Chapter 2
Gathering
"Sarah!" "That's right Peter its me," said the girl lying on the branch of a tree. The girl named Sarah or her codename; Marrow had bones sticking out of her back and head. She was a former Morlock. Morlocks were a race of mutants that inhabited the sewers and underground of New York City. Colossus' brother Mikhail had saved the Morlocks from a flood of biblical proportions. In Colossus' reality Marrow had undergone a transformation that gave her control over her external bits of bone but apparently she had not that luxury in this timeline. "Peter are you ever coming back to lead X Factor. The others miss you. I miss you. We were so worried since you walked off into the black desert alone," Marrow said. Colossus thought over his answer. Apparently Colossus had displaced this reality's version of him. "Yes Sarah. I shall return to lead X Factor but I am suffering a slight bit of amnesia from my exposure to the desert sun. You may need to explain a few things to me," replied Colossus.
Marrow led Colossus over to a small jeep that hid behind a bush. Marrow put a hood over head to hide the bones coming out of her head. "What happened to Charles Xavier?" asked Colossus. "He was killed by one of the Red Skull's assassins. Xavier was the biggest threat to the Red Skull's presidential campaign so he had him eliminated," replied Marrow. "Who killed him?" "Wolverine!"
As the jeep neared Manhattan Marrow parked it outside the public Library. Marrow then led Colossus to a jet, which they boarded. Marrow ignited the engines and the small ship lifted off the ground and headed straight to the giant sentient ship belonging to X Factor. Marrow manoeuvred the jet into the hangar and landed it carefully. Marrow led the way through the ship's corridors to the ship's command room. Marrow introduced Colossus to the rest of X Factor. "Colossus this is Caliban." Colossus shook hands with the very tall mutant. "This is Lorna Dane aka Polaris." Colossus stooped and kissed the green haired mutant on the hand. She giggled. "Mortimer Toynbee aka the Toad." Colossus nodded to the green skinned mutant. "And this is Nathaniel Essex aka." "SINISTER!" Colossus shouted out in surprise. Mr Sinister also looked surprised at Colossus' outburst. "Peter are you okay?" asked the English scientist. "Yeah uh sorry," apologised Colossus. "Ssshhh," said Caliban who was monitoring the news channels. Caliban turned up the volume. "The police are unable to control the Brotherhood in downtown New York as they attempt to break into the Baxter Building; the former base of operations for the Fantastic Four. The newly reconstructed Brotherhood is led by Mystique and first reports indicate Pyro is with her along with Avalanche." "Let's roll," said Colossus armouring up. Polaris flew down into the hangar and started up a jet. The rest of X Factor soon joined her in the ship's cockpit. The jet flew out of the hangar in a burst of white flame and headed to the centre of New York.
Gathering
"Sarah!" "That's right Peter its me," said the girl lying on the branch of a tree. The girl named Sarah or her codename; Marrow had bones sticking out of her back and head. She was a former Morlock. Morlocks were a race of mutants that inhabited the sewers and underground of New York City. Colossus' brother Mikhail had saved the Morlocks from a flood of biblical proportions. In Colossus' reality Marrow had undergone a transformation that gave her control over her external bits of bone but apparently she had not that luxury in this timeline. "Peter are you ever coming back to lead X Factor. The others miss you. I miss you. We were so worried since you walked off into the black desert alone," Marrow said. Colossus thought over his answer. Apparently Colossus had displaced this reality's version of him. "Yes Sarah. I shall return to lead X Factor but I am suffering a slight bit of amnesia from my exposure to the desert sun. You may need to explain a few things to me," replied Colossus.
Marrow led Colossus over to a small jeep that hid behind a bush. Marrow put a hood over head to hide the bones coming out of her head. "What happened to Charles Xavier?" asked Colossus. "He was killed by one of the Red Skull's assassins. Xavier was the biggest threat to the Red Skull's presidential campaign so he had him eliminated," replied Marrow. "Who killed him?" "Wolverine!"
As the jeep neared Manhattan Marrow parked it outside the public Library. Marrow then led Colossus to a jet, which they boarded. Marrow ignited the engines and the small ship lifted off the ground and headed straight to the giant sentient ship belonging to X Factor. Marrow manoeuvred the jet into the hangar and landed it carefully. Marrow led the way through the ship's corridors to the ship's command room. Marrow introduced Colossus to the rest of X Factor. "Colossus this is Caliban." Colossus shook hands with the very tall mutant. "This is Lorna Dane aka Polaris." Colossus stooped and kissed the green haired mutant on the hand. She giggled. "Mortimer Toynbee aka the Toad." Colossus nodded to the green skinned mutant. "And this is Nathaniel Essex aka." "SINISTER!" Colossus shouted out in surprise. Mr Sinister also looked surprised at Colossus' outburst. "Peter are you okay?" asked the English scientist. "Yeah uh sorry," apologised Colossus. "Ssshhh," said Caliban who was monitoring the news channels. Caliban turned up the volume. "The police are unable to control the Brotherhood in downtown New York as they attempt to break into the Baxter Building; the former base of operations for the Fantastic Four. The newly reconstructed Brotherhood is led by Mystique and first reports indicate Pyro is with her along with Avalanche." "Let's roll," said Colossus armouring up. Polaris flew down into the hangar and started up a jet. The rest of X Factor soon joined her in the ship's cockpit. The jet flew out of the hangar in a burst of white flame and headed to the centre of New York.