X-men: True Lies

Prologue

By: Michelle

Posted 5-15-07

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Hello everybody. I'm back for the third part of this trilogy. I know it's been a while, but I had to take care of school and I needed a break from writing X-men stuff.

I'm still working on my TMNT: Flirting with the Enemy fanfic, but I will be devoting most of my time to X-men: True Lies

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the X-men. I just write fanfiction for fun.

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Agatha Harkness walked in her small apartment in the Avengers tower. She was old and alone, but surrounded by so many she cared about.

The months had been hard for them. The Avengers lost Vision and Ant-man. It was taking a devastating toll on their roles as heroes. Questions arose in their minds: Was it really worth it?

As she walked in the bedroom, her black cat Ebony jumped off the bed to great her. Ebony brushed against her purple dress, then jumped up in her arms. She purred and Agatha scratched her head.

"I missed you too Ebony." Agatha said feeling the vibrations from Ebony's purrs. "That's a girl."

Agatha put her down on the bed and walked in the bathroom. She stared at herself in the mirror and sighed. Then, she took off her earrings.

She was getting older by the day and each seemed to drag on and on. Each wrinkle in her skin was just another reminder of her lost youth. Salem wasn't this harsh on her.

"HIIISSSSSS"

"Ebony."

"HHHHHIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

Agatha walked out the bathroom and Ebony jumped off the bed taking off running. "Crazy cat." She sighed and turned back around startled at who was there.

She felt her breath being taken from her. They weren't supposed to be here. They weren't supposed to exist.

"Why are you here?" Agatha said in one breath.

"Mother sent us to visit you."

"She misses you very much."

Agatha placed her hand over her heart and walked backwards slowly. "Oh really." She just needed to get to the communicator. She had to warn the others. "I miss her too. She never seems to visit me anymore."

"She says you have betrayed her."

"And that you have taken everything away from her."

"Your mother…said that." Agatha said feeling her heart pounding. She just needed the communicator. "Taken what away."

"US!"

Agatha grabbed the communicator and pressed the panic button.

"Agatha, what's wrong?"

Agatha felt her throat tighten. She couldn't speak but only lip her cries for help. Then, she dropped to her knees with tears in her eyes as she struggled for her breath.

"Mother sends her condolences."

"No more Agatha."

Her body became still.

Then, they were gone.

The last thing she saw was red boots walk across the floor.

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Alright, that is my prologue. I know it's short, but that's how it goes. Next chapter is longer with much needed action.

If anyone didn't read The Truth Hurts or Sweet Little Lies, you might get confused to what is going on. I might be flashing back to events that happened in the first two stories because they are all linked together.

I am going to be introducing some new characters to the storyline. I will either explain them in the story or at the end of the chapter they appear.

I will be using some quotes from Marvel comics because this story is inspired by a particular storyline. I will try to cite them at the end of the chapter if I know the comic.

Well, hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter

Thanks for reviews

Michelle