Note/Introduction: All characters in this story except for Spiracle and the rest of the Srastones are property of Marvel Comics. Spiracle and the Srastones are characters that were created by me. Anyway, I hope you like this story with some of marvel's finest battling in a world that was mistakenly created in time. Now new teams have been formed like the J-Force and Children of Destiny, all battling out for freedom.
An Era In Time
Chapter 1
"Spiracle? Spiracle? Where are you?" the head of the Srastones shouted. The Srastones are a team of beings from another universe. Spiracle is the most wild and lively member. She is 201 years old, in Earth time she is about 15. She is playing down by the control room fooling around with some buttons. She thought that the machine wasn't on, but it just so happens that it was.
"Spiracle?! Oh, there you are!" the headmaster said walking into the control room. "Wait? Spiracle? What are you doing! Don't touch that red button!" But it was too late, Spiracle punched the red button down and smiled.
"What's up headmaster? It isn't like the machine's on," Spiracle said.
"Yes it is! You just entered a code to create another universe or dimension! That dimension was created so that when our world was attacked, we could flee to safety in that new universe you just unleashed!" the headmaster cried out.
"So, what's wrong with that? We all know a space-storm is coming that will last for 500 years!" Spiracle said. "Maybe it is safer in there..."
"No Spiracle! Everyone has to get tests run on them and a type of potion poured on them in order for anyone to enter!"
"So..."
"So, whoever goes in there uncertified will die! They dimension will kill us all!" the headmaster shouted. "That's how it protects us! If any uncertified members fly in there, they will be destroyed, just as us now. We must all evacuate!"
"Why can't we just put on the certified potion?"
"It has been missing for days now," the headmaster said. He than spoke into the speaker for everyone to evacuate. Ships were going off everywhere to leave the big space-ship that the Srastone's lived in.
"Oh well, guess there is no point in bringing this bottle full of green liquid," Spiracle sighed.
"Green liquid? That's the certified potion! Give it to me! I might be able to enter that new universe and shut it down so no one has to leave!" the headmaster ordered.
"Sure, here it is-" Spiracle tripped as she walked over to her headmaster. The bottle cap flew off and the potion landed all over her.
"No!" the headmaster screamed. "Spiracle, you are my only hope!..our only hope! Spiracle, only you can enter the universe now that there is no more potion left. It all went on you. You must go! In there, you will be able to teleport everyone back to this ship and shut down that new universe by destroying the time matrix inside. Go, Spiracle! Now!"
Chapter 2
"Something isn't right. Something's going to happen in the near future," Bishop said looking at the sun.
"Bish, what are ya talking about?" Rogue asked walking towards Bishop. They were outside staring at the sun.
"Look, the sun is changing. It is a signal that some mutants will be hurled into another universe," Bishop explained.
"Another universe? How come only Earth will be affected?"
"Right now Earth's axis is tilted just right towards the sun. The sun will withdraw some mutants from Earth and send us into a new universe. I know from the future, there was a myth that told of the sun bringing mutants to another dimension," Bishop said. "We must prepare. We must warn the X-Men and the students of Generation-X to take everything they need into this alternate universe." Then, the sun shot powerful teleportation rays that only affected the mutants that are destined to be sent into the alternate universe.
"I think we are too late!" Rogue yelled as she watched Bishop fade away. Rogue flew away from the rays and dashed inside the X-Mansion. "Everyone, quick! I can't explain now but prepare! We are goin' to another universe! The sun sucked Bishop into it!"
"Rogue, what is going on?" Storm walked up behind Rogue. The sun's rays surrounded her and Storm faded away.
"Everyone, quick! Leave!" Rogue yelled. Shadowcat grabbed everyone and phased them all through the next two floors and they were all outside again with enough supplies. Shadowcat handed Rogue a cell-phone. Rogue called the students of Generation-X.
"Emma?" Rogue asked.
"Yes...Rogue...stat...stat...ic...static! Mo...Mone..Monet...gone! I...will.....sssoo.....oon....be leav....ing."
"Damn! Emma's gone!"
"So what do we do now?" Psylocke asked.
"We wait until we get sucked in like the others. We must rescue Storm and Bishop and any other victims of the sun's rays."
Chapter 3
"This is the universe? It is beautiful!" Spiracle thought. "But, I know what I must do. I must shut down this universe by heading towards...towards...er, I remember now! That tower with the time matrix! But wait, it is magnetically charge. How come?"
"Magnus...don't!"
"Huh?" Spiracle turned around and saw Professor Xavier lying on the ground. He was very week and pretty beat down. "A man? With peach colored skin? Weird, normal people have pure powdery white skin like me. Oh well, I mine as well help him."
A few hours later, Spiracle was brought to a palace that Professor Xavier (Professor-X, Age: 21) described as his home. He had told her that other mutants her age have lived there called Children of Destiny. Spiracle had already made friends. She got to know the mutants Jubilation (Jubilee, Age: 14), Marrow (Age: 15), Wings (Angel, Age: 16), Sabre (Psylocke, Age: 15) and Jono (Chamber, Age:14) very well. However, a boy that looked like a blue demon kept his distance, his name was Nightstalker (Nightcrawler, Age: 13).
"So Spiracle, tell me more about yourself," Sabre asked placing her long purple-colored hair behind her back.
"You already heard too much about me Betsy. How about you? What's up with that red mark on your eye?" Spiracle asked.
"I rather not talk about it..." Sabre said softly. "Hey? Do you wanna come watch Jubilee spike Xavier's hair up? Last time she did she turned his blonde hair orange! It was a scream!"
"Sure, lets go-"
"Stop where you are now, sister!" an angry voice snickered.
"Mischevanche (Revanche, Age: 15)! What do you want?" Sabre yelled facing Mischevanche.
"Your life! Remember?" Mischevanche unleashed a powerful psychic razor at Sabre. Sabre dodged the attack and Spiracle put a giant bubble around her for protection.
"Sabre, who is that?" Spiracle asked.
"I'm her twin, girl! I'm the one who gave her that lovely scar of hers!" Mischevanche laughed. "She wouldn't join the Clan of Evil so I had to let her go with a mark. Ha ha ha HA!"
"That isn't funny!" Spiracle yelled.
"Well, at least we are outside and not inside. So, we can battle! Lets settle this once and for all, Rebecca!" Sabre yelled.
"Don't call me Rebecca ever, Elizabeth!" Mischevanche screamed. "I hope you don't mind, but I brought some help. Not that I need it to fight you, but to finish off your powder friend, yes. Meet Scarlet Witch (Age: 17), soon to be known as Hexia when her hexing powers are fully developed!"
"Remember Mischevanche, I won't kill them! I'll fight, but not kill!"
"That's the trouble with you Scarlet, always afraid to kill."
"Maybe Scarlet Witch has a heart, something you lost long ago," Sabre said thinking of the past. She was thinking about how much fun she and her sister Mischevanche used to have as kids.
"I know what you're thinking, sister. Remember, I'm telepathic."
"So am I!" Sabre hurled psychic daggers at Mischevanche. Mischevanche fell to the ground, but Scarlet Witch broke Sabre's daggers by hexing them to attack Spiracle. Then, out of no where the mysterious blue boy grabbed Scarlet and Mischevanche and teleported them away to their Clan of Evil headquarters. Once they were there, Nightstalker immediately teleported back home.
"Well well well, weren't you supposed to bring someone back?" Wolverine (Age: 18) laughed.
"Shut up Logan. If it weren't for that demon we would have had her!"
"Yeah, tell that to Magnus, and than tell that to Lord Bishop. Lord Bishop will be pretty angry, ha! I knew Magnus should've sent me on the job."
"Well, last errand he sent you on Logan, you almost destroyed the time matrix!" Mischevanche laughed. "You remember. If the time matrix is destroyed we will be teleported back to where we came from and we could never take over the universe."
"Yeah, or some of us might not exist if the time matrix is destroyed. Remember, some mutants were resurrected to come here. But that Spiracle girl you were supposed to bring back knows that she has to destroy the time matrix in order to shut down the universe. Remember, that's the only way she can go back to her Srastones time-line."
"Very good Logan. That is why Spiracle should be here!" Sinister (Age: unknown) walked over to the three teens talking. "Spiracle isn't here? You have failed. Did the UniOfficers stop you?"
"No master! The demon boy from Children of Destiny teleported us here and than vanished!" Scarlet Witch said.
"Scarlet!" Mischevanche sent a piercing mental bolt in Scarlet Witch's head.
"Sorry!" Scarlet Witch whispered to Mischevanche. She than turned back to Sinister. "It's true, master."
"What are we going to do with you worthless fools if you keep failing? Where's Sonique (Siryn, Age: 15)?" Sinister asked.
"Sonique? She won't help, and you know it! She's only part of this team because you captured her father. In order for his freedom, she joined. But you know she won't help you!" Mischevanche said. "Send me on the job again, but without Scarlet here who is afraid to kill..."
"Shut up Rebecca!"
"Don't call me that!"
"SILENCE!" The room became magnetized. Magneto flew above everyone. "We will send Logan and Blob (Age: 18). Scarlet, you and Mischevanche will tell those worthless thieves, the Sky-Jammers, that we will pay them 5,000 genesye (about 10,000 dollars) for their assistance. We must capture Spiracle and destroy her before she destroys the matrix, is that understood?"
"Yessir," Logan bowed. The rest nodded.
"Move out!"
Chapter 4
"Be quiet you fools! If we want the gold we must stay quiet!" Bandit (Gambit, Age: 18) whispered to his team of thieves as they tried to steal gold from the Clan of Evil. There were guards on the next floor watching over the room the thieves were in. "Moonstar (Age: 17), quick! Security camera!"
"As good as gone," Moonstar shot a psychic arrow at the security camera. The psychicness had no affect, but the arrow did destroy it. Ororo (Storm, Age: 19) and X-Man (Age: 16) crawled over to a cabinet full of gold jewelry. Mystique (Age: unknown) shape-shifted into one of the guards and signaled that the area was secure. The remaining two guards left thinking the Clan of Evil's gold was safe. Mystique shape-shifted back to normal and Shadow (Shadowcat, Age: 16) phased out of a huge safe carrying a lot of gold.
"We have enough, lets leave!" Bandit yelled.
"Not so fast!" a stern voice said. It was Cable, and walking up behind him were Shard, Meltdown, Danvers (Warbird) and Hank (Beast before he got all furry). They were at team of 22 year-olds known as the UniOfficers.
"Blast! The coppers!" X-Man said softly.
Cable smiled. "As much as we hate the Clan of Evil, we are going to stop you from stealing their property. We've been waiting to capture you thieves for a long time!"
TO BE CONTINUED IN
An Era In Time: Rivals No More
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