Multiverse of Madness

To: Tony Stark, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff, James Rhodes, Cisco Ramon, Harry Dresden, Peter Parker, Stephen Strange, Clark Kent
cc: Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers
Subject: Bachelor Party

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[Tony]
I wanna learn to fly the jets.

[text to Sam Wilson]
>>??
>>So no appointment this week then?
>>Are you coming back or do I need to look elsewhere?
>>Not trying to be an ass or anything, just yeah. You weren't there.

[Babs/Dick]

Yeah, so not trying to skip on my therapy appointments. I went tonight.

Moving postponed.

I'm in the portal room if you need me. You know why.

steve's gone

So, a little something I like to do from time to time is to check in on the local happenings in the City. Imagine my surprise when I came across a couple of familiar faces in the local media coverage, who apparently were caught up in a bit of a hubbub at a climate change rally a week ago today!

( Spoiler Alert! It's Ava and Karli. )

Really admire the global-conscious spirit, ladies. 😉

[SharShar]

How's Madripoor?

I'm still getting used to having my house around. It feels so empty without my family here, even with everyone moved in. But at least, I'm a little more settled in now. And having the girls and Martha here with me definitely makes it better.

[Filtered To The Science Team]

I think I'm ready, if a couple of you want to come over and check things out this week. Just a small group though, if that's okay.

[Filtered To Peter Parker]

Did you want to go to the Halloween Masquerade Ball?

Vision and Wanda's wedding is toward the end of the month, and I promised Vision that I would make sure he got a proper, traditional sendoff: a Bachelor party.

I know we all have a lot on our plates at the moment, but this is something Vision deserves, isn't it? And it will give us all a much needed opportunity to celebrate.

Tony, Bruce, are you planning things? How can I help?

Okay. Yeah, announcement time.

I'm taking a hiatus for a little while. And by that, I mean I'm moving out. Starting Monday, my permanent address will be the old Avenger's Tower in New York.

Before you start planning the going away party, it's not really a going away. Pepper will still be going back and forth. I just need a break.

[added later]

P.S. I probably should have mentioned there's plenty of room if anyone else wants to come with.

[Rhodey]

Oh, and I need you to take over as Iron Man. Congrats. You'll be great!

[Security]

Did anyone know that Clint and Bucky left? And did anyone know where they were headed? Something about Omaha? The weirdest thing just happened. I take one solo shift...

It actually feels crisp today, fall is definitely here and someone is very happy not to be in the lab all day!

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[Zari]
Would you like to go to the pumpkin patch on Sunday?

Happy fall, everyone. I arranged transport from the facility, New Asgard, and Little Wakanda to a local pumpkin patch on Sunday. The buses leave their respective areas at 11:00 a.m. You'll be able to pick, carve, and paint pumpkins while drinking apple cider and munching on cider donuts. I hope you have a wonderful time.

§ I need someone to help me find two fancy dresses.

§ Dad, Tony, and/or Pepper, I need someone to buy the two fancy dresses. Please?

§ James, you know you need a suit, right?

This is new. I'm pretty sure I've never jumped to another Earth involuntarily. Thanks to the team that filled me in at the facility. Surprisingly, this isn't the biggest mindfuck I've dealt with.

So, hey everyone - Alex Danvers. Nice to meet you all.

[FILTERED TO KARA DANVERS & J'ONN J'ONZZ]

Hi. They told me you're both here. How are you? Everything okay?

Hi, I'm Ben.

I've actually been here for a while, so I already know a lot of you. (ha-ha, get it? Ben Here. I'm not funny, sorry)

I'm Klaus and Five's brother, and I came through with Klaus, but no one could see me. Still not sure what changed. Could be the house coming through. But now I have fingers and opposable thumbs that can actually hold a data pad and send out this message. Yay!

A few things:

( Tony )

( Team Science )

( Wanda and Vision )

( Pepper )

( May )

( Klaus and Five )

( Laura )

( Fellow Portalees )

((OOC Note: the above are not actual filters, I just didn't want to clutter up the comm with a long post.))

[Babs]

So...it's your birthday?

[Left in a red small box at Darcy's door, along with a card]

Actually, if I'm staring blankly please get me more coffee. Happy birthday, Darcy.

P.S. The bracelet is still a prototype. DO NOT push the button unless it's an emergency.

Love

from

Love,

Tony/Dad

I hate this. I hate this so much.

The break was nice and all, but I guess it's probably time for me to try and figure out why my big green buddy doesn't want to come out and play. If we've got a threat knocking on our door, it's not going to be this me that stops it.

Not entirely sure where to start, I'm used to the opposite problem.

[Avengers, Mobius, Kid Loki]

Are the rumors of the Alioth attacking worlds true? Dark clouds, destroying-- eating-- everything in sight?


I will enchant it.

Thank you to everyone for your support over the last month. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.

[FILTER: Bruce Banner]

You better wear something nice to go to the museum. Borrow some of Tony's cologne.

[FILTER: Her kids]

I love you. Whatever you're feeling is perfectly valid.

[Coven + Tony]
I'm collecting all the books I can find that have information on Mephichthon, or the Elder Gods in general. A dark cloud does sound like what I saw when my father tried to start the ritual but I never got the impression he wanted to destroy everything completely. Maybe one of his halves would without the other one there but I'm not sure if Elder Gods even have souls that would be combined like everyone else's. And to be going through the whole multiverse like that it might need to be something even bigger. I know there's a giant spider demon that eats souls and uses them to spin new worlds, it's why Requiem folded the universe in half to make us more attractive, so there's probably other interdimensional monsters as well.


[added later - assume anything unfiltered is on the first filter]
[Morgan Stark]
Sabrina's asking the rest of us if we want to move into her house to have a place for the coven together. I know I have feelings about it but I can't figure out what they are or even if they're good or bad. It's annoying. Madison said it sounded like a sorority which I think means she thinks it's too friendly and not very grown up. The first part is just normal Madison but I think I'm the oldest of us five and it does feel like I don't get taken as seriously here as I did at home and also don't have as much of a mentoring relationship with the older members as the others do, apart from Nico who just got here. I'm just sort of in the middle. I don't know if I want to go and join the Avengers or anything but I don't really want to encourage people to think of me as a little girl who needs supervising either. Maybe I'm just over thinking it because the only time I've ever had to decide where to live was when they opened the apartments here and it wouldn't matter at all whether I stay in my own place or move in with the others but if I really thought that I probably wouldn't be having so much trouble figuring it out.

Am I being stupid?

Do you have problems like that with your parents?

Hi. Yes, it's me. I'm back. I will explain things later, including why there's a large mansion suddenly next to an unzoned space in New Asgard.

Right now, I need rest. And a shower. And a sandwich.



[Avengers, Friends, and Team Science]

I'm back. Celebrations for later, we need to talk now. Meet me in the science lab. Someone order pizza.



[Pepper and Morgan]

I love you both. I need to talk to the science team then I'm coming to find you- or you can just get down here and we can talk afterward.

You know what, just come by the labs. I want to see you both, okay?


[Rhodey]

I'm back. Drinks. We're doing drinks later.

[Around 3am Monday morning, a voice transmission comes through the portal and appears over the network. It's Tony, though it's hard to decipher between static]

...thing on...? Okay...uh....This is Tony Stark. ... day 7 or 8? I can't remember. Hard to keep track of time when you're...

This message is for Earth-1999999.... uh, Darcy, if you're getting this, I'm alive and.... we need to hone in on the original frequency more....universes aren't...

Steve, don't.....I swear to God if...

....Pepper, I'm okay.....dream about you. Take care of Morgan and the kids.... Be home soon...

[A loud screech ends the transmission. It cannot be traced after that, but it has been recorded on the network and can be analyzed.]

This PONG system is always accurate, right? No one can slip away without it notifying us?

[Friends + Coven (yes Dresden, that includes you)]

Consider this a roll call. Check in, let me know you're actually still here.

Ned's gone.

Hello. I got the run down, but let me know if I miss anything.

§ My brother is here.
§ My brother's parents are here, but they are not from our reality.
§ My adoptive dad is here, but he won't know me.
§ My dad is here, but he won't know me either.
§ I have an uncle, an aunt, and a grandmother.
§ Bruce Banner is here, but he is not the Hulk. Oh, and he won't know me either.
§ There is a theme with the whole not knowing me thing.

My only demand is that I live near James.


See ya around,
Torunn Thorsdóttir

Well damn, so much for my favorite coffee cup. I broke it. Careful in the kitchen, sweeping it up.

Before rumors start to fly, yes we're planning for something on Saturday. Kind of a surprise. If things go well, it could help us get people who want to go home, home. Fingers crossed.

And if you don't want to go home, you're welcome to stay. But I assume many of you would prefer not to randomly be sucked back into the portal against your will.


[Pepper Stark]

I love you.

Also, I have a question.



[Morgan Stark]

I love you.

And I have a favor to ask.



[Rhodey]

I'm about to be really stupid.


[Portal Team and OG Avengers]

The plan is for 8am Saturday. We'll send a drone in first and then an unmanned suit. If things look clear, I go first. I know we talked about Bruce or someone else, but I know the technology better than any of you and if things do go to hell, I'm the one most likely to get back.

Not saying then will. Worst case.

No offense to whatever you've got going on here but I'm not really a fan of research facilities where people are ranting about phantoms and ghosts. Add to that I've only got a few hundred in cash, apparently my credit cards are useless, and I don't even have my goddamn boat, and this isn't exactly the best news I've had this year.

So, last night we ran some tests on the portal. Our findings are that people can return to this point in time. I was able to do so with the anchor we built to return to this place. Took a few tries, but we should be able to program it as an anchor for multiuse. I can't control where the portal goes, I can only come back here to this place.

You know what I've never been able to do? Look forward to the weekend; a day without actual work.

( Sharon )

( James R )

( Yelena )

( Clint )

( Bucky )

Thanks for the well wishes about the wedding. We love you all.

We'll invite everybody to the next one.

[Wanda]

When are you free to talk?

[Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Bruce Banner, Thor, and Clint Barton]

Family get-together this weekend?

Well not the base I intended to visit, but it looks like some kind of base none the less.

Note to self: take better notes this time around in case you get sucked through a cross dimensional portal and spat back out with zero memory of ever conducting any of this research.

On the plus side, I think I'm finally caught up with what I had figured out previously. On the minus side, I think I forgot dinner. And lunch. Also maybe breakfast.

Oops.

Is everyone doing well?

[FILTER: Kara Danvers]

I unfortunately lost my assistant to the portal a few weeks ago so I am seeking a new one. I understand you have quite a bit of administrative experience. Would you perhaps be interested in joining my team?

I had a wonderful time in Vegas. The ceremony was beautiful. I'm so happy for you, Pepper and Tony.



[FILTER: Bruce Banner]

I had a nice time talking to you especially. I think I would have been a bit lonelier without you given the guest list.

Oh, you have got to be kidding me.

There's a lab here, right? I assume someone here is trying to solve this with science?

[Scott Lang]

Have you talked to anyone from this time? Janet? Hope?

[Stark, Steve, Thor, Natasha, Bruce, Barton, Sam, Vision, Darcy, Pepper, and Wanda (added later)]

Thanos is dead. Fury helped confirm it.

According to Fury and what we're seeing all signs point to some other version of Wanda.

We're bringing back some debris to analyze and additional readings. Fury better provides what he knows as well since he's finally decided to come out and play.

I don't know Wanda as well as some of you. I'm not sure how she'll handle this, so it might be a good idea to break it to her gently. That's why I'm only including who I am on this filter. Hopefully, you guys can figure out who gets to tell her.

It's probably also a good idea to keep this under wraps until we know how. Everyone on the ship is aware, but I'm swearing them to keep tight-lipped until you all decide what to do. I think it's really up to Wanda if we need this to go public. I read about Lagos. If the governments of the world find out Wanda has the power to completely eradicate one of the more powerful beings in the universe from existence, I don't think they'll take it lightly.

For the record, I'm not happy about any of this.

[K. Bacon Crew]

Thanks for your help out there. Sorry, the mission didn't go as smoothly as it could have, but we made a good team.

Remember what we talked about and please don't tell anyone about Wanda's connection to this until you hear differently.

[Wanda]

I've heard you were already updated on this. For the record, I didn't want to hide anything from you, I just wanted someone to break it to you more gently. This is something that is urgent- I trust Fury will keep his secrecy, but if this gets out I want to protect you and everyone else.

This data pad feels like it might snap beneath my fingers, though I have been assured that it is sturdy. I am not sure I believe it.

It's usually when it's extra quiet that you should be even more suspicious. Should I come check for pulses or is Stark causing trouble elsewhere?

Did he sneak on board to go with Carol and Crew to space again?


[Clint]

You have two options: hitting things or classic James Bond films. You pick.


[Mamochka Melina]

So, how many people have you either run out of their current position or scared off to live else where?

I'm fine, but does my reality still exist?
This is a college campus.
I wonder if separating me from my brother was Chuck showing his fear because we were getting so close to unraveling him.
I need to think.
This is different than

Hi, I'm Sam, I'm new.
I need to get home
Weird to be here.

Everyone wish my baby boy a happy 18th birthday! I love you, Pete.

Hello, everyone!

My name is Jemma Simmons. I've been speaking with Daisy about what's been going around here and offered to help where I can. My daughter and I will be staying at The Lighthouse, but I'll be happy to come to the Facilities, New Asgard, or the Wakandan Consulate if needed once we're settled. My background is in biochemistry, and I also served as my team's field physician if any medical assistance would be helpful.

There are a few theories about our visitors I've had percolating, and I understand there's a science team already in place. Perhaps we could collaborate?

So... This is the end of time, huh? Where Variants go to die... of boredom.

[FILTER: Tony, Morgan, Rhodey, Natasha, Bruce, Darcy, May, Tim, Peter Parker, James Rogers]

Tony and I secured a small Vegas chapel for August 14th. We'd really like it if you were our witnesses.

Please note this is not a secret or a slight to anyone who isn't invited. We just wanted it to be close family only.

That feeling when you're enjoying the last few weeks of freedom before college classes start up.

[Private: Aunt May]
Can we do this weekend? Saturday? Dinner with Sabrina? I know the 21+ adults will all be out at karaoke, and I'll probably be Lucky-sitting for Kate and Clint... but maybe before everyone goes out? Early dinner?

[Private: Sabrina]
Are you free Saturday for dinner with my Aunt May?

If you want the in-depth breakdown, talk with Tony and Darcy. They'll be able to answer your questions.

If you want to talk, debate, yell, punch, or throw things because we didn't tell you, come see me. Raise even a finger to anyone who was on this mission, you deal with me. Non-negotiable.

[Adults 21+]

We may get underage children without ties to adults here. Will you please let me know if you'd like to be a guardian of sorts?

[James]

I'm so sorry about Jon, honey.

I am saddened by my daughter's disappearance, but grateful I had time with her. She is a magnificent young woman. I only wish---

Okay, so let me get this straight. You've got people from the past and future all living together in this year. Not to mention you've got people from multiple different timelines to boot. Variants, just running around.

I mean, it's okay, it's okay. Just, you know, grappling with learning everything I used to think was how things worked is a lie. But that's okay. This is all perfectly fine. Normal even. Who even knows what normal is anymore?!

...

LOKI! What the hell did you and your little girlfriend do?!