Psylocke's mouth dropped open. Pyro was dead? He was the father of her
children. Meltdown, Goddess of Destruction probably wouldn't be
heartbroken, but Jubilee was sure to be. "How? How can it be?" she choked
out, not really asking anyone.
Destiny, though, chose to answer, "It was Jean, or rather, it was the entity inhabiting Jean."
Mystique looked from her sister to the Fates, "Inhabiting?"
Sage nodded. She would not tell them the whole of the truth. She would not tell them that the entity was Phoenix, Mother of the Universe, gone evil. They would be in such despair that they would be unable to function. So Sage told them what they needed to hear, "She is being possessed by an unknown entity that is using her rage and grief to make itself stronger."
"An unknown entity? How is that possible?" Polaris asked. "I thought we knew all there was in our universe.
Sage snorted, "You know only a small portion of this universe. In the creation of our universe much more was hidden than revealed."
Destiny shook her head, "What is known and what is unknown is unimportant right now. All that matters is that the longer Jean is lost to us the more evil and corrupt she will become."
"What can we do?" Colossus asked, already planning battles in his mind. Polaris patted his arm with a patient smile.
"Cyclops!" Meggan cried. All those in the valley just stared at her. Noticing that they didn't understand her she repeated herself firmly, "Cyclops."
Destiny smiled at Meggan's simplicity. "Meggan is right of course." Puzzled expressions met that statement. "Cyclops is the only one who can save her soul."
"Why Cyclops?" asked a voice from the back of the crowd. "Why not one of her children?"
Destiny sighed, "It was the death of one of her children that got us into this mess Domino, and the meddling of another will not get us out. Only her soul mate can get us out of this."
Domino slowly walked to the front of the crowd, passing her uncles and aunts, her family. "I will not sit idly by while you deal with this. This is as much my fight as it is yours."
"Who said anything about a fight?" came a feminine voice from behind the Fates, where a new Goddess had just appeared.
Domino rolled her eyes, "Mention fighting and possible destruction and Meltdown comes running. I only meant that I wanted to be involved in anything involving my mother."
"We haven't even made plans yet child," Storm's calming voice rang out.
"That isn't exactly true," Destiny corrected. "We were thinking about taking the direct approach."
"Say what?" Gambit asked.
Meggan jumped up and down, "Cyclops! Find Cyclops!"
"You've said that already, but how to do it?" Colossus asked impatiently.
Storm stepped in front of the assembled Gods and spoke, "I have known where Cyclops was since the moment he disappeared. He has taken shelter in one of my many mountain ranges."
Outrage met this statement, but Sage held up her hand to stall any protests. "My sisters and I have also known the location of our king."
Domino stared at the Fates, "Where is he?"
It was Storm who actually answered the Goddess of Life, "He spends his days in the mountain ranges of his birth." Domino looked perplexed. "You did know that when he was born Destiny told Sinister that his son would surpass him correct?" Domino nodded with a glance at the Goddess of the Future and Storm continued. "He lived with a Mortal family and they raised him as their son until Cyclops was old enough to fight his father. He is now hiding in the mountain range that were once his home."
Domino couldn't help the frown of confusion that creased her brow. "No one ever told me."
Sage laughed, "Finally someone admits that they do not know all!"
Domino glared at Sage, "Not funny."
Sage's smile widened. "Of course not."
"If we're done wit the history lesson, Gambit wants to know wat's goin on," voiced the God of Thieves.
"Yeah, me too!" called Colossus.
Destiny hesitated for just a moment. "Well, it's going to be a little difficult. Someone must convince Cyclops to come out of isolation. That itself might be the hardest part."
"And the rest of us?" Rogue asked.
Meggan clapped her hands, "Distraction!"
The assembled Gods groaned, "A little elaboration please," Polaris asked.
Sage opened her mouth to reply, but Meggan beat her to the punch. " You gotta keep Jean from destroying everything. Keep her from killing Mortals, destroying the Earth, all that basic stuff."
Mystique grinned wryly, "Just the basics huh?"
"You bettcha," Meggan answered with her own grin.
"If she's as powerful as you're implying she is, what are we supposed to do?" Polaris asked.
"Anything you can," Destiny replied seriously.
"And who's going to be the lucky person to visit with Cyclops?" asked Rogue.
Mystique stepped forward, "I am. It's my husband's fault that all of this happened, and now I have a chance to try to fix a little of what he has done."
The Fates nodded in agreement, "Mystique must go."
Destiny, though, chose to answer, "It was Jean, or rather, it was the entity inhabiting Jean."
Mystique looked from her sister to the Fates, "Inhabiting?"
Sage nodded. She would not tell them the whole of the truth. She would not tell them that the entity was Phoenix, Mother of the Universe, gone evil. They would be in such despair that they would be unable to function. So Sage told them what they needed to hear, "She is being possessed by an unknown entity that is using her rage and grief to make itself stronger."
"An unknown entity? How is that possible?" Polaris asked. "I thought we knew all there was in our universe.
Sage snorted, "You know only a small portion of this universe. In the creation of our universe much more was hidden than revealed."
Destiny shook her head, "What is known and what is unknown is unimportant right now. All that matters is that the longer Jean is lost to us the more evil and corrupt she will become."
"What can we do?" Colossus asked, already planning battles in his mind. Polaris patted his arm with a patient smile.
"Cyclops!" Meggan cried. All those in the valley just stared at her. Noticing that they didn't understand her she repeated herself firmly, "Cyclops."
Destiny smiled at Meggan's simplicity. "Meggan is right of course." Puzzled expressions met that statement. "Cyclops is the only one who can save her soul."
"Why Cyclops?" asked a voice from the back of the crowd. "Why not one of her children?"
Destiny sighed, "It was the death of one of her children that got us into this mess Domino, and the meddling of another will not get us out. Only her soul mate can get us out of this."
Domino slowly walked to the front of the crowd, passing her uncles and aunts, her family. "I will not sit idly by while you deal with this. This is as much my fight as it is yours."
"Who said anything about a fight?" came a feminine voice from behind the Fates, where a new Goddess had just appeared.
Domino rolled her eyes, "Mention fighting and possible destruction and Meltdown comes running. I only meant that I wanted to be involved in anything involving my mother."
"We haven't even made plans yet child," Storm's calming voice rang out.
"That isn't exactly true," Destiny corrected. "We were thinking about taking the direct approach."
"Say what?" Gambit asked.
Meggan jumped up and down, "Cyclops! Find Cyclops!"
"You've said that already, but how to do it?" Colossus asked impatiently.
Storm stepped in front of the assembled Gods and spoke, "I have known where Cyclops was since the moment he disappeared. He has taken shelter in one of my many mountain ranges."
Outrage met this statement, but Sage held up her hand to stall any protests. "My sisters and I have also known the location of our king."
Domino stared at the Fates, "Where is he?"
It was Storm who actually answered the Goddess of Life, "He spends his days in the mountain ranges of his birth." Domino looked perplexed. "You did know that when he was born Destiny told Sinister that his son would surpass him correct?" Domino nodded with a glance at the Goddess of the Future and Storm continued. "He lived with a Mortal family and they raised him as their son until Cyclops was old enough to fight his father. He is now hiding in the mountain range that were once his home."
Domino couldn't help the frown of confusion that creased her brow. "No one ever told me."
Sage laughed, "Finally someone admits that they do not know all!"
Domino glared at Sage, "Not funny."
Sage's smile widened. "Of course not."
"If we're done wit the history lesson, Gambit wants to know wat's goin on," voiced the God of Thieves.
"Yeah, me too!" called Colossus.
Destiny hesitated for just a moment. "Well, it's going to be a little difficult. Someone must convince Cyclops to come out of isolation. That itself might be the hardest part."
"And the rest of us?" Rogue asked.
Meggan clapped her hands, "Distraction!"
The assembled Gods groaned, "A little elaboration please," Polaris asked.
Sage opened her mouth to reply, but Meggan beat her to the punch. " You gotta keep Jean from destroying everything. Keep her from killing Mortals, destroying the Earth, all that basic stuff."
Mystique grinned wryly, "Just the basics huh?"
"You bettcha," Meggan answered with her own grin.
"If she's as powerful as you're implying she is, what are we supposed to do?" Polaris asked.
"Anything you can," Destiny replied seriously.
"And who's going to be the lucky person to visit with Cyclops?" asked Rogue.
Mystique stepped forward, "I am. It's my husband's fault that all of this happened, and now I have a chance to try to fix a little of what he has done."
The Fates nodded in agreement, "Mystique must go."