A/N: Is everyone getting pumped up about the third movie coming out? I know I sure am. Can't freaking wait…. it is going to be awesome! Tee hee hee. Anyway in anticipation for the amazing event I have decided to fire up the ol' story again. You ready for it…. can you handle it! Course you can! Enjoy!

Chapter Eleven:

Shade hit the ground with a force unimaginable. She was almost positive her legs were going to shatter but she knew she had to keep moving. She got up and ran across the corridor. The skintight leather pants and halter-top were surprisingly quiet.

Then she hit the door with force and pulled it open. She ran through the enormous lobby past the empty security desk. She thought of Pyro but soon continued to concentrate on the task at hand.

She stopped in front of the door to the side of the lobby and kicked it open with her black knee high leather boots. It swung open and she tackled the stairs two at a time. Soon she was on the twelve floor. She kicked open the fire proof door.

"Are you there?" She could hear Magneto's voice ask from the microphone in her ear.

"Yes," She answered in a whisper.

"Good, you know what to do." With that the line went dead and Shade knew she was all alone.

She ran over to the executive elevator and hit the button. The door opened. Shade stepped into it and pushed the button that read 'roof'.

When the doors opened again Shade could see all of New York City. She took a deep breath of the cold air. She strode out to the middle of the platform. It was night but the lights of the city lit everything up.

Shade swallowed and blinked back a surprising tear that had appeared in her eye. She swallowed again hard and stared out into the night.

She took some deep breaths and threw her arms out extending like they were about to hug the city.

"I am sorry dad." Shade whispered and with that the city was plunged into darkness.

3 months earlier

Shade kept running on the treadmill. Willow was doing yoga in the corner. Jag was lifting weights. Surf was doing push ups and Pyro was on a stationary bike.

They were getting ready for a raid on another government building only this time it would be harder, Magneto and Mystique were even going which seemed to make Shade really uneasy.

If the boss was coming that meant it was a hard job. Hard jobs seemed to always involve Xavier's band of justice fighters and Shade didn't want to get caught up with them. People who did that seemed to end up either, dead or imprisoned…especially when they were behind Magneto. Pyro kept saying don't worry about it, but Shade couldn't help but.

The Darkness song "I believe in a thing called love,' was being piped into the gym in their mansion.

"I love this song," Shade said to no one in particular. Willow looked up from her weird position.

"It should be your and Pyro's song then." Shade raised her eyebrows and Pyro, who was taking a sip of water from his water bottle at the time sprayed water all over Jag.

Everyone laughed except Pyro and Jag. Jag scowled, "Screw you guys, I am going to my room." With that Jag left.

Pyro looked from the leaving Jag to constantly running Shade. "I thought only exclusive couples had songs." He looked really panicky. Shade had a thought.

"Who says we aren't?" Pyro's mouth fell open.

Surf laughed, "Dude," Pyro looked at him then back at Shade who smiled and got off the treadmill. She went over and kissed him on the cheek.

"Just yanking your chain babe, don't worry you'll know if we get exclusive." With that she went into the girls locker room, which was attached to the gym.

Willow followed her in. "Shade?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you want to be exclusive with Pyro?"

Shade looked over the cubicle shower she was in and at Willow, "Why you want to go out with him?"

Willow's eyes went the size of saucers. "No, no…never mind…" With that the girl went into the cubicle next to Shade.

"Hey you can try him on for size, he is a lot to handle." Shade said. She was just teasing, she knew Willow was to shy to try anything. And if the girl did she would find she was in a world of hurt.

Once Shade was finished the shower she got out and got dressed. She was wearing jeans with holes at the knees and a white tank top. She walked out into the hall to see Pyro coming out of the guy's locker room. He was also wearing jeans, which were purposefully singed on the cuffs, and a long sleeved white top. Shade smiled at him and he smiled at her.

The two walked down the hall. "Willow has such a crush on you…it is adorable."

Pyro looked at Shade raising an eyebrow. "Well, who can blame her." Shade punched him in the stomach lightly.

"Tease her about it and you ain't getting any ever." Shade said winking at Pyro.

"You're kidding?" He said scoffing at her.

"Try me."

They walked into the dining room. The table was enormous and was currently scattered with papers. Mystique was leaning over a pile of blueprints.

"How things going?" Shade asked not expecting a real answer. Pyro sat down at one of the high back chairs and put his feet on the table.

"Slowly," Mystique answered quietly not looking up from the page.

"Really slow? Who da thought it," Mystique stared at Pyro he swallowed and took his feet of the table. It had been two months since the plan was set into motion and it didn't seem to be going anywhere fast.

"Bored?" Mystique asked Pyro casually. He shrugged.

"As it happens you two are on assignment tonight." Pyro and Shade looked over to see Magneto coming into the dining room from across the table.

"Really?" Shade asked excited at the thought of doing something other than training.

"Yes, we need something rather specific and we thought you two would be the best for the job." Magneto crossed his arms smiling at the two.

Shade smiled at him and Pyro stood up. Magneto nodded, "Go change, black only."

The two nodded and left to change.