Evolution: Father of Mine
Final Chapter: Redemption part 2
I'm sorry to see it end, but this story is drawing to a close on it's own. It has just gotten out of my control. As much as I would like to see this continue for a while longer it is time for another to take its place. I promise you won't be let down. I'm going to back over this when I have some time and hopefully make it more readable. Has anyone noticed that Evolution Rogue looks like Age of Apocalypse Rogue?
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It was a cold night in the middle of September as Scott stood in front of a large tombstone. He silently dropped pink roses on the ground in front of the head stone and knelt down. "I know you don't approve of this, guys, but I have to do it all the same." He stood up and turned around only to be met by the eyes of his former mentor Charles Xavier. This surprised Scott and, as a result, he drew back into a defensive position.
"Calm yourself, I'm not here to fight. I simply came to pay my respects." said Charles as he lifted the bouquet of pink roses into Scott's line of sight. Scott relaxed his stance and stepped out of the way. Charles wheeled himself to the tomb stone and dropped the flowers, quietly.
"How did you know what cemetery I put them in?" Scott inquired coldly
"You're thoughts have been screaming, lately. You're not a hard person to find." replied the Professor
"I don't want to fight you or the X-men, Professor. If there is no chance of you joining me, please don't stand against me." said Scott as both he and the Professor stared at the tombstone in front of them.
"Scott, what you are planning to do stands against everything that I believe and everything that those children have been taught. We have no choice but to stand against you." Charles retorted. Scott was growing more and more livid by the second. Finally, it erupted.
"I can't believe you!" He yelled "You would just let those responsible go free?"
"Scott, humans are not responsible..."
"Then who is Professor!?!" Scott spat "If it had not been for the idiot grave robbers and the fearful military; Apocalypse would still be sleeping and my family would still be alive!" The ground rumbled with Scott's anger. He was still having trouble controlling his newfound powers since he had discovered them. Professor X realized this from the beginning and worried about his pupil. Scott was never the one to take things to the extreme but he had changed since Egypt.
"You can't hold an entire race responsible for what a few did!"
"Oh, really. What do you think the government of this country would do? And who do you think supports and brings the leaders to power, huh? That's right! The people of this world!"
"Scott...."
"No! This world will know we are capable of!" Scott ascended into the air; hovering there he continued, "Professor, I don't want to rule this world I just want justice!" Yelled Scott as he shot off into the horizon. Professor X watched as Scott disappeared and bowed his head in shame. He had failed his first student, what could he possibly do? For the first time in his life Professor Charles Xavier was doubting himself. Quietly, a figure emerged from the foliage behind him. It was a tall elderly man dressed in a finely tailored suit and leaning on a finely polished mahogany cane.
"You and your son have a fight?" the old man asked
"He and I don't see eye to eye, anymore. He used to be such a caring, respectful boy." responded Charles
"That boy is just going threw a hard time right now. He can be redeemed."
"What?" Charles looked at the man
"I saw him on the news, in Egypt. He's got a lot of power, but his heart. It has not become corrupt, yet."
Charles turned back toward the graves of his former students "I know that, you seem to know that, but I'm afraid that Scott doesn't see that in him."
"The boy's salvation does not rest with you, but with the girl that he pulled from that pyramid." The man informed
"Yes, you might be right." Charles agreed
"The only way is to share his pain the only way a woman can."
"Just who are you?" Charles swiveled around only to find that he was alone in the dreary cemetery. Charles heard the roar of an engine as Wolverine rolled up in the van that the x-men used on an every day basis. Logan stepped out of the van and hastily rushed toward the Professor with a worried glance in his eyes.
"Chuck who was that guy?"
"I don't know, Logan."
"I could smell him threw the van and down the street. His smell......"
"Logan, we have to prepare for the worst we can't get caught up in details." responded Professor X as wheeled himself to the van and got in. Wolverine sniffed the air and after he was satisfied the danger was gone, followed suit.
Meanwhile, Scott was riding the air currents, just as a hang gilder would, trying to recover from the verbal battle he had with his mentor. Scott had been living at the Xavier boarding school for the longest and professor X had become like a second father to him. Scott was consumed with rage, hate, agony, and he did not understand why his surrogate father could not, correction, would not help him. Scott knew that Professor Xavier mourned the death of his students. He did want justice, didn't he? With this thought Scott began to think about the nature of his justice. Scott sat down in a small park and rested on a bench. He watched the people pass as their normal lives took place and the swirling emotions were beginning calm inside him. Then a young red headed girl wandered up to him and smiled. Scott smiled back at the little girl until an equally red headed woman snatched the child away "I saw you on the news!! Get away from her you freak!!!" She screamed as she quickly turned and ran. People began to gather around him preparation to attack.
"Their going to try and hurt you." said a strange voice
"What? Who's there?" called Scott as a thick darkness enveloped him "What's going on?"
"They've always wanted to hurt you!" the darkness howled "Remember Duncan? Remember how Taren turned her back on you?"
"Who are you? What do you want?" Scott yelled
"Come on Soldier Boy, put two and two together!"
"You're me!"
"Bingo! Think about it Summers, How many times have you risked your life for them? Filthy humans, they disgust you and you know it! Ungrateful swine, they deserve their fate and you want to hide from yours!"
"No!! NO!!! NNOOOO!!!!" Scott doubled over clasping his head trying to silence the voice, but deep down he knew he did not have the strength to fight. So he just stopped. The darkness vanished and Scott calmed he slowly stood up and raised his hands to where his palms where facing outward.
"Humans." Scott hissed as he sent everyone around him flying into the distance. He finally understood what he must do; there where no longer any doubts about the human race. They were an uncontrolled virus that needed to be vaccinated as soon as possible. He surged with energy as his anger returned and tore a whole in space and stepped through it.
Elsewhere, Professor X had just gotten home to the mansion and was met with expectant eyes. He wheeled himself into the main hall, ignoring everyone he could but was stopped cold by none other than the resident doctor/ scientist doctor Henry McCoy. "Where you able to talk some sense into the boy?" He asked
"Jah Professor, Did you get him to come back?" wondered Kurt
"Henry, Kurt; Scott is set on this confrontation. He has given up on humanity, but I don't know what he plans." Charles finished and doubled over in pain grasping at his head. "AaAAAHHHH!!!!!" He yelled as he fell to the ground. It felt as if someone was rapping his mind. The images he received consisted of raw emotions that overpowered his amazing mind. As the images and pain subsided Hank and Kurt pulled Charles off of the floor. As soon as Henry noticed the blood that dripped down The Professor's chin from his nose, he rushed out of the hall to get his equipment. "I know what he plans! senior X-men suit-up and meet in the hangar. The rest of you suit-up and meet in the Danger Room's surveillance room. I want all of you to be alert, expect anything." He commanded as everyone rushed off. Professor Xavier caught Rogue before she carry out his orders.
"What's wrong, Professor?" She inquired
"Marie, when the time comes, only you can save him." He stated
"What?" she wondered? Professor X never used her first name before, though she had been sure he knew it for quite a while.
"Rogue, You are the key! Rogue, share his pain the way only you can. Take care of my team you're in charge. I will take care of Nathan." Explained Charles
"But Professor, why aren't you coming; I can't do this alone!!" exclaimed Rogue
"I have something to do, Logan and Storm will stay here with me. Please just trust me. I need you to confront Scott in Cairo."
Rogue obeyed her long time teacher and shot off to the dressing room she quickly tossed her uniform on and rushed into the blackbird. She mused on what the professor had said "The way only I can?" She wondered as she gave the order to lift off. Her head filled with images of her killing Scott by sucking his life from his body. She shook those thoughts from her head "It won't come to that!!" She audibly told herself. Rogue turned her attention to the morale of her friends and comrades; all the while pushing her one uneasiness to the back of her mind. Meanwhile, Professor X was briefing the young mutants on what lied ahead of them. It turns out that Professor X had seen that Cerberus would attack the mansion in an attempt to halt the X-men's plans to save their once comrade. The children where scared, after all most of them had been sent to the hospital with life threatening injuries in the last encounter they had. The teachers did what they could to prepare the students for what was coming. The Professor readied the mansion's defenses and informed the children of the strategy they would use.
Suddenly, the alarms screeched as the sound of blaster fire rang out from the surface. One by one the blasters silenced and deadly mist of quiet fell over the danger room. The new mutants readied themselves for the worst, but nothing happened. "Do you think we got her, Professor?" asked Bobby
"Let's find out; Bobby, Amara, Storm come with Me." ordered Charles "everyone else stay by Nathan." Professor X and those that were with him traveled to the surface stalking the grounds silently looking for anything that resembled Cerberus. Suddenly, the door to the mansion shut and locked
"You're a fool Charles Xavier!" yelled Cerberus from behind the reinforced door.
"I'll be back for you after I take care of the pip squeaks!" Cerberus laughed as she disappeared into the depths of the mansion.
"NOOO!!!!" yelled Professor Xavier
The walls of the danger room began to distort and rupture under the pressure that was being extorted under the full weight of Cerberus' powers. The kids broke down some started crying, latching on to each other for support. Cerberus could hear this and revealed in the pain wails of the young mutants. She opened a hole in the wall and stepped through it. "Ready to die kiddies?" she beamed as she indulged the twisted thoughts that raced through her mind. Until she noticed someone was missing. "Where is metal-bones?" She wondered aloud
"Right here, Darlin!!" yelled Wolverine as he jumped on Cerberus' back pinning her to the ground and popping his claws dangerously close to her throat. Cerberus cursed as she froze under Logan's weight and tried to call anything from the ground around her, but found that her mutant powers were paralyzed. Just then Professor X, Ice-man, Storm, and Magma walked through the same hole that she had done the same just a few minutes earlier. The children straightened up and cracked a triumphant smile and reacted the way children do when they win.
"Release my powers, and I will shove those smirks down you're thoughts!!!" She cursed
"Cerberus, you have caused enough trouble for a lifetime." Smiled Professor X "Hank, give the girl her crown!" ordered the Professor as Henry McCoy jumped from the undamaged tech annex of the Danger Room with a strange looking ring. Henry forced it onto Cerberus' head as she struggled against Logan's grasp. She fell limp as it was placed firmly around her head. Logan got off her and stretched his muscles.
"I'm glad she's out of our hair!" He exclaimed
"Yes, I hope that It goes as smoothly as that for Rogue." agreed Professor Xavier. Suddenly, the ground under their feet rumbled and swallowed Cerberus as she lay limp on the floor.
"Damn!" yelled Logan as he nearly jumped out of his skin "We've got to go after her!"
"It's no use, she gone. It is quite amazing that she is able to use that much of her powers with only her subconscious active." mused Dr. McCoy "By the way Charles, how did you manage to stall her powers like that?"
"It wasn't me!" answered Charles.
TO BE CONCULEDED
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End Chapter 7
Sorry for the wait guys, been caught up in school, work, and Final Fantasy XI. Also just so y'all know I did decide to make this a three part ending. Any feedback is welcomed and again I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THE WAIT!