X-Men: New Horizons

[Chris]

X-Men: New Horizons

It has been a month and a half since the events at Alkali Lake and the death of Jean Grey. Everything has been quiet – the Brotherhood seemed to have disappeared. However the calm is deceptive. Magneto and his followers are still at large and their numbers are growing – including one of Charles Xavier's own students St. John Allerdyce, now known as Pyro.

Following the murder of William Stryker and several fights with Scott Summers, it became clear to Xavier that he could not control Logan, and that for the safety of his students, it would be better if he left the school. Wolverine departed willingly, heading north to discover more about his history and that of the mysterious Weapon X project.

Knowing that Magneto had not abandoned his war and fearing that someone else might seek to follow in Stryker's footsteps, Professor Xavier decided on a radical course of action. He called upon the aid of a powerful precognitive mutant of his acquaintance, Raymond Fredrickson a.k.a. Seer, asking him to design a foolproof security system, so powerful that no one could defeat it.

This is where the story begins.

Will Magneto and his Brotherhood succeed?

Will Xavier's new security system be impenetrable?

What of Wolverine? Did he find out what he needed? Will he return? And if he does, what side will he be on?
X-Men: New Horizons

It has been a month and a half since the events at Alkali Lake and the death of Jean Grey. Everything has been quiet – the Brotherhood seemed to have disappeared. However the calm is deceptive. Magneto and his followers are still at large and their numbers are growing – including one of Charles Xavier's own students St. John Allerdyce, now known as Pyro.

Following the murder of William Stryker and several fights with Scott Summers, it became clear to Xavier that he could not control Logan, and that for the safety of his students, it would be better if he left the school. Wolverine departed willingly, heading north to discover more about his history and that of the mysterious Weapon X project.

Knowing that Magneto had not abandoned his war and fearing that someone else might seek to follow in Stryker's footsteps, Professor Xavier decided on a radical course of action. He called upon the aid of a powerful precognitive mutant of his acquaintance, Raymond Fredrickson a.k.a. Seer, asking him to design a foolproof security system, so powerful that no one could defeat it.

This is where the story begins.

Will Magneto and his Brotherhood succeed?

Will Xavier's new security system be impenetrable?

What of Wolverine? Did he find out what he needed? Will he return? And if he does, what side will he be on?

[Chris]

X-Men: New Horizons

Two months have passed since the incident at Alkali Lake, and although the threat of William Stryker no longer exists, the Mutant Registration Act has once again been set before congress. But the idea of a list of registered mutants is the least of the worries the X-Men must face.

Logan, once asked to leave the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, has returned. Jean Grey is not dead. Having taken his retirement, Professor Charles Xavier has left the school for Muir Island, leaving Storm and Cyclops in charge. Is it a burden they're each ready to bear?

Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants is growing in number, including a former Xavier student, St. John Allerdyce, known as Pyro. But the power Magneto has amassed on his side of the war is growing, and is sometimes uncontrolled, though his daughter knows she must try to please her father. Will the Brotherhood grow too powerful for its purpose, and therefore prove the need for the Registration Act?

Outside of the mutant world, humans still despise Homo Superior; one David Azrael, in particular. Teaming up with Annabelle Trask - granddaughter to Bolivar Trask - the Sentinel Research Project is well underway. Will they manage to awaken the mutant population?

A new dawn is on the horizon. Are you ready for the new day to come?

[Chris]

X-Men: New Horizons

“Since the dawn of existence, there have always been moments when the course of history shifted. Such a turning point is upon us now: the conflict between the better and worse angels of our very nature, whose outcome will change our world so greatly.” These were once the words of Professor Charles Xavier, and they speak the truth. The very nature of mankind, human and mutant alike, consists of the battle between good and evil. This battle wages among all of us, as well as inside of each of us.

The Alkali Lake incident is in the past. Although William Stryker is no longer a threat to mutantkind, the Mutant Registration Act has once again been set before congress. The idea of a list of registered mutants is the least of the concerns that face the X-Men.

After a minor re-construction of the Westchester facility, what was once known as the Xavier School for Gifted Children is now known as the Xavier Institute of Higher Learning, and the student body continues to grow. Charles Xavier has taken his leave of the Institute, leaving Ororo Munroe and Scott Summers in charge.

Magneto continues to rule, unquestionably, over the Brotherhood of Mutants, whose very existence may prove to require the Mutant Registration Act. With Xavier away from the Institute, will he attempt to lure any potentially straying X-Men to his side of the human/mutant debate? Or would Magneto just as soon not deal with the larger percentage of that debate?

To aid in the fight against mutants, a secret government funded project, set forth by Trask Industries, is well underway: Sentinels that can detect the mutant gene may be the only solution.

“There will be no going back.”