Chapter 22: The Horror of the Madri
Summary: AoA in the Evolution World. 'Nuff said.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
I know I know… It's been awhile but hey, I'm still writing this one. Hell I plan on finishing all of my fic's. So there.
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Apocalypse Island.
"Interesting form of transportation, Avalanche." Magneto said as they emerged from the ground.
"Whatever works, Magnus." Lance said as he dusted his hands off. "Now lets find these God-Damned Madri and put the Sons of Bitches to rest."
"I'm with Lance on this one Mag's." Bobby said as he iced up. "Lets just find these guys and get lost."
"Very well." Magneto said as he led his team down a worn path.
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Madri Tower
"May the will of Apocalypse be done..." One of the Madri leaders said before the wall behind him caved in on him. Avalanche emerged screaming, seismic energy erupted from his body as he unleashed blasts of energy, killing the Madri in their droves. Return energy blast bounced off of his seismic shields.
"Ugh." Lance thought to himself as he continued the assault. "Seismic shields are starting to fade. Hard to get a bead on the earth this high up. As such I can't draw the energy that I need to keep this assault up." Lance thought as he unleashed another pulse of energy. "Makes me wish that Mike or John was here. But Mikes off getting his revenge and John's..." Avalanche thought as he ran through the corridors, blowing up various structures, causing as much of a distraction as he could. "Let's just hope that Katherine can get the others into the main sanctum so they can shut these clones down." Lance thought as he blew a door off of its hinges, killing another dozen of Apocalypses holy men that were inside.
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Chamber of the Madri
"Don't let up the assault my X-Men!!!" Magneto shouted as he tore the Infinites apart.
"I still don't think it was wise to let Lance handle the distraction by himself." Iceman said as he froze the Infinites and shattered them.
"Avalanche knew the risks." Magneto said as he continued his attack.
"If my husband doesn't come out of this alive Magnus, you'll be following him." Shadowcat said as she used her phasing powers to destroy the weapons of the Madri.
"Don't worry Shadowcat," Magma said as she roasted a few more Infinites. "Lance is more than capable of taking care of himself."
"I know." Kitty said as she phased through the control panel, unlocking the door. "But I still worry. He is my husband after all."
"Let's just do this." Magma said with a smile as she melted the door down.
"Yes. Let's." Forge said as he turned around and blasted Iceman, shattering him into a million pieces.
"BOBBY!!!" Amara shouted as Forge pressed a button on his uniform. A sharp pain shot through all of the gathered X-Men.
"How..." Rouge asked as she tried to get up, but a jolt of electrical energy knocked her down again.
"I made all of your costumes. They all contain a little surprise that nullifies your powers." Forge said as he blasted Amara. She slumped to the ground in a heap, dead.
"Why." Rouge asked as tears streamed from her eyes because of the pain.
"Lets just say that Apocalypse pays better." Forge said with a smile. He then felt a tingling sensation in his chest. He looked down to see a hand protruding from his chest. "Shit..."
"Lance and I were on to you from the beginning..." Kitty whispered into his ear from behind. "Long before we even left and formed the Brotherhood." Forge let out a weak smile as Kitty phased his heart out of his body. Forge collapsed into a heap on the floor.
"Wonderful..." Rouge stated as she got up. "Three of our own are already dead and we're nowhere close to stopping the Madri." Rouge said before a loud rumbling interrupted her.
"Look's like my hubby's back." Kitty said as the wall behind her blew open and Lance emerged, covered in blood. "Oh my God!!! Are you Ok, Lance?" Kitty asked as she ran over and hugged him.
"Yea I'm fine. The Blood's not mine." Lance said as he wiped his forehead. "I heard screaming…"
"We were right about Forge." Kitty said, pointing to the corpse on the floor.
"I just hope the others are fairing better than we are." Lance said as he wiped the grime off of his face.
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Apocalypse Island, Factor X Head Quarters.
"SCOTT!!! WHERE ARE YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!" Alex Summers screamed as he ran through the corridors.
"Hey Alex!" Alex turned to see toad slam into him. "Guess whose back, back again." Toad crowed as he kicked Havoc hard in the ribs. Evan, Pietro and Tabitha emerged from the shadows behind him. Evan popped a bone shard and stabbed Havoc in the spine with it. Havoc slumped to the ground.
"One down, a few left to go." Evan said as he created a bony armor around his body. He was interrupted by an energy blast from Mystiques gun.
"Well, well, well. The Brotherhood and X-Men together. Must be my lucky day." Mystique smiled before a portal behind her opened up and a bio energy blast emerged from it and tore through her. Holocaust emerged from the portal.
"We…are…not finished…just yet…" Holocaust wheezed, his armor cracked with energy leaking out of it. He raised his hand toward the gathered mutants and emitted a pulse of energy from it, which was intercepted by an optic blast. "SUMMERS!!!" Holocaust screamed before Cyclops blasted him into ashes.
"I always hated that thug." Scott said as Jean emerged from the shadows. "I take it you're here to destroy Factor X?" Scott asked Pietro.
"What's it to you." Pietro asked.
"You're going the wrong way." Scott said as he hitched his thumb in the other direction. "The man control panel is that away."
"Oh." Tabitha said simply.
"Why should we trust you, Prelate?"
"For the same reason I'm trusting that you'll take down the main power cells so that me and Jean can free those trapped in the pen's." Cyclops said, as he took off down another passageway, Jean Grey close behind.
"I guess he does play for the right team." Toad said as he hopped down the passage way. The others close behind. Soon everyone had left havoc's corpse. Havoc stirred as he pulled the bone shard out of his back. He got up and slumped against the wall.
"I hate my fucking life…" Havoc muttered as he covered his bleeding wound and stumbled down another corridor.
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Madri Tower, The Inner Sanctum of the Madri
"Protect the first!!!" One of the Madri guards shouted as he was blown away by Magneto.
"Avalanche, Shadowcat, take care of the creator of the clones!!!" Magneto shouted. "Rouge and I will deal with the guards."
"Right." Lance said as Kitty grabbed him and they phased through the wall, into the chamber of the First Madri.
"Oh my god…" Kitty muttered when she saw the First. He was wearing a blue t-Shirt and a diaper. He was drooling on himself and his eyes were had a hollow look to them. His hair was straggly and unkempt. What was worse was he was no more than a young teenager. "Who is he?" Kitty asked as she approached him and wiped his forehead.
"The poor soul doomed to a life of hell, doing nothing more than creating clones that serve Apocalypse." Lance said as he knelt down next to Kitty. "Kitty, meet Jamie Madrox…"
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Ahhh, Nothing like rehashing my favorite art of cliffhangers. Tune in next time folks. Until then,
Peace out,
Descendent
Summary: AoA in the Evolution World. 'Nuff said.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
I know I know… It's been awhile but hey, I'm still writing this one. Hell I plan on finishing all of my fic's. So there.
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Apocalypse Island.
"Interesting form of transportation, Avalanche." Magneto said as they emerged from the ground.
"Whatever works, Magnus." Lance said as he dusted his hands off. "Now lets find these God-Damned Madri and put the Sons of Bitches to rest."
"I'm with Lance on this one Mag's." Bobby said as he iced up. "Lets just find these guys and get lost."
"Very well." Magneto said as he led his team down a worn path.
********************
Madri Tower
"May the will of Apocalypse be done..." One of the Madri leaders said before the wall behind him caved in on him. Avalanche emerged screaming, seismic energy erupted from his body as he unleashed blasts of energy, killing the Madri in their droves. Return energy blast bounced off of his seismic shields.
"Ugh." Lance thought to himself as he continued the assault. "Seismic shields are starting to fade. Hard to get a bead on the earth this high up. As such I can't draw the energy that I need to keep this assault up." Lance thought as he unleashed another pulse of energy. "Makes me wish that Mike or John was here. But Mikes off getting his revenge and John's..." Avalanche thought as he ran through the corridors, blowing up various structures, causing as much of a distraction as he could. "Let's just hope that Katherine can get the others into the main sanctum so they can shut these clones down." Lance thought as he blew a door off of its hinges, killing another dozen of Apocalypses holy men that were inside.
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Chamber of the Madri
"Don't let up the assault my X-Men!!!" Magneto shouted as he tore the Infinites apart.
"I still don't think it was wise to let Lance handle the distraction by himself." Iceman said as he froze the Infinites and shattered them.
"Avalanche knew the risks." Magneto said as he continued his attack.
"If my husband doesn't come out of this alive Magnus, you'll be following him." Shadowcat said as she used her phasing powers to destroy the weapons of the Madri.
"Don't worry Shadowcat," Magma said as she roasted a few more Infinites. "Lance is more than capable of taking care of himself."
"I know." Kitty said as she phased through the control panel, unlocking the door. "But I still worry. He is my husband after all."
"Let's just do this." Magma said with a smile as she melted the door down.
"Yes. Let's." Forge said as he turned around and blasted Iceman, shattering him into a million pieces.
"BOBBY!!!" Amara shouted as Forge pressed a button on his uniform. A sharp pain shot through all of the gathered X-Men.
"How..." Rouge asked as she tried to get up, but a jolt of electrical energy knocked her down again.
"I made all of your costumes. They all contain a little surprise that nullifies your powers." Forge said as he blasted Amara. She slumped to the ground in a heap, dead.
"Why." Rouge asked as tears streamed from her eyes because of the pain.
"Lets just say that Apocalypse pays better." Forge said with a smile. He then felt a tingling sensation in his chest. He looked down to see a hand protruding from his chest. "Shit..."
"Lance and I were on to you from the beginning..." Kitty whispered into his ear from behind. "Long before we even left and formed the Brotherhood." Forge let out a weak smile as Kitty phased his heart out of his body. Forge collapsed into a heap on the floor.
"Wonderful..." Rouge stated as she got up. "Three of our own are already dead and we're nowhere close to stopping the Madri." Rouge said before a loud rumbling interrupted her.
"Look's like my hubby's back." Kitty said as the wall behind her blew open and Lance emerged, covered in blood. "Oh my God!!! Are you Ok, Lance?" Kitty asked as she ran over and hugged him.
"Yea I'm fine. The Blood's not mine." Lance said as he wiped his forehead. "I heard screaming…"
"We were right about Forge." Kitty said, pointing to the corpse on the floor.
"I just hope the others are fairing better than we are." Lance said as he wiped the grime off of his face.
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Apocalypse Island, Factor X Head Quarters.
"SCOTT!!! WHERE ARE YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!" Alex Summers screamed as he ran through the corridors.
"Hey Alex!" Alex turned to see toad slam into him. "Guess whose back, back again." Toad crowed as he kicked Havoc hard in the ribs. Evan, Pietro and Tabitha emerged from the shadows behind him. Evan popped a bone shard and stabbed Havoc in the spine with it. Havoc slumped to the ground.
"One down, a few left to go." Evan said as he created a bony armor around his body. He was interrupted by an energy blast from Mystiques gun.
"Well, well, well. The Brotherhood and X-Men together. Must be my lucky day." Mystique smiled before a portal behind her opened up and a bio energy blast emerged from it and tore through her. Holocaust emerged from the portal.
"We…are…not finished…just yet…" Holocaust wheezed, his armor cracked with energy leaking out of it. He raised his hand toward the gathered mutants and emitted a pulse of energy from it, which was intercepted by an optic blast. "SUMMERS!!!" Holocaust screamed before Cyclops blasted him into ashes.
"I always hated that thug." Scott said as Jean emerged from the shadows. "I take it you're here to destroy Factor X?" Scott asked Pietro.
"What's it to you." Pietro asked.
"You're going the wrong way." Scott said as he hitched his thumb in the other direction. "The man control panel is that away."
"Oh." Tabitha said simply.
"Why should we trust you, Prelate?"
"For the same reason I'm trusting that you'll take down the main power cells so that me and Jean can free those trapped in the pen's." Cyclops said, as he took off down another passageway, Jean Grey close behind.
"I guess he does play for the right team." Toad said as he hopped down the passage way. The others close behind. Soon everyone had left havoc's corpse. Havoc stirred as he pulled the bone shard out of his back. He got up and slumped against the wall.
"I hate my fucking life…" Havoc muttered as he covered his bleeding wound and stumbled down another corridor.
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Madri Tower, The Inner Sanctum of the Madri
"Protect the first!!!" One of the Madri guards shouted as he was blown away by Magneto.
"Avalanche, Shadowcat, take care of the creator of the clones!!!" Magneto shouted. "Rouge and I will deal with the guards."
"Right." Lance said as Kitty grabbed him and they phased through the wall, into the chamber of the First Madri.
"Oh my god…" Kitty muttered when she saw the First. He was wearing a blue t-Shirt and a diaper. He was drooling on himself and his eyes were had a hollow look to them. His hair was straggly and unkempt. What was worse was he was no more than a young teenager. "Who is he?" Kitty asked as she approached him and wiped his forehead.
"The poor soul doomed to a life of hell, doing nothing more than creating clones that serve Apocalypse." Lance said as he knelt down next to Kitty. "Kitty, meet Jamie Madrox…"
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Ahhh, Nothing like rehashing my favorite art of cliffhangers. Tune in next time folks. Until then,
Peace out,
Descendent