His father was the greatest of Heroes, saving the entire universe from subjugation time and time
again! Now he must continue that tradition , his powers are the same, but his outlook is
different. He wields the mighty Nega bands and has the Celestial insight of Cosmic Awareness.
The universe is his inheritance, for he is its Protector as he struggles to find his place amidst the
Heavens, his buds call him Genis, but he's known and feared by his enemies as....
Genis-Vell stares disbelieving at the scene playing out before his eyes! He's come home to Titan
after a prolonged absence to sheer and utter madness! His mother Elysius , has met him at the
door of a seemingly 1950's era suburban home of Earth. Even more surprising was her attire.
Typical housewife apron and house dress. Of the aforementioned era. The final blow was the
arrival of Eros, fellow cosmic warrior and sometime Avenger otherwise known as "Starfox"
Only now Eros looks nothing like his former self. His slicked back hair and white button down
shirt, along with his dress pants as well as the pipe in his mouth, and newspaper under his arm
merely reinforce the surreal feeling filling Captain Marvels gut.
"What in the name of Chronos and Hala is going on here?" Genis thinks to himself.
Eros sits down next to Genis on the couch that the universal protector was beckoned to * and
begins speaking to him.
*See last issue
"So m'boy, how've you been? It's been a while since we saw you. Is everything going well for
you? "
"This is way to weird ." Muses Genis, "I've got to get them to start talking about what they've
been doing in the time I've been gone, but I don't think it'll help. Plus "Uweys" warning is
obviously about this. I've got to start making sense of all this , pronto."
"I've , uh, been fine Eros." Begins Genis, traveling a little bit here and there. Beating a
super-villain and such. That's about it. How about yourself?"
Eros laughs heartily ,"Super-villain? Oh you've always been such a kidder Genis."
He pats Genis on the back as he speaks, "As for your mother and I, well after the honeymoon, we
decided to move into her home and sell mine off. No use in having two houses, now is there?"
Genis stares, more dumbfounded then ever. "Waitaminute, your MARRIED???"
"But of course m'boy, what did you think? That we would live together? You know such things
aren't looked upon with any sort of....... well let's just say that it's frowned upon, sort of in the
way premarital sex is."
Genis gets up immediately. "Look, you guys are freaking me out here. I feel like I'm in a time
warp or something. What's going on here?"
Elysius enters the room, "Come inside boys, dinner is served."
Genis looks around, totally perplexed. There's no villain present. No one to beat, or defeat. He's
totally at a loss. "Nothing I can do ."He thinks,"But go along for the ride, at least for now."
Genis seats himself at the formica and steel table, noting the white and blue flowered pattern on
the vinyl chairs. "This is just to bizarre." He thinks to himself.
Elysius begins handing a large bowl of mashed something or other around the table, first to Eros,
then to Genis. "So Genis," She begins, "Where have your travels taken you? Have you seen any
new sites?"
"Nothing so new as this one." He mumbles to himself.
"Speak up boy, we can't hear you." commands Eros authoritavely
"N-no, nothing new or exciting to speak of." Stammers Genis, "What about yourselves?"
"Well," Begins Eros, "Work is good, I've been looking at a new car for your mother, and the
painter is coming tomorrow to fix the place up a little. That's about it son."
"This is getting me nowhere fast." Thinks Genis, "Time to up the ante."
"One question," He begins," Where's Mentor?"
"Oh he'll be along shortly Genis, you know how he likes to get his evening walk in." Answers
Eros.
As if on cue there's a rapping at the door. Elysius stands.
"I'll get it ." She says cheerfully.
A moment later Elysius re-enters the kitchen, with Mentor. He's dressed in a cardigan sweater
and loose fitting slacks. His smile is almost half-witted as he begins to speak.
"Genis! What a surprise! How good to see you m'boy! Eros! Son! You look great and your lovely
bride is as beautiful as ever, in fact if I was a few years younger..."
Elysius gives Mentor a hug." Oh you! You always know how to embarrass a girl."
"Dad, how was your day?" asks Eros .
Genis stands then, angrily. "Okay, I've had about enough of this garbage. What the hell is going
on here? I want some answers, and I want 'em freakin' fast!"
"You sit down young man and apologize for your behavior to your mother now!" Retorts Eros.
"Genis! How could you?" Elysius practically cries out.
"If I don't get some answers here, then I'm gone to find them elsewhere." Pushing away from
them all he heads for the front door of the ranch style house .
"Don't go out there son, you know the curfew is in effect." Shouts Mentor behind the already
flying Genis.
"I have no idea what's going on here."Captain Marvel thinks, "All I do know is that nothing on
this planet is as I remember it. I'm trying to use my cosmic awareness to pinpoint the main
facility, but it's not there. And what was that garbage about a curfew?"
As in answer to Captain Marvels thoughts, searing energy blasts burn the air around him!
"What the hell? These guys are missing me on purpose."
Genis slows down as two flying Titanian Eternals fly up to and around his glowing form. Both
are dressed , curiously enough as, mid twentieth century Police officers.
"Where're you going lad?"Asks the "officer" above him and to his left."Don't ye know about the
curfew? Now we'll naa be givin' ye another warnin' lad. One is all ya get. Off with ye now, to ye
home."
Below Genis, and to his right, the other "Policeman" raps a billy club into his palm rhythmically.
Both continue to float near him.
"I've had enough of this stupidity! Get outta my way, NOW!"
For emphasis Captain Marvel sweeps the air around him with photon blasts from each hand,
scattering the two pseudo-Policeman.
Shrrak!
Sharaak!
Then swinging skyward, Genis aims for one of the entry-exit portals that abound on Titans inner
structure.
"I don't want to hurt these guys ." He thinks to himself, "But this is ridiculous. No way am I
going to be a part of this insanity.."
Suddenly energy beams strike him in the back, tossing him plant-ward!
Shhh-KOW!
"Unngh!"He gulps from between clenched teeth, as he rights his flight and swings back towards
his two adversaries. "This is what I get for not wanting to hurt you guys."
Accelerating mightily, Genis avoids their blaster fire, and engages the first with a mighty right
handed cross, that snaps his enemy back headfirst, tossing him half a mile, then swinging back
around and under the remaining "Cop" who fires his energy blasts wildly, missing the fast
moving Captain, until it's to late!
Ka-Pow!
Captain Marvels devastating left lunge punch nearly decapitates his foe, who falls to the planets
interior surface , stunned.
A quick flash of Cosmic awareness confirms that both his foes will be okay, and then he's off!
Rocketing towards the surface of the enclosed world from below, an instant later he's out the
force field airlock and into space streaking out of planetary space and towards Earth!
Below and already forgotten, the two "Police Officers" groggily shake themselves back to the
waking world. The first one awake grabs his partner and slowly rouses him. "O'Flannery !" He
yells Wake up bucko!"
The other man holds his jaw tenderly as he comes to. "Whoa Clancy, what hit me? It felt like a
train for the Lords sake!"
"No laddie," Begins Clancy," T'was that reckless youth we were chasin' down. But relax ma'
friend. Tis not our problem any longer. Now tis a job of the Outer Guard!" Both men turn their
heads skyward, towards the holographic sky.
"Gotta get some help here," The words burn in Genis' mind, "Try to make some sense of this
somehow. I feel like I'm somewhere that barely resembles my world, my universe. Maybe that's
it, when I returned from the past, maybe I went to an alternate universe." But even as he thinks
it, Captain Marvel knows that's not the case. This is his Universe, his Titan, somehow terribly
changed to resemble a caricature of itself!
Suddenly a blast of cosmic energy sears his flesh as he's spun out of control in the black void!
ZZZrrrAKK!
"Aarrggh!" He howls , "What the-Chaos and Order, YOU!"
Spinning in space, Captain Marvel sees a sight that chills even his warriors soul! Coming after
him, and gaining speed are Drax the destroyer, and Firelord!
"Whoa guys slow down here! Is this the greeting I get after not seeing you both for weeks?"
Firelord eyes him contemptuously before speaking, " You foolish child, though we both have
fond memories of our times watching you grow and your young life, you are in total disregard of
the law at the present time."
Genis is stunned, "What the heck are you talking about? I never even met you until a few weeks
ago*, are you totally out of your mind?"
*See issue 76
Drax angrily advances on Captain Marvel , " Impetuous boy, surrender now, or we'll be forced to
bring you in ourselves, and that will not be pretty."
"This is getting me nowhere." Thinks Genis, "Better to get out of here and figure it all out later."
"Sorry guys," He begins, " But I have things ta do and people ta see, adios!"
In a flash of photons the Universal Protector is gone! Arcing away from his two erstwhile friends
at star-spanning speed! The only problem being, they too can access those speeds!
In a blur all three cut across the empty space between Titan and Saturn, as Firelord and The
Destroyer fire powerful energy beams at Captain Marvel , herding him tighter towards Saturns'
gravity well!
"This is not good! These two yo-yos are getting closer and closer with their fire power, and they
know I can't open a Hyper space gateway between the two planets gravity wells, I'd be ripped
apart by the gravimetric force!"
Captain Marvel drops below their line of fire and reverses his thrust, coming up behind The
Destroyer and Firelord.
"Turn around boys, time to pay the piper!"
Genis Unleashes blistering photon beams from both hands, smashing both his friends turned
enemies into tumbling somersaults. , but instantly both reverse direction and fly into him at
speeds beyond reckoning!
Ba-KOOOM!
"I-I can't keep this up " Thinks Captain Marvel, as Firelord unleashes a withering blast of cosmic
flame , blasting him back yet again. The Destroyer arcs around from below, slamming into
Captain Marvel once more!
"Arrgh!" Screams Genis as Firelord spins around another time , this time connecting solidly with
his burning staff!
Fwwwooosh!
Senseless, Captain Marvel floats in the void, as the Destroyer grabs him by the ankle.
"Time for the interloper to pay the price for breaking curfew." Speaks Firelord.
"Yes," Answers Drax, "Pay he must."
"You know what to do." As he speaks Firelord nods towards Saturns surface.
"Again, yes. You are correct Firelord."
Without another word The Destroyer pulls Genis' insensate body back , and heaves him down
towards the planets gaseous surface , his costume already beginning to burn up on re-entry!
Both look on at the burning fireball heading towards the worlds surface far below, and then after
Firelord wordlessly nods to Drax once more, they are gone, returning to Titan, as far, far below a
small figure burns like a comet towards its doom!
Next: Things get worse!
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Captain Marvel #83Kree-Lore C/O [email protected]
Hey buddy! Well, I have to say that I didn't see that end coming anytime soon! I
love the design of Genis's new costume. I don't know where the Revisionist War
will end up, but it sounds like it's going to be a great ride! Keep up the great
work!
Thanks TJ! Hang in there, there's some really cool stuff going to be happening here in the next
few months.
I also want to thank Matt Turnage for writing in, but I lost your letter , sorry buddy, but thanks
again for taking the time to write in, it is appreciated!