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You thought it was over but it's just begun…
The Aftermath
By YoungD16
Disclaimer: The characters are not my own but the situations and the plot is, I hope anyone who reads this will enjoy it.
"It takes a real man to own up to his mistakes but it takes an even wiser man to blame someone else and get away with it. For years we tried not to blame the German people for their cruel judgment against my people, but now I will show them, the boy they imprison in those death camps no longer takes orders. That boy died along with the thousands they killed, that boy died with the idea of equality and peace; war is evident, and secretly war is what they want, so I say, if it's war they want, it's war they get…"
Magneto, as he forms the new Brotherhood and plans to resurrect a god…
Chapter Four
Storm and her crew of X-men boarded the X-jet and began to scan all possible routes of escape but for some strange reason they couldn't pickup any mutant life around for miles. And the mutant life they did detect didn't match that of any of the now four mutants they wanted. Storm quickly contacted Henry McCoy, also known as Beast, and began to consult with him. He was an excellent helper and he knew computer a hell of lot better than her. He would try his best to track the mutants down but it seemed an impossible task, it's not easy to track the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, especially since the deaths of Professor Xavier and Jean.
"We'll find them, in the mean time there's something else I need you to do Ororo."
"Anything, what is it?"
"The Pentagon reported Emma Frost missing as of 3 am this morning; you were last to see her, do have any idea…"
"Not a clue and I really don't care right now, it's my team that I hold close to me, but I'll look into it. We're on our way home now, Hank, keep everything together until then."
Storm and her X-men started the jet and hovered over the large grassland. The sun was just peaking over the land, much like what Jubilee had seen the Lion King movie when she was young. For some reason Jubilee felt as though she belong here, like it was mother country to all mutants and all people in general, she had read somewhere that all human life had spawned from Africa. Jubilee realized that what she had read might actually be true, she had warm feeling as they jetted through the clouds, she had a hunch that they'd be back.
Storm looked towards Jubilee as they rode on and noticed the wonder in her eyes, she could tell that she had never thought Africa to be so beautiful and full so unlike the way television has portrayed it, she saw curiosity in her eyes too. There was a time in Storm's life where she could lay naked in the grass and be free and taste the rain as fell upon her. There was a time when her people lived happy full lives and enjoyed being alive. There was a time when her powers were not a burden but a gift from God. But time has past her by yet she still wonders what life be like if she stayed…
Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters…
Beast, Henry McCoy to most, walked down the long hallway of the infirmary and was surprised to see a familiar face, a dirty familiar face but familiar none the less. It was Logan; he must have slipped in when he was talking with Storm. Logan sat beside Rogue and held her hand, he had brought her here years ago and now she was considering leaving because of some boy. Rogue was strong, fierce, but Marie was fragile inside and her powers had taken her teenhood from her. Logan held her hand and prayed something he didn't ever do unless he was hoping for a miracle. He prayed that Rogue could understand that nothing is wrong with her and that the power she was given was a gift much everyone else in the institute. He knew that seeing her here in this bed would mean he had to stay, if Peter hadn't of call him he might have not know Rogue had gotten the powers back. Which posed the question, what about Mags?
"Ah, Logan, good to see you my friend, as you can see she's just fine…"
"You call that fine, Hank, look at her."
Beast looked at her and began to analyze the situation, here was a girl who was only reacting in a way that any girl would have acted if they witness infidelity, but she also was in shock she really didn't mean to almost kill her classmate. Beast looked into her eyes and she looked into his, suddenly he realized that maybe he wasn't taking both sides of the story.
"We don't have time for this right now, Angel is missing and so is Emma Frost, presumably taken by the Brotherhood."
"The Brotherhood, I thought they were over with when Magneto…"
"Lost his power? Well if you hadn't guessed he has them and they are well established, the troubling thing in this situation is where they are."
"You can't find them, give me a few people and we'll find them, you know I'm good like that."
"I might have to take you up on that offer, Logan; Storm is all the way in Africa and won't get soon enough."
"Who does she have with her?" Logan headed for the closet concealing his uniform and began to take his shirt off.
"Jubilee and Colossus."
Logan put his uniform on and began to run down the mutants that they had available; the list was short. Logan looked at Rogue and thought briefly. Then grabbed her arm and told her to get dressed, she just had this shocked look on her face and every bit of it was saying 'no'. But she didn't refuse and went to go change into her uniform in the lady's room.
"I'll take Rogue, that cheating bastard Iceman, and few others, deal?"
Beast nodded and gave Logan the possible locations of Magneto's base of operations. Logan headed for the door to the infirmary and began to rethink his strategy…
Nigeria, Africa…
Scarlet Witch and her brother paced the small area in the abandoned Red Cross Building; their father had paid a visit to the Red Cross just hours before they had arrived. Magneto stood eyeing the world through an office window and his eyes burned with excitement. He was thinking about the ancient mutant that they were so close to finding, and how he would use this power to once again rid the world of the filth known only as homosapien. So far his plan had worked, he had successfully rescued Nathaniel Essex who would help channel the mutant's powers, he had used his offspring to do his dirty work, and soon Mystique and Destiny would help the Brotherhood without even knowing it. Like a true chess player he thought out every possibility before making a move and the game became much easier now that his long time friend Charles Xavier is dead.
As Magneto gazed into the African sky his children wondered, they wondered if this was another one of their father's traps, he had laid so many in his lifetime why would this time be any different? Pietro had never been close to his father but he knew him inside and out, there was something boiling inside him something that the two of them didn't know about. Wanda felt this too, she and her brother were twins and strangely as it may seem they felt the same things, some would say that they were abnormally close but it could be an affect of childhood neglecting from their father. Wanda eyed her brother and nodded, they both exited the room and went down stairs to see how Essex was doing with his "experiments"…
Essex was, what anyone with a normal mind would say to be, a lunatic. He dreamed of creating the perfect being and using that power to please his "god", whom to this day he never came in contact with. Essex was in the custody of the Rwandan police for committing inhuman acts against fifteen citizens. Essex took the blood from himself and added it to his specimens, which resulted in not only total crash of their immune systems, much like AIDS, but it also left the specimen's bodies freezing cold. He was captured by the police but not after a good fight, he bite off one officer's nose until there nothing but tissue left and warm blood resting in his mouth. Essex loved to torture people it was refreshing to him, he sometimes masturbated to the thought of cooking human body parts on a skillet. Essex now was trying to upset the balance in bodily chemicals of his newest specimens; Warren Worthington III, Xi'an Coy Mahn, and a young mutant by the name of Sarah…
Pietro was scared of Essex, he wasn't normal, and Pietro knew to watch him carefully. Magneto said he need Essex to help control the power this ancient mutant would hold, but something inside Pietro said to go ahead and kill Essex before he killed him. Wanda held Pietro by the waist and rested her head on his shoulder, she watched Essex as he injected some blue chemicals into Warren Worthington, her heart stopped briefly. She didn't like Essex nor wanted him around but her father insisted, but a huge part of her was saying go ahead and get rid of this filth. Warren's body squirmed a little bit and then rested, his mouth was tightly muzzled but his eyes spoke for him, they opened wider with each chemical injection. It was sick to watch but the twins couldn't keep their eyes away.
"What are you doing to him, Essex?"
Essex looked up at Pietro with his reddish orange eyes and dropped them back down to his work.
"I'm creating life, you imbecile, something you need to get."
"Don't play games with me, I'm not as patient as my father, he's the only reason why you're alive now."
Essex continued to work on Warren, he touched Warren's arm softly, and whispered, "It'll be over soon; he has great plans for you…"
"What you saying, freak?"
"Leave us, don't see I'm working!"
Pietro and Wanda just stood for a second, they didn't like this situation, watching some lunatic kill his own people; they finally decided to just leave. Wanda followed her brother and then looked back, that sick bastard leaned towards Warren and kissed his muzzle, then turned to Wanda and smiled at her with his jagged teeth. She could see his green tongue underneath those pearly whites and began to run up the stairs to her father. Essex turned back to his work…
"Yes, he has great plans for us and soon the world will feel the wrath of Apocalypse…"
As Essex said this Xi'an smiled an evil grin and softly laughed to herself with Essex following not that long afterwards…
Johannesburg…
They had been following this old man for quite some time now and they were becoming restless, Mystique changed into a panther so that Destiny could put Emma Frost on her back. Emma was now tied up and tape was applied to her mouth, she was fully awake now but she didn't struggle for some reason. She felt as though she was too tired to do anything expect go along for the ride. She examined the surroundings and realized they were in a jungle, not too far from Johannesburg, and it was clear they were on a mission. A young girl with a bald head walked closely to the panther she was 'riding' on. They were following an elder from the city and he was leading them into a thick jungle with giant white rocks every so often. As they deepened into the jungle Emma noticed something she other wise might have thought was good; she noticed that there were no sounds in this jungle, something was desperately wrong about that…
There was faint sound of rushing water ahead as they continued on their journey, their guide continued and after a few minutes the sound got louder and louder. A waterfall quickly appeared in the distance, it was beautiful, long and blue, filled with richness. Destiny was amazed by this; she had never seen a waterfall that wasn't in an amusement park. Emma gazed as well, she breathed in the aroma of the rich jungle area and exhaled with a sense of home, her body was excited and energetic. Mystique must have sensed this because she quickly shifted back into her human form dropping Emma to the jungle floor.
"Don't even think about escaping, Ms. Frost."
Mystique grabbed her arm and tossed her in front of her so she could her every move. Destiny turned to see what the matter was and then returned to her gaze. They reached a clearing at the base of the waterfall, a river flowed east and there was the sunset, they had spent most of the day following this old man, Mystique hoped it was worth it. As they crossed a makeshift bridge Emma noticed something, there were now more large white rocks but they had markings on them now. The markings were of some ancient language, but Emma could tell by each one they passed that they told a story.
The jungle thicken and then they suddenly stopped, the elder was facing them, and he said, "I can no longer guide you, these grounds are forbidden, cross if you dare but I will assure you you'll not come back."
"Thanks anyway old man, we came this far and we're not turning back, Destiny do you know the way now?"
"Yes, this way in my dream, thank you Jarvis."
They headed towards what could only be described as a temple of some sort.
Or maybe a tomb…
