A/N: This will be the first finished fanfic seen anywhere outside of a
notebook or text file on a CD, an amazing thing to the friends of mine who
read and heard of those I'm still working on from jr. HS. I don't own any
recognizable Marvel characters, I don't own much of anything =\. This is
rated R for every reason you can think of.
Pairings here are L/M, O/K, O/H, S/M, and M/M involuntary. Introduction of Kitty, Jubilee, Yami, Alexandria. Takes place a year after X2.
Summary: Mutant registration act takes effect, another joint effort between Magneto's team and the X-Men. Return of Jean Grey as the Phoenix to save the earth from impending doom of the misalignment of cosmic forces.
And Justice for All
It had been a year since Jean's death and everyone, including Scott, began to return to normalcy. The greatest concern was the pending vote in Congress on the Mutant Registration Act. Though Senator Kelly/Mystique advocated for the mutants' rights, the ball was already rolling. For some representatives it was a matter of how long they wished to stay in their cushioned positions.
The children were on holiday from school to enjoy the winter and their families for those of whom still had families to go home to. The mansion was half empty, but three times as silent as normal. Logan, the rest of the X-Men and the X-Men in training carefully watched the news either on the community television or in the ready room and all saw the same event.
The previous week, a couple of days after Halloween, a massive lynch mob in Alabama strung up 6 mutants, their own citizens, blaming them for the flooding, tornadoes and other natural disasters not common in the region killing civilians and damaging property. It was true, one of the mutants hanged was responsible, but, like nearly every other mutant, unable to control her powers. Everyone in the mansion held a vigil for those lost and for Jean as the recent tragedy and the last occurred within the same few days.
This week's disaster was Magneto's team attacking Montgomery and other cities in retaliation for the murders. The X-Men rushed to their mission Bobby and Ororo keeping fires at bay, Scott and Marie talking Magneto and Mystique to a sort of calm
"You do realize that any chance we had of preventing the MRA from passing is gone now?" Cyclops shouted to Magneto.
"Had y'all let these terrorists be found out fah what they were, we'd have had a chance to be protected by law. Magnus, you of ahll people should undahstand that bettah than anyone else heah." Only Rogue's message got through to him. He would never forget that night he forced his power into her, never forget how she pushed back. The feeling in his head, the feelings in his body changed forever. He had feelings for this girl, and thinking of her as a girl was the only thing that kept him from ravishing her at any opportunity. Of course, opportunity was rare, but the power she had made him respect her and think two or three time before attempting such action.
Magneto called for his people to stop. Rogue nodded to them that all would be okay and they returned to the Blackbird. They took the trip home as slowly as possible, waiting for everyone to share their views. Logan and Scott agreed that Magneto and his crew were far too dangerous to the cause and to the lives of everything on this planet to live, Orora believed that they would remain on the other side, but killing wasn't the answer. Kurt agreed with Orora and she glared at him for it and the look on his face. Everyone else experienced a beat of confusion, then continued with team opinions. Bobby said he hadn't one. Rogue explained to them that she had a link to Magnus that she knew she would be safe from him, though not everyone had that link with him.
"He has a certain'... respect fah me now. It reminds me of... reverence." She stopped to address her thoughts, impressions and feelings from him, not speaking again until the Blackbird landed.
In the ready room, everyone waited for her to continue. "He desires me." She paused again on purpose to watch everyone's responses, especially those from Bobby and Logan. Bobby nearly stood and Logan snarled, but the looks on their faces matched each other's perfectly. "I knew he'd back down when I said somethin' to him. I can't say that he won't retaliate against another terrorist attack against mutants, but I can say that he won't initiate anythin' for a long while."
"Rogue, are you saying he's in your head like that?" Logan seemed calm enough on the outside, but a borderline panic ran through him, slowly enough to seize him into a facade of calm. Rogue could feel him in her head too, just like Magneto and, much like Magneto, Wolverine desired her.
"I think everyone I've touched fah more than a few seconds is in my head like that."
Professor Xavier entered the room and everyone stood, halting conversation. "Don't stop on my account, I think this is very interesting." He looked around and everyone sat silently. "Okay, then, while you were out playing, newscasters from everywhere in the country were taping you or broadcasting you live. Congress called an emergency session to debate the MRA. I want Scott to come with me to Washington to watch and listen. Orora... and Logan, watch the kids." With that, the Professor left, followed by the rest.
Pairings here are L/M, O/K, O/H, S/M, and M/M involuntary. Introduction of Kitty, Jubilee, Yami, Alexandria. Takes place a year after X2.
Summary: Mutant registration act takes effect, another joint effort between Magneto's team and the X-Men. Return of Jean Grey as the Phoenix to save the earth from impending doom of the misalignment of cosmic forces.
And Justice for All
It had been a year since Jean's death and everyone, including Scott, began to return to normalcy. The greatest concern was the pending vote in Congress on the Mutant Registration Act. Though Senator Kelly/Mystique advocated for the mutants' rights, the ball was already rolling. For some representatives it was a matter of how long they wished to stay in their cushioned positions.
The children were on holiday from school to enjoy the winter and their families for those of whom still had families to go home to. The mansion was half empty, but three times as silent as normal. Logan, the rest of the X-Men and the X-Men in training carefully watched the news either on the community television or in the ready room and all saw the same event.
The previous week, a couple of days after Halloween, a massive lynch mob in Alabama strung up 6 mutants, their own citizens, blaming them for the flooding, tornadoes and other natural disasters not common in the region killing civilians and damaging property. It was true, one of the mutants hanged was responsible, but, like nearly every other mutant, unable to control her powers. Everyone in the mansion held a vigil for those lost and for Jean as the recent tragedy and the last occurred within the same few days.
This week's disaster was Magneto's team attacking Montgomery and other cities in retaliation for the murders. The X-Men rushed to their mission Bobby and Ororo keeping fires at bay, Scott and Marie talking Magneto and Mystique to a sort of calm
"You do realize that any chance we had of preventing the MRA from passing is gone now?" Cyclops shouted to Magneto.
"Had y'all let these terrorists be found out fah what they were, we'd have had a chance to be protected by law. Magnus, you of ahll people should undahstand that bettah than anyone else heah." Only Rogue's message got through to him. He would never forget that night he forced his power into her, never forget how she pushed back. The feeling in his head, the feelings in his body changed forever. He had feelings for this girl, and thinking of her as a girl was the only thing that kept him from ravishing her at any opportunity. Of course, opportunity was rare, but the power she had made him respect her and think two or three time before attempting such action.
Magneto called for his people to stop. Rogue nodded to them that all would be okay and they returned to the Blackbird. They took the trip home as slowly as possible, waiting for everyone to share their views. Logan and Scott agreed that Magneto and his crew were far too dangerous to the cause and to the lives of everything on this planet to live, Orora believed that they would remain on the other side, but killing wasn't the answer. Kurt agreed with Orora and she glared at him for it and the look on his face. Everyone else experienced a beat of confusion, then continued with team opinions. Bobby said he hadn't one. Rogue explained to them that she had a link to Magnus that she knew she would be safe from him, though not everyone had that link with him.
"He has a certain'... respect fah me now. It reminds me of... reverence." She stopped to address her thoughts, impressions and feelings from him, not speaking again until the Blackbird landed.
In the ready room, everyone waited for her to continue. "He desires me." She paused again on purpose to watch everyone's responses, especially those from Bobby and Logan. Bobby nearly stood and Logan snarled, but the looks on their faces matched each other's perfectly. "I knew he'd back down when I said somethin' to him. I can't say that he won't retaliate against another terrorist attack against mutants, but I can say that he won't initiate anythin' for a long while."
"Rogue, are you saying he's in your head like that?" Logan seemed calm enough on the outside, but a borderline panic ran through him, slowly enough to seize him into a facade of calm. Rogue could feel him in her head too, just like Magneto and, much like Magneto, Wolverine desired her.
"I think everyone I've touched fah more than a few seconds is in my head like that."
Professor Xavier entered the room and everyone stood, halting conversation. "Don't stop on my account, I think this is very interesting." He looked around and everyone sat silently. "Okay, then, while you were out playing, newscasters from everywhere in the country were taping you or broadcasting you live. Congress called an emergency session to debate the MRA. I want Scott to come with me to Washington to watch and listen. Orora... and Logan, watch the kids." With that, the Professor left, followed by the rest.