X-Men of Tomorrow
The X-Men are the property of Marvel Comics.
Mulder and Scully are the property of either Ten
Thirteen Productions, or Fox. The Tomorrow People are
owned by Nickelodeon Studios
Chapter 5
Washington DC
April 17
10:00 a.m.
"I don't think we should continue with this
investigation." Scully said. Mulder had just told her
what Mr. X. had told him.
"You've got to be kidding." Mulder said
incredulously. "We've got to continue this
investigation."
"Mulder this isn't about finding the truth or
government conspiracies." Scully told him. "This is
about the lives of five children. We can't help Gyric
find them."
Mulder thought about what she said. He'd been
pondering the possibilities in his head. Gyric worked
for another government, the kids were a result of some
weird experiment...
"You've made my point for me." he smiled.
"You're right, we can't help Gyric, who knows what he
wants with those kids. But think about this Scully:
Gyric has managed to reopen an investigation that had
been officially closed by the military. I think it's
safe to assume that he's a dangerous man to cross, we
have to find those kids before he does."
"You're right." Scully relented, after a moment of
thought. "But what now?"
"I think I've got an idea." Mulder picked up
the phone and dialed the number of one General Damon.
"Hello," Bill answered.
"Don't hang up." Mulder requested. "Just hear
me out. I've got some information on Gyric that I think
you'll find very interesting."
New York, New York
April 17
10:01 a.m.
"He's what?!" Bill fumed. "You're right Agent
Mulder I did find that interesting."
"We've got to find out what he's up to." Mulder
said. "And I've got a plan."
Westchester County, New York
April 17
10:00 a.m.
"Um," Jubilee said sheepishly. "Does anyone know
how to work this thing?" She held up the Cerebro unit.
The others merely looked at each other and nodded.
"Pay up." Max demanded of her brother. "She
admitted it."
Jubilee glared at them. "You guys have got to
get a better hobby."
Somewhere in the Atlantic
April 17
10:00 a.m.
"This is really getting weird." Megabyte said.
"Visitors from another dimension, a giant robot-"
"Giant robot?" Hotshot broke in, excitedly. "What
giant robot?"
"It attacked me in Australia." Adam said. "It
looked like a huge purple man. We think it might be
connected to a man named Gyric who's investigating us."
"Sentinels." Hotshot said. Suddenly it all made
sense. Gyric was using some base in this dimension to
attack the X-Men, and capture anyone in this dimension
with powers. "On second thought," he thought. "It
still makes no sense."
"I beg your pardon?" Kevin asked.
"The robot that attacked you is called a Sentinel.
Gyric is from our world. He's behind them. They're
designed to hunt down and capture mutants. You guys are
this world's equivalent. How'd you find out about him?"
"My dad is a high up in the CIA Gyric has involved
him and two FBI agents in the investigation."
"Investigation?" Hotshot wondered. "Why would he
want to mount an investigation in them if he knows they
exist? He's never mounted any `investigation' on
mutants. He's just assumed we were bad."
"Where is your father now?" Hotshot asked.
"Beats me." Megabyte answered. "But he usually
leaves me a message at home when he goes anywhere. We
can check there for starters."
"Cool." Hotshot said. "Let's do it."
England
April 17
11:00 a.m.
Gen. Damon walked briskly through the door. "I
hope he's here." he thought. "We don't have much time
if we're going to catch Gyric."
The familiar sound and sight of Megabyte and his
friends teleporting in relieved him of his fears.
"Great timing." he said. "I was need to talk to you-"
He suddenly noticed that there were more of them than
usual. "You've made some new friends I see." he smiled.
"Are you two teleporters two? Or are you civilians?"
"Neither." Hotshot said. "We're Mutants from
another dimension. We need to talk to you about Gyric."
New York, New York
April 18
7:30 a.m.
Mulder and Scully were a block away from the
restaurant they were supposed to meet Gyric in when they
saw a strange light from a nearby alley. Mulder pulled
over to see what was going on.
"Scully I think one of them just arrived." He ran
to the alley with Scully behind him. He got there just
in time to see red haired boy disappear. He left behind
a blond haired boy with a black cat sitting on his
shoulders.
"Uh, hi." the boy said.
The Sentinel was close to finding it's target.
It's new master had sent him to find it's former master
and capture him.
Westchester County
April 18
7:30 a.m.
After several minutes of fiddling, Jubilee had
finally managed to figure out the Cerebro unit. Suddenly
she found Hotshot, Changeling, and four other mutant
signatures in the city.
"Woah! Check this out! Hotshot may not have found
the X-Men, but something's goin' on."
"I can get us over there, but I can only take one
person at a time." Flash said.
"Let's do it." Jubilee said. "Will-I mean, Hotshot
and the others may need our help."
New York, New York
April 18
8:00 a.m.
The plan was simple. Gen. Damon and the two FBI
agents were to meet with Gyric in a public place, where
Megabyte and his friends would meet them. The hope was
that their presence would make Gyric tip his hand, and
that the teleporters could get away if danger
threatened.
And if that didn't work, then the sight of
Hotshot and his friend from Gyric's native Dimension was
sure to scare the truth out of him.
Megabyte saw his father just as he reached the
restaurant. Megabyte and Kevin followed at a discreet
distance with Adam right behind them.
"Who are you?" Scully asked. She didn't believe
for one second that anyone could really make themselves
disappear, but Gyric obviously did, and would do
anything to get his hands on one of the children he
believed could do so. But this boy in front of her was
not in the file. This whole case was just too
complicated.
*This might prove to be a problem.* the cat said.
*Might these be the two FBI agents Megabyte was talking
about?*
"Yes I think they are."
*Then we should be cautious when dealing with them.
Maybe they'll help us, but maybe the government on this
world supports Gyric.*
"Well you know they did formulate this whole
plan. Except for our part anyway."
"Who are you talking to?" Scully asked.
"I'd tell you, but you'd both think I was crazy."
"Well you're half right." Scully sighed. Why
couldn't anything be simple?
Gyric stepped out of the restaurant. Everyone was
late. Gyric did not like to be kept waiting. He hoped
they had not found out that he was not actually with the
government.
Then, looking to his left, he saw a sight that
made his heart leap. Three of the Teleporters were all
in one group. "Excellent!" he thought. "I knew
recruiting Damon would get those kids."
Then he glanced to his right. The FBI agents were
talking to one of the X-Men!
"Damn!" he thought. "How did those damn Muties
find me?" Then, he heard a sound that filled him with
terror. The sound was that of a jet engine propelling
something very big. One that he knew very well.
Hotshot heard the sound as well.
"Uh oh. Um agents Mulder and Scully, perhaps you
should um, hide. This could get nasty." He looked up
in the air and his fears were confirmed.
Scully followed the boy's gaze and gasped.
"Mulder! It's one of those robots that attacked the boy
in Australia!"
Mulder looked into the air and smiled wryly.
"Scully don't you dare tell me that's a weather
satellite."
Adam recognized the noise he was hearing.
"Guys, we've got a problem." He did not want to
find out what it wanted. From Hotshot's description, it
was probably bad.
"Damn!" Damon cursed. "This plan just went
strait to hell!"
The Sentinel set down in the middle of the street,
scanning the area. It stood still for a moment,
processing the information it's sensors were sending
it..
"MULTIPLE TARGETS. PROCESSING. PROCEED WITH
CAPTURE OF PRIMARY TARGET." It turned towards Gyric.
"Well here's an ethical dilemma." Hotshot said.
"Do I help Gyric, or bask in the irony of the
situation?"
"What are you talking about?" Mulder asked.
"That robot that's after Gyric is called a
Sentinel. And the Sentinels are Gyric's brain child."
He considered. "Ah what the hell. I didn't have
anything else to do anyway." He ran towards the
Tomorrow People. "Megabyte! Get Gyric out of here!"
Megabyte didn't even stop to think. He teleported
to Gyric, grabbed his arm and teleported away.
"PRIMARY TARGET GONE. PROCEED WITH CAPTURE OF
SECONDARY TARGETS."
"Adam would you be so kind as to get the rest of us
out of here?" Before Adam could answer, Jubilee and
Flash appeared in their midst. Flash disappeared before
Hotshot could blink.
"Hey Will I..." Jubilee suddenly became aware of
the huge shadow looming over them. "Oh no."
Before the robot had taken two steps, Flash had
brought the others.
"Do you know where Megabyte took Gyric?" Hotshot
asked Adam.
"Yes."
"Take us there. Anyone who doesn't get taken in
the first trip, keep away from that Sentinel. You guys
can focus in on telepathic energies right.?"
"Yes."
"All right. The cat will have to stay till the
last, so they can find us."
*Oh, joy.*
"All right everybody, it's time to play dodge the
Sentinel."
Mulder drew his gun and fired at the Sentinel. The
bullets ricocheted harmlessly off it.
"Mulder let's get out of..." Before Scully could
finish her sentence, Kevin and Adam arrived and
teleported them away. The rest managed to keep away
from the Sentinel long enough to get away.
New York, New York
April 18
8:30 a.m.
"All right Gyric." Hotshot said, once everyone was
safe. "What the hell is going on?"
"I don't have to answer to you Mutie." Gyric
snapped.
"But you do have to answer to us Gyric." Mulder
said. "I found out that you're not a member of the US
government."
"Or any other government." Bill added.
"Spill it dork." Jubilee said.
"All right!" Gyric exclaimed. "I'll tell you.
After the success of the new weapon we equipped the
Sentinels with*, I decided to see if it could be used
for exploration. I had a Sentinel open a portal and
went through with the Sentinel. The portal closed
behind me, and while I was worrying about that, someone
stole the Sentinel and tried to kill me. When she stole
it, she said `those teleporters won't get away from me
this time!' So I launched this investigation in hopes
of trying to find her."
*: see the author's note at the beginning of chapter 1.
To be continued...