(Jean's P.O.V.)
3 weeks have passed, and Steve and Fiona returned from their honeymoon. The Avengers and X-Men were in the New Avengers facility, having a party. Erik had come to visit, and he was dancing with Light until Friday gave out an alarm.
"Friday, what's wrong?", Tony asked worriedly. "Demona is in the room where the Grimorum book is.", Friday said, sounding slightly angry.
"What?!", Goliath roared angrily. "Not again!", Erik groaned in dismay. "Come on, we gotta stop her!", Steve called out in a order.
Most of the X-men and the Avengers, along with Goliath and Light ran to the room, and we saw Demona with the book in her hands. "Stop, Demona!", I shouted with a glare at her. "Give up!", Tony said with a warning growl.
"No, I don't think so!", Demona cackled wickedly. Demona then chanted a spell, and we were all surrounded in a light. All of a sudden, we landed in a field.
"Oh, my head.", Cyclops said with a moan as he cradled his head gingerly. "Wait, where are we?", Logan asked with a confused expression as he looked around. We saw a very familiar castle.
"It can't be.", Light said with a gasp. "It's Wyvern Castle.", Goliath said with a shocked nod.
"How can it be?", Steve asked in confusion. "Demona's spell must have sent us to the past.", Goliath said with a growl.
"But why would she do this?", Charles asked in confusion. "Either way, it has to be for bad intentions.", Peter said with a scoff.
"How can we go inside the castle without the guards attacking us?", Clint asked with a clueless shrug. "Oh, I and Jean can help with that.", Charles grinned softly with a nod.
We all walked inside, and Charles and I used our telepathy to freeze everyone in the castle. "At least, that's taken care of.", Tony said with a mutter and a nod. "Now we have to find out why Demona is here.", Elisa said with a wary look.
Then we heard what sounded like a Gargoyle roar, and we saw in the sky, a Gargoyle with blue scales, similar to Mystique's, and silver skin, flying in the sky. "Who's that?", Raven asked in surprise.
"Skystar...It makes sense now.", Light said with a widened look of awe and hope. "What?", Hank asked in confusion. "Who is he?", I asked with a raised eyebrow of curiosity.
"We called him Skystar, and he isn't just a Gargoyle, but a mutant as well. We never had the name of mutant to connect with his powers at this time, so we just made him a special Gargoyle.", Goliath rumbled softly.
"Wait, so he is a mutant Gargoyle!?"Nightcrawler said with a shocked gasp. "Yes.", Light said with a nod.
"He has the same powers as me.", Storm said with wide eyes. "He's like me too.", Logan rumbled in shock.
"And he's also like me.", Charles spoke in amazement. "He has my powers too!", Wanda gasped in awe.
"What gave him these powers?", Steve asked curiously in surprise. "A spell went wrong, and some energy was released. Skystar was only a hatchling when this happened." Goliath said with a sigh and a shrug.
"What?! That young?", Natasha gasped with wide eyes. "It must be magic that caused this.", Vision nodded with thought.
"And he has more control over his powers unlike some of the kids back at the Mansion.", Hank mused out with a nod. "Right now, he is 15 years old as I can see that he is very young.", Light said with a wistful look.
"Did he die in the Wyvern massacre?", I asked anxiously with a frown. "No, he died way before. He was in a cave, along with a few of his rookery brothers, and the cave was collapsing, so he sacrificed himself to save them.", Goliath said with a pained look.
"Oh, gods, that's awful!", Rogue gasped in horror. "He was only 19 years old when he died.", Light said with a pained nod.
"So young...", Charles shook his head in dismay and pain. "He did it for others, not himself.", Raven spoke in pain.
"That must have been horrible.", Steve shook his head in disbelief. "He's truly a hero.", Hank sighed heavily.
"It ain't right for him to die like that, being 19!", Logan growled in anger and pain. "Yet he sacrificed himself...choosing to save his friends over his life.", Erik nodded with a sigh.
"But why would Demona choose this time? What does she want with Skystar?", Peter asked in confusion. "He's coming, hide.", Wanda called out in warning. We all hid ourselves.
"That's odd. Where is everyone?", Skystar asked in confusion and worry. "What's is he holding in his hand?", Tony asked in slight confusion with quite some curiosity.
"The Phoenix Gate.", Light said with a growl. "The what?", Nightcrawler asked in bewilderment.
"Something we'd never thought to see again, especially in the past!', Raven hissed in anger. "Okay, you gotta tell us about that time after this, sister.", Charles spoke to her with a glance.
"I finally found you!", Demona said with a laugh as she appeared. "Angel.", Skystar said with a surprised nod.
"Demona.", I growled lowly. "I never thought I would see you again.", Demona said with a teary look.
"What are you talking about, Angel? You always see me, every night.", Skystar said with a perplexed and slightly freaked out look. "My name is now Demona, and I am not from here. Here, I can show you, so give me the Phoenix Gate.", Demona said with a grin.
"No!", Light shouted in horror and anger as she leapt out of her hiding spot, charged at Demona. Demona just lifted her sister over her shoulder, and threw her off to the side.
"Light!", I shouted in worry and fear. "Are you okay?", Erik asked in concern as he got to Light before me.
Demona then had the Phoenix Gate in her hand, and she chanted the spell. And yep, we were all surrounded in a flaming aura...again. We all landed on a hard ground, and I saw Demona kick Goliath in the face.
She then froze us all with a spell. "Come on!", Clint shouted with a frustrated groan. "She froze us stiff!", Elisa said with a terrified look.
"I can't move!", Mystique said with a grunt. "Me neither!", Beast said with a snarl.
"Where are we?", Skystar asked in surprise and confusion. Demona then handed the Phoenix Gate back to him, and she placed a collar on him, a mutant collar.
"It's a gift.", Demona lied with a smile that's supposed to look reassuring. "I come from the future, and I have come to bring you a warning.", Demona said with a nod and a glance at us with a hidden smirk.
I then saw smoke everywhere. "It's the Wyvern Massacre.", Light said with a terrified and heartbroken look. "So that's your past...", Erik blinked in surprise.
"Whoa, that's a bad sign.", Logan growled in worry. "And we can't stop it.", Steve sighed in dismay.
"This is the future of our clan. See the destruction. The death of our kind surrounds us.", Demona said with a snarl. "I also came to warn you, so I can save you from death.", Demona said with a determined nod.
"What?", Skystar asked in surprise. "In the near future, you will die young, so I came to save you from dying.", Demona said with a growl.
"This can't be true.", Skystar said with a shake of disbelief and dismay. "And your leader, that you looked up to as a father is frozen in stone.", Demona said with a growl.
"Goliath.", I said softly to Goliath who snarled lowly. "The humans did this, and you can stop it! You hold the power in your hand. To use the Phoenix Gate, you have but to think of a place and time. Speak the incantation, and you will be transported there. With it, you can accomplish anything.", Demona said to Skystar with a delighted grin.
Skystar stared at the Phoenix Gate in his hands with a lost look on his face. "Whatever you do, do not give to the Archmage! Give to me instead, do not share it with...do not share it!" Demona said with a snarl.
"She is trying to stop Skystar from giving the Phoenix Gate to Goliath.", Light whispered with a horrified look. "Use it! Destroy all the humans. Use your powers to rule the gargoyles. Rule the world! It's all within your grasp!", Demona said with a growl and a wicked smile.
Goliath was then groaning in pain. "Goliath.", Skystar gasped in horror and fear. Skystar was running towards Goliath when Demona grabbed his wrist. "Believe me, I know exactly how you feel. But you cannot trust him. He's weak. He cares more for the humans than for our clan.", Demona said with a snarl.
"That's not true!", I shouted with a glare at Demona, standing up for Goliath. "Goliath cares for his clan!", Steve shouted angrily with a nod.
"Goliath is pure of heart! He would never betray you!", Charles nodded with a determined nod. "Goliath is my leader...He taught me everything.", Skystar said with a lost look as there was a wistful glimmer in his eyes as he stared upon Goliath.
"The greatest favor you can do him would be to put him out of my misery forever. You must know that I'm right! Can't you see this is for the best? And if you protect the humans, you will become what I am.", Demona said with a snarl.
Now I could see Skystar looking all angry. "I will never turn into a monster like you!", Skystar shouted as he snatched his arm away from Demona, and he let out a roar.
"Why can't I use my powers?", Skystar said with a confused growl. "Oh, my gift.. That was simply a way to block your powers.", Demona smirked lightly.
"You traitor!", Skystar said with a snarl, looking betrayed. "I do not wish to hurt you, Skystar.", Demona said with a stern look at him.
"And I do not wish for everything you're telling me to be true!", Skystar snarled furiously as he charged towards Demona, only for Demona to pick him up, and throw him across the floor.
Skystar groaned in pain as he hit the floor. "Skystar!", Light said in horror and fear. "Damn, it looks like he's hurt!', Peter called out in worry.
"We have to help him.", Vision nodded in agreement. "I think I can use my powers to break us free.", I said with a smirk.
"If i must beat this lesson into you, so be it, for it's for your own good.", Demona said with a snarl. "No!", Goliath said as he grabbed her hand.
"Let go!", Demona said in a roar of anger and frustration. Beast then tackled her, and Demona hit the wall, becoming knocked out.
Light then removed the collar from Skystar. "Is everyone ok?", I asked in concern, and murmurs of agreement answered me.
"Are you injured?", Light asked worriedly. "You..the others...all gone.", Skystar said with a horrified look.
We all saw him hug the statue of past Goliath. "Poor Gargoyle.", Natasha said with a frown. "That's harsh...", Rogue muttered lowly.
"What am I to do?", Skystar asked with a conflicted look, then looked at us. "Is it true? What she said?", Skystar asked, looking anxious with shock and horror.
"Yes...I'm afraid it's true. You perish when you sacrifice yourself to save your rookery brothers.", Goliath said with a pained look. "But you died protecting you friends like a hero.", Steve said with a nod of approval, smiling bitter-sweetly.
"But what can I do to prevent the death of our clan?", Skystar asked in pain and confusion. "Do nothing.", Light said with a sigh.
"Nothing?!.", Skystar said with a snarl. "Look, if you changed the death of our clan, I or the other survivors wouldn't have met our friends and family in our present time.", Goliath rumbled lowly.
"That's right! The X-Men would be smaller and different.", Charles nodded in agreement. "Or that the Avengers wouldn't had more people joining in like Vision or Wanda here.", Steve sighed lightly with a shrug.
"Nor the fact I wouldn't have been built either.", Vision added in with a nod. "Or unknowing that I have a daughter.", Logan growled softly in distress.
"Or having Charles unable to walk for Jasmine would have been in that jail or worse.", Beast growled lightly. "Or not having Light to change my heart, forever lonely and hurt, pursuing Jean like a damn stalker!", Erik shivered in horror and disgust.
"But please, never go into that cave. We warn you, so you may still live.", Light said with a stern glare. Skystar nodded his head. "But when it's 994, stay in the rookery with the others, so that way you will be safe.", Goliath said with a smile.
"I understand, Goliath, Moonwing.", Skystar said with a determined nod. "Now, more than ever, do not give Demona the Phoenix Gate, or to the Archmage.", Light said with a snarl.
"You have to give to Goliath.", I said with a stern nod. "I will.", Skystar said with a determined smile. Goliath then picked up Demona.
"We must get you back to your time, and then back to ours.", Charles said with a sigh. "Do you know the incantations?", Mystique asked anxiously.
"I do. Deslegrate muri tempi et intervalia.", Skystar said with a smile. "Goodbye, Skystar. It was nice to see you again.", Goliath said with a bittersweet smile, hope in his eyes.
"I hope by saving you from death, we reunite in the future.", Light said, looking anxious with hope. "I hope so too.", Skystar said with a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Make sure not to give the gate to Demona.", Erik said with a growl. "Give it to Goliath.", Charles reprimanded sternly. "And never let the Archmage have it.", Steve said with a low growl.
"I guess this is goodbye.", I said with a little nod. "Goodbye. Deslegrate muri tempi et intervalia.", Skystar said softly as he chanted the spell, and sent us all back to our time.
