[hr][hr][center][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/6g8onsz41/6a8a04c0ca1b1adbb23631ae5dfd661b.png[/img] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/4dQsmzHq/f831c0dc99a75377dfc6eb52b2202e06.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/YWXARIB.gif[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Kirah][@Nallore][@Natsu][@Trainerblue192][@The Man Emperor][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b] May 17th, 2021[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr][hider=S.H.I.E.L.D. Internal Announcement][center][b][h3]FROM THE DESK OF DIRECTOR HILL[/h3] THE FOLLOWING IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: 1. ALL SUPERHEROES MUST REGISTER WITH SHIELD AND REVEAL THEIR SECRET IDENTITY 2. SUPERHEROES MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD 3. SUPERHEROES MUST PASS SHIELD TRAINING - EXCEPTIONS INCLUDE TRAINING FROM THE X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, AND AVENGERS 4. ALL SUPERHEROES ARE SUBJECTED TO THE SUPERVISION OF SHIELD VIOLATION OF THESE WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EXTRACTION TO THE RAFT. MINIMUM SENTENCING IS THREE YEARS HOUSE ARREST. JUVENILE OFFENDERS WILL BE TRIED AS ADULTS. REPEAT OFFENDERS HAVE A RECOMMENDED SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT. ALL VIGILANTE ACTIVITY KNOWN TO SHIELD PERSONNEL MUST BE REPORTED TO THEIR SUPERVISOR OR LEAD IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING! [/b][/center][/hider][hider=The Daily Bugle][center][b][h3]CAPTAIN AMERICA ON THE RUN?!?! IRON MAN TAKES CHARGE![/h3][/b] [color=84B4E2][b]5:59 PM Update[/b] - Iron Man is holding a press conference at the Stark Foundation Headquarters. He is joined by superheroes Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Mister Fantastic, the Human Torch, She-Hulk, the Invisible Woman, and the Wasp. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU_kH_1zizE&ab_channel=FandomEntertainment]CLICK HERE[/url] to view the livestream! [/color] We here at the Daily Bugle just got a tip from an anonymous source that the Avengers have split up! Iron Man has claimed leadership of the group - we haven't been able to get a quote from the Playboy Billionaire, but our plucky team is on the case! We'll be updating this story once more details come in, but please if you know anything about this situation or have spotted Captain America, call us out our toll free hotline here: [i][b]1-800-SPIDER[/b][/i]. If you want to read about more Avengers news, check out our piece from last Thursday where we explored the affair between Iron Man and Black Widow! J.J.J.[/center][/hider][hider=Pulse Email to JJJ] TO: jjj@dailybugle.com FROM: jewel@thepulse.com SUBJECT: [Pulse] Iron Man's Press Conference --- --- Jonah, This isn't going to be pretty. I can cover this beat for you, but you need to promise no civvies will be out on reporter duty. I'm sure you've seen the conference - Captain America is public enemy number one. The Avengers are going to war. Also, my usual fee will be doubled for this - let's call it hazard pay. Keep it sleazy, Jewel P.S. I mean it. If I see a single civvie pounding pavement for this, I'll break your face in :-)[/hider][hider=Team Rosters] [b]Team Iron Man[/b]:[list] [*]Iron Man/Tony Stark - genius billionaire playboy philanthropist [*]Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff [*]Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers - power cosmic [*]Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards - elongation [*]Human Torch/Johnny Storm - flame on! [*]She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters - hulk form [*]Invisible Woman/Sue Storm-Richards - invisible energy manipulation [*]The Wasp/Hope van Dyne - size manipulation [*]Angstrom/Andrew Rossi [@BlueSky44] [*]Titanium/Cassandra Reed [@Nallore] [*]Paralyzer/Matt Moss [@Kirah] [*]Athena/Bonnie Chase [@Morose][/list] [b]Team Captain America[/b][list][*]Captain America/Steve Rogers - super soldier [*]The Winter Soldier/[i]Identity Unknown[/i] - super soldier [*]Falcon/Sam Wilson [*]Hawkeye/Clint Barton [*]Agent 13/[i]Identity Unknown[/i] [*]Black Panther/T'Challa - super soldier [*]Wolverine/Logan - healing factor, adamantium claws [*]Spider-Man/[i]Identity Unknown[/i] [*]Breacher/[i]Identity Unknown[/i] [@The Man Emperor] [*]Sparrow/Kwassi Asokho [@TrainerBlue192] [*]Alchemy/Elizabeth Flame [@Natsu] [*]Woolf/[i]Identity Unknown[/i] [@Morose] - [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hannibal/images/5/52/Kacey_Rohl.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130507131001]image[/url][/list] [/hider] [s]Breacher[/s] v Angstrom Hawkeye v [s]Wasp[/s] Agent 13 v [s]Black Widow [/s] [s]Alchemy[/s] v Paralyzer Kwassi v [s]Bonnie [/s](forfeit) [s]Breacher[/s] v Angstrom (rematch) [s]Black Panther[/s] v Captain Marvel Falcon v [s]Invisible Woman[/s] [s]Captain America[/s] v Iron Man [s]Spider-Man[/s] v She-Hulk [s]Wolverine[/s] v Human-Torch Team Cap: +4 [u][b]Team Iron Man: +7 [/b][/u] Rogue Superheroes:[list][*]Black Panther/T'Challa, super soldier - unconscious, in custody [*]Captain America/Steve Rogers, super soldier - unconscious, in custody [*]Spider-Man/Identity Unknown, mutate - unconscious, in custody [*]Wolverine/Logan, mutant - MIA [*]Winter Soldier/Identity Unknown, super soldier - [i]active combatant - apprehend[/i] [*]Falcon/Sam Wilson - [i]active combatant - apprehend[/i] [*]Hawkeye/Clint Barton - [i]active combatant - apprehend[/i] [*]Agent 13/Identity Unknown - [i]active combatant - apprehend[/i] [*]Woolf/Identity Unknown, mutant - [i]active combatant - apprehend[/i] [*]Sparrow/Kwassi Asokho - [i]active combatant - apprehend[/i] [*]Breacher/Identity Unknown, mutate - unconscious, in custody [*]Alchemy/Elizabeth Flame, mutant - unconscious, in custody[/list][center][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b]St. David's Hospital - Cardiff: 2:30 A.M.[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr] Things really were looking bleak for Niah and Oliver, yet they had everything they needed in order to defeat the Demon Bear. They couldn't overpower it, not physically. The more afraid they became, the stronger the Demon Bear was. It fed off of their fear. How do you defeat your fear? Everyone has different strategies for this. Some are more practical - say, using salt and iron against a creature that is clearly magic. Others are more psychological, calming oneself down and finding peace in the situation. There was a gigantic roar as the Demon Bear formed a massive hole in the ceiling and climbed on through, coming face to face with Niah and Oliver in the hallway. Oliver had already released his fear. It paid no attention to him, instead growling as it stared at Niah directly. It swiped at her with its paws, but somehow missed. [center][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b]Ellis Island - New York: 8:20 P.M.[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr] Somehow, the sound of Captain America's shield hitting the ground was audible over all of the fighting. Iron Man stood above the First Avenger, his expression hidden by the faceplate of his armor. He bent down and picked up the shield, feeling its weight in his hands experimentally. The Pro-Registration forces had won - so many members of Captain America's team were unconscious or heavily injured. Alchemy and Breacher weren't the only ones catching z's. Spider-Man and Black Panther had both been knocked out and Wolverine was nowhere to be seen, having been thrown across the sky by the Human Torch, only to land in the waters surrounding Ellis Island. Iron Man whistled and the Iron Legion zoomed down to the island, surrounding all of the superheroes. There were easily fifty or so of them, all crafted in Iron Man's likeness. There was no easy way to escape from this. Some members of the Iron Legion were picking up the unconscious bodies and loading them onto Iron Man's quinjet and restraining them. [color=f7941d]"Last chance to surrender, everyone,"[/color] Tony Stark announced, his voice booming around the field. The Iron Legion must have been acting as speakers for him more or less, so there would be no one for him to not be heard. Tony tossed Captain America's shield in his hands. [color=f7941d]"If you surrender, I'll put in a good word for you - community service and whatnot rather than rotting in the Raft. All you have to do is put down your weapons and unclench those butt cheeks and register."[/color] [color=a64dff]"Amran,"[/color] Folly cursed in Anglo-Romani under her breath. She wasn't going to surrender. There was no chance of that. She took in those still standing on the battle field, twirling her knives as she thought of her best chance of escape. No one else was making a move to surrender. She wasn't going out without a fight. She held up her hands, walking slowly towards Iron Man. [color=a64dff]"Forgive me, [i]baulo[/i], but my English is not very good,"[/color] she said, purposefully playing up her slight accent. Bonnie frowned ever so slightly, feeling the tension. Why was Iron Man letting Woolf get so close to him? She was within twenty feet of the Avenger now, more than close enough. She knew that Iron Man had been fighting Captain America during this conflict, but something wasn't right here. Maybe it was the Iron Legion playing on her nerves after all of the reports she had read from the Age of Ultron nonsense. Or maybe she was just feeling jumpy after the realization that Flynn had been a skrull earlier today. Or maybe it was from their new teammate betraying them so quickly to join the anti-registration team. [color=f7941d]"No problem, kiddo. All you have to do is stand down and agree to register - and since you look like you're what, fifteen? You'll have to give up crime fighting until you're a bit older,"[/color] Tony explained a bit patronizingly, popping up his faceplate so she could read his expression. Folly smiled unnaturally wide and she nodded. With unnatural quickness, she threw her adamantium daggers at Tony Stark. [color=a64dff]"Farmečiv House Stark."[/color] Iron Man should've been able to stop her attack. He should have been prepared. The daggers never should have gotten that close to them. Bonnie yelped in horror as the daggers hit Tony in each of his eyes and his head slumped to the side, dead. His suit was still firing off so his corpse was grotesquely suspended up in the air. [i][b]AND IT WAS GREEN.[/b][/i] [color=f6989d]"... He's a skrull. Iron Man is a skrull,"[/color] Bonnie whispered. Before she could even process what was going on, the other prominent members of Team Iron Man decided it was time to show their true colors. Iron Man hadn't been the only skrull. With the exception of the Angstrom and her fellow agents, [i]they all were[/i]. "Leave no witnesses," the skrull-She Hulk ordered. "Yes, your highness," the other skrulls confirmed, before going in for the attack. [center][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b]Asgard - Breidablik: 12:10 A.M.[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr] Most Asgardians would have been offended at Astrad's question. "Yes, several in fact," Nanna confirmed. She decided to give the mortal the benefit of the doubt, having sensed that his social skills were not quite up to par. It was almost cute seeing the mortal act as if no one had considered to consult a healer as to the man's condition. Nanna smiled softly, seeing that the young woman was reunited with her true love. [color=FFB795]"Oh, hullo there, I'm Amelia, erm, Flyer of Planes and Cool Shit?"[/color] Amelia replied to Nadia, rubbing the back of her neck slightly. She wasn't really sure what the formal modes of address were here and all. She was trying to give Sparky and Raynor their space, especially since Raynor was completely nude and Amelia wasn't comfortable with that. She didn't find him attractive or anything, she just didn't like seeing other people naked. It was a bit weird. Raynor's vision finally cleared and his heart broke into two pieces as he saw Nanna. He knew that she wouldn't know him - that she [i]couldn't[/i] know him. But it had been eons since he had seen his mother, far too long since she killed herself to join his father in Helheim. His chin wobbled and he burst into tears, not that attractive a sight as he was, of course, naked. [color=d86615]"I.... uh..."[/color] he stammered, trying to excuse his behavior, but he couldn't through the tears. "Is everything alright, child?" Nanna asked Raynor curiously. [color=d86615]"I...."[/color] was all Raynor could muster. He couldn't bear this. It was like torture. His mother, Nanna, was dead. This Nanna was still alive, only she didn't have a son named Raynor. And even if she did, she wouldn't have been his mother. She was a stranger, he tried to tell himself, but he just couldn't. It was a cruel cosmic joke.