Chapter 21: Trust is a fickle thing

"So how about a game of Pool until its time?" asked Jubilee

"Against you? You have to be kidding"

"Awwwww please and I will even let you win a couple of points." smirked Jubilee batting her eyes innocently.

Duncan laughed following Jubilee into the elevator wondering if he would ever see Remy again.

Scott Summers looked down at the Base his team were meant to attack with no small amount of apprehension.

Jean leaned over and squeezed his shoulder "Almost done hon let's just take care of Erik and then

we will deal with the real problem."

Scott gave a sharp nod before turning to face the assembled XMen "Ok people you all know the plan

let's get it done."

Storm nodded "I will take my team up and give you covering fire Scott."

Jean smiled at her old friend "Be careful Ororo with who we are up against we don't know what is waiting for us."

Cain nodded to Scott "So we just go in destroy anyone we meet?"

Scott nodded "Exactly"

"Unless we meet Remy's team." smiled Logan

"Of course" snapped Scott while silently adding to his wife "Not yet anyway"

Bishop unlimbered his rifle and followed his team down to what he was sure to be the start of a really bad mission.

Remy smirked at Alex as he heard the first explosions "Well seems like the party has started."

"Gee what gives you that idea?" Alex smirked.

Remy grinned and led his team into the tunnel beneath the citadel.

"They are coming Erik" whispered Lorna

Magneto nodded not really needing to be told as he had felt the prescences of the attackers ."They are too late this time."

Lorna Dane nodded as if agreeing with him "You are not concerned?"

Magneto laughed "No I have done all I can and now it is up to fate. Pull Uniscione,the Bedlam Brothers and Random back here"

Lorna bowed and went to find Magneto's personal guard.

Magneto Leaned back listening to the sounds of fighting coming closer and closer "Today we end this dance one way or the other."

Scott blasted an Acolyte away from Jean only to be knocked on his back to find Feral stood over him.

before he could catch his breath he saw claws coming towards him and then a pink blast of energy.

"Better be more careful mon amie" smirked Remy offering Scott a hand up

Scott slapped the hand away getting up by himself "So nice of you to finally show up."

Remy snorted pointing to where his team stood by a set of double doors "Ole bucket head is in there."

"XMen form up this is it lets do what we do best."

Remy watched as the Xmen followed Scott through the Double Doors into what they thought would be the final battle.

"Alex follow them keep them out of trouble."

Alex looked at Remy "everything ok?"

Remy nodded as Alex took the XTerminators in after the Xmen. Making sure he was alone he clicked his communicator

"Ragnarok"

Scott was staring down Magneto when Remy walked in.

"Give it up Buckethead its over." snarled Logan

Magneto just laughed

Scott bit out "What's so damned funny."

Ignoring the confrontation Alex smiled over at Lorna "Looking beautiful as ever"

Lorna sneered "I thought you had better taste than to hang with these idiots."

"It's a temporary thing."

Bobby pushed past Alex to face his EX "What the hell are you doing with this scum I thought you were over your DADDY

fixation. He is just using you like everyone else does wake up and dont be stupid.You belong with us."

Lorna's eyes glowed as she suddenly stopped all of Bobby's blood flowing through her body."You stupid little boy

Nobody uses me except when I let them."

Alex watched Lorna float over to join Magneto.Outwardly he looked disgusted, but inside he was rejoicing and wishing he

could lay a few kicks into the stunned Ice cube.

"Cmon lets go help the idiots" smirked Link

Scott had assembled the XMen into a circle surrounding Magneto,Lorna and the remaining Acolytes.

"Logan take him out" snapped Scott

Logan grinned and leaped towards Magneto as the others moved to attack the Acolytes. However Logan didnt cover

half the distance when he was hit with an explosion of kinetic energy from behind.

Xman and Acolyte and Xterminator turned in stunned amazement to see Remy LeBeau stood just inside the doors

lowering his still glowing fist a mean grin on his face "Sorry but I cannot let you do dat."

Scott glared "You may be powerful traitor,but not even you can take us all."

Remy smirked "Non."

He continued to smirk as he pulled a remote from his coat "Or at least I couldnt before you were all kind enough to wear my communicators."

Link's face went pale "No you cant that was not supposed to be used like this."

Remy smiled "I always told you that you put too much faith in me."

Before another person could move and watched every Xman and Xterminator drop to the floor like dead weight.

Erik slowly clapped breaking the deathly silence. "To be honest I did not think you would do it."

Remy smirked "A bargain is a bargain mon Amie."

Lorna nodded "Indeed it is"

Erik stood up "Now we must prepare for Charles's attack."

Remy smirked stepping over the unconscious mutants."That should be a moot point about now."

Erik's gaze snapped towards Remy "What have you done?"

Xavier's Mansion

The remaining Xterminators stood over the sleeping Xmen and removed their gas masks .

"You know it really bites doing this to the good guys." sighed Jubilee

Duncan shrugged "To me there aren't good guys theres just them and us."

Jubilee nodded her lot now firmly thrown in with Remy and tossed a communicator towards Colossus.

"Ready for Act 3 Piotr" smirked Duncan

Piotr Rasputin Xman,Acolyte and Xterminator grinned berfore clicking it on. "Maneto it is me..."

Authors Notes

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