Brotherhood Evolution: Horseman of War
Well. I take it a lot of you didn't or did expect that. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised with the reaction you've all displayed. So lets carry on now, shall we?
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Two Months ago, on a lonely dessert highway
"So what do I have to do?" Mike asked as he faced Sinister.
"My master is very interested in you. All you have to do is serve us loyally and in return, we shall bring Elisabeth Braddock to life." Sinister stated with a smile.
"Done." Mike said coldly.
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Omega screamed as pain seared through his brain and body. He writhed in agony, strapped to this strange device that sparked blue energy.
"Soon the pain will go away little one." Apocalypse stated as Omega slowly transformed into War. "Two months of agony will soon be over, your memories gone, replaced by my will. There. Much better." Apocalypse said as Omega stopped screaming. "Who are you?"
"I am War. The third Horseman of Apocalypse. Herald of Death." Mike said in a dark voice as his eyes turned solid black.
"Excellent. War, I have someone I want you to go visit. And make sure he dies painfully." Apocalypse said simply. "Do this, and we will bring back the girl."
"Your will be done my Lord." War stated as he stormed out.
"My Lord Apocalypse..." Mesmero stated as he ran in after War had left.
"Yes Mesmero?" Apocalypse asked as he contemplated his next move.
"The girl has escaped. We were moving her from the lab in Florida when she escaped, using her powers..."
"Then all is according to plan." Apocalypse mused as he walked away, leaving a dumbfounded Mesmero.
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Miami, 6 hours before previous time
"Where the hell is Essex? Sarah, be a dear and get in here." Dr. Nagrite said into a comlink. Within a few moments the door to his lab opened and he heard her footsteps.
"Took you long enough." Jeremiah stated as a heavy thump landed on his desk. He looked up from his microscope to see Sarah laying on the desk unconscious. He looked up more to see the dark eyes and braided beard that was formerly his son. "Michael?"
"I am War, the Third Horseman of Apocalypse. Herald of Death." War stated simply as he grabbed Jeremiah by the throat and lifted him up. "And my master has deemed you weak. And only the strong shall survive." Mike stated as he lifted Jeremiah up and slammed him against the wall. He took four spikes out of his belt and Pinned Jeremiah to the wall, driving each spike home, with a scream from the old doctor.
"Wha-why…" Jeremiah gasped as he fought against the pain.
"This virus you created shall weed out the weak mutants, leaving only the strong." War stated as he picked up a vial of the Legacy Virus and put it in his belt. "Once my master gets done with this, it will affect both mutants and humans."
"No…" Jeremiah swore.
"You are weak. You shall not survive. Her on the other hand, her will to live is strong. Should she wake up before the bomb I planted upstairs blows up the building, and then she shall be worthy enough to survive. Otherwise. She ends up dead like you." War stated as he walked over to his father.
"Michael…" Dr. Jeremiah Nagrite stated in shock. "Please... Don't do this..."
"Do not fear old man. Know that you die by the will of the glorious Lord Apocalypse." Mike said as he punched his hand into Jeremiahs gut and tore out his intestines. Jeremiah slumped dead. "So sayith War." Mike stated as he walked away.
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Xavier's, current time
"There is man who has eaten a lot of beef…" Nightcrawler stated as they all faced War.
"Mike?" Betsy asked as she stared at Omega. His solid black eyes were emotionless as he gave his reply.
"I am the destroyer of Worlds. I. Am… WAR!" War screamed as he punched the ground, sending an aftershock at the gathered mutants. Famine hopped onto his horse and started to throw fireballs from the air. Pestilence charged forward, razor talons sparkling in the light. Several tendricals emerged from War's arms, surrounding him as he charged forward, a sinister smile on his face.
"X, you and me will take Caliban." Logan shouted.
"Huh?" X asked.
"We've got healing factors. We can fight off his diseases!" Logan shouted.
"Right." X said as a chorus of snickts was heard as X-23 and Wolverine ran and met Pestilence in the field.
"Storm, Jean, Iceman! Deal with Famine." Cyclops shouted as Storm and Jean flew into the air as Iceman formed an ice bridge up towards the first of Apocalypses Horsemen.
"What about Mike!" Toad shouted.
"We have to subdue him and try to figure out what happened to him." Lance shouted. "We've got to break Apocalypses hold!"
"A failed plan." War said as he came crashing down on the Brotherhood. And soon the battle was on.
"Professor, what do we do?" Kitty asked. Before she was batted away by one of Wars tendricals.
"Try to help out the Brotherhood. If I can get to Cerebro, I might be able to break Apocalypses hold on Omega." Xavier said as he and Forge ran inside with Valerie.
"I'm calling Shield." Valerie stated as they ran through the halls.
"No Valerie." Xavier said. "If we involve Shield, it will only give the Horsemen more targets.
"Damn it. Your right." Valerie swore as Blob came crashing through the wall. "BLOB! Are you Okay?"
"Mike's stronger. A lot stronger." Blob muttered as he got up and ran back outside.
"You cannot escape the touch of War!" Omega screamed as several tendricals shot out of his arms and engulfed Toad and Wanda, throwing them aside likes toys.
"That's a new trick." Pietro muttered.
"You mean besides the super sizing?" Lance asked as he launched a wave of earth at Omega, knocking him back.
"Betsy, can you try to get through to him?" Wanda asked as she got up.
"He doesn't remember me." Betsy said in shock. "What the hell has he been through…"
"Besides some radical Gene altering treatments and brainwashing? I have no clue." Toad stated.
"INFIDELS!" War shouted as he threw Blob into X-23, knocking them both out. "Only the strong shall survive!"
"Crap." Logan muttered as he was knocked aside by Pestilence.
"Die Infidels…" Caliban hissed.
"Horsemen! To me!" War shouted as Pyro and Caliban made their ways over. "In the name of Lord Apocalypse! Destroy all who would dare oppose him!" Omega screamed as he ran towards the gathered mutants.
"Watch out!" Storm shouted as Pestilence approached her and Iceman.
"Silly mortals. You can not stop the disease that is Pestilence…" Pestilence said as Storm and Iceman fell to their knees, Pestilence making them sick.
"None escape the ravages of WAR!" War shouted as he grabbed Cyclops and rammed him into a tree face first.
"Feel the hunger that is Famine!" Pyro stated as he grabbed Gambit and began to drain his life away.
"This is bad." Kitty muttered as Famine absorbed Gambit's life force.
"Get away from mah man!" Rogue shouted as she grabbed Pyro and flipped him over. She then tried to drain the horseman, but instead found herself getting drained.
"None can quench the hunger that is Famine." Pyro stated in a hollow voice.
"Come here you." Toad shouted as he grabbed War's braided goatee and yanked on it hard, pulling the colossus down. He flipped over onto his back and hopped away.
"You will pay for that fool." War spat as he sent out a tendrical and grabbed Toad, then threw him away like a rag doll. "Feel the Ravages of War!"
"We're at a lost here Professor!" Jean projected as the Horsemen decimated the X-Men and Brotherhood. Omega landed a meaty fist against Evans head, sending the Morlock reeling into a tree. Caliban then grabbed Wanda and sent a strange virus into her, knocking her out immediately.
"X-Men, Brotherhood. Focus your attacks on Omega. If we can weaken him physically, then I may be able to awaken his memories with the help of Cerebro." Xavier projected. "I hope this works." Xavier said as he put on Cerebro's helmet and focused.
"It better Charles, Or we're all dead." Valerie said as forge made a few last minute changes to Cerebro.
"You heard the man. Make War on War." Pietro shouted as he grabbed Pestilence and sped him away as quickly as he could. He returned a few minutes later, white as a sheet before he collapsed on the ground from a strange sickness. "That was a really bad idea." Pietro stated before he passed out.
"Mike!" Betsy shouted as she formed a telekinetic Katana in her hands. "Don't make me beat you Mikey boy."
"Foolish Girl. The man known as Michael Nagrite has died. Out of his remains I have been born. I am the herald of Death." War stated as he faced down Betsy. "I AM WAR!"
"Is that true luv?" Betsy said as she put the katana down and stared at Omega. "Did you forget me?" Betsy said sorrowfully as she stared at Omega. "Do you even remember my name?"
"You are an Infidel." War stated coldly.
"It's me luv. It's Betsy." Betsy stated as she stared at him sadly.
"Bet…see?" War said as he faced Psylocke. "I know you…" War said as he grabbed his head in pain. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"Remember the past Omega!" Xavier's voice rang in his head as a flood of memories emerged from deep in his mind. Xavier had opened the floodgates.
"WITCH!" Famine shouted as he sent a blast of flame that engulfed Psylocke and the others, knocking them all down and out. "You will not harm him!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Betsy screamed as she was sent flying, the flames burning her as she struggled up.
"No." War stated in a weak voice as he watched her get hurt. An image flashed in his mind. That of Betsy lying dead under the feet of a madman by the name of Vargas. "DON'T TOUCH HER!" War shouted as he grabbed Famine and threw him to the ground. The rest of the mutants were knocked down from the blast, as they struggled to get up, Omega struggled with his mind as he released Pyro.
"War, what's wrong with you?" Famine demanded.
"I don't know. Images in my head. Her. Them." War shouted as he pointed at the Brotherhood. "I know them…" War stated his deep voice laced with strain.
"Mike!" Betsy shouted as she got up despite the burns on her arms. "Please. Remember us luv." Betsy said as she ran over and hugged him. War just stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. "Remember us luv…"
"WAR!" Pestilence shouted. "We ride back to the master. The message has been sent. You need his guidance now. They have corrupted your mind!"
"I…" War began before Betsy kissed him. His arms wrapped around her slowly as the other Horsemen looked on in shock, as Apocalypses hold was shattering over Omega. "Bet...sy…" Mike said as his eyes turned normal.
"Mike?" Betsy asked, her voice full of hope.
"No." Mike stated as his eyes turned Dark again, Apocalypses influence overpowering his will again. "I am War!" War screamed as he threw Betsy away.
"Mike… No…" Betsy cried as she fell to the ground crying.
"Infidels!" Came the shout from above them. "You have tried to corrupt the third of Lord Apocalypses chosen." Said a figure in a red and black jumpsuit. Large metal wings and a skull mask adorned his form as he hovered overhead. "But you have failed. And now instead of three Horsemen, you face all four. For I am Death, Bringer of the Apocalypse!" Death stated as he landed on the ground.
"Death!" War shouted in triumph as he turned to face his leader. His Goatee blew in the unnatural winds that surrounded Death. His tattooed face creased with pleasure as he faced the final of Apocalypses Horsemen. He walked over and stood at his side.
"The infidels will be crushed by Apocalypses might." Death stated as he landed and his metallic wings wrapped around him.
"For the Glory of Apocalypse." Pestilence stated as Death removed the skull mask.
"Warren?" Storm asked in shocked when she recognized Death as Angel.
"Flammin' hell." Logan muttered as he struggled up. "The Birds one of them as well."
"He's blue." Pietro said dryly.
"What brings you here Herald of the Lord Apocalypse?" Famine asked.
"The lord Apocalypse has found these infidels weak, thus they are not worthy of survival." Angel stated. "I am to bring death to them." Death stated as he put the mask on. The X-Men and Brotherhood stood up; ready to face the combined might of the Horsemen.
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Next Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Horseman of Death. The Horsemen now stand united. Can the X-Men and Brotherhood win? And can they all be freed of Apocalypse's influence?
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What do the X-Men do about Angel becoming Death? And how does the Brotherhood deal with Omega rejecting them for Apocalypse? Well, tune in next time folks. Until then, send in those reviews. Peace out,
Descendent
Well. I take it a lot of you didn't or did expect that. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised with the reaction you've all displayed. So lets carry on now, shall we?
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Two Months ago, on a lonely dessert highway
"So what do I have to do?" Mike asked as he faced Sinister.
"My master is very interested in you. All you have to do is serve us loyally and in return, we shall bring Elisabeth Braddock to life." Sinister stated with a smile.
"Done." Mike said coldly.
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Omega screamed as pain seared through his brain and body. He writhed in agony, strapped to this strange device that sparked blue energy.
"Soon the pain will go away little one." Apocalypse stated as Omega slowly transformed into War. "Two months of agony will soon be over, your memories gone, replaced by my will. There. Much better." Apocalypse said as Omega stopped screaming. "Who are you?"
"I am War. The third Horseman of Apocalypse. Herald of Death." Mike said in a dark voice as his eyes turned solid black.
"Excellent. War, I have someone I want you to go visit. And make sure he dies painfully." Apocalypse said simply. "Do this, and we will bring back the girl."
"Your will be done my Lord." War stated as he stormed out.
"My Lord Apocalypse..." Mesmero stated as he ran in after War had left.
"Yes Mesmero?" Apocalypse asked as he contemplated his next move.
"The girl has escaped. We were moving her from the lab in Florida when she escaped, using her powers..."
"Then all is according to plan." Apocalypse mused as he walked away, leaving a dumbfounded Mesmero.
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Miami, 6 hours before previous time
"Where the hell is Essex? Sarah, be a dear and get in here." Dr. Nagrite said into a comlink. Within a few moments the door to his lab opened and he heard her footsteps.
"Took you long enough." Jeremiah stated as a heavy thump landed on his desk. He looked up from his microscope to see Sarah laying on the desk unconscious. He looked up more to see the dark eyes and braided beard that was formerly his son. "Michael?"
"I am War, the Third Horseman of Apocalypse. Herald of Death." War stated simply as he grabbed Jeremiah by the throat and lifted him up. "And my master has deemed you weak. And only the strong shall survive." Mike stated as he lifted Jeremiah up and slammed him against the wall. He took four spikes out of his belt and Pinned Jeremiah to the wall, driving each spike home, with a scream from the old doctor.
"Wha-why…" Jeremiah gasped as he fought against the pain.
"This virus you created shall weed out the weak mutants, leaving only the strong." War stated as he picked up a vial of the Legacy Virus and put it in his belt. "Once my master gets done with this, it will affect both mutants and humans."
"No…" Jeremiah swore.
"You are weak. You shall not survive. Her on the other hand, her will to live is strong. Should she wake up before the bomb I planted upstairs blows up the building, and then she shall be worthy enough to survive. Otherwise. She ends up dead like you." War stated as he walked over to his father.
"Michael…" Dr. Jeremiah Nagrite stated in shock. "Please... Don't do this..."
"Do not fear old man. Know that you die by the will of the glorious Lord Apocalypse." Mike said as he punched his hand into Jeremiahs gut and tore out his intestines. Jeremiah slumped dead. "So sayith War." Mike stated as he walked away.
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Xavier's, current time
"There is man who has eaten a lot of beef…" Nightcrawler stated as they all faced War.
"Mike?" Betsy asked as she stared at Omega. His solid black eyes were emotionless as he gave his reply.
"I am the destroyer of Worlds. I. Am… WAR!" War screamed as he punched the ground, sending an aftershock at the gathered mutants. Famine hopped onto his horse and started to throw fireballs from the air. Pestilence charged forward, razor talons sparkling in the light. Several tendricals emerged from War's arms, surrounding him as he charged forward, a sinister smile on his face.
"X, you and me will take Caliban." Logan shouted.
"Huh?" X asked.
"We've got healing factors. We can fight off his diseases!" Logan shouted.
"Right." X said as a chorus of snickts was heard as X-23 and Wolverine ran and met Pestilence in the field.
"Storm, Jean, Iceman! Deal with Famine." Cyclops shouted as Storm and Jean flew into the air as Iceman formed an ice bridge up towards the first of Apocalypses Horsemen.
"What about Mike!" Toad shouted.
"We have to subdue him and try to figure out what happened to him." Lance shouted. "We've got to break Apocalypses hold!"
"A failed plan." War said as he came crashing down on the Brotherhood. And soon the battle was on.
"Professor, what do we do?" Kitty asked. Before she was batted away by one of Wars tendricals.
"Try to help out the Brotherhood. If I can get to Cerebro, I might be able to break Apocalypses hold on Omega." Xavier said as he and Forge ran inside with Valerie.
"I'm calling Shield." Valerie stated as they ran through the halls.
"No Valerie." Xavier said. "If we involve Shield, it will only give the Horsemen more targets.
"Damn it. Your right." Valerie swore as Blob came crashing through the wall. "BLOB! Are you Okay?"
"Mike's stronger. A lot stronger." Blob muttered as he got up and ran back outside.
"You cannot escape the touch of War!" Omega screamed as several tendricals shot out of his arms and engulfed Toad and Wanda, throwing them aside likes toys.
"That's a new trick." Pietro muttered.
"You mean besides the super sizing?" Lance asked as he launched a wave of earth at Omega, knocking him back.
"Betsy, can you try to get through to him?" Wanda asked as she got up.
"He doesn't remember me." Betsy said in shock. "What the hell has he been through…"
"Besides some radical Gene altering treatments and brainwashing? I have no clue." Toad stated.
"INFIDELS!" War shouted as he threw Blob into X-23, knocking them both out. "Only the strong shall survive!"
"Crap." Logan muttered as he was knocked aside by Pestilence.
"Die Infidels…" Caliban hissed.
"Horsemen! To me!" War shouted as Pyro and Caliban made their ways over. "In the name of Lord Apocalypse! Destroy all who would dare oppose him!" Omega screamed as he ran towards the gathered mutants.
"Watch out!" Storm shouted as Pestilence approached her and Iceman.
"Silly mortals. You can not stop the disease that is Pestilence…" Pestilence said as Storm and Iceman fell to their knees, Pestilence making them sick.
"None escape the ravages of WAR!" War shouted as he grabbed Cyclops and rammed him into a tree face first.
"Feel the hunger that is Famine!" Pyro stated as he grabbed Gambit and began to drain his life away.
"This is bad." Kitty muttered as Famine absorbed Gambit's life force.
"Get away from mah man!" Rogue shouted as she grabbed Pyro and flipped him over. She then tried to drain the horseman, but instead found herself getting drained.
"None can quench the hunger that is Famine." Pyro stated in a hollow voice.
"Come here you." Toad shouted as he grabbed War's braided goatee and yanked on it hard, pulling the colossus down. He flipped over onto his back and hopped away.
"You will pay for that fool." War spat as he sent out a tendrical and grabbed Toad, then threw him away like a rag doll. "Feel the Ravages of War!"
"We're at a lost here Professor!" Jean projected as the Horsemen decimated the X-Men and Brotherhood. Omega landed a meaty fist against Evans head, sending the Morlock reeling into a tree. Caliban then grabbed Wanda and sent a strange virus into her, knocking her out immediately.
"X-Men, Brotherhood. Focus your attacks on Omega. If we can weaken him physically, then I may be able to awaken his memories with the help of Cerebro." Xavier projected. "I hope this works." Xavier said as he put on Cerebro's helmet and focused.
"It better Charles, Or we're all dead." Valerie said as forge made a few last minute changes to Cerebro.
"You heard the man. Make War on War." Pietro shouted as he grabbed Pestilence and sped him away as quickly as he could. He returned a few minutes later, white as a sheet before he collapsed on the ground from a strange sickness. "That was a really bad idea." Pietro stated before he passed out.
"Mike!" Betsy shouted as she formed a telekinetic Katana in her hands. "Don't make me beat you Mikey boy."
"Foolish Girl. The man known as Michael Nagrite has died. Out of his remains I have been born. I am the herald of Death." War stated as he faced down Betsy. "I AM WAR!"
"Is that true luv?" Betsy said as she put the katana down and stared at Omega. "Did you forget me?" Betsy said sorrowfully as she stared at Omega. "Do you even remember my name?"
"You are an Infidel." War stated coldly.
"It's me luv. It's Betsy." Betsy stated as she stared at him sadly.
"Bet…see?" War said as he faced Psylocke. "I know you…" War said as he grabbed his head in pain. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"Remember the past Omega!" Xavier's voice rang in his head as a flood of memories emerged from deep in his mind. Xavier had opened the floodgates.
"WITCH!" Famine shouted as he sent a blast of flame that engulfed Psylocke and the others, knocking them all down and out. "You will not harm him!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Betsy screamed as she was sent flying, the flames burning her as she struggled up.
"No." War stated in a weak voice as he watched her get hurt. An image flashed in his mind. That of Betsy lying dead under the feet of a madman by the name of Vargas. "DON'T TOUCH HER!" War shouted as he grabbed Famine and threw him to the ground. The rest of the mutants were knocked down from the blast, as they struggled to get up, Omega struggled with his mind as he released Pyro.
"War, what's wrong with you?" Famine demanded.
"I don't know. Images in my head. Her. Them." War shouted as he pointed at the Brotherhood. "I know them…" War stated his deep voice laced with strain.
"Mike!" Betsy shouted as she got up despite the burns on her arms. "Please. Remember us luv." Betsy said as she ran over and hugged him. War just stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. "Remember us luv…"
"WAR!" Pestilence shouted. "We ride back to the master. The message has been sent. You need his guidance now. They have corrupted your mind!"
"I…" War began before Betsy kissed him. His arms wrapped around her slowly as the other Horsemen looked on in shock, as Apocalypses hold was shattering over Omega. "Bet...sy…" Mike said as his eyes turned normal.
"Mike?" Betsy asked, her voice full of hope.
"No." Mike stated as his eyes turned Dark again, Apocalypses influence overpowering his will again. "I am War!" War screamed as he threw Betsy away.
"Mike… No…" Betsy cried as she fell to the ground crying.
"Infidels!" Came the shout from above them. "You have tried to corrupt the third of Lord Apocalypses chosen." Said a figure in a red and black jumpsuit. Large metal wings and a skull mask adorned his form as he hovered overhead. "But you have failed. And now instead of three Horsemen, you face all four. For I am Death, Bringer of the Apocalypse!" Death stated as he landed on the ground.
"Death!" War shouted in triumph as he turned to face his leader. His Goatee blew in the unnatural winds that surrounded Death. His tattooed face creased with pleasure as he faced the final of Apocalypses Horsemen. He walked over and stood at his side.
"The infidels will be crushed by Apocalypses might." Death stated as he landed and his metallic wings wrapped around him.
"For the Glory of Apocalypse." Pestilence stated as Death removed the skull mask.
"Warren?" Storm asked in shocked when she recognized Death as Angel.
"Flammin' hell." Logan muttered as he struggled up. "The Birds one of them as well."
"He's blue." Pietro said dryly.
"What brings you here Herald of the Lord Apocalypse?" Famine asked.
"The lord Apocalypse has found these infidels weak, thus they are not worthy of survival." Angel stated. "I am to bring death to them." Death stated as he put the mask on. The X-Men and Brotherhood stood up; ready to face the combined might of the Horsemen.
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Next Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Horseman of Death. The Horsemen now stand united. Can the X-Men and Brotherhood win? And can they all be freed of Apocalypse's influence?
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What do the X-Men do about Angel becoming Death? And how does the Brotherhood deal with Omega rejecting them for Apocalypse? Well, tune in next time folks. Until then, send in those reviews. Peace out,
Descendent