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Sydney flinched as another explosion rocked the air around her. Ducking down beneath the twisted remains of a vehicle, she searched ahead for her teammates. Watching Rogue and Piotr set off from their hiding place again, her gaze drifted off to the menacing flames that engulfed the entire area.
She really hated fire.
Gathering her resolve, the Australian teen sprinted out from her hiding place to catch up with her companions. Only to fly back on her bottom when a grenade exploded in her face.
Sliding a few feet, Sydney was relieved to look up and see Rogue and Piotr relatively unharmed. They were soon joined by Logan, the steely (no pun intended) instructor who'd she'd only met once. He took one look her way and groaned.
"What is she doin' here, Stripes!" This, of course, was meant for Rogue.
"She's here to help! Now hurry up, we don't have much time!"
Sydney didn't catch the conversation that followed. Spotting a rather large puddle, she outstretched a hand to call the liquid towards her. After a moment, she collected it into a bluish grey sphere and kept it floating between her hands. If the suppressing heat continued, there was no way she could pull water from the air.
When Rogue and Piotr began weaving a trail to a short bunker, she followed. And nearly tripped twice. Why was she here again?
Sydney finally caught up with the two, the orb still rotating safely between her hands. Dark eyes flicking ahead, she spotted Bobby, and the brown-haired girl she'd been introduced to; Kitty Pryde was her name. She nearly jumped from her hiding place when she spotted a missile dropping towards them; but sighed in relief as Kitty grabbed Bobby tight and phased them both through safely.
Though, the grip lasted a moment longer than it should have.
Looking up at Rogue, Sydney cringed slightly. She'd seen the whole thing.
She was quickly yanked back to the current problem as a torrent of artillery rained down upon them, ducking under a mess of wrangled metal and shoving her surprised shriek back down her throat. She wanted to prove to these people that she wasn't a little girl anymore.
Blowing the stray strands of cerulean hair away from her face, Sydney took a deep breath and prepared the sphere of water floating between her shaking hands. Logan glanced down at her while Storm carried on up ahead, an almost pitiful look in his eyes. That only hardened her determination.
And then the rain came down.
It pounded down upon them all, in the form of fiery explosives.
Author's Notes: Ok. Blah. I'm really tired and wanted to get this out. More updates coming soon, I PROMISE this time!!! (Reviews please. )