DATE: APRIL 11, 2015, SIMON KIRBY-LIEBER SCHOOL, NEW YORK, 13H28M

This day is getting weirder. And it seems it's not over yet.

On the second floor of the school, Luna, Luan and Lynn were paralyzed by five heavily armed men. Four of them were dressed in blue and purple, while the other wore a blue and green suit, all with the same type of mask they already knew. The masked men pointed their guns at the girls, and were surprised to see the gun in Luna's hand.

"Where did you get that?" The man with the green variation spoke, approaching them.

"A guy dressed as you gave us." Luna lowered her weapon, still a little worried. "He lent us to look for our sister and a friend of ours, who disappeared."

The elite soldier looked at Luna, and realized who she was. Knowing Kade, it was obvious that he would hand over his weapon to Luna.

"Well, I'm sorry to inform you, but there's no one else on this floor." The soldier pulled a small device from one of his pockets. On the small screen, it was possible to see eight orange spots, all close to each other. "This is a thermal sensor, and we've checked that floor and everything downstairs. There's no one in the school except for us and a group upstairs."

"We have to get you all out of here so we can start the counterattack." One of the other soldiers spoke, looking around. "Although I do not think we have much of a chance with most of our elite soldiers on the other side of the force field."

"No need to worry about that." Lynn smiled smugly, with an air of superiority. "Our sister is trying to turn this off, and knowing her, she must be almost done."

The soldiers were surprised, but soon recovered from the surprise.

"Okay, you two go up to the third floor to help the pawn, while we're going to gather the others." The elite soldier spoke with authority, and then turned to the girls. "Find your sister if you want, but I really do not recommend it, since she probably should be out there."

The soldiers split up and left the girls where they were. They wondered, trying to decide what to do.

"So, where are we going?" Lynn asked.

"If Leni and Ronnie Anne should be outside, then that's where we're going." Luna spoke decisively.

Luan and Lynn looked at each other, then nodded. Smiling, the three sisters headed for the stairs, ready to search for the missing girls. As they ran through the school, Lynn felt something growing in her. Something familiar, like a distant memory coming back to her.


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Chandler was a little dizzy, still recovering from the blast he received.

Though his new form was big and strong, he was not invincible. He started to get up when he was hit by another energy blast.

"Stay down!" Marvel Boy was flying low enough to avoid contact with the enemy. "Soon the S.H.I.E.L.D. will come, and will find a way to heal you."

"Heal me?" Chandler chuckled, leaving the young hero in surprise. "What makes you think I'm sick? I got what I always wanted, the power to make anyone kneel before me." He got up, and looked straight into Marvel Boy's eyes. "Not that a puny kid like you understands that."

Before Marvel Boy could shoot again, the Abomination jumped, landing with the boy inside the building where the basketball court and the pool were.

A mischievous grin flashed across Chandler's scaly lips as he tossed the boy against the wall, breaking it with his back. He was still stunned when the Abomination caught him by the throat, and threw them both into the pool. He knelt in the pool, which still barely reached his chest, and pressed the boy against the bottom.

Although he had superhuman stamina, even Lincoln could not bear it for long. Thanks to the mask's lenses, he had a perfect view of what was going on in the water, and noticed that his legs are in a very timely position. Quickly, he flexed his knees and gave a real mule kick against his opponent's groin.

Chandler felt more pain than he had ever experienced in his life. He immediately released Marvel Boy and put his hands on his broken jewels, a terrible expression of suffering on his face.

Lincoln put his head out of the water, finally able to breathe. He then looked at the green monster before him, and he faltered for a moment. Normally he would have empathy for the boy's pain, but after all that Chandler had done to him, the boy was internally glad to finally be able to fight back against Chandler.

Mercilessly, he shot Chandler again, hurling him out of the building, causing even more holes in the walls. Chandler fell hard on the playground and stood totally still.

Satisfied with himself, Marvel Boy decided to go see how his partners were doing.


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In front of the main building of the school, Iron Lady and Miss Marvel tried to fight the Beetle. Despite all the training they received from the Ant-Man they were not able to beat him. Although they were good, he seemed to be better.

"You may be good at it, but I'm a pro!" Hugh bragged as he knocked Iron Lady down.

"She's not alone!"

The villain turned, and was attacked by a wolf.

Although Miss Marvel was good at shapeshifting, her fangs and claws were no match for Beetle's armor. He triggered a mechanism that made an electric current run through the entire armor, electrocuting the girl. He easily freed himself from her and threw her on the floor next to her partner.

"You are pathetic! You should not meddle in the affairs of others if you can't even defend yourselves."

The Beetle fired some missiles and shot with his cannon, but before it hit the girls, the Iron Lady raised her hand and a force field spun around them.

"Do you really think that can stop me?" Under the helmet, the villain was smirking.

He left both arms at the same height and both turned into cannons.

He started firing as he approached, and the force field seemed to be slowly fading. Iron Lady was down on her knees, both hands outstretched, trying to increase the power of her force field, but she was not making any progress.

"Maybe you could beat me if you had more time to train, but that's something I can not afford."

BOOOOOOOMMM

Unexpectedly, a powerful sonic attack struck the Beetle, though it was not enough to affect his armor.

He turned, and saw three of the Loud sisters, and saw that Luna was holding what looked like a sonic gun. He was overcome by the anger of the previous defeat and turned the cannons to attack them. However, this oversight enabled the Iron Lady to deactivate the force field.

The teenager lowered her arms and the piece in the center of her chest began to glow. Before the Beetle could tell, a powerful cannon of energy hit him hard. Luna, Luan, and Lynn quickly stepped out of the way while the villain was thrown into the main building of the school, totally destroying the entrance to the school.

As soon as the beam was over, all the lights in the armor went out, and the girl fell to the ground, totally still.

The sisters looked at each other, and immediately went to help the armored fashionista.

"Are you alright?" Luan asked, trying to pull off her helmet, unsuccessfully.

"I am fine." Leni replied, trying to get up. "The unibeam unloaded my armor. From what the Ant-Man said, it should take about five minutes to restart the armor and an hour for me to shoot again."

With the help of her sisters, she managed to stand up, surprizing them with how light the armor was.

"Who are you?" Luna asked, a little puzzled.

"Oh, of course." Leni took on a pose that she thought was heroic, although it seemed she was trying to take a selfie. "I am the Iron Lady, the new Avenger."

"Wait, new Avenger?" Lynn was shocked. "How did you joined the Avengers?"

"I just had to ask, and Dr. Pym accepted me in the group."

Lynn was fascinated by how easy it seemed to join the group, but then realized that Miss Marvel was still lying on the floor. She approached the girl and tried to wake her up.

"What happened to her?" Luna asked as she and Lynn tried to lift her up.

"That meanie electrocuted her."

"Iron Lady! Miss Marvel!"

The girls looked to the side, and saw Marvel Boy approaching, flying low. He stopped close to them and looked worriedly at Miss Marvel.

"What happened?"

"In short, your friend here has defeated one of the villains. With a little help from us, of course." Lynn replied, leaning on the armored girl.

"Well, I'm glad that-"

Suddenly, everything became brighter, and they looked up. The force field was becoming more intense, until it dissipated.

"It looks like Lisa's been able to turn off the force field." Luna looked up, smiling happily. "It looks like everything will be fine in the end."

Everyone smiled happily, until Marvel boy felt something. He turned, just in time to see Chandler in midair, about to land.

"Are you serious?!"

He took off and slammed into the green kid, pushing him away. They fell right in the middle of the soccer field bleachers, reducing the entire structure to pieces of plastic and wood.

"You have not given up yet?" Marvel boy exclaimed angrily, staring at his enemy.

"I'm not stopping while Lynn Loud does not pay for what she did to me!"

Before Marvel Boy could do anything, he was hit by a shot of one of Beetle's cannons, and was thrown into the middle of the field.

"It's time to go, mate." The Beetle approached his teammate, his armor failing, and several pieces missing. "They've deactivated our force field, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. must already be coming."

"You can leave if you want, but I will not leave until I have my revenge!"

They both looked at each other, and the man in armor sighed.

"You're on your own, mate."

Using the little energy left, the Beetle took flight and disappeared. Looking angrily at Marvel Boy, Chandler approached him with a stare of fury.

"Before I end Lynn, I'll make you regret meddling in my affairs!"

He held up both arms to crush the stunned boy before him, ready to take his revenge.

"Marvel Boy!"

Chandler turned, and saw Lynn and her sisters approaching, along with the armored girl.

"Do you think you can beat me? So show me your best!"

Seeing Marvel Boy lying on the floor, Lynn began to feel again the feeling of something growing inside her, until, suddenly, she felt her powers again. She ran as fast as she could, and struck a powerful blow against the abomination's belly, briefly unbalancing him.

Although surprised seeing that Lynn had regained her powers, Luna approached and shot the green monster with the sonic gun of the pawn. The monster got down on his knees until he was hit by several shots.

The girls looked back, and saw several men dressed in the Hellfire Club uniform, all of them with guns pointed at the Abomination. Lynn took advantage of the shooting and took Marvel Boy away from the monster. She met with her sisters, and they tried to get out of there.

Chandler realized that his victims were escaping and tried to get up, which only made the soldiers shoot even more at him. Though his scales made his skin almost impenetrable, he was feeling pain all over his body, making hard to think. In one swift movement, he stood up and slammed his hands together, creating a great boom with this clap.

All the soldiers fell to the ground, as did the Loud sisters and the Avengers. Chandler jumped among the soldiers and began to hit several of them, until none of them could move. He turned and smiled to see that his other victims were still down.

Lynn tried to get up, but as she did so she was lifted off the ground by Chandler's huge hand.

"You know what's funny about this?" He started to tighten his hand, crushing the girl. "You've always done your best in this field, and now you're totally defenseless."

"I must admit, it's a bit ironic."

Chandler recognized the voice, and looked around, still incredulous. Before he could do anything, Lynn disappeared from his hands, making him even more angry.

Marvel Boy got up, helping Luna and Luan get up too. He looked around and realized that the Ant-Man must have a plan. Suddenly, Lynn appeared on their side, making Chandler look at them.

"Last warning, boy!" The Ant-Man said, appearing behind Chandler. "Give up now and you will not get hurt."

"I'm going to kill you all!" Chandler shouted, preparing to attack the hero.

"You asked for it."

Before he approached, the hero shrank, then appeared behind him more than fifteen feet tall and knocked him to the ground. Before Chandler got up, he shrank again, leaving the boy perplexed. He looked around as he noticed a large shadow on top of him.

"Shit..."

Everyone was shocked, looking up.

Before them was a gigantic man clothed in red, more than one hundred feet tall. The helmet retracted in the form of two disks on the sides of a red mask with insect-like antennae with lenses that had a faint bluish glow. In the black parts of the uniform there was an intense blue glow, which seemed to be continuously flowing through the suit.

Chandler was so astonished by what he saw that he did not have time to react when a huge punch came at him, creating a huge crater on the ground. The Abomination was totally still, completely passed out.

In the midst of the confusion, three vans stopped near the Hellfire Club soldiers and prepared to take them away. The giant did not care for them and turned his attention to the teens in front of him. He smiled briefly and then returned to his normal size, then dropped to his knees.

"Wow, that was really rocking, dude!" Luna exclaimed as she approached him.

"You were immense!" Lynn exclaimed, totally excited. "It looked like one of those giant monster movies."

"Yeah." Luan thought for a moment, and made a pun. "I think we have to call you GiAnt-Man now. Get it?"

"How did you do that?" Asked Iron Lady, completely confused.

"It's not that complicated." The hero spoke low, still out of breath. "My belt has equal charges of yellow and blue Pym particles, which I usually use to shrink and go back to normal." He slowly got to his feet and touched the disc in his mask, putting back his helmet. "But in extreme situations I can use a high charge of blue particles, maximizing my size and strength."

"You know, I'm beginning to think you do not tell me things on purpose." Marvel Boy folded his arms and gave a stern look to his leader.

"Well, I-"

"Kids!"

Everyone looked back and saw Rita running to them, along with the rest of the family and the three Hellfire soldiers who had gone to protect the family.

"Do not scare me like that again!" Rita hugged Luna, Luan, and Lynn, but soon assumed a serious tone. "Next time you promise to stay in school, stay in school!"

"Do not be so harsh, Rita." The Ant-Man approached the matriarch with a confident smile and put his hand on her shoulder. "It was a great team effort, and in the end no one was hurt." Rita took his hand from her shoulder and pointed to the school and the crater where Chandler was. "Okay, it was not a flawless victory, but we managed to save the school. Or what's left of it."

The children laughed at the comment, but then stopped short at the sight of Rita's angry face. Everyone started heading to the entrance of the school, while the Ant-Man stood next to the crater with Marvel Boy, and Iron Lady went to get Miss Marvel to take her back to the Watcher.

As the others looked ahead, Luna realized the soldiers were leaving, and ran to the pawn.

"Wait!"

The boy turned, and was surprised to see that she was approaching.

"Thank you, that was very helpful." Luna smiled, and handed the gun back to him.

"You're welcome." Embarrassed, he took the gun and smiled under the mask.

Luna was thoughtful to see the boy leave with the others. She did not know what the reason was, but something about him sounded familiar. She decided to leave that aside, and followed her family.

About twenty minutes after all the confusion ended, the S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived at school and took Chandler away in a special transportation. The agents scattered around the school to look for some clue of the Beetle, but only found the force field devices. The Loud family was with the agents at the entrance of the school, providing information to assist in the investigation. They were glad to find Leni, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne, who conveniently appeared shortly after the Avengers left. In fact, almost all Avengers.

"And you did nothing to arrest the mercenaries?" The agent in command shouted at the Ant-Man, clearly annoyed. "How did a man the size of a building could not stop a bunch of criminals from running away?"

"I do not have to explain myself to you, son." The hero just folded his arms, and looked at the agent threateningly. "Unlike the superhumans who work in New York, I have special permission to act the way I see fit in this city, and even your director can not complain about it."

The agent glares at him, and then leaves.

Satisfied with the result, the Ant-Man went to the Loud family, which was being examined by the S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents.

"Are you better?"

"Almost." Rita replied. "Except for Lynn, we're all still powerless. Do you have any idea why?"

"Probably, her accelerated metabolism must have reversed the effects earlier than expected."

"It's a pretty obvious deduction." Lisa looked at him with superiority. "Not only have I come to this conclusion, but I have also stipulated a time limit of fourteen hours for the effects of the energy pulse, using Lynn to calculate the maximum duration of effects."

"Well, I believe that is a reasonable estimate. Anyway, I think it's time to go. The Beetle's whereabouts are still unknown, and I do not believe the S.H.I.E.L.D. is able to contain our green friend."

"Nonsense! S.H.I.E.L.D.'s containment technology is made by our father, who is clearly a genius."

"Like I said, I do not believe they can contain our green friend, and such a thing is implied."

The hero smiled smugly, gaining an unpleasant glance from Lisa.

He turned his back to leave, when one of the teens called him.

"Dr. Pym, could I talk to you privately?" Lynn asked, blushing a little.

Her mother and sisters looked at her doubtfully, but Lincoln already imagined what she wanted.

"Of course. Why not?"

She stood up and followed the Avengers leader, taking courage to speak what she wanted. They moved away from the Loud family and sat on a bench.

"So, what do you want to ask me?"

"Well, I do not know how to say it, but... I want to be a Avenger." Lynn looked at him uncertainly, still embarrassed to make such a request.

Pym just scratched his chin and looked up, making her even more nervous.

"That will make your parents furious with me, but I'll give you a chance."

Lynn's mouth was agape, still disbelieving at the ease with which she was gaining his trust. The hero got up and picked up a pen that looked like the one he gave Lincoln, and handed it to the girl.

"Once you're ready, use the pen. And do not forget, it's our secret."

Lynn smiled and nodded.

As soon as the Avenger was gone, she got up and went back to her family.

"That was easier than I thought. If I do everything right, Marvel Boy is sure to like me."


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Shortly after reuniting, the Loud family returned home, leaving Ronnie Anne with the S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents. They soon arrived home, where they found Lori relaxing in one of the living room armchairs, with a mud mask on her face and cucumber slices in her eyes.

As soon as she realized the family had returned, she smiled and pulled the cucumber out of her eyes, then got shocked to see the condition they were in.

"What happened to you?"

"It's a long story, but I think you can see the details on the evening news." Lincoln spoke with a little sarcasm, and headed for his room.

Lori just watched her siblings go upstairs to their bedrooms, clearly wanting to take a shower and fall asleep. Only Rita, Leni, and Luna remained in the living room, and they sat next to Lori.

"And how was your appointment?" Leni asked excitedly.

"It was amazing! I found the perfect apartment, and with the money I saved I can already buy my own furniture."

"So you're really moving?" Luna looked at Lori sadly, clearly disheartened. "The ol' crib will not be the same without you."

"Do not worry, sis." Lori smiled and lightly punched Luna's shoulder. "It's like I told Lynn earlier, I'll never stop being your sister." Lori paused for a moment to think and had an idea. "What if you two go with me to pick my furniture?"

Leni gave a squeal of excitement, while Luna just cheered up a little. At that moment, Luna's cell phone rang, and she was intrigued to see that she received a call from an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Luna, it's me, Kade." The boy looked very excited, as if he'd had a good day. "I know it's a little early, but was wondering if you do not want to do something next week."

Luna looked desperately at Lori, who understood that Luna wanted her to read her mind. Seeing what was going on in the rocker's mind, Lori gave an excited squeal, and began to speak in Luna's mind.

"You literally need to accept! He's clearly desperate to see you, and you need to take advantage of it!"

Luna did not like Lori's way of thinking, but she knew she was right.

"Sure, dude. Are you up for dinner with my family?"

"Are you sure about that?" The boy was surprised, and inwardly terrified. "I mean, we just met, and your family seems a little busy."

Luna looked at Lori and then at their mother, who made a brief telepathic conference. Rita smiled at Luna, claiming she would have her mother's support.

"Do not worry, it'll be all right. How about this Friday, eight o'clock?"

Kade was silent, leaving Luna and the others worried.

After a long wait, the boy replied.

"Of course. It's marked then."

The mother and her three daughters squealed in unison, leaving the boy astonished.

"Luna? Are you all right?"

"Oh, sorry, I got carried away. See you Friday, K."

"I can barely wait."

The girl hung up, and soon got into a group hug with her mother and her older sisters.

"Wow, what did I miss?" Mr. Loud came into the living room, and was surprised at the scene in front of him.

"You'd better sit down." Rita said, rising from her chair.


TO BE CONTINUED...


I put a drawing of the Giant-Man on deviantart, to show the difference between the functions of growing and shrinking of the suit.