Chapter 10: Hey Hey The Gang's All Here!

No matter how many times I see this, Xavier thought, It never ceases to amaze me. He looked out at the crowd of super heroes. The Avengers, X-Men Blue and Gold, X-Factor, X-Force, The Fantastic Four, even Excalibur. Not to mention the many superheroes who were present and not affiliated with any team. The Hulk, Namor, Spider Man, Dr. Strange and many others. All gathered for one reason, the safety and well being of the planet.

"May I have your attention please?" Reed asked. "I think the sooner we get started, the better. I believe it would be best if we heard what we're up against." One by one, the heroes described their encounters with the aliens. "All right." Reed said. "According to Spider Man, there was only one of these things to start with. Clearly, this is no longer the case. The number of disappearances, and encounters suggests that these creatures reproduce at a phenomenal rate.

"We don't know where they came from, or how they reproduce. One of our first priorities is to find out. And," he added, "There are more people being taken every hour. They have begun to venture out of the sewers. Professor X, have you secured all exits from the Morlock tunnels?"

"Yes we have, I assume that means that the threat now contained in the city?"

"For now yes. But if we're going to destroy the threat, we have to destroy the nest. But first we have to find it. That, will probably be the most dangerous assignment of all. These things appear to thrive in subterranean conditions, so whoever goes down there will be at a disadvantage. I'm going to have to call for volunteers."

It was not hard to find them. The volunteers were: Spider Man, Shadow Cat, Sabertooth and Dr. Strange.

"All right, while they are searching, I think it best if we split up into two teams. One will wait here to attack the nest when it is found, and the rest will go out into the city to prevent anyone else from being taken."

Soon the teams were formed. The team that would attack the nest consisted of the Fantastic Four, X-Factor, X-Force, the Avengers, the X-Men, The Hulk, FireStar, Cloak and Dagger, and Venom.

The Black Cat, Namor, Excalibur, Morbius, Ghost Rider, Karma, Moonstar, Dare Devil, Elektra, Iron Fist and Deathlock would protect the city in the mean time.

"All right," Reed said. "Let's do it."

Next: Wolverine!