DISCLAIMER: I do not own X-men. But you knew that, didn't you?
I reported the news of the X-men's ski trip to Mystique, and for a little while I was her favorite person. "We shall finally terminate those blasted X-men!" she cackled madly. "Tell the others to get packing. We're are going to the Catskills!" I ran off to give the guys the news. I found Pietro and Todd betting on who could burp the loudest. Todd won. Lance was trying to get buff. (Which I thought was really funny,) and Fred was chowing down. I told them the news and got several cheers. Todd grabbed me and spun me around. I tried to yell at him to put me down, but I was laughing too hard. He finally put me down, and I sat on the couch, to dizzy to really move. "Wait a minute," I heard Lance say, "Mystique never just let's us go on vacation. There is gotta be some catch, here." I looked him straight in his eyes, and he turned away. "Yes, Lance. There is a catch. The X-men are going to the ski resort also. Mystique thinks this will finally be our chance to rid them of our lives forever." I said, rubbing my temples. I suddenly had a major headache. I heard him grumble to himself, and the others returned to what they were doing. I hung out for a little while, and at twelve I went out for lunch, Todd coming with me.
"Is everyone got everything?" Mystique asked. We were getting ready to leave for the resort, and were all piling in the car. "Yeah, yeah. It's all here." Pietro yelled. I sat between Pietro and Todd, Lance sat next to Pietro, Fred sat up in the next seat, and Sabertooth and Mystique sat up front. I was mad that Sabertooth was coming, and didn't talk much on the way up there. As soon as we stopped, I hopped out and untied one of the snowmobile on the trailer behind us. Magneto had given us a lot of money (hoping that would encourage us not to screw up), and all the guys and I could agree on was two snowmobiles. I pulled it off of the trailer, and cranked it up. I pulled up beside the door and yelled over the noise, "Who's up for a bit of fun?" Pietro beat Todd to the back of mine, and we took of down the mountain. After a few minutes I heard another snowmobile behind us, and turned around to see Lance and Todd catching up. I gave it a bit of gas and took of to the resort. We were racing down the main road to the lodge, when we saw the X- men's car. I heard Pietro mutter in my ear, "Who's up for a little fun?" I laughed, and motioned for Lance and Todd to slow down. I pointed out the convertible, and without saying a word, we all went off to look for Mystique and Sabertooth.
The sun was setting, and it was snowing slightly. We were all playing around in the snow, throwing snowballs and pushing each other over, when we heard voices over the hill. I changed to my human skin, and Todd, Lance, Pietro, and I ran to hide in a small group of pine trees. "That was fun!" I heard someone yell. "Yeah. I loved beating you, Scott!" I heard a feminine voice call out. Looks like we've found them…"Come on Jean, I beat you by a mile!" Scott yelled. I turned to the others, and whispered to Pietro, "Go get Mystique and Sabertooth. Tell them we've found them." He took off and was back in a couple of seconds. "They got it and are coming as fast as they can." I nodded and watched them through the branches. Jean and Scott were the first to come into sight, and they were playfully arguing over who won a race. I heard some branches rustling and saw Sabertooth and Mystique come crashing through. "Get out of the way," I heard Sabertooth growl, pushing me out of the way. I bumped into Todd who helped steady me. I glared at Sabertooth, but a sudden shout caught my attention. Kitty came running over the hill, Evan and Kurt chasing and throwing snowballs at her. I started shaking from laughter, because Kurt had thrown a snowball at Kitty. Kitty had ducked at the last minute, and the snowball hit Scott in the back of the head. Logan was the last to come over the hill. I turned my attention back to what was going on in the patch of trees, because Mystique was quietly whispering instructions. " Okay, what we're going to do is Carmen, you are going to go over that hill," she paused here, pointing to a large snow bank to the left, "and you are going to scream as loud as you can. Sabertooth will follow you, and chase you around until the X-men come. Do not leave that area. They will investigate the screaming, and see Sabertooth chasing you. Logan will try to stop him, and we'll sneak up on the others. Do not let the catch you, any of you. Is everyone clear? Alright then, go to your positions." I started to leave when I heard her call out, "Here, take these." She held out some ski goggles, and I pulled them on. I snuck around behind the X-men's backs, and ran down the hill. I heard Sabertooth lumbering behind me. I turned around to see him go sliding down the freshly fallen snow. Show-off, I thought. He landed almost gracefully at the bottom, and as soon as he turned to me, I let out a blood-curdling scream. He lunged at me and I darted out of the way. His claws came three inched within cutting my neck. "This isn't real. Your not really supposed to try and kill me!" I hissed at him. "Just making it believable," he growled. I tried to avoid his claws and teeth, but I wasn't quick enough. He pushed me face down. I turned on my back just to see him raise his claws, ready to slice my chest open. I put my arm up in futile protection, waiting for the blow. But it never came. He was thrown back against a tree by Wolverine. I screamed and crab-walked as far as I could out of the way. For once Mystique, your plan is working out, I thought. I got to my feet, and walked out of view. I watched the to men battle it out, and saw Mystique and the others sneaking up behind the other X-men. All hell broke loose afterward. Confusion and racing bodies, flowing sweat and pumping adrenaline. This was an all out war, and I was enjoying every minute of it. I had just pushed Kitty in the snow when I noticed Scott trying to hit Pietro with his force beam. Jean saw what he was trying to do, and held Pietro high above the ground. I lunged at jean, making her drop Pietro, and then jumped on Scott. He went down, and I put my hands up to his face. My knees were holding his arms down, so he couldn't reach his glasses and hit me. I heard all of the noise around me stop, and looked up to see everyone watching us. "This is your chance to prove yourself to everyone. Kill him," I heard Mystique call out. I looked down at Scott, and looked into his glasses. I could faintly see the outline of his eyes. I looked at him, the doubt finally surfacing. What am I doing? He is my enemy! I should have killed him already! But a memory of him saving me flashed in my mind. I was his enemy, and he saved me. There is something about him, about all of the X-men that the Brotherhood doesn't posses. Mercy on the innocent. Why am I doing this? Why? I bit my bottom lip, trying to figure out what I should do. Time seemed to stop, and the only thing moving was the snow that fell on top of my head. "What are you waiting for?!" I heard Sabertooth yell. I raised my hand to his forehead, getting ready to make his brain explode. My fingers were shaking. I felt, rather then saw, Scott brace himself. I can't do it…I can't kill my enemy. "How did you do this to me?" I whispered into Scott's ear. He opened his eyes wide in surprise, as I stood up over him. All of the air was knocked out of me as Sabertooth threw me against a tree. "How dare you defy me!" eh yelled. I tried to escape, but he clawed my throat before I could get away. I ran away, knowing I would be welcome no longer within the Brotherhood. I was on my own, bleeding and cold. What was I going to do now?
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