Uncanny Classic X-Men

Chapter 34: The Children of Magneto- Part 2

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel Comics.

Deep underneath Genosha-

'Avengers Assemble!'

X-Men and Avengers alike leapt into battle at Iron Man's command. Various teams of villains had banded together to kidnap members of all three teams. The Brotherhood had snatched Polaris from the X-Men, while the Acolytes and the Marauders had taken the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver from the Avengers and West Coast Avengers, respectively. Magneto had also been captured by the villains, and was strung up with the rest of his kin. Somehow, the mutant geneticist known as Mister Sinister was behind the whole thing. He had taken various members of Magneto's bloodline to experiment with their genetic material, just as he had with the Summers' years ago.

'We have to get out of here quick!' Cyclops yelled as he downed several villains with an optic blast. 'Sinister's probably got this whole place rigged to blow!'

'You're welcome to try and make an escape, Cyclops.' Iron Man responded as he took out more villains with a repulsor blast. 'What are we going to do about our friends? How the hell do we get them out?'

'I'm open to any plans.' Tigra chipped in as she vaulted over Harpoon's head and kicked him in the face. 'God, to think this is only my second day in charge of the West Coast Avengers.'

'Less talk, more smiting!' Thor said as he began to whirl his enchanted hammer above his head. 'I would recommend that you grab on to something.'

'Oh, hell. This is going to suck.' Iceman grimaced as he grabbed on to a computer console.

Thor continued to spin the mighty Mjolnir above his head and those villains not quick enough to heed the Thunder God's words and hold on to something began to be thrown around the room by the onslaught of wind.

'Well, that was over awfully quick, don't you think?' The Wasp said as she looked around at the fallen villains.

'Don't count these idiots out just yet.' Havok advised the Avengers. 'They're bound to have something up their sleeves.'

'Somebody help me get Pietro out of here…' Crystal grunted as she struggled to release her husband from the glass tank he was floating inside.

'Allow me, Crystal.' Beta Ray Bill said as he helped his teammate release the unconscious Quicksilver. The other heroes followed suit and set about releasing the other captives.

'They do not seem to be too badly harmed.' Beast stated as he checked up on the unconscious heroes. 'They should be up and about in no ti…'

'Rraaaghh!' Dark Beast interrupted his more heroic counterpart as he leapt upon him, not being as unconscious as once thought. 'I'm not finished with you yet, Henry!'

'I could say likewise, impostor!' Beast growled back as he kicked his evil doppelganger away from him. 'Surrender now; you are beaten.'

'Surrender?' Dark Beast scoffed. 'Never!'

POW!

A silver-and-blue blur threw Dark Beast off his feet, sending him crashing against a nearby console.

'Pietro!' Crystal beamed as she grabbed her husband in a big hug. 'You're okay!'

'Of course I'm fine, dear.' Quicksilver mused. 'What the hell happened here?'

'My guess is that we were kidnapped, and everybody is here to rescue us.' The Scarlet Witch stated, also up and around. 'Although, I fail to see why.'

'Explanations can wait.' iron Man said. 'We'd better get out of here before the whole place blows. I'd wager that console Quicksilver threw Dark Beast against was the complex's self destruct.'

As if in answer to Iron Man's comments, the whole room began to rumble and shake.

'Perhaps now would be a good time to make our escape.' Polaris agreed.

'What about the villains?' Banshee asked. 'We canna just leave them here.'

'We haven't got time to drag these idiots along with us.' Madelyne Pryor pointed out. 'Besides, it's not as if they'll be dead forever. How many times have you and Thor killed that Blockbuster moron?'

'Too many times than I would rather count.' Beta Ray Bill said. 'But Banshee is right, we cannot just leave them here. We must take them with us.'

'Everybody grab somebody and make your way out.' Cyclops said. 'We don't have much time.'

'No…' A weak voice piped up. 'Won't make it…'

'Father!' Polaris said as she knelt down beside the unsteady Magneto.

'Polaris, you must join your powers with mine…' Magneto said hoarsely. It was clear that the Master of Magnetism had taken much abuse from his time as Sinister's captive.

'I think I can see where you're going.' Jena Grey chipped in. 'Madelyne, can you help too?'

'Way ahead of you, Jean.' Madelyne nodded. 'Everybody gather close and hope this works…'

Up on the surface-

The giant monument to Magneto made out of scrapped Sentinel parts in the centre of Genosha began to quake and shudder as explosions ripped through it. It didn't take long for the monument to fall to the ground with a deafening boom. Slowly but surely, a sphere of magnetic and telekinetic force began to rise from the rubble. Magneto and Polaris along with Jean Grey and Madelyne Pryor had combined their powers to protect everybody and lift them out of the wreckage.

Once everybody was safe on the surface, Magneto let out a groan and fell to his knees. Combining his powers with the others had taken a lot out of the Master of Magnetism.

'Father!' Polaris gasped as she knelt down to help her father. 'He's passed out again!'

'We'll take care of him back at the Xavier Institute.' Cyclops said. 'Unless you have anything to say otherwise, Iron Man.'

'Now isn't the time to make a situation out of this.' Iron Man stated. 'Be careful, Cyclops. Magneto is still a wanted criminal. I don't want this to come back and bite everybody on the ass.'

'You're not seriously letting him take Magneto away, are you?' Quicksilver complained. 'He's dangerous! He should be locked up with the rest of the villains!'

'The X-Men know what they're doing, Pietro.' The Scarlet Witch told her brother. 'Have some faith. I'm sure everything will be fine.'

'I wish I was a trusting as you, sister.' Quicksilver frowned. 'I can't shake the feeling that no good can come of this.'

'I have taken the liberty to alert the nearest S.H.I.E.L.D. base.' The Vision piped up. 'They will be along to take the defeated villains into custody momentarily.'

'What about that Sinister guy?' Tigra asked. 'We can't just let him get off scot-free.'

'We can take care of that as well.' Cyclops responded. 'I'll have a team take care of him.'

'Then that leaves us nothing but bidding you farewell, X-Men.' Thor said as he held out his hand for Cyclops to shake. 'Farewell, X-Men. May the next time we meet be in more pleasant circumstances.'

TBC…

Next: Hellfire Party

'Uncanny Cabal' tie-in. Beast and Emma attend a posh party at Stark Tower. Unfortunately, the Hellfire Club decide to crash the event.