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Past Fears, chapter 2
The near future:
Cable a.k.a. Nathan Summers and his child, Hope Summers, materialize in the wastelands again, with no destination but forward. Despair is the only thing intact in the future, but it is safer than the world they just left behind – a horrid world ruled by his insane clone, Stryfe. Cable knows that Hope will never understand why they had to come back here and leave X-Force, as they are the closest things she has ever had to friends. Cable decides that Hope is too innocent to be afraid, so he carries the fear for her. They both vomit upon re-materializing, then make their way onwards, through the rubble and waste around them, past some bodies that lay strewn on the ground. Cable thinks that using his telekinesis for the first time in years, it drained him, weakened his resolve against the Techno-Organic Virus – which wants to take over him. He knows that he needs to keep moving, but his body cannot take another timeslide, not yet. The little girl looks up at Nathan and asks him if he is okay, pointing out that he never gets sick. 'I'm fine' Cable replies.
Hope looks at one of the dead bodies and remarks that this is gross, that she wants to go back to James, Laura and Logan. Cable tells Hope that he is sorry, and reminds her that X-Force were the ones that told them to go. 'They know you're safer with me' he adds, but Hope tells him that she doesn't feel very safe, and that she wants to be with other mutants. Cable promises Hope that one day she will be, but for now, she is stuck with him, like it or not – and that's the end of it. They carry on across a dry, barren landscape, and Hope asks Nathan if everyone has someone who just looks just like them. Cable explains that Stryfe is his clone, an identical copy of him on the outside, but nothing like him on the inside. 'That doesn't make sense. Is there one out there who is exactly like you?' Hope asks. 'No. But my half-brother and I are similar' Cable replies. 'You have a brother?' Hope exclaims. Cable tells her that his name is Nate Grey, and he is sure she will meet him some day. 'Does he have powers like you? Do all mutants have powers like you? Will I? What were those cool things that came out of Logan's hands?' Hope asks in quick succession.
Cable tells Hope that mutants, like any other living creature, are all unique with different powers, there is no one out there like him, and there is no one like her. 'But you just said Stryfe -' Hope begins, as Cable tells her to be quiet. Hope yanks at Cable's hand and asks him how long until she gets to use her powers. Cable asks her to stop, and assures her that she will get all the answers she is looking for in time, but right now they need to listen. 'I know. I know. So we can be aware of our surroundings' Hope mutters. Cable thinks to himself that they need to get some rest and find food, as open spaces breed paranoia – Bishop can't be far behind, with his mission that to kill Hope is his only recourse. Cable thinks that Bishop's mind is slipping further into desperation. 'Look!' Hope calls out, while Cable thinks that it should be normal, as Bishop has been on their tail for years, he can't shake the feeling that this time it is something worse. 'People! I bet they have food!' Hope exclaims as she runs ahead to an old house, where broken cars are strewn about the yard, and men lay on the grass near a skinny dog.
But Hope doesn't listen, and bursts into the house, where some scavengers are gathered around the fireplace, roasting some meat. 'Oi, strangers! Approach slowly so we can see those hands' one of the scavengers warns Cable and Hope. Another of the scavengers remarks that they don't get many visitors around here, so they can't be too prudent. His dirty teeth then bite into the meat he had been roasting, and one of the scavengers warns Cable that if he plans on staying the night, he will have to place his guns on the ground where they can see them. Another of the scavengers adds that they will have to search the girl, but Cable informs them that they will not be staying. 'Well, then off with yas. Get going!' one of the scavengers exclaims. The scavenger roasting the meat calls him Edmund, and tells him to hold on. 'At least let 'em have a taste. Y'all must be half-starved' he points out as he hands Hope the meat and tells her to take it. Hope reaches out for it, but Cable pulls her back. 'That isn't for us' he tells her. 'Why not?' Hope asks.
This causes the scavengers to be offended, and they stand up, draw weapons and move closer to Cable, 'Refusing our hospitality? I warn ya, it don't extend far' one of them remarks. Cable raises his hands above his head and tells the men that he didn't mean to offend them. He adds that they will be off, and that he means no trouble. 'A girl like that oughta be worth a lot' Edmund points out. 'Guess we'll be taking her, then' another suggests. Cable then grabs the gun strapped to his back, pulls it forward and blasts off Edmund's head. '$%&#!' exclaims one of the other scavengers in shock, while two more pull out guns, 'Kill 'em!' one of them shouts as they open fire. Hope screams, but Cable moves in to protect her, and the bullets bounce off his bionic arm. The scavenger with the meat begins to growl, then lunges forward with a knife, which he shoves into Cable's hand, causing him to drop his weapon.
'Hope!' Cable shouts as the girl is pulled away from him. 'We're gonna make this nice and slow' another scavenger exclaims as he smashes his guitar over Cable, who falls to the floor. One of the scavengers stands on Cable's wounded hand, when suddenly, a voice at the door calls out 'Either you kill her now...or I shoot you both. She's a threat to the future'. 'Bishop!' Hope gasps as the scavenger with the meat holds a knife to her head. 'What you got to trade?' the scavenger asks. 'Your life' Bishop responds as he shoots the scavenger in the head. Cable reaches for his own gun, and then uses it to shoot one of the other scavengers, and then the final one. Bishop looks back at Hope, 'No!' Cable shouts, leaping to his feet, he lunges at Bishop, while Hope has picked up a gun and fires it, the blast knocks her back, as Cable cries out when the blast from Hope's gun strikes his bionic arm.
Cable pushes Bishop outside the house, 'How many times do I have to tell you? Stay away from the girl!' he shouts as he punches Bishop to the ground. 'Get offa-' Bishop begins, while Hope follows them outside, 'Nathan...I'm sorry. I don't mean to -' Hope begins. 'Don't make me do this, Bishop' Cable tells Bishop as he punches him again. 'Please don't...' Hope utters. Cable stands over Bishop and holds his gun to his head. 'He'll keep coming for us' Cable tells Hope. 'Aren't we the good guys?' Hope asks. Cable pauses, before removing one of Bishop's boots and telling Hope to get the other one. 'Why are we doing this?' Hope asks. Cable explains that if they can't kill him, he is going to make it as hard as possible for Bishop to follow them. Cable and Hope then start to walk away from the scavengers' house, and Hope asks Cable where they are going.
Later, Cable and Hope set up a camp, and Hope starts a fire. They sit next to the fire, and Hope tells Cable that she knows he told her not to touch the guns. 'But Bishop was gonna -' she begins. Cable tells her that it is okay, that she did the right thing. 'It was my fault' he adds. 'Will you teach me?' Hope asks. Cable supposes that it was time they went down that road, and informs Hope that first thing in the morning, he will teach her how to shoot. Hope then asks Cable if the world was like this when he grew up. Cable explains that it was different, but the same – there was more people around, but it was just as dangerous – and he was always on the run with his parents, too. Hope asks him where they are now, to which Cable tells her that it a long story for another time. 'You say that every time you don't wanna talk about something' Hope remarks. Cable just tells Hope to pack it in and get some rest, while his mind begins to wander.
In Cable's memory:
'Slym, my friend doesn't have any problems controlling his powers. He can be anything he wants!' Nathan Dayspring exclaims, tugging on Slym's arm as Slym fires and optic blast that knocks a large tree over. 'You're different' Slym replies. 'You're much stronger than other mutants. You have nothing to feel bad about' Redd tells Nathan, before Slym asks him if he is ready for another go. Redd puts her hands on Nate's shoulders and tells him to relax, as she can sense her anxiety. She asks him to take a deep breath, focus his telekinesis and lift the fallen tree. But Nathan tells her that he can't, as the virus will take over. 'We're right here. Don't worry' Redd assures him. Nate slowly levitates the large tree with his telekinesis, raising it overhead. 'You got this, buddy' Redd tells Nate, who suddenly looks scared, 'I... can't... hold it!' Nate utters as his bionic arm starts to grow, wires and cables twist about, Nathan drops to the ground, screaming, and losing control of the large tree – which falls towards him, only for Slym to fire an optic blast, destroying it.
Slym holds Nathan and Redd crouches beside them, telling Nathan not to let it control him, to clear his mind. 'I'll never be able to control it!' Nathan replies. Slym informs Nathan that when he was his age, and first got his powers, he hurt someone – it happened because he was scared, but his dad showed him that he didn't have to be. 'And you don't have to be either' Slym assures him. 'We're here for you, Nate' Redd remarks as she wraps her arms around Nate. 'We always will be'.
The near future:
The sun rises, Cable is already awake, sitting outside the tent where Hope is sleeping. 'Wake up, sleepy. It's already oh-eight-hundred. Time for your lesson' Cable tells Hope. Hope takes a gun, and holds it out front of herself, with Cable keeping her steady. 'You see those two little triangles on the top of the barrel? You want your target right between them' Cable explains to Hope, adding that she needs to keep her wrist straight and support the weight of the gun with her elbow – and her eyes never leave the target. 'Fire when ready' Cable tells hope, and she shoots – hitting one of the cans sitting on the rocks nearby. 'I got it! Did you see that?' Hope exclaims, grinning and wide-eyed. Cable pats her on the head and tells her that he saw, and that peashooter belongs to her now. 'But you follow my rules. Keep it holstered. And you only ever shoot it when I tell you. Is that clear?' Cable asks. 'Crystal' Hope replies.
Cable and Hope continue on their journey, 'Is now the time?' Hope asks as the pass the remains of some large structure. 'For what?' Cable asks. 'To tell me where your parents are' Hope tells him. 'You never let up, do you?' Cable replies. They continue on, past a dried-up river, where fish bones and a small boat lay, as Cable reveals that his mom was everything he could have asked for – nurturing and patient, and it helped that she was a very powerful telepath. 'Will I ever meet her?' Hope enquires. Cable tells Hope that he wishes she could, but she passed away. 'You two would've gotten along' he adds, to which Hope tells Nathan that she is sorry. Cable helps Hope climb over another fallen structure, possible some sort of power transformer, and he explains that his dad is leader of the X-Men. 'You mean my granddad is in charge of Logan, James and Laura? Whoa!' Hope gasps. 'Yes. He's the one who sent them to save us' Cable replies, adding that his father is also the one who asked him to protect her. 'So he knows about me? Does this mean I can be an X-person one day?' Hope asks.
'If that's what you want. But until you're old enough to make the decision, I'll be by your side' Cable replies, as he and Hope walk towards a gas station, while lightning flashes in the sky above them. Hope suggests that they should search the gas station for supplies. 'Good eye. You read my mind' Cable replies. 'I did? Are those my powers?' Hope asks, but Cable explains to her that it is just a thing people say. Inside the gas station, they begin searching, 'I'm gonna check over here' Hope tells Cable as she moves to another part of the gas station. Cable tells her to stay within earshot. 'Copy that' Hope replies. Suddenly, she looks out the window, and sees who she thinks is a familiar figure approaching. 'Huh?' Hope asks, confused. Cable suddenly drops his flashlight, and his bionic arm twists out of control. Hope opens the door, 'Logan?' she asks, as lightning crackles in the sky. 'Hope...' Cable calls out, his arm growing out of control.
'Call him' “Logan” tells Hope as he crouches beside her, popping his claws. 'Nathan! I found Logan!' Hope calls out, when suddenly, Cable stands in the doorway, 'Get away from her!' he shouts as he blasts a hole through “Logan's” strange body, a mixture of cables and wires, “Logan” reforms, and exclaims 'No, no, no. You've been with her too long' he snarls, before running towards Cable, declaring that he must be alone. 'Can I shoot?' Hope asks, readying her gun, but Cable tells her to stay back – as “Logan” leaps at them, suddenly, someone shoots at “Logan”, blasting his hand apart. “Logan” lands on the ground and turns to see Bishop standing behind him. 'What the hell are you?' Bishop asks. 'Find cover!' Cable tells Hope, who starts to run. Bishop looks at her, while Cable blasts the strange creature impersonating Wolverine. Hope leaps behind a wall as Bishop shoots at her.
Cable tells Hope to run, while Bishop moves closer to her. 'No, let her play!' the mysterious creature calls out, now impersonating Archangel, he uses the wings like tentacles, wrapping them around Cable and Bishop, he lifts them both into the air, 'Big, strong soldier... still can't control his virus!' the strange creature begins, as Cable and Bishop both attempt to fire their weapons at their opponent, who begins to look like Bishop and asks the real Bishop 'You think you're why Cable's running away, Bishop? It's me. He's always been running from me' the strange being boasts. 'Who are you?' Bishop enquires. 'Bishop, don't -' Cable begins as their enemy pulls their weapons away from them. 'I am the shadows. I am everything and nothing' the mysterious being claims, before throwing Cable and Bishop to the ground. 'Shoot, Hope!' Cable calls out as their foe lumbers towards Hope. 'But you said we're the good -' Hope begins as she appears behind the wall, too late though, she hasn't readied her weapon, as the strange being grabs her by her neck and holds her overhead. 'Don't worry, little girl. I won't kill you. Taking you away is much more painful' he points out as he starts to run away with Hope.
Bishop begins to follow, and fires a blast at the strange creature, striking him in the back. 'I won't give you the satisfaction' Bishop declares. The creature falls to the ground, a mass of cables and wires. 'Stay down' Bishop warns him, but the creature rises up, towering over Bishop, 'You're strong. Like him' the creature admits. Cable runs forward and shoves Bishop closer to the creature, whose wires connect to the remains of Bishop's bionic arm. 'Your arm. The wires and circuits. They  belong to me!' the creature announces, while Cable picks Hope up, 'I have you' he tells her, as Bishop tries to pull himself free of the mysterious creature, the fight in the front of the gas station. 'Naaaathan!' Hope calls out. Cable tells her that it is okay, and they run as the lightning suddenly strikes the gas station, causing it to explode, with Bishop and the creature caught in the blast.
Cable and Hope come to a stop, and Hope tells Cable that she was so scared. 'You said I'd be safe with you but I'm not! We're supposed to keep each other safe. Like X-Force. We need -' Hope exclaims, shoving Cable, who tells her she doesn't need them, that he will never let anything like this happen again. Cable isn't sure if his body is ready to timeslide, but he knows he has no choice, he has to risk it. 'You shoulda left me with them! That monster told me it was going to take me away' Hope exclaims. Cable assures her that he is doing his best, that he knows she is mad, but they need to keep moving. Cable realizes that Hope has seen the face of his fear, that she knows he is not invincible now – every child realizes that eventually. That their parents aren't perfect, that they make mistakes and that there are some things they cannot control. Cable decides that this has gone on too long, that it has hurt too many people and he won't let Metus do it again. He may not be able to face it for himself, but he has to end this for Hope. He puts his hands on Hope's shoulders, and then they bodyslide away.


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A few years ago:
Hell's Kitchen, New York City, where inside his safe house, Nathan Summers a.k.a. Cable is meditating, telekinetically levitating himself off the floor, in a room containing monitors and various weapons, he thinks that everyone is given a family at birth, that they are irrevocably part of you, made from the same genetic information – blood is blood and family is family. That is one thing you can't escape. However, sometimes, you find family along the way – and sometimes they find you, like right now, as Nate Grey a.k.a. X-Man crashes through the roof, and slams into the floor.
Cable places Nate on a table and connects various wires to him. Cable identifies Nate as his half-brother, genetically engineered by Mister Sinister, he is Cable from an alternate reality. Cable realizes that Nate came here for a reason, to tell him something. Looking at the monitor, Cable sees that Nate's heart rate is erratic and his vitals are all over the place – he has tried reading his mind, but it is a mess – the only constant is fear. Cable that Nate shares his genetic signature and his mutant abilities – but what he doesn't have is his Techno-Organic Virus. Blaquesmith enters the room and reminds Cable that he has warned him about this time-lost boy. 'You should have killed him when you had the chance!' Blaquesmith declares.
Cable ignores Blaquesmith, and continues to monitor Nate, realizing that he is a god who shouldn't know fear. 'Do you hear me, Askani'son? He is impeding your destiny!' Cable tells Blaquesmith to shut up and finish mixing the palliating salve. 'He's not enemy. He's family' Cable declares, thinking that Nate is also a confused kid, and he knows exactly what that feels like. Blaquesmith shakes a finger at Cable and tells him that not everyone who shares his genetic code is family, and suggests that this could be a worm dangling on a hook from Apocalypse. 'It's not. I know what did this' Cable replies, before asking Blaquesmith if he is done mixing yet. Cable telepathically contacts Nate, telling him that he needs him to pull through, while he starts applying the salve to Nate's face.
Cable's hand appears to suddenly transform, as if the Techno-Organic Virus had taken over, 'Run!  It's coming for you!' Nate shouts as he wakes, sitting up, the wires falling off his face, while Cable tells him to calm down, and that they are safe here. 'Behind you!' Nate exclaims as a strange mass of metal, cables and wires rises from the monitor station behind Cable. 'Which of you is real...and which is the copy?' the strange bein asks as it moves closer to Cable and Nate, who suddenly flies forward, ready to attack. 'Stay back, you're too weak!' Cable calls out. 'This thing was coming for you! I tried to warn you and failed!' Nate replies. 'You don't deserve a brother' the strange creature snarls, as it wraps wires and cables around its fist, creating a super fist that he slams into Nate, knocking him backwards, Nate lands on the other side of the room.
The mysterious creature, fully transformed into a humanoid form, reveals that he was there when Cable and Nate first met. 'I hoped you'd end him' the creature tells Cable, who fires a weapon at the creature, striking its shoulder, but the creature simply re-forms its body. 'But you wanted a new friend. Someone to play with. Part of you knew I would come' the creature states as its face begins to resemble Cable's own appearance, and moves closer to Cable, 'All these years... you haven't learned. You're not allowed!' the creature exclaims as Cable raises a weapon, and calls the creature Metus. 'Please listen to -' Cable begins, but suddenly, furious energy strikes Metus, tearing the creature apart.
Cable turns to Nate: 'Stupid kid. You're gonna kill yourself' Cable declares, but Nate tells him that he just saved his life. Cable helps Nate stand up and tells him that they have to get him out of here. 'We have to... finish... this...' Nate utters, before Cable remarks 'Timeslide by two', while Nate looks horrified, 'No! Wait!' he exclaims as it appears some cables connected to Metus touch the timeslide energy effect, too late, and they vanish. 'Stab his eyes...what am I doing with my life?' Blaquesmith wonders.
Somewhere, at the end of time, a strange cubic structure  is oddly positioned on a chunk of rock floating through time. Inside three versions of Cable stand in one of the rooms within the structure, 'Oh, great. There's more'. A soldier-like version mutters. 'As the old Askani proverb goes, “Whatever is...is”' Askani Cable remarks, while a Cable that is more machine than man reports that his scans tell him they are genetically identical to them. 'Where are we? Who are these guys?' Nate asks. Cable explains that they are in one of his safe houses, and that these three are just like him – different versions of him from other timelines. 'We arrived like we were born, as one' the Askani Cable remarks. 'What Twinkle toes here's trying to say is we arrived within milliseconds of each other' the soldier Cable explains. 'We all sensed the same threat and followed it here' the Techno-Organic Cable adds.
Nate telepathically informs Cable that “it” is here, and he is betting someone isn't who they say they are. He adds that he will dig into their minds, as they have to find the impostor. 'Easy, Nate...' Cable replies, while the Askani Cable tells them that there is no need for secret telepathic communication, and assures them that they are all Children of the Atom. 'There's too many of us, kid You'll flood your mind!' soldier Cable declares. Cable agrees, and tells Nate that they all share the same biosignature and psionic ability. 'No, let him...' Techno-Organic Cable mutters, as visions flood Nate's mind – he sees one reality where a young Nathan hovers telekinetically alongside Redd, while Slym watches over them, and another, where he trains alongside Redd and Mother Askani. A third, where Redd and Slym teach him to use his powers, and another, where he stands alone, looking out over a futuristic city. 'Stop, stop, STOP!' Nate screams.
Nate drops to his knees and declares that he knows that one of them has to be the monster. 'Monster? What's he babbling about?' the soldier Cable asks, grabbing Cable, who explains that something followed them here, a dangerous shape-shifter, and they can't leave until they find it. 'Ahh, so the unseen threat reveals itself' Askani Cable remarks, while Techno-Organic Cable wonders how, without the ability to search each other's minds, they are supposed to find this thing. 'It can't hide forever. It won't' Cable tells the others, while Techno-Organic Cable announces that he refuses to wait, and starts to leave, heading towards a door. 'Hey, ugly, you're not going anywhere. None of us are' soldier Cable declares, raising a weapon. 'A predator requires prey. If we leave -' Askani Cable begins, while Cable tells everyone that no one leaves until they figure this out, and asks them all to hand over their time machines.
'Give them to me. I'll look after them' Nate offers, standing up. But soldier Cable declares that he doesn't trust Nate, either, and as he removes his time device from his bionic arm, suggests that they leave them where they can all see them, in plain sight. 'Statistical analysis tells me this is a horrible plan' Askani Cable remarks, while Techno-Organic Cable mutters that this will only end in death. Cable tells everyone that they don't have a choice, not until things become more clear. The men all stand around, except for Askani Cable who hovers in the air, meditating, as Nate asks 'So what's the plan now?' and Askani Cable states that he needs time ot search his own mind. 'I guess we're at a standstill' Cable points out, so soldier Cable suggests they sit here and wait. He and Techno-Organic Cable then turn and look at Cable, who says nothing to them.
Later, a candle has nearly melted all the way down, 'You know what? I'm tired of this #$%&!' soldier Cable exclaims, slamming his fist onto the table, he stands up and points at Nate, 'That hothead seemed to know a lot about this monster. Maybe he's the one!' he suggests. Cable stands up and tells his counterpart that this is not how they are going to solve this. 'We need to work together' he adds. 'Working in tandem requires trust' Askani Cable points out. 'You haven't earned mine' soldier Cable replies. 'This is exactly what it wants! We're playing right into its hands' Cable tells the others. Nate suggests that it seems like they are all a little beat, and Askani Cable points out that some rest might ease their spirits. Techno-Organic Cable remarks that they need to keep watch in teams of two, and announces that he and the shaman will go first, as he's the only one he trusts. 'Wake me up when it's my turn' soldier Cable replies as he leaves the room.
Techno-Organic Cable announces that he can feel the electricity buzzing, and that it wasn't like this when they got here. 'Strange what isolation does to the mind' Askani Cable remarks, looking out the window, strange bubble float around, and he explains  that the outside reflects what's inside – they are stuck here until they find the interloper. Techno-Organic Cable remarks that he thinks it is the kid. 'What of the merc?' Askani Cable asks. Techno-Organic Cable replies that his analysis tells him no, and that he was asleep when he checked on him.
Elsewhere in the complex, the soldier Cable sits alone, while in another room, while Nate and Cable sit side-by-side in another room. 'You look as bad as I do. What's going on?' Nate asks. Cable explains that he has been straining to keep his virus under control, as the virus doesn't like it when Metus is around. 'So the monster has a name. You know more than you let on' Nate remarks. Cable tells him to keep quiet, as someone could be listening. He then closes his eyes and memories flood his mind.
in Cable's memory:
'Open your eyes, metal boy!' another child calls out, as a young Nathan finds himself standing on the edge of a cliff, overlooking a lake, hundreds of feet beneath 'You gotta look where you're going!' another kid calls out. 'Cause it's a long way down!' another laughs. Another kid goes up to Nathan and puts a hand on his shoulder, 'You can do it, Dayspring. It's not as scary as it looks from up here' the kid smiles. 'What are you waiting for?' a larger kid asks. 'I'll do it! Just let me catch my breath!' Nathan replies, before the larger kid shoves Nathan off the cliff, 'Catch it on the way down!' he snarls. 'Noooo – AHHHHHHH!' Nathan screams as he plummets from the cliff, his telekinesis flares up, and his bionic arm suddenly increases in size, and reaches up to the top of the cliff, as Nathan falls into the water.
Present:
'Holy #$%&' Techno-Organic Cable remarks as he and the others stand over the torn-off arm of soldier Cable, which lies in a pool of blood. Askani Cable tells his counterpart not to get too close. 'Wasn't going to' Techno-Organic Cable replies, before pointing out that the arm was severed at the rotator cuff, and looks like it was the only part of his body not infected by the virus. 'We should never have left him alone' Nate remarks, but Cable reminds Nate that it was his own choice, and he knew the risl. 'Knew the risk? Calculations tell me this is your fault. You're the ones that brought this monster here' Techno-Organic Cable declares, pointing at Nate. 'Get outta my face before I -' Nate begins, to which Techno-Organic Cable interrupts him: 'Before you what, cool guy? Overload again?' he asks. 'Don't -' Nate begins, but they are both interrupted when Cable fires a weapon at the ceiling, 'That's enough! All of you!' he exclaims.
Nate, Askani Cable and Techno-Organic Cable turn to Cable, who tells them that Metus wants them to turn on each other, but they can't give, they already lost one and he won't have another death on his conscience. He orders them all into the main room. They follow Cable into the main room, and Cable tells them that they are all the same, that all of them should be telekinetic – and he knows the monster isn't, so suggests they perform a simple test. 'One at a time. Each of us will telekinetically lift this chair. If you can't, well...' Cable's voice trails off, before telling Nate that he is up first. 'Happy?' Nate asks as he telekinetically lifts the chair with ease. 'Done' Techno-Organic Cable points out as he raises the chair, before asking why Cable is giving the orders. The Askani Cable lifts the chair with his telekinetic powers, and points out 'This leaves one of us...you are not of our kind' he declares, holding his staff towards Cable. 'My systems tell me I should blow a hole through your head right now' Techno-Organic Cable calls out, raising h s gun to Cable's head, while Nate asks them to let Cable do the test, as they owe him that much.
Cable telekinetically lifts the chair, but his bionic arm starts to transform, 'Your arm reveals your true nature. You are the monster!' Askani Cable declares. 'It's not... me... it's near...' Cable responds, while Nate points out that Cable is doing the test, so it can't be him. 'What the -' Techno-Organic Cable utters as a wire suddenly coils around him, and pulls him back into the wall, where other cables and wires have amassed – 'HURRRGH!' he calls out as he is then torn apart in a grizzly display, before crying out for help, as Metus absorbs his Techno-Organic tissue. 'Don't let it touch you' Cable tells the others. Askani Cable tells him that he is sorry he doubted him, and and announces that they will end this as one. Cable tells Askani Cable and X-Man to stay close and to follow his orders as he blasts Metus, who now towers over them. Askani Cable suggests that they focus their combined energies. 'Look out!' Nate exclaims, before Metus latches onto Askani Cable, pulling the old man towards his massive machine-like form. 'Whatever is... is' Askani Cable remarks as the entire building is destroyed, becoming part of Metus.
Askani Cable tells Cable and X-Man that he is sorry, and that he will see them in time as he is dragged towards Metus' large, gaping mouth. 'Two lost brothers. All alone. My body hunt and so it feeds' Metus declares, latching onto Cable and pulling him closer, while Nate hovers telekinetically nearby. Metus stands even taller now, 'Look at what you've made! I am your fears, past and present' he declares, while Nate tells Cable that they have to destroy this thing, and fires a blast of energy at Metus' face. 'It's absorbed too much! Fall back!' Cable tells Nate. Metus starts to whip several more wires towards Nate, Cable tells him to look out. 'I'm gonna finish this! Nate shouts as he releasing a powerful surge of energy towards Metus. 'No! Stupid kid! You'll kill all of us!' Cable exclaims, as the energy tears through Metus, knocking the strange creature backwards.

Nate drops to the ground, 'I've almost got it...one more...' he tells Cable, as Metus lumbers towards them, a huge hole through his chest. 'Do it...do what your copy...never could'. But Cable stands before Nate and Metus and tells Nate that he can't let him. 'Get out of the way!' Nate exclaims. 'You don't understand' Cable remarks, as Metus shrinks down to a regular humanoid size, Nate points out that it is dying, and tells Cable that they won't get another chance like this. Metus suddenly takes flight into the strange realm that surrounds them. 'It's getting away! What the hell's the matter with you?' Nate asks. 'One more blast and you'd be dead' Cable tells Nate, who realizes that Cable is hiding something, he can sense it now that the others are gone. 'It doesn't concern you' Cable tells him. Nate then realizes that Cable has carried this with him for so long. 'Why didn't you say something?' he asks, pointing out that Cable has created a monster and that it will destroy him.
'If I'd known the truth, I -' Nate begins, but Cable tells him it wouldn't have mattered. Nate tells Cable that he has to fix this mess, before it consumes him and the people he loves. 'Metus won't stop. Not after what I just saw. Hatred is part of him. It has been since you -' Nate starts to say, but Cable tells him that he knows. He looks around as the greenish-yellow bubbles float around them, and Cable states that they need to find a way out of here. Nate pulls something from his jacket pocket and reveals that he nicked a time machine off the table. 'There's hope for you yet' Cable smirks, before remarking that they leave Metus here, show him what true isolation feels like. 'You know that won't last forever' Nate replies. 'Timeslide by two...' Cable replies, ignoring Nate's comment. As they vanish, neither hero sees a spark ignite on one of the wires strewn amongst the pile of rubble shed by Metus....


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Past Fears, chapter 4
Cable's past:People form groups for a multitude of reasons. They have the capacity to achieve more than individuals acting alone. They can keep people safe, helping them to achieve what they're not strong enough to by themselves – but every group needs a leader. An individual who takes responsibility, who exerts their power and opinions over others – a person who can see danger before it happens – because there is always something out there, waiting for them.
Under the moonlight, a small village of wooden huts sits on the edge of a ravine. Several children suddenly run through the village. 'This way, guys! It's a shortcut!' one of the kids calls out to the others. But as they round a corner, 'WATCH OUT!' Nathan Dayspring shouts, wide-eyed. 'It's gonna get you!' he screams as the marge techno-organic monstrosity called Metus appears before them. Nathan pushes two of the kids away, and leaps towards another who Metus towers over, knocking the kid to safety. 'Ow...' the kid mutters. Nathan looks up, and sees that Metus is not there. 'What the hell is wrong with you, Dayspring?' one of the other kids asks. Nathan hangs his head. When a leader gives in to his fear...they're no longer equipped to take the reins because it puts the whole group at risk.
Years ago:The Adirondack Mountains, New York.
It's 6:00 AM, and a shirtless Cable a.k.a. Nathan Summers is working on a large piece of equipment in one of the labs. Domino stands nearby and Cable tells her that he feels like he is losing them, that the team still doesn't trust him. 'They're just kids and you're asking them to be soldiers. That change doesn't happen overnight' Domino points out. Cable tells her that he knows, but that his rule has always been to whip them into shape with a stern hand – only they are starting to resent him for that. 'They revere you. They just wanna follow a person, not a set of commands. I hear the way they talk -' Domino begins as Cable climbs up from under the equipment he was working on and reminds Domino that he can read their minds, and he knows they think he is a grumpy old man, too tough and too militaristic. A large blue circle on the machinery glows, and Cable tells Domino that he is afraid they could be right. Cable then instructs the computer, Professor, to route power to the central holo-core and initiate booting sequence.
'Maybe I'm not cut out for this. I never exactly asked for it...' Cable remarks, to which Domino points out that the people best suited to lead are those who don't seek it out. 'Leadership is thrust upon them, and they accept their duty because they must. Just like you did with X-Force'.
Cable sits at a console which overlooks a large empty room. Domino folds her arms and suggests to Cable that he prove them wrong, to tell them about his past, show them that he is just like them. 'They're not ready. Not yet' Cable replies. 'Sounds like you're the one who isn't ready' Domino points out.
Cable ignores her and instructs Professor to initiate simulated environment testing. The Professor responds by beginning to run through a gamut of locations, firstly, the Savage Land, and a lush landscape complete with dinosaurs suddenly fills the empty room. 'How can you expect them to follow your orders if they don't know the real you?' Domino asks, to which Cable tells her that soldiers only need to operate with what's present at hand.
Another change in the holo-simulation, and the Mutant Liberation Front's base appears in the room, as Domino asks Cable if that is what all this is for. Cable tells her that they have proven time and time again that they are not ready for the real world, and adds that he doesn't even know if this is the best course of action, admitting that he is doubting himself at every turn.
Another landscape change, this time, to the Astral Plane, and Cable reveals to Domino that he hasn't been like this since he was a child. 'They're still kids. Just remember, they have a lot to learn from you' Domino tells Cable as she puts a comforting hand on his shoulder.
Several hours later, at 11:00 AM, Cable and Domino are now wearing their pouch-laden uniforms,  as Cable paces in front of his team who stand before him: Tabby Smith a.k.a. Boom-Boom, Sam Guthrie a.k.a. Cannonball, James Proudstar a.k.a. Warpath, Maria Callasantos a.k.a. Feral, Domino and the mysterious Shatterstar.
'At attention X-Force!' Cable shouts. He tells his team that he hopes they enjoyed the extra rest, and that while they were taking their beauty sleep, he finished installing a new toy.
'It's too early for this, Sarge' Boom-Boom complains. Cable ignores her and welcomes the team to the skirmish field of their very own Danger Room. He informs them that every morning from now on they are doing one hour of intense combat simulation, and adds that to who he means business, he won't be joining them in the field. Cable walks away from his team as he reports that he will be watching from the observation deck. He warns them that these holograms pack a punch and suggests they don't disappoint him.
'I will make short work of this simulation' Shatterstar boasts as he grabs his swords. 'No. We'll fight and succeed as one' Warpath tells Shatterstar, to which Boom-Boom asks 'What if we trash the place?' and Cannonball shrugs his shoulders, muttering that this is bogus.
X-Force soon find themselves in a holo-scenario where they are in a dirty alleyway. Cable's voice can be heard over the communicator, instructing them to fall into position and watch each other’s six. 'Why's he up there if we're down here?' Boom-Boom mutters. 'Hard-ass old man's taking the day off' Cannonball suggests. 'Go figure. This is such -' Boom-Boom begins, but doesn't finish her sentence, as she and Cannonball didn’t notice someone come up behind them and smack their heads together.
'What the #$%& am I doing here? It's because of the movie, isn't it?' Deadpool asks as he stands over the motionless Cannonball and Boom-Boom.
Warpath and Feral turn back and rush towards Deadpool, who calls out 'Another Danger Room? Reaaaal original, Cable!' Deadpool slams Feral into a puddle of water, while kicking Warpath hard in the face. 'Dammit, sweet D! Enough with the $%&#ing bullets!' Deadpool calls out at Domino as she opens fire at him. 'Shatterstar, what are you waiting for?' Domino asks as she and Shatterstar rush towards the action. 'For you fools to clear the way. The glory is mine!' Shatterstar shouts.
Shatterstar leaps towards Deadpool, who unsheathes one of his  swords, 'Wayne Gretzky called. He wants his helmet back!' Deadpool jokes as his sword clangs against one of Shatterstar's. 'Flattery will not get you mercy. Only the tips of my blades, heathen!' Shatterstar responds. 'What? Who invited this guy?' Deadpool mutters, as Shatterstar warns him that his confidence will be his undoing. 'Ugh. You're the worst' Deadpool replies as he kicks Shatterstar. 'Jump in there. I'll flank the loudmouth!' Domino calls out to Feral. 'My Star!' Feral hisses as she leaps towards Deadpool. 'This is not how we operate. Attack together!' Domino tells the rest of X-Force, who are slowly gathering themselves. 'Why don't you guys talk more while you're fighting?' Deadpool asks as he slams his foot into Feral's face, causing her to screech in pain. 'Feral, look out -' Domino begins, but too late as Feral falls backwards into Domino.
'Pathetic' Cable thinks to himself as he watches from the observation booth. He telepathically asks X-Force how many times will he have to repeat himself that unity is essential in combat. He instructs them to lick their wounds and listen for his orders. X-Force do as they are told, get to their feet, they begin to surround Deadpool as Cable tells Domino and Boom-Boom that they are the distraction, that they need to find cover and fire from range. 'Yes, Sir' Domino responds. Boom-Boom leaps onto a large garbage can and throws plasma time-bombs at Deadpool, while rain begins to beat down on them. Domino fires her weapon at Deadpool as she runs for cover. 'Dodge, dodge, dodge' Deadpool jokes as he evades the bullets. Cable telepathically instructs Domino and Boom-Boom to cease fire, and for Cannonball to take Deadpool down hard. 'This'll shut you up!' Cannonball exclaims as he blasts into Deadpool's back, shoving him forward to Warpath, who Cable tells to face Deadpool head-on and not to let up the assault.
'Shatterstar, take his six!' Warpath calls out. 'With grace and honor, my companion!' Shatterstar calls back as he lunges towards Deadpool, and slices his swords down through Deadpool's legs, below the knee and through the thigh. 'Keep him spinning until he's cornered!' Cable instruct. 'Nothing sweeter than a little tip-to-tip action' Deadpool jokes, while Cable orders Feral to lie in wait. 'Ready on my go...' he adds, while Deadpool, careening backwards through the air opens fire at Shatterstar: 'Bye-bye legs!' Deadpool exlaims, while Cable gives Feral the command to pounce. 'I'll rip your throat out!' Feral shrieks as she lands on Deadpool and digs her claws into his chest. 'No! Bad kitty!' Deadpool calls out, while Cable speaks over the communicator, telling his team that victory is easy when they reliquish conceit. 'Well fought, soldiers' he adds. 'Umm, teacher? Mr Dayspring? May I be excused?' Deadpool asks.
The holo-simulation fades away, returning the room to a large empty space. 'Was it necessary for that hologram to speak?' Warpath asks. 'I guess the old grump was right' Boom-Boom remarks, while Shatterstar boasts that there was never a seed of doubt that they would hail victorious. 'We all saw you get your ass kicked back there' Domino tells Shatterstar, while Cannonball flies up to the observation booth and asks Cable for a real challenge next time. 'I think we can call it a -' Cable begins, when something goes wrong, and the communicator shuts down, as the room begins to shift. 'You're cutting out. We can't hear you!' Domino calls out. Cannonball suggests that it is part of the test, and tells the team to get into position 'Something's wrong!' Boom-Boom utters, while Warpath remarks that he doesn't like this.
The holo-simulation shifts to the front lawn of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, and a being resembling the recently deceased New Mutant called Warlock towers over X-Force. 'I am returned self-friends!' he grins. 'No! Nonono not Warlock! You're... you're dead...' Tabby exclaims. 'Did Cable mourn self when self died?' Warlock asks. 'This ain't cool. Even for you, Cable!' Cannonball shouts as he blasts up towards Warlock, but, in the observation booth, Cable goes wide-eyed, 'This isn't...' he begins, before telepathically telling the team to get out. 'Will he mourn selffriends when their time comes?' Warlock enquires. Feral and Shatterstar begin to run up the many large wires that hang from Warlock's waist, while Warpath warns them not to engage. 'Fall back. Find cover!' Domino calls out as she fires her gun towards Warlock. Cannonball blasts nearby, while Warlock slams Feral to the ground. 'Such meaningless violence' Warpath remarks as he goes over and helps Feral up. 'Look out!' Cannonball calls out, but too late, as Warlock slams one of his heavy wires into Warpath and Feral, squashing them into the ground.
In the observation booth, Cable asks the Professor why he can't shut down the system, when suddenly, wires burst forth from the console and attack Cable's cybernetic arm. The Professor informs Cable that it seems there is an alternate power source surging through the base.
'Domino, lend me your luck!' Shatterstar calls out from where he hangs upside down in Warlock's hand, as Warlock warns him that he will extinguish his lifeglow. 'What is this infernal beast?' Shatterstar asks. 'Warlock's a technology... computer being... thing' Cannonball explains poorly. 'He was our teammate!' Tabby exclaims as Cannonball blasts towards her. 'But he's been dead a long time now' Cannonball adds.
Cable is frustrated that the systems are not responding. 'Work faster -' he exclaims, before crying out as the wires latch onto his cybernetic arm. The Professor tells Cable that there is something wrong. 'I'm afraid I'm not feeling well...' Professor adds.
'Fighting a fallen comrade for combat training. Messed up, Cable' Domino remarks as she fires her weapons towards Warlock. 'Cable, you coward! Where are you?' Tabby calls out from the rooftop of the Xavier Institute where Cannonball has dropped her. She tosses some time-bombs at Warlock, while Cannonball frees Shatterstar from Warlock's grasp. 'We're getting torn up out here!' Cannonball shouts, while Domino tells them all to shut it and focus.
The Professor reaches critical malfunction and begins to shut down. 'Goodbye...' the Professor remarks. 'Professor!' Cable shouts as he falls backwards from his chair.
'Cable, stop the test!' Cannonball calls out as he drops Tabbby back down on the ground. 'They're really getting hurt! Do you want them to...to -' Cannonball begins, while Warlock stands up and rubs his head, 'FriendTabitha. Aren't you glad to see FriendWarlock?' he asks.
'This isn't fun anymore!' Tabby shouts as she checks on Warpath and Feral. 'Selffriends not having good time? I do this for you' Warlock remarks. 'This is over!' Domino shouts as she rushes in front of Warlock. 'Negative. Family. Foe. Separation. End. Flee. Alone' Warlock responds as he raises his hands over his head – but before he can bring them down, Cable blasts into the holo-simulation room and fires his weapon at Warlock, blasting off one of his arms.
'GET AWAY!' Cable shouts. 'His arm...' Tabby utters as she sees Cable's cybernetic arm has mutated. 'This is getting really weird' Cable remarks. Domino is speechless, before Shatterstar exclaims that they must help their leader. 'No...stand down. Await his orders' Domino tells Shatterstar, as Warlock's form changes into that of Metus.
'You've grown so sold' Metus tells Cable. 'But you're still the same' Metus adds. 'A scared little boy, lost in the woods'. Cable looks up at Metus in shock, and exclaims 'No...it can't be you. How did you find me'. Cable turns to his team and tells them to run. 'What's going on?' Cannonball asks Cable. 'It's just mind games!' Tabby exclaims as she helps Feral up, while Domino helps Warpath to his feet. 'Abandon no one!' Shatterstar shouts as he runs towards Metus, swords at the ready. 'No... we can't... fight this!' Cable shouts.
'Tell us what to do, sarge' Cannonball asks as he blasts towards Metus. 'Fall back! That's an order!' Cable shouts. 'Never yield. We are larger than these petty impostor enemies!' But Domino, walking alongside Warpath, calls out 'X-Force, you heard him, move out!' too late, as Metus wraps coils around Shatterstar and Cannonball, while wires bursts through ther ground and start to pull Cable down. 'You've failed them' Metus declares. Metus drops Cannonball and Shatterstar to the ground. 'Don't touch them! You're here for me!' Cable calls out. 'You didn't tell them about us. Even after all this time. And that hurts' Metus remarks, shifting his techno-organic form into a serpent, he slithers after Domino, Tabby, Warpath and Feral. 'You weakened your childish team with secrets' Metus hisses, quickly speeding past the others, he blocks their exit from the holo-simulation room. 'Cable always did like to keep things to himself' Metus remarks, adding that if Cable had shared his fear, the others would have stood a chance. Cable struggles to free himself from the wires, as Metus tells him to watch.
Cable looks horrified as Metus creates copies of more of the former New Mutants – Magik, who slices her Soulsword into Warpath, and Sunspot, who extends cables that wrap around Feral and Tabby, who screams. Cable closes his eyes and turns away, 'I said watch!' Metus shouts, and Cable's eyes are forced open by prongs that extend from Metus.
 Another former New Mutants, Wolfsbane, in her wolf form, is created, and blocks Domino from escaping. 'It's gonna kill us!' Domino shouts. 'Don't worry, I hunger for something else' Wolfsbane tells her. 'METUUUUS!' Cable booms, exerting all his energy, he sends a shockwave of telekinetic force through the holo-simulation room, freeing himself, he rushes to Domino, 'Don't make them pay for something I did!' Cable pleads with Metus, while Domino fires her weapon at Wolfsbane, who lunges at her, but Cable pulls Domino aside – too late as Wolfsbane bites down on her.
'They don't deserve this' Cable tells Metus as the holo-simulation room reverts to its regular state. 'No. But neither did I' Metus replies, warning Dayspring that he will always be here to ruin his family – an eye for an eye. 'It wasn't my fault I was just a boy' Cable replies. 'I'm sorry' he adds, but Metus tells him that doesn't matter, and fades away. Those members of X-Force who are still conscious gather nearby, while Cable tells Domino that he is sorry, and holds her.
7:00 PM:Tabby and Cannonball sit together in the infirmary. Shatterstar and Feral are nearby, while Warpath sits beside Domino who is hooked up to life support. Cable enters the infirmary and Tabby tells him that Domino barely made it out alive. 'If it wanted us dead, we would be. We were merely toys' Warpath points out. 'Why would you test -' Tabby starts to ask Cable, as Cannonball interrupts, declaring that it wasn't a test. 'We have a right to know what that was about' Tabby adds. 'It doesn't concern you' Cable responds, adding that it is over now and they can put it behind them. Cannonball reminds Cable that he taught them the number one rule of teamwork is honesty. 'Can't even follow your own damn rules' he mutters, while Warpath stands up and asks 'What if that... thing comes back?'
'Then I'll handle it by myself' Cable announces as he walks over to Domino. 'Some leader you turned out to be' Cannonball declares, before X-Force leave the infirmary. Cable doesn't turn to look at them. He thinks to himself that if they didn't hate him before, they do now – and he can't blame them, as he gave in to fear – thinking it would protect them, but he was selfish – he failed to see the danger, to let them in – to show them his past. He then drops to his knees at Domino's bed and puts his head onto her bed, covering his head with his hands.


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1st story: Past Fears, chapter 5   -    2nd story: Countdown to Extermination
1st story:2,000 years in the future:Several children walk between the wooden buildings in a small village. '... I once saw a guy whose whole body was made of ice!' a chubby boy exclaims. 'Yeah? Well, I know someone who can make themselves into anything' a boy with long hair boasts. 'That's a lie and you know' another girl, with her hair in a ponytail, declares. 'If Lord Apocalypse's guards hear us...' young Nathan Dayspring utters. 'You know what they do to people who talk about Full-Scans' the girl with the ponytail declares as she bites into a piece of fruit. 'They make them disappear!' the chunky boy exclaims, while a boy with long hair remarks that he heard Apocalypse, himself cuts their tongues out.
Nathan tells the other kids that he doesn't want to talk about this, so the chunky boy turns to him and asks him if he is scared. 'Like you were on that cliff?' another boy asks, tossing his apple core to the ground.
As they carry on down the street, the boy turns back to the others and tells the others that he once saw a Full-Scan. 'Was it the guy who goes BAMF and disappears?' the chunky kid asks. 'Nah, it was an old woman with claws in her hands' the boy explains. The chubby kid smirks and asks 'What about you, Dayspring?' Nathan looks sheepish as he replies 'Well, umm...my Dad can shoot lasers out of his eyes'. 'That's the worst lie yet!' the chubby kid declares. 'Yeah, if your dad could do that, then you could do it, too!' the other boy adds. 'That's how it works, tin brain' the chubby kid mutters, while the girl with the ponytail tells Nathan that if he is going to lie, at least say something that makes sense. 'Like your Dad's also got a metal arm, but he shoots moonbeams or something' the chubby kid suggests.
The kids move closer to Nathan and the first boy asks him what the deal with his arm is. 'It get cut off?' he asks. 'I... I don't know' Nathan explains, looking at his cybernetic arm. The chubby kid tells him that it looks dumb. 'Dumber than that tiny hat' the girl with the ponytail adds. Nathan looks at his arm and remarks that his Mom tells him that it is what makes him different. The kids fall silent, before the boy, the chunky boy and the girl with the ponytail burst into hysterical laughter, they turn and carry on down the street.
The boy with shoulder-length brown hair, tells Nathan that he thinks it is pretty rad. 'Don't worry, I won't tell them your secret' he adds as he suddenly changes half of his face to resemble the chubby boy's face. Nathan turns and starts to walk away, while the chubby kid calls out to him, asking him where he is going. We didn't mean it!' the other boy calls out. Nathan explains that he is already late and has to get home. 'Aww, let him go' the girl with the ponytail mutters, while the boy with long hair waves at Nathan.
As the sun sets, Nathan walks through a forest, towards a small cabin in the woods, where he can hear voices. He stands a few feet from the cabin as Redd tells Slym to calm down, as  it is what kids do. 'He's late again, Redd... and what if he brings his little friend with him?' Slym replies. Redd reminds Slym that they have been among the sapien caste for four years now and tells him that they can't shelter Nathan forever – he needs a normal childhood. 'None of this is normal. What he needs is to take his lessons seriously' Slym exclaims. Redd is sitting on the kitchen bench and remarks 'You're just worried he'll repeat your mistakes'. Slym is sitting at the kitchen table and tells Redd that he is worried it will be worse, as Nathan is an omega-level mutant, and that virus is making him see things – so if he suddenly acts on these visions... his voice trails off as he asks Redd if she knows how easily Nathan could kill someone. 'Or himself...' Slym adds.
Redd gets off the bench and reminds Slym that is why Mother Askani brought them here, to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone. 'We can't do that when we don't now where he is'. Slym adds that this would be easier if they were still at the School – with Xavier – but they're not. They're here on our own. 'I'm an omega-level, too, by the way. You don't need to lecture me about how dangerous it is' Redd tells Slym. They move closer to each other, pointing at each other, as Slym tells Redd that she is in control, and Nathan is not. 'If he has an episode when he's with his friends -' Slym begins. 'Apocalypse won't find him!' Redd interrupts. They don't see Nathan peering through the window at them arguing, as Slym tells Redd that she can't know that, even with her powers. 'We don't have a choice. We have to -' Slym begins, as Redd tells him that she already knows what he is thinking, and she doesn't like it.
'It's harsh, but he's supposed to lead the rebellion against Apocalypse someday. It's our job to keep him safe' Slym reminds Redd. 'Then it's settled. You can be the one to tell him he's not allowed to have friends anymore' Redd declares. Nathan backs away from the cabin, he scowls, unhappy, he starts to run through the forest as sunlight fades away. The forest becomes dim, and he looks nervous, before coming to a small clearing, where he gathers some sticks. 'What do they know? I've got this' Nathan tells himself as he builds a fire to keep himself warm. Suddenly, there is a creeking noise, and something wooshes behind Nathan, who sits huddled next to the small fire. He hears another creak, 'Who's there?' Nathan calls out as he glances sideways, then turns to see a Techno-Organic creature lurking behind him. 'Redd! Slym!' Nathan screams as he begins to run, the creature's tentacles and wires reaching out to grab him.
Nathan comes to a halt as he reaches the edge of a cliff – he has nowhere to run. He drops to his knees, his cybernetic arm is growing, wires rise from it. 'Dayspring?' a voice calls out, and Nathan turns to see someone walking towards him through the forest. 'That you? I came to see if you're -' the voice calls out. Nathan turns away as the boy with shoulder-length hair approaches him. 'No! Stay...away' Nathan tells her, before he roars as his arm extends and reaches out to her and connects with her neck. 'Nate...what's happening to me?' the boy asks as the Techno-Organic Virus surges through his body. 'METUS!' Nathan shouts out to the boy. 'No, no, no' Nate gasps. 'Oh my God. Hold still. I can fix this' Nathan tells Metus, his cybernetic arm pulsing with energy as it continues to maintain contact with Metus' neck.
'Stop... what are you doing? You're making it... worse!' Metus calls out. 'Please! I'm sorry. Just let me -' Nathan begins, as Metus' form changes, and the heads of the other children appear to grow on Metus' body. 'You're hurting me!' Metus calls out through the other kids heads. 'Get back!' Metus snaps, extending his own hand, which grows, and punches Nate in the face. 'Stop shape-shifting!' Nate tells Metus, who looks back in anguish, and tells Nate that it is the only thing that lessens the pain. 'I'm trying to help!' Nate calls out. Metus grabs the part of Nate's cybernetic arm connected to his neck and pulls it upwards, flinging Nate into the air, he tells  him that he has already done enough. 'I thought we were friends!' Metus adds as he slams Nate onto the ground. 'We are...' Nate replies, before Metus leaps at him, and wraps his own hands around Nate's neck: 'Not anymore we aren't!' Metus howls.
'Why didn't you tell me you were sick? You said no secrets' Metus exclaims, choking Nate, who screams for help. 'Redd! Slym!' Nate exclaims, and, nearby, Redd and Slym are searching for nate. 'He's over there!' Slym calls out to Redd. They rush over to the clearing, 'Get off my son!' Slym shouts as he leaps into Metus, shoving metus backwards and breaking the connection between Nate and Metus. 'Don't worry, we're here!' Redd tells Nate. 'It's his fault! Not mine!' Metus exclaims. Slym responds by firing an optic blast at Metus, sending him careening backwards, while Redd tells Nate to take a deep breath, but Nate screams, while his arm starts to return to normal thanks to Redd's psychic assistance. 'Is it gone?' Redd asks, looking up as Metus runs off deeper into the forest. 'It's not coming back' Slym tells her.
Redd tells Nate that he is doing good, but that she needs him to help her now. 'Listen to your Mom, Nathan' Slym remarks, as Redd tells Nate to focus his mind on suppressing the virus. Nate closes his eyes and concentrates, as his arm grows smaller, back to its regular size. 'That's it. You're a lot better at controlling it than you think' Redd tells Nate. Redd helps Nate to his feet, and Slym asks him if he is feeling strong enough to answer some questions for him. 'What was that? Where did it come from?' Slym enquires. 'It was, uh... ummm.. .an assassin. He must have been sent by Apocalypse' Nate replies. Redd asks him if he is sure, and Nate tells her that it chased him through the woods. Redd picks Nate up and hugs him. Slym puts his arms around them both, while Redd telepathically informs him that Nate is lying, that there is something he is not telling them, but she can't get through – he is blocking her. She adds that he has never done that before. 'Don't worry. Everything will be okay' Slym tells his family.
'Heeelp!' Metus pleads as he trudges down a street in the village, his form mutated horribly. 'By En Sabah Nur's genes. It's a full scan!' someone gasps. 'Alert the guards!' another civilian exclaims, while someone screams. 'No... I'm sick...' Metus explains, dropping to his knees, he reaches out to a woman, pleading. 'Get away from me, gene trash!' the woman shouts, recoiling in horror, while a dog tugs at Metus's loose flesh.
Metus arrives at his home, 'Mom! Dad!' he calls out, but when he enters the house, his father holds up a large knife, 'Get the $%&# out of my house!' he shouts. 'Father, it's me... it's Metus!' Metus pleads, reaching out for help. A little girl rushes over to their mother, while the father waves his knife about: 'You're a dirty full-scan. You're nothing. Take one step toward my family and I'll kill you' the father warns Metus. 'Mommy, what happened to Metus?' the little girl asks. As Metus reaches out for his father, the man slices off Metus's fingers with the knife. Metus screams, and begins to cry as his father tells him 'You're no son of mine!'
'Vile, disgusting monster!' Metus's father shouts as he chases Metus out of their home. Metus runs through the village, and is soon pursued by a mob.  'Get it alive, if you can! But get it!' someone shouts. 'Destroy it before it destroys us!' another calls out, while someone points out that he is going to the woods. 'Let him!' another remarks. Once in the woods, Metus's form shifts, and another head appears, 'Look what Dayspring did. He made you a beast. Your family didn't even recognize you he took everything away... what will you do now?' the other head asks, as Metus declares that he has to follow Dayspring, to find him – and keep him from the ones he loves – wherever he goes in time.
Images of Cable's adventures flash past – with Metus present, watching from the shadows, in every one.
Present:Cable's cybernetic arm is large, mutated – and connected to Metus's, seemingly absorbing something from him. Cable thinks that they are taught to leave the past behind them, taught that it can't hurt them – but he knows that it can if you let it, as the past is irrevocably part of them – and they can do nothing to stop it from creeping back at any moment. Metus's arm begins to return to normal, flesh – his fingers missing, trhough. Cable thinks that the human perception of time forces them to believe they only live in the present – but they exist simultaneously across their past, present and future – they have to accept responsibility for all three at once.
Wide-eyed, Hope Summers watches, 'What have you done... Dad! Answer me!' Hope calls out as she sees Cable, his form mutated hideously. Cable tells Hope that he needs complete silence, to focus on separating his virus. 'Help me...expel it' he asks her. Cable focusses his psychic energies, and his body begins to return to normal. Hope helps him with her own powers. Cable leans forward and vomits up the sickness. 'Are you okay?' Hope asks as they look at the young Metus, lying motionless nearby. Cable goes over to Metus and places Hope's short cape around his naked body. 'What did we just do?' Hope asks.
Cable explains that he absorbed Metus's virus, then they purged it from his own body. Cable adds that he has only done it once before and it almost killed him. He admits that he wasnt sure he could handle it again, but this was the only option left, which is why he needed Hope, to duplicate his telekinesis and double-team this. Hope asks if they did it, and Cable tells her that they did. 'Are you cured?' Hope enquires, to which Cable tells her that he never will be, but that he can handle this much. Hope looks at Metus and realizes that he is just a kid. 'All this time, I thought he was aging with me. He was my best friend until I ruined his life' Cable remarks. Cable picks Metus up and tells Metus that he knows it doesn't cut it, but he is  sorry. 'We have to make this right' he adds, before Hope asks him what they are going to do. 'Bodyslide by three' Cable replies, as he, Hope and Metus vanish.
The X-Mansion, Central Park, New York, where Cable and Hope stand in front of the mansion, and Cable announces that they are going to give him a home, a new family. Cable decides that their relationships are the only way to make sense of time. He looks down at Metus, and seeing him, his innocence, he remembers what it is like to be young. He remembers Hope when she was thrust into his arms. He remembers how important it is  to know there is always someone there – so you never feel alone. Metus then opens his eyes as the sun shines down on him, he stares up at Cable.

2nd story:Cable's safehouse, in a classified location, Nathan Summers sits at s workbench, repairing various weapons, when suddenly, a computer informs him that a timeline anomaly has been detected. Cable asks for details, and a holographic map appears before him, as the computer states that ther breach was detected in New York City, and provides Cable with the coordinates, when suddenly, a second anomaly is detected, then multiple anomalies. Cable looks at the map, and goes wide-eyed, 'It's...not possible' Cable gasps, as the computer tells him that there is an imminent threat to timeline stability, and the probability of deterioration is 98.965 percent....


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X of Swords, Chapter 8
280 miles above Earth, at the Peak. 'Your sword did the trick, son. Power is stable and flowing to the rest of the station' Jean Grey remarks to Nathan Summers a.k.a. Cable, the teenage version, as they and Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops stand in front of a sphere within the Peak, which glows with energy. Cable jokes that this is the first time he has ever stabbed anything back to life. Cyclops wonders if he should have asked what that sword could really do before now, but he was just happy Cable wasn't running around with a gun. 'Not to change the subject, but we're on a giant space station that – I'm guessing – holds thousands of people... so where is everyone?' Cable asks, and Jean, looking around, adds that she has been wondering that herself.
The trio carry on down a corridor as Scott asks 'Are you feeling anything?' to which Cable replies 'No'. 'I was asking the telepath in the family' Scott remarks. 'I'm a telepath' Cable exclaims, but Cyclops tells him that he doesn't practice enough. 'Boys. Please' Jean utters, before explaining that there is some kind of background interference – distortion, like an old radio that is stuck between stations, but she is picking up something. 'Something... or someone?' Cyclops asks. Jean confesses that she isn't sure, but tells Scott that she will let him know. Jean then explains that this deck is a ring, and suggests to Scott and Nathan that they go the other way and check the barracks to see if she missed anything – or anyone. 'Stay safe' Scott tells Jean. 'You too' Jean replies as she carries on down the corridor.
Walking down the corridor, Cable asks Cyclops if he is crazy, or if it looks like people's shadows have been burned into the bulkhead. 'No, you're not crazy. Whatever happened here on the Peak...the agents of SWORD went down swinging' Scott agrees. 'Hey, Magik. What's up?' Cable asks as a holo-message is received from Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik. Magik tells Cable that she was serious before – there is a clock on this thing, and they need him and his sword back on Krakoa. 'Where are you now?' she asks. Cable informs her that they are on the SWORD station, and he that he can't leave right now, as his sword is powering this place. 'It's a sword. Not a spark plug – get back here and be ready to swing it' Magik snaps.
Magik declares that not everyone who got drafted into this tournament is a warrior, but Cable is, and she needs him on Krakoa. Cyclops informs Magik that he and Jean are with Nathan and that they wil proceed home at best pace. 'Of course, Captain' Magik acknowledges, but Cyclops tells Cable that he would rather Cable not go. 'I think you should give me the sword... and let me do what I do'. Cable calls Cyclops “Dad” and tells him that he doesn't think it works that way. 'But thanks' he adds. 'I'm being serious, Nathan' Cyclops remarks. Cable looks at his father and tells him that he knows, and thanks him. They stop at a large double-door, which Cyclops examines closely and notes that it has been welded together hastily. 'How are we better than humankind if we make our children do our fighting too?' Cyclops asks as he fires an optic blast that cuts the door open. 'I'm already a warrior, and... what the hell is that?' Cable asks as he stares into the room. Cyclops looks concerned and contacts Jean, alerting her to something they have found in science lab fourteen that she should see.
'I'll be over shortly' Jean responds telepathically, asking Scott to give her a moment, as she has made her own discovery. Jean presses on a control switch and a door opens. She enters a room which has a large window that looks out into space – and in front of the window is a man. Jean pauses, before calling out 'Hello. Are you -' she begins, before the man asks 'You turned it back on, didn't you? You powered the station back on. Why would you do that?' Jean narrows her eyes and asks 'Why wouldn't we do that? Where is everyone?' The man doesn't turn around as he remarks that, at first, there was just the sound of it – the rhythm of it – screams and then silence, over and over again – repeating, repeating – all in their heads. He reveals that half the station was dead before they could regroup, and half of them are gone like they never existed. 'They were the lucky ones' he utters.
The man suddenly turns to Jean, his eyes are hollowed out, black, and a strange symbol has been burned on his forehead. 'Death would have been better' he utters. 'Who... who did this to you?' Jean asks. 'Not who. What. They tore through our defenses. We were unprepared for enemies that are not bound to our laws of physics' the man explains. He adds that after they retook the science lab at great cost, they managed to deploy agents to the other side – but they never came back. He informs Jean that he suspected it was a virus, but all the people who could confirm that they are all dead now. He then asks Jean if she has any idea what she has done. 'Show me' Jean tells him. The man puts his fingers to his eyes, 'That's one of the first things they taught us here. Resistance. How to train your mind so it's not a liability...' he begins, as his eyes get wider, and appear green, with a strange glow. 'But you should know what you've done... you should see the mark they leave... so take a look'.
Green energy radiates from the man's eyes and mouth, and as Jean connects with him psionically, she keels over. 'And now you know' the man utters. He then announces that they pledged their lives to defend this world – but no one came after them. There is an urgent red light flashing as the man engages the airlock – and he is shunted out of the room and into space. 'NO!' Jean shouts, but she is too late to intervene. She watches the man float out in space, before telepathically contacting Scott, asking him if he is still in the science lab, she warns him not to open any doors. 'I definitely won't open any...more doors' Scott responds. Jean runs out into the corridor, 'It murdered everyone on the station' she reports. 'We know' Scott responds as he and Cable look up at their discovery. 'Did Saturnyne know we'd find this?' Cable asks as they look at a large gateway, energy crackling around it, and bodies of the Peak agents scattered about the room.
'Was she trying to warn us?' Cable asks. 'I love the optimism, son... but ask yourself if there's a more likely motivation' Scott responds. 'She's hoping... this kills us?' Cable asks. 'Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you' Scott frowns. Jean arrives and announces that it is real, that she saw it in his head, but she didn't believe it. 'What on the other side?' Cable asks. 'A faceless death. Something called... the Vescora' Jean reveals, as green energy begins to appear in the gateway... and several multi-limbed humanoid creatures wearing some sort of spacesuits step through. 'Cleanse' one of them utters telepathically. 'Dissect' another remarks 'Learn' a third adds. Cyclops turns to Jean and asks her how bad he is going to feel after. 'It's a virus. The Vescora invade and replicate and move on' Jean explains. 'Great' Cyclops mutters, before telling Cable to get his gun.
Cyclops fires an optic blast, while Jean releases telekinetic energy and Cable uses a large gun that fires some sort of energy at the three Vescora, each attack shattering their spacesuits. But more Vescora emerge. 'Cleanse' one of them calls out. 'This reality is already fetid' one of them remarks. 'The detrius that feasts upon this decaying dimension will be categorised and then cleansed' another announces. 'Only when death is uniform can our work begin to mine the truth of the past' they add. 'Over my dead  body' Jean Grey calls out as she attacks them all with a telekinetic blast, as Cable watches on in shock. Jean tells Scott and Cable that they have to kill the power to the station, and instructs Cable to remove his sword from the igniter so they can deactivate the core. 'Got it!' Cable replies, as Jean releases an astral projection of herself, pointing out that this may be their only chance to see where the Vescora come from.
'My god...' Jean utters as her astral form sees countless more of the Vescora approaching. She gasps as her astral form returns to her body, and she quickly tells Scott not to hold back. 'CLEANSE' 'DISSECT' 'LEARN' the horde of Vescora utter as dozens of them start to make their way through the portal. 'As you wish' Scott tells Jean, releasing a powerful surge of optic energy that cuts through the Vescora.
Cable contacts his parents telepathically, 'Mom, Dad! Are you okay?' he asks them. 'The station just lurched!' he exclaims. Jean responds telepathically, informing Cable that his father was just mopping up down here, but that they really need to kill the power now. 'I'm here!' Cable calls out as he arrives back at the large sphere, which his space sword is currently powering. 'Hang on one sec...' Cable tells Jean. 'Nathan' Jean exclaims, while Cable telekinetically removes the sword. 'Disengaging from the ignition... depowering the core...' he announces, before the room is plunged into darkness. He holds the sword and shouts 'It's off! You guys okay?' he asks. Jean telepathically tells Nathan that they are, and that she is proud of him.
Krakoa, where Cable steps through a portal, 'Ladies and gentlemen. The Light of Krakoa is here!' he announces, before he slams his sword down into one of the symbols on the Voltus Glave, which lights up, alongside four other symbols, where more of the chosen Champions of Krakoa have gathered – Storm, Wolverine, Cypher and Magik. 'You told me it had an outer space name' Magik reminds Cable, telling him not to rename his sword, as that is lame. Cable ignores Magik and looks at Cypher, telling him that it is good to see him, and that  he had no idea he was a swordsman. 'I'm not' Cypher reminds. 'Oh' Cable utters.
'So, is it just me, or does it look like rain, captain?' Cyclops asks Magik, his thoughts projected into her mind. 'Feels like it's going to come down like daggers, sir' Magik responds. 'You got a plan?' she asks, turning to where Cyclops and Jean are walking through the nearby portal. Cyclops reports that he has been noodling on two things, two main problems – communication and transportation. 'Well, I have some suggestions for rides, but communication is not my strong suit' Magik replies. 'Uh, hi?' Cypher calls out. Still communicating telepathically, Jean states that Otherworld is locked down telepathically, but that he thinks they could punch their way through if they had enough of them working on it. 'Can that be done?' Cyclops asks. 'It must be done' Jean tells him.
Magik tells Cyclops that she supposes it is in his hands now. 'No place I'd rather leave it' Magik adds, before asking what else they need. Jean smiles at Magik and asks her if she can keep an eye on Nathan. 'Happy to' Magik smiles back. Cyclops puts a hand on Cable's shoulder and tells him to call if they need, they will be listening for him. 'I'd wish you luck, son, but you won't need it' Scott adds. 'Thanks' Cable replies, before asking why everyone is smiling. 'Cause we're gonna be okay' Scott smiles.