nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-07-28 10:58:00

Entry tags:

awesome andrea, kristoff vernard, npc - nathaniel richards, npc - scotty lang, npc - stature, team - fantastic four, vincent vernard

Family Vacation
With the right technology, the various offspring of Nathaniel Richards I were not terribly difficult to track down when he recalled their existence.

This time, he was after his favorite unacknowledged bastard. It had been more than a decade. The lad was doing well enough for himself, apparently. No more satisfaction about siring the absolute monarch of Latveria, though. Pity about that -- some sort of Matter of Honor, wasn't it? Boy must've gotten that from Mirela. Or, well, Doom himself, from a less genetic perspective.

But his thoughts were digressing again. Kristoff. And his little friends. In need of a visit. A treat. A bit of a warning. Currently in...the region of Orlando, Florida. Nathaniel, having prepared the equipment he'd need for this little excursion, materialized in one of the rooms of the resort suite in which they were staying. Seeing only Kristoff there, he at first said nothing and just smiled.

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	Re: Latveria, 2009* nextgen_parent 2009-08-18 08:59 am UTC (link)
	Doom looks the young man over. "I do not believe we have been properly introduced." Beat. "I also presume that in your facet of reality, my obsession with the Fantastic Four did not end twenty-five years ago." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-18 09:09 am UTC (link)
	"You're among the greatest monsters our world at large knows, and on a more local level, the greatest." Vincent's reply is short and to the point. Well, as to the point as he's generally capable of. He does not make eye contact. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* nextgen_parent 2009-08-18 09:14 am UTC (link)
	"I see. The multiverse is certainly a varied place. I still have not heard your name." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-18 09:17 am UTC (link)
	"Vincent Amorason nee Von Doom." A beat. "Nee Amorason, for that matter. Also known as Charmer, of the Fantastic Four." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* nextgen_parent 2009-08-18 09:22 am UTC (link)
	A pause. "I see. I have no children. I am curious, Vincent; How long did it take you to discover my counterpart was a monster?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* discardedheir 2009-08-18 09:23 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff, throughout this entire exchange, just stands there, his expression somewhere between pained and...absent. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-18 09:27 am UTC (link)
	That finally prompts Vincent to turn, glaring venomously at the older man. "There were various hints in my earliest years, but the three years spent in his.. 'care'--" He practically spat out the word, fists clenched. "--were more than sufficient to drive the point home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Latveria, 2009*

nextgen_parent
2009-08-18 09:47 am UTC (link)

"I see. I of course cannot speak for any but myself, and only the self I know, but --" And Victor Von Doom cuts himself off. Because one does not offer sympathies or condolences to a Von Doom in such a way. Instead, he ceases holding Vincent's gaze and looks to Kristoff, another thought occuring to him in all this.

"Vernard....I did not do anything to your mother, did I?"

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	Re: Latveria, 2009* discardedheir 2009-08-18 09:49 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff shakes his head. "No, Sir. Not at all," Kristoff says quietly. "Vincent," he looks at his brother with concern, realizing even in the haze of his own near-fractured mind how upsetting this is for him. "Perhaps y -- we should get back to Cassandra and Andrea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* nextgen_parent 2009-08-18 09:51 am UTC (link)
	Doom makes a small gesture of acknowledgement. "I should look into a few matters elsewhere. I hope to see you before you leave, Vernard." And with that, he takes off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-18 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	Once he's quite certain Doom is gone, Vincent's posture slumps, a ragged breath slipping out. He looks to Kristoff with a pained expression, almost expecting him to chase after the other man. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Latveria, 2009*

discardedheir
2009-08-18 07:29 pm UTC (link)

Kristoff makes no move to scamper like a puppy after the alternate Doom. Instead, he steps forward, puts his hands on his brother's shoulders, and looks at him earnestly. "Vincent. I know this is...vexing," he understates carefully to avoid 'accusing' him of hurting more. "But we'll be gone soon."

Yes, fairly soon. There's not much time to try to see his mother even if that wouldn't give the poor woman a heart attack, so he shoves the thought out of his mind.

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	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-18 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Mm." Vincent lets out a soft grunt and tilts his forehead to touch his brother's shoulder gingerly, before drawing himself up again, pinching the bridge of his nose to stave off a migraine. "We should rejoin the ladies." He starts to hover off the ground, waiting for Kristoff to follow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* discardedheir 2009-08-18 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	Kristoff nods and follows. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Latveria, 2009*

awesome_andrea
2009-08-18 08:07 pm UTC (link)

From where she stood, having finished assisting the rescue workers for a moment, Andrea could likely have quite easily spied on Kristoff and Vincent's conversation with Doctor Doom. Her visual and auditory sensors were many times more advanced than a standard human's, after all.

But that would have been an invasion of privacy.

"What do you suppose they are discussing?" she asked Cassandra.

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	Re: Latveria, 2009* staturity 2009-08-18 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	Cassie had taken a short break from clearing the debris. She didn't want to but her arms were starting to cramp. "Doom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* discardedheir 2009-08-19 12:11 am UTC (link)
	The boys soon touch down near them, and Kristoff steps right over to Cassandra, catching a little sight of the state of her arms, his hands reaching to carefully knead into them a little. "Everything is as stable as we can make it over there for now," he says, still a touch of something weird and absent in his tone, "How is it over here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* staturity 2009-08-19 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Cassie moaned a little. This was one of those times she really, really loved Kristoff. "There are still a lot of people trapped in there." On the one hand, she knew Kristoff and Vincent would want to see more of Latveria and on the other, natural disaster area... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-19 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Vincent moved over to Andrea. She certainly wasn't as frail as Cassandra, but he wanted to check on her just the same, and he wanted her company right now especially. He held her hand as he stood at her side. "Is all proceeding well?" All in all, he was fairly certain he preferred the era where dinosaurs were trying to eat them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Latveria, 2009*

discardedheir
2009-08-19 12:31 am UTC (link)

Kristoff carefully shoves all little voices screaming that they want to go home for however long they can savor into the back of his mind where they belong. He knows there's no decision here.

"Then," he lingers over her arms for just a few moments longer. "Let us get back to it." And while he's physically the weakest by far of the team, his armor still makes him far stronger than any less equipped baseline, and when he manages to look away from Cassie, he puts it to work.

And he tries focus completely and not to think about his mother, or whether ~~the Master~~ the alternate Dr. Doom is looking this way.

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Re: Latveria, 2009*

awesome_andrea
2009-08-19 12:36 am UTC (link)

Andrea's internal power levels are a bit lower now, approximately 81%. More than enough to continue working uninhibited for some time.

She gave Vincent's hand a reassuring squeeze. "As well as can be expected, given the circumstances," she told him. "But I am concerned about you. And Kristoff. Both of you have been exhibiting erratic behavior since we arrived. I am worried about what effect this world is having on you."

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	Re: Latveria, 2009* quitethecharmer 2009-08-19 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"It's not the world, just one local in particular." Vincent gritted his teeth, then took to the air again. "Come on, more people need help. We're heroes. Heroes do not sulk." He manages a smile as he starts flitting back towards the worst of the disaster area. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Latveria, 2009*

discardedheir
2009-08-19 03:20 am UTC (link)

Over the next few hours, they'll continue clearing things, saving people, and generally getting their hands dirty.

Kristoff and Doom briefly worked side-by-side again before the end, talking a little, but not for long.

The displaced FF got a little time to rest again, all the most life-threatening situations dealt with as much as they could help, for a brief period before they were set to vanish, and when Doom thanked them before they did, Kristoff's eyes shut oddly as he nodded.

And then they materialized elsewhere in a flash of light.

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