Chapter 18: Aftermath
Captain America stood with the rest of the survivors in the main hall of Four Freedoms. The battle had been costly but they'd won. Despite all the losses, and the grief that was left behind, they had destroyed a threat to the entire planet.
But it didn't feel like a victory.
The ranks of the X-Men, X-Force and X-Factor had been decimated. Generation X was without a home.
Most of the survivors were in the Avengers or were not affiliated with any team.
Some may join other teams, others may go solo. And some of the teams might even be rebuilt. But the important thing was that, for now, the world was safe.
The End
AN: So whatta ya think? Originally when I wrote this thing it had a lot of injuries, but no deaths. Then someone online pointed out that, that's no way to do a proper Aliens story.