Afterparty
Bar Sinister, Krakoa
Irene had went and ran into the space that her grandfather had left for her, “Irene! What’s going on?!” she had asked of Irene, “I’ve got too much in one jar.” she had told Nomi, heading over to an empty jar, “Perfect!” she had shouted out, her fingers turning into metal blades before she started to cut off the top of her skull, “Irene!” Nomi screamed as Irene went and dumped her brain in there, or at least another one.
“What–?” Nomi asked as she saw the others, all of them brains, the ones that looked older appearing like homunculi in jars, tiny hers that looked like they were made to look monstrous, “Sometimes… I get too much inside me, the art helps, but my body starts to go crazy like Akira.” she had told Nomi, “So I make a spare brain, still connected to me, that can store the excess that I have.” she said.
Nomi looked, seeing that she have around five of them, “Are they…?” she asked, unsure how to finish it, “Kind of, they’re made to contain me, maybe if I die, they can take the brunt and there’ll be six me’s running around instead.” Irene said, trying to joke, but Nomi grabbed her cheeks and made her look towards her face, “That isn’t funny.” Nomi said, “I don’t care if we have resurrection, Me, Linea, all of us, would be sad.”
“Even Ove?” she joked, “Ove would act cool but join me and Linea in finding your killer.” Nomi said, smiling to her, making Irene laugh at that, “Okay, I promise, no suicide as long as you guys are alive.” She told her Nomi didn’t like the last part, but it was better than nothing, “Okay, let’s head to the Lagoon.” she had told Nomi, putting her in a hug before they started to Blink away.
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The Green Lagoon, Krakoa
The two of them had appeared, and they saw that GeNext and Blind were there as well, “There you two are.” Ove said, curious, “What happened after Gabby?” he said, having spoken to the young Kinney, “Oh, I just needed to empty some storage space.” Irene said as she went and adjusted the collar, having changed to a Red Guard inspired outfit, “Seriously, why do you always dress in a suit?” Roxanne asked.
“Because the world sees you as how you present yourself, so I try and present myself professionally as much as I can.” she had told them, giving a little spin before TJ gave her cousin a whistle, making her bow as Line looked at the outfit, “I want one.” they said, “Luckily, I got a spare or two.” she told the Arakkii who took it and had the uniform cover them, “How do I look?” They asked.
“Amazing.” Irene said, making Nomi and Ove do the same, “Ooh! Tashi!” Irene said, going to greet her, “How’s it been? Ты выглядишь потрясающе, как никогда!(You look as amazing as ever!)” she had said, making the teen smile, “Th– Thank you, Irene, but–” she started, “Oh! Of course! Go ahead and do what you need to.” she said with a smile as she skipped over to an upset Gabby.
“Hey Gab–Gab!” Irene said, trying to lighten the mood as it were from what she could feel from the Kinney, “I was thinking… you, me, The GeNext kids and Curse for some FUN.” she said with a smile, “Really?” Gabby asked her, “Sure! That’s what you do with friends.” Irene said, making Gabby smile towards her, “Great! Let’s go with the–” she started before Cosmar, Tashi, had ran by, crying.
“What–?” “Dani wouldn’t do the Crucible with her.” Anole said, making her pout, “That’s rude! And hurtful!” she said as the two of them had went and headed to the others which was when she saw Line glaring at Bei, “Do you have a crush on her?” Irene had asked of them, “What?” Linea asked, “Yeah, you have the look of seeing someone you respect and know you can never have a relationship.”
“How do you know that?” TJ had asked, “Because I had an entire nation in my mind and I know about hopeless crushes because of some.” she said to them, “Anyways, let’s have some fun!” she told them, drawing the kids in with a smile as they had went to go and party, Irene accidentally started to pull out the Wallflower she had gotten a while ago, unaware of what would come.
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Lebeau Residence, New Orleans
Irene had woken up, finding that she was in a dog pile with The GeNext kids as well as Gabby and Curse, making Irene curious as she looked around and realized they were in a mainland house, “What happened?” she asked as Pavel groaned, waking up, “I have no–” she started to says before there was a sound of the door opening, revealing Emil, “H– Hullo.” she said to him.
“Ah, de mistress of festivities awakens.” he said, “Huh?” she asked, “Don’ ye ‘member? Ye said you were de one to make de party of de century.” he told her, that made her curious as she went and looked out the window, “There she is!” Where’d ye get that giganto?!” “What happened to de gold bear?!” “Can we have an–” they continued as she closed the window, hiding from them.
“What happened last night?” Nomi had asked, hash marks covering her cheeks and forehead like something was tallied, Ove and Linea looking towards each other as they saw they had some too, “Why are we marked?” Linea had asked, “Does anyone know anything about a Gold Bear?” Irene asked, “That was Fun!!!” Kendall said, seeming still excited, “You remember?” Pavel asked.
“Yeah! TJ and me were recording–! Wait, where’s TJ?” she asked as Gabby started to sniff air for her, “She wasn’t here.” Gabby said, as Irene looked around, she saw that Curse was wearing a crown and was webbed to the ceiling, “That both makes no and a lot of sense.” Irene said as she had went to go and dupe, “Split up and search for clues?” she had asked of the others.
“Let’s go!” Pavel shouted as they had went to go and do as much, a Irene Dupe splitting and following them when there was a noise, “Hey! None of y’ are leavin’ till Tante Mattie feeds all of y’.” EMil told them, hearing that, Irene and Gabby looked excited and so the others went and followed them, curious and also a little worried at where TJ was at this moment.
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“De Mistress of festivities!” people were cheering towards her, wondering what went on, “Wow.” Ove said, looking over a video on Youtube, “Check this out.” he said, making them curious as they had seen that it was Irene riding a metal dragon while Ove was flying around, blowing a trumpet as well as any jazz musician, “Perfect pitch and music just comes easy.” Ove explained.
They were laughing and cheering as TJ had pulled acrobatics through hoops and bars that Pavel was throwing and manipulating while Azari and Kendall were setting off fireworks with joy which was when they saw that there was a Golden Bear there that was barfing up diamonds, “What the–?” Irene said, unsure before seeing Gabby went to go and fistfight Pavel while Curse was on a throne laughing with a crown.
They were confused at that as Irene skipped forward and saw that Curse had made her little group of followers started a fun riot which they were all laughing and having fun with as TJ appeared to possess someone who was flying upwards, making them confused, “Okay, so TJ–.” “Wait, there’s Linea.” Nomi said as they had went and beat a giant drum with one hand while holding it under their other arm.
“So… we had fun.” Irene said as there seemed to be a beeping, “Is there an alarm going off, or some–?” she started before seeing that there was a flashing that was coming from the backs of her necks, “Huh, am I gonna die?” she asked in confusion, “Fuse!” Linea said when there was a end to the beep and then there was a noise, “Hey there!” TJ said, “If you’re listening to this, it means you forgot!”
They all looked at each other in confusion, “Irene had wanted to test someone named Carmen Cruise’s power.” TJ said, “I wanted to be left in a world where I was grown up, so she left me there for a day!” TJ said, “Well that explains that.” Irene said, “And because we were all high on pheromones, she decided to leave this in her neck so you would think it’s a bomb and not ignore it.”
“Wow, thanks past me!” she said as they focused on the message, “So can you please pick me up on Earth–2182 please?” She had asked of her cousin, “Roger roger!” Irene said, “How do I do that?” she asked the others, “If you forgot how to do that, use the map that you painted on Pavel’s back with the instructions on it!” at that, they turned to Pavel who took his shirt off for them to see.
“Yep, there’s my shorthand.” she said, “Take your time, but please bring me home, love you! Bye!” TJ said, making Irene get her gift ready, “Who wants to go to another world?” Irene asked, the others all raised their hands as well, making her clap in joy before she had went to go and do as much, “Wait, where’s Bling?” Curse asked, freed now as the portal seemed to fizz out and only take Irene away.
They had all looked at the area where she once was and they were all shocked by the sight, “Did we just lose Irene AND TJ?” Nomi had asked, “Guess we’ll have to run interference until they come back.” Ove said when there was a Bamf and both Bling and Nightcrawler appeared, “Alright, fun’s over–” Kurt started, “Where are my Nichte und Tochter?(Niece and Daughter?)” and they knew that they were in trouble.
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X–Mansion, Westchester, Earth–2182
Irene had woken up, groaning in pain as she had looked around at everything that was there, “Huh? I’m in The old school? Wonder what that means.” She had thought before bumping into a man, “Sorry–.” she started before seeing it was James Proudstar, “Rogue?!” he went, getting ready to face off against her, “Do I look like a Southern beauty married to a Cajun Silver Tongue?” she asked.
“What are you talking about? Remy’s dead.” he said, confused as she heard a voice, “Reenie!” Nocturne had said, leaping down from the second floor and landing on James shoulders, “I knew you’d find me!” she had said with a smile, “Wait, whose this?” he asked her, “Irene! Rogue and Remy’s daughter and my loverly cousin who got me here!” She told him while Irene was still shocked.
“Pere’s dead?” Irene asked, her skin starting to bubble at that, “Uh oh.” Talia said, firing a hex bolt and knocking her out as she had seen that her dad from this universe and Logan had come, “What’s going on?” Logan, or Professor W, had asked, “My rides here, but she doesn’t react well to this Earth's history.” TJ asked, hoping that she’d be okay.
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Medical, X–Mansion, Earth–2182
Irene had woken up and she was shocked by where she was, there was a bed and a mirror, “Yay! You’re not a Cronenberg!” TJ said, hugging her cousin, “I don’t– What happen–?” “You went all bubbly until I hex bolted you.” TJ told her, hearing that, Irene hugged her, “I just… I never thought he’d be dead.” Irene said, “They were always these heroes bigger than life! And for them to be dead…”
“Nothing to be ashamed of, Squirt.” Professor W said to him, hearing that, she turned and saw him in some sort of support, “Any kid would react the same way.” he told her, “Wow, thanks Mr. Howlett.” Irene said, confusing him, “Howlett?” he asked, “Oh, you haven’t gotten that far yet.” Irene said to him, “Whatever.” He said, “You should be good to go home now.” W said.
“Yeah… no.” Irene said, confusing the two of them, “I’m cut off from my brains.” she said, confusing the two of them, “How–?” was their question in unison, “When I collect too many people, I need to put the excess somewhere,” she told them, “So I make a brain in a jar and let it grow into a homunculus, connected still so I can use the powers without getting overloaded.” she told them.
Hearing that, the two seemed surprised by that, “So what you used to get here is in another brain?” W asked, “Yep,” she said, “I usually have my satellite with me in case of multiverse incursions.” Irene said, “But it looks like it broke when I came here.” she told them, “So I’ve only got a few of my collection.” she told them, not liking the feel but not at the point that she needs to panic.
“So, any way for you to get back?” W asked, “Well, I’ve got something ready for that since I probably don’t exist here.” Irene said, “And until that’s ready, can we go and tour this Westchester?” she had asked, making TJ nod, “Great! Adult me would love to give us a tour.” TJ had said, grabbing her hand and taking her out of the room while W had watched the two, happy to see a little Stripe again.
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Irene’s Corner, Bar Sinister
The container had started to beep before she had popped out of it, the toddler sized Irene had crawled out from there and stretched, going and getting the black scrubs uniform with the red diamond over the breast pocket, “Okay! Now where am I?” Irene II had asked herself, pulling her hair out from under her scrubs shirt as she put on slippers and her hair in a ponytail.
I2 had walked out from Irene’s corner, pulling out some bloodhound as she had headed away from Bar Sinister and headed towards the gate that she had probably come from, unaware that people noticed her, “Did Sinister make another Irene?” Sage asked, confused at the sight and seeing that Essex had probably made a clone of Irene which is now rogue and one the move.
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Westchester, New York, Earth–2182
TJ and Irene were walking through the streets of Westchester, amazed at the strange town neither had visited, accompanied by two others, Kitty Pryde, a Temporal Paradox that had been replaced with the current her, like The First X–Men team that Hank McCoy had brought to the modern era, as well as Talia Josephine Wagner who came back from Earth–38191, an Arabian Nights universe.
“Still can’t believe that 616 dad has his own me now.” Talia said, “Yeah! Though he didn’t know about me until recently, I haven’t even met Mutter yet.”she told Talia, “How is that–?” Kitty had asked, “Oh, Mister Sinis– Nathaniel Essex, made me, Irene, Pavel, Azari, Kendall, Nomi and Ove.” TJ told them, surprising the two of them, “Mister Sinister made the two of you?!” Talia said in shock.
“Please call Grandfather Dr. Essex or Nathaniel please,” Irene said, “I loathe it when people call him–” The girl said before seeing that there was someone standing like a statue as he had looked at the nature there, “Ooh! It’s Armageddon!” TJ said, looking towards Irene, “Irene! He’s–” “Beautiful.” Irene whispered, staring at him in shock and wonder as she saw what made him him.
“What?” Talia asked, both her and Kitty surprised at that, “Irene, no, you already have three back home.” TJ told her as Irene had went and approached him, “Hi there!” she said, approaching him, “Can I paint you?” she asked him, making him curious, “Paint… me?” he had asked her, “Yes! You’re beautiful! I want to paint how I see you.” Irene said to him, glad she kept the artistic ones mostly in her main body.
Armageddon looked at her, reading her mind and understanding who she was and where she’s from, “I’m curious, what do you see?” he asked her, I see freedom, I see free choice, I see a love of nature as great as Krakoa and–!” she started before there was an explosion, shocking Irene and Armageddon as they were flown to the side, “Reenie!” “Adam!” TJ and Kitty shouted as Talia rushed in.
“Capture Armageddon.” Scott Summers, Cyclops, had said out loud, making Irene look at the part gold cyborg which was when she had noticed that there was some others there too, “Cyclops.” Armageddon or Adam apparently, had said, using his abilities when Irene saw they had The Super Skrull as well as Radioactive Man with a few other Mutants such as The Blob.
“Sorry! But kidnapping is not on the menu!” Talia had said, leaping and kicking Cyclops in the face as Kitty had grabbed White Dwarf and started to pull him down while Irene had stared at the Blob. “You’re The Blob.” she said, making him snort, “That’s right brat, so why don’t you–” “I like you better as a bartender.” she said, charging up her right arm and punching, throwing him a distance.
Cyclops turned and saw her, glaring as he had went and fired an optic beam, Irene absorbed it before slapping her hands to the ground, exploding the ground and making an explosion of dust and dirt, as she did, Irene ran to Armageddon, “Hey! I have an idea!” she said to him, confusing the son of Apocalypse as she leapt up and put her hands to the sides of his head, “I’m you, you’re me, we’re us.” she said.
Armageddon was confused as she had went and became and identical duplicate of him, the two of them looking at each other before Armageddon looked at Armageddon, “How the?” the two said to each other in confusion before all of a sudden, there was a bubble surrounding Armageddon, “Hide, child.” Armageddon had said to the free Armageddon who created a psychic screen to hide himself.
“Ah got him! Let’s move it!” Super Skrull, Rogue, had said to them, making her team vanish as well, “Don’t–!” Talia had shouted, but when she fired a hex bolt where Fred Dukes once was, the four of them had searched, “Irene!” TJ shouted, looking for her cousin, “Irene! Where are you?!” TJ had shouted as Armageddon had revealed himself, “Where did she go?” Kitty asked.
“I don’t know! I–!” Talia said before seeing that Armageddon looked confused, “She touched my head and said something before she became identical to myself, she even acted like me.” Armageddon said, “How do we know you’re not Irene?” TJ asked, leaping in and possessing him, “Dang it!” TJ in Armageddon said, looking at his body, “This is bad.” The young girl said before coming out.
“They took Irene!” TJ said, “I’ll call Dad and the others, we’ll get her–.” “No! This is bad!” TJ told them, “If they decide to kill her… from what she explained, Westchester will end up like Hiroshima.” TJ said, shocking the two of them and making them worried at what kind of danger would be coming from this as they hurried to call Nightcrawler and hopefully stop their home from becoming a wasteland.
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Brotherhood Hideout, Westchester, Earth–2182
“What do you mean that this isn’t Armageddon?” Scott Summer had asked, looking at the being before them, “I’m saying, whenever I try to take a sample, they explode.” Amanda Mueller had said, glaring at her with the exo–suit she was wearing helping her move, “I see no genetic tampering so there is–” “Heheheheh.” Armageddon said, making them look to him, “What’s so funny?” Rogue had asked.
“Oh nothing, Not–Mama.” he said in a girlish voice, confusing them as Armageddon had morphed and changed into a little girl with Rogues hair and the eyes of a Devil, “Bonjour, my name is Irene Lebeau of Earth–616 and–” she said before feeling a bubble in her brain, pressing her organ to her skull, knocking her unconscious as Rogue looked at her in shock.
“Earth–616?” Amanda said, interested as she had looked at the child in shock while Scott and the others there were interested, “We can work with this.” he had said, thinking that if she was anything like her father and how he had destroyed Krakoa, then this was quite the gift that they had in their hands, unaware that they had something much more dangerous than they could imagine.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
“How are we supposed to find her? How are we supposed to even get there?!” Nomi had asked as Ove had started to investigate anything that they could, “Calm down, let’s get this Carmen Cruise first.” Kurt said, “And let this get back to Rogue and Remy?” Gabby asked as Curse had seen that there was someone coming through the gate, “Irene?” she asked, making them all turn to it, adults included.
“Hi there! I’m I2!” A toddler sized Irene in scrubs said to them, “Can anyone tell me where I1 is?” she asked, looking around, “Uh, yeah,” Azari said as Kendall approached, “TJ said Earth–2182.” he said, “Great!” I2 said, creating a portal, “Let’s go and rescue me!” The tiny Irene said, making the others look towards each other before they decided to hopefully rescue their friend, niece and babysittee.