#freedevent

it had been a long few days. everyone had felt it. and things were, amazingly, starting to get boring for zachary. so it was time to show his face. there had been hundreds of thousands- maybe even approaching millions- of dollars of property damage and looting, dozens of people in icus across the city and even a handful dead, along with the hundreds of people with minor injuries. 

but even blood was getting boring. people seemed to have ignored, or perhaps forgotten, the fact this was for mutants. he wanted to make things better. maybe he’d been a little heavy handed- but then, daken had taught him that the best entrance was a big one. 

he found his way to times square. most people were ignoring him, a youngish teen, in decent clothes, keeping to himself? in all this panic, that was practically a saint. until the people causing the fuss over a woman’s handbag noticed him and stopped, coming over. 

‘boss?” one of them said, folding his arms over his chest.

‘yes. it’s time. take the fight right to them.”

                                AMP ARC

an explosion rocks the city. wait, not just one — not just two, even, but three. the road leading to the x-mansion is hit, the sidewalk outside the avengers tower, and another goes off in times square. they aren’t huge- first responders are overwhelmed with calls of injuries, but there are relatively few dead, and no structural damage seems to have been inflicted. however, panic still spreads, and spreads faster when a face, a masked face, appears on all screens; including billboards, tvs, computers and phones.

“hello, new york. or, more specifically, hello superhero community of new york. i heard all about your little party, your little ‘mutant pride’ event for the 1%. some of us aren’t just happy with your version of proud anymore. but i’ve got an idea. there are more bombs around the city, and some more friends of mine ready and waiting for you to have a nice little fight. have fun. oh, and you’re welcome, mutants. i hope you like the boost.”

the individual in the image glows for a moment, before the screens return to whatever they’d been showing before. all mutants in new york city seem to experience a massive power boost- strength is even stronger, healing factors barely even let you bleed before the cut closes, speed is so much more- and it seems to keep lasting.

and then the reports come in of thugs and brutes attacking businesses, mugging random individuals, attacking groups of people start getting louder and louder.

this is just the beginning...

                                                                               MUTANT & PROUD BALL

a  glimpse  of  a  world  united  through  a  politics  of  hope  and  difference;   a  world  where  we  all  could  be  “mutant  and  proud”.

t’challa,  the  king  of  wakanda,  is  joining  forces  with  his  long  time  friend,  ororo  munroe,  and  her  x-men  team,  for  the  annual  mutant  and  proud  ball. 

what  is  said  to  be  a  celebration  of  the  x  gene,  will  unite  humans  and  mutants  in  a  fundraiser  for  the  mutant  community.  the  host  has  kicked  off  donations  with  an  astounding  two  million  and  all  proceeds  from  the  night  will  be  donated  to  mutant  care  institutions  (and  some  of  it  will  be  secretly  donated  to  the  mutant  underground,  organization  that  gives  shelter  to  refugee  mutants).

the  ball  will  take  place  at  the  x-mansion  in  central  park  and  the  guests  will  be  treated  to  food,  drinks,  and  a  massive  ice  rink.