team_mascot:

Zoey was half-watching her favorite show while she rubbed Zhelbar's belly. Zoey, Zhelbar, Spenser, Finnegan and Eyhvatr were all in the rec room stretched out on the floor and various pieces of furniture. The child, dogs and tiger could always be found here at this time of the day when Super Buddies was on.

Loud excited talking got her attention. She stopped rubbing Zhelbar's belly and focused on the television. Her eyes went wide and her chin fell as her mouth opened. When the commercial was over Zoey ran for the nearest phone.

She bounced as she waited for someone on the other end to pick up. "THEY MADE NEW SUPER BUDDIES AND NEW TOYS!" she shouted into the phone as soon as someone said hello. She didn't even wait to see if it was Scotty.

team_mascot:

It was going to be the best day EVER! Ellie, Daniel, Scotty and she were going to spend the day with Starry Twilight! Zoey had barely been able to sleep last night and had been practically bouncing this morning. The time until they needed to be in the club seemed to drag, but eventually it was time!

She was practically bouncing in her seat as she waited for them to start.

nextgen_misc:

The auditorium of the high school was crowded with various groups of teens, mostly girls, all there to win a day with Starry Twilight. The room was filled with a lot of giggling and squealing.

The band sat at a table in front of the stage and were the judges for the event. Their manager sat at the end of the table and looked bored out of their mind. Four bodyguards stood behind the band members and tried to keep enthusiastic fans from reaching the band.

A large screen was set up on the stage so the competitors could easily see it.

"Next up," the manager said as one group just finished. "Band number twenty." The manager sighed and put his chin in his hand. It was going to be a long day.

nextgen_misc:

It was the right thing to do. And Scotty could just stick with Daniel and let the girls do their thing.
Besides, he was a very good Rock Band keyboardist.
Scotty sighed and picked up the phone.
"May I speak to Zoey, please?"

nextgen_misc:

There's posters and fliers up all over the city.


"This weekend is your chance to win a day with the hit sensation Starry Twilight and a new guitar!

Brush up on your Rock Band skills and join:


BATTLE OF THE BANDS!

Sign ups are from 5/8/2011 to 5/13/2011 at Club Nightfall!

The competition is on Sunday 5/15/2011 at Club Nightfall!


DO NOT MISS THIS CHANCE TO MEET STARRY TWILIGHT!"


There's even a few commercials being played on the television in the New York area.

nextgen_misc:

Daniel, Zoey, Scotty, Ellie and Rufus had told Thor and Sif about what happened in Hel while Einmyria made sure they ate and rested. The Thunder God's face wore a scowl as the children told the tale and Sif's expression mirrored his. They left the kids with Eimyria and returned to Odin's great hall. A dark cloud loomed on the horizon and Asgard would prepare to face it.

The host of Asgard started preparations for a battle and the sons and daughters of Asgard on Migard would be called back.

nextgen_asgard:

Hela ruled Hel and there was nothing that she didn't know about. Her latest amusement was leading a bunch of kids around. She wasn't sure exactly what her father's plan was, but dealing with the kids was entertaining her. It had been some time since she had entertainment such as this. She let them wander around her realm, tricking them with illusions and occasionally sending a minion after them. The kids were proving to be quite resourceful. The two little ones weren't scared and it intrigued her. The other three weren't either, but they were older. She eventually led them to the ice where the Destroyer was encased and put up an illusion to make it look like the two little ones were in the ice.

team_mascot:

Zoey /loved/ visiting New York because it meant seeing Scotty. It was Valentine's Day and Mom and Dad had some auction thing to go to and that meant Mr. and Mrs. Vernard would be babysitting the two of them. Zoey had a card that she made for Scotty and the Super Buddies DVDs for him.

Mr. Vernard had given both of them a very specific set of rules about what they were allowed and not allowed to do. They didn't mean to cause trouble the last few times, but it just seemed like trouble found them. They didn't plan on all those things happening.

As it was they were in the living room playing with Scotty's Super Buddies DVDs and playing with his Super Buddies toys.

nextgen_misc:

"George"'s time on Earth exposed him to a lot of different things of Earth culture. One of these things was Santa Claus. The idea of some man giving out presents to all the kids on one night a year was an interesting concept. There was no such thing on George's planet.

When George returned to his planet he told them all about Earth culture and Santa Claus. The fascination with Santa and getting presents prompted a small group of aliens to leave their planet and head to Earth. They arrived at the North Pole and promptly brought Santa aboard their ship.

Things were going well as they headed home with Santa, but trouble found them half way home. A ship of Symbiotes attacked and took their precious cargo. George managed to turn the ship around and headed back to Earth. There were people that could help.

Those people were Team Awesome.

team_mascot:

Zoey finally got to visit Scotty at /his/ house. Before Scotty had visited Zoey in California, but Zoey hadn't had the chance to visit Scotty's house until now. Mom had business in New York and Zoey had begged to go along. She liked New York (despite the broken arm she got the last time she was here) and wanted to see more of the city and more importantly see Scotty. Scotty even had a new little sister and Zoey wanted to meet her. Though it was a little disappointing that Miranda couldn't really play with them. Miranda was still cute and Zoey giggled every time she made little spit bubbles and cooed.

Zoey and Scotty had just finished watching Super Buddies again. Scotty loved the recent Fantastic Four episode and they had watched it twice. Scotty even had the super limited edition M.O.D.O.K. toy. Zoey would admit that the M.O.D.O.K. toy was cool. He talked and said silly things when you pushed the button on the back.

Zoey and Scotty were currently playing with the M.O.D.O.K. toy when the members of the Fantastic Four said they had to go out on a mission. Cassie was still here with Miranda and Daniel would be coming over to watch the two of them.

"That's a cool toy," Zoey said with giggles. "I'm going to ask my mom for one when I get home."

team_mascot:

Zoey was bouncing from the second she got up. Today was HER BIRTHDAY! She was turning seven today and seven was a big birthday. Or so she thought. She had been looking forward to this day ALL SUMMER! Birthdays were special and Mom said she could have a big party, minus the zombies and undead soldiers of course.

She zipped around all day, with the dogs following of course, and helped wherever she could. She helped Sarah make the cake, helped put up decorations and she helped arrange things on the table. She bounced the whole time. When Sarah told her to go get ready, Zoey raced up the stairs to get changed.

She raced down the stairs when she was ready.

It was FINALLY time for her party.

discardedheir:

The morning of Saturday, November 14 dawned. With the whole Fantastic Four family there, the chairs and a few minor decorations for the empty 29th floor of the Baxter building were easily set up. The rest of the guests would be arriving soon, Cassandra's friends among the Avengers.

Jennifer Walters had been kind enough to recommend the judge. Their license was in order. The bride was with the maid of honor and there was no word of any problems at the moment.

By noon, Cassandra would be his, officially. Scotty, too, to an extent.
If any outsider prevented that, Kristoff was not absolutely certain he could keep himself from ...a display of excessively bad manners.

nextgen_misc:

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.

The streets of New York saw children and adults dressed up in costumes and moving about.

ng_independent:

Xua Lia, Madame Masque, was pleased. Very pleased. The sales of her masks had exceeded expectations. She did regret that she had no more of the fancy masks or the other special ones to ship out. Had she anticipated sales being this good, she would have worked harder and made more masks. Next year. There was always next year.

There were still things to do. She had to make sure other arrangements were in place. What fun was it creating these masks and not seeing her handiwork in action? She looked at the list of calls she had to made and grabbed her phone.

staturity:

Another morning, another day school day for Scotty.

The battle (and oh, that word was so accurate for it) to get her son out of bed was over. He was dressed, fed, and all she needed to do was drive him to school. He was still tired but usually by the time the drive was over he was alert and excited to be learning.

Today was just like any other day. Or so Cassie thought.

nextgen_parent:

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.

quitethecharmer:

Vincent was pleased with himself. That wasn't anything out of the ordinary, Vincent was generally pleased with himself; but this was exceptional. His two childhood friends, his best friend and teammate, and his adoptive/extended family, all sitting down to dinner together. Granted, the Richards family and their lot weren't in attendance, but this was still very nice. Combining it with the fact that he'd picked them all up their dinners of choice from one of the city's best eateries was just icing.

Once they were all settled, and he'd explained how he'd met the wolf daughters, he made the 'official' introductions.

"And so... Moira and Danielle Hrimharisdottin... Kristoff Vernard, Cassandra and Scotty Lang, and 'Awesome' Andrea Denker." He gestured around the table with a bit of flourish, before sitting back down between Moira and Andrea.