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Chapter 20
Stand And Deliver, Baby
Trembling with anger, Roxy turned on Lief, snarling," YOU KNEW!!!" her eyes blackened as she snarled, Feral threatening to rip through her barriers to disembowel the smirking young man in front of her.
Kurt was already gone, teleporting back outside, to see if she was truly gone. He was numb with shock. How… how could she be gone… just like that…
His Butterfly. No… she couldn't be dead!!! And yet… the Jet was gone, the remains burning to the ground like the fire of Prometheus.
But as he saw the wreckage, a thought, a tendril of hope broke through his despair.
What could Magneto gain from killing the two he had sought so desperately? He NEEDED Vale and Star alive, in order to achieve his plans.
Kurt gritted his teeth as his fangs flashed," She can't be dead… She's not!"
***
Roxy let loose a bone-crunching punch to Leif's chin. Her sharp eyes caught sight of a shifting sensation in his skin as he staggered back.
"Mystique?" Roxy gapsed, horror dawning in her eyes, as Feral's smug snarl resounded in her ears. Roxy could hear the beast in her snarling," Knew it, knew it. KNOW it!"
Suddenly, Mystique, shifting into her true form, tried to get away, smirking as she yelled over her shoulder," I'll see you in hell!"
"I don't think so!" Kurt snapped as he teleported right in front of her, landing a solid kick to her chin before clamping down on her, snarling," Vhere are they? Answer me!"
Roxy helped Kurt, pinning Mystique's legs, she resisted an urge to bite the blue-skinned mutant.
Mystique twisted and growled, but she couldn't escape. Jean came upstairs and called out," Let her go, I've got her!"
Mystique found herself hovering in the air, unable to move, as Jean used her telekinetic powers to keep Mystique from running.
Logan snarled as he pushed his way past the others, his claws unsheathed as he growled," Ok, Mystique, the professor's not here to save you now. Talk. Where are Vale and Star?!"
Mystique only glared as she responded," You care about a measely human, who abandoned his sister? Enough to willingly walk into what might be a trap? That's disgusting!"
Mystique cried out in pain as Feral lashed out, raking her claws across her back, she snarled, "WHERE ARE FRIENDS?!"
Cyclops snapped," Roxy, that's not going to help!"
Kurt bamfed in front of Mystique, horror and anger in his eyes as he spoke in low, but furious tones," Mystique, we know they are alive, tell us where they are!"
Mystique only gazed back, unblinkingly, her mouth tightly shut.
Logan snarled," That's IT!" as he approached Mystique.
"NO!" Scott stood in front of Logan," You can't kill her, Logan, we need to et her to talk first!"
"What the HELL do you think I'm doing?!" Logan snarled," I['m gonna get her to talk!"
Rogue suddenly snapped," She won't talk… but those tire tracks might!"
Logan stared for a minute before rushing outside.
Jean restrained Mystique with special binders before joining the others outside, contacting Xavier, she informed him of what was going on.
"Jean, something else has come up over here… Emma Frost and John left. they did not say where they were going… But I have a feeling they know more about these events then they are letting on."
Jean growled softly under her breath as Logan yelled," My motorcycle!" he jumped on, and revved the engine, before taking off. Unexpectedly, Rogue jumped on behind him, hanging on tight, as he yelled," What the- ROGUE! What the hell are you doing?"
"Ah'm coming with you! An you can't say SQUAT about it!" Rogue snapped as the wind lashed at her face.
***
Vale groaned as she opened her eyes. She jolted in surprise as Thomas Creed's lazy gaze once again greeted her eyes.
"YOU! You little piece of shit!" she snarled," You set us up!"
"That's right." He snickered," I did set you up. With a little help of course."
Vale looked around. She was once again chained to the wall.
Across from her, Star was chained to the wall as well, and one other person…
"Leif?!" Star's eyes had opened and she now stared at her brother.
Tears trickled from his red eyes as he looked at her, his bottom lip trembling as he tried to stay strong.
"Star…" he grumbled huskily.
She looked back at Creed, snapping," what is goin on-"
SSSLASSHH!!!
"AHHH!!!" Star screamed in pain, as a knife cut her cheek. Blood dripped from the wound and trickled down her pale cheek.
Thomas smirked as he looked at the knife. Her blood dripped onto the floor.
"NYA! NO! Leave her alone!" Leif shouted, struggling with his bonds.
Thomas smirked as he turned, his eyes glittering as he sneered," Or what?"
The ruthless mutant turned to Vale, ignoring the others as he smirked," I've done a lot for Magneto… I don't think he'd mind if I took you as part of my pay, Red."
She snarled as she responded," Hands OFF the goods, you pervert!"
Star was stunned as she felt the blood dry on her cheek, her body slowly and steadily repairing the damage.
Thomas turned to her casually as he answered her unvoiced question," My knife is made of adamantium… not even your skin can block that. Too bad for you…"
Vale thought hard as she realized," Magneto must not be here just yet… if I concentrate…"
She closed her eyes and slowly, she tested out a frequency of sound. Thomas screamed as the sharp frequency hit his ears, and Vale shouted," How d'ya like that!" as she increased the pitch, praying that someone with even sharper hearing would be able to hear her…
***
Wolverine heard the pitch, over the steady roar of his motorcycle, and he gunned the engine, leaning into the wind as he caught Vale's scent. Rogue clung to him, praying that Magento would not use Vale and Star like he had used her…
Logan stiffened as Vale's "dog whistle" suddenly stopped. Worry clenched at his gut, as fury blossomed in his chest.
"Hold on, baby… hold on for me… I'm coming."
***
Magneto rolled his eyes as the tranquilizer finally took affect.
"Honestly, these two are almost more trouble then they're worth…" "Effie" pouted, her form hidden by the shadows of the warehouse.
"They have great power. I do wish Charles would keep his peaceful philosophy to himself…" Magneto growled slightly as he noticed that Star had a cut on her cheek.
Thomas stood up, rubbing his ears, which were bleeding slightly.
"Thank you, sir…" he grumbled.
Magneto asked," So, she CAN be pierced then?"
"Yeah, adamantium is some awesome stuff…" Thomas snickered, adding respectfully, "So… we might use them against each other after all."
Magneto turned to the feral mutant and replied somewhat harshly," No, not yet."
Star cowered, scared out of her mind. This was not the way it was supposed to go…
Suddenly, Lief shouted," WAIT! Please! Hold on a frikkin minute!"
Magneto disregarded the human's cry, continuing to advance on Star.
"We can threaten to kill you, to make your friend co-operate. We can threaten to kill her, AND your brother, to make you co-operate. So, what will it be? The easy way, or the hard way?"
Star shuddered. But then, Vale weakly stirred, coughing, as she rasped," No, don't do it Star. Think about it. You might lose your brother, but then, if Magneto succeeds, then ALL the humans will die!"
Star looked over to Lief, who growled at Magneto," You are a coward, mutant! At least LISTEN to what I have to say! Would it hurt you to lis-"
Suddenly, Thomas growled as he wrapped a hand around Lief's throat. And then, something incredible happened. As Thomas squeezed, Lief's eyes rolled back in his head, the blood rushed to his face, and all at once, Thomas was gasping for breath, struggling to rip his hand away, his face turning pale.
Lief snarled as he pulled away, and Thomas dropped to the floor.
Lief snarled again as, with a loud roar, he tore his bonds with super-human strength and rushed at Magneto.
Magneto sent a metal beam at the tall, thin young man, but Lief dodged it, reaching Star, he set her loose, standing defensively in front of her.
Star whispered," Lief, what happened?"
Lief whispered back," I have no idea…"
Vale suddenly seemed to come back to life as she sang out, her voice reaching a high, -glass shattering pitch.
A loud explosion suddenly rocked the building, as a red blast of energy seared the south wall and the loud roar of an engine broke through the sound of Vale's scream. A motorcycle cannon-balled through the dusty gap, coming to a chaotic stop as Magneto pushed it back with a wave of magnetism. Dust filled the air like a smoke screen, where the vehicle had come from.
They waited, as a silence ripped through the scene, causing Star to shudder with anticipation.
Thomas stirred, groaning," ugh, what the hell happened?"
Magneto grabbed hold of Vale, using her chains to levitate her in the air. The knife that Thomas had used to cut Star now was held at Vale's throat.
As the X-men rushed into the room, they paused. Magneto growled," Back away, all of you. If I make a tiny slip, she will die."
Star's eyes glittered and she stood up, her eyes beginning to flash as she yelled," Magento!"
He didn't turn, only replied," Don't try to save her. Tell your friends to leave."
Star smirked," I know something you don't."
Magneto gasped, as hands snaked around to touch his face. He felt all his energy draining, and both Vale and the knife dropped. Logan raced forward and caught Vale, cradling her gently as he backed away, growling softly.
She hugged him tightly, whispering, "Damn, I have never been so scared in my entire life!!!"
Leif stepped back from Magneto, coolly, he looked at Star and she nodded," Well-done, Leif."
Roxy raised an eyebrow.
Leif swallowed as he added," That's not all! There's a traitor in the X-men! It's-"
WHAP!
Toad leapt into the room, smacking the back of Lief's head with a baseball bat.
Lief slumped forward, but Rogue caught him before he hit the ground. Toad backed up, standing protectively over Magneto as he yelled," I could use some HELP over here, Guys!"
The X-men could hear sounds of the other members of the brotherhood stirring. The Blob's heavy footfalls, Sabertooth's snarls, and Quicksilver's authoritative voice.
Scott yelled," Let's go!"
Rogue grunted as she tried to heft Leif in her arms, but Hank took him from her, urging," Go! Now!"
They raced outside, where Professor X and Storm were waiting inside the X-men's Helicopter.
As Lief came to, he asked softly," Where am I?"
Star crowded close to him and murmured," You're safe, my brother. You are safe for now…"
WHoa... LIEF"S A MUTANT!!!
Roxy:Serve him right, the little jerk...
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