Cloud 9

Biography

Cloud 9 is a member of the Montana based Freedom Force.

 During a training session between Armory and Trauma things got out of hand. Due to Trauma 's exploitation of her fear Armorylost control and began shooting in random sporadic intervals. Cloud 9 froze up, never having dealt with such stress, and was nearly hit by the energy blast, but MVP came to her rescue, lunging at her in just the nick of time.  As he asked her if she was alright, another blast made contact with his head, splattering him all over Abbey, to her horror.  Abbey, crying and covered in his blood, along with Hardball, Komodo, Trauma, and Amory were told to never mention that this happened. The public would be outraged to hear a new cadet had died in Hammond so soon after the explosions caused by Nitro.

Abby stayed with the Initiative after the tragic events with MVP and promptly resumed her training. Even though she was told to forget it, she could not stop thinking about what had happened, leading to Trauma shapeshifting into the image of a now dead MVP.  Thought still frightened by what had happened Abby was quickly put thrown into combat as a group of Hydra agents teleported into a no fly zone near the White House.  Abby was given a pulse riffle as she was rated under a class 50 super being, and War Machine noted how she had the highest score on the firing range.  Abby commented on how she only had joined the initiative because she wanted to fly, and not to become a super soldier.  She survived her first battle, but finally came to understand that this was real war, and that she may have to take lives to survive, shooting down a Hydra jet during the fight.

With the realization that she had taken a life, Abby became less focused and more traumatized about the entire situation at the initiative.   Black Widow commented on how her breathing has off, her marksmanship suffering as a result.   Justice, the camp counselor  then asked her to come to him so she could gain closure from what happened on her first day in the camp.

Abby  was surprised when she found out that that meant traveling to MVP’s home to tell his father that he died an honorable death, but was even more shocked when it was MVP himself who greeted them at the door.  Startled by the revelation, Abby had no time to react as Justice received word that all units were called back to the base for an omega level threat.  Hulk had returned to earth and was rampaging through NYC.  Abby played her part in the conflict, searching rooftops for stragglers and using her cloud to carry them to safety.  

When Rage and Hardball suggested that the recruits take on the Hulk themselves, Abby was very hesitant.  She reminded them that they were no fully licensed and that they should allow the real superheroes to handle the job. They were quickly beaten and subdued by the Hulk and his gang and locked in a room at Madison Square Garden.  They were later saved by Trauma, Bengal, and Constrictor only to be quickly attacked by two of the aliens siding with the Hulk.  Trauma scared of the first one, taking the form of Thor, much to the satisfaction of Thor Girl.  Abby fed up with the situation, shoved her cloud down the other attackers throat, nearly suffocating her before Trauma stepped in asking what had become of her that she would so easily take a life.  Back at camp, Trauma confronts Abby while recovering in the infirmary, showing her that Abby feared above nothing else, what she was becoming and he told her that if she wanted help that he would be there to provide it.  

After the events of World War Hulk, Gauntlet stepped up the training on all of the cadets who broke orders and fought the Hulk.  During this time, someone attacked Gauntlet, leaving him in a critical state with the letters NW painted on his chest.  As a result, all ex New Warriors were taken away and held for interrogation hoping to find the perpetrator. The rest of the cadets were under house arrest until the person responsible for the attack was found.  Abby showed her displeasure in this, telling Hardball and Komodo that she needed to get out of the camp and visit MVP, who was still alive. Hank Pym suddenly appeared, having been there the entire time in his small form, reminding them they were prohibited from speaking about MVP.

Justice and Abby later met with War Machine and Hank Pym in search for answers regarding MVP, after being told that the information was classified, Justice storms out of the room taking Abby with him. They use the jump gate to get to Kentucky and to the home of MVP, but upon arrival find the house to be deserted, the windows boarded up, the cars gone, and a few days worth of mail in the mailbox.  Justice destroys the house out of anger for what has happened to MVP and tells Abby to return to Camp Hammond, he was going to find MVP and set things straight.

Powers

Cloud 9 has the ability of manipulation of an unidentified (possibly extraterrestrial) Gas. Most often the cloud is used as a method of air transportation, which can be extended to other people, but has also been used to conceal her location, and even choke others.