quitethecharmer:

Vincent strolled down the streets of New Orleans. It had been years since he'd been in the city. Sure, all the super teams had done their part in helping with recovery efforts, but he'd never seen the city as unspoiled as now. Hm. City. It didn't seem like the right word. It was more like a town that just stretched on and on. It was charming, that way. Food, alcohol, and people. Even without demigod senses anymore the air was rich with smells; it didn't smell badly, just enormously. And there was music. Music just about everywhere. It was a nice place to take it easy.

Of course, he wasn't there to take it easy. He'd picked up the trail of something during one of his meditations, headed from New York towards this city. Nothing so heavy on the mystical scale of things that he felt like he needed to alert Strange or Mistress Jennifer, or sound an alert, but just... something there. He'd grabbed his general gear and followed in pursuit of it. He hadn't been out in the field on his own enough lately, so a tracking expedition was certainly something he could use. Honestly, he was glad for the diversion. He'd been feeling stagnant as of late. Sure, school was progressing nicely, and he was even starting to make peace with his duties as the heir to Latveria, but he'd still been unable to shake the feeling that he was still just following a course someone else had set out for him.

Maybe... maybe it was time for something else.

His introspection is halted by a string of shrill squeals from a nearby bar with a 'Ladies Night' banner over the door. A bit off the pitch he'd expect for just drunken partying. Harmless but ridiculously bright bolts of green and blue light start hurtling out the windows and swinging front doors. He set his jaw and ran for the door, only to get bowled over by a sudden tide of humanity pouring out from it. He was completely blindsided, and ended up knocked on his rear. He caught site of the people fleeing. Each of them had something changed in their eyes. One green, one blue, devoid of any features. The partiers started going mad up and down the street. Senseless damage, tearing of clothes, and all manner of singing and screaming. Not malicious, but overwhelmingly vast, and spreading.

"...Oh Hel..." He knew what it was now, and he was going to need backup to contain them all.

nextgen_misc:

In England near Glastonbury Tor a portal opened up and a large demonic red creature emerged. The Red Lord emerged from Otherworld and had been unleashed upon the mortal world. Chaos and destruction followed in his path.

nextgen_adult:

Slowly news of the theft of the Quantum Mirror reached Akantha and she knew that it could be behind the erratic behavior of some of the world's super heroes. She booked a flight and then she was on the plane to New Orleans to visit the Champions.

nextgen_parent:

K'un-L'un, mystic city inhabited by the H'ylthri, was in a separate dimension and was only reached by magical means. Today Danny Rand, the Iron Fist, was trying to bring K'un-L'un into the real world and he was succeeding. The fabled city was entering the normal world and the ground shook. Shockwaves moved through the ground and spread out over most of Asia.

The tremors and the shaking of the ground disturbed the sleep of two powerful beasts. Fin Fang Foom and Godzilla were now waking.

starry_twilight:

The Starry Twilight concert had started off perfectly and the crowd was loving it and after playing songs for about an hour. It was at this point that they began using their instruments to start a riot with the massive crowd.

It would make for a great distraction while they went out and stole a few things they needed. Plus they would be out of the city before anyone could connect any of this with them.

orderofphoenix:

Moriarty was pleased that his plans were going so well. Then again he knew they would. He was Moriarty after all and all others paled in comparison when it came to brains. His plans were foolproof and in the end he would get what he wanted.

Today the object of his attention was Calabdbolg in the castle of King John in Limerick, Ireland. He was not at the castle, but he was keeping an eye on his team. No way would he put himself in danger or at risk of getting caught.

The team entered the building, but unknown to Moriarty and the team the silent alarm was tripped and had alerted authorities. In Chicago an antique dealer got notified of the robbery in progress and called the Champions of New Orleans.

perenawska:

Irina and Jenny returned to Nova Roma after checking out the shop in New Orleans and then in Chicago. Their trip had been unsuccessful in retrieving the knife, but they did learn a few things. Once they reappeared in Nova Roma they were escorted to Senator Aquilla's residence. There they were given a chance to bathe and given food to eat. After they were escorted to a room where Corey, Nick and Rose were waiting.

nextgen_parent:

Lucius Antonius Aquilla rarely ventured out of the city of Nova Roma deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, but his mission was quite urgent and had brought him New Orleans. His grandson Cornelius lived here with his teammates and Lucius needed their help.

With little difficulty he made his way through the city and eventually came to the headquarters of the Champions. He double checked the address and satisfied that he was at the right place he knocked on the door.

anyastark:

For a lot of people the day after Thanksgiving meant hitting the stores and getting great deals on items that would most likely be Christmas presents. For the female Avengers and others the day after Thanksgiving meant a different tradition. They would gather and rate the hunkiness of the male members of the various teams.

Anya had sent out invitations to the females on the other teams well in advanced and made arrangements for food and refreshments.

Once the day arrived she and the Thunderbolts traveled down to New York and gathered at the Avengers Mansion. Anya readied the slide show and waited for everyone to assemble.

nextgen_holiday:

All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

irondragon:

It had been ten years since Rose had last seen America. She had been in a celestial city for all that time. She had been a warrior in training for eight of those years. For two years she had been seen as a warrior.

She had been respected. Then she had been told of a possibility for her future and that she could return to Earth now. Ignoring something that may be she focused on leaving.

Then on getting to America.

That was how she had found out about this cult. And the girl that was going to be killed to bring fourth a dark power. She couldn't let that happen.

So she got inside and waited. Waited for something to happen so she could free the girl and used her chi to mask her aura. She couldn't let them know she was actually one of the good guys. Not until the girl was free.

And suddenly it becomes obvious that she will have help. That shouldn't have her smiling this much but given the fact she knows she might not be able to take them all on at once she is strangely okay with this.

super_wren:

Nick was coming up for a second night and Aine decided to do something a little different. Aine had told all her teammates and other friends that she was going out to a club she really liked with Nick if they wanted to come. She has also told Nick he could invite some people up with him if he wanted and she was pretty sure they could stay the night at the WCA HQ.

irondragon:

Rose had been doing very well when it came to recovering from her time in the hospital. She was doing pretty well all things considering. Danielle had of course really helped her when it came to staying motivated. They were best friends and knew they would always have each others back which was how they knew they had to be on the same team.

So Danielle did all the talking. First to Charlie who had called James for them then Danielle had talked to James. So they were on their way with a car Rose had bought for the move. It was handy having money. The trip was made slow but over the course of a week.

So now here they were at the WCA headquarters. Rose zipped her boots back up before she climbed out of the car. "I almost feel like we should have brought a house plant or something. I'm very glad James let us come join the team. You know?"

She moves with a slight limp that shouldn't be too obvious and rings the doorbell. "And they know we're coming, right?"

irondragon:

Rose. Rose. It' time to wake up.

Don't you think you've slept for long enough?

-No. Hurts. Let me stay here. It's quite here.-

Stop lying Rose. You know the pain stopped. Why are you asleep?

It's time to wake up Rose.

She became aware that she was in a bed. She had no pants. She was covered in a blanket and she could hear machines going around her. There was a tube down her throat too. Her eyes flickered open.

Then suddenly she heard people. A nurse had been passing by. Then there was a nod from Rose when the nurse acted if she was awake. Of course she is. It takes them time to work on her. It takes a few hours before they take the tube out. She's still going to be on a liquid diet but they think she's going to get better.

They leave her so she can rest and finally she sees the date.

"Oh my god. It's been a... almost a year," she mutters in a hoarse tone with wide eyes. No it's been longer.

rogue_star:

Everyone's memories came back to them, once they had a few reminders. Avengers Mansion made a good rallying point. Some were harder to find than others, but Anya managed most of them, the Tallus did the rest once Sarah asked it.

Time to get back to business.

Sarah waits in the main meeting room, letting everyone get assembled before she delivers the bad, bad news.

nextgen_adult:

The body of Danny Rand lay in an alley amidst the litter and trash.

The battle had been one that would have made any kung-fu fan's wet dream. The two men battled back and forth, fists and feet moving almost too fast to follow. It was a display of supreme martial arts skills the like that very few had ever seen. There would be a winner at the end of it all.

In the end the Iron Fist had lost. Not only did he lose the fight, when he wakes he would find that he had also lost the power of the Iron Fist.