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Charles' P.O.V
"Where's Hank?" Raven asked looking around the hangar as we stood in line looking at the marvellous plane Hank had designed and created.
"I'm here." The gruff voice of Hank said we all turned to see a rather large figure come out of the shadows of the plane.
"Hank?" I asked as the figure got closer revealing a very blue and very beast like Hank McCoy.
"It didn't attack the cells. It enhanced them. It didn't work." Hank explained in defeat hanging his head.
"Yes it did, Hank. Don't you see? This is who you were meant to be. This is you. No more hiding." Raven praised moving forward towards Hank.
"Never looked better, man," Erik began to praise only to be cut off as Hank grabbed him by the neck lifting him off the ground and at the same time strangling him.
"Hank!" Laura exclaimed as her and I tried to get Hank to let him go.
"Don't mock me!" Hank ground out.
"Hank, put him down immediately, please? Hank! Hank!" I commanded hurriedly hoping that we wouldn't lose one of our team before actually going to the battle, luckily for Erik, Hank let him go.
"I wasn't!" Erik wheezed as he finally was able to breathe properly once more.
"Even I got to admit, you look pretty bad-ass. I think I got a new name for you." Alex commented as Hank looked over towards him. "Beast."
With that done we took to the aircraft everyone mentally preparing themselves for what was about to happen. It took a couple of minutes to arrive at our destination; Hank began to slow down the plane. I began to read crew members minds on the boat that was heading straight for the embargo line.
"Crew of the Aral Sea are all dead. Shaw's been there." I explained as I witnessed Shaw's red mutant wipe out the crew.
"He's still here. Somewhere." Erik growled.
"He's set the ship on course for the embargo line." I said hurriedly, knowing full well what would happen.
"If that ship crosses the line, our boys are gonna blow it up. And the war begins." Moira highlighted everyone's fears.
"How can we stop it?" Laura questioned, I may just have the plan.
"Unless they're not our boys." I said with a wicked grin on my face. I closed my eyes focusing on one of the other Russians ship locating one of the crew members closest to the missiles. I immediately entered the mind of one of the crew members and made them press the fire button, blowing up the ship closest to the embargo line.
"That was inspired, Charles." Moira praised, we were out of some danger but Shaw was still out there and he wouldn't stand for this.
"Thank you very much. But I still can't locate Shaw." I said looking over at Erik.
"He's down there. We need to find him, now!" Erik growled out we both looked down towards the cock-pit.
"Hank?" I questioned, he looked over at Moira briefly.
"Is there anything unusual on the radar or scanners?" he asked her earning a shake of the head.
"No. Nothing." She replied, damn he must be under the water.
"Submarine?" Laura asked, "Or he's on the land." He wouldn't be on land he'd want to be in the middle of this fray and he was more than likely in his sub.
"We don't have sonar." Hank responded as he turned the plane round so we hovered slightly over the battlefield.
"Yes, we do!" Sean said confidently as he walked over to the back of the plane where Laura, Erik and I were stood, Laura stood back a bit as he joined us and Hank began to lower the ramp.
"Yes, we do!"
Erik's P.O.V
Sean flew out the plane and into the water Charles was with him mentally, once we found Shaw he'd know about.
"Got him, you are ready for this?" Charles asked as I nodded, Laura placed a hand on my shoulder. They both believed I could do this and I wasn't about to let them down.
"Let's find out." I replied lowering myself onto the wheels of the plane, putting a hand out readying myself.
'Remember, the point between rage and serenity.'
I closed my eyes focusing, finally finding the submarine, then did I truly focus the confidence both Laura and Charles had in me fuelled my efforts as I finally brought the sub out of the water. The plane along with the submarine crashed onto the beach. All but Moira and Charles headed out onto the beach, ready for the final showdown, if we won this nuclear war would be avoided. Sean took on Angel, while Beast and Alex took on Azazeal leaving riptide to Laura and Raven. With everyone allowing me a straight path to the submarine and ultimately to Shaw, Charles was with me mentally that is.
'Erik, you're there. You've reached the void.'
"He's not here, Charles. Shaw's not here! He's left the sub." I said out loud knowing that Charles would be able to here. I searched the whole sub and yet the man had eluded me.
'What? He's got to be there! He has to be! There's nowhere else he can be! Keep looking!'
"And I'm telling you he's not! There's no one here, Goddammit!" I yelled as I began to fling things around the sub in frustration he couldn't have escaped! And then the wall behind me opened…
"Erik, what a pleasant surprise."
Author's Notes:
Only one more chapter to finish (Since I've already written the last chapter) Hope you have enjoyed! Finally getting into the nitty-gritty of the battle! Thanks for the support! Ciao for now! =D