Victories & Meetings
9/4/1941, The Western Beach, Attilan
The Royal Family had looked as they had seen that Triton and Maximus were preparing The Needle II, “Remind me again how these two convinced us that we should let ONLY them go?” Gorgon had asked them, the others wondering that too s Maximus spoke, “Because Maximus made a beacon to hide himself and Triton from Kadlec and he’s the one that had studied the Control Group The most.” Medusa said.
They had all agreed at that, it had been years since Auran had went to her mission and it seemed that Maximus was getting antsy being stuck on the island, he and Triton had been planning this ever since they had finally found the island, their distant cousins as it were, and with that information, they were going to acquire weapons and/or technology that could assist them in taking Monarch down.
“<Are you sure you have all of your medication?>” Blackagar had asked his brother, worried that he might go mad and hurt Triton or start a war with The Control group, “I have enough for a decade.” he told them, looking to the large crate that Triton was packing in, “Maximus The Mage will be greeting them, not Maximus The Mad.” he said, though they were still worried.
“We will keep Kadlec and Monarch from finding you.” Medusa told him, her handmaidens tell them that they were having a picnic before the two took a vow of isolation to better understand their gifts, “Relax, the trip will be half what it took for me to get there in the first place.” Triton said, “We’ll be back in a month if things go great.” but Kadlec shook his head.
“Which means we couldn’t see each other for years, or worse, never again.” Karnak said, making Maximus grin, “Then we better remember each other as we are.” Maximus said, pulling out the camera that he had made and taking an image of them all and then one of the two of them, giving them latter before they headed to the Needle II, “We’ll be back sooner than you can think!” he promised as they readied to sail.
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9/9/1941, The Royal Palace, Attilan
The time to act was now, Dkamas was slain with Elisha gone with the wind, attempting to assassinate Blackagar and the King as they observed the monument, but it seemed to have only made everything worse, Monarch had appeared to become a Mad King, the threat of the war making him MORE dangerous as he had planned to use the ancient weapon of The Kree against the world.
It was up to them, they couldn’t wait for reinforcements anymore, so Medusa, Karnak, Gorgon and Black Bolt had marched forward, Crystal and the rest of their supporters getting everyone to safety and sealing the palace with nothing but them and Monarch’s supporters, so today, on Black Bolts Thirty First Birthday, the day he was considered an adult and eligible for the throne, they marched.
The four of them had went and stopped before the throne, each other them wearing armor designed by Maximus The Mage to defend them in battle as two guards, a red one with ram horns and a green one with tusks, stood before them, “Hold, Young Royals.” The Red one said, “Where do you think you’re going with such a determined stride?” he had asked and Medusa answered.
“Prince Black Bolt demands an audience with his cousin, The King.” she ordered as they all glared, making Green Tusk snort, “Hah! Do you hear? The stripling, standing bare to the points of my tusks, makes ‘demands’ of King Monarch!” he had said to him, “And his cousins seek to intimidate The Palace Guard! The Cubs think they are predators!” Red Horn said, possibly thinking they got their positions from nepotism.
“Go home, young lady Medusa. Before we take you across our knees and–” he started before the two advanced, Gorgon easily downing Green Tusk with a punch while Karnak had dealt a precise strike to Red Horn, “Gorgon. Karnak. Clear a path.” Medusa had said towards her cousins, grabbing a guard with her hair as Blackagar approached the door, “Where Prince Black Bolt wishes to enter…” she said as he readied his palms.
A simple strike throwing it, the guards behind it and most of the furniture through the are, “NONE MAY BAR THe WAY!” Medusa shouted out, surprising Monarch as he saw them, “What effrontery is this?” he demanded surrounded by cowed Alphans, “How DARE you–” “No. How dare YOU.” Medusa said as they approached him, “Prince Black Bolt is an heir to the throne!” she shouted.
“Did you imagine he would not find out what you’ve done with The Slave Engine?” she had asked of him, “It is our birthright!” Gorgon shouted, “Our Holiest Relic! You had no right to remove it from Attilan!” He said, playing to religious and nationalist, “One week ago, I had finished my training as a member of The Tower of Genesis,” Karnak said, “Allowing me the power to find any object’s weakness.” he said.
“With the Slave Engine gone, I detect weakness THROUGHOUT ATTILAN!” He had shouted, spreading his arms out, “We live surrounded by savages.” he said, having gotten the reports from their Germany Scouts, “And despite our power, the humans far outnumber us.” he had explained, “We CANNOT defend against an All–Out Attack.” he had warned towards them all now.
“Attilan should be a shining capital from which we rule this world. But without ths Slave Engine, it becomes out prison! A great refuge in which we hide from the outside!” he said for the foolish as Monarch stood up, fully powered by the mists, “I am not in the habit of explaining myself to children.” he said to them, “But out of our shared bloodline, I tell you this.” he granted them.
“The Slave Engine bestowed TOO MUCH power, far more than any Inhuman… any being should posses.” he had told them, “Better it be hidden where none shall ever be tempted to use it.” he had advised of them, his way of saying only he should have access to something so dangerous, but they all prepared for that, “Prince Black Bolt says The Slave Engine belongs to all our people.” she told all who listened.
“No one man has the right to take it from us.” Medusa had said, her way of telling him they wouldn’t allow him to use it against the world and he understood, “Arrogant pups! I am your king!” he had snapped towards them, “Black Bolt says… that can change.” she said, making him enraged, “HERESY!”he roared, red energy crackling as the guards had approached them, “We do not fear you, Monarch.” Karnak said.
“I know the monumental task of moving The Slave Engine has taxed even YOUR vast power.” he had explained towards him and the others there, “For as I said, my training has allowed me to detect anything’s weakest point.” he had said towards him, “And today, for our people… that weakness is you!” Karnak snapped as some of the soldiers had went and approached.
“Men, form on me!” Green Tusk snapped, “We must–” “No.” one of the others said, “Hold your position. This is a Challenge of Royal Succession.” he had said to them, an old law, but useful for them, “And a foolish one at that. Weakened or not, King Monarch is still the most powerful of us all.” he said as the four charged towards him, “He embodies the ultimate gift of our people.” he had said.
“He is living Terrigenesis, change itself.” The Guard told them, “This will not last long.” The Guard promised as Monarch and Gorgon charged each other, “Your Royal Blood will not save you from The Headsman’s axe, traitors!” he had snapped towards them, “YOU are the traitor, you stole our greatest weapon!” Gorgon had shouted, before he connected, Monarch had thrown his own punch, “I AM our greatest weapon!”
As he was knocked away, Medusa had entangled his left arm with her hair, “Your arrogance will doom us all.” The Queen had told him, “And YOU speak of arrogance while displaying it.” he had snapped, increasing the heat to burn her hair, “LEARN HUMILITY!” He had snapped, “AAGH!” Medusa had screamed in pain as Karnak leapt towards him, “Take any form you wish.” he snapped, “I will find a way to shatter it!”
“Oh?” Monarch had asked, annoyed with him, “And how will you shatter,” he had said as the energy grew around him, “The energy of The Cosmos itself?” he had asked, knocking him away, but before he could attack them, Black Bolt had grabbed his fist, making him snarl, “You are strong indeed, young prince.” he had said to him, “But you dare not employ your deadliest weapon, your destructive voice,” he said.
So close to your comrades.” he had mocked towards him, “Pity. you might have made a fine king…” he started before releasing a shockwave against them, “If you survived.” he had said, but Monarch did so, and was surprised as Black Bolt hit him in the face, knocking him down, “No… my power cannot fail now… I am King!” he shouted as his crown fell, “I am… King…” he whispered as the deed was now done.
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9/10/1941, Tibet
They had removed him from power, Black Bolt was now king, but they were not done yet as the four watched, Black Bolt wearing his cousins crown, “You went astray, Monarch.” she told him, “But you ruled us well for a time.” she told him, “You may yet salvage your legacy.” the redhead told him, “King Black Bolt is prepared to be merciful.” she told the bound former king.
“Simply tell us where on Earth you’ve hidden The Slave Engine.” she had said, but Monarch was not cooperative, “NEVER.” he had said, “My legacy be damned. Curse my name for all eternity if you wish.” he had told them, making them lose their anger and instead grew pity, “We shall do the opposite.” Medusa said, “You name will be spoken only once more…” she said, “And never again.”
“With its last utterance you are banished.” she had warned to him, “From our hearts, our history, our future… our very existence.” Medusa had said towards him, but instead fear, defiance was all that remained, no posturing at all, “Speak it,then.” he had said, “I shall face my fate like a king.” he told and with a sad look, Black Bolt spoke, “Maximus.” he whispered, banishing him from them forever.
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9/11/1941, The Royal Palace, Attilan
The crowd had cheered for them as they had waved towards them, Black Bolt had wished that Triton, Maximus, even Nanny who had passed away four years ago were there to see it all and as he had kept his face emotionless, The Genetic Council will try to do anything they can, but there was no way that they would let them create THEIR Attilan instead of the one they dreamed.
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9/19/1941, The Needle II, The Southern Sea
Triton and Maximus were both alert, The former and captain of his ship looking at the helm while Maximus had checked the charts, “We should be touching it any moment now.” Maximus said to him as Triton had nodded, “Then I guess we best surface.” Triton had told him as he had went to go and do as much, both of them looking as they saw the vessel rise up and as they had seen it, they saw something.
There was a dome, but that wasn’t what had surprised them, no… it was the barrage that had made the two bots surprised, they had seen that there was a ship that was attacking a larger one, there were people screaming and trying to escape, some of them leaping into the water but as they did so, the group had all started to submerge and lose their strength.
“What is going on?” Maximus had asked of Triton in confusion, “Ah… Attuma told me.” he had explained towards him, “Apparently there is some sort of battle going on between the countries right now,” He said, “There was this strange person called Adolf Hitler who had been speaking up about a… minority? And trying to punish them.” Triton had said to him, confusing Maximus, “For what?” he had asked.
At that, Triton shrugged, “I have no idea, only that Attuma finds that Nationalsozialismus is foolish, and I cannot argue with him on that.” his cousin had said as the two of them had continued to watch, “Should we–?” “Relax, I put a field on your Needle, they don’t see us and their primitive projectiles won’t hurt us.” He had confirmed and hearing that, Triton was a bit relieved as they watched.
“Which side is which?” Triton had asked as Maximus had taken another pill, “I’m not sure.” he had asked, the two of them curious when they had heard the boat that had the swastika’s painted on it shouting in the German language, “I guess they are the Nationalsozialismus.” Maximus had said as they saw that the German Boat had released something into the water.
It had looked as if there was a predator that was heading towards the others, making them both wonder what was going on before they had seen that there was a connection before an explosion, making the boat start to sink, people were trying to escape, heading to smaller boats, but there was still fire from the German vessel and as they had done so, both Maximus and Triton saw so few survive.
The cousins were shocked at the sight of such a large boat sinking, they heard screams and such that had made the two look to each other, “Should we–?” “But Black Bolt says we’re supposed to stay out of sight! To behave and be good little boys!” Maximus had said to his cousin sarcastically before grinning, “Let’s go and rescue that one!” he had shouted, pointing towards the furthest who was struggling.
Seeing him, Triton had nodded as he had lunged off and swam towards the man, he had started to panic as the human had seen Triton and that made him irritated as the Inhuman had dragged him to the Needle II and was able to get him on as Maximus grinned, “Welcome aboard!” The Prince had said, making the man cough and gag before he looked up and realized that there was a fishman and a wizard.
“Who… what in the same hill are you two?” he had asked of them, making the pair look at each other before Triton motioned for him to do the thing, sighing, Maximus looked at him and used the gift that his parents had given him since he was a child, “You will be calm.” Maximus had ordered of him and hearing that, the man had looked towards him with a clm now.
“My name is Maximus the Mage, this is Triton, now who are you?” Maximus had asked of him, hearing that, he saluted, “Howard Shelton, I was a Intelligence Officer on the– wait what happened to the ship I was stationed on?” he had asked of them, making the two of them look at each other before Triton spoke, Your ship is lost, you were the only one we could rescue.” he said as they noticed it.
The Island was there and they could see the port, they were both surprised, neither one thought it would be that easy, “Where are we going?” he had asked, making the two of them look at each other, “<Should we bring him?>” Triton hand signed, “<Why not? I can always dominate him.>” Maximus had said before looking to Howard, “Would you like to join us?” He had asked, hoping he didn’t have to use it too much.
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9/19/1941, Utopia Isle, The Southern Sea
The Needle II had docked and the three of them had looked around in wonder, all of them were on edge at the moment and as they had went and approached, Howard was amazed, “Is this Atlantis or something?” he had asked in confusion as the two of them looked at each other, “No, that sank millenia ago.” Maximus had said, “This one is a place I’ve wanted to visit for a LONG time.” Maximus said as they got a good look.
The trio were shocked at what they saw before them, it was an island, to Howard, it looked like a paradise, but to the two princes, they saw a place as advanced as their own home without Terrigenesis, all of them looking like humans, all of them seeing the trio as the guards there had their weapons at the ready, watching the trio as they had left the Needle II, “Please tell me you’ve got a super power too?” Howard asked.
“I do, but it’s probably gonna get us killed.” Maximus whispered to him with a smile before going and taking a pill to keep himself calm as he had spoken to them all, “I am Maximus The Mage of your sister Island!” he had shouted, “This is my cousin, Triton! And Howard Shelton of Outside World!” he had shouted out to them, “Take us to your leaders!” he requested of them, making the warriors approach.
They were wearing armor similar to a greek style with a shade of purple which had made the three cautious, Howard wishing he had a gun at the moment while Maximus had went behind Triton who had drawn the pair of curved blades that were there and hearing that, the warrior who had a sword and shield in the center had plunged her blade into the stone and cracking it.
The three of them were worried, wondering if she was going to use some sort of power, when the woman had torn off her helmet, releasing her raven curls and showing a face as beautiful as Helen of Troy, “I am Zarda, Princess of Utopia.” she had told them, “I will escort you to my mother and father.” she had said as Howard leaned in to whisper, “Are you sure we’re not in heaven?” he asked.
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9/19/1941, The Royal Palace, Utopia Isle
The three of them had went and walked in, both of them looking around right about now, Maximus and Triton both curious at how similar the palace was compared to The Royal Palace of Attilan when they had seen that there was a pair of thrones which had made Howard whistle, “I can see where the princess gets her good looks.” he had said towards the two of them as they were each grabbed.
Howard had went down easily, but Maximus and Triton struggled, neither one wanting to go down, but they had been forced to kneel, “My King, My Queen.” Zarda had said with a smile, “I present to you Princes Maximus and Triton of our sister isle, and this is a human from the outside world.” She had said towards them, making the two of them lean forward in interest at that.
“Greetings, Prince Maximus, Prince Triton, and…?” The King had asked, “Lieutenant Howard Shelton of The United States Navy.” he had said towards them, making Utopians look at each other in confusion, “And why are you all here?” he had asked of them, making Maximus think, “Honestly, we were planning to ask you to help us overthrow our king.” he had answered.
“But thankfully, from what Sterilon said, our cousins and brothers already did as much.” he had said towards them, “So we had wanted to see you, it had always been my dream to meet The Control Group that The Kree had created.” he had said towards them with a smile as The Royals had looked at each other, muttering silently before The Queen looked towards Howard, “And you?” she had asked.
Hearing that, Howard took a deep breath, “I was on a supply run for my country to help The English in The War–” “War, what War?” Zarda had asked in confusion with her parents agreeing, “The War? The Germans are invading again and–” “Again?” The Queen had said towards him and hearing that, the three looked at each other, at least until the Inhumans motioned for him to speak, “Okay, well here’s what I know…”
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Zarda had been in a cold sweat as she had leaned on the railing, trying to keep herself calm as she had looked at her city, There was a war Twenty Seven Years ago that had lasted for four years, costing humans Forty Million Souls, and now there was another one that had started up two years ago, their weapons had advanced and now there could be so many lost now.
It made her scared, there had been no war in their society for millennia and now… the world had devolved into wars over the planet, their cousins from their sister island had just staged a coup against a tyrant who had been abusing a slave race… a SLAVE race, it had made Zarda sick to her stomach as she had tried to take a breath, when she had heard something, “Hey there, Athena.” he had said.
That made Zarda turn, “My name–” “Yeah, it’s just a nickname.” he had promised to her before going and standing beside her, “What do you think your parents are going to do?” he had asked of her, making her sigh, “They would never risk their people, and almost no one would leave their home for a place like the one you described.” she had said, making him look at her.
“You said ALMOST no one, who do you have in mind?” he had said towards her, making Zarda sigh, “My parents will decide to send the three of you back to the outside world,” she had said, “And on that day… that day tomorrow, I will go with you.” she had said, “I will help you fight this war so that we can any more from losing their lives.” she had promised, ready to join the fight, even if she might lose her own.