, embarrassing Spidey. Invincible asks him to relax. He’s from another dimension and won’t have time to tell anyone his secret. He whips off his mask and tells them his name is Mark Grayson. Spidey shakes his hand and offers his name; Peter Parker. Aunt May thinks Mark’s a nice boy. His costume isn’t creepy at all, and she asks why Peter’s needs to be. “To cast fear into the hearts of evil-doers, or wrestlers, I can’t remember,” comes his semi-sarcastic response.
As they chat, Mary Jane appears and asks Peter if they’re still on for tonight. It’s movie night, and she got some good ones on their Blockbuster online account. She checks out Invincible, and can see from his costume that she thinks he’s about to cancel. Peter apologizes, but explains that he’s in the middle of something. Mary Jane puts her arm around May’s waist and leads her away. She got a couple in for her just in case.
Invincible is impressed that Peter managed to snag himself such a super hot wife. He really hit the jackpot. Peter replies that that’s what she says. He then realizes that Invincible isn’t surprised like most people are. Mark replies by asking why he would be. Peter’s an athletic dude; he looks okay and has a sense of humor. What’s so unbelievable? It’s not like he’s some skinny little nerd with glasses. Peter laughs. He thinks that, right now, Invincible’s his favorite super hero. Invincible then asks Peter where the other Avengers are. He can’t have all this space to himself. Peter looks past him and tells him that they’re right behind him. Invincible turns. “Whoa. Nice shield.”
Mark decides to have a little fun. Looking at the assembled Avengers – Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Sentry, Spider-Woman and Luke Cage – he fancies trying to guess their names using Spider-Man’s as an indication of how they tend to name themselves. He chooses Robot Man, Claw Man, Flag Man, Fabio Man, Bat-Woman and, uh… Black Man. Cap doesn’t reply, but instead asks Spidey who their houseguest is, and why he was brought to the tower. Peter holds his cheek in his hand. “Maybe my name does suck,” he remarks.
Cap prompts Peter again, so he explains that he was fighting Doc Ock and was interrupted by Invincible. Now he’s gonna help him take Doc Ock down. They returned there to see if anyone had heard anything. Iron Man is picking up something on the police band in his helmet, something about a guy with metal arms tearing stuff up at the harbor. Cap asks Peter if he needs any help, but he pulls his mask on and replies that he can clean his own mess up. They should hang back and wait for the cosmic stuff.
As they depart, Iron Man tells Cap that he always says that, but when was the last time they did anything cosmic? He doesn’t even remember. Does the Kang stuff count, as they were in space a little for that? Cap thinks Spidey’s definition of cosmic is very loose. “Black Man?” remarks Luke as he departs.
Invincible carries Spider-Man to the harbor, where Doctor Octopus is throwing a boat around and warning innocent bystanders to run for their lives. Two cops are standing nearby, but know well enough to wait until some superhero muscle arrives. Right on cue, Spidey and Invincible appear, and Doc Ock turns to see them. His glasses are broken, and he’s in a real bad mood. He knew that, if he caused enough damage, he’d show up eventually, and is grateful that he brought his flying friend along so he can kill him too.
Invincible doesn’t waste any time, and he tackles Doc Ock around the waist, sending them both over the edge of the jetty and into the water. Spidey asks the cops if he can trust them not to shoot them while they fight the bad guy, and they readily agree. Spidey runs to find them but soon finds that won’t be a problem, as Doc Ock is once again punched hard enough to send him flying through the air. He lands on the jetty, but he isn’t finished yet. He thrusts a metallic arm out which connects with Invincible’s face, narrowly missing Spider-Man. Spidey webs up his face again, and Invincible decides he’s had enough of this. He attacks Doc Ock and, using a combination of chops, punches and kicks, he dismantles the metal arms with casual ease, leaving Doc lying on the ground, helpless.
Nice, says Spidey, wondering if he can’t stick around to take down a few more of his villains. He’s sure they could find Electro, Sandman or someone. Before Mark can reply, he notices the familiar green glow appearing nearby. It looks like Angstrom is ready for him. He shakes Spidey’s hand, and reckons that if he gets up enough speed, when he goes through the portal he might catch Angstrom off guard; maybe take him down before he even knows he’s through. As he sets off towards the portal, he asks Spidey to wish him luck.
Instead, Spidey gets a rush of blood to the head and fires a web at Invincible’s back, thinking that maybe he should go with him. As Invincible enters the portal, it quickly closes behind him, snapping the webbing and leaving Spidey behind. He knows instantly that the idea was stupid. He could have been stranded in another dimension with no way back. What was he thinking? He decides to head home to watch movies with his wife, and wishes Invincible good luck, wherever he is.


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League of Losers part 1
(New York City)
Avengers Tower, the imposing structure that watches over New York City’s skyline, is destroyed by a massive explosion that separates the top of the tower from the rest of the impressive structure. A man named Lord Chronok watches the scene of destruction from his hovering disc, and asks his assistant how things are progressing. He replies that there are confirmed kills all over the place. Daredevil is dead, along with the Black Panther and the Fantastic Four. Thor was apparently already dead when they arrived in this time, which he feels is kind of odd. He adds that they have a squad out at Xavier’s mansion, so the X-Men should be out of the picture very soon.
Lord Chronok asks if he means all of them. They were never able to make a comprehensive list from their data. His assistant tells him that the information they compiled before the jump back indicated that the entire group was rarely at the mansion at the same time. So, coupled with the fact that they could never find a definitive roster that was accurate for more than four months, it will make the X-Men a difficult threat to neutralize.
He holds his hand to his earpiece, and informs his boss that he’s getting word that the Hulk has been destroyed. They were worried about him, though he doesn’t really know why. They had very detailed knowledge of where Banner was at this precise moment. He should have been an easy kill.
He asks Lord Chronok how successful their first strike against the Avengers has been. He replies that Wolverine was the only one strong enough to survive the explosion, and he hasn’t yet made his presence known. He’s assuming he wasn’t in the tower when it blew. He decides to investigate and see just who was there.
They descend on their hover discs and take a look through the smoking ruins. Chronok’s assistant remarks that the force of the blast probably obliterated most of them, and they’ll need a full forensics team to analyze the area for remains. Chronok knows this, but he wants to have his fun.
They spot a charred body lying against part of a wall. They figure this is probably what remains of the Sentry. His remains would likely be intact. Chronok looks around and sees what he’s looking for. He lifts Iron Man’s torso and helmet out of the debris and says he knew this would survive the blast. He then finds Captain America’s shield and wipes the dust off it. He holds it to his chest and poses. “How do I look?” he asks. He explains that he’s wanted to hold Captain America’s shield since he was six. He’s wanted to kill Captain America since he was eleven. “This is a good day,” he beams.
His assistant informs him that it might not be such a good day, as he’s receiving more information through his earpiece. He informs Lord Chronok that as their attacks gain attention, super heroes are arriving at the various scenes to engage their soldiers. Without the element of surprise, their men are being defeated at an alarming rate. Namor, the New Warriors, Ghost Rider, Ms. Marvel and Dr. Strange are all causing problems for them. Chronok replies that he knew this was going to happen. Their first strike would take out a large percentage of heroes, but now they need to send their soldiers after the ones these heroes love. They can then sit back and watch them surrender. The order is given.
Chronok says that they’ve got the Sentry, Captain America and Iron Man for sure, and based on the press conference they knew they were going to hold shortly, it’s a safe bet that Cage, Spider-Woman and Ronin were there too. Not Spider-Man, adds his assistant. Chronok asks him why he’s so sure.
(elsewhere in New York City)
Peter Parker is swinging through town in his civvies, carrying his wife in one arm. “Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap!” he repeats, as they are pursued by several of Chronok’s soldiers on flying discs. Explosions tear up the place, and Spidey is swinging for his life. He finds an alleyway and sets down. He orders Mary Jane to run as far away as she can. They’re not after her, and she’ll be safer if she runs. Mary Jane asks who they are. They attacked him out of costume. They know who he is! Peter tells her it doesn’t matter. He’ll hold them off, but she must get out of there. “Go!” he cries as he pulls on his mask. Moments later, he is in costume and swinging away from Mary Jane. He’s ready to fight back.
As soon as he leaves the alley, he is beset upon by three soldiers, and one of them blasts him with a powerful ray which sends him sprawling to the ground. With Spidey down, they wonder if they should go after the wife but decide that, as she hasn’t any powers, she’s not worth their time. One of them asks who’s next on the list. A soldier brings up a list on a hi-tech screen and replies that it’s Marc Spector, Moon Knight. He’s calling his address up now.
(Meanwhile)
Speedball, like Spider-Man, is making his way through New York City, pursued by soldiers who fire at him as he bounces. He’s witnessed Night Thrasher, Nova, Namorita and Microbe being killed, and he’s next on the hit list. What’s he going to do? He knows he shouldn’t have come back to New York. He rests on a fire escape and catches his breath. He then climbs in through an open window and cowers as the soldiers search the area for him. This is out of his league.
The soldiers don’t actually recognize Speedball, as the heroes’ costumes tend to change quite a lot. They assume they’ve got most of the New Warriors, and one asks if anyone has called in with a confirmed kill on the Punisher. He’s next on their list. “Not yet,” replies his colleague.
(Henry Pym’s lab)
Henry ‘Hank’ Pym is with Janet Van Dyne, better known as the winsome Wasp. He asks her if she’s got anything on what’s causing these explosions. Janet hasn’t found anything. She’s tried the Avengers’ dedicated line but nobody is answering. It doesn’t make any sense. Hank replies that they could assume that they’re out dealing with this, but that wouldn’t ease his mind one bit. Janet hopes he’s not suggesting anything, but he says that he is. He clicks a button that opens the hatch where their costumes are stored. He figures they need to go out and see what’s going on. Suddenly, a small red sphere crashes through their window and, an instant later, the entire lab is destroyed, causing a huge fireball.
(Harlem)
Luke Cage is getting the better of a couple of soldiers using his superior muscle power. He’s trying to get one of them to talk but, as he speaks, another two soldiers arrive on the scene. They fire lasers at him, but he informs them that he’s got unbreakable skin. One of them replies that they know that. They’ve read his file. They’re just trying to figure out how unbreakable.
He fires at Luke, but he manages to avoid the blast, asking them who they are and how they know his name. One soldier answers him by informing him that they’re from the future; his future. They know everything about him except for one thing. Is his skin unmeltable too? He is coated with a burning napalm-like liquid that begins to burn away his incredible steel-like skin. “Don’t have anything like that in this time period, do they?” gloats the assailant.
From nowhere, the young hero, Gravity, appears and kicks the soldiers into touch. Luke is in a real bad way, and he asks Gravity to help him take these guys out. He’s happy to oblige, and they make short work of the soldiers together. Unfortunately, when the dust settles, Gravity realizes that Luke hasn’t survived the experience.
(Los Angeles)
A group of people are watching events unfold on television sets outside a shop. Chronok is addressing the people of the world. He informs them that he has traveled back in time with an army of unimaginable size to enslave them all. As he speaks, the heroes they have grown so dependent upon are being slaughtered. The Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four… all dead. He adds that their leaders have forty-eight hours to turn control of their planet over to him, else he will wage a war that will result in unfathomable loss of civilian life. That is all. One of the bystanders is Chris Powell, and he realizes that he must warn Excelsior.
As he runs, he decides this is taking too long. He transforms himself into Darkhawk and takes to the air. He glides through Los Angeles, back to Excelsior’s headquarters. As he enters, he asks if they’ve been watching the news. Unfortunately, his teammates are a little occupied at the moment. Excel, their craft, is on fire. Turbo and Lightspeed are either dead or unconscious, and Ricochet is struggling against superior numbers of Chronok’s soldiers.
Darkhawk immediately uses his grappling hook to strangle one of the soldiers, and he asks Ricochet what’s going on. He replies that these guys knew where their hideout was, and just attacked. Darkhawk enquires about the others. “Are they all…” Ricochet replies that they are. As he throws a few disks, he is caught be a similar ray that took out Spider-Man, and Darkhawk screams his name as he sees his friend fall. “This can’t be happening!”
Darkhawk heads outside, as the squadron leader orders three of his men to follow him. One asks why they should bother. He’s not on their list. His boss explains that their orders are to kill any super hero that engages them. He knows that. He wants help finding this Rick Jones guy.
One of the soldiers wonders why they’re after him, anyway. Isn’t he just a normal guy? His colleague informs him that he has powers on and off. The database on him isn’t complete and they don’t know his exact status at the moment. So, they’re taking him down just in case. The boss doesn’t want to take any chances. His friend replies that, if that were the case, their boss would have waited and compiled a more complete database. Half these kids weren’t even on the list; just like the Asian woman who turned out to be a robot, which their associates are hunting right now. His colleague says he can complain all he wants. Their boss’ plan is working.
As he checks out the database, the other soldier remarks that they’ve been at this less than four hours and reports have them with almost 90% of the catalogued heroes out of commission. That’s almost two hours better than the projected time. He wonders how much trouble these unknowns can be if they weren’t recorded into history.
As they chat, Darkhawk is being chased by several soldiers with flight ability. He is caught from behind with a blast that causes him pain. He has little option but to crash land, and decides to get rid of his armor. He’ll probably be able to hide better as Chris Powell. He figures it’s a good thing the transformation heals all wounds, or he’d be crawling to safety. He could be the last super hero on Earth. He has to do something. He has to stop this. He sees the flying soldiers searching the area for Darkhawk, and figures he has to get to New York!


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League of Losers part 2
(New York City)
With Chronok’s soldiers littering the skies in pursuit of any unfortunate super heroes that are willing to put up some form of resistance, the remaining few are on the run. Speedball and Gravity enter an alleyway where they notice Terror throttling one of his victims. Gravity tells him a little help would be nice… if he’s a good guy, that is. He admits he’s had a little trouble with that in the past. Terror replies that if he had a modicum of intelligence, he would realize that he’s not wearing spandex. He can’t help them.
Out of nowhere, dodging gunfire from Chronok’s troops, come Arana and X-23. They are willing to help. One of the soldiers blasts Terror and creates a gaping hole in his torso. He isn’t too happy about that. Above them, another hero comes into view. It’s Sleepwalker and, though he’s happy to help in this crisis, he cannot understand how his host, Rick Sheridan, can sleep through all this. With the city in ruins, it appears the battle is pretty much over. Yet, the area below him seems to be the only place where fighting is still taking place. He will investigate, though he wonders, judging by the numbers of heroes compared to the amount of soldiers on their tail, whether they have already lost.
Terror says this is the last straw. He was willing to walk away, but now he needs a new torso, and he aims to get it… from one of the soldiers. Below them, Darkhawk is present having journeyed from Los Angeles. Dagger is beside him, though Cloak is nowhere to be seen. Dagger tries to motivate the gang not to give up, and Darkhawk asks for everyone to regroup. They do a good job of trying to bring the team together.
Away from the pursuing soldiers, the assembled heroes turn to the impressive Darkhawk. Arana asks him what the plan is. Before he can answer, the soldiers close in on them, and Darkhawk notices that things have gone quiet. Something’s wrong! “Why aren’t they firing?” he asks. Chronok appears through the rising smoke, clutching Captain America’s shield. “Because I told them not to, that’s why,” he replies.
He pauses, and asks if they can hear that. Do they know what that is? Silence. They’re in the middle of New York City at the start of the twenty-first century. There are no cars, no people, nothing. The heroes are dead and the people are in hiding, fearful for their lives. Chronok rejoices in the fact that he has won. This world is his. Dagger asks Chronok who he is. Chronok obliges, and answers her question.
He explains that, when he concocted this plan, his only regret was that he would never get to gloat. He wouldn’t really be able to bask in the glory of his achievements. He’s come back to this time, even though all the people he’s hated and every enemy he’s ever had hasn’t even been born yet. This is his opportunity to brag.
He reaches into a pocket and tells the heroes that he compiled a database of every stitch of information they had on all the heroes in this timespace. This told him which restaurants they ate at, where their secret labs were… everything. He pulls a small device from his pocket and informs them that it is a chronometer, which he used to come back to this time with his army. What they see is just a fraction of the forces he has brought. He has thousands of soldiers under his command, and in less than a day they have triumphed. “So who am I, you ask? I am Chronok, newly self-appointed supreme ruler of…”
His rhetoric is brought to an abrupt conclusion by a gunshot from Terror that strikes him on the forehead. The bullet ricochets off his helmet, but he is momentarily stunned. Terror’s heard enough. Chronok calls for his men to kill the heroes, every last one of them.
As gunfire reigns down on them, Darkhawk uses his power to blast an escape route. Above them, Gravity is caught by a laser strike, which slices through the side of his torso. Terror is also wounded, as, in addition to the gaping hole in his chest, his right arm is shot clean off. Sleepwalker fires his eyebeams at the soldier’s weapons, rendering them harmless, whilst X-23 picks up Gravity and the heroes make a run for it. Darkhawk takes the lead, but he is blindsided by Captain America’s shield, thrown by Chronok, who then follows this up by pouncing on Darkhawk. He wasn’t planning on getting his hands dirty, but he tells Chris that he was inspired by holding the shield.
He punches Darkhawk to the ground, but is then knocked off balance by Speedball. Dagger finds a maintenance hole and directs the heroes down it. She figures that they can’t all follow. It’s a bottleneck. They disappear underground, and Sleepwalker fires off a final defensive burst from his eyes to distort the road leading to the hole.  Chronok orders his men not to follow them. Instead, a seeker will be sent down. That will take care of them. His assistant clicks a few buttons on a holographic display, and a seeker pops out of his backpack.
Dagger calls for the wounded to be taken to safety. If the soldiers follow one at a time, they might stand a chance. She then notices the small spherical seeker dropping down to join them, and she doesn’t like the look of it. They run, but as Speedball and Arana sprint through the murky water, the seeker catches up with them and explodes. “Fire in the hole!” yells Speedball, as he bounces through the sewer.
As the smoke begins to clear, Dagger asks everyone if they’re okay. Everyone appears to be fine, but Dagger then notices Arana’s dismembered arm lying on the ground behind Speedball. Robbie is shocked. He didn’t even notice she was gone. Dagger assures him that it’s not his fault. They are then horrified when Terror picks up the arm and attaches it onto his right shoulder. What are the odds? he asks. It’s the same arm he lost fifteen minutes ago. The heroes look at him with disdain, but he tells them that it’s not like she’s going to use it now. “Waste not, want not.”
Dagger can’t even begin to find the words. X-23 changes the subject. With tears forming at the edges of her eyes, she snikts her claws, and informs the others that she hid. When those guys attacked the X-Mansion, she hid. She didn’t help the others fight and, when Wolverine was killed right in front of her, she was terrified and just hid. She then found Arana while she was running. She thought it was an isolated attack. Arana helped her, and now she’s dead. Dagger tries to calm her down, and points out that the fault is none of theirs. Before she ran into Darkhawk and met up with them, she saw Cloak killed. There was nothing she could do but to watch it happen.
Gravity adds that he had tried to help Luke Cage, but they melted him. He hadn’t even realized he was dead until it was too late. Chris knows they’ve been through a lot and seen a great number of people die, but that doesn’t give them a pass. If they really are the last heroes left, they have to do something to stop this guy. Terror reminds him that they killed the Avengers, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. What can they do?
Speedball then chips in. With everything that happened with Arana, he almost forgot that, during the big fight, he grabbed Chronok’s time machine. He holds up the small device, which glows invitingly. Gravity is eager to use it in order to save the world. Dagger is apprehensive about being able to figure out how it works, but Darkhawk takes a look and explains that it’s a pretty basic design. There are only a few buttons and it’s even displaying the time it was in before this one. He assumes this is where Chronok came from.
Sleepwalker comments that, if they were to go to the future to stop this man, how could they be sure they’d even be able to find him? Speedball suggests that they go to the future a month before he came back. That gives them thirty days to find and catch him. Gravity then points out that they don’t know anything about the future. It could be underwater or run by dinosaurs… or maybe the air isn’t breathable. They don’t know what they’d be getting into. Dagger isn’t so cautious. She figures the seven of them could cover a lot of ground in a month, and with the size of Chronok’s army, they should be able to find him. X-23 agrees that they should give it a try. If they don’t do something, it’s only a matter of time before they’re found again.
Darkhawk and Speedball are all for it, and Darkhawk says that anyone who wishes to go is welcome. There’ll be no hard feelings if anyone declines. No one refuses, and so Chris sets the machine for one month before the given date, and operates the mechanism. A purple portal appears, and the heroes enter one by one.
(the future)
They arrive underground, and make their way topside. Chris figures that their best bet is to find a newspaper or something. They should spend a day learning about this time and, with any luck, this Chronok character will be in the news. Darkhawk exits via a maintenance hole, but he is almost immediately run over by a car. The driver is furious, and tells Darkhawk he could have killed him. Chris apologizes, but explains that his car is silent. He didn’t know he was there.
As they all assemble topside, a voice causes them to look upwards. “Uh, guys… I don’t know who you are or where you came from, but in about two minutes this place is going to be crawling with Sentinels. So, uh… follow me if you want to live… I guess.”


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League of Losers part 3
(present)
Hovering outside the burning Chrysler Building, Lord Chronok is surprised at the news his assistant is giving him. All that his soldiers have found of the ‘League of Losers,’ as he calls them, are the remains of a female minus her arm and lots of chronal displacement particles. Chronok checks his pockets and discovers his chronometer has gone. His assistant asks how they’ll return to their own time without it. Chronok responds by asking why they would want to go back. They’ve won. This entire planet is theirs to do with as they please.
(the future)
Someone who appears to be the Thing is lifting a large and heavy piece of equipment. Chad Channing returns and he has brought company. The Thing isn’t happy about this, but Chad asks him to relax. He explains that his companions are from the past. They’d have gotten themselves killed if he hadn’t brought them home. The League of Losers checks out the place. The Thing feels that Chad has been a little naïve in trusting them so easily, and reckons he has a lot to learn about being a super hero.
He then relaxes and smiles at Chad. He says that he actually recognizes some of these people. Speedball asks if he’s really Ben Grimm. Several mechanical arms appear and start to dismantle the Thing’s head. The sides pop open and a brain is removed. It’s just a shell. The brain informs them that what they see is just a robot body encased in a cloned replica of Ben Grimm’s organic rock skin. It’s probably more durable than he ever was. It’s often used for heavy lifting, among other things.
He announces that he is, in fact, Reed Richards As they can see, there isn’t very much left of him. However, he adds that it’s the most important part, so he guesses he lucked out. Gravity tries to joke about how things would have turned out if he was just a foot or something. His new friends can’t believe he’s making jokes.
Reed asks him not to worry about it. He’s comfortable with his current status. The brain is lowered into a more conventional-looking robot body, and Reed looks at the new arrivals. He recognizes Darkhawk, Dagger, Speedball, Sleepwalker and Gravity, but he isn’t sure about the others. She asks Laura if she’s X-23. He doesn’t recognize her out of costume. He has no clue whatsoever who Terror might be. Terror introduces himself, adding that anonymity is a plus in his line of work.
Gravity gushes. He can’t believe the great Reed Richards actually knows who he is. Reed replies, “Of course I know who you are. You single-handedly defeated Apocalypse some years back, saved the world and every super hero in it.” Gravity gushes even more upon hearing this. “Oh, my God?! Really?!” No, of course not, replies Reed. Just because he’s a disembodied brain doesn’t mean he has no sense of humor. Speedball points and says that was funny.
Reed asks why they are there. He doesn’t recall them ever forming a team. He wonders if they might be the New Warriors, as he never really kept track of them near the end. Their rapid roster changes were worse than the Avengers. Darkhawk says he’ll explain. He switches off his armor, and is relieved when he returns to his normal human form. He was worried about how that the satellite holding the Darkhawk armor would handle the transformation with time travel involved. It looks like his Chris Powell body has been kept safely in stasis.
He then explains what happened with Chronok, and how they figured they might be able to stop him in this time. He asks Reed if Chronok is a well-known villain. Reed doesn’t recall him. There aren’t many well-known heroes or villains these days. Everything is very much underground, what with the Sentinel program in place.
Speedball brings the conversation back to what Reed mentioned a moment ago, asking what he means by “toward the end.” Did they all die? Reed replies that when the mutant registration act was reinstated years ago, the X-Men rebelled. Eventually, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and many other heroes sided against the military. They lost. Those who weren’t dead went into hiding, and now the country is protected by an army of Sentinels, controlled by a corrupt government.
Chad takes up the story. He tells his new friends that this is why he had to get them off the street. Super heroes are outlawed these days. If they so much as look at a Sentinel the wrong way, they’re authorized to use force. Chris assumes that super-villains are as threatened by the Sentinels as they are, so they won’t find Chronok robbing banks every week. He wonders how the hell they’re going to find this guy before he travels back in time.
Reed remembers that they stole Chronok’s time machine. He asks to see it. Off the top of his head, he can only think of three working time machines across the world. There’s a good chance he might recognize it. Chris hands the device over, explaining that they set it for a month before he left. They didn’t count on the Sentinels. Reed tells him that it’s actually his chronometer. He invented the machine and it’s there in his lab. Chronok must have stolen it from him. At least they know where he’ll be at some point in the next month.
Sleepwalker asks if they could just not destroy it. Would that not prevent Chronok from traveling back in time? Reed figures he’d just go after the others if he couldn’t get his hands on this one. Chris wants to prepare for his attack. Dagger asks how Chronok would know about the device if Reed has been in hiding since the Sentinel program. Reed explains that the Fantastic Four always had a good relationship with the U.S. government. As a show of good faith, he allowed them to catalogue his inventions. Those records no doubt still exist, but that won’t help them from discovering the villain’s identity. He could be anyone from a nosey file clerk to the president himself. Chris figures they should use their time wisely.
(some time later)
Chris finds Tandy sitting alone with tears in her eyes. He asks if she’s okay. Tandy tells him she just needs some time. She hasn’t had much time to reflect on the fact that she’s lost Cloak and, what with everyone dying including Arana, it’s a lot for her to deal with. Now things have quietened down, she can’t ignore what they’ve been through. Chris places a reassuring hand on her shoulder, and asks her to hang on in there. All this will be undone.
(more time later)
X-23 and Gravity are relaxing at McFarlane’s restaurant with Chad and his girlfriend, Keshia. She asks them how they’re adjusting to life in this era. Greg says that after a week, they’re almost getting used to it. Things are so much different, but it’s really cool for him to see the future. They have some cool stuff… and some not so cool stuff. Chad shows him his arm and says he knows what he’s talking about. His arm has a number tattooed onto it. 00-2099. Laura asks what it is, a little too loudly. Chad asks her to keep it quiet. It’s not wise to draw attention to ones self. He explains that it’s his mutant registration number. He is Mutant 2099. They keep them all catalogued, as he’s mentioned before. Laura didn’t know they branded him. She asks Gravity if he saw his tattoo. He smiles and asks her to call him Greg. Laura smiles back at him.
She asks Keshia how long she and Chad have been going out. She says it’s longer than she should have by a long shot. They’ve been together almost two years now: longer than he’s been a super hero. She jokes about how they didn’t speak for ages when she found out about that, but Chad doesn’t think she should be speaking about these things so freely. A beep goes off, and Chad tells the others that it’s his special number. They have to leave, quickly, leaving the unfortunate Keshia to pick up the check.
Outside they find Sleepwalker, Dagger, Darkhawk, Speedball and Reed Richards facing the giant lizard, Fin Fang Foom. Terror is also there, utilizing the armor that comes from Arana’s tattoo. Gravity thinks that on top of everything they get Fin Fang Foom. Cool! He remarks. “Really?” replies Chad.
(later that night)
Terror visits Sleepwalker, who’s recovering from injuries sustained against Fin Fang Foom. Sleepwalker is well, but he’s concerned that despite having spent time away from Rick Sheridan before, he’s never spent this long. He now exists in the waking world constantly. His days are not confined to the confines of Rick’s mind. He never has to shower or change clothes or suffer such injuries. He always returns to the mindscape. He’s never been as tired as he is now. Terror welcomes him to the land of the living. He thinks he fits in even less than his friend. Sleepwalker replies that he doesn’t exactly help himself in that respect.
Terror looks at his new arm. He grins, and asks if they’re still hung up about that. The poor girl wasn’t using it, and he couldn’t just let it go to waste. Besides, he adds, the magic armored crap that comes out of this tattoo thing comes in handy. More than Sleepwalker’s arm could be broken if he hadn’t helped him out during the big fight.
(life in the future, day 9)
Life is relaxed now and the youngsters manage to play a few hi-tech console games.
(life in the future, day 13)
Sleepwalker and Mutant 2099 assist Daredevil in taking down a group of attacking Sentinels.
(life in the future, day 17)
Reed Richards repairs Terror’s new arm which is beginning to decay.
(life in the future, day 20)
X-23 and Gravity’s blossoming relationship is now at the making out stage.
(life in the future, day 22)
Almost a month has passed since the heroes arrived in the future. Reed Richards and Mutant 2099 are out at night, flying over the city in a small craft once used by the Fantastic Four. Chad wonders if this guy is ever going to attack and asks whether he could have stolen the chronometer and immediately gone back in time. Reed doesn’t think so, not with the army they say he amassed. With the chronometer he used, it would have taken several trips to get them to the past.
Reed lands the craft on his roof and they head down to find the League of Losers spending some time training. Chris Powell has organized the session, and has the team fighting it in some kind of Danger Room against a large green robot. He asks for each to use their powers wisely in order to disable it. The robot falls under their combined strength, and Reed is impressed. Chad tells Chris that Reed’s never impressed, so Chris smiles. He knows they have to be ready for anything, as they don’t know what kind of forces Chronok will bring with him. He hopes he’ll try to steal it by himself, but they can’t count on that.
Reed never really pegged Chris as leader material back in the old days, but he says Chris wears the hat well. Chris admits he was never really forced into the role until now. He calls to his team from their observation booth and informs them he’ll reset the program. This time he wants it done faster. Gravity is tired, but Speedball is more interested in what they should call themselves. He figures nobody will be using the Avengers name in this timeline.
Suddenly, Chad notices that a nearby wall is smoking as blue energy slices through it. He asks Chris if he wrote this into the program. Chris activates his armor as soon as he sees it. It’s nothing to do with him. The hole begins to grow and the team prepares for action.
Within moments, Lord Chronok slides through the hole on a hover disc, flanked by several soldiers. He calls for no corner to be unturned until the chronometer is found, and for them to kill anything that moves. “Oh great,” remarks Speedball, “He’s brought his army with him.”


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League of Losers part 4
(the future)
“Who the hell are you?” asks a grimacing Chronok when he notices the gathered heroes in Reed Richards’ lab. The heroes strike a pose, and Speedball replies, “We’re the Avengers!” All dressed in costumes similar to that of Chad Channing, and joined by Reed Richards in his Thing body armor, they look a formidable bunch. Unfortunately, so do Lord Chronok and his army.
Darkhawk reminds his friend that they’re not the Avengers, but Robbie points out that Chronok doesn’t know that. He bounces towards the villain, but is knocked backwards by a powerful punch. Chronok replies that he would have figured that out on his own very quickly, before ordering his troops to open fire.
As gunfire surrounds the team, Darkhawk once again displays his developing leadership abilities. He figures they won’t get a second shot at this, so they should make it count. Dagger reacts immediately, hurling her light daggers at the opposition. Terror grins. He is up for a little fun while they’re at it. Gunfire reins down on Reed Richards, but the blasts zap harmlessly against his armor. He hopes they have higher settings for their guns. Chad asks how, if their lasers can’t hurt him, are they gonna take out Ben Grimm when they go back in time. Reed presumes that their experience with him in this time might have caused them to rethink their weapons and improve upon them. That means he might be responsible for Ben’s death. Of course, if they succeed there, they won’t get a chance to kill him a second time.
The battle rages on, and Chronok is toppled from his flying disc by Sleepwalker. Darkhawk is impressed that they have the army trapped in the lab. This means the soldiers have little space in which to maneuver, unlike when they went to the past. Chronok responds to his being toppled by punching Sleepwalker and also Dagger, whose light daggers fail to have much impact on him. Darkhawk notices the assault, and calls her out name. Speedball recognizes his anger. “Oh man... it’s on now.”
Darkhawk flies in towards Chronok and tells him that he’s going to regret doing that. Chronok wants to know how Darkhawk knows his name. Chris replies that they know everything about him and what he’s been planning. They also know he’s going to fail. He smashes Chronok in the mouth, which fazes him, though the big guy says nothing is set in stone, and he’s fairly positive that Darkhawk’s not going to live through this.
Reed gives Mutant 2099 an instruction, calling for him to leave. Chad exits stage left as Gravity compliments X-23 on her fighting skills. She’s really kicking butt today. She thanks him, but asks him to try and stay focused. Terror is having the time of his life. He’s going to weep when Arana’s arm rots so much he has to replace it, and he doesn’t even have tear ducts. Soon, Chad returns carrying a really big gun. Reed smashes the heads of two soldiers together and asks him to hand the contraption over. As Darkhawk blasts Chronok using energy that pours from his chest plate, Reed straps on the weapon and charges it up. He asks everyone to look out, before unleashing an almighty blast, which separates the soldiers; thinning them out.
Speedball is becoming more positive about how they’re doing, until Darkhawk notices that Chronok seems to have vanished. He spots him crouching near the bodies of some of his soldiers, holding the small chronometer in his right hand. He is grinning, and tells them they can defeat his army for all he cares. He can always assemble another one. They may have thwarted his plans, but he has the time machine. With it, he can simply go back in time, relax and then start over. They’ll never be able to stop him as long as he has it.
Gravity attempts to grab it from his hand, but is swatted away like a fly. Chronok then twiddles with the device and opens a diamond shaped portal, which he begins to step through. “Now if you’ll excuse me,” he tells his antagonists, “I’ve got worlds to conquer.” Darkhawk cries out, and thinking quickly, he fires two small projectiles from his gauntlet which shatters the chronometer. With its destruction, the portal closes, leaving Chronok caught half way through. Half his body is sent elsewhere, whilst the other half drops to the floor with a sickening thud. He is definitely dead.
Gravity is grossed out and Dagger thinks she’s going to vomit. Terror grins his usual joyous grin when he sees fresh meat. He asks Reed if he can get the body on ice. He doesn’t need the parts right now, but… He turns to see the astonished looks on his comrade’s faces. “What?” he asks. “Excuse me for being practical.”
So, the heroes have won, but Reed realizes they have a considerable mess to clean up. They’ll know in a few minutes whether the fight went undetected by the Sentinels. Chad tells them they’re going to have to get the soldiers out of there before they wake up - the ones that are going to wake up, anyway. Speedball is anxious to get started. The sooner they’re done, the sooner he’ll be able to get back to his own time and see his friends all safe and sound. He hopes they’re in the mood for a little bragging.
His excitement is cut short, however, when Reed Richards points out one non-so-minor detail. He informs them that it’s true that he could use the chronometer that they brought to the future to send them back in time, but not their own time. The events that occurred today did not prevent the horrible events that brought them there from happening in their timeline. They just ensured that another timeline, where they didn’t occur, exists. He’s not exactly sure what would happen if they just went back in time. They may just return to the timeline where Chronok succeeded, since that’s where they’re from. “What are you saying?” asks Darkhawk. Reed tells him that he can’t send them back in time to before this all happened, because they’re already there.
(later, in another part of Reed’s lab)
Chris approaches Tandy and asks how she’s holding up. She tells him she’s fine, considering what they’ve just been told. She’s been thinking about Cloak, and the fact that she knows she’s never going to see him again. It’s almost like he’s still dead. However, she likes it that there’s somewhere out there where she’s with him and nothing ever happened. He was like a brother to her, and she’s going to miss him lots. On top of that, after spending almost a month in the future, she was kind of looking forward to going home.
Chris admits that he wasn’t really looking forward to going back in time. This future isn’t perfect, but it is in need of some heroes. They could really do some good. After a month there, they’ve already made new lives for themselves. They have new friends, new enemies… new relationships. Dagger’s eyes light up when she hears the last words. “New relationships?” she smiles. Chris leans in towards her and the couple kiss. They break it off, and Tandy tells him she’s really impressed with how he was today. Chris grins, and says he’s pretty great every day. Maybe not as great as he was today, but still… Tandy tells him he’s pushing it now. “Thought so,” he replies, mischievously.
(in yet another part of Reed’s spacious lab)
Sleepwalker is chatting with Terror. He realizes he is to be forever without a host. He will never again know the comfort of a mindscape. He is like Terror; flesh and blood. He will have to sleep and bathe and do all the things that he does. Terror tells him it could be worse. Sleepwalker asks how it is that he manages to cherish his abilities one minute and yet consider them a burden the next. It confuses him.
Terror doesn’t really respond, but instead turns to where Gravity and X-23 are having a romantic moment. he points to them, and thinks it’s pretty disgusting. Sleepwalker thinks Terror is the strangest human he’s ever met. Terror thanks him for what he perceives to be a compliment. Gravity thinks he’s going to love living in the future. X-23 replies that he will, and she’ll make sure of it.
Elsewhere, Reed has a quiet moment with Chad. He figures their new friends are going to be there on a permanent basis. Chad comments that they’ve been thinking about expanding for a while. Maybe they should listen to Speedball. They could re-establish the Avengers, or the Fantastic Nine or something. Reed doesn’t think that’s out of the question. They could recruit others too, who were too scared to join them before. They might be able to abolish the Sentinel program altogether, or at least force them to change things. They have much to talk about in the coming weeks. Chad has to jet. He’s going to meet his girlfriend, Keshia, and his parents are probably wondering where he is.
Chris Powell appears and asks Reed if it’s okay if they stay a while, until they can find somewhere else. Reed says he wouldn’t have it any other way. He could use the company. Sleepwalker and Terror are more than welcome, as he can’t see either of them getting a lease approved. Good point, replies Chris. Gravity comes into the conversation, asking if anyone’s seen Speedball. He hasn’t been seen since they finished loading the soldiers into the transport. That was almost two hours ago. Reed informs them that his sensors indicate Robbie is on the roof. This isn’t ideal, as Sentinels could detect him up there. Chris decides to check things out.
Soon, Chris arrives on the rooftop, and he finds Robbie sitting on the edge. He asks Robbie if he’s okay, and he replies that he’s fine. He’s just a little upset about how everything ended up, even though he knows he shouldn’t be. Chris tells him he understands. They’ll never see their friends or families again, but he has to take some comfort from the fact that they’re alive and that they prevented this great catastrophe from ever occurring. They defeated Chronok and his soldiers and saved the world and everyone in it. All the heroes they saw die are alive; doing what they do and protecting the world, all because of them.
Robbie knows he’s right. They saved the world, but he kinda wishes that they were getting a parade. The president’s not going to call and congratulate them and they don’t even get to shake Captain America’s hand and have him say, “Good job.” Chris asks him what exactly it is he’s getting at. Robbie says they saved the world. They undid this great wrong and ensured that somewhere out there, there’s a world that is safe. It wasn’t attacked by Chronok and all the heroes of the world weren’t killed. They did that; the unknowns, the sideliners and the rejects. They pulled it off. The thing that’s bugging him is that they did this great thing that could have pushed them to the next level. It could have made them great, and nobody will ever know they did it.
Chris puts a reassuring arm around Robbie’s shoulder. He agrees with what he’s saying. They saved hundreds if not thousands of people, and they don’t even get a medal. They don’t get a statue or even a thank you, but doesn’t Robbie understand? That’s what makes them heroes.


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1991
(a few years ago)
Cable, armed with a couple of really big guns, asks Professor to bodyslide by one. Professor duly obliges and brings Nathan back to where he came from.
(the future)
When he returns, he is serviced by a group of small, hovering robots named after people Cable knows. Jean figures that the Guthrie boy is not so easy to look after. Cable admits that he lives in an interesting time and there is a lot going on. Luckily, there are still a few months before his ‘awakening.’ He hands Jean one of his guns and Scott removes his ammo pack and second weapon.
Cable asks Scott where Hank is. The robot replies that he’s currently updating and improving the timeslide equipment. Nathan quips that that’s what he pays them for. Scott reminds him that he doesn’t pay them anything. Nathan tells him that it doesn’t mean he appreciates them any less.
Soon, Hank joins him and brings a pot of coffee. He informs Nathan that he’s nearly out of beans, and he should bring some back with him on his next return trip. He takes a sip and thanks Hank for the heads up. He also thanks him for maintaining the timeslide equipment. He wouldn’t want to get lost on his next journey.
Seated before a large computer console, Nathan asks Professor if he has anything to report. The computer doesn’t have anything yet, but he’s continuing his research and is getting closer to repairing his full database every day. Soon they will have all the information contained within his matrix at their disposal. Nathan asks to be notified as soon as it’s done. Professor asks if he’d like the other databases bringing up, but Nathan tells it that he wants to step back from his work to allow for a clearer, objective view of it. He can get lost in the excitement if he doesn’t do this occasionally.
(back in the past)
Guards patrol the exterior of a Hydra base, not knowing that they are being watched from the tree line. Wolverine and Jubilee, the latter wearing bright yellow despite their clandestine operation, are keeping an eye on their targets. Jubes asks again what they’re doing in this place. She knows there’s a mall out there somewhere that could use at least one more teenager doing nothing inside it.
Logan asks her to be quiet. Jubes asks what’s with all the cloak-and-dagger nonsense. Their targets are like a mile away and it’s dark. They can’t hear or see them. Logan puts his hand over her motor mouth and reminds her that, despite appearances and their questionable fashion taste, Hydra is the real deal. They don’t usually make their fortresses easy to break into. If they’re discovered, he doesn’t want to have to worry what they’ll do to her. If they play their cards right, this job will be easy. He brought her along to teach her something. They should be able to get in, grab Fury’s item and get gone. He asks her to stay low and follow him.
Moments later, Wolverine takes out one of the guards and removes his costume, handing it over to Jubilee. It’s way to big for her, so Wolverine asks her to stand behind him, keep the guard’s gun pointed at his back and make sure they don’t get a good look at her. “That bad, huh?” she asks. Luckily, Wolverine only needs to fool them for a few seconds. He tells her that he understands she is nervous, but this is going to work. He puts his hand on his head and begins walking.
They soon arrive at a checkpoint where two Hydra soldiers meet them. Jubilee asks them to open up. Logan quietly prompts her to speak with a deeper voice. Jubes checks herself, and asks them to open up again. She informs them that she found Wolverine snooping around and thinks he was trying to break in. She thinks they should shoot him. “Enough,” snaps Logan under his breath.
The door is opened, but as they wander inside, one of the guards asks what happened to the uniform. Before he can get a response, Wolverine attacks him, slashing at his chest. Jubilee opens fire, but the recoil from the gun lands her on her butt. “Thanks for the help, kid,” jests Wolverine, as he deals with the second guard.
They make a dash for the next building, and Logan asks Jubilee to keep her eyes open. The longer they go without being discovered, the easier it’ll be. Logan uses a claw to remove a small window and they hop inside. Once there, Jubilee asks what it is they’re after, exactly. Logan replies that it’s better she doesn’t know. She must simply understand that it’s very dangerous and shouldn’t be in Hydra’s hands. That’s why Fury has sent him to get it.
They notice a group of guards running away from something - and it’s not them. As the soldiers run, they are enveloped in a huge burst of energy, and through the burst of light that accompanies it comes the Mandarin. He assures the soldiers that if they stand aside and allow him to retrieve the object he seeks, they won’t be harmed. He’ll kill them should they get in his way. Jubilee asks if they still need to play it quiet. Not a bit of it, replies Logan. It looks like the Mandarin’s after the same item as he is.
(the future)
Professor apologizes for interrupting, but it has found something that needs to be brought to Cable’s attention. In repairing its database, it came across an account from the late twentieth century. There was an incident involving Wolverine that didn’t go well. There is still information missing because of the damage done to its database, but it appears to be possible that he died at that time. “Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy,” quips Nathan. Professor reminds Nathan that he himself once said that Wolverine would be invaluable to him in the coming war, despite their differences. Nathan sighs. He’ll help him out, and make sure the poor thing doesn’t get hurt… in a couple of weeks or so. He asks Professor to remind him.
(back in the past)
The Hydra soldiers understandably don’t stand there and passively let the Mandarin by. They stand their ground and pay the price for their bravery. Logan and Jubilee continue their task. They’ve got an opening here. While Hydra is occupied with him, they’re not likely to even notice them.
Cable arrives in this time fully armed and carrying the two guns as before. He spots the danger, and asks Professor he it couldn’t have sent him back to before the fighting started so he could get his bearings. He’s been thrown right into the thick of things. As Wolverine runs, he asks Jubilee, who is lagging behind by now, not to make him regret bringing her along. Jubes assures him that she’s trying. Maybe he should have brought Quicksilver. “Too much baggage with that one,” replies Logan.
As they round a corner, they run straight into Cable’s path. He’s taken down a few soldiers of his own, and he aims his gun as they surprise him. Jubilee quickly recognizes him, and wonders if X-Force came too. She could get some hair care tips from Shatterstar. As soon as Cable sees who it is, he lowers his gun and joins them in their sprint. He apologizes for that, but didn’t know who was coming round the corner. Wolverine tells him that he’s either helping him or he’s in his way. He asks Nathan for a favor. “Don’t be in my way!” Cable assures him he is there to help.
After heading down some corridors, they come across a lime green tube with their prize inside it. Wolverine spots it, and informs them that it’s a piece of the Cosmic Cube. Fury caught wind of Hydra having it and sent him in to get it. There are too many of those things floating about without them having to worry about the fragments too. Cable asks whether they’re destroying it or stealing it. Wolverine replies that they’re stealing it. He doesn’t think it can be destroyed without special S.H.I.E.L.D equipment, so they’re taking it back to Fury’s floating city in the sky.
Logan asks Jubilee to turn off the force field, but as she prepares to blast it with her fireworks, the Mandarin appears and destroys the housing himself. Jubilee is sent flying as the Chinese villain shouts, “Unhand my prize!!” Wolverine unsheathes his claws, but keeps a hold of the cosmic fragment. Cable leaps at the Mandarin, which distracts him as Wolverine and Jubilee run for it. The Mandarin uses one of his rings to levitate Cable, but it’s bought them enough time to escape.
As they retreat along the Mandarin’s trail of destruction, Wolverine asks Jubes to place the fragment in her pocket for safe keeping and get to the transport. He’ll meet her there soon. It looks like all the Hydra soldiers are unconscious so she shouldn’t have any trouble getting there. He’s heading back to help Cable.
As soon as Jubilee departs, Cable comes flying through a wall, narrowly missing Wolverine. The Mandarin flies through the hole in pursuit and grabs Wolverine by the wrists, demanding to know where the fragment is. Is he willing to die for it? The Mandarin warns him that his life will end if he defies him. Wolverine flips him over his head and prepares to attack, but as soon as he turns, the Mandarin unleashes a ball of fire at him. He has already used his disintegration beam on some tanks earlier, luckily for Logan. The fire burns much of his uniform and skin away, yet he continues to move towards the villain.
Suddenly, a dagger slices straight through the Mandarin’s palm and he screams in pain. Cable follows up this assault by opening fire with both guns, whilst ordering Wolverine out of there. He’s not saving him a third time. Wolverine replies that his healing factor has got him through worse scrapes than this before, but Cable reiterates his command for him to leave, and to take the girl with him.
The Mandarin’s ears prick up on hearing about the girl. Wolverine launches himself at the villain, but is encased in ice along with Cable as the Mandarin heads off to find Jubilee. Outside, a S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicle awaits Jubilee, but before she can reach it the Mandarin intercepts her. He wants the fragment of Cosmic Cube, but Jubilee isn’t prepared to part with it. She summons plasma and prepares to defend herself, but the Mandarin is way too powerful. He hurls her against a tree, rendering her unconscious. He then takes the fragment for himself and flies off.
(an hour and three S.H.I.E.L.D. armadas later)
A recovering Wolverine is seated alongside a now conscious Jubilation Lee. He recounts the episode for the benefit of Nick Fury, explaining that they managed to take out the whole base, so that must count for something. Fury knows Hydra will be back before long. The main fact is that the Mandarin is a major bad guy. He has ties to the Hand and has all kinds of influence in the east. He was already a major threat, and now he’s got a fragment of Cosmic Cube. Who knows what he plans to do with it. Eventually, they’re gonna have to take him out, and thanks to them, he’s now about three times as powerful as he was before. He wonders where Cable has slithered off to.
(the future)
Cable arrives back having slid back to his base. He hands his weapons, still dripping with melting ice, to Hank and then informs Professor that Wolverine is alive, but in saving him it appears he empowered a major threat to an alarming degree. Professor knows all about the Mandarin. However, he sees no instance of the villain using this Cosmic Cube fragment. He reminds Nathan that the original outcome was always that the Mandarin got the fragment. He was just there to ensure Wolverine’s survival. His mission was a success.
(China)
The Mandarin pays the aged Chen Hsu a visit. The enigmatic Hsu is levitating, and tells the Mandarin that he would have to be near death for him to sneak up on him like that. He should stop embarrassing himself. The Mandarin is impressed as always. He explains that he has recently acquired an item of great power. Now he needs Hsu’s assistance for a task he thinks only he can complete. Holding out the fragment, he grins as he informs Hsu that he feels it’s time the ten rings of the Mandarin became eleven.


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Freedom Ring, part one of five
(New York City)
Captain America picks up the Ringmaster’s severed finger, and tells the others that he’ll make sure that the ring fashioned from a piece of cosmic cube ends up in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. Carrying it in a holster bag, he dashes across rooftops. As he leaps from one to the next, he is attacked by an unseen force. He is thrown off his feet and just manages to prevent himself from falling off the building. The cosmic ring drops out of a hole that’s been ripped into the bag, and Captain America drops safely to the ground.
When he gets there, he is faced with a group of soldiers and recognizes them as being a M.O.D.O.C. squad. They are military operatives designed only for combat; enhanced soldiers linked telepathically to a hive-mind fighting program. They were created by A.I.M., and Cap knows they’re bad news. He is forced into a tough scrap, and forgets about his current objective, namely the ring. The soldiers aren’t after the ring, but Cap doesn’t know that just yet. Out of his vision, the ring tumbles away from them towards a small diner on the corner of Bleeker and Elizabeth Streets.
(the next morning)
At the Happy Sunrise Diner, Curtis arrives to find his friends, Daphne, Megan, Philip and Troy already there. He takes a seat and they chitchat about elliptical trainers and maple syrup, before the waiter asks Curtis if he’s ready to order. Curtis hands him back the menu, smiles, and tells him he’s in the diner just about every morning and orders the same thing. The waiter returns his smile and replies that he’ll try harder tomorrow. Curtis calls him back as he walks away and asks if he minds him using his own maple syrup. He replies that he can bring his own pancakes for all he cares. He adds that his name’s Jeffrey as he walks off. Curtis’ friends sense Jeffrey has a thing for him. Later, as they leave the diner, Curtis notices the cosmic ring on the ground and picks it up. He slides it onto his finger, not knowing what he has stumbled upon.
(later that day)
Curtis is relaxing at home, looking at his elliptical trainer. He reckons he should actually use it at some point, but that’s not what he wants right now. What he’d like is an ice cream sundae. To his astonishment, as the ring glows on his finger, a sundae appears on his lap. It startles him and he leaps from his sofa and runs from his apartment. Once at a safe distance, he stops, turns and gingerly returns to the room. The sundae has now vanished. He calms down and gives Troy a call. He explains what just happened, asking him to come over as soon as he can. He isn’t joking. As he speaks, he shouts at a neighbor who is nosily listening to his conversation.
(at that very moment)
The S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier hangs high above New York City. On board, Captain America is receiving some treatment for injuries to his back, courtesy of the M.O.D.O.C. team. Acting Director Maria Hill looks at the shredded bag, and tells him that she doesn’t expect this kind of thing, especially from him. Cap knows this, but he hadn’t realized his belt was damaged until after the fight. He doesn’t even know at which point he lost the ring. The fight stretched over a large area. Maria hopes that the ring, which could have been found by anyone, is found by one of the good guys.
(later, at Curtis’ apartment)
Troy arrives, and Curtis runs through the story again. Troy asks him to grab his coat. He’s taking him to the hospital. Curtis grins, and asks him to hold out his hands. Troy does so, and Curtis conjures a chocolate cake into them. Curtis asks if he’d prefer a roast chicken. A roast chicken promptly appears on top of the cake. He holds his hand up and informs Troy that it’s the ring. It’s magical or something. Troy wonders whether he’s just a late-blooming mutant, but Curtis replies that most of the mutants are gone now. Anyway, he’s had time to practice with the ring while he waited for Troy to come over. When he wears it he has powers. When he takes it off, they’re gone.
Curtis continues to explain that he can not only create food; he can summon gold chains, top hats, scuba gear… he even had a big statue of himself before Troy arrived. Troy munches on some cake. It’s good, but he asks what happened to it all. Curtis replies that he can make things disappear just as easily as he can make them appear. The cake vanishes, much to Troy’s dismay. Curtis adds that there is a downside. He asks Troy to keep his eyes focused on an overly large toilet in the room and then leaves. The toilet vanishes into thin air. Curtis comes back in and says that he’s got a fifteen-foot radius around himself where the powers work. Outside of that, it disappears.
Troy suggests that he could make some money, buy stuff and be gone with the merchandise before the people even noticed. Curtis winks, and replies that he could do that if he had no concept of right and wrong. Troy figures this would bring up some tricky ethical issues. Curtis then creates a long beard for himself, and Troy asks for an afro. “This is so cool!”
(the next morning)
The apartment is filled with all kinds of nonsense. A chicken suit, inflatable dinosaur, space helmet, beach ball and piles of cash are just some of the things Curtis has conjured up using the cosmic ring. Troy pulls the chicken suit mask off and asks what time it is, before realizing where he is, and how he’s dressed. Curtis wakes and everything disappears. He thinks to himself that he’s had the stupidest dream, but knows it was real. Troy asks if he could turn his clothes into clean ones. Curtis replies that he could, but he would run the risk of being naked if he got more than fifteen feet away from him. Troy corrects him, saying all that would happen is that the clothes would get dirty again. Curtis reckons he’s got the ring figured out, and Troy pops into the closet to borrow a shirt. Curtis asks him to keep the ring stuff between themselves for the time being. He doesn’t want to freak anyone out. Troy understands.
(later, at the Happy Sunrise diner)
After pancakes with Curtis’ special maple syrup, the friends once again go their separate ways, but Curtis notices that someone didn’t pitch in on the tip. Daphne throws in some cash and Jeffrey the waiter wanders over. He hopes he isn’t getting the wrong signals, but he asks Curtis if he’d like to go out with him later in the week; dinner, a movie, a coffee or whatever. Curtis happily agrees to the date. Why not?
(a secret bunker deep under Tokyo)
Two scientists are watching over the regeneration of Titannus’ body. They can’t believe that the brain has almost reconstructed entirely. One asks if the implants survived the process. Are they still intact? His partner informs him that they are. Everything’s running smoothly. He has some trepidation for when the subject’s head is completely re-formed, though, and he hopes the implants work. When his colleague asks what he means, he replies that, if the implants malfunction in any way, and if they cannot control him even for a second, he is certain that Titannus will kill them all with very little effort.


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Freedom Ring: part two of five
Curtis Doyle is learning to use the cosmic ring, which he has discovered can alter reality within a small radius around him. He has noticed there are a few other rules, too, which he relays to his friend Troy. He doesn’t need to know anything about what he creates. If he wanted to create a giraffe, one would appear. The same goes with a gun. He doesn’t need to know the mechanics - just that it’s a gun. If something leaves the radius it fades away. If he throws something away it will fade gradually once it reaches the limits of the ring’s influence. Also, creating multiple things requires a lot of concentration. He adds that he needs to take the ring off when he goes to bed as it can still work when he is asleep.
Curtis is pleased he’ll never have to buy groceries again, or cook. Troy laughs and says he’s envious. Anything else he plans to do with it? Curtis replies that there’s one more thing, and Troy will love it. He creates a costume for himself. It’s a brownish-red color with a silver ring on his chest. He tells Troy he’s going to be a super hero. Troy asks why. His parents weren’t exactly murdered in an alleyway or anything. Curtis replies that it doesn’t mean someone else’s weren’t. Besides, he’d feel like a jerk if he didn’t use his powers responsibly. The main thing he wants is to have some fun with it. He then informs Troy that he has picked a name, and Troy helped him choose it - Freedom Ring!
Troy asks how he helped with that. Curtis tells him that when he found the ring, he called it his ‘free dumb ring.’ It sounded stupid to him at first but he’s grown used to it. Troy wonders if his costume should be more patriotic. Curtis changes it into a red, white and blue version with stars on the torso. Looks kinda stupid. Troy then asks what he’s doing tonight. Curtis informs him that he has a date.
(later)
Curtis goes off to meet Jeffrey, a waiter who has asked him out. He hands Jeffrey a Fuglees CD as a present. Jeffrey’s never heard of them, but thanks him for it. They grab a taxi and head out on their dinner and movie date. They head to a posh restaurant and are queuing when they hear an explosion. They don’t know what’s going on, but Curtis wants to begin his super hero career. He feigns panic and runs away. Once out of sight from the crowd, his clothes transform into the brownish-red Freedom Ring costume.
(elsewhere)
High above New York City is the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier. On board, in the cryogenics room, is a highly advanced Life Model Decoy. It has malfunctioned and now believes itself to be Captain America’s former lover, Diamondback. Also in stasis is an alternate reality’s version of Tony Stark, only he’s from a much harsher dimension and much more malevolent than this dimension’s Stark. The Professor, a doctor, enters the room with Agent Mitch Carson. Mitch is there as protection as the two inhabitants of the room are still considered deadly. The doctor needs to recycle the water in their tanks and check their vitals.
The doctor figures he’ll start with Stark first. They’ve been having to increase his daily sedative dosage and he’s becoming a bit of a bother. The green liquid empties from his tank and, unseen by the two S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives, Stark opens one eye. He then steps from the chamber and grabs the doctor before Carson has time to react. He informs the doctor that he’s been immune to his sedative for some time. Carson pulls out his pistol and aims it at Stark’s head, ordering him to release the doctor or be killed. Stark replies that if he knew what he was capable of, he’d turn the gun on himself.
(elsewhere again)
Spider-Man is munching on donuts upside down on the edge of a building. He loves his new costume, as the extra arms can hold donuts with ease. No more sticky fingers. As he eats, an explosion rocks the street below. He swears that they know when he’s hiding from his wife eating donuts. He puts them down and swings into action.
Meanwhile, Curtis is annoyed that Jeffrey’s going to think he’s a total coward now, but he can explain things later. He realizes he needs something like a jetpack to get to the scene of the explosion quickly. He concentrates and creates a hang-glider, which sends him soaring above the streets. “Sweet!” he grins.
He arrives at the scene and discovers Spider-Man in battle with a hulking green monster. Spidey is using his agility to keep out of harm’s way, as the creature smashes everything around him. Curtis’s ring glows and his hang-glider disappears, transforming instead into a rocket launcher. “Hey ugly! I brought you something,” he shouts, before firing a rocket at the creature. Spidey swings away as the rocket hits home. Unfortunately for Curtis, as the smoke dissipates, the creature comes rampaging towards him, madder than ever. He is about to pound on Curtis when Spidey swings back around and grabs him around the waist, whisking him away from the creature’s massive fists.
Not recognizing Spider-Man in his new costume, Curtis asks who he is. Spidey explains and so Curtis informs Spidey that he’s called Freedom Ring. Spidey tells Curtis that the guy below isn’t the Hulk, as he seems to think. The green guy’s name is the Abomination. He’s been studying the Avengers database. He’s kinda on the team now, he adds, self-consciously, just in case Curtis hasn’t been watching the news.
Spider-Man’s spider-sense kicks in and he turns to see the Abomination charging at him. He leaps out of the way as Curtis creates a huge block of concrete over the creature’s head, which he proceeds to drop on it. Spidey warns Curtis to be careful as this guy’s no joke. He leaps in and smashes the creature in the face. Curtis then creates another block, but the Abomination simply smashes it before it drops.
The Abomination manages to smack Spider-Man away from him and then heads after Curtis. He creates wall after wall of concrete between the pair of them, but the monster smashes his way through them. The Abomination tells him that he cannot be stopped. All he wanted was to escape and to find his freedom, but they just had to interfere. He roars at Curtis, taunting him that he is weak. “You can’t stop me!”
He finally reaches Curtis, who is terrified. He slams his giant fist into Curtis’ stomach, putting him down for the count. The Abomination tells him he is soft and weak. He will not survive this. Luckily, Spider-Man swings down and grabs Curtis, just as the creature hammers both fists down on him. Spidey asks Curtis if he’s invulnerable because he took a bad hit back there. He then realizes that Curtis isn’t responding. He’s in a really bad way.
The Abomination yells at them, asking where they’re going. They can’t escape him. He then notices a shadow crossing his path and tells Curtis that dropping another large object on him won’t do any good. He then turns to see that it isn’t a concrete block. Descending from the Blackbird are the astonishing X-Men. “Oh, this is not good,” he exclaims.
The X-Men engage the Abomination in combat, with Beast, Colossus and Wolverine going in hard to put the creature down. Spidey tells the injured Curtis that it’s his lucky day. The mutants have arrived which means he can get him outta there. He then remembers how badly injured Curtis is. Perhaps this isn’t his lucky day after all. They’re only six blocks from the nearest hospital, and Spidey pleads, “Please don’t die on me.”