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Verse IV: Fall Back and Think of England!
The Lighthouse, where Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit stands watch over his wife, Rogue, who is in a coma, encased within Krakoan flowers. 'I'm tired of this' Remy tells Rogue. He admits that he would be lying to say he never thought about being Rogue's Prince Charming, saving her from this sort of thing – be he hasn't been able to save her yet. 'Not for lack 'a trying' Gambit adds. He pauses, before telling Rogue that even when she can't listen, she is the only one he wants to talk to. He descends a staircase and announces that he is going to London for Betsy, and then that's it – nothing is going to stop him from getting her out of there.
A moment later, Gambit strides towards the gates of Buckingham Palace, past anti-mutant protesters. 'I heard about y'all! Y'all don't like Betsy, huh?' Gambit asks them. 'Well, you really gon' hate me' he snarls as he spins around and catches a wine bottle that one of the protesters hurls at him. Gambit responds by kinetically charging the bottle. This causes some civilians to run, 'He's gone crazy!' a woman  shouts. 'Crazy? You ain't seen $#%&' Gambit replies.
Inside Buckingham Palace, where the mutants Rictor and Jubilee walk side by side down a corridor. 'So, English people are British, but not all British people are English' Rictor remarks. 'Yes' Jubilee tells him. 'And the UK includes Northern Ireland but not the Republic of Ireland. So only Northern Irish people are British' Rictor adds. 'Yep. That one's important' Jubilee declares. 'And despite being in Europe, not everyone thinks we're in Europe' Rictor adds. 'That's the continent' Jubilee explains, before Rictor asks 'So which one of their fearless leaders is she here to talk to?' Jubilee smiles as she tells Rictor that she is pretty sure it is the Queen Herself, before she asks Rictor if he is feeling any better. 'Yes, Jubilee. You can tell because there's no earthquake going on' Rictor smiles, to which Jubilee asks him if Apocalypse fixed his powers. Rictor utters Apocalypse's new given name, and tells Jubilee that that is the name he prefers. 'Rictor, what did he do to you?' Jubilee asks. 'He didn't do anything! He listened, that's all' Rictor replies.
Rictor continues, telling Jubilee that he knows it sounds crazy, and he isn't saying that he likes Apocalypse. 'But you don't get that old without learning a lot about how people work' he explains, adding that Apocalypse knows stuff, and he is feeling good. Suddenly, there is an explosion, and Rictor and Jubilee turn to a window, where Rictor suggests that Gambit should talk to Apocalypse, too. 'I don't think that's gonna happen!' Jubilee replies, before they make their way outside, to find  Gambit surrounded by protesters who have gathered outside Buckingham Palace, protesting against mutants. Gambit had taken an anti-mutant sign from one of them and holds it above his head, kinetically charging it, he tells Rictor and Jubilee that they have got hateful fools. 'A little taste 'a the old days!' Gambit exclaims. 'We were told to behave!' Jubilee reminds him, while some protesters run, and others film the goings-on with their mobile phones.
'They threw a bottle at me!' Gambit calls out as he breaks the sign with his kinetic energy. 'Fair enough' Jubilee remarks as she creates several plasma fireworks to keep some of the protesters at bay, while Rictor knocks some of them back with a seismic rumble. 'Happy to help' Rictor states. 'They're attacking us!' one of the civilians calls out as they begin to regroup and surround the mutants. 'Whoa, back off!' Jubilee warnns one of them, while another civilian declares that this is an attack of Krakoan terrorism. 'They're dangerous!' someone shouts. 'Hell yes, we are' Gambit snarls, before a voice calls out 'No, we are not!' Cameras flash and reporters try to get towards Betsy Braddock a.k.a. Captain Britain as she strides towards the gathering, followed by Pete Wisdom and several police officers. One reporter announces that crowds have been waiting for hours outside Buckingham Palace to catch a glimpse of the new mutant Captain Britain.
'Not to the people of Britain!' Captain Britain continues her sentence, while Wisdom tells her to look alive, and adds that he will get these vultures to leave her alone. More cameras click and flash, while one reporter asks 'Betsy Braddock! Do you have any comment!' to which Wisdom declares 'Not for you she doesn't. Shoo!' Betsy joins her companions and asks what is going on, and whether Gambit is okay. Jubilee raises her shades and looks at Gambit, assuring Betsy that he is fine, just a little fragile, before asking how her meeting went, and whether they are in trouble. Gambit frowns while Betsy explains that they are accountable to the queen now – all of them. She adds that Her Majesty had a bit of paperwork for Captain Britain, and she needed to know the names of who would be working with her. 'I told her we're called Excalibur' Betsy announces.
Shortly, in Apocalypse's lab on Krakoa, Jubilee sits down and holds her infant son, Shogo, while Betsy, Rictor and Wisdom stand around a table in the center of the room. Gambit sits on some stairs nearby, and Apocalypse stands back from the others. Betsy reports that while they were off-realm, it seems Coven Akkaba pre-empted their meeting with the queen, and explains that the queen has concerns, namely regarding Betsy's citizenship. 'Her Majesty wants the matter settled – so I'll be visiting the Coven to settle it' Betsy reports. Everyone turns to Gambit when he announces that he has one concern – Rogue. Apocalypse states that, for once, he is inclined to agree with Gambit. 'You are?' Gambit replies, confused. 'Recall that I called you both here that night. I need her assistance. For that, she must be freed' Apocalypse states. Apocalypse points out that Captain Britain must see to her duties, and so they will do without her services. He looks at Wisdom and asks if he will escort Captain Britain. 'Planned to' Wisdom replies, while Betsy frowns and asks what Apocalypse is going to do with Rogue. 'Help her, Captain. To do so, I have need of some items secreted deep within the ground' Apocalypse explains, and reports that he will only need two – a master of earth and a master thief, which causes Rictor and Gambit to look at each other.
Jubilee and Shogo step out of another portal on Krakoa, with Jubilee telling her son that they have some time off, so they can explore the island. 'Let's find us a nacho cheese tree!' she suggests, while reminding her son that only they know his little secret – he isn't a human baby – he is a dragon. Suddenly, 'Jubilee! Thank goodness! Where's Betsy!?' Meggan Braddock gasps as she rushes over to Jubilee, carrying her daughter, Maggie, in her arms. Shogo reaches out for Maggie, who stares back at the baby, while Jubilee explains that Betsy had to do some Captain Britain stuff. 'You okay, Meggan?' Jubilee asks. Upset, Meggan reveals that they just arrived on Krakoa, and explains that people came to the academy with signs and said awful things about Betsy, and about mutants, and her. 'We just wanted to be somewhere safe until Brian comes home' Meggan adds. Jubilee puts an arm around Meggan and tells her that he will be home soon. 'It's cool that we have this place, yanno? Right now I imagine you want to be -' Jubilee starts to say, before a voice calls out 'With family?'
'...Jamie Braddock!' Meggan gasps as she turns to see her brother-in-law reclined on some Krakoan plants, arms behind his head, grinning. 'You look surprised' Jamie remarks, adding that he asked Betsy not to tell Brian, and he supposes that she didn't. 'Betsy knew he was here? Alive again!?' Meggan exclaims, while her daughter Maggie asks 'Mama? Who is that man?' Jubilee frowns and thrusts Shogo into Meggan's arms. 'Hold Shogo just one second, okay' she remarks, as she strides towards Jamie and introduces herself, before warning him that he can knock that off – as the last thing Meggan needs is him taunting her now. Some fireworks begin to manifest around Jubilee's hands, while Jamie suggests to Jubilee that she take the kiddies for a walk, and he stays and keeps his brother's pretty wife company. 'Watch it!' Jubilee snaps as she punches Jamie in the face, knocking him to the ground. 'Was that crude? I thought the new Krakoa was into that sort of thing' Jamie remarks. 'Yeah, well, we also settle $#%& with punching now' Jubilee replies, before walking back towards Meggan and taking Shogo from her, suggesting that they all go for a walk, while Jamie smiles.
Deep beneath the moorlands, 'Can you sense 'em?' Gambit asks as he follows Rictor through the ground, which Rictor clears a path through using his seismic powers. 'The crystals?' Rictor asks, adding that he kind of does, but doesn't think he is sensing the same thing as Apocalypse is. 'How you mean?' Gambit enquires. The rumbling comes to a stop as they land in a clear area, and Rictor explains that Apocalypse says these stones are made from the bones of long-dead mutants and contain their energy. 'He's sensing that, some woo-woo stuff. I'm sensing what these things are. How they vibrate like the other ones I held' Rictor adds. 'Uh-huh' Gambit replies, to which Rictor asks him to point gim in the right direction and he will put them in his pockets. Gambit admits that he is not sure why they need a thief to get a rock from the ground. 'It's only stealing if – somebody already owns it!' he calls out as some rocks begin to fall towards him and Rictor. 'Heads up!' Rictor exclaims as they move out of harm's way.
Rictor and Gambit find themselves surrounded by several people in dark cloaks, and Rictor points out that it looks like someone does own the rock. Gambit holds his bo-staff ready and decides that it is no wonder Apocalypse didn't fill them in – they are stealing from druids! Gambit kinetically-charges some rocks which Rictor hurls towards the druids – the rocks then explode, as Rictor asks Gambit if he should be worried. 'You tell me, mon ami!' Gambit replies. Gambit and Rictor begin to run through the caverns, and Gambit declares that they are deep in the caves of the Earth, and the druids are the masters of this place. 'Should you be?' he asks Rictor. 'Well, I didn't burn incense about it, but -' Rictor begins, before creating another seismic wave which knocks several druids back as they confront him. 'I know a thing or two about moving some earth' Rictor boasts, while one of the druids calls out 'Brother'.
'Truly. You are powerful!' one of the druids remarks, moving some rocks, to which Rictor replies 'Uh... yeah. Very.' before he calls out to Gambit, telling him that they need to find those things and go. 'Hanging on as  bet I can here!' Gambit responds as he climbs down an opening in the cave. Rictor begins to follow Gambit, who tells Rictor that he has to point him in the right direction. 'How about I just make you a path?' Rictor suggests as he opens up another crevice, and Gambit and Rictor both drop down into another large cave, where crystals can be seen jutting out of the cave – along with skeletal remains scattered throughout. 'Now I just wish I had bigger pockets' Gambit remarks as he and Rictor explore the cave. Rictor goes over to some crystals and admits that  he feels like stealing from witches is a bad idea as it stands. 'But if you feel comfortable with that on your soul, go nuts' he tells Gambit. 'Give 'em here' Gambit asks.
Gambit puts one of the crystals into his jacket pocket and announces that he wants to have both hands on them when Apocalypse asks. 'He wants 'em, he can take 'em from me when he gets Rogue outta that coffin. But not before' Gambit remarks, before Rictor asks him if he is ready to go. 'Yeah...you feeling watched?' Gambit asks. Several eyes appear in the shadows throughout the cave – and the eyes belong to druids, who step forward, one of them utters an incantation, and the cave begins to close in on Rictor and Gambit. 'We being crushed!' Gambit exclaims. 'I'm trying!' Rictor replies as the rocks prepare to squash them both – when suddenly, 'Was that so hard?' Gambit asks as the rocks move backwards, away from the two of them. 'I didn't...' Rictor begins, before druids wearing green cloaks appear. 'You, Earth-wielder. Child of the loam. Not human. Not fae. Your earthworking comes from your birth, yes? Comes to you naturally?' a man with a beard asks. 'More or less. When it behaves' Rictor responds.
'The earth can be fickle' the druid remarks. 'Couldn't agree more' Rictor replies, before asking the druids if they are going to let him leave. 'My friend here says we're cool with druids. We don't like Coven Akkaba either' Rictor tells the druids. The druid with the beard suggests that Rictor does not assume those who live in the earth trust those who live upon it, before stating that even less do they trust wizards and magi who wrest power from the gods and stories as though they are theirs to command. 'We serve the earth' he announces. 'As do you, brother. You are a druid' he adds, taking Rictor's hand. 'Oh man. I assure you I am not' Rictor replies as the druids place a cloak on him and one of them paints markings onto his face. A female druid explains to Rictor that his power over the earth is inborn, not learned – like their own, and that the Earth speaks of his coming. 'For her, the wait for you has been no time at all' the druid adds.
Another druid informs Rictor that his gifts are not strange or uncontrolled, that he is like them, and he must live alongside her – not atop her. 'Ric, this isn't what we came for' Gambit calls out, to which one of the druids agrees that Gambit is right. She holds up a glowing crystal, 'These are the things you seek. They are full of witchbreed energy, and they have called you here' she explains. Rictor and Gambit look at the glowing crystal, which Rictor holds in his hands. 'Oh man, I can't take these. We already took some' Rictor admits, wide-eyed. 'Rictor, shh -' Gambit begins, but energy glows around the druids, and one of them explains that the crystals they took are made of the same stuff as these, but their energy has been long depleted, so they keep them there as a decoy – for thieves. The druids then cause the ground around Gambit to break apart, and Gambit begins to fall.
Rictor turns in shock, 'No! That's – that's Gambit! He's with me – you can't hurt him!' Rictor pleads, before he runs after Gambit. 'Brother, no! Come back!' one of the druids exclaims. 'Maybe later!' Rictor replies as he reaches down to Gambit. 'Maybe later?' Gambit asks as he slips backwards. 'Oh, like you wouldn't' Rictor mutters. Gambit clings to the rockface and tells Rictor that he has been worshipped and that it isn't all it craccked up to be. 'You be careful' he warns him. 'Oh, you be careful -' Rictor begins, when suddenly, his powers slip out of control, '$%&#! My powers – Gambit!' Rictor exclaims as a small rumbling that Rictor released causes Gambit to fall backwards into the opening crevice below. 'I – I didn't – I didn't mean to!' the wide-eyed Rictor utters in horror.
Meanwhile, inside the Valiente Room, London, the meetinghouse of Coven Akkaba. Stuffed animals are on display around the room, as Betsy and Wisdom sit on a sofa opposite two chairs, where Marianna Stern sits with a man named Reuben. Marianna announces that they are both converts to the cause. Reuben thanks Marianna and explains that they are not born powerful like mutants, that they have a humility that makes them open to serving more powerful beings and wielding their gifts. 'Perfect gofers for the gods. What a gig' Wisdom mutters as he sips some alcohol. 'I'll speak for myself' Marianna states as she tells Betsy that humility is a gift that allows for one to surpass the ego, and they feel no shame in it. 'But you chose the name Akkaba. With all its ties' Betsy points out.
Reubenexplains that the name and place existed and belonged to humankind before mutants existed. He claims that he traced his lineage back to an Akkaba before Apocalypse – an Akkaba that belonged to humans. 'At least, before we knew you existed' Reuben adds. 'Who knows how many mutant children were dashed on the rocks before one of you came along who was powerful enough to do anything about it?' Reuben asks. 'Don't provoke me' Betsy snarls through gritted teeth. Betsy stands and declares that she was sent here by the queen to settle her fears – fears that Clak Akkaba put into the queen about her. 'Your goading won't work' she adds. 'We are hardly that kind of group' Reuben replies. 'No? Then are you the sort to lure me here as a trap?' Betsy asks. 'Your paranoia about mutants hasn't been serving you well if you think I can't sense your bloodlust'.
'Bets, I don't think -' Wisdom remarks as he stands up and puts a hand on Betsy's arm. 'You can call me Captain Britain' Betsy snaps, turning to Wisdom, she asks him if he forgets that he is a mutant, too. 'Understandably, these are just some of the concerns raised by a mutant Captain Britain' Reuben points out, adding that others are less about mutants' species, and more about their nature. Reuben strokes his beard and states that Captain Britain's brother has the humility of a knight, and that he chose between the sword and the amulet, while Betsy's choice was foisted upon her – by all reports, Brian gave her the amulet. 'You did not make the choice. You are a dangerous pretender' he tells her. 'Are you through?' Betsy asks, suggesting to Reuben that next time he is obsessing over her, he should save her a trip and just think his hateful thoughts – she can sense them from paradise, where she lives. 'I serve the queen. And in times of crisis in Otherworld, she trusts my judgment over her own' Betsy explains. Reuben narrows his eyes at this and remarks that is unwise – as they are proving to her now.
'What?' Wisdom asks. 'We aren't a trap. Just a distraction' Reuben reveals. Several robed Clan Akkaba members appear, one of them holding up a scroll, while Reuben informs Captain Britain that her inexperience is going to become an issue. 'We warne Her Majesty of such' he adds. The scroll is revealed to have a large dragon drawn on it, as Reuben remarks that there is a reason most of them don't resort to dragons at war in Otherworld. 'Such convenient war machines, you'd think they'd be all over' he points out. Betsy goes wide-eyed as Reuben states that the reality of Otherworld is so fragile now, that it is unmade by dragonfire – and that this fire seems to have caught, that it has melted a hole in the very fabric of Otherworld, the thin veil that protects their world from Otherworld.
Betsy readies her psi-sword, while Wisdom sparks up his hot-knives, and Reuben announces that beasts have been lured like captnip – the dragonfire does this, and when reality opens up like that, the beasts smell fresh prey – and as they speak, the unseelle beasts of Otherworld are tearing their way through that flaming hole that Captain Britain left in Morgan Le Fay's courtyard. Indeed, a griffin flies past a heavily populated area, while a hydra appears at Stonehenge, and a horrid beast breathes fire down from the Tower of London. 'If only the queen could have trusted Captain Britain to do her job. But how can she. What does Captain Britain care – she lives in paradise!' Reuben declares, while Marianna Stern smirks as Captain Britain and Wisdom storm out of their meeting room.
Atop the Lighthouse, Apocalypse looks down at Rogue, who continues to sleep in a bed of Krakoan flowers. Apocalypse tells Rogue that the war has reached their shores, as the huge tear in the fabric of reality hangs near the Lighthouse, and dozens of winged serpents fly into this realm. Apocalypse looks out at the portal and remarks 'But we know better. We have been working since the beginning. Haven't we?' he asks, and suddenly, Rogue opens her eyes!


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Verse V: Panic on the Streets of London
Deep within the earth of Britain, Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit screams as he plummets from a ridge into an open crevasse, while Julio Richter a.k.a. Rictor shouts '$#&%! I said hold on!' before he unleashes his seismic powers, 'C'mon, Gambit, you mouthy idiot -' Rictor mutter, before announcing that he is going in, and he dives downwards into the crevasse, continuing to blast his power forward, using it to cushion Gambit's fall as his teammate slams against the rockface around him. 'Might I remind you – I could have stayed underground! I was being worshipped! By men with beards -' Rictor exclaims, before deciding no more jokes. 'Can't... quite... just a bit... more!' Rictor groans as he holds up the glowing crystal he was given, which releases large spike forms from the rockface around them, one of which latches onto Gambit's trench coat, preventing him from falling any further, while Rictor lands on another of them. 'I got you!' Rictor tells Gambit. 'Back to the surface!' he exclaims as controls the earth, using it to raise he and Gambit back up to the surface – where they are confronted by several strange creatures, who turn to the mutants.
'What the hell is all this?' Rictor exclaims. 'Oh, yeah. You ain't seen the baby dragon yet. I forgot about that' Gambit mutters, adding that he is guessing it has all spilt over from Otherworld. The strange creatures close in around Rictor and Gambit, who exclaims 'Like we didn't get to have enough fun panicking in the streets of London'. 'Okay, we have one band we listen to in common. I can work with that' Rictor jokes, and as they begin to defend themselves against the creatures, an astral projection of Apocalypse appears before them: 'My coven. Return to me at once... the lighthouse is under siege...' Apocalypse announces. 'I'm coming back to see my woman, not to listen to you!' Gambit responds, before Apocalypse explains that the incoming rush of Otherworld energy allows him to complete his ritual and alter the gate permanently, allowing mutants access to Otherworld.
'Makes sense. Follow-up question: “Coven”?' Rictor replies as he keeps a creature at bay with a wave of seismic vibrations. Rictor and Gambit then turn and run from the creatures, heading towards the lighthouse, as Apocalypse answers Rictor's question by telling him they will talk about it later. 'I ain't interested!' Gambit exclaims. 'And stay the $#%& out of my head!'
In London, civilians run in fear as a hydra looms over them and breathes fire down towards them. 'We have to get back to the lightouse!' Betsy Braddock a.k.a. Captain Britain calls out to Pete Wisdom as she blocks the attack with a psi-shield. 'Ah, well, I've had dates that ended worse' Wisdom mutters as he uses his own hot-knives to counter the hydra's fire. 'What part of this is a date?' Betsy asks. 'The part back there where you let the racist wizards pour you a drink?' Betsy enquires, before she and Wisdom join the civilians in running from the giant monster. 'Mean, girl. Aren't you supposed to be chivalrous now?' Wisdom asks. 'Spare me, Wisdom' Betsy mutters. 'I am a humble citizen of Britain! Isn't it your job to protect me?' Wisdom asks as he starts to climb a fire escape ladder. Betsy knocks back a creature with her psi-shield as she asks Wisdom where he is trying to go. 'That window up there – it's my place!' Wisdom reveals.
'Ugh, I ought to drop you for that' Betsy remarks as she leaps up the side of the building, pulling Wisdom up with her. Wisdom tells Betsy that these aren't his ideal circumstances to bring her back here, either. 'Hurry' Betsy tells Wisdom as he tries to force a window open, then the hydra breathes another surge of flame towards them, so Betsy raises her psi-shield to protect them both. Once inside Wisdom's apartment, Betsy asks him what they are doing here. Wisdom claims that he remembered something, and as they look out over the city, Wisdom reports that he can see a Krakoan gate from his flat, although he isn't sure what it will do to rent prices, it certainly is useful. 'Mm' Betsy replies. 'You can admit I'm clever. It won't kill you' Wisdom jokes. Betsy opens a window and extends her hand, telling Wisdom to climb aboard.
Wisdom smiles and tells Betsy that if she asked him any other time, he would step over his own mother to grab ahold of her, but he will stay here. 'No, you're not!' Betsy tells him. As a creature can be seen flying over the city, Wisdom tells Betsy that she better hurry, whatever that is, it looks big. 'Do I have to make you come along?' 'You're making it hard to say no' Wisdom replies, before explaining that his bosses back at Black Air aren't on Krakoa, they are here, and he really has to stay. He tells her to hurry along. 'I mean it! And save me a mai tai!' Wisdom calls out as Betsy leaps off the balcony, while Wisdom turns to face the huge dragon that has appeared before him.
'Well, damn. And here I thought I was about to wake up' Rogue thinks to herself as she walks through a lush landscape of green sloping hields and clear blue waters. 'Hello? Anyone? Am I dead?' Rogue calls out. 'Is this Hell? Cause it feels pretty real' Rogue remarks, before she hears a 'Yip!' Rogue smiles as a flaming wolf appears beside her. 'Guess not. Dogs don't go to Hell' Rogue remarks as she crouches down and pats the dog. 'Hey there, friendly girl. Feels like I know ya...' she adds, before the dog walks away, so she follows it, 'We going to them stones?' Rogue asks as the dog walks towards some nearby ruins – which appear to be large stone busts of several Sentinels, placed in a circle formation, with a large “X” formed in the grass where Rogue stands. She is about to say something, before shushing herself – something in her head knows she needs to be quiet – even though she hates the quiet.
Rogue remembers what every man in her life has said to her from the time she was old enough to stand on her own two feet: “Girl, you never listen!” - but Rogue just never listened to them. She listens to her heart, to her mind and to the gospel of Miss Dolly Parton. However, Rogue has the feeling that Remy really needs her – so she has to handle a lotta things she hates. Suddenly, there is a whirring sound, and the eyes of the Sentinel statues flash red. Rogue looks concerned as the statues appear to look down at her, then there is a rumbling, and one of the Sentinel statues transforms into Apocalypse. 'That's right. I remember the gate...something hit me. We were tryna get Betsy back. There was a light. It hit me...and I held it. You were -' Rogue recalls, when the Apocalypse statue opens its mouth, and a blue energy blasts out of the mouth and strikes Rogue, who screams.
At the lighthouse, dozens of strange monstrous creatures have swarmed round Apocalypse, Betsy and Jubilee, who blasts one of them with her plasma fireworks. 'Eons of waiting and it's all happening too damn soon' Apocalypse mutters as he grabs a creature and cracks its neck. 'Not yet. Soon. But not yet' Apocalypse adds as he looks up towards a large tentacled creature. 'Apocalypse! What the hell is going on?' Jubilee asks, to which the ancient mutant explains that Shogo's dragonfire melted the reality of parts of that realm, causing a hole through which Otherworld creatures are emerging. 'He's a good boy, and I'm not sorry!' Jubilee retorts as she blasts another creature. Jubilee adds that she didn't know Shogo would do that, and tells Apocalypse to watch how he talks about her kid. 'On the contrary, it is exactly what I needed to make our move against Morgan Le Fay' Apocalypse explains, before thanking Jubilee.
Apocalypse turns as a kinetically-charged playing card suddenly strikes his shoulder. He sees Gambit and Rictor, as Gambit points out that it seems like Rogue is waking up right when he was scheduled to be away from here, and asks if that is a coincidence. 'Conjecture all you like. My plans have been unexpectedly altered' Apocalypse explains. 'You old dumbass – I'm the one who altered 'em!' Gambit declares. '...excuse me?' Apocalypse snaps. 'Just 'cause Bets couldn't get into Rogue's head doesn't mean no one could' Gambit remarks. Gambit explains that he walks out the door of his new place on Krakoa and sees ten telepaths, so he asked a friend to check in on Rogue and give her a nudge. 'You idiot' Apocalypse snarls.
'These are matters of cosmic timing, of the placement and alignment of things that take thousands of years!' Apocalypse exclaims. 'Wait, I thought what happened to Rogue was, like...and accident? Or a mystery or something?' Jubilee exclaims. 'I didn't. I knew it was Apocalypse's doing from the start' Gambit claims. Apocalypse looms over Gambit and warns him that he is likely to kill Rogue with his carelessly prodding around in his matters. 'I hope you're happy' he mutters. 'Oh, I'm about to me' Gambit retorts. 'Trying to get to Hell before your wife, Gambit?' Apocalypse jokes. Gambit scowls as he kinetically charges his own fists, but before he can strike Apocalypse, the huge tentacled creature slams a tentacle against the lighthouse.
Rogue, meanwhile, glows with blue energy and thinks to herself that Apocalypse is going to try to take credit for it – just like a man. Rogue drops down next to the flaming wolf, and begins to put the energy under control, her skin returns to its normal color, while deciding that Apocalypse will try to say that he woke her up when he was good and ready. 'But I ain't a kept woman' Rogue tells herself as she collects the energy around her midsection. Rogue realizes that she has a funny feeling – perhaps women's intuition – that her man is about to die. 'You know what it's called when you're tryna keep track of something and it busts on out and mucks up your plans, right? They call it going rogue' Rogue reminds herself as she looks over to the statue of Apocalypse, which is holding a sword. She takes the sword and plunges it into the energy glowing in her midsection.
The energy then darts towards one of the Sentinel statues situated nearby, and Rogue remarks to herself 'Do y'ever have something make sense, even though it shouldn't? I hate when dreams do that. And then all of a sudden, the dream's tellin' you somethin'. Somethin' you wouldn'a, couldn'a believed if you were awake'. Rogue looks down at the flaming wolf and asks her if that is why she is here, because she is looking out for her. Rogue and the flaming wolf walk down the “X” marking in the ground towards the Sentinel statue which they see has been transformed into a throne-like chair. Rogue tells the flaming wolf that she appreciates her showing up real careful and not frying her brains, and calls her Miss Prestige. The wolf howls, and Rogue smiles, 'What? Rachel ain't a great name for a dog' she jokes.
Rogue approaches the throne, and sits down on it, when suddenly, there is a flare of energy and she is knocked from the throne to the ground. There is a rumbling, and Rogue looks up to the sky, which begins to change – two moons appear, and two suns at the same time. 'World's changing, Rogue. Time to wake up' Rogue tells herself.
The lighthouse continues to stand under the attack of the creatures of Otherworld, while Apocalypse and Gambit fight each other. 'Insolent, ungrateful, wicked boy – I will bury you!' Apocalypse booms as he looms over Gambit then slams him into the ground. 'If I wasn't awake before...I sure as hell am now!' Rogue tells herself as she opens her eyess on the bed of Krakoan flowers where she lays.
As Betsy, Jubilee and Rictor continue to battle the Otherworld creatures, Apocalypse turns his attention from Gambit to a gateway, and notices that one of the crystals powering it has been spent. 'Where is its power? Where is the magic that lies inside it?' Apocalypse snarls as he tears the crystal from the gateway. Rictor goes over to Gambit, while Apocalypse asks Rictor what he has done. 'Hey! I brought you your damn crystals!' Rictor remarks as Apocalypse grabs him by his collar. Apocalypse declares that what he needed was the energy inside of the crystal, and that these magical components are thousands of years old – an irreplaceable and finite resource. 'Remy was falling. I had to catch him' Rictor snaps through  gritted teeth, adding that he thought he was just reaching for them because they're stones, from the earth. 'What did you do to Gambit?' Jubilee calls out. 'He was turning on us' Apocalypse responds. 'Bull!' Jubilee shouts.
Captain Britain tells Jubilee that Apocalypse was right, in that Gambit was distracting him from the ritual – which needs to hurry along. 'Enough talk. I require your ardent defense from these monsters' Apocalypse declares. The ancient mutant glances at Gambit mutters 'Ten-thousand-year-old bones, gone in an accident to save a vagabond'. He then pauses, before kneeling down beside Gambit's body and grabbing his shoulders, wondering if the energy is somewhere in him. An instant later, something swoops down and knocks Apocalypse backwards, away from Gambit. 'You're dead meat!' Rogue, wearing a new costume, exclaims fists clenched, some Krakoan flowers still attached to her body. 'You're perfect' Apocalypse replies, while Betsy looks on, confused.
'What'd you do to Remy?' Rogue asks as she shoves Apocalypse backwards, slamming him against the wall. 'Got him out of our way' Apocalypse responds. 'Our way?' Rogue asks, before she hurls Apocalypse into a giant bird that flies nearby. Apocalypse then falls into the dirt on the ground below. 'You trapped me in a coffin' Rogue calls out as she drops down near Apocalypse and removes her gloves. Apocalypse looks up at Rogue and tells her that he did, but only after she had touched the place where Otherworld and Krakoa connect with her heart and mind and let her gifts draw that power into her. 'Next time you ought to ask' Rogue declares as she places her ungloved hands on Apocalypse's face, and draws energy from the uber mutant. 'Aaaaaah – yes...do it!' Apocalypse exclaims. The grounds breaks up around them, while Apocalypse reveals that the crystals were made from mutant bones thousands of years old.
Rogue grimaces as she continues to hold onto Apocalypse's face, and Apocalypse tells her to keep going – to take his life – to kill him! Apocalypse's eyes roll back in his head, as he tells Rogue to complete the ritual. Energy rises up from Apocalypse and Rogue, and strikes the Otherworld creatures above them, who scream. 'The gate! Something's changing the gate!' Rogue calls out as the circular gate switches shape, into a large square gate, with pillars on either side of it, and a large “X” on top of it – and, a moment later, 'He's dead. Ah...I killed him' Rogue announces. Jubilee and Rictor look on, shocked, as Rogue tells them that she just kept going, 'He said, oh god, he said to kill him -' Rogue utters. Betsy removes her helmet and looks down at Apocalypse's body as Rogue remarks that they stopped the monsters and sealed the rift. 'Whatever energy he needed for his ritual, I got it out of him. It's done'.
Rogue then informs Betsy that she saw Apocalypse's memories and his plans. 'He doesn't want to just stop Morgan Le Fay. He wants the throne' Rogue reports, before notices that Gambit is looking at her strangely. 'Why y'all looking at me like that?' Rogue asks. Gambit, Betsy, Rictor and Jubilee stare at Rogue, who raises her now blue-skinned hands, glowing with energy, her eyes white and with markings on her face she asks 'What's a girl gotta do to get a “welcome back” kiss around here?'


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Verse VI: Watch the Throne
'I admit to being disappointed in your using our mastery over death for your own ends. I don't know what I expected. But I am hoping that you are still with us. I am trusting you' Charles Xavier remarks as he extends his hand to a newly resurrected mutant. Xavier puts his hand on the mutant's head, 'You are part of this. You are my brother' he tells Apocalypse, referring to him by his Krakoan name. 'And you are mutant' Xavier adds. Apocalypse reaches out for Xavier, before Jamie Braddock steps in front of him, and helps Apocalypse out of the resurrection pod. 'Sorry I'm late, mate' Jamie, wearing a toga, exclaims. Apocalypse thanks Jamie Braddock, while Jamie remarks 'They don't like letting me in here on account of how I act'. Xavier watches in silence as Apocalypse and Jamie walk past him, Apocalypse putting some clothes on, he suggests they not linger, and states that there is much to be done.
Otherworld, where a battle rages. 'For the White Witch!' a soldier exclaims. 'Damn your witch' Queen Morgan Le Fay retorts as she rides a dark steed, along with her army following her. Morgan casts a spell of green energy about and strikes down one of the enemy soldiers. 'She is but a woman hidden in a tower – I am a witch!' Morgan declares. One of Morgan's soldiers rides up alongside her and reports that there is word from the castle, that they must fall back. Morgan turns back to the castle, which is surrounded by energy, and a massive, thundering sound. The soldier informs Morgan that the blast came from outside this realm and shattered the stones like they were nothing. He adds that the flowers have begun to knit the castle back together. 'It's him. Apocalypse and his witchbreed forces!' Morgan scowls.
At the castle, Shogo the Dragon has carried Jubilee, Rogue, Gambit, Rictor and Betsy Braddock the new Captain Britain, delivering them to the war zone. 'We are not his. We are our own, and I am Otherworld's true defender' Captain Britain announces. 'Surrender, Morgan Le Fay' she adds. 'Tell, 'em, Bets!' Rogue, whose skin resembles that of Apocalypse's, calls out as she hovers over her teammates and adds that she is full of Apocalypse's bad attitude, and looking to let it loose. Jubilee remains sitting on Shogo as she fires some of her plasma “fireworks” at the approaching soldiers. She reports that she and Shogo will stay high, no dragonfire, but they will try to be distracting. Rogue flies over to some soldiers on horseback and yanks them off the horses, 'Horses didn't do nothing to deserve getting a beatdown!' Rogue exclaims. Gambit looks up at his wife and asks her to stay with him, and as Rogue tosses the soldiers away, she tells Gambit that she feels great. Rogue grins as she fires energy blasts and tells Gambit that she has never needed him to worry about her less.
Nearby, 'Run!' one of Morgan's soldiers calls out several of them turn and race away on their horses. The ground around them begins to crack open as Rictor, wearing a long green hooded cloak, shouts 'There's nowhere to run! What do you run on? Where to you run to?' he asks the soldiers, and as three of them fall into a massive crevasse that has opened beneath them, Rictor declares 'I am the road beneath you. I am the earth beneath the road. I am everywhere you have ever stood'. Rictor slams his hands against the ground, and more of it breaks apart. Betsy appears near him and raises a psi-shield to block some arrows that Morgan's soldiers fire at her. She tells Rictor to be careful and asks him if he is all right. 'Never better. This place is wild' Rictor replies, before asking Betsy if she has got Brian yet. 'He's within the tower -' Betsy starts to reply, before Rictor interrupts her, 'Lemme help' he offers, as he releases his power against the ground, creating a rumbling which then topples the tower to the ground.
'Destroy them!' Morgan shouts atop her steed. 'Soak the soil in witchbreed blood! Push them back to their pathetic island. Do not let them encroach onto the kingdom of Avalon!' Morgan instructs her soldiers. Several archers fire arrows in the direction of the mutants, as Captain Britain raises her sword and shouts 'To me, Excalibur!' Rogue, Gambit, Rictor and Jubilee with Shogo gather around Betsy, and Jubilee offers Rictor a ride on Shogo and to be set down behind the army. 'If they can't stand, they can't march' she points out. 'They're coming fast' Rogue remarks, offering to stay here with Betsy and Gambit. 'He'll stay low, I'll go high and you take point and go between?' Rogue suggests, before asking Betsy if  she is ready. 'Indeed. Shields up!' Betsy replies, raising her psi-shield as arrows rain down on her and her teammates. 'After the first volley, we move forward while the front line reloads!' Betsy tells the others.
Suddenly, 'Symphonic strategy, my Captain!' a voice calls out. It's Apocalypse, who kneels before Betsy and announces that his position on the Quiet Council grants him certain rights – among them, an advance position in Krakoa's resurrection queue. He adds that he is grateful, as it allows him to be here for Captain Britain's conquest. 'We don't need you here! We are just here to save Brian and leave this place' Betsy explains, but Apocalypse reminds Captain Britain that this is her kingdom to save. Betsy points out that Morgan's forces outnumber theirs, vastly, to which Apocalypse tells her that Rogue is handling it. 'And with the siege weapons gone, Shogo and Jubilee will rout them -' Apocalypse begins, but Betsy tells him that they will return in force. 'Which is why I am going to speak to Morgan' Apocalypse announces. 'You?' Betsy asks, shocked. She points out that Apocalypse is barely standing, so if anyone is going to parley with Morgan, it should be her. But Apocalypse strides towards Morgan and her army, 'Please, Captain. Now is the time for words. Just one moment of your patience' he calls back to Betsy.
Apocalypse stands several feet from Morgan who is at the front of her army, she holds a chain that connects to a large shackle around Brian Braddock's neck, a metal mask is over Brian's face. 'Hail, Queen Regent, Morgan Le Fay, ruler of Avalon!' Apocalypse declares, before announcing that he comes to discuss terms to end this carnage. He suggests to Morgan that she let her men go home, lay down their swords and die in their beds as all mortals will. He adds that the mutant kingdom will show them mercy. Apocalypse informs Morgan that she has caught him at the dawn of a new era, so he is in a good mood. 'I will die first' Morgan responds. Betsy stands next to Apocalypse as the ancient mutant tells Morgan that he does not want that. 'And neither do your men' Apocalypse adds, before proposing an alternate arrangement – a duel of champions, to the death. 'Mine...' Apocalypse suggests, referring to Betsy, '... against yours' he tells Morgan, motioning to Brian. 'He will kill her' Morgan grins wickedly. 'And she will return, as I have, for she is mutant' Apocalypse states. Morgan looks over at Brian and announces that he will fight like one whose life is precious to him. 'And she will fight like one whose life is cheap' Morgan adds.
A short time later, Rogue and Betsy sit at some ruins, and Betsy tells her friend that they could just end Apocalypse right now – put him deep in the earth somewhere and leave him while he's weak. 'Don't you want to? He put you in a box?' Betsy reminds Rogue. '... I dunno what woulda happened to all that energy from Krakoa if he hadn't' Rogue replies. 'I take. Ii was taking from Krakoa. I got a hold of it now, but it was a lot to handle' Rogue adds. Resting her head against one of her hands, Betsy asks Rogue if she can't just let Brian kill her – who would care? She would come back. 'But he'd be stuck like that' Rogue tells Betsy, suggesting she trust that there is a way out, and adding that she doesn't think Apocalypse would have her just kill her brother. Betsy turns and looks at Rogue, who exclaims 'Don't look at me like that'. She proposes that Apocalypse might really be helping them. She points out that she woke up in control, just fine, and Rictor was in a real depressed funk, and now he is feeling great.
Betsy asks Rogue if she thinks Apocalypse has a plan. Rogue puts an arm around Rogue and remarks 'Who cares if he is the villain, Captain Britain. I think you're the hero'. Suddenly, 'I assure you, I'm no threat to you' Apocalypse announces as he and Rictor walk towards Betsy and Rogue. 'Lies are beneath me. And it is time for the duel to begin' Apocalypse declares.
A short time later, Morgan, Brian and several other soldiers have arrived at the ruins, and stand near Betsy, Rictor and Apocalypse, while Rogue and Gambit stand to the side. Apocalypse announces that the terms are as such – to the death, and there will be no yielding. Morgan tells Apocalypse that it is curious he thinks that his champion has the same mighty bloodlust as hers. 'To the death, then. For the kingdom of Avalon' Morgan calls out. 'Pretender!' Brian Braddock shouts through the metal mask across his mouth as his large sword clangs against Betsy's psi-blade. 'Brian – Britain may be your home, and Krakoa mine – but as Braddocks – Otherworld is the domain of us both!' Betsy calls back as she dodges an attack, before slamming her psi-blade against Brian's sword again.
At that moment, Jubilee sets her dragon-baby, Shogo, down nearby. 'In case Betsy needs us -' Jubilee begins, before Apocalypse projects himself to Jubilee and informs her that she must not interfere with the duel, but to stay close, as he will have need of Shogo's flames. Jubilee tells Apocalypse that she thought they were keeping a lid on those because they melted reality. Apocalypse claims that he has found a remedy for that and tells Jubilee not to worry. Apocalypse announces that their Captain Britain will triumph – and when she does, he will require Shogo's flame.
'Pretender!' Brian declares again as he grabs Betsy by her hair and causes her helmet to fall off. 'Slay -' Brian begins, while Betsy slices her psi-blade against Brian's armor and tells him that she won't kill him – she refuses. Brian turns away from Betsy and touches his metal mask, while Betsy tells him that he is just a servant of Morgan's. 'You know you can't win. Please' Betsy calls out. Brian turns around to face Betsy, who raises a psi-shield and tells Brian not to let himself die like this. 'I've laid down my sword – you lay down yours!' Betsy exclaims as she grabs Brian's sword and pulls it away from him. 'Die?' Brian asks, before he reaches back for his stolen sword. The twins struggle to take the sword from each other, as a voice calls out 'Oh, do be careful, Betsy. Wrestling over a sword like that...' the new arrival remarks. 'No, wait!' Betsy declares, as their fumbling suddenly causes the sword to plunge through Brian's chest. 'Someone could get hurt' the mysterious voice calls out.
Brian looks over to the nearby throne amongst the ruins, where he can see a figure sitting atop the throne. '... Jamie?' Brian utters. Betsy looks at Brian and tells him that she is sorry. 'I didn't mean to... I just needed to stop you -' Betsy explains, while Jamie looks at his siblings and tells them that watching them tussle like this makes him feel like a kid again. 'Now, Jubilee' Apocalypse calls out, and as she sits on top of the dragon, Jubilee utters 'Light it up, baby!' Shogo breathes dragonfire towards Morgan's army, the flames engulfing many of the soldiers. Jubilee mutters that she is really hoping Apocalypse was right about having a remedy for that reality-melting thing. 'Retreat!' a soldier calls out. 'Fall back!' another exclaims.
Betsy pulls Brian's mask off and tells him to stay awake. 'He's dying! I killed him!' Betsy exclaims. 'Indeed you did' Jamie tells his sister. Betsy looks over to Apocalypse and calls him a monster, telling him that she never should have trusted him. Apocalypse tells Betsy to wait, and turns to Morgan, stating that her champion has been defeated and her realm burns. 'Bend the knee to my king and you will be shown mercy and permitted to live your days in exile' Apocalypse offers her. 'Who is this jester you claim as king?' Morgan snaps. Gambit, Rogue and Rictor gather near Betsy and Brian, while Jamie stands up, and Apocalypse kneels before him. 'He is your king now, by right of the duel. Hail, mutant and Monarch. King Jamie Braddock of Avalon' Apocalypse announces. 'Have we met, madam?' Jamie asks, turning to Morgan. 'I can't recall, but... I'll just keep you there until we figure out where to drop you off' Jamie suggests as he creates a cage which drops down around Morgan, trapping her.
'Liar! You promised exile!' Morgan declares. 'Yes, but you don't get to pick where -' Jamie remarks, before a surge of psychic energy slams into the back of his head, courtesy of Betsy. 'Ah! No hitting the king, Bets!' Jamie calls back as he sits down on the stairs leading up to the throne. 'Revive him!' Betsy snaps. 'Which one? There are a lot of dead fellows around here -' Jamie begins, before he looks pained as Betsy places her foot on his groin. 'Brian. Our brother. Burn every thread of reality on your loom if you must, but bring him back to life' Betsy demands. 'Be careful, I'm going to want heirs!' Jamie utters. 'Bring. Brian. Back' Betsy replies, unimpressed and not releasing her foot. 'All right, all right' Jamie tells Betsy, as he goes over to Brian and lies down beside his lifeless brother, putting a finger on Brian's forehead, 'All right, bright eyes. Time to wake up. Boop!' Jamie jokes.
'Ah!' Brian calls out as he opens his eyes. 'So what does one call a king's brother – that's a prince, right?' Jamie asks. 'Hello, Prince Brian' Jamie smiles, leaning into his brother. 'You... Krakoa brought you back, too?' Brian asks, before remarking that he had hoped mutants wouldn't bring back their worst. 'Aww, Bets, you did keep my secret!' Jamie grins. '... his secret?' Brian asks, turning to his sister. Betsy tells Brian that she tried to tell him, but he was under Morgan's control. 'Oh, you could have told him before' Jamie points out. 'But you didn't. Beautiful fools!' Jamie exclaims as he creates jester hats atop his siblings. Betsy turns to Apocalypse and tells him that he can't be serious – making Jamie king. Apocalypse informs Betsy that he is quite serious, and folds his arms as he states that one of their most powerful mutants, with a gift for the unbinding and mending of reality and a Braddock, Otherworld's most powerful family – even the dragonfire s no threat with Jamie on the throne. 'There is no one more fit to rule. All hail King Jamie the First!' Apocalypse declares.
Later, on Krakoa, Rogue leans against the edge of a hot tub overlooking the island, as the night sky rests above her. 'You know, when I was trapped in there, I kept thinking of back when we were young and feisty, and you wouldn't talk to me for days on end' a voice calls out. 'Yeah?' Rogue responds, without turning around. 'Mmhmm' a naked Gambit tells Rogue as he steps into the hot tub, holding two glasses  of wine. 'I'm sure glad we grew outta that' Remy smiles. 'Me too, sugar' Rogue agrees, before telling Remy that she heard he had nightmares in that lighthouse. 'Not me. I didn't sleep while you was in there' Remy replies. Rogue tells him that she had one, that in hers, she was strapped to a table, the Professor was there, and Forge, and the Five, and they were all poking at her, experimenting on her to see if she could have a baby.
'Talking about how we all had to have babies now, but if I did it, it'd kill me or the baby or both' Rogue continues, closing her eyes. Gambit slides up next to Rogue, 'If you wanna do that -' he begins, but Rogue tells him that she doesn't. 'That's the point, Remy. That was my biggest fear about coming to the island. That because we're married now, everyone would want us to have a baby' Rogue explains. Rogue moves away from Gambit and looks out across to the star-filled sky. She tells Gambit that she started thinking about how she is sure this wonderful island would make a way for someone like her to have a baby, if she wanted – which made her realize she didn't want to. 'Seemed like a lot  of trouble... for something I didn't even want' Rogue points out. Rogue turns back to Gambit and informs him that she doesn't want a baby – not now and maybe not ever. 'It was hard enough for me to let one person in, and that was you' Rogue adds, admitting that she isn't sure if she is ready for that to change.
'I signed up to live this life with you' Rogue tells Gambit. '...and the cats' Gambit reminds her. 'And the cats' Rogue smiles as Gambit wraps his arms around Rogue. Gambit asks Rogue if she is in good control now – no gloves, no bracelet, no problem. Rogue assures Gambit that there is nothing to worry about but enjoying the night together. 'This body here's all yours' Gambit tells Rogue as they kiss. 'And whatever you want to do with it... well. I'm just happy to be included, ma'am' Gambit remarks, telling Rogue that if she did want a kid, it would be a good excuse to spend all of their time fooling around. 'Who needs an excuse?' Rogue asks.
Meanwhile, in Braddock Manor, Betsy walks down a corridor where she calls out to Brian, informing him that Meggan and Maggie are on the island finishing dinner. She offers to take him through the gate if he is ready. 'I can't do it' Brian calls back from one of the rooms. Betsy steps into the dark room and replies 'Dinner? Brian...don't be silly, no one expects a speech. Just come be with your family. We...ah...' Betsy's voice trails off, before she smiles and goes over to where Brian is sitting on the edge of his bed, and tells him that they didn't invite Jamie to dinner. 'You look like you need sleep' Betsy points out. Brian informs Betsy that he can't sleep – that he dreamed and he failed the test. Betsy sees that Brian is holding his sword, and Brian looks up at Betsy, tears streaming down his face. 'The Sword of Might? How and where did you get that?' Betsy asks.
Brian tells Betsy that they came to him in his dream – Merlyn and Roma. 'The ones who test us, find us' he adds. “Us?” Betsy asks. 'The Captain Britains' Brian tells her. Brian explains that the give the Captain Britains the choice – the Amulet of Right or the Sword of Might, with the knowledge that the truly virtuous among them are not violent – the true Captain Britain will always take the amulet. Brian remembers being faced with such decision, and covers his face with his hands as he tells Betsy that the pary of him that recoiled from violence, that didn't want the sword, that part of him was dead – the witch Morgan Le Fay murdered it when she imprisoned him, kept from his family, he nearly left his wife a wife a widow and his daughter fatherless. He explains that all he felt was anger. 'Who was this innocent Brian Braddock who had once spurned the blade?' Brian asks, claiming that he no longer knows him.
Brian drops onto the floor, the sword laying alongside him as he reveals to Betsy that he took the blade, that he is no longer fit to be Captain Britain. 'That witch ruined my life!' he exclaims. Betsy puts a hand on her brother's back and tells him that no one could blame him. She picks up the sword and gives it to Brian, telling him to take it, that it is not punishment and that he could do good by it. 'You are a righteous and virtuous man, a knight of the realm!' Betsy declares, hugging Brian as he continues to cry. Brian then takes the sword and declares that it is so much more than that. 'The sword responds to me, gives me its gifts' Brian explains as energy swirls around him, and a new costume consisting of a red armored tunic with a yellow lion on it appears. Brian remarks that there is enough terrible controversy about Betsy's ascension without him trying to be a hero, too. He adds that they won't accept Betsy if they find out about him, and they will want him to wield the sword against her. 'It makes me sick' he adds.
Brian and Betsy hug, 'They can't!' Betsy exclaims. 'How many have tried to turn us against each other for the fate of Otherworld, and here we are' Betsy declares, adding that they are together again because Jamie brought Brian back, and they can be here for each other – they can try. Betsy removes the amulet from around her neck and reminds Brian that he gave it to her, that she didn't have to pass the test – and doesn't think that she could. 'You've always fancied swords' Brian reminds his sister, who agrees. Brian tells Betsy that he needs her to lock this one away, as it came to him in a moment of shame, and he can't wield it with pride. 'For your safety and my own' he adds.
Back on Otherworld: 'Apocalypse?' Jamie Braddock calls out, before excusing himself and addressing Apocalypse by his Krakoan name. 'I think I'm seeing more of those forces. Sent by that White Witch?' Jamie exclaims. He strides down some stairs and remarks that there are a whole lot of witches around here, and that he likes witches. 'Hello? King Jamie speaking?' Jamie exclaims when he gets no response.
Suddenly, a voice from a secret laboratory responds 'Your Majesty, I respect your authority while we are in your realm... but never interrupt me when I am working!' Jamie enters the laboratory, where he finds Apocalypse holding a scalpel over Morgan Le Fay, who is strapped to a table, tubes connected  to her that are linked to an assortment of strange equipment and some Krakoan crystals....


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Verse VII: The Unspeakable and the Uneatable
Cornwall, England, at the Lighthouse, where a very important sword is being buried in rock. 'This is what you want?' Julio Richter a.k.a. Rictor asks Betsy Braddock a.k.a. Captain Britain as he uses his power to build more  rock up around the sword. 'Yes, please, Rictor' Betsy replies. 'It's what Brian asked' she adds as she looks down at the sword from where she and Rictor stand with Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit and Rogue, who tells Betsy that she isn't sure, that it seems to  her that if her brother says “Ah can't hold this magic sword cause ah'm a bad guy” the response oughta be “you ain't a bad guy,” not “good idea, I'll bury it”. But Betsy reminds Rogue that Morgan tortured Brian, made him do things against his will, so if he wants the sword kept away from him, she will do that. As Betsy approaches the Krakoan gateway nearby, Rogue asks her if she is going to Otherworld. Betsy confirms that she is, and remind her friends that she has another brother to look after.
A moment later, Betsy emerges on the other side of the portal, directly into the throne room of Jamie Braddock, who exclaims 'Oooh, lucky me! It's Captain Britain!' Betsy tells Jamie to knock it off and calls him an offensive name. 'Well, that's no way to talk to the King of Otherworld' Jamie replies, slumped against his throne. Betsy corrects Jamie as she reminds him that he is only the King of Avalon, and, calling Apocalypse by his Krakoan name, Betsy asks if he has not made Jamie abundantly clear of his limits. Jamie looks at Betsy through one eye as he reminds her that he doesn't answer to Apocalypse. 'I've got the crown on me head. See?' Jamie asks. Betsy frowns as she tells Jamie that he hasn't done a thing to earn it, before she asks where Apocalypse is. 'Why? Do you need your marching orders?' Jamie replies.
'Behave' Betsy snaps as she throws a psychic dagger that lands near Jamie's head. Jamie tells his sister not to let his sense of humor fool her, as begins to dematerialize before Betsy's very eyes, he then re-appears behind her, warning her that she has just attempted regicide. He promises to keep that in the family so that no one accuses her of anything dreadful. Jamie then announces that Apocalypse is down in the library and offers to take Betsy there, as he uses his power to cause the floor to give out underneath Betsy, who calls out to her brother as she falls into the library.
'Exodus?' Betsy asks as she sees the powerful mutant standing in the library, reading through various texts. Apocalypse is nearby, flicking through some loose pieces of paper, 'Ah, Captain, a pleasant surprise' he remarks, while Exodus tells Betsy that Apocalypse has told him true – it is a fine thing to see a mutant Captain Britain. 'Why is he here?' Betsy asks. 'Because he can be' Apocalypse responds, before explaining that their ritual did more than just remove Morgan from her ill-gotten throne – it was an act of expansion – and now, any mutant can step through the gate to Otherworld. Exodus tells Captain Britain that she should be very proud of what she and Apocalypse have accomplished. 'About that' Betsy frowns. 'I don't appreciate all the mystery' she declares, before warning Apocalypse that if she determines his goals  to be harmful, he should make no mistake – she has a duty to stop him – as Captain Britain and as a member of the X-Men. As some papers hover nearby a crystal, Apocalypse tells Captain Britain – with all due respect – that they are her countrymen, and leaders, at that. 'Are we not Krakoan? And is this place now, too, not Krakoa?'
Captain Britain looks up at Apocalypse as she tells him that this isn't about Krakoa. She states that she is protector of Otherworld and Britain, and he has just put a madman on the throne of Camelot. 'Jamie is your brother, Captain. Andv very powerful. Both Braddock and mutant' Apocalypse states. 'Much like yourself. Would you have preferred -' Apocalypse begins, to which Betsy interrupts him, declaring that she has a duty to protect this place. 'And I, a desire to. We share that' Apocalypse smiles. He moves over to some papers that hover around the room and tells Captain Britain that she is not without her wisdom in distrusting him, but that thankfully they need not be a people of secrets any longer. Some of the papers land in front of Betsy who asks what they are. Apocalypse informs her that they are his grimoire. 'Why?' Betsy asks. 'To read' Apocalypse replies.
Apocalypse tells Captain Britain that he does not want her to question and fear him, that he wants their coven to be empowered with knowledge. He reveals that some of these are notes he has kept hidden for centuries. He thanks Exodus for those, and Captain Britain remarks that that does put her mind at ease. Apocalypse suggests to Captain Britain that she note in the section regarding magical foci that they are in need of a multipart dimensional component that can act as a homing beacon between realms. 'Pardon?' Betsy asks. 'It's in the text' Apocalypse tells her, before pointing to a page and remarking 'Warwolves'. 'Those old terrors that used to pester Rachel and Kitty?' Psylocke asks, before telling Apocalypse that he is joking, that this must be a joke, and asks if the Warwolves came from Mojoverse and are a now in a zoo. Apocalypse confirms that they are in the London Zoo, and reminds Betsy that she is Captain Britain. 'I will need their heads' he announces as Betsy walks towards a Krakoan gateway.
'I don't know that I can slaughter zoo animals -' Betsy begins, as Apocalypse explains to her that the Warwolves are not native to their realm, nor are they good. Jubilee and her son Shogo, in his dragon form, can be seen on the other side of the portal, and he tells Captain Britain that he thought the boy might like to go along and see the zoo. 'Please eat your lunch!' Jubilee mutters, before turning as Captain Britain approaches her, she explains that she is trying to get Shogo to stop eating clods of dirt and eat some real food. 'What if we...' Captain Britain begins, picking up a leg of meat, and then hurling it away, 'Go get it!' she tells Shogo, who then flies off after the meat. Jubilee wipes her brow and tells Captain Britain that she is exhausted, explaining that Shogo only wants to stay here in Otherworld and be a dragon, that he cries and screams anytime she takes him back to the real world.
'Can you blame him?' Betsy asks. 'Uh, yeah. Have you been home lately? To the island? It might be the “real world” but it's pretty much paradise' Jubilee replies. 'I guess it's different if you're -' Jubilee begins. 'Human?' Betsy asks. '- a baby' Jubilee explains. Betsy tells Jubilee that she is sure Meggan would look after Shogo if she wanted a break. 'Meggan! Now that's an idea!' Jubilee exclaims, before she looks over to Shogo and calls out 'Time for the fairy tale babysitter, kiddo. She's more of an expert on this than I am!'
Later, at the London Zoo, Betsy and Jubilee stand with Pete Wisdom as they speak with a zoo employee outside the exhibit where the Warwolves are usually kept. Only at the moment, it is empty. 'What do you mean they were relocated?' Betsy asks. 'They're live animals – did they move out?' she jokes. The zoo worker explains that the Warwolves might be part of various programs, sometimes they are unwell, sometimes they get sold. 'Sold?' Betsy snaps. 'They weren't easy to care for' the zoo employee explains. 'Perhaps it's easy to take care of monsters where you mutants live, but -' the woman begins , to which Pete Wisdom interrupts her, introducing himself, he informs the woman that his business here is governmental, and asks if they can see any records she has on the transfer of the animals, and then they will be out of her hair. 'Well, what if I don't want to? What if I'm tired of mutants just telling everyone how it is -' the woman complains, folding her arms.
As Jubilee looks at something on her phone, she blows a bubble with her gum and Wisdom tells the zoo worker that he regrets to inform her that all of her fears that the government is secretly spying on her are true. He looks at Jubilee and tells the woman that his agent here went ahead and popped into her network while she was speaking with Captain Britain. 'Well, I -' the woman begins. 'Captain Britain thanks you, ma'am' Wisdom tells the zoo worker. 'Hmph!' she mumbles, while Jubilee's bubble pops. 'Pete!' Betsy calls out. Wisdom smiles at Betsy and asks if it would have made her feel better to poke around in her brains for the information. 'She was a harridan' he adds, before asking Betsy if she wants to go for a pint. 'Pint! Pint!' Jubilee grins.
Soon, Betsy, Jubilee and Wisdom stand on a busy street corner, and Betsy frowns: 'You're joking?  We're really stopping for drinks?' she asks. 'I'm not joking. Some of us have been with a toddler-dragon for days!' Jubilee replies. Wisdom tells Betsy and Jubilee to let him work, and informs them that they are off to see a man about wolves – a known asset. The trio head into a karaoke bar as Wisdom warns his companions that his associate can be a bit anachronistic, and that he only comes out for a few decidedly retro pursuits, like fox hunting and karaoke. Wisdom motions to a blond young man on the stage singing and adds 'Money can't buy that feeling of pleasing a crowd'. The blond man jumps off the stage as he approaches Wisdom and asks him if they kicked him off “Mutant Island” already. 'I haven't yet been, thank you' Wisdom replies. The man leads the trio to a booth nearby as Captain Britain asks 'Cullen Bloodstone?' and tells him that she remembers him from his time at the Braddock Academy. 'So it's true, you're Captain Britain' Cullen replies. As they sit down, Cullen remarks that there is a lot of talk about whether she is the real deal. 'I assure you I am' Betsy responds.
Cullen tells Betsy to come off it, and that she knows he doesn't hate mutants, as he went to school with dozens of them. 'It's just something to think about' he adds, before asking what would happen to Britain went to war with Krakoa – that would be a conflict of interest, right. 'Curious thought' he remarks, while Betsy frowns at him. Cullen tells the mutants that if they want to talk, then they should talk, as he has another song in ten minutes. Betsy tells Cullen that their intelligence says his estate is listed as the buyer for the Warwolves that were at the London Zoo. 'What do you want for them?' she asks. Cullen raises his glass of wine and points out that the Warwolves are a potentially invasive species, and like any good hunter, he is also a conservationist. 'in my own way, I too protect Britain, Captain' he claims, before announcing that he has to destroy the Warwolves, but he plans to have a bit of sport about it. Wisdom tells Cullen that they just need their heads, and asks if they can buy them from him. 'See, now you're offending me' Cullen replies. 'I would never allow you to claim quarry that you didn't hunt' he tells the mutants, before smiling as he suggests that there is no reason they can't share the fun.
Shortly, several hairless cats sit near a white horse with fire blazing from its nostrils at the Bloodstone Summer Lodge , in County Durham, England. Cullen sits on the horse, while several Summer Lodge staff wait nearby. Cullen looks over to Captain Britain, Gambit, Rogue, Jubilee and Rictor and bids them good morning, adding that he is pleased to see them and that it is a shame Mr Wisdom couldn't join them. He adds that he understands they have a practical need here, but that sportsmanship is key to the tradition. 'I cannot believe you people actually do this' Rictor scowls, hands on hips. Betsy tells him that Cullen is just being retro, as fox hunts aren't legal any more. Rogue stretches her arms and smiles as she tells her friends that she hasn't been hunting in a minute. She adds that she isn't much for killing, but that there is something to be said for a day outside – gets your blood pumping. 'Coulda done that at home' Gambit mutters, frowning. Betsy tells Gambit that she is glad to see Rogue's return has improved his mood.
'Attention! The Warwolves have been blessed! Let the hunt begin!' Cullen shouts as he fires a  gun, signalling the start of the hunt. Cullen rides off on his horse, the cats scurrying alongside him. 'Are those hunting cats? Is that a thing?' Jubilee asks. Betsy admits that she has no idea. The mutants walk into the woods, and Rogue tells the others that this is pretty, while Gambit asks when they  are going to get an explanation on why the Council asked for a bunch of monster heads. 'Well, part of the Council asked. One member specifically' Rictor replies. 'You told me it was for the Council...' Gambit remarks, turning to Rictor. 'He's on the Council, man. It's for Krakoa. You gonna say no just cause he's the one who asks?' Rictor responds. Gambit tells his friends that they all keep sending him on errands for Apocalypse without telling him – and he thinks he is going to make a real mess of it one of these days. 'Oh, c'mon, shug...' Rogue begins, while Betsy puts a hand on Gambit's shoulder and tells him that she wants this done as well.
'D'you already forget when you said you ain't gonna ask anything else of me?' Gambit asks. 'It wasn't that long ago' he reminds Betsy, who pulls away from him. 'I'm -' Betsy begins, but Gambit tells her 'Never mind' and claims that he hears someone, as he starts to rush off. Betsy tells him Gambit that they shouldn't split up. 'I understand the temptation, but -' Betsy begins, but Gambit declares that he sees someone. 'Ah, hell. She's all alone!' Gambit exclaims, while Rogue and Gambit take to their, flying above the woods, Betsy angrily tells Gambit to wait and listen to her. But Gambit doesn't, and he reaches a stream where a woman with blonde hair is sitting. 'Hi there' the woman calls out, looking up at Gambit, who asks her if the creep who runs this place put her here. The woman glances away from Gambit and tells him that she is here for her own reasons. 'Seems like a scary place just to have a think' Gambit points out, before asking the woman if she is a fellow hunter.
'You could say that' the woman smiles, glancing at Gambit. Suddenly, 'I see something!' the woman exclaims, and Gambit grabs some of his playing cards, 'Where?' he asks, looking around, when he looks back at the woman, she sees that she is pulling her own face off - '$%&!!' Gambit exclaims, as the Warwolf emerges, removing the woman's skin completely. 'Sneaky! I'mma pass a good time beating on you!' Gambit calls out as he kinetically charges the playing cards and hurls them at the creature.
Up above, 'Excalibur! We've got eyes on a Warwolf!' Captain Britain calls out from above, as she drops down from the air, landing between Gambit and the Warwolf – where she suddenly decapitates the Warwolf. Standing over the remains of the Warwolf which begin to melt, Captain Britain turns to Gambit and the others as Rogue, Jubilee and Rictor run towards her. 'They're skin stealers, is what I was going to say, Gambit' Captain Britain announces, before explaining that this Warwolf killed the poor girl, whoever she was. Betsy picks up the skeleton of the Warwolf and tells the others that these things are more than pests, and suggests to her teammates that they enjoy the sport, perhaps it will improve the mood.
Betsy, Jubilee, Gambit and Rictor continue on through the woods, with Rictor asking if anyone else read the grimoire yet. Betsy reports that she brought it along, in case they need to refer to it. Rictor suggests they can also use it to make sure Apocalypse isn't duping them all into doing his evil bidding. 'It isn't funny' Gambit mutters. Rictor narrows his eyes and tells Rictor that he thinks it is, and that Gambit is so suspicious, but, but here for the good of Krakoa – which Apocalypse is, too. 'He's helped us. Me. Rogue' Rictor reminds Gambit. 'He's a predator. You think predators get fat by telling the truth?' Gambit asks.
Rogue drops down amongst her teammates and informs them that she saw one of those slip wolves slip into a cave up thataway – a big one. Rictor's eyes glow as he looks towards the cave and informs the others that the Warwolf is still in there, that he can hear him trying to get comfortable and hide. Rictor drops to one knee and touches the ground, making it rumble, 'You can't hide in there...' he utters. Rogue takes flight and reports that she can see the Warwolf. 'Keep on rumbling him outta that cave!' she exclaims as she passes Cullen on his horse. Cullen looks up at Rogue and remarks that this is not very sportsmanlike. 'I didn't know you'd be flushing them out with your mutant powers!' Cullen calls out. He smirks as he declares that the way he sees it, the mutants are one ahead of him. 'In case you didn't know it was a contest – everything is' he adds.
Suddenly, 'Well, there you is' Rogue remarks as she comes across the Warwolf, who laughs, and calls out 'Muuuuutant?' The Warwolf leaps up into the air and grabs Rogue by her throat, announcing that they miss the taste of mutant. 'You about to regret touching me!' Rogue scowls. The Warwolf pushes Rogue to the ground as Cullen rides towards them on his horse. 'Oh, no, Rogue. Sportsmanship would dictate I help you' Cullen tells her, as Rogue grabs the Warwolf by its head and tries to push it back off her. 'When was the last time we wore mutant skins?' the Warwolf asks, its blue tongue flickering in Rogue's face, while Cullen states that  he thinks the mutants need a big loss to remind them of just how human gthey can be. 'Once I get these damn gloves off – I'll shut one of you up!' Rogue threatens as she forces the Warwolf backwards and shoves its face into the ground, the Warwolf eventually stops gasping for air.
'You melted him' Cullen remarks. 'Ah drained him' Rogue calls back, before asking him if he has anything else to say – or whether she has to give him the smack in the mouth his mama couldn't make time for. Cullen grunts, before wondering if he has lost his taste for hunting Warwolves. 'I'm feeling the need for a different quarry!' he exclaims as he rides off on his horse.
Rogue soon returns to the others, wearing the skin of the Warwolf as a cape. 'Watchu wearing there?' Gambit asks. 'A Warwolf pelt' Rogue replies, informing the others that she drained the Warwolf good, but he left the pelt and the skull, thankfully. Rogue reports that Cullen is made that they are using their powers. 'He's using devil cats -' Rictor begins. Rogue tells him that she knows. Gambit points out that there are five wolves, and five of them. He hates to say it, but he thinks they should split up, get the skulls and get outta here as soon as they can. 'Says the one who nearly got eaten' Betsy remarks as she raises a psychic shield. Suddenly, 'Hey!' Jubilee calls out as a large vine grabs her. 'I warned you' a voice calls out, as the other members of Excalibur turn to Jubilee. 'Put me down!' Jubilee cries out.
Cullen appears on his horse, part of Cullen's face appears in a demonic form. The horse raises itself up as the vines writhe around it, and Cullen tells Excalibur that there is a new rule – they hunt the warwolves, they are his guests and they can have the creatures – but his inner monster and he are here to hunt mutants!'


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Verse VIII: The Unspeakable and the Uneatable II
The Bloodstone Summer Lodge, where the sun sets over a field where two extra-dimensional pests known as  the Warwolves are squatting. One of them has a rabbit in its mouth. They stand up and look around, when suddenly, there is a loud rumbling noise. One of the Warwolves sniffs their air, before they both utter 'Scatter!' and begin to flee in separate directions.
That rumbling is courtesy of the mutant Rictor, who creates a powerful seismic shock that knocks Cullen Bloodstone off his horse and frees Jubilee from a set of tentacles that had captured her. Jubilee falls the ground, while Rogue and Betsy Braddock a.k.a. Captain Britain take to the air, and Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit rushes towards Jubilee. Rictor levitates himself somehow and hovers near Rogue and Captain Britain as he calls out 'C'mon, Cullen. Hit me back. You hit me with a good one. I hit you right back'. 'Hit me again and I'll call the authorities' Cullen snarls as part of his face appears demonic, and vines rise up behind him. 'Do I make myself absolutely $%#&*%!& clear?' Cullen shouts as the vines extend from his body and one of them wraps around Rictor. 'Put Rictor down and we can talk about this reasonably!' Captain Britain exclaims as she drop down towards Cullen, her psychic sword at the ready.
A short time later, Cullen is tied up as Gambit and Rictor stand over him. 'Now you got ugly' Gambit remarks. 'And we were being sporting'. Captain Britain kneels in front of the captive Cullen Bloodstone and tells him that she doesn't appreciate him threatening to call the authorities. 'As though you don't think of me as an authority' Betsy points out, before suggesting Rictor let Cullen up so they can talk. Rictor uses his power to release the restraints around Cullen. 'You're$%#&*#!%& right we need to speak' Cullen mutters. 'But I expect you all to sit and do so over a civilized meal' he adds.
Later, Betsy rests her head nervously against a hand as she sits with her teammates around a table, listening as Cullen tells the heroes that he thinks they got off to a bad start – and admits that perhaps that is on him. Cullen explains that, typically when they do this sort of thing they have civil comforts first – tea, cake, wine and a meal among friends. Rogue narrows her eyes, while Gambit listens to Cullen who suggests that perhaps in these politically charged times, he forgot his manners. 'We are here to share in the great tradition of the hunt' Cullen declares. Rictor rolls his eyes as Cullen tells the mutants that they need Warwolves, and he desires to play host in this fine place and enjoy the good sport of a good hunt – so he proposes they ignore scary things like powers, parasites and any super-abilities. Jubilee scowls as Cullen tells Excalibur that they should just come together for fun – no Glartrox monster from him, no mutant stuff from them – they just hunt as people who enjoy the game of it – and of course he will let them keep the skulls. 'To civility!' Cullen smirks as he raises a glass of wine.
Betsy looks across the table and thanks Cullen for the lovely sentiment, and for dinner. 'And thank you for understanding' Cullen replies. Jubilee exclaims that she has a question, and raises her glass of wine. Peering into it, she asks if that sentiment is fair – not mutant stuff, no parasite. 'It's fine, Jubilee' Betsy tells her, but Jubilee tells her to hang on. 'I mean, you have a parasite. We are mutants' Jubilee reminds Cullen, who tells her not to be like that – all he means is that they shouldn't use their powers. 'Be like what? Even if I'm not doing this, I'm still a mutant!' Jubilee exclaims as she creates a flare of plasma energy. Rictor rests his head in his hand, propped up by his elbow on the table, as Cullen asks Jubilee not to do that inside. He explains that he has to wear a ring to suppress his power.
Betsy tells Cullen that if she recalls his time at the Braddock Academy, the ring helps him suppress the monster, not him – so it is a little different. Cullen stands up from the table and asks Betsy whose side she is on. 'Sides? She just asked you the truth, dude!' Jubilee exclaims, while Rogue tells Cullen that he is the one picking sides. Cullen frowns and tells the mutants that dessert will be served soon, but personally, he is not feeling well. 'I hope you all like your rooms' he mutters.
Later: 'Jubes. Jubes!' Rictor calls out as he sits on the windowsill of Jubilee's room, where Jubilee is snoring in bed. Jubilee looks up and removes her eye-mask, 'What?' she calls out. Rictor tells her that he can't sleep, that he is going to go walk around in the dirt so he can sleep. 'Okay!' Jubilee snaps back. 'Okay, bye!' Rictor calls back as he leaps out the window, and lands on the dirt outside the mansion. 'Mmmmm... yeah' Rictor smiles. Rictor gets up and walks around the grounds, coming to a pavilion where he finds Cullen talking on a phone, telling the person he is speaking to that his sister has reached out to MI-13 in the past, but that they have mutants on staff, and he doesn't know if he can trust them on this account. He adds that he might feel safer with an arcane protector, which is why he is reaching out. 'I don't necessarily agree with all the stuff your coven says, but... I just need to let someone know she and her team are here. In case something should happen to me' Cullen explains, before telling the person he is speaking to '... one moment'.
Cullen walks towards Rictor and asks him what he is doing out here. 'Cullen! Uh... sorry, I couldn't sleep. Sometimes I need to go outside' Rictor replies, adding that it is just druid stuff. 'So you are a druid' Cullen states, while holding up a flask. 'That's how you were able to $%#&# with my own lawn so bad?' Cullen remarks. Rictor looks out the corner of his eyes and tells Cullen that he doesn't know about that – that he knows some druids, he vibes with druids. Cullen hands the flask to Rictor and informs him that his last boyfriend was super ancient and Celtic, and might know some of the same druids that Rictor does. 'Well, I say boyfriend. I don't think he knew he was my boyfriend' Cullen admits. Rictor looks nervously at Cullen and asks him why he is telling him this. 'Because I'm tired of all of us homosexuals with super powers acting like we don't keep track of one another' Cullen smirks.
'That's a very human way of looking at it' Rictor suggests. 'I'm serious! It's hard enough out here!' Cullen retorts. Cullen puts his hands on Rictor's shoulders and tells him that he really doesn't believe that mutants are bad people, but it's all scary – all of a sudden the mutants are in charge. 'But I'm not really here to talk politics' Cullen admits. 'We aren't in charge, we just live in our own -' Rictor starts to reply, as Cullen leans in closer, and then kisses the surprised Rictor on his lips, putting a hand to Rictor's neck, Rictor goes wide-eyed, before he pulls away, excusing himself, he tells Cullen that he will be right back.
'Bets!' Rictor shouts as he bangs on the door to the quarters where Betsy is sleeping. 'Betsy!!!!' Rictor shouts. Betsy opens the door, 'Bets, you – what are you wearing?' he asks as he sees Betsy wearing a long white night gown. Betsy explains that she wanted something comfortable to sleep in, and Cullen said she could raid the drawers. 'What's going on?' Betsy asks. Rictor tells her that it is Cullen, that he overheard him talking to some people – and he thinks it might have been Coven Akkaba. 'That's a wild accusation' Betsy points out. Rictor rubs his head as he informs Betsy that Cullen was on the phone with someone after their conversation at dinner, and that he thinks Coven Akkaba might be trying to establish themselves as a safe haven for fearmongering anti-mutant sentiment. 'You're all flustered. Were you two...' Betsy's voice trails off, as Rictor turns away from her and exclaims 'We both like dudes, whoopee, so what? He's going to frame us, Betsy! We have to get out of here now!' Rictor declares.
Rictor starts to walk away from Betsy and announces that he is going to wake up the others, but Betsy tells him to wait, and points out that Cullen is watching them, so they should just behave. 'He said no powers, so we won't. We'll just wait 'til morning, raid the armory tomorrow and do it according to the rules' Betsy suggests. Rictor puts his hands on Betsy's shoulders and reminds her that, firstly, they are hunting Warwolves, who are dangerous, and they can't risk fighting them without their powers – and secondly, if she thiinks she is getting out of this without getting provoked into breaking the rules just so the humans can say they had a reason to catch her, then she is naive. '... Oh. I suppose you're right' Betsy frowns, before suggesting to Rictor that they get those skulls and get out of here.
Soon, Excalibur are awake and dressed in their costumes as they run through the woods, as Captain Britain asks if they are doing this quickly or quietly. 'I can try to get you both' Gambit boasts. Still wearing the Warwolf skin as a cloak, Rogue declares that she will go ahead with Remy, as she suddenly pulls the Warwolf over her body, disguising herself as a Warwolf. 'Oh, is that how that works?' someone asks. Rogue explains that Warwolves wear skins, and she drained its powers – she doesn't know if it will last, but supposes that it is usseful for now. 'Let's do this thing' Rogue exclaims as she turns to Gambit. 'You can talk like that?' Gambit asks. 'Last I heard, all Warwolves talked' Betsy remarks, before explaining that Cullen has surmised that the Warwolves' time imprisoned away from the Mojoverse has weakened their minds somewhat. Rogue runs off, informing the others that she smells something this way. Gambit follows Rogue, while Betsy tells them that she will check in. Betsy then turns to Rictor and Jubilee and tells them that she understands they are not having a very good time – and she would like to offer then a chance to remedy that now.
Back inside the mansion, Cullen is making a drink and singing to himself, when suddenly, his glass begins to shake as he feels a strong rumbling. 'What in the world -' Cullen begins, before he looks out the window and sees bright colorful lights glowing in the woods. 'Are you serious?' he scowls. '%$&#!%*$ mutants!' Cullen shouts as he pushes his drink, a bottle of alcohol and an ice bucket off the kitchen counter in a rage.
Outside, 'Please don't make me do this' Jubilee remarks as a Warwolf lies motionless on the ground in front of her, Betsy and Rictor. 'Truly. You're going to make me behead it for you?' Betsy asks. 'What would I even use? It's not like I bring sword around with me' Jubilee points out. 'Well...maybe you should start!' Betsy declares as she raises her psychic sword overhead, and brings it down, a loud WHACK can be heard. The trio suddenly look up, as Rictor reports that he hears something. 'It doesn't sound like a wolf...' Jubilee's voice trails off, before Gambit emerges from the shrubs ahead, 'Mes amiiiiiiiiis!' he calls out as he runs from a Warwolf, while carrying the  skull of another in his hand. 'Gambit!' Betsy exclaims as she raises a psychic shield in front of herself, Rictor and Jubilee. 'What did you do?' Rictor calls out. Gambit reaches his teammates and informs them that Rogue nosed the Warwolves out real quick, and drained one of them, but he thinks the other got pissed when he saw him throw a few cards and snatch his buddy's skull. Jubilee holds the skull of one of the other Warwolves up and asks where Rogue is. 'She's behind the other one, chasing him after me!' Gambit replies, before Jubilee tells Gambit that that is not Rogue.
Indeed, a moment later, Cullen appears, his arms turned into massive tentacle-like vines as he tells the mutants that he knows everything is easy for them – but that the rules still apply to them. Cullen's form changes again, a huge monstrous form taking over him, he appears from the waist up in the monster's tongue. 'Did you get the skulls you came for?' Cullen asks. 'Good. Now try to leave with your lives' he grins, before a Warwolf leaps at him and pulls him out of the monster's tongue. Cullen begins to scream, 'Auuuuhg, get it off me!' he cries out. 'I know we should stop that thing' Jubilee tells the others as she glances upwards. 'But I don't want to' Rictor tells her, not looking at Cullen. 'It's helping us' Betsy utters. 'I told y'all' Gambit declares. 'We may've gotten separated, but she was right behind me!' Gambit exclaims as the others look over to where Rogue is standing over Cullen's unmoving body.
'We're going to be crucified if you hurt him, Rogue' Betsy calls out. 'He's tougher than he pretends to be. Gives him an excuse' Rogue replies. Jubilee holds up her Warwolf skull and tells the others that she counts four. 'Weren't we supposed to have five?' she asks. Rogue reaches into a bag around Cullen's waist and pulls a Warwolf skull from it. 'He's got the last one. Two boys, one stone' Rogue jokes. Betsy touches Cullen's head and points out that he is out cold and could probably do with a nap. She looks over to her teammates and suggests that they take Cullen back to the estate, and then get the hell out of this place.
Jubilee holds up all the Warwolf skulls in her arms, while Rictor smiles and looks over to Betsy: 'What's the matter, Posh Spice?' he jokes. 'Littlle Lord Bloodstone's hunting lodge leave a bad taste in your mouth?' Rictor asks. Betsy laughs, and tells Rictor 'Perhaps it does', before Gambit, who is near some shrubs a few feet away, calls out to the others 'I think we got a problem'. The others gather around Gambit and look down into the shrubs, 'Oh my god. We can't kill it' Jubilee exclaims. Rogue agrees, and tells the others that they have gotta get them all. 'Don't make Betsy be the bad guy' Rogue adds. 'Perhaps we give it a home' Betsy suggests as she steps forward and reaches into the shrubs, adding that she knows just the place.
Later, a baby Warwolf lies on a bed of moss on a table that Betsy and Apocalypse stand beside, looking down at the pup. Apocalypse reminds Betsy that he made himself clear – he requires the destruction of the Warwolf species. Betsy addresses Apocalypse by his Krakoan name and tells him that is no longer an option – this one belongs to someone else. 'So you'll have to go through me if you want it dead' Betsy adds. Apocalypse reminds Captain Britain that he has endeavored to work with her, and points out that he requested the heads of the remaining Warwolves – not simply five. He adds that magic is not a currency, that one does not buy things with heads – for if you could, he would have long ago. Betsy picks up the Warwolf pup and tells Apocalypse that, technically, the component is complete, and that this pup can't make babies on his own. But Apocalypse declares that their destruction must be a decisive act, not a slow petering out. Betsy takes the Warwolf pup and remarks that the ritual is changed now, and warns Apocalypse that she is not letting Apocalypse kill the pup, suggesting to him that he do what he does the best – adapt. 'You've been so eager to show all of Krakoa your virtues. Show us this one' Betsy asks. Apocalypse reaches out and puts a hand on the pup, deciding that mercy is its own kind of power, and supposes that perhaps it will suffice – at a cost.
Soon, Betsy sits next to Rachel Summers, who holds the Warwolf pup in her arms. 'Whoooo is this amazing, baby?' Rachel asks the pup, before telling Betsy that he is a cute Warwolf, adding that she hasn't seen one of these things since she was living at the lighthouse. Betsy tells her friend that she couldn't think of a better person to take care of the pup than her. Betsy dangles a small stick above the pup, who looks up and tries to reach for the stick. Betsy reminds Rachel that she has tangled with these things more than just about anyone – and someone has to keep it alive after she fought so hard for it. 'You were passionate enough to save its life -' Rachel begins, to which Betsy exclaims that it is a puppy – and she doesn't have to want to walk it to want it to live. Betsy adds that the pup needs a mum with Rachel's brand of psychic control to make it behave. She glances sideways as she tells Rachel that if they are going to trust Apocalypse, they need to know he is willing to truly sacrifice for them. 'And I got it from him' she adds.
Rachel takes the pup back in her arms and smiles as she tells Betsy that is so stubborn, and that she is impressed. 'Are you Omega-level stubborn?' she asks. Betsy lovingly slaps Rachel's shoulder, and Rachel pulls away, 'Hey, I'm kidding!' she grins, before pointing out that Betsy has been through a lot on an island of women who have been through a lot, and that she sure fits in. Betsy stands up and declares that it is an island of women she is honored to fit in among, before asking Rachel if she wants to go have a drink with her. 'Are you kidding? I have a puppy now. Big responsibility' Rachel replies, before asking Betsy if she heard that they are getting a tiki bar on Krakoa – which means she thinks they will soon get tourists. 'Rumormongering?' Betsy asks, before telling Rachel that she needs a proper job!