When the Neo Come (2 of 3)
"Incoming!" Jaeger yelled to all of his fellow Neo. Above him he could see five Exiles coming through a pink portal. Leading them was the former X-Man known as Blink.
Jaeger threw up five knives into the air each one of them intended for one of the Exiles. Before any of the knives could hit a pink portal swallowed them each up. The handiwork of Blink. Five portals opened up behind Jaeger and he quickly had five knives in his back. Jaeger let out a cry of pain, but kept himself strong. He couldn't fall so easily out of this battle.
Colossus hit the ground hard and charged at Tartarus. Piotr tried to punch the Neo in the face, but it failed. Tartarus dodged the punch and kicked Colossus in the stomach. It was enough to knock Colossus to the ground. All Neo possessed strength much greater than the average human so Peter was surprised when he was taken to the ground.
"You're way outclassed here Exile. Just back down and give up already," Tartarus said believing every word he ever said to be true.
"I doubt that's happening anytime soon!" Havok exclaimed as he blasted Tartarus in the back and sent the Neo slamming into Jaegar. The two were knocked unconscious on impact.
Havok smiled once the impact took place. He dusted his hands off and turned around to find himself staring face to face with the Neo known as Seth. The golden skinned man reached out and touched Havok's cheek. Alex's face turned blue and he fell to the ground convulsing wildly. Seth kicked Havok in the side and laughed.
"Tartarus wasn't lying when he said you just give up," Seth said as he kicked Havok in the side again.
Suddenly the Neo was blindsided by a punch from Colossus. Seth went flying into the ground knowing that his jaw had been broken. Piotr stood over Seth and laughed, "Next time you shouldn't talk quite so much. You might not get knocked the hell out!"
Elysia meanwhile had Harmony and Crywhip trapped in a fantasy world that she personally constructed with her powers. Tom McGee was in a world where he wasn't insecure about his powers. He was a member of the X-Men standing alongside Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm. At his side was the lovely Chemistra who took care of him and loved him unconditionally. Harmony was in his own Heaven and he never wanted to leave it.
Thomas Franzoni was in a world where he didn't have to hide who he was. He was working at a construction site just like his Dad use to except in this world Thomas's father was still alive and working right alongside Crywhip. Thomas was finally able to spend time with his father like he had wished for all those years when he was a kid. This was his Elysian Field and he never wanted to leave it.
Junction and Blink meanwhile were having quite the time trying to land a hit on each other. Both were teleporters so it made it quite difficult to try and get in a hit. Blink was using her numerous portals to try and throw off the Neo woman, but nothing seemed to be working.
"Why don't we just both give up on this and duke it out?" Blink asked not expecting any type of answer.
"You suggest an honorable fight. Fine I can accept that offer. No powers and just pure fighting skill. Agreed?" Junction said as she continued her continuous teleportation.
"Agreed," Blink said hitting the ground. Junction soon teleported in front of her ready for combat.
"No powers, but weapons are allowed," Junction said pulling out two daggers from her side.
Blink pulled out about six of her darts and placed them between her fingers. "Fine. Let's get it on!"
Clarice leaped up into the air along with Junction. Blink kicked the Neo in the head, but Junction rolled with the kick and stabbed Blink in the side. Clarice let out a yell of pain as she fell to the ground. She had been stabbed before so the feeling wasn't anything new for her, but it didn't make it anymore enjoyable. Before Blink even had time to get up off the ground another dagger stabbed her in the upper thigh. Another yell of pain rose up from Blink's throat.
"This just isn't going like I thought it would," Blink said as she saw Junction coming at her with two new daggers. Clarice spun her body into the air and as she spun around she let loose all of her darts. Each dart found a different place to plant themselves on Junction's body.
"AAAHHH!" Junction began to scream as the energy Blink had filled her darts with began to overload Junction's body. The Neo fell to the ground with pink smoke billowing from her body.
"Clarice are you alright," Colossus said as she rushed over and helped Blink to her feet.
"Yea I'm just peachy. I think it's her you should be checking up on," Blink smiled. "Though I would kind of like to get this knife out of my side."
"Of course, but I've got to help Harmony and Crywhip with this other Neo. It looks like they're almost zombies. I don't know what she's doing to them," Peter said distressed as he looked over to his two students.
"Let's hit her together. We have a better chance of taking her down that way," Blink said.
Peter nodded. "Agreed."
Colossus took off in a run towards Elysia and when he was only within a few feet of her she ducked down and hit the woman in midsection. As he took her down four darts from Blink found themselves square in Elysia's chest. The Neo woman let out a cry of shock and pain as she hit the ground with Colossus's arms wrapped around her midsection.
Crywhip and Harmony were snapped out of their dream worlds. Reality hit them hard and they were saddened by it. Elysia's fake worlds had give the two mutants something they had been seeking for quite some timeā¦happiness.
"Come on guys. Let's get Havok and get the hell out of here!" Blink exclaimed as she wrapped her arm around Colossus's neck.
"Not so fast Exiles! We Neo are not done with you yet!" a voice called out from above. It was the king of the Neo, New son.
"Why do I get the feeling he means that?" Harmony asked as he looked up into the sky and saw a floating man made up of blue energy.
"Probably because he does," Crywhip said as he created a purple energy whip in one hand and red energy whip in the other.
Exiles Base
Domina and her Neo walked down the halls of the Exiles Base. They were waiting and looking for a challenge. They hoped it would come in the form of any of the Exiles.
"Do the Exiles seek to hide themselves from us?" Anteus asked angrily. He was biting at the chance to get into a fight. He didn't care with which spike it was. A battle was a battle to him at the moment.
"I'm sure they're around somewhere. Be patient Anteus," Domina commanded as she walked ahead of her group of Exiles searching for anyone.
"Come out come out wherever you are little Exiles," Rax laughed as he moved up beside Domina. He wanted to be in her position so bad that it hurt. He wanted to lead his own clan and one day he would. New Son had personally promised him that. It was only a matter of when now.
"Must you be so childish Rax?" Barbican asked.
Kilmer laughed. "Of course he does old friend. That's the only way the poor thing can get himself noticed."
"You always have something to say smart ass. You wanna back up them words?" Rax asked as he pulled out a dagger.
"Not today Rax. We have more important matters at hand," Domina said as she motioned for Rax to put away his weapon.
"Like us I suppose," Exodus said. He instantly caught the attention of all the Neo.
"Ahh the elusive Exodus. I was wondering when you were going to show up," Domina smiled as she looked at the leader of the Exiles and his students surrounding him.
Gaia felt a knot pull up in her stomach as she looked at the Neo. She was half-Neo. In a way all of these guys were her people. Seeing them made her feel more alone than she ever could. When they were around she didn't know where she belonged.
"Gaia we have come to bring you home. Please do not resist," Barbican said outstretching his hand.
"She's not going anywhere! Why don't you creeps go back under the rock you came from," Chemistra exclaimed as she grabbed hold of Gaia's hand. She saw the insecurity in her teammate's eyes as she looked upon the Neo. Megan wanted Gaia to know that she was there for her.
"The lady's coming home with us one way or another. Preferably if we have to stomp you in the ground to do it," Rax said as he pulled out a crossbow.
Tibet"Do you feel it? The tides of change are sweeping across this world with great speed. We must keep with this tide of change! Don't you agree?" Onset asked as she looked out in the blue sky of the Himalayas.
"Of course Onset. I just hope I can get a chance to have a reunion with my brother along the way," Mikhail Rasputin smiled mischievously.
"Don't forget about us Uncle Mikhail. Dad and I need to have a heart to heart. I'm sure Mom is itching to see him too," Solidity, Colossus's son, said as he walked up from behind and stood next to his uncle.
Nereel, Colossus's former lover, walked up the mountainous path to stand next to Onset, her son, and her son's uncle. "Of course I'd love to see your father again Peter, but I think I want to get to Sinister first though."
Onset looked back at Nereel and nodded. "You'll get your wish my dear. The last person I'm going to bring back though might want to rip that false scientist to pieces more than you could ever dream."
"And who would that be Onset?" Mikhail asked.
"Yurike."
