Rescue and Revenge...

[Radar]

(Matthews pulled the trigger on the Tactical Sniper, and a guard fell. Matthews smiled and pulled his face away from the gun. The Temple of Nur was out in the middle of nowhere, but that hadn't stopped Weapon X from excavating the top from the myriad dunes that surronded it. Matthews looked through his binoculars and scanned the area. All of the outer guards were dead, now he could safely move into the temple. Less than half a mile away sat the tents. Matthews scanned them, but could find no one there. Of course, that didn't mean that they weren't there. As he got closer to the tents, he saw two soldiers and a Theta. Matthews kept walking, not even stopping to hide. As he walked he sent out brain waves and the trio turned around and faced him.)

Radar: You work for me now, yes or no?

Soldiers: Yes sir Captain Johnson.

Radar: All right good. Now where's Smith and Oracle?

Soldiers: They're inside of the Pyramid sir.

Radar: All right, grab a gun outta here, and guard this entrance. Nobody but me comes out alive got it?

Soldiers: Yes sir.

Radar: No more soldiers go in. Now if you see some rather strange individuals in black leather, bearing the symbol of an X with a circle around it, then they can come in. But that's the extent of it. If they give you any orders outside of self-termination, follow them to the best of your abilities. Got it?

Soldiers: Yes sir. Got it sir.

Radar: You too? (Looked at Theata).

Theta: Wesh kir. Gott lit kir.

Radar: Yeah, work on the speech buddy.

(Radar hands one of the soldiers one of his bags of guns, and they reinforce their arms. As Matthews slings the last bag over his shoulder, he sticks his hand out to the Theta.)

Radar: I need your Sonic Blaster.

(The Theta's arm buzzes and shoots off steam as it's arm cannon comes off. Matthews takes the tip of the cannon off and shoves it into his bag. As the Theta starts to reassemble its arm, Matthews nods to the trio and descends into the darkness of the temple.)

[Radar]

(Matthews spotted two soldiers guarding the exit of the long corridor he had been descending down for the past five minutes. Matthews smiled and softly placed his sniper down on the dusty floor. Matthews snuck over to the two soldiers on either side of the exit. As he neared them, he heard voices echoing. Matthews pulled his knife and as quickly as he could, grabbed the soldier, spun him around and made a quick stab. The guard fell down dead, and Matthews threw the knife at the other guard. It hit its mark and the guard fell down dead. Matthews looked over the edge of the balcony where the guards were, and saw a spiraling path farther into the pyramid's bowels. Yet something caught his eyes and he smiled. He saw Smith, Chirstina, and about ten other soldiers walking in a line down the path. Matthews quickly retrieved his sniper and took aim. As he located Smith's head, he smiled.)

Radar: This is long overdue, sir.

(A shot echoed out and the sniper in Matthews hands was cut in two. Matthews snapped his head up and looked around. Above him, on a higher platform stood Jehia and more than fifty Weapon X soldiers. In Jehia's hands was a sniper of her own. She smiled down at Matthews and dismissed the soldiers.)

Radar: Sh!t hitting the fan.

(Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Smith and his company stop and look up at him. Smith paused and then smiled and waved at Matthews before continuing down the path with Christina.)

Jehia: You should've died back in the U.S. Matthews. Save me the trouble of killing you.

Radar: You incredible b!tch. This isn't over.

Jehia: No, for you it is.

(Radar leapt out of the way as Jehia fired. The round blew a giant hole in the platform. Matthews spotted another path leading out of the room and ran down it. Jehia jumped from her platform and landed on the balcony. She looked up to see a gernade hit the ground in front of her. It blew up and Matthews felt a sting of regret for killing his ex-girlfriend. Yet as the smoke cleared, he saw Jehia standing on the balcony unharmed.)

Radar: What the fu--

(His voice caught in his throat as he witnessed her arm transform into a cannon. Abover her head, two more slits opened and two extra arms exploded from her torso.)

Jehia: Did you honestly think we wouldn't have a prototype Super Theta in the field?

Radar: That's where you went....

(Matthews felt his heart drop for being so stupid. He also knew it was because the woman he used to love, was dead, and replaced with this prototype monster.)

Jehia: Care to dance?

(Radar grabbed his handgun, aimed, and fired without hesitation.)

[Oracle]

(Christina and Smith continued down the sprialing path when the gunshots were heard. She really didn't want to pay any mind to it. She was just determined on getting the evitable over with. But Smith's direction to the balcony above caught her attention to make her take an upward glance. The man she saw quickly avoided the shots being fired at him, but in that slim sight of him... It couldn't have been possible.... could it?

Smith: Keep moving.

(Smith grabbed Christina's arm and pulled her to the front leading the way farther into the tomb. Christina noticed how her walk became a bit at a slower pace and that she constantly looked up once again to see exactly who it was that she saw. Smith noticed this, but only made actions to keep Christina moving down the path.)

[Radar]

(Matthews unloaded his clip into Jehia's face, but it had little effect on the Theta/soldier. Jehia raised her cannon arm, and started to charge it. Matthews, knowing full well what a Super Theta cannon could do, rushed Jehia and spun, kicking her face as hard as he could. He shouldn't have. Jehia caught his foot and threw him down the corridor. Matthews landed on his feet--barely. He snatched his bag from behind his back, unzipped it, and reached in to grab a gernade. Unfortunately, Jehia, in this state was not a ten foot monster. She kept her slender shape, and that was bad for Matthews. She was upon him in no time, shoving her palm into his nose, and kicking his feet out from under him. Matthews landed hard on his back, his eyes watering. He rolled over to avoid her heel and as he jumped up, he felt her foot land in his stomach. In a split second, it seemed like all of the air in the world was sucked away. Matthews gagged on nothing as he flew farther back down the corridor. He slammed into a wall, but before he could even land on his back, he felt Jehia grab his belt and sling him into the adjacent wall. Matthews groaned in pain, and felt himself being lifted again.)

Jehia: What's the matter Radar, don't love me anymore.

(Matthews looked into her rapidly graying face and could see her eyes glowing a translucent green. Her teeth became fangs and he frowned.)

Radar: Girl, you got real f@#$%&g nasty.

(Jehia growled and grabbed his head. She slammed it into the wall behind him. Radar cursed as pain singed up his head, but Jehia continued slamming his head into the wall. Twice, three times, four times...then was he still able to count. Everything went dull. Radar realized he was dying again. Dammit! Why couldn't he defend himself? Was he really going to let this b!tch kill him? Matthews, without realizing it, pulled his knife and stabbed it into Jehia's face. She screamed in pain, and Matthews yanked it out and stabbed again and again. Then it was dark. Everything went dark. Matthews opened his eyes and realized he was holding a needle of adrenaline. He could feel blood drying on his head and neck. He groaned, but he couldn't hear it. He could see Jehia lying on the ground a foot away. He plunged the needle into his arm and waited. He felt strength flow into his body, and staggered to his feet. He made his way slowly over to his bag, and pulled out an M4. As he shoved a magazine into the assault rifle, he pulled out an Uzi and another handgun. He strapped only one gernade onto his tactical vest and then stumbed back towards the balcony. As he did so, he could feel himself quickly getting tired again. Yet he fought through it. He could at least save her. If only that.)

Radar: I'm coming Chrissy.

(Matthews started stumbling and staggering down the path, and into Nur's world.)

[Oracle]

(Near the end of the path, Christina could see Nur's sarcophagus just a few more feet further. The image she saw now was exactly like her previous vision. The sight still sent chills down her spine for she knew what would eventually come next. As they entered descended off the path, Christina also noticed Chris, Ana, Magneto, and Wolverine already there. Each one of their eyes glowed red from Nur's possession. They were probably the ones who led the soldiers here. Smith stepped forward and took Christina by her arm again. They and about half of the soldiers walked closer to the sarcophagus while the others remained at the end of the path. Right on the side of the coffin, Smith turned Christina to face him with the blade in his hand. Smith smiled triumpthly while she just continued to stare at him impassively.

Smith: Tell Daddy and all your little friends I said "Hi".

(Christina showed no fear in her face and just closed her eyes waiting for the impact.)

[Radar]

(Matthews reached the end of the pathway and stumbled on. All of a sudden, the walls of the entire pyramid began to glow with a purplish-blue. Matthews hoped he wasn't too late and staggered on with desperation. As he neared the end of the path, he spotted Christina and the others. Thetas hid in the adjacent shadows as did Weapon X soldiers. Matthews felt the life draining from him, but only took aim at Smith's head. He called out, using the last of his strength.)

Radar: Let the girl go Smith.

(Smith spun and glared up at Radar. Guns were raised and they all pointed at Johson.)

Smith: You and Wolf share a similar annoying quality. You don't know when to STAY DEAD!

(Matthews snarled and started to tighten his finger around the trigger, when he felt a sting of lightning in his back. He looked down and realized he had been run through. One of Jehia's giant claws punched through his chest. Blood ran freely from his wound and he felt the blood bubble up and run out of his mouth. Matthews glanced back at Jehia.)

Radar: B!TCH!

(With everything he had, Matthews spun his rifle and shot Jehia. He saw some of the soldiers open fire and he felt himself being shot again and again. As he started to fall, he took one last aim at Smith and shot. The two bullets slammed into his hand, blowing it off. Matthews fell to the ground and gasped for air. Funny, after all this, he still managed to get himself killed. How ironic. But then again, he was Matthews Johnson. He could see Christina through one of the holes in the path and he thought about how great it could have been if he had been able to be with her. She was a smart, pretty woman. It really was a shame that she was forced into this. Oh well. Matthews Johnson wished her a fond farewell as he closed his eyes for the last time.)

[Oracle]

(When she thought her heart could not have been torn anymore, Christina became overwhelm with grief much stronger than before. Matthews, who she thought was dead, was really alive and came to rescue her, but he only met his end. As Smith clutched his arm after Matthews's assault, Christina made an attempt to run to him.)

Christina: NO!!!!

Smith: Grab her!

(Before Christina could reach Matthews's body, two soldiers grab her arms and tried to drag her back to Smith. Christina struggled to get away from them as she continued to cry and scream. Smith held the blade in his other hand and walked behind Christina. He and the others could sense Christina's powers beginning to grow out of control again as her eyes began to grow their purplish shade. In using a bittersweet voice, Smith holds the tip of the blade to Christina's back and tells her.

Smith: Don't worry. You'll see him again soon.

(And then Smith thrust the blade through. Christina let out a rough gasp as she heard the sickening sound and felt the immediate pain. Her eyes stopped their purple glow and returned to her blue eyes as her head dropped down. Just in her vision, she saw her bloody hands instinctively covering her fatal injury. Soon the sickening noise was heard once again, and Christina realize that all of her strength was drawn out of her along with the blade. As she collasped to the ground, she looked and saw the mysterious light radiating from the sarcophagus as it slowly began to open. Christina turned her head and looked once more at Matthews's body. At least Smith was right, she didn't have to worry anymore. She would see him again, and she would have found her peace. Christina's eyelids dropped as her last breath slowly escaped from her body.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz had charged through the tomb, being guided by her Master. Several soldiers tried to stop her, but she either slashed them with her daggers or just dodged them. She could now hear the sound of a girl screaming. It was Christina! Reaching deep inside her, she found the strength that she needed to keep going at top speed. Finally she reaches the main room and, somehow, sees the strange light radiating from the sarcophagus. Without even thinking, Liz drops to one knee and bows before the tomb. Though she cannot see the god standing up in his coffin, she can feel his presence and power growing. He waves one of his immense hands to one side then down to hit the ground, causing it to crack and split until it crumbled, creating a giant pit before the sarcophagus. Inside the crater, eternal fire burned. The god waved his hand again, calling up some of the fire. He turned to his coffin and, using the fire, molded it into a throne. Turning around again, he sits down and looks out over his new kingdom...

En Sabah Nur had returned at last.

[Shadowcat]

(Kitty caught up with Wolf and Nigai at the foot of the pathway. She saw Radar's body lying a few feet in front of them and farther down was Christina's. They were too late and the truth was staring them in the face as she looked and saw the mutant god sitting on his throne with Liz, Chris, and the others by his side. In both horror and awe, Kitty stared at the whole scene taking place before them.)

Shadowcat: Oh my God.....

[Mindcontrol]

(Mindcontrol's eyes could not believe what they were seeing. Liz bowing down like a meaningless slave. The four horsemen standing around the one he wished that he wasn't seeing. Apocalypse looking over all of them. Then laying on the ground, Christina dead. A single tear ran down his face as he witnessed all this.)

Mindcontrol: We ... failed.

(In an instant Mindcontrol's sadness turned into raging fury. Mindcontrol's eyes turned a bright blue the same color as his telekineses energy. The single tear turned the same color. Mindcontrol looked at his fellow team mates from the side of his left eye. Mindcontrol starts to speak to them in a distorted and darker voice that sounds nothing from his normal voice.)

Mindcontrol: You guys are ready?

[akiravadel]

(Nigai laughed almost evilly as he twirled his staff around and thrust it on the ground. Through his smile you could see his two sets of fangs on the top came out before the two sets on the bottom joined in.)

Nigai: Lets begin!

[Nightcat]

(Nur smiles down at the X-men like they are tiny ants about to be crushed. He turns to Liz and motions for her to stand, which she does. She might be blind, but somehow, she knows what her Master wants her to do. As she stands, she grips the hilt of one of her katanas and turns to face her former team. She is definitely not the woman that was part of the X-men. She was now the tool of the risen mutant god, useful for nothing except doing his work. The wind coming from the desert whips through the area, causing Liz's dress and hair to whip around her. Her dead eyes narrow at her former team as though she could really see them. When she speaks, her accent is gone.)

Liz: You dare challenge En Sabah Nur! You will die for that!

[akiravadel]

Nigai: Like h3ll we will!

(He ran towards her flipping his staff back ready for battle. His plan was to knock her unconscious so he wouldn't hurt her so they could get to Nur.)

Nigai: Let's go Liz!

(He threw a small throwing knife towards her body knowing she could easily dodge it.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz reaches to her left and draws her first katana. Before it is fully unsheathed, the throwing knife hits the blade of the sword. Liz smirks as she hears the metal hit metal. She turns her head slightly to get Nur into what used to be her peripheral view. Somehow, she can "see" him nod his approval to fight. Turning back to Nigai, Liz narrows her eyes.)

Liz: I will give you one more chance. You do not want to fight me.

[akiravadel]

(Nigai's eyes narrowed as he stopped taking up a defensive position.)

Nigai: Haha! You have no idea who your dealing with! We're going to finish this now so lets go!