X-MEN EVOLUTION: RISE OF ODESSA
An alternate universe xmen evolution fic
By Deathsheadx
AUTHORS NOTES
-X- Man-Fan: thanks for the review
On the Joseph and rogue thing it sure looks like they're getting together doesn't it? But things may not end up that way, after all I've yet to introduce gambit into the mix. Plus how much of rogue's attraction to Joseph is really from her or AOA rogue? Did Xavier truly integrate the two?
There is a reason I didn't go the conventional route with Odessa it plays a very important part of a future story but I say this. You cant create a full person with a soul out of nothing any more will spoil the future story
Also I didn't want to go the conventional OC route I specifically went for something more out there I didn't want to spring long lost sisters on storm
The Clarice /Clarence thing is a mistake which comes about from not having my AOA collection with me. I will most likely go back and change it later.
However as much as I disagree with parts of your review I accept and value your opinion. You didn't flame me. You sat down and wrote what you didn't like about the story. You have a strong belief in how certain things should be portrayed. And my story didn't fit with those beliefs. Why don't you check out my other stories and see if any of them are more to your liking…
Part 7: Tears of blood
Scott summers was fuming
"Hey slim what's the problem?" Asked Wolverine
"My car! She took my car!"
"It's been 2 weeks summers are you still ranting about that?"
"My car!"
"Don't worry chuck'll get you a new one."
"But I put so much blood sweat and tears into that car!"
"Cyclops pull yourself together! Its just a car!"
"Oh yeah? Then how would you feel if it had been your bike that had been taken?"
Wolverine suddenly went pale. "Don't even joke about taking my bike slim."
"I rest my case…" said Cyclops.
Across the table Evan let out a sigh…"she's kinda right." he murmured
"What was that porcupine?" Asked Wolverine
"Odessa, she's kinda right. We are isolationist"
"Don't talk to me about that girl!" muttered Jean as she touched the side of her face where the bruises from Odessa's kick to the face had yet to go down…
"You're just sour she kicked your arse." said elsebeth Guthrie
Mr creed sighed, "Hey Logan want to go get a drink?"
"At 8 am?" Asked Wolverine
"Yeah what do ya say?"
"Sure why the hell not! I know just the place."
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Joseph and rogue were in the institute gardens playing with Charles they sat down and watched him chase after a butterfly. "Are you sure about this rogue?" Asked Joseph
"Ah'm sure. Ah know in an alternate life me and magneto were husband and wife and in this reality up till now magneto has been the enemy but ah do like you Joseph and its not just the inherited memories ah got…you're kind, your noble ah like being around you…so ah want us tah date "
"Great so how should we---huh? Something's happening…" said Joseph jumping up
There was a flash of light and a group of men and women appeared on the lawn "target locked!" Said a man with a cyborg hand behind him was a man who looked like he was made of tar there was a big muscular man and a thin man there was also a girl wearing a costume that was white with green circles all over it and a girl with blue hair "marauders!" snarled the man with the cyborg hand "get the boy!"
"I don't think so!" snapped rogue flying forward the thin man stepped forward and let out a mighty scream, which knocked rogue out of the air
"Rogue!" roared Joseph he raised his hands and metal pipes from the ground rose up and hurtled towards the attackers…"rogue get Charles back to the mansion I'll hold them off!"
Rogue nodded grabbed Charles and took off the man who looked like he was made of tar literally threw his arm at rogue which smothered her and Charles in tar she went crashing to the ground… "Professor!" she called out weakly Joseph turned to come to rogues aid when he was suddenly hit with a wave of intense nausea and fell to his knees…
"What a bunch of pushovers!" said the man with the sonic scream but moments later a beam of concussive force struck him sending him flying
"Xmen Attack!" barked Cyclops
"Right on schedule" smiled the man with the cyborg hand "marauders! Acquire the target!" Suddenly the marauders swarmed over Cyclops there was a flash and Cyclops and the marauders were gone…
"They weren't after Charles after all they were after Scott!" Said Jean in horror
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New York city
"Must everything we do involve a felony?" groaned Michael Wagner, as he looked at Odessa count the cash in a wallet she had pick pocketed
"Michael, Michael, Michael. We need money to survive. Or would you prefer we sleep on the street? We'll work out something eventually but for now we do what we have to…"
"What is it you want in New York anyway… I was having fun down in metropolis last week!"
"I wanted to see the sights and scope out the true hero scene… I mean metropolis is superman's city batman has Gotham… the recently reorganised JLA have the watchtower then there are the titans… the avengers team was destroyed by doomsday and the fantastic four are off in the negative zone I want to see what else is there…"
Just then there was screaming as a car went flying through the air the duo turned in the direction the car came from to see a pitched battle a man in green with a big tail and a giant lizard were attacking a man in a red and blue suit covered with an intricate web design
"Who the hell are they?" asked Michael.
"Scorpion and the lizard!" said Odessa "we gotta help Spiderman!" She flew into the air and generated a ball of her condensed lightning and hurled it at the lizard it hit him and he went hurtling back into the wall "Michael teleport those bystanders out of the way!"
"Got ya!" Yelled Michael teleporting people from their cars to a safe distance
"Wow! Its true television does ad ten years!" Said Spiderman as he kicked the scorpion in the chest
"What are you on about?" asked Odessa.
"I saw you on TV at the senate hearings! I thought you were in your thirties!"
"That's my sister." said Odessa "I'm not affiliated with her and the xmen." just then the lizard leapt towards her she sighed and caught him in a tornado and slammed him back to the ground the scorpion looked at what was happening and turned to run
"Heads up!" came a cry the scorpion looked up to see a car appear out of nowhere and smash down on top of him…
"How?" Asked Spiderman
Michael teleported next to Odessa gasping for air "that was hard…" he muttered
"You did that?" Asked Spiderman
"Yeah never teleported a mass that large before but I had to stop him from getting away."
"You definitely stopped him," muttered Spiderman "anyway thanks for the aid in taking these guys out are you starting your own super team or something?"
"Haven't decided yet." said Odessa. "Spiderman…just so you know the green goblin…"
"What do you know about that freak?"
"He's most likely Norman Osborn."
"What do you mean?"
"In most alternate realities I know off Norman Osborn is the green goblin…" Odessa looked at the unconscious lizard and gasped… "Spiderman we gotta go! Maybe we'll see you around!" she flew off with Michael following her
"What was that all about?" asked Michael
"Did you see the lizards eyes?"
"No I didn't what's with his eyes…"
"He'd been bleeding."
"So maybe he got cut or something…"
"The blood bleed in a pattern!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Michael I know that pattern! I know what causes it! The lizard was under the control of Bogan!"
"Bogan who's Bogan?"
"Elias Bogan! Lord cardinal of the inner circle of the hellfire club! He's an ancient creep who has the power to possess people and use them as puppets a side effect is the tears of blood"
"Okay how the hell do you know this Bogan?"
"One of my alternate lives had dealings with the creep…. I wonder? Mike, We gotta get over to the Boston chapter house!"
"Why?"
"I have a theory which I hope to the goddess I'm wrong about!"
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Cyclops opened his eyes he was strapped down to a bed…naked. "Jean? Professor? Anybody?" he called out.
"They can't help you Scott.".
"Wha?" Said Scott struggling against his bonds
"Welcome Scott…."
"Wh-who's there?"
"Don't you remember me Scott?"
Suddenly Scott recognised the voice as memories he had long locked away in the darkest recesses of his mind of a time soon after the loss of his parents the period of time between their death and professor x adopting him a time in an orphanage… there was a dark man there Scott remembered this man he would come and take the boys away at night and then he came for him…Scott remembered being afraid… he remembered looking at the mans pointed teeth he remembered the night the man with one eye came and took him from the dark man…. It took years for Scott to get over the dark man, over the nightmares and now he was back…
"Good you remember me Scott! I was so mad when fury shut my operation down and took away my favourite orphan… but no worries I have you back now and my work can be completed…"
Scott found himself face to face with the man of his nightmares a man of pure evil his skin was pure white his eyes glowed a demonic red and thin black lips framed a mouth of pointy teeth…this man made Scott feel like that scared little boy that hid under his bed afraid that he would choose him once again the man, the monster he only knew as doctor Essex "let me go Essex!" Scott screamed franticly
"Essex? Oh no dear boy I no longer use that name… now you can call me…Mr sinister."
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A brownstone in Boston.
A young blond probably no older than 19 sat drinking a glass of what could only be the finest of wines and reading a book she put down the glass and sighed "just how did you get past the club security" she said softly without even turning from her book
"Hello Emma." said Odessa
"Interesting how is it we're on first name basis when I've never met you before…"
"I'm in the know. Tell me Emma where's Tessa?"
The girl, Emma stood up "what do you want with that traitor? I thought she was my best friend you know, we were part of the hellions training program together and then…"
"And then you found out she was reporting to Xavier…"
"Well yes… you really are in the know dearie"
"Emma does Bogan have her?"
Suddenly Emma's eyes started bleeding "you have my full attention child," said Emma her voice was overlaid with another which became more and more distinct two glowing eyes formed in the air…
"Mien gott" gasped Michael slipping back into his native tongue
"Bogan." Said Odessa as she took a defensive stance
"Do you think you can destroy me child?"
"I've come for Tessa…"
"Now you really interest me… your as interesting as Tessa is you see Tessa is special she was able to outsmart me and won her friend Emma's freedom but in doing so she revealed to me she was actually a spy for Xavier… or rather she was a spy she had a crisis of faith and had all but come over to our side. However I could allow her to get away with beating me so I revealed the truth to Shaw and Selene. Shaw knew that she had once been tutored by Xavier after all Xavier was once the white king but didn't know that she, the little girl he had moulded into the perfect major domo, was still in league with Xavier he saw it as a gross betrayal and they renounced her to me… she nearly escaped got a plea of help to Xavier but Xavier also turned his back on her for betraying him and helping Shaw…"
Odessa was fuming Xavier had turned his back on Tessa when she needed him most? It also meant she couldn't count on using him to help get Tessa now…she and Michael were on their own
"Your mind is wound pretty tight …as is your friends are you listening to me?" said Bogan
"Not really." said Odessa as she looked down at the floor
"What are you doing Odessa?" whispered Michael
"There are catacombs 400 feet straight down Michael…down now!"
Michael grabbed Odessa and teleported into a cold dank tunnel "How did you do that! Know there were catacombs!"
"Easy. I can see in the normal visual range and I can see things as energy I could see the energy the catacombs radiated…" said Odessa
"Very good my dear." came Bogan's voice "you're a regular bag of tricks but alas this game is over…" Michael turned and grabbed Odessa…
"Mike?" said Odessa in shock
"My dear Odessa," said Bogan speaking through Michael "while your shields, your mental conditioning is formidable Michael here lacks such defence. I used Emma to gain control of his mind when he entered the club, and had him pretend he wasn't under our power to lull you into a sense of security. Just so I could take you and ad you to my collection…"
Odessa started to twist and struggle to break Michael's grip she hit him with mini shocks, which would fell a lesser man, but he wouldn't relinquish his grip. Up in the sky a storm formed over the club and a lightning bolt hit the ground hard it was followed by another and another she didn't want to hurt Michael but she need to be free…"back off Bogan or I'll level this place!"
"Go ahead my dear I didn't know you were so bloodthirsty you'll be killing Michael and all the innocent people upstairs…" suddenly the catacombs were rocked by more lightning bolts "you know usually I'd bluff you out but I just realised you'd do it and while, I'd survive I'm actually quite attached to some of the pets I keep in the club… oh and by the way my rambling was to distract you from sensing my other pet telepath…"
Odessa felt a powerful psionic shock through her brain she cried outin painas darkness closed in on her she could see a woman completely submerged in darkness with a glowing pinkish light extending from her fist…
End of part 7
Next up: Prisoners of Bogan