Mashup Drabbles!

I'm bracing for the pain and I am letting go.
or
And I will rise up from the ashes now.
—Rihanna (Sledgehammer)

Thor Greets Returning Arrivals (Loki, Zap, Mateo)
X-Men and Avengers Arrive (Hulk, Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Loki, Zap, Wolverine, Mateo, Forge, Xavier, Valkyrie, Hemlock)
Omen, Troy & Brian Converse
Mystique Holds Down the Fort (Magneto, Beast)
Thor and Zap Discuss Marriage

I don’t care what you think of me, unless you think
I’m awesome. In which case you are right.
or
Express your feelings all the time unless
you’re trying to hide something.
—Miss Piggy

Spring End Challenge
Write 2 Half Drabbles (Tagging Someone Else)!

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
or
Wine is constant proof that God loves to see us happy.
—Benjamin Franklin

Twenty Words
Describe one or more of your characters in 20 words. Use the following outline, and put their name as the subject of your comment! This is mostly just an exercise to get back to basics and their foundations and try to re-energize our muses. :D Feel free to comment on individual's lists and ask questions or make notes or whatever you want. Hopefully we find out some things we didn't know, or want to admit, lol.

<b>1.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>2.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>3.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>4.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>5.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>6.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>7.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>8.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>9.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>10.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>11.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>12.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>13.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>14.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>15.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>16.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>17.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>18.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>19.</b> <i>Word</i>. <b>20.</b> <i>Word</i>.

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