"Who were they talking about?" James repeated. "Can't tell ya," SJ said. "Why not?" "Classified info," Katana said. "Who's Snow?" "Classified" SJ said. "Who was it that revived Apocalypse?" Azari asked. "Also classified." "...What isn't classified?" SJ and Katana exchanged a look at that. They just laughed. Azari frowned. "Anyways..." Cassie looked at Jade. "Do you think Outworld would help if it comes down to that?"
Jade nodded. "Of course." "What's Outworld?" Azari asked curiously. "Long story," Jade said. "We have time, what is Outworld?" James said. Jade sighed. "It's a different realm...kinda like Asgard but not..." "And you're connected to it how?" "My mom is Queen of Outworld." "I sense this is a long story?" "It's a very long story, not one we have time for."
Azari nodded. Jamie and Comet walked back in. "They'll be here soon," Jamie said. SJ headed off, scowling. Pyro and Katana exchanged a look before following her. They knew SJ wasn't happy about the situation one bit. As the three walked down the hall, the new group appeared. The group stopped when the saw the three X-Men.
"Baby sister," one of the guys in the new group cooly greeted. "A**-hole" SJ said under her breath. "Watch your language, Baby Sister." "F**k off Pyrrhus!" SJ snapped. "Pyrrhus? That is the weirdest name of all time" Francis said. "Her name is Katana," Pyrrhus shot back, pointing at Katana. "It's actually Katya genius" Katana said.
"Well then he..." Pyrrhus pointed at Pyro. "Names John" Pyro said. Pyrrhus scowled at that. "Who are you guys?" James asked. "They are the Secret Avengers," Jamie said, walking in. "The who?" Francis asked. The New Avengers looked very confused. "Who are you?" James asked Pyrrhus. "Pyrrhus Storm," Pyrrhus said cockily.
Snow, meanwhile, patted Pyrrhus on the arm and introduced herself. "Snow Drake," she said. "Snow!" Winter cried and ran into her sister. "Winter!" Snow cried. The two sisters hugged. Adam joined the hug. Raven also joined in. "You treating my daughter good?" Raven asked Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus smiled, it was like a switch had been flipped.
He wasn't the a**hole from before, now he had a charming smile on his face. It was a jarring change. "Of course I'm treating her good, Mrs. Drake," Pyrrhus said in a charming tone. Raven nodded. "Good." Pyrrhus smiled at her. He was normally a very nice and charming guy, but put him and his half-sister in a room together and it turned ugly. Uglier than Deadpool's face after a two hour bath ugly. The two hated each other, absolutely hated each other, and always had.
Pyrrhus was five years older than SJ, though he did not look it anymore. The two looked nearly the same age. They even similar, though Pyrrhus was more arrogant whereas SJ was more hot-headed. This difference was what brewed the hatred. That, and Pyrrhus tried to revive Apocalypse.
That wasn't a fun day at all. Katana had easily subdued Apocalypse, though. And Pyrrhus learned his lesson. The hostility was still there between the two. Although around others, it was toned down. Sure, Pyrrhus was a bit condescending to SJ, and she swore profusely at him, but they never tried to kill each other.
"So how did you guys come to be?" James asked. The Secret Avengers looked at each other. "Ask them," Pyrrhus said, pointing at Jamie and Comet. Everyone looked at the two. "You see..." Comet began. "Do you remember when you sent Jamie and I to...take care of the Runaways?" "Yep," Cassie said as Pyrrhus muttered. "You mean kill us."
Comet shot the boy a glare. He shrugged, it was true. "Anyway...we didn't kill them." "I see that." "Instead we trained them." "And turned them into the Secret Avengers," Jamie finished. The New Avengers nodded. "So there are Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers, and Secret Avengers?" Kitana asked. "Don't forget the X-Men has New Mutants, Generation X, and X-Force" Jamie said.
"...SHIELD is much less confusing." "Who's on each time?" Cassie asked Jamie. "Me, Piotr, Scott, Jean, Wade, and Raven are on X-Force" "What about the other two groups?" "Piotr's sister Magik, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Cannonball, Sunspot, and Warlock are part of the New Mutants, they're sort of our Young Avengers"
"And Generation X?" "Negasonic, my kids, SJ, Pyro, and Betsy" "Well then." They then heard a heart wrenching yell as alarms went off. Prryhus and Snow ran to the building to see Billy kneeling next to his brother's body.
Nebula had killed his brother right in front of him. Blue began glowing around his hands and eyes, before enveloping his entire body. Wiccan screamed as the entire hoard of Chitauri at Nebula's disposal was destroyed in a flash of blue energy. He then fell to his knees and began to sob. Tommy. Dead.
He couldn't fathom how his brother was dead. Why he was dead. While Billy was still crying over Tommy's body, he didn't notice the two figures showing up. Thalia and Loki landed, looking around. "There," Thalia pointed to Nebula. Loki followed her gaze and nodded. Thalia used her powers to float a few inches off the ground, frowning at the alien. "I will amplify your pain Nebula" Thalia warned.
Nebula glared at her. "I do not believe in goddesses Thalia" Thalia sighed. "This is gonna hurt," she muttered. She approached Nebula. Nebula stared her down. Thalia shot out at Nebula. Nebula barely dodged. The two faced each other. The Goddess of Dark Magic vs. the Daughter of Death. They both fought hard. Eventually, Thalia came out on top.
She smirked after knocking down Nebula. She headed back to Loki. Loki smiled at his wife. Thalia smiled back. "She's dealt with," Thalia said. Loki smiled and kissed her cheek gently.
Her smile then dropped. "Tommy," she murmured. Loki nodded and the two walked over to Tommy and Billy. "William Barton," Loki called out. Billy didn't even look up. He didn't even acknowledge the two as the stood near him. Billy just stared at his brother's body. He couldn't move. Billy whimpered. He hurt so badly. Billy had never felt such pain before.
He hugged himself. Loki and Thalia watched on sadly. Thalia couldn't imagine what Billy was feeling. His twin had died. Thalia couldn't imagine Daryl dying. It would hurt to much if he did. Thalia would hate to lose Daryl. Thalia made a mental note to hug Daryl when she saw him. "Billy," she said softly. Billy shook his head.
"Billy, I cannot imagine what you are feeling right now..." "No. You can't," Billy snarled. Thalia sighed. He was right, she didn't understand. But Thalia could sympathize. She just hugged him. Billy began to sob. His body shook. Thalia held him. Billy continued to sob. She didn't tell him it was going to be okay, she couldn't tell him that. He just wanted his brother to be alive, not dead.
Billy's cries eventually stopped. He sniffled every now and then, though. Thalia handed Billy to Clint. Clint hugged his son tightly. Billy whimpered. "Shhh," Clint whispered. Billy shook his head. "Tommy," he whimpered. Clint frowned. "Tommy," he repeated. Billy sniffled. Clint hugged his son tighter. Tommy was dead. Clint swallowed thickly.
He hugged Billy tighter. He had already lost Tommy, he wouldn't lose Billy and Francis too. Clint hugged Billy closer. Francis came busting in. "Dad!" He cried. Clint held his arm out to Francis. Francis walked into his arms, curling up next to Billy. "Where's Tommy?" He quietly asked. "Dead," Billy whimpered. Francis froze.
"What?" "Tommy is dead," Clint said. Francis' jaw dropped in shock. Tommy...Tommy was dead? His eyes stung with tears. Francis swiped at them furiously. Clint hugged his sons tighter. They were his only family left. Clint vowed he'd keep them safe. His ex-wife was dead, along with Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel. His current wife was brainwashed. Even Tommy was gone now.
Clint blinked back tears of his own. He had to keep them safe.
I'm heartless I know.