Post by Helmuth on Jan 15, 2014 8:24:09 GMT -8
December 20th, 1989, a bleak winter indeed
An explosion engulfs the Xavier Institute, fresh after the team is forced to watch a mad clone of Jean Grey self-destruct in an attempt to kill the original. Jean Grey's full potential makes a re-emergence, and in the wake of this chaos, Miss Sinister is slain, but at the cost of the X-Men having lost scores of students, their home, and much of their confidence. In this time of need, many of the Brotherhood, once holding the X-Men as their sworn enemies, rally to their side, and to their leader, Magneto. But, there is a dark side, as Quicksilver, Toad, Pyro, and a handful of other members of the Fraternity refuse to return to the so called turncoat, and set off to form their own faction.
Illyana Rasputin has been left a child, barely saved from corruption by excising her demonic side in a desperate bid, simultaneously earning herself a second chance at life, and ending the threat of demonic invasion from the plane of Limbo. With that act of sacrifice, she was found by her teammates, the New Mutants, and it was at this time that the X-Teams reunited under one banner. But all is not lost. Media all over the world captured images of the X-Men's heroics, and for the first time, it was shown to be actual heroism.
The battle between Madelyne Pryor and Jean Grey having been televised almost the world over showed that the mutant team battled threats capable of tearing the world apart on an almost monthly basis. This on rush of fear, that the world had been so blind to the crisis that existed behind a thin veil of ignorance, was the source of a twofold backlash. In the United States, the so called land of the free, the Mutant Registration Act, and the Sentinel Programs were reactivated, and moved to the forefront, now targeting all Superhumans refusing to serve at the whim of the government.
Yet in the chaos, a hand is offered. Perhaps in the spirit of what the day meant, or perhaps simply because of a shared loss. The Canadian Government, at a phantom prodding by the Victoria Hellfire Club, extracts everyone from New York City, at roughly 23:55, December 24th, 1989. The X-Men for once find a power that be who accepts them, and honours their work. A sentinel attack on the helicopters that were carrying them is foiled by the intervention of Alpha Flight.
In Canada, the Zealotry Initiative for Opposition and Naturalization action was approved in record time by a special meeting of Parliament, echoing similar acts across the commonwealth, urged by the Crown, and by the outright disgust of Commonwealth Citizenry at the actions of mutant oppression. Canada for the first time in a very long while has moved counter to the United States, and there is lingering anger at this, but the threat of outright revolts keep Brian Mulroney from being able to waffle his stance.
By the wording of the ZION act, all Homo Superior were declared a protected minority inside of Canada, and anyone who is capable of both proving they are a 'Mutant' and showed a willingness to have it be known, would be granted full protection of the government, and assisted in finding employment within the Federal branch. Nine times out of ten, this led to their being shuffled into the military for their specialized abilities, or in the case of mutants who had other talents, places where their powers would be utilized for the benefit of mankind.
An explosion engulfs the Xavier Institute, fresh after the team is forced to watch a mad clone of Jean Grey self-destruct in an attempt to kill the original. Jean Grey's full potential makes a re-emergence, and in the wake of this chaos, Miss Sinister is slain, but at the cost of the X-Men having lost scores of students, their home, and much of their confidence. In this time of need, many of the Brotherhood, once holding the X-Men as their sworn enemies, rally to their side, and to their leader, Magneto. But, there is a dark side, as Quicksilver, Toad, Pyro, and a handful of other members of the Fraternity refuse to return to the so called turncoat, and set off to form their own faction.
Illyana Rasputin has been left a child, barely saved from corruption by excising her demonic side in a desperate bid, simultaneously earning herself a second chance at life, and ending the threat of demonic invasion from the plane of Limbo. With that act of sacrifice, she was found by her teammates, the New Mutants, and it was at this time that the X-Teams reunited under one banner. But all is not lost. Media all over the world captured images of the X-Men's heroics, and for the first time, it was shown to be actual heroism.
The battle between Madelyne Pryor and Jean Grey having been televised almost the world over showed that the mutant team battled threats capable of tearing the world apart on an almost monthly basis. This on rush of fear, that the world had been so blind to the crisis that existed behind a thin veil of ignorance, was the source of a twofold backlash. In the United States, the so called land of the free, the Mutant Registration Act, and the Sentinel Programs were reactivated, and moved to the forefront, now targeting all Superhumans refusing to serve at the whim of the government.
Yet in the chaos, a hand is offered. Perhaps in the spirit of what the day meant, or perhaps simply because of a shared loss. The Canadian Government, at a phantom prodding by the Victoria Hellfire Club, extracts everyone from New York City, at roughly 23:55, December 24th, 1989. The X-Men for once find a power that be who accepts them, and honours their work. A sentinel attack on the helicopters that were carrying them is foiled by the intervention of Alpha Flight.
In Canada, the Zealotry Initiative for Opposition and Naturalization action was approved in record time by a special meeting of Parliament, echoing similar acts across the commonwealth, urged by the Crown, and by the outright disgust of Commonwealth Citizenry at the actions of mutant oppression. Canada for the first time in a very long while has moved counter to the United States, and there is lingering anger at this, but the threat of outright revolts keep Brian Mulroney from being able to waffle his stance.
By the wording of the ZION act, all Homo Superior were declared a protected minority inside of Canada, and anyone who is capable of both proving they are a 'Mutant' and showed a willingness to have it be known, would be granted full protection of the government, and assisted in finding employment within the Federal branch. Nine times out of ten, this led to their being shuffled into the military for their specialized abilities, or in the case of mutants who had other talents, places where their powers would be utilized for the benefit of mankind.