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<span class="mu-b">“After hiding the Sphere, I decided to hide on a planet that was easy to get lost in. Your planet was on the list of many hubworlds that fit such a description, so I decided to travel there first. However, I was not expecting to receive such a hostile reception.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“What happened?”</span> Richard asked.
<span class="mu-b">“My ship was shot down by your world’s government, and I was forced to make an emergency landing here. The crash nearly took my life, and left me rather defenseless when your people came to extract me from the crash-site.”</span> she said, turning to stare directly at Richard. <span class="mu-b">“And that is when I first met you.”</span>
Richard frowned, and pointed at himself questioningly. Va Nee nodded.
<span class="mu-b">“My memories of the event are…hazy, but I do remember you being with an older human. He wore an eyepatch, I believe.”</span>
Richard’s eyes narrowed, before becoming as wide as dinner plates. He whispered two words. Two words that you never expected to hear in this conversation. No, it was…a name.
<span class="mu-b">“Nick Fury…”</span>
Va Nee shrugged. It was apparently a universal gesture. <span class="mu-b">“I do not know his name. That was the first, and last time I had ever seen him. But your presence there certainly influenced my decision to assume Victoria’s identity.”</span> she said. <span class="mu-b">“You see, my father imparted the gift of teleportation, flight, and slight memory manipulation to me when I was young. But my brief contact with the ISO-Sphere only served to develop those abilities even further. It granted me the ability to teleport to a certain point in your world’s timeline, causing a ripple effect powerful enough to change the entire history of your planet around my presence. And when I directed it at Richard-”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“We suddenly had a sister…”</span> you said unintentionally, a haunted look on your face.
Va Nee paused to stare at you, before nodding slowly. <span class="mu-b">“That is correct. I am technically…a fugitive here. An unwanted stranger hiding on your planet. At first, I was terrified by the prospect of being stranded here, as my presence would inevitably attract the attention of the Grandmaster.”</span> she explained, a guilty expression permeating her azure features. <span class="mu-b">“However, if my time here has taught me anything, it is that Earth’s ‘heroes’ are more than a match for some of the galaxy’s greatest threats. Time and time again, you humans have proven yourselves worthy champions.”</span>
That was…true. The world’s governments and superhero teams have slapped down more than a few world domination plots by now.
<span class="mu-b">“The Grandmaster <span class="mu-s">will</span> come for me one day.”</span> Va Nee continued. <span class="mu-b">“I do not know when, but he will come. And when he does, Earth’s heroes will have no choice but to fight.”</span>
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