Madelyne Pryor paced back and forth in her apartment. She had intended to stay out of the game but with the rise of Purifiers, she was no longer sure that she could. Madelyne contemplated her current situation. She was living alone in an apartment and had not been disturbed by Purifiers. However, it was only a matter of time before some found her. She could stay and hope that they never find her or she could rebuild the Sisterhood of Mutants and stand against the Purifiers.
A brick shattered the glass of her apartment window. Madelyne picked it up. "Die Mutant!" was scratched into the surface of the brick. Madelyne threw the brick to the ground in disgust. There was a crash as another brick broke another window. The similar message was scrawled on it. A third brick broke another window. Its message terrified her. It said, "We know who you are Goblyn Queen."
The third brick helped Madelyne make her decision. She was going to rebuild the Sisterhood of Mutants. Hiding was pointless now that the Purifiers knew who she was. Madelyne gathered her things into a black duffel back, put her flaming red hair in a bun and walked out of her apartment. She wiped the memories of her existence from the mind of her landlord and anyone who had met her.
Madelyne made it out of her apartment without any trouble. Unfortunately, Purifiers were waiting for her outside. Madelyne set down her bag and battled the Purifiers. Even though she had not battled anyone for a while, she was as dangerous of an opponent as ever. She used her magic to conjure an army of goblins to assist her. With the help of her goblin minions, she quickly defeated the Purifiers. She sent all of them away but one. Madelyne ordered the goblin to carry her bag for her. She figured she may as well since the Purifiers already knew who she was. She would find a new place to stay before rebuilding her team.
A few days later…
Madelyne had found a new place to stay and had begun rebuilding her team. She had arranged a meeting with Selene Gallio and was on her way to their arranged meeting place. A mutant flew passed her with Purifiers following closely behind. Madelyne decided she would help this mutant before she met with Selene.
"Kill the bird thing!" One of the Purifiers shouted. The Purifiers started throwing bricks, rocks, glass and anything they could find at the mutant.
"You will need better aim if you wish to injury me!" The bird "thing" taunted as she gracefully soared into the sky and landed on top of a building. "Also I am no bird thing, I am a Harpy!" It was more or less true. The woman had long, hot pink hair, green feathered wings, and retractable golden claws on her hands and feet. She was clothed in a short dark green dress.
"Enough of this. We should go find another mutant to destroy." The group of Purifiers left.
Madelyne Pryor approached. She had seen what had happened and was quite impressed by the harpy mutant. "You can come down! I will not harm you!" She shouted up to the woman on top of the building.
"Nice try but I do not believe you. You could be just another human trying to harm me."
"I could be but I am a mutant like yourself, Mai Valentine."
"How do you know my name?"
"One of my mutant powers is telepathy. I am able to read minds."
"I believe you." Mai jumped off the building and used her wings to gently glide to the ground. "Very few know my name. The only way you could know it would be your mutant power. Why have you sought me out?"
"I happened to come across you while you were dealing with those nasty humans. I sent them away with my powers."
"Thank you. It is nice to meet a fellow mutant but I must be on my way before more humans come."
"Wait! I have a proposal for you."
"What is your proposal?"
"I am creating a Sisterhood of Mutants to stand against the Purifier threat. I would like you to join me."
"I'm in." "You'll need a code name. Mine is Goblyn Queen."
"OK. How about Harpie Lady?"
"Perfect. Welcome to the team Harpie Lady."
"What should we do now?"
"I have a meeting with another mutant to attend. You are welcome to come with me or you can gather your things and we can meet up later at our base."
"I'll come with you. I don't have very many possessions. Everything I own is in my bag and I can retrieve it later."
"Very well. We have a meeting with the Black Queen to attend."