<li>''The Celery Stalks at Midnight (aka the Brunch Drinks Arc):'' A new four-plot arc about blood curses, vampires, interdimensional shenanigans and Brimstone Love.</li>
<li>''The Celery Stalks at Midnight (aka the Brunch Drinks Arc):'' A new four-plot arc about blood curses, vampires, interdimensional shenanigans and Brimstone Love.</li>
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<li>''Humanis Honoribus Amicis:'' News of a new disturbing turn in American politics has [[Hope A. Abbott]] investigating.</li>
<li>''Humanis Honoribus Amicis:'' News of a new disturbing turn in American politics has [[Hope Abbott]] investigating.</li>
As the other three took their positions the telekinetic raised a hand to the sky, palm up. He focused on the sensation of his feet planted on the earth, imagining them as an anchor, and threw up a shield. A series of invisible concentric domes enclosed ground zero like maruskha dolls: three layers, one for each mutant. No need to take chances. Satisfied, Jack nodded.
"Ready."
Wanda’s view of the world turned red and she breathed slowly out her nose as she watched the lines roil and shift, untouched. Getting in the house was vital.
She focused on her gargoyle but mentally marked where everyone was, ready if necessary to manipulate and redirect the others powers should it react poorly.
“And on three…”
"One" Scott held up a hand. "Two" His eyes started to glow red. "Three" A spear of red light cut across the lawn, angled in to strike the grotesque at just the right angle to shatter it and sent its parts raining over the neatly manicured lawn like a rain of dust.
Jean inhaled, trying to center herself. Only two targets. Just...hold steady.
At the count of 3, the stone shrieked as she crushed the grotesques inward, fractures racing through their wings and jaws until they were pulverized.
For a heartbeat she thought she had it under control...until the pressure rippled past her focus. Her power bled outward like water through a cracked dam. Windows along the street rattled in their frames, curtains billowed as though caught in a storm, and porch lights stuttered on and off in a frantic rhythm.
She gritted her teeth, forcing the telekinesis to stay on target even as the entire neighborhood seemed to shudder with her. From the outside, it looked as if the house was fighting back.
Then...silence. The air stilled, the lights steadied, and Jean was left swallowing down a spike of pain behind her eyes. She straightened quickly, masking the throb with a forced breath, hoping no one noticed the tremor in her hands.
Jack grunted. Intercepting rocketing debris was one thing, but the mind was everywhere. The best he could do against Jean's telekinetic backwash was blunt it and hope everyone in the neighborhood chalked it up to a random tremor.
"That work?" he asked, shield still raised.
"What the heck is going on out here? Who are you?" The front door of the home opened, and out stomped a 40-something woman in a red sweater and blue jeans. She did not get far before she gasped and nearly fell down, because where a moment ago there was just an empty patch of grass, a pair of teenagers had popped into existence. "Ohmygawd, William! What . . . AAAAHHH!" If the assorted booms and blasts from the X-Men hadn't woken half the neighborhood, Rebecca Kaplan's shrieks must have.
Because it wasn't just Billy and Tommy who had materialized out of nowhere; they were being restrained and held down by live versions of the monsters that had just been destroyed, and a man in a blood-red cloak with a golden horned face mask loomed over the two, mouth open like a snake poised to eat an egg.
The man's head snapped back as if he'd taken an uppercut to the jaw. An imp that had been standing nearby, caught in the telekinetic blow, exploded like a bug striking a window.
"The fuck is this?" Jack snarled, one hand still raised. He'd used enough force that the man's head should have been embedded in the nearest tree, but instead he was already straightening. In the grass ropes of intestines slithered back to the masked man, chunks of meat dragging behind them, and disappeared beneath his robes. The imps swarming the teens began to shriek.
2018:Artie posts about going to Thailand for Thanksgiving. Amanda emails Warren requesting to make sure he's clear of Limbo magic. Hope takes Betsy out shopping and they talk.
2020: Marie-Ange and Topaz have a very frank discussion following the time-travel shenanigans.
2021: Clint texts Darcy to ask if she could make Thor appear after he realizes they have an Einstein-Rosen bridge on their hands.
2022: April wants to have a viewing party for the “Good Night, Oppy” special.
2023: Match lets Jessica know he’s looking for a dog on Staten Island and will be back late. Collective Soul: Ten days after the events of A Haven to Call Home, Haller is in serious trouble; Scott and Charles attempt a consultation, but mention of Haller going to Muir causes a telekinetic incident.
2024: Jay asks Jono two questions: if he knows who Paige is dating and if he ever met Lila Cheney.
2004: Jubilee and Nathan have another thinking session. Nathan and Alison talk about Askani meditative patterns. Haroun returns from London.
2005: Wolf-Marius steals Forge's leg and then discovers Catseye's Big Cat Form. Forge and Paige talk about her relationship with Jono. Rachel starts levitating.
2006: Amanda and Medusa meet at Columbia and talk about Smichov. Voices Carry: Terry and Haller convince Miriam to come to the school; when she gets back, Amelia tells Terry that she also was infected by Infectia. Lorna tells Alex about her year since she left him. Jennie meets Sooraya and is surprised to find out how she came to the school. Yvette and Angel get high on cookie dough.
2007: A thread in Kyle's journal gets out of hand when Kevin jokingly suggests experimenting with Kyle's healing factor and Kyle reacts badly. Mark announces Thanksgiving dinner for the Snow Valley crew at his place. Scott emails Jean about the Stepford Cuckoos being annoying. Jennie is excited about Thanksgiving break. Kyle emails Jennie about avoiding the underage drinking lecture. Angel decides Kyle must taste lobster and demands one. Jane and Angelo catch up. Jay asks Scott about joining the team.
2008:Mechanisms of Revenge: Remy establishes X-Force's plan of attack; a parcel arrives with the communicators of the three mansion dwellers inside, crushed; Amanda emails Kurt about Mystique's possible whereabouts; Adrienne reads the communicators and establishes Sabretooth had them in a motel room and passes the information on; Sam announces he's sure Jay survived. Marie-Ange gets a strange reading for Doug and Emma and discovers he is her White Knight. Adrienne accepts Emma's invitation to go to Boston.
2009: Dori auditions for the play, but stagefright intervenes and Nick tries to console her while Monkey Joe steals the stage.
2010:Professor Xavier makes two announcements on the journal; Scott Summers and the West Coast team will be visiting Hungary, whereas he himself will be away from the mansion for a period of time as he will be heading off to Muir Island to lend his assistance to the staff. Artie and Piotr chat about an art assignment. Kyle drags Dori out for an early morning workout and training session.
2011: Wade declares he is deep frying a turkey for Thanksgiving and invites everyone over for the meal (bringing various side dishes) and football in some form. Garrison emails Adrienne, asking her out for dinner, and she tells him about her addiction history. Molly and Wade have lunch in the art room.
2012: Matt posts about falling asleep in English, and asks if anyone wants to join him in the gym. Maddie texts Billy and Clint saying Kyle's stepfather is an awesome substitute teacher. Wanda and Dr. Stephen Strange go to his house to take stock, and end up discussing their relationship. Wade posts about Thanksgiving and frying turkeys, and promises not to set anything on fire. Garrison's Danger Room session is interrupted by a wandering Jennifer. Following a drink with Jen, Garrison goes to Adrienne and tells her he wants to give them a second chance. Katabasis - The X-Men stake out an abandoned building, and find the Nasty Boys; Ramrod panics when he sees the X-Men, and tries to run, leaving it to Sooraya and Scott to stop him; Kyle and Marius go after Slab and Hairbag; while chasing Slab and Hairbag down, Marius and Kyle find a familiar face - Jennie Stavros; at the end of the fight, discussions are had, and Jennie agrees to go with the X-Men.
2013: Tandy and Hope spend time away from everyone during Thanksgiving.
2014: Namor attends a networking mixer where Gabriel is working the bar and a bet is made. Cecilia lets Wade know his digestive tract is healthy enough for spicy food again. With nothing better to do on a Friday night, Gabriel decides to horn in on Miles's nerdfest of the Spider-Man movie on TV and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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