Chapter 7: Flashbacks Two

I have once again posted another chapter. Thanks to all my loyal fans: Todd fan, Capsloke, and all the rest of you. Thanks. Now for the second Flashback set. Enjoy.

Summary: A look back at the beginning of the mighty AGE OF APOCALYPSE. (Sorry, had to do it.)

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Satan: Well do we have a deal?

Descendent: I'm Thinking, I'm thinking... While I'm deciding, you folks enjoy the show.

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3 Years ago...

"Come on Erik! Let's move!" Rouge shouted as she flew away from the attacking Infinites. She had accidentally absorbed some of Magnus's power when she first arrived with the X-Men, as such she was now able to fly and keep a moderate amount of super strength and invulnerability.

"Go one Rogue! I'm right behind you!" Erik Magnus Lenshuer called after his comrade. Once the fabled Master of Magnetism would have been able to lap her many over times, but now out of his Prime, he no longer was able to keep with the younger girl.

"I am not leaving you behind!" She said as she circled around and slammed into the Infinite leader, Prelate Banshee. "Eat this Irish," she shouted as she slammed her fist into the Irish mutant face.

"Ya bloody Bitch!" Banshee screamed as he unleashed a sonic scream. Rogue shrieked in pain as the harmonic's cut through her. She tumbled to the ground, crashing through a building.

"ROGUE!" Magneto screamed as he flew down to where she crashed.

"Follow them!" Banshee shouted to his Infinites. "I'm going to wait up here and look for more of the X-Fuckers" The Infinites responded by firing down were the two X-men were last seen.
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Down below.

"Rogue, Where are you?" Magneto shouted as he looked through the wreckage. Using his Magnetism he moved things that obstructed his path as he continued to look for his fallen comrade. "Rouge, you better be O.K." He thought to himself. If something happened then I could never forgive myself. That and Mystique would pitch a fit. So would your brother. God, Rogue... You've become the soul of this team. I wouldn't... We wouldn't be able to go on with out you..." Suddenly he heard a moaning coming from a pile of wreckage. With a wave of his hands the pile of ruble was gone, revealing the motionless form of the young woman only known as Rogue.

"Uhhhh." She moaned as she started to move. Magneto ran over to her and held her up. "Get the name of the truck that hit me." She said through a weak smile.

"You O.K." Magnus asked, a hint of worry in his voice.

"Ah, will be once I pound the crap out a' Banshee." She said as she got to her feet. At that moment, an Infinite patrol landed and began to fire. "ERIK!!!" Rogue screamed as he was hit and sent flying into a strange device. The device closed, trapping him inside, as energy bolts destroyed the controls and activated it.

"Take the Bitch out, Lads." Banshee said as he landed. "I'll deal with the old fart on me own."

"Fire at will!" One of the Infinites shouted as they opened fire on Rogue. Her invulnerability protected her, but not by much. Her thoughts were on Magnus.

"Damn it, I knew we should've listened to Avalanche and brought more help." She scolded herself as she tried to fight back. Meanwhile Banshee was approaching the strange looking device that held Magneto prisoner. It was giving off a stranger humming sound as it glowed bright green. (It's the Device from the episode with Captain America. I forgot it's name though, so Oh Well.)

What the 'ell is this bloody thing?" Banshee thought as he approached it slowly. Suddenly it began to shake. "Oh, Shit... " Banshee thought as he flew away from the device as it blew up from the inside out.

"NO! ERIK!!!" Rogue shouted as she saw the device blow.

"Well that deals with the great Erik Lenshuer." Banshee said with a wicked smile, as he landed. "Now to deal with you lass." He never got the chance. A large pole flew at him, imbedding itself through his neck, cutting off any chance for Banshee to scream. The Infinites turned to see a young man with long white hair. The funny thing was he was wearing Magneto's armor.

"LEAVE HER ALONE!!!" He screamed as he unleashed a magnetic pulse that battered the Infinites from the inside. The Iron in their blood began to shake and eventually forced its way out leaving them a pile of bloody corpses.

"...Erik?" Rogue said as the man approached her. "What the hell happened to ya?"

"I don't know." Magneto said as he looked at his younger body. "But I think that the device has somehow returned me to my prime." He said with a smile.

"This is going to be a bitch to try to explain to Jean!" Rouge said with a smirk.

"Then let us return to our fellow X-men and try to explain it." Magnus said as he took her gloved hand and flew upwards. "We have a lot to talk about Rogue." He said quietly.

"Ya, we do." She responded as she looked at his younger face. "Good-Bye school-girl crush, Hello full blown Lust..." she said to herself with a grin.

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Apocalypse Island, three months later.

"Stop squirming, Ms. Grey. It doesn't suit you." Hank "The Beast" McCoy said as he continued his X-periments on the X-Man. (Get it… huh, huh. X-periments, X-man? Bah, never you mind.) For some reason, Sinister had wanted a full DNA-scan done on this particular mutant. "I don't know why, though. "Beast thought to himself. "She's just an ordinary Telepath. Nothing too special. Telepathy, and Telekinesis. That's all."

"Stop this NOW McCoy!" Someone screamed from behind him. He turned to see Prelate Cyclops standing next to Grey, unhooking her from the Machine. "What in Sin's name do you think your doing? Apocalypse ordered all genetic testing done in light of negotiations with the Humans!" He yelled as he un-hooked the now unconscious redhead. He picked her up as Beast gave his reply.

"Sinister ordered this one specially."

"Fuck Sinister! You aren't to test anyone else until Apocalypse says so."

"Fuck me?" Sinister said as he came from the shadows. "Scott I thought raised you better than that?"

"Sorry, father… It's just…" Cyclops began as he held the unconscious Jean Grey in his hands.

"No need to explain, my boy." Sinister said with a smile. "Just take her back to her cell. We'll talk later."

"Yes sir." Cyclops said as he left the room.

"You know he's probably going to try and free her." Beast said as he approached Sinister. "He has… Feelings for her" he said with disgust.

"I know. And that's what I'm counting on." Sinister said cryptically as he left the room.

"…Sigh… I have got to get in on the loop." McCoy sighed as he went to the computer and began to analyze the samples he had taken.

Down the hall, Cyclops was still carrying the captive X-Man. "I better hurry. No telling how long those guards will be out." He thought as he ran down the hall, leaving a pair of guards unconscious. "She needs to get out of this hell." He turned the corner and continued running. Soon she began to regain consciousness.

"Wha… Where am I." She asked groggily.

"On the highway from Hell." Cyclops said as he put her down. "You O.K. to run?"

"Yea…What are you doing?"

"Getting you…" He didn't get to finish as a large object tackled him to the ground.

(snickt) "Get moving Jeanie! I'll take care of this bum!" Wolverine screamed as he popped his claws.

"Logan DON'T!!!" Jean screamed, but it was too late. Logan brought his claws down onto the face of Cyclops, tearing at the flesh on the left side of his face.

"AAARRGGGHHH!!!!" Scott summers screamed as his ruby quartz visor shattered and his left eyeball flew into the air, freed from its socket. "Oh, god…" He cried as the blood began to stream from his wounded face. The free eyeball landed on the ground and emitted an optic blast that slammed into Logan's arm, severing it.

"Uhhhh!" Logan shouted as his arm landed on the ground. The eye soon lost its energy though and stopped emitting the blast. "Mother Fucker!" Logan shouted as he went into his feral rage. His rage was cut short however as the sounds of guards approaching was heard.

"Logan we're trapped!" Jean said, as she telekinetically stopped the bleeding. She also slowed the bleeding from Cyclops's eye, though she did it discreetly. The sounds of the footsteps were closing in. Suddenly a red beam shot into the wall, destroying it.

"GO!!!" shouted Cyclops, as he unleashed another blast, clearing the way. "Get the Hell out of here!" He snapped, hand over where his missing eye used to be, trying to hold in the blood. Before Jean could react, Logan grabbed her and jumped out and ran away from the place.

"Prelate Cyclops! Are you O.K.!" One of the Infinites shouted as he knelt down to help his commander up.

"Get me to Beast…" H said weakly, drawing their attention away from the fleeing X-Men. "God help them." He said to himself as the Infinites led him to the Beast's lab.
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2 Years Ago…

"We're out of here Magnus, Got it!" Lance Alvers shouted at his former leader. "You got a problem with it?" He said, full of rage. John St Allerdyce, Remy LeBeau, Tabitha Smith, Michael Nagrite, and Todd Tolansky were all standing behind Lance. His wife, Kitty was at his side. The rest of the X-Men stood behind Magnus. "We're tired of your God Damn dream and were getting our asses out of here."

"Is this how you all feel?" Magneto asked the members behind Lance.

"Fuck yea." Mike Nagrite spat. "I'm going to find those some bitches that killed Sara, and staying here won't get it done."

"You guys are way too dull." Tabitha crowed, hanging onto Pyro's arm, he nodded in agreement.

"I go where Lance does." Kitty said with determination. The others all nodded in agreement.

"May I ask why?" Magneto asked.

"Logan and Jean had the right idea." Lance said venomously. "This dream's never coming true."

"Very well…" Magneto said in defeat. "Go, but remember that you can always come back."

"Fat chance…" Lance said as his eyes rolled into the back of his head and a large earthen ball rose up and surrounded the seven. Before it closed Remy blew a kiss, toward Rogue. Before she could react, they were gone, moving under the earth by means of seismic pulses.

"Remy…" Rogue said under her breath as the remaining X-Men hung their heads and walked away.

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HAHA. I'm done the flash back sequence. Up next will be the continuation of the present story line. Please review all.

Peace to the people
Descendent