Continued from this Arc:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...=526324&page=6

Where it all begins:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299729

Day 49: Early morning; on a replicated planet Earth in an alternate reality created by a mysterious entity who has been kidnapping heroes and villains from many alternate realities but primarily from realities represented by Marvel and DC. The heroes are represented by a cosmic entity called Captain Beyond who sometimes aids them while the villain's advocate is another cosmic entity called the Midnight Rambler.

Clint Barton had tired of being Ronin and returned to his roots as Hawkeye. So many heroes have disappeared that he and Black Widow had been scrambling to find Avengers that still hadn't been kidnapped. They had Firebird, Triathlon, U.S. Agent, Demolition Man and Living Lightning.

He and Black Widow were coleaders and often had to assist Reed Richards and the Thing who were all that was left of the Fantastic Four.

Luckily the villains had been thinned out some as well but Juggernaut was a major problem with little around capable of challenging him though Ben Grimm tried as best he could. The Warriors Three also were trying to help in hopes of eventually learning what had become of Thor.

Clint was brooding about all this and failed to notice the rift in reality until it was too late.

Ares, god of war, materialized filled with rage. His death at the hands of the Sentry angered him and he decided to resume his old ways as the god of war and vowed revenge on the Sentry for what the miscreant did.

He looked around. Clearly he was somewhere on Earth. He sensed he was not far from Greece but something about his location seemed off.

He spotted a peasant working in a field and demanded to know where he was. The peasant spoke a language spoken in the Balkans and Ares felt more at home however he still sensed something off.

The peasant said that this was Markovia.

Markovia? Ares knew nothing of any Markovia! Ares slew the peasant for lying to him.

Just then, a rift in reality delivered the Avenger called Hawkeye; who Ares now considered to once again be an enemy.

Hawkeye emerged from the rift, surprised and startled. What had just happened?

His first sight was Ares, who he was surprised to see alive. He was about to greet Ares when Clint noticed the dead peasant at Ares' feet.

"What? What's going on? How are you alive? Why have you killed that farmer? What have you done?"

Ares spat. "Bah! I was a fool to associate with mortals and especially those that embrace my witless half brother Heracles! Be thankful that I don't slay you, buffoon!"

With that, Ares left for Olympus, leaving Clint Barton dumbfounded and alone with a murder victim.

Hawkeye knelt to examine the body Ares had left. As he knelt some school children rode up on bicycles who saw a costumed man with a quiver filled with arrows kneeling over their dead father. The children jumped off their bicycle and ran to their father and saw that he was dead. The children had been on their way to school and had hoped to say goodbye to their father en route. They looked at Hawkeye with horror filled, accusing eyes and ran away, forgetting their bicycles.

One of them had a cell phone and began frantically calling for help using the Markovian equivalent of 911.

Hawkeye knew he was going to get blamed but decided to wait for authorities to arrive so he could explain. Surely they would recognize him as an Avenger!

Ares arrived in his Olympus but much to the surprise of Zeus and the other gods who thought him dead.

Ares stormed up to Zeus and declared he would resume his position as the god of war. Zeus asked Ares to explain how it happened that he lived again. Ares admitted he didn't know and hadn't given it any thought.

Zeus sat Ares down and began to explain what was happening.

As it turned out, most of the Greek pantheon existed here, but were somehow limited in what they could do with the exception of Hercules. Ares reddened at the mention of his half brother.

It was soon determined that Ares had the same freedom to get around in this reality that Hercules had. The only other Olympian unaccounted for was Pluto.

Then Ares was told of another Ares; one from the DC universe. This Ares had much the same freedom as the Marvel Ares had but might be even more powerful. Zeus warned Ares to beware of him. Ares looked thoughtful for a moment then went back to Earth.

It wasn't long before Markovian authorities arrived to investigate the murdered peasant farmer. When they saw Hawkeye they ordered him to drop his weapons and although Clint couldn't understand what they were saying, he knew what they meant and although he could easily disarm them with his arrows, he put down his bow and quiver and put his hands up.

He was arrested and thrown into the back of their vehicle.

Hawkeye was taken to police headquarters where he was thrown in a jail cell while his bow and arrows were studied by the Markovian police.

"Do you suppose he is the American's Green Arrow?"

"Fool! Did he look green to you?"

"Perhaps he has become the Purple Arrow."

"Idiot! No wonder you never get promoted!"

Tara Markov was notified of the superhero that was incarcerated.

"Have him brought before me after I've had my bath and breakfast."

"As you wish."

Ares appeared in Greece and found the headquarters occupied by Hecate and the DC universe's Ares. Boldly, the Marvel Ares marched up to the entrance where he was confronted by Rasputin of the Hellboy universe, Bron of the Crossgen universe and Ian Nottingham of the Image universe.

"Come no closer. Who are you and what do you want?"

"I am Ares and I have come to challenge he who wears my name."

Rasputin asked what, "What folly is this? You cannot be Ares!"

"I can if I come from a different universe then the one you ally with. I intend to become the only Ares."

Rasputin told the other two to stay and keep an eye on the Marvel Ares while he checked with Hecate about this.

Hecate was lounging when Rasputin reported to her.

"Indeed?" Hecate decided to confront this upstart herself. "Bring him to the arena. I wish to test this upstart."

Ares was escorted into the building and into the arena by Bron and Ian Nottingham shortly after.

Ares was brought into the Arena fully armed. Bron and Ian Nottingham withdrew and Ares was left alone in the Arena until Hecate, entered from the other end of the Arena.

"You say you claim the title of Ares? Then fight me and prove you deserve that title."

Ares complied and the two closed in battle.

The Legion members were enjoying their reunion but had split up to check on the various homeworlds of the newly appeared Legion members. Phantom Girl alone could visit her homeworld; so reluctantly, she left on her own to visit Bgztl. Shrinking Violet left with Colossal Boy , Supergirl and Saturn Girl to check on Imsk.

Wildfire, Lightning Lad and Ultra Boy accompanied Timber Wolf to his homeworld of Zuun.

Because Ultra Boy could not return to his own homeworld; Rimbor, Mon-El, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy and Kid Quantum went to check that planet.

The Predators; also known as the Yautja, were trying to adjust to this new reality, without any clear explanation of what's going on.

They saw that the Alien Xenomorphs existed in this reality as expected but they were learning of fresh new races to prey on.

They were especially interested in the Brood.

Ares faced off against Hecate, who was a giant snake.

The battle was short, as Hecate over estimated her own power against Ares and would have been better served by using her magic which she deigned to use in her snake body.

Ares overcame Hecate and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was stopped by an apparition that mesmerized him. It was his DC counterpart.

Dc Ares said; "Let's talk."