AN: Okay so a lot of this chapter is based on the Wonder Woman film (new one - very good) with some Terry Pratchett and my usual flair added. All recognisable quotes etc etc belong to the respective authors. I just use them to make my X-Men universe a little more twisted.

On the bright side - my comics have arrived and I have a date on Saturday night *hums to herself*

Song - Louisiana Hot Sauce - Sammy Kershaw

When Remy looked around the occupants of the jet (which Remy had been very impressed with) he decided that it was officially way too early in the morning and he was going to take payment out of Ares in blood for this.

Jubilee had actually fallen asleep the minute that she'd sat down in the chair. Her brain had been running on autopilot for a few seconds, as she'd managed to buckle herself in, but as soon as that was done, she was out like a light. Bobby wasn't much better as his head kept drooping down before jerking back up.

Remy was sitting next to Rogue, gently rubbing circles on the back of her hands as they listened to Scott drone on about how they were getting there. All Remy knew was that Rogue was carrying him and Logan down from the plane.

Soon enough they were on their way. Remy spent the whole journey murmuring jokes and funny stories to Rogue. She was glad of this as it distracted her from what they were heading in to.

They arrived and found nothing. Remy was expecting to see some giant attacking the city Godzilla style. Even Scooter seemed confused. He was frowning as Storm was flying passes over the city.

After passing the Pentagon for the fourth time, Rogue, who had been looking out the window, suddenly muttered "Oh hell no." Remy looked out the window and said "Merde" as Rogue said "Uh, army at 2 O'clock."

Everyone burst into motion. Remy and Logan were out of their seats and by the door in a heartbeat. Rogue quickly shook Jubilee awake and then hugged Kurt with a quick "I love you, be careful, good luck."

She quickly joined Logan and Remy at the door and offered her arms to her two favourite men "Shall we?"

They each grabbed an arm and, when the door opened, she took off and aimed for the front of the army.

While Rogue was flying, Logan tried to count how many people they were up against. It was then that he realised they weren't human.

"Logan to Cyclops. We have a problem."

"Not now Logan. I'm trying to figure out who sent this army and where the hell Ares is!"

"One eye ain't listening to me." Grumbled Logan to Remy and Rogue.

"Well if you boys don' mind, I'm gonna fly down and have a word with that guy leading the army. I think he might be able to answer a few of our questions."

The leader of the army was tall. But lots of people are tall. He was the kind of tall that, coupled with his attitude, made him seem taller. He was the sort of man who, when he walked into the room, made all the women's ovaries catch fire and all the men either hate him on sight or wonder if being gay was all that it was cracked up to be. If you ignored the cruel, unemotional grey eyes.

Except... This was not a normal sort of man. If one was paying close attention, then one would see even the animals react when he walked by. A pair of rats started viciously attacking each other and two birds that were picking over scraps decided to join in.

The man just seemed to smile at this.

Rogue thought of it as an "I Am Here" signal. Some people had very strong ones; they were the people who got served first in shops. His was the loudest she'd ever encountered. It walked up to you, poked you in the chest and demanded that you look at him.

And when Rogue landed with Logan and Remy, he sent her a look that was so hotly male and sultry she could have sworn that someone had turned up the thermostat. Remy nudged her and she felt guilty for feeling that way. She brought up her shields, courtesy of Tessa and the man sent her a quizzical look.

"Well, well, well. It appears the welcome committee has been sent." Mused the man as he stopped a few paces from the trio. Miraculously the rest of the army also stopped.

Rogue stepped forward "I'm going to ask nicely, as that's how ma mamma raised me. Please leave. Because if you don't, we will stop you. And you won't like that one bit."

The man chuckled. "You three? Against me? And then there is the small matter of the rest of my army. But they won't really be needed. They are really just for aesthetic affect."

Logan looked unconvinced. "Look bub. You are facing three of the most feared mutants in the world. You think you can tango with us and not get crushed?"

Rogue was suddenly frantically nudging Logan. "Three words, Wolvie. God. Of. War."

"Your lovely companion is correct. My name is Ares and I am the God of War!"

They seemed rather unimpressed at this news. Remy tilted his head to one side and leaned over to Rogue "Is it jus' me, or is he a lot smaller than we thought?"

Rogue also tilted her head "Not just you, sugar."

"Enough! I tire of this talking." With an imperious motion he gestured for his army to move forward.

"Now Cyclops!" Shouted Logan into his communicator. Suddenly the army was under siege from what seemed like every mutant team ever. Rogue spotted Iron Man blasting enemies left, right and centre. And there was The Hulk, who seemed in as good a mood as ever. The Human Torch scorched over head as the Blackbird landed not far from Ares, who hadn't moved, and the other X-Men.

Rogue had a look in her eye that Logan knew all too well. He grabbed her arm. "Rogue. Don't. You can't take him alone!"

She shook it off, never taking her eyes off Ares. "Watch me."

Remy did just that as his chère took off like a bullet, aiming right for Ares' chest.

She hit him and BOOM he went flying backwards into a tree. Rogue followed it up with an optic blast and a solar plasma blast.

She tried to peer through the smoke only to find that Ares was coming at her like a freight train. He had drawn an impressive broadsword and had it held above his head.

He swung it at her and she dodged, moving in with a punch to the chest and a kick to the face. This sent him sprawling and gave Rogue enough time to glance up and see that, while most of the X-Men we joining in the fight with the main army, Remy had stayed behind.

"Go already! I'm handling it."

"I ain't leaving you, chère."

She huffed angrily and turned around to see that Ares had gotten up and was charging at her again. Remembering Logan's training she ran forward and hit Ares so hard that he flew into the air and there was a shockwave.

Rogue flew after him and found where he had landed. He was crouched on one knee with his head down. "Now all that blabber to find out that you're not that great? The only way I could be more disappointed is if you have a tiny wiener." She held her index finger and thumb about a centimetre apart and smiled cockily.

"You're being optimistic if you think I've reached the height of my powers. Every blow landed and every life claimed, feeds me with more power!"

Ares suddenly seemed surrounded by flame and she watched as he grew bigger, his armour repaired itself and became more elaborate. When the flames had died he was three times his original size.

"Oh crap." She said as he launched himself into the air. Rogue tried to dodge but was sent sprawling with the force of his blow.

Remy was by her side instantly "Tol' y' so chère."

Instead of berating him for his lack of helpful comments she merely looked at him, dazed and shocked "I felt that. That really hurt. For all my invulnerability that actually fucking hurt!"

"Chère. Y' okay?" Asked Remy concerned.

He didn't have time to wait for an answer.

AN: VERY IMPORTANT - Now. I have two options for you guys.

1. Regular updates which might be a bit small. Like every Tuesday (and if I miss one, then I am very sorry and will try to update ASAP but do understand that there are many demonic forces conspiring against me)

2. irregular updates (e.g. nothing for two weeks and then a triple update or something similar)

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