EPILOGUE

William Stryker had convinced the President the need for a government backed Mutant black ops team. X – Factor was born. The members were Havoc AKA Alex Summers field commander, Forge AKA Jon Blackfeather second in command and science officer, Polaris AKA Lorna Dane, Wolfsbane AKA Rhane Sinclair, Boom Boom AKA Tabitha Smith, Morph AKA Kevin Sydney, and Strong Guy AKA Guido Carosella.

"Listen up!" William Stryker walks before them with Havoc standing in front of the others off to the side. "It took a while but X – Factor is now up and running…Our first mission was going to be hunt down the remaining members of the Brotherhood…But something bigger has come up…For mission briefing I give you Cable…"

A white haired mutant with a metallic arm and a huge gun strapped to his back enters. "Good Morning…" They are having a conference room in the newly refurbished X – Factor headquarters. A hologram is projected into the air by Cable'a arm. "As you all know Nathaniel Essex or Mr. Sinister is the most wanted Mutant on the planet…But he isn't the big fish in the pond…There is someone over him…"

"Who?" Forge asks.

"For the time being that information is classified. I have been working my way up the ladder…I have identified a group who call themselves the Four Horsemen…I have taken out two of the Horsemen…There are two left and then there is Sinister to deal with…War is a Mutant also known as Stryfe…He has both physic and telekinetic abilities…I have yet to identify the last Horseman…Death…When I catch up with Stryfe I will make him tell me where Death is…In the meantime you will hunting down Sinister's minions…Last week we got a hit on a heavy player who works for Sinister…Suaron AKA Karl Lykos was spotted in Japan…Morph there is a briefing packet in your room study it…We are going to hit a warehouse in Japan, during the fight Morph you are to take the place of a mutant named Mezmiro…Forge you need to build a machine that will allow Morph to mimic his powers…or create a formula to accomplish the same thing…A brief is your lab on all Mezmiro's abilities…Once Morph has infiltrated Sinister's organization and has a location on him we will reign down the wrath of God on him…Dismissed!"

The X – Factor base is a remodeled military base, much bigger than the X – Mansion. It also houses Mutants under the Xavier Schooling program. Havoc and Polaris share a room as the two are now dating. Polaris broke up with Bobby AKA Iceman after the Liberty Island incident. During his time at the X – Mansion Havoc grew close with Polaris.

It takes Forge a week to develop a device that will allow Morph to mimic Mezmiro's powers of telepathy. The device when it unfolds looks like the tattoos that cover Mezmiro's face. But it takes another week for Morph to study the brief on Mezmiro.

The team flies out on the X – Factor jet code named Mocking Bird. It is twice the size of the black bird. "Where is Cable…" Strong Guy asks.

"Cable is on a separate mission…and will meet us at the rendezvous point…" Havoc replies after putting the jet on autopilot and turning around. Soon they reach the rendezvous and land. Cable is waiting for them.

"Lets move out…"

They hike three miles to the target site. "Forge…"

"I got it…" Cable says projecting a holographic layout of the warehouse and everyone in it. "Blue means humans…red Mutants…Yellow androids…" He looks at Havoc.

"Right! Cable, Wolfsbane and Forge will take out the security cameras…"

"I can do that alone…" Cable says speaking up.

"Right then…Strong Guy will take out the main generator…Then an all out assault…Boom Boom and I will take out the towers…The rest of you on mop up…"

"Morph stay put I will come and fetch when I have Mezmiro…Oh and take these…They will protect you from Mezmiro and Sauron…" Cable hands out small headbands. He closes down the hologram and places his wrist to his mouth. "Computer slide by slide to security room…" There is a flash and he is gone.

Cable appears in the security room. He pulls out his gun and starts shooting. One of the men is a Reaver. His metal arm becomes a gun, but Cable mind blasts him. He walks up to the computer and a cord snakes from his wrist. "Security cameras down move in…"

Strong Guy leaps from where he is and lands on the main generator smashing it. Men start shooting at him, but the energy bolts from their guns bounce off him. He picks up a truck and throws it into a building. That is when Havoc blasts one of the towers. Boom Boom throws multiple balls of energy that roll across the ground exploding.

Polaris magnetizes the beams on a flatbed truck and uses them as spears impaling androids, buildings, and smashing cars. "Guys its Sauron…" He flies right at her, but Polaris wraps him in some of the beams. He responds by trying to take over her mind, but the device cable gave her protects her and his power rebounds.

Meanwhile Mezmiro runs through the building when Cable appears and shoots him. "Got you son of bitch…" He makes sure no one is watching then he teleports to Morph who is already in disguise. "Target acquired withdraw…" Just as they leave Sentinels show up. The Sentinel program in Japan is operational.

SIX MONTHS LATER

"So Morph came through for us…" Cable once again leads the debriefing of X – Factor. "Mr. Sinister is operating from an island off the coast of Antarctica…Code Named the Savage Land…"

"Never heard of it…" Forge says.

"No one has…The Island is protected by a cloaking shield that renders it invisible..."

"When do we hit it?" Havoc says.

"You may want to hold your horses after you see this…" He shows them holographic footage of the Island and the Citadel Sinister's fortress.

Forge stands up, "Are those…"

"Dinosaurs!" Cable says finishing the sentence, "The Island is also inhabited by natives known as the Fall People…Their leader Ka-Zar fights an ongoing war to drive Sinister from the Savage Lands…"

"So we join this Ka-Zar and kick some Sinister ass…" Wolfsbane says.

"Not yet…There are some preparations that must be made and I wish to bring the X – Men in on this…In the meantime dismissed…"

Havoc walks up to Cable, "I want to be there when debrief Stryker and the President…"

"There is some information I can't share with them…They may want to sanitize the Island…or Exploit its natural resources…I have some leads to follow up and when I return we will meet with the President…" Cable vanishes.

NEW-NEW YORK 7-15-3029 – X – FORCE HEADQUARTERS

Cable appears in his time warp lab beneath the X – Force base. He takes an elevator up to the above level, an elevator that can only be accessed by him. A woman lies on a bed heavily pregnant. "Did you succeed" She ask.

"Almost…I took out two Horsemen and I am closing in on Stryfe…"

"Then it will be all over soon…But tell me why don't you want to work with Magneto…"

"Fuck him and his House of M…"

She smiles, "Kid Juggernaut is looking for you…" He kisses his wife and touches her stomach before leaving.