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A Common Enemy Returns
The man was dressed in black from head to toe and was leaning against a wall waiting for a certain girl to walk past. He had been waiting for her for a while now and he felt that he had an answer to her prayers. He smiled to himself then because he knew that the foolish girl would take the proffered cure without a second thought.
The girl was a mutant and the man wanted her to join his ranks. She would be a good addition since her powers would then be nullified. She would be no threat to them then. The man was standing outside of a nightclub where he knew she had gone into. He wondered how much longer she would be when the door opened and she came out by herself.
The girl or young woman rather, was quite beautiful and would make a good queen. She was tall standing near six foot with bright red hair and green eyes. She walked with the easy gate of a natural dancer and she was walking right towards the man in black.
As she neared the man stepped in front her and cleared his throat. "Excuse me miss but may I ask you something," he asked in a silky voice.
"Yes you may," the lady replied smiling for she thought that the man was handsome and she had not had a date in a while.
He surprised her though with what he said. "I was wondering if you wanted to get rid of your mutant powers. I know a way of doing it and if you wish I can take you to the man that can do it," the man said.
"How do you know I am a mutant. Who are you and what do you want," she demanded not liking the man anymore.
"I am a man who helps mutants deal with their problems. I help them become normal people and live a normal life. That is what I do and who I am," The man said smiling.
"I don't know if I want to be human. Being a mutant is a gift I was told and I have learned to deal with it. I don't know I just don't know," she said shaking her head.
"Of course you know what you want. You want to be human and you want to be loved. I know all these things and more about you and that is why I chose you to be made into a normal person again," the man said.
"Really. How do you know anything about me unless you have been following me," she said.
"I have been following you so that I could make sure that I chose the right one," the man replied.
She wondered about this man. He seemed sincere but she didn't know him. He knew that she wanted to be human but she hadn't let on in the conversation that wish of hers. She was wary of the man but she really did want to be human and so she said, "If I say yes and go with you how will you cure me."
As the man was about to answer another voice broke in. The voice was gruff and held a bit of a growl to it. "He won't cure you darlin. He will make you into a monster though," the voice said as a shape leapt down from a nearby sign. The shape landed and what she saw made her heart beat faster.
The man was short but extremely muscular. He was wearing a yellow and black suit that had black flaps that extended from his head on either side. As she watched him two sets of metal claws extended from both of his hands and the man launched himself at the man dressed in black.
The man in black tried to move out of the way but he was too slow and Wolverine's claws were buried into the man's chest all the way to his knuckles. The both of them fell to the ground and then Wolverine stood up and looked down at the creature that lay before him.
He snorted and said to no one, "Damn things I wish they would just leave us alone." He turned to the woman then who was a bit nervous and said. "Are you alright."
"Yeah I am fine thanks to you. Who are you and what is that thing," she asked as she pointed to the creature that lay at Wolverine's feet. It was green and very large. It had a tail and scales with very large teeth.
"I am Wolverine darlin and this here is what is called The Brood," Wolverine said as he kicked it with the toe of his boot.
"What is it though," the woman wanted to know.
"It is an alien from another world that lives by using other people as a host for its offspring," Wolverine said as he started to walk away from her.
She rushed to catch up to him and she said to him, "Hey um my name is Sally. Thanks for helping me back there if I didn't thank you yet."
"Don't mention it kid. I kill those things whenever I can. As it was you are a mutant and you shouldn't be ashamed of it," Wolverine said to her at his side as they walked down the dark street.
"I know but it was nice to think that I could be normal. Hey um I noticed that you are a mutant too. I was wondering if you could help me out. I don't really have a home or anything and I was hoping that I could stay with you for awhile," she said shyly. She wasn't that kind of girl but she really did need a place to stay. She didn't want to go home now that she knew that things like that were running around and had been following her. They would know where she lived then.
"Come with me. I am going to get in trouble for this probably but I don't want you running around if those things want you," Wolverine said as he took out a cigar and lit it. He puffed on it as him and the girl started towards the mansion where he knew he was going to get a lecture from Cyclops about bringing in strays without talking to the team first.
* * * * *
The man looked up from his last kill. She had been a bit tougher than the last one that he had killed but it was no matter. He had still killed her and all her bodyguards. He had wiped them out; they were no longer on the planet. She had been the last and now he looked around at the devastation.
All around him were strung the bodies of the Brood. They had been killed every one of them by the man who stood over their queen. Blood was dripping from his hands but he didn't care because he had done what he had been brought to the world to do. He was a slayer and he did his job.
"Well Arlien I see that you accomplished your task with as much efficiency as you always do," a voice said from behind Arlien.
Arlien had known that Kress was behind him but also knew that Kress would never harm him. "Was there a doubt that I would fail. You should know better," was all that Arlien said back to Kress.
Arlien stepped over the mutilated body of the Brood queen and shook his head. He wished that he could kill them before they took over bodies but he was never that fast. His guide never found them that fast and so he killed them when he could and never mourned for those that were taken by the Brood.
Arlien walked over to Kress and asked simply, "Where to know."
Kress looked down at a small machine in his hands and replied, "We go to earth now Arlien. It seems one of the six major queens is there. Also it seems that there are a lot of them there. So let's get going don't you think."
Arlien nodded his head as they headed back to their ship. Arlien knew what he was and didn't care for he knew that he would be killed one day. He looked forward to that day because he had no life to speak of. He had no family and no friends. He was alone except for the watcher that was sent with him. He was the only known Brood slayer and he went to do his job.
* * * * *
Cyclops was not in a good mood. He had just found out that Wolverine had brought to the mansion a unidentified mutant. Wolverine had no right to do that without consulting the team and yet Cyclops was sure that he had done it for the simple fact to piss Cyclops off.
Wolverine was sitting in a chair with the other X-Men in the room and Cyclops was pacing back and forth. He turned and looked at Wolverine then and said as calmly as he could, "Wolverine why did you bring her back here. You know our policy. You talk about it with the rest of the team and you don't make the call on your own about bringing in a new mutant."
"Yeah Cyke I know," Wolverine growled out. He was not in a good mood either. He was tired of the boy scout acting all superior. He was going to put him in his place though and so he said, "As for bringing her here. I though it was best since she was being hunted by the Brood."
The entire group looked as if they had just been hit with a notion that was beyond their grasp. "The Brood," Jean asked a bit dazed by that statement.
"Yeah it seems they are back red. I killed the one that wanted her and so I brought her here when she asked," Wolverine said.
"Well I guess that is alright then but I still wish that you would have spoken to us about it first. Speak with the team first next time ok," Cyclops said composed again.
"Yeah I'll do that," Wolverine said as he stood up and left the room.
"I hope that he is wrong because we have had trouble with the Brood before. We needed the help of Ghost Rider once and another time we couldn't even beat them," Cyclops said to the assembled X-Men.
"It be alright mon ami. De X-Men don't lose when de whole team here," Gambit said from where he was sitting next to Rogue.
"I hope that you are right Gambit I really do," Cyclops said quietly so that none could hear him but Jean who was right beside him.
* * * * *
"My queen the one known as Wolverine stopped our brother from getting the woman," The brood soldier said.
The queen was not happy. She needed to get a powerful woman ready for the queen that was on her way to Earth. The one on her way was one of the six. She would be joining their ranks if they got her a good body. She needed a new body for her old one was starting to fail her and she needed a new one in order to live on.
"We need to find a suitable queen body quickly for I feel that our most hated enemy is on his way. Our queen will make it before he does but when he arrives we will have a war on our hands and without her we will surely lose," The queen told her servant.
He bowed his head and hurried from the room. She was not happy but she had been sent a message from the one true queen that the slayer was on his way. They needed a body and they needed one now. They would find one for there was another girl that they could get. Or one of the X-Men women would work perfect. Yes they might just have to get one of the X-Men women.