Family Reunions I

Scott Pryor was a happy man.

He had married his high school sweetheart as soon as he graduated from pilot's school. And he was now the father of a month old perfectly healthy baby boy. He was currently working for his Uncle Nathan, a kind scientist who raised him when his parents and brothers died in a terrible car crash. The work was easy, taking his uncle and other rich clients from Genosha to the Mainland. And he was paid well. It paid enough for a down payment on the house they lived in. Madelyne and he were so happy they were already thinking of having a little brother or sister for their son Nathan.

Everything about his life was perfect. Good job, good neighborhood with no crime. Every Sunday night Uncle Nathan would visit and the family would have dinner together, play some cards and talk.

He had just come home to spend some time with his wife and child. They were planning on having a simple meal at home and spending some time with the baby.

Then the doorbell rang.

Scott assumed it was one of his neighbors come to ask a favor or to talk.

"Yes, can I….Help you…?" Scott was stunned at what he saw before him.

"Hello Scott," Phoenix stood before him. "I'm back…"

Scott Pryor's world was about to descend into Hell.

Back at the labs things weren't going so well. The lab team was fighting the captured and enhanced X-Men and Gen X members. And to their surprise, they were losing.

"Paige! It's me! Jubilee!" Jubilee pleaded. "I don't know what they did to you, but I know deep down you know who I am!"

"DIE!" A metal Paige slammed a metal fist into the wall, barely missing Jubilee's head. It made a huge hole in the wall.

"Or maybe not…" Jubilee winced.

A blast of screams from both Banshee and Syrin knocked down the team. "I can't move…" Logan tried to stand up after the scream but found himself held in place.

"My sister is a bio-kinetic, remember?" Monet sneered. "She can control all your bodies, including your powers. And your muscles."

"I can't move either!" Rogue said.

"This could be a problem," Logan grunted.

"Say goodnight," Monet grinned as she put both her hands together and they came down on his head. Then darkness fell.

A few minutes later Logan woke up. He was thrown to the floor by Monet. "Wake up you!"

"Is it check out time yet?" Pietro moaned as he realized that they were in a lab somewhere.

The captured mutants weren't collared, they just had restraints on their arms. "So much for this rescue plan," Althea groaned.

"Rahne don't you remember us at all?" Jubilee asked. Rahne just growled at her in her wolf form.

"Don't bother. She and the others are perfectly obedient servants. Just as you shall become."

"Who the…?" Jubilee did a double take. There was a bald woman wearing a mostly white pantsuit and a green necklace standing before them. "Is it the concussion talking or does that lady look exactly like the Professor?"

"Yeah she does," Todd gulped.

"Welcome to Genosha," The bald woman gave an evil smile. "I'm Cassandra Nova Xavier. Your new mistress."

"Madelyne…No? Who are you?" Scott was stunned at the woman who was the exact copy of his wife standing before him.

"Scott don't you remember me?" Phoenix held out her hand.

"Scott who's…" Madelyne walked up to them with the baby in her arms. Both were stunned. "Who are you?"

"Madelyne?" Phoenix was stunned.

"How do you know my wife? Why do you look exactly like her?" Scott was confused.

"HOW COULD YOU?" Phoenix screamed as she sent a telekinetic pulse straight at Scott knocking him down. "HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME?"

"STOP!"

Phoenix turned around and saw Ororo and the others standing behind her. "Jean do not do this!" Ororo challenged. Suddenly she was hit backwards by a telekinetic wave. "Agghhh!"

"Oh lord..." Remy shuddered as several trees seemed to burst into flames. "We are in big trouble!"

"Shadowcat! Get me closer!" Emma shouted. Kitty nodded and grabbed her hand. They managed to phase through the wall of the house.

"Scott…" Alex groaned as he got up.

"You betrayed me Scott…" Phoenix hissed. "How could you betray me?"

"Phoenix! No!" Emma stood in front of them. "They've been brainwashed by Sinister! It's not their fault! Phoenix!"

"Who are all you people?" Scott shouted. "What are all you people?"

"Scott I know you're confused but the truth is you are not who you think you are," Emma said. "These past several months you've been living a lie."

Madelyne screamed and ran out of the room holding the baby. "Get back here!" Phoenix hissed.

"Jean you're scaring them!" Kitty cried out.

"I am not Jean! I am PHOENIX!" Phoenix cried out in rage.

"Phoenix…Jean…Whoever you are! Listen to me!" Alex stood in front of her along with Emma. "They've been brainwashed by Sinister! They don't remember you because he did something to their minds!"

"If you doubt us see for yourself," Emma pointed to Scott.

"What? Who…" Scott began as he saw Phoenix's eyes glow.

"No…" Phoenix was stunned as she sorted through his memories. Then she opened a door into his mind. "Scott…Remember me!"

Everything came back to him.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Scott screamed as the horror of what happened returned. Memories of his past destroyed his present.

"No…I…couldn't…" Scott was stunned. He started to shake.

"Scott, do you remember who you are?" Emma helped him stand up.

"Yeah I'm Scott Summers and I….Oh god what have I done?" Scott was stunned.

"Exactly what I wanted you to do," Standing behind them in the hallway was Sinister. He was holding the baby in his arms and Madelyne was at his feet.

"Sinister…." Jean snarled.

"You…" Scott shook in fury. "You did this to us! You're going to pay for what you did! What you made us do!"

"It doesn't matter my dear Cyclops," Sinister smiled as he held the baby in his arms. "I've already gotten what I wanted."

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