[hr][hr][center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180414/59b76bf7b5b78d2bb3d2a7fb86019d1b.png[/img] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180925/232d850a0bb1113cbc436a6f2083c112.png[/img][/center][hr][center][@Morose][@Nallore][@FantasyChic][@KazAlkemi][@Salty Spitoon][@Framing A Moose][/center][hr][center][h2][b][color=yellow]Lance and[/color] [color=8dc73f]Bruce Banner[/color][/b][/h2] [img]https://i.ibb.co/fYrfYcd/Lance-and-Banner.gif[/img][/center][hr] It had been a few days since reality shifted back, and Lance was in Stark Tower. He was heading there to finally talk to his father about everything that had happened. It was something he had more or less been trying to avoid, but it wouldn't really stop bugging him, so here he was. At Stark Tower heading to where he figured Banner would be, in the lab. Yet for once, that wasn't where his father was. Rather than tinkering away in the lab, Banner was sitting at the bar, mixing himself a drink. As long as he didn't drink too much, the other guy didn't think it was poison and spit it out. [color=8dc73f]"...Hey buddy,"[/color] he greeted, spotting his son. [color=yellow]"Huh, would have thought that you'd be in the lab or something,"[/color] he responded, walking over to where he was. [color=8dc73f]"...I broke the lab..."[/color] [color=yellow]"Oh, uh... Okay..."[/color] Banner nodded. [color=8dc73f]"If you're looking for Tony, he isn't here."[/color] [color=yellow]"Well I figured he wasn't here, it's kind of obvious, he talks way too loud,"[/color] he said with a small laugh, [color=yellow]"...Actually I was looking for you."[/color] The Avenger lifted his head up, looking at his son with curiosity. Just like none of his degrees told him how to fly a plane, they also failed him in determining what exactly was going on with Lance. His son - in this life at least - [i]never[/i] wanted anything to do with him at all. [color=8dc73f]"Really?"[/color] he asked, surprised. [color=yellow]"...Yes really."[/color] Banner nodded, pouring Lance a drink and holding it out to him. [color=8dc73f]"What do you want to talk about?"[/color] Lance took the drink from him, saying nothing for a moment. This wasn't exactly going to be an easy sort of conversation, that much he did know, however it wasn't something that he could avoid forever. Especially if he actually wanted to have a better relationship with his father. His mind went back to the other reality, and figured his dad could probably guess what he wanted to talk about. [color=yellow]"...I think that you can probably guess what..."[/color] He nodded a bit, sighing as he finished his own drink. [color=8dc73f]"Alright, let's talk about the House of M."[/color] [color=yellow]"Sounds like I'm not the only one who doesn't really want to talk about it... But we probably should... Since that world was way different from the real world..."[/color] [color=8dc73f]"Yeah... I'm guessing you have somewhere you want to start?"[/color] [color=yellow]"...I'm going to be blunt, namely the fact that there we... Well um... We didn't fight we didn't argue, none of that... It was a little bit... Odd to be honest... Not something I'm used to at all..."[/color] [color=8dc73f]"... I tried my best to give you a good life there, to make sure you never had problems because of the other guy...."[/color] [color=yellow]"...I know, and I have more or less been a horrible person to you... And one of the reasons why I came here was to tell you I'm sorry for just about everything that has kind of happened between us..."[/color] Banner shook his head. [color=8dc73f]"I should be the one apologizing, buddy... I haven't exactly been a great father."[/color] [color=yellow]"I was the one who more or less tried to pick fights and whatever, so I honestly don't think you should be apologizing..."[/color] [color=8dc73f]"Buddy, I wasn't there for you when you were little. I was always moving around. I have a monster in my head. It wasn't exactly a safe and healthy environment for a kid."[/color] [color=yellow]"...For the record last I checked you didn't even know that I existed until not long after what happened here in New York, so that whole not being around is kind of understandable... But all of that, is still not really an excuse for how I treated you at all..."[/color] He nodded slightly. [color=8dc73f]"It's okay, buddy. You don't need to worry about it."[/color] [color=yellow]"...Are you sure?"[/color] Banner nodded, giving his son a slight smile. He knew that Lance had been incredibly hurtful and abusive towards him, but that didn't change the fact that he was his son and he loved him. [color=8dc73f]"I am."[/color] [color=yellow]"Okay... If you say so... If it's alright with you... I want to fix things between us, so it isn't as, bad... That probably was the one thing I wished carried over from the other world... That we weren't arguing, or I wasn't constantly picking fights..."[/color] [color=8dc73f]"... I'd like that too,"[/color] Banner replied softly, before pulling his son in for a hug. [color=8dc73f]"All I've wanted for you is that you're safe and happy, buddy."[/color] Lance returned his hug, falling silent. There wasn't really much else to say for him, since he had said just about everything that he could think of. So maybe now they could fix their relationship now that they finally talked things through. [hr][hr][center][h3][color=0C5157]And now...[/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr] With the world back to normal, or as normal as things could be, things back at the mansion were now more or less settled again, and hopefully it would be a while before the mansion decided to blow up again. However, that does not mean that there weren't cases that the group had to deal with at any point, by no means are things ever so simple. No, they had to deal with an illness known as M-Pox that had swept across the globe for a time, and caused many members of the group to fall ill and nearly die. [hider=M-Pox][list][*] Mary - M-Pox [*] Guin - Fine [*] Allison - M-Pox [*] Carolina - M-Pox [*] Mira - Fine [*] Pietro - Fine [*] Lance - M-Pox [*] Sara - Fine [*] Bethany - Fine [*] Annie - M-Pox [*] Neil - Fine [*] Iris - M-Pox [*] Akane - Fine[/list][/hider] Things thankfully though have been a little bit less eventful since then, a month later after the fact. Guin and Pietro's wedding is set to take place in one month, so that's something. However things are not exactly as they appear to be. There have been reports of something entering the atmosphere, and now the team got a call from someone that they wouldn't have normally expected; Reed Richards. He's asked that the group meet up with him (and the Fantastic Four of course) at Stark Tower, so it sounds like they'll be meeting up with the Avengers too. [hr][hr][center][h2][b][color=007236]Marygold[/color], [color=yellow]Lance[/color] and [color=8493ca]Mirembe[/color][/b][/h2] [img]https://i.ibb.co/hsrC6k8/ezgif-com-gif-maker-1.gif[/img][hr][color=007236][b]Location:[/b][/color] Stark Tower [color=yellow][b]Skills:[/b][/color] N/A[/center][hr][hr] They had taken the Blackbird into New York City, figuring that it likely would be easier then anything else, not to mention they did have a landing pad there to make things easier for them. On the flight there, they'd be able to see something happening in the sky above the city. Purple clouds seemed to be swirling about, storm of sorts, but there wasn't really anything obvious that could be causing it. The group more or less when they walked into the main room, they are going to recognize more then a few faces, just some that they haven't met yet. The obvious group they'll immediately see and know is the Fantastic Four, who are more or less scattered around the room. Reed Richards looks to be having a conversation of sorts with Tony Stark over at a computer console, while Sue Storm was sitting on a couch talking with her brother Johnny while Ben Grimm (the Thing) was leaning up against the wall nearby. That was just the people that most of them had met before, if you don't take into account that Bruce Banner was standing off to the side by himself for the most part and Hawkeye was there too. Then they'd be able to notice the others in the room, including who it was that Hawkeye seemed to be talking to, that being a red head with short somewhat wavy hair who could only be Black Widow herself. The God of Thunder Thor seemed to be having some sort of conversation as well with the guy in the red white and blue Captain America. Looked like just about the main heroes from the groups were all in one room, and Reed Richards glanced over at them when they'd enter the room. [color=yellow]"...Hey there dad,"[/color] Lance said, walking over to him. His hair had started growing out to be a bit longer then it originally was, and he spoke somewhat quietly. Banner had headphones in, playing soft classical music. Seeing Lance though, he slowly took them off. [color=8dc73f]"...Hey buddy."[/color] [color=275572]"Ah, looks like you weren't kidding about being able to get here quickly were you? No matter, there is something urgent that we need to discuss."[/color] Richards said instantly, walking into the [color=f7941d]"Anyone else wonder why is it the world never gets a break when it comes to end of the world stuff? Or is it just me?"[/color] Tony asked, but he gave a slight smile and wave towards Guin when she walked into the room. [color=275572]"I'm assuming everyone here has seen the giant purple clouds that have appeared over the sky? Soon, odds are those clouds will part and reveal a being of great power that could end the world as we know it."[/color] [color=007236]"End of the world? Of course, what else is new..."[/color] Mary commented with a bit of a shrug. [color=275572]"Well, this is something that could probably cause the world to end all at once rather quickly..."[/color] with those last words, the sky through the window started to get rather dark, and if anyone glanced outside, they'd see that the clouds up above have started to part, and they'd see a giant figure with glowing eyes appear out of nowhere. Allison actually would remember vaguely seeing the image up above them, from a vision way back, when they were in the Brotherhood lab. She had seen the figure consume an entire planet in the blink of an eye. [color=275572]"...That is our problem... His name is Galactus, and he's known as the World-Eater... He's likely not going to try and consume the Earth yet, not until his herald shows up anyway. His Herald essentially tells planets that they are going to die..."[/color] [color=9e0039]"...What's the plan?"[/color] Black Widow asked, her voice calm but her eyes were incredibly intense. [color=7851A9]"I doubt shooting a fucking arrow at the thing is going to work,"[/color] Hawkeye mused. Banner was staring up at the sky in a mixture of wonder and horror. [color=275572]"Well, it will require a device known as the Ultimate Nullifier."[/color] [color=f7941d]"Hang on one second, I heard about that thing. Supposedly it can destroy literally anything in the universe, as well as end up killing the person who uses it."[/color] [color=275572]"Well yes, that is correct however we don't need to use it. Hopefully anyway... Galactus is afraid of the device."[/color] [color=f7941d]"Cool, so we just grab it and threaten the giant purple thing. Fun."[/color] [color=57A2EC]"It sounds simple, but in reality it is far from it,"[/color] Sue commented, before she stood up from where she was, clearly showing that she was several months pregnant at this point. [color=57A2EC]"The reality of the situation is that the device is not going to be so simple to retrieve. Considering where it is located."[/color] [color=B79659]"Well no duh!"[/color] Johnny commented, standing up now. [color=B79659]"The damn thing is on Galactus' own ship! And let me tell ya, it is big considering how big the guy is."[/color] [color=4C52FF]"Of course it is... Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, if the device is something that can destroy him, then of course he's going to keep it close to him."[/color] Captain America commented, and now he was standing right next to Johnny. [color=7851A9]"So who is gonna play Suicide Squad?"[/color] Hawkeye asked with a frown [color=275572]"Well..."[/color] he said, rubbing the back of his neck and not really sure what else to really say to easily mention it. Thinking about it for a moment, Mary thought out of the groups gathered, who would make the most sense. If the ship was huge, it couldn't be a small group, so that instantly knocked the Fantastic Four out of the running, leaving the X-Men and the Avengers. Avengers definitely had the man power, but from what she knew, other worlds knew that the Avengers could be considered a threat to everyone, many people recognized them on Earth, and from what she could tell some would recognize them on other planets. [color=007236]"...I have a feeling that I already know what group is going to be shanghaied into it..."[/color] [color=yellow]"...It's going to be us isn't it?"[/color] Lance asked, looking over at Richards. [color=275572]"Unfortunately, yes... It would make the most sense, as the X-Men, at least the newer group, isn't known outside of Earth, while the Avengers since the Battle of New York have become known to other worlds. We also are known on other planets, and Galactus has run into us more then once before..."[/color] [color=f7941d]"Wait, you want the group of kids to do what?????????"[/color] Tony instantly snapped, glaring somewhat at Richards.