X-Men: Apocalypse
An Independent Timeline
By Patrick McArthur McIntosh
Discalimer
All X-Men Characters, Names etc. are property of Marvel Comics of Marvel Publishing, Inc. and I do not claim any credit henceforth save for storyline and independent characters.
Author's Notes
To start off, this story arc is in no way connected to the Age of Apocalypse story arc. It just happened to be an odd coincidence.
Hello there! My name is, as you should already know, Patrick McIntosh. For the record, I started this independent timeline on February 26, 2008. I felt that the Decimation didn't do justice to the Mutants in the Marvel Universe. I personally felt it was a cheap shortcut for Marvel bigwigs to kill off the majority of mutants most people don't know about. As an avid fan of the comics, I felt the need to voice my own opinion about the outcome of Decimation. Not just the fact that nearly all of the Mutants had lost their powers, but more importantly that the Xavier Institute was no longer a school for young Mutants. I feel that this severely limited the different plots that could be undertaken from this story arc, especially since there doesn't appear to be any younger Mutants coming around anytime soon.
Now before anybody believes that I completely hated the Decimation arc, I must patch a few things up. I personally liked the concept of the Mutant of Homo Superior race facing extinction, and I loved reading the series. I'm just voicing my own opinion as to where I would like to see the X-Men series go, nothing more. Just think of this as a branch-off from somewhere around the lines of the Excalibur spin-off and the 1990's X-Men plot. I would also like to add that my storyline is influenced by the X-Men movies, but not to the point where it's some cheesy sequel. If I were to put it within a definite timeline, I would put it after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, but with the overall feel of the aforementioned comics (ergo, the Professor/Jean not dying, no cure etc). I'm trying my best to make this as "authentic" as I possibly can, but obviously without the use of pictures to help me, which I can only hope won't be the Achilles Heel.
In conclusion, I would like to wish everyone who reads this a good time, and that I hope that this gives you a good read for those boring days during a break, or if you yourself are trying to look for inspiration. If you like my story so much (which at the moment I find to be slightly doubtful) that you wish to make your own "what if" contribution, by all means go ahead. All I ask for in return is that you send me an email explaining what in particular you liked and what you might like to add.
So without any further annoyance, distractions, or long-winded stalls for time, I give you X-Men Apocalypse!