Tonight's victim. Her eyes went wide as if she knew, and she lifted her
hands to cover her face, a piercing scream left her throat as Jean cried
out, through her mind and ears ::LEO!! GET OUT THE WAY!:: "LEO! GET OUT THE
WAY!" Another voice, pitched just below Jean. Scott's orderly tone.
"Kyle! Get her!" Leo felt a heavy weight hit her side, thrown off her feet, the laser beams bore a hole in the wall behind her. She was on her back, skidding across the floor, a huge weight atop her chest, trying to keep her down. She'd gone from one side of the room to the other in a matter of seconds.But how? Groggily as the dust cleared, Leo opened her eyes.A Bengal tiger looming over head, his massive paws pinning her down. It was her turn to scream, her eyes wide, it ripped from her throat, before the tiger seemed to look at her urgently, pressing his huge muzzle to the side of her neck, gently clamping his teeth about it, the familiar voice entered her mind. ::Shhh, Leo, please, don't scream. It's me.:: "Kyle?" Her voice was shaky and uncertain as she relaxed, the huge puffs of air against her throat was worrying, yet oddly soothing, the giant furry beast looming over head, he eased her. She swallowed hard, her voice barely a whisper. "Oh, Kyle, I'm so sor-"
"KYLE! LOOK OUT!!"
It was Kitty this time, her hands gripping her head, she cried out, her face smudged with grime, she watched in horror as a beam struck the tiger's side, throwing him clean off Leo, only to land in a heap on the gym floor. Motionless, "NO!" It was all she could do. A word so meaningless, yet full of emotion and pain as she stared at the tiger, watching as the body shifted back into the bruised and charred body of Kyle Taylor.Bayville's basketball star.
Leo scrambled, desperate to get to her feet as her sneakers squeaked upon the gym floor, her body ached and her head was screaming as she stumbled to her feet, the bird momentarily occupied as It screeched again. Throwing its head toward Jean, the metal limbs groaning and creaking against the jam it had wedged itself into. Scott was firing shot after shot via his visor at the mechanical beast, and yet they seemed to deflect, causing more damage than good.
With a swing of that massive tail, the beast lashed at the walls in which it was encased and the bricks and mortar started to shower the gym floor, scattering the team mates on the ground. Leo desperately trying to dodge the debris, trying to get toward Kyle at the same time, at least make sure he was still alive. Her heart thundered, her thoughts of getting toward him were interrupted by the explosion of the wall that held the beast in its prison of brick, the debris shooting forward and a cry of a mixture of voices filled the gymnasium. "JEAN! NO!"
The red head was struck in the back by a projectile lump of brick, her body didn't have time to register what was happening to her as the rushed toward the ground, connecting with it hard. The only problem was, Scott was falling too, his eyes wide with shock, more worried about the red head than himself as he fell, only to be stopped in mid air. Jean unconscious, Leo's hands were swept up, desperately trying to hold him in place as the bird tore free, spreading razor sharp wings within the gym. Scott hollered. "JEAN!" No amount of shouting would revive her, but his attempts were as desperate as Leo's had been. Gasping for breath, she brought her hands down, Scott touching the ground, he stumbled on uneasy feet before racing toward Jean, dodging the shower of glass and laser's, scooping up the red head with ease, he rushed toward the side of the room, aside Kyle's body.
Leo side-stepped at the side of the room, Kurt lingering within the window frame near the ceiling of the gym, baring down on their surroundings. He had his back to the room, as though peering out the window. Scott was staggering toward the double doors, to get both Jean and Kyle to safety. He hollered over his shoulder at Kurt. "Nightcrawler! Stop daydreaming and help us! That thing is tearing this place apart!" Kurt seemed to ignore Scott for a minute, he was deep in thought, before he turned toward the glaring Scott, barely taking cover. He hollered. "The pylon!!" The thing was made of metal.
Scott vanished, more concerned with getting the injured to safety, Kurt seemed to change, in a puff of smoke, the blue furred wonder vanished from the window sill, to land aside Leo, grasping Leo's wrist, he tugged her toward him, looping his arm around her waist, vanishing in a bright puff of smoke. Leo hated that already, stood outside with Kurt, the air was cold and bitter compared to the heat that was building up inside. He released her, looking embarrassed for a moment, before he pointed up toward the electricity pylons. Leo paused, before shooting him a quizzical look. Kurt gripped her wrist and dragged her closer to it, the pylon lined up with the hole the Phoenix had created in the side of the gym. "Jean is out, we heard about vhat you did with the ball, if you can get the pylon to land on zhat thing, zhat's the end of it!" Leo looked at him uncertainly but Kurt looked as though it were the end of the world. Her heart raced and she stared uncertainly at the pylon. She felt a fuzzy hand land on her shoulder, squeezing it gently, he spoke, more reassuring than before. "You can do it.We need you." Leo took a deep breath and shut her eyes.She was experimenting with the tip of the iceberg.She shut her eyes, shaking as she concentrated on what she wanted to do.
Her feet gave, she felt herself pull upward and she gasped.Not quite as quickly as she had the basketball, but she was moving. It was an incredible sensation.She felt light as a feather as she lifted up, levitating six feet.Twelve feet.Fifteen.Eighteen feet. She gasped, looking around her. She could see into the gym, she could see the rest of the team fighting off the giant bird. It was the most surreal experience of her life. She glanced down, Kurt lingering beneath her, as breathtaken by the view as she was, she shouted down. "Get the others out!" He didn't need telling twice as he vanished in that dramatic puff of smoke.
"Kyle! Get her!" Leo felt a heavy weight hit her side, thrown off her feet, the laser beams bore a hole in the wall behind her. She was on her back, skidding across the floor, a huge weight atop her chest, trying to keep her down. She'd gone from one side of the room to the other in a matter of seconds.But how? Groggily as the dust cleared, Leo opened her eyes.A Bengal tiger looming over head, his massive paws pinning her down. It was her turn to scream, her eyes wide, it ripped from her throat, before the tiger seemed to look at her urgently, pressing his huge muzzle to the side of her neck, gently clamping his teeth about it, the familiar voice entered her mind. ::Shhh, Leo, please, don't scream. It's me.:: "Kyle?" Her voice was shaky and uncertain as she relaxed, the huge puffs of air against her throat was worrying, yet oddly soothing, the giant furry beast looming over head, he eased her. She swallowed hard, her voice barely a whisper. "Oh, Kyle, I'm so sor-"
"KYLE! LOOK OUT!!"
It was Kitty this time, her hands gripping her head, she cried out, her face smudged with grime, she watched in horror as a beam struck the tiger's side, throwing him clean off Leo, only to land in a heap on the gym floor. Motionless, "NO!" It was all she could do. A word so meaningless, yet full of emotion and pain as she stared at the tiger, watching as the body shifted back into the bruised and charred body of Kyle Taylor.Bayville's basketball star.
Leo scrambled, desperate to get to her feet as her sneakers squeaked upon the gym floor, her body ached and her head was screaming as she stumbled to her feet, the bird momentarily occupied as It screeched again. Throwing its head toward Jean, the metal limbs groaning and creaking against the jam it had wedged itself into. Scott was firing shot after shot via his visor at the mechanical beast, and yet they seemed to deflect, causing more damage than good.
With a swing of that massive tail, the beast lashed at the walls in which it was encased and the bricks and mortar started to shower the gym floor, scattering the team mates on the ground. Leo desperately trying to dodge the debris, trying to get toward Kyle at the same time, at least make sure he was still alive. Her heart thundered, her thoughts of getting toward him were interrupted by the explosion of the wall that held the beast in its prison of brick, the debris shooting forward and a cry of a mixture of voices filled the gymnasium. "JEAN! NO!"
The red head was struck in the back by a projectile lump of brick, her body didn't have time to register what was happening to her as the rushed toward the ground, connecting with it hard. The only problem was, Scott was falling too, his eyes wide with shock, more worried about the red head than himself as he fell, only to be stopped in mid air. Jean unconscious, Leo's hands were swept up, desperately trying to hold him in place as the bird tore free, spreading razor sharp wings within the gym. Scott hollered. "JEAN!" No amount of shouting would revive her, but his attempts were as desperate as Leo's had been. Gasping for breath, she brought her hands down, Scott touching the ground, he stumbled on uneasy feet before racing toward Jean, dodging the shower of glass and laser's, scooping up the red head with ease, he rushed toward the side of the room, aside Kyle's body.
Leo side-stepped at the side of the room, Kurt lingering within the window frame near the ceiling of the gym, baring down on their surroundings. He had his back to the room, as though peering out the window. Scott was staggering toward the double doors, to get both Jean and Kyle to safety. He hollered over his shoulder at Kurt. "Nightcrawler! Stop daydreaming and help us! That thing is tearing this place apart!" Kurt seemed to ignore Scott for a minute, he was deep in thought, before he turned toward the glaring Scott, barely taking cover. He hollered. "The pylon!!" The thing was made of metal.
Scott vanished, more concerned with getting the injured to safety, Kurt seemed to change, in a puff of smoke, the blue furred wonder vanished from the window sill, to land aside Leo, grasping Leo's wrist, he tugged her toward him, looping his arm around her waist, vanishing in a bright puff of smoke. Leo hated that already, stood outside with Kurt, the air was cold and bitter compared to the heat that was building up inside. He released her, looking embarrassed for a moment, before he pointed up toward the electricity pylons. Leo paused, before shooting him a quizzical look. Kurt gripped her wrist and dragged her closer to it, the pylon lined up with the hole the Phoenix had created in the side of the gym. "Jean is out, we heard about vhat you did with the ball, if you can get the pylon to land on zhat thing, zhat's the end of it!" Leo looked at him uncertainly but Kurt looked as though it were the end of the world. Her heart raced and she stared uncertainly at the pylon. She felt a fuzzy hand land on her shoulder, squeezing it gently, he spoke, more reassuring than before. "You can do it.We need you." Leo took a deep breath and shut her eyes.She was experimenting with the tip of the iceberg.She shut her eyes, shaking as she concentrated on what she wanted to do.
Her feet gave, she felt herself pull upward and she gasped.Not quite as quickly as she had the basketball, but she was moving. It was an incredible sensation.She felt light as a feather as she lifted up, levitating six feet.Twelve feet.Fifteen.Eighteen feet. She gasped, looking around her. She could see into the gym, she could see the rest of the team fighting off the giant bird. It was the most surreal experience of her life. She glanced down, Kurt lingering beneath her, as breathtaken by the view as she was, she shouted down. "Get the others out!" He didn't need telling twice as he vanished in that dramatic puff of smoke.