Whatever part of Betsy had remained before she had..done that thing to Lorna...it was gone. Locked up so deep inside of her that there was no way she could get out.

No. Betsy wasn't there at the moment. But her body was.

So was the other thing inside of her.

Farouk.

The Shadow King.

Shadow Queen, maybe?

He was growing awfully fond of this

Bellingham had been a disaster. In a way she couldn't even begin to deal with right now. Right now, she still hadn't gotten around to telling anyone outside of Alex exactly what her condition at the moment was ( Read more... )

Mist still surrounds the crashed remains of the quinjet, but that is the least of the Avengers' problems. Seven super powered warriors and countless guards surround the heroes, and overseeing the action is Superia herself.

"Take them down!" she orders. "Dead or alive!"

Natasha kept the Quinjet on course for the island coordinates Agent 13 had provided them. She focused on the sky ahead, ignoring the chattering going on behind her. She had volunteered to fly the plane. It would keep her focused and give her time to live in her own head for awhile. The Black Widow wasn't a social creature by normal standards, ( Read more... )

The wedding is over. And now it was time for the good part. The reception party.

It's 7 AM when the Avengers' security alarm goes off.

Jarvis is joined by Michael O'Brien, the head of Avengers' security, in the operations center of the mansion.

Neither one looks particularly happy.

The dresses had been picked up. The Church was all set up and ready, the flowers had been delivered and the reception hall had been procured.

Everything was ready to go for the wedding of Alex Summers and Lorna Dane.

The bridal party is there and getting ready, the groom's side as well and the guests are arriving.

It was that time. Before the wedding, and in this case far enough before that more than a few drinks could be enjoyed without worrying about showing up at the wedding proper still hungover.

This was Lorna Dane's bachelorette party.

The battles with zombie hordes and the Avengers rages on both coast, but much has been revealed in the fighting ( Read more... )

It was a big day. TJ had actually worn a dress- and it wasn't even ridiculously short or anything! She'd taken her braids out and let her natural curls do their thing (with the help of a generous dollop of anti-frizz product). She'd worn an image inducer for the ride over, but she turned it off as she approached the gates of the Avenger's Mansion ( Read more... )