The Sequel
The Echo of Destiny
Name: Unknown
Aliases: Slade Muga, The Hero who doesn't care (Daily Bugle)
Age: Unknown, physically appears to be in early twenties
Contacts within the last week: Siegfried Wallace
Last place of appearance: New York
Threat Level: Unknown
Blood type: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Powers: Increased durability in bones and skin, near Olympic standard stamina and fitness, defining ability is the shield and armour that covers his left arm, an armour and scythe will cover and appear in his right arm
The director of the Thunderbolts and the new face of the Initiative looked at the data on his desk screens. They showed video footage from the Skrull invasion, specifically a battle between a super Skrull with the collective powers of Xavier's first group of New X-men and the man known as Slade Muga. He was a short man, at least five feet 2 by Norman's calculations; his clothes consisted of dirty grey trousers, a blue coat with a high collar that left the sides of his neck partially covered, the coat also had black lines running down it towards his heels. A pair of grey and red armoured boots covered his feet starting from his knees, while underneath his coat he wore a white and red shirt, he also wore a pair of red gloves. Slade's hair was a blonde colour, with the back spiking downwards and a few strands of his fringe hanging over his eyes.
Slade had some potential, but the problem was he lacked skill, when he fought the Super Skrull to put it lightly he was getting ass kicked. But he was able to knock his opponent out cold with of all things a head butt. He was a renegade hero with quite frankly little training and care for what the people thought of him. And that made him the perfect candidate to be figuratively crucified by the Thunderbolt Initiative.
It was the dead of night at the Xavier Institute. Days since the incident with the Phoenix, the mansion was already becoming a sanctuary for mutants again. The Stepford Cuckoos now slept in their own separate rooms, their own sense of individuality restored thanks to one boy. Celeste smiled as she opened her eyes, wearing a vest and a pair of tight shorts. She pulled the covers off and looked towards her window. Celeste immediately walked over to the window, pulling it open.
"Hi Celeste!" Sieg said with a smile across his face.
A seductive smile crossed Celeste's face as she beckoned him to enter. Sieg climbed into the room, placing his hands on Celeste's hips.
"So have you thought of Xavier's offer Sieg?" Celeste asked telepathically as she ran her hands through Sieg's hair.
'I'm not sure Celeste, I've always wanted to help people but I didn't want that to be exclusively mutants' Sieg thought.
"Your so sweet…I love you!"
Sieg opened his mouth, shocked at what Celeste had sent him. She slipped off his jacket and pressed her lips against his, falling back onto her bed. Celeste ran her hands up Sieg's shirt, smiling as he kissed her neck. It was the perfect moment, and she only needed to hear one thing for it to become heaven.
"Celeste I…" But the young hero could not finish his words.
The mansion suddenly shook, waking up its inhabitants. Emma Frost shot up; using her telepathy to identify whatever was out there. Her eyes glowed a white colour, but for a split second they glowed black before she clutched her head in pain. Kurt teleported to the repaired cafeteria, covering his eyes as a bright light shined at him. Sieg immediately slipped on his jacket, summoning his sword before he jumped out of the window. A deep mist had covered the school grounds that combined with the lack of moonlight made it difficult to see anything.
As the light shining in Kurt's face began to fade, the demonic mutant widened his eyes as a ghostly hand crashed through the glass and grabbed him. Sieg stood his ground as he heard an eerie cry echo through the mist. As the wind blew he held his sword out in a guard stance. A ghost like image appeared over the unaware Sieg. This ghost squeezed its fist before crashing it down on the young hero.
"SIEG!!" Celeste screamed as she felt her lover's pain.
Her red hair glistened in the sun light, like fire it waved around like it was alive. Gabriel stood ready in the presence of the beautiful woman, who reminded him so much of his brothers wife. She even wore a modified version of the very first X-men uniform, but the X on her chest was replaced with a symbol of the phoenix and in the place of the cowl she wore a domino mask.
"Who are you?" Vulcan asked, weary around this woman.
"The future!" She whispered with a smile.
A figure stood on the spire of the empire state building, clad in gold and red armour resembling Iron man's. As the lighting flashed around him, he looked down at the city in contempt.
"The destruction and death of the past will be changed, but the end result will be the same…the world wanted heroes, but what it needs is an enslaver!"
Multiple holes appeared around the armoured warrior as he crossed his arms and the members of his team stepped out of them.
"WE WILL ENSLAVE ALL AND CREATE A WORLD OF ORDER AND TRUE PEACE!!!!"
Slade is sent flying headfirst into a building. As he lies with bits of rubble on his body he shakes his head, stones falling out of his hair as he looks towards his opponent. His ears twitch as he hears a roar. What appears to be a longhaired version of the Hulk jumps towards Slade. He quickly jumps out of the way and runs towards the battle between Iron man and what appears to be Emma Frost with ruby skin, a Sorceress Supreme and the Super Skrull.
"What exactly is going on here?" Spider-man asks a healing Wolverine.
"Most of the kids have been attacked and scattered across the country, or at least that's what Chuck has told me, he's got no idea where Cyclops is"
Luke Cage steps in, followed by Cloak and Dagger.
"I've just gotten off the horn with Fury, he says the young Avengers had been attacked, and some of those kids in LA have been put in hospital, apparently some of them wont make it through the night" He explained.
The Thunderbolts face down the renegade hero Slade, whose right arm is covered in black armour and fabric with a red, blade like shoulder pad, while his left arm was covered in white and red armour. He carried both a black shield and a red and white scythe, the latter of which rested on his shoulder.
"You've got two ways out, either you turn yourself in…or you know what happened to Jack Flag" Moonstone said, almost smiling at the memory.
Slade opens his eyes and looks towards the Thunderbolts.
"There's always another way, anything can be achieved through trying, you manipulated everything, to show the world that you were the heroes they wanted and needed…but I'll show them, that you aren't who they need!"
Emma Frost limped through the ruins of the collapsed Greymalkin building. With the unconscious and battered forms of Cannonball, Havok, Rogue, Iceman and multiple Maddrox dupes around her she looks up as their attacker hovers towards the ground. Suddenly overcome with a deep sense of fear, Emma falls to her knees as Iron man opens the palm of his hand.
"Your plans will fail in the future, but I think I'll settle for killing you now" He said.
Sieg leans on his sword, battered and beaten by the mansions attacker. Before he falls unconscious he utters two names.
"Celeste…Slade!"
Slade sits on a pile of rubble, his face looking at the cracked pavement in deep thought. He lifts his scythe onto his shoulder and picks up his shield before looking up at the darkening sky.
"The future…no that's not the absolute future, my friend needs saving, the world needs saving and the heroes need saving…I'LL BE THE ONE TO DO IT!!!!"
Like the New Warriors before him he runs into the unknown. But unlike the warriors he has the determination and the discipline not to fail. Unlike the warriors he has something he cares for at stake, something he's willing to give his life for a thousand…no, he's willing to die every time what he cares for is at stake.
Sometimes the best intentions lead to hell; the actions of one or a few can change the world for the worst. But the actions of a few or even one can change it for the better.
A Friend revived, friends lost! True intentions revealed! Heroes unite once more! The Next Generation shines!
The Avengers, the X-men and all of Marvel's heroes will face their greatest battle, and a hero will create his destiny!
I thought that with how much fun I had writing Cry of the Phoenix I'd make a sequal, but instead of the two ideas I had earlier I'd settle for a mass crossover. It's going to be epic, the Avengers, X-men, New Warriors, even the Runaway kids will be involved. Slade will serve as the main character in all of it along with Iron man, Cap, Thor, Sieg and Celeste as focus characters.
If you didnt understand the previews then basically in a nutshell, a new (or old?) threat arrives on Earth at the same time as a group of future Avengers, but the question is are these Avengers here to stop the event or just create their present early? A New Mutant returns from the dead and heroes across the world are attacked by the invader. Can the heroes stop the onslaught that awaits, who will live and who will die. Sides will be taken and battles will be fought in Echo of Destiny!
Will be posted in the Marvel section