Anybody Got A Plan?
"Let me get this straight, Are you saying that kid thinks Cerebro's alive?" Logan asked.
"Apparently," Scott sighed. "And I think he has some kind of crush on Cerebro too."
"Oh well this is just perfect!" Logan threw up his hands. "Where's Charles and Hank when you need them?"
"They should have been back by now," Kitty told him.
"Well we're still locked out of the mansion," Bobby said.
"Well then we go and unlock it," Logan growled as he showed his claws. This caused Paige to startle.
"Logan please," Ororo indicated Paige. "You're frightening Paige."
"Well what do you suggest we do?" Logan snapped as he retracted his claws.
"Look Charles and the others should be back soon," Ororo said. "Maybe if we wait for them all we have to do is let Charles use his powers to try and reason with Arcade?"
"Or turn his brain to jelly," Rogue grumbled. "Oh too late, Arcade's already lost his mind!"
"Rogue!" Ororo snapped. "The boy is obviously not in his right mind."
"No you think?" Logan said sarcastically. "We can't wait around for Charles to show up. Arcade might end up blowing him out of the sky for all we know."
"So what do we do?" Kurt asked.
"Maybe we can try to get in the mansion through the hanger or the back caves?" Amara suggested.
"We've done it before," Jean nodded.
"All right," Scott looked around. "Here's the plan. Jean, Magma, Shadowcat, Colossus and Forge will come with me around the back entrance. While we're doing that the rest of you will concentrate on creating a diversion from the front area. Try to get into the mansion from the front and obtain as much attention as possible. Nightcrawler, you take Iceman and teleport into the mansion and try to shut down the front foyer security system long enough to get the others in."
"Good plan," Ororo nodded. "I'll create a fog for some cover."
"Okay, Then I'll take Sunspot, Boom Boom, Berzerker, Gambit and Rogue to take out the targets on the front lawn," Logan said. "We'll fight our way into Cerebro if we have to."
"Sam, stay with your sister and look after her," Ororo told him. "You two should be safe here. And you as well Multiple."
"But I can help!" Jamie protested.
"No buts kid," Logan said. "Besides Cannonball might need help taking care of Paige okay?"
"I'm not helpless you know!" Paige snapped.
"Look this is some pretty hairy stuff," Bobby said. "You just don't have the experience fighting like the rest of us do."
"Look who's talking," Kitty huffed.
"Hey I've been in plenty of fights!" Bobby snapped.
"Yeah and you screwed up plenty of times too!" Kitty told him.
"People let's not get into this right now," Scott said. "We've got to focus on getting the mansion and Cerebro back."
"Well what are we waiting for?" Rogue asked. "Let's go kick that geek's butt!"
Soon the X-Men got into position. "Okay Storm we're ready," Scott called in on his communicator.
Immediately she started to create a huge fog. Logan led his team in to the attack slicing and destroying the cannons on the front lawn with ease. Meanwhile Jean used her powers to levitate the X-Men through the hidden entrance near the hangar one at a time. When they were close enough Kurt teleported with Bobby inside the mansion. They started to destroy the lasers and then went for the front door controls.
Meanwhile Arcade was watching the entire thing from his monitor in Cerebro. "Typical. Took them long enough to launch a counter attack. Well I think it's time we showed them again why Arcade is king of the computer world!" He started pressing some buttons.
Logan and the others were waiting outside the front door. "Well at least we took care of the front yard," Logan huffed.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that!" Remy shouted as he pointed above them. Several familiar looking drones appeared out from out of nowhere.
"Heads up!" Rogue shouted. "It's those drones again!"
"The paintball drones?" Logan asked.
"Yeah but with some Arcade style modifications!" Ray shouted as he dodged the lightning balls they threw. The X-Men found themselves trying to take them out but the drones were so fast they could barely keep from getting hit themselves.
"What the hell is keeping those two?" Logan grumbled.
"Maybe they're in some kind of trouble?" Rogue asked.
"They're in trouble?" Ray grumbled as another drone made a pass.
"Can't you just absorb the electricity?" Tabitha asked him as they dodged the electric bombs.
"It still hurts!" Ray snapped. "Duck!" He shoved her out of the way only to get zapped.
Ororo managed to destroy one with her lighting bolts but then she got zapped as well. Logan caught her as she fell to the ground. "Fall back!" He shouted. The X-Men retreated back to the front gates.
Kurt teleported there as well with an unconscious Bobby in his arms. "Let me guess?" Logan checked over Bobby. "Those oversized bug zappers?"
"Ya," Kurt panted. "I barely made it out with most of my fur myself. But that's not what got Iceman. Arcade must have done some kind of sabotage the moment he touched it. We couldn't get the doors open."
"Storm's okay but unconscious," Tabitha said. "She doesn't look too bad."
"Nice to see you again," Paige quipped.
"So much for that plan," Remy grumbled.
"Well let's hope that Cyclops and the others are having better luck," Logan groaned.