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[X-men fic]Out of Balance Prologue
Aug. 16th, 2010 03:18 pmDisclaimer: Don’t own any of the X-men they belong to Marvel comics. Just doing this for my own and possibly the enjoyment of others. Please don’t sue.
Notes: This fanfic takes place immediately following Eve of Destruction. It will then promptly go in a different direction than canon went. So this is a post Eve of Destruction AU. One incident from X-treme x-men will definately occur though. The death of one of the team members will figure heavily into this fic.
Out of Balance
Prologue
For a few moments things had almost seemed like they were finally getting back to normal. She could still see the four of them standing there sharing a drink like old times. However, it hadn’t lasted Xavier had excused himself to take a phone call from concerned parties in the government about how the Genosha situation was going to develop after Magneto’s apparent death. The illusion of it being like old times had crumbled soon after. Logan had made his own excuses and left soon after even though the drink had been his idea initially.
She suspected it had something to do with his time alone with Scott on Genosha but she wasn’t going to pry into either of their heads to find out what happened. She glanced aside at her husband and wished once again that the rapport they’d shared for years hadn’t been shattered when she freed him from Apocalypse. It was jarring to go from always knowing her husband loved her to the mental silence that existed since that moment. In some ways it was as if he hadn’t really come back from the dead at all.
“Do you regret forcing Frenzy to help us,” Her husband asked shattering the uncomfortable silence that had been building between them. She wondered how long her actions had been bothering him.
“I regret that it was necessary,” She admitted. “I don’t like using my powers to take control of another person’s will but there are times when it’s necessary.” She didn’t like the way he was looking at her and part of her wanted to bring up all the arguments she’d used to justify her actions to herself.
“I’m sure Apocalypse also saw his actions as necessary,” Scott said quietly as he turned and walked away. She stood staring at his retreating back feeling as if he’d slapped her. She couldn’t believe he’d compare her to Apocalypse.
“Don’t go after him Jeannie,” Logan said from behind her. “He’s just looking for an excuse to fight.” She turned to see him wondering how long he’d been back there. “I forgot the bottle.”
She knew Logan hadn’t come back just because he forgot the bottle. “Do you think I was wrong?” She could tell by his face that he was searching for the right words to answer her. She wasn’t surprised that he’d known what she was asking about.
“I think it was necessary,” He said after a moment. “But believe me Red after all the times I’ve been controlled and used by others,” he looked away from her as he finished,
“I’ll never be completely comfortable with what you did.”
“Truthfully, Logan, I’m never going to be completely comfortable with what I did,” she admitted.
She found herself once again in an uncomfortable silence with someone she cared deeply about. “I need to know what happened on Genosha that made you stay close enough to over hear me and Scott?” She could instantly tell that he didn’t want to tell her. “Please Logan, I need to know.”
“Cyke isn’t the same guy anymore,” He said after a moment. “He was showboating and pulling stunts he’d have chewed the rest of us out for pulling.” He looked away as he said. “He still loves you though and I’m sure the two of you will get through this.”
She wasn’t so sure and she knew she could ever tell Logan that. There was too many complicated feelings between the two of them. A small part of her though really wanted to tell him and seek comfort with him. She was still at war with that small part of her when she suddenly found herself looking out at a tall dark haired man holding a sword. As she stared at him he brought the sword forward and she sensed someone else’s acceptance of her own death.
“Betsy,” she screamed as she came back to herself to see Logan and everything else nearby flying away from her. She realized that her telekinetic power has returned to her with Betsy’s death and she struggled to bring it under control. She managed to succeed and hurried over to Logan beginning to feel light headed. “Logan, are you alright.”
“I’ll be fine Jeannie,” he said in obvious pain. “What happened since when can you throw things around with your mind again?” She struggled to tell him but she couldn’t get the words out and as she blacked out she heard him scream her name.
To be continued...
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Notes: This fanfic takes place immediately following Eve of Destruction. It will then promptly go in a different direction than canon went. So this is a post Eve of Destruction AU. One incident from X-treme x-men will definately occur though. The death of one of the team members will figure heavily into this fic.
Out of Balance
Prologue
For a few moments things had almost seemed like they were finally getting back to normal. She could still see the four of them standing there sharing a drink like old times. However, it hadn’t lasted Xavier had excused himself to take a phone call from concerned parties in the government about how the Genosha situation was going to develop after Magneto’s apparent death. The illusion of it being like old times had crumbled soon after. Logan had made his own excuses and left soon after even though the drink had been his idea initially.
She suspected it had something to do with his time alone with Scott on Genosha but she wasn’t going to pry into either of their heads to find out what happened. She glanced aside at her husband and wished once again that the rapport they’d shared for years hadn’t been shattered when she freed him from Apocalypse. It was jarring to go from always knowing her husband loved her to the mental silence that existed since that moment. In some ways it was as if he hadn’t really come back from the dead at all.
“Do you regret forcing Frenzy to help us,” Her husband asked shattering the uncomfortable silence that had been building between them. She wondered how long her actions had been bothering him.
“I regret that it was necessary,” She admitted. “I don’t like using my powers to take control of another person’s will but there are times when it’s necessary.” She didn’t like the way he was looking at her and part of her wanted to bring up all the arguments she’d used to justify her actions to herself.
“I’m sure Apocalypse also saw his actions as necessary,” Scott said quietly as he turned and walked away. She stood staring at his retreating back feeling as if he’d slapped her. She couldn’t believe he’d compare her to Apocalypse.
“Don’t go after him Jeannie,” Logan said from behind her. “He’s just looking for an excuse to fight.” She turned to see him wondering how long he’d been back there. “I forgot the bottle.”
She knew Logan hadn’t come back just because he forgot the bottle. “Do you think I was wrong?” She could tell by his face that he was searching for the right words to answer her. She wasn’t surprised that he’d known what she was asking about.
“I think it was necessary,” He said after a moment. “But believe me Red after all the times I’ve been controlled and used by others,” he looked away from her as he finished,
“I’ll never be completely comfortable with what you did.”
“Truthfully, Logan, I’m never going to be completely comfortable with what I did,” she admitted.
She found herself once again in an uncomfortable silence with someone she cared deeply about. “I need to know what happened on Genosha that made you stay close enough to over hear me and Scott?” She could instantly tell that he didn’t want to tell her. “Please Logan, I need to know.”
“Cyke isn’t the same guy anymore,” He said after a moment. “He was showboating and pulling stunts he’d have chewed the rest of us out for pulling.” He looked away as he said. “He still loves you though and I’m sure the two of you will get through this.”
She wasn’t so sure and she knew she could ever tell Logan that. There was too many complicated feelings between the two of them. A small part of her though really wanted to tell him and seek comfort with him. She was still at war with that small part of her when she suddenly found herself looking out at a tall dark haired man holding a sword. As she stared at him he brought the sword forward and she sensed someone else’s acceptance of her own death.
“Betsy,” she screamed as she came back to herself to see Logan and everything else nearby flying away from her. She realized that her telekinetic power has returned to her with Betsy’s death and she struggled to bring it under control. She managed to succeed and hurried over to Logan beginning to feel light headed. “Logan, are you alright.”
“I’ll be fine Jeannie,” he said in obvious pain. “What happened since when can you throw things around with your mind again?” She struggled to tell him but she couldn’t get the words out and as she blacked out she heard him scream her name.
To be continued...
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