Aikku x Toni

Aikku x Toni is the femslash ship between Aikku Jokinen and Toni Ho from the Marvel fandom.

Canon
Aikku was in the proximity of the crash landing of one of Ex Nihilo's creations, the Pod System Armor. This was launched towards the planet by an "evolution bomb" and designed to serve as Earth's self-defense mechanism. Aikku was bonded with the suit, and remained in a cocoon. This suit was discovered by A.I.M. Once she hatched from her cocoon, with her mind having been taken over by the armor, Pod proceeded to fly to Australia where the Avengers were fighting other creations of Ex Nihilo in Perth. She quickly defeated the Avengers, adapting to their attacks and strategies, and was soon confronted by Deidre Wentworth, who managed to capture Pod once more for experimentation, firstly by placing her in the space between two dead universes.

An A.I.M. engineer, Dr. Toni Ho, became interested in studying her. And while running a diagnostic on her, Aikku revealed she had become increasingly lonely ever since her girlfriend, Darja, told her she couldn't love her because of what she had become. As Toni continued investigating Pod and started to fall in love with the person within the armor, she discovered that while Aikku could come out of the suit, the process would cause the Pod A.I. system to reset and effectively terminate its current self. This meant that it wasn't the armor itself what forced Aikku to give up on a normal life, rather her desire to sustain Pod. Barely a few moments after making this discovery, Pod and Toni were targeted by the Maker and Skar when the New Revengers attacked A.I.M.'s Avenger Base Two. Pod was fatally damaged. The injuries to Pod's body were of such an extent that the suit wasn't capable of healing both Aikku and itself. So it chose its user, and freed her from the armor as it went offline. Aikku still retained a portion of the Pod armor, an undersuit that was more streamlined in appearance, but suffered great grief over the loss of Pod.

Aikku was subsequently aided in getting used to the mechanics of the Pod Undersuit by Toni. After the pair shut down A.G.M., an A.I.M. splinter group, Aikku expressed her gratitude for Toni's support and both girls confessed their feelings for each other. After this, the two of them shared a kiss. Then, they joined the newest A.I.M., a joint operation between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the U.S. Army.

Fanon
is a rare ship within the Marvel fandom. However, it has garnered a fanbase amongst LGBT+ fans, specially sapphic fans, that adore the ship.

Fandom
FAN FICTION