Issue #5

After leaving Doom in his study, Jack went to the room had lent him for the night before retiring. The thing that had been on his mind all day was finally relieved from him so he could rest easy. Just as he was about to fall asleep, Jack felt another presence in his mind.

{Emma. I really need to get stronger telepathy so I could reach thousands of miles away like you can.} Jack said casually

{Not everyone can be as amazing as me. How are things on your end?} Emma asked from the Institute. The woman was sitting in her thin, silk robe with a glass of wine in her hands.

{Same as always. I completed my mission flawlessly. Doom is on board and he shall get Le Fay to join us as well.}

{Good. Between the 4 of us, that means our members have 2 mutants, 3 with mystical powers, 3 who have strong technological prowess, 2 men, and 2 women. But we are lacking in a key area.} Emma concluded

{Indeed. Cosmic is where we need to look for another member. My clone is gathering intel but...}

{That will take too long. We need someone we can invite now. There are several individuals that I am thinking of but my number one pick is Deathbird.} Emma said while swirling her glass

{You mean the woman that has failed at taking over her sister's position as Empress 3 times and has only managed to escape execution due to her mercy?} Jack asked incredulously

{That very same one. If that woman goes all out, she could have easily taken over the throne if she wanted. Her military prowess and cunning make her the perfect 5th member of the Cabal.}

{Doom wants Earth, Morgan wants Otherworld, and Deathbird wants the Shi'ar Empire. And you want us to take a small place in all 3 of their territories? Smart} Jack admitted at her intelligence

Jack had nothing against any of the other members of the Cabal. In fact, he trusted them all due to their codes and goals.

Dr. Doom wanted to rule the Earth because he believed that was the only way to keep the planet safe from an otherworldly threat. While he also wanted to prove how smart he was over everyone else, his main goal could not be taken lightly because of that.

Morgan Le Fay wanted to protect her kingdom and people. She had gone down the dark path when she believed her brother was dooming their nation but everything since then had been others provoking her. The woman was actually quite reasonable if one did not wrong her.

Deathbird...

'Deathbird is trusted by Emma so I guess I will trust her for now. Now that I think about it, she rarely questions decisions that I make too. We really are wrapped around each other's fingers.'

{Hmm. Well, it's a bit late over here, Emma. If there is nothing else, I'm about to get head to sleep.} Jack yawned through their connection

{Nothing I need to say now. We can take about it the next time I see you.}

Jack immediately sat up from his position and gave his full attention to Emma. She would rarely not speak her mind directly. The only things that could make Emma hesitate were her family and her students.

{Something that you don't even want to tell me over our connection? Is it about your dad?}

{No. My two sisters. I think it has gotten to the point where I can no longer allow them to do as they please.} Emma reluctantly admitted.

She hated admitting her weakness and her family was truly one of her only two weaknesses. AS much as they disappointed her and betrayed her, she still held out hope for them.

'If she's saying that something needs to be done about them, they have truly crossed the line this time.'

{Just tell me when you need me. I'll be there to support you.}

{I know. Get some rest, Jack.}

Emma cut off their connection before Jack could say anything else.

Thinking about her current situation, Jack felt frustrated and wasn't sure what to do. The Frost Family was a terrible place that poisoned everyone involved in it. Even Emma and Christian that had escaped from the depths of the family were still permanently damaged by it.

But Emma's two sisters were different. Cordellia and Adrienne were worse than Emma even at her darkest times where she was willing to kill thousands to achieve her goals. Emma at least always had a plan in mind and a goal to achieve. These two were the type that liked ot cause suffering just because they could.

But even as evil as they were, Emma still tolerated them. Even after Adrienne tried to assassinate, even after Cordelia tried to sell out her to Shinobi, Emma still tolerated the both of them.

'Just what could they have done to finally push her to this point?'

Jack spent the rest of the night awake. Instead of sleeping like he had originally planned, he went to his laptop and began hacking into Frost International as well as the two sisters' computers and phones.

He spent the entire night going through every word and reading every email, text, or coded message that they had sent out. By the time the morning light came, Jack's eyes were red.

Not from crying out of pity but from pure rage.

The duo had tried to assassinate Emma over 40 times since he had become her student and even more than 200 times over the past few years before that.

But Jack could also see why their latest act had finally broke the camel's back. They had gone after Christian in an attempt to get to Emma.

The women wanted the pair to take the Christian's private plane together and go on a shopping spree in Paris. But due to an accident, the plane malfunctioned when Christian was still on his way to pick up Emma.

Although the only male of the Frost Siblings lived, he would have to be hospitalized for a few weeks before he could fully recover.

'I'm going to slaughter them. I'll let Emma get angry if she wants but these 2 need to die first.'

Jack shut his laptop and walked out his room. Jack enjoyed breakfast with Valeria and Doom before he, Valeria, and a diplomat Doombot boarded one of Doom's private jets and began traveling to New York.