THE HEAVENS
OPEN
--Author: StormKeeper,
--E-Mail: [email protected]
--Title: The Heavens
Open
--Series: Following
X-MEN : Friends of Humanity & Freedom both are novel-length fanfics
--Distribution: Anyone can see it, ok to
put in archives---just let me know.
--Disclaimer: I don’t own the X-Men (but
I can dream, right….) and this series is purely for entertainment purposes.
I’m making no money off this.
--'Ship: Lots of shipper
stuff (Rogue and Gambit; and Cyclops and Jean, Logan and Ororo. ) but story
is not solely romance
--Classification: Drama, romance, some action-adventure
--Rating: R. NC-17
Probably not every segment here warrants that rating, but this book does
contain profanity, violence, and disturbing situations.
Also contains explicit
lovemaking. In general "adult situations",
so please do not read if any of the above offends you.
Basically, the story is intended for an adult audience.
--Feedback: Always
welcomed. Please send any feedback to [email protected] : I really appreciate
everyone who’s taken the time to write and tell me that they like it.
--Notes: Bobby Drake (Iceman) narrates parts
of the story. The fanfic is based most closely off the X-Men cartoon that
used to air on FOX; it is not based off movieverse.
--Authors Second Note:
I've include a very brief synopsis of the first two fics at
the bottom of this section, just for the heck of it. I’ll also throw in a
‘cast of characters’ list-
Cast of Characters
X-Men: Storm, Cyclops, Professor X, Jean
Grey, Wolverine, Jubilee, Gambit, Rogue, Beast, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Angel,
Banshee, Northstar, Shaman, Aurora Borealis, Cannonball, Moonstar, Wraith,
Panda.
All of these characters are based off of the characters on the original
X-Men animated series – with the exception of those characters who did not
appear on the show (duh) and Bobby. I basically changed Bobby’s personality
and history from the one episode of the show he was in, making him more
likeable (hopefully).
I also borrowed a few characters from the comics (Wraith/Hector Rendoza
and Dani Moonstar), and played with their personalities a bit too.
Alpha Flight fans, please don’t be too angry but I changed quite
a bit of the history of the three former Alphans in this story-- Northstar,
Aurora Borealis and Shaman. (For example, in the history given in my fic,
Northstar and Aurora grew up together; in the AF comics, they did not.)
Children: Charlotte (age 2 when the story opens) and her brother
Christopher (age 9 months) – the children of Jean and Scott; and Rory (AKA
Aurora, age 2 years, 3 months) – Jubilee’s daughter.
Others: Mark Burroughs, a former Friends of Humanity soldier; former
X-Men Psylocke and Marrow; the ruler of Endaria, Queen Marina; Banshee’s
wife Moira MacTaggert; and several members of Jean Grey’s family (her parents
John and Elaine, sister Sara, niece Gail and nephew Joe.)
Synopsis of "X-Men: Friends
of Humanity" and "Freedom"
Summarizing these two stories is no easy task, considering
that together they take up 840 pages in Word, so I will provide only highlights
of the major points:
Bobby Drake returns to the X-Men after a long absence. He narrates part
of the story, trading off with a third-person omniscient narrator.
Friends of Humanity (FOH) has basically taken over earth—they’ve won the
media, public opinion and governments of most nations on the planet.
FOH captures and tortures the X-Men, transporting them into space. The
X-Men free themselves and take over the starship, which they rename Freedom.
After quite a bit of time in space, the X-Men encounter a friendly and
highly advanced race known as the Endarians. Their leader, Queen Marina,
gives the X-Men a moon to live on and use as their base. The moon is named
An’zhina.
The X-Men travel to and from earth in an attempt to rescue mutants from
concentration camps run by FOH.
When "The Heavens Open" begins, the X-Men are returning from a mission
to earth where Jean used her powers to convince FOH not to unleash a virus
designed to kill all mutants.
The interactions of the characters are the heart and soul of this series.
Again, a very brief run-down of some of the personal matters that occurred
within the past few years:
As you can tell from the cast of characters list, Jean and Scott now have
two children.
Storm and Wolverine are now attempting a go at a "real" relationship.
Over the years, they’ve gone from being just friends, to two friends who
sleep together, to completely ending their sexual relationship (and nearly
ending their friendship), and now to admitting their love for each other.
Jubilee gave birth to a daughter, sired by one of the FOH soldiers who
tortured her. She has grown up quite a bit during the past few years and
is now 23 years old.
Professor X has had to deal with the fact that his dream of seeing mutants
and humans live in peace together is dying, and to deal with compromising
his standards (i.e. allowing mind control to be used to prevent a greater
evil on earth.)
Rogue and Gambit are married, both having long overcome their fear of
getting close. Through intense sessions with Xavier, examining her past,
Rogue has now learned how to control her powers and is able to touch people
at will without absorbing their memories or harming them.
Bobby has spent most of his life trying to accept himself and deal with
the fact that he is gay. He’s finally reached a level of self-confidence
and he’s found love with former Alpha Flight member Northstar. This older
Northstar is not quite as brash and arrogant as he was during his AF days.
Hank McCoy is another X-man who has found love and gotten married, to
a younger woman named Jessica Martin. Everyone refers to Jessica as "Panda",
because of her mutation.
The X-Men have a few new members---Cannonball (Sam Guthrie), the creative
and outspoken Dani Moonstar, and the young Hector Rendoza (Wraith) who’s
mutation involves see-through skin. However, most of the mutants that the
X-Men rescued from the clutches of FOH live on An’zhina and have elected not
to lead the life of an X-man.
Psylocke and Marrow left the X-Men to form a group called the Pirates.
The Pirates sail through space in a vessel stolen from FOH and their only
goal is to capture and torture FOH soldiers.
The Heavens Open, Part 1
The Heavens Open, Part 2
The Heavens Open, Part 3
The Heavens Open, Part 4
The Heavens Open, Part 5
The Heavens Open, Part 6
The Heavens Open, Part 7
The Heavens Open, Part 8
The Heavens Open, Part 9
The Heavens Open, Part 10
The Heavens Open, Part 11
The Heavens Open, Part 12
The Heavens Open, Part 13
The Heavens Open, Part 14
The Heavens Open, Part 15
The Heavens Open, Part 16
The Heavens Open, Part 17
The Heavens Open, Part 18
The Heavens Open, Part 19
The Heavens Open, Part 20
The Heavens Open, Part 21
The Heavens Open, Part 22
The Heavens Open, Part 23
The Heavens Open, Part 24
The Heavens Open, Part 25
The Heavens Open, Part 26
WHOA! The end? Seriously? WOW! KEWL! Don't forget to E-mail Stormkeeper at E-Mail [email protected] and tell her how much you loved or hated (and why!) her three epic adventures.
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