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John6777
04-10-2005, 03:37 PM
The Hellfire Club: Project Gilgamesh: Nearly Complete


Sebastian awoke in his bed. Lying next to what seemed to be a mere servant. He got up from his bed naked obviously. He walked over to his desk and picked up the phone. "Phillip, I am awake, I expect breakfast ready by the time I get downstairs" Sebastian explained hanging up the phone. Two hands came out of the shadows and lunged onto Sebastian's back, Elegant Black hair flowing down her back. The servant was not a servant at all. It was the Black Queen…Selene.

"This cannot continue, Lover. You know that and I know that." Selene said walking in front of Sebastian and grabbing onto his chin. "As soon as the moon comes, I will try to murder you once again." Selene explained raising her arms in the air. Then instantaneously her naked body was clothed with her usually Black Queen attire.

"Like all the men you sleep with. Do not worry Selene. My hatred for you still remains. But as you can see, most hated enemies brings forth the greatest of sex." Sebastian added walking over to his closet and pulling out some clothes. " The only problem with you and I is that the inner circle is strongest when we are together. As much as I would hate to admit it." Sebastian explained buttoning up his shirt.

"You have to admit. Out of all the people who have betrayed you. I have never joined the X-men" Selene said sarcastically with an evil grin on her face. "But hopefully, our plan is nearly complete. And you will get your revenge on those two lovely ladies." Selene added opening Sebastian's door. "I will see you downstairs, Shaw."

Our plan now is it? Foolish Selene, this is my plan. And once Emma and Tessa are out of the way. You are next. Enjoy the time while it last Selene, because it will not last long. When the time comes, I will be the only one left to rule the Inner Circle. My plan to get rid of the X-men will come full circle soon, very soon. Until then I will play nice with Selene. Let her have the semblance of control over what happens.

Shaw exited his room and made his way down stairs to the dinning room. Where Selene was already having her breakfast. " It looks to be a lovely day. Do you not think so my consort?" Selene asked taking a sip of what looked to be soup. "Yes quite nice for our plans to come together." Shaw replied sitting down at the table. The rest of breakfast was quiet. For Selene and Shaw barely spoke to each other besides the business of the club.

Shaw Industries:
Sentinel Factory:

Shaw and a man entered an elevator, which was going downward. "I hope you have good news, Dr. Roland. I am a very busy man and if this doesn't work out. I would be very upset. And my distress would not bode well for your health." Sebastian explained to the Doctor.

The two men exited the elevator and proceeded down a long hallway of the factory. "I think you will be very pleased. It's almost functioning completely on its own. We just need to run a few more tests. But we followed your blue prints exactly." The doctor explained. He was sweating a lot probably because he was afraid of the man called Shaw. He was a very powerful man and he knew if anything went wrong. His life would be done for.

The two came to a halt. They were standing in front of a towering mass of machinery. The two men looked up at the huge gigantic Red Robot. "It looks magnificent, A great creation of mine. I truly think so." Shaw said looking up at the robot in awe. Suddenly Shaw's Shadow that lied on the floor stretched out from his feet and a woman's body formed from it. Her body arose from the shadows, her hands in the air. "Forgive me, my lateness" Selene said walking up next to Shaw.

"I expected you on time, Selene. This is very important to our cause. I cannot have you…" Shaw nagged on to Selene as she walked away from him, ignoring his every world. Selene walked up to the Robot and starred at its magnificence. "It is exactly how I remember it. Named after the king of Shinar. The mighty hunter, Nimrod."

"It's not exactly as you remember, Selene. Not only did I make it bigger but also I made it more dangerous. Think of the original Nimrod but 100 times worse." Shaw explained with his arms behind his back. Selene made her way to Nimrod's huge metal foot. She placed her hands on the robot. "I will never be used to such technology, something so powerful with no magic origin, Made completely on Science. I do not trust science, Shaw. All those gears and screws. Not something I would like to get involved with" Selene prattled on about her distaste for electronics.

"You cannot live in the past forever, Selene. I suggest you get used to it, because this little toy of ours will bring forth our ultimate revenge on Emma Frost and Tessa, and the destruction of the X-men." Shaw said explained to Selene the importance of the science she hates. "This is such much more then Nimrod. This is Gilgamesh, Nimrod powered up. More like The Master Mold/Nimrod creature that killed Robert Kelly's wife. "Sebastian explained at his new Gilgamesh robot.

"Brilliant Shaw, But is it ready for attack now?" Selene asked looking up at Shaw from the corner of her eye. "Not yet, it still needs some minor adjustments but nothing we cannot wait for." Shaw replied to Selene's question. "No more waiting, let's see what someone with a little finesse can do." Selene said as her eyes glowing blood red. Selene raised her two arms in the air and two beams of yellow energy shot out of her hands. The blast hit the robot causing it to change from its dark red color to a dark, dark, black. The eyes of the robot turned red and it had been activated.

"What have you done to my work of art? You perverted it with magic." Shaw said angrily. He grabbed Selene by her arm and pulled her towards him. "I suggest you reverse that little spell, NOW!!" Shaw yelled aloud that almost the entire factory heard him. "Your work of art? If it weren't for me you wouldn't have even gotten hold of the Nimrod blue prints. I am the one who bought Fitzroy into the inner circle. He would have never given you the blueprints if not for me, And as for your hand. I would suggest you let go of me right now." Selene said with a frown on her face. Ready to attack Shaw at any second. Suddenly without any time to react, Gilgamesh blasted out the roof of the Factory sending debris falling onto of Selene and Shaw.

Selene raised her hand in the air forming a purple colored force field around her and Shaw. Gilgamesh then flew out from the hole in the roof and into the sky. "Where the hell did you send it? "Sebastian asked curious as ever. "Where do you think, Shaw? Tessa and Emma are about to find out exactly how the inner circle treats betrayal." Selene said looking straight at Shaw with an evil smile on her face.

To Be Continued…

John6777
04-12-2005, 08:17 PM
The Hellfire Club in: Project Gilgamesh: Chapter 2: Impossible Odds

Shaw Industries:
Sentinal Factory:

Shaw looked up at the hole in the ceiling where Gilgamesh had left. Sebastian was distraught. Unable to focus because of the anger he felt. What he wanted most of all was to strangle Selene to death. But after a few moments he calmed down. "Bring it back, Selene. We don't know if it's ready to take on the X-men"

Selene placed her hands on her hips and smiled at Shaw. "With my magic powering it, it's even more powerful then you would ever imagine, Shaw." Selene was very confident that her new improved Gilgamesh was ready to fight anything.

"Let's go. There is nothing more we need to see here." Shaw said grabbing onto Selene's shoulder. Both of their bodies began glowing. "You don't have to tell me twice." Selene added as they both were covered in smoke and completely gone from the factory.

Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters:

It was mid day at the mansion. Everything was pretty quiet. Nothing had been going on for weeks. Which is what the X-men treasured, to have a semblance of a normal life. Emma walked down the hall carrying a cup of coffee. She was on her way to Scott's room to conduct a little meeting of her own. "Everything's been so quiet. I am not one to complain but I can't help but feeling that something is going down. The life of an X-man is never supposed to be quiet." Emma thought to herself, taking a sip of her coffee.

I don't like the dirty looks I have been getting from some of the other x-men. I don't blame them for missing Jean. But how dare they be mad at me, as if I killed her. She's the one who took everything from me first. Left me lifeless in my own body. But no one cares what happens to a Super-villain. Because according to the almighty X-men they don't have any feelings. I tortured Storm and the X-men. I tried killing them time and time again. But so have Wolverine, Rogue, and even Magneto. They were all accepted with open arms yet no one believes I have changed.

While Emma thought to herself, the Gilgamesh sentinal, which had shrunken down to the size of a normal man, arose up from ground behind her. It raised its hand and sent its fist flying at the back of Emma's head. Suddenly Emma's body had transformed into solid diamond. Emma turned her body quickly and grabbed the sentinal's fist in her left hand. "A new sentinal. How charming. But I am not so easily snuck up on. A mistake that will cost you dearly." Emma said sending her right fist at the sentinal's face. But the sentinal's body suddenly turned into smoke and dissipated into the air.

"Nice little trick you got there. It wont save you for long, you damn machine." Emma pronounced aloud. "Damn it, in my diamond form my telepathy is useless. I need to call for help but cannot or I will surely be beaten." Emma thought to herself as smoke formed from behind her. The Gilgamesh sentinal turned solid once again and grabbed the back of Emma's head. [Counter mutation: Diamond Transformation] The sentinal acclaimed as Emma's body turned back to normal. "What the hell did you do to me!!!" Emma yelled as the sentinal then sent a powerful electrical blast out of his hand. "Ah!!! Scott!!!" Emma screamed at the top of her lungs.

The Sentinal held Emma's body in its arms and turned intangible and flew with her body out of the mansion. At that second Scott came running down the hallways of the mansion. "Emma, where are you!" Scott yelled running up and down the hallways. "What the hell happened here?"

The Hellfire Club Mansion:

Shaw and Selene sat across from each other watching the events take place on one of Selene's crystal balls. "Where is it taking her?" Sebastian asked pondering the idea of what an emotionless robot would be doing with Emma's body. Selene waved her hand over the crystal ball, making it change the view from the Xavier institute to the catacombs of the Hellfire Club mansion. Where Gilgamesh laid Emma's unconscious body.

"You made it come here!!! Do you want them to locate us? If I wasn't mistaken the plan was let it kill all the X-men. Not beat one and bring them here." Shaw rambled on about how Selene wasn't following their plans. "Oh no, Shaw. They deserve much better hands on treatment. You think I would let a mindless machine beat my greatest enemies. Uh no, no, no, He will bring them here and we will deal with them. Imagine torturing Tessa for nights on end. Her screams heard for hours. Doesn't that sound much better then allowing this machine to kill them?" Selene explained her plan all along.

"You've brought up a good point. Send Gilgamesh back to get Sage. Let him kill the rest if he must. I just want Tessa and Emma left for us." Sebastian said looking down at the Crystal ball. "I want to see if he has to chops to take on an entire team." Shaw added crossing his arms and sitting back in his chair. "All in due time, Shaw. All in do time." Selene said waving her two hands over her crystal ball once more.

Gilgamesh left Emma's body and formed force field around her. Trapping her from any type of escape. He then arose from the ground and flew off. Probably back to the Xavier mansion. Selene got up from her chair and walked over to the liquor cabinet and pulled out a bottle of wine. "I must say Shaw. This is one of my most thought out plans. I think I was pretty smart in using magic and technology together. Don't you agree?" Selene asked pouring herself a glass of wine.

She's gloating. She is trying to get to me. Trying to say she is smarter than me. I must not let her get to me. I will play her little game. "Yes it is magnificent. Once the X-men are out of the way. There will be no one to stand in our way." Shaw explained taking a glass of wine from Selene.
Xavier's Mansion:

Cyclops, Beast, Kitty, and Wolverine searched the Mansion grounds. "I smell no scent. Whatever got a hold of Emma wasn't human. Sorry slim, got nuttin to help ya with." Wolverine explained smelling the ground. Cyclops looked around the mansion. "It's alright Logan. We will find her. Kitty, find Rachel or Sage. They might be able to find her with their telepathy." Cyclops said holding onto Kitty's shoulder. "You got it Scott" Kitty said running off to find one of their telepaths.

Sage's room:

Sage looked out her balcony at the beautiful night sky. "Emma got herself kidnapped. Good riddance to trash like her. But I wonder if someone was able to take Emma in the matter of minutes. Is it cause for alarm?" Sage thought to herself. She was in her robe getting ready for bed. It was getting late and the search for Emma was going nowhere. Fog entered Sage's room from the outside. The fog then formed into a body. Gilgamesh appeared behind Sage.

To Be Continued…

John6777
04-14-2005, 11:31 AM
The Hellfire Club: Project Gilgamesh: Chapter 3: Time's Up

Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters:

Sage turned her head to face her bed when she noticed the Gilgamesh robot. She crouched down and sent her foot flying at the sentinal's head. Her foot, unfortunately, slid right through Gilgamesh's head. "This sentinal matches the exact blueprints of nimrod. But something's different and I don't know what it is." Sage thought to herself attempting to punch the robot.

Gilgamesh reached out its right hand and grabbed Sage by her neck. He slowly lifted her off the ground. "Who sent you?" Sage asked trying to get its hand off of her. Not really expecting a response. [Target Acquired: Neutralize] Gilgamesh stated raising his left hand. It pointed out his index finger. The top of his finger pulled back and shot out a cloud of green gas. The gas knocked Sage unconscious. The 2 then disappeared into midair. Outside Sage's room Kitty came up to her door. "Sage, it's Kitty. Cyclops…Sage?" Kitty said opening up Sage's door to see her bedroom empty. "Not you too."

The Hellfire Club:
The Den:

Shaw and Selene watched closely as the events took place. "Yes, Tessa is finally mine. Shall we go?" Shaw asked standing up from his chair. " I think we shall." Selene replied following. Shaw and Selene walked over to a doorway in the corner of the room. Shaw placed his hand on a hand shaped engraving on the side of the door. Suddenly the door slid open. It was an elevator leading to the catacombs.

The Catacombs:

Emma and Sage where both against the wall trapped within a force bubble, The Gilgamesh sentinal standing inches away. Probably awaiting it's orders. Sage awoke in a daze. Confused about where she was. "Wake up, Sage. You know where we are right?" Emma asked looking over in Sage's direction. "These are the Hellfire Club's Catacombs. I should have known. Shaw got the blue prints of Nimrod from Trevor Fitzroy, while I was still in the club. It should have been the first thing I thought of but with Cassandra Nova and her sentinals. It didn't cross my mind." Sage explained rubbing her sore forehead.

"It seems like someone wants to reunite our little group." Emma stated leaning back against the wall with her arms crossed. "It's so pathetic. Shaw should just get over us and get on with his lonely little life." Emma said with her eyes squinting and a frown on her face. "We were the only women he trusted beside Chantel. I doubt he will ever get over us." Sage replied to Emma. "Give me a few minutes to clear my head. I will figure out a way out of this" Sage added.

"There is no way out I am afraid." Selene's voice echoed throughout the catacombs as she walked out of the shadows. "It's a beautiful creation of mine isn't it, the combination of Science and Magic. There is no stopping it. Sage you know how vulnerable you are to magic. Out of all the members in our club. I was the only one who saw through your little ruse." Selene explained with her arm around the Gilgamesh sentinal.

Sebastian followed out from the shadows. "You knew and you didn't tell me, Selene?" Sebastian asked with a long frown on his face. He was angry, angrier then ever with Selene. If she knew about Sage all this time and let him find out the hard way. He was going to hate Selene more then ever before. "I chose to see how things would turn out. I was never on your side, Shaw" Selene answered walking towards Shaw. The two stood starring at each other with looks of disgust.

" If you're not on his side, why are you helping him? We have done nothing for this injustice, Selene." Emma stated holding up her hands against the force field. "Oh this has nothing to do with Shaw. I too would love to see you die. I always hated your guts. It just turns out Shaw's objective was also my objective."

Shaw latched onto Selene's arm and pulled her towards him. "Let me kill them. Open the force field." Shaw demanded with an evil grin on his face. Selene's eyes turned blood red and a gush of wind came out of nowhere throwing Shaw across the room. "Do not grab me like I am one of your servants. If you want them you need only ask." Selene said walking up to Emma's Force Bubble. She reached out her right hand and pointed it straight at Emma's bubble. A beam of purple energy exploded out of her hand went flying at the force bubble, causing a gust of smoke to cover the catacombs. When the smoke cleared, Emma's bubble was still standing, unscathed.

"What? That cannot be possible." Selene said shocked looking at her hand. " There is no way my power would be beaten by the robot. I created it, my magic should counteract it." Selene continued on with a shocked look on her face. [All mutants will be my prey. Including you and Shaw] Gilgamesh stated blasting Selene to the ground. "Impossible, I gave you life. You will not do this to me." Selene said picking herself up. "The Gilgamesh was a learning sentinal Selene. It had a brain. You gave unimaginable power to a sentinal that can think." Shaw explained walking up to Selene. Sage turned to Emma, "This is not good, definitely not good." Sage said looking at Emma.

To Be Continued…

John6777
04-16-2005, 11:25 PM
The Hellfire Club: Project Gilgamesh: Chapter 4: The Inner Circle Reunited.

The Catacombs:

Selene was upset and didn't bother hiding it. " Poor dear, he is so lost. Doesn't get that I am his master. But don't worry pet. He will learn." Selene acclaimed pointing her hands in front of her. A beam of white light was sent soaring at Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh rapidly raised a force field around his body, protecting himself.

While Selene was combating the robot, Sage was moving her hands back and forth on the force field. " In every force field, there is a weak spot. If my analysis is correct. It should be right here." Sage explained punching the force field with all her might. The spot began to fracture causing the entire bubble to shatter around Sage. " Now release me from this appalling prison." Emma demanded starring at Sage.

"I don't know, Emma. This is a good look for…" Sage smiled when a hand abruptly latched onto the back of Sage's head. "I don't care about the robot. I just want my revenge. Good night dear Tessa." Shaw stated lifting her body off the ground. "Don't be daft, Shaw. It will take all 4 of us to beat this thing." Sage replied getting free of Shaw's grip.

All of a sudden Selene went flying past the two, smashing into a wall. "She's right Shaw. We need their aid." Selene explained floating back up from the ground. Sage walked over to Emma's force bubble and punched the side of it. Which made the entire thing cave in around Emma. "Every form a mass has a weak spot, even this monster." Sage said confidently.

Emma then altered her body into her diamond structure. "Let's destroy this awful machine and go home." Emma stated as she ran at Gilgamesh. She leaped off the ground and sent her right foot rushing at the robot's head. But before the foot could connect, Gilgamesh became intangible. Sending Emma's whole body right past him, causing her to slam into the concrete floor. Gilgamesh returned to solid form when a pink ball of energy struck him in the back.

Gilgamesh turned his attention to Selene. He raised his arm and aimed it at Selene. Rapidly a black ball of energy went spiraling at Selene. Selene swiftly dodged the attack by leaping to the ground out of the way. While Gilgamesh was distracted Shaw ran up to the machine and punched it twice in the face. Causing pieces of the machine to break off. Half of Gilgamesh's face was now revealed to reveal only machinery underneath. "It can be hurt and it can be broken." Shaw said continuing his attack. Sending his fists rushing at Gilgamesh's face, pummeling him. Shaw then aimed his right hand and send it soaring at Gilgamesh's face and at the same precise moment, Sage came up behind the machine and back kicked the back of his head. Gilgamesh's head whipped out in front of him sending his face right into Shaw's knuckles.

Gilgamesh grabbed Sage and Shaw by their arms and began spinning them around hastily. He released his grip and sent Sage and Shaw flying across the room. Emma and Selene then ran up to the robot and sent both of their fists slamming into Gilgamesh's face, Shattering even more of his armor. Shaw then got up and ran at the side of the robot and punctured a hole right on the hip of the machine. " There, attack the side that is vulnerable." Sage explained pointing her finger at the side of the robot. Selene pushed Shaw out of her way. "Nighty, Night, Deary." Selene stated blasting the side of the robot. Gilgamesh exploded simultaneously sending the 4 mutants slamming into the walls of the catacombs.

The Xavier Institute:

Emma and Sage opened their eyes to see themselves back inside the mansion. "Damn Selene sent us back before we could take out our revenge on her." Emma explained pulling herself up from the floor. "No worries Emma. We will get them sooner or later." Following Emma off of the carpeted floor.

The Hellfire Club Mansion:
The Catacombs:

"Oh yes, Selene. That was your best arrangement ever. I love the fact that Tessa and Emma are dead. Oh wait, that's not true. Your robot went rogue and now they are still alive!!!" Shaw screamed out getting himself off the ground. Shaw began brushing himself off when Selene arose from the floor. "Shut up Shaw. It is a minor set back but we will continue our cause, and sooner or later, all the x-men will be deceased and no one will be able to stop us." Selene said with her arms crossed.

The Xavier Institute:
Cyclops' Bedroom:

Emma held onto Cyclops, hugging the breathe out of him. "The problem I am having is that I feel like this isn't the only time we will see them. They have something big planned. They didn't want us to get in the way." Emma explained looking up into Cyclops' eyes. "Do not worry, Emma. We will be ready for anything they have planned for us." Cyclops replied.

The End.