Mall in New York
Scott Summers looked down from the top floor of the mall, his red tinted sun glasses scanned the people on the lookout for the students they had brought for a visit. He hoped Jean and Ororo were keeping an eye on them, bringing a group of mutant children still learning to control their abilities was dangerous. Scott thanked his stars that nobody had any kind of ability like his which was red optic blasts that came out of his eyes. Scott had learned to control his mutant ability after being found by Charles Xavier who helped create a pair of glasses and a visor that would allow Scott to look through his eyes without hurting anyone.
Ororo Munroe laughed as she led a few young ladies out of a clothing store where they had bought some new clothes, Ororo was not from around here, originally from Africa she had come here with Charles Xavier as a child. He had taught her how to control her mutant ability to control the weather. She waved the kids to follow her as she moved towards Jean Grey, Jean was an average sized woman with beautiful red hair.
Jean smiled as they approached as she used her telepathic abilities to contact Scott "Scott, are you ready to get everyone moving so we can get back" she said using her mind bringing a smile to Scott's face.
"Alright start heading down, I'll start herding them towards the two of you" he replied as he sent a group text to the students who came telling them to start heading for the entrance where they had come in at. He then began walking around making sure he got all the children where he needed to get them.
Jubilee entered the mall hoping that if someone was chasing her they would lose her in here. She was trying her best to act natural but the idea of those bikers giving chase frightened her deeply.
Mystique had followed Jubilee closely, it was easy to spot the girl thanks to her jacket. She texted Toad on her way and saw the van that they had brought with them just in case things went this way. She got out and took on the form of the agent again as she led two others into the mall from a side entrance.
Toad was a younger member of the Brotherhood but his desire to please Magneto allowed him to rise through the ranks quickly and due to his inexhaustible stamina, he was perfect for chasing people. On top of his stamina he also granted the ability to leap great distances, contort his body like a circus freak and a tongue that he claimed he could stretch out thirty feet although nobody dared asked him to try.
The other member was the second person Magneto recruited to join him back in the 1990's, Sabretooth as he was called was a mountain of a man who was often more animal than man. He had enhanced senses and strength, his finger nails were very claw like and he had an ability to heal just about any wound. Mystique had seen him once take a grenade right to the face and get up laughing as he tore the person who threw it apart. Only Mystique had been in service of Magneto longer than Sabretooth and the two had worked together a lot over the years.
They entered through a side entrance as Mystique scanned the crowd hoping to spot Jubilee, "Find her and bring her to me…alive. New recruits are hard to come by so be gentle" she said as Toad sauntered off and Sabretooth simply sniffed the air. He seemed interested by something "What is it?" she asked.
Sabretooth smiled "Just smell something I haven't smelled in a long time" he remarked as he stalked off.
Logan was not far behind Jubilee, he could still smell the blood on her jacket. He looked through the crowd as he continued following the scent. The girl was alone and in need of help, that much he was sure about. Logan walked by a group of young kids and locked eyes with an attractive red head who was staring so deeply at him, he was sure she was reading his mind.
Jean Grey watched the man look away and continue moving through the crowd, she hadn't meant to read his mind but sometimes she couldn't help herself. His name was Logan and he was a mutant like herself and he was trying to find a young girl who needed help. Jean used her mind to reach out to Scott who was almost to her position, "Scott, something is going on" she said as she began to explain.
Jubilee was confident she had lost any pursuers when she was tackled to the ground by Toad. "Well, hey there young lady" he said with drool working its way down his chin. Toads tongue slipped out and ran along Jubilee's cheek. Jubilee used her fireworks without thinking and sent Toad back a few feet on his back. She stood to make a break for it when Toad leapt into the air and landed on her with both feet. "Well that wasn't very lady like" he sneered as he moved to pick her up.
Toad was already thinking how proud Magneto would be when he felt to hands grab him and throw him through a glass stand filled with Iron Man action figures. Toad looked up to find a small man standing between him and Jubilee. "Bub, you picked a bad fight with the wrong guy" Logan stated as Toad stood up ready to fight.
Scott turned when the screaming started "Okay, get the kids to van and wait for me, if they need help, I'll make sure they get it" he said as Jean nodded and led the children out with Ororo. He quickly noticed people already calling the authorities as he made his way to epicenter of the action.
Logan hadn't popped his claws yet hoping to avoid such things in this public of a setting but just as Toad was about to strike, Logan got a whiff of a very memorable smell. "Well, if it isn't baby brother in the flesh" came the voice of his brother Victor Creed or as he had started calling himself Sabretooth.
Logan turned and popped his claws "Start running kid" he said as Jubilee took the hint and made a break for it amongst all the people who were fleeing. Toad moved to pursue when Sabretooth put his hand in the air "Don't bother, get back to the car with Mystique and get out of here. Too much heat now, I'll see you guys at the rendezvous" ordered Sabretooth getting an annoyed sound from Toad who jumped off in the opposite direction of Jubilee.
Sabretooth kept his eyes locked on Logan "How long has it been Jimmy? Russia? In 1991?" he asked knowing the answer. When he got no response, Sabretooth put his hands up "Oh sorry, I forgot…its Logan now. Or would you prefer Wolverine?"
Logan's breathing was starting to pick up, he hadn't gone by James Howlett in a very long time and the codename was something he hadn't heard since he stopped using his abilities in the service of others. "Well? You going to give your big brother a hug?" asked Sabretooth causing Wolverine to charge with an angry growl.
The two brothers collided as they clawed at each other, Wolverine drove his claw into Sabretooth's chest, a kill shot on any other opponent, and was subsequently grabbed and thrown through the front glass window of a Foot Locker. Wolverine recovered quickly and slashed Sabretooth across the face as he approached him, Sabretooth then drove his own claws into Wolverines stomach. Wolverine watched Sabretooth's face heal right in front of him as the two clashed again.
Scott watched as Police started to file in with Riot Gear and heavy weapons, Mutant response teams were becoming the norm for Police Departments and that was raising more issues for Scott. He stopped and pulled his glasses down so that his optic blast could heat up a drinking fountain causing it to explode and a pipe to burst sending water everywhere and slowing the police.
Jubilee bumped into Ororo who looked closely at her, Jubilee's face gave away how overwhelmed she was feeling with her powers. "You okay?" Ororo asked as Jubilee looked around and lost control again sending her fireworks into a nearby store front. A police officer who had just arrived saw her and pulled his weapon. Ororo tapped into her powers and called a small tornado that sent the Officer flying against a wall. Jubilee looked at Ororo who gave her a reassuring look and took her hand "We'll get you out of here" she said as Jubilee silently followed.
Scott rounded a corner and found what he was looking for, Sabretooth he recognized from their previous meetings but the smaller combatant was new and more than holding his own against Sabretooth. Scott was about to intervene when an Police Officer tossed in a grenade, which thanks to a few rules the Mayor of New York had passed following the outbreak in the city last year he was very much allowed to do.
The grenade landed between Sabretooth and Wolverine and exploded sending the two combatants flying back. Sabretooth bounced off a wall and pulled himself up and made a dash for an exit as Wolverine skid to a stop and had some heavy shelves fall and land on him knocking him out. Scott snuck up and knocked the cop out and then entered to get Logan, Scott was shocked as he pulled the shelf off Logan as he watched Logan's body heal right before his eyes.
Scott lifted and was once again shocked as the sheer weight of Logan caught him off guard "Next time lay off the cheeseburgers" he muttered as he attempted to get out of harm's way. He was dismayed to see that the Mutant Response Team had arrived and was about to spot them when suddenly everything froze.
Scott looked around when Charles Xavier's voice rang through his mind "Move Scott, get everyone back here now." Scott nodded and as quickly as possible dragged Logan out of the mall making sure not to bump into any of the frozen people and into the van.
