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What If...# 151

This is another time and another place. Things you know of the first
Earth will only help you a little here. In the quest for peace and
justice for all, a group of heroes challenges the world they live on.
Forces of evil and magic close upon them but for the X-Men, it is why
they are together. In a world of evil and injustice, a light must come
into this world. . .X: The Third Earth.
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Morning: 8:14 a.m.:
A man yawns as he exits the front doors of his castle. He is saluted
by guards as he walks down the corridors. He turns to see the two suns
raise in the mountains high an mighty. Birds fly wistfully through the
sky. His brown hair flies in the breeze. He walks through the brushes
filled with flowers. He turns to his left to smile at a woman in red.
She is walking with a young girl with red hair. His heart sinks in
sheer happiness. The man walks to them with a smile on his face.
"Hello ladies. How are my favorite girls this morning?" The man
said proudly. The woman kissed the man passionately as the girl jumped
to hug the man.
"Hi daddy!" The girl's embrace was tight.
The woman pulls the girl away from her father to kiss him again.
"She wanted to see you. So did I. Sleep well Scott?"
Princess Jean was rather pump at this time, due to her pregnancy.
Scott did not care. He was happy to be a father. " I never have too many
problems as long as you are with me. As for this little woman," Scott
lifting his daughter," I never mind her wanting to see me. And how are
you this morning Rachel?"
"Fine daddy. Can you have breakfast with us daddy?" Rachel had eyes
that melted the heart of her father more than any fire on this planet.
Scott picks her up. " I would not do anything else this morning then
enjoy being with my favorite girls. Jean , where is little Nate."
Jean turns to her husband. "Nate is with Justice this morning. They
are practicing Telekinetics again. I send word that Nate should be here
by breakfast."
Scott nods , kissing his wife. "Well, let me get to my morning
training. I shall see you all at nine."
"bye daddy!'
Scott waves to his wife and daughter as they enter the castle once
again. Scott looks at the garden he was in. Being the Prince of
Graymalkin had its privileges. Scott walked forward some in slink
movement. In the shadows behind him, two yellow eyes were present.
Scott here a cracking sound in front of him.
"I thought they would never leave." A blue furred man jumped from
the shadowed bushes , attacking the Prince. Scott felt a force of a kick
to his jaw. Scott was stunned for merely a moment. Scott jumped to him
feet to face his attacker. He saw a man in blue fur with a nearly
bawled head. His eyes were yellow and stood in a fighting stance. Scott
smirked at looking at him.
"Well well Nightcrawler! You want a fight, you have one." Scott had
unleashed his sword. His eyes began to burn red with fire. He thrusted
towards the furred man with speed and grace. The two locked in combat
with each other till the other gives in. Scott and Nightcrawler fight
with vigor. Scott begins to slash at the blue man but Nightcrawler uses
his agility to his advantage.
In a whirl of battle, Scott was tripped by the tail of his opponent.
"Someone needs more practice against me. Ja?" Nightcrawler's voice was
filled with mocking laughter. Scott , on the other hand, retaliated. In
an instant , Scott shot a beam at his friend. Nightcrawler had taking a
hit to his side. Scott moved in with his sword only to miss as the blue
mutant teleported with a smack of smoke.
"Damn it! Kurt! Kurt! I hate it when he does that this close to me.
He really stinks when he does that." Scott was dropped from behind by
the eager Nightcrawler. His hand on his blade and his feet restraining
Prince Scott. "Not bad but I can't help that I stink. But are you sure
it is not just your own sword play."
Scott laid a widespread blast on Nightcrawler, lifting him off his
feet. Nightcrawler landed only a few feet behind the blue man. The
Prince says " And who stinks Kurt?" Prince Scott had a smile on his
face. He put his hand out for Kurt to take.
"You only had that beam so you would not get sliced." Kurt
complained. As the two were laughing , Scott's brother Alex appeared.
Alex was very serious in his tone. "It is almost time for breakfast
and you two play like children. I wonder how father ever chose you to
be his successor Scott. " alex was very arrogant and bitter. He did not
like the fact that King Christopher chose Scott over Alex.
"Alex, we were having some fun. Plus, training never hurt anyone."
"But playing around does Scott. You two had better learn that or
you will not survive for the future."
The two look at the departing Prince Alex with pity. Alex was so
cold most of the time. The two let their thoughts of Alex disappear as
they head for the dining hall.
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In the dining hall, the Princess of Westchester, Jean, had sat on
her chair near her father in law, King Christopher. Princess Jean's
daughter , on the other side of her mother and next to her robotic
guardian, Nanny. Rachel walked to her grandfather and gave him a kiss.
The king was happy to receive a kiss from the young girl. His heart
smiled at his granddaughter. She was strong like her mother but had the
determination of her father. Prince Scott. King Christopher looked on as
Prince Alex walked in, bumping into his niece. Rachel looked up at Alex.
Rachel stood still as Alex smiled at Rachel.
"Good morning Munchkin! How are you?" Alex said to Rachel. There was
something to Alex that bothered her but she kissed him on the cheek.
Alex turns to his father and sister in law to greet them. "Morning Jean
, father! Is breakfast ready?"
Christopher puts his hand out to the table, were there are lush
servings of food all over. alex's mouth watered then took his seat.
Rachel ran around the room laughing again when she looked out the
window. A bird looked at her. There eyes were locked. Rachel felt
something wrong with this bird and wanted to find out. She moved to the
ledge as she lost balance. Rachel screamed as she was caught by to sets
of hands. She looks up to see two famous people that she has come to
know.
"Are you all right pumpkin?" Rachel sees the faces of her mother's
guard Logan and the royal Wizard, Wizard X.
"Thank you Uncle Logan!" The two put down the young princess by her
mother, who hugs rachel intensely.
Wizard X moves by the King.
"We most talk, my king."
Christopher looks at the wizard and nods. Whenever the two of them
wanted to have a private conversation, the King would nod and let
Xavier, known as Wizard X throughout the land, go about to talk
telepathically.
' What news have you come to give me Xavier'
'The time has come to fulfill the prophecies of past. A danger is
on the rise. My Cerebros detected it earlier.'
'Are you certain of this Xavier? Can it be time?'
Xavier nods then psi-speaks. ' Soon, Magneto will be free once more.
Then all hell shall fall loose upon the land. We must gather the
warriors we need. It is time. It is time for the X-Men.'
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THE SOUL SWORD QUEST PART I: GENESIS

created and written by Frankie Rodriguez

Prince Scott and Nightcrawler entered the dining hall, laughing and
smiling. Princess Jean moves to her husband and kisses him. The Prince
pulls out the chair for his wife to sit down again while Nightcrawler
sits by Logan. Prince Scott prepares to sit as his daughter jumps on
his lap. He playfully lifts the girl in his arms with sheer happiness.
This moment is something he always wanted to savior. He turns to his
father. "Morning Father. How are you this morning?"
King Christopher stood quite as his first son asked him good
morning. Scott and Alex felt that this was odd. Scott was about to say
something again when Vance enters the room with his son, Prince Nathan.
Nathan runs to both his parents with a smile on his face as well as
dirt. "Dad , mom!! I blast a dozen bottles apart today! I am getting
better in combat too. Isn' t that right Vance?" The boy, being only
ten, had much enthusiasm as any ten year old could have. Scott and Jean
smiled at the young boy. Vance moves to the proud parents of the boy.
"He is taking his training seriously now. Nate's telekinetic powers
are far ahead of any average mutant on this planet. he will definitely
surpass the power of the two of you."
Princess Jean found little comfort in that, know that her powers
have been as much as a curse than a blessing at times. Scott smiled
proudly at his son , then motioned them to sit down. Scott turns to his
father once more.
"Father, isn't that wonderful?"
King Christopher was still in the zone.
"Father!"
Christopher turns to his first born. "I am sorry son. You were
saying?"
"Good morning. I was saying about how Nate was doing well in the
study of his powers."
Christopher just looks at him blankly. Everyone begins to notice.
Alex asks, "Is something wrong father?"
Christopher was trying to keep himself cool but he knew he could
not. "I have news. Trouble is on the horizon. We must prepare Graymalkin
and Westchester for the worse."
"What kind of trouble my king?" beings to inquire Kurt.
Christopher takes a breathe. " Danger that could swallow the world.
It is time that we prepare for his coming. For his return."
"Who's return?" Princess Jean cries to her father in law.
Wizard X steps forward. " For Magnus. For Magneto!"
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In a castle on the far side of the Savage Mountains, a man in black
robes awaits for his spy to return. A knock is heard from a window not
far from him. The man moves towards it to see a bird, the same bird that
was by the royal castle in Graymalkin earlier. The bird, a raven, lands
on the hand of the black robed man. He closes his eyes to see what the
bird has seen. The bird saw the young princess, King christopher. The
young girl is attracted by the bird. Was the bird found out? No. To set
of hands, saving the young girl. Logan and- Wizard X! The man opened his
eyes.
"Well. Xavier was there. That means . . . it is time. He can be free
soon." The man in black rang a bell that had a small man hunched over
come to him. He was wearing green and looked like a frog.
"Yes my lord."
"Gather the Mutates, Toad. The time has come to prepare the way for
Magneto at last."
Toad nods at the commands and is off . The man looks to the sky
with a evil grin. "This may prove most *sinister* to the Summers
royalty."
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Wizard X was now in a great hall where all the court would meet.
Gathered in that room where Vance, Logan, Nightcrawler, Prince Alex,
King Christopher and Prince Scott. The wizard turns to them. The first
words came out of Scott's mouth.
"The X-Men?! What are X-Men?" Prince Scott inquired the question all
but two wanted to know.
The wizard turns to the prince. " The X-Men are the chosen guard
that most defend this world from evil and injustice."
Prince Alex lets out a sigh. "Xavier, No such group exists."
"That is where some of you will come in. The group are chosen by the
powers that Xavier possess." The king entered the conversation.
Alex continues, "And these X-Men are suppose to stop Magneto?!
Really? this sounds like some off the wall fantasy."
"That is a little hard to swallow," Kurt adds.
Xavier turns to Prince Alex and Kurt. "This is no fantasy. Just like
the fact that your father and I had imprisoned Magnus long ago. This is
all very really and Magneto will be a very dangerous threat."
"So what are these X-Men are suppose to do? Just stop Magneto?"
Logan says. His arms are folded.
Xavier shakes his hand. "The X-Men most also protect this world and
the soul sword."
Everyone but the king and Xavier jumped at his words. " The Soul
Sword?! But we don't know where it is?" Kurt exclaims.
"but you will Kurt. You see, you are the first X-Man."
"What?!!!?!!" exclaims Kurt , Scott and Logan.
Wizard X walked up to the blue furred court member. Xavier puts his
hand on the shoulder of Kurt and smiles. "You see, it has been foretold
that you are the first to be an X-Man."
Vance asks, " What about me? or the Princes?"
"Their futures lie in different areas. I am not sure but both are
not to be X-Men at this time. As for you Vance, you must stay guardian
to both the two children of Prince Scott and Princess Jean." Xavier was
blunt and to the point in stating what he had known.
Nightcrawler turns to the King. " I am not sure if that is a good
idea. Who will watch Scott in my absence?"
"Scott will be taken care of. Even more so than ever," King
Christopher says with a smile.
Alex raise an eyebrow. "What do you mean father?"
"I have decided that the time for our kingdom to fortify itself is
now. That is why I will step down and Scott will take over as king."
Alex could not take this news. He lashed out on the men in the room.
Alex charged his power. "*I* deserve to be king. ME! Not Scott father!!
Why have you done this to me!!!!???"
King Christopher was scared as Logan jumps on Alex , putting him
down. Scott stood in his place in shock. Wizard X turns to Nightcrawler.
"You must begin your quest. The others that are to join you have been
selected with the help of a woman with powers of probabilities. She will
also be an X-Man."
"Why?! Father!!" cries out Alex as he blasts Logan off of him. Alex
turns to his brother. He blasts at Scott with his cosmic rays, but they
do not affect Scott. Nightcrawler turns away from Xavier long enough to
take down Alex with a swift kick. Alex lays on the floor as a woman
enters the room. She is dressed in red with long, brown hair. She looks
at the men and say, "Hello. . .is this a bad time?"
"No. Everyone meet Wanda Maximoff. She will be an X-Man known as the
Crimson Mystic."
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Toad entered the long corridor which lead to the meeting room of
the Mutates. The Mutates were a group that served Toad's master. It is
believed that the master of the Mutates cause most of their mutations
from regular mutant abilities to something a whole lot more. Each of the
Mutates were selected to be the master's personal guard. Toad looked at
each member. There was Dragoness. Her powers over the flame were quite
effective , as was her hard skin. Thanks to the Master, she had real
leather wings and had increased invulnerability. There was Feral. Her
killer instincts were useful to the Master as she murdered members of
her family. There was Saquasatch. Once a humble scientist like their
master, but now a beast of power and rage. There was also Scorpion. He
was a mad man with a vicious sting. The Master increased his abilities
ten fold, making him all the more dangerous. Sauron , besides Toad, was
the last of the Mutates. He was their leader. His powers of flight and
hypnosis were awesome. Toad feared Sauron most but not as much as their
master.
"Mutates . . . the Master has ordered us to prepare for battle."
Toad shutter the words out. Sauron was the first to answer.
"at last! We must be ready for battle. What are our targets."
A black figure appeared before all the Mutates. It was their master.
"Your targets will be the Soul Sword and a group that will be known as
the X-Men."
The Mutates gasps in awe. "The legendary Soul Sword?! That has great
power my lord," Scorpion answers.
Feral smiles. "Who cares. I want to rip apart these so called
X-Men."
"And you shall . . .soon enough," The black garbbed man answers.
"Follow Nightcrawler and his followers and find that Sword. Then kill
that group."
Sauron smiled the best he could for a mutant that looked like a
pteryodacial man. "As you wish."
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The early afternoon rolled around as Nightcrawler and Crimson Mystic
were left on their way. They were on their way out of the kingdom as
they passed a familiar place. There, they had found the third X-Man,
known as Kitty Pryde Logan. She was the daughter of Logan, guard to Jean
in the Graymalkin royal palace. She was gathering her things when Logan
came to the door.
Nightcrawler's eyes locked with Logan. Logan and Kurt have been
friends for years. Kurt is Kitty's godfather. But Logan never expected
his first daughter to be one of the chosen. "Kurt, you can't be serious.
Kitty can not be an X-Man."
Crimson Mystic reacted first. "I am sorry Logan, but she is the one.
She is to be an X-Man. My probability was sure of that."
Kitty was packing her things. She was enjoying the fact that she
was chosen to be a warrior. Kitty has had a hard time breaking out on
her own, out of her father's shadow. She knew that this was her chance.
And she knew she had to take it. While she was putting things away in
one little bag, Logan and Kurt were arguing. Kitty and her sister,
Jubilee, were listening on.
"I absolutely forbid it. Kitty stays here."
Kurt turns to Logan. "This was not my choice. She was on of the
chosen. She has to go, for the fate of our world.'
Logan unsheathed his metal claws, holding them up to Kurt's face.
"She Stays!"
Jubilee and Kitty screamed in unison. "No!!" Kitty runs to her
father and pushes him away.
Kitty points to Logan with her eyes locked in a stubborn stare.
"Daddy, I love you and uncle Kurt but being an X-Man is something that
was destined for me. I am tired of having to hide behind the Great
Logan. Logan, the warrior of no bounds. Think of what that has done to
me and Jubie."
Logan looks somberly at his daughter. He knows that she has a point
but did not want to except it. "I am sorry you feel that way darlin'. I
didn't realize . . ."
"No you didn't. I am old enough to make my own decisions and I am
capable of taking care of myself. You know I am considering all the
training you put me and Jubie through. This is my chance and, as much as
I love you, I am going to take it." Kitty folded her arms, much the way
her father usually does.
Jubilee says, "Let her go daddy. I am still here."
Logan pouts for a second then moves to Kurt and Wanda. "You two
swear to take care of her?"
Kurt says, "Of course. I am her godfather herr Logan."
"We will Logan. Count on it," Wanda says solemnly.
Logan nods his head to Kitty as she screams in delight. She finished
packing her things and began to follow Wanda and Kurt out the door.
Kitty looks at her father once more before leaving. Logan says, "Miss
ya kiddo."
"I love ya too daddy." Kitty gives Logan a kiss on his cheek as well
as Jubilee's and runs off to join the others.
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Prince Alex walks down to the basement of the Graymalkin royal
castle. He passes through guards that salute him. He smiles at the
guards thinking, ' They should serve me, not Scott." Alex finds himself
in a private room in the lower levels of the castle were Wizard X cannot
find his thoughts. Alex has complete privacy here. He turns to a
communicator and turns it on. On the view screen of the comm was a man
known as Abyss.
"Well, Alex, nice to see you again. What is shaking at old
Graymalkin."
Alex bites his lip. "My father has decided that my brother will
take over soon."
"Too bad. It is a shame that your brother can't die."
Alex smiles. "Maybe he can. Now Abyss, I need a favor."
"What do you want Lexy?"
Alex had an evil smirk on his face. "I want to be a Horseman of
Apocalyse."
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Roberto DaCoasta is a member of the Nobles of Argentina. His
father is a wealthy man with power and respect. Through that power,
Roberto has become a very arrogant and self absorbed man. He is walking
down the streets of the city called San Marina, enjoying the young women
at his side. He goes about laughing at the power and demeaning others
under him.
What Roberto did not realize is that he was also a wanted man.
Roberto did not know, but his father was a member of the Cult of the
Sun. His father and the other cult members believe that Roberto is
there new God, reborn on Earth. Roberto does realize it but three men
are ready to kidnap him. The woman on his right tells the other women to
leave Roberto and her alone for a minute. Roberto smiles as he is
flatter, yet cockingly states that this was not a surprise. The woman
takes a small amount of dust from her side . She looks at Roberto and
blows the dust to his face. Roberto is disoriented for a few moments.
The man come from behind him, grabbing his arms and legs. The four
retreat with Roberto, without anyone giving a notion that they even
care.
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Kurt , Kitty and Wanda reach Platt's Valley. The sun sets under the
mountain tops to the west of them. The three have traveled long this
day. Still, they have a far journey ahead of them. The wind blew
warmly in the area they were currently residing. Kitty took a deep
breathe, smelling all the flowers and the trees. Nature had taken them
in, seducing the three with its gentle touch. Kurt pointed the group to
a clearing in which to set up camp. Kurt gathered wood as the two young
ladies were preparing a place to cook and the food to eat.
The three gathered around the fire to speak. Wanda spoke up first.
"What a day this has been."
"Agreed Wanda," says Kurt in a corner to the left of them. "This
will be a long quest for the Soul Sword."
Kitty turns to both of them while eating a slab of meat. " Do you
think we will encounter any type of villain or danger?"
"Danger is definite. As for villain, I doubt that very much. No one
knows that we are going after the Sword. If we encounter anyone, it will
*not* be for the sword." Kurt spoke bluntly about this.
Wanda laid down the her jewels and a box from Wizard X. The jewels
are the only keepsakes of her family she has left. As for the box,
Xavier has instructed her that the box has something *only* for the
those who will be X-Men. She brushed her hair from her face to talk to
her companions.
"Kurt, Kitty . . . Do you think we will be able to defeat Magneto?"
This is a question that both has not really yet pondered. Kitty
found the idea to be frightening as Kurt echoed the answer he though
appropriate. " I am not sure. The story behind the great battle with
Magneto has be spread across the land like a legend. It start back
nearly three decades ago. Magneto arose from a upon the land like a
terror. He preach supremacy for all those with power, stating that they
were in fact born gods of this plane. His powers were awesome as well
as destructive. All the power all that fury, used in destroying half
the population of Graymalkin, Westchester and Pasadena. Magento was
relentless. His soldiers marched onward as he planned on changing the
world in his own image. What was so frightening was that he almost
succeed if not for King Christopher and Xavier. The two fought against
Magneto till they found a way to trap him with the help of the royal
court of Graymalkin."
"I remember hearing the story. Father told me of it a long ago,"
Kitty says to Kurt.
"That is true. Christopher and Xavier locked away Magneto, hoping
that he would never be free but Destiny, prophet mistress, told that a
time for his freedom will come about. When it is really, dark soldiers
will free Magneto and the world will be in pain."
Wanda listened to the story closely. She knew that the people chosen
with her powers, along with Wizard X's, determine the warriors need to
stop Magneto. She listens on, feeling a slight tap on her leg. She
looks down and the jewels and box are gone. She gets angry, turning
around. "Kurt, Kitty -we have a thief."
The two get up quickly, falling into defensive stances. " Spread out
and find him."
Kitty turns to her right to hear running in the bushes. She begins
to run after him. "Over here guys!" Kitty glides on the sky. She jumps
on a tree branch, swing upward. She then, like her father taught her,
pushes herself down. He legs catch the feet of her opponent. The thief
flips away from her. Kurt pops up behind the thief to give him a kick.
The thief turns to Nightcrawler , bringing out his staff. Kurt whips
out his sword and the two go at. The thief thrusted his staff, only for
Kurt to disappear. Nightcrawler slashes at the thief only to be kicked
in the face. The two continue as Kitty runs at the thief , pushing him
down to the ground.
"Get up! I have been itching for a fight." Kitty looms over him as
the thief, throws blades at her. Weird thing about these blades are that
they exploded as soon as they hit something. Thankfully, Kitty made her
body intangible, letting the blades past right by her. Kurt was
surprised as the thief flipped to the side. Kurt popped up behind him
landing a haymaker.
The thief stumped on the ground. Blood dripped off his lips. Kurt
stood over him, pointing his sword on the thief's throat.
Kurt commandingly says, "Move an inch and I'll kill you."
Wanda just observed the fight, not sure of her place then she hears
the voice of the thief. " You won't kill me. You wouldn't you noble pig.
Gambit does not bow to anyone. Much less a devil spawn like you."
Kurt gritted his teeth as he prepared to slash the chest of the
thief. Wanda comes up to him. "No! Don't hurt him!"
"Wanda why?" Kurt says. The thief smiles at Wanda.
"That is Gambit . . .our next X-Man!"
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DECLARATIONS X
Hello there. Welcome to the first of what I hope to be a long line
of issues of this new world. I am excited as this is more and more
becoming my baby. X: the Third Earth has a lot going for it. All the
characters turned inside out and under my whim. A new world to plant
battles and legends. And my complete control over it. X: the Third Earth
started out to be a continuation of Kitty's fairy tale. After a while ,
it became more and more different will every thought I had. At first , I
wanted Kitty to lead the X-Men , but then I wanted to do something with
Kurt that would make him a main stay but not an accessory like the Bamf.
Then I thought of how close Wolverine is to both Kitty and Jubilee. I
wanted to play with that too. I wanted The Summers Family to have big
part and decided to make them all royalty. The more I thought about it,
the more I returned to the old cartoon Thundercats.
With that thought, I transformed the entire MV-1 on its ear creating
X: the Third Earth. In the coming months of the first year, you will see
plenty of familiar faces in different ways. Some old friends that were
good are now evil and vise versa. The Mutates will be an ongoing threat
for the first year of X till the Horsemen come into play. All this will
lead to the return of Magneto along with a couple other surprises. So
Just sit back relax and enjoy the ride. Oh . . . be careful what you
wish for around here. You might get it.
All comments please send to Declarations X at frankiekr@yahoo.com.
I hope to hear from everyone soon.

Frankie Rodriguez 10-24-98