Here're my preliminary notes for the "Wings of Fate" miniseries proposal. Background notes... in no particular order. Monarch/Extant is Kestrel. Both Hawk and Dove are trapped in a temporal anomaly. Since they are incarnate Lords of Order/Chaos, they are unaffected by the recent exodus of the Lords. Much of the Fate/Book of Fate seria are retconned...in fact the first issue of this story will kill Jared off. The Hawkgod is a Lord of Chaos. Nth/Night Metal was the result of his channeling his power through it, much like Nabu and the Helm. Vandal Savage's immortality comes from being an unwitting servant of Order. That's why he never changes. Meanwhile, Mitch Shelley (whomever he turns out to be) serves Chaos, which is why he _always_ changes. You see, by ancient covenant, when a Lord of one realm incarnates, another Lord from the other side decamps as well. Vandal had Mitch, Darkseid has Highfather...and Nabu had K'tarra. (I'm not sure who Kestrel's opposite was... maybe the Gray Man?). However, in the case of Nabu, rather than face off directly, they merely inhabited metallic shells, allowing each to control mortal servitors, and keep an eye on each other. It's no accident that most Hawk Avatars were killed off by Vandal Savage... or that the second avatar to use Nth Metal appeared nearly simultaneously with the resurrection of Nabu. [It's also a matter of record that a rejected alternate costume for Fate in the 70's had a bird motif]. Issue #1: Start with a nice, cosmic, two-page spread. Talk about the Creation, mention the division into Order and Chaos, possibly tie this to the First (or is it Second?) World. A sequence of panels shows various people (Vandal Savage, Alan Scott, maybe a sorceror or two), in the midst of their plans, lives, schemes, etc., reacting at some level to an event of mystical significance. Cut to New York City, where a landlord summons the police after he heard some kind of commotion. They break into the chained and locked apartment, only to discover the dead body of an old man. There are signs of a struggle, but only one person. The frail, withered form carries no ID, but is marred by several gashes in his chest, an apparently severed left arm, and an ankh tattooed over one eye. Sentinel (or Green Lantern, or whatever he calls himself this week) arrives, having detected something mystical occurring, and identifies him as the last avatar of Nabu, revealing that the knife, amulet, and cloak are all missing. He calls the rest of the JSA (possibly the JLA as well). Hourman detects traces of chronal energy in the body, implying that, perhaps, a time manipulator did this. He uses his abilities to reveal that the culprit was Extant. Issue #2: The book opens with a big meeting scene, one of those infamous George Perez scenes, where all sorts of people are tucked away in corners. The JSA, JLA, Titans, Young Justice are all gathered together in the Watchtower. A major exposition scene, dealing with Fate and Extant. Comments from everyone from Impulse to Orion. A strike team, composed of the heroes most resistant to age changes, is assembled, and sent to the scene of the crime, where Hourman uses his "Hour of Power" to trace the time energy to their source: Vanishing Point. They appear there, only to find an unmasked Hank Hall sitting on a huge throne in the middle of the control room, the corpse of Waverider at his feet. He welcomes them to their doom, stating, "But I'm being a poor host. Allow me to properly introduce myself: "Kestrel". Issue #3: Reaction shots from the assembled heroes, especially the Titans, as Kestrel transforms into his true form. Let him gloat a bit, explaining how he used the weakening of Hank's will to suborn him after the apparent death of Dawn Granger. Suggest that he's been gathering power ever since. Show a scene where he displays his collection: Hawkman, Amethyst, Dove II, Hank Hall (in astral form), both the paraphernalia of Fate and his chaotic symbiote, maybe even the captured Hall and Nelson clans. The heroes attack. Lots of energy being thrown about, bodies flying everywhere. Kestrel seems to have the advantage, until someone (I'd like to use Impulse, for personal reasons) happens on the idea of freeing the prisoners. Most are too weary, but two, incarnate Lords themselves, are truly pissed. At the climax of the battle, a shout is heard from off panel. "KESTREL! It's over. we've got two words for you." Cut to Dawn Granger, and someone who looks to be Katar Hol. Katar speaks first. "Hawk!" A cool voice chimes in, "Dove". Issue #4: Hawk and Dove are back. Due to the high amounts of Chaos/Law energy, they are in their more powerful forms, and with a certain amount of relish, go to town on Kestrel. Bit, by bit, they drain off his excess energy, leaving only his time-based abilities, which Hourman, having absorbed Waverider's energy, neatly takes care of. Kestrel is defeated. Hawk uses his increased abilities to transform the Katar body to his normal form, and greets his great- aunt and uncle. During the cool-down period, Dawn fills in the blanks, explaining the relationship between Nth Metal and the Golden Helm of Nabu. It is decided that she will become the next Fate, as she transforms the knife et al to a new mask and costume (much like her Dove costume, but gold where it was white.) Hourman removes the hourglass from his chest, asking that it be delivered to Rick Tyler, and stays on VP to become the newest Waverider. As for Hawk. Dawn looks at him, saddened that maybe their partnership is over, Hank, looking over at his relatives, disagrees. "You said it before. when there's a Fate, there's always a Hawkman." End the story with a panel of Vandal Savage, a black vial in his hand, peering into a mystical orb and murmuring, "Perfect". THE END?