(Jean's P.O.V.)
"I love Goliath!", I shouted at him, glaring at him furiously. "What did you just say?", Erik asked lowly, his eyes narrowed in fury and shock.
"You heard me! I love Goliath! I would rather be with him than you.", I said with a growl. "If you will never love me, then I will just have to kill Goliath.", Erik said with a smirk.
"Leave him alone!", I shouted as I charged at him, but the bars of the cage stopped me from strangling him, and besides, to my annoyance, the mutant collar was still on me.
"Leave Jean alone!", Jasmine shouted with a low growl, and I saw Sarabi snarl and bark at Erik. I glared at him harshly with a smirk for I am glad to have such new friends standing up for me.
"You are imprisoned in this cage, along with my other prisoners. Enjoy your time here while I find a way to kill your precious Gargoyle.", Erik chuckled lowly before smirking wickedly as he opened the door again, and closed it, leaving me, Jasmine, and Sarabi in our cages.
I hugged Jasmine, and I petted Sarabi through their cage bars, all out of gratefulness. I hope my friends can find us.
(Elisa's P.O.V.)
I was at the Avengers Tower with Bruce, Charles, Rogue, Peter, and his sister. We all were watching after Goliath and his clan while they slept as we had to make sure Erik didn't send anyone to harm them, and it would soon be dusk.
We then saw Goliath and his clan wake up from their stone sleep, and they all let out a roar. Goliath's was the loudest one, and I have a feeling that he's still desperate to save Jean.
"Goliath seems very determined to go.", replied Charles softly. "Can you blame him? He really, I mean, really likes Jean.", Peter pointed out carefully. Charles nodded with a little smile.
Goliath then went over to me. "Did you find Jean?", Goliath asked frantically and worriedly. "No, the team still hasn't had any luck.", Bruce said with a shake of his head, giving out a frustrated sigh.
"I have to go find her!", Goliath shouted with a growl, and sure enough, he's figuratively and literally desperate to go save Jean. Then we heard a beep, and we saw that it was Tony calling.
"Tony, what is it?", Charles asked quickly. "We found Erik's hideout!", Tony said with a triumphant grin.
"Let's go! Hudson, you stay here and guard the tower.", Goliath said with a low growl. "I will.", Hudson said with a determined nod as he stood beside Charles.
"Let's go.", Bruce called out swiftly with his eyes ringing green as we followed him to the quintjet, and it was amazing. We then took off, and Goliath and his clan were gliding right beside us.
(Jean's P.O.V.)
I then woke up to hear a lot of clashing. "What's that noise?", Jasmine asked in confusion. I then heard what sounded like Goliath's roar.
"My friends are here.", I laughed with a grin. "You mean, I and Sarabi are finally going to be free?!", Jasmine asked with a gasp of excited hope.
"Yep.", I answered shortly with a nod. I then heard the door to the cell being knocked down, and I saw Goliath, along with Raven and Logan.
"Jean!", Goliath shouted as he ran over to me. He ripped open the cage door, and I ran out. "Goliath!", I said as I hugged him.
"I'll always be there for you, Jean, and no one will never stop me from saving you no matter what.", Goliath rumbled lowly. I sobbed lightly as I took in the unique scent of Goliath as I cradled my head between his neck and his shoulder.
"And you never break your promises, Goliath.", I spoke softly as I pulled back to look at him with a joyful smile. "Let me get this off you.", Goliath said as he took off the device of my neck.
"Thanks for getting that off me.", I said with a grateful nod. "Jean, who are they?", Raven asked curiously as she noticed Jasmine and Sarabi.
"This is Jasmine, and she is actually an artificially created Gargoyle.", I explained with a nod. "What? So she was created by humans?", Goliath asked in shock, his eyes wide.
"Yes, and she has the power to heal people.", I said with a grin. "Help me get the chains of her and Sarabi.", I then called out as I destroyed the other cages.
Goliath then went over, and he removed the chains from Jasmine. Logan went over, and he used his metal claws to remove the chains from Sarabi. Sarabi then jumped on Logan and she started to lick his face.
"Oi, quit that, big girl!", Logan growled lightly with a slightly disgruntled look on his face. "It must be her way of saying thanks, Logan.", Raven said with a giggle.
"Now, let's get out of here before Erik comes back.", Logan said hastily as he recovered. We all then ran out of the cell, and we ran outside to see that it was chaos.
The Avengers and the X-Men were fighting the Mutants. "Come on, Jean! We have to get you out of here before Erik sees you!", Raven said quickly. Even though I wanted to help, my body did feel a bit tired, and I felt Goliath pick me up in his arms.
"Come on, the X-Jet is this way!", Logan called out as he led us, and then out of nowhere, a car fell in front of us, blocking our path. "Oh, I don't think so! Jean is staying here with me, not you, Gargoyle!", Erik growled furiously.
"We are taking Jean home!" Goliath shouted with a low snarl. "And so are Jasmine and Sarabi!", I shouted with a smirk.
"I don't care for those two. I only want you, Jean. I want you to love me.", Erik wryly grinned. "Leave Jean alone! She doesn't love you, and you can't force her!", Jasmine shouted with a snarl.
"Yeah, Jean is not a dumb prize for ya, bastard! She is free with us, not you!", Logan growled lowly. "It's you who deserve to be in a cage!", Raven spat out angrily.
"What do you know? This is your last chance. Either you hand over Jean or I will kill you all.", Erik warned with narrowed eyes of anger. "Never.", Goliath snarled lowly as he protectively held me in his arms.
"Then so be it.", Erik hissed furiously before he lifted his hands. Then Bronx and Beast tackled Erik while Scott used his laser eyes to destroy the car that was blocking our path.
"Go, we will protect you!", Storm shouted quickly. "Get to the X-Jet!", Beast shouted out to us. "Come on!", Logan shouted as he urged us on.
Goliath was holding me tight, and I blushed from the contact. We then made it inside the X-Jet. "Get the jet started.", Raven said as she went to sit in the front seat along with Logan.
We then started to feel the Jet lift off when suddenly it stopped. "What's happening?", Jasmine asked in shock and confusion.
"Something's stopping the jet!", Logan shouted as he struggled with the controls. I then looked out the window to see that it was Erik. "You aren't going anywhere, Jean.", Erik growled lightly.
He tried to bring the jet back down, but he was tackled by Light. "Leave my daughter alone!", Light snarled as I saw her eyes glow red. I widened my eyes slightly as this was the first time in a while that she called me that.
"Go now!", Raven shouted as she and Logan then had the jet fly off in full speed. "NO!", I heard Erik scream in fury. I hugged Goliath, and he hugged me back.
I then felt myself fall asleep, and I heard Goliath say something to me. "Hold on, Jean! We're going home!", he barely spoke before I fully went out, welcoming darkness.
I then found myself in the lab of the X-Mansion, and I saw myself in the medical room, and I groaned lightly as I rubbed my eyes gently. I saw Goliath run up to me.
"Jean, you are awake!", Goliath said with a look of relief. "How long was I out?", I asked curiously. "For about 2 hours.", Hank said softly as he joined us, a relieved smile on his face.
"What happened to Erik?", I asked anxiously. "He got away, but we were able to capture a few of his mutant followers, and they were sent to a special prison.", Light said with a smug smirk as she joined along, checking me out carefully.
"Jean, your body still feels weak. I think you should rest.", Hank said with a slightly concerned look as he checked the computers. "I can heal her.", Jasmine said softly as she walked into the room.
"You can?", Hank asked in surprise. Jasmine then opened her wings, and they glowed a light blue, and so did her hands. She then placed her hands on my shoulders.
I then felt the energy from her hands heal me, and I then stood up from the cot. "I feel better now. Thanks, Jasmine.", I said as I stretched out gingerly, and I grinned gratefully at Jasmine.
"You and your friends helped me and Sarabi escape from Erik. So, I owe you one.", Jasmine said with a smile. Hank then led us back to the to top floor of the Mansion, and everyone hugged me as they were happy to see that I was alright.
Charles then told me that Jasmine and Sarabi would be living at the X-Mansion. "You are okay with this, Charles?", I asked with surprise and curiosity.
"She or Sarabi may not be mutants, but they are Gargoyles in a way, and they are friends of yours, Jean, and that means that they are family too.", Charles smiled warmly. "Thank you, Charles." Jasmine said happily and gratefully as she placed her hand on Charles' shoulder.
"I promise to visit you as much as I can, Jasmine. That goes for you too, Sarabi.", I said with a grin at Jasmine, then turned around to see Sarabi playing with Bronx. "I'm going to like living here.", Jasmine said with a excited giggle.
I then was back at the Avengers Tower with Goliath and the others. "I'm pretty sure Erik will try again to get me to be his wife again.", I said with a frustrated growl.
"I'm also sure he will want to get revenge on you, Goliath.", I said nervously as I bit my bottom lip lightly. I then felt Goliath wrap his wings around me.
"You do deserve to be happy, and I want you to be happy and safe, and that's what I'll do. Like I promised earlier, I'll be protecting you.", Goliath rumbled softly.
"Now, we are going to be making more visits to the X-Mansion as now that my former teammates are friends with your clan.", I said with a smile. "To check on your new friend, Jasmine, yes?", Goliath asked warmly with a smile.
"Yes, I will be visiting often to check on Jasmine. Erik had her and Sarabi locked up for 1 month, and that poor thing has been wanting to see the outside world since she was born.", I said with a angry growl.
"I can understand that. Charles and the X-Men will show Jasmine what the outside world is, I suppose.", Goliath said with a nod. "I just want her to be happy.", I said with a anxious frown.
"And she will be.", Goliath said as he rested his hand upon my shoulder, looking at me with a reassuring smile. I nodded slightly.
"I think it's time for you to rest, Jean.", Goliath said with a stern yet affectionate smirk. I smiled as I stood up from my spot on the balcony outside. I was about to walk back inside when Goliath picked me up.
"You deserve to be spoiled for a bit, Jean.", Goliath chuckled warmly. I then blushed as he carried me to my room, and he then placed me on my bed as he then covered me with the blanket. "Sleep now, Jean.", Goliath purred almost audibly as he placed his hand on my forehead.
I blushed lightly as I took in his unique scent again, knowing that I would always recognize it now as it's almost like a combination of blueberries, a hint of rarely-cooked lamb, and a spicy-sweet scent of honey, and that very special scent I couldn't decipher properly, but it's a nice musky smell.