Blending In
9/20/1941, Utopia Isle, The Southern Sea
The Utopians had all looked at everything that there was something, Maximus and Triton noticed was that Howard and the Princess were walking towards them now, “Princess Zarda–?” Maximus had started to say when The Princess spoke up, “Please, follow me.” she had said and hearing that, the two of them were curious as they had looked towards Howard, “What’s going on?” Triton asked.
“It’s… It’s something you better hear.” he had said towards them, making the two of them look in confusion, “I thought that we were going to head home?” he had asked, making Maximus shake his head, not yet, not with everything going on now.” he had said, making a small giggle before he had taken a pill, calming down for a moment, “Shall we?” he had asked, making Triton sigh as he refreshed his water.
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9/20/1941, The Royal Palace, Utopia Isle
The three of them had looked at it all and as they had seen this, The King and Queen had looked towards them, The Queen speaking, “We thank our cousins from Attilan for coming.” she had said towards them, “And we thank The Soldier, Howard Shelton, for telling us about the war that is lurking in the outside world.” he had explained, making them all a little worried at what that could mean.
“But it is unfortunate, but we cannot assist Mankind with the war that is coming.” she had said, making the group all look at each other, curious and worried when Howard stepped forward, “But–!” “We must think of our own people.” The King had said, holding his Queen’s hand, “War is no longer our way, our people are philosophers, scientists, and there is no way that we can allow our technology to come to play.”
Hearing that, Maximus had sighed before going and bowing, “And we thank you for letting us know.” he had said, making the two of them confused, “If you would allow us passage, we will be happy to be on our way, and make sure that no one comes as well.” he had explained, making the group all there nod at that as Triton had went and repeated that while Howard spoke.
“Please! We need all the help that we can!” he had said and that had made the group all give a sad look at that, “I am sorry, but we do not wish to risk Utopia.” He had said as Zarda had stepped forward, “Then risk me.” she had said towards them, making the group all look at each other, “What?” Her mother had asked, making Zarda take a breath, “The tragedy that has been happening in the world…”
“The death, the conquest… we cannot just allow that to go along when we can do something.” she had said and hearing that, her parents stood up, “You can’t–!” “I cannot just allow something like this to go on.” she had said towards them, going and walking towards them, “Permission to come aboard?” She had asked of them, making the three of them had looked at each other, “Permission granted.” Maximus said.
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9/20/1941, The Port, Utopia Isle
Maximus and Triton had been going through the supplies, both of them getting to work on everything while Zarda and Howard had looked at The Royals with their guards, “Please,” The King had said, “If you wish to return, do not feel any hesitation to return.” he had said, making the Princess smile as she had went and nodded to them both, “I will return victorious, I promise.” she had declared.
Hearing that, the two of them had went and embraced her, Zarda feeling that and almost going to break down, at least before Howard spoke, “I’ll make sure that she’s okay.” he had said and hearing that, The King had glared, “You better.” he had said and that had made The King go and approach him, “If she is harmed, you will never know any sense of relief ever again.” he had promised.
Hearing that, he had nodded, “Trust me, if those two stick around, we’re never gonna have to worry.” he had said and hearing that, the Royals weren’t so sure about that as they had went and watched the two of them head towards The Needle II, “So then,” Maximus had said towards the duo, “East or West?” he had asked, making Zarda look towards them as Howard spoke, “North East will do.” he said.
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9/20/1941, The Needle II, The Southern Sea
As The Needle II had submerged, Zarda and Howard had both looked at everything that was there before Maximus had spoken, “So why North West?” he had asked, already scanning through their minds to see everything when Howard spoke, “The UK will have everything that we need to know.” he had explained towards them, “We can talk to my friend, Agent Carter, and–”
“Carter?” Triton had asked in curiosity, “Yeah, Michael Carter, met him when I was doing our runs.” he had said and hearing that, Zarda spoke, “Who we need to see is the man that had started the war, to stop him.” she had said, making the trio all look, “It’s not that easy.” Howard had told her, “Adolf Hitler’s got an army of Germans between him and The Allies.” he had warned.
“It was the same with Monarch and my siblings.” Triton had said and hearing that, the group had looked, “Who is Monarch?” Zarda had asked and hearing that, the two of them had looked at each other, “It’s a cousin of ours.” Triton had said towards them, “When King Agon and Queen Rynda had died, none of us were old enough to take the throne, so he had taken command instead.” he said.
That made them both look at that, “Did this… Monarch, kill them?” he had asked, making Triton shake his head while Maximus laughed, making the two of them confused and a little outraged as he had went and pulled out a pill, “Sorry, bad habit.” he had said, throwing it into his mouth before going to look at them, “I saw them when he had died,” making the pair of them surprised.
“Maximus was their second born son.” Triton had said, “We… there was a whisperer in the ear of Maximus.” he had explained towards them, “He had convinced them The Kree were the best option and when Blackagar saw this… he had reacted… angry.” he had said, making them confused, “Angry?” Zarda had asked, making the duo worried, “Blackagar… his voice is a weapon.” Triton said.
That confused both, “How can a voice be a weapon?” Howard had asked of them both, making Maximus sigh, “His ability, it was a voice so powerful, that a whisper could be as powerful as a cannon, when he had been born and his first cry… it had destroyed the entire building he was inside.” Maximus had said, “And when he shouted, destroying the Kree ship–” “That’s enough, Maximus.” he had said.
Making the Prince sigh at that, “We will drop you off in any location that you wish, but unless we hear a reason as to why we should join your cause, or else we will be returning home.” Triton had said and hearing that, Howard sighed, “Okay, okay,” Howard had said to them all, “Let’s make a stop in Penzance, then head to London, my CO is here.” he had said to them,.
Hearing that, the two of them nodded at that as they had went and headed towards the controls now, “Anything?” Triton whispered to his cousin, “Not yet.” he had said while Zarda had looked, thinking on how they could say no to that, how neither one seemed invested in joining them against this Hitler, but for now, she had decided to be quiet for now at least.
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9/23/1941, Penzance, England
The Needle had surfaced and had allowed them to walk, Triton had been looking nervous as he had went and kept the cloak on to cover himself while Maximus and Zarda had both looked around, the pair of them confused by everything that they had seen that was there, “Alright, let’s try and get you all dressed up.” he had said towards them, making the three give a look.
“I don’t believe anyone here will accept that I am of The mainlands.” he had said and hearing that, they couldn’t argue with that as they had went and walked around, looking around when Howard saw a place, “Ah, here.” he had said, going and pushing them into a store for women first, “I do not understand, what is wrong with my–?” “No one walks around here with Purple Armor.” he said to them.
“Or… whatever you two are wearing.” he had said towards them, Maximus wearing a full outfit of red that covered everything but his face with a gold belt and shoulder pads while Triton had worn dark Purple shorts and some clothing around his wrists and ankles, “Fair enough,” Maximus had said, I always preferred black anyways.” he had told them as the group had looked.
Zarda was scanning over the clothing that was there, “Why would women wear something like this?” she had asked as Maximus had pulled one up and liked the color of it, “Should I wear one?” he had asked, liking the way it had made his legs appear, “No! No…” Howard had explained, “Unless you’re a Scott, you don’t wear that.” he had said, making them confused as he put it back.
“I like these.” Zarda had said to them, pulling out a polka dot dress in a dark shade with a light purple jacket, “Great, so just–” he started before seeing that she was starting to strip, “What are you–?!” “No one look.” Maximus had said, making everyone nearby turn away from them, “Okay, go ahead.” Maximus had said to her as she proceeded, “The people here are very modest.” she said.
“Agreed.” Triton said, seeing some more clothes that he had thought were interesting, a white outfit in particular that Codri would look great in, when she had cleared her throat, making all three turn and see that she had looked like a native now, but there was an affect that made Howard drop his jaw for a second two, “Um, um… wow,” he had said towards them, “Th–Th–That looks great on you.” he had said.
The other two had nodded at that before they had went and walked away from the store now, “So now we do Max.” he had said as they noticed the men’s tailor shop, “Alright, Max, let’s see what we you and Triton look good in.” he had told them as Maximus had pulled a newspaper out of the hand of a boy, “Oi–!” “I’m so sorry about them.” Howard said, giving a piece of metal to him.
He had read the news and as he had done so, Maximus was surprised, “What is a… Human Torch?” He had asked, making the others curious as they had leaned in to look, “This Phineas Horton seems to have create an artificial being, one that is able to produce heat and even fly.” Zarda had said, making them all a bit surprised at that, seeing how it could do that.
“There is also this on the place called Poland.” Triton said, taking the newspaper and reading it now while Maximus had gone over the articles of clothing that was there before he had selected a few that were his size, “These black clothes seem appropriate.” he had said before going and seeing the changing room that was there, ‘Ah.” he said before walking into there and changing.
“This invasion.” he had said, “How is this allowed?” Triton had asked as Maximus had walked out, his bodysuit in a bundle now while he wore a white dress shirt with a black vest and pants, shoes that were made for all terrain as he had some gloves on that he had worn while closing the trench coat, his hair groomed back now as he had smiled, “Do I look like a England man?” he asked.
“That you do, sir.” the owner had said to him with a smile while Maximus had torn the gold off and offered it to him, “For the clothes.” he had said and hearing that, the tailor had smiled, “Thank you, sir.” he had said and hearing that, the others were looking at him, “You like like an evil Oil Baron.” Howard said, confusing Maximus, “Well, I used to be Maximus The Mad.” he had said as they walked away.
That had made the Utopian and the Human confused, “Wait, I thought you were Maximus The Maker?” he had said, making Triton sigh, “It’s complicated, but for now, he’s The Maker.” he had said and hearing that, the two of them were a bit worried at that as they had all decided to head towards London now, “So then, what is it the point of this invasion?” Triton had asked of Howard who went to explain.
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9/24/1941, London, England
Phaeder had made sure that there was enough drink as he had enjoyed his time with The Devils, there wasn’t much concerning The Unhuman Genes, but there was something that had made him confused, he had noticed that there was a few that had this strange gene that his friend in The Oblivion Institute hated, he called it The Essex–Gene which made him curious.
He had seen that there was a total of Three of them which had made him curious, there the commander, Silas Burr, who had this strange way to draw people's violence out, and then there were The brothers, Creed and Howlett which had made him a very interesting drink, had went and laughed with him, “Alright then! Another round!” He had shouted out towards them all.
“To Doc Phineas!” Victor Creed had shouted out towards him, going and patting him on the back before he had went and seen that there was a woman walking in, making Victor wolf whistle while James had went and smacked the back of his head, just as Phaeder had seen that there was a pair of men that were waiting outside and that made him nervous enough to look away.
“You good, doc?” Logan had asked of him, making the Inhuman nod at that, “Yes, I need to go to the restroom.” he had said and that made them both nod while Victor got up and approached Zarda, she had given a confused look, wondering why he was approaching, “Hey there darlin’, you like a strong drink?” he had asked, offering his glass and hearing that, Zarda wa confused while Howard spoke.
“Smiles, back off.” Howard had told him and hearing that, the brunette had grinned towards Howard, “So she’s your friend?” he had asked of him, making Zarda more curious, “Howard, what is happening?” Zarda had asked, making him look before looking to James, “I’m getting his keeper to get Victor away from you.” he had said, making Victor groan when James grabbed him.
“Sorry about that.” he had said to them, “Enjoy your gal, Howard.” he had said before going and walking away from them, that was when Maximus had walked in, “What are we doing?” he had asked, “Looking for my CO.” he had said and hearing that, they had looked around, seeing this strange new world and everything that was there before Howard saw someone and approached, leaving them to see this new world.
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9/24/1941, The Royal Palace, Attilan
Blackagar was sitting on his throne, he had looked at the servants that were walking in and also all of the members of his family, “Black Bolt.” Medusa had said towards him, “Do you worry for them all?” she had asked, making the King nod at that, both of them having felt the worry for not just Maximus and Triton, but also for all of The Scouts, it was an issue that they needed to deal with.
They had went and waited, watching as one of the members of The Genetic Council had approached him, “My King Black Bolt,” Arkadine Arcadius had said towards the monarch, “Now that the unrest has been dealt with, there are several matters that must be attended to.” he had said, “The first of which is the control of The Alpha Primitives who had acquired such weaponry.” he had said.
Hearing that, King had looked towards him and raised his eyebrow towards that before he had went and looked to Karnak, “King Black Bolt has stated that a Jurat will be reposted there and they will go ahead and acquire all weapons that Nanny had supplied us.” he had said, handing the list to the member of the Council who had read them over, “This is VERY detailed.” he said.
That had made the man nod, “Thank you.” he had said with a grin before he had went and gotten up, “Now, concerning the scouts–” “They, unfortunately, must remain within their locations.” Karnak had said, making the man smile, “I am glad that we are in agreement.” he had said and hearing that, the Royals had glared towards him, glad that there was going to be no conflict as they had split apart.
WIth that done, they had watched as the time went by, at least until they had seen that there was Sterilon who had been approaching now, “Sterilon,” Gorgon had said as he had went and approached, “I have news from Maximus and Triton.” he had said, “They had made contact with The Utopians and with Humanity.” he had said towards them, making Crystal speak.
“Are they going to return soon?” The Princess had asked, making the telepath shake his head and hearing that, Sterilon sighed, “Unfortunately, they will not be.” he had said towards them, “They are going to see the current actions of both sides, and then they will return once they had helped with the situation.” he had said, making them look in worry at that, “How much of the medication do they have?”
That had made Blackagar look towards them before he had sighed, “<Thankfully, they have a decade’s worth of medication.>” he had said towards them, “Then we will not need to worry about Maximus The Mad rearing his ugly head.” he had said, making them all agree that it was something that they needed to be careful for as they had went and started to get up now.
All of them going and heading towards their quarters, at least until they had noticed that there was something new there, it was one of the tools that had been set up by the apprentices that he had gathered, curious, Medusa had picked one up and seen that it was a music player, a sound that had made them smile at that, making the group hope that they would be able to get home.
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9/24/1941, Oahu, Hawaii
Auran had been reading the paper as she had walked when there was a whistling, making her look and see that there was more soldiers than there were before, as she had looked, one of the boys had seen her, “Nurse Wolfe.” he had said, approaching Auran with a bagel, “Thank you, Corporal McDonough.” She had said towards him, making him smile.
“I was wondering… there’s this benefit going on, and I wanted to know if you’d–” “I’m sorry, but I’m not looking for a relationship.” she had said, making the man sigh at that, “Is it a fella?” he had asked, making Auran think, “No, it’s more about my culture.” she had said towards him, “You’re a Jew?” he had asked, making Auran sigh, “No, I am just saying that I cannot get married without approval.” she said.
Hearing that, McDonough had sighed, not liking it, but respecting it as he had pulled out the flier, “Do you still wanna go? This bigwig named Howlett it hosting it.” he had said, and hearing that name, she had paused, “Howlett?” she asked, seeing his nod as an answer, “You know, I think I WOULD like to join you.” she had said, making him smile at that as they had both thought about their nights.
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Auran had worn a dress that seemed to make McDonough and the other boys smile as she had went and played with one of the curls that her hair was put in as she had went and walked through, looking around and as she had done so, The Inhuman had tried to listen for him, to smell anything that was familiar, but there was nothing, nothing at all that seemed like it.
“Who are you looking for?” one of her… ‘girl friends’ had asked, “The Man hosting this, Mister Howlett.” she had said, making the others interested as well, looking around as some soldiers saw them and went to grab them for dances, making Auran sigh as she had went and taken McDonough’s hand, both of them going and heading to the dance floor when a man bumped into them.
That had made McDonough turn with Auran glaring, but he was already gone, making them both confused before Auran realized that he put a notecard in her hand, curious, she had looked, “Pleasure working with your kind again, John Howlett Jr.” It said, making her turn in confusion, but he was already gone, making Auran annoyed that she had missed him once more.