" Everyone has scars , whether they are physical or emotional , there 's really no difference between the two . Both are painful reminders of something that happened that should have been avoided , whether it 's a scar obtained by burning metal from an explosion , or a scar in your mind as a harsh thought of what could have been but had been lost . Some last a short time , some fade over a long time , and some stick with you for the rest of your life . " " I 'm fine , Tom . I 've just been thinking of things . " Annabelle smiled , she didn 't want to tell Tom about the dream she had , he had enough going on with the upcoming eclipse . Still , she couldn 't get over what she had dreamed about . It had been a week since she had it and every once in a while she would turn around thinking Gabriel was nearby ready to pull one of his goofball pranks , then she realized he wouldn 't , he 'd never do it . That made her sad , but the idea of her daughter Keera being there for real helped her cope . After standing for a minute or two , Annabelle walked through the living room of her home , looking at all the wonderful people she called her family . Scarlett was " ooh " - ing as Mirabelle did a magic trick in front of her , Kelly was chatting with Tom , and John and Keera were joking around about something they whispered to each other with smiles on their faces . To Annabelle , this wasn 't a normal family , but it was a great family . After finishing his chat with Kelly , Tom walked over to Annie , making sure , again , if she was alright . Annabelle nodded and said " I do have a bit of a headache from the blast a week ago , but I 'll be fine , don 't worry . I 'll just take a bit of a walk to get rid of it . " Annabelle shook her head , and said " I 'll be alright , just need a walk . Besides , everyone aside from me is busy today . Kelly and Keera are going to the top of the mountain , John and Mirabelle are going to the library to research the Genie lamp , and you and Scarlett are going to look for wedding stuff . . . a little hint : pick a lot of red items . " she said , sarcastically . Annabelle smiled and leaned in close . " Don 't worry , I will not let anything happen to me . Besides , I 've already endured enough in my life , what more could possibly happen ? . . . you know what don 't answer that . " " You 're worried about her , aren 't you ? " Scarlett asked , sitting in the passenger seat of Tom 's car as they made their way through the town . The roads were easy to navigate , it being a Saturday , and Tom had decided that the back roads were more a proper choice to drive on . " Who ? Annabelle ? Of course I am ! She needs me , and the family right now when she 's going through these troubling times . I am trying to see where she walked to but this city is so covered in flora it 's hard to pick out what 's a bush and what 's her . Don 't uh . . . don 't tell her I said that . Anyway she needs me , like I need her . " " It 's more than that , Tom . I know it , I know you . You love her . " Scarlett had never been one to skirt around the point , always going straight at with her her hands at it 's throat . " I know this because I see you when she 's around , it 's the same look , the same body language in John 's face when I walk into the room . I noticed this a long time ago when we were teens , and made my move , now we 're shopping for wedding cakes . Why didn 't you make your move , Tom ? " " I don 't know if I 'm good enough for her . " Tom said , bluntly . " She 's is literally out of this world , and I 'm just . . . stuck on Earth . " " Tom , you 're good enough for Annie . You don 't see that but I do . You are a wonderful person ! Besides , have you ever ASKED if Annabelle thinks you 're not good enough for her ? I mean seriously . I know the answer is ' no ' , I know you two are perfect for each other . ' Tom and Annabelle ' is about a common phrase around the house as ' peanut butter and bananas , with chocolate syrup ' . " " Oh well , um . . . I was just thinking of something that I like . I 've been looking at a lot of food lately . Maybe pre - wedding jitters or something . " Scarlett then stopped herself . " But that 's beside the point . My question for you is . . . have you ever wondered what it would be like to have settled down with Annie , to marry her and have a few kids ? Have you ever wondered that ? " Tom sighed , looking out ahead of him . " All the damn time . . . " " You 're not very chatty today , are you Keera ? " Kelly asked , looking over at her . Keera was busy looking at the mausoleum , watching in case anyone came or went inside with a stern look on her face . Since she didn 't respond , Kelly continued talking . " It 's just like the other night all over again . " " . . . Well I went into Annabelle 's room while she was sleeping , and talked to her . Told her what was in my heart . I didn 't get a response , just like with you just now . " " Oh well . " Keera said with a harsh tone in her voice . " Guess the apple doesn 't fall too far from the tree , in any respect whatsoever . " Kelly was the one confused this time . " What ? What do you mean by that ? " Stopping herself from looking at the telescope , Keera backed away from it to look Kelly in the eye . " You know what 's really funny ? The whole time I was watching my mom sleep the other night , worried about her , trying to get her to wake up . . . I noticed a few things parallel to my own life . Just , you know , certain things . Like explosions . She was caught in an explosion in the past as she said , broke her arm and spent nearly three months in the hospital . " " And here it happened once again , but this time she didn 't get that injured , did she ? She didn 't lose an eye , or have her face scarred . No , she didn 't , but she could have . She could have had her entire body scarred ! She could have been paralyzed ! Her life could have been taken from her because of ANOTHER DAMNED EXPLOSION ! ! Just like the one I was in ! ! ! " " Keera , I don 't know what to say . " Kelly said , worried . " I really don 't . You have been through so much in the short time you 've been alive , we all have , that sometimes it 's hard to realize what matters . " Suddenly Kelly reached in for a hug , and Keera fell into her arms crying . " I can never see things clearly , I can never realize what 's happening . You need two eyes to do it . " " I am so sorry for everything that 's happened to you , Keera . You didn 't do anything to deserve your injury . If I could go back in time and put myself in your place I would . I would do anything for you . " " I love what you 've done with the place . Very . . . dark , very . . . evil - lair - ish . " Jacob chuckled as he opened a new gate into the tomb 's main area . " Could use a throw pillow though . Maybe a few curtains . " " Yes but are you really ? " Jacob walked over to him with a smirk . " Or is it your robotic companion over there who is more busy than you ? " Jacob noticed the robotic orb floating in the center of the room was pulsating brightly , like it was busy doing something . " That 's good ! Real good . . . I may have use for a holding area . I have plans to bring a guest , someone who is perfectly capable of undermining out plans . She 's had a victory against a Benefactor before , and I want to see her face personally when we open the tomb , get the lamp , and use it for our own purposes . Just so I can know that she knows she lost . " " That doesn 't seem too hard to do . Apparently the last benefactor was defeated by a pair of love - struck teenagers . I can 't say he didn 't deserve to be imprisoned and blown up . It 's his faulty device that gave me this scar . " Jacob sneered at Vu , then said " Jack Toomes was an older man when he fought those , as you say it , ' love - struck teenagers ' . He was old , weak , pathetic . I am much , much younger . " " Besides , I was thinking of someone else . " Vu said . ' Someone I want to find in Starlight Shores . Thomas Jameson . He refused to help my father when he needed it . I want revenge . " " Thomas Richard Jameson is dead . " Jacob replied . " But guess what , I know where his son is . . . you know , ' legacy ' and all that stuff . You can take revenge on Thomas Jameson by taking revenge on his son . And I know where you can find him . " " No no no . First I must make a . . . fair trade . " Jacob smiled , and turned around to face a table . " But what could you possibly have that I want ? ! Maybe one of these weapons here ? Ya I 'll take this as a pre - payment . But what else ? What could I possibly - OOOOOH . Ya , this will work . " Jacob picked up a golden - colored potion , holding it in front of him . " That 's a potion called Midas Touch . " Vu said , " It will let you turn anything you want to gold . For inanimate objects it permanent . For humans it 's temporary . At least that 's what the witch who gave it to me said . " " Midas touch . I love that story . In the story , King Midas wished for the ability to turn whatever he touched into gold . . . it was part of his greed . Unfortunately for him , every single person he touched turned to gold , and his food turned and his drink as well , he died of thirst and starvation and he died alone . I personally think he was an idiot . He should have made things a bit more specific . Yes , this will do fine . A little birdy told me Tom 's at the market . Well , I saw him there myself before I trotted over here . But take care . . . you know the love - stuck teenagers you mentioned ? Tom 's one of them . He was strong then , can 't imagine how he is now . " Vu smiled , finally realizing that his revenge was going to be obtained . He turned around to ask Jacob more about Tom but was shocked to see him gone , with the midas touch potion . He then took his communicator out and contacted Tobias Corvan . Annabelle was sitting on a bench at the park , still trying to get her head clear when she heard someone walk up to her . She turned her head and saw Deacon Jones , still apparently upset from the conversation they had about a week before . Annabelle hadn 't talked to Deacon since their encounter in the beach house , but ever since then she was going over the whole angered tirade against him in her mind , and the conversation he had with his twin sister afterwards . " Do you mind if I . . . sit here , Miss Kethin ? " Deacon asked , politely . Annabelle silently nodded and gestured herself towards the empty seat , signifying that he could . " Listen , Annie , I again am so sorry about everything that happened in Bridgeport . I assure you , it was Jack Toomes who manipulated me ! " " He manipulated a lot of people . " Annie said , " You , me , Tom . He made us all think he was a friendly sort . I saw him as a good friend . " Deacon looked off in the distance , upset . " Then his death must have some kind of effect on you , like it did me . He may have been evil but I still saw him as a father for five years . " " I don 't think he 's dead . " Annabelle sternly said . " I 've seen him ' die ' in two different explosions before , this third one . . . it wouldn 't surprise me if he showed up alive in Sunlit Tides or something , drinking on the beach laughing at everyone who thought he actually went to the land of Smithereens by way of a meteor impact . Dr . Vu was revealed to have been alive just recently and he too ' died ' in an explosion . Hell . . . I should have died in an explosion , almost five years ago . " " Why didn 't I ? Why did I have to live with the wounds for three months ? Why didn 't I . . . kiss . . . it doesn 't matter . That 's the past , this is the present , and I must look to the future . " " Anyway . . . " Deacon said , interrupting her . " I wanted to say , again , Annabelle , that I am really , really sorry for the way I acted in Bridgeport . That was not the person I am , I never wanted to be that . " Annabelle stood up . " Well , to be honest I wasn 't having the greatest of days myself when we met again a week and a half ago . Tom . . . Tom blamed me for causing someone he cared about to die , and we didn 't talk for a month . But that 's behind us now . My point is that I too apologize . I don 't think I would have acted that way towards you if that hadn 't happened . I 'm better than that . " " Don 't worry about it . I try to put what happened in the past behind me , and look to the future . Not too many do that . " , Deacon said . " Besides , you are talking to me now , that 's got to amount for something . " " Yeah it does . Heh . Look , to make it up to you , and maybe for a chance to get to know the real you , maybe we can go out to lunch or something , as friends . Or . . . get - to - know - each - other . . . ers . " Deacon smiled . " Ya that sounds good . Let us go and get something to eat . " At the public library , John and Mirabelle were looking at random books in the basement . They hit a wall with information on the Genie Lamp , only able to find a copy of the same book Keera had . Rather than give up , however , they decided to explore the rather unused portion of the building . " Nope , not one book here . " John said , flicking his fingers across the dusty books lined on the old shelves . " I kinda hoped that we could find one bit of new info but nope . It 's like the universe hates us . The universe is evil sometimes , evil evil evil . " " No ! I tell you . . . Thi - this one time the universe leaned in close and told me to take over the world for it . " John chuckled , and so did Mirabelle . " You always have found a way to make me laugh , Johnny . " Mirabelle said . " Well , Annabelle at least . " You always made her laugh . I 've only been around for a couple months . " " No . You 've been around a lot longer than that . " John replied . " Everything Annie 's done , you 've done . All her accomplishments , all her feelings , all her happy days and sad ones . You just haven 't been able to express your own feelings until the teleporter purpose . " John shrugged . " It was . . . unintended , but I call it a purpose because it 's the opposite of an accident . I had it 's purpose to the family , because it gave you life . It gave Annabelle someone to relate to , it gave me a new sister , it gave Scarlett someone to help plan the wedding with , it gave Tom someone to goof off with , it gave Kelly someone to love , and it gave Keera someone else to look up to . It was a purpose , Mira . I don 't want to call it an accident . " Mirabelle wiped tears from her eyes . " I never thought of it that way . Ever since it happened and I look at myself in the mirror , I always thought of myself as just a reflection of Annie . " She looked over at an old mirror sitting on the floor . John smiled , and hugged his sister . " Just like I told Annie , I 'll always be here for you , my sister . " They then went back to looking for information on the genie lamp . After a few moments , John said " you know what , I think we should use one of the computers upstairs to find information . That would be more helpful . " Mirabelle chuckled again and the two walked upstairs , Mirabelle placing a book back into a shelf before . When they were upstairs , the book fell out , causing one book to fall onto another , and then another , before finally one book fell down and hit a switch behind it . Suddenly the bookshelf pulled back , and revealed a small room to no one . Inside were magic wands , a crystal ball , a lectern , and a cauldron . After a few short seconds , the bookcase slid back into place . Vu was standing in a different room in his base , a recently constructed holding area sitting next to him . Suddenly , the television hanging from the wall came on , and Tobias ' voice was heard in it . " I 'm at the market like you asked . Is this the guy ? " " It 's Jameson . Thomas Jameson ! " Dr . Vu smiled as he looked at the video . Tom was standing outside the market , waiting for someone . " Corvan , bring him to me . I want to have a bit of a word with him . It 's part of his father 's legacy . " " But . . . what if he resists ? He looks pretty strong . " Tobias responded , worried . He had never been in an actual fist fight , preferring to strike from a distance . " You have that weapon I gave you , right ? If he doesn 't go calmly , threaten him ! Just bring him to me . I want him to watch as I use the genie lamp , and holding him in this cell for a week will be fun . " Corvan nodded and closed the comm , then took out the weapon Vu mentioned . It was a crystalline device that glowed brightly , something Vu and his group had received from the M . I . A . Aurora Dawn . Tobias thought it was a magic wand , but he thought the notion of magic weapons was an idiotic concept despite the fact that he was looking for a supposed genie lamp . Tobias walked up next to Tom , snarling . " Dr . Vu wants to make your acquaintance , Mr . Jameson . Please , walk slowly towards the alley , I 'll have him teleport us . And don 't make a noise , or I 'll kill you . " Caught off - guard , Tom turned around . " Who are you ? " he asked . " What 's this about ? What does Vu want with me ? ! " Tom looked at the weapon . It was pretty violent - looking , and he didn 't want to be splattered against the wall , but he also didn 't want to be brought before a known criminal who was thought to have been dead before . After a few seconds of going through plans in his mind , he inwardly smiled . " Okay , but can I at least ask my cousin to let me go with you ? She has a bit of a temper and I 'm here with her helping her find a wedding cake , and really I don 't want to make her upset or worry . Don 't worry , I won 't tell her what 's going on . " Tobias thought this over , and nodded . " Okay . But make it quick . And if you tell her . . . " " Don 't worry . " Tom smiled , he realized this man was of lesser patience or intelligence , and those could easily be manipulated . " Now she 's right over here . Hey Scarlett ! " Tom yelled at Scarlett to come over , and she did . Tom turned back to Tobias . " This is . . . uh . . . Carl . I was talking with Carl here and he mentioned that he saw you walk in with me . Don 't worry , he 's not wanting to flirt with you , but he just told me that you look a bit like a . . . what was it you said , Carl , a " complete clown wearing all that red . " ? I told him it was none of his business - " Before Tom could finish his sentence Scarlett reached over and punched Tobias in the face , knocking him to the ground and out cold . Tom grabbed the weapon off the ground and ran with it with Scarlett , who was still angered . " So what 's REALLY going on , Tom ? You wouldn 't tell me that just randomly . " she asked . " I don 't know , " Tom replied , " But it looks familiar . I think I 've seen something like this before . I do know one thing : it 's a weapon , and I think it 's a dangerous one . We have to get home , tell Annabelle about this . " " I don 't want to talk about it . Let 's just say that Tom Jameson is far more intelligent than we predicted . And his cousin packs quite a punch for having such a small frame . " Vu hissed . Suddenly Jacob Thompson appeared in the center of the room , right where he had vanished before , and smiled . " So you couldn 't capture Tom . Oh well , guess we can do things my way now . Besides , I know how to get revenge on him , and you don 't even have to touch him . . . " " Someone tried to kidnap me today ! It was that guy I told you about , Tobias or whatever his name was . He told me Dr . Vu wanted to meet me ! I tricked him , Scarlett punched him , and we ran . He dropped this when he fell , it 's like a weapon or something . " Tom took the wand and showed it to Annabelle and Deacon . " I think it 's a magic wand , like you know , a witch 's weapon ! " " Nightmare . " Annabelle said . " Tom , you said Andy told you about the whole Genie thing , a clue at least . She knew about it because she was part of Nightmare ! She was working for Vu all along ! Why didn 't I see this ? ! She gave him magic wands , who knows how many she had ! " " But she couldn 't have been the benefactor . " Tom said . " Someone else was pulling the strings ! Someone who wants that genie lamp ! Someone who wants to use it to take over the world , to subjugate - that 's it ! " " There 's this guy I met at the museum the two times I went there . Jacob Thompson , he was this reaaaly creepy guy and he was just brimming with evil . He told me that if he could get his hands on the genie lamp , he 'd wish for the subjugation of the human race . I bet you anything he 's the Benefactor . " Did he look anything like this ? " Kelly walked into the house and nodded to Deacon , acknowledging his presence . She then placed a USB port from her camera into an electronic frame on the wall nearby . " Keera and I took this picture outside the mausoleum earlier today . He walked right into it with a smile on his face . You don 't walk into a tomb with a smile , I don 't care who you are ! Anyway I took this picture and posted it against the Federal Database of Criminals with zero matches . Either this guy fell to Earth recently or he 's so perfect at what he does he doesn 't know know how to make mistakes . " Annabelle breathed in a bit before saying " When we were living in Hidden Springs Tom fell in love with someone who literally had another side to her . The woman told Tom to come to Starlight Shores before she died and when we did we eventually found out that a group of supervillains are trying to find a genie lamp to possibly take over the world with , one of them being a Chinese scientist who was thought to have been killed nine years ago . One of them is also a new benefactor who replaced Jack Toomes when Tom and I defeated him and sent him to prison . We found out that the tomb containing the genie lamp is protected by magic and the only thing that can open it is if someone puts a star - shaped keystone into a wall on the day of a total solar eclipse . That 's all we know for now . " " So . . . villains with genie lamps ? How can you possibly fight against that ? ! " Deacon finally asked after taking it all in for a bit . " I mean , if the new Benefactor is as bad as Jack Toomes then . . . how ? " " We are still working on a battle plan . Our main objective is to stop them from reaching the lamp . We may have to destroy the key stone . " Tom said , " but they must have it under lock and key at this point . " " We still have a week . " Annabelle said , " That gives us plenty of time to formulate numerous plans should one fail . We just need local support . Deacon , I trust you now , can you tell us anyone who might be able to help around here ? " Deacon scratched his head for a second and said " Avalon . There 's this owner of a casino who started this huge corporation . No one really knows who it is , as no one 's seen them but I heard that they are in town tonight to oversee something with the Casino . " " But uh , yeah . You can find Avalon at the casino . I dunno who it is so try not to expect a warm welcome . " Deacon said . " Now I gotta go , I gotta get home before my sister worries . " " Alright , Deacon . Be careful . The closer we get to the date of the eclipse the more trouble all of us could face , even you as you used to know the Benefactor Jack Toomes . " " Cassie ! " Having returned after visiting the Kethrins , Deacon walked into his house , yelling out his sister 's name . He heard her groggy voice coming from the other room and figured that she was taking a midday nap . Realizing his mistake for waking her , he said " Oh , sorry to wake you . " half - heartedly and decided to sit down on the sofa to watch some television . He then heard a beeping noise , faint as it was . Shrugging it off as ambient sound , Deacon continued to watch television . Then he heard it again . And again . Deacon stood up and looked over at a coffee maker sitting in his kitchen that he swore he had never seen before . After a few seconds of thinking it over , he walked over to the machine and looked at it , hearing the beeping noise getting progressively louder and louder and faster . Suddenly a realization came over him as he ran to his sister 's bedroom . The two siblings took off out of the house towards the street , with Cassie still wearing her sleepwear . After a few seconds of running Deacon heard the beep stop . Suddenly the entire house violently exploded , sending debris flying across the block . " As I said before , some scars last a short time , some fade over a long time , and some stick with you for the rest of your life . And there are others that you thought were hidden and long gone , but some days they just . . . resurface . These old wounds never heal . " " Yeah you can find Avalon at the casino . I dunno who it is so try not to expect a warm welcome . " Deacon 's words rang through Annabelle 's head as she stepped into the main casino entrance , with Tom not too far behind . Annabelle looked around to see the place was empty , and this did not surprise her as it looked like it was being remodeled . The empty , dark room gave off a vague , almost ominous feeling , and Annabelle was a bit worried about continuing on . Despite this , she looked over at Tom who smiled back , and that gave her the confidence to keep going . After a short walk , Tom and Annabelle finally reached the main office of the casino , suspended above the place with only a flight of stairs to hold them up seemingly . Annabelle sighed , then gestured silently to Tom to stay behind . She didn 't want this " Avalon " to feel threatened for any reason , she just wanted to talk to whoever it was and two people barging into the office would have given the owner a start . Annabelle carefully walked up the stairs and opened the door into the main office , which was a surprisingly blank room . There were no pictures hanging from the dark gray walls and the only thing of note were the gray , black , and white seats as well as a desk off in the distance , which had someone sitting at it . Annabelle couldn 't see the person 's face but saw that it was a woman wearing a somewhat futuristic corporate outfit . " Office hours are closed . The casino is in repair from the damage caused by that meteor impact a week ago . " The woman said . Her voice was very familiar to Annie , but she couldn 't put her finger on where she 'd heard it before . " The meteor impact hit the police station . . . " Annabelle replied , she couldn 't help but notice the woman 's gloved hands tense up when she started to speak , . " It didn 't even fly over this casino . What 's the closing really about . . . Avalon ? " " Is it really that hard to figure out ? I thought living with Kelly for all these years would have helped you to attune your investigative skills . Guess I was wrong . I was wrong about a lot of things , that 's why I devoted my life to charity and helping others . " The woman then leaned close as Annabelle walked forward , blocking her face behind the computer screen . " I used to be a wandering soul , with no where to go or no one to talk to , but I decided to make myself useful for this place , this blue marble that is what I am forced to call home . Rather than hate humanity , I have embraced it . . . I have become a greater person because of that . " The Dry Gila was a small watering hole on the outskirts of the desert . Not too many people were known to scurry off to the place as there were other , more well - known venues on the " Road to Nowhere " , including numerous ones in Strangetown a few miles up . Still , the owner of the place , Roland Baynard , was optimistic that he would get at least a few customers . Roland wasn 't expecting customers this early in the day , and it surprised him when a single teenager , no more than fifteen years , walked into the bar and sat down . " I need water . " The teen said , his voice raspy and thrown out , presumably because Roland didn 't see a helmet with him and driving through the desert without one would do terrible things to someone 's throat with all the dust and sand being kicked up . Without charging the teen , Roland gave him a glass of water . Upon hearing the question , the teen turned around to face the him , " My name is Gabriel . " he said , then turned and left , but not before saying something that made Roland wonder . The teen then jumped on his motorcycle and drove away , leaving Roland scratching his head .