Mutant Generation Force

Issue #55 – The Lights – Part Three

Xavier's School for Gifted Mutants

Outside Grounds

"Enough!" Storm screamed as she unleashed her powers causing the tornados to fade before hitting the ground and the lightening bolts to move enough to miss their intended marks.

"Mother, you would help those that try to me us?" Magnetic Storm asked in surprise as he stared at his mother.

"Do we even know if this is really our child?" Magneto asked as he stood by Storm.

"Hard to explain, but I can feel she is my child," Storm said as she stared the woman in the eyes.

"This ends," Zero said as the tendrils he was secretly growing form his arms lashed out and pierced the heads of all of Magnetic Storm's soldiers and rendering them brain dead instantly.

"No!" Magnetic Storm screamed as she lashed out with her powers sending the Light up in the air with a strong wind and allowing him to rain down in ashes after an electrical storm struck him with severity.

"Light, attack!" Mimicry said as she and her lights went into action.

Transonic was almost near Storm when Cannonball shot out of nowhere and hit the blue skinned Light taking them both away from the battlefield. Primal collided with Cable as Sway and the Jean Grey neutralized Velocidad. Oya quickly erupted an intense wall of fire around her, Mimicry, Serenity, Storm, Magnetic Storm and Magneto. Magnetic Storm reached out her hand and prepared to attack when she suddenly felt dizzy and began to sway. The fire wall vanished as everyone turned to see the future child of Ororo and Erik screaming in pain and was starting to go translucent.

"Don't any one move a single muscle. I have a hold on the babies mind in Storm's belly. If anyone so much as moves against me or hurts my Lights, physically or mentally I will kill it," Mimicry said as she stood there with her arm reached out towards Storm.

"It's true, she's borrowed another power and I can sense it locked around the baby," Jean said as Cable still held a gun to the pinned Primal's head and the other Lights, minus Serenity and Mimicry where held in similar death holds.

"No, please don't kill my child," Storm cried as she knelt down and clutched her pushed out belly.

"So help me child if you," Erik began to say when Magnetic Storm's screamed caused him to stop and look at the woman who was fading away slowing.

"Hope, stop," Cable pleaded as he stared at the girl he had adopted so long ago, also knowing that if he had sent her back to do this then it was important.

"I can take her," Tosha said as she saw the conflict in her father's eyes as she watched and mapped her attack.

"I wouldn't if I was you," Mimicry said as she squeezed her hand causing both Storm and Magnetic Storm to scream louder.

"If what you're doing is so just, then why haven't you done it already?" Storm asked through her pain, trying to reach out to the clouds above, planning her attack to save her child.

"Because she knows killing is baby is wrong and there is tremendous good my granddaughter," Jean said as she could feel the conflict in her mind now that she was face to face with an unborn child.

"Hope, this is wrong," Serenity suddenly said to her best friend.

"Enough," Magneto said as a metal pole plunged into Mimicry's leg.

Mimicry screamed and lashed out. Storm hurled over in pain as Magnetic Storm vanished from site. With the death of her unborn child, Storm lashed out with the power she was building and sent lightening down that each of the remaining Lights frying them. Cable flew back as he watched Primal burn form the strike and then looked over at Mimicry who was lying on the ground in pain, the only one left of her team that was alive. Magneto went to move against her but Cable instinctively came to her defense and was thrown to the ground, in pain as Magneto began to crush him. Mimicry looked to her father and then to Storm and began to cry.

"No, I didn't mean to do it. It wasn't supposed to go like this," Mimicry said as Dani approached her.

"And it still doesn't," Dani said as she waved her hand and the illusion vanished and she saw that everyone, including the Lights, her father and Magnetic Storm were okay, but she as still locking onto the baby.

"Wow, she's more powerful than I thought," Sam said as Teresa stepped up behind Sam feeling a twinge of jealousy.

"I don't know what to do. You said I had to do this to save our future," Hope said turning to Cable who was now being guarded by Tosha.

"We can work this out. No one has to kill anyone," Cable said as Hope dropped her hand and allowed her father to embrace her.

"We can't let her get away with this," Magneto began to say when Storm screamed.

"Something's wrong," Storm said as she felt her belly.

"I did," Mimicry said as they all saw Magnetic Storm continuing to fade away.

"The baby, it's," the Cuckoos began to say when Jean silenced them.

"No," Storm cried as Magneto dropped to her side to hold and rock her.

"Allow me," Serenity said as she knelt down and placed her hand on Storm's belly and a strange light engulfed her, Storm, Magneto and the baby inside.

"Did you?" Storm asked as she suddenly felt the baby kick.

"Yes, and now you will die," Magnetic Storm said as the heavens erupted with an oncoming storm.

"Ahhhh!" Storm suddenly screamed.

"Ororo?" Erik asked as he looked at her in panic.

"I thought you saved it?" Cable asked.

"I did," Serenity replied.

"No, my water broke, the baby's coming," Storm grunted as lightening started to strike.

"Enough!" Magneto said as he suddenly turned as Magnetic Storm was slammed to the ground.

"Get her into the infirmary," Dani commanded as she, Jean and many others rushed Storm into the mansion.

"We can't let this happen," Primal said with a vicious growl.

"And I won't let you kill my daughter, either of them," Erik said as he stared at everyone.

"Then I have a compromise," Cable said as he pulled a devise from his belt.

"On it," Tosha said as he used her power to send the devise strait at Magnetic Storm, plunge it into her leg and activate causing her to vanish.

"What did you do?" Erik asked as he reached out and slammed Cable to the ground.

"I sent her back to the future," Cable said as he had sacrificed his only means of ever time traveling again for the foreseeable future.

"You have ruined all we, you have established," Velocidad turned on Cable.

"I didn't send her to your future, I sent her to another future," Cable said assuring she was well alive.

"But that still doesn't prevent the evil she has done or that baby in there will do," Transonic said to Mimicry.

"I will not let you harm my baby," Erik said as he released Cable and faced the Lights.

"I see Cable's wisdom. With Magnetic Storm in a different future, you guys can go back and help rebuild or thrive in a better future I succeed here," Mimicry said as they all turned to face their leader.

"What are you talking about?" Serenity asked.

"We need to protect our future but we also can't kill a child in cold blood. That would make us no better than Magnetic Storm. I will use this Cable gave me a long time ago to send you all back while I stay here and watch over the baby and help ensure it grows up on the side of good," Mimicry said looking at both Cable and Magneto.

"I don't know," Magneto said glaring at the red headed girl.

"I think you all should go back, we can watch the baby without you all," Tosha added in.

"Actually, I think that is a good plan, Hope. No harm will come to the baby, Erik," Cable said.

"Fine, but if you do anything harmful to my child I will kill you myself," Magneto said as he raced off into the mansion as he heard the labor screams and rolling thunder of Storm giving birth.

"We will miss you," The Lights said as they all hugged Hope and then stood together.

"Good luck," Hope said as she pulled out a devise and pointed it at the Lights and sends a beam of energy at them.

"Kim!" Oya screamed as Kim leapt out of the way at the last second and waved as Transonic, Primal, Velocidad and Oya vanished from sight.

"What are you doing? There is no energy left. I can never send you back," Hope said as Kim got to her feet.

"That's fine, I would never leave my best friend alone in a strange new place," Serenity said as she walked over and locked her arm in Hope's arm.

Epilogue

"How's it going?" Dani asked as Sam walked up behind her.

"Cable and Jean have Hope and Serenity settled in. It's going to take a lot of work to trust them," Sam said as he stared at the window that looked down into the medical room below.

"Everyone deserves a chance, hell look at Erik. Anyway, I think someone with Hope's and even Serenity's powers will be helpful," Dani said as she saw Ororo holding a baby in her arms with Erik looking over both of them.

"Was it a girl?" Sam asked.

"Yes, and they named her N'dare Rosa, after both their mothers," Dani said with a smile.

"Wait, from what Hope said, that's not Magnetic Storm's real name," Sam commented.

"Yeah, they figure maybe to help prevent this baby to be the same they would start by not giving her the same name," Dani responded.

"Unless this isn't the baby they both have that is destined to be evil," Sam added as they both looked at each other and then back into the room holding the newly happy family.


The Secret Mutants

The Guthrie Clan

"Hi, mom," Sam said as he kissed the woman who he had found out was not his real mom but more of an adopted mom in the new life he had been inserted into many years ago.

"I'm glad you agreed to meet. I know there is a lot going on but you're not the only ones affected by the information of you being inserted into our lives," Lucinda said touching her son's face as her hand shook a little.

"What are you talking about?" Sam asked feeling guilty as he knew he could have made more of an effort to sit down and talk with his siblings.

"It seems, shortly after we all came to terms with your newly discovered past life and that you were actually inserted into our lives something happened to all of us. We all have conflicting memories of you in our lives and not in our lives," Lucinda said.

"I didn't realize it would happen to all of you as well. Man, what they must all be going through, especially the younger ones," Sam said as he glanced toward the training room his mom asked him to meet at.

"Well, they are coping, thanks to the help of Jean and the Cuckoos, they are able to keep the conflicting memories manageable," Lucinda said.

"There's something else you're not saying. I may not be your real son but I still know you," Sam said looking at his mom.

"I will always be your real mom, no one will ever take that form me, you hear me boy? Now, as for what else is going on, I'll let them tell you," Lucinda said as Sam went into the training room alone to meet the Guthrie Clan.

"Sam!" Cleo Guthrie, the youngest of the siblings screamed and ran into her eldest brother's arms.

"Look whose decided to grace us with his presence," Elizabeth said with nodding comments from Jebidiah as well.

"Hey guys, he's been pretty busy with everything that's been going on and despite recent events having to continue running this school," Jay Guthrie, the ever peaceful keeping on said as he sat in the corner across from everyone.

"Well, some of us know where our priorities are. I even gave up my spot on my former team to be here for my family," Paige Guthrie threw in to the conversation.

Sam just looked at all of them and smiled. There was Paige Guthrie who went by the codename Husk who could shed her skin to take on a different skin. Next was his brother Joshua who went by Jay and took the codename Icarus when he sprouted red wings and developed a great singing voice. Then there was his sister Joelle who had been upset because she had become a mutant and her siblings had until they realized she had a mutant ability to mask herself and took the codename Blindspot. Besides Paige, the one other sister that could give Sam a run for his money was Elizabeth. She could grow in size and strength and took the name Giantess. That took care of the older of the Clan but then there were the last five that had all developed powers as well.

Melody developed the ability to generate an aura around herself and fly and took the codename Aura. Next in line was his brother Jeb Guthrie who shot blue electrical energy and took the name Blue Fire. Then there were the twins, Lewis and Lea. Sam thought they had lucked out not having powers but was proven wrong when it was discovered they could generate and shot a force blast off when they touched hands. Finally Sam rested his eyes on the youngest of the Guthrie Clan, Cleo, who he continued to hug in his arms. As young as she was, she had already developed a mutant power. She could become shadow like and allow things to pass through her and if she was against a wall act as a doorway. She chose her own codename too, Shadowess. Blood or not, they would always be his family.

"So what is this news mom is hiding and needed me here?" Sam began to ask when he stopped and suddenly noticed Icarus was missing his wings.

"Despite our sharing two sets of memories, it seems when the effect of Moira's powers reverted on us it seemed to alter our powers as well," Paige answered.

"It did?" Sam asked knowing how he and his Secret Mutants had been altered physically and power wise when the effects of Moira's powers on them reverted.

"Yes, it seems since in your true, Secret Mutant reality we were given powers from exposure to something created from the Summers Genetic Energy Code instead of Dad's exposure to radiation in the mines most our powers have altered, some more than others," Icarus said when suddenly wings made of red energy sprouted from his back.

"Jeb, your wings," was all Sam could say.

"At least they are easier to hide," Jeb shrugged.

Sam couldn't believe it. As they each spoke and demonstrated Sam also read the scan data Husk had provided him detailing their powers. It seemed all of their powers were now energy based, like the Summers Bloodline, his other family. Icarus' wings were now made of energy and it seemed that his singing voice was a result of changing the energy frequency which Sam saw potential for not only singing good but actually altering his voice to sound like others or even have effects like Banshee. Elizabeth stayed the same, growing big and strong but is now based on absorbing energy and using it to increase her mass and then releasing it to go back to normal size.

Husk it appears can shed her skin but only turns into different forms of energy. Joelle blocks and repels energy away from her that can make her invisible and undetectable. With a little training she could actually repel things like energy blasts away from her, almost like a force field. Melody could still fly and still generated different colored energy auras around herself. There was still some testing to be done because it wasn't too clear what she could all do now. Jeb's powers seemed to stay the same, but instead of blue electrical energy shooting from his eye he could channel it from his hands and body as well. The twin's powers have remained the same as did Cleo's, except hers work in a slightly different fashion. Sam knew he would have to devote extra time to them as a trainer as well as a brother.

"I am sorry if I haven't' been here for you, but please know, that you will always be my family and I will always be here for you," Sam said as they all dog piled him in a huge family hug.

"That's my kids," Lucinda said with a smile as she watched from outside the room.

Next: Issue #56 – Fire Rising – Part One & Secret Mutants: Fantasia – Part One

Authors Note: Check out Avengers Inc: The Doominators Issue 1 posted now. Out of the pages of Avengers Inc and introduced in Avengers Inc #7, The Doominators is a mini-series that not only serves as an origin of Dr. Doom's newly created team of villains from heroes but serves as a prologue to my title wide crossover happening next year: THE ACTS OF DOOM. Check it out and enjoy!