Chapter 22: Change the New World
Charles and Kelly walked the girl to a bench to sit.
"This is weird, I remember growing up here, but I now remember growing up in a different place." Charles said.
"I know, but I remember it so clearly. Sinister and Miss Scarlet were together and the next thing I remember we're in this world growing up. Then this girl revealed another world." Kelly said.
"So like I said, will you help me?" the girl asked.
"Ok no problem, but first what is your name?" Charles asked.
"My name is Melissa Madrox, and I woke up this morning and the world was all messed up." Melissa said.
"Madrox, I know that name from somewhere." Kelly said.
"Yea… me too." Charles said.
"Yea, my father is Multiple Man, and my mother is Butterfly." Melissa said.
"Ok, but we have a problem, we need to find Sinister." Kelly said.
"Why should we do that? He's the one who helped make this world. If he doesn't like it, he can change it." Charles said as he stood up.
"But I don't think he's in charge, I think he's in danger." Melissa said.
"Even if that's true, how are we going to find him? It's not like we're at the school anymore, hell it might not even exist anymore." Charles said.
"Well we could go look for Cerebra." Kelly said.
"No way! Even if we did find it, I'm happy here. Why would I change it back to the old world?" Charles said.
"You can't lie to me Charles; you're tired of your mother treating you like a child." Kelly said. "And how do you know that everyone else is happy with this change? For once, think of somebody other than yourself."
Charles runs up to Kelly and picks her off the ground and pulled his claws out of his left hand.
"Don't you dare read my mind without permission again, or I swear the frost family would be down one child. It wouldn't be the first frost who was killed, like Sophie" Charles said with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Don't you dare talk about my sister that way! My mother asked your family to help, but your whore of a mother never showed up." Kelly said as she turned into her Diamond form.
"What did you say, you stupid Bi.." Charles started to say as he was separated from Kelly by Melissa clones.
"STOP IT!!!!" The Melissa's yelled.
"Fine, but keep the girl away from me." Charles said as he retracted his claws.
"Same goes for that idiot" Kelly said as she turned back to normal.
Kelly and Charles turned their backs to each other; Melissa shook her head in shame.
"Ok, so what's the plan Melissa?" Charles said.
"Well, I was hoping that one of you guys would have one." Melissa said.
"I have one, leave the mama's boy and look for Cerebra." Kelly said.
"I have a better one, leave the mini Emma Frost, and look for back up." Charles said.
"This is getting us nowhere; you guys need to stop fighting." Melissa said.
"Dammit, she is right." Charles said.
"Lets compromise, we'll look for some help and then we'll go look for Cerebra. Ok Charles." Kelly said as she put out her hand.
"Sure, it's a deal." Charles said as he shook her hand.
"So who do we go to first?" Melissa said.
"The closest one, my niece the Jennifer" Charles said as he started to float in the air.
"Ok, let's go." Kelly said.
"But where could she be?" Melissa asked
"Don't worry, I'll find her. Remember me and Kelly are telepaths, we can find her." Charles said as he lifted Kelly and Melissa off the floor with his telekinesis.
Charles, Kelly and Melissa flew through the sky, until they saw Jennifer holding a press conference. Charles, Kelly and Melissa landed behind Jennifer. Charles walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Yes who is it, don't you see that I'm holding a press conference." Avenging Angel said
"Hello Jennifer, we need to talk." Charles said with a serious tone.
"Charles, what's wrong and why are you here?" Jen said.
"I'm sorry, but this will screw you up." Charles said as Melissa walked up to him.
"Sorry." Melissa said as her eyes started to glow.
Suddenly all the memories from the original world suddenly started to flood back. Jennifer started to cry and she threw up. The crowd started to look scared, but Charles walked up to the crowd.
"I'm sorry, but …..What is her name? Oh, Avenging Angel won't be able to answer anymore questions. Peace out people!" Charles said as he lifted his friends off the ground and flew off into the distance.
The crowd starts to throw things at the group of mutants that were flying away.
As the group got far enough from the angry crowd, they landed on a building roof and looked at each other.
"AHHH!!" screamed Jennifer as she hit her hands on the ground in rage as she saw her old world in her mind.
"Not so lady like, but understandable" said Kelly as she stood over Jennifer.
"Look Jen, we can take care of this, we just have to find Sinister" said Charles as he helped Jennifer to her feet.
Jennifer looked at the group that was around her and walked towards the edge of the building and looked over towards the horizon.
"So this is all we have now, and Joshua will pay for what he has done." said Jennifer. "Let's go X-men."
Elsewhere, in the headquarters of the X.S.E…
"Brent, we need you to go to American branch of X.S.E." said Monet.
"Why?" Brent asked.
"Because S.H.I.E.L.D. is going to need the extra protection for Cerebra." said Monet.
"Why would Cerebra need extra protection?" Brent asked.
"Because Monarch has gone missing and she maybe getting help." Monet said.
"What? Melissa is gone!" Brent said.
"Yes and she took your personal file." Monet said.
"Why my personal file?" Brent said.
"We don't really know it must have something to do with your connections in the New York area of America" said Monet.
"Well I have to say that it was impressive that she would go after the X.S.E." said Brent with a smirk on his face.
"Well there was something else that we need to discuss Brent." said Monet with a look on concern on her face.
"I knew there had to be something that would bring the great miss M all the way over to the Kenyan X.S.E, so what is it Monet?" said Brent walking around his office.
"Here it is….." said Monet as she took out a large package "This is Cerebra, take a team and protect it."
Monet then walked out of the office and took to the skies. Brent then walks over to his desk and press a button on his desk.
"I want X-Force to come to my office now."
In a few minutes three people walked in, They all were wearing the X.S.E uniform and stood inline as Brent walked up to them.
"Cosmos, Trident, and Magician all reporting for duty" said the three soldiers.
"Good team, now we are off to America." said Brent and his team walk out of the office.
Meanwhile in New York, Charles and Kelly are sitting on a bench and Melissa and Jen were walking in a circle.
"Ok who else should we get?" Charles asked.
"Well since most of our X-men are spilt apart across the world or don't exist at all, we may have to get some help from other sources." Jen said.
"Ok but who?" Melissa asked.
Suddenly Kelly stood up and started to look around.
"Kelly what is going on?" Jen asked.
"I'm hearing some familiar thoughts, but I'm not sure of the source?" Kelly said.
"She is right and I know that smell. It's John; he's with his family and other mutants." Charles said.
"So should we go after him?" Melissa asked.
"Yea, we need a shape shifter so we can get cerebra." Jen said.
"You heard soldier girl, let's get him." Charles said.
Charles used his Telekinesis to lift Melissa and Kelly from the ground and Jen flew in front and led them to a bank being robbed.
"We take this money in name of the brotherhood of Mutants." Sabretooth said.
"Come son, join your father and me and rob these pathetic humans." Mystique said to John.
"Ok mother." John said as he grew out his claws.
"Why doesn't it surprise me that John is part of the brotherhood?" Charles said.
"Well did you even bother to read his mind, Charles?" Kelly asked.
"Well...no…" Charles said. "Why should I?"
"Because if you did, you would have noticed that he doesn't want to do this." Kelly said.
"Then let's help him out" Charles said.
Before they could do anything, a large ship appeared into the sky
"Avengers assemble!" New Captain yelled as the Avengers leaped from the plane
"Oh great the avengers are here." Sabretooth said "KILL THEM!!!"
Suddenly the small group of remaining X-men stood in the middle of a Brotherhood and Avengers.
"Ok here is the plan, grab anyone that looks familiar, so Melissa can reactive their minds." Jen said as she grew out her claws.
"Ok" Charles said as he grew out his claws.
"Ok, I'll protect Melissa" Kelly said.
"Let's do this." Melissa said as she stomped her foot to make clones.
Young Sorcerer and Pulsing Light flew into the sky with their hands glowing. New Captain, Crimson Spider and Alpha Spider ran towards the fight.
"I'll end this quickly; let the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak trap those who work against us." Young Sorcerer said as crimson rings descended and bound everyone there. Sabretooth looked down at his bondages, growled and ripped them off of him. Mystique and Wild Child both transformed into ants and escaped from their bonds. The X-men looked at their bonds.
"Hey we're on your side here." Charles yelled as he struggled against the bonds. "You're going to need our help."
"We don't need the help to handle these guys." Pulsing Light said as she sent blasts at toad who dodged each one of them.
"Yea, how do we know that you aren't working for them?" Crimson Spider said as he goes toe to toe with Mystique.
"Well what are we going to do now?" Melissa said as she looked at the Avengers struggle with the Brotherhood.
"I have an idea." Kelly said. "Charles, I need you to actually be useful telepathically now."
"Hey, when am I not useful telepathically?" Charles responded telepathically.
"Whenever someone needs you to use telepathy." Kelly said. "Here's what we're going to do. Young Sorcerer is the only one who can lift these mystic restraints. I need you to distract him mentally so I can influence him to release us."
"Alright, but I would appreciate it if you acknowledge the fact that I am just as good as you." Charles said.
"I'll be sure to do that, when that statement proves to be true." Kelly said as she began to concentrate.
"I summon the Bolts of Bedevilment." Young Sorcerer said as his hands glowed with mystic energy.
Him and Pulsing Light rained bolts of energy blasts down on Sabretooth who appeared to be collapsing under both their might. New Captain and Alpha Spider are trading blows with Mystique. Mystique keeps them on their toes until Alpha Spider manages to slice Mystique across the arm with her stingers which inject her with a dose of her poison. Mystique jumps back and tends to the wound while Wild Child freaks out and viciously attacks Alpha Spider and New Captain. Toad and Crimson Spider going blow for blow as well until Crimson Spider miss aims his webs and nails Pulsing Light in the back. Pulsing Light is thrown across the room as Young Sorcerer notices what just happened.
"I summon the Winds of Watoomb." Young Sorcerer said as a gust of wind engulfs Pulsing Light and lands her gently. "Enough of this, I summon the Flames of Faltine."
All a sudden each member of the brotherhood is surrounded by tall mystical flames. Young Sorcerer looks around to see if everything is alright until he feels like he is getting a migraine which he knows to be mental assault. He looks around and notices that one of the mutants trapped in his crimson bands is looking at him with glowing red eyes. He closes his eyes and concentrates as he staves off the mental attack. Kelly sees her moment of opportunity as her eyes begin to glow white. All of a sudden, Young Sorcerer opens his eyes as his eyes are glowing white.
"I release you from the Bands Of Cyttorak." Young Sorcerer said to the X-men.
"Young Sorcerer, what are you doing?" Alpha Spider said as she and New Captain walk over to him.
"Thank you Darling, now you can have you mind back." Kelly said as she releases her hold on Young Sorcerer. "Now if we can get on with our business."
"What are you talking about? What the hell did you do to me?" Young Sorcerer yelled as his hands began to glow with energy.
"You really wanna start something?" Charles said as he drew his claws.
"Stand down Charles!" Jennifer said. "Look we're not here to start trouble; we just needed to get Wild Child."
"Avenging Angel, you more than anyone should understand how dangerous these criminals are." Pulsing Light said as she walked over to the group.
"Now we'll overlook this little matter if you and your friends leave here now." New Captain said.
"Look we're getting nowhere this way. Sorry darling but you'll understand soon enough." Kelly said as her and Melissa's eyes started to glow.
All of the Avenger's eyes glowed as memories of another life. The entirety of team became overwhelmed by the sudden rush of memories flooding back to them. They looked confused and disoriented.
"What the hell just happened?" New Captain said.
"Oh no, where's brotherhood?" Jen said looking around.
"Over there, Alpha Spider is trying to escape with them." Melissa said as she pointed to the warehouse upper level.
"We need to stop John, let the others go." Jennifer said.
"I got this." Charles said as his eyes were glowing.
"I'll help; I summon the Crimson Bands Of Cyttorak." Young Sorcerer said.
Just as Wild child was about to climb through the opened window, he felt bound by bands and felt another force pull him back.
"John!!" Mystique yelled as she turned back to see this happen.
"Leave him, he'll be fine." Sabretooth said as he pulled her towards him. "We'll get him later."
Wild Child flew through the air towards the heroes kicking and screaming. Soon he landed in front of the heroes.
"What do you want from me?" Wild Child yelled. "I'll never tell you anything!!"
"Guys, whatever you did to us, I think you should do to him quickly." Young Sorcerer said as his eyes glowed and then came back causing him to focus his powers to restrain him. "I think I just foresaw this one making a transformation getaway."
Melissa and Kelly walked over to him. Both of their eyes began to glow as Wild Child felt the same rush of memories that the former felt.
"When did this happen?" John said as he remembered what happened and nearly fell over.
"Long story, we need your help to find cerebra, get Joshua, get the rest of the team and figure out how to get this world back to normal." Jennifer said as she caught him.
"What do you need from us?" New Captain said as she went over to Jennifer.
"I need you to go and see if you can prepare a massive transport for us as well as secure the location of a mutant, Miss Scarlet."
"We'll see what we can do." New Captain said. "Avengers, let's go."
"Okay guys we still have a job to do." Jennifer said. "Okay, we need to locate cerebra."
"Last I heard, it was with S.H.I.E.L.D." Melissa said. "But I think we are going to need some help with this."
"Like who?" Charles asked.
"Well, Brent Monroe-Summers is head of the Kenyan X.S.E." Melissa said as she hands Jennifer his file. "I stole this from their databanks, so they are probably going to come after me."
"Well, we can use this for our advantage." Jennifer said. "We can have Kelly maintain a psychic link with you and have you get captured by Brent."
"I don't know, this plan sounds pretty dangerous." Kelly said as she grabbed hold of Melissa.
"It's the only chance we got." Jennifer said. "None of us know where to look for Joshua, cerebra, or anything."
"She's right, this is the only way."
Meanwhile in Manhattan….
"So we're finally here." Brent said as the team began their search. "Melissa was last seen around here. We just need to get her and take a visit to my dear half uncle."