The Traitor, The Avenger, And The Killer

Charlie's Angels

The would-be execution had been televised over every frequency and into any place with a monitor or sound system, really — so even after Tony had tucked the small group of little ones away into a bunker he had designed in one of his fits of paranoid productivity, they could all see every second of what had happened, right up until the feed blacked out.

When the broadcast had started, Tyler had his hands full with little Elin, who was upset the moment she heard and recognized her mom growling — which, of course, just had Chance and Charlie upset as well, not only for Elin's sake but for Aunt K and Uncle Noh and Mr. Hawkeye on the screen.

With one twin attached to either leg and Elin in his arms, Tyler was pretty well pinned to his seat despite Annie's attempts to help. Nate and Hope managed to convince Charlie to let go eventually, but Chance was far to concerned about the upset baby.

Starts. So. Young, Hope projected to Nate, who let out a little snerk despite the seriousness of the situation.

And Remy had a tight hold of a very upset Kate and a positively livid Jubilee, who was muttering the whole time about 'stupid Kree' and how this was 'just like when that big creep crashed the wedding.'

Both of Annie's sisters were there by then, as well as Jessica Drew and Jessica Jones with their little ones. Dani and Annie's nieces were old enough to truly understand what was happening on the screen, and at one point, every single one of the parents there considered turning it off...

But on the other hand, no one could quite bring themselves to make that decision, not when Jubilee was hanging on every moment like a lifeline, waiting for something to go right. Just one thing.

But the end of the broadcast had been, quite simply, abrupt. As soon as K struck out at Ronan, the quick fight to break free had only lasted a few moments before the feed cut out, and everyone in Tony's little bunker was left staring in open surprise at the now blank screen.

"Wha happen?" Charlie asked when the silence had stretched on for too long for her.

"I don't know, baby girl," Annie said soothingly, though her expression was still open surprise.

"All safe?" Chance asked, sounding just as concerned as his sister.

Again, all Annie could say was, "I don't know," though she quickly amended that when she saw the little lip quiver and the look of determination on his face to, "I think so. They'll be fine, honey."

"I'm sure Scott or Logan'll clue us in soon 'nuff," Remy said soothingly.

Kate still had a tight hold of Jubilee's arm as she nodded carefully. "They probably have way more intel than we do. For all we know, they're the ones that cut the feed to cut off communications before they stormed the place," she said, probably a bit over-optimistically.

"They got the bad guy," Leslie Ann agreed with a little smile. "Wham! Right in the face!"

Leslie Ann's mother looked up at Annie with a sigh. "Should I be concerned?" she asked lightly.

"Nope," Jessica Jones said before Annie could say anything, which had Jessica Drew smirking to herself — though her hands were full with Gerry fretting over his father on the screen.

"I think mebbe it's time to feed dis crew, non?" Remy put his hand out for Chance. "You want to help ol' Gambit fix up some supper?"

Chance regarded his hand for a second before he broke into a wide grin. "I help!" he agreed happily.

With that, Remy took the little ones with him to Tony's hidden kitchen in the bunker where he entertained them and gave them popsicles while they helped him cook while the adults got the chance to talk.