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Disaster

Reptil ran into the training room, Iron-Man following behind him cautiously. Solstice stood up, and smiled at the two of them, "So you think it reacts to emotion?" Iron-Man asked, as he gave Solstice a curious look.

Solstice nodded her head, "Yes, I think so. Because when I screamed that one time, it shook the whole air around me and every…" Solstice stopped as she realized what she was talking about. Iron-Man frowned for a brief moment before nodding his head, "Yes it did. The Heli-carrier has proof of it."

Solstice blushed a light red, "Iron- Iron- Iron-Man, I wa-wanted to say I'm so so-sorry, about that, also about Ms. Marvel- she was always- well like that."

Iron-man waved a red-metal and yellow hand, "You can't control your relatives," He said dismissively.

"You can say that again." Solstice mumbled under her breath.

"What was that?" Iron-man asked, giving Solstice a raised brow- somehow Solstice knew that he was giving her a raised-eyebrow look, even though his face was covered by his suit of armour, "It's nothing." Solstice said, trying to dismiss the question's answer. Iron-man gave her another strange look.

"Can we do something now?" Reptil asked, shifting his feet to and fro on the tiled floor, quite bored. Iron-man turned toward Reptil and nodded, "Show me what she can do." He said, pointing towards Solstice.

Reptil nodded in anticipation and smiled at Solstice, "Let's start!" He exclaimed, as he hopped into the area, Solstice following meekly behind him.

Suddenly, those great big holograms sprang up out of the ground- looking just as ugly as they had before. Nothing changed, and Solstice relaxed a bit. Regularity was always good thing. The Holograms moved suddenly and jerkily, all rushing straight towards Solstice. Solstice tried not to scream, but she did whimper slightly. Solstice knew it would take a few years until she ever got use to those things rushing down at her- or decades. The nearest Doom-Bot, and a few others, combusted into tiny fragments, right in front of Iron-Man. He gawked, and stared- as with Solstice just looking at them, they burst into fragments.

Then, out of nowhere, a large, rather menacing looking hologram ran at Solstice. Solstice stared at it, feeling her fear rise up. This one didn't seem to be like the others- it didn't have that jerky movement, or that little glitch in it, so that Solstice could tell it was a hologram. Even its eyes seemed more real- Wait! Holograms had that black-eye thing going on! This one has red-eyes!

Solstice thought that now, with a real Doom-Bot coming after her, was as good as any to scream. So that's what she did.

The Doom-Bot twitched for a second, but still kept walking. Suddenly, its leg gave out underneath it, and it fell to the ground, twitching as well as groaning pitifully. If Solstice hadn't been so afraid, she might have felt sorry for it. Reptil, having heard Solstice's scream, ran over to see what was the matter. Solstice was standing there, holding herself tightly as she stared blankly at the Hologram before her. Only, Reptil knew it wasn't a Hologram- he had fought enough Doom-Bots to tell when it was real or fake, "I never." Reptil muttered as he looked at the twitching form of a real Doom-Bot. For some reason that Reptil didn't know, he wrapped his arm around Solstice's shoulder. Solstice relaxed slightly, and leaned into his arm.

Iron-Man walked over, giving Solstice a comforting look first, and inspected the twitching Hologram. He had already guessed what it really was, but he had to make sure, "It's a real Doom-Bot!" He exclaimed, and Solstice whimpered, causing to Reptil squeezed her shoulder.

"No wonder it looked so- so, scary." Solstice mumbled to herself, but everyone heard anyway.

Iron-Man lifted a brow, "Scary?" He questioned.

"Iron-Man, remember how we found her." Reptil admonished.

Solstice's face went stark-white, as she remembered how she must have been found. Of course, she saw them coming- tried to fight so she would still be alive when they found her, but it didn't work. They overpowered her. There gruelling faces, horrid pounding- that huge beating, which still hadn't disappeared on Solstices body. It would, does, mark a day Solstice will never forget. How they kept coming and coming- Solstice still had nightmares. The horrible pain- Oh, the pain! Solstice took a step back from the Doom-Bot, and Reptil's arm fell away. Solstice stared shaking uncontrollably. Neither noticed, as they were busy asking each other how a Doom-Bot could have gotten in. Solstice felt like crying, at the sight of the Doom-Bot, as well as a good urge to puke her guts out. She felt absolutely terrified- more so, then of her unfathomable fear of heights. But she got over it, and she had the Hulk to thank for that- at least she thinks she got over it.

"We have to keep a good eye on her, Reptil," Iron-Man said, dragging Solstice back to the conversation, "If Doom could get a Doom-Bot in here, unnoticed, he really wants this fractal- meaning that he knows something about it."

"Why do you think that?"

"Well under inspection-"

"How did you manage that!"

Iron-Man glanced at Solstice, before whispering something in Reptil's ear- Solstice really didn't want to know anyway.

"…fractal… very powerful one… more protection…"

Solstice kept fazing in and out of the conversation that Iron-Man and Reptil were having- She really REALLY wanted to get out of there. The bad feeling in her gut was just getting worse, and the need to puke had risen. Tears threatened to fall, and Solstice just couldn't handle almost being killed, a second time. She couldn't take it- She just wasn't a Hero-person. Before Solstice felt like relieving her gut, she walked out of there- and the feelings disappeared, besides her immense fear. She knew that that wouldn't go away anytime soon. Solstice then started to run down the hall, all her fears making her feel like she was choking- She needed fresh air, and she needed it fast.

Solstice bounded out the door that lead to the outside-top layer of the Heli-carrier, she breathed in deeply and her fears slowly slide away. She even risked smiling slightly.

"Heh heh heh."

That smile soon disappeared, as Solstice realised she wasn't alone on the Heli-carrier. Two figures were standing in the middle, and were smiling gruellingly at her. Her fears returned full force, as she knew she wouldn't have her Reptil to save her this time. Before Solstice to think of why she thought her Reptil, the two figures advanced- as well as they argued with themselves.

"I'll grab her!" M.O.D.O.K screamed at Abomination, as he zoomed toward Solstice, his beady eyes glaring at her.

"No! You are puny! Abomination will take her!" Abomination yelled back, running towards her, hands out-stretched.

"What? So you can get all the credit! No! I don't think so!" The two descended upon her, and Solstice shrunk back- her fear, again got the upper hand, and she skirted away- and the two crashed into the door behind her.

"WHY YOU!" M.O.D.O.K yelled, as he ripped himself away from the door-frame and floated determinedly at Solstice, "Enough games! You will come with us little girl." M.O.D.O.K sneered, as he extended his puny arms toward her. Solstice backed up, un aware that she was anywhere near the edge of the Heli-carrier. M.O.D.O.K did and he smiled with delight, as he noticed a sure-fire way to capture the little pest.

"Boo!" M.O.D.O.K said, as Solstice was right on the edge of the Heli-carrier. Solstice screamed, which sent M.O.D.O.K flying backwards, as well as she fell down, towards what she thought was her ultimate doom. Solstice screamed more, so loud, so deafing- that her whole wrist began to glow. The air around her circled and swooped, seeming to create a cushion for her to land in- The Heli-carrier shifted and shook, and groans could be heard from it. Lights inside fizzled then popped and windows shook, then broke. The wind howled, as it tried to slow the girl down with blowing her up and making her landing softer. Again, if Solstice hadn't been so afraid, she would have found this particularly awesome. Despite natures desperate attempts, Solstice still kept falling hard and fast- down… down… down. Solstice, choking on her fear, couldn't seem to find her voice to utter another scream. Still, heights- she hated them. Hulk had to work on that some more. Solstice was falling down, and suddenly she started to fall slowly- she had reached the top building, and that was when she started to slow down- the building itself seemed to bend down with her, as if it was trying to catch her. Wind howled in her ear, and some all-together other force seemed to be slowing her descent. The gravity around her seemed to thin out, and she was falling slower and slower. Solstice then touched the ground, as all people around her just glanced at her then walked on. They guessed that some Super-Hero had used his telekinesis to save her- it was an everyday occurrence here, nothing unusual. When Solstice landed on fully on the ground, Reptil swooped down, looking really worried and even- scared? Solstice felt awed that she could cause someone like Reptil to worry about her.

"Solstice!" Reptil said, as he swooped down on his wings, and landed- transforming back into his own self, "Are you okay?"

"Yea- Yeah… I'm f-fine." Solstice said, a bit shaky. Solstice took a great strain not to run right into Reptil's arms, like she really REALLY wanted to.

"Are you sure? You don't sound alright!" His voice was edged with worry, and it made Solstice feel even more of that weird sensation she had felt before- Her mind clicked, and she thought, Maybe I do love him! Why else would I feel this way? Why else would I want to hug the very God outta him? "Really- really, I'm fine." Solstice said, her voice less shaky. Solstice thought she had Reptil to thank for that. Maybe I DO love Reptil. Solstice wrist flashed a deep purple and all the bending of the buildings vanished, as well as the smidgen of fear she still had left of her fall down from the Heli-carrier.

"Wow!" Reptil exclaimed, as he stared at the shining fractal in her wrist, "What were you thinking of?"

Solstice blushed a bit, but was thankful Reptil didn't notice, "Well, um- I was thinking, err about…" Solstice was spared from having to tell him what she was thinking, as a VERY angry, VERY messy Iron-Man flew down and landed beside them. Iron-Man glowered at Solstice, and she knew that something really REALLY bad had gone on inside the Heli-carrier, "Reptil." Iron-Man said in a very sinister calm-like voice, "Can I have a word with you? You alone?"

"Yeah." Reptil sighed- he knew whatever Iron-Man was going to say, it wasn't going to be good. Solstice watched them leave, and was plagued with guilt, I probably cost him his position on the Squad! Speaking of the squad…

Solstice somehow- without opening her eyes at all- flew up to the interior of the Heli-carrier- where she was greeted by the Angry Squad-members. They were all glaring at her, save from Hulk, as he was laughing at the most of them- seeming not to be harmed in the least. Wolverine was all dishevelled, a sticky red substance dripping off of him- not blood, and Solstice was relieved. She didn't want him to be bleeding! But of course, he's Wolverine, so how could some mundane thing hurt him? He had adamantine bones! The Silver Surfer, and Thor both had an ice-patches attached to various parts of their body. Falcon had Redwing attached to his hip, with what seemed to be glue. But the one thing was that Wolverine was glaring way darker at her then any other Squadie- unless you counted Iron-Man, but he wasn't around.

None of them said a word to her.

Solstice felt extremely guilty. She knew that she had caused all of that- the glue thing, she wasn't all too sure about- but she had made all that happen to them, and all they did was give her a home to stay in- Was this the type of thanks they got? Solstice asked them all if they wanted something for her to do- anything to get their frowns off their faces, but none said they wanted her help. They all wanted her to leave.

Solstice bowed her head at them, and walked off. She knew when she wasn't wanted anymore. Solstice walked down the destroyed hall- yet not noticing as she passed it, it seemingly cleaned itself all up. In fact, the whole Heli-carrier was alight in a purple glow, cleaning everything and fixing the windows, and replacing the bulbs. But Solstice didn't notice any of that, as she was too distraught in her guilt to notice. Solstice kept on walking, her head hung low- trying to come up with some way to help them all. She wouldn't use her fractal- no, it caused to much trouble already. But Solstice stopped dead when she heard shouting coming from one of the doors. Her wrist, by then, had stopped glowing.

"- She's a menace Reptil!" Solstice heard the unmistakable voice of Iron-Man, "We have to get rid of her! Take that fractal somehow out of her wrist, and send her on her way! We can't let her keep destroying things!"

"Yes, Iron-Man. But why? Can't we train her more-?"

"No! We can't! Did you NOT just SEE what she did!"

"Yes I did, and you're right but-"

"Yes! Reptil, she's a danger to EVERYONE! Reptil! She could hurt innocent people with that fractal!"

"Yes, Iron-Man but-"

Solstice stood, staring at the door in disbelief, How can Iron-Man say that? Why is Reptil agreeing? How could he agree about that? Solstice felt like her world was shattering- Reptil! Saying she was a menace! How could he say that?

"No! No buts! She not, only destroyed the Heli-carrier, she did it twice! She hurt our crew, and possible some citizens with that stunt she pulled!"

"I know but-"

"No! Reptil, you're not listening! She's caused Doom to take immediate actions, and put our codes and secrets in danger! We can't have his henchmen bursting in every second of the day!"

"So? We'll just kick them out-"

"So? So? Unwillingly, they could stumble upon something important, BEFORE we kick them out! Not to mention Ms. Marvel is on our tails! Having broken walls in here, isn't going to lighten her mood!"

"Yes, Iron-Man."

"So, are we going to send her home?"

A big sigh filled the room, and then silence.

"Yes, Iron-Man." Reptil replied, after a few moments of grueling silence.

"Good."

Solstice stepped back from the door, horror dawning on her face, He wants me gone? How could he! He agreed! "No… No…" Solstice whispered, as she turned around and started to walk away swiftly, "He couldn't have!" But he did. Solstice started to walk faster, feeling her whole body come apart- it felt as if the world she knew was being ripped from right underneath her feet. Her wrist glowed a light purple, but Solstice covered it, "No, don't." She whispered, and the glow faded, "I wouldn't want to hurt him." Solstice sobbed, and she started running. She could just hear the tumblers on the door moving, and it opening for Reptil to walk out off. Solstice ran by the Squad- looking much better. Wolverine wasn't dripping in that red goo, Thor and Silver Surfer didn't have the ice-patches on them, and Falcon wasn't glued to Redwing anymore. It was a short lived relief, as she heard pounding feet behind her. I'm being condemned, She thought, and all of them must have been in on it- Besides the Hulk, he was too innocent by half, Solstice thougth, as he looked at Solstice with confusion written all over his face. He can be forgiven, as it was clear he wasn't in on this. All the others have guilty looks- they knew what was going to happen- it hurt Solstice to know that they knew. How could I have fallen for Reptil? He must not even LIKE me, if would want me gone! None of them like me! None! Solstice could just barely hear her name being called, but it only made her resolve to get out faster. Her heart hurt, and her vision started to go blurry. She could just feel wetness on her cheeks, and she knew that she was crying. Solstice ran, without knowing where, just trying to get away.

"Solstice!" Reptil called. Solstice knew it was him, for she could never mistake his voice for anyone else's, "Come back!"

So what? You can humiliate me? So you can kick me out? Rip this fractal from my arm, and then dump me off? But despite her angry thoughts, when Reptil called her name, she almost collapsed. But, she held firm, and ran faster. Solstice burst through a door, and noticed she was on the roof.

"Solstice!"

Solstice was getting desperate. She looked around, but found nowhere to go- besides down, "Solstice!" The voice was only muffled slightly now, and that meant he was close- Close to kick her off- break her heart more. Solstice eyed the edge of the roof warily, but knew it was her only way out. She ran over to it, and jumped. But instead of falling, she flew- like she wanted to. She wanted to just fly away from her hurt so bad, and the fractal was giving her some of it. She was flying away from what caused it, but her flight was cut short- as evil laughter rang out from behind her, and shadow swamped her vision. A cold hand covered her mouth, and something hard hit the back of her neck. She blacked out.


"Solstice!" Reptil cried, but he knew it was too late. She had already fled the premises. She was gone. Reptil ran to the edge of the roof, looking down hoping she wasn't falling to her doom- she wasn't. Reptil looked up and noticed M.O.D.O.K and Abomination flying away- or at least M.O.D.O.K flying away, with Abomination jumping off buildings that were high enough. Reptil shouted, "Tyrannosaurus eyes!" And his head grew into the Tyrannosaurus-Head. He squinted at the horizon, looking at Abomination. He could just make out Abomination carry something with dark brown hair.

"No!" Reptil called out, as his head shrunk back into its original form, "No! Not to Doom!" He exclaimed, his voice rising in his worry. Reptil wanted so badly to go after Abomination and kick his butt for taking Solstice- but he knew he couldn't. He would surely get kicked off the team, and Iron-Man was already mad at him. Reptil, then as fast as he could- with the help of his raptor-legs- ran back to Iron-Mans room, and tell Iron-Man what he saw, then go book it after Solstice. But Iron-Man wasn't there, so he turned around and ran towards the Living Room.

Darn it! Reptil thought, I let Doom get his filthy hands on Solstice!

"Solstice has been stolen!" Reptil cried, as he turned into the living room, and ran into… Ms. Marvel.

"WHAT?"Ms. Marvel exclaimed, as she turned to glare at the Squad- who were all lounging out on the couches- un aware of what happened, "Oh! You guys BETTER go get her back! Or you can just say good-bye to your jobs!"

"Reptil!" Iron-Man protested, "How could you let her get taken-?"

"Well, it would have been what you wanted! She ran off, because she heard you and then got taken!"

"What did Iron-Man say that would make my niece run off?" Ms. Marvel said, glaring daggers at Iron-Man.

"Yeah!" Hulk say, turning to look at Iron-Man as well, "What did Shiny-Metal-Man say that make Pretty-Lady cry and run away?"

"You made her cry!"

Reptil gave Iron-Man his own look, "Iron-Man can explain that." He hissed. He didn't think that Solstice should be taken away, more training and other things would have made her much better, and less dangerous- But Iron-Man hadn't wanted to listen. So he could now, to Ms. Marvel.

"heh, heh- Well about that…" Iron-Man started, smiling slightly, hoping to get off a little lightly. (FAT CHANCE)

In fact, Reptil had felt so angered that Iron-Man wanted Solstice to leave, that he felt like just giving him a sound kick. It was peculiar, how angered he had, and still was, about Iron-Man's announcement. He couldn't show Iron-Man his anger, of course- unless he wanted off the team. Iron-Man saw what Iron-Man saw, and what he thought would see fit. And, to him, getting rid of Solstice was the best solution.

"You wanted to what?" Ms. Marvel screamed, causing Reptil to come back to the present, "Why you-!"

Several huge words and ones that can't be spoken here later…

Reptil's eyes were huge saucers, and Iron-Man was stunned speechless. It was Reptil who broke the silence, "Wow!" He said, which caused a seething Ms. Marvel to look at him, "I didn't know Super-heroes could use those words!"

Ms. Marvel ignored that, and went back to glaring death at Iron-Man, "Don't you think that it would hurt her! Taking it out of her skin? How could you put one of my own family members at risk?"

"Why do you care so much?" Iron-Man had to ask. He'd never know Ms. Marvel to care about anything besides S.H.I.E.L.D equipment.

"Because Iron-Man! Do I have to explain things to you? Ohh... well you might as well know. I hate to say it, but her mom wasn't the best mom in the world. She's my half-sister, and I really don't know a thing about her! Besides that she must have treated Solstice like dirt." Ms. Marvel sneered, "Anyway- Her husband must not be as great either- I wanted to so badly take her away- especially after some things I have saw in our Family-Get-Togethers. Solstice was always the sweet- but she acted so scared of everything! Like, something was going to jump out and eat her! Oh, especially to her sister! She was down-right terrified of her sister! It was just so horrible!"

"Wow..." Iron-Man and Reptil said together. They had never seen Ms. Marvel act this way. That was a really bad sign. Iron-Man started to have doubts- a lot of them.

"One time- one time, Solstice came up to me, and whispered something in my ear, do you want to know what it is?"

"Umm..." They hesitated. They didn't know if they really wanted to or not- Ms. Marvel's voice sounded so desolate.

"She said 'I wish you were my mom'"

Ohh... crap man! Ms. Marvel is P-I-double S and E-D! Iron-Man, you did it THIS time! And what do you think will happen next, hmm?

- Calm-Waters