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Post by Dazzler on Dec 19, 2017 0:18:11 GMT
"Don't let him get to you, Sasha, and I won't let Harley get to me," Dazzler said as she fixed her Santa hat again. "We're going to have fun, and nobody is going to mess that up for us!" Alison looked around and wondered where half the team had gotten to this time. Some of the students had gone home, but most of them were still there. Maybe they were outside skating with Bobby Drake? "This place is too quiet," Alison said as she reached for Sasha's free hand. "Let's find some music selections to get this party started properly! I do not relish the thought of Doctor Nemesis singing some very odd old carol with the Krampus demon in it or something!" "I heard that!" Bradley said as he grimaced at Alison and Sasha.  |
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Post by Sewer King on Dec 19, 2017 13:43:34 GMT
Wendell Lewis was the mere past. The Sewer King existed. He scowled as he remembered growing up in poverty and being shunned by society. How others yelled near him. How they threw various objects at him. *I hid in the sewer and became the Sewer King. I HAD TO!*
There were other things the Sewer King remembered. Capturing children and forcing them to steal for him. Training pet sewer alligators. Stuttering while being cross near the children. How he loathed anyone talking during lessons. How he loathed anyone hurting his pet alligators. His pretties.
Then there was Batman. How he was prepared to end his life after what he did to the children.
''Batman, you cause me quite a bit of distress. Ohhh! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!''
What were the other memories of the Sewer King? Fleeing from prison. Releasing a few of his pet alligators from the Gotham Zoo.
Coming across Harley and Omega Red. Wishing to end Batman's life slowly and painfully. He smiled.
The Sewer King followed his two pet alligators as he used chains as leashes. His eye widened after he saw how many others were present. Although there weren't any children to steal things for him, he was still going to enjoy the holiday. At least sunlight was not present. One of the things able to harm him. Also bright lights.
The same bright lights the Sewer King used to discipline any kid distressing him.
''Is Harley here?'' the Sewer King wished to know. He glanced at the alligators and smiled. He scratched their snouts at the same time.
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Post by Sasha Sadovsky on Dec 19, 2017 14:13:13 GMT
''Craig doesn't know I'm here anyway,'' Sasha said. His smile returned. He nodded. ''Let's have as much fun as possible.'' Sasha's eyes widened after Alison reached for his free hand. He smiled again. ''Maybe you can sing for us?''
Sasha's eyes settled on Captain James Hook. He blinked after he saw the latter's wide eyes. He tilted his head to one side after James stepped back. ''Why is our pirate companion frightened?''
Sasha gasped the minute he viewed two alligators. That was when he remembered a crocodile biting Captain James Hook's hand off years ago. Sasha viewed a man holding two chains attached to the alligators. He never heard any of the latter's prior words. ''Alison, do you know who that man is? Why is he with those alligators?''
Sasha was prepared to protect Alison in case the alligators attacked. His body tensed. He faced Nemesis.
''Who is that man with the alligators? Why is he here?'' Although Sasha asked Alison about the man earlier, he was more focused on protecting her.
Sasha focused on the man's clothes. His eyes remained on the latter's red cape, brown suit, and glasses with one dark lense. He also saw shoulder length dark hair. *Is he a pirate just like Captain James Hook and Captain Jasper Hook?* he thought.
Sasha turned to James another time. He viewed the latter trembling and stepping back. *Is James dreading losing his other hand?* he thought. He glanced at Craig. He thought Craig's wide eyes were interesting. Sasha couldn't remember him displaying shock or dread.
Sasha began to face the Sewer King. ''If you and your alligators are here to cause trouble...''
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Post by Aerfen DalCais on Dec 22, 2017 23:49:59 GMT
Aerfen stayed close to Dane as the man entered with the alligators. She stared at the creatures and shook her head. "Dane, those poor things do not belong in a house like this. They need swamp land, like some of the properties that LeBeau gentleman has near New Orleans," she added as she slipped her warm claret. "I'm surprised they are allowed around people."
"Oh, I am glad Tony doesn't allow those kinds of house pets at the Tower," Dane said quietly as he looked to see what Doctor Nemesis was going to do about the alligators. "I don't think that Nemesis is going to let them stay here too long."
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Post by Doctor Nemesis on Dec 23, 2017 0:03:45 GMT
Nemesis looked on as Harley and Omega Red's new companion entered the room. The crusty scientist gritted his teeth as he looked at the alligators and moved cautiously toward the trio. "You can't just bring those into the living room! Even if they don't eat anyone, they still scare everyone quite a bit!"
Bradley kept looking at the alligators and their owner the Sewer King. He was still unclear how the man and that odd married couple Mr. Scratch and Miss Itch had attached themselves to Harley and Omega Red, but he could not let the man run amuck with wild creatures in the living room.
"Have they eaten recently? We certainly do not want them feasting on visiting Avengers or Asgardians!"
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Post by Loki on Dec 23, 2017 0:18:45 GMT
"And it is always a pleasure to see you, dear niece," Loki said as he returned Alexia's hug. "I am guessing your father and Amora will be here later. He had to go visit Stark and his branch of your family tree. At least that is what Amora told me."
Loki smiled as he looked at his niece, but then he grimaced as he saw the alligators and their owner. "I am sure your mother will not enjoy those creatures interrupting this gathering. I can't say I can see Emma Frost enjoying their company either. She might, of course, entertain their transformation into handbags or shoes."
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Post by Dazzler on Dec 23, 2017 0:34:55 GMT
"I have no idea who that is, but if he is asking for Harley, it can't be all that good!" Alison said to Sasha as she glanced at the Hook brothers. "OK, James Hook is going to freak out if the alligators don't exit quickly." Alison motioned for Sasha to follow her as she moved closer to Hook. "I wonder where that friend of his is? The one who is with the Mystic Police? Blackwell?" Alison looked at James Hook and leaned in to whisper in his ear. "Where is your wizard friend, Alastair? Maybe he can magic these things into a nice pool in a nature preserve or something?" All thoughts of singing or music had left Alison's mind as the group looked at the newcomer and his companions. |
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Post by Sasha Sadovsky on Dec 23, 2017 13:50:57 GMT
Sasha heard what Aerfen said about the alligators. He nodded near her. Sasha glanced at poor James Hook. He smiled behind his mask again. ''You're safe with us, dear friend. We'll protect you from the alligators.''
Sasha turned to the man and his alligators. He heard Alison as she mentioned Harley. ''How did that man come across Harley? Maybe I don't wish to know.'' Sasha followed Alison to James Hook. He blinked twice.
''I have no idea where Blackwell is.'' Sasha shrugged. He forgot about Alastair. His smile returned.
''You can still perform after we figure out what to do with the new man and his alligators,'' Sasha said.
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Post by Captain James Hook on Dec 23, 2017 14:06:16 GMT
James Hook forgot about his brother the minute he saw a man with sewer alligators. He gasped and stepped back as his eyes widened. He trembled. Although James sometimes dreaded just the one crocodile responsible for biting his hand off, the alligators still caused him distress. He heard Alison's words. His body ceased trembling.
''Alastair? I have no idea where he is. I also don't know where Blackwell is.'' James Hook saw the alligators and stepped back again. He glanced at Jasper. He thought he saw a small smile.
*Ammunition for my sibling* James Hook thought.
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Post by Sewer King on Dec 23, 2017 14:42:44 GMT
Aerfen's words about the alligators caused the Sewer King to frown. ''My pretties don't belong near swamps. They belong with me,'' he said. The Sewer King glanced at everyone present. ''My apologies for not introducing myself earlier.'' He bowed. ''I am the Sewer King,'' he informed them.
The Sewer King viewed James Hook trembling due to the alligators. He smiled again. ''How I wish Batman trembled before my pets. Yes! Yes! Yes!''
The Sewer King heard what Doctor Nemesis said about the alligators. ''My pretties ate. They don't eat humans. Unless one of them is Batman.'' He began to laugh for a few minutes. ''I sometimes used my pretties to prevent my brats from being naughty. Ohhh. How my brats sometimes distressed me. Ohh. Yes! Yes! Yes!''
The Sewer King frowned another time. ''My brats sometimes talked during lessons. They stole the wrong items for me. Ohhh. Y, y, y, yes! My brats distressed me!''
The Sewer King continued to frown. ''The main thorn in my side? Batman! The one hurting my pets,'' he said. The Sewer King turned to his alligators. He scratched their snouts again.
After hearing what Loki said about Emma turning the alligators into handbags or shoes, the Sewer King began to kneel by his pets. He wrapped his arms around him. ''My pets protected me after the ones above the sewer shunned me. After others threw items at me. After they yelled. How I suffered with my pets after Batman defeated them.''
Harley remained in the Sewer King's mind. ''I came across a woman and her male companion.'' His eyes settled on Omega Red. He gasped. The Sewer King pointed at him. ''You! Y,y,y,you were the one I came across with Harley! You must know where she is.''
The sight of Omega Red shrugging caused the Sewer King to frown another time. He turned to everyone else present. ''I can place my pets in another area here.'' The Sewer King tensed. ''I'll protect pretties. Just like they protected me from others.''
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Post by Harley on Dec 28, 2017 0:39:33 GMT
"No one is turning those gators into handbags!" Harley shouted as she finally made her entrance with some weird antler headpiece fixed with candles attached to her head. "And you can all relax, I'm here with holiday cheer to spare!"
"What is that on your head?" Aerfen asked as she saw Harley set a big bag of gifts near the tree.
"Ain't you seen candles before? And antlers? And before anyone asks, no, I did not kill any of Santa's reindeer for them. I got these at Pier 1. Ain't they snazzy?"
Harley nodded to Omega Red and the Sewer King. "Sorry I'm late, fellas. I wanted to make sure we had plenty of Happy in our Holidays this year! How are your little friends, Sewer King? I didn't forget them either. I got nice treats for them in an ice chest in the kitchen. The cook freaked when I wanted to put them in the fridge. You'd think I wanted him to store brains for a pet zombie or something!"
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Post by Captain James Hook on Dec 28, 2017 13:17:02 GMT
*I'm not having a very happy holiday. My older brother is near me. The alligators might devour me* Captain Hook thought. He also still didn't know where Alastair and Blackwell were. At least Peter Pan wasn't pulling the usual pranks on him. That was good.
Captain Hook scowled at the Sewer King. ''I am a pirate captain, my dear Sewer King. You WILL get rid of the alligators!'' he said. He had no idea who Batman was.
Captain Hook's eyes widened after he saw Harley with a strange headpiece. At least she wasn't with alligators. He turned to Jasper. He scowled as the latter's smile remained. ''Brother, you should return to your cell. Perhaps I'll take you to one of the city's animal shelters instead.''
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Post by Mr. Scratch and Miss Itch on Dec 28, 2017 13:20:34 GMT
Miss Itch and Mr. Scratch smiled near one another after they ran in their high heels. ''Did anything interesting occur?'' they asked together. They turned to Harley and Omega Red. ''Good. We're all together.'' They glanced at the Sewer King and his alligators. They still didn't know a whole lot about him.
Miss Itch and Mr. Scratch never forgot about Spider-Woman. They also never forgot about their children.
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Post by Sewer King on Dec 28, 2017 13:37:32 GMT
The Sewer King's eye widened the minute he saw Harley's headpiece. He smiled after she mentioned sparing the alligators from becoming handbags. He scratched their snouts another time. ''Did you hear that, my pets? There are treats for you,'' he said. He bowed near Harley.
''I'm eternally grateful, Harley.'' He scowled after he heard what Captain Hook said about the alligators. He turned to him. The Sewer King pointed at him. He shook his finger with every word. ''Y,y,y,you are causing me distress! Ohhh! Yes! Yes!''
The Sewer King turned to the identical spouses after they appeared. He wasn't too familiar with them. All he remembered was that they were Miss Itch and Mr. Scratch. He bowed by them.
The Sewer King faced Harley another time. His smile returned. ''Are we going to find Batman and end his life?''
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Post by ELDA on Dec 30, 2017 2:21:36 GMT
"Well isn't this an interesting gathering." A voice said as El appeared in the hallway. She was still adjusting to both this reality and time looking like one of Kari's relations more than anything but she had a smile on her face. She looked around and instantly saw her half brother Loki and made her way over.
"Hello brother. And Alexia its a pleasure to finally meet you as well." She said with a nod and a smile. "I hope I am not under dressed?"
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