<hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>  Name:</strong>   Steven Rogers<br/>  <strong>Title:</strong>    Captain America<br/>  <strong>Affiliation:</strong> Resistance<br/>  <strong>Location:</strong>   New York<br/>  <strong>Tags:</strong>          Everyone in the Area<br/><br/></span></span><hr/><br/>The shield rebounded from a wall and flew in an arc back to Cap.  He was already turning as he reached out to catch his oldest friend.  The super-soldiers eyes swept the battlefield and those who remained, Carnage was retreating, the bikini clad woman was a bloody mess thanks to the creatures depredations, and the zombie girl seemed to be smashed beyond repair.  the X-Man Gambit was collecting the other woman and Colossus was being aided by someone he had never seen before.   He knelt by the fallen woman and rested a hand on her forehead, closing his eyes for a moment before moving on to check the remains of the zombie woman.  He had seen death many times in his life, but he thought those days were over.  Death here was pointless, petty, without meaning for these two.  He had seen enough, and his teeth gritted in determination.  Taking a vantage point from atop a couple of wrecked cars Cap gathered himself to address these heroes he found himself with.<br/><br/><strong>"Your attention people.  I can't make this an order, and I wouldn't even if I could, but someone has just started a war and it looks like they have us at a disadvantage.  I know you are all either lone wolves or part of another team, but this is not something that a single hero can stand against.  I know most of you, I've seen how you put the welfare of the world as a whole ahead of your own, begrudgingly at times it's true."</strong>looking askance at the Cajun.<br/><br/><strong>"And no one could ever call you cowards for not wanting to face off against something that could do this much damage at one time, but you all know that we've faced long odds in the past and we've come out on top.  Somewhere in this...blasted city, an old friend of mine has sent out a call for those of us willing to fight, I intend to answer him, and I invite you all to come with me.  We were not able to protect our homes this time people, but by God we Can Avenge them.  Whatever was in store for us this morning, whatever we planned for ourselves we now have a new direction and a new fate.  Will you join me?</strong>"<br/><br/>Cap looked down at the others, expecting nothing, but knowing that he could not face this threat alone.