First of all, since it doesn't say this anywhere else and everyone seems to have these "disclaimers" in their stories, I'll put mine right here: All characters, locations, objects and ideas appearing in the Marvel universe © Marvel comics. All characters, locations, objects and ideas not appearing in the Marvel universe © me, Sara Allen. Good, glad we got that cleared up. All quotes mentioned in the previous chapters were retrieved from brainyquote-com, thinkexist-com, and quotegarden-com. Now onto the other copyrights.
A Stronger Weakness © Sara Allen.
Chapter 1: Taking Control
"He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them." - Chinese proverb
Chapter 2: A New Friend
"Make new friends, but keep the old." - lyrics from Girl Scout folk song
Barbie © Mattel, Inc.
The Hound of the Baskervilles © Estate of Jean Conan Doyle
Lincoln © Ford Motor Company
The restaurant Annabelle's, appearing in this chapter, is based upon Isabel's, a cafe located in Avalon, NJ. I was originally going to call it Isabel's, but we already have a character named Isabelle and I didn't want the story to be any more confusing than it already is.
The book titles "Rulers of the Ancient World" and "The War that Made America" were created by me, and in case there are any books by that name, the similarity is purely coincidental.
The symbol on the hood of Warren's car described as a "cross with a circle around it" is supposed to be the Lincoln logo.
I also apologize for all the fluff and cheesiness of this chapter.
Chapter 3: Sisters
"Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five." - Pam Brown
Chapter 4: Without Control
"Without control there is uneasiness, but it also allows for the opportunity of creativity and growth." - Tom Barrett
Chapter 5: The Superiors Make New Friends
"Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker." - Frank Herbert
Zippo lighter © Zippo Manufacturing Company
Campbell's © Campbell Soup Company
Good Housekeeping © Hearst Corporation
Chapter 6: Midnight Snacks
"There's a funny thing about food... it sort of brings people together." - adapted line from Princess and the Frog
Chapter 7: Division 56
"My psychology belongs to everyone." - Alfred Adler
Chapter 8: Curses and Gifts
"It's a gift... and a curse." - reoccurring line from Monk
Chapter 9: Survival of the Species
"We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love, power, freedom and fun." - William Glasser
Hannah Montana © Disney
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson © Estate of Jean Conan Doyle
"No shit, Sherlock." and "Ditto to you, Watson." are references to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Chapter 10: Old Tricks
"It's the oldest trick in the book, but we're short on tricks at the moment." - Jay Vick, Poisoned Medicine (2002)
Chapter 11: Taken for Granted
"Getting anything changes it from being desirable to being taken for granted." - unknown
All of the cheesy pick-up lines used by Pietro were either from my imagination or heard around.
Chapter 12: Acknowledged and Unafraid
"True courage is when one sees the danger in front of him, and runs to it anyways." - unknown
Chapter 13: Hot Pursuit
"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit." - Pliny the Elder
This is basically the same quote from Chapter 11, but reworded. I just noticed that.
Chapter 14: Typically Unusual
"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle with the ordinary." - Jim Rohn
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Let me just tell you how much I hate the title of this chapter: a lot. The quote goes great with it and everything, but I'm just not satisfied with it. Maybe I'll change it sometime, when I think of something better. Oh, and if you get the subtle reason Quicksilver was eating pineapple-flavored ice cream in this chapter, then good for you ;)
Chapter 15: Intuition
"The only thing that matters is intuition." - Albert Einstein
The Art of War © Sun Tzu
Chapter 16: Don't Be Scared
"An ugly sight, a man who is afraid." - Jean Anouilh
Chapter 17: Windows of Opportunity
"Opportunity only knocks once." - proverb
Cheerios © General Mills
Chapter 18: The Identities
"The identity of one changes with how one perceives reality." - Vithu Jeyaloganathan
Chapter 19: Our Father
"Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." - selection from the Lord's Prayer
Chapter 20: The Enemy
"Having an enemy means that you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill
I apologize for the poorly written fight scenes in this chapter and in the next. I'm not that experienced in writing them, but I've been trying to brush up and hopefully I'll get better as time goes on.
Chapter 21: Belonging
"A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself." - John W Foster
Full House & Uncle Jesse © ABC
I'm sorry for the unsatisfying climax...
Chapter 22: Only the Beginning
"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill
Yao Ming © ...Yao Ming?
Transformers 2 © Steven Spielberg (?) (I have to give credit to someone...)
Nintendo DS © Nintendo
Pokemon Platinum version © Nintendo
Scarlett O'Hara © Margaret Mitchell
Johnny Bravo © Cartoon Network
Fun fact... did you know Mae Whitman, the voice for Katara in Avatar: The Last Airbender also played Little Suzy on Johnny Bravo?
Chapter 23: The Return
"When liberty returns, I will return." - Victor Hugo
Do I sense a little romance between Hank and Samantha?
And thus our stories comes to a complete stop. As before I have mentioned a possible sequel, and I will add another chapter to this if I decide to go through with it. So if you want to read the sequel, add this to your watchlist or check back every few days! The sequel will focus on the students more than the X-Men. For the most part it will be plotless, but I promise I do have a plot planned for it already.