Chapter Summaries

Alvin returned to New York as the alien invasion overwhelmed the city’s defenses, then helped at the Hell’s Kitchen docks and visited John Wick’s villa. The battle continued as Victoria went inside to speak with Dahlia, while Alvin insisted he was an upright man.

• Alvin sent Stark to find and destroy the underwater alien Motherships, then rode toward Hell’s Kitchen after spotting something land at the docks.
• Stark located two Motherships beneath the sea and asked JARVIS for two large bombs.
• Duke ordered Roadblock and Black Caesar to attack the aliens as they broke through New York’s defenses.
• Alvin reached the Hell’s Kitchen docks, where the Gang’s truck-and-container gun emplacements held off the alien forces.
• Alvin found Dahlia firing expensive anti-tank missiles near John Wick’s villa and joked with John about her spending and his nightclub visits.
• Victoria arrived with a Sniper Rifle, defended Dahlia, and went inside to talk with her while Alvin declared that he never went to nightclubs.

As alien forces attacked several parts of Manhattan, Alvin found Hell’s Kitchen strangely calm and went to check on the school. He discovered the students had turned into armed junior police, and Peter and Harry crashed through John Wick’s car.

• The aliens split their forces, leaving some to fight Hell’s Kitchen while others landed elsewhere on Manhattan; Stark destroyed two empty alien spaceships and reported that the cyborgs’ Command Center had escaped.
• Alvin borrowed John Wick’s customized car to survey the neighborhood, where residents carried on with their usual routines despite the invasion.
• John Wick and Rocket Raccoon felt tremors and decided to investigate underground, taking guns and Hellhounds toward a Sewer entrance.
• Alvin reached the school and found Pietro wearing a red armband and shocking Peter, while Nick and Mindy pointed stun guns at him.
• Harry crashed into Peter and both smashed through the roof of John Wick’s car as Little Harry and Little Ginny watched from the school roof.

Peter and Harry’s attempt to fight in Manhattan turned into a schoolyard brawl after Nick and Pietro ambushed them, and Peter accidentally wrecked John Wick’s car. Alvin then learned that alien forces had landed in Los Angeles and Florida while other countries faced approaching ships.

• Nick told Alvin that Old Cage had hired him and Pietro to stop graduates from going to Manhattan, and Peter and Harry threatened them after being beaten.
• Alvin warned Peter and Harry that they had wrecked John Wick’s car, prompting Peter to panic about facing the mutant enforcer.
• Peter and Harry fought back: Peter cocooned and shocked Pietro, while Harry chased Little Harry and Ginny.
• Alvin directed Peter toward the dormitory where Nick had fled, and Bourne warned that it was the Swan Girls’ dorm before Peter launched himself inside.
• Bourne told Alvin that alien forces had landed in Los Angeles and Florida, trapped the U.S. carrier fleet with a force field, and left Steve planning to help Los Angeles.

Alvin and the others watched the battle against the aliens until John Wick and Rocket Raccoon accidentally unleashed a catastrophic sewage explosion in the Dock District. John Wick destroyed the aliens’ central command, ending the battle, while the filthy blast devastated nearby homes—including JJ’s newly mortgaged house.

• Alvin asked Alexei about the explosion in the Dock District, and Alexei reported that aliens had emerged from the sewers alongside a giant, filth-covered mechanical jellyfish.
• Alexei’s forces bombarded the area while John Wick and Rocket Raccoon prepared a crude launcher to attack the jellyfish.
• Rocket Raccoon fired the launcher, and its recoil sent John Wick crashing into a wall before the jellyfish’s destruction unleashed a pulse wave that drenched the neighborhood in sewage.
• Old Kent rinsed John Wick and Rocket Raccoon off and sent them to the hospital, while Alvin and the others joked about the ruined properties.
• Frank revealed that JJ’s house was among the homes drenched in sewage, and JJ despaired over his mortgage before demanding extra cleaning and deodorizer.
• Steve announced that the aliens had stopped fighting, and the group realized John Wick had destroyed their central command.

Alvin discussed the Alien threat with Steve, then prepared to leave Hell’s Kitchen for Peru and Northern Europe. Fox discovered she was pregnant and made a Demigod’s vow to protect Alvin, Ginny, and their happiness, while Alvin embraced them as family.

• Steve and Alvin agreed that the fight against the Aliens had gone better once their weakness was discovered, and Alvin explained that another wave of Bugs was approaching the Solar System.
• Alvin said Norman Osborn was developing a biological weapon aboard the Dark Aster and that he had sent Yondu to alert the Space Pirates to their enemy’s location.
• Alvin planned to send the children home and leave Hell’s Kitchen to travel with Ginny, help Fox choose a wedding dress, and prepare for their marriage.
• Ginny rushed Alvin to the medical room, where Dr. Yinsen revealed that Fox was pregnant.
• The Chi Dragon pressed its head to Fox’s belly, and Fox, overwhelmed with happiness, made a Demigod’s vow to protect Ginny, Alvin, and her child.
• Alvin embraced Fox and Ginny and called them family, while Ginny declared that they were a team.

Fox's pregnancy stirred excitement at the school, while Alvin and the others joked about the women and tried to stay out of trouble. Frigga then told Alvin that Odin wanted to invite him to his castle.

• Fox's pregnancy spread through the school, and Alvin, Nick, Frank, and Ginny joked about her and Shirley's pregnancy.
• Frank warned Nick to treat Mindy better, but Nick boasted that he would eventually win their ongoing prank war before Mindy charged in and beat him.
• Loki arrived with Hela and Frigga, and Alvin grabbed Loki and asked Frank to keep him occupied.
• Frigga confirmed that Fox was pregnant, and Ginny happily greeted her while Alvin tried to avoid the awkward gathering.
• Frigga told Alvin that Odin wanted to invite him to his castle, and Alvin mocked Odin before yelping in pain.

Alvin dealt with Old Cage and Professor Wilson’s plans to educate his unborn child while trying to comfort Hela, who asked him to be her partner in a wedding dress competition. He joked with Stark about using a missile against the people organizing the event, ending with Stark recommending a fictional weapon called “Ex-Wife.”

• Old Cage took pregnant Fox to his office for lessons on pregnancy and enlisted older teachers to prepare Alvin’s unborn child for the school’s future.
• Alvin told Professor Wilson that he would not force his children to inherit the school or live under expectations, and Professor Wilson urged him to let each child find their own dream.
• Alvin comforted Hela, who asked him to spend time with her before his September wedding and clarified that she wanted him as her partner in next month’s wedding dress competition.
• Hela gave little Ginny a tamed Berserk Stone Man, and Alvin called Stark to complain about being drawn into the competition.
• Stark teased Alvin with a story about Hammer Industries’ “Ex-Wife” missile, and Alvin laughed at the idea of using it to threaten Odin’s Castle.

After the war, Earth’s surviving forces began rebuilding while China organized a global ship-production network and the United States struggled with destruction and unrest. Kingpin recognized the limits of ruling through fear and considered starting a legitimate company, with Richard suggesting an arms business.

• The Interstellar Marines helped end the fighting in Los Angeles by destroying the aliens’ command center, while Earth’s space forces suffered devastating losses.
• China announced plans to build 500 ships and quickly brought many Third World countries into a joint ship-production network.
• The European Union struggled to agree on a shipbuilding plan, while the United States faced heavy damage, riots, and protests in Miami and Los Angeles.
• Kingpin failed to control Los Angeles’s gangs and realized that his influence did not command the respect Alvin had earned in New York.
• Kingpin told Richard he wanted to start a legitimate company, and Richard suggested an arms company using alien technology from Raymond’s catalog.

Alvin went crabbing with Ginny and Hela, then returned to Odin's Town with a hundred King Crabs and learned that Thor had been starting daily fights at the Asgard Bar. Valkyrie asked Alvin to arrange a dinner with singer Janelle Monáe, leaving him to consider her request.

• Alvin sent Ginny to fetch Hela, but both disappeared into the cabin, so he hauled up the crab traps alone and steered the boat back.
• Hela joined Alvin in the wheelhouse and told him that Ginny was asleep at the castle while Loki watched over her in disguise.
• Alvin arrived in Odin's Town with a hundred King Crabs, and Valkyrie arranged for townspeople to unload them.
• Valkyrie told Alvin that Thor had been getting drunk and picking fights at the Asgard Bar, forcing Odin to intervene each day.
• Valkyrie asked Alvin to invite Janelle Monáe to dinner so she could meet the singer, and Alvin questioned whether she was a lesbian.

Alvin accompanied Valkyrie through Odin's Town, where a celebrity reality show had become a sensation, and helped her choose an evening dress. After Jimmy Fallon turned Alvin's planned dinner with singer Janelle Monáe into a much-hyped TV event, a mysterious stylist offered to dress Alvin for the date.

• Jimmy Fallon learned that Alvin wanted him to arrange dinner with singer Janelle Monáe and announced that the date would be broadcast, drawing celebrity attention to the Reindeer Restaurant.
• Alvin took Valkyrie shopping, teased her about her appearance and Odin, and learned that she had no money for the five-thousand-dollar dress.
• Alvin paid nearly the full price for Valkyrie's dress, and the shop owner gave her matching white heels.
• The shop owner offered to style Alvin for his date, and Alvin warned him that he would leave a lasting impression.

Alvin, disguised in a stylish suit and bored while waiting in town, ran into Julie, Zack, and Anton outside the Viking Bar. After fighting with Zack and recognizing Julie’s presence, he took her back to her inn and began probing why she had come to town.

• Alvin teased Valkyrie about his new outfit and offered to hire her as Fox’s temporary bodyguard, but she walked away from him.
• Alvin found Zack, Julie, and a drunken Anton outside the Viking Bar after Zack tossed Volstagg into a water trough.
• Alvin dragged Julie and Anton away, then punched Zack after Zack mistook him for an impostor and attacked him.
• Alvin walked with Julie back to her inn and questioned why she had left her Paint Company during its busiest season to come to town with Zack and Anton.
• Two Ninjas guarding Julie recognized Alvin as their boss and noted that Julie seemed happy with him.

Alvin reunited with Julie, Zack, the Parkers, and former Wolves players at a crowded hotel in Northern Europe. Julie explained that she had come to deliver an aerial show venue and promote her levitating aircraft, and revealed that it would also host an Asgard Cup Super Bowl against Aliens.

• Alvin found Julie at the hotel with Old Parker, his family, and a crowd of former Wolves players, and joked with them about her handsome escort.
• Old Parker explained that Julie had invited him and May to Northern Europe, while Harry described the severe shortage of hotel rooms.
• Julie told Alvin that Queen Frigga had commissioned an aerial show venue for the Wedding Dress Competition and that she was promoting eco-friendly low-altitude levitating aircraft.
• Julie explained that designers had overlooked her because the Military had removed much of her information online, while Zack had bought her a formal dress with his scholarship money.
• Alvin offered to arrange rooms on the Helicarrier and take everyone shopping, but Julie said her aerial show venue and temporary cabins would arrive the next day.
• Julie revealed that the venue would host Coach Thor's Asgard Cup Super Bowl, where Zack's team would play Aliens, and Alvin vowed to confront Thor.

Alvin prepared to help Harry’s team face the Asgardians and Dwarves in a pan-Solar System football tournament, while Demons arrived on Earth to join the competition. At the Space Gate, Johnny Storm urged Sue Storm to leave with him and finally plan her wedding with Reed.

• Alvin learned Thor had arranged a competition against the Asgardians and Dwarves, then asked Frank to gather tough players and prepare combat suits.
• Harry said he had bought the New York Giants and planned to use Warhammer armor to make a name for his team against the aliens.
• Prince Buer’s Demons and a Succubi cheerleading squad arrived through the Space Gate in Africa, where Reed, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm watched them depart.
• Reed and Ben discussed closing the Space Gate and pursuing research into warp drives and intergalactic teleportation.
• Johnny Storm asked Sue Storm to travel to Northern Europe and help plan her wedding with Reed, and Ben encouraged them to go.

Alvin took Julie to Carrafiegel’s clothing store to buy her an outfit, joking about the high prices while trusting the stylist to make her look beautiful. After Julie went upstairs with Carrafiegel, Alvin agreed to get Zack a suit too, then joked that they should run before the store demanded payment.

• Alvin paid Carrafiegel for a new outfit for Julie, despite Julie’s protests about the expense.
• Miss Middleton mistook Alvin for someone troubling Carrafiegel and offered to help, but Carrafiegel explained that they were friends.
• Carrafiegel took Julie upstairs for a makeover, and Julie thanked him while offering to pay; he said Alvin’s return was the best praise for his work.
• Alvin told Julie he would take her to dinner and suggested they ride one of her company’s hovercrafts.
• Zack asked Alvin to help him get a matching outfit, revealing he had 20,000 dollars in scholarship money and asking whether a suit might cost 1,000.
• Alvin agreed to take Zack inside, told him to watch closely when trying on clothes, and joked that they should run from anyone demanding payment.

Kate Middleton apologized to Alvin and Julie for her earlier rudeness and invited them to dinner, while Alvin discussed her fiancé William and challenged her assumptions about Julie’s story. Alvin accepted the invitation and arranged to pick Kate and William up for dinner at the Reindeer Hotel that evening.

• Kate approached Alvin and apologized, introducing herself as Kate Middleton and explaining that her fiancé William considered Alvin a friend.
• Alvin remembered William from the Greenwich battle and joked with Kate about William’s bravery and receding hairline.
• Alvin assured Kate that he and Julie had not been offended, then teased Zack about needing to work harder and earn more.
• Kate invited Alvin and Julie to dinner and praised Julie as an inspiring role model, but Alvin said Julie’s tragedy should not be treated as entertainment and stressed the need to help others in similar situations.
• Alvin accepted Kate’s invitation, set dinner for eight o’clock at the Reindeer Hotel, and said he would send a car to pick her and William up.

Alvin prepared to take Julie to meet celebrities and promote her hover car, while Jimmy Fallon arranged a crowded dinner party at the Reindeer Hotel. The chapter ended with Valkyrie bringing Berserker formal armor for Alvin to use to help a young man who could not afford a suitable outfit.

• Jimmy Fallon asked hotel manager Olson to add another table for a celebrity dinner, and suggested turning the outdoor space into a party when Olson said the hotel was full.
• Julie arrived at the school inn with Zack, and the students celebrated their relationship while Old Parker reminded Luther that their bond came from years of hardship.
• Alvin told Julie to rest and bring her hover car prototypes to the celebrity gathering, where he planned to market them as exclusive status symbols.
• Luther offered five million dollars to order Julie’s first hover car, and Harry teased Zack about Luther’s interest in her.
• Valkyrie arrived with Berserker formal armor after Alvin called for it, and he explained that he needed it for a boy who could not afford a suitable outfit.

Jimmy Fallon struggled to clear the traffic jam caused by Olson’s chaotic red-carpet plan, then used Janelle Monáe’s arrival to get the actresses moving. Zack arrived in ornate armor on a Pegasus and said Principal Alvin was coming to meet Janelle.

• Olson’s improvised red carpet trapped a line of actresses in their cars, and Jimmy Fallon reprimanded him for mishandling their arrivals.
• Shakira refused to go first, explaining that arriving before the other stars could damage her standing in the industry.
• Jimmy Fallon called actresses for help, but they refused, while Olson worked to identify the people in the waiting cars.
• Janelle Monáe arrived from a nearby town after Jimmy Fallon called her, and he welcomed her as the first guest to walk the carpet.
• Jimmy Fallon offered to escort Janelle inside after a short wait, while Zack descended on a Pegasus in golden armor and announced that Principal Alvin was on his way to meet her.

Alvin arrived at the banquet with Julie, Valkyrie, and Janelle in hovercars, then turned the red carpet into a publicity stunt for the vehicles. As more guests arrived, Thor and Demon Prince Baal ended their race in a tie-like dispute, setting up a further contest.

• Alvin introduced Valkyrie to Janelle as her devoted fan, and Valkyrie took Janelle to meet her Pegasus.
• Prince William arrived with Kate, agreed to trade his grandmother’s Mountain of Light for Dark Elf armor, and joined Alvin in promoting the hovercars.
• Julie kissed Zack, then socialized with Kate, Valkyrie, and the other women while Alvin joked with reporters about the hovercars.
• Jimmy Fallon persuaded Shakira to appear on his show for free, then welcomed her onto the red carpet as a major star.
• Thor landed in front of the cameras and claimed victory over Demon Prince Baal, who challenged him to prove himself in a real competition.

Jimmy Fallon introduced the princes from Asgard, Nidavellir, and Hell as participants in the Four-Nation Invitational, while Alvin dealt with the visiting princes and their tense banter. Baal asked Alvin to trust his Demon delegation, and Alvin took the princes outside to speak with them privately.

• Jimmy Fallon announced that Thor, Volstagg, and Baal had come to Earth for the Four-Nation Invitational against Hell's Kitchen's Wolves All-Stars.
• Reporters focused on the female celebrities, who praised the Hovercar campaign and expressed interest in buying one.
• Thor confronted Zack over wearing Odin's Armor, then apologized after Alvin scolded him and learned the Wolves were staying at a cheap Hotel.
• Volstagg challenged Zack's toughness, but Zack refused his wine and warned that Football required more than brute strength.
• Baal assured Alvin that his Demon nobles could control themselves and wanted to prove Demons could live peacefully with humans.
• Alvin took Thor, Volstagg, and Baal outside to talk, while telling William he could join if he stayed sober after a drink.

Alvin learned that the Dwarves were facing hunger and wanted his help establishing trade with Earth, while Raymond revealed that human officials were deliberately squeezing their economy. Raymond urged Alvin to choose whether to cooperate with the Dwarves or use his influence to dominate Nidavellir, leaving Alvin facing a political choice with far-reaching consequences.

• Volstagg told Alvin that the Bugs had destroyed the Dwarves' underground farms and disrupted their supply lines, leaving them at risk of hunger.
• Volstagg proposed an Earth trading company, a Steel Digital branch on Nidavellir, and possible Dwarf investment in Alvin's South America Plan.
• Volstagg accused the Allied Forces of treating Nidavellir as a playground and neglecting its safety, while Thor said Asgard had sent its fleet and two thousand Berserkers to protect the Dwarves.
• Alvin called Raymond, who explained that Zheng Xuan was using trade restrictions to drain the Dwarves' economy and that seed companies were refusing Jordan Beckford's orders.
• Raymond advised Alvin that he could either use his trade monopoly to force the Dwarves to submit or cooperate with them to develop Nidavellir into a space-travel hub.