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Jean Grey and Toad continued to spar. Toad proves much to agile for a hand to hand fight, but Jean manages to telekinetically knock him onto the ground. Repeatedly.
"Ah! Knock that off!" Toad yelled.
"You first."
She lets him go, and Toad falls to the ground. Rather than surrender, he snaps his tongue out, catching Jean around the ankle and she falls. Toad snapped his tongue out again grabbing Jean's arm.
With surprising strength, Jean is launched into the air and lands on a car, crashing through it's windsheild.
Magneto looks up in the air to see six Sentinels fly through the buildings of Washington, landing on the monument grounds.
"And the farce continues," Magneto said to himself.
He faced Cyclops.
"Tell me, Scott; who is wrong in this picture?
Wolverine trudges back over.
"You're both wrong. This violence ain't gettin' us anywhere fast."
"Have it your way. But the way I see it, there's one easy way to stop these monstrosities."
Magneto used his powers to knock Wolverine into Cyclops, sending them both aside. He gestures emphatically and finally, the monument is unearthed. He sends it flying into the Sentinels. Only two dodge it; the rest are destroyed on impact.
On the street, the police and Storm and Gambit look over.
"Look out!" The officer yelled.
The group of police scrambles. Gambit grabs Storm and leaps to safety as the wrecked Sentinels and the Washington monument skid to a halt in the middle of the street.
More cops cars then pulled up and about a half a dozen cops got out and drew their weapons.
The police then approached Magneto.
"Open fire!"
They begin shooting.
Magneto shook his head.
"Fools."
He holds out his palm. The bullets stop before him. Magneto shouts to the police.
"I can let these fall to the ground."
Two or three of the bullets fall.
"Or I can send them right back at you."
A bullet speeds back, hitting one of the officers in the forehead. The police officer's eyes slide closed and he falls backwards on to the ground.
"The choice is yours."
The police officers looks around at the others and down at their fallen comrade.
"Drop your guns," one of the officers instructed.
They do. Magneto smiled.
"A wise choice, officer."
The bullets fall to the ground.
"You see, Scott, I can be reasonable."
Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm join Magneto.
"You have a hell of a way of showing it," Cyclops responded.
"We're still takin' you down tonight," Wolverine growled.
Magneto laughed.
"I'm sure you will try. But my point, I fear, has already been made. That building represents the laws of this country. They've forgotten what it means to be lawful, and now the monument is gone."
"And another innocent person dead," Storm spoke.
"We all make sacrifices, Storm."
Eleswhere on the monument grounds, Gambit joins Jean in the fight against Toad. Toad picks up a fragmented lamppost and uses it to spar with Gambit, who uses his staff as defense. Toad tries to use his tongue again, but Gambit grabs him.
"Hold him still for me, Red."
Jean reaches out toward Toad, freezing him.
"Hope you enjoy this, mon frére."
Gambit charges Toad's tongue. Jean winced as Toad wails, the shock sending him flying back several feet.
"Thanks, Gambit." Jean smiled.
After getting done with Toad, Jean and Gambit raced back to join the rest of the X-Men.
Polaris stepped to Magneto's side.
"What about the other two Sentinels?" Polaris asked.
The Sentinels have regrouped, and now approach the X-Men and what's left of the Brotherhood.
"We eliminate them, my dear."
Magneto addresses the X-Men.
"You'll forgive me, Cyclops, but I'm going to presume to give orders."
"Not on your life."
"Try me. Polaris and I will take the one on the left. You all can do what you like with one on the right."
"Fine."
Magneto smirks. He and Polaris ascend into the air, approaching the Sentinels.
Wolverine pops his claws.
"Let's rip it to shreds."
The X-Men charge the Sentinel. It stands at three times the height of Wolverine, the tallest of the X-Men.
"You know what to do, Red."
Jean focused her power and Wolverine levitated off the ground and lands on the Sentinel. Wolverine latches on to its head, and digs his claws into its "brain". Cyclops barrages its midsection with optic blasts, while Jean holds Wolverine steady with her telekinesis. Storm hovers around its midsection, ready to zap it on Cyclops' word.
Magneto and Polaris merely rip their Sentinel apart limb from limb, as Colossus continued to fight witht the police.
"Look at how they work together, Father," Polaris said, observing the X-Men.
"It is their greatest strength, Lorna."
Magneto removes the Sentinel's head.
"But even that is nothing compared to our strength."
"They will prove versatile opponents."
"The Sentinels will not be seen after tonight. Not for a long time. We will strike again when the time is right. Charles can't stop us."
Polaris smiled evilly.
Back with the X-Men, the Sentinel is very nearly beaten. It begins to topple.
"It's down, Storm! You and Jean steady it!"
Wolverine leaps down, rolling to a stop.
Storm's eyes go white, and she manipulates the wind to blow the Sentinel out of harm's way. Jean keeps it steady.
"Good work, people," Cyclops sighed.