The "Heroes Vs Villains" Marvel RPG - Season IV

[twylight]

Thor didnt move am muscle, but the fierce look in his eyes said it all.

He took a deep calming breath

"Have a care girl. Tis not proper for a mortal to question a god's nobility" Thor said, keeping his voice even.


Rogue lowered herself a little towards the ground.
“Ah was thinkin’ more along the lines of Hawkeye.” She drawled softly.


The Shocker stares at the Bomb as it drops before them. His anger builds, but he says nothing. He wanted that bomb to hit. He wanted to know that Spiderman was dead, his chared skeleton lying in ashes on the streets of New York City. And now he isn't because Rogue had a sudden streak of heroism. But nonetheless, he says nothing. She's got the heroes to surrender, and so he'll play along for now. But she better not overstep her boundries. There's more missiles where that one came from, and she could find herself at the front end of one if she's not careful.

His com then sounds and he turns to listen to it. It is Hypron.

"Luitenant, I apologize for just now returning to your message. But we are just under a mile from where you are in the nearest military base we've comandeered. Xorn is here with us, and imprisoned once more. I will come to meet you with a large squad."

"Thank you, Hypron." He then turns to the heroes before him. "Alright people, let's remember one thing here. Rogue stopped that nuke, but there's more where it came from, and they're all over this country. One false move, and another gets launched." Now he looks to Rogue sternly, "And this time she WON'T stop it!"

Rogue looked at him daringly, before rising into the air and flying away. She flew over the countryside, her arms away from her sides, a feeling of satisfaction flowing through her. She zoomed higher into the sky letting the air brush her hair away from her face.
It was time she should be getting back, yet for some reason it felt like such a strain keeping up this ‘villain’ work.
“Ah don’t remember it eveh bein’ this hard with Mystique.” She thought as she landed lightly next to The Shocker. There was obviously no love between the two and he barked.

"Alright then, let's go."

[Sachsmachine]

"Thank you, Hypron." He then turns to the heroes before him. "Alright people, let's remember one thing here. Rogue stopped that nuke, but there's more where it came from, and they're all over this country. One false move, and another gets launched." Now he looks to Rogue sternly, "And this time she WON'T stop it!"

Silence follows for a moment before Shocker continues, "Now, we're going to be marching to another location as soon as back up arrives. Don't try a thing."

A little time passes before Hypron and a force of fifty soldier appear around them.

"Alright then, let's go."Pietro just shakes his head slowly. What kind of pathetic show of force was this? Fifty Soldiers? He might as well sent fifty thousand for all the good it would do. The only thing stopping him and his teamates was those nukes... But how long were they going to play this game. He sighs and followed the rest wondering to himself if Captain America would have given up so easily.

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: I'm going to bunny a little if you guys don't mind, just to get from point A to point B. If you guys are against it I'll edit.

The Shocker sends Hypron ahead to lead the prisoners toward the new base. He remains toward the back untill all have passed. He then walks in the back of the line. Surprisingly there is little resistance, and he finds it almost too easy. After quite some time, they approach an old building that looks to be abandoned. A garage door opens and everyone enters the garage. The door shuts, and then suddenly the floor begins to move, and they begin to decend. The elevator stops, and a door opens, revealing a hallway that still has blood on the walls from the chinese military officers that they had killed to take the base over. Hypron leads them through the hall and through several doors until they reach one door with three guards standing outside of it. The door opens and they enter. It is another hallway with several iron doors on each side. Hypron and his guards direct each of the heroes into a separate room and locks the door behind them. The Shocker nods at him and commands a guard at each door, as well as the main door. He then turns to leave.

That's China and four heroes down. Who should be next?

"Hypron, does this place have a monitering system like the last place had?"

"Yes sir. I do suggest you don't destroy this one."

The Shocker gives the soldier a harsh look but lets it pass. He had a point.

"Alright then, lead me to it. We have to plan our next attack. And for the prisoners, if any of them act up, feed them to Xorn. I assume he's back there too?"

"Yes, sir."

[Sachsmachine]

OOC: I'm going to bunny a little if you guys don't mind, just to get from point A to point B. If you guys are against it I'll edit.

The Shocker sends Hypron ahead to lead the prisoners toward the new base. He remains toward the back untill all have passed. He then walks in the back of the line. Surprisingly there is little resistance, and he finds it almost too easy. After quite some time, they approach an old building that looks to be abandoned. A garage door opens and everyone enters the garage. The door shuts, and then suddenly the floor begins to move, and they begin to decend. The elevator stops, and a door opens, revealing a hallway that still has blood on the walls from the chinese military officers that they had killed to take the base over. Hypron leads them through the hall and through several doors until they reach one door with three guards standing outside of it. The door opens and they enter. It is another hallway with several iron doors on each side. Hypron and his guards direct each of the heroes into a separate room and locks the door behind them. The Shocker nods at him and commands a guard at each door, as well as the main door. He then turns to leave.

That's China and four heroes down. Who should be next?

"Hypron, does this place have a monitering system like the last place had?"

"Yes sir. I do suggest you don't destroy this one."

The Shocker gives the soldier a harsh look but lets it pass. He had a point.

"Alright then, lead me to it. We have to plan our next attack. And for the prisoners, if any of them act up, feed them to Xorn. I assume he's back there too?"

"Yes, sir."Magneto floats a few feet off the floor of the giant throne room high atop castle M. Surrounding him are at least a dozen massive floating monitors each with a different view of the ongoing invasion. They slowly spin around him as he watches.

Alpha Flight had been captured and being held on an air force base in southern Ontario. Japan was now fully under Thanos' control. In fact most of the world had fallen to the invasion only small pockets still fighting back with little if no progress.

"I should have suspected... Without poor Charles and the Avengers prescious Captain America they can't even counter the threats of a mere homo-sapien."

Magneto chuckled in amusement at this. He then grasped the air as one of the motiors came close, the image zooming in and freezing on one of the prisoners in China.

"Pietro... how you never cease to dissapoint me."

More urgent messages from deafeated countries, begging for help from Genosha. Still he waited for something.

[Logan Howlett]

I hackin and slashin, I can finaly see what I'm doin, but I can't stop myself. This Cap wannabe ducks out and leaves me with his body guards. I'm tearin through em like a hot knife through butter.........Get it together Logan......get it together.....FOCUS!

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHGGGGH..........Huh.....huh.. .HUARAAAGGAHG!"

Gota get it, gota get control!....Ok.....the reds clearin up, I can feel myself again. I look around at the corpses of soilders lyin all around me. Bits and peices layin on the floor, stained on the walls, even hangin from the cealin.

"What have I done.......GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD! RAAAAAAGGGGHGG!"

I drop to my knees. I swore I wasn't gona kill again, I swore to Jeanie, I promised that no matter what, I wasn't gona kill again. I look at my reflection on a near by window. I'm covered with blood, my cloths are ripped all apart. I just lay there, not knwing what to do. I let the rage take over again, that animal bloodlust, I'm a monster.......

"I'm a monster......."

[twylight]

“What the..”


I turn my head quickly and lean past Parker to look out his window. A woman with reddish hair and a white streak in it is hovering in the air, the missile over her head. I pull out my camera and start clicking away. In an instant she’s gone and a Jet flies into the Harbor.

Mick’s talking busily over the headset.

“What’s going on?”

Parker turns towards me as he lowers his own camera.

“I don’t know. I think she stopped it.”

“Who is she?”

He looks out the window again his voice absent and full of relief.
“That’s Rogue, she’s a mutant, affiliated with a team known as the X-Men.”

I lean back.
“Oh.” I’m glad his mind is otherwise occupied, or he’d wonder why I didn’t know that. I sigh realizing that I’d had a headache and it was now gone. Guess I didn’t notice it the first time around. I turn at the sound of yelling.

Mick’s yelling over his headset. Parker and I look at each other confused. I give him a questioning look and he shrugs waiting for Mick to calm down.

“What’s going on?”

Mick’s eye flamed.
“It’s S.H.I.E.L.D. They’re pulling us out.”

“What do you mean?”

“It means they no longer think the U.S. Military has any right to be involved in this.” He flipped off his mic and watching his mouth he uttered an obvious string of profanity.

I raised my eyebrow as he flipped the mic back on.
“We’re going back to base. S.H.I.E.L.D. wants us out of the harbor.”

The Helicopter turning caused me to slide against Parker. He lifted his arm and steadied me, before staring out the window, his eyes distant in thought. I studied the sliver of a profile I could see before turning my own eyes out my window.
Obviously this had escalated, but the hostility towards S.H.I.E.L.D. was something I’d never even thought of before. I understand it. The utter helplessness of not being able to do anything, of being charged to protect a nation and then having that responsibility taken from you by force. I rested my chin on my hand. Knowing the politics certainly made everything different.

[bkhedr]

Thor dug his fingers into the prison wall and pulled out a fist sized chunk of concrete and steel. They had been in the prison for almost 20 minutes and he was losing patience.

"Tis a humorless jest that we sit idly by while the world fights for its freedom." Thor said as he closed his palm and crushed the chunk of wall to dust and gravel.

His thoughts turned to Sif and he grew more impatient

"Hawkeye...the God of Thunder is not some doddering old mother waiting to be rescued!" he said "Verily must we find someway to deprive our enemies of their nuclear arsenal, then shalt we take this battle to Thanos and end its threat at its source!"

[ElectroFlare]

What? Cap? With alien invaders?

Cap? Fighting against this country?

Wait. Wade is the one telling him that Cap is evil. The merc with a mouth. The smart-mouth regenerating punk. Not too mention, completely insane.

"Cap would never do anything that isn't good for the world!" Spider-man shouted, turning towards Moon Knight and Wade.

"I should trust you over him? This "traitor" is a real hero! A REAL hero! One of the few left on this planet!" Spider-man yells, suddenly enraged.

"And if you're trying to convince me that he's against me, then you're against him. Well, then you're against me! I always stand by Cap!" Spider-man shouted again, sealing Moon Knight and Wade's mouths shut with webbing.

"Let's go Cap. I know that you've got to be the one doing what's right for this world."

[The Question]

Stupid kid. Even more naive than Richards' little errand boy back home.

The General picks up Wanda.

"We have to get to a quinjet. I know she's been through alot lately, but maybe we could get Wanda to divert the missile's trajectory if we can wake her up. Let's go."

[Electro UK]

What? Cap? With alien invaders?

Cap? Fighting against this country?

Wait. Wade is the one telling him that Cap is evil. The merc with a mouth. The smart-mouth regenerating punk. Not too mention, completely insane.

"Cap would never do anything that isn't good for the world!" Spider-man shouted, turning towards Moon Knight and Wade.

"I should trust you over him? This "traitor" is a real hero! A REAL hero! One of the few left on this planet!" Spider-man yells, suddenly enraged.

"And if you're trying to convince me that he's against me, then you're against him. Well, then you're against me! I always stand by Cap!" Spider-man shouted again, sealing Moon Knight and Wade's mouths shut with webbing.

"Let's go Cap. I know that you've got to be the one doing what's right for this world."

"Alright just hang on hear one cotten pickin second." Wade pulled out an A-Z of the Marvel Universe magazine and flicked through it. "Spider-man... yes here it is. SPIDER-SENSE!... ah the heck of it. I'm done trying to explain things to you guys, if I'm the only one that goes by the rules in this RPG so be it."

[ElectroFlare]

"Alright Cap, here we go." Spider-man said and ignored Wade. Spider-man grabbed Captain America around the waist and with a single web line brought both of them to the quinjet. With a simple flip he landed them inside, and a web shot pressed the button to shut the door.

Believe Wade and Moon Knight over Captain America? The Sentinal of Liberty? The man fought for the good of the world. He had to be on the right side. Captain America was a hero. Besides, what does Wade know about the spider-sense?

Was his spider-sense going off?

There was the spider-sense, but he was in the middle of a battle. Juggernaut was here as well as a bunch of alien soliders. Of course the spider-sense would go off.

[Watchman]

"Alright just hang on hear one cotten pickin second." Wade pulled out an A-Z of the Marvel Universe magazine and flicked through it. "Spider-man... yes here it is. SPIDER-SENSE!... ah the heck of it. I'm done trying to explain things to you guys, if I'm the only one that goes by the rules in this RPG so be it."

Moon Knight looks down at the magazine and his eyes widen and rips the webbing off his mouth. "Does anybody else see this?!" he shouts but the other two swing away.

He stares where the swung to and see the quinjet door slam shut. He turns back to Deadpool, "I don't trust him. There is something about him that I saw in his eyes. We have to follow them something tells me Spider-Man is in trouble."

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker sits in his chair, looking through the holographic moniters. He watches as Alpha Flight falls before the forces on the US Canadian border, and he notes that the Silver Samraii is fighting a lost battle in Japan, which has already fallen. Some kids with a robotic frog and a dinosaur fight in California, doing surprisingly well. Thanos' forces are doing well thus far.

He smiles as he receives messages of surender coming from both North Korea and Mongolia, for fear of nuclear threat. He expects Burma and Nepal to surrender soon. He then flips through the moniters and comes to a land that could potentially be a large threat. He ponders how they should fall, but he wonders if Rogue would go along with it,....... Genosha is the land of mutants afterall. Magneto is its lord, and he can control metal, so sending a metal missile over would be stupid, but what if there was something else? What if he sent over some other type of threat, something not metal? He continues to think it over.

He types in some information as lists of their weaponry shows up on the screan. He runs down it with his finger, until he comes accross some that he hadn't considered using before now. He smiles. That could possibly work, but who would send it over there? He then smiles. Oh the irony.

He speaks into his com, "Hypron, get some men and bring me Quicksilver. Tranque him or whatever's needed, but just get him here. I have a mission for him."

[Midnight Ice]

Iceman is relieved that Rogue stopped the nuke. he knew she would do the right thing.

I hope I get a chance to talk to Rogue, I would like to talk to her, to help her.

Iceman heard a scrambled tranmission come through his comm unit, it sounded like Nightcrawler.

"Nightcrawler, this is Bobby. We are in China right now."

[Toby_Temple]

The Hulk crashed through a wall, rolled backwards, and ended up back on his feet. The inhibitor collar that the General had placed on him was beginning to irritate him. With a grunt, he ripped it off and tossed it aside. Looking back up, he saw Death's Head attempting to console a frightened Thing. Hulk cared little for Death's Head at the moment. He recognized Thing and wanted to beat him up for awhile, just for old times' sake.

Rushing toward the pair, he struck Death's Head with a mighty punch to the face that sent him flying. He turned back toward the Thing and delivered a vicious backhanded slap across the face.

"ROCK MAN COWARD! HULK KILL ROCK MAN!"

Death's Head moved his upper body forward to focus more weight on it to slow his body down. He finally started to drop. In the ground, he searched for the Hulk.

As expected from the Green Guy. Sorry Hulk, but I can't allow to hurt Ben. Its time for round two, Yes?

Death's Head dashed towards Hulk who was currently chasing Thing. Hulk heard his footsteps and turned. To Hulk's surprise, a foot went smashing to his face. The green behemoth went flying pass Thing.

Hey Hulk! Me Death's Head! And I want to kick your butt. Yes?

[spartin2008]

(Beast)

"I am Hank McCoy. A.K.A Beast. I don't feel like a beast, and i don't act like one...but i am cursed to look like one. That second mutation changed my life. But now i am back on the most extraordinary team of mutants alive. Ive been on others but this must be the best."

Siting in my lab in the subbasement of the X-mansion. I continue to talk to myself.

"Missiles in New York, the Avengers in China, along with Bobby. We need to save. We need the team to come back and get to China. We need to get going soon, before its to late."

[Silverstein]

"Unfall!" Nightcrawler shouted. He heard Iceman come on over the speaker. Something about China. That's where he was heading originally, having traced their locations. But why did the missile come from the same path?

And why did Rogue teleport and intercept said missile?

"This is und mystery thot needs solving. I'd better go back to die x-mansion to check eet out. Forge has answers, maybe?"

---Minutes Later
1407 Graymalkin Lane, Westchester County, New York.

Just from looking at the calm trees blowing in the wind, and the gentle swaying grass, no one would have known that an invasion was in the works. Or that a mad man was black mailing the world's greatest heroes.

Who could have known?

Forge keyed in a few codes and the pool once again split, allowing the cloaked jet to return to the depths from whence it came. He was in a lonely chamber surrounded by buttons and keypads. A dream catcher rested somewhere in the darkness and pictures of Storm lay much closer.

"krrkkkrrkI'm inrrkrrkrkrkrr" He barely heard Nightcrawler say over the communicator. There was some distortion, probably due to the invasion happening just a little ways above their heads.

Forge had detected some kind of bizarre energy field, but it didn't do any damage so it was irrelevant for the moment. The sudden *BAMF* behind him, and then the smell of brimstone made him smile.

-----Moments Earlier
He didn't bother getting out, he simply shut off the engines and turned off the systems, before teleporting out of the jet and out of the room. He brought himself to a speaker on the wall.

"Code X-100239. Emergency. All X-men report to the conference room. Forge, I'm in."

He turned and began walking past the various labs and rooms. He stopped at a room, which's door was shut tightly. Kurt had been in this room so many times before, that he was not affraid to teleport right through the doors.

Besides, he had to go in to get Forge. He, Storm, and Beast were possibly the only mutants still at the mansion. Kurt didn't know who would be waiting in the conference room, and Forge would stay in that locked room if Kurt didn't go get him.

-------*BAMF*

"I'm so lost vight now. Iceman is een China, Rogue can now teleport and she stopped und missile, and from the briefings I read earlier, the majority of other X-men are also in China." Kurt said walking with Forge towards the conference room.
"Yeah, it's crazy. I've been monitoring things for a while now. I believe that Thanos, or possibly some alien race, has been sending troops to Earth. I don't know why. And that missile you're talking about was sent from China. I was right about locating exactly where, when you returned."
"Are you suggesting these things could be related een some veird vay?"
"I don't know but I'm going to stay here for research." Forge paused.
"Vhat?" Kurt became confused.
"Well, what if they are related? No one knows where the Avengers are. And various messages keep being sent on their frequencies. There was a message maybe an hour ago...I think it was from S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Vhat do they vant?"
"It was a request for all X-men, all Avengers, and anyone who could do something to help."
"Help....?"
"Kurt, this could be the end. You know? Of the world."
"Eet's not like you to say thot. You need to have faith. When I am in doubt, I pray to mein Gott. I believe that ve can pull through."
"Your faith is strong, Nightcrawler."
"Ja."
"I wish things were so easy. In reality, we have to face things as they come. Prepare for the worse and hope for the best. Not deny the worse could happen."
"Ve have different perceptions on reality, kamerad."

They opened the door to the conference room.

[Electro UK]

Moon Knight looks down at the magazine and his eyes widen and rips the webbing off his mouth. "Does anybody else see this?!" he shouts but the other two swing away.

He stares where the swung to and see the quinjet door slam shut. He turns back to Deadpool, "I don't trust him. There is something about him that I saw in his eyes. We have to follow them something tells me Spider-Man is in trouble."

Wade's eyes almost weled up with tears. "Did you... did you just talk to me with out mentioning how annoying I am? WOW! Let's be friends! No... best friends! Let's go get friendship bracelts right now." Wade squealed in excitement.

"Follow them? Up to you dude, I'm staying here and fighting for NYC, no matter how much I get tossed around. If Spider-man's being stupid enough to follow Cap, let im. Its only gonna end in tears."

[Spider-Man9X17]

Hawkeye's comm buzzed.

"Pink....PINK! Cap's goin to D.C., and he took Pete...and mentioned a woman named Monica..."

"Hawkeye...the God of Thunder is not some old mother waiting to be rescued!" he said with determination "Verily must we find someway to deprive our enemies of their nuclear arsenal, then shall we take this battle to Thanos and end its threat at its source!"

"That's the plan..." Hawkeye pulled out a small disc. It was one of the FF's mini teleporters. He had hidden it away before they left.

"Please work," he said to himself.

"I didn’t wanna tell you guys during the fight, but Captain America turned. He’s acting as one of Thanos’s generals," he told his fellow prisoners. "He’s making a new move, and I’ve got a lock on his location."

“The let’s go get him,” Jan chimed in.

“I am. The rest of you are staying here. If we all disappear, they’ll launch. If it’s just me….oh well. How much harm is a bow and a couple of arrows gonna do, huh? ‘Specially in the hands of a guy in a purple costume?”

“So, what makes you think you can convince Cap he’s wrong?”

“I was thinking about beating some sense into him.”

“You can’t fight Captain America! He’s, he’s….you just can’t?”

“Why? Because you think I’m not strong enough? Or is it just because he’s Cap? Because he has that damn star on his chest, or he fought in Word War II? That he’s a living symbol of this country. See, that’s why no one else can go either. I have no problem giving Cap a good ol’ left hook across the face. Most of you won’t take the last piece of pizza until you make sure he doesn’t want it. But I was never one for authority.”

Hawkeye took a breath.

“Look, I’m not trying to be an a$$hole, but this is the best way. Cap and I have never seen eye to eye, and I’m hoping they’ll just see me as less, I dunno, threatening. That’s always been one of my greatest tools anyway, people underestimating me. Maybe if he see’s the smart alleck coming to try and beat the hell outta him, he’ll wave it off as a joke. He sees Thor coming, they’ll launch. And…it’s gotten personal…”

Hawkeye prepped the teleporter.

“Wish me luck.”

Hawkeye pushed the button, and was gone. He reappeared instantly on the White House lawn, hidden from view behind some shrubbery. Thanos’s forces patrolled the lawn, like little purple faced Secret Service agents. Hawkeye didn’t even know if the President was still inside, or if he was even alive.

“Gorgul lumphana bing…”

Hawkeye jumped. One of the alien soldiers had managed to sneak up behind him. He kept talking his weird little lingo, making no attempt to call for help or even take Clint prisoner. Clint looked around to make sure they were alone, and then decked the alien. He drug him into the shadows and stripped him of his uniform. He needed to fit in completely if this plan had any chance of working.

The sun was just beginning to rise. Clint stepped from the shadows, fitting the helmet of the being in place, and then attempting to zipper up the jacket. He made it about an inch.

“I had to knock out the runt of the litter…”

“Googa blog.”

“Not again…”

Hawkeye turned. Another soldier had crept up on him. He began spewing more alien words at him. It took a moment for Hawkeye to realize that he was getting yelled out for his uniform. This new alien thought Hawkeye was one of them.

“Fish in a barrel.”

A second later, the new alien hit the ground. Hawkeye went to work switching uniforms. Luckily, this new one fit. Looking for an opening, he strolled onto the open lawn, and began guard duty.

“Now we play the waiting game.”

[Watchman]

Wade's eyes almost weled up with tears. "Did you... did you just talk to me with out mentioning how annoying I am? WOW! Let's be friends! No... best friends! Let's go get friendship bracelts right now." Wade squealed in excitement.

"Follow them? Up to you dude, I'm staying here and fighting for NYC, no matter how much I get tossed around. If Spider-man's being stupid enough to follow Cap, let im. Its only gonna end in tears."

"Um..." Moon Knight quickly realized that Wade was not playing with a full deck of card "...sure best friends". Although he was completely crazy one think that he said stuck with Moon Knight staying here and fighting for New York. This was his city to protect he was not just going to abandon it.

"No I'm staying Spider-Man can handle himself we have a city to protect" he looks up as the jet starts to take off. "What should we take care of first?"

[Charlie No-One]

Malice flew back to the mansion. Something had snapped in her head. She was furious, filled with an unstoppable rage that couldn’t be explained. Maybe it was the memories of Alex or could it be the Homo sapiens non-existent tolerance against mutants? Lorna was out for blood.

She stood in front of the great school for mutants. The goddess of metal remembered the first time she stepped foot into the school. The X-Men welcoming arms accepted her. She was loved for the first time. That was changed now. No one loved her anymore. Lorna needed vengeance. The mutant ripped open the mansion’s gates.

“The one time I met Destiny, she told me I special; someone who would be celebrated. Maybe she will be right. Once I murder the X-Men, the world will rejoice that there will be a dozen less mutants to worry about,” Malice said aloud.

She floated high above the mansion, her body glowing with an unnatural emerald light. At once, her body acted as a magnet, and the school began to shift and pull. The metal was attracting to the former superhero. Everything, from the lining of the roof, to the doorknobs of the bathrooms, was pulling towards Polaris. The most shocking part was the structure was beginning to bend. With an earth rumbling sound, it ripped off the mansion’s foundation and went flying towards the human magnet.

Malice repelled all the debris off her body and ended the magnetic pull. The strain was too much for her and she fell to the ground. The mansion lay in ruins. Lorna was struck with great satisfaction. She stood up and walked towards the center of the debris. The powerhouse hadn’t destroyed the mansion yet. The sublevels were still in tact, and there was no doubt in her mind that all the X-Men were safe inside.

[Midnight Ice]

Iceman looked at the other heroes gathered around him.

"Alright, what are we gonna do now, we can't just sit here forever. We have to figure out a way to take care of this Shocker character."

[Purple Man]

It was mass panic in the streets of New York. People were jumping from buildings to spare themselves a nuclear death, hitting sidewalks overrun with people looting and rioting. The roads were clogged with automobiles trying to get off the island.

Bedlam had taken over when the nuclear missile sailed across a darkened sky, its thrust leaving a brilliant streak of light. Death from above, coming to claim the lives of every man, woman, and child in New York.

All of a sudden, the doombringer was no longer the only light in the skys over Manhatten. A radiant light, as if the dark clouds had parted to let the light of the sun touch the city in its twilight. Like some sort of shooting star, the light took off after the missile.

As the nuke drew ever closer to the city, the light from the heavens passed through it, severing the nosecone from the rest of the rocket. Now below the skyline, the paniced people who dared to look up could now see that the heavenly light was actually a man garbed in gold and sapphire, his cape trailing majestically behind him, the nuclear payload held securely in one mighty hand as the other swept the remains of the missile aside, casting it harmlessly into the Hudson river.

If he had been a second later the city would have been destroyed in a nuclear explosion. Gently his booted feet touched concrete as he landed, surveying the streets around him. Though he held a nuclear warhead above him, a throng of onlookers gathered around him, marveling at their savior. They all had questions, mostly asking for his name or for some form of reassurance that he would help the Earths' mightiest heroes save the world. One voice suddenly boomed over them all, this one was without praise or concern, the sounds of anger filled the heroes eardrums. "You're dead!" Shouted the voice, and before the golden guardian could turn his head, his jaw was struck rather harshly with a crowbar. Though he did not bleed, his assailant managed to unhinge his jaw.

Popping his jaw back into place with his free hand, soft blue eyes suddenly lit up like solar flares. His attacker was none other than the Wrecker with his magical crowbar.

"So you stopped the nuke? You won't have such an easy job with me, I can take down Thor!" With those words, he attacked with his crowbar once more, bringing it down at the Sentry from above his head.

"I'm not Thor." With lightning fast reflexes, a hand shot out and caught the crowbar, forcefully halting the Wreckers attack. The burly man tried with all his might to free his weapon from the glutches of the caped hero to no avail.

Holding fast to the mystical crowbar, the Sentry quickly jerked it aside. The Wrecker didn't let go, and the penalty for that would be the breaking of almost every bone in his arms, causing him to lose his grip as he lost function of his shattered appendages.

"Give it back.." The once brash and cocky brute was reduced to a sniveling coward.

"Fetch it." Looking skyward, he could see through the clouds when he squinted. One of Thanos' ships had been watching him since he arrived in New York. He decided he'd give them an upclose look at the Wreckers weapon as he threw it skyward, flying past the clouds and through the Earths atmosphere. There was panic on the starcruiser as the discarded weapon hurtled towards them. A general on the flight deck was looking out a window when he noticed the crowbar hurtling towards his craft, but before he could bark another order, the viewing window was breached right before the magical steel went through his skull and out the back of the ship before finally coming to rest on the surface of the moon.

New York was safe for now, he knew his attention would be needed elsewhere. Holding the warhead aloft above his head, he once more took to the sky, disappearing in a golden flash.

[twylight]

Rogue took a seat next to Shocker in the survellience room. She glanced sideways at him.

“There is one boy who’s got his attitude all wrong.” She thought. She spoke into her Com getting information directly from Thano’s ship about the going on’s in the world. One piece of information caused a worried look to pass across her face. SHe pondered it a moment before smiling, a wicked smile that made her green eyes glisten.

She stood.

“Ah think ya are more than enough ta babysit this crew. Watch out for Hawkeye, he’s a slick one.” She said to Shocker before disappearing.

She appeared in the Sky above what Used to be Xavier’s School. Lorna Danes walked through the rubble, her green hair floating in the breeze behind her. Rogue looked over and saw several students off towards the trees. Scared expressions on their face.

Rogue smiled and landed near them.
“Ya’ll go t’ the back-up emergency site.” SHe said softly.


“She…She wen’t crazy! Mister Wanger and Miss Kitty are still in there!” One of them shuddered her voice low and scared.

“YEAH! And so’s Mr. Logan!” A boy said his voice filled with excitement. Rogue looked over the cluster of three, the small girl being held by one only a few years older. She looked at the boy who seemed to be the oldest.
She closed her eyes and used Jean’s powers to search for the others. It was true, all the Students had gotten out and were heading for the contingency site. While several more X-Men were in the lower levels of the Mansion.

“Take them t’ the contingency site.” Rogue said to the boy, as she opened her eyes and stood up. She watched as the three youngsters ran off, the older boy hearding them along in a protective manner.

Turning her eyes grew hard and she rose into the air, landing lightly behind Lorna.

“Made a lil’ mess. Which one are ya mad at now?” She commented.
“There are more constructive way’s t’ use your anger.” Rogue said, reaching her hand out to the right she used magneto’s power to lift an unconcious Logan from the rubble and lay him gentle on top of some timbers.

[Logan Howlett]

I feel my body liftin up from the rubble of the mansion, but how? MAGNETO?!.......no.....that aint right....but who could......As I look up I see her,

"ROGUE! What.....What'r you doin darlin?"

My heads spinin, can't think right, barley even know where I am.

[twylight]

I feel my body liftin up from the rubble of the mansion, but how? MAGNETO?!.......no.....that aint right....but who could......As I look up I see her,

"ROGUE! What.....What'r you doin darlin?"

My heads spinin, can't think right, barley even know where I am.


Rogue looks sideway's at him. Lifting him back into the air she straightens him and looks him in the eye.

"What does it look like ah'm doin' Sugah?"

[Charlie No-One]

Lorna turned around at the commotion. Rogue was holding Logan with some type of power. Malice closed her eyes and focused hard. She could see the magnetic fields bending around Logan. Some how, Rogue had some type of magnetic power.

Lorna had to know if Alex was inside the mansion. Raising her hands towards the mansion’s ruins, she summoned the metal. The debris lifted behind her and she motioned it towards Rogue and Logan.

“WHERE IS ALEX?” Malice screamed, the metal hovering behind her.

[Logan Howlett]

What the hell is goin on? Why is she.....how is she.....Can't even focus.........Mariko......Mariko.....


"Mariko.......Mariko......Get...out my head.........ROGUE! What.....but I......I ain't doin to well darlin....and it would apear you aint either. Why are you doin this........oh hell like I care right now.....you wana be a punk and give into some Dark Lord promising power and riches and all that bull****, you go right ahead. You wana kill me, you wana rip me apart, go ahead. I'm already dead.....ya can't kill a dead man Rogue.....I use to think that maybe.....maybe you, and the X-Men could make me feel like life was worth livin, that maybe there was somethin more to it, somethin I aint found yet. But ya know what I realized? Ya can't depend on nobody! Not yer friends, not yur "Family", not some team, and not even the people you help raise......sons and daughters don't mean a damn thing when ya flash enough power or money in front of em'. Yur a coward, yur a coward who gave up on yer ideals for power and greed..........and all I gota say to you.....is go **** yerself darlin! Kill me if ya want, I'm already dead! And yur dead to ME! You wana off me? HUH!? DO IT! DO IT! KILL ME GOD DAMN IT!........DON'T BE A ****IN WUSS, JUST DO IT! OBVIOUS YA GOT ERIK IN THEIR SO YA KNOW HOW! SO DO IT! KILL ME! KILL MEEEEEE!"

As I yell and scream, I feel a single tear roll down my cheek, hopefully the last I'll ever feel.......cuz I aint lyin......I wana die.....I want her to kill me......RIGHT NOW!

[twylight]

Lorna turned around at the commotion. Rogue was holding Logan with some type of power. Malice closed her eyes and focused hard. She could see the magnetic fields bending around Logan. Some how, Rogue had some type of magnetic power.

Lorna had to know if Alex was inside the mansion. Raising her hands towards the mansion’s ruins, she summoned the metal. The debris lifted behind her and she motioned it towards Rogue and Logan.

“WHERE IS ALEX?” Malice screamed, the metal hovering behind her.


Rogue focused and waved her hand, turning the metal Lorna had pointed at her.

"Sugah, Ah don't know where Havok is. But Ah can tell ya that he ain't in there." She motioned downwards
'Ah came t' ask you a question."

What the hell is goin on? Why is she.....how is she.....Can't even focus.........Mariko......Mariko.....


"Mariko.......Mariko......Get...out my head.........ROGUE! What.....but I......I ain't doin to well darlin....and it would apear you aint either.

Rogue turned back to Logan.
"Ah'm doing just fine. Would appear like your the one with the concious, darlin'."

She turned back to Lorna, and waited silently.

[Charlie No-One]

Malice released her grip on the metal. She was out powered.

"Alright, talk to Malice,"

[twylight]

Malice released her grip on the metal. She was out powered.

"Alright, talk to Malice,"


Rogue raised her eyebrow.

"Ah've had the joy of workin' with someone who's been supportin' me in mah....goals." She paused and looked at Logan, before turning back to Lorna.

"Ah think we both have the same goal. T' show up the X-Men an' make them pay. They don't care 'bout us, they nevah did. We can make them pay. Thanos has many means of doin' this."

The cat was out of the bag now and Rogue stood ready to defend herself should Lorna reject it.

[spartin2008]

"Unfall!" Nightcrawler shouted. He heard Iceman come on over the speaker. Something about China. That's where he was heading originally, having traced their locations. But why did the missile come from the same path?

And why did Rogue teleport and intercept said missile?

"This is und mystery thot needs solving. I'd better go back to die x-mansion to check eet out. Forge has answers, maybe?"

---Minutes Later
1407 Graymalkin Lane, Westchester County, New York.

Just from looking at the calm trees blowing in the wind, and the gentle swaying grass, no one would have known that an invasion was in the works. Or that a mad man was black mailing the world's greatest heroes.

Who could have known?

Forge keyed in a few codes and the pool once again split, allowing the cloaked jet to return to the depths from whence it came. He was in a lonely chamber surrounded by buttons and keypads. A dream catcher rested somewhere in the darkness and pictures of Storm lay much closer.

"krrkkkrrkI'm inrrkrrkrkrkrr" He barely heard Nightcrawler say over the communicator. There was some distortion, probably due to the invasion happening just a little ways above their heads.

Forge had detected some kind of bizarre energy field, but it didn't do any damage so it was irrelevant for the moment. The sudden *BAMF* behind him, and then the smell of brimstone made him smile.

-----Moments Earlier
He didn't bother getting out, he simply shut off the engines and turned off the systems, before teleporting out of the jet and out of the room. He brought himself to a speaker on the wall.

"Code X-100239. Emergency. All X-men report to the conference room. Forge, I'm in."

He turned and began walking past the various labs and rooms. He stopped at a room, which's door was shut tightly. Kurt had been in this room so many times before, that he was not affraid to teleport right through the doors.

Besides, he had to go in to get Forge. He, Storm, and Beast were possibly the only mutants still at the mansion. Kurt didn't know who would be waiting in the conference room, and Forge would stay in that locked room if Kurt didn't go get him.

-------*BAMF*

"I'm so lost vight now. Iceman is een China, Rogue can now teleport and she stopped und missile, and from the briefings I read earlier, the majority of other X-men are also in China." Kurt said walking with Forge towards the conference room.
"Yeah, it's crazy. I've been monitoring things for a while now. I believe that Thanos, or possibly some alien race, has been sending troops to Earth. I don't know why. And that missile you're talking about was sent from China. I was right about locating exactly where, when you returned."
"Are you suggesting these things could be related een some veird vay?"
"I don't know but I'm going to stay here for research." Forge paused.
"Vhat?" Kurt became confused.
"Well, what if they are related? No one knows where the Avengers are. And various messages keep being sent on their frequencies. There was a message maybe an hour ago...I think it was from S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Vhat do they vant?"
"It was a request for all X-men, all Avengers, and anyone who could do something to help."
"Help....?"
"Kurt, this could be the end. You know? Of the world."
"Eet's not like you to say thot. You need to have faith. When I am in doubt, I pray to mein Gott. I believe that ve can pull through."
"Your faith is strong, Nightcrawler."
"Ja."
"I wish things were so easy. In reality, we have to face things as they come. Prepare for the worse and hope for the best. Not deny the worse could happen."
"Ve have different perceptions on reality, kamerad."

They opened the door to the conference room.

(Beast)

I am lying in bed when i here...

"Code X-100239. Emergency. All X-men report to the conference room. Forge, I'm in."

I jump up out of my bed and start to run down the long hallway of the subbasement. I run up the stairs and do a back-flip on to the next floor. Just as i get to the conference room doors i think to myself...

"Nightcrawler must have read my mind"

I open the door and take a seat...waiting.

[Charlie No-One]

Malice looked questionably at Rogue. Could Thanos really help her? She had been lied to and abandoned so many times. Alex wasn’t at the mansion, so what did she have to lose? Lorna clenched her fist and magnetically raised a sharp piece of metal from the debris.

“Rogue! PHASE!” Malice sent the metal piece flying through Rogue. It phased right through her, as she used Kitty’s power, and went straight into Wolverine. Logan’s healing factor would kick in before long, but by the time the wound was healed, hopefully, Rogue and Lorna would be gone.

“I accept."

[twylight]

Malice looked questionably at Rogue. Could Thanos really help her? She had been lied to and abandoned so many times. Alex wasn’t at the mansion, so what did she have to lose? Lorna clenched her fist and magnetically raised a sharp piece of metal from the debris.

“Rogue! PHASE!” Malice sent the metal piece flying through Rogue. It phased right through her, as she used Kitty’s power, and went straight into Wolverine. Logan’s healing factor would kick in before long, but by the time the wound was healed, hopefully, Rogue and Lorna would be gone.

“I accept."


Rogue nodded and dropped Logan to the ground, twisting the metal farther into him.
Logan gasped.

"Why are you doin this........oh hell like I care right now.....you wana be a punk and give into some Dark Lord promising power and riches and all that bull****, you go right ahead. You wana kill me, you wana rip me apart, go ahead. I'm already dead.....ya can't kill a dead man Rogue.....I use to think that maybe.....maybe you, and the X-Men could make me feel like life was worth livin, that maybe there was somethin more to it, somethin I aint found yet.

But ya know what I realized? Ya can't depend on nobody! Not yer friends, not yur "Family", not some team, and not even the people you help raise......sons and daughters don't mean a damn thing when ya flash enough power or money in front of em'.

Yur a coward, yur a coward who gave up on yer ideals for power and greed..........and all I gota say to you.....is go **** yerself darlin! Kill me if ya want, I'm already dead! And yur dead to ME! You wana off me? HUH!? DO IT! DO IT! KILL ME GOD DAMN IT!........DON'T BE A ****IN WUSS, JUST DO IT! OBVIOUS YA GOT ERIK IN THEIR SO YA KNOW HOW! SO DO IT! KILL ME! KILL ME!"

Rogue turned as Lorna came towards her.

"Your right Logan. No one can depend on anyone. Ah tried t' depend on you an' the X-Men. An' they neveh helped me. Ah was backseat t' the likes of Jean and Storm. But Thanos..." She looked at her hand and flexed it. She turned and walked towards Logan, lifting him back into the air till he was eye level with her.

"Thanos gave me somethin' the X-Men nevah did." She kissed him on the lips, deep and hard. Her eyes fluttered for a second at the sensation of a kiss without reprocussions of absobtion.
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She pulled back and let him drop to the ground.
"He gave me the power of mahself." She turned and walked away, grabbing Lorna's hand she transported them to Thano's ship.

[Silverstein]

"Alright X-Men", Forge said as he walked in. "We have to move quickly and sharply. Iceman and some of the other X-men are off in China, and there's lots of things happening that can not be completely explained right as of this moment."

He looked around, seeing a short few. Beast and Nightcrawler stood out because of their blue fur. Wolverine was not there yet. He was probablly still upstairs in the mansion.

"Ja. I vill take eet from here, Forge. It seems dat dere are terrorists in China. Und missile vas launched earlier today, from die direct trajectory of dat region. This must be vhy the X-men are dere. Forge and I agree dat dere could be danger. Our freunds could be un danger. We need to---"


Fear, wrong, and noise raped everyone's emotions as an explosion occured over their heads. Steel and iron literally ripping and cracking out of cement. Darkness, as the power went out for a moment. Only to violently jerk back on.

Small sounds of dropping wood and pipes, and debree falling from above. Larger, the sound of something incredibly heavy dropping, and the whole place began to shake as if from an earthquake.

Silence.

The enemy alert siren came on.

"Und bit late, don't you think?" Nightcrawler said. "Ist everyone alright?"
"Kurt? Don't you get it? We're under attack. But they can't break the sub basements. Xavier built this place to survive Magneto, Juggernaut and the military combined. I'll stay here to work. Take everyone here and go!! Head out to China, I'll send you more info when you get there. Take the Blackbird, you'll find there are a few updates."
"Ve con't just leave you here!! If ve are truly under und attack, then you could be killed in de next vave."
"I'll be fine. I don't think there will even BE a next wave. Just get the hell out of here. I'll use the systems to create a distraction. But you may want to teleport to the surface first. to check to see if there are any survivors."
"Okay. Beast! Con you take everyone and start the jet? If I take too long, leave vithout me. I vill catch up."

Forge ran over to a computer and began typing. Gun turretts switched on above ground and began focusing on any moving targets.
"What are you all waiting for? This is goodbye for now."

----*BAMF*

Conference room with Forge typing, suddenly smoke, suddenly red or flames or--suddenly smoke, outside the mansion with Wolverine lying on the ground.

"Volverine!!" Nightcrawler looked around and ran over. No villains seemed to be around. He was utterly confused. "Vhat happened here?! Speak to me!! Are you okay?!"

[JewishHobbit]

(I was given permission to buny Quicksilver for this scene, just so everyone knows).


Shocker sits in his chair, glad that Rogue has gone. He simply watches the holographic moniters until a nearby door opens, and in comes Hypron and several guards, along with their prisoner Quicksilver. They drop him before the Shocker, who stands and looks down at him.

"Pietro, isn't it? Well Pietro, I'm getting bored and I've decided to have myself a little fun. Tell me, how close are you to your father?"

Quicksilver looks up to the Shocker with a perplexed expression. However, he chooses to refrain from answering. The Shocker simply nods and continues.

"Alright, then keep quiet. You see, I was thinking about where to strike next, and I figured that since I have all this power under my belt, I should go for one of the world's strongholds. Genosha is a land of pure mutants, and that's something that could be a great risk for Thanos. So I've decided to destroy Genosha, and I've decided to have you do it."

Quicksilver's eyes widen, though he holds his tongue. The Shocker has another soldier come toward them, and in the soldier's hands is a small metal box.

"This is what's going to kill Genosha, this little thing. Inside of this box is one of the strongest biological weapons that we could find in the Chinese databanks. If I understand it correctly, it attacks the immune system first, similar to the HIV virus. But once it destroys that, and it only takes a few seconds, it immediately begins to eat away at your internal organs. Within two minutes the victom would be on the ground, puking blood and having seizures. They'd be dead shortly after that. This weapon is also airborne."

""What is wrong with you?! Have you lost your mind? I'm not taking that into Genosha.""

The Shocker smiles.

"Oh you will. You seem to have forgotten that I've got several other nukes and biological weapons at my disposal. I'm going to hand you this box, and you're going to get it to Genosha, and once you get there, I will open the box from here, by remote. It won't open for you, and it won't break. However, if I so much as see you tamper with it before I decide it's ready, or if you take it somewhere other than Genosha, I will not only open the box and kill you with the disease, I will also fire off two other weapons. So it's your choice. Does one city, Genosha, fall, or do two other random cities fall in its place? If you refuse to do anything I've stated, I will fire off the weapons at this very moment."

He then drops the box on the floor just before Quicksilver's face. The soldiers unbind the mutant as he takes the box in hand and stands to his feet. He looks to the Shocker, anger building in his eyes, but he says nothing. Before the Shocker can even blink, the man is gone.

Shocker smiles and looks to Hypron, who also smiles. He then goes to his moniter system and finds Quicksilver's energy reading, showing that he is indeed heading toward Africa, which Genosha borders.

"So Hypron, wanna put some money down on if he makes it or not?"

Hypron does not respond.

[Sachsmachine]

Magneto studies the monitors with an intense look. It was obvious by now he had to do something, the world was not going to hold out much longer. He pulled up the distress calls from nations around the world and replied to them all with one voice message.

"People of earth. The nation of Genosha will open a port for the arrival of refugees. Though our nation consists solely of homo-superiors, we are a nation of earth and will offer homo-sapiens shelter within our borders during these bleak times."

Magneto sends off the message before dismissing the dozen or so massive monitors to their docking ports in the ceiling. He calls out knowing that though his staff has been told to remain out of sight they are never out of earshot.

"Summon Exodus!"

As his voice rings out, thanks almost entirely to the large acoustics of the throne room, Magneto floats back down to his throne awaiting the arrival of his second. Within minutes the two colossal metal doors of the room swing open as if of their own volition and the intimidating visiage of Exodus comes into view dropping to one knee before Magneto.

"My lord, the Acolytes have been prepared." Exodus remained on one knee, his eyes on the floor until Magneto began to speak and he raised himself slowly looking up at Magneto's fierce eyes looking down upon him.

"Very well, I have just sent message to the nations of the world. Genosha will begin to accept refugees onto her shores. I want you to bring down the shield or a portion of it to allow safe passage. Make sure everything is in order, Thanos may try to send a spy. Report anything questionable directly to me."

[Electro UK]

"Okay not all of us have flight." Wade said. "You take care of whatevers in the air, leave the land lovers to me." he drew his sword and turned to face the huge battle. "See you on the other side!" he shouted to Moonknight as he began to charge.

"Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedooooooooooom!" and with that, he leapt into the battle. Immeadiately he started to hack and slash away. "Take that! And one of those! And some of these! Ow! Hey, no touching of that area, I don't care if it grows back or not, you leave it alone. Look, we're not all aliens, some of us take pride in our manlyho--"

Wade was smacked aside by a large fist. He looked over from where he'd landed to see a huge warrior. "Ugh, why me?" he asked as he got to his feet. "Alright, that's it, time to unleash my secret weapon." He pulled out his Avenger's comm. "Jarvis?"

"Yes Mr Deadpool?"

"Its time, I'm getting sick to death of being whooped round, prepare the "suit" I've been working on."

"You mean the Iron Man armour you got your friend Weasal to over ride and then you spray painted over?"

"...don't say that so loud, Tony might be listening."

"Okay then Sir, transporting armour now." And with that, a large suit of metal fell on Wade.

"...could work better if you didn't transport it to my exact location next time Jarvis."

"Sorry Sir."

"Anyways, Deadpool armour its action time!" The suit opened up, Wade leapt in.

"Okay... I suppose it would have been a good idea to read the 100 pages manual that Weasal gave me on operating this thing... eh, I'll catch on. It's crashing time!"

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[The Joker]

Rand Meacheum was a research and development company that had contracts with every major scientific industry one could think of,including Stark Industries.

They had once got Doctor Octopus' attention when they began research on adamantium,the metal from which Octavius coated his tentacles,rendering them indestructible.And now it was his distinguished pleasure to pay them a personal visit.

Like most companies,it's security measures were quite standard.Though they were adequate enough to keep common intruders out.Unfortunately for them,Otto Octavius and Max Dillon are not common intruders.

The security guard in his private vestibule was reading his newspaper,when he suddenly heard a crashing sound.He looked up,and thru his vestibule window he saw what looked like a chubby man on stilts,bobbing up and down in the parking lot,smashing cars aside as he moved,tossing some of them skyward as he neared the vestibule.

It wasn't until a pair of gleaming tentacles smashed thru the window and snatched him from his seat,that he knew who he was dealing with.Unfortunately he realised far too late.

Ock coiled a tentacle around the guard's neck,and snapped it.The writhing body went limp,as Ock tossed him aside and entered the building,smashing down walls as he moved.

Unlike the military base,Ock knew where he was going this time.He made his way to the labs.He removed a small communicator from his pocket.

"Max,I'm in.I assume communications are down??"

[Sachsmachine]

Pietro sprinted as fast as he could. This was insane, sure he had no love for his father, but whatever super-virus was inside this box was never going to make it to Magneto. All it would do is kill millions of innocent lives, innocent mutant lives...

It would still be a while before he got to Africa ,then across to Madagascar then southeast to Genosha. Perhaps by then he could figure out something that wasn't going to kill him in the process.

Pietro thought for a moment. Maybe he should just chuck this thing right here... so what if Shocker sends a dozen nukes in every direction. Better the lives of humans than mutants... no he couldn't think that way.. he was an Avenger after all.

[bkhedr]

Exodus stood at the edge of the Hammerbay harbor and looked out over the sea. The forcefield now resembled a giant umbrella, shielding Genosha from orbital bombardment but otherwise leaving the nation quite approachable.

Approachable, but not undefended, Exodus thought to himself. The Acolytes had split into teams to better defend the island, and Genosha's conventional army was fully mobilized.

Still Exodus would have preferred to keep the shield whole. Why even take the risk just to let a few homo-sapien refugees into Genosha. The swine were even now approaching on all manner of vessels from all over Africa. Their thoughts were of the relief at being offered salvation, but also of revilement towards their benefactors.

"The flatscans will never change...." Exodus muttered to himself.

Suddenly he jerked to attention, a psychic imprint, a familiar one!

<My Lord, your son has entered Genosha>

Exodus addressed his master telepathically not wanting to waste any time. Every second made a difference when dealing with Pietro

<How would you have me deal with him?>

[bkhedr]

New York:

Balder the Brave swung the mystical sword of Frey before him and decapitated yet another alien soldier. The god of light was covered in blood and sweat, and his sword arm ached.

The Asgardians had been brought to the hospital after their embassy was attacked and it wasnt long before hospital security was begging them to aid in the defence of the medical facility. Not that they needed to beg, the Asgardians were duty bound to defend the mortals of midgard.

"HA! Once again yon attackers have been turned back by the cold bite of Asgardian steel and the might of Asgard's warriors!" Fandral the Dashing declared as he sheathed his blade.

"Aye but what of the next time and the time after that? Midgard is besieged by forces most determined" one Asgardian soldier chimed in.

"It matters not whether we face a single foe or ten million," Balder said quickly "yon medical facility must be defended so that it may continue to provide its vital service."

"Feh!" Hogun spat "Worry ye not Balder. No harm shall come to the hospital while we doth stand. So swears Hogun the Grim!"

"Tho Thwear We All!" Volstagg the Voluminous said through a mouthful of Pizza.

Balder shot Volstagg a friendly glance. The giant warrior had made short work of the Hospital's food stores and had since collected assorted food items from all the damaged stores on the street. "Lest hunger weaken me to the point where a million invaders simultaneously attacking might threaten to o'erwhelm e'en my great strength" he had explained. Balder smiled at the recollection.

But what of Sif? His smile faded. What of the kidnapped princess of Asgard who was pregnant with Thor's son? He could only hope that both she, and his prince, were safe.

"Behold! Once again they seek to test our mettle!"Fandral said, as he pointed down the street to a group of advancing soldiers.

"FOR MIDGARD!" Balder yelled as he charged into battle.

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

Underneath the statue of liberty, the princess of Asgard began to stir.

"Uhhhh.." Sif groaned as she regained consciouness. Immediately she recalled what had happened. The Juggernaut had kidnapped her and left her here. Wherever here was.

That was a mistake he would most surely regret

Silently, she began to strain against her bonds

[spartin2008]

"Alright X-Men", Forge said as he walked in. "We have to move quickly and sharply. Iceman and some of the other X-men are off in China, and there's lots of things happening that can not be completely explained right as of this moment."

He looked around, seeing a short few. Beast and Nightcrawler stood out because of their blue fur. Wolverine was not there yet. He was probablly still upstairs in the mansion.

"Ja. I vill take eet from here, Forge. It seems dat dere are terrorists in China. Und missile vas launched earlier today, from die direct trajectory of dat region. This must be vhy the X-men are dere. Forge and I agree dat dere could be danger. Our freunds could be un danger. We need to---"


Fear, wrong, and noise raped everyone's emotions as an explosion occured over their heads. Steel and iron literally ripping and cracking out of cement. Darkness, as the power went out for a moment. Only to violently jerk back on.

Small sounds of dropping wood and pipes, and debree falling from above. Larger, the sound of something incredibly heavy dropping, and the whole place began to shake as if from an earthquake.

Silence.

The enemy alert siren came on.

"Und bit late, don't you think?" Nightcrawler said. "Ist everyone alright?"
"Kurt? Don't you get it? We're under attack. But they can't break the sub basements. Xavier built this place to survive Magneto, Juggernaut and the military combined. I'll stay here to work. Take everyone here and go!! Head out to China, I'll send you more info when you get there. Take the Blackbird, you'll find there are a few updates."
"Ve con't just leave you here!! If ve are truly under und attack, then you could be killed in de next vave."
"I'll be fine. I don't think there will even BE a next wave. Just get the hell out of here. I'll use the systems to create a distraction. But you may want to teleport to the surface first. to check to see if there are any survivors."
"Okay. Beast! Con you take everyone and start the jet? If I take too long, leave vithout me. I vill catch up."

Forge ran over to a computer and began typing. Gun turretts switched on above ground and began focusing on any moving targets.
"What are you all waiting for? This is goodbye for now."

----*BAMF*

Conference room with Forge typing, suddenly smoke, suddenly red or flames or--suddenly smoke, outside the mansion with Wolverine lying on the ground.

"Volverine!!" Nightcrawler looked around and ran over. No villains seemed to be around. He was utterly confused. "Vhat happened here?! Speak to me!! Are you okay?!"

(Beast)

"I'm on it, I will go get the jet ready, but im not leaving without you."

I said as I took off toward the jet. I jumped in the cockpit and started it. Getting ready to go to China.

"I did'nt expect to go to China to save the wrold...mabey for the noble prize"

I say as I fly out to the front lawn...I see Nightcrawler and Wolverine there.

[Sachsmachine]

"The flatscans will never change...." Exodus muttered to himself.

Suddenly he jerked to attention, a psychic imprint, a familiar one!

<My Lord, your son has entered Genosha>

Exodus addressed his master telepathically not wanting to waste any time. Every second made a difference when dealing with Pietro

<How would you have me deal with him?>Magneto had just removed his hemet moments ago when Exodus' voice entered his mind. He focuses his thoughts and closes his eyes.

<Pietro? He was captured in China.> Magneto opened his eyes and brought one of the large monitors down before him. Images of China flashed by, none of them showing any of the other Avengers that were captured.

<Probe his mind... I want to know what he's doing here. Detain him if necessary but do not let him near any populated areas before we know why he is here. Knowing Pietro anything is possible.>

Magneto stood up and dismissed the monitor. He floated a few inches off the floor towards the colossal metal doors which swung open as if on cue. He floats down the hallway to his private chambers sealing the door magnetically behind him. He sat down at his desk and a monitor flipped up from it's shiny polished surface. Within moment's the framiliar blue skin and yellow eyes of Mystique appeared on the monitor.

"Gather the brotherhood, I will arrive at the sanctuary shortly"

"As you wish Magneto." she said simply and the comm line clicked off. He smiled slightly, he could always count on Mystique to be direct and efficent.

He stood from the desk and with his helmet under his arm, he opens a hidden magnetic door. He enters a private elevator that takes him deep beneith the castle to a maglev train. Magneto designed it himself to harness his electromagnetic abilities making the trip even faster than under conventional power. Within a few brief moments he arrived at the sanctuary where he was greeted by Mystique's ample blue curves and seductive smile.

"My dear Mystique. I trust you have been paying attention to the recent developments?" Magneto smiled as he offered his arm to Mystique who promptly took it and they walked to the conference hall. He already knew the answer to the question but he rarely got the pleasure of hearing Mystique's natural voice.

"Of course Magnus." She smiled as they both looked down the hallway. "But I have yet to determine why you have gathered us. We are hardly the type to deal with refugees." She paused briefly before correcting herself. "Well they are."


Magneto chuckled, he found the idea mildly entertaining before he got serious once more. "Quite right my dear. But that is not the task I have in mind. Pietro is on the island." Mystique stopped and looked directly at him with a look that could only be described as annoyance beaten over thoroughly by shock.

"Magnus, why didn't you tell me when you called?" She knew Pietro was not to be taken lightly and with recent circumstances it only compunded things.

"I have Exodus taking care of Pietro, I have something else in mind for you" Mystique smirked and took his arm as they continued on once more.

"Avalanche, Blob, Sabertooth and of course Toad are all assembled in the conference hall. Pyro's location is currently unknown but since it has been so long since his last transmission we are assuming he's dead. Cain... well..." Mystique trailed off but Magneto picked right up.

"Oh yes Cain Marko... I will deal with him." Magneto grinned as they entered the conference hall. Toad's tongue was wrapped around the Blob's head covering his eyes as they sparred on the open floor. Avalanche and Sabertooth were playing poker at the end of the table and Sabertooth was obviously winning, no doubt on intimidation alone. As soon as Magneto entered with Mystique they all gathered at the table and Avalanche shoved aside the cards.

"Gentlemen." Magneto announced himself as if his presence wasn't already palpable. "Let us get to business. The reason I have summoned you all is..."

Every door to the conference hall shuts as if on cue. Magneto was not above dramatics.

<<And niether am I>>

[Johnny Blaze]

She pulled back and let him drop to the ground.
"He gave me the power of mahself." She turned and walked away, grabbing Lorna's hand she transported them to Thano's ship.
As soon as the pair appeared inside the mighty ship, a group of armed guards strode up to them.

"The Master is waiting for you in the throne room. Follow me."

With that said, the guards led them away to meet the Titan.

[twylight]

As soon as the pair appeared inside the mighty ship, a group of armed guards strode up to them.

"The Master is waiting for you in the throne room. Follow me."

With that said, the guards led them away to meet the Titan.


Rogue nodded and followed the guards.

"Ah hope Thanos isn't upset wit' me. Ah wasn't exactly followin' orders." She glanced at Lorna and smiled.

"Nice t' have a friend with me."

"So you can drag her down with youme?"

[Watchman]

"Okay not all of us have flight." Wade said. "You take care of whatevers in the air, leave the land lovers to me." he drew his sword and turned to face the huge battle. "See you on the other side!" he shouted to Moonknight as he began to charge.

"Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedooooooooooom!" and with that, he leapt into the battle. Immeadiately he started to hack and slash away. "Take that! And one of those! And some of these! Ow! Hey, no touching of that area, I don't care if it grows back or not, you leave it alone. Look, we're not all aliens, some of us take pride in our manlyho--"

Wade was smacked aside by a large fist. He looked over from where he'd landed to see a huge warrior. "Ugh, why me?" he asked as he got to his feet. "Alright, that's it, time to unleash my secret weapon." He pulled out his Avenger's comm. "Jarvis?"

"Yes Mr Deadpool?"

"Its time, I'm getting sick to death of being whooped round, prepare the "suit" I've been working on."

"You mean the Iron Man armour you got your friend Weasal to over ride and then you spray painted over?"

"...don't say that so loud, Tony might be listening."

"Okay then Sir, transporting armour now." And with that, a large suit of metal fell on Wade.

"...could work better if you didn't transport it to my exact location next time Jarvis."

"Sorry Sir."

"Anyways, Deadpool armour its action time!" The suit opened up, Wade leapt in.

"Okay... I suppose it would have been a good idea to read the 100 pages manual that Weasal gave me on operating this thing... eh, I'll catch on. It's crashing time!"

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"But I can't fly" but Deadpool didn't hear him he was already charging into battle. He shot his grappling gun hitting one of the flying guys. He shot up into the air quickly.

"Halt in the name of.." Moon Knight smashed into it. He kicked off from that one as it went pummeling down below. He jumped and landed on the next one. Arms went up trying to pull him off but Moon Knight started to smashed the creature's head. The creature begun to fall and again Moon Knight kicked off and landed on a third. This one in trying to get Moon Knight shot two other aliens. Moon Knight punch the alien in the face and begun to fall and they both smashed threw a window to the outside. Moon Knight got two his feet and hid in some nearby shadows. The alien stood up and looked around for him.

"Right where I want you" Moon Knight's voice seem to come from everywhere. The alien looked around and finally looked up and saw Moon Knight standing on some debirs. He jumped down from it and rushed towards the alien. The alien started to shoot. "That's right you can seem me coming from a mile away with what I'm wearing...I want you to see me coming" he jumped into the air and landed both fists on the alien head knocking him down. He begun to punch him over and over again until the alien wouldn't get up. He made his way back inside where now Wade was fighting them off with a new suit. He didn't need a new suit his was just fine. He took out his weapons and looked at the crowd, "Let's dance" he plunged in the group head first.

[ElectroFlare]

Suddenly a tremor shook through the air near Iron Deadpool and Moonknight. Cain had slammed his massive foot into the ground.

"What's this? Some kind o' can opener wannabe?" Cain laughed. He then kicked Deadpool square in the chest and then swung his huge fist at Moonknight.



Spider-man turned to Captain America. A true hero.
"Where do we go from here Cap? It seems like Deadpool turned on us...knew I couldn't trust a guy who runs around in pajamas with swords attached to his back. You got some place for the real Avengers or heroes of Earth to meet to stop this invasion? This definately isn't good for the world. I know you wanna stop it."

[The Question]

"Of course. Notice how we're not radioactive and blown up right now? I'm assuming that the nuke's been dealt with. What I need you to do is deal with Taskmaster. He's been leading the invaders, and he lead the atack on the mansion. I'd deal with him, but I'm going to need to organize a counter atack with Hawkeye over the coms, and help the police with the invaders. Think you can handle it?"

[ElectroFlare]

"Of course. Notice how we're not radioactive and blown up right now? I'm assuming that the nuke's been dealt with. What I need you to do is deal with Taskmaster. He's been leading the invaders, and he lead the atack on the mansion. I'd deal with him, but I'm going to need to organize a counter atack with Hawkeye over the coms, and help the police with the invaders. Think you can handle it?"

"Taskmaster? That's it? Wow Cap, I thought you had an actual mission for me. Time me." Spider-man said, opening the door to the quinjet and leaping out. Straight at Taskmaster.

Taskmaster? This was the general of the invasion? This would be too easy.

A web line shot out and Spider-man used it to swing a kick right at Taskmaster...

[The Question]

Naive little bastard....

The General hurries into the med lab. He injects Wanda with a mild sedative, to make sure she stays out of it enough for her to not turn on him. He then hits his com link.

"Give Thanos a message. Tell him I have an omega level mutant as a P.O.W. Could be of use to him."

[Hyper Venom]

Death's Head moved his upper body forward to focus more weight on it to slow his body down. He finally started to drop. In the ground, he searched for the Hulk.

As expected from the Green Guy. Sorry Hulk, but I can't allow to hurt Ben. Its time for round two, Yes?

Death's Head dashed towards Hulk who was currently chasing Thing. Hulk heard his footsteps and turned. To Hulk's surprise, a foot went smashing to his face. The green behemoth went flying pass Thing.

Hey Hulk! Me Death's Head! And I want to kick your butt. Yes?
Hulk found himself flying once again. He crashed through a building and found himself skidding along the ground. Once he came to a stop, he stood back up and glared at Death's Head. Running toward him, the Hulk tackled Death's Head to the ground and proceeded to stomp repeatedly on his head.

"HULK MAKE DEATH'S HEAD'S HEAD DEAD!" he yelled as he continued to stomp his opponent's head into the ground.

[Electro UK]

"Okay I'm chaging my name to Iron Deadpool." Wade said smacking a few fighters away. "...oh wait, that might not go down well with the fans, we all know how Iron spider turned out..." Wade zoomed into the air shooting down a few fighters.

"Pink! We got a problem here! Spider-man's thinking that Cap's on our side... no matter how much I tried to explain to him he didn't listen... then again who'd trust me over Cap?" Wade called over his comm. "Wait, I'm getting a signal."

"Calling...a...aven...is...cap...Brit...Eng...attac k...send..."

"I guess I'm the only one picking this up due to the armour... and for some strange reason I feel compelled to go and fight in England. Pink, I'm off to Britain, I'll bring you back a Big Ben snow globe." And with that, Wade zoomed off.

***

"Down and out Doc." Max replied as he pushed a sorched body to the floor. His mind however was other places. He had to make a decision between Norma and Electro... he hated himself for putting himself in this position again. It was just like with Mia, he was right back in the same situation... he didn't give up Electro for Mia, could he do it for Norma?

***

Wade zoomed over the Mellenium Eye. "Bloody hell! The place is over run with Thanos goons!... bloody hell? I'm in England for 5 seconds and I'm already using their disses... next thing you know my teeth will start messing up."

Deadpool landed next to Captain Britain, who was desperately defending the houses of parliment with a few police officer. "Top of the mornin to ye!... wait that's Irish... well hello wee lads... nope that's Scottish... um... ello ello ello, what have we here? Ah yes, that's the one."

"I call for help from the Avengers... and I get you?" Captain Britain responded.

"Hey, I'll have you know I'm a full blown Avenger... I've saved the team on many occasions, none of which come to mind... infact I can only remember almost killing Frankie right now... ah well, the fact is, I'm the only back up you've got."

Wade turned on the spot and started to blast away enemies. "You know the only reason I'm defending you guys is because of the James Bond films... and maybe Lara Croft."

[Watchman]

Suddenly a tremor shook through the air near Iron Deadpool and Moonknight. Cain had slammed his massive foot into the ground.

"What's this? Some kind o' can opener wannabe?" Cain laughed. He then kicked Deadpool square in the chest and then swung his huge fist at Moonknight.

He was never hit so hard. His body flew across the room smacking against the wall. He struggle to get up and when he did t his feet he saw Deadpool fly off.

"Hey where are you going?!" but it was to late he gone. There was no where to run is was him against the Juggernaut. Everyone else has run off it was his job to protect the city. He took out two crescent shape blades and stared at Juggernaut. He had to play it smart there was no way that he could beat him hand to hand. Maybe there was something in the mansion that help but first he had to get away from him. "Khonshu stay with me on this one"

[Toby_Temple]

Hulk found himself flying once again. He crashed through a building and found himself skidding along the ground. Once he came to a stop, he stood back up and glared at Death's Head. Running toward him, the Hulk tackled Death's Head to the ground and proceeded to stomp repeatedly on his head.

"HULK MAKE DEATH'S HEAD'S HEAD DEAD!" he yelled as he continued to stomp his opponent's head into the ground.

Hulk continued to pummel down on Death's Head's face. The ground beneath them continues to cave deeper, creating a crater. Decided to stop Hulk from causing more mayhem, he quickly grabbed Hulks foot and tossed him upwards.

Up, up and away!

The Hulk flew a couple of meters up above Death's Head. Then gravity sets in, pulling him back to earth. But Death's Head was waiting. He cleared away from Hulk's upper body and went for his leg and grabbed it. Then, like an axe, Death's Head hurled Hulk to the ground at break neck speed with devastating force. The ground shattered as if a meteor has touched down. The shockwave blew away most of the debris.

How do you like that, big guy? Bet that hurts. Yes?

As what he learned from his previous fight with the green behemoth, Death's Head jump a few meters away from where he dropped Hulk. He knew that it would take more than hammering Hulk to the ground to stop him. And he was ready to do whatever it takes. Suddenly, the rubble covering the crater started to move. The Hulk is coming.

[Batman]

< Matt Murdock >

I sat, waiting for him. Waiting for the devil to come and get me. And no... Not Daredevil. He's already got me. Got me and thrown me around like a piece of trash all over the city. No... The devil I'm talking about is Bullseye. He's been quiet. And considering I can sense the world around me to a greater degree than any average human being... That was enough to tell me that something's wrong.

Where was he?, I asked myself. What was he planning? How was he going to torment me with his newfound knowledge? Would he? There was no question. But... He hasn't yet.

As I sat, waiting for him to jump out of the darkness at any moment, The world grew unusually silent. And then... a loud boom errupted from within New York. It sent shockwaves of sound across the room, as I sat up, and walked to the window. I couldn't see out of it, of course... But I could feel the vibrations coming from the windows.

Something was here. And it wasn't Bullseye.

Suddenly, I heard an array of noises. Similar, but varying. Almost as if...

...

Tanks. Tanks were flooding the streets below. Soldiers were marching. Is this the army?, I asked myself. I stood, listening. No... It wasn't. It was something different... Possibly on a larger scale. A riot? No... The footsteps, they were too large. A mutant riot, perhaps?

I twisted my cane, shooting a line across the room, snagging a familar pair of red tights sitting on the couch, and pulling them to me. I thought it was time I got a better look...

< Daredevil >

...That was the last moment of rational sanity that could possibly enter my life. Because ever since I left my apartment... I've found myself in a struggle against alien beings I may or may haven't encountered before.

I toss one of my billy clubs, sending them into one's head, as I spin kick another across the face. These things... They definatley can't be human. I flip into the air, kicking off of one's skull as I grab the billy club that's whizzing back to me, and land. How can I defeat this? Is this the only place being invaded? No... It couldn't be. Otherwise, someone else would've been here to assist. The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Avengers, Parker... Somebody. Here, I'm alone.

Damn.

I combine my two billy clubs into a staff, as I twirl it, hitting numerous ones trying to circle me as I stick it into the ground, and spin my entire body, knocking them further away.

"AHHHH!"

A scream echoes across my radar as I jump onto a car, focusing my senses on the surrounding area. Finally, I sense a couple being attacked by one of the big aliens.

... God, kill me now for even thinking that...

I leap, grabbing a lamp post as I swing through the air, sending both of my feet into the alien's back. I flip, landing, after connecting to it.

...And, all that solved was making the big guy even more pissed off than he was, given his growl. Great. Just great. Nice one, Matt.

He backhands me, sending me into the air. For a second, I can swear I can see again. Then I realise it's only the stars buzzing around my brain as I crash through a window. I lie motionless, for a second, before realising I'm in some sort of office. Not only that... but I'm not alone. I get up, from the broken glass, and pull myself up with the person's table. I feel across the table, before finally sweeping my fingers across some papers.

I'm in...

...

Oh dear god. I'm in a police station. The print from the papers read 'Officer' something. I turn to the person in the room, who's hiding.

"You... Whoever you are... You need to get the hell out of here NOW."

He stands up.

"What the **** is going on?!"

I turn back to the window. Which, due to the noises still coming from outside, can be perfectly detectable with my radar.

"You want the truth? I have no idea."

I stop, realising something. So far, all I've been doing is getting my ass handed to me. I'm going back out there to do it again? Even I'm not crazy enough to do that. But I can't just stay here...

...

I turn back to the officer.

"How many do you have on duty?"

* * *

I'm standing infront of a team of police officers. Me, a masked vigilante hero who mainly tends to be a solo street fighter, standing infront of heavily armed men who are ready and willing to do the same thing I was doing, awhile ago. Protecting my turf.

Under any ordinary circumstances, they would arrest me for vigilantism. Now, we're under attack by alien forces beyond any of our comprehension. I've managed to make a deal with the leading officer, here.

If I can lead these men into the streets, due to my knowledge of the area, and help them fight against the alien forces... I can keep my freedom for at least a few hours. Then, after that, it's open season on my, quote, 'Horned ass'.

...Part of me likes those odds.

The police officers grab their gear, and rush past me, as we begin our assault on the forces. We're going to hit this area hard, plain and simple. After we're done, we're hitting the next block. Then the block after that. And so on, and so fourth.

Why?

Because I'll be damned if this isn't my turf. And nobody messes with Hell's Kitchen. Not in this lifetime. I don't care if you are a goddamned alien.

You're going down.

[bkhedr]

Magneto had just removed his hemet moments ago when Exodus' voice entered his mind. He focuses his thoughts and closes his eyes.

<Pietro? He was captured in China.> Magneto opened his eyes and brought one of the large monitors down before him. Images of China flashed by, none of them showing any of the other Avengers that were captured.

<Probe his mind... I want to know what he's doing here. Detain him if necessary but do not let him near any populated areas before we know why he is here. Knowing Pietro anything is possible.>



Exodus could 'see' Quicksilver in the Genoshan countryside. Reading Quicksilver's mind was not difficult, but the speed at which his thoughts flew by did require some getting used to.

"Hmph...it seems the Son is waiting to be greeted." Exodus said to himself as he teleported to Pietro's location.

--------

"So he sent you? I cant say I'm not surprised" Pietro said with a hint of contempt as Exodus flashed into solidity. The speedster was leaning against a tree with a metal box at his feet.

Exodus was not surprised either, but he was impressed. His probe of Pietro's mind had been fruitful. It had revealed the details of the Avengers' surrender, the Shocker's plan for a bioligical attack, and best of all, Pietro's realization that the Shocker's sattelites could not penetrate Exodus' shield.

Here the Shocker was blind, and Pietro knew it. He also knew that his sudden appearance in Genosha, if noticed by the wrong people, might easily lead to hostilities. That was why he had stopped in the Genoshan countryside and waited.

"Greetings Magnus Son." Exodus said coldly "Welcome back to Genosha, and the protection of Lord Magneto"

Quicksilver bristled at the mention of Magneto's name. Exodus did not need telepathy to tell what Pietro thought of his father. The fool! One day he would realize! One day he would see!

"I will take this." the red face mutant said as a TK field lifted the box containing the virus and deposited it in his hands.

"Now what 'Chosen One'?" Pietro said mockingly as he stood straight.

"Now Quicksilver....we go to see your father." Exodus said as he teleported them to Castle Magnus.

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker stands and begins to search through his moniters. He swears beneath his breath as he begins to realize that he's lost visual contact with Quicksilver. As soon as he came near Genosha he vanished from screen. He quickly realizes that the entirety of Genosha is beyond his view. They must be shielded.

The Shocker begins to pace, fondling the remote that releases the virus that Quicksilver is carrying. Should he release it now? He wanted to get Magneto in the attack, as he doesn't want to face the man's wrath. Maybe he should wait to make sure it comes to Magneto's posession. Okay, yeah, he'll wait. He'll give Quicksilver fifteen minutes, then he'll open the box and release the virus. He sets a clock up on the moniter and watches it.

"Quicksilver, you have fifteen minutes."

[Sachsmachine]

Magneto had only returned to the throne room from the Sanctuary with enough time to seat himself when Exodus and Pietro had arrived.

"How dissapointing boy..." Magneto tsked. "I was expecting you to put up a little more fight than that. But then again considering the Avenger's new strategy of surrendering to the likes of Shocker I am not really suprised. I wonder will this be added to the Avenger's bylaws?"

"Not by my choice!!!" Pietro spat vehemently.

Magento grinned. "Calm yourself Pietro." It was obvious he had struck a nerve, he didn't have to be a telepath to be able to read his own son. He placed his helmet on and stood up floating down the steps to the floor on which Pietro and Exodus stood. The metal box floating just above and behind Exodus' shoulder, trapped in a TK field.

"I am pleased to see you have some fight left in you. I trust your other comrades held in China must be pulling their hair out by now."

Pietro was about to respond to the remark when his father noticed the metal box and raised his hand, to which Pietro fell silent before he even mouthed the first syllable. This was an instinct reaction Pietro could not help, dispite his feelings for his father he still feared him. This was not an uncommon occurance amongst a vast majority of humans and mutants all over the earth. But while every other person that feared him just felt that... fear, Pietro loathed himself for it.

"What is this? Perhaps a present from my son?" He smirked slightly, he paused long enough to irritate Pietro then shook his head lightly.

"No, perhaps a gift from the Shocker?" Judging by the instant reaction of both Exodus and Pietro he knew he was right.

"Indeed my lord." Exodus stated as he floated the box before Magneto, Pietro glanced at Exodus disdainfully as he called his father lord but said nothing as Exodus continued.

"Inside this box contains a biological weapon. An airbourne virus that attacks the host's immune system, completely compromising it in a few seconds. Afterwhich it starts behaving like an accelerated hemotoxic venom devouring organs and tissues. Death in a flatscan would take 5 minutes at most. I reccomend we change the vessel quickly, this 'Shocker' will undoubtedly trigger it soon after he lost contact with it and it's delivery boy."

"Quite right, I think I will return it to sender." Magneto holds his hand out palm up in a grasping pose as the metal box is plucked from Exodus' grip and floats inches above Magneto's hand.

"Ah it would seem you are right the device has just been triggered." Both Exodus and Pietro looked at Magneto with a sense of urgency. "Not to worry, I sensed the movement of the metal components inside and have locked the outer shell."

Magneto clenches his fist and the box begins to morph into a perfectly smooth sphere. The sphere flies off and hovers just to the right of his adamantium throne.

"Shall I deliver it to the Shocker my lord?" Exodus asked, ever eager to do Magneto's bidding.

"No Exodus, you are to return to your duties, protect this nation. This was merely the plot of a second rate criminal who is too used to dealing with that childish spider-man. No I have already set plans in motion and I believe that Thanos will still attempt something much more clever than sending a virus in a metal box to the master of magnetism." At that moment all of them grinned knowingly. Even Pietro thought it was kind of a stupid move from the get go, but he wasn't about to tell the Shocker.

"Yes Lord Magnus I will be ever vigilant." Exodus bowed to Magneto with a flourish and then teleported away.

"Now my son, I know you could probably just sprint out of here, most likely to go and save your fellow avengers. But listen to me before you do." Magneto began to walk towards the large metal doors, the sphere following just behind him.

"You see I have been watching things transpire, aside from small pockets of resistance the world has been completely conqured. The surrender of the Avengers made something abundantly clear. This war will be the end of both mutant and humans alike on earth. Though my distaste for humans is well known I will not let them be replaced by Thanos and his army. We must work together, all of us as inhabitants of earth."

Pietro nodded as he followed alongside. As much as he loathed his father that did not stop him from being absolutly right. "What do you have up your sleeve old man?" Pietro quipped. Magneto led him to his private chambers sealing the door behind him.

"I intend to send you back to the Shocker, after delivering your package you have no one else to go to. Since Shocker will believe you to be responsible for the deaths of millions of Genoshans. But it will not actually be you it will be Mystique." Magneto opens the elevator door and they head to the underground maglev that will take them to the Sanctuary.

"The other Avengers thought you had disbanded the Brotherhood when you became 'President' of Genosha. I on the other hand had always thought otherwise. I guess I was right." It sickened him he knew his father that well, but he managed to keep that to himself. The maglev arrived at the sanctuary, his eyes falling on a framiliar face, himself.

"I trust everything is going according to plan?" Mystique asked, grinning as Pietro's double. She shifted back to her original form, blue skinned and voluptuous as ever.

"Of course my dear. Is everything prepared here?"

"Yes everything is ready to go. The team is just loading the jet. The device is working perfectly, no one will be able to get any of our readings without opening the compartment."

"This sphere contains a deadly virus Shocker had intended for Genosha. It is perfectly safe inside that sphere so do not concern yourself with it I want you to deliver it to the Shocker." The sphere floated over to Mystique's hands and she took it.

"Right away. I'll make sure it's concealed." She nodded and walked briskly off down one of the corridors and out of sight. Pietro looked at Magneto with disgust.

"What happened to working together? That thing could kill the other Avengers!!" He snapped.

"Not if I have Exodus teleport you all out of there before it is released." Magneto smirked, as far as Pietro was concerned he was a monster and would never change, but a monster they needed on their side now.

"What if Shocker has enough time to launch more nukes? You can't stop them all from here I don't care how powerful you are."

"Please Pietro, why do you think I'm sending Mystique to deliver this package and not you? Mystique is much more gifted at hacking into military computer systems than you are, even without your speed. She will have the launch codes on the nukes changed and lock out the system before they even realize what has happened."

"So I am to just sit and wait here?"

"Oh no you will accompany Blob, Toad, Avalanche and Sabertooth in the hidden cargo hold where your biosigns will be masked and undetectable. At the proper moment Mystique will signal you and you will lead them to where they have the rest of the Avengers. Once Mystique joins you Exodus will extract you all and the virus will be released."

"Good, when do we leave?"

Magneto just grinned, nothing ever happened fast enough for his son.

[ElectroFlare]

He was never hit so hard. His body flew across the room smacking against the wall. He struggle to get up and when he did t his feet he saw Deadpool fly off.

"Hey where are you going?!" but it was to late he gone. There was no where to run is was him against the Juggernaut. Everyone else has run off it was his job to protect the city. He took out two crescent shape blades and stared at Juggernaut. He had to play it smart there was no way that he could beat him hand to hand. Maybe there was something in the mansion that help but first he had to get away from him. "Khonshu stay with me on this one"

"Khonshu? Who's that? Some kind o' shoe salesman?" Cain laughed as he stomped on Moonknight's feet.

"You're all by yourself now!"

"What's the matter Taskmaster? You have nothing to hit me back with?" Spider-man laughed and landed in front of the leader of the alien forces.

"This is how you hit someone." Spider-man said and punched Taskmaster in the face...

[taskmaster]

"What's the matter Taskmaster? You have nothing to hit me back with?" Spider-man laughed and landed in front of the leader of the alien forces.

"This is how you hit someone." Spider-man said and punched Taskmaster in the face...

Spider-man tries for another hook and I catch his hand. I begin to crush his hand in mine. He drops to his knees, just before I get the chance to break any bones.

"What's the matter? Oh, you haven't heard about my enhancments. Yeah I got tried of having to run away for fights with superhumans, so I decided to stop just copying your abilities and actually be able to take some of you on. I've stepped out of all your shadows. People used to say I didn't have any real power. He just steals his moves from others but now I can finally prove those people wrong."

I kick him in the face and walk to a nearby car. Spider-man slowly gets up.

"I always wondered what it would be like to lift one of these."

I pick the car up over my head and throw it at Spider-man.

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker watches the holographic clock as it hits 15:00. He hesitates while looking at the remote in his hand. If he hits this button, he will personally be responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of mutants. He's never really had anything against mutants, but then again, this is a war. He pushes the button and looks to the moniter. He still can't see Genosha due to whatever shielding that is covering the island. He thought that maybe it was a mutant, or several mutants, who held up the shield, but as the minutes pass the shield remains. Maybe it's not a person, but a machine of some type? He thinks of this and nods. It had to be it. If Magneto opened the box, or broke it with his powers, the virus would have been released anyhow, he had to be dead. The shields are machine ran, that's for certain, but what if they aren't? He shakes his head. They are, they have to be. Because if they aren't, if they're held by mutants,... then that means the virus didn't go off, or it was faulty in some way. And that means that he just made an enemy of Magneto, and every mutant of Genosha, and also that he just released a prisoner that could be a major threat. Shocker hesitates, but then shakes his head. It worked, the shields are ran by machines, and that's that.

He then stands and shakes off the nerves that's been building.

"Luitenant!" comes the urgent voice of Hypron over his comm.

"Yes?"

"Sir, we came down to check on the prisoners, and we realized that one is missing sir. The one called Hawkeye has vanished. No guards had seen him come or go, he's just gone."

Shocker swears, "Get up here now!"

The Shocker continues to swear as the minutes pass. Soon his commander, Hypron, steps into the room.

"Who else is still there?"

"Thor, the Iceman, and Xorn are still in their prisons."

That's two prisoners gone. He slams his fists against the moniter as it statics slightly before coming back up. He's such an idiot. Why didn't he check them for some type of teleporting devices, that's got to be it.

"Sir," Hypron says, "I think it's best to NOT destroy the monitering system again. They aren't cheap to replace."

Shocker looks up to this soldier that Thanos has provided him with. The ugly looking thing stands there calmly, though a smuggness is behind his features. It's obvious that he doesn't care for the Shocker, thinks that he's not suited for his job. This isn't the first time that he's spoken down to him either.

"Do you have a problem, Hypron?"

Hypron stiffens up and stares at the luitenant, "I'm sorry, sir?"

"Do you have a problem with me, with how I do things around here?"

Hypron hesitates before looking to the Shocker plainly, "I do believe that Lord Thanos could have chosen a better luitenant, yes. But I do as he bids, and he bidded me to aid you. I am here for whatever advice you may seek."

The Shocker nods as he stands. He walks toward Hypron and stands face to face with him.

"And who do you think would have been a better luitenant, Hypron? You?"

"Sir, though I am well fielded in battle, I was not suggesting that I take your place. I have simply felt that..."

The Shocker waits for no further word. He quickly lands a punch accross Hypron's face and then fires off a blast, sending him into a nearby wall.

"Now you listen to me you pig faced freak. I've gone toe to toe with Spiderman, I fought Iron Man once. I've taken over freakin' China. Who are you to tell me that I do not desearve all that I've done? Get up. If you have a problem with me, then get up and show me that you're more desurving of my title. GET UP!"

Hypron struggles to his feet, anger in his face. "I did not wish to usurp your authority, but if you challenge me, then I will gladly destroy what little worth you have."

"Little worth?!"

Shocker fires off another blast, but Hypron dodges it and roles out of the line of it's follow up blast.

"What worth is a luitenant not even chosen by the Lord Thanos?"

"He chose me, not you. He chose me because he saw my potential. That's why I'm a luitenant, and you're just my asistant."

The Shocker fires a third blast, which Hypron dodges easily. He then quickly leaps toward the Shocker and lands a hard blow to Shocker's leg, making him fall.

"Allow me to correct you, as you appear to be ill-informed. Thanos did not choose you, he allowed you to aid him because the Taskmaster felt pity toward you and brought you to him. Why would Lord Thanos care for a thug who has never successed in anything in his life? You did not lead these forces that's claimed this land, you simply thought you did. In reality, they are all stronger and more suited for this war than you are. You are simply one to be pitied."

The Shocker swipes his leg, trying to trip Hypron, but the more experience commander leaps over his leg and drops his foot down into the Shocker's chest.

"In fact, 'Luitenant,' you have long been mocked among your own ranks. With the power at your hand, the power that we've given you, you could amount to so much, but you've simply spoken idol threats. You could have claimed the continant of Asia before others took hold of their first cities, but you chose to threaten. This is war, Luitenant, and in war we do not threaten. We slay."

And with that Hypron pulls a dagger from his belt and quickly drives it down. The Shocker's anger had been building, and so he chose to try to think instead of act on his insecurities, the need to bully someone. He began to feel with his vibrations, the powers that Thanos had given him, and he began to note the movements in his foe, even the slightest. He knew that Hypron was going to go for his dagger before he even moved. So as the knife now drops, Hypron, he vibrates the floor beneath him, such as a mini earthquake. Hypron loses his footing, and the Shocker reaches up and with one arm grabs the hand with the knife, and with his other hand, he grabs Hypron at the neck.

"Thanks for the advice."

And with that Hypron's throat suddenly blows out from the back. The dark blood runs down his back as his eyes widen and he begins to gasp for breath. The dagger falls to the ground as he begins to stumble backwards before falling over, a pool of blood forming around him.

The Shocker stands and looks at his fallen foe. It was unnecessary, he knows, but he had to show himself that he wasn't a screw up, that he was still a threat. That he's been a threat all along.

There was one thing that Hypron was right about. This is a war, and it's time to stop threatening. He lifts his comm.

"Hypron..." he closes his eyes at his mistake. "I need a guard that's near the prison cells."

A moment passes before someone answers.

"Sabron at your servace, Luitenant."

"I've finished threatening, we're now acting. I told them that if any of them try to escape, we'll fire off some weapons. But I'm going to one up even that. Bring me Xorn and Iceman. Leave Thor there."

"Yes, Sir."

Several moments later, the guards enter with Iceman and Xorn in tow.

"Xorn is coming with me, but I want the rest of you to do as I say. I had a back up plan, but things are going to change. In fifteen minutes we're teleporting all of our weapons from this location to the base we prearranged in Russia. We will be leaving six nuclear weapons here, and when we are gone, I want them to explode. Not launch, explode. Let them take that Norse bufoon down with the rest of these oriental freaks."

He then turns to Iceman. "And I told you and your friends that if anyone tried an escape, a nuke will be set. Congradulations, you've forced my hand. But China isn't enough for me. I've decided to take care of the rest of you. Thor will be nuked, and Xorn will be accompanying me. But you, I have something else in mind for you.

[Sachsmachine]

Pietro sat in a cramped compartment in the back of the jet with the rest of the brotherhood. It was uncomfortable but it couldn't be avoided. If they were detected too soon this whole plan would be worthless. He looked at the other brotherhood, they didn't seem to be too pleased about the situation but they weren't about to argue with Magneto, they all knew better.

Mystique brought the jet in on an approach angle for the base, already disguised as Pietro she sent a transmission to the base on all frequencies.

"Shocker!!! you better be listening to this... after what I've done you owe me! I have nothing left... I'm coming in."

[Johnny Blaze]

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"Sire", said the guard as he bowed on one knee in front of the Titan.

"State your business, soldier. And be quick about it for you interrupt my contemplation", said Thanos as he dismissed the holographic monitors and leaned back in his throne.

"Yes, my Lord. The mutant female called Rogue is outside with another female. One called Polaris. They request an audience."

"Very well. Send them in."

"Also, my Lord", said the guard as he rose to his feet, "the High Commander has received a transmission from the one called Captain America. He has captured the mutant called the Scarlet Witch."

"Interesting", says the Titan as he leans forward and assumes a thinking posture, "her probability altering powers could prove to be a great boon."

"Have the High Commander start sending down the power dampeners and the prison materials, and begin setting up the camps. Until the supply ships arrive planet side, tell him to order the Captain to keep the Witch sedated. I do not desire to hear of her coming too and becoming a nuisance. Understood?"

"As you wish, my Lord", replies the guard with a low bow as he spins on his heels and quickly walks out the door.

Thanos leaned back in his large, dark throne as he awaited the arrival of the former X-Man, Rogue, and what was apparently a new recruit.

[Midnight Ice]

The Shocker watches the holographic clock as it hits 15:00. He hesitates while looking at the remote in his hand. If he hits this button, he will personally be responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of mutants. He's never really had anything against mutants, but then again, this is a war. He pushes the button and looks to the moniter. He still can't see Genosha due to whatever shielding that is covering the island. He thought that maybe it was a mutant, or several mutants, who held up the shield, but as the minutes pass the shield remains. Maybe it's not a person, but a machine of some type? He thinks of this and nods. It had to be it. If Magneto opened the box, or broke it with his powers, the virus would have been released anyhow, he had to be dead. The shields are machine ran, that's for certain, but what if they aren't? He shakes his head. They are, they have to be. Because if they aren't, if they're held by mutants,... then that means the virus didn't go off, or it was faulty in some way. And that means that he just made an enemy of Magneto, and every mutant of Genosha, and also that he just released a prisoner that could be a major threat. Shocker hesitates, but then shakes his head. It worked, the shields are ran by machines, and that's that.

He then stands and shakes off the nerves that's been building.

"Luitenant!" comes the urgent voice of Hypron over his comm.

"Yes?"

"Sir, we came down to check on the prisoners, and we realized that one is missing sir. The one called Hawkeye has vanished. No guards had seen him come or go, he's just gone."

Shocker swears, "Get up here now!"

The Shocker continues to swear as the minutes pass. Soon his commander, Hypron, steps into the room.

"Who else is still there?"

"Thor, the Iceman, and Xorn are still in their prisons."

That's two prisoners gone. He slams his fists against the moniter as it statics slightly before coming back up. He's such an idiot. Why didn't he check them for some type of teleporting devices, that's got to be it.

"Sir," Hypron says, "I think it's best to NOT destroy the monitering system again. They aren't cheap to replace."

Shocker looks up to this soldier that Thanos has provided him with. The ugly looking thing stands there calmly, though a smuggness is behind his features. It's obvious that he doesn't care for the Shocker, thinks that he's not suited for his job. This isn't the first time that he's spoken down to him either.

"Do you have a problem, Hypron?"

Hypron stiffens up and stares at the luitenant, "I'm sorry, sir?"

"Do you have a problem with me, with how I do things around here?"

Hypron hesitates before looking to the Shocker plainly, "I do believe that Lord Thanos could have chosen a better luitenant, yes. But I do as he bids, and he bidded me to aid you. I am here for whatever advice you may seek."

The Shocker nods as he stands. He walks toward Hypron and stands face to face with him.

"And who do you think would have been a better luitenant, Hypron? You?"

"Sir, though I am well fielded in battle, I was not suggesting that I take your place. I have simply felt that..."

The Shocker waits for no further word. He quickly lands a punch accross Hypron's face and then fires off a blast, sending him into a nearby wall.

"Now you listen to me you pig faced freak. I've gone toe to toe with Spiderman, I fought Iron Man once. I've taken over freakin' China. Who are you to tell me that I do not desearve all that I've done? Get up. If you have a problem with me, then get up and show me that you're more desurving of my title. GET UP!"

Hypron struggles to his feet, anger in his face. "I did not wish to usurp your authority, but if you challenge me, then I will gladly destroy what little worth you have."

"Little worth?!"

Shocker fires off another blast, but Hypron dodges it and roles out of the line of it's follow up blast.

"What worth is a luitenant not even chosen by the Lord Thanos?"

"He chose me, not you. He chose me because he saw my potential. That's why I'm a luitenant, and you're just my asistant."

The Shocker fires a third blast, which Hypron dodges easily. He then quickly leaps toward the Shocker and lands a hard blow to Shocker's leg, making him fall.

"Allow me to correct you, as you appear to be ill-informed. Thanos did not choose you, he allowed you to aid him because the Taskmaster felt pity toward you and brought you to him. Why would Lord Thanos care for a thug who has never successed in anything in his life? You did not lead these forces that's claimed this land, you simply thought you did. In reality, they are all stronger and more suited for this war than you are. You are simply one to be pitied."

The Shocker swipes his leg, trying to trip Hypron, but the more experience commander leaps over his leg and drops his foot down into the Shocker's chest.

"In fact, 'Luitenant,' you have long been mocked among your own ranks. With the power at your hand, the power that we've given you, you could amount to so much, but you've simply spoken idol threats. You could have claimed the continant of Asia before others took hold of their first cities, but you chose to threaten. This is war, Luitenant, and in war we do not threaten. We slay."

And with that Hypron pulls a dagger from his belt and quickly drives it down. The Shocker's anger had been building, and so he chose to try to think instead of act on his insecurities, the need to bully someone. He began to feel with his vibrations, the powers that Thanos had given him, and he began to note the movements in his foe, even the slightest. He knew that Hypron was going to go for his dagger before he even moved. So as the knife now drops, Hypron, he vibrates the floor beneath him, such as a mini earthquake. Hypron loses his footing, and the Shocker reaches up and with one arm grabs the hand with the knife, and with his other hand, he grabs Hypron at the neck.

"Thanks for the advice."

And with that Hypron's throat suddenly blows out from the back. The dark blood runs down his back as his eyes widen and he begins to gasp for breath. The dagger falls to the ground as he begins to stumble backwards before falling over, a pool of blood forming around him.

The Shocker stands and looks at his fallen foe. It was unnecessary, he knows, but he had to show himself that he wasn't a screw up, that he was still a threat. That he's been a threat all along.

There was one thing that Hypron was right about. This is a war, and it's time to stop threatening. He lifts his comm.

"Hypron..." he closes his eyes at his mistake. "I need a guard that's near the prison cells."

A moment passes before someone answers.

"Sabron at your servace, Luitenant."

"I've finished threatening, we're now acting. I told them that if any of them try to escape, we'll fire off some weapons. But I'm going to one up even that. Bring me Xorn and Iceman. Leave Thor there."

"Yes, Sir."

Several moments later, the guards enter with Iceman and Xorn in tow.

"Xorn is coming with me, but I want the rest of you to do as I say. I had a back up plan, but things are going to change. In fifteen minutes we're teleporting all of our weapons from this location to the base we prearranged in Russia. We will be leaving six nuclear weapons here, and when we are gone, I want them to explode. Not launch, explode. Let them take that Norse bufoon down with the rest of these oriental freaks."

He then turns to Iceman. "And I told you and your friends that if anyone tried an escape, a nuke will be set. Congradulations, you've forced my hand. But China isn't enough for me. I've decided to take care of the rest of you. Thor will be nuked, and Xorn will be accompanying me. But you, I have something else in mind for you.
It took all of Iceman's will to not just encase Shocker in a block of ice right then and there.
"And what do you have in mind for me? You gonna wrap me up in insulation? You think that will keep my cold in? I bet its hot in that costume, you want me to cool it down for you?"

Hey, if I can't attack him directly, at least I can get under his skin. I mean, he is a Spider-Man villian, he has to be used to it.

"Or would you rather me go get Spider-Man so he can come kick your butt for th 122nd time?"

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker's eyes narrow at the insults, but he takes a breath and walks toward the Iceman.

"I told all of you to remain in those prisons, and to not attempt escape. Hawkeye broke that rule, and so now everyone in China will pay, but it isn't enough. I want to personally make one of you pay for what was done. You see, I'm not as stupid as everyone makes me out to be. When Thanos told me I could control and vibrate things on a molecular level, I decided to study a little. I learned how to separate things like dirt, stone, and even molecules in the air. It's really neat. But then I started thinking... what if I studied it a little deeper? I started to actually feel the molecules I was vibrating thanks to this suit, I could point them out and hold each one."

The Shocker then holds out his hand, and the Iceman gives a slight grunt.

"You're made of ice, yeah? Through and through! So Ice is just a frozen version of water. Water's a mixure of the elements, hydrogen and oxygen, and you know what, I can find every one of those in your body. There's something I've been curious about since I've had you in those cells and I've decided to give it a shot, and you have little Hawkeye to thank for it, but what would happen if, say, I decided to separate those molecules?"

The Shocker then tenses his hand as Iceman begins to scream. It is a quick, and almost unsatisfying, action, as Iceman suddenly spreads, and seems to disappear, a cloud of vapor rising where he once was, little splashes of water falling to the ground, and splatting on Shocker and those with him.

The guards looked shocked as they looked to one another, whispering their amazement at how the Shocker just evaporized the Iceman. The Shocker smiles at their shock, as he knows that they've suddenly recognized his power.

"That's one hero down, gentlemen. When we're ready, we're going to leave this place and we're going to let those nukes go. Thor will go down, as well as the rest of China, and I will become the most notorious and feared villain of all time."

He then looks to Xorn, who seems semi-conscious, his hands bound behind his back.

"And you Xorn, I have plans for you too, but not yet, not here."

"Shocker!!! you better be listening to this... after what I've done you owe me! I have nothing left... I'm coming in."

The Shocker looks over to the monitering systems at Quicksilver's voice. He rushes to the computer while shaking the little bit of dampness from his hand.

"How did Quicksilver get here? He should be dead! Guards, go get him and bring him to me. Bind his feet so he can't run if possible."

[Watchman]

"Khonshu? Who's that? Some kind o' shoe salesman?" Cain laughed as he stomped on Moonknight's feet.

"You're all by yourself now!"

Pain shot through his entire body. He shot his grappling gun landing on the second floor of the mansion. He landed on his feet and gave out a yell of pain. He couldn't let Juggernaut catch him again. He burst through a door and found what he was looking for communication. He spoke in the microphone.

"Anybody Juggernaut has attack the mansion need backup..." he could hear the stomping getting closer. There was nothing he could do he was going to have to fight another day. He took out and placed down some explosives and set the timer. He went running and took out his communicator. "Frenchie get here now!" he smashed through the window and looked up in the sky to see his ride out of here. He climbed the ladder up and when got inside he took off his mask and collasped into a chair.

"Unusual night for you sir" Frenchie said in his thick accent

"Very"

"I take it back to the mansion"

"No set a course for China"

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man tries for another hook and I catch his hand. I begin to crush his hand in mine. He drops to his knees, just before I get the chance to break any bones.

"What's the matter? Oh, you haven't heard about my enhancments. Yeah I got tried of having to run away for fights with superhumans, so I decided to stop just copying your abilities and actually be able to take some of you on. I've stepped out of all your shadows. People used to say I didn't have any real power. He just steals his moves from others but now I can finally prove those people wrong."

I kick him in the face and walk to a nearby car. Spider-man slowly gets up.

"I always wondered what it would be like to lift one of these."

I pick the car up over my head and throw it at Spider-man.

The only thing that saved Spider-man from being crushed was his jumped, prompted by his spider-sense.

How did Taskmaster get so strong? He nearly broke Spider-man's hand!

"Someone's been hitting the gym. Good thing I ain't James." Spider-man cracked and winced at the same time. That was a horrible joke.

It didn't matter. Taskmaster might be stronger, but he was still the same copycat. Maybe a web net would slow him down?

"If you're so powerful now...then how come you need all those soliders to help you out? All you suddenly 'high and mighty' guys always need your goons." Spider-man said as he released a web net over top of Taskmaster to capture him...

[Sachsmachine]

Pietro felt the jet touch down from a vertical landing. He felt somewhat relieved. They didn't get shot down, things were looking up somewhat.

Mystique landed the Jet and opened the external door. A squad of guards quickly rushes in, clears the jet and recaptures who they think is Quicksilver. They bind her arms behind her back and shackle her legs thinking they have to deal with a speedster and not a shapeshifter.

"Is this really necessary?"

The guards say nothing and bring her before Shocker.

"Shocker, I know this is hard for you to understand..." She pauses briefly.

"But I'm on your side!" she shouts, trying to get her point across.

"I did what you wanted, I delivered the box to Magneto's castle and I stole one of his private jets and got the hell out of there before you could release it. Now I'm responsible for the deaths of countless mutants and even flatscan refugees from other nations. I have nothing left on this planet now. I'm an enemy to both human's and mutants alike now. So if you haven't figured it out yet let me put it bluntly. I'm here to join you."

[Charlie No-One]

Polaris stepped into the throne room. The chamber was dimly lit and sent a vibe of eeriness down Malice’s back. She stepped forward a little trying to look for some kind of person or figure. Lorna had never seen Thanos before and had no idea what to expect. There was only a statue towards the center of the room. She leaned over to Rogue.

“Where is Thanos?” Rogue pointed towards the statue. What seemed to be a memorial was really a living, breathing titan. Thanos was much taller than the mistress of metal. Lorna started to shake a little and stepped forward again. She bowed her head as a sign of respect and awaited some type of reply.

[Silverstein]

Over the United States
Nightcrawler left the mansion with the remaining X-men. They had planned to head for China, unaware of any new information. The idea was to rendevous with the X-men in China, and find the Avengers.

Washington, DC:
"Sir, there is an invasion happening!!" A man in a black suit was losing his composure. His glasses slid down his nose, and his eyes were showing. They were wide and stressed.
"That is an order!!!" Another man spoke, but this man was calm. He was getting into a limo.
"I'm telling you that now is not the time for humans and mutants to be fighting when we are ALL the same. We are all from Earth. All except them...those invading forces. We're going to die, if we can not work together!" The man shouted, but the other man who was getting into the limo stopped and suddenly rushed out of the vehicle.
"Do NOT presume to lecture me on the future of Earth. I know, damn well, what is going on. And in another time, in another situation, you would be minus one job right now. I will not have to ask you to keep your voice down and your equanimity intact."
"Sorry, sir." The man said, fixing his glasses.
"Anyway the idea was never to start a Mutant genocide. The idea is to save our planet so we can cleanse it another time. Activate project "Sentinel Guardian" now. Do not ask me anymore questions, or you will be lost to an unmarked grave. Got that?"
"Y-Yes sir." The man ran off, signaling two other men in suits. They got into a black SUV and drove away.

The SR-71 Blackbird:
"Guys, I am picking up various distress calls. From...Around die vorld. Est difficult to determine just vhich things are because of die invasion and vhich are not. Und die devices are flooded. Too many signals, jamming die systems." Nervous. Kurt was actually nervous and felt his hands sweating. The life of a mutant was already hard but, it was getting harder.
He looked over at Beast, and Wolverine, Gambit and the others. Kurt didn't have it in him to consider voicing what Forge had told him earlier. He didn't want to believe it. He couldn't, not yet. Nothing drastic had really happened, nothing out of the ordinary for the X-men.

As he was flying he had noticed something particularly wrong. Something cloaked had been launched. He could not tell if they were missiles, ships, or something....else. But they were very large.

"I'm going to attempt to call Rogue. I saw her stop a missile earlier, and Volverine said he had encountered her. Maybe she con give us some answers!"

He tried calling her device. Iceman had contacted him earlier, so the frequency was working.

"Rogue! Rogue, Come in, Rogue! Con you hear me?! Sister...vhere in die Vorld are you?!"

[JewishHobbit]

Pietro felt the jet touch down from a vertical landing. He felt somewhat relieved. They didn't get shot down, things were looking up somewhat.

Mystique landed the Jet and opened the external door. A squad of guards quickly rushes in, clears the jet and recaptures who they think is Quicksilver. They bind her arms behind her back and shackle her legs thinking they have to deal with a speedster and not a shapeshifter.

"Is this really necessary?"

The guards say nothing and bring her before Shocker.

"Shocker, I know this is hard for you to understand..." She pauses briefly.

"But I'm on your side!" she shouts, trying to get her point across.

"I did what you wanted, I delivered the box to Magneto's castle and I stole one of his private jets and got the hell out of there before you could release it. Now I'm responsible for the deaths of countless mutants and even flatscan refugees from other nations. I have nothing left on this planet now. I'm an enemy to both human's and mutants alike now. So if you haven't figured it out yet let me put it bluntly. I'm here to join you."



The Shocker moves forward, toward Quicksilver.

"So... so Genosha really was destroyed? What of Magneto?"

[Electro UK]

"NOT BIG BEN!" Deadpool screamed as the tower toppled to the ground. "That was my favorite wonder of the world! You'll pay! don't think you won't pay!" Wade barged into a large group of warriors, knocking them all back.

He was quickly shoved back, toppeling into the London eye. He landed inside one of the capsules. The door closed as it began to move. "Not the eye! It's a 30 minute ride! 30 minutes!" He looked down to see a few warriors smack into the side of the structure. It began to fall over.

"Aw no you don't." Wade slammed through a window pane, narrowly dodging the falling eye. "Pfft, there's no way London's gonna be prepared for the 2012 Olympics now... well as long as they don't hand it over to France I'm okay."

"Keep fighting! We're pushing them back!" Captain Britain yelled.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Naive little bastard....


"My thoughts exactly."

Hawkeye watched Capta....The General...give Spider-Man his orders. It turned out the guard he had disposed of was part of Roger's personal entourage. He had been biding his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. Hawkeye had never been one for patience though, and his trigger finger was getting twitchy.

The General hurries into the med lab. He injects Wanda with a mild sedative, to make sure she stays out of it enough for her to not turn on him. He then hits his com link.

"Give Thanos a message. Tell him I have an omega level mutant as a P.O.W. Could be of use to him."

Hawkeye had heard enough. In one swift motion, he had wrapped one arm around the Generals neck, and the other hand, holding a combat knife, at his side.

"Hi Steve," he growled through clenched teeth. "I have a message for your 'Master' too. About fifty of them, in my quiver."

Hawkeye pressed a little harder with the blade, ripping the fabric of The General's costume.

"So, why don't we go pay him a little visit?"

[Electro UK]

"Going to england was such a bad idea." Wade calmly said as he was knocked through a window. "Still, maybe we should move the mansion over here, there's plenty more Jarvis' here than there is back home."
A fighter dived through the window and landed on Wade.

"Ack!-- This is worse than the time the media caught me at that N-sync concert... I swear I was only there to ask directions about how to get away from there." He kicked the invader through the roof. He turned to a small boy in the room. "Sorry kid, got caught up in the batt-- hang on a sec arn't you..."

"Wade?"

"Jamie?"

"Deadpool!"

"Electro UK!...so that's what the UK part's about!"

"Well duh."

"Oh man this is so cool, I've got a bunch of ideas for us to do in the RPG... how about next time Frankie getsinto bed... we use the image enducer to turn into Johnny and..."

"I was thinking the same thing... great minds--"

"--think alike." Wade interrupted.

"Deadpool, you okay in there?" Captain Britain yelled.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine Cap, just caught up with an old friend... okay little buddy I gotta go but I swear we'll catch up and I'll saught that brother of yours out."

"He still has Metal Gear solid 2 up at his University."

"That bastard."

And with that, Wade leapt out of the window and back into the thick of the battle.

[Midnight Ice]

Iceman was everywhere and nowhere all at once.

Ok, being evaporated is a new one for me. Gotta figure out how to come back, and more importantly...when.

[Electro UK]

DEADPOOL: Mr. Wilson Goes to Canada (Road to Invasion... not Civil War)
Part One: Tooooooootally not stealing SuperFerret's idea

I'm Wade Wilson. This is one of those times that I write a post in 1st person... I can make more jokes this way. So anyways, I ain't the best when it comes to girls... the whole scab face thing doesn't get the sympathy vote with them... well it might if I wasn't a murderous pshyco... think that's random? Just keep reading the post.

Anyways, I'm sitting here on Battlefield: England, taking a time out. See I've just defended this country from an invasion. Some guy named Thanos (the one with the chin) feels that he can take over the world... hence the invaision. Feels kinda fuflling ya know? I've made a difference in this whole matter.

Will I keep talking in 1st person? Who knows. It all depends on the ratings my new arc "Mr. Wilson Goes to Canada", which is definately not some sort of marketing scheme to get people to read my posts... hey its an Invasion tie-in... it'll sell.

Captain Britain's appraoching me... I sure hope I'm not saying this stuff out loud.

"Deadpool, I just wanted to thankyou for responding to our call, because of you Britain is safe from Thano's invasion."

"Hey, anything for the country The Office is from. Now I'm off for a Pot Noodle and a wank... oh **** that word isn't bleeped out... oh thank **** that **** is bleeped out." I'm pretty sure Marvel are going to have my ass for that one. "Uh... I better just go." I leave a jaw dropped Captain Britain and head back to America... nice chap, wonder if he's gay.

***

I'm just about to cross the border... convieniant how those little ***'s can get me from one place to another ain't it? Anyway, I hope we've made a little progress over here, last time I checked Captain america had turned into Captain Invasion (see the invasion main series... not one of these little tie-ins). Well that ain't good, so after he'd kicked me around he got good ol Peter Parker off of his back and that's all that I'm updated on... man the Previously pages in Cable and Deadpool are much more fun.

Oop, getting a transmission... better listen in on it... hope I'm not abouyt to get shipped off to another country. "Avengers! This is Siyrin of the X-Force! We've been called out to Canada due to the Invasion's strength there... we're in desperate need of help! Any free Avenger please respond immeadiately!"

Canada? Why the heck is Thanos even bothering with that place? I smell a trap... but then again... it was Siyrin... get to see my past love and fall straight into a trap, or choose life? Ah... Siyrin/Deadpool interaction always goes down well with the fans. "Setting course to Canada captain." Man I've always wanted to say that.

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker moves forward, toward Quicksilver.

"So... so Genosha really was destroyed? What of Magneto?"Mystique nods, still shackled securely.

"Magneto was the closest to the box the last I saw it. Even he could not escape this pathogen if it works like you said it does. The plague is going to spread quickly, Hammer bay is almost standing room only with all the flatscan refugees."

Mystique hesitates for a moment.

"What is it?" The Shocker demands.

"The Sanctuary. I've heard that it is located at least 50 plus miles from Hammer Bay. If there were any survivors they might be there. Most likely members of the brotherhood. Aside from Cain Marko who as you know is working for Thanos, the rest of them are hardly a threat."

Mystique looks at her bonds.

"Now, you think you could let me go?"

[Mr.Valentine]

As i sit meditating i wonder, How many times will we have to face threats like this??? wasnt it alot better years ago when people used to ridicule alien sitings and crop circles. But now, we are constantly invaded by some cosmic being or facing unstoppable catastrophy strikes.
Of course dangers like this can be eluded but why must we bring such things upon ourselves
--------interlude--------
Yeah you guys are wondering why all the philosiphical rubbish right?? he does that alot. but hey, he can fight!
--------closed--------

How so many places had been destroyed needlessly including many major cities. including the one i am happening to be staying in; New york.

I got up, and ripped off my blood stained shirt to use to bandage my cuts, all of my chi would have to go into fighting, other peoples lifes are at stake. i jumped out of my bedroom window into the crowd of marching aliens; damn this has got me going crazy, ill never survive this. My hands glowing i strike down all who come to me, i focus my mind, searching for people in the area who are fighting and how the fightback was going. It came at no avail, there was no hope of winning...but who said we couldnt go out with a fight...:mad:
"YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY GOT TO LEARN!!, i dont like hitting people, but you give me no choice. If you freaks think we will all roll over and give in.... YOU ARE WRONG!!!.
Fist flying, unconcious or dead bodies scattered around, i heard a rocketing sound and clenched my ears and there was a gigantic explosion of energy flying towards me, i tried to dodge but it blew the entire block up.
Shocked i lay covered in the rubble bleeding terribly, suddenly i heard digging and felt the weight ontop of me slowly getting lighter, light started to shine through..
i rolled over and was greeted by a very familiar face, he helped me up and smugly said.
"You looked like you needed a bit of help"
"Well, you're the last person i would of expected to save me :confused:"

[Johnny Blaze]

Polaris stepped into the throne room. The chamber was dimly lit and sent a vibe of eeriness down Malice’s back. She stepped forward a little trying to look for some kind of person or figure. Lorna had never seen Thanos before and had no idea what to expect. There was only a statue towards the center of the room. She leaned over to Rogue.

“Where is Thanos?” Rogue pointed towards the statue. What seemed to be a memorial was really a living, breathing titan. Thanos was much taller than the mistress of metal. Lorna started to shake a little and stepped forward again. She bowed her head as a sign of respect and awaited some type of reply.
"Greetings Lorna Dane", said the Titan as he sat forward in his mighty throne.
"I have been told that you seek audience with me", stated Thanos as he looked over the pair as they stood before him.

"Thanks to Rogue you have your audience. So...tell me why it is you have come here?"

[JewishHobbit]

Mystique nods, still shackled securely.

"Magneto was the closest to the box the last I saw it. Even he could not escape this pathogen if it works like you said it does. The plague is going to spread quickly, Hammer bay is almost standing room only with all the flatscan refugees."

Mystique hesitates for a moment.

"What is it?" The Shocker demands.

"The Sanctuary. I've heard that it is located at least 50 plus miles from Hammer Bay. If there were any survivors they might be there. Most likely members of the brotherhood. Aside from Cain Marko who as you know is working for Thanos, the rest of them are hardly a threat."

Mystique looks at her bonds.

"Now, you think you could let me go?"


The Shocker looks to Quicksilver and then back to the moniter. He wonders what he should do. Normally he'd never trust a 'hero', but Quicksilver does have a point that he now has nothing to live for, and he has had a dark past, so maybe he means it. A few moments pass until he looks to the speedster.

"Alright, fine. But first thing's first. You have to finish the job you started. I'll let you have some of my army, and you have to lead them into Genosha and destroy what remnant remains. Disable the shield around the island, and return to me with Magneto's head. If you are able to do all of this, then I'll take you on as a partner." He extends his hand toward Quicksilver. "Deal?"

[The Joker]

Octavius made his way to the Oltion generator chamber.It was a large bell shaped device.

Propelling himself on two tentacles,Ock raised himself high up to the Oltion device,and removed it from it's chamber.Carrying it down with two tentacles,he reached into his pocket and pulled out the communicator.

"I have the Oltion device Max.Prepare to leave at once.I'll see you back at the townhouse"

***************************

One hour later at the townhouse.

"You have the Oltion device Octavius??" the Gentleman asked,as Ock walked into the townhouse.Ock did not answer him.He walked straight past him and to the bar to pour himself a drink.

"Octavius I said..."

"I heard you" Ock said as he sipped his drink."Of course I have the device.The theft of such a device is child's play for someone of my talents"

"So where is it then??" the Gentleman asked."It is safe.That's all you need to know" Ock said with a sly smirk.He was clearly enjoying having information that the Gentleman did not know for once.

The Gentleman sighed."Very well Octavius.If this silly little mind game gives you some satisfaction,then so be it.As long as you can put your tentacles on the Oltion device this evening,that's all that matters".

The Gentleman turned to Electro."This evening you shall go to the observation deck on the Empire state building.Octavius will bring the Oltion generator to you,and then you shall power it up,causing a city wide financial meltdown.While I disperse the catalyst in my private jet".

"And then Gentlemen" he said "We'll all be rich beyond our wildest dreams".

"Yes" Ock said shrewdly as he watched the Gentleman intently,"All of us".

[Electro UK]

Previously: So I'm Wade Wilson. If you haven't been following my events recentley, I'm having one of those "Shake the ground of the Marvel universe" tie ins. You know, "House of MMMM" and I'm pretty sure I have one coming up in Cable and Deadpool for Civil War soon.

So anyway, there's this whole invasion thing going on, I've been to England and fought it off there. After leaving my mark (and my scent on a tree in Hyde Park), I took my leave. Then I get this call from a girl called Siyrin... long red hair, beautiful blue eyes, huge bo-- uh... let's just put it that it that she looks like Terry dodson drew her.

Now she's in Canada with her little band of merry mutants X-Factor... I guess for some odd reason they thought Canada was worth defending. So I get this call from her saying she's in trouble... and me realising that a little X-factor crossover could look nice on the sales decided to help out (out of the kindness of my heart).

Deadpool: Mr. Wilson Goes To Canada (Invasion Tie-in)
Part 2: I Hate Canada

"I hate Canada." I complain to the locals as I touch down. "God, I can already smell Wolverine." The battle is pretty bad. Blood everywhere. I only wish I had my camera so I could snap this up and call it art. I dive straight into the thick of things and start bashing my way through.

Wonder where Siyrin is... maybe the aliens captured her and took her back to their spaceship and performed tests-- easy Wade, no time to get into those sort of fantasies now... oh maybe just one...

"Acccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccch!" Acch? Is that the sound Siyrin makes? Its always so hard to right those kind of sounds down...

"Wade! Yer made it!" And there she is... I kinda stop fighting for a second... I almost want to kiss the ugly fighter next to me and scream "there she is!"... better not though.

"Hey Red... heard ya needed a bit of help from Dr. Deadpool: Medicine Man."

She screeches off a few more. Okay everything about her is perfect except for that voice. It is definately not like music to my ears... infact it makes me want to cut off my ears and curse the day I got that healing factor.

She lands next to me. And all I can say in true American coolness is "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaymn girl." I hope that didn't offend her... we start fending them off.

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker looks to Quicksilver and then back to the moniter. He wonders what he should do. Normally he'd never trust a 'hero', but Quicksilver does have a point that he now has nothing to live for, and he has had a dark past, so maybe he means it. A few moments pass until he looks to the speedster.

"Alright, fine. But first thing's first. You have to finish the job you started. I'll let you have some of my army, and you have to lead them into Genosha and destroy what remnant remains. Disable the shield around the island, and return to me with Magneto's head. If you are able to do all of this, then I'll take you on as a partner." He extends his hand toward Quicksilver. "Deal?"Mystique looks at Shocker questioningly before shaking his hand firmly.

"Deal, but I will not be made a fool of Shocker. Save your army, they will just slow me down. The only assurance I want is that I will not fall victim to the plague you just had me release."

Mystique would hold her grip until she got such an assurance from him.

[Charlie No-One]

The day had gone from bad to worse. An invasion of Earth was in process and two of the X-Men’s members had switched sides. Rogue had gotten up and helped the fleet of aliens take over the planet and just moments ago, Polaris destroyed the mansion. The sublevels were the only functional parts of the mansion left, and by the looks of things, they weren’t going to be functional for long. There was too much damage to the upper levels and the weight of the debris was starting to crumble the top of the remaining rooms.

Just like all of the red threat alerts that the X-Men experienced, the students that didn’t make it out of the mansion were sent to the Danger Room for protection. Once everyone was inside, the room was locked down until the threat level decreased. Since all the remaining members were off fighting the invasion, Kitty was put in charge of supervision. Most of the students made it out to the nearest safe houses, but there were still a few, about one hundred, mutants trapped in the Danger Room, almost all of them in shock. Kitty was spiked with fear herself. Her best friends had traded sides and just pulverized the mansion, an act that could have killed the students. She tried to make herself believe that it wasn’t true, but it was and there was nothing that she could do to change it. One of the students, Jake, approached her.

“Miss Pryde, I think I broke my arm. During the attack, a pillar collapsed onto my arm. I was able to move it, but now it is swollen. Could you check it out?”

“Ok. I really don’t know much about medical stuff, but I can try,” Kitty said as she began to feel his arm. The crowded exercise room smelled of body odor and software. The teacher had no pleasure in staying in the dull chamber.

“I would say it is broken. As soon as the Danger Room reopens, we can get you to the infirm…” Shadowcat’s attention was caught on something else. The fighting platforms in the walls began to rise as the room’s light panels clicked onto fight mode. The danger room was active. A rip of anxiety plowed through the heroine’s heart. She had experienced this situation before, when she was first starting as an X-Man. One of her teammates almost died. She wouldn’t let it happen again. Shadowcat stood in front of the students as the Danger Room buzzed to life.

“Everyone stay calm. I can’t shut the room down from inside since we are under lock down. There are about a hundred of you. Everyone get close to Hellion, Elixir, or anyone who generates force fields or health,” announced Kitty. Oh great, now I have to attempt to phase through the stupid control center without dying.

Kitty concentrated on her center. Her mind cleared as her body began to feel lighter. Suddenly, a tingle of excitement rushed down her spin as her whole entire body went numb. The mutant’s foot slowly dipped into the ground; her body was intangible.

Shadowcat closed her eyes; an array of laser beams shooting through her. She started to walk forward, onto the air, focusing hard to keep for body intangible. It was hard to keep a ghostly state when so much fear and anxiety was plowing through your veins. When Kitty opened her eyes, she was in the control center. She rushed over to the panel. There were five long slashes across the keyboard. The cause for the Danger Room to start was not a glitch; someone had started it. With the control panel destroyed, there was no way to turn off the program. Well, no manual way. Kitty phased her hand into the control panel. The grey keyboard sparked several times before ultimately shutting down.

“People always told me I had a way with destroying machinery,” she laughed aloud. “Alright Kitty, your jokes are really stupid,”

As she fell through the floor, back down onto the battlefield, Katherine wondered who slashed through the computer. The scrapes looked oddly familiar, like Wolverines, but longer. One of the students screamed.

“Miss Pryde! The Danger Room is cracking,”

A large crack was sprawling up the ceiling. The sublevels were finally crumbling.

“Ok. Everyone move to the exit. We are all going to the safe house. Make your way to the hangars. Once there, split into 3 groups. I think we can somehow fit you all into those fancy new Blackbirds,”

The day went from bad to worse to terrible.

[taskmaster]

The only thing that saved Spider-man from being crushed was his jumped, prompted by his spider-sense.

How did Taskmaster get so strong? He nearly broke Spider-man's hand!

"Someone's been hitting the gym. Good thing I ain't James." Spider-man cracked and winced at the same time. That was a horrible joke.

It didn't matter. Taskmaster might be stronger, but he was still the same copycat. Maybe a web net would slow him down?

"If you're so powerful now...then how come you need all those soliders to help you out? All you suddenly 'high and mighty' guys always need your goons." Spider-man said as he released a web net over top of Taskmaster to capture him...

I easily teleport out of the way of the net. I take my sword, still in it's steath and run up to Spider-man. I use my thumb to thrust my sword up, it hits Spider-man in the chin and continues to move, landing on the ground behind him. Spider-man tries to hit me and I use some of his moves to dodge. I use my steath to hit him in the head, it cracks and breaks in my hand. Spider-man flips up, I go for a roundhouse, which he easily dodges, but hitting him wasn't my intent.

I grab my sword, Spider-man turns around to see my blade at his neck. A small line of blood slowly forms.

"Come on, I've seen you fight plently of times. You're better than this."

I flip up my sword, so the blade faces the other way. I hit Spider-man in the face with the handle of my sword.

"Stop being the helpless punk everyone thinks you are and fight like you mean it. I need a challenge."

[Red]

“Jus leave the bottle mon ami”

Gambit sat in a vacant bar; he poured another whiskey into his small glass. His coat draped over the small stool and onto the floor. As Remy tipped the half empty bottle the barman grabbed it.

“That will be 20 bucks”.

Emptying his pockets he pulled a packet of cards out and slammed them on the table. He pulled a 20 dollar bill from his pocket and put it next to the cards. Remy snatched the bottle from the barman’s hand.

“You know that won’t solve your problems” said the barman as he put the money in the cash registered.

“Non, but it helps” replied Remy as drank the class instantly.

“You know after owning a bar for 31 years you learn a thing or two, so let me guess, you’re drinking to numbing the pain, must be a woman.”

Remy poured the last of the whisky into the glass and looked down at his reflection.

“i'll have another.”


I hear de door bang shut, and then what sounds like two kids arguing. I turn my head, jus what I thought rednecks. De biggest one heads towards the bar, I can hear de floor creaking as he gets closer.

“Me and my brother would like as much beer as $50 can get us.” He waves the dollar bill in de bar mans face, must think he’s clever or Somethin. I take another slip of my whiskey. “What have we got here!” he grabs my cards off table, he shouldn’t have done that.

“Hey boys want a game of poker?”

“How bout you put them back.” He moves in closer, I can smell de drunk’s breath.

“Or what?” He places his hand on my shoulder. I finish my drink and slide de glass across the bar. I turn my head. “Come on what’s the matter buddy.” He asks. I grab his arm, twist it and then slam it into the bar counter. I get up from my seat, pull back my fist and knock de little punk to de floor.

De other one back off slightly, I pull my coat over my shoulders and match my gaze with his. I pace over to de pool table and clutch a pool cue. I twirl it a few times to let him know I’m not fooling around. De other one is nothing but bone; he pulls out a knife and lunges towards me. I swing de pool cue and take out this legs. He hits de floor and as he raises his head, I kick him against de wall. I hear the floor creaking again I looked around de big guy smacks me with a chair, I fall onto the pool table and knock de balls onto the floor.

My hand scrambles across de ground; I grab de 8 ball and pull myself up. I put de ball up to my face and charge it. His cocky smile slowly fades.

“What the hell are you?”

“One of a kind mon ami.”

I pull my arm and toss de ball towards him, as as soon close enough to him, it exploded sending him through de window. I wipe de blood from across my face and turn my head back to the bar as I do I look down de loaded barrel of a shotgun.

“I, I don’t want no freaks in my bar.” Stuttered the barman.

I could take dat gun from him, sweep his legs and blow half his face off before he knew what hit him, but this isn’t his fight, so I back away. As I approach the door I pull my collar from over my neck and walk out into de darken sky and pouring rain.

I step to the guys “Corpse” is he alive, does it even matter? I knell down in de wet mud and pocket my cards; de scorch marks on his chest catch my eye. Still warm. His hand twitches, I feel the guilt fade away from my stomach. I take his wallet from his pocket, 30 bucks hardly seems worth it.

I can hear a siren in the distance; he must have called the cops. My hands drag in the mud as I pull myself up. I need to get out of here, then it hits him dat train de guy in de bar said about earlier. I dart through de puddles, they cover de parking lot and reflect nothing but blue and red. I can hear de sirens becoming louder.

Then as de sun begins to rise in the distance, I hear the rickety sound of a train. It shots past me and I grind to a halt. I wait for an open carriage. I see one coming. I clench my fists, this is my only shot. Wan its gets close I leap towards and crash against its rotten wall. I pick myself up and sit down on an empty crate. I wipe my hands down my coat then run them through my hair; I need to lay low perhaps its time to pay a visit to my chere.

[ElectroFlare]

I easily teleport out of the way of the net. I take my sword, still in it's steath and run up to Spider-man. I use my thumb to thrust my sword up, it hits Spider-man in the chin and continues to move, landing on the ground behind him. Spider-man tries to hit me and I use some of his moves to dodge. I use my steath to hit him in the head, it cracks and breaks in my hand. Spider-man flips up, I go for a roundhouse, which he easily dodges, but hitting him wasn't my intent.

I grab my sword, Spider-man turns around to see my blade at his neck. A small line of blood slowly forms.

"Come on, I've seen you fight plently of times. You're better than this."

I flip up my sword, so the blade faces the other way. I hit Spider-man in the face with the handle of my sword.

"Stop being the helpless punk everyone thinks you are and fight like you mean it. I need a challenge."

Taskmaster was definately faster and stronger. And somehow teleport-capable. But no way was he faster or stronger then Spider-man.

Helpless punk?

Spider-man leapt backwards before Taskmaster could react and kicked him twice in the face during his backflip. He landed twenty feet back, his arms and legs splayed out in a classic spider-pose.

"Helpless? Helpless little punk? If I'm the helpless one, why are you the one who copies everyone's moves? Why are you the one with the army of invaders behind you? I'm just me with my fancy suit and these funny gagdets on my wrist. Oh yeah...I can also bench press a truck." Spider-man said, and let loose a full-powered punch on Taskmaster's face after leaping at him.

"Let's see you take over this world when I'm still here!" Spider-man yelled, his emotion taking over. There was no-control at all anymore. It was pure speed, strength, agility, and spider-sense. Punch after punch, blow after blow, Spider-man let all of his strength loose.

Everyone has a breaking point. Spider-man had found his...

[Electro UK]

Deadpool: Mr Wilson Goes To Canada (Invasion tie-in)
Part 3: Wha...HUH?

My name's Wade Wilson... no that's not right, I've started the last couple of posts like that. Hmm... okay. My codename is Deadpool... don't like that start? Deal with it. If you could see what was going on here, I'd be the guy in the cool ass costume kicking butt.

The hottie next to me would be an Irish Lass named Siyrin. Yes... she's Irish and I'm falling in love with her all over again... I'm scum. You'd also see us whooping a bunch of bad guys... maybe a few of them ripped Siyrin's shirt in a few convienient places... just maybe.

So in the next panel you'd see me do a double back flip and-- oh I should probably stop explaining things like this now. I do a double back flip and cut open a few soldiers. "And that was for Captain Kirk's son! And this is for Yoda! And this is for that cute little Ewok that got killed in an explosion!"

"Ye haven't changed a bit Wade." She says that so... playfully. She's so cool... maybe she'll invite me up to her bedroom after this. I'm not sure Banshee would aprove of that kind of action... but isn't Banshee dead? I dunno, hard to tell with these X-characters. Marvel gave me 3 months to live. It's alright though, I'll be back within a year.

"Nor have you... you're still intelligant... beautiful... well bui-- uh... I mean... you fight well still." You fight well still? Isn't that what Mulan said to the Chinese commander guy? God I can't even screw up flirting without quoting some childish film... now listen to me! I sound like Ultimate Peter Parker!

She looks a bit taken a back though... is she sad I stopped? High hopes Wade... hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh hopes...

***

A distant location (somewhere where I'm not)

"The target's arrived." a man dressed in a white coat anounces. "Send in the task force."

***

Hack, slash, jab. Hey look! I'm making a pattern out of this! Hack, slash, jab! Hack, sla-- oh my god Siyrin just lent over... so tempted to look but I'm about to get impaled by something. Oh what's the point in having a healing factor if I don't use it?

Slash!-- It was worth it. "Deadpool! Ah ye alright?" You know what? Electro UK really sucks at this Irish accent thing.

"Me? Oh I'm fine?" then I look at what she's pointing at. My guts are hanging out. I shove them back inside. "Don't worry about them... they'll find their way ba--" Oops getting a bit fai--

***

"Wade! Wade wake up fer heavans sake!" God... its like we're married already.

"I don't wanna go to school today!" I moan as I rub my head, getting up.

"I thought I'd lost ye for a second there."

"Don't be too sure yet... my intestines are yt to he-- oh wait there they go." That's when I see them. Huge gigantic robots flying about our heads. "This is not the best of times for the aliens from War of the Worlds to have a second go... we already have one invasion going on, and I don't think Tom's up for the job again."

They set down and look at us for a second. "Target, identified."

"No... don't say I'm identified... only bad things happen when robots identify people... we've all seen how the Terminators work."

One robot lunges forward. I flip up and slice its head off. I immeadiately turn to the others and start slashing away. "Tut tut. I've seen more advanced robots in toysrus. Shouldn't you guys be sending in the Doombots or somethi--"

"WADE!"

"Siyrin?" It run round to see one of the obots fly off... Siyrin in its hands. I wasn't the target... Siyrin was.

"Wade! Help." No! Got to get to her! I can flip off that robot, best chance I've got. I push my body to its limits as I spring off of the robots head. Gotta catch it... gotta catch it... gotcha! I jam my sword into the side of its leg.

That's when 4 robots approach me and grab me. Nice one Wilson... fell straight into their trap.

[taskmaster]

Taskmaster was definately faster and stronger. And somehow teleport-capable. But no way was he faster or stronger then Spider-man.

Helpless punk?

Spider-man leapt backwards before Taskmaster could react and kicked him twice in the face during his backflip. He landed twenty feet back, his arms and legs splayed out in a classic spider-pose.

"Helpless? Helpless little punk? If I'm the helpless one, why are you the one who copies everyone's moves? Why are you the one with the army of invaders behind you? I'm just me with my fancy suit and these funny gagdets on my wrist. Oh yeah...I can also bench press a truck." Spider-man said, and let loose a full-powered punch on Taskmaster's face after leaping at him.

"Let's see you take over this world when I'm still here!" Spider-man yelled, his emotion taking over. There was no-control at all anymore. It was pure speed, strength, agility, and spider-sense. Punch after punch, blow after blow, Spider-man let all of his strength loose.

Everyone has a breaking point. Spider-man had found his...

"Then I'll just have to remove you from the picture."

I slash at Spider-man. He moves back and I stab my sword into the ground.

"You think I organized this? I don't need these soldiers, they're here because Thanos wants them here. You should know that I always look out for number one. I couldn't care less about what happens to you, the people you love, friends, family or anybody else. In the end I always do what's best for me."

We keep fighting. He's barely listening but that won't stop me from saying what I want to say.

"You think Captain America is going to save the day after saying some badass one liner? It doesn't happen like that in real life. He's going to die like the rest of you. I just hope I get to be the one to do it."

I can't believe he hasn't figured it out yet, might as well play along. I get close enough to grab his throat. I bring him in.

"If the army behind me really bothers you that much, we'll just have to go some where with a little less people."

I teleport us to the outskirts of the city.

"Now it's just you and me."

[Batman]

[Daredevil]

A lone billy club flies through a swarm of chaotic madness that has formed upon a small part of the great New York City. It's momentum, combined with the wind bouncing off of it, sends pools of light infront of my eyes, evelvating me from fighting in darkness, making my point that much easier to get across.

I shoot a grappling hook through the arm of one of the invaders. As it screams, I kick back, sending my foot through another one's jaw. I then spin, sending a flying kick to another one.

My point? Oh, I believe they're beginning to realise it. They're beginning to fear the very notion of it, as their numbers lessen, and their forces are taken out, bit by bit.

Don't. Mess. With. HELL'S. KITCHEN.

I've stood by for too damned long, feeling this neighborhood tear itself apart from the inside ever since I was a boy. And for the life of me... Even when I had lost my sight, I had tried my best to keep itself from doing that. It had both blessed me and damned me, all at the same time. Many people... Many lives... Many, Many heartbeats have been given to keep this small part of a large metropolis on it's feet.

Now, It is threatened, once more. This time, not by itself. But by invaders. Ones whose goals are to live out their own twisted brand of unearthly justice. What they don't understand is that... They're not messing with Brooklyn. They're not messing with Queens. Nor the Bronx. Nor Manhatten. No, They're not messing with Times Square.

They're messing with Hell's Kitchen. And when they come to Hell's Kitchen... They're facing the wrath of The Devil.

I hold my hand up, sensing the billy club flying back towards me. Seconds later, It lands in my palm, ready for me to use it once more. I can hear someone approach me. A human male. 5 foot 6, approximatley. I turn around, as if I'm looking at him.

"The area's secure. Th' Captain said we should advance."

I nod, as more of the policemen pass us, heading into the next area.

"Go without me... Try to hold them off to the best of your abilities. I need to recruit. We are vastly outnumbered, here..."

I can feel him tense up with anger. His finger is on the trigger of his gun. I ready my billy club. But... eventually, his tension eases.

"Fine. But don't think for one second that this changes anything. The minute this is over, you're goin' in a cell. Got it?"

I leap over his head, shooting a grapple line into the air. I wait for it to snag something, above, before responding...

"I've 'had' it longer than you can imagine."

The wind hits my face as I soar over the now quiet streets. My momentum is the only thing giving my radar clarity, at this point. However... There's something I have to do.

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I think it's about time the gangs of Hell's Kitchen really proved their worth, if they have any.

[Watchman]

Deep in the jungles of Brazil an area untouch by the wrath of Thanos lies a small outpost a home of refugees and a small group rebels. Although they are just a small group they are powerful. The outpost contains some of the most advanced weapons known to mankind. Some days ago the rebels ambushed an A.I.M supply line that was on the run.

On this night a lone rebel was making his usual route. Although unbeknownst to him this would be his last. Making his way the east side of the outpost he heard a rustle in the in the dark jungle. He brought his rifle up and pointed it toward the sound

"Quem está lá?" he ask the darkness. No answer comes for quite some and the rebel keeps walking but the he hears the sound again. He looks into the darkness again but there is nothing. He walks foword into the forest and stops in fear. A pair of red lights appear and then another and another. The man lifts up his gun and opens fire on the lights. Figures pour out the woods. The man is trampled over by all of the figures. They storm into the outpost. Soon most of it was on fire. Screams could be heard everywhere and the rebels where falling fast. A another figure,much taller then the rest, walked out of the woods. He walks through the flames. He walks up to the leader of the rebels.

"Nenhum não por favor" he told the giant metallic figure

"If I do not do this now you would have a .00053% of survival. 89% chance that you would be burnt alive or a 98.4% chance of being shot in a place that would just cause a prolong death" he extends out his hand and grabs the man's head. He twist his hand and their is a loud snap. "Consider this mercy".

One of his drones comes over to him. "Secure the bunker, get the weapons, and clear the flames". He walks over to a building that somehow catches his attention, a church. He walks inside and walks up the center aisle. On a stand is a giant book, The Holy Bible. "Most Interesting" he says to himself.

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[Red]

I hear de door bang shut, and then what sounds like two kids arguing. I turn my head, jus what I thought rednecks. De biggest one heads towards the bar, I can hear de floor creaking as he gets closer.

“Me and my brother would like as much beer as $50 can get us.” He waves the dollar bill in de bar mans face, must think he’s clever or Somethin. I take another slip of my whiskey. “What have we got here!” he grabs my cards off table, he shouldn’t have done that.

“Hey boys want a game of poker?”

“How bout you put them back.” He moves in closer, I can smell de drunk’s breath.

“Or what?” He places his hand on my shoulder. I finish my drink and slide de glass across the bar. I turn my head. “Come on what’s the matter buddy.” He asks. I grab his arm, twist it and then slam it into the bar counter. I get up from my seat, pull back my fist and knock de little punk to de floor.

De other one back off slightly, I pull my coat over my shoulders and match my gaze with his. I pace over to de pool table and clutch a pool cue. I twirl it a few times to let him know I’m not fooling around. De other one is nothing but bone; he pulls out a knife and lunges towards me. I swing de pool cue and take out this legs. He hits de floor and as he raises his head, I kick him against de wall. I hear the floor creaking again I looked around de big guy smacks me with a chair, I fall onto the pool table and knock de balls onto the floor.

My hand scrambles across de ground; I grab de 8 ball and pull myself up. I put de ball up to my face and charge it. His cocky smile slowly fades.

“What the hell are you?”

“One of a kind mon ami.”

I pull my arm and toss de ball towards him, as as soon close enough to him, it exploded sending him through de window. I wipe de blood from across my face and turn my head back to the bar as I do I look down de loaded barrel of a shotgun.

“I, I don’t want no freaks in my bar.” Stuttered the barman.

I could take dat gun from him, sweep his legs and blow half his face off before he knew what hit him, but this isn’t his fight, so I back away. As I approach the door I pull my collar from over my neck and walk out into de darken sky and pouring rain.

I step to the guys “Corpse” is he alive, does it even matter? I knell down in de wet mud and pocket my cards; de scorch marks on his chest catch my eye. Still warm. His hand twitches, I feel the guilt fade away from my stomach. I take his wallet from his pocket, 30 bucks hardly seems worth it.

I can hear a siren in the distance; he must have called the cops. My hands drag in the mud as I pull myself up. I need to get out of here, then it hits him dat train de guy in de bar said about earlier. I dart through de puddles, they cover de parking lot and reflect nothing but blue and red. I can hear de sirens becoming louder.

Then as de sun begins to rise in the distance, I hear the rickety sound of a train. It shots past me and I grind to a halt. I wait for an open carriage. I see one coming. I clench my fists, this is my only shot. Wan its gets close I leap towards and crash against its rotten wall. I pick myself up and sit down on an empty crate. I wipe my hands down my coat then run them through my hair; I need to lay low perhaps its time to pay a visit to my chere.


Non. My eyes catch the first sight of de mansion, its nothing but rubble. Rogue. I sprint to de mansions wreckage and fall to my knees as I see it fully. They can’t be dead; I slam my fist into de ground. Maybe if I had been here, I should have been there wit her. I feel a single small tear fall down my face, chere…

[Electro UK]

Deadpool: Mr. Wilson Goes To Canada (Invasion tie-in)
Part 4: The Big Reveal

My name is Snicthzel Von Crum. In my spare time I like to fly remote controlled helicopters and read newspaper atricles. Okay... you may have realised those last 2 sentences are lies. Mostly because I can't think of anymore ways to start my posts... and a little because I love the name Snicthzel Von Crum.

Right now, I'm being carried off by four big robots. This is what someone like me would call a normal day. Next to me is love of my life Siryn. Irish lass who I can't wait to spend a St. Patricks day out with. Now I don't know where these robots are taking us... hopefully to a surprise party... but its unlikely.

I'm not really one for asking questions first... then shooting. More of the other way round. So as soon as I get the oppertunity to flix out my needled knife from under my costume... I'm do. Grabbing it with my hand, I force it intoOne of the robot's arms. Its grip release me. I have one arm free then. Goody. I throw my knife into another robots head, breaking it.

As that one hurtles towards the ground, I reach for my pistol and blow one of the robots holding my leg away. So now I'm hanging from one leg. And I've just realised I haven't said one thing during all this. Cause I've been focusing so much on being able to save Siryn. A girl that can stop me from telling my jokes? Now that's a first.

So anyways, better take the final robot off of h-- uh oh. I hope this thing is planning to fly up before I hit that brick wall... guess not-- WHAM! This just isn't my da--

***

I'm awake. Well duh... I wouldn't be writing this other wise. How'd I get here? Oh its those little ***s again. They do wonders in this RPG. Pretty dark in here... is that blood I smell? Strong scent. There's a table over there... got a lot of body parts sliced up on it... lovely. Wait a minute... those are my body parts! Oh god, I've never wanted to throw up so much!

Who the heck is doing this? Is this story linked to the invasion anymore? Otherwise sales are about to go waaaaaaaaaaay down... unless the X-men were nice enough to guest-star. Probably not though... they have it hard enough with all those books coming out. Working over time, poor gits. Makes me thankfull I'm not a classic Stan character. I'd have like 20 different on-goings and be in the New Avengers... *sudders*.

A door opens. The light from outside blinds me. A man steps into the room. "Sleep well Deadpool?"

"Nah... I'm not one for sleeping while standing. Maybe if there was a Silent Night bed around here... I don't think I've ever slept since I came out of that coma."

The man chuckles. Then it hits me, where's Siryn? "Where's the girl? If this turns into one of those Resident Evil 4 rip offs and she gets captured like 3 times then screw it, I'm going home without her."

"She's fine... at least she will be if you co-operate."

"Me? Co-operate over the life of another? Never. Never, ever, ever... so if you'll be kind enough just to realise her then it'd be a whole lot of guilt off of my mind."

"Oh we know how you feel about her. That's why we called her pathetic little team out here when this bloody invasion started. Couldn't be better timing really. Lure you here just for when we need an army of super soldiers to fight this war."

Super soldiers? Cut up body parts? Oh no... don't say it...

"You see Wilson... we're giving WEAPON X A REBIRTH"

Pfft, like that's never been done before.

[Batman]

"Guys, I am picking up various distress calls. From...Around die vorld. Est difficult to determine just vhich things are because of die invasion and vhich are not. Und die devices are flooded. Too many signals, jamming die systems." Nervous. Kurt was actually nervous and felt his hands sweating. The life of a mutant was already hard but, it was getting harder.
He looked over at Beast, and Wolverine, Kitty and the others. Kurt didn't have it in him to consider voicing what Forge had told him earlier. He didn't want to believe it. He couldn't, not yet. Nothing drastic had really happened, nothing out of the ordinary for the X-men.

As he was flying he had noticed something particularly wrong. Something cloaked had been launched. He could not tell if they were missiles, ships, or something....else. But they were very large.

"I'm going to attempt to call Rogue. I saw her stop a missile earlier, and Volverine said he had encountered her. Maybe she con give us some answers!"

He tried calling her device. Iceman had contacted him earlier, so the frequency was working.

"Rogue! Rogue, Come in, Rogue! Con you hear me?! Sister...vhere in die Vorld are you?!"

(IC: Cyclops)

Cyclops looks back from piloting the Blackbird. He had been aware that the communications port in the system wasn't working as well as it should have since they had taken off... But it was expected, with all that was happening. Scott had tried to keep his cool the best he could, but with Kurt's panicking combined with the difficulty of piloting the jet to China, due to the damaged frequencies, it was becoming harder to handle.

He shook his head. No... He had to remain as calm as humanly... Well, mutantly possible. He was leading these people, for god sakes. Scott then thought to himself. No... Not himself. To another. An old friend.

Professor... Did you get that?

Yes, Scott. The Damage Caused By The Invasion No Doubtedly Meant Difficulty For Your Part Of The Team's Mission. However.... I Fear There Is More Danger Lurking For You When You Arrive In China.

Stay on the alert? Right. Got it. Thanks for that...

Cyclops stayed quiet, as he continued to pilot the Blackbird. There was no reason to add to the stress already shown by Kurt. However... He definatley need to keep an eye out and warn them, when they landed.

After all... Who knows what they were going to face, in the midst of all of this...

[Silverstein]

-----EARLIER~

Gambit was staring out at the wreckage of the mansion. A look of utter and sheer emotional distress. Distraught, oh, distraught. Nightcrawler came dashing by, when he skid to a stop.

"Gambit!! Vhere have you been?!" He shook his head. "Nine, eet doesn't matter vight now. Let's move out. Ve've got to get to china to find out vhat is going on. Beast and Cyclops have already turned on die engines, we're getting ready to go!!"

-------NOW~

Kurt looked at Scott, a strong natural born leader. He was calm and cool. He was quiet, and shook his head to himself. Kurt wondered what exactly he was thinking about, but figured he was concentrating to keep them in the air.
"I think that if vee put die Jet on auto-pilot, ve von't need to concentrate so hard on piloting. Die invasion eesnot affecting travel. So ve von't crash into und other ship. I vill leave you to monitoring pilot duties, okay?"

Kurt knew he couldn't focus, and he didn't want Scott to know. He didn't want Scott to know how nervous he was. He didn't want his nervousness to bring Scott down. The team needed a leader, and Scott was the only person who worked well with all of the X-men as a great leader. Scott was Kurt's inspiration when he was leading his own team, some years ago.

---**BAMF**

Cyclops, smoke, fire, Gambit. Nightcrawler was now in the back of the jet, beside Gambit.
"Alo, Remy."

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New York, Los Angelis, Washington DC,Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Ohklahoma City; Nova Scotia, England, Mexico, Japan, China, Africa, and South America. Beings landed, who had once been there before. But this time their mission was different. This time they were going to do something, X-kind would have only dreamed of.

One of Thanos' invaders was marching. Whatever unknown purpose it was serving for it's master came to an end when the electronic booming voice of a Sentinel erupted through the leaves and bushes of the forest.
"HALT! Invader Identified!!"
A sudden array of lasers and missiles assalted the being and it was done.
"Mission Accomplished. Next Checkpoint."
With a sudden rustling of leaves, a star flew into the sky and blinked out of the unknowing site of the creatures below.

[Red]

---**BAMF**

Cyclops, smoke, fire, Gambit. Nightcrawler was now in the back of the jet, beside Gambit.
"Alo, Remy.".

I try an take my mind of things by shuffling my cards, its not working. I jus need some answers… I’m gone for a few months an everythin goes to hell. I spot Scott sitting in front, if anyone would know what’s goin on, he will.

Suddenly de little blue guy appears in front of me, I hate it when he does that. I place my cards back in the packet and tuck them back in my pocket. I lean in towards an rest my hand on his shoulder.

“Can you fly dis thing, mon ami? I need a word with Cyclops.”

[Electro UK]

Max sat on the observitory deck of the Empire state, huddeling himself. It was cold up there at this time. But its what he needed. The fresh air and the silence. Time to think. It was happening all over again. Electro vs the women in his life.

Why couldn't it just be simple? Why did he always fall for the good ones? Mia made him go through this decision, was Norma about to put him through it again? Could he change for her like he did Mia? There was too much to sought out.

Living with Electro was dangerous... if she even wanted to live with Electro at all. But he had to keep her safe from the Kingpin. As soon as he was done with Ock, what was he going to do?

His thinking was cut short as Ock burst through the roof and layed the device down in front of him. Max got up and prepared himself.

OOC: Now may be a good time for one Ms. Sarah Stacy to invite herself to the little party. ;)

[Electro UK]

Deadpool: Mr. Wilson Goes to Washington (Invasion-free tie-in!)
Part 5: Uhm... the fifth part...

Where's Wolverine? Shouldn't he been involved in all of this? I mean isn't this one of thosr rock the ground stories? You nned at least one heavy hitter to do that... and last time I checked the sales I wasn't seeing C and D hit the sales too heavily... do I suck? No... it must be Cable... its Cable that sucks.

"Am I being punkd?" I ask out into the darkness. "Come on guys... this isn't funny anymore! It was good until you got got Beyonce to push over that christmas tree... I mean it didn't even hit anyone." The door opens once more.

"Okay Wilson, time to run some tests."

"NO! I will not part with my urine you bastards! It stays in there until I need a leak... besides... I can't go when I'm nervous." I kick and scream even when 2 huge men drag me out of the room. "Let go! I played Half Life! You're just gonna through me in the garbage crusher! I will not be crushed! You hear me?"

They bring me into another room and strap me down on a table. The man from before walks in. "Good afternoon Wilson. Let's get straight down to buisness. 1st thing we'll need is a blood sample."

"Well alright but only if a cute nurse does it... say... if you're trying to get my healing factor into another body... just who might that body be?"

"Well as you can imagine, we didn't get many volunteers for the project... so we had to go with any spare person we could find... and besides, it'd be a terrible waste just to kill such a pretty young girl." At this point I see two men drag Siryn into the room.

"No! Not her! She's got a team called X-Factor... use them! Jamie Madrox can multiply! Use lots of him!" think Wilson... these idiots arn't gonna get it right the 1st time. I've got to save Siryn. If I could just reach my utility belt... okay if this were a 60s live action show now would be the time for the To Be Continued...

Oh sh--

[Charlie No-One]

“The X-Men are liars, fools, and traitors. They so viscously abused me. I was in love with one of them, Alex. He led me to believe he loved me too. I mean, he caressed me, kissed me, and we got engaged, but then he got up and left with that…that abomination! That ****! That human! And he didn’t do this before the wedding, but during! Embarrassed me in front of hundreds of people! He ripped my heart out and tarnished it right before me. For that, he deserves to be destroyed, and I attempted, but it doesn’t end there. The X-Men showed no mercy. They then labeled me as crazy and outlawed me out of their little group. I was like the kid at the back of the classroom that everyone made fun of. Then there comes Bobby! Dear old Bobby. He proposes to me. Again I am engaged, but this time it is different. This time, I am the one in control. This time, I will be showing the X-Men. This time, they will be the one with their bleeding hearts in my hands, slowly dying. I will hear them call my name begging for mercy as I finish each one off, and when they scream my name, I will respond. My reply will be ‘You have lost Polaris. Malice is the only one left, and Malice has no mercy.’” Lorna paused for a second, catching her breath. “Excuse my ranting Thanos. I am here to exterminate the X-Men and anyone who gets in my way,”

[Watchman]

In the begainning...

Ultron flipped through the book very quickly. Scanning each page at inhuman speed. Taking in each bit of information that the book contain. Within minutes he slammed the book shut finishing it.

"I see" were Ultron only words. Suddenly the confession booth slam opened and out came.

"Meu deus o que aconteceu" he shouts. He looks at Ultron and holds up his cross "Da estada licença do demon para trás esta casa do deus". Ultron walks over and grabs the cross and crushes it in his palm.

"What could that possible accomplish" he takes a piece of metal that crashed through a window from the early attack and stabs the priest in the side.

"Now human that sould keep you alive for the duration of what I have to tell you" he starts speaking in portuguese. "I have read through your book and have found most of it obsolete but for some reason some of the ideas have caught my attention. This is most unusual indeed. The character of God is an omnipotent being that creates and destroy with his own free will but has one major flaw he has been created by man. This reminds me of someone...myself" blood keeps pouring out the priest as he begins to cry "I have both created and destroy with my own free will and I to share the same flaw I have been created by man. In a sense I am a God. I realize my new role for this world I will become a God. I will show this humans only a wrath only a God can provide. Oh and and father you have about ten seconds to live you better start praying to your God"

The priest falls down in a pool of blood. Ultron takes a few pieces of metal and breaks them and bends them. He puts them onto the priest begins to wield them onto the priest with a wrist laser. He creates a steel cross out of some more scrap metal and attaches the priest on it. He contacts one of his minons and it enters the church.

"Take this to the Avengers' mansion quickly". The robot picks up the cross and flies off to New York. Ultron headed toward the bunker to inspect what they had found he had much work to do.

Avengers Mansion, New York

The robot lands in the mansion. He looks around and places the cross on a wall of the ruins. He leaves and heads back to Brazil.

[Sachsmachine]

Magneto sat in the spacious throne room of castle M, his brow furrowed as a large monitor zoomed in on one of his jets as it landed at a military facility deep inside the Chinese borders.

'Everything is going according to plan.' Magneto thought to himself. 'Soon Mystique will have earned The Shocker's trust enough to plant the virus.'

Magneto grinned, deep in the back of his consciousness he maintained the metal sphere within Mystique that would be Shocker's undoing. It was only a matter of time now, then the real war could begin. But there were many questions that ran through his mind, The Avengers and X-men were wild cards now... Would they trust him enough for the sake of the world? Could he trust them? It was a risky chance, but even with all the power at his disposal he knew he could not take on Thanos without a great deal of assistance.

Perhaps there wasn't enough to resist already... No, he could not think this way, there would be no submission.

In the back of his mind a mirror-like sphere resides, surrounded by darkness...

[The Joker]

Max began to charge himself up.His whole body began to glow.

"Not so fast you fool" Ock snapped,as he picked up the Oltion device in his tentacles."I have to position it so the EMP pulse will reach the entire city".

Ock raised himself on two tentacles,then carrying the Oltion device in the other two,he positioned the Oltion device on the observation deck precipice.He lowered himself back down again.

"Perfect positioning" he said as he turned to Max."Now remember,give it maximum voltage in order to blanket the entire city with the EMP pulse".

[Silverstein]

"Alo, Remy."
“Can you fly dis thing, mon ami? I need a word with Cyclops.”
"Nein, I'm leaving Cyclops to do vhat he does best. I have left mein sector on Auto-Pilot. I think he est een die zone. Vouldn't eet be better to vait a bit? Eet's up to you." Nightcrawler stood up and began to walk away towards the back of the ship. He looked up at his friends.

" Ich suchte den LORD und er beantwortete mich; er lieferte mich von meiner ganzer Furcht." Nightcrawler was holding his cross close to his chest.

The X-Men could die in that day. The Avengers. Spider-Man, Captain America, The Fantastic Four. The Earth. In part by man, in part by mutant, sins and greed; the villains and the invaders were only the icing on the cake of troubles that beat the requiem out of their home and themselves.

A woman is violently beaten and raped. A man is gutted and hung, his body disrespected beyond words, and a child is lost to time. In a world without mutants, in a world without powers and heroes. Sins would still rise and in ways suffer more violent consequences, because there would be no light shining in the darkness. There would be no one to preach of stregnth.

Nightcrawler began to imagine such a world. His own death was insignificant, and those of his team was even less. The world had evolved beyond Mutant vs. Man. It had gotten far beyond good vs. evil. It was now sheer survival.

Rumours were of Thanos, but it could have been the Shi'ar or any of numerous alien races that existed in the galaxy. Galactus could be behind it all.

"Has man gone so far that, vith all of our technology, all of our knowledge, all ve do est fight? Just a few short months ago, ve vere fighting Magneto. Ve vere fighting for un vorld vhere humans und mutants could co-exist. Vhat world est eet that ve live in, vhen no one knows vhat's going on? And invaders have been reported on die television." He thought.

He has seen space, other dimensions, magic, science, ultra science, the unimaginable; Yet, it all seems so distant. So very distant in the fact that while he has experienced so much, the rest of the world was living in the dark.

"Answer me this, vould anyone even notice eef ve died today? Un sacrifice ees vonderful, but for a vorld that mocks eet's heroes und persecutes each other. Mann against mann. Vhy? They vould go vight back to their vices in no time. I have not lost my faith een making un difference, but I vant to know what difference ve are trying to make."

The prospect of death intrigued his interest for a moment. He considered that life was not real, and that none of this was happening because it didn't make sense. To die, to sleep; To sleep: purchance to dream. But the question faded from thought as the realization hit him of what dreams may come.

He clutched the cross closer to him. The roserie was more powerful than anything in the universe for him. It was his stregnth, and he needed it. If only he knew what troubles lie in wait for him. They got closer and closer to their destination across the ocean.

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With a crashing boom that threw cars in the air like confetti, the Sentinels landed in Novosibirsk, Russia. But this story goes far beyond the sentinels and their progress. Behind closed doors, and behind the curtains, meetings were taking place.
A man in a suit, smoked a cigar. He spoke with a heavy Russian accent, smelling of licorice and vodka. For all intents and purposes, let us call him Mr. Omsk. Mr. Omsk was speaking with another man. A man of pale white skin, and a red suit with matching tie.
"Vhe've Ggot a djob fer you, Mr. Rossovich. Zhink eet over, befer you answer."
"Vhy vould you have a job fer mee? I am a bussiness man. I do not Gget my hands soiled. Ahlso, Vhy do you insist zhat ve do not speak our mother-tongue?"
"Vhe are offering you an offer zhat you can not refute. Vhy do you stall?"

The men sat in silence, the smoke of cigars floated and blocked fresh air. The smell of solyanka and pelmini blended into the clouded excuse for air. If the meeting were not such a foreboding affair, it may have been an interesting experience.

The door creeked open, and with a BAMF, the clouded air rushed out, and fresh air crashed inward. A skinny woman, incredibly skinny, yet somehow healthy, came in. Her clothes looked normal enough, so she was obviously someone's daughter. She offered lunch to the men. She smiled and waved at Mr. Rossovich, after setting down the tray and left.

"You. You hhave asked me. You hhave asked me eef I vhanted to do zhis djob fer you. Dhe answer eest dyes." Rossovich raised his hand, smiling as his sleeves began to ripple and convulse.

[Electro UK]

Previously: So I'm captured, tied up and evil scientists are planing to find a way to get my healing factor into other people as a part of Weapon X in Canada. All of that... and I'm not even Wolverine. The big bag guys wants to take this 1st test on Siryn... a girl that I don't like to dream about cause I normal wake up wet if I do.

Deadpool: Mr. Wilson Goes to Canada (Absolutly nothing to do with the Invasion! Take that Marvel! You won't get this post you bastards! We're sick of all the crossovers you've forced us to do! There's about a 10 issue gap between House of M and Civil War crossovers in Cable and Deadpool for pete's sake!)
Part 6: Rescue Me

6 parts? I better end this soon otherwise its going to turn into a 12 part mega story in which I'll die and come back with new powers... man I'm so glad I'm not Spider-man. "Let the girl go!" I scream at the scientist.

"Shut up Wilson, get a move on and inject that blood sample."

"Think Deadpool... just got to reach my utility belt..." I think to myself, searching for a means to reach my belt. "Uh... oh man I really got an ich in that... special place... don't suppose anyone would be kind enough to free me? No? Well it was worth a try."

Oh I've got it! My armor! Its voice activated. "Go go gadget Deadpool armor!" I scream... I have the best lines for stuff. It only takes a few seconds for it to burst through the door. the guards open fire as my armor locks on a shoots off my restrains.

"Good armor! Someone'll be getting a nice big can of oil when we get home." I dive for the guard about to inject Siryn. We rolled around the floor. I come up on top and grab the sryinge, forcing it into the guards hand, then stomping on his face.

Boom! A huge explosion knocks me back. I turn round to see my armor in pieces. "Not the armor! It was like my only child!" I flip into the crowd and start beating people down. Its not long before there's just a pile of unconcious bodies in front of me.

There'll be time to mourn over my armor later. I've got to get Siryn down from there... then its time to pay a little visit to guy that did this to us. I unhook her restraints and lay her down on the ground. "Siryn... wakey wakey... breakfasts ready. Oh look! Deadpool's turned on his image enducer into a Brad Pitt style guy... topless! Oh come on girl I'm giving you the best I've got... don't make me go George Clooney on your ass, I don't think the enducer could take it."

"Uh... Wade?" She begins to stir. She's alright! Oh happy day... alright leave the musicals for when we get out of this dump.

"Come on." I say helping her up. "We're off to kill the guy that did this to us... I call shotgun!"

[Charlie No-One]

Kitty watched as three Blackbirds full of students blasted towards the safe house. She then grabbed her com link.

“Kurt, the students are on their way to the safe house. The remains of the mansion are breached. As soon as I am done with the self-destruct sequence, I am going to need your location,”

[JewishHobbit]

Mystique looks at Shocker questioningly before shaking his hand firmly.

"Deal, but I will not be made a fool of Shocker. Save your army, they will just slow me down. The only assurance I want is that I will not fall victim to the plague you just had me release."

Mystique would hold her grip until she got such an assurance from him.

The Shocker shakes his head. There is no assurance. Welcome to the world of the unjust. You want to be on my side, you take my word for it.

[Johnny Blaze]

“The X-Men are liars, fools, and traitors. They so viscously abused me. I was in love with one of them, Alex. He led me to believe he loved me too. I mean, he caressed me, kissed me, and we got engaged, but then he got up and left with that…that abomination! That ****! That human! And he didn’t do this before the wedding, but during! Embarrassed me in front of hundreds of people! He ripped my heart out and tarnished it right before me. For that, he deserves to be destroyed, and I attempted, but it doesn’t end there. The X-Men showed no mercy. They then labeled me as crazy and outlawed me out of their little group. I was like the kid at the back of the classroom that everyone made fun of. Then there comes Bobby! Dear old Bobby. He proposes to me. Again I am engaged, but this time it is different. This time, I am the one in control. This time, I will be showing the X-Men. This time, they will be the one with their bleeding hearts in my hands, slowly dying. I will hear them call my name begging for mercy as I finish each one off, and when they scream my name, I will respond. My reply will be ‘You have lost Polaris. Malice is the only one left, and Malice has no mercy.’” Lorna paused for a second, catching her breath. “Excuse my ranting Thanos. I am here to exterminate the X-Men and anyone who gets in my way,”
Thanos sat on his throne as he listened to the woman's ravings. He did not care one bit about her problems, but he knew that he could use her to suit his needs.

"Very well", said the Titan after a brief moment of silence, "I will give you a mission to prove yourself to me. You will infiltrate the island nation of Genosha, gather any and all intelligence you can, and report back to me. Also, if the opportunity presents itself, you will cripple their defenses to pave the way for it's conquest."

"Since it was you who brought her here", said Thanos as he turned to face Rogue, "you will accompany her on this mission. Understood?"

[twylight]

Thanos sat on his throne as he listened to the woman's ravings. He did not care one bit about her problems, but he knew that he could use her to suit his needs.

"Very well", said the Titan after a brief moment of silence, "I will give you a mission to prove yourself to me. You will infiltrate the island nation of Genosha, gather any and all intelligence you can, and report back to me. Also, if the opportunity presents itself, you will cripple their defenses to pave the way for it's conquest."

"Since it was you who brought her here", said Thanos as he turned to face Rogue, "you will accompany her on this mission. Understood?"

Rogue stepped forward and nodded. Genosha. She smiled, this was gonna be fun.

"Yes." she said simple before turning to Lorna.

"On our way down we can get ya a different change of clothes." She commented looking at the X-Men uniform Lorna still wore.

[Charlie No-One]

Lorna stood perfectly still, staring absently at Thanos. She was reliving the moment in her head. Genosha. Genosha was Magneto’s kingdom. No, it wasn’t Magneto’s, it was her father’s. Going to the island would be a sure run in with the man that left her at birth. Her father had hurt her just like the X-Men. He deserved punishment as well.

"On our way down we can get ya a different change of clothes." Lorna stared at Rogue and then her own uniform
“Yes. I do believe a new costume is in order.”

[twylight]

Lorna stood perfectly still, staring absently at Thanos. She was reliving the moment in her head. Genosha. Genosha was Magneto’s kingdom. No, it wasn’t Magneto’s, it was her father’s. Going to the island would be a sure run in with the man that left her at birth. Her father had hurt her just like the X-Men. He deserved punishment as well.

"On our way down we can get ya a different change of clothes." Lorna stared at Rogue and then her own uniform
“Yes. I do believe a new costume is in order.”


Rogue smiled.
For the first time she didn't feel alone. In truth her and Lorna had never been close, but few ever had. Still, they both had more than a few things held against the X-Men.
And all of them were true..wern't they?

"Don't drag Lorna into this..."

"No..Ah have to she's a friend....Ah need a friend.."

Rogue touched her hand to Lorna's shoulder and teleported them away.


OOC:
CNO..if you want your next post can be us getting to Genosha, with a look back to the costume changes or something...:) To speed it up..*goes off to look for costume picture*

[Silverstein]

As he sat in prayer, in the back of the ship, a crimson flash lit up on the panel beside him.


“Kurt, the students are on their way to the safe house. The remains of the mansion are breached. As soon as I am done with the self-destruct sequence, I am going to need your location.”

His eyes remained closed and he pressed the button to speak out.

"Ve are en route to China. From there ve are trying to locate Iceman and die rest of die X-men. I think it may have something to do vith Rogue. Forge said that die Avengers are there too. Ja. We're already past the halfway point, so you vill need to find another vay here. Ask Cyclops for die direct coordinates."

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Hello? Anyone home?"

Johnny wandered the halls of the Baxter Building. Everything was pitch black. Any emergency power had long since been diverted to the laboratories. Navigating the hallways with just a flaming hand to show him the way. Johnny made it to the upper floors of the complex.

"Reed? You in here?"

The lab was alive with equipment, printer spewing sheets full of numbers and graphs, satellite uplinks monitoring what territory they could.

"Nature musta called."

Johnny sat down at a communcations booth and picked up the headset.

"Sis, Benjy...you guys out there?"

[ElectroFlare]

Cain stomped away from the ruins of the Avengers mansion.

"I wonder if there's anyone left? That moon ninja guy was nothing but a wimp." Cain muttered. Then he stared down at his belt.

The belt DOOM had given him back in Europe. It could multiple him into however many people he wanted. Sure, the clones were only so strong, but they did a good job of holding off the heroes in Europe.

Cain laughed out loud. There were still a bunch of soliders around, along with General America's quinjet.

Suddenly there was one Juggernaut for every solider of Thanos.

"Let's see the heroes stop this!" Cain laughed as every single Juggernaut spread out, ready to stomp out any resistance to Thanos...

[ElectroFlare]

"Then I'll just have to remove you from the picture."

I slash at Spider-man. He moves back and I stab my sword into the ground.

"You think I organized this? I don't need these soldiers, they're here because Thanos wants them here. You should know that I always look out for number one. I couldn't care less about what happens to you, the people you love, friends, family or anybody else. In the end I always do what's best for me."

We keep fighting. He's barely listening but that won't stop me from saying what I want to say.

"You think Captain America is going to save the day after saying some badass one liner? It doesn't happen like that in real life. He's going to die like the rest of you. I just hope I get to be the one to do it."

I can't believe he hasn't figured it out yet, might as well play along. I get close enough to grab his throat. I bring him in.

"If the army behind me really bothers you that much, we'll just have to go some where with a little less people."

I teleport us to the outskirts of the city.

"Now it's just you and me."

Taskmaster was thrown as far as Spider-man's muscles could launch him.

Somehow the creep could teleport. That's ok. The spider-sense could sense him if he teleported back.

No matter how fast and strong he was now, there's now way he's faster or stronger then Spider-man.

Spider-man leapt after Taskmaster and landed on the wall next to where Taskmaster crashed into.

"You think the heroes of this world will just let you win? This isn't Superman 2 where we just kneel down and give up. We're going to fight, and Cap is going to fight the hardest. This is the man who organized a fight against all powerful DOOM. This is the man who was the last man standing against all powerful Thanos. That man is the greatest of us all!" Spider-man yelled.

"But you know what? I'm starting to realize these days that beating the bad guys up alone doesn't make you a hero. I'm starting to see why the Punisher does what he does. And you? You can't be as fast or as strong as me, before or now. So guess what? No more one-liners about your goofy pajamas. No more jokes about how some punk in spider-tights is gonna leave you hanging from a streetlight."

"Now, I'm gonna do what I have to do to make this world a better place. A real hero. Like Cap. If that means taking you out of the picture permantely, then by God I'll do it!"

[Electro UK]

Max began to charge himself up.His whole body began to glow.

"Not so fast you fool" Ock snapped,as he picked up the Oltion device in his tentacles."I have to position it so the EMP pulse will reach the entire city".

Ock raised himself on two tentacles,then carrying the Oltion device in the other two,he positioned the Oltion device on the observation deck precipice.He lowered himself back down again.

"Perfect positioning" he said as he turned to Max."Now remember,give it maximum voltage in order to blanket the entire city with the EMP pulse".

"Right you are Doc." Max said, stepping up to the device. He lookede down on the raging war zone of New York. Invasion? Bah, this country was about to be hit with something much bigger. Max powered up. "Okay Big Apple, here it comes!"

OOC: Twylight, NOW would be a good time to interviene.

[twylight]

“Get back out there, right now.”

Well, hello to you too…

“Hello…to you too…”

I look at Parker sideways as he echoes my thought.

Neil had caught us just as we’d walked in through the door. We’d taken a much slower speed back to the Newspaper than we had to the air field. I still can’t believe that we were so close to all being killed. Who would launch such a powerful weapon, especially one that would have an impact felt all over the world.

I looked around the newsroom, it was as hectic as ever….reports were still streaming in from all over the world, but the edge had been taken out.
Chine, Russia, Europe, Africa, the moments of excitement had faded and nothing but worry and defeat seemed to be in the air.
Almost all countries had fallen to this invasion, and whoever this invader was, they’d taken and employed, not only known villains, but known heroes as well.

Neil pulled Parker aside and I stared at the television as footage raced across the screen. The last moments of recordings ended as abruptly as the man behind the camera, showing us the flaming oil wells in the middle east, the hailstorm of laser lights in Paris and the almost literal annialahtion of London as Captain Britain fought them off.

Why then was america not hit as hard? Was it because of the heroes?

I turn at the tug on my arm.

“Let’s go.” Parker drags me out of the din and into the semi quiet hallway.

“Where?” I ask simple as we dodge in and out of the rushing traffic, papers flyinging out of peoples hands as they rushed by.

“Doc Ock has been seen somewhere in New York, along with Electro.”

Right that helped….a lot.


“And they are…who…exactly?” I ask as he pulls me through the door and we step out onto the street

Parker paused as he slipped his helmet over his head.
“Frenchies..” he said teasing.
“They’re Spider-Man’s biggest enemies. “

I make my mouth an ‘o’ and slip my helmet on straddling the bike behind Parker.
I wrap my arms around his waist. Gee…don’t I feel stupid..probably one of the few people close to Spider-Man and I don’t even know the names of his enemies. Way to go Sarah.

“Where is he?”

“Spider-man? He was last seen fighing a guy named Taskmaster.”

I smile, he is such a geek..knowing their names…
“You certaintly know all their names.”

Parkers starts the motorcycle and moves away from the curb.

“Of course…I live in New York…” He said before cranking the throttle and we took off.

[Electro UK]

Deadpool: Mr. Wilson Goes To Canada (You won't see the word Inasion anywhere in this post folks... except for just now.)
Part 7: Things Come to an End

"Okay 1st I'm gonna cut off a toe... then an eye... maybe an ear or a leg next... can't decide, but right after that its bye bye to the skin... maybe then I'll let him die... nah! I've got a lighter in my pocketm we'll have some fun with that 1st."

"Deadpool!" Siryn shouts from behind. "Don't kill im! We can resolve matters calmy!"

"Sure we could... but my way is more fun!" I play through a million different muderous scenarios as I dart down the hallway. 2 I'm particullary proud of would be the one where I suffocate him with fake boobs... and then the other where I transfrom into the Hulk and rip his little heart out... of course these things will never happen. Well they could do... I mean we all know how Banshee went out.

I kick down a door to find the scientist squabbeling in the corner. "No! Don't do it! Please!"

"Wade! No!"

"Quiet down Red... I've got to get this right otherwise I might not kill him or something." I raise my sword and hold it above him. Do it now!...and spoil what it means to be an Avenger and my relationship with Siryn? I turn round to her. "One moment please." This is something that must be decided by the one thing I swore to never use again... my mind!

*Inside Deadpool's mind... so basically just red mesh... why couldn't we go somewhere interesting for this debate like Reed Richard's mind?*

I turn to look at my right shoulder... yep there he is, good ol Mr Devil Deadpool. And on my left, the angel guy... god he's boring.

"Okay guys, what do I do?"

Angel me: Let him live! Don't ruin two of the best things that have ever happened to yo--

Devil me: QUIET YOU FOOL! Kill him Wilson! Kill him or I'll do it for you!

"Hey, we discussed this, I'm not letting you out of my mind again... I don't think Weasal will ever get that splinter out of his... you know what."

Devil me: Alright! That's it! I quit... I liked it better when you were a pshyco! If anyone needs me I'll be telling Michal Jackson to touch kids.

"...good luck with that."

***

Making my decision, I jam my sword down, hard. "No!" Siryn screams as the scientist cries out in pain. He slowly opens his eyes... to find my sword through his hand.

"Lucky bastard... if you'd have caught me before I'd had my ongoing I'd have finished you off slowly."

Siryn sighs. "Thank you Wade."

We make our way out. I just hope this bloody invasion's over with. Damn! Shouldn't have said that.

(You idiot! You ruined my title!)

Oh shut up, I think Joe Q is calling... maybe there's another crossover at Marvel for you.

"Got a way out of this place Red?" I ask Siryn.

"No, but ah can create one."

"Just a second." I roll up my mask and put some ear plugs on. "Okay shoot."

"Accccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhh!" She grabs me and flies through the hole in the roof. The sunlight nearly blinds us both... its such a relief.

All this has made me think just how much I need Siryn... just how much she means to me. Ah well... its not like she'd ever settle for a guy like me. She puts me down at the entrance of the complex.

"Okay... well this has been fun. I better go now... back to the Avengers... in New York... where your not... we should do this again some time... I... I'll just go." I turn to leave.

"Wade, wait."

"Quite frankly my dear... I don't give a... wait this isn't the set of that... was I day dreaming again?"

"Oh for once in your life shut up." She says, going for me. What's she doing? Attacking me? She's attacking me isn't she? Always new she was a robot with a prime--

She takes off my mask... and kisses me. And boy what a kiss! I've tongued Jeniffer Anderson (image enduser if you must know) and that doesn't even compare... but I think its mainly because... I care about Siryn.

Oh wait getting serious... make a joke... uhm... look at me! I'm breaking the forth wall! Oh shut up and just enjoy this... I've longed for this day for so very long.

[twylight]

I sigh inwardly and rest my helmet on Parkers back, shifting slightly to elleviate the pressure of the glider on my back, I was starting to wonder why I even bothered to carry it, especially since..well…yeah..I wasn’t going to use it. I’d also packed some wristbands..things, what do those super-heroes call them? I’d been able to formulate a polyfiber, akin to Peter’s own, except mine didn’t shot out like webs, rather like ropes, thin black ropes. Yet it was also able to glob up, much like Spider-Man's.

“Ooof” The air comes out of me as Parker stops the motorcycle sharply.

I look at him and follow the line of his eyesight.
“What’s going…” I see it…

“..on….” I take my helmet off and squint against the sun towards the top of the building…

Okay..I don’t care how crazy the notion of Spider-man sounds...this had him beat…
A guy with tenticles..and a guy in a leotard….

I guess this is New York…

Parker quickly dismounts and pulls out a camera, snapping pictures.

“What are they doing?”

“Nothing good..”
I look at him sideways, if it was nothing good..then why..? Where was Peter? I turn my gaze from the building and scan the horizon…nothing..I bring my gaze back down to earth and notice something.

No one is paying attantion, the crowds once entralled with heroics, and villainy are now fleeing for their very lives, rushing away. I suddenly feel like I’m in a world all my own.

Time seems to tick by and slow down, they’re setting something up on the roof, What is it? Parkers words ring in my head.
“Nothing good..”

I clench my fists. Where are the heroes? The Fantastic Four? The Avengers? What happens when the ones who are supposed to protect a city, are instead protecting the world?

The shutter clicks of Parkers camera echoe in my ear.

“Someone should do something”

“Hmm..?” he says absently.

I look at him, watching him as he clicks away.
Doesn’t he know? Does he even…he lowers his camera slowly from his face.

“Where is he?” He says softly.

I bite my lips. I know exactly who he’s talking about…I turn and look back up.

“I’m going around the other side to get pictures.”

Parker nods.

“I’m gonna see what I can do from inside.”

I nod and turn away.

“Sarah..”

I stop and look back. Parker smiles.
“Be careful.”

If only he knew….

“You to!” I jog off around the building, making sure I’m in a private area before stripping.

Darn it…DARN IT!
Why the hell am I doing this? I quickly pull out my black suit and slip it on, pulling my mask over the lower part of my face and strapping on my silver wrist bands. I snap on my belt containing refills. I smile slightly under my mask. Peter’s a smart man, no wonder mom was attracted to him.
I pull my glider from my backpack, something black falling to the ground as I do. I pick it up quickly and start to stuff it back into my bag before stopping. Pulling it back out I look at it, recognizing it as my full head mask, the one I wore when I went after Spider-Man.
I hesitate, pulling my camera up to my eye I zoom in on the two villains above. The leotard one is moving towards the device…I swear…I take my camera off and set it in the bag.

My full face mask is soon to follow but….Parker is on the other side..snapping pictures, it’s better to be safe. I finish stuffing the camera, pulling out two small bombs…eh..be truthful…pumpkin bombs that I’ve refitted to leak a sleeping gas. I stick them in my belt.

Pulling off my lower face mask I wiggle my head into the full face one, tucking my hair up and under it. Hopping onto the glider I rise it up into the air, wobbling a little bit. The butterflys flying crazy in my stomach and my head light.

I raise farther into the air before doing a few figure 8’s. Stupid idea…attacking them..but if I can hold them off until…well..someone comes….just keep it simple, no fancy acrobatics.

I fly around the front of the building and have the glider rise, coming up in front of the device.

"Okay Big Apple, here it comes!"

“It being what, exactly?” I ask my hands on my hips.

[BnKRPG]

Max looked at Ock, then at the new figure, then at Ock, then at the new figure. "Uh... Ock should I just ignore her or should we kill her first?" he almost found it hard to stop laughing. "What, did Norman Osborn have kids and not tell anyone? Is this his next great plan for Spider-man gone wrong? Raising a Goblin kid to kill him?" Max aimed at this girl on a glider.

"Sorry lady, there's stuff going on here that's way out of your league... if you'd be so kind as to die." And with that, Max opened fire.

OOC: Yep, just made this post and realised I'm STILL logged on as BnKRPG... I deserve to be shot :(

[Watchman]

And God saw that it was good.

Ultron walked toward the bunker through all the destruciton. Inside were many different weapons and machines stolen from A.I.M very hitech and useful for the cause but the item his did not calculate to find. Thrown aside like some kind of household was the cosmic cube. He looks down at one of his drone, one of the more powerful ones and a general in his army.

"Take the drones into the rest of South America. Detain each government and declaire it in the name of Ultron. With the rest of the world occupided with the titan I concluded that we must make the most of this time before someone catches on with our actions make use of any of the weapons here but do not touch this" he picked up the A.I.M made cosmic cube. He would have to make some modifacations now to it but after this there will no way of stopping him and his purpose. Once they were down with Thanos they will bow down to him.

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker shakes his head. There is no assurance. Welcome to the world of the unjust. You want to be on my side, you take my word for it.Mystique didn't look impressed.

"Spare me your speech. You haven't given me any word to begin with, so don't give me that line. I'm not going anywhere near Genosha as long as that virus is spreading, if you don't like that you can go yourself."

Mystique just stared at The Shocker. It really didn't matter what Shocker had to say. She had her own plans, which as she spoke were coming to fruition.

* * *

Quicksilver sat crammed in the secret hold of jet with the smelliest bunch of mutants he had ever met. Avalanche was alright, he seemed to be suffering almost as much as Pietro was. The combined musk from Sabertooth, Toad and Blob combined was almost too much for the senses though.

"Ok Toad, I think we've sat in here long enough. Scan the ship."

Toad nodded, the most flexible of the group he was able to twist himself into a position that facilitated the operation of a small vidscreen. Sometimes Toad didn't seem like the brightest mutant, but years of hanging around a technological genius such as Magneto did rub off on him. Toad tapped the vidscreen a few times accessing the internal scanners.

"Looks like we're in the clear, no one is on the ship. I'll extend the bio-cloaker to encompass the whole ship." Toad croaked as his fingers danced on the screen.

"Alright Blob, let's open up this sardine can." Pietro ordered harshly.

''Listen here Avenger... The Brotherhood don't take orders from you no more.''Blob bellowed back defiantly as Sabertooth growled in agreement.

Pietro got a very dark look on his face. "Alright, listen up... Magneto had you come along for one reason and one reason only. When you guys start tearing up the place it will provide the distraction both myself and Mystique need. Now if you morons don't do exactly what I say I'll make sure Magneto finds out about this. No doubt he'll send Exodus to straighten out the lot of you."

The Blob and the rest tried not to look fearful but in such close proximity it was too hard for them to mask it.

"Good now open the damn door." Pietro snapped.

Blob opened the hatch and they filed out into the ship. Toad hopped to the controls and scanned the outside of the ship.

"Alright it looks like we're inside a hanger, relatively empty, six guards are patrolling the area."

"Alright, you all know the plan. Toad, lower the loading ramp. I'm going to go say hello."

"You got it." There is a loud hiss as the ramp lowers to the ground. Before the Brotherhood can even react Pietro is gone from view.

The rest of the brotherhood file out of the jet, standing behind Avalanche. The guards in the hanger all unconscious now thanks to Pietro. Avalanche Grins and holds out his hands.

"Brace yourselves, the boss man wants a distraction let's give him one."

With that the whole facility began to shudder and shake violently as Avalanche puts his hands to the ground focusing on the foundation. A few moments later the tremors stop and Blob charges one of the walls busting through it like tissue paper as they dispatch troops left and right heading for the control room.

* * *


Meanwhile, Pietro raced through the Facility looking for the rest of the Avengers, he didn't bother stopping to take care of any of the guards. At his speed all they noticed was a gust of wind and the tremor that preceded had already diverted their attention. This way he was too fast for the internal cameras to pick up.

When Pietro made it to the holding cells he found that Thor was the only remaining captive, and since the only thing really holding Thor in his cell was Thor. Their was only a solitary guard who seemed to be preoccupied with some sort of evactuation. He clobbered the guard with a few dozen punches in the matter of a second and he was unconscious before he hit the ground in a heap. He peered into the cell that Thor was placed in and grinned through the bars.

"Thor, I don't have time to explain. The Brotherhood are on our side and Mystique should be able to disable the nukes provided we distract Shocker and his cronies thouroughly. So stop sitting around and make with the 'For Midgard' stuff aleady."

With that Pietro dashed off in a blur to find Mystique. Perhaps if he can find her they can switch off once more so no one will be looking for her, or him... shapeshifters were confusing to say the least...

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker looks to 'Quicksilver' as an angry expression crosses his face, readable through his mask. He steps forward and looks his foe square in the eye.

"Who do you think you are? I'm a chosen Luitenant of Thanos, and you're nothing but a two bit mutant freak. Nobody cares about you, nobody wants you on their side, and you know what? I don't want you either."

And with that the Shocker quickly lets off a vibratory blast of air around him, sending 'Quicksilver' flying back into the wall.

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker looks to 'Quicksilver' as an angry expression crosses his face, readable through his mask. He steps forward and looks his foe square in the eye.

"Who do you think you are? I'm a chosen Luitenant of Thanos, and you're nothing but a two bit mutant freak. Nobody cares about you, nobody wants you on their side, and you know what? I don't want you either."

And with that the Shocker quickly lets off a vibratory blast of air around him, sending 'Quicksilver' flying back into the wall.Mystique hits the wall with force. Dazed, she slowly ambles to her feet, still shackled.

"I should have known better than to think you had a brain inside that suit of yours Sapien. Your inability to actually deal with anything you don't like without throwing a temper tantrum borders on the childish. Please, all you have is these thuggish displays with your powered up suit and your unoriginal 'insults' if that's what you wanna call them. I'll waste no more of my time on Thanos' lessermost lieutenant."

No sooner did she finish her speech than the whole facility seemed to buckle and shudder from Avalanche's attack.

"What the hell have you done now?"

[bkhedr]

"Thor, I don't have time to explain. The Brotherhood are on our side and Mystique should be able to disable the nukes provided we distract Shocker and his cronies thouroughly. So stop sitting around and make with the 'For Midgard' stuff aleady."

With that Pietro dashed off in a blur to find Mystique.




Quicksilver was gone before Thor had a chance to reply but his message had come through loud and clear. The time for action had finally arrived.

The god of thunder rose and began to spin his mighty hammer even as the building began to shake violently.

"FOR MIDGARD!!" he proclaimed as he hurled Mjolnir and hung on. The hammer and its immortal owner crashed through the reinforced concrete and steel of the complex like it was so much dirt and dust and a second later the Mighty Thor was flying high above the complex and the sky began to darken

[The Question]

"My thoughts exactly."

Hawkeye watched Capta....The General...give Spider-Man his orders. It turned out the guard he had disposed of was part of Roger's personal entourage. He had been biding his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. Hawkeye had never been one for patience though, and his trigger finger was getting twitchy.



Hawkeye had heard enough. In one swift motion, he had wrapped one arm around the Generals neck, and the other hand, holding a combat knife, at his side.

"Hi Steve," he growled through clenched teeth. "I have a message for your 'Master' too. About fifty of them, in my quiver."

Hawkeye pressed a little harder with the blade, ripping the fabric of The General's costume.

"So, why don't we go pay him a little visit?"


"Barton. I was wondering when you were going to get here."

The General grabs Hawkeye's hand, and slams his head backwards, hitting Hawkeye in the nose. He spins around, and strikes Hawkeye in the chest.

"And really, even if I did take you to Thanos, do you think you'd stand any kind of chance against him?"

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker stumbles as the ground shakes and the walls shift. He falls forward onto the holgraphic moniter and looks up. There is an image of what is outside of the base, and he sees a figure in the sky with a mighty hammer. A black sky fills about him, and the Shocker realizes that the last of the prisoners has escaped. His jaw begins to shake and his heart begins to beat. He quickly stands and turns to face 'Quicksilver.'

"You! You did this, this is your fault. You messed everything up!"

And with that he fires off another blast toward 'Quicksilver.'

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker stumbles as the ground shakes and the walls shift. He falls forward onto the holgraphic moniter and looks up. There is an image of what is outside of the base, and he sees a figure in the sky with a mighty hammer. A black sky fills about him, and the Shocker realizes that the last of the prisoners has escaped. His jaw begins to shake and his heart begins to beat. He quickly stands and turns to face 'Quicksilver.'

"You! You did this, this is your fault. You messed everything up!"

And with that he fires off another blast toward 'Quicksilver.'Pietro had to stop running for a moment, he hearly lost his footing as the building vibrated, he wasn't far away now he could feel it. Pietro darted into the room at an incomprehensible speed, it only took two tenths of a second to take in the situation: The Shocker was about to fire a blast at Mystique who was still impersonating himself, it looks like things weren't going well because Mystique was shackled. There wasn't enough time to grab her in time he only had one option.

Pietro launches off the frame of the doorway as Shocker fires at Mystique and tackles him hard, so fast he has no idea it's even coming. It knocks Shocker's blast upwards as he is thrown to the floor, the already weakened ceiling collapses ontop of Mystique leaving her buried under the rubble. Pietro absorbs part of the blast and sent flying to the other end of the room and crashing through a desk.

Both men start to get up at the same time when Pietro speaks.

"Looks like you couldn't keep him caged up any longer... I don't envy you. You're no match for me unless you have me tied down first, and now you've got a very pissed Thunder god to deal with."

[taskmaster]

Taskmaster was thrown as far as Spider-man's muscles could launch him.

Somehow the creep could teleport. That's ok. The spider-sense could sense him if he teleported back.

No matter how fast and strong he was now, there's now way he's faster or stronger then Spider-man.

Spider-man leapt after Taskmaster and landed on the wall next to where Taskmaster crashed into.

"You think the heroes of this world will just let you win? This isn't Superman 2 where we just kneel down and give up. We're going to fight, and Cap is going to fight the hardest. This is the man who organized a fight against all powerful DOOM. This is the man who was the last man standing against all powerful Thanos. That man is the greatest of us all!" Spider-man yelled.

"But you know what? I'm starting to realize these days that beating the bad guys up alone doesn't make you a hero. I'm starting to see why the Punisher does what he does. And you? You can't be as fast or as strong as me, before or now. So guess what? No more one-liners about your goofy pajamas. No more jokes about how some punk in spider-tights is gonna leave you hanging from a streetlight."

"Now, I'm gonna do what I have to do to make this world a better place. A real hero. Like Cap. If that means taking you out of the picture permantely, then by God I'll do it!"

"Are you really that stupid? I thought you would have more sense than this. You think killing me is going to make the world a better place? There will always be more people like me, even if you kill every person like me you come across, they'll just keep coming. Putting an end to my life doesn't make you a hero, it makes you a coward. You're the one who's supposed to stop me and also work for a better tomorrow. Murder will not solve your problems, I know this better than most, I've been trying to make it work most of my life."

I toss one of my guns over to Spider-man.

"But if you think it'll help, shoot me. I'll go to hell laughing at you, knowing that I'll see you again soon enough."

I throw my weapons to the ground and walk slowly towards Spider-man.

[Electro UK]

Previously: I'M IN LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE! Yes, I finally scored uber-hot chick Siryn... and screw the rest... I wanna get back to kissing her.

Deadpool: How Deadpool Got His Groove Back (Invasion tie-in... damnit!)

Yep I'm still kissing her. Soon as I get home, I'm looking up my World Book of records to see if we've beaten anything. Siryn pulls away. "I'm sorry Wade... Ah shouldn't've dun that." He goes a little red.

"Say what now? I wasn't listening... just kinda had to phase out of that moment..."

"Wade... if we're getting serious... we need t'make some changes."

"Oh yes of course. 1st of all, you're going to have to get a boob job... did I say that out loud?"

"I mean like your obsession fer killin'! Its gotta stop."

I look at my watch. "...2 minutes and 34 seconds... that officially makes it the shortest relationship I've ever had. Even my one with Ann Robinson lasted longer... my eyes were impaled... I didn't see who she was until they grew back... poor old hag took advantage of me... I kid! I'm an Avenger now Siryn... I just lose my temper once in a while... I'm like Wolverine... but he probably kills more."

"Well its gotta stop Wade."

"Yeah yeah... though it feels like I'm giving up a religion of some sort..."

"Alright then, we better get back to helping out the invasion, mah team's probably wonderin where I'm at."

"We gotta go and help X-Factor out? Or is it X-Force? I dunno... Nate started way too many teams for me to be enemies with, I can't keep up."

She gives a faint laugh a kisses me on the cheek. "C'mon, let's get out of here." She scoops me up and flies off to rejoin the defence."

[ElectroFlare]

"Are you really that stupid? I thought you would have more sense than this. You think killing me is going to make the world a better place? There will always be more people like me, even if you kill every person like me you come across, they'll just keep coming. Putting an end to my life doesn't make you a hero, it makes you a coward. You're the one who's supposed to stop me and also work for a better tomorrow. Murder will not solve your problems, I know this better than most, I've been trying to make it work most of my life."

I toss one of my guns over to Spider-man.

"But if you think it'll help, shoot me. I'll go to hell laughing at you, knowing that I'll see you again soon enough."

I throw my weapons to the ground and walk slowly towards Spider-man.

Spider-man instinctively caught the gun in his right hand. He looked at it.

Do it, do it. End the pain he's causing. End all that he's ever done. He's a murderer, a mercanary. He's nothing.

No, no. Don't go down to his level. He is a murderer. Don't become just like him.

Uncle Ben. If only I had taken care of that bugler like I should have...
Gwen...if only I had taken care of the Green Goblin like I should have...
Mary Jane...if only I had taken care of Bullseye like I should have...

No Peter...don't do this to yourself. Don't. Taskmaster is not worth it.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT! HE COULD KILL SOMEONE AS SOON AS I WALK AWAY!

Don't Peter. You'll regret it for the rest of your life.

I've got to take care of him. Once and for all.

No, Pete. Don't do this. How far into savegry do you go to defeat the savage?


Spider-man shook his head and looked back down at the gun. He tossed it over his shoulder.

Without a word he leapt away and traveled as fast as his web lines could carry him...

[taskmaster]

I could pick up the gun, teleport in front of him and blow his brains out. But I'm not going to. I look around, not at the city as a whole. I couldn't care less about this city, I look at the faces of the people. I caused this, children sperated from their parents, people losing their friends and for what? Money and power, useless things. I didn't think that what I said to Spider-man said could make me think. I just said it to ensure my own safety but now looking at the carnage around me, it just doesn't seem worth it.

A little boy runs up to one of Thanos' men. The soldier was dragging a woman by her hair. The boy screams at him telling him to let go of his mom. The soldier takes something off of his belt, then throws the woman to the boy. They hug each other, too happy that they still have each other to notice the grenade that the soldier rolled at their feet. I look in to the mother's eyes as she finally notices. She doesn't scream or attempt to run, she knew what was going to happen and she knew she couldn't stop it. I see the look of hopelessness in her eyes. She pulls her child close to her and the grenade explodes.

I watch this happen and I can't do a thing. I could've saved both of them but I just stood her and watched. I try to gain the courage to walk over to the soldier and kill him. Tell him that his orders were to detain the innocents. I start to feel sick, I get on both knees and pull my mask off. I feel weak, weaker than I ever could have without these powers. I look up and see more acts of violence. Tears roll down my face.

[MaskedManJRK]

IC: The Punisher

Two Weeks Ago:

I can't move my legs.

My spine was crushed by a large mutant terrorist with an IQ in the single didget range. My vision is blurry. My hearing is shot. I'm breathing through a tube and I have a hyprodermic needle in me, constantly pumping painkillers into my bloodstream.

I'm going to die. I know this. Even if I survive this, I will be so useless that I should be dead. My legs are useless. I can no longer punish the guilty. My purpose is gone.

As soon as I get this tube out of my mouth, I'm going to ask one of the nurses to pull the plug on me. If they won't, I'll take one of them as a hostage and either they pull the plug or I'll kill her and let the SHIELD officers slam their slugs into me.

It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if I'll have to kill an innocent in order to let me go in peace.

I just want to die.

Twelve Days Ago:

"There he is. Castle, Frank. Age, 57. Height, 6'2". Weight, 225. He's perfect."

"I don't get why we're using him, Agent Boyle. He is in good shape, unlike--"

"You call paralyzed from the waist down 'in good shape?' Besides, you've seen his war record, he's the perfect man for the job."

"Yeah, but...I've heard stories about this guy. He may have been a good soldier back in the 70's, but he's a loose cannon now, he'll--"

"He'll be so glad to get his legs back he'll be willing to do anything for us from busting some enemies nuts or busting our OWN nuts."

"You're a cocky motherf**ker, Boyle, but if you say so... Alright, take him to the chopper, we'll need to get him to the private hospital now--and be carefull, you engrates.

"You have our country's last hope on that stretcher..."

One Week Ago:

A loud beeping noise wakes me up. I sit up from the hospital bed and find from the corner of the room a small white plastic with wires and a console.

Just as I realize it's C4, I leap from the bed and flip it over just as it explodes. I look up and see a few dozen soldiers running towards me across the hallway. Before I can even see it myself, I'm on the other side of the room, have an AK-47 that I picked up from a desk in my hand, and I start to mow them down.

When the clip runs out there's two left starting to shoot at me. I leap out of the way and throw the rifle at one of the soldier's head, knocking him down. I quickly get into a crouching position and leap towards the other soldier, snapping his neck and dropping to the ground with him.

Suddenly, the room and the hospital and the dead soldiers fade away and I'm standing in a large, chrome room.

Wait. Standing? I look down...yes. My legs. I...I can stand...

Suddenly, a door opens on the other side and three men step inside. The two on the sides look like standard guards, while the third, a medium height brown-haired man, has the tradictional SHIELD uniform on.

"Greetings, Mr. Castle. I'm Agent Boyle, and I'm here to congradulate you as being the first successfull subject of Operation: Rebirth II."

Yesterday:

As I do my 20th. rep in my 10th. set on my squashes in the SHIELD Training Room, I go through what has happened to me over again.

Agent Boyle and his team of SHIELD agents have been working on and completed the first real super soldier serum since the formula that created Captain America in the 1940's. Ten days ago, they took me from the SHIELD hospital to an even more top secret hospital where they inserted the serum into me.

The serum instantly re-aligned my spine, making me able to walk again. My body was also restored back to it's phsyical prime and went even further.

Apparently, the "test" they gave me in the SHIELD Holographic Training Facility was only a few days after the procedure was complete, where I was only half-way to my full potential, so for the last eight days, I've been training every day, bringing myself to at least my level before my accident.

I finish my 50th rep and set the bar back. As I take the towel I'm using and wipe off my brow, I see an agent coming towards me.

"Agent Castle, sir, they want you in the briefing room."

"Understood."

I put my towel around my shoulders and follow him out.

***

"As you can see from the satallite photos, the s**t hasn't just hit the fan--it's completely and utterly buryed it."

When he's right, he's right. Apparently, the cosmic being known as Thanos has invaded the planet. They've taken out most of the SHIELD survailence equipment, but from what we've heard, just about every country has been attacked and is either taken over or close to being so.

"Castle, we have a special job for you. We've heard rumors of a resistence starting in New York City--headed up by a super, like you. We think it's a low-level one, like DareDevil or Spider-Man. We want you to met with them and offer your services."

"Yes, sir."

Today:

I find DareDevil on the rooftops, probably trying to organize his resistence. I follow him and eventually get in front of him, making him stop in his track.

"Good evening, Murdock. I've come to offer my services."

The Punisher is back on the streets.

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[Batman]

Today:

I find DareDevil on the rooftops, probably trying to organize his resistence. I follow him and eventually get in front of him, making him stop in his track.

"Good evening, Murdock. I've come to offer my services."

The Punisher is back on the streets.

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I immediatley stop where I am. Not in surprise, because quite frankly, I could sense his prescence from here. It just took me awhile to know who, exactly, was following me. I had to listen for the rate of his pulse, to know for certain how his muscle structure was built. Not only that, but I had to pick of a scent.

By the time he landed infront of me, I knew who it was from the stench of gunpowder, sweat, blood, and the rate of his heatbeat. We've met before.

"Castle."

I cross my arms.

"I wish I could say I was surprised, but you're not that easy to spot. You've been following me for almost two minutes and fourty seven seconds. You've also been sweating for about eightteen minutes straight, now."

I'm not... fond, of his brand of justice. However... Hell's Kitchen needs help. More help than I can offer. And Punisher is offering me help where I'd have to, otherwise, ask for it. And there's no time to ask.

I loosen up, from my tense state.

"But enough with the mathematicals. You want to help? I can't say that I don't need it. Hell, I'd almost beg you for it, at this point. But I want one thing clear."

I walk closer to him. It'll get my message across easier, I feel.

"The only people who you're going to use those guns of yours on are the invaders. I could care less about Alien life. It's expendable, as far as I'm concerned. But human life is something I'm not going to let you take. At least... Not on my turf."

Castle and I have a history. We're both vigilantes. However, we share very little, morally. Knowing him, He'll want to blow up the entire area before thinking about sparing the lives of any of the resistance I plan on recruiting.

"Of course, you know me, Frank. I can't nessacarily see when you take a life in any other part of New York. But here, the term 'blind' becomes metaphorical, with me. That said... Are you still willing to lend your 'services'?"

[Watchman]

Paradise

The armies of Ultron have already have taken over Boliva, Peru, and Paraguy. The rest were heading into more countries as Ultron worked on the Cosmic Cube. In a matter of days the continent of South America would be his. He has turned the rebel outpost into his main base and has made many modifactions.

"Computer update on Columbia"

"Armies 15 miles away from capital. ETA 30 minutes"

"Excellent". Using the technology found in the outpost he was to expand the size of his armies. This land would become his Paradise. A machine land and after this the rest of the plant. The humans would be casted out of Paradise and worshipped him. He held up the cube it was finished. He also made some modifactions to himself also. He chest opened up and placed the cube inside. He fealt a great power suddenly appear inside of him. It was unbelieveable he never fealt this great. He was going to wait though. Wait for them to finish off the titan. He wanted to see if they wore worthy. For now he was going to prepare.

"Computer give me files on the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and all the rest of superhumans on this planet."The computer screen begun listing them off even though it did not they were not on the computer's database already.

[MaskedManJRK]

IC: The Punisher

I immediatley stop where I am. Not in surprise, because quite frankly, I could sense his prescence from here. It just took me awhile to know who, exactly, was following me. I had to listen for the rate of his pulse, to know for certain how his muscle structure was built. Not only that, but I had to pick of a scent.

By the time he landed infront of me, I knew who it was from the stench of gunpowder, sweat, blood, and the rate of his heatbeat. We've met before.

"Castle."

I cross my arms.

"I wish I could say I was surprised, but you're not that easy to spot. You've been following me for almost two minutes and fourty seven seconds. You've also been sweating for about eightteen minutes straight, now."

I'm not... fond, of his brand of justice. However... Hell's Kitchen needs help. More help than I can offer. And Punisher is offering me help where I'd have to, otherwise, ask for it. And there's no time to ask.

I loosen up, from my tense state.

"But enough with the mathematicals. You want to help? I can't say that I don't need it. Hell, I'd almost beg you for it, at this point. But I want one thing clear."

I walk closer to him. It'll get my message across easier, I feel.

"The only people who you're going to use those guns of yours on are the invaders. I could care less about Alien life. It's expendable, as far as I'm concerned. But human life is something I'm not going to let you take. At least... Not on my turf."

Castle and I have a history. We're both vigilantes. However, we share very little, morally. Knowing him, He'll want to blow up the entire area before thinking about sparing the lives of any of the resistance I plan on recruiting.

"Of course, you know me, Frank. I can't nessacarily see when you take a life in any other part of New York. But here, the term 'blind' becomes metaphorical, with me. That said... Are you still willing to lend your 'services'?"


"You don't have to worry about me. Hell, if they do this right and don't kill anything besides the invaders, I might even consider giving them a few days head start before I try anything.

"So, what's the status of this resistence you're building?"

[Batman]

IC: The Punisher



"You don't have to worry about me. Hell, if they do this right and don't kill anything besides the invaders, I might even consider giving them a few days head start before I try anything.

"So, what's the status of this resistence you're building?"

"So far, I've managed to persuade the Police Units stationed in the area to 'help the cause', so to speak. I'm on my way to try and recruit some of the gangs in the area. Maybe even some Warlocks, if I run into them."

I take my billy club out and shoot the grapnel out towards another building. It snags. I turn my head in the direction of Castle's heat signature being shown on my radar.

"There's one in particular. A bunch of no-names. They use an abandoned warehouse on the docks, just a mile away from here. That's where I was heading when you started following me. They're thugs... But they could be useful, for this. Especially at their age range. And I'm sure I can be... persuasive enough. But I may need help, in that area. Want to tag along?"

[MaskedManJRK]

IC: The Punisher

"So far, I've managed to persuade the Police Units stationed in the area to 'help the cause', so to speak. I'm on my way to try and recruit some of the gangs in the area. Maybe even some Warlocks, if I run into them."

I take my billy club out and shoot the grapnel out towards another building. It snags. I turn my head in the direction of Castle's heat signature being shown on my radar.

"There's one in particular. A bunch of no-names. They use an abandoned warehouse on the docks, just a mile away from here. That's where I was heading when you started following me. They're thugs... But they could be useful, for this. Especially at their age range. And I'm sure I can be... persuasive enough. But I may need help, in that area. Want to tag along?"

"Why not? Besides, I'll probably be able to scare them into joining just by my presence."

I look into my belt and find the grappling hook gun SHIELD gave me.

Grapling hook gun. Jesus, I actually sound like a superhero saying that.

I shoot out my own line and follow Murdock. I just hope my hands don't slip off the f**king thing.

[Watchman]

Ultron Alpha

The rebel outpost was changing into a giant metallic castle. Not by somebody working on it though but by sheer thought. It towered over the forest and reached the sky. Down on the lower levels Ultron worked on a machine. A machine that would allow him to be everywhere at once. The computer came on to give it's report.

"Forces have captured the rest of the South American Continent"

"Excellent our next priority is the defeat of Thanos's army"

"Helping the humans sir?"

"Yes computer. Although it might seem irrational for us to help our greatest enemy it is the lesser of the two evils. If we let the forces of Thanos win our survival will drop down to 35%. The titan is a very powerful being even with the cube our defeat would be inevitable"

"I will send over a squad of two hundred"

"Very well I am inputing their location" Ultron typed in the location and went back to work.
*****

Two hundred metal minons all turned the heads to the coast. They all flew off at amazing speeds. They had their new orders the termination off Thanos;s troops and leave the humans alone. In the manner of about thirty minutes they landed in the middle of the warzone. The smaller version of the Ultrons begun to fire upon the enemy.

[twylight]

Max looked at Ock, then at the new figure, then at Ock, then at the new figure. "Uh... Ock should I just ignore her or should we kill her first?" he almost found it hard to stop laughing. "What, did Norman Osborn have kids and not tell anyone? Is this his next great plan for Spider-man gone wrong? Raising a Goblin kid to kill him?" Max aimed at this girl on a glider.

"Sorry lady, there's stuff going on here that's way out of your league... if you'd be so kind as to die." And with that, Max opened fire.

OOC: Yep, just made this post and realised I'm STILL logged on as BnKRPG... I deserve to be shot :(


I dodge the electrical shots. The glider banging against the wall and plunging down the side of the building.
Oh smart ….real smart Sarah, I stop it about halfway down the building. Time to rethink this plan.
I wish this headache would go away. I look up and fly straight up, popping up over the edge of the roof, and landing in front of him. Wow….his costume is worse up close than it is from far away. Is that part of what makes them villains? Their bad fashion sense?

“Let’s not and say I did.” I comment, looking at the device sitting in the edge of the roof.

Now…if I can destroy that…then what do they have to fight for? I jump off the glider and run towards it.

[The Joker]

Octavius stayed a hand at Max.He was almost intrigued by this mystery girl's appearance,if not for the fact she was delaying a very important schedule he had planned.

"I don't know who you are young lady,or what connections you have to that schizophrenic idiot Norman Osborn.But I shall tolerate nothing and no one to interfere with me".

Ock shot out a tentacle and tore a chunk of concrete from a wall,and aimed it at Sarah."Now you have two choices my dear.You can either flee with your life while you can,or you can stay have your body smashed to a bloody pulp.Make your decision quickly.I am not a patient man".

Ock kept his eye on the Oltion device.She was too close to it for his liking.

[bkhedr]

The God of Thunder floated in the angry skies high above Shocker's base as Mjolnir glowed with power. Lightning strikes were bombarding the istallation and whirlwinds were literally scattering Shocker's troops to the four winds.

"VILE MISCREANTS!" Thor bellowed his voice booming clearly over the sounds of the storm "THY RESPITE IS AT AN END!"

As the Son of Odin spoke the weather continued to worsen and the sky began to rain down fist sized balls of hail on the hapless soldiers.

Quicksilver said he needed the Shocker's troops thoroughly distracted, Thor was going to take it a step further and destroy them utterly

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Barton. I was wondering when you were going to get here."

The General grabs Hawkeye's hand, and slams his head backwards, hitting Hawkeye in the nose. He spins around, and strikes Hawkeye in the chest.

"And really, even if I did take you to Thanos, do you think you'd stand any kind of chance against him?"

"This isn't the first time Thanos has started his crap, and so far the record seems to be Avengers: one million, Thanos:zip. So, yeah, I like my odds."

Hawkeye retaliated with a swift left hook to the General's temple.

[The Question]

The General ducks under Hawkeye's blow, and does a side sweep, knocking his legs out from under him.

"Way I understand it, the only reason you beat him before is because he had some self esteem issues which he has since gotten over."

[Toby_Temple]

Cain stomped away from the ruins of the Avengers mansion.

"I wonder if there's anyone left? That moon ninja guy was nothing but a wimp." Cain muttered. Then he stared down at his belt.

The belt DOOM had given him back in Europe. It could multiple him into however many people he wanted. Sure, the clones were only so strong, but they did a good job of holding off the heroes in Europe.

Cain laughed out loud. There were still a bunch of soliders around, along with General America's quinjet.

Suddenly there was one Juggernaut for every solider of Thanos.

"Let's see the heroes stop this!" Cain laughed as every single Juggernaut spread out, ready to stomp out any resistance to Thanos...

Underneath the rubbles was a pair of spying eyes. It scanned the surface, detecting, searching, watching every movements. Then it locked its view on one target, Cain Marko.

Several inches from the pair of eyes lay a broken body. Sheath of steel were torn revealing a not so human flesh. Its chest is open revealing a powerful-looking ribs. On the right side of the body is a deformed arm. The upper half looked normal except for its bluish color. The lower half seemed like it was ironed flat. Its other arm, the left arm, was ripped inside out revealing metallic bones. A lot of bluish flesh lay torn. Yet, blood was nowhere to be found.

Then the unexpected happend: The damaged flesh began to melt, like a plastic mold when it is heated. The deformed right arm began to fixed itself. The shattered left was staring to "grow" flesh and skin. The revealed ribs was now covered with what seemed to be muscles. Then, the pair of eyes seemed to glow.

[JewishHobbit]

Pietro had to stop running for a moment, he hearly lost his footing as the building vibrated, he wasn't far away now he could feel it. Pietro darted into the room at an incomprehensible speed, it only took two tenths of a second to take in the situation: The Shocker was about to fire a blast at Mystique who was still impersonating himself, it looks like things weren't going well because Mystique was shackled. There wasn't enough time to grab her in time he only had one option.

Pietro launches off the frame of the doorway as Shocker fires at Mystique and tackles him hard, so fast he has no idea it's even coming. It knocks Shocker's blast upwards as he is thrown to the floor, the already weakened ceiling collapses ontop of Mystique leaving her buried under the rubble. Pietro absorbs part of the blast and sent flying to the other end of the room and crashing through a desk.

Both men start to get up at the same time when Pietro speaks.

"Looks like you couldn't keep him caged up any longer... I don't envy you. You're no match for me unless you have me tied down first, and now you've got a very pissed Thunder god to deal with."


The Shocker moves to his knees as he hears the real Quicksilver's voice. He's angry with himself for allowing Mystique to fool him so easily, and for allowing her to distract him from his original goal. He looks up as Quicksilver is reacing his feet as well. His original plan was to teleport himself and the bombs, as well as the rest of Thanos' forces, to a neighboring country and ignite several nukes and destroy China. He needs to get to the holographic moniter, however, to clear a place for him to teleport too, and to actually trigger the nukes. Unfortunately for him, Quicksilver is stands between him and the moniter, and he knows he isnt' quick enough to get by the mutant. He curses beneath his mask.

"If I can't outrun someone, then take the legs away from them."

And with that the Shocker releases a powerful wave of vibrations throught he floor as it cracks, crumbles, and begins to cave into the level below them. The Shocker quickly loses sight of his foe, or the pile of rubble that Mystique is now buried under, though he figures he'll see at least Quicksilver soon enough. He floats himself down on a cloud of vibrating air, hoping that the floor fell quick enough to keep Quicksilver from finding a way out of the mess.

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker moves to his knees as he hears the real Quicksilver's voice. He's angry with himself for allowing Mystique to fool him so easily, and for allowing her to distract him from his original goal. He looks up as Quicksilver is reacing his feet as well. His original plan was to teleport himself and the bombs, as well as the rest of Thanos' forces, to a neighboring country and ignite several nukes and destroy China. He needs to get to the holographic moniter, however, to clear a place for him to teleport too, and to actually trigger the nukes. Unfortunately for him, Quicksilver is stands between him and the moniter, and he knows he isnt' quick enough to get by the mutant. He curses beneath his mask.

"If I can't outrun someone, then take the legs away from them."

And with that the Shocker releases a powerful wave of vibrations throught he floor as it cracks, crumbles, and begins to cave into the level below them. The Shocker quickly loses sight of his foe, or the pile of rubble that Mystique is now buried under, though he figures he'll see at least Quicksilver soon enough. He floats himself down on a cloud of vibrating air, hoping that the floor fell quick enough to keep Quicksilver from finding a way out of the mess.Perhaps if Pietro wasn't still slightly dazed from being blasted across the room he might have avoided falling somehow. Unfortunatly that was not the case and Pietro went crashing through the floor into the level below.

This would only slow Pietro down for a second, he managed to land on his feet springing quickly out of the way of the rest of the floor which was now the ceiling caving down on him. As the dust started to clear he could see Shockers feet come into view as he floated down.

Pietro had to figure some way to keep Shocker occupied, he bounded towards the wall defying gravity as he ran along the vertical surface until he came to the corner and vaulted towards Shocker. He gambled that Shocker didn't have a field erected to protect him yet and it paid off.

Pietro tackled Shocker and they both went crashing to the ground. Shocker landed on his back with a resounding THUD!! Pietro was right on top of him as he hit, pinning his arms down with his knees as his arms became a blur raining down a flurry of brutal punches.

The Shocker's suit absorbed much of the force but not all. It only took Shocker taking about a second or two of that punishment before he let out a powerful pulse that sends Pietro rocketing upwards, hitting the ceiling of the level above and crashing down unconscious to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shocker raised his arms to deliver the killing blow when the entire wall behind him was obliterated as the Blob crashed through it with the rest of the brotherhood right behind him.

* * *


Shortly after the floor benieth Pietro had collapsed under him and Shocker followed after, Mystique had come out from under the rubble disguised as one of Thanos troops. The fracas below and Thor's escape had given her the distraction she needed. She got a running start and vaulted over the gap in the floor and landed next to the holigraphic monitor just in time to look back and see Pietro come flying up through the gap smashing violently into the ceiling before plummeting to the ground like a rag doll. She acted quickly hacking into the fire control systems for the nukes.

Another ear-splitting crash from below as she went about programming a failsafe that would render arming systems of the nukes completely useless. Even if someone were to try to detonate them manually now it would be futile. As she finished the program she reached inside her body and removed the shining metal sphere that contained the virus. She planted it ontop of the holigraphic monitor before opening up a communication to Magneto in Genosha.

"Magneto, everything is going according to plan. The virus is in place."

"Very well, you have fifteen minutes to get out of there and then I will release the virus... God speed my dear."

"Understood, Mystique out"

[Batman]

As he sat in prayer, in the back of the ship, a crimson flash lit up on the panel beside him.


“Kurt, the students are on their way to the safe house. The remains of the mansion are breached. As soon as I am done with the self-destruct sequence, I am going to need your location.”

His eyes remained closed and he pressed the button to speak out.

"Ve are en route to China. From there ve are trying to locate Iceman and die rest of die X-men. I think it may have something to do vith Rogue. Forge said that die Avengers are there too. Ja. We're already past the halfway point, so you vill need to find another vay here. Ask Cyclops for die direct coordinates."

(IC: Cyclops)

"Already sent."

Cyclops finished with the controls, both sending their direct estimates to the safe house and turning the Blackbird on auto-pilot. Kurt was right... There was no need to fly it manually. But Scott couldn't help himself... He wanted to personally make sure everyone made it through this alive. He felt it was his responsibility, leading these people.

Getting up, Cyclops walked to the back of the jet, where Gambit sat.

"What's on your mind, Remy?"

(IC: Daredevil)

IC: The Punisher



"Why not? Besides, I'll probably be able to scare them into joining just by my presence."

I look into my belt and find the grappling hook gun SHIELD gave me.

Grapling hook gun. Jesus, I actually sound like a superhero saying that.

I shoot out my own line and follow Murdock. I just hope my hands don't slip off the f**king thing.

As I swing out above the rooftops, I sense Castle behind me, doing... virtually the same thing. Only two things pass through my mind as we both make our ways across the skyline just above Hell's Kitchen.

One, since when did Castle carry a grappling gun? And two... Wasn't Castle paralyzed, if I recall?

I guess that second question is pretty much already answered, because Castle was both standing and walking on the rooftop, back there. But his appearance here tonight still raises questions.

Either way, though, there are more important matters to attend to...

* * *

We arrive at the warehouse. However... The first thing I notice is how quiet it is. Too quiet, especially for this gang. As Castle starts to move forward, behind me, I stop him by outstretching my arm.

"Wait a minute. Let's try and figure out what we're dealing with, first..."

I immediatley focus all of my senses on the area. If anyone's inside, I should be able to pick something up. Listening for any signs of life... Heart beats, voices, breathing, movements... I finally pick up some. Focusing on that area, specifically, I pick up a few of them.

"They're definatley in there. Five are near the entrance. There are others... faint voices coming from deeper within the confines of the building. I can't tell if they're armed, or not... But I doubt that will be a problem for any of us."

My radar sense begins to pick up more of them, throughout the building. There are a good number of them. Good enough for a resistance. The easy part will be getting them to listen up, I admit. But the hard part will be getting them to fight aliens.

Well, I think it's time they grew some balls.

I turn my head sideways, as if I'm facing Castle.

"There are two entrances. Each one of them are guarded from the inside. You take one. I take one. We take out the guards, and force the rest of them to pay attention. Sound good enough to you?"

[ElectroFlare]

Octavius stayed a hand at Max.He was almost intrigued by this mystery girl's appearance,if not for the fact she was delaying a very important schedule he had planned.

"I don't know who you are young lady,or what connections you have to that schizophrenic idiot Norman Osborn.But I shall tolerate nothing and no one to interfere with me".

Ock shot out a tentacle and tore a chunk of concrete from a wall,and aimed it at Sarah."Now you have two choices my dear.You can either flee with your life while you can,or you can stay have your body smashed to a bloody pulp.Make your decision quickly.I am not a patient man".

Ock kept his eye on the Oltion device.She was too close to it for his liking.

Spider-man was swinging as fast as he could, not looking where he was going. He was jumping, leaping, spinning, twisting, flipping, and flying through the air at insane speeds.

Until he saw a glow on top of a building, that glow illuminated four adamantium tentacles and a strange figure in black.

Electro, Ock, and someone else. Who? It didn't matter.

They were oblivious to the invaders below. They ravaged the streets, but the villians above paid them no mind.

They had something worse in store.

"What, no one invited me to the party?" Spider-man shouted as swung past and webbed Electro's hands together...

[Watchman]

Ultron sat on his newly constructed throne putting his machines together by mere thought. With his hands free he thought it was time to get into the military campaign. Ultron pressed a few buttons on the console on the chair.

"Computer send troops to the part of New York known as Manhattan, Washington D.C, and to a special location that I am inputting right now."

"Troops have been sent to these location. Same priority as in China?"

"In Washington D.C yes, in Manhattan yes but I have a special message to deliever, and finally in the last location a retrieval mission"
*****

In Washington D.C drones land opening fire on Thanos's troops. In New York more drones land again opening fire on Thanos's troops one spots suddenly leaves the fight and flies up the skyscrapper noticing Spider-Man swinging to the light he has it's orders it will wait. Finally in a remote location they land scanning the area. All of them move into one location and find what they have been looking for the remains of a Master Mold.

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker's suit absorbed much of the force but not all. It only took Shocker taking about a second or two of that punishment before he let out a powerful pulse that sends Pietro rocketing upwards, hitting the ceiling of the level above and crashing down unconscious to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shocker raised his arms to deliver the killing blow when the entire wall behind him was obliterated as the Blob crashed through it with the rest of the brotherhood right behind him.

The Shocker swears violently behind his mask. His body's already starting to ache, and he had the perfect chance to kill the annoying Quicksilver, but now he can't even take that. He turns to face the Brotherhood as the Blob begins to make his way toward him, laughing all the while. He fires a sharp blast of vibratory air at the Blob, but as it connects the Blob's stomach just shakes like jello.

"Haw!" Blob says looking down, "That's it!"

The Shocker begins to look around, now what?! He looks up and sees the hole in the cieling and shrugs. He then kneels and puts his hand on the bround, sending a small stream of vibration through the floor. The Blob is near when suddenly the floor cracks.

"What the heck..." is all the Blob gets out before the floor beneath him suddenly gives and he falls through it.

The Toad leaps forward to the edge of the hole

"Geez, how many floors does this place have?!"

Shocker listens as the Blob's weight falls through floor after floor after floor. It then suddenly stops and you can hear a faint grunt from Fred Dukes.

"Apparently seven."

Shocker then fires off a vibration blast at the Toad.

[Spider-Man9X17]

The General ducks under Hawkeye's blow, and does a side sweep, knocking his legs out from under him.

"Way I understand it, the only reason you beat him before is because he had some self esteem issues which he has since gotten over."

Hawkeye smiled.

"We'll see."

"Death," he said to himself.

Hawkeye lashed out, kicking the General square in the gut.

[The Question]

The General falls back with the kick, quickly regains his balance. He grabs the sarynge he used to dope Wanda and throws it at Hawkeye.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Hawkeye easily sidestepped the syringe.

"Please, you think you're going to hit me with that trick? I invented that trick."

Hawkeye pulled a a small block of metal from his belt. In a flash, it popped open to form a bow. He knocked it with a fistful of arrows and fired at the General.

[MaskedManJRK]

(IC: Daredevil)

As I swing out above the rooftops, I sense Castle behind me, doing... virtually the same thing. Only two things pass through my mind as we both make our ways across the skyline just above Hell's Kitchen.

One, since when did Castle carry a grappling gun? And two... Wasn't Castle paralyzed, if I recall?

I guess that second question is pretty much already answered, because Castle was both standing and walking on the rooftop, back there. But his appearance here tonight still raises questions.

Either way, though, there are more important matters to attend to...

* * *

We arrive at the warehouse. However... The first thing I notice is how quiet it is. Too quiet, especially for this gang. As Castle starts to move forward, behind me, I stop him by outstretching my arm.

"Wait a minute. Let's try and figure out what we're dealing with, first..."

I immediatley focus all of my senses on the area. If anyone's inside, I should be able to pick something up. Listening for any signs of life... Heart beats, voices, breathing, movements... I finally pick up some. Focusing on that area, specifically, I pick up a few of them.

"They're definatley in there. Five are near the entrance. There are others... faint voices coming from deeper within the confines of the building. I can't tell if they're armed, or not... But I doubt that will be a problem for any of us."

My radar sense begins to pick up more of them, throughout the building. There are a good number of them. Good enough for a resistance. The easy part will be getting them to listen up, I admit. But the hard part will be getting them to fight aliens.

Well, I think it's time they grew some balls.

I turn my head sideways, as if I'm facing Castle.

"There are two entrances. Each one of them are guarded from the inside. You take one. I take one. We take out the guards, and force the rest of them to pay attention. Sound good enough to you?"

As we're scouting the area, I hear the same amount as Murdock, but I don't say anything.

"Good enough for me, Murdock."

I take the entrence to the left, while Murdock takes the right. I look through the keyhole and find two guards inside. Deciding to toy with them for a while, I knock on the door.

"What the f**k was that?"

"It was the door, you dumb s**t," the second voice bellows through the door. "State your name and occu...occu...who the f**k are you and what the f**k do you want?"

"Pizza delivery."

"Cool, open the door, man!" The first voice whispers out.

"Are you a f**kin' mongoloid, Todd?" The second voice hisses, "Have you ever heard of a pizza delivery boy doing his job when f**kin' ALIENS are invading?"

"Well, have YOU ever been in a situation where aliens have attacked before?"

"...No."

"Then what the f**k do you know about things that happen in a f**kin' alien invasion?"

"Common f**king sense, f**ktard. If you were a f**king pizza delivery boy, would you still do you job?"

"...Fine, but why haven't we opened the door?"

"Because they said no one in or out, genius."

"Well, we're being rude, not letting him in."

"Todd...we're f**kin' GANGBANGERS. We don't worry about being rude to people, we worry about which people we goin' to SHOOT."

"F**k you, Ben, I'm openin' the door."

"Don't--"

The door opens and two ragged crooks look at me in surprise. I open up my trenchcoat further, so that they can see the skull on my shirt.

"...Oh, s**t..." the man known as Todd said.

"I f**kin' TOLD you we shouldn't've opened the--"

I take Todd by the arm, break his wrist, give him a low blow, and push him away, knocking him flat on his ass.

"--Door...holy s**t..." He looks at me, and I sense something different about him...ahh...I love the smell of urine from scared-s**tless homeboy in the evening.

"Just...fall down."

He drops to the ground and I step on him and over him, and before I leave I give him a back-kick to his melon-head, knocking him out.

Took longer than I anticipated, but I promised Murdock I wouldn't kill any of them. I may be a slighly psychotic murderer, but I hold good on my word.

...Until I see them doing something Punishable, then it's open season on all ass-holes.

I walk further in, and I see the huge group of criminals--from the Russian, Japanese, and Italian mobs, to Crips and Bloods. They're all here, in this huge melting-pot of criminals in "flight" mode. For once, they're not fighting one another--they're all looking for things to burn for the fire, they're treating the wounded, even though before this they were mortal enemies.

The f**king scum of the Earth, all working together to preserve our species. It would be inspiring, if it weren't for the fact that if we survive this, they would start killing each other all over again.

I take out one of my .45s and shoot it up in the air.

BLAM BLAM BLAM

They look towards me and are about to take their guns out when I throw mine to the ground.

"Easy, Gentleman. I'm here to appeal to your community spirit. I'm sure all of you are eager to join..."

[twylight]

Octavius stayed a hand at Max.He was almost intrigued by this mystery girl's appearance,if not for the fact she was delaying a very important schedule he had planned.

"I don't know who you are young lady,or what connections you have to that schizophrenic idiot Norman Osborn.But I shall tolerate nothing and no one to interfere with me".

Ock shot out a tentacle and tore a chunk of concrete from a wall,and aimed it at Sarah."Now you have two choices my dear.You can either flee with your life while you can,or you can stay have your body smashed to a bloody pulp.Make your decision quickly.I am not a patient man".

Ock kept his eye on the Oltion device.She was too close to it for his liking.

I stop, yeah this guy is insane..and what's with the metal tenticles? Lame.
Isn’t he the one called Doctor Octopus i.e. Doc Ock?
I eye the device through my mask. It’s hot and I just really want to get back to what I was doing before. The Invasion had started to spwal through New York, one terror at a time, first the missiles and now the actual invasion had begun, it had finally hit New York and these creeps were stalling me. I clear my mind, I have to stop being so nervous, remember who I am. I’m Gwen Stacy’s daughter, and I am not going to back down to some guy with a metal tu-tu.

“’Flee with my life’? Is that fancy wording supposed the scare me?”

I point my finger at him.

“I don’t know who the hell you are but I’m not leaving until I’ve stopped you.”

"What, no one invited me to the party?" Spider-man shouted as swung past and webbed Electro's hands together...

I turn slightly at the voice. Spider-Man had arrived, and while he was who I was waiting for I don’t like this feeling of being ‘rescued.’

I lunge for Ock.

[The Question]

Hawkeye easily sidestepped the syringe.

"Please, you think you're going to hit me with that trick? I invented that trick."

Hawkeye pulled a a small block of metal from his belt. In a flash, it popped open to form a bow. He knocked it with a fistful of arrows and fired at the General.


The General instantly ducks, using his sheild to block the arrows. He grabs one out of the air, and charges at Hawkeye with it, stabbing him in the arm.

"You know, this whole situation is very familiar. Alot like when my Clint Barton tried to take over the team. I can still get a smile every time I remember the sound of his neck snapping."

[Electro UK]

Deadpool: How Deadpool got his groove back (Post submerged by the invasion... I'm leaving...)

"There's no point stayin Wade! We can't take em!"

"Darnlin, never tell me I can't tale anyone." I reply to Siryn as I cut through a few invaders. "Wait... darlin? Ugh! I'm starting to talk like Wolverine! I've been in Canada too long!"

"Can ye get us out of here?" Siryn asks, landing next to me.

"Yeah, just let me get my teleporter thingie mobobie going... grab on Red!"
We teleport away. Its not long before we find ourselves back in Central Park. Captain Britain's arrived and helping out, X-Factor are on the way. We're gonna push em back, if its with my last dying breath we'll push em back!...so tempted to shout out Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom! round about now... ah what the hey, you only live once. "Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom!"

I jump into the thick of things and start hacking my way through. Pulling out my comm I call in, "Johnny, you and your pals out there? Incase you haven't noticed, NYC is over run with monsters. Me, Siryn and Captain Britain are in Central Park, X-Factor are on there way, get your butt over here! Oh and Johnny... I scored myself a chick."

Its times like this when I wish the hype had made an smile of me... I'd use it so much...

[The Joker]

Ock was unprepared for Sarah's attack,as his attention had been focused on Spider-Man's surprise arrival.

Sarah slammed into Octavius,knocking him off his feet.His tentacles writhed like wild snakes.He hit the ground,as two of his tentacles gripped Sarah by her legs and slung her off him.

"Get off me you miserable little wench" he shouted,as his two lower tentacles propelled him onto his feet again.

His eyes shifted from Spider-Man and back to Sarah again.

"Well this is cozy isn't it Max?? Spider-Man has a new playmate.I must say she certainly dresses more tastefully than your last female companion did".

A sinister smirk spread across Ock's face."You seem to forget what happened the last time you and a female companion interfered with my plans.I beat that foolish feline friend of yours to the brink of death wall crawler.And I'll gladly do the same to your new female companion too.Only this time I won't be going after her in her hospital sick bed to finish her off.No I'll finish her right here".

Ock eyed the Oltion device again.Then he glanced briefly at his wrist watch.Time was running out.

"You know I've never been impressed with the Empire state building.People marvel at it's vast height.But really I've stood on greater heights than this".

Suddenly Ock swung two of his tentacles in the direction of the balcony wall,smashing large chunks of debris over the edge.

"You have any idea how many innocent bystanders are likely to be standing below this building wall crawler?? In about 30 seconds they'll be crushed flat"

[ElectroFlare]

Ock was unprepared for Sarah's attack,as his attention had been focused on Spider-Man's surprise arrival.

Sarah slammed into Octavius,knocking him off his feet.His tentacles writhed like wild snakes.He hit the ground,as two of his tentacles gripped Sarah by her legs and slung her off him.

"Get off me you miserable little wench" he shouted,as his two lower tentacles propelled him onto his feet again.

His eyes shifted from Spider-Man and back to Sarah again.

"Well this is cozy isn't it Max?? Spider-Man has a new playmate.I must say she certainly dresses more tastefully than your last female companion did".

A sinister smirk spread across Ock's face."You seem to forget what happened the last time you and a female companion interfered with my plans.I beat that foolish feline friend of yours to the brink of death wall crawler.And I'll gladly do the same to your new female companion too.Only this time I won't be going after her in her hospital sick bed to finish her off.No I'll finish her right here".

Ock eyed the Oltion device again.Then he glanced briefly at his wrist watch.Time was running out.

"You know I've never been impressed with the Empire state building.People marvel at it's vast height.But really I've stood on greater heights than this".

Suddenly Ock swung two of his tentacles in the direction of the balcony wall,smashing large chunks of debris over the edge.

"You have any idea how many innocent bystanders are likely to be standing below this building wall crawler?? In about 30 seconds they'll be crushed flat"

"NO!" Spider-man shouted, releasing a web net to capture the rubble. He caught it, and it jerked him down slightly, he then braced it against the building itself.

The webbing would dissolve, but Spider-man should be able to get to it in time.

The next problem was the girl. Who was she? What was she doing here?

Didn't matter. Ock had her by the legs and didn't look like he was having fun.

Spider-man pulled his fingers back into the classic pose, only to have no reaction. His web shooters were empty.

"Alright tubby, put her down. That's no way to pick up chicks."

[Electro UK]

"NO!" Spider-man shouted, releasing a web net to capture the rubble. He caught it, and it jerked him down slightly, he then braced it against the building itself.

The webbing would dissolve, but Spider-man should be able to get to it in time.

The next problem was the girl. Who was she? What was she doing here?

Didn't matter. Ock had her by the legs and didn't look like he was having fun.

Spider-man pulled his fingers back into the classic pose, only to have no reaction. His web shooters were empty.

"Alright tubby, put her down. That's no way to pick up chicks."

"Last chick you picked up was covered in blood and had a sai through the stomach, so you can't really talk." Max laughed throwing a few bolts at Spider-man. "Come on Ock, let's waste these clowns!"

[Silverstein]

The Watcher:

"In 1922, work had begun on the study of super humans. It was discovered that in man lies a special gene called a "Lieber" gene. This gene allows man's DNA to adapt and change on a scale much different than the evolution of animals or the adaptations found typically in nature. Man has a more violent nature than all other living things on Earth (aside from viruses and germs), and it seemed that there was evidence of natural weapons forming in certain people.

This gene had been discovered in many born after World War I and those who had been fighting during the war. But was steadily coming about in normal civilians.

In the 1930's the studies had reached a vast turning point. A serum was invented, by Dr. Emil Erskine, that could directly effect the gene. It would increase stregnth, speed, endurance, agility and physical condition. It would, in effect, evolve humans to their next stage.

Scientist feared that the "Lieber" gene, which later became known as the mutant gene, might create a race of mutants (or Homo Sapien Superior) who could be a danger to normal humans (Homo Sapiens). So the Super-Soldier Serum was invented, to create beings capable of standing up to these future threats.

But at the time, America was being thrown into a World War. World War II, to be exact. So the serum was approved by the US Government under the notion that these soldiers could be used to help win the war. Operation: Rebirth was approved and certain people were offered a chance to test it. In a firey betrayl, the serum and it's creator were lost to the world except for the one and only apparent test subject, Steven Rogers. Later revealed to have been one of a few people tested with various stages of the serum.

But the secret fear of "mutants" did not die there.

Germany had also become aware of the mutant gene. Tests were done on mutants during World war II, by the Nazis. Ever malicious, and ever evil, many mutants died on operating tables. Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, a name used to cover himself later, was a jewish mutant who survived Nazi germany. He was persecuted because he was Jewish, not because he was a mutant. He saw his family killed and later began to regret not being aware of his powers at the time. Hardship after hardship had him realizing that Homo Sapiens could never truly understand or accept Homo Superior. The screams and tortures, that he heard in the night, the pain he suffered and great loss were done by men. Foolish, evil men. And he began to make plans to make the Homo Superior stand out as great beings who deserved to be respected, understood, and feared.


After the war, "Supers" began to appear. Mutants, or simply beins gifted with abilities above that of normal men. People with agility greater than an olympic gymnast. Those with stregnth at peak human levels or above. Was it a neccesity in man to become more defensive or offensive because of the war? Was it a need to be able to defeat enemies that created humans who could live through gamma rays? Children who were picked on all their lives and were down trodden who needed to stand up against their foes, that could withstand being bitten by radioactive spiders?

Whatever caused these Super-Humans, they were appearing. And often misunderstood, some used their powers to save those who needed a hero. They defended the weak and rescued the opressed. But some did not...Some used their gifts to steal. Used their mutant abilities to destroy and cause chaos.

People like Dr. Bolivar Trask, didn't trust any of them. Mutants like the X-men may be saving the world one day, but who would stop them if they turned on man as well? Who watches the watchmen? And so he and a team of scientist had began work on machines that could hunt down these "abominations" by their mutant x-gene alone. Leaving normal homo sapiens to live their lives in peace, should these homo "superior" get out of hand.

Since that point, the Sentinels had been used to slaughter and kill mutants. Even killing Trask's own son who was a mutant. The bitter web of hatred and destruction would continue for years, until the efforts of the X-men had helped Mutant/Human relations. It was still a time of lack of trust. but it was a time of hope.

The world had bigger threats to worry about and invasions had become publicly known. Beings from space would rise up to reak havoc on the world, Galactus, Silver Surfer, and others had come to visit. The Fantastic Four had also made man aware of these other threats and it became time to create weapons of mass destruction that could stand up against this extra terrestrial threats.

Recently, a being known only as Thanos had invaded the Earth. His minions, his invaders, had come to destroy but were being held back by Earth's heroes. Though it was a bleak time. The governments of the world were being knocked down. Many countries sat in a state of martial law or anarchy. And villains, who had plagued the world for years now used the time to rise up and take power.

It was more that man, homo sapiens, could take. And so a small remaining faction of the United States Government, people who were working with Trask, released those weapons of mass destruction. Sentinel guardians. Defending mutants and humans from those who would seek to destroy the entire planet.

The sentinels were sent out into the world to fight back the invasion. It was not enough to completely win, as the invasion was somewhat unexpected and there were still many factories where the Sentinels were still being created for this purpose. But it was hopefully enough to give everyone a fighting chance. Homo United, the mutants, supers and humans."

[twylight]

“OOF” I slam against a wall, falling to the ground Ock’s voice ringing in my ears.

‘Last companion’? ‘Feline’? Was he comparing me to that ****ty Black Cat?

I stand up.

“Sorry to dissappoint, but you won’t have to make any hospital visits to kill me.”

he keeps looking at the device…Ock knocks off the side of the building. I’ll have to trust Peter to get those.

I need to get that device out of the way.

"Last chick you picked up was covered in blood and had a sai through the stomach, so you can't really talk." Max laughed throwing a few bolts at Spider-man. "Come on Ock, let's waste these clowns!"Even I wince at that…a low blow.

Why isn’t Peter doing anything? He’s the hero.

Okay…only one shot.

“You don’t seem to be listening..so I’ll remove the distraction.” Calling for the glider it nestles under my feet, I shoot out two ropes and they attach to the device. Pulling up I arc my arms around, banging the device into the corner of the building, smashing it into pieces, electricity sparking and bits of plastic and metal flying into the air. Releasing the lines it drops to the roof. I cross my arms.

“Now maybe you’ll have time to talk.”

[The Joker]

Octavius freezes in surprise as he sees the Oltion device smash to pieces against the wall.She destroyed it.This brazen little hussey had the audacity to destroy it,and right before my eyes too.

"You stupid little *****!!!!" Ock shouts in anger,as his tentacles wave around him in fury,the claws snapping hungrily.

"Do you have ANY idea what you've just done?? All the months of planning you've just destroyed?? I'll rip your spine out and grind it to powder".

All four of Ock's tentacles shoot towards Sarah's feet and strike the balcony foor directly beneath her,causing it to crumble.

"Happy landings you meddlesome little tramp" Ock sneers as he delivers another devestating blow to the ground,causing the concrete all around Sarah to completely give way.

[JewishHobbit]

The Toad leaps out of the way of Shocker's blast and bounces toward him. Shocker then constructs a vibrating field around himself and as the Toad comes in for the hit, he hits the field and is suddenly shot to the left and is slammed into the wall. He falls to the ground and remains silent.

[Midnight Ice]

Shocker feels the air around him gettin colder and colder...

[twylight]

Octavius freezes in surprise as he sees the Oltion device smash to pieces against the wall.She destroyed it.This brazen little hussey had the audacity to destroy it,and right before my eyes too.

"You stupid little *****!!!!" Ock shouts in anger,as his tentacles wave around him in fury,the claws snapping hungrily.

"Do you have ANY idea what you've just done?? All the months of planning you've just destroyed?? I'll rip your spine out and grind it to powder".

All four of Ock's tentacles shoot towards Sarah's feet and strike the balcony foor directly beneath her,causing it to crumble.

"Happy landings you meddlesome little tramp" Ock sneers as he delivers another devestating blow to the ground,causing the concrete all around Sarah to completely give way.

Shoot Sarah...just make him mad will ya?

"Who you callin' a tramp?" I ask flipping away from the crumbling balcony.

Oh..he's tenacious. A metal tenticle lashes out and hits the concrete again, I feel the side of the building shake as it gives way.
DARN IT!

I can feel myself falling backwards and follow through flipping around and calling the glider to me, it nestles up under my feet and catches me. I look down at the falling rubble.

Headed right for the street below.

Okay..time to get busy...

I swoop down, firing off dozens of ropes, catching the concrete. Grabbing the ropes in my hand I strain, pulling up trying to make them slow down as they pull me to the ground. I don't even think the glider can handle this pressure...but it does, I stop 17 feet from the ground.

So..here I am. I can have my story written and so far, I'm floating above a New York Street, concrete held up by my polymer ropes. Villains above and invaders below. I drop the concrete blocks on some invaders as they run by. Brushing my hands off I fly back up to the roof.

"Did I miss much?"

[The Joker]

She was persistant,almost as irritating as Spider-Man.Speaking of whom,he was also in the way.Two nuissances delaying him from a very important meeting he had planned.

But the female just ruined a scheme that would bring him unimaginable wealth.And for that she will die before he leaves.

"What did you miss?? Not much my dear.But you're just in time to see Spider-Man's imminent death,followed by your own".

Spider-Man had been so pre-occupied by Electro,that he did not see Ock's tentacles coming until it was too late.Ock snared Spider-Man by the leg and reeled him in,coiling his tentacles around Spider-Man's struggling body.

"Save your energy wall crawler.You cannot break free from my indestructible tentacles".Ock rotated Spider-Man so he faced Electro.

He then glanced over at Sarah."A little preview of what happens to those who dare to cross me.Him first,and then you,you stupid little tramp.Great men like myself have always been hindered by plebians like you and this fool.Well no more.Tonight I make a tragic example of you both".

Ock turned to Electro again."Max fry this wall crawling fool to ashes".

[ElectroFlare]

Electro was lucky that he could deal out so much energy. That little crack about MJ had pushed Spider-man nearly to the edge.

He had been dodging Electro's blasts with all his agility until Ock had snared him with those blasted tentacles.

"Go ahead an fry me Electro. Fry the girl to for all I care. Then burn NYC to the ground, destroy alien invader and earth hero alike. You're the great and powerful Electro. You're the living lightning bolt. You're the result of some dumb kid sticking his finger in an electrical socket. Now you're just mad at the world."

"What are you gonna do? When everything you hate has been burned to the ground and destroyed? What will you do? All you know is destruction and death. Who will you kill when everything you hate is gone?" Spider-man shouted, knowing the philosophy probably was wasted. But the distraction gave him enough time to awkwardly refill one of his web shooters. With a special case of his webbing, still saved from when Ock had brainwashed him. It was then flame retardenet, but with Peter Parker's modifications to it, it was far more tolerant of heat and electricity and fire. Electro couldn't burn through it, or if he could, it would take him a while.

And that webbing now covered his hands and eyes.

"Oops, missed a spot." Spider-man laughed and landed a blot of webbing on Electro's mouth.

[twylight]

Okay….strike three.

He called me…a tramp…..again.


And then mocked me with killing Peter.

I jump off the glider and land on the roof.

“One, I am not a tramp.”

I race towards Peter.

“Two, You’ll have to kill me before him. I refuse to be slighted because of a guy in red and blue long johns.”

I pull my arm back and prepare to slam it into the metal tentacle holding Spider-Man.

Okay…let’s hope I didn’t over-estimate my strength. Come on Goblin powers, don’t fail me now. For once I’m rooting for my inheritance from my father.

[JewishHobbit]

Shocker feels the air around him gettin colder and colder...

The temparature change forces the Shocker to reel around, looking for a foe who can attack him in this way. He knows that he killed the Iceman, and so that is not who he is looking for. He wonders if there's a member of the brotherhood that could do such a thing, but he cannot think of one. The cold distracts him for just a moment, but it is enough for him to drop his shield. He turns to face his foes once more, but as he does he finds that Sabretooth has made his way to him. The Shocker tries to lift his arms to fire off a blast at the beastile mutant, but Sabretooth manages to catch his arm and takes a swipe at Shocker's stomach. His padded suit manages to absorb much of the attack, but he feels his stomach lay open, and the blood beginning to run. He screams out in pain, and like a hurt animal, he releases an attack on instinct. He releases a vibratory wave of air that goes off like a bomb, blowing Sabretooth away from him, as well as Avalanche who stood at a distance. With his suit ripped Shocker managed to feel a bit of the blast himself as he falls to the ground.

[Spider-Man9X17]

The General instantly ducks, using his sheild to block the arrows. He grabs one out of the air, and charges at Hawkeye with it, stabbing him in the arm.

"You know, this whole situation is very familiar. Alot like when my Clint Barton tried to take over the team. I can still get a smile every time I remember the sound of his neck snapping."

"Your Clint Barton?"

Hawkeye grabbed the General's head, and rammed it through the glass of a nearby medical cabinet.

"One, G.I. A$$ Monkey, this is my team," Clint pulled the arrow out of his arm.

"And two, who the hell is your Clint Barton? You have some kind of wierd off hours fetish? Or are you not who you say you are? Or both?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

I jump into the thick of things and start hacking my way through. Pulling out my comm I call in, "Johnny, you and your pals out there? Incase you haven't noticed, NYC is over run with monsters. Me, Siryn and Captain Britain are in Central Park, X-Factor are on there way, get your butt over here!


"They're not monsters, they're aliens," Johnny responded. "You guys hold tight, I'll be right over."

"Oh and Johnny... I scored myself a chick."

Johnny stopped, raising an eyebrow.

"Wade, beastiality is a crime."

-

Central Park was a mere leap out the window and a second or two of gliding for Johnny. From his view point, he could see the sagging hulk of the mansion on the other side of the park. Most of the major fighting had moved away and scattered throughout the city.

Johnny landed right in the thick of the current fight, his back up against Deadpool's

"So, this chick you scored, was it at least old enough to be a chicken? Cuz statutory beastiality is a very, very bad thing."

[Electro UK]

"They're not monsters, they're aliens," Johnny responded. "You guys hold tight, I'll be right over."



Johnny stopped, raising an eyebrow.

"Wade, beastiality is a crime."

-

Central Park was a mere leap out the window and a second or two of gliding for Johnny. From his view point, he could see the sagging hulk of the mansion on the other side of the park. Most of the major fighting had moved away and scattered throughout the city.

Johnny landed right in the thick of the current fight, his back up against Deadpool's

"So, this chick you scored, was it at least old enough to be a chicken? Cuz statutory beastiality is a very, very bad thing."

"She's more of a lepricorn." I say slicing through a few aliens. "And she's hot. Hotter than Franky or Wanda or Bea Arthur... WAIT I didn't say that last one! I take it bak, I take it all back!"

Somehow, I don't think Johnny believes me. Is it because he's jealous? Or is it cause I'm horribly scarred? No... it must be the jealous thing... gotta be that... blonde haired prick... we can't all score anyone we want.

Johnny gives a sarcastic expression. "What? She is hot! Oh come on! I can't believe this! I can score hot chicks! Some girls want what's from inside... okay so no, she's not rich." At that point, like an angel, Siryn swoops down.

"X-Factor have arrived. They're making their way towards you." she kisses me on the cheek and flies off.

Johnny's jaw drops. "Yep, we have to start deciding who plays her in the Deadpool: Movie... Elisha Cuthbert or Jessica Alba?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

"She's more of a lepricorn." I say slicing through a few aliens. "And she's hot. Hotter than Franky or Wanda or Bea Arthur... WAIT I didn't say that last one! I take it bak, I take it all back!"

Somehow, I don't think Johnny believes me. Is it because he's jealous? Or is it cause I'm horribly scarred? No... it must be the jealous thing... gotta be that... blonde haired prick... we can't all score anyone we want.

Johnny gives a sarcastic expression. "What? She is hot! Oh come on! I can't believe this! I can score hot chicks! Some girls want what's from inside... okay so no, she's not rich." At that point, like an angel, Siryn swoops down.

"X-Factor have arrived. They're making their way towards you." she kisses me on the cheek and flies off.

Johnny's jaw drops. "Yep, we have to start deciding who plays her in the Deadpool: Movie... Elisha Cuthbert or Jessica Alba?"

"Dude," Johnny said while barbqueing a few soldiers, "I hope that's legit and everything, cuz if you drugged her, Banshee's gonna kick your scarred little heiny."

Another swarm of aliens decended on the park. Johnny created a ring of fire around the heroes to try and give them some breathing room.

"We're too crowded here. Too easy to get boxed in. We need to move this fight somewhere a little more open."

One of the bigger aliens burst through the wall of flame. Johnny blasted him with a series of fireballs.

"Try to start moving out to the streets. Maybe we get coax them into Times Square."

[Electro UK]

"Dude," Johnny said while barbqueing a few soldiers, "I hope that's legit and everything, cuz if you drugged her, Banshee's gonna kick your scarred little heiny."

Another swarm of aliens decended on the park. Johnny created a ring of fire around the heroes to try and give them some breathing room.

"We're too crowded here. Too easy to get boxed in. We need to move this fight somewhere a little more open."

One of the bigger aliens burst through the wall of flame. Johnny blasted him with a series of fireballs.

"Try to start moving out to the streets. Maybe we get coax them into Times Square."

I flip through the crowd. "Dude, did you not hear? Banshee's dead... was hit by a plane... then the plane crashed... heck of a way to go in my opinion." Siryn lands next to me and starts blasting aliens back. "Okay babe, we've gotta get em out onto the streets."

"Right ye are Wade." she screams a few back before flying into the streets. I follow.

[Red]

“All set to go I see.” Kate once again appeared as if from no where, spooking Eddie.

Eddie smirked “Yeah, looks that way doesn’t it”

Eddie took a deep breath “Maybe we” he paused for a moment “I mean “I” could take you out for a meal sometime, you know to say thank you”

“Look Eddie, you’re a nice guy and all, but…I have a boyfriend”

Eddie shrugged if it off as if he didn’t care “that’s ok, maybe another time.”

“Yeah maybe” answered Kate.

Eddie approached the room’s door and took one last look over his shoulder before leaving.Eddie reached to the payphone in the booth. He pulled the phone to his ear then paused for a moment. He wasn’t sure what he was doing or why he was doing it, all he knew was when he was with Kate, he didn’t feel like the worthless scum he knew deep down he was and he needed that. He pressed the buttons on the phone and waited for an answer.

“Hello Kate Maxwell, hello?” Called Kate down the phone?

“Hi, it’s Eddie…”

“Look Eddie this is the last time, I don’t feel that way about you. I told you that the other day.”

“There’s some between us, a connection. All I’m asking is that you give me a chance.”

“You don’t get it do you? I don’t have feelings for you! The sound of a door slam shut is heard in the distance. Her voice turned to a whisper “You can’t keep doing this, turning up at my work, my apartment, calling me whenever you want. It’s got to stop Eddie or I’ll call the cops. I was there for you while you were in hospital because it’s my job’s, that’s it. I’m with Eric, like I told you…just leave me alone Eddie and find yourself help” She slammed the phone down.

[Watchman]

Ultron waited outside while his drones landed carrying the pieces of the Master Mold. Although this would have taken weeks for a human to rebuild it only took the machines a few hours. After this Ultron hooked up Master Mold to the main computer to reprogram it. It's new orders to follow Ultron an nobody else. Ultron reworked what the Master Mold created. Instead of Sentinels now it created giant Ultron drones. He went back outside and looked at the Master Mold there was just one problem with it.

"It needs a change" and with saying that the Master Mold changed from looking like a Sentinel to looking like Ultron.

"Perfect" he said and went back inside "Computer full report on drones and superhuman activites"

"In New York drones hold Central Park and heading for Times Square. One drone watching over the one known as Peter Parker, Spider-Man. Looks like he is fighting with the one known as Maxwell Dillion, Electro and Otto Octavius. With them unknown female showing off powers related to the ones known as Norman Osborn, Green Goblin and Roderick Kingsly, Hobgoblin. Shall I send in the drone?"

"Negative let fight proceed as plan now what about Washington D.C and China"

"In Washington drones are having a diffcult time but have had captured Capital building. In China drones are facing heavy resistance"

"Very well when Master Mold finishes with the first set of the giant drones set them to China and Washington" Ultron turned his back to the computer and went back to work on his machine.

[SuperFerret]

Tackling the 16 foot tall behemoth, Devil Hulk put Yellowjacket through two walls before leaping up to meet his face. The demonic creature grabbed Pym by the ears and forced him downwards, crashing into the floor of the mansion and destroying everything in their path. He began to pound the giant mercilessly in the face, leaving nothing but a bloody pulp behind. He stood and turned away, looking for someone else to fight.

But then, a shadow loomed over him.

"This isn't over. Turn around and fight like a man!"

Devil Hulk looked back over his shoulder at Yellowjacket and grinned.

"Nah, I'd rather fight like a devil..."

Devil Hulk lunged toward Yellowjacket's face again, but was batted away by the giant's right hand. Crashing through a wall, the creature landed on his feet, ran forward, and jumped on the giant's face again. With both hands, he dug his talons into Yellowjacket's right eye. The giant screamed in pain and shook from side to side, crumbling the walls of the mansion as he did so, in an attempt to get the Hulk out of his eye. Devil Hulk grinned as he pulled backwards and yanked Pym's eye out of its socket. Pym fell back to the ground, crushing even more of the mansion, and held the socket where his right eye used to be. A river of blood and mucus began to flow through the halls of the mansion. Devil Hulk mounted Yellowjacket's face and held his severed eye over his shoulder.

"You seem to be in a bit of pain there, Pym. Take a pill. It'll help take your mind off of the pain.."

With that, Devil Hulk shoved the eye into Yellowjacket's mouth and forced it down his throat. Yellowjacket choked and gagged as he was forced to eat his own eye. Instinctively, he grew once again. He stood up, bursting through the roof of the mansion, and stood at forty feet. The river of blood now engulfed the entire mansion.

Devil Hulk fell a short distance before grabbing onto Pym's costume, hanging from his chest. He climbed up Pym's body, digging his talons into his flesh like he would the side of a building, until he reached Pym's mouth.

"You bastard! I'll kill you!"

Devil Hulk simply grinned.

"Bite me."

With that, the creature leapt into the giant's mouth. He forced his way down Pym's throat until he reached the tonsils.

"I always saw them do this in cartoons. Let's see what will happen in real life."

Devil Hulk proceeded to punch Pym's tonsils like a punching bag. The giant screamed, and the force of the scream nearly hurled Devil Hulk back out. He grabbed onto the tonsils and bit into them, causing Pym's scream to painfully hault itself. The demon leapt further downward until he could no longer fall. He was stuck in Hank Pym's throat, causing him to choke. Pym staggered about uncontrollably, destroying even more of the mansion. Eventually Devil Hulk grew tired of this. He began to claw away at Pym from the inside out, tearing away at flesh and sinew until he finally saw daylight. Tearing away what was left of the obstruction, Devil Hulk climbed out of Pym's throat and jumped to the ground. As he fell, Pym fell backwards, crushing what was left of the mansion.

As if the resounding shockwaves from the giant's fall to earth weren't enough, Devil Hulk crashed into the ground, shaking the surrounding area in a mini-earthquake. There was nothing but fallen mortar and brick, drenched in the blood of the fallen Yellowjacket. Devil Hulk smiled at his handiwork.

"Too bad that Deadpool character left already...I really wanted to kill him..."

Hours later...

"Uuugghhh..." I moan, struggling to stand. I'm normal height again, my body forgotten among the wreckage of the Mansion. The side of my head hurts still, and I'm covered in blood, mostly my own. I'm surprised I'm still alive.

My vision's blurry for some reason... Oh F**k! My eye! The bastard ripped it out! My hand shoots to the empty socket, covering it, to protect it from the dust in the air. It's probably infected already.

I search around the wrecked building, looking for one of the doors to the sub-basement where I keep my lab, which would be hard had I both of my eyes. I've got an idea that'll make that bastard Banner pay for turning me into Nick Fury.

[Electro UK]

Max tried to blast the web of immeadiatley. It wouldn't budge. "Damn!" he tried to scream, but the webbing muffled his voice. Trying a full power volt around his body, the webbing on his eyes eventually fell off.

Now for the rest, he zapped the webbing over his mouth and finally his hands.

"Stay out of this!" Electro shouted firing a few warning shots at the girl. Who was she? Why was she messing in their affairs, it was obvious she was way out of her league with big guns like Max and Ock. "Alright you little sleez bag, get lost. I'm sure you can run down the street and find another super villainto play with, one that you might actually stand a chance against. I hear The Spot is back in town."

Max powered up, shooting bolts across his body. His eyes began to turn into a bright blue. "GET LOST!"

[The Question]

"Your Clint Barton?"

Hawkeye grabbed the General's head, and rammed it through the glass of a nearby medical cabinet.

"One, G.I. A$$ Monkey, this is my team," Clint pulled the arrow out of his arm.

"And two, who the hell is your Clint Barton? You have some kind of wierd off hours fetish? Or are you not who you say you are? Or both?"


The General grabs a bottle of rubbing alchohol from the cabinet and smashes it across Hawkeye's face.

"No matter what world you call home, you're still the slow one, aren't you? I'm from another dimension. You know, like in that episode of Star Trek. Haven't mentioned it to anyone, since most seem reluctant to fight their big ol' hero, 'Captain America', but you seem intent on trying to kill me anyway, so I don't see the harm."

[The Joker]

Ock watched as Electro's lightning bolts knocked Sarah back away from Spider-Man.

"About time you did something Max" Ock said angrily as he coiled Spider-Man tighter in his tentacles."Fry that meddlesome wench".

"But as for you wall crawler,your death is a pleasure I shall not be denied before I leave for my next little tete e tete.You're are one of the lowest forms of filth that I have had to contend with.But at least you crawl like the low level fool you are" Ock said mockingly.

"Your little friend just smashed my Oltion device against the wall.I think it's only fitting that you get the same treatment,wouldn't you agree??".

Ock swung Spider-Man like a baseball bat in his tentacles,and hurled him straight into the wall,in which he went straight thru in a cloud of dust and rubble.

"Hahahahahahahahaha" Ock laughed heartily."Was that as good for you as it was for me??" he asked as he picked up Spider-Man's costume torn body in a tentacle.

"But alas that's not enough to kill you is it?? No you're much too stubborn to die that easily.But that's ok.You don't deserve such a quick death.You deserve to see death coming to you,and be helpless to stop it".

Ock glanced towards the balcony edge.

"You know I had almost forgotten we were on Manhattan's tallest building.It would be a shame to not admire the view while we're here".

Ock carried Spider-Man towards the balcony edge.As he did so,two of his tentacle claw pincers coiled around Spider-Man's wrists and unstrapped his web shooters.

"Quite a sight isn't it?? Let me impart a first class view for you arachnid" Ock said as he dangled Spider-Man over the edge.

"How good is a spider without his webs??".Ock tossed the web shooters aside."Let's find out".

With that,he tossed Spider-Man over the edge.

[Batman]

As we're scouting the area, I hear the same amount as Murdock, but I don't say anything.

"Good enough for me, Murdock."

I take the entrence to the left, while Murdock takes the right. I look through the keyhole and find two guards inside. Deciding to toy with them for a while, I knock on the door.

"What the f**k was that?"

"It was the door, you dumb s**t," the second voice bellows through the door. "State your name and occu...occu...who the f**k are you and what the f**k do you want?"

"Pizza delivery."

"Cool, open the door, man!" The first voice whispers out.

"Are you a f**kin' mongoloid, Todd?" The second voice hisses, "Have you ever heard of a pizza delivery boy doing his job when f**kin' ALIENS are invading?"

"Well, have YOU ever been in a situation where aliens have attacked before?"

"...No."

"Then what the f**k do you know about things that happen in a f**kin' alien invasion?"

"Common f**king sense, f**ktard. If you were a f**king pizza delivery boy, would you still do you job?"

"...Fine, but why haven't we opened the door?"

"Because they said no one in or out, genius."

"Well, we're being rude, not letting him in."

"Todd...we're f**kin' GANGBANGERS. We don't worry about being rude to people, we worry about which people we goin' to SHOOT."

"F**k you, Ben, I'm openin' the door."

"Don't--"

The door opens and two ragged crooks look at me in surprise. I open up my trenchcoat further, so that they can see the skull on my shirt.

"...Oh, s**t..." the man known as Todd said.

"I f**kin' TOLD you we shouldn't've opened the--"

I take Todd by the arm, break his wrist, give him a low blow, and push him away, knocking him flat on his ass.

"--Door...holy s**t..." He looks at me, and I sense something different about him...ahh...I love the smell of urine from scared-s**tless homeboy in the evening.

"Just...fall down."

He drops to the ground and I step on him and over him, and before I leave I give him a back-kick to his melon-head, knocking him out.

Took longer than I anticipated, but I promised Murdock I wouldn't kill any of them. I may be a slighly psychotic murderer, but I hold good on my word.

...Until I see them doing something Punishable, then it's open season on all ass-holes.

I walk further in, and I see the huge group of criminals--from the Russian, Japanese, and Italian mobs, to Crips and Bloods. They're all here, in this huge melting-pot of criminals in "flight" mode. For once, they're not fighting one another--they're all looking for things to burn for the fire, they're treating the wounded, even though before this they were mortal enemies.

The f**king scum of the Earth, all working together to preserve our species. It would be inspiring, if it weren't for the fact that if we survive this, they would start killing each other all over again.

I take out one of my .45s and shoot it up in the air.

BLAM BLAM BLAM

They look towards me and are about to take their guns out when I throw mine to the ground.

"Easy, Gentleman. I'm here to appeal to your community spirit. I'm sure all of you are eager to join..."

Well... I certainly can't say he isn't persuasive...

I can hear Castle's bullets go off as I send the last one opposing me across the room. My methods for getting in weren't as clever as Castle's, but they got me in, at least. At first, I think... "Oh no... He's gone against his word. DAMN IT, FRANK...", But from what I can sense... No one's lost a heartbeat. And they're all still breathing.

I guess Castle can be true to his word, from time to time...

I leap over the crowd, and land, right beside Frank. They seem eager to start a fight, from what my Radar is picking up. However, Once Frank drops his weapons (A move that caught me off guard, I admit), They all 'loosen up', so to speak. I guess we've got their attention, now...

I step forward. I speak at Trials all the time... So why does this feel so different?

"As my no doubtedly infamous campanion, at least to your kind, was saying... I'm sure you're all aware of the chaos that's been brewing in the area for the past few hours. Hell, that doesn't even need to be said. You're all hiding from it anyway. Well, Why? Sure, they look scary..."

That was a complete guess on my part. I have no idea what they look at.

"...But you're all tough. You can manage. This is your neighborhood, isn't it? Well, when someone tries to take it from you... Hiding in a warehouse isn't what you should do. What you should do is stand and fight. These... invaders want your territory. Well, I say... Don't let them take it without a little goddamned resistance. So, you can follow me and my skull wearing friend here to fight for what's rightfully yours..."

I'm lying about that. It isn't rightfully theirs. But if I'm going to appeal to them... I'm not about to bring it up.

I point to the far doors, pretending I can actually see them.

"Or you can wait until they come in here and eat you for breakfast because you were too scared to take them on before they had a chance."

I step back, beside Frank.

"Your choice."

[MaskedManJRK]

Well... I certainly can't say he isn't persuasive...

I can hear Castle's bullets go off as I send the last one opposing me across the room. My methods for getting in weren't as clever as Castle's, but they got me in, at least. At first, I think... "Oh no... He's gone against his word. DAMN IT, FRANK...", But from what I can sense... No one's lost a heartbeat. And they're all still breathing.

I guess Castle can be true to his word, from time to time...

I leap over the crowd, and land, right beside Frank. They seem eager to start a fight, from what my Radar is picking up. However, Once Frank drops his weapons (A move that caught me off guard, I admit), They all 'loosen up', so to speak. I guess we've got their attention, now...

I step forward. I speak at Trials all the time... So why does this feel so different?

"As my no doubtedly infamous campanion, at least to your kind, was saying... I'm sure you're all aware of the chaos that's been brewing in the area for the past few hours. Hell, that doesn't even need to be said. You're all hiding from it anyway. Well, Why? Sure, they look scary..."

That was a complete guess on my part. I have no idea what they look at.

"...But you're all tough. You can manage. This is your neighborhood, isn't it? Well, when someone tries to take it from you... Hiding in a warehouse isn't what you should do. What you should do is stand and fight. These... invaders want your territory. Well, I say... Don't let them take it without a little goddamned resistance. So, you can follow me and my skull wearing friend here to fight for what's rightfully yours..."

I'm lying about that. It isn't rightfully theirs. But if I'm going to appeal to them... I'm not about to bring it up.

I point to the far doors, pretending I can actually see them.

"Or you can wait until they come in here and eat you for breakfast because you were too scared to take them on before they had a chance."

I step back, beside Frank.

"Your choice."

Inspirational speech, I have another idea to get the complacent, but that would involve threatening, and I remember what my drill sargent told me decades ago:

"In order to have your squad protect you, they must know that you will protect them."

In damn-near makes my skin crawl, thinking I'll have to trust these parasites, but right outside there are even worse parasites out there, one that is willing to destroy the innocent alongside the guilty.

Punishment often brings about strange bedfellows, I guess.

[Batman]

(IC: Cyclops)

"Already sent."

Cyclops finished with the controls, both sending their direct estimates to the safe house and turning the Blackbird on auto-pilot. Kurt was right... There was no need to fly it manually. But Scott couldn't help himself... He wanted to personally make sure everyone made it through this alive. He felt it was his responsibility, leading these people.

Getting up, Cyclops walked to the back of the jet, where Gambit sat.

"What's on your mind, Remy?"


(IC: Cyclops)

As Scott finishes filling Remy in on what's been going on... From the attack on the mansion to their current mission... He turns, seeing The Blackbird's radar nearing their destination. He turns to the rest of the X-Men in the Jet.

Even he knew the possibility of them surviving this was slimming as time passed, but He was going to make damned sure that if his team went down, they went down fighting.

"Alright, We're almost there. It should only be a few minutes until the initial land. Just a word of warning, though... The Professor said to keep on alert when we get off, So none of you are to let your guard down for even a second. Is that understood?"

[bkhedr]

The God of Thunder floated in the angry skies high above Shocker's base as Mjolnir glowed with power. Lightning strikes were bombarding the istallation and whirlwinds were literally scattering Shocker's troops to the four winds.

"VILE MISCREANTS!" Thor bellowed his voice booming clearly over the sounds of the storm "THY RESPITE IS AT AN END!"

As the Son of Odin spoke the weather continued to worsen and the sky began to rain down fist sized balls of hail on the hapless soldiers.

Quicksilver said he needed the Shocker's troops thoroughly distracted, Thor was going to take it a step further and destroy them utterly

Thor willed the weather to calm as he examined he Shocker's base from the sky. Only the central complex, which now shook with the sounds of continuing battle, had survived the thunder god's fury. The Shocker's troops had either been killed or forced to withdraw.

BADOOM!

A sonic boom reverberated through the sky as a squadron of small alien attack craft came into view from the north.

The alien pilots had arrived too late to help the base, but they would take a shot at Thor nonetheless.

"Thou art persistent foes soldiers of Thanos...." Thor said as the ships knifed towards him and primed their weapons "...but thine persistence will avail thee not gainst the lord of the living thunder!"

As Thor spoke bolts of lightning struck the small ships and turned them into balls of fire which hurtled earthwards.

"Now to....eh?" Thor said as a new aircraft appeared in the western sky and caught his attention.

A smile worked its way onto the thunder god's bearded face as he recognized the X-men's blackbird.

[SuperFerret]

Hours later...

"Uuugghhh..." I moan, struggling to stand. I'm normal height again, my body forgotten among the wreckage of the Mansion. The side of my head hurts still, and I'm covered in blood, mostly my own. I'm surprised I'm still alive.

My vision's blurry for some reason... Oh F**k! My eye! The bastard ripped it out! My hand shoots to the empty socket, covering it, to protect it from the dust in the air. It's probably infected already.

I search around the wrecked building, looking for one of the doors to the sub-basement where I keep my lab, which would be hard had I both of my eyes. I've got an idea that'll make that bastard Banner pay for turning me into Nick Fury.

I get down to my lab after a few minutes of fumbling around the ruined mansion, and despite the massive damage at the surface, everything down here is relatively undamaged.

Except for me.

I look at myself in the mirror, my face is all puffy and red, with a dark circle of dried blood around my right eye. Or rather, where my right eye should be. I begin cleaning up, washing my face and disinfecting the wound. That's when I realize it. There's something stuck in my eye socket.

I reach in to pull it out, it hurts like a *****, but I grab it, and with two agonizing yanks, I pull out the foreign object, causing my face to become a river of blood again. I look at the tiny object with my good eye. It's a little iron screw, only an inch long.

I finish cleaning myself up quickly, then I bandage my eye up. I change my costume to a fresh one, but this time I'm leaving out the cowl and replacing it with my Ant-man helmet. I then toss on one of the brown leather Avengers jackets I have handy, and stuff some of my miniaturized equipment into the pockets.

Okay, I think, now I'm really ready for business. This time nobody, not Banner, not Cap, not even Thanos himself can catch me unprepared.

[Electro UK]

I cut through a few more of these monsters. "God! Will these guys ever stop coming? I'm quicker in bed!...did I just say that out loud?" Siryn flies up above and schreeches across a street. "Say Red, give me a lift?"

"Wade, we've been together for 10 minutes and you already want to ride me?"

"Hey! Whadoyaknow? The Irish Lass made a joke!"

"Hop on." Siryn says laughing. We fly high above the battle scene, I reign bullets down on the warriors while Siryn screams her little heart out.

[Charlie No-One]

With a flash of blue, vibrant light, Rogue and Malice were teleported to a small beach on the west side of Genosha. The island was glowing with the lights of an active city. Lorna’s eyes were pure green. They had been that way since she first let her true colors out. The darkness of evil had consumed her and she had no regrets in letting it. It was her own will after all, wasn’t it? She touched her chest as her powers ripped off her Polaris costume. With a sudden thrust, the costume was soon replaced with a revised replica of her father’s dark purple uniform. The city, along with a mission, awaited the pair of former X-Girls.

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[twylight]

Ock watched as Electro's lightning bolts knocked Sarah back away from Spider-Man.

"About time you did something Max" Ock said angrily as he coiled Spider-Man tighter in his tentacles."Fry that meddlesome wench".

"But as for you wall crawler,your death is a pleasure I shall not be denied before I leave for my next little tete e tete.You're are one of the lowest forms of filth that I have had to contend with.But at least you crawl like the low level fool you are" Ock said mockingly.

"Your little friend just smashed my Oltion device against the wall.I think it's only fitting that you get the same treatment,wouldn't you agree??".

Ock swung Spider-Man like a baseball bat in his tentacles,and hurled him straight into the wall,in which he went straight thru in a cloud of dust and rubble.

"Hahahahahahahahaha" Ock laughed heartily."Was that as good for you as it was for me??" he asked as he picked up Spider-Man's costume torn body in a tentacle.

"But alas that's not enough to kill you is it?? No you're much too stubborn to die that easily.But that's ok.You don't deserve such a quick death.You deserve to see death coming to you,and be helpless to stop it".

Ock glanced towards the balcony edge.

"You know I had almost forgotten we were on Manhattan's tallest building.It would be a shame to not admire the view while we're here".

Ock carried Spider-Man towards the balcony edge.As he did so,two of his tentacle claw pincers coiled around Spider-Man's wrists and unstrapped his web shooters.

"Quite a sight isn't it?? Let me impart a first class view for you arachnid" Ock said as he dangled Spider-Man over the edge.

"How good is a spider without his webs??".Ock tossed the web shooters aside."Let's find out".

With that,he tossed Spider-Man over the edge.


Ouch, that hurt.

Not the most profound words but, what can I say. I lay on the ground, my body aching from the electrical shock. I struggle to get up but my body needs to recuperate. Now all I can do is watch and listen to Doc Ock’s rant.

Do all villains do that? My head hurts, a pounding pain in the back. Why now?
For a moment I wonder where Parker is and if he’s okay. Through out the fight I’d caught glimpses of the invasion on the ground. And here I was, fighting to save a city while the whole world was in danger. The city was being attacked on two fronts. But it’s own and by aliens.

I should have moved to Michigan.

Doc waves Peter around in the air, his tirade growing in volume as he gets more and more agitated. He pulls of Peter’s web shooters. I smashed his device, now he wants to kill Peter. I force my arms behind me and push myself up. I have to hurry. Have to do something.

"How good is a spider without his webs??"Ock tossed the web shooters aside."Let's find out".


And…he tosses Peter over the edge.

Darn it all to H…I run and jump off the edge in a dive. I hope gravity really gets a grip on me. I have to slow him down a little. Shooting off some rope I pull back on it, pulling myself closer to him as the building’s floors wiz by and the ground grows closer, the glider flying next to me..

Right about now I’m wishing I inherited flight. But no, I couldn’t have some cool flying dad. I got the reject from the Insane Asylum.

Peter’s closer now and I grab him and bring my feet below me, the glider nestles under my feet and I put it on full force, trying to slow our decent. The glider stops, hovering over the fractured concrete with inches to spare.

I let out a sigh and look around at the chaos, before turning to look up towards the top of the tower.

Whatever they were planning it had failed because I destroyed the device. But what now? Do I capture them, or fight the invaders?

[The Joker]

Ock watched as Spider-Man's female friend went over the edge to save him.He cursed to himself thru clenched teeth,as he looked at his wrist watch again.Time had run out.He had to leave now if he was going to make it.

But this operation had been a disaster.The Oltion device is destroyed,Spider-Man is still alive,and the world economy is still standing.

But all was not lost.Octavius could still make an immense profit from this,and exact some personal revenge at the same time.

Ock turned to Electro."You've failed me Max.I told you to fry that wench and yet she's still breathing.The Oltion device is destroyed because you didn't act fast enough to power it up.It's all your fault.Your mind's too pre-occupied with your stupid wife and your pathetic personal problems,that you cannot comprehend the greatness and power you could have had".

Ock raised himself on two tentacles."And for that you forfeit any profit from this venture.Wallow in your failure Dillon.You've had enough practice all your life to do so".

With that Ock latched his tentacles to the side of the Empire state building,and glanced briefly over at Spider-Man and his female companion who were scrambling at the side of the building.

"I'll deal with both of you some other time.Count on it"

With that he moved swiftly down the building on his tentacles and was gone.He had a meeting that he was not going to miss.Unfortunately for him,he failed to notice the small Spidey tracer pinned to the flap of his coat.

OOC: I hope the Spidey tracer thing is ok Electroflare.I figured it was the best way for you to find me later on.

[Electro UK]

Electro stood in silence, reflecting on the past moment. In his rage, he powered up and slammed his fists into an air duct, pounding it with all he had. What was wrong with him? Was Ock right? Was it all his fault they weren't rolling around in millions right now?

Was it all because of Norma? That had to be it. She was distracting him. It was all her fault. She was the entire reason Max was unhappy right now. If she hadn't called him, he wouldn't be being chased down by the Kingpin right now.

Max took off back to the Gentlemen's place.

***

The door of the penthouse smashed open. Norma poked her head round a corner in scarred confusion? "Max? Are you okay? Did you hurt anybody?"

"SHUT UP!" Max screamed in her face. "I'm sick of you! I'm sick of the fact that I'm being run down by the Kingpin because of you! I'm sick of you telling me to not do the only thing I'm good at! I'm sick of you plaging my life!"

Norma was taken back by this. Her jaw dropped as Max kicked a chair over. "Its all your fault! One second you're leaving me, the next you need me cause there's a mob boss beating you up, you're pathetic."

"I'm pathetic?" Norma said sarcastically. "Look at you! You're a two-bit thug that can't even do a job right!"

"Shut up Norma..."

"You go out every evening dressed in spandex and make yourself feel big by picking on innocents!"

"I said quit it."

"Quit it? Now you're telling me to quit it? If anyone should be quiting what they're doing Max, its you." That was the last straw. It was just like when she left him. He could do more? Well now he was doing more, and she still wasn't satisfied.

Max shot out and hit Norma in the stomach. "I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!" he blasted a hole in and window and grabbed Norma by the neck, dangeling her out.

"Max... please! Don't!" Norma struggled to say.

"Not this time Norma, you've taken it too far, I'm getting my life back." and with that, he pulled her back inside and threw her on the floor. "Leave."

"B--"

"I never want to see you again."

Norma stood up, tears started to show in her eyes. "Just go... next time you get in trouble, call the Avengers."

Norma ran, crying as she went.

Max's cold expression didn't change a bit. He didn't care anymore, he was taking his life back. Fisk was next, but he knew what going up against Fisk meant, he was going to need help. Electro left Max Dillon behind in the apartment that night, from now on, it was Electro's way, all the way.

[Watchman]

I get down to my lab after a few minutes of fumbling around the ruined mansion, and despite the massive damage at the surface, everything down here is relatively undamaged.

Except for me.

I look at myself in the mirror, my face is all puffy and red, with a dark circle of dried blood around my right eye. Or rather, where my right eye should be. I begin cleaning up, washing my face and disinfecting the wound. That's when I realize it. There's something stuck in my eye socket.

I reach in to pull it out, it hurts like a *****, but I grab it, and with two agonizing yanks, I pull out the foreign object, causing my face to become a river of blood again. I look at the tiny object with my good eye. It's a little iron screw, only an inch long.

I finish cleaning myself up quickly, then I bandage my eye up. I change my costume to a fresh one, but this time I'm leaving out the cowl and replacing it with my Ant-man helmet. I then toss on one of the brown leather Avengers jackets I have handy, and stuff some of my miniaturized equipment into the pockets.

Okay, I think, now I'm really ready for business. This time nobody, not Banner, not Cap, not even Thanos himself can catch me unprepared.

Ultron caught the glimpses of him wandering through the mansion and had to do this personally. He took control of the Ultron drone that saw Pym's body get up. He made his way through the mansion and downvinto the lab. He sees him down there throwing on his gear. Ultron stops and stares at him. He brings up his arm and opens his palm. On his palm a hole opens up and begins to light up.

"Hello Pym" he says in his robotic voice "You have ten seconds to tell me why I should not destroy you"

[Electro UK]

Max took another sip of his beer as he lookeed out over the raging city. God, what had he done? He'd left Norma... all because of what Doc Ock had said? Sure Norma had put him through a lot... but it was worth it. For her, it was worth it.

But he wasn't going to sit in his depression, waiting for Fisk's men to swoop in and kill him. He was going to make the 1st move, and there were 2 people that could help him out with this problem. One was a very good friend, the other... was cannon fodder really.

Max looked down into the streets. With the Invasion going on, he could see Deadpool not far away. Easy to get him here, just use the teleporter.

***

"--and its not like I'm mentally retarded or something, no matter what Hawkeye says I could lead the Avengers." I stop waving my swords around in a flurry and look up. Electro is standing in front of me, jaw dropped. "Uh... was I ranting to myself?"

"Just a bit." Electro says.

"Well, you're lucky you didn't catch me sleep talking, I mean... well just don't listen in. And if you do... take note that I have no idea and definately would not enjoy rubbing lotion on Bullseye's back... are we going to fight now?"

"No not quite." Electro replies. "I need your help." My jaw drops open. This is the Electro that kicked my ass around at Christmas... at least I think it is... hang on let me go check the roster... yep it is... infact he's played by me! No wonder I'm bunnying him!

"You need my help?... I'm not gonna have to feel your ass for a mole am I?"

"...no I need help in taking down the Kingpin." Now its my turn for my jaw to drop.

"You... wanna take down the Kingpin... and people say I'm the mental one? Well Max, I wish you all the best, I'll send some meat to your widow in a few days shall I? Now if you'd mind letting my teleporter work, I'll be on my way!"

"Listen up you idiot."

"Oh real polite, first you want me to help then you're calling me idiot. Tsk, villains these days."

"Me you and... Bullseye if he's in--"

"OH YAY! Bullseye! Me and him are the best of buds! I remember the time where he slit my throat with a bottle cap! Or that time where I joined forces with Sabretooth, Juggernaut and Vulture to give him a swollen face!... okay so maybe we're not the best of buds but even the Olsen twins have their fights right? If it were up to me, they'd have plenty more too..."

"Of for one second will you just shut up! We're going to--"

"Second's up."

"--raid Fisk's place and scare him outta town, tell him we're in control of things."

"...Okay dude Hitler has had better plans and seeing as your dumb, I'll tell you, he lost World War 1!"

"2"

"Shut up! Alright I'm in but can I at least tell my girlfriend where I'm going?"

"No."

"Aw you're mean."

[SuperFerret]

Ultron caught the glimpses of him wandering through the mansion and had to do this personally. He took control of the Ultron drone that saw Pym's body get up. He made his way through the mansion and downvinto the lab. He sees him down there throwing on his gear. Ultron stops and stares at him. He brings up his arm and opens his palm. On his palm a hole opens up and begins to light up.

"Hello Pym" he says in his robotic voice "You have ten seconds to tell me why I should not destroy you"

Oh crap.

Great, just f**kin' great...

First, I get the living crap kicked out of me by the freakin' Hulk, and now this.

"If you destroy me, then...."

Dammit Hank, think!

"Then you'll lose a potential ally in this war against Thanos."

I'm so full of s**t, it's not even funny.

"Think about it Ultron, Thanos outclasses us both on the power scale, we'd both be better off working together here."

I sure hope this works.

[Watchman]

Oh crap.

Great, just f**kin' great...

First, I get the living crap kicked out of me by the freakin' Hulk, and now this.

"If you destroy me, then...."

Dammit Hank, think!

"Then you'll lose a potential ally in this war against Thanos."

I'm so full of s**t, it's not even funny.

"Think about it Ultron, Thanos outclasses us both on the power scale, we'd both be better off working together here."

I sure hope this works.

"You're pathetic Pym. I would never ally myself with you" he starts the to walk closer to Hank each step he makes making a heavy clank.

"I need no help from you humans I have already taken South America and have in my possession the cosmic cube. When Thanos's armies are destroy mankind will soon fall and prepare for a new era. Where the old gods like your friend Thor have fallen and new gods like me will triumph. But I digress time to die Pym"

[SuperFerret]

"You're pathetic Pym. I would never ally myself with you" he starts the to walk closer to Hank each step he makes making a heavy clank.

"I need no help from you humans I have already taken South America and have in my possession the cosmic cube. When Thanos's armies are destroy mankind will soon fall and prepare for a new era. Where the old gods like your friend Thor have fallen and new gods like me will triumph. But I digress time to die Pym"

Damn it all.

Ultron fires off an energy blast at me, but I dodge it by shrinking. Fast.

The last thing I see in this world is Ultron's metal foot raise up and come down on top of me.
















But by then I was already in the Microverse.

[The Joker]

The Gentleman entered the hangar of his private jet.New York had become a battle zone,which suited him perfectly.It made his arrangements so much easier to make.The police and other law enforcement agencies had their hands full.That should make the task he assigned to Octavius and Dillon easier to carry out.This was the big one,and he was taking the full proceeds.

He boarded his luxurious private jet,and removed his camel hair coat and hung it carefully in the small closet.Swinging his wolf’s head cane in his right hand,he walked down to the cargo hold.He smiled as he viewed it’s contents.Rare oil paintings,gold,diamonds,gems,jewellery,and other valuable commodities were laid out in containers.All of it will priceless.And will be worth ten times what it’s worth now once the world economy is destroyed.

He skipped merrily back up the steps and stopped to view the canister which contained the catalyst which he was to release over New York.Between that and the Oltion device,the world economy would crumble.And he had a fortune in valuables in the cargo hold that would sky rocket in value when that happens.

He withdrew a cigar from his pocket and lit it,inhaling the smoke deep within his lungs.The taste of success was sweet indeed.He went to the cockpit and seated himself.He pressed a button on the control panel,and the hangar door opened.The skies were clear outside.It was going to be a smooth flight he thought,as he smiled again to himself.

The jet’s engines started up with a roar.He was all clear to move onto the runway.Suddenly the jet rocked with a forced that made the jet walls rattle.”What the hell was that?? Has one of the wings ruptured??” he said to himself as he looked out the side window.He couldn’t see anything.He tried to move the jet forward but the engine groaned.Something was holding the jet back.

“Damn it” he muttered as he unstrapped himself from the seat.Something must be stuck in the wheels or blocking them.He made his way into the cabin to go back outside to check.

Suddenly the jet rocked again with a force that knocked the Gentleman off his feet and sent him crashing against the wall,at the same time the cabin door was opened with a screeching force.

“Good god” the Gentleman said.

“Oh you couldn’t be more wrong” said a mocking voice from outside the cabin door.Four angry tentacles snaked in,followed by the sneering face of Doctor Octopus.

The Gentleman’s eyes widened in shock.This was going to be bad.Very bad.

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker's head is spinning, and the wound to his stomach throbs. He struggles to his knees and spits blood into his mask. He rips it off with hopes of breathing easier, it doesn't help. He hears movement nearby and so he places the mask back on. He looks up just as Sabretooth is making his way toward him again. The Shocker looks around for something to use to stop his foe, but then the ground begins to shake below him.

"Oh no."

Suddenly the ground below him lifts like a title wave of debris, throwing him in the air. He slams into a piece of the ceiling that remains above him, and he falls to the ground, behind Sabretooth. Avalanch stands nearby, cursing at him. The Shocker looks to him and then back to Sabretooth, who is yelling at Avalanche for taking his 'meat' away. Shocker doesn't know what to do, or how to stop them. He fires a blast at Avalanche, but the mutant quickly raises a wall in front of him. The Shocker then turns just as Sabretooth leaps at him. The savage man slams into him, forcing him to hit the floor hard.

"Never been much for coward meat."

He then drives his fist into the Shocker's mouth. He grunts and feels a tooth fall into his throat. He suddenly realizes that he cannot breath, the tooth has clogged his airway, he's choking. Sabretooth continues to whale on him and he feels every puch. He gasps for air as the mutant laughs at him. Shocker then closes his eyes as the fists and claws begin to open his flesh. He focuses on the tooth in his throat as it begins to shake. He feels faint when suddenly he feels his mask ripped off.

"That's it?!" Sabretooth laughs.

The Shocker opens his eyes. The Tooth vibrates and suddenly shoots from his mouth and digs straight through Sabretooth's head like a bullet. A trail of blood splatters from the back of his head as it snap backwards as he falls back to the ground. The Shocker takes in a long gasp of air, allowing it to fill his lungs once more. He thought that it was done and over, he thought he was going to die. He then remembers Avalanche and turns to look toward him. The man looks slightly shocked at Sabretooth's fall, but quickly recovers and begins to raise his hand to create an earthquake. The Shocker moves quicker, however, as he grabs the molecules around Avalanche's arm and shakes them violently, snapping his arm in three places. He then looks to the debris around him and grabs the molecules around it all and fires it at Avalanche. It slams into him and carries him out of the destroied room. The Shocker then jams the Debris into the door. He colapses on his back and takes a breath, closing his eyes. This has all gone so wrong. He was in charge, he was The Man. Now it's all falling apart, and he's losing control of whatever power he had. He opens his eyes and struggles to get to his feet. He then looks down to Sabretooth. The mutant's head is healing and he is beginning to move. The Shocker's eyes harden and he shakes his head.

"Screw that, I took out the Brotherhood all on my own. The Shocker's still a name to be feared."

He then reaches out and grabs the molecules around Sabretooth's head and begins to squeeze. The Mutant howls and leaps for Shocker, however, with his head wound not fully healed his balance is off and he misses. He falls right beside him, and the Shocker tightens the molecules. Sabretooth's head slightly contracts, as he howls and his eyes burst. The Shocker then reels back and drives his fist hard against Sabretooth's jaw. It cracks. He then raises his hands in the air and push against them with all the vibrating force that he can, and when his double fisted blow slams against Sabretooth's head, it snaps back, breaking in the process, and forces the ground below him to break and crack. Shocker then lifts himself on a vibrating cloud as the floor begins to break and crack, and soon it gives way with Sabretooth falling to the level below him.

He's losing it, and it's all falling apart. But this world will remember the day that the Shocker became a man to be feared. Today will be the day that he will be known as the most dangerous man alive. This is the day that the China was utterly destroied by every nuclear and biological weapon that he has at his disposal.

[Sachsmachine]

Mystique had completed her mission and had made it back to the jet unoticed in the ensueing chaos both within and without. Breathing a sigh of relief she found the jet in one peice. She sprinted to the control mechanism for the hangar door and it sparked violently as the massive doors slowly lurched open. Quickly she ran to the jet and began to prep for takeoff as she patched the brotherhood com onto the Avengers wavelength. There was too much interfereance to get the signal out of China but she only needed to reach the Avengers still held captive.

"Attention, this is Mystique. We have to get out of here ASAP, the nukes have been disabled. I'm prepping the jet as I speak, Magneto has urged you all to join him in Genosha to mount an attack. I repeat everyone to the hangar for evac... NOW!!!"

Pietro slowly regains consciousness as he hears the message, looking around quickly he realizes the fight with Shocker is over and it looked like it didn't go well. He was what seemed to be yet another floor down from where he last remembered punching the hell out of Shocker before... Well it get's foggy after that. He gets on the com quickly.

"Mystique's right people! If I know my father it's not going to be safe here very soon."

Pietro stands up, his body was built to take blows that would kill normal men but whatever happened during that last blast bruised a most of his ribs. He pushed past the fire in his chest as his eyes adjusted to the lack of lighting. Laying on the floor in a bloody heap was Sabertooth, he looked dead but Pietro knew better. Next to him was a hole roughly the size of the Blob. He peered down the hole, it looked like it went all the way to the bottom of the complex. It had to be Blob... he got on the com agan.

"Brotherhood! anyone still alive? I've got Creed here, he's in bad shape... I'm bringing him to you Mystique."

"Copy that Pietro." Mystique replied promptly.

"Yeah I hear ya... I'm on my way... No sign of Avalanche or Toad"

"I got Avalanche... Shocker busted his arms up good. I'm taking him to the jet."

"Good, no time to waste. Thor are you still here? Have you found Iceman?"

Pietro did not wait for an answer, he picked up Sabertooth's body and sprinted for the hangar.

<<BTW X-Men en route should be able to recieve this com traffic as they are in range>>

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man has found himself in a position he's not used to: being the one that's rescued.

"You know, you're moving pretty fast for a first date." Spider-man laughs as the mysterious figure on the glider lets him go.

He then looks at the glider. Its simliar to Osborn's, but its not the same.
As are the pumpkin bombs on her belt.

The mask on her head prevents Spider-man from seeing who it is, but his spider-sense tells him he should know.

"I'd ask who you are, but I don't think we have time for that. Ock is going somewhere fast, and I've gotta stop him. If you wanna help, come on, but hey, I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to stay here." Spider-man said and leapt into the air, following the signal of the tracer...

[Spider-Man9X17]

The General grabs a bottle of rubbing alchohol from the cabinet and smashes it across Hawkeye's face.

"No matter what world you call home, you're still the slow one, aren't you? I'm from another dimension. You know, like in that episode of Star Trek. Haven't mentioned it to anyone, since most seem reluctant to fight their big ol' hero, 'Captain America', but you seem intent on trying to kill me anyway, so I don't see the harm."

"I've never had any intention of killing Captain America. I'm just not one of the little drones who falls into line at his ever beck and call. I respect the hell out of the guy, I was just never good with authority."

Hawkeye fired another arrow. It flew over the imposters shoulder, bouncing off the far wall and zinging back, hitting the General in the upper thigh. Hawkeye used the temporary distraction to reintroduce his fist to the General's face.

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Wade? Wade? Swear to God I'm buying him a leash...." Johnny muttered as he floated over Times Square. A good portion of the invaders had followed him into the newly rebuilt square.

"I'm probably about to make a lot of people really mad."

Several shots flew past Johnny's head. He backflipped in midair and began a nosedive towards the street below. At the last second he leveled himself out and began to fly in a loop around the mass of aliens, trappinf them in a prison of flame. His flames began to grow white hot as he increased the height of the wall. He could hear concrete begin to crack apart under the heat. His vision began to blur. With one last burst of energy, he brought his flames to their maximum temperature before expanding all of the energy.

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The Nova rocked the whole city. Every single window without a 10 mile radius was shattered. The shockwave topple trees and flipped over cars. The bright new building of the Square were reduced to singed, windowless hulks.

The alien invaders has been thrown from the Square, and lied in unconscious heaps all around the city block. The Human Torch stood in the middle of a large crater in the concrete. Smoke rose off of his body, a trickle of blood running down his nose. He fought to catch his breath as he surveyed the scene.

"This...is...my....city."

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[Red]

Damn it all.

Ultron fires off an energy blast at me, but I dodge it by shrinking. Fast.

The last thing I see in this world is Ultron's metal foot raise up and come down on top of me.
















But by then I was already in the Microverse.

Hours later

My eyes only flicker at first, slowly my vision clears. My head feels like it did before I quit the drink… Then it hits me. I failed. Good old Tony Stark, when his friends and team-mates needed him the most he was out cold! I let them down and God knows I promised myself I wouldn’t again.

I pull myself up from the swimming pool size crater; my armour barely holds together, better check the systems. Batteries are down to 45%, boosters are offline and life supports critical. Now the problems is doing repairs it wouldn’t be so bad if the mansion wasn’t in ruins…wait Hanks lab, its underground theirs a chance, a good chance its still there. I paced over to where the entrance should be. Every step in this amour seems like a mile. I force open the doors and march down the metal stairs. As I step off down into the soft lit lab, I spot something standing with one leg up at the end of the room, its metallic silver with what looks like antennas on the sides of its head. It turns towards me and I see that grim emotionless smile I’ve fought so many times before.

“Ultron? “ Great this is all I need; I’m not in good enough shape to fight myself out of a tin can. I’ll have to bluff my way through it; it’ll be just like all those corporate takeovers.

“I don‘t know what your doing here, but I suggest you stand down! ”

[Watchman]

Hours later

My eyes only fickler at first, slowly my vision clears. My head feels like it did before I quit the drink… Then it hits me. I failed. Good old Tony Stark, when his friends and team-mates needed him the most he was out cold! I let them down and God knows I promised myself I wouldn’t again.

I pull myself up from the swimming pool size crater; my armour barely holds together, better check the systems. Batteries are down to 45%, boosters are offline and life supports critical. Now the problems is doing repairs it wouldn’t be so bad if the mansion wasn’t in ruins…wait Hanks lab, its underground theirs a chance, a good chance its still there. I paced over to where the entrance should be. Every step in this amour seems like a mile. I force open the doors and march down the metal stairs. As I step off down into the soft lit it lab, I spot something standing with one leg up at the end of the room, its metallic silver with what looks like antennas on the sides of its head. It turns towards me and I see that grim emotionless smile I’ve fought so many times before.

“Ultron? “Great this is all I need; I’m not in good enough shape to fight myself out of a tin can. I’ll have to bluff my way through it; it’ll be just like all those corporate takeovers.

“I don‘t know what your doing here, but I suggest you stand down!”

"Strak, my quarrel is not with you but with Pym". He already tried to kill one of the humans another would draw too much attention to his plans but if he interfered he would have to be taken down. He extends his arm and points it toward Iron Man.

"But if you want to interfere I'll destroy you where you stand"

[SuperFerret]

"Strak, my quarrel is not with you but with Pym". He already tried to kill one of the humans another would draw too much attention to his plans but if he interfered he would have to be taken down. He extends his arm and points it toward Iron Man.

"But if you want to interfere I'll destroy you where you stand"

I regrow to the size of a dust mite, small enough to hide in plain sight, but big enough to exit the Microverse.

Stark's here now, confronting Ultron. I was hoping the robot would leave after I disappeared but he didn't, probably thanks to Iron Man's arrival. Now I've got to do something to stop my "son" from killing one of my teammates.

I quickly formulate a plan. This should take out Ultron, but I'm gonna have to book afterwards if it doesn't.

I summon an ant drone, one with wings, and growing big enough to ride it, I hope on, and fly towards Ultron. I maneuver the flying ant close to Ultron's face, while pulling a small EMP bomb from my pocket.

A swift turn in mid-air, and I'm zipping down the robot's throat, or what passes for a throat, since "he" doesn't need air or food. I don't need to go too deep to plant and enlarge the bomb, which is good, because as soon as I do, Ultron starts to react. I'm glad that ants can fly pretty fast if they need to.

Once I'm out of Ultron, I leap off the ant, growing as I fall. I push the detonater as soon as I'm normal height. I hope this works.

[Watchman]

I regrow to the size of a dust mite, small enough to hide in plain sight, but big enough to exit the Microverse.

Stark's here now, confronting Ultron. I was hoping the robot would leave after I disappeared but he didn't, probably thanks to Iron Man's arrival. Now I've got to do something to stop my "son" from killing one of my teammates.

I quickly formulate a plan. This should take out Ultron, but I'm gonna have to book afterwards if it doesn't.

I summon an ant drone, one with wings, and growing big enough to ride it, I hope on, and fly towards Ultron. I maneuver the flying ant close to Ultron's face, while pulling a small EMP bomb from my pocket.

A swift turn in mid-air, and I'm zipping down the robot's throat, or what passes for a throat, since "he" doesn't need air or food. I don't need to go too deep to plant and enlarge the bomb, which is good, because as soon as I do, Ultron starts to react. I'm glad that ants can fly pretty fast if they need to.

Once I'm out of Ultron, I leap off the ant, growing as I fall. I push the detonater as soon as I'm normal height. I hope this works.

The EMP goes off inside of Ultron frying all his circuits. The lifeless shell falls over making a loud clank against the ground.

Back in Brazil Ultron in his original body stares at the computer screen watching one of his drones fall due to the EMP.

"What a pity but no matter time to deal with father permanently" he presses a few buttons on the console and sits on his staring at the computer screen.

Back at the lab Iron Man and Hank hear a loud rumbling above them A hole is created in the ceiling and a Ultron head pops up.

"See father the great thing about being me" they hear an explosion behind them. Another Ultron comes through the hole in the wall.

"Is that there are so many of me"

[SuperFerret]

The EMP goes off inside of Ultron frying all his circuits. The lifeless shell falls over making a loud clank against the ground.

Back in Brazil Ultron in his original body stares at the computer screen watching one of his drones fall due to the EMP.

"What a pity but no matter time to deal with father permanently" he presses a few buttons on the console and sits on his staring at the computer screen.

Back at the lab Iron Man and Hank hear a loud rumbling above them A hole is created in the ceiling and a Ultron head pops up.

"See father the great thing about being me" they hear an explosion behind them. Another Ultron comes through the hole in the wall.

"Is that there are so many of me"

Crap.

"Crap."

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker arrives and finds footing in the level of the compound where this mess started. He looks around and sees the holographic moniter, still functioning. He vibrates the molecules beneath his feet and use them to lift him in the air so that he may make his way to the moniter. As he reaches it he looks over it intently. He debates for a moment before shaking his head.

"Why am I hesitating for? They did this to me. They screwed this all up. If people would have taken me seriously then it would never have come to this."

With that the Shocker begins to enter the launch codes to the nukes, ever last one of them. He hits the lauch button, but an err comes up on the holographic screen.

Number Sequence Enter Incorrectly. Please Enter Code Again.

Shocker's eyes widen as he curses and tries the code a second and third time, still nothing. He stares in disbelief before something else suddenly catches his eye. There, near him ,sits a metal orb, one that is very familiar. The VIRUS! He curses beneath his mask as it suddenly begins to open. Time's up. The Shocker begins to fly back away from it, but the sudden shock forces him over as he falls to a broken but solid piece of ground. He begins to scream in panic, knowing what the virus is capable of.

"Oh God, Oh God, Oh God!" He screams as he tries to regain his footing. He struggles, but he suddenly stops as his eyes fall on something unforgotten. "Xorn!"

The mutant captive has been drugged and imprisoned all this time, and when the Shocker colapsed the floor, he didn't go down with them. He now lies under a pile of rubble, seemingly unconscious. Shocker runs to him as he suddenly feels a tingle on his neck. The virus is being released. He dives for Xorn and wraps his hands around the mutant's death mask. He looks at the virus as a slightly yellow tint quickly begins to fill the room, only inches from him. He pulls the mask off and a large blue light fills the room. The Shocker instantly feels the draw, and so he begins to crawl away. The pressure of the sucking star quickly builds and the Shocker holds on to whatever he can to keep from being sucked in, but the pull continues to become stronger. He looks over his shoulder as the yellow mist mixes with the light, now looking green, and it is pulled in a straight stream from around the center of the room into Xorn's head.

The Shocker crawls toward the hole that he had previously made, but each motion gets harder and harder as Xorn's star continues to build. What was he thinking? Is death by virus somehow worse than death by being sucked into a black hole? He continues to crawl... until he can move no more. He tries to move but cannot, and feels himself being pulled backwards. He begins to scream, as he tries to think. Now what?! The floor begins to give and he feels that this is the time of his death, brought on by his own stupidity. Why did he bring the mutant here? Why didn't he have it killed with he had the chance?

The Floor suddenly gives as it breaks apart and begins to fly toward Xorn's head. The Shocker goes with it as he turns himself to face his death. The then takes a last gamble and uses all the power that is within his suit. He quickly builds it and within seconds it is at it's maximum power. He then releases one large blast at the mutant. The raw power of the blow connects with Xorn, throwing him accross the room and through the far wall. His brain continues to pull Shocker, but the sudden shift mixed with the propeltion of his blast slightly shifts his direction, and with the power and pull, the Shocker is thrown through a differant wall, and suddenly he finds himself falling through the air and slamming into the ground.

He tries to catch his breath as he grunts and quickly roles onto his hands and knees. He looks around and sees the broken city and his alien forces lying dead around him. In the air he can see Thor, as well as an approaching aircraft, the Blackbird. He curses as he tries to build up more power to attack them, needing someone to take his anger out on. He suddenly looks down, the suit does nothing. He tries again but it appears dead.

"Oh God!"

This can't be possible. The suit, he's drained it. The amount of power he needed to propel him away from Xorn's pull drained all the power out of the suit. He's powerless, he's a weakling again, He's nothing but a thug. He begins to panic when he feels a sudden prickly sensation. The hairs on his arms and legs begin to rise as he turns to face the building again. It begins to shift and colapse into itself as he begins to feel the pull again. Xorn's star is still quickly increasing and it's taking the building. Within minutes it could take the city and then the country of China. It won't be long before the whole world is absorbed. The Shocker's released death, and there's nothing he can do to stop it.

"Oh God, Oh God."

He gets up and begins to run away, feeling the pull increasing. He turns and sees that the building is now collapsing and is almost gone, the blue glow engulfing it. He looks around him as dead bodies begin to slowly slide on the ground toward the blue light. He then looks into the air as the Thunder God floats unaffected. He can't... he can't do this. He cannot call for this man. This is all his fault. He won't. He... he begins to slide. The star has caught him and he's beginning to slide accross the ground. He reaches for anything that is around him, but it's all being sucked in as well. He tries his powers again, but they do nothing.

"Help! Help me!" he screams. "Oh God, THOR! THOR HELP! HEEEEEEELLLP!!!!!!"

[The Joker]

The Gentleman dashed for the coat closet.He pulled the door open and fumbled in his coat pocket,and pulled out a small handgun.He whirled back around ,hoping for the lucky shot that would permit a stray round to get past the indestructible tentacles to a home in the Doctor’s brain.

Cold pincers closed around his wrist before he could even see the target.They applied not quite enough pressure to break his arm.He yowled in pain,and released the gun,which fell but did not strike the carpet.Another pair of pincers caught it before it had fallen half a meter,twirling it with as much verve as any Hollywood cowboy.Octavius placed the gun in his inside pocket for safe keeping.

Another tentacle coiled around the Gentleman’s midsection and reeled him towards Octavius. The Gentleman exploded.”Octavius listen to me.L-“.The tentacled coiled around his midsection squeezed just tightly enough to cut off the air that would have permitted that sentence to continue.

Octavius grinned and pulled the Gentleman in closer still,so he could taunt him from across a gulf of inches.”No” the Doctor said.”You may be allowed speech again at some point in the limited time remaining to you.You are commanded to silence,except in response to direct questions.Any unauthorized words from you will result in painful,perhaps even crippling injury.You may nod if you understand”.

The old man’s eyes glistened with fear and frustration as he managed the nod.”That’s better” Octavius said as he turned around and marched down along the row of seats towards the plane’s cockpit,with the Gentleman’s helpless form trailing behind him in Ock’s tentacle’s powerful grip.

As they reached the cockpit,Octavius paused as he twirled the Gentleman around in front of him.He wanted him to see everything,as Ock removed several of the container lids with his tentacles,revealing the priceless commodities the Gentleman had stored in them.Ock glanced at them briefly,and then glanced at the Gentleman and smirked again.

“You see,you made a serious mistake you old fool.Well actually you made a number of mistakes,which I’ll be more than happy to explain at length,but chief among them was the fatal assumption that I was as great an idiot as my colleague Dillon is.You thought I wouldn’t see your betrayl coming,or read the telltales that you in your clumsy arrogance provided me”. The Gentleman’s eyes were mute pleas.

“You have here my pay off,and Dillon’s.You intended to let us do the donkey work for you and destroy the world economy,while you take off with all the valuable commodities you’d horded,including those which were our payment ,and then claim the full proceeds from this venture,and leave us to rot in the chaos that New York has become”.Ock swung the tentacle that was holding the Gentleman,and slammed him against the cockpit wall.The Gentleman groaned in pain.

“You stupid,arrogant old fool” Octavius snarled,as he placed the lids carefully back on the containers with his tentacles.He then turned back up the stairs,the Gentleman’s helpless form bobbed along behind him like a pet at the end of a leash.Octavius moved towards the cockpit,where he knelt prior to using one of his tentacles to pop the cover off one of the circuitry panels.

“But there has never been any chance of you getting away with it.I’ve been tracking your every movement,both by myself and with agents,since the beginning of our association.I’ve known about this jet and your stash of valuables for almost a week now.It’s been fascinating to inventory the steady accumulation,and delightful to know that it will soon all be mine.You see the Oltion device has been destroyed.The wall crawler and some new female companion of his showed up and managed to thoroughly ruin everything.You can thank Electro’s incompetence for that”.

“So this nice little stash of valuables you’ve got here,is the big pay off Fiers.Because the world economy will not be destroyed today,or tomorrow,or any time soon I imagine.Which leaves you with nothing at all.Not that you would have gained anything even if our task at the Empire state building had been successful” Ock said with a malicious smile.

Octavius then pulled down the overhead first aid kit,ripping it’s lid off to reveal among the bandages and antiseptics,a circuit board that might have been it’s twin.Ock waved it mockingly in front of the Gentleman’s face.

“I made a little stop here last night,and made a few special adjustments to your electronics to make sure that you would not be able to take off without me,just in case I was unexpectedly delayed at the Empire state building.That’s why your engines would not take off for you.But those are easy to fix.See??”.Octavius inserted the replacement circuit board in the position vacated by the first.

“There we go” Octavius said as he closed the panel.”Now I’m all set to take off.But first I need to get rid of some dead weight”.

The old man looked around wildly,searching for something,anything,that might rescue him from the Doctor’s impending wrath.His wolf’s head cane.He’d left it leaning against the seat.He flexed out his arm and gripped it.

“This time you’re done Octavius” he shouted as he pulled the wolf’s head back,revealing a small black button beneath.He pressed it hard with his thumb.

[Red]

Crap.

"Crap."

"Hank?" Of course if anyone would survive a battle with the Hulk it would be Henry Pym. I raise my palm and fired a repulsor blast at one of the Ultrons.

[Midnight Ice]

The Shocker arrives and finds footing in the level of the compound where this mess started. He looks around and sees the holographic moniter, still functioning. He vibrates the molecules beneath his feet and use them to lift him in the air so that he may make his way to the moniter. As he reaches it he looks over it intently. He debates for a moment before shaking his head.

"Why am I hesitating for? They did this to me. They screwed this all up. If people would have taken me seriously then it would never have come to this."

With that the Shocker begins to enter the launch codes to the nukes, ever last one of them. He hits the lauch button, but an err comes up on the holographic screen.



Shocker's eyes widen as he curses and tries the code a second and third time, still nothing. He stares in disbelief before something else suddenly catches his eye. There, near him ,sits a metal orb, one that is very familiar. The VIRUS! He curses beneath his mask as it suddenly begins to open. Time's up. The Shocker begins to fly back away from it, but the sudden shock forces him over as he falls to a broken but solid piece of ground. He begins to scream in panic, knowing what the virus is capable of.

"Oh God, Oh God, Oh God!" He screams as he tries to regain his footing. He struggles, but he suddenly stops as his eyes fall on something unforgotten. "Xorn!"

The mutant captive has been drugged and imprisoned all this time, and when the Shocker colapsed the floor, he didn't go down with them. He now lies under a pile of rubble, seemingly unconscious. Shocker runs to him as he suddenly feels a tingle on his neck. The virus is being released. He dives for Xorn and wraps his hands around the mutant's death mask. He looks at the virus as a slightly yellow tint quickly begins to fill the room, only inches from him. He pulls the mask off and a large blue light fills the room. The Shocker instantly feels the draw, and so he begins to crawl away. The pressure of the sucking star quickly builds and the Shocker holds on to whatever he can to keep from being sucked in, but the pull continues to become stronger. He looks over his shoulder as the yellow mist mixes with the light, now looking green, and it is pulled in a straight stream from around the center of the room into Xorn's head.

The Shocker crawls toward the hole that he had previously made, but each motion gets harder and harder as Xorn's star continues to build. What was he thinking? Is death by virus somehow worse than death by being sucked into a black hole? He continues to crawl... until he can move no more. He tries to move but cannot, and feels himself being pulled backwards. He begins to scream, as he tries to think. Now what?! The floor begins to give and he feels that this is the time of his death, brought on by his own stupidity. Why did he bring the mutant here? Why didn't he have it killed with he had the chance?

The Floor suddenly gives as it breaks apart and begins to fly toward Xorn's head. The Shocker goes with it as he turns himself to face his death. The then takes a last gamble and uses all the power that is within his suit. He quickly builds it and within seconds it is at it's maximum power. He then releases one large blast at the mutant. The raw power of the blow connects with Xorn, throwing him accross the room and through the far wall. His brain continues to pull Shocker, but the sudden shift mixed with the propeltion of his blast slightly shifts his direction, and with the power and pull, the Shocker is thrown through a differant wall, and suddenly he finds himself falling through the air and slamming into the ground.

He tries to catch his breath as he grunts and quickly roles onto his hands and knees. He looks around and sees the broken city and his alien forces lying dead around him. In the air he can see Thor, as well as an approaching aircraft, the Blackbird. He curses as he tries to build up more power to attack them, needing someone to take his anger out on. He suddenly looks down, the suit does nothing. He tries again but it appears dead.

"Oh God!"

This can't be possible. The suit, he's drained it. The amount of power he needed to propel him away from Xorn's pull drained all the power out of the suit. He's powerless, he's a weakling again, He's nothing but a thug. He begins to panic when he feels a sudden prickly sensation. The hairs on his arms and legs begin to rise as he turns to face the building again. It begins to shift and colapse into itself as he begins to feel the pull again. Xorn's star is still quickly increasing and it's taking the building. Within minutes it could take the city and then the country of China. It won't be long before the whole world is absorbed. The Shocker's released death, and there's nothing he can do to stop it.

"Oh God, Oh God."

He gets up and begins to run away, feeling the pull increasing. He turns and sees that the building is now collapsing and is almost gone, the blue glow engulfing it. He looks around him as dead bodies begin to slowly slide on the ground toward the blue light. He then looks into the air as the Thunder God floats unaffected. He can't... he can't do this. He cannot call for this man. This is all his fault. He won't. He... he begins to slide. The star has caught him and he's beginning to slide accross the ground. He reaches for anything that is around him, but it's all being sucked in as well. He tries his powers again, but they do nothing.

"Help! Help me!" he screams. "Oh God, THOR! THOR HELP! HEEEEEEELLLP!!!!!!"
The Shocker stops sliding as his hands are forzen directly to it in blocks of ice.

Maybe its a good thing Shocker evaporated me. With me kinda being just a presence around here, I am not affected ny Xorn's power.

Iceman concentrates to try to control the moister that is constantly being sucked into Xorn.

AAAAAHhhhhhhh, can't get a firm hold on it.........moisture getting sucked in too fast.

The ice blocks around Shocker's hands begin to break. Shocker once again begins to be sucked toward Xorn.

NO! I know he tried to kill me, but I gotta help him, Hes only feet away from Xorn!

Right before Shocker is sucked into Xorn's head, Iceman reforms his body between Xorn and Shocker and shoves Shocker slightly to the side.

"No, we were too close, can't help myself now!"

Iceman is too close to Xorn to do anything.

"Gotta do one thing at least if I am gonna die..."

As Iceman is sucked into Xorn, he grabs Xorn's prtoctive mask and closes it behind him as the last of himself is absorbed.

[JewishHobbit]

The Shocker lies on the ground as the intense pressure suddenly stops. He breaths hard and the tears run down his cheeks as he tries to figure out what had just happened. He saw Iceman, he thought that he had died and that Iceman had come back to escort him into hell, but he saw him, and now he's alive because of him. How did he live?

He slowly makes his way up to his elbows and looks over toward Xorn, who is now unconscious on the ground, still heavily suddated. There is little around them save for what was being sucked into Xorn's head. The Compound is gone, the guards that had been lying around are either gone or contorted into odd shapes by the pressure of the black hole. It's all gone, the nukes, the biological weapons, the soldiers that Thanos had given him. Shocker tries to build some power, but it's still gone. The Suit is dead. It's all gone.

[bkhedr]

"By Odin's beard!" Thor exclaimed as his attention was pulled from the blackbird back to the base as it began to implode and the Shocker began to cry for help.

"Oh God, THOR! THOR HELP! HEEEEEEELLLP!!!!!!"

Thor shot towards the collapsing base without hesitation. The Shocker was a detestable villian who had tried to murder millions, but never could Thor sit idly while another needed his help.

But before Thor could reach the Shocker, the black hole began to weaken and the Thunder god caught a glimpse of Ice-man being sucked into the vortex and closing it behind him. The sight made his warrior heart ache.

The x-man didst sacrifice himself to save us all. Such heroism is worthy of Asgard itself. Ice-man if ye truly be dead then know that thy death will not be in vain, so swears Thor! Thor thought as the Shocker's pitiful form came into view. Like any good rat the villain had survived the devastation.

"Shocker! What have thou done now!?" the thunder god said as he gripped the fabric of the Shocker's uniform in one hand and lifted the villian roughly in one hand

[bkhedr]

With a flash of blue, vibrant light, Rogue and Malice were teleported to a small beach on the west side of Genosha. The island was glowing with the lights of an active city. Lorna’s eyes were pure green. They had been that way since she first let her true colors out. The darkness of evil had consumed her and she had no regrets in letting it. It was her own will after all, wasn’t it? She touched her chest as her powers ripped off her Polaris costume. With a sudden thrust, the costume was soon replaced with a revised replica of her father’s dark purple uniform. The city, along with a mission, awaited the pair of former X-Girls.

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Exodus, who was still floating above Hammer Bay, immediately sensed the new intruders and quickly established psionic contact with the nearest patrol of Acolytes

"Kleinstocks, Unuscione, Delgado, two X-men have teleported past my forcefield and are now in your vicinity. I am sending you the location now. Deal with them, but be aware, one of them is our Lord's daughter Polaris. Harm her if you must, but she is not to be permantely damaged. Go now."

With that Exodus abrubtly cut off the communication and began to make his way towards the intruders. He could have teleported but he could feel new power in Rogue and a change in Polaris, best to let a few Acolytes engage them first while he psionically observed the battle.

****

The two X-women had barely arrived when a massive tree trunk came hurtling towards them from the wilderness which stood between them and Hammerbay. The tree crashed just in front of them and showered them with dust and splinters.

At the moment of impact the three Acolytes in their familiar purple uniforms crashed through the undergrowth and towards Rogue and Polaris.

"FOR MAGNETO!" they yelled in unison as they rushed forward.

[Sachsmachine]

Magneto liquefied the metal sphere before he released his hold on it. There would undoubtedly be casulties, but these were acceptable losses during times of war. As he contemplated bringing up images of the devastation he felt the presence of his second in his mind.

'My lord, two mutants have transported to Genosha. Rogue and...'

'My daughter Lorna, I have already felt her presence.'

'How foolish of me of course you have my lord. I have dispatched three of the Acolytes to engage them.'

'A wise decision, though I highly doubt they will prove adequate resistance. I trust you will be observing the battle?'

'Of course Lord Magneto, I have sensed a power within Rogue and I wish to examine the extent of this new power.'

'Excellent, when the Acolytes are defeated I want you to take care of Rogue. Leave my daughter be, let her come to me Exodus.'

'Yes Lord Magneto, your will be done.'

With that Exodus' presence had left his mind, he grinned to himself. He had always known his daughter's location. He could feel her manipulations of the earth's electro-magnetic field and her brief dissapearance from the planet and subsequent arrival on Genosha could mean only one thing. Rogue must have taken her to Thanos that much was clear. But what had Thanos done to his daughter? he would soon find out himself.

[twylight]

Spider-man has found himself in a position he's not used to: being the one that's rescued.

"You know, you're moving pretty fast for a first date." Spider-man laughs as the mysterious figure on the glider lets him go.

He then looks at the glider. Its simliar to Osborn's, but its not the same.
As are the pumpkin bombs on her belt.

The mask on her head prevents Spider-man from seeing who it is, but his spider-sense tells him he should know.

"I'd ask who you are, but I don't think we have time for that. Ock is going somewhere fast, and I've gotta stop him. If you wanna help, come on, but hey, I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to stay here." Spider-man said and leapt into the air, following the signal of the tracer...


“If that is what you consider a first date, I’d hate to see what the second one would be like.” I comment to him in reply as I balance the glider from his dismount.

I raise my eyebrow under my mask at his antics.


Speaking of the mask….Black + New York Humidity = Not a Good Idea.
Gonna have to think of a different color to wear. I wonder how many Super-Heroes wear pink.

Super-Heroes? Getting a bit ahead of yourself there Sarah.

“Look, you aren’t getting anywhere jumping around like that. Unless you’ve suddenly gained the power of a grasshopper.”

I grab his arm and haul him up onto the glider, good thing I built it with the ability to carry passengers. Never know when you’re going to be picking up a Super-Hero in need.

“Sorry about the tight fit., but if I got anything bigger I wouldn’t be able to park in a compact space.”

Yeah…tight as in…no room. Jeez, we must look silly. Two people in spandex squished onto a small little glider.
I balance the glider with his weight on it.
“Okay. Where to?”


OOC: Sorry about the bunny, I can edit.

[twylight]

Exodus, who was still floating above Hammer Bay, immediately sensed the new intruders and quickly established psionic contact with the nearest patrol of Acolytes

"Kleinstocks, Unuscione, Delgado, two X-men have teleported past my forcefield and are now in your vicinity. I am sending you the location now. Deal with them, but be aware, one of them is our Lord's daughter Polaris. Harm her if you must, but she is not to be permantely damaged. Go now."

With that Exodus abrubtly cut off the communication and began to make his way towards the intruders. He could have teleported but he could feel new power in Rogue and a change in Polaris, best to let a few Acolytes engage them first while he psionically observed the battle.

****

The two X-women had barely arrived when a massive tree trunk came hurtling towards them from the wilderness which stood between them and Hammerbay. The tree crashed just in front of them and showered them with dust and splinters.

At the moment of impact the three Acolytes in their familiar purple uniforms crashed through the undergrowth and towards Rogue and Polaris.

"FOR MAGNETO!" they yelled in unison as they rushed forward.


Rogue placed her hands on her bare hips, shown from her new white and green two piece outfit.

“They nevah get a new mantra do they?” She asked as she raised her hand.

The sky grew dark and Rogues eyes fogged up as three veins of lightening came from the sky and hit the Acolytes.

“Nevah could understand Magneto’s obsession wi’ purple. Sure he ain’t a closet anything?” she asked Polaris as the sky cleared.


OOC: Left some openings there.

[ElectroFlare]

“If that is what you consider a first date, I’d hate to see what the second one would be like.” I comment to him in reply as I balance the glider from his dismount.

I raise my eyebrow under my mask at his antics.


Speaking of the mask….Black + New York Humidity = Not a Good Idea.
Gonna have to think of a different color to wear. I wonder how many Super-Heroes wear pink.

Super-Heroes? Getting a bit ahead of yourself there Sarah.

“Look, you aren’t getting anywhere jumping around like that. Unless you’ve suddenly gained the power of a grasshopper.”

I grab his arm and haul him up onto the glider, good thing I built it with the ability to carry passengers. Never know when you’re going to be picking up a Super-Hero in need.

“Sorry about the tight fit., but if I got anything bigger I wouldn’t be able to park in a compact space.”

Yeah…tight as in…no room. Jeez, we must look silly. Two people in spandex squished onto a small little glider.
I balance the glider with his weight on it.
“Okay. Where to?”


OOC: Sorry about the bunny, I can edit.

"Ock just attacked that helicopter and went inside. I don't even need the spider tracer to follow him." Spider-man pointed.

"Alright, well, just who are you? And where'd you get this glider from?" Spider-man said as they rose into the sky.

He reached into his belt and pulled out replacement web-shooters. They unfolded and he snapped them onto his wrists. They weren't as reliable as his main ones, but they would have to do. Unless he suddenly was able to shoot webbing without web-shooters.

Something was tingling in the back of Spider-man's head. Not the spider-sense, but that feeling of familiarity. Something was not right. Who was this girl with a goblin glider? She also had web shooter like devices on her wrists, and pumpkin bombs, but she was on his side.

This world just kept getting crazier and crazier...

[Charlie No-One]

Lorna glared at Rogue and snarled. Focusing back onto the recovering Acolytes, Malice released a great blast of magnetic energy. The bolt of power hit the soldiers like a vacuum. Their metal face plates, grenades, guns, and all other weaponry were ripped off instantly.

“You would think that serving Magneto would teach them to wear plastic or something,” teased the goddess as she pulled the air. All the metal that was collected from the bare Acolytes formed around arms creating two large spikes. Lunging forward, Malice sliced through one of the opponents.

“Rogue, lets see what you can do,”

[The Joker]

Octavius stood grinning with pure malicious enjoyment.The Gentleman looked confused and terrified as he repeatedly pressed the button on his cane.

“Ahhhh you are trying to activate the fail safe beneath that ridiculous wolf’s head cane of yours.The button that would set my tentacles against me”.

The Gentleman’s eyes widened with shock until Octavius closed them with an open-handed slap.

“Oh please” Octavius sneered. “You’re surprised I know?? That I find downright insulting.You actually believed I would have no idea that you’d made such adjustments to the cybernetics of my tentacles before you liberated them and me from prison.That I would just blunder along considering myself untouchable while you rested secure in the ability to trump me at any moment”.

Octavius chuckled. “That,my elderly friend,was your most ignorant mistake.You imagined my tentacles to be mere unfeeling machines,as much without life as your limousine or your jet or any other dead weaponry.But you heard me tell you of my psychic link to these beauties! You heard me say that I’m connected to them-that I know them as intimately as I feel the flesh I was born with. I felt your little improvements,your little alien presences as soon as the tentacles were returned to me! I was able to remove them the second I was first out of your sight”.

The Gentleman was sweating.His brow had become wet with perspiration.His mouth moved soundlessly and his eyes were mute pleas for mercy.But Doctor Octopus was rarely merciful to those who dared cross him.And this time was no exception.

“Have you any final words before I end your miserable existence??” Octavius asked coldly,as he loosened his grip on the Gentleman’s midsection.

“Please” the Gentleman coughed. “Please it doesn’t have to end this way Octavius.I have money,lots more money.If you spare my life we can make a deal.You can come out of this alot richer than with just the valuables in the cockpit”.

Octavius gave the Gentleman a painful squeeze on his ribs with his tentacle. “You will not beg for mercy with appeals to my material vanity. There’s not enough money in this world to save you after what you’ve done old man. You are going to die for daring to cross me.Know this you old fool.Know this before you die”.

Octavius gripped the Gentleman’s neck with a tentacle claw.

“NO!! No please you don’t…….aghhkkkkkkkk”.His neck broke with a sickening snap.His body fell limp in Ock’s tentacles. Ock tossed the body onto the floor.

Octavius turned and seated himself in the pilot’s seat.The jet’s engines roared to life,as the jet moved out of the hangar and onto the runway.The jet moved down the runway,gathering speed as it went.Finally it reached the end of the runway and took off into the air.

But just as it did,Ock heard a muffled thump on the roof of the jet above.Something or someone had landed on top of the jet.At the same time Ock glanced sideways and noticed something small and metallic and spider shaped lying on the floor.He picked it up in a tentacle claw and looked at it carefully.

It was one of Spider-Man’s tracers.He’d obviously placed one on him back at the Empire state building,and it came loose in the ensuing melee with the Gentleman.

Ock grinned as he looked up at the roof of the jet.He clicked on the auto pilot button,and said to himself “Come on in little spider.We have unfinished business”.

[Watchman]

"Hank?" Of course if anyone would survive a battle with the Hulk it would be Henry Pym. I raise my palm and fired a repulsor blast at one of the Ultrons.

He hits the Ultron sending him back through the wall. The other drops down through the ceilling and begins to walk toward Iron Man.

"Stark we told you not to interfere". The other one gets back up and heads through the wall. He damaged but he starts walking toward them.

"Now we are going to rip you apart"

[SuperFerret]

He hits the Ultron sending him back through the wall. The other drops down through the ceilling and begins to walk toward Iron Man.

"Stark we told you not to interfere". The other one gets back up and heads through the wall. He damaged but he starts walking toward them.

"Now we are going to rip you apart"

"Okay Stark, I'm all out of bright ideas, so I'm hoping that the rumors I've heard about you having a brain under that helmet of yours were true."

Actually, I did have one more idea that I could use to not only save my ass, but the collective asses of the people of New York, but if I used it now, I'd lose the element of surprise when I meet Banner again.

[Red]

"Okay Stark, I'm all out of bright ideas, so I'm hoping that the rumors I've heard about you having a brain under that helmet of yours were true."

Actually, I did have one more idea that I could use to not only save my ass, but the collective asses of the people of New York, but if I used it now, I'd lose the element of surprise when I meet Banner again.


“Last time I checked my IQ was 180 Pym. Come on, think Tony. I raise my palms and fire a fury of repulsor at the Ultrons. Most of them miss as the damn sights are out of alinement. I force myself across the room with the amour on minimal power every lift, every movement takes all I’ve got. I look over to Hank. “Find cover if this works, things could get a bit messy in here.”

Batteries are down to 41%, if I do this it might deplete the amours batteries completely. This is it, as good a time as any to be a hero. The Ultrons move in closer and surround me. I activate the amours EPM and send a wave frying their circuits. The Ultrons collapse to the floor, then so do I.

[bkhedr]

Lorna glared at Rogue and snarled. Focusing back onto the recovering Acolytes, Malice released a great blast of magnetic energy. The bolt of power hit the soldiers like a vacuum. Their metal face plates, grenades, guns, and all other weaponry were ripped off instantly.

“You would think that serving Magneto would teach them to wear plastic or something,” teased the goddess as she pulled the air. All the metal that was collected from the bare Acolytes formed around arms creating two large spikes. Lunging forward, Malice sliced through one of the opponents.

“Rogue, lets see what you can do,”

"UNGH" The metal spike cut a deep gash in Delgado's side. The Acolyte responded by using his mutant power to alter his density and size to grow into a powerful behemoth which loomed over Polaris

"Gonna have to do better than that" he said as he punched Lorna in the face and sent her toppling backwards even as the other two acolytes sprung into action.

"You X-men think you can just walk into Genosha with impunity?" Unuscione said to Rogue as she gripped her in a TK net.

"Yeah. We are the Acolytes and we've beaten X-men before" one of Kleinstocks heads said as he fired a bolt of energy at the imprisoned Rogue.

[JewishHobbit]

"By Odin's beard!" Thor exclaimed as his attention was pulled from the blackbird back to the base as it began to implode and the Shocker began to cry for help.

"Oh God, THOR! THOR HELP! HEEEEEEELLLP!!!!!!"

Thor shot towards the collapsing base without hesitation. The Shocker was a detestable villian who had tried to murder millions, but never could Thor sit idly while another needed his help.

But before Thor could reach the Shocker, the black hole began to weaken and the Thunder god caught a glimpse of Ice-man being sucked into the vortex and closing it behind him. The sight made his warrior heart ache.

The x-man didst sacrifice himself to save us all. Such heroism is worthy of Asgard itself. Ice-man if ye truly be dead then know that thy death will not be in vain, so swears Thor! Thor thought as the Shocker's pitiful form came into view. Like any good rat the villain had survived the devastation.

"Shocker! What have thou done now!?" the thunder god said as he gripped the fabric of the Shocker's uniform in one hand and lifted the villian roughly in one hand

The Shocker's eyes go wide as the Thunder God holds him in the air. He tries to find words to defend himself of his actions, but none come and he ends up simply studering nonsense. The Wrath in Thor's eyes force him to quiver, and when his fear and excitement reach a high, his eyes roll back and he goes limp in his enemy's hand. The man has fainted.

[Charlie No-One]

"UNGH" The metal spike cut a deep gash in Delgado's side. The Acolyte responded by using his mutant power to alter his density and size to grow into a powerful behemoth which loomed over Polaris

"Gonna have to do better than that" he said as he punched Lorna in the face and sent her toppling backwards even as the other two acolytes sprung into action.

"You X-men think you can just walk into Genosha with impunity?" Unuscione said to Rogue as she gripped her in a TK net.


Getting up from the punch, Malice glanced at Rogue. The stupid girl got herself in trouble. I work better alone.


"Yeah. We are the Acolytes and we've beaten X-men before" one of Kleinstocks heads said as he fired a bolt of energy at the imprisoned Rogue.

“Well that’s nice, but we are not X-MEN!” screamed the Mistress of Metal as she raised her metal cased hands. With a bolt of energy, the spikes shot towards Harlan Kleinstock. The spikes went straight through his heart.

“It was a shame when Eric was shot by Tom Corsi. There were only two of you then. Now there is one, and I am afraid he won’t last very long either,” cooed Polaris. She had no mercy. Anyone who opposed her would die.

As soon as Harlan died, a burst of wind started to circulate around Malice. Now, it was stronger. She had summoned a magnetic hurricane around her no glowing body. As the storm grew stronger, more metal was being caught into the cyclone. Green light was seeping from Lorna’s helmet. As the miniature tornado reached its peak, all the metal repelled forward. Chunks of support beams and daggers flung towards Sven Kleinstock and the surrounding Acolytes.

“Now that you’re all weakened, I think it is time my partner and I kill you,”

[Electro UK]

Depending on the results of the Spider-man competition, I may/may not have something "done" to Electro at the end of the season. If I win, I'll probably go ahead with it.

Say... speaking about the Spider-man competition... anychance of hearing the results soon?

[The Question]

"I've never had any intention of killing Captain America. I'm just not one of the little drones who falls into line at his ever beck and call. I respect the hell out of the guy, I was just never good with authority."

Hawkeye fired another arrow. It flew over the imposters shoulder, bouncing off the far wall and zinging back, hitting the General in the upper thigh. Hawkeye used the temporary distraction to reintroduce his fist to the General's face.



The General roles with the punch as best he can. He grabs Hawkeye's arm, grabs the arrow Hawkeye fired at him, and stabs him in the arm with it. He then body slams Hawykeye into the wall.

"Too bad. A good soldier should always follow orders. Why I had to put my world's Mr. Barton down."

[SuperFerret]

“Last time I checked my IQ was 180 Pym. Come on, think Tony. I raise my palms and fire a fury of repulsor at the Ultrons. Most of them miss as the damn sights are out of alinement. I force myself across the room with the amour on minimal power every lift, every movement takes all I’ve got. I look over to Hank. “Find cover if this works, things could get a bit messy in here.”

Batteries are down to 41%, if I do this it might deplete the amours batteries completely. This is it, as good a time as any to be a hero. The Ultrons move in closer and surround me. I activate the amours EPM and send a wave frying their circuits. The Ultrons collapse to the floor, then so do I.

Goddamned moron! He's lucky I didn't get caught in that EMP of his, otherwise all of my equipment would be as useless as his armor is now. I push the Ultrons off of him, and take off his helmet so he can breathe easier.

"Hey, you okay to walk? Because we've got to get the hell out of here quickly before more Ultrons come after us."

[Toby_Temple]

BODY REPAIRS COMPLETED_ 27%

Death's Head's square off with Hulk proved the toughest one. His body was a wrecked after trading blows with the behemoth. But that was never a problem for the cyborg. But the damage to his body was far greater than before. Repairing himself this time will take much longer than before.

So the cyborg opt to repair his eyesight first, to scan the area while he lies helpless beneath the rubbles. Alot of things are already happening above.

BODY REPAIRS COMPLETED_ 32%

Death's Head's sensors caught something familiar, something from AIM. Was it possible that AIM has send an army just to capture him? Very unlikely. Yet he could not mistaken the weapons used by this new menace. Time is of the essence now. He must act quickly.

BODY REPAIRS COMPLETED_ 46%

[Sachsmachine]

The Shocker's eyes go wide as the Thunder God holds him in the air. He tries to find words to defend himself of his actions, but none come and he ends up simply studering nonsense. The Wrath in Thor's eyes force him to quiver, and when his fear and excitement reach a high, his eyes roll back and he goes limp in his enemy's hand. The man has fainted.Pietro, Mystique and the X-men gather around Thor still holding the unconscious Shocker in his grasp and Xorn lying motionless on the ground. Thor shook Shocker by the neck and roused him from his cowardace.

"Thou art a worthless dog, thine arrogance is a danger to thyself and all of Midgard. Perhaps I shall respond to your request for aid by ridding you of this foul existance."

Thor's grip tightens on Shockers neck, if he wanted to he could kill him. Even Pietro would not be fast enough to stop him, no one would be. Pietro puts his hand on Thor's shoulder and the Asguardian turns to look at his fellow Avenger.

"Worry not thyself my velocitous friend, thine eyes tell all that needs to be said. I would not sully my honour on one such as this, and he should have the oppertunity to beg before the people of Midgard... as he did before The Mighty Thor."

Thor drops Shocker to the ground in a heap and Pietro grins slightly nodding.

"Yes and we have much more important matters to get to. Magneto proposed we regroup and fight as one front against Thanos. We should go to New York and regroup with the rest of our team at Avengers mansion, maybe from there we can figure out where Hawkeye went. Unless anyone has any other suggestions?"

Pietro looks at the assembled group, they were missing Iceman... but he died to save us all. Too many casulties and never enough time...

[ElectroFlare]

Octavius stood grinning with pure malicious enjoyment.The Gentleman looked confused and terrified as he repeatedly pressed the button on his cane.

“Ahhhh you are trying to activate the fail safe beneath that ridiculous wolf’s head cane of yours.The button that would set my tentacles against me”.

The Gentleman’s eyes widened with shock until Octavius closed them with an open-handed slap.

“Oh please” Octavius sneered. “You’re surprised I know?? That I find downright insulting.You actually believed I would have no idea that you’d made such adjustments to the cybernetics of my tentacles before you liberated them and me from prison.That I would just blunder along considering myself untouchable while you rested secure in the ability to trump me at any moment”.

Octavius chuckled. “That,my elderly friend,was your most ignorant mistake.You imagined my tentacles to be mere unfeeling machines,as much without life as your limousine or your jet or any other dead weaponry.But you heard me tell you of my psychic link to these beauties! You heard me say that I’m connected to them-that I know them as intimately as I feel the flesh I was born with. I felt your little improvements,your little alien presences as soon as the tentacles were returned to me! I was able to remove them the second I was first out of your sight”.

The Gentleman was sweating.His brow had become wet with perspiration.His mouth moved soundlessly and his eyes were mute pleas for mercy.But Doctor Octopus was rarely merciful to those who dared cross him.And this time was no exception.

“Have you any final words before I end your miserable existence??” Octavius asked coldly,as he loosened his grip on the Gentleman’s midsection.

“Please” the Gentleman coughed. “Please it doesn’t have to end this way Octavius.I have money,lots more money.If you spare my life we can make a deal.You can come out of this alot richer than with just the valuables in the cockpit”.

Octavius gave the Gentleman a painful squeeze on his ribs with his tentacle. “You will not beg for mercy with appeals to my material vanity. There’s not enough money in this world to save you after what you’ve done old man. You are going to die for daring to cross me.Know this you old fool.Know this before you die”.

Octavius gripped the Gentleman’s neck with a tentacle claw.

“NO!! No please you don’t…….aghhkkkkkkkk”.His neck broke with a sickening snap.His body fell limp in Ock’s tentacles. Ock tossed the body onto the floor.

Octavius turned and seated himself in the pilot’s seat.The jet’s engines roared to life,as the jet moved out of the hangar and onto the runway.The jet moved down the runway,gathering speed as it went.Finally it reached the end of the runway and took off into the air.

But just as it did,Ock heard a muffled thump on the roof of the jet above.Something or someone had landed on top of the jet.At the same time Ock glanced sideways and noticed something small and metallic and spider shaped lying on the floor.He picked it up in a tentacle claw and looked at it carefully.

It was one of Spider-Man’s tracers.He’d obviously placed one on him back at the Empire state building,and it came loose in the ensuing melee with the Gentleman.

Ock grinned as he looked up at the roof of the jet.He clicked on the auto pilot button,and said to himself “Come on in little spider.We have unfinished business”.

As soon as the glider was close enough, Spider-man leapt onto the side of the air craft and forced his way in.

"Doc Ock...and the girlfriends." Spider-man said as Ock's tentacles writhed angrily.

"Here, I brought something for you."

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[Red]

Goddamned moron! He's lucky I didn't get caught in that EMP of his, otherwise all of my equipment would be as useless as his armor is now. I push the Ultrons off of him, and take off his helmet so he can breathe easier.

"Hey, you okay to walk? Because we've got to get the hell out of here quickly before more Ultrons come after us."

I hear Hank’s voice, it almost sounds like he’s concerned. I open my eyes and look over to Hank.

“I really should install a better cooling system in this thing.” I try and a joke but I know Hanks smart enough to know that I’m lucky I’m not dead.

“The armors batteries are depleted, I’m not going anywhere. Maybe this would be a good time to use those powers of yours Hank.”

[twylight]

"Ock just attacked that helicopter and went inside. I don't even need the spider tracer to follow him." Spider-man pointed.

"Alright, well, just who are you? And where'd you get this glider from?" Spider-man said as they rose into the sky.

He reached into his belt and pulled out replacement web-shooters. They unfolded and he snapped them onto his wrists. They weren't as reliable as his main ones, but they would have to do. Unless he suddenly was able to shoot webbing without web-shooters.

Something was tingling in the back of Spider-man's head. Not the spider-sense, but that feeling of familiarity. Something was not right. Who was this girl with a goblin glider? She also had web shooter like devices on her wrists, and pumpkin bombs, but she was on his side.

This world just kept getting crazier and crazier...

I nod and take the glider up, blushing under my mask.
Embarassing....

"Do you often ask masked people who thay are? "

I smiled.
"Besides, it would take all the mystery out."

As soon as the glider was close enough, Spider-man leapt onto the side of the air craft and forced his way in.

"Doc Ock...and the girlfriends." Spider-man said as Ock's tentacles writhed angrily.

"Here, I brought something for you."

http://img294.echo.cx/img294/4963/kick22ck.gif


I steady the glider and bring it in through the hole Spider=Man made.

Typical Super-Hero....

[twylight]

Lorna glared at Rogue and snarled. Focusing back onto the recovering Acolytes, Malice released a great blast of magnetic energy. The bolt of power hit the soldiers like a vacuum. Their metal face plates, grenades, guns, and all other weaponry were ripped off instantly.

“You would think that serving Magneto would teach them to wear plastic or something,” teased the goddess as she pulled the air. All the metal that was collected from the bare Acolytes formed around arms creating two large spikes. Lunging forward, Malice sliced through one of the opponents.

“Rogue, lets see what you can do,”


Rogue smiled and lifted her hand. But before she could she found herself in a TK net.


"UNGH"

"You X-men think you can just walk into Genosha with impunity?" Unuscione said to Rogue as she gripped her in a TK net.

"Yeah. We are the Acolytes and we've beaten X-men before" one of Kleinstocks heads said as he fired a bolt of energy at the imprisoned Rogue.


Rogue focused and a bright aura formed around her shattering the TK net deflecting the energy.

"Then this should be fun." She lifted Unuscione into the air and punched her into the ground, a small crater appearing under the Acolyte from the impact. Rogue hovered and the sky turned dark, lightening striking everywhere. A large *Crack* came from the sky and lightning shot down aimed for Kleinstock.

[The Joker]

Ock crashes back against a row of seats,smashing several of them as he hits against them.He was not expecting Spider-Man to make such a brash entrance.

"Brazen fool!!!" Ock shouted as he propped himself back onto his feet with his tentacles."You couldn't of just taken your miserable life and fled while the going was good.No you had to follow me to dance on the edge of death again didn't you??".

Ock ripped out two seats with his tentacles."Well this time fool you're going to fall right into the death's void".Ock threw the two seats at Spider-Man,who managed to dodge one,but was knocked off his feet by the other.

Octavius laughed."Have you forgotten webslinger,the extreme disadvantage you suffer in fighting me in close quarters?? You'll not out maneuver me here so easily".

The plane's cabin had become a mass of adamantium blur,as Ock's tentacles moved with extreme speed towards Spider-Man,as Ock advanced down the center aisle,forcing Spider-Man into a corner.

[twylight]

Ock crashes back against a row of seats,smashing several of them as he hits against them.He was not expecting Spider-Man to make such a brash entrance.

"Brazen fool!!!" Ock shouted as he propped himself back onto his feet with his tentacles."You couldn't of just taken your miserable life and fled while the going was good.No you had to follow me to dance on the edge of death again didn't you??".

Ock ripped out two seats with his tentacles."Well this time fool you're going to fall right into the death's void".Ock threw the two seats at Spider-Man,who managed to dodge one,but was knocked off his feet by the other.

Octavius laughed."Have you forgotten webslinger,the extreme disadvantage you suffer in fighting me in close quarters?? You'll not out maneuver me here so easily".

The plane's cabin had become a mass of adamantium blur,as Ock's tentacles moved with extreme speed towards Spider-Man,as Ock advanced down the center aisle,forcing Spider-Man into a corner.

"HEY!"

I yell, the glider hovers behind me and I stand in the aisle with my hands on my hips.
Hey, might as well be dramatic with a false aura of bravado.

"You forgot about me. What are you a sexist?"

I ask, shooting out two ropes I tie two of his metal tenticles together and jank them back.

[Electro UK]

"Are you going to actually phone Bullseye anytime soon? There's only so much a murder crazed phsyco can do to keep himself busy in a 4 room apartment before actually killing whoever's inside." I ask Electro...

"Shut up, I'll phone him soon... just a lot of history between me and Bullseye, gotta pluck up the courage to actually ask for his help 1st... seeing as it wasn't so long ago since I brought a wall down on his back."

"Hey, we've all been there with Bullseye! Man, I remember one night we were so wasted, I forgot I was the one with the healing factor! And so I cut... well let's just leave it at I woke up with sais in some very personal places."

Max just shakes his head and rolls his eyes. That's when I spot his TV. "Say... you've got those powers to controll anything mentally right?"

"Yes... and before you ask, yes that does mean I got all the porn channels for free... go nuts."

"OH BOY! Thank you Mr Dillon sir! You ever considered being an Avenger? Heck of a job... and a HD TV if you know what I mean! Yep, reckon we could have a couple of viewings of Basic Instinct if you know what I mean! I mean Hawkeye won't put it off, and that's even if Scarlet's in the room!"

Max sighs as he picks up the phone.

[The Joker]

Ock flexed out his two bound tentacles and snapped the ropes with brute force.

"Stupid girl.My tentacles are made from adamantium.Even a half wit like you should know that means they're indestructible.So your petty ropes are as weak as you are against them.........and me!!".

Ock looked at both of his enemies."So it seems you two are now suddenly joined at the hip.Can't have one without the other.A pathetic little double act".

Ock glanced at Spider-Man and grinned."You always did have a thing for athletic tramps wall crawler.And I've always had a thing for smashing them before your eyes.And this blonde trollop is no exception".

Ock lunged out a tentacle suddenly which struck Sarah,sending her barreling down the centre aisle and into the cockpit.

"HA! You didn't expect that did you?? You thought you could just blunder in here with your petty toys and take down a man of my power.That ignorant mistake shall cost you dearly".

Ock moved swiftly down towards the cockpit,his tentacles writhing around him like wild snakes.

"Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way.That old fool" Ock said,indicating the Gentleman's dead body,"He went quickly.But then he was not quite as agile as you to put up any kind of resistance.So what's it to be?? Do I break you like a twig now,or do you wish to die a slow agonizing death??".

[Watchman]

I hear Hank’s voice, it almost sounds like he’s concerned. I open my eyes and look over to Hank.

“I really should install a better cooling system in this thing.” I try and a joke but I know Hanks smart enough to know that I’m lucky I’m not dead.

“The armors batteries are depleted, I’m not going anywhere. Maybe this would be a good time to use those powers of yours Hank.”

Ultron takes control of another drone. He was about to make a decision that he would come to regret. He tears through the wall and makes his way into the lab where the fallen Iron Man and Pym are. He walk towards them.

"I've come to the conclusion that this battle between us is useless. You have a 6% chance of surviving and it just deviates from my goal anyway. Thanos is the larger threat here. As much as it pains me to say it I can not stand up against him alone. I need your help"

[twylight]

Ock flexed out his two bound tentacles and snapped the ropes with brute force.

"Stupid girl.My tentacles are made from adamantium.Even a half wit like you should know that means they're indestructible.So your petty ropes are as weak as you are against them.........and me!!".

Ock looked at both of his enemies."So it seems you two are now suddenly joined at the hip.Can't have one without the other.A pathetic little double act".

Ock glanced at Spider-Man and grinned."You always did have a thing for athletic tramps wall crawler.And I've always had a thing for smashing them before your eyes.And this blonde trollop is no exception".

Ock lunged out a tentacle suddenly which struck Sarah,sending her barreling down the centre aisle and into the cockpit.

"HA! You didn't expect that did you?? You thought you could just blunder in here with your petty toys and take down a man of my power.That ignorant mistake shall cost you dearly".

Ock moved swiftly down towards the cockpit,his tentacles writhing around him like wild snakes.

"Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way.That old fool" Ock said,indicating the Gentleman's dead body,"He went quickly.But then he was not quite as agile as you to put up any kind of resistance.So what's it to be?? Do I break you like a twig now,or do you wish to die a slow agonizing death??".

“Well, excuse me.” I said, trying to dodge the tentacle. The rope should have held him, I designed it so it would be stronger than Peter’s, and in a rope form…Guess I have to go back to the drawing board.

Darn, I was too slow, it hits me across the face and sends me smashing into the cockpit. The control panel caving in on my impact. One of those times I was again glad for the extra strength, though I’m sure I’d have more than a few bruises after this. I clipped off the nozzles of my gauntlets as I push myself up into a sitting/crouching position.

“I never thought I could take you.” I say as he advanced, his tentacles waving around him in an unearthly fashion.

I smile sweetly under my mask.
“I only had to distract you.” I quip holding my hands out and letting loose a thick stream of my rope fluid into his eyes.







OOC: Electro..your turn. ;)

[Batman]

(IC: Daredevil)

My neighborhood isn't a neighborhood anymore. As of a few hours ago, it became a War Zone. I'm reminded of this as I connect my billy clubs, and leap through the air, sailing past the screaming sound of gunfire, and the smell of death, before slamming my feet into one of the invader's faces, and backfliping off of it.

Making my way to the ground, I send a jab to one's neck, and a spinning roundhouse kick to the nearest one, all at once. I twirl the makeshift staff I've made, as I begin hammering into them with it like a damned animal, fighting for survival.

Kicking one up the chin, I flip over his head, and shoot a grappling hook into it's eye as it turns around. A bit brutal on my part... But a nessacary justice, I feel, for what it's kind has done to my neighborhood.

As I land, and begin a defensive strike against a few rushing me, I can hear louder bullets behind me. Considering I doubt any of the cops or gang members I assembled have that kind of firepower, I automatically come to the conclusion that it's Castle. I turn my head, for a brief moment.

"Not to be a bother, or anything... But don't you have a silencer, somewhere in that arsenal of yours? I don't want to be blind and deaf, for god sakes..."

[Toby_Temple]

REPAIRS COMPLETED_ 100%

ALL REPAIRS COMPLETED!

Death's Head emerged from the rubbles as if nothing has happend to him. What he looked like when he first arrived in New York is how he looked now after all that he's been through. He scanned the city for the new invaders.

[MaskedManJRK]

IC: The Punisher

For what seems to be the thousandth time, I can't help but think:

What the F**K did I get myself in this?

I'm at best a vigilantie, and at worse a the worst stereotype of the crazy Vietnam vet who finally snapped completely, but fighting alien forces with a lawyer with practically born-again mutant powers wearing tight leather.

And people say I'M the f**king nut.

I take my twin .45s and get straight to work on these aliens. They've undoubtedly killed many people since their arrival. Many men...women...children...families.

I don't feel an inch of remorse. They are ALL Punishable.

(IC: Daredevil)

"Not to be a bother, or anything... But don't you have a silencer, somewhere in that arsenal of yours? I don't want to be blind and deaf, for god sakes..."

"If you don't want to be deaf, then don't fight in a war. But, since you asked so nicely..."

I quickly take my silencers and put them in. By the time I have them ready, one of them is already on me, dropping me to the ground. The alien bellows it's hot, horrid smelling roar into my face, like every science fiction movie ever made.

In a last ditch move, I take a grenade from my belt, shove it into the still yelling monsters mouth, and grip as hard as I can to his mouth. This, unexpectingly, surprises him, giving me the oppertunity to give him a low blow and a kick to where the solar plexus would be. I kick up as he's pushed back by my blow.

I love the smell of recently exploded alien head in the evening...

[Red]

Ultron takes control of another drone. He was about to make a decision that he would come to regret. He tears through the wall and makes his way into the lab where the fallen Iron Man and Pym are. He walk towards them.

"I've come to the conclusion that this battle between us is useless. You have a 6% chance of surviving and it just deviates from my goal anyway. Thanos is the larger threat here. As much as it pains me to say it I can not stand up against him alone. I need your help"

I can hardly believe what I’m hearing, Ultron wants to work together against Thanos. Their must be more to it than that. “So you’re suggestion an alliance?”

[The Joker]

The fluid covered the lenses of Ock's shades nicely,but then dripped off a second later.Ock smiled his hateful smile.

"That pathetic trick hasn't worked in years my dear.It was a maneuver Spider-Man used all too often to get the upper hand with me.So I wisely counter acted it by coating my glasses with a special non stick fluid of my own making.And now the wall crawlers' webs or your pathetic sticky gunk,are completely ineffective"

"Ughhhh!!!!" Ock grunted as Spider-Man came in swiftly behind him delivering a kick to Ock's back,sending him crashing against the control panel.

"I told you I wasn't impressed with your non stick trick Ock.You want to get my attention then you should invest in a pair of more tasteful frames" Spider-Man quipped,as he grabbed Sarah by the arm and pulled her to her feet,as they both moved back away from Octavius,who was back on his feet again.

"Stupid fool.You always pick the wrong moment to interfere.It is an annoyance I shall be very glad to be rid of permanently".

Ock turned towards the control panel,and pressed a button.Suddenly the hatch opened,and the entire cabin began to depressurise.Everything not bolted to the ground began to blow out of the open hatchway.

Ock,who was firmly planted in the cockpit,thanks to the iron grip of his tentacles,stood smirking with his arms folded,as Spider-Man and Sarah were swept off their feet.

Spider-Man clutched tightly onto Sarah,as he shot a strand of webbing onto the cabin's ceiling,where they clung for dear life.

Ock saw this,and began to advance down the center aisle towards them.His two upper tentacle claws snapping hungrily,as his bottom two tentacles kept him firmly gripped onto the floor as he moved.

Spider-Man realised that Ock intended to snap his web strand,sending him and Sarah out to a 50'000 foot drop.

Spider-Man looked around desperately.He spotted the cargo hold door was closed.And whatever was in there must be important to Ock.Otherwise he wouldn't have taken this Jet.

"Hold onto me and the web line tightly" he shouted to Sarah."I need to free my right hand".

Sarah encircled her right arm around Spider-Man's chest,and kept a firm grip on the web line with her left hand.

Spider-Man shot a web line towards the cargo door.It gripped it.Using all his strength,Spider-Man yanked on the web line,ripping the cargo door off it's hinges.

"Say good bye to your treasure room of goodies Ockie"

Suddenly all the crates and containers in the cargo hold began to blow out of the open hatch.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Ock shouted in anger,as he saw all his treasures go flying out the hatch."Damn you Spider-Man.Damn you to hell.I'll smash you to bloody pieces".

His four tentacles writhed around him in anger,releasing his firm grip he had anchoring himself to the floor.He was then swept off his feet with the force of the depressurised cabin.

As he swept passed Spider-Man one of his tentacle claws briefly gripped Spider-Man's arm,ripping out a chunk of flesh as it was wrenched free.

Ock was blown to the hatch door,where his tentacles gripped it desperately.There was the sound of metal scraping,as small flutters of sparks appeared under the tentacle claws.

Ock's face was a twisted grimace of hate,as he tried with all his might to pull himself back into the jet.The hatch doorway began to bend outwards underneath Ock's tentacle grip.

Suddenly the hatch doorway was wreched off under the strain of Ock's grip.Spider-Man watched as he saw Ock disappear out the hatch.

It was only as he saw Ock go out the hatch,that he noticed the direction the jet was going.It was plummeting straight back down into New York.

OOC: Thanks for the permission to bunny you Electroflare.And that's me done for this season.It's been great fun.Hopefully I'll be back for the next season :)

[Watchman]

I can hardly believe what I’m hearing, Ultron wants to work together against Thanos. Their must be more to it than that. “So you’re suggestion an alliance?”

"Correct Stark. As much as I hate to admit it Thanos its too large of a threat for me to handle. We must find a way to dispel the forces of Thanos from the Earth."

[Spider-Man9X17]

The General roles with the punch as best he can. He grabs Hawkeye's arm, grabs the arrow Hawkeye fired at him, and stabs him in the arm with it. He then body slams Hawykeye into the wall.

"Too bad. A good soldier should always follow orders. Why I had to put my world's Mr. Barton down."

"Wrong. A good soldier always respects a good leader, but he doesn't always follow orders. He follows what feels right in his heart."

Hawkeye pulled the arrow out of his other arm.

"Gotta stop giving him weapons to use against you, Barton."

Pulling his glove back, Hawkeye hit a switch on a small wristband, and a purple photon shield appeared over his right hand. He quickly reached into his quiver an grabbed 8 exploding arrows. Rolling out of direct sight of the General and back to his feet, Hawkeye fired. 4 arrows hit the ceiling above the General, and 4 hit the floor all around the rogue agent.

[SuperFerret]

"Correct Stark. As much as I hate to admit it Thanos its too large of a threat for me to handle. We must find a way to dispel the forces of Thanos from the Earth."

"Fine then, but immediately afterwards you're going down."