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Cross Time Capers, part 5
'When you think about it... this is really all your fault!' Charles Xavier II utters. Remembering his Brotherhood's earlier encounter with the X-Men, he tells the time-displaced original X-Men that they fight so hard to ruin his father's legacy, every time his Brotherhood visits the past to make things right, the X-Men repel them. He reveals that he almost gave up, after all, how many times can they come so close to the finish line only to see their triumph yanked from their grasp at the last moment? 'Losing sucks... especially when we're losing to the X-Men' Raze smirks, before Charles Xavier II explains that something dawned on him – the original X-Men turned their back on his father's dream to go sightseeing in the future – and that means they left a void in the past. Flanked by Raze and the other members of his team – Xorn, Old Man Deadpool, Ice-Thing, Bruiser and Beast, Charles Xavier reveals that they just hopped back into the X-Men's original time period in time to their more neglectful days and took their place, so from here, they will reshape reality to their liking. He admits that he suspected the X-Men would show up and try and stop them, but tells them they have already lost home field advantage. 'We're the X-Men now!' he shouts.
The time-displaced original X-Men – Hank McCoy a.k.a. Beast, Jean Grey a.k.a. Marvel Girl, Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman, Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops and Warren Worthington a.k.a. Angel, along with their reality-lost allies Jimmy Hudson and Bloodstorm find themselves floating through the air inside the X-Men's Mansion. 'Who -?' Bloodstorm asks. Marvel Girl explains that they call themselves the Brotherhood, that Charles the Second is the Professor's evil son from the future – they are the time-hoping mutant troublemakers!
Suddenly, Marvel Girl looks worried, and asks about the Professor. Charles the Second frowns and reveals that his father is fine, subdued at the moment, but fine. 'You don't think I'd actually harm my father, do you?' he asks, announcing that he wouldn't. 'That's what you have done over and over again' Charles the Second declares.
Charles the Second remarks that he would like to think his father will come to see things his way, too, and he actually looks forward to that – looks forward to knowing his dad. 'You might want to rethink that. Professor X won't be able to hate you... but he is going to hate what you've become' Angel calls out. Charles the Second scowls and tells Angel to shut up. 'You don't have the right to speak for Charles Xavier! You gave up that privilege when you abandoned him!' Charles shouts.
Bloodstorm bares her teeth and exclaims that she never abandoned Professor X on her world – she killed him. Bloodstorm adds that it is a regret that will haunt her for the rest of her life – and she is immortal – but now she will gladly kill the Brotherhood in order to protect his dream! Bloodstorm switches to her mist form, breaking free of the telekinetic hold that Xorn had the X-Men trapped in. Raze tells Xorn to adjust her telekinetic hold. 'Catch her before she -' Raze exclaims, before Bloodstorm re-materializes in front of Xorn, hisses and knocks Xorn backwards – causing Xorn to release the X-Men from her telekinetic hold, they fall to the floor.
With the Magneto from this time period at their side, the X-Men stand united, and Marvel Girl tells the Brotherhood that it is time for them to leave now. 'We're gonna show you the door' she warns them. Charles Xavier II tells her that he hopes she realizes how foolish she seems, threatening them, and declares that he wants that to be her final realization before he turns all of their minds to jelly. Jean telepathically informs her team that Charles the Second is all talk, and that she is amping up their psychic buffers. She explains that they will feel a weird tickling in the center of their brain, but it will keep baby Xavier out – at least for a bit. 'Make the most of it!' Jean announces, before the X-Men and Magneto lunge towards their foes.
Magneto uses his power to knock Ice-Thing and Bruiser into the air and remarks that all this time he believed he was battling Xavier's students, it is a shame to discover they are impostors. 'Your pitiless tactics... your viciousness... I was starting to think you'd learned something useful' he exclaims.
Charles the Second concentrates his psychic power, but realizes that Marvel Girl's shields are stronger than expected, he can't punch through and worry about Magneto. 'Someone -' he calls out, as Xorn gathers herself and tells Charles not to worry about Magneto, she will handle him. Nearby, Raze leaps towards Cyclops, dodging his optic blasts, he snarls 'Wonder if those blasts of yours will work... after I claw your eyes out!'
The Beast tells Jean to find the Professor, because if his evil little spawn gets through her shields, they will need the Professor. 'Don't worry about us!' the Beast calls out as Jean rushes from the room where the battle is underway, and into a long corridor. 'Professor' she calls out telepathically. 'If you can hear me...I'd breathe a little easier if you'd respond...anything would do...' Jean calls out. Her eyes dart sideways as she hears a faint telepathic cry, calling out her name. 'I can barely hear you...but if you're listening...just hang tight' Jean responds. 'I'm on my way!' Jean calls out as she comes to a door further down the corridor, and uses her telekinetic power to tear it open – where she goes wide-eyed, and finds Professor X strapped to Cerebro. 'Oh, no! Professor!' Jean gasps, rushing into the room, she lifts the Cerebro helmet off of the Professor's head, 'Talk to me, Professor! Please! Please be all right!' Jean utters, asking him what they did to him. 'Professor?' Jean asks when she gets no response. Jean hangs her head and begins to cry, 'J-Jean? Is that you?' a voice utters. Shocked, Jean looks up and sees the Professor reaching out to her, he tells her that he didn't think he would ever see her again, that he wasn't sure if she would ever come back.
Back at the battle, Cyclops fires another optic blast at Raze, who dodges it, while the Beast kicks Old Man Deadpool backwards, and Magneto continues to keep Bruiser at bay, while Iceman has shifted into a large ice-creature to battle Ice-Thing. 'You shouldn't bring – oof! Feet to a gun fight!' Deadpool utters, before raising his gun to the Beast. 'You're right, of course. I shouldn't be here' the Beast replies, touching the future-tech earpiece, he suddenly vanishes. 'Hey! You can't 'port away just as I'm about to shoot you! That's my gimmick!' Old Man Deadpool complains. The Beast reappears and announces that he wasn't running scared – he was bringing reinforcements. The X-Mansion is suddenly filled with even more mutants from two previous time-periods the original X-Men visited recently – M, Jubilee, Husk, Chamber, Synch, Skin, Penance and Mondo – collectively known as Generation X, along with their teachers the White Queen and Banshee, and the X-Men from the year 2099 – Skullfire, Meanstreak, La Lunatica, Bloodhawk and Cerebra.
The new arrivals join the battle, engaging the Brotherhood in combat, while the Beast looks after Cerebra who seems uneasy, and looking at his tech-pad that he has been carrying around, he declares that they found plenty of new friends during their travels through time, so he figured they would like to have a word with the people who have been fouling everything up! The White Queen uses her power against Charles the Second, while Penance attacks Old Man Deadpool, Banshee uses his sonic scream to tear through Ice-Thing, Skullfire attacks Xorn with a blast of energy, Mondo holds back part of Ice-Thing and La Lunatica and Jimmy Hudson lunge at Raze.
The heroes change battle partners, as Skullfire and Cyclops open fire at Xorn. Cyclops tells Skullfire to hit Xorn with everything that he has, and explains that Xorn is just some sort of psychic construct – Xorn's head then falls off. Penance holds Raze down, and Jimmy leans in, his adamantium claws pointed at Raze's face, he tells him to not even try it. 'I'm told you're Xavier's son. Darling, you absolutely should have been spanked as a child' the White Queen remarks as Charles the Second cries out in agony under the White Queen's psychic attack. 'I only wanted to do right by my father's dream. Even if he would not, I wanted to' Charles explains, gritting his teeth, he boasts that he will get another chance, as Meanstreak, Bloodhawk, Synch and Iceman gather around. 'There's always next time' Charles the Second declares as he and his Brotherhood suddenly vanish in a green energy.
'They're gone... back into the Time-Stream... almost as if they were never here.' Cyclops calls out. 'But they were. We were, too. We helped you. Remember that... even if we don't' the White Queen tells Cyclops as she, Banshee, Generation X and the future X-Men disappear, too. 'An uncomplicated enemy... that would be nice' Cyclops remarks to himself as he watches Emma fade away.
Angel turns to Magneto and Iceman and asks 'We stopped them, right? All the changes they've made... we undid them' he remarks. 'Not all the changes... the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... they're dead... and that's different from what happened in our -' Iceman starts to reply. Xavier interrupts 'Yes, Robert. Different' as he moves closer to the X-Men, in his wheelchair, with Jean at his side. Xavier notices Bobby's monstrous form and tell him that he sees he has changed a bit himself, but he is sure that Bobby has surmised that not all changes are irrevocable.
'Professor!' Cyclops calls out as he rushes over and hugs the Professor, who tells him that it is good to see him. The Beast, Angel and Iceman move in closer as well. 'Look at all of you. Look at how much you've grown. Your time away has left its mark' the Professor points out
The Beast explains to the Professor that they believed they were from another world, but they saw the X-Men here, it was the Brotherhood impersonating them. 'Yes, Henry. This is your world. This is your time' the Professor assures him, explaining that he seeded his telepathic summons through time, and when this Brotherhood struck, he reached out, letting his thoughts pass from one person to the next, from one mind to the next, until it brought them all back to him. 'This is where you belong' the Professor tells his X-Men. 'You want us to stay. And we should' Jean remarks as Jimmy and Bloodstorm stand with the other X-Men. 'We should stay so that something like this never happens again' Jean declares.
The Professor announces that he is afraid that is not possible, for if they were to return now, there is no telling how the future might be altered – they are not the same as they once were, and from what he knows they have said, even now there has been damage to reality that must be repaired. 'I would dearly love you to stay. When you return, though, it must be at the exact moment you left. It must be... as if you were never gone in the first place' the Professor announces, as the seven young mutants suddenly vanish, without a word.
Magneto tells Charles that he must really get a handle on his students. 'Yes, Erik. I know. But there are still tasks before them... out there in the future' Charles replies, adding that no matter how much times change, no matter how reality works to repair itself – there are still tasks for each of them.
The Present:'Magneto!' Jean exclaims as she rushes into the room where Magneto is drinking. Jean calls out to her teammates, telling them to come in, and that she thinks everything is back to normal – or as normal as it gets for them. 'Normal? What are you up to? Or do I want to know?' Magneto frowns. 'It was a whole time-travel deal!' Bobby exclaims, pushing forward. 'Bobby -' Jean begins, but Bobby continues, explaining that Professor X's evil kid, the new Brotherhood, tried to replace them in the past, that they fouled everything up. 'But I guess we set things straight' Bobby adds. Angel reports that Professor Xavier somehow planted some sort of post-temporal suggestion through time, and that it was Magneto who passed his message on, which is why they think he created that time platform in the first place. 'Oh, yeah. We know you created a time platform' Angel adds. 'No. No, I didn't want to know' Magneto scowls.
Jimmy asks if they fixed the past, then how come they can still remember what happened. 'I mean, if time was repaired... if we got shunted back to the present... wouldn't that mean we never went back in the first place?' Jimmy wonders. 'Do not question the ways of wizards or tachyons' the Beast jokes, pointing out that most of them are anomalies in this world themselves, which is perhaps why they remember? Touching the earpiece he was given in the future, the Beast points out that it seems their journey had lasting ramifications, as he still possesses the future tech. Cyclops wonders if it is because they didn't set things straight – not everything. Bloodstorm suggests that Bobby pointed it out already – the history of this world has been changed. Cyclops looks at Magneto and asks if the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants – his old Brotherhood – Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver – are they still alive. 'What are you talking about? Of course they are' Magneto retorts.
Marvel Girl tells the others that it is like the Professor said – eventually, they must return to the exact moment they left – if they do that, then everything is going to be all right. 'Then that means… we definitely go back' Bobby utters, hanging his head. He points out that time is fixed, so they don't even have a choice about it. 'I guess we don't' Cyclops agrees. He remarks that the world is not turned upside down, so at some point – whether they want to or not, they have to go home. 'You'd think we'd all sound a little happier about that' Jean remarks. Magneto narrows his eyes, 'And this Brotherhood you mentioned... what became of them?' he asks.
Shortly, Magneto looks into the Time-Stream – he sees his original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants dead. He sees the original X-Men fighting him, Sentinels and Nazi concentration camps. 'Never forget' Magneto tells himself, looking at a younger, child version of himself.
'Are you looking for us?' a voice calls out. Magneto turns to see Charles Xavier the Second appear before him. 'You're using that little time machine of yours to track us, aren't you?' he asks, before wondering if Magneto is perhaps looking for someone else – perhaps a reminder of his true purpose. 'I can help you with that' Charles the Second offers. 'No... you play at guiding others... at fighting for your father's dream. You're not Charles' Magneto replies as the rest of the Brotherhood materialize around Charles the Second.
'No, I suppose not. I'm not my father. No matter how hard I try to be. And neither are you' Charles the Second responds. He frowns and reveals that he knows what Magneto has been trying to do, he knows that Magneto has been trying to guide his father's original students. 'Would you like to know how that works out for you?' Charles frowns again.
Magneto tells him that he can speculate that for himself, and remarks that he did not seek Charles the Second out as a divination of the future. 'I found you... before you return to the past... so that I might do what the X-men would not' Magneto reveals. He tells the Brotherhood that what they are doing, traveling to the past again, replacing the X-Men again – well, he commends them for their tenacity, but his must also condemn them for it. Energy radiates around Magneto's eyes as he announces that he would like to think that Charles would forgive him for what he is about to do – because he knows God will not!


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Poison-X, part 1
Klynatar, the homeworld of the alien Symbiotes.Several of the muck-like creatures move down a hillside, then suddenly come to a halt as a voice calls out 'Well, well, well. Lookit what I've found for myself'. A Symbiote bounty hunter stands over the Symbiotes. Weapon at the ready he declares that he has found a sweet little Klyntar family having themselves an outing – and so far away from the rest of the colony, too – it must be his lucky day. He tells the Symbiotes not to go make this easy on him. 'Run' he orders, and the creatures start to slither and slide away from the hunter. 'Run for your lives. Run right to the traps I set for yew'. Indeed, the Symbiotes suddenly find themselves struck down by mine-like weapons that had been set out on the ground, blasting the Symbiotes apart upon impact.
One of the Symbiotes turns back to try and help its family, but the hunter fires a blast of energy from his weapon, striking the Symbiote. 'Yew shouldn't have stopped. Shouldn't have tried ta help them others' the hunter declares, announcing that he wouldn't have just let this one slide, that his buyers want five fresh Symbiotes. 'But if yew'd kept on running... yew might've escaped what's gonna happen to yew next' the hunter exclaims.
Meanwhile, in Madripoor, on Earth, the time-displaced Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops stands on a bridge on the Madripoor-based X-Mansion, holding a device, which depicts the image of his father, Christopher Summers a.k.a. Corsair of the Starjammers. Corsair asks Scott how the connection is, as he thinks they are getting some coronal interference. 'Are you reading me?' Corsair asks. 'Loud and clear' Cyclops replies, informing his father that he had to step outside the mansion, both for reception and a little peace and quiet away from the rest of the team, but the signal is strong. 'How's life as a space pirate, Dad?' Scott asks, smiling. Corsair smiles back and tells Scott that he prefers “Space swashbuckler”, but that all in all the Starjammers are doing well. He admits that they had some lean weeks, but they have been picking up a few jobs, running security for rock stars. He jokes that even intergalactic celebrities need to be shielded from stalker types.
Suddenly, the rest of the Starjammers – Hepzibah, Ch'od, Raza and Sikorsky – appear on the screen Scott is looking at. 'Cyclops! I thought I heard your voice!' Ch'od waves. Hepzibah holds up a mug with a large red X on it, and wraps an arm around Corsair as she tells Scott that it has been too long. 'When are we going to see you out here among the stars again?' she asks him. Raza says nothing, while Sikorsky hovers over Corsair and asks Cyclops how life is on Earth.
'Uh...  hey everyone' Scott smiles, before Corsair tells his teammates to give him a few minutes to speak with his son. Corsair smiles and tells Scott to spill the beans: 'How're things going with Jean? Or maybe with – what's her name – Bloodstorm? This old freebooter's counting on you for a little vicarious -' Corsair begins, before  Hepzibah throws her cup of coffee at him, hitting him in the head. 'OW!' Corsair complains. 'I'm standing right over here!' Hepzibah snaps.
Scott smiles and asks his Dad if he is all right, adding that looked exactly what he would have expected Hepzibah to do. He is okay with a “saved by the flying coffee mug” moment in this case. 'Yeah. Maybe I deserved that' Corsair smiles, rubbing his head, when suddenly, he turns to a blinding light.
'Starjammers! We've got company! Get ready to repel boarders!' Corsair calls out as he grabs his sword, and drops the tech device he was using to talk to Cyclops. 'Dad?' Cyclops calls out, as strange black tentacles whip into the ship, one of them wraps around Hepzibah's wrist as she fires a gun into the mass of tentacles. Raza leaps forward, sword at the ready, he tells Hepzibah to fall back and that he will hold the brigands at bay while she and the others regroup. Hepzibah tells Raza that she isn't leaving him, that they are in this together – tooth and nail.
Ch'od, however, finds himself struggling against the tentacles as they wrap around him, and he is unable to break free. 'They...they're strong! Stronger even – than me!' he calls out. Corsair cries out to Ch'od, but gets no response. He calls out to Hepzibah and asks the Starjammers to sound off. But he gets no response from any of them – and Corsair sees why, as he comes across Hepzibah, Raza and Ch'od, tangled in the strange black tentacles, hanging motionless from the ceiling. 'Dad! Are you all right? What's happening?' Cyclops calls out via the tablet. 'Scott! The Brexian Spire! The fifth planet! Ulgriath! That's where we -' Corsair exclaims, before he is taken down, too. The Starjammers lay motionless on the floor now, and a strange voice calls out 'Well... wasn't that just a jolt to the fun-zone? The Starjammers. For what their pretty little heads are worth, I expected a little more of a fight' the voice utters.
Cyclops listens in horror as the voice orders others to scuttle the ship, and anything of value, meaty or otherwise, comes with them, the rest can stay for the scavengers. 'Dad? Are you okay? What's going on? Somebody talk to mer -' Scott exclaims, when suddenly, someone who appears to be connected to a Symbiote appears on the screen, hisses at Cyclops, then cuts the connection, as Scott is left looking at a screen of static. 'DAD!' Scott shouts. At that moment, Jean Grey a.k.a. Marvel Girl rushes over to Cyclops. 'My Dad... the Starjammers... they were just... I can't be sure if they -' Scott utters. Jean tells him that it is all right, and that she knows. Jean reminds Scott of the psychic rapport they share, and adds that they are permanently attached at the brain. She assures him that she tries to mind her own business as much as possible, but that he was screaming, so she saw everything, right along with him. Jean holds one of Scott's hands, before he pulls away and tells her that he has to do something, that his Dad is in trouble.
Jean reminds Scott that before he lost contact, Corsair shouted out some coordinates, so that is where they should start. Scott tells Jean that at the end of the transmission there was a face, and asks her if she saw it. 'I don't think I'll ever forget it' Jean replies, and points out that they might need the help of an expert on this one, but she doubts he will come along without a little push. 'To me, my X-Men' Jean cries out, telepathically.
Meantime, in New York City, Eddie Brock a.k.a. Venom clings to a wall down an alleyway, where down below, a voice calls out 'I'm not here to haggle over prices! This is top-of-the-line ordnance!' Venom sees the weapons that are being loaded out of a car in the alley and the Symbiote he is connected to tells him to be careful, as those weapons are dangerous and could harm them. 'Don't worry. They'll never get the chance to use them' Eddie utters. One of the men in possession of the weapons tells the gang that this is the kind of equipment that is used to topple governments. 'Not looking to stage no insurrection. We just want our piece of the pie. Ain't that right, boys?' one of the gang members calls out. 'With gear like that, you can have all you can eat' one of the arms dealers boasts, before telling the gang that they need to spend money to make money. 'So, do we have a deal or -' he begins, suddenly cut off as Venom drops down into the alleyway, 'Isn't this sweet? You think those weapons are gonna help you?' he asks.
'Sonova – Spider-Man!' one of the gang members exclaims. 'You wish we were the Spider! We're VENOM! We're the bogeyman!' Venom exclaims as he starts to toss the gang members aside. The Symbiote alerts him to the gang members who have opened fire on him, but the bullets just bounce off of him. 'Got 'em...you jamooks are all mixed up. You're shooting...when you should be running for your worthless lives!' Venom calls out. 'No way, man' one of the gang members responds, but Venom lunges towards him. 'I'll fry you, you -' another of the gang members threatens, raising his arms, which have fire gauntlets attached to them – but before he can blast Venom with fire, an optic blast strikes him and knocks him across the alleyway. The Symbiote alerts Eddie to five more life-forms, not enemies and not hostile. With his hand wrapped around the throat of one of the thugs, Venom turns to the new arrivals and remarks that he doesn't remember calling for backup.
'Venom... we're the X-Men. We'd like to have a word' Cyclops announces, with Marvel Girl standing a few feet behind him. They are joined by their teammates Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman, Hank McCoy a.k.a. Beast and Warren Worthington a.k.a. Angel, who hovers above the others. 'Yeah? Well, we'd give you two words, kid...but your innocent little ears might not be able to handle them' Venom snarls. Cyclops walks closer to him and tells him that they are not trying to muscle in on his score, or whatever that is, but they need his help. 'Pass' Venom replies. Cyclops asks Venom to hear him out, 'There are Symbiotes out in space -' he begins, but Venom interrupts him: 'Yeah, that's where they live. Pass'. The voice inside Eddie tells him to hear them out, as Venom turns to walk away. Cyclops calls after him, announcing that the Symbiotes attacked his father. 'That's a tough break, kid. Best of luck sorting that out' Venom responds.
'Are you seriously going to turn your back on us?' Marvel Girl asks. 'It seems to me that's exactly what he's doing' Iceman points out, while Marvel Girl tells Venom that he is trying to be a better person, she can feel it. Venom looks back at Marvel Girl and tells her that she best not be trying any psychic hanky-panky, as she wouldn't like what she would find in this skull. 'We know who you are. We've seen you on TV' Venom informs the X-Men, warning them that they don't know them – 'And we don't want any part of whatever this is. Maybe we are trying to change my ways, but we're doing so in our own way – without babysitting kids'. The Beast steps forward and remarks 'Please, we have reason to believe that alien symbiotes, just like yours, are involved -' but Venom cuts him off, revealing that there aren't any Symbiotes like his, and that hr has his partner, they have got their own deal going on. 'Not a partner if you don't listen to me' the voice inside Eddie's head tells him.
Angel calls down to Venom, asking him if he isn't curious about these Symbiotes. 'I mean, aren't you one of them?' he asks. Venom looks up at Angel and tells him that there are a lot of aliens in the universe, and not all of them are pretty – and not all of them are nice. 'We're just supposed to take your word that Symbiotes are causing your friends trouble?' Venom asks. 'No thanks. There are plenty of problems here on Earth that need my attention' Venom declares, while the voice in his head tells him that this is why no one likes him. Marvel Girl uses her psychic rapport with Cyclops to tell him that Venom is not coming along peacefully. Cyclops tells Marvel Girl that she was right, but believes this was worth a try. 'Back to Plan A?' Jean asks. 'Back to Plan A!' Cyclops exclaims as he fires an optic blast at Venom – who leaps into the air, dodging the attack.
Angel swoops down towards Venom, his wings of cosmic-flame swiping against Venom, who exclaims 'What the hell? What do they feed you at that super hero school of yours? Paste? You came here looking for Mr Nice Guy Venom. Well, the Venom you were talking to was as nice as we get!' Venom then pulls a car door from a nearby vehicle and throws it at Angel, striking him in the back. 'Now you've poked the bear!' Venom snarls, while the voice in his head tells him to stop. Marvel Girl communicates telepathically with the others, telling them to keep Venom busy and distracted. She informs the others that Venom has two brains – one human and one Symbiote – and it will take some work to get through to both.
'We didn't come here for a fight!' Beast remarks as he leaps towards Venom – but his foot doesn't strike Venom, as Venom grabs his foot and slams Beast to the ground. 'Don't spit in our face and tell us it's raining!' Venom exclaims, while Iceman starts to build an ice-wall around Venom, 'Who the hell do you think you're messing with?' Venom roars as he breaks through the ice and asks the X-Men if they think they can come at him, and he won't hit back. 'We've torn new orifices in better people for less of -' Venom begins, before he rubs his head, and the voice inside him remarks 'I'm sorry about this, Eddie', as Venom falls flat on his face. Cyclops tells Jean that she did nice work, but Jean reports that she didn't have anything to do with it, that it was the Symbiote, that it put Eddie to sleep – for whatever reason, the alien is helping them!
Meantime, Corsair wakes to find himself in some abandoned room, Ch'od, Hepzibah and Raza are with him, all of them have shackles around their hands and arms. 'Nice of you, Corsair. Joining us again' Hepzibah remarks, while Corsair asks where they are, and where the raiders who hit them are taking them. Hepzibah tells him that the raiders don't seem to want to kill them, and her guess is that they are cashing in on bounties. 'Like hell' Corsair smirks. Hepzibah asks 'They have us over a barrel here, no?' to which Corsair tells her that she must know he still has a few cards to play. Corsair then bites down on his lower lip. 'What are you doing? Your lip -' Hepzibah remarks as Corsair draws blood from his own lip. 'I've got this' Corsair smiles. He then spits some blood onto the floor. 'Well...that's disgusting' Ch'od remarks. 'True enough' Corsair replies. 'But you know what they say about desperate times. And I've done nothing in all my days... if not prepare to take desperate measures' Corsair tells his friends, as a small microbot beeps in amongst the blood on the ground.
Hepzibah looks down at the microbot and tells Corsair that he has had it embedded in his lip for months now. 'I thought I noticed something when we -' she starts to add, but Corsair suggests they don't kiss and tell. 'Just tell me you're impressed' Corsair asks her. 'I'm impressed' Hepzibah smiles as the microbot leaps onto the large shackles around Corsair's arms and hands, and breaks through the shackles, freeing Corsair from the restraints. 'All right. Who's next -' Corsair smiles, before suddenly, a Symbiote tentacle wraps around his neck, and puls him backwards – the Symbiote is connected to one of three strange aliens, who appear in the room. 'Sorry for sneaking around and spying on you while you sweat out what we have planned for you!' one of the aliens with spiked pink hair remarks, joking that this new suit of theirs offers so many adorable little abilities that let them play voyeur. 'Hexxer, Tord and I just had to play a little hide-and-peek!' the alien exclaims, boasting that the added benefit is that they are right here to crush any of the Starjammers' attempts at craftiness! 'What is it you want? Who are you?' Corsair utters as the strange alien pulls him close. The alien introduces itself as Killer Thriller and announces 'What I want is to keep you alive...but just barely so...  you'll wish you were dead... but you'll still fetch full price when we sell your sorry carcass!'
Elsewhere: 'When you wake up, Eddie... don't be mad' the voice inside Venom's head remarks as Venom comes to, 'Somebody... is gonna pay' Venom snarls, he gets to his feet and finds himself trapped behind a stasis field. The voice informs him that the X-Men didn't knock him out. 'That was me'. 'LET US OUT OF HERE!' Venom roars, banging against the stasis field. The Beast tells him that he cannot do that just yet. The voice tells Venom that he surrendered. 'You did what?' Venom shouts. The voice tells him to calm down, to which Venom snaps 'Don't tell me to calm down! They can't hold us in here forever! When we get out -' but the voice tells Venom to listen to the X-Men. The Beast reports that his initial examinations have proven quite fascinating, and tells Venom that he was hoping he would answer a few questions for him. 'You... examined me? I dunno what the hell that means... but when we get out of here, we're eating your big brain first' Venom seethes.
'We don't eat brains anymore, Eddie' the voice points out. 'Yes, well... that's vivid' Hank remarks. 'Tell them we don't eat brains!' the voice urges Eddie. Cyclops steps forward and tells Venom to listen. He apologizes for ambushing him the way they did, and tells Venom that he hopes he can understand why they took such drastic action. The voice tells Eddie to keep an open mind, as helping them, helping the Klyntar, is the right thing to do. 'Oh, I understand. You've got a serious death wish!' Venom exclaims. The voice tells Venom that he is now just being stubborn. 'We...or at least I... want the same things as the X-Men'. Cyclops stares directly at Venom and tells him that he watched his father and friends as they were attacked – attacked by people wearing Symbiotes, and that they looked a lot like Venom.
'I don't know what to tell you, kid. Maybe you did see someone wearing a Symbiote, but they aren't like us. The Symbiote's not your problem. It's whoever' wearing it' Venom replies, while the voice inside him points out that Cyclops wants to save his father. Venom tells Cyclops that he can study the Symbiotes' strengths and weaknesses all his wants, but that isn't going to help him fight the person inside. 'We want to help our families' the Symbiote tells Venom, while at that moment, Danger's voice can be heard, telling Henry that she hopes he understands what he is doing, and that it is both impetuous and hazardous. The Beast tells Danger that he is aware and that  he is sorry to put her in this position. The Beast is wearing some future tech on his face, as he addresses Danger, who has been transformed into the Blackbird that the X-Men and Venom are currently flying in.
Cyclops asks Venom if he lets him out of the cell, whether he will try to stay calm and cooperate. 'You jackasses attacked us, remember?' Venom snarls, while the voice asks Eddie to do it for him. Danger tells Henry that he should have waited for Jimmy Hudson and Bloodstorm to return from their mission. The Beast doesn't disagree, but points out that time is a factor here. Danger then tells the Beast that she doesn't appreciate him using his technopathic abilities to prevent her from alerting Magneto. 'Or those like me' the voice tells Venom. 'All right, kid. Where the hell are we?' Venom asks as Cyclops lowers the force field and Venom steps out. 'You're on our ship' Cyclops explains, while the Beast tells Danger that Magneto would have stopped them. 'And he would have been right to do so' Danger declares, adding that they are now running on fumes – and that she was not built for this sort of wear and tear. Danger informs the Beast that her was lucky she is able to maintain basic life support for so long. Venom hears the voice and asks 'Who was that talking? What does she mean when she says we need life support? Where have you taken us?' Venom exclaims. 'Let's just say... we're a long way from home' Scott announces.
Indeed, as Danger descends over the Kariteth Spaceport, on the planet Ulbriath, where various aliens go about their business. 'You kidnapped us!' Venom shouts as he follows the X-Men out of Danger. Hank, Bobby and Warren survey their new surroundings, while Cyclops turns back to Venom and tells him that they are sorry about that, while Jean smiles and tells him to think of it like this – how often does he get to see strange, faraway worlds? 'Too damn often Venom snarls. 'Other worlds. They're always cool' Bobby remarks. 'I'll say' Warren agrees as he watches a green-skinned female alien walk past him. 'Nice wings, handsome' the alien smiles at Warren. Jean announces that she is setting up a short-range psi-sweep, explaining that it should allow them to communicate with pretty much anyone they meet. She tells her team to stay close, as it only works within a few yards of her. Danger reports that she will be unable to accompany the X-Men, as she has suffered quite a bit of damage while in flight, and will need to shut down most of her systems and dedicate resources solely to self-repair. The Beast tells Danger not to worry, and assures her that she has done enough so she can sit this one out.
As they walk amongst the other aliens on this world, Jean tells Cyclops that this is the planet Corsair told him about, and that it is the only spaceport on this planet, so now it is just a matter of finding the Starjammers. 'And hoping they're not already dead' Cyclops remarks. Venom asks Cyclops if anyone ever told him he has a real negative outlook on life. The Beast stands next to an access terminal and informs his teammates that he thinks he can use his future-tech to communicate with the strange devices, explaining that there should be logs of every ship that is docked in the area. A moment later, the Beast announces that he has found the Starjammer, and that it is not far away. The X-Men and Venom make their way to the Starjammer, while an unusual looking alien stares at Venom. 'What are you looking at?' Venom snarls. 'My apologies! My apologies! I mean no harm!' the alien exclaims.
'This is it. The Starjammer' Cyclops announces as they arrive at the spaceship. Jean tells Scott that the ship has seen better days, and Scott tells her thaat he knows. Jean adds that she has a bad feeling about this, and Scott agrees. The group are unaware that the alien who was staring at Venom has followed them and is watching them. As they enter the Starjammer, Jean informs the others that she is not picking up any thoughts. 'Doesn't mean the bodies aren't still on board' Venom points out. Jean turns to him and asks him if he would try a little tact. 'Whatever you say, Red. Tell us, though... does it look like anyone lived through this?' Venom replies, as everyone looks at the destruction inside the vessel.
Suddenly, a robotic voice calls out 'No! No! The Starjammers are alive!' It's Sikorsky, who flies towards Cyclops and adds 'At least they were when I saw them!' Cyclops picks up Sikorsky and asks him what happened and where his father is. Sikorsky informs Cyclops that they were attacked, but he supposes Cyclops saw that much. Sikorsky reports that they were brutal and more terrible than anything he has encountered, and that he only evaded them by crawling into the ventilation shafts. 'They thought I was destroyerd in the initial explosion' Sikorsky points out. Sikorsky informs Cyclops that they plan on collecting bounty on the Starjammers, and were wearing Klyntar Symbiotes, using them as armor – as biological weapons.
'Are you listening? We have seen Symbiotes used as weapons – and recently' the voice inside Eddie tells him. 'I remember. How could I forget?' Venom replies, as the voice tells him that this is why they must help the X-Men. Venom reports that the Symbiotes are bad news, at least, the people inside them are. The voice inside Venom recalls that in another universe, Klyntar, Venom Symbiotes were used to destroy – and were almost wiped out. 'And you guys are just kids. Maybe you should call on – I dunno – the grown-up X-Men to handle this' Venom suggests. The voice inside Venom recalls that the Symbiotes had no free will, they were wasted and used up, ity frightened him – frightened them both. Cyclops tells Venom that they don't have time to call for backup – the people who have his father, they have to find them and stop them, for if they don't, they will be turned over to God-knows-who. 'I'll never see him again' Cyclops adds. Sikorsky looks up at Cyclops and tells him to leave him here, as he will only slow them down. He assures Cyclops that it looks worse than it feels and he can still perform some basic repairs. 'Physician, heal thyself' Sikorsky jokes.
Cyclops leads the X-Men and Venom out of the Starjammer, as the Symbiote within Eddie tells him that he knows he doesn't want to be drawn into another fight to save his species. 'We're going to get ourselves killed!' Venom shouts, but the Symbiote tells him that they don't have any choice. 'Aw, Crap. I'm gonna have to watch over these damn kids, aint I?' Venom realizes. 'Whatever makes this work for you, Eddie' the voice replies.
The X-Men and Venom enter a drinking establishment, where several assorted aliens look up them. Jean points out that if they are looking for troublemakers, this seems like as good a place as any to start. Cyclops tells everyone to watch each other's back. 'This isn't like the movies, is it? It's a lot...sweatier' Bobby remarks, while Venom tells the X-Men that if they get out of here without getting their throats cut they will be lucky. Bobby tells Angel that they really should have waited for Jimmy and Bloodstorm to come back from whatever dark-ops mission Magneto sent them on. Angel tells Bobby to relax. 'You can turn into an ice-monster and I have fire wings. We'll be fine' Angel assures him. 'Still, a vampire and a Wolverine would be nice company' Bobby jokes.
Venom tells Beast that when they find these space pirates or whatever they are, sonics and flame is what they need – those are the only real weaknesses the Symbiotes have. The Beast notes this and thanks Venom for his willingness to share secrets like that. At the bar, a multi-limbed bar-tender tells Jean and Cyclops 'Nope. Nuh-uh. Not here. This may be a festering puke-pile of a tavern, but we don't serve brats like you. You got get your joy-juice elsewhere, kiddos. We've got to have some standards' the bar-tender declares. Cyclops informs him that they are not here to drink, they just need some information. 'I know the kind of questions you're gonna ask' the bar-tender mutters. 'You do?' Cyclops replies, but the bar-tender tells him that any answers he gives are going to mean trouble for him. 'You came here with a Klyntar war-brute' the bar-tender exclaims as he sees Venom.
The bar-tender tells Cyclops and Marvel Girl 'You're either looking for Haze Mancer... or you're after -' but he is interrupted as a voice calls out 'Hey, punk! You looking for us?' The mutants turn to see five aliens with Symbiotes looming behind them, including two who were with the Starjammers, as well as the alien who was following them, cowering away from the other five aliens. 'This is why they don't want kids in bars, you know?' Bobby mutters. 'It always – always – ends in a brawl with alien nightmare creatures'. 'Yeah, here we go' Venom declares, clenching a fist, ready for a fight.


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Poison-X, part 2
Kariteth Spaceport saloon, where several aliens wearing Symbiotes have entered and confronted the X-Men and Venom. Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops looks at the aliens and thinks to himself that the X-Men are no strangers to intergalactic adventure. One of the aliens, a greenish one, declares that word around the port is that some off-system punks have been snooping where they don't belong, asing about he and his pals. 'Well, you've found us now... but you're gonna regret ever looking in the first place' the alien snarls.
'Star cruisers... alien-filled cantinas... droids... laser blasters. It's all old hat' Scott tells himself. Jean Grey a.k.a. Marvel Girl looks at him and with their psychic link, tells him to play it cool until they figure out what is going on, but as he remembers that he even lived in space for a while, he tells Jean that it is them – these are the guys who ambushed Corsair and the Starjammers. Scott lived here with his dad.
'Here we go' Eddie Brock a.k.a. Venom snarls as the several Symbiote-wearing aliens attack he and the X-Men. The green one leaps into the air, dodging Cyclops' optic blast, while Venom tackles the large brown alien, and Warren Worthington a.k.a. Angel swoops down against another green alien, is cosmic wings striking the alien, as a red alien looms towards Jean, who knocks the alien back with a telekinetic surge. Scott thinks about how he has dragged the X-Men to the far reaches of who-knows-where on a rescue mission, as his father, Corsair, has been abducted, and he is pretty sure these thugs took him. Scott knows that they are all using living alien Symbiotes to enhance their strength and speed. 'You shouldn't have come here, whelp! You won't find nothing but a whole lotta hurt!' the green one exclaims as he lunges at Cyclops.
Scott reminds himself that they brought in their own Symbiote – Venom – for backup. 'Nice slug suit Grudd-Face. Gonna rip it off you once yer broken!' the large brown alien declares, slamming Venom's face against a wall. Scott can't help but wonder whether the X-Men are in over their heads. Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman is attacking a blue alien, as Warren flies back towards him and tells Bobby to get clear, as he is going to blaze him again. The other green alien with the tail jumps on Hank McCoy a.k.a. Beast, knocking him backwards. Jean holds the red alien in a telekinetic field, as Scott thinks to himself 'Who am I kidding? We're always in over our heads' as suddenly, the green alien fires tendrils at Scott, latching onto him.
'SCOTT!' Jean screams, before the red alien wraps tentacles around Jean's neck and tells her not to worry about her boyfriend, but worry about her. 'X-Brats! This brawl is #$%&!' Get your guy and get the hell out of here!' Venom calls out. 'No! They know where my Dad is!' Cyclops replies as he fires an optic blast at the green alien, adding that he is not going anywhere until they tell him where his dad is. Warren suddenly flies down and grabs Scott, 'We're gonna have to let this one go!' Warren tells him, adding that they need to get him out of here. 'Warren – NO!' Scott replies, while Bobby throws up an ice-wall at the red alien, knocking her back from Jean. 'You alien dudes aren't the only ones who can get all tentacular!' Bobby declares, while telling himself to never say “tentacular” again.
Jean rubs her neck and thanks Bobby, before asking if everyone is clear. 'Go, X-Men! Get lost!' Venom calls out. 'We'll cover you' he assures them as the X-Men run from the saloon, and Venom follows them, throwing a large web up over the saloon door.
'That'll hold them for a bit... buy the X-Men some time. But we haven't had our fun yet' Venom calls out, warning the Symbiotes trapped inside that the first one to stick their head out, he will show them a good old-fashioned Earth curb-stomping. 'Let us out, filthy exile!' one of the Symbiotes calls out from inside the saloon. 'Unless of course... someone more deserving comes along' Venom decides as he turns and sees a smaller green alien standing in the shadows nearby. 'You! We know you!' Venom tells the alien, recalling that they saw him when they first arrived, and assumes he has been spying on them. The alien tries to run, but Venom chases him, 'C'mere, you! You ratted us out! You practically served the X-Men up for the slaughter!' Venom snarls. 'You ratted us out... sent those berserkers after us!' Venom exclaims as he grabs the alien then swings up through the buildings.
'Please! Please! Don't hurt me!' the alien adds, his speech dropping between English and his native language, and asking Venom what he wants. 'We're gonna have a little talk' Venom replies as he drops back down into an alleyway, and throws the alien across the ground. 'You led that crew right to us. Who the hell are they and where'd they get those Symbiotes?' Venom asks. The alien looks frightened and tells Venom that he doesn't know what he is talking about. 'You better hope that's not the case' Venom snaps, adding that it sounds like Marvel Girl's psychic translation whatchamacallit is wearing off. 'So, if you're a clever little stooge – you'd best start giving us answers. Fast' Venom snarls.
Elsewhere, Cyclops thinks that he might be dying, walking with his teammates through a busy marketplace filled with aliens, as he realizes that he is bleeding out, and even though he feels like his guts are going to spill out of his stomach with every step he takes, he wants nothing more than to turn around and finish that fight.
Jean asks her teammates where Venom is, to which Bobby tells her that Venom said he was covering them. 'You don't think those guys got him, do you?' Bobby wonders, while Warren tells Scott to hang in there. Cyclops reminds himself that they are X-Men – trained by Professor X and Magneto, but he got careless. 'We could've taken those thugs' Scott tells Warren. Passing a vendor who is selling various substances, the vendor points at Cyclops and tells Angel 'That piece of meat isn't gonna make it much longer. Sell him to me. I'm sure I can flip him for profit once he's processed!'
Beast pushes his way through the crowed, 'Excuse us, please. Make way. Pardon me' he calls out as Angel continues to help Cyclops walk. Cyclops thinks that he let his dad down, and wonders if it is selfish wanting the X-Men to charge back into battle on his behalf. 'How about in here?' Bobby asks, pulling a tent back. 'No! No! You cannot bring the wounded in here!' an alien calls out. 'He'll bleed all over the -' the alien begins, before Jean gives him a psychic suggestion to leave. Scott decides that he has not had enough time with his father, and before long, he is going to be forced to return to the pat. 'Gently now' Hank tells Warren as they lower Scott onto a chair. 'I'll be forced to forget him' Scott realizes – because even if it is just in the here and now, he wants whatever fleeting moments he can get.
Jean tells Scott that he is going to be all right, that he is safe, and she can shut down his pain receptors, stop the bleeding, use telekinesis to seal the wounds, but it will only be temporary. Angel looks at Scott, concerned, while Jean leans in closer to Scott and telepathically asks him to stop with the gloomy thoughts, as they are going to rescue Corsair, they just need to focus on keeping him alive for the moment. Hanks suggests that he could cast a healing spell, but Bobby  tells Hank that he doesn't know about that. 'What if you lose control again? What if you conjure up some alien demon queen and you decide to make out with her or whatever?' Bobby jokes. Angel looks out of the tent and tells the other that he doesn't think they were followed, before Venom appears: 'Think again, flyboy' Venom snarls.
The Beast asks Venom how he tracked them, to which Venom explains that it wasn't that tough, as they are five earthlings in a city full of martians, or whatever – plus one of them leaves a vapor trail like an F-16. Venom tells the X-Men that they leave a pretty big footprint, and if he can follow it, so can their friends, and he is guessing they will come looking for blood. Venom suggests that they need to hit the others first, and he thinks he has some good news on that front – they don't know where the space pirates are holing up, but he knows where they can start looking. 'You're a stranger in a strange land, just like us. How'd you manage to uncover any leads?' Bobby asks. 'Let's just say... we can be real persuasive when we need to be' Venom replies, remembering how he left the severed body of the green alien strewn up in an alleyway.
'You know what? I don't need to know how you find your clues. You've got intel that'll help us? That's good enough for me' Bobby announces to Venom. 'All right then. Let's go' Cyclops agrees, but Jean tells him that he is not in any shape to be going with them. Scott looks at Jean and declares that he is coming, as they have his Dad – he is going to see this through. 'Kid's got moxie. It's gonna get him killed...but we like it' Venom remarks as he opens the curtain.
Elsewhere, in a spaceship that is nestled on the edge of a cliff, Christopher Summers a.k.a. Corsair screams as he is tortured. He is strung up with some energy ties, while his teammates Ch'od, Hepzibah and Raza are restrained behind him. The alien dubbed Killer Thrill, who has a blue costume and large red hair grins and tells Corsair 'That's it, cutie pie – give Killer Thrill your very best shrieks and squeals. It makes me so warm and tingly' she exclaims. 'What do you want to know?' Corsair asks. Wearing one of the alien Symbiotes, Killer Thrill tells Corsair that she feels a connection between them. She isn't sure if they are soul mates or anything, but she just knows she is going to miss these bittersweet moments when he is gone. 'Stop it, witch! This is no interrogation! Torture, this is!' Hepzibah calls out. Killer Thrill goes over to Hepzibah, who tells her that if she wants someone to punish with her hand, then she should try her.
'My hand?' Killer Thriller asks as energy crackles from her, to Hepzibah, who drops to her knees. Killer Thrill boasts that she doesn't need her hands for Hepzibah, although does  admit that getting her hands a bit dirty with Hepzibah sounds delightful. Killer Thrill explains that she is a buzz-psychic, that she has these cute mental power, but only when her blood is pumping. She turns back to Corsair and tells him that she is not torturing him because she needs information, they already know they are going to peddle the Starjammers off to whoever gives them the biggest payday. 'I'm torturing you to fuel up' she reveals. A human-looking male with what appears to be half a Symbiote covering his body appears and informs Killer Thrill that the offers are in. He adds that the Brood has made a bid, and it sounds like they want them bad. Killer Thrill supposes that playtime is over. She tickles Corsair's face and tells him that playtime is over, before leaving with the human, telling him to send a signal to the rest of the team – shore leave is cancelled, they leave for Brood-space in three hours – with or without them.
Elsewhere on the planet, several numbered warehouses are lined up next to each other, 'That's the place' Venom announces as he motions at one of the warehouses while he and the X-Men crouch behind a large container. Venom informs the X-Men that the guy inside is called Haze Mancer, that he can tell them what they nered to know about those space pirates. Jean reports that she has heard that name before, at the cantina, the bartender hinted that the Mancer guy has something to do with the Symbiotes. 'He's... he's an arms dealer' Venom reveals. Warren looks at Scott and suggets to him that he sit this one out, but Scott declares that will not be happening, that he can't be too far from Jean, as he needs her telekinetic bandages to keep him from bleeding to death, and the others can't afford for Jean to sit the encounter with the Haze Mancer out. 'From what we hear, we can't take many chances with this Mancer guy' Venom tells the X-Men, adding that on Earth or in space, you don't make it in the arms trade without being a tough SOB, so they go in fast, hit him hard, they don't kill him, but they keep him alive enough to tell them what they need to know – and then they can kill him.
Inside the warehouse, several tanks contain glowing yellow matter, as the gaunt-skinned Haze Mancer stands before several robots and asks them if they like what they see – nothing but the finest Klyntar Symbiotes that money can buy – war brutes, slinkers, slasher – whatever they need. 'A few of these bad boys in yer arsenal and yew won't be fretting over tha Badoon any longer' Haze Mancer remarks. 'For what you're asking, they better offer a little more than protection' one of the robots remarks, before asking the Haze Mancer how he keeps gthem docile. 'Beleive me, yew don't want them ta be docile. In gact, I use a special chemical concoction ta elevate aggression' the Haze Mancer reveals, adding that those same chemicals keep the Symbiotes from running off during the bonding process. One of the robots points out that they don't see the Haze Mancer wearing one of  the slime suits. 'If they're so great, why wouldn't you use one?' the robot asks. 'I don't get high on my own supply, friend. I've never had tha need to -' the Haze Mancer begins, before Venom calls out 'Mind if we cut in to offer you a little user review of the product?'
Haze Mancer looks up and sees Venom perched on a ledge above. The robots look up as well as Venom tells them that a Symbiote is not for everyone, and not to let the intel rush fool them. 'If you don't have what it takes – it's a relationship that'll eat you alive!' Venom exclaims as he drops down and lands on one of the robots. 'One of your Symbiotes – it's escaped!' one of the robots tells the Haze Mancer. But the Haze Mancer tells them that is not one of his, at least, it hasn't been for a long time. 'I was wondering where it ran off to' he adds. 'What's that? What did you just say?' Venom snarls, before the X-Men enter the warehouse. 'The “weapons” he's selling – they're Symbiotes! We're not just here to gather intel – we need to save those -' the Beast begins, before one of the Mancer's large drones slams into him. 'Time to rip up a few robots!' Iceman calls out as he increases his form into a large ice-giant and grabs one of the robots, while Angel flies past, his cosmic wings releasing fire against the robot, 'Take on the flunkies, big guy! I'll roast te boss' Angel calls out.
Marvel Girl informs Cyclops that she can't shut Mancer down without turning her attention from him. Cyclops tells heer that he will take a shot, as soon as Venom is clear. 'I'll fry him!' one of the smaller visiting robots exclaims, raising a weapon towards Venom, but Haze Mancer pulls the weapon away: 'What are youb doing? Let my drones handle this! Don't open fire in -' he calls out, but too late, as the weapon fires, and blasts Angel into several of the tanks containing the Symbiotes. One of the Symbiotes emerges from the tank, and latches on to the surprised Angel. 'Sorry, friend. We'll have ta catch up some other time' the Haze Mancer tells Venom, firing a wepon at him, it start to tear the Symbiote away from him. 'Jean!' Scott calls out as another escaped Symbiote moves towards her, and another to one of the visiting robots. Haze Mancer stands over Venom, and announces that he needs to clean up some spills – but he's too late, as the  X-Men have all been connected with Symbiotes! They appear dark in their appearances and energies, as Cyclops thinks to himself 'Yeah. Definitely in over our heads. But I gotta say... it feels pretty great!'


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Poison-X, part 4
Deep space, inside a small space ship that  blasts forward, the alien called Killer Thrill asks 'How much farther, Uviex?' to which a reptilian-like green-skinned alien reports 'We should be approaching Broodspace soon, Captain'. Killer Thrill reminds Uviex that she has told him a thousand times, she is not military and should be called Killer Thrill, before remarking that she is getting antsy – and when she gets antsy, she has the irresistible urge to play with her prisoners – and if she starts playing with her prisoners, she might not get full price. Suddenly, a computer reports that there is a proximity alert, and collision is imminent. The space craft slams into something, and Killer Thrill shifts her appearance, letting her Symbiote take over as she asks 'What the drek was that?' Uviex informs her that they hit something – or, more accurately, something hit them – something big, and they have sustained significant damage in setions four and five. 'Hello, my lovelies. This is your nasty little queen speaking. Would any of you worthless maggots in sections four or five be able to give me some insight into what just struck my ship?' Killer Thrill asks over the intercom.
'Yes, Ma'am. I see it. It's – ice' one of Killer Thrills crew replies from some sort of hangar bay area, where a large spiked ice-boulder has lodged itself into the side of the ship. One of the other crew members suggests that it must have broken free from a planetary ring, been tumbling though spce, just waiting to scuttle a passing vessel. He adds that if their ship was smaller, they would be dead. Another of the crew examines the ice boulder closely: 'Lookit that! Any of you ever see anything like that? The ice is building up around the fissure – keeping us pressurized!' he explains, before noticing something inside the ice. 'There's something moving in there!' he calls out, before an optic blast is fired through the ice, knocking the crew member over, and the ice breaks open, revealing Venom and the time-displaced X-Men, each armed with their very own Symbiote.
'Knock knock' Jean Grey a.k.a. Marvel Girl calls out, while thinking to herself that this is weird, even by her standards. She tells herself that they know they will return to their own timeline at some point, but they haven't had time to process that properly – that is just how it has to be – the fact that they are here, that reality isn't crumbling around them, proves the point. Jean telepathically informs the others that she is shutting down the vocal cords and most of the higher motor functions of the crew members. She reports that they can't call for help, but that probably only buys them a minute or two. Killer Thrill's voice can be heard over the intercom once again, 'What's going on, maggot? You're never gonna grow into a nice strong ugly unless you learn to be more snappy with the sitreps!' Killer Thrill exlcaims, as Jean uses her psychic control to force one of the crew members to assure Killer Thrill that everything is fine here, that it looks like they hit some ice but that the damage is minimal. Marvel Girl thinks that this sort of knowledge should give her comfort, she knows they are going to get through this – unless they don't.
'Make that five minutes. Maybe' Jean tells her teammates. Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman turns to Eddie Brock a.k.a. Venom and asks him what he thinks: 'Operation Titanic, was a success, right?' to which Venom replies 'Great, kid. Real impressive. We live through this... you get a space cookie'. Warren Worthington a.k.a. Angel swoops down and grabs some of the crew members, pointing out that these are just grunts, while the ones wearing Symbiotes won't be so easy to overwhelm. Jean knows that she is still on edge, though, still nervous, but she doesn't know whether those feelings are hers, or if they are coming from the alien she is bonding with. Venom tells the X-Men that the pirates don't know what they've got, and that to them the Symbiotes are just tools, weapons. He points out that in a lot of ways, the Symbiotes are a lot like the X-Men, and they can use that against them. Hank McCoy a.k.a. Beast then tells Venom that they are not simply using the Symbiotes, that they are working together. 'Maybe we don't understand them the way you understand your partner, but we've got the basics' the Beast declares.
Marvel Girl tells Venom that the Symbiotes want to help them save the others like them, and that when they are done,  they will part ways. 'With them...and with you' she adds. 'Whatever you say, Red' Venom replies, while Jean looks over to where Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops has restrained one of the crew me using the Symbiote. It's Scott that Jean is worried about, as these Symbiotes enhance emotional states as much as they enhance powers. Scott is angry and scared, worried about his father, and is thinking about revenge before he knows for sure whether Corsair is all right or not. 'Let this one talk, Jean' Scott calls out as he looks up at the crew member suspended before him. 'Where are the Starjammers?' Cyclops asks the crew member, blasts ready to burst forth from his fingertips. Jean supposes this is one of the benefits – or perhaps the drawbacks – of a permanent psychic rapport – you know exactly how many steps your best frend is from stepping off the ledge and diving into the abyss.
'Cyclops. There's an easier way' Jean tells Scott as she goes over to him, and uses her telepathy on the crew member, where she learns that the Starjammers are okay, and that they are being kept alive because the pirates wanted to collect a bounty. Jean reveals that she knows where they are being held. 'And now...so do you' she tells Scott, who suggests that they split into two groups, one goes after the Starjammers, the other strikes the pirates. The Beast tells his teammates that it might be prudent to subdue these lackeys so that they no longer pose a threat. 'I've got a simple solution for that. But – oh, yeah – you guys are all about turning the other cheek' Venom remarks. 'Do what you want, but we need to get moving' Cyclops replies. Angel suggests that they don't need to go to such drastic measures, and tosses all of the crew members into the ice boulder, which Iceman quickly seals up, and suggests to the crew members that they shouldn't move around a lot, as they might dislodge the iceberg. 'Do that, and you're in for a long, cold ride' Bobby jokes. Bobby turns to his teammates and tells them that they really should be proud – he didn't make one joke about putting these guys on ice.
The X-Men and Venom make their way out of the hangar bay as Marvel Girl tells the others that they need to find the bridge, try to seize control of the ship. She turns to Scott and tells him that she already knows that he is not going with them. 'I need to find my Dad' Scott declares. Jean tells him that she knows, and that she will make sre they are in constant communication. 'Just promise me you'll be careful' Jean asks. 'I will. You too' Scott replies as he heads off in another direction. As Jean follows the others down the corridor, she lets the Symbiote relax, and her appearance returns to normal as she wonders what if what they think they know about time travel, about being out of sync with their own timeline is wrong? But those aren't her doubts, it is the Symbiote pushing all the wrong buttons. Jean can't help shake the feeling that she will never see Scott again, can't help think that she never said goodbye. She keeps these thoughts to herself, shielding them from Scott, and wonders if she might share them with him when they are on the other side. Venom tells the X-Men to be ready. 'You know how tough these guys can be. You hesitate, and it's your butt'.
'But probably not' Jean thinks to herself as she, the Beast and Iceman knock down a door, revealing the bridge. Archangel and Venom speed into the bridge and start battling Uviex and the other aliens wearing the Symbiotes. 'Oooooh! Even more Klyntar!' Killer Thrill exclaims as she lunges towards the Beast, declaring that she and her Symbiotes havebeen aching for an encounter like this for a while now. The orange-skinned alien slams into Beast, while Venom grabs the red alien and pushes him into Uviex: 'We... we know her! She's dangerous! Take her out before -' Venom calls out, 'Before you take me home? Good advice, but I'll have to take a rain check. A date sounds far too pedestrian for me' Killer Thrill exclaims as she releases some energy towards Archangel.
Marvel Girl telekinetically slams the red alien against the ceiling and reports that Killer Thrill is some kind of psychic, whose mental abilities are boosted by adrenaline surges. 'Your friend's got my number, huh? Well, guess what kind of activity really gets my nethers thrumming?' Killer Thrill asks Iceman as she grabs him. 'I'd rather... not!' Bobby replies. Jean goes over to Killer Thrill and warns her to let Iceman go. 'Oooh. You're feisty. Me and your corpse are gonna be best friends' Killer Thrill grins.
Elsewhere aboard the ship, Cyclops stands near a corridor corner where several more crew members are standing guard by a large door. One of them remarks that something isn't right – they shouldn't have been struck by anything, not without a warning from the navigator computers.  He adds that whatever hit them, it was cloaked somehow, and it was thrown at them. 'Don't fret so much' one of the others tells him. 'Anyone stupid enough to attack us is in for -' another begins, before Cyclops calls out 'Hey! We're due for a rematch, aren't we?' as he appears and fires several optic beams at the crew members, including the green alien who wounded him earlier, knocking them all out. Cyclops opens the door, finds the captured Starjammers – Raza, Hepzibah, Ch'od and his father, Corsair – inside. 'What new trickery -' Raza begins. 'I'll not let them torture us again. I'll die before I so, says I' Ch'od exclaims. But, recognizing his son, even though he is bonded with a Symbiote, Corsair tells his crew that it is not trickery or torture, it is a rescue. 'It's all right, gang. It's me. It's -' Cyclops begins as he reverts to his true appearance, closing his eyes. 'Scott!' Corsair calls out, hugging his son. 'My boy! You are a sight!' Corsair exclaims. 'You too, Dad. I mean... I can't see you with my eyes squeezed shut, but... you too'.
Back on the bridge, Killer Thrill tells Jean that she can't win this fight, and boasts that she was enhanced way before she hooked up with this Symbiote. 'I'm stronger... faster...' she begins, while Jean declares that she can read telekinetic waves to anticipate Killer Thrill's every move. 'Also, if you mean “hook up” the way I think you mean “hook up”... gross' Jean adds. 'Seriously, dude... stay down!' Iceman tells one of the aliens as he blasts the alien with freezing cold. Uviex leaps towards Angel, who is clutching his head, wondering what hit him. Venom leaps towards an orange alien, while the Beast lies motionless nearby. 'Flyboy! Angel! Behind you!' Venom calls out, as Angel doesn't see the alien leaping towards him. 'WARREN!' Marvel Girl screams as she blocks Killer Thrill with a telekinetic wave, then the aliens suddenly hear an intense screeching noise, causing them all to clutch their heads. 'The...the sound!' one of them utters. 'Um...what sound? We don't hear anything' Venom remarks. 'Well, they sure do' Bobby points out as his foe falls to the ground. The Beast has come to and explains that Jean is tricking the minds of the aliens' Symbiotes to think they are hearing a cacophony of sonic pain. 'Well done, Jeannie' Hank calls out, as Killer Thrill shouts 'Oh, oh, you little trickster! I'm gonna skin you so good!' while clutching her own head.
Suddenly, a computer reports that there is an unidentified vessel uncloaking – and a massive space craft appears near this much smaller one. 'We've got company' Venom remarks. 'Who -' Jean begins, to which Killer Thrill suggests that maybe theit buyers have come to collect the Starjammers – maybe they are early. Killer Thrill then rushes forward, pushing Jen out of the way, telling her that her little TK field trick didn't help that time, as she rushes off the bridge, announcing that she is going to make sure their customers get what they came for. 'Gonna jettison the Starjammers right out the airlock!' she shouts.
The Beast goes over to Jean and asks her if she is all right. Jean assures Hank that she is fine, and asks him to try communicating with the ship, find out what they want. 'If they're here for Corsair and the others, tell them to get lost' Jean suggests, before announcing that she will take care of their errant space pirate. The Beast tells Jean that he will see what he can do. 'Let's hope this works the way it does on “Trek”!' the Beast jokes, before calling out 'Hailing frequencies open' and asks the approaching ship to identify themselves. 'This vessel is under the protection of the X-Men of Earth. Heard of us?' the Beast asks, but gets no response. Venom tells Marvel Girl to be careful out there, as Killer Thrill is treacherous enough, and they don't know what they are facing with the other ship. Marvel Girl asks Venom to look after the others. 'Look after Scott' she adds as she heads out into the corridor.
As she makes her way through the ship, Jean realizes that her Symbiote is scared, and not like before, either – this is something primal, prey sensing a predator. Jean knows that Scott has found his dad, she wants to interrupt him, to talk to him, but she can't take this moment from him. Emotions are heightened, fear also. 'But there'll be time to tell him' Jean decides as she enters a cargo hold, where she finds Killer Thrill. 'Finally, we get a little alone time' Killer Thrill remarks, warning Jean that she wouldn't try that little sound effect hoax again, as she has beefed up her psychic defenses against such dirty tricks. 'Once this is over, he'll know exactly how I feel. God willing' Jean thinks to herself, when suddenly, a voice from the shadows of the cargo hold calls out 'How unfortunate. I loathe to see Symbiotes at each other's throats in such a way. Sister against sister, so to speak. But don't worry. I offer another way, a more unifying way' the large figure remarks. 'Uh' Jean replies, 'Is this the guy you were collecting your Starjammers bounty from?' to which Killer Thrill reveals that this is another uninvited guest. 'Someone else just dying to... well... die'.
The mysterious figure tells Jean and Killer Thrill that he offers them a peaceful chance to join them, but warns them that he is not patient when others resist his generosity. 'And what you will not willingly give... we will take by force' he warns them, as several strange creatures that are almost entirely made up of large teeth appear from the shadows.
Cyclops suddenly screams and clutches his head. 'Scott! Son! What is it? What's wrong?' Corsair asks. 'It...it was Jean' Scott replies, while the rest of the Starjammers grab their weapons. Scott explains that Jean was screaming, she was in pain – and then she was just gone. He tells his father that he doesn't hear Jean anymore, doesn't feel her presence – that something has happened to her.
On the bridge, Venom turns to the X-Men and tells them that Marvel Girl's psychic link just went silent. 'You think that crazy S&M pirate got the drop on her?' Bobby asks. Warren remarks that he doesn't know who else would have severed the connection, adding that he really wished he had not said “severed” just then. The Beast looks out a window and tells the others that it might have something to do with this new ship. He adds that the ship is not communicating, which leads him to wonder if this ship are the buyers the pirates were expecting at all. 'Who else could they be? Space is a pretty big place for some random ship to just -' Venom begins, when suddenly, a voice calls out 'Not Random at all, Venom. They were tracking us. They want the Symbiotes... and you with them of course'.
Venom and the X-Men turn to where Marvel Girl and Killer Thrill have entered, their appearances changed further, wearing colored armor, and with pale while faces. 'What the – Posions!' Venom exclaims, as Marvel Girl tells him that they really dislike that name. 'You'll come to dislike it, too. You can call me Red... or Marvel Girl... or Jean Grey'. She then tells him that this time, there is no escape for him – this time he will join them, and so will the rest of his miserable lineage!


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Cry Havok, part 1
Madripoor, where four figures leap across the X-Mansion in the dead of night. They are the mysterious local heroes called the Raksha – Gazing Nightshade, Norio, Hexadecimal and Whisper Doll. Within the dark corridors of the Madripoor-based original X-Men's home, the local heroes suddenly come to a stop as a green glow washes over them and a voice calls out 'Really? You're gonna try break in? Here?' It's Polaris, Mistress of Magnetism, and as she hovers before the Raksha, she remarks that perhaps she doesn't understand the ninja mentality – but why wouldn't they just knock on the front door? She adds that she thought the Raksha and the X-Men were friends. From where they are suspended above the floor in Polaris' magnetic hold, Norio remarks 'Daughter of Magneto – forgive our intrusion. We feared that the X-Men had been compromised. We have not heard from them in weeks' he then adds that they have urgent business with her father.
Polaris releases the Raksha and apologizes to them, explaining that she is a little on edge, as the situation here is dicey at best. 'And – hey – instead of “Daughter of Magneto” how about call me Polaris? Or Lorna' Polaris tells them, before asking them to follow her, as Magneto is in the middle of a strategy meeting.
In a meeting room, Magneto is with Jimmy Hudson, Bloodstorm and Briar Raleigh. They stand around a glowing table, as Bloodstorm reports that they have encountered some opposition, but nothing they haven't been able to handle. She adds that Miss Sinister is mobilized, though, and they do not believe she is working alone. Magneto declares that it is as they suspected – Mothervine is the catalyst for secondary mutation. Magneto reminds the others that mutants with these abilities were in the service of the White Queen, and so it is not a stretch to believe she supports Sinister's experiments – nor is it a leap to assume Havok is still at her side. 'Can you blame them? They might have picked up the whole Strange Bedfellows schtick from you, Erik' Briar suggests, adding that he used the X-Men to strike at Emma and her partners from “Beyond the Grave”.
Magneto tells Briar that he thought Xavier's original students could set an example for the world, could operate in a way that he could not – people would see the X-Men bringing criminals to justice – he thought that the X-Men could be seen as heroes, while he would only be a seen as a monster. 'But Xavier's original students are gone. They have ventured into space and we do not know when – or even if – they will return' Magneto points out, adding that meanwhile, their enemies are at work here on Earth and must be stopped. Bloodstorm and Jimmy listen to Magneto, and as he remarks that perhaps he should have been the monster from the beginning, Briar smirks. Jimmy reports that they have a lead – Sinister's agents are tracking someone, or something, and they don't have much of a lead, so he and Bloodstorm are right behind them. Magneto tells the young mutants that the two of them are more pragmatic than the other X-Men, and he wants them to be careful when engaging their prey, but to leave nothing to chance. 'Eliminate them if you must' Magneto declares. Bloodstorm tells him that they will do what they can and will report back as soon as they find anything. With that, Bloodstorm and Jimmy vanish, revealed to just be holograms.
'Magneto – we have  visitors' Polaris announces as she enters the room with the members of the Raksha. Magneto greets Norio and asks him to forgive him for his brusqueness, but that they are quite busy at the moment. 'What can I do for you?' Magneto asks. Norio tells Magneto that it is his guess he is about to be much busier, and reveals that they encountered some worrisome individuals. 'I think, perhaps, that you will recognize the masks they wore' Norio then hands Magneto a Hellfire Club mask. Magneto looks at it, unimpressed. 'In Madripoor. It appears the White Queen is no longer content to wait for us to find her' he remarks. Briar tells Magneto that Emma is trying to distract him, and suggests that if she wanted a real fight, she wouldn't waste time dispatching masked goons – she would come for him herself, especially if she realized the original X-Men are off-world. 'She's getting ready to make a move, yeah, but you're just a nuisance she hopes to keep busy' Briar adds.
Magneto asks Briar if there is any chatter within her circles of influence, to which Briar replies 'Nothing helpful', but that her contacts know something is coming, and they think it will do a lot of damage to a lot of people. 'They're all lathered up in anticipation of the next big super villain catastrophe' Briar explains. Magneto declares that they stay the course then, and what they have set in motion will remain in motion. 'You're the boss' Briar replies as her hologram vanishes. Magneto turns back to the Raksha and excuses his haste, telling them that he must leave Madripoor in their capable hands, and that Polaris will remain here to assist them, before his hologram vanishes, too.
Meanwhile, in Colombia, at a high-tech facility, a voice is heard over an intercom, instructing Sentinel Prime Units 6 through 9 to report for diagnostics and prepare for integration into the human population. Three male and one female Prime Sentinels make their way through the facility, 'We hear, Core Commmand. And we obey' one of the male Prime Sentinels responds, before their mission parameters are downloaded. The Prime Sentinel acknowledges that they are to investigate anomalous secondary mutations, to identify the source and eradicate the mutant gene. 'And have fun doing it' he grins, when suddenly, a large door opens, 'A breach -' the Prime Sentinel exclaims, to which the female Prime Sentinel tells him that is impossible, as only a Prime Sentinel may access the portal.
'Yes... but as your creator... I think I fit the bill' Bastion announces as he appears, and releases a blast towards the four Prime Sentinels, destroying them, leaving a pile of bones and cybernetics on the ground. Alex Summers a.k.a. Haovk is with Bastion and he tells him that he is sorry Bastion had to destroy his precious little babies. 'No, Alex Summers, you are not' Bastion responds. 'If, however, I thought you truly felt concern for my plight, I would tell you not to waste the energy' Bastion adds, explaining that these Sentinels follow protocols that conflict with his utility function. 'They were human once... before they were transformed into murder engines' Havok remarks. 'Do you feel sympathy for them?' Bastion asks as he steps onto the skull of one of the Prime Sentinels. 'Hm. Did I say “human”? I meant “flatscan”' Havok replies as he follows Bastion through the complex.
Bastion and Havok enter some sort of lab, where several Prime Sentinels are floating in stasis tanks. A computer recording reports that Core Command has been compromised, betrayed, and mobilizes all Prime Sentinel units, instructing them to repel the intruders. 'Sounds like you're not really welcome here any longer' Havok points out. Bastion tells him that this facility functions at cross-purposes to his own, and that the mutant gene must survive. 'Do you know how strange it is to hear  you say that?' Havok asks. 'Of course' Bastion replies. As several Prime Sentinels rush into the lab, Bastion tells Havok that circumstances have changed. 'True... but I still get a kick out of destroying Sentinels!' Havok replies as he grins and unleashes a powerful wave of energy towards the approaching Prime Sentinels.
'Alex Summers... Havok... was once an X-Man' Polaris tells the Raksha. Gazing Nightshade replies that they know of him, as he was a friend to Patch, the one called Wolverine. Polaris touches her head and asks Gazing Nightshade if she wants to know the truth, before revealing that Havok never really cared for Wolverine, never had the soft spot for him that the rest of the X-Men had. 'Now I guess he feels that way about all of the X-Men' Lorna laments. 'You were lovers' Gazing Nightshade remarks. Lorna leans over her and remarks that the “Code of Patch” didn't really teach her about subtlety, did it. 'It taught us that nuance is a waste of time' Gazing Nightshade replies, to which Polaris tells her that she and her father are going to get along famously. Lorna declares that she and Alex have not been together in a long time – since long before he “changed”. 'But the man he's become... that's not him. His mind... his personality... has been twisted into something perverse when you compare it to the man he once was'.
Gazing Nightshade remarks that Lorna knows something about that, as her mind was once twisted against her will. 'Are you using your soul-searching powers on me?' Lorna snaps. Gazing Nightshade tells assures Lorna that she can understands how she feels without her powers. 'You are worried about him. You hurt because you think he is hurting. And deep down – you believe you can change him back to the man he was' Gazing Nightshade remarks.
Meanwhile, in London, England, at the Hellfire Club. Magneto casually makes his way through crowds of people partying in the ballroom, before one of the wait staff, carrying a tray of finger food, approaches him and tells him that they have a strict dress code. Magneto is wearing a white trenchcoat over casual trousers and a sweater. 'Uh... uh... of course, Sir. Carry on and enjoy your evening' the wide-eyed waiter gasps as Magneto magnetically launches the small metal picks pressed into the finger food at the waiter's face.
Magneto carries on through the Hellfire Club, coming to a darkened room, where he finds Sebastian Shaw, slumped over in a chair, large glass of wine in one hand. Shaw bids Magneto to come in, adding that he was half-expecting the time-displaced X-Men to come looking for him. 'I think I might have preferred that' Shaw mumbles. His voice is slurred as he tells Magneto that he appreciates he has come to tend to him. 'Don't take it as a sign of respect, Shaw. The X-Men are otherwise occupied at the moment, and I grow tired of you roaming free' Magneto explains. 'Fair enough' Shaw replies, asking Magneto to have a drink with him – for old times' sake, as he sits up in the chair, and asks how they ended up on opposite sides here – where did things go wrong. 'You threw in with Emma Frost' Magneto points out. 'So did you' Shaw replies. 'Not when she turned on her own kind for the sake of her revenge' Magneto tells Shaw. 'No. I suppose you don't like it when others try to steal your act' Shaw mutters.
'Ah well' Shaw begins, as he tries to stand up, he suddenly clenches his fists and glows with energy. 'Let's get on with it, shall we?' Magneto looks surprised: 'You... you're absorbing kinetic energy from the air around you – a secondary mutation!' Shaw's entire body glows with the energy as he reveals that it is called Mothervine, and that Magneto should feel blessed to see it in action, as it is going to save mutantkind. Shaw tells Magneto that he is not as smart as he thinks he is – because if he was, if he knew half as much as he led others to believe, then he would have left him alone – and with that, Shaw lunges towards Magneto.
In the Mojave Desert, Jimmy and Bloodstorm make their way along the outside of an old brick building under the cover of darkness. 'This place...' Jimmy begins. 'What is it, Jimmy? Do you sense something?' Bloodstorm asks. Gazing out into the desert, Jimmy tells Bloodstorm that there is something familiar, but he can't seem to catch hold of his memory. He remembers some strange buildings, but they vanish quickly.  'Your memories are returning to you' Bloodstorm tells Jimmy, who closes his eyes and hangs his head: 'I guess so... but do I want them?' he asks. Suddenly, he snaps out of his concerns, and pops his claws, as he picks up on a scent on the wind – a scent he knows, not far from her. Bloodstorm takes his hand and they fly over the desert as Bloodstorm suggests they should investigate.
'Down there!' Jimmy calls out as he sees three people from his own reality – the Guardian, Armor and Mach-II – the New Marauders. 'They come from my reality!' he tells Bloodstorm, as they drop back down to the ground. 'Some of them do, anyhow' Jimmy remarks, when he sees the Toad, perched nearby, along with a figure in a white cloak, their face obscured by the hood of the cloak. 'I found him, Mach 2, just like I said!' Toad exclaims. 'This guy, he's the real deal!' Toad claims. 'So I'm told' Mach-II replies, adding that is why they are here to extend the olive branch. 'But who the hell is that guy?' Jimmy asks. Bloodstorm tells him that she doesn't know – whoever he is, she never encountered him on her world. The hooded figure pulls back his hood, and introduces himself as Xorn. 'And you should not have followed me here!' he calls out.
Elsewhere:
'Well? Are we ready for some fun or what?' Miss Sinister asks as she, Emma Frost, Havok and Bastion gather in a darkened room, a holographic projection of planet Earth spinning before them. Miss Sinister a.k.a. Claudine Renko tells her associates that they are close now, that soon they will launch Mothervine. 'And when we do that?' Emma asks. 'When we do that, Emma...the mutant population quadruples overnight' Miss Sinister explains. Emma pauses, unimpressed as she states that she is still not convinced that it is time to execute this little scheme of hers, as they still have too many loose ends, too many enemies who might spoil everything – like Magneto. Havok tells Emma that Magneto will come around to their way of thinking, once he sees what they are doing, he will have no other choice. He adds that as far as any other threats are concerned, they have been working overtime to eliminate as many as possible.
Bastion looks at the holographic projection of the Earth and tells the others that a four-time increase in the mutant population is a good start – but it is just a start. He asks Miss Sinister if she has projections for additional increases to the mutant population. 'I'm glad you asked' Miss Sinister replies, before claiming that in less than one year, mutants will be the dominant species on Earth – and by a wide margin. As lights appear on the projection of Earth, 'Look. Just look at them all' Bastion exclaims. Emma telepathically asks Alex if he is certain about this, and whether he realizes Bastion only wants the mutant population to rise so he can slaughter  them. Emma adds that she is certain Miss Sinister has designs to control any new mutant she helps to create. Havok looks at Emma out of the corner of her eyes, and his thoughts ask her if she is getting cold feet.
'We talked about this. We need Bastion's technology and Miss Sinister's science. We know the plan now we just need to stick to it' Havok reminds Emma, to tells Havok that Bastion and Miss Sinister will betray them. 'Of course. That's what I would do. That's what you would do' Havok replies. 'And that's what were going to do...once the time is right'. He looks at the globe and his thoughts tell Emma that once Mothervine is up and running they won't need Bastion or Sinister any longer. 'We'll take care of them... just as we'll take care of anyone else who gets in our way!'
Back at the mansion, 'What is it, Ferris? What's so important?' Polaris asks as she follows Magneto's strange robotic servant down a corridor. Ferris informs Polaris that he found something quite distressing. 'And it couldn't wait? I'm... uh... babysitting a bunch of ninjas' Polaris tells Ferris, glancing back at Gazing Nightshade, who blows a bubble with some gum, and pops it. Ferris reveals that he was searching through Jean Grey's belongings and stumbled onto a strange object, which registers an energy signature he was not familiar with.
'Hold on. Does Magneto have you searching through drawers? I am so thankful I didn't grow up in his household' Polaris remarks as they enter Marvel Girl's quarters. Ferris holds up his hands, and claims that he is not proud of his actions, but that Magneto hoped to help uncover some clue to the whereabouts of Mss Grey and the others. 'Instead, I found... this' Ferris remarks, handing Polaris a pendant.
Polaris stares at it in shock, 'Ma'am? Are you all right?' Ferris asks as Lorna appears hypnotized by the pendant. She sees her image in the pendant – the image of how she used to look when possessed by the being known as Malice. Lorna's current appearance flashes in the pendant and she puts the pendant on, 'I did my best to get little Miss Grey to try me on. But I just couldn't punch through her psychic defenses. But this vessel... it looks like she's already susceptible to my kind of influence' “Polaris” remarks to which Ferris replies 'Polaris? I don't -' when suddenly, “Polaris” blasts Ferris with an energy surge, 'Don't call me that!' she exclaims, grinning wickedly and narrowing her eyes, she declares 'My name is Malice!'