.." I whispered, as that first plume passed and the sunreturned. People started screaming. Others with more self-possession orwith better reflexes rus...ed over to push shut the doors to thestaircase, doors through which black smoke was billowing. Shutting themalso helped block out the already intense heat we could feel rising upthe stairs."Was that a bomb?" someone said, voice filled with fear."Another plane," said someone else, calmly. "We've been hit by anotherplane." Don't be stupid," said a. He would be nursing several deep cuts to his arms and legs. At least one was serious enough to need medical attention.Mary hugged Defor in relief and thankfulness for his timely intervention. She sat on the damp grass, holding the dog, crying while her adrenalin leached away and the shivers stopped. In those moments together, alone in the park, Defor and Mary formed a bond that, up to now had only been a casual acceptance of each other.Gradually, Mary calmed down and gathered her wits together,. Once I had myboots on, I turned back to Charlene's covert paramour."Done," I said.Danny turned back around. Before I could avert my eyes, I confirmedthat the physical evidence of our tryst had been removed. He was stillcompletely naked, though."Now that you've gotten dressed, can we talk like adults?"I shook my head. "No, we can't. This..." I pointed at the disheveledbed. "...was a big mistake. One I'm not ever going to repeat again."Of course, those were pretty bold words I might not be able. If anything, she was starting to enjoy the attention just as much as Jen had “So, Lyra, ever wanted a sword of your own?”“Please… We were trained in the use of sword as children.” Rolled the eyes of Lyra; the Savage She-Hulk, flipping her red hair and crossing her arms under her bust. Younger than the other two women, Lyra was a gene hybrid created be Thundra with her and Bruce’s genes. Raised in a parallel future with her Femizonian mother, Lyra went to the past to face her ‘father’… The.