Chapter 81 – Prelude to Disaster
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Jay watched Skye covered in the terrigen mist as Karnak walked back to him, "if she doesn't awaken, then it would be embarrassing."

Jay let out a smile, with a worried look flashing in his eyes. He raised his hand, surrounding her chamber with numerous Tao Mandalas, creating more shields to protect others. His voice echoed in the room, giving the explanations, "I am not worried about if she doesn't awaken. I am worried if she does."

"Wow, we are going all out with the light shows," Coulson looked around, raising his hand, "can I touch it?"

Jay chuckled, "yeah, touch all you want."

"Is this all necessary?" Simmons looked around at the numerous defenses. She didn't like this.

Gorgon laughed, "well, there are times when the ones with strong powers awaken. They create destruction."

He pointed at the young man with delicate features, a pretty face, with silky black hair, "when he awakened, he gained the ability to shoot laser from his face. He couldn't control that, which resulted in the deaths of many. Until Jay created Inhibitors, we had to keep him locked."

"Shoot lasers from face?" Melinda raised her eyebrow.

Suddenly, everyone looked towards Skye, covered in a cocoon. A shock wave shot out, destroying the cocoon, the chamber, the Mandala's shaking the whole city, extending further outwards.

Karnak nodded, "ok, we didn't prepare for this."

Medusa hastily walked over, looking at a confused Skye. She took a button-sized device, putting it behind Skye's neck, "sorry. But it's necessary. Especially with your kind of power."

"Ow," Skye touched the back of her neck, but the device burrowed inside her neck, leaving only a tiny scar.

"How are you feeling?" Medusa carefully looked at Skye, waiting for her answer.

"It's like having a hangover...but I feel so much better. It's as if..." Skye made a fist, not sure of what words to us.

"As if you have been locked inside a closet whole your life? Lived a life bound in chains? Finally, climber out of a pick? Unlocked? More complete?" Jay walked over, smiling, "yeah, we have heard those before."

Skye tilted her head, "so I have powers now?"

"Not just powers, great powers," Black Bolt walked over, looking at her, "you shook the whole Attalin without even trying. Powers this great are too hard to control."

"Hey, she has me. I'll take her to the Mirror World and train her there. She wouldn't hurt anyone."

Black Bolt nodded, "Sorry, but I have to go see if this shockwave could have exposed Attilan."

Jay nodded, "how about you take Coulson; he will explain to you what is going on?"

"I will?" Coulson involuntarily asked, seeing Black Bolt nod, "I guess I will."

Medusa patted Skye's shoulder, smiling, "let me show you your room."

Skye looked towards Jay, walking with Medusa, "ok."

Jay scratched the back of his head, "wait, I am coming too."

In the evening,

Skye squirmed on her bed, opening her eyes, looking around the room, "mmmppphhh..."

Skye turned when she tensed up, blankly blinking. She looked at the face in front of her, peacefully sleeping. It made her breath stop for a moment before the tension left her body.

A smile appeared on her face before she touched the back of her neck. She closed her eyes again, feeling something new behind her neck. It was like there was a new part in her body, but she could control it without any problem.

She closed it, opening her eyes to look at her hand, thinking about her powers when something shot upwards, cracking the roof, breaking it apart, "Oh shit!"

She hastily turned on the inhibitors, but stones were still falling on top of her when orange flames appeared, burning them down. Without even leaving ashes behind. Skye widened her eyes, seeing the familiar flames, when abruptly, Jay sat up. His scarlet eyes looking around when his eyes fell on Skye, who seemed to have lost her voice. 

"You!"

Jay covered her mouth, pushing her down on the bed, closing his eyes, "Skye, what the hell did you do?"

Skye's eyes widened for a moment, but she stopped struggling, and he removed his hand from her mouth.

"You are?" Skye unsurely asked.

Jay pressed his lips in defeat, nodding, whispering, "yeah."

"Then you?"

"Yup."

"No one knows?"

"Other than two people. Yup. Counting you three."

"Oh, are you going to do...?"

"Wipe your memory? Yeah."

"Can you tell me why?"

Jay stroked her forehead, and flames appeared on his palm, "not yet."

Skye stopped, "wait, does this mean I am not going to remember this?"

"Yup."

"Then..." Skye leaned forward, kissing his lips, turning him, climbing on his body, kissing him more passionately. When Jay cupped her cheek, stopping her, "it won't work...the Icer."

Skye hesitated before shooting the Icer, but the bullet burned down before reaching him.

Jay sat up, leaning on the headboard, letting out a long, tired breath, making Skye curl her lips as she straddled his waist. She raised his head, kissing his lips, "ok, I am getting a kiss out of this. Since I am not going to remember anyway."

Jay blinked, raising his head, "remember what?"

Skye clutched his hair, "don't talk, just kiss me."

Jay started chuckling, stopping her, "Skye, this isn't a dream. You will remember this."

Skye stopped, "Umm...you said what?"

Jay chuckled, looking away, "this is not a dream...you can't just forget it."

"Um...so I am really kissing you?"

"Mmhm," Jay nodded.

"And, this is not a dream?"

Jay shook his head, "No, No, it's not."

Skye stood up, standing beside him, closing her eyes, swallowing her lower lip, "I am just gonna...go..."

"Mm," Jay nodded, watching her with a smile, "ok."

Skye turned to leave the room before sitting down on the bed, looking at Jay. She hesitated, "why do I feel like I am forgetting something else...something important."

Jay stroked her head, "that's because you probably are."

"Why can't I remember?" Skye frowned.

"You'll remember when it's time. So, don't worry about it," Jay smiled.

Skye lay down, putting her head on his shoulder, hugging him, closing her eyes, "this is all happening too fast."

Jay closed his eyes, "yeah, but don't worry...we still have time for you to master your powers. And before Convergence takes place."

"It's going to happen...isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's going to."

On Earth,

Primo was writing on a notebook, looking at the Tv, when the crunching voice entered his ear. He looked over towards Ruby, eating chips, sharing with Peter, "you know this is a one-time thing? I am not doing your homework tomorrow."

Ruby nodded without taking him seriously. When Peter laughed, "uncle, you said the same thing yesterday."

Primo rolled his eyes when there was a sound of lock opening, and the door opened. He looked at the black man, wearing a black coat, and eyepatch walked in, with Bobbi standing behind him.

Primo narrowed his eyes, looking towards Bobbi, "can you take the children to next door?"

Ruby held his hand, pouting, "I am not going."

Primo kissed her head, "go, please? Don't make trouble."

Bobbi walked over, squatting in front of them, "come on, come with me."

Ruby defiantly looked at her when Primo stroked her head, "go on."

Ruby stood up, taking Peter's hand, "come, Pete, we are leaving!"

Bobbi smiled, whispering, "I'll see that they are ok."

"Thank you."

He watched her close the door behind her, shifting his eyes towards Nick, "what is it?"

Nick sat down, looking at the notebook, "doing homework?"

"Well, yeah..." Primo curled his lips, "she is very persuasive. Anyway, what do you want?"

Nick sat down, narrowing his eyes, "what do you know about Convergence?"

Primo blinked, looking up, "hmm, let me guess. He trusted your agents with the information, and they told you. Do you know the consequences? Of trying to interfere with a Multiversal Phenomenon?"

"Multiversal Phenomenon?" Nick frowned.

Primo scratched the back of his neck, "think of it like this, there is another planet that is orbiting parallel to us. But there comes a time in that orbit when these two planets are two close but don't touch. And then, there comes another time when these two planets collide against each other. Now, substitute planets with realities. You have a Multiversal Phenomenon."

Nick rubbed his head, "Is there some way to solve this problem?"

Primo raised his hand, doing the homework, "don't worry. It has already been solved; interfering would only create a bigger mess."

"So, a universe-ending event is going to happen, and you want me to stay out of it?"

Primo raised his eyebrow, "if we go by your logic. Then I should inform all the races of the universes and let them decide what to do? Because the first thing they are going to do is destroy our Earth."

He leaned back, rubbing his face, "Oh well, you knowing it, always creates a disaster. If I wipe your memories, it will create a bigger disaster because you will get in my way at a critical time."

He rubbed his eyes, "my head hurts."

"That bad...huh....what if I do nothing?"

Primo laughed, "yeah, that's not gonna happen. You can't do nothing. In one, you even tried killing yourself, but your death made things spiral out. Basically, the moment you heard the news, the events were set in motion. You can't do anything to stop them. No one can."

He let out a sigh, "anyway, I couldn't care less. I am retired."

"The whole universe is in danger, and you are still retired?"

Primo thought, "Yes, Yes I am."

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