Maddie Pryor had been introduced in the X-Men's Universe with a view to hopefully get things back on track. Firstly Scott Summers would be given a chance of finding love after the death of Jean. A chance to let the the character move on from the X-Men and finally grow up to be more of himself and less than just the right hand man of Professor Charles Xavier. He had spent most of his life trying to make Professor X's dream come true...... but what dreams did Scott have himself. ? Allowing him to leave the X-Men gave Cyclops a chance to be Scott Summer full time. Maybe the Hero he really deserved to be ?
As mentioned in previous chapters, Scott left the X-Men and went exploring the world. On his travels he met many lady friends, even ended up at time aiding his fellow X-Men at times, but finally on a visit to see his grand parents in Alaska Scott bumped into Madeline Pryor who was working as a Pilot for his Grandfathers Air freight business.
Scott was attracted to Maddie at first sight, as was Maddie with Scott. However, Scott's initial attraction of Maddie was solely based on the fact she was the spitting image of his lost love JEAN. Maddie on the other hand was slightly troubled once she found out she looked like her new boy friends ex girl friend. His deceased former Girl Friend to boot. This would have had anyone, especially a normal Girl heading for the hills.... but Maddie did not know why, but she was falling in love with Scott. Was it Kismet ? Fate ? or was it something else ?. She would find out much later that their love for each other had been "Planned and Designed" by a Third Party.
As their love grew, Scott could not get over the feeling that Maddie was really Jean.... a Jean reborn as she had done once before when Jean had be reborn as the PHOENIX after the Space Shuttle Crash. Maddie's back story would reveal that on the very day that Jean had died on the Moon, Maddie walked away from a plane crash that was fatal for everyone on board except Maddie herself. A crash that had resulted in robbing her of all of her past memories of who she really was. This lack of a real back ground gave light to the theory that Maddie was really Jean. Maddie started to have doubts. Could she be in fact really be this mysterious Jean that had been the love of Scott's life ? Was this even possible ? Maddie was confused herself.
Who was Maddie ? Was she or was she not Jean Grey . This mystery went on for a while, until Scott discovered that his old adversary Mastermind had used his influence to manipulate both Scott and Maddie to believe that Maddie was truly a reborn JEAN GREY.
When Scott finally defeated Mastermind, aka Jason Wyngarde, Mastermind admitted he wanted to punish Scott for what the Phoenix had done to him after she had discovered that he had been manipulating her for months resulting Jean becoming the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club, and causing her to evolve into the Evil entity that was called The Dark Phoenix. This version of the Phoenix had taken revenge on him, causing Mastermind to spent months locked inside his own mind going mad. How Mastermind broke free from this is not clear.
After finding out Mastermind had created the myth that Maddie was Jean, Scott could now make sense of the situation and move on. Now with it now clear that Maddie was NOT Jean, Jean was dead. Scott got on with his life finally Marrying Maddie. Maddie liked being the Wife of Scott, but was less keen on being married to one of the X-Men.
Presenting Mrs Scott Summers.
Scott and Maddie tried their best to live a life away from the X-Men, but Scott started to spent more and more of his time as Cyclops, and less as Maddie's loving Husband.
At times Maddie got involved in the adventures of the X-Men. During one she was granted powers from the Norse God Loki. She was renamed Anodyne, meaning Healer. She found that she was able to "Cure" her husband Scott of his inability to self control his Optic Blasts. She also "Cured" other members of the Mutant X-Men who too had issues living with their Uncanny Abilities, like Rogue's inability to touch people without absorbing their powers and psyche as a result.
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Maddie now had Super Powers as Anodyne the Healer.
However, Loki's gift of her powers would be short lived, as he was forced to strip her of her Healing abilities meaning that all that she had helped reverted back to how they were before hand. The upside of having these abilities Maddie discovered she was now pregnant. A few months later she gave birth to a Son they called Nathan Christopher Charles Summers. Christopher after Scott's father Christopher Summers aka The Space Pirate called Corsair of the Star Jammers. Charles after Charles Xavier aka Professor X who was had been Scott's mentor and Father figure most of his life. Maddie chipped in the name Nathan. Not knowing why, Maddie knew she liked the name. Later she would find out why she had chosen that name.
Maddie and Scott hoping that Baby Nathan did not inherit his Father's Eyes.
All was good in the Summers' house until...... the Guys at Marvel Comics wanted to bring back the Original X-Men as a Team....
At first the line up was going to be Cyclops, Beast, Angel and Ice Man from the Original line up, plus Angelica Jones aka Fire Star would make up the quintet as the new female Red Head on the team .... But Marvel Comics wanted the Original Red Head on the team..... They wanted Marvel Girl aka Jean Grey on the team... But this character was dead..... How could they achieve this... ?
Next time the solution is revealed, one that would sacrifice one Character in favour of the return of a Fan Favourite.
Until then ENJOY!
