The mansion was decorated to the hilt with holly, tinsel, mistletoe, lights and other symbols of the festive season. A large Christmas tree decorated with brilliant lights and ornaments stood proudly in the recreation room. Presents had already appeared underneath, bright paper and bows beckoning people to take a peek to see who they belonged to ( Read more... )

Any normal parent would not allow their kids to be around a master thief in a mansion and allow said master thief to bind them with ropes, energy cuffs, and other binding implements. The Avengers are not normal.

She stands over them with a stopwatch. "Ready, GO!"

And unknown young man and woman celebrate the election of president-elect Barak Obama in the crowd celebrating the news in Harlem, New York.

"Peter Peter, pumpkin eater," Percy Grimes intones. He looks out on the field before them, illuminated only by the tiny sliver of a crescent moon, as he tosses a single pumpkin seed from his bag to the ground. Immediately, the ground begins to rumble as a pumpkin vine begins to grow ( Read more... )

Beth Fox awakens, sitting up in her bed with a start. For a moment of horror, she feels like she's still drowning, the face of that horrid creature closing in on her...

And then she realizes where she is. She's at home again... in her bed. Safe.

Safe. She scoffs at herself. She may not come to any harm here, but she's hardly safe. Not so ( Read more... )

Hollow and Anya land before the manor, and as he releases her, she looks up at the house.

"So we've got a fish monster, swampy forests, and a mansion. Does that make me Daphne, then, Shaggy?"

When Captain America returned in the modern era, he eventually received a great deal of back pay from the US Government -- he was considered to be held hostage for 50 years as far as army pay was concerned. But Steve Rogers didn't need the money... so he utilized it for a good many other purposes ( Read more... )

Miguel grunted as the men dumped him onto the floor. He could do little more than grunt given the fact that not only were his hands, feet, legs, and arms tied, but his mouth was covered as well. He was surprised they didn't blindfold him, or wrap him up like a mummy ( Read more... )

It was the same on every channel.

"--reduced his father to ash after his out of control mutant power emerged ( Read more... )

Okay, so it's a little late. She turned 16 a few weeks ago. But with everything going on, she hasn't had a chance to have a party ( Read more... )