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Complications
Part Three of Three

She watched the news coverage as the members of the Liberty Council were rounded up after their illegal genetic experiments on the members of their Super Hero team had been exposed. “We got them they won’t hurt anyone else.” Steve said from where he was standing behind her. “Have you heard from Hank yet about reversing what they did?”

“There’s no way to do it the brain chemistry changes that triggered this xenophobic distrust of mutants and others who are different are most likely permanent.” She couldn’t believe her son would never get his father back. “Hank even thinks it could get worse as years go by so it’s probably for the best that he’s got his lawyer drawing up papers to give up his parental rights to Jackson.” Emma and Nate had both offered to try to fix him but the odds were against it and he’d never consent so if it failed they’d be in legal trouble.

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Steve said and she knew it was the truth for all his problems with John Walker and their history he was still sorry to see what he was becoming. “Do you need some time off?”

“Yes but I’ll be back soon.” She knew she had to spend some time helping her son deal with things and getting her own feelings about this together. “I should be back soon and call me in immediately if those rumors of activity in Latveria turn out to be true.” No one had been in or out of the country since Ultron destroyed it twelve years ago. Doom’s family had even fled the country so if the rumors that Doom had been seen near the border were true then it could be a bad sign. “Who’s going to be filling in for me while I’m gone?”

“Vance is going to take over the Academy he’s coming out of retirement after the divorce.” She was surprised to hear that Vance hadn’t been on active duty for years. She knew his relationship with Ultra woman had ended badly but she hadn’t thought he’d come out of retirement. “He should be able to handle things here.” She was sure he’d be able to. “And Sam has volunteered to come talk to James, Mustang, Chokehold and Crusher.” Steve said bringing up the still unsettled mess that was disrupting campus.

“I’m glad Sam is pretty good at handling those situations.” She couldn’t think of anything to say even though it was the truth. “I’ll be going now.” She watched him nod and she left the office heading for the transporter to take her back to Xavier’s school. She changed her mind at the last minute and selected Monster Island. She would drop in on Sam and make sure he knew the whole story plus she could talk ask him his advice on talking to her son about things.

She stepped off the pad and headed threw the halls of the castle that once belonged to the Mole Man. She found Sam standing on a balcony looking out over the terrain. She was amazed at how young he still looked since being an external he was aging slower than the rest of them. “Where’s Nate?”


“Bruce is having a bad day,” He said pointing out into the distance where seconds later there was a loud crash. “Nate is keeping him occupied until he calms down.” She still felt sorry for Bruce Banner he’d been at peace with the Hulk until Xavier had torn his mind to shreds again. “I didn’t expect to see you how’s Jackson taking things?”

“That’s why I’m here I want some advice on how to talk to him about things.” She said after a moments pause. “And I thought I should make sure you have all the details about that situation you intend to mediate.”

“I’ve got all the details, Mustang was dating Chokehold now he’s with James and Crusher is pissed thinking he was just using his sister.” Sam said with a weak smile. “I wish I had better advice but its going to be hard for Jackson to take losing his father this way.” He looked down. “We’ve both had experience with losing people but never like this still alive but getting more alien to the person we knew all the time.”

Sam had put into words the real horror of what Jackson would be going through. There wouldn’t be any last minute cure for John he was just going to keep changing and end up the type of person who couldn’t even stand to be in the same room with his son. “I need to go Sam I need to be with my son.” He nodded and she turned and left. She sensed Nate and Bruce arriving back but she didn’t want to wait so she stepped onto the transporter and was on her way to the school.

“Rachel we need to talk,” Emma said as soon as she appeared on the panel. “I know you are in a hurray to see your son but we need to talk now.” She was thrown by Emma’s words. “I want you to be prepared for what your going to have to deal with.” She was afraid then. “Your son has spent the last few hours looking up every famous geneticist on the planet and asking Hank if they could help his father.” She felt her heart breaking all over again for her son. “Hank has assured him that he and others he’s brought in will keep working but he’s still looking up names.” Emma put her hand on her shoulder. “Don’t make him stop just try to ease him into talking about how he feels when he’s ready.” She nodded and Emma let her go. She headed to find her son and hopefully help him through this.

The End.

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Contains: Highlight to read:References to Character Death, OC’s, Past Logan/Rachel, Past Rachel/John Walker, angst, mind alteration due to illegal genetic experiments

Complications:
Part One of Three

She sat behind the desk watching the news feed of the battle raging between the Avengers and the latest revival of the Sons of the Serpent. She was watching her son the third Captain America dodging the attacks meant for him. She knew he could take care of himself but she couldn’t forget that his taking over the mantle of Captain America from Rikki last year had made him a target for everyone who disapproved of a mutant bearing the title.

“The kid is doing alright,” A familiar voice said and she turned to see Steve Rogers looking at the screen. “I only wish Logan could have seen how good Hudson has become.” She knew Steve didn’t mean anything by it but anyone bringing up Logan always hurt. “Anyway Rachel I wanted to talk to you about that incident with James the other day.”

“There isn’t really much to talk about James was only indirectly involved.” She knew she was treading a fine line but as the Head administrator at the Avengers Academy she officially answered to Steve but she had to protect confidences. “Besides this is something you should really talk with James about.” She looked at the screen where the battle was ending.

“Natasha and I have already discussed things with James,” Steve said glancing a the screen. She caught it then a brief flash from her nearly non existent telepathy he knew everything. “He told us why the situation happened but I still wanted to discuss it with you.”

“There isn’t much to discuss Steve,” She said glancing at her desk at the last photo taken of her Logan and their three children together. “One of our students thought his sister had been taken advantage of and picked a fight with Mustang, James intervened and it spread form there everyone has been appropriately punished and the matter is closed.”

She could sense that Steve was about to push the issue when her phone rang. “Yes,” She said quickly answering it. She was dismayed to hear it was her youngest child. “Jackson, what’s the matter?” He was supposed to be spending the week with his father.

“Dad’s friends are over the ones who keep running down Hudson and I don’t want to stay here anymore.” She felt a stab of irritation she and John had more than their fair share of arguments about some of his friends and their anti mutant views despite the fact their son was a mutant. “Can you come get me?”

“Its your father’s week but I’ll be over there to have a talk with him soon.” She said a quick goodbye and stood up. “If you’ll excuse me Steve I have to go deal with my ex husband.” He gave her a sympathetic nod as she walked past him. She tried not to regret her brief relationship with John Walker after Logan’s death since she did love their son but at times it was hard. She should have known better than to get involved with someone so soon after Logan’s death and having her telepathy and most of her tk burned out during the final battle with Charles Xavier.

“Mrs Grey,” A voice called and she turned to see Jennifer Baldwin bouncing towards her. “There’s another fight starting between Mustang and Crusher.” The girl said clearly anxious about what was going on. She gestured for the girl to lead the way and followed after her. She arrived to see they were already throwing punches.

“Enough,” She said letting her anger over the situation with John fuel her powers. She separated them a bit harder than she probably should have but she was tired of this. “I thought his matter was settled.” She said holding them both upside down in mid air. “Now go to your rooms and stay there until one of the staff comes to get you.” She spun them through the air landing htem at opposite sides of the court yard. “Now go.” She waited to see if they’d talk back but both took off.

“I’ll make sure there’s no more trouble,” Steve said from behind her. “Go deal with John.” She nodded her thanks and left. She felt guilty leaving the situation at the school for now but she had to help Jackson with his father otherwise he’d run away form his dad’s house again and John’s lawyers would use it as an excuse to drag her back into Court.

The last time they’d been in court she’d had to drop out of the front line Avengers teams for a teaching position to keep primary custody of Jackson. She headed to the teleportor system Reed had designed for the Avengers a few years ago. She sat it for her ex’s address and grabbed the return remote and stepped into the portal. She walked toward the house and heard loud laughter. She wasn’t surprised to see it was the US Agents out of uniform. She had never cared for a right wing business man’s answer to the avengers that was started after Steve stepped down and Rikki took over. They hadn’t approved of a female Captain America and had really thrown a fit when she chose her son a mutant as her Bucky. “Rachel what are you doing here,” John asked in annoyance when he saw her approaching.

“I called her,” Jackson said as he came out carrying his bag. “I won’t stay here if they are here.” He said angrily pointing at her ex husband’s team. She wished Jackson had let her handle it but her twelve year old son looked ready for a fight.

“Are we going to have to go court again,” John said turning back toward her. “You know its my week.” She noticed the US agents looking uncomfortable. “So just go back to baby sitting the future of the Avengers and let me work things out with my son.”

“I know it is your weekend,” She said careful to keep her temper. “However, you should spend your time with our son, instead of hanging out with your team who spend their time bad mouthing Jackson’s big brother.”


“Half brother,” John said under his breath before turning toward Jackson. “If you have a problem with anything my team says take it up with me not your mother.” She thought for a moment things were going to be alright but then one of the Agents had to open their mouth.

“Yeah, kid let your dad handle us don’t go running to your mutie mom.” She could sense John’s embarrassment at the remark but the worst thing was it didn’t make him angry. During their brief few years together it would have made him angry.

It had a very different effect on their son though. “Shut up you bastard.” He yelled and suddenly the agent was flying through the air. She caught him and glanced at John who was stunned to see Jackson’s eyes glowing brightly as a visible aura of energy surrounded him.

“Jackson calm down,” She said walking towards him. “Relax and concentrate on my voice.” She had known this day was coming but she hadn’t expected it to happen today. She needed to get him calm and get him to Hank there were other factors of concern to deal with. She was glad when the aura dimmed and he seemed to be relaxing. Once he was calm she put her arms around him. “John I’m taking him to see Doctor McCoy are you coming?” She didn’t care if he dragged her back to court over this she had to make sure her son’s emerging mutation wasn’t dangerous.

“I’ll meet you there later I’ll make sure Lt. Colsen is okay and get the agents back to base before I come.” She could feel how conflicted he was and that bothered her. She could feel a carefully constructed denial fading away in his head. He hadn’t believed their son would be a mutant and that worried her. She hit the switch on the remote that summoned the return portal and led her son through it.

“Don’t worry Jackson we’ll be at the Institute soon,” She said as she reset it and led him through the second portal. She could feel his muscles tensing and she was worried about the possible complication Hank had mentioned because of his father’s altered DNA. They had been watching for it ever since he was born but knew he wouldn’t be fully out of the woods until his powers fully emerged.

As they arrived at the mansion she wasn’t surprised to see two of her other children waiting for her. “Cerebro detected his emerging powers,” Jeannie said as she leaned down to give Jackson a hug. “Welcome to the mutant club little brother.” Axel knelt down and hugged his brother next. “Hank is waiting for the two of you in the medical area.” She nodded and led Jackson there. She could sense some anxiety from her children and Hank as they approached and that worried her.

To be continued.

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Contains: Highlight to read:Rachel/Logan, traumatic transformation

The Cure

“You wanted to see us Hank,” She said as she sat beside Logan’s bed as Hank entered looking tired. The plan to use Elixer to keep Logan alive wasn’t working the adamantium poisoning was getting worse and Elixer could only do so much. She knew Logan was expecting Hank to tell them there was nothing more they could do.

“I may have found a way to save your life but it may have disastrous consequences,” Hank said grimly. “I have discovered that if Shield’s infinity formula is mixed with my original distilation of MGH it should allow your body to expell and replace the damaged tissue.”

“Then what are you waiting for Doc lets do it,” Logan said but she could sense Hank’s reluctance. “Hank I’m going to die if we don’t do something and if this is our best shot lets go for it.” She could still sense his reluctance.

“This is the original MGH formula in this cocktail made form your DNA but it is the same formula that turned me into a blue furry freak.” Hank said and she immediately understood what he was afraid of. “There is no telling how it will affect your mutation especially mixed with something as potent as the Infinity formula.”

“Do it Hank,” She said speaking up for the first time. “No matter what happens we will deal with things.” She could still sense his reluctance but he finally produced a syringe and injected it. She held her breath as she waited and then winced as Logan’s mind was over whelmed with pain. She stepped back away form him and saw him being to convulse on the bed. She reached out telekinetically trying to help Hank hold him down but he threw the other man off. Logan began to scream in pain. “Hank what’s wrong?”

Hank was on his feet checking instraments and a look of horror appeared on his face. “It is the adamanitum it is preventing his skeleton from shifting like it wants.” She could sense his guilt. “I should have predicted this he’ll die if we don’t do something to stop the process.”

She knew what she had to do even though it might kill her to do it she reached inside Logan and found his bones. She began to pull at the molecular bonds holding the metal together it was the most difficult thing she’d ever manipulated but she knew that if Magneto could do it she could do it. She felt the metal finally give and began to liquify and flow out of him. She couldn’t sense anything beyond the metal passing out of his skin and onto the floor. As the last of it passed out of his skin she felt herself blacking out. She hoped she had done enough to help.

She came to some time later to a furry faced Logan leaning over her. His fur was the same black as his hair and his facial structure looked more canine but he was alive. “Hope you aren’t allergic,’ He said as a weak joke. She was so glad to see him she ignored it and grabbed him and kissed him. The slight muzzle he had now made it harder but she thought she’d get used to kissing him with practice. “Hank says you saved my life pulling the adamantium out like that.” Logan said when she released him. “He also thinks this new form is permanent.”

“I don’t care your alive that’s what matters,” She said and meant it. She knew there would be some adjustments but she could deal with them for now things were finally looking better.

The End.

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Contains: Highlight to read:Rachel/Logan, mention of Violence and severe injuries.

After the Attack

She wanted to be with Logan as Hank worked to find out exactly what had happened to him during the battle between Professor Xavier and the Shadow King who’d been possessing Logan to attempt to kill him. “Child, I know you want to be with Logan but it is important that we discuss things.” Xavier said and she felt a chill down her spine something about him felt wrong.

“All right Professor what do you need to talk to me about?” She asked wanting to get this over and get out of here. She’d always been comfortable around him but for some reason now she wanted to get as far away form him as possible.

“I know the truth about this world,” Xavier said shaking his head. “The Shadow King showed it all to me during our battle and it contributes to my current problem.” He sounded so tired as he went on. “I know that Madelyne Pryor created us and that an alternate version of you altered this world according to our dreams and wishes.” She was shocked by that statement and guessed the shadow king must have learned the truth from Logan’s mind. “It does explain a great deal why in the post Beyonder world so many uncontrollable mutations were suddenly controllable and why suddenly I can walk again.”

“Do you think we should tell everyone?” She asked still disturbed by the chill emanating from him but feeling slightly better at the thought of getting his advice on things. She watched as he frowned.

“No we shouldn’t,” he said looking tired. “The Shadow King intended to reveal the truth to people after he was done killing all the telepaths on this world.” Xavier looked disturbed as he went on. “Unlike us he was not a creation of Franklin Richards or Madelyne Pryor he was from the original Earth.” She must have looked surprised because he went on. “He followed Madelyne here to see what she was up to and became trapped when the barrier cut off this section of the Astral plane.”

She had to admit it made sense because her memories of counter Earth never included a Shadow King before now so his taking over Logan and attacking the professor had been completely unexpected. “Did he have any other goal other than killing you and other telepaths?”

“Yes, he wanted to consume the entire astral plane of this world after he got rid of all other telepaths,” Xavier said grimly. “He planned to consume everything and be a veritable psychic god when the barrier came down and he could return to the universe at large.” She felt her insides freeze with fear. “I wanted you to be aware of what he was planning in case I lose the battle I must now fight.” He sounded tired again. “I have defeated the Shadow king and placed him as a prisoner inside my own mind if I triumph then he will cease to exist but if I fail he will own my body.”

She understood then the darkness that was inside Xavier that was making her uncomfortable. She could sense the Shadow King struggle to get out of his head. “Is there anything I can do to help you Professor?”

“No child, I just need solitude and time to wittle away at this psychic malignancy until he is no more.” He smiled weakly then. “I will not be able to stay here on Genosha so I would like to ask you to keep tabs on Magneto and make sure he doesn’t lose his way while I am gone.”

“I’ll do my best professor,” She said volunteering even though she knew it would be difficult. “I should really get back to the mansion to check on Logan though.” She could feel him drifting toward consciousness and she wanted to be there when he awoke.

“Of course,” Xavier said and she saw him frown. “I am sorry that our battle did that to him and I hope he can be saved.” She wasn’t sure exactly what their battle had done to Logan but if Xavier knew anything more he wasn’t saying. She got up and headed off to find Slipstream to get back to the mansion.

The End.


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The Price of Past Sins.

He made it into the medical wing of the school without stopping for anything. He had seen several students shrink in fear form his covered in blood form but he’d arrived back at their cabin after Sabretooth, Daken and Wild child had jumped him. They’d left him half dead with the news that Romulus was going after Rachel so he’d rushed back as soon as he could move only to find Romulus dead and Rachel gone but he could smell her blood. He’d followed her scent to the school grounds which meant she was probably here. “Hold it Logan you can’t go in there,” Cyclops said stepping in front of him.

“Out of the way Cyke,” He said angrily but the other man didn’t move. “I said move.” He was about to shove his way in when Hank emerged. Cyclops turned toward the other man completely ignoring him. “Is Rachel okay Hank,” He asked shoving past the other man.

“She will live, and so I’m pleased to say so will your children.” Hank said smiling broadly. “ It was a rough delivery but both twins should live despite being premature.” He relaxed as he heard that. “I suggest you go get cleaned up while Rachel is still unconscious you can’t be near her or the children covered in blood like that.”

He turned and reluctantly left and headed to the post mission clean up area as it was closer and he could grab some of his spare clothes. As he showered away the blood he couldn’t help but think how all this was the price of his past sins. He knew this was only the beginning even with Romulus dead there would be others who would come after his kids. He knew Daken and the other lupine recruits were a threat to them and he didn’t even want to imagine what Creed would do if he got a shot at them.

He finished cleaning up and pulled on some cheap sweats and headed back to the hospital wing. He would make sure Rachel was all right and then he was going hunting he was going to track down every one of his old enemies and finish them off to keep his family safe. He was also going to deal with Daken once and for all no matter the out come. He made it back and was allowed into the medical wing this time where he found Rachel laying there still asleep as Hank checked her bandages. He recalled how much trouble Rachel was having adjusting to the human form he’d sported ever since unknown to him and everyone but the two of them reality was reset by Mother Askani. The knowledge that his friend had been secretly wishing to be human again for all those years was tough to handle. “How long before she wakes up Hank?” He asked the other man quietly.

“She’ll most likely be out for several hours,” Hank said tiredly. “There may be complications from what she did to Romulus she used a lot of power to kill him.” He had no idea how Rachel had done it only that Romulus was dead and wasn’t coming back. The body had smelled wrong somehow and he’d just known it wouldn’t heal. “If you want I can show you your twins while she sleeps.”

“No I’ll wait here for her to wake up,” He said and Hank nodded and left. He wasn’t ready yet to see the twins he wasn’t sure he could leave if he did. He looked over at Rachel’s face. He wasn’t going to be able to stay for her to wake up either. He knew she’d know and stop him so now that he had seen she was still alive and going to be all right he had to go. He leaned down and gave her a good bye kiss on the forehead and hoped he’d be able to come back. He slipped out of the room after that he had to hunting to do.

The End.

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Coming Clean

“Ray, I hate to do this but if you don’t tell me what your hiding I’m going to have to leave I can’t take the secrecy any more,” Logan said as he stood on the porch. “You’ve been acting weird for the last six months and I know you are hiding something.”

“All right Logan,” She said knowing this was a phenomenally bad idea but she had to tell someone. “You know how we are counter Earth and there was that huge battle with the Beyonder?” He nodded. “That never happened it was all an illusion created by Mother Askani to fix what she said was a defect when Madelyne Pryor created us.”

“Madelyne Pryor created us?” He was staring at her as if she’d lost her mind. “Ray, maybe we should let Hank examine you?” She closed her eyes then and showed him her memories letting him see what had occurred. She then sat back and waited as he digested what she had shown him. “You kept that a secret?”

“I don’t know that it was the right choice but I don’t see any other way to deal with things.” She said honestly. “The truth is Logan I wouldn’t even know where to start undoing it and if I start telling folks their lives were shaped by their own desires who knows what it will do them and the rest of the world.”

“I don’t know if I can deal with this Ray, knowing my memory and everyone else’s has been played with on such a large scale is worse than knowing I’m a copy truthfully.” She had known that which is why she was hesitant to tell him. “What was so bad that was going to happen if she didn’t do this?”

“This,” She said and showed him the image of doom consuming everything. “That’s why I made the decision I made Logan I don’t want to see this world and everyone I know die like that.” She looked down at the ground. “Just let me show you one more thing Logan before you make up your mind.”

She took him then to the Astral Plane. “This is our world now,” She let him feel everything the joys and heart aches everything happening on the planet at once. “Now just think Logan if I start meddling with all that to let people know what Maddie and then Mother Askani did do you think I can even guess at how things will change?”

“You made you point Ray,” Logan said shaking his head. “I’ll have to learn to live with it but I still don’t like it.” She was glad that he seemed able to accept it. “But that is the only secret your keeping not any more?”

“Well there is one other thing,” She said feeling even more nervous. “I just haven’t had a chance to get it confirmed yet but I think I might be pregnant.” She could feel his shock. “I’m late but it could just be stress from keeping that secret so I planned to take a test in the morning.”


“So we might be about to have a baby?” Logan asked and she could sense his fear. The recent troubles with Daken his long lost son only brought home how dangerous his life was. “I thought you were on the pill?”

“I am but it isn’t always perfect and if I may have missed a few days while dealing with things.” she said honestly. “If I’m pregnant we will deal with it if not that’s a discussion for another time.” She wanted kids some day but she got the impression from his mental state right now that he didn’t. “You don’t want kids do you?”

“Ray, I’ve got two screwed up kids one’s a clone and the other was raised by a psychopath out to destroy me I don’t think I’ll have any better luck with a third,” Logan said and she felt like she’d been slapped. “But whatever happens we will face it together and if you are pregnant then I guess I’m about to be a dad again maybe this time I’ll get a chance to do it right.”

She was still troubled by the sense that he was hoping she wasn’t pregnant but she could sense he meant what he was saying. “We will find out tomorrow I left the test I bought in my room back at the X.S.E. headquarters.” She could sense he wanted to suggest they leave their vacation and head on back. “Logan the test says it works best if I use the first piss of the day so I’m not taking it until tomorrow anyway, Let’s just try to enjoy our evening?” He nodded and followed her into the cabin then. She could still sense his anxiety so she knew it wasn’t going to be a fun night.

The End.


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After the Arrival

He leaned against the side of the Baxter building staring up at the swirling colors moving across the sky. As beautiful as it was he couldn’t get past how depressing a sight it truly was. The aurora effect was all that could be seen of the displacement field that meant it would be decades before they could possible go home. Just a few hours ago Reed had finally confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that there was no way to return to Earth from Counter Earth. The force that had brought them there had sealed the planet in such a way that no one, not Reed, not Stark, Not Doom or anyone else could create a way home.

He looked out over the city that had been completely empty when they were brought here but now had several million mutant and advanced human inhabitants. Well the ones who hadn’t taken off out there into the world without a care of where they were just wanting to get away form the heroes. He wasn’t looking forward to trying to deal with those villains who were having a field day now that there was a world that didn’t know them. “Hey Spidey how are you holding up,” Johnny said as he flew around the building to hover near him. “You kind of took off after Reed said we couldn’t go home again for a while.”

“You mean three or four decades,” He said trying not to sound bitter it wasn’t Johnny’s fault that his entire family was here and his wasn’t. “I was just thinking how I’ll may never see my wife again and there is no way Aunt May can live another thirty years especially not after I just vanished.”

“If we just vanished,” Johnny said and he turned to stare at him. “Don’t tell anyone but Franklin says we aren’t the originals he says we are copies.” He found that statement strange. “Reed says there is no way to confirm if Franklin is right or not so he doesn’t want the word spread but I thought you should know that it might help.”

“You mean to know that it is possible there’s the original me on Earth with Mary Jane and Aunt May?” He asked and realized it did help even as it gave him a potential identity crisis. “You know probably identity crisis later or not it does make me feel better.”

“Hey we’ve got an intruder,” Johnny said looking downward at someone climbing up the tower quickly. “Okay that is impossible.” He saw what Johnny meant as the man got closer and it turned out to be another Spiderman wearing a familiar variant of his costume.

“Ben is that you?’ He asked wondering how on Earth that was possible Ben was dead and gone killed by Osborne. He saw the other man stop and nod cautiously looking over at Johnny. “But that’s impossible you died killed by Osborne?”

“I was grabbed by him just before we were supposed to meet up,” Ben said shaking his head. “I woke up on the ground a few days ago and have been trying to make sense of things I finally heard from someone you were in the Baxter building.”


“Maybe all three of us should head inside and let Reed have a look at him,” Johnny offered. “He should be able to tell if it is really him or your green nemesis making trouble again.” He started to make a joke about Johnny even knowing what a nemesis was but now wasn’t the time.

“Lead the way match stick,” He said and started heading up the building with the man who appeared to be Ben following behind him. He wondered thinking back on what Johnny had said if they were all copies of someone living and this was Ben then it meant he was somewhere on Earth alive and well but most likely that Osborne’s prisoner. He suddenly wasn’t as comforted by the idea they were copies.

The End.

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