The "Heroes vs. Villains: Marvel" RPG Season II

[Spider-Man9X17]

OOC:But how? Your at the library now

He's not really in a library, he's in Heaven, kinda like the Human Torch earlier in the game, which to him manifests itself as a library (like with Johnny it was with his parents, it's where he feels most at home). His body is still in the jet (whatever is left of it)

[SuperFerret]

OOC: That's Hank's soul, the library is heaven. Hank's body is probably all over the inside of the Blackbird. Get a squeegee.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Spider-man stirred in the custody of the police. After their shots had rendered him unconcious, they had placed him in handcuffs and in the backseat of the cop car.

Spider-man awakened. They had not unmasked him. That was probably for later, for the press.

Well these handcuffs wouldn't hold him. Despite the pain in his stomach and arms, he snapped the cuffs, and pushed open the door to the car, despite its design to prevent that very action.

"Sorry boys in blue, but I gotta go. I think there's a Dunkin' Donuts down the street though." Spider-man said as he swung to Mr. Fantastic and The Thing.

"I'm not in that great of shape right now guys...I'm gonna need your help to get me out of this scrap"...

"Good heavens!" Reed gasped as the bleeding Spider-Man apporached the two heroes. "What happened?!"

"New York's finest," Spidey groaned, trying to make a joke.

Reed slung the wallcrawlers arm over his shoulder.

"I have medical equipment in the Fantasti-Car, we must hurry though. Time is of the essense, and while I understand you're quite beat up, we need all the help we can get."

"Reed! Ben!" came a shout from behind. Reed turned hsi head to see Crystal and Quicksilver rushing up to the wreckage. "We got here as soon as we could. What's going on?"

"It seems Doctor Octopus has declared war on the city. He's rallied several villians to his cause, and stole a large amount of plutonium along with an experimental submarine."

"Good Lord! What can we do?"

"Our first priority is to save all the civilians we can," Reed called out as he assisted Spider-Man to the Fantasti-Car. He pulled out his medical kit, and removed a pair of long, skinny tweezers.

"This is going to hurt," he warned, plunging the tweezers into the first wound and ripping out the slug.

[Karem-Knight]

Ultron arrvied too Doc Ock and the others landed and said too them

“Ahh that boat wasn’t as slow as I expected, forgive me for that Octavious”

Ultron had them all where he wanted them. They all thought he was weak but was he? Oh no.

“So what do you want me too?”

[Midnight Ice]

Jamie nods with a half smile. He's glad to see Bobby willing to face the problems before him. It shows signs of a great man. They stand there as the helecopters show up and circle finding a clearing. Moments later they see the helecopter lower and land, not far away. Then they hear feet as Val and several people come running behind her. When they draw close they notice that Jamie is not alone.

"Bobby?"

"Hi Val, long time no see."

"What are you two trying to pull here? Bobby, you are a wanted man. I am sure you know this because of the army men you left embarrassed a while back."

"We are not trying to pull anything. We are all here to clear my name. I don't know exactly how, but Jamie here does. cuff me if you have to, lets just hear what Jamie has to say."

[The Joker]

Ultron arrvied too Doc Ock and the others landed and said too them

“Ahh that boat wasn’t as slow as I expected, forgive me for that Octavious”

Ultron had them all where he wanted them. They all thought he was weak but was he? Oh no.

“So what do you want me too?”

Octavius looked at Ultron with amusement.

"Still willing to help even though you have served your purpose?? How quaint.Very well Ultron if you really want to make yourself useful you can track down the Human Torch and extinguish his flame permanently.He really got on my nerves this afternoon.I'd take care of himself but I have a spider to squash".

With that Ock stood on two tentacles."Now I must be off to meet Electro.I know I can trust you to pull this off.After all you did such a wonderful job framing the wall crawler.I hear New York's finest gave him a rough time of it" Ock said laughing as he took off on two tentacles.

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
The Morgue

Jamie steps in between Iceman and Val. "Listen if you have to cuff him then go for it but hurry up. I know he's innocent and I'm hoping you guys can prove that for me. But we have to get downstairs now."

Val looks at Bobby and back to the guys behind her. "Cuff him but ben nice about it, he's a friend. Keep him close and make sure he's comfortable or you answer to me, got it?" Them men behind her nods and does as she says with no complaints from Bobby.

When that is finished Jamie leads the way into the door to the basement and back down the stairs. They walk to the back of the room where Vincente is and there to the side sits Mohamed Mondel with Jamie's dupes keeping guard. Val looks over the large ice sculpture with the body in it. "You know Bobby, this sure isn't helping your case any." Jamie hands her the paperwork on his death and all signs point to Bobby being the murderer, signed by several differant Mortiscians from around the world. "I'm pretty sure this makes it official Jamie. I don't think there's anything else we can do."

At that Jamie nods and walks over to Mohamed. He kneels down beside the man who had attacked him a short time ago. He whispers, "I haven't said a thing about what you did, I still believe that you're a good man who's had it rough. If you want to prove yourself better than the people who's done this to us I need you to be honest with us all right now. You've not done a crime yet and I won't say a thing about the attempted murder today, deal?"

Mohamed looks at Jamie with a confused look in his face. He nods and Jamie reabsorbs the dupes as Mohamed stands. They walk together toward Val. Jamie looks at Mohamed who then looks at Val. "Ma'am, I was the guy who headed up the investigation of Vincente Marquise. I was the assistant here and I signed and verified all those papers. But it wasn't true. The other mortiscians, I don't believe they were actually mortiscians, they came with a gun and threatened me to sign them how they wanted. They filled out whatever they wanted and made me sign off on their "opinions." They threatened me to do it, I didnt' want to but they made me. I don't know why but they wanted it to look like this. THey threatened me that if I ever said anything they'd kill me and my family so I didn't."

"Then why are you speaking up now?"

"Because they went back on their word. They attempted to kill me and I escaped, but they did kill my family, all of them. I went into hiding and they made it look like I committed suicide. They've been after me ever since. I am tired of hiding though, I want to be a free man now. That's why I contacted Mr. Madrox here. He was looking into Vincente Marquise's case and I knew he was in danger. He's had several death attempts on his life, one of them I was there also." He looks at Jamie and breaths deep. "I killed the two men who attacked us not long ago, it was in the park not far away. But it was in self defense I promise, they tried to kill us."

Jamie quickly jumps in with "I'll back him on that. And the warrent for Bobby didn't come out until after I started snooping around this case, even though Vincente's been dead for a while. I have been working with Lucas Bishop and we think that Bobby's a fall back man, that there's something else involved here. We think this may be big, that members of the NYPD may be involved and we know that people from the Docks were involved, and maybe also some law firms. We thought that the Morgue was too but now I believe they were just under threat."

Val shakes her head. Her face is one of shock, "Well if the mortiscian who signed all the paperwork says it's bogus then I guess that pretty much voids out the death for now." She then turns back to her men, "Please release Mr. Drake until we have undisputed proof of him being responsible. And Mr. Anderson, could you and..." She turns back to Mohamed, "I'm sorry but what was your name again?" Mohamed looks to Jamie, who nods and he answers corrently. "Well Mr. Mondel, your help would be greatly appreciated. We're going to get that ice cut open and we're going to study and autopsy the body to figure out if we can tell his real way of death, to see if what you say is true. Would you be able to lend us a hand?"

"Well, since my supposive death I don't think I'm a certified mortiscian any more."

"Don't worry about that. Mr. Anderson here is and I'll vouch for your involvment with anyone who may question it."

"Then, then yeah, I'll help if it means the people who killed my family are brought to justice."

Val thanks him, "Then go with Mr. Anderson to suit up. Hopefully, if what you say is correct, this will help us temendously with leanring about what's really going on."

Mohamed nods and runs off with Mr. Anderson to prepare himself for an autopsy. Val walks over to Jamie and Bobby when he's gone. She looks at Jamie, "So you really believe this guy?"

Bobby then looks to Jamie also with an untrusting look to his face. He's figured out that Jamie's hiding the attack from her, though he doesn't know why. "Yeah Jamie, you sure you can trust this guy?"

Jamie nods, "Yeah, I can trust him. The guy's had a rough couple of months but I believe him. What he says is true."

"Then I don't know what to expect. This could end in so many ways from a major disappointment, to a major upheaval of some criminal orgainzation. I suppose it all rests on this autopsy."

[Midnight Ice]

"Yep, lets see what this autopsy says before wrongfully accusing any more mutants. And if Jamie says this guy is cool, then he's ok by me. I would love to know who this guy is and how he was killed, and most importantly, to me anyways, why in the heck was I the fall back guy? I mean of all the X-Men, me? It figures. All of wolverine's enemies throughout the decades and decades of his life, all of Warren's business competiters, and all of Gambit's past dealings with everyone, and I'm the one framed for murder. Who'd a thunk it?"

[Silver Sable]

OOC: That's Hank's soul, the library is heaven. Hank's body is probably all over the inside of the Blackbird. Get a squeegee.

OOC:Sorry.Got confused
:o

Hours passed and Beast wasn't moving at all, not even a finger.Sable was still weeping but knew she couldn't stay here much longer.She still had a job to do.She gives 1 more look and Hank's "dead body" and saids:

"Even though we didn't know each other that long, I'll shall miss you.Rest in peace my friend"

Sable walks away from the scene

"I guess I'm on my own now, for good"

[Nancy-Twin]

Sue Followed Johnny, reappearing from behind him. She smiled "You're not getting away that easily"

"And neither is he, Sue. I think he said something about meeting up with Electro"

"All right then. I'll alert the others and tell them our situation as of now"

"OK just be quick. He's leaving soon"

Sue reached for her commilink "Reed? Ben? Anybody?....."

"Yes Darling, this is Reed. Did you manage to find Johnny?"

"Yes he's just fine. I wanted to let you know that we found Peter's Aunt and placed her in a safe location for now. We got her attention about Spiderman's innocence and we tried to warn her about Ocatvius' doings"

"Good"

"Unfortunently it appears as though Otto got to her House first and has a hostage now"

"Do you know of his location?"

"Actually, Johnny and I are watching him as we speak. And I think we've decided to follow him as well. How are things over there?"

"Well you may have convinced May Parker of Spiderman's intentions but the police are still with-out indication of them I'm afraid"

"What?"

All of a sudden a very familar voice appeared "He's hurt pretty badly, Sue"

"Crystal? You made it! and is....? Wait a minute who's hurt?"

"Spiderman..... the police attacked him and were capable of wounding him which they did, quite relentlessly. But I've succeeded in mending and retaining most of the damage for the time being however"

Johnny turned to her "Sue, he's taking off"

"Reed, just stay with him and make sure everyone else is taken care of"

"I'll see to it, Darling. And don't worry, we have Quicksilver and Crystal now with us." That was very comforting to Sue.

"I love you"

"As do I, dear"

[SonnyBlack]

*Xavier Institute*

(Charles introduces his son to the younger students who take Legion's intro with mixed feelings of excitement, shock and awe. They continue to tour the estate....)
Professor X- But you must be tired.
(mentally contacts jubilee)
http://uncannyxmen.net/images/headshots/jubilee.jpg
Jubilee- Yes Professor?
Professor X- This is my son David he is going to be staying with us for a while can you please show him to one of the guest bedrooms.
(A shocked expression comes to Jubilee's face)
(Legion politely smiles)
Legion- Pleased to meet you
(as they shake hands)

As Legion goes to sleep, Jubilee goes back to talk to the Professor

Jubilee- Professor are you sure about this, your son seems kind of odd.
(with a smile on his face)
Professor X- Well thats his way, but I dont think he has come here for trouble
Jubilee- But couldn't you just read his mind to make sure?
Professor X- Yes I could Jubilee but if I did he would surely know about it. You must understand David has always had a shaky psyche, if i enter his mind he will surely feel betrayed and perhaps never trust me agian. Besides there are other ways to see his heart, like through his actions.

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye and Venom were at the Empire State Building. With all the heroes focused on The Doc, they had lost track of them. While Venom had changed into civilian attire in the blink of an eye, Bullseye had to change his clothes and pack his costume into a backpack. If they were going to get close enough to plant bombs, they'd have to look like ordinary joes.

They walked into the car park underneath the Empire State Building.

"Do you have a pass?" asked the guard.

Bullseye smiled, reaching into his pocket. He took out a toothpick, putting it through the guard's eye. Before the other guard could draw out his gun, Bullseye had put a toothpick up his nose, piercing through his brain and killing him. Both fell to the floor.

"Now that's how you kill in style, Venom."

Bullseye gave Venom some plastic explosives. Bullseye took some of his own. They planted them around the base of the building. Once they were done, they met up at the entrance of the carpark.

"Okay, let's head outta here, find a good distant spot to watch the fireworks."

Venom morphed back into symbiote fporm and took them onto the roof of another building. Bullseye changed back into his costume, then took out his phone. He rang up The Doc.

"Doc, the explosives are in place. All I need is the word, and The Empire State Building will be going boom!"

[SonnyBlack]

OOC: For any heroes going to the Mansion Legion is currently staying there and the Professor will probably want to introduce his son

[DarkKnightJRK]

"Hey King you got anything i can use as a sharp projectile?"

"Sure i got these steaks and im sure we can fix something up for you at the house.Why?"

"I need an insurance policy for Sabretooth just in case Logan takes a fall." Kings face went blank at the thought of it. After a few hours driving we arrived at some run down little house. first appearances were deceptive however.as we stepped in there were computer screens and scientific data everywhere not to mention a full arsenal of weapons looking like something from star trek. "Hey Logan! Beast'd love this place." Logan grunted. King ran ahead to a group of nightstalkers "Honey im home" they all just seemed to ignore them. Blade walked upto a couple of nightstalkers at the back of the room. he muttered something to them and pointed at Wolverine. Abigail joined him...they were obviously describing Sabretooth and talking about the incident that took place with wolverine in the club...bet they hadnt seen someone who could cure them selves over night...

"Logan," I call out, "how do we track this Sabretooth down?"

"He has a specific scent that I can follow," he says.

"Alright, we'll take some time to prepare, and then at nightfall, it's Sabretooth season."

"It's rabbit season--no, duck season--rabbit season--duck season!" We all turn to see King standing next to us. "...Come on! Looney Toons!" I feel a twitch forming under my right eyelid.

We prepare to face the Sabretooth.

[The Joker]

Octavius had arrived at his secret hideout.

Electro was already there.Betty was tied up on a chair and still unconcious.After the jolt Electro gave her it was hardly surprising.

Suddenly his cell phone rang.It was Bullseye.He told Ock the explosives were in place.

Octavius grinned."Then blow it sky high".

Ock turned to Electro."It's time to rock this city like it's never been rocked before".

[Rizpower]

Sue Followed Johnny, reappearing from behind him. She smiled "You're not getting away that easily"

"And neither is he, Sue. I think he said something about meeting up with Electro"

"All right then. I'll alert the others and tell them our situation as of now"

"OK just be quick. He's leaving soon"

Sue reached for her commilink "Reed? Ben? Anybody?....."

"Yes Darling, this is Reed. Did you manage to find Johnny?"

"Yes he's just fine. I wanted to let you know that we found Peter's Aunt and placed her in a safe location for now. We got her attention about Spiderman's innocence and we tried to warn her about Ocatvius' doings"

"Good"

"Unfortunently it appears as though Otto got to her House first and has a hostage now"

"Do you know of his location?"

"Actually, Johnny and I are watching him as we speak. And I think we've decided to follow him as well. How are things over there?"

"Well you may have convinced May Parker of Spiderman's intentions but the police are still with-out indication of them I'm afraid"

"What?"

All of a sudden a very familar voice appeared "He's hurt pretty badly, Sue"

"Crystal? You made it! and is....? Wait a minute who's hurt?"

"Spiderman..... the police attacked him and were capable of wounding him which they did, quite relentlessly. But I've succeeded in mending and retaining most of the damage for the time being however"

Johnny turned to her "Sue, he's taking off"

"Reed, just stay with him and make sure everyone else is taken care of"

"I'll see to it, Darling. And don't worry, we have Quicksilver and Crystal now with us." That was very comforting to Sue.

"I love you"

"As do I, dear"
The Hobgoblin was speeding through the skies on his Glider, easily exceeding 90 miles per hour. He had been watching the battle from afar, but he'd been planning on a full fledged conflict for some time. It seemed Ock, Ultron and Electro would actively be engaging in the battle, and excluding the couple of suprises he had in store for them, he knew himself, Rhino, The Human Torch and the Invisible Woman would be ready to engage in the battle at hand. He was fully prepared and his superior intellect had allowed him to plan for thousands of contingencies.

He picked up his communcation device: "Rhino, it is time, meet me in Forest Hills, follow the screams. You are aware of your target, and be sure to disrecard the Fantastic Four. They are our allies....temporarily."

He continued to jet onward, he would have a hell of a time....

[Keyser Soze]

"Okay, Doc. I'll stay on the line so you can hear the explosion first hand."

Bullseye took a deep breath, savouring the moment. Then he pressed the trigger.

There was a deafening bang. Then for a moment, it seemed like nothing was happenening. Then he saw it. The building began to shake unsteadily, and then it began collapsing in on itself. Within seconds, the famous landmark was gone.

Bullseye let out a gasp of stunned amazement.

"Oh God..." he said, almost whispered.

How many were dead? Thousands? All from the push of one button. Bullseye had killed before, he loved killing. But this many at once/ This must be a new high (or low, depending how you look at it) for him. He thought back to not so long ago, when he had stood at the top of The Empire State Building, looking down on New York City. He shuddered, wiping the thought from his mind.

Clearing his throat, Bullseye put the phone back up to his ear.

"Doc, it's gone. What do we do now?"

[The Joker]

"Okay, Doc. I'll stay on the line so you can hear the explosion first hand."

Bullseye took a deep breath, savouring the moment. Then he pressed the trigger.

There was a deafening bang. Then for a moment, it seemed like nothing was happened. Then he saw it. The building began to shake unsteadily, and then it began collapsing in on itself. Within seconds, the famous landmark was gone.

Bullseye let out a gasp of stunned amazement.

"Oh God..." he said, almost whispered.

Clearing his throat, Bullseye put the phone back up to his ear.

"Doc, it's gone. What do we do now?"

Ock paused momentarily and thought of all the innocents he just gave the go ahead to kill.And he suddenly felt a buzz of energy and excitement.Power and control.It's what life is all about.

Ock lifted the cell phone to his ear."Return to base.You know where it is.Then we talk about the next phase of my master plan".

Ock snapped the cell phone shut and turned to Electro."The blood runs in rivers as bodies are littered across New York at the awesome power of Doctor Octopus"

Electro could see Octavius working himself up in some sort of self glorified power frenzy."Such is the fate of anyone who dares cross Doctor Octopus" he ranted on,his tentacles flailing and the claws snapping.

"And tonight will be the sweetest of all as Spider-man my mortal enemy falls at the tentacles of Doctor Octopus permanently"

[rigel7soldiers]

The Hobgoblin was speeding through the skies on his Glider, easily exceeding 90 miles per hour. He had been watching the battle from afar, but he'd been planning on a full fledged conflict for some time. It seemed Ock, Ultron and Electro would actively be engaging in the battle, and excluding the couple of suprises he had in store for them, he knew himself, Rhino, The Human Torch and the Invisible Woman would be ready to engage in the battle at hand. He was fully prepared and his superior intellect had allowed him to plan for thousands of contingencies.

He picked up his communcation device: "Rhino, it is time, meet me in Forest Hills, follow the screams. You are aware of your target, and be sure to disrecard the Fantastic Four. They are our allies....temporarily."

He continued to jet onward, he would have a hell of a time....

"Right, Forest Hills, screams, got it. Over." That said, I headed where he told me, top speed (they told me it's like 40 mph). I did know my target. Some serious stuff is goin' on here, and I'm part of it... feels weird. I got ta Forest Hills in a few minutes. I meet up with the Goblin and the other two... looks like Ock's finally goten his act together. Took 'im long enough.

[Electro UK]

Ock paused momentarily and thought of all the innocents he just gave the go ahead to kill.And he suddenly felt a buzz of energy and excitement.Power and control.It's what life is all about.

Ock lifted the cell phone to his ear."Return to base.You know where it is.Then we talk about the next phase of my master plan".

Ock snapped the cell phone shut and turned to Electro."The blood runs in rivers as bodies are littered across New York at the awesome power of Doctor Octopus"

Electro could see Octavius working himself up in some sort of self glorified power frenzy."Such is the fate of anyone who dares cross Doctor Octopus" he ranted on,his tentacles flailing and the claws snapping.

"And tonight will be the sweetest of all as Spider-man my mortal enemy falls at the tentacles of Doctor Octopus permanently"

Electro stood in silence. The deafening blow, killing thousands of innocents. he could hear it from hear. But this time, he liked it. The chaos, the genius of Ock's plan, the sheer excitement of it all. It was all coming back to him.

"I hear that!" said Electro as the Doc talked about Spider-mans death. "What do ya want me to do with the gal Doc? She's kinda pretty. Wouldn't mind takin her for a ride." he laughed to himself

[Nancy-Twin]

Ock paused momentarily and thought of all the innocents he just gave the go ahead to kill.And he suddenly felt a buzz of energy and excitement.Power and control.It's what life is all about.

Ock lifted the cell phone to his ear."Return to base.You know where it is.Then we talk about the next phase of my master plan".

Ock snapped the cell phone shut and turned to Electro."The blood runs in rivers as bodies are littered across New York at the awesome power of Doctor Octopus"

Electro could see Octavius working himself up in some sort of self glorified power frenzy."Such is the fate of anyone who dares cross Doctor Octopus" he ranted on,his tentacles flailing and the claws snapping.

"And tonight will be the sweetest of all as Spider-man my mortal enemy falls at the tentacles of Doctor Octopus permanently"

Sue was shocked "Oh god no....were too late" Although sliently shocked, Sue also felt an increased amount of anger coarsing through her body. "Doc Ock..." She thought "That monster, that.....b***ard. How could he?" Sue then remembered his own words about watching Spider-man fall. She refused to let Otto harm any more people or cause any more damage. She took a deep breath "Johnny let's go....now! I don't know what he's going to do next, but I'm not going to wait to find out."

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man sat in the Fantasicar as the slugs were removed. Each time the tweezers entered his body, incredible pain followed. A scream was let out each time a slug was revealed.

"Get them out fast!" Spider-man yelled at Mr. Fantastic.

In the distance he heard a crash. Spider-man pushed Mr. Fantastic out of the way and looked.

"NO! The Empire State Building! OCK!" Spider-man yelled.

"Reed! We've got to get to Ock and stop him now!" Spider-man yelled, adjusting his costume.

"I'm gonna use my Avengers beacon Reed. If the other Avengers aren't already on the scene, they'll be too it soon enough." Spider-man said, and did so.

"Any Avengers that can hear my voice! Doc Ock has just leveled the Empire State Building. He has a stolen batch of Plutonium, and a stolen sub capable of stealth technologies. An unknown number of villians are working with him as well." Spider-man yelled into the beacon. Active and past, the Avengers had been called into the scene...

[Rizpower]

The Goblin was hovering over The Rhino, they had linked up with a Fantastic Pair, ready for blood.

"Well, do-gooders, who else wants calimari?"

[The Joker]

Octavius arrived at the New York communications centre.He made his way to the control room and snapped the necks of the two technicians in there.

Tossing their bodies aside Ock walked to the control panel and began to punch in some coordinates.

Meanwhile in Times Square the large jumbo TV began to flicker off the Adidas commercial that was playing.And on it appeared the grinning sinister face of Doctor Octopus.

"Attention citizens of New York.I am Doctor Octopus.And I am planning to murder 5 million of you by midnight tomorrow night".

The entire of Times Square suddenly become deadly silent.Traffic had stopped.People were getting out of their vehicles and were staring at the giant jumbo TV in the middle of Times Square.

"Yes by tomorrow 5 million of you will be stone cold dead and alas there is nothing anybody can do to stop me" Ock said as he flashed that sinister smile of his again."Of course I may change my mind if Spider-Man,New York's very own wall crawler meets tonight on the roof of the Daily Bugle".

Octavius leaned closer into the camera and raised his voice slightly."And if anyone,be it the police,the F.B.I.,S.H.I.E.L.D or any superhero in any shape or form tries to interfere with me I will detonate the explosives I've planted in 5 seperate locations throughout New York.You all saw the devestation I wreaked today.Well imagine double that.I have planted these explosives in very public places".

Ock laughed harshly."Maybe even right here in Times Square".The people in Times Square looked at eachother in horror as several women started sobbing and wailing.Cars started speeding away causing a collision as several cabs crashed into eachother,a third flipped over and hit the pavement as they frantically tried to exit Times Square.

Ock laughed again."Oh let me forewarn you.If there is even the slightest attempt of a city wide evacuation I'll detonate all 5 of the explosives.The detonaters are wired into my tentacles circuitry,a mere nerve impulse of thought by my brain and I can detonate them.The explosives are so cleverly hidden that nobody can find them".

"But like I said this slaughter and the 5 million I plan to murder tomorrow can all be avoided if the wall crawler meets me tonight.Just me and Spider-Man.I see or even think I see anybody else and this city becomes a smoking wreck of mutilated corpses".

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Ock stood on two tentacles."Have a pleasant evening New York.And to my dear friend Spider-Man.......I'll see you later".

Ock saluted them and the transmission was cut off.But the chaos in Times Square was just beginning.

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man saw the announcement.

"That bastard thinks he can threaten me with city wide hostages? Ock is getting too big for his britches." Spider-man said.

"Reed. I have to satisfy Ock's deal. Don't attempt to follow me at midnight. Ock's got those explosives hooked up to his brain. He'll set them off." Spider-man said.

"Reed, we've got to find those explosives. I'm sure you've got tech to find them. Ock said no one can find them, but if anyone can, I'm sure you can. I trust you to take care of them. I've got to get ready for my date." Spider-man said and leapt away from the Fantastic Four's leader.

Times Square was a panic. Spider-man swung down to help, but the people booed and yelled at him.

"You murderer! Go to Ock, you're no better then he is!" A woman yelled, throwing her purse at him.

Vegetables, purses, anything and everything was thrown at him. Even dogs growled and barked at him. Spider-man retreated from the growing crowd, swinging away.

"These people don't trust me...its almost like Jameson is right."

"Almost being the key word." Spider-man muttered. Spider-man rested on a wall.

The Daily Bugle at midnight. Until then he had to hide. The police were after him, and the people of NYC hated him.

"What am I supposed to do Uncle Ben?" Spider-man asked, and heard the quote once again, With Great Power Comes Great Responsiblity.

Responsibility to his city. Responsibility to his family and friends, to the people of NYC, whether they loved him or hated him. But more then that, responsibility to himself and what he had pledged himself to.

Spider-man swung towards the Empire State Building, looking to help injured civilians...

[Silver Sable]

OOC: I'm free right now for help so PM me if you need SS

[Spider-Man9X17]

The Goblin was hovering over The Rhino, they had linked up with a Fantastic Pair, ready for blood.

"Well, do-gooders, who else wants calimari?"

"Oh Jeezus," Johnny groaned, putting his head in his hand. As if things weren't bad enough, he had two more nut jobs to deal with. "What?! What the hell do you want? You can't be serious about this whole team up thing."

"Johnny, I don't think we have a choice anymore."

"Maaaaannnnn," Johnny turned and gave Hobgoblin a sour look. "I can see the headlines now. Human Torch teams with world's biggest Halloween decoration."

The Torch stood up and flamed on, floating up to the Hobgoblin.

"Think you can keep up?"

"Reed, Ben, it's Sue. We're on our way into the city now, and we're bringing some....help. Kinda."

[Venom160]

OOC. Sorry I havent posted lately guys, I have had some serious writers block. And sorry Rosered, im going to bunny Juggernaut for this post.

IC: Sabretooth notices that the jet in almost out of fuel.

Sabretooth: "Guys we're going to have to land this thing!"
Juggernaut: "Head for that shipyard. One of those warehouses hase to be empty."
Sabretooth: "Okay everyone hangon I don't know how smooth this landing is going to be!"

Just as the words leave Sabretooth's mouth the engines cut out.

Sabretooth: "Oh crap!"

The jet hits the ground and starts skidding along the ground, almost hitting a 18-wheeler cab. It grinds to a holt and Sabretooth breaths a sigh of relief.

Sabretooth: "Okay lets get out of here."

Sabretooth opens the emergency escape hatch and helps Joan and her daughter out and then turns to Juggernaut.

Sabretooth: "Okay your going to have to rip a hole in this thing to get out because theres no way in hell your going to fit out of this hatch."

Juggernaut: "Shut up dog breath!"

Sabretooth climbs out of the hatch and joins Joan outside of the Jet.

Sabretooth: "We're going to have to move."
Joan: "Why?"
Sabretooth: "Because that jet is going to be shreds in the next couple of seconds."

The jet is almost ripped in half by the force of Juggernaut punch.

Juggernaut walks up to them.

Juggernaut: "Ok lets find someplace to rest ok."
Sabretooth: "Alright."

They walk into the first warehouse they come across and sees it full of loading boxes.

Sabretooth: "Ok this is a good place to rest."

[Karem-Knight]

"Oh Jeezus," Johnny groaned, putting his head in his hand. As if things weren't bad enough, he had two more nut jobs to deal with. "What?! What the hell do you want? You can't be serious about this whole team up thing."

"Johnny, I don't think we have a choice anymore."

"Maaaaannnnn," Johnny turned and gave Hobgoblin a sour look. "I can see the headlines now. Human Torch teams with world's biggest Halloween decoration."

The Torch stood up and flamed on, floating up to the Hobgoblin.

"Think you can keep up?"

"Reed, Ben, it's Sue. We're on our way into the city now, and we're bringing some....help. Kinda."

Ultron Flew at light speed too The Human Torch head butting him at a fast speed and punching him uncontrolled Then firing massive bolt of Energy on him.



“Humans you don’t know a thing your only purpose was too create me, but you won’t accept it.”



Ultron then Went too the nearest fire hydrant and splashed the Torch with water then slamming his head on concrete

[Spider-Man9X17]

"We don't have time for this," Sue said to herself, taking a small metal canister out of a pouch on her belt. While Ultron was focused on Johnny, Sue maneuvered behind him, elevated by an invisible force field.

"Hope you're hungry," she thought, opening the canister to reveal a rod of vibranium. Sue grabbed Ultron by the shoulder, spinning him around and shoving the vibranium in his mouth opening. Ultron began to shudder as the metal vibrated inside of his body. It was going to be much, but it would give them just enough time.

"You two," she yelled to Hobgoblin and Rhino as she activated her teleporter. "Over here, now!"

Sue pulled Johnny through as Hobgoblin and Rhino followed, the portal quickly closing behind them.

-

"Sue, thank goodness you're here. What help are you...," Reed stopped in mid-sentence as Hobgoblin and Rhino exited the portal behind her and Johnny.

"So, you've decided on a temporary alliance," Reed said, looking the two new allies over. He still wasn't sure he agreed with this, but right now they had no other choice.

[The Joker]

Doctor Octopus returned back to his secret base where he found Electro,Bullseye and Venom awaiting.

"I trust you all saw my little broadcast" Ock said proudly.The others nodded.

"The fortunate thing about those explosives is they have a proximity sensor alarm.If anyone tries to touch them much less disarm them they will blow.Only I alone can disarm them.Not that anyone will find them anyway.I spent hours developing that technology and it will serve us well".

Ock saw Bullseye eyeing up the unconcious Betty Brant."Hands off" Ock said."She is my little bait to taunt the Spider with".

Two tentacles flexed out and handed Bullseye and Electro a briefcase each."In those cases is a cannister of liquified plutonium.Something else I was working exhausting hours on in my lab.I have concentrated it down".

Electro and Bullseye looked nervously at the cases and Ock laughed."Don't worry gentlemen.I have sealed it in adamantium cannisters.You'll be quite safe.But the citizens of New York will not be".

Ock pulled his trenchcoat on."I want the three of you to go to the Daily Bugle printing presses and pour that stuff in the ink tank.The Bugle readers will get a dose of death with their morning editions" Ock said with a sinister laugh.

He turned towards Brock."As for you Eddie I want you to provide a distraction while Max and Electro do their task.I want you to attack the Bugle news room.Go and seek out your old boss J.Jonah Jameson the one who fired you.I'm sure he'll be dying to see you.And when I return tonight I'll have the cold dead body of Spider-Man and you can feast on his brains".

"As for Ultron he is currently taking care of that flame headed fool the Human Torch.Now you all have your instructions.Don't fail me.And by this time next week we'll be rid of the wall crawler and be richer than Midas himself".

Ock stood on two tentacles."Now you all have your instructions.I'm off to meet and greet Spider-Man.Tonight will be a momentous night indeed.One New York will never forget".

With that Ock saluted them and left.

[rigel7soldiers]

"We don't have time for this," Sue said to herself, taking a small metal canister out of a pouch on her belt. While Ultron was focused on Johnny, Sue maneuvered behind him, elevated by an invisible force field.

"Hope you're hungry," she thought, opening the canister to reveal a rod of vibranium. Sue grabbed Ultron by the shoulder, spinning him around and shoving the vibranium in his mouth opening. Ultron began to shudder as the metal vibrated inside of his body. It was going to be much, but it would give them just enough time.

"You two," she yelled to Hobgoblin and Rhino as she activated her teleporter. "Over here, now!"

Sue pulled Johnny through as Hobgoblin and Rhino followed, the portal quickly closing behind them.

-

"Sue, thank goodness you're here. What help are you...," Reed stopped in mid-sentence as Hobgoblin and Rhino exited the portal behind her and Johnny.

"So, you've decided on a temporary alliance," Reed said, looking the two new allies over. He still wasn't sure he agreed with this, but right now they had no other choice.

This is gettin' weird. I'm not sure I like this. Stretcho over here don't seem ta like me neither. Somethin's on mu mind, though... I asked, to no one in particular, "So... Can't Ultron find us here? What happens then?"

[SpideyLad]

Doctor Octopus returned back to his secret base where he found Electro,Bullseye and Venom awaiting.

"I trust you all saw my little broadcast" Ock said proudly.The others nodded.

"The fortunate thing about those explosives is they have a proximity sensor alarm.If anyone tries to touch them much less disarm them they will blow.Only I alone can disarm them.Not that anyone will find them anyway.I spent hours developing that technology and it will serve us well".

Ock saw Bullseye eyeing up the unconcious Betty Brant."Hands off" Ock said."She is my little bait to taunt the Spider with".

Two tentacles flexed out and handed Bullseye and Electro a briefcase each."In those cases is a cannister of liquified plutonium.Something else I was working exhausting hours on in my lab.I have concentrated it down".

Electro and Bullseye looked nervously at the cases and Ock laughed."Don't worry gentlemen.I have sealed it in adamantium cannisters.You'll be quite safe.But the citizens of New York will not be".

Ock pulled his trenchcoat on."I want the three of you to go to the Daily Bugle printing presses and pour that stuff in the ink tank.The Bugle readers will get a dose of death with their morning editions" Ock said with a sinister laugh.

He turned towards Brock."As for you Eddie I want you to provide a distraction while Max and Electro do their task.I want you to attack the Bugle news room.Go and seek out your old boss J.Jonah Jameson the one who fired you.I'm sure he'll be dying to see you.And when I return tonight I'll have the cold dead body of Spider-Man and you can feast on his brains".

"As for Ultron he is currently taking care of that flame headed fool the Human Torch.Now you all have your instructions.Don't fail me.And by this time next week we'll be rid of the wall crawler and be richer than Midas himself".

Ock stood on two tentacles."Now you all have your instructions.I'm off to meet and greet Spider-Man.Tonight will be a momentous night indeed.One New York will never forget".

With that Ock saluted them and left.

"Very well Ock.I'll do it. Later, morons"

Venom jumped away, swinging towards the Daily Bugle office.

"Old JJJ is gonna love to see me again...." Venom thought as he swung through the city, heading to the office"

***** A few miles away*******

"Look, I told you idiots, I want the story about the explosion on Page 1, and that other story on Page 5! How hard is that!?.............Shut up! I'm in charge here!" Jameson was ranting on into the phone.

Is it really that hard to get decent workers around here?

He turned towards the window.

"Oh my god......."

[Karem-Knight]

"We don't have time for this," Sue said to herself, taking a small metal canister out of a pouch on her belt. While Ultron was focused on Johnny, Sue maneuvered behind him, elevated by an invisible force field.

"Hope you're hungry," she thought, opening the canister to reveal a rod of vibranium. Sue grabbed Ultron by the shoulder, spinning him around and shoving the vibranium in his mouth opening. Ultron began to shudder as the metal vibrated inside of his body. It was going to be much, but it would give them just enough time.

"You two," she yelled to Hobgoblin and Rhino as she activated her teleporter. "Over here, now!"

Sue pulled Johnny through as Hobgoblin and Rhino followed, the portal quickly closing behind them.

-

"Sue, thank goodness you're here. What help are you...," Reed stopped in mid-sentence as Hobgoblin and Rhino exited the portal behind her and Johnny.

"So, you've decided on a temporary alliance," Reed said, looking the two new allies over. He still wasn't sure he agreed with this, but right now they had no other choice.

Ultron took the Vibraminum out of his mouth



“Admantium Mrs. Storm”



Ultron said as he used he new gadget with in him too destroy Force fields. The e was a genius Ultron then fired a blast too deflect the teleport but it was too late, deciding too get ahead of them he opened the teleporter through over riding it’s system and entering it too The Baxter Building looking at everyone he saw said



“Well, Maybe we haven’t had a formal introduction everyone……”

[rigel7soldiers]

OOC: Wasn't the Baxter Building burned down? The FF should be in Stark tower, I think....

[Spider-Man9X17]

Ultron took the Vibraminum out of his mouth



“Admantium Mrs. Storm”



Ultron said as he used he new gadget with in him too destroy Force fields. The e was a genius Ultron then fired a blast too deflect the teleport but it was too late, deciding too get ahead of them he opened the teleporter through over riding it’s system and entering it too The Baxter Building looking at everyone he saw said



“Well, Maybe we haven’t had a formal introduction everyone……”

OOC: The Baxter Building is abandoned, in the process of being remodled, but everyone who was living or worked there has been transported to other various locations. The FF are the only ones left on planet. Plus, everyone is aware Ultron is made of adamantium, hence the use of vibranium, the only thing that can destroy him.

[Electro UK]

"Very well Ock.I'll do it. Later, morons"

Venom jumped away, swinging towards the Daily Bugle office.

"Old JJJ is gonna love to see me again...." Venom thought as he swung through the city, heading to the office"

***** A few miles away*******

"Look, I told you idiots, I want the story about the explosion on Page 1, and that other story on Page 5! How hard is that!?.............Shut up! I'm in charge here!" Jameson was ranting on into the phone.

Is it really that hard to get decent workers around here?

He turned towards the window.

"Oh my god......."

It was great to finally be working with Bullseye again. It had been a while since They'd worked together. Electro missed having missions where he was alone and couldn't have a joke with anyone.

At the doors of the Bugle's entrence he looked up. Venom was hanging in the window. He laughed to himself "Well that freaks got his job, let's get ours done." The place was filled with people, busy with getting tomorrows head lines up and running. The lift was over in the far corner. Electro and Bullseye were wearing coats to disguise themselves.

As they approached the lift, the door opened. It was filled with people. Electro and Bullseye stepped inside. As the lift closed, Electro removed his hood. People stared in shock. "Sorry, but I'm claustrophobic." he said with a laugh, letting out sparks, frying everyone but Bullseye.

The door opened to the basement, the noise was loud. The machines roaring as they did their jobs. "Let's get this over with."

[ElectroFlare]

After a painful and rather embarrassing rescue, Spider-man fled from the scene, swining and at the same time pulling a banana peel off of his head.

"I'd better call Aunt May. She'll be worried now that Spider-man is framed for murder, and knows that I like to hang around with him." Spider-man said to himself. He found a nice quiet, dark spot, and called Aunt May.

"Aunt May?" Peter Parker said into the phone.

"Oh Peter, where have you been? You're not trying to get pictures of Spider-man, are you?" She asked.

"I'm fine Aunt May, I'm just taking care of a few errands, outside of the city."

"Good. When are you coming home?" Aunt May asked impatiently.

"When I get the chance. I just wanted to say, if Dr. Octavious comes by-" He began.

"Oh, he did stop by. What a nice man. He came to tell me you were all right, and for you to meet him at the Daily Bugle at midnight. He also took Betty with him for some errands." Aunt May said, smiling.

"He took Betty with him? Betty Brant?" Peter asked, getting mad.

"Why yes, is that a problem?"

"No, don't worry Aunt May. I'll be home soon." Spider-man said. It was just like when he was back in high school...it was bad enough Octavious was holding the city hostage, did he have to take down his house too?

"He has Betty." Spider-man said, looking at the night sky. The clouds gathered overhead.

"It's pretty close to midnight." Spider-man growled to himself, and swung through the city viciously. He came upon the Bugle, and saw a man standing on the roof by himself. The man had four tentacles snaking from his back. Otto. Spider-man landed behind him.

"I've been through this before." Spider-man said...

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
The Morgue

Jamie sits outside with Iceman, Val, and several other Feds. When Mr. Anderson was ready for the autopsy he kicked out everyone that didn't have anything to do with it and so now they wait. It's been several hours and he's starting to get ansy,.. he can see that the others are also. One moreso than the rest:

"This is so stupid, it shouldn't take this long to cut some guy open and say "yup, iceman didn't do it, case closed" They're gonna make me melt up here."

Val gives him a stern look, "It takes more than just cutting a person open to figure out how they died. They have to do a great number of tests to figure out blood types, time of death, way it happened, etc. Not to mention that we don't know exactly how he died or what's left of him in there, al we saw was the silhouette. Add that to the water damage her may have and the time to decay and I say Mr. Anderson and his team has their hands full. So if you please calm down I'd appreciate it. If you haven't already figured it out Feds have itchy trigger fingers and you aren't exactly on their top ten favorate mutants list."

Iceman grumbles to himself as he plops down on what use to be a counter, now a stool. Jamie had remained quiet this whol time but he has been thinking about what Bobby had said just before the autopsy began. He asked why he was chosen, of all the X-Men. It's a good question and one that he hadn't really considered. There are more famous X-Men, Wolverine and Beast among them, though Bobby's been around long enough to get noticed, and his ice figure is definately memorable. He'll have to look into that to if this Autopsy turns out how he hopes.

Time passes and Jamie makes a call on his phone.

"Bishop."

"Hey Bishop, Jamie here. How are Mr. Couch and Mr. Nicholas?"

"They're gone."

Jamie's eyes widen as he draws the attention of Bobby, Val, and the rest. "What do you mean gone?"

"It means we were both right. When I got back we found them both hung in their cells but after some research I've come to believe there was some harsh play involved. I'm finishing up my research but I'm trying to pretend I don't know anything about our hunches about the NYPD. I'm looking for officers who may be acting strange or trying to push this under the carpet. I have a few options already."

Jamie shakes his head. He then looks up to Val and ideas come to him. "I have Val here and she's got some Feds here also. Can you use them?"

"It'd mess up my secrecy here but I think I have enough ideas to state a case. If they'll come I'd love to have people higher up than this place helping me look into this."

"I'll see what I can do and call you back. What happened to the guys you had that tried to kill you?"

"I have them here, locked away. I'm constantly keeping an eye on them to make sure they don't end up dead either. You know I can definately use some extra hands up here."

"I'll take care of it, just hold tight." and with that Jamie hangs up the phone. He pulls Val over and explains to her how like he and Mohamed, Bishop also was attacked while on his way here by some people he recognizes as NYPD. He explains the story and all that Bishop had told him and she agrees to send several members of her team to help him. Jamie then taps his foot to create a dupe. "He'll give Bishop and your guys all the help you need."

Jamie watches as Val gives the order and sends out three of the feds with the dupe in a jeep to reach Bishop's precinct. He then calls Bishop to inform him of the help that's coming. Then, just as he's hanging up the phone the door to the basement opens and out comes Mr. Anderson and Mohamed Mondel. Iceman jumps to his feet, nervousness etched in his face. Jamie and Val turn and quickly joins him.

"So Mr. Anderson, what have we learned? How did Vincente Marquise die?"

Mr. Anderson cleans his glasses with his shirt, "I don't know how Mr. Marquise died."

Iceman throws his hands in the air, "So we're back to square one then."

"I wouldn't say that."

"And why would that be?"

Mr. Anderson finishes cleaning his glasses as he's shaking his head. He puts his glasses back on and looks directly at Val, "That would have to have been Vincente Marquise for me to say how he died,... and it isn't."

Jamie's jaw drops at this news and for once Iceman is rendered speachless.

"Then who is the man trapped in that ice?"

"We took some tests and ran some scans in our database and a name came up but no one important. Some kid who ran away from home just before Vincent's supposive death, James Lewallen was his name. Seems the poor kid was shot in the head and burnt alive, that is how he died. He was then frozen in the ice afterwards."

"Okay, and what about Vincente Marquise?"

Val turns to him, "Isn't it obvious Jamie. This kid was placed here to make us think it was Mr. Marquise. That means it was for a reason. My guess,... Vincente Marquise isn't dead, and with all that you've gone through someone's trying real hard to make us think he is. The question now is, why?"

"Then we have to figure out who has him and why. I have a good idea of where to start." and with that he dials Bishop, "Bishop, get your attackers ready. We have some questions for them."

[The Joker]

After a painful and rather embarrassing rescue, Spider-man fled from the scene, swining and at the same time pulling a banana peel off of his head.

"I'd better call Aunt May. She'll be worried now that Spider-man is framed for murder, and knows that I like to hang around with him." Spider-man said to himself. He found a nice quiet, dark spot, and called Aunt May.

"Aunt May?" Peter Parker said into the phone.

"Oh Peter, where have you been? You're not trying to get pictures of Spider-man, are you?" She asked.

"I'm fine Aunt May, I'm just taking care of a few errands, outside of the city."

"Good. When are you coming home?" Aunt May asked impatiently.

"When I get the chance. I just wanted to say, if Dr. Octavious comes by-" He began.

"Oh, he did stop by. What a nice man. He came to tell me you were all right, and for you to meet him at the Daily Bugle at midnight. He also took Betty with him for some errands." Aunt May said, smiling.

"He took Betty with him? Betty Brant?" Peter asked, getting mad.

"Why yes, is that a problem?"

"No, don't worry Aunt May. I'll be home soon." Spider-man said. It was just like when he was back in high school...it was bad enough Octavious was holding the city hostage, did he have to take down his house too?

"He has Betty." Spider-man said, looking at the night sky. The clouds gathered overhead.

"It's pretty close to midnight." Spider-man growled to himself, and swung through the city viciously. He came upon the Bugle, and saw a man standing on the roof by himself. The man had four tentacles snaking from his back. Otto. Spider-man landed behind him.

"I've been through this before." Spider-man said...


http://www.silverempire.com/ock/pics/4-10.jpg

Ock merely raised himself on his tentacles as Spider-Man crashed into the wall.It was a clumsy move.Spider-Man was angry,hurting and just having a bad day.And Doctor Octopus was at the center of it all.

Ock lowered himself to the ground as Spider-Man emerged from the shattered wall and faced Ock.Ock grinned at him."Well that was a foolish abrasive move.I hope thats not how you're going to perform for the entire evening.Otherwise this will be a short meeting"

"Alright Ock, I'm here. Don't keep me here long, I've got a lot of appointments with tentacled freaks today."

"How amusing wall crawler.Even in the face of adversity you jest.And might I add you don't look the best.Had a rough day had we?? Pity.I on the other hand have had a most pleasant day indeed" Ock said and grinned mockingly at Spidey

"Look Ock, what do you want? The only reason you're not tied up for New York's best right now is because of the explosives you've got. Pathetic Ock. Why would a man of your power need to hide behind hostages?"

Octavius laughed."Oh is that the only reason I am not defeated?? I think not.And you know very well what I want wall crawler.I want to disembowel you,and then your friend Betty,then just for fun your dear old Aunt May"

"You want me? I'm here, come and get me!" Spider-man said, removing his mask. "Here, I'll even let you see my face." Spider-man said and looked at Ock with cold dead eyes. "I've lost Gwen. I've lost MJ. I've lost Uncle Ben. I will not lose Aunt May or Betty!"

Ock snapped a tentacle claw as he took a step closer to Spider-Man."With all due respect wall crawler your fate is sealed as is your aunt's and Betty's.It was always destined to end this way.You've just been prolonging the inevitable all these years.And it took me tearing half of New York apart but I finally got the better of you.And after you die I will achieve the wealth and power I have always deserved"

"Are you sure about that Ock?" Spider-man asked in a steel voice. "Are you sure you want the wealth and power you deserve?" Spider-man asked, his voice getting louder, more intimidating. "The way I see it, the wealth and power you deserve is to be sitting in a cell, gambling for cigarettes and worrying about dropping the soap!" Spider-man yelled as his fists clenched.

Octavius removed his shades with a tentacle and stared Spider-Man right back in the eye with his own black souless eyes."I have rotted in a cell for the last time Spider-Man.Do you have any idea how many wonderful schemes you've ruined on me.How many opportunities you have stolen from me.You mocked me.ME!!!! Otto Octavius.Well no more.Tonight is the night of Doctor Octopus.Tonight I will kill you and toss your lifeless body into Times Square for all to see"

"Then do it." Spider-man said pulling his mask back on, challenging the powerful man in front of him. Four adamantium tentacles fused to his body. 5 strategically placed bombs in the city of New York. An ego the size of Europe. Spider-man challenged the great Otto Octavius!

Ock grinned and nodded."Don't mind if I do".Ock lashed out four tentacles towards Spider-Man.

OOC: Let me say this post was a joint effort made by myself and Electroflare.We composed it last night on AIM,we agreed on the pic used above and I saved all his lines in my PM box.

So that wonderful Spider-Man dialogue there was done by Electroflare himself.

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man jumped straight up to dodge the tentacle attack, and threw webbing over Ock's head. He pulled back on it, forcing Ock to crane his head upwards.

"See the stars Ock? Well, you're going to the moon." Spider-man said and threw the Octopus high into the sky.

"But here's your return trip." Spider-man yelled and pulled him back to the Bugle's roof with another web line.

"Wow, you're really racking up some frequent flyer miles there."

[The Joker]

Spider-man jumped straight up to dodge the tentacle attack, and threw webbing over Ock's head. He pulled back on it, forcing Ock to crane his head upwards.

"See the stars Ock? Well, you're going to the moon." Spider-man said and threw the Octopus high into the sky.

"But here's your return trip." Spider-man yelled and pulled him back to the Bugle's roof with another web line.

"Wow, you're really racking up some frequent flyer miles there."

Ock fell back dazed after Spider-Man had yanked him up and down like a yoyo.

Ock lashed out a tentacle and gripped Spider-Man by the throat and flung him against the wall and tossed him over the side of the roof.

"Happy landings spider vermin" Ock said as Spidey went flying over the edge of the Bugle rooftop.

Ock walked over to the edge expecting to see Spider-Man flailing desperately thru the air.Suddenly two web lines shot up and snared Ock by the arm and yanked him with tremendous force over the side.

Spider-Man had clung to the side of the Bugle building.And Ock did the very same.He latched on with his tentacles beside Spider-Man and grabbed him in a tentacle.

"Clever little spider stuck the wall.Now the little spider can be squashed into the wall" Ock said as he slammed Spider-Man repeatedly into the side of the building.

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OOC: The awesome animation was made by Andrew.

[ElectroFlare]

Ock was starting to make Spider-man even madder.

"I hate to steal someone elses line, but don't make me mad...you won't like me when I'm mad." Spider-man said, grabbing Ock's tentacle and using it to swing his feet into Ock's face. The villian and hero flew off of the wall into a convenience store, with Ock landing on his tentacles.

Ock raised himself onto his four tentacles.

"Is that all you've got in you wall-crawler? What is going to happen when you get mad?" Ock asked and smirked at Spider-man.

"This!"

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OOC:Animation was provided by Andrew

[Venom160]

Sabretooth stands watch while Juggernaut, Joan, and Joan's daughter Alice slept, though its was amazing that any of them could sleep with Juggernaut's loud snoring. Joan turns onto her side half asleep and is jolted awake by Juggy's bullhorn snors, she sees Sabretooth standing by the door and walks over to him.

Joan: "What are we going to do next Victor?"
Sabretooth: "We're going to have to leave the country, after the failed attack on the trisklion sheild agents are going to be scouring the city looking for us."
Joan: "We can head for Canada."
Sabretooth: "Why Canada?"
Joan: "Because I have uncle up there that knows Alice is a mutant and has already offered to give us a place to stay if we ever needed it."
Sabretooth: "Ok sounds like plan."

THE NEXT DAY

Sabretooth and Joan fills in Juggernaut in on whats going on.

Juggernaut: "Ok lets go."

They leave the warehouse and finds a pickup truck parked behind the warehouse they spent the night in, Sabretooth hot wires it and turns to Juggernaut.

Sabretooth: "You might want to change into some regular clothes, the red armour might attract some unwanted attention."
Juggernaut: "Ok."

Sabretooth sees Joan and Alice walk out of the warehouse carrying armfulls of clothes.

Sabretooth: "Where did you find those?"
Joan: "One of those storage containers was full of clothes and where we're going your going to have to dress warmly."
Sabretooth: "Alright lets go."

The truck crashes through the front gate of the ship yard and heads north. Sabretooth yells out the window.

Sabretooth: "You ok back there Juggy?"

Juggernuat is sitting in the in the back of the truck looking extremely pi$$ed.

Juggernaut: "Just shut the hell up and drive!"

[Spider-Man9X17]

"OK, some what's up. I doubt ol' Tweedle-D and Tweedle-Ugly here are up for the whole 'rescue the civilian' bit," Johnny said sarcastically, motioning toward Rhino and Hobgoblin.

"Crystal, Quicksilver, Sue, and I can finish the rescue here. Since Hobgoblin seems to have some information on Ock, perhaps you should join up with him Johnny and look for Octavius. I know Spider-Man wanted the fight for himself, but he's been rather beat up in the last few hours. Perhaps Ben and the Rhino here should follow up on Bullseye and Electro's trail, seeing as the two of them would be least vulnerable to any attack the two could porduce."

"That's all well and good, but do you have any idea where any of these guys are at?" Ben asked.

"The Fantasti-Car's computer has just picked up on an energy disturbance very similar to Electro's at the Daily Bugle. I would think that as the best place to look, especially since Ock himself has announced he'll be waiting there for Spider-Man," Reed activated a teleporter for Ben and Rhino. "Be careful though. We still don't know where Ock has the plutonium. While your exterior may protect you Ben for a short time, long term exposure could still be deadly."

"Yeah, yeah, same ol' song 'n dance," Ben turned to Rhino.

"You comin'?" he asked as he stepped through the teleporter.

"What about Ock?" Johnny asked.

"I don't know. He can be very elusive to track. Perhaps you two should start at the Bugle, and follow the destruction, as it were. You'll have a better view from the air anyway."

"Gotcha," Johnny flamed on and turned to Hobgoblin.

"Try not to lag behind too far, OK?" he said before taking off across the city

[The Joker]

Ock was starting to make Spider-man even madder.

"I hate to steal someone elses line, but don't make me mad...you won't like me when I'm mad." Spider-man said, grabbing Ock's tentacle and using it to swing his feet into Ock's face. The villian and hero flew off of the wall into a convenience store, with Ock landing on his tentacles.

Ock raised himself onto his four tentacles.

"Is that all you've got in you wall-crawler? What is going to happen when you get mad?" Ock asked and smirked at Spider-man.

"This!"

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OOC:Animation was provided by Andrew

Spider-Man's brutal blow had sent Octavius flying thru the store glass window,thru a power mains box and into a cab in the street.

Ock fell to the ground dazed and his back ached fiercely.Had he not had his tentacles to bear the brunt of that blow his back may have been broken.But that was little comfort to him now with the pain he was feeling.

Using his bottom two tentacles he hoisted himself to his feet and saw Spider-Man coming running out thru the smashed window.

Ock was still too dazed to tackle the wall crawler.He ripped off the door of the cab he crashed into and hurled it at Spider-Man.

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With Spider-Man knocked off his feet Ock turned and scampered back up the building on his tentacles.

Blasted wall crawler was proving more trouble than he thought.But he will go down one way or another.And Octavius would enjoy putting him down so much.

OOC: Animation provided by Andrew.

[rigel7soldiers]

"OK, some what's up. I doubt ol' Tweedle-D and Tweedle-Ugly here are up for the whole 'rescue the civilian' bit," Johnny said sarcastically, motioning toward Rhino and Hobgoblin.

"Crystal, Quicksilver, Sue, and I can finish the rescue here. Since Hobgoblin seems to have some information on Ock, perhaps you should join up with him Johnny and look for Octavius. I know Spider-Man wanted the fight for himself, but he's been rather beat up in the last few hours. Perhaps Ben and the Rhino here should follow up on Bullseye and Electro's trail, seeing as the two of them would be least vulnerable to any attack the two could porduce."

"That's all well and good, but do you have any idea where any of these guys are at?" Ben asked.

"The Fantasti-Car's computer has just picked up on an energy disturbance very similar to Electro's at the Daily Bugle. I would think that as the best place to look, especially since Ock himself has announced he'll be waiting there for Spider-Man," Reed activated a teleporter for Ben and Rhino. "Be careful though. We still don't know where Ock has the plutonium. While your exterior may protect you Ben for a short time, long term exposure could still be deadly."

"Yeah, yeah, same ol' song 'n dance," Ben turned to Rhino.

"You comin'?" he asked as he stepped through the teleporter.

"What about Ock?" Johnny asked.

"I don't know. He can be very elusive to track. Perhaps you two should start at the Bugle, and follow the destruction, as it were. You'll have a better view from the air anyway."

"Gotcha," Johnny flamed on and turned to Hobgoblin.

"Try not to lag behind too far, OK?" he said before taking off across the city

"Yeah, I'm comin'. If I don't go, you'll screw everything up..." I said, stepping through with the Thing. Guy reminds me 'a me. I forgot ta ask where we was goin', but we both found out soon enough. Daily Bugle... don't like ta read it. Too many pictures 'a Spider-Man. Editor's got his head on straight, though. We ended up just outside the buildin'... I asked ," You ready? Cause I won't wait fer ya..."

[Spider-Man9X17]

"You ready? Cause I won't wait fer ya..."

"Best news I heard all day," Ben said wryly, walking into the newpaper office. The scene inside was that of pure pandemonium. People were strewn everywhere, there bodies charred and smoking. Those who weren't dead were either huddled in corners, or runnign around screaming. Ben grabbed the nearest person, a scrawny, nerdy looking guy.

"The guy in pansy green tights and his boyfriend. Where'd they go?"

"B..b...basement. Something about the presses."

"K. You might wanna run far, far away. Thing's are about to get ugly," Ben said, stomping off to the stairwell, quickly taking a look at the map before heading downstairs.

"So, this is where this load of garbage comes from," he thought sarcastically, watching the newspaper run through the presses. "What could those two bozos possibly want down here?"

-

"OK, Reed, Ben just went inside. No sign of Ock though," Johnny said, taking a quick lap around the Daily Bugle. He flew a little higher into the sky, trying to see if there was any sign of Ock.

"He could be anywhere," Johnny groaned as Hobgoblin took a spin around the immediate neighborhood.

[Silver Sable]

OOC:Spider-Man9x17, I'm gonna let Sable head back to the Embassy.Maybe Johnny can fly around there and meet her or something

Sable only could think about was that dreadful accident.How can she survive and Hank die? Her life will never change now.It was getting dark and Sable was too tired to fight or travel now.She is near the Embassy and decides to go back there and rest for a couple of days trying to cope the loss of Hank

[Midnight Ice]

Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
The Morgue

Jamie sits outside with Iceman, Val, and several other Feds. When Mr. Anderson was ready for the autopsy he kicked out everyone that didn't have anything to do with it and so now they wait. It's been several hours and he's starting to get ansy,.. he can see that the others are also. One moreso than the rest:

"This is so stupid, it shouldn't take this long to cut some guy open and say "yup, iceman didn't do it, case closed" They're gonna make me melt up here."

Val gives him a stern look, "It takes more than just cutting a person open to figure out how they died. They have to do a great number of tests to figure out blood types, time of death, way it happened, etc. Not to mention that we don't know exactly how he died or what's left of him in there, al we saw was the silhouette. Add that to the water damage her may have and the time to decay and I say Mr. Anderson and his team has their hands full. So if you please calm down I'd appreciate it. If you haven't already figured it out Feds have itchy trigger fingers and you aren't exactly on their top ten favorate mutants list."

Iceman grumbles to himself as he plops down on what use to be a counter, now a stool. Jamie had remained quiet this whol time but he has been thinking about what Bobby had said just before the autopsy began. He asked why he was chosen, of all the X-Men. It's a good question and one that he hadn't really considered. There are more famous X-Men, Wolverine and Beast among them, though Bobby's been around long enough to get noticed, and his ice figure is definately memorable. He'll have to look into that to if this Autopsy turns out how he hopes.

Time passes and Jamie makes a call on his phone.

"Bishop."

"Hey Bishop, Jamie here. How are Mr. Couch and Mr. Nicholas?"

"They're gone."

Jamie's eyes widen as he draws the attention of Bobby, Val, and the rest. "What do you mean gone?"

"It means we were both right. When I got back we found them both hung in their cells but after some research I've come to believe there was some harsh play involved. I'm finishing up my research but I'm trying to pretend I don't know anything about our hunches about the NYPD. I'm looking for officers who may be acting strange or trying to push this under the carpet. I have a few options already."

Jamie shakes his head. He then looks up to Val and ideas come to him. "I have Val here and she's got some Feds here also. Can you use them?"

"It'd mess up my secrecy here but I think I have enough ideas to state a case. If they'll come I'd love to have people higher up than this place helping me look into this."

"I'll see what I can do and call you back. What happened to the guys you had that tried to kill you?"

"I have them here, locked away. I'm constantly keeping an eye on them to make sure they don't end up dead either. You know I can definately use some extra hands up here."

"I'll take care of it, just hold tight." and with that Jamie hangs up the phone. He pulls Val over and explains to her how like he and Mohamed, Bishop also was attacked while on his way here by some people he recognizes as NYPD. He explains the story and all that Bishop had told him and she agrees to send several members of her team to help him. Jamie then taps his foot to create a dupe. "He'll give Bishop and your guys all the help you need."

Jamie watches as Val gives the order and sends out three of the feds with the dupe in a jeep to reach Bishop's precinct. He then calls Bishop to inform him of the help that's coming. Then, just as he's hanging up the phone the door to the basement opens and out comes Mr. Anderson and Mohamed Mondel. Iceman jumps to his feet, nervousness etched in his face. Jamie and Val turn and quickly joins him.

"So Mr. Anderson, what have we learned? How did Vincente Marquise die?"

Mr. Anderson cleans his glasses with his shirt, "I don't know how Mr. Marquise died."

Iceman throws his hands in the air, "So we're back to square one then."

"I wouldn't say that."

"And why would that be?"

Mr. Anderson finishes cleaning his glasses as he's shaking his head. He puts his glasses back on and looks directly at Val, "That would have to have been Vincente Marquise for me to say how he died,... and it isn't."

Jamie's jaw drops at this news and for once Iceman is rendered speachless.

"Then who is the man trapped in that ice?"

"We took some tests and ran some scans in our database and a name came up but no one important. Some kid who ran away from home just before Vincent's supposive death, James Lewallen was his name. Seems the poor kid was shot in the head and burnt alive, that is how he died. He was then frozen in the ice afterwards."

"Okay, and what about Vincente Marquise?"

Val turns to him, "Isn't it obvious Jamie. This kid was placed here to make us think it was Mr. Marquise. That means it was for a reason. My guess,... Vincente Marquise isn't dead, and with all that you've gone through someone's trying real hard to make us think he is. The question now is, why?"

"Then we have to figure out who has him and why. I have a good idea of where to start." and with that he dials Bishop, "Bishop, get your attackers ready. We have some questions for them."
Iceman didn't know what to say. He was being framed for the murder of a man that isn't dead.

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"Great, just great! What now? Do I go back to running?"

At that comment Iceman notices a dirty look being shot to him from Val. Iceman decided that talking about running in front of her would not be a good idea.

"Bobby, I'd watch what I'd say about now."

"So Val, am I clear of my charges? Either way I want to help Jamie figure everything out. If you don't want me along, thats fine Jamie, I understand."

[Rizpower]

Editted. I'll kick Ock's ass right AFTER the Spidey fight.

[Electro UK]

"Best news I heard all day," Ben said wryly, walking into the newpaper office. The scene inside was that of pure pandemonium. People were strewn everywhere, there bodies charred and smoking. Those who weren't dead were either huddled in corners, or runnign around screaming. Ben grabbed the nearest person, a scrawny, nerdy looking guy.

"The guy in pansy green tights and his boyfriend. Where'd they go?"

"B..b...basement. Something about the presses."

"K. You might wanna run far, far away. Thing's are about to get ugly," Ben said, stomping off to the stairwell, quickly taking a look at the map before heading downstairs.

"So, this is where this load of garbage comes from," he thought sarcastically, watching the newspaper run through the presses. "What could those two bozos possibly want down here?"
Ben turned the corner, and saw the two bozos in question walking down the hallway.

"Hey Sparky!" Ben yelled out. "Nice trick with the warehouse on the head an' all. Guess it's my turn to return the favor."


OOC: Spider-Man9x17, you know I love to RP with you but do you think just this once you could actually not interefere? I mean it's not fair anway, Thing and Rhino would beat Bullseye and Electro in seconds and for once we just want to do our job andget out of here.

Plus Ock and ElectroFlare had this fight planned for themselves. It was kinda one o those one on one things.

[The Joker]

OOC: Spider-Man9x17, you know I love to RP with you but do you think just this once you could actually not interefere? I mean it's not fair anway, Thing and Rhino would beat Bullseye and Electro in seconds and for once we just want to do our job andget out of here.

Plus Ock and ElectroFlare had this fight planned for themselves. It was kinda one o those one on one things.

OOC: I agree.Myself and Electroflare had this Ock Vs Spider-Man duel planned for ages and we are really enjoying it.

If you could hold off for a while I'd appreciate it.Then we can battle.

Because all the s*** Ock has been doing to get at Spidey has all been building up to this climax.

I'm sure Electroflare would agree with me that we'd like to finish up our confrontation.

And on a little side note you've made a very stupid move for a superhero.You have condemned millions of people to die simply for the sake of confronting Ock.He warned you to stay away otherwise he'd set off the hidden explosives.

[rigel7soldiers]

edit

[ElectroFlare]

OOC:Yeah, this is a personal thing between Ock and Spidey...could we get an edit please? I promise the ending will be fantastic.

[Keyser Soze]

OOC Post:

I just want to add in my comments on this situation. The Doctor Octopus / Spider-Man confrontation has been building up over the whole season, and having Ock beaten by Hobgoblin and The Human Torch just screams of anti-climax. This should be between Spidey and Ock.

As for The Thing and Rhino taking on Electro and Bullseye, I personally don't have a problem with that. However, the fight would probably be rather one-sided:

Bullseye throws a knife at The Thing
The knife bounces harmlessly off The Thing's rocky hide.
Bullseye wets his pants.

But seriously, on one hand I don't mind fighting you, since as Electro UK said, Spider-Man9X-17 is a great RPer, but on the other hand, Electro UK could possibly have a point about how it isn't really a fair fight. But my main point of complaint is The Human Torch and Hobgoblin butting in on the Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus battle.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Edited

[The Joker]

OOC Post:

I just want to add in my comments on this situation. The Doctor Octopus / Spider-Man confrontation has been building up over the whole season, and having Ock beaten by Hobgoblin and The Human Torch just screams of anti-climax. This should be between Spidey and Ock.



OOC: Who says they would have beaten me?? ;)

But thanks for the support Soze :up:

[The Joker]

OOC: Thanks for editing Spider-Man9X17 :up:

Much appreciated.

[rigel7soldiers]

OOC: Are we clear? We will fight, or won't we?

[SpideyLad]

Venom swung towards the Daily Bugle building, and the air filled a maniacal cackle.

"What the?...."

SMASH!

The huge 'monster' broke through the window. Panic ensued.

"Jameson, you slime....You and the bug destroyed my life..." Venom spat at Jameson as he picked up Jameson by the collar of his shirt.

"Look....I hate the spider as much as you do.....please..let me go..."

"Hehehehehe....ok then...you DID ask kindly..." Venom launched him through the office wall. "Run you fools! You wouldn't want to die now, would you?" He said as he threw a desk. The desk hit one man, killing him.

[SonnyBlack]

*Xavier Institute*

(Legion in the guest room; typing via datapad)
Legion- Is the building on lockdown?
Mystique- Like everything wouldn't be in order? I'am waiting on you!
Legion- Activate the bomb and notify the press it wont be long now
(shuts down datapad)
Legion- Now to get some rest....
(A couple of minutes later we go to Professor X eating breakfast and watching the news)

Breaking News:
This just in, the metropolitan museum of art seems to be under some kind of terriost take over. According to reports the building is under some sort of lockdown with one or more bombs planted on the inside. Officials believe this to be the work of one Doctor Ock who has already planted several explosives in the Manhatten region. (the reporter stands silent one moment listening in to earpiece about new information as a shocked look comes to his face) I have just received word that the explosives are on a timer with less than 2 minutes remaining. Police officials have now begun to evacuate the area as the explosion seems imminent.

Professor X- My god!
(Jubilee over hearing the Professor)
Jubilee- Professor what is it whats wrong?
Professor X- One of Doc Ocks explosives is about to go off with hundreds of people still inside
Jubilee- We got to tell the team they can get there and shut it down
Professor X- There's no time (lowering his head thinking) our only chance is..David.... quick Jubilee get David!
(Jubilee running to Legion's room bangs on door)
Jubilee- David! david come quick we need your help
Legion- What? what is it.
(they both go to the Professor)
Professor X- David there's a bomb planned in the M.E.T. we must get there quick or many people will die
Legion- But but I never teleported that far before
Professor- David you must try people's lives depend on it!
(Legion closes his eyes and suddenly the 3 of them are teleported inside the musuem)
Professor X- (pointing) there, there is the bomb
Jubilee- thirty seconds left!!!
Legion- What do we do??
Professor X- We must pull one of the wires, but which one?
Legion- DAD!
Professor X- The green one pull the green one.
(Legion pulls the green wire and the bomb deactivates)
*Later on back at the Mansion Legion a little shaken up*
Legion- Man we nearly died back there
Professor X- Yes David, but we saved hundreds of lives thanks to you
Legion- I think iam going to go to my apartment in the city I need time alone to think.
Professor X- (smiles) take your time son I will be waiting for your return
(cabby called to pick up Legion)
Cabby- where to?
Legion- Staten Island (as Legion looks out window while leaving the Xavier Institute he cant help but smile)

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye spotted The Thing and Rhino enter the presses.

"Heh heh, okay Max, you take the hornhead. I got The Thing. Someone who's big, dumb and orange is just askin' to be made a target."

Bullseye took out a knife from his belt, throwing it right at The Thing's throat. Bullseye's arrogant laughter turned into a whimper as the knife bounced harmlessly off The Thing's rocky hide.

"Okay, Electro, any thoughts about a Plan B?"

[Electro UK]

Bullseye spotted The Thing and Rhino enter the presses.

"Heh heh, okay Max, you take the hornhead. I got The Thing. Someone who's big, dumb and orange is just askin' to be made a target."

Bullseye took out a knife from his belt, throwing it right at The Thing's throat. Bullseye's arrogant laughter turned into a whimper as the knife bounced harmlessly off The Thing's rocky hide.

"Okay, Electro, any thoughts about a Plan B?"

"Uh-um" Rhino was stomping towards Electro slowly, Max was going to need some new under wear when he got back.

"Hurry up dumbass!" snapped Bullseye.

"I'm thinkin, I'm thinkin! uh um... pour and go!" Max shouted out, grabbing his container and pouring it into the ink printer. Bullseye did the same, both hid each other making sure Thing and Rhino didn't see what they were doing. (OOC: Meaning we want Ocks plan to go ahead)

"Now what genius?" Bullseye said.

"Oh shut up and come on!" Max replied, grabbing him and hovering over Thing. They ran as fast as they could up the stairs and out of the door. Max took them to the top of the building. Ock was nowhere to be seen.

"Great, just great. Now what?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

Bullseye spotted The Thing and Rhino enter the presses.

"Heh heh, okay Max, you take the hornhead. I got The Thing. Someone who's big, dumb and orange is just askin' to be made a target."

Bullseye took out a knife from his belt, throwing it right at The Thing's throat. Bullseye's arrogant laughter turned into a whimper as the knife bounced harmlessly off The Thing's rocky hide.

"Okay, Electro, any thoughts about a Plan B?"

OOC: I edited my post, Ben didn't find you two since Electro didn't want any interference.

[SonnyBlack]

OOC: Legion no longer at institute but still will b on the Professors mind

[Keyser Soze]

OOC: I don't have a problem with you finding us. We can just go along with you walking in, and us just having time to get away, as Electro UK put in his post. Sorry about this confusion, I didn't notice you'd edited the first part of your post - I thought you'd only edited the bit about Ock.

[Electro UK]

OOC: I don't have a problem with you finding us. We can just go along with you walking in, and us just having time to get away, as Electro UK put in his post. Sorry about this confusion, I didn't notice you'd edited the first part of your post - I thought you'd only edited the bit about Ock.


OCC: So did I. Oh well. No need to edit, we'll just assume your first post was the one that actually happened

[Electro UK]

There was a cold silence in the mid-night air. The darkness covered Max and Bullseye. Max could see his own breath rise up into the air. He sat back, thinking about all the people that would die tomorrow morning.

It made him want to laugh with joy. Or did it? He had to wonder, was he forcing himself to enjoy this chaos he was causing? Was that little voice inside of him still nagging away he just wasn't listening? Was he shutting out the part of Electro that was actually human.

He thought about the bodies resting on the floor of the lift. About the witty comment he'd made before killing them. Had he enjoyed it? Killing them for no reason? How could he enjoy it. Was he really that inhuman?

He looked at Bullseye, whistling away, shining withglee about the masacre that would begin tomorrow morning. He certainly was inhuman. Once he'd seemed to be Max's best friend. But now, he seemed to be drifting apart from him. They seemed to become opposites. One with no value of life whatsoever, the other, starting to feel guilt.

But, no matter how he felt, he couldn't let it all out, Ock would kill him. Tear him apart. He had to shut it out, just that little while longer.

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye looked across at Electro. He seemed a million miles away. Bullseye was worried about him. He was acting tough, sure, but was he really 100% part of the team? He was begining to think that he may be the weak link. If someone was in a moral crisis, could you really trust them to have your back? He shrugged the thought away. Electro was fine. Bullseye was just being paranoid.

"Hey Max," he called, "We should get outta here. We've done our job, and The Doc told us not to get involved in his fight with Spidey."

Bullseye headed for a staircase that went down the side of the Bugle building. Just as he got to the top of the staircase, he stopped, and gave a bitter laugh. Electro, who had been following him, stared at him, as if to ask what was wrong.

"It's past midnight, so it's a new day," laughed Bullseye, "I've just realised that I'm due for surgery tomorrow."

He looked round at Electro, keeping a forced smile fixed on his face. He hadn't told Venom or Ultron. Hell, he hadn't even told The Doc. But Electro knew.

"Today could be the last day of my life."

[JewishHobbit]

Iceman didn't know what to say. He was being framed for the murder of a man that isn't dead.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/iceman03/IcemanHeadshot3.jpg

"Great, just great! What now? Do I go back to running?"

At that comment Iceman notices a dirty look being shot to him from Val. Iceman decided that talking about running in front of her would not be a good idea.

"Bobby, I'd watch what I'd say about now."

"So Val, am I clear of my charges? Either way I want to help Jamie figure everything out. If you don't want me along, thats fine Jamie, I understand."

Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
The Morgue

Jamie steps up beside Bobby, "He was under suspicion of the murder of Vincente Marquise wasn't he? This guy ended up not being Vincente and obviously being killed before frozen I say there's nothing on Iceman here."

Val nods, "I'd have to agree. I'll place a call." And with that Val takes out her phone and begins to talk to someone above her.

As she talks Jamie turns to Bobby and holds out his hand. "A bit unconventional I guess but congradulations, looks like you're off the hook."

Bobby takes Jamie's hand and smiles, "No kidding. I just hope I don't get booked for making the army look bad." He looks over to Val and the feds that remain. "So Bishop has some guys for us to look into?"

"Yeah, sounds like they tried to kill him for getting involved in this mess which means they know something or someone else who does. Couldn't help but overhear you back there. Up for a drive?"

Bobby looks around and shakes his head, "Looks to me like there ain't any more rides."

And at that Val finishes her phone call and joins them. "No worries, we have a helecopter remember? I'll be joining you while the rest of these guys will be heading back to D.C. Mr. Mondel has given us his testimony and is free to go as well, he will be rewarded for his efforts. We'll be dropped off at the precinct and meet up with the people we sent there. But I want you both to know this, when we arrive I am in charge, do you got it?"

Jamie wasn't sure if he liked that or not. It isn't that he doesn't trust Val but this has been his case and its him who's pretty much figured out all that they have now (well, Bishop helped a little). Oh well,.. at least it's getting attention now. He has to admit he's getting pretty tired of all this and the help can be good. He turns to Bobby who smiles at him, "Yo Joe."

And with that they boarded the helecopter as it lifts into the air, destination NYPD Precinct.

[Electro UK]

"Jeezus." Max whispered to himself. He had a straight face? This could be his last day on earth and he still managed to laugh? Just another pime example of how crazy he really was.

"Bullseye. Incase you go... is there anything you need me to take care of? Someone you wanna tell? Someone you wanna kill? I can take care of it if you want"

[Warrior]

The Kingpin hadn't had any specific things for him to do so he got a taxi towards the bugle. He got out and mad for the entrance finding the Thing and the Rhino working together. He walked up.

"Is there any news covering the whereabouts of Ock or his gang?"

[ElectroFlare]

OOC:So Ock, we just continue our battle like planned?

[The Joker]

OOC: Yep we can.I made my reply to your last attack at the start of the previous page.

And thanks again to those who edited their replies.

[ElectroFlare]

The car door felt like a ton of bricks was just loaded into his chest.

Twice.

Spider-man groggily stood up, shaking his head.

"A car door? I've heard of desperate for a taxi before, but come on Ock." Spider-man said as he leapt out the broken window. Ock was climbing up a wall, running.

"Now, what kind of fun is this if he runs away?" Spider-man asked, and swung his way up past Ock, hidden from Ock's view.

He landed just ahead of Doctor Octopus.

"Hey, jelly-belly, you're a little too slow. Maybe you should cut down on those carbs?" Spider-man said and stared down Doc Ock.

[The Joker]

The car door felt like a ton of bricks was just loaded into his chest.

Twice.

Spider-man groggily stood up, shaking his head.

"A car door? I've heard of desperate for a taxi before, but come on Ock." Spider-man said as he leapt out the broken window. Ock was climbing up a wall, running.

"Now, what kind of fun is this if he runs away?" Spider-man asked, and swung his way up past Ock, hidden from Ock's view.

He landed just ahead of Doctor Octopus.

"Hey, jelly-belly, you're a little too slow. Maybe you should cut down on those carbs?" Spider-man said and stared down Doc Ock.


Ock came to a stop as Spider-Man landed in front of him on the side of the building.

"Most persistant aren't you Spider-Man?? It's one of your many irritating traits.But far be it from to question your relentless death wish because I am more than happy to grant it for you".

Ock shot out a tentacle towards Spider-Man who skilfully flipped back dodging it.Ock's tentacle knocked out a chunk of the building sending a shower of bricks and debris down on the street of unsuspecting people below.

"No" Spider-Man shouted as he dived down and shot out a a web net catching the debris before it could hit the street full of people below.

"Nice catch" a voice said from behind him said as his spider sense began rattling his head off.But alas it was too late as one of Ock's tentacles snagged Spider-Man and smashed him head first into the building.

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OOC: Animation provided by Andrew.

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man's head rang from the hit against the wall.

That was the second time Ock ahd slammed him into a wall today. And it was really getting annoying.

"Come on Ock, this bit is getting old. You slam me into a wall, I kick you, you go flying, I win. You've gotta come up with something better then that." Spider-man said.

"Oh, really wall-crawler. Well it seems like I've got you on this one." Ock said menacingly as he grabbed Spider-man's throat.

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[The Joker]

"Arggghhhhhhh!!!" Ock shouted as Spider-Man had kicked Octavius square in the face striking his eyes.

Ock went tumbling down the building before latching onto the side with a tentacle and hoisted himself up onto a ledge.He fell against the wall panting for breath as he placed his shades back on.

He looked up and saw Spider-Man scrambling down the wall towards him at high speed.Spider-Man stopped just above Ock,obviously being cautious anticipating an attack.

"Pookie pookie pooh" Spider-Man said.

Ock merely stood where he was staring at Spider-Man with a look of pure rage and hate.

"Wakka wakka wakka???" Spider-Man jested again.

Still nothing.Ock merely kept burning those holes into Spider-Man with his hateful glare.

"Nothing?? Oh well if you're not going to make the first move Ockie" Spider-man said as he leaped down on Octavius with his fists aimed right at Ock's jaw.

Ock grinned as Spider-Man finally moved.He lashed out a tentacle.

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Spider-Man went flying off the building.Ock didn't even wait to see what happened.He latched onto the building with all four tentacles and scrambled quickly up the building and disappeared over the rooftop.

[rigel7soldiers]

The Kingpin hadn't had any specific things for him to do so he got a taxi towards the bugle. He got out and mad for the entrance finding the Thing and the Rhino working together. He walked up.

"Is there any news covering the whereabouts of Ock or his gang?"

"I figured you'd catch up. I forget where Ock is, but you don't wanna be there. 'lectro 'n Bullseye just left. We almost had 'em, too..."

OOC: Are we going to fight Venom, or chase the other two, or what?

[Spider-Man9X17]

Ben couldn't stand working with this oaf. Granted, Ben wasn't the brightest bulb, but this guy made him look like Reed.

"Yeah, you two geniuses go runnin' off after th' other bad guys. We'll ignore what they were messin' with here while they take us on a wild goose chase."

"Swear to God," Ben grummbled, walking away from the two. "Hey Stretcho, you wanna come give me a hand over here. Help is kinda less than stellar."

"Ben, we really have to worry about clean up, and then there's the ESB disaster..."

"Reed, I'm all for the rescue effort, but we also got a situation here. I'm sure Susie and the rest can do just fine without ya fer a while."

"Well, perhaps for a little while. The Daily Bugle does seem to be one of the focuses of Octavius's plan anyway."

"Yeah, whatever. Just get over here so we can finish this up. I wanna go home," Ben growled, trying to supress a yawn.

-

"This is really just ridiculous," Johnny said as Venom crashed through the wall of the Bugle. "Where's the Punisher when you need him. A few bullets, bam bam, this is all done. We can all go home and I can curl up with my special lady."

While Johnny really didn't believe in the Punisher's M.O., whatever got the job done quickest was sounding better and better as he entered the Bugle through the hole Venom made.

"Come on Brock, knock it off. I'm not in the mood for any more crap, and we all know that Venom plus fire don't work too well for you. So, while it may be fun, let's skip all the crap in between, and you go to jail like a good boy, and I get to go home to my hot little lady. Because honestly, I haven't gotten any in a long time, and it's making me really irritable, which as bad as that is for me, can only be worse for you."

[Rizpower]

"I figured you'd catch up. I forget where Ock is, but you don't wanna be there. 'lectro 'n Bullseye just left. We almost had 'em, too..."

OOC: Are we going to fight Venom, or chase the other two, or what?
The Hobgoblin fast approached them as he came upon the Daily Bugle.

"Give chase you two, Chameleon, we will be doing some rather important business in the near future, but for now, your spying skills will be of little use in the matters at hand. I want you to raid Ock's lairs, looking for information. They are likely laden with booby traps, but you are a master spy, so you should have no trouble. I have other business here."

The Goblin continued into the depths of the Daily Bugle, with a mission in mind.

OOC: Bullseye and Electro have nothing to do with an Ock/Spidey fight, they're ours.

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: The Baxter Building is abandoned, in the process of being remodled, but everyone who was living or worked there has been transported to other various locations. The FF are the only ones left on planet. Plus, everyone is aware Ultron is made of adamantium, hence the use of vibranium, the only thing that can destroy him.

OC: Oh sorry about that been busy and I haven't had time do good RPGing sorry people

[Batman]

"Logan," I call out, "how do we track this Sabretooth down?"

"He has a specific scent that I can follow," he says.

"Alright, we'll take some time to prepare, and then at nightfall, it's Sabretooth season."

"It's rabbit season--no, duck season--rabbit season--duck season!" We all turn to see King standing next to us. "...Come on! Looney Toons!" I feel a twitch forming under my right eyelid.

We prepare to face the Sabretooth.

As the others prepare,Logan sits in a corner,meditating.

Its been a long time since he's faced Sabretooth.....perhaps,too long.

Logan had waited for months,even hoping Sabretooth would be on Genosios,back when Magneto took over with the Sentiniels.

Alas,No luck.

Logan continued to meditate,as King approched him.

"Hey.....Shouldn't you be tearing up a tree?After all....Your the one thats gonna be fighting Sabretooth."

Logan looked up.He hated to be interrupted.

"I will.....if you'll volunteer to be the tree."

King backed away from Logan.It wasnt the best comeback/threat Logan could've come up with,but it was good enough.

King wasnt exactly Logans favorite person on this trip.Far from it,actually.

As Logan got back into his meditation.....He remembered his encounter back at that club...when He was attacked by the vampire.

He remembered hurting....and yet......He was more powerful.

Either that happens to everyone who gets bitten,or it had something to do with Logan,in particular.

All the more reason to see how Weapon X fits into this.

Realising He had enough mental preperation,He got up,and went outside,looking for a tree......

[SuperFerret]

OOC: I'm mentally tapped out right now, so Beast will be a bit silent for a couple of days, bear with me. Thanks. :up:

[Venom160]

Its been three days sense they crossed the Canadian border. Sabretooth could barely see the road because of the heavy snow fall, juggernaut hits the side of the truck to get Sabretooth's attention.

Juggernaut: "How much longer, im freezing back here!"

Sabretooth turns to Joan.

Sabretooth: "Yeh how much longer? I don't know how much longer this trucks going to last."
Joan: "We're almost there turn right."

TWENTY MINUTES LATER

The truck pulls up to a large two story house. Sabretooth and Joan get out of the truck and Sabretooth pickes up Alice whos fast alseep. Juggernaut gets out of the back of the truck and follows Joan and Sabretooth as they walk up to the house. A rather crazy looking old man comes walking out to see whos outside.

Joan: "Uncle Matt!"
Matt: "Hi honey this is such a surprise! What are you doing here?"
Joan: "We need a place to stay for a little while."
Matt: "No problem theres plenty of room for you and your friends."

They walk into the house.

Joan: "Victor can you put Alice to bed in one of the spare rooms for me?"
Sabretooth: "Ok."
Matt: "The first room on the left upstairs is fine."
Sabretooth: "Ok."

After Sabretooth puts Alice to bed he goes back downstairs with the others.

[Midnight Ice]

Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
The Morgue

Jamie steps up beside Bobby, "He was under suspicion of the murder of Vincente Marquise wasn't he? This guy ended up not being Vincente and obviously being killed before frozen I say there's nothing on Iceman here."

Val nods, "I'd have to agree. I'll place a call." And with that Val takes out her phone and begins to talk to someone above her.

As she talks Jamie turns to Bobby and holds out his hand. "A bit unconventional I guess but congradulations, looks like you're off the hook."

Bobby takes Jamie's hand and smiles, "No kidding. I just hope I don't get booked for making the army look bad." He looks over to Val and the feds that remain. "So Bishop has some guys for us to look into?"

"Yeah, sounds like they tried to kill him for getting involved in this mess which means they know something or someone else who does. Couldn't help but overhear you back there. Up for a drive?"

Bobby looks around and shakes his head, "Looks to me like there ain't any more rides."

And at that Val finishes her phone call and joins them. "No worries, we have a helecopter remember? I'll be joining you while the rest of these guys will be heading back to D.C. Mr. Mondel has given us his testimony and is free to go as well, he will be rewarded for his efforts. We'll be dropped off at the precinct and meet up with the people we sent there. But I want you both to know this, when we arrive I am in charge, do you got it?"

Jamie wasn't sure if he liked that or not. It isn't that he doesn't trust Val but this has been his case and its him who's pretty much figured out all that they have now (well, Bishop helped a little). Oh well,.. at least it's getting attention now. He has to admit he's getting pretty tired of all this and the help can be good. He turns to Bobby who smiles at him, "Yo Joe."

And with that they boarded the helecopter as it lifts into the air, destination NYPD Precinct.
Bobby sits next to Jamie in the copter in his human form for the first time in what felt like ages. Bobby was now a free man. He was so relieved.

"I can't thank you enough for helping me out Jamie. I mean, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have even know I was being framed! The police would have came to the door and I would have been like 'Hello, what can I do for you officers?' and then, they probably would shot a sentinal at me or something. Well, thanks."

The chopper nears their destination.

[DarkKnightJRK]

While the others prepared, I did so as well.

I made sure my weapons were cleaned and working at their best, then I took my serum, so I don't have that urge while out. After that, I tried something new for my meditation. It's a form of Tai Chi I found that both calmed my mind and kept me at my best with using my sword, parrying with the moves. I believe the name of the cliche' is "killing two birds with one stone."

My mind spins as I spin in my process. My thoughts, while vague through concentrating on breathing, enlighten me.

I think of my new..."companions," if that term can contain to me. Hell, I'm not sure if "aquentence" can be used for me. I usually make enemies or fear-filled people along side me.

I first think of the Cajun Gambit, member of the X-Men. As predicted, he is a "goof-ball." He's practically Hannibal King's soulmate (I wonder for a moment what Abagail would think of that, the two seem closer by the day.), but, he's resourcefull enough and when he's in battle, he is serious, so I can at the very least battle along-side him. He is indeed a lot like King.

Then, there's Logan. He seems to see me as some annoyance most of the time. That doesn't really bother me, though. Quite frankly, I don't give a f**k what people think of me. To be honest, I'm worried about his abilities. His "Berserker Rage" is infamous across the globe, and I saw how insane he is when he was bitten. I worry if one day he'll just snap permenately and rampage until there's nothing left. I would stand against him if that happened, to the bitter end, but even with my healing abilities, I don't think I could survive against him if he went so far.

Then, there is this mission, tracking Sabretooth to find the Weapon facility. If the vampires have someone like Logan on their side...a truely scary thought, even for me. For some damn reason, the Weapon program, the usage of mutants in that manner, sounds...familiar, somehow. It makes some sence, the vampires have had all sorts of government contracts all these years, so it's safe to say I might have read the name somewhere else before. But...it doesn't make any sence at all either.

Then...the woman. Arealla. The one who brought us here. I know she's involved with this vampire monarch, it's a gut feeling that reels through my spine. But that's not all why I'm thinking of her...she was stuningly beautiful. Her face seemed strangly angelic, and the way her eyes bored themselves onto me, and the way her corset fit...

Jesus Christ! I can't believe I'm thinking of the enemy in such a way. This woman is a vampire, plain and simple. The next time I see her, I'll make her into ash.

...Then again, if she is part of the vampire monarch, then she could lead us to him. Alright, I'll let her live until I get access to him. Just don't think about her in THAT way. ...Though that corset really did fit her well...

"Damnit!!"

"Blade? You alright?" Still somewhat in my Tai Chi movements, the sword just stops an inch from King's face. "...Holy crap. Uh...everyone else is ready. ...Uh...do you mind...ya know...putting your sword down?" Tentively, I lower the sword. "...Thank you, Jesus. Anyway, we're ready when you are." He walked away to the group. I wait a few moments and follow.

By the time I get to the main part of the headquarters, everyone's waiting.

"Why's everyone staring at me for?" I ask. "If we're ready, then we're gone. Logan, do you have Sabretooth's scent?"

"Let me scan the area a few moments and I'll tell ya what he had for breakfast this morning."

"Alright, let's move out."

[Karem-Knight]

Ultron was weakened trough the Vibranium, he waited till he had recovered thou only at 89% . Deciding that he couldn’t lose yet he went straight too help out Venom.

“LOOK OUT ALIEN!” Ultron said as he blasted the torch

[Electro UK]

The Hobgoblin fast approached them as he came upon the Daily Bugle.

"Give chase you two, Chameleon, we will be doing some rather important business in the near future, but for now, your spying skills will be of little use in the matters at hand. I want you to raid Ock's lairs, looking for information. They are likely laden with booby traps, but you are a master spy, so you should have no trouble. I have other business here."

The Goblin continued into the depths of the Daily Bugle, with a mission in mind.

OOC: Bullseye and Electro have nothing to do with an Ock/Spidey fight, they're ours.


OOC: Me and Keyser have already said we weren't in the mood. That's why Spider-Mansumetxsumet edited his post letting us get away. So don't start a fight with us

[Keyser Soze]

"Jeezus." Max whispered to himself. He had a straight face? This could be his last day on earth and he still managed to laugh? Just another pime example of how crazy he really was.

"Bullseye. Incase you go... is there anything you need me to take care of? Someone you wanna tell? Someone you wanna kill? I can take care of it if you want"


Bullseye smiled, letting out a bittersweet laugh.

"Thanks, Max, but no thanks. I prefer to take care of things myself. I couldn't get the job done with Daredevil. So, he's gonna outlive me. Fair enough."

He looked out into the night sky. Then he realised where he was.

"Come on, we've been hanging around far too long. We have to get outta here."

Bullseye and Electro continued running down the staircase along the side of the Bugle building.

[Silver Sable]

OOC: I'm mentally tapped out right now, so Beast will be a bit silent for a couple of days, bear with me. Thanks. :up:

OOC:Same with Sable unless if anyone is willing to help her now

[Warrior]

The Chameleon returned home before raiding Ock's base. He had to find where it was first. Using a combination of information he had on his computer and some from the Kingpin's database he located the position of Ock's HQ.

When he got there disguised as Ock he realized that the place had been abandoned. All that hard work for nothing. Ock must have changed his secret HQ recently. There was no way that even with his experience and all the criminal information of the Kingpin that he would find Ock.

"This search is over I guess." The Chameleon thought to himself. "Now all I can do is report that Ock has slipped away and hidden in a new spot."

With that he got back to his apartment and called the Hobgoblin. "Sorry to say this but Ock has a new secret base and even with all my technology I cannot track him down to his new base."

[Electro UK]

The Chameleon returned home before raiding Ock's base. He had to find where it was first. Using a combination of information he had on his computer and some from the Kingpin's database he located the position of Ock's HQ.

"Now on to the Secret quarters of Ock." he thought. He got on a bus and waited until it was about 2 blocks from his destination before getting off. He walked into an allyway and came out the other side disguised as Ock. He strolled to the entrance and the guards let him in. He walked down the hallways easily picking up on all the traps laid out for intruders. finally he entered Ock's hidden lab.

"Now I wonder what kind of information Ock would leave in here?" he said to himself while strolling over to Ock's computer. He downloaded all the information onto some computer disks he was carrying around with him. He also made copies of all the papers lying around the lab.

"This should be all the information I need." he thought. With that he crept out the same way he came in and once he was out he made his way back to his apartment and hid the information in his safe.

He called the Hobgoblin back.

"I have aquired tons of information from Ocks base. It should be quite a while before he finds out I was there. Drop by and pick up the information as soon as you can." He hung up the telephone.


OOC: Um Ock made sure no one would find the base as he picked out a completely new location. No way you could find it I'm afraid

[SonnyBlack]

OOC: Um Ock made sure no one would find the base as he picked out a completely new location. No way you could find it I'm afraid

Perhaps you dont understand the angle and how one could find out that info

[Keyser Soze]

OOC: I don't want to get involved, but I really think that on both sides, we are going to need more cooperation. This constant back-and-forth niggling (and we're all guilty) is going to eventually explode into a big argument if we're not careful. So let's calm down guys.

[Warrior]

OOC:If it is decided that I should edit my last post on page 135 then I will. I want to be agreeable and I didn't know that Ock had hidden his base. Personally, I think he should be the one who decides if I should edit out that post or not since it is his sinister plan and it is his base.

[JewishHobbit]

Bobby sits next to Jamie in the copter in his human form for the first time in what felt like ages. Bobby was now a free man. He was so relieved.

"I can't thank you enough for helping me out Jamie. I mean, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have even know I was being framed! The police would have came to the door and I would have been like 'Hello, what can I do for you officers?' and then, they probably would shot a sentinal at me or something. Well, thanks."

The chopper nears their destination.

Jamie smiles, "Hey what's the saying,... "Once an X-Man, always an X-Man?" Well, I was Muir Island X-Man so I guess that's close enough to where we can look out for each other. Or maybe you can think of us both as former X-Factorites though from differant generations,..... Or maybe you can think of this as me rambling. I know you and the X-Men would have been there for me if I needed it, so you're welcome. Thanks for sticking with me until we can figure out the rest of this. After Guido died,... well..."

Jamie stops mid sentance as he feels his throat tighten. He's been so busy he hasn't allowed himself time to grieve and he quickly realizes that he hasn't coped with his best friend's sacrefice for him yet. He forces himself to look away out of the helecopter while he fights back the tears.

[The Joker]

OOC:If it is decided that I should edit my last post on page 135 then I will. I want to be agreeable and I didn't know that Ock had hidden his base. Personally, I think he should be the one who decides if I should edit out that post or not since it is his sinister plan and it is his base.

OOC: Sorry Warrior but Electro UK is right.The reason I kept it a secret was because it always seemed that whenever we moved an inch somebody seemed to be on our backs.

We weren't getting anything done.Not naming names but it was getting ridiculous.If I hadn't of made it secret I probably wouldn't be enjoying my confrontation with Spider-Man right now.

There really is no way anybody could know where we are.Not even the mighty Kingpin and his lap dog Hobgoblin.

So I'd appreciate it if you edited.Thank you.

[Midnight Ice]

Jamie smiles, "Hey what's the saying,... "Once an X-Man, always an X-Man?" Well, I was Muir Island X-Man so I guess that's close enough to where we can look out for each other. Or maybe you can think of us both as former X-Factorites though from differant generations,..... Or maybe you can think of this as me rambling. I know you and the X-Men would have been there for me if I needed it, so you're welcome. Thanks for sticking with me until we can figure out the rest of this. After Guido died,... well..."

Jamie stops mid sentance as he feels his throat tighten. He's been so busy he hasn't allowed himself time to grieve and he quickly realizes that he hasn't coped with his best friend's sacrefice for him yet. He forces himself to look away out of the helecopter while he fights back the tears.
"Hey, I'm truely sorry for Guido's death. I have also lived through many of my friend's dieing. Guido was my friend too. I can't say that we were nearly as close as you two though."

Bobby places his hand on Jamie's shoulder.

"But as you said, once an X-Man, always an X-Man. We stick with each other even through the hard times. Know that you can turn to us during any of this. And as far as Guido, he will ALWAYS be considered an X-Man. I'll make sure of it. I'll make sure he gets a memorial back at the mansion as well. I'll let you come up with something to be inscribed on it."

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man swung up to the rooftop where Ock was.

This is where Ock was running to...So Spider-man decided to bring him back down to the streets.

"Come on Ock, I've heard of trying to beat NY traffic, but jeez. What's the price of that parking ticket for those things?" Spider-man said as he weblined Doc Ock down from the roof and towards the street. Spider-man quickly followed, as they both landed on a truck.

"Blasted wall-crawler! I'm growing tired of this!" Ock yelled and snaked a tentacle into the driver's seat, pulling out the driver...

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[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
New York
Helecopter

"Hey, I'm truely sorry for Guido's death. I have also lived through many of my friend's dieing. Guido was my friend too. I can't say that we were nearly as close as you two though."

Bobby places his hand on Jamie's shoulder.

"But as you said, once an X-Man, always an X-Man. We stick with each other even through the hard times. Know that you can turn to us during any of this. And as far as Guido, he will ALWAYS be considered an X-Man. I'll make sure of it. I'll make sure he gets a memorial back at the mansion as well. I'll let you come up with something to be inscribed on it."

Jamie nods and smiles. He liked the idea of Guido having a memorial at Xavier's. The last thing he wanted was for his friend's memory to disappear into oblivion as time goes by, but with a memorial at Xavier's the students will learn about him and everything he's done. He liked the idea. "Thanks Bobby, I really like that idea." It was then that he noticed something he hadn't even considered. In the corner, to herself.

"Val." Val was in her seat looking out the window as quiet sobs came from her throat. "I'm sorry Val, no one told you did they?" She doesn't say anything. Jamie stands and the best he is able he joins her and puts his arm around her as she cries into his shoulder. He had forgotten that she was also close to him durring their X-Factor days and he just kinda assumed she would have learned about it by now. He knows Val to be strong but to suddenly hear of a friend's death she had no time to prepare. She cries into him for a while until finally she lifts her head and pull a hankerchief out of her purse and dries her eyes. She nods to them both and walks into the cockpit, leaving them alone. The remainder of the flight is quiet.

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The helecopter lands as Jamie, Bobby, and Val step into a car that was waiting for them. A short time later they arrive at the NYPD precinct. Bishop and one of Val's federal officers meet them at the door. They are lead into a room and the door is shut.

"Val, Jamie, Bobby,.. it's good to see you again. With the help of your men Val we've been able to get ahold of and conatin every officer from this location. We've been questioning them and have found several to be suspicious, and I have to say some of them weren't who I'd expect having worked with them. We have the two officers who attacked me in questioning. We're growing to think that there may be nearly seven or eight corrupted members of this precinct let alone others. And we think we've figured out the two who attacked you Jamie. This is a pretty big thing."

"So what do we plan on doing about it?"

"Just like with Couch and Nichols we are going to question them and try to get them to spill their guts. We're focusing mostly on the two who attacked me, the others will fall into place once they crack. I plan on heading up one of the investigations. Agent Harlow here will cover the second. You may watch from behind the looking glass if you like. The questioning is about to start." With that Bishop turns and the visators all go inside the precinct with him.

[Warrior]

OOC: Sorry Warrior but Electro UK is right.The reason I kept it a secret was because it always seemed that whenever we moved an inch somebody seemed to be on our backs.

We weren't getting anything done.Not naming names but it was getting ridiculous.If I hadn't of made it secret I probably wouldn't be enjoying my confrontation with Spider-Man right now.

There really is no way anybody could know where we are.Not even the mighty Kingpin and his lap dog Hobgoblin.

So I'd appreciate it if you edited.Thank you.

OOC: Sure. I will edit it now.

[The Joker]

Spider-Man's kick to his face stung fiercely as Ock toppled back but his bottom two tentacles balanced him.

Ock looked angrily at Spider-Man and spoke in one of his most bitter tones.

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Ock had Spider-Man pinned to the wall with two tentacles and began to crush his neck.

"Your last few seconds alive will be agonising ones" Ock said as he squeezed tighter.

[Warrior]

After his call to Hobgoblin he began to walk the streets until he had returned to where the Rhino and Hobgoblin were located. Maybe his spy tactics wouldn't help here and maybe they would but he decided to stick with the group anyway.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Not this twit again," Johnny thought as he dodged Ultron's attack. "And I though H.E.R.B.I.E. was annoying."

Ultron's beam whizzed past Johnny, instead hitting the wall and rupturing the lines and pipes behind it.

"Please God, please don't let one of those be a..."

The air sparked around Johnny, jumping to the one pipe. Johnny's fear had come true, as the gas line ignited, blowing out the outer wall of the Bugle.

"Damn, there's no way I can blame this one on Ben," Johnny groaned as the newsroom began to burn.

-

"So, Stretcho, what were those two pansies doin' down here?"

Reed was silent for a moment, studying the readouts from his equipment, before answering Ben.

"I don't know, but there is radioactive residue emminating in this hallway. Though it could just be faint remnants left over from one of our targets carrying the substance, I don't believe we should take any..."

Reed was interuppted by a violent shudder, followed by the thundering of an explosion from somewhere above.

"I'll take a wild guess, and say that probably wasn't a good thing."

"I believe you're right, Ben."

"Wasn't Johnny up there?"

"Yes, he was. Perhaps you should go check on the situation, while I finsh my test here."

"Gotcha," Ben said, a devilish smile creeping across his face.

"What's so funny?"

"Whatever's goin' on up there, he can't blame it on me this time," Ben chortled as he made his way to the staircase.

[batnkevlar]

*Magneto sat in his prison, playing cards. Working out every day and such hobbies as reading and writing (with a crayon, no doubt, so there were no sharp edges) was beginning to get to him. There's only a certain amoutn you can play solitaire...*

[Silver Sable]

Spider-Man's kick to his face stung fiercely as Ock toppled back but his bottom two tentacles balanced him.

Ock looked angrily at Spider-Man and spoke in one of his most bitter tones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/octopus/Ockfight.jpg

Ock had Spider-Man pinned to the wall with two tentacles and began to crush his neck.

"Your last few seconds alive will be agonising ones" Ock said as he squeezed tighter.

OOC:Ock, there's your proof seeing him wearing a tux lol

[Joker!]

OOC:Ock, there's your proof seeing him wearing a tux lol

Thats a white armani suit not a tux :o

[rigel7soldiers]

"So, Stretcho, what were those two pansies doin' down here?"

Reed was silent for a moment, studying the readouts from his equipment, before answering Ben.

"I don't know, but there is radioactive residue emminating in this hallway. Though it could just be faint remnants left over from one of our targets carrying the substance, I don't believe we should take any..."

Reed was interuppted by a violent shudder, followed by the thundering of an explosion from somewhere above.

"I'll take a wild guess, and say that probably wasn't a good thing."

"I believe you're right, Ben."

"Wasn't Johnny up there?"

"Yes, he was. Perhaps you should go check on the situation, while I finsh my test here."

"Gotcha," Ben said, a devilish smile creeping across his face.

"What's so funny?"

"Whatever's goin' on up there, he can't blame it on me this time," Ben chortled as he made his way to the staircase.

"I wasn't listenin'. Where we goin'?" I asked, to anyone who would answer. I'm so confused. Why ain't we chasin' 'lectro 'n Pigeye? Where's Rockhead goin'?

[JewishHobbit]

*Magneto sat in his prison, playing cards. Working out every day and such hobbies as reading and writing (with a crayon, no doubt, so there were no sharp edges) was beginning to get to him. There's only a certain amoutn you can play solitaire...*

OOC: I would like to say that I officially won my first ever game of Solitaire the other day :)

[SuperFerret]

It had taken Hank a little while to accept his death, and to get comfortable with the idea of him being in heaven talking to an old friend who had also been dead, many, many times before. Ah well, it's always better to try something new while being supervised by an old pro.

They sat at one of the long tables in the massive library, sipping tea as they talked.

"I need to tell you something, Hank."

"What is it Jean?"

"You're not here by accident."

"Well, I have always lead a virtuous life. Heaven would be the logical place for me to end up."

"No, I mean, you were killed for a reason."

Hank nearly spilled his tea.
"I beg your pardon?"

"You were brought here for a reason."

"But, the Blackbird went down in New York, so many people must have died as well. And what of Silver Sable? Is she dead?"

"Henry, you should know better to start a sentence with the word "and". Don't worry, you were the only fatality. Sable is fine, just a bit shaken by your death, she'll get over it. Especially once you return."

"I'm going back?"

"Yes, but only after you take on a monumental responsiblity."

[Silver Sable]

Thats a white armani suit not a tux :o

Whatever
:o

[Rizpower]

"I wasn't listenin'. Where we goin'?" I asked, to anyone who would answer. I'm so confused. Why ain't we chasin' 'lectro 'n Pigeye? Where's Rockhead goin'?
"Right here, Chameleon. There is nothing to worry about for the time being. I suggest we stay here and watch the battle play out. Ock has a lot of people held hostage, and I personally couldn't care less about Spider-Man. Don't worry, the climax will work out either way. Should the wall crawler lose, the group of us will be more than ready to demolish Octavius."

As he revelled in the battle before him, the Hobgoblin carefully removed a small remote from his belt.

[SonnyBlack]

*Legion Tower, Staten Island N.Y.*

(Legion comes to his penthouse to find Mystique looking over plans)

Legion- Not to dangerous I hope!
(Mystique smiles)
Legion- After this is over you come back to the states and take a little break, well deserved I might add. Then when things are clear I can get you some more work. Sound Good?
Mystique- When do I start?
Legion- Your ticket I waiting downstairs and the Limo will take you to the airport. When you get to Gaza begin to get things in order If anything I'll get in contact with you via datapad.

(Mystique leaves)

Legion- Now its time to get in touch with my contacts...

[Warrior]

"Sounds like a plan." the Chameleon said as he approached the group. "Does that mean we are just going to wait for everyone else to wipe each other out and then finish off whoever is left? Sounds like a win-win situation."

[Spider-Man9X17]

The Thing walked onto the 16th floor of the Daily Bugle, stopping for a moment to catch his breath.

"Johnny's a tough kid. He can hold his own for a few more minutes," he panted, leaning against the old time gas register in the hallway. It seemed a little hot, especially for this time of the year. Even hotter once Ben realized that he could faintly feel the heat through his rocky exterior. As all this processed in his head, a second explosion could be heard above. Ben stepped back, wondering what was going on in the upper floors, when the register he had just been leaning on, and the wall it was attached to, were oblitered by a huge fireball that spewed out of the piping. Ben managed to make it out of the stairwell seconds before it collapsed.

"Must be some party up there," Ben said as he made his way through the empty offices and to the fire escape on the other side of the building. He stepped out onto the [latform and looked up. The upper floor anf the roof of the Daily Bugle glowed brightly in the night sky, flames slowly spreading out across the building.

"Paper might be a little late tomorrow," he said to himself, as he began climbing the final 5 floors to the top.

[Karem-Knight]

Ultron floated above the wreckage of The Bugle

“I like this Octavious person my type of guy, and that’s a surprise believe me.”

Ultron hit a beam at the torch making him hit the sewer water.

Ultron held his hand for Venom.

“Look at the wreckage my Alien that will be humanity soon.” Ultron said throwing Venom too another building

[SpideyLad]

Ultron floated above the wreckage of The Bugle

“I like this Octavious person my type of guy, and that’s a surprise believe me.”

Ultron hit a beam at the torch making him hit the sewer water.

Ultron held his hand for Venom.

“Look at the wreckage my Alien that will be humanity soon.” Ultron said throwing Venom too another building

"What the hell is he doing?" Venom said as he threw a web line to stop him falling.
"I always knew that thing was up to something." Before returning to the Bugle, he threw a webline at Ultron, launching him to the ground. After that he returned to the office.

"Jameson, your time has come." Venom wrapped him up, and carried him to the sign above the Daily Bugle. Constructing a thin straight webline, he hooked Jameson to it.

"Have a good time, JJJ! HAHAHAHAAAAAA!"

[dtorn4]

*Legion Tower, Staten Island N.Y.*

(Legion comes to his penthouse to find Mystique looking over plans)

Legion- Not to dangerous I hope!
(Mystique smiles)
Legion- After this is over you come back to the states and take a little break, well deserved I might add. Then when things are clear I can get you some more work. Sound Good?
Mystique- When do I start?
Legion- Your ticket I waiting downstairs and the Limo will take you to the airport. When you get to Gaza begin to get things in order If anything I'll get in contact with you via datapad.

(Mystique leaves)

Legion- Now its time to get in touch with my contacts...

Wilson Fisk returned to his office to find he a message waiting for him. Legion wanted to have a meeting with reguarding a situation in the Middle East.
"Atleast this should be interesting," Wilson as he made his way out his office to go meet with Legion.

[SonnyBlack]

Wilson Fisk returned to his office to find he a message waiting for him. Legion wanted to have a meeting with reguarding a situation in the Middle East.
"Atleast this should be interesting," Wilson as he made his way out his office to go meet with Legion.
(Kingpin's Limo arrives at Legion Tower, Legion's butler opens the door)

Rutledge- Welcome Mr. Fisk, right this way please

(Kingpin follows Rutledge into the building toward the elevator)

Rutledge- Here we are the elevator will take you to his suite enjoy your stay
Kingpin- Thanks

(Kingpin enters the elevator as the doors close and begin to move upward. The doors open to a penthouse suite with Legion sitting at his desk)

Legion- Welcome Wilson it is a pleasure to finally meet you. Gin?
Kingpin- Please
(Legion pours a cup for himself and Wilson)
Legion- I've called you here because I believe your a man who can get things done. In my home country of Gaza certian events will be coming up that will require a great deal of organization. Now usually I would see to these events myself however due to recent developments I will simply not have the time. What I want from you is to work with my organization to complete the task I have arranged. Now, what would you require in return

[Midnight Ice]

OOC: son of a @&^$!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wrote this long awesome post, and when I went to post it I got that stupid "We are having trouble with our database" message. I went back to the post screen, but it was blank! I lost it all. I have to leave now, so I wont be able to RE-WRITE it until tonight or tomorrow morning. Sorry Jewish Hobbit, I hope our story isnt held back too much because of this. :xmen:

[Spike_x1]

OOC: Continued from last Season's Taskmaster finale.The man known to the world as the Taskmaster lay comfortably on a Hawaiian beach. He did not wear his mask now, as nobody would recognize him either way. A well-endowed beach bunny had even decided that she’d like to sunbathe beside him, providing him with an excellent view of the scenery.

At this moment, Taskmaster was either oblivious to the chaos happening on the other side of the world, or he simply didn’t care. He was one of the most dangerous humans on the face of the planet, but he had decided that he deserved a retirement from the battlefield. His weapons and reference material were being kept in an adamantium footlocker inside of a hidden location. The idea was to make them available to him if he were ever forced into battle ever again.

He had grown quite annoyed by the constant fights with the ‘super-folks.’ So annoyed in fact, that he had decided to take what he felt he rightfully deserved: his money. He had killed the president for Doom, had been betrayed by the insane eyesore known as Deadpool, he had even saved Doom’s live from Deadpool’s own hand. Yet still, he had not been paid for his efforts.
And his previous job? He preferred not to think about his confrontation with Electro and Bullseye. That job had simply been insulting to his reputation.
These inconsistencies in his line of work had forced him to steal ten million dollars from Norman Osborn. The amount was just enough to live a comfortable life, while still being a small enough number that Osborn would probably not notice.

With ten million dollars to his name, a scantily clad woman beside him, and the warm sun bathing him in its rays, Taskmaster could happily say that he had it made. Casually, he placed his sunglasses on his face and continued with his tan.

End.

http://x-worldcomics.com/x/images/maymarvel/taskmaster4.jpgThe Taskmaster stirred in his chair. He groggily opened his eyes and tried to stand up. He couldn't move his arms, hands, legs, or torso in the least. Taskmaster looked down to see that he was very securely tied down to the chair. He'd been drugged!

He had no weapons with him and no costume. He couldn't remember how he'd gotten there at all. He could feel that his face was severely beaten and bloody. Not just his face- his entire body. He determined that he had at least two broken ribs and probably a concussion.

Taskmaster looked around the room to take in his surroundings. The quarters were heavily shadowed with only one light source- a candle resting on a wooden table in what appeared to be the center of the room.

Taskmaster gave a heavy sigh and said to himself quietly, "The task at hand: Find out what I'm doing here, how I got here, who brought me here, then kill them. Not necessarily in that order."

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: son of a @&^$!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wrote this long awesome post, and when I went to post it I got that stupid "We are having trouble with our database" message. I went back to the post screen, but it was blank! I lost it all. I have to leave now, so I wont be able to RE-WRITE it until tonight or tomorrow morning. Sorry Jewish Hobbit, I hope our story isnt held back too much because of this. :xmen:

OOC: No problem. I've been at my little brother's high school graduation so I haven't had any time to do anything either. If anything this gives me an excuse to put it off even more :) Or maybe I'll get it done before I go to bed,.. eh, we'll see.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Ooohhhhh man, you really did it this time, Bic-Head," Ben said, his voice resembling that of a little brother ready to tell mom.

"Shut up! This isn't my fault. It's the H.E.R.B.I.E. reject over there," Johnny said, pointing at Ultron.

The Daily Bugle began to shudder.

"Ummm, Reed, I hope you're finishing up down there."

"Almost done, Ben, I've isolated my signal to some ink vats..."

A large chunk of the Bugle's ceiling caved in mere feet from Ben and Johnny.

"Reed, get outta there. This place is gonna come down any second."

"We can't just ignore this down here. If this paper gets out tomorrow..."

"Not gonna be a problem," Ben assured him, as some of the stone work fell past the window behind them among the loud explosions of more gas pipes rupturing.

"But to leave the plutonium unattended beneath the wreakage could be environmentally disasterous. You two get out, I'll get Sue over here to quickly throw a field around the ink vats..."

"Oh no. Just because you're crazy enough to risk your life doesn't mean you get to put my sister in danger!" Johnny yelled

The floor began to creak, weakened from the uncontrolled blaze.

"Hey Johnny, what about those two?" Ben asked, motioning to Venom and a single hostage.

"Damn. Eddie!! Let him go. This place is gonna come down around us, and not even you can survive this. The blaze will kill the symbiote, and you'll be crushed to death!" Johnny would have knock Venom aside with a flame ball, but it was too risky under the current circumstances.

At that moment, the rest of the ceiling began to collapse.

"Time's up, Bic-Head. If we don't move now, it's our asses too."

"Dammit!" Johnny said, flaming on and flying through the hole in the ceiling. Ben in turn walked back onto the fire escape, and instantly wished he hadn't. The metal had been heat and weakened by the torturous heat, and twisted under Ben's weight.

"Aww, hell," he moaned, as he began a plunge to the street below, bouncing off twisted metal and smacking against the brick wall of the newspaper office. Ben crashed through the awning below, thuding onto the sidewalk and rolling into the street.

"Dude, that was priceless!" Johnny howled, grabbing his stomach in laughter as he touched down beside the Thing. "I never have my camera when I need it."

-

"Reed, this is crazy!" Sue yelled, stepping through the portal she had created. "There's no way I'm letting you stay here. Let's go, now!"

"Susan, we can't endanger the city like this. Isolate us and the ink vats, while I prepare something to neutralize the radiation. Your fields will be more than enough to prtect us in the short time it will take me to do this."

"You're crazy, do you know that? Not as bad as Johnny, but pretty damn close."

Reed was not listening by this time, instead experimenting with several substances he had brought with him, testing them with his various equpiment as he prepared different mixtures. Sue looked at the ceiling above them, as several flakes of concrete smacked against her force field, followed by a violent shudder.

"You have to the count of three. Ready...three!"

"Done," Reed announced, holding a vial up in front of him.

"That was quick."

"Of course," he said, approaching the ink vats. "Two drops in each vat will sufficiently neutralize any harmful radiation until we are able to contact a proper cleam up crew. Preferably S.H.I.E.L.D."

"We can go over the specifics later. Right now let's just get the hell out of here," Sue said as Reed poured his mixture into the ink.

"Right. I believe the stairway is behind us," he said, putting his arm around Sue's waist and heading for the exit.

-

"Man, this is gonna be like a month's worth of allowance," Johnny groaned. "Think we can blame this on Hank Pym?"

"Nah, poor guy has enough problems. Last thing he needs is for Jolly Jonah to be added to that list."

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

The two stood in silence for a moment.

"This is like watching karma bite someone in the ass big time."

"You think ol J.J. believes in karma?"

"I bet he does now."

More silence.

"I'm hungry."

"Me too."

"You bring any marshmallows?"

"No, you?"

"Nope. Wanna get a burger?"

"Sure."


OOC: Hope's this makes everyone else laugh as much as I did.

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay

Michael sits in a chair before a mutant he isn't sure he's seen before now. Apparently he has the gift of air waves or something odd like that. Basically you speak to him and he can send it to TV's or whatever he wants to send you to. He and Pastor Ryan had tried to explain it to him but he was lost, so he decided to just trust him. So now he's there in front of the man. He's going over his words and nods when he's ready. The mutant's eyes suddenly turn yellow and at first Michael wonders if he's about to attack but then he realizes it's a sign that he's "recording," what a wierd mutant.

Michael feels a bit nervous until he sees Sara by the "camera man". He smiles warmly and looks directly into the eyes of the mutant.

"Hello, my name is Michael Madrox. As you all know not long ago Magneto had attacked the United States of America in retaliation to the Sentinel Attack sent here to Genosha. While he has been defeated and imprisoned our nation still stands, though weak and rebuilding. It is for this reason that I bring this message to you now. I have been appointed the vocal leader of this nation though I'm hesitant to say commaner. I have appointed a council to watch my every decision. As I said to them and to the whole nation, and what I now say to you is that I nor my country have any desire to rage further war with any of our neighboring or distant countries. We simply wish to rebuild our home and get on with life. We simply ask that you will forgive Genosha for the acts of a mad man and do not hold us accountable for a tyrant's decisions.

I have spoken to the United Nations and it is their request that I personally leave you this message as a sign of my friendship and I ask that you may offer yours as well. I am opening our shores to any ship, plane, or official that wish to check up on us to prove to you all that we have no sinister plans or deadly weapons on our shores. While many of you will no doubt now suggest that the very nature of a nation of mutants is a weapon in itself, know that we are a peacful nation. We simply wish to live in normalcy. We will train here, yes, I will not hide that from you,.. but we will not train as soliders but rather so that we will know how to control our abilities without causing harm to those around us.

Again I speak for the nation of Genosha when I say that I do appaulogize to the United States for the passing of their president and to the world for any hostility we have brought to you. But now, in these later times, we offer our hands in friendship and hope you will learn to forgive us as Magneto should have learned to forgive those who came again him.

My name is Michael Madrox and on behalf of the Genoshan Nation, I wish you a well night."

And with that the mutant's eyes return to normal and he walks up to Jamie.

"That was great. I'll go ahead and psychically send it to the U.N. and let them decide when to run it."

"Thank's. When I talked to the ambassador he said that they plan on running it immediately. So I'm sure it'll be running less than an hour after you send it."

The mutant smiles and moves on his way. Sara then joins Michael.

"You did great Michael." Hethanks her but still has a concerned expression on his face. "Michael, what's wrong?"

His eyes are drawn to hers as he smiles, "Oh, nothing's wrong. Everything's right I think." He then looks around the bay and all that is around him and shakes his head. "You know, not long ago I was just some dupe on an errand who inherented Jamie Madrox's self esteme problems and his desire to be greater than he is. Then I went "Rogue" but I just assumed it'd end up getting me killed like the rest of his dupes who goes off the deep end. But here I am, with a life built for myself. I have friends, I have dreams,... I have a nation and that's much more than I had originally planned for." He turns back to Sara, "And I have you. I never really believed someone could love me. And you,... you do. You don't care that I was born a dupe of another man. You don't care about that at all,.. and you still love me."

Sara smiles and gives him a kiss, "I do. Well, at least I think I'm starting to. I was so much attracted to you from that night under the sentinel's hand until I kissed you. And since then I've just fallen more and more. You may have started differantly than the rest of us but you're still human to me."

Michael smiles as she leans into him and he puts his arms around her to hug her. He was real,.. he was really a human. He was so worried at first and then he became so busy he stopped thinking about it. But now that things have slowed down and he has time to think about it again he finds that everything he's dreamed of he's found. He found his own life, his own home. He found his own friends and a woman to love him. He shuns away from the idea of a family some day as he's still getting to know Sara and he doesn't want to jinx it. He's happy, he's actually happy. He's achieved his dreams,... he really has.

He kisses Sara on top of the head as they depart the bay and heads back for the Citadel to inform the others that the message has been recorded. It takes him a while to walk back but once he gets there the council is smiling. On a small tv set he can see his own face talking.

"Wow, already? I didn't expect to be aired for a while yet."

"It just started." Sara's father Phillip says. Jamie and Sara sit beside him as they watch the television and all the news reports that follow. It all seems to go over well and even one reporter notes how much more handsome Michael is compared to Magneto. That made him smile. The small speach is played on various channels all through the night so that all in the world may see it.

-------------------------------------

A man sits in a chair behind a desk. He watches as the face of Michael Madrox speaks to the world and he smiles,.. a deep sinister smile.

"Well this is interesting isn't it. How can Jamie Madrox be in Mutant Town and in Genosha at once? It looks like we may have missed something in our details of him. We can't have a nation of mutants approved by the U.N. and not feared at all now can we." The person calls for his servant. "Could you find me a list of men I may pay to cause Mr. Madrox some troubles please. Thank you kindly."

The servant leaves the room and the man opens a drawer and pulls out a laptop,.. the one that once belonged to Jamie Madrox before his office was ransacked. He plays with it a bit before he finds what he's looking for. A catalogue Jamie had kept of where he sent the dupes he created. It seems he missed this part before. Interesting,... very interesting.

[Midnight Ice]

Bobby watches through the glass at Bishop asking the other man questions. He can't put his finger on it, but Bobby swears he recognizes that man from somewhere, but he can't put his finger on it. He listens in on the questioning.

"Ok sir, you can call me Bishop, and I will be asking you questions. To start off, lets start with some easy ice-breakers, shall we? What is your name?"

" This is stupid, I am a cop, like you. And even if I did do anything wrong, I don't have to tell you $#!%. I know my rights."

"Of course you do, your a cop, like myself. Except the difference between you and me is that I'm not a corrupted cop. And as far as I am concerned, you waived your rights the moment you attacked me. Anyway, your name is Thomas Rahl. So, Tom, since you don't like ice-breakers, lets just get down to it. Why did you attack me?"

"Why did I attack you? I thought you were a robber. Me and my partner both did. It was a simple case of mistaken identity. Thats all."

"Ah huh. I see. You thought I was a common robber. Is that it? A common robber who happened to be driving a cop car, wearing a cop uniform, with a badge, and a standard issue cop 9mm? Well, I guess in that case I am holding you here for no reason? Is that right?"
"Yeah, thats right."

"So, what would you say if I told you that we have already talked to several other cops. Others who may have outed you."

"I'd say that I have no idea what you are talking about. "

"I am talking about all of your behavior and pastimes that are not what you would call.... police-like behavior. Now tell me Thomas." Bishop says as he leans in near Thomas' face, "WHY DID YOU ATTACK ME?"

"I told you, mistaken identity."

"Fine, whatever. We can get you for attempted murder easily, without any input from you. Truth is, I really don't care about you attacking me. There is something bigger I need to ask you about. Where is a man by the name of Vincente Marquise ?"

"Vincente Marquise ? How should I know that name?...Oh, now I remember. Hes dead. The body came in a while back. Incased in a sheet of ice. Victim of some mutie scum. Poor guy probably didn't even deserve it."

Then it hits Bobby. That face, that voice. He has met that man before. Knowing Bishop would protest, but not caring at this point, Bobby barges into the interigation room.

"Robert! Get out of here. Get back on the other side of the glass before..."Bishop gets cut off by Bobby.

"Hello, Thomas, remember me?"

Thomas Rahl's eyes widen at the sight and sound of Robert Drake.

[dtorn4]

(Kingpin's Limo arrives at Legion Tower, Legion's butler opens the door)

Rutledge- Welcome Mr. Fisk, right this way please

(Kingpin follows Rutledge into the building toward the elevator)

Rutledge- Here we are the elevator will take you to his suite enjoy your stay
Kingpin- Thanks

(Kingpin enters the elevator as the doors close and begin to move upward. The doors open to a penthouse suite with Legion sitting at his desk)

Legion- Welcome Wilson it is a pleasure to finally meet you. Gin?
Kingpin- Please
(Legion pours a cup for himself and Wilson)
Legion- I've called you here because I believe your a man who can get things done. In my home country of Gaza certian events will be coming up that will require a great deal of organization. Now usually I would see to these events myself however due to recent developments I will simply not have the time. What I want from you is to work with my organization to complete the task I have arranged. Now, what would you require in return

Wilson: "What makes you think I have the time to do this? I have been outed as the Kingpin, Otto Octavius is destroying the city and the so-called hereos are all over the place. I have my own problems to deal with."
Legion: "But I can offer you something no one else can"
Wilson: "I sincerly doubt that. What is it?"
Legion: "Immunity. I can make you a diplomat."
A giant smile comes across Wilson's face.
Wilson: "You have yourself a deal. What's our first move?"

[SuperFerret]

"What type of responsibility are we talking about here?"

"It has become apparent that despite the fact that Earth's heroes frequently work together, they never get together to accomplish any major task. Take, for example, poor Rogue. With all the brains you, Charles, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, and Bruce Banner have, you'd think you'd find a way to allow her to control her power. And what about Benjamin Grimm? Or the Hulk? Countless people could be helped if an intellectual alliance dedicated to making the world a better place, without just beating the "bad guys" into submission. You, Hank, are uniquely suited for this position. You have ties to nearly very superhero organization, they respect your intelligence. We need you to start this. Do you accept?"

"Did you ever think I wouldn't?"

[SonnyBlack]

Wilson: "What makes you think I have the time to do this? I have been outed as the Kingpin, Otto Octavius is destroying the city and the so-called hereos are all over the place. I have my own problems to deal with."
Legion: "But I can offer you something no one else can"
Wilson: "I sincerly doubt that. What is it?"
Legion: "Immunity. I can make you a diplomat."
A giant smile comes across Wilson's face.
Wilson: "You have yourself a deal. What's our first move?"

Legion- On top of this building is my private jet, it will take you to Gaza at once. There you will stay at my top security agent's palace where she will brief you on the situation. After the objectives are completed you will board the jet back to here where I will personally give you the documents and my thanks. So if you will follow Rutledge we can begin

(Kingpin boards the jet and it takes off toward Gaza)

[ElectroFlare]

"Come on Ock...I'm not used to this kind of attention from other guys." Spider-man choked.

"You know Ock, I think you might have an unhealthy obsession. It can't be mentally healthy for you to be this obsessed with me. I mean, what mentally healthy man chooses to kill hundreds of thousands of people just to get to little old me." Spider-man gasped. The grip was loosening a bit, Ock was getting distracted.

"I'm sorry for you Ock, the adamantium tentacles just don't seem to be that much of a turn on to many people. Doesn't mean you have to take it out on me just because I'm better then you without the tentacles!" Ock's face was contorting, he was getting angrier with every word.

"Face it Ock, to the entire world you're nothing but a washed-up, beat up pudgy, wannabe scientist that can't come to grips with the fact that the general public hates and fears you, instead of revears you as you think they should for your so-called incredible genius! Ock, you're just jealous cause I'm a hero, and you're a monster!" Spider-man said, managing to muster a yell...

[The Joker]

"Come on Ock...I'm not used to this kind of attention from other guys." Spider-man choked.

"You know Ock, I think you might have an unhealthy obsession. It can't be mentally healthy for you to be this obsessed with me. I mean, what mentally healthy man chooses to kill hundreds of thousands of people just to get to little old me." Spider-man gasped. The grip was loosening a bit, Ock was getting distracted.

"I'm sorry for you Ock, the adamantium tentacles just don't seem to be that much of a turn on to many people. Doesn't mean you have to take it out on me just because I'm better then you without the tentacles!" Ock's face was contorting, he was getting angrier with every word.

"Face it Ock, to the entire world you're nothing but a washed-up, beat up pudgy, wannabe scientist that can't come to grips with the fact that the general public hates and fears you, instead of revears you as you think they should for your so-called incredible genius! Ock, you're just jealous cause I'm a hero, and you're a monster!" Spider-man said, managing to muster a yell...

"QUIET!!!" Ock shouted.

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Spider-Man lay in a heap on the ground.Blood was smeared on the pavement.

"You DARE judge me???" Ock said as he rolled Spider-Man's battered body over with a tentacle.

"I am not the one who swings around this miserable city fighting a losing battle.You think you can stop all the bad things that happen in this city?? Do you??? That notion is almost as ridiculous as your red and blue spandex" Ock sneered.

He picked Spider-Man's limp body up in the air and dangled him in front of him.

"What bothers you the most wall crawler is that I am the one threat you cannot eliminate.You will never be rid of me.And why is that?? Because you're weak.Too weak to do what you should do but cannot.Kill me.But I can and will kill you.And the fact other innocents have died in the process is only so much sweeter" Ock said as he coiled a tentacle around Spider-Man's chest.

"Your parents died when you were a mere child.Then you lost your uncle.And now you swing around New York in red and blue spandex being Mr do gooder.This all just a cry for attention.Because mommy and daddy and uncle are no longer here.Look at me,look at what a good boy I can be" Ock said mockingly.

"You pathetic,immature glory hound" Ock said as he began to crush Spider-Man's chest.

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
New York
Precinct

Jamie stands behind the glass with Val as the Federal Officer interigates one of the two men who had attacked Bishop. They are both quiet as they listen in.

Agent Kody speaks, "So Officer Jones,... you and your partner thought that Detective Lucas Bishop was a "robber" huh? Is that the same story that Officer Rahl is telling Bishop right now? Know that we will be comparing stories,.. I'm sure you know how this whole thing works."

The shorter man before him sits with a discgusted look on his face, "Yes that's what I said and that's what we thought. We didn't actually mean Detective Bishop any harm."

"I see, you meant him no harm. You ment him no harm as he drove in a standard cop car. You ment him no harm when you personally opened fire on his car, you ment him no harm when it turned into a high speed chase through a desearted road way. And apparently you ment no harm when he showed his badge through the window while the bullets continued to fly. You ment no harm, Officer Jones?"

"It was a mistake."

"Sir, washing your colors with Bleach is a mistake. Forgetting to put on tanning lotion before going to the beach is a mistaken. Openly firing on a cop car and trying to kill them is a little more than a simple mistake, and I think every judge from here to wherever you want to take this case will agree with me on that point. Now I need you to start working with me. If you and your buddy over there are simply disgruntled you'll take the full blunt of this crime but if there's someone above you,... maybe the same guys who were above the Mutant Town Docks and the men who came to that Morgue,.. then just maybe there's someone higher to pin the harsher crimes on. Maybe,.. just maybe,.. you can help us find those people and we'll cut you slack."

"I don't know anything."

"You know that's an odd answer. I didn't ask you a question and I didn't assume you knew anything about anything. I was just making a comment but you so quickly pushed out a defense,.. note the most comman and overused defense used by guilty criminals. You know to me I'd almost consider writing that down as a confession,.. how's that sound Officer Jones?"

At this point Officer Jone's face scowls in anger as he yells, "I am an officer of this Precinct! I know how this works and I'm not going to be linked to this Vincente Marquise crap. I know what you're trying to do!"

At this Jamie is surprised to find Agent Cody stand and raise his voice back, "You don't know anything about what I do! Where you have a badge I have connections and if you raise your voice to me again I'll talk to my guys and have you locked away for twenty years for just looking the way you do. So now shut it and speak to me with some respect. Answer my **** questions and maybe things will run a little smoother for you."

Jamie looks over to Val to see if she'd say anything,.. she says nothing and so he turns back to the glass as Officer Jones sits back in his chair, his eyes open. Agent Kody sits down and once again his face calms.

"Okay now Officer Jones, let me run a scenerio by you. Let's say there's a man,.. for the sake of argument,..ooooh,. lets just call him Vincente Marquise,.. such a common name. And lets say that maybe old Vincente had some ties to the Church of Humanity and defects. Suddenly old Vinny winds up dead in a chunk of ice. Lets say a warrent goes out for a mutant to be arrested when amazingly the good cops learn that it was never actually Vincente Marquise in the ice at all,.... how about that huh?" At this point Jamie can see the color leaving Officer Jone's face. "Okay,.. so in light of that wierd story let's tell us another one huh? Oh,.. lets just say that there is a person who highers an investigator to research the "death" of old Vinny and that guys starts looking in the wrong places. Suddenly people in connection to this guy and the person who highered him are becoming targets to,.. well,.. to someone. A few people even die in the process. How sad! Now lets just say that when a good cop starts to learn about this case suddenly two other cops show up to try to kill him,... only a short time after two other cops showed up to try and kill the investigator. What an odd coincidence,.. and we all know the odds of that happening are... oh,... I've never been much of a math wiz but I'd assume it's pretty low. And then add to the fact that it happens to be right after the investigator learns some interesting things at the precinct the 4 bad cops were from. Now I wonder what the odds just decreased to that that was all just one big mistake or coincidense,.. but of coarse we all know that that can't be a true story because the odds would be nearly impossible that all of this would actually happen as I said it. You know Officer Jones,.. I'm really glad this story is all just a fairy tale because for a minute there,.. in a line or two,... it almost sounded like the mess you've gotten yourself into,.. now doesn't it."

Agent Kody stands and begins to pace the room as Officer Jones remains quiet. He then walks back to the table and puts his fists on it leaning into Officer Jones's face. "You know something about this Marquise case or you know someone who does. If you don't tell us who the courts are going to hear all about this little mistake and everything you say will sound just as absurd to them as it did just now. You will be going down in this, there's no question. The only loose end is how far are you going down. Are you going to take all the blame or are you going to show you may still have a fraction of a good cop left in you to take them down with you,.. maybe get some of your sentance lightened."

Agent Kody then sits in his seat once more and grabs the recorder and taps it three times gently against the table. "So how long do you want to be in prison, Officer Kody?"

[TheCorpulent1]

Thor and his entourage rode through the plains of Asgard. They rode through mountains with snowy peaks and forests of blackest night. They rode until finally, after questioning dwarves, elves, and trolls along the way, they finally found some indication of where Loki might be. They rode through the mountains of Jotunheim, battling and defeating giants of every sort along the way. They rode long and hard until finally, after much toil, they found themselves before a dark, twisted structure of dangerous bluffs and sinister spires that could only be Loki's stronghold.

The warriors of Asgard entered without hesitation and found themselves subjected to every form of magic Loki could conjure. Walls reached out with enormous hands to grab the heroes, the floor opened into unending chasms, fire rained from the ceiling. Every floor of the main tower's hundred stories revealed hidden dangers and pratfalls, but the warriors of Asgard pressed on, meeting and defeating each challenge that came their way. Finally, they found themselves at the last door on the highest floor of the tower; this must be Loki's last refuge, they knew. They stood around the door in the narrow hallway, hesitating for fear of what the powerful and deceptive Loki might have waiting inside for them.

Balder approached the door first. "I do not fear Loki's machinations," the god of light declared. He moved towards the door. Thor and Sif looked at each other, both sensing something strange about the door. They looked at it hard while Balder approached it, trying to puzzle out exactly what it was. As Balder's hand reached for the handle, Sif realized what it was.

"BALDER, STOP!!" Sif cried, but it was too late. The door exploded in thousands of shards--shards of jagged mistletoe, the one material that could harm Balder in Asgard. And harm him it did. Balder recoiled and wailed in pain as the scraps of wood tore through the exposed skin of his face like paper. The force of the explosion sent the shards flying fast enough to even tear through Balder's chainmail. Blood spewed from every spot that the mistletoe touched the fair god's skin and he fell in a heap, blood trickling onto the floor to form pools beneath him. Sif and Fandral rushed to his side. "By Odin's troth, Balder! Stay thy limbs, ease thyself..." Sif murmured, trying to comfort Balder in his pain.

"Aye, friend, be still. Can thou speak?" Fandral asked.

"Ah--Aye..." Balder sputtered through the blood trickling down his lips and welling up from inside his mouth. He tried to speak again but choked on something.Thor came to kneel beside Balder then. "His breast doth rise and fall erratically, when it does at all," Thor said. He felt around Balder's neck then tore through Balder's armor with his bare hands to find his chest mottled with shards of wood. Combining his knowledge of human medicine with his knowledge of Asgardian physiology, Thor felt Balder's chest and diagnosed him. "By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth!" Thor shouts. "His airway is obstructed and something has ruptured. His chest doth fill with blood... I can provide no more than temporary solutions to both here; he needs the aid of a healer to fully recover."

As if Balder's condition weren't enough, the cause of all their woes sauntered into the doorway then. "My my," Loki sneered, "it seems fair Balder will certainly meet with an unfortunate end."

Thor's blood boiled at Loki's mockery, but he knew he was the only one equipped to help Balder survive. It seemed Thor was faced with a choice; abandon his best friend to seek vengeance on his would-be murderer, or save his friend and risk the others by depriving them of his assistance in combat against Loki. "Sif," he called, pulling the love of his life close, "I must assist Balder."

"Say no more, love," Sif said, unsheathing her sword. "Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg," Sif called in a voice accustomed to commanding others in battle, "ready thyselves." The Warriors Three bared their weapons.

"Thou know as well as I that thou hast little chance against me without my brother's aid. He condemns thee to death while he futilely attempts to heal Balder as surely as I have condemned Balder to death myself."

"As always, Loki, thou underestimate our combined strength. Come, brothers-in-arms!" Sif calls to the Warriors Three. "For honor! For glory! For Asgard!!" Sif and the Warriors Three charge, knocking Loki back into his throne room despite his mystical shields.

Thor puzzles over Balder's form, trying to find the necessary tools he needs to help his dearest friend. This battle, it seems, will be waged on two fronts...

[TheCorpulent1]

Fandral's throwing daggers bounced harmlessly off of Loki's shield as Loki blasted Volstagg in the chest with mystical energy. Hogun attempted to bash Loki's head in from his left flank, but Loki's quick reflexes saved him. Sif and the Warriors Three did their best, but Loki was still holding them off with his incredible magical power.

Meanwhile, Thor toiled away over Balder. His training as a surgeon took over, operating his body at incredible speeds on an almost subconscious level. First, he would need tubes to relieve pressure. But where--? "Ah," he thought. Removing Balder's shoulder-plate, he tore the metal in pieces, pounded them down into flat strips with Mjolnir, then rolled and twisted them into wide tubes. Next, he would need something capable of piercing Balder's dense skin--not an easy task for a man invincible to everything in Asgard. He spied Balder's sword laying next to him; the mystical Sword of Frey, won by Balder in battle with giants. Balder had told Thor the story with pride, and Thor knew that Balder had feared the sword might cause him mortal injury. Thus, Thor had a cutting instrument, albeit a somewhat unwieldy one. The operation could begin.

Sif lunged with her blade but Loki dodged and the sword became embedded in the wall. The wall opened into a massive hole that tried to swallow Sif and sword alike, but Volstagg managed to pull her free in time. Hogun the grim and Fandral the dashing attempted to strike Loki together, but were greeted with a wall of mystical flame that sent them reeling back. Things were looking grim for Thor's friends.

Thor, seeing through a surgeon's eyes, identified Balder's major problems. His chest was filling with blood and a clot had formed inside his neck, blocking off his airway. Thor's course of action was clear: a tracheotomy to provide Balder a new airway and a chest tube to drain Balder's pleural space. Steady hands guided the Sword of Frey to the familiar incision spot, just between the sternal notch and cricoid cartilege. The magical blade slid through Balder's skin easily and blood sputtered out of the new opening. Thor quickly took one of the tubes off the floor (thanking Odin that Asgardians didn't have to worry about bacteria or infections) and slid it into the gap. A gurgling, sucking noise accompanied a mass of blood bubbles pouring out of the tube and Thor listened for the sounds of choking to become those of breathing. There it was: in... out... in... out. It was strained, but job 1 was complete. That left job number 2.

Thor lifted Balder's right arm and felt along the side of his chest for the telltale tenderness that would indicate a reservoir of blood behind the skin. He found it and carefully poked a small hole with Balder's sword. Blood oozed out and Thor performed the standard digital probe, sticking his finger into the hole and feeling to see if any other problems existed that might cause complications. Nothing. He stuck another tube in and blood poured out of it. Balder was growing paler and paler, but Asgardians had a remarkable healing ability when it came to producing new blood cells. His chest rose and fell more rhythmically with each spurt of blood through the chest tube, until finally, after agonizing seconds of not knowing whether his procedure had worked, Thor's friend achieved normal sinus rhythm. Thor sat back and breathed a sigh of relief. But with Balder's blood covering his hands, Thor knew his job was far from over. He picked up Mjolnir and drew himself up onto his feet.

The battle was falling further and further into Loki's control. Try as they might, Asgard's finest warriors were no match for the mystical might of Loki. Sif, Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun all carried uru weapons, but unlike Mjolnir, they were not gifted with magical properties to assist in battle. The result was that they acted as little more than sticks and stones before Loki's mystical assault. The ground turned into quicksand beneath Volstagg, leaving the voluminous warrior struggling vainly while the battle raged on without him. Hogun was next to fall, as an attempted strike with his mace backfired--literally. The mace rose out of his hands and smacked him into the far window, which shattered into a thousand pieces but reformed around him, creating a jagged prison that caused worse pain the more he struggled to get free. Fandral hurled his daggers but Loki simply turned them around on him, pinning him as the daggers drove their own points through his skin and anchored themselves in the stone wall.

It was down to just Sif, who circled the magically shielded Loki warily. She was herself like a whirling razor in battle, spinning and parrying anything Loki threw at her. Even her sword's ability to cut portals to other dimensions, which most would think useless in battle, found a way into her arsenal; if Loki fired blasts of eldritch energy, she would cut a portal in front of herself and shunt the blasts off harmlessly into an empty dimension. Sif was not considered one of the most skilled warriors in Asgard for nothing. But even her efforts were in vain, as Loki's arsenal was simply too much greater than her own. He feinted with a glowing fist that promised an energy blast; as Sif cut a portal into the empty dimension, Loki's other hand shot out and a hand formed out of the floor. It grabbed Sif and pinned her arms to her body, rendering her sword useless.

Loki sauntered up to her, confident he'd won the day. "Ah, sweet Sif," he said, caressing her face with his hand. "Know thee that my prank which robbed thee of thy golden mane only served to make thee more beautiful? Thy raven locks have since become the stuff of legendary beauty."

Sif said nothing in reply. She only stared Loki in the eyes and then spat in his face.

"Querulous WENCH!" he shouted. He smacked her across the face with the back of his gauntleted hand, leaving a rough red patch on her cheek. He raised his arm to strike her again when Mjolnir slammed into his face, sending him tumbling end over end with enough force to crash through the stone wall. Loki barely regained his senses to catch the bottom of the hole he'd made and prevent himself from plummetting off of the side of the tower. He pulled himself back into the throne room to face Thor.

"Base villain!" Thor yelled. "I knew thou were a coward and a scoundrel, Loki, but to strike a defenseless maiden?! Thou bring shame unto the family name of noble Odin himself!"

"Then I beg thee, dear brother," Loki sneered, angry at getting caught unawares and at Thor's words, "come, educate me on the folly of my errant ways!"

Loki's hands glowed with energy. Thor whirled Mjolnir fast enough to create a dust storm around his feet. The two brothers faced each other, with Balder's life hanging in the balance. Much as he would have liked to beat Loki senseless, Thor knew that every second counted. Loki fired a blast of energy, which Thor deflected with Mjolnir. Thor lunged at Loki, taking another blast in the chest; he shrugged it off so quickly that Loki doubted whether it had even hit him, despite what his eyes had said. A heartbeat and Thor was on Loki. Mjolnir crashed through Loki's mystical defenses, absorbing the energy used to create them with every blow. Loki dropped to one knee under Thor's assault, and put a hand up for mercy.

"Stop! Brother, I beg thee, stop!"

"Thou who are without honor would know mercy? I say thee nay! Thou art a villain, and thou shall be treated as such. Get thee anon to Odin and face a trial of thy crimes!" Thor grabbed Loki's outstretched arm, spun Mjolnir into a dizzying blur, and then released it in the direction of Asgard, allowing the leather thong at its end to wrap around Loki's wrist in the process. Hammer and god shot off into the distance with blinding speed. Thor knew that when he and the others rushed Balder back to Asgard for medical attention, Loki would already be waiting for them. He turned to Sif and shattered the stone hand around her with his fists. He didn't say a word, just took her face into his hand and touched the raw skin where Loki had hit her with his thumb.

"I will heal." Sif hugged him and then took up her sword. "Come, we must hasten back to Asgard or Balder's recovery shall not be as assured as my own." Thor could not help admiring her courage; she was every bit as valiant and powerful a warrior as he. She freed Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg from their respective prisons, then Volstagg and Thor carefully lifted Balder by the armpits and ankles. Sif cut a portal back to Asgard and the group set off.

[Sparta*]

"Alright, what are we waiting for?" Warren said to Nate "If Russia is where that foul creature is hiding, then thats where we are going to go" Warren looked at Nate, Cable, and Domino awaiting a response. "Alright kid" Cable said to Warren "You and Nate take to the sky, Shatterstar, BoomBoom, Domino and I will follow in our jet. Take these communicators...they will help keep us in touch all the time" Cable said as he gave Archangel and X-man the communicators. He then walked to the jet, Domino by his side, and messaged the other 2 members to join them. "Alright Warren, I guess were going Siberia" Nathan said as the two jumped up through a window in the roof of the building and floated in the sky awaiting Cable and his team.
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A few moments later Cables jet rose up from the hangar. Archangel tapped into his communicator "Cable, X-man and I are going to fly ahead...we can get there very shortly, we'll see you guys whenever you arrive" Cable replied "Alright Archangel, Cable out" The two mutants cut through the air at amazingly high speeds. Nathan looked over at Warren and said "I'm so glad I don't have to rely on jets to get me around...just pure old fashioned mutant powers...which i'd take over technology anyday" Warren flashed a smirk at Nathan, and nodded his head "this is the only way to fly". Not much time had passed before the 2 mutants reached Siberia...but when they landed in a town, they noticed something horrible. Farms and homes were burning, and smoke was everywhere. Off in the distance they noticed two small figures...they flew towards the figures, and as they were approaching they realized they were fighting and the figures were mutants...but not just any mutants...it was Colossus and another strange mutant they had never seen before...he was white as death, and had tentacles coming out of his arms. They took cover...minding their time and deciding when to get involved in the fray...first though, they wanted to hear what they were saying.
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"You peasant scum!" said the first mutant to Colossus "You dare try and stand against Communism...against mother Russia? You are a traitor, and will be dealt with like a traitor. I will show no mercy to a capitalist lover......or their families!" the mutant said as he outstretched a tentacle and wrapped it around Colossus' sister Illyana who was taking cover behind their burning farm "NOOO!" Colossus screamed. "This is our cue to move!" Warren said to Nate as the two mutants jumped into the air. "Put her down you foul beast" Archangel said as he released a blade from his wing that sliced through the end of the tentacle releasing Illyana. Colossus ran over and grabbed his sister, he told her to run and find cover. "Warren! Am I ever glad to see you my friend...The Russian government has programmed Omega Red to come after every family that they feel is against the communist way...He has taken everything from me, and now he must pay!" Colossus said as he charged at Omega Red. "Wait!" Nate said as Omega Red grabbed Colossus with a tentacle and tossed him through a barn. The barn came crashing down on top of him. Nate picked up a wheel barrow with his mind and launched it at Omega Red. He nailed his target, and Omega Red hit the ground hard. "You imperialists will pay for this" he said picking up two crates, one in each tentacle and launching them at the heroes. The heroes easily dodged the crates and flew towards Omega Red. Archangel stretched out his arms and flew right into Omega Reds chest at full speed. He drilled the mutant into a tree at full force, then flew in the air, and unleashed a flurry of razor blades. The blades sliced through the tree and it came crashing down towards Omega Red. Omega Red dived out of the way of the crashing tree. Nathan looked over to the barn where Colossus was hit, and he watched as Colossus smashed away the debris and ran over again to join the fray.
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Archangel was distracted by Colossus for a split second, but that was enough time for Omega red to strike. He wrapped his tentacle around Warrens waist and drained his energy "AARGGHHHHH" Warren screamed as he crashed to the ground unconcious. "Warren!" Colossus screamed as he picked up the fallen tree and swung at Omega Red. Omega red was hit hard and went flying back 10 feet through the air "Your not getting away that easily" Nate said as he suspended Omega Red in the air as he was flying back...and launched him forward towards them again. Omega Red crashed face first into the ground. He appeared to be down for the count but when the 2 heroes went to examine him, he instantly wrapped his tentacles around their legs, spun them in the air and threw them into a tractor. "I am the living embodiment of Russia! Of Communism and our way of life! No one can ever stop me" Omega red said as the heroes lay face down on the ground absorbing the pain from the crippling blow. Omega Red walked over to the mutants and picked Colossus up by the throat "I can understand such folly from these foolish imperialists...but a Russian should know better" Omega Red said as he picked up the tractor with one of his tentacles, tossed Colossus onto the ground and smashed the tractor down on top of him. "No!" Nate said as he unleashed a flurry of Psi Bolts sending Omega Red crashing into a pile of crates. He then lifted up the tractor with his mind and tossed it to the side. Colossus was on the ground unconcious, and he instantly changed from his metal form back into his human form. "He's not going to be much more help for this battle" Nate thought as he flew over towards Omega Red. "You are powerful American...it is to bad you grew up in a flawed society...if you were born in Russia you could have had the pleasure of being by my side" Omega Red said. "The pleasure will still be all mine" Nate said as he mentally picked up two cars and smashed Omega Red in between them. "When will you fools learn?" omega red said as he wrapped a tentacle around Nates neck and lifted him high in the air absorbing enough energy to keep Nate immobile. "If Wolverine couldn't even stop me, what hope do you think you have?" Nate looked at the metal beast as his vision slowly started to fade to black....but before he was knocked out completley he saw 4 blades zip past his face.
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The blades cut right into Omega reds Arms. 2 in each arm to be precise, and he flew back towards a tree that was dirctly behind him. The blades cut into his arms and then into the back of the tree pinning him there. Nate was dropped to the ground and was still concious. He looked back to see Warren standing there. Archangel then launched 4 more blades that sliced into Omega Reds legs further pinning him to the tree and rendering him immobile. Omega Red screamed in pain as his tentacles retracted back into his body like a hissing snake. "Your not going to hurt anymore innocent people Omega Red" Warren said slowly walking over to the monster of a man. He brought his wing right up to Omega Reds neck "I should kill you right now..." he said slowly digging his wing into Omega Reds neck "For all the people you've hurt" his wings dig deeper "For all the homes you've destroyed" the wings cut in deeper and deeper until Omega Red starts to bleed "for making these people live in fear!" His wings cut in even deeper. Nate looked on in horror and couldn't believe what he was seeing "What is Warren doing? I've never seen him act like this before...he's losing control of himself...giving in to his rage...I have to stop this before Warren makes a mistake he will never recover from" Nate thought to himself...he immediatley looked at Warren and shouted "STOP" as he launched Archangel back with his mind. Omega Red took several deep breaths as the blood trickled down his neck "Don't ever even think about doing that again Nate, or you might fear the consequences" Warren said as he stared at Nate with a burning hate and rage in his eyes. Nate knew that Warrens rage had taken control and that he wasn't being himself. He had to immobilize Warren until he calmed down. He shut down Warrens mind with the hope that he would be himself when he awoke. Colossus stood up, and returned to his metal form. He walked over to Omega Red and Nate.
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"We have to make sure this doesn't happen again" Nate said as he grabbed a large metal chain with his mind and wrapped it tightly around Omega Reds body and the tree. Colossus felt comfortable knowing that Omega red was nailed to the tree and tightly wrapped in a chain, but he had to make sure he wouldn't come back anytime soon. He grabbed the tree from its base and ripped it out...then spun around to gain momentum and launched the tree into a nearby lake. Omega Red slowly sank to the bottom of the lake. "He won't be bothering me, or my family, or any innocent citizens again for a very long time, how can I thank you?" Colossus said. "Archangel and I have been working with Cable and his X-force to discover the location of Apocalypses base...we believe it is around here somewhere. If Apocalypse is allowed to live his threat would be 100 times worse then Omega Reds. His wraith would never stop, and he wouldn't be happy until everyone perished. Will you help us stop this menace before all the world suffers?" Nate said. "I will do what I can to help...because if I don't, I fear there won't be a tomorrow...for anyone" Colossus said shaking Nathans hand...Archangel and Nathan made a new ally.


"What did you do to him?" Colossus said to Nate while glancing at Warren who was knocked out on the ground. "I had to shut his mind down...he was giving in to his inner rage and becoming a threat to us all...he seems to have trouble controlling his demons...and I wonder what this confrontation with Apocalypse will do to him. He is already unstable...anything could push him over the edge...we have to be cautious" Nate said. "Agreed comrade...Warren has never been the same since Apocalypse transformed him, but he is still our friend. We have to try and help him as much as we can because it would be hard being in his situation...the constant pain and inner torture....always fighting against someone even when your not in battle...the turmoil would almost be unbearable..." Colossus said looking down at the mutant...he didn't wan't to mention anything to Nate, but he was worried...he hoped that Warren would be able ultimatley destroy his demons when he faced Apocalypse again...becase if he doesn't...he knew they would destroy him. Nathan knew exactly what Colossus had just thought to himself, and he was worried. Nate didn't know Warren as well as Colossus, but he wasn't worried...and had faith in Warren's ability to fight his inner demons, but he began to second guess it now that Colossus was worrying. "It must be torture" Nate said aloud...he was in thought and these words came out distant and shaky. Colossus knew the psychic had read his thoughts "Enough of this, Nathan, bring him back. I can't stand to see my friend like this" Nathan replied "Alright Colossus" and with that Archangel awoke, and looked around. Nathan stood on guard, not aware of what was going to happen when Warren stood up, but when he did he had no ill intentions...infact, Nate wasn't even sure if Warren knew what happened when he gave into his rage. None the less, Warren was back to normal, and that was good enough for him right now. "Wheres Omega Red?" Warren asked Colossus. "He's taking a nap...with the fishes" Colossus responded, nodding his head in the direction of the lake. "It will be a long time before he hurts anyone...thanks to you Warren" Colossus said giving him a friendly punch in the shoulder. "No problem Colossus, anything for a fellow X-man" Archangel said rubbing his shoulder as descretly as possible. Before anyone could say anything else Cable came in over the communicator "Nathan, Warren, come in". "We're here" Nathan replied "Whats your location?". "We are about halfway there, but we need to discuss the plan before we arrive. We have been searching for a weakness in Apocalypse for a very long time, and nothing has come up, he appears to be indestructible and immortal. For what I plan on doing, that is perfectly fine" Cable said with confidence in his voice "We have developed a portable prison that creates bars of immense energy to keep someone captive. Since we can't destroy Apocalypse, we are going to do the next best thing...we are going to trap him in this prison, and rocket him into space. There he will wander around the dark vastness of eternity, never to return...or at least not for a very long time". "Thats all fine and dandy" Warren said "But the containment cell better be incredibly powerful, or he will definatley break out". "It's powerful enough kid, trust me. It will hold Apocalypse for years" Cable said. "For the sake of all life on earth, I hope you are right Cable. This brings us to the second problem...how are we going to get Apocalypse to fall for this?...he is as wise as the ages" Archangel said "Don't worry...you and Nathan go to these coordinates deep in the snowy mountains...Apocalypses temple should be there. We will arrive shortly after to set up the containment cell. You and Nathan have to lure Apocalypse out to the entrance of his temple, then when he steps on the pad, we will activate the containment beams and that monster will be trapped" Cable said. "This is going to be risky" Nathan said "But we didn't come all this way for nothing. We have a job to do" Nate replid. "Alright Cable, we are leaving now, the next time you see us you better be ready, or they'll be hell to pay. Archangel out" Warren said sternly. "Alright, good luck, Cable out" Cable replied as he tapped out of the communications. "This is going to be dangerous comrade" Colossus said looking at Warren. "Apocalypse is no fool". "I know Piotr, that is why we have to be extra careful. We need to have faith in Cable, and his equipment....it is the only chance we have of stopping Apocalypse before he rejuvinates himself to full health for another 500 years" Archangel replied. "Alright then...we know what we have to do...all we gotta do now is get it done" Nathan said as he took to the air, followed by Archangel. He telekinetically lifted Colossus up and brought him with them. They travelled for a long time, getting further and further away from civilization. When they finished travelling through the mountains for a long time Warren noticed something off in the distance with his superhuman vision. He noticed an entrance to a cave. They landed infront of it, and the coordinates matched the ones that Cable gave to them perfectly. They tried to see into the cave, but it was too dark. "Once we are in there is no turning back" Warren said to his two companions. "Are you two willing to give yourselves to the cause if need be? If you aren't then don't bother coming in" Warren said looking at Nathan and Colossus with a strange gleam in his eyes. "I will do what I must" Colossus said. "As will I" Nathan replied. "Good...then let's go" Archangel answered walking into the darkness of the cave followed by his 2 friends.

[Sparta*]

The cave was long and dark, and was only dimmly lit by the odd torch here and there. They walked for what seemed like ages...Colossus grabbed a torch and held it up close to the wall. There were hieroglyphics all along the wall and roof. They were really old, and hard to make out, but Colossus could see some things he didn't like. He saw images of people, walking over spikes in the ground, images of arrows infront and behind of someone coming down, as well as an image of what seemed like an ancient Apocalypse merging with another person. These images were all very disturbing to colossus. "You can bet Apocalypse has this place booby trapped" Colossus said to Archangel and Nathan. "Of course Apocalypse does, Piotr, that is why we have to be extremly careful. One wrong move, one wrong step and we could be in a lot of trouble" Warren said as he moved forward. Piotr and Nate flashed a glance at eachother and followed directly behind him. They walked down the hallway some more, until they reached a dead end. "We have to find a way to get by here" Nathan said. "there has to be a switch or lever somewhere". "I don't see anything" Colossus said as he took a step back. His foot slowly moved down, as it became evident he released a switch by stepping on it. All of a sudden, a slurry of arrows came down from the roof. Archangel dived on top of Colossus and Nathan, and enclosed the 3 of them around his wings. The arrows were successfully deflected away from the heroes. Archangel slowly released his wings, making sure that every last arrow was launched. The heroes stood their in a moment of disbelief as they saw hundreds of arrows sticking into the walls on their sides. "That was too close" Colossus said to Warren. "There is nothing Apocalypse can do that will keep me away from him! These traps are mere childs play, and the best they will do is delay us" Warren said. "Well, at least this will give Cable enough time to set up the Energy prison at the entrance of the cave for Apocalypse" Nathan said as the door that was once blocking their path was lifted. They continued down the path some more...it was getting progressively darker, with less and less torches lighting their way. As they went further down the tunnel, an uneasy feeling crept over all of them. They were close and they knew it. "I think we are alm-" Colossus's sentence was cut short as the ground gave way under him and he plummeted into a pit with sharp pikes at the bottom. He instantly covered his body in metal, a split second before he hit the pikes. "I have never been happier to be a mutant" Colossus said from the bottom of the pit "now, if one of you comrades would kindly give me a lift..." Colossus said as Nate picked him up telekinetically and put him on the ground infront of him. "That was a little too close for comfort Piotr" Nate said with a smirk. "Don't worry about me little comrade, I am big, and strong, and with skin like mine, it takes more then some spikes to get through me" Colossus said. "Alright, well we're close guys, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel" Warren said as the 3 mutants approached the entrance to the underground temple and tomb of Apocalypse. As they reached the entrance they heard 2 voices, one was Apocalypse, and one was someone they didn't recognize. They peeked in trying not to be seen. The tomb was absolutley massive. It seemed like the whole inside of the mountain was hollowed out to make a giant temple for Apocalypse. The walls were covered with snow, and massive Ice crystals hung from the roof. Then Archangel saw it....the Lazarus chamber. It was a massive coffin shaped machine, and standing beside it was no other then Apocalypse himself...the bringer of destruction and chaos wherever he went...and another person...Deathbird from the Shi'ar empire. "Why would Deathbird be helping Apocalypse" Colossus asked Warren. "I don't know Piotr...but besides what she was lead to believe, Apocalypse is only going to use her for what he needs, and then toss her to the side like yesterdays trash" Warren replied. They listened in as the booming and terrible voice of Apocalypse echoed through the massive chamber "FINALLY, THE TIME HAS COME! MY LAZARUS CHAMBER IS COMPLETE! NO ONE WILL STAND IN MY WAY THIS TIME AS I REJUVINATE MYSELF TO FULL HEALTH AND PREPARE TO PLUNGE THE WORLD INTO UNTOLD YEARS OF DARKNESS! ALL WILL BOW BEFORE ME, AND BE JUDGED!" Apocalypse said...more so to himself, but also to Deathbird. "Yes my lord" Deathbird replied. "MAKE READY THE LAZARUS CHAMBER DEATHBIRD! YOU WILL BE WITNESS TO A GRAND NEW AGE...A NEW WORLD ORDER...THE ORDER OF APOCALYPSE!" Apocalypse said as Deathbird walked over to the control panel, and turned the machine on. "It is ready my lord" Deathbird said as the hatch opened to the chamber. "We have to destroy that chamber!" Archangel said to Nate and Piotr "Or Apocalypse will be too powerful to contain in the cell...everything depends on it!". "You guys keep Deathbird and Apocalypse off of me, and I will make short work of that Lazarus chamber" Colossus said. "Alright, let's move" Nathan said as the mutants went running and flying into the room at full speed, knowing that it was do or die time. "WHAT IS THIS?? YOU MORTALS DARE CHALLENGE ME?? YOU DARE TO TRY AND PREVENT THE APOCALYPSE? FOOLS!! YOU ARE ONLY DELAYING THE INEVITABLE" Apocalypse said as he turned his hand into a hammer, and pounded Nathan into the wall. "your wrong Apocalypse...and this time, its over for you!" Warren said as he flew by Apocalypse and unleashed a flurry of razor feathers at him. Apocalypse turned his other arm into a shield and blocked all the feathers. "HA HA HA HA HA, YOU ATTEMPT TO DESTROY ME?! YOUR MAKER?? YOU MUST KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH I CREATED YOU, YOU ARE STILL NO MATCH FOR THE MIGHT OF THE APOCALYPSE!" Apocalylpse said as he swatted Archangel to the ground. Archangel hit hard and reeled in pain. Nathan recovered from his hit, and went after Deathbird. He knew Colossus had to destroy the Lazarus chamber without any interruption. Nate picked up Deathbird with his mind and threw her up towards the roof, she hit hard and fell back down, but started flying before hitting the ground. Nate hit her with a barrage of Psi bolts, and she was temporarily down for the count. "Good job comrade" Colossus said as he continued to relentlessly pound the Lazarus chamber. "Anytime Piotr...now to deal with Apocalypse" Nathan said as he approached Apocalypse from behind. Apocalypse was standing over Archangel who had been knocked to the ground. Apocalypse was talking to Warren "YOU FOOL, YOU POOR MISGUIDED PEASANT! I MADE YOU INTO SOMETHING GREAT! SOMETHING SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL! SOMETHING SUPERIOR TO THESE INFIDELS, AND THIS IS HOW YOUR REPAY ME!" Apocalypse said as he turned his hand into a mallet and smashed Archangel in the back as he was trying to get up. Archangel hit the ground again...coughing up some blood. Suddenly Nathan picked Apocalypse up with his mind, and launched him into a giant computer station attached to the wall. He knew it wouldn't do anything to Apocalypse, but at least he knew it would give Archangel enough time to get back up and in the game. He wanted to go to his friend side, but more importantly he had to keep Apocalypse at bay until his friend could get up himself. Apocalypse stood up from the pile of rubble and grabbed Nathan in his grip, he threw Nathan at Colossus, who was pounding away at the Lazarus chamber but wasn't doing any damage to it. Nathan hit Colossus hard and the two fell to the ground. He walked over to the mutants and picked them up, one in each hand and drilled them together. "HAHAHA MORTALS...WILL YOUR FEEBLE SKILLS EVER CEASE TO AMUSE ME?" Apocalypse said as the two mutants writhed in pain. He picked them up once again, and stared at them with such an intense hatred. "I'M AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO BE THE END FOR YOU, MUTANTS, NOW YOU MUST DIE KNOWING THAT YOU FAILED, AND THAT SOON THE WORLD WILL BE DELVED IN ENDLESS DARKNESS BY MY HAND" but before he could deliver the finishing blow Archangel shouted from up above "Your wrong Apocalypse! The end has come but it's not going to be our end!" Archangel said as he flew by a group of gigantic sharp ice crystals hanging from the roof. He cut them with the side of his wing and they plummeted straight down towards the Lazarus Chamber "NOOOOOOOOOO!!" Apocalypse screamed as the giant ice crystals crashed into the machine and destroyed it. Everything he had been working for all this time was destroyed...his very life was at risk now that he couldn't rejuvinate himself through the Lazarus chamber....Apocalypse felt something he hadn't felt in centuries...Fear. He dropped Nathan and Colossus and went after Archangel absolutley infuriated as his fear changed into Rage. Archangel immediatley made for the entrance to the tomb, and flew down the long hallway slowly making his way towards the opening of the cave, towards Cable, towards the energy prison, towards his freedom! but Apocalypse was making good speed and was coming up behind him. "I really hope this works...." Archangel thought to himself as he neared the entrance to the cave...

[Spider-Man9X17]

Frankie tucked the twins into their cribs at her secret hideaway. She had been there going on three days now, and wasn't even sure where she was which, as Johnny told her, was how he wanted it. Attlian was going to be too scarcely guarded, and though few people had access to the secret city, Johnny didn't want to take any chances. Lockjaw was there to look after her, and Doctor Strange had volunteered to keep an eye on the progress of her and the babies.

For all Frankie knew, she could still be on Earth. She was in a quaint little cabin, nestled in a forest with a beautful mountain view. Of course, this could also be one of Reed's pocket dimensions. Some of them were too hard to tell apart.

"How are you doing this evening, dear?" Doctor Strange asked from the doorway behind her.

"As well as can be expected," she sighed, her voice distant.

"I just finished checking on some of the blood samples Reed took from the babies. As he predicted, their growth has slowed to a normal rate."

"That's wonderful," Frankie forced a smile, sitting down on a rocking chair next to the cribs. She truly was glad to hear the news, but it did little to settle her mind on other matter. Doctor Strange also felt, and shared, her concern.

"Johnny is a fearless, resiliant young man, and the Fantastic Four are among the most noble, courageous people I've ever had the honor of knowing. Many times have we fought together. We're it not for them, I may still be trapped in the bowels of Hell. I understand your concern, and it is a concern I share myself. But the Fantastic Four have had worse odds against them, and gotten out of bigger messes than this. Have faith, and your family will be home before you know it."

Frankie smiled, legitimately this time.


"Now, you should get to bed, child. You need your rest, especially under the current circumstances. I have some business to attend to on the Astral Plane, so I will be in and out all night. If you need me however, I will keep a mental link open between us."

"Thank you, Doctor Strange, for everything."

Doctor Strange exited the room as Frankie checked on her babies one last time, before getting ready for bed.

-


"Man, I'm tired. What time is it?"

"Bout two a.m."

"I didn't even know there was a two a.m."

Johnny and Ben watched rather helplessly as the Daily Bugle continued to burn in front of them. The top floor had collapsed moments before, and Johnny had to wonder if Venom and his hostage got out in time. Eddie Brock may have been nuts, but far be it from him to let an innocent suffer. That was part of what made him nuts.

"Hey, someone's comin' outta there," Ben pointed to the burning building, as two figures appeared out of the doorway.

"Johnny! Ben!" the one figure yelled, running toward the two.

"It's Sue," Johnny said, starting toward his sister and brother-in-law, with Ben close behind.

"Are you two ok?" Reed asked as the pairs met up.

"We're fine. Did you take care of the plutonium?"

"Yes, though once this mess is cleared up, we'll still need a decontamination crew, just to be safe."

"Once this mess is cleaned up, I plan on sleeping for a week."

"Any sign of Peter yet?"

"No," Johnny said, shaking his head. "Him 'n Ock just disappeared, which isn't a good thing."

"Yeah, but ol' Webhead has roughed Ock up more than a few times. I'm sure he'll be ok. We got our own problems to worry about, namely Ock's other four stooges."


"Yes, well, Bullseye and Electro seem to have vanished as well. With the plutonium planted, and enough distractions to keep the other heroes busy while Octavius confronts Spider-Man, I believe their mission is done."

"That may be, but they don't get away that easy. And we still have Ultron and Venom to worry about."

"And the vibranium we have can only slow him down, it won't destroy him. The only thing that will work is Antarctic Vibranium, which..."

"Is very rare, yes. But, I've been studying Hank Pym's files on Ultron. When Ultron converted himself to adamantium, he had to build a molecule rearranger to keep his adamantium insides from locking up. If that rearranger can be disruppted, Ultron will be rendered inoperable."

"But what can penetrate his outside?"

"A force field," Sue said slowly.

"Yes, my first thoughts as well, but I don't have a firm enough grasp on Ultron's working to begin instructing you Sue. Hank Pym himself didn't really know what he created with Ultron, and the robot has had years of sentience to rework himself, even beyond Hank's understanding. I have a call out to Hank, but as of yet he hasn't contacted me. There is another though, he can use her powers to penetrate Ultron's exterior, who has a far greater personal understanding of his workings."

"Wanda," came a voice from behind. The Fantastic Four turned to see Quicksilver approaching, with the Inhumans following in the shadows behind. Reed nodded in agrement as the mutant approached.

"Is she up to it though? I mean, is she healed?"

"Wanda's mind is still fragile, but Tony has had the best doctors working with her, as well as Charles Xavier, and has perfect some medications to temporarily calm her down."

"My sister is ready. After what happened before, she wants nothing more that to reprove herself to all of you, to restore your faith. She won't let you down."

"Bring her to us, Pietro. Please."

In a flash, Quicksilver was gone, and back just as quickly with the Scarlet Witch.

Wanda took a moment to gain her bearing, staring in shock at the destruction around her, and the slowly crumbling Daily Bugle.

"Are you ready for this, Wanda?"

"After all the pain and suffering Ultron has caused the world in the past, and after the way I let you all down, this will be a pleasure."

It was now Johnny's turn to pipe up.

"AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!"

There was a moment of silence as everyone gave him the odd looks he had come accustomed to.

"What? Some of us are Avengers. Besides, who here hasn't wanted to say that at least once?"

[Spike_x1]

Stripped of any equipment or objects that may be put to use, Taskmaster was forced to wait for someone to free him. Suddenly the room was filled with blinding light as a far door was opened. A large man with an eyepatch and an Italian-made suit walked into the room. What Taskmaster assumed was the man's body guard followed Mr. Eyepatch and placed a chair down for his employer to sit on. The body guard backed away and stood watch from the corner of the room while Mr. Eyepatch sat down in his chair and looked Taskmaster in the eye.

"I'll cut to the chase," said Eyepatch. "You can call me Johnson. We need you to do a small job for us."

"Let me guess. It involves killing a lot of people?" Asked the Taskmaster with mocking tone.

"Among other things, yes."

"And why exactly should I do any damn thing you say?"

An explosive pain erupted inside Taskmaster's body. It was a searing, electrical fire that burned away any sense of reason Taskmaster may have had. He couldn't even begin to use his training to lock the pain away, it was so intense.

"AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!"

Taskmaster screamed for the first few seconds of the blinding pain, but shortly his screams were silenced as he lost the use of his mouth over the feelings of torture.

A full twenty minutes passed by before Johnson again attepted to reason with Taskmaster. "So, how's about that offer?"

Taskmaster managed to look into the single eye of his captor. "I'm listening."

[SuperFerret]

Hank awoke on a metal table in the morgue. He sat up, and stretched. He felt as if he had been sleeping for hours. He started to stand, but quickly realized that he was completely nude. "Hmmm, quite the perdicament."

Just then one of the nurses entered. "Excuse me," Hank called, "could I get a pair of pants over here."

The woman fainted.

"I'll take that as a no." Hank said as he wrapped the sheet that had been previously covering him from head to toe around him, toga-style.

[TheCorpulent1]

The portal closed behind Thor, who was the last to exit. Without even thinking, he balanced Balder as well as he could on his left arm and held his right hand out. Mjolnir streaked down the hall into his hand, and he tucked it into his belt loop without missing a step. There was no time for anything in his mind except getting his friend to the healers.

"Ho, medicine men! Thou hast a patient in dire need of attention!" Thor yelled as he and the others burst into the sickbay of the royal palace. The healers hurriedly set up a table, which Thor and Volstagg laid Balder atop. They looked at Thor sternly after seeing the blood-spattered body and makeshift tubes, but they could not voice their discontent because Odin burst in just then to do it for them.

"What has transpired, my son?! I hear tell of thy return from Loki, transported here by mighty Mjolnir, but come to find Balder in grave condition--" Odin looked at Balder's battered form. "What manner of butchery has been inflicted 'pon Balder's once-fair frame?" the king of the gods cried in shock.

"'Twas I who did these things to Balder, father."

"Thou wouldst admit to visiting such barbarism 'pon thy fellow god? Thy best friend?" Odin shouted fiercely.

"Aye, father. But know thee that 'twas no more than was necessary! Did Loki leave that portion of the tale out? He tricked Balder into approaching a door made of mistletoe, then detonated it, causing shards of the lethal substance to embed themselves in Balder. Balder's airway was obstructed and he had internal hemorrhaging, so I did the only thing I could think of. Using Earthly medicine, I treated him the best I could--"

"EARTHLY medicine?!" Odin roared. "Thou wouldst dare sully brave Balder's body with the arts of Midgard's medicinal BUTCHERS?"

"Aye, father, and I would do it again in an instant!" Thor yelled back. "Condemn me all thou like, father, but ask Sif, ask Fandral--they saw. Balder would surely have died without my skills; skills, need I remind thee, that I acquired living out the punishment as a mortal that THOU VISITED 'pon me!"

Odin raised his fist and backhanded his son in rage. Thor moved to strike Odin back, but the Warriors Three all struggled to restrain him.

"Thor, my heart! Odin, my king!" Sif threw her arms up between Odin and Thor. "Still thy mighty fists lest thou bring all of Asgard down around our heads! This is not the way to settle thy dispute." She turned to Odin. "My liege, I mean thee no disrespect, but look at Balder. Though his body be bloodied and his breath ragged, thou miss the most important element: Still doth he live! Thor was right; I saw Balder's eyes begin to glaze myself as I gazed upon him. I thought he surely must be entering Hela's icy grip soon, but Thor attended him and look! Verily, he shall survive and e'en return to full strength."

Odin looked at Balder again and his face cooled. The healers had removed the tubes and most of the wooden shards. They were in the process of magically resealing the incisions Thor had made. "Aye. I do see color return to his face before my very eyes. He shall recover quickly--but 'twas Asgardian medicine that did accomplish this feat, not Thor's human butchery!"

"Aye, All-Father, but look what it takes to accomplish such miracles: a sophisticated medical bay within the royal palace itself, and magicks none save the Healers' Guild have access to. By Hoggoth, I did see Thor restore breath to Balder's chest, however crudely, as he lay dying 'pon the ground in Loki's house of horrors. Without those human measures, I am wholly certain that Balder would never e'en have made it halfway back to thee. 'Twould be a corpse we brought home for burial rather than a wounded soldier who may yet serve thee well for millennia to come."

"There... there be wisdom in thy words, Sif. More wisdom than I would have credited to my own son, had they come from his lips, in my rage." He looked at Thor with penitent eyes. "My son... I apologize. My blind dismissal of Midgard as unworthy doth cloud my judgment more than I would care to admit at times. Truly, if the mortals furnished thee with skills that saved Balder's life this day, then I thank them--and thee."

Volstagg and the others let go of Thor as his muscles relaxed. "I am sorry for my behavior as well, father. But let us put aside these apologies and simply be glad that Balder shall survive, by whatever means."

"Aye." A pensive look crossed Odin's face, and it was plain that he was giving something thorough consideration, but he kept his silence. Perhaps he would reveal his thoughts to them another time. For now, he said: "Come, brave warriors of Asgard. Night shall soon be upon us and thou have ridden hard in search of foul Loki for several weeks. Loki now sits secure in a cell here, under heavy guard and with my own magicks to counter his own. Thou have all earned thy night's rest. Convene in my throne room tomorrow morn. I believe I may have another task I would have thee see to, and perhaps a reward as well." With that, Odin turned and strolled off, leaving the others to scratch their heads in curiosity.

The Warriors Three left after a short while; Fandral and Hogun to the mead hall to tell tales of their glorious adventure, Volstagg home for a warm homecoming from his wife and children. Even Sif kissed Thor and went to see her brother Heimdall before retiring to the spatious bed she and Thor shared. But Thor took a seat by the table Balder laid on and never left his best friend's side until Sif came for him the next morning.

[Karem-Knight]

Frankie tucked the twins into their cribs at her secret hideaway. She had been there going on three days now, and wasn't even sure where she was which, as Johnny told her, was how he wanted it. Attlian was going to be too scarcely guarded, and though few people had access to the secret city, Johnny didn't want to take any chances. Lockjaw was there to look after her, and Doctor Strange had volunteered to keep an eye on the progress of her and the babies.

For all Frankie knew, she could still be on Earth. She was in a quaint little cabin, nestled in a forest with a beautful mountain view. Of course, this could also be one of Reed's pocket dimensions. Some of them were too hard to tell apart.

"How are you doing this evening, dear?" Doctor Strange asked from the doorway behind her.

"As well as can be expected," she sighed, her voice distant.

"I just finished checking on some of the blood samples Reed took from the babies. As he predicted, their growth has slowed to a normal rate."

"That's wonderful," Frankie forced a smile, sitting down on a rocking chair next to the cribs. She truly was glad to hear the news, but it did little to settle her mind on other matter. Doctor Strange also felt, and shared, her concern.

"Johnny is a fearless, resiliant young man, and the Fantastic Four are among the most noble, courageous people I've ever had the honor of knowing. Many times have we fought together. We're it not for them, I may still be trapped in the bowels of Hell. I understand your concern, and it is a concern I share myself. But the Fantastic Four have had worse odds against them, and gotten out of bigger messes than this. Have faith, and your family will be home before you know it."

Frankie smiled, legitimately this time.


"Now, you should get to bed, child. You need your rest, especially under the current circumstances. I have some business to attend to on the Astral Plane, so I will be in and out all night. If you need me however, I will keep a mental link open between us."

"Thank you, Doctor Strange, for everything."

Doctor Strange exited the room as Frankie checked on her babies one last time, before getting ready for bed.

-


"Man, I'm tired. What time is it?"

"Bout two a.m."

"I didn't even know there was a two a.m."

Johnny and Ben watched rather helplessly as the Daily Bugle continued to burn in front of them. The top floor had collapsed moments before, and Johnny had to wonder if Venom and his hostage got out in time. Eddie Brock may have been nuts, but far be it from him to let an innocent suffer. That was part of what made him nuts.

"Hey, someone's comin' outta there," Ben pointed to the burning building, as two figures appeared out of the doorway.

"Johnny! Ben!" the one figure yelled, running toward the two.

"It's Sue," Johnny said, starting toward his sister and brother-in-law, with Ben close behind.

"Are you two ok?" Reed asked as the pairs met up.

"We're fine. Did you take care of the plutonium?"

"Yes, though once this mess is cleared up, we'll still need a decontamination crew, just to be safe."

"Once this mess is cleaned up, I plan on sleeping for a week."

"Any sign of Peter yet?"

"No," Johnny said, shaking his head. "Him 'n Ock just disappeared, which isn't a good thing."

"Yeah, but ol' Webhead has roughed Ock up more than a few times. I'm sure he'll be ok. We got our own problems to worry about, namely Ock's other four stooges."


"Yes, well, Bullseye and Electro seem to have vanished as well. With the plutonium planted, and enough distractions to keep the other heroes busy while Octavius confronts Spider-Man, I believe their mission is done."

"That may be, but they don't get away that easy. And we still have Ultron and Venom to worry about."

"And the vibranium we have can only slow him down, it won't destroy him. The only thing that will work is Antarctic Vibranium, which..."

"Is very rare, yes. But, I've been studying Hank Pym's files on Ultron. When Ultron converted himself to adamantium, he had to build a molecule rearranger to keep his adamantium insides from locking up. If that rearranger can be disruppted, Ultron will be rendered inoperable."

"But what can penetrate his outside?"

"A force field," Sue said slowly.

"Yes, my first thoughts as well, but I don't have a firm enough grasp on Ultron's working to begin instructing you Sue. Hank Pym himself didn't really know what he created with Ultron, and the robot has had years of sentience to rework himself, even beyond Hank's understanding. I have a call out to Hank, but as of yet he hasn't contacted me. There is another though, he can use her powers to penetrate Ultron's exterior, who has a far greater personal understanding of his workings."

"Wanda," came a voice from behind. The Fantastic Four turned to see Quicksilver approaching, with the Inhumans following in the shadows behind. Reed nodded in agrement as the mutant approached.

"Is she up to it though? I mean, is she healed?"

"Wanda's mind is still fragile, but Tony has had the best doctors working with her, as well as Charles Xavier, and has perfect some medications to temporarily calm her down."

"My sister is ready. After what happened before, she wants nothing more that to reprove herself to all of you, to restore your faith. She won't let you down."

"Bring her to us, Pietro. Please."

In a flash, Quicksilver was gone, and back just as quickly with the Scarlet Witch.

Wanda took a moment to gain her bearing, staring in shock at the destruction around her, and the slowly crumbling Daily Bugle.

"Are you ready for this, Wanda?"

"After all the pain and suffering Ultron has caused the world in the past, and after the way I let you all down, this will be a pleasure."

It was now Johnny's turn to pipe up.

"AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!"

There was a moment of silence as everyone gave him the odd looks he had come accustomed to.

"What? Some of us are Avengers. Besides, who here hasn't wanted to say that at least once?"


Ultron heard a familiar sound AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! It was it was about time he heard that deciding too have the fight he planned he charged to full power and walked forward



“Hello Mr. Richards, Mr. Grimm, Wanda, Mrs. Richards, Pietro and you other costumed “Heroes” I have over heard your conversation so I decided too call for a bit of help” Ultron said just then a Black robot with a cape came flying by



“Everyone meet Vision 2!” Ultron said



“Oh and a few others” just as said that about 50 Ultron-2, 5s, 13 etc came by.



Ultron turned around



“Son, Your In charge!” Ultron said then flying away



“Thank you farther!” The 2nd Vision said. Turning around



“Everyone attack!”

[Nightwing.]

Wolverine picked up Sabretooths scent and they set off on their mission. Gambit and Logan walked ahead whilst Blade ,Abigail and King walked behind. King was yapping away but Blade seemed focused on Logan. he was watching the way he was walking.it was unnerving to Gambit.

"Hey Logan.the daywalkers watchin you."

"I know.he thinks im a threat cos i got bit."

"You expecting trouble from him?" he shook his head. "So what about if Sabretooth is with company."

Logan unsheathed his claws and grinned "'nuff said bub!'nuff said!"

[SpideyLad]

Moments before the Daily Bugle office was destroyed, Venom took his hostage and got away, unknown to everyone.

"NO! My paper, my life! Its all gone!" Jameson screamed
"Shut up" Venom replyed before webbing his mouth shut

I need to take him somewhere...But where? Venom thought.

He decided he would try to find an abadonded warehouse, somewhere near the harbour.

[TheCorpulent1]

Thor found himself in the royal throne room alongside Sif and the Warriors Three. Odin took his seat beside his queen Frigga and studied them for a moment.

"Well... I have summoned thee here for a very specific purpose. But first I would give thee the thanks of all Asgard in capturing Loki." Odin motioned with his hand to indicate Loki, kneeling in chains next to him. "Indeed, Thor, I have come to realize that thou art most--nay, more likely the only one--qualified to successfully retrieve thy brother when he strays and put a stop to his machinations. Therefore, I have resolved a punishment for Loki that I hope shall be quite effective. But first," Odin said, waving the guards to take Loki back to his cell, "thou deserve thy rewards. Fandral the dashing, step forward." Fandral took a step towards Odin and genuflected. "What would thou request?"

"An enchantment upon my weapons, that they may be more effective in future combat against mystically enhanced opponents like Loki."

"Bring thy blades forth." Fandral presents his daggers and sword to Odin. He placed his hand above them and weapons and hand alike glowed brightly with the Odinforce. "'Tis done. Go forth with the thanks of the throne. Hogun the grim, what would thou request?"

"Aye, I would have similar enchantments placed upon my mace; the ability to absorb energy to empower its uru head."

Hogun presented his mace and Odin repeated the process. "'Tis done. Go forth with the thanks of the throne. Volstagg the voluminous, what would thou request?"

"My liege, I could request of thee enchantments such as those my companions have."

"Aye, Volstagg, thou could; but thou will not. I know thee, and I know what thou would request."

"I had no doubt, my lord."

"Then take heed: When thou wake tomorrow, one of Asgard's finest tutors--indeed, one of Thor's own--shall be waiting at thy door to begin instructing thy children. They shall have the finest education Asgard can offer, old friend."

Volstagg smiled and bowed. "My thanks, Lord Odin." He followed Hogun and Fandral to the edge of the royal chambers, leaving Odin, Frigga, Thor, and Sif facing each other while they watched.

"Prince Thor--" Odin began.

"My husband," Frigga said, placing her hand on his arm, "Thou predicted valorous Volstagg's desire; let me test my clairvoyance on Thor and Sif."

"Dear Frigga," Odin said in a tone that indicated he already knew what she was thinking, "thou art not ruler of Asgard. 'Twould be improper for thee to grant warriors their rewards for battle."

"Aye, and were this a clear-cut matter of war, I would agree with thee. But clearly," Frigga turned her head to Thor and Sif, "this is no matter of war, but one of the heart. And as thou know, such matters fall under my purview."

"But my dear wife!" Odin cried, humoring her ruse. "Whatever could thou mean?"

"I have seen that look in the eyes of gods. Indeed, I have e'en seen it in my own as I stood before my mirror on our wedding day. These two share one solitary desire: They wish to be married."

"Is this true, my son?"

"Aye, father," Thor said, smiling, "we do wish this."

"With all our hearts, and as soon as possible."

"Then let us commence immediately!"

"All-Father, I appreciate thy sentiment, but I would ask thee one more thing," Thor interrupted.

"And what would that be?" Odin said, taking his knowing tone again.

"That we wait."

"Whatever for?"

"For Balder to recover, that he may stand by my side."

"Ah, of course. But what's this?" Balder stepped into the chamber. His injuries would have taken months to heal if he were a human under the care of Earth hospitals, but thanks to his godly resilience and Asgard's mystical medicine, he had only a slight limp to show for the ordeal of the previous day.

"Balder!" Thor exclaimed. "But art thou well enough? We could always stay the wedding a few more days."

"I wouldn't hear of it, my friend. Besides, I am as sturdy as ever!" He pounded his side softly and only grunted a little. "Let the festivities proceed. I shall be by thy side the whole way," Balder said, placing his hand on Thor's shoulder.

Odin and Frigga stood, held each other's hand, and raised their hands together. "Then it shall be done! My son shall gain a wife, my wife and I a daughter, and all of Asgard shall receive its new princess, the Lady Sif! Sound the gathering bells, for there shall be a wedding without delay!" Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun cheered.

[DarkKnightJRK]

Wolverine picked up Sabretooths scent and they set off on their mission. Gambit and Logan walked ahead whilst Blade ,Abigail and King walked behind. King was yapping away but Blade seemed focused on Logan. he was watching the way he was walking.it was unnerving to Gambit.

"Hey Logan.the daywalkers watchin you."

"I know.he thinks im a threat cos i got bit."

"You expecting trouble from him?" he shook his head. "So what about if Sabretooth is with company."

Logan unsheathed his claws and grinned "'nuff said bub!'nuff said!"

I kept my focus on Logan, half to see if he's found Sabretooth, the other in case something bad happens. His berzerker rage is legendary, and if it goes off, things will get real ugly, real fast.

King was doing yet another Looney Toons impression, "Be vewy, vewy, qwiet. We're wooking for sabwetooths!" I grab him by the collar, point to his head, point to a near-by tree, and made a motion with the hand that said 'if you don't shut up, I'll beat you unmercibly on that tree.' It was enough, because after I let him go, he didn't really feel so looney anymore.

Abagail walked next to King and slapped him up-side the head, "Serves you right, if you did anymore of that, and I would have bashed your head in on that tree."

"Thanks for siding with him for my repeating beatings," he said.

"Oh, you know you love it," she replyed, I noticed a wink from her and I realized that that's a conversation I shouldn't listen to. I pull myself back to Logan who was sniffing animately in the air.

"Logan," I whispered out, "have close do you think we are to him?"

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye and Electro ran out onto the street. Spider-man and The Doc were still battling away, and the Fantastic Four were most likely still on their tail.

"We have to get outta here!" shouted Bullseye, looking around desperately.

Just then, he spotted a car approaching. He jumped onto the road, causing the car to come screeching to a halt. Bullseye had just expected there to be a driver inside, but the man driving also had a woman in the passenger seat, and a young boy in the back. A family.

With Electro blocking the car's path, Bullseye smashed through the back window, unlocking the door and getting in. He drew out a knife, holding it to the man's throat. He unlocked the other back door, allowing Electro to enter the car.

"Hi, I'm Bullseye. What's your name?"

"T-Tom. Oh God....please don't kill us..."

"Okay, Tom, just keep drivin', and you might get outta this little situation alive."

"I...I can't drive with a ...knife to my throat!"

"Good point," muttered Bullseye, drawing the knife away. He leaned forward, whispering in Tom's ear.

"If you don't start drivin' right now, or if you try and attract anyone's attention, I'll gut your son. Understand, Tom?"

Tom frantically nodded, a tear rolling down his cheek. They drove off, away from the scene. Bullseye sat back, looking across at the kid sandwiched between Electro and himself.

"Hey kiddo, what's your name?"

"Mike," answered the boy.

"Hey, Mike, when we get home, why don't you show me your room, okay?"

"What are you talking about?" asked the wife, speaking for the first time.

"Oh, didn't I say? We need a place to crash. I hope you don't mind us stayin' over at your place..."

[Batman]

I kept my focus on Logan, half to see if he's found Sabretooth, the other in case something bad happens. His berzerker rage is legendary, and if it goes off, things will get real ugly, real fast.

King was doing yet another Looney Toons impression, "Be vewy, vewy, qwiet. We're wooking for sabwetooths!" I grab him by the collar, point to his head, point to a near-by tree, and made a motion with the hand that said 'if you don't shut up, I'll beat you unmercibly on that tree.' It was enough, because after I let him go, he didn't really feel so looney anymore.

Abagail walked next to King and slapped him up-side the head, "Serves you right, if you did anymore of that, and I would have bashed your head in on that tree."

"Thanks for siding with him for my repeating beatings," he said.

"Oh, you know you love it," she replyed, I noticed a wink from her and I realized that that's a conversation I shouldn't listen to. I pull myself back to Logan who was sniffing animately in the air.

"Logan," I whispered out, "have close do you think we are to him?"

Logan sniffs the air.

"About....5 Miles,give or take."

Logan sniffs the air again.

"Hes not alone."

[Electro UK]

What the hell was he doing? Gutting a kid? That's sick. But that's Bullseye. As the car sped off, Max looked out of the window. He couldn't do this could he? Could he kill an innocent family? Did he need to kill them. Was this mad man going to do it for him?

Max had to face the worst case scenrio. If Bullseye attacked the family, would Max try and stop him? Would he have to face up to his best friend to stand up for something that was becoming more clear to him?

The car pulled up outside the house. Max got out. As the wife opened the door, Mac looked around. Not a bad place. Looked like the people had done well for themselves.

[DarkKnightJRK]

Logan sniffs the air.

"About....5 Miles,give or take."

Logan sniffs the air again.

"Hes not alone."

I unsithe my sword. If Logan could smell Sabretooth in the air, Sabretooth should be able to smell us as well.

"Can you tell who's with him?"

[Batman]

Logan sniffs the air more.

"Theres one.....a woman.I dont know who she is......probably because I dont have a scent on her.Another one.....much younger......wait.....the third one......I'd recognise that stench anywhere...."

Logan turns back to Blade.

"You might wanna be careful......Cause Juggernaut is with them.You've heard of him,right?"

[dtorn4]

Legion- On top of this building is my private jet, it will take you to Gaza at once. There you will stay at my top security agent's palace where she will brief you on the situation. After the objectives are completed you will board the jet back to here where I will personally give you the documents and my thanks. So if you will follow Rutledge we can begin

(Kingpin boards the jet and it takes off toward Gaza)

Wilson stepped off plane and looked around. There was a limo waiting for him to take him to Legion's palace. He quickly got into the back of the limo and pulled out his cell phone

Wilson: "Hobgoblin, this is the Kingpin. I am going to out of town for an extended period of time. I will get in touch with you when I am returning."

Wilson hung up his cell phone as the limo was pulling up to the massive palace. Wilson made his way inside and followed one of Legion's servants up to his room. When he got there, Mystique was waiting for him

Wilson: "Ah Mystique, Legion told me that you would be contacting me when I got here. So whats our next move?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Oh, this is bad," Johnny said as the group of heroes was quickly surrounded by Ultron's robot army.

Mystic energy began to crackle around the Scarlet Witch's hands, the very air around her becoming alive with power. Johnny flamed on, and quickly brought his flames to near Nova temperatures. The wind began to pick up as Crystal focused her powers, and the group fell in close, forming a circle surrounded by an invisible force field.

"One indestructible robot is bad enough. How are we ever going to get through this?"

"Only Ultron is made almost enitely from adamantium. He builds his counter parts from stronger metals, but they are not indestructible."

The army of Ultrons, led by the robot he had called Vision 2, closed in on the heroes, firing their first shots which bounced harmlessly off of the force field.

"Susan, on the count of three, I want you to lower the field. At the same instant, everybody come out swinging with everything you have. Don't hold anything back."

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear that."

"Ready? One...two...THREE!!"

Sue let the force field down, and instantly there was a barrage of not only blaster fire from the robots, but fireballs, mystic bursts, and invisible battering rams from the heroes.

"Come on now, I single-handedly destroyed over five hundred Sentinels a few months ago. Do you guys really think your any match for me?" Johhny hit the first robot he saw with two fire balls. The flames smacked into the chest of one of the robots, scorching the paneling, but did little damage otherwise.

"OK, maybe you are," two more fireballs formed around his hands, and again he launched them at the robot. This time they seared away the weakend outer shell, exposing the robots inner circuitry.

"Now that's what I'm talking about."

Johnny grabbed a handful of wires and yanked them out. The Ultron robot sputtered for a moment before falling into a scrap heap at the Human Torch's feet.

"One," he noted to himself, before moving on to the next attack.

[Warrior]

The Chameleon glanced around watching the battle. Venom was gone. So were Bullseye and Electro. He couldn't see Ock or Spiderman at this point so he watched as the fantastic four called in some extra help. He was really surprised when he saw Ultron summon a large group of others to fight for him before retreating. The battle was obviously coming to a close suddenly Hobgoblin got a call from the Kingpin. He wondered what that could be about.

"Oh well." He thought to himself as he sat down on a piece of rubble. All he had to do was sit back and watch the fireworks.

[DarkKnightJRK]

Logan sniffs the air more.

"Theres one.....a woman.I dont know who she is......probably because I dont have a scent on her.Another one.....much younger......wait.....the third one......I'd recognise that stench anywhere...."

Logan turns back to Blade.

"You might wanna be careful......Cause Juggernaut is with them.You've heard of him,right?"

"Juggernaut. 'The Unstoppable Juggernaut,' right?" I look at the equipment I have. "...I think I'm going to need a bigger sword."

[Batman]

"Juggernaut. 'The Unstoppable Juggernaut,' right?" I look at the equipment I have. "...I think I'm going to need a bigger sword."

"I think your gonna need a bigger arsenel......or a tank.....whichever comes first."

Logan focusses on Sabretooths scent.

"The scents getting faint......We better hurry."

[DarkKnightJRK]

"I think your gonna need a bigger arsenel......or a tank.....whichever comes first."

Logan focusses on Sabretooths scent.

"The scents getting faint......We better hurry."

"I think I got something to help us." We turned and most surprisingly it was King that said it. I noticed that he was holding a huge duffel bag with him. He opened the bag and revealed a bunch of pieces. He started to put them together, creating what looked like a huge bazooka. "I like to call it, 'Tha' Big One.' It makes a RPG look like a pea-shooter in comparison. Give me a good shot, and I'll blast that Juggernaut to Kingdom Come."

"...Ok, let's do that." I reply. I am shocked, no, I'm f**king floored. "Not bad, King. ...I never said that, by the way."

"Oh, your secret's safe with me, B," he replyed, "and I will keep the secret of your homosexuality a secret too."

"What the f**k?" I'm so shocked I even say it out loud. "King, when was the last time you had sex with a woman?"

"A week ago."

"Bulls**t."

"I s**t you not."

"With who, then?"

"Aba--" He placed his hands over his mouth then. I couldn't help but smirk, I really had him by the balls this time.

"I'm going to pretend I never heard that, for your own good." King nods. "Get your damn gun ready then."

[Nancy-Twin]

"Oh, this is bad," Johnny said as the group of heroes was quickly surrounded by Ultron's robot army.

Mystic energy began to crackle around the Scarlet Witch's hands, the very air around her becoming alive with power. Johnny flamed on, and quickly brought his flames to near Nova temperatures. The wind began to pick up as Crystal focused her powers, and the group fell in close, forming a circle surrounded by an invisible force field.

"One indestructible robot is bad enough. How are we ever going to get through this?"

"Only Ultron is made almost enitely from adamantium. He builds his counter parts from stronger metals, but they are not indestructible."

The army of Ultrons, led by the robot he had called Vision 2, closed in on the heroes, firing their first shots which bounced harmlessly off of the force field.

"Susan, on the count of three, I want you to lower the field. At the same instant, everybody come out swinging with everything you have. Don't hold anything back."

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear that."

"Ready? One...two...THREE!!"

Sue let the force field down, and instantly there was a barrage of not only blaster fire from the robots, but fireballs, mystic bursts, and invisible battering rams from the heroes.

"Come on now, I single-handedly destroyed over five hundred Sentinels a few months ago. Do you guys really think your any match for me?" Johhny hit the first robot he saw with two fire balls. The flames smacked into the chest of one of the robots, scorching the paneling, but did little damage otherwise.

"OK, maybe you are," two more fireballs formed around his hands, and again he launched them at the robot. This time they seared away the weakend outer shell, exposing the robots inner circuitry.

"Now that's what I'm talking about."

Johnny grabbed a handful of wires and yanked them out. The Ultron robot sputtered for a moment before falling into a scrap heap at the Human Torch's feet.

"One," he noted to himself, before moving on to the next attack.

Sue took a deep breath, completely ready. "Should be easy enough..." She formed and shot 4 invisible daggers directly toward one of Ultron's robots, causing circuts and wires to ripp open. The robot began to get up "Allow me..." She blew him back with a force field, smashing him into a wall of an abandoned building. He shut down immeidently.

[Batman]

"I think I got something to help us." We turned and most surprisingly it was King that said it. I noticed that he was holding a huge duffel bag with him. He opened the bag and revealed a bunch of pieces. He started to put them together, creating what looked like a huge bazooka. "I like to call it, 'Tha' Big One.' It makes a RPG look like a pea-shooter in comparison. Give me a good shot, and I'll blast that Juggernaut to Kingdom Come."

"...Ok, let's do that." I reply. I am shocked, no, I'm f**king floored. "Not bad, King. ...I never said that, by the way."

"Oh, your secret's safe with me, B," he replyed, "and I will keep the secret of your homosexuality a secret too."

"What the f**k?" I'm so shocked I even say it out loud. "King, when was the last time you had sex with a woman?"

"A week ago."

"Bulls**t."

"I s**t you not."

"With who, then?"

"Aba--" He placed his hands over his mouth then. I couldn't help but smirk, I really had him by the balls this time.

"I'm going to pretend I never heard that, for your own good." King nods. "Get your damn gun ready then."

"I'd hate to interrupt the male bonding here,but Sabretooths scent is getting faint.....remember?"

Logan looks at King.

"How long's it gonna take you to get that thing ready?"

[DarkKnightJRK]

"Just got it ready, Wolvie," King proudly exclaims, "though I might be last in line--this thing's heavy like a b***h--but don't stand around on my acount."

"Alright, you heard the man, Logan," I said, "show us the way."

[Batman]

Logan looked at the bazooka.It looked tough,alright......but Logan wondered if it would be enough.

Quickly turning his focus to the situation at hand,He turned back to the direction of Sabretooth's scent.

"Alright,then.......Lets go."

Logan went ahead as Blade,Abagail,Gambit,and Johnny followed.

King,picking up the bazooka,almost fell over,as he tried to walk.

As Logan and the rest of the group went deeper down the trail,Logan began sniffing something else.

"Wait."

All of them stopped,somewhat alert to Logans warning.

-Snikt-

Logans claws popped out,as He growled.

He noticed Blade reach for his sword.

"What is it?"He asked.

"Someone else is here.They arent with Sabretooth.And they arent human....or mutant."

Logans eyes widened somewhat,as He recognised the scent from the club,when He got bit.

"..Vampires.."

[DarkKnightJRK]

I scan the area, looking for the vampires. I can almost see them in the dead of night. I can damn near smell their stench in the air. I concentrate on my scanning and I see the closest one, hovering right next to Blaze's head.

"Blaze," I whisper, "duck." With that, I take my Glive and fling it into the air. It slices into the vampire, burning into ash.

Sundenly, from all around us the vampires start swarming on us.

"Slice these motherf**kers!" I yell out (I vaguely hear a "No s**t, Sherlock" from King) and I grab my sword and slice into the nearest one.

[TheCorpulent1]

Odin utilized all of Asgard's resources, and the ceremony was ready to begin by that very same afternoon. Thor donned his ceremonial armor and stepped into the great plaza outside of the palace. The plaza had been decorated in the most extravagant accomodations they could muster on short notice. Thor looked around as he walked up to the great steps in front of which Odin and Frigga were seated. Nearly all of Asgard seemed to be seated, waiting for the ceremony to commence. Volstagg's wife Hildegund and his seven children were in the front row, and Hildy, the most precocious of their number, beamed at Thor. Thialfi was seated beside them, along with Heimdall and Tarene. Karnilla was there, more likely to catch a glimpse of Balder in his ceremonial garb than for any allegiance to Thor. Even Amora the Enchantress was in attendance, albeit with a sour look on her face.

The Warriors Three formed one side of an aisle leading up to Odin and Frigga, Brunnhilde and the Valkyries formed the other. All were dressed in their best armor or robes. Balder stood at the head of the aisle and Thor walked up to stand beside him.

"Nervous?"

"Nay. I have nothing to be nervous about. This does not feel like a major change in my life; rather, it feels as if I have finally taken a long-standing offer to make my life whole."

"Aye, I understand." Balder turned slightly to look Thor in the eye. "I spent most of the day in the mead halls with Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, relaxing and recovering my strength. After news of thy wedding became public, I noticed a peculiar change in the air. I have ne'er seen such spirit in the people, and I think I know the cause. Loathe though we may be to admit it, we know that Odin shall one day be gone. There is a good chance that it may be thee who leads us on the day of Ragnarok. If that be the case, I think the people are emboldened by the fact that thy unparalleled might and courage shall be united with Sif's wisdom and temperance. What I mean to say is this: Your union with Sif is not only a wonderful achievement for thee... it strengthens all of Asgard."

Thor considered his friend's words. "Aye... I see the truth in what you say. Thou have my thanks, Balder. Knowing that my own happiness bolsters that of the people of Asgard is beyond any gift I could have asked for on this day."

"I thought it might be," Balder said with a smile.

Their conversation was interrupted by Sif, who appeared at the far side of the plaza. All rose and turned to gaze upon her beauty. She was clothed in no grandiose gown or dazzling robes. No, Sif, lady or not, had always been a warrior, and her raiment reflected that. She wore polished silver armor furnished with enormous rubies and other jewels. A long cloak trailed behind her as she walked down between the two sets of chairs lining the plaza. She and Thor smiled at each other as she reached the foot of Odin and Frigga's thrones. The king and queen of Asgard rose and addressed the gathering.

"Gods of Asgard! Aesir and Vanir alike! Thou hath been summoned here this day to bear witness to the marriage of Prince Thor and the Lady Sif. Long have they been enamored of each other, but only recently have they finally acknowledged what has e'er been plain to the rest of us--"

"Dear Odin, forgive me for interrupting but I believe thy son and soon-to-be daughter shall catch their death from embarrassment if I allow thee to continue," Frigga interrupted with a warm smile to Odin, then Sif and Thor. "Thor is not my true son. He and I share no blood. But I have raised him as my own and I love him as my own. And so, many would think that I stand here today as a proud mother, waiting to welcome a new daughter into the family. But in truth, I have been as a mother to Sif as well. Many were the days she, Balder, and Thor would come to me for advice, or to show me the bounty of their most recent adventure, or simply for a loving embrace. They are my children as surely as Thor. So it gives me great pleasure to see Thor and Sif unite themselves in matrimony. And, as goddess of marriage and love, 'tis indeed my duty to pronounce them as such. But first, Thor, who has been profoundly affected by his time as a mortal, and Sif, who has accepted and agreed to learn about the mortal side of her groom, have prepared vows in the mortal tradition."

"Thor, my prince," Sif began, "'tis my honor to love thee. Thou art the noblest and bravest of all those warriors in Asgard, as well as the wisest, second only to the All-Father himself. Thou art the ideals of Asgard made flesh. I have loved thee from the moment we met, so many years ago, but Midgard has long held half of thy heart in its sway. I know thy love for me must be great indeed, to willingly sacrifice that which I would ne'er ask of thee. So I vow to change my ways. To do my best to understand what lures thee to Midgard though the whole world of the gods be open to thee, because I realize now that to capture a heart so noble as thine, it must be something powerful indeed. I would share in all the facets of thy life, no matter what comes, from now until the end of days."

"My lady Sif, I could ask no more of thee than what thou have given me freely every day of my life since we were mere godlings, precocious and carefree. In thee, I see the qualities that force me to press on, no matter the odds, and a kindness that could move my immortal soul with the gentlest of whispers. Thou art the fiercest warrior, the wisest soul, the most passionate woman I have e'er known, and certainly the most beauteous besides. I know my ties to Midgard have long caused thee suffering, for thou wished to see me free of the base concerns of mortals and returned to Asgard. But as thou say, I am of Midgard surely as I am Asgard, and my heart can ne'er be free of cares when mortals doth suffer. I appreciate thy endless patience and promise to thee that if thou would have me do so, I would tear myself away from Midgard fore'er more. Nothing can keep me from thee, my love, not e'en Ragnarok itself. My heart shall be with thee unto eternity and beyond."

"Then let the ceremony proceed. Do thou, Sif, take Thor to be thy husband--to temper his strength with thy kindness, his courage with thy caution, his power with thy wisdom?"

"Aye, majesty."

"And do thou, my son Thor, take the lady Sif to be thy wife--to care for and protect her, to offer her kindness, and to heed her wisdom in all things?"

"Verily, I do."

"Then by the power granted me by the throne of Asgard and my divine station, I pronounce thee husband and wife!" A roar of applause and cheers went up as Thor and Sif gave each other their first married kiss.

Odin raised his arms to quiet the cheering down, and Thor and Sif knelt before him. "As king of Asgard, 'tis my duty to furnish the pair with the first gift of their married life. And so, what better gift could I give to my son, the god born of Midgard and Asgard alike, than the fiefdom of Midgard itself? Prince Thor, rise and accept thy new position as Lord Protector of Midgard!"

Thor rose and he and his father embraced in a powerful hug. The cheering rose once again, and this time it lasted through the night's festivities. Asgard's favorite son and given the land a princess and Odin had furnished him with a new mission. Things would never be the same in Asgard again...

[Batman]

"RAAAGHHH!!!"

Logan leaps ontop of two of the vampires,and stabs them both.

As Another Vampire prepares to bite Logans neck,Logan chops its arm off.

"Not this time,Bub."

Logan proceeded to slice the vampires head off.

[SuperFerret]

Hank made his way outside the building, still wearing his toga. He expected to draw some attention, but he didn't expect the scene he was greeted with. Not a hundred yards away from where he stood, a war was being waged. An army of robots bearing a striking resemblence to Ultron were assaulting the Fantastic Four and a group of thier allies. Hank instinctively began to jog over, wanting to aid in the battle, but there was one problem; he was nearly naked.
The solution to his problem came in the form of an Ultron slamming through a nearby building, which just so happened to be a GAP store. Clothing flew everywhere as the store's patrons and employees ran for their lives. Hank ran over an grabbed the largest pair of pants he could find and slipped them on. They fit. He started running towards the battle.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"I just wanna go home," Johnny groaned, finding himself is a hand to hand fight with one the many Ultrons. Whereas the Sentinels had just been mindless machines controlled by one person, each Ultron seemed to have a mind of there own. A sick, twsted mind, but still a mind. That alone made them 10 times more deadly.

Johnny grabbed the face of the robot he was fighting with, flaming his hand on full blast. The robot's face melted instantly, molten metal dripping from the hand shaped impression, but it continued its assualt.

"You gotta be kidding me!" Johnny picked up a downed lightpole, swinging it like a baseball bat at the Ultron's metal head. The metal pole made contact, and snapped in half.

"OK, now I'm pissed," Johnny gritted his teeth, grabbing the robot by the shoulders and hitting it with a Nova blast. The Ultron finally blew into a thousand little pieces.

"Finally! Three!"

From behind Johnny there came the sound of screeching metal and crumbling concrete. He turned around just in time to see the Daily Bugle collapse into nothing but a burning heap rubble.

"I'm surprised that took that long."

"Lotta people ain't gettin' th' sports section tomorrow," Ben said, picking an Ultron up by the neck and tossing it across the street through the window of a clothing store. "By the way, that's five."

"Show off."

[kang604]

OOC: i''d like to rejoin the action if possible... just finished moving into my new place and setting up PC and inet... but the problem is... im completely lost... whats going on? lol

last i was here i hired electro to steal some vials from the baxter building, then kicked electro out of my jet.

[SonnyBlack]

Wilson stepped off plane and looked around. There was a limo waiting for him to take him to Legion's palace. He quickly got into the back of the limo and pulled out his cell phone

Wilson: "Hobgoblin, this is the Kingpin. I am going to out of town for an extended period of time. I will get in touch with you when I am returning."

Wilson hung up his cell phone as the limo was pulling up to the massive palace. Wilson made his way inside and followed one of Legion's servants up to his room. When he got there, Mystique was waiting for him

Wilson: "Ah Mystique, Legion told me that you would be contacting me when I got here. So whats our next move?"
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Mystique- Right to business (as she smirks), I can see we are going to get along just fine. Intelligence we gathered has shown possible terrorist attacks coming from Saudi Arabia. It seems some Saudis did not like the fact Legion has taken religion out of the government as it is against their religion. What we need for you to do is to mobilize our army for an effective counter attack in case of attack. You will live a secret military base in the desert region between Gaza and Saudi Arabia. From there you will be able to have access to all necessary data on statistics and information you need. You will never have to leave the base as you can control all aspects of the military there with my consent. If the attack does happen my Employer EXPECTS an IMMEDIANTE counter attack on the Saudis. He also mentioned don’t worry about any outside influence he said he will take care of that personally. This project is very important to him so I don’t think I really need to stress why you cant fail.

Kingpin- The only way I would fail is if your country is too weak to face them.
Mystique- Well I wouldn’t worry about that. Stay the night; in the morning a chopper will take you to the base.
Kingpin- well it was a pleasure to meet you Mystique.
Mystique- The pleasure was all mine.

(Kingpin goes to room as Mystique picks up the datapad)

Mystique- I told him what you wanted me to say.
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Legion- Good, there’s no reason our friend needs to know everything that’s going on so lets keep it that way. Keep to the plan everything is going as scheduled so lets keep it that way.
Mystique- No need to say that honey I’ll make sure everything goes right
Legion- why someone’s in a good mood (as he smiles)
Mystique- finally some action things have gotten so boring!
Legion- Ok I am going back to the institute so ill meet you when the smoke is clear and you return with Kingpin.

[TheCorpulent1]

Odin called Thor, Sif, Balder, Thialfi, Brunnhilde, Heimdall, Tarene, and the Warriors Three to the throne room after a few days of Thor and Sif's honeymoon. Loki was again chained before him. "My warriors, I have called thee here that thou might hear my sentencing of Loki."

"Dear father, if I'd known thou would make such a fuss, I would have put something nicer on," Loki jested.

"Silence, Loki. Though thou be my own errant son, 'tis still thy foul misdeeds that have threatened both Asgard and Midgard alike. So 'tis my decree that thee be stripped of thy divinity and trapped in the form of a mortal, totally human except for thy divine lifespan! Thou shall be as slow to age as e'er, Loki, but have neither magic nor thy godly might to call upon in pursuit of evil from this day forth." Odin pointed his sceptre at Loki and a bright flash erupted from it. When the light faded, Loki was no longer the godly image they were used to seeing. He was a lanky, grimy-looking human instead. "Take him from here," Odin commanded the guards.

"NOOOOO!!! Father, how could you do this to me?! Lock me up, keep me in chains, but you can't make me a mortal! I can't bear to be a filthy mortal!!" Even Loki's manner of speech was that of a mortal's. The guards came to drag Loki out, kicking and screaming. "I'll never forgive you for this, father! I will reclaim my power and then I will come for you!! Your head will be on a pike before I'm through..." Loki's voice trailed off as he vanished down the hall.

The other gods looked at Loki with pity in their eyes, but Thor watched without any reaction.

"Thou believe my punishment to be too harsh?" Odin asked.

Thor spoke up before the others could. "Nay, father. 'Tis the least that Loki deserves. Methinks he shall learn much living out eternity subject to human frailties."

"Aye, I believe thee, my son. In fact, I believe thy desire is to join him, though 'twould be no punishment for thee. Tell me, Thor: Do thou miss thy mortal form of Donald Blake?"

"Father... I am happier now than e'er I have been before. I have taken a wife and thou hath granted me the protectorate of Midgard. I can watch over the mortals as well from here as e'er could down among them. Better, in fact."

"Come now, son. Thou art trying to convince thyself, not me. I believe thee; thou art as happy as thou can be here in Asgard. But still thy heart longs for Midgard. Thou long for the fleeting exhiliration of mortal life once again. I have spent time as a mortal, son. Believe me, I know its lure."

"I... I cannot deny it, father. I do wish to return to Midgard. If for no other reason than to visit with my friends among Midgard's heroes, to at least see how they have fared of late."

"Oh, son. I know how they have fared, and I must tell thee, 'tis not well. There is an army of the Avengers' enemy Ultron on the move in New York. The Fantastic Four and others battle bravely, but I fear e'en they may be overwhelmed."

"All-Father, if that is so, I must return at once! I must assist--" Thor looked at Sif, realizing that they should still be on their honeymoon. "I... I must stay here and attend to my duties and my wife."

"What if thou could do both?"

"Father?"

"Long ago, as you well know, I took a vow for the Aesir to cease their interference in mortal man's affairs. That decision was a wise one at the time, and I would make it again in those circumstances. But, my son, as you also know, circumstances on Midgard have changed. The stakes are higher, the threats more dangerous, and mortals themselves have those among their number who could match e'en the gods' might. Perhaps the time has come for this pantheon to offer its assistance to mortal man once again."

"Father, art thou serious? If this is some jest, 'tis a cruel one indeed."

"Nay, no jest. We would be less intrusive than before, lest mortals become overly reliant upon us, but an offer could do wonders to help mankind in its current state. Besides, at last count, I owed Midgard's inhabitants much."

"Thou owe mankind? I do not understand--what for?"

"I saw thy motives for marrying Sif. 'Twas the joy between the Human Torch and Frankie Raye that inspired thee to give Asgard its princess. More recently, thy training as a mortal surgeon did save the life of Balder, one of Asgard's finest warriors.

"There are interests I have in Midgard. The healer I sent to Midgard to assist in the rebuilding of Genosha has relayed to me the many troubles Midgard now faces. Now, Loki is a mortal and must be taught the lessons of mortals in the hopes that it will finally quell his rebellious instincts."

"I am grateful that thou see man's plight, father. But what would thou propose?"

"My proposition is this: I shall have a staff of gods open an embassy in New York. Its doors shall be open to those mortals who seek our assistance, but we shall ne'er force it upon them. And I would have thee oversee this mission of assistance, to learn of man's problems firsthand as a mortal thyself, and to offer them solutions with thy divine powers. Indeed, 'twould be thy duty as Lord Protector of Midgard."

"Wise Odin, I am rendered speechless by thy kindness. But what of Sif? I refuse to leave my wife."

"Then I beg the All-Father to grant me a mortal form as well, that I may live among men with my husband."

"Sif? Thou detest Midgard. Why would thou--?"

"To learn what it is about Midgard that tugs at thy heart so, my love. I vowed to do my best to understand thee. What better way than to finally catch a glimpse of the side of thee that is wholly alien to me?"

"So be it! Thor, I return to thee thy mortal form of Donald Blake, and I grant thee, Sif, the form of Sofia Blake!" Energy shot from Odin's hands and the two gods were transformed into mortals. Thor had his familiar cane once again, Sif gained a pair of silver bracelets. "Thor, thy transformation works the same, but I have removed the one-minute limitation from Mjolnir. Now thy transformations shall be wholly at thy bidding, regardless of how long thou art separated from Mjolnir. Sif, thou need only press thy bracelets together to regain thy divine frame, and stamp thy enchanted storm 'pon the ground to change into thy mortal one."

"Thank you, father. I can't tell you how much I appreciate these familiar feelings... the rush of humanity has returned to me more vividly than I could ever remember! How do you feel, Sif?"

"Different... definitely different." She jumped and put her hands over her mouth. "What's wrong with my voice? Why do I speak so... coarsely?"

"This is the way us mere mortals talk, hon. Don't worry, you'll get used to it."

"Enough conversation. There shall be ample time to acclimate thyselves to thy human bodies during thy time on Midgard. Now, thou must assist thy mortal companions, Thor! Choose any of Asgard's warriors who are willing to accompany thee. I shall have the embassy completed for thee by the time thy battle is over."

"Whatever you say, dad." Thor turned to the others gathered in the chamber. "So. Who will help me in my duty as Lord Protector of Earth--uh, Midgard? There's a great battle to be fought; Ultron is no lightweight."

Balder stepped forward and bent down on one knee without hesitation. "I am e'er at thy beck and call, Lord Thor, no matter what form thou take or what thy mission may be."

Thialfi, Thor's super-quick squire, stepped forward as well. "I began my life as a mortal, until thy actions saved me from certain death alongside my parents on a bloody battlefield, Thor. I am thy loyal man from now to eternity."

"I speak for Hogun and Fandral as well when I say we must regrettably decline to assist this time, my prince," Volstagg said. "'Twas not so long ago that we returned from our long hunt of Loki. Hogun and Fandral have already sought to join parties on other missions, hunting giants, and I would spend more time with my family now, lest my children forget my face."

"It's all right, big guy. I understand."

"I am still in the process of getting accustomed to life here in Asgard," Tarene replied. "Besides, my skills as a warrior were... questionable during my time on Earth. Sorry, Thor."

"No need to apologize, Tarene. You've done more than enough in your short time with us."

"I simply have no desire to return to Midgard," Brunnhilde said plainly. "I have my Valkyries to look after and the last time I visited Midgard, the mortal Dr. Strange persuaded me to join the Defenders, keeping me away from my duties here for extended periods. My allegiance is to Asgard first, and with thou gone, Thor, it shall need as many of its warriors ready to defend it."

"Very... honest of you, Brunnhilde. Take care of the place while I'm gone."

"Regrettably, my duties as guardsman of Bifrost must keep me here, Thor. But I wish thee and my sister luck in thy battles."

"Much appreciated, Heimdall."

"Very well. Let us depart without further delay."

Donald and Sofia Blake, Thialfi, and Balder were teleported to New York just a few blocks away from the raging battle between the heroes and the Ultrons. Don slammed his cane into the ground and Sofia clanged her bracelets together, transforming into their godly forms.

"Ho, heroes of Midgard!" Thor called as he commanded a bolt of lightning down into the center of a group of Ultrons, blasting the robots in all directions. "I have come, and I have brought friends!" The Asgardians plunged into the battle with weapons drawn, eager to help the heroes defeat Ultron's mechanical menace...

OOC: Whew, Thor's finally back on Earth to stay for the foreseeable future. Yeehaw. :)

[Midnight Ice]

Bobby glares at the man in the chair. He couldn't believe his eyes. The man actually meant what he had said all those months ago.

Bishop turns towards Bobby, "Robert, how do you know this man?"

"Well, a while back me and the rest of Warren's team went to investigate a.....i guess you would call it a brothel. Except the females being exploited there were mutants. I went in 'under cover' wich pretty much means I went in de-iced. There, I met Stacy X. You remember her, dontcha Bish? Anyway, it turned out that the place was being run by none other than the Church of Huanity. Chaos insued, and the place caught on fire, you know, the usual X-Men stuff. Right before it ended, I was confronted by 2 COH members. It was Tom here, and I am willing to bet that the other guy who attacked you was the other man. They told me that I have made an enemy that day and that I would regret my interference!"

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"Sounds like we have a motive, wouldn't you say so, Thomas?"

"You messed everything up, you had to take the fall! You just don't mess with the Church of Humanity and get away with it! You ruined everything. You and your stupid team of muties. Especially when that demon of yours tried to take religious power."

"That demon, is my friend, and he has a name. Its Kurt Wagner, a.k.a. Nightcrawler. I hope he haunts your dreams, in fact I hope we both do!"

"Mr. Rahl, needless to say, we have enough to lock you up for a very, very long time. Now why don't you cooperate with us, then maybe your sentence could be lighter."

Bobby was over flowing with anger. How dare these...these low lives frame him and threaten him. Bobby took a deep breath. He realized he was becoming worse than these COH members.

"Now, why did you and your collegues frame Robert Drake?"

"He already told you the story, about how him and his X-Freaks ruined our plans. That was reason enough. Plus, me and my partner had a personal vendetta against him in particular."

"Who is Vincente Marquise and where is he?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know, or you won't tell us?"The air in the room is getting consideribly colder as Bobby's patience is being tried.

"Mr. Rahl, what do you know?"

"Just that mutants are the scum of the Earth. We needed some help after we dis-banded. We got some help form the docks and Vi...Just from the people at the docks."

"I am getting tired of this game Thomas."

"Thats all I know, I swear. My partner did most of the negotiating with the others. I don't know anything."

"Fine. We are done here. For now!"

Bishop and Bobby walk from the room as a guard takes Thomas Rahl to his cell.

"As much as I hate to admitt it, I am glad you came in there Bobby. He wasn't saying a word till you outed him."

"Hey, it was nothing. I knew I recognized him. At least we got some info from him. I wonder what his partner is spilling to Jamie and Val."

[ElectroFlare]

"QUIET!!!" Ock shouted.

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Spider-Man lay in a heap on the ground.Blood was smeared on the pavement.

"You DARE judge me???" Ock said as he rolled Spider-Man's battered body over with a tentacle.

"I am not the one who swings around this miserable city fighting a losing battle.You think you can stop all the bad things that happen in this city?? Do you??? That notion is almost as ridiculous as your red and blue spandex" Ock sneered.

He picked Spider-Man's limp body up in the air and dangled him in front of him.

"What bothers you the most wall crawler is that I am the one threat you cannot eliminate.You will never be rid of me.And why is that?? Because you're weak.Too weak to do what you should do but cannot.Kill me.But I can and will kill you.And the fact other innocents have died in the process is only so much sweeter" Ock said as he coiled a tentacle around Spider-Man's chest.

"Your parents died when you were a mere child.Then you lost your uncle.And now you swing around New York in red and blue spandex being Mr do gooder.This all just a cry for attention.Because mommy and daddy and uncle are no longer here.Look at me,look at what a good boy I can be" Ock said mockingly.

"You pathetic,immature glory hound" Ock said as he began to crush Spider-Man's chest.

"It just so happens I like a nice strong hug in the morning." Spider-man gasped as the tentacle stole the air from his lungs. Things were becoming black, losing their color.

Spider-man couldn't survive the tentacle crushing his chest. His antagonizing of Ock had only worsened his situation.

But wait! Ock had forgotten to account for one thing-the tiny devices on his wrists.

TWIP!

Spider-man shot a webline near Ock's temple-Ock deftly turned his head and avoided the web shot. But the web line wasn't aimed at Ock. It was aimed for the fire escape behind him.

Using all of his strength, Spider-man brought down the fire escape on top of them both, and escaped the tentacle that was crushing him.

"You know, it wasn't a fire, but those things really do keep you safe." Spider-man said as he leapt upon a wall, getting safe distance from Ock's tentacles...

[The Joker]

"It just so happens I like a nice strong hug in the morning." Spider-man gasped as the tentacle stole the air from his lungs. Things were becoming black, losing their color.

Spider-man couldn't survive the tentacle crushing his chest. His antagonizing of Ock had only worsened his situation.

But wait! Ock had forgotten to account for one thing-the tiny devices on his wrists.

TWIP!

Spider-man shot a webline near Ock's temple-Ock deftly turned his head and avoided the web shot. But the web line wasn't aimed at Ock. It was aimed for the fire escape behind him.

Using all of his strength, Spider-man brought down the fire escape on top of them both, and escaped the tentacle that was crushing him.

"You know, it wasn't a fire, but those things really do keep you safe." Spider-man said as he leapt upon a wall, getting safe distance from Ock's tentacles...

Ock's tentacles ripped the fire escape off him tossing it aside as they flailed in anger,claws snapping.

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As Ock made his way to to Times Square he was completely unaware Spider-Man had tagged him with a spider tracer.

Or that the wall crawler was swinging back towards him.....

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Ho, heroes of Midgard!" Thor called as he commanded a bolt of lightning down into the center of a group of Ultrons, blasting the robots in all directions. "I have come, and I have brought friends!" The Asgardians plunged into the battle with weapons drawn, eager to help the heroes defeat Ultron's mechanical menace...

"Bout friggin' time! I've heard of fashionably late, but this is just ridiculous," Johnny finished off his sixth Ultron, and turned to Thor.

"Besides, it's way past your curfew. You better have a good explaination for styaing out so late."

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: Ultron will be back in a min; Right now I’ll be Vision 2!

The Second Vision floated above the Humans and heroes that lay before him. Deciding that it won’t be easy too destroy the heroes them self’s he took his Father’s lesson. Distract Vision flew too a Mother and child running flying too them and Blasting The Mother he got the Child!

”HUMANS LISTEN! Stand down and go away or Your younger life form goes too the after world!”

[TheCorpulent1]

"Bout friggin' time! I've heard of fashionably late, but this is just ridiculous," Johnny finished off his sixth Ultron, and turned to Thor.

"Besides, it's way past your curfew. You better have a good explaination for styaing out so late."
"Indeed I do, friend Johnny," Thor smiled as he slammed Mjolnir into one of the Ultrons' faces. "I got married!"
”HUMANS LISTEN! Stand down and go away or Your younger life form goes too the after world!”
Thor looked up at the evil robot that looked so much like his friend in the Avengers. Everybody froze as they saw Vision 2 holding a baby. He whispered to Johnny, "I believe I can hit him while avoiding the child with Mjolnir... but I do not know if we should risk it."

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man swung determinedly after Doc Ock. Ock had just put several thousand lives at risk...and Spider-man would make him pay.

Spider-man caught up with him easily. Ock was fast, but not faster then the Amazing Spider-man.

"Hey Doctor, can you help me? It hurts when I do this!" Spider-man yelled.

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"Er...I meant it hurts others when I do that. Never mind." Spider-man said, awaiting Ock's retailiation...

[Nancy-Twin]

"Indeed I do, friend Johnny," Thor smiled as he slammed Mjolnir into one of the Ultrons' faces. "I got married!"

While crushing another robot with two invisble walls on both of it's out sides, she said to Thor "That's wonderful news, glad to have you back"


Thor looked up at the evil robot that looked so much like his friend in the Avengers. Everybody froze as they saw Vision 2 holding a baby. He whispered to Johnny, "I believe I can hit him while avoiding the child with Mjolnir... but I do not know if we should risk it."

Sue heard Thor and responded "I know it's dangerous but maybe you should...Myself and the rest of us will be at the ready to save him if anything happens" She nodded toward Reed who was slowly postitioning himself near Ultron 2.

[Warrior]

The Chameleon almost fell off the rock he was sitting on once he saw a robot threaten a near by child. He wondered if there was something he should do but decided not. The suspence grew as the battle became more complex. He looked around thinking that maybe he should find a safer place to watch from should the battle draw too close to his seat.

[rigel7soldiers]

"Listen, Goblin, you said there was gonna be action. What happened? Can we at least fight the robots? The city might erect a statue fer us if we beat 'em!"

[TheCorpulent1]

While crushing another robot with two invisble walls on both of it's out sides, she said to Thor "That's wonderful news, glad to have you back"
"Aye, 'tis good to be back. Sif and I shall be here to stay for some time, but we shall discuss the particulars later."
Sue heard Thor and responded "I know it's dangerous but maybe you should...Myself and the rest of us will be at the ready to save him if anything happens" She nodded toward Reed who was slowly postitioning himself near Ultron 2.
"'Twas one of thy Earth writers who said, 'Fortune favors the bold,'" Thor said. He wound up Mjolnir and let it fly straight towards Vision 2's head. It wouldn't hit the child, but he desperately hoped that the FF could manage to keep the child safe. Even if caught, a fall from that distance could harm so young a mortal.

[Nancy-Twin]

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"Aye, 'tis good to be back. Sif and I shall be here to stay for some time, but we shall discuss the particulars later."

"'Twas one of thy Earth writers who said, 'Fortune favors the bold,'" Thor said. He wound up Mjolnir and let it fly straight towards Vision 2's head. It wouldn't hit the child, but he desperately hoped that the FF could manage to keep the child safe. Even if caught, a fall from that distance could harm so young a mortal.

"Reed go!..." Sue yelled while perparing a forcefield to block the Ultron's path if he came back their way. Reed stretched his torso to the falling/crying ready to catch him.

[Nightwing.]

"RAAAGHHH!!!"

Logan leaps ontop of two of the vampires,and stabs them both.

As Another Vampire prepares to bite Logans neck,Logan chops its arm off.

"Not this time,Bub."

Logan proceeded to slice the vampires head off.

seeing the mad chaos amongst the heroes and the vampires Gambit looks to pick some one off but its too damn dark. "Get ready folks. Gambits gonna bring some light to the party. Get ready for these fire works." he charges a handful of cards and sprays them across the wood. as they connect with trees and vampires a large red glow lights up the woods. Everyone can see that theres more than just a handful of vampires. "someone dont want us goin any further." seeing this every one kicks it into overdrive. Wolverine beheads a mass group whilst Ghostrider burns a few that King is getting pounded by "every time i get my ass kicked.why man?" blade grins as his sword slices through more vampires faster than a knife through butter. Abigail was no where to be seen however. Gambit didnt hear the small vampire sneak behind him. It launched itself but exploded in midair. Gambit looked up to see Abigail holding her bow. Thats where Abigail was. Gambit ran into the group being sliced up by Logan he launched his cards some more. "hey Logan!you think Kings peashooter will be able to take Juggernaut?"
"nope.gotta make him feel good though.you saw how happy he was to think he was making a difference" Gambit thought as much. He looked around to see most of the vampires had either been destroyed or fled. "ok logan we better pick up the pace if we wanna find Sabretooth. any ideas yet as to who else is out there with him?" Logan just shook his head. he turned to blade and signalled him over. The party of six set off again.

[dtorn4]

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Mystique- Right to business (as she smirks), I can see we are going to get along just fine. Intelligence we gathered has shown possible terrorist attacks coming from Saudi Arabia. It seems some Saudis did not like the fact Legion has taken religion out of the government as it is against their religion. What we need for you to do is to mobilize our army for an effective counter attack in case of attack. You will live a secret military base in the desert region between Gaza and Saudi Arabia. From there you will be able to have access to all necessary data on statistics and information you need. You will never have to leave the base as you can control all aspects of the military there with my consent. If the attack does happen my Employer EXPECTS an IMMEDIANTE counter attack on the Saudis. He also mentioned don’t worry about any outside influence he said he will take care of that personally. This project is very important to him so I don’t think I really need to stress why you cant fail.

Kingpin- The only way I would fail is if your country is too weak to face them.
Mystique- Well I wouldn’t worry about that. Stay the night; in the morning a chopper will take you to the base.
Kingpin- well it was a pleasure to meet you Mystique.
Mystique- The pleasure was all mine.

(Kingpin goes to room as Mystique picks up the datapad)

Mystique- I told him what you wanted me to say.
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Legion- Good, there’s no reason our friend needs to know everything that’s going on so lets keep it that way. Keep to the plan everything is going as scheduled so lets keep it that way.
Mystique- No need to say that honey I’ll make sure everything goes right
Legion- why someone’s in a good mood (as he smiles)
Mystique- finally some action things have gotten so boring!
Legion- Ok I am going back to the institute so ill meet you when the smoke is clear and you return with Kingpin.

Wilson was flown away from the palace, in a chopper, by one of the servants. He puffing away at his cigar, thinking about all the fun he was going to have with his diplomatic immunity. As the chopper approached the base, Wilson couldn't help but be impressed by how technologically advanced Legion had made his country in such a short time.
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They came to stop in front of the base. Right as Wilson was stepping out of the chopper, he was greeted by two soldiers who saluted him and then lead him into the main control room. In the control room he met Legion's chief military agent.
Agent: "Welcome Commander Fisk. Please, let me show around the base. Follow me."
The chief military took Wilson on a tour of the base showing him where everything was located and ending back in the main control room.
Agent: "So what is our first action, Commander?"
Wilson: "I want all troops ready for battle. Move the navy to within firing range. Get all attack planes in pre-flight mode. Arm all weapons. I want to make sure we are more than ready for their attack."
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[Karem-Knight]

Vision 2 held the child by the neck in one arm and held a blast for Reed with the other, when Reed was 30 Yards away Vision 2 fired.


“Mr. Richards really now? I thought you would be smarter then that!” Vision 2 said as he tightened his grip on the child.

“Now surrender too Ultron or else face the wrath of machines”

[TheCorpulent1]

"Verily, this machine is powerful indeed to keep his hold 'pon the child despite Mjolnir's blow," Thor commented as his hammer returned to his hand.

"Perhaps a flash of light might disrupt his sensors and cause him to release the child," Balder suggested.

"Nay," Thor replied. "Methinks the wisest course of action would be to give the machine what it wants. We should withdraw from battle for the time being. We cannot endanger innocent mortals."

[Spider-Man9X17]

"He won't let them go," Johnny said. "He'll wait for the satisfaction of us backing down, and then kill them anyway just for fun. That's the sick kind of sentience that Ultron has developed. We have to take him, and now!"

"That being said," Johnny pulled a small cylinder off of his belt, "the only thing these freaks care about more than their power is their so called lives. And I have the onr thing here that can end them all in a heartbeat."

"Tony Stark gave this to me before we left, in case he didn't make it in time. There is Antarctic Vibranium in here, the one thing that can break down and destroy adamantium. It'll take you guys out in a heartbeat. It will also destroy any metal within a ten block radius, so I'm a little iffy on using it. Put the kids down, and we'll finish this man on man....er, machine. You don't, I unleash Hell on you and all your little playmates. What's it gonna be?"

Johnny began to unscrew the lid.

[Rizpower]

"Listen, Goblin, you said there was gonna be action. What happened? Can we at least fight the robots? The city might erect a statue fer us if we beat 'em!"
"Sadly our plans are now on hold. That said, let's have some fun eliminating the competition. Kill any robot that gets in your way, we need the PR!...but first."

The Goblin removed hit the button on his small remote, and the Daily Bugle Building completely exploded, bringing the pariah down without fear of radiation. In the ruins, an army of robots faced an army of heroes and villains.

"That's therapeutic. Now do what you need to do. I've got a little input for Vision 2."

With that, the small remote probe appeared, and in an instant flashed a few years of data into the Vision 2's mind. It was data from Vision 1, which had been on file at SHIELD during one of the Goblin's many raids. It was worth a try to confuse him with this particular data, memories of the children he once had with Wanda Maximoff, skipping the parts where they turned out to be imaginary. With a little luck it would confuse this similar robot into some paternal instincts.

[Warrior]

"Listen, Goblin, you said there was gonna be action. What happened? Can we at least fight the robots? The city might erect a statue fer us if we beat 'em!"

"I'm with you Rhino. We are suppose to be temporarily teamed up with the good guys so if they see were just sitting here doing nothing while the robots are killing innocents and beating them as the fight continues, they might want us to help. If we don't then they might be suspicious of us and fight us after the battle. In that case we are largely outnumbered by all the fantastic four, Thor, a few X-men and I don't know who else. So either we take a side or go somewhere else and pretend to be doing something helpful. I leave it in your hands Rhino and Goblin." said the Chameleon standing up to speak with his team mate.

[Karem-Knight]

Vision 2 snapped the boy’s neck just enough too keep him alive.

“Go ahead destroy New York, because if I’M destroyed New York is destroyed, My Farther has made sure humanity frailer starts today!” The new Vision said flying higher

“Now if you want too prove it destroy me, NOW!” Vision said

[The Joker]

Spider-man swung determinedly after Doc Ock. Ock had just put several thousand lives at risk...and Spider-man would make him pay.

Spider-man caught up with him easily. Ock was fast, but not faster then the Amazing Spider-man.

"Hey Doctor, can you help me? It hurts when I do this!" Spider-man yelled.

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"Er...I meant it hurts others when I do that. Never mind." Spider-man said, awaiting Ock's retailiation...

Ock fell back onto the ground holding his face in pain.

"You insolent costumed freak" Ock said in a bitter tone as he snaked out two tentacles at Spider-Man,who tried to jump out of their path but the second one snared him by the neck.

He writhed in pain as Ock hoisted himself to his feet and reeled Spider-Man in snaking another tentacle around Spider-Man's throat.

The pressure on Spider-Man's neck was excruciating.His fingers were spasming in pain.

Ock had a looked of crazed anger on his face as he gripped his own flesh and blood hands on Spider-Man's throat too and began shouting "DIE!!!!"

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[Spider-Man9X17]

"Bastard," Johnny hunkered down into almost a three point stance, his muscles tightening. At that moment, he saw his two children, his two little babies waiting for him to come home. He saw Frankie, her gorgeous red hair flowing over her soft, warm face. He saw them in the mother and child Vision had taken hostage. The child crying in pain, his head drooping from his broken neck. The mother begging for mercy, concerned only for her child.

Reed saw the look in Johnny's eyes, the flames literally leaping from them.

"Johnny, no," Reed whispered, knowing what the youngster was thinking.

"Now or never. Just be ready."

"For what?"

"You'll know," Johnny flamed on and leapt at the Vision, streaking upward like a shot too fast for anyone, human or machine, to register what just happened. He plowed into the androids chest, taking him off guard and driving him to the ground. The Vision's grip loosened.

"NOW, REED!"

Seeing his opportunity, Reed stretched out with both arms, grabbing the hostages and pulling them safely out of harms way as Johnny and Vision crashed into the asphalt, the anroids haevy metal body creating a small crater in the ground.

Johnny grabbed the robot by the face, and began bouncing its head against the ground, sparks and slivers of metal flying off in all directions.

"Sick, twisted, no good son of a B*TCH!" Johnny picked the machine up by its metallic neck, and then hurled it to the ground once more, putting a flaming foot on its chest and twisting it. The casing to the chest cavity began to metal and break off.

"Not so tough now, are you? Come on! You want a fight?! You want us to destroy you?! I'm right here! Come on, you want some, COME GET SOME!!!"

[SonnyBlack]

Wilson was flown away from the palace, in a chopper, by one of the servants. He puffing away at his cigar, thinking about all the fun he was going to have with his diplomatic immunity. As the chopper approached the base, Wilson couldn't help but be impressed by how technologically advanced Legion had made his country in such a short time.
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They came to stop in front of the base. Right as Wilson was stepping out of the chopper, he was greeted by two soldiers who saluted him and then lead him into the main control room. In the control room he met Legion's chief military agent.
Agent: "Welcome Commander Fisk. Please, let me show around the base. Follow me."
The chief military took Wilson on a tour of the base showing him where everything was located and ending back in the main control room.
Agent: "So what is our first action, Commander?"
Wilson: "I want all troops ready for battle. Move the navy to within firing range. Get all attack planes in pre-flight mode. Arm all weapons. I want to make sure we are more than ready for their attack."
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(Mystique and Legion talking via datapad)

Mystique- Kingpin has arrived at the base and I'am headed to Saudi Arabia.
Legion- Good ill make sure all the arrangements have been made and ill be heading out soon. Remember, there can't be any mistakes!
Mystique- Oh ill make sure everything goes as planned, you just make sure the champange is cold when we get back.

[rigel7soldiers]

"Sadly our plans are now on hold. That said, let's have some fun eliminating the competition. Kill any robot that gets in your way, we need the PR!...but first."

The Goblin removed hit the button on his small remote, and the Daily Bugle Building completely exploded, bringing the pariah down without fear of radiation. In the ruins, an army of robots faced an army of heroes and villains.

"That's therapeutic. Now do what you need to do. I've got a little input for Vision 2."

With that, the small remote probe appeared, and in an instant flashed a few years of data into the Vision 2's mind. It was data from Vision 1, which had been on file at SHIELD during one of the Goblin's many raids. It was worth a try to confuse him with this particular data, memories of the children he once had with Wanda Maximoff, skipping the parts where they turned out to be imaginary. With a little luck it would confuse this similar robot into some paternal instincts.

"Oh, they're all in my way..." I said, before jumpin' into tha fray, smashing into one robot while runnin' another through with my horn. Soon, another was stupid enough ta come close, an' I ripped its arms off. "This is too easy... Three already." I golated, moving on to my next victory...

[TheCorpulent1]

As Johnny attempted his desperate gambit to save the hostages, Thor seized the opportunity to get the drop on the other Ultrons. "Now, fellow Aesir," he called, "for the glory of Asgard, attack!" Thor brought Mjolnir down in a crushing blow on one of the non-adamantium Ultron's heads, splitting the head in two and forcing the entire neck down into the robot's body.

Balder's sword whirled, the blade of the greatest swordsman in all Asgard clanging off of adamantium and tearing through lesser metals. His hands glowed with intense, focused heat and light, melting metal and overheating circuits.

Thialfi sped through the area, punching robots with superhuman strength 10 times with each passing second. Sif's blade spun its way through robots almost as deftly as Balder's. The Asgardians tore through robot after robot, trying to beat them back.

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
New York
The Precinct

Jamie sits at a table with Bobby to his left and Val to his left. Bishop and Agent Kody sit opposite them. "So what'd we learn today?" asks Val.

"We got some interesting information thank's to Bobby's brashness." At this Bobby nods to Bishop with a sly smile accross his face. "Come to find out the man I was ineregating is a member of the Church of Humanity and was a part of the group that originally attacked the X-Ranch when the X-Men first learned of them. Bobby recognized the man and showed himself and the guy lost his mind. Turns out the Church of Humanity isn't actually dismantled but rather is now rebuilding anew. We wasn't able to learn anything about Vincente Marquise,.. only that Iceman was chosen of all the X-Men because he was the one who messed up their plans at the X-Ranch and a few of the old members hold quite a grudge."

"Well that coincides with what we learned quite well. Our man dodged quite a bit and I had to get a bit rude with him but in the end he spilled some good information to us. First off he sold out your guy and told us how their organization,.. he wouldn't mention it by name but I guess we know it's the Church of Humanity now,.. he mentioned how their organization was starting anew with new leadership and would usher the world into a mutant free God-fearing civilzation. Aparently your guy was the head of the planted members in this area's police ranks. He gave up nearly 25 names of people from this precinct and several others in this area. He also gave up a few other companies in the area who's been infiltrated. We need to send out some guys to start racking them up. Seems this new incarnation of the Church is holding on to some of it's old regulars but is rebuilding itself in a new way. Seems it's doing quite well."

"Did he say anything about the Dock's, the Morgue, or Vincente Marquise?"

"He said that the Morgue wasn't connected and he refused to discuss Vincente Marquise. But he did say that the Dock's were a training ground. Apparently when someone wants to join them they go to one of four docks,.. each one unaware of the other. There they are trained and there is at least one manager who is left unaware to pin any crime on."

"Like they did with Haydon Couch?"

"Yeah,.. like with what happened to Mr. Couch. The guy even gave me the location of these docks and of several other small buisnesses that are connected. This guy was the payload. We now have two guys watching his cell at all times as he swears he'll be killed if we don't take this organization down soon."

Val nods, "Yes, this will definately bite him in the end if we don't do our part. But he did offer us a lot of information. If it all checks out in the end make sure he's given a proper trial and that the Judge understands he's to be dealt with lightly provided he hasn't done any major crime yet."

"He's relatively new, I think he's mostly clean. I'll make the call."

Bobby watches as Agent Kody makes a call, he then turns his attention to Val, "So what do we do now, raid all the places and take names?"

Bishop smiles, "We get warrents and give them a chance to come peacefully for questioning. I'm sure a few will,.. but we then rush the others who refuse. If we question enough people we'll starting finding out who the big wigs of this organization are and bring the Church down at its head."

Val shakes her head, "This could be a problem." She looks to the notes of people and places that Agent Kody wrote down and notes how long a list it is, "This will take time to get through and before we even hit two or three places the others should know and will clear out. We don't have enough available cops or feds present to deal with this."

Jamie then slams his fist into the table. Everyone's attentions are drawn to him. He's sat quietly and feels he's done next to nothing for long enough. He wouldn't have gotten this far if it not been for the help, he's not exactly the greatest detective in the world. But now his talents may come in handy and he can prove himself worth something. There sitting on the table beside him sits a dupe looking over at them.

"I don't think that'll be a problem. So how many people do we need and when do we start?"

[Spike_x1]

Taskmaster wondered what his captors must've implanted in his body in order to induce the pain he had just endured.

"What, might I ask, have you bozos put in my body?" he asked, rather bluntly.

"Nothing too fancy. Just something our lab boys have whipped up for someone like you." said Johnson with a smirk. "It's located somewhere around the base of your skull." Johnson sees the repulsive look on Taskmaster's unmasked face. "Yeah, we had to do a little on the spot brain surgery to prepare for you, but I think it was well worth it."

Over the next few hours, Johnson explained to Taskmaster that they wanted him to infiltrate and assassinate the techno-terrorists known as the "Hack-pack". Apparently, they had stolen blueprints for technology that should never have been seen by anyone besides his new employers. Johnson was quite careful to not tell Taskmaster specifically what the blueprints were of. TM would make sure to have a peek whenever he got the chance. How could he possibly resist?

And, what exactly do I get for my services?" Taskmaster had to ask.

"Besides the fact that we won't kill you?" Johnson replied, "You'll be released and will have a hefty deposit into your swiss account."

"Deal," Taskmaster said with a cool air to his voice, as if this were just another job.

[SuperFerret]

Hank was still slightly stiff (pun intended) from his short time as a corpse, and it took him slower than it usually would have to reach the battle. Thor and the Asgardians were beating robot after robot down, but more kept coming at them. The superheroes fared just as well. On the outskirts of the battle sat a woman cradling a small child, the child's head hung at an unnatural angle. Hank feared the worst as he approached the pair, but the child's screams assured him that there was still time.
As Hank got nearer the woman stared at him in shock, placing herself between him and her child.
"Don't worry," Hank said softly, "I'm a doctor. I want to help your son."

[Spider-Man9X17]

The Vision 2 wouldn't get up. Sparks sputtered from the various "wounds" on its body, its joints creaking unnaturally. Johnny didn't know it it was dead/destroyed, temporarily inactivated, or just playing possum. Giving it a hard kick in the head just for good measure, he flew away from the downed robot and joined the others.

"Where's the boy?"

"Over there. Beast is attending to his wounds."

Johnny glanced Hank's way, seeing the mother uneasily eyeing Hank, and then looked around the rest of the scene. The ruins of the Bugle still burned brightly in the early A.M. darkness, and it seemed as if every other building within a 5 block radius had suffered some kind of damage. But what really caught his attention was the fact that, even with the combined forces of the Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Beast, Thor's allies, the Inhumans, and Kingpin's goons, they were still horribly outnumbered. The Ultron clones seemed to be coming from every direction in a non stop flow.

"Business as usual," Johnny quipped, before targeting another robot and attacking.

[SuperFerret]

OOC: I just realized; nobody knows Hank died recently.

[Karem-Knight]

Vision 2 lay wounded but still in his sinister ways

“Do on you fool, I’ll win, Plutonium is active too my entire body when I am destroyed it’ll be an atom bomb too you all, and it won’t be the end of me, oh no, There are many more of me My Father made sure of that!”

The 2nd Vision stood up

“RISE SQUAD 2!” As the Vision 2 said that thousands more Utrons came destroying every life form they can find.

[TheCorpulent1]

OOC: Wow, thousands more? Is this battle gonna last until the end of the season or something?

Thor saw the coming horde of Ultrons and knew this battle would be lost, no matter how bravely the heroes gathered there fought. "Friends," Thor called, "I bid thee all, get thee behind me! Clear a path to the oncoming threat!"

The heroes did so, all shifting so that their individual battles could be waged behind Thor's line of fire. He knew he could not defeat the adamantium Ultrons with conventional force, so Thor called on all the elements of the storm (besides rain, out of consideration for the Human Torch) and began weaving a tapestry of destruction before him. Whirlwinds strengthened into mini-tornadoes and hurled Ultrons, adamantium or otherwise, miles away from the battlefield. Lightning crashed down and used the Ultrons as conductors, jumping from one maniacal robot to the next. The adamantium ones came away unscathed, but the non-adamantium ones melted under the intense heat of the bolts. Walls of air currents pushed the Ultrons back into more tornadoes and lightning bolts. The area before Thor was soon a dazzling mess of lightning, sparks, and metallic bodies being tossed around like ragdolls.

By the time Thor's onslaught was complete, the massive army of Ultrons had thinned to a few hundred; not the best odds, but at least he had given the heroes a hope of winning. The terrible storm eased up and the Ultron reinforcements marched into the ranks of the heroes, the two armies clashing once again.

[Nancy-Twin]

"Thor.....it's really good to have you back" Sue said while rendering herself invisible and sneaking up behind two of the clones. She turned to one of the robot's side and shot a energy blast toward it. This caused the two clones to relentlessly smack into each other breaking their electronic necks. Sue then smiled as she then pushed to pieces of scrap metal right into an empty truck, circuts of the robots flying like crazy. "Hmmm, who wants to have a go next?"

[rigel7soldiers]

What is 'e tryin' ta accomplish? Won't 'e jus' get bored without poeple around? Why do we all need to die? All these questions what won't be answered... all the lives what don't have ta end here... I charged into a group of them, took down at least four or five... This ain't over. I'm comin' fer ya, Ultron...

[Karem-Knight]

Ultron went back too Doc Ock’s hideout. Octavious has planned a CD for Ultron the whereabouts of his Father.

2 Hours later:

Ultron arrived at Osborn’s house in Washington he found the place Osborn had Pym and Van Dyne. He managed too open it.

They we’re there chained and stricken from their powers. Ultron saw the plan for the world!

He freed them from the chains. Once they nearly woke up Ultron knocked them out.

1 Hour Later:

Ultron finally had completed his experiment on his “Parents” they we’re in sleep for 10 Years.

“Ahh I never thought it would happen”

[Karem-Knight]

Vision 2 had something from his Farther a message Vision 2 showed the message from holographic entrees:

“QUIET AVENGERS AND ALL HEROES,!”
The new Vision said yelling all the Ultrons too rest

The real Ultron in a hologram appeared with The Pyms in a chamber.

“Hello Super Humans, I have here two fellows of your kind. Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne Pym you have the simple choice, keep fighting and risk The Danger of the death of your friends OR stand down and my army will fly what do you say I do promise they won’t hurt anyone, so your Answer?”

[SpideyLad]

Venom had reached an old warehouse, just near Battery Park. This would be suitable to hide Jameson in, for now.

He jumped through the window, and threw Jameson onto an old crate. Judging by the click, he had broken something. Venom also webbed JJJ to the crate, just incase he tried to escape.

"Make yourself at home Jameson, you won't be leaving for quite sometime"

[Spike_x1]

The Taskmaster was untied and escorted to a private quarters to get ready for his mission. Shortly after his arrival, his adamantium footlocker containing his suit and weapons was delivered to his quarters. Taking it in and closing the door, Taskmaster unlocked the multiple security devices installed in the box and opened it to pull out his uniform and equipment.
Putting his costume on, Taskmaster strapped his bow and arrows over his back, holstered his guns to his sides, and fastened his billy club and katana to his thighs. He checked the pouches of his belt for his extra bullets, throwing stars, grenades, and cameras. He then snapped the belt into place across his waist. At the back of the belt, hidden underneath of his cape, TM secured two sais that may come in handy if he were to want to mimic Elektra anytime soon. He checked the status of his holographic imager by shape shifting into a few random disguises he had recorded over the years. At last, he tested to make sure that his hard-plasma emitter worked in replicating a duplicate of Captain America’s shield and Wolverine’s claws.

Feeling ready to take on the whole world, the newly invigorated Taskmaster walked to the closed door of his quarters and knocked in order for the guard to let him out. As the door was unlocked and opened, Johnson greeted Taskmaster from the other side.

“Let’s rock ‘n’ roll.”

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OOC: Added my own costume redesign for Tasky, combining the best (IMO) of both of his previous costumes.

[Spike_x1]

OOC: Careful readers will notice that I've taken a few liberties with TM's costume and the particular equipment he carries. TM has worn two separate sets of costumes with different, yet similar equipment associated with the two costumes. I've simply combined them into one, as I feel Tasky would probably do. :D

[Venom160]

Sabretooth scouts the area of Matt's house, even though he's told him its safe. He catches a faint scent and stops.

Sabretooth: "Oh crap!"

Sabretooth turns around and runs full out back to the house.

[Keyser Soze]

"I gotta tell ya, Tom, this is a nice house you got here."

Bullseye and Electro were hiding out in this house, the home of the family they were holding hostage. Bullseye was sat on the sofa, his feet propped up on the coffee table. Dave was uncomfortably perched on a chair at the other side of the room, Mike protectively huddled close to him. The wife was standing by the door.

"Hey," Bullseye said to her, "Why don't you come over here and have a seat on the sofa."

The woman shook her head, looking away.

"That wasn't a request," he said, "Sit down."

The woman complied, cautiously approaching and sitting down.

"That's better," he said, "Now...tell me your name."

"Helen," she muttered.

"Oh Helen," laughed Bullseye, looking up at Electro, "Nice to meet you, Helen."

Bullseye edged in closer to Helen, leaning in towards her.

"I know you're scared. But you don't need to be. If you all do what you're told, then you're gonna get outta this fine. Okay?"

Bullseye put his arm around Helen's shoulder. He watched as she visibly shuddered under his touch. Then suddenly, in a flash, Dave was on his feet, pulling Bullseye away from his wife.

"If you touch her again, I'll kill you!" he snarled desperately.

Bullseye smirked, giving Dave a stiff knee to the stomach, sending him rolling to the floor in pain.

"Dad!" screamed Mike, running to his father's side.

"Don't try my patience, Dave," said Bullseye, "Remember that I can do anything I want. Electro, hold him."

Electro grabbed Dave, holding him down on the ground. Bullseye grabbed Helen by the hair, pulling her to her feet. He then proceeded to kiss her violently, keeping his eyes locked on the outraged Dave.

"You bastard! You bastard!" Dave shouted helplessly.

Bullseye finally let the kiss go, pushing Helen back down onto the sofa. He kneeled down in front of Dave.

"Anything I want..."

[Spider-Man9X17]

Vision 2 had something from his Father a message Vision 2 showed the message from holographic entrees:

“QUIET AVENGERS AND ALL HEROES,!”
The new Vision said yelling all the Ultrons too rest

The real Ultron in a hologram appeared with The Pyms in a chamber.

“Hello Super Humans, I have here two fellows of your kind. Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne Pym you have the simple choice, keep fighting and risk The Danger of the death of your friends OR stand down and my army will fly what do you say I do promise they won’t hurt anyone, so your Answer?”

Johnny cocked an eyebrow, looking around at the rest of the group, and then back at Ultron's projection.

"How stupid do you think we are? Seriously, you're suppose to be some big, bad, super smart, super powerful machine, and this is seriously some of the dumbest s**t I've ever heard. We stand down against hundreds of superpowered robots, that you obviously sent as a distraction so you could kidnap the Pyms, and you'll have them fly away like good little boys and girls while you let the nice little Avengers go. And may I remind you, in case you forgot this too, that those are the two people you've wanted revenge on for years, and you're going to let them and us go scott-free if we just 'stand down'? Seriously, if that makes any sense, somebody please tell me."

Johnny looked around at the collected heroes, some of which were chuckling.

"Ben, buddy, you're no longer the dumbest thing on the planet."

Johnny turned back to the projection.

"Our answer is 'Go to Hell." The Torch lashed out with a flaming fist, smashing the hologram projector.


"You've just been owned, b*tch."

Johnny floated up so he was eye to eye with the Vision 2.

"I believe we have some unfinished business," Johnny grabbed the android and hurled him through the air across the street, through the wall of a small corner store.

[TheCorpulent1]

OOC: Osborn's "house in Washington" is the White House, right? Because he's president?

[Spider-Man9X17]

OOC: Osborn's "house in Washington" is the White House, right? Because he's president?

Osborn's dead...I think. He fell off the Brooklyn Bridge I know he's not Pres.

[SuperFerret]

Hank had ushered the woman and her son away from the battle just in time, before things got really ugly. He helped carry them both to the nearest hospital, which is where he had woken up a few minutes earlier. The staff quickly ushered the two humans away from him and left him outside.

He still needed to speak with Reed Richards, as he was the key to Hank's new mission to organize the world's greatest intellects to benefit mankind, but Richards was occupied, as were most of the heroes.

Hank sighed, so much was happening at once, it seemed as if the world was falling apart, and he was helpless. I should have stayed in heaven.

[TheCorpulent1]

OOC: Hahaha, he fell off a bridge? :D Uh, ok, never mind. I had a plan but I guess I'll just keep fighting for now.

"I fear Johnny is right." Thor grunts in anger. "Would that I could have identified the location Ultron was holding Hank and Jan... I could have teleported there and helped them. But I fear they may end up casualties of Ultron's mad war, and as Johnny said, we cannot risk the high likelihood that Ultron and this new Vision are lying." He looks around the battlefield and reluctantly picks a target. As he winds up to throw Mjolnir, all he can do is remorsefully think, I am sorry Hank... Jan. Though I would move the heavens themselves to help thee, thou art beyond my reach now... and matters here conspire to keep it that way. As Thor's hammer flies, he fears to his soul's very core that he has signed his friends' death warrants.

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: Hahaha, he fell off a bridge? :D Uh, ok, never mind. I had a plan but I guess I'll just keep fighting for now.

"I fear Johnny is right." Thor grunts in anger. "Would that I could have identified the location Ultron was holding Hank and Jan... I could have teleported there and helped them. But I fear they may end up casualties of Ultron's mad war, and as Johnny said, we cannot risk the high likelihood that Ultron and this new Vision are lying." He looks around the battlefield and reluctantly picks a target. As he winds up to throw Mjolnir, all he can do is remorsefully think, I am sorry Hank... Jan. Though I would move the heavens themselves to help thee, thou art beyond my reach now... and matters here conspire to keep it that way. As Thor's hammer flies, he fears to his soul's very core that he has signed his friends' death warrants.

Ultron’s hologram remained. Refushing too Give up he pulled the plug on Hank and Janet.



“Don’t say I didn’t worn you” Ultron pressed his signal just then Spider Slayers, Senitals, More Ultrons, Doom bots came too Washington everywhere the other Ultrons continued there pursuit.



“ Very well Avengers I now have too give some bad news Washington DC is now Hostage too Ultron. And New York will continue too be filled with the menace so New York has no chance.”



“Vision NOW!”



“YES farther” The Vison broke the Torch’s brawl and disappeared



An Hour later The Vision 2 arrived.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Ultron’s hologram remained. Refushing too Give up he pulled the plug on Hank and Janet.



“Don’t say I didn’t worn you” Ultron pressed his signal just then Spider Slayers, Senitals, More Ultrons, Doom bots came too Washington everywhere the other Ultrons continued there pursuit.



“ Very well Avengers I now have too give some bad news Washington DC is now Hostage too Ultron. And New York will continue too be filled with the menace so New York has no chance.”



“Vision NOW!”



“YES farther” The Vison broke the Torch’s arm and disappeared



An Hour later The Vision 2 arrived.

OOC: Ummmm, what was the hell was that? Now you have millions of robots under your control out of no where. And you can't break my arm unless I give you permission.

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: Ummmm, what was the hell was that? Now you have millions of robots under your control out of no where. And you can't break my arm unless I give you permission.

OOC: Thats the mystery

[Spike_x1]

OOC: Are there any parts of New York destroyed, infected with some virus, etc, that I should know about?

[Spider-Man9X17]

OOC: Are there any parts of New York destroyed, infected with some virus, etc, that I should know about?

Magneto destroyed Mutant town with a volcano triggered by Juggernaut.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Oh, Hobgoblin blew up the Statue of LIberty, Ock blew up the Empire State Building, and The Torch accidently helped burn down the Daily Bugle

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: The thousands of Ultrons

[Electro UK]

OOC: Thats the mystery

OOC: The mystery of if you broke Johnnys arm without permission? No I can solve this one. He didn't give you permission therefore you cannot break his arm

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: The mystery of if you broke Johnnys arm without permission? No I can solve this one. He didn't give you permission therefore you cannot break his arm

OOC: No, The Mystery of how I got the dam robots!

[Electro UK]

OOC: But Doombots would never obey Ultron, they think they are Doom except in the presence of him. Plus Sentinels only attack mutants, they can't attack humans. And Spider-slayers? Don't even get me started on that.

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: But Doombots would never obey Ultron, they think they are Doom except in the presence of him. Plus Sentinels only attack mutants, they can't attack humans. And Spider-slayers? Don't even get me started on that.

OOC: You don't even know what Ultron can do, and wait for the mystery for gods sake if your're gonna flame start another thread I'm sick of explaning
and I know Ultron hasn't done this before but he's been updated ok so WAIT!

[rigel7soldiers]

OOC: the fact of the matter is that you're turning Ultron into a sort of Starro the conqueror for robots. Doombots are programmed to act exactly like Doom when Doom isn't around. I haven't seen a Spider-Slayer since the 90's cartoon... they only attack Spider-Man.

[Electro UK]

OOC: the fact of the matter is that you're turning Ultron into a sort of Starro the conqueror for robots. Doombots are programmed to act exactly like Doom when Doom isn't around. I haven't seen a Spider-Slayer since the 90's cartoon... they only attack Spider-Man.

OOC: Exactly, maybe you should just leave it as an army of Ultrons though even that is a bit crazy

[Karem-Knight]

OOC:Ultron has overridden the circuits of each robot and now controls them from a radar they now obey his cause as he becomes Humanity’s destruction. Man wait ago UK

[TheCorpulent1]

OOC: Isn't this getting a little out of hand? Hordes of every kind of robot the Marvel universe has to offer attacking simultaneously on two fronts, plus Hank and Jan are just murdered without any chance to stop it? But whatever...

IC: Thor hears Ultron's words about Washington from the hologram and immediately blasts the robots around him back, opening a circle around himself. "The robot attempts to destabilize the nation's capitol!"

Thor turns to Johnny, who's still angry that the Vision managed to slip away. "Johnny, we cannot allow Ultron to plunge this country into anarchy, or worse, attain the full power of its resources for his own dark ends. I can make my way there the fastest, so I fear I must leave the defense of New York in the capable hands of the Fantastic Four for now."

Thor's hammer whirled as he focused on the White House. "Aesir, to me!" The Asgardians gathered around Thor as the portal enveloped them. Moments later, they found themselves standing outside of the White House under a sky blackened by the silhouettes of approaching robots.

The Secret Service agents posted outside the White House drew their guns. "Halt!" Thor commanded. "Thy president is in grave danger. That," Thor pointed at the robots approaching in the sky, "is coming for him. Go, secure him while my forces buy thee time to effect his escape!" The agents hesitated. "Thou know me, varlots!" Thor shouted in anger and desperation. "I have served thy country faithfully as a member of the Avengers, alongside thy own national sentinel Captain America. Thy trust in me shall not be misplaced! Now get thee hence!" The agents looked at each other, but Thor's mention of the Avengers and Cap finally swayed them. They rushed into the White House hurriedly babbling orders into their headsets.

Thor turned to his companions, all of whom looked from him to the approaching robots to each other. The first robots landed on the White House lawn and began moving up to the Asgardians' position.Without any words, the two forces meet and the battle begins.

[Electro UK]

OOC:Ultron has overridden the circuits of each robot and now controls them from a radar they now obey his cause as he becomes Humanity’s destruction. Man wait ago UK

OOC: Wait ago UK? Was that meant to be way to go UK? I still think Ultron couldn't overide Doombot's circuits, you haven't even got permission from Kang604

[rigel7soldiers]

These things upset me... "Alright, fellas, if you want a brawl, yer gettin' a brawl!" I said, and as many as fifteen robots went after me. As I tore 'em apart and smashed 'em inta each other, I counted. "Eighteen so far. I'm startin' ta feel like nobody else is tryin'..."

[Spike_x1]

OOC: The thousands of UltronsOOC: What? Around New York?

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man gasped as the tentacle wrapped around his throat for the third time in this fight.

"Can't...you...think...of...something...better...to ...do?" Spider-man gasped.

He managed to get his fingers under the tentacle that was wrapped around his throat.

The tentacles were forged from adamantium, a nearly unbreakable substance. They were controlled by Doctor Otto Octavious's thoughts, whose willpower was incredible.

Spider-man's incredibly strong fingers managed to push this power an inch from his neck. He took a deep breath and swung his legs up, kicking Ock in the face.

As the tentacles loosened from his neck, Sider-man stood up and rubbed it.

"Sorry Ock, but I've had enough big hugs today." Spider-man said, retreating to a wall a safe distance away.

[Electro UK]

OOC: What? Around New York?

OOC: Thankfully no. They are in DC

[Spike_x1]

OOC: Alright, cool. In a couple hours, I'll post Taskmaster being released in NY for his mission and maybe he'll interact with some non NPC's, but don't put me in prison or anything like that because I want to finish this mission and reveal what's happened to him since last season.

[Electro UK]

Max clenched his fist. He couldn't bare to see this happening. This was really putting him to the test. He had to do something. He had to stop Bullseye without getting into a fight with him.

The kid was starting to cry. Dave was craddeling his stomach, supported by his wife. And Bullseye... Bullseye was just laughing? Laughing at this pain he was putting them through? His laughter stopped when he looked at Max.

His face was cold. He wasn't impressed with Bullseye at all. Bullseye's expression turned to an expression of disgust. In his opinoin Max should be laughing along with him. Max was that kind of guy wasn't he?

Max should be that kind of guy. He should be laughing with him. But since Mia's death, something had changed in him, and he didn't like it. He wanted to laugh. But there was something in him that stopped the laughter.

The silence continued as Bullseye and Electro stared at each other

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: What? Around New York?

OOC: Yeah some are but where The FF are

[Karem-Knight]

Ultron locked on too many cameras of his many robots. Wasn’t going as planned

Vision 2: Farther you seem worried

Ultron: I am trying too figure out how too win from the inside

Vison2: father you killed you most hated adversary

Ultron interrupted

Ultron: I am not killing him, yet. His wife thou have seen the light her brain patterns are being copied again this time too MY Vision!

Vision 2: Okay Father

Ultron then realized something

Ultron: SON wait

Vision 2: Yes?

Ultron: Get me your prototype I need him

Vision 2: Very well

A prototype Vision 2 a complete toy too Ultron came down

Ultron then gave him instructions trough message

Ultron: The “Email” is your message!

The 2nd prototype Vision soon went down

Ultron: This will be wonderful

[Johnny Blaze]

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“This does not bode well at all”, says the Conqueror as he sits in his luxurious suite and watches the monitor. On the monitor, a group of heroes, and a select few villains have banded together to fight against a seemingly endless robotic horde.
Kang ponders this as the slave girl pours another glass of red wine into the Conqueror’s ruby studded, golden goblet.
As the girl leaves the room, Kang speaks to himself, “Even with the Asgardians entering the fray, the superhumans of Earth are well outnumbered. And the mighty Avengers seem to be reduced to a loose coalition of heroes now.”

Kang finishes off the wine and places the cup down on the elegant table next to his chair before rising to his feet. The Conqueror crosses his hands behind his back as he walks to the balcony, deep in thought. Kang strolls all the way to the edge of the terrace, places his hands on the marble railing, and looks out over his kingdom.
Chronopolis, his city beyond time, was ruined during the attack by Immortus not long ago. Of course, in this place, time means nothing, so rebuilding was no trouble at all. Even now, his servants rebuild an ancient pyramid right beneath his tower. And, in the distance, an ancient Greek temple is being resurrected by a robotic crew.
Ah, Chronopolis…the one place Kang can truly feel at peace. The Conqueror breaths deep, taking in the air, when he is suddenly taken from his thoughts by a beautiful voice from behind him.
“Forgive my intrusion, my lord, but I have the latest updates on the rebuilding process.”
Kang replies without turning around, “No need to apologize, my dear Ravonna. You, of all people, need not fear my wrath for such a trivial intrusion. Place the documents on the table. I will get to them in due time.”
“As you wish, my lord.”

Time. Time was something the Conqueror had in abundance. However, time was something the heroes of 21st century Earth did not. Kang knew that the odds of them surviving, let alone beating a threat as the one mounted against them, were slim to none. Kang curled his lips in a sly smile. Those were just the kind of odds the Conqueror loved.
“So be it”, the Conqueror declared as he turned and walked into his chamber with quickness in his step, “The Avengers may be nothing more than a shell of their former glory, but they are still in need. Besides, I cannot let a grotesquerie such as Ultron to conquer the 21st century. That victory will be mine, and mine alone!”
Kang activates a teleportation unit in his armor and is transported to his personal lab and work shop. A handful of his elite scientists are at work creating and augmenting new and previously created equipment as their lord and master appears before them.
“Heed my words, my loyal servants, for your lord has need of you. It appears as though my enemy is somehow able to command any and all robotic creations on the planet. Whether this is by way of a device or some form of radio wave, I want you to set up blockers in the Growing Man, Timespinner, and at least two squads of Macrobots. I will need them immediately.”
”It will be done, my lord”, replies the scientists as the quickly begin helping Kang augment his own robotic minions with future tech to keep them under the Conqueror’s control.

After a few hours of work, the task is complete, and the Conqueror is most please with the results.
“Well done, my scientists, well done! I now depart for the 21st century and for battle. In my leave, I want you to continue outfitting more Macrobot squads with the blockers I have created so I might call upon them later, if need be.”
“As you will, my lord”, the scientists reply.
“Very good”, states the Conqueror as he activates a device on his armor, and he, along with his robotic minions, disappear into the timestream…their destination, the battle ground that is Washington DC, specifically, the White House…

[Spider-Man9X17]

OOC: This whole robot invasion is getting really ridiculous, but I'll play along for a little longer just so this doesn't erupt into a flame war, as long as we don't have any more wild, off the top goofy stuff. Anymore magical Sentinels or millions of robots flying out of open air though, and I'm afraid I'm just gonna ignore this storyline. (Maybe the heroes can rescue the captive family, if that would be OK.)



"Hey, Bic-Head, maybe it's about time you use that fancy stuff ol IronMan gave ya."

"I, ummm, can't. I lost it. That was just an empty tube."

"Oh, fer the love of...Any one else got any bright ideas?"

"As a matter of fact Ben, I do," Reed said, falling back to the Fantasti-Car. "Just keep them busy for another minute or so."

"Yeah, sure, no problem," Johnny said, blasting an Ultron. "What's the plan?"

"Well, just let me make a few minor adjustments...there. Everybody, fall back, get them as close to the Fantasti-Car as possible."

The collected heroes slowly goaded the murderous robots towards Reed.

"I hope you know what you're doing," Johnny said as the group fell into place beside Reed.

"Don't I always," Reed hit a switch on the device he had been preparing, and a massive energy surge burst from the generator, bathing the robots in massive E.M.P. The robots, along with every streetlight, fuse box, circuit breaker, automobile, and any other electrical unit in the pulse's path, sputtered and died within a 15 mile radius. As the E.M.P. subsided, Johnny looked a Reed with a quizzical glare.

"What?"

"Why the HELL didn't you do that in the first place?!"

"Because I just took out all power in a ten to twenty block radius. It will be hours, maybe days until everything is back up and running. To do that without even trying any other alternatives was simply..."

"Save it, please. I have a bad enough headache anyway."

"So, what happens when these guys here wake up again?"

"Well, we just have to make sure that doesn't happen. Susan, form a force field around the androids. Johnny, I need you to SuperNova."

"Reed , we've been at this for almost two whole figgin' days. I don't think I have enough for a Nova, let alone goin' all out."

"We have faith in you Johnny. Besides, the quicker this all get's done, the quicker we all go home."

Johnny took a deep breathe, focusing all his energy.

"OK."

"Sue..."

Sue formed a force field around Johnny and all of the downed Ultron, throwing all of her concentration into it. The feedback was going to be brutal, and she tried to soften the blow as much as possible.

Inside the bubble, Johnny began to heat up, his flames going from orange to blue, and then white. The plasma around his body began to pull in tighter as his flames superheated. He reached Nova heat, but still held onto the flames as the burninglasma began to grow thicker. Johnny could feel himself beginning to lose consciousness, and let all his energy go into a huge SuperNova flame. The inside of the force field lit up with white hot flames that punded against the wall. Sue threw all of her energy into the field, a small trickloe of blood running from her nose.

"Just a few more seconds!" Reed called out. The Nova began to receed, and then exploded into one last, devastating burst before collapsing back in on itself. That final blow knocked some to the ground, and as the force field died out, a huge crater was revealed in the middle of the street, with a motionless Johnny Storm lying in the middle, smoke rising from his body. The robots were gone, incinerated by the blast. Reed rushed to Sue's side as Ben braved the massive heat and melted asphalt form the Nova, grabbing Johnny and pulling him to safety.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Spider-Man9x17/NovaFlame.jpg

"They're all right. They should come to in a few moments," Reed announced as the siblings were gently placed inside the Fantasti-Car. "In the mean time, we must prepare to leave. Thor is going to need back-up, and we can not let Ultron hold Washington captive"

[Spider-Man9X17]

“Very good”, states the Conqueror as he activates a device on his armor, and he, along with his robotic minions, disappear into the timestream…their destination, the battle ground that is Washington DC, specifically, the White House…


Oh, man. Ultron is F***ed now. :p

[Electro UK]

Oh, man. Ultron is F***ed now. :p

OOC: That's good news for the RPG

[Spike_x1]

Taskmaster was blindfolded and driven to his drop-off point, which he was told would be somewhere in New York City. The blindfolded ride was rather bumpy, as if they were driving over rubble.

‘Curious,’ thought TM as he felt the bumps under his vehicle’s tires, yet couldn’t see where they were.

After driving for almost half an hour, they came to a stop. The driver and the guard in the passenger seat got out of the automobile and opened the rear passenger door, where Taskmaster was seated. They pulled him out of the car, onto his feet and took his blindfold off.

“The Hack-Pack’s lead coder lives in that apartment,” said the driver, indicating a rundown looking apartment complex down the street. “Goes by the name of Carl Hopper. You are to find him, interrogate him, take his place, and infiltrate their organization in order to retrieve the files stolen from us.”

While the driver was saying this, Taskmaster was looking around the scene. Quite a bit of destruction was evident over the horizon. The space in the sky that should have occupied the top of the Empire State building was empty. Over the water, the Statue of Liberty was in ruins. “What the hell happened while I was gone?” Taskmaster’s mission took a backseat for the moment. He didn’t usually feel remorse, but he had grown up here. He couldn’t help it.

The driver and the guard stood emotionless before TM. “It's not your concern right now. Just complete the mission, then you can go on a fact-finding search of your own.”

The two secretive soldiers got back into their car and drove away, leaving the Taskmaster alone and surrounded by the broken pieces of buildings that littered the area. With a heavy sigh, Taskmaster drooped his cape over his front and headed for his target’s apartment.

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[rigel7soldiers]

OOC: Timespinner could take out Ultron all by itself, though. Just keep shooting until the ravages of time catch up with Ultron...

IC: I overheard the FF talking. "Hey! Can I go to Washington? Come on, please? Yer gonna need all that help ya can get..."

OOC: Seriously, take me. please.

[SonnyBlack]

*Saudi Arabia*
(Scientist walks up to guard at rocket base)

Guard- Identification please
(Scientist checks through pockets and drops items on floor, the Guard bends down to help the man by picking up the dropped items. As he rises he is shocked to see himself staring back at him. As he looks into his own eyes he sees them flash a bright yellow, suddenly he reaches for his gun but before he gets a chance to fire he gets stabbed in the neck.)
Mystique/Guard- (smiles) Too slow.
(Mystique enters the base and systematically guns down everyone in her sight. She enter the main control room and puts down a bag she has been carrying on the desk)
Mystique- 3 minutes
(As she simultaneously starts the launch sequence on the rockets to fire on Gaza and the explosives in the bag she was carrying)
Mystique- (thinking) Thats it? well its been fun
(as she makes her exit with the time ticking away)

[Keyser Soze]

OOC Post

I noticed nobody replied to Kang604. It would be great if you returned to the RPG, Kang. However, it may be better to hang off until the start of Season 3 now, as I think this Season is nearing its end.

As with the whole Ultron storyline, I think the problem was that it was a good plot triggered at the worst possible time. We are trying to wind down this current Season, bring plot threads to a close. Starting a whole new epic campaign now just wasn't right. It might be better to have the robots be destroyed and move forward from there.

[Spike_x1]

OOC: Nobody told me you guys were trying to wind down :mad: :(. If I had known that, I would've held off Taskmaster's return until Season 3.

[Keyser Soze]

Max clenched his fist. He couldn't bare to see this happening. This was really putting him to the test. He had to do something. He had to stop Bullseye without getting into a fight with him.

The kid was starting to cry. Dave was craddeling his stomach, supported by his wife. And Bullseye... Bullseye was just laughing? Laughing at this pain he was putting them through? His laughter stopped when he looked at Max.

His face was cold. He wasn't impressed with Bullseye at all. Bullseye's expression turned to an expression of disgust. In his opinoin Max should be laughing along with him. Max was that kind of guy wasn't he?

Max should be that kind of guy. He should be laughing with him. But since Mia's death, something had changed in him, and he didn't like it. He wanted to laugh. But there was something in him that stopped the laughter.

The silence continued as Bullseye and Electro stared at each other

Bullseye was taken aback by Electro's cold stare. Who the hell was Max Dillon to judge him?

"You better quit eyeballin' me, before I smack the taste outta your mouth."

There was another long, unbearable silence as Bullseye and Electro stared at each other. Bullseye could almost feel their friendship imploding right then and there, without a single word being said.

"Oh, you're so high and mighty, ain't you Max? Standing there, staring at me, judging me. Just remember that you've been with us all along. So you aren't any better than me. not one bit."

Bullseye finally looked away from Electro, losing the staring contest.

"You know what, this is stupid. Why ruin a perfectly good friendship over a bunch of people we don't even know. Why don't we just kill them and get it over with?"

Bullseye pulled all three of them up onto their knees, lining them up.

"Right, Max, why don't you kill them. Fry them with electricity. Show me you're still a team player."

Bullseye stood back, waiting for Elector to make a move. He didn't.

"Oh God, I can't believe this. Have you lost your stomach Max? You are really goddamn pathetic, you know that? You're gonna choose three people you don't know over me, your friend. Well screw you, Max! If you don't kill them I will."

Bullseye took out a knife. With them all lined up, he could slit all their throats with one throw.

"I'm going to die tomorrow! I know more than anyone how little life is really worth, how much of a sick joke it all is! It's all pointless. We're all going to die, so why work so hard to try and save the lives of others? Why, you moron?"

Bullseye raised the knife, preparing to make the deadly throw.

"Everybody dies, everybody! What makes them so goddamn special!?"

[Johnny Blaze]

OOC: Timespinner could take out Ultron all by itself, though. Just keep shooting until the ravages of time catch up with Ultron...

IC: I overheard the FF talking. "Hey! Can I go to Washington? Come on, please? Yer gonna need all that help ya can get..."

OOC: Seriously, take me. please.
OOC: In theory, he could do that to Ultron, but Kang would not allow for a mere servant to do that to a adversary worthy of his personal attention, such as Ultron.