Guest: In response to your review, Leni does not have x-ray vision, but in this issue she reveals how she discovered Lincoln's secret.

I think it's worth saying that I wanted each chapter to be like a comic book issue, but the title does not accept the way I wanted to do it.

(For example, the title of the last chapter would be "Home Alone #3"


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DATE: MARCH 18 2015, THE WATCHER, NEW YORK, 16H21M

Leni is feeling better than ever in her life. After a very embarrassing conversation with Lincoln, he agreed to take her to the other Avengers as soon as their parents calmed down.

Curiously, their father seemed not to worry about future attacks, as if nothing had happened.

It was almost as if that part of his brain had been turned off.

Even so, their father wanted to analyze the mysterious pen of the Ant-Man, but he did not discover anything.

The one who was most upset with the situation was Lisa, since she wanted a chance to analyze the mysterious man who shrinks, as well as what was left of the Beetle's armor, which was now with SHIELD.

Rita, on the other hand, wanted to show her thanks, so she asked Lincoln to use the pen again, but he needed to take one of his sisters with him.

And of course, he chose Leni.

They were now in the recreation room, waiting for the Ant-Man to arrive.

Leni was excited, as a little girl on the playground, admiring everything around her.

Lincoln, on the other hand, was very nervous. He just told the Ant-Man that he had a something really serious to talk about. He had no idea how the Ant-Man would react.

But he was about to find out.

The man in red was wearing his usual lab coat over his uniform, and his face was showing, his tangled hair and dark circles in his eyes indicating that he had had little sleep.

"Hey kids, how are you? Excuse my appearance, but I finally fixed the danger room."

"Are you alright?" Lincoln was worried to see him that way. "When was the last time you slept?"

He paused for a moment to think, and counted in his fingers.

"I'd say last Thursday, when I started fixing the equipment."

"YOU DIDN'T SLEPT IN A WEEK!?" Both siblings said, even Leni realized what was happening.

"Well, what can I say? That system is very complicated, and I do not have the right tools, so I had to improvise. In theory, you should not even have been able to cause a system crash, so I had to review everything from basic programming."

He then looked at Leni.

Despite what Lincoln expected, he seemed very comfortable with her presence.

"Ronnie Anne, you've certainly made a lot of progress. You look exactly like Lincoln's sister!"

Lincoln facepalmed upon hearing this. Obviously, the man was not in good condition, since he did not realize that this was not Ronnie Anne, since he could tell when she was shapeshifting.

"Dr. Pym, this is not Ronnie Anne, it's my sister, Leni."

"Oooookay... I already knew." He said embarrassed, pretending to be in control of the situation. "I was just kidding. It's a pleasure to see you again Leni."

Lincoln was previously concerned about his team-mate's reaction, but now he was worried about his psychological state.

"Dr., are you alright? It's my sister, here at Watcher, looking right at you!"

"Linc, I may be exhausted, but I am not incapacitated. If your sister is here, it means you think she can keep your secret."

"Actually, I asked him to bring me." Leni was blushing.

"Okay, now this sounds like a hallucination." He said, sitting in an armchair. "Just to clarify, how exactly did this happen?"

"She found out I'm Marvel Boy, and she says she wants to join the Avengers."

He paused for a moment to think.

He had the chance to have another Loud in his group, but there was still the question of how Leni realized that Lincoln was Marvel Boy. And more importantly, why did a fashionista want to be a heroine?

"Okay, let's start with the beginning. How did you find out he was the Marvel Boy? Although I know that the costume is not perfect, it has managed to deceive all the other Louds."

"Oh, your costume is wonderful indeed. The colors, the trim, it even looks like it has no stitching. But that's not how I found out. That's when he got shot."

"What do you mean?" Lincoln was confused.

"Well, when I laid my hands on you, I felt the same relief that I feel when I heal someone in the family." She looked at Lincoln with a motherly love. "I've healed your wounds since we were little. I know when I'm healing you, even with my eyes closed."

Both Lincoln and the Ant-Man were surprised. Although Leni was extremely naive and silly, she could distinguish people by touch, and the most formidable thing was that she did not even knew it.

"I have to admit, this is really impressive." He yawned, but he did not stop looking at the siblings. "That said, answer me: why do you want to join the Avengers?"

"Well, I've always enjoyed listening to stories of how our parents met, working for SHIELD and helping save people. I always thought I could, like, save people with my powers and meet a handsome superhero to marry me." She stared dreamily at the ceiling, her head in the clouds.

"Well, that sounds more like a little girl's dream than a desire to be a heroine. But, let's say we accept you in the team. What would you do?"

Leni was excited. She felt that she had already been accepted into the team.

"I can help with the costumes, give decorating tips, and of course, heal you when you get hurt."

"Wait, are you telling me that your power is exclusively heal?"

"No silly, I can heal anyone, I've never been to exclude someone." She seemed confident that she'd said the right thing.

The Ant-Man simply glanced at Lincoln, who shrugged. Apparently, she really had little intelligence.

"What he wants to know is if you have any other power besides healing people." Lincoln clarified.

"Ooooh!" She finally understood. "Then no, I can only heal other people and I never get sick."

"Well, that's a problem." He said, scratching his chin. "As much as your power is impressive, I can not take you in many situations. If you can not defend yourself, how can you go in a place with villains everywhere?"

Leni was discouraged.

She never stopped to think about it, but her powers were useless for her dream. How would she meet a handsome hero if she could only take care of the wounded after the fight is over? She had to be able to help them immediately.

Lincoln was worried by his sister's sadness, and tried to think of something that could solve the problem. He then remembered what led them to this situation.

The Beetle.

"What if she wore armor?" He was euphoric, he was sure he'd found the solution. "That Hugh guy was wearing a awesome armor, that was really hard to fight. Could not you make a suit that would protect her from danger while she heals people?"

Leni was excited again, she and her brother staring at the scientist waiting for an answer.

He was thoughtful, scratching his chin.

On the one hand, he wanted to bring Lincoln's sisters to the Avengers, but he only wanted those who could really fight. Leni was powerful, but her intelligence and her motivation did not seem ideal for starting a training program.

Even so, he knew that Lincoln would do anything for his sisters, and if he refused to let Leni be an Avenger, her disappointment would affect Lincoln's development. In short, he had no choice.

"Okay, I can work on it." She accepted his defeat, taking a serious tone. "But I hope you understand that making a armor is not as easy as making a standard costume. It may take a few weeks to finalize the details, but it can be done."

"OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Leni happily jumped up and began to hug him, making him embarrassed. "I promise you will not regret it! I'll be a great Avenger!"

"Calm down, Leni. Like I said, it's still going to take a while before I can finish your armor. Enjoy your time well, as soon as I'm done, you'll have to learn how to use the armor."

"And this is very complicated?" Lincoln was a little apprehensive about this.

"Do not worry!" The scientist now smiled. "It will be as easy as learning to drive!"

This made the siblings worried. Leni had taken her driver license, but it was really agonizing for the Loud family.

"Well, I'm sorry if I sound rude, but as you yourself said, I do not sleep for nearly a week, and I'd love to take the rest. Feel free to show the Watcher to your sister Linc, just remember not to be late at home."

"Actually, that's another problem." Lincoln tried to find the right words. "Our mother is very worried about the latest events, but she's also grateful for all that the Avengers did for our family, so she told me to use my pen to invite the three of us for a dinner this Friday at 8:00 p.m., in our house."

"What's the problem?" The scientist really seemed to need sleep.

"Dr., how will Marvel Boy and I are going to be in the same place at the same time?"

He just smiled as he left the room.

"My dear friend, this is so simple that I will not even bother to explain myself now. Give Marvel Boy a rest for the rest of the week and get ready. I'll see you on Friday."


LATER...


Mark was in his bed, seemingly asleep, but actually he was on the astral plane, in his humam form. His artificial body was so perfect, that it emulated even reactions like hunger, sleep and reactions to various types of drugs. The only drawback was that he would not normally suffer from any of these conditions.

After mistook Leni for Ronnie Anne, he knew he could not trust that body in the present state, so he would not use it until the dinner. In fact, he already had a solution to Lincoln's problem, he just had to think about how to do it.

A false move and he would eventually lose his champion.

Moving like a ghost by the Watcher, he went to the lab and started working out the schematics for Leni's armor. Because he could not touch the objects, he had to give directions to Larry, who operated the computer.

Just like Lincoln and Ronnie's costumes, he decided to use a suit from the database as a base, but he should make some specific settings for Leni.

The only problem was that it could not be attached to a Symbi-watch, since a armor would need dense materials mixed with the synthetic Klyntar, and the result would be too big to take the form of a watch, unless the fashionista wore a wall clock in her dress.

It was then that an idea arose, and he was content with himself.

"Okay, it looks like my body already has work once he's ready." He thought, focusing on what to do. "I think I can do like the humans and try to dream a bit. Friday will be a great day."

Suddenly, Larry called his attention.

"Sir, you received a letter from Secretary Talbot."

"Wow, that was quick. Project the message, please."

Larry then made a hologram, with the following message:


From: Secretary Glenn Talbot.

To: Dr. Henry Pym

Dr Pym, the President approved your request.

The SHIELD has already provided all the paperwork, be at the designated place this Monday at 9:00 am.

I hope you know what you're doing. You can have the confidence of the President, but the Pentagon is watching your every move.


"As expected from Talbot." He did not seem very impressed with the message. "Still, I confess I'm surprised the old man approved my request so quickly."

"I believe the President is wanting your support if he has any problems in the upcoming elections. Although demeaning, he would probably ask you to spy on his opponents in your reduced scale."

"I can not say I'd be surprised if that happens, but now that I'm involved with him I can not just leave. You remember what happened to his son-in-law, did not you?"

Larry's screen immediately showed a red scared face.

"That's what I thought." He smiled, and floated to the other room. "Take a rest Larry, looks like we'll have a lot to do. Most of all, I have to focus on dinner, because I'm sure Monday will be a piece of cake. After all, what could go wrong?"


TO BE CONTINUED...


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The next chapter will be the second issue of Masters of Evil, and as it's short, I'll post it on Friday, leaving dinner with the Loud family for next week.

I can guarantee it will be a lot of fun, in addition to presenting one of Mark's five items*, hidden inside the Watcher.

(*Secret Wars #1)