The Next Evolution: Back From The Future
Disclaimer: I don't own the X-men, Rachel is owned by Marvel
Chapter One: A Future Past
The piles of rubble were bathed in shadows as the moon in the sky was hidden by a passing cloud. The young red head paused to catch her breath, leaning on a broken street lamp for support
"Come on guys, we're nearly there" she called. Heavy footsteps filled her ears and she turned around to see an all too familiar metal face peering down at her from behind the shell of an abandoned building
The girl was paralysed with fear as the sentinel charged up its arm cannon and trained its target lock on her. Just before it fired a huge bolt of concussive energy knocked the mutant hunter backwards, landing on a pile of rubble. Before it could rise another energy bolt struck the building it had been hiding behind and buried the sentinel under tons of rubble
"Come on Rae, we've gotta get going" a teenage boy called, taking her arm and guiding her down the ruined street. She couldn't believe how much Bayville had changed since she'd been born. Her parents had told her all about it but now, like most of the world it was a war torn ruin, almost every building was either in ruins of badly damaged, pro mutant and anti sentinel graffiti was everywhere. All the devastation drove home just how important their mission was as she and her friends went past a pair of broken, rusted iron gates and a plaque that read Xavier Institute For Gifted Youngsters. They reached the building at the top of the hill and quickly went inside, they moved own through the eerie, deserted building until they reached the door to the danger room
"You got the code?" Kitty asked the other boy in their group
"Give me a second Kitty, we're not all as good with computers as you are" Hellblade replied, hands flying over a small keypad set into the wall next to the door. The door slid open and the quartet quickly hurried inside. The room was completely empty aside from a single metallic doorway set in the centre, which they ran over to. Kitty set to work on it and the door began to power up, the space in the doorway glowing an eerie blue colour
"I think we're gonna make it" the red head said happily
"Oh great you jinxed it" Hellblade (now looking like he's in his early twenties) replied. A second later there was a massive crash as the roof of the room was blasted away and looking up through the smoke and debris, they saw three sentinels peering down at them
"I make it one each" the boy said, assuming a fighting stance
"What about me?" the redhead asked
"Go, complete the mission" the boy told her
"No way Franklin, I'm, staying, I can fight the sentinels just as well as you three" she complained
"No Rachel, the mission comes first, we'll hold them off so you can use the machine, then trash the doorway so they can't follow you through" Franklin told her
"Looks like our last stand dear" Hellblade said to Kitty
"Well at least we're going down in style, I guess it's not a bad way to end ten years of being together" she replied, they both squeezed each others hand before charging at the sentinels
"Franklin come on, the portal won't last for long" Rachel called
"No, I've got to stay, Hellblade and Kitty won't be able to hold them back for long without my help" he replied, she grabbed him and kissed him passionately
"I love you Franklin" she whispered after breaking contact
"I know, I love you too Rachel" he replied before turning around and facing the sentinels as Rachel gave her time long last lingering glance before stepping into the portal and vanishing form sight
In the Next Chapter – Cyclops and Jean get the shock of their lives and a danger room session gets interrupted by a very unexpected guest
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