Scarlet Witch is still between them. She is looking kindly at both of them but speaking to Mar-vell:
"A created Supreme Intelligence that itself created an afterlife? I doubt it. And I saw my brother long after his death when I was nearing my own. He had force enough to push me away from Thanos' jewel. Else I would be dead as well. Since there are universes and planes beyond the ones we normally experience, they could not have been created by your Supreme Intelligence--if it is even creative--for these structures must predate the created intelligence's own existence."
"It isn't supremely ancient or supremely creative, but it IS supremely INTELLIGENT. Among the Kree, at any rate."
And then two of the elegant crystal towers of the Kree EXPLODE!
They topple, burning, into the cleared streets. Swarms of Kree come charging out of the buildings, rushing to attack one another. Red Shirts are tackling Red Pants, who are kicking the Blue Pants of the Blue Pants. And the Green Shirts are just lashing out at everybody.
The Scarlet Witch, Drax, and Mar-Vell feel a wash of insensate rage pass over them.
So does Machine Man, who uses a spyware blocker to cancel it.
But Mar-Vell and Drax are steaming mad, and both turn with wrath upon the Genetic Archive building!
"The Archive!" shouts Mar-Vell!
"The Heartstone!" shouts Drax!
"Fur das Deutsches VOLK!" they chorus together!
They run toward the Archive, intent on knocking anyone they meet out of the way.
(meanwhile)
Storm sighs. Nicely done, but this guy is a piker compared to Professor X.
(Yes, after the fifth time the X-Men were duped by telepathy or illusion, Professor X made sure they all passed Defense Against Telepathy with flying colors!)
She says cheerfully. "What is our objective here?"
"I'm looking for the Terragen Mist, honey," says Star-Lord. "Need it to give the Nova Corps a leg up on ol' Purple-Face. The Kree don't want to play nice with the Xandarians, so it's up to the kid from Earth to get everyone pulling together."
"As to what our objective is, the two of us? I think it may be destiny that brought us together. Is that an Earth accent I hear?"
Storm doesn't think he's using the purple glow to undermine her free will ... he's relying on snappy patter and scruffy beard detritus. Which is either fair-minded of Star-Lord, or else he doesn't realize the purple power is assisting him.
And then, the entire Archive rocks like a ship at sea! Priceless irreplaceable genetic constructions fall from their niches and shatter on the floor. The experience is akin to an earthquake, or a nearby explosion.
But not a thunderstorm. She'd have noticed that.
(Just before the explosion) Storm, while flattered, puts her hands on her hips and gives the young man her best motherly smile.
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When the commotion starts, Storm uses air currents to A) Keep anything from hitting them and B) help as much as possible of the falling things have a soft landing.
She also looks around for more info about the source of the disturbance.
Scarlet Witch tries to clear the rage from Drax's and Mar-vell's minds (hopefully it's similar to what she experienced before). "It may be the red stone of rage--which Thanos gave to The Red Skull!"
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