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Girlfriend to the Rescue
Statue of Liberty, NY
Jean had chosen to float her way through the inside of the Statue of Liberty instead of walking, as she didn't want to alert anyone to her presence. She checked the lower levels first, but couldn't see any signs showing that either Mystique or Scott had been there.
Her psychic rapport with Scott, which had been gnawing at her for the last hour, was getting stronger, so she knew she was close. Cerebro had picked up Scott's powers on Liberty Island, and Jean was at this moment in time still hoping that Scott was still here, and hadn't been jettisoned by Mystique into the cold waters below.
"Where are you?" she whispered as she searched the statue for him mentally. Then she heard him. Both in her mind and out loud.
"No! Get away!"
"Scott!" Jean gasped
Jean jerked her head up to where the shout had come from and then dived out of the nearest window. Using her telekinesis, she soared upwards, circling the statue and trying to spot Scott.
"Scott?" shouted Jean again, more urgently time.
There. On the crown of the statue was her boyfriend. His glasses were missing and his eyes were clamped shut as tightly as he could manage, considering there was a giant vulture attacking him.
The vulture dived and attacked again, aiming for the one arm that was clinging to the statue for dear life, whilst the other waved about wildly in an attempt to stave off the bird.
"Get away – argh!" Scott lost his grip and toppled over the edge, yelling as he plummeted towards the icy depths of the Hudson river.
'Hey!" Jean shouted angrily as she telekinetically slammed the bird on the head of the statue whilst halting Scott's fall.
"Jean?" asked Scott as he flew through the air towards her
"I'm here Scott" she caught his arm and squeezed his hand tightly.
Scott let out a shaky laugh. "Boy, am I glad to see you."
"Your eyes are closed Scott." said Jean lightly
"Well, its nice to hear you all the same" said Scott as he squeezed her hand back
'How touching, girlfriend to the rescue." Said Mystique scathingly as she picked herself up, having already morphed out of her vulture form.
Jean snapped her head toward Mystique
"You got that right Lady"
Her and Scott landed on the statue as Mystique flipped artfully towards them and then attempted a flying kick. "Haiiiiiiiiiiy-"
Mystique's foot halted inches from Jean's face. She grunted as she tried to shuffle out of her mid-air position, but Jean wasn't letting her move anywhere.
Smiling, Jean slammed here into the ground again, before lifting her into the air again, and spinning her around at high speed.
Mystique screamed as the spinning picked up speed.
"We are done here" said Jean authoritatively, before mentally hurling Mystique's body into the river below. Mystique morphed into a dolphin just before she hit the water, but thankfully had the sense to swim away and not come back for round two.
"Did you just throw Mystique into the river?" asked Scott, eyes still firmly shut.
"Yes I did" said Jean
"My hero." Said Scott as he reached out for her.
"Anytime." She said before planting a light kiss on his lips
"Lets go home" sighed Scott
"Actually Scott, there's somewhere else we have to be. Let's just say you missed a lot while you were knocked out and enjoying Lady Liberty's company...."
Down on the river, Mystique broke through the waters surface in her Dolphin form and then morphed into the vulture again before coming to rest on a nearby rooftop.
She slammed her fist on the ground angrily. She'd almost had him!
"I'll get you and you're stupid girlfriend - argh!" Mystique slumped to the ground part way through her rant. The last thing she saw before she lost consciousness was Mesmero's face swimming before her vision.
Mesmero smiled sinisterly as he leaned over her and pulled out the long tranquilizer dart he had just shot into her back.
"Note to self – bear tranquilizer, instantly effective!"
Aboard the X-Jet
Scott put on his visor as Jean steered the jet in the direction of the Hellion mansion.
"So Logan and the others have already gone in?" he asked as he pulled on a X-suit and zipped it up
"Lance didn't want to wait. Magneto should be there by now."
Scott took his seat, "Still, we should get there as fast as we can. Hellfire are no joke, we don't know what kind of trouble the others are in."
Reception, Hellfire Mansion, New York
Jim the guard leaned forward and squinted through the impeccably polished glass entrance doors to the mansion.
"Ey, Joe?"
"Yeah Jim?" replied Joe the guard
"Is it garbage day today?" asked Jim
"What is it Monday? Yeah its garbage day."
"Oh. Trucks coming round the front today." Said Jim as he started forward. "I'll go tell it to go round the back to the service entrance. "
Joe put his hand on Jim's arm, holding him back. His eyes widened as he realised the truck was heading straight for them, and it didn't look like it was slowing down.
"I don't think they wanna go round the back!" he shouted as he and Jim dived out of the way, covering their heads in anticipation of the impending crash of the truck coming through the doors.
The crash which never came.
"Holy moses!" exclaimed Jim as the truck sailed through the doors, not leaving a single scratch and then disappeared through the wall opposite. Straight into the huge ball room, where the tyres screeched loudly as the truck span round and then ground to a halt.
Smack, bang in the middle of the dance floor.
Joe's hand shook as he pulled his walkie-talkie up to his mouth.
"Calling all Hellions, we need back-up on the ground floor. IMMEDIATELY!!"
Tee-hee, I love how the scene with the garbage truck looks in my head. Hope you guys liked it! The next chapters a biggie so I shall try and have it up within the next fortnight!
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Soulstress x