Chapter Three: Aftermath.
Even though only a day had passed since the invasion that had rocked New York City and the main battle that followed, the people within the city would feel the fallout from what happened for a very long time. There were rumors of what happened and more importantly rumors of what actually happened were being hushed up, as was the nature with things like that.
Harry turned up with a smile on his face, he would have hated for this to get out too far of control. There was any number of people who didn't have the interests of the people in mind that would take advantage of them in a situation like this. Harry wished to nip that situation in the bud as quickly as he could possibly do so.
Lana greeted him outside of the RAO Corporation headquarters in New York.
"You know, this is the first press conference you've given since the company was founded," Lana said to Harry with a low tone of curiosity to her voice.
"Yes, but I think it's time to face the public in order to give them reassurance that things will turn out alright in the aftermath of what's occurred," Harry whispered to her as he saw the notes that she had. As always, the redhead was going to do her homework. He took the papers from her and then read them over quickly. A smile crossing his face at what he found there. "Good job, Lana, you deserve a raise for the work you've done."
Lana could not resist giving him a beaming smile at those words of praise. "Keep that up, and I'll be paid more than some of the overpaid politicians that are running this country into the ground."
Harry placed his arm around her waist and pulled her in close, making sure that their eyes were locked onto each others. Leaning in close so that their foreheads were nearly touching, he whispered to her in a soft and calm voice. "Unlike them, you'll be worth every single penny of it, plus more."
Lana did not say anything but secretly she was very pleased. Though the bright smile on her face gave her away and it was such that Harry couldn't help but notice it. In fact he couldn't resist commenting on it.
"Careful Lana, keep this up, and I'm going to have to have that surgically removed from your face," Harry whispered to the redhead and she smiled even wider.
"Worth it because you put it there," Lana offered as she looked him over and nodded. "And speaking of things that you'll be putting everywhere…."
Harry grabbed her around the waist and pulled her into a tight hug with a smile. He could sense that she was excited about future meetings after the initial taste that Harry gave her and to be honest, so was he.
"Everything's in order," Jennifer Walters muttered to Harry as she turned up on the stage beside him.
"I'm surprised Creed hasn't tried anything after the legal order that you gave him," Harry offered Jen and the woman shrugged her shoulders.
"Well he hasn't tried anything overt, although there had been a few death threats have been thrown out there," Jen commented with a sigh. It would not be the first time that she got a death threat, nor it would be the last given her line of work.
Harry smiled in spite himself.
"Well, just keep your eyes open even though death threats might be second nature for someone like you."
"Wouldn't be doing my job properly if there weren't. Besides, most aren't that stupid for obvious reasons," Jen said. It had somehow become common knowledge who her cousin was and why it was not a good idea to make him angry. Most people did not like him when he was angry.
Harry decided that since his public and the members of the press present seemed to be reaching a fever pitch, it was time to address everyone. With a smile on his face, Harry took a half of a step forward ready to see who was there and how they reacted to what he had to say.
"Greetings, everyone, and thank you for coming," Harry said to them with a smile on his face and everyone buzzed excitedly as they leaned in closer in order to hear what he had to say better. "For those of you who don't know who I am. Let me introduce myself, my name is Harry Potter. I'm the owner and CEO of the RAO Corporation and I would like to thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to come here today."
There was loud cheering and even louder clapping. Harry waited for the applause to die down before he continued with his speech.
"All of us have been affected by the events that have occurred over the past couple of day. With parts of New York having been crushed and many of you forced from your homes," Harry said to them and everyone nodded, they all knew full well what happened. "However, I'm here to help as part of the RAO Corporation."
There was a loud round of applause and Harry waited calmly for several minutes for the applause to die down.
"We're working our way through the city of New York and we're rebuilding it slowly. We hope to make everything even better than it was before," Harry told him. "Already there are people who are stepping forward and getting back to work, showing how the people in this city and other cities that were affected will not be bullied by any alien invasion threat."
There was a loud round of applause and Harry once again waited for it to die down. Once it did, he continued.
"This city will be rebuilt and everything will be put right once more to serve as a reminder that we cannot be bullied," Harry continued and there was a loud round of applause that resounded all around them. He thought that they were the excitable sort and he turned his head to watch everyone. The smile continued to widen over Harry's face. "I'm setting up shelters all over the country in areas that were affected the most. Given that New York was the center, we did get the brunt of the invasion but we were far from the only people who suffered."
Harry said a lot of things but saying a lot of things was not enough. He was planning on backing up what he said. His eyes swam with determination as he looked towards everyone. The RAO Corporation was becoming stronger with each passing day and Harry couldn't wait for the power of the company to escalate alongside it due to that fact.
The fact that this created more jobs put smiles on people's faces.
Kara watched from the crowd with a smile. The RAO corporation would help rebuild the world. They would improve it, make it better and that was not hyperbole.
'I'm amazed with all of the work that you've done,' Jean thought to Harry.
'Well the world does not wait,' Harry offered as he smiled as he continued to detail the rebuilding efforts and his plans to make New York better. The fact that he just invested in several insurance companies was no coincidence, it was just smart business. 'It will also help human and mutant relations and educate people.'
'Our new Friends of Humanity group does that,' Kitty offered with a smile as she could not resist saying one thing. 'I'm sure Creed is going to lose his mind because of the fact your using the name he came up with for something that is going to help humans and mutants equally.'
'Can't say I'm too broken up about it,' Harry commented dryly. He knew that he had a lot of business left to finish up today, so he would have to wrap up this press conference soon.
The next stop was the Massachusetts Academy.
"Everyone was going wild about the invasion but we all knew that you'd save the day," Nico said as she walked side by side with Harry as they entered the Academy and the dark haired girl offered a prominent smile towards her hero. "You always save the day, that's just well…"
She trailed off, with a flushed look on her face as Harry watched her.
"Don't worry, I understand what you mean," Harry offered her as he gently wrapped the dark haired female up in a hug and she relaxed in his grip.
Nico smiled, Harry had his set of fans, although every girl who walked through the doors of this school had been well versed in the greatness of the Star Child.
"You were amazing," Karolina said as she turned up and stepped towards him, with a gushing smile on her face.
Harry smiled at the girl and offered her the next statement. "You're too kind."
"Well it's the truth, you are pretty amazing," Regan said as she stepped out of the hallway. Looking at Harry closely she could help but mentally undress him with her eyes. Monet following her along behind her. "Maybe now that things have died down we might be able to do more cross promotional school things…."
Harry saw the look in her eyes and figured out where she was coming from. He had a smile on his face and it got wider with each moment.
He decided to have a little bit of fun with the situation.
"Who knows?" Harry asked her as he returned her look. "Play your cards right and something amazing could happen."
The female was not going to lie, she found that possibility enticing. He placed his hands on either side of her hips and gently pressed himself against her until she was pushed against the wall.
"Oh, I'm sure….it will be….amazing," the blonde offered as she tried to gain a clearer focus.
Nico, Karolina and Monet watched the situation closely not really able to take their eyes off of him. They wondered what Harry was going to do next. Hopefully it was something hot.
"Well, I have an appointment to keep, but I'm sure that we can meet up later," Harry said as he teased a kiss but pulled back at the last second to leave her hanging.
Karolina put the hand up to her mouth but Regan looked at her.
"What's so funny?"
Monet was the one who chimed in. "The look on your face was hilarious to say the least."
"He's going to leave you choking for it," Nico offered but she would be in denial if she said that she wasn't already choking for it herself. The training sessions he'd been putting her through in regards to the use of her magical abilities tended to be very hands-on. The young female checked the time and realized that if she did not leave soon, she would be late for class.
Miss Frost did not tolerate tardiness, she thought with a shudder and moved down the hallway. The three Black sisters if anything were worse, especially the middle one who came up with some rather creative and disturbing punishments.
Harry made his way down the hallway and saw a young blond waiting for him there.
"Sophie," Harry stated to one of the Cuckoos.
The blonde offered Har-Rell a flirty smile. "Very good, Har-Rell, most cannot tell us apart. But then again, you are better than most, aren't you?"
"Indeed," Harry stated as another identical teenage blonde popped up in the hallway to join them. "Celeste, how are you doing?"
"Much better now that you are here," the blonde commented as she locked her eyes on Harry, and watched him with a grin crossing her face. "I take it you are here to see our mother."
"Yes, where…."
"She's in her office," Sophie commented as she locked arms with Harry. "I'll walk you there."
After reaching the top of the stairs they made their way down a short hallway towards Emma's office. Harry leaned in to knock on the door but an elegant voice with a bit of a posh tone to it rang out through his head before he could do so.
'The doors open,' Emma told him having sensed her Lord through the telepathic bond they shared. Harry, gentleman that he was held the door open for Sophie so she could enter first before following her in. A bright smile blossomed across the face of the White Queen as she took in the sight of her lover, and god. "Ah, Harry, it's nice to see you."
Sophie, her job done, decided to make her leave, but before she could do so, Emma cast her a stern look.
"Sophie, dear, do me a favor, and collect your sisters, I believe we need to have a discussion about something that you girls did months ago," Emma stated sternly.
Sophie thought that Emma forgot about it but no, Emma Frost never forgets. She just delays things to make sure the tension builds up properly.
"So, you're rather popular," Emma stated with a smile. "Recruitment for the church has skyrocketed. Selene has also taken special interest in recruiting several women that she thinks would make for a beneficial addition to our ranks."
"Well, that's interesting," Harry offered as he took the seat and the tea that had been offered.
"Yes, I figure you'd be interested," Emma said as she held up the documents that she neatly prepared. "Also, the Hellfire Club's is booming under it's new management but given that there is a new Black King, the reason as to why should be obvious. I figure that if Jean, Kitty, Wanda, and Rogue are still interesting in learning the ropes, some tutoring with Selene and I can be arranged."
'I can confirm that we are,' Jean offered with an excited tone to her voice. She looked forward to the next step of her life. Having converted to the church recently, she obviously wished to serve her god as he continued to remake the Hellfire Club in his own image as its new Black King.
"It had been a long time coming but now since undesirables like Shaw are out of the picture we can expand and improve," Emma stated and Harry smiled. "So, we've got a lot accomplished since you took over all of those months ago."
"Yes, there was a lot of red tape," Harry agreed as he placed his hands on hers.
"So, how is the asset?" Emma asked Harry and there was no need to mention who she was speaking of.
"I broke her in quite nicely, Karen agreed to train her and give her a job at STARR Industries so she could keep an eye on her," Harry told Emma and the blonde smiled.
"I'm sure that she'll fit in quite nicely," Emma agreed, as she kept her eyes locked on his. He couldn't help but notice they burning with desire, he also caught a flash of what she'd like for him to be doing to her at this very moment. "Then again, most females fit under you quite nicely."
"It's a new world," Harry offered as Emma heard the knock that indicated five very naughty girls were reporting to her office.
The quintuplets entered after a brief second and Emma gave them a slight smile.
"Celeste, Sophie, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, welcome," Emma told them. "You girls have been very naughty, haven't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Celeste stated in a small voice as her mother watched her through narrowed eyes.
"I believe that there is a punishment due in response to your attitude," Emma told the quintuplets. "I will teach you a lesson in discipline and then you will serve Har-Rell and then me. Is that clear?"
The Cuckoos nodded up and down looking like bubbleheads.
"Let us begin," Emma stated firmly. "Your clothes are not required, so remove them."
A couple of days later, Harry showed up at the Daily Bugle, mischief dancing through his eyes.
"Harry!" Chloe offered with a cheer as she threw her arms around her boyfriend's waist and leaned forward, giving him a huge kiss on the lips.
Harry tightened his arms around Chloe and held her in tightly against his waist.
"Hi Chloe," Harry offered breathlessly and she pulled away from him.
"I was wondering when you were going to get a chance to stop by," Chloe said and Harry raised an eyebrow. "You're as busy as about ten men."
"Well, you know I can split myself into ten men," Harry informed her.
Chloe raised an eyebrow and she nodded. "Yeah, point well taken."
"So, is Lois back to work?"
Chloe smiled. "Yes, she is back to work, in fact, I'm sure she'd be happy to see you."
Harry smiled at Chloe as the two entered the building. It was obvious that the feeling was mutual, although if Lois stopped being so stubborn, then they would really be able to move on. Harry figured that she didn't want to admit that she was fooled by a pair of glasses, even though it was for a short, short time.
"PARKER, MAKE SURE YOU GET ME THOSE PHOTOS. PHOTOS OF SPIDER-MAN! I WANT THEM, TWO DAYS AGO!"
It wouldn't be a visit to the Bugle without hearing the loud and boisterous voice of J. Jonah Jameson and Harry raised an eyebrow at Chloe who snickered in amusement.
"Ah, that's Jameson for you," Chloe commented as she kept her gaze locked on Harry. "So shall we…"
Harry nodded as he made his way into the office.
A redhead girl nearly ran Harry over as she made her way into the office.
"Sorry….sorry…." she commented as she managed to slow down long enough to apologize. "Oh…you're him aren't you? The big boss?"
"Yes, I am," Harry agreed with her and the female nodded up and down as she tried to keep herself calm.
"Jenny Olsen, I'm a photographer, well I want to be someday, right now I'm an intern," Jenny offered to Harry and he smiled.
"It's okay, we need to keep reaching for the stars," Harry said as he looked at her. "So did you get any pictures….pictures of Spider-Man?"
Chloe could not resist snickering at that expression and Jenny shook her head as she tried to keep herself calm.
"Yeah well a few but….."
"Don't worry, you've been at this for about what, nine months, ten months?"
Jenny nodded, she had started in August of last year, right before the meteor shower that struck New York. It was now almost June. Come to think of it, it really didn't seem like that much time went by but she was proven wrong.
Smiling at her gently, Harry turned around and couldn't help but take not of another female that was standing there. She had shoulder length blonde hair that was tied back. A red shirt was wrapped around her very sizable D-Cup breasts, a short black skirt highlighted her perfect ass. She had long shapely stocking clad legs that would be the envy of many women which fed into a pair of high heels.
"Miss Grant….I heard about your ordeal," Harry told the blonde and she turned towards Harry, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
"Um, yeah, it was bad," Cat offered him lamely but she was distracted. Much like many females before her, she'd already gotten lost in those emerald green eyes. They were a weapon used to make women weak in their knees.
"But you're already back to work, which say's something about your character and I have to say, I'm a fan of your work," Harry stated and Cat raised an eyebrow at that, as she continued to watch him closely.
"Um….yeah….I'm….thanks," Cat stated nervously. She was face to face with her boss, the main shareholder, so naturally she would be a bit out of her depth and was a bit nervous for her job.
"No, thank you," Harry told her as he placed a hand on hers then squeezed it reassuringly causing the blonde to nod her head up and down. "You deserve all the credit for everything that you've done and then more."
Cat swallowed the lump in her throat.
"And where is the other star reporter….ah there she is."
Harry smiled as he saw another member of Daily Bugle Communications who was walking around like she was in a hurry. He noticed that she moved very fast.
This female had red hair that was tied back. Her face was that of an angel, with amazing green eyes, and a juicy set of lips. She wore a purple blouse that wrapped around her D-Cup breasts snugly, along with a blazer jacket. She had a skirt that wrapped around her tight and toned ass. Harry saw her legs were covered with stockings and said legs were drool worthy.
"Mr. Potter, I was wondering when I'd run into you," the female stated as she moved towards him. "Sorry, I haven't met you yet, but I've been rushing around I'm…."
"I know who you are Miss West," Harry told the woman and she paused.
"Right, right, of course you know who I am," Iris commented in a hyperactive manner as Harry took her hand and placed a kiss on the top of. "And please it's Iris."
"Then it's Harry," Harry offered as he matched the tone that she gave him.
"Right, right, of course," Iris stated as she nodded her head up and down as she felt her heart beat rapidly within her chest. She knew that it already beat pretty fast due to her powers but for some reason, it felt like her pulse sped up.
She wondered if this was because she was getting hungry. The redhead reached over and indulged herself in a few donuts. About eight of them. In a row. But she had to keep up with the demands of her metabolism.
"I don't know how she keeps them down," Betty whispered as she turned up. "Harry, it's nice to see you again."
"Yes, it's good to see you again, as well, Betty," Harry offered to her as he smiled at the woman. "I trust you've been doing well."
Betty waved off his statement with a smile on her face.
"I've been keeping busy enough, you know how Jameson is," Betty told Harry and the smile stretched over his face. He could barely keep it off.
"I think anyone with a working set of ears has a pretty good idea," Harry said and Cat, Chloe, Iris, and Betty all laughed in amusement.
"Again, that is something that goes without saying," Chloe commented as she turned around. "And here comes Lois."
Lois walked towards them shaking her head in frustration.
"You look tense, Lois," Harry told the woman.
"I am tense," Lois commented in a hot voice as she sat down. "I miss three days of work but it feels like I've missed three months."
Harry smiled. "That's how it normally goes when you miss work."
Lois sighed in pleasure she felt Harry's hands on her shoulders. There was a few seconds where he paused and then she allowed him to work his magic on her shoulders as he massaged them.
"Better," Harry whispered in her ear and Lois tried to play it cool.
"What do you think?" Lois asked.
'Stubborn to a fault,' Chloe thought and Harry had no idea if she was referring to him, Lois or herself. Any of them could be logical conclusion. "But you….work your magic.'
"So, it seems to me that you're working on a big story," Harry stated to Lois as he continued the massage her.
Lois closed her eyes as she felt his hands work her over, massaging the back of her neck. "Yes, it's the Master Planner thing, he's been around for a year and no one's any closer to unmasking who he is."
Harry wished he knew. He heard from Gwen that he was giving Spider-Man the runaround, leading to him hitting dead end after dead end.
"I don't know what his game is," Lois stated as Harry worked his hands on the back of her neck and this caused her whimper a small amount at the pleasure she feeling as the other woman standing around wished that they were in Lois's place.
"Well, just off of the top of my head, I think that he might have some kind of master plan," Harry whispered and Lois glared over her shoulder.
"That ceased being funny a while ago," Lois remarked but Harry smiled.
"If you say so Lois."
There was an unspoken agreement and neither wanted to elude to anything, especially with so many ears nearby.
"So are you busy on Saturday Night?" Lois asked.
"I'm sure I can clear my schedule for you," Harry told her and Lois was appreciative of it.
She hoped that she could make him admit to what she already knew. She didn't want to admit that she had been fooled by the glasses for so long because that was embarrassing and made her feel like she should have the word "idiot" stamped upon her forehead.
She waited as Harry made his rounds around the Bugle bullpen.
"Everything's going well despite what happened," Gwen commented to Harry and the wizard smiled as the blonde walked beside him in the stronghold. The two locked arms as they made their way around the Stronghold.
"Yes, fairly well," Harry admitted to her as the two of them continued their walk. They were going to meet Kitty and Kara, maybe a couple of others as well to have some lunch.
"The press loves you this week," Gwen informed him.
"I'm glad," Harry said with a smile on his face. He knew about how fickle the press could be in the best of times, not to even mention the worst of times. Thankfully having a controlling interest in one of the largest newspapers in the city helped him move things forward.
"Harry!"
Kitty yelled as he threw her arms around his waist and Harry pulled her into a tight hug. The brunette wrapped her arms around him tightly as their lips met each other. The kiss was amazing as always.
Kitty wasn't the only one who was there.
Kara was there naturally, and she made the most out of her arrival, throwing her arms around Harry just seconds after Kitty broke the kiss, forcing her to phase through him or end up being smashed between the two Kryptonian's, and her lips found Harry's. He returned the kiss with fury as the two of them indulged themselves in each other.
Megan joined them a moment or two later. The pink haired Welsh mutant greeting Harry with a bright vibrant smile.
"Hey, Megan, do you need any more private tutoring?" Harry asked her and the pink haired mutant looked flushed but recovered with a shit eating grin.
"Well after what happened last time, are you sure that's such a good idea?" Megan asked and Harry held her in a one armed hug.
"The benefits outweigh the risks."
"Yeah, they would, especially with Harry. He could really stand to relax more often," Karen told them as she showed up with another new recruit.
"So our guest is here," Harry offered to the female.
"Hi!" Kitty stated in an excited voice, pleased to see flesh blood.
Alison snorted as she showed up to join them for the meal. The blonde pop thought that Kitty needed some tact.
"So, how are you enjoying the new schedule?" Harry asked her.
"Much easier on me," Alison commented as she turned to him. "My old manager, he was running me into the ground. I'm beginning to see why so many pop stars turn to vices."
"Unfortunately, that seems to be the case with most of them," Harry agreed with the female as he held her in with a tight hug.
"Harry, this is the ward that I mentioned that I had," Karen said to Harry and this allowed Harry to turn his full attention to the new guest.
She had short dark hair that framed her face. She had an exotic set of violet eyes that shined brightly, with the shy smile on her face. She had some amazing curves as well. The white shirt wrapped around her large breasts that were not quite Karen size but she was still quite busty. Her shirt rode up to showcase a tantalizing hint of her midriff and her stomach was flat, smooth, and toned. Harry thought that it showed all she had to offer well. She had a pair of tight jeans.
"Professor Potter, it's good to finally meet you," the girl said in a respectful voice, as she was intimidated by his larger than life presence.
"Atlee, it's good to meet you as well," Harry stated as he extended a hand towards her. "I want to welcome you to the Shining Light Academy for Girls, this overly excited bundle of joy is Kitty Pryde."
"Pleased to meet you Atlee, if there's anything I can do to help you, don't hesistate to ask!" Kitty stated as she took her job as one of the senior members of the school very seriously.
"And this is Kara," Harry announced and he turned to the other blonde beside him. "And this is Gwen Stacy."
"Pleased to meet you Atlee," Gwen stated in a far more restrained tone than Kitty. Then again, she was technically a legal adult, so she figured that she should be the epitome of maturity and lead by example.
Most of the time anyway although she had her exceptions as much as the next person.
"And this is Megan, oh and hi Amara," Harry stated as the Nova-Roman Princess walked towards Harry and looked at him tensely.
"Harry, can I have a word with you, briefly, for a little bit," Amara whispered to Harry and she seemed really tense come to think of it.
"Sure, Gwen, Kitty, Kara, could I trust you three girls to help Atlee settle in?" Harry asked.
Gwen, who had decided to help out at the school during her summer vacation because it was going to net her more Harry time and also it was going to allow her to be a part of this movement, smiled. "Sure, Harry, no problem."
He could see that the Amara situation was an event that needed his immediate attention. The two young lovers walked outside the room and Harry waited for her to say what she needed to say.
Amara made eye contact with Harry nervously and she managed to spit it out. "My father's not doing well."
Harry frowned at her, this was contrary to what she told him before. "I thought you say that he was getting better."
A despondent look appeared on Amara's face but then there was one of determination that replaced it immediately. "He was getting better but now he's taking a turn for the worse. I figured that this would happen someday."
Amara swallowed and she reached towards his hand. Harry decided to meet her halfway by clasping it into his own.
"He shouldn't have given you that offer, he thought that he could hang onto the kingdom if he signed away half of the women," Amara said to Harry. "He could have retired, lived in seclusion for the rest of his days, if he did what Selene asked of him."
"That was his own mistake," Harry concluded.
Amara nodded her head with a surprisingly accepting smile. Then again, it was more a cultural thing than anything else as to why she was so accepting of this.
"Mistake, a huge mistake," Amara offered to him as she frowned and Harry held onto her hands with the young Princess staring back at him. "He was told by Selene what to do should you turn up. He was told to the letter and if he followed that to the letter, he would still have his health."
"You seem like…."
"The first duty to the people of Nova-Roma is their lord," Amara told him in a firm tone of voice as she dropped to one knee and held Harry's hand, kneeling before him. "And as the future king of the country, soon there will be no question who is running the show around there. I recommend that you banishing all males to another location so they do not get disappointed with never being able to measure up to a living god such as yourself."
"If that's the course of action that you think I should take…."
"Yes, I believe that it would be prudent, my lord," Amara commented as she got up to face him, although to be accurate it was more like she staring into his soul. Harry held his arms out towards her and pulled the young female into a simmering kiss which she returned.
The two of them broke apart after indulging themselves in each others lips.
"I believe Selene is intending to arrange just that, although I suspect those who don't go peacefully will live to regret it," Harry commented but he added. "For the short time she allows them to live."
"Yes, I would have to agree, my lord," Amara told him as she smiled. "Shall we join the others for lunch?"
"Lead the way, my princess," Harry told her and the two of them walked with their arms locked.
"Oh, Alison's music is great, you're putting out a new CD soon, aren't you?" Kara asked in a gushing tone as she was educating Atlee on the greatness that was Dazzler.
Alison offered a modest smile. "Yes, July 15th. I'm hoping that everything works out well."
"Yeah, totally, but since it's you, it should be kind of awesome," Kitty offered as she watched Harry and Amara. Harry took a seat between Kara and Kitty that they saved for him.
Amara took the seat next to Atlee, who was across from Harry.
"I hope you're finding everything well," Harry told Atlee and she was caught in his eyes.
"Yes…quite well," Atlee said to him as she finally found her tongue.
"So where do you come from Atlee?" Kara asked and Harry gave her an exasperated look. The blonde looked confused as to why.
Gwen shook her head.
"No, it's fine, it's deep underground, Karen found me after she picked up on our distress beacon but I was the only one that was left," Atlee offered to them but she amended. "As far as we know."
"Given that we're among the last of our kind, trust me, we can sympathize," Harry offered to her and Atlee's smile was bright. "I think that you can join in with lessons."
"What are your powers?" Gwen asked.
"I can move the Earth, cause Earthquakes and stuff," Atlee offered.
"Oh, you mean like Avalanche," Kitty stated but she wrinkled her nose, saying that name like it was a pretty bad personal recommendation.
"Yeah. How about no. Alvers can make the ground shake. Karen did some simulations that showed Atlee is capable of animating stone constructs and throwing boulders the size of mountains when she reaches full strength," Harry stated bluntly and then he added with a smile that crossed his face. "She's also much easier on the eyes."
Atlee blushed at being addressed by Harry directly and in such endearing terms. The young wizard offered a grin but he played it cool.
"Who is Avalanche?" Atlee asked before she could help herself.
Gwen was going to field this question. "His name is Lance Alvers….which given a name like that, would his codename be anything but fucking Avalanche?"
Harry ran that thought through his head for a moment and figured that Gwen had a point.
Kitty was the next to chime in with a few words of her own. "He's part of a group of mutants that call themselves the Brotherhood. They're a group of mutants that….well let's just put it this way, none of them give mutants a good name at all."
"Don't worry though, Fury's got them locked up nice and tight," Kara offered, remembering what Harry told her.
"Is that a good thing?" Gwen asked as she sighed. "I mean SHIELD…."
"I know, but Fury thinks that he could make something out of those losers, and I wish him the best of luck," Kitty commented with a giggle at the thought of the Brotherhood actually being useful, before she took a sip of the soda that she was drinking
Harry watched her. Kitty and caffeine was not a mix that filled him with confidence.
Never the less, the group enjoyed lunch together.
"Faora's settling in nicely, although she chomping at the bit to see you again," Karen quipped to Harry, who snickered at the thought.
"Oh if that isn't true, I don't know what is," Harry offered to the blonde Kryptonian across from him.
"She'll be a good fit, with her knowledge of Kryptonian technology, she was force fed more knowledge than should be allowed," Karen stated as she sipped her coffee and there was a few seconds where she leaned back.
"That much is true."
Harry had lunch with the group of girls for a little bit more and he decide to make his rounds around the school, just a simple check in on all of the guests and the people who were living there.
He came across Betsy who was throwing psychic knives at a target to improve her aim.
"Hello, Harry, love, care to join me in a spar?" Betsy asked him and with those words, she stayed standing with her back to Harry, which allowed him to get a view of her ass in a tight pair of pants.
"I would be disappointed if you didn't ask," Harry said and with that, Betsy turned around to face him. It was obvious how Betsy detected Harry was there.
There was a mirror right in the room where she could see anyone who snuck up on her. Unless they were invisible of course but her being telepathic would also help, unless Harry shielded his mind. Which he did not do outside of the stronghold.
The two of them squared off from one another, dropping into their preferred combat stances with practiced ease.
"So, we should begin now, shouldn't we?" she asked and Harry smiled.
"After you, my dear lady," Harry commented as he gave Betsy the go ahead to start the spar.
"Yes, I shall," Besty commented as she went for a kick towards Harry, but immediately he dodged underneath the attack with nimble precision.
A sword manifested itself in Harry's hand and he twirled it before thrusting it at her.
She dodged the jab and then put up a field to block another attack.
"Reflexes are good," Harry told her.
Betsy offered him a saucy smile. "Well that much should be obvious, love."
The two of them circled each other and continued their little sparring session. Harry was grabbed around the arm but he turned the tables.
The next thing Betsy knew, Harry was on top of her, having her pinned down to the ground. He straddled her and their crotches touched, brushing together briefly. The only barrier between the two of them was their clothes.
"Very well done," Betsy breathed as she wrapped her legs around Harry and flipped him over. She pinned him down to the ground and straddled his hips.
"I aim to please," Harry stated as she leaned over top of him. "And the tables have turned but how long can you keep them turned?"
Harry grabbed onto her ass.
"Naturally you go straight…."
Harry had Betsy on the ground and he held her against the ground. She grinded against him in her attempts to free herself but the delightful friction between the two of them.
Betsy gave a yelp and a pleasurable sigh as Harry pinned her back against the mats on the wall. He had her arms lifted up and the mutant closed her eyes.
"Well it appears that you have the leverage or do you?" Betsy asked as she ground her crotch up and down against Harry's, causing a delicious amount of friction.
"You'll find that I have more leverage," Harry whispered and Betsy found herself turned around, as she was pressed face first into the wall.
Wrist clamps went around her wrists and ankles which kept her against the wall.
"I think that it's time for us to have some fun," Harry breathed as he cupped the area between her legs and caused her to shiver.
"Yes," Betsy panted eagerly and Harry ran his hands down the back of her legs, causing her a shuddering moan.
He decided that it was now time to take everything that he wanted and then more so from this woman.
"Take me, love, I'm here, and I'm wet," Betsy begged as she saw Harry's hands down her nubile body.
"If you insist," Harry breathed hotly in her ear, his dick was throbbing hard and ready to be inside this hot babe.
A cold dark facility was the scene that presented the group of four. The walls were bare, there was nothing but some cold and sterile equipment that they had no idea what it did. There was a small window that was down that they could see a shadow stirring on the other side.
"Where are we now?"
That was a groan that escaped the lips of one Pietro Maximoff or as he was better known, Quicksilver. He had spent the last year of his life as a guest of SHIELD as they tried to convince him and his team to use their talents for something better then getting their asses kicked by the X-Men on a weekly basis.
Pietro snorted, like he would ever work for one eye and his men. He would sooner shack up with Summers then work with SHIELD.
"Gentlemen, good evening."
A slimy youth with dead brown hair and grimy skin looked up. "Gentlemen, is he…."
"Tolansky, quiet I'm trying to think!" Pietro snapped.
Someone started to chuckle. "Thought I smelled something burning."
"SHUT UP ALVERS!"
Lance tried to push his head up but he found himself rather weak.
"You are very weak, incredibly pathetic, and utterly moronic, but soon you will be very strong."
"Hey, we're not weak, just give us five minutes alone with anyone…."
"You've lost to the X-Men how many times?" asked the modulated voice.
The large blonde man tried to pull himself up, his fat bottom sinking on the ground.
"Something tells me we're not at my mother's house," Todd stated as he tried to push himself up off of the ground. His mother checked out years ago of course, her name was Dolores and his father joined the circus to get away from his mother.
"No, we're not, stupid!" Fred yelled as he tried to get up once more as well.
The man on the other end of the screen clucked his tongue. He had a few run ins with Arcane and the rest of his team, far too many run ins come to think about it. He narrowed his eyes as he stared the youths on the ground in front and thought about them. Their potential was lacking, unless of course they were used as guinea pigs. Which they were perfect for.
"Is it ready?" the modulated voice asked.
"Yes, sir," Phineas Mason, better known as the Tinkerer, stated as he looked over his equipment. He made sure the green rock was in place.
"These rocks have the potential to give powers, but I want to know what they do on those who already have mutant abilities first," the man stated. "And if they perish, they are of no big loss."
"Agreed," The Tinker stated as he placed his hand on the dial. These were punks, the worst kind of mutants. They weren't even successful punks.
"Boys, how would you like power beyond your wildest dreams?"
"Did we just get offered ultimate power by psychotic Ben Franklin?" Lance asked and the Brotherhood looked at him.
"Who in the hell is Ben Franklin?" Fred asked in a dumb voice.
"You really are a dumbshit," Todd stated as he shook his head. "Don't know who Ben Franklin is, obviously he's guy on the dollar bill!"
Pietro shook his head, he really needed to find better people to hang out with. They were dragging him down by association, that much was for sure.
"Gentlemen."
"I think he means us," Todd stated to Pietro.
"Well, I think he means me," Pietro offered in a slightly smug voice.
"You will have powers beyond your wildest dreams, powers with which you can defeat the X-Men."
"Hey, that sounds awesome," Todd stated.
"But there's got to be a catch…."
"Alvers shut up, you don't question anything like this!" Pietro snapped and Lance looked resigned to accept the power, because quite frankly it did not look like he had much of a choice anyway. "So zap us, Benny Boy, zap us!"
"As you wish," The Tinkerer stated, thinking that these meteor rocks would either empower these fucking idiots or cause them to melt them into a pile of goo. Either way, it would be an interesting experiment. Personally he was hoping it would melt them into a pile of goo.
He pulled the lever and they were impacted with an energy beam powered by the green rocks.
Tinkerer knew that the power might be temporary but they would learn much more about how this technology worked from an autopsy.
To Be Continued.