《NOVA in the marvel cinematic universe》 Cant spell win without "I" Push harder, run faster. Faster! I couldn¡¯t feel my legs. I¡¯ve been giving it my all since the start of the match and now was my chance to win the game.MY CHANCE. My team was weak. If I wasn¡¯t their quarterback, they never would have made it to the playoffs. I made plays no one would have thought off. Screw the coaches outdated playbook this was the finals and we were losing 3-0 with 10 seconds on the board and 60 yards between us and victory. give or take eleven overgrown men who are barely passable as high school students. We have had no luck with offence this match. Especially because I was tired since I had to play defense as well to make sure we don¡¯t concede. Usually I made sure we score so many touchdowns that the opposition has no chance at a comeback but not tonight, they had our wide receiver in their pocket. And it looks like they know all my custom plays. I just want to rest. Every breath I made was labored. My inner vest stuck to my skin with sweat. I had taken so many hits that I doubt I could count to ten right now. But I can¡¯t rest. I can¡¯t. Mom is somewhere in the stands tonight watching this. I have a chance to show her my hard work, my blood sweat and tears. It¡¯s my time. ¡°okay team huddle up. We only have 5 on the clock so this is the last play of the game¡±. As I spoke I took note of the dejected looks on my teammates faces. ¡°come on guys. you all look like Captain America shoved a shield up your asses.¡± A few of the guys chuckled at my comment. Murray our wide receiver commented ¡°more like hulk shoved captain America up our asses. now that¡¯s a real war crime¡± now everyone laughed. Good I need them to feel anything other than hopeless. ¡°okay enough jokes, coach Wilson doesn¡¯t even know the first thing about football-¡± ¡°Hey¡± Coach protested ¡°how was I supposed to know that our school which only every exceeds academically would make it to the national super finals or whatever. We¡¯re the team which other teams play their 5th string against. No offence¡± Thanks for killing my momentum. ¡°anyway. Like I was saying the coach knows jack shit about football which means we got here by ourselves. WE DID.I think that as a team WE can win¡± ¡°how?¡± this time it was Jim who spoke If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°I just need an opening. I want you to throw yourself at them with all you¡¯ve got. I¡¯ll look for the opening.¡± I could see the doubt in everyone¡¯s eyes. Shit I¡¯m losing them; I¡¯ve got to say something quick. ¡°if we win you all know that rich dork Flash Thompson would throw us a winner¡¯s party at his daddy¡¯s house. The amount of pussaayyyy you¡¯ll be getting would make Thor blush.¡± ¡°YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!¡± this time even the subs on the bench went wild. I should have known only one thing motivates these idiots. the whole team averages a D- and that¡¯s because all my grades are A+. ¡°OK OK CALM DOWN! Now let¡¯s do this¡±. We got into formation as our last time-out finished. ¡°HUT¡­HUT¡­HIKE!¡± And just like that the most important event of the year entered its final stages. Time slowed down. Everything felt so clear, the pain in my muscles disappeared. This was it. My teammates advanced with reckless abandon. They exerted themselves to the limit. Maybe I was bragging a little bit too much, if I didn¡¯t have these meat shields I wouldn¡¯t be here. It is a team sport after all. Why am I thinking so much, I should be looking for an opening. Fuck it there¡¯s no time. I¡¯m gonna jump them. As I ran towards Jim¡¯s back I shouted ¡°JIM PULL HIM DOWN!¡± luckily he actually listened.as he pulled down on the shoulders of the player in front of him I jumped. Adrenaline is an amazing hormone your body produces. Right now I can feel its effect working at 100%. I hit the ground running and my vision tunneled. Anyone in front of me was an obstacle I had to avoid. The next few moments where hard to explain. The best way I could put it was that I was in THE ZONE. No one could touch me I sidestepped pivoted and spun around every player which came at me. It was a real out of body experience. As I made my way past the last of the defensive line my vision tunneled and I ran. Push harder, run faster. Faster! I kept going as fast as I could. One by one my senses shut down. Fuck have I been holding my breath this whole time. I just need to keep running and that¡¯s what I did. I kept running and running. I couldn¡¯t even see or feel any more. ¡°WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WAKE UP RICHARD FUCKING RIDER!¡± ¡°ARGH! Right in my ear¡± I opened my eyes and saw my teammates standing around me helmets off and grinning ear to ear ¡°I take it we won¡± I couldn¡¯t stop the tears from my eyes, my voice even cracked when I said ¡®won¡¯. ¡°That¡¯s a given, now stop crying you big fucking baby. TIME TO GET LAID!¡± to our surprise it was coach Wilson who spoke ¡°HAH! Did I just kill the mood? Now get your friend to the medic for a concussion test he ran full speed into the opponents post and you idiots are carrying him towards the carpark for a party. ¡°wait how long was I out, isn¡¯t there a ceremony and cup lifting, did I miss it.¡± I began to panic, was I still dreaming so many things didn¡¯t make sense. ¡°no kid your gorilla squad just couldn¡¯t wait for the party. They scooped you up and ran of shouting Pussy at the top of their lungs. you¡¯ve only been out for about 12 minutes. Now can you idiots return to the field¡± couch was holding back a laugh the whole time he explained what happened. oh so my teammates where driven to the brink of madness thanks to their ¡®thirst¡¯. fucking horny idiots. ¡°let¡¯s go back guys¡± hopefully we won¡¯t get punished for my teammates idiocy. ¡°YEAH. THEN WE PAAAAAARTAAAAAY!¡± ¡°YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!¡± the group of idiots shouted and carried me towards the stadium entrance. ¡°as we reentered the field through the tunnel the crown cheered.¡± maybe they thought I was seriously injured. Luckily the ref believed coaches lie that my teammates where so concerned with my health that they tried to take me to the hospital directly. Why the ref believed that no one could explain. Maybe he pitied us. All I know is that I finally feel like I¡¯ve accomplished something of value. I had my first real victory. Why I hate parties After the celebrations I made my way towards the stands. It was easy spotting my mother as she was accompanied by my half-brother Peter Maximoff. That¡¯s right quicksilver of THE X-MEN is my half-brother. His all silver getup made him easy to spot. He was wearing a silver baseball cap and silver glasses to disguise his identity. I don¡¯t know why though not much is known about the X-men other than the fact that they saved the world a few times and that their leaders are Jean Grey, Charles Xavier and Raven. The faces for mutant kind everywhere. ¡°hey bro, any news from Wanda?¡± I couldn¡¯t help asking Peter about Wanda after all she was one of the Avengers which were now officially war criminals. Even though she barley talks to me I couldn¡¯t help worrying about what Peter is going through. Before Peter could reply my mother said ¡°Richard show respect and address quicksilver by his mutant name. Inferior being like us should know our place¡± yes she did just say that. My mother is obsessed with mutants. While hanging around meetings for The Brotherhood she met my father Magneto. Apparently they hit it off and she was lucky enough to get an unforgettable one-night stand and me. The last part didn¡¯t go to well with peter and Wanda¡¯s mom so she left with her kids remarried and got blown to hell by one of tony starks missiles. Which is why I don¡¯t speak much with Wanda. She blames my mother for destroying their lives and apparently so does Magneto. Which is why he told my mother he would only marry her if I gained an amazing mutant ability. Talk about pressure. Peter cringed at my mother¡¯s words ¡°ha-ha like I said before you don¡¯t have to do that, that was an amazing performance Richard. We¡¯re so proud of you¡± ¡°yes, I¡¯m amazed at how much you¡¯ve changed this past year. Maybe this means your abilities are about to develop?¡± she gave Peter a hopeful look. Peter must have seen me clench my fist because he quickly nodded and made a gesture for us to leave ¡°yah. Maybe. Anyway we should get going, I¡¯m sure Richard has an epic after party to attend¡± ¡°YES! I mean yes I do have a party to attend but thanks you both for the support¡± I really meant it. If Peter hadn¡¯t said, he was coming I doubt my mother would have come to watch such a mundane ¡®human¡¯ event. She didn¡¯t even care when I was announced homecoming King last year. ¡°you can use the car peter promised to tell me about how your father is and what he has been doing in the last few months. He even offered to carry me home.¡± so that¡¯s how he got her to come and watch. Well played quicksilver well played. I left mom fawning over quicksilver and made my way to my Ford Raptor. A gift from dad which I got on my 16th birthday. I guess it was his way of making amends before I got my powers if I ever get them. ¡°Man of the hour. Any longer and I would have left you behind.¡± that sweet voice sent shivers down my spine and awoke the butterflies in my stomach. It belonged to my best friend and the girl I loved Michelle Jones or MJ for short. ¡°hohoho do you know who you¡¯re talking to. Homecoming king of 2016!¡± I couldn¡¯t stop myself from blushing when she smirked at me. Everyone has been waiting for me to get abilities when I hit puberty but something else evolved. I feelings towards my childhood friend, the only person who knows all my secrets. ¡°let me guess quicksilvers not joining us today.¡± her know it all vibe and personality used to irk me but now it just makes her mysterious unknown scary. ¡°DICK!¡± her sudden shout brought me to my senses, I couldn¡¯t resist staring at my crotch to make sure she meant Dick as in a nickname for Richard and not my junk hanging out my zipper. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. ¡°you zoned out again. I swear you¡¯re such a creeper. I said will quicksilver be joining us on our night of debauchery¡± MJ said while making her way to the passenger door. ¡°nope he won¡¯t. He took a bullet for me. So he¡¯s going to be with my mom this evening telling her about Magneto.¡± ¡°cool. I kind of guessed that was the case. Now let¡¯s hurry up the parties waiting¡± it¡¯s so strange seeing MJ this excited for a party should I ask her why? Fuck it just go with the flow. I started the car turned up the music on my speakers and sped into the out of the stadium parking lot and onto the freeway. MJ and I talked about whatever was on our minds until we made it to the party. ¡°here we are. Ok say what you want about Flash Thompsons personality but his parties make up for every single flaw¡± as I said this MJ whistled at the sight of crazy drunken teens running around half naked in the front lawn. Dance music was blasting in the background and bright flashing multicolored lights where shining from the inside of the house. ¡°is this going to be a UV light party?¡± MJ asked while staring at something in the distance ¡°no¡± I replied curious as to why she asked such a random question ¡°then why are they covered in glow in the dark paint?¡± she pointed at three guys from my team covered in paint and downing vodka bottles like they contained water. ¡°...¡± for the first time in a while I had no response for MJ. As we got into the house we were greeted by the sight of half dead drunks using dancing as an excuse to dry hump the shit out of each other. ¡°nice. Real classy¡± MJ sounded offended for some reason ¡°it¡¯s because you¡¯re still sober, time to join the dark side young padawon¡± shit I hope I don¡¯t sound like I¡¯m trying to get her drunk and ¡®young padawon¡¯ shit. I never even watched Star Wars, just hope the reference works. ¡°hmm. Ok maybe I¡¯ll try things your way just this once¡± she said while giving me that amazingly bright smile. ¡°MJ is that you?¡± just as things were going well we got interrupted by the most annoying guys I know. PETER PARKER, the only guy smart enough to beat me in every academic subject or club possible. ¡°PETER! You actually came to this thing.¡± MJ said while giving him a hug. A hug. A FREAKING HUG. MJ never hugs people apart from me. And what¡¯s up with her voice it totally went up an octave. And that smile. I¡¯ve never seen that smile before, what is going on! ¡°I¡¯m here too¡± Ned Leeds. What the fuck for a guy that big how did I not notice he was right beside Peter. MJ seemed surprised too. Maybe Ned has an invisibility ability? ¡°Hey Ned. Sorry didn¡¯t see you there. So Peter you¡¯re here!¡± MJ said while looking cute as ever. I haven¡¯t seen this side of MJ. I don¡¯t like this. I have to stop this now. ¡°Parker.¡± I tried to sound as neutral as possible ¡°Rider¡± he responded in the same tone. Oh he knows what¡¯s going on. He wants to pop of here and now fine. ¡°Didn¡¯t think I would see a bookworm like you at a party this sick. don¡¯t you have problems leaving a beautiful lady like your aunt at home alone, no uncle Ben to protect her¡± fuck, that was weak but whatever. MJ was speechless, not a good sign. Ned looked furious but I couldn¡¯t care less its Peter who I wanted. Peter clenched his Jaw and I saw his fists close. Yes. You might have beaten me in school but no way you can take me in a fight. Bring it! ¡°funny you should say that, he died protecting both of us. Your moms single too where¡¯s your dad?¡± Peter spoke while holding back his emotions. Fuck you! You didn¡¯t take the bait but I¡¯m not backing down after that comment. My father protects all of mutant kind. He¡¯s MAGNETO you fucker and the day I get my powers and join him you¡¯ll be way too scared to even be in the same room as me. I balled up my fist and swung, nothing. I hit nothing but air. He moved out of the way just in time. Huh. Lucky but I know to follow through. I kept swinging and strangely enough he kept dodging. Maybe he has good reflexes. Fuck it I¡¯ll grab him and grapple. I went for the tackle but dove right into Peters kick. FUCK. I WAS BLOWN AWAY! I looked up he kicked me right across the room. Everyone seemed way too out of it to notice but I knew right then and there he was an enhanced, a Mutant. The superior lifeform my mother raised me to become. The same type she praised. I couldn¡¯t hold in my anger. He had what I wanted. More than MJ more than happiness more than life he had what I craved. Power. I went berserk, I rushed him pushing everyone and anyone out of my way. Right before I could get to him I was sucker punched. How did he hit me? Was it my blind spot? Telekinesis? Ned maybe? What was it. As soon as I looked up I realized what had happened. MJ. She had hit me. fuck. I couldn¡¯t take this. ¡°fuck! Parker and Jones just took out Rider. talk about a threesome I¡¯ll never forget. Hahaha¡± Flash Thompsons voice boomed over the speakers and suddenly all eyes were on me. I tried to stand up but my legs were jelly. I looked like a shaky fawn trying to take its first steps. I ran out the house but tripped on my way to the car. ¡°HEY RICHARD RIDER, WAIT I MEANT DICK RIDER ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN STIL DRIVE?¡± fucking Ned took advantage of the moment to point out the obvious fault in my name. I would have been pissed but I had to admit people have always thought about it but never said it because I was at the top of the food chain. Was. ¡°DICK RIDER DICK RIDER DICK RIDER!¡± the crowd was hysteric. [AUTHORS NOTE: NOVA¡¯s real name is Richard Rider. His parents chose¡­ poorly] Fuuuck me. guess thinking of myself as a superior being didn¡¯t win me any real friends ¡°SHUT UP YOU ASSHOLES¡± at least MJ¡¯S standing up for me. I stood up, got inside my car and drove off into the night.as I drove around town looked down at my phone to check the time. ¡°Fuck it¡¯s still 10pm what am I going to do tonight¡± I spoke the words out loud to myself. ¡°EMBRACE YOUR DESTINY¡± shouted a voice coming from right beside me. ¡°WHATTHEFUCK!¡± I swerved the car right of the road and into the woods. The first tree stump flipped my car, I flew through the windshield and right before I blacked out my thoughts weren¡¯t about what that voice was but instead why the fuck did I have to die the same night people changed my title from homecoming king to dick rider. i forgot to take my meds Rhomann Dey POV ¡°wakey wakey. Kid wake up. HEEEEY! Can you hear me? Shit I think he¡¯s dead¡± I was speaking to no one in particular. It was just really awkward waiting for this kid in front of me to gain consciousness. His driver¡¯s license said his name was Richard Rider. He had been sleeping on the ground for the last 30 minutes. ¡°Hmm is his arm supposed to bend that way?¡± I hate alien planets. It¡¯s always hard getting used to what¡¯s normal and what¡¯s not. The only human I have ever met was that dick Star lord and he could hold onto an infinity stone for a prolonged period of time, so these guys must be resilient right? So why is this human still unconscious after such a minor accident. [this human will wake soon. Prepare the speech] the inorganic hive mind of the Xandrian World mind gave me my orders. It¡¯s still weird receiving orders from an entity within my own mind.it makes me feel like I¡¯m crazy but whatever. ¡°Aah my head hurts. Why can¡¯t I feel my arm?¡± the boy in front of me whispered to himself. Maybe he doesn¡¯t know I¡¯m standing here. Oh yeah he was still out cold when I was shouting. *clears throat* ¡°hello there my name is Rhomann Dey the acting Nova Prime. My home planet Xandar has been destroyed by Thanos the ball sack faced titan. After killing all my people, he left me alive to witness their fall.¡± I changed my voice to mimic Thanos annoying righteous avenger voice ¡°My name is Thanos I only kill half the populace of a planet.¡± ¡°What bullshit he killed us all. Anyway what was I saying yah. After Thanos let me live I retrieved the Xandarian world mind, it¡¯s kind of like all our culture, history, scientific progress, knowledge and a couple thousand wise Xandarian souls rolled into a software program. Well that¡¯s putting it lightly if you want more info read the wiki.¡± *looks directly at the camera and winks* ¡°Now after downloading the Xandarian world mind into my brain. I gained access to the full power of the Nova force but its killing me, which is why I decided to go to the next planet Thanos is most likely to visit and kill him in a suicidal rage, against the will of the world mind. Anyway flying through space took out a lot out of me. Now I need your sorry ass to pick up my mantle.¡± ok the kids taken the bait time to reel him in. ¡°Why me you ask? Am I special? Am I the chosen one? No. don¡¯t let this get to your head. It just so happened that you are the only one driving these backroads when I landed. I will be dying soon so I need your confirmation that you will kill Thanos avenge my people and um yah maybe start up the Nova Corps again. What do you say?¡± ¡°I think I¡¯m fucking dying man¡± oh my goodness this kid is hopeless. Are those tears. Shit. The kid continued speaking ¡°I can¡¯t die here. In the middle of the woods with some creepy crazy asshole. I want to live. I am destined to rule. My father will acknowledge me and I will take his throne and his legacy will be known. I just want my mom to smile. I want her to live¡± he began sobbing after that little announcement. ¡°oh fuck you where royalty. It must be divine intervention for me to find a Kings son on this huge piece of rock. You want to protect your people. Your mom. Then say yes. Take on our legacy. Take on the NOVA CORPS LEGACY! Avenge our fallen. Please¡± The boy looked up. I don¡¯t know if that look was determination or shame from him shitting his pants. Damn the kids almost dead. ¡°yes I agree¡± finally he says the magic words. I can finally rest. I can finally see my wife and daughter.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. A bright light was released from my body. As bright as a shining star. A new star shall be born tonight. A new Nova. Fight for us kid. FIGHT! RICHARD RYDER POV The crazy man before me burst into a supernova. I had no words for the beauty in front of me. Maybe I was dying. Had I chosen to go to heaven. What would have happened if I said no. Whatever it¡¯s my time now. That or throwing away all my anti-psychotic medication was finally catching up to me. The light consumed me. I felt safe. I felt happy. At peace. Was this what I was missing. Death. Peace. Acceptance. MJ. [Hello Richard Rider you have been chosen as the new host of the Xandarian world mind and Nova force] Ok what does that mean [ You are the new Nova Prime. It is your duty to create a Nova Corps and bring justice to the universe.] World mind. What¡¯s happening to me right now. [You are being reborn. I am fixing all your injuries. I have taken notice of a genetic phenotype which wishes to express itself within your genome. Should I allow it.] My abilities. YES! DO IT! [Good the stronger you are the better it is for our cause. Procedure complete. I wish to inform the host that he is now the permanent host of the Xandarian world mind. Our knowledge is at your disposal. Our capabilities will be stronger as the hive grows. Find more Nova corps members and the strain of the Nova force and world mind will be reduced. Until the resist using your Nova Force powers to their fullest extent. A warning must be made through with the increase in Nova Corps members your upper limit power reduces but world mind will strengthen.] Ok cool.I''m going to pretend like i understand the ramifications of what you just said. So what new powers do I have?
NAME: RICHARD RIDER AGE: 16 YEARS SPECIES: HUMAN[MUTANT] ABILITIES (NOVA FORCE): Superhuman Strength: You are able to channel the Nova Force for the purpose of increasing his physical strength to vast levels. Superhuman Speed: By channeling the Nova Force properly, you can grant yourself the ability to run and move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athlete. Superhuman Stamina: Due to the Nova Force''s augmentation of your musculature, your muscles produce considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. Superhuman Accuracy: With the Xandarian World mind¡¯s help, you can shoot beams of energy with an accuracy of millimeters Superhuman Agility: your agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are far beyond the physical limits of the finest human athlete. Superhuman Reflexes: your reflexes are similarly enhanced and are far superior to those of the finest human athlete. Superhuman Durability: your body is highly resistant to all forms of conventional physical injury. Flight: you can use the Nova Force to propel himself through the air at tremendous speeds. Energy Generation: you can channel the Nova Force and expel the energy in the form of extremely powerful concussive blasts Regenerative Healing Factor: In spite of your great physical resilience, it is possible for you to sustain injury. On the rare occasion that you are injured you can purposely channel the Nova Force to rapidly heal damaged bodily tissues. However, the Nova Force cannot regenerate lost limbs Xandarian World mind: The World mind is a sentient collective created to govern and maintain all forms of Xandarian culture. The World mind contains all knowledge collected by the Xandarian people including art, science, history, and philosophy. You can access any aspect of this technology by communicating with the World mind verbally or mentally. your bond with the World mind is highly useful in the fact that the World mind is crucial in helping you maintain self-control when tapping into the full might of the Nova Force. Equipment
  • Nova Corps Uniform:To further stabilize your body during your manipulation of the Nova Force, the World mind has specifically modified your Nova uniform. The material of the uniform helps to contain and regulate some of your powers by siphoning some of the energies of the Nova Force. The uniform also has self-repairing capabilities, allowing it to seal rips and tears on its own. the helmet you use with your uniform resembles and feels like cloth when you are not wearing it, though it adopts a metallic look and feel when you wear it. you can also alter the appearance and nature of his uniform to suit your needs.
The helmet contains radio circuitry enabling you to pick up radio transmissions, monitor transmissions, telescopic sights, night vision sensors, and heat imaging sensors, as well as overlay a visual heads-up display for tracking energy signatures. The helmet also contains a synaptic scrambler to use on opponents in close quarters. *note all Nova force abilities can only be used when your suit is in combat mode*
Ok this is a lot to take in. So this uniform you speak of is the source of my power? [no it is not. The Nova force and the World mind are the sources of your power. The suit allows you to access that power.] Ok so if I don¡¯t feel like wearing my suit in combat mode 24/7 then I¡¯m essentially defenseless. [not entirely you still have your mutant abilities] Oh shit I almost forgot about those. Tell me what powers do I have when I¡¯m not all powered up. [sorry. I am unable to predict in what way your mutant ability will manifest itself] Ok disappointing. wait where am I. why can¡¯t I feel my body? [your body has been taken to a hospital. About 10 hours have passed since your accident. You cannot feel your body because we are currently conversing in your mindscape. If you wish to regain consciousness and leave just will it and it will be] Why didn¡¯t you tell me this before? [you did not ask.] ¡­ Ok thanks. Time to face reality.
My BIG reveal???! I didn¡¯t know eyelids could feel so heavy. It took some effort to open my eyes but what I saw when I did was worth the struggle. Mom sat right beside my bed smiling at me for the first time in a long time. It looked like years had been taken off her face. This smile was one of true joy. Strangely there seemed to be random colors floating in the air around her. No not just the air her body gave of faint signals as well. Maybe they¡¯ve got me on some hard drugs? I moved my head to the right and saw my brother quicksilver smiling. He seemed to be basking in the moment of motherly affection. He too had colors around him but not to my surprise his where silver. Hah! Only he could have such a flashy aura. that¡¯s when I heard a cup drop and splash of liquid hitting the floor. ¡°you¡¯re awake.¡± that voice it could only belong to the sweetest girl I know MJ. 10 HOURS EARLIER Peter Parker and Ned Leeds were standing on a balcony at Flash Thompsons house eagerly awaiting the arrival of MJ. ¡°Peter are you ready for tonight¡± Ned said while straightening out his semi-formal shirt. ¡°Yes. Maybe. No. I don¡¯t know. What do you want from me Ned.¡± peter couldn¡¯t help but fidget? He had been waiting for this night. A chance. An opportunity. A way to tell Michelle that he like liked her. Well not those exact words but you get what I mean. ¡°you got to chill out man. Girls can sense weakness¡± ¡°no they can¡¯t. Wait can they?¡± ¡°yah and right now you reek of it. Peter you are THE SPIDERMAN. What do you have to fear¡± ¡°spiders¡± ¡°really?¡± ¡°Yes really. I got bit by one and almost died remember¡± ¡°whatever, you and MJ have been hitting it off right? So what¡¯s the problem¡± As Ned asked this question a black ford raptor pulled up the driveway and parked in front of the front lawn. ¡°Richard Rider¡± Peter said Richards name with a venomous undertone. ¡°oh. Fuck that dude. He is a narcissistic asshole who treats everybody like trash. Just because he is Michelle¡¯s BFF doesn¡¯t mean shit. They just grew up together, she probably sees him as a brother¡± Ned tried his best to downplay Richard and Michelle¡¯s relationship but Peter still had doubts. ¡°that guy is literally the worst. I wonder what she sees in him?¡± peter asked aloud hoping Ned had an answer. ¡°your guess is as good as mine. I think its pity. His mom is one of those brotherhood groupies. She¡¯s obsessed with mutants.im sure MJ saw Richard go through some bad times when they were younger. That¡¯s the only thing that makes sense to me.¡± Neds answer actually made a bit of sense to Peter. ¡°Let¡¯s intercept them. Tonight. I¡¯m going to confirm my relationship status with Michelle and you are going to have to suffer through our lovey dovey public displays of affection¡± Peter and Ned made their way down the stairs and soon saw MJ and Richard talking. Peter thought He had tried to get her drunk when he heard Richard push her into drinking like a creeper. As if by divine intervention the song treats you better by Shawn Mendes started playing on the speakers. It was about to go down. The next minute was like a blur to Peter. He had tried being friendly but Richard wouldn¡¯t have any of it. peter tried to resist Richards provocations but that ended up with Richard getting mad and attacking him. Bad move on Richards part. He didn¡¯t know about my powers. His punches were slow thanks to Peters heightened perception but Peter could tell that Richard had technique. Richard threw another telegraphed punch but suddenly leaned forward into a tackle. The sudden shock of falling for a feint triggered a reflex Peter had trained while being Spiderman and he kicked Richard across the room by mistake.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Peter couldn¡¯t believe what he had done. Ned was enjoying the glorious revenge that was cast upon Richard. MJ was conflicted. Finding out peter was a mutant was a big surprise but watching Richard start a fight for no reason confused her more. Just as she was still trying to process what happened. Richard started running towards Peter. She reacted the only way she knew how. She decked her best friend. The look on Richards face when he realized that it was her who had hit him, shook her to the core. She hard hurt him. Not physically but emotionally. The one thing she promised she would never do to Richard. His mother had already hurt him enough and know she had left a scar. Richard ran away as the crowd jeered at him. Ned had coined the phrase dick rider. MJ tried to stop them but no one listened. Richard got into the car and sped off. ¡°fuck!¡± MJ couldn¡¯t believe what happened. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around to see Peter with an apologetic look on his face. ¡°we need to talk. NOW¡± MJ pulled on Peters sleeve and led him up the stairs. As soon as they were in an isolated room peter spoke up. ¡°I can explain!¡± ¡°start talking¡± ¡°I¡¯m Spiderman¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°WHAT!¡± ¡°I¡¯m Spiderman. The hero. you know. From YouTube. that¡¯s me¡± ¡°ok, first off wow and secondly what the fuck do you think you were doing. Why did you kick his ass if you had such an advantage?¡± ¡°you might not like the answer¡± ¡°tell me¡± ¡°he deserved it and you know it. Plus, I had everything under control but he must have had martial arts training or something because he caught me by surprise with that feint¡± ¡°mixed martial arts and krav maga. His mother trained us. Actually she trained him and he trained me but whatever. I get your excuse¡± MJ couldn¡¯t believe how things had gotten out of hand. She didn¡¯t know how to begin to process the night¡¯s events. ¡°I love you MJ¡± Peter grabbed Michelle¡¯s arms and confessed while staring into her eyes ¡°Peter I¡­. I don¡¯t know. I I¡¯m confused¡± MJ couldn¡¯t think of what to say she did like Peter but after tonight how would Richard react if he saw them together. ¡°I clear everything up for you¡± Peter leaned in and kissed Michelle. They kissed passionately until MJ pulled back ¡°I am so screwed. What will I tell Richard?¡± MJ knew Peter was the one. ¡°we¡¯ll sort that out later. Let¡¯s go downstairs and enjoy the night¡± Peter wrapped his arm around MJ and walked down the stairs with her. ¡°heeey everyone check it out. Peter knocked down Dick and took his girl.¡± Flash announced on the speakers while MJ and Peter came into everyone¡¯s view. Everyone except the football team cheered. Peter lead MJ into the middle of the room and ignored what everyone else had to say. ¡°let them make their own narrative. As long as we know what happened then it will all work out¡± he whispered these reassuring words into MJ¡¯s ear as they started to slow dance. 20 minutes later Peter MJ and Ned where drinking punch by the pool when a sudden commotion came from the inside of the house. Next thing they knew a man wearing all silver appeared out of nowhere. ¡°it¡¯s an enhanced Michelle Ned get behind me!¡± peter shouted while he jumped in front of the intruder. Everyone in the house rushed outside to see what was going on. Sure mutants were dangerous but they were drunk and fear had left them ages ago. ¡°quicksilver why are you here. Did Richard send you to fight Peter!¡± MJ shouted at quicksilver with rage dripping within every word. She felt humiliated. Had Richard sunk so low that he would ask his kindhearted brother to beat up anyone she liked. Everyone froze when they saw the familiarity in which Michelle addressed this teleporting maniac. They now knew this ¡®quicksilver¡¯ was Richards brother. Flash shouted out ¡°oooooh Parker you are so fucked now!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not here about some lovers spat. Richard got into an accident. It was bad. He¡¯s at the hospital fighting for his life. I¡¯m here to pick you up¡± quicksilvers words quieted the crowd. MJ stepped forward with tears in her eyes. ¡°Take me to him¡± and with her words quicksilver appeared behind her and placed his hand on the back of her heard. Just like that they disappeared. Peter and Ned looked lost. they felt guilty about Richard. ¡°did we do this him?¡± Peter asked Ned and for the first time that night he didn¡¯t have a response. PRESENT ¡°MJ. I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to fight Peter. I stopped taking my medication and you know how I get when I¡¯m off my meds¡± the first words out of my mouth were directed towards MJ. My mother frowned. She seemed annoyed. How ironic, mom jealous from not getting my attention. What bizarre world did I wake up in.? MJ couldn¡¯t reply. She just started crying. ¡°Richard I¡¯m sorry¡± no no no don¡¯t cry. I hate it when you cry. I just want to see your smile again. ¡°don¡¯t bother worrying about the feelings of a mere human girl¡± my mother spoke up. She sounded sickened by the scene in front of her. The way she said human though. Damn mom I¡¯d call you a racist if you weren¡¯t one of those humans yourself. ¡°Son. My beautiful blessing you must still be confused from your ascension into godhood. You have become one of the chosen.¡± there goes mom with her mutant speeches that are expressed with religious fervor. Wait did she say I ascended. ¡°how did you know I got my powers?¡± I asked my voice still shaky. Damn I need a glass of water. ¡°oh I¡¯ve been waiting for this moment since you got out of the operating room.¡± mom seemed giddy. Like a child hiding a secret. She reached inside her handbag and pulled out a mirror. I was shocked to see that my eyes and hair where now various shades of green. The fluctuated seeming almost as if they were alive. As the realization that I was a mutant now set in I couldn¡¯t stop myself from crying. I wonder what my powers are? [judging from your vision I would say you are viewing energy fluctuations. Mainly magnetic and electrical ones] So I might have powers similar to my old man huh? Wonder what he would say to that. [we have no data to calculate any possible responses] No I wasn¡¯t talking to you I was just thinking to myself. [you seem to do that quite often. Always forming a narrative within your mind] don¡¯t worry it helps keep my head on straight I¡¯m Bipolar so it helps keep my emotions in check if I think more. [searching internet for meaning of bipolar. Done. You have a mental disease do you with for me to release neural inhibitors to control your emotions] Hell no. I can say I am who I am because of my flaws and perfections rolled into one. I do not permit you to control my emotions. [fine. Your suit is ready by the way I have converted it into the hospital gown you are currently wearing. But I warn you. When your suit is not in combat mode its defense is weak. Barely better than that the earth garment you call a bullet proof vest] My mother must have interpreted my silence as acceptance. She smiled and asked me ¡°have you thought about your mutant name yet¡± I couldn¡¯t stop myself, from the moment I found out my powers were magnetic I knew what my name had to be. The hardest part of my life and yet the most meaningful. ¡°My name is POLARIS!¡± I dont run from my problems I fly ¡°POLARIS! I AM HUMBLED BY YOUR PRESENCE¡± my mother seemed to like my transformation a little too much. I miss how she used to address me. Although she had cared little much for my personal life she still cared for me. Now it¡¯s like she¡¯s a mindless servant. What should I do? I know! Piss her off. ¡°Aww mom I get all my crazy from you¡± her smile cracked just a little bit. ¡°I am humbled to have contributed to your magnificent personality¡± damn she dodged that like a pro ¡°damn I know crazy girls are good in the sac. But dad really bit the bullet with you¡± maybe that comment was a bit much. Mom stood up and slapped the green out of my hair. *slap* ¡°watch your mouth! I raised you better.¡± good she¡¯s back to normal ¡°Good that¡¯s the mom I know and love. Now come here and give me a hug¡± my mother embraced me for the first time in forever. *ahem* I looked up and saw quick silver and MJ standing there awkwardly. ¡°you guys look like hell¡± that got them smiling. ¡°welcome to the club.¡± quicksilver hit me with a double entendre. ¡°glad I could finally join.¡± this is amazing I might finally get a chance to meet up with Magneto. I wonder what he would do if I punched him in the face. Well whatever I¡¯ll find out when I try. For now, I want out of his hospital. just then the doctor walked in looking pale. He purposefully avoided the corner of the room were quicksilver stood. ¡°hello well umm, I am glad to say the recovery is happening faster than expected he should be able to discharge at any time¡± the doctor rushed out of the room after his announcement ¡°don¡¯t mind him he¡¯s an idiot, ignorant of what an amazing being you are¡± mom tried to encourage me. At least she was being kind.If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°wow accelerated healing that¡¯s an amazing power¡± quicksilver tried to diffuse the tension in the room by changing the subject. [that is the power of the suit. Not your mutant ability. If you were in combat mode, this sort of injury would heal in minutes.] Wow world mind I didn¡¯t know you were the type to claim credit for everything [I am just stating facts. Another fact is that you should be preparing to fight Thanos. He could invade your planet any day now.] Hmm Thanos. What is he after anyway? [there is a rumor that earth may have an infinity stone. Rumors are all that it takes for someone like him to destroy a planet] Fuck where does this guy get his intel. I mean it¡¯s not like earth has loud mouth snitches running around the galaxy. [his source was Loki] Oh Thor¡¯s phycho brother. Makes sense. Ok I¡¯ll start training but first I want to see Magneto. ¡°hey Richard or Polaris or whatever. I¡¯m sorry our night out sucked so bad. I don¡¯t know why you and peter had to fight. You guys are more alike than you think. Today¡¯s Saturday so maybe we could all meet up and sort things out¡± MJ spoke while twirling her hair and staring at her feet. She¡¯s fidgeting why is she fidgeting. Unless she has something to hide. No it can¡¯t be. ¡°Parker¡± I asked and she looked away. Shit. They were together. ¡°fuuuuuuck this. I¡¯m going to see Magneto. Mom pack your bags. Quicksilver you can take mom there. Send me directions and I¡¯ll catch up. I can fly. My powers are related to magnetic and electrical energy. If I were to venture a guess maybe magnetic fields. I¡¯m sure I can fly there¡± quicksilver laughed at the way I avoided MJ¡¯s invite. ¡°cool I get the need to flex your powers. Just don¡¯t die. First time I used super speed I almost took my eye out when I ran into a bug. Here take my phone.¡± he then ran behind my mother and they disappeared. ¡°MJ I need time to process.¡± I stood up and walked past her as she nodded her head. Ok walking away is a lot harder than it looks. Every step brings a new wave of pain over me. as soon as I got out of the parking lot. I turned the corner into an alleyway. Fuuuuuck the worst thousand steps of my life. Ok how do I use combat mode. [I thought you would never ask. Just will it and it will be] I thought about wearing armor and suddenly I was consumed in a bright light again. When the light faded I was covered in a dark blue skintight armor which looked hard and fluid at the same time. I also had gold arm braces or are they more like gauntlets? My boots were as gold as well and I had 3 glowing t circles on my now protruding chest. Wait do I look more muscular? And can iron man sue me for copyright infringement? [calm down human your physique has been altered to be more proficient in the use of the Nova force. The changes will only happen when the suit is on. Do not ask me how it is too complicated for you to understand. This is a sophisticated technological masterpiece] Nice. Now time to test this bad boy out. wait where¡¯s my phone. I swear it was in my pocket. I looked around and saw it had fallen to my feet World mind why didn¡¯t you tell me my phone fell. [you didn¡¯t ask-] Bullshit you were just shy that your suit has no pockets for phones. Sophisticated alien technology my ass. [...] Yah I thought so. Wait now that I think about it I feel as though I¡¯m full of energy. I feel untouchable. Invincible. Screw it I want to fly now! World mind can u put the phone somewhere safe. [I can create a compartment to hold your device and if you look through the visor of your helmet you will see that you are able to interface with your phone.] So basically you¡¯re going to make a pocket in my suit and connect my phone to the huge google glass helmet. Right? [just shut up and fly] please go easy on me its my first time ¡°What¡¯s that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it¡¯s fucking me! WOOOOOOOOOOHOOO!¡± I couldn¡¯t stop myself from squealing. I¡¯m flying. I am actually freaking flying! [Your excitement is unwarranted. My scans of the earthen ¡®internet¡¯ indicate that humans frequently use flight for transportation. Please explain your reaction] ¡°Yah people do fly but never like this!¡± I made a gesture towards myself [Ironman, Falcon, Vision and War machine are just a few known names capable flight. Besides them there are numerous articles of mutants capable of flight including your father Magneto] ¡°Thanks for killing my mood. I get it I¡¯m not that special¡± [You are welcome. I will be sure to monitor for such unreasonable behaviour in the future] ¡°Whatever¡± I continued to rise into the sky. Gravities restraints could not hold me. I was free. I breathed in the gradually cooling air. I stopped when I was in the stratosphere and looked down. [I am turning on your suits space travel capabilities.] and just like that I felt my body change. All of a sudden, I had no respiratory system. ¡°This feels weird. Wait why can I still speak?¡± [That is becau-] ¡°Alien tech, got it¡± I had to cut him off before I got another boring explanation which managed to show how superior the World mind was. I looked down and noticed a few figures flying towards me. [Use your helmet to zoom in on the incoming targets] ¡°Oh, I forgot I could do that¡± as I zoomed in, I couldn¡¯t help but despair. Incoming where 3 ironman armour drones. ¡°Should I fly down to intercept them¡± [That depends, are you willing to be taken into custody? If so, are you willing to register your name powers and affiliations as per the mutant registration act?] ¡°Uhm no?¡± what I have to do all that? [Then I suggest you try out your combat ability. Not to worry I have just activated a jammer. None of what we do next will be seen. Afterwards I suggest you flee to space for a few minutes then renter earth at a different point to avoid tracking] ¡°Cool cool cool. You had me at combat¡± I felt energy build up inside me.it was intoxicating. My body began to glow as energy enveloped me. ¡°Unregistered enhanced. Come with us to the nearest military institution and we shall begin your registration process. Reveal your identity and do not resist. If you comply no harm will befall you. Everything will be done according to the Law do not fear¡± each of the iron legion drones repeated the same line but where out of sync. I guess they rely on Wi-Fi. Whatever time to bring the heat. I¡¯ve always wanted to say this ¡°KAAA.MEEEEE.HAAAAAAA.MEEEEEE.HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!¡± I made the same motions as Goku and fired away. the two drones at the edge of the formation dodged my attack but the one in the middle took the hit head on. The drone first began to melt but then suddenly exploded into a ball of flames. ¡°Nova force and ark reactor energy are definitely not compatible¡± I watched the drone burn. It was beautiful. Who knew destruction could look this good? Well besides Michael Bay. [Pay Attention. There are still two left. One is beading straight for you while the other is attempting to get in behind you] ¡°Oh shit. The other ones behind me.¡± I quickly turned around to check. the blue drone which was trying to get behind me had stopped for some reason and retreated. Taking advantage of my lack of awareness. The red drone which was approaching me from the front fired five missiles at my exposed back. I was engulfed in flame. The shock of getting hit surprised me. But otherwise I felt nothing. No pain. No heat. Nothing. [Of course, you would never be hurt by such a primitive projectile. From now on speak to me through your mind. Your foolishness told the enemy all they needed to know to counter my counter.] Yes sir! Now track the location of the drones. When the smoke clears, I¡¯m going to go on the offensive. [Tracking. One is directly above you while the other is waiting to attack from below] How fast can we fly? [Within the earth¡¯s atmosphere. Supersonic.] Outside of the earth¡¯s atmosphere?Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. [You can travel at the speed of light] Fuck me. [I do not know how to respond] Don¡¯t worry you¡¯ve said enough. I¡¯ve got it from here. I flew upwards as fast as the world mind let me. A loud sonic boom reverberated behind me. In an instant I was crashing through the red iron man drone cutting it in two. I blew up the two falling pieces with a blast from my palms. Now all that¡¯s left is blue. I looked down and saw the blue iron man drone escaping. ¡°oh no you don¡¯t¡± instinctually I reached my had towards the iron man drone. [what are you doing? The drone will escape my signal jamming zone] I don¡¯t know but I fell something. The blue energy surrounding me started shifting into a green glow. [Registering fluctuations in the magnetic and electromagnetic forces around you] ¡°Come back!¡± the drone halted mid-flight. Even though its thrusters were on full blast it could not move forward. I started making weird gestures with both of my arms. It seemed to help with the mental calculations of manipulating the magnetic forces. I pulled the drone towards me until it was right in front of me. ¡°Poor drone you can¡¯t move, can you?¡± I began dismantling it limb by limb. I can do more I know it. I started manipulating the forces between the molecules and watched as the metal components of the suit melted into a flowing metal. Amazing. I¡¯ve got to check this out when I have more time. ¡°Hey my hands are kind of occupied with this magnetic force. Is it safe for me to use nova blasts¡±? [I am unsure of the resultant response of the reaction between the Nova force and your magnetic powers. If you wish to ¡®blast¡¯ something without your arms then concentrate the Nova energy on any other part of you body and fire away] I can do that! Ok. Time for laser eyes. Peeeeeew peeeeeeeew. Nova energy shot out of my entire face and blasted the disfigured armour. Ok not exactly laser eyes but whatever I¡¯ll work on it later. [we should leave. our fight has been over 4 minutes. Judging from our location ironman should be here in 2 minutes] Is that a bad thing? I can use this as an opportunity to introduce myself as a ¡®hero¡¯. All I have to to is warn them about Thanos. Right? [Wow. I am proud. You are learning quick Richard Rider] Call me Polaris or NOVA prime! [¡­] Oh, look who¡¯s on his way. Ironman and war machine were flying towards me. The kinetic vision and zoom capabilities of these goggles are crazy. How far are they? [far enough that you can see them and they can¡¯t see you] That¡¯s not vague at all [do you really care about the exact calculations and distances?] Touch¨¦. I¡¯m not the only one that is learning. Huh? [I am just adjusting my interface to meld better with your abrasive attitude. A higher synchronicity between us can only make us stronger] Nice bra. Nice. I¡¯m bored let¡¯s meet them halfway. I flew towards them and as soon as I was in shouting distance, I stopped flying and took on a neutral stance or is it hover? Whatever. ¡°Hello men of earth. I am the leader and Nova prime of the Nova Corps and ruler of the planet Xandar¡± ¡°Hey Rhodey do you believe this guy?¡± I instantly recognized the voice. It was Tony Stark. Who on earth hadn¡¯t heard his voice? ¡°Not one bit Tony. This guy is shady as hell¡± I guess with all the mutants on earth its hard to believe that I¡¯m an alien. I knew if I was going to stick the role, I had to keep my cool and not get pulled into their pace ¡°The genocidal madman Thanos destroyed my world and defeated me and my Corps with ease. all because we were in possession of the power stone. I came to warn earth of its impending demise. There are rumours that earth has not one but 2 infinity stones. the time and mind stones. He has destroyed planets for less. I am here to give you a fighting chance¡± Tony and War machine didn¡¯t respond immediately. Maybe they were taking me seriously. ¡°what do these stones look like?¡± Tony didn¡¯t sound amused anymore. What do the stones look like? [I am not sure of the shapes but I know the colours. the time stone is green and the mind stone is yellow. I can also show you the size of our power stone] ¡°I am not sure of the shapes but I know of the colours. the time stone is green and the mind stone is yellow. Our power stone was about this big¡± I made a gesture to show the size of the stone with my thumb and index finger. ¡°Who told this Thanos about earth. Was it you?¡± Tony seemed angry. He even took on an aggressive posture as if he was getting ready to fight. ¡°I am the Nova prime of the Nova corps we are in charge of upholding peace and justice in the universe!¡± who does this guy think he¡¯s talking to? ¡°You still haven¡¯t answered my question¡± [Fool. Enough with the dramatic acting. just answer] ¡°Sorry I allowed anger to take a hold of me. It was an Asgardian called Loki¡± ¡°Of course it was. This is why I said earth should hold him but nooo Thor gets to take him to ¡®Asgardian¡¯ jail, probably house arrest!¡± Tony seemed livid. Maybe Loki was a sore spot for him. ¡°Tony we can¡¯t believe everything this weirdo says. Some of it might check out but how many people know of the stone. He could even be hydra. Nova prime come with us and I¡¯m sure we can talk this out.¡± War machine reasoned with Tony. Shit this guy is way too suspicious. Time to get out of here. ¡± I must decline but worry not I will return for the fight with Thanos. Prepare for a battle for the universe is upon us. Thanos has only one goal in mind and that is to wipe out 50% of life from the universe¡± I quickly then flew up and out of the mesosphere into space. Ironman and War machine were right on my heels. Looks like they don¡¯t want to let me go. As soon as I was a safe distance from earth, I used the energy I had been accumulating secretly to propel myself forward at the speed of light. I wish I could see the look on Starks face right now. Wait now that I think about it, I can¡¯t see anything. It¡¯s all black. [Of course. It is because you are moving to fast. Without me adjusting your movement you would have crashed by now. Ok we are far enough that they cannot track us all we have to do is enter stealth mode and re-enter earth] Stealth mode? [I just mask our presence to all electronic surveillance. We can still be physically seen.] Why didn¡¯t we mask ourselves when we first started flying? [I wanted to test out your planet¡¯s response.] Oh, you are such a liar. You wanted me to meet ironman this was reverse psychology, right? [You lied as well Polaris. You said you were royalty but when I searched your records it showed you were a normal civilian. Your father may be powerful but he is a wanted terrorist and not a King] Ok ok. Take it easy. No need to go for the throat. Its just easier when I know the plan. I don¡¯t like being manipulated. [Noted] Well since we are in space, I want to visit the moon. Earths moon to be specific. [changing course to the moon] In an instant I was in front of the moon. The silence of space and the beauty of the reflected light made it look so peaceful and serene. I floated to the surface and dug my fingers into its course rock. Heh, one more thing to check of my bucket list. [Lifeforms detected watch out!] I looked up just in time to see a half man half goat kick me in my face with a giant hoof. what my mc looks like *not a chapter* Main character.Nova aka Polaris. Richard Rider.Dick rider. just imagine him with green hair and green eyes*he gets the tatoos and piercing in the next episode so spoilers i guess? every other character looks the same as in the Marvel moviesIf you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. GOOBYE MOONMAN. My worlds truth revealed My head is ringing and I¡¯m spinning away from the moon in slow motion. So many questions are going through my mind right now. Goat people live on the moon. Goat man just kicked me with enough force to actually hurt me. Me! who withstood 5 missiles earlier today. Does NASA know about the goat people? Does the Avengers? Fuck. World mind what was that. [A new enemy. We will sort this out on a later date. If there are more it would not be feasible to stage a war when Thanos could arrive any day now] Hahaha yah we can carry out a ¡®righteous purge¡¯ after we beat Thanos. [That is reasonable.] You know I was joking right. We won¡¯t be killing any aliens just because they live on our moon. [Only time will tell. If they are friendly then we charge them for living on New Nova prime territory. If they resist, we purge] ¡°New Nova prime. Is that what you want to call earth. Wait you want to take over earth.?¡± [No, I wish to make the earth as powerful and prosperous as Xandar. I will provide the culture and technology to elevate earths status and once again establish the Nova Corps] NICE. I get to rule a new earth. [focus we were just attacked.] Oh yeah, I almost forgot freaking goat men. I repositioned myself and looked for the goat man. Nothing. He was nowhere to be seen. Scan the surface of the moon. [scanning¡­ found a facility the size of a city. Heavily armoured and shielded. Caution is advised.] Ok what time is it. [1330] All of this happened in the 2 hours since I left the hospital! This is crazy. screw the space people. I¡¯m going to meet up with quicksilver. Its ok to run sometimes. Plus, todays my first day. I can¡¯t be fighting moon men. Yah. I¡¯m no wimp. I¡¯m just cautious. Inhumans POV ¡°My king. That fool Gorgon just attacked the intruder, what should we do?¡± the man speaking was Karnak. Even though he asked his king for an answer. He had already predicted every possible response which he would receive. *sign language* ¡°Call him back immediately. If the opponent pursues. We fight¡± Black bolt signed the response while focusing on the screen in front of them. ¡°The perfect choice from the perfect King¡± Karnak wasn¡¯t just praising black bolt for nothing, he had actually chosen the best option. ¡°GORGON, return at once! I cannot protect you forever cousin.¡± Karnak shouted into the microphone connecting to Gorgons earpiece. ¡°Sorry cousin, I couldn¡¯t help myself¡± Gorgon apologised as he entered a secret hatch nearby. Black bolt watched the intruder from the command room. Surrounding him where the members of the royal family. They watched as the intruder readjusted himself as a blue glow surrounded his body. ¡°Protection maybe?¡± Karnak couldn¡¯t help but speculate the nature of the energy surrounding the man in space. ¡°it would explain why he can survive in space without air¡± ¡°Incoming energy signal! Brace for impact!¡± Karnak shouted and everyone tensed but nothing happened. ¡°Not an attack then. Maybe a scan?¡± They watch as the intruder turned tail and flew off. ¡°Like a little bitch, shameful¡± Gorgon couldn¡¯t resist the taunt. ¡°shut up you big oaf. You chased away a visitor. Big brother Black bolt never lets us go to earth and now you chase off anyone who tries to visit. I hate you¡± Princess Crystal complained. ¡°Do. You think he was an avenger. Or maybe an x-man. Do you think he knows my boyfriend?¡± she fired a barrage of questions at Karnak who refused to answer. The fact that the princess had a ¡®boyfriend¡¯ who lived on earth could warrant a death sentence. Luckily Medusa saw how uncomfortable he was and answered for Karnak. ¡°little sister you know not to speak of such matters openly. Black bolt suffers enough scrutiny from the lower caste. Your secret could bring down his rule so keep your mouth shut. To answer your questions, no he is not an avenger or at least not registered and I doubt he knows your boyfriend. Its racist to think all humans know each other. I mean what are the odds that he knows quicksilver¡± Crystal nodded ¡°True. Sorry for talking too much¡± *sign language* ¡°not to worry Crystal your curiosity is the source of our joy never lose it¡± Black bolt smiled down towards Crystal. Even sitting from a pretentious throne, he had the look of a magnanimous leader. The rest of the inhuman Royals smiled in return. Back on Earth ¡°I mean its not like I¡¯m a little bitch or anything. Who fights a whole civilization without knowledge right?... world mind?¡±The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. [ You have been asking me to reassure your masculinity for the last 10 minutes. Insecurity is not a good trait for a Nova prime] Sorry. Are we there yet? [yes. The base we need to enter is just below] Ok deactivate combat mode. [what?] Deactivate combat mode [right now? We are still in the troposphere and declining] Yes now. [fine] I felt my armour melt away. Shit its cold. [yes] Ok. Whatever. I kept on diving. Even though I know I¡¯m safe my heart can¡¯t stop racing. [your body is producing adrenaline should I inhibit its secretion?] Hell no! wow without my helmet everything seems clearer. [explain] The magnetic fields look clearer. Its almost as if I could touch them. [then try] No, I would look stupid. [who will see your failure] Ok, hard to argue against that. I spent the next 30 seconds grabbing at the air [5 Kilometres until we hit the ground. We are currently falling at terminal velocity] Shut up I¡¯m concentrating. THERE. I held the field. I grabbed at it with both hands and pulled. [speed decreasing. Decreasing. Freefall has stopped] Fuck I¡¯m floating mid-air [you are doing it again] Doing what [inappropriate behaviour. You could fly before this so why are you so happy?] Because I can fly by myself! [you seem to be riding the earth magnetic fields. I estimate your maximum speed using this method is Mach 2 or orbital velocity. I can transcend the speed of light itself] Show-off. Whatever. I flew down to the facility below me. To my surprise two men in security outfits flew towards me. ¡°who are you?¡± the man who looked like a tetradactyl asked spoke first. ¡°P-POLARIS! Quicksilver has requested my presence¡± shit I fucking stuttered. ¡°Hahaha easy kid we where expecting you. Magnetos boy huh?¡± the dino-guard looked me up and down ¡°Stop it Sauron you¡¯re scaring him¡± this time the man with angel wings spoke. ¡°Sorry Mimic. I forget that I¡¯m a lot to take in at first sight. especially for newbs¡± Sauron laughed while eyeing me. ¡°Follow us¡± Mimic then led me to a room inside the facility which looked so sterile that it reminded me of the hospital I just left right down to the smell. Before I could ask why I way here quicksilver appeared before me. ¡°Hey lil bro, I saw you fly in. badass. I thought you were going to mess around a bit then call big bro for a lift. Its only been a few hours you must be fast. Well not fast fast but fast enough you know?¡± ¡°Hahaha yah I know. So why am I here. Is this a hospital?¡± quicksilver didn¡¯t answer my question. Instead he closed the doors and disappeared. When he reappeared, he spoke ¡°Sorry I was just checking the room for bugs. Plus, I had to switch off every recording device on the facility. Now sit down what I¡¯m about to tell you will literally break your world¡± I braced myself. Quicksilvers childish attitude and demeanour disappeared. He was serious ¡°You know I wished you would never activate your abilities. I wanted at least one member of our family to live oblivious. Happy. Unaware of the madness that is life.¡± Quicksilver paced around the room. He looked sad. why? ¡°The world you lived in was a lie. Life isn¡¯t black and white. Its only grey. You have heard about the x-men and the brotherhood, right? Have you ever wondered why I¡¯m an x-man but I work closely with the brotherhood?¡± ¡°Because of dad?¡± ¡°No, its because the X-men and the Brotherhood are two sides of the same coin. We pretend to be at war so that the humans don¡¯t attack us. Magneto and Professor Xavier are close. Close enough that dad would rather lose one of us than him. Fucked up right? Anyway, that¡¯s just the first secret.¡± ¡°there is a powerful mutant called Apocalypse who has been alive since the beginning of mutant kind. His goal is the extermination or enslaving of humans. He is our boss. Yes, you heard me right. He is in charge of the X-men and the Brotherhood. Which is funny because at one point we teamed up to kill apocalypse. Why is he alive after we killed him you ask? Good question. The answer is Jean Grey¡± ¡°she is a powerful mutant. Strong enough to kill apocalypse ten times over. She used to be one of the good guys until she unlocked her hidden power. She calls it the phoenix force¡± [NO!] What¡¯s wrong [If the phoenix force is on earth then you will never rule here. It is all encompassing. All destroying. All creating. It is stronger than Thanos] ¡°So, Jean uses the Phoenix force to keep Apocalypse in check. Well not just him all of the selected ss well¡± quicksilver gestured towards himself. ¡°who are the selected?¡± I needed to know ¡°well you just joined us. Think of it this way Jean is at the leader she has a left- and right-hand man. Her left-hand man is called Deadpool. A true agent of chaos. Sick bastard is a psychopath. But he is funny not much is known about his team. Jeans right hand man is Apocalypse. Apocalypse has four guardians which he bestows an increase of power to. Two belong to the x-men and two are with the brotherhood. Each of these four guardians are only allowed to tell the truth of the world to their team.¡± ¡°I have tried researching as much about the teams and guardians as I could but I couldn¡¯t get much. It goes like this¡± quicksilver disappeared and reappeared with a board with a hastily drawn table on it
JEAN GREY
DEADPOOL APOCALYPSE
DOMINO STORM ROUGUE MAGNETO PROFESSOR X
???? RAVEN,???? ???? ME, YOU & WANDA BEAST, LOGAN, CYCLOPS,????
¡°OK hope you got it Jeans on top followed by Apocalypse and Deadpool. Apocalypses generals are professor x, Magneto, Storm and Rogue who is Jeans bodyguard. Every general has a team of four. these are just the people I know¡± quicksilver gave me time to take it all in. ¡°So, Magneto chose his children to be a part of his team. How does that work. Isn¡¯t Scarlet witch an avenger.?¡± ¡°No matter who you are once you have been selected you are a part of the Phoenix. We are her ¡®agents of life and death¡¯. Its nothing much really you just follow what she says and live life normally afterwards¡± ¡°And why are we here?¡± I motioned towards the empty sterile room. Instantly there was a machine at the centre of the room and beside it a metal briefcase. ¡°Ok I walked into that one, is that a tattoo machine?¡± I pointed at the futuristic tattoo machine. ¡°Yah kind of. I told you that Professor x and Phoenix bitch are mind readers / mind controllers. Well they manipulated the stark family a while back into researching different types of inventions. After a while Stark started getting suspicious and created nanotech which resists neural interference. I stole his tech for dad and the other generals now all of the selected have this nanotech protecting their minds in the form of permanent tattoos. Now what sort of tattoo would you like?¡± *see previous chapter to see tattoos and yes it includes the sclera tattoo* ¡°Ok now you look like a suuuuper goth. Good for you. Want anything else?¡± quick silver worked fast. ¡°Ah yes I want a few piercings.¡± *Again, see previous chapter for piercings* ¡°Fuck that was fast its like I¡¯m playing GTA. Do you do hair cuts as well?¡± I said this as a joke but he pulled out a pair of clippers. ¡°Shit you came ready.¡± I had to give the man his props. *SERIOUSLY CHECK THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER TO SEE HIS HAIRCUT* ¡°Ok, now that your mind is safe its time for your vitamins¡± quicksilver pulled out a huge injection. ¡°What is that for!¡± I started to feel squeamish. That needle was not normal ¡°How long have the X-men been around?¡± quicksilver asked me a random question out of nowhere. Maybe he is trying to distract me from the needle ¡°uhm 1962.¡± I still remembered our school textbook said something about a fight on an island. ¡°Yah dad must have been like twenty something when that happened. That was 57 years ago! How is magneto still a threat if he¡¯s like 80?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know maybe his powers mature with age?¡± ¡°Shut up. It¡¯s because of this¡± he motioned for the injection ¡°it¡¯s a super serum we mind controlled Tony Starks dad into making. If a normal human takes it, they become Captain America! If a mutant takes it all we don¡¯t gain any enhancements. We get a little thing I like to call eternal youth or immortality. Don¡¯t get me wrong a bullet can still kill you, its just that old age wont. I¡¯m actually in my 50¡¯s¡± I can¡¯t even begin to process what quicksilver is saying. ¡°wait then the whole story about you and Wanda¡¯s parents was- ¡° ¡°A lie yes. Wanda needed a good cover story to join the avengers so we made one up. It¡¯s a mission Phoenix gave her¡± ¡°so why does she hate me. Is that a cover too?¡± ¡°no, she¡¯s just bitchy that way. Hates competition for dad¡¯s attention. Now bend over, just kidding. I injected you before the conversation started. You are good to go. Now its time to meet dad¡± ¡°Hey bro before we go, I want to show you something¡± if I can¡¯t trust my brother with my secret then I can¡¯t trust anyone. ¡°Dude I am not checking out your dick. If you have any problems see a doctor¡± In that moment I transformed into Nova. ¡°Ok that¡¯s new¡± MY touching reunion ¡°I won¡¯t lie to you this isn¡¯t the first time I¡¯ve seen a big reveal so pardon me if I¡¯m not surprised¡± quicksilver didn¡¯t even flinch when I transformed. This must be business as usual for him. ¡°you could at least pretend to be shocked!¡± I tried to protest but quicksilver wasn¡¯t giving me any le way. Damn it¡¯s a tough crowd tonight. I might as well drop my world ending story. [I agree with your choice. Even though the phoenix force is a bigger threat. Go ahead.] Ok I didn¡¯t know it was up for discussion but thankyou for your input. ¡°I didn¡¯t awaken my powers by myself. On the night of the car crash I was approached by an alien. Actually, now that I think about it. The voice in my head is the one that caused me to crash my car in the first place¡± World mind did you set up a situation where I had to accept you to survive? [All good negotiators know to approach from a position of power.] Ok. You could have straight up denied my attempted murder and I would have been content but you just had to own it didn¡¯t you. [I admit to no fault. Time was limited. I had to do the right thing for the universe. I do regret being forced to come to earth. It seems such a dormant planet had so many hidden threats. Establishing the Nova Corps here will be difficult.] ¡°Hello! Are you ok? You started speaking about voices in your head and then you spaced out. Believe me when I say mental health is not a bragging point in our family. So, it¡¯s kind of concerning when you start acting like this.¡± Oh, shit I was speaking to quicksilver. I bet he thinks I¡¯m unstable now. Actually, more like more unstable than before. ¡°Sorry, I was getting to the part were an alien tricked me into inheriting an AI full of databases of alien culture and ways to manipulate the NOVA FORCE! Which is why I look like this. It even offered to activate my mutation¡± ¡°Ok. This isn¡¯t one of the craziest origin stories I¡¯ve heard. The avengers have a guy who got bitten by a radioactive spider. I mean that should have killed him right. Radioactive venom. Tsk tsk the world is a crazy place. Anyway, I assume this alien force has a reason for coming to earth. If its world domination then please tell that AI in your head all attempts will be fruitless¡± quicksilver had an amused look on his face. I guess it would be funny if an alien tried to invade a planet controlled by the Phoenix. [I agree with quicksilver. I suggest we relocate planets after we defeat Thanos] ¡°The reason the AI is here is to find a way to defeat Thanos. A titan who only has one goal. Wipe out fifty percent of life in the universe!¡± HAH! SEE. I¡¯m apart of a huge plot as well. ¡°Oh, you know about Thanos. That makes things easier¡± Quicksilver didn¡¯t even seem phased by what I said. Why am I getting a bad feeling about this? ¡°The phoenix wants Thanos to succeed. She informed him of the locations of the two infinity stones on earth.¡± ¡°Why? Why doesn¡¯t she stop him?¡± ¡°If Jean wanted Thanos dead he would be dead. She is probably the strongest creature in our universe. The reason she is helping him is because they made a deal. She gives him the stones and in return he eliminates every gene pool which has stagnated. Well since he has to stick with 50 %, I doubt that all stagnant gene pools would be destroyed.¡± ¡°Stagnant gene pools?¡± what the fuck is this. Darwinism? ¡°Think of the Phoenix as the god of evolution. The Phoenix wants everything to advance and change if not it destroys the universe and starts everything over again. Jean once said that the phoenix force was tempted to restart our whole existence but is hesitant because it has a connection with her¡± quicksilver put his hands on my shoulders and stared into my eyes. Kind of gay but I get that he wants the seriousness of the situation to sink in. ¡°This is why I never wanted you to be apart of this. All we do is make the best out of a shitty situation. One more thing. Never show your trump card to anyone. Not even me. Now I know you are this¡­ knockoff alien ironman? Anyway, it¡¯s dangerous to give out your secrets. Let them know about your mutant powers and do whatever you want with your alien powers. Its about the most freedom you will have from now on. Welcome to a life of servitude and death. Now let¡¯s meet dad.¡± I can¡¯t even begin to imagine what quicksilver has been through. He said I can¡¯t trust him. Why? Is this life that bad? I think I might come to regret getting powers. [Do not worry. We still have many pathways to explore. We might still restore the pride and prestige of the Nova Corps] Fuck you. I don¡¯t care about the Nova Corps. I don¡¯t even know what I care about. Fuck it lets go meet dad. Turn of combat mode. The moment my suit faded away quicksilver carried me to a new location. It all happened in a blur. One moment I was in the room the next I was in a classroom. I turned and saw quicksilver standing next to a bald man wearing formal clothes. ¡°Wow, you certainly have Ericks rebellious traits. Just look at you. Quicksilver didn¡¯t you tell him all he needed was one tattoo. He could have even gotten a subdural implant with no visible indications.¡± ¡°I know my younger brother ok. Normal was never his style. So, I didn¡¯t give him the option¡± Did he just say that! What is up with everyone and making decisions for me.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. [Did you not wish for the tattoos?] Yah I did. He wins this round. Now this bald guy must be the professor. His casual use of my fathers first name and the scholarly air about him are a dead giveaway. The way he stood demanded attention. He must have been in his mid-twenties but I knew better. He was well over eighty. ¡°Quicksilvers right I like this look. You must be Professor Xavier.¡± I tried my best to seem formal and in charge. ¡°Please call me professor x or the professor and you are Richard Rider. Erick has told me a lot about you.¡± The professors voice was charming and alluring at the same time. If I didn¡¯t have the security of the Nano machine tattoos, I would have been sure he was manipulating me into liking him. [I believe your positive response towards him is due to the fact that he said your father speaks about you. I noted an increase in dopamine produced after you took note of his words] Come on man. Tracking my dopamine levels. That¡¯s low. [I track and regulate more than just your dopamine levels. The reason why you are still upright and not wailing in despair at the unfairness of the world is due to me blocking certain hormones linked with depression] I told you not to mess with my head. The crazy makes me me. [I will only interfere if your emotions get in the way of the mission] Are you allowed to do that? [Yes. I wrote the rules that I must follow] Fuck it. Oh, shit the professor is waiting for a response. Surprisingly the professor was waiting patiently. He must be used to talking to ¡®special kids¡¯. I know regretted the joke the moment I made it. ¡°He speaks about me? I didn¡¯t think he cared for ¡®humans¡¯¡± the professors face twisted at the way I said humans with discontent. ¡°Please remember that we all came from humans. I know your mother had some extremist views but you don¡¯t need to follow the same path. Compassion and love play as much of a role as hatred and anger. I taught this lesson to your father and he grew stronger from it.¡± Just as the professor finished his speech a man walked into the room. I felt my world go still. ¡°Hahaha. That was ages ago Charles. Hello son.¡± His voice was the same as on all the brotherhood recruitment videos I¡¯ve watched. He looked the same as on all his wanted photos. Young, rough and authoritative. Men have died for him and his goals. This was THE MAGNETO. In real life he looked even more awe inspiring. Or maybe that¡¯s just because I can see how the electromagnetic spectrum moves and flows according to him. ¡°Dad.¡± That was the first word I have ever said to my father. appropriate huh? ¡°Come here.¡± His arms were spread open. Calling me in for embrace. I slowly made my way towards him. Hesitation in each step. As soon as I reached him, he closed his arms and- *BAM* UPPER CUT. He stumbled back in shock and *BOOM* RIGHT HOOK. He was down for the count. ¡°That¡¯s for disrespecting my mom for 16 years asshole!¡± I spit on his semi-conscious body sprawled across the ground ¡°Bahahaha. I told you. Didn¡¯t I tell you. Like hell my little brothers a daddy¡¯s boy. Pay up¡± quicksilver began collecting money from the professor and the two new people who rushed into the room when they heard a commotion. One had blue fur he must be beast. The other had metal claws, scratch that his whole skeletal structure seems to be made of metal. ¡°Here¡¯s 100$, hell I¡¯ll give you another 50$ on top just for watching Magneto getting knocked on his ass. I¡¯ve dreamt about doing it for so long. He¡¯s just lucky I have adamantine bones. Hey kid, my names Logan and this is beast. Some people know me as wolverine so don¡¯t get confused¡± I couldn¡¯t care less that I impressed some random guy. I finally did it. I¡¯ve been keeping that one in for a while. Is this what they mean by ¡®therapeutic¡¯? [Your body seems to be flooding with endorphins and dopamine. What you did must be beneficial to yourself.] Whatever. I reached my hand out and helped pick up the asshole my mother is in love with. ¡°Fuck. You hit like a truck. I¡¯m surprised you didn¡¯t break your knuckles.¡± Magneto didn¡¯t seem angry at all. He looked impressed. [You did fracture your knuckle. The healing process has already begun. It should be fine in a minute or two] ¡°I had anger as well. It is a good source of power. Tell me son, what are your abilities?¡± what? He¡¯s not going to reprimand me. At least react. ¡°I can control the electromagnetic spectrum?¡± I said unsure of my answer ¡°Boy is that a question or an answer, what can you do so far?¡± I noticed his eyebrows lift at the word magnetic. Maybe he is holding back his emotions on purpose. A show of power perhaps? ¡°Flight, metal manipulation¡­electromagnetic sight.¡± I watched him frown. Is he disappointed? ¡°I don¡¯t need metal to fly! Umm and I can sense the electromagnetic aura people give off. I can also melt metal¡± I started panicking and blurting out applications of my powers. ¡°hohoho. You should have said that from the begging, show me¡± he gestured towards the chairs in the classroom I lifted the chair with ease. I watched how the spectrum shifted. Showing me the bonds between each molecule of metal and I pulled at them. The metal liquified. I heard Magneto grunt with joy. I tried remoulding the chair into the shape of a snake. What can I say, I had to make a good first impression. I managed to make a decent looking stick instead. Fuck my life. ¡°You made a blunt weapon. Smart. Instant weapons in case of an attack¡± Quicksilver came to my rescue again. ¡°My style has always been about excess. Your abilities must be about finesse. Tell me. If your vision allows you too see the bonds between metal. Can you see the iron in my red blood cells?¡± Magnetos question silenced the already quiet room. If his theory was correct then I would be capable of manipulating blood. ¡°Try it on me. Don¡¯t worry I¡¯m A REAL IMMORTAL. Unlike all you cheap rip-offs¡± Logan/wolverine stepped forward. Up close he felt dangerous. As though he could kill you at any time. ¡°Hurry up. I don¡¯t have all day¡± Is this dude serious. He wants to experiment just like that. Does he have a Deathwish? I turned towards quicksilver looking for some support but he nodded as if to say go ahead. I focused my sight to look past his metallic aura and deeper into his body. It was surprisingly easy. I thought learning to use powers was hard? [why would it be? Is it not just an expression of your genes?] All the comic books I¡¯ve read have long periods dedicated to training arcs and discovering abilities. [In real life a bird knows how to fly without being taught. This is life Polaris not a GAME! Your enemies know their own powers inside and out without training.] Then I felt it. I felt the iron in wolverines¡¯ blood. I grabbed at it. wolverine immediately stiffened and his face made a strange expression. I reversed the flow of the blood in his body and he responded by fainting. I thought I had messed up but he instantly regained consciousness. He still looked strained but he moved perfectly normal even though his blood flowed backwards. I guess he is an immortal. ¡°Looks like the kid has potential.¡± Everyone in the room smiled at Wolverines words. ¡°Now its time for you to meet your family¡± Magneto gestured towards the door and 3 teenagers about my age walked in. ¡°YOU HAD MORE KIDS!¡± Now I really was going to kill him. ¡°No no no, you misunderstand. These are your bodyguards. They will be loyal to you and you alone. All significant mutants have a secret service. They have been preparing their whole lives to protect you. They will grow with you as a team and hopefully a family. Their lives and bodies are at your service. In return they get immortality and a chance to shape history with someone great.¡± As Magneto spoke, I looked at my new ¡®FAMILY¡¯ Two where girls and one was a guy. The boy and one of the girls must have been twins because they had both had blue eyes and blond hair and seemed to be in sync. The last girl was foreign. Maybe Latin American. Two hot girls who follow my orders. Did I forget to add a Harem tag? MY new minions ¡°Son, listen well. I won¡¯t repeat myself. This fine young man here is Andrew Strucker and the outstanding woman beside him is his twin sister Lauren Strucker. Together they are Fenris, an unstoppable force.¡± Andrew and Lauren both stepped forward after Magnetos introduction. They both had blond hair and blue eyes. The way they moved would make you think that they were the same person. They were perfectly synchronised. Creepy, kind of like the twins from the shining. Magneto waited for me to give the twins a once over before he continued with the introduction. And by ¡®once over¡¯ I mean he waited for me to literally check them out. The same way you check out a car or a horse before you buy it. He gestured for me to walk around them. Get a real 360¡ã view. ¡°And this is their leader, she is cunning as she is beautiful. Marcia Diaz.¡± Marcia stepped forward with gusto. Yah with confidence like she¡¯s definitely the leader. But hearing Magneto call her beautiful sent a shiver down my spine, eighty-year-old asshole hitting on a sixteen-year-old. ¡°You can all get to know one another after the ceremony.¡± Magneto snapped his fingers and two new mutants entered the room. One male and the other seemed to be female. I say seemed to be because she was made of diamond or glass but her curves said female. ¡°Ceremony?¡± I tried to stay calm as I saw wolverine, beast and quicksilver exit the room. Professor X stood up and walked towards me and my new bodyguards. ¡°Quicksilver didn¡¯t tell you. I swear that boy leaves out the most important information. These three will be bonded to you for life. The same way the four horsemen are bonded to Apocalypse for life. It¡¯s a tradition we picked up with the change in leadership a while back. I¡¯m sure quicksilver told you the truth of this worlds leadership?¡± ¡°Yes¡± ¡°Good, at least he did one thing right. The difference between apocalypses connection with us and yours with your bodyguards is that there will be no sudden boost in power. We are just psychically manipulating your bodyguards¡¯ minds so that they have undying loyalty and love for you. In the event of your death they will be compelled to seek vengeance until they die. Do you have any questions?¡± ¡°I have so many. First and foremost, is this slavery?¡± I had to ask because this shit sounds shady. ¡°It¡¯s not slavery because we have purchased their body and minds for the cheap price of immortality, not to mention they get outrageous paycheques and freewill.¡± Magneto saw that his words where failing to get through to me and gave Professor X a desperate look as if to ask for help. ¡°Eric that doesn¡¯t sound convincing at all. let me take over. Polaris, the world you have found yourself in is full of grey areas and this is one of them. Selling one¡¯s self for power is common. Do not think that we give immortality to just any mutant. That wouldn¡¯t make sense in the long run. Only the selected and their personal bodyguards are given such a gift. These three have lost all that was dear to them and wish to shed their mortal coil. You don¡¯t know how amazing it is to be a pioneer of a new world. The mutants under us know something big is about to happen but if they found out about Thanos and Jean, they wouldn¡¯t understand. Believe me I¡¯ve tried telling many of my students and they all refused to lose the humans closest to them. Had to wipe the event from their memories but these three agreed without hesitation.¡± Damn, Professor X must have been one hell of a salesman in his past life because he just convinced me to buy some slaves. I hope this doesn¡¯t make me racist. Two of them are white with blond hair and blue eyes so I must still be in the safe zone. Yah. Not creepy at all. ¡°Whatever, how does this work?¡± Magneto and the Professor both relaxed after I gave my answer. This must have been a test and I barely passed. ¡°It¡¯s pretty simple. I tamper with their minds, hey become deathly loyal and adoring. Magneto brought his own two psychics to monitor what I do and make sure I don¡¯t change anything else. Afterwards quicksilver will come and inject them with the Nano machines.¡± Ok that explains Dimond lady and the creepy thin dude standing silently at the back of the room. The professor lifted his hand and placed two fingers on his temple. His eyes tuned pitch black for a split second and then he was done. I noted the effects of whatever he did worked instantly. The three teens no more looked at me with indifference. They had adoration and respect in their eyes. Fuck I¡¯m glad I got the tattoos before I met a psychic [I too am glad. I tried to monitor the Professors psychic link. I couldn¡¯t even detect the energies used. I also want to add that obtaining psychic slaves¡­ I mean bodyguards was a very smart choice. It is a common practice among nobility in various races across the universe] Thanks. your late input is much appreciated. What is with you anyway. You have been awfully quiet? [I have been trying to manage your brains workload. You need to recruit new members to your nova force soon. To relieve the burden on your body and mind. The three slaves are a good start]The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Bodyguards. Whatever. ¡°That¡¯s all. My job here is done. It was nice meeting you Polaris. Please come by once in a while. I will be busy this week. What with Thanos killing half the population of the universe. So maybe next week.¡± The professor smiled and walked out the room. ¡°QUICKSILVER! Come in here. Bring the injections¡± Magneto called out for peter who walked in casually. ¡°Boy, I swear you haven¡¯t grown a bit in the last fifty years. Where is the machine. Are you annoying me on purpose!¡± ¡°You need to chill out pops? I already gave them tattoos you all just didn¡¯t notice.¡± Quicksilver pulled out the ink gun and immortality injection from out of thin air. I knew better he just moved so fast it looked that way. Magneto smiled ¡°Pietro Maximoff you will be the death of me. Polaris the time for hiding is over, mutants will soon rule this world. I have already publicly acknowledged you, Peter and Wanda as my children. This will come as a shock to many as ¡®scarlet witch¡¯ and ¡®quicksilver¡¯ are names associated with the avengers but that doesn¡¯t matter anymore. our family will write the new earth¡¯s History as Royalty. Your first mission is tonight. Go to Stark¡¯s Fancy new 5-star hotel opening and crash it. I know it sounds foolish but we must make our presence known and as the only member of the family not liable to be arrested on site I want you there.¡± ¡°Ok I¡¯m glad my first mission is to go batshit at a big event. Even though I still think this is bitch work meant to make sure I¡¯m busy until all this Thanos business is over¡± Magneto smiled and handed me a credit card. Fuck it. I might as well party until the world ends. [Nova prime. We can still try save this universe. Only quicksilver knows of your identity as Nova. You can work with the Avengers as Nova and help salvage this helpless situation] Strange. I really hoped you would say that. If this world burns, I want it to be my fault. ¡°Wait how do the four of us get home?¡± Just as I asked a portal opened up in front of me ¡°This portal was opened up by Blink. Don¡¯t mind her timing, she is not omnipotent, she was waiting outside the door for the right moment to show off.¡± ¡°Not fair. Don¡¯t spoil my entrance.¡± Blink walked out of the portal while pouting. She looked like a cute Asian elf. ¡°Hi my name is blink. Here are your brotherhood encrypted phones. If you need a portal anywhere just give me a call. If I¡¯m not busy I can help. Ok so now I am going to teleport you home, the brotherhood replaced your car with a Range Rover Evoque, sorry it was the only car I could get on such short notice. Its actually one of quicksilvers. Painfully chromatic silver. Anyway, follow me.¡± Blink created a new portal and walked into it. I turned and waved back at Quicksilver and Magneto. They both smiled mischievously at me. Oh, this is not going to be an easy mission huh? [Did you detect deception?] Call it a hunch. With one step I was on my front lawn surrounded by three bodyguards. Blink didn¡¯t even say goodbye as soon as we landed, she left. I turned to my bodyguards. Time to get to know each other. ¡°Ok. Team. What are your powers¡± ¡°Marcia Diaz but you can call me Eclipse. my powers are: Absorption and Manipulation of Photons: I can absorb and manipulate photons of light, heat and energy but I¡¯m not sure about the extent of my abilities. My cells have the ability to absorb solar energy and convert it for use as a physical strength. I also demonstrated using his ability to drain all light out of an area, seemingly encasing me in a large shadow, creating a blind spot, though this requires a great deal of energy and concentration in order to successfully pull it off for several minutes. Light Beam Projection: I can manipulate photons to project powerful rays of light and energy beams from my hands which are hot enough to cut through cinder blocks. My body is a literal battery of light and heat. When severally injured, my wounds emit light that burns to the touch. Limitations: My powers can be weakened or even temporarily disabled while in places with little to no light. As a result, my body truly works as though it''s powered by a light-energy battery. Once I have used up my reserves, I will require a charge from another light source such as sunlight, fluorescent bulbs, he light generated by other mutants like Glow, and etcetera in order to continue utilizing my powers.¡± ¡°Andrew Strucker. You can call me Andy. If we are out in the field, I¡¯m Fenris. My powers are: Telekinesis: I can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them; the more I give into my emotions, the stronger my powers become. And when me and my sister are in contact, we can feel the molecular composition of anything around us and if we want, we can blow it up¡± Lauren Strucker. You can also call me Fenris. Don¡¯t worry we won¡¯t get confused. My brother and I share our 5 senses so we will know which of us your talking to because you will be talking to both of us. i possesses the power to generate and manipulate powerful force fields. Flyrogenesis: I can generate, create and project powerful force fields. These force fields are able to block myself and others with me from sight. They are also strong enough to close Blink''s portals by force. Flyrokinesis: It¡¯s just a fancy word meaning I can manipulate powerful force fields.¡± Ok. Looks like I have a decent team. ¡°I¡¯m sure we will get a chance to really get to know each other over the week. Tonight¡¯s mission is obviously more serious than we have been led to believe. Prepare for interference. Also show of hands who will kill themselves if I asked them to.¡± Hope fully that last statement will land me a few laughs. Without hesitation all three hands went up. Shit we have no team chemistry at all. They couldn¡¯t even tell I was joking. ¡°Wait where will you all be staying?¡± now that I think about it, we never discussed our living situation. ¡°We will all be staying in the house with you. The guest rooms have been cleared and our belongings have already been transferred. Your mothers¡¯ room has also been cleared and turned into a weapons cache. She has decided to live with Magneto and the brotherhood. Magneto told us to inform you all this after we arrived. He believed you would react to the news better in a familiar environment.¡± Eclipse explained the situation to me. So, my mother finally got what she wanted. To live with Magneto. I can¡¯t lie, I¡¯m feeling really conflicted right now. Happy she got what she always wanted but sad because I wasn¡¯t important to her anymore. ¡°What time does this event start. I want to get wasted.¡±