Heh. I already had plans for Emma and Sage. I didn’t know M was a psychic, too; I was using her as a melee type. Chamber might be good, but I wanted to use him on the other team (I’m going with a blue/gold idea). I dunno, maybe I should try to reshuffle the teams and see what I can put together.
I don’t want to use Magik, partly because I never really liked her, and partly because I think the most powerful use of that character was driving home the severity of the Legacy Virus. I always felt that things like deep-space adventure and other-wordly fantasy didn’t really fit the major X-stuff (Excalibur excluded), and while I intend to use elements from that stuff, I aim to avoid going into it at length (For example; I’ve always been of the mind that the Phoenix Force was more interesting as an unexplained benevolent spirit, sorta like Gandalf in LotR). I have a storyline in mind that brings Vulcan to Earth, and obliquely refers to the Shi’ar stuff, but only so I can use him as one more player in the course of events on Earth.
My major goal is to write a story that gradually introduces the major heroes and villains of the X-world while playing out a series of related events establishing a rising tension, using one-shot sidestories to flesh out particular characters or plot points, with the lead figures all gradually finding themselves on one side or the other of an imminent war. The X-Men and their allies desperately struggle to bring a close, and in a very visible, high-profile way, the world sees a majority of the mutant community turning against those who choose to follow the path of tyranny. The story ends with many of the major baddies still in play, though some would now find themselves in more of a cold-war type situation (not actively seeking a fight, but not at peace either), some of the more prominent heroes would finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and anti-mutant legislation is basically out of the picture. Not a fix-all mega happy ending, and plenty of room and hooks for future stories, but an introduced problem is solved, and more than that, some long-hinted at but unresolved conflicts would be settled. The futures of Bishop and Cable would no longer be in play, and Earth has the ability to defend itself should one of the interstellar empires come along (not make war, defend itself; like how Switzerland can put up enough of a fight that it isn’t worthwhile).
Oh, and Der Trihs and devilsknew, while I am interested in reading your ideas on this, I would like to state that as far as I’m concerned, seriously trying to scientifically explain super powers (for mutation/evolution no less) is kind of absurd. I have no intention of trying to make scientific explanations for powers, or making the powers conform to science beyond very basic concepts.