Phase 19 (Rise of the Mutants Phase 3)
Spider-Man: Shock Therapy
X-Force: Beg For Tomorrow
Alpha Flight: The Collective
X-Men: Muir Island
Madrox: The Multiple Man
New Mutants: Trainees
The Banshee
X-Factor
Deadpool and the Deadpool Corps
Fantastic Four: Molecular
Avengers vs X-Men
Spider-Man Shock Therapy: The Future Foundation has disbanded, and Peter Parker must once again fare the world alone as the superhero known as Spider-Man. Over the years, his heroic antics have drawn quite the fandom, from small children to the elderly. One of these fans is Max Dillon, a janitor at Oscorp, now run by Norman Osborn's son, Harry Osborn. Under this new CEO, Oscorp's scientific research has tripled, and budget cuts are needed to sustain the company. One of those budget cuts is Max, who isn't exactly happy about it. Hoping to take revenge on Harry, Max tries to destroy the research, but instead falls into a vat of electrically charged superheated liquids, which ignite his mutant ability to hold a charge. Turning his skin blue and causing his touch to shoot lightning, Max is transformed into the villain known as Electro.
Now empowered, Electro's first step is to take revenge on Harry Osborn. Breaking into his office, Electro tries to kill him, but is stopped by Spider-Man, whose spidey-sense detected Electro's static powers. Spidey tries to calm down Max, but seeing his hero turn against him is too much for Electro, and he lashes out to try and kill Spider-Man. Spider-Man, seeing Electro's anger, lures him out of Oscorp, fighting him on the rooftops of the New York skyline, until the two reach a generator, where Electro powers himself up and shocks Peter through his webs. Peter then remembers his electrical webbing, and uses these webbing to absorb Electro into his suit. Peter then soars back to his home, where he placed the suit away in a suitcase, equipping himself with a backup suit he calls the glider, as it is equipped with netted arms to maintain a light glide around the city. However, Electro is far from done, and escapes Peter's other suit, tearing it apart as he does, and donning it as his costume.
He then heads to Wall Street, where he uses his electrical powers to shut down the entire stock market, hoping to lure Spidey out. This works, and Spidey appears in the district, ready to face off against the electrifying opponent. The two do battle in the stock market, with Electro phasing in and out of the electronics around the room, but in the end, Peter starts up the sprinkler systems, spreading Electro's electricity around the room. As his useable electricity shrinks, Electro becomes weaker, and is unable to escape Spider-Man's fists. In the end, Electro's electricity is entirely drained, and Peter is able to knock him unconscious. The cops then come in and arrest Electro, but are unable to catch the Spider-Man before he escapes.
After credits scene:
Harry is shown in his office, overlooking various files. He then comes across the Green Goblin files, and a smile sneaks across his face.
Screen cuts to black.
X-Force Beg For Tomorrow: X-Force is back, with an altered roster (Cable, Domino, Fantomex, Archangel, and Warpath), but the same old objective: Stop the threats to mutantkind by whatever method necessary. This time, X-Force has been tracking down its old enemy, Agent Zero, trying to stop him and the Weapon X Program before it goes too far.
Hunting Weapon X's program all the way to Colorado, X-Force finds them underneath the Denver Airport, where a massive nuclear bunker lays abandoned, just prime for the taking. Setting up shop there, Weapon X had begun assembling pieces of tech from around the world, including a prototype Sentinel known as the Bastion. Originally, they had hoped for a controllable killing machine, but after Stryfe's base fell, technology from the future was unearthed, including an AI from hundreds of years in the future known as Nimrod.
Placing Nimrod inside Bastion's body, Weapon X had been developing these technology for years, and only needed time to complete it. So, they sent out Agent Zero and Predator X to distract the group of people who were onto them: X-Force. Enraged, Cable begins to fire his weapons wildly into the hangar, but he finds them quickly reflected back at him by Nimrod, who, in his time alone, had developed powerful psychokinetic abilities on par with Professor X or Jean Grey's non-Phoenix form. The team then does their best to fight this being, but Nimrod is far too powerful to fight, and X-Force escapes the Denver Airport as it comes crumbling around them, with Nimrod in the center. As the team escapes on their X-Jet, they are almost shot down by Nimrod, but barely escape it.
The team heads back to the X-Mansion, where they speak with Professor X, who advises that they need more firepower on their team. However, as the normal heavy hitters like Wolverine and Gambit are unavailable, Professor X uses Cerebro to track down a mutant strong enough to help them: Tabitha Smith. Heading into town, X-Force finds this girl, going by the name Boom-Boom, involved in mutant vs non-mutant gang warfare, and quickly put a stop to it by scaring the non-mutants off. The team then has Boom-Boom come with them, as she is more than willing to change her life, and they take her to Colorado, where Nimrod continues to wreak havoc, destroying entire mountains in hours. Boom-Boom then reveals her powers, firing massive orbs of energy at Nimrod, which all fail to hurt it.
The X-Force alert Professor X over radio that Boom-Boom can't even make a dent, but the Professor seems persistent, which proves to be useful, as Tabitha explains she was never aiming for Nimrod, but for the concrete around it. With her energy, she was able to melt it, holding Nimrod in place for just enough time for X-Force to crash the X-Jet, a plane filled with fuel, directly into the face of Nimrod, destroying it.
After credits scene:
X-Force is shown walking around Colorado, waiting for another X-Jet to arrive.
Warpath: "And, you meet who?"
Boom-Boom: "I'm not sure. She called herself Captain Universe, but I haven't heard from her in years. I always wonder what happened to her. She was the one who sent me to New York City."
The camera then pans out, revealing that Starbrand is watching from his lonely dimension.
Suddenly, his face morphs into that of Captain Universe's.
Universe: "This was her destiny."
The face then morphs back into Starbrand's.
Starbrand: "I know. I wasn't arguing with you. I just don't know if this is the best path for this specific Tabitha."
The face then morphs back into Captain Universe's.
Universe: "Only time will tell."
The face then morphs back into Starbrand's.
Starbrand: "Then let us listen to what time has to say."
He then swipes his hand right, and the Earth begins to spin incredibly fast.
Screen cuts to black.
Alpha Flight The Collective: Alpha Flight returns with a brand new member (Louis Sadler, known as Major Mapleleaf) alongside six old members (Vindicator, Sasquatch, Puck, Northstar, Aurora, and Shaman). Their new mission: venture out towards the North Pole in search of a strange energy reading that Department H says could be an incredibly powerful mutant. The team ventures out and discovers that Department H is correct, and the cause for the energy readings is a man named Michael Pointer.
In recent years, Pointer began absorbing massive amounts of energy from the world around him, and though he doesn't know why, he believes he's too dangerous to be in the general public. Alpha Flight, not being experts in mutations, call upon the X-Men's leader, Charles Xavier. Professor X then explains that an incredibly powerful mutant, Jean Grey, died, and her energy was released into the air. It would appear that exposure to her Phoenix Energy awoke Pointer's mutant powers, which is to absorb energy. When asked what to do, Professor X recommends that they send Pointer to the arctic, so he can learn to control his powers out of the way of society. This angers Pointer, as he was not looking for people to exile him, but to tell him he's important and needed. So, Pointer explodes out of Department H, and escapes into the cityscape.
With such a powerful mutant on the loose, Alpha Flight leaps into action, searching the city day and night for Pointer, but their search is frivolous. Already, Pointer has learned to use his powers to conceal himself, and has begun to train in secret throughout the streets of Ottawa. These events eventually give away Pointer's location, but when Alpha Flight confronts him, it becomes clear his power has corrupted him. What was once someone who wanted to hide away and protect others had become an openly bitter man who wanted to destroy the world that had been so apathetic towards him. So, Alpha Flight tries to fight him, but are defeated once more. The group flees, and Pointer again disappears into his cloak of energy.
The team returns to their base, and after more discussion with Professor X, the team tracks down the one mutant who is the most familiar with the Phoenix energy: Scott Summers. The team, with Professor X's help, locate Cyclops in British Columbia, and after much talk, Cyclops agrees to help them stop Pointer. Back in Ottawa, Pointer reveals himself above Parliament, promising to take revenge on the world that ignored him. Fortunately, Alpha Flight and Cyclops are there, and with a new suit meant to absorb energy, Cyclops uses his beams to absorb the energy of Pointer. As Pointer is drained, a Phoenix rises above them, and in the end, Pointer's entire life force is drained away, to the complaints of Alpha Flight. Angry that Cyclops took Pointer's life, Alpha Flight tries to lecture him on the importance of life, but find that Summers is already gone.
After credits scene:
Cyclops is shown walking in the forest, when he releases the absorbed energy into the air.
A Phoenix then appears above him.
Phoenix: "Scott, the energy is growing. Phoenix will return."
Scott: "Good. I'm waiting for you, Jean."
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
The dead body of Michael Pointer is shown in an Ottawa morgue. The mortician approaches with an unknown person in shadows.
Mortician: "Here he is, and you said you were a relative?"
The man comes from out of the shadows, revealing himself to be Norman Osborn.
Osborn: "Yes, I wish to bury him in our family plot."
Osborn smiles.
Screen cuts to black.
X-Men Muir Island: The X-Men are back and are under new leadership. With a roster of Wolverine, Colossus, Rogue, Beast, Iceman, and Storm, the X-Men were sent to a mysterious island known as Muir Island, where rumors of a mutant population have flourished. But, when the X-Men arrive on the island, all contact is cut, leaving Professor X in a dangerous position: send a new team or cut his losses and move on. Thinking with his heart, Xavier decides to assemble a new X-Men, led by reserves member Kitty Pryde.
The team becomes composed of Kitty Pryde, Blink, Nightcrawler, Pixie, Forge, and Chamber, and this new team is sent off to Muir Island. When they reach the island, they find it under control of a powerful mutant known as the Shadow King, who is attempting to create a powerful mutant army to conquer the Earth's many nations. So, it's up to these new X-Men to stop him, but they soon find that Shadow King's army contains some old friends and enemies: Magneto, Mystique, the original X-Men, Toad, Blob, and even Doop.
The new X-Men try to fight their way through the ranks, but find that they are far too strong, and the team is captured. Now in the hands of the Shadow King, he converts Forge and Nightcrawler to his side, who attack Kitty in response. But, as Kitty lays at death's door, Nightcrawler teleports the team away. He then reveals that he purposefully joined Shadow King to distract him long enough to imagine a place for them to escape: the coast line of Muir Island. The team then imprisons Forge, who, while rambling, is taken over by Shadow King, who threatens to nuke the entire island unless the team surrenders.
Worried for all those involved, the team agrees, all the while sending a message out to the Professor that he must use all of his power and cerebro to take over the Shadow King. The Professor does his best, and is temporarily able to break in. While in control, Xavier has all the mutants of Muir Island grab hands, allowing Nightcrawler to teleport them off the island. With everyone off the island, Xavier has Shadow King drop the nuke on the island, killing himself. So, the X-Men, new and old, are safe, and Muir Island is no more.
After credits scene:
The dead body of the Shadow King is shown lying in the rubble of Muir Island.
Suddenly, its eyes explode open, and the voice of Charles is heard.
Shadow King: "Where am I? What is this?! I…..I must find the X-Men….and destroy them…"
Screen cuts to black.
Madrox The Multiple Man: Jamie Madrox grew up in exile. When he was young, his family moved to Kansas, as a friend of theirs suggested they move to Kansas and hide their son, as he believed the child was a mutant. His father would create a suit for young Jamie, which allowed him to channel his mutant power at an early age, and master it by the time most mutants would only just be unlocking theirs. His mutant power: To create copies of himself. His use of his powers were so amazing that, when approached by a pro-mutant cult at the age of 16, Madrox jumped onboard and was transported to Muir Island. There, he was taken over by the Shadow King, and eventually, freed by the X-Men.
Now, Jamie is on his own, trying to survive in a dangerous district of New York known as "Mutant Town". Here, mutants are the majority, and are able to use their powers in public without fear of repercussion. This town of opportunity was exactly what Jamie needed, and so, he set up shop as "The Multiple Man", a private investigator who worked for mutants, not against them. This got Jamie incredible fame and more than enough work in Mutant Town, but it created enemies outside of it. When investigating into anti-mutant companies, Jamie came across a mob boss known as Ed Vancento who was using his power and influence to round up mutants in his company and fire them, or, in some cases, make them disappear outright. Jamie investigates this, but finds that those who disappeared were recruited by Vancento to become his enforcers. One of these mutant traitors is Clay, a man who possesses powers almost identical to Jamie's. So, during his investigation, Jamie comes in contact with Clay, and a violent altercation occurs.
During said fight, Jamie is rescued by a fellow mutant known as Wolfsbane, who says he had been following Jamie for months. When asked of his reasoning, Wolfsbane explains that he works for a pro-mutant group of fighters who were looking to recruit the Multiple Man, but needed to be sure that he was committed to his morals. Seeing that he is, Jamie is offered the opportunity, but refuses, as he can't just leave this case behind, and has to bring Vancento to justice. So, Wolfsbane offers to help, and joins in the investigation alongside Jamie. The two then come across Clay again as they try to bust Vancento, and another fight ensues, with Clay successfully repressing Jamie's powers with some sort of drug. Fortunately, Wolfsbane is able to flee with Jamie, and when they get back to their headquarters, they find that the drug is a reverse of the MGH drug that many have been using to force mutations.
The two then track down a case of MGH, which is about to be destroyed by the anti-drug heroes, Cloak and Dagger, and explain their situation. The teens are sympathetic, and surrender the drug to Wolfsbane and Jamie, who inject it into him, returning the Multiple Man's powers. The two then thank the duo, and leave to return to their case. Finally, their investigation leads them to Vancento, who, without Clay to protect him, is defeated easily, and is to be arrested.
As the police escort him to jail, however, Clay strikes and tries to free him. What Clay didn't know, however, was that Wolfsbane was one of the guards, and he injects Clay with the same drug Jamie was injected with, destroying his mutation. Thus, Vancento is sent to jail, and Clay is left powerless. In the end, Jamie agrees to join the team Wolfsbane was mentioning.
After credits scene:
Jamie is shown being escorted into a room by Wolfsbane.
Wolfsbane then turns the lights on, revealing a neon sign which reads "X-Factor: Investigations".
The words "The Multiple Man will return" appear.
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
The scene of the Madrox's friend telling them to move is shown. The screen then turns to reveal that the friend was in fact Charles Xavier.
Xavier: "I think it would be best to protect the child. Keep him out of the public eye."
He then grabs his head, as though he were sending a mental message.
Screen cuts to black.
New Mutants Trainees: The New Mutants, Cannonball, Karma, Mirage, Sunspot, Magma, and Wolfsbane, are back for another fight against the Hellfire Club. Though the regional leader, Emma Frost, was defeated, it is believed someone new has taken the reigns and is sending out newly trained members to ignite havoc across the state. So, it's up to the New Mutants, who first head to the former headquarters of the Hellfire Club, where they find the one person they didn't expect to see: Emma Frost. The team prepares to fight the diamond-skinned telepath, but she explains she is not a Hellfire Club member anymore, and feels betrayed that the club abandoned her the second she was arrested. No rescue missions were planned, no in-fighting amongst the club, it appeared that Frost was merely a pawn for Shaw to use, and when the time came, throw aside. As she too is hunting for the club, she offers her services to the New Mutants, creating an enemy of my enemy style alliance to track them down.
With Frost as their guide to Hellfire Club locations, the group tracks them to a small underground safe house in Mutant Town. This leads to the discovery that the new Hellfire members are in fact teenagers. Emma is outraged, and tries to kill Shaw, who is training them, but the trainees, known as the Hellions, fight off Emma and the New Mutants, forcing them to flee. When the team regroups with Frost, she tells them of how the Hellions were a pet project of hers to train powerful mutants to serve as her own personal hit squad, and that they were meant to obey her only if the club were to ever betray her. This meant they were kept a secret from Shaw and the others, or so she thought, meaning Shaw had been manipulating her the whole time to create this group so he could betray her and have his own hit squad in the end.
Emma, using her knowledge of the Hellions, helps the New Mutants find them again, and in a final confrontation, defeat them, leaving only Shaw as the leader of the Hellfire Club. But as the New Mutants surround Shaw, Frost betrays them, incapacitating them with her powers, and offers Shaw a chance to take her back. Not liking his current position, Shaw accepts, and the two escape the hands of the New Mutants. As the team returns to headquarters in shame, they are told telepathically by Frost that she has no intention to side with him, and merely is doing this to gain his trust. She gives them Shaw's location, and the New Mutants reach him, where they defeat him with Frost's help. In the end, Frost is offered a position in the school, but refuses, and walks off into the night.
After credits scene:
Mirage is shown sleeping in her bed. The sounds of a roaring bear can be heard as her unconscious self cowers in fear.
Screen cuts to black.
The Banshee: Though word of mutants has only recently come to prominence, the government has been using them almost as long as they were using heroes like Captain America. In the 1960's, a department of the CIA was sent out across the world to discover superpowered beings. One of those beings is the Irish child Sean Cassidy, who was just showing signs of gaining powers. The CIA came in, and abducted the child, training him in his powers to use them against the Soviets. By the time Cassidy had grown up, it was the 1970's, and the Vietnam War had just concluded. So, Banshee is sent to the Soviet Union, where he is to be put undercover. While there, Banshee discovers that the Soviets also have a superpowered being, this one with the powers to fly and shoot lasers.
This person, called Zvedza Dennista, or Morningstar, is currently being trained to attack America, disguised as a pro-Soviet terrorist. So, Banshee knows he must stop her. Breaking into the Soviet training facility, Banshee tries to attack Morningstar, but is unable to kill her before she escapes. Now, however, Banshee's undercover status has been shattered, and he becomes a wanted fugitive, declared rogue by the US to save face, and hunted by the CIA. When they find him, however, the CIA instead provides him with a stronger sound focuser to use his powers even more effectively. The Banshee is then sent to track Morningstar, finding her heading into Ukraine and going for Poland. The closer and closer she gets to the west, the closer and closer she gets to attacking the US, and the less and less support Banshee's continued mission receives. As she begins to reach Berlin, the CIA are tempted to cut Banshee off entirely and assemble a team to assault her in West Berlin, but Banshee believes that by that point, she will already be gone. So, Banshee goes rogue and continues his search for Morningstar openly, assaulting Soviet guard posts to obtain Soviet radio codes to crack Morningstar's transmissions.
Eventually, Banshee does crack it, and realizes that Morningstar is purposefully distracting Banshee so that the CIA will hunt after him instead, while another mutant goes through West Berlin to attack the US forces on the side of the wall. So, Banshee reaches the East Berlin station where he waits for a mutant to arrive, unaware of what is really going on. As he waits, he is attacked by Morningstar, who sent that message about being a distraction to confuse Banshee, and set him up for an attack. Fortunately, Banshee is strong enough to fight back, and is able to defeat Morningstar and get her across the wall, where the CIA arrests her and Banshee. Also fortunately, Banshee, while committing treason, did help the US, and is pardoned. However, he is now too disillusioned to follow the US government, and leaves.
After credits scene:
Banshee is shown walking out of the CIA building, when he receives a telepathic message.
Unknown: "Sean Cassidy, my name is Charles Xavier. I am a pro-mutant activist, and I want your help creating a place where mutants are accepted. If you agree, meet me in upstate New York."
Screen cuts to black as the X-Men theme plays.
After credits scene 2:
Banshee is shown in modern times, looking over the Generation X files.
Suddenly, he receives a telepathic message.
Xavier: "Cassidy, it is me. We cannot allow our differences to divide mutants. We must come together. Return to the school. Please, your students could make a real difference."
The words "Generation X will not return. But its members will" appear.
Screen cuts to black.
X-Factor: A new group of mutants has arisen under Charles Xavier. In the aftermath of Generation X joining with Xavier's school, its members have been sent throughout the many X-teams. One of those is the newly assembled X-Factor Investigations, a team meant to investigate anti-mutant movements. Led by Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man, and former X-Force member Wolfsbane, the team also includes: Rictor, the earthquake spawning mutant, Chamber, the former Generation X leader, the screaming Siryn, the super strength wielding Strong Guy, and the magic using Butterfly. Together, this team must investigate people in power who are using their wealth to discriminate against mutants. This brings the team in conflict with an anti-mutant group known as Singularity Investigations, who are trying to discover the best way to permanently prevent mutants from being born.
So, the team breaks into this organization's headquarters, where they see that they have obtained some sort of ancient formula intended to wipe out mutants: the Legacy Virus. Noting that the first mention of the Legacy Virus in history comes from the time of Apocalypse, the team tries to rush and find the formula's location. However, they are attacked by agents of Singularity Investigations, who just happen to be sporting a different name: Essex Corporation. So, discovering that Singularity is really a shell for this mysterious Essex Corp, X-Factor prepares to reveal this to the public, when they are greeted by the CEO of Singularity: Damian Tryp Jr.
He explains that his goal is to prevent mutants from overtaking the world, as his father always believed they would. So, he partnered with Essex, who provided him with the ancient formula. He then has his agents attack the team and blow up X-Factor Investigations. The X-Factor team escapes, but without any of their investigation equipment. So, using their skills, X-Factor locates Tryp's helicopter, and blow it up. With the head cut off, the team expects smooth sailing when walking into Singularity to get the Legacy Virus, but find Tryp with it in his hands. It would appear that they killed a decoy. So, in the last seconds, as Tryp prepares to deploy the Legacy Virus, Madrox surrounds and kills him, destroying the Legacy Virus and Singularity Investigations.
After credits scene:
Two large boots are shown walking through broken glass and debris along the Singularity Investigations hallway.
The camera then pans up to reveal Mister Sinister looking at the dead Tryp.
Sinister: "You were weak, you existed only to rebirth the Legacy. You will be forgotten."
He then throws the body aside and grabs the broken vial, with a single drop of the Legacy Virus inside.
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
Madrox is shown returning to the former office of Madrox Investigations.
Suddenly, a wrecking ball swings through the name.
It is then revealed that Strong Guy is controlling the ball.
Butterfly is then shown lifting the X-Factor Investigations sign in its place.
Screen cuts to black.
Deadpool and the Deadpool Corps: The Merc with the Mouth is back, and this time, there's more of him to love! That's because a group of Deadpools has traveled between the alternate universes, hunting after a multiverse destroying entity known as the Awareness. They recruit our Deadpool into their team, composed of Lady Deadpool, the zombie Headpool, a young Kidpool, and a Deadpool's best friend, Dogpool, and head off. The team then travels to the reality of the Grandmaster, who tells our Deadpool that only he and the Deadpool Corps can stop the Awareness.
So, the team sets off, heading to a multitude of realities in search of the Awareness, heading through universes such as the Squadron Supreme's Universe, Weirdworld, the land of Devil Dinosaur, and even the zombie universe, eventually finding the Awareness in where, else, but our own universe, the one place they didn't think to look! But it only begins here, as the Awareness is able to pull himself out of the Multiverse and construct his own universe, specifically, one in which Deadpool must fight the entire Marvel universe. So, Deadpool goes out on a rampage, killing many of the beloved heroes of his era, and meets back up with the rest of the Deadpool Corps, who also had to kill their own universes.
Reunited, the Deadpool Corps hope to take down the Awareness, but find that he himself has found someone capable of representing him: the Championpool, a Deadpool from another universe in which he is an Elder God. While this would normally be badass, Deadpool finds it far less so, as Championpool begins to attack the Deadpool Corps across time and space, spawning Deadpool minions to fight alongside him (including Venompool, Ronin Deadpool, Major Deadpool, and others), eventually cornering them in an empty universe. Or at least, they believe it is empty, until they are greeted by the curator of this multiverse: Starbrand. As the one who watches over the entire multiverse, Starbrand knew that Championpool would come for him, and so, he altered his own universe so that there were no Elder Gods, rendering Championpool powerless. Deadpool then proceeds to shoot him through the head.
Instead of doing the smart thing and asking about the Awareness, the Deadpool Corps leave the realm of Starbrand to return to their fight against the Awareness. In a final attempt, the Awareness attempts to take over the minds of the Deadpool Corps, but that's when there's a plot twist: Deadpool's ability to break the fourth wall transcends the concepts of awareness, and as a result, Deadpool cannot be controlled. Confused, Wade asks why the other Deadpools followed Awareness, and gets an expected answer: Even in the other universes, Deadpool is such a dick, he'll work with the worst of the worst if it means he gets some money out of it. So, in a Deadpool fashion, Wade proceeds to trap Awareness into a comic book pocket universe, where it is, ironically, unaware that it is in a comic book. Thus, the multiverse is saved, and the many members of the Deadpool Corp return home.
After credits scene:
In the middle of the credits, Deadpool stabs his katana through the roll.
Deadpool: "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold on! My contract says I appear in….one, two, three...carry the four…too long! When do I get a sequel!?"
FPSGamer48: "When I find a reason to do Rise of Mutants 4. Give it a rest. I can only put so many characters in a phase."
Deadpool: "Well, who here is the star?! ME!"
FPSGamer48 sighs, and allows the credits to roll again.
The words "Deadpool will return at some point. Promise. Just got other heroes to write" appear.
Deadpool (in the background): "Such bullshit!"
Screen cuts to black.
Fantastic Four Molecular: Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing return as the classic Fantastic Four, exploring the vast universe from every angle. Recently, Reed saw that the Earth's mass was growing, meaning that somehow, new matter was being created, despite the laws of physics saying it is impossible. To further research, Reed calls upon the one man he know could help: Victor Von Doom. Surprisingly, Doom agrees to help, as he too has detected this growth of mass. The Fantastic Four travel to Latveria, where Doom explains he has tracked down the matter creation to a single human: Owen Reese.
The four and Doom converge on Reese's location, where they find a man on the brink of insanity. After gaining his powers, Reese accidentally killed his wife and children, causing him to put himself into exile. While in exile, Reese slipped further and further down the slope to madness, renaming himself as the Molecule Man. In this time, he was able to harness his powers, and now, he plans to use them to rewrite his wrongs by recreating the Earth. It is his hope that if he were to use his powers right, he could recreate the entire Earth just before his family died, just to ensure he could see them again. Reed and Doom, however, sense a catch, and when they prod Molecule Man, he explains that this new Earth would destroy the old Earth, as his new Earth would need an orbit.
Obviously, Reed and the rest of the F4, along with Doom, are against Reese destroying their world, and try to incapacitate him, but find his matter controlling abilities too strong, and he is able to escape. So, Doom and the F4 head back to Latveria, hoping to find a signal, but as usual, Reed and Doom begin to butt heads. That's when Reed realizes just why Doom is so keen on finding Molecule Man: to obtain his powers for himself. Instantly, the F4 spring into action, destroying Doom's machine, and escape before his Doombots can even arrive.
Back at the Baxter Building, Reed uses his photographic memory to begin recreating the machine. Meanwhile, Sue and Ben must console young Franklin, whose powers are causing him to see alternate worlds of terror. Fortunately, this also gives Reed an idea, who was listening in. Using the device, the F4 locate Reese in Latveria, and after traveling there with Franklin, they discover Doom has captured Reese in an antimatter chamber. So, with Franklin's space bending abilities, he frees Reese so he can fight Doom, and when Doom is easily defeated, Franklin casts Reese out of the universe. So, both Doom and Molecule Man are defeated.
After credits scene:
The universe is shown bending around Earth, but instead of zooming into Franklin Richards, the camera zooms into an unknown man using his own reality bending powers.
The man then opens his eyes to reveal a deep red color.
Screen cuts to black.
Avengers vs X-Men: The Avengers are back, albeit without Cap for the first time in a long time, with a roster composed of: Iron Man, Black Panther, She-Hulk, Ant-Man, War Machine, and Captain Marvel. Recently, the team has been detecting a powerful energy source, and have now decided that they must intervene. Heading directly to the source, they discover it to be a Scott Summers, who has been providing life force to the remnants of the Phoenix Force in hopes of reviving Jean Grey. This seems to have worked, as Jean Grey is reassembled right before the eyes of the Avengers. Obviously, there is worry that Jean is still under control of the Phoenix Force, so she is taken back to Professor X's school, where she is greeted with open arms by Professor X. The Avengers, believing that Jean cannot be trusted, offer to hold her at the Raft until they can ensure she is free of the Phoenix Force. Professor X refuses, instead saying he would block out the Phoenix Force himself, as he had done before.
When the Avengers insinuate he is nowhere near powerful enough to contain the energy, he has them removed from the school. So, the Avengers return to their headquarters, while Professor X uses his abilities to lock the Phoenix Force he senses within Jean away, noting how small it is compared to last time. This only reinforces this idea that the Avengers are overstepping their bounds, and that the X-Men are perfectly capable of handling one of their own members. What Professor X doesn't realize is that this isn't Jean. This is the Phoenix Force masquerading as Jean to manipulate the X-Men into killing the Avengers to provide life energy to the Phoenix Force.
So, its next move is to disappear into thin air, and reappear in the Avengers facility, causing Cyclops to rampage into the Avengers headquarters, threatening to kill Tony for kidnapping Jean. Tony, as he didn't do anything wrong, is confused, but Cyclops isn't there to ask questions, and attacks. As the Avengers fight the rampaging Cyclops, the X-Men arrive, specifically a team of Wolverine, Beast, Kitty Pryde, Storm, Nightcrawler, and Colossus and assuming that the Avengers will kill Scott, are forced into confrontation with Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
During the chaos, Jean is shot by a repulsor from Tony, causing Cyclops to frenzy even harder, firing his optic blast directly through Tony's armor and just grazing his body. The X-Men then take Cyclops away, with the Avengers keeping Jean under lockdown. The next morning, the X-Men awaken to find themselves at the center of a superpowered manhunt, led by Tony Stark, who has told the world's superheroes that the X-Men are holding a fugitive, and must be arrested.
So, the X-Men, along with the unconscious Cyclops, get the students out of the X-Mansion and bunker down, preparing for a final confrontation with the Avengers. This comes just as Scott wakes up, and while the X-Men battle for their lives, Cyclops sees a vision of Jean who tells him that she isn't the one in control, and that Phoenix has control of her body. This seems to satisfy Scott, and alongside the X-Men, he fights the Avengers, holding them back long enough for Xavier to take control of the entire team's minds, freezing them in place.
The X-Men then head to the Avengers Headquarters, where they discover Phoenix has dawned her old suit, and is trying to harness the power of the arc reactor. Seeing the danger, Professor X unfreezes the Avengers, who rush to their side, putting everything behind them to defeat Phoenix. In the end, as a show of sacrifice and his own ability to move on, it is Cyclops who hits Phoenix with the killing blow, once again stopping the Phoenix Force, but once again, at the cost of Jean Grey's life.
After credits scene:
Cyclops is shown in the backyard of the X-Mansion, when he is approached by Storm.
Storm: "She isn't gone, you know that, right?"
Cyclops: "Yes. I know, and she'll be back one day. And we'll be ready to fight her next time as well."
Storm: "Scott, I didn't mean the Phoenix"
Cyclops: "I know…"
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
Tony Stark is shown in the Illuminati meeting room alongside Black Bolt, Nick Fury, Namor, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange.
Stark: "Apologies, Dr. McCoy, for everything that happened with our two groups. I hope this won't cause any future issues."
Beast: "Of course not, Mr. Stark. On behalf of Professor Xavier and the rest of the X-Men, we'd like to apologize for Mr. Summers' actions. We would also like to apologize for underestimating Ms. Grey's abilities…"
Stark: "Yes, well, that's why we've called you here, and have revealed this secretive group to you. We would like to offer you a position on this council, so that we may prevent future transgressions against mutants."
Beast: "Thank you, Mr. Stark. I would be more than happy to represent mutants."
Screen cuts to black.