X – MEN 2
EVOLUTION
CHAPTERS
1. THE SHADOW KING
2. THE MAXIMOFFS
3. A ROGUE'S TALE
PART 1. RUNAWAY
PART 2. THE BROTHERHOOD
4. NEW X – MEN
5. JUGGERNAUT
6. MATTERS OF THE HEART
7. LORNA DANE
8. WOLVERINE
9. PRESEDENTIAL CRISUS
PART 1. KIDNAPPING
PART 2. BROTHER
10. EVOLUTION
11. SHOWDOWN
12. POLITICS
EPILOGUE. X - FACTOR
CHAPTER 1. THE SHADOW KING
From Cairo Egypt to Ethiopia a secret Empire is ruled by a powerful Mutant who calls himself the Shadow King. Amahl Farouk is his given name and before the public eye he seems like a business man and philanthropist. Truth is Amahl is a powerful underworld boss who is into human trafficking, arms dealing, drugs, and Mutant Pit fighting.
Farouk use to supply Nathaniel Essex with mutants and humans for his experiments. When the Essex Corporation fell Farouk destroyed all evidence that connects him with Essex. He also had all witnesses assassinated by a mutant named Psylocke. Amahl Farouk is always in the public eye, but the Shadow King is known and feared the world over.
Before retiring from the CIA, Moira had informed Charles that Amahl Farouk was on the radar of the CIA. So Professor X travels with Cylcops, Pheonix, Iceman, Shadowcat, Marrow, and Angel. Shadowcat or Kitty Pryde is on her first mission, so is Marrow or Sarah Rushman. Sarah is a junior in college and Kitty a Freshman in High School.
"When we land Pheonix will stay with the Professor the rest of you with me…" He looks at Marrow, "No heroics…We have no idea how powerful are the mutants fighting for the Shadow King…"
("And remember the mutants fighting for Shadow King do so against their own free will…") Charles speaks to them with his mind.
The Blackbird lands on a building near the Pyramids of Egypt. "Shadowcat, Marrow on me…Angel! Iceman! Recon the area from the air…"
("Scott I am sensing several mutants in the area be careful…")
The skies turn dark as black clouds cover the area. The sky rumbles and flashes with lightening split the sky. It starts raining then a bolt of lightening strikes, ("SCOTT!") Jean screams with her mind. At the last minute Shadowcat grabs him and the lightening passes through.
He looks back at her, "Thanks Cat!" Cyclops looks up and spots a mutant in the air. He adjusts his visor and shoots her down. As the white haired mutant falls Angel catches her out of the sky and lands on a building. As soon as he lands another mutant attacks him. The man's hair is on fire and his eyes glow. He spews fire from his mouth at Angel, but Iceman erects a wall of ice in front of him. Then he showers the fire mutant in ice.
"Thanks!"
"No problem…"
As Cyclops walks across a building he is hit by a psi-blade that renders him unconscious. Then a another psi-blade is thrown at Shadowcat, she phases and as the psi-blade passes through her Marrow dives to the side pulling a bone from her arm and throws it at the ninja like Mutant. The raven haired ninja draws a Kitana sword and cuts the bone knife in half. Shadow cat rushes forward to phase her hand into the ninja mutant, but her stops as the ninja's entire body glows with a violet psychic energy. She swings her sword and it passes through Shadowcat. The Ninja tries to attack Marrow, when Angel lands on her knocking her unconscious.
CHARLES
Charles and Jean are monitoring the situation mentally when his mind is touché by the Shadow King. ("Charles! Charles Xavier…Will you join me…")
Xavier's mind leaves his body and he stands is a wooded area surrounded by fog. The Shadow King stands in front of him dressed in a three piece black and white business suite. ("Charles Xavier or do you prefer X…Professor X…")
("You wanted this didn't you?") Charles asks.
("I have been searching for years for a mutant with your mental strength…Your power is amazing…And that machine you built Cerebro…I will enjoy using it…")
("I will no longer allow you to enslave humans and mutants for your personal gain…")
("Yes let us do battle in the arena of our minds…And see is the most powerful…")
The Shadow King's skin turns black and his teeth sharpen into points as he grows a tale. Four spikes protrude from his back and his nails grow into claws. He hisses at Charles and unleashes a psychic blast from his mouth. Charles leaps into the air, flips and lands in a tree. Then Charles fires a blast of blue mental energy from his mind. The Shadow King raises his hand and blocks it.
("Come Charles you can do better than that…") Shadow King makes multiples of himself that fly up and attack him. Charles grows a pair of wings and fly off with the Shadow Replicas chasing him.A visor appears on Charles face and he fires an optic blast incinerating one of the Replicas. ("How cute mentally mimicking the powers of your students…If that is the game you wish to play try this…")
Shadow King makes fists and the ground starts to shake. Then the Xavier Mansion rises up out of the ground. The Shadow replicas vanish and Charles hears his mother's voice from inside the Mansion. ("Charles!")
("Mother!") When Charles lands the doors open and he enters the mansion. His mother has collar attached to a chain, she is dressed like a slave, and his stepfather is holding the chain with Shadow King standing beside him. ("Why?")
("I have been watching for some time now Charles…I have always wanted to fight you…But I am a little disappointed…You are holding back…")
He nods, ("You are right…I have been holding back…but no longer…") Charles' eyes start glowing and he unleashes a psychic wave that obliterates the mental illusions of his mother, stepfather, and the mansion. A Roman Coliseum grows around them and Charles' is now wearing a gladiator outfit. He starts growing into a twenty foot tall giant and is now armed with a sword and shield.
("Impressive…") Shadow King grows into a giant as well.
There is a lion's head on Charles' shield and a lion leaps from his shield and tackles the Shadow King. He stabs the lion with his claws and it turns into a mind wraith. The wraith looks at Charles and flies at him. Charles unleashes a mental blast of energy obliterating the wraith. The energy blast is blocked by Shadow King who uses his hands. He slides across the sand trying to block the massive attack.
When Charles ends his attack Shadow King points at the statues in the Coliseum, they come to life. Charles throws his shield and flies around the arena smashing the statues, then it returns to his hand. That is when the Shadow King releases another mouth blast of red psychic energy. Charles unleashes a blast from his head and the two beams strike each other. The massive energy beams form a bubble in the center as they push back and forth.
Eventually Charles overcomes Shadow King's power and hits him knocking King to his back, he returns to his normal size. Charles Points his sword at the Shadow King and as the blade stretches out like a rope it becomes a chain and wraps Shadow King up. Then metal bars rise up out of the ground. ("You are too evil Shadow King to allow to return to your body…And So I build this prison just for you…")
("I will break free of this Charles and I will have my revenge…") A door of blue psychic energy appears, then Charles pushes the caged Shadow King through it.
Charles' eyes open and he looks at Phoenix who is standing over him, "Are you alright Professor…"
"I am very tired, but I will be fine…"
With the defeat of the Shadow King everyone under his mental control is now free including the mutants Storm and Psylocke. "What are your names…" Charles asks
"Ororo Munroe…"
"My name is…Actually I don't remember my name all I remember is my mutant name Psylocke…"
"May I…" Charles asks. Psylocke goes to one knee so that Charles may place his hand on her head. "Shadow King's work…Your name is Besty Braddock…Sinister destroyed your body and Shadow King placed your mind in the body of this ninja trained spy of Japan…I am sorry…"
She stands up, "That is okay because I am going to hunt the assholes down who did this to me…"
"Revenge will destroy you my dear…But if you come with us…I can help you find closure…" She agrees, then Charles looks at Ororo, "You have a unique gift…the X-Men can use a Mutant such as yourself…"
"You freed me from bondage to a Monster…I am indebted to you Professor X, but first I must see to my family and village…Then I will join you in the states…" Charles gives her something to contact him when she is ready. Then they watch as she rises into the air and flies away.
