p data-xf-p="1"I nod to the man who sits there grinning at me. He seems clearly disturbed by the smoke coming from my Cigar. He reaches over and taps on the no-smoking sign as I keep talking. "Listen trust me the words too big to fail are gonna be our best friends," He would nod at my words, and before I can keep going the wall explodes./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I wince ducking down to cover and regretting I went somewhere without any Anti-Armor weaponry. I just had the pieces of a pistol on me, some pepper spray, and a bit of flesh-eating acid. I peek over the counter where I spot the Juggernaught standing there his body covered in dust and rubble./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I stand up and dust off my clothes before walking closer as the man shouts, "Hands up and start getting out all the money you got! Ima rip that bank the fuck open and break some skulls while I'm at it if you don't get it-" He stops for a second as he turns down to me walking forward amongst all the cowardly people. . .Or "sane" as they called it but in truth when your life was fake there wasn't really a sane was there?/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"Either way, walking forward I ask, "You're the brother of Xavier right? Before you rob this place or kill someone, lemme hear your side of that story. I know that bald man couldn't have been perfect there's gotta be something he's been hiding."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"He hisses down at me leaning down as he growls, "You shouldn't be asking questions. You should be fetching your wallet and handing it over. You should be scared." His breath smelt fucking horrid as he hisses out his eyes bloodshot red as if reigning in some sort of horrid rage in his head./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I shrug, "You know I'm not gonna pull the pity party card but I'm gonna die one day kid. It can be today to you, it can be tomorrow when some crazy mutant decides to remake the world and leaves me out, or maybe it'll be next month if some aliens decide to bomb the city. Even that gem you got won't always save you, kid, there's always a bigger fish."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"He stares at me for a few seconds before he reaches his arm back preparing to slam the shit out of me. But before he can swing webs slam into his arm and pull back. I reach into my pocket pulling out the acid in a vial before simply throwing it at his big fat face. He screams in pain as the acid gets into his eyes blinding him as another web slings onto his head and pulls him backward./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"He grunts out in pain as he falls backward. I quickly dart into action pointing to the fire exit on the other side of the room, "Go go go, folks! Evacuate quickly because he's only gonna be rubbing the acid out of his eyes for so long!" I was kinda happy because so far today I had learned two things. One, I was gonna have fun with the economic market and two it was great having plot armor. I hope I was a cool side character and not too Mary sueish./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I hear a resounding bang that shakes me to my bones. I glance to my left where thin cracks sit in mid-air holding the Juggernaut's foot in place. I take a few steps back as a man of fire zooms inside and lands before groaning, "C'mon sis ya should have let him get kicked. . .Out of all the people to save."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I raise an eyebrow as the air shimmers and a concentrated look sits upon Susan Storm's face as she stands near me. Jesus christ what was the response time on that? "He's just joking mister Jonah now hurry up and leave we've got thi-" She goes silent as she throws a shield over me as The Thing grabs the Juggernaught and puts him into a choke-hold./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"This wasn't my fight anymore. I would shrug and pause for a second before turning back to Susan, "In case we don't get a chance to talk again because of Richard's hate of Journalists. . .Keep your boy's head on his shoulder. I don't think there's anyone as scary as him on this earth."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"Johnny storm grins as he says, "First thing I've ever hear you say that I agree with!" I would throw a glare at him as Reed slips inside the building Spider-Man jumping down and shooting more webs at the Juggernaut's hands while Reed begins to wrap around him./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1""Not you ya living Tiki-Torch. I'm talking about Reed the Super-Geniuses of Super-Genius. Truth be told if there was anyone on this earth to fear it's Reed. . ." Which in truth was a fair warning I was giving because I was actually scared of what I've been reading about him. About one critical thing that didn't fit in with the rest of this strange mishmash world. I walk my way to the door reaching out to open it./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"Although, I pause, turning to Reed Richards, staring at him for a few seconds as he contains the Juggernaut. Maybe this Super-Genius was the key to getting me home and away from all this madness. . .It was an appealing thought but at this point, I'd rather stay. It was pretty fun being truly special here and having an upper hand in life and money./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"But I wasn't lying to anyone when I said I feared Reed above all others. You can read some folks well and you can tell when there's something not right about them. Here? Here, I can look into his eyes and just see more genius than man. More intelligence than morals. I may be a side character but I know if I see Reed becoming the Maker I will do what I need to./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"The Maker terrifies me more than Thanos, Galactus, The Hulk, or even the Beyonder to some degree. Because the Maker is a ruthless man ruled by cold logic and desire to save a world. Initially, it is a great idea and a great man but a society with just intelligence as its main ruling factor breaks down./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"What I fear is the Maker wiping away the world of old and making a new one without culture or spirit. Without the thing that made the World Unique. The idea wasn't scary to me but the fact that out of every fucking creature on this world he was the most likely to win. But that's just a faint possibility, it wasn't assured and I shouldn't worry about that. Besides, Im just a side character I shouldn't worry./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I wince ducking down to cover and regretting I went somewhere without any Anti-Armor weaponry. I just had the pieces of a pistol on me, some pepper spray, and a bit of flesh-eating acid. I peek over the counter where I spot the Juggernaught standing there his body covered in dust and rubble./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I stand up and dust off my clothes before walking closer as the man shouts, "Hands up and start getting out all the money you got! Ima rip that bank the fuck open and break some skulls while I'm at it if you don't get it-" He stops for a second as he turns down to me walking forward amongst all the cowardly people. . .Or "sane" as they called it but in truth when your life was fake there wasn't really a sane was there?/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"Either way, walking forward I ask, "You're the brother of Xavier right? Before you rob this place or kill someone, lemme hear your side of that story. I know that bald man couldn't have been perfect there's gotta be something he's been hiding."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"He hisses down at me leaning down as he growls, "You shouldn't be asking questions. You should be fetching your wallet and handing it over. You should be scared." His breath smelt fucking horrid as he hisses out his eyes bloodshot red as if reigning in some sort of horrid rage in his head./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I shrug, "You know I'm not gonna pull the pity party card but I'm gonna die one day kid. It can be today to you, it can be tomorrow when some crazy mutant decides to remake the world and leaves me out, or maybe it'll be next month if some aliens decide to bomb the city. Even that gem you got won't always save you, kid, there's always a bigger fish."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"He stares at me for a few seconds before he reaches his arm back preparing to slam the shit out of me. But before he can swing webs slam into his arm and pull back. I reach into my pocket pulling out the acid in a vial before simply throwing it at his big fat face. He screams in pain as the acid gets into his eyes blinding him as another web slings onto his head and pulls him backward./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"He grunts out in pain as he falls backward. I quickly dart into action pointing to the fire exit on the other side of the room, "Go go go, folks! Evacuate quickly because he's only gonna be rubbing the acid out of his eyes for so long!" I was kinda happy because so far today I had learned two things. One, I was gonna have fun with the economic market and two it was great having plot armor. I hope I was a cool side character and not too Mary sueish./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I hear a resounding bang that shakes me to my bones. I glance to my left where thin cracks sit in mid-air holding the Juggernaut's foot in place. I take a few steps back as a man of fire zooms inside and lands before groaning, "C'mon sis ya should have let him get kicked. . .Out of all the people to save."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"I raise an eyebrow as the air shimmers and a concentrated look sits upon Susan Storm's face as she stands near me. Jesus christ what was the response time on that? "He's just joking mister Jonah now hurry up and leave we've got thi-" She goes silent as she throws a shield over me as The Thing grabs the Juggernaught and puts him into a choke-hold./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"This wasn't my fight anymore. I would shrug and pause for a second before turning back to Susan, "In case we don't get a chance to talk again because of Richard's hate of Journalists. . .Keep your boy's head on his shoulder. I don't think there's anyone as scary as him on this earth."/p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"Johnny storm grins as he says, "First thing I've ever hear you say that I agree with!" I would throw a glare at him as Reed slips inside the building Spider-Man jumping down and shooting more webs at the Juggernaut's hands while Reed begins to wrap around him./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1""Not you ya living Tiki-Torch. I'm talking about Reed the Super-Geniuses of Super-Genius. Truth be told if there was anyone on this earth to fear it's Reed. . ." Which in truth was a fair warning I was giving because I was actually scared of what I've been reading about him. About one critical thing that didn't fit in with the rest of this strange mishmash world. I walk my way to the door reaching out to open it./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"Although, I pause, turning to Reed Richards, staring at him for a few seconds as he contains the Juggernaut. Maybe this Super-Genius was the key to getting me home and away from all this madness. . .It was an appealing thought but at this point, I'd rather stay. It was pretty fun being truly special here and having an upper hand in life and money./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"But I wasn't lying to anyone when I said I feared Reed above all others. You can read some folks well and you can tell when there's something not right about them. Here? Here, I can look into his eyes and just see more genius than man. More intelligence than morals. I may be a side character but I know if I see Reed becoming the Maker I will do what I need to./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"The Maker terrifies me more than Thanos, Galactus, The Hulk, or even the Beyonder to some degree. Because the Maker is a ruthless man ruled by cold logic and desire to save a world. Initially, it is a great idea and a great man but a society with just intelligence as its main ruling factor breaks down./p
p data-xf-p="1" /p
p data-xf-p="1"What I fear is the Maker wiping away the world of old and making a new one without culture or spirit. Without the thing that made the World Unique. The idea wasn't scary to me but the fact that out of every fucking creature on this world he was the most likely to win. But that's just a faint possibility, it wasn't assured and I shouldn't worry about that. Besides, Im just a side character I shouldn't worry./p