Part 12
N/A: Ok here we go. I have this idea for a while. Mike does not like to be pitied and Hela does not like to be the second-best.
When you think of Hela, whatever the reason behind such action may be, the image of the fearsome and powerful God is what comes first and foremost on everyone´s mind. She´s Death, well, one of the Death Gods and is good to never forget where she stays and what she plans to do, however, if you linger on Hela´s image on your mind for much longer, people will realize she´s also a woman and even she is cable of falling in love.
Sadly, she falls for someone that is not the prince Charming and has no interest in bringing the best out of everyone. Hela falls in love with Thanos and a relationship blossom among them, however, Thanos and Hela are far from gone from a happy ending.
Hela arrives in Etheria to see, the love of her life, the one and only Thanos, on his knees proposing to DEATH. The real one. The Outer God of Death who rules over Hela and everyone else.
"THANOS. What the meaning of this?" Hela asked furious seething as her weapon materialized on her hands. DEATH has a blank expression on her human mask and quickly withdraw her hand from Thanos as the mad titan is gazing upon Hela with hate in his eyes.
"You dare to interrupt my propose to DEATH?" and his eyes are glowing and soon fight issues and DEATH is slowly leaving the two face their issues alone.
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Terry Pryde is sure having a field trip in every meaning of the word as she just rescues a child from an Asgardian´s god and is about to meet her father, Thor, and really, there´s nothing preparing Terry for this meeting.
Clea Strange is with Terry as she gives instructions in regards to the situation. "Remember, keep the child safe and well protected, Thor can´t be here right now for reason I´m not allowed to disclose, however, Thor knows the child is free and now, a real fight will begin with no holdback" Clea concludes thoughtfully and Terry nods until something clicks on her mind.
Veella is sleeping in her arms and Terry can see how malnourish the child is, in fact, it breaks her heart to see such child in this poor condition and makes her think of Kitty and the many what-ifs that plague her mind at night.
"And my daughter? What´s going to happen to her?" Terry asked realizing that if Thor fought Hela...wouldn´t this mean the Ragnarok is close by? Can her daughter survive among this fight? and...what about the world?
"I sense many questions in your soul, Teresa Pryde, and many of those questions will open a dangerous answer for you, however, life is nothing but a path to explore" Clea begins and states. "Your daughter saved the antichrist and many, many people are after said antichrist and soon your daughter will have to make a choice. Either she is on his side or she is against him..."
Terry wants to enter in contact with her daughter asap and consequences to be damned, sadly, Clea is not letting her making this decision.
"Dr Doom and others Avengers are on the make, Terry if you went up there...they´ll kill you and will further their agenda on Kitty Pryde, but, if you truly want to save your daughter, then stay here" Clea warns Terry and the woman is not really listening to such advice.
"Then you´re not a mother, you can´t know...how can you ask me to stay here while my daughter is alone? No, I´ll go after her and ...the rest is not important" for a moment, a very scary one, Terry thought Clea would do something with her. Cast a nasty spell or curse on Terry, instead.
"The portal is open. She´s with the X-men, but, careful Terry, there are forces outside your control manoeuvring everything and there´s no problem in disposing of paws as you...or me"
And off Terry goes to see her only daughter.
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Michael Darkholme spots Kitty leaving the room as Scarlet Witch concluded the lesson of today. Learning seals is quite easy and for some reason, the fact Kitty is learning the very same thing that locked Micahel for so many years is more than enough to make him jittery. And to top this all, Michael does not know Wanda very well and for all intense and purpose she could be badmouthing him to Kitty...and what if she believes.
(Wanda talks to Michael too. Makes questions about his life, his past and Michael can give vague answers out of politeness, but, is tempted to give something worse than vague answers if provoked)
Michael remembers one episode of Hanna Montana where the protagonist corner one of the characters and forced him to confess his feelings about the problem and Michael don´t see anything wrong in this idea.
"Are you having fun with Scarlet Witch?" Michael asked corner Kitty, but, is far from being a frightening image as his hands shiver and his golden eyes look crestfallen. "Are you...Do you prefer to be with her than with me?"
"Michael!" Kitty is a bit peeved about that. "We talked about that. I´m not leaving you..."
"My mother said the same thing and she left on that attic for days" is half a lie, and half the truth and whatever can be used here to make Kitty see his reason is worth. And it works as Kitty stops fuming and looks at him heartbroken by this revelation.
"Michael...I can´t spend 24/7 with you. Yet, this does not mean I think any less of you. Two people don´t need to stay glued together to enjoy each other´s company" she replies and Michael back away.
"I...I don´t want to be back to the attic and I don´t want to be left alone...but, I don´t want you to only pity me, and no, don´t deny it, I know you feel this towards me and I don´t want ...pity" Michael confessed and Kitty nods.
"Ok, no more pity, I can give you friendship if you accept you´re no longer in the attic and will never be there. Also, you should seek help too because you´re still stuck in the attic, at least, mentally and that´s not healthy. Michael, I´m here for you, but, you need to face your own skeleton on the closet and open up to more people" Kitty concludes calmly and Michael nods trying to not cry and Kitty smiles at him.
Kitty is his friend here. She´s not here to fix him(in fact, no Disney Prince ever truly fix a princess.
"I´d not know what to do now..." now, that´s 100% honesty and is a bit ironic that Michael is using this to make sure Kitty won´t leave him alone like he desperately fears.
"You can start by asking yourself: What Michael wants to do now?"
"I...want eat something sweet"
Meanwhile, Wanda watches the scene and has more to tell to Doom as Kitty Pryde is very closer of the antichrist than she imagined. Does Kitty know about what Michael truly is?
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When Wanda arrives on Doom´s designated location to give the information, Doom is more than happier to take as this will prove to be a key element in his plans. "So, Michael Darkholme is very attuned to this Kitty Pryde..." he trails off much to Wanda´s dismay. "Even better, let´s test their bond. You say the girl cares deeply for him...you think she could love him?"
Wanda pauses for a moment. "Yes, I think so. She does seem to adore him and help him escape from the attic, is a strong possibility" and the why is implied not that she expects an answer.
"Her mother, Teresa Pryde, is going to the mansion via the portal. Clea informed me that will take some time for the dearest mother to find her precious daughter and when it comes down to...will Kitty listens to her dear mother or stay with her newest friend?"
"...will you hurt any of them?" Wanda asked looking at his very soul and Doom is not one to intimidate easily, but, Scarlet Witch has this power.
"Doom has no reason to hurt little girls and their mothers. Whatever she chooses, I´ll not hurt any of them."
"Good...now, the matter of Thor, if comes down to it, I´ll face him down...I´m the strongest avenger after all, but, the Avengers may come after you"
"Wanda, you speak as if I´m not prepared for Thor or any other Avenger or X-men. I´m ready, the question is. Are they ready for Doom?"