Chapter 21

Here we were going to what I thought was our death. I couldn't believe it. They weren't even trying to train us for this either. We just got to jump right into the battle. Worst off, it was a battle with Angel. Last thing I wanted to do was fight with Angel. I wasn't ready for that. What was I getting myself into? I wanted to go back home to Mars.

Lily was following her team down to the jet when she was stopped by Amara. The adults went ahead, leaving Lily and her friends to talk to Amara really quick.

"What's wrong Amara?" Lily looked at her friend, worried because it looked like Amara had run to tell her something important.

"Lily, you'll never believe this. I don't want you to hate me, but I think you should know this," Amara got out between deep breaths.

"What is it? You can tell me anything. What's wrong?"

"It's Morion." Lily's eyes widened and she wasn't sure if she wanted to hear this. "He's… he's working for Magneto."

"W-what?" Lily tried smiling. "That can't be possible."

"It is." Amara looked up at Lily with such sad eyes, Lily wasn't sure what to think or do.

"How did…"

"I overheard him talking on the phone with someone and he was being very quiet about it. I was just leaving a friend's room. He mentioned Magneto in his conversation. When he saw me he quickly hung up and asked if I overheard anything. I told him no, that I had just opened my friend's door when he saw me. Afterwards I left quickly to come find you." Lily was too shocked to even react. "I'm sorry Lily. I didn't want to tell you, but you deserve to know more than anyone."

"Thank you Amara," said Bobby, taking Lily's hand. "We have to go now." Bobby led Lily away, Micki and Nightcrawler following closely behind. Bobby tried getting Lily's attention but she was in a far off world now. If it was true, Bobby would kill Morion for lying to Lily. But if that was the case, why was Morion with Lily then? If Morion knew they were destined to be enemies why did he choose to still be with her?

"Is she okay?" Storm asked, leading Lily to her seat.

"I hope so," Bobby answered. "Otherwise someone's gonna die."

"Should I ask?"

"It's not my business to tell."

"I understand."

"No you don't," Lily said quietly. "No one understands…"

"It's just the same," Micki commented.

"The same as what?" Nightcrawler wanted to know.

"When we return there's a story I want to tell. I need Morion there."

Bobby and Nightcrawler traded glances but just shrugged their shoulders and said nothing more the whole ride to Emma's school.

"Emma!" Storm flew in the sky, rain pouring all around and clouds rumbling loudly. Lightening flashed all around. The wind was strong. Lily held onto Bobby, almost afraid that if she allowed it, she would fly away. Emma stepped out of the school, Angle right by her side.

"Well, if it isn't the X-Men," she shouted over the storm. "What brings you here?"

"We're here to get rid of you once and for all," Jean answered her.

Lily stepped up to Jean and pointed. "I want Angel." Jean nodded. More of Emma's students stepped out. The X-Men got ready for their battle. Lily stepped up, hoping to strike Angel before he spread his wings and flew off, but was stopped by someone's gaze who stepped in front of her. Lily found herself paralyzed. Wondering what happened, Lily tried to examine the figure that stood in front of her. He had raven hair and purple eyes. Immediately Lily knew who he was.

KEITH! She shouted into his mind. Keith winced from the pain, but smiled.

"Good to see you again Lily." Keith held his gaze with her, until he flew back into a wall. Lily was freed from her paralysis. Once again, she went to attack Angel when Diamond stepped in front of her.

"Long time no see Lily."

"Diamond." Lily grinned. "Oh, if I don't kill you I'll tell Kat. She'd be more than happy to kill one of her ex's."

"You can both try." Diamond raised his hand and beam of light shot out of it. Lily, expecting this, dodged to the side, watching the beam hit the door, incinerating it. She looked back at Diamond.

"You always had a thing for destroying everything. Isn't that why the Pluto Royal Family disowned you?" She dodged another beam of light, this time allowing it to incinerate one of White Queen's students. "But I guess that's why they call you destroyer. Tell me Destroyer, did you have to rely on someone else to get to Earth?" She laughed as she dodged another beam of light. "You need to work on your aim Destroyer." She got ready to throw a fireball at him when a beam of red light hit Diamond sending him into a tree. Lily looked over at Scott, glaring.

"Enough games Fire Storm."

"Who's playing games?" Lily growled and made her way over to Angel. "Hello Sin, we meet again."

"Good to see you alive and well Fire Storm."

"I was hoping you'd be dead by now," Lily commented, "but I guess I'm shit out of luck. That's too bad for me." Lily started gathering a fireball in her hand. "So we gonna do this or not?"

"Let's." Angel spread his wings, but before he could fly into the air, Lily threw the fireball at his wing, burning it so much he had to put them away.

"Oops. I'm sorry. Did that hurt?"

"Only a lot." Angel glared and teleported himself behind her. As he reached for her, Lily's whole body lit up in flames, burning Angel's hands. He growled and jumped back. Lily turned to face him, grinning.

"Gee Sin, you're not having a good day today, are you?"

"Gotten wise I see."

Lily sneered. "I've been wise."

"Then how could you not see what would happen to your beloved?" Again, like before, Angel called upon a certain form. It hovered in front of Lily.

"Damn it Angel, why can't you just fight fair?" Slowly, tears fell down Lily's cheeks. She quickly brushed them away.

"I've never fought fair Lily. Do you remember what happened back then?"

Lily fell to her knees, unable to speak or react. Memories flooded her mind, sending her back in time to when she was happy and sad and hurt. This was the time where she was in love. Life was perfect… except for Angel. He had destroyed everything. Her life. Her happiness. Her love.

"Stop it… JUST STOP IT!" Lily tore through Duo's form and lunged at Angel, knocking him back into a tree. Lily kicked and screamed and punched at him, not once stopping. Angel tried desperately to block her angry moves, but Lily just kept going. Angry tears flooded Lily's eyes, blocking her sight, but she could sense him, sense where he was and so she just kept attacking.

"I hate you!" she shouted as loudly as possible. Suddenly a dark aura surrounded Lily and she found herself suffocating. She dropped to the ground, fighting for air.

"Naughty Lily, beating up on guys." Lily looked to her side and watched as a girl with black waist length hair and sliver bangs to her shoulders walked up to her. Her eyes were a sad grey. "Remember me?"

Lily glared and answered in her mind, Livia.

"Amazing… all this time on Earth and you still remember everyone from the other planets." Livia kneeled down in front of Lily.

"Lily!" A wall of ice rose in between of the two girls, and Lily was freed of the black aura. She gasped for air, grateful for Bobby's interference. Bobby ran over and helped her up. "Are you okay?" Lily nodded.

"I'm fine. Thanks."

"Lily," Micki called out to her. "More are coming. We were told to retreat."

"What?" Lily shouted furiously. "First they order us to come out here and fight even though we all agree we're not ready and suddenly they want to retreat?" Lily let out a scream of anger. "I hate them. Damn it." She took Bobby's hand and followed Micki back to the jet.

"Just what were you thinking?" Lily shouted at Jean. "You order us to come to a war because you all can't sit around patiently anymore even though you know we're not ready for this. You toss us out there and now you're mad because we were basically the losing side? I don't understand you!"

"Don't you dare talk to me like that young lady."

"I will do what I want when I want and right now I want to yell at you about your stupidity. It's not our fault we weren't ready for this war. Technically neither were you. You just wanted to jump out and get some action going. You want to get yourselves killed, fine by me. I hate you anyway, but don't throw our lives out there as well. I'm not accepting anymore missions from you ever!"

"Lily's right," Micki agreed. "I saw four people there that I recognized. Three of them are not people you would like to deal with. You know who I speak of, right Lily?"

Lily nodded. "Jean, before going into battle next time get your details first."

"Well, that was your job when you first went there, wasn't it?"

"And I did my mission last time, but it's been a while. It's most likely that they would have new allies. Did you ever think of that?" Lily shot back.

"Of course I did."

"Then why didn't you ever look into it?"

"I…" But Jean never answered.

"Whatever." Lily took her seat and waited until they arrived back at the institute.