_tsunami_:

Rachel was one of Cait's oldest friends. They had known each other since they had been in diapers and Cait considered Rachel a sister she never had. They had even stood as maid of honor for each other when they both married Misha.

It stood to reason that Cait was not going to let Rachel's birthday pass unnoticed.

Cait wasn't exactly one to have readily available funds, but she did manage to be able to get Rachel a small gift in addition to making her a batch of her favorite cookies. The cookies and the small wrapped box containing a charm bracelet with a happiness charm were placed on Rachel's bed along with a card wishing her a happy birthday.

mishaloganovich:

Hey brat. This week I went into space with the team.  We took down Galactus' Herald and his robots, helped saved the Shi'ar Throneworld, then fought the Shi'ar Imperial Guard who tried to take Rachel into custody.  Did I mention I was in space?  In the armor?  

In OUTER SPACE?

How's your week going?

nextgen_shield:

Valentina Fontaine, deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., frowned as she read the report that recently crossed her desk.

It seemed Project Awakening’s first success was progressing in as normal a life as possible for a reawakened cryogenic subject. The monitoring agent, Robert Woolverton, expressed some concerns with Jenny’s new situation that needed to be addressed and possibly evaluated by Dr. Samson. A telepath on the new Excalibur team could ruin all the work they had done to create the Jenny Woolverton persona. She requested her assistant to bring in the files on the names that Agent Woolverton provided along with his impressions of each one. Joe Marko. Quinn Braddock. Tamara Blaire. Leech Maddicks. Casey Flynn.

Some very familiar names. She also asked for any available parents' files.

It brought up another issue that needed to be considered. With the second generation coming into their own and forming teams, including her own daughter, S.H.I.E.L.D. had to get a handle on it now. Liasions had worked well for the most part with the Avengers and the Fantastic Four in the past. It was time to officially recognize each new team, set up liaisons and form working relationships.

She drafted a memo to Nick and Dum Dum, along with a list of agents to consider for liaisons. The list would probably change once they had rosters and files, but it was a start.

sophie_lebeau:


It had been a looong few weeks for Sophie. She had returned to the states and her home at the school to tell her parents she was joining a team in europe. There is no way I am allowing my teenage daughter to go live in some country with a group of men I have never met! Sophie had mentioned that her mother did know a few of these people, including some of the guys but it was still a battle. Her father was not by any means alright with the situation, but knew Sophie well enough that she had to do it.

She also told them about not getting into RISD, and her mother stated that she was running away from her problems. Sure the failure had been one of the things that sent her to help out in the first place, but already Sophie loved these people. They were all real down to earth people, that liked her as she was. Granted they could do without the power surges but they liked her non the less.

Having won the fight with some of her fathers help, Sophie was back on the other side of the pond ready to see a welcoming face.

anyastark:

Anya was glad to get into a daily routine and be back in classes again. Summer classes had started on the 9th and Anya couldn’t have been happier. Classes and school were parts of The Plan and steps to running Stark Inc one day. A year ago it would have been the only thing she wanted in life, but now it was one of two things she wanted in life. The only other thing she wanted in life was graduating today.

While she was starting classes again, Steve was just finishing high school. As soon as her Friday classes were over she donned her suit and rocked off to New York for Steve’s graduation ceremonies. It was a mad dash into the condo and into a dress. Quick job on her hair and makeup and she climbed into the car with the family.

Anya had attended with her parents, James and Steve’s parents. She was so proud of him. She knew he could do it even when he thought he couldn’t do it. She believed in him even when he didn’t believe in himself. Impatiently she waited for his name to be called.

Tomorrow she'd give him his graduation gift. She couldn't wait to see the look on his face when he got it. Patience was not a strong suit of Anya's.

neogoblin:

Since the fearless leader was away, Jay seized the opening and went down to the lab. The recent fight and seeing the rest of the team in action had him thinking. He needed a bit more bang in his arsenal. So it was time for some work.

Several pumpkin bombs of different varieties were on a nearby rack, recently completed. A few more were slowly being filled by chemical drips. Jay was paying more attention to another set of beakers and burners though. Dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, the young man that calls himself the Hobgoblin is carefully mixing chemicals according to the instructions on a small scrap of paper. "Damn things so troublesome to make..." he mutters to himself.