Quoi came out of the sky and landed gently on the freshly cut green grass of the mansion. As Quoi's feet touched the ground the grass pushed away like a field of corn would do if a helicopter were landing in it. Landing on the grass felt like stepping on a pillow to Quoi. Jarvis managed to keep the grass that well kept despite the many comings and goings of the Avengers. That was super-heroic in Quoi's mind at least.

As Quoi walked across the grass he felt like he was floating on clouds. Jarvis was to be commended for a job well done. Continuing his brisk walk across the mansion lawn Quoi picked up on the scent of a bushel of flowers spread neatly out across four rows in a flowerbed only a yard away. The flowers were an assortment of purple, red, and white.

Knocking on the mahogany door of the mansion Quoi was greeted by the face of the Avenger's faithful butler, Edwin Jarvis. Seeing the Celestial Messiah he exclaimed immediately, "Master Quoi! How good it is to see that you have returned. Come in quickly. I'm afraid we have pressing issues at hand. Please come in, sir."

"Tell me about it. We've got serious problems here! Very serious problems," Quoi said as he walked through the door and saw a colorful group of characters standing in the living room. One woman looked like she walked right out of a Tarzan movie. Another looked like he was big ball of magma given form. As can easily be guessed he wasn't sitting on any of the furniture. There was one amongst this crowd that Quoi was very familiar with. His mother had spoke of him often. He was the master of the Zero Fluid and his name was Jack-of-Hearts.

"I'm pleased to meet you Celestial Messiah. I only wish it was under better circumstances," Jack-of-Hearts greeted as he took Quoi's hand in a strong, firm handshake. Quoi had only felt a stronger grip from Thor. Of course he had yet to encounter the Hulk, Juggernaut, or Absorbing Man.

"Just call me Quoi! So what's this all about?" Quoi asked hoping to get some quick answers.

Jack looked back over his shoulder at the assemblage of super powers gathered in the Mansion. "We were all gathered by Apollo. He knew of the peril the Avengers were in and sent us to give you a hand. The sun god claimed to be a friend."

Though the Celestial Messiah knew of Jack-of-Hearts' great and noble exploits he was still suspicious. "Yes, Apollo is indeed a friend, but why would he send all of you? Why not just inform some other Avengers and have them help me?'

"I can see you're suspicious Sequoia, but we truly are here to help you save the Avengers. Apollo pulled us together because he wanted all the former and absent Avengers to be a second lie of defense in case we fail," Jack-of-Hearts explained.

"I believe Mr. Hart's intentions Master Quoi," Jarvis said as he stood beside Jack-of-Hearts showing his support for the former lover of Ganymede and the wielder of the Zero Fluid.

Quoi folded his arms and smiled at the stern expressions on the two men's faces. "Alright you guys got me. Lets go save my teammates already!"

"I'm glad your opinion is so easily swayed in this instance Celestial Messiah. Lila, Curano, Moltarblast, and Phermona get ready. It's time for us to save some of Earth's Mightiest!"

Lila Storm stood up and dusted off her black pants. She was wearing a long sleeve pink jacket with a black 4 etched on her right sleeve. She had her hair pulled back and clinched together with a square pink hairpiece. "It's about time! I was starting to grow mold on my butt from waiting around so long! Sheesh! How long does it take for you guys to get it together?"

"Don't be so harsh on the men Lila! They can't help it their small minds take forever to do anything," Phermona mocked. Her powers allow her to woe and break the minds of men easily.

"This just isn't going to be easy is it?" Quoi asked with a deep sigh.

"I doubt anything ever goes easy with Phermona," Jack-of-Hearts whispered into the Celestial Messiah's ear. The last thing he wanted was for Phermona to hear him. The woman could easily bend him to her will like she could with most mother males. Her pheromones made sure of that.

Quoi turned back ad asked everyone, "Do we all know what we're going up against here?"

Curano yawned uninterested, "Yeah some guy who has a girl who's like another little Franklin. Apollo already told us everything."

"It seems you ladies aren't taking this threat seriously here. I suggest you do and fast. Someone with the power of Franklin Richards is not something to be trifled with. Remember Onslaught?" Moltarblast asked in his gruff and muffled voice.

"Alright Moltar I'll stop being such a cranky trick about this. I just don't like being away from Brake is all," Lila said as she pushed a piece of loose hair out of her eyes.

"Who's Brake?" Quoi inquired. He had figured it was boyfriend. He found Lila to be attractive, but he wasn't interested in her. Phermona had a nice shape, but she seemed to be a little too dominating for Sequoia's tastes. Curano was a whole other matter altogether. She looked like she walked out of the movie Congo.

"Brake is my infant baby boy who I'm terribly worried about if you just have to know," Lila exasperated. She was rarely separated from her baby boy and whenever she was worry overtook her. The future descendent of Johnny Storm was barely able to hold herself together when she wasn't near Brake. Her fear of being away from her child wasn't just from maternal instinct. A past experience had scarred her deeply.

When she first gave birth to Brake his father stole him away. It took Lila and her many times great-cousin, Franklin Richards, six months to find Brake. Those months had been absolute agony for Lila. Ever since then she doesn't like leaving Brake in a place where she isn't near.

"If we don't get going here won't be anyone left to worry about!" Jack-of-Hearts exclaimed.

Outer Space

Emperor stared out of the window overlooking the planet. It was quite the dazzling view seeing the mixture of blues, browns, and greens. Soon though if all went according to plan those colors would be replaced with the colors of a new world and a new order. All of Emperor's and Calizuma's plan hinged on two people, Holly-Ann Ember and Eternity Man. Flavius had already snagged up the young Holly-Ann and now he was patiently waiting for the return of his partner, the wizard Calizuma. He was to deliver Eternity Man who would be the weapon they would use to annihilate the Earth.

"Why do you keep us around you Caesar wannabe? Do you honestly think we'll ever serve you?" Fusion asked. He was chained up on a cold steel wall by energy restraints. The same went for the rest of his fellow Avengers. The living weapon from the future had decided that perhaps by testing this Emperor character he'd be able to get information.

Slowly Emperor turned from the window and walked slowly to the wall where the Avengers were all held captive. In the golden clad warrior's arms was the little girl Holly-Ann. Her eyes were a deep blue and her expression almost was nonexistent. Emperor had a hold on her mind and he wasn't letting go. "You will serve me as my new knights Avengers. After I build a new world you all we be my enforcers."

"Our enforcers Flavius," Calizuma said as he stepped through a swirling white portal. Floating behind him was Eternity Man who had been covered in a pink magical force field.

Emperor smiled as he turned his head to where his ally was coming through the portal. "Of course Calizuma. You and I are allies. I will not betray. It is not part of the Roman in me."

"The Roman in you didn't stop you from hiding while your fellow soldiers were slaughtered," Calizuma reminded coldly as set Eternity Man on the ground at Emperor's feet.

"That was then. This is now. Do not let your paranoia let this wonderful plan fall apart right when it's about to succeed," Emperor implored as he stepped over Eternity Man and walked to Calizuma.

"Oh I wouldn't call it paranoia Emperor. I just call it being cautious," Calizuma smirked.

"Boy you guys just have to so much trust for each other!" Quoi exclaimed as he punched Emperor and sent him flying into a nearby wall. All the while Emperor's grip on Holly-Ann never loosened.

Out of a portal came the rest of Quoi's allies. Lila Storm and Jack-of-Hearts came out of the portal first. Phermona and Curano followed. Moltarblast was the last one out of the portal. The Celestial Messiah hoped those five guys would be enough help so he could take down Emperor and Calizuma.

"Where are the other Avengers? Don't tell me you got these losers because you don't think us worthy. If so I'd be extremely pissed," Calizuma remarked as he overlooked the super powers that had been sent to fight him.

A barrage of optic blasts hit Calizuma square in the chest and sent him colliding into a wall. The blasts source had been the woman Lila Storm. "I think you'll find we're more than enough challenge for you Calizuma."

Emperor laughed catching the attention of all the heroes. "Maybe you're enough of challenge for him, but how about the Avengers themselves."

Flavius tapped into the power of Holly-Ann to bring the Avengers under his mental control. All of their eyes went white and their chains vanished. Quoi could tell from the way that they hung their heads to the side that something was definitely wrong.

"I think things are about to get ugly here people," Jack-of-Hearts said.

"Master of the damn obvious," Curano said as she pulled out a slingshot and packed it full of acid balls.

"Attack my warriors!" Emperor yelled. The Avengers growled and jumped at their opponents.

Moltarblast hit Fusion with a large rock of cool magma. It simply shattered on the body of Fusion. "You can do nothing to me you big hunk of lava. I have the strength of Thor, Hulk, and Juggernaut all rolled in one."

Fusion punched Moltarblast in the face thinking he would knock the brute back, but his fist simply sunk into the lava that made up Moltarblast's being. "I won't be so easy to take down."

Magma shot out from all over Moltarblast's body and wrapped itself around Fusion's entire body. Soon it covered him entirely. Moltarblast used his power to harden the magma to the point where it was harder than diamond. He knew it probably couldn't hold Fusion for long, but it was worth a try.

Moltarblast's assumption had been correct. Fusion quickly burst through the diamond cage as if it were nothing at all. Before Fusion had time to go on the offensive he was hit again by another barrage of lava rocks from Moltarblast. Fusion fell to the ground hard and tried to bat away the hot rocks. As he batted them away Fusion felt an overwhelming feeling. His body was giving up on him. He had taken on too many powers at once and now his body was shutting down. How foolish he had been? He had totally forgotten about his new weakness.

"Damn you," Fusion moaned as he fell to the ground unconscious.

Lila Storm meanwhile was fighting against the former leader of the Morlocks, Callisto. Lila was considerably stronger and had more power than Callisto, but the Morlock woman was no stranger to fighting against people she had no chance against. That's what made Callisto who she was though. She fought her hardest all the time no matter what the odds.

"Give it up Cal. You can't win this one," Lila warned.

Callisto simply pulled out her bo staff. "We shall see."

Jumping into the air Callisto was had her staff pointed in such a way that she could jab Lila in the head. Optic blasts from Lila reached Callisto before she had a chance to even get within a good hitting distance. Callisto went flying backwards and rammed right into Scarlet Witch who had been fighting against Curano.

"That was easy," Lila said as she dusted her hands together in a boastful manner.

"But this won't be!" Gilgamesh yelled as he jumped into the air with his knives bared. Before he could reach Lila's backside a black energy blast knocked the monster hunter out of the sky. The blast had come from Jack-of-Hearts.

Emperor watched in horror as his warriors were taken down one by one. Calizuma and himself were now alone against Quoi and his little friends. They still had a lot of power on their side nonetheless. "So you beat four Avengers. Don't get cocky. Beating the two of us will be a whole other matter."

"Then cut the talk and show us what you got!" Quoi exclaimed.

"He won't have to! This battle is over Emperor," Calizuma exclaimed as he outstretched his hand and a yellow bolt of energy flew from it. The bolt hit Holly-Ann Ember and she was gone in a flash. While this was happening Calizuma had shot another bolt out of his opposite hand that hit Eternity Man. He was gone just as Holly-Ann Ember was.

Emperor's eyes flared up with gold colored energy. "How could you Calizuma? We were so close! The world could have been ours! Do you hear me? OURS!"

"You're beat Emperor. Just give it up," Jack-of-Hearts said.

"Perhaps I'm beat, but I'll hardly give up!" Emperor roared as he used his psionic powers to hit all of the heroes and Calizuma with a powerful mental bolt. Everyone in the room fell to the floor except for Flavius. Then rising up into the air Emperor vanished in a blaze of white light.

The Next Day

"Calizuma is in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody for the time being. Holly-Ann is safe at home, but sadly Eternity Man is nowhere to be found," Quoi reported as he stood outside of Avengers Mansion with an assembly of heroes in front of him.

"One thing bugs me though. Why did Calizuma betray Emperor the way he did?" Lila Storm asked.

"Let's just say I put a little of my magic on him," Phermona laughed as she winked an eye at Lila.