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AEON MISFITS
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A X-Men Evo Misfits crossover by Spaceman
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Last Revision (2nd revision)
November 27, 2007
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DISCLAIMER
X-Men Evolution is the property of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Marvel, and Co.
GI Joe is the property of Hasbro, Marvel, and other companies.
Misfits is the property of Red Witch. Permission Given.
Original chars belong to me.
This is a work of fan fiction for non-profit entertainment purposes only.
No profit or offense intended.
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Resources
Definitions and Quotes from Wikipedia, the BEST Source for Research!
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Wikia TV Tropes (a wonderful writing aid)
LOUD SOUND
telepathy mental command
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(1) Warning 1st chapter is wordy, a lot of intros. For those who haven't read Red Witch
(2) Most OC names come from "most popular names" and "most common surnames" lists.
(3) Foreign languages come from Internet Translator.
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Mutant
The Original meaning. A mutant (also known to early geneticists as a "monster") is an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a sudden structural change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not found in the parental type.
When a mutation is weak it dies out, when a mutant is superior to it's parents it breeds and replaces it's parents. It's Darwin's survival of fittest. Mutation is the key to evolution. It has enabled life to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species of the planet.
Current meaning: A mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans. Most typically, mutant powers manifest during puberty and, for some mutants, several years of self-discipline are needed before they can control their powers, while others never gain full control of them. Mutants are supposedly the next stage in human evolution and are often called "homo superior" (Homo sapiens superior) as opposed to "homo sapiens" (Homo sapiens sapiens).
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In the depths a dark lab, a young boy waits in terror. He is surrounded by walls of cold metal and medical equipment. On one wall are two refrigerated vaults. One case is a blood bank, filled with packets of blood, plasma, and saline solution. The other case is filled with blood and tissue samples. The test tubes contain liquids range from straw yellow to dark red to purple to glowing unnatural green.
The vault also contains a source of terror for the boy. Clear containers of bones, organs, severed body parts, and even fetuses of large creatures. A collection of the grotesque.
The young boy is Caucasian with dark skin and short silver-blond hair. The frightened child's most unique distinguishing feature is his eyes. He has silvery eyes that shine in the darkness and the sclera (whites) are pitch black. They are the eyes of a feral mutant which is also proven by animal-like canine teeth, sharp nails, and tapered ears.
His small thin form is clad in a hospital gown and has strange bar codes tattooed on his right cheek. The boy is secured to the table by metallic gray binds on his wrists, ankles, biceps, shoulders, upper legs, waist, and neck. The boy can't move an inch and can only watch as someone approaches. Thin IV lines goes from some of the restraints on his arms to a cylindrical machine under the table.
In the dim light, the boy can see the outline of a tall man with a high collar with glinting glasses.
Minutes later, the air is filled with a horrible noise. A sound filled with pain and suffering. It's like the cry of an animal except it sounds almost human.
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EPISODE 01:Muddy Future
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There is nothing sadder in this world than the waste of human potential. The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud, not have us grovelling in it.
Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Cicely, 1992
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Part A
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THE PIT, Florida, USA10:43 am
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It's another day at the Pit, home of anti-terrorism special weapon force G.I. Joe. Another day of training and stopping the forces of evil.
BOOM!
Another day for the Misfits to drive them insane. The Misfits is the name given to a unique group of mutant heroes run and cared for by GI Joe.
The majority of the Misfits started as the Brotherhood, a group of trouble-makers from Bayville and under the command of the shape shifter Mystique and mutant terrorist leader Magneto.
The turning point was after a failed mission, Magneto and Mystique took there angry out on Todd Tolensky, a young amphibious mutant known as Toad. They gave him a severe beating and tossed him from there plane to die in a swamp. Todd was rescued by the Joe Roadblock and nursed back to health at there base. The Joes had long promised to protect mutants, especially after the horrific events of In time, Todd gained Roadblock as a guardian, as a father he never had.
"Sorry Beachhead!"
On the base, Todd also met the Delgatos, the craziest sailor in the world Hector X. Delgado known as the Joe "Shipwreck" and his all mutant children. Althea Delgato, a water-manipulator who would be given the codename Wavedancer and became Todd's girlfriend. The genius psychotic triplets Daria, Quinn, and Brittany who would become the psychic powerhouse team Trinity. Finally, the seal-like baby brother Claudius, Lil' C, and the insane alcoholic parrot Polly.
The next friend Todd gained was a mutant engineered by the terrorist organization Cobra. During a jungle trip, Todd discovered the escaped asexual genetically engineered assassin who possesses the powers of camouflage (invisibility) and the ability to read DNA patterns with a touch. Todd named her/him Xi after the Roman project number "11".
Magneto continued his horrid treatment of the Brotherhood, revealing a long history of human experimentation. When Magneto tried to both enhance and enslave Lance Alvers, codename Avalanche, the young earth-manipulator rebelled. He was left for dead and like Todd was rescued by the Joes.
"Move it!"
After a climatic battle, Magneto was defeated and the Joes gained the last of the Brotherhood members. The gothic probability altering Wanda Maximoff codename Scarlet Witch, egotistical speedster Pietro Maximoff, codename Quicksilver, and unmovable mountain of strength Fred Dukes, codename Blob. It took some time, but the Joes became the family the Misfits needed.
After many months, they have had insane adventure after adventure, but unlike there time as Brotherhood members, they have been winning most of the time. They have gained new members.
Beak, a bird-like mutant baby who was rescued by Shipwreck and made a brother to Lil' C.
Arcade (Webber Torque) isn't a mutant, but his genius became the Misfits after messing up the X-Men. He may not have powers, but he more than enough to drive a Cobra snake insane.
Spyder, a gray-skinned mutant girl with the powers to climb on walls and fire strands of electrified
silk. The young Spiderman fan found a home with Joes and Misfits.
Foresight (Larry Trask), a former precog, who was used as a weapon by his own father, Trask. After rebelling to stop the Sentinels, then left as a paralyzed telepath. A recent kidnapping by aliens and a long space adventure resulted in cybernetic enhancements enabling him to move around.
Firestar (Angelica Jones), a fiery mutant girl with the powers of flame and flight. This girl went from being a girl called a jinx in high school to being a real fire starter. She's become a good friend, despite the embarrassment of meeting most of the team in the nude.
Dragonfly (Lina Chakram), an insectile mutant with crystalline wings stronger than steel and healing silk. She was disowned by her parents, but adopted by the Joes. She studies to become a medic, which her healing silk proves useful for.
Pyro (St. John Allerdyce), a former Acolyte and pyromaniac with the ability to manipulate flames. He was abandoned by Magneto after he caused too much damage, but the Misfits now use his fire obsession to there own ends (not necessary the side of good).
The team has recently gained an abandoned baby, an amphibian-based mutant called "Tadpole" who has become a baby brother to Toad. From the moment the infant slimed Cyclops
Sharon Smith, a pink-haired feline therianthrope Catseye has also joined the Misfits after her team the Hellions was slaughtered by Trevor Fitzroy and her adopted mother Emma Frost's arrest. She's become close to X-Men wolf therianthrope Wolfsbane.
Lucid and Torpid, two members of the Morlocks, have also taken residence after Sinister's Marauders slaughters in underground mutant populace in what is known as the Morlock Massacre.
Currently, Todd, Althea, Lance, Wanda, Fred, John and Webber are running laps around the base with Joes Roadblock, Lowlight, Cover Girl, and Shipwreck. Dragonfly is working on her medical skills with medic Lifeline, Bree, and Doc. Catseye is with them getting a full medical Scan. Firestar is working with Airtight for some reason.
The triplets, the babies, and Polly are being babysit by several blackmailed Joes. A situation known as "The Punishment That's Worse Than The Slaughterhouse." Lucid, Torpid, and Spyder decided to pity the poor fools and help, knowing they'll owe them BIG TIME.
"Why do I have to wear extra leg weights?" says Quicksilver.
"Because you can run faster." says Wanda, "Toad wears more so stop complaining!"
"I haven't seen Kitty around." says Toad, not that he minds, "I thought the new Cross Training program was suppose to bring us together with the X-Geeks."
"She's still embarrassed about the coffee cakes." says Lance, "When is that airhead going to learn?"
"Klaxons should have sounded the second that girl enters a kitchen" says Wanda
The new Cross Training Program was designed by Psych-Out. He said the reason the first and second attempts had been a disasters was too many people such as entire teams, conflicting persona such as Scott and Toad, and personal histories such as comparing Duke and Scarlet to Scott and Jean His plans involve pairing an X-Men or New Mutant with a Joe with similar interests or who could provide wanted skills. (see Training Daze for a repeat).
Currently, Betsy and Kitty are training with the Joe ninjas Jynx and Snake-Eyes, and Forge, a former X-Man, is with the Joes own inventor Airtight. Some of the Joes have a sense of dread and some of the X-Men don't blame them. Especially since Boom-Boom has been talking to the demolition experts.
"Seaweed coffee cakes." says Lowlight with a frown, "The X-Men remember BA's cooking from 'Career Day' and we known about Kitty's cooking, so why would anyone allow her to make Coffee cakes using BA's coffee recipe!? There's no coffee in coffee cakes!"
"She wanted it to be a surprise." says Lance with sarcasm, "She just phased threw the Kitchen walls."
"It was surprise alright." says Roadblock, "Those cakes had bite."
"Beachhead wasn't happy his new jeep got blow up by sugary goo." says Wanda
"He felt better when we shipped our lot to that Cobra base." says Todd, "The blast wiped them off the Earth's face. Every single building fell and after words it even smelled well!"
The group, except Roadblock, look at him funny.
"Kitty now has to stay, at least one hundred fifty meters away." enters Roadblock, "far, far away from the Kitchen is what Hawk and the Brass say."
"Big boom. Big Flames." says Pyro, "Even I didn't known coffee could burn like napalm."
"She's embarrassed, so she's been training non stop. She became interested in ninja training after that trip to Japan with Rina and Logan. She also saw that Anime Read or Die" says Lance, "She's actually good with the neko-te." Confused looks, except from Althea and Todd, "Strong iron claws fastened to the fingers like cat claws."
"So why are you keeping tabs on your ex, Lance?" asks Althea.
"Safety. Security. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Especially your Ex."
"I got a question." says Pietro
"I sense trouble" says Wanda under her breathe.
"What are Leatherneck, Torpedo, and Wet Suit hiding?"
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X-SCHOOL, Bayville, NY, USA
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It's another day at the Xavier Mansion. Another disaster.
Currently, the interior of the mansion is soaked and filled with pink-white bubbles. There are little streams of soapy water flowing down the stairs, the rugs now feel like peat of a English bog, and every member of the X-Men are soaking wet.
One side are the teachers. The powerful telepath Charles Xavier, known as Professor X, the feral warrior Logan, also known as Wolverine, the weather-controlling Ororo Monroe, known as Storm, and the ape-like genius Hank McCoy, known as Beast.
Professor X started this school to help mutants for humane reasons, while Wolverine has been the subject of inhumanity when a clandestine project erased his memories and coated his bones in unbreakable adamentium. Storm has been both thief on Cairo's streets and a goddess to a small African tribe, but her greatest challenges have come from her students. Especially her nephew Spyke, who has gone from X-Men to Morlock to Murderer to Hellion to Acolyte in a matter of months. Beast may look like a giant blue ape, but he is a great doctor and scholar.
"The Misfits didn't visit today." says Ororo, "so you can't blame them this time."
On the left are students and members of the core team. Scott Summers, known as Cyclops for his mutant power to fire optical beams. Telepath and telekinetic Jean Grey, now looking more like a drowned rat then a Miss Perfect. The demonic teleporter Kurt Wagner, also known as Nightcrawler, looks miserable with his blue fur soaked.
"Fichu! Mes Cartes sont trempées!" says Gambit, holding a handful of soapy paper pulp. [Damn! My Cards are soaked!
"I'll buy you a new pack, comrade." says Colossus offering a towel.
With the X-Men also stand two former members of Magneto's elite Acolytes, Gambit (Remy LeBeau) and Colossus (Piotr Rasputin). Gambit can charge any object with explosive force, while Colossus can become a powerhouse with organic steel skin. The other member, Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) is currently training with the Joes.
"Phis issplu phenny, yuu jurks!" says Iceman, who releases bubbles as he speaks[This isn't funny, you jerks!
Rogue towels out her soaked hair, while making sure Gambit isn't staring.
M (Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix) looks very annoyed and arrogant. She is superhuman in essentially all aspects, which has given her an a huge ego and the nickname "Miss Perfect". She joined the X-Men after the Hellions were killed and the events of the Morlock Massacre.
Her sisters Nichole, a empath, and Claudette, a bio-kinetic, are visiting the Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange. After spending years as souls trapped inside a magically created shell, it's a good idea to get a magical check up now and then esp since a partial loss of soul causes black magic generation.
Bobby Drake (Iceman) possesses the ability to manipulate Ice and cold. He uses his power for prank mostly and often thinks his life has become a running joke with his parents disowning him and selling his story to the tabloids and Pyro's accusations that he is a homosexual.
Rogue is last of X-Men and hardest to explain. She was born of a breeding experiment possessing the uncontrollable ability to absorb another person's powers and memories with a touch. She was later experimented on by her "father", Magneto, and gained invulnerability, flight, and super strength.
"It was all an accident." says Beast, "A long, improbable accident that would be better suited to comedy show, but an accident."
On the right side are the younger generation, known as the New Mutants.
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie), Jubilee (Jubilation Lee), Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith), Magma (Amara Aquila), and Berzerker (Ray Crisp) of the Red Team. Mirage (Danielle Moonstar), Multiple (Jamie Madrox), and Husk (Paige Guthrie) of the Blue Team.
"I think we can explain Professor." says Cannonball, Leader of Red Team.
They have quite an array of powers. Cannonball control thermochemical energy and can become an indestructible human rocket, Jubilee has the ability to project pyrotechnic energy plasmoids (fireworks) and produce concussive blasts, Boom-Boom can produce "time bombs"- plasma globules that explode after a set time limit, and Magma controls fire and earth manipulating the molten rock of the earth.
Wolfsbane, a girl who can shape shift into a wolf or wolf-like humanoid, left after the death of code breaker Cyther at the hands of her bigoted father. Dead Girl, a near indestructible zombie that can communicate with the dead, left after several deaths including killing Rahne's father. She only returned briefly to help Warren Worthington speak to his dead girl friend. She's also the girlfriend of Dr. Strange, which has made relationships strained along with Strange's idiot apprentice Barumpbump.
Worthington's large feathery wings have gave him the codename Angel, but they were amputated after the battle of the Morlock Massacre. His life has been on a brutal downward spiral for a long time.
"At least we think we can." says Mirage, Leader of Blue Team.
Mirage can make fears and nightmares reality with her telepathic and illusion-casting abilities. Multiple with a surge of kinetic energy can split into copies of himself, making him a one man army. Husk is Cannonball's little sister and can shred her skin to reveal a new one with different properties from normal skin from stone to metal. It's a unique form of shape-shifting with unique potential.
"I wonder if I would have been better off with the Misfits?" says Rina
"I'm beginning to wonder." says Wolverine
X-23 is female clone of Wolverine created by the terrorist organization HYDRA. She has the same healing factor and adamantium claws, except instead of three claws on each hand, she has two on each hand and one in each foot. She possesses the same slowed aging, superhuman strength, stamina, agility, reflexes and senses as her "father", and is still learning to deal with people.
"No, Penny. You can't eat that!"
Skullfire (Tim Fitzgerald) and Penance (Penny) are in the yard disposing of ruined furniture and other items. Skullfire is burning stuff with his mutant power to absorb and redirect energy. Penance has dense near indestructible body with ultra-sharp hair and fingers. She's currently using those claws to tear things up and sounding very happy. She's unique in that she was originally created as magical container for
"Another day of ... ZAP!"
"Static."
"It could have been Jesse or Ray or something Forge made!"
A new member of X-Men is Scott's brother Alex Summers known as Havok. He can release energy from his hands and was separated by insane immoral mutant geneticist Mr. Sinister, who also stole there super powerful little brother Gabriel Summers known as the insanely powerful Vulcan.
Alex had a girlfriend named Polaris (Lorna Dane) She's another daughter of Magneto, who abandoned him when she learned she was a green-haired experiment and when she found Zaladane, her black haired clone possessing Wanda's powers in addition to her Magnetokinesis. She was recently possessed by a entity called Malice, after the defeat (death?) of Xavier's Multi-Powered MPD Mass Murdering son, Legion. Malice is a fusion of the negative psionic power possessed by David's combined personalities.
Static (Taylor Vandermer), a young electrokinetic originally came to Xaviers after his sister Gossamyr (Starla Vandermer) grew fairy wings grew and she started to glow. His sister left with Sunspot (Roberto "Bobby" da Costa), a young mutant with the ability to absorb solar energy and convert it into strength, flight, and fire concussive blasts, after he was revealed as a member of Hellfire Club.
"I know it was you, brat! It happened all night and only you don't need sleep!"
The only members active, but not here, are Psylocke (Elizabeth Braddock) and Goblyn (Madelyne Grey). The telepath is currently with Kitty at the Joe base. The young Sinister made clone of Jean is with Jean's Parents, visiting, with a couple of Joe bodyguards.
"So, What happened this time?" says Professor X feeling a monstrous headache.
Jean steps forward.
"Sam and Beast were moving the last of Kitty's coffee cakes, when Amara and Tabitha got into an argument. Sam tried to stop them, but Berzerker go involved. The heat from there powers set off cakes and triggered the fire alarm and sprinklers. Bobby tried to stop the water with his ice, but that broke the pipes and made things worse. Husk and Jubilee were carrying the bathroom supplies, when a wall of water hit them. The water mixed with the supplies to create a surge of foam and suds, that flowed down stairs. Jamie ran into the house and slipped on the soapy floor and slid into the kitchen, taking Rina with him. His power kicked in and a dozen Jamies and Rina ended up breaking the Pipes in the kitchen. It took a long time to stop the water, because of Forge's last experiment with water filtration."
Everyone stares at the X-Woman. How did she say all that??
"Classes are hectic." says a blushing Jean, "It's something I picked up."
"You forgot to mansion you and Scott coming out the bathroom naked in a deluge of water." says Bobby
"Deluge?" asks Jamie, ignoring the shocked X-Men.
"I heard it in a natural disaster movie."
Jean and Scott are now turning crimson with embarrassment and pray to god for a distraction, even a Misfit.
"OH MY STARS AND GARTERS!"
Ever one turns to look at Beast and watch in amazement as his blue fur changes to pale gray, to snow white, and finally to a cotton-candy pink. The fur also becomes very curly. In the end, Beast looks like Pink Gorilla from a 60s LSD trip.
There is a pause, them the mansion erupts with laughter. It's hard to tell if it's joy or insanity.
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Hawk's Office
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General Hawk is looking over the latest GI Joe vs Cobra Mission.
Cobra steals Gravity Point Projection Device (GPPD) from old insane scientist, Dr. Kinomi. The old scientist created the GPPD as a new form of transport, a wormhole generator, but it can be used as weapon causing distance objects, such as buildings, to implode by creating a point of super gravity within them.
While being transported, an armed conflict caused the three parts to be scattered in dangerous locations. GI Joe managed to capture the Power Core before a radiation leak could occur. Cobra managed to capture the Main Machine burying several Joes in an underground cave system. All the Joes were rescued within an hour, in time for them to help fight over the final part the Computer Core.
In the end Cobra managed to capture all three parts and assemble the GPPD at one of there larger base. The Joes managed to break into the base during a test of the machine and damaged the GPPD's energy field shielding with plastic explosives.
There was a reason why the machine was kept in three parts. The Computer Core was sensitive to the energy fields produced by the Power Core and the Main Machine, and the extremely complex computer system controls the gravity point.
KRASH!
When his men damaged the shielding, the Computer began to overload and the gravity point left it's target and headed towards the other gravity point located in the core of the main machine. The combined points created a massive gravity well, like a miniature black hole. The teams and head snakes managed to evacuate before the entire hidden base and it's plateau collapsed into a dense spherical mass.
Then the other reason the parts were separated came into play. If the exotic matter of the main power core came in contact with the gravity point of the main machine, it would collapse and cause a massive explosion. The spherical mass of debris was consumed in a nuclear level explosion.
"So Cobra won't be trying to build another GPPD?" asks General Hawk, head spinning from the technicals.
"Dr. Kinomi died of a heart attack after his life's work was stolen. He was very paranoid in his last days, so all his research, formulas, and plans were stored in the computer of the GPPD." says Airtight, "He also rigged the computer. If someone tried to download those files without his pass codes or biometric data, a virus program would wipe out all the files and if someone tried to remove the hardware, the power cells would overload and short out the whole computer."
PATATA! PATATA! "Leatherneck! Torpedo! Wet Suit! Drop those paint ball guns!"
"How did the doctor afford to create the device?" asks a confused General Hawk, slowly reaching for the Advil, "It was massive, yet he lived in remote seclusion. It must have cost millions of US dollars, yet it looked like nobody talked to him in 10 years. Where did the Exotic matter come from?"
"Dr. Kinomi's family almost died in Hiroshima. They feared the 'gaijins' would attack again and created a massive bomb shelter in an old castle. Years ago, when a cousin's electronics factory closed down for good, the good Doctor took the robotics to his lab at the castle. He used the robotics and spare parts to construct the GPPD. He even recycled parts of his older labs."
BOOM!! "B.A.! I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM PRYDE'S RECIPE!"
Airtight proves he's a Joe and just continues.
"The matter according to the reports came from earlier experiments years before his seclusion. He and several other scientists managed to draw forth several kilos during a particle physics experiment. The other scientists died of radiation poisoning, but the Doctor survived thanks to 'family medicine' the Kinomi have been taking since the Second World War. He stole it and made it appear destroyed to prevent the 'corrupt' government from taking it."
"No wonder he had a heart attack." says General Hawk, then the phone rings.
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Part BDark Beginnings
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The Pit.
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Lifeline, Breen, and the other medics are looking better than they did yesterday.
Yesterday. Marine gunnery sergeant Ettienne R. LaFitte known as Gung-Ho found the body of a teenager on the coastline. He was with Leatherneck (Wendell A. Metzger) and Snow Job (Harlan W. Moore) checking out a possible Cobra base on Canadian soil. They found the ice-covered platform abandoned, but did find the near dead mutant dressed in a tattered school uniform.
"Lifeline, how's our patient doing.." asks General Hawk
"He would have died within minutes if the suppression collar was working correctly. His healing factor, weakened as it was, kept him alive even the with massive blood loss. Since, we were able to remove the collar, his body has regenerated the missing tissue and destroyed organs."
"Why did the collar fail?"
"That's a long explanation" says Lifeline, pulling out a sealed test tube. Inside is a extremely thin dark threads suspended in a clear preservative fluid, "A suppressor works mostly on a neurological level, by interfering with the mind and body connection. The reason the collar failed to stop the patient's special abilities completely is because he had an abnormal nervous system caused by this."
General Hawk looks inside the test tube. He sees dozens of extremely thin fuzzy threads and is quick to realize there made of even thinner threads stuck together.
"We found this implanted in his CNS. The techs says there bionano threads and was arranged in a complex network. It was able received and transmit data to the nerve tissue it surrounded so we think it was some sort of cybernetic control system"
Lifeline hands Hawk a chart showing a diagram of the nervous system with the brain and spine covered in complex yellow and green lines. The chart says "green actual network. yellow theorized"
"Bionano?"
"The threads are nanites constructed of organic molecules. They acted like a hybrid of a computer network and nerve tissue. They even possessed a protein coating patterned after the host cells to prevent an immune response.'
'The host body somehow adapted and altered his protein signature, which caused the immune system to attack the network. The network tried to shutdown his healing factor to protect itself, but it was too late as there was already an immune response.'
'The suppressor was designed to stop his powers when the network failed, but the collar slowed down the destruction of the threads. The collar and damaged network caused conflicting signals, which caused both to lose effectiveness."
'When the collar was removed, the healing factor went back to work and destroyed the remaining network. The patient is completely free of all control."
"More experimentation on mutants." says Hawk with a grimace, "Is the boy awake yet?"
"WHEEEE!!" CRASH!
"What the Hell!" says a unfamiliar voice
"He is now." says Lifeline
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Infirmary
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A dark figure clad in a hospital gown is in the Joe medical bay. He's a tall Caucasian male in his late teens with dark skin and short silver hair. The most unique distinguishing feature is his eyes. He has silvery eyes that shine in the darkness and the sclera (whites) are pitch black. They are the eyes of a feral mutant which is also proven by animal-like canine teeth, sharp nails, and tapered ears.
The dark-skinned feral mutant is lying on a white medical bed covered by a clean sheets and one asexual genetically engineered assassin high on Chips Ahoy.
Xi who managed to steal another bag of chocolate chip cookies, is currently hugging him.
"New friends! New hugs! New friend to hug!"
"O. K." says the silver blond slowly, "Shouldn't you introduce yourself first."
"Xi. I'm a genetically engineered assassin created by Cobra. Number 11!" says Xi bouncing on the man's chest, "Now I'm a Misfit, a member of GI Joe and called Xi. Xi loves hugs and cookies."
"I can't remember much, but I think my name is Nicholas At least that's what I remember someone calling me" says the feral "I think I'm around 180 cm tall (5ft 11). I'm a feral mutant possessing a powerful healing factor. At least that would explain the claws, fangs, and why I remember having a huge hole in my side.."
"It's good to see that your awake, Nicholas. I'm Dr. Edwin C. Steen Codename: Lifeline" says Lifeline as he enters with General Hawk, "This is General Hawk.. Your in our military base known as the Pit. How much do you remember?"
"Not much Doctor." says Nicholas, "I remember having a severe headache in a class room and two of my class mates trying to grab me. I ran into the woods, but when I reached the cliffs I remember a sharp pain in my back and my muscles locking up. The last thing I remember is falling into the ocean surrounded by red. I don't remember the town's name or my friends or my family."
"Do you remember any other mutants?" asks General Hawk.
"Yeah.." says Nicholas his silver on black eyes widening, " My classmates, the two who tried to grab me. They weren't just mutants, they were the type. Feral."
"Three ferals in one class? That's weird. " says Toad as he hops in. He's followed by Wavedancer, Avalanche, Blob, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Shipwreck, Lowlight and Roadblock. "Imagine, a whole class like Wolverine, X23, and Thornn. Or Worse like Sabretooth and Feral!"
"Toddles, you know I love you." says Wavedancer, "but please be quiet."
"Yes dear." says Toad
"Whipped" says Quicksilver
Whack! KRACK!"
... before his sister uses a hex bolt to whip him with a nearby extension cord.
"We managed to find your student ID!"
The group turns to see the three faces of evil. The Delgato genius telekinetic mutant triplets. Trinity. Daria with the ponytail on the right, Quinn with the ponytail on the left, and Brittany with pigtails.
"We used a probe and the Mass device to teleport all matter with your DNA trace." says Daria.
"All except for the sea water, we didn't want your blood." says Quinn, "At least Today."
"We managed to find a few clothing scraps, your student ID and your wallet" says Brittany, "We also found a few pieces of your pulverized kidney."
"I'll take the wallet and ID, please" says Nicholas, "You can flush what's left my kidney. I grew a new one."
Quinn hands him the student ID, which shows him smiling showing his fangs.
Nicholas Dark.
Age: 18. Born: December 21.
Genesis Academy Code: G12T36N108 Expire: 10/26
Emergency call Gene Johnson. (519) 555-0108
Brittany hands him his wallet. An Academy Banking Card, Motorcycle Driver's License, and nine hundred in damp Canadian dollars. "$900 in small bills?"
"Genesis Academy." says Arcade, typing on his personalized Blueberry, "It's a small private school with according to the school 120 'Elite' students, 12 teachers, and 36 'tutors'. The address is missing and I think the phone number is fake."
"Hellfire?" says Lance, "A large school of soldier mutants."
"I'm guessing secret government like that Weapon X." says Althea, "Hellfire would have a wider array and would use brainwashing, instead of bionano cybernetic implants."
"Wanna make a bet?" says Lance with a smirk
"One turn Babysitting Lil' C, Beaky, and Tadpole." says Althea with a shark-like grin
Lance suddenly turns pale and nervous. He then steels himself, "Deal"
"You should check your pills for side effects." says Althea with a smirk, "It's making you suicidal"
"How did you learn the implants?" says a semi-shocked Lifeline, "I only got the report this morning."
"Never underestimate the power of invisibility" says Althea, as Xi blushes, giggles, then hops in place.
"So Lifeline, I'm fully healed?" asks Nicholas, watching Xi look into the black mirror surface of a monitor, "'implants' are no longer a problem?"
He decides he wants out before the stoned Xi does a Nostradamus and predicts the future.
"You back at full power Nicholas thanks to your accelerated healing. The control network is gone completely. Destroyed and consumed by your mutant immune system."
"In that case, can I get some actual food and some clothing. I can smell the hospital food from here and this gown doesn't hide much
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The Mess Hall
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"I should have known."
Nicholas Dark is now dressed in a tight dark purple shirt, black pants with charcoal grey bandages wrapped around the lower legs, and black military boots. With his short white hair and mutant traits, he resembles a character from one of Toad's manga.
"PIETRO DROP THE POTATOES!!"
"TOAD WATCH OUT!!"
"XI! NO MORE COOKIES!"
"NO COFFEE!"
Nicholas walks over to Arcade and whispers in his ear. Arcade looks at him then pulls out a thick manila folder marked "THE MISFITS: An Introduction for Recruits". Nicholas hands over a bit of cash and then goes to a corner.
Nicholas goes threw the file quickly, while eating a plate of chicken, fries, and sandwiches,.his face showing confusion, amusement, dismay, and a little angry. He ignores the chaos around him. He notices at the bottom of the file is a quote by Lowlight,
'These people may be lunatics, they may be the most uncivilized, insane group of weirdos and crazies that ever walked the planet, but at least they don't make me feel like I have to do anything to change myself to fit in!'
"XI! Back away from the Chips Ahoy!"
"So I guess were going up north to investigate, yo?" asks Toad
"Normally they would send Alpha Flight" says Althea, "but they have problems with a base in the Alaska"
"So Nick, what do you think?" asks Roadblock, "Does our group make you blink?"
"You could say that, Roadblock. There a group of nuts, but I think there good nuts."
"Almond. Butternut. Brazilnut. Cashew. Chestnuts. Coconut. Hazelnut. Macadamia. Peanut. Pecan. Pistachio..." says Xi with a crumb and chocolate covered mouth.
"How long will those cookies last?" asks Nicholas, "I have a feeling I wasn't a touchy feely person."
"Another two or three hours I guess, I hope he doesn't make too big a mess. When cookies are involved it's true, we Joes are hugged black and blue. " says Roadblock with a sigh, "So what do you think of our place, not bad for an army base.'
'Yes, I'm acting as your recruiter, hope you end up better than Shane Shooter. He was a gang leader who got caught by the police, joining the Misfits was his release. The chaos he could not face, so left to be a pirate in outer space.We still miss his loss, but I hope you aren't afraid of the chaos."
"PIETRO! DROP THE PIE!"
SPLAT!
"DIE!!"
BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!
"Maybe you should be wary" says the embarrassed Joe.
"You must have a rhyming dictionary." says Nicholas with a raised eyebrow and a smirk "Right now I need a cure. I need my past to have a future."
"Don't worry. We'll help you. We'll find out what is true."
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Part CChibi-Misfits
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General Hawk's Office
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Paper work. If there one thing Brigadier Genera Clayton M. Abernathy hates about being the commander of GI Joe, it's paper work. General Hawk sits in his office surrounded by paper work. Four two foot tall piles on his desk and six five-foot piles behind him.
Reports on Cobra.
Damage Reports.
Insurance.
Damage assessments.
Medical Files.
Mission Reports.
Equipment Replacements
Supply Orders
Repair Budget.
With the chaos and insanity that surrounds the Joes and there Misfits, the amount of generated papers is astounding. If it wasn't all 100 recycled paper, Green Peace would surround the base like protesters surround Xavier's mansion. Hawk has lost more blood from paper cuts then from Cobra troops and right now he's almost wishing Pyro would walk in.
The phone next to him rings and with a sigh he answers it.
"Hello. General Hawk speaking."
#Hello. This is Dr. Williams at NY-P Hospital. A unique situation has come up and we require several Joes or Misfits for multiple patient pickup."
"What's the situation?"
#As you know, since that fiasco with Reverend William Stryker, there have been many abandoned young mutants?#
"Yes. In fact, we adopted at mutant baby that was abandoned at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sheldon Falls."
#Then you already understand the Situation.#
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NY-P Hospital
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Roadblock, Covergirl, Lowlight, Wavedancer, Toad, and Xi meet Doctor Williams in his office.
Dr. Williams is a tall, thin Caucasian man with short gray hair, a thick beard, and glasses. He's dressed in pale blue clothing covered by a white doctor's coat. He holds one small folder and two nearly empty folders. He also stands next to a bed seating three playing children.
The first is a small dark skin girl the same age as Beaky. She has brown eyes and black hair, and her small form is clad in a black T-shirt and black pants. She looks completely human.
"Angel Salvadore. She's the only child with complete records. Her abusive step-father killed his wife in a drunken rage and was later killed resisting arrest. A later blood test alerted us to her mutant state. Recently parents have been demanding the test before they will adopt a child."
"Epsilon Level Mutant. I'm detecting insectoid traits." says Xi brushing the baby's hair. She notices the Doctor's inquiring stare. "I can read DNA by being in physical contact."
"Useful ability. Epsilon Level? Oh dear. I read about the new scale 'no chance of having a regular life in society due to their major flaws. '"
The second is a mutant girl the size of a toddler with a blue skin. She has Asian heritage with blue eyes lack pupils or sclera and her hair is actually hundreds of thin dark blue tendrils. She also has long arms and small blue teeth.
"A couple found the baby girl in there swimming pool. She was lucky she picked those two, since the neighbors are FOH. They brought her in her in a fish tank because she kept slipping out of there arms."
Xi moves to the aquatic mutant and touches the baby's left arm, which causes tiny ripples.
"Her body is composed of an organic gel. Her recently activated powers are Elasticity and Liquification. The ability to stretch, deform, expand and contract one's body into any form they can imagine and the ability to partially or completely into a liquid. She can also breathe underwater."
"I guess Lil' C will have another person to play underwater tag with." says Toad
The third mutant child is an insectoid mutant. She has skin ranging from slightly orange yellow to reddish-orange covered in black brown chitinous scales like an exoskeleton. She has short silky white hair and pure black eyes lacking sclera making them look larger than normal. She also has small antenna, small claws on her hands and feet, and tiny pair of fangs. She dressed in a black shirt with red overhauls.
"Semi-Insectoid Anatomy. Strangest thing. Her hands and feet are covered in retractable setae- tiny stiff hairs. She was abandoned outside the hospital and when he found her she was crawling up the wall."
She also grabs Xi's finger when he reaches for her. Xi's eyes widen for a second, surprised at the genetic information she receives.
"Enhanced Human Strength and Durability. Great jumping ability. Her antenna pick up vibrations like a motion detector. As you mentioned her hands and feet are covered in setae allowing wall climbing, but she will be able to secrete chemical fluids when she gets older.'
'There's also evidence of tampering. She been granted Kinetic Memory."
"Kinetic Memory???" asks the Doctor and Toad.
"A computer mind like that girl Tessa" says Xi, "Photographic Memory. Instant Recall. Multi-Tasking. A living supercomputer with infinite memory. Someone enhanced her mental abilities in utero, it also boosted her speed and reflexes."
"That is sickening." says Dr. Williams, "I wonder why she was abandoned, if they spent so much time altering her genetics."
"Either she was considered a failure and the disposal guy was more humane." says Wavedancer, "or someone rescued her, but couldn't take care of her."
KLACK!
The group turns to see the babies now holding the remains of various medical gear. Little Angel is smacking the stethoscope into a wall, the little gel girl is drinking a IV bag of saline solution, and the bug girl has pulled a Mechanical sphygmomanometer (blood pressure meter) apart.
"Hey stop!" says Dr. Williams only for the gel girl to slime him.
"There Misfits alright!" says Toad
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A few minutes later
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Over two decades ago, COBRA stole an experimental teleportation unit, known as the MASS device, which had the ability to transport matter to any global location, using a satellite to relay the teleportation beam. GI Joe had to build there own MASS device to counter and Cobra needed to refuel. The fuel for both devices was three rare elements consisting of radioactive crystals, heavy water found in the depths of the ocean, and fragments from a giant meteorite floating in a volcano's red-hot lava. In the process, the fuel sources were lost and the machines were rendered unusable after the adventure.
A few years ago, the mutant genius triplets known as Trinity changed the MASS device to run on grape juice! The Misfits now use the MASS device to travel anywhere on Earth, for operations against COBRA and other terrorists, for Rescue missions, and for annoying the X-Men.
Roadblock, Covergirl, Lowlight, Wavedancer, Toad, and Xi use the MASS device to return to the PIT holding the three new members of the family. Avalanche, Blob, Pietro, Scarlet Witch, Dragonfly, and Pyro are there to meet the new arrivals, while Beachhead is yelling at General Hawk and Scarlet
"This is crazy! Three more babies!! We are the military, not a mutant orphanage!!"
Suddenly, the little gel girl fires a tiny jet of slime from her mouth hitting the back of Beachhead's head. Beachhead turns to yell at the baby, but sees the look in the eyes of the women. He slowly turns and walks away, he may be mad but he's not that crazy.
"So what are there names?" says Scarlet Witch.
"Only this little cutie has a name." Wavedancer holds Angel in her arms. "Angel Salvadore."
The little bug girl is held in Toad's arms and staring wide eye at Dragonfly. Dragonfly is blushing at the child's attention. Toad walks over to her and places the little bug girl in the insectoid medics arms. The little girl snuggles up and Lina's blush increases.
"Amber." says Dragonfly, "She reminds me of amber. She the same orange-yellow and she precious like a Gem"
"How CUUTTTEE!!" says Quicksilver teasing, before Gel girl nails him with her slime. He's then hit by Wanda's hex bolt sending him sliding at high speed into some trashcans.
Cover Girl stands next to the little aquatic shape shifter. The toddler's arm has extended and wrapped around Cover girl's arm like a python. She acts shy and innocent, but everyone recognizes the mischief in her eyes, the same found in the main Misfits.
"Ran"
The group turns to see late arrivals, Angelica and Nicholas.
"She looks Japanese or Japanese-descendant." Nicholas explains. "It means 'orchid' in Japanese. It's also means 'chaos' and 'riot'. Ran is also found in words like ran'un 'rain cloud', ranchaa 'launcher' and ranmyaku which means 'disorder', 'confusion', and 'chaos'. It's also the name of a sea goddess in Norse mythology."
The group, including the babies, stare at him
"I've been watching Anime and reading a lot"
Cover Girl kneels down and asks, "So what do you think of the name 'Ran'?"
The girl smiles and nods.
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The End of Episode 01
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Epilogue
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A figure sits in the shadows of his lab. A tall man with a high collar with glinting glasses.
Around him, there are monkeys and apes.
White faced Capuchin monkeys, brown and grey Rhesus Macaque, and black faced African green monkeys (Chlorocebus) are locked in metal cages. They are quiet as if too scared to speak.
Common Chimpanzees are locked in clear plastic wall chambers with metal edges.
Most of them have metal collars around there necks. Some have arms bands with laminated bar codes. Some have missing or mutated limbs.
Two figures walks in, but remain hidden in the shadows.
"Send them in."
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