X-Men: Final Genesis

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Mutants. Children of the atom. Once considered the next step in human evolution now it seems their days are numbered. Now at the end of their evolutionary cycle the once mighty race has become and endangered species. However it begs the question...what will come of humanity if they arent allowed to evolve. Will humanity too stagnate and die.

Genosha was once a thriving country that built its wealth and prosperity on the backs of it's mutant population. After they were liberated the United Nations gave the island nation to the mutant terrorist Magneto. Several years later 16 million mutants where wiped off the face of the earth and the nation became so much rubble. Today a park marks a memorial to the dead. Within this park sits an old man. His name is Erik Lehnsherr but once he was feared around the world as Magneto, the master of magnetism. Those however are by gone days as he was stripped of his genetic talent by his daughter. He sits dejected and dreams of days when he was a god.

Voice: "Hello Erik".
He turns to see an attractive woman approaching him. She sits next to him on the park bench.
Erik:"Do I know you?
Woman:"No.We have never met..but I know of you...and so does my employer"
Erik:"I am not that man anymore."
Woman:"I disagree."
The woman's eyes glow and instantly they appear in a lush jungle.
Erik:"You are a mutant?"
Woman:"Human, Mutant, Neo. Soon these titles will have no meaning. By the way I am called Eve."
Eve leads Erik towards a huge stone temple. They enter and see a man sitting on a throne inside.
Man:"Greetings savior of mutantkind. I am Adam."
Erik:"I am afraid I am of no use to you. I have been stripped of my mutation."
The man rises out of the throne and approaches Erik. He places his hand upon the Eriks head. Erik falls to his knees as if dizzy.
Erik:"What did you do?"
Adam:"Restored you mind and body."
Eve:"Only Magneto can serve our task. Mutantkind needs a place to call its own."
Erik:"Another country they can burn to the ground?"
Eve:"No another world."
Erik reaches out with his restored magnetic talent as the clothing he is wearing gives way to the purple and red mail armor of Magneto. He continues reaching out as our scene pulls away and reveals them to be on a small green planet that floats past Mars.

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San Francisco, California. Due to the liberalizing attitudes the city became a mecca to those who are looked down upon for being different. In recent months this has been especially true for the last remnant of mutantkind. Deep within the Marin Highlands the X-Men, led by Scott Summers, have transformed an old abandoned military bunker into a state of the art mutant embassy. Within the medical lab Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy also known as Beast due to his beastly cat form and Dr. Cecila Reyes give a full a full exam to Betsy Braddock, the telepathic Psylocke who has returned from the dead in her original caucasian body. Mean while Scott Summers aka Cyclops due to his eyes emitting beams of force, Emma Frost headmistress and telepath, Ororo Munroe T'challa who controls the weather as Storm and Warren Worthington aka Archangel due to the birdlike wings that grow from his back watch. Their clothing suggest they were on their way out for a night on the town.
Beast:"I ran every test I could think of. Everything in nominal."
Warren:"Looks like Betsy's back. What is it about telepaths and death?"
Scott shoots Warren a look.
Ororo:"Still it is good that she has returned. Her abilities can bolster our psi's now that the Prof.."
Scott:"First thing in the morning run her thru a level 2 danger room session. I want to know her capabilities. Until then she's on inactive reserve."
Emma:"Agreed. Now can we please go. I did not get poured into this dress for nothing."

Meanwhile at a downtown art gallery Peter Rastputin aka Colossus stands next to one of his paintings. During another life he became a famous painter under the name Peter Nicholas. When he "died" the demand for his paintings skyrocketed. He is joined by his friends the mystery man Logan aka Wolverine, Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler, Remy Lebeau aka Gambit and the extradimentional stuntman Longshot.
Logan:"How ya feelin, Petey?"
Peter:"I would much rather fight 100 juggernauts."
Kurt:"Nonsense you are doing fine. I hear you have raised a lot of money."
Remy:"Dont fret mon ami me and Mr. Dazzler here will be making sure you get top dollar."
Longshot:"I told you my name is Longshot."
Longshot and Remy fade into the crowd.
Kurt:"Those two need adult supervision."

Meanwhile back at the Xcompound Bobby Drake aka Iceman and Alex Summers aka Havok settle in to the operations center for monitor duty.
Bobby:"Have they left yet?"
Alex:"Yeah. You know how Scott is.Feels as if the world will fall apart if he aint watching it."
Bobby:"Yeah tell me about it."
Alex:'So whats going on."
Bobby:"Not much. Rachel is running an omega level session in the danger room."
Alex:"Hows she doing?"
Bobby:"So far so good. She wants to beat your brother's 98 percentile record."
Suddenly alarms go off.
Alex:"What is it?"
Bobby:"Someone just entered the atmosphere. Powerlevels are off the charts."
Bobby manipulates the computer console as a three dimensional image appears.
Alex:" Its registering as a mutant....holy...It's Magneto!"
Bobby looks at Alex.

 

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In Westchester, New York sits a remarkanle mansion. It was once the home to the X-men until their leader Scott Summers moved the team to San Fransisco. Now it is home to only Charles Xavier, the excommunicated leader of the X-men. Tonite he is entertaining several senators who have come to him with a proposition.
Senator 1:"Thank you for seeing us at this late hour."
Xavier:"You are welcome. Im sure you have reasons for coming to see me."
Senator 2:"In this day and age of change we would like to get behind you as the senator for new york in the upcoming elections.
Senator 1:"Think of it as your chance to implement real change."
A voice booms out from behind.
Voice:"Real change or lulling us into a false sense of security."
Everyone turns to see Magneto in his classic costume standing before them.
Xavier:"Erik????"
Senators:"Magneto!!!"
Magneto:"Calm yourselves humans. I come in peace and a desire to talk."
Xavier:"About what?"
Magneto:" About Mutants and humans. A momumental opportunity has been offered us. In a days time a world will pass close to Earth. This paradise world has been offered as a mutant homeworld."
Xavier:"By whom?"
Magneto:"By its in habitants. They are the ones who restored my powers."
Xavier:"Have you considered the consequences of leaving earth?"
Magneto:"Have you considered the consequences of staying here. Mutantkind is one massacre away from extinction. This world grows darker by the moment. That madman Osborne sits dangerously close to the president. They killed Captain America, a hero they loved and respected. What would they do to those they fear and hate?"
Xavier:"It will not always be this way. There was a mutant birth..."
Magneto:"Yes and what better place to raise the next generation of homo superior than away from these humans who see us as a threat to their top spot on the food chain?"
Xavier:"You dont need my approval Erik. You never have."
Magneto:"I didnt come here for your approval. I would like you to join me in this."
Xavier:"Why?"
Magneto:"To give you purpose, Charles. To give us purpose. We will not live forever and I would rather us die as the saviors of mutantkind than as two broken old men."
Xavier:"I would like to see this place before I decide."
Magneto:"Always cautious,Charles."
Xavier:"Always jumping in where angels fear tread, Erik."
Magneto smiles and then turns to the the senators.
Magneto:"Tomorrow I wish to address the world leaders at the UN."
Suddenly the roar of a jet drowns out everything. Magneto and Xavier exit the mansion and see the X-Men on the front lawn.
Cyclops:"Step aside Professor. Magneto is coming with us."
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For a better part of his life Charles Xavier has dedicated his life to the notion that mutants and humans can peacefully coexist. However as the saying goes the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Xavier's good intentions have put him at odds with Scott Summers the mutant called Cyclops and leader of the X-men. Cyclops felt betrayed by the man he considered to be his father and disassociated Xavier from the team and moving them to the west coast. There is much bitterness between the two that is increased by Magneto's presence.
Cyclops:"I am not going to ask again Charles."
Magneto:"I wondered when mutantkinds self appointed leader would show up."
Xavier:"Scott calm down. Everything is under control."
A full powered optic blast hits Magneto's force bubble. The bubble withstands easily.
Magneto:'So I dont fall in line with you and you attack or are you going to send you death squad after me."
Cyclops:"Desperate times...X-Men take him."
Behind Cyclops Iceman, Warpath, Dazzler, Thunderbird and Rogue prepare to fight.
Magneto:'Ahh the ends justify the means....spoken like a true Nazi. No doubt the White Queens influence. Maybe you should change your name to the White King."
Rogue and Warpath charge Magneto as Thunderbird and Dazzler add their plasma and solid light blasts to Cyclops optic blast. Magneto takes their measure in stride and turns his back to the X-men and addresses Xavier.
Magneto:"Charles stop this before I do."
Xavier:"Scott stand down."
Iceman:"Maybe we should listen....."
Cyclops continues to ignore his old teacher.
Xavier:"Stand down!!! I said stand down!!!!!!"
Fade to black.
Scott Summers wakes up in the pilot chair of the blackbird as it touches down within the X-Compound. He glances around the cockpit and sees the rest of his team coming out of their telepathicly induced haze.
Rogue:"What happened?"
Cyclops:"Once again Xavier betrayed us."

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The next day Charles Xavier and Magneto walk thru the jungles of the would be homeworld.
Xavier:"Incredible."
Adam and Eve come out to greet Xavier and Magneto.
Adam:"Welcome Charles Xavier."
A huge stone slab riases beneath the four and lifts them into the air. They showcase the worlds flora and fauna. The more Xavier sees the more he feels that he has come home.
Xavier:"I will help you but on one condition. We do this right. No one is forced to come. Everyone has a choice."
Magneto:"Agreed."

A few days later Charles Xavier and Magneto stand before the entire assemblage of the United Nations. The announcement of a new mutant homeworld is carried on every TV station. Cyclops turns off the main monitor and addresses the entire X-men team in the X-Compound's briefing room.
Cyclops:"Thoughts?"
Rachel Grey aka Starchilde speaks first. She travelled from a future where mutants were hunted and killed.It wasnt until a mission to Shiar space where she grew out from under the shadow of her mom and even taking up a new codename.
Rachel:"This could be a good thing. This would ensure my future never takes place."
Storm:"What do we know of this world?"
Beast:"Just what they tell us. I'd love to check it out though."
Iceman:"Well Magneto is gonna give you a chance real soon."
Cyclops:"It's his involvement that leads me to believe this is rotten thru and thru."
Wolverine:"Or maybe you dont like that Chuck came up with a better plan than yours?"
All of the X-men turn around to look at Wolverine who's sitting in the back.
Cyclops:"Excuse me?"
Wolverine:"You've been trying to stick it to him since you found out about your brother.You moved us out here, kicked him out. You and Emma set yourselves up as the mutant Brad and Angelina..."
Emma:"Do you have a point Logan?"
Wolverine:"Yeah I do.Scott's so angry at the man he took a shoot first and ask questions later policy.Maybe he should take a step back and look at what your doing, bub."
Beast:"He does have a point."
Cyclops:"Logan are you trying out for my conscious 'cause thats Hank's job and I dont have room for another hairy mutant on my back."
Wolverine:"If I cant call you out once in a while I might as well go back to the Avengers and annoy Luke Cage."
Nightcrawler:"I'll lead a stealth team to this planet. We will recon and report our findings."
Cyclops:"Agreed. Under no circumstances are you to engage Magneto."
Wolverine approaches Nightcrawler.
Wolverine:"Hey Elf I got an idea how we can get there without anyone seeing us."
Storm leaves the briefing room and enters the hangar bay. She summons a wind that takes her up into the afternoon sky. She hitches a ride on the jetstream and in a matter of minutes is flying over the central plain states.

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Commerials

Coming soon
Codename:Captain America
Double Victory
Designation Nth, a creator owned project

 

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Minutes later Nightcrawler, Cannonball, Wolverine, Gambit, Beast, Starchilde and Warpath take off from the X-Compound in the invisible X-wing.
Nightcrawler:"Where did you get this?"
Wolverine:"Forge built it during a caper against Magneto."
Beast:"I seem to recall we were on the wrong side of that 'caper'."
Gambit:"Good times, mon ami."
Warpath:"You dont strike me as the sentimental type."
Wolverine:"I know a good thing when I see it....besides it still has Jean's scent in it."
Starchilde looks at Wolverine.

Storm touches down at Xavier's mansion in Westchester as a large bus drives up. Several Purifiers exit the bus. The sky goes dark as storm clouds form.
Purifier:"We aint here to fight.Just want to help get your stink off the planet."
Several mutants in chains are led off the bus. Some Storm recognizes....Slipstream, Lifeguard, Bishop, Skin, Maggott, Mimic are the ones she remembers.
Storm:"Release them."
The Purifiers remove the manacles from their prisoners.
Purifiers:"Hurry up and get us off our planet."
The bus drives off as Storm leads the once captives into the mansion. Storm enters Xavier's office and finds him packing.
Xavier:"Hello Queen Ororo."
Storm:"Charles."
Xavier:"So have you come to talk me out of this?"
Storm:"I find it odd that a man who dreams of peaceful coexistance would condon moving to another world."
Xavier:"Perhaps im not the man I once was."
Storm:"Few of us aside from Logan live up to our reputations."

Mutant Homeworld. The transparent X-wing lands a few miles from the stone temple. As the X-men exit the plane Wolverine pulls his mask off.
Wolverine:"Something is wrong. My senses tell me we're still on earth."
Cannonball:"Are yah sure?"
Beast places a pair of cerebro glasses on and begins looking around.
Beast:"Cerebro concurs. Plant and animal life suggests we are in the south pacific."
Warpath:"Thats crazy. How'd the south pacific get into space?
Nightcrawler and Wolverine share a look as the realization of where they are sets in.

X-Compound. Emma cries out. Scott and Alex Summers run into the Cerebra chamber. Emma Frost lays sprawled out on the floor as smoke rises from the Cerebra console. Alex hits the emergency off switch as Scott rushes to Emma.
Emma:"I lost them, Scott. Something very powerful severed my psi link to the team."

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The Blackbird lands on the mansion's front lawn. Scott Summers, Emma Frost, Warren Worthington and Bobby Drake exit the plane. Storm comes out to meet the team. Scott zips past her and storms into the mansion. He grabs Magneto by the lapels and slams him into a nearby wall.
Cyclops:"Where are my people?"
Magneto:"Unhand me!"
Storm:"Scott? What is wrong?"
Xavier:"He sent a team to the homeworld.They were ambushed."
Cyclops:"Stay out of my mind."
Magneto:"It was not me."
Magneto pushes Cyclops off of him.
Storm:"Could the planet's caretakers have assaulted them?"
Magneto:"or maybe they grew tired of your bloodthirsty methods?"
Xavier:"Erik you are not helping."
Magneto:"You forever seem to cast me as the villain. Fine. We will go to the homeworld and you can see things foryourself."
Cyclops touches a button on his belt.
Back at the X-Compound alarms sound.
Rogue:"Looks like we are a go."
Colossus, Psylocke, Longshot, Dazzler, Sunfire, Northstar, Polaris and Havok rush into the locker rooms. They begin to get into costume and prepare for a fight.
The force bubble descends upon the mutant homeworld depositing Cyclops, Storm, Angel, Iceman, Emma Frost, Magneto and Charles Xavier in a virtual paradise. As always Eve comes out to welcome the new comers.
Xavier:"We have friends who have come here and gone missing. Have you seen them?"
Eve:"Yes they are this way."
Emma:"I can sense them but something is interfering with my telepathy."
Xavier:"Strange. I sense it too."
Eve:"Everything is fine. No need to worry."
Cyclops:"Angel, Storm scout ahead. I dont like this."
Storm and Angel take to the air as Eve lead them towards the stone temple. After a few minutes Storm and Angel land as the others approach the temple.
Iceman:"Anyone else got a bad case of deja vu?"
Angel:"You too."
Iceman:"Yeah."
Storm sees a particular symbol on the temple. She stops in mid stride and begins looking around.
Xavier:"Ororo?"
Magneto:"What is it?"
Storm:"We are in grave danger. Get to the temple now!"
They run towards the temple as Magneto realizes that Eve is nowhere to be seen. Suddenly the jungle comes alive as vines spring forth and attack. To their credit the mutants battle back the vines and seek cover within the temple. Inside the temple the mutants see their friends and fellow mutants hanging from vines. Various vines are attached to their bodies and seem to be feeding on the mutants.
Cyclops:"What the..."
Storm:"We've been here before....this world....its Krakoa!"
Iceman:"FRAK!!!!"

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Eve and Adam emerge from the stone temple floor.
Eve:"There is no escape."
Adam:"I will suck on the marrow of your bones and when I am done with you I will drain your planet dry."
A bolt of magnetic force shatters Adam's form.
Magneto:"Not while I draw breath."
Faun and Flora attack again but this time the mutants are overwhelmed. The vines entrap them all.
Cyclops:"Time for plan B."
Cyclops once again touches a button on his belt. A teleportations disc opens as Longshot swings thru followed by Havok, Polaris, Colossus, Psylocke, Dazzler, Sunfire, Northstar and Rogue.
Longshot:"It's clobbering time."
Havok:"Your sis did good Peter."

Sunfire begins burning vegitaion around him providing cover to the evacuation. The planet trembles in pain. The temple melts away as the mutants come face to face with a 50 foot representation of Krakoa.
Krakoa:"Prepare to meet oblivion."
Havok's plasma blast hits Krakoa in the chest.
Cyclops:"There is no way we are gonna win this here. Evacuate everyone thru the portal. Bobby, Storm...I need an ice age."
The sky grows dark as snow begons to fall. The planet's temperature drops from 80 degrees fahrenheit to 60 degrees fahrenheit. Iceman touches the ground and ice begins to form around the planet.
Krakoa:"Noooooooo!"
Everyone is evacuated except for Magneto; who is holding back Krakoa, Xavier, Cyclops;who are overseeing the evacuation and Storm who continues to assault the planet. In an act of desperation Krakoa hurls rocks at Storm. She dodges but a rock hits her at the base of her skull.
Xavier:"Storm!!!"
Xavier kneels next to her unconscious form. With Storm out the blizzard subsides and Krakoa now directs his energy towards his tormentors.
Magneto:"I cant hold him back much longer."
Cyclops:"Lets get out of here."
Cyclops picks up Storm and follows Xavier to the portal.
Xavier:"Erik come on."
Magneto:"No this thing must be destroyed now while we still can....."
Magneto drops to his knees and howls in pain.
Xavier:"It assaults his mind."
Charles Xavier turns to his student Scott Summers aka Cyclops.
Xavier:"Learn from my mistakes."
Xavier pushes Cyclops and Storm thru the portal and telepathicly seals it. He turns and assaults Krakoa's mind with a savagery that puts Wolverine to shame.
Cyclops and Storm materialize inside the danger room. Cecilia Reyes grabs Storm and places her on a stretcher. Cyclops races towards the Operations room.
Nightcrawler:"Where are the professor and Magneto?"

Xavier helps his friend up as the two begin their assault on the planet.
Xavier:"I assume you have a plan."
Magneto:"Im reversing the polarity of it's poles while attacking on the electromagnetic spectrum."
Xavier grits his teeth and pushes his attack on Krakoa's mind.
Xavier:"Will it work?"
Magneto:"For years you've said I was going to ruin the planet. Why question me now?"
Xavier:"Point taken."
Krakoa's defenses drop as everything around Xavier and Magneto begins to disintergrate. Suddenly Xavier, Magneto and Krakoa cease to exist as the planet explodes in a fury of sight and sound. Strange energies released from the exploding planet bathe the Earth and then fade.
The X-men watch the scene from the Operations room.
Beast:"They did it. They saved the day."

 

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EPILOGUE

At the mansion in Westchester, New York the X-men gather for the wake to celebrate the life of their founder Charles Xavier. Scott Summers enters Xavier's office and sees Henry "Hank" McCoy sitting behind the desk. His blue cat form is gone as he has mutated further into the form of a huge blue ape.
Scott:"How are you feeling?"
Hank:"Never better. You dont know how much I missed having prehensile toes."
Scott:"Explanations?"
Hank:I imagine it had something to do with the energies shockwave release by Krakoa that jumpstarted the mutant genome."
Scott:"We'll the change suits you."
Hank:"How do you feel?"
For the first time in his life Scott Summers isnt wearing a visor or ruby quartz glasses to hold back his optic blasts.
Scott:"Glad to finally see the world in color."
Hank:"I was talking about being the new Head of the Department of Mutant Affairs."
Scott and Hank walk out onto the terrace that over looks the school grounds. Several mutant children go about their day.
Scott:"I feel just like the first day I walked thru those doors"
Scott smiles and looks at Hank.
Scott:"I feel as if anything is possible."

The End

 

[Chris Wallace]

Nice.

 

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thanks

 

[Anubis]

That was good.

 

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thanks I do have a sequel in the works

 

[Anubis]

Can't wait to read it.

 

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it features the return of the Brotherhood and a certain red headed telepath

 

[Anubis]

Okay then, I guess I can wait.

 

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oh ye of little faith...this isnt gonna be Jean and Scott get back together and Emma runs off crying

 

[Anubis]

Yeah well, we'll see. I will say this. You managed to capture my interest, and I don't even like the X-Men.

 

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heheheh...well to tide you over until then I am working on my massive Captain America story...it should be dont soon but it'll be about Cap's missions from the moment he got the SSS til the moment he got frozen

 

[Anubis]

Sweet.

 

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ive been researching WW2 and Cap for the past month

 

[Anubis]

You don't mess around.

 

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I've always felt that Cap's origin is largly glossed over....he gets the SSS and then the next panel he's a fully formed Cap. So I wanted to give my take on what happens from the moment he becomes a perfect human and gets trained to his first mission.

 

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also to bookend my WW2 saga I will be writing a story called Double Victory. In the aftermath of Captain America's disappearance the US turns to Isaiah Bradley to go on a suicide mission deep into Germany to kill Hitler