Brotherhood Evolution: Alien's, Part IV: We just joined an Intergalactic War? Wow.

Ahhh things continue to spin out of control for our merry mutants. What do I have in store for them next? Well, lets just say it ain't pretty. Or maybe it is… MWAHAHAHA!

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Xavier's

"What are you doing here?" Rogue asked dryly as the Brotherhood made themselves at home in the mansion.

"Well, we came for some materials for a weapon that has the ability to separate technological parts from organic so that we can destroy a alien species that has currently made its residence at the Brotherhood's house." Forge explained.

"Come again?" Logan asked.

"We need to kill some aliens that now live at our house." Toad said simply.

"Oh." Logan said as Beast looked at him and shook his head.

"Wait. Did these aliens call themselves the Phalanx?" Xavier asked.

"Wow. How did you know?" Mike asked in amazement.

"Mike. He can read minds." Lance said as Betsy smacked Mike in the back of the head.

"Idiot." Betsy quipped.

"Ow…" Mike moaned as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Perhaps it would be best if I were to brief you all on what has been happening." Xavier said.

"Let me guess, three warring alien races, hell-bent on destroying each other came to earth, planning on using it as another battle field. However, the one alien race that is peaceful came to you guys and asked for your help in destroying he other two. One of which, is currently incubating at our house while it prepares itself for its mission." Toad stated.

"How?" Beast asked in shock as the X-Men all stared at Toad in confusion.

"He's doing it again!" Tabitha shouted in horror as she hung onto Blob.

"I'm on it." Mike stated as he slapped Toad in the back of the head. "Will you stop acting smart, Damn it!"

"Just when Bayville couldn't get any weirder…" Jean said as she slumped onto the couch.

"Preach it sister!' Tabitha shouted as the Brotherhood all stared at her. "Sorry."

"So you mind filling in the gaps Xavier?" Lance asked as he leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. Xavier filled the Brotherhood in on what was going on, and the Brotherhood told Xavier about the Phalanx.

"So does anyone have any ideas?" Pietro asked after an awkward silence.

"I have. It's radical, but could work." Toad piped up.

"Well, he's been acting smart for awhile now, so I say what the hell." Mike said as he slumped into a chair.

"Alright Toad. Impress me." Pietro quipped as the mutants gathered around Toad.

"Baldy, you have tracking unit sowed into all the Geek patrols costumes that enhance their mutant signature so you can pick them up with Cerebro no matter where they are, right?"

"Yes." Xavier said, starting to realize what Toad was getting at.

"Well, we have Forge and Furry start to build the machine needed to destroy the Phalanx at our house, while the rest of us use Cerebro to find the fuzz ball and thus, we find the rest of the Brood, thus leading to this Lilandra chick Xavier so obviously has feelings for." Toad stated as everyone looked at Chuck, who began to sweat and tug at his collar. "That way we can save her and then figure out how to deal with the bug problem." Toad explained.

"Come again?" Blob asked.

"We use Cerebro to find the fur ball and kick some ass." Mike explained to Blob.

"Oh." Blob said as Tabitha gave him a dirty look.

"Sound's like a plan." Logan said as the others all nodded.

"Alright." Lance said. "I am very excited about this plan. It's the best we got, so lets go with it." Lance said in mock enthusiasm. The other all agreed.

"YEA! ALIRIGHT! LETS DO IT! LETS KICK SOME ASS! YOOOOO!!!" Mike shouted as he raised a hand in the air. Everyone stared at him. "What?"

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Three hours later…

"Toad. This idea blows." Lance stated.

"I don't understand." Xavier stated. "Cerebro should have picked up on Kurt's signature by now."

"Maybe his transformation into one of the Brood affected his mutant powers and the way cerebro reads him." Forge said.

"Could be. Or it could be this." Logan said as he picked up a frazzled Cable. "This has been chewed through, and Kurt's scent is all over it.

"It took us three hours to find that?" Mike asked in shock. "Damn we're dumb."

"He made a stop off before he went home." Lance stated. "Smart."

"Too smart. That's not Kurt's thinking style." Beast stated.

"Smarter than us." Mike quipped.

"He's one of the Brood. He's probably being controlled by the queen that's on earth." Xavier stated.

"Sure, blame it on the queen. " Mike continued.

"How long to fix Cerebro?" Pietro asked.

"Five hours, minimum."

"That's too long. We only have three hours before the Phalanx resume their mission." Pietro stated as he looked at his watch.

"Hmmm…" Lance thought as he walked outside. "I wonder…"

"Yo Lance, what's up?" Toad asked as lance walked outside and into the backyard.

"I have an idea." Lance said as Mike, Toad, Betsy and Blob poked their heads out to see what he was up to.

"Focus…" Lance said to himself as he took a deep breath and began to concentrate. The earth around him began to ripple, but not quake and Lance kept his eyes closed, probing the earth for answers to his questions. "If the Brood landed here like the Phalanx, then they must have left a scar somewhere when they landed. And maybe my powers can find that scar." Lance thought as the ground rose up and weaved all around him.

"Wow." Mike quipped as the ground around Lance rose up in spires and weaved all around him like liquid.

"Where are they?" Lance asked as he focused even more and sweat began to bead on his forehead.

"What's going o…" Pietro began as he and The X-Men walked outside to see Lance surrounded by living earth and seismic energy. "Damn that's impressive."

"That's new." Rogue said in awe as Lance held his hand in the air, palm open and fingers outstretched. The earth around him rose up and began to shape itself around him, swirling constantly.

"This is not happening?" Scott said in shock. "How can he do that?"

"This doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would…" Lance thought as he strained to keep focus. "Got it!"

"His powers are evolving." Pietro said simply. "But I didn't think he would be able to do this…"

"Wow." Kitty said as the earth around Lance shifted back to normal. He turned to face the gathered mutants and smirked.

"Found them." Lance said with smile as everyone let out a low whistle. "They're at Bayville High."

"Why is it that almost all of our major battles take place at Bayville High?" Mike asked as they walked inside.

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Bayville High

"Release me Demon!" Lilandra cried as Kurt tossed her to the ground and retreated to a corner.

"Well done my child…" Came a slick, hissing voice from the darkness.

"Mother." The Broodling that had possessed Kurt's body said as it bowed low.

"Lilandra, empress of the Shi'air Empire, I welcome you." The voice said as Lilandra turned visibly pale as the queen emerged from the shadows. "Perhaps we should talk, queen to queen…"

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Xavier's

"Lance, How do you know where they are?' Xavier asked.

"When the Phalanx came to earth, they left a scar in earths seismic fields from their landing. Somehow I used my powers to tap into that field and find the scar. I found two of them, one at out house and the other at Bayville High." Lance explained as he downed a bottle of water. "Unless the Phalanx crashed at Bayville High as well, then the Brood has to be there."

"Kelly and the football team where all possessed." Cyclops pointed out. "It makes sense that the Brood would take control of the nearest vessels, and those guys are always there."

"I don't know why…" Wanda muttered.

"So, how do you all wanna do this?" Jean asked.

"Best bet would be to go in through the sewage system." Mike said as he took out a CD and put it into the war room's computer. A 3-D schematic of Bayville High was projected outward for the mutants to observe.

"Why on earth do you have that?" Beast asked in shock.

"Because we plan on blowing up Bayville High with everyone we hate locked inside." Mike said simply as the Brotherhood all nodded.

"Eep." Kitty muttered.

"I have to disagree with you on this one Mike." Lance said as he stepped forward and pushed a few buttons. "From what Lilandra told you geeks, and then you told us, I can pretty much take a guess that the Brood will actually be in the sewer system, probably nesting there. Our best bet would be a pincer movement. We have Storm, Wolverine, Miss Perfect, Skunky, and Psylocke go in through the roof's main hatch. The rest of us go in through the front entrance. And create a distraction. Once the roof team gets in, they can use Betsy's shadow melding powers to surprise the Brood and give the rest of us a chance to rush them."

"Then we can find the others? Storm asked.

"Won't work." Lance pointed out. "We'll be fighting the others. In fact, Lilandra is probably one of the Brood already. No. We take the fight to the actual Queen. Lilandra said that by killing the queen, we free all those in the thrall, correct?"

"Yes." Xavier said. "Your plan seems sound lance, but how will you know where the queen is?"

"Simple. The Queen will be protected by the highest concentration of the bugs. We find them, we find her." Lance said with a smile.

"Okay. I am very excited about this plan." Mike began before Betsy slapped her hand over his mouth.

"No. Not now luv." Betsy said as Mike nodded.

"So we got a battle Plan. When do we do it?" Wanda asked.

"How about next chapter?" Toad asked.

"Sounds good." Mike added.

"Okay then, nest chapter we have an epic battle with three alien races." Pietro said simply.

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Nest Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Aliens, part V: An Epic Battle. I think Pietro explained it best. See you all next time.

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Later,

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