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New York City, a cab pulls up outside the Luck of the Irish Pub, which has a sign on the door stating that it is closed for a private party. The Olympian god Hercules enters and exclaims 'Where the ladies at?' as several men turn and look up at him. 'Uh... hey, Herc. Uh, Hercules' remarks Flash Thompson in his Venom guise. Also gathered are Danny Rand a.k.a. Iron Fist, Dr Stephen Strange, Jack Russell, the Werewolf, and mutants Sam “Cannonball” Guthrie and Nate Grey a.k.a. X-Man.
'No, really. Where are the ladies?' Hercules repeats. Holding a glass of red wine, Dr Strange remarks that they are late, not that he is surprised, and declares that something tells him this little gathering is more important to the men here, than it is to the women. 'This is important, all right? To all of us. Remember, we're here to help. I'm sure this means a lot to them... they probably just got sidetracked is all' Flash suggests.
Indeed, several blocks away, the Fearless Defenders – Clea, Dani Moonstar, Misty Knight, Valkyrie, Elsa Bloodstone and Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman are engaged in a street battle with several villains, while two strange mounds of several large skulls loom in the background. Clea hovers in the air above the battle, taking on Sylvie Lushton the second Enchantress. Quicksand blasts a wave of sand towards Warrior Woman, who holds a car up overhead, protecting some civilians from the attack. Dani Moonstar stands near the civilians, bow and arrow at the ready, while Misty Knight dodges the tendrils that extend from Ruby Thursday, Valkyrie readies herself against Chondu, and Elsa Bloodstone leaps towards Arthur Nagan.
'Looks like the boss knew what she was talking about after all. The Buzzkill Brigade! Hold 'em off... take 'em down... take 'em out for makeovers – please!' the young Enchantress orders, before remarking that she needs, like, three more minutes here, as her magic energies clash against Clea's.
'Lady Sandman, the Headmen and the Wicked Witch as played by Paris Hilton. I need a sit-rep from someone who understands this kind of crazy' Misty calls out to her teammates, while pointing at the skulls and guessing these sculptures are of the big and evil variety. Clea announces that they are, but that they aren't sculptures – they are alive, merely dormant, underground for a long time, and their foes are using a mixture of magic and technology to prod them awake. 'My best guess? They'll wake up cranky' Clea reports.
Hippolyta remarks that the artifacts bear resemblance to the totem poles of Dani Moonstar's culture, but as Dani ushers some civilians to safety, she replies 'Do these things look Cheyenne to you? Does anything about them really look “Native” or “American”?' she asks, adding 'Next time I see a lady in a tapout tee-shirt should I just assume she's one of your Amazons?'
As Arthur Nagan in his gorilla-suit lunges at Elsa Bloodstone, she dodges him and asks 'Are these twits part of a regular club?' and remarks that she loathes when the bad guys play nice with each other.
Valkyrie's sword clangs against Chondu's metal centipede-like body, and declares that they can figure that out later, but they must get the civilians to safety first. Hippolyta flies towards Quicksand and slams a fist into her face, while telling Valkyrie that her spirit is too greatly tempered by her human host. 'Let the mortals do the grunt work. I tire if playing nursemaid. What is that old saying about a good defense?' she adds, as she punches Quicksand's arm right off. 'That... should... do... it' the Enchantress exclaims. 'Somebody give the sorceress with incredible fashion sense a gold star' she grins, as her magic spell causes the large skull mounds to full rise out of the ground with a loud rumbling. 'Oh, $#%&!' Misty gasps  before leaping behind a cab that has been knocked onto its side and taking cover with Dani and Elsa as one of the large skull-mounds breathes fire towards her. 'The three of us ducking for cover... you know Hippolyta will never let us live this down, right?' Dani remarks. 'Look at the bright side. Maybe she won't survive' Misty points out as Hippolyta, Clea and Valkyrie stand before the strange skull mounds, that walk towards them on spindly legs, as Sylvie hovers overhead.
Back at the Luck of the Irish Pub, 'Well...whatever's going on, Val's not answering her phone' Flash announces. Iron Fist reports that Misty isn't answering either, and Jack Russell tells the others that Elsa's went straight to voice mail. Dr Strange puts his fingers to his temples and remarks that Clea is not responding to his mystic summons. 'Or my phone calls' he adds quickly, while a photo of a heroine clad in a green outfit hangs on the wall behind them. Nate Grey looks at his mobile phone and remarks that there is no response from Dani, either. Cannonball does the same, and adds that he doesn't know why she carries a phone, as she never answers. 'Noticed that, too, did you?' Nate asks, before both men say in unison 'Why are you here again?' Flash Thompson tells them that they are both here because he invited them, and that no one seems to know which of them dated, or is dating, the Moonstar chick. 'We care for Valkyrie and the others. And I think we can agree that this Defenders thing is a bad idea'. Dr Strange remarks that the idea behind the Defenders is sound, as the world is stranger than they might believe, and someone must stand against the tide of aberration and deviancy. 'Says the guy having a drink with the werewolf' Jack Russell remarks. Dr Strange adds that he thinks they can agree that this group could use some guidance.
'This is not the kind of party I expected. We should have just met a my tavern' Hercules remarks, before turning to the woman with red hair behind the bar: 'Barkeep! Is there not something we can watch on yon television?' he asks. 'A football match? Or perhaps a televised cheerleading competition?' he enquires. 'Nah. The telly's bust' the woman replies, leaning over the counter. Flash tells the others that ever since Val started this little all-girls club of hers, well, her life has gotten a little confusing. 'I mean dating an Asgardian is a challenge anyhow. But once you get past the bruises and mixed signals... hey, hooking up with a goddess isn't as bad deal. Or so I thought'.
Flashback
Flash and Valkyrie are in bed, kissing, when suddenly: 'Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!' Dr Annabelle Riggs calls out as she appears in place of Valkyrie and finds herself kissing Flash. 'Hands off!' Annabelle shouts as she punches Flash. He turns away from her and rubs his jaw, while Annabelle tells him that she is sorry, but she is supposed to be looking out for Val, making sure she doesn't lose control. 'It's just that I... I wasn't sure how to handle that. I didn't want her to do something she might later regret. Sorry' Annabelle tells Flash.
Present
'I mean, look, this other girl... Annabelle... is nice enough. But she's going to throw one helluva wrench into my love life' Flash points out. 'So you're lamenting that you have two ladyfriends for the headache of one?' Hercules asks, holding up a large glass of beer. 'You should be celebrating!' he exclaims, suggesting they share a flagon. 'I... I don't drink' Flash replies, adding that he figured it would be easier to convince everyone to show up if there were... refreshments. 'And I'm not sure how you'd define my current ladyfriend situation' Flash adds as he removes Hercules' hand from his shoulder.
'I hear you there, my friend. When I last saw Hippolyta... she... uh... lost her head' Hercules remarks, hanging his head. 'You mean that literally, don't you?' Iron Fist asks, adding that is exactly why he is not sure he loves the idea of Misty hanging around with some misandric Amazon warrior woman. 'Ahh... misandry! Never have the gods blessed us with a more potent aphrodisiac!' Hercules exclaims.
'They're going to kill us. You know that, right?' Iron Fist asks, turning to Flash, who rubs the back of his head. Dr Strange looks at his empty wine glass and states that he would be happy with imminent doom – if it mean Clea would talk to him. Dr Strange tells the other men that Clea was his greatest disciple, his closest friend – his lover, his wife. So why, then? After years of exile, would she not seek him out for aid when she returned to this realm? He adds that it troubles him that after all they went through together, all the adventures, that she forgot him so easily.
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Clea did arrive at Dr Strange's home after her return to Earth – but when she walked up to the window, she found Strange sitting on a chair, with several scantily clad women dancing around him.
Present
'Clea?' Hercules asks. 'With the leggings' Strange replies. 'Ah, yes! I liked her!' Hercules exclaims. The woman behind the bar listens as Flash suggests that it might be a good thing the women aren't here yet, and points out that they need to be on the same page if they are going to help. 'And, from the sound of it, we need a little time to get our act together. After all... let's call this what it is – an intervention'.
Back at the battle scene: 'That's right, Ms Le Fay. We found the Pandemonium Axles just like you said' Sylive Lushton tells Caroline Le Fay via her mobile phone, while Quicksand and the Headmen stand nearby, and the large skull mounds – the Pandemonium Axles – blast fire across the street. Sylvie assures Caroline that the incantation she gave her gassed them right up, and adds Ruby Thursday and her science geeks provided them with locomotion, and they are marching them down the middle of the street, letting them do their thing. 'Who's your girl?' Sylvie asks. 'Enchantress, you might want to -' Ruby Thursday begins, but Sylvie shushes her. 'Sorry, Ma'am, you were saying?' Sylvie asks. 'Phase two...sounds like a plan' Sylvie adds, before thanking Caroline and telling her that she will make her proud. Sylvie hangs up, and turns to Ruby Thursday, snarling 'Now...what is so important that you felt the need to talk all over me, Ruby?' 'If you weren't so preoccupied with your artful brown-nosing...you might have warned our employer that we are still in harm's way' Ruby replies, adding that they may have knocked their enemies for a loop, but it will only be a temporary reprieve. 'If there's one thing I've learned, it's -' Ruby begins, as Hippolyta swoops down and causes the villains to scatter as she smashes into Quicksand once more. '- it's that the Defenders always show up!' Ruby concludes.
Dani, Misty, Clea and Elsa confront Chondu and Nagan. 'Really, fellas' Misty tells them. 'It's in your best interests to stay down'. Elsa tells them that if they would prefer a proper hiding, then to please step up. Valkyrie leaps off her flying horse Aragon, towards the young Enchantress, 'Cxhild! You have chosen to guise yourself in the garb of one of my most hated enemies! I feel obliged to treat you as such!' Valkyrie exclaims. 'You really think five minutes out of boob armor gives you the right to question my fashion sense? Back off, skank!' Sylvie replies, casting a spell towards Valkyrie. Valkyrie lands on the ground and decides that she may dislike this teenage Enchantress more than the ancient one, but knows that she can vent her fury after she has gotten innocents out of harm's way. One of the Pandemonium Axles' fires a blast a building, and rubble starts to fall towards the street. 'Defenders defend after all' Valkyrie exclaims, holding her sword up to block some falling debris, while a woman covers her head in fear. 'Are you all right? Are you -' Valkyrie begins as she turns to the woman, before Annabelle suddenly takes over. 'Kaycee?' Annabelle exclaims. 'Annabelle?' the woman called Kaycee asks. 'What are you doing here?' Annabelle asks. 'I thought you were moving back to London' she declares. 'I... I...' Kaycee replies, before grabbing Annabelle and kissing her. Annabelle pushes Kaycee away and asks her what she is doing. 'You broke up with me! Remember!' she declares, telling Kaycee that she can't just kiss her out of the blue. 'Who does that?' she asks.
Valkyrie takes over once more: 'Annabelle, try not to become unsettled every time a mortal kisses us. We are fabulous' Valkyrie tells her. 'And take heed that it was your choice to retreat from this encounter. I did not ruin your chance at romance. Besides...I imagine you and Kaycee made a cute couple' Valkyrie remarks. 'Even though she wears clove-flavored lip balm' Valkyrie points out. 'Kind of nice when Annabelle can't talk back, isn't it?' Misty asks. 'I wouldn't know what you're referring to' Valkyrie replies, adding that they have a battle to win. 'Right on. After all... even amazing ladies like us can only keep the boys waiting for so long' Misty replies.
Back at the bar, Jack Russell is playing darts, he remarks to Iron Fist 'I mean... I thought things were going great between us. It's not every day a monster hunter puts aside their way of life for the sake of a relationship with a werewolf'. Iron Fist tells Jack that he really stinks at this game, but Jack ignores him and remarks that then Elsa goes off on some adventure without him, and when she returns, she is obsessed with all sorts of strange things – strange for her, he means. 'All she talks about is covenants... and Doom Maidens... and cosmic evils. But I guess we're all feeling a little left out, huh?' Jack adds, as nearby, Sam and Nate are sitting together, and Sam turns to Nate, asking if he and Dani are an item. 'I dunno. We had a thing in Madripoor' Nate replies.
Flash tells everyone to focus, and reminds them that they want what is best for their friends, so suggests they huddle up before they arrive, and try to figure out how to convince them that they could use their help. 'Aren't ye a right bunch of moaners?' the woman behind the bar calls out. Her name is Molly Fitzgerald – the hero formerly known as Shamrock! She tells the men that she has listened to about all their crap she can stand. 'So yer women went and formed their own little super team... and they didn't invite a one of you along?' she asks.
Molly continues, and tells the men that the way they have been going on, she can't blame the girls for leaving them out. 'I don't think you really -' Flash begins, but Molly shakes a finger at him and declares that she understands what is going on all right like. 'Don't think a girl can handle this super hero business without a big heap of man to hug them close when the $#%& hits the fan!' she exclaims, asking if that sums the thing up. 'No... that's not it at all. I...' Flash begins. 'What did I tell you, eh? Ahh... misandry' Hercules points out. Flash rubs his head and tells everyone to take a step back. 'I feel we're way off -' he begins, before one of the Pandemonium Axis' is thrown into the bar. Jack switches into his werewolf form, while the other men ready themselves and Molly rolls up her sleeves. 'Sorry we're late to the party' Misty calls out as she and Valkyrie stand in the large hole in the wall. 'If all of you just stay put, you'll be safe while we wrap this up' Valkyrie assures them. 'Stay put?' Flash asks. 'Like hell!' he exclaims as he and the other men rush outside to join the battle. Hippolyta slams a piece of metal into Quicksand, and Hercules tells her that she looks different. 'You as well. Less impressive somehow' Hippolyta responds. Jack Russell the Werewolf growls as he latches onto Chondu and twists his spindly form backwards. 'Yes, sweetie. Whatever you say' Elsa mutters.
Cannonball blasts through one of the Panedemonium Axis' splittiing it in half, while Dani fires an arrow towards it and asks Nate 'What do you mean you told him?' She exclaims that she was going to break the news to him. 'What about “What happens in Madripoor stays in Madripoor”?' she asks.
Iron Fist and Misty punch remains of the of the Pandemonium Axis, and Iron Fist suggests that after this they ditch these other losers. 'How's Paris sound? I've got a private jet on standby' he suggests. 'It's a date' Misty replies. Flash has switched to Venom form and moves towards Nagan: 'I'll eat your brains head-boy!' he snarls. 'Charming' Valkyrie mutters as she slams the side of her sword into Ruby's head, while hovering nearby, Sylvie Lushton appears in agony as she is attacked by the magics of both Clea and Strange. 'It's good to see you again, Stephen. I want a divorce' Clea announces.
Soon, the clean-up has begun, as the heroes start to put cabs back upright, move rubble and capture the villains. 'So... you calls us all together in order to convince us to disband?' Valkyrie asks. 'Not exactly... well... yeah, I guess so' Flash admits. Dr Strange tells Valkyrie that they thought she could use their help. 'After all, few people know more about being a Defender than I do' Strange remarks. 'You do know that I'm centuries older than both of you, right? I've led warriors into the field of battle... time and time again. I've won wars. I think we can handle the threats that lie before us' Valkyrie declares.
Hippolyta is moving some debris, and Herc suggests to her that once they are done here, they take some time to catch up. 'No' Hippolyta declares. 'But I thought -' Herc begins. 'No' Hippolyta exclaims.
Elsa and Jack look at each other, while Sam turns to Dani and Nate and tells them that it is cool that they are kinda together, as he has his own thing going on. 'I'm an Avenger now, y'know' he adds.
Valkyrie remarks 'To quote a friend, “We've got this on lock”' and tells Stephen that they don't need his aid, though she can almost appreciate the sentiment. She narrows her eyes and declares that for now, though, her team has business to attend to – and prisoners to interrogate!


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'I was dead. And then I was not' Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman announces. She reveals that Hela bargained for her soul and the Death-Lords struck a deal. So, she lived and was more powerful than ever before – the gifts of strength and invulnerability, speed and flight were hers to command. But for what reason did the gods grant her those powers? For her rebirth, she owes each of the Gods of a Death a boom – the Twelve Labors of Hippolyta. For Hela, she stood against the Doom Maidens. And now, Pluto urges her to rebuild the ranks of the Amazons – of course she would have done this anyway on her own terms. But Hippolyta does not know the other tasks that will be set before her, but she has come to understand her ultimate purpose – she has seen it in a dream. They wish for her, and for her people, to become their instruments of destruction. They want her to ascend to her father's vacant throne – they want a God of War whose fury will bolster the ranks of the dead.
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New Amazonia, night has fallen as Hippolyta tells that story around a small fire where her teammates Dani Moonstar, Elsa Bloodstone and Ren Kimura are sitting along with the human host of Valkyrie, Dr Annabelle Riggs, and Moonstar's friend and fellow New Mutant Amara “Magma” Aquilla. 'And is that what you want?' Annabelle asks. 'Does it matter, Lady Annabelle?' Hippolyta replies. 'Do the newly reborn have any say in matters of fate?' she adds. 'So... that's why you're building an army out here in the middle of the Mediterranean?' Annabelle asks. Hippolyta declares that she is raising a nation – of warrior women. 'I seem to recall you fancying Warrior Women' Hippolyta reminds Annabelle, who smiles. Hippolyta states that the Amazons are her people, her family, and everyone here is welcomed among them. 'I want to see them rise to glory again... not for the warmongering of the gods... but because I love them' Hippolyta starts to move away from the fire, and asks Annabelle and the others to come, 'We do not make war. Tonight – we celebrate!' Hippolyta shouts, and suddenly, fireworks erupt in the sky, turning it brilliant colors, while dozens of Amazons mingle and dance across the steps of a large temple.
Music plays, and Annabelle watches as Ren dances. Magma and Moonstar wrap their arms around each other’s shoulders and carry a goblet of wine in their free hands. They clink the goblets together. 'What did I tell you, Amara? Pretty great, right? Worth the flying horse ride?' Moonstar asks her friend. 'This is... something. It reminds me of home' Amara replies.
Ren urges Annabelle to come and dance, but Annabelle replies that she can't. But Ren pulls her closer, 'Looks like you're doing just fine to me' Ren points out as she moves back, and Annabelle starts to dance. Hippolyta smiles, before turning to Elsa Bloodstone and asking her why she does not enjoy herself. 'What makes you think I'm not enjoying myself?' Elsa replies. 'Watching a bunch of Amazons flounce around like common trollops... waiting for the other boot to drop... or end up planted in someone's backside. That's how I relax' Elsa scowls. 'As long as you are having a good time' Hippolyta tells her, adding that she wishes Misty Knight and Clea could have been here to share in the festivities.
But at that very moment, Misty Knight and Clea are in a room interrogating the young Enchantress – playing a game of “Bad cop / Demonically empowered cop” as it were. It appears that a strange shadow looms behind them, although this could be an effect of Clea's power.
'No matter. There will be plenty of opportunities for them' Hippolyta points out, adding that New Amazonia will be here for eons to come.
Nearby, Ren and Annabelle have ceased to dance, and walking through a garden, they see a green-skinned woman with snakes for hair ahead of them. 'Wow. Just... wow' Ren utters, before announcing that her folks would hate this. 'They'd hate me being around anything so...' her voice trails off. 'Bacchanalian?' Annabelle suggests. 'That sounds dirty' Ren grins. 'You're an adult, Ren. Your parents can worry about you all they want, but they can't control you' Annabelle declares, adding that Hippolyta is the daughter of the God of War, but she's not all about destruction – she is creating something here.
The green-skinned woman turns to Annabelle and Ren and announces that Queen Hippolyta is lucky to have friends like them, as not all of the Amazons share her beliefs. She adds that she worries the days ahead will not be easy for Hippolyta, as some of them crave bloodshed. 'And they can be difficult to control when they don't get what they want. I know'. Her name is Delphyne Gorgon, and for a time, she was the ruler of the Amazons. Delphyne adds that she is sure this little party has rubbed more than a few of them the wrong way.
Ren assures Delphyne that they didn't mean to kick the hornet's nest, to which Delphyne replies 'Please. We're talking about Amazons. They're bound to be upset about something'. Delphyne then opens a tent and informs Ren and Annabelle that they have arrived at their quarters. 'Oh. You mean...' Annabelle begins, looking at Ren. 'Share. Sure...that'll be great' Ren remarks, adding that it is a big tent. But inside the tent, there is only one double bed. They sit on a side of the bed each, not looking at each other, until Ren exclaims 'Huh. Who would've thought. A girl with snakes for hair could be...' she begins, and they both say in unison 'Strangely hot', then burst into laughter. Annabelle nervously tells Ren that she doesn't want to scare her off, but explains that she has a tendency, or more of a character flaw, to fall hard an fast. 'I can handle it' Ren replies, before they start to kiss.
The next morning, Dani and Magma sit on a blanket on the beach. Amazons busy themselves nearby, some setting up tables of exotic fruits. Elsa is still in costume and sits on the sand next to Dani and Magma, while Hippolyta watches from nearby. 'Really... uh... this is too much. I'd be all right with a bagel' Moonstar says, two large bowls of fruit sitting before her. 'Is there coffee? Please tell me there's Amazonian coffee' Annabelle calls out as she and Ren walk side by side to the others. Magma and Moonstar observe them, 'Well, hello, you two' Dani calls out, asking them where they disappeared to last night. 'Hit the sack early, I guess?' Dani asks. 'Really, Dani. You're so mean' Magma utters as she turns to her friend. 'You dated the Devil' Dani reminds Magma. Suddenly, there is a loud rumbling 'WHU -' Hippolyta begins, and everyone turns to the water where enormous mutated sea creatures rise up to the shore, roaring, and two woman float above them. 'Who DARES?' Hippolyta cries out, to which Aradnea exclaims 'Greetings, Amazons! Greetings servants of a dead queen! This is your lucky day!' The Atlantean witch then offers the Amazons a chance to cast aside their false queen and follow one who knows how to quench their thirst for blood. 'Join us!' comes the voice of the mermaid-like Echidna. 'For though you are the daughters of Ares... I've always thought of you as my own offspring!' she reveals.
'Friend of yours?' Elsa asks Hippolyta, who explains that Echidna is the mother of all monsters. 'Ooooh. Maybe this is my kind of party after all' Elsa declares. 'Warriors of Hippolyta! ATTACK!' the Amazon Queen order her followers. 'Rock' Elsa adds as she readies her guns. Annabelle looks up at the monsters, 'Ren – no heroics. Just be careful' she asks. 'You too' Ren replies. 'Get a tent, will ya' Moonstar tells them, pointing out that they have got giant sea monsters to fight. 'I'll take the big one' Magma announces as she switches to her fiery form. Moonstar's Asgardian-New Mutants costume materializes, while Annabelle vanishes and is replaced by Valkyrie, and Ren's razor-sharp ribbons around her arms extend outwards into long claws. 'They're all big' Moonstar tells Magma as the heroes rush towards the approaching monstrosities, with a number of Amazon warriors following them.
The large lobster creature grabs two Amazons with its pincers, while Valkyrie rushes towards it. Hippolyta uses her incredible strength to force the monster's mouth open. 'Brightwind!' Moonstar calls out as her flying horse appears overhead. Magma soars towards a giant mutated sea snail, releasing two beams of molten lava towards it. Riding on top of some sort of large fish that now sports two heads, both filled with sharp teeth, Elsa Bloodstone shoots one of the heads as the fish thrashes about mid-air and exclaims 'This is how the party should have started!' The massive sea serpent creature moves towards the beach and fires something from its mouth at the Amazons on the shore, while up above on Brightwind, Moonstar starts to shoot an arrow at it. Valkyrie's sword is covered in green gunk as she moves away from the now fallen lobster, announcing that this attack stinks of Caroline Le Fay's touch. 'Yes. And she sends her warmest regards' Aradnea calls out, which Echidna suddenly wraps her tail around Valkyrie, causing her to drop her sword, while Echida touches Valkyrie's face and declares that it has been ages since she tasted a Valkyrie's flesh.
'Annabelle!' Ren exclaims as she sees Valkyrie in trouble. Hovering over the water, she extends her razor sharp ribbons, striking Echidna, and causing her to drop Valkyrie. But Echidna manages to grab Ren by her throat and start to strange her – until Hippolyta shoves the massive tooth of one of the sea creatures through Echidna's stomach, causing her to scream, while Ren falls back into the water. 'No. It cannot be. I was promised...' Echidna utters, while Valkyrie goes over to Ren, and they watch the horror sink back into the water. Everyone looks up to where Aradnea hovers over them, 'Enough. We have seen all that we need to' she declares. 'Oh, you haven't seen nearly as much as I'm going to show you, Atlantean hag!' Hippolyta warns her. Aradnea asks Hippolyta to stay her hand, and explains that she is just the messenger – however, her mistress would have a word with them. Aradnea rasies her hand, and a watery image of Caroline Le Fay appears above her. 'Hello, girls' Caroline calls out. 'Le Fay! I knew it!' Valkyrie exclaims. 'Yes, dear. You're very intuitive' Caroline replies. 'You get a gold star. Now...let's get down to business, shall we?'
Hippolyta tells Le Fay that she has no business here. 'Maybe not with you, Butch. But I'm not here for you right now' Caroline responds. 'I'm here for them' she reveals, turning to the Amazons. Delphyne Gorgon and several other Amazons look on, while Caroline tells Hippolyta that she can appreciate what she is trying to do here, and points out she has been Queen of the Amazons for a long time – but they all know that she has gone soft since her rebirth. 'These women...they were bred to make war. Not to defend' Caroline remarks. 'Or worse yet...but the grunts in the Defenders' private militia' Caroline adds, wondering why they should follow a queen who would gladly loan them out for some Asgardian's cause – which is why she has come to offer them an alternative. The Amazons listen as Hippolyta asks them to join her, to heed her promise of all the carnage and bloodshed they desire and so richly deserve. 'Answer only to me... not as a queen... but as she who will lead you to your former glory'. She asks the Amazons to remember when they were feared, and declares that they can be feared once more. The Amazons look at each other, but Caroline tells them not to answer now, of course, and that she can already see the decision playing out across their faces. 'Just hold tight, my Amazons. We'll talk soon'.
Hippolyta responds by angrily punching the watery image of Le Fay. Aradnea drops back into the water, where Echidna has resurfaced. Hippolyta turns to her Amazons and asks 'Is that what you want? Are you nothing without murder in your hearts?' She tells them that if they are going to betray her, to do so now, and if Amazon must go to war with Amazon, then so be it. Valkyrie puts a hand on Hippolyta's shoulder and tells her that Le Fay hopes to confuse her, anger her and sow the seeds of mistrust. 'And she's succeeded' Hippolyta replies. Valkyrie tells Hippolyta that she can't beat her at this game and that her best option is not even to play. 'Have you learned nothing, Valkyrie?' she asks. 'Remember what I said. We are fated. The future is already decided for the likes of us'. With that, Hippolyta starts to walk away from her teammates and the Amazons, the image of her father looming over her.


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Los Angeles, California, inside a fashion store a woman with red hair is browsing through a catalogue when suddenly, someone calls out to her: 'Hello, hero' they exclaim. 'Huh?' the woman asks. 'Are you for hire?' Misty Knight enquires as she stands with her teammates Clea and Dani Moonstar, all Defenders. Shoppers look on in awe, while the red haired woman goes wide-eyed, 'Hero?' she asks. 'I think you've got the wrong person. I'm just Frances -' she begins. 'Don't get me wrong. You were tough to find and, honestly, not my first pick' Misty tells Frances, explaining that they are running out of time and that the Defenders need someone with her skills. 'So, I'll ask again... are you for hire?'
'Of course, I hope you understand that when I say “for hire” what I really mean is... are you “willing to volunteer for this suicide mission?' Misty declares sometime later inside the depths of a temple.  Henchmen lay scattered on the ground outside the temple, while inside, the Fearless Defenders make their way through a narrow corridor. Dr Annabelle Riggs leads the way, her flashlight held out in front of her, while Clea helps to lighten the dark path with a mystical glow, which also illuminates the images sketched into the walls surrounding them. Elsa Bloodstone holds a gun at the ready, and Moonstar has prepared her bow and arrow. Ren Kimura walks next to Clea, while Misty and Frances are behind her, and Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman brings up the rear. 'I still don't know what exactly you want from me. Nobody believes me when I say this, but... I'm not a fighter' Frances declares.
'Perhaps not. But our enemies have hatched a vile plan and... should they succeed... we'll need you' Hippolyta tells her. Misty assures her not to worry about the ass-kicking department, as they have that covered. 'Speaking of which – have you figured out what we might be up against?' she asks Dr Annabelle Riggs, who is kneeling before one of the walls and looking at some of the drawings. 'Uh... at first glance I'd say... something awful'. Annabelle then announces that, as near as she can tell, this place is an ancient temple dedicated to some sort of demigod, and that this entity, which is supposed to dwell within, is meant to call out to something even more terrible that is lost in another realm. 'Just make sure Valkyrie is ready to join us when the fighting starts' Elsa Bloodstone snaps at Annabelle, who replies 'I hope... but your guess is as good as mine. She's not talking to me right now'. Ren walks over to Annabelle and asks 'She's stll mad at you?' 'Wouldn't you be?' Annabelle replies, adding that a lot of people think Valkyrie's just a bruiser, that she's as dumb as a box of rocks. 'But she's clever and experienced and intuitive. Of course she'd figured out she'd been lied to. When Val brought me back...she knew there would be costs. She didn't care. She didn't realize that there were other parties who were interested in what was happening'.
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Annabelle stands before the All-Mother, who announces that there is dangerous, costly magic at work here, that the embrace of death is too oft escaped in Annabelle's world, but there is always a price to pay. 'Do you wish to live again, Annabelle Riggs?' they ask. 'Uh...sure' Annabelle responds. The All-Mother informs Annabelle that Valkyrie requires guidance, that the rage within her must be tempered, and so, too, must her willfulness, as she continues to stretch the limits of their patience. 'We tasked her with finding the Shield Maidens. Instead she recruits... Defenders'. Annabelle enquires as to what the difference is, to which the All-Mother informs her that if she wishes to return to the land of the living, she will guide Valkyrie, she will counterbalance the fury and give her a greater connection to the people of Midgard. 'And you will help her serve the will of Asgardia'.
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'The thing is... I agree with Val. Shield Maidens are all well and good. But, first and foremost, the world needs Defenders' Annabelle announces. 'Now more than ever...' she adds, as the heroes come to a cavern, where the Doom Maidens are gathered alongside Caroline Le Fay, her associate Mr Raven, and several henchmen. They all stand around a platform where green energy rises in some sort of stasis field. Mr Raven informs Caroline Le Fay that the output on this thing is off the charts – more than twice what they anticipated. He adds that it seems that there is some sort of secondary energy signature. 'I can't -' he begins, but Caroline interrupts him. 'Excellent!' she declares, announcing that the additional yield means they will reach the finish line all the sooner. She declares that the message will be received, as the beacon is alive. 'And so what if it is alive?' Zheng Bao Yu asks, boasting that the most basic of her father's alchemies could have conjured something far more terrible. 'No offense to your father... but if he was capable of something like this, he would have done it before he was killed' Caroline tells Zheng Bao Yu. She states that with what they do today, they are tapping on the door, that this is their cosmic call, their message – and the wording is clear: “Come and get it”.
Two henchmen turn in shock as a voice calls out 'This is good! It sounds like you're already expecting company!' Hippolyta slams her fist into one of the henchmen and points out that a few more guests shouldn't be too much of an inconvenience. Misty, Dani, Elsa and Ren also engage the henchmen, while Clea starts to cast a spell, and Annabelle and Frances hang back at the edge of the cavern. 'You know what they say about honor and thieves, right?' Misty asks as she punches one of the henchmen with her bionic arm. Ren's razor-sharp ribbons twirl around another of the henchmen, while Misty reveals that the Enchantress, Ruby Thursday and Quicksand, once they figured out that Le Fay had scraped them off, were all more than happy to flip on her. 'They told us where you'd be. Told us who you'd have with you. They even told us what you were trying to do' Dani declares as she fires an arrow. 'Which was more than we needed' Clea points out, while Elsa loads her gun, ready to fire.
The Defenders then engage the Doom Maidens around the strange energy. Misty Knight takes on Zheng Bao Yu, while Ren extends her ribbons towards Mindblast, who diverts them with a psychic attack. Moonstar dodges a blast of energy from Shriek, while Elsa finds herself snared by Anaconda. Warrior Woman slams into Titania, and Clea casts an energy dragon to counter the one that Aradnea has conjured. 'Your little band of bad girls has been twisting the knife every change you get. The Defenders are more than happy for a chance to twist back!' Misty declares. 'You've heard of Hawkeye, right? The Avenger? Yeah... I won a few of his arrows in a bet' Moonstar announces as she fires an arrow, which sets of an electrical charge that shocks several of the Doom Maidens. 'C'mon, Val. Where are you?' Annabelle utters.
Suddenly: 'What do you want, Annabelle? I thought I was clear. I thought I told you that I needed some time' Valkyrie calls out as she and Annabelle converse on hillside, trees to one side of them, cliffs to the other. Valkyrie reminds Annabelle that they share a body, and that sooner or later she must have known that she would see what was in her mind, that she would sense the bargain that Annabelle made with the All-Mother. 'If you wanted to talk, you should have done so sooner' Valkyrie suggests. Annabelle ignores the comments, and asks Valkyrie if she has any idea of what is going on out there, or has she retreated so far that she is not even aware? 'You don't want to talk? Fine! I don't need you to talk! I need you to fight!' Annabelle knows that Valkyrie is angry and feels betrayed, she tells her they can work on that later. 'But this – right now – isn't about us!' Annabelle declares. 'There is no us' Valkyrie replies, pointing out that from the moment the All-mothers leashed her to Annabelle like a wild hound to its master, she has been becoming less who she was – and more like who Annabelle is.
Valkyrie continues, assuring Annabelle that she was more than willing to sacrifice everything to bring her back, but that to give away so much, for one who forces her to bend her knee – it hurts. 'Don't you understand? You swore an oath to serve Asgard... to protect Earth by reforming the Shield Maidens. But you did it in your own way. What makes you think I can't do the same?' Annabelle asks. She tells Valkyrie not to worry that she is becoming more like her. 'But maybe I'm becoming more like you' Annabelle suggests. She tells Valkyrie that if she doesn't help, if anyone on this team gets hurt, then she is a piss-poor excuse for a Valkyrie. 'And if that happens, I swear I'll never let you out again!' Annabelle goes wide-eyed, and Valkyrie smiles at her, telling her that it is all right, she understands. 'I like her, too'. 'You... you do?' Annabelle asks. 'Wait. When you say you like her, what do you -' Annabelle begins. 'Later, Annabelle. For now...' Valkyrie begins.
An instant later, Valkyrie appears in place of Annabelle, raising her sword overhead, she stands with the Defenders, 'Have at thee, Doom Maidens!' Valkyrie shouts. 'This is your day of reckoning! You've hitched your little red wagon to the wrong mare!' she shouts, while quietly adding 'See... Annabelle... that sounded like you'. Ren extends her ribbons to knock Scorpia back, while Annabelle calls out to Le Fay, warning her that her Doom Maidens are finished, and now it is her gturn. 'Truer words, my dear. Truer words' Caroline remarks as she emerges from the shadows. She announces that this experiment, or at least her part in it, is over. 'Mr Raven...if you don't mind...buy me a few moments' Caroline asks. 'Ma'am' Mr Raven replies as he loads his gun. 'Oh, please!' Hippolyta mutters as she removes a disc from her headpiece and throws it at Mr Raven, hitting him in the head and knocking hiim out. 'Thanks, Amazon' Valkyrie smiles.

'Stand down, hag. I will beat an old woman if I must' Valkyrie warns Caroline, who steps towards the thick energy rising from the platform. 'As you wish, Shield Maiden. I surrender. As I said...there's nothing more for me to do' Caroline replies. She declares that she has stirred the petri dish, struck the match – and now everything burns. 'Everything' Caroline utters as she steps onto the platform and seemingly disappears within the swirling energies. 'Wait -' Valkyrie calls out, but gets no response. 'Did she just off herself rather than face us?' Misty Knight asks. 'Because, if so, that's going on my resume' she declares. Valkyrie disappears and Annabelle takes her place, 'Don't worry about Caroline, at least...not while the pit is still active' she explains. Black bubbles appear in the energy, 'It's still... uh... belching that stuff up' Annabelle points out. 'Gross' Misty tells her. 'And if we don't stop it?' Misty asks as she looks at the energy. Annabelle tells her that she doesn't think it will stop itself, that it is like a beckoning hand, reaching for something, and sooner or later, it will find it and call it down to Earth.
'You need to trust in my interrogation skills. The Enchantress gave us a heads-up about this, too' Misty replies, before turning to Frances and remarking 'Frankie – you're up. Suddenly, Frances transforms into Nova – for she is Frankie Raye, the former Herald of Galactus who can manipulate cosmic energy like play-doh. 'This is why you wanted me here? So I could siphon off all this energy?' Frankie Raye asks. She flies around the energy. 'I mean...way to make a girl feel like a glutton... but... piece of cake!' The green and blue energy with the black bubbles is sucked towards Nova – until it is nothing more. 'Did... did I just save the world?' Frankie asks, as she drops down next to the Fearless Defenders, the most fabulous fighting team of them all. 'You get used to it' Annabelle tells her, and they all smile.
Elsewhere, there is darkness, as a voice calls out 'The drifting chaos. You failed to make contact'. Caroline Le Fay's image emerges in the darkness, and a hand reaches out to her. 'But your enemies never suspected the true nature of your summoning. The secondary ritual was a success. I have returned'. Caroline Le Fay crouches beside her mother, while goblins stand nearby. 'Rise up, daughter. Take your rightful place by my side. So much work' declares Morgan Le Fay!


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Mark of the Mutant!
Thirteen-year-old Angelica Jones has just moved to West Morris, New Jersey with her family. She sits at the table with her Grandmother who lives with her and her father. Holding Angelica’s hand palm up, she tells her grandchild that she has the mark. asking her if she sees the lines in her palm form the letter M. Angel curiously asks what it means. Her Grandmother tells her it means she possesses exceptional talents, that she is one of the chosen few, a very special person. Excited she wonders really calling her Grandmother Nana as she always does. Nana tells her that she would not lie to her.
Drinking his coffee, her father Bartholomew Jones asks them if they are finished, telling Angel she’d better get a move on. That she doesn’t want to be late for her first day of school. Her cat Pumpkin sleeps contently on a near-by chair. Hugging her Nana, Angel tells her that she always makes her feel so good and she wouldn’t know what to do without her. Smiling back her Nana tells her she’d better go before her father gets nervous. Hugging her father good-bye she asks him to wish her luck. He tells her that she won’t need it, but she should make sure she works hard. Clearing the kitchen table Nana tells her to hurry back from school, that she will eagerly await to hear about her first day at a new school. The door slams shut as Angel runs down the sidewalk with Pumpkin watching her go.
 Bart tells his mother that he wishes she wouldn’t make such a fuss over Angel. It’s not right telling her she is so special when she is only an average child. She asks why not, the girl could use some encouragement. Angel’s very intelligent, and it’s not the girl’s fault she lost her mother, or that they must constantly move from school to school because of his job. Bart tells his mother to get off his back, that he hates up-rooting the family, but he must work where there is work. She knows and tells him she is not criticizing him, it’s just she is more sensitive to Angel’s needs. Just then a dish breaks as Nana grabs the counter for balance, moaning in pain. Bart rushes to his mother’s side, she reassures that she is fine, only needing to catch her breath. He tells her that her spells are getting worse, that there must be something they can do, maybe another doctor. She cuts him off telling him no, that they have wasted enough money on her doctors. There is nothing they can do for her, she is just an old woman who is starting to wear out.
Meanwhile, Angel gets off her school bus overwhelmed at the size of her new school. She thinks to herself that it is bigger than any school she has ever attended, and that she always hates the first day of school. Walking past some students talking, she continues her thoughts of everyone knowing everyone else ,as she is the only outsider. From afar, three girls stare at her after of Cassie tells them to check it out, a new girl’s on campus. Eve tells Cassie that she looks like a total waste, a loser. Cassie asks what her slightly heavy friend Martha thinks. Martha tells them she thinks that the girl’s mother dresses her funny and she’s fat. Hearing the girls whispering about her, Angel keeps to herself staring at the M on her palm. She doesn’t care what they think since Nana already told her that the M makes her special. Eve tells Martha to forget the creep, as there is a ‘hunk alert’, talking about the boy coming towards them. Martha claims that’s her idea of a good time. Eve states that it is Mister Gorgeous himself, Chuckie Belson. Cassie walks away from her friends telling them to eat their heart outs, while she has plans to ‘brand that stallion’ this semester.
Cassie approaches Chuck and puts her arm in his, asking if he minded if she walked with him. Chuck tells her that would be great as he tells his friend Phil that he will catch up with him later. Leaving Phil replies with a yeah, right. as they walk, Chuck asks Cassie what the deal is with the new redhead, since Cassie is usually plugged into everything that goes on at the school. Sullenly she replies how should she know and why should she even care. Chuck asks where Cassie’s manners are, he had thought she would have introduced herself by now, since the girl looks like she could use a friend. Besides, she’s kinda cute, he adds telling that he’s going over to say hello. Enraged, Cassie thinks "Cute ?! Why that dirty---"
Chuck approaches Angel stating that she looks like she could use some help. Angel admits that she sure could as she’s looking for the admission office. Chuck tells her that’s not a problem, and that he’s headed that way himself. Angel asks really as she smiles for the first time since getting off the bus.
 Miles away at Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, Kitty Pryde wonders where a cetain tool is, thinking to herself that if Nightcralwer learnt how to put things back where he finds them, she wouldn’t be wasting her time rummaging through a stupid tool cabinet. She is standing outside the cabinet, with her upper half of her body phased inside of it. Finally finding what she was looking for, Kitty grabs the tool tightly and phases out of the cabinet and out the door. She phases through the hallway until she reaches Xavier claiming that she has finally found the continuity pulse tester. Xavier congratulates her, adding her that he knew she could do it. She asks how the repairs are coming. Very well, he replies. Nightcrawler has promised to have Cerebro up and running within a few hours.
Nightcrawler is hanging upside down from his tail, while working on Cerebro and thanks Kitty for getting the tester. She tells him it was no sweat, just remember where he got it from this time. She asks Xavier that if she understands correctly, Cerebro detects mutants by zeroing in on the unique psionic energy that mutants produce. Xavier tells her that she is correct, that mutant brain waves differ very radically from human brain waves. The difference becomes apparent when a mutant first starts manifesting their powers, and with it they can locate other new mutants like the ones outside. Outside Cannonball and Psyche are teamed up against Sunspot and Wolfsbane in a game of Volleyball.
  But elsewhere there is another school standing on a high hill, near Snow Valley Massachusetts. Two girls in school uniforms walk by and greet a woman with a black skirt and white overcoat. After they say hello to Miss Frost, she greets them addressing them with their names. They think to themselves that it is amazing that she knows every student by name.
To the outside world, the school is merely a prestigious and exclusive school for the New England countryside. But as headmistress Emma Frost knows that appearances can be deceiving. She walks upstairs and enters her private office. With a click of a secret panel, on an apparently blank wall, the massive bookcase gives way to a hidden elevator. Once inside she activates the elevator with her handprint. As the elevator lowers, she drops her telepathic illusion revealing her true appearance. From glasses and conservative wardrobe, to white high boots, corset, and white cape with fur along the collar.
Two men in Hellfire Club uniforms guard the elevator’s exit and greet their White Queen. She asks if he is simply announcing her, or warning his friends that she is coming to check on them. She tells him there is no need to answer for she has already read his mind, she asks if there is anything to report. The other guard tells her no, that they haven’t heard a peep from their Mutivac all day. Emma claims it’s a pity that if the Hellfire Club is to grow and prosper, they must continually find new recruits. She tells them to continue their standard monitoring position, that there’s no telling when the next new mutant will emerge. Suddenly she spots a guard missing from his post. She is enraged as she demands to know here he is, just then an unsuspecting guard walks around the corner, coffee in hand. She lashes out, calling him an idiot, that his carelessness could have very well cost them the next new mutant. As she telepathically attacks his mind, he falls to the ground in agony. She tells him that the Hellfire Club is at a constant race with Xavier, a race in which that they intend to win.
 Back in West Morris, the teacher asks Angel what she can tell the class about the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. She apologizes telling him that they never covered that at her last school. He strictly tells her that she is now in his class, and if she wants a passing grade she’ll have to make up the work she’s missed. As she replies Yes sir, Cassie sitting behind her tells Martha that they didn’t cover the Treaty of Versailles at her last school in a mocking voice. Martha adds to her poking fun by saying that maybe she should just go back to that school with the other dummies. Staring at the M on her hand, Angel knows she has to be strong and not let the girls get to her.
Later at lunch she walks with her lunch tray and notices an opening with the three girls who have been hassling her all day. She remembers her Nana telling her that most people are friendly, once you give them a chance. She agrees to give it a shot, asking the girls if she can sit with them. Cassie replies sure, that they were just about to leave anyway. Martha gets up and asks Angel if she thinks they want to be seen eating next to the class nerd. Eve tells Angel just to face it, that she is already a social reject. As they walk way Angel tells them she had only wanted to make friends, but Cassie tells her to forget it, that Angel’s a loser, and no one will want anything to do with her. With her hand on her milk, Angel thinks about her hopes that this school would be different than the others, but she can quickly see it’s not.
As she broods, her right hand holding the milk starts to shimmer and glow. She asks herself why people don’t like her, wondering what is so wrong with her. Elsewhere at the Massachusetts Academy, a guard watching the Mutivak tells someone to summon the White Queen, that he thinks they’ve got a first manifestation on their hands. Angel tells herself it’s not fair, that the girls were so mean without even giving her a chance. As a tear falls from her face, she thinks that she’d fix them good if she could.
At the Academy, the guard reports as the White Queen watches over his shoulder. He tells her that the subject appears to be a young female, and she is emitting an incredible amount of psionic energy for a first timer. Asked if he can zero in on her, he admits he’s trying, but her manifestation is about to reach the climax. Back at West Morris, the milk erupts spraying Mr Slattery right in the face. Enraged, he asks if spraying him with hot milk is her idea of a joke. She tells him the it was an accident, it had just exploded as she opened it, that it must of been defective. Really, he asks, telling her they will discuss this after school in detention.
 At the Academy, the guard reports that they’ve lost her with her psionic energy dipping back too low to detect. The White Queen assures them that it will grow once again with each manifestation, until the child is hers.
Months later, in mid-December, Chuck runs through the hall of West Morris High, asking Angel to wait up. She greets him, asking how the football team is doing. Not bad, he tells her. If they make it through the play-offs, then they’ve got a shot at winning the State Championship. Walking past a flyer for the First Annual Ice Sculpting contest, he asks if she’s thought about being in it, with her being a real whiz in art class. When she replies not really, he urges her that she certainly has the talent for it, and she should go for it, start showing some school spirit. Putting her hand on his chest, she finally gives in and agrees. From the girls bathroom door, Cassie watches them with a very angry look on her face.
Sometime later outside students stand around blocks of ice awaiting instructions. A teacher informs them that the school has only purchased a minimum amount of ice blocks, so they are to be careful, and there are no second chances. She bids them good luck and tells them to begin.
 As they start Eve tells Cassie to check out their competition, poking fun at Angels’ intent look as she sculpts her ice statue. Cassie replies ‘for sure’ that the pathetic creature must have nothing else better to do with her time. Eve announces Cassie’s heart throb approaching them, asking what the story between the two of them is. She has noticed that they he doesn’t hang around much anymore, and wonders if they are still an item. Cassie tells her to get real, that Chuck has just been busy with football. She waves over to Chuck, as she tells Eve that once football’s over with, he’ll be back to devoting every spare moment to her. Her boast is proven untrue, as Chuck approaches Angel, not her. Chuck compliments Angel on her purple beret matching her coat) When he asks her what she is making, she smiles and tells him it’s either going to be an angel or a snowbird. He suggests she go with the angel as it fits her more. Cassie shouts at Chuck asking what he thinks of her ice sculpture entitled The Iceman Broketh. Eve tells her to forget it, the dumb jock didn’t even hear a word she said. Chuck tells Angel she’ll see her later, calling her ‘doll’ as he’s got to run.
Cassie threatens that she will teach that scheming witch to mess with her boyfriend. Eve tells her to ease up, they’ll get even with the little twerp.
  Early next morning at the Jones’ home, Nana notices that Angel is certainly bright and chipper this morning. Petting Pumpkin, Angel tells her that they are to judge the ice sculptures today and she thinks she has a good chance at winning. Her father puts on his coat and tells her that he wishes she’d focus on her studies as much as that silly contest. Nana tells her son to let the child enjoy herself, waving goodbye to both of them wishing Angel good luck. Watching them leave she talks to Pumpkin who is clawing the floor. She tells that she can’t recall the last time she saw Angel this happy , that things finally seem to be falling in place for her. Shutting the door, she tells Pumpkin that it’s about time too, if they could only do something with her father. That he has always been a a good boy, but he’s too serious for his own good, she moans in pain again grabbing her chest. She barely lets out the words.... no, not now.
 At school, Angel rushes to put the finishing touches on her statue before the judges arrive. As she reaches her statue, she notices her angel has been destroyed. Laughter echoes over the field, and she spins around to find Cassie, Martha and Eve. Cassie asks if Angel had an accident, as Martha tells her that her sculpture must not have been sturdy enough to last the night. Angels screams that they did this. Cassie tells her to prove it.
Angel looks away trying to relax to not let the girls beat her at this. Cassie calls out to her, asking why she’s always staring at her palm, grabbing Angel by the wrist. Angel tells her that they cannot hurt her with anything they do or say because she has something that no one else has. She tells that the lines on her palm indicate the letter M, which means she’s a very special person, and that is something they can never take away from her. Cassie calls her a turkey, telling her there is nothing special about having a M on her palm, because she has one too. Martha and Eve point out their M’s, and as they walk away from her, Cassie sarcastically tells Angel that it looks like she’s real special.
Looking at the ground, Angel thinks that Nana had lied to her, and drops to the ground. She starts to cry, and she thinks that her father was right, and she should have never entered this stupid contest. Her hands start to glow again and she screams that she is glad they destroyed her statue, that she hated it, hated them all! Just then her glow emerges and stretches out and melts the other sculptures. Angel looks up, puts her hand over her mouth in shock, and wonders what she has done.
Chuck approaches her telling her to hurry before she is late for class. Noticing the what is left of the sculptures, he asks what happened, to them, and if she’s okay. a look of shock still on her face, she whispers that she doesn’t know, and starts running away. Chuck picks up her hat after it falls off, and cries out to her to wait. she reaches a payphone and wants to call Nana, that she’ll know what’s happening to her. Picking up the phone, she notices that it feels strange. It begins to melt in her hands as she cries ‘NO!’
At that moment, Xavier using Cerebro notices the presence of a young mutant. He tells Kitty and Nightcrawler to be silent, and clear their thoughts. That he cannot have any interference while using his telepathic abilities to increase Cerebro to pinpoint the exact location. At the Massachusetts Academy, the guard announces that they’ve got her. That the computer has locked her coordinates , and she’s in New Jersey. The white queen remarks that this is excellent as she demands for her private jet for an immediate take-off, as well as a limousine to meet her when she lands. She states that she will personally collect this ‘poor thing’; she must be terrified. She had better get used to it, when she gets her way, terror will be a way of life for the girl.
Angel runs from the pay phone and all the way home. Never thinking she was going to make it, she notices an ambulance parked outside her house. Her father approaches her, asking why she is out of school. Angel tells him that she just had to talk to Nana, and asks what is going on here. Her father starts that he is sorry that Nana- Angel cuts him off screaming: No, not her Nana , No! Her father holds her and tells her that he had come home early for lunch, and he had found her lying on the floor in the living room, where they had left her this morning. Angel tries to escape her father’s hold with tears in her eyes telling him to let her go, that she can’t lose Nana now. Upset, her father tells her he understands, but her Nana is gone.
 At her grandmother’s grave, Angel tells her father that they need to talk. He asks if her if it can’t wait till later. She tells him that she has waited too long already, that she is really frightened. He assures that everything will be fine, and he understands that he misses her grandmother. She tells him no, things will never be the same again. Nana was right about her, that she is special. Looking away, he tells he not to start that again, that this isn’t the place for such nonsense. Behind him, his daughter starts glowing again, with tears in her eyes, she tells him to look at her. He turns around to see her glowing and the snow melting all around her. He asks what is wrong with her. She turns away telling him she doesn’t know, but wishes she did.
Sometime later Bart Jones sits in his house with his hands covering his face. He thinks to himself that his little baby is a freak, a blasted mutie. He wonders if there is some kind of treatment, some kind of hormone, something he can do, someone to turn to. He hears a voice telling him that perhaps she can help, and she took the liberty of letting herself in. Looking up he asks who she is. She replies that she is a friend.
  A few minutes later , Angel is in her room laying next to Pumpkin, staring at her palm. Pumpkin hisses viciously as she turns to see what he is hissing at, she sees a woman dressed in complete white. She tells Angel hello, that her name is Emma Frost, and she is here to help. Emma asks if she was just staring at her palm. When Angel asks how she knew that, Emma replies that she knows many things. Sitting on her bed, she tells Angel that she has it, the mark of the mutant. Angel tells her not to be silly, that everyone has the M on their hands. Emma agrees that others do have an M on their hand, but Angel has the M. Meaning that she is a very special young lady, born with unique and extraordinary abilities. She introduces herself as the head-mistress of a school where she could teach Angel how to use her abilities to their fullest. Emma tells her that she already talked it over with her father, that they think it’ll be a good idea for Angel to attend her school. Looking amazed, Angel asks if Emma truly believes that she is special. She replies that indeed she does with a triumphant smile on her face as a sleek limousine pulls in front of the Jones’ house.
From inside the limo Xavier exclaims oh no. When Nightcrawler asks him what is wrong, Xavier tells him they have arrived too late. The Hellfire Club? Kurt asks, as Xavier tells him yes, and he hopes God protects this poor girl.


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The Players and the Pawn!
Angelica Jones is now a fourteen year old student at the Massachusetts Academy. As she rides her favorite horse, Butter Rum, her care taker Randall tells her it is time to rein it in. Her free time is almost over. Calling him a spoil-sport, she begs for a couple more minutes, as her and Butter Rum were just getting started. Randall tells her to suit herself, but she does have a training session in thirty minutes and he thought she should shower first. Miss Frost doesn’t appreciate it when her students smell like horses, he adds. Angel admits that she doesn’t want to upset her, so Randall tells her to stash Butter Rum with one of the stable hands, and get a move on to the main campus. She agrees, and after a five minute walk up-hill, Randall asks her that she really does love that old horse, doesn’t she? She admits she sure does, next to him and Ms. Frost that horse is her only other friend on campus. He agrees, as he thinks the poor kid is so lonely, and she’s been here for four months, but Ms. Frost keeps her away from all other students.
They enter the administration building, then quickly proceed to the reserve elevator for employee use only. As Randall’s key allows them to enter, they are soon whisked away to the vast underground complex which very few of the school’s population even know about. Asking if she is ready, Angel says yes, asking how she smells. He tells her fine, the deodorant soap works wonders. After he slips his mask on, she punches the access code for the training center.
Angel notices that she is early for her training as Frost is in the middle of another session. She is happy to be able to see what the other students are learning. Emma belts out that Jetstream has ruined the entire exercise, calling him a clumsy oaf. She adds that he first dropped Catseye too soon before actually colliding with Thunderbird. Jetstream apologizes as Emma shouts the next command to Catseye ordering her complete her transformation before hitting the floor. Catseye turns from girl to cat-girl telling Emma ‘Am trying Missy.’
 Angel is excited to them in action, knowing the are the Hellions and mutants just like her. She recalls Ms. Frost’s promise that if Angel practiced real hard on her powers, she might make the team someday. Emma in psi-link shouts she has had enough; she is bitterly disappointed in today’s session. She conjures a small mind blast across her students as her way of inspiring them to do better next time. Realizing Angel was there she turns, her bitter face now turned sweet. She tells Angel she is happy to see her wearing the bracelet she has given her. Angel replies it so beautiful, she would never take it off. Emma is pleased.
 Catseye asks ‘why that pretty person here?’ Jetstream tells that he had always thought she was a regular student but now he knows she’s one of them. Roulette offers she must be one of the ‘special cases’ one of the dangerous ones enough to rate her own bodyguard. Thunderbird notes he’s seen her around and she seems awfully shy. Empath believes she is just stuck up. While her teammates gossip over Angel, Tarot holds her head thinking they must have really screwed up this time for Ms. Frost to be so angry. She’d never stay there if this kind of treatment was a normal occurence.
After the Hellions leave the training center, Emma has hooked up wires over Angel , trying to asses the true nature and limits of her mutant abilities. From above in the control room, Frost tells her to begin the breathing exercises like she had taught her. Going easy, trying to concentrate slowly drawing the power that lies deep within her. Angel starts radiating like before, as Frost reassures that she is doing just fine. Frost’s assistant reports that Angel is incredible, as she generates an intense field of microwave energy surrounding her entire body, but she’s just barely tapped the surface of her natural potential.
A look of contempt comes across Frost’s face while she is pleased that Angel may prove to be on of the world’s most powerful mutants, and she belongs to Emma. She asks Angel if she can feel the power crackling around her, telling her to draw it in, bathe in it’s wonder. Now she asks her to focus on the magnetic plate which slowly moves towards her. As the plate moves towards Angel, Emma tells her to lift her arms and push towards the plate by using her energy as if it were a solid object. as she encourages her with sweetly, she tells on her assistant to activate the hallucinator now .
 Pushing the button as he is commanded, he lets her know it is done. Emma is pleased once more, seeing the bracelet on Angel’s wrist pulsating with energy. Angel thinks to herself she has to concentrate real hard to make Ms. Frost proud of her. as she forces herself to push harder and harder, she notices something happening, an image is appearing on the plate. She sees the image take shape slowly until it forms the figure of a evil twisted face. (Unknown to her it is Charles Xavier’s face) She fears that the evil face is of a man that wants to harm her. She will not let this happen, as she pushes her energy harder.
 Emma notes that she is reacting to the hallucination as planned, telling her assistant to proceed with phase two. As commanded, he does, and with a crash a figure busts through the wall. The figure that is unknown and frightening to her is actually Wolverine. With a snikt of his claws he threatens that playtime is over for her, she is facing the real thing now and he means business. She is terrified asking who he is and what he wants. As he leaps for her, she knows that his claws would rip her apart. She screams, warning him to get back as the figure suddenly blows up with a loud explosion. A tear falls from her eye as she fears that she has killed him, accidentally blasting him with her microwaves.
Approaching her Emma reassures her that she did not kill him, and by looking at his remains he was only a robot, an elaborate test to see how she could handle a life-threatening situation. She warns that the current anti-mutant sentiment in this world, she must learn how to defend herself. While she did well today, her control over her powers is still to erratic for Angel to attend group training, and until further notice, she will continue to be privately tutored. Looking away with hurt, Angel agrees. As Angel solemnly walks out, Frost’s assistant reports of a problem. While the monitors were registering all the energy Angel created, but as the robot blew up they recorded no energy even existed. Calling him a fool, Emma tells him not to bother her with such dreary details. As she thinks to herself, especially when since the robot self-destructed - this was an elaborate test, but one she only knows its true nature.
Later in Pitman Hall, on of the larger dormitories, Thunderbird tells his friends to check it out, the school is actually having a dance next month. Empath adds he supposes they all have to attend, as Catseye asks ‘music not fun time?’ Angel walks by and notices the Hellions in their civilian clothing and is afraid to face them after the way her training exercise went earlier. Thunderbird greets her, telling they were waiting on her. Now they know that she is one of them, they would like to know her better. They were going to a movie in town and (Catseye adds ) ‘Pretty person come too?’ She confesses she’d love to go but can’t. Empath cuts her off saying he’s right, teacher’s pet doesn’t want to associate with them. She thinks she’s too good for us, Empath shouts down the hallway as she walks away upset. She wonders how she could ever tell them the truth, because of her dangerous power, Ms. Frost won’t allow her to go off grounds without proper supervision.
In her private room, Angel sits in her chair, head in hands in deep thought. She doesn’t know what to do while the mutant students think she’s stuck-up and she can’t make friends with any of the human students either. Looking at her M on her palm, she recalls the times when she thought it meant she was special. Now she knows it’s the mark of the mutant, and she can’t stand to look at it. Hating being different, she picks up her father’s framed picture. She believes that he is afraid of her, and that’s why he had sent her to this awful school. She know understands why normal humans hate mutants, they are freaks and monsters. as she covers her face again, now on the floor, she hates the power she can feel growing inside of her, she even hates herself sometimes.
At that time, in a different school, Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the New Mutants are just finishing a training session. Sunspot yells up to his friend Cannonball telling him to stop showing off - the session’s already ended. He knows claiming he is just too keyed up to relax. Wolfsbane asks Mirage if she has noticed the way he’s has been acting lately. Mirage wonders who hasn’t explaining that he still has a crush on Magma. Amara asks shocked why her. Magik adds that she should be flattered - Sam is cute. Magma thanks her, but jabs that she really doesn’t need her opinions.
From the control panel, Nightcrawler reports to Xavier that there is a small problems with the New Mutants, a terminal case of puppy love. Xavier notes his statement, and he’ll look into it ,a little side-tracked. Storm notices this asking if he is okay. He confesses, for some reason that he has been thinking of that poor girl who had tried to recruit a few months back, he believes her name was Jones. When Nightcrawler asks if she is the one that Frost beat them to, Xavier replies that is exactly why he is haunted. The fact that he could not prevent her from falling into the hands of such a creature as the White Queen.
Later that night, in the underground complex beneath the Massachusetts Academy, Frost calls Sebastian Shaw via video screen. Shaw notes it is always a pleasure to hear from her, and trusts that she and her young charges are well. Telling him he can relax, Frost explains her call is to update him on the progress of one of her more intriguing students. Her name is Angelica Jones, but she will soon be referred to as Firestar. Shaw recalls reading her file report with interest. Frost informs him that Angel’s body is constantly absorbing microwave energy from her environment, and she can project this energy in various ways. When she asks if this poses an interest to him, Shaw recognizes that Angel is a natural assassin. She could fry her victims from the inside out and be long gone before an autopsy could reveal the cause of death. Considering the long range goals of the Hellfire Club, Frost knew he would be pleased. Frost confesses that she’s already begun to ‘adjust’ Angel’s mental attitude for such future duties.
Even as they speak, the hallucinator is attacking Angel’s subconscious. In Angel’s room, her bracelet with her name across it glows brightly. Frost continues that it will fill her with images she will learn to fear and hate. By the time she is done with her, she will be lonely, bitter, and ready to strike back at the images who have tormented her. That is when she will be taught to kill. Angel tosses and turns in her bed, her head is filled with frightening images she does not recognize but fears. (Xavier, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine)
Three weeks later, Angel walks across the hall in school uniform holding her books tight to her chest. She notices some commotion at the end of hallway and she goes closer to investigate. She notices something posted on the wall, unable to make it out. In front of her, a male student asks a girl (possibly Roulette) if she is going to go. She replies of course she will go, only a total nerd would miss the this shindig. It will be the event of the school year. Angel realizes it is only a flyer for the dance, she had forgotten it was approaching.
 A familiar voice asks her what she is doing he, asking if she is actually thinking about of attending a social event with mere common folk? She turns to notice Manuel, Empath. He tells her to face it, she won’t be there, and no one will even miss her. Defensive,  she states she might just go after all. Empath asks her what Ms. Frost will have to say to that? The crowd that has gathered starts to clear away as the Roulette asks if ’Red’ has no come back? Then she loses. They laugh and disappear down the hallway. Angered Angel doesn’t care what Ms. Frost will think, she is determined to go to that dance, and nothing is going to stop her.
The next day, in training Angel is floatig above the White Queen and Randall in a Hellions uniform. She is excited and shouts down that she’s doing it, she’s actually flying. Correcting her, Frost adds in point she employing her microwave energy in a manner which simulates flight., but it shall do for now. Excited Angel confesses that she doesn’t care, she loved it, she asks what Randal thought. Randal tells her she is looking good.
Frost congratulates her on her progress being far more remarkable than she would have expected. Frost is pleased. Angel thinks now is her chance, while Frost is still pleased with her. She asks, if she could maybe ask her a favor. Angel admits she really wants to go to the dance next Friday, and asks if she is allowed. After she says please, Frost gives in with the promise that she will be extra careful. Angel jumps up in the air with a ‘yahoo’ as she swears to be good.
 As Angel runs excitedly for the door, Randal starts to ask if it was a good idea to let Angel… He is cut off. Frost snaps at him asking how dare he question her judgment? That she has scrambled the brains of men for far less of affronts. Randal begs, meaning no disrespect. Frost tells him to consider himself lucky that Angel appears to hold him in some regard, and she feels extremely forgiving today. allowing him to go on with his miserable brain intact. Trembling Randal thanks her. Frost thinks to herself Firestar will go to the dance because she desires her to go. There will be a few interesting guests that she is anxious for Firestar to meet.
At Xavier’s school, the New Mutants have something to ask of Xavier. Sam explains they’d all got invitations to a dance at the Massachusetts Academy, and they really want to go. Emma Frost’s school, Xavier asks, reminding them of their recent experiences with the White Queen, the Hellions, and the Hellfire Club. Roberto assures him they have not forgotten, but they don’t believe Frost would try anything while her own students are attending.
Wolverine adds he does not like the idea, that putting yourself in your enemy’s hand when you have nothing to gain. Roberto jokes he wouldn’t mind ending up in the hands of some very pretty co-eds. Illyana points at him telling him to be quiet. Storm stands for it, claiming the young ones need to be exposed to more social situations. He can’t simply keep them in their nest forever. Colossus agrees and volunteers to chaperone, Xavier finally agrees to let them go. As the New Mutants cheer, they leave the room. Xavier tells Storm he must be mellowing in his old age, claiming he would have never let the original X-Men go. Storm tells him change is always good when it is tempered by wisdom and experience. As she walks out, Xavier asks her to check in and see how the Jones girl is doing.
Friday morning at the Massachusetts Academy stables, Angel is talking to Butter Rum. She really wishes she could model her dress for the dance for him. It is such a beautiful dress and Ms. Frost even helped her pick it out. Feeding him, she adds she knows her Daddy would be so proud to see her in it. She notices the keepers are awfully busy this morning, she wonders what is up. Angel asks one where they are taking all the horses. To a horse show down South but they will be back in a few weeks, he answers. When Angel asks if Butter Rum will be going too, she finds out Frost has ordered him to stay. Hugging Butter Rum, she adds Ms. Frost is so thoughtful, knowing how much they’d hate being separated. She bets Ms. Frost is the kindest person in the world.
That night, at the dance, Frost greets Storm and Colossus, telling them how pleased she is that they and their students could come. Storm drinks some punch, and thanks Emma for inviting them. Colossus conveys Xavier’s regrets for not being able to attend. Frost understands, and she laughs to herself thinking while they try to shield their thoughts from her, she can sense beneath their calmness that both are prepared to spring into action at the first sign of trouble. In the background Illyana and Dani talk, both wearing nice formal dresses. A beautiful blonde girl grabs Roberto’s arm, wanting to see his fancy dance steps. Telling her sure, but to give him a sec, he notices Sam standing by himself as usual. Glad that he is not still mooning over Magma, he notices Sam has found someone new. It is Angel, in a beautiful yellow dress, nervously playing with her hair. Nudging his friend, Roberto tells him she’s cute and he should ask her to dance. Out of his depth, Sam is unsure, and afraid she will say no. Literally pushing his friend towards the girl, Roberto adds if she says no, then he will just ask someone else. Sam nervously says hello, as does Angel.
Watching his friend start to dance, Roberto is pleased at the match he made; the girl seems to tie with Sam in the shyness department. While trying to dance, they step on each other’s feet. A near-by couple notices them, and the girl asks if they are dancing or trying out for the kickball team. Her partner admits they’re no Fred and Ginger. Stopping, Angel admits she was never good at dancing, and she has only danced with her father. Sam assures her he isn’t that good a dancer either. Stuttering he offers to go for a walk instead. Angel would like that, but from afar, Frost plants thoughts into their head ‘Yes it is a beautiful night for a walk’ Sam parrots that it is a beautiful night for a walk.
Sometime later, Angel tells Sam of her father as they walk along a path. Her father specialized in nuclear power plants, they were forced to move from town to town whatever town was the site for his new project. Barely able to settle into a school before she had to move to the next, she never really made any friends. She continues she was very close to her grandmother though before she passed on. She still can’t believe she’s gone, she was always fussing over Angel, trying to build her up. They are now underneath a tree. Angel tells Samof her grandmother telling her of the M on her palm, claiming she had exceptional talents. Sam recognizes it seeing the letter M, he notices that he has one too. Angel notes that his looks a lot like hers, as she thinks she ahs never met anyone so kind and gentle as Sam, feeling totally at ease with him. Sam nervously tells Angel that he really likes her. Slowly as if being pushed by a gentle insistent breeze, they find themselves drawn closer together. They kiss, as Angel is excited having her first kiss. The White Queen quickly snaps at Angel through psi-link. She demands to know what Angel was doing, putting the innocents boy’s life in danger. Angel breaks away from Sam and starts to run away. Sam calls out to her asking her what is wrong, telling her to wait. He wonders what he did to scare her like that. As she runs Angel knows Ms. Frost was right, she might have somehow hurt Sam with her microwaves. She runs toward the stable.
Wanting to be alone, she enters the stable, wondering how she could have been so stupid and careless. She thinks if anything happen to Sam because of her, she would never forgive herself. Suddenly fire starts in the stable crackling as she hears Butter Rum ‘whiney’ in fear. She screams out to him, as a student runs back to the dance reporting there’s a fire, the stable is in flames.
Illyana offers they’d better get Storm and Colossus. Agreeing, Dani warns for her teammates to stay together as it could be a ploy to get them separated. Rahne asks where Sam is, as Roberto notes that he doesn’t see him or his new ‘girlfriend‘. Outside the students rush to the stables as someone screams out that there is actually someone in there. They recognize Angel as she appears trying to save Butter Rum. As soon as they are clear from the flames, the great horse starts to convulse, violently gasping for air. Angel screams, asking Butter Rum what’s wrong. He collapses, as she screams out „NO!" She runs away again saying that she killed him, it was all her fault. Sam tries to reassure her she had done her best to save him, but she is too distraught to hear what he says.
Soon Frost finds her sobbing on a tree. She tells Angel she has been searching all over for her. Angel looks up, afraid, she tells she didn’t mean for that to happen, she loved Butter Rum. Frost knows this, telling Angel to calm down, and everything will work out eventually. Angel asks if she is angry with her. Frost replies of course not, she puts her arm around the frightened child. She tells her it isn’t her fault she can not control that awful power inside of her. She tells Angel to put herself in Frost’s hands, and she will ensure nothing like this will ever happen again. Begging, Angel asks please, she needs her. Frost thinks to herself perfect; whenever Angel thinks of the horror of this night, she will remember Frost as the only one who comforted her. Others will be associated in her mind with fear and hatred. Even though it was Frost who pre-set the fires and telepathically stopped the horse’s heart beat. She knows from here on Angel will be hers, body and soul.