X-MEN #20

A FIERY SITUATION

By:Bodhi Ouellette

Editors Note: Before I begin this issue, I would like to thank Ronin Reviews for coming up with the idea of "Mutants coming back through faith" thing. I would really appreciate all of you to recognize Ronin for this amazing idea that he let me use, and, really, he deserves as much recognition as he does already. So, please, read Ronin's X-treme X-Men, Captain America, Invincible Iron Fist, and Weapon X. So, whenever someone mentions this X-Men title and New Mutants (like a review or something), recognize not only me (because I'm writing this series), but also Ronin Reviews. He deserves it.

Oh, and there was an error in last issue. Last issue was claimed to be issue 20. Well, that's wrong. That was issue 19, and it also had the "The Universal X-Men" banner included, which I didn't think I deleted. Plus there was a bunch of stuff that I didn't look over (For instance, Armor said "Che're" to Kitty at the end of last issue. That issue was originally written with Gambit, Cannonball and Angel in the issue, but when the new site came up, I had to take them out due to them being used on different teams.

So without further ado, here's the REAL issue 20.

New Utopia

Voice: Wake up.
We see a holding cell, with a Savage with handcuffs, his wings held together, and his feet cuffed to the chair. Opposite to it is Marvel Girl, who is sitting in a chair as well.
Savage: Where am I?
Marvel Girl: You're in a base in Europe. We took you in, because some of our members think you have some questions I should ask you.
Savage: (beat) Fair enough. So what would you like to know?
Marvel Girl: What were you doing in London?
Savage: That's not what you want to know, though. You'd like to know something else, but you can't read my mind. So tell me what you really like to know.
Marvel: What did you mean "The Next Step in Evolution?"
Savage: There we go...

London, England- 5 Hours Ago

A machine is sticking out of the Ocean, near the London Eye. The area has been quarantined by Marvel Girl and Captain Britain protecting the area.
Captain Britain: What are we waiting for, anyways?
Marvel Girl: We're waiting for one of us to handle the situation.
Captain Britain: Who?
Just then, Storm enters the scene, walking up towards Marvel Girl and Captain Britain.
Storm: Good to see you again, Brian.
Captain Britain: Good to see you, too, Ororo. Tell my sister I said "hi".
Storm: I shall. What's going on here?
Marvel Girl: You see that little figure on top of that machine?
She points to the machine, and on top of it, sitting on it is a Savage.
Marvel Girl: We think that Savage is planning something. We'll support backup, while you handle the Savage.
Storm: As you wish.
Storm flies over towards the machine and the Savage. The Savage looks up towards the X-Woman.
Savage: Are you here to stop me?
Storm: Yes.
Savage: (beat) I see. I can't let you do that however. You'll be interfering with my plans.
Storm: Plans? What-
Suddenly, the machine is activated, causing a swarm of Fire creatures to fly out of it, spawning dozens at a time. Storm quickly summons a thunderous tornado that wipes many of them away. But they're still coming out.
Captain Britain: They keep coming out of that machine!
Marvel Girl: What is that machine, anyways?!
Storm: It must be a monster spawner! Where they're coming from I'm not sure about, but it must be stopped at all costs!

Savage:... What I found when I was created was a world that was weak. A world that had superior, and inferior beings, co-existing with one another. We, the Savages, were trying to extinguish the mutants. But I couldn't find myself doing that. They were superior in every way possible. So, why not I try to make them even superior...

The skies grew dark. Slowly, thunder and lighting was covering the land of London. Storm, floating up in the sky, her eyes, glowing brighter than they ever could. The thunder & lighting came furiously.
Storm: You have upset a goddess, my creature! And now you will face the full wrath of my power!
And with one swift swing from her arm, a lightning bolt struck the river, spawning small bunches of electric bolts that hit every monster through the chest, and knocking the Savage off the machine. One more lighting bolt was called out, and blasted the machine, breaking it, and crumpling it into multiple pieces. The skies calmed down again, back to it's original, cloudy state. The Savage climbed his way out of the river. When he reached the top of the streets, Storm, Marvel Girl and Captain Britain were staring down above him.

Savage:... My plan was simple; create something that could become beneficial to every Mutant on this Earth. Your Professor has done wonders to you all, you know.
Marvel Girl: And what about the machine? What was that for?
Savage: I needed to get your attention.
Marvel Girl: For what?!
Savage: (long beat) For the beginning. For tonight...

We cut to Savage, in an unknown location, where he is standing before another machine, this time bigger. The Savage enters a password, and with that action, the machine activates. A blue wave is seen coming out from the top of the machine.

Savage: (V.O.) I cheat evolution.

To be continued in X-Men Issue 22!
This Savage has come out, and revealed he is now independent, and is out to help the Mutant race, for the better, or for the worst. Now, every mutant is in danger! And you'll have to wait and see what's truly at stake!