Ch. 32 – Rookies in Action
Slash was in a drunken stupor after downing a few beers
after getting back from the disasterous excursion to Fort Carroll. This was worse than their earlier battle
with the FOH back in Hampton Roads. At
least then, Slash thought, he had Xavier to get him a back up team. So Slash had a few beers and got
depressed. Then, there was a knock on
the door. He stumbled off to the door,
and opened it. Prowler stepped inside,
followed by Firestorm, Penance, Husk, Skin, Chamber, Synch and M all entered
the mansion. Following them all was
Wolverine. He just grabbed Slash's
chin, and scowled.
"Somebody can't keep down their alcohol."
"I…we…got whooped up…by Magneto."
"Magneto?"
"Yeah." Slash
tottered and then fell over on the floor. Wolverine just picked him up and laughed.
"Some sailor…" Wolverine led the rest of Generation X off
to the War Room. He dumped Slash off at
the War Room and went off to the infirmary. Prowler kissed her father on the cheek.
"We understand dad. It's been a tough night for you." Emma walked in.
"Yeah Slash. We'll get Magneto." Suddenly,
Chamber pointed at the screen.
"Look!" They
watched as a news report came on. Wolverine entered and injected something into Slash.
"What the hell was that?"
"Anti-alcoholic sedative. Make the hangover go away."
"Thanks."
"SHH! This looks
important!" Shushed Emma.
"We interrupt this show to bring you this new breaking
story. The mutant known as Magneto has
returned to terrorize Washington D.C. President Bush has declared martial law in the District of
Columbia. National Guardsmen of
Maryland and Virginia have been called out, and the District of Columbia
Infantry Division has been called off of parade duty to full active
status. Meanwhile, the city is in
complete chaos and Magneto seems to be approaching the National Mall. We'll have more details as they become
available." They let the television
return to the show, and the shock was on their face. Wolverine slapped Slash in the back of the head.
"Well Squid, what's the plan??"
"We need to free everyone else, and get to Magneto. Here's what we're gonna do…"
Fort Carroll was readied by the Freedom Force to keep
watch for Slash's counterstrike. Toad
was ready on the gun battery. Suddenly,
a ball of fire blazed over top the fort. The Freedom Force inside was blinded momentarily. Suddenly, Slash, Wolverine, Emma Frost,
Husk, Firestorm, Prowler, Penance, Synch, Chamber, Skin and M appeared in the
center of the fort. The Freedom Force
got back up, and rushed straight at Generation X. Sabertooth singled out Wolverine.
"I've been waiting to kill you little man. Yer mine."
"Yer gonna have to come and get me, hairy. AAAAAAAAAARGH!"
Meanwhile, the rest of Generation X battled with the
Freedom Force. Synch gained powers like
the Blob and battled with Mystique. Chamber was blasting Avalanche off the parapet of the fort into the
water. M grappled with Toad and quickly
knocked him off the gun. Skin laid a
skin trap for Destiny to restrain her. Husk
changed into adamantium and rushed through Pyro's flame, and knocked Pyro into
the water. Emma crushed the Blob, and
also knocked him into the water. While
Slash and Prowler tried to find the captive X-Men, Penance tried to figure out
a way to disable the generator to get the X-Men back to their old size. Slash burst through an old iron door with
Prowler in tow and found the captive X-Men. Prowler phased through the desk and despite the pain, phased through
each cage and grabbed each X-Man. The
father and daughter brought the X-Men out onto the parade ground, as the battle
was finishing. Only Wolverine was still
battling with Sabertooth. Penance had
tired of searching for a way to remove the field that was keeping the X-Men
small, so she just destroyed the device. The X-Men grew back to their normal size, and watched as Wolverine and
Sabertooth continued their private little war. Slash was gonna get involved, but Storm raised her hand.
"It is not wise to enter a fight between Sabertooth and
Wolverine. You could be hurt by them
both."
"Ehh, you're right." The two went back and forth in yet another chapter in their epic
duals. It seemed that Sabertooth was
getting the upperhand and had Wolverine falling to the ground. Sabertooth had Wolverine on his last
legs. A smirk on Sabertooth's face
spread to a toothy grin. He drew his
hand back and flexed his hand.
"Now, Wolverine, let's see what you had for
BREAKFAST!" Slash was about to attack
Sabertooth when something unexpected happened. Wolverine's left arm shot up and he punched his claws through
Sabertooth's chest. The giant mutant
stopped from shock and the pain. Blood
poured down Wolverine's arm as the claws made the hole in Sabertooth's chest
grow larger. Sabertooth was motionless.
"It's time to finish you bub. You're days of stalkin' me and my friends are over bub." With his right hand, he reached up and cut
off Sabertooth's head. The mutant's
head slowly rolled over the parapet and landed in the water. Wolverine withdrew his claws from the
lifeless corpse and chucked Sabertooth's corpse into the harbor. "Now he's fish food." He turned and looked at the shocked members
of the X-Men and Generation X. Wolverine just stared back at everyone else.
"What. Are we just gonna stand here or do I have to
defeat Magneto myself?" They quickly
regained their composure and Firestorm picked everyone up, and they headed for
the plane.
If you have any ideas for
another storyline (I'm down to about two more bf my conclusion storyline), so
if you want a piece of the action, just send me an email and I'll give you all
the credit for the idea. Much
appreciated. I'm proud of how the story
has gone so far. Been a long story, so
I'm proud when it ends soon.