Outcasts Forever: Issue #1 - Red America

[Keia]

890 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Early afternoon

Binary

"I deffinatly am not here to hurt you two or anyone else in this building. I just have some questions."

Jarvis maintained his hand on the back of the door, but nodded slowly to Carol to continue. He was about to say more when the little girl behind him spoke up.

"Mommy? . . . ," Cassie said with a questioning young voice. Her eyebrow were bunched in concentration or focus.

Jarvis's gaze darted quickly from Carol to the young girl and back to Carol again, though he said nothing more than, "Very well, madam, please continue . . . ."

To Carol's trained eye, he seemed to relax ever so slightly.

 

[Radiant]

Binary

890 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Early afternoon

Binary



Jarvis maintained his hand on the back of the door, but nodded slowly to Carol to continue. He was about to say more when the little girl behind him spoke up.

"Mommy? . . . ," Cassie said with a questioning young voice. Her eyebrow were bunched in concentration or focus.

Jarvis's gaze darted quickly from Carol to the young girl and back to Carol again, though he said nothing more than, "Very well, madam, please continue . . . ."

To Carol's trained eye, he seemed to relax ever so slightly.

She bends down just a bit (and slowly) to see more of the girl.
"Hey, are you allright?"
Mommy? This won't take a good turn.
"Are they treating you well?"

 

[Nuke261]

Captain America

He listened as the Wasp explained that she was having trouble carrying him. As she met up to hand him over to Wonder Man, Jack saw a giant bird of fire appear in the sky. You have got to be kidding me! There is no way that's what I think it is!

"I think we need to pick up the pace here. Either the Soviets have a lot more tricks up their sleeves, or this entire planet is about to be destroyed on the whim of a very powerful entity!"

 

[Keia]

Binary

"Hey, are you alright?" Mommy? This won't take a good turn."Are they treating you well?"

The young girl, Cassie, still looked at Carol with a furrowed brow. Jarvis, on hearing the comments dropped his hand from behind the door and stepped away from the door, Cassie still behind him.

"Yes, mommy, Mr. Jarvis is very nice. Firm yet nice, it's amazing how he takes care of so many kids," Cassie replied. She glance behind herself deeper into the manor, then back outside beyond Carol.

"I've kept our secret, too," Cassie added conspiratorially. "No one else knows how special I am."

At that, Jarvis raised one eyebrow and glanced down to Cassie behind him.

 

[kid A]

Sandman

Flint was silent as Wonderman carried him across the sky. He saw the flaming, bird-like pattern in the distance, and spoke up to Wonderman, "Hey, uh, hi. Thanks for the lift. My name's Flint."

He continued. "You see that? Off in th' distance? What is that?"

When the Wasp brought Cap over, Flint lightened his molecular density, so that Wonderman could carry both of them. He grabbed one of Wonderman's hands and flew along below him, shifting his body to become more aerodynamic. When Cap saw the flames on the horizon, Flint spoke, "You see it too? What the hell izzat thing, Cap?"

 

[Keia]

890 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Early afternoon

The other Avengers (with the notable exception of Binary) landed and/or gathered outside the Manor. The children in the yard took notice and stopped their playing to point, whisper among themselves, wave shyly.

“There’s Vision . . . wow . . . there’s two of them . . . wonder if all of them are Soviets . . . is Mr. Jarvis in trouble? . . . told ya Comrade Russia was taller . . . wonder who the sandy guy is? . . . let’s stay out of their way . . . think one of them’ll adopt us?” are among the words heard from the children as the group approached.

Upon entering the Manor the scene shifted to the Mansion that everyone had departed. Jarvis was there . . . as was Carol Danvers – though it looked as though she didn’t want to have words with anyone at the moment.

“Fascinating . . . ,” Vision IV commented. Looking to Vision, he added, “Slip-stream or portal?”

“Excuse me, sirs and madams,” Jarvis called hesitantly. “I was informed that your presence was requested in the Situation room downstairs.” He then looked to Vision IV, and back to Captain America.

 

[Radiant]

Binary

Binary



The young girl, Cassie, still looked at Carol with a furrowed brow. Jarvis, on hearing the comments dropped his hand from behind the door and stepped away from the door, Cassie still behind him.

"Yes, mommy, Mr. Jarvis is very nice. Firm yet nice, it's amazing how he takes care of so many kids," Cassie replied. She glance behind herself deeper into the manor, then back outside beyond Carol.

"I've kept our secret, too," Cassie added conspiratorially. "No one else knows how special I am."

At that, Jarvis raised one eyebrow and glanced down to Cassie behind him.

... holy... what do I do now? ...
She crouches down to get to Cassies height and smiles at the girl, still hardly believing what's going on.
"That's good Cassie, I'm proud of you."
From what they said Carol became Binary in this world too. If she inherited that power, or somethig worse... I don't even want to think about it. Or what the soviets will do about it ... hell, I don't even know what I will do about it...
In the end she looks at Jarvis again. It's a lousy and stupid plan to ask him but the only one she has. She just hopes her desparation is not too visible on her face.
"I have a question. And if you are even a tenth as decent a person as you should be you'll give me a true answer.
Is she save here? Or are they just waiting for their chance to take her away for their own purposes?"

 

[Nuke261]

Captain America

890 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Early afternoon

Captain America endured the rushed ride back to the mansion before replying to Sandman. "I know what it was on my world. I hate to think what it could have been made into here."

After landing, Cap paused to salute the children who witnessed their landing. He then continued into the mansion and stopped at the site of Carol and Jarvis. "I hadn't realized you beat us back here."

“Excuse me, sirs and madams,” Jarvis called hesitantly. “I was informed that your presence was requested in the Situation room downstairs.” He then looked to Vision IV, and back to Captain America.

Captain America took in the look Jarvis gave the Vision and Vision IV. "Thank you, Jarvis. Hank, you and Vision have the data we need for downstairs?"

 

[Radiant]

890 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Early afternoon

Captain America endured the rushed ride back to the mansion before replying to Sandman. "I know what it was on my world. I hate to think what it could have been made into here."

After landing, Cap paused to salute the children who witnessed their landing. He then continued into the mansion and stopped at the site of Carol and Jarvis. I hadn't realized you beat us back here."


Captain America took in the look Jarvis gave the Vision and Vision IV. "Thank you, Jarvis. Hank, you and Vision have the data we need for downstairs?"

ooc: I think I'm in a "different" mansion than you guys. Talkng to another Jarvis too. Planehoping, just give me a headache...

 

[Keia]

890 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Early afternoon

Binary

"That's good Cassie, I'm proud of you."

Cassie beamed as only a young girl could at the praise given by her mother. With her eyes alight, she took a hesitant step out form Jarvis’s shadow to stand still behind him but to the right of him, clearly visible to Carol, who still stood at the first steps of the porch.

"I have a question. And if you are even a tenth as decent a person as you should be you'll give me a true answer. Is she safe here? Or are they just waiting for their chance to take her away for their own purposes?"

“Madam,” Jarvis said, looking beyond her down the walkway. Speaking much more plainly than anything else thus far, he continued, “I believe you know the answer to that question, please don’t ask me to answer it in front of Miss Cassie. It will be only moments before someone comes walking down the walk, frankly I’m quite surprised it has taken this long. Please step inside if you want to continue this discussion.”

“There are so many stories I want to tell you,” Cassie said excitedly, “I had this dream last night . . . .”

OOC: You are a few moments ahead of everyone else.