Summary-Evil is returning to the universe and only the Supreme Being can save all of creation. Erik Lensherr had given up on finding the perfect person when a beautiful innocent wide eyed man fell into his cab. Somehow both are connected and Erik is in the middle of it all.

The Fifth Element

Chapter One

The Weapon Against Evil

Earth, Egypt

1912

Raven had never liked this backwater planet.

The people were prejudiced, hostilities growing with each passing year that she feared the outbreak of war was inevitable and the humans hated what they did not understand. She would've preferred never stepping foot on this hellhole of a planet ever again but she had a promise to keep and she wasn't going to let anyone else carry out this task.

The ship she was in broke through the atmosphere of the planet and soon descended down across the vast desert. Her yellow eyes narrowed as she glanced out of the window to look down upon the harsh land. While her home world Genosha possessed deserts they were nothing like this. The place was utterly devoid of life. In truth it was supposed to be the perfect hiding place but a human professor had found the temple in the heart of the desert.

The weapon was in danger of being discovered.

When the Council had learned of this Raven had immediately volunteered to lead the team that would retrieve the casket and the stones. The Evil would not return for another 300 years giving them plenty of time to prepare but right now the weapon had to be taken to a safer location. The ship bumped then came to a stop. The blue skinned woman stood up and approached the hatch. Usually she would avoid space travel but nothing could have stopped her from coming here today. She would keep the casket safe and thanks to her long life span she would see its purpose fulfilled in 300 years time.

She wondered if her people would make contact with Earth one day but she wasn't going to hold her breath. Her home planet was on the other side of the galaxy and unlike Earth the people of Genosha were born with incredible power. She had the ability to shape shift, had increased strength and agility along with a prolonged life span.

Genosha was not perfect. The planet had seen its fair share of war and prejudice but with Earth's advances in science increasing constantly the people of Genosha realised that one day this little planet would realise they weren't alone in the universe. In truth Raven was fearful of that day. She was pulled from her thoughts as the hatch hissed open and lowered to make a small metal walkway into the temple.

The building was incredibly old yet small and unremarkable at first glance. If one were to take a closer look they would find a story etched into the rock. Images of a great evil awakening in the darkness of space were scattered across the walls. Raven swallowed thickly when she saw images of the weapon, the Fifth Element encased in light and felling the evil.

The Fifth Element.

That was what her ancient people had called their saviour.

Raven had made sure that the temple would be empty when the ship touched down. An advanced scouting party had relayed a message that the professor would not return for some days. Once she had what she came for the man could take the place apart brick by brick but he would never find what he would seek. The blue skinned mutant stopped before a door and slid a small key into the wall. The sound of gears rang across the temple and the rock slid back to reveal a narrow passageway leading into a square chamber.

"Get the stones." Raven ordered the others. They went without question and gently gathered up the scared stones each representing an element.

Raven's yellow eyes glowed as she stared at the metal casket left in the centre of the room. It was shaped to hold a single person. In 300 years time the casket would open and the weapon would begin its mission to stop the Evil from spreading.

"My lady, there's movement from the west." A scout entered the chamber just as Raven was about to take the casket. "It's the priest."

"I'll talk to him. Get the casket ready for transportation." Raven walked out of the chamber and back into the main entrance of the temple.

"My lady..." the priest was there, an old man with a kindly face wrinkled with age. He bowed, his eyes refusing to meet hers. Not all humans were vile bigoted people and this man always had a good heart.

He was part of an order who worked in tandem with the Genosha government to keep the casket safe and a secret. For centuries this arrangement had benefitted everyone but the human race was expanding. Soon there would be nowhere left to hide the casket on Earth.

"I have to take the elements back with me." She said softly. The priest looked stricken but nodded. "You did a wonderful job keeping this place secret but it was only a matter of time before it was found."

"I'm sorry my lady. I know that I should have kept this place secret but I could not..." the priest swallowed thickly. He could not take the lives of the professor and his assistant. It was against his very nature.

"Don't apologize." Raven smiled at him. "I know he would never ask you to do that even for him." She glanced at the casket that was now horizontal and being floated towards the hatch. It was time to leave.

"When will you return?" the man asked.

"In 300 years when Evil awakens." She held out her hand. The golden key shone in her palm. "Take this key and keep it safe. It's a promise that I'll come back."

The old man clutched the key to his chest while Raven turned and entered the ship. Everything had gone smoothly and the casket would soon be resting within the restricted vaults of the academy on Genosha. The ship lurched and Raven closed her eyes as the vessel took off and left the planet behind. She could hear the men and women whisper and scuffle around the ship.

They chattered about the casket, their precious saviour was finally coming home for a short time. Raven wanted to feel a sense of accomplishment now that the Fifth Element was safe but instead she could only feel unease. The Earth that she would return to could be a very different place, maybe worse than before. In too short a time she would find out.

In 300 years she would keep her promise and come back to see it end.

In 300 years time her brother would finally awaken.

Earth, New York

2257

New York seemed to get more crowded every time she came here.

It was far too crowded, it stank of toxic chemicals and the crime rate had gone up again last she heard. Moira McTaggert wrinkled her nose at the smell but said nothing as the taxi took her to the destination she gave the driver. The envoy from Genosha would be arriving within the next two days and she was going to be the first to greet them. Next to her sat her assistant Hank McCoy who was looking incredibly nervous.

She couldn't blame him at all. For 300 years her order had known about the impending doom but once the Genosha ship arrived they could all breathe easy. She had served the order since childhood and was an accomplished historian. Hank was a brilliant scientist but shy and hard to talk to unless you got past his shell.

Moira paid the taxi fair before entering the large building currently housing some of the greatest minds in the galaxy. The building was situated in the heart of New York and the President had arrived shortly before her for a conference. The guards checked their Ids then escorted them towards the central control chamber. The skyscraper was the tallest built in New York and its construction was a symbol of the peace between humanity and the alien races they had since made contact with.

It hadn't always been this peaceful. For decades war had almost torn the galaxy apart until the government of Genosha stepped in and made a show of their power. They refused to let their galaxy be ripped apart because of fear and bigotry on all sides.

Soon after the Contact Wars Earth began to rebuild and prosper leading to the discovering of more technology that made life easier. The population boom began to slow down as more people took to the colonies and exotic alien worlds. The golden planet Asgard was a particular favourite of the human races. Asgard was the closest place a person could call paradise in the galaxy.

The newly crowned king Thor had taken a human woman Jane Foster for his wife firmly sealing a treaty between the two planets. It helped that Thor was a great warrior and a firm yet kind ruler who did what he could to protect his people and make life easier. He had been open to the idea of humans choosing to live on Asgard even before marrying Jane.

Then there was the frozen planet Jotunheim, the home world of the Frost Giants. Laufey, the king and skilled warrior had plunged his planet into war against Earth soon after the humans gained space flight. The conflict had been long and bloody with no end in sight until the mutants stepped in and stopped the insane and bloodthirsty king from exterminating another race. Jotunheim was considered a no fly zone and Laufey had not been seen off world in over a century.

100 years ago the wars came to an end and peace settled across the galaxy. Even now it wasn't a true peace but war was a distant memory for the most part and quite the majority of Earth's population had taken to the stars for exploration or life on an alien planet. In a way Moira envied them their ignorance of what was coming. But once the Genosha ship arrived with the casket no one would need know about the Evil slumbering deep within the vastness of space.

Moira was worried about the President and how he was going to allow the Genosha representative to take the weapon to Egypt. President Stryker held no love for the mutants. He saw them as abominations and made noise about it whenever he could. He was a small minded bigoted fool and Moira would sooner eat a cactus than spend even a minute in his company. He feared their power and what the mutants could do if provoked.

The Genosha mutants were the most powerful and advanced race in the galaxy but they rarely came to Earth. Their king would make the occasional diplomatic trip to see the President but relations would always be a little strained between Earth and Genosha.

Moira despaired for her own race sometimes. The priestess was escorted into the control centre and greeted by several scientists from across the United Planets. Hank followed her as she took a seat at the front while the President sat behind his desk, his face solemn as he was given a report.

"Don't be so nervous Hank." Moira flashed him a smile. "Everything will be fine once the casket is brought here."

"I-I know." The young man stuttered nervously. "I just didn't think it would happen so soon."

"We both grew up hearing stories of the End of Days. We live to see the next day." Moira sounded confident.

"What about the stones?" Hank murmured. The ancient stones were the key to unlocking the power of the Fifth Element. They were just as vital as the weapon itself.

"I received a message from Raven. The stones are being sent via a different ship." Moira replied as she placed her fingers against the key dangling from her neck. "I can't wait to meet them."

"I'd love to see their world one day." Hank mused softly. "I know they don't really like visitors."

"I doubt they would say no once you turn those puppy eyes on them." Moira teased causing him to blush. "I think you earned it anyway."

"Sir, the Genosha vessel has entered out solar system." A man reported from a nearby console.

"Grant them permission to land." The President replied. "Anything on the unmarked vessels?"

"Nothing yet sir." The ship carrying the casket had been attacked five days ago resulting in the mutants seeking refuge at one of Earth's colonies. Moira had been sent a message that the Element had survived the attack causing the ice cold fear to subside.

"The mutants want an explanation. We better have one ready soon." Stryker warned.

"Just a few more hours." Moira whispered to Hank. "Then we can all breathe easier."

Stryker didn't look happy about this but months beforehand Moira had presented documents and detailed writings of the approaching storm. Ancient texts from Genosha had been passed down to the priests on Earth.

As much as Stryker hated the mutants he knew that ignoring a threat of this magnitude was tantamount to suicide. Moira watched the President as he kept his eyes fixed on his desk. Since being told about the weapon he had been incredibly interested in what else it could do. Moira winced when she thought about the weapon falling into Stryker's hands. That kind of power shouldn't be held by the likes of him.

Leaning back in her chair Moira calmed her mind and closed her eyes.

Finally all the waiting was about to pay off.

Genetic Laboratory

Upon landing at Dock 1 Raven was greeted to an escort from the President of the United Planets. The blue skinned mutant nodded and followed after the men as her own entourage stayed behind her. Her yellow eyes glanced over the city and she had to hold her breath as she saw how much humanity had expanded since she last came here. Her people constantly monitored the human race but to see their growth in person as radically different than just reading the reports.

The mission had been laid out months ago. She would take the casket to Earth and be there when the Fifth Element woke up. She was going to act as an anchor to make the waking process a little easier. The priestess of the Order Moira McTaggert was also due to meet her along with the President.

Raven had returned to Earth six months ahead of schedule at the behest of her government. She was tasked with helping the Element learn about the planet that was going to be targeted first and install a need to save this world into the weapon. This was the first time the casket had been removed from Earth and the Genosha ruling body didn't want to take any chances on something going wrong. In six months the three planets would align and the nightmare would return. Nothing else matter now except getting the weapon ready for use. The four stones were being brought to Earth via another agent. So far everything was going according to plan. Raven stepped into a cool corridor that connected to the main laboratory of the building.

"So when do we get to see this weapon of yours?" Stryker asked the moment Raven was taken to the labs with the casket being brought in by her entourage.

"A simple hello would've been nice Mr President." The mutant frowned.

"We don't have time for such formalities." The man sniffed. He turned his back and began speaking with one of the scientists.

Jackass...Raven mentally winced. Picking up Earth slang wasn't something to be proud of.

"My lady." A lovely dark haired woman dressed in robes of the Order approached her. "We've been waiting for you."

"Moira, right?" Raven took the woman's hand when she held it out. "Let's not delay the big event. Shall we?"

"Follow me please gentlemen." The scientist, a dark haired man wearing glasses and wasn't that strange in this age.

"Dr Bruce Banner, he's the best when it comes to genetics. Anything related to DNA he'll take." Stryker said.

"What can I expect when we start the procedure?" Banner asked Raven. He looked excited to be involved in the awakening process yet he held her gaze evenly. There was something about Banner that instantly made Raven like him.

"The Element will be volatile when it's activated. If you have some sort of shielding I suggest using it. These awakenings can be different each time." Raven explained as Banner tapped his fingers on his tablet.

"I was told you would be able to help when the process is finished." Banner used his key card to access the main lab where the machine was located. He stood aside to let Raven pass through first. Hmm, the man was also a gentleman.

"It's important for the process." She replied.

"Honestly I'm just here to help with the reconstruction of the weapon. Having you here will be incredibly helpful."

Raven nodded at the human as he started accessing the control console for the chamber where the fragment of the casket was to be laid. The process of creating the weapon had always been the tricky part. The Fifth Element would slumber within the casket for untold amounts of time, processing and absorbing knowledge about the changing universe. The Element's very DNA was the jackpot in genetics but Banner had assured Raven that he wasn't going to steal any genetic material no matter how tempting it was.

Honestly Raven was more than worried about this process. Everything had been going according to plan until the attack by the unmarked vessels that opened fire without warning. She and her men had made it to the escape pods but she stayed behind to ensure the casket was taken off the ship. Raven had narrowly escaped fatal injury as the corridors of the vessel exploded but one of the enemy ships had fired directly into the sacred chamber where the casket was stored.

All that was left was a small fragment no bigger than her hand. Rage had filled her heart and it took every shred of control she had not to go after the ones responsible for the attack. Stryker had promised the Genosha government that he would find the ones behind it.

Raven had been told that the humans built a facility that could engineer anything from genetic makeup and the fragment she had was doused in the DNA of the weapon. She had no choice but to take it to Earth after Genosha explained the situation to the human government. She honestly had no idea what would happen once the Element was reborn.

"Alright, place the fragment in the bed." Banner instructed the mutant carrying the precious piece. "This'll take a few minutes if nothing goes wrong."

"Nothing better go wrong." Stryker muttered. Banner gritted his teeth but said nothing. He worked easily on the machine, clearly a man experienced with the technology.

The machine was created specifically to re-grow damaged or destroyed limbs or to help with the treatment of illnesses. Tony Stark had built it soon after dismantling his weapon's department and the machine was now being used in every hospital and colony that needed one.

"Alright, sequence initiating." Banner murmured as he tapped more keys and imputed codes faster than Raven could keep up with him. "Good god..."

"What is it?" Stryker asked.

"Nothing it's just...I've never seen any genetic structure like this." Banner breathed out.

"What do you mean?"

"For one, every species has 40 memo groups. That's more than enough for any species to reproduce. This fragment has 200,000 memo groups. It has to be engineered."

"The Perfect Being." Raven murmured drawing attention to her. "That's what the weapon against evil is called. The Supreme Being, Fifth Element, Light of Creation. It's all the same and it exists to save you from evil."

"Sounds like a freak of nature to me." Stryker muttered.

"I can't wait to meet it." Banner grinned excitedly.

She turned her golden eyes to the cylinder shaped machine and watched as metallic arms extended to begin the rebuilding process. They started at the fragment and built an arm first. The bones were easy to identify before moving to the skull, ribs, legs and the rest. Raven glanced at the others and smirked as they watched in rapt attention as the machine rebuilt what was clearly a person.

Banner asked the group to put the goggles he had provided for them on as a thick lid covered the glass obscuring the view. Lights flashed and something sounded within the chamber. Banner had explained that the process was now moving on to the skin, hair, nails and eyes.

"Ok, it's safe to take off the goggles." The scientist said as he tapped more keys. "Mr President, here is your weapon."

The lid slid back revealing a human man sleeping within.

His skin was milky white and completely hairless from what the group could see. He had a head of soft chestnut brown hair and red lips. Raven felt her breath catch in her throat unprepared for the pain that ripped through her heart at the sight of the Element before her.

"What the hell?" Stryker whispered when he regained his composure. "It's a man."

"He's the Fifth Element." Raven remarked forcefully. "And it's been a long time since he's been awake."

"Now what?" the President asked.

"We reactivate the brain." Banner motioned for the group to step away from the cylinder. Raven rolled her eyes when she saw some of the people take pictures. "Activate thermal bandages." Long strips of white material were pressed and wrapped around the man's torso, legs and groin providing little protection but covered him for modesty.

A sharp electrical light blasted into the chamber and the body inside immediately reacted. He arched, his spine bowing as a scream tore from his lips. His hands clawed at the bio bed beneath him as his body slumped on its side and his eyes were finally open. The brightest blue eyes were flicking across the room with blatant fear on his beautiful face as he clawed at the glass containing him. Raven swallowed thickly as she approached the bed and held out her hands.

"Charles?" she asked. The people in the room stared at her but said nothing. "Charles, it's Raven. Do you remember me?"

"Ahgfgkdl!" the man, Charles started yelling in a language no one could understand. "Jukilaj sjsoiu! Hfelall!"

"It's the Divine Language," Moira breathed in reverence. "I never thought to hear it. He wants to be let out. He wants to know where he is."

"He looks so scared." Hank clutched his book to his chest. "Raven truly knows him?"

"Charles, please calm down." Raven pleaded with him. "You need to stay calm."

"Juklll! Hnjuln!" the man yelled as he pressed his back against the glass.

"Listen," Stryker stepped towards the chamber. "If you want out then you better start speaking English. And you'll need one of these." He held up an ID card causing blue eyes to stare.

"He's scared and confused." Raven barked at the white haired man. "He needs time to adjust, preferably not contained. Let him out now."

"We don't know what that thing is." Stryker remarked. "It stays where it is."

"His name is Charles and he is your only hope for a tomorrow." Raven clenched her fists. "Treat him with respect."

"I..." Stryker stopped, his eyes going dull and his body sluggish. Raven frowned as the man tried to speak but no words came out of his moving lips. The hand holding the ID reached over to the console and slipped the car in. Raven's eyes widened when she realised what was happening. He was being controlled.

"No!" Raven cried as Charles immediately tore the lid away the second the lock was released.

The brown haired beauty slipped held onto the bed and blinked rapidly as the security forces entered at the behest of the President's aide.

"Don't hurt him!" Banner pleaded as the men readied their weapons.

"Charles!" Raven held out her hands. "It's me! It's your sister! Please remember and calm down!"

Charles gulped loudly as the forces advanced towards him. Raven was trying to plead with him but he wasn't listening. He kept calling out in the ancient language then stood up and stared at Raven with something almost like recognition in his eyes.

For a moment Raven was looking at her brother, the man who gave up everything to become the weapon against evil. The illusion was shattered when he turned and ran towards the wall and dove through the decontamination structure into the ventilation ducts.

"CHARLES!" Raven screamed his name.

Not caring that she was being called back Raven jumped into the hole after Charles. She had to find him quickly and bring him back. Nothing else mattered except getting him back.

She could only hope that no one else found him before then.

SHIELD Homeworld Headquarters

Sebastian Shaw had no love for Steve Rogers.

The blond man was too soft, too easy on his subordinates and on top of that he was getting married to that pain in the ass Stark. Assistant Director of SHIELD was not what Shaw worked all these years to achieve. For years he refused to give up the blueprints to the Iron Man armour, a suit that was capable of great destruction and space travel on a limited level.

Stark was an insufferable fuck who flaunted his popularity with the public whenever someone tried to take the suit. If that didn't brighten Shaw's day he received word from the Pentagon that a Genosha envoy was arriving with a weapon. And now they had to place nice to the mutants arriving on Earth. Shaw had learned about the so called Fifth Element upon gaining his promotion within the government. He didn't know what to make of the whole evil incarnate arriving from another dimension to destroy all life part of the story.

However the Fifth Element intrigued him incredibly.

It was referred to as the greatest weapon in the universe. Something like that had to be studied properly and without the prying eyes of the mutants. Moira McTaggert had provided further details on the subject as she showed a roomful of highly influential men and women images from an ancient book. If she was right then the Element wasn't just a weapon.

It could bring life where there wasn't any. That kind of power had to be studied. Humanity had progressed exceptionally in 300 years and that was still making alien worlds uncomfortable. Shaw, while unable to get the Director position he wanted still had the President's ear and it seemed Stryker was just as intrigued in this weapon as he was.

Shaw had been present when Dr Banner reconstructed the weapon from the fragment the mutants had brought in. When the procedure was finished Shaw joined the others in staring at the human looking man lying inside the chamber. His mind was already going through several scenarios he could try it with experimenting on the man. If he was truly a weapon then perhaps pain and anger would unlock his potential.

Raven was trying to calm him down when the man awoke rather violently. Shaw could barely contain his glee when the President unlocked the chamber seemingly against his will after dangling the key before the weapon's eyes. The security forces weren't faster enough as the man charged through the wall and escaped.

Raven had chased after the man immediately allowing Shaw to make a call. He had some good friends in SHIELD that would be discreet and once the rest of the stunned observers were shuffled out of the lab Shaw retreated to an empty office to make the call.

"Hello? Yes, I'm at the labs. Then by now you'll know the weapon escaped. Find him first and bring him to me alive."

Closing the phone he smirked. Humanity would possess the ultimate weapon and then Stryker would have his way of dealing with Genosha once and for all. Shaw made another call.

He had a lab to prep.

Block 5000

Erik Lensherr's Apartment

Erik really wanted a cigarette.

Rubbing the last of his restless sleep from his eyes the cab driver slammed his fist down onto the alarm clock currently blaring out repetitive noise. He had a hangover, his cat was hissing to get inside and right now he was also out of coffee. Stretching he stood up and glared harshly at his phone which now decided to start ringing. He knew who was calling at this hour of the morning but right now he just wanted to get some damn caffeine before going to work.

The small apartment, a shoe box really, needed to be cleaned and he needed to get more food. Erik looked around for a clean shirt and pulled it on. He hated this bloody orange thing but it was the cleanest thing he had after the drinking he did last night. Groaning against the searing headache he had Erik pulled the phone from the wall and answered.

"What do you want?" he snapped into the phone.

"Good morning to you too." Steve Rogers always sounded way too chipper first thing in the morning. "Erik, you never gave me an answer last night."

"Ok, here it is now," the German sighed with relief when he located a cigarette in his pocket. "I'm not going."

"Erik, you need to get out of that apartment." Steve tried to be reasonable. "You need a vacation and I'd really love for you to be there at the wedding."

"Didn't think we were that close." Erik remarked flippantly.

"Say what you like Erik but I'm the only friend you've got left and you know it." Steve didn't say it to be cruel. It was really just a simple truth. "And besides Tony loves it when you're around."

"Yeah, so why are you marrying him and not me?" Erik managed to find the coffee pot buried in the sink.

"Very funny..." Steve had to be grinning, the cheery bastard. "Look, the wedding is in six months so that gives you time to think it over."

"I'm not going to turn up at a wedding by myself. It's bad enough everyone knows Magda ran off with my fucking lawyer of all people." Erik drank the bitter liquid in one gulp.

"It's been two years Erik. No one's going to say anything." Steve assured him. The German did not want to discuss his nonexistent love life right now or ever. "This is my point. Get out and you'll meet somebody."

"Like who? The perfect one..." Erik poured the rest of the liquid down the sink. "Not all of us can hit the jackpot like you did Rogers. Look, I have to go."

"I'll call you later Erik." Steve sighed into the phone. "Just think about it ok?"

Erik didn't reply as he hung up. He and Steve have known each other for five years after meeting during their tour of duty. They were both marines and had been through hell on more backwater planets than most people will ever see in their lifetimes. Steve was one of the best soldiers Erik had the pleasure of meeting but he was also a good man.

That was a rare thing to find and Stark better appreciate Steve or Erik just might go a little gun happy on the man's numerous vehicles. Steve was still part of the military but as a Director of home world security organization. He took over when Nick Fury retired and was proving highly competent in the role.

Erik had seen enough of his friends die out in the field and he left after some bad intelligence got his entire squad killed. The bastard responsible for the intelligence Sebastian Shaw had never been brought up on charges causing Erik to lose what little hope he had left and he very nearly beat the man to death before being pulled away by four marines.

Now he drove cabs for a living while Steve was getting married to one of the richest men in the system. Stark was also one of the best engineers around and has created life saving machinery when he closed up his weapon's department some years back. That was fine except the man had an ego the size of Jupiter. What Steve saw in that egotistical diva Erik would never know.

His own marriage had fallen apart right after his discharge. Magda had wanted him to quit for years but he was a soldier to the bone, unable to do anything else. She had enough of waiting and took off with the man she had been seeing for months. The last thing Erik wanted or needed was to attend a wedding and see Rogers making those fucking starry eyes at Stark as the engineer regaled the guests with another tale of his inventions.

"I'll bring you back a treat." Erik smirked down at the snow white cat. "Catch you later sweetheart."

He was stopped by the phone ringing again. "Now what? Hello?"

"Erik, you better go to that wedding or I'll disown you."

"Morning Mama." Erik groaned. Steve, that rat bastard. "Can we talk about this later? I need to go."

"Erik, I'm worried about you." Edie sighed heavily. "I don't care if you run off with a woman, a man or an alien, just please get out of that apartment and talk to people."

"I talk to you."

"I'm your mother. You're obligated to talk to me."

"Look Mama, I really don't want another relationship right now. They're too messy." Erik pulled on a jacket he found on the floor.

"And this is why you'll end up a lonely old man with your cat." Edie berated him.

"At least the cat comes back." Erik tapped his code into the lock for the garage. "I have to go Mama. I'll talk to you after work."

"You better." She warned. Erik hung up before she could start another argument about his social skills. Why were his friend and mother trying to get him to meet people? He was perfectly fine on his own anyway.

Slipping into his yellow cab Erik fired up the engine and left the garage attached to his apartment. The cab was in need on a tune up and he was down to his last five points. Shit, how wasted did he get last night? He had twenty before. The sky way was light for this time of day allowing him to slip into one of the traffic lanes without waiting for hours.

So another day in the life of Erik Lensherr began.

The morning was thankfully a quiet one as he picked up his fairs for the day without incident. He spent the morning going back and forth across the vast city until he got enough money together for the tune up he needed. It was going on 2pm when he decided to go for a bite to eat. The lanes were now packed up and on his way to the central hub of the city he saw a large alien ship descending onto one of the skyscrapers.

The shape was that of a Genosha star ship causing they driver to wonder why they were here. Even during his tour of duty he never saw one in person. Shrugging he moved on and got into the lane that would take him to the nearest fast food joint. The line was beginning to move steadily along again allowing Erik to power up the engine. He was beginning to think that this day would be one of the better ones.

And then the roof promptly exploded.

"FUCK!"

Erik veered away from the traffic, desperately trying to regain control of the cab as it flew down towards the lower section of the city. The cab rocketed through the traffic lanes causing several horns to be honked and more than a few expletives thrown his way. Erik calmed his heart long enough to stabilise the car and pilot it towards a dark alcove attached to a large apartment complex. Great, now he was down to one point on his license. Just fucking perfect.

"I don't believe this." He killed the engine and turned around to see the remains of the back seat. He reached for the gun he kept hidden just in case. "Who's back there?"

"Uhhh..." a voice groaned in pain as a small pale hand pressed against the glass.

"What the hell?" Erik frowned as the hand slipped and a face now appeared. A beautiful red lipped bright eyed face who was blatantly staring at him. His eyes were so blue. Erik had never seen eyes that blue before, not even Steve's were that shade. Red lips opened and closed as the man pressed his back against the seat. He was wearing white bandages across his torso and his skin had dust staining it and was smudged with dirt.

He looked like he'd crawled through miles of vents. Where the hell had he come from? Erik had seen a lot of strange things and picked up some colourful characters during his time as a cabby. He never had any problems talking or making small conversation. Erik cleared his throat and said the first thing that popped into his head.

"Uh...hi."

Just a note this is unbetaed so I apologize for any spelling and/or grammer mistakes.

So..this monster of a first chapter just wouldn't end.

I saw the prompt for an XMFC/Fifth Element on the kink meme and I watched the film that night so this just wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it all down. It's been forever since I've done any writing thanks to moving to a new country and university but seeing the prompt and watching one of my favourite movies sparked my muse again.

And because the Avengers are just made of awesome I wanted them to make at least cameos here.

On another note I don't know what Raven's comic life span is but for the benefit of this story she can live for some centuries.

The first chapter is a bit of a jumble but the next one will focus on Erik and Charles.

Anyway I hope you guys liked this.