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Well it took two years and some rewrites. But here it is, the sequel to my rewritten version of Brave New World, the direct sequel to Sieg's side of things in The Hunt, taking place prior to The Redeemer. Following on from my previous entries in this series having a preview/trailer of the next story in the final chapter.
Some spoilers to the Flash Forward and Doomsday clock series from DC
The Hunt Sequel
The Brave New World
Time seemed to slow for Sieg as he looked through the portal, at his own Earth and the light that Cade had generated in his final moment. He narrowed his eyes, gripped his sword tightly and passed final judgment on the portal threatened both worlds.
"CLOSE!" he yelled, swinging the sword around.
And just like that it was gone. Where once there had been another Earth, only the stars remained. Sven looked up at the sky and let out a cry and at where the light from Washington had once been. The realisation hit him; he wouldn't see his best friend or his son again. Falling to his knees, the man let out a cry of anguish.
"SIEG!"
Two worlds
Tony Stark raised his hands as his iron man armour (Endgame model) began to cover his body. Steve Rogers put on his cowl and brandished his shield as Captain America. Janet and Hank Pym both grew to their normal sizes as Wasp and Ant-man. Thor downed a cup of mead before picking up Stormbreaker and Jarnborn, his dog Thori beside him. Bruce Banner removed his glasses, turning into Hulk form. At the Xavier Institute, Professor X released a psychic wave whilst the X-men, Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Gambit, Wolverine, Beast, Jubilee, Rogue, Colossus and Nightcrawler rushed forward.
Clark Kent removed his glasses and pulled open his shirt, revealing his Superman costume. Arthur Curry burst out of the water, trident in hand as the Aquaman. Hal Jordan pulled his ring away from his lantern, his Green Lantern costume covering his body. Lightning struck Barry Allen and he emerged, running in his Flash costume. Diana Prince slammed her gauntlets together, flying into battle as Wonder Woman. J'onn Jonnz emerged from the ground. John Stewart raised his ring, the Green Lantern uniform glowing around him. Hawk girl flew downwards, swinging her mace. Batman's cape flew in the wind, the vigilante standing on a gargoyle.
Two Multiverses
The Watcher stood on the moon, looking down on his Earth.
Wally West sat on the Mobius chair, fingers crossed together.
One crisis!
Wally West floated in front of Sieg.
"When Osterman restored our timeline, he created these worlds, and ultimately widened the gap you created!"
"The Gap!"
The Flash ran his finger through the air, creating a blue line.
"When you kept our worlds from colliding with one another, you unintentionally left a scar, and when Osterman restored our timeline, he unintentionally opened that scar," he clicked his fingers and the line opened, a dark substance leaking out into it.
Worlds in peril
Kingdom come Superman and his League engaged shadow creatures surrounded by a white aura. The Anti-Monitor, his form an inverted version of itself raised his hand as black and white energy surged from his hand.
Old Man Logan roared, jumping into an army of shadow creatures. He hacked and slashed, looking towards the sky and seeing a great tear. Black and white energy surged from it.
A crisis that will see villains unite.
Lex Luthor smirked as he approached Doctor Doom. Black Manta's eyes glowed alongside Klaw, who raised his blaster. Ragnarok raised his new hammer, whilst Black Adam crossed his arms together. Dracula bore his fangs and Cheetah roared. Ra's Al Ghul stood over a Lazarus pit, a man with a bullseye on his forehead emerged from the water's with a smirk. Joker laughed, a figure in the shadows soon joining him in laughter. Thanos and Darkseid stood side by side, eyes glowing whilst an army of Parademons flew in the air, and Outriders ran across the ground.
And battle!
Apocalypse and Thanos slammed their fists together.
"You know it surprises me this hasn't happened in canon yet," Deadpool said.
"Not now Deadpool, RUN!" Domino yelled.
"I always knew he was still alive, this is my chance to find him, to bring him home," Sven Reilly said.
"And I'm with you in that Sven, always," Carol Danvers gripped his hand softly.
"He was our friend, we're in," Cyclops said.
Sven opened his arms, the plates of red and grey armour turning him into Aeon. Cyclops blasted Shadow demons whilst Nightcrawler teleported Hulk above them, leaving him to crash into the mass of demons below. Captain Marvel and Rogue flew back to back, one blasting and the other punching the creatures around them.
"That chair changed you didn't it? You used to have friends, and a family right?" Sieg asked Wally West.
"I...family," he tightened his hands into fists.
In his armoured form, Sieg ran, grabbing civilians and throwing them onto crystal platforms he manipulated. Wally West flew alongside him, carrying people on the Mobius chair. They were running away from a wave of black and white energy. Ahead of them, carrying people was a man in a blue suit with a paler blue cape and boots. A pale blue shield was on his chest with a black S on it. He increased the speed of his flight, a blue circle and dot appearing on his forehead.
Sieg raised his sword over his head, half of his helmet shattered. The crystals gathered around his sword, creating an energy blade. Sieg yelled as he swung it towards the Anti-Monitor.
Aeon punched out a few Parademons, firing his optic blasts at Outriders. Hawkgirl smashed them with her mace, turning into energy that flew into Aeon. His form shined as he changed, his armour taking on characteristics of Hawkgirl's costume.
A battered Captain America walked across the battlefield. He tightened the strap on his shield, ready for another fight. Then he turned, drawn to a blue light.
"They have not been corrupted," Dr Fate said.
"They have been...Taken!" said Dr Strange.
A shadowed figure grabbed Sara Lance by her head, causing her to scream. Her body was covered with black energy, white flames glowing around it. She opened her mouth and eyes, white energy gushing out of it. Taken versions of the CW Martian Manhunter, Flash and Green Arrow engaged Vision, the Barry Allen Flash and Hawkeye.
"If we can't close the gap, then this wave will spread across every universe," Tony Stark said.
"And free will, will disappear," Batman finished for him.
Heroes must remember
Superman and Hulk charged at one another, only to stop.
"Hulk know, you win, Hulk not strongest there is," Hulk lowered his head in despair.
"I remember, this isn't the first time our universes have collided," Captain America said.
Must return!
Matt Murdock listened to the chaos around him, the people dying. He slowly squeezed his hands into fists.
Must unite!
The Justice League, Avengers and X-men flew alongside Aeon and Victory Peace, slamming into the Shadow creature army.
"Some people still think you're dead, Layla Miller actually wanted to celebrate, we put the bitch right," Celeste said.
"She's from a future where I'm a dictator, of course she'll be relieved I'm not around, who knows, if I'm staying here maybe that future won't happen," Sieg explained.
Celeste cuddled up to him, resting her head on his chest.
"That future won't happen if you come back, you're planning to do that aren't you?"she asked.
Aeon crossed his arms together, blocking a sword strike. He slid back, shocked to see Sieg. The young man's hair was silver, black energy covered his hands and he had a look of utter rage.
"You left me here, I tried to get back, and YOU LEFT ME!"
The struggle of the Apprentice will end.
"Ready Sven?" Sieg asked, energy charging around him.
"Ready!" Aeon nodded his head, face half exposed from his cracked helmet.
The Anti-Monitor towered over both men, unleashing a blast of the white and black energy. Aeon and his Apprentice jumped upwards, multiple symbols appearing around them.
The Brave New World
And the Brave New World's unexplored even today
Brave New World: Earth 1985
Crisis never happened, but the world moves on. The Justice League face off against the Legion of Doom, all of them joined with the dark forces.
Brave New World: Earth 2005
Decimation never happened, but the world moves on. The Struggles of the students of Academy X continues. Brothers Siegfried and Virgil reunite, joining with the New X-men to stop a dark force on their Earth.
There it is folks, no take backs this time. The Refined version of Brave New World, this time bringing the Justice League and heroes of Sieg's Marvel universe together. The roster of the X-men is the same from X-men TAS, with the addition of Colossus and Nightcrawler. That roster and series was what kickstarted my interest in comics, as well as Spider-man TAS and Batman the Animated Series. The Justice League roster is the original founding roster, including Hawkgirl, the John Stewart Green Lantern, with the Wally West Flash playing a central role, an homage to the roster of the Justice League Bruce Timm-verse/DCAU series.
In fact if this was an animated show or movie, the cast of X-men TAS would reprise the roles of their characters, with David Hayter voicing Captain America, Robert Hays voicing Iron man, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Spider-man and Neal McDonough as Bruce Banner, the most prominent voice actors for those characters during that period of the 90s. The DC characters would be voiced by their actors from the DCAU (George Newbern as Superman, sorry Tim Daly fans :) with the Barry Allen Flash being voiced by John Wesley Shipp and Hal Jordan/Green Lantern being reprised by Nathan Fillion.
With the inclusion of the spinoffs, I started thinking what would the Earth 1985 equivalent of Marvel be. A time before a crisis reset, there's already renew your vows for Spidey's One More Day deal, so I thought of that period of 2005 before House of M and Decimation occurred. Earth 2005 is Earth if the mutant population hadn't been decimated, putting the characters of New X-men: Academy X at the forefront, with the addition of Sieg and Virgil, presenting a story in which the two brothers reunited and joined the New X-men squads together.
