Hey, so I know a lot of people don't like the new run of the Young Avengers. I don't like the new run, that's for sure. the only good thing about it is Billy's new costume, and that's it. So I thought I'd write what should happen after 'Children's Crusade.' Please don't get mad that there are OCs in this, or about how strange this might get, or even angry about some of the things I'm gonna do to the characters. Okay? Thank you.
Oh, and warning, there is discussion of some LGBT issues in this, since one of the OCs belongs to the community. Don't like, don't read!
They stood there and silently looked on at the memorial statue of Stature and the other fallen heroes, all sorts of emotions washing over the group; a sort of melancholia flowed among the group, like a distilled solution of all the many emotions they felt. And yet everything felt warm, like a happiness could finally be within grasp. All this was felt as they looked on at the memorial, and as the new title of Avenger echoed through their minds.
After the deaths of Cassie and Vision, the team had disbanded, and Billy had fallen into a crippling depression. He had barely moved, barely ate or slept, lost wait, neglected himself... much longer, and he probably would have been found dead in his window sill. With these new events unfolding, his boyfriend's proposal, the unveiling of his late-friends' memorial, and being named official Avengers, it was like he was caught from his free fall and was now being lifted back up to stand at the top of the world.
"Billy...?" asked Tommy, looking at his twin's almost mesmerized face with concern. "Are you..."
"I'm okay," breathed Billy, gripping his boyfriend's hand. "For the first time in a long time, I think I'm okay."
The mage looked over at his boyfriend who gripped his hand and smiled.
"We're definitely okay," said Teddy, smiling at his fiance and his future sorta-brother-in-law.
There was another moment of silence, the splendid solemness of the occasion feeling strangely uplifting, and none wanted to shatter it. So they looked on at the memorial, the thing which symbolized the closure of their mourning. The night seemed full of life, like it enclosed them in their own little world. The type of night that makes you feel like you've woken up for the first time in your life.
But despite this feeling of elation, the silence had to be broken, and finally Billy, allowing himself to finally open up to the world again, asked with watery eyes, "so what do we do now?"
...And there was a blinding pillar of smoke, and a loud bang, and the feeling of the earth shaking, and all eyes turned in the same direction, staring at the same thing as they were shrouded in smoke.
This goes to show, that young wizard's shouldn't ask such things.
I really hope that you enjoyed this little prologue. Please, let me hear your opinions. I love criticism, it helps me improve my writing. Again, for those who don't like OCs, this story is not for you! Although the story is mostly about Billy, Teddy, and Tommy, and even Kate (although she plays more of a supporting role) because this is a new adventure, there will be new characters!