Uncanny New Mutants

Chapter 37: Daddy Issues- Part 1

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel. I own August.

Shout Outs-

ViciousAssassin- I hear you, my friend. I'm always hungry. Damn my huge appetite! Why are all the bad things so tasty? Don't worry, we will see more from Amara leading the team now that Rahne is pregnant.

Needles- I can neither confirm nor deny your suggestions, cuz it would give the game away. And we don't want that, do we?

Doza- If you want more from Blink and Morph, check out 'Uncanny Sirens'. Blink and Morph are my replacement Hellions after I had Tag, Wither and Rockslide exterminated.

Todd fan- You've got our role-playing smut to thank for kinky August. Mmm, smut…

Agent-G- Yup, August and Selene are a happy family now. If only that was the case in 'Hellfire and Brimstone'…Morph and Blink can be seen again in 'Uncanny Sirens'

Quote of the day- 'Trying is the first step to failure, so why bother?'

The X-Mansion-

Rahne and Warlock were snuggled together on the couch. They were discussing the decision to make Amara the interim team leader while Rahne was on maternity leave.

'I hope you don't think that we did this under your nose…' Warlock reassured his wife. 'We would have asked you for your opinion, but we were in a rush.'

'That's alright, 'Lock.' Rahne smiled sleepily. 'Ye all made a great decision. I'm sure that Amara'll make a great leader. I just want ye tae know that I fully intend tae get my position back after the wee ones're born. In ritual combat if need be.'

'Oh, you…' Warlock chuckled as he gently patted his wife's pregnant belly. 'Always with the ritual combat. I think your hormones are letting your wolf side come through. You're competing to be the Alpha Female.'

'I just want 'Mara tae know who's boss. I wilnae have her messin' wi' my team. Now, gizza kiss…'

'Okay, you've twisted my arm…' Warlock smiled as he leant in to kiss his wife.

Their lips were millimetres away when a voice shouted in their heads.

'X-Men, report to the War Room immediately…'

'Gee, thanks a lot, Professor…' Warlock growled.

'D'ye want me tae claw his face off?' Rahne asked kindly.

Warlock seemed to think about that for a moment.

'Ye do realise that I'm jokin', don't ye?' Rahne cocked an eyebrow. 'Y'know? A joke. That thing where ye laugh…'

Warlock's eyes darted about nervously.

'Yeah… I knew that…'

The War Room-

Once again, Professor Xavier was holding court while the X-Man look on.

'I' am afraid that the situation is a dire one…' Xavier explained solemnly. 'I was using Cerebra to search for new mutagenic signatures when I noticed an alarming flare up in Salem Centre. Upon closer inspection I discovered that the disturbance was caused by some old friends of ours…'

Xavier turned to activate the holographic projector before him. The assembled X-Men gasped in shock at the sight.

'The Marauders…' Xavier noted. 'Mr Sinister's very own group of mercenaries and assassins. Each of them has been killed and resurrected as a clone many times.'

'We already know this, professor…' Kurt pointed out. 'But… What do they want? Are they here for a reason, or are they just killing randomly as usual.'

'That is what I want you to find out.' Xavier responded. 'You must stop them before any innocents are hurt or killed.'

'I wish I could come with ye…' Rahne growled. 'But I wouldnae be much help waddlin' intae battle like this.'

'I guess it's my turn to lead again.' Amara shrugged. 'That's if it's okay with you, Rahne.'

'Of course it is, lass.' Rahne smiled and patted her friend on the shoulder. 'Ye did a grand job last time. I'm glad tae have ye as me second in command.'

'Thanks, Rahne.' Amara smiled in thanks. 'That really means a lot.'

'Good luck, X-Men.' Xavier nodded.

And with that, the X-Men went on their way. Rahne, Warlock, Kurt and August hung back a bit.

Rahne looked in to the eyes of her techno-organic husband and the father of her unborn triplets.

'Lock, the Marauders are dangerous…' Rahne said anxiously. 'Jus'… try tae be careful, okay? I dinnae ken what I'll do if anythin' happens to ye.'

'Don't worry, Fur Top…' Warlock reassured his wife as he planted a gentle kiss on the top of her head. 'I don't intend on dying just yet. I'll give them a kick in the pants for you.'

'That's m' boy.' Rahne smiled. 'Now go get 'em, tiger!'

August looked over at an unusually solemn Kurt.

'Kurt, are you okay?' August asked concernedly. 'I know that you have issues with these guys. They almost killed you the first time you met. (1) I'd understand if you want to stay here…'

'Nein…' Kurt shook his head determinedly. 'I need this, liebe. I need to face these monsters. I need to prove that I'm not scared of them.'

'Are you sure it's not just about revenge?' August asked.

Kurt didn't reply as he headed for the waiting X-Jet.

Salem Centre-

Salem Centre was in a state of chaos as the Marauders did their thing. The police were no use as the genetically altered mutants simply blasted them away with their respective powers.

'Oh man, this is just like old times!' The crystalline marauder known as Prism crowed. 'Don't ya think so, Arclight?'

'Oh yeah…' The muscle-bound Marauder woman dressed in some kind of shiny outfit leaving one shoulder bare grinned. 'Just look at all the flat-scans running like roaches.'

'They squish like roaches too!' The humungous Marauder known as Blockbuster added as he tossed a car through a building. 'I dunno why we never got out sooner!'

'I've been itching for a good fight for ages…' The Inuit Marauder known as Harpoon told his teammates as he blew up another car with his energy harpoon. 'Bring on the X-Men!'

'Your wish is our command, Marauder!'

Harpoon spun around only to get a lava blast right in the face.

'Ahhh!' The Marauder screamed as he clutched at his face. 'I can't see! I'm blind!'

'Don't give these guys any mercy, X-Men!' Magma ordered as she leapt out of the X-Jet, already in her fiery form. 'They wouldn't give us a choice so let's return them in kind!'

'She's kinda scary when she's leading, isn't she?' Warlock whispered to Wisdom.

'I think she's entitled to, mate.' Wisdom responded. 'I heard that the Morlock Massacre was hard on everybody.'

'You X-Men think you're all that!' Blockbuster crowed. 'But you're not!'

'Is that so, Tubby?' August asked as she hefted up a leaking petrol tanker.

'Ha!' Blockbuster snorted. 'D'you think you're gonna hurt me with that thing? I'd like to see you try!'

'Seeing that you were so kind as to ask…' August grinned evilly as she tossed the tanker towards the Marauder.

Blockbuster easily caught the tanker and tore it completely in half, spilling fuel all over the place.

'Haw!' Blockbuster snorted. 'Is that the best you got?'

'That was just the appetizer…' August retorted. 'How about you try the main course?'

August's hands began to glow bright red as flames erupted from them and hit the puddles of gasoline around Blockbuster's feet. The fuel ignited around him, and when the trail of flaming gasoline reached the tanker's own fuel compartment, it erupted in an explosive inferno.

'Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about!' August crowed. 'Burn baby, burn!'

Elsewhere, Wisdom was taking on Scalphunter, the Marauder's leader.

'I don't believe we've met…' Scalphunter remembered as he easily dodged Wisdom's hot-knives. 'My name is Scalphunter, and I will be killing you.'

'You won't be the first one to try, guv…' Wisdom sneered. 'I took 'em all down.'

'You ain't ever been up against a Marauder, have you?' Scalphunter smirked as he ducked behind an abandoned car to whip himself up some weaponry from his mechanical parts-ridden battle vest.

'You Marauder are nuthin' but pansies compared to some of the stuff that I've seen.' Wisdom retorted. 'Yer just glorified lackeys.'

'Just a couple more feet…' Scalphunter muttered to himself as he finished whipping himself up an assault rifle. 'Just a couple more feet and I'll turn you into Swiss Cheese…'

'Oh, will you now?' Wisdom smirked as he popped up from behind Scalphunter's very own hiding place.

Scalphunter levelled his weapon at Wisdom, only for the Brit to kick it out of his hands.

'I grew up in the East End, ya flamin' big poof!' Wisdom sneered. 'You think yer so hard with yer guns and crap? I'll show you who's hard…'

Scalphunter doubled over as Wisdom dealt him a nasty punch to the gut.

'I've spent half of my life in drunken brawls, mate.' Wisdom grunted as he head butted the Marauder. 'And I did it with my own two hands.'

'I'll gut you for this…' Scalphunter hissed as he wiped blood from his chin.

'Not if I get there first…' Wisdom responded as he booted Scalphunter in the groin. 'You Marauders think yer fight dirty! You don't know the bloody meanin' of dirty!'

Scalphunter was beginning to wobble on his feet. The Marauder swung a punch at Wisdom, only for the Brit to duck it and pull Scalphunter's arm around with a nasty snap.

'Oh come on…' Wisdom snorted. 'Yer not even tryin'…'

'Try this!' Scalphunter snarled as he dove at Wisdom with a nasty-looking hunting knife.

Wisdom just rolled his eyes and ducked once more. Wisdom used Scalphunter's own momentum against him and tossed the Marauder straight through the windscreen of a nearby car.

'Just like old times…' Wisdom grinned as he blow his knuckles.

Nearby, Warlock was taking on Riptide, the Marauder with the power to spin himself around at amazing speeds and throw bone-shredding blades. Those weapons had no affect on somebody such as Warlock, however. The techno-organic alien simply morphed out of the way.

'Stay still, you coward!' Riptide sneered. 'Stay still and fight!'

'Oh, you want a fight, do you?' Warlock responded. 'Do you really want to fight me?'

'You better believe it, freak.' Riptide hissed. 'Bring it!'

'Don't say I didn't warn you…' Warlock shrugged as he a techno-organic version of the Hulk. 'WARLOCK SMASH!'

Nearby, Chamber was taking on Prism. Unfortunately for Chamber, his opponent simply absorbed the bio-kinetic blasts and blinded Chamber with a burst of light form his crystalline body in response.

'And I thought you X-Men were supposed to be bada…'

Prism's taunt was cut off as Riptide flew through the air and crashed into him, shattering his fragile body.

'Chamber!' Warlock yelled as he ran up to his fallen teammate. 'Are you alright?'

'I'm fine, thanks 'Lock.' Chamber winced as he rubbed his eyes. 'I just feel a little stupid, is all. I got taken down like a newbie.'

'Then what would that make the Marauders, huh?' Warlock quipped as he indicated the scene around them, the Marauders were getting their collective butts kicked. Magma had buried Arclight in a lava flow while Nightcrawler and August were double-teaming Harpoon.

The Inuit Marauder attempted to take down August with his energy harpoon, only for Nightcrawler to teleport it into the Marauder's leg.

'That is for old times, mein freund.' Nightcrawler sneered as he knocked Harpoon out with one single punch.

'Gods, these Marauders must have glass jaws or something…' August shook her head.

'Yes, I am ashamed to admit it but they are not my greatest work.' An evil-sounding voice tutted.

The X-men all spun around as one to look at the new arrival. It was a face that they all knew to well. It was the face of Mr Sinister!'

'Why so shocked, Augusta, dear?' Sinister smiled evilly, flashing his vicious fang-like teeth. 'Aren't you happy to see your father?'

TBC…

Next: Daddy Issues- Part 2

What the hell? Sinister is August's father? I bet you didn't see THAT coming! All will be explained next time so don't you dare miss it!

Author's Notes-

(1)- Kurt was hurt during the Morlock Massacre. He was cut up by Riptide.