[X-men fic] Amends Verse The Dream Cable

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The Dream Cable

He was dreaming about being on the beach with Red and Slim in the future. It was a strange dream to be having since he appeared as him self now but this even had happened when he was a child. “Can’t you just enjoy a dream,” Red said laughing at his shock. “You can’t can you it always has to be all work for the Askani’son.”

“My training doesn’t allow me to just enjoy dreams,” He said and then frowned. “Who are you, Are you my mother?” There was no way this was an element of his subconscious speaking to him. He had been suspecting another conversation with his mother ever since she’d arrived on Earth after causing that black out.

“Not every hero on Earth was duplicated by Madelyne Pryor,” Red said with a wicked grin. “The sleepers were shielded on Genosha.” The woman then leaned her head on Slim’s shoulder. “You need to go wake them up Cable it all depends on who wakes them up.” Fire exploded out of red then and he found himself sitting awake in shock. He got out of the bed and went to the window glad Domino was away on business and he was alone. At times like this he missed his powers the infonet was useful but couldn’t tell him who had been in his dream. Only true telepathy could have told him if that was his mother playing tricks on him or possibly even the real Jean reaching out from where ever she was to give him a warning. There was also the chance it was someone with a sinister goal trying to manipulate him but it was fairly clear he needed to go to Genosha to get any answers.

He turned to get dressed he had calls to make as he wasn’t going to Genosha alone.

The End.

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[X-men fic] Amends Verse The Dream Joseph

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The Dream Joseph

After drying his hair he took a moment to make sure the dye had covered all the roots. He didn’t want to have to do it again. He was amazed that simply dying his hair, keeping it pulled back in a pony tail and wearing sun glasses disguised him enough. He still looked exactly like a younger magneto but the changes apparently blunted it just enough that people didn’t make the connection right away. The fact that most people hadn’t seen Magneto un-helmeted and up close probably helped a lot.

His tenure as Joseph Smith of the XSE had been uneventful so far and he hoped it stayed that way. He still felt lost even though it was better than being on Genosha with the original Magneto. The other man absolutely refused to see him as anything but an abomination to be despised despite Xavier’s argument that in many ways the true Magneto was basically his father. He could still remember how well that went over.

He knew eventually he could be happy here but it would take time. He knew things would be better if Rogue was available but her relationship with Gambit seemed much stronger than it was previously. He had found that coming back from the dead resulted was an unpleasant experience and he still wondered why he had been chosen instead of so many others more deserving.

He climbed into bed and hit the lights he was looking forward to getting some sleep. He drifted off quicker than usual and was surprised to find he was dreaming of Genosha. It was even more surprising to realize that he was dreaming. Something about it just simply did not feel right.

“Do you truly think you deserved to be brought back less than the other dead X-men,” A voice said and he turned to see Jean Grey standing there. There was something not quiet right about her but he could not place what it was. “Madelyne Pryor did not just bring you back she also brought back many other dead mutants.” She gestured and four dead X-men appeared only some he recognized. “These dead X-men are among them.” Jean then pointed out over Genosha. “They sleep there find them and wake them up that is why you alone were left awake.”

He sat awake with a shock part of him wanted to pretend it was just a dream but he just knew that it wasn’t and the answer to why he had it was on Genosha. He got up and headed to contact Storm she should be told about this at once.

The End.

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[X-men fic] Amends Verse The Dream Nate

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Contains: Highlight to read: Sam/Nate,

The Dream Nate

He was running toward the circus where someone had killed all his friends when a voice called out to him. “It is only a dream of the past Nate,” the voice said and he turned to see Jean Grey from his world standing there. “You’ve had a harder life than most and it is about to get worse.”

“You have to find the sleepers on Genosha and wake them.” She said fiercely the Sleepers must be awoken before it is too late. “You will find them near where Madelyne Pryor brought you back to life find them and wake them.”

“Who are the sleepers,” He asked beginning to sense that this was not a dream. “Tell me who the sleepers are if you want me to wake them up?” Everything went topsy turvy then and he was shaken awake by Sam who was leaning over him face looking a little concerned

“You were having a nightmare kept mumbling about the sleepers.” Sam said sounding worried. “You’ve had nightmares before but usually if I pull you against me you calm down.” He hadn’t known that but it wasn’t surprising he had been sleeping better since he started sleeping with Sam full time.

“I think Jean or someone pretending to be Jean just contacted me,” he said as he looked over at Sam. “She wanted me to wake up a group of people she referred to as the sleepers and said they would be near where Maddie brought me back.”

“You should probably talk to Professor Xavier in the morning,” Sam said and he resisted the temptation to roll his eyes he would never be as comfortable around Xavier as Sam he could never forget Onslaught. That was when it hit him a bolt of psychic shock from Rachel about dreaming about her mom.

“I think we need to go talk to him now,” He said once the pain of Rachel’s enthusiasm died down. “Rachel just had a similar dream and she says Cable did as well tonight.” He got out of bed and began pulling on the clothes he’d discarded last night. “You don’t have to come along you can stay here and go back to sleep.”

Sam got up without comment and started getting dressed himself. “I’d just lay here wondering what was going on,” Sam said with a sheepish grin. “Let’s go pay the Professor and Magneto a visit.” He was grateful that Sam wanted to come along so they left to head toward the house Magneto and Xavier shared.

The End

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[X-men fic] Amends Verse The Dream Rachel

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Contains: Highlight to read:Rachel/Logan

The Dream Rachel

She was dreaming about her mom again. She had been dreaming about her constantly over the last few weeks since she and Logan actually began a relationship. She had told Logan that she knew her mom wanted them to be happy but a small part of her did wonder how her mom would take it. So it was no surprise that she dreamt about her mom reacting different ways sometimes she was happy sometimes she was disappointed but this time seemed different.

“You should stop worrying so much, Rachel,” Her mother said as the phoenix effect burned away the dream leaving them standing in a blank whiteness. “You have so much work to do in the coming months that worrying about something as silly as who you love is pointless.” She realized then that this was not a normal dream someone was speaking to her.

“Are you really my mom or someone else?” She asked but instead of answer she was shown Genosha. “Why show me Genosha are you saying I need to go there?” The image of her mother nodded and then Genosha was gone. “Why do I need to go there?”

“You must help awaken the sleepers that Madelyne Pryor left behind.” Her mother said and then the fire of the phoenix exploded outward and she sat awake in shock. She was glad that Logan still slept in his own room as it meant the only one her scream woke up was kitty. “Sorry, Kitty but my mom just gave me a message I have to talk to Nathan.” She ignored Kitty’s shocked expression and reached out toward Nathan her brother could help her make sense of things.

The End


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[X-men fic] Amends Verse The Dream Xavier

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The Dream Xavier

He sat working with the young girl who was still traumatized by the death of her friend in the car crash. It was his hope that he could begin reintroducing her telepathy soon but so far it appeared that day was far off. “Dreaming of the past Charles that isn’t like you,” Jean said turning toward him. “You should be dreaming of the future which is most important.”

“Jean is that really you,” he asked as the Phoenix effect encircled the child and she was replaced the Jean he knew and on some level would always love. “Or is that you Madelyne playing more games.”

“Does it really matter Charles at the end of the day what you have to do will not change no matter who is talking to you.” Jean said with a playful smile. “Madelyne Pryor did not just use Wicked to bring two deceased mutants back she brought several including some of your fallen students.” He stared at her in shock. “They sleep on Genosha find them Charles the time has come for them to wake up.” Jean then began to fade out. “Find them, Nate Grey will point the way.”

He awoke to find Magnus in his room shaking him awake. “We have visitors Charles they say it is urgent.” He allowed Magnus to help him into his chair and then wheel him into the room where Nate Grey and Sam Guthrie were standing around uncomfortable. “Well here he is what’s the message?”

“It has to do with seeing Jean or someone pretending to be Jean,” he said before they could. “They told me you would point the way to the sleepers.” He saw Nate exchange a glance at Sam. “Can you do that?”

“She said that they slept near where I returned,” Nate said after a moment. “But we weren’t the only ones who had the dream Rachel, Cable and Joseph also had the same dream tonight.” Nate glanced over at Sam. “They are all coming here to Genosha and none of them are coming alone.”

“Cable relayed through Rachel he was bringing X-force and Joseph will probably bring along some fellow X.S.E Officers,” Sam said and then looked at Magneto. “Rachel will most likely have Wolverine with him and that might go badly if your there sir.”

“I will be on my best behavior,” Erik said a bit mockingly. “Charles do you think we will ever reach the end of the machinations of Madelyne Prior?” He could tell Nate was offended as he was the close to her.

“Erik I still do not understand many of the choices Madelyne has made since her resurrection.” He said choosing his words carefully. “In my encounters with her I have not sensed a malicious intent so I do not believe she means us harm but her definition of help is also extremely alien.” He could tell that didn’t satisfy either Erik or Nate Grey. “In the meantime I suggest we all return to sleep as the morning will be very busy as the others arrive.” The group dispersed and he privately sent a message out into the night. “What are you up to Madelyne Pryor?”

He was surprised when her voice answered in his head. “Oh Charles if you only knew,” she said in his head. “If you only knew.” He reached out again for further contact but received no reply. He climbed back into bed but sleep wouldn’t come as her words echoed in his head.

The End.


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[X-men fic] amends verse The Search for the Sleepers

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Contains: Highlight to read:Mention of failed Shola/Marrow Relationship

The Search for the Sleepers

He felt like he was in the middle of circus as more than a dozen of additional mutants had shown up throwing their work schedule to hell. He understood why they were here and how there might be more resurrected mutants out there some where but helping transport a motley crew of X-men and X-force to the place where Nate emerged was not something he’d been prepared to do today.

He should have just let Nate and Rachel handle the transport but he’d volunteered out a sense of duty since Karima was also going along and he’d been working lately as one of her deputies since Marrow had left. He tried not to think about Marrow and how much he wished things could have been different. Xavier had told him that neither he or Marrow were ready for a relationship but he’d made the mistake of pushing the issue it was only after she’d told him what Mesmero had done to her that he realized how badly he’d screwed things up.

He wasn’t surprised she’d left with those other victims to set up their own community where they could be left alone. He knew that the Professor was worried that Marrow was repeating her old mistakes but he hoped and prayed she would find peace there.

“Here we are,” Sam called from up ahead. “This is where we picked up Nate so we should start searching for the so called Sleepers from here.” He sat down the slab that had the non flyers on it that he’d been carrying the final part of the way. He, Nate and Rachel had alternated it so none of them were completely exhausted.

“I’ll begin a grid search using my scanners,” Karima called as she flew off. “Shola will you join me and keep watch as penetrating this rock takes most of my focus.” He nodded and flew after her. They didn’t expect trouble but on Genosha you never could be sure so he followed behind Karima keeping an eye on the horizon incase they got jumped by a local wanna be warlord looking for credibility or any other possible threats.

The End.


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[X-men fic] amends verse The Sleepers Wake

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Contains: Highlight to read:Resurrections, OC introduction and angst

The Sleepers Wake

After several hours of searching they finally found it. She stood back as Karima used her sentinel technology to over ride the locks on the bunker and watched ast he door revealed itself in the side of a mountain right next to the one that blew up. “I’m detecting ten cryogenic storage pods and three life signs looks like an adult woman, adult male and a small infant.” Karima then stepped back as if she’d been slapped. “Someone just smacked me psychically telling me only those that Dreamed and the Summers brothers should enter no one else will be allowed.”

“It’s Maddie who’s in there,” Nate said surprising her. “I can’t tell who she’s with but she’s being very insistent that we should do as she says.” she reached out and encountered a wall of psychic energy that clearly came from someone very powerful.

“But Scott and Havok aren’t even on Genosha and Professor X is still back at Hammer bay,” Shola said. “Shouldn’t we just force our way in.” She could feel instantly that would be a bad idea Maddie was putting out a serious warning screen of psychic energy.

“I think we should go along with what my mother wants for now,” Nathan said darkly. “Until we know what game she is playing we shouldn’t risk deviating from the script someone call Xavier and have him get that teleporting surfer to pick up Scott and Alex and then bring them here.”

The time it took to get them there was only about twenty minutes but it was an agonizing wait as several folks seemed to be getting antsy. She could feel Nate Grey trying to prod Madelyne into letting him at least come on in but she was adamant that they stick her script. She was trying to control her anger at finding out Madelyne had used her mother’s image to arrange this audience.

Once the Professor, Her father and uncle arrived the three of them led the way into the bunker. She could feel the anxiety radiating off of everyone as they made their way into a room where Madelyne was sitting there holding an infant. “Hello Everyone welcome to the place where the sleepers lie it is time for some of the sins of Charles Xavier to come to light.”

There was a beep then and four of the beds opened up and four mutant stumbled out of them. She didn’t recognize them but Xavier was staring at them in shock. The dark haired man in the lead took one look at Scott and excitedly ran over to him. “Your alive you got away from Krakoa.” She could see how confused her dad was but her eyes were drawn to the others who were looking around in shock. She could sense how surprised they were to be alive.

“He doesn’t remember you Gabriel your brother had his knowledge of you and your team of X-men erased by Charles after your supposed deaths,” Madelyne said causing everyone to turn toward her. “Darwin absorbed the remains of Petra and Sway and became energy infusing Gabriel with the power to survive but left him catatonic.” She then called to Gabriel. “But I also brought the brother you never knew about this is Adam your half brother and the result of your deceased mother’s dna being fused with that of the man who killed her.”

She could feel everyone’s emotions going all over the map as every one digested those events. She could feel a sort of dazed shock from Adam and realized Maddie had brought him here under her control but he was aware enough to listen and understand. “Enough,” Nathan called loudly shocking everyone. “We can sort out what Xavier did later I want to know what you are up to Mother and who are in those other beds.”

“Well four of them contain deceased X-men I brought back because they will be needed,” She said and the beds opened up then. She saw Psylocke, and Doug Ramsey climbing out of two of them. She then turned to see a young man with short dark hair that she didn’t recognize emerging form one and from the final of the four beds came Rusty Collins. “The final two beds contain more family.” Madelyne said with a sad smile. “But they have to wait we have to talk about the infant I’m holding first.” She got up and walked over to Charles and handed him the infant.

She took the time while folks were staring around in shock to scan and saw that nearly everyone was being influenced by Madelyne a bit to keep calm about things. “Congratulations Charles you and Magneto had a boy.” She whirled to Maddie staring in shock at that statement. “Don’t look so shocked everyone he is the child of Xavier and Magneto’s DNA spliced together since it was the only possible vessel to place Onslaught into after I wiped out his memories.”

“What possessed you to do such a thing,” Nate Grey asked clearly horrified. “Onslaught is a monster that should have been wiped out not resurrected.” She could feel Nate’s emotions going all over the map he wanted onslaught dead but he couldn’t kill a child.

“It isn’t that simple Nate,” Madelyne said turning toward him. “As a psionic being Onslaught could never really die sooner or later he’d come back the only way for a psionic being to ever experience true death is to be bonded to a living flesh and blood body.” She looked around, “That’s why I had this body forged for myself when I die next time it will be for good I won’t exist as just a ghost on the astral plane.” She then pointed toward the child. “Hopefully Onslaught in that form will live a long good life as a good man and then die but even if he returns to being a villain death in that form will be permanent.” She then turned, “Now for the final two.”

She felt the pyschic pressure to stay calm getting worse and she wondered why no one else was noicing it and then she sensed it then an echo of the phoenix force surrounding Maddie she had acquired another piece of the phoenix she could sense what was going on because she knew the force so well. The chambers opened and she heard a startled cry from Nathan. She recognized Stryfe Immediately as he looked exactly like Nathan but it took her a second to realize the blond man was Nathan’s son Tyler.

“I’ve cured Tyler of his brainwashing to reunite you with your son Cable but as for Stryfe you’ll understand some day,” Madelyne said stepping forward and grabbing a hold of Stryfe. The two then vanished in a flash of light. She felt the pressure keeping everyone calm disappear and pandemonium erupted. She closed her eyes and reached out searching for the echo to track down Madelyne Pryor and get answers but she felt nothing and that disturbed her greatly.

The End

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[X-men fic] amends verse The question

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Contains: Highlight to read:Consented too mental tampering

The Question

“Here we are Stryfe far enough away that your brother and the others will not be able to find you,” Madelyne Pryor said as she walked over to sit on a small rock. He had recognized her of course since he’d studied his family history a great deal since coming to the twentieth century.

“Why did you resurrect me,” he asked still recalling his last moments and the destruction he’d suffered at the hands of La Bette Noir. He wasn’t sure he could trust himself not to repeat the same mistakes again after everything else that happened.

“You are a clone of my son which means you are also my son and I want my family alive and well it is my one wish in this cursed life of mine.” She said looking at him with a sad smile. “However I know what you are afraid of and if you wish I will make it so you won’t have to face your past for a while?”

“What do you mean?” He asked warily he did not trust himself but he didn’t trust her either. She just sat there staring at him and then he saw it clearly in his mind he could be made to forget everything and live a quiet life somewhere until he was needed. “That is your offer to make me forget everything and live like a flat scan.”

“Yes,” She said with a sad smile. “It is better than you deserve but it is a mothers gift for the son she cannot save from himself if you want it.” He stared at her and then gave in it would be better to forget than relive past mistakes. “Close your eyes son.” She said stepping forward and fire burned everything away.

The End.


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[X-men fic] amends verse Fall out

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Contains: Highlight to read:Nothing major Logan/Rachel and mention of precognitive vision of future kids

Fall Out

“Are you okay Ray,” Logan asked as he sat down on the rock beside her. She shook he head no she could still hear the shouting as everyone’s emotions were exploding after being suppressed by Madelyne Prior’s power. “Anything I can do?”

“I don’t think so Logan I think we just have to let this storm pass,” She said shaking her head. “I can’t believe Charles would make my dad forget his own brother like that.” She sensed the spike of anger in Wolverine and understood he was thinking of his own memories. “What’s worse Madelyne has the phoenix again somehow and I don’t know what that means for the future?”

“Whatever she’s up to we will deal with it,” Logan said and she wished she could believe that. There was the sound of someone approaching and Logan turned back. “You smell different Betsy,” He said with a strange tone.

“I think whoever made this body for me made some improvements,” Psylocke said as she sat down. “I’m a telepath and a telekinetic now not just one or other.” She wasn’t really happy about Psylocke coming to join them but she couldn’t blame her for wanting to get away from the yelling. “The two of you are going to have some great looking kids,” Psylocke said after a moment.

“What!” Logan yelled before she could say anything. “What exactly is that supposed to mean Betsy?” She focused on Betsy and sensed a bit of playfulness but nothing to imply it was a joke. “That was a lousy joke Betsy.” She decided not to bother telling Wolverine the woman wasn’t joking she’d let her explain.

“I’m not kidding, I’ve also got my precognitive powers back and when I first woke up I saw the X-men team from twenty years from now your kids are on it all three of them.” Psylocke frowned hten. “Or I think it was twenty years from now for some reason it seems closer.”

“You might be seeing Counter Earth’s team of X-men,” She volunteered. “Madelyne xeroxed every super being on the planet and sped up time on it.” She watched as Psylocke processed that statement and looked completely lost.

“It appears I missed out on quiet a bit while I was dead,” Psylocke said warily. “I know it will take a while to get caught up but can someone explain to me why Magneto is here and no one is attacking him?”

“That’s a damn good question,” Logan said darkly. “But you’d have to ask Xavier for details better do it quick before Summers strangles him.” She ignored Logan’s remarks and turned her focus outward again searching for Madelyne Pryor and the pieces of the Phoenix within her. She couldn’t sense her still and that worried her. She had the feeling the fall out from the other woman’s actions was only beginning.

The End.

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[X-men fic] amends verse Unfair

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Contains: Highlight to read:angst and mention of canon character deaths

Unfair

She hadn’t been at the X-mansion much lately as she’d been working with the survivors of Neverland trying to help them get their lives back on track. Which was why she was back here she’d gotten a call from Jubilee that needed to get down here to talk to Jono as he was acting disturbed. “Hey Kitty, thanks for coming he hasn’t left the danger room for an hour now and he looks exhausted,” Jubilee said meeting her outside the room. “He’s locked the doors so we’ll have to use the head master’s over ride code to get in.”

“Why didn’t you get Frost or one of the other x-men to shut it down and let you in,” She said careful to keep her dislike of Emma Frost from showing. The woman had no business being the head mistress of Xavier’s school.

“She scanned Jono and said to call you that you were the person he needed to talk to not her,” Jubilee said shaking her head. “She has Hank monitoring Jono’s vitals and if they dip below a certain point the room will be shut off.”

She could barely control her annoyance at the other woman who had pawned her old student off on her. She wouldn’t let that stop her form helping him though. “All right call Frost and tell her to use the code.”

“She already told it to me,” Jubilee said hitting the buttons. “Just not to use it till you got here.” The door opened then and they headed inside where several dozen robots where smashed and Jono was looking around irritated. She could see how much he was sweating and wondered why Emma didn’t pull the plug. “Jono are you okay?”

“I”m fine now leave and turn the room back on.” He said turning back toward the pile of debris. She looked over at Jubilee who looked extremely worried. “I said leave and turn the room back on.”

“Jono remember what Dr. McCoy said we don’t fully understand that thing Weapon X put in you if you damage it then you could end up like you were or worse.” Jubilee said and she saw pretty quickly that was the wrong thing to say.

“Maybe I don’t care ,” Jono said darkly. “Maybe I’d like going back to looking like a freak at least then life was only unfair to me.” She saw Jubilee staring at him in shock. She realized very quickly that this couldn’t be about Weapon X Jono had been making progress according to the therapist volunteering to help the Neverland detainees.

“What’s this about Jono,” She asked before Jubilee could make matters worse by reacting to that statement. “This isn’t about Weapon X is it you said you were moving past that?” She was pretty sure it wasn’t but she still had to ask.

“No it isn’t about Weapon X it’s about the fact that Madelyne Pryor resurrected several X-men and left my best friend dead,” He said darkly. “If anyone deserved a second chance at life it was Angelo not a terrorist like Stryfe.”

“Believe me Jono I know how you feel,” She said carefully. “When I think that someone like Stryfe gets a second chance while Piotr and Illyana doesn’t it makes me incredibly angry but destroying yourself isn’t going to change what’s happened.” She reached out and put her hand on his shoulder. “Come out of the room and back to the center with me talk with the therapist there don’t sit here and over work yourself until your health suffers.” She was relieved when he nodded and left with her. She glanced up in the control room as she was leaving and saw Emma Frost watching her. She wasn’t sure why the woman was there but now wasn’t the time for a confrontation.

The End.


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[X-men fic] amends verse

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This is a fic in my Amends verse of interconnected fics.

Goodbye

“Hello Rachel,” Madelyne Pryor said standing at the foot of her bed in the cabin where she and Logan were asleep. She climbed out of bed cautiously glancing at Logan to see he still slept. “Don’t worry he won’t even know you’ve been gone.”

“I’m not going to let you keep playing with people’s minds,” She said to the other woman. “Do you know how bad a mess you caused keeping everyone’s emotions suppressed and then taking off like that?” She felt her anger boiling over. “Not to mention all the people disappointed that you had the means to bring folks back to life and only did twelve total?”

“Any more and Wicked would have died the girl’s powers were not meant to be used like that even with the phoenix powering her she would have been lost,” Madelyne said smiling. “The Twelve I resurrected will all have rolls to play in saving the future.”

“Even Stryfe, he will help save the future,” She said allowing her disbelief to show. “He’s a monster raised by Apocalypse I know he supposedly gave his life for a good cause but after everything he’s done I don’t believe he’ll ever be good.”

“Strange sentiment considering who is sharing your bed,” Madelyne said and then she was grabbed and taken somewhere else. “Welcome a small village in Africa where a group of volunteers are trying to set up a hospital,” Madelyne said pointing toward a building. “Recognize the head doctor?”

She did staring at Stryfe dressed as a simple volunteer doctor. She reached out mentally and was shocked to see he had no idea who he was. “You took his memory away why?” She said turning toward the other woman. “What does it accomplish to mind control him into changing?”

“He asked for this a chance to live a life not dominated by his past it was my gift to him as his mother,” Madelyne said looking away. “Considering you are also his mother in a way Mother Askani you should be happy for him.” She looked away the knowledge that she was the reason Stryfe’s evil had been unleashed in the first place was a bitter pill to swallow. “Now come there is one more matter we must discuss.”

She was teleported again and found herself standing in a sterile metal room with a single cyrogenic bed in the center. She could tell it had bene modified some how because something about it gave her the creeps. “Why are we here, and where exactly is here?”

“We are on Krakoa and we are hear because I want you to throw the switch that will put me into cryogenic sleep,” Madelyne said grimly. “I am sure that you have noticed the Phoenix is within me again.” She had noticed it and as she looked closer she could see it was a lot more fragments than Madelyne had the first time. “I cannot get away form them they keep coming to me and I fear what I will do if I stay awake.”


“So your solution is to put yourself to sleep and what just lay there for a few decades until the force is complete inside of you or something?” She couldn’t believe the other woman. “Not to mention how am I supposed to get back to Earth if you do this.”

“There’s a remote on the side of the bed that will use my son’s body slide system to send you to providence you can get back home from there,” Madelyne said with a wry smile. “I am going to sleep until the force leaves me.” She pointed toward the modified equipment. “That is Shiar tech that will detect when the force is gone and allow me to return to the waking world.” She then looked back at her. “I do not think I will have to wait long after all sooner or later your mother should return or a new host will be chosen and these fragments will leave me.”

“And what if your wrong,” She said to the other woman. “Are you willing to lay there for decades, centuries or even millennia.” She couldn’t believe that Madelyne was going to just lay there waiting to be free of the phoenix.

“I know myself child if I gain much more power I will become the Goblin Queen again and try to take over the world I’ve put it off as long as I can but I must either do this or die and I don’t want to die.” Madelyne said angrily. “I would rather sleep for a million years and start over with a fresh start at life instead of dying without ever really getting a life of my own.” There were actually tears in the other woman’s eyes. “If you won’t do this I’ll go get my son but I’d rather it was you because you understand the power I’ve got inside me and why I’m doing this he never would.”

“All right I’ll do it but what should I tell Nathan,” She asked after a moment. “He’s bound to ask how I used his body slide system without his permission.” She saw Madelyne smile weakly then. “I mean it Maddie just tell me what to tell him.”

“Tell him good bye and that I’m sorry I won’t be there next year when the trouble really starts,” The woman said and then her face got grave. “Tell everyone to be wary one year from now because that is when things will really fall apart the next year is the calm before the storm and I won’t be there to help.” She started to ask the other woman what she meant but then Madelyne turned and climbed into the chamber. “Just push the start button I’d do it myself but I’m afraid.”

She decided not to ask her anything and pushed the button. “Good luck Maddie, hopefully we will see each other again some day.” The lid of the chamber dropped down and clouded over with ice. She picked up the remote and hoped it worked.

She hit the button and then she was standing in the middle of the control room of Providence surrounded by guards as the alarms screeched about an unauthorized body slide. She raised her hands and waited till Cable came into the room in a hurray. “Hi baby brother,” she said smiling sheepishly. “It was your mom’s idea.” She said when he just kept staring at her.

The End.

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