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Dodging an energy blast, Cyclops returned one of his own, decapitating the Sentinel. The body and head came crashing down, as Colossus and Iceman brought down another Sentinel together, leaving three Sentinels remaining
"Hey Tin Man, give us your throwing arm," Wolverine called
"You're not gonna try and kill us?" Cyclops asked, his hand near his visor
"Maybe you, but we'll save that for a later time"
"Okay then"
Colossus headed over to Wolverine and grabbed him, spinning around once and launching him towards the nearest Sentinel. Wolverine stabbed his claws into the robot's neck, before dodging one of its hands and slashing at the neck, decapitating the Sentinel, as it came crashing down. Wolverine jumped off the fallen body and grinned, as Cyclops shook his head, before firing at the nearest Sentinel
"Tell you what, that looked kinda cool," Spider-Man said, dodging a tendril
He created a shield out of webbing to block an incoming energy blast, as Iron Man diverted his energy to his chest piece, firing a large energy blast that toppled a Sentinel. It landed on the surrounding buildings, destroying them and creating a cloud of dust that cloaked the combatants
"Oh good one, Stark," Spider-Man said, "Bring down the house, why don't you"
"Parker, did I ever tell you that I'm dating MJ behind your back?"
"You're not serious, are you? Please tell me you're joking. I'll kill you otherwise"
Iron Man chuckled and flew towards the next Sentinel, as Spider-Man fumed
"Yeah, I'm gonna kill him"
Storm flew into the air, causing the skies to go dark, as she summoned several lightning bolts to strike a Sentinel, overloading its computer system and destroying it. The Sentinel fell to its knees, before falling over onto its face. The last Sentinel struck Storm with an energy blast, before sweeping the X-Men aside with its tendrils. Havoc struck the Sentinel with twin energy blasts, as Nightcrawler teleported him to the Sentinel's head. Havoc then fired his energy into the Sentinel's head, obliterating it, as Nightcrawler teleported him away from the exploding robot
"Well, now that they're taken care of-" Cyclops started
"It's time to end this!"
The X-Men turned around, seeing the Brotherhood being led by Mystique
"You will pay for what you've done to Magneto," Mystique said
"Ah, this is gonna suck," Gambit said
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Phoenix dodged Apocalypse's telescopic fist and struck him with a fireball. He hit the ground, skidding along until he came to a stop near a crater. Shaking his head, he got to his feet and dodged Phoenix's fist, before elbowing her in the stomach and uppercutting her. The pair were battling on Earth's moon, equalling trading blows and matching each other's skills
"You know, I quite like this dance," Apocalypse said, blocking and kicking
"You think this is a game?" Phoenix demanded, holding her stomach, "You have caused the deaths of several people with your Horsemen"
"Speaking of which, if you defeat me for ordering the civilians' deaths, are you going to punish my Horsemen for killing them. If they have been freed from my control"
"They had no control over what they were doing. I know Wolverine. He wouldn't kill an innocent person"
"So you think. You'd be surprised at how many people Wolverine has killed. Well, it's nowhere as impressive as my body count, but admirable in the least"
"I will destroy you"
"Give me your best shot"
Phoenix launched a pyrokinetic blast, which Apocalypse deflected with his shield, before flying at him. Dodging her fist, Apocalypse then rammed his sword through her stomach and out her back, as she gasped in pain. The flames started to die, as Apocalypse flew away from the moon and back towards Earth
"So sorry it had to end this way," he said, "But it was worthwhile"
He then removed his sword and kicked the Phoenix on her wound, pushing her back towards Earth, as the flames surrounding her were only about an inch high on her body. Phoenix fell through the atmosphere at alarming speeds, her body heating up rapidly from the speed and she found it hard to breathe or concentrate on saving herself, as Apocalypse watched her plummet from space
"Time to finish this"
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Cyclops stopped Pyro's large fireball with his optic blast, as Iron Man slammed his fist into Juggernaut's stomach. Juggernaut grinned and backhanded him through the air, as Gambit evenly matched Toad's moves. Havoc fired a blast of energy, which was stopped by Scarlet Witch's magic, while Wolverine fought Omega Red and X23 took on Sabretooth. Iceman froze Avalanche in his tracks, but the mutant smashed the ice around his feet and continued towards Iceman. Shadowcat then grabbed Avalanche by the legs and phased through the road, trapping him in the street, before rising up in front of him. Avalanche growled and smashed the road around him
"That sucks," Iceman said
Spider-Man was fighting against Quicksilver, getting hammered by his lightning quick blows, while Mystique battled against Storm in hand-to-hand combat. As the battle raged, Phoenix came falling through the sky, trying to ignite her aura. The flames appeared, surrounding her in a powerful explosion. Any nearby buildings in the area was destroyed, incinerated by her power, as she hovered above the street
"Jean?" Wolverine asked, before getting socked by Omega Red
Phoenix looked to the sky, as Apocalypse came flying down, slashing with his sword. Phoenix dodged the blade and telekinetically blasted him across the street. Apocalypse shook his head and stepped out of the crumbling building, grinning as Phoenix floated towards him
"Impressive. For a minute there, I thought you weren't going to make it"
"Don't worry. You won't make it this time around," Phoenix said
"You may be powerful, but I don't think you have enough power to defeat me"
"Let's test that theory"
Phoenix flew forth to fight Apocalypse, as the X-Men and Brotherhood stopped their fighting, watching the battle unfold
"Who the hell is that guy?" Juggernaut asked
"His name is Apocalypse," Cyclops replied, "He's a very powerful mutant"
"He dangerous?"
"Very dangerous," Wolverine answered, "Could even destroy you"
"We'll see about that"
Juggernaut broke into a run, charging at Apocalypse. The ancient mutant saw this and slammed a hammer into Juggernaut, sending him flying across the city square
"Home run," Spider-Man said dryly
Juggernaut groaned and got to his feet, dusting the bitumen off his shoulders
"That's it, he's going down! Who's with me?"
"I am," Quicksilver said
He shot towards Apocalypse as fast as the speed of light, only to come in contact painfully with a large shield. Quicksilver dropped to the ground, as Archangel flew in, firing his razor-sharp feathers. Apocalypse blocked those as well, before teleporting behind Phoenix and running her through from behind
"Jean!" Cyclops cried
"Don't worry, it won't kill her," Apocalypse said, "She survived one earlier. But the question is, how many can you take before you die?"
"Let's find out, bub"
Apocalypse dropped Phoenix and turned around, as Wolverine slashed him with his claws. Cyclops fired an optic blast, striking him in the chest, as Storm summoned a large lightning bolt. Apocalypse took these blows without any effect, before grabbing Omega Red by his tentacles and tossing him through the air with ease. The X-Men headed towards him, but he created a large wall out of his body, knocking them back, as Phoenix slowly got to her feet, blood dripping from her lips
"You can't defeat me," Apocalypse said, "You can fight me, but you can't defeat me"
Iceman froze his legs, as Wolverine stabbed Apocalypse in the chest
"How about now?"
Apocalypse simply laughed, punching Wolverine away, before breaking the ice and disappearing. However, he didn't reappear again, as the X-Men looked around
"I'd say he's gone for now," Iron Man said
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