Setting things up
The reason I told Magneto three months?
The stupid timeline.
I had created a basic timeline of all the movies and sequels that I have come into contact with in order to allow me to plan certain things in advance. Spider-Man 1, Spider-Man 2, and the Amazing Spider-Man had already occurred, therefore with Peter marrying Mary Jane soon,that leaves Spider-Man 3 coming up. If I made my timeline correct, it should be happening within the next month and a half. The three month target was to add in some margin of error and possibly give me time to study the symbiote.
Though, the events of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer hasn't happened yet. I wonder when that will happen?
Anyway, another reason is prep time. Magneto asked me who else I had planned for this mission, and honestly I had no one. No one human at least. I did have an army of Goblin drones. Similar to the drones I used against the Chitauri, the only difference is in the design. Painted green with the Goblin symbol on their shoulders and Chitauri weaponry in their systems, they would be very powerful against the Genoshan military. My plan of attack so far was simple, yet effective. Magneto and his Brotherhood along with several drones painted up and dressed in his decals will attack Hammer Bay, the main port of call and capital city in Genosha. While they are distracting the military, Myself and several drones will attack the capital building with their current king. We would sneak in, take out the guards, and take the king hostage. Sending out a message to Magneto to halt, I would send a message to the people asking for their surrender and declaring myself as king.
It was simple, hopefully effective, and I pray it would work, but right now it was the best I had. Once I become king however, things may be a tad bit difficult. Most of the people on the island were mutants already with only the plantation owners being humans. I would need to find a way to get the owners either off the island or have the mutants rise up from their captivity and kill their owners.
Either way brings in their own problems, but I know which one is more likely.
First things first though, making enough drones to make this attack possible. Nothing their military has can possibly affect the drones, but as they say, the more the merrier.
/
After careful deliberation on her part, the Ancient One finally agreed to use the Oz Formula to extend her life instead of using the Dark Dimensional energies. Luckily I had prepared a Gas Chamber or this moment in my base. Dr. Doom was currently in Latveria doing his own business. I knew he would return, he still had much to learn, but he was technically a master at this point. He could do what he wanted. If that meant conquering his country of birth? So be it.
He wasn't, I had placed a tracker in his suit, so I knew what he was planning at all times. I have Ultron watching it so as to tell me if he is planning on double crossing me. Right now he is with some gypsies in the Latverian countryside having a simple meal and conversation with the Gypsie elder.
"Your Sanctum is… Practical." She says as she looks around, Armors, weapons, and unfinished projects strewn about the room as she prepares to take the Oz formula.
"Thanks." I chuckle as I lead her over to the chamber. "It's home."
Right now I had her wearing a simple sports bra and yoga pants for the serum to work correctly. The serum not only gets absorbed via breathing it in, but also by being absorbed into the skin, hence why both Norman and I removed our shirts during the process. This is also why she needed to ditch the robe for once.
Not surprisingly, she was well toned. A few centuries of training would do that to a person I presume.
Shockingly enough her skin was riddled with scars from ancient battles and wars against demons I probably couldn't imagine. Across her stomach was what looked to be a burn scar about the width of my wrist and reached from below her left hip and reached up to right below her right breast. On her shoulder she had what looked like claw marks that went from her shoulder to the middle of her back. Those two were the biggest ones, but the rest of her body was littered with small scars. S
It was surprisingly hypnotic to simply look at them and try to imagine where they came from…
But now is not the time. Strapping her onto the metal table of the chamber, I make sure everything is stable and start the process.
"I'm going to warn you. It will hurt. Your body will try to rearrange itself to become better. Unfortunately it will hurt a lot."
"Start the process please." She says simply to my warnings.
"Ultron. Start it."
Immediately, green mist started flowing into the chamber covering her until all I could see was her face. Before long though, even that was covered from my sight.
"Ultron, keep tabs on her vitals." I say as I watch her through the mist. I had to put some magic dampening cuffs on her in order to prevent her from damaging the machine through the process. The cuffs were a new project and they seemed to work, so I had hopes.
Suddenly, I could hear her thrashing in pain, her jaw and eyes were clenched shut as she refused to scream. She struggled against her bonds, and I almost cringed when I heard some of her bones break from the serum reconstructing her body.
"Boss, her heart rate is skyrocketing. Any higher and she may go into cardiac arrest."
As soon as he said that however, she started slowing down her thrashing, her heart rate slowed to a near crawl as she passed out. Her scars were still there, but I had no doubt that the serum made its changes.
Venting the chamber, I walk in and unstrap her unconscious form. Removing her from the chamber, I walk over and set her in one of the medical beds and wait for her to wake up. I get busy on integrating the Sling Rings enchantments into my suits while she rests.
/
"Ugh…" I hear as I put the finishing touches on my heavy armor. I had only been able to fully enchant one suit of armor so far, and if any of them were going to have it, I wanted this one due to the fact I would be wearing it during the Siege of Genosha. I had also added a few tricks in as well such as lasers similar to those in the Iron Man suit and a few other tricks.
Turning to look at her, I see her slowly getting up from her position and rub her head in pain. Grabbing a cup of tea I had prepared, I walk over to her and hand it to her.
"How do you feel?" I ask as I sip my own tea. She had gotten me addicted to it when I was living in Kamar Taj. Earl Grey with a dash of honey and a splash of milk.
"Like I had to fight an elder demon single handedly for months on end…" She groans as she takes the tea and sips it. I could almost see her relax from the tea.
"The formula takes its toll at first, but the benefits out weight your current discomfort." I say as I pull up a chair and sit down. "Give yourself about twenty-four hours. If you still feel like this, come see me at once. If not though, you should be in the clear."
"Thank you…" She says as she sips her tea. "You have given me a chance to escape Dormammu's influence. Without your assistance… who knows what may have happened."
"Umm… actually, that is something we need to talk about." I say. "Before today, what was the furthest point in time you could see in the future?"
"I am standing in the Astral realm with a man in the Cloak of Levitation. A lightning bolt crosses the sky in slow motion and I could feel my life fading." She says. "Why?"
"I used the Black Mirror and saw the future. You died on an operating table in a hospital. You were attacked in the Mirror dimension by several renegade Zealots who followed Dormammu." I say. "I would like to offer you a choice. Within the next year, I am starting a school for people with unique abilities. Magic, mutations, whatever. What I am offering is a chance for you to give your burden to someone else. The man in the cloak was a powerful sorcerer. I'd go so far as to claim more powerful than me, and he was willing to bend the rules. The Black Mirror claimed he would become your successor. You could give your burden of protecting the world from outside forces to the man in the cloak or someone else capable and become a teacher. No longer worrying about fighting demons or monsters, just teaching students how to master their abilities. Though, some may say fighting demons and monsters may be easier than dealing with a bunch of children."
"I… I would again have to think about it. It has been my duty to protect this realm from any magical forces trying to attack earth, for me to simply… give it up would be very difficult."
"Don't worry about it. Once the school is up and running I will let you know. It won't require a teacher right away, but if you ever want to get away and try something new, let me know." I say. "Now. Onto more important matters, how the Oz formula is working with your blood stream."
And with that, I take a sample of her blood and we simply talk while I run several tests to make sure she was all clear.
/
"We are now seeing the beginnings of another stage of human evolution. These mutations manifest at puberty, often triggered by periods of emotional stress." Jean Grey says as she tries to convince the counsel to revoke the Mutant Registration Act.
It had been about a week since I had given the Ancient one the serum and about a week and a half since I asked Magneto to help me take over Genosha, Unfortunately however, I had miscalculated the timeline. If I am right, this is the start of X-Men 1. I can only hope that Genosha would act as big enough of a distraction for Magneto while everything happens, thus throwing off the events of the X-Men series.
Speaking of X-Men, I need to find Stryker and take him out. His vendetta against mutants is ridiculous. I get his point of view, but it was still kind of stupid.
"Thank you, Miss Grey. It was quite educational. However, it fails to address the issue that is the focus of this hearing. Three words: are mutants dangerous?" Senator Kelly rebuffs.
"I can answer that." I interrupt, standing from my seat and walking to the podium.
"Excuse me, but what are you doing? This is a debate between myself and Miss Grey." Senator Kelly asks me.
"Think of it as her tagging out and me tagging in?" I reply as I shoo Jean away from the podium and over to her seat. "Anyway, onto the debate. Humor me for a moment as I give you all a history lesson. Adolph Hitler believed that the Jews, Gypsies, Romani, essentially anyone not German, were beneath him and subsequently Germans. He believed that because of a slight genetic difference, the Germans were the superior race. Anyone who did not fit the bill of the 'Perfect German' was persecuted. Jews were forced to wear the Star of David because of their faith."
"I don't see how this has anything to do with Mutants, Dr. Osborn." The Senator says.
"Give me a moment, I'm almost to my point." I reply. "It is also true that before the Civil Right Movement for African Americans, They were prosecuted due to the color of their skin. One hunred years ago, women couldn't even vote."
"If you would get to the point?"
"My point, Senator Kelly, is that your Mutant Registration act is almost exactly what the Jews were put through before the Holocaust. Tell me Senator Kelly, are you prepared to prosecute a group of people because of something they had no control over? Mutants have as much choice in becoming a mutant as you had choosing to be a male." I argue.
"Dr. Osborn, I sincerely hope you are not calling me racist." He angrily replies, nearly standing in his rage.
"The definition of Racist is to feel superior to someone simply because of the circumstances of someones birth. If you truly hate Mutants Senator, how does that not make you a racist?" I reply. Waving at the crowd, I get down from the podium and leave, I made my point. There was no way he would even dare bring up the Act unless a powerful Mutant were to cause a scene like Magneto does at the end of X-Men 1. Walking out, I catch sight of Professor X.
"Dr. Osborn. I must admit, I wasn't expecting to see you here today." He greets me. Glancing around the crowd, I am thankful to not see Magneto here. Maybe he ditched his plan in order to better prepare to fight against Genosha. That means I need to either point Charles in Wolverine and Rogue's direction or I need to pick them up myself.
"It was the right thing to do. I told you, I was sympathetic to the Mutant cause." I reply simply.
"Why is that?" He asks me.
"Because I am a Mutate." I answer simply. "Not a mutant, I wasn't born with powers. I gave them to myself using a serum." Luckily no one was near us, so I could talk freely right now.
"Interesting. I have to say, I have never met anyone not born with their abilities. Perhaps you could come over to the mansion and Dr. McCoy could test you to see the extent of your abilities?" he tries to offer.
"I'm sorry Professor, but I know exactly the extent of my abilities. I am the owner of a multi-billion dollar company that specializes in science after all." I say. "Have a nice day Professor, I'm afraid I have places to be."
And with that, I leave the leader of the X-Men alone.
/
I have never been a fan of Professor X. He preaches equality, yet does nothing to promote it other than in a reactive setting. If there is a bill that harms a mutants rights, he will start debating against it or send someone else to debate for him, but he won't prevent it from happening in the first place or prevent it from happening again.
My little stunt threw the MRA out the window for the continued tenure of Kelly's career or until a mutant does something monumentally stupid. By that time however, Genosha will be a haven to mutants, mutates, and their families, thus preventing the MRA from affecting them.
Not that I won't fight back against it when it comes back up again.
All Xavier will do however is run his school and hope for the best. Knowing what I do however, I don't hope. I fight.
Which leads me to where I am now, using the Black Mirror to get a lock on Wolverine.
Standing in the middle of a cage ring, Wolverine was busy fighting a guy for money. What I found interesting is that this version of Wolverine wasn't a fighter, or at least not a trained fighter. He knew how to use his claws and throw a punch, but that is the extent of his fighting skills. Anything more and he is clueless, but with the Adamantium skeleton and healing factor, he doesn't really need much else.
He would be an interesting sparring partner considering he would be able to survive me going all out.
Creating a portal outside the bar, I cast an illusion over myself to make me look like a random guy off the street. Walking into the bar, I order a beer and walk over to the cage fight.
Over to the side, I see Rogue watching Wolverine with interest. Walking over, I decide to see if she was open to conversation.
"Excuse me ma'am. You don't look like you are from around here? Do you mind if I set down?" I ask her.
She just looks at me for a moment and nods.
"Do you know him?" I ask, pointing at Logan.
A shake of the head.
Shrugging, I continue watching Wolverine kick ass. From what I could tell, he let the other guy get a few hits in at first before fighting back and ending the fight quickly using his Adamantium knuckles to the other guys temple.
"AND THE WINNER! ONCE AGAIN! THE WOLVERINE!" the announcer yells. "WHO ELSE IS WILLING TO FIGHT THIS BEAST OF A MAN? ARE YOU GOING TO LET HIM TAKE YOUR MONEY?"
"I'll fight him." I say simply as I get up. It should be fun.
Taking off the coat and shirt I had on, I stand shirtless against Wolverine. I wanted to make it fair after all.
"FIGHT!" the announcer yells.
Circling each other for a few moments, I finally strike with a punch to the face. Damn that hurt. It was like punching a brick wall without powers. I did hold back however as I didn't want to reveal to much until after the fights end.
Striking his chest and stomach in rapid succession, I watch him collapse to the ground. Walking over to him, I prepare to punch him in the face, but instead, he punches my fist, breaking several of my fingers.
Clutching my fist to my chest so everyone can't see my hand glow while it heals, I dodge another punch and finally grab another punch with my newly healed hand. Using his momentum, I flip him over and pin him to the ground, twisting his arm behind his back with my knee in the center of his back.
Leaning down I get real close to his ear. "Meet me outside the bar after the fights, I have a business deal you may want to consider."
Letting him up after the announcer counted to three, I left the cage and took my winnings. I was going to give them to Wolverine plus a little extra anyway, so I honestly didn't care. Walking over to Rogue again after putting my shirt back on, I hand her a little bit of cash and ask her to follow me.
Looking at me strangely, she does so. I guess she thought I would try something.
"Calm down girl." I say as we get to an unused table where no one could hear us. "I know about your gift. Whenever you touch someone, you get their talents, their gifts, their memories, and life force."
"I-" She starts worriedly.
"Hey. Don't worry." I try to calm her. Handing her a bracelet, a modified version of Bruce's Anti-Hulk bracelet designed to turn off an X-Gene, I ask her to put it on.
After she puts it on, I tap her on the nose with a grin.
"You can touch people now." I say simply as she stares in shock at me.
The bracelet looks like I simple black wristband and I had made it shortly after visiting Magneto and fighting Sabertooth. Using his blood I had gotten on my claws, I had studied and eventually discovered a way to turn off the X-Gene. Unlike the supposed 'Cure' made with Leech's blood in X3, These devices are made with prototype nanobots that enter the bloodstream and attach to the DNA similarly to how Wolverine lost his healing powers in comics. The only difference is that the Nanobots are attached to the bracelet. Take it off, the nanobots turn off.
Of course I had a remote override switch that could turn it off whenever I wanted to, but she (And future mutants) don't need to know that.
Think of it as a safety measure. I don't want living nukes walking around my island without some form of off switch. I'd prefer Genosha to last longer than the first argument.
"The bracelet can turn off your powers and if you ever feel like using them again, take it off. The bracelet also doubles as a health monitor and checks for irregularities like diseases and stuff." I explain. It also has a tracker in the nanobots if I need to find her. "To check your own health, simply swipe the top of the bracelet to the right and it will produce a holographic image of yourself highlighting any issues you may have including things like allergies. If you swipe to the left, it will even tell you the time, weather, temperature, and several other things in your area."
"Why are you doing this for me?" She finally asks in her southern drawl after she stops gaping at me.
"Because I have an opportunity for you Anne Marie. Or do you prefer Rogue?"
"Rogue please."
"My name is Alexander Osborn." I say as I heat my hand up a little, just enough to make it glow. "And I am a mutant like you. I can manipulate the kinetic energies within my body and turn it into thermal energy. In short, I'm hot." I grin.
Yeah it's a lie, but she doesn't need to know about the Apex formula. Telling her I'm a mutant like her makes her a bit more trustworthy of me anyway.
She just gives me a look at my lame joke about my powers, but in the end she did grin a little, so I claimed that as a score.
"I need to tell Wolverine over there something as well, so you can hang with me for a little while if you want." I offer. She agrees and we wait.
/
"A beer." Logan orders from the bar after the last fight of the day. I'm honestly shocked he stayed to talk.
"Logan." I greet the feral mutant.
"Who the hell are you?" He asks me before chugging his beer.
"Someone who can tell you about your past." I reply. Rogue was currently sitting a few seats down on the bar.
Standing up suddenly, he grabs me by my collar and lifts me up. His six foot frame very different than the comic versions 5'3" frame.
"Tell me what you know." He growls at me. He hasn't drawn his claws yet, which I am grateful, but it was only a matter of time before he got impatient.
Grabbing his wrist and squeezing, I cause him to slowly let go and grunt in pain as I force him to the ground just by crushing the muscles in his arm.
"I'll tell you what I know when you start acting nice." I say to Logan, growling on the ground.
"Fine."
"Thank you." I reply as I let him go. His healing factor quickly repairing the crushed tendons as he gets up, rubbing his wrist.
"All I want from you is for you to come to New York with me. I have a few spare rooms where you can stay if you want, but all you have to do is stay there and I will help you regain your memories."
I knew he wouldn't stay. He was too much of a loner. He would always drift away only for him to come back later to save the day. So offering him a job was a no go as he just didn't care. However, offering him a chance at getting his memories back would get him to stay for a while longer.
"How do you know my past?" He asks me.
"Technically I don't, but I have ways of figuring things out. I am what's known as a sorcerer."
"Like Gandalf?" he asks with a scoff. "Magic is fake kid. Sorry to burst your bubble."
Huh. He's read Lord of the Rings… That was unexpected.
Standing up, I create a portal using my sling ring to an unused room in Oscorp tower.
"Then I guess you won't come? After all, magic isn't real and that was how I was going to discover your hidden memories." I say as I gesture for Rogue to follow. "See you around Logan."
As I am about to step into the portal, Barman gaping at me and what was happening, (Thank goodness I still had my illusion up and never let him hear my name) Logan leapt from his seat.
"Alright! I'll go with you!" he says before grumbling "Damn wizard."
Grinning at my success, we walk through the portal.