Infinite Justice: Beyond (Marvel,DC,DBZ X/Over, IC, Open)

[The Republic of Atria]

"Woohoo!" He said accidentally releasing himself from the wall and falling flat on his face. "Ow... Nah. I'm good. I just wanted to see if I actually learned something from all that time I was made, against my will, to learn how to fight." He said. "And by the way. Thanks. I've had a rough day. Almost getting killed by my own mother is definitely not how I wanted to go out. Think I'm gonna head home and get something to eat. I'm hungry, tired, sore, and most importantly hungry. I got the metabolism of a friggin' nuclear sub. Sure I don't get fat, but I also have to eat like every 5 minutes." He said and grabbed his Mjolnir. "In the off chance you need me, I'll be in Attilan. Can't miss it. Big ass city off the coast of New York." He looked up to Valka as sort of a mother figure. Since his was obviously far from being the best mother in the universe. "Later, tater." He said, spun Mjolnir around his hand and launched himself off of Asgard.

Xander and Naja: Empire

They let the Kree and Kryptonians speak for a bit. They seemed to fit right in which made the both of them quite happy. Xander was afraid of the potential for condescension, but since, aside from the Kree's blue skin, they were pretty much physically equal. The usual difference between a Kryptonian and everyone else was that. Without that advantage things seemed to be quite a bit more mellow. "Alright. For our first step. Our Kree friends here are going to take some of us to a few of the planets that are in dire need of aid. Pirates, lack of resources, people are hurt and tired. We're gonna make sure that doesn't happen. And then we're going to the same to every race we come across. Or rather. Naja will be heading out to do that with you. She's much better with people than I am." He explained.

"For those who want to go explore the universe and help people." Naja said. "Float on up here with me." She said and about a dozen denizens of Kandor decided to help, alongside the 10 Kree that were already planning on going.

"Awesome. As for the rest of us. We have two things we to do. We're going to need to start mass producing my serum for our newcomers. And we're going to need space for them to stay. So we'll have to build some buildings. It shouldn't take more than a few hours." Xander explained. Zod was about to speak up and demand something, but Xander cut him off. "Relax General. I have a job for you. Something more your speed. When these new recruits arrive and we gas them up, they're going to need someone to train them in their new senses and abilities. Those without combat training will obviously need it. You're, from my experience, the most combat experienced person here. So that's your job." This seemed to be enough to stop him from objecting yet again. "Alright. Let's get moving!"

[The Republic of Atria]

Irredeemable: Part 4

Xander had gone quiet for a few days. Most of the heroes had either been slaughtered by Xander or were in hiding. He was simply too powerful to take on directly. Some people even began to think that he had left Earth. He hadn't. Rather, he was just thinking about what he was going to do next. He pondered on this in the middle of what used to be Wakanda. There wasn't anything left of it other than piles of rubble and corpses.

SHIELD however, knew full and well where he was. He was outputting so much energy that it would be almost impossible to miss him if you scanned for his signature. And that was while he was just sitting around. They were going to take him down. They had their secret weapon: Manifest. They gave him the designs for weapons based on anti-matter. Highly unstable, and in theory, powerful enough to cause actual damage to Xander. They didn't even try to be subtle. They flew the Helicarrier straight to him. A gambit. They all knew he could have wrecked the Helicarrier ten miles out before they knew they were dead. This was to show that they had the gall to actually ignore the fact that he was the most powerful being on the planet. It paid off. Xander let them land and approached the two men who stepped out of it. "Xander Smith." Said Nick Fury.

"That's my name, don't wear it out." He said and landed in front of them.

"You're under arrest for crimes against humanity. Come quietly and you won't be harmed." As expected, Xander laughed. This was a joke to him. He didn't believe there was anything on the planet that could do any damage worse than a paper cut. "Don't make this hard on yourself."

"Oh... God..." He said finally stopping his laughter. "Ya know. It's been awhile since I laughed that hard." He said and sighed. "Alright. I'll bite. Or what? Seriously. I wanna see what you guys really have." He asked obviously unimpressed with their threat.

"This." Nick replied and gave Manifest the okay to fire at will. He aimed the high tech looking weapon at Xander's center mass and fired. Xander, thinking it was just another energy blaster, put his hand up to block the beam. What happened next he didn't expect. The beam completely eradicated his arm and knocked him back from his body trying to contain that much energy going off at once. The pain distracted him for just long enough for Manifest to turn the heat up and fired again, this time without Xander blocking it, it went straight through his chest. Leaving a gaping hole where his heart used to be. Xander fell to his knees bleeding profusely.

"That's the thing about you all-powerful types. You always underestimate the little guy. I'd say I would miss you. But I'm not that much of a liar." Manifest said, putting the weapon on full blast, and fired one last time. The skin, muscle and all of the meat on Xander's bones was flayed off, leaving nothing more than a charred skeleton. "Good riddance."

[The Republic of Atria]

As Otis was flying above the country, the head of his hammer glowed brightly. "Huh? Do ya smell trouble girl? Say no more! Lead the way!" He commanded his hammer which yanked him straight back in the direction that he just left. Once he saw Asgard, he let out a sigh. "Really? I was here not ten minutes ago. What's the deal?" He asked the hammer unsure if he'd actually get a response. But when he saw what to him looked like giant women made out of Jello, he pretty much drew a blank. "Okay. I've had a long list of weird shit happen to me in the last week, this is definitely in the top 3." He was in a floating city, populated by the Norse Gods, whilst it was being attacked by sentient slime women. "I'm going to be honest. I really don't know how to respond to this. So I'm just going to ask you to cease and desist. Cause attacking Asgard is like super rude. Ummm... Yeah, I don't have much in the threat depart."

Xander and Naja: Empire

Xander and Naja both split up to accomplish their respective tasks. Xander got the attention of as many Kryptonian builders as he could get his hands on. They were already skilled in their craft. The yellow sun made sure that they could accomplish the building of another city in a matter of hours. Which is what they did. Xander got some others to make round trips to the asteroid belt to grab the metals required. Vibranium was the one the architects insisted that they use. Being one of the few metals that Kryptonians had to exert some strength to break. Given the circumstance, it was a smart choice. Xander was highly interested in Kryptonian architecture and technology. Though it wasn't nearly as easy to get the hang of as the Kree tech was. Kryptonians loved crystals. In fact, the Vibranium was mostly used as furnishings. It was technology more advanced than he was used to. But everything was off to a great start.

Meanwhile, Naja lead the group back to a Kree planet that had been devastated by the Builders. Survivors still buried under wreckage, lack of food and water. Living conditions were nothing sort of abysmal. It took a matter of minutes to comb the planet for survivors and get them reunited with their families. Naja had the Kree members make the most appearances. It was their home after all. The Kree wanted heroes. And they were supplied. The Pirates were scattered with the upmost ease. Most of them were outright killed. Naja wanted to try and stop them, but it wasn't Earth. Her morals didn't apply here. It was Kree defending Kree. Their planet, their rules. She ignored it for the most part and spent most of her time helping everyone she could. Some even recognized her from the war. All they knew was that she was from Earth, and if not for the human's quick thinking and completely insane tactics they would have lost. It felt good to be appreciated.

[The Republic of Atria]

"Now I have a response. EWWW!" Otis replied slightly grossed out from the idea. backpedaling away from the slime woman. "No way, no how am I becoming someone else's lunch. Been there, done that, not doing it again. Sentient Jello is not the way I wanna go out!" He needed an idea and fast. The things were made of slime, from his experience with goo, it might as well be water. Hitting them wasn't going to work. He got an idea, but he wasn't too keen on hurting anyone. "Alright hammer... Umm... Yeah. What was that thing Thor does. Spin!" He shouted to himself, planted his back firmly against the wall behind him. "I've waited my entire life for this pun, I'M GONNA ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!" He shouted, grabbing the leather strap at the base of Mjolnir and spun it as fast as he could, creating a powerful gust of wind. "I'm sorry! But y'all are being pretty rude! I have friends here! Friends who don't wanna be lunch!"

Xander and Naja: Empire

Within a matter of hours both groups had completed their assigned tasks. Kandor was nearly five times the size it was before and continued to grow with the use of the Kryptonian crystals. Easily capable of holding thousands of occupants. All the while, the planet that Naja, the Kree and the Kryptonians went through had hundreds of recruits ready to join the effort. Most were Kree, but there were handfuls of Skrulls, Shi'ar and even Spartoi as well. Once things started to calm down, they were able to procure a ship large enough to transport them back to Praetoria. The war had forced the races to put aside their differences in order to survive. Naja explained to them what they would be doing, and was meant with some minor complaints about having to work with the species that they might not get along with. However, under the threat of being taken back, they changed their tune almost immediately. They all knew what a Kryptonian was. It was Earth's most famous hero and protector.

The thought of having the power to match one was more than enticing enough for them to put aside most of their prejudices. After a few hours of flying, they landed back on Praetoria. Many were in awe of the Kryptonian architecture as none had ever seen it in person. Kryptonians were, thankfully, thought to be extinct. Which was nipped in the bud as soon as they saw them flying around the city. Xander, Zod, and a few others flew out to meet the group. "Hey sweetheart." He said. "Looks like you made some friends. How was space?" He asked.

"It's a mess out there. But we saved a lot of people. Everyone here is, mostly, willing to stop being racist in order to help out." She said and stood next to him. "See? My boyfriend is human. Mostly. If I can do it. I'm sure you guys can too."

Xander chuckled a bit. "Alright. I hope you all aren't afraid of needles." He said as some of his assistants brought down hundreds of doses of his serum. "Appreciate this. I had to learn Kryptonian for it. Their tech is amazing. Not user friendly. One thing I loved about Kree tech was it's ability to be understood and used easily. Now. Form an orderly line. I mean orderly. There's more than enough here for everyone. Afterwords, my... I hesitate to say friend-" Zod gave him a "If looks could kill" expression. Though his look really could kill if he wanted it to. "-Will help you along in training your new abilities as well as combat training for those who don't have it." He explained and everyone did what he asked.

It took about ten minutes to get everyone situated. Some clearly had a better understanding of their powers than others, but they were in a place where they could practice without the risk of hurting someone. Zod went to work as soon as they were all finished. "Please don't be too harsh General. If things get out of hand, I'll be here. There's one more thing I have to do."

"Oh... Right. You're sure you don't want me to handle it? I mean... It's your worst nightmare. Politics and negotiating. I don't want you to fry the entire U.N just because they're a bunch of stupid people."

"Well... You're coming with obviously. And will do most of the talking."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Now I have a response. EWWW!" Otis replied slightly grossed out from the idea. backpedaling away from the slime woman. "No way, no how am I becoming someone else's lunch. Been there, done that, not doing it again. Sentient Jello is not the way I wanna go out!" He needed an idea and fast. The things were made of slime, from his experience with goo, it might as well be water. Hitting them wasn't going to work. He got an idea, but he wasn't too keen on hurting anyone. "Alright hammer... Umm... Yeah. What was that thing Thor does. Spin!" He shouted to himself, planted his back firmly against the wall behind him. "I've waited my entire life for this pun, I'M GONNA ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!" He shouted, grabbing the leather strap at the base of Mjolnir and spun it as fast as he could, creating a powerful gust of wind. "I'm sorry! But y'all are being pretty rude! I have friends here! Friends who don't wanna be lunch!"

The wind was mildly effective. It managed to blow most of the smaller Xyrixmas back, sending the already chaotic battle-line into disarray. The bigger ones were able to resist it however, and the largest simply seemed to big for something like a gust of wind to matter a whole lot. But there was a downside to this, as the now very heavy smaller Xyrixma slammed into the walls of asgard like the balls of a cannon, they broke down the gate with their now magnified force.

The lead Xyrixma turned over. "Hey! What's your problem? Stop with the wind!" She shouted, and then attempted to backhand the inhuman into Asgard. Though, if she thought it through, she would realise it would likely unite him with the other defenders of asgard.

"Stop the wind? Now why would I want to do that? You're trying to eat my friends and friend's home!" He said intending to just take the backhand head on. It was slime. How much could it really hurt? Quite a bit as it turns out. He would have been killed had Mjolnir not increased his durability. He flew more into Asgard where he crashed and saw several others. The only one whom he recognized being Valka. "Hey Valka! I'm back to help! These slime things are stronger than they look." He said and rubbed his cheek. "Also. I have no idea how to fight living slime. I made a mini vortex and one of them got kinda mad at me. I could try and make another one around Asgard, but I'd need some serious speed and time to get it going." He explained.

XAnder and Naja: Empire

Naja and Xander flew north to the U.N. to get their country finally recognized as a real country. Xander had agreed not to say much lest he run the risk of losing his temper and patience. In either order. Already, the U.N. was discussing the massive plot of land that was given to the Kryptonians. And how it got there. The room fell silent as the two supers entered the room. They were immediately given the floor. "Umm... Hi. My name is Naja. This is Xander. We're here to talk about that plot of land you guys were just discussing. It's ours. Sorry we didn't say anything earlier. Things were kind of heated and we never really had the time. Anyways. It's a country that we've been working on for some time. And we want to make it official. We have people. Lots of them. And we intend to make our borders as open as possible." She explained.

"Anyone from any background is welcome. We already have population numbers, landmass, ambassadors, all that stuff. Hopefully we can open trade with all of you. We've got a bunch of stuff that everyone here could use. And we also intend to help smooth things out in the third world. All of our citizens are as physically capable as me or Xander. For right now, our human population consists only of Xander. We want to fix that. We have space. We have technology. And we want to share it with everyone on this planet. In my days as a hero. I've learned how all the aliens view us. They all have almost the exact same opinion. Primitive. But with incredible potential. These last few weeks have been hard on them. A war that nearly left them extinct. Had we not interfered, they would be dead. We showed our potential to them." She explained.

"We want to show them everything us Earthlings can be. The galaxy is a mess. It's not getting any better. We want to help make it a better place to live for everyone. We want to get humanity into the stars. Show them that we're not violent and primitive. That's our goal. And this is the first step. We are called Praetorians. All are welcome to Praetoria. Human. Mutant. Inhuman. You will not be looked down upon because of your past. We look towards the future. And the best that everyone can be." She gave her speech with all of her heart in it. When she finished, they were applauded. Even Xander was impressed. He couldn't have come up with that on the fly. Once the applause died down, they awaited the judgement of the political system. "If you have any questions. Please don't be afraid to ask. We'll answer it to the best of our ability."

The room filled with them. Naja picked one at random. "I have a few." One of the ambassadors said. "What are your military capabilities? How does one join your country? And do they all gain the same... Abilities you have?" he asked. "And what would you do in the event of a rogue member of your nation?"

"In order. I really don't know how to answer that. But we have like... a few hundred people who could give Superman a run for his money. As for joining. Well, you just ask. As long as you can be a functional member of society, that's about all we ask. They do. A small injection is given and the powers follow immediately after. Well. We have the capabilities to remove the power from anyone quite easily. After their power is removed, they'll be returned to their home country." She explained. "And, before anyone asks. The serum we use for the creation of our superpowered beings is... What's the word? Confidential. We have the means to produce and regulate it's use. Though it would be extremely difficult to reproduce without proper knowledge. We're not taking the risk of releasing it publicly." She explained. "Any other questions?" Most of the hands went down. They all wanted the know how to make the serum, but their welcoming of anyone from anywhere seemed to pursuade the U.N. to allow Praetoria to be a nation.

Which made Xander a very happy man.

[The Republic of Atria]

Irredeemable: Part 5 Godfall

Xander was seemingly dead. His black bones laying in a small pile in what used to be Wakanda. Blasted with an anti-matter based weapon. "It's over." Fury said into his radio. He and Manifest started to make their way back into the helicarrier when Manifest just exploded. The blade dropping like a stone. Fury made a dash for the weapon only to be blown in half by Xander who looked like little more than a bag of bones. "Yeah..." He said. "Turns out I'm not quite THAT easy to kill. I'll give you an A for effort." He said. As he spoke, the burns healed and his muscle definition returned and by the time he made his way over to Fury who was still trying to claw his way to the Manifest blade. "So close..." Xander said, picked up the weapon, and snapped it in half. "And yet so far. Good try. But it's all or nothing from this point on. Later tater." And with a small blast from his hand, the helicarrier exploded and was reduced to a pile of molten concrete and metal. Xander took to the skies to look for his next target.

Meanwhile the deities of Earth had decided to convene with one of Earth most formidable mortals: Maxwell Mourningstar. Valka Silverhand being the first one to speak up. "The mortal has lost what little remained of his mind. The heroes of this world have fallen by his hand. He will destroy all life on this world. We cannot allow him to succeed. I have sent The Destroyer to end this madness once and for all." She said fully confident that the massive hulking armor was more than capable of taking Xander out. At least until the clanging of Uru metal was heard and it's head bounced inside the room. It appeared to have been melted clean off. "Madness!" She exclaimed and readied her spear.

"Really?" Xander's voice called from seemingly all directions. "You honestly thought that little tinker toy was gonna take me out? I'm going to be completely honest with all of you. I'm a bit disappointed." And with that, the entire roof of Valka's cast was ripped off and tossed into the city of Asgard like an old rag. "If you wanted to talk to me, all you had to do was ask." He said. Valka's speech only including chucking Oathbringer at Xander only for it to be disintegrated. "And here I thought you had evolved past spear chucking and metal dollies." Xander sneered whilst landing gently. "Besides. It's rude to treat guests like that. So you'll have to be punished." He sand and with a wave of his hand...

Asgard fell out of the sky, upside down. killing nearly single Asgardian in the city while Xander flew through the base of the city and split it in half. This of course was not anywhere near enough to cause any real damage to the gods that were in the city at the time. Zeus, Valka, and Maxwell. Xander waited for them to emerge. Valka being the first, powered by her hate and fury for Xander annihilating her city. "How DARE you?! Those people were no threat to you! You slaughtered them like a coward!"

"To be fair, it's not like they would've fared any batter had I given them the chance to fight back. Think of it as an act of mercy."

"Of which I will show thee NONE!" Valka screamed and jumped at the monstrous golden man.

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis listened as the girl he never met came up with a plan to increase his speed so he could create a larger vortex. "At this point, I'm willing to try anything. I already tried asking them to stop and then hitting them when they wouldn't. Turns out kicking slime isn't very effective." He said and turned to Katie. "So. How do we go about making me faster? Oh, by the way, my name is Otis. Probably should have opened with that." What surprised him was that the girl jumped at the chance to help him despite his rather jarring appearance. Not that he was complaining. He just found it slightly odd.

Xander and Naja: Empire

It took several hours of paper work and lawyers, but they managed to get Praetoria legally recognized as a country. The only reason that they got through so fast was that many of the other countries wanted to open trade. None of the other countries on Earth that had access to advanced technology was willing to open trade. Namely Wakanda. The entire event was televised. The whole world now knew that a country was pretty much going to carry them into the space age. "Just one last thing. We're not opening our borders right away. Relax, we're not going to put it off for a long time. Give us about a week. And then we'll be taking in anyone who wants in. We need to make more housing available, and we have some more private things we need to work out first." Naja said. "Expect Praetoria's borders to be open within a week. If you want to enter our country. We'll have ships coming to every major city. We can take everyone. No violence or we're not going to let you in." She explained. "So umm... I really didn't know how to end this. So... See you all very soon." She said and the entire world watched as both of them flew into the sky and over the ocean.

"I think that went well." Xander said. "I liked your speech by the way. I think you really sold it to them, and now I have a surprise for you. Namely. Our wedding." He said and took her hand. "I've already planned out the entire thing! All you have to do is... Well..." He turned red a bit. "You know... Anyways! You're going to love it! I promise! I've been watching wedding planner videos on the internet. It turns out there is much more than just terrible pictures on it. Unfortunately, neither of us has much in the way of family, so I got us the next best thing! All I have to do now is send out the invites. Which I already know how to go about."

"What about my dress?"

"Well... That is more up to you than anything I say. I don't care what you wear. You're already beautiful. An overpriced dress isn't going to change much. Surprise me." He said as they landed. "I have to go send out the invites. Which I am going to do, with magic. So I'm going to need a few minutes. Love you!" He said and flew away to go do just that.

[The Republic of Atria]

Irredeemable: Part 6, Godfall

"Oh yeah... This is gonna be fun!" He laughed as he and Valka slammed into eachother. "I've always had a divided opinion on gods..." He sneered and Valka and he locked hands in an attempt to overpower the other. "On one hand. You're all a bunch of arrogant hoity toity, all powerful, judgmental jackasses-" Before he could finish, Valka slammed her head into his with enough force the it dented not just her helmet, but made a noticeable dent in Xander's as well as knocking him across the ground. She immediately jumped on him and began slamming her knuckles into Xander's skull until it was little more than an unrecognizable paste. As she was about to throw another one. Xander caught her fist and his head flashed a bright golden color, leaving no trace of injury. "On the other hand... I can hit you all... LIKE. THIS." He said and kicked Valka in her gut with substantial force to break a few of her ribs and send her from the Midwestern US, to northern Yucatan.

She looked up to see the angry golden man floating above her. "What has possessed you mortal?!"

"Dunno. I'm pretty sure the snap in my brain was audible. The disrespect for doing a thankless job. Sure I killed the Joker. But come on. Who the hell is gonna miss that bastard? Maybe ole' Brucy. Well. Not anymore. I'm pretty sure I blew him to pieces. That... And being looked down upon and criticized for every little mistake... Of course, you've never had that. You've had everything handed to you on a... Wait for it... Silver platter. HA! Get it?" He said and fell over laughing at his own pun. Valka was certain that the man was downright insane. While he was laughing, Valka changed her silver hand into a blade, with the intent to cut his head off. But as soon as she swung, Xander caught her arm at the base of the blade. "Ya know... You'd look a lot more like Odin if you..." He said, using his Molecular powers to help him rip the entirety of her forearm off and then he thrust the blade into one of her eyes.

Despite the obvious agonizing pain. Valka fell to one knee as she looked at the man soaked in her blood. All with a crazed smile on his face. "See? Missing an eye. Just like Odin! Though let's be honest here. Odin would have done a better job." He said and started laughing again. With every last bit of her remaining Valka Force, she charged a God Blast with her remaining arm and prayed that her ancestors would forgive her for what she was about to do. She threw the massive energy blast at Xander. She tried to make the blast as concentrated as possible to minimize the damage she was about to do. It wiped out almost the entire western coast of both Canada and the US. Xander was obviously caught in the blast. Seemingly killed along with dozens of millions of people. Valka fell into the icy watery grave. She was forced into the Valka sleep and bled to death shortly after.

Xander however, wasn't quite so dead. Despite the fact that even he thought he wasn't going to survive that, but he did. The crazed look in his eyes. the sadistic grin on his face. "One god down... Two to go..."

[The Republic of Atria]

He shook Katie's hand as she explained, kind of, how she was going to speed him up. "Yeah. I'm an Inhuman. It's really cool. Naja... Where have I heard that name before? Oh yeah, isn't she that one lady who hangs around that one guy with a fondness for the color yellow? Oh! Now I remember. She's in the Justice Queens, of which you are a member... I'm sorry. These last few days have been nothing short of hectic." He explained. "After this, I'm just gonna go home and sleep for the next month. Hop on and do your electron thingy and let's save Asgard! I never thought I would utter that sentence in my life." Katie was a superhero. By default, they couldn't be racist or judge based on appearance. That's how you commit PR suicide. And it helped that she had met another Inhuman beforehand.

Xander and Naja: Empire

Xander flew to what was his room. Made for a couple. It was rare to see him with such a grin on his face. More often than not he had a stern, but fair expression. One that had authority, but wouldn't abuse it. Now he was as giddy as a child on Christmas morning. He was getting married to the woman of his dreams, and hopefully all of friends and everyone he knew would be there. It would have to make up for the fact that neither of them had that much in the way of family to invite to the wedding. He began to use his magic to create customized invitations for every person he was going to invite. He wasn't going to let this fail. He was stubborn. Everyone who knew the slightest thing about him knew that. If he wants to give a wedding big enough that the leaders of several galactic empires were going to show up, there wasn't much that could stop him.

[The Republic of Atria]

"Okay so... Just run? I'm just gonna stick with running since I have no idea how to use your lightning powers. And I'm good at running." He said and once he took off, he slowed for a second. He wasn't used to the new speed just yet. He then stopped. A blink later and he had nearly circled Asgard several times. "Okay... Yeah... That's pretty damn fast." He said and took a deep breath. "Let me know if I'm doing something wrong!" He said and then shot off again. This time much more confident and with a pun at the ready. "Moving this fast... I'm literally greased lightning!" He said and ran faster and faster until he felt that he legs couldn't deal with anymore strain than what he was giving them. The drag he created was starting to work it's magic. The wind picked up more and more until he had close to an F5 tornado going. "Hell yeah! Suck on this you... Slime... Things!" Yeah... That's tellin' em He thought to himself slightly ashamed he couldn't come up with something funnier.

Irredeemable: Part 7, Godfall

XAnder wiped some of the blood of Valka off him himself. "Good lord. How many people did she just kill?" He said and looked at the wreckage. "And here I am! Still alive and kickin'! Alright. Which one of you wants to die next? Don't be scared." Xander taunted both the mad god and Zeus. "You guys must be getting desperate. I mean... If Valka couldn't-" Xander was cut off by Zeus blasting a massive amount of lightning at him. "Really? This old song and dance?" He asked and used his powers to dissipate the lightning as he walked closer to Zeus. "Cool huh?" He asked, locking hands with the King of the Gods. "And what do you think you're doing to do? I've killed one of you."

"But you've never faced two of us..." Zeus said as Maxwell grabbed him in a full nelson and with all of his might, tried to drain Xander of his energy. It seemed to be working as Zeus gained the upper hand in the conflict as Xander weakened quite a bit. To the point where even he knew that if he didn't do something fast, he was actually going to die. He was a coward and wasn't going to go down without a fight. So he exploded with the most amount of energy he could. Even though he was weakened, it was quite an intense blast. Enough where Zeus was horribly burned. Max absorbed most of the blast and was left unharmed, if a little tired.

"There. It's done." Max said. "Nothing left of him. I got every ounce of his juice." Zeus had already begun to heal the damage Xander inflicted on him. "Of course, it had to be me to do it. Valka will be missed, but now, we have to focus on rebuilding everything that he destroyed. Which is quite a lot. We still don't know the death count. I suggest-" He was about to explain when a bright golden blast pierced through Zeus' chest. Which then went straight up and cut him in half. "No..."

"Yeah... Cool huh? Apparently, I'm quite a bit harder to kill than even I thought. I blew myself up completely! Nothing left! But, I could still see. It was blurry at first, but then I pulled myself back together." He said and stepped over the corpse of the lightning god. "What's better than that is..." He said and hit Max in the face. Not hard enough to kill him, but enough to break his nose. "See. It took me awhile to figure it out. But your body is some kind of portal that only energy can get through. Anything I would've done to you... Wouldn't have mattered. So. I pretty much put a cork in it. A sort of anti-energy field. Cool huh? Bet you didn't know I could do that. Truth be told, I didn't think I could either. I'm getting stronger every day. Knowledge really is power."

"Do... Do you expect me to beg for my life?"

"No. No really. Though I could be persuaded to let you live if you did."

"Go fuck yourself."

"Pretty much what I expected." And with a snap of his fingers, wiped out everything within a mile of the Gods' meeting place.

[The Republic of Atria]

"It's working! IT's WORKING! It's-" The slime woman had managed to coat the entirely of his running path in slippery slime. He couldn't run. "Woah woah woah!" He shouted trying to stop only to slam into a wall. "Ouchies... Yeah... That like... Really hurt." He said rubbing his head. "That's the second concussion this week. Vinatos is gonna kill me..." He was exaggerating a bit. His head hurt, but it wasn't a concussion. "Stupid slime bullcrap. Katie! I'm gonna do something stupid and I'm gonna need your help." He said and took Mjolnir out of his tail and looked to the sky. "I don't know if you can just read my ind from in there, so here's my idea. I'm gonna call the lightning on myself. I need you to conduct it into the ground. With any luck, we'll shock some sense into this whole slime thing. Please tell me you can do that." He said as a storm rumbled above Asgard. "Cause I'm not giving them time to react." He said and dozens of lightning strikes converged and struck Otis, who had his feet planted firmly on the ground.

Irredeemable: Part 8, Beginning of the End

Now.

"And from that point on, it was pretty much just like ants under a magnifying glass. Though. I did get some trouble from that one chick... Katie I think her name was." Xander said to the pigeon who had long since frozen to death in his hand. "I slaughtered those Justice Queens. It made her mad, because apparently she had a girlfriend in there. So she tried to fry my brain and take over. Came pretty close too. Hard to think straight when someone's overriding your brain synapses. So I had to self destruct again. Girl didn't survive. That trick is one hell of a panic button." He said and noticed that the bird wasn't moving anymore. "Oh, I'm sorry. Am I boring you? Fine." He said and dropped the dead pigeon. "Go be bored somewhere else." He was about to leave Earth once and for all when he heard the sound of thrusters.

Xander turned around to see one of the few superheroes Earth still had. Craig. Or Silverwing. "You... I can't believe you did this."

"Cool huh? I mean that literally and figuratively. Cause I'm pretty sure it's like 70 below out here. Are you gonna fight me? Cause let's be real. Stark didn't last very long."

"I'm... I'm not. There's hardly anyone left on this planet. After... Copious amounts of alcohol and a few hours work. I'm calling the one person in the universe that even you can't beat." He said and slumped over.

Xander thought for a second. "And who might that be? I've taken down all of Earth's gods."

Craig let out a long sigh. "Galactus. It killed me to do it. I told him he could have Earth and about you. There's less than a thousand people left on this planet. I'm not going to let them suffer because of you. I'd rather end their lives quickly and without them feeling it." He said and point right at Xander. "And you're going to die with them. You're going to kick and scream and fight. And you're going to die for what you've done."

"And what's stopping me from just flying away before Galactus gets here? Dumbass. Why would you tell me your plan?"

"Because." Craig pointed to the sky where a second moon was visible.

"He's already here."

[The Republic of Atria]

"It worked! Mostly!" Otis exclaimed. "Alright! I really need ACDC to be playing in the background... Preferably Thunderstruck. Please tell me you know ACDC and I'm not just confusing the hell out of you." He said and zipped Through Asgard Shooting lightning at every single Slime monster he could see. "You get a Lightning bolt! And YOU get a lightning bolt! Everyone gets lightning bolts!" He laughed still forgetting that there was a woman inside of his head. Too caught up in the moment to really care. Just happy to be a superhero.

Xander and Naja: Wedding Day

Over the next few days, Xander got replies from his invitations. Many people were going to show up. Including leaders from the galactic empires. Whom were all grateful for his help in their reconstruction. He was happy. Not one time over the course of almost a week, did he frown. He always had a giddy expression on his face. It was strange seeing him like that. Most of the time he was quite level headed. Not cold or mean, but not overly excited or happy either. He spent hours perfecting every last detail of the reception area. Several spells were in place to keep the weather beautiful. Enough food to feed half an army. He even got his hands on a minister. Things were looking up.

Naja spent her time trying to find a dress that she thought Xander would like. The problem was, that she didn't know what he liked. She eventually just gave up and looked into superhero weddings on the internet. It seemed that every superhero that got married to another one, wore their costume to the wedding. Which she thought was a tad strange, but then figured Xander was going to do just that. Despite that, she hadn't seen him much, even in Praetoria.

At least until the wedding day. People began showing up. Shi'ar, Kree, and even a few Skrulls. Queen Medusa even made her appearance. To which Xander quickly welcomed her. And the young man she brought with her, who intrigued him simply because he recognized that hammer anywhere. Mjolnir was pretty much Thor's signature weapon. And yet there was a tall blue Alien with a grin on his face wielding it at his wedding. Not that he minded. "Welcome Queen Medusa! And... I'm sorry, I don't know your name."

"Otis. I'm her body guard. Got Thor's hammer and everything!" He said.

"He's a member of my royal guard. I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not. I love the Inhumans. Great culture. Friendly people... My bride is one... She's so beautiful. Anyways." He said. "Please. Help yourselves to the food. We're all friends here." Otis looked at Medusa who dismissed him and immediately made his way over to the food. "As fast as that kid moves, he probably needs it." He snickered. "Don't worry about a thing Your Majesty. This place is probably the safest in the universe. Enough Kryptonians to make an army, and enough others gassed up on my serum to make Galactus look the other way. Anyways. I hope this will bolster relations with Attilan. If you ever need anything, just give me a holler. My job is to keep everyone on this planet safe and I can bend over a Kryptonian if I have to."

"Of course." She said and shook Xander's hand.

"Help yourself to anything. If you need any help, just call me and I'll be right there." He said as she walked off. Once a few more guests arrived, he planned to stat the ceremony. Heaven forbid anyone get in the way of the happiest day of his life.

[The Republic of Atria]

Xander looked at the Archons and snickered at Zephy. "That's adorable. Really. And thank you very much for coming all this way. Welcome to Praetoria. I'll have to come visit sometime." He said and examined the pendant. It wasn't something that he had ever seen before. And he had seen quite a bit. "Wow... I'm curious as to how you managed to keep it liquid without freezing it. It's beautiful. I'm sure Naja will love it. I haven't seen her today, but I read it's tradition for the groom not to see the bride until the actually wedding. We have food and entertainment. Some of the finest in the universe! Help yourselves and enjoy your stay..." He trailed off when he saw his old pet dragon that he kinda sorta gave to Ember. Who had fully grown up. "You've been taking good care of him I see. He got so... Big. Just like... Damn. It's been so long. I feel bad for leaving him, but I've been away so much that I wouldn't have had time to take care of him. Thank you Ember."

He turned his attention to Sonia and Aaron. "Don't be. I have a really good memory. I invited a lot of people. Welcome to Praetoria. It's nice to meet you both." He replied and shook her hand. "Don't let the large amount of aliens, Kryptonians, Inhumans, Mutants, and everyone else intimidate you. We're all friends here." He didn't want to tell them that he pretty much had most of the galaxy by the balls. Would be a very strange topic to bring up for sure. "I'm not certain if you saw Naja's speech on the news the other day. We're a ripe young nation trying to make it's way!" He said. "Sure we're mostly populated by aliens, but I intend to open borders tomorrow. I assume that we'll have close to a few hundred thousand by the week's end. Anyways. Enjoy your stay. If you have any questions, let me know."

Otis looked over to the man who was talking to him whilst he was stuff his face. Mjolnir was being held by his tail. It was hard enough to eat food with only 3 fingers on each hand. Even harder if he was holding the hammer in his hand. "Oh." He said and swallowed. "I'm Otis. Member of the Inhuman Royal guard. And wielder of one of these fancy magic hammers. It's a long story that involved a fight with a Red Lantern. Turns out I'm worthy! Dunno what that entails honestly, but I am! I know what you're thinking. How much food could I eat? Well. I have a metabolism like... 5 times faster than a humans. And I don't get solar juice like Superman does.... You look familiar though. I don't think we've met but I've seen your face somewhere. Sorry, I've been busy these last few days. Just last week I was a human."

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis looked over to the man who was talking to him whilst he was stuff his face. Mjolnir was being held by his tail. It was hard enough to eat food with only 3 fingers on each hand. Even harder if he was holding the hammer in his hand. "Oh." He said and swallowed. "I'm Otis. Member of the Inhuman Royal guard. And wielder of one of these fancy magic hammers. It's a long story that involved a fight with a Red Lantern. Turns out I'm worthy! Dunno what that entails honestly, but I am! I know what you're thinking. How much food could I eat? Well. I have a metabolism like... 5 times faster than a humans. And I don't get solar juice like Superman does.... You look familiar though. I don't think we've met but I've seen your face somewhere. Sorry, I've been busy these last few days. Just last week I was a human."

Manifest laughed. "I like you, kid. You're weird." He looked him up and down for a moment. "Inhuman, huh? Expected Asgardian, considering you're holding Mjolnir." He shrugged, though his eyes were trained on the hammer for an instant after he said this, as though he were remembering something. "Ah, well. Good to know the Inhumans and Asgard are getting along still, at least. As for me being familiar-" He chuckled for a moment. "Well, I'd imagine so. The name's Manifest, Agent of SHIELD, honorary Avenger, and veteran of the Builders' War. Nice to meet you, Otis. Tell me, you met any Flashes yet? They're a fun bunch. Eat about as much as you do." He quickly changed the subject, curious if the speedster's mental processes were as fast as his feet.

"Not the first time I've been called weird. Probably and hopefully not the last time." He said and thought for a moment. "Asgardians look pretty much completely human. For the most part. But yeah. This is indeed Mjolnir. Still? I mean I'm pretty much the first one Valka met. And she thinks I'm funny. Manifest... That's a pretty cool name! I'm supposed to change my name for the Inhumans, but I've been having trouble coming up with a new one. No... Can't say that I have. Want to though. Though they're like... Way faster than me. I think my top speed was recorded at like Mach 2. I can go much faster, but only for a few seconds because then I get really tired. I fought Deathstroke once! Okay. Fight may be a bit generous. I got my ass kicked by Deathstroke. Jerk broke my leg. Always cool to meet an Avenger though!"

Xander looked towards Doombringer. "Welcome to Praetoria! I honestly didn't expect people to bring as many gifts as they did, but what can you do, am I right? Have fun! We've got all kinds of food. I've even experimented with an alcohol that'll get a Kryptonian drunk! Sure I used magic. But don't tell anyone!"

He turned to the next guest. Craig. One of the smartest men on Earth. "Hey Craig! What's up?" He said and looked at the device he brought. "A video game console? Huh. I'm going to be completely honest. I've never actually played a video game."

"Holy crap. Really? You are missing out. Craig's got the best ones! One of these days, I'm gonna make you play something." Naja said as she floated down in the same costume Xander made for her. "Hey Craig."

"Naja! I'm not supposed to see you before the ceremony!"

"I'm sure the show will go on." She teased. "Thank you Craig. We should-" She was cut off by the booming voice of what sounded like a very angry Valka. Enough to make her tail drop. Xander looked startled and confused. To the best of his knowledge he hadn't done anything wrong. The reasons Valka could be mad at him raced through his mind. There weren't many. He relaxed and let out a sigh when Valka congratulated them.

"Asgardian wine? Now it's a party! You'll have to give me your opinion on a beverage I made for our guests with metabolisms too high to get intoxicated. Hoping that no one actually does get drunk. Most everyone here is Superman or Superwoman. I mean that literally. Thank you Valka. Welcome to Praetoria! Not as shiny as Asgard yet. But I'm working on it. Kryptonians love their crystal architecture. Cool part is that it grows by itself. Craig, remind me to throw one your way. And a Kryptonian to English dictionary. Fair warning. Their tech isn't nearly as user friendly as Kree stuff is."

[The Republic of Atria]

"How many people did you invite?" She asked as more guests began to show up. She wasn't complaining though. It made her feel very good that this many people showed up.

"Pretty much anyone we ever had contact with. Magic is a wonderful thing. Speaking of magic." He said and welcomed Karnilla. "Quite possibly the most powerful sorceress in our universe. Welcome Karnilla!" She had brought quite interesting gifts. "Huh... I suppose I should spend some more time studying." Naja had quite a confused look when Karnilla gave her a galaxy that she could literally hold in her hands. Obviously in a protective case. But it was still quite the gift.

"Wow... I've never seen anything like this before. Thank you Karnilla. I'll have to keep updates and see how things go." She said. "Xander went crazy with everything. I mean that in a good way. There's food and..."

"I made sure everyone wouldn't have miscommunication with a universal translation spell. Last thing we want to is have a knock down dragout here." He said. "Please. Enjoy the festivities and thank you for coming."

Next was Etla. Mostly because she was racing to shake their hands. Which made both of them smile. "Hey Etla! It's been awhile. "I'm glad I could help! Thank you for helping me test it." He said and got the gift that quite surprised him. A toaster. Despite many of the furnishings he had, Naja didn't actually own a toaster. So it was a welcome gift. "Oh, don't worry about not wrapping it. I've also never had toast, if you believe it." He snickered. "Welcome to Praetoria Etla! Let me know how you like it! It's my first attempt at creating a country and then ruling it. So I'm just kinda winging it. Anyways. I know you don't need to eat, but I've got plenty of food! Help yourself."

Last, but certainly not least, Hadrimmelis. Whom he called by Hadri. "Hadri! I hope you don't mind me calling you that." Xander said. "Welcome to Praetoria! Good Lord. I've said that a lot today." The gift was basically an infinite storage chest. Which Naja loved.

"That's perfect! It'll make moving so much easier. And anything that's capable of withstanding our... Active lifestyle. Is welcome." Something that she didn't have to run the risk of snapping if she needed it in an emergency. It wasn't often she used her powers indoors. But she definitely was grateful for it. "Thank you Hadri. This is going to see some use for sure." Xander wasn't sure how many guests were left. The arrivals certainty had slowed down quite a bit. Which meant it was almost time to begin the actual wedding.

[The Republic of Atria]

"I know... But I wanted to greet the guests! Come on. I'm a snake woman... Marrying a man bred solely for the purpose of protecting the Earth. My closest friends happen to be an intergalactic space police officer, a cyborg and a mutant who are in love, all on a floating island in the middle of the Atlanic ocean. Tradition is long gone, and sense has taken a holiday. Besides. I never saw the point of that." She said and turned to the nervous Rainborn. "Wow. It's beautiful Ihra. Thank you so much. It doesn't have to be a surprise. We're not really doing things by the books here. If you're Etla's sister, then I'm more than certain we can be friends." She said and then finally submitted to Kylie. "Alright. Fine. I'll go."

Xander looked at the other guests and saw someone he hadn't seen in a long time. "Julie! Hey!" He said and flew over to the martian. "What's going on? I haven't seen you in a long time! I know you're probably super busy with Green Lantern stuff. I totally understand and I'm so happy you could make it! Thank you for coming! I was really hoping you'd show up! By the way, have you actually met Naja? I'm not sure if you both have been introduced. Either way. It's great to see you."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Same thing. It wasn't me he was after. He was cutting and running and I tried to stop him. Bolt... Damn that's cool. That's really cool. Later Manifest." This was exciting. His first wedding! And it was a Superhero one. Which meant he wasn't the odd man out. He looked around and saw a new Guest arrive. She was a Green Lantern. He had gotten the Blue ring a few days ago, but decided not to wear it for the wedding. His blue ring was all but useless without a green one nearby, so he figured that it would be smart to introduce himself. He walked over to Julie after she finished talking with Xander. "Hi. I couldn't help but notice that you're a Green Lantern. I know there's a few others like Hal or John, but I haven't had the chance to meet up with them. I actually just got my Blue ring the other day. Unfortunately. The Blues are kinda in a state of... Bad. Like. Really bad. And I kinda needed a teacher... Mostly because the stupid thing doesn't work unless there's a green nearby."

"Memories? That's great! A few decades from now, I'll look back and remember all of this and laugh at how dumb I used to be. Thank you Julie. You look tired. Why don't you go get a snack and relax? Trust me. We've got enough firepower here to take Galactus down. Take a few minutes for yourself, okay? Saving the universe is an exhausting, thankless job. Hopefully during these next couple of months, we can help ease that burden a bit. Provided more cosmic bullshit doesn't happen. Am I right?" He asked with a grin knowing that his statement had at least some truth to it. Earth was a prime target for whatever cosmic nonsense the universe had planned. "Looks to me like you got a looker. I'll leave you two alone." He said and flew away when he saw Otis eyeing her.

[The Republic of Atria]

"Same thing. It wasn't me he was after. He was cutting and running and I tried to stop him. Bolt... Damn that's cool. That's really cool. Later Manifest." This was exciting. His first wedding! And it was a Superhero one. Which meant he wasn't the odd man out. He looked around and saw a new Guest arrive. She was a Green Lantern. He had gotten the Blue ring a few days ago, but decided not to wear it for the wedding. His blue ring was all but useless without a green one nearby, so he figured that it would be smart to introduce himself. He walked over to Julie after she finished talking with Xander. "Hi. I couldn't help but notice that you're a Green Lantern. I know there's a few others like Hal or John, but I haven't had the chance to meet up with them. I actually just got my Blue ring the other day. Unfortunately. The Blues are kinda in a state of... Bad. Like. Really bad. And I kinda needed a teacher... Mostly because the stupid thing doesn't work unless there's a green nearby."

"Memories? That's great! A few decades from now, I'll look back and remember all of this and laugh at how dumb I used to be. Thank you Julie. You look tired. Why don't you go get a snack and relax? Trust me. We've got enough firepower here to take Galactus down. Take a few minutes for yourself, okay? Saving the universe is an exhausting, thankless job. Hopefully during these next couple of months, we can help ease that burden a bit. Provided more cosmic bullshit doesn't happen. Am I right?" He asked with a grin knowing that his statement had at least some truth to it. Earth was a prime target for whatever cosmic nonsense the universe had planned. "Looks to me like you got a looker. I'll leave you two alone." He said and flew away when he saw Otis eyeing her.

"A snack would be nice." She remarked, with a small smile. "No rest for the wicked Xander. And it may be thankless and exhausting, but I love it." She remarked. "And just don't do too well with your new group, I don't want to be out of a job or anything." She joked. Then she noticed Otis coming towards her. She used her ring to grab herself a snack and listened to the Inhuman's opening lines "Hey, You were at Asgard. You were pretty cool." She remarked. "You're a blue? Well that should be useful. And I should be able to help you with the whole ring thing, teaching you the ropes and helping you reach your full potential with the whole Blue-Green Combo thing."

"So. Tell me more about you, young padawan." She joked. "A name would be a good start."

"I was! I got slime in places I didn't even know I had." He laughed a bit. "And thank you. Now I remember you from Asgard! Took a second. It's been a hectic week for me..." He didn't want to comment on some of the stuff he heard. He wasn't even sure anyone would believe him if he did say something. "Oh, right! You can call me either Bolt or Otis. Whichever is easier for you. Bolt is my Inhuman name. Otis is my old one, but people are more familiar with it." He explained and laughed when he caught the Star Wars reference. "I didn't know you watched Star Wars! Can't wait for the new one. Anyways, thanks. The blues are not in good shape... It was... Unsettling. And that's coming from me!"

"Hey Manifest. Doing pretty good if I do say so myself. Started a country and I am now getting married. So I've been keeping busy in the downtime." He said and understood why Fury and Hill couldn't make it. "Fine by me. They have busy jobs. Can't expect everyone to make it with the universe being the way it is. By the way. How's SHIELD been holding up? I hope they're not too antsy about their Kryptonian neighbors. And Kree... And Skrull..." He said. On paper it didn't sound nearly as good as it actually was. "They're good people. It's not like they're in any position to invade anyways. Earth is stronger than ever and they're crippled."

Back on Asgard

"Ow..." He muttered as he stood up. "I swear... Can I go one day without physical trauma? Vinatos is smug enough as it is. I don't need another lecture from him. Though the background music is awesome. Dunno how you're doing it Katie, but keep it up! Also. Lightning is like... My go to ranged attack... IDEA! Katie! This is going to be even dumber than my last one. But hear me out. I'm gonna run full speed into the electric slime. You absorb the electricity it's putting off and then we'll vent it into the sky nice and safe!" He wasted no time and shot towards the massive slime beast at nearly the speed of sound, and at the last second jumped and braced himself in the cannonball position for impact. "This is the best and worst idea I've ever had! I'm gonna need a shower!"

[The Republic of Atria]

Irredeemable: Part 9, Beginning of the End

He didn't know what to do now. Xander hesitated. As powerful as he was, Galactus.... Was Galactus. It didn't matter anymore. If he was going to go out, he might as well go out with a bang. He shot into the sky and aimed for Galactus' ship. "Alright! Let's do this! If I'm dying, I'm TAKING YOU WITH ME!" He shouted as he smashed through the powerful shielding and hull like it were tissue. It was like a pinprick due to the size of the ship. It didn't take long to get to the bridge where Galactus himself was getting his equipment. Xander hit Galactus and the shockwaves were akin to nuclear weapons all detonating at once. It was enough to knock Galactus against the wall of his ship, even if it didn't do much actual damage.

Xander charged at Galactus once more, but this time, he was ready for the mortal. As soon as Xander got close, Galactus trapped him in a forcefield. Xander smacked into it a like a bug hitting a windshield. "Mortal. Do you believe that you can best Galactus when all others who have tried, failed? Your outcome will not be any different." He said and began to lay into Xander with the Power Cosmic. Despite that, Xander was still keeping himself alive much longer than Galactus expected. "It is rare that a mortal is as resilient as you. It matters not." He said and intensified his blasts. Now actually putting a small amount of effort into it. Now he was feeling the burn. Quite literally.

The flesh was being ripped off his bones, which were following shortly after. It wasn't long before Xander was reduced to a small pile of bones once again. Galactus was about to dispose of the refuse when Xander healed the wounds inflicted upon him and was back to full health almost instantly. "Guess again! My turn!" He said and used to Molecular powers to create a field that ripped apart matter. "Let's see how YOU like being burned!" It was causing incredible damage to the ship, but Galactus himself was no worse for wear. Xander's eyes glowed bright gold as he pushed his powers to their absolute limit and Galactus seemed more annoyed than anything else. "NO! DIE! DIE! DIE! WHY AREN'T YOU DYING?!"

Galactus grabbed the screaming little man with his right hand. Which caused the disintegration field to stop. "Enough. You have tried my patience for too long mortal. Now know the full wrath of Galactus!" He boomed, and with the twist of his finger, erased every molecule of Xander's existence. Not a shred of him remained.

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis shook his hands and wiped off as much of the slime as he could. He looked at the now tiny slime that barely came up to his waist. "Look what you did! Do you know how long I'm going to have to shower to get all this crap off of me? At least fifteen minutes!" He was pretty much just complaining. It didn't bother him that much. "Alright Katie. Um. I am officially out of ideas. Unless you wanna pull a second verse same as the first, but this time you push all that juice out and fry the slime." He suggested. "Honestly I'm just winging it. Surprised I got this far honestly!" He was having fun, but he really didn't know how to take out the biggest slime.

"To each their own. I can't make them trust me. Maybe after a few weeks when they see that I have everything under control, it'll help." He said and took the drive. "Alright. I'll take a look at it when I have a chance. Maybe we can set something up in a few days. I've done work for SHIELD int he past, but not much for SWORD. Thanks. We can work out the specifics then. Until then. Enjoy yourself!" He said.

After about an hour, it seemed most of the guest had arrived and it was actually time to get started. Xander waited until everyone sat down. There were quite a number of people. It was almost intimidating. But it was time. He had been waiting on his toes for the last several days. He started the music with his magic while he waited for Naja. She heard the music and knew that it was time. "Here we go." She said nervously. "There's like half a galaxy's worth of people out there... Wish me luck." She said and started walking down the aisle towards Xander who was waiting with a warm grin on his face. It made NAja feel better. All these people came to see them get together. It was the happiest moment of her life.

[The Republic of Atria]

"Okay! So let's get- Awe..." He sighed when he saw that he was in the vault. "And I just came up with another terribly amazing idea... Oh well." He said and was happy when Valka came back a few minutes later looking tired, but victory was declared, so that was good. He wished he could've seen it, but if Valka said it was safe to be in the vault while she went and did her god thing. It was mostly okay with him. "And with that. I'm tired and hungry. I'm gonna go home. Shower, eat, and then have a heart attack. In that order." He was exhausted. Superheroing was tough, but it felt good. Asgard was safe. "Oh. Katie. You might wanna vacate the premises, AKA my body before I head back home. Don't wanna drag you all the way back home!" He said as a bright blue ring streaked across the sky.

The wedding

Naja walked down the aisle and stood across from Xander. They both grabbed eachother's hands and waited for their part. The part where they got to say "I do" and kiss in front of dozens of people. They waited what felt like an hour, but was little more than a minute to get to the good part. "Do you, Xander, take Naja, to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do." He said.

"And do you, Naja. Take Xander to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do." She replied, trying to contain her excitement. Had her tail not been prehensile, she might have accidentally hit the minister with it. Given her strength, it would have been painful.

"Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife." He said and both Naja and Xander immediately kissed.

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis stretched his legs after Katie left his body. "Ummm... Glad I could help. Anyways, I should get going." He said and as he was about to shoot off Asgard with Mjolnir. When a blue streak went across the sky and onto his finger.

"Otis Steredenn of sector 2814. You have the ability to instill great Hope. Welcome to the Blue Lanterns." The ring said. Otis was more annoyed with it as he knew it would be even longer before he got the chance to get home to Attilan. He was hungry, covered in slime and sore. And now he was all of that and speed through space at speeds far surpassing that of light. As was standard for any Lantern. He hardly got the chance to enjoy it, as after a few minutes, he arrived on the planet Elpis where he expected to be greeted by other Blue Lanterns, but instead, all he saw was the power battery. "Umm... Hello? Anyone here? New recruit here!" He called out but got no response. "Okay. This would be a lot creepier if it were night time."

A few more minutes of looking around for someone led him to a solemn looking man with a blue ring floating beside his head. "Hey buddy. You okay? You're lookin' a little down." He said and sat down beside the man. "We'll start with the things we should. Like names! You can call me Bolt or Otis. Whichever's easiest for you. So what's yours?" He asked.

"S- Walker. My name is Walker." He was surprised to see someone who had already gotten a blue ring, but after the Reach massacred the Blue Lanterns, he was in no mood to do anything. Saint Walker had lost his hope. "Now please... Just go."

"Come on. I've got this blue ring because I'm good at making people hopeful. If I can survive my own mother trying to kill me. I'm sure I can help you."

"You don't understand! I have NOTHING anymore! My corp is dead! My family is DEAD! What do I have left?!"

"Ouch... That... That really sucks, I'm not going to lie. I might not be much... But I'm here. I know what it's like to have people you love ripped away from you. Or try to kill you. You feel alone. You feel like the entire universe is trying to kill you. You go someplace alone and scream at the sky why it had to be you. But things get better. They really do. It hurts. It feels like there's a knife in your chest. I can't make you feel better. I want to. But if you really just want to mourn for a bit. That's okay. I understand. I just want you to know that, even though we just met. You can talk to me." HE pat Saint Walker on the back and let the poor man poor out his heart to him. It was the least he could do.

The Wedding

XAnder didn't remember setting up fireworks, but her certainly wasn't going to complain about them. He smiled at his wife and looked to the clapping crowd. For one of the few times in his life, he felt like he accomplished something. Something great. He had a beautiful wife, a country, many, many friends. "Thank you. All of you. I couldn't have made it this far without meeting all of you at some point in my life. And I think this sets the stage for a beautiful and bright future. For all of us." He smiled and kissed Naja and whispered in her ear. "And I've got something special for you..." He snickered. "Now. For the next best part of the wedding: Cake!"

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis stood listening and comforting Saint Walker for about an hour. The poor man really did have almost everything that he loved destroyed. "Hey... I can see why you might be feeling down. Tell you what. I have a few friends in the Green Lanterns. I'll go have them show me the ropes. You sit here until you've got your head on straight and... Stuff. I'll take over until you're ready to get back into the game, alright?" He didn't get an answer from Saint Walker, but he really didn't need one. "I hope you feel better man. No one deserves that. Especially not someone like you. I'm really sorry Saint Walker. I'll do my best. I promise. Ring! Um... Earth Please." He said and flew into the sky. He felt bad for Saint Walker, but there wasn't much he could do. He had no idea how to use a power ring. But there were plenty of human ones that he hoped would be able to teach him. Someone had to bring hope to the universe.

However, as he was heading back home, he saw what could only be described as large warships heading towards a planet. "Well... I said I'd bring hope. But let's not jump into things blind... I've still got Mjolnir so that'll be plan.... B." He said to himself. "Um... ring. Er... What empire do those ships belong to?" He asked.

"Scan complete. Error. Unknown technology. Unknown species."

"Wait. What? Scan again." Maybe it was just a glitch. Which he hoped didn't happen often.

"Scan complete. Error. Unknown technology. Unknown species."

"Seriously?" He muttered. "Fine. Direct approach." He said and grabbed Mjolnir out of his tail and landed where the ships were headed. He found the planet swarming with parademons, though he had no clue what they actually were. They were attacking what seemed like the Kree. He knew they were responsible for the creation of the Inhumans. Which meant they were the whole reason he was the way he was. He had to save them! He saw a Kree squad about to be overran by a hoard of Parademons, which he quickly stopped by creating a powerful vortex with Mjolnir. "Who says Dues ex Machinas don't happen?" He asked. "So umm... I'm more of a follower than a leader."

The leader of the squad stepped forward. "You have our thanks." He was an Inhuman. He knew that much. But he saved their lives. "That's one of the weapons of your human gods, is it not?"

"You are correct in that. Thor. God of Thunder. You seem to know what's going on better than I do. What are these things and how do we stop them?"

"They're the shock troopers of Darkseid. Mindless drones that do his bidding. You're probably the most powerful person here with that hammer. You need to destroy them all."

"Oooohhhh... Yeah... I'm not really comfortable with killing." This caused the Kree sergeant to hit his hand against his face.

"You Earthlings and your blind morality... It's no different than swatting an insect! These insects will turn men, women and children into more of them! If you don't kill them, who are mindless drones. Mostly cybernetic, they will kill US. You Earth heroes have killed when you had to. Earn my respect Inhuman."

"Fine. But not because you told me to! This is for me." He said and flew into the sky and created a massive storm with Mjolnir. "Alright you... Para-whatevers! Prepare to be THUNDERSTRUCK!" He said and called down as many lightning bolts as Mjolnir would let him. Each one obliterating dozens of the monsters. He had to bring hope. The ring chose him to bring hope. And it seemed to be working.

[The Republic of Atria]

Xander and Naja watched the amazing cascade of fireworks from both Manifest and Kylie. It was a great day. Both of them were as happy as could be. Most of the Galaxy would know they were a power couple. Quite possibly the most powerful couple in the galaxy. They were leaders. They were kind. And they were happy. "Thank you everyone. You've made this the happiest day of our lives." Xander said. "And I hope to return the favor. Please. If any of you need anything. I'm more than happy to provide my assistance. I know many of you aren't even from this planet. And some even view the humans as inferior. But these last few months have changed so much. I hope one day we can enter the galactic stage as your equals. That day might be coming sooner than you think. Until then however. As is tradition with human weddings. Cake!" He said and passed Naja the knife. "Would you do the honor's?" He asked as she began to cut the massive cake.

Otis

Otis flew throughout the sky smacking groups of parademons again and again. He actually bought the Kree some breathing room and time for them to regroup. Once they did, they also began to shoot down the stray demons that he missed. "Jesus... These things are everywhere." He muttered to himself. Suddenly the parademons all began to retreat. He landed in front of the Kree. "Yeah! You better run! And don't come back!" Otis yelled shaking his hammer at them. "Is everyone okay?" He asked the remaining Kree.

"They're not retreating." The same sergeant that spoke to him earlier said. "They've been called back."

"A second wave? Alright. I'll get a storm cooked up so we can-" He was interrupted by a boom tube opening. Otis prepared to meet Darkseid, but instead was met with Kalibak. "Alright buddy. I'm only gonna say this once. Hit the road. I've got a magic hammer and I know how to use it! So let's not make this worse than it already is. Who're you anyways?"

"I am the son of Darkseid! Kalibak!"

"Oh. For a second there. I mistook you for a threat." This only served to enrage the large hairy man. Kalibak pulled out out Beta club and Otis held onto Mjolnir. Kalibak swung first and Otis blocked, but was taken back by how strong Kalibak actually was. He slid back. "Okay. So you're a tiny bit stronger than I thought. Trust me man. You don't wanna fight me. Cut your losses and leave. I don't want to hurt anyone."

"Hurt? By you?" Kalibak laughed. "Creature, I am going to wear your hide as a pelt."

"That is very rude for a guest to say." He said and took a mighty swing at Kalibak, who was ready for him. Mjolnir hit the Beta Club and Kalibak slid back. The two went on like this for close to ten minutes. Back and forth. The shockwaves giving some of the Kree soldiers nausea. Kalibak tricked Otis into thinking he was going to block, simply moved to the side of Otis' swing and smacked him in the face with his Beta club, knocking Otis back and nearly breaking his nose. Though it was bleeding quite badly. "Last... Chance... Also. That really fucking hurt..." He said and wiped the purple blood off of his face and stood back up.

"Do not patronize me. I have you beat! Why would I surrender to you?"

"Well... I was going easy on you. Here's the thing..." He said and tossed Mjolnir into the air a bit, jumping into the air after it and wrapping his tail around the handle of the hammer and landed on his feet. "I don't fight with my hands..."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Seriously man. Just pack up and leave. I'll even let you giving me a bloody nose slide." He said trying to talk Kalibak down. He didn't want to fight, but Kalibak was pretty strong and was going to kill him and everyone else unless he stopped him. Despite Otis' pleas, Kalibak charged straight at Otis. Who simply sighed and used his very long legs to his advantage and kicked Kalibak right beneath his ribcage, knocking the breath right out of him. "You're still mostly human in your appearance. I mean minus the hair. I just kicked you in your diaphragm. Catch your breath and leave man. I don't want to have to hurt you anymore. You've lost. Just leave. I won't stop you." He said as Kalibak finally started catching his breath. Otis gave him an annoyed look. "What are you going to accomplish other than getting your ass kicked?" He asked stepping closer to to him.

"Your death!" He shouted, taking another swing at Otis, only for Otis to sidestep him, spin, kick his right leg which brought Kalibak to one knee, but Otis kept going and with Mjolnir still in his tail, smacked Kalibak hard enough for the sound of Uru metal meeting New God skull to be heard for half a mile. Kalibak's head hit the floor right at Otis' feet. "Ughhhhhhh..." He mumbled.

"And you're sure you don't wanna leave?" Otis genuinely asked. "I'm not enjoying this. I just wanna go home and have a sandwich. Maybe three. I eat a lot. Are you still conscious or am I just talking to the ground?" He asked and poked Kalibak with his foot. Who grunted and tried to move, but was far too concussed to be able to move properly. "Okay, good. So what's your name again? I don't believe I caught it the first time." He asked and sat down a few feet away. About 30 seconds later Kalibak staggered to his feet to see Otis sitting across from him. With only a bruise on his face from the only time he got a good hit in.

"You imbecile! If I can't kill you myself..." He said and pushed a button on his motherbox. The Apokolipian warships in orbit began to charge their weapons. "Then I will flatten this planet! Fire!" Otis prepared for the worst, but it didn't come. There were several large explosions and the warships were shot out of the sky. "WHAT HAPPENED?!" He demanded as a few Kree floated down. "You will regret this! Darkseid will destroy all of you! And you will be at my mercy!"

"By the command of Emperor Xander. The Kree Empire is under his protection." The Kree in charge said. Kalibak looked at Otis, and then back at the Kree who effortlessly destroyed his warships. Between a rock and a hard place wouldn't be doing it justice. He opened a boom tube and tried to run back to Apokolips, but Otis snagged his motherbox and kept it as Kalibak went right back to the foot of Darkseid. The Kree looked and knew Otis. He was at the wedding. "You have the gratitude of the Kree and Praetorian Empire."

"Sweet. Does that mean I can get something to eat? Also! Souvenir!" He siad holding up Kalibak's Motherbox. They took Otis in and gave him some food to eat before he left to make his way home.

Apokolips

Kalibak fell right at the feet of his adoptive father. "And once again. You have been brought to your knees by an earthling." Darkseid muttered. "But, despite your failure against him, luck seems to have shined upon you. The Earthling has taken your Motherbox and is going straight home. When he returns. We invade."