The "Heroes vs. Villains: Marvel" RPG Season II

[PFunk2]

OOC: Currently, Silver Sable and Nick Fury are running from 10 Goblin troopers, and are about to be defeated, the remaining roughly 80 Goblins are inside, looting and smashing it to bits. In a few minutes they will leave, and the carrier will explode in the middle of times square. While I'm at it.

The Goblins had split up, a small contingent was finishing off the owners of this particular hellicarrier, but 80 fully armed Goblin Soldiers were there to keep the crew busy. SHIELD was a joke, a bunch of heavily armed bookworms who made it through basic and had the brains to go into the big show. And the ones that were tough, couldn't stand a chunk of C4 exploding in thier faces. They were making good time. It was a smaller carrier, after the primary one had been taken down so recently. By this point, the SHIELD personell were mosly dead. It was now a matter of time. The Goblins split up, each was grabbing their own swag to carry back to base, while 5 of their brethren were in the lower decks, prepping the ship to explode in the middle of Manhattan. They were now ready to go. The process of escaping was underway.....

OOC: Um, This could be bad since I'm fighting Goblin solders around this paricular carrier while trying to contact fury.

"Damn it Fury, Contact me will ya!" Photon raised her voice as she tried to contact her via shield Avenger's frequency. All will knocking off a few more Goblin soldiers outside of the carrier.

"Damn. Don't these troops ever gave up." she spoke to herself. then she noticed more than a few of them leaving the carries with bags of loot and thinks to herself. "Something's just not right here. Time to see what's what."

Instantly switching to her intangable, invisible form (which to the goblin troopers it looked like she teleported infront of them) Photon, and near light speed began to search the helicarrier deck by deck. Noting all of the dead personel inside. Then she spotted the five in the lower decks preping the ship to explode.

Quickly putting the pieces together Photon moved fast. Instantly switching to her visuable intangable light mode she blasted all five goblin troopers with well placed laser burst in a high speed move-by. Then, still moving fast she turned and vaporized each and everyone of the explosives they place. Zapping the last one seconds before it cold explode.

Seeing the carrier was now safe from explosion she tried one more time to contact Fury to tell him what happened. After all Monica knew nothing about operating airships. Especially one this size.

[AnnoyingSilence]

Things made inbetween waiting.

OffensiveImpact(ArchAngel)
1. Force attack, strong as Colossus
2. Fist armor, density of steel

Blast Field(Cyclops)
1. Flying
2. Extreme Invulnerability
3. Force Blasts

New!Psi HeadBandsNew!(Everybody))New!
1. Keeps wearer safe from any telepathy.

Kelvin(Iceman)
1. freeze a person instantly
2. freeze an area 1"x1"(inches in .5 sec) to 6'x6'(Feet, 5 sec)

New!MetabolizerNew!(NightCrawler)New!
1. Teleports faster(less energy used)
2. Punches hit harder and faster

PsiScreen(Rogue)
1. Block out memory absorbtion
2. Faster power and energy absorbtion, 200%
3. Stolen power duration, 200%

OOC: I just remembered something... You gonna love what I make next:daredevil

[RoseRedStrauss]

--" Next you'll be saying you got anti-magnet armor that also absorbs kinetic energy which is also scratch resistant right?

[Spider-Man9X17]

Something didn't seem right. Frankie had remembered going to sleep sitting in a chair, but she was definitely laying down now. Sitting up and rubbing her eyes, she looked around the room. After taking a moment or two to soak in her surrounding, she realized through her sleep-induced haze that she was back at the Baxter Building. Johnny was sound asleep beside her in the bed. Frankie breathed a sigh of relief. She checked the clock beside the bed, and the bright red digital numbers read "10:30 A.M." Frankie slid back down under the covers, scootching up as close as she could to Johnny. Feeling the movement in the mattress, Johnny stired, slightly opening his eyes."

"Mornin', beautiful," he whispered, putting his arm around her.

"How are you feeling?"

"A little banged up, gonna be a pain to get around for a day or so, but I've had worse."

"I'm just happy your OK. You had me terrified last night."

"I know, but we took care of it. It's going to be a while before those two bozos try a stunt like that again." Johnny lifted his head up to look at the clock. "It's too early to be awake, you know that, right?"

"Sorry, couldn't sleep."

"Oh well," Johnny pulled himself up into a sitting position, and Frankie moved over, lying her head on his chest. Johnny turned on his TV and, amazingly enough, Spongebob came blaring across the screen. Frankie had to chuckle as the two sat there, just enjoying a quiet morning to themselves.

[DarkHellRider]

Ghost Rider swims to shore.

WOW!!! memo to self never go for a sim in the hudson river you will come out smelling like old people.

To dry off faster ghost rider Increases the heat on his body to give him an instant dry.

"I could have sworn I saw a flaming four in that direction, I think i should check it out"

Ghost rider heads in the direction of the baxter building not know what to expect

OOC: I will be back monday if the battle between Bullseye and Spider-man is over I will come in and maybe someone could offer me some coffee or something. Maybe a cigarette don't worry about a light i already have one, points to ghost rider head.

[dtorn4]

OOC: this invitation goes out to anyone in the marvel universe who wants to come.
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Wilson Fisk Cordially Invites You To His Presidential Fundraiser Ball

Date: Tuesday April 26, 2005
Time: 7:00pm
Attire: Black Tie
Place: Fisk Manor, Westchester County
RSVP: 555-1234

[Electro UK]

A relieved Max Dillon sighed as Johnny Storm left the battlefield. He had to admit, the kid had got talent. He flew to the top of a building and sat down. "My god." He thought "I just died. But Mia, Mia had saved me." Tears came to his eyes but he fought them back. He'd creid to much lately.

He needed to pull himself out of it. "Mia was right. With her gone, Electro and Bullseye are I have left. My god... Bullseye!" Max raced back to the Baxter Building to find Spider-man going at Bullseye. He began to power up. But then he paused. No this was Bullseye's fight. He couldn't intervene. He just hovered there and watched.

[Sparta*]

"Wolverine...Forge...it is good to see you two again. I hope your search was successful Wolverine...if there is one thing you need, its answers. And Forge, your presence here is most appreciated. You know alot about the Genosha situation, and you are going to be critical in helping us come up with an attack plan. If you weren't here we would be running head first into danger with our eyes closed. I see you've brought some new inventions too! These should prove most helpful in the upcoming confrontation. Alright, it seems like we are all here (Forge, Wolverine, Cyclops, Iceman, Rogue, Archangel, Nightcrawler, and Gambit(i think Gambit at least)) We should get down to business...and come up with an attack plan. Forge, what and WHO are we up against? What is Magneto planning?...most importantly...how much time do we have?"

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[Spider-Man9X17]

Johnny surveyed the infirmary and surrounding rooms, amazed at how little damage they took. Aside from the broken window, and some light water damage, no one could have ever told that a fight took place just the night before. The overhead sprinklers would need some minor repair, but no doubt Reed would invent some kind of gadget that would do it, if one didn't already exist. As he exited the room, he heard a news snippet on TV announced Wlison Fisk's campaign party. Johnny just shook his head and made a quick stop at the teleporter room to check in on Crystal, who was all but as good as new, before heading down to the living area, where Frankie sat at the coffee table looking over some menu samples for the wedding. She was wearing one of his t-shirts along with a mini skirt and pair of tennis shoes, nibbling away at a blueberry bagel.

"You pick out a dress yet?" He asked, sitting down beside her.

"Yeah, Sue and I decided on the strapless one with the antique look to it. It just like the "old time" feel it has to it. Very eloquent." Frankie picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Johnny. "Here's the guest list. Make sure everyone's on their, because I want to get these invitations out today."

Johnny skimmed down over the list: "Tony Stark, Matt Murdock, Nick Fury, Peter Parker, Ben Urich, Foggy Nelson, Steve Rogers, Stephen Strange, Charles Xavier and The X-Men, and the Inhumans."

"Looks good. Who's filling them out?"

"Reed and Sue are taking care of it so we can finish this menu. That and the music is the only thing left." Frankie paused and put her arm around him. "Just think. In a week or so, we're going to be Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Storm. You excited yet?"

"Honey, I've been excited since the day you came home." Johnny leaned over and kissed her on the lips, before they turned their attantion back to the menu.

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[dtorn4]

Johnny surveyed the infirmary and surrounding rooms, amazed at how little damage they took. Aside from the broken window, and some light water damage, no one could have ever told that a fight took place just the night before. The overhead sprinklers would need some minor repair, but no doubt Reed would invent some kind of gadget that would do it, if one didn't already exist. As he exited the room, he heard a news snippet on TV announced Wlison Fisk's campaign party. Johnny just shook his head and made a quick stop at the teleporter room to check in on Crystal, who was all but as good as new, before heading down to the living area, where Frankie sat at the coffee table looking over some menu samples for the wedding. She was wearing one of his t-shirts along with a mini skirt and pair of tennis shoes, nibbling away at a blueberry bagel.

"You pick out a dress yet?" He asked, sitting down beside her.

"Yeah, Sue and I decided on the strapless one with the antique look to it. It just like the "old time" feel it has to it. Very eloquent." Frankie picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Johnny. "Here's the guest list. Make sure everyone's on their, because I want to get these invitations out today."

Johnny skimmed down over the list: "Tony Stark, Matt Murdock, Nick Fury, Peter Parker, Ben Urich, Foggy Nelson, Steve Rogers, Stephen Strange, Charles Xavier and The X-Men, and the Inhumans."

"Looks good. Who's filling them out?"

"Reed and Sue are taking care of it so we can finish this menu. That and the music is the only thing left." Frankie paused and put her arm around him. "Just think. In a week or so, we're going to be Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Storm. You excited yet?"

"Honey, I've been excited since the day you came home." Johnny leaned over and kissed her on the lips, before they turned their attantion back to the menu.

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OOC: you stole my idea. i just couldn't get the invitation to work right so i just kind of made a crappy one on the board.

[Spider-Man9X17]

OOC: you stole my idea. i just couldn't get the invitation to work right so i just kind of made a crappy one on the board.

OOC: Sorry, but you idea was just too cool, I had to borrow it. Remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flatety :up: :) :ff:

[dtorn4]

OOC: Sorry, but you idea was just too cool, I had to borrow it. Remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flatety :up: :) :ff:

OOC: for a fellow wrestling fan, its all good.

[SpideyLad]

"that was fun..." said venom as he swung away, wondering what to do next

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

"Wolverine...Forge...it is good to see you two again. I hope your search was successful Wolverine...if there is one thing you need, its answers. And Forge, your presence here is most appreciated. You know alot about the Genosha situation, and you are going to be critical in helping us come up with an attack plan. If you weren't here we would be running head first into danger with our eyes closed. I see you've brought some new inventions too! These should prove most helpful in the upcoming confrontation. Alright, it seems like we are all here (Forge, Wolverine, Cyclops, Iceman, Rogue, Archangel, Nightcrawler, and Gambit(i think Gambit at least)) We should get down to business...and come up with an attack plan. Forge, what and WHO are we up against? What is Magneto planning?...most importantly...how much time do we have?"

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OOC: Im really sorry guys. My posts have been half baked ideas and have been scatter brained at best. I'll do better.

"Well, I think that we should get everyone into the Blackbird right away if we want to catch Magneto by suprise."
He motions to the landing area.
"Now if we're dealing with those three, Sabertooth, Juggernaut and Magneto, I want Bobby and Rogue on Magneto. Rogue, try to drain his powers and his memory if you can, I want to know what he's up to. Just don't go overboard, okay?"
Scott smiles at Rogue. He dosen't want to put the mission above her sanity.
"Wolverine is obviously the best choice to fight Sabertooth, I want Archangel to go with him. The rest of us will go after Juggernaut. Any objections?"
:cyclops:

[Silver Sable]

OOC:I'm so sorry to post this again but where the heck is NICK FURY?!?!

I don't want to play w/o him :(

[SuperFerret]

Supervillains.
Evil, sadistic men bent on world domination.
Who can protectus from these menaces?

Dr. Henry McCoy and Anthony Stark can.
As Avengers, these two men have faced dozens of supervillains to make sure you, the citizens of the United States, are safe.
And it's not just in their superhero lives where they help people.

Henry McCoy is an accomplished doctor, and he was the man who cured the mutant disease, legacy.

Tony Stark is a beloved multimillionare who, each year, gives over 20 million dollars to numerous charities.

So, if you want a government that will do its best to help you, then...

Vote McCoy/Stark in 2005.

This ad was payed for by the Independent Party.

[Sparta*]

OOC: When is this vote going to take place, and how is it going to happen?

[Sparta*]

OOC: Im really sorry guys. My posts have been half baked ideas and have been scatter brained at best. I'll do better.

"Well, I think that we should get everyone into the Blackbird right away if we want to catch Magneto by suprise."
He motions to the landing area.
"Now if we're dealing with those three, Sabertooth, Juggernaut and Magneto, I want Bobby and Rogue on Magneto. Rogue, try to drain his powers and his memory if you can, I want to know what he's up to. Just don't go overboard, okay?"
Scott smiles at Rogue. He dosen't want to put the mission above her sanity.
"Wolverine is obviously the best choice to fight Sabertooth, I want Archangel to go with him. The rest of us will go after Juggernaut. Any objections?"
:cyclops:

*Forge fills the x-men in on Genosha. He lets us know about Magneto, Juggernaut, Sabretooth, the Sentinels...and X-man*

"X-man? I thought he was a good guy...I guess Magnetos influence can run very deep. He is very powerful and dangerous. He could destroy us all just by thinking it, its a very good thing you made these head bands to block psychic attacks Forge! So there are going to be 8 of us X-men there, and 4 villains we have to fight. Wolverine and I will take Sabretooth as ordered by Cyclops, and Rogue and Iceman will take Magneto. This leaves Cyclops, Gambit, Forge, and Nightcrawler. You guys should decide which two of you want to take on Juggernaut and which two of you will take on X-man. When one group knocks out their villain, they should help another team of 2 with their villain. We have to stay sharp though because according to Forge, this place is swarming with sentinels. I hope Jean can help us when we arrive, this is one battle where she might have to unleash her inner powers to give us all a fighting chance...."

[Warrior]

The chameleon hung up the telephone and headed for the Osbourn house to find that it was left in ashes. "Oh, well," he thought. he knew where the green goblin had been keeping Hank Pym was so he mad his way to it and got Hank Pym. Then, he moved secretly to the Kingpin's office where he waited for The Kingpin to arrive.

[batnkevlar]

OOC: Holy crap, Forge! You're going a bit haywire, aren't ya? Why don't we do powers vs. powers?

[batnkevlar]

*Magneto sits in his throne, watching out from his palace at his country. He felt much better knowing that the Sentinels at his command would protect Genosha from any harm that may become of them*

[Sparta*]

OOC: Any harm........except the X-MEN! :)

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Indian Ocean
Forge's Lab

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Michael watches the screen as Juggernaut destroys the Mastermold. He shakes his head as the monstrous robot is split open like a dead carcass lieing on the ground. He watches the Brotherhood walking away like the victors of some old movie, and he smiles. Good job guys. Way to protect your people.

Michael stands and goes to his room. While he walks he thinks of Forge. He had told him before he left that he was going to contact the X-Men about Magneto. Are the X-Men gonig to attack Genosha? On what grounds? They haven't done anything yet save defend themselves. Michael grabs his coat from the closet but when he does he sees the old X-Factor uniform Jamie had him where here "for old times sake." Forge never seemed to care. He closes the closet but then opens it back again. He looks at the uniform again. He's his own man now, but he still has the fond memories of Jamie Madrox, and that uniform, that timeframe... was wonderful. He grabs the uniform as well and puts it on. He shuts off Forge's computers and leaves the room.

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Jamie goes down into the boat and departs from Forge's island. He'll stear clear of the Brotherhood for now,.. but today he finds a home of his own. Today he becomes a Genoshan.

[Sparta*]

OOC: Damn JewishHobbit....you are good at what you do! your posts are always awesome. The brotherhood might have been protecting their people by destroying mastermold, but don't you think now that Magneto has control of the sentinels that he is going to pursue his dream of mutant dominance? he will probably reprogram them to hunt humans. He wants a world with only mutants....if he did that would he be right? just something to think about...His motives seem just right now, but who knows what will happen in the future. The x-men just can't stand around and let Magneto wield that kind of power.

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Damn JewishHobbit....you are good at what you do! your posts are always awesome.

OOC: Thanks :D I aims to be a writer someday

[Sparta*]

OOC: Hey awesome! i'm sure you'll kick ass at it! I added some stuff to my post JewishHobbit, read it again!

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Damn JewishHobbit....you are good at what you do! your posts are always awesome. The brotherhood might have been protecting their people by destroying mastermold, but don't you think now that Magneto has control of the sentinels that he is going to pursue his dream of mutant dominance? he will probably reprogram them to hunt humans. He wants a world with only mutants....if he did that would he be right? just something to think about...His motives seem just right now, but who knows what will happen in the future. The x-men just can't stand around and let Magneto wield that kind of power.

OOC: I know that, and you know that,... but poor confused and emotional Michael Madrox may not know that. He's pretty much the equivelent of a scared child looking for something or someone to cling too. He's becoming his own man but has never lived life,.... so he's still learning his own oppinions. He's showing a dominant Self-Doubt personality (as some dupes gain some specific traits of Jamie), and so he's pretty fragile. A meeting with Magneto or the Brotherhood could tip the scales of either turning him against them or making him fall in love with them. We'll see how it plays out.

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
X-Factor Investigations

Jamie sturs. He hears the phone ringing and debates on answering it. He waits long enough for the machine to pick it up.

"Jamie? Bishop. I have some information for you on that morgue..."

Jamie jumps to his feet and answers the phone while Bishop is in mid-sentance.

"What's goin' on Bishop?"

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"I did a search through the place and talked to a few people. You know about the Assistant being the one who proclaimed your guy's death. You also know that he committed suicide exactly eight days ago. But do you know how?"

"Don't keep me waiting Bishop,.. I've been busy all morning, I don't have time to play guessing games," Jamie says while smiling.

"He was burnt. He burnt himself alive. He covered himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire. The lighter was found imbedded in his hand. I searched his body and talked to the morgue and found out that a Doctor Kerry Gibson signed the papers declairing his death. I looked into Gibson and the guy has some shady history. He's also one of the guys who signed off on Vincene Marquise as well."

Jamie remains quiet trying to sink it in. He knows something's not right with this but he's too tired to think it through. "So what do you make of it?"

"It's all a cover up. I don't think the Assistant committed suicide, I think he was murdered. I also think that Gibson's a part of it which leads me to think that there may be more to your Mr. Marquise's murder than we know. I think the X-Men are the scapegoats."

"Wow!"

"I have some more good knews for you. You've peaked my interest. I'm going to help you out a bit more because this is starting to become personal. I'm going to look into this Kerry Gibson guy, see what I can dig up."

"So what am I suppose to do?

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"Do whatever you want, it's your case. But if I were in your place I'd get some information from the X-Men. Find out where they were the day Marquise died. You're a bright kid, you'll figure it out."

With that Bishop hangs up and Jamie is left standing by his desk with the phone to his ear. He hangs it up and leans into his desk. He's been putting this off for long enough. He knows the X-Men are innoscent and he's extatic that Bishop agrees. But he knows that he'll have to confront them about this case eventually and he's not one to accuse friends of murder. But he now knows a little more information and feels sure he can keep things under control. He picks up the phone to dial the mansion but stalls,... takes a breath,... and then hangs up. He walks away from the desk. He needs to shower. He can't do this over the phone, he'll have to talk to the X-Men face to face.

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[THRAKA-DOOM!]

*Forge fills the x-men in on Genosha. He lets us know about Magneto, Juggernaut, Sabretooth, the Sentinels...and X-man*

"X-man? I thought he was a good guy...I guess Magnetos influence can run very deep. He is very powerful and dangerous. He could destroy us all just by thinking it, its a very good thing you made these head bands to block psychic attacks Forge! So there are going to be 8 of us X-men there, and 4 villains we have to fight. Wolverine and I will take Sabretooth as ordered by Cyclops, and Rogue and Iceman will take Magneto. This leaves Cyclops, Gambit, Forge, and Nightcrawler. You guys should decide which two of you want to take on Juggernaut and which two of you will take on X-man. When one group knocks out their villain, they should help another team of 2 with their villain. We have to stay sharp though because according to Forge, this place is swarming with sentinels. I hope Jean can help us when we arrive, this is one battle where she might have to unleash her inner powers to give us all a fighting chance...."


"We can use the weapons on the Xjet to knock some of the sentinals. I think that Gambit and I should take Juggernaut, because we can attack him from a distance while dealing alot of damage. Nightcrawler and Forge can go after Xman. Nightcrawler can at least whirl him around a bit with his teleportation, and you Forge should be able to come up with something to defeat him. As for when you defeat your villian, yes, come help someone else unless you are too tired to continue. Any questions? Objections?"

[batnkevlar]

OOC: I have done nothing wrong... you invade my land and I'll get the UN involved... I have just protected my country from a terrorist attack, coming from the US of A... this is my country...

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: Have you guys noticed that whenever Bats wants us to do something involving Mags, he sits in his throne room?

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: I know you didnt, Batnkev, but everyone is telling me to do something as the Xmen's leader. I'm figuring that cyclops just assumes that Magneto did something wrong, because of all the hype, because the Brotherhood is back in town and because he's out of it. (The truth is the IM out of it, but hey, he's sad so it works.)

[batnkevlar]

OOC: Not really... I'll be gone almost all weekend... so since I have ended ONE arc for my Brotherhood, let them do some small fillers and we recmvene on Monday... I'm going to SB for the weekend, and I'm not sure whether I'm bringing my laptop... in other words, it seems like Keyser Kingpin and iceman are in charge startig tomorrow...

[Venom160]

Sabretooth walks into his room and and turns on the tv, he lays down and watches the tv but not really watching it. He thinks about the fight that they just had and the Genoshan gaurds still pulling bodies from the rubble of buildings.

Cartman: "Respect my authority!"
Kyle: "Eat me fat a$$!"
Cartman: "Screw you guys im going home!"

"Thats it I can't watch this!"

Sabretooth turns off the tv and goes outside to help look for survivers.

[Sparta*]

OOC: I have done nothing wrong... you invade my land and I'll get the UN involved... I have just protected my country from a terrorist attack, coming from the US of A... this is my country...

OOC: haha I can't believe we have to wait for an invitation from our enemy to attack our enemy. Taking control of hundreds of Sentinels is not doing anything wrong? and killing guards? (i'm not sure if the brotherhood did or not, but I read Venoms post above me and it seemed that way, you can correct me on this if i'm wrong)

[MST3K 4ever]

Matt sat on a front porch and a retreat center in Crozet, Va. He was dressed in a flanel shirt, blue jeans and unshaven as he sipped on a glass of tea. The retreat center care-taker Clem walked over to him and said, "Hey there Matt mind if I join you?"

Matt said, "Have a seat Clem. I can tell by your voice you got something on your mind. What's up?"

Clem said, "Well Matt, when you showed up here in your 3 peice suit and asked for the handyman's job I thought no way. Not only do you not look like you're a handyman, but your blind. I gotta admit you proved my wrong in so many ways. Matt you've been a real credit to this place and I just want to thank you for everything you've done."

Matt replied, "Thanks Clem. Thank you for taking a chance on me and for not asking too many questions about my past. You really showed a lot of faith in me...for that I'm grateful. I just like being here. It's quiet, peaceful and when I fix something it stays that way. But you got more to say so get on with it Clem."

Clem said, "Matt I keep getting a feeling that there is so much more to you. That you could be doing so much more than what you are doing here. That you could really make a difference in so many more ways."

Matt took a long sip and said, "I used to think I could Clem, but now....I just don't, if you'll pardon the pun, I just don't see it. I fought and fought...in the end to lose just about everything in my life....and my actions have hurt a dear friend of mine."

Clem said, "Awww hell Matt is that all? Look there are dozens of times that we all get knocked down, but it doesn't matter how often we got knocked down what matters is how we get up."

Matt shook his head I am really getting to hate boxing analogies he then said, "Clem I keep losing though. I'm a lawyer by trade and I deal with the guilty going free and the innocent getting the shaft. I also have a sidejob where I am constantly getting my teeth kicked in only to have more monsters walk away winners while I feel myself bleeding internally."

Clem asked, "Matt whenever you get into a fight or a tough situation do you fight because you know automatically you're going to win? If you win all the time what would you learn about life? About yourself? About those you love? You're not always going to win and and your're not always going to lose either....life isn't about winning and losing...it's about living. How have you been living lately Matt?"

Matt replied, "Like a fool...like someone who has lost their way and can't find their way home, and isn't sure they want to go home."

Clem shook his head and said, "You can find your way home, and when you get there you'll realize that there's no other place like it."

Matt's mind drifted. He began to realize he missed swinging through the city. He missed being a part of the good fight for justice and hope. There was pain that he had to deal with but it was his pain...no one else's...and it was time to get in it's face and beat it to a pulp. Matt Murodck wanted control of his life again...he was tired of being a prisoner for a crime he didn't commit and damn anyone who was going to stop him from living his life to the fullest. Spider-Man was still fighting on along with others and now it was time for him to get back into the game. Before he knew it he was smiling for the 1st time in a long time and he wanted his Daredevil suit back.

He excused himself for a moment and went into his cabin. He called Foggy and told him not to open his safe. Secondly he called the Charlottesville Airport and found out that there was flight leaving for New York in 2 hours.

Matt walked back out to the porch and told Clem, "Clem, you're right." He stuck out his hand and they shook hands. He said, "I'm afraid this is my 2 hour notice. I could use a ride to the airport in Charlottesville. You were right...I need to get on with my life."

Clem smiled and said, "Let me tell Audrey that I'll be leaving the grounds. You go get packed and I'll be back here in 10 minutes to pick you up. I hate to see you go Matt...but I know you got things to take care in New York." Clem left the porch.

Matt smirked and said, "Trust me it's going to be a devil of a time."

[Priest]

haha I can't believe we have to wait for an invitation from our enemy to attack our enemy. Taking control of hundreds of Sentinels and killing guards? (being done directly or indirectly, it was still caused by the brotherhood) thats nothing wrong?
OOC: I don't remember killing any guards.

[Sparta*]

OOC: I edited my above post, read again

[Priest]

OOC: He is saying that Genoshan guards are pulling bodies out of the rubble and Sabertooth is going to help them

[Sparta*]

OOC: What battle did you guys just have that caused all this chaos?? N/M you don't even have to answer that. I will go back and re read it. I try to read every single post on here, but it's just not possible sometimes, there is so much stuff going on!

back on topic now.......

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hamerbay Dock

Michael docks his boat and looks around. He sees that there are sentinels standing guard around the island like Sentinels from some old tale. He tries to remain calm and to not alert attention. Last thing he needs is for a Sentinel to approach him. No such luck:

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"State your name and buisness in the Land of Magneto." It says in a cold robotic voice.

Michael hesitates but then remembers that he truly does not mean harm to this island, or Magneto. "My name is Michael Madrox. I'm a former dupe of Jamie Madrox the Multiple Man. I've come here to start a new life of my own. I mean no harm to Magneto or the people who live here." Michael then feels a purplish beam pass over him as the machine scans him for whatever reason.

"You may commense. Your arrival will be reported to Magneto."

This makes Michael nervous but he nods and turns to go. He didn't want Magneto to know he was here. He wanted to remain isolated at first but it may not be so easy now. He looks back over his should and sees that the Sentinel has returned to its guard. He is relieved. He turns back around to walk and for the first time he becomes aware of his suroundings. Buildings burn and trees are ravaged. People walk on the streets homeless but that is not the worst part. The bodies litter the streets. The families are broken as loved ones gather around the bodies of the dead.

Michael instantly thinks of the family in the African Airport but finds that it is a pale comparison. He only wanted to help that family though it was too late. He looks around him and he sees men, women, and children all crying for their losses. He sees soldiers trying to clean up wreckage and dig out possible survivors. He sees this place has become a world of pain. But something strikes him. These are his people now,.. he has declaired himself a Genoshan. It has become his responsibility to care for these people. He looks again to the tears that fall and his heart breaks. He does not want to help them because he is a hero, or because he wants to save lives (though he does),... but because when he made the decision to become a Genoshan it became the first real decision after naming himself that he's made as his own person. He is a Genoshan and instantly he feels a connection to these people. They are lost and hurting, much like he was. They need help much like he did,... and still does.

He looks to the burning sky and back to the people who struggle with debre. He runs to them and with a stomp of his foot he has three other dupes aid also and soon some debris is lifted. It had been a roof of a house that had fallen and when it is lifted, underneath a young boy runs out. He has blood covering his head and hands and in his arms sits a dog. The Dog doesn't move at first but soon he notices it wimper. He kneels beside the boy and looks over the dog. He starts to remember training a dupe had done in a zoo and remembers watching the doctors treet a bobcat. He takes the dog from the boy and begins to stitch its wounds and puts a splint on it's broken leg. He has little to work with but he makes due. In a short time the boy smiles and thanks him and sets out on his way. Michael stands with pride.

He looks around again and sees all the people working to clean up their home. He also sees people walking around aimlessly searching for missing loved ones. These are his people, they are Genoshans, and they are under his helping hand.

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He bangs his fists together repetatively as dupe after dupe appears and sets out to help out in various directions. He may not be Jamie Madrox but he is A Multiple Man. Now he's a one man medicle crew working beside the medics and the soldiers. Michael stands and watches his people work and how others thank him and for the first time since he let Mutant Town he feels he's serving a perpous. He sets out to find shelter himself, leaving his dupes to work, but when he is secure he'll return and he'll work beside his brothers and he will help rebuild this island into the paradise it's always hinted at being.

[Priest]

*Nathan woke and heard all of the acolytes and guards helping with the bodies and the injured around the villages of Genosha.

He sees Sabertooth run outside to help the guards.*

"Those sentinels sure did make a mess of things."

*This isn't the first time Nate has seen genocide. Back in his timeline Apocolypse was destroying every city on the planet and all of their inhabitance. Thousands upon thousands of people were being slaughtered daily. He hasn't seen anything like this in years, and now it seems like the horrors of his time are meeting up in the real world.*

"Never Again!"

*Nathan flys to where Sabertooth is and starts to lift rubble with his telekenisis. He also scans for brain waves that could be trapped underneath rubble.*

[Rizpower]

OOC: Um, This could be bad since I'm fighting Goblin solders around this paricular carrier while trying to contact fury.

"Damn it Fury, Contact me will ya!" Photon raised her voice as she tried to contact her via shield Avenger's frequency. All will knocking off a few more Goblin soldiers outside of the carrier.

"Damn. Don't these troops ever gave up." she spoke to herself. then she noticed more than a few of them leaving the carries with bags of loot and thinks to herself. "Something's just not right here. Time to see what's what."

Instantly switching to her intangable, invisible form (which to the goblin troopers it looked like she teleported infront of them) Photon, and near light speed began to search the helicarrier deck by deck. Noting all of the dead personel inside. Then she spotted the five in the lower decks preping the ship to explode.

Quickly putting the pieces together Photon moved fast. Instantly switching to her visuable intangable light mode she blasted all five goblin troopers with well placed laser burst in a high speed move-by. Then, still moving fast she turned and vaporized each and everyone of the explosives they place. Zapping the last one seconds before it cold explode.

Seeing the carrier was now safe from explosion she tried one more time to contact Fury to tell him what happened. After all Monica knew nothing about operating airships. Especially one this size.
OOC: For reference, by the time that post ended, they had finished, and were on their way out, hence the end of the post. If you want to shoot them go for it, but the charges were already set and primed, and shooting them with lasers probably wouldn't be constructive. Meh. If you want to do it, go for it, but be more mindful of the story next time.

[batnkevlar]

OOC: What battle did you guys just have that caused all this chaos?? N/M you don't even have to answer that. I will go back and re read it. I try to read every single post on here, but it's just not possible sometimes, there is so much stuff going on!

back on topic now.......

OOC: We battled against the Sentinels, who were invading our homeland and killing our people... and you DO need a reason to attack your enemies... otherwise your like the Nazis... so come on, you X-Men Nazis, come and fight us...

[Rizpower]

The paralyzation was fading away a little.Sable was able to throw a small location device on one of the goblin's glider.

"Just wait and see Hobby, just wait and see"

"It's not over yet"
The Goblins streamed towards thier base. Despite 3 who had been dispatched by some very unusual appearances by Photon, and an unusual lack of giant explosion from the currently dissentigrating Hellicarier core. The explosives would have accelerated that considerably.

It payed no matter. They had left with 100 and about 85 came back, a reasonable return. Hell, Hobgoblin could have lived with the whole group getting killed. They were just brainwashed civilians, no one important.

Hmm.....Hobgoblin was reviewing his control panel, having returned to avoid any unwanted attention from the heroes. They were bringing in a wide array of SHIELD gear, some of which was beyond even his understanding. Then something strange happened, and his best laid plans began to fell asunder.

"YOU! He screamed throught he comlink," directly at a random soldier, "You're being tracked by one of the do-gooders we encountered! Head for the Union Square station and take as many turns as possible, don't come near the base!" He was at least 2 miles from the heavier security grid, he was just in the sensor range, but he was close enough.

He did enjoy the brainwashing he had on all his henchmen, totally loyal in every way. Upon his reaching Union Square, the Goblin hit the destruct switch. The price of stupidity was great for the general populace, as much as it was for that particular soldier.

[Priest]

OOC: We battled against the Sentinels, who were invading our homeland and killing our people... and you DO need a reason to attack your enemies... otherwise your like the Nazis... so come on, you X-Men Nazis, come and fight us...
OOC: You may have a point, but there is no reason to taunt unless you are going to be there to fight them when they come. I mean what with all this making the X-Men wait while we have all the fun. Point out facts in the game.

*whimpers away to the corner*

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: C'mon batnkevlar. I can't believe that you called us Nazis.

[PFunk2]

OOC: For reference, by the time that post ended, they had finished, and were on their way out, hence the end of the post. If you want to shoot them go for it, but the charges were already set and primed, and shooting them with lasers probably wouldn't be constructive. Meh. If you want to do it, go for it, but be more mindful of the story next time.

OOC: Actually I AM mindfull of the story. That's why I was shooting to vaporize the charges outright rapidly (and with her powers she can do it) instead of just shooting them (which would, as you said would not have done much-if not detinated them right off the bat) which would have stopped the helecarrier exploding right there). Even with that done. It still leaves Photon with the problem of having an unmanned Helicarrier on her hands. Which is why she's asking for help.

[PFunk2]

The Goblins streamed towards thier base. Despite 3 who had been dispatched by some very unusual appearances by Photon, and an unusual lack of giant explosion from the currently dissentigrating Hellicarier core. The explosives would have accelerated that considerably.

It payed no matter. They had left with 100 and about 85 came back, a reasonable return. Hell, Hobgoblin could have lived with the whole group getting killed. They were just brainwashed civilians, no one important.

Hmm.....Hobgoblin was reviewing his control panel, having returned to avoid any unwanted attention from the heroes. They were bringing in a wide array of SHIELD gear, some of which was beyond even his understanding. Then something strange happened, and his best laid plans began to fell asunder.

"YOU! He screamed throught he comlink," directly at a random soldier, "You're being tracked by one of the do-gooders we encountered! Head for the Union Square station and take as many turns as possible, don't come near the base!" He was at least 2 miles from the heavier security grid, he was just in the sensor range, but he was close enough.

He did enjoy the brainwashing he had on all his henchmen, totally loyal in every way. Upon his reaching Union Square, the Goblin hit the destruct switch. The price of stupidity was great for the general populace, as much as it was for that particular soldier.

OOC: Okay. NOW I'M PEEVED!!! Photons actions should have saved prevented the carrier from exploding. Yet you just didn't even give me the chance the DO JUST THAT. Hell what is the use in playing this game when any of you actions does not have an effect on the game. I'll be better off just running a solo story with her if that's the case.

Damn it all. I'll like and edit and a rewrite on this one!! Until then I'm reframing from posting until I see the results.

[RoseRedStrauss]

*Marko, now in his civis, sits down in front of the television and flips through the channels. He lands on a movie called Pirates of the Carribbean.*

Barbarossa: "Alright boys...Take a walk!"

*The scene then shifts to skeletons walking underwater. Cain then rolls his eyes and turns off the tele.*

"Been there done that."

*He then looks at the castle monitor screens and sees his brothers helping the citizens of Genosha.*

"I guess I should help too...I ain't got any mind powers or super smell..."

*After scanning the screens again, he sees multiple Sentinel debries piled everywhere.*

"Guess I'll have to take out the trash."

*Marko then heads out and proceeds to pile up multiple Sentinel parts near the castle. *

"Maybe the stuff we can salvage out of this can help out both Sentinels and citizens," he mutters to himself.

[Midnight Ice]

OOC: We battled against the Sentinels, who were invading our homeland and killing our people... and you DO need a reason to attack your enemies... otherwise your like the Nazis... so come on, you X-Men Nazis, come and fight us...
OOC: Ok bat, have a fun weekend. I will try to be on sat, but cant garentee it. it is THUNDAR OVER LOUISVILLE, i dont know if a nybody else knows what that is, but its the BIGGEST FIREWORKS AND AIR SHOW IN THE COUNTRY, and its right here in my home town. it is teh start of the derby festivities (kentuck derby) and you know what? its been like 60-70 degrees all week. and tomorrow, its gonna be in the 40's and rainy. it figures.

and bat,when you come back, i hope we have a good showdown. and the reason we want to attack is because all of our "x-villians" are with you, and us x-men have been sittin on our collective asses for almost 1100 posts!!!!!!

Have fun, keyser and I will watch over things.

[Karem-Knight]

The Green Goblin glided away from what happened madness was immobile to avoid, He went too Oscorp A The Oscorp that had everything he needed.

He had only two people too kill;

Otto Octavious and Peter Parker, They ruined him everything he sacrificed he already got revenge at Electro and Bullseye now he had two too go…………

[Electro UK]

The Green Goblin glided away from what happened madness was immobile to avoid, He went too Oscorp A The Oscorp that had everything he needed.

He had only two people too kill;

Otto Octavious and Peter Parker, They ruined him everything he sacrificed he already got revenge at Electro and Bullseye now he had two too go…………

OOC: Question. How did you get revenge on us? You ran away from the fight

[Keyser Soze]

OOC: He believes we are dead - he blew up the mansion, remember? Anyway, sorry for not posting last night. it seems I've created a timewarp scenario, as Bullseye, Spider-Man and Electro have been frozen in time while, a few floors down in the Baxter Building, it is the next day already. I'll try and remedy that situation:

Bullseye was pinned down. He laughed at Spider-Man's comment.

"I killed Parker? No, I didn't. Not yet, anyway."

Suddenly, Bullseye grabbed Spider-Man's wrtists, turning them inwards and firing webbing into Spider-Man's eyes. He then smashed Spider-man's wrists off the ground, breaking the webshooters. This was going to be a fair fight, man to man. No weapons, no fancy web gizmos. Just the two of them.

And they did fight, all through the rest of the night. They had been fighting for a good few hours when the sun began to come up. Bullseye felt dead on his feet, and Spider-Man didn't look too much better. They had ebaten the living hell out of each other. He knew that, given time, he was going to have a black eye or two, and he wasn't sure if his nose had been rebroken. The blood coming out was either from a broken nose or an effect of the tumour.

Bullseye staggered forward, and connected with a stiff right hook, sending Spider-Man falling off his feet. He pulled off his mask, tucking it into his belt. He spat a tooth out onto the floor, and slowly approached Spider-Man. With a struggle, he bagan to talk, panting for breath throughout.

"Well, I'm sure this has been... very theraputic for the both of us, Spider-Man, but this...has to...stop sooner or later."

Bullseye kneeled down, closer to Spider-Man. He pulled off his mask, dumping it on the ground.

"Parker, and yes, you are Parker, like or not, listen to me. I don't want to kill you. I...loved Mary-Jane too, and consider it a favour to her that I ...that I want to let you live. But I will kill you ...if I have to. So, don't stand up, just lie down. Let me... walk away from this, and I'll let you live."

[Spider-Man9X17]

The area layed out in front of Johnny was an utter mess, something pulled straight out of a movie. He had been here, just a few days before, but it had been a peaceful, relaxing refuge for him. Now, it was a disaster area.

Liberty Island lay strewn with tons of debris, some from the hellicarrier, some from Lady Liberty herself. Most of the bigger pieces had been cleared away to make clean-up easier, but it was going to be months before this project was done.

Johnny and Frankie had finally finished up the last of their wedding plans, and she and sue had decided to go shopping while Frankie dropped all the orders off. After they left, Johnny thought it woul dbe best to stop by the crash zone to see if there was anything he and the Fantastic Foru could do. He arrived at Liberty Island just in time to see an aquatic S.H.I.E.L.D. unit winching Lady Liberty's head out of the bay. Another unit was loading a body bag into another boat. They body count, they sadi, had been low, but it was still a body count.

Johnny slowly made his way around the wreakage, recignizing certain objects as he went along. The shattered hand, and part of the torch, part of Lady Liberty's tablet, and stone fragment from the pedastol. The rest, however, was burned and mangled beyond recognition. Several times he had to stop and tell himself that it was real, and not one of Reed's simulations, or one of the countless alternate realities they visited from time to time.

Johnny stayed for a few more minutes, talking with some of the S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers on the scene. One of them mentioned that after S.H.I.E.L.D. and the government was done with their investigations, the recognizable portions of the Statue would be put on display, probably back on Liberty Island.

"Can't anything ever be easy?" Johnny wondered as he took of from the island. He still had to find Spidey and talk to him, and Electro was still out there, still free. And he didn't even want to think about the fiasco that was becoming the Presidential Election. Johnny sighed as he flew over the city. Being a superhero was a pian sometimes, but he knew he'd miss it if he quit. It was in his blood, he lived for the thrill. And, he was getting married very soon to the woman he loved.

"Maybe things aren't so bad after all," he said to himself with a smile, touching down in front of one of the many joke stores he frequented. Ben would be home eventually, and Johnny had to make sure he had the proper "Welcome Home" party.

[Silver Sable]

OOC:Who plays Spidey? If your interested, do you want to help me out? I'm not hearing from Fury so........

[Sparta*]

OOC: We battled against the Sentinels, who were invading our homeland and killing our people... and you DO need a reason to attack your enemies... otherwise your like the Nazis... so come on, you X-Men Nazis, come and fight us...

What more of a reason do we need then the sheer fact that you have hundreds of sentinels at your command?? you are a threat, the x-men eliminate threats. So don't get mad at us "nazi's" for doing what we have to do. Do you expect people to sit around and let you control a force like that just because your in your own country? i don't think so pal.

[Keyser Soze]

OOC: Silver Sable, Spider-Man is going through some pretty intense personal stuff in the RPG right now, with the death of his wife and his vendetta against my character, Bullseye. I don't think he'd be likely to team wiht you in this position.

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: The X-Men attacked Cable when he did nothing in the Burnt Offering. They saw the potential of his threat and wanted to stop it because they didn't trust what he'd become. Magneto's no stretch.

[Electro UK]

Max had watched in horror in the last couple of hours at what had been one of the most gruesome battles he'd ever seen. Stuff not getting involved, Bullseye wasn't going to last much longer. He swooped down, grabbing Bullseye by the wrist and flew off.

Minutes later, about 60 miles away from the Baxter Building, Max set down Bullseye on the top of a roof. "Well that was intense" He thought to himself. He looked up at Bullseye "Oh...my...god" Bullseyes nose was gushing with blood.

"What?" He said in confusion. then he starred down at where Max was pointing. "Ah Jeez not again" He said trying to mop up the blood with his glove.

Max starred in disbelief. "Come on we need to get you to a doctor."

"I'm fine"

" You are in no condition to f..."

"I'M FINE!"

That stunned Max. He knew Bullseye wasn't going to go. "Fine" He said turning his back on Bullseye. "Now THAT was intense"

Their revenge list wasn't doing to well at the moment. No ticks off the list and one big pile of bills for the doctors surgery. He turned back to Bullseye. "Okay it's your turn. Let's hope we actually nail the sucker this time"

[AnnoyingSilence]

OOC: Holy crap, Forge! You're going a bit haywire, aren't ya? Why don't we do powers vs. powers?Ooc: let me see... 1psi, 1jugg, 1mag and sabre and a whole aremy of sentinels... it takes all the x-men to take down 1 of any of those guys... your not that smart are ya?

OOC: I have done nothing wrong... you invade my land and I'll get the UN involved... I have just protected my country from a terrorist attack, coming from the US of A... this is my country...yea... an by the time they pass a vote, the fight will be over with

[MST3K 4ever]

Matt walked out of a cab into the law office. Foggy was out at a party for John Howell no doubt schmoozing the rich crowds. Matt smirked and was glad that Foggy was finally getting his wish to represent a wealthy client and make other contacts.

Matt opened his office safe and pulled out his Daredevil costume. He forgot how powerful the rush of adrenaline that he used to get putting on his costume was until that moment. He slipped on his costume and it felt like he was wearing it again for the first time. He smiled, using his radar sense he realized no one was coming down the hall and made his way to the roof.

He fired his billyclub and dove off the roof. The wind rushing around him made him feel alive and one thought kept going through his head...Bullseye. He was the cause of a lot of this pain it was time to find him and deal with him.

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[Sparta*]

Ooc: let me see... 1psi, 1jugg, 1mag and sabre and a whole aremy of sentinels... it takes all the x-men to take down 1 of any of those guys... your not that smart are ya?

yea... an by the time they pass a vote, the fight will be over with

OOC: All I know is that on Monday when Batnkevlar is back, the X-men are attacking in full force no matter what. It's not fair for all the x-men villains to be huddled together, then we have no one to fight! We have to act like x-men and dive into trouble against impossible odds...the X-men don't wait for or need invitations.

[twylight]

OOC: I need to know, will this tussle be over with by May 9th?

[Sparta*]

OOC: ummmm well we are going to start the attack on Monday....I can't see it taking all the way to May 9th, so I think your safe.

[Priest]

*Nate flys over to where Multiple Man is helping the people. He notices a lone figure walking along the shoreline.*

"Jamie Madrox...it's good to see you. Or should I call you Michael?"

OOC: So if I'm interupting your story I can edit. Just figured you might want some interaction.

[JewishHobbit]

*Nate flys over to where Multiple Man is helping the people. He notices a lone figure walking along the shoreline.*

"Jamie Madrox...it's good to see you. Or should I call you Michael?"

OOC: So if I'm interupting your story I can edit. Just figured you might want some interaction.

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay

OOC: No that's fine. I'm kinda playing Michael by ear so I'm okay with interaction.

Jamie sees the X-Man coming toward him. He wanted to dodge the Brotherhood for now but ultimately he knew it was inevitable. But of any of them Nate is the one he'd be most comfirtable meeting with.

"How did you know,.... wait, telepath,... right. Yeah, I'm Michael. At least I'm trying to be. That Sentinel back on the dock said something about reporting my presence to Magneto, is that why you're here?"

[Priest]

"Sentinels aren't the only ones watching these shorelines. I've been aware of your presence since your boat hit land. I'm monitering Genosha's boarders. Since the attack we're kinda on our toes.

Thank you for helping out, Michael. You're assistance will not go unnoticed. If you need a place to stay, you are welcome to come to the citadel, but I understand if that makes you feel uncomfortable. I'm sure we can find lodging for you. I can sense that your intentions are genuine, we will help in what way we can so you can start your new life.

*The Jamie of Nate's timeline was always a tortured soul. His power exherted beyond control to be a slave army of Apocolypse. It was refreshing for Nate to see this dupe, no, this man start a new life. That is what Genosha is supposed to be, a paradise for anyone who yearns for peace.*

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
Westchester
Xavier's Mansion

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Jamie steps through the front door of Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning. He looks around as children play. He walks around and finds a young boy who resembles a fish.

"Hey kid, where's the teachers?" He doesn't know and goes on his way. Jamie sighs. He's not been to the mansion since it was rebuilt, he's not use to it. He begins to wonder around until he comes accross a familiar face.

"Rahne!"

The young girl with red hair sees him as her face lights up.. She runs and tightly hugs him.

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"Jamie! It's good ta' see ya. Why have you come all the way down here?"

"I wish I could say it was for a lovely weekend but I can't. I'm on a case and I need to talk to the X-Men.

Rahne looks at him with a worried look on his face. She wants to ask him what it's about but she understands that he has to keep it confidensual. "There were a few of them in the Danger Room a bit ago. But Dani told me that they were heading to the Blackbird only a few minutes ago. You can probably still catch them."

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"Thanks Rahne."He hugs her. "I'll come some other time to just visit, I promise.

"You better mister! Not that I can say anythin'. It's been a while since I visited you as well. We'll set up a date sometime." And with that she waves and goes on her way. Jamie watches her go and smiles. What a beautiful girl she's grown into.

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay

"Sentinels aren't the only ones watching these shorelines. I've been aware of your presence since your boat hit land. I'm monitering Genosha's boarders. Since the attack we're kinda on our toes.

Thank you for helping out, Michael. You're assistance will not go unnoticed. If you need a place to stay, you are welcome to come to the citadel, but I understand if that makes you feel uncomfortable. I'm sure we can find lodging for you. I can sense that your intentions are genuine, we will help in what way we can so you can start your new life.

*The Jamie of Nate's timeline was always a tortured soul. His power exherted beyond control to be a slave army of Apocolypse. It was refreshing for Nate to see this dupe, no, this man start a new life. That is what Genosha is supposed to be, a paradise for anyone who yearns for peace.*

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Michael catches himself smiling and makes himself stop. He is honored that Nate refers to him as Michael as if he is truly his own person. This IS a place of new starts. But the mention of the citadel makes him cautious. He doesn't really want to join Magneto,.. at least not yet. He wants to get to know the people out here. He wants to make the place a home first.

"Thanks for the offer, Nate. But I'm going to have to decline. I've just come here and I want to set up a home. I want to learn about the people here. I think I want to live like these guys for now. But maybe when I feel adjusted I'll come visit you."

Jamie wants to ask him why he works beside Magneto but he hesitates. He isn't sure if it's any of his buisness.

[DarkKnightJRK]

OOC: I'm just going to make up some SHIELD officers. After all, there's gotta be a lot, it's a big organization, right?

IC:

I look out the window of the SHIELD's flying fortress. I think they called it the "Triskellion" or something like that, but I have a more appropriate name for it: Mount Olympus.

"Tell me something, Agent Moss." I adress to the "Fed" that told me what I'm supposed to do here. Apparently, Moss is supposed to be my liason until I get more bearing on the place.

"What?"

"Just how much control does this place have on the world? The government? It just looks very Big Brother-ish to me. Doesn't feel too right," I admit.

"Well, no offence meant to Mr. Wells, but I don't think he could have anticipated mutants, vampires, and inter-galatic world eaters. Anyway, let's pause the intelectual talk for a moment and let's get you to your team."

He directs me out and around this...futuristic fantasy-land place they call a headquarters. Whistler would give his bad leg to take a peak here.

...Whistler. Damn, I can't believe I talked him down like that. Last time we talked...it ended on very bad terms.

I'm kicked of my introspective wagon by Moss. Apparently we're at our destination.

"Agent Blade, meet your new team." Five people--four men, one woman (and a beautiful one, I might add--Wait. Where the hell did that come from?)--stand in a line like respectible soldiers. "These six are some of SHIELD's best and brightest. First, we have Agent Manners." Manners (a tall, white man with a tatoo of a snake on his forearm) greets me. "Agent Donovan," he (black, not as tall as Manner or me, but not short, bald haircut) does the same. "Agent Willingnam," he (Spanish from what I can tell, shortest of the bunch) gives his greetings. "The beautiful Ms. Agent Strong." She (indeed beautiful, long-haired, and athletic build) welcomes me.

"Wait," I intrupt, "where's the sixth agent?" Moss looks at me and points to himself.

"You're truely," he says with an almost sheepish smile.

"Ah." I acknologe. "Well, now that I've been introduced to you, I might as well introduce myself. The name's Blade. Just Blade, kind-of like Madonna. And...while I don't doubt that you guys are some of the best here...you're not equipped for what you've been assigned to do. If you we're, then my ass wouldn't be here. I'm not going to ask about training, because I can easily bet it takes some balls to get here--"

"Metaphorically speaking, sir." I turn and see Agent Strong. She sees me and she slightly stammers, "Uh, I mean, sir, permision to speak, sir." I walk over to her and stand in front of her, her head reaching to the center of my chest.

"Do I look like a General, Agent Strong?" I ask.

"No sir."

"Do I look like a sir to you?"

"...You certinally don't look like a ma'am, sir." I can't help but grin at that one.

"Indeed I don't. But would you please not call me "sir?" I'm no military man. Just call me "Agent Blade," or perferably, Blade."

"Uh...yes...Agent Blade."

"Alright, now that we have that done, let's continue. Agent...Manners, release your firearm to me, please." Manners does so. I pull the cardrige out and take out one of the bullets inside it. "Regular bullets don't do dick to a vampire, you have to use silver bullets in order to kill one."

"What about crosses?" I hear one of them...Donovan, ask. I approach him to answer.

"Basically, you hold a cross in your hand and throw some holy water on it, all it'll to is shake off the water, rip the cross out of your hand, and drain your ass of the plasma it needs. The only things that work are silver, garlic, and sunlight. Though with the enemy we're going to face, I think sunlight won't do us much good either.

"Alright, now that we've done our introductions, you will revise your bullets to have them silver outlined. Also, make sure all knives or other sharp weapons have silver on them as well. Once we get our weapons finished, we can start our plans. You are all dismissed."

They all start to walk away except for Moss, who directs me to my quarters. He says it'll take a few hours to fix their weapons, so I wait until we can plan the hunt...

[Karem-Knight]

Norman saw a T.V. spot the Kingpin was having a Presidential party !

Norman in rage smashed the TV grinting his Teeth


“THE TRAITOR NO ONE BETRAYS OSBORN!” Norman punched the wall again

“WAIT!” He thought That’s it the location was near by and it wasn’t until tomorrow Norman could wire it UP!

Yes………………….. The Goblin went out again but first he needed to stop in a all too familiar bridge………………………….

[Karem-Knight]

The Bridge was ready completely ready, only one thing well 2 actually Kingpin and Spiderman Octavos won’t dare come near Norman now, Norman was actually getting back at those but Spiderman will pay the great price weather he fell or not……..

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[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Just for clarification:

hey, just lettin you guys know that since ill be out for most of the day, i gave jewish hobbit permission to control iceman. if you have been reading his story, you know that iceman may or may not be involved in a murder. jamie may need to talk to me, so JH will use iceman if he needs to before i get back tonight/tom morning.(even if it means catching up with the other xmen later)

Jamie Madrox
Westchester
Xavier's Mansion

Jamie walks into the hanger bay and sees the X-Men loading the Blackbird. It looks like they are almost ready for take off, good thing he caught them in time. Or is it? He's dreading a confrontation but he's determined to get this over with. He walks toward them when he is spotted by Iceman.

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"Hey man! Come to help us woop on a little Magneto butt?"

Jamie isn't sure what Bobby's talking about immediately thinks of his dupe that went over that way. He's sure Forge and he have a handle on things (unbeknownst to him, Forge is right there in the same room and the "dupe" is in Genosha).

"Bobby, I have to talk to you. And you alone."

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Bobby sees the look of concern,.. and almost nervousness or fear on the face of Jamie Madrox. He's usually one to crack jokes but for some reason he just feels that something's wrong. "Yeah, so what's goin' on?

"Can we go somewhere privately?

"We're actually about to leave."

"You're being framed for murder!"

Bobby, for once in his life, is speechless. He sure wasn't expecting to hear this when he got up this morning. "By who? Who'd I supposively murder? Jamie gives no answer and simply looks over Bobby's shoulder. Bobby looks back to the X-Men and then to Jamie. He then runs back to the others. "Guys, if you have to leave without me go for it. I'll catch up. Something's come up. I'll meet you there." He then returns to Jamie.

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"Walk with me."

[Venom160]

Sabretooth pulls the body of a small green skinned boy from the rubble of a school. The boy is cut up pretty bad but still concious.

Sabretooth: "Whats your name kid?"
Boy: "My friends call me Reptile."
Sabretooth: "Whats you real name."
Reptile: "Alan."

Sabretooth takes the boy to the makeshift hospitol that was setup inside the citadel.

"Need a docter here this kids tore up pretty bad!"

A young woman walks up to Sabretooth and looks at the boy's injuries, she points Sabretooth to an area for critical injures. The boy is taken from Sabretooth and imidiately starts being worked on by docters, Sabretooth heads back out to look for more survivers when he runs into the mother of the little girl he saved during the fight.

Woman: "Oh its you I just wanted to say thank you for what you did back there."
Sabretooth: "No problem, wheres your daughter at, did she get hurt?"
Woman: "No shes playing with some other kids."
Sabretooth: "Oh ok, listen theres a kid I just brought in by the name of Alan, could check on him every once in a while for me?"
Woman: "No problem."
Sabretooth: "Thanks."

Sabretooth heads back out but she yells out to him.

Woman: "Whats your name? I mean everyone calls you Sabretooth but whats your real name?"
Sabretooth: "Victor."
Woman: "I'm Joan."

Sabretooth smiles and heads back out.

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Victor and Joan,.. sittin in a tree...... :)

[Silver Sable]

OOC: Silver Sable, Spider-Man is going through some pretty intense personal stuff in the RPG right now, with the death of his wife and his vendetta against my character, Bullseye. I don't think he'd be likely to team wiht you in this position.

OOC:I understand

[AnnoyingSilence]

OOC: All I know is that on Monday when Batnkevlar is back, the X-men are attacking in full force no matter what. It's not fair for all the x-men villains to be huddled together, then we have no one to fight! We have to act like x-men and dive into trouble against impossible odds...the X-men don't wait for or need invitations.OOC: ... When did i say something against our side? He says"goin alittle overboard aren't ya?", i say "Not when i takes an army to take down each of your guys, save sabretooth."

[Spider-Man9X17]

Johnny strolled around the rooftop garden on the Baxter Building, looking over some of the chairs and tables that had already been set up by some of FF Inc's. employees. One of them even offered to build a little archway & gazeebo for the ceremony. All in all though, things were coming together pretty nicely, especially for the short amount of time they had been done in.

Johnny stood at the edge of the roof, looking out over the city. It had been quite a while since he'd seen Doom's scout-bots, and the Moleman had seemed to given up on any further attacks. If either of them had something up their sleeves, they'd have gone ahead with it by now. The other story though was the crisis on Genosha. Magneto had seemed content to just rule the tiny little island nation, but after the recent attacks and his new found control over the Sentinels, his power had definitely increased a hundred fold; as if he wasn't powerful enough already. And then there was the presidential election. Johnny knew Hank McCoy, trusted him, considered him a friend. But being a mutant, how good of a chance did he have with the general public against Fisk. Fisk had the money, the power, and literally ruled the crime world. Not to mention the general public thought of him as a good hearted philantropist. A mutant vs the "well meaning gentleman." Both situations were gasoline too close to the fire. What was going to happen when they ignited.

Johnny shuddered. He knew that he, along with just about every other super powered human on the planet would be pulled into the explosion. World War III, and that would be getting off easy.

"C'mon Johnny, snap out of it. Here you are jumping to conclusions again. The X-Men, they'll handle Magneto, no problem. they've done it millions of times before. And there are enough people who really know who Fisk is to bring him down. Quit scarin' yourself, you have a wedding to prepare for." He told himself, as he headed back inside. He just wished he believed it was true.

[AnnoyingSilence]

With all the X-Men inside the Black Bird:

Forge: So far the situation is, we're jumping in for no reason, save that Magneto now has armies of sentinels by his side. Earlier this month Juggernaut, SabreTooth and X-man all joined the side of Magneto on Genosha. Shortly after wave after wave of sentinels arrive killing everyone in there way. Then moments after that, when i left to the falls edge base to ready equipment, a MasterMold was found active on the shores of Genosha. It seems that Magneto has destroyed the MasterMold and programmed the sentinels to follow him.

This is the equipment:

Things made inbetween waiting.

OffensiveImpact(ArchAngel)
1. Force attack, strong as Colossus
2. Fist armor, density of steel

Blast Field(Cyclops)
1. Flying
2. Extreme Invulnerability
3. Force Blasts

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Bio-Electric Mask(Everybody)
1. Keeps Magneto from sensing you. Because of magnetic waves Magneto can sense you when your anywhere around. With this, he won't be aware of you until he sees you.

Psi HeadBands(Everybody)
1. Keeps wearer safe from any telepathy.

Kelvin(Iceman)
1. freeze a person instantly
2. freeze an area 1"x1"(inches in .5 sec) to 6'x6'(Feet, 5 sec)

Metabolizer
1. Teleports faster(less energy used)
2. Punches hit harder and faster

PsiScreen(Rogue)
1. Block out memory absorbtion
2. Faster power and energy absorbtion, 200%
3. Stolen power duration, 200%

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
Westchester
Xavier's Mansion

Jamie and Bobby walk together through the halls of the school. They see kids playing and a few older students practicing their powers in the hall (to which Bobby tells them to do it elsewhere). Soon they reach the dormitories and enter the room Bobby has been calling home.

Bobby slams the door and turns to face Jamie, "What do you mean I'm being framed for murder?"

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Jamie takes a breath. "I've been brought a case where I have to solve a murder. The man who was killed was found burnt and mangled but encased in a solid sheet of ice. It's big. I don't know anyone or anything else that can encase a person in ice like that. I even checked on the body and looked at the reports and a few mortitions even have your name recorded as a possible reason of death. All notes and details point to mutants."

"I've never killed anyone before. I don't plan on starting now!"

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"I believe you. I never thought you would have but I had to look into it and I even got Bishop to help. As it turns out the person who was killed, and the person who brought the case to me to begin with, are both former members of the Church of Humanity."

"What! That cult is trying to frame me!"

"I never said that they were, just that it's a possibity. As I said before, the two were FORMER members. They left them and started cleaning up their lives but a few weeks ago the man went missing and was found dead like I described it. Me and Bishop have looked into the Morgue and we think there may be some fishy stuff going on over there."

Bobby begins to pace around the room. He slams his fist into the bed as a curse escapes his lips. "I didn't kill no one! Whoever's doing this will pay."

Jamie shakes his head, "No, let me take care of it. Bishops on it too. If the X-Men need you then you need to be there for them. So far the situation seems to be kept quiet so you're safe. But I need to get some information from you so that if I don't put this thing to bed before someone decides to go public with it I at least have your side of the story."

Bobby shakes his head before flopping on the bed, "Man this sucks." He roles over and sits up, "Alright then, what do you need to know?"

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Jamie pulls out some notes and roots through them. He then grabs a pen from his pocket and sits at a desk chair. "The Man who died was a former member of the Church of Humanity. He quit after becoming shaken after a battle with the X-Men. Several months later he was found dead. His name was Vincente Marquise, do you recognize the name?"

"No, never heard of him." He replies sharply.

"Now you've been present for every battle the X-Men's had with the Church of Humanity according to Kurt..."

"Wait! Kurt knew about this?!!"

Jamie shakes his head, "No, I just asked him about the Church of Humanity. I never told him about the case. Now back to the questions. Do you recall any of the Church guys running away or surrendering?"

Bobby thinks back to the encounters he had with the Church of Humanity....

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"They all dress and looked alike, and they're all really stubborn, most religious people are. None would run. It really only looked like a group decision when they fled, then they all vanish. I don't remember any of them looking more frightened of us than the rest. The only one we ever got a face or name to was the chick that started the whole thing, and we thought her death brought the Church of Humanity to an end? And she killed herself by the way. I had nothing to do with that."

Jamie nods and takes notes, "Okay,..." he looks over the paper a minute longer. "Can you tell me where you were between the time he was last seen until his body was found? Here are the dates." He hands Bobby a paper with a beginning date and an ending date on it.

"Are you kidding me!" Iceman leans back and thinks. "I have no idea. I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday let alone what I did a few weeks ago. Okay, okay, let me think,.. that would have been a tuesday through a saturday, five days." He rests his face in his hands while thinking. "No, I don't remember. There wasn't anything special going on. I don't think we were kicking Sabretooths butt that week or anything. It was just a normal week if I can remember. Some of the other guys might remember what we did better."

Jamie doesn't say anything as he writes down a note to ask the other X-Men about that time frame. "That's not good. Try to remember and I'll ask around for you. I'm sure Xavier can take the memories from your mind from that time frame or something, but we'll get to that eventually." He thinks a bit more before asking, "I don't guess you'd remember your actions step by step in all the encounters you had against the Church would you?"

"I remember freezing a guy's crotch in one of them. Don't remember which one. I guess that's cause to try to frame me. Maybe it was that guy?"

Jamie writes it down as he tries to keep from laughing. It was a rediculous idea but god knows if Bobby ever froze his gonads he'd want to kill him. Maybe there's something to it? He disreguards the thought.

After a few more minor questions he decides that he's asked enough. "We still have to figure out what you did durring the five days Vincente was missing. Is Xavier around?

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Bobby nods and the two leave Bobby's room to find Charles Xavier. Even Bobby doesn't dismiss the idea of having his memories invaded. The last thing he wants on his back is a murder accusation.

[SuperFerret]

OOC: OOPS, double post

[SuperFerret]

OOC: I'm starting a new side arc for Beast, but I'm still running and I still want to debate, but I also need something to fill in the time between politics. If anyone wants to get involved PM me.

Hank woke up the next morning to the sound of someone knocking on the door to his hotel room. Well, maybe "knocking" is a bad word, pounding was more appropriate.

"One second," he moaned as he got out of bed, wrapping a bathrobe around himself, "I'll be right there."

He never got to the door in time. Two men wearing ski masks burst in, knocking the door off it's hinges. Both wielded firearms, one had a handgun, the other brandished a shotgun. The both opened fire immediately.

Beast dogded the handgun bullets as they whizzed by him, and he leaped for the shotgun man, hoping to disarm him before he could react. Hank was a second too slow.

At nearly point blank range, the shotgun fired into Hank's mid-section. The two men then ran off, leaving Beast lying in a pool of his own blood.

[Rizpower]

OOC: Is that just a bunch of mutie haters, or something far more sinister? Mehage.

[SuperFerret]

--CNN News Report--

This just in; Presidential Candidate Dr. Henry McCoy was hospitalized today in what appears to be an attempted assassination attempt. He is in critical but stable condition at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. No comments were given by the spokeperson from the Independent Political Party.

[Priest]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay



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Michael catches himself smiling and makes himself stop. He is honored that Nate refers to him as Michael as if he is truly his own person. This IS a place of new starts. But the mention of the citadel makes him cautious. He doesn't really want to join Magneto,.. at least not yet. He wants to get to know the people out here. He wants to make the place a home first.

"Thanks for the offer, Nate. But I'm going to have to decline. I've just come here and I want to set up a home. I want to learn about the people here. I think I want to live like these guys for now. But maybe when I feel adjusted I'll come visit you."

Jamie wants to ask him why he works beside Magneto but he hesitates. He isn't sure if it's any of his buisness.

"I completely understand, Michael. But you might want to wait on to start building your home. The X-Men are coming, and we don't know if we can avert a war...I don't want to fight, but I will defend this land if I must, no matter who stands against it."

*As they are walking two children pass by them. One is flying with their wings and the other is shining as bright is a star. Nate checks their brain patterns to see how they are coping with all the mayhem.*

"You see those children, Michael? They have just witnessed a terrible tragedy, and yet they can play without fear. That is why I stand with Magneto. He is offering hope where the X-Men have failed.

[Spider-Man9X17]

--CNN News Report--

This just in; Presidential Candidate Dr. Henry McCoy was hospitalized today in what appears to be an attempted assassination attempt. He is in critical but stable condition at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. No comments were given by the spokeperson from the Independent Political Party.

"What the...?!" Johnny Storm turned up the volume on the television, but the story was over.

"I knew it! I knew something was gonna explode, and this is it!" Johnny flamed on and took off for the hospital. Of course, it was already surrounded by throngs of reporters, the "mandatory" protest and support lines, and of course a small army of police and S.W.A.T., though Johnny had no problem getting through.

"I'm here to see Hank McCoy," he told the receptionist. She glanced toward one of the S.W.A.T. officers, who gave an approving nod.


"IC Unit, 8th floor," she answered, as two more guards joined Johnny to escort him up.

The intensive care unit was a swarm of doctors and security. It appeared the whole floor was blocked off, Johnny noted, as he entered Beast's room. The furry, blue candidate lay motionless on his bed, but seemed to be aware of his surroundings

"Hey, Beast. How you doin'?"

[SuperFerret]

"Hey, Beast. How you doin'?"

Hank had no choice but to smile at the Torch's presence, it felt good to have friends outside the X-Men. Not to say the X-Men weren't good friends, they were his family, but having the other heroes look at him as an equal made Hank feel important.

"You ever get shot before? It's not fun." Hank would have laughed, but that would have sent pain running through his body, "What brings you here?"

[Silver Sable]

The Goblins streamed towards thier base. Despite 3 who had been dispatched by some very unusual appearances by Photon, and an unusual lack of giant explosion from the currently dissentigrating Hellicarier core. The explosives would have accelerated that considerably.

It payed no matter. They had left with 100 and about 85 came back, a reasonable return. Hell, Hobgoblin could have lived with the whole group getting killed. They were just brainwashed civilians, no one important.

Hmm.....Hobgoblin was reviewing his control panel, having returned to avoid any unwanted attention from the heroes. They were bringing in a wide array of SHIELD gear, some of which was beyond even his understanding. Then something strange happened, and his best laid plans began to fell asunder.

"YOU! He screamed throught he comlink," directly at a random soldier, "You're being tracked by one of the do-gooders we encountered! Head for the Union Square station and take as many turns as possible, don't come near the base!" He was at least 2 miles from the heavier security grid, he was just in the sensor range, but he was close enough.

He did enjoy the brainwashing he had on all his henchmen, totally loyal in every way. Upon his reaching Union Square, the Goblin hit the destruct switch. The price of stupidity was great for the general populace, as much as it was for that particular soldier.


OOC:I've waited long enough.I'm playing w/o Nick

5 hours have passed after the attack.Sable was getting herself together again.She was no longer paralyzed from Hobby's blast.

"Nick, wherever you are, I hope your all right"

Sable slowly gets up and reaches for her locater to see where Hobby went

"What goes around, comes around.I'll be back soon.......with more company!"

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay

"I completely understand, Michael. But you might want to wait on to start building your home. The X-Men are coming, and we don't know if we can avert a war...I don't want to fight, but I will defend this land if I must, no matter who stands against it."

*As they are walking two children pass by them. One is flying with their wings and the other is shining as bright is a star. Nate checks their brain patterns to see how they are coping with all the mayhem.*

"You see those children, Michael? They have just witnessed a terrible tragedy, and yet they can play without fear. That is why I stand with Magneto. He is offering hope where the X-Men have failed.

Michaels watches as the children fly by. He can see it in their faces for the moment he can scan them that they are care free. They have been through a tragedy and are the first of many that will be stronger for it. And he reminds himself that they would not be as they are if not for the Brotherhood's protection.

"Magneto,..... does he really care for them? For these people? Or is he just using them as a route for power and supremecy? And Sabretooth and Juggernaut, what about them? They aren't exactly known for their big hearts. Why are they here?"

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Michael looks over his shoulder at Nate, turning his attention away from the children's silhouettes in the distant sky, "And what about you? You say you're here because Magneto offers hope,... but is that why you came in the first place? What about the humans that Magneto has killed in the past?"

[Priest]

*Nate stops walking and turns to Michael.*

"You have some hard questions. If you will allow me, I'd like to show you something."

*Nate awaits his response.*

[RoseRedStrauss]

With all the X-Men inside the Black Bird:

Forge: So far the situation is, we're jumping in for no reason, save that Magneto now has armies of sentinels by his side. Earlier this month Juggernaut, SabreTooth and X-man all joined the side of Magneto on Genosha. Shortly after wave after wave of sentinels arrive killing everyone in there way. Then moments after that, when i left to the falls edge base to ready equipment, a MasterMold was found active on the shores of Genosha. It seems that Magneto has destroyed the MasterMold and programmed the sentinels to follow him.


Ah yes, nothing like kicking us when we're down. I still don't know how you'll take me down. Even w/ Collusus strength I'll have you know Cain totally whipped Piotr's ass, w/ Logan as a witness too. Anyways, I look forward to the fight.

*Hours later, after the pile of Sentinel parts has grown immensely, multiple Genoshans start coming toward him.*

"Take what you need. If it's too heavy, tell me."

*Cain walks off and tosses a Sentinel arm at the base. He then proceeds to tear off the armor and pieces for the Genoshans, so they may build temporary shelters.*

'As heart warming as this is, it wasn't labeled in the job description. Meh, whatever.'

[OOC]Do the rest of the Brotherhood know about the X-men's upcoming attack, I wasn't sure if X-man told us yet.[/OOC[]

[Priest]

OOC: No, I mentioned something to Sabertooth about danger coming. He never asked what it was. The only people that know are Nate and Michael Madrox.

Oh, and one other thing....as long as Nate is with the brotherhood, I don't think it's fitting to refer to him as 'X-Man'...just doesn't make sense.

[Venom160]

Sabretooth is still sifting through the rubble of the school, sense finding Alan he hasen't found anyone else alive. He found a green-skinned man that he has a bad feeling is Alan's dad, he hands the body over to one of Michael's clones.

"Don't take this body anywhere near the critical condition area alright."

The clone noods his head and takes the body away. He sees Joan running towards him, tears are running down her face.

Sabretooth: "Whats wrong!"
Joan: "It's Alan, the docters said he's not going to make it. He's asking for the tiger guy that brought him in."
Sabretooth: "Ok lets go."

They go running into the citidel, Sabretooth make it there a few minutes before Joan. The boy was very pale and weak looking, the docter looks up and walks toward Sabretooth and whispers,

Docter: "He's already fading, I'm giving him a couple more minutes at the most, We'll give you a couple of minutes."

The docter and Joan leaves and Sabretooth walks over to the boy. The boy opens his eye and says in almost a whisper.

Alan: "Did you find my dad?"
Sabretooth: "Was he in the school with you?"
Alan: "Yeh."
Sabretooth: "Yes we found him."
Alan: "Was he..."
Sabretooth: "Yes."

The boy sheds a single tear and says,

Alan: "Well I guess i'm going to be with him shortly."

With that the boy passes away, Sabretooth walks away not saying a word to Joan. He goes outside and lets out a yell that sounds like an injured tiger, he punches the door of the citadel so hard that it puts a dent into it. He leans his back against the wall and slides down it and puts his face into his hands. He feels a pair of arms go around his neck, he looks up to see Joan, her face a few inches from his. She looks into his eyes and kisses him, and then sits there with her arm around him.

[Priest]

OOC: And this is the guy who put Deadpool in a coma! :D

[RoseRedStrauss]

Lol, well we're all doing are part to help out. I doubt Cain would encourage building instead of smashing. I'm just suprised he doesn't get bored fast. Guess it's all the psychics that keep him at bay. I'm wondering if Sentinels can repair themselves with the extra parts or NPC a random Genoshan architect, jsut to pass the time. Do the Sentinels only refer to Magneto?

[Harlekin]

Genoshan Citadel

He was wearing the traditional garb of the guards in this place, and he had gotten his hair dyed black again. Lost the beard a while ago, no need to impersonate the dead anymore. Walking around in these halls, he was mentally noting every shift and every change of that shift. Nobody ever really asked him what he had to patrol, they just figured he knew what he was doing.

He didn't really though. Sure, he knew why he had come to Genosha, to keep an on Magneto. He knew why he had infiltrated his citadel, and why he displayed such interest in his former mentor. Danger was coming for the Master of Magnetism, but he wasn't sure yet what that was going to be, and how he played into all of that. Would he stand by Magneto's side, or would he be one of his opposers.

These questions he pondered as he walked along silently in these halls. The light coming through shined a light on him that felt as if he were in the main role of a play. The light gave his hair that blonde appearance again, and it wasn't Zachary standing there, it was Sam Guthrie, mutant and hero extrodinaire, going by the name of...

CANNONBALL!

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay

*Nate stops walking and turns to Michael.*

"You have some hard questions. If you will allow me, I'd like to show you something."

*Nate awaits his response.*

"I'm all yours. What do you want to show me?"

OOC: Good job with Cannonball there Harlekin. And I noticed that Sabretooth used one of my dupes. Just wanted to say that I don't mind and that if anyone wants to use them I'm okay with it, as long as you keep them in character.

[The Joker]

Octavius returned to his old home from the morgue.As he stepped into the living room Sandman was already there watching a small portable TV.

"Yeah well you smashed up the other one Doc.And as stimulating as I find your company I need some other source of entertainment at the end of the day.Especially when you can watch your own handy work like this" Sandman said with a smile as he pointed to the TV screen.

On the news there was incoming news flashes of the destruction of Oscorp this evening.A blonde female reporter with a microphone was on the scene of the devastation as fire trucks and police cars were massing behind her."This is the scene in which Norman Osborn's company has gone up in flames.Police are unwilling to comment if this has any connection to recent revelations regarding Norman Osborn by Otto Octavius.Or whether if it has anything to do with the public murder of Octavius' female colleagues by Osborn.Could this destruction be cause by the notorious Doctor Octopus or his new criminal partner the Sandman,who was reported to be working with Octopus by the staff of the Daily Bugle".

Ock grinned as he took off his trenchcoat and sat down."Well done William.Bang goes Osborn's little factory for making his Goblin's toys.But we're not done yet.Osborn went too far in killing my precious Stunner.And for that he will die a painful death".

As the news ended an election broadcast came on announcing a charity party being held by the new candidate,New York's wealthy philanthropist Wilson Fisk.The party was being held in Fisk Towers at 7pm tomorrow night.

"Of course.Thats PERFECT!!!" Ock said as he stood up and went to the mini bar."Whats perfect Doc??" Sandman asked."That party Fisk is throwing.Osborn,being the sore loser he is will be guaranteed to show up at that party to ruin the man who took his place in the election.We too shall attend that party incognito of course.And as soon as Osborn rears his ugly head we will chop it off".

"And this is a charity bash William.Lots of wealth donations being made.Why not help yourself to them?? After all why should I have all the fun??" Ock said with a sly smile as he poured a glass of scotch with one tentacle and lit a cigar with another.

[SpideyLad]

Sitting on a gargoyle of the Chrysler Building after his long battle with Ghost Rider, Venom was exhausted. The Symbotie slithered into his back, revealing Eddie Brock

"Jesus, I'm exhausted" Eddie said to himself "I'm gonna go home, sleep and go after Spider-Man tomorrow, or someone else...."

Leaning forward, he fell from the building. A few seconds before hitting the ground, the Symbotie came back, and spun a web to the nearest building

"Hehehehe..." Venom quietly whispered as he disapeared into the night, heading for his appartment

[Harlekin]

Cannonball walked along the halls at a normal pace, when he was confronted with two guards rounding the corner and then walking straight for him. His body tensed, and he prepared himself to fight them off. The guards weren't overly big, and he could probably handle them without making too much of a fuss. He kept walking along as if he were a true guard, and spared a few glances towards the approaching guards.

They walked right past him as if nothing was wrong.

When they walked past, he caught some words about the sentinel attack and the devastation of the Genosha in the meantime. He couldn't pick up very much, but he heard a little whisper, as if the word couldn't be said out into the open. X-Men.

Cannonball checked his belt, and found his equipment still in working order. Before Pete had died he had left a few things in Sam's care, concerning all kinds of Black Air operations. This prototype telepathy blocker was handling itself nicely, especially against a telepath as formidable as Nate Grey. The other thing he had acquired and had proven especially useful, was the small device that hid him from any Sentinel's sensors.

Pete had done a good job, Sam thought to himself as he walked into the guards breakroom. The guards seated at the table turned around with an angry glare, before they resumed their heated discussion.

"I'm betting the X-Men will be here anytime soon. You know how they're so fickle with our Lord."
"But it was for our own protection!"
"You think those traitors get that!?" one of the mutants hissed "I'm giving it two days before this turns right into an all-out war."
"But the Brotherhood, they can stop 'em right?"
"Sure they can, they have our Lord on their side." Sam said as he put on a fake smile and laid his hand on the frightened mutant's shoulder. "Everything is going to be alright."

[Karem-Knight]

Sitting on a gargoyle of the Chrysler Building after his long battle with Ghost Rider, Venom was exhausted. The Symbotie slitheredinto his back, revealing Eddie Brock

"Jesus, I'm exhausted" Eddie said to himself "I'm gonna go home, sleep and go after Spider-Man tomorrow, or someone else...."

Leaning forward, he fell from the building. A few seconds before hitting the ground, the Symbotie came back, and spun a web to the nearest building

"Hehehehe..." Venom quietly whispered as he disapeared into the night, heading for his appartment

OOC: Nie post Spidey Lad

[Spider-Man9X17]

"What brings you here?"

"I was watching the news when I heard about the attack. Seeing as how Magneto's throwing another fit, and the X-Men are probably predisposed of in that mess, I figured you'd need a friendly face to see, and maybe...a partner." Johnny sat down on the chair beside Hank's bed. "I knew it, I knew as soon as Fisk threw his hat into the ring, who would do everything in his power to steal this thing away. Not saying that most politicians aren't crooked or sleazy, no offense, but he's gonna take it to a whole new level. We have to do something, before he can try and kill anyone else."

[JewishHobbit]

Jamie Madrox
Westchester
Xavier's Mansion

Jamie and Bobby knock on the door of Xavier's study. A verbal invitation asks them to enter and they do so. There behind the desk sits the founder of the X-Men as well as the school, Prof. Charles Xavier.

"Well hello, Jamie. So good to see you. To what do I owe this honor?"

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Bobby speaks before Jamie can answer, "I'm being framed Prof.! I need your help remembering what I was doing at this time." He toss the paper with the dates on Xavier's desk. Charles picks it up and looks as if focused. A deep concern falls over his face. It is soon replaced with a calm expression.

"If I'm remembering correctly I believe that this was the week we took some children to see Washington D.C. You were with us as a chaperone. In the end Hank had to chaperone you if I remember correctly."

Jamie jumps in, "Are you sure Prof.? Can you prove it?

"I can prove that we went but the staff didn't exactly have to sign permission slips. I'm sure we can find some photos of Bobby having been there, there were quite a few students with cameras."

Jamie nods. He writes down what Xavier tells him. He then asks Xavier to scan Bobby's mind (to which Bobby agrees) so that Jamie can write a detailed account of his trip to D.C. and of the three battles with the Church of Humanity. This is done and it takes nearly an hour to get all the information out. When finnished Bobby stands without a word.

"Now that we have this taken care of, Jamie, would you be polite enough to inform me why we've gone through all this trouble? If one of my students, one of my friends, is in danger within my own home I would appreciate knowing how and why?"

Jamie looks up to Xavier but then feels quite ashamed, "Sorry sir. I guess it was wrong of me to assume you'd just read our minds and get the story." He explains all he's been told and seen over the past few days in complete datail. He assures Xavier and Bobby that nothing seems to have been turned in to the police and that a mutant murdering a bigot isn't exactly high on the police priority list. He doubts anything will come of this but he wanted them to be aware of it just in case.

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Jamie turns to Xavier, "This is bogus, Prof.! You know I didn't do this,... we just proved it! How can I just let Madrox here go and try and fix this when I'm the one who takes the fall if he messes up?!"

"Calm down Bobby. Jamie is right. If you get involved you will draw attention to yourself and put yourself in danger. I believe that Jamie can take care of this, especially with Bishop's aid." He then looks to Jamie, "And I trust you will report what you find to us?"

"Yes Sir."

"Good. Now Bobby if you will excuse us I would like to speak with Jamie alone. Your case seems to be in good hands and the X-Men will be needing you in Genosha soon. Do not worry, this will all be taken care of."

Bobby nods, "I hope so. Good luck on that, Jamie. Remember that it's my future at stake here." And with that Bobby leaves the room, leaving Jamie and Xavier alone.

Xavier watches Bobby go and then turns to Jamie, "You realize that what we've done here will mean nothing if this case is turned in to the feds?"

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Jamie begins to pace while looking out the window, "Yeah, I know. I didn't come here to prove to the world that Bobby's innoscent. I came here to prove to myself that he's innoscent. I doubted but I wanted to be absolutely sure, I am now. But I don't know many humans that will take the word of a mutant in a mutant hate crime as valid evidence. Our entire time here would be discarded."

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"Good, I wanted to make sure you were aware of this. Do you have any idea how long we have until this case is picked up on?"

"No. It's been open for a while now and with all the odd things in that morgue I'm not sure that it will ever be picked up. I'm thinking maybe all this was layed out as some type of decoy in case anyone started snooping around. I'm thinking there's something else going on, something bigger."

"As do I. If you need the help of myself or any of the X-Men, just let us know. You are never alone Jamie, the X-Men will always be here for you."

Jamie's eyes fall to the floor. He nods, "I know Prof. And thank you. But I think I'm okay for now. If I think of anything,.. well,... you'll know. Thanks for your help." And with that he turns and heads for the door. As he opens it he hears Xavier speaking to him from behind, "It was nice to see you again Jamie. You should come visit more often. Perhaps you could teach Gym, the children have always wanted to play a full game of baseball but has never had enough people willing to play."

Jamie smiles as he looks over his shoulder, "Maybe I'll think about it. Thanks again for your help Prof." And with that he exits the room.

As he walks down the hall he notices that Iceman is still present. He leans against the wall a little ways down the hall.

"I thought you were leaving?"

Iceman joins Jamie as he walks, "Yeah, I'll be gone here in a minute. I just wanted to appaulogize. I was being kinda snippy in there, but it's not every day that you get accused of murder. I just wanted to thank you for bringing this to me. I would have hated to find out about this with a cop knocking down our front door."

"No problem Jamie. Happens to the best of us. You should see me whenever one of my dupes try to kill me."

"So that's about once a week nowadays, right?"

Jamie smiles and gives Bobby a light shove. Bobby laughs but soon returns to his quite demeaner. His thoughts run. "Thanks again Jamie. I have to go,.. but go kick some butt for me, huh?" He turns to go and as he rushes down the hall he yells over his shoulder, "You know, you should think about joining the X-Men. We never have enough people around here. We just can't seem to function with any less than a twenty person roster."

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Jamie laughs out loud slightly, "That's the third invitation I've gotten today. We'll see." He watches as Bobby rushes out of view. He shakes his head and walks to the door. It didn't go nearly as bad as he had thought it would. He's happy with what he's learned. He walks to his car and turns it on. As he drives back down the driveway toward the road he pulls out his notes he had been taking. He looks at them in quick glanses and then puts them in the seat beside him.

"So if Iceman didn't freeze Vincente Marquise like that,... then I'd really like to know who did?

[Midnight Ice]

Ah yes, nothing like kicking us when we're down. I still don't know how you'll take me down. Even w/ Collusus strength I'll have you know Cain totally whipped Piotr's ass, w/ Logan as a witness too. Anyways, I look forward to the fight.



OOC:i look foward to it too, even though im not coming at the moment. (im at the mansion with jamie and prof X) as far as you go, we could have wolvie cut off your helmet and cap, or kurt could teleport it off, but after that i dunno since we dont have a physic. and x-man is on your side. hmmm... :xmen:

[Midnight Ice]

*Bobby walks back to towards the hanger to get a private jet, then stops.*
"I can't believe I'm being framed for murder. I was in DC wasn't I? How am I supposewd to go to Genosha and be of any help to the X-Men if im gonna think about this the whole time? This isn't the thing that even I can just shrug off. Jamie said Bishop is involved, that makes me feel better, after all, he always reminds everyone about him being a cop. I suppose with him and Jamie on the case I shouldn't worry. I just can't get rid of this nagging feeling I have though..."

[Venom160]

OOC: And what make you think wolverine will be availible? If Sabretooth has his way he won't be.

[rodhulk]

I like the Hulk.

He is the beat lksdfhgl;ksdjgl;fsjblk;adf;zkkktjkdpstlr;gvhsd;lk
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[Karem-Knight]

I like the Hulk.

He is the beat lksdfhgl;ksdjgl;fsjblk;adf;zkkktjkdpstlr;gvhsd;lk
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OOC: Get The hell out!

[Silver Sable]

I like the Hulk.

He is the beat lksdfhgl;ksdjgl;fsjblk;adf;zkkktjkdpstlr;gvhsd;lk
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OOC:WTF?

[ElectroFlare]

OOC:Read the OOC thread to find out why I've been absent...again, my apologies. Thanks to Bullseye for speeding up our little time warp.

IC: Spider-man laid on the floor, bleeding. His webshooters were broken, and pierced his wrists.

Shall he just lay there, and let his weapons taken his own life?

"I haven't killed Parker. Not yet."

Bullseye lies. His actions murdered Peter Parker.

The blood pooled around his body as he lay motionless.

Bullseye was a human. Adamantium skeleton, like wolverine, super accurate arm, and some fighting skills. That's all. But Spider-man had not killed him.

Why? He certainly had the power. If he wanted, Bullseye couldn't touch him.

The pain felt good.

One punch could kill Bullseye. And yet they fought, and Bullseye had walked away.

"JOHNNY!" Spider-man yelled at the top of his lungs, as he lay broken and bleeding...

[Priest]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay



"I'm all yours. What do you want to show me?"

"Possibilites."

*Nathan places his hand on Michael's foread.*

~This is the world where I come from. These are the people in it.

Juggernaut:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/juggernaut-aoa.jpg
In this world he is a villian. Where I come from he is the guardian of the last free world for mutants even though he is just a human. That is not unlike what he is doing now.

Sabertooth:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/sabre.gif
Sabertooth is a thug. Nobody will deny that, but if you give him something to fight for, he will fight to the teeth and never leave a man behind. He will sacrifice his life for the people he cares about.

Magneto:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/XMAOA001010_color.jpg
A natural leader. He inspires hope to people who don't have any. He has done horrible acts in the past, but all of us have. Wasn't Professor X, himself, Onslaught?

You:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/aoa-madri.jpg
You exherted yourself to your full potential only to serve Apocalypse as his slave.~

*Nate breaks off the connection.*

"We all have choices to make. Who are we going to be? I'll make you a deal...I will watch Magneto and if he strays from the cause too far, I will do what needs to be done, if you watch me and hold me accountable. Deal?

[AnnoyingSilence]

OOC: And what make you think wolverine will be availible? If Sabretooth has his way he won't be.OOC: Who says we need the weak o wolvy? if you notice, i didn't make him anything:D

[SuperFerret]

"I was watching the news when I heard about the attack. Seeing as how Magneto's throwing another fit, and the X-Men are probably predisposed of in that mess, I figured you'd need a friendly face to see, and maybe...a partner." Johnny sat down on the chair beside Hank's bed. "I knew it, I knew as soon as Fisk threw his hat into the ring, who would do everything in his power to steal this thing away. Not saying that most politicians aren't crooked or sleazy, no offense, but he's gonna take it to a whole new level. We have to do something, before he can try and kill anyone else."

"I appreciate the concern Johnny, seriously," Hank said, "but I'm gonna be stuck in this bed for at least a little while longer. Maybe you could check on things for me until then. How does that sound?"

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Whatever I can do, bud. I've got some time to burn before my wedding. All the sitting around and waiting is driving me nuts. I may even have someone else who could help us, if I can find him," Johnny's thoughts quickly turned to another friend in need, who he last saw fighting the man who took his wife. Maybe if he could get Spider-Man's mind off of Bullseye, and poor Mary Jane, he could snap him out of his funk. And, if it was Fisk, he could use Spidey's years of experience against the plump crimelord. "What's the plan?"

[RoseRedStrauss]

OOC: Who says we need the weak o wolvy? if you notice, i didn't make him anything:D

Considering Wolverines abilities and experienece, I'd say he has a better chance of taking us on than some of the people in your grou already.

[SuperFerret]

"Whatever I can do, bud. I've got some time to burn before my wedding. All the sitting around and waiting is driving me nuts. I may even have someone else who could help us, if I can find him," Johnny's thoughts quickly turned to another friend in need, who he last saw fighting the man who took his wife. Maybe if he could get Spider-Man's mind off of Bullseye, and poor Mary Jane, he could snap him out of his funk. And, if it was Fisk, he could use Spidey's years of experience against the plump crimelord. "What's the plan?"

"Plan? Hmm. I hadn't thought that far ahead. The blinding pain kind of hinders that." Hank thought for a moment, "if Fisk is indeed behind my unfortunate incident, then maybe investigating his recent activities is the right path to take."

[Rizpower]

OOC: So you took a shotgun blast to the chest and you're just gonna sit in bed for a week? Seems a little unusual. And honestly, don't you think it's a little unfair to shoot yourself in the chest so you can out Wilson Fisk?

[SuperFerret]

OOC: So you took a shotgun blast to the chest and you're just gonna sit in bed for a week? Seems a little unusual. And honestly, don't you think it's a little unfair to shoot yourself in the chest so you can out Wilson Fisk?


OOC: Says the guy who shot Osborn in the face. j/k, Beast heals about twice the rate a normal human does, he'll be back on his feet in no time. And I never said that Fisk would be "outed", he's just the first logical suspect in this case. Trust me, this is gonna be a good one.

[batnkevlar]

*Magneto sits on his throne, after waking up*

~Sisters, pleas elink me to Hank McCoy...~

~Yes, Father~

~HANK. MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?~

[Spider-Man9X17]

"Plan? Hmm. I hadn't thought that far ahead. The blinding pain kind of hinders that." Hank thought for a moment, "if Fisk is indeed behind my unfortunate incident, then maybe investigating his recent activities is the right path to take."

"He is having a campaign party soon. Maybe I'll scope it out for a little while, see if anything suspicious is going on," Johnny got up out of his chair and walked to the window. "You know the press is going to be all over this like Rosanne Barre at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Maybe Reed has some kinda mini truthteller do-hickey I can take. Of course, I can't come right out and ask him, 'Hey, did you try and kill Hank McCoy?', but I'm sure there will be some idiot there who will ask it. This is New York after all. I wonder if he'll have this thing catered, or should I grab MickeyDs before I go. I may need to brush up though. Last time I solved a murder-type mystery, Ms. Scarlet did it with the lead pipe in the library, and I had clue cards that time." Johnny paused, and turned to Hank. "Don't worry, BlueMan, I got this under control." He opened up the window and took off over the city, leaving a very confused Beast laying in his hospital bed dumbstruck.

Johnny took the scenic route back to the Baxter Building, following a few of Spidey's nightly patrol paths. If he was going to get his help, he had to find him first. Hopefully, he had disposed of Bullseye by this time. Weaving through the concrete jungle that was New York, Johnny began losing hope as all of Spidey's usual hangouts turned up empty. Maybe he wasn't patrolling right now, but in his state of mind, Johnny was sure he was out looking for blood....

"JOHNNY!!!"

The cry interuppted The Torch's thoughts, and he stopped in mid-air. Spider-Man lay in a batteredslump on the rooftop below, surrounded by a growing pool of blood.

"Jeezus!" Johnny yelled as he landed on the rooftop. Spidey's web-shooters had been damaged in the fight, and had cut into his wrists. He was bleeding to death.

"God, what next?" Johnny wondered as he frantically ripped off pieces of Peter's costume, wrapping them around the wounds to slow the bleeding. "Reed, this is Johnny. I have a code red here. Spider-Man been seriously injured, and there's a high danger of him bleeding to death. I need you ready in the infirmary right now. I'll be there in about 2 minutes." Johnny transmitted over his commlink as he picked up the fallen hero.

"Roger that, Johnny. I'll be waiting. Hurry, son."

Johnny flamed back on, careful to keep his flames away from Spider-Man. He took off toward the Baxter Building, arriving just under his estimated 2 minutes. Reed was waiting anxiously in the infirmary, surgical equipment already in hand.

"Is he gonna make it?" Johnny asked, putting Peter down on the operating table.

"He's a fighter, Johnny. Just the fact he's still alive right now is a credit to his strength," Reed began cleaning the wounds. "I'd say his chances are good, but a little praying wouldn't hurt, either."

Johnny nodded, backing out of the room. He knew Reed needed his space to work, and he would just get in the way. Besides, he could hear the elevator jerk to life down the hall. He headed down to the living quarters just as Sue and Frankie stepped out of the elevator.

"You're just in time. We have some problems."

[Sparta*]

Ah yes, nothing like kicking us when we're down. I still don't know how you'll take me down. Even w/ Collusus strength I'll have you know Cain totally whipped Piotr's ass, w/ Logan as a witness too. Anyways, I look forward to the fight.

OOC: Everyone in this RPG can be taken down. No one is invincible because that is unfair and gay. The X-men have stopped you before and we will do it again. Cain Marko likes to think hes invincible, but he isn't by any means, and I guess were just going to have to prove that soon.

[MST3K 4ever]

As Daredevil swung through the city he heard reports...shocking reports. Fisk was now running for President. sooner or later that pudgy S-O-B will slip up, but right now...I got a score to settle with someone lese.

[Sparta*]

*Bobby walks back to towards the hanger to get a private jet, then stops.*
"I can't believe I'm being framed for murder. I was in DC wasn't I? How am I supposewd to go to Genosha and be of any help to the X-Men if im gonna think about this the whole time? This isn't the thing that even I can just shrug off. Jamie said Bishop is involved, that makes me feel better, after all, he always reminds everyone about him being a cop. I suppose with him and Jamie on the case I shouldn't worry. I just can't get rid of this nagging feeling I have though..."

*Archangel over hears Bobby talking to himself*

"Bobby...I know this is a serious situation, but you have to think outside the box right now. There are bigger things going on then you and me. If we don't play our cards right, this attack on Genosha could start an all out mutant war, and no one in the world will be safe. We need you to be on top of your game. Bishop and Jamie will take care of this situation, when have they ever let us down before? this time will be no different. Concentrate on the upcoming battle at hand, if not for your own sake, then for the sake of your friends, because if you aren't concentrating, then we will all pay the price. There is no room for error on this mission, it is going to be one of the most important ones we've ever been on, with potential consequences that we could take to the grave. Now, Bobby, I am asking you...will you help your X-men? your team?.....your friends?....we can't do this without you"

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Eh,.. who needs Cyclops,... Archangel's doing a fine job leading the team :D

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: Sob... sob.... :(

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Sob... sob.... :(

It's okay,.. you can still go around yelling "JEEAAANNNN" I mean,. who else has that privledge :)

[Sparta*]

OOC: Give me a break guys, that was a friend to friend talk, not a leader to soldier talk.

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: Guys, I'm afraid that I'm getting rather discouraged. I feel that I'm not doing justice to Cyclops at all, I'm just sort of blundering around and I don't know what's going on. By the time that I've gotten online and read everything that I had to read to get caught up, it's too late and I have to type something quick. If I still can't keep up, I shouldn't be the leader of the Xmen.

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: Give me a break guys, that was a friend to friend talk, not a leader to soldier talk.

OOC: Oh I know,.. I'm just messing around. (Though Angel was leader for a while in Uncanny). I think you guys are all doing fine jobs.

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: And it's not you, Jewishhobbit.
Maybe I should go around yelling "JEEEEEAAAAANNNNN!!!!!"
And which of the X-men are actualy here? I mean, maybe I haven't seen Gambit or Wolverine or Nightcrawler. At least they weren't at the mansion of haven't posted recently, maybe I should read back more carefully. If we don't have them, we are really going to get our mutant butts handed to us.

[Sparta*]

OOC: Your doing a fine Job Thraka-doom. Don't be discouraged. I'm not trying to be leader, i just wanted to talk to Bobby about the situation...

[Sparta*]

OOC: And it's not you, Jewishhobbit.
Maybe I should go around yelling "JEEEEEAAAAANNNNN!!!!!"
And which of the X-men are actualy here? I mean, maybe I haven't seen Gambit or Wolverine or Nightcrawler. At least they weren't at the mansion of haven't posted recently, maybe I should read back more carefully. If we don't have them, we are really going to get our mutant butts handed to us.

OOC: I don't know whats going on with Gambit...he hasn't really posted at all. Nightcrawler said he wanted to join, and same with wolverine. Wolverine has posted recently (saying hes arrived at the mansion) but we all have the common purpose of going to genosha. So I say we just bunny them until we get there and go from there. Maybe they'll start posting...if not we'll just have to bunny them through the fight. Thats really all we can do. If we don't we are really going to be screwed. The odds are definatley against us in this situation. I really hope Michael and Cannonball decide to help the x-men when we reach genosha or we'll really have our work cut out for us.

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: It's not you either, Sparta. I'm really alot like Cyclops, now that I think about it. Sometimes I just don't really feel very highly about myself.

[Midnight Ice]

*Archangel over hears Bobby talking to himself*

"Bobby...I know this is a serious situation, but you have to think outside the box right now. There are bigger things going on then you and me. If we don't play our cards right, this attack on Genosha could start an all out mutant war, and no one in the world will be safe. We need you to be on top of your game. Bishop and Jamie will take care of this situation, when have they ever let us down before? this time will be no different. Concentrate on the upcoming battle at hand, if not for your own sake, then for the sake of your friends, because if you aren't concentrating, then we will all pay the price. There is no room for error on this mission, it is going to be one of the most important ones we've ever been on, with potential consequences that we could take to the grave. Now, Bobby, I am asking you...will you help your X-men? your team?.....your friends?....we can't do this without you"
"You're right, Warren. Lets go kick some butt!"

With that, the X-men pile into the Blackbird and head for Genosha.


OOC: Lets get there soon.

[SuperFerret]

*Magneto sits on his throne, after waking up*

~Sisters, pleas elink me to Hank McCoy...~

~Yes, Father~

~HANK. MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?~

~Magneto. To what do I owe the pleasure?~

Hank was surprised to be suddenly contacted by the X-Men's greatest foe, and he tried his hardest to give his thought response a caustic tone.

[Sparta*]

OOC: It's not you either, Sparta. I'm really alot like Cyclops, now that I think about it. Sometimes I just don't really feel very highly about myself.

OOC: Cyclops always had self doubt but he never let it get in the way with his leadership (usually) haha my only suggestion to you is to be more forceful. Think about strategy, and think about plans, take initiative, get involved. Tell the X-men what they ARE going to do, instead of asking what they want to do, ya know? I have read alot of comics, and I know alot about Archangel, thats why I chose him. I think its important to be a character whos personality and backstory you understand so your posts are genuine. It makes the game alot funner and pretty much everyone here is great at it! I always thought of Archangel as the second in command of the original x-men so thats why i'm trying to keep everyones eyes on the prize, and their spirits high.

[Tropico]

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As Robbie approaches the office, he hears two people talking.
"C'mon, you have to let me break this story. It's my only chance to get a leg up, I'm tired of being stuck in community stories"
-"ARE YOU CRAZY?! You don't know how many people are involved in this, I'd advise you to forget that you ever saw or heard any of this."
"It's just some stinkin' muties, it'll bust that freakin' town of theirs wide open. I wish that slum had been torn to pieces like Genosha."
-"SHUT UP! Shutupshutupshutup!!"

Robbie hears some steps, something falling over and the muffled protest of one of the men.

-"Don't speak anymore. You don't know how deep these people have gone. The muties have their own troubles and will get what's coming to them. Steps have already been taken to implicate them, you don't need to know anymore. I'm telling you...don't speak anymore of this and don't sniff around it anymore. There are people from Mutant Town investigating this and you wouldn't want to suddenly be at the end of the trail."
"B-But..."
-"I told you to shut up. Shut your stinking mouth or you'll end like that private dick from mutie town...dickless. Now, get out of my sight."

Robbie steps into one of the adjoining offices and leaves the door ajar as the reporter exits in a state of confusion. Robbie steps out again and overhears an intercom conversation already in progress.

"-...him reassigned to Genosha. I want him to run community there. Oh, yes! He's a very compassionate man, said something about showing the mutants plight in the recently ravaged country."

Not wishing to push his luck any further, Robbie makes his presence known.

"Knock, knock! Lowly intern guy seeks mega urgent scripts for mega important director."
-"There, on top of that file cabinet. Next time wait to be granted entrance. Oh, what the Hell! It's not like you interns have more than a single brain cell and that's probably been f'ed up with all that pot smoking. *Sigh* Youth, nowadays!"
"Yes'm!"-is all Robbie replies as he picks up the papers and goes. On his way he "lifts" a fancy looking coffee from a guy just arrived at the lounge. He gets to the set just in time to hear Andrews scream his name. He gives the scripts to one of the other gophers and then goes towards Andrews. He sees Andrews open his mouth and before anything comes out he says hurriedly:

"I'M HERE, I'm here, I'm here. Sorry for the delay, boss. I just wanted to make sure that your coffee was just right, I wouldn't dream of serving you the stuff they make at the lounge. And since my shift is over I'll be getting out of your hair. Okay?"
"Yeah. Go. You better not be late tomorrow!"
"Yes, sir. Bright and early!"
"And bring me my coffee when you come in, and a donut which you seem to have forgotten TODAY, so you'll make up for it by bringing me 2 tomorrow."
"Sorry, sir. Yes, sir. Count on it, sir."

Robbie leaves his workplace thinking how he would love to make Andrews' coffe extra warm and entertaining the idea of a special "chocolate" frosted donut. Those thoughts are pushed aside as he remembers the constant use of 'mutie' in the convo he overheard. It's been months since he's heard from Bolt. Angelica nor Vance have mentioned him and the thought of what happened in Genosha fills his heart with dread.

[SuperFerret]

OOC: All of the original X-Men should have a least a bit more command than the others, just based on experience. And for that matter, Scott's been doing it the longest. THRAKA's doing a good job from what I've seen. Keep it up guys. :up:

[SuperFerret]

http://jerome.galica.free.fr/marvel/Avengers/warrior/Speedball.gif


OOC: Where can I find these? They're great! I used to know where to find them but that site disappeared and now I can't find them anymore. :( Oh, and welcome to the game and stuff. :up:

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: It's not you either, Sparta. I'm really alot like Cyclops, now that I think about it. Sometimes I just don't really feel very highly about myself.

Scott climbed the loading ramp of the XJet. He sat down in the pilot's seat and strapped himself in, the seat belts forming in an "X" around his chest.
As soon as he didn't have anything to think about, he started thinking about strategy.
Well, I know that Logan can take on Sabertooth, but will having Archangel there help? Maybe I should have Arcangel go after Nate Gray.
He breathed in deeply.
He needed to relax. Before, when he needed to relax, he talked to Jean. She had always reassured him, made him feel better about himself... about everything. Life made sense, even with the fighting and the mutant haters and the stress. He would just reach back to this mental link he had with her and they would go to this place that was just... theirs. His and Jean's.

He reached back in his own mind. He could still feel that link there. It was hardly there, but it still existed. He tested it. Forced a thought through the dead link.
Jean?

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay

"Possibilites."

*Nathan places his hand on Michael's foread.*

~This is the world where I come from. These are the people in it.

Juggernaut:
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In this world he is a villian. Where I come from he is the guardian of the last free world for mutants even though he is just a human. That is not unlike what he is doing now.

Sabertooth:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/sabre.gif
Sabertooth is a thug. Nobody will deny that, but if you give him something to fight for, he will fight to the teeth and never leave a man behind. He will sacrifice his life for the people he cares about.

Magneto:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/XMAOA001010_color.jpg
A natural leader. He inspires hope to people who don't have any. He has done horrible acts in the past, but all of us have. Wasn't Professor X, himself, Onslaught?

You:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/artpriest/aoa-madri.jpg
You exherted yourself to your full potential only to serve Apocalypse as his slave.~

*Nate breaks off the connection.*

"We all have choices to make. Who are we going to be? I'll make you a deal...I will watch Magneto and if he strays from the cause too far, I will do what needs to be done, if you watch me and hold me accountable. Deal?

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Michael's eyes close as the images flash through his mind. He knew that Nate came from another world, but he knew nothing of it. Even in just the little flashes he received he could feel the horror of it. He feels the tears run down his cheek before he has a chance to fight them back. He could feel the pain Nate's felt by living there and he could also feel the passion for which he burns. The passion to keep this world from turning into his. Michael looks into the eyes of the man before him.

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They have known pain, he knows this. And he also knows that that pain would never allow anyone,.. Magneto or otherwise,.. to cause the type of destruction that he had to witness. In but an instant Michael Madrox feels he can trust this man. His thoughts then carries to the others. The idea of Marko as a munk, or Sabretooth as a father figure,.. they seem so hard to believe, and yet they were. They were noble and strong. They fought for what was iright, and though they've all had rough histories, they still fight for what they believe. How can they ever be better people if people only look to them as enemies? Perhaps Nate has the right idea. He fights, not for what others tell him, but for what he feels is right. For what's important.

Michael then thinks of himself. What does he believe? What's important? He looks around him at the destruction but then thinks of the children who flew overhead earlier. That's what's important, the children. Those who are innoscent or unable to defend themselves. People like those on this island who simply want a place to belong,.. those people who always have to fear the Sentinels, or the Governments of the world,.. or.... or the X-Men. They simply want to live....... to live.

Michael turns and faces Nate once more. He holds out his hand, palm out.

"You promise to make sure Magneto doesn't do anything to hurt these people and I'll make sure you don't get out of line. Deal."

Michael smiles. He knows Nate won't get out of line because he's already seen the results of it. For the first time in Michael's "life" he feels he's found someone he can trust, someone he can depend on. A friendship that he will fight and die for. Again, Michael smiles.

[RoseRedStrauss]

OOC: Everyone in this RPG can be taken down. No one is invincible because that is unfair and gay. The X-men have stopped you before and we will do it again. Cain Marko likes to think hes invincible, but he isn't by any means, and I guess were just going to have to prove that soon.

¬.¬ Of course the X-men have stopped me, but not with brute force. And judging by who's going to drop by, that's all you have. Unless you're the Hulk, or maybe Thor, you don't have a chance against me in terms of physical strength. I'm excited to see how you'll win though. ;) Bring it on.

[Tropico]

OOC: Where can I find these? They're great! I used to know where to find them but that site disappeared and now I can't find them anymore. :( Oh, and welcome to the game and stuff. :up:

OOC: Thanks. I found this one while googling pics for Speedball, I have no idea what the addy for the main page of that site is.:(

[Sparta*]

OOC: It's not you either, Sparta. I'm really alot like Cyclops, now that I think about it. Sometimes I just don't really feel very highly about myself.

Scott climbed the loading ramp of the XJet. He sat down in the pilot's seat and strapped himself in, the seat belts forming in an "X" around his chest.
As soon as he didn't have anything to think about, he started thinking about strategy.
Well, I know that Logan can take on Sabertooth, but will having Archangel there help? Maybe I should have Arcangel go after Nate Gray.
He breathed in deeply.
He needed to relax. Before, when he needed to relax, he talked to Jean. She had always reassured him, made him feel better about himself... about everything. Life made sense, even with the fighting and the mutant haters and the stress. He would just reach back to this mental link he had with her and they would go to this place that was just... theirs. His and Jean's.

He reached back in his own mind. He could still feel that link there. It was hardly there, but it still existed. He tested it. Forced a thought through the dead link.
Jean?

OOC: I really hope Jean helps us when we get to Genosha. Some Dark Phoenix action might be the only way we can stop these guys. Our list of enemies is getting bigger and our list of allies is getting smaller.

[Midnight Ice]

OOC: Where can I find these? They're great! I used to know where to find them but that site disappeared and now I can't find them anymore. :( Oh, and welcome to the game and stuff. :up:
OOC:since you quoted him, in text part, the image should appear in website form. i think

[Midnight Ice]

OOC: I really hope Jean helps us when we get to Genosha. Some Dark Phoenix action might be the only way we can stop these guys. Our list of enemies is getting bigger and our list of allies is getting smaller.
OOC: jean hasntposted in WHILE. ill pm that person and try to get them back!!

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

Nothing.
The link was dead. Now that Jean was supposedly alive again, he thought that it might have worked, unless this was a different Jean or something.
No, I just don't know anything about mental abilities.

Why are we even doing this? What did Magneto do to us?

Oh he could rapid fire off alot of bad things that Magneto had done. Magneto wasn't a savior of the Mutants, he was an ego-maniac who killed innocent humans so that he could put himself on a pedistal.

The professor saved people without prejudice or hatred. And he had taught Scott to do the same.

But the professor also believed that you were innocent untill proven guilty. Scott didn't want to fight the Brotherhood. It took the entire team to take one of those guys down. And they had to split up into pairs.
But were they just doing what the human racists would have done? Destroying something just because it was a threat? Just because it might be trouble in the future, not because of any actual crimes?

Magneto and the Brotherhood have commited those crimes. Wasn't it better to stop them now, before the lives of millions were in danger?
Yes it was.

He put his hands on the controls and started getting the engine warmed up.

He called into the comm, which sent off a message to all the Xmen.
"Xmen, this is Cyclops from the Jet. I want a roll call of everyone who is going to Genosis with us. We are leaving in approximatly 20 minutes. Identify yourselves and get on the jet as soon as you can. Also as a reminder. We aren't going to just raid Genosis. We will not put the lives of innocent mutants in danger just for fun. Cyclops out."
If only Jean were here. I could've talked to her about this.


OOC: Im serious about needing a roll call, guys. I need to make sure that I know which of you is actauly coming when we start the attack tommorow. :cyclops:

[Tropico]

OOC: If you guys aren't too clique-ish I can have Speedball lend you a hand; it was my original intention since I thought that it would be useful for you guys to have a psi-proof ally.

[Sparta*]

OOC: If you guys aren't too clique-ish I can have Speedball lend you a hand; it was my original intention since I thought that it would be useful for you guys to have a psi-proof ally.

God Bless you. You are most welcome to join us. We need all the help we can get! haha

[Sparta*]

"You're right, Warren. Lets go kick some butt!"
OOC: Lets get there soon.

"Thats the spirit Bobby! now lets do what we have to do"

*Archangel and Iceman listen as Cyclops talks over the P.A. and informs the X-men they will be leaving in 20 minutes*

"Are you comin' or what Warren? Magneto isn't going to surrender himself" Iceman said with a new found confidence.

"In a minute Bobby, I just need a moment..............."

"Suit yourself" Iceman said as he walked toward the X-jet "Warren is always so mysterious" He thought to himself "...sometimes I wonder what is going on in his head...the poor guy...I can't imagine the internal struggle he has to deal with every second of every day. The rage he has to fight so hard to keep at bay. Thinking back to when I first met Warren...he was so care free and easygoing....not a dark thought in the world...and now he is hardly recognizable...with only a few of his traits still intact. He was misguided by Apocalypse, and has to live with his mistake forever. I am not going to let these Genoshans get misguided by Magneto and make mistakes they will regret for the rest of their lives...his threat has to end"

*Archangel stands his ground...he takes a couple of moments alone to gather his thoughts*

"I hope what we are doing is right.....I know that Genosha is a place where mutants are supposed to be able to live in peace, away from the rest of the world and the humans that hate them...and I know for some mutants that is very welcome. But isolating themselves is a mistake. We have to work together for mutant and human co-existance. Mutants having their own country will only destroy what professor Xavier has worked for all these years. Especially now that Magneto has control of the sentinels, tensions between mutants and humans will be at an all time high. Humans don't trust Magneto, and they have no reason too. He can not be allowed to control such power! he is ruthless, and cunning. His motives may seem pure right now, but he is the king of deception. He will use his sentinels to try and achieve his dream of mutant solidarity. Genosha is a ticking time bomb that needs to be stopped. Magneto has many followers in his company...I don't see how he could have convinced all those mutants to follow him...how could they be so nieve and susceptible?"

*Archangel paused for a moment*

"...I was no different when I wanted a cure for my mutant power. I was nieve and easily corruptible just like those mutants following Magneto. Apocalypse saw this and exploited my weaknesses. He lied to me, and promised me the world, just like Erics promises to the Genoshans. I fell right into Apocalypse's trap and became the monster I am today because of it. I can never forgive myself or Apocalypse for what happened to me, all I can do is try and save these poor mutants before Magneto brainwashes them to do anything he desires. These people are being misguided.....they are scared and are turning to the only solution they see as being feasible....Magnetos solution. They need to understand what Magneto is really like...if only there was a way for them to see. I know now that what I am doing is right... Magneto has to be stopped at all costs, and us X-men are going to be the ones to do it."


*All Archangels doubts are relieved, his mind is free and clear, and he knows what needs to be done*

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[Tropico]

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Robbie tried lightening up his mood by thinking of other ways to serve his boss' "breakfast" next morning, but Bolt kept popping up in his mind. He managed to track down 'Nita on her cell and she told him that he had moved out of her place a while back and hadn't given her a new address. She suggested that he try the Xavier Institute since they seemed to keep tabs on most of the mutants and Bolt had learned to use his powers there initially. He might have had to go back since the Legacy Virus was cured and he had to re-adjust to his original power level. Robbie agreed with her and thanked her as he paced the train station. The feeling that something was wrong kept gnawing at his mind and he decided to get to the Institute as fast as he could. He looked at the railroad track and suddenly had an idea. He could hear the bullet train coming...

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A hop, a skip and a bounce later Robbie was at the Institute. The estate was oddly quiet and nobody seemed to be around. He buzzed the intercom and waited for an answer. He looked at the security camera and got his face as close as he could to it while going:

"Hellooooooooo, X-people... VIP hero here. Masked Marvel in need of info. Hellooooooo."

[batnkevlar]

*The Sentinels of Genosha calmly guarded the borderlines, never once leaving the vicinity of Genosha airspace. Their purpose had been redeemed, and for once, they were used to protect people's lives rather than ending them*

[RoseRedStrauss]

I can't imagine how this attack will look good for the X-men. Just think about it. All of us, the Brotherhood, are helping the Genoshans get back to the way they used to be. And out of nowhere the X-men come to attack, for reasons I'm not sure. And then Hank McCoy wants to run for president at the same time? I'm not much of a fan of Fisk becoming pres, but it looks pretty much like the ballot is his if decides to broadcast this stuff. (Stuff as in invasion.)

[Sparta*]

*The X-men are preparing to depart from the hangar when they get a visit from their mentor and friend Professor Charles Xavier*

"My dear X-men...time after countless time you have risked your lives to fight for my dream of mutant and human co-existance. I love you all for it, and I know that it has become your dream as well. Magnus, though he is my friend, is very wrong in his ideals. His seperate nation of Genosha is only going to furthermore seperate mutants and humans from eachother."

"Humans will feel threatened, especially now that he has Sentinels at his command. His intentions may seem sincere, but I know Magneto better then anyone. He will never be satisfied until his dream is realised. He is very clever, and right now as we speak he is slowly building the means to achieve that dream. He has great power with the Sentinels, but an even greater power in the mutants that he is brainwashing into believing his same ideals. These mutants are misguided and need to be shown that humans are not our enemies, but our brothers."

"There is no doubt that what you X-men are about to face will be very dangerous. These mutants think they are fighting for a just cause, and will thus go to any length to defend that cause. You, my X-men have been trained very well for any situation, and I have full confidence in your abilities. Make me proud in the upcoming battle. I will remind all of you that if you don't feel this fight is necessary you are not obliged to do anything you think is wrong. Every X-man is free to make up his or her own mind, and don't forget that."

"Gambit, you started out as a thief on the streets of new orleans, but now you have matured into one of the most dedicated and skilled mutants I have ever met. Your cunning mind, and problem solving will help you greatly on this mission. Rogue, my beautiful Rogue. Magneto knows you are a threat...he has been on the wrong side of your absorbing powers before. Stay sharp, he will have his eyes constantly on you during the battle...this can be an advantage to the other x-men. Strike him while he is preoccupied."
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"Forge, although not a full memeber of my X-men, you are a powerful leader all on your own. You have proven that you can be a powerful tacticianist, and we both believe strongly in mutant and human co existance. You will be a force to be reckoned with. Nightcrawler, you have the most faith out of anyone i have ever met. I know you feel discouraged because of all the hate in the world, but be assured that our cause is just. You are the spiritual backbone of this team, I just pray that your faith and courage will help you get an upper hand in this battle."


"Wolverine, you have come so far since I first met you. You went from being a loner, to a very valuable part of this team. You, more then anyone should know what the Genoshans are going through. They are being lied to and manipulated, much like you were Logan when you were entered into the weapon X program. I know your vast combat experience and determination will help you in the day to come."
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"Archangel, Iceman, and Cyclops, 3 of my original X-men, what can I say about you three that I haven't said over the many years that you have been my students? You came to me as children so many years ago, and now you are strong and capable X-men. Iceman, your powers are limited only to your imagination. Use your mind before using your muscles and you will find you can achieve what you never thought possible. Archangel, you have been through many changes in your life, but one thing that has never changed is your determination and loyalty. You must learn to focus yourself if you are going to be useful in the upcoming battle...you are full of rage Warren, rage for what Apocalypse has done to you. Let go of your hate, you will not need it anymore, everything you need is inside of you."

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"Cyclops...Scott...my very first and dearest X-man. You more than anyone share my dream of Mutant and Human Co-existance, and you more than anyone know why Magneto must be stopped. I am counting on you to keep the team together. Your leadership will be a crucial deciding factor in the outcome of this battle. Scott...you know as well as I do that Jean is alive and on Genosha...she is very unstable right now, you might not be able to sense it but I have. She will need your help when you arrive on Genosha. She must be kept safe for fear of what will happen if she is not. There is a dark force dormant inside Jean Grey waiting for any opportunity to get out, we MUST NOT let that happen! Do you understand Scott? This is all I have to say to you my X-men. Go now, and do what must be done. Fight for a peaceful tomorrow!
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*Professor X leaves the hangar, and the x-men are full of a brand new and strong inspiration. Something they all greatly needed. They all had full confidence in themselves and their task, they would not be defeated!*

[batnkevlar]

OOC: The seperate nation of Genosha is liket he seperate nation of isreal... take that for what you will...

[RoseRedStrauss]

Uh where is Jean right now? Is she in Genosha?

[Sparta*]

OOC: According to Bat Childs last post she is...but that was a while ago, Bat Child hasn't posted lately.

[swingerbone]

OCC: Sorry, I was away (400 miles that is... in Lubbock) and was drunk most of the weekend.

Thanks to Spider-Man9X17 (Human Torch) for keeping Reed alive as always :)

IC:

The attempt on Dr. Hank McCoy's life was gnawing at Reed. McCoy was a brilliant scientist and charismatic guy, not matter his somewhat garish appearance to others. Reed had a deep respect for the man.

To pass the time, Reed took the Wedding Invitation List and placed it in the OCR scanner and the printed the invitations in a matter or seconds.

All these worries and unknowns had Reed bouncing off the walls:
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[Tropico]

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No amount of buzzing seemed to have an effect so Robbie decided to take matters into his own hands. After all, maybe the comm system was down or the intercom out there had been vandalized or something. Robbie bounded over the wall. After his first bounce the Institute's defense system activated.

"Whoa, DON'T SHOOT. I'm one of the good guys!!"

The stun cannon fired and caught Speedball mid-leap, the beam didn't go through but it did change Speedball's course. Speedball ricocheted off the lawn and aimed for the main door but two of the cannons had drawn a bead on him and fired. The next "course correction" sent him directly for one of the windows where he crashed through with spectacular results.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Tropico/Speedball2.jpg

Robbie rebounded off the wall and, unfortunately, some expensive furniture until he regained control and stood at the center of a messed up study.

"Hello? Anybody home? Some burglars came in and started to mess up your pad, but I...fought them off. Hello?!"
Please don't let them be mad! Oh, please. Pretty please!!

[RoseRedStrauss]

What are Superball's abilities?

[Tropico]

OOC: Check it out-Previous post (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5541511&postcount=765)

Oh, and getting really annoyed at people that call him Superball instead of SPEEDball. (Seriously, it happens in the comics.)

[Priest]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
Hammer Bay



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Michael's eyes close as the images flash through his mind. He knew that Nate came from another world, but he knew nothing of it. Even in just the little flashes he received he could feel the horror of it. He feels the tears run down his cheek before he has a chance to fight them back. He could feel the pain Nate's felt by living there and he could also feel the passion for which he burns. The passion to keep this world from turning into his. Michael looks into the eyes of the man before him.

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They have known pain, he knows this. And he also knows that that pain would never allow anyone,.. Magneto or otherwise,.. to cause the type of destruction that he had to witness. In but an instant Michael Madrox feels he can trust this man. His thoughts then carries to the others. The idea of Marko as a munk, or Sabretooth as a father figure,.. they seem so hard to believe, and yet they were. They were noble and strong. They fought for what was iright, and though they've all had rough histories, they still fight for what they believe. How can they ever be better people if people only look to them as enemies? Perhaps Nate has the right idea. He fights, not for what others tell him, but for what he feels is right. For what's important.

Michael then thinks of himself. What does he believe? What's important? He looks around him at the destruction but then thinks of the children who flew overhead earlier. That's what's important, the children. Those who are innoscent or unable to defend themselves. People like those on this island who simply want a place to belong,.. those people who always have to fear the Sentinels, or the Governments of the world,.. or.... or the X-Men. They simply want to live....... to live.

Michael turns and faces Nate once more. He holds out his hand, palm out.

"You promise to make sure Magneto doesn't do anything to hurt these people and I'll make sure you don't get out of line. Deal."

Michael smiles. He knows Nate won't get out of line because he's already seen the results of it. For the first time in Michael's "life" he feels he's found someone he can trust, someone he can depend on. A friendship that he will fight and die for. Again, Michael smiles.

"I can't promise noone will get hurt. We will defend Genosha at all costs, but I will not allow inocents to get hurt."

*Nathan shakes Michael's hand to seal the deal.*

"Come, I will set up a temporary room for you in the citadel. You do not have to fight with us, but I do not want you out in the open when the attack comes and it will be here soon. I won't take no for an answer, my friend."

*Nate lifts off the ground and grabs Michael by the shoulders. and flys towards the citadel.*

[RoseRedStrauss]

OOC: Check it out-Previous post (http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5541511&postcount=765)

Oh, and getting really annoyed at people that call him Superball instead of SPEEDball. (Seriously, it happens in the comics.)

Ah, sorry about that, I'd never heard of your character till now. But your character seems both interesting and humorous, I look forward to seeing how you play him out.

[Keyser Soze]

Time was running out. The headaches, the nose bleeds. Bullseye wasn't going to last much longer. He couldn't afford to mess around with thid death list. He had to go straight to the name that was number one on his list, number one with a bullet. Daredevil. Bullseye grinned at Electro.

"Okay, Electro, I know who I want to go after. And I have plans for him. Oh yes, I have plenty of plans..."

[Midnight Ice]

I can't imagine how this attack will look good for the X-men. Just think about it. All of us, the Brotherhood, are helping the Genoshans get back to the way they used to be. And out of nowhere the X-men come to attack, for reasons I'm not sure. And then Hank McCoy wants to run for president at the same time? I'm not much of a fan of Fisk becoming pres, but it looks pretty much like the ballot is his if decides to broadcast this stuff. (Stuff as in invasion.)
OOC: it may not look good at first, but we are tired of sitting on our asses in the mansion waiting for mags to do something bad like we were promised way back before the thread even reached post 100. now we are over a thousand and still havnt done anything. we dont want to get involved with any other villians because we are trying to keep this "seperate arcs" thing going. in as for the beast thing, i am sure the american public doesnt want magneto with sentinals, so that is reason enough for the averge american voter. on top of that, the sentinals are U.S. PROPERTY!!!! We could always tell the people that Mags has stolen them.(which technically he has). :xmen:

[Midnight Ice]

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No amount of buzzing seemed to have an effect so Robbie decided to take matters into his own hands. After all, maybe the comm system was down or the intercom out there had been vandalized or something. Robbie bounded over the wall. After his first bounce the Institute's defense system activated.

"Whoa, DON'T SHOOT. I'm one of the good guys!!"

The stun cannon fired and caught Speedball mid-leap, the beam didn't go through but it did change Speedball's course. Speedball ricocheted off the lawn and aimed for the main door but two of the cannons had drawn a bead on him and fired. The next "course correction" sent him directly for one of the windows where he crashed through with spectacular results.
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Robbie rebounded off the wall and, unfortunately, some expensive furniture until he regained control and stood at the center of a messed up study.

"Hello? Anybody home? Some burglars came in and started to mess up your pad, but I...fought them off. Hello?!"
Please don't let them be mad! Oh, please. Pretty please!!
OOC: Hurry up and get to the Blackbird, we are getting ready to leave!!! Great to have you, we really needed someone else that posts regularly!

IC: "Hey cyc, Im here, lets get going soon, alright? And what in the in-flight movie today? I was thinking Superman. Yeah I know its a horrible movie and a horrible character, but the hero vs villain theme might pump us up. Superman...what a horrible,stupid character. Iceman, now there is a blockbuster for ya!"

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man lay on the medical table, patched up. He was slipping in and out of concisness.

"Peter..." A voice said.

"I AM NOT PETER!" Spider-man yelled at the voice.

"Peter...why are you denying who you are?"

"I AM NOT PETER! PETER PARKER IS DEAD!" Spider-man yelled again.

"I don't think so Spider-man. I would know." The voice said.

"And how would you know?" Spider-man asked the voice.

"You don't even recognize my voice. And you won't let yourself see me. What about if she talks to you?"

"She? Who is she?" Spider-man asked, searching the darkness.

"Peter...its me." A female voice said.

"I am not Peter Parker! Why do people keep calling me parker! Parker is dead!" Then Spider-man saw who was talking to him..."Parker is dead! Just like you! Ben and MJ! Parker is with you!" Spider-man yelled.

To everyone else, Spider-man was shaking and clenching all of his mucles...but to Spider-man, he was tearing Ben and MJ Parker limb from limb...

[DarkHellRider]

Ghost rider walks thru new york admiring all the tall builidngs and beutiful women as they past take a second look and run screeming

"What is there something on my face, yea I guess there is maybe it would be easier to find the building as jonny"

Ghost Rider then turns back into jonny making it easier to walk thru New york. Without all the yelling in screeming of the people that think he is on fire, but does not ask if he needs help but insted runs away screaming.

"Here we go I finnally found the building where the flameing four came from, I wonder if anyone is home. Only one way to find out.

Jonny knocks on the door of the baxter building, not knowing what to expect when the door opens and not wanting to be caught off guard jonny turns back into ghost rider and waits for someone to anwser the door.

[Harlekin]

Cannonball had left the citadel as soon as he had heard about the rumour concerning the X-Men. He put his hand through his hair, and he felt the black paint smudging his hand. It was pretty cruddy paint, and he was getting tired of black hair by now, so when he came across a small broken pipe giving little but steady water, Sam Guthrie washed his hair clean, and it was back to his original blonde hair-colour. He was Sam Guthrie again.

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He sat back against a wall and grabbed his flask and took a sip. From his pocket he took the by now crumbled piece of paper and unfolded it. The date set on the paper had become unreadable by now, and he could never understand the arcane ruins imprinted on it. Yet, this was the piece of paper that had brought him to Genosha. A piece of Destiny's Diary. The Libris Veritatus.

A picture depicted him during his New Mutants days, with two figures behind him, those of Magneto and Professor Xavier. The piece of paper spoke of loss, events and his role in the coming fight. He had yet to decipher the cryptic meanings, of walking beside the righteous and felling the wrong, and bringing justice to Genosha. To solidify a person's rule on this island nation. Was it Magneto? He didn't know.

This sneaking about wasn't getting him anywhere further, and with the battle fast approaching, Cannonball knew not which side he would be on, but that he needed to be there. Right now, the best chance of that was approaching Magneto, contacting the X-Men here would be impossible. So he decided on the inevitable as he walked into the center of a square, picked up one of the chairs and tables laying around and sat down.

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Deactivating the anti-psy device on his belt, Sam looked up into the sky, knowing that the sudden new, previously hidden, activity of his brain would get picked up by Nate Grey.

[Electro UK]

Time was running out. The headaches, the nose bleeds. Bullseye wasn't going to last much longer. He couldn't afford to mess around with thid death list. He had to go straight to the name that was number one on his list, number one with a bullet. Daredevil. Bullseye grinned at Electro.

"Okay, Electro, I know who I want to go after. And I have plans for him. Oh yes, I have plenty of plans..."

"So we're finally moving onto the big games!" Said Max sitting down. As his butt touched the floor, he jumped right back up again. He'd felt something on his back pocket. Taking it out, he realised it was a piece of paper. It read:
You are invited to
The Funeral Of Mia Summers
Monday the 25th of April at 4:30
The chapel of Saint Peter

4:30? That was now. Max knew where the chapel was. Mia's parents lived in New York that was probably why the funeral was here. But how did Max get the message? He turned the paper round to see a note on the back. "Goodbye Max" It read. Mia.

"Bullseye I've gotta go," He looked down into the street. In a television shop was an anouncement. Fisk had a party going on. "We'll meet there later" He said. "I'm sorry to leave you in a rush but this is my last chance to say goodbye. I see you later, good luck with Daredevil!" And with that he shot off, abandoning Bullseye on top of the roof.

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye smiled as he watched Electro shoot off into the distance. In a way, he was glad Electro was gone. He wanted to take care of Daredevil on his own. This was going to be his victory, no one else's.

Blade, Wolverine, Spider-Man. They were all small potatoes to him. The big fight, the one he had been preparing for, was his battle with Daredevil. Only one of them would be coming out of this alive. Bullseye wanted it to be him. He would die soon enough, but he wanted Daredevil dead first. But if Daredevil was going to be the one to walk out alive, well, at least Bullseye would be going out with a bang, rather than on a hospital bed.

Bullseye made his own way back to the wreckage that used to be Osborn's mansion. His car was still parked there. Bullseye hopped in and drove to Times Square. He parked his car in a nearby street, and made his way into the one part of New York City that was sure to be buzzing with life no matter what time it was. If he just set out looking for Daredevil, he could be looking all night. No, he was going to get his attention, Bullseye style.

Bullseye took out a deck of throwing cards. He picked out a random card. A 9 of hearts. He'd start with that then. Bullseye took the top 9 cards from the deck, and threw them all at once, at a crowd of approaching New Yorkers. Each card slit perfectly through someone's ribcage, nicely piercing their hearts. Bullseye clapped his hands in glee as 9 people fell dead.

Bullseye took out the cards again, drawing out another random card.

"3 of spades," muttered Bullseye to himself, as he used 3 more cards to slit the throats of 3 innocent bystanders.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Johnny was interuppted in his converstaion with Sue and Frankie by the main lobby buzzer.

"Who in the world could that be?" he asked outloud, heading over to one of the monitors mounted on the wall. He flipped a switch, and an image of the main entrance flickered onto the screen. "You've gotta be kidding me," Johnny gasped as the image came into focus. "Hey, Reed, you may want to take a look at the main entrance. There's a big, burning skeleton at the door."

"Johnny, please. Now your not even trying with your jokes anymore. For you to think that I would...OH MY LORD!, there's a big burning skeleton at the main entrance," came Reed's reply over the commlink. "Wait, that's the Ghost Rider. What could he need from us."

"I don't know, but maybe if we don't answer, he'll think we're not home and go away."

"Don't be absurd. While his methods may be unorthodox by our standards, he has proven himself a hero. We must see what he needs." Reed turned on the commlink at the main entrance. "Stay right there, Mr. Blaze. We'll be right down."

Minutes later, Johnny and Reed greeted the hellish hero in the Baxter Building lobby.

"What brings you to the Baxter Building? I believe this is a first."

"I saw some kind of flaming '4' in the sky last night. Word has it around here that's a call for assistance from you guys."

"Yeah, well, we took care of it. No big deal. Thanks for dropping by, though. You know where the door is."

"Johnny, stop! I must apologize. We had a rather unpleasant run-in with the for forces of Hell a while back, and I'm afraid your appearance may bother him."

"I'm not afraid! It's just the fight is over, and we don't want to keep this...gentleman waiting. I'm sure he has other business to attend to."

"No, no. I think we still may have use of his services." Reed turned back to the Ghost Rider. "We have a friend upstair, I beleive you may know him as Spider-Man. Legend has it that you are somewhat of an avenging spirit for those who have been wrong by others. Spider-Man is in a great deal of phsycological pain and suffering after the death of a loved one at the hands of Bullseye. While I was never one for magic and the mystic arts, I have come to realize there are things in this world which science just doesn't answer for. I believe these inner demons may very well destroy this man unless something is done. Can you help him?"

"I'll be hiding in my room if you need me."

"JOHNNY!"

"Joking. Listen, man, he really is in trouble. Can you help him?"

[Sparta*]

OOC: Hurry up and get to the Blackbird, we are getting ready to leave!!! Great to have you, we really needed someone else that posts regularly!

IC: "Hey cyc, Im here, lets get going soon, alright? And what in the in-flight movie today? I was thinking Superman. Yeah I know its a horrible movie and a horrible character, but the hero vs villain theme might pump us up. Superman...what a horrible,stupid character. Iceman, now there is a blockbuster for ya!"

"Alright X-men, we can't wait any longer. Lets get this show on the road" said Archangel.

*with that, Archangel, Iceman, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Gambit, Forge, and Speedball all walked aboard the X-jet where Cyclops was already strapped in and ready to go*

"Okay everyone, stay sharp. There is no turning back from here. Next Stop...Genosha. I want everyone to make sure they have their psychic protection head bands on. I don't want anyone sensing us until we are ready for them too" said Scott.

*With that, the X-men sit back as they gradually make their way towards the destination*

"Now, there are going to be alot of sentinels guarding the perimeter of the Citadel. If we can find a place to secretly land the jet and carry on from foot, that would be the best solution. If we are spotted in the Jet by the sentinels we might have to have an emergency landing, and then do some Sentinel control on the main coast. If we can avoid being seen be the sentinels we are in luck, but I don't see it happening. More likely then not, we are going to have to make our way through them, and then fight our way up to Magnetos main chamber in the heart of the citadel. When we find Magneto and the brotherhood we have to stick to the plan. Rogue and Iceman on Magneto, Gambit and Cyke on Juggernaut, Forge and Nightcrawler on X-man. Wolverine and I will take Sabretooth. If I feel that Wolverine and I on Sabretooth is overkill I will help out another team with their villain. When one villain is subdued the remaining heroes can move on to whichever remaining team that needs help"

[Harlekin]

OOC: No offense Sparta, but I do believe Cycke wanted a roll call, that Tropico hasn't even put Speedball anywhere in the vicinity of the Blackbird, and that you shouldn't really be speaking for other characters. You're dictating Cyclops here and you did Iceman's thoughts in your last post. That should be left up to the players. If that means waiting for them, wait. IMO, you are taking way too much control over the other characters.

[Sparta*]

OOC: I got confused when I read icemans post, I thought Speedball was in the hangar of the X-jet. None the less Tropic said in the OOC thread that he wanted to join us in Genosha. Do we really need him to post "okay, i walked from the mansion lobby to the X-jet hangar? wow, what would the point in that be? we all know he wanted to come to Genosha. I rarely ever bunny people. This if the first time i've ever bunnied Cyclops and it was 1 line. And Iceman gave me permission to bunny him. Roll call? so we have to wait for every single person to post "okay. I am here" before we leave? wow, in that case we are never going to leave. All i'm trying to do is get this story going because no one else is making it move forward. If i didn't take initiative we would still be doign nothing. Every x-man I listed made it clear in their previous posts that they wanted to go to Genosha, so all i'm doing is getting us there...I've done my part for now. Now i am going to wait for Iceman, or Thraka doom or any other x-man to move this story forward from where it is right now.

[AnnoyingSilence]

OOC: And it's not you, Jewishhobbit.
Maybe I should go around yelling "JEEEEEAAAAANNNNN!!!!!"
And which of the X-men are actualy here? I mean, maybe I haven't seen Gambit or Wolverine or Nightcrawler. At least they weren't at the mansion of haven't posted recently, maybe I should read back more carefully. If we don't have them, we are really going to get our mutant butts handed to us.OOC: you claim to lead the x-men, but you don't even keep up on thier posts... after this battle, won't you drop cyc and i'll pick'm up.?

[MST3K 4ever]

Bullseye smiled as he watched Electro shoot off into the distance. In a way, he was glad Electro was gone. He wanted to take care of Daredevil on his own. This was going to be his victory, no one else's.

Blade, Wolverine, Spider-Man. They were all small potatoes to him. The big fight, the one he had been preparing for, was his battle with Daredevil. Only one of them would be coming out of this alive. Bullseye wanted it to be him. He would die soon enough, but he wanted Daredevil dead first. But if Daredevil was going to be the one to walk out alive, well, at least Bullseye would be going out with a bang, rather than on a hospital bed.

Bullseye made his own way back to the wreckage that used to be Osborn's mansion. His car was still parked there. Bullseye hopped in and drove to Times Square. He parked his car in a nearby street, and made his way into the one part of New York City that was sure to be buzzing with life no matter what time it was. If he just set out looking for Daredevil, he could be looking all night. No, he was going to get his attention, Bullseye style.

Bullseye took out a deck of throwing cards. He picked out a random card. A 9 of hearts. He'd start with that then. Bullseye took the top 9 cards from the deck, and threw them all at once, at a crowd of approaching New Yorkers. Each card slit perfectly through someone's ribcage, nicely piercing their hearts. Bullseye clapped his hands in glee as 9 people fell dead.

Bullseye took out the cards again, drawing out another random card.

"3 of spades," muttered Bullseye to himself, as he used 3 more cards to slit the throats of 3 innocent bystanders.

Daredevil began to hear disturbing police reports. A nine of hearts used to kill 9 people, and then 3 people slit with playing cards.

Bullseye! Gotta be him! He is trying to draw me out...he wants this fight as badly as I do. All-right you miserable low-life...It's time to do this.

Daredevil used his radar sense and locked in on Bullseye. Daredevil locked his jaw This is it slime-ball....just you and me...no other villians...no other heroes...and Heaven help anyone who gets in my way. Time to get his attention my way! He swung into a back alley, and then fired his billyclub cable around Bullseye's throat and jerked...not enough to pull him into the alley but enough to get Bullseye's attention. Daredevil felt Bullseye's neck turn in the cable. Once he was sure Bullseye was looking at him Daredevil emerged briefly from the shadows. He released the cable and motioned to Bullseye and stepped back into the alley. Come on Bullseye...come and get your beating!

[AnnoyingSilence]

I can't imagine how this attack will look good for the X-men. Just think about it. All of us, the Brotherhood, are helping the Genoshans get back to the way they used to be. And out of nowhere the X-men come to attack, for reasons I'm not sure. And then Hank McCoy wants to run for president at the same time? I'm not much of a fan of Fisk becoming pres, but it looks pretty much like the ballot is his if decides to broadcast this stuff. (Stuff as in invasion.)OOC: Why do you think i made the speech of, "Thus far we're doing this for no reason, save that Magneto is in control of the sentinels."

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye gasped as the billyclub cord was released. He looked up at Daredevil, and at once they both knew that this was going to be the battle to settle things once and for all. Bullseye walked into the alley, ready to take on Daredevil.

"Well, Devil, looks like you found me. Maybe now you can stop all the killing once and for all. Or maybe I'll just kill you."

With a sleight of hand, Bullseye produced the ace of spades.

"I've been savin' this baby for you..."

With a snarl, Bullseye flicked the card at Daredevil, aiming it right for his throat.

OOC: Wow! We finally get to fight at last Daredevil! And I have to go! I'll be back in a few hours. So in your next post, keep the fight going, but please don't end it or do anything drastic. We'l continue this later tonight.

[dtorn4]

Wilson Fisk sat at his desk, starring out the window in deep thought. He had just become a candidate for the President of the United States and it was a very real possiblity that he would win. But some new turn of events had is mind preoccupied. The only reason he was able to run for the presidency was because Doctor Otto Octavius had outed the candidate he was backing, Norman Osborn, as the Green Goblin. He wasn't exactly sure where he stood with Octavius, they had a mutual respect for each other, but he knew that Doc Ock would turn on him in second if it meant his advancement. He also had to worry about the maniac Norman Osborn. He would surely be coming for revenge for Wilson taking his place on the ticket. And on top of these two homocidal maniacs to worry about, he had his presidential fund raiser tomorrow night.
"I'll bet my criminal empire that Osborn will show up at my party," Wilson thought to himself. "And Octavius surely won't be far behind. I am going to need some extra fire power at this party," and with that Wilson Fisk picked up his phone to call an old ally...
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[Harlekin]

OOC: I got confused when I read icemans post, I thought Speedball was in the hangar of the X-jet. None the less Tropic said in the OOC thread that he wanted to join us in Genosha. Do we really need him to post "okay, i walked from the mansion lobby to the X-jet hangar?
An RPG isn't all about doing things as fast as possible. Interaction is key in RPG's. Speedball hasn't even introduced himself yet, and he hasn't even been invited to go to Genosha by the X-Men. You're just leaving out a lot of story in sake of wanting to get to point B really fast. RPG'ing is all about the journey from A to B.

wow, what would the point in that be? we all know he wanted to come to Genosha. I rarely ever bunny people. This if the first time i've ever bunnied Cyclops and it was 1 line. And Iceman gave me permission to bunny him.
Didn't know about you having permission to bunny Iceman, but its like you are not even giving the others a chance to post.

Roll call? so we have to wait for every single person to post "okay. I am here" before we leave? wow, in that case we are never going to leave. All i'm trying to do is get this story going because no one else is making it move forward. If i didn't take initiative we would still be doign nothing. Every x-man I listed made it clear in their previous posts that they wanted to go to Genosha, so all i'm doing is getting us there...I've done my part for now. Now i am going to wait for Iceman, or Thraka doom or any other x-man to move this story forward from where it is right now.
Moving a story forward takes a lot more than just saying: and now we are at point B. Take a break and and let the others do their thing to move along the story as well. Not everything needs to be resolved immediately. Notice how not every X-Man you've listed (such as Gambit and Rogue) have posted in a while? Sure, they might like to go to Genosha, but its useless to bunny people along if they are not being used anyway. Roll call helps avoid that.

[Sparta*]

OOC: Why do you think i made the speech of, "Thus far we're doing this for no reason, save that Magneto is in control of the sentinels."

OOC: Okay what the hell? If you guys don't want to attack Genosha then we wont. I want to know right now who wants to attack and who doesn't. If more people don't want to attack, then do want to attack, then we are going to have to think of another story arc for the x-men plain and simple. If that means me playing a non used villain then I will considering all our X villains are playing heroes instead of baddies on Genosha. Gotta love those ruthless villains turning into happy go lucky heroes.

[MST3K 4ever]

Daredevil heard the card twirlling towards him. He stuck his billyclub up and deflected the card away from his throat.

He got his billyclub ready to fire, but then put it away. He said, "I may regret this later, but I prefer the old-fashioned way first. I hope The Thing doesn't mind me using his catchphrase but...It's clobberin' time!"

With that Daredevil lunged at Bullseye with the intention of tackling him.

OOC: Don't worry I gotta take off for a while too...who knew having a 1year old could be so time consuming....I'll try to get back on later tonight...otherwise....I have no intention of ending this thing anytime soon...this seems to be the fight a lot of people have been waiting for...and I am so psyched about it.

[Tropico]

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"Do not trouble yourself, young Speedball. It's not the first time we've had these sort of occurances."
"YIKES! Sorry, Mr. X...um, or is it Dr. X orrrrr....?
"Actually it's PROFFESOR or Xavier. Is there anything I can help you with? The X-Men are leaving for Genosha, I hope it's not a matter you have to take up with them?Curious! I felt a faint presence here, but I can't get any reading at all.
"Weeeellll, I just popped by to see if you knew anything about Chris Bradley. He was with us for a while as Bolt. With all the hoopla about mutants and the Genosha thing, I have this really bad feeling."
"I'm afraid that I can only give you bad news. You see..."-Prof.X relates Chris' involvement with an underground movement and the mantle he took on that ended in his tragic death.

Speedball is uncharacteristically quiet. He manages a weak "I see." and he quickly clears his throat to hide the huskiness in it.
"I'm sorry. If I had known before..."
"I'm sorry, too. If we had known he had such close ties to you we would have tried to contact you."
"Thank you. I'm still weirded out by this feeling of dread I have."
"There ARE serious matters afoot; perhaps your being here isn't a coincidence at all. The X-Men are leaving on a mission to Genosha to avoid things like this happening. They could certainly use some help."
"Yeah, that Genosha thing sounds like bad news. Too bad the Avengers aren't around to help you guys out."
"I was thinking of more immediate help?"
"What? ME?! Sure I'm a bouncing bundle of energy, but I don't know if your guys will take me."
"I've already arranged matters with Cyclops, let's just say we had a meeting of the minds. Please follow me to the hangar, they're waiting for you."

Speedball follows the Prof. as he leads him through the mansion. They make light conversation on the way, Speedball's mood has perked up some which is apparent as he makes comments about the choice of costumes on some of the pictures that line the halls. They reach the hangar and Speedball thanks the Prof. as he leaps for the plane.

"Never fear, the Masked Marvel is here!"-Robbie says loudly as he enters the plane. A few icy stares make him reconsider his choice of entrances. "Wow, tough plane. Uh; hello, dudes of the X. I'm Speedball and the Proffesor said you guys needed a helping hand. Lo and behold! I have two!

A few of the X-Men greet him and he sits down, he answers their questions about his powers and such and later gets debriefed on the situation.

[Harlekin]

OOC: I think everybody is still pretty much in 'let's go attack Genosha' spirits. Might be my wrong interpretation of AS' post, though.

[AnnoyingSilence]

Ooc: O, I'm going to fight(you'll see why) , but i'm also going to help with the clean up()

[Sparta*]

OOC: Harlekin, the only reason i'm trying to move the story along is because other x-men are getting impatient. I am not going to wait around for a week for other people to post. On everyones application they said they were going to post at least once a day, and they aren't even posting once every 4 or 5 days. That is ridiculous. If they can't keep their own characters moving then I am not going to let my story arc suffer because of it. The x-men that do post regularly and want to see something happen deserve this. We have been promised action for a very long time and so far nothing has happeened.

[Harlekin]

OOC: Its cool, I get that. I suggest that any other OOC business is done in the designated thread.

:)

[AnnoyingSilence]

OOC: i agree

[Sparta*]

OOC: That won't be necessary, I don't really have anything else to say on the matter...now back to the RPG.

[SuperFerret]

OOC:Gotta love those ruthless villains turning into happy go lucky heroes.

OOC: So, it's a bad thing that these characters are showing more depth than just "I kill things"? If you're so bored that you have to fight some "bad guys", why not start your own story with an unused villain that you can bunny around? I've been silent on this topic for a while, but attacking Genosha makes no sense. That's just my take on the situation.

[Electro UK]

A while after he left, Max landed on top of a building outside the chapel. People were gathering inside. He waited until the coast seemed clear then changed out of his Electro costume. This was a time for Max Dillon not Electro.

He entered the chapel and stood at the back where no one could see him. It was a nice place, flowers, stain glass windows, all the usual stuff. The coffin was at the front, closed surrounded by all types of flowers.

The serman started as a man walked up to the front. He must be thr preacher. "We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of a very special lady. Mia was a brilliant girl who served her country well. Never shall we forget what a credit she has been to us. Many of us wish that she had not been involved with that, horrible man Electro, but it was her choice. You see, that's what I always found brilliant about Mia, no matter what she always saw the good in people..." Said the man. He continued with his speech and despite the comments made against him, Max listened admiringly. "I now want to present the only people that are special enough to come up here and talk about, Mia, her parents."

This erged Max on, he knew that he should be the one speaking up there. He got up and strided to the front. Pushing the preacher out of the way, he turned to face the crowd.

"Good day to you all. I'm... I'm Max Dillon," There was a silent whisper in the crowds, obviously some people knew. "For those who don't know me, I'm Electro... the man you claim killed Mia" That was when the crowd burst into a loud explosion of noise, people chatting to each other. Others turned to leave. "Please... I mean you know harm," He spoke out to the people leaving "You see you're not the only ones who have suffered a loss here today. Mia and I... became involved in the past few months. I met her in a resteraunt in Boston. We went on a few dates and had a good time. But then it got serious, we began to fall in love with each other. Mia... Mia had a connection to me that no one else in this room did. We were in love with each other, we became like a regular couple. For those happy weeks, Electro almost didn't exsist. But when she asked me to stop being Electro, I had to think. I needed to come back to New York, to experience Electro again, to make my mind clear. So I became a rat again. Working with other well known killers and criminals. I even slept with hookers though I'm ashamed to admit it. But then one morning, I saw something. A bright light outside my window (OOC: Jeans funeral) and it made me think. This beautifull light reminded me of Mia. I needed to see her again. I took one final job as Electro then went back to her, my mind made up. Then it happened, she was killed by a stray bullet in battle. I lost the woman I loved, in a prision cell." Max paused before he continued.

"Mia... Mia had changed my life. Before her I had Electro and that was it. But when she came into my life, I almost didn't need Electro anymore. But I needed Mia. Mia was a special woman indeed. How she could see anything in a man like me, I'll never know. I myself got a chance to say goodbye to Mia in an encounter I doubt many of you would believe. Before this encounter, I was a wreck. I almost killed myself, I destroyed an entier waherouse, sought revenge from a famous millatary leader. But now that I've said goodbye, I'm not this quivering wreck. I've come to realise that Mias death was only the beginning. She gave me a new reason to be Electro. And that reason was to live. When I die, I know I'll be rejoined with Mia. But for now, I live to be Electro. To live the high life. To be the rat that hangs around the sewers. And so I came here today to say goodbye, but now I won't to leave by saying thankyou." He turned to face Mia's coffin

"Thankyou Mia" He said putting on a smile. He'd never been so much happier in all his life. Mia was the gift of life for Max. "I'm back" he whispered to himself.

Maxwell Dillon strolled out of Saint Peters Chapel a new man. He was happy now. Looking at the time he frowned. Bullseye probably hadn't even found Daredevil yet. He'd have to occupy himself for a while. Maybe he could check out this thing that Fisk had going. He knew where it was. Taking to the rooftops, he changed back into Electro. He'd never been happier to put the costume on. He shot off headed for fisks ball.

[RoseRedStrauss]

OOC: it may not look good at first, but we are tired of sitting on our asses in the mansion waiting for mags to do something bad like we were promised way back before the thread even reached post 100. now we are over a thousand and still havnt done anything. we dont want to get involved with any other villians because we are trying to keep this "seperate arcs" thing going. in as for the beast thing, i am sure the american public doesnt want magneto with sentinals, so that is reason enough for the averge american voter. on top of that, the sentinals are U.S. PROPERTY!!!! We could always tell the people that Mags has stolen them.(which technically he has). :xmen:

Lol, I'm sure you're going to invade Genosha for "stealing" the Sentinels and making them protect mutants instead of annihilate them right?

[Sparta*]

OOC: So, it's a bad thing that these characters are showing more depth than just "I kill things"? If you're so bored that you have to fight some "bad guys", why not start your own story with an unused villain that you can bunny around? I've been silent on this topic for a while, but attacking Genosha makes no sense. That's just my take on the situation.

OOC: It's a bad thing for us X-men. How are we supposed to do anything if we don't have any villains? I was hoping for some good villains to challenge us...but it turns out we have to do the challenging. I really don't want fight a villain that isn't controlled by anyone, because that is no fun, and thats not the reason I joined this RPG. I will say this again, because everyone obviously didn't hear it the last time I said it. If more people DONT want to go to Genosha then DO want to go to Genosha then we WONT go. I just need to hear from the other X-men so we can decide.

[Tropico]

OOC: I got confused when I read icemans post, I thought Speedball was in the hangar of the X-jet. I made an initial post as a hook for any of the X-Men to allow me entrance.
None the less Tropico said in the OOC thread that he wanted to join us in Genosha. Do we really need him to post "okay, i walked from the mansion lobby to the X-jet hangar? wow, what would the point in that be?
I made a secondary post further inside the mansion so that anyone else could have investigated what the ruckus was about. There was still no interaction. The point is that some of us want to RP the characters and for them to have some motivation as to what we're doing.

We all know he wanted to come to Genosha. I rarely ever bunny people. This if the first time i've ever bunnied Cyclops and it was 1 line. And Iceman gave me permission to bunny him. Roll call? so we have to wait for every single person to post "okay. I am here" before we leave? wow, in that case we are never going to leave. All i'm trying to do is get this story going because no one else is making it move forward. If i didn't take initiative we would still be doign nothing. Every x-man I listed made it clear in their previous posts that they wanted to go to Genosha, so all i'm doing is getting us there...I've done my part for now. Now i am going to wait for Iceman, or Thraka doom or any other x-man to move this story forward from where it is right now.

OOC: I bunnied the Proffesor so there was some way for Speedball to even get to where the other X-Men were. I took him all the way to the X-Jet because it makes sense that if no one greeted him they had to be in an isolated space.

[RoseRedStrauss]

OOC: Okay what the hell? If you guys don't want to attack Genosha then we wont. I want to know right now who wants to attack and who doesn't. If more people don't want to attack, then do want to attack, then we are going to have to think of another story arc for the x-men plain and simple. If that means me playing a non used villain then I will considering all our X villains are playing heroes instead of baddies on Genosha. Gotta love those ruthless villains turning into happy go lucky heroes.

[OOC]Honestly, I look forward to a good fight, but your (the X-men's) reasons for doing so seem so flawed you have yet to do them justice. You claim it's about Sentinels yet you go on about how Magneto is "brainwashing" refugees. I never knew the X-men, much less Xavier, to make the first strike.[OOC]

[Sparta*]

OOC: I just thought that the X-men wouldn't want Magneto to have such a powerful force at his command. Whats stopping him from saying.... "alright, now go kill humans" you know? would the x-men of the comics stand idly by and let him wield such power? I don't think so. Do you not want us to go Strauss? if you don't just say the word. I'm really beginning to not care anymore...no one seems to want to do anything, and whenever someones tries to do something, they get shut down by everyone else.

[Harlekin]

OOC: The X-Men are finally being pro-active. Let's leave it at that and go attack Genosha. This should be fun.

[Tropico]

OOC: Please check the OOC thread, thanks! :D

[Sparta*]

OOC: Alright, well, whichever X-man wants to pick up from where I left off can go nuts. I am not going to make another story post until another X-man gets it moving. I'm sick of moving the story forward on my own. I want the other X-men to be more involved.

[Nancy-Twin]

Johnny was interuppted in his converstaion with Sue and Frankie by the main lobby buzzer.

"Who in the world could that be?" he asked outloud, heading over to one of the monitors mounted on the wall. He flipped a switch, and an image of the main entrance flickered onto the screen. "You've gotta be kidding me," Johnny gasped as the image came into focus. "Hey, Reed, you may want to take a look at the main entrance. There's a big, burning skeleton at the door."

"Johnny, please. Now your not even trying with your jokes anymore. For you to think that I would...OH MY LORD!, there's a big burning skeleton at the main entrance," came Reed's reply over the commlink. "Wait, that's the Ghost Rider. What could he need from us."

"I don't know, but maybe if we don't answer, he'll think we're not home and go away."

"Don't be absurd. While his methods may be unorthodox by our standards, he has proven himself a hero. We must see what he needs." Reed turned on the commlink at the main entrance. "Stay right there, Mr. Blaze. We'll be right down."

Minutes later, Johnny and Reed greeted the hellish hero in the Baxter Building lobby.

"What brings you to the Baxter Building? I believe this is a first."

"I saw some kind of flaming '4' in the sky last night. Word has it around here that's a call for assistance from you guys."

"Yeah, well, we took care of it. No big deal. Thanks for dropping by, though. You know where the door is."

"Johnny, stop! I must apologize. We had a rather unpleasant run-in with the for forces of Hell a while back, and I'm afraid your appearance may bother him."

"I'm not afraid! It's just the fight is over, and we don't want to keep this...gentleman waiting. I'm sure he has other business to attend to."

"No, no. I think we still may have use of his services." Reed turned back to the Ghost Rider. "We have a friend upstair, I beleive you may know him as Spider-Man. Legend has it that you are somewhat of an avenging spirit for those who have been wrong by others. Spider-Man is in a great deal of phsycological pain and suffering after the death of a loved one at the hands of Bullseye. While I was never one for magic and the mystic arts, I have come to realize there are things in this world which science just doesn't answer for. I believe these inner demons may very well destroy this man unless something is done. Can you help him?"

"I'll be hiding in my room if you need me."

"JOHNNY!"

"Joking. Listen, man, he really is in trouble. Can you help him?"

Sue had followed both Reed and Johnny down to the lobby and remained quiet the entire time when Johnny Blaze came in. His flaming skull apearance had always taken her back when she first saw it, frightened her almost. But Sue had nothing to be afraid of, she knew Ghost Rider was only a helping hero or at least he 'means well' she thought. Still what could help could he possible bring here? He was good for fighting no matter what kind it was, but Spiderman was having serious troubles, was the mystical arts really the answer?

Sue pulled Reed Richards away from Blaze, and Johnny.

"Reed what exactly are you thinking?"

"Sue, what are you doing I thought you and Frankie were going to..."

"Spiderman needs..."

"Help, and with the help of Ghost Rider we may be able to see what's wrong. Which is something I am not able to do right now"

"Oh darling, you know all I want is to help him, I just want what's best. But are you sure this is right way?"

"It's the only way Sue. Johnny can and will help, one hero to another. Why he'd help us if he had the chance, that's exactly why he came in the first place. Dear, you have nothing to be afraid of."

Sue took a deep breath wishing only that Johnny Blaze could truly help Spiderman. To witness Spidey in that state was almost unbareable. And Sue felt that he was loosing sight of who he was which was too terrible to think of. It was the only way, "Don't loose faith, Sue" she thought to herself

"He's upstairs Mr. Blaze"

[Midnight Ice]

Lol, I'm sure you're going to invade Genosha for "stealing" the Sentinels and making them protect mutants instead of annihilate them right?
OOC: yeah, thats it... DOH!

[Midnight Ice]

OOC: if us attacking makes no sense then fine. i was looking foward to a battle as was juggernaunt and cannonball. all i know is that we were promised action soon by magneto back before the thread reached post 100, now its in the 1200's. ill go on with my own arc. maybe ill go into jewishhobbitt's murder story sense im involved. whenever magneto wants to give us a threat like he promised, then maybe ill come over to genosha. i feel sorry for speedball, in all of this. you could go with warren on his story, im sure. you can come with me if you want, but ill be investigating why i am framed for murder. if mags and the other villians want a brawl, i guess you have to do something evil, then we will come. or cannonball could contact us and tell us you are being bad little boys and girls. :xmen:

[Sparta*]

OOC: How about Magneto gives us a reason to attack? It would make this thread alot more interesting and would solve all these problems. Think about it Batnkevlar. W.W.M.D (what would Magneto do?) haha Iceman, do you really want to abandon the Genosha idea? most people think its okay to attack Magneto based solely on the fact that he has to much power, and needs to be stopped before he can use it. I just wish the other X-men would say what they think on the matter. Maybe we could take a vote, and whichever side wins we could go with? I dunno, i'm just tossing ideas around.

[Keyser Soze]

Bullseye felt the wind get knocked out of him as Daredevil tackled him to the floor. Bullseye laughed mockingly.

"Come on! Is that the best you got, you ******?"

Daredevil punched Bullseye in the face, bringing on more laughter. He was getting to Daredevil, making him lose his cool. Daredevil began throttling Bullseye, losing himself in the fight. Bullseye gasped out a response to Daredevil.

"No! Please...don't...kill...me...Ha! Gotcha!"

With Daredevil distracted on beating the hell out of him, Bullseye had been able to stick the syringe in his arm. Daredevil loosened his grip on Bullseye's throat. Bullseye punched him, sending him flying off of him, and stood up.

"You might be wondering what that is I just stuck in your arm. Well, as you know, I'm good buddies with Doctor Octopus. Well, the Doc made this special little potion as a favour to me. It's going to paralyse pretty much all of the muscles in your body. You'll be able to move the muscles in your face, so you can talk. Trust me, we're gonna have a lot to talk about. But you're not gonna be able to move anything else for a good few hours, which is all I need."

Bullseye smiled as he watched the realisation slowly dawn on Daredevil's face. In a matter of seconds, he was going to be paralysed. Bullseye knew all about being paralysed, thanks to him. Now he would see how it felt.

"Don't worry, Devil, our little fight ain't over. No, it's just beginning..."

[Tropico]

OOC: I already planted a few seeds regarding JH's story. I don't see why the X-Men can't still go to Genosha and check things out. We have Archangel (the dark, but cool looking one) and a messed up Cyke leading the team. Isn't it in character for them to be rash at this moment? I still think that this visit to ascertain what's happening could be the first step to an eventual confrontation. I'm afraid I won't be posting until some kind of agreement is reached, I already have an out (although a cheap one) in case this indecision drags on (and the bad guys win on stopping the X-Men before they even leave.;):D).

[Sparta*]

OOC: I am all for going to Genosha. Even if it isn't to attack, but only to talk to Magneto. I think it would be a good move. I am not going to do anything until the X-men decide what they want to do, or i'm going to get my ass attacked by the other RPG'ers.

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: I think this is all rediculous. If the X-Men can't go against the X-Men Villains because the Villain won't give the X-Men reason then what's the point? We're trying to create good stories here,... not bicker! Why don't some of you X-Men contact the Brotherhood over PM and discuss a story where the X-Men WOULD have reason to go to Genosha? Do something! Frankly I'm glad I'm not one of the X-Men, I can't say I blame Sparta's frustration.

[Sparta*]

OOC: I just wish the villains would be more.....villainous. Do something to make us attack...or do you guys just plan on spending all your time just living in Genosha? thats fun...watch me guys! i'm sitting here......living......in Genosha! watch me live, yeah, living is fun...alright!!...just sitting here livin'....haha :D

[JewishHobbit]

OOC: And I'm kinda stuck in Michael Madrox's story. I'm in Nate Grey's hands and Cannonball is waiting for Nate to contact him,.... so once Priest picks up on this storyline I'll be there and play along as well.


Jamie Madrox
Mutant Town
X-Factor Investigations

Jamie sits in his chair once more. He's finished compiling all his files and has ran though them twice. He knows that Iceman's innoscent and he knows that the morgue,.. or at least people in connection to the Morgue aren't exactly cosure. He needs to hear back from Bishop about them,.. so until then what else can he look into?

"Hmm..." Jamie picks up the phone and dials his dupe watching over Jessica Howe. Upon hearing that she is home and well he thanks him and hangs up. He then calls Ms. Howe herself, "Hello Ms. Howe, it's Jamie. I've been looking into your case and I'd like to look into the place Vincente was working before he went missing."

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Jessica's voice comes through the phone and Jamie finds himself sweating at the sexy voice. Not the most professional of investigators. "Oh, he worked on the docks. Hanigan Docks is what I think he called them. I never saw them though, don't know where they are. You can probably get the address from the phone book."

"Thanks Ms. howe. I'll get back to you when I know something new."

Jamie goes to hang up but he hears her voice calling to him over the phone, "Yeah?"

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"You haven't found out ANYTHING so far?"

Jamie thinks back over what he's learned. He knows that Iceman isn't the killer and that the Morgue is fishy,.. but that's about it. These things, however, will only worry her more he thinks,..... and so he decides not to share them with her. "I'm in a few things right now. I have some leads but I don't want to discuss them until I know for certain. You understand?"

He hears a sigh on the other line that saddens him, "Oh,.. okay. Well, let me know if you find anything, okay?"

Jamie agrees and hangs up the phone. He types in "Hanigan Docks" in his computer and tries a scan. An address and phone number pops up and he jots it down on a purple stick it note. He looks at his watch and sees that it's still fairly early. He has time. He grabs his coat and heads out the door.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Johnny excused himself from the conversation and headed back upstairs. Frankie was keeping watch over Spider-Man as Johnny entered the infirmary. He walked up behind her, putting his arms around her waist.

"How's he doing?"

"I don't know. He just keeps twitching and clenching his fists. I don't know if he's going to make it."

"We can't give up on him. Besides, we may have some help coming."

"Ghost Rider?"

"Yeah. But listen, this isn't our only problem right now. With Beast in the hospital, and the X-Men unavailable, I offered to help him find out who tried to kill him. Wilson Fisk is holding a public campaign party tomorrow, and I think maybe I should be there. He's the most obvious suspect right now, and I have to see if I can get any dirt on him."

"Are you sure that's smart, I mean, one of the FF showing up at his party. Isn't he going to be suspicious?"

"Maybe if it were one of the other three. But c'mon, who's going to expect Johnny Storm to show up at a party with business on his mind?"

Frankie chuckled at the last comment. He did have a point.

"Besides, if your worried about me, you can come, too."

"No, you go alone. You'll draw enough attention by yourself, let alone with me on your arm. The press will eat us up out in public. But, be careful. You know Fisk has his enemies, and tomorrow will be the perfect opportunity for them to try something."

"Norman Osborn?"

"Among others. We don't want you all battered up for your wedding day, do we?" Frankie asked teasingly.

"Don't worry, I'm not there for a fight. Anything goes down, I'll book it out of there. Let Fisk fight his own battles." Johnny replied as they walked out of the room. "So, moving away from all this doom and gloom, how was your day."

"Kinda quiet. Sue and I dropped off all the wedding orders, and then did a little shopping. I picked up a few new outfits, a dress or two and some shoes, but other than that, just a regualr day."

"I remember regular days. They sucked," Johnny paused for a moment, thinking. "Sure wish I could have one every now and again."

Frankie leaned over and gave him a peck on the cheek. "You are too much, Mr. Storm."

"I try my best." Johnny walked into the laboratory. Reed had thrown together a quick, miniaturized lie detector for Johnny to use during Fisk's party, with a green light for "truth", and a red for "false". He threw it in his pocket quickly before rejoining his fiance.

"Sue and I bumped into Ben Urich today. He said our false date is working out perfectly. News centers all around the city, and even the country are completely scrapping the schedules for the date in our little press release. No one is the wiser to the real ceremony this week."

"I love screwing with the media. It's so easy, and I don't have a guilty conscious afterwards," Johnny laughed as he hit the button in the elevator for the living quarters.

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man leapt up off the table onto the floor. Under his eye lids, which were slightly torn, his eyes were wild and unpredictable.

"PARKER!" Spider-man's throat gurgled out. His costume was in tatters.

He turned towards the medical table he'd just leapt off of. And threw it against the wall.

"I AM NOT PARKER!" Spider-man yelled, ripping apart the room.

He leapt to the cieling, and began ripping lights out.

"PARKER IS DEAD!"

There was no reason left in him...that last part of Peter Parker had left him...his reasoning...his logic...his sanity...He was Spider-man...and only Spider-man

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[batnkevlar]

OOC: Just attack me, X-men... we all need some action... forget about it, guys, be proactive... who knows, it might leasd to something kool...

[Spider-Man9X17]

Johnny and Frankie had just settled down to watch some television when the alarms started blaring inside the Baxter Building.

"What's going on?!"

Johnny checked a monitor. "Damn, it's coming from the infirmary." Johnny jumped up out of his seat, and Frankie was close behind. the raced up the stairs to the inifirmary, and were quickly met by a barrage of flying medical equipment. Spider-Man had gone nuts.

"Peter, STOP!!" Johnny yelled, Spider-Man turned around and glared at the Torch through murderous eyes.

"PARKER IS DEAD. I'M NOT PETER PARKER ANYMORE!!!" Spider-Man picked another operating table and threw it down the hallway.

"Frankie, MOVE!!" Johnny yelled, pushing his fiance out of harms way. He tried to twist his body away from danger also, but the table smacked him in the back of the head. Johnny fell to the floor in a slump.

"JOHNNY!!! Oh, God," Frankie bent over to check on him. He was out cold.

"WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS!" Frankie yelled at the irate Spider-Man. All her rage and frustration boiled to the surface, and she finally burst into flames. "I don't want to hurt you, but I'm not going to let you do this."

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Spider-Man stopped for a second, before shattering a nearby window and swinging away across the city.

"God, Johnny!" Frankie began to cry, kneeling down and cradling Johnny's head in her lap. She could feel a warm pool of blood slowly begin to form on her leg. "Don't you do this to me, Johnny. You hang tight. Reed be be right up. Jeezus...REED, SUE, SOMEBODY! GOD, PLEASE HELP!!"

[Priest]

OOC: FREAKIN' X-MEN, COME ATTACK US!!! Seriously, no more OOC posts. I just got through two pages of it. I got off work looking foward to reading two pages of awesome fight action, and get OOC this and OOC that....and yes I understand the irony of griping about OOC posts in an OOC post....

[Priest]

*Nate lands in the citadel courtyard next to an empty room.*

"I'm sorry for leaving so abruptly, but danger is coming...soon.(right?) Let me know if I can get anything for.....

*Nate notices new brain activity in the vacnity*

...I'm sorry I have to go. Remember, I'm only a thought away."

*Nate flys towards the brain pattern.*

[ElectroFlare]

Spider-man swung relentlessly through the city.

"PARKER IS DEAD!" Spider-man yelled.

He found several dead pedestrians. Their throats looked like they were sliced with playing cards.

"Them...they once lived. Peter Parker would have cared for them. Peter Parker would have tried to find out who did this. Peter Parker would try to stop the murderer for his murder.

"I am not Peter Parker. Therefore I do not care about them. Or their lives." Spider-man leapt away, swinging high in the sky. He came across a bank robbery.

"With all the super-heroes in this town, you'd think they'd know better." Spider-man chuckled.

"Wait...Spider-man...I...am a super hero. Super heroes care about people and their lives.

"But I am not Parker, who cared about peoples' lives.

"Parker brought me into existance to stop evil.

"The evil that killed his uncle. He wanted it for personal reasons, that have no effect on me.

"And yet I still fight the crime. Ben Parker has been dead for many years. Why should his passing still affect me, who is simply someone who knew Parker very well?

"Because it is my motivation.

"Motivation for the death of a man I never knew?

"Motivation to prevent it.

"I do not care for anyone like Parker.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Spider-man grabbed his temples, screaming in pain. He ripped apart the roof he was standing on, taking away his emotional pain in physical anger...

[Priest]

Cannonball had left the citadel as soon as he had heard about the rumour concerning the X-Men. He put his hand through his hair, and he felt the black paint smudging his hand. It was pretty cruddy paint, and he was getting tired of black hair by now, so when he came across a small broken pipe giving little but steady water, Sam Guthrie washed his hair clean, and it was back to his original blonde hair-colour. He was Sam Guthrie again.

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He sat back against a wall and grabbed his flask and took a sip. From his pocket he took the by now crumbled piece of paper and unfolded it. The date set on the paper had become unreadable by now, and he could never understand the arcane ruins imprinted on it. Yet, this was the piece of paper that had brought him to Genosha. A piece of Destiny's Diary. The Libris Veritatus.

A picture depicted him during his New Mutants days, with two figures behind him, those of Magneto and Professor Xavier. The piece of paper spoke of loss, events and his role in the coming fight. He had yet to decipher the cryptic meanings, of walking beside the righteous and felling the wrong, and bringing justice to Genosha. To solidify a person's rule on this island nation. Was it Magneto? He didn't know.

This sneaking about wasn't getting him anywhere further, and with the battle fast approaching, Cannonball knew not which side he would be on, but that he needed to be there. Right now, the best chance of that was approaching Magneto, contacting the X-Men here would be impossible. So he decided on the inevitable as he walked into the center of a square, picked up one of the chairs and tables laying around and sat down.

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Deactivating the anti-psy device on his belt, Sam looked up into the sky, knowing that the sudden new, previously hidden, activity of his brain would get picked up by Nate Grey.

*Nate flys through the citadel phasing through walls until he reaches Sam Guthrie.*

"Sam! What are you doing here?"

[The Joker]

Doc Ock sat back and took a sip of his scotch and thought about tomorrow night's plan.He would kill Norman Osborn-The Green Goblin.Kill him slowly and painfully.Yes he would enjoy that.Osborn killed Stunner.It was a personal attack to get at Ock.But Ock had retaliated by having Sandman destroy Oscorp.But that was just a warm up.Next Osborn himself would die.And Kingpin's election party was the perfect venue for that.

An even better thought occurred to him.Maybe Spider-Man would show up too.What a bonus that would be.To destroy his worst enemy in the process too.The accursed Spider-Man.He may have slipped thru his fingers before.But Spider-Man's famous luck will soon run out.Ock thought of the many encounters he had with Spider-Man over the years:

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They were long time enemies.But their long feud would some come to a bitter end.If the wall crawler shows up at Fisk's bash tomorrow night Ock and Sandman would snare the insect and crush him for good.

"Cheers" Ock said to himself as he downed the glass of scotch.

[Warrior]

The Chameleon had nothing to do but wait for the Kingpin's big party. He figured there was a lot of people out to stop them from winning the election but he had confidence. So, he sat back and relaxed, and waited for the party to begin.

[JewishHobbit]

Michael Madrox
Genosha
The Citadel

*Nate lands in the citadel courtyard next to an empty room.*

"I'm sorry for leaving so abruptly, but danger is coming...soon.(right?) Let me know if I can get anything for.....

*Nate notices new brain activity in the vacnity*

...I'm sorry I have to go. Remember, I'm only a thought away."

*Nate flys towards the brain pattern.*

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Michael watches Nate fly away and wonders what caused him to go so quickly. He wonders if it should make him doubt or worry but he decides against it. He knows Nate's nobility and trusts it. He still doesn't know what to think of the Brotherhood though. Sabretooth, Juggernaut, Magneto? Now that time has passed and his mind has cleared away the images Nate gave him of their otherworldly nobility he's cautious. He believes that they can become like those others,.. but the fact remains, they aren't. Michael knows he don't belong with them, but if anything he'll stick around just to keep an eye on them. He shook Nate's hand as a simbol of his trust. He shook it to tell him that he'll stick around and be there for them if they need him. He isn't quite sure if he should join them though. He'll have to take time to decide. For now he just wants to build his home, and this is as good a place as any.

He looks around the room and finds it quite lavish. It's obviously ment for Magneto's important people,... so why was he brought here? He thinks about how he's beginning a new life and decides that he doesn't want it to begin with free lodging. If he's to stay in the citadel he'll want to work for the room and board. He'll have to talk to Magneto about it, see what he wants him to do. His heart beats a bit at the thought of the master of magnetism,... he isn't even sure he wants to talk to the man. Not because he hates him,... but because he's intimidated by him.

[swingerbone]

"What's going on here... Johnny???"

Reed ran into the infirmary and saw Johnny laying in Frankie's lap. He appeared to have a head wound.

Reed pushed a button on the window frame and a heavy duty armor plate slid up to close the breech.

Reed bent down to check on Johnny.

"Frankie,... what happened dear. Where's Spider-Man?"

"He did this to my Johnny.... he did this to my Johnny... he did this..."

"Ok, everything will be fine. Just settle down now. Be strong for me here. Be strong for Johnny. There that's a girl. Just keep his head elevated and I'll take a look."

Reed brushed a steaming tear from Frankie's cheek and tried to calm her.

Taking a small flashlight from his labcoat Reed carefully opened Johnny's eyelids and checked the pupils for dialation.

"Now... he will be fine. Just a little cut to bandage up and a mild concussion. We're just lucky he has such a hard head."

Frankie smiled. She sighed in relief.

"Now we need to get him onto a bed and let him recover. It could take anywhere from five minutes to a few hours for him to come to. Would you like to have him in here or in your room?"

"I think here... for now... I just can't believe that Spider-Man would do that to Johnny... his friend."

Reed had bandaged Johnny's head with some gauze and had placed him on a bed in the infirmary, making sure the bed had the correct elevation and angle to Keep Johnny both comfortable and on the road to recovery. He moved towards Frankie to comfort her and took her hand in a fatherly way.

"I'm afraid that Pet--, I mean Spider-Man is going through some rough trauma... and I only hope he doesn't do anything further like this. I always thought he had a level head on his shoulders, but I suppose everyone has a breaking point where they just unhinge their conscious mind from reality. I know if I lost Sue I'd be totally lost... and I know that Johnny would rather die than have anything happen to you. You've really brought out a side of him that he needed."

Reed gave her a fatherly hug.

"Now you need to get some rest... I know he wouldn't want you in here worrying and making a fuss over him. He'll be fine and I'll send for you the instant he comes to."

Reed stood by Johnny's bed watching the monitors flash in their constant rhythm. Frankie kissed Johnny's forehead gently and left the infirmary.

[Spider-Man9X17]

The light was blinding. Johnny put a hand to his face, trying to shield his eyes from the onslaught of white light. He looked around, trying to figure out where he was. He couldn't remember much, just alarms, and Spider-Man....

Johnny walked forward, looking around. He was surrounded by the light, as if that's all there was. "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto," he commented under his breath. Where was everyone? Was he dreaming? Was this another dimension?

"Johnny? Johnny...?"

Johnny spun around. Where was that voice coming from? Things were getting too wierd. "OK, I'm officially freaked out." Johnny thought, as he felt a tingling run up his neck to the back of his head. It soon turned to a throbbing pain.

Johnny's eyes snapped open. He blinked a few times and looked around. He was in the infirmary.

"Welcome back." Reed approached the hospital bed. "You had us a little worried."

"What happened?"

"Something happened with Spider-Man. He snapped, and hit you in the back of the head with a gurney. You've been out for nearly three hours, but you'll be fine. Your memory should be back shortly, but you're going to have to take it easy for a day or so."

Johnny sighed. "I'm gonna miss Fisk's party. Beast was counting on me."

"Johnny, I've been thinking. This attack on Hank, nothing matches The Kingpin's methods of operation. From what I've heard, these men were small time thugs with simple weapons."

Johnny thought for a moment. "Fisk would have had high tech mercs, or a supervillian. And he wouldn't have done it so sloppy, or loud. It would have been quick, quiet, and he would have finished the job." Johnny thought some more. "But if it wasn't Fisk, who? Who else would have a reason to try and kill him."

"He's a mutant superhero running for President. That's reason enough for millions of phsycopaths out there. But, you shouldn't worry about this. You need to rest. Would you like me to let Frankie know you're okay?"

"Yeah, if she's not sleeping."

"You should know, too, that she used her powers tonight. Seeing you in that state must have unlocked them."

"Is she ok?"

"She's fine, but worried sick about you. She's loves you more than anything, you know," Reed said as he headed for the door

"I know. I love her, too. More than life itself."

[twylight]

OOC: Just for the X-Men, Rogues staying at the Mansion..I'll have HUGE long post for her soon..but don't bunny her onto the Blackbird..I'll have a sort of backstory for her so ya'll know what she was doing while you were planning all of this.

[Harlekin]

*Nate flys through the citadel phasing through walls until he reaches Sam Guthrie.*

"Sam! What are you doing here?"
"Simply put? I need to have a little word with Mags and what you folks are doing aroun' here." Sam said with a bit of a grin, as Nate approached him "Figured you'd be the only one logically to take me without me ending up dead or in jail."

[Priest]

"Simply put? I need to have a little word with Mags and what you folks are doing aroun' here." Sam said with a bit of a grin, as Nate approached him "Figured you'd be the only one logically to take me without me ending up dead or in jail."
*Nathan looks at Sam a little cross. He notices his psi-shield around his belt.*

"Sure thing, Sam. But you won't be needing this.

*Using his telekenisis, Nathan takes Sam's psi-shield from his belt and crushes it in mid air rendering it useless.*

"Follow me."

*Nathan starts to walk with Sam Guthrie behind him.*

[DarkKnightJRK]

I look out the window of the SHIELD's flying fortress. I think they called it the "Triskellion" or something like that, but I have a more appropriate name for it: Mount Olympus.

"Tell me something, Agent Moss." I adress to the "Fed" that told me what I'm supposed to do here. Apparently, Moss is supposed to be my liason until I get more bearing on the place.

"What?"

"Just how much control does this place have on the world? The government? It just looks very Big Brother-ish to me. Doesn't feel too right," I admit.

"Well, no offence meant to Mr. Wells, but I don't think he could have anticipated mutants, vampires, and inter-galatic world eaters. Anyway, let's pause the intelectual talk for a moment and let's get you to your team."

He directs me out and around this...futuristic fantasy-land place they call a headquarters. Whistler would give his bad leg to take a peak here.

...Whistler. Damn, I can't believe I talked him down like that. Last time we talked...it ended on very bad terms.

I'm kicked of my introspective wagon by Moss. Apparently we're at our destination.

"Agent Blade, meet your new team." Five people--four men, one woman (and a beautiful one, I might add--Wait. Where the hell did that come from?)--stand in a line like respectible soldiers. "These six are some of SHIELD's best and brightest. First, we have Agent Manners." Manners (a tall, white man with a tatoo of a snake on his forearm) greets me. "Agent Donovan," he (black, not as tall as Manner or me, but not short, bald haircut) does the same. "Agent Willingnam," he (Spanish from what I can tell, shortest of the bunch) gives his greetings. "The beautiful Ms. Agent Strong." She (indeed beautiful, long-haired, and athletic build) welcomes me.

"Wait," I intrupt, "where's the sixth agent?" Moss looks at me and points to himself.

"You're truely," he says with an almost sheepish smile.

"Ah." I acknologe. "Well, now that I've been introduced to you, I might as well introduce myself. The name's Blade. Just Blade, kind-of like Madonna. And...while I don't doubt that you guys are some of the best here...you're not equipped for what you've been assigned to do. If you we're, then my ass wouldn't be here. I'm not going to ask about training, because I can easily bet it takes some balls to get here--"

"Metaphorically speaking, sir." I turn and see Agent Strong. She sees me and she slightly stammers, "Uh, I mean, sir, permision to speak, sir." I walk over to her and stand in front of her, her head reaching to the center of my chest.

"Do I look like a General, Agent Strong?" I ask.

"No sir."

"Do I look like a sir to you?"

"...You certinally don't look like a ma'am, sir." I can't help but grin at that one.

"Indeed I don't. But would you please not call me "sir?" I'm no military man. Just call me "Agent Blade," or perferably, Blade."

"Uh...yes...Agent Blade."

"Alright, now that we have that done, let's continue. Agent...Manners, release your firearm to me, please." Manners does so. I pull the cardrige out and take out one of the bullets inside it. "Regular bullets don't do dick to a vampire, you have to use silver bullets in order to kill one."

"What about crosses?" I hear one of them...Donovan, ask. I approach him to answer.

"Basically, you hold a cross in your hand and throw some holy water on it, all it'll to is shake off the water, rip the cross out of your hand, and drain your ass of the plasma it needs. The only things that work are silver, garlic, and sunlight. Though with the enemy we're going to face, I think sunlight won't do us much good either.

"Alright, now that we've done our introductions, you will revise your bullets to have them silver outlined. Also, make sure all knives or other sharp weapons have silver on them as well. Once we get our weapons finished, we can start our plans. You are all dismissed."

They all start to walk away except for Moss, who directs me to my quarters. He says it'll take a few hours to fix their weapons, so I wait until we can plan the hunt...

After a few hours in my quarters resting, meditating, and reading over what SHIELD had on Frost's new operation, I realize that I need to take some serum. God knows how long it's been since I used it. I take the portable case I keep with me and open it, holding the injector and a few cases of serum, I'll have to get more soon.

Just then someone knocks on the door. Before I can stop myself, I allow it.

"Enter." The door opens and Agent Strong walks in.

"I'm here to let you know that we've finished our weapons details and are ready for the debriefing." I prey to every god and cosmic diety I can think of that she doesn't look at the prepared injection of serum I had in my hand. "Pardon my asking, but what the hell is that in your hand?" S**t.

"It's nothing, Agent Strong," I almost nervously reply.

"Bulls**t," she spits, glaring. "What is that, some sort of drug? You some sort of junkie or something? Because if you do that stupid s**t, I sure as hell can't trust your druggie ass out in battle." Ouch. If stares could kill, my ass would be six feet under.

"You're...half right. It's almost like a drug. But I need it, for everyone's sake." I don't know why I feel the need to explain, but I look at her and see a look of hurt in her eyes, and I just didn't want to see it on her face...

"What do you mean...?" How a woman can go from anger and pain to worry and concern I'll never know. Under her gaze, I don't know why, but my gut...and maybe something else...tells me I can trust her with this. After a moment, I figure out how to start.

"You...have read my profile right?" She nods. "Well, I'm not sure if it has it, but it should have that I have the vampire strengths--healing factor, strength, speed, agility--and that I don't have their weaknesses. That's a lie. I do have one of their weaknesses...the thirst."

She takes this quite calmly. Thank Christ, the last thing I needed was the calm her down from being delerious in fright about me potentially biting her.

"I take this serum because it essentially creates plasma into my bloodstream, which allows the thirst to keep at bay. It's not really that good anymore, it only lasts 8-10 hours at the most, so I have to use meditation to keep my blood equated for a while until I can't take the thirst anymore, so I take the serum again. It's a never-ending cycle. At least, until I'm dead."

She takes all this in, and something gleams in her that I've never seen before when I've told the few that I have told this, not fear or pity...but respect.

"If you need to take it, take it," she says. I start to pull the injector back out and put it close to my right bicep. I look back at her and she's focused on me, almost facinated. She wants to see this. I'm in awe and scared s**tless at the same time. But I should warn her first.

"This process...it hurts like hell. It's essentially growing back my red blood cells...it won't be preety. Just FYI." I put the injector into my arm and the serum pumps into my bloodstream. I barely have time to take the empty container out of the injecter and put the injecter back in it's case before the pain starts.

The shaking begins, I grit on my teeth until it becomes to unbearable and the grunts of pain escape. The shaking is worse than before, I fall onto my knees and in an instant she's right beside me...holding me. The heavy convulsions cease and I'm reduce to the smaller shaking. The process is done, for the moment. For the first time since I put the injector in I look to Agent Strong again and...and the look of respect is still there. Wow.

"You ok?" She asks, concern blantent in her tone.

"I'll be." I start to get up and she starts to help me and I stop. I look at her, the message clear as day: I can get up myself. She respects the unaudible wish and takes a step to let me stand. I eventually stand and zip the case for the injector up and put it in a cabnet in the room.

"Are you ready, Blade?" She acts normal, as if nothing had happened, except...she called me "Blade." Not "sir" or "Agent Blade." Just Blade.

"Yeah, but if you're going to be on a first name basis with me, it's at least fair to tell me yours."

"Alison. Let's go, the rest of the guys are probably itching in their jockies for some combat."

I walk out with her and we go to start our war against Deacon Frost...

OOC: Sorry I go so long in-between posts, but I'm really trying to put my all into these things, so I'm being a little objective against myself.

[Harlekin]

*Nathan looks at Sam a little cross. He notices his psi-shield around his belt.*

"Sure thing, Sam. But you won't be needing this.

*Using his telekenisis, Nathan takes Sam's psi-shield from his belt and crushes it in mid air rendering it useless.*

"Follow me."

*Nathan starts to walk with Sam Guthrie behind him.*
"Yes sir..." Sam replies in a mock tone as he walks behind Nate "What are you doing here anyway? Last time I remembered you were on the good side. Last I remembered, Juggernaut and Sabretooth were not."

Casually Sam takes his psy-shield off his belt, completely destroyed, and flicks it away.

[Priest]

"Yes sir..." Sam replies in a mock tone as he walks behind Nate "What are you doing here anyway? Last time I remembered you were on the good side. Last I remembered, Juggernaut and Sabretooth were not."

Casually Sam takes his psy-shield off his belt, completely destroyed, and flicks it away.
"Who says I'm not on the good side?" I'm doing what I feel is best for mutant kind.

*Nathan and Sam come to two large doors. It is the entrance to Magneto's chamber.*

"Wait here."

*Nate phases through the door and sees Magneto sitting on his thrown.*

"Magneto, Sum Guthrie requests an audience with you."

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: THAT'S IT!!! Xmen!!! Weve been planning this for awhile. Brotherhood, stop trying to be misunderstood heroes, okay? That's our job!!! Looks like I'm going to have to take action.

I'm going to bunny you all. Anyone who wants to go to Genosis that is. I hope you all don't mind. If you do, I'm just going to leave you all behind. Somebody has to launch the blackbird.

Now it is also my understanding that Rogue wanted to be left behind. It'll be harder for Bobby this way, though.


"ALL XMEN, Report to the loading area now. We are launching in exactly 5 minutes."
Scott looks a little strained as the various Xmen board the ship. From the pilot's seat he says,
"Alright, guys, we're not just going in there to have somebody to scrap with. We need to see if we can talk this issue over first, though I highly doubt that we can. If he has the Sentinals attack us, we'll land in whatever way possible or evacuate. Then I want you to get under cover. Go after your various targets in your groups. Also, I heard that Rogue won't be joining us, and I don't want Bobby to fight Magneto alone. If anyone would volenteer(OOC: GAH! SPELLING) to help him who did not have various metalic parts..."

Right

"Alright, guys. Strap yourselves in."
The Xjet lifted into the air. Flames spat out of the back end and the huge dark metalic mass shot towards Geonosis.

[Priest]

OOC: Just one thing, if you're going to lead the X-Men to war you are going to Genosha, not Genosis...sorry bro, just gotta point it out before it becomes another glinder

[batnkevlar]

~Magneto. To what do I owe the pleasure?~

Hank was surprised to be suddenly contacted by the X-Men's greatest foe, and he tried his hardest to give his thought response a caustic tone.

~The pleasure is mine, Henry, as always. I would like to talk with you about your presidency...~

[batnkevlar]

OOC: Haha, they're heading to the wrong planet...

[THRAKA-DOOM!]

OOC: I was hoping to correct that before anyone saw it.

[AnnoyingSilence]

OOC: i was under the assumption that we were already in the jet headed to genosha...

Forge: Sorry Scott, I'd love to get my hands on Magneto... But I feel more compelled to confront Nate, I mean X-man.

Forge thinks to himself... Where did that come from??? Why do I all the sudden feel like i should know Nate on a totally different level??? Whatever it is, will be found out when we get there!

[Midnight Ice]

OOC: THAT'S IT!!! Xmen!!! Weve been planning this for awhile. Brotherhood, stop trying to be misunderstood heroes, okay? That's our job!!! Looks like I'm going to have to take action.

I'm going to bunny you all. Anyone who wants to go to Genosis that is. I hope you all don't mind. If you do, I'm just going to leave you all behind. Somebody has to launch the blackbird.

Now it is also my understanding that Rogue wanted to be left behind. It'll be harder for Bobby this way, though.


"ALL XMEN, Report to the loading area now. We are launching in exactly 5 minutes."
Scott looks a little strained as the various Xmen board the ship. From the pilot's seat he says,
"Alright, guys, we're not just going in there to have somebody to scrap with. We need to see if we can talk this issue over first, though I highly doubt that we can. If he has the Sentinals attack us, we'll land in whatever way possible or evacuate. Then I want you to get under cover. Go after your various targets in your groups. Also, I heard that Rogue won't be joining us, and I don't want Bobby to fight Magneto alone. If anyone would volenteer(OOC: GAH! SPELLING) to help him who did not have various metalic parts..."

Right

"Alright, guys. Strap yourselves in."
The Xjet lifted into the air. Flames spat out of the back end and the huge dark metalic mass shot towards Geonosis.
OOC: holy crap!!! Now THATS a cyclops post if ive ever ead one.

IC:"I can't wait to get my hands on the brotherhood." Iceman says.

I hope somebody helps me with Magneto. I could definitly hold my own, but help s always appreciated. I owe it to Deadpool to fight my best. Maybe its time that I start believing in myself and stop being afraid of what I am capable of. The Brotherhood is about to see Iceman as they have never seen him before. I wonder if any of the brotherhood has anything to do with me being framed for that guy's murder. Probably not, it wasn't in their style. But so help him, after this Genosha mess is over with, I am going to find out who framed me and why, and its not going to be pretty.Iceman thinks to himself as he sits in the Blackbird and notices Genosha's coastline coming into view.

[Keyser Soze]

"Open your eyes, Devil."

Daredevil's eyes slowly opened, and Bullseye chuckled triumphantly. After paralysing Daredevil, Bullseye had knocked him out and dumped him in his car. He'd driven them to where they were now. And old abandoned warehouse, near the harbour. Isolated enough. There would be nobody interfering in their business. It was just the two of them. Daredevil and Bullseye. And they were going to finish this tonight.

Bullseye had sat the paralysed Daredevil on a chair, behind a table. Bullseye was sat on a chair at the other side of the table. Seeing that Daredevil was awake, he placed a gun on the table.

"We're going to play a game, Daredevil. You know the rules, we've played it before. It's called Russian Roulette. The last time we played, I think you'll remember, was after you'd left me a paraplegic after droppin' me off that rooftop. You brought the gun, and made me play...against my will."

Bullseye's fist clenched, and he started biting the inside of his cheek. He hated talking about this, to Daredevil of all people.

"It had been a long, long time since I'd felt helpless. I don't like that feeling, Devil. But you made me feel like that, every time you pressed that gun against my head and pulled the trigger. Every time you did that, my life flashed before my eyes. And every time, I heard that dull click, and knew I had just a little bit longer to live. And I couldn't do anything to stop you, because I was paralysed!"

Bullseye had lost his cool. He was frantically shouting, pointing violently at the helpless Daredevil. But on that thought, Bullseye calmed himself. He allowed himself a small smile.

"Yeah, you sure made me feel helpless. But now I've turned the tables. Now, you're the one that's paralysed, helpless, and I'm the one with the gun. I've let you keep your mask. You were wearing the mask last time we did this, and quite frankly, I don't care who you really are anymore. You've lived as Daredevil, been a thorn in my side as Daredevil, and you're gonna die as Daredevil."

Bullseye picked up the gun, cradling it in his hands. He preferred the challenge of using weapons that allowed him to employ his excellent marksmanship. Any schmuck could point a gun and shoot, especially when the target was a head, at point black range. But his weapon of choice needed to be a gun. This was Russian Roulette after all.

"Daredevil, I just want you to know that there is one difference from the last time we did this..."

Bullseye opened up the gun barrel, showing Daredevil a single bullet in the chamber. He closed it and gave it a spin.

"Unlike you, when it comes down to it, my gun does have bullets."

Bullseye grinned maniacally at Daredevil, the madness glinting in his eyes. He casually twirled the gun in his fingers.

"So this is it, Daredevil. You or me. One of us dies right here. But either way, I'm the one that's pullin' the trigger!"

Bullseye winked at Daredevil, then pressed the gun against his own temple.

Click.

Bullseye gave a small sigh, placing the gun back down on the table.

"Now its your turn..."

[DarkHellRider]

OOC: thank you guys for bunnying me I should have known better to try and get in on the action with you guys who post alot and me only post like once or twice a day.
Have to remember not to do that again atleast nto until i get my comp up and running at the house

[DarkHellRider]

Ghost rider left immediatly after he had heard that Spider-man had busted out of the infirmary. Turned back into Johhny and started walking, to no where in particular but just walking to walk and clear his head.

Why can i not seem to help the people I know, I could not help my step dad and I could not help SPider-man. it seems for every one peson I help two more seem to get hurt. Do I even deserve to be a hero if I can not stop the bad guys for good. I need a sign what should I do.

Johnny then finds the nearest motel to lay down for awile and think about what to do. As he lays down he begins to talk to himself again.



"Why with such power of mine can I not stop evil for good. AHHHHHHHHH"

Jonny then punches a hole in the nearest wall angry having no idea what he should do next.

[PFunk2]

OOC: Major edit here. I'm now making null and void any action I did fighting the goblins to start a solo aventure with Photon instead. More on this later.

[Spider-Man9X17]

Johnny wasn't exactly sure what time he had dozed off. He remembered Frankie rushing into the room, relieved that "her Johnny" was OK, and he remembered them talking for an hour or so.

He rubbed that sleep out of his eyes and brought himself to a sitting position. Frankie was sound asleep in an easy chair beside his bed, a thin blanket sprwaled over her lap. The back of his head was still throbbing but it wasn't as severe as the night before. Still though, he knew he wasn't going to be able to do much of anything today. Sliding out of bed, he made his way over to the telephone and dialed the number for Beast's hospital.

"Good morning, Bellevue Hospital, reception desk. How may I help you?"

"Yes, could you transfer me to Hank McCoy's room please."

"I'm sorry, sir. Mr. McCoy seems to be having a very important conversation at this time, and doesn't wish to be disturbed. Can I take a message?"

"Ummm, no, that's okay. Thank you," he said, hanging up the phone. Who was Beast talking to? Maybe someone about his campaign. It probably wasn't the best idea to talk over phone's anyway. They could be tapped. Johnny walked over to Reed's lab and jotted down a quick note.

"Beast,
Little mishap here last night. Gonna be hung up for about a day, can't make Fisk's party. Don't think he's the one who tried to kill you, too many things seem out of place. I'll explain later.
-Johnny"

Johnny folded the note up and stuffed it in a little envelope. After making some quick adjustments, he set the transporter to Beast's hospital room, hopefully his bedside stand and pushed the note through.

"And people say e-mail is the way of the future," he smirked as he returned to the infirmary. He walked over to Frankie's chair and knelt down.

"Hey beautiful, time to wake up."

Frankie stirred, opening her eyes slightly to see Johnny beside her.

"Oh, Johnny," she threw her arms around his neck. "I'm just so happy your okay. You had us all worried last night."

"I'm fine. A little bump. Spidey's the one we should really be worried about, but let's not think about that right now. Right now, I think we need some breakfast."

"Mmmm, you go ahead. I just want to sit down for a while."

"Who said anything about getting up?" Johnny put his arms behind Frankie's back and under her legs, and picked her up out of her chair.

"Johnny Storm, let me go," she giggled as they walked out of the room.

"Never."

"You better not," Frankie leaned in and kissed him as they entered the elevator. "Come the end of the week, your mine forever and ever."
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[Harlekin]

"Who says I'm not on the good side?" I'm doing what I feel is best for mutant kind.

*Nathan and Sam come to two large doors. It is the entrance to Magneto's chamber.*

"Wait here."

*Nate phases through the door and sees Magneto sitting on his thrown.*

"Magneto, Sum Guthrie requests an audience with you."
"Good side, huh?" Sam responded as Nate phased through the large metallic doors. Sure, Magneto had gone over to the side of Angels a few times, but he never stuck around, and somewhere, Sam doubted that even if Mags was doing the right thing, it would just be a matter of time before he would return to his old ways.

[dtorn4]

CNN Reporting… Presidential hopeful Dr. Henry McCoy survived an assassination attempt earlier… More information as it becomes available.


Wilson Fisk, puffing lightly on his cigar, picked up his remote control and switched off the giant television in his command center.

“This is getting to be more of problem than I had ever expected. First Octavius ruins my plans and outs Osborn as the Green Goblin, almost costing me my election. I recovered from that to launch my own campaign for the presidency only to see Osborn lose his mind, or what little he had left of it anyway, because of what Octavius did and blow up his own company. Knowing that maniac, in his warped brain, he will blame everyone but himself for his misfortunes and undoubtedly try and attack me. And now, with the most important day of my campaign to date, the fund raiser, this evening, that blue-furry monster goes and gets shot. Soon the rumors will begin that I had something to do with it, but they should know better. If I had something to do with it, he would be dead; my men would not have failed. It appears that someone is trying to set me up.”

Wilson Fisk presses the button on his intercom to call one of the many New York City gangs that fell under his control.

“I need you to get someone to look into this whole McCoy shooting. And when you find out who is really responsible, bring them to me. I will teach them a lesson in how to get a job done right.”

Wilson Fisk released the intercom button he was holding down and picked up his phone to dial a familiar number.”

“Hello,” the voice on the other lined muttered.

“Chameleon, this is the Kingpin. I need you to here immediately. We have much to discuss before this evening. I have a strong feeling we may have some party crashers tonight and I intend to be fully prepared for them.”

[SpideyLad]

Spider-Man lay bruised and battered on the floor, screaming in pain.
"Do not worry, you will be with everyone again soon...."Venom assured Spider-Man
He could kill Spider-Man right now if he wanted to, but he wanted to watch him squirm...watch him in pain, like he had been longing to do for a long time now. Picking him up, he threw him again at wall.
"Time to die, FREAK!"
Venom picked him up, swung him round, and prepared to break his neck......

(BEEP BEEP BEEP)
Eddie's alarm clock went off, it was 8:15

"Ahhh, that dream was almost perfect, just 10 more seconds would have done it..."

Eddie got out of bed, and walked over to weights

"You may just make your strengh, but I'm different." He was talking to his symboite

"But....tonight...tonight, we WILL KILL SPIDER-MAN! it is the night of revenge! AT LAST!"

[Tropico]

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"...I have plenty of is balls."-Robbie said with a confident smile.

Man! Talk about an understatement...Mags is major league, Iceman and me against him might be nothing more than a diversion. What's with the battleplan, though? It seems like they're expecting this to go wrong. Can't hurt to be prepared, I guess.

"We-are-gonna-kick-this-guy's-BUTT!! Heh,heh,heh, YEAH! My balls will be all over his face...wait...no, that came out all wrong. BUBBLES, I mean bubbles. My bubbles are gonna...um, I'll be shutting up now."

Robbie slides a bit down on his seat due to the embarassment.

[MST3K 4ever]

"Open your eyes, Devil."

Daredevil's eyes slowly opened, and Bullseye chuckled triumphantly. After paralysing Daredevil, Bullseye had knocked him out and dumped him in his car. He'd driven them to where they were now. And old abandoned warehouse, near the harbour. Isolated enough. There would be nobody interfering in their business. It was just the two of them. Daredevil and Bullseye. And they were going to finish this tonight.

Bullseye had sat the paralysed Daredevil on a chair, behind a table. Bullseye was sat on a chair at the other side of the table. Seeing that Daredevil was awake, he placed a gun on the table.

"We're going to play a game, Daredevil. You know the rules, we've played it before. It's called Russian Roulette. The last time we played, I think you'll remember, was after you'd left me a paraplegic after droppin' me off that rooftop. You brought the gun, and made me play...against my will."

Bullseye's fist clenched, and he started biting the inside of his cheek. He hated talking about this, to Daredevil of all people.

"It had been a long, long time since I'd felt helpless. I don't like that feeling, Devil. But you made me feel like that, every time you pressed that gun against my head and pulled the trigger. Every time you did that, my life flashed before my eyes. And every time, I heard that dull click, and knew I had just a little bit longer to live. And I couldn't do anything to stop you, because I was paralysed!"

Bullseye had lost his cool. He was frantically shouting, pointing violently at the helpless Daredevil. But on that thought, Bullseye calmed himself. He allowed himself a small smile.

"Yeah, you sure made me feel helpless. But now I've turned the tables. Now, you're the one that's paralysed, helpless, and I'm the one with the gun. I've let you keep your mask. You were wearing the mask last time we did this, and quite frankly, I don't care who you really are anymore. You've lived as Daredevil, been a thorn in my side as Daredevil, and you're gonna die as Daredevil."

Bullseye picked up the gun, cradling it in his hands. He preferred the challenge of using weapons that allowed him to employ his excellent marksmanship. Any schmuck could point a gun and shoot, especially when the target was a head, at point black range. But his weapon of choice needed to be a gun. This was Russian Roulette after all.

"Daredevil, I just want you to know that there is one difference from the last time we did this..."

Bullseye opened up the gun barrel, showing Daredevil a single bullet in the chamber. He closed it and gave it a spin.

"Unlike you, when it comes down to it, my gun does have bullets."

Bullseye grinned maniacally at Daredevil, the madness glinting in his eyes. He casually twirled the gun in his fingers.

"So this is it, Daredevil. You or me. One of us dies right here. But either way, I'm the one that's pullin' the trigger!"

Bullseye winked at Daredevil, then pressed the gun against his own temple.

Click.

Bullseye gave a small sigh, placing the gun back down on the table.

"Now its your turn..."


Daredevil raized his head up and that was about all he could raise up. Oh my head wherever we are it's spinning...gotta pull it together....I'll be damned if I am giving him the satisfaction seeing me suffer. Then again for losing my cool the way I did I deserve to be in this situation.

Daredevil grunted and locked his jaw but his arms wouldn't repsond. He looked towards Bullseye and said, "Go ahead put the gun to my head and pull the trigger...I can't exactly do it myself. Right now though I don't give a damn."

Bullseye pulled the trigger...click.

Daredevil then said, "Face reality Bullseye we're stuck with each other. No matter what we have done to others it always comes back to you and me. My question to you now is this...why her why Mary Jane? He never did a thing to you ever...and you took the one thing that was beautiful and wonderful out of his life forever. What the hell gave you that right? What you did to Karen & Elektra....was to hurt me...why him though?"

[Karem-Knight]

OOC: When will the party start?

[dtorn4]

OOC: 7pm eastern time

[Rizpower]

OOC: How long does the party go for? I'll be at work until 10:30 Eastern Time. Then I can come and make my contribution.