tooth_n_claw:

Alex had been planning for Mel's birthday for quite some time, but events had sabotaged his plans. He had been planning on dinner out somewhere and possibly a movie, but with them being wanted fugitives it made his plans impossible. Alex would make up for the sabotaged plans by buying her a special gift.

He left the cabin when the sun rose and flew a few hundred miles away from the cabin. He needed to use his ATM card and he didn't want anyone tracking down the team. Alex would never forgive himself if he were the reason for Alpha Flight's recapture. So he went a good distance away and looked for a gift for Mel.

It didn't take him long to spot what he thought was the perfect gift. He withdrew all the money from his account. The gift was expensive, but Alex had quite a bit of money in his account and what he didn't spend on the gift, he'd use later for stuff for Alpha Flight. Cash was always better and harder to track.

He purchased the gift as quickly as possible and left on the wing to head back to the cabin. Along the way he stopped and got a cake and some candles. No birthday should ever pass without cake.

The sun was low in the sky when he returned.

The cake and candles were placed on the small table in the kitchen area and the wrapped gift next to it. He went to find Mel.

nextgen_adult:

Margaret Donovan looked at the five prototypes. Three were drones and two were suits similar to the Iron Man suits. The information on the suits had been a real find and one that Margaret intended to exploit. Any country or organization would pay billions to get their hands on a few of those suits.

The hardware was done. The five prototypes had turned out better than expected. Tony was a genius and his inventions always turned out to be cash cows. These five inventions would make her a lot of cash. Enough that she could start her second takeover of Stark.

There were still some software issues to work out and to find test pilots of course.

Then a field test.

Maggie had the perfect field test in mind for when everything was ready.

jackmurdock:

For someone who'd been seeing the same girl for two years, Jack was putting a lot of thought into which drawers he should empty for Kal. The right side, or the left? The right side or the left of the closet? What should he pack up for storage so she would have enough space? Did he have time before she arrived with her first(?) load of things?

He wanted to get this right, and he could just hear Kalypso tell him it didn't matter. It most likely didn't. Sharing had never been their problem.

Face it, Murdock, you want to make sure she doesn't regret moving in.

He went with the same side she slept on when she stayed over... the middle. Right where he liked to sleep, holding on to carry her into his dreams.

princeofthieves:

Braddock LeBeau had only been at Xavier's for a few days, but between all the kids, the warning from his old man (who really had no sense of adventure), and the general boredom he felt at Xavier's, he needed an out.

Maybe New Orleans was fun in this dimension.

He and Gambit (why was he still using that silly codename anyway?) didn't see eye to eye on a lot of stuff, so Brad made arrangement to borrow a car in the garage to use for his trip. He didn't have any gear, so he was on his way out the front door when he ran into the last thing he expected to see.

An angel.

"So, I'm guessin' you're here to take me to heaven for all my sins. Right?" he asks, throwing the woman his best smile.