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What was that thing with Logan?
Also, did he could always scan globally?
Also, did he could always scan globally?
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What was that thing with Logan?
Also, did he could always scan globally?
Yeah, heck of a day, huh? From busting up Genosha's exploitive system to a frank romantic discussion with Rogue to reconnecting some of the most tangled family trees of Mutantkind. And you still have to pop the actual question.Earth 534834
8th February 1992
15:31 GMT -5
I walk in through the front doors of the Mansion, carefully closing the doors behind me.
Haaaaaa…
Admittedly, your way headed off multiple battles caused by misunderstandings that would have tanked the X-Men's already poor public image...I shouldn't complain, but it seems like I helped a few people in some really emotionally significant but practically minute ways. Mr. and Miss. Maximoff have gone twenty years without a father, and if they're working as superheroes -or at least as legal private security officers- then I doubt that they've got anything to gain from actually getting back in touch. I'm sure that Lorna would have worked out that Alexander was Scott's brother eventually, she's not an idiot.
I don't think he's too worried about much of anything right now, Lantern.Ah, speaking of. Scott's standing by the hallway telephone, looking a little stunned.
"Good afternoon. Has the team-?"
Yep, sometimes, all it takes to show solidarity with someone is a touch."That was my.. brother."
His voice wavers slightly as he says it, glasses not pointing towards me. I walk closer and pat his left shoulder with my right hand.
Which is suspicious in and of itself, isn't it, hmm?"Bit of a shock, huh?"
"Yeah. Yeah. I'm… We're going to meet up tomorrow. I haven't seen him in… Since the crash."
Why do I get the feeling Mister Sinister is about to be discovered well in advance of canon?"Do you know what..? Happened there? I mean, even if you landed in different places, you would have both told the authorities that you had a brother in the crash, right? Wouldn't they have..? Checked?"
"I don't know. But I'm going to ask some people." He seems to come more fully out of his fugue, turning to face me. "Thank you. If you hadn't found him, I might never have found out that the was still alive."
+Reputation: Cyclops. Not really why you ran this little subquest, sure, but every bit counts."I'm happy to help, but I… Wasn't actually looking for him, so… I don't want to claim too much credit."
He favours me with a small smile. "It still counts as far as I'm concerned."
And Alex would have been on it, given that he's working for the government... Honestly surprised Lantern didn't grab a copy for himself. Not like anyone could hack his Ring."Hey, bit of a shame we destroyed the mutant registration database. If we hadn't, they'd probably have matched you up weeks ago!"
That gets a weak laugh.
...One or two. One or two... Just not in this timeline, though."Hah. You could be right." He takes a deep breath. "I never asked, but exactly how far away can your ring detect things?"
"In theory, there's no limit. In practice, it depends on what I'm looking for. Do you have any other brothers I don't know about?"
I mean, it's not like there were two plane crashes in the same area on the same day, regardless. Definitely smacks of outside interference, doesn't it?"No, but… I guess one of the reasons why social services didn't ever put the two of us together is that no one ever found the wreckage. I never got to bury my-. Our, parents." He shakes his head. "I couldn't even tell you exactly where it happened."
"Ah… I could scan for it, but honestly… It… Sounds like if would be easier for you to do it."
Wise man. It takes a very distinct mind to wield an Orange Ring...I… Double check that I shut the door, then do a quick scan to check my surroundings. Seems safe.
I slide the ring off my finger and offer it to him. He doesn't take it.
...Let's not put that kind of power in the hands of a man as repressed as Scott Summers. Last thing we need is giant bugs or something running around."Jean told me about what happens when you lose control with that thing."
"That was the Professor deliberately provoking me. Something like this shouldn't trigger that. Or I can… Try if you prefer."
Being dysfunctional seems to be a required trait for any superhero in this universe, really.He nods. "I think that would be best."
"Alright." I slide the ring back on my left ring finger. "On an unrelated note, I don't suppose that you know any happily married couples, do you?"
Surprised he doesn't retain some meta-knowledge of Corsair. Or is that why he doesn't expect to find anything, eh?"Jean's parents? Ah… A couple of guys I knew at the orphanage got married, but I haven't really kept in touch. Why do you ask?"
"I realised that I didn't know any. Okay." Scott's a friend, and while I very much doubt that I'll find anyone alive, this would at least put his mind at ease. "Scan."
Naturally quick. Even if it's only 'please narrow selected criteria...'
Wonder if he'll pick up Cable? This is still some time before he was revealed to be Cyclop's time-displaced son...
And how many people will that pick up, I wonder. Old man Logan's had a few kids here and there that he never knew about, after all.Ring, in case that's us, scan for matches for Logan.
Report available.
Ah, I see he did ping a few relatives, then?Okay, I'll let him know. That's probably… Important.
"Ah, not… Sure what this means, exactly-."
Not anything that's his business to tell, anyway."You haven't..? Found..?"
"Oh, no, no. Sorry but… No. Ah. I haven't found anything."
Of course, if there was any trace of them on Earth, then he would have found it. Even if his initial scan was limited to just Alaska and north-western Canada, he could probably add a 'global' modifier with a though..."You did say that-."
"No, I checked the range. Unless my relationship with… Logan is much better than I thought it was, you parents… I can't find either remains or living people. If range is the limiting factor, wherever your plane went down would have to be further away than Alberta."
They'd have to have been pretty decisively destroyed to leave no trace, though...He shakes his head. "No, that's… Too far. But there aren't any bodies, you're sure about that?"
"Their remains might just have been removed later?"
Unlikely, but worth asking...
I'm sure they'll get into space sooner or later. Lilandra is Xavier's soul-mate, after all, and she'll be along eventually.He shakes his head. "Not as far as I know. Not all power are obvious, so that doesn't mean that they weren't, but I never saw them do anything unusual."
"Then I don't know. I'm sorry. I can-."
Looking to make it a double wedding, Lantern?"No, no, you've done more than enough." He looks away slightly, smiling. "It doesn't really seem real. Look, if there's anything I can ever do to repay you, just ask, okay?"
"Ah, well there was… You and Jean, are you planning to get married any time soon?"
And when a lady like that insists, you don't argue."Why? Are you planning to ask Rogue?"
"Yes. I thought waiting a little while would be better. She disagreed, so I've been flying around to distract myself while I try to work out how to actually propose properly… She hates her parents, but I got her foster parents' approval-."
And they are part of the founding group of X-Men. Guess Lantern doesn't want to show them up..."'Foster'-? You mean Mystique?"
I nod. "And Destiny. Point is, you and Jean have been together longer, so if you had something in the works, we can just-."
...Real amusing dynamic, given that Lantern is probably older than Scott by a few years. Even with Ring rejuvenation..."That's-" He shakes his head. "-not-. You don't need to do that."
"Okay. Um. Any… Suggestions?"
Hey, you could even discover the Blue Area early. Though I suspect the Watcher might not want visitors."I was just going to take Jean to a restaurant. What were you thinking?"
"Ah… I half-thought the moon? Only… I'd have to provide the air, because her ring would protect her from the low pressure but it wouldn't let her breathe… And it's hard to prepare a meal on the moon, and the low gravity isn't as much fun when we can both fly anyway."
Let's keep it simple, yeah. You're superheroes. Sometimes you need to stay grounded about these things.I look at him hopefully.
"I don't think that… That the exact situation matters quite that much. I think somewhere that means something to the two of you would be better than that sort of… Grand gesture."
"Huh." I nod, fabricating simple gold and diamond rings. "You know, I-. I think you're right. Somewhere… Yeah, okay. I'm going to go and do that now."
Logan is much better than I thought it was, your parents…
"Were either of them mutants?"
Not as far as I know. Not all powers are obvious...
Just off the top of my head, this could be Daken, Laura, the various members of the Mongrels, or the feral children that were taken in by Romulus. Or any combination thereof.Ring, in case that's us, scan for matches for Logan.
Report available.
Okay, I'll let him know. That's probably… Important.
Relations could also, technically, mean Sabertooth thereJust off the top of my head, this could be Daken, Laura, the various members of the Mongrels, or the feral children that were taken in by Romulus. Or any combination thereof.
When they said the stars are the limit, they didn't mean it literally.
'that he'"Thank you. If you hadn't found him, I might never have found out that the was still alive."
'like it'
With all the wacky comic shenanigans, I'd be amused if this was something really mundane."Do you know what..? Happened there? I mean, even if you landed in different places, you would have both told the authorities that you had a brother in the crash, right? Wouldn't they have..? Checked?"
"I don't know. But I'm going to ask some people." He seems to come more fully out of his fugue, turning to face me. "Thank you. If you hadn't found him, I might never have found out that the was still alive."
Not to mention the "Man on The Moon" will be there watching everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING."Ah… I half-thought the moon? Only… I'd have to provide the air, because her ring would protect her from the low pressure but it wouldn't let her breathe… And it's hard to prepare a meal on the moon, and the low gravity isn't as much fun when we can both fly anyway."
Thank you, corrected."Were either of them mutants?"
Not as far as I know. Not all powers are obvious...
As far as I'm concerned, that's his role. Having had to be responsible for himself for most of his life, he's developed into a solid and sensible man.
He located what he believes to be the remains of Logan's natural parents. He doesn't know who they are, but given Logan's memory issues he realises that they might help.
He's in another galaxy. This version of the SI wouldn't be able to scan him from Earth.Isn't Scott's dad a space pirate? Won't he be in space on a space pirate ship? Coolness skips generations.
Thank you, corrected.
Neither X-23 nor Daken exist in this setting, both first appearing in the comics long after the series stopped.Logan is going to be told about his clones and his natural son, and who knows who else Zoat is going to pull off his hat. X23 is the one that survived the whole ordeal and inherited Logan powers at full, but if we mix up the comics with the animated timeline, then some of the other cloned sisters/daughters should be still alive at this point in the timeline so Logan probably has around a dozen sisters/daughters to rescue from being experimented on, so that is probably going to be a mission for the Xmen in the near future. Daken should also be around at this time, so Paul is probably going to drop all these bombs on Logan at the same time.
Fun times ahead.
X-23 first appeared in X-Men: Evolution...though there are rumors that she's going to be in the continuation of the series along with several other more popular characters, same as how the original X-Men:TAS run didNeither X-23 nor Daken exist in this setting, both first appearing in the comics long after the series stopped.
Neither X-23 nor Daken exist in this setting, both first appearing in the comics long after the series stopped.
Unless the more recent comic book continuation of this continuity has added in Logan's'we can't say bastards due to station regulations'children, then they aren't going to be there.
The old comics did reference the possibility of hm having kids...old comics meaning the ones tied directly to the series, there was a short one, same with a spider-man one, and they'd planned an Iron Man and Avengers thing that never happened. One of the stories involved finding several old things related to Logan, a picture from WW2 of him with Fury and the Commandos and a portrait that's mainly obscured that's described as a family portrait in an old cabin that gets burned down due to Sabertooth and then Sentinels showing upPlease recall that the OG material for this is the x-men 92 cartoon....logan's preference for red heads and shagging his way across the last century or two got a bit of a clean up for a Sat. Morning Cartoon from the days of 'won't someone think of the children!'.
Zoat is adding pre-existing connections in a bit earlier then they show in the material, but they Are there to be had. Unless the more recent comic book continuation of this continuity has added in Logan's'we can't say bastards due to station regulations'children, then they aren't going to be there.
Perhaps he was a wiser man then his 616 alternate when it came to protection, maybe fewer ladies on this earth were in to short hairy foul tempered canadians.
The Closest thing that comes to mind from the cartoon was the Age of Apocalypse episodes with an Alternate Logan wedded to Storm, and the possible implications for that pair once Jean and Scott settle the 'it's a love triangle if you happen to be a few (canadian) beers in and squint a bit' with him.
Oh Jumped Up Elementals, stopping to think about Jean, I've just realized how much of a short circuit this Paul is to the cartoon's Phoenix Saga....
Let's hope he somehow doesn't learn to slow down his perspective of time more than he does now. Otherwise, we'll probably get entire posts dedicated to the extremely detailed killing of a handful of people.I know, right? Only 'almost' beautiful? I guess he's in too much of a rush to appreciate it.
Perhaps the next time he does do so, Jade will be involved in some way.
That should say 'failed'."Yes, though we have filed to make any progress on deciding what to do with the nation."
I'm interested in seeing how introducing Cable to the current X-Men will play out. And have any of them asked Paul what else he knows?"Cable, X-Man from the future. Needed a break from fighting Apocalypse?"
His eyes narrow. "Something like that. How do you know me?"
"Parallel universe thing. Look, I need an X-Man to police the beach, and-" I point to his collar. "-you count. Help me out and I'll help you out."
He snarls as he looks towards the prison. "This place reminds me of Apocalypse's breeding pens. Every one of them deserves to die."
"People seldom get what they deserve. I'm afraid that they'll probably just get live imprisonment. Also, none of them are going to be in a position to hurt anyone else ever again."
"And you'll owe me."
"I can introduce you to your father's younger self. I haven't tested myself against someone in Apocalypse's weight class before, but I think I can make myself useful. If that's what you want. Food and equipment, to transport back to the future?"
He considers, then nods. "I can do guard duty. But don't tell my father about me. I don't want to erase myself from time."
I nod as I send out filaments. "Transporting now."
We appear on the beach, and I detach my filaments from Cable before flying back to… Her original room. She didn't move, because her stuff was already in here. I land on the balcony and walk into the room.
It's nice that this version of the SI is able to propose to the woman he loves. Also, is this a mistake? Or was this version of the SI able to find a way to reveal his name to the X-Men?"Anne-Marie?"
"Uh?" The shape in the bed stirs. "Paul, hun? That you?"
"Yes."
Anne-Marie blinks, then yawns and stretches and my goodness, yes, those are magnificent breasts.
Right then.
I walk to the side of the bed, then kneel and hold out the rings. Her eyes widen and I hear a sharp intake of breath as she becomes very awake.
"I love you and wish to spend the rest of my life with you. Marry me."