Only Alicia could take what Marvel did after 'Revolution' and make it palatable. Not only that, but she made it interesting and compelling. She's taken the time to do what Marvel failed to - allow Cable to deal with the death of his father. ~JenMorrioghan
My Own Prison
(PG-13)
After Stryfe's reappearance, Rogue is concerned about
Cable's possible reaction and speaks to him about the matter. But the
conversation soon gets out of hand. Again, a story intended to be a
one-shot. But then, Cable and Rogue had to go and develop a frightening
amount of chemistry, and Marvel had to continue being ridiculous about
their depiction of Nate in the wake of Akkaba, and so I just couldn't let
it go.
Frozen Sun
(PG-13)
Rogue goes out to retrieve a depressed and angry
Cable from a local bar, but the violent confrontation that results has
very unintended consequences. The biggest cliffhanger I never intended
to leave hanging... ;) Seriously, while 'My Own Prison' was a sort of
prelude/introduction, this story was intended to establish a basis on
which the rest of the series would evolve. I like to envision it sitting
here, patiently waiting for me to get back on track.
I think I can safely say that there were few people - at least in the fan fiction community - who were satisfied by Marvel's resolution of the Apocalypse/Twelve storyline. As a dedicated Cable-writer, I was appalled--and disgusted by how little effect any of these horrific events seemed to have on Cable afterwards. Admittedly, there was the six-month gap pre-'Revolution', but it seems so very, very unlikely that Cable would have been able to easily resolve losing his father, essentially failing in his mission, and yet still seeing his own timeline reduced to a shadow-possibility. The mingling of loss, failure, and 'incidental' success was too compelling to resist.
I must admit, though, I was sidetracked in terms of this series because of Scott's return, in such an awkward, unsatisfying way. I've managed to get back on track since, so there should be future installments of this in the near future. I hope so, in any case; when I was first planning this out, it was taking on the status of a full-blown alternate history series, with a lot of really fascinating developments. It would be a shame to let all that potential go to waste.
"Reconstruction" diverges from canon from the point of a very slightly altered Slaver storyline (Cable's possession by Whatever was only temporary, and the X-Men are all very much aware of what happened). It uses the events of the X-Men 'Revolution' as a springboard, rather than canon, so don't be surprised to see familiar faces and places at unusual times and in different situations.
Want to encourage me to get on with this series? Give me a shout , and I'll do my best to oblige.--Alicia