All this time Cyclops had been sitting in his new "hide-out", he was thinking of the last couple of days. He sat on the cold, concrete floor of the garage and started shuffling a deck of cards he found in Jean's car. Although he was still brainstorming, Cyclops came up with the name Killer Red to replace his old X-men identity. He picked out the two jokers and started setting up a game of solitaire. Just as he laid the last card down, he heard a car pull up close to the garage. He dropped the playing cards and ran into a dark corner near the driver's side of Jean's car. The garage door slid open and a blinding light shined into the small, damp building for the first time that day. Killer Red ignored it though because of his glasses and he stared towards the door. He saw a silhouette of a woman walk in.
"Cyclops?" Her voice was unforgettable and he stood immediately.
"Jean?" He spoke quietly, almost like it was to good to be true. But before he could see if it was true, the figure spun behind him and pulled a knife up to his throat. His eyes stretched as far behind him as he could make them, he saw his old wife turn into a blue demon lady right before his eyes.
"Mystique!" He clenched his fists as he spoke.
"Sir," Mystique yelled out to the open door, "Our guest of honor is ready for your presence."
A slow clicking sound of heels hitting the hard ground echoed through the small garage. Then a man walked in with a cape flowing behind him. Followed by another male who hopped on his hands and feet. The first man who walked in held up his hand and directed it towards the car. A loud noise of metal bending rang throughout the tiny building. Then the bumpers of Jean's old car where torn of and appeared to be floating. With a wave of the man's hand he sent the metal piece flying through the air aimed at Killer Red and Mystique. Mystique kicked off of her hostage and flipped backward out of the way of the floating chunk of metal. Killer Red was sent flying forward from the force of Mystique's kick. He was stopped by the bumper and was suddenly tied up in the large metal weapon and thrown to the opposite wall.
The man spoke out, "As you well know, I am Magneto and these are my followers, Toad and Mystique." As he said each name he lifted his head in the direction of that person.
"Well, know that we all know each other, what do you want?" Killer Red knew this was a stupid question.
"It appears that you are the next person on our hit list, Cyclops."
"That's funny it seems your last on mine. Oh, and please, its Killer Red."
"Really? Interesting. Explain." Magneto's eye brow rose as he questioned the younger mutant.
"Well, the name comes from-" He was cut off by Magneto's voice, which rang through the enclosed area.
"Not the name you idiot!" He threw out his hand at the rest of the car, and it rose at once. And once more Mystique spun towards him, this time with two blades drawn.
Red's voice lost any sarcasm it had, "Listen, I'm after someone, and I think I could use your help."
The car was suddenly released from Magneto's power and fell to the ground. Toad leapt forward in Red's direction and stared at him. "Boss, hey boss! He's bluffin', boss!"
"Quiet!" Magneto turned toward Toad and rose his hand. "Who is it your looking for, Red?" He turned back toward his old enemy.
"First off, Gambit. Next, Sabretooth. Do I have an alliance, at least for the first one?"
"Perhaps, but you mentioned Sabretooth? Sabretooth's dead."
Killer Red stared in disbelief at Magneto, "Who killed him?"
"You didn't hear? It was Wolverine." With this Magneto raised his hand again, and let Killer Red down from the wall he had been held on. Red walked forward rubbing his forearm. Toad squatted on top of the wrecked car and watched Killer Red. Mystique stood behind Red and watched as Magneto and Killer Red both put out their hands in greeting.
"Cyclops?" Her voice was unforgettable and he stood immediately.
"Jean?" He spoke quietly, almost like it was to good to be true. But before he could see if it was true, the figure spun behind him and pulled a knife up to his throat. His eyes stretched as far behind him as he could make them, he saw his old wife turn into a blue demon lady right before his eyes.
"Mystique!" He clenched his fists as he spoke.
"Sir," Mystique yelled out to the open door, "Our guest of honor is ready for your presence."
A slow clicking sound of heels hitting the hard ground echoed through the small garage. Then a man walked in with a cape flowing behind him. Followed by another male who hopped on his hands and feet. The first man who walked in held up his hand and directed it towards the car. A loud noise of metal bending rang throughout the tiny building. Then the bumpers of Jean's old car where torn of and appeared to be floating. With a wave of the man's hand he sent the metal piece flying through the air aimed at Killer Red and Mystique. Mystique kicked off of her hostage and flipped backward out of the way of the floating chunk of metal. Killer Red was sent flying forward from the force of Mystique's kick. He was stopped by the bumper and was suddenly tied up in the large metal weapon and thrown to the opposite wall.
The man spoke out, "As you well know, I am Magneto and these are my followers, Toad and Mystique." As he said each name he lifted his head in the direction of that person.
"Well, know that we all know each other, what do you want?" Killer Red knew this was a stupid question.
"It appears that you are the next person on our hit list, Cyclops."
"That's funny it seems your last on mine. Oh, and please, its Killer Red."
"Really? Interesting. Explain." Magneto's eye brow rose as he questioned the younger mutant.
"Well, the name comes from-" He was cut off by Magneto's voice, which rang through the enclosed area.
"Not the name you idiot!" He threw out his hand at the rest of the car, and it rose at once. And once more Mystique spun towards him, this time with two blades drawn.
Red's voice lost any sarcasm it had, "Listen, I'm after someone, and I think I could use your help."
The car was suddenly released from Magneto's power and fell to the ground. Toad leapt forward in Red's direction and stared at him. "Boss, hey boss! He's bluffin', boss!"
"Quiet!" Magneto turned toward Toad and rose his hand. "Who is it your looking for, Red?" He turned back toward his old enemy.
"First off, Gambit. Next, Sabretooth. Do I have an alliance, at least for the first one?"
"Perhaps, but you mentioned Sabretooth? Sabretooth's dead."
Killer Red stared in disbelief at Magneto, "Who killed him?"
"You didn't hear? It was Wolverine." With this Magneto raised his hand again, and let Killer Red down from the wall he had been held on. Red walked forward rubbing his forearm. Toad squatted on top of the wrecked car and watched Killer Red. Mystique stood behind Red and watched as Magneto and Killer Red both put out their hands in greeting.
