Misfitverse: The Korvac Saga
Disclaimer: "I can take this hat off any time I want. I just don't wanna." - Peter Griffin, Family Guy
Chapter 8: Marvelous Meeting! The Lost Mutants and the Avengers!
Location Unknown
A shadowed figure looked at a figure in a large glass tube. The figure in the tube was of a black teenage girl. Her long dark hair had a purple stripe in it. She had elf-like ears, and she had a distinct feline air about her. She was dressed in a light blue long-sleeved swimsuit-like costume that bared her legs, with dark blue around the shoulders, and a large stripe running down the center of the costume. The stripe was white with black zebra-stripes. Around her waist was a black belt, with the Legion insignia on the golden buckle. Her belt also had a couple light blue pouches on each side. Her costume was completed by dark blue boots, and she had on matching long fingerless gloves.
She was Catspaw, a rather new member of the Legion. Born on Earth, April Dumaka was once an ordinary girl, until she was kidnapped by a hidden cell of Dominators on Earth. The Dominators discovered that Dumaka had a dormant X-Gene encoded in her DNA. An X-Gene that was dormant in her bloodline, dating as far back as the 21st Century. Activating the X-Gene granted Dumaka feral abilities, as well as slightly mutating her appearance. After being rescued by the Legion, she joined. Unfortunately, she was also one of the missing Legionnaires. The figure put a yellow-gloved hand on the tube, over Catspaw's face.
"Such a pretty young girl..." The figure mumbled to himself. "I'm glad I obtained you." The figure then looked at some other tubes next to it. The tubes contained other members of the teenage super-group known as the Legion. He walked over to one in particular.
He was an Asian kid, dressed in a black costume with what appeared to be a short-sleeved white karate gi over with a high yellow collar, a black belt tied around it, with the Legion logo buckle helping to keep it tied. Around his wrists were a pair of golden wristbands. (1)
Born Val Armorr, he was known as Karate Kid. Possessing no real superhuman powers, he made up for it with his superior martial arts skills. In fact, he regularly trained his fellow Legionnaires self-defense techniques in case they found themselves in situations where their powers would do no good.
"You are especially unique among those Legionnaires, considering you have no powers, only extraordinary physical and mental discipline." The figure shrugged. "Oh, well...if the Legion finds you valuable, then so will I." He then looked at a third tube.
This tube contained a rather unusual being. It appeared to be a orange-and-red suit with a blue faceplate, a chest emblem of a yellow five-pointed star adorned with red wings, a golden Legion belt, and red gloves and boots.
Drake Burroughs. Wildfire. Transformed into an 'anti-energy being' during an antimatter accident, Wildfire required his special suit to hold his energy form together. A powerhouse member of the Legion, Wildfire had great strength, near-invulnerability, flight at faster-than-light speeds, energy blasts, and other energy manipulation abilities.
"Ah, I enjoyed collecting you." The figure remarked to Wildfire. "Like your friend Karate Kid, you are rather unique. But do not fear, my friend. I have plans for you. You and your friends..."
Avengers Mansion, the 31st Century
"You gotta be kidding me." Ray shook his head. "You have got to be kidding me." He looked up at Sam. "Sam, this has got to be some kinda joke. These guys look like the Avengers from our time."
"It's no joke." Sam shook his head. "These guys mostly defend Earth, while the Legion of Super-Heroes take care of intergalactic threats."
"Is that all for super-teams here?" Doug blinked. "Just the Avengers and the Legion?" Sam shook his head.
"No." He answered. "There are the Wanderers, the Uncanny Amazers from the planet Xanthu..."
"Xanthu?" Marie blinked.
"Oh, right." Sam realized. "Earth and Xanthu haven't had first contact yet in your time."
"I'm from Xanthu." Lonna smiled.
"So...you guys are the Avengers, huh?" Dani looked at the future team. "Wow. It's nice to know that there are some things from our time that're still around."
"It's an honor to meet you, Miss Moonstar." Commander America smiled warmly, holding out his hand. "I'm Commander America, leader of the Avengers."
"This is so amazing!" Monica grinned, eagerly shaking Roberto's hand. "I'm Sonic Blue."
"Sonic Blue?" Roberto blinked. "But...Sonic Blue is a guy."
"Different time, da Costa." Jennifer rolled her eyes.
"Oh, you must be thinking of Spencer Allen Burton, the Sonic Blue of your time. He was the first." Monica explained. "I'm his descendant."
"Really?" Roberto grinned, looking over Monica's armored form.
"You're a pig." Jennifer snorted at the Brazilian solar battery.
"Coming from you, that's a compliment." Roberto smirked at the blonde luck-manipulator. He then turned back to Monica. "Well, I'm glad that the original was able to bring us such a beautiful lady."
"Eh heh heh heh..." Monica blushed slightly.
"Hey Monny, don't let 'im get to ya, girl!" Razor chuckled. Ray blinked.
"Hey 'Mara, doesn't she look familiar to you?" The electrokinetic mutant whispered to the Roma Novan. Amara frowned and narrowed her eyes slightly. Razor smirked.
"What? Never seen Kid Razor before? The original was active in your time." Razor reminded. Amara blinked.
"Yes, she does, a little. I can't quite place why." The princess answered. Meanwhile, Commander America continued his introductions.
"These are the Avengers." He pointed at Harry. "This is the Tachyon Torch..."
"Hmm." Harry nodded in greeting. Jennifer noticed the fire emblem on his chest.
"Oh, man..." The blonde groaned.
"Must you be so full of friendliness?" Jhen joked.
"Ah, shaddap." Harry grunted.
"The green woman is the Gammazon..." Commander America continued.
"Howdy, time travelers." The green-skinned powerhouse grinned warmly.
"The She-Hulk? She's immortal too?" Marie blinked at Sam. The immortal hero shook his head.
"No, she's a clone of the original. Like Rina was." Sam explained.
"Rina Logan?" Razor blinked. "As in, one of the X-Men?"
"Yeah, why?" Roberto blinked. Razor scoffed.
"Good luck finding her. She's been dead for centuries, alongside all your other X-Buddies." Razor told them. "Not many people from the 21st Century are still around now. Hell, the only other living relic the Kid of Rock knows of from that joke of a century besides this old fart..." Razor pointed st Sam. "...is Livewire, the electric bitch who fought the legendary Superman." Razor scowled. "Superman. HA! He never had any respect for the original Kid Razor. Well, we got the last laugh. There's still a Kid Razor, and he's long gone."
"Livewire was pure energy." Sam explained. "As a result, she couldn't die. She became immortal. The last one-thousand years were...not very kind to her."
"My goodness..." Marie gasped.
"Would stand to reason." Doug scratched his chin. "The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only change form."
"Not very kind?" Razor mocked. "She went schizo and started ranting and raving about random crap."
"You don't need to worry about Livewire." Sam reassured. "Being alive for one-thousand years took a deep mental toll on her. She resides in a battery I have in my home. She's harmless as long as she isn't agitated. She just stays in one place and mutters."
"Didn't you try to help her?" Dani asked. Sam rolled his eyes.
"We tried. Have you ever tried to rehabilitate an insane energy being? You can't exactly give them medication. And as for Rina, her descendant is still around."
"Who?" Amara wondered.
"Rancor. Queen of Haven." Iron Man explained.
"What's Haven?" Amara scratched her head.
"Another planet." Sam explained. "It's the home of many of the mutants. Rancor rules the planet. She's a direct descendant of Wolverine himself. I've known her family for centuries."
"...Wow. I cannot imagine Rina having children." Amara blinked. Sam shrugged.
"You are Iron Man, I assume?" Haroun guessed. Iron Man nodded.
"Yes." He nodded. The Moroccan-born cyborg mutant noted the insignia on his chestplate: A golden stylized "B".
"What is with the insignia?" Haroun inquired. Iron Man looked down at the insignia.
"I work for R.J. Brande, the owner of Brande Industries." Iron Man explained. "I'm his bodyguard when I'm not working as an Avenger."
"Brande Industries?!" Dani's jaw dropped. "You mean, you don't work for Stark Industries?!"
"Don't you DARE mention that name!" Harry roared. "That bastard Stark helped cause a lot of problems in your time! My ancestor, Johnny Storm, was one of the greatest heroes of his time, until Stark screwed everything up!"
"Torch, calm down!" Iron Man and Jhen tried to calm him down. Commander America groaned.
"I'm sorry about him, kids." He apologized sincerely. "You see, the Torch has issues with that century. To make a long story short, Stark Industries doesn't exist anymore. R.J. Brande bought the rights to the Iron Man name and armor."
"How could that be? Stark was one of the biggest companies around in our time."
"R.J. Brande is a fan of Early 21st Century super-heroics, before the whole Registration Act debate thing." Sam added. "He bankrolls the Legion of Super-Heroes as well. He's one of the richest men in the known universe."
"Maybe we should continue this inside?" Commander America offered, waving to the Mansion.
"Yes, I think that would be nice." Marie smiled.
Well, well, well! Looks like the heroes of the epic are off to a start! What insanity will happen next? Can our heroes provide any help? What is the Tachyon Torch's problem? What other things will our young heroes learn? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
(1) – My vision of the Legion here is a amalgam of various incarnations of the Legion over the years, including the cartoon series. The Karate Kid here is essentially based on the comics' latest incarnation of the Legion, clad in a version of one of his pre-Crisis costumes.