onearmofhydra:

Things were going according to plan. Viper was quite please by the way things were progressing. Alliances had been made. Plans were laid and the attack against the RenTech factory had been a great decoy. The real attack had been on another RenTech factory where working Zero Point Energy Modules were being stored. Once she had her hands on an energy source powerful enough to power the weapon scientists had develop she could initiate the next part of her plan.

The weapon was almost powerful enough to blacken a large city, but Olivia had other plans. More important plans. The ZPEM was put into the weapon and the weapon was on a large cargo ship in the Atlantic a few miles off the coast of New York Habor. The weapon was powered up.

A blinding white light shot forth from the weapon and blazed a trail across the sky. The light slammed into the Helicarrier, SHIELD's flying fortress.

While the distraction of the impact of the ion pulse slammed into the Helicarrier, a small flying craft came in right behind the blinding white light. It landed on the deck while panic and chaos broke out on the flying fortress.

nextgen_holiday:

“Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development.” – David Gottesman

nextgen_baddie:

Well, that'd been a fun little jaunt uptown. Here was hoping it would put some ideas in the girl's head that his new buddy could make use of. Or not. Maybe it wasn't that kind of story. And of course, the Thinker hadn't been able to take down Alpha Flight. No harm, no harm. All just interlude. Just softening up.
But waltzing up to a base in the middle of nowhere, of course, isn't Zeb's style. Too vulnerable, not enough leverage. So he's in town, cozy in a restaurant he's properly taken over, having analyzed a few choice haunts, keeping an eye out for any of Kara's girl's little friends.

He dialed the phone.

nextgen_baddie:

The Baxter Building's security was on high alert. Just as it should be. All the more cameras to watch the people line up and start beating against the glass. Pressed close as a riot. Pounding on the doors until their hands bruised, blistered, and bled..

Zeb didn't stand with them, of course. He was out of sight... but near enough that the pheremones wouldn't wear off easy. Not for a long, long time. He'd had this crowd primed.

quitethecharmer:

He'd changed his address on file with ESU and arranged for his place on the team to be covered in his absence. Accomodations were all set at his destination. There was no sense delaying this anymore. Vincent looked over his room. He'd put everything into sub-dimensional storage for retrieval later, save for a few personal effects he was keeping in his satchel. He hit the intercom. "Could everyone meet me in the main living room, please? It's rather important."

invisible_girl:

Emily would say that Valeria was asking Aleron out on a date. Valeria would counter and say that it wasn't a date, it was an educational experience, as Aleron did mention wanting to go to the Central Park Zoo. And it wasn't Valentines Day. Valeria had purposely avoided asking him on Valentine's Day, because then Emily would never let her live it down.

And yes, she liked Aleron. However, acting on her feelings would be unwise, as if he didn't return them, that could possibly make things awkward on team-related business. She could at least enjoy spending time with him.

Valeria walked up to Aleron's room and knocked on the door.

nextgen_misc:

The trail eventually led the Avengers, Future Foundation and the Defenders to the other dimensional realm that served as the home of the Greek gods. They traveled to a few realms that were home to other gods only to find them destroyed and in ruins. Olympus wasn't in ruins, but it was under attack. Battle raged all around and the skies thundered and were lit up by lightning bolts.

nextgen_misc:

Once the Champions returned to their headquarters and destroyed the Quantum Mirror returning all the heroes to normal. Once that was done they called a meeting of the superhero teams. Irina transported the Champions to the Avengers Mansion and volunteered to provide transportation for the other teams.

nextgen_holiday:


You are cordially invited to attend the 28th annual Maria Stark Foundation's Winter Charity event.

Four Seasons Hotel
57 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022

Friday 21st of September
Seven O'clock pm - Midnight

Formal dress required.

Please bring a donation for Toys for Tots.


The grand ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel on 57 East 57th street was festively decorated for the holidays. A series of lit candles on every table gave off warm light and the dulcet tones of a jazz ensemble filled the room.

People, the upper elite of New York society, Hollywood celebrities, musicians, politicians and even superheroes moved around the room. People sat at tables and talked, while some moved gracefully around the large dance floor.

Tables loaded with unwrapped and unopened toys lined one wall and at one end stood a very large decorated Christmas tree. Wrapped presents sat under the tree, but they were just empty boxes wrapped for decoration. Mistletoe hung from the ceiling near the tree and people stopped to kiss.

The air was light and the mood happy and festive.

treadlightly:

So, Anya talked him into hosting this year... so Avengers Mansion is all set up for a proper party in the main lounge. Extra couches set around the giant screen, plenty of food - ranging from the chips and soda to the pretzels and beer.

The front doors are left watched, but open, and invitations have been sent out to the guys on all the teams the Avengers are in contact with... so... potentially a lot of people.

unseenpowers:

Whoever was in charge of the Baxter Building holiday decorations certainly went full out. And not just on the floors the public was allowed to go to. Giant decorated trees, lights everywhere, various hanukkah themed ones too and mistletoe randomly above doorways.

Aleron was currently floating in a doorway and staring up at the doorframe confused. Usually he'd visit Earth on Christmas to spend it with his father's side of the family, but he hadn't really been privy to the whole 'holiday season' bit. So he could only really recall that there was some tradition attached to this plant, but he couldn't remember what it was at all.

sonofgenius:

Well, that was an exciting attack on the Baxter Building, right?  Franklin couldn't be counted on to tell you, since he'd been incapacitated for the entire thing.  Once the team had beaten the doppelganger Reed and Annihilus, they'd discovered Franklin and woken him up.  He was reeling a little from suddenly being knocked out and left to the devices of an evil faker, but there was calming food in the kitchen for him to munch on.  And with that thought in mind, Franklin attacked the pantry.

unseenpowers:

 While normally he took the empty elevator shaft left over from the original F4 and human torch days to move between floors, Aleron did occasionally take the elevator. Mostly out of interest more than anything. It was more efficient just to step into the empty shaft and adjust his gravity to send him to the appropriate floor but...he kind of liked trying the more normal stuff.

So he waits in front of the elevator doors for it to come. 

nextgen_misc:

Night settled over New York and the Baxter Building at Four Freedoms Plaza was quiet.


Or so it seemed.


In the lab of Reed Richards all was not quiet and something BIG was about to happen.

invisible_girl:

Like almost always, Valeria was in her lab at the Baxter Building. She had just started her doctorate classes in engineering, and in addition to that, she had a couple of other projects that she was working on, like always.

Valeria had some classical music on (Mozart was a favorite when she was working on homework assignments), and her nose was buried in a book, as she glanced over occasionally to take notes. She had a cot in the side set up, and a whole weekends worth of meals in a mini-fridge, as well as a microwave to heat food.

...If Franklin or someone didn't force her out from time to time, Valeria would probably end up living in the lab. Not that she minded that possibility at all.

nextgen_misc:


You are cordially invited to attend

Terra Nova Charity Fundraiser

Twenty-Fourth of September Two Thousand Twelve

New York Botanical Gardens' Enid A. Haupt Conservatory

Seven pm until one am.

Formal dress required