I may not have it in me to write a book - but I think I can whip up a treatment and set-up better than most. I'm expecting to see the books scrambled up a bit after this ridiculously long crossover. I came up with a concept I'd like explored through a revamp of Fallen Angels.
Fallen Angels vol. 3
Nightcrawler, Gambit, Frenzy, Husk, Hellion, Tempo
Think Burn Notice in terms of function. The team helps people while exploring a large arc(s). All mission are off-isle and assigned by a Krakoa council liaison, in this case it's Mystique. Magneto and Xavier hope to use this position to distract her. on behalf of a long list of requests from Krakoa citizens. Krakoans are safe to leave the island - but it's not recommended due to the hostile political climate. Kurt, being a council member himself, is pointman for the team. Mystique being the curator of their assignments - she chooses where the team's focus should be. Unbeknownst to them, many of the errands she sends them on are actually to help her achieve her own goals.
Frenzy is drafted but would have gladly volunteered. She just wants to get off the isle and mix it up. Tempo seeks redemption for a wasted past. She also wishes to reconnect with estranged family that she discovers has fallen in with anti-Krakoa extremist. Hellion has been stirring up trouble - mostly since Laura's disappearance into the vault. He blames the council for sending her. As a form of penance or probation he's placed on the squad to focus his emotions. He wants to be here the least but latches onto Gambit as a mentor, of sorts. Gambit uses the opportunity to look into his own affairs with the Guild.
There've been disturbances in his absence. Secretly, he's also been tapped by the Hell Fire Club to assist in exporting the Krakoan drugs within circles of the black market that even they cannot reach without starting an international incident. Mystique, of course, is aware and uses this as well. Husk, like Frenzy seeks adventure and also wants to do right by the Guthrie family name in Sam's extraterrestrial absence. She's the most trustworthy and upbeat of the group - but still morally flexible enough to allow the team to function.
At first, Nightcrawler will struggle to manage the group's dynamic. He unexpectedly finds himself leaning on Gambit, his brother-in-law, for help in this aspect. Out of all the team members he clashes with Frenzy most often. He's optimistic and easy going - she's stubborn and short-tempered. Perhaps they protest too much? The team tackles everything from missing family members, asset recovery, corporate espionage to investigating violence against mutants abroad.
What are your thoughts on my dream set up within the current climate?
