Welcome back to Ashes of Midnight. Last time, everybody was kind of angry at one another since Iron Man's plan didn't quite work. Ultimately, Cynder just gave the order for everybody to get some sleep, planning to sort this out in the morning. Everybody went with it, save Spyro, who knew something was up with Cynder. And sure enough, he was right, she just broke down under all this stress. But with some reassurance from Spyro, everybody headed for some sleep. So, what comes next? Read on to discover...
(Our scene resumes the morning after disaster, and everybody is back in action straightaway around the Mirror Table, and it appears breakfast wasn't that long ago, seeing as many people are still holding some form of pastry. But everybody's attention is on the Mirror Table, where they are looking at a very mountainous region, undoubtedly where Lilith and Malefor are heading next)
Doctor Strange: To think, in ages past, the nation of Transia used to be the seat of power for the Heroic Knights of Wundagore.
Captain Marvel: May as well be Camp HYDRA now.
Captain America: They're pulling reinforcements in from all over the globe. But what are they reinforcing exactly?
Scarlet Witch: Mount Wundagore. There's been something wrong with that place as long as I can remember.
Spyro: Wanda's not wrong. When Lilith still controlled me, all I could see when I slept were visions of that place. And I thought it haunted my nightmares before.
Caretaker: Something like this perhaps?
(With that, Caretaker casts a spell on the Mirror Table, zooming in on Mount Wundagore, revealing something is there alright. It looks like some kind of temple complex, perhaps? Maybe not a Temple, but a complex of some kind. That's got to be where Lilith and Malefor are operating out of now.)
Iron Man: Nothing wrong with that, now we know where to strike. Time for a little payback on the Queen Demon and Dark Master. (Seeing nobody is with him) No? Okay. (Under his breath) You make one small miscalculation...
Cynder: (Gesturing with a croissant in hand) Handing our enemies the last fragment of the Darkhold is far from a small miscalculation, Tony.
Wolverine: Same with bringing back The Hulk.
Iron Man: Technically the same mistake there, but whatever. (Gestures to Captain America) You take point this time, then.
Captain America: Roger that.
(From her seated position in the back of the room, Nico Minoru has frankly heard enough, and now she steps forward to make a bold suggestion of her own)
Nico Minoru: Maybe it's about time we started handling things. The Sanctum, Tony's Gamma Death Star, Wanda and Spyro getting captured, think about it. Every time we listen to you guys, some new disaster ten times worse than the previous one seems to crop up.
Cynder: Nico...
Nico Minoru: Cynder, you're not our babysitter.
Magik: You're our leader.
Nico Minoru: We're the Midnight Sons, we're family.
Ghost Rider: And family is family, no matter what.
Blade: So this time, we've got your back.
Scarlet Witch: All of us.
Spyro: You can say that again.
Spider-Man: I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm all for this.
Captain America: As am I.
Caretaker: About time.
Spyro: In other words, we move out at your command, Cynder.
(For a moment, Cynder looks overwhelmed by all of this. But then she looks around the room. Everybody is counting on her. But then she looks around her and sees exactly what she needs to counteract that amount of stress. The Midnight Sons are with her. Scarlet Witch has put her full faith in her. And Spyro, her beloved Spyro, is at her side through it all. Even Caretaker, with whom she's had a rather rocky relationship this whole disaster long, is looking at her with secret approval. Seeing all of this, even the looks from the more experienced heroes in the room lighten a bit in her mind. Cynder puts a finger to the collar around her neck, and through it, she can sense that even The Hunter believes in her at this point. So with that, her confidence returns and she looks toward the Mirror Table, ready to go)
Cynder: Alright then, let's get to work.
(And as the Midnight Sons finally take charge of the situation, our tale ends for today)
And that looks like a good place to wrap up for today. If I had to guess, we're in the endgame now. Now everybody is preparing to converge on Transia for what may be the final battle with Lilith and Malefor. So, what awaits as everybody descends on Mount Wundagore? Tune in next time to find out! Same time... same channel!
