Chapter 10: Burn In It

At this moment Beth was starting to feel as if she was fading into the air around her. The cold felt so much more bitter against her. She lifted her hand and looked a the red coating glistening on the surface. This would possible be the end of Elizabeth Storm. All the tears she had been holding back began to roll down her cheeks. A black veil passed over her vision and she let it take her to a place of light-where pain could no longer touch her.

Now Autumn's fate was in Logan's hands and he would hat to kill his brother to end this nightmare for good.

Just down the hallway he could hear his brother, but more than that, he could smell Autumn's terror. His thoughts bounced from her to Beth and then Kayla. Too many women had died because he failed them. There was a growl that crawled up his chest as he walked into the room and found Victor holding Autumn against the wall by her throat.

"You brought this upon yourself. You don't say no to me. Huh? We're gonna leave here and you are going to be a good little girl. Yes?"

"Victor put her down!" Logan growled.

"Stay out of this Jimmy, it has nothing to do with you."

Logan extended his claws. "I'm afraid it does. Let her go!"

Victor grinned, extending his own claws, dragging one down her neck to draw a line of blood and only anger his brother more.

"She belongs to me Logan."

"Autumn, Beth's dying and its his fault."

He was replacing her fear with anger because right now if he moved to save her, he knew that Victor would kill her in a heartbeat. So the only way for her to get out of this was to fight.

"Jimmy, what are you doing?" His smile faded.

"Let go of me!" Autumn began to fight to get free.

"If you don't get away from him, he will eventually kill you."

"Shut up!" Victor growled.

The rage boiled through her blood, she felt a heat flush over her skin as she tried to get free from him.

"Let go of me! You killed Beth!"

She felt hotter suddenly as if her whole body was on fire. All the fear she had for him was gone, burned alive by the pure hate she was letting herself feel. Beth was family to her and now because of him she was dead.

The light surrounding her was almost blinding and the pain she had felt was gone. This must be heaven. She felt a small feeling of guilt for leaving Autumn like that but what could she do. There was a fuzzy figure coming toward her now and she squinted to see who it was. His voice was familiar when he spoke.

"Hello again Beth."

There was an accent to his voice.

"Do I know you?"

When he became clearer she about cried. It was Remy LeBeau, he had died trying to protect her from Victor and for that she could not help but embrace him.

"Remy, oh my god I've missed you."

He hugged her back.

"What are you doing here Beth?"

"What?" She pulled back from him. "I-I died."

"It's not your time honey."

"But Remy...I...I bled out. I couldn't heal in time."

He shook his head and taking her hand, he kissed it.

"You have to go back. You're not dead. You have a friend you don't know about."

"Wha-"

"I will see you again Beth. But not for a long time. Go home sweetie."

The feeling of being yanked backwards hit her had and before she knew it, she was sitting up straight in a hospital bed. Standing just beside her with worry etched into her face was Dr. Frost. Beth coughed as her lungs got used to air once more and she lifted her shirt frantically, only to find her stomach healed. She looked up at the doctor realizing she had given her some of Victor's blood in order to save her life. The thought of having part of him with her always, made her shudder but she was alive now because if it.

"Thank god you're ok." Dr. Frost rushed to her bedside, unhooking her IV.

"You saved my life."

"You have to get out of here. Take your friend and-"

Out of no where Stryker came into the room heading for Beth.

"You little bitch!" He yanked her from the bed. "We had a deal!"

While she lay on the floor trying to get up, he drove his boot into her stomach but he did not kick as hard as Victor. So his little kick did not do much.

"Fuck you William!"

The doctor charged at him. "No, leave her alone!"

But Stryker grabbed her by her shirt and slapped her hard. "Backstabbing whore!"

Beth had grown very sick of men hurting women, she pushed herself up off the floor just as the Colonel tossed Frost to the concrete floor. From behind him Beth cleared her throat to get his attention.

"Colonel."

He turned to face her.

"Doctor...run." She said, still glaring at William.

The air around her began to vibrate and the color of her eyes was fading to a cold metallic green as she let her anger flow through every inch of her body.

"You men around here need to learn not to hit women."

The doctor realized what was about to happen and she pushed herself to her feet, running from the room as fast as she could. Everything around Beth began to dissolve. She had decided that she was not going to let him live to do this again.

"I've had quite enough of you."

"Beth-"

"Goodbye Colonel."

With that he exploded into a million tiny pieces and Beth left the room-which was no more than ruble by the time she left it-continuing to disassemble the rest of the building as she moved down the hallway. She followed the path she believed Logan had taken. A crowd of guards now lined the hallway with Element Nine guns in hand. That only made her smirk.

"You boys really think those will work?"

"Fire at will!"

The air around her was so hot now that her hair was levitating and her clothes were almost floating around her as she held control of the energy she was projecting. When the first dart left the first gun, she released a shock wave of energy and watched the darts fall in pieces. The hallway was covered in pieces of soldiers and when she was done killing them, resembled a slaughterhouse.

"Heh."

Beth moved down the hallway, tracking bloody footprints down the hallway as she went.

For a second Logan paused in his conversation with Autumn, the strong scent of blood filling his nostrils.

"Can't be..." He whispered.

Autumn thought now about Beth and about all the time they had together. She had tracked Victor down, fought her way to get to him and died trying to rescue her. If the last thing Autumn ever did was die fighting him, she would honor her best friend.

"Let! Go! Of! Me!"

Suddenly, her hands that had been gripping his arm, caught on fire. They weren't just on fire, they were emanating fire. The look on Victor's face was one of shock as the flames spread up her arms and down her body.

The fire did not burn her, it was as if it was a part of her or always had been. Now she balled her hands into flaming fists and began to hit him in the face, burning him with every hit, before stepping away from him and letting the fire spread across him.

The more angry she became, the more the fire consumed him. It continued to spread down her form as well until she was enveloped but not hurt by her flames. Victor, however, was screaming in pain as the fire spread up his body until he was flailing about and burning alive.

"Don't touch me ever again." She said to the burning man.

Beth had wondered into the doorway behind Logan just in time to see her friend as a walking flame and Victor screaming in pain. Her own power died own until the air around her became still once again. For few moments she just watched, slightly slack jaw at the fact her best friend had 'joined the mutant club.' Logan just stood there, his claws retracted into his fists, breathing steady-watching with a rather puzzled look on his face.

"You like to cause pain, feel your own karma. Feel what you did to Beth and burn in it!"

"Ahh!" A flaming Victor, made a last attempt to hurt her.

From behind Logan, Beth swung her right arm and sent a shock wave of heat in his direction, sending him through the concrete wall and tumbling down the side of the mountain they were on. The glow of the flames as they burned him, could still be seen as he bounced off rocks and rolled through the snow.

Autumn took a step back from where he was, shock covered her features. The flames on her fading into nothing, returning her to her normal form. She turned and looked at her best friend still alive, standing in the doorway.

"Beth!"

The two girls ran to each other, embracing as tears filled their eyes.

"I thought you were dead."

"I was, but I had a little help."

Autumn sniffled as she pulled back to look at her.

"Let's go home now."

"Yes." Beth nodded, smiling.

Then turning to look at Logan, she pulled from Autumn and practically jumped into his arms. As she held him close, he fought to hold his tears back but she knew how he felt, even if he did manage not to cry. Neither one of them would admit their feelings though. Even as they pulled away and looked into each others eyes, they kept silent.

"Come on guys, I'm sick of this place."

They made their way toward the exit and on their way out of the main building, they found their exit blocked by every guard still in the building.

"Don't let them out alive!" Their commanded yelled.

The three of them glanced between each other and shook their heads. Beth began to let her energy rise, Logan extended his claws and Autumn let the flames crawl across her skin.

"They never learn." Beth said.

"Let's teach them then." Autumn replied.

Logan smirked and then they charged into the crowed.

[THAT'S THE END OF THIS SERIES. THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. BYE GUYS]