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Biggest chapter out there, very cool in my books, it concludes the Apocalypse Saga, and some lost X-men come home.
A Dark Future Chapter 24- Apocalypse
Xavier sighed as he looked at the news. "If only we knew how he was going to do his plan, but how can we if Mesmero is dead?" Xavier said. "Think we should tell our quiet guests?" Logan asked. "Yes Logan, I think we should, everyone has a right to know, I'll have to postpone our move due to the circumstances," Xavier said.
Logan walked into the cell that they had arranged for Madelyn and Adam, Jubilee had been let out, just because of her former X-man status, and because she told almost everything about what had happened to her.
"Apocalypse has started to make his move, we don't know what he's gonna do yet, but the professor said we should tell you," Logan explained. Finally after a full day, Adam spoke to Wolverine. "How do you intend to find out what he's up to?" Adam asked. "We don't," Logan said, almost shocked. Adam looked at Madelyn, they hadn't been 'talking' per say, but telepathic communication was all the same to them, the entire time had been pretty easy. "I. think I know someone who knows what he's up to," Adam said averting his eyes. "What?" Logan answered with a question quickly. "You heard me," Adam hissed. "I'll be right back," Logan said quickly.
"Charles!" Logan shouted with enthusiasm as soon as he entered the room. Xavier and Beast turned to him. "Adam says he knows someone who can tell us what Apocalypse is doing," Logan said quickly. Xavier looked shocked and quickly rolled out of the room.
Charles saw the two sitting down still, not saying a word. "You're not very talkative are you?" He said coming in. ~Who needs to talk?~ Madelyn said mentally to Xavier, he understood immediately, they had been talking the whole time. "It's nice to have my mutant abilities back," Adam said. "Who do you know?" Xavier asked. "Oh. that," Adam said frowning. Xavier probed his mind as he spoke, noting he was not a very powerful telepath. "Someone in Brazil. She should be able to help us find this guy," Adam said. Xavier nodded and left, but felt a horrible feeling in his stomach.
"What's wrong Charles?" Logan asked. "Logan. take the X-jet and take Adam to this location in Brazil," Xavier said handing him a note. "What's wrong?" Logan asked. "Adam is only going on revenge, hoping we can kill Apocalypse," He said. "Is something wrong with that?" Wolverine said. "Yes Logan, because he does not believe he'll survive the encounter there," Charles said. Logan nodded.
"Jacen, Kurt, Kitty, Evan, your with me," Logan said. "Jacen, go get our guest," Logan added.
"Hey man, time to go," Jacen said. "Piss off," Adam said glaring at him. "What?" Jacen said looking confused. "Hey man, you're supposed to come," Jacen said. "Guess what, only Wolverine is taking me from this cell, because quite frankly, I don't like you," Adam said standing up as electricity wrapped around his body. Jacen blinked once not understanding, but then his looks hardened and his eyes began to glow. "Listen friend, I was told to take you out of this cell, and that's exactly what I'm going to do!" He shouted. Adam smirked slightly. "I'd like to see you try," He said putting his guard up, but Logan came in. "What the hell are you two doing? Get moving!" He shouted. Adam glared at him as the static stopped running up his body. He shoved into Jacen. "You're lucky Logan was here to save your worthless carcass, he won't always be around to save your neck," Adam said with distaste and continued past him. Jacen just blinked and turned to Madelyn. She was smirking as well. 'This isn't right,' He thought and left after Logan.
The Black Bird took off and landed outside Nova Roma, everyone was shocked to see the city from above. 'Man, this guy wasn't lying,' Logan thought.
Adam walked into the city with the others behind him, "Why does he have to be in front?" Jacen snapped. "You want to live? Then do as I say," Adam snarled. A Priest walked over and looked overjoyed. "Oh holy one you have returned! The people are in desperate need of Selene and her heralds, we have prayed every day for your safe return with the others!" He said. "I can't believe that horseshit," Jacen said. Adam glared at Jacen. He turned to the priest. ~He has come to assassinate Selene, you must stop him~ Adam told him telepathically. "GUARDS!" The Priest shouted. Logan and the others put there guards up. "We are not going to fight you, only him," The Priest said pointing at Jacen. Adam grinned. "What's the meaning of this?" Kurt asked. "Jacen decided to piss me off, I am a living god to these people," Adam explained crossing his arms. "Alright! Call them off, he'll shut up!" Logan snapped. Having 200 guards in plate mail with spears was not his idea of fun. Adam nodded to the Priest who called them off. "Alright, now then, to Selene," Adam said to the Priest who looked grim. "Of course oh holy one," The Priest said.
The group was lead to a temple where there was a prism of diamond, and Adam knew what was inside. He grinned evilly, looks like he'd get to live after all.
"What kinda joke is this bub?" Logan said angrily. "Can you cut diamond Logan?" Adam asked. "Why?" He asked. "You have to open that up, inside lays our information," Adam said crossing his arms. "Don't trust him Mr. Logan," Kitty said. Logan growled. "No choice," He said and walked over to the imprisoned Selene.
Logan cut carefully. "Remember, you miss and she gets mad when she gets out," Adam said grinning evilly. Jacen didn't like this. Something wasn't right about how Adam was carrying himself. ~So boss, gonna thank me for this when it's over?~ He asked her telepathically. ~Perhaps~ she replied.
Logan finished cutting the diamond down the middle. One side slipped off and then the other fell over and there stood Selene. She looked unhappy at best. "Selene," Adam said smirking. "Mr. Akimov, how nice to see you," Selene said. "Alright, now Adam hold up to your end of the bargain," Logan said. ~Apocalypse, how is he doing what he's going to do?~ Adam asked. "Simple Adam, he intends to power up his pyramids with his own mutant power, and then charge an area that will unlock all dormant X-genes that they affect, he will have them fire a direct beam into space and deflect off something, the beam will scatter and shower over about a third of the planet, there will only be 10 million people left on the planet after it's done, because that's the number of people with X-genes," She said. "Dormant one's anyway," She added. Logan was sickened, 7 billion lives gone because of him unless he's stopped. "You will never defeat him you know," She said. Jacen stepped forwards. "But we must try," He said. "Ja!" Kurt said. Selene smirked. "Fine, but we'll see how well you do against him and his lackeys," She said.
"Will you help?" Logan asked. "ME?! Help YOU?" She asked. She started to laugh. "Well he's gonna end the world, and I can only assume he'll want you out of the way, I think it's do or die for you now," Logan said. Selene snarled angrily. "I'll take that as a yes," Logan said smirking. Adam's smirk disappeared and was replaced by a cold stare.
Legion watched the news with Omega Red. "Think we should help those poor bastards out? I mean it's obvious there going to attack him," Lucas said. "No, what will it do for us?" Omega Red said. "What if he's going to take over the world?" Lucas said. Arkady thought a moment. "Let us see how things play out," He finally said.
The X-jet landed back at the institute and Selene got off and looked over the hanger with an unimpressed look. "Pitiful," She said walking off. "She's a real bitch isn't she?" Logan asked Adam quietly. "I got used to it," Adam said shrugging and stepped off next.
Selene looked at the bald man in the wheel chair. "So, you know what he intends to do?" He asked. She telepathically told him everything. Xavier gasped and rolled out quickly with Storm following him.
"Where does he think he's going?" Selene asked. "To, 'open a dialog'," Adam said mockingly. "How sad," Selene replied shaking her head. "He's already dead," She added.
Madelyn saw Jean enter. She looked sad about something but hid it. "Who are you?" She asked. "I'm tired of guessing and I've had a bad day, tell me," Jean insisted. "I'm your shadow," Madelyn said with disgust in her voice. "What?" Jean said looking confused. "I'm a clone! I was 'made' for Scott, who rejected me, I have all your memories, and abilities, but I'm just a clone, I have NOTHING," She hissed. "I wouldn't become what you are if that had happened to me," Jean said disbelieving. "I believe you," Madelyn said. "I'm not exactly like you," She added. "So you hate me why?" Jean asked. "Because YOU have your parents, your friends, and everything, I have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!" She screamed. Jean felt bad for her double now. "So hating me is going to make it better?" Jean asked. "It helps!" Madelyn hissed. "Have you forgotten everything the professor taught you. I mean. me. I mean us!" Jean said. "NO! Of course not! But you'll find the professor's ideals DON'T WORK IN REAL LIFE!" Madelyn hissed. "I'm sorry to hear you gave up so easily," Jean said. "You're sorry? You DON'T HAVE TO BE! You have everything and I have NOTHING! Hell Jean! You look DOWN on people even! So don't even pretend to be sorry for me!" Madelyn said now seething with anger. "I think I'll come back at another time," Jean said. She left the room and the door opened quickly. "C'mon, we're gonna go watch the professor die," Adam said with Selene behind him.
Everyone watched as Xavier sat before the giant blue Apocalypse, he had changed. Apocalypse knocked the Cerebro interface off Xavier's head and telekinetically lifted him into the air. Storm attacked with a fury of lightning and Apocalypse did the same to her, he then closed his hands and the two where gone just like Magneto. Everyone was shocked and in horror.
"NO!" Legion shouted at the TV as the rave was going on behind him. "Something wrong Luke?!" A random teen shouted. "He'll pay for that," Legion said, the feelings from David almost taking over even spite Xavier's doing.
With all the loss that the X-men had felt, everyone was down and out, now Storm and Xavier, people weren't truly over there friends they had lost just a day ago, but events forced them out of mourning.
Adam and Selene where grinning at the sight.
Mr. Sinister watched his monitor in fright, he knew they weren't gone, and knew that they where now the enemy, it was time for him to play his hand. "Marauders assemble for a vital mission," He said seriously.
30 minutes later,
Scott stepped off the jet that landed on the ruined mansion's property. The rest of the Marauders and Essex himself were close by, letting Scott go first was because he knew where to go.
"Logan, you might want to see this," Hank said.
Scott walked in the room in a very professional manor and stood in front as Sinister and the others caught up. The X-men, Selene, Adam and Madelyn stood opposite of them ready for battle. "It is so nice to finally meet you all in person," Sinister said grinning. "And Madelyn! You're still alive, I'm surprised. And Selene, it's been far too long," He added cruelly, only getting cold glares and gritted teeth from those opposite the room.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Hank said. "I am Dr. Nathaniel Essex, I am Jason's father," He said taking a bow, everyone now was very angry as Jason stood behind his old man with a sinister smirk and his arms crossed. "We are here to help kill Apocalypse," Sinister finally revealed. "Why?" Logan immediately answered. "If he is successful, my plans are ruined," Essex explained. Everyone knew how much trouble they where in and looked at one another. "Fine, you and your team are in," Logan said reluctantly, just then the elevator door opened again and two familiar figures walked in.
Nick Fury and Steve Rogers stood there. "What do you want Fury?" Logan hissed. "I'm here to prevent an immediate counter attack," He said. "Turn the monitor onto the sphinx," He ordered Hank.
3 sentinels attacked Apocalypse, they opened fire doing some damage but Apocalypse possessed one, turned it into gun mode and shot down the other two before destroying the final sentinel from the inside.
"Real great plan Fury," Logan said. "Those where just the distraction," Fury said. Steve nodded.
9 sentinels in all attacked the other 3 domes, 3 each. They blasted clear through the domes and Apocalypse looked furious. "My Horsemen your time has arrived!" He shouted.
Xavier, Magneto, Mystique and Storm came out, looking much different. Each jumped onto a bizarre horse and went to the dome through teleportation, Xavier in Africa, Storm in China and Magneto in Mexico.
Magneto easily disposed of the sentinels with a single wave of his hand.
Xavier formed an energy scythe and could now walk. He decapitated one sentinel, then proceeded to attack the other two.
Storm destroyed the 3 sentinels at her site with a massive tornado.
Mystique stayed behind to guard the sphinx.
Bobby looked at Emma before they got on her personal jet. "Where too?" She asked. "Egypt," Iceman said in a serious tone. "You're not actually thinking of fighting that THING again?" She said in shock. Bobby just looked seriously ahead, a very uncharacteristic thing for him. "Alright Robert," She said.
Sabertooth felt the desert wind burn into his skin as he looked at the Sphinx. He heard something behind him and turned to see Mystique. "Hello Raven, how have you been?" He snarled. Mystique's glowing eyes locked on to him, giving no response, she attacked.
Fury looked at Logan. "We need to take down those Pyramids," He said. "Agreed, we separate into 5 squads," Sinister said. "5?" Logan asked. "6," Logan then said. "Why 6?" Sinister, Selene and Fury asked at the same time. "Rogue and Sam have a mission, to get a few friends, and a few not so friendly people." He said grinning slightly. *Leech isn't in this so I'm compensating with a few other characters, because in the finale things work out differently*. "Here's a few names," Fury said handing Logan. "Good, the more the merrier," Logan said. "Yes, these shall do," Sinister said. "I'll get Angel, he can be here quickly," Rogue said.
"The Acolyte base might have some help," Tyler said. "You know the frequency?" Logan asked.
"What the blood hell do you want?" Pyro snapped. "Oh! Tyler! Sorry mate," Pyro said. "Are you the only one there?" Tyler asked. "Yea, but the Brotherhood are here too," Pyro admitted. "We're going to fight Apocalypse and the others. will you join the battle?" Tyler asked. "I will, I'll ask the others, but I don't know, but I promise you, I'll be there," Pyro said.
Rictor, Firestar, Quicksilver, The Blob and Toad refused to go.
Lance, John, Neo, Tabitha and DJ looked as a SHIELD helicopter landed before them in mere moments.
Everyone walked outside as they loaded on to Shield choppers aside from Sam and Rogue, who are taking the X-jet-
Team 1- Africa- Jean, Madelyn, Avatar, Delgado, Multiple, Pyro, Meltdown
Team 2- China- Beast, Scalphunter, Harpoon, Isabel, Specter, Spyke, Jubilee, Raptor
Team 3- Mexico- Polaris, Havoc, Wanda, Shadowcat, Angel, Riptide, Avalanche, Sunspot
Team 4- Sphinx- Cyclops, Wolverine, Night Crawler, Captain America, Pixie, technically Sabertooth
Team 5- ?- Adam, Selene, Sinister, Jason, Zero
Team 6- ?- Rogue, Sam, ?, ?, ?, ? ect.
Guests- Some area's close to mutants who can help will appear, like in Mexico and Africa/Sphinx mainly. lol
And so it begins. the battle for the planet in a massive fight across the globe.
And so it shall begin, the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse will do battle against the best the world has to offer, to see if it is to be cleansed of human life, or if they will flourish.
The first chopper landed before Xavier as he stood there, the markings on his skin and his eyes glowing as they stepped out.
The next landed before Storm, the goddess of the weather, her blood relation was waiting to do battle with her as well.
The 3rd chopper landed before Magneto, another Magnetist was there, and Magneto's very daughter, but his now lifeless look stood there with his arms crossed.
Scott was uneasy standing side by side with Wolverine and Night Crawler, feeling somewhat guilty, but he was ready for whatever came to them. The legendary Captain America looked over the area as well. They then saw Sabertooth lying on the ground before them. "Shit," Logan said. Victor groaned as he started to get up. He heard the familiar sound of Wolverine's claws sliding out as he came too.
Adam, Selene, Jason, Sinister, and Zero took his personal craft which came in on there target on stealth mode. "Dad, you do realize we left Amara at the base all alone. she could do whatever she wants that means," Jason said just remembering. "Oh. sweet god," Essex said.
At that exact moment
Amara looked around. "Where is everyone?" She asked herself. She then grinned as she saw Sinister's lab entrance.
Rogue and Sam made there way to there first target.
Africa-
Xavier floated off the ground, his eyes glowing with power. Jean stepped forward. "Professor, please snap out of it, do you really want all those people to die?" She asked. Xavier responded by psychically blasting her and she fell over. "I think we all know his answer don't we," Madelyn said glaring at Jean.
Delgado roared as he grew to 10 feet and his muscles bulged outwards. Xavier looked calm by this and formed his energy scythe. "I don't like where this is going," Tyler admitted as he put his guard up. Pyro sparked his flame throwers and they burned upwards. "This should be a bloody fun time," He said grinning. Meltdown had a bomb in each hand ready to fight and Jamie began to multiply.
~None can stop the end of times~ Xavier's voice said in all there mind. "We will see," Tyler said. Madelyn and Jean both looked ready to attack and Xavier narrowed his eyes, this was to be a hard battle.
Xavier attacked first with his energy scythe, coming in with incredible speed. Delgado tackled him from side with his massive shoulder. Xavier slammed into the sand and got up and narrowed his eyes on Delgado. He flew into the air and came down at him, only to be telekinetically slammed into the side of the pyramid by Jean and Madelyn. He quickly got up to see Delgado charging in once more. Tyler was smart staying to the side, he first wanted to see exactly what the professor could do, and he got a good look at it once he saw this. Delgado was cut clean in half by Professor Xavier's scythe and the two parts of his body hit the ground, he was obviously dead.
Tabitha threw a massive array of explosives at Xavier who flew into the air dodging them. He landed before Jean and pulled up the scythe and swung it, it stopped dead in the air as it hit Tyler's shoulder, he had decided to step in. "Sorry, impenetrable," Tyler stated and punched Xavier in the face sending him flying back into the side of the Pyramid. "Use your minds before he gets smart and." Tyler stopped as blood came out of his noise and he fell to the ground. Xavier floated there with a very unhappy look on his face. Madelyn and Jean looked worried now.
Xavier pulled up his energy scythe once more like the grim reaper and was tackled by Jamie. and then Jamie, and then a few more. He snarled and chopped the doubles into pieces left and right as they disappeared as soon as chopped in half, his face described what he felt as he did it out of frustration as the army kept coming.
Madelyn reached out to Xavier's mind and Jean did as well. Xavier stopped a moment and looked over at Tabitha and the real Jamie. He pointed his hand at them and both fell over out cold. He looked over at Jean and Madelyn and new this is where the real battle would be fought, in the mind.
The 3 astral bodies floated into the sky, one being Professor Xavier, and the other being Madelyn and Jean.
Madelyn's formed a shield and sword and armor. Jean's did the same. Xavier's formed into a dragon like creature with human arms and legs and his body covered with armor. "We're screwed," Madelyn said.
Xavier's form roared and slapped its tail at them. Madelyn and Jean moved to the side and fired psychic bolts at the beast, it flew back angrily and fired a massive wave of power at Jean and Madelyn, Jean dodged, Madelyn did not.
Xavier then moved in for the kill and Jean cried out, she formed into a fiery bird and flew directly into Xavier, his dragon form turned back to human and his form fell into his body.
Xavier's eyes opened to see Madelyn and Jean standing before him. Madelyn with a magic glowing energy bolt in her hands and Jean telekinetically ready, he had lost on his own battle ground, and was now most certainly doomed to fail his master.
Xavier formed an energy scythe and went towards the pair in vain, Jean lifted him off the ground and Madelyn blasted him, he hit the side of the pyramid head first and landed on the ground out cold.
China-
Beast stepped towards Storm who floated above in her godly light as the implants that Apocalypse had installed on her glowed brightly. "Auntie O, please, think about what your doing," Beast heard from Spyke. Raptor and Specter weren't as optimistic as Spyke and had already prepared for combat. Jubilee and Harpoon where ready for back up and Isabel was getting ready to move in. Beast on the other hand was going to attempt to physically stop her if the massive range war failed.
Spyke was shocked when his aunt blasted him with a massive array of lightning and high winds picked up and sent him flying into the side of the pyramid, he hit the side shoulder first and it snapped like a twig. Evan hit the ground crying out in pain and holding his shoulder as he squirmed on the ground. "Alright everyone, plan B," Beast declared. "Finally!" Harpoon shouted with a grin and formed an energy Harpoon.
Misty was ready to assist as soon as the moment was right, but she didn't want to hurt storm, so things where complicated, because if she blinded storm at the wrong time, it could be disastrous for Storm's health.
Raptor and Specter wasted no time, the two unleashed 3 huge energy beams in total at Storm who dodged to the side and rained lightning down on them. Chris pulled up his left arm and it took the bolt while Specter barely dodged and turned invisible as he rolled off his shoulder on the dirt and came back to his feet, unseen.
Harpoon launched his spear at Storm and grazed her forearm. A small stream of blood came out. Storm lost her powers for a moment and hit the ground hard. "You did it!" Beast said smiling. Storm got up and a vortex of wind began to form around her. "Not a direct hit," Kodiak said gulping. "In other words?" Beast asked. "She's back, and I think she's mad," Harpoon stated. A vicious array of lightning hit Harpoon in the chest and he went flying and hit the ground shoulders and head first, he passed out. "Well, at least he's good at deduction," Beast said and headed for cover from the weather goddess as she screamed in anger and wind cut around everything tearing much off the ground and lightning struck all around them.
Spyke was to his feet now and used his good arm to toss out 4 spikes at his aunt, they where blown away in the tornado like winds and shot back at him, he dodged three but one pierced through his right shoulder and pinned him against the pyramid.
Beast looked at Specter and Raptor and finally at Jubilee. "Give her everything you got on my command, Isabel, Blind her right after she dodges," Beast said.
Jubilee, Specter and Raptor fired a wave of firepower at the goddess of the weather. She dodged quickly through the air and snarled at them, she was about to return fire when a mist came around her body, she was unable to see, and it was not natural, she could not repel it away with her own abilities. Beast jumped from behind and tackled her to the ground head first. Storm twitched once and everyone sighed with relief, until she zapped hand and Chris. She got up, lightning crackling over her body.
A harpoon shot out and storm barely dodged, it tore her already torn uniform. Chris got to his feet and was about to attack. Storm fired a bolt of power and it hit Jubilee, Specter who was invisible was standing next to her and was hit as well and faded back into view. Chris came up behind storm and was about to attack when the wind picked up, and picked him up, throwing him like a rag doll.
Raynor had enough, he blasted off into the sky and Storm just looked at him. "A coward, you run from your fights," She said in an unearthly voice.
Michael stopped in mid air and pointed his hands down, a massive glow blasted out from his body that seemed like a second sun in the sky and he grinned mercilessly. "Let's see you try and stop THIS! I'm going to destroy that worthless Pyramid! And there's nothing you can do!" He shouted.
Beast rushed over and picked up Evan and jumped away from the Pyramid. "Pull out! He's gonna do it!" Beast shouted.
The possessed Ororo looked shocked as Michael released the blast. The solid beam of golden light spiraled down at the huge building. She blasted 500 MPH winds and lightning at it, but nothing stopped the massive bolt of power as it hit the side of the massive pyramid, it broke through the side leaving a huge hole.
The blue glyph lights on the side of the pyramid, the lights turned a bright golden yellow glow and solid beams of light began to erupt randomly from it as Ororo flew around it looking at it with a look of shock and horror.
Suddenly a massive shockwave shot out and the huge structure cracked and rumbled, a moment later it exploded, the blast shot hundreds of feet into the air in a fiery inferno and the explosion hit Famine as it went into the sky. Storm was knocked away and landed on the ground hundreds of feet away, she was finally out cold, and the pyramid in China was destroyed.
Everyone looked shocked, including Raynor. He blinked once, he never knew he had THAT in him, he then felt dizzy and fell from the sky like a rock.
Mexico-
Magneto floated there in all his glory, a god among men, his glowing eyes where not the same as before, instead of the once eerie gold glow it was replaced by a blue glow. He was the replacement for the god like mutant War, who was felled in New York not so long ago.
"Magneto is probably the most powerful mutant of the horsemen, that's why there's so many of us, because two of us will not be in the fighting," Shadowcat said in a know it all voice. "Lance, Julio, see that pyramid? How long would you say it'll take you to demolish it?" She asked. The two looked at one another and then back and her. "We'll handle it," They said in unison as they went around the trees as the others walked towards Magneto.
"Father," Wanda shouted. "Stop this at once," She added. Magneto just looked at her a moment and motioned his right arm. A giant piece of one of the sentinel robots crushed Wanda and everyone gasped. A second later Wanda phased through the piece with Kitty and looked shocked that Magneto would do something like that. It was just the shock that he seemed a bit better then before. "I've HAD IT!" Wanda screamed angrily and glared at Magneto.
Magneto took another piece of a sentinel, this time a hand and it went flying at the mutant foes. It stopped in mid air and Polaris held it in place, Magneto merely pushed the letter and the piece slammed into her sending her back.
Alex growled and stepped forward, he shot a wave of plasma at Magneto, Magneto quickly pulled a torso of a sentinel in the way which took the hit with ease, and he then let loose a magnetic wave that knocked Alex over.
Wanda fired a hex beam at Magneto who blocked with the torso, it fell out of the sky, his powers where nullified from the beam. He growled and fired a magnetic wave that knocked her over, particularly hurting her ears and neck from where her metal crosses where.
Magneto was then tackled out of the air by Warren. He had been paying too much attention to those on the ground.
Once on the ground Sunspot charged up and rushed forward to attack. He kicked Magneto viciously in the ribs, his crimson armor took the hit but it still hurt badly and he felt 2 ribs crack under the power of Roberto's attack. He growled and got to his feet, then clapped his hands together. A pair of sentinel hands floated up, and clapped around Sunspot, when they separated Sunspot hit the ground twitching violently.
Magneto was then thrown into a tree and a piece of a sentinel slammed into him, completely busting him through the tree. If Apocalypse's implants had not been there, Magneto would have died, but they where.
Magneto got up and shot the rod like item at Polaris like a bullet, she had no time to dodge, but it seemed to go straight through and left no wound. Kitty had phased Lorna and the two stood there. Magneto narrowed his eyes, Shadowcat was becoming a problem.
Warren flew around again but this time a sentinel head slammed into him from below and his limp form fell from the sky. 'Damnit' Warren through as his right wing broke.
Magneto was blasted from the side by Alex and fell back hard. He got up angrily and waved his hand at Alex, the torso of one of the titanic sentinels crashed on top of him and Shadowcat looked shocked and quickly ran over.
Polaris then attacked again, condensing Magneto's armor, he gasped and fell to the ground holding his metal armor, and he quickly regained control. He pointed his hands at Polaris and easily defeated her magnetic field, one of the sentinel hands slapped her away and she hit a tree and landed out cold.
Wanda stood before Magneto now as Kitty phased the bleeding and broken form of Alex Summers away from the torso. Magneto then heard a thunderous crash and turned and looked shocked as the pyramid tore apart and crumbled away from his view, it then cracked apart and tore itself to pieces from the inside.
He flew into the air with shock as to what had made him fail his mission. He saw Avalanche and Rictor looking up at him with broad smiles on there faces, they waved at him enthusiastically, the horsemen was now in a complete rage.
He turned his glare back to his daughter. She was truly the last main threat against him. They would soon square off. "You shall pay in your blood," His eerie voice said echoing over the whole area. "Come on then!" Wanda shouted. Lance and Julio now also looked ready for action. "Ready to rumble," They said together. Magneto let out a breath to calm himself and raised his hands above his head, the battle had only begun.
-To be concluded
The Sphinx-
"What are you doing here Creed?" Logan snapped. "I came here to see what the hell was going on, and get attacked by that bitch," Sabertooth snarled. Logan looked puzzled. "Mystique," He then said. Sabertooth nodded. "No," Logan said and pointed at him. "MYSTIQUE!" He shouted. Sabertooth's eyes glowed blue and morphed back into her normal form, but the horsemen implants still showing. Logan smelled that Creed was still close by though.
Mystique turned to a liquid and melted into the sand. "Shit," Logan said. "What the hell was that?" Rogers asked. "Mien mother," Kurt growled. "No wonder you look so." Captain America stopped himself as soon as he got a glare from everyone. Cyclops stepped forward and looked around quickly. He then fired an optic blast through a sand dune and everyone heard a roar. Sabertooth emerged from it.
"Well Creed, what are you doing here?" Logan snapped. "Trying to kill Apocalypse for attacking me," Victor said. "You come after this runt," He added. Logan smirked. "Mystique kicked your ass didn't she?" Logan asked, Sabertooth just glared at him.
"Then that gives us a reason to be concerned," Cyclops said leading the group forward, Logan did not like the way Scott was acting. "You're not in charge here," Logan said. "I'm the most qualified," Scott said narrowing his gaze on Logan. "Something did happen to you," Logan said looking shocked, but angry. "As I've said before, life happened to me, now let's get going," He said.
"What's up with him?" Rogers asked. "He used to be on our team, he disappeared and came back like this, an enemy at that, we're only working together for THIS mission," Logan said. "I'm sorry to hear that," Captain America said. "Don't be," Logan said.
They got to the side of the massive structure under the sphinx and looked around a moment. Sabertooth heard the sand below them rustle. "Shit!" He shouted. Kurt teleported away and drew his sword. Neo flew into the air but Logan, Sabertooth, Rogers and Scott where left standing there.
Nothing happened. Neo landed on the ground and sighed with relief, until the sand under her formed into Mystique and she was attacked from behind.
Everyone regrouped. "Where's Mystique?" Logan asked. He then noted that Neona was missing. "Where's Pixie?" He said. Everyone looked around a moment. Suddenly a shape moved through the air and drop kicked Victor in the back of the head and he went flying into the sand. Logan snarled and turned to see Mystique.
Captain America bashed her with his shield from behind and she fell over. She got right back up and kicked Roger's in the side of the head and the added two more and an elbow, she was about to hit again when Scott's eye beams knocked a hole through her stomach. "NO!" Kurt said in shock. The hole filled in and Mystique was fine. "FUCK! She's like Iceman!" Scott snarled.
Kurt teleported behind Mystique and attempted to grab her, Mystique turned around and kicked Night Crawler in the side of the head and Kurt went back. Logan rushed her from the other side and let his claws out. He roared and stabbed at her, she dodged and Logan went right past her and stabbed 6 holes in Kurt's chest, Kurt fell over dead and Logan looked shocked as to what he had done.
Sabertooth was back to his feet and Captain America was as well. Logan snarled and turned to Mystique who was frozen in place looking at Kurt. Logan shook with rage and Raven just looked at him a moment. She calmly walked over to him and looked bewildered. Logan attacked and slashed her arm, she rolled behind of him and kicked Logan in the back Mystique then formed into a giant bird with large talons and picked Night Crawler up and flew into the entrance of the sphinx, and Scott attempted to shoot her down twice but to no avail.
The group was about to climb the sphinx once again. Raven appeared once more and attacked, "We can't stop her," Logan said. "Someone will have to stay behind to distract her," Captain America said.
***
Apocalypse stood at the top of the structure which the sphinx was on and watched down with a grin. "They cannot defeat her," He said as his grin widened. "Why watch the fight when you can join in on the fun?" He heard from behind, before he could turn he felt a boot firmly planted in the side of his head and he flew off the side and landed in the dunes blow, but not on the side where Mystique was locked in combat.
Apocalypse got up to see Adam rushing in at full power. He grabbed for Nor's face but Apocalypse put his arm in the way, Adam grasped the arm and threw a hard punch with the other for Apocalypse's face. En Sabah Nor moved his head out of the was and struck a back with a hard right, Adam let go of Apocalypse's arm and was hit by a left. Before he went completely to the ground he put almost all his power to one point, his right arm, he then release a huge energy wave directly at Apocalypse at point blank range. He beam completely covered Apocalypse and there was an explosion in his direction.
Adam breathed heavily on the ground. "It's over," He said. The smoke cleared and Apocalypse's hand was right in front of Adam's, twitching with damage. "You have some real power after all," Apocalypse declared. Adam's eyes widened with fear and he gaped. Apocalypse's arm formed into an energy cannon and blasted him with a purple energy bolt, it exploded and Adam shot into the air and landed 20 feet away singed and twitching.
He looked around a moment. "That was certainly entertaining enough," He said calmly and was about to head back to the sphinx when 2 energy bolts came out of no where and hit him from the side and Nor went flying and slammed into a sand dune. He got up with fury in his eyes to see Selene and Sinister standing there. "So, and External and a worthless lackey think they can stop the Alpha and the Omega?" Apocalypse said. "There not alone," A voice said from behind. He turned to see DJ standing there. Apocalypse smirked. "This will be more interesting then I thought," He said calmly.
***
Mystique saw the four debating over what to do and kicked Logan in the side and punched Sabertooth in the head. Captain America threw his shield out and hit her he the stomach, it tore completely through but she landed right back on top of her lower body healed.
Scott then looked at the sand and fired his eye beams on an angle, he was sent into the air and landed on the top of the platform below the sphinx. "Hurry it up!" He shouted. Rogers was unsure of what to do next, and so was Creed and Logan. Mystique moved back. Logan growled and decided to try a new plan. "Mystique, was this worth your son?" Logan shouted. Raven didn't flinch or show any emotion. "There goes plan B," Logan said gruffly and was drop kicked by Raven.
Logan rolled back and expected to be hit once more but it never came. He got up and saw the looks on Creed and Roger's faces. He turned back to Raven who was hung in the air by a white Carbonadium coil. "This battle is over, none shall stand in the way of my vengeance," Omega Red said and drained the energy from Mystique, her limp form hit the ground out cold. The tendril slithered off her and wound back into Arkady's arm. The glowing red eyes grinned at the trio before him. "Don't we have a world to save comrades?" He more stated then asked with a grin on his face. The three stood there in shock of his statement. With Sabertooth and Cyclops there the alliance was already uneasy, and they now knew it was about to get a lot more uneasy.
***
Scott was in first, he had left the others behind. "Fine the computer systems and destroy it, not that hard," He said confidently. He walked past 4 pillars and noticed 3 doors open, while one was shut, he didn't think anything of it. He then heard a pillar's door slowly open, the stone grinding against stone. Cyclops gulped and turned around. Kurt stood there with now glowing blue eyes and Apocalypse's implants running over his body. "Shit," Scott said frowning.
***
Apocalypse formed an energy cannon in one arm and blasted it at Sinister. Sinister took the shot head on and was undamaged. Sinister returned fire with 2 particle beams and hit Apocalypse back, Nor stumbled a moment and growled with anger.
The sand around him swirled and hit him like a tidal wave. He saw DJ was doing this. He telekinetically slammed him with a massive show of power and Zero hit the side of the pyramid like pillar hard. Apocalypse then raised his hands and the sand swallowed Essex up whole. He grinned at his handy work until Selene stepped forward. "Selene," He hissed. From above he was blasted by a kinetic energy beam. He turned to see Jason hanging in the air. "Heya Apoc, how ya going?" He asked.
Nor was not impressed, "Your games will not stop my destiny," He said angrily. He fired a massive energy beam from a cannon he formed on his left hand and hit Essex, he then attacked Selene's mind, which fell to the ground out cold for a moment, he knew that would be very temporary.
Jason was fine, and the amount of energy he gained from the blast was quite a lot. "Hey Nor! EAT SHIT AND DIE!" He shouted. He pouted his hands down and a good 200 kinetic bolts shot out and all focused on Apocalypse, the exploded on and around him and created a 10 foot deep and 40 foot wide crater.
Apocalypse got up, undamaged and pointed his hand at the shocked Jason. He then swatted the boy out of the sky with TK. He floated off the ground and prepared to go back to the sphinx with a massive telekinetic bolt, more powerful than he had been hit with before blasted him into the ground. Apocalypse got up and shook his head and turned to see Legion grinning at him. "Hello chum, I hope you find this little skirmish as exciting as I'm about too," He said evilly. Apocalypse narrowed his eyes and then noted Sinister pulling himself out of the sand and Selene back to her feet. Adam had started to get up as well. "You fools," Apocalypse said with disappointment.
***
Mexico-
Magneto magnetically threw a piece of a sentinel down at Rictor who dodged and Lance headed for a tree looking up at Magneto. "Get him to the ground Wanda!" Avalanche shouted.
Wanda hexed Magneto and he fell to the ground. He got up and glared at her. The games where over, he had failed his new master thanks to these 'children', he would NOT be disgraced further. He opened his hand up and a giant slab of one of the sentinel torsos flew in and crushed over where Wanda was. He turned around to see Rictor and Avalanche both slam there fists into the ground, a giant fissure opened but he flew into the air fast enough to not be affected. A hex beam flew out and hit him. He felt his energy drain once more and he fell beside the fissure in shock. Wanda was SUPPOSED to be dead. He looked over and saw Pietro with his arms crossed. "Hey pops how ya doing? Took me long enough to RUN down here," Quicksilver said grinning. Magneto got up with a sneer on his face.
He raised his hands once more and all the sentinel pieces flew into the air and rained down on them, Julio and Lance where hit as was Wanda, Quicksilver was all that remained.
Magneto landed on the ground and stood tall looking over at his son. "Well, looks like it's just you and me. great," Pietro said. "I really liked this arm too," He added. Magneto looked puzzled, but understood right before he fell unconscious, clocking in at speeds that Magneto couldn't count, Pietro ran full speed and punched Magneto in the face, he broke his wrist and half the bones in his hand, but Magneto went flying a good 40 feet, broke through 2 trees, and lay unconscious. Pietro smiled to himself cockily a moment, but then winced and looked down at his arm and grasped it with his good arm. "Smart move. very painful though," He said to himself.
***
Sphinx-
A sudden wave of fury hit Apocalypse as he saw two of his pyramids in ruin. "NO!" He shouted. Legion, Selene, Adam and Sinister all looked confused. "HOW DARE THEY?!" He added as his rage began to boil over. He then glared at the four before him. "You're behind this! All of you! You have wasted humanities chance at becoming what it was meant to be!" He shouted in a rage. "Oh, so they beat your little toys?" Selene asked with a grin. Apocalypse clenched his fists. "This isn't over. I will still destroy you all!" He shouted.
He then formed his both his hands into cannons and fired, destroying almost everything in front of him. Sinister got up angrily and was about to attack when he saw the shocked look on Apocalypse's face, "You again!" Apocalypse shouted. Sinister turned quickly around to see the frozen figure standing there with mist like breath coming from him.
"Starting the party without me. I'm hurt," Iceman said. Apocalypse saw the other powerhouse of a mutant step forwards with a grin. "Hey Em! Check it out! Selene's here!" Bobby shouted and gestured his hand. Emma Frost walked out casually and looked at Apocalypse. "He's still alive Robert? I'm disappointed," She said looking away with little interest. "Oh stop it Em, I'll kill him alright?" Bobby said. Apocalypse was angry beyond words, they where talking like he wasn't even there. "Come and meet your doom," Nor said. Iceman nodded and was ready to attack as Selene got up and then Adam, and finally DJ.
***
Cyclops hit the side of the tomb wall as the horsemen Kurt stood there. Cyclops shook it off a moment and growled with anger.
Kurt was about to attack again with a long coil wrapped around him and slammed him into a wall. "Come comrades, we have much to do," Omega Red said quickly walking past. Scott looked at Logan with shock. "Don't ask," Logan said. Logan picked up the unconscious Kurt. "C'mon," He said.
***
Apocalypse roared and shattered the ice he was incased in. He looked at Iceman with rage and pointed his hand at him. Iceman was lifted off the ground telekinetically and was thrown into the side of the sphinx where he shattered. He was then hit by Selene's magic energy blast and fell back. He got up and growled, he looked at his fellow immortal and fired two seething hot eye beams at her that made contact and sent her to the ground badly injured. "Essex!" He snarled. He telekinetically lifted him and threw him into the Nile.
Adam rushed forward to attack and was met by a hard kick sending him flying. DJ used his power over earth to try to swallow Nor up, but Apocalypse turned his attention to him and knocked him out telepathically. Apocalypse glared at Emma Frost a moment who stepped to the side with an angry look on her face.
Apocalypse flew towards the Sphinx but was hit by a massive wave of firepower and slammed into the ground. He got up, today just wasn't his day. The SHIELD helicopter that had shot him then landed. He narrowed his eyes on it, it was slightly bigger then the last ones.
Rogue stepped out with Pyro, Jacen, and Sam behind her. "This is it?" Apocalypse said and started to laugh. "This is your LAST line of defense?" He added. "No, not really," Rogue said. 5 others then stepped out of the chopper and Apocalypse growled. "They just keep lining up to die," He said angrily.
He saw Sebastian Shaw, Elizabeth Braddock, Brian Braddock, Piotr Rasputin, and Cain Marco step out and could not believe how foolish they where.
Apocalypse saw Colossus transform and make a charge towards him. Apocalypse knew this was going to be a LOOONG day.
***
Rogue looked at Sam. "Get me inside that thing," She said. "Sure thing," Sam said. He also grabbed the figure that was standing next to her.
Apocalypse threw Colossus off him and saw the External fly Rogue into the sphinx. "No!" He shouted but was quickly silenced as the Juggernaut ran in and smashed his chest in with a mighty right.
***
5 minutes later
***
Apocalypse threw Pyro's limp body away and floated off the ground and headed for the Sphinx, he saw Mystique's still form on the other side of the pyramid and snarled. "They shall not stop me," He said and teleported in before anyone could be the wiser.
***
"Just guard him and let him do his work," Logan shouted. Apocalypse appeared before then and scanned over the group before him. "You may have defeated Pestilence, but now you face the mast of the end of this world," En Sabah Nor said. Logan let his claws out. "Come on then BUB," Logan snarled. Sabertooth, Omega Red and Captain America stepped up beside him all prepared for battle. Scott stayed back and his eyes glowed with power.
Apocalypse was thrashed by the Carbonadium coils from Omega Red and was smacked in the face by the spinning shield of Captain America. He nearly fell over from this combined attack but did not. Sabertooth tackled him in the mid section and knocked him over. Nor roared and kicked Sabertooth through the roof. He got up and was slashed across the face by the now shocked Wolverine, not a scratch. Apocalypse grabbed the Canadian and threw him into a wall, he then punched him in the chest and Wolverine went through the wall. and the next and so on and so forth. Apocalypse was then shoulder tackled by Omega Red and slammed into a wall. He got up and formed his arm into an energy cannon and blasted Red, but to no effect. Arkady wrapped his tendrils around Apocalypse with a grin plastered on his pasty white face. He attempted to drain Apocalypse but to no avail. In anger he threw Apocalypse into the wall and snarled.
Nor got up and grabbed Arkady around then neck and squeezed, he then kicked Omega Red in the stomach and the Russian went flying through the door and through a wall. He turned around and was assaulted by Roger's shield, slammed it into his chest. He stepped back and then regained himself. He punched him in the stomach and then elbowed him in the back. Captain America fell like the rest of his comrades.
Apocalypse was then blasted through a wall and landed beside Omega Red. Apocalypse backhanded Arkady away and turned to Scott who blasted him again. He got up once more and saw Cyclops preparing to strike again. He formed his left arm into a shield that took the next beam. He lowered it and fired his own eye beams that hit Scott square in the chest.
Apocalypse was then hit by Cannonball going full speed, he smashed Apocalypse through wall after wall and was elbowed in the spine, he went limp and Apocalypse stomped his lower spine. Sam cried out in pain as Apocalypse walked back towards his chamber.
Forge was about to finish when he saw Apocalypse enter Rogue glared at Apocalypse who stood there in a rage. "How dare you try to stop the inevitable!" He shouted. Rogue didn't know what to do next. She then gasped at the sight behind Apocalypse and even Nor heard it. He turned around to see the broken and bleeding mutants from outside standing there ready to fight again, Jacen, Adam, Selene, Pixie, Sinister, Piotr, Psylocke, Brian and the Juggernaut.
"Oh, you're still alive," Apocalypse said looking almost shocked. "Persistent," He then added with a smile. Iceman leaked through a crack in the ceiling and landed behind Apocalypse and formed into his human shape. "Not the only ones coming back for me," Bobby said. Apocalypse growled with anger.
En Sabah Nor's first target was Cain, no more helmet, so he immediately attacked his mind and the Juggernaut hit the ground. Adam rushed forward throwing punch after punch, Apocalypse dodged each one, caught his wrist and elbowed him in the face, he went flying back but ground his hands into the ground to stop. Selene, Jacen, Pixie, Psylocke, Brian and Colossus rushed forward. Apocalypse's face turned to one of rage. "You'll all DIE!" He shouted angrily.
Forge clicked one last connection.
Kurt, Mystique, Magneto, Xavier and Storm's implants all deactivated.
He then finished one last wire connection and turned to Rogue. "It's ready," He stated. Rogue nodded just as she saw Pixie slam into the wall and heard a sickening crack. Apocalypse turned to Rogue and Forge. "You will now see what you put into motion when you freed me," He said. Cain tackled him from behind. Sheer willpower brought the Juggernaut back to his feet. Apocalypse looked as the giant fist of the Juggernaut came down and punched in right in the face, the ground below them crackled like glass. Apocalypse telekinetically threw Cain across the room and knocked him out again. He rubbed his face and stumbled a moment. He turned to Rogue and Forge. He pushed both out of the way and sat in the Eye of Ages. "It begins!" He said with joy, his face smiled, until it started to glow and he looked shocked, the pod shut and his ship started to close.
"WHAT?!" He shouted in shock as the doors started to close, all his power was being drained as well. "We did a little tinkering with your toy, your going to have a nice fun time as it transports itself to the shadow dimension Kurt teleports through," Forge explained. "NO!" Nor shouted just as the pod completely locked in and his ship teleported away, "It's finally over," Rogue said and sat against a wall and just let the emotion overwhelm her. Forge looked at where the ship had just been. "Oh yea, I'm groooovy," He said grinning.
***
Xavier was lifted to his feet telekinetically and saw both the Jean's standing in front of him. He smiled slightly at them, but frowned as they turned around. His frown was directed not at Madelyn, but at Jean. "Let's go home," Jean said leading him towards the Shield troop transport, before that she hugged him and felt overjoyed. Madelyn too was concerned, what was it she saw Jean DO? That amount of power couldn't have come from her, it just couldn't have.
~You sense it too~ The Professor told her. She looked back at him. ~I do more then sense it~ Xavier said looking almost ill. ~I've seen it~ He added. Madelyn didn't understand what he meant, and didn't really care. She just wanted to go home.
Jean had no memory of using that power and wasn't as shocked as the two telepaths who where conversing in there minds about her. She was just happy to have Professor Xavier home and the nightmare of Apocalypse over.
Adam was picked up by Logan who saw Omega Red now standing before everyone, they where crippled more or less and wouldn't stand a chance. "I will kill you myself Logan, you as well Creed, I will not take charity from others when I kill you," He said to them. Legion walked up behind him. "C'mon, we got a party to go to at seven," Lucas said. Omega red rubbed his temples and sighed. "Got a new friend Red?" Logan asked cruelly. "Silence! He is a means to an end!" Arkady shouted. "Whatever, the same thing goes for me, now c'mon," Legion said.
"Did we win?" Adam asked as blood came out of the wounds all over his body. "Yea, now shut yer mouth kid, I know all about you so don't act all friendly," Logan said. Adam grinned, "It's the blood-loss kicking in, don't worry about me being nice to low life scum like you," He said and coughed slightly.
Zero blinked twice and breathed in heavily. "Man. that hurts," He noted that he was being carried out by Sabertooth. "Goody. I'm being helped by a psychopath killer," He said. "You wanna walk with fatigue be my guest brat," Sabertooth stated. "Fair enough," DJ replied.
Adam gave one more glance. Scott looked around a moment. "Sinister and Selene are gone," He said in shock. "Abandonment," Adam said still being held up by Logan. "Well, that's alright in my books," Wolverine said. Scott clenched his fist and growled. "Let's just go home," Logan said. Scott looked down with guilt, Logan still considered him apart of the team even now. "You coming or not slim?" Logan asked. "We aren't forcing you," He added. Cyclops looked at Logan and nodded.
Cain Marco was lifted up by Colossus. "This is very embarrassing," Colossus said. "Shut up and bring him with us, he could be useful," Shaw said. Cain growled in his forced slumber.
Iceman looked at Scott as he walked after Logan. He looked at Bobby a moment. Iceman growled and was about to attack when he heard Scott. "I'm sorry Bobby," He said. Iceman raised a frozen eyebrow. "Leave it at that," Cyclops added and walked away. "This isn't over between us," Iceman stated. "It is, Scott Summers is dead anyway," Cyclops said. "What do you mean?" Iceman asked. "Like Madelyn, a clone of Jean, I'm a clone," Cyclops declared and walked out. Iceman blinked once in shock. "A clone?" He said in shock. "Robert, are you coming or not?" Emma asked. "I wanna go home," Bobby said frowning. She didn't understand at first and then KNEW which HOME he was talking about. "Great," She mumbled.
***
Under the institute,
Xavier looked over everyone there, save Scalphunter, Harpoon, Riptide, Sinister, Selene, Magneto, The Hellfire Club aside from Colossus, who just dropped Cain off at the Hellfire Club chopper, the Juggernaut and the deceased, Xavier saw everyone there. Some in wheel chairs for the time being, some in crutches, and many with multiple bandages on them. "You've all done well, and made be very proud, even those who are not with me," Xavier said.
"But there are tough times ahead, I was in Apocalypse's mind, and saw the many things we will go through," He said. "Some old foes will join us, and some friends will be lead astray," He said. "But we will stand together as one at many times or another," He said proudly. "But, some will be lost along the way, and some will never change," He said sadly. "Tomorrow, I'm moving the institute to near the Canadian American border, on Canada's side, so we can rescue mutants and keep them away from the government," He said. "Anyone who wishes to stay, you may, those who wish to go, I know you will come to your senses one day," He said. A few images were predominant in Xavier's mind though, of the future they would face. Jean was one who would fall from grace for at least some time he saw, and he also saw Selene and Sinister would never change. But he saw his X-men staying strong and for the most part together, and was happy to see Scott standing back with his team.
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That's chapter 24. holy shit it took me long enough,
Anyway, PLEASE review, I haven't been getting any at ALL! ( Also, next chapter you see the reactions of many of the key characters.
I hope everyone has enjoyed so far, and there isn't much to this part of the story left, soon it will spawn off into a few sequels, some focusing on one or two specific characters, I hope anyway. Anyhow, I can't see many chapters left for this specific part. it's been great, but the climax has already come about, you'll see a wind down from here.
DJ 'Zero' McCoy belong to Hybrid Omega, and Michael 'Specter' Raynor belongs to Emerald Knight1. Neona 'Pixie' Shields belongs to PyroRockerGrl. Ana Catalina Maria Christina 'Dream' DeSanFe belongs to Son Gomay Videl Goku. Pyroizhot is the creator and owner of Chris 'Raptor' Winters, and Pyro Gurl2 is the creator of Isabella 'Misty' Lebeau I thank everyone who has submitted a character to me and I hope I will be able to use as many as possible. Also. gonna thank the creator of Jacen Lynch, IMpuLsIvE_THouGhTs.
Biggest chapter out there, very cool in my books, it concludes the Apocalypse Saga, and some lost X-men come home.
A Dark Future Chapter 24- Apocalypse
Xavier sighed as he looked at the news. "If only we knew how he was going to do his plan, but how can we if Mesmero is dead?" Xavier said. "Think we should tell our quiet guests?" Logan asked. "Yes Logan, I think we should, everyone has a right to know, I'll have to postpone our move due to the circumstances," Xavier said.
Logan walked into the cell that they had arranged for Madelyn and Adam, Jubilee had been let out, just because of her former X-man status, and because she told almost everything about what had happened to her.
"Apocalypse has started to make his move, we don't know what he's gonna do yet, but the professor said we should tell you," Logan explained. Finally after a full day, Adam spoke to Wolverine. "How do you intend to find out what he's up to?" Adam asked. "We don't," Logan said, almost shocked. Adam looked at Madelyn, they hadn't been 'talking' per say, but telepathic communication was all the same to them, the entire time had been pretty easy. "I. think I know someone who knows what he's up to," Adam said averting his eyes. "What?" Logan answered with a question quickly. "You heard me," Adam hissed. "I'll be right back," Logan said quickly.
"Charles!" Logan shouted with enthusiasm as soon as he entered the room. Xavier and Beast turned to him. "Adam says he knows someone who can tell us what Apocalypse is doing," Logan said quickly. Xavier looked shocked and quickly rolled out of the room.
Charles saw the two sitting down still, not saying a word. "You're not very talkative are you?" He said coming in. ~Who needs to talk?~ Madelyn said mentally to Xavier, he understood immediately, they had been talking the whole time. "It's nice to have my mutant abilities back," Adam said. "Who do you know?" Xavier asked. "Oh. that," Adam said frowning. Xavier probed his mind as he spoke, noting he was not a very powerful telepath. "Someone in Brazil. She should be able to help us find this guy," Adam said. Xavier nodded and left, but felt a horrible feeling in his stomach.
"What's wrong Charles?" Logan asked. "Logan. take the X-jet and take Adam to this location in Brazil," Xavier said handing him a note. "What's wrong?" Logan asked. "Adam is only going on revenge, hoping we can kill Apocalypse," He said. "Is something wrong with that?" Wolverine said. "Yes Logan, because he does not believe he'll survive the encounter there," Charles said. Logan nodded.
"Jacen, Kurt, Kitty, Evan, your with me," Logan said. "Jacen, go get our guest," Logan added.
"Hey man, time to go," Jacen said. "Piss off," Adam said glaring at him. "What?" Jacen said looking confused. "Hey man, you're supposed to come," Jacen said. "Guess what, only Wolverine is taking me from this cell, because quite frankly, I don't like you," Adam said standing up as electricity wrapped around his body. Jacen blinked once not understanding, but then his looks hardened and his eyes began to glow. "Listen friend, I was told to take you out of this cell, and that's exactly what I'm going to do!" He shouted. Adam smirked slightly. "I'd like to see you try," He said putting his guard up, but Logan came in. "What the hell are you two doing? Get moving!" He shouted. Adam glared at him as the static stopped running up his body. He shoved into Jacen. "You're lucky Logan was here to save your worthless carcass, he won't always be around to save your neck," Adam said with distaste and continued past him. Jacen just blinked and turned to Madelyn. She was smirking as well. 'This isn't right,' He thought and left after Logan.
The Black Bird took off and landed outside Nova Roma, everyone was shocked to see the city from above. 'Man, this guy wasn't lying,' Logan thought.
Adam walked into the city with the others behind him, "Why does he have to be in front?" Jacen snapped. "You want to live? Then do as I say," Adam snarled. A Priest walked over and looked overjoyed. "Oh holy one you have returned! The people are in desperate need of Selene and her heralds, we have prayed every day for your safe return with the others!" He said. "I can't believe that horseshit," Jacen said. Adam glared at Jacen. He turned to the priest. ~He has come to assassinate Selene, you must stop him~ Adam told him telepathically. "GUARDS!" The Priest shouted. Logan and the others put there guards up. "We are not going to fight you, only him," The Priest said pointing at Jacen. Adam grinned. "What's the meaning of this?" Kurt asked. "Jacen decided to piss me off, I am a living god to these people," Adam explained crossing his arms. "Alright! Call them off, he'll shut up!" Logan snapped. Having 200 guards in plate mail with spears was not his idea of fun. Adam nodded to the Priest who called them off. "Alright, now then, to Selene," Adam said to the Priest who looked grim. "Of course oh holy one," The Priest said.
The group was lead to a temple where there was a prism of diamond, and Adam knew what was inside. He grinned evilly, looks like he'd get to live after all.
"What kinda joke is this bub?" Logan said angrily. "Can you cut diamond Logan?" Adam asked. "Why?" He asked. "You have to open that up, inside lays our information," Adam said crossing his arms. "Don't trust him Mr. Logan," Kitty said. Logan growled. "No choice," He said and walked over to the imprisoned Selene.
Logan cut carefully. "Remember, you miss and she gets mad when she gets out," Adam said grinning evilly. Jacen didn't like this. Something wasn't right about how Adam was carrying himself. ~So boss, gonna thank me for this when it's over?~ He asked her telepathically. ~Perhaps~ she replied.
Logan finished cutting the diamond down the middle. One side slipped off and then the other fell over and there stood Selene. She looked unhappy at best. "Selene," Adam said smirking. "Mr. Akimov, how nice to see you," Selene said. "Alright, now Adam hold up to your end of the bargain," Logan said. ~Apocalypse, how is he doing what he's going to do?~ Adam asked. "Simple Adam, he intends to power up his pyramids with his own mutant power, and then charge an area that will unlock all dormant X-genes that they affect, he will have them fire a direct beam into space and deflect off something, the beam will scatter and shower over about a third of the planet, there will only be 10 million people left on the planet after it's done, because that's the number of people with X-genes," She said. "Dormant one's anyway," She added. Logan was sickened, 7 billion lives gone because of him unless he's stopped. "You will never defeat him you know," She said. Jacen stepped forwards. "But we must try," He said. "Ja!" Kurt said. Selene smirked. "Fine, but we'll see how well you do against him and his lackeys," She said.
"Will you help?" Logan asked. "ME?! Help YOU?" She asked. She started to laugh. "Well he's gonna end the world, and I can only assume he'll want you out of the way, I think it's do or die for you now," Logan said. Selene snarled angrily. "I'll take that as a yes," Logan said smirking. Adam's smirk disappeared and was replaced by a cold stare.
Legion watched the news with Omega Red. "Think we should help those poor bastards out? I mean it's obvious there going to attack him," Lucas said. "No, what will it do for us?" Omega Red said. "What if he's going to take over the world?" Lucas said. Arkady thought a moment. "Let us see how things play out," He finally said.
The X-jet landed back at the institute and Selene got off and looked over the hanger with an unimpressed look. "Pitiful," She said walking off. "She's a real bitch isn't she?" Logan asked Adam quietly. "I got used to it," Adam said shrugging and stepped off next.
Selene looked at the bald man in the wheel chair. "So, you know what he intends to do?" He asked. She telepathically told him everything. Xavier gasped and rolled out quickly with Storm following him.
"Where does he think he's going?" Selene asked. "To, 'open a dialog'," Adam said mockingly. "How sad," Selene replied shaking her head. "He's already dead," She added.
Madelyn saw Jean enter. She looked sad about something but hid it. "Who are you?" She asked. "I'm tired of guessing and I've had a bad day, tell me," Jean insisted. "I'm your shadow," Madelyn said with disgust in her voice. "What?" Jean said looking confused. "I'm a clone! I was 'made' for Scott, who rejected me, I have all your memories, and abilities, but I'm just a clone, I have NOTHING," She hissed. "I wouldn't become what you are if that had happened to me," Jean said disbelieving. "I believe you," Madelyn said. "I'm not exactly like you," She added. "So you hate me why?" Jean asked. "Because YOU have your parents, your friends, and everything, I have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!" She screamed. Jean felt bad for her double now. "So hating me is going to make it better?" Jean asked. "It helps!" Madelyn hissed. "Have you forgotten everything the professor taught you. I mean. me. I mean us!" Jean said. "NO! Of course not! But you'll find the professor's ideals DON'T WORK IN REAL LIFE!" Madelyn hissed. "I'm sorry to hear you gave up so easily," Jean said. "You're sorry? You DON'T HAVE TO BE! You have everything and I have NOTHING! Hell Jean! You look DOWN on people even! So don't even pretend to be sorry for me!" Madelyn said now seething with anger. "I think I'll come back at another time," Jean said. She left the room and the door opened quickly. "C'mon, we're gonna go watch the professor die," Adam said with Selene behind him.
Everyone watched as Xavier sat before the giant blue Apocalypse, he had changed. Apocalypse knocked the Cerebro interface off Xavier's head and telekinetically lifted him into the air. Storm attacked with a fury of lightning and Apocalypse did the same to her, he then closed his hands and the two where gone just like Magneto. Everyone was shocked and in horror.
"NO!" Legion shouted at the TV as the rave was going on behind him. "Something wrong Luke?!" A random teen shouted. "He'll pay for that," Legion said, the feelings from David almost taking over even spite Xavier's doing.
With all the loss that the X-men had felt, everyone was down and out, now Storm and Xavier, people weren't truly over there friends they had lost just a day ago, but events forced them out of mourning.
Adam and Selene where grinning at the sight.
Mr. Sinister watched his monitor in fright, he knew they weren't gone, and knew that they where now the enemy, it was time for him to play his hand. "Marauders assemble for a vital mission," He said seriously.
30 minutes later,
Scott stepped off the jet that landed on the ruined mansion's property. The rest of the Marauders and Essex himself were close by, letting Scott go first was because he knew where to go.
"Logan, you might want to see this," Hank said.
Scott walked in the room in a very professional manor and stood in front as Sinister and the others caught up. The X-men, Selene, Adam and Madelyn stood opposite of them ready for battle. "It is so nice to finally meet you all in person," Sinister said grinning. "And Madelyn! You're still alive, I'm surprised. And Selene, it's been far too long," He added cruelly, only getting cold glares and gritted teeth from those opposite the room.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Hank said. "I am Dr. Nathaniel Essex, I am Jason's father," He said taking a bow, everyone now was very angry as Jason stood behind his old man with a sinister smirk and his arms crossed. "We are here to help kill Apocalypse," Sinister finally revealed. "Why?" Logan immediately answered. "If he is successful, my plans are ruined," Essex explained. Everyone knew how much trouble they where in and looked at one another. "Fine, you and your team are in," Logan said reluctantly, just then the elevator door opened again and two familiar figures walked in.
Nick Fury and Steve Rogers stood there. "What do you want Fury?" Logan hissed. "I'm here to prevent an immediate counter attack," He said. "Turn the monitor onto the sphinx," He ordered Hank.
3 sentinels attacked Apocalypse, they opened fire doing some damage but Apocalypse possessed one, turned it into gun mode and shot down the other two before destroying the final sentinel from the inside.
"Real great plan Fury," Logan said. "Those where just the distraction," Fury said. Steve nodded.
9 sentinels in all attacked the other 3 domes, 3 each. They blasted clear through the domes and Apocalypse looked furious. "My Horsemen your time has arrived!" He shouted.
Xavier, Magneto, Mystique and Storm came out, looking much different. Each jumped onto a bizarre horse and went to the dome through teleportation, Xavier in Africa, Storm in China and Magneto in Mexico.
Magneto easily disposed of the sentinels with a single wave of his hand.
Xavier formed an energy scythe and could now walk. He decapitated one sentinel, then proceeded to attack the other two.
Storm destroyed the 3 sentinels at her site with a massive tornado.
Mystique stayed behind to guard the sphinx.
Bobby looked at Emma before they got on her personal jet. "Where too?" She asked. "Egypt," Iceman said in a serious tone. "You're not actually thinking of fighting that THING again?" She said in shock. Bobby just looked seriously ahead, a very uncharacteristic thing for him. "Alright Robert," She said.
Sabertooth felt the desert wind burn into his skin as he looked at the Sphinx. He heard something behind him and turned to see Mystique. "Hello Raven, how have you been?" He snarled. Mystique's glowing eyes locked on to him, giving no response, she attacked.
Fury looked at Logan. "We need to take down those Pyramids," He said. "Agreed, we separate into 5 squads," Sinister said. "5?" Logan asked. "6," Logan then said. "Why 6?" Sinister, Selene and Fury asked at the same time. "Rogue and Sam have a mission, to get a few friends, and a few not so friendly people." He said grinning slightly. *Leech isn't in this so I'm compensating with a few other characters, because in the finale things work out differently*. "Here's a few names," Fury said handing Logan. "Good, the more the merrier," Logan said. "Yes, these shall do," Sinister said. "I'll get Angel, he can be here quickly," Rogue said.
"The Acolyte base might have some help," Tyler said. "You know the frequency?" Logan asked.
"What the blood hell do you want?" Pyro snapped. "Oh! Tyler! Sorry mate," Pyro said. "Are you the only one there?" Tyler asked. "Yea, but the Brotherhood are here too," Pyro admitted. "We're going to fight Apocalypse and the others. will you join the battle?" Tyler asked. "I will, I'll ask the others, but I don't know, but I promise you, I'll be there," Pyro said.
Rictor, Firestar, Quicksilver, The Blob and Toad refused to go.
Lance, John, Neo, Tabitha and DJ looked as a SHIELD helicopter landed before them in mere moments.
Everyone walked outside as they loaded on to Shield choppers aside from Sam and Rogue, who are taking the X-jet-
Team 1- Africa- Jean, Madelyn, Avatar, Delgado, Multiple, Pyro, Meltdown
Team 2- China- Beast, Scalphunter, Harpoon, Isabel, Specter, Spyke, Jubilee, Raptor
Team 3- Mexico- Polaris, Havoc, Wanda, Shadowcat, Angel, Riptide, Avalanche, Sunspot
Team 4- Sphinx- Cyclops, Wolverine, Night Crawler, Captain America, Pixie, technically Sabertooth
Team 5- ?- Adam, Selene, Sinister, Jason, Zero
Team 6- ?- Rogue, Sam, ?, ?, ?, ? ect.
Guests- Some area's close to mutants who can help will appear, like in Mexico and Africa/Sphinx mainly. lol
And so it begins. the battle for the planet in a massive fight across the globe.
And so it shall begin, the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse will do battle against the best the world has to offer, to see if it is to be cleansed of human life, or if they will flourish.
The first chopper landed before Xavier as he stood there, the markings on his skin and his eyes glowing as they stepped out.
The next landed before Storm, the goddess of the weather, her blood relation was waiting to do battle with her as well.
The 3rd chopper landed before Magneto, another Magnetist was there, and Magneto's very daughter, but his now lifeless look stood there with his arms crossed.
Scott was uneasy standing side by side with Wolverine and Night Crawler, feeling somewhat guilty, but he was ready for whatever came to them. The legendary Captain America looked over the area as well. They then saw Sabertooth lying on the ground before them. "Shit," Logan said. Victor groaned as he started to get up. He heard the familiar sound of Wolverine's claws sliding out as he came too.
Adam, Selene, Jason, Sinister, and Zero took his personal craft which came in on there target on stealth mode. "Dad, you do realize we left Amara at the base all alone. she could do whatever she wants that means," Jason said just remembering. "Oh. sweet god," Essex said.
At that exact moment
Amara looked around. "Where is everyone?" She asked herself. She then grinned as she saw Sinister's lab entrance.
Rogue and Sam made there way to there first target.
Africa-
Xavier floated off the ground, his eyes glowing with power. Jean stepped forward. "Professor, please snap out of it, do you really want all those people to die?" She asked. Xavier responded by psychically blasting her and she fell over. "I think we all know his answer don't we," Madelyn said glaring at Jean.
Delgado roared as he grew to 10 feet and his muscles bulged outwards. Xavier looked calm by this and formed his energy scythe. "I don't like where this is going," Tyler admitted as he put his guard up. Pyro sparked his flame throwers and they burned upwards. "This should be a bloody fun time," He said grinning. Meltdown had a bomb in each hand ready to fight and Jamie began to multiply.
~None can stop the end of times~ Xavier's voice said in all there mind. "We will see," Tyler said. Madelyn and Jean both looked ready to attack and Xavier narrowed his eyes, this was to be a hard battle.
Xavier attacked first with his energy scythe, coming in with incredible speed. Delgado tackled him from side with his massive shoulder. Xavier slammed into the sand and got up and narrowed his eyes on Delgado. He flew into the air and came down at him, only to be telekinetically slammed into the side of the pyramid by Jean and Madelyn. He quickly got up to see Delgado charging in once more. Tyler was smart staying to the side, he first wanted to see exactly what the professor could do, and he got a good look at it once he saw this. Delgado was cut clean in half by Professor Xavier's scythe and the two parts of his body hit the ground, he was obviously dead.
Tabitha threw a massive array of explosives at Xavier who flew into the air dodging them. He landed before Jean and pulled up the scythe and swung it, it stopped dead in the air as it hit Tyler's shoulder, he had decided to step in. "Sorry, impenetrable," Tyler stated and punched Xavier in the face sending him flying back into the side of the Pyramid. "Use your minds before he gets smart and." Tyler stopped as blood came out of his noise and he fell to the ground. Xavier floated there with a very unhappy look on his face. Madelyn and Jean looked worried now.
Xavier pulled up his energy scythe once more like the grim reaper and was tackled by Jamie. and then Jamie, and then a few more. He snarled and chopped the doubles into pieces left and right as they disappeared as soon as chopped in half, his face described what he felt as he did it out of frustration as the army kept coming.
Madelyn reached out to Xavier's mind and Jean did as well. Xavier stopped a moment and looked over at Tabitha and the real Jamie. He pointed his hand at them and both fell over out cold. He looked over at Jean and Madelyn and new this is where the real battle would be fought, in the mind.
The 3 astral bodies floated into the sky, one being Professor Xavier, and the other being Madelyn and Jean.
Madelyn's formed a shield and sword and armor. Jean's did the same. Xavier's formed into a dragon like creature with human arms and legs and his body covered with armor. "We're screwed," Madelyn said.
Xavier's form roared and slapped its tail at them. Madelyn and Jean moved to the side and fired psychic bolts at the beast, it flew back angrily and fired a massive wave of power at Jean and Madelyn, Jean dodged, Madelyn did not.
Xavier then moved in for the kill and Jean cried out, she formed into a fiery bird and flew directly into Xavier, his dragon form turned back to human and his form fell into his body.
Xavier's eyes opened to see Madelyn and Jean standing before him. Madelyn with a magic glowing energy bolt in her hands and Jean telekinetically ready, he had lost on his own battle ground, and was now most certainly doomed to fail his master.
Xavier formed an energy scythe and went towards the pair in vain, Jean lifted him off the ground and Madelyn blasted him, he hit the side of the pyramid head first and landed on the ground out cold.
China-
Beast stepped towards Storm who floated above in her godly light as the implants that Apocalypse had installed on her glowed brightly. "Auntie O, please, think about what your doing," Beast heard from Spyke. Raptor and Specter weren't as optimistic as Spyke and had already prepared for combat. Jubilee and Harpoon where ready for back up and Isabel was getting ready to move in. Beast on the other hand was going to attempt to physically stop her if the massive range war failed.
Spyke was shocked when his aunt blasted him with a massive array of lightning and high winds picked up and sent him flying into the side of the pyramid, he hit the side shoulder first and it snapped like a twig. Evan hit the ground crying out in pain and holding his shoulder as he squirmed on the ground. "Alright everyone, plan B," Beast declared. "Finally!" Harpoon shouted with a grin and formed an energy Harpoon.
Misty was ready to assist as soon as the moment was right, but she didn't want to hurt storm, so things where complicated, because if she blinded storm at the wrong time, it could be disastrous for Storm's health.
Raptor and Specter wasted no time, the two unleashed 3 huge energy beams in total at Storm who dodged to the side and rained lightning down on them. Chris pulled up his left arm and it took the bolt while Specter barely dodged and turned invisible as he rolled off his shoulder on the dirt and came back to his feet, unseen.
Harpoon launched his spear at Storm and grazed her forearm. A small stream of blood came out. Storm lost her powers for a moment and hit the ground hard. "You did it!" Beast said smiling. Storm got up and a vortex of wind began to form around her. "Not a direct hit," Kodiak said gulping. "In other words?" Beast asked. "She's back, and I think she's mad," Harpoon stated. A vicious array of lightning hit Harpoon in the chest and he went flying and hit the ground shoulders and head first, he passed out. "Well, at least he's good at deduction," Beast said and headed for cover from the weather goddess as she screamed in anger and wind cut around everything tearing much off the ground and lightning struck all around them.
Spyke was to his feet now and used his good arm to toss out 4 spikes at his aunt, they where blown away in the tornado like winds and shot back at him, he dodged three but one pierced through his right shoulder and pinned him against the pyramid.
Beast looked at Specter and Raptor and finally at Jubilee. "Give her everything you got on my command, Isabel, Blind her right after she dodges," Beast said.
Jubilee, Specter and Raptor fired a wave of firepower at the goddess of the weather. She dodged quickly through the air and snarled at them, she was about to return fire when a mist came around her body, she was unable to see, and it was not natural, she could not repel it away with her own abilities. Beast jumped from behind and tackled her to the ground head first. Storm twitched once and everyone sighed with relief, until she zapped hand and Chris. She got up, lightning crackling over her body.
A harpoon shot out and storm barely dodged, it tore her already torn uniform. Chris got to his feet and was about to attack. Storm fired a bolt of power and it hit Jubilee, Specter who was invisible was standing next to her and was hit as well and faded back into view. Chris came up behind storm and was about to attack when the wind picked up, and picked him up, throwing him like a rag doll.
Raynor had enough, he blasted off into the sky and Storm just looked at him. "A coward, you run from your fights," She said in an unearthly voice.
Michael stopped in mid air and pointed his hands down, a massive glow blasted out from his body that seemed like a second sun in the sky and he grinned mercilessly. "Let's see you try and stop THIS! I'm going to destroy that worthless Pyramid! And there's nothing you can do!" He shouted.
Beast rushed over and picked up Evan and jumped away from the Pyramid. "Pull out! He's gonna do it!" Beast shouted.
The possessed Ororo looked shocked as Michael released the blast. The solid beam of golden light spiraled down at the huge building. She blasted 500 MPH winds and lightning at it, but nothing stopped the massive bolt of power as it hit the side of the massive pyramid, it broke through the side leaving a huge hole.
The blue glyph lights on the side of the pyramid, the lights turned a bright golden yellow glow and solid beams of light began to erupt randomly from it as Ororo flew around it looking at it with a look of shock and horror.
Suddenly a massive shockwave shot out and the huge structure cracked and rumbled, a moment later it exploded, the blast shot hundreds of feet into the air in a fiery inferno and the explosion hit Famine as it went into the sky. Storm was knocked away and landed on the ground hundreds of feet away, she was finally out cold, and the pyramid in China was destroyed.
Everyone looked shocked, including Raynor. He blinked once, he never knew he had THAT in him, he then felt dizzy and fell from the sky like a rock.
Mexico-
Magneto floated there in all his glory, a god among men, his glowing eyes where not the same as before, instead of the once eerie gold glow it was replaced by a blue glow. He was the replacement for the god like mutant War, who was felled in New York not so long ago.
"Magneto is probably the most powerful mutant of the horsemen, that's why there's so many of us, because two of us will not be in the fighting," Shadowcat said in a know it all voice. "Lance, Julio, see that pyramid? How long would you say it'll take you to demolish it?" She asked. The two looked at one another and then back and her. "We'll handle it," They said in unison as they went around the trees as the others walked towards Magneto.
"Father," Wanda shouted. "Stop this at once," She added. Magneto just looked at her a moment and motioned his right arm. A giant piece of one of the sentinel robots crushed Wanda and everyone gasped. A second later Wanda phased through the piece with Kitty and looked shocked that Magneto would do something like that. It was just the shock that he seemed a bit better then before. "I've HAD IT!" Wanda screamed angrily and glared at Magneto.
Magneto took another piece of a sentinel, this time a hand and it went flying at the mutant foes. It stopped in mid air and Polaris held it in place, Magneto merely pushed the letter and the piece slammed into her sending her back.
Alex growled and stepped forward, he shot a wave of plasma at Magneto, Magneto quickly pulled a torso of a sentinel in the way which took the hit with ease, and he then let loose a magnetic wave that knocked Alex over.
Wanda fired a hex beam at Magneto who blocked with the torso, it fell out of the sky, his powers where nullified from the beam. He growled and fired a magnetic wave that knocked her over, particularly hurting her ears and neck from where her metal crosses where.
Magneto was then tackled out of the air by Warren. He had been paying too much attention to those on the ground.
Once on the ground Sunspot charged up and rushed forward to attack. He kicked Magneto viciously in the ribs, his crimson armor took the hit but it still hurt badly and he felt 2 ribs crack under the power of Roberto's attack. He growled and got to his feet, then clapped his hands together. A pair of sentinel hands floated up, and clapped around Sunspot, when they separated Sunspot hit the ground twitching violently.
Magneto was then thrown into a tree and a piece of a sentinel slammed into him, completely busting him through the tree. If Apocalypse's implants had not been there, Magneto would have died, but they where.
Magneto got up and shot the rod like item at Polaris like a bullet, she had no time to dodge, but it seemed to go straight through and left no wound. Kitty had phased Lorna and the two stood there. Magneto narrowed his eyes, Shadowcat was becoming a problem.
Warren flew around again but this time a sentinel head slammed into him from below and his limp form fell from the sky. 'Damnit' Warren through as his right wing broke.
Magneto was blasted from the side by Alex and fell back hard. He got up angrily and waved his hand at Alex, the torso of one of the titanic sentinels crashed on top of him and Shadowcat looked shocked and quickly ran over.
Polaris then attacked again, condensing Magneto's armor, he gasped and fell to the ground holding his metal armor, and he quickly regained control. He pointed his hands at Polaris and easily defeated her magnetic field, one of the sentinel hands slapped her away and she hit a tree and landed out cold.
Wanda stood before Magneto now as Kitty phased the bleeding and broken form of Alex Summers away from the torso. Magneto then heard a thunderous crash and turned and looked shocked as the pyramid tore apart and crumbled away from his view, it then cracked apart and tore itself to pieces from the inside.
He flew into the air with shock as to what had made him fail his mission. He saw Avalanche and Rictor looking up at him with broad smiles on there faces, they waved at him enthusiastically, the horsemen was now in a complete rage.
He turned his glare back to his daughter. She was truly the last main threat against him. They would soon square off. "You shall pay in your blood," His eerie voice said echoing over the whole area. "Come on then!" Wanda shouted. Lance and Julio now also looked ready for action. "Ready to rumble," They said together. Magneto let out a breath to calm himself and raised his hands above his head, the battle had only begun.
-To be concluded
The Sphinx-
"What are you doing here Creed?" Logan snapped. "I came here to see what the hell was going on, and get attacked by that bitch," Sabertooth snarled. Logan looked puzzled. "Mystique," He then said. Sabertooth nodded. "No," Logan said and pointed at him. "MYSTIQUE!" He shouted. Sabertooth's eyes glowed blue and morphed back into her normal form, but the horsemen implants still showing. Logan smelled that Creed was still close by though.
Mystique turned to a liquid and melted into the sand. "Shit," Logan said. "What the hell was that?" Rogers asked. "Mien mother," Kurt growled. "No wonder you look so." Captain America stopped himself as soon as he got a glare from everyone. Cyclops stepped forward and looked around quickly. He then fired an optic blast through a sand dune and everyone heard a roar. Sabertooth emerged from it.
"Well Creed, what are you doing here?" Logan snapped. "Trying to kill Apocalypse for attacking me," Victor said. "You come after this runt," He added. Logan smirked. "Mystique kicked your ass didn't she?" Logan asked, Sabertooth just glared at him.
"Then that gives us a reason to be concerned," Cyclops said leading the group forward, Logan did not like the way Scott was acting. "You're not in charge here," Logan said. "I'm the most qualified," Scott said narrowing his gaze on Logan. "Something did happen to you," Logan said looking shocked, but angry. "As I've said before, life happened to me, now let's get going," He said.
"What's up with him?" Rogers asked. "He used to be on our team, he disappeared and came back like this, an enemy at that, we're only working together for THIS mission," Logan said. "I'm sorry to hear that," Captain America said. "Don't be," Logan said.
They got to the side of the massive structure under the sphinx and looked around a moment. Sabertooth heard the sand below them rustle. "Shit!" He shouted. Kurt teleported away and drew his sword. Neo flew into the air but Logan, Sabertooth, Rogers and Scott where left standing there.
Nothing happened. Neo landed on the ground and sighed with relief, until the sand under her formed into Mystique and she was attacked from behind.
Everyone regrouped. "Where's Mystique?" Logan asked. He then noted that Neona was missing. "Where's Pixie?" He said. Everyone looked around a moment. Suddenly a shape moved through the air and drop kicked Victor in the back of the head and he went flying into the sand. Logan snarled and turned to see Mystique.
Captain America bashed her with his shield from behind and she fell over. She got right back up and kicked Roger's in the side of the head and the added two more and an elbow, she was about to hit again when Scott's eye beams knocked a hole through her stomach. "NO!" Kurt said in shock. The hole filled in and Mystique was fine. "FUCK! She's like Iceman!" Scott snarled.
Kurt teleported behind Mystique and attempted to grab her, Mystique turned around and kicked Night Crawler in the side of the head and Kurt went back. Logan rushed her from the other side and let his claws out. He roared and stabbed at her, she dodged and Logan went right past her and stabbed 6 holes in Kurt's chest, Kurt fell over dead and Logan looked shocked as to what he had done.
Sabertooth was back to his feet and Captain America was as well. Logan snarled and turned to Mystique who was frozen in place looking at Kurt. Logan shook with rage and Raven just looked at him a moment. She calmly walked over to him and looked bewildered. Logan attacked and slashed her arm, she rolled behind of him and kicked Logan in the back Mystique then formed into a giant bird with large talons and picked Night Crawler up and flew into the entrance of the sphinx, and Scott attempted to shoot her down twice but to no avail.
The group was about to climb the sphinx once again. Raven appeared once more and attacked, "We can't stop her," Logan said. "Someone will have to stay behind to distract her," Captain America said.
***
Apocalypse stood at the top of the structure which the sphinx was on and watched down with a grin. "They cannot defeat her," He said as his grin widened. "Why watch the fight when you can join in on the fun?" He heard from behind, before he could turn he felt a boot firmly planted in the side of his head and he flew off the side and landed in the dunes blow, but not on the side where Mystique was locked in combat.
Apocalypse got up to see Adam rushing in at full power. He grabbed for Nor's face but Apocalypse put his arm in the way, Adam grasped the arm and threw a hard punch with the other for Apocalypse's face. En Sabah Nor moved his head out of the was and struck a back with a hard right, Adam let go of Apocalypse's arm and was hit by a left. Before he went completely to the ground he put almost all his power to one point, his right arm, he then release a huge energy wave directly at Apocalypse at point blank range. He beam completely covered Apocalypse and there was an explosion in his direction.
Adam breathed heavily on the ground. "It's over," He said. The smoke cleared and Apocalypse's hand was right in front of Adam's, twitching with damage. "You have some real power after all," Apocalypse declared. Adam's eyes widened with fear and he gaped. Apocalypse's arm formed into an energy cannon and blasted him with a purple energy bolt, it exploded and Adam shot into the air and landed 20 feet away singed and twitching.
He looked around a moment. "That was certainly entertaining enough," He said calmly and was about to head back to the sphinx when 2 energy bolts came out of no where and hit him from the side and Nor went flying and slammed into a sand dune. He got up with fury in his eyes to see Selene and Sinister standing there. "So, and External and a worthless lackey think they can stop the Alpha and the Omega?" Apocalypse said. "There not alone," A voice said from behind. He turned to see DJ standing there. Apocalypse smirked. "This will be more interesting then I thought," He said calmly.
***
Mystique saw the four debating over what to do and kicked Logan in the side and punched Sabertooth in the head. Captain America threw his shield out and hit her he the stomach, it tore completely through but she landed right back on top of her lower body healed.
Scott then looked at the sand and fired his eye beams on an angle, he was sent into the air and landed on the top of the platform below the sphinx. "Hurry it up!" He shouted. Rogers was unsure of what to do next, and so was Creed and Logan. Mystique moved back. Logan growled and decided to try a new plan. "Mystique, was this worth your son?" Logan shouted. Raven didn't flinch or show any emotion. "There goes plan B," Logan said gruffly and was drop kicked by Raven.
Logan rolled back and expected to be hit once more but it never came. He got up and saw the looks on Creed and Roger's faces. He turned back to Raven who was hung in the air by a white Carbonadium coil. "This battle is over, none shall stand in the way of my vengeance," Omega Red said and drained the energy from Mystique, her limp form hit the ground out cold. The tendril slithered off her and wound back into Arkady's arm. The glowing red eyes grinned at the trio before him. "Don't we have a world to save comrades?" He more stated then asked with a grin on his face. The three stood there in shock of his statement. With Sabertooth and Cyclops there the alliance was already uneasy, and they now knew it was about to get a lot more uneasy.
***
Scott was in first, he had left the others behind. "Fine the computer systems and destroy it, not that hard," He said confidently. He walked past 4 pillars and noticed 3 doors open, while one was shut, he didn't think anything of it. He then heard a pillar's door slowly open, the stone grinding against stone. Cyclops gulped and turned around. Kurt stood there with now glowing blue eyes and Apocalypse's implants running over his body. "Shit," Scott said frowning.
***
Apocalypse formed an energy cannon in one arm and blasted it at Sinister. Sinister took the shot head on and was undamaged. Sinister returned fire with 2 particle beams and hit Apocalypse back, Nor stumbled a moment and growled with anger.
The sand around him swirled and hit him like a tidal wave. He saw DJ was doing this. He telekinetically slammed him with a massive show of power and Zero hit the side of the pyramid like pillar hard. Apocalypse then raised his hands and the sand swallowed Essex up whole. He grinned at his handy work until Selene stepped forward. "Selene," He hissed. From above he was blasted by a kinetic energy beam. He turned to see Jason hanging in the air. "Heya Apoc, how ya going?" He asked.
Nor was not impressed, "Your games will not stop my destiny," He said angrily. He fired a massive energy beam from a cannon he formed on his left hand and hit Essex, he then attacked Selene's mind, which fell to the ground out cold for a moment, he knew that would be very temporary.
Jason was fine, and the amount of energy he gained from the blast was quite a lot. "Hey Nor! EAT SHIT AND DIE!" He shouted. He pouted his hands down and a good 200 kinetic bolts shot out and all focused on Apocalypse, the exploded on and around him and created a 10 foot deep and 40 foot wide crater.
Apocalypse got up, undamaged and pointed his hand at the shocked Jason. He then swatted the boy out of the sky with TK. He floated off the ground and prepared to go back to the sphinx with a massive telekinetic bolt, more powerful than he had been hit with before blasted him into the ground. Apocalypse got up and shook his head and turned to see Legion grinning at him. "Hello chum, I hope you find this little skirmish as exciting as I'm about too," He said evilly. Apocalypse narrowed his eyes and then noted Sinister pulling himself out of the sand and Selene back to her feet. Adam had started to get up as well. "You fools," Apocalypse said with disappointment.
***
Mexico-
Magneto magnetically threw a piece of a sentinel down at Rictor who dodged and Lance headed for a tree looking up at Magneto. "Get him to the ground Wanda!" Avalanche shouted.
Wanda hexed Magneto and he fell to the ground. He got up and glared at her. The games where over, he had failed his new master thanks to these 'children', he would NOT be disgraced further. He opened his hand up and a giant slab of one of the sentinel torsos flew in and crushed over where Wanda was. He turned around to see Rictor and Avalanche both slam there fists into the ground, a giant fissure opened but he flew into the air fast enough to not be affected. A hex beam flew out and hit him. He felt his energy drain once more and he fell beside the fissure in shock. Wanda was SUPPOSED to be dead. He looked over and saw Pietro with his arms crossed. "Hey pops how ya doing? Took me long enough to RUN down here," Quicksilver said grinning. Magneto got up with a sneer on his face.
He raised his hands once more and all the sentinel pieces flew into the air and rained down on them, Julio and Lance where hit as was Wanda, Quicksilver was all that remained.
Magneto landed on the ground and stood tall looking over at his son. "Well, looks like it's just you and me. great," Pietro said. "I really liked this arm too," He added. Magneto looked puzzled, but understood right before he fell unconscious, clocking in at speeds that Magneto couldn't count, Pietro ran full speed and punched Magneto in the face, he broke his wrist and half the bones in his hand, but Magneto went flying a good 40 feet, broke through 2 trees, and lay unconscious. Pietro smiled to himself cockily a moment, but then winced and looked down at his arm and grasped it with his good arm. "Smart move. very painful though," He said to himself.
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Sphinx-
A sudden wave of fury hit Apocalypse as he saw two of his pyramids in ruin. "NO!" He shouted. Legion, Selene, Adam and Sinister all looked confused. "HOW DARE THEY?!" He added as his rage began to boil over. He then glared at the four before him. "You're behind this! All of you! You have wasted humanities chance at becoming what it was meant to be!" He shouted in a rage. "Oh, so they beat your little toys?" Selene asked with a grin. Apocalypse clenched his fists. "This isn't over. I will still destroy you all!" He shouted.
He then formed his both his hands into cannons and fired, destroying almost everything in front of him. Sinister got up angrily and was about to attack when he saw the shocked look on Apocalypse's face, "You again!" Apocalypse shouted. Sinister turned quickly around to see the frozen figure standing there with mist like breath coming from him.
"Starting the party without me. I'm hurt," Iceman said. Apocalypse saw the other powerhouse of a mutant step forwards with a grin. "Hey Em! Check it out! Selene's here!" Bobby shouted and gestured his hand. Emma Frost walked out casually and looked at Apocalypse. "He's still alive Robert? I'm disappointed," She said looking away with little interest. "Oh stop it Em, I'll kill him alright?" Bobby said. Apocalypse was angry beyond words, they where talking like he wasn't even there. "Come and meet your doom," Nor said. Iceman nodded and was ready to attack as Selene got up and then Adam, and finally DJ.
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Cyclops hit the side of the tomb wall as the horsemen Kurt stood there. Cyclops shook it off a moment and growled with anger.
Kurt was about to attack again with a long coil wrapped around him and slammed him into a wall. "Come comrades, we have much to do," Omega Red said quickly walking past. Scott looked at Logan with shock. "Don't ask," Logan said. Logan picked up the unconscious Kurt. "C'mon," He said.
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Apocalypse roared and shattered the ice he was incased in. He looked at Iceman with rage and pointed his hand at him. Iceman was lifted off the ground telekinetically and was thrown into the side of the sphinx where he shattered. He was then hit by Selene's magic energy blast and fell back. He got up and growled, he looked at his fellow immortal and fired two seething hot eye beams at her that made contact and sent her to the ground badly injured. "Essex!" He snarled. He telekinetically lifted him and threw him into the Nile.
Adam rushed forward to attack and was met by a hard kick sending him flying. DJ used his power over earth to try to swallow Nor up, but Apocalypse turned his attention to him and knocked him out telepathically. Apocalypse glared at Emma Frost a moment who stepped to the side with an angry look on her face.
Apocalypse flew towards the Sphinx but was hit by a massive wave of firepower and slammed into the ground. He got up, today just wasn't his day. The SHIELD helicopter that had shot him then landed. He narrowed his eyes on it, it was slightly bigger then the last ones.
Rogue stepped out with Pyro, Jacen, and Sam behind her. "This is it?" Apocalypse said and started to laugh. "This is your LAST line of defense?" He added. "No, not really," Rogue said. 5 others then stepped out of the chopper and Apocalypse growled. "They just keep lining up to die," He said angrily.
He saw Sebastian Shaw, Elizabeth Braddock, Brian Braddock, Piotr Rasputin, and Cain Marco step out and could not believe how foolish they where.
Apocalypse saw Colossus transform and make a charge towards him. Apocalypse knew this was going to be a LOOONG day.
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Rogue looked at Sam. "Get me inside that thing," She said. "Sure thing," Sam said. He also grabbed the figure that was standing next to her.
Apocalypse threw Colossus off him and saw the External fly Rogue into the sphinx. "No!" He shouted but was quickly silenced as the Juggernaut ran in and smashed his chest in with a mighty right.
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5 minutes later
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Apocalypse threw Pyro's limp body away and floated off the ground and headed for the Sphinx, he saw Mystique's still form on the other side of the pyramid and snarled. "They shall not stop me," He said and teleported in before anyone could be the wiser.
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"Just guard him and let him do his work," Logan shouted. Apocalypse appeared before then and scanned over the group before him. "You may have defeated Pestilence, but now you face the mast of the end of this world," En Sabah Nor said. Logan let his claws out. "Come on then BUB," Logan snarled. Sabertooth, Omega Red and Captain America stepped up beside him all prepared for battle. Scott stayed back and his eyes glowed with power.
Apocalypse was thrashed by the Carbonadium coils from Omega Red and was smacked in the face by the spinning shield of Captain America. He nearly fell over from this combined attack but did not. Sabertooth tackled him in the mid section and knocked him over. Nor roared and kicked Sabertooth through the roof. He got up and was slashed across the face by the now shocked Wolverine, not a scratch. Apocalypse grabbed the Canadian and threw him into a wall, he then punched him in the chest and Wolverine went through the wall. and the next and so on and so forth. Apocalypse was then shoulder tackled by Omega Red and slammed into a wall. He got up and formed his arm into an energy cannon and blasted Red, but to no effect. Arkady wrapped his tendrils around Apocalypse with a grin plastered on his pasty white face. He attempted to drain Apocalypse but to no avail. In anger he threw Apocalypse into the wall and snarled.
Nor got up and grabbed Arkady around then neck and squeezed, he then kicked Omega Red in the stomach and the Russian went flying through the door and through a wall. He turned around and was assaulted by Roger's shield, slammed it into his chest. He stepped back and then regained himself. He punched him in the stomach and then elbowed him in the back. Captain America fell like the rest of his comrades.
Apocalypse was then blasted through a wall and landed beside Omega Red. Apocalypse backhanded Arkady away and turned to Scott who blasted him again. He got up once more and saw Cyclops preparing to strike again. He formed his left arm into a shield that took the next beam. He lowered it and fired his own eye beams that hit Scott square in the chest.
Apocalypse was then hit by Cannonball going full speed, he smashed Apocalypse through wall after wall and was elbowed in the spine, he went limp and Apocalypse stomped his lower spine. Sam cried out in pain as Apocalypse walked back towards his chamber.
Forge was about to finish when he saw Apocalypse enter Rogue glared at Apocalypse who stood there in a rage. "How dare you try to stop the inevitable!" He shouted. Rogue didn't know what to do next. She then gasped at the sight behind Apocalypse and even Nor heard it. He turned around to see the broken and bleeding mutants from outside standing there ready to fight again, Jacen, Adam, Selene, Pixie, Sinister, Piotr, Psylocke, Brian and the Juggernaut.
"Oh, you're still alive," Apocalypse said looking almost shocked. "Persistent," He then added with a smile. Iceman leaked through a crack in the ceiling and landed behind Apocalypse and formed into his human shape. "Not the only ones coming back for me," Bobby said. Apocalypse growled with anger.
En Sabah Nor's first target was Cain, no more helmet, so he immediately attacked his mind and the Juggernaut hit the ground. Adam rushed forward throwing punch after punch, Apocalypse dodged each one, caught his wrist and elbowed him in the face, he went flying back but ground his hands into the ground to stop. Selene, Jacen, Pixie, Psylocke, Brian and Colossus rushed forward. Apocalypse's face turned to one of rage. "You'll all DIE!" He shouted angrily.
Forge clicked one last connection.
Kurt, Mystique, Magneto, Xavier and Storm's implants all deactivated.
He then finished one last wire connection and turned to Rogue. "It's ready," He stated. Rogue nodded just as she saw Pixie slam into the wall and heard a sickening crack. Apocalypse turned to Rogue and Forge. "You will now see what you put into motion when you freed me," He said. Cain tackled him from behind. Sheer willpower brought the Juggernaut back to his feet. Apocalypse looked as the giant fist of the Juggernaut came down and punched in right in the face, the ground below them crackled like glass. Apocalypse telekinetically threw Cain across the room and knocked him out again. He rubbed his face and stumbled a moment. He turned to Rogue and Forge. He pushed both out of the way and sat in the Eye of Ages. "It begins!" He said with joy, his face smiled, until it started to glow and he looked shocked, the pod shut and his ship started to close.
"WHAT?!" He shouted in shock as the doors started to close, all his power was being drained as well. "We did a little tinkering with your toy, your going to have a nice fun time as it transports itself to the shadow dimension Kurt teleports through," Forge explained. "NO!" Nor shouted just as the pod completely locked in and his ship teleported away, "It's finally over," Rogue said and sat against a wall and just let the emotion overwhelm her. Forge looked at where the ship had just been. "Oh yea, I'm groooovy," He said grinning.
***
Xavier was lifted to his feet telekinetically and saw both the Jean's standing in front of him. He smiled slightly at them, but frowned as they turned around. His frown was directed not at Madelyn, but at Jean. "Let's go home," Jean said leading him towards the Shield troop transport, before that she hugged him and felt overjoyed. Madelyn too was concerned, what was it she saw Jean DO? That amount of power couldn't have come from her, it just couldn't have.
~You sense it too~ The Professor told her. She looked back at him. ~I do more then sense it~ Xavier said looking almost ill. ~I've seen it~ He added. Madelyn didn't understand what he meant, and didn't really care. She just wanted to go home.
Jean had no memory of using that power and wasn't as shocked as the two telepaths who where conversing in there minds about her. She was just happy to have Professor Xavier home and the nightmare of Apocalypse over.
Adam was picked up by Logan who saw Omega Red now standing before everyone, they where crippled more or less and wouldn't stand a chance. "I will kill you myself Logan, you as well Creed, I will not take charity from others when I kill you," He said to them. Legion walked up behind him. "C'mon, we got a party to go to at seven," Lucas said. Omega red rubbed his temples and sighed. "Got a new friend Red?" Logan asked cruelly. "Silence! He is a means to an end!" Arkady shouted. "Whatever, the same thing goes for me, now c'mon," Legion said.
"Did we win?" Adam asked as blood came out of the wounds all over his body. "Yea, now shut yer mouth kid, I know all about you so don't act all friendly," Logan said. Adam grinned, "It's the blood-loss kicking in, don't worry about me being nice to low life scum like you," He said and coughed slightly.
Zero blinked twice and breathed in heavily. "Man. that hurts," He noted that he was being carried out by Sabertooth. "Goody. I'm being helped by a psychopath killer," He said. "You wanna walk with fatigue be my guest brat," Sabertooth stated. "Fair enough," DJ replied.
Adam gave one more glance. Scott looked around a moment. "Sinister and Selene are gone," He said in shock. "Abandonment," Adam said still being held up by Logan. "Well, that's alright in my books," Wolverine said. Scott clenched his fist and growled. "Let's just go home," Logan said. Scott looked down with guilt, Logan still considered him apart of the team even now. "You coming or not slim?" Logan asked. "We aren't forcing you," He added. Cyclops looked at Logan and nodded.
Cain Marco was lifted up by Colossus. "This is very embarrassing," Colossus said. "Shut up and bring him with us, he could be useful," Shaw said. Cain growled in his forced slumber.
Iceman looked at Scott as he walked after Logan. He looked at Bobby a moment. Iceman growled and was about to attack when he heard Scott. "I'm sorry Bobby," He said. Iceman raised a frozen eyebrow. "Leave it at that," Cyclops added and walked away. "This isn't over between us," Iceman stated. "It is, Scott Summers is dead anyway," Cyclops said. "What do you mean?" Iceman asked. "Like Madelyn, a clone of Jean, I'm a clone," Cyclops declared and walked out. Iceman blinked once in shock. "A clone?" He said in shock. "Robert, are you coming or not?" Emma asked. "I wanna go home," Bobby said frowning. She didn't understand at first and then KNEW which HOME he was talking about. "Great," She mumbled.
***
Under the institute,
Xavier looked over everyone there, save Scalphunter, Harpoon, Riptide, Sinister, Selene, Magneto, The Hellfire Club aside from Colossus, who just dropped Cain off at the Hellfire Club chopper, the Juggernaut and the deceased, Xavier saw everyone there. Some in wheel chairs for the time being, some in crutches, and many with multiple bandages on them. "You've all done well, and made be very proud, even those who are not with me," Xavier said.
"But there are tough times ahead, I was in Apocalypse's mind, and saw the many things we will go through," He said. "Some old foes will join us, and some friends will be lead astray," He said. "But we will stand together as one at many times or another," He said proudly. "But, some will be lost along the way, and some will never change," He said sadly. "Tomorrow, I'm moving the institute to near the Canadian American border, on Canada's side, so we can rescue mutants and keep them away from the government," He said. "Anyone who wishes to stay, you may, those who wish to go, I know you will come to your senses one day," He said. A few images were predominant in Xavier's mind though, of the future they would face. Jean was one who would fall from grace for at least some time he saw, and he also saw Selene and Sinister would never change. But he saw his X-men staying strong and for the most part together, and was happy to see Scott standing back with his team.
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS REVIEWED SO FAR.
That's chapter 24. holy shit it took me long enough,
Anyway, PLEASE review, I haven't been getting any at ALL! ( Also, next chapter you see the reactions of many of the key characters.
I hope everyone has enjoyed so far, and there isn't much to this part of the story left, soon it will spawn off into a few sequels, some focusing on one or two specific characters, I hope anyway. Anyhow, I can't see many chapters left for this specific part. it's been great, but the climax has already come about, you'll see a wind down from here.
DJ 'Zero' McCoy belong to Hybrid Omega, and Michael 'Specter' Raynor belongs to Emerald Knight1. Neona 'Pixie' Shields belongs to PyroRockerGrl. Ana Catalina Maria Christina 'Dream' DeSanFe belongs to Son Gomay Videl Goku. Pyroizhot is the creator and owner of Chris 'Raptor' Winters, and Pyro Gurl2 is the creator of Isabella 'Misty' Lebeau I thank everyone who has submitted a character to me and I hope I will be able to use as many as possible. Also. gonna thank the creator of Jacen Lynch, IMpuLsIvE_THouGhTs.