SHIELD's flagship hangs low in the air, hovering at a relatively modest ten thousand feet, twelves miles offshore of the island-nation of Genosha ( Read more... )

While Valentina was at her hen party book club meeting, Nick was in his penthouse. It was his turn to host the poker game. He sent out notification, or rather his assistant did, with time and place to the usual crowd ( Read more... )

New York City had one of the highest mutant populations in the country, largely due to District X and the diverse, melting-pot nature of the city. All across the city there were roving death squads of Purifiers, rioters and lynch-mobs from associated anti-mutant groups like Purity, and Sentinels and Prime Sentinels attempting to hunt down mutants ( Read more... )

Christmas as a celebration has been through many changes throughout history. It has absorbed aspects of other winter celebrations over the years, and many accuse it of now being nothing more than crass commercialism ( Read more... )

Some choices were easy ( Read more... )

In the frozen reaches of Arctic Canada, there stands a tower. This tower was once a research facility for the genetic terrorist freedom-fighter known to the world as Magneto. He'd abandoned it years ago, securing it against any foreign intrusion.

Or so he thought.

Nick stood in Murdock's office waiting for the man to get in. Tasha was on the Helicarrier and he figured Murdock would want to see her. Nick didn't feel the least bit guilty or bad he didn't include Murdock in on the mission. It was done and it all went down the way it was supposed to go. Murdock would've been unnecessary an complication ( Read more... )

Grim and determined faces were what Nick saw when he looked at the passengers of the transport. Steve, Logan and the girl Logan brought with him. Nick had seen the same look on many faces before. Usually right before a big battle during World War II ( Read more... )

Anyone who knew anything about living on the streets knew that you slept during the day and stayed awake at night. People who were out to get you often did it after dark. As such, Carmilla was quickly reverting to a nocturnal schedule though she could switch back and forth on a moments notice ( Read more... )

Steve was usually the easiest of his troublemakers in costume to hunt down. If he wasn't out stirring up a ruckus, he could usually be found at Avengers' mansion.

Today Nick knew Steve was at a mom and pop coffee shop near the Avengers' mansion.

Nick walked in and sat down in the booth across from Steve. "Gonna buy me a cup?" Nick smirked.