Sorry my comp is being Carried as we speak. Disclamer: I did'n write this my friend Leo did but I'll pass on the comments. Marvel owns the X-souls we make like no money and I am a VERY disgruntled McD's worker so NUFF Said!!!
Ripped from the Comics...
Classic X-Men
#2: House of Malice- Part II
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Previously in Part I: The X-Men received a disturbance signal at the old Hellfire Club's mansion. Investigating, the X-Men flew there in the jet, and were separated. Cyclops, Psylock, and Gambit were at the twentieth floor, and Cyclops and Psylcok were telepathically disabled, while Gambit used an elevator to take them to the ground floor.
Storm, Rogue, Cannonball, and Iceman were sent to the sub-basement, where a black cube tortured each with images of his or her terrible past. Later, Master Mind entered and took the disabled bodies to the Fifth Floor Control Room.
Jean, Wolverine, and Beast were sent to the ground floor. They encountered Sebastion Shaw. Those three were captured by knock-out gas and force-field containment. They were taken to the Control Room where Beast and Wolverine were still knocked out and shackled on the wall. Jean was shackled on a table where a mysterious psy named Lady Malice unveils her nefarious plans for the X-Men, and the Phoenix entity. That's where we continue our story...
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It was about and hour or two ago, he couldn't remember, when Reni LeBeau and the X-Men arrived at the Hellfire Club. It was only a short time ago, when his friends, Scott Summers and Elizabeth Braddock were psychically attacked. He was now at the ground floor, where the bodies of his friends lie motionless on the floor, and the English Oak doors, were left wide open.
Great. thought Remi, I could take 'dem, but then I would be spotted.
He toils with the idea of leaving the Mansion. Little does he know that he is being watched by a hidden camera, ten feet from where he is standing.
"You see, Mrs. Summers, I am not without preparation." started Lady Malice in the Control Room, "Do you not think that have calculated and anticipated you and your precious X-Men's every move. This was all laid out carefully, to insure that you and your precious mind, were left in tact."
"Me and My Mind? Why? asked the immobilized and powerless Jean Grey-Summers.
"Because there is something in your mind that Professor Charles Xavier locked away a time ago. And I want it back."
"But, how could you have known anything from us? The Professor is the most powerful psy on the planet."
"Was. Since the attack of Onslaught, his mind was left weak and powerless. I invaded his mind and took all that I needed from him to neutralize the X-Men; even the Xavier Protocols."
"What do you want with me?"
"I believe I already answered that. Xavier might have locked the Phoenix within you, but I will unlock, and absorb it into my very Being! Soon, your vessel will be no more, and the world will be at the Mercy of Malice and her Hellfire Club!"
Jean, laid there, afraid. She observed that Storm, Cannonball, Rogue, and Iceman, were all in a metal cage, fitted with the most advanced of Genoshan collars. She to was wearing one, as were her comrades Beast and Wolverine, shackled on the wall. Just as Malice began to prepare for the mind invasion, Logan awoke.
"Oh man..........what was the license of that truck?" said Wolverine.
"Oh good, Mr. Logan. You're just in time. I was about to attain my prize. Tell me, would you prefer to watch, or to be killed before your beloved is mentally destroyed?" said Lady Malice.
"What are you talkin' 'bout lady?"
"Perhaps I will tell you psychically, rather than an entire conversation."
In an instant, all that Jean had asked and all that Malice explained was forced into Logan's Mind. He understood all to well.
"No. It can't be. Someone will come, There's still--!"
"Cyclops, Gambit, Psylcok? As you can see, Logan, all but Mr. LeBeau remain disabled. Plus, he is about to walk out, without a second thought of the X-Men.
Malice activated a screen within the view of Jean and Logan. It showed Gambit, looking at Cyclops and Psylock, and then, running out the doors, to elude detection.
"As you both can see, Gambit is no longer here to discuss the matter. Now, for business."
"But, he couldn't ?! He's one of us." said Jean.
"When I invaded the Professor's Mind, I also attained personal knowledge of a few of you, Gambit being one of them. I knew that, given the opportunity, he would betray each and every one of you, due to his thief instincs." said Malice, "Now, if you'll excuse me."
She and Master Mind began to initiate the machines, while Sebastion Shaw guarded the captured X-Men. Malice had to lighten the power of the Genoshan Collar on Jean so the device could work correctly.
Logan, Malice had to slightly deactivate my collar. I can barely telepathically communicate. said Jean.
Sure, Red, I hear ya'. replied Logan. Any ideas on how to get this girl?
No. Our only chance is Remi. she replied. Maybe I can contact him.
"Don't even try. You're not that Powerful." said Malice, "You can only communicate in a short range. By now, Gambit is at the X-Mansion, packing."
"You were monitoring our communications." said Jean
"How naive do you think I am. Of course I was monitoring you telepathic conversation."
Great. I hope that Remi will return. thought Jean.
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Meanwhile, at the ground floor, Cyclops and Psyclock were just awakening from their, misadventure.
"Psylock, are you alive?" asked Cyclops.
"I don't think so." Psyclock replied.
"I feel like I've just been hit by a truck." said Cyclops.
"Welcome to my world." said Psylock. "Each time in that happens, that's exactly how I feel."
"Where's Gambit? I thought he was still with us?"
"Don't know, but a better question is, where are we?"
"I think we're at the ground floor. Look out the windows, see. We have to be at the Ground Floor." said Cyclops.
"I'll try to find Gambit psychically." said Psylock. She tried, but was unable to use her powers.
"My powers. They're------Gone!" she exclaimed.
Cyclops removed his ruby-quartz visor, opened his eyes, and exclaimed, "As are mine. What is capable of doing such a thing.?"
"I don't know but-" said Psylock, but she interrupted.
Suddenly, the robitic soldiers of the Hellfire Club surrounded the two X-Men.
"Surrender, Mutant, or be destroyed." said one of the Soldiers.
"Do we have a choice." said Cyclops.
"We might be killed without our powers. We have no choice." replied Psylock.
The pair was escorted to the control, and placed in the same cage as Storm, Rogue, Iceman, and Cannonball. (They were still knocked out.)
"Ah, Mr. Summers, Ms. Braddock, how nice of you two join us. I am Lady Malice. I believe you already know Mr. Shaw and Master Mind."
"Who are you, what do you want with us!!" demanded Cyclops.
"Why don't I let Mrs. Summers answer that." said Malice, returning to the table. Jean was still there, with a metal helmet on her head.
"SCOTT!" shouted Jean.
"JEAN!" he shouted back.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Malice laughed, maniacally. "It's a shame really. I was hoping to obliterate both of you at the same time. Oh well. Master Mind, awake the rest of these 'X-Men.' I want them to see Mrs. Summers suffer." she said in a cold, misty voice.
He did as he was told, and injected each X-Men with a vaccine designed to wake a person; like smelling salts. All of the X-Men were now conscious.
"Ah feel like Ah've been hit by uh truck." said Rogue, rising from the floor.
"Oh my. What an evening." said Beast, lifting his head.
"Did someone catch plates of the car that hit us." said Iceman, grasping his head.
"Nice to see you all again." said Malice, as she psychically informed all of the awakening X-Men as to her plan.
"Oh dear God." said Psylock.
"You can't. You won't be able to control it." said Cannonball.
"Shut up, you stupid boy." said Malice. "With these machines, I could control the very axis of the Earth!"
"Oh, your so full of it, it's drippin' out ya' ears." said Rogue.
"Are you so sure? Last time I checked, It was you who was unable to control all those people in there." said Malice, pointing to Rogue's head.
"When Ah get mah powers-!"
"Oh, that's quite impossible. As log as this machine is on to activate those collars, I am very safe. So prepare yourselves, for the last time you will be able to see Mrs. Summers alive."
Malice activated the machine, and Jean began to scream. Malice was wearing an evil grin, as the Phoenix flowed through her. Then, an ignited Ace of Spades flew through the window, and landed on collar-controlling the machine.
"What is that?" asked Shaw.
"It appears to be the Ace of Spades." said Master Mind
Then, the card exploded giving all the X-Men their powers back. Gambit then Jumped through the window, onto the floor.
"Now, everyone knows, cher, 'dat 'de ace always beats 'de Queen." said Gambit.
"Now, it's our turn." said Cyclops, blasting through he bars.
Then, robitic soldiers of the Hellfire Club entered, shooting the X-Men. Since all were free, they began to destroy the soldiers.
"I got ya' Jeannie!" shouted Logan, destroying the helmet on her head.
"I don't think so, Mr. Logan!" said Malice, psy-blasting him. She telekinetically lifted Jean, and said, "Look's like we'll have to do this the hard way." She and the unconscious Jean went to the stairs, heading for the roof.
"JEAN!!!!!!" shouted Cyclops, blasting his way through a mob of soldiers.
The X-Men were destroying bot after bot. Rogue continued to punch and rip the skin of every metal soldier. Bast was dodging the blasts, so they would hit another soldier. Storm was electrocuting them and catching them in whirl-winds, while Cannonball would catch them and toss them around like rag dolls.
"We can't do this! There is too many of them!" shouted Storm.
"Let us, how they say, split up." said Beast.
"I think not!" said Shaw, punching him.
Beast then tripped Shaw, twirling him on his feet. "You see Shaw, you cannot absorb energy, which is not focused upon on you." said Beast.
"Very clever X-Man, but my power is to absorb any energy that is used from you to me, so you lose." said Shaw, kicking Beast in the stomach.
"See ya'll later, sugah." said Rogue, hitting a soldier and sending it and Shaw, flying out the window.
"Now, Cannonball, you may be invincible, but not to my illusions." said Master Mind, to himself. Then, Sam saw an image of his father and fell to the ground.
"No, no more beatn's, NO MORE!!!" shouted Sam, cowering in fear, as soldiers closed on him.
"No. Demons be gone!" said Storm, as a wind blew the soldiers surrounding Sam away. "No for you" said Storm. She, then, summoned a lighting bolt to hit Master Mind. It was effective too. He was hit and border-line dead.
Meanwhile, on the roof of the Mansion...
"It appears, that we will have to do this the manual way." said Malice, as she laid Jean at her feet. Malice and Jean, both became engulfed in pink, psychic energy, when Cyclops appeared from the door. Jean began to float.
"Get away from my wife!" demanded Cyclops, blasting Malice.
"I'll deal with you later." she said to the unconscious Jean. She broke the link and starred at Cyclops. "Your blast is worthless when I had my force-field up, and know, with a piece of the Phoenix in me, you will die."
A beam of fire erupted from the Hand of Malice, hitting Cyclops against the landed X-Jet.
"You X-Men have been a thorn in my side ever since I brought you here. It ends today."
Malice and Cyclops continued to fight, while the X-Men below, were relieved.
"I think that's all of them." said Iceman.
"Great, now, where's Jean and Scott?" said Storm, helping Cannonball.
"They both went...up.......with......" said Psylock, pointing at the stairwell across the room.
"If Malice absorbed, even a piece, of the Phoenix into her, Cyclops has almost no chance." said Beast.
"We must go above and assist." said Storm. She, Rogue, and Cannonball flew up the stairs, as the rest ran behind. When they arrived at the top of Hellfire Mansion, Cyclops was on the floor, his suit torn and shredded.
"Now, Mr. Summers..........You will die." said Malice. Her entire left arm became surrounded by fire. The flames, then, came to a sphere in hr hand. She shot the sphere at him, but a wind from Storm brought Cyclops to the X-Men. The fire-ball hit the X-Jet instead, and the jet began to fall.
"That's mine." said Rogue, as she flew to catch the jet. She was pushing and pushing, and barely, the ship was on the roof again.
"Pests! Vermin! I grow weary of this game! Prepare to meet your doom!" said Malice. Wolverine lunged and attacked her, but was thrown away by here teke. Storm summoned wind and lightning, but it was ineffective.
Rogue flew around Malice, to retrieve the awakening Jean.
"Fine, take her. I have more than enough to destroy you all." said Malice.
The X-Men threw everything they had, but were unable to harm Malice. Jean was now barely conscious, on the floor next to Cyclops.
Scott, take my hand. said Jean telepathically. They held hands, and she erupted in a brilliant display of flames. Jean was flying, with the Phoenix Firebird. All on that building, were starring in awe.
"You are done here, Malice." said Phoenix's echoing voice. She raised her hand, and shot Malice with a psy blast of fire.
"My f-f-future, m-m-my Legacy cannot b-b-be des-s-stroyed so easily." said Malice in a weary and drained voice.
"Yes it can." said Phoenix. With one final psy-blast to her mind, Malice fell, defeated. Phoenix then fell, returning Jean to her normal form.
"Just a thought, mes a mi, but should we leave before the cops arrive?"
"Yes, Remi, let's go." said Storm.
Beast Carried Jean into the Jet, while Rogue took Cyclops. They departed for the mansion, while police arrived and collected Malice, and fitted her with a Genoshan Collar.
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"Hi there, four eyes." said Jean in the Infirmary.
"Hi yourself, tiger." said Cyclops, as they embraced one another.
"So, how is she?" asked Storm to the Professor in the hallway.
"Jean has suffered no physical damage, but her mind must recuperate. She is drained, but she will recover." said The Professor.
"As always Professor, Good News." said Storm.
Elizabeth, Bobby, and Sam were watching the news, of the latest Mutant arrest.
"Late last night, at around midnight, officials arrested the Mutant terrorist, Malice, for destroying a building, using high-powered weaponry, and large flames. She was arrested with this to say: "I will have my vengeance. You will be under my control!" She was later taken to a Mutant Holding Prison and Psychology Center in northern Alaska." said the Reporter.
"It'll be a while before she gets out again." said Elizabeth.
"From your mouth to God's ears, Betsy." said Bobby.
The X-Men then retired for the evening, with nothing but happiness and relief on their Minds.
The End.
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Next Issue- Find out what happens when the Brotherhood of Mutants attacks a space shuttle launch, that could destroy all mutant kind!
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By: Leo Federico
Ripped from the Comics...
Classic X-Men
#2: House of Malice- Part II
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Previously in Part I: The X-Men received a disturbance signal at the old Hellfire Club's mansion. Investigating, the X-Men flew there in the jet, and were separated. Cyclops, Psylock, and Gambit were at the twentieth floor, and Cyclops and Psylcok were telepathically disabled, while Gambit used an elevator to take them to the ground floor.
Storm, Rogue, Cannonball, and Iceman were sent to the sub-basement, where a black cube tortured each with images of his or her terrible past. Later, Master Mind entered and took the disabled bodies to the Fifth Floor Control Room.
Jean, Wolverine, and Beast were sent to the ground floor. They encountered Sebastion Shaw. Those three were captured by knock-out gas and force-field containment. They were taken to the Control Room where Beast and Wolverine were still knocked out and shackled on the wall. Jean was shackled on a table where a mysterious psy named Lady Malice unveils her nefarious plans for the X-Men, and the Phoenix entity. That's where we continue our story...
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It was about and hour or two ago, he couldn't remember, when Reni LeBeau and the X-Men arrived at the Hellfire Club. It was only a short time ago, when his friends, Scott Summers and Elizabeth Braddock were psychically attacked. He was now at the ground floor, where the bodies of his friends lie motionless on the floor, and the English Oak doors, were left wide open.
Great. thought Remi, I could take 'dem, but then I would be spotted.
He toils with the idea of leaving the Mansion. Little does he know that he is being watched by a hidden camera, ten feet from where he is standing.
"You see, Mrs. Summers, I am not without preparation." started Lady Malice in the Control Room, "Do you not think that have calculated and anticipated you and your precious X-Men's every move. This was all laid out carefully, to insure that you and your precious mind, were left in tact."
"Me and My Mind? Why? asked the immobilized and powerless Jean Grey-Summers.
"Because there is something in your mind that Professor Charles Xavier locked away a time ago. And I want it back."
"But, how could you have known anything from us? The Professor is the most powerful psy on the planet."
"Was. Since the attack of Onslaught, his mind was left weak and powerless. I invaded his mind and took all that I needed from him to neutralize the X-Men; even the Xavier Protocols."
"What do you want with me?"
"I believe I already answered that. Xavier might have locked the Phoenix within you, but I will unlock, and absorb it into my very Being! Soon, your vessel will be no more, and the world will be at the Mercy of Malice and her Hellfire Club!"
Jean, laid there, afraid. She observed that Storm, Cannonball, Rogue, and Iceman, were all in a metal cage, fitted with the most advanced of Genoshan collars. She to was wearing one, as were her comrades Beast and Wolverine, shackled on the wall. Just as Malice began to prepare for the mind invasion, Logan awoke.
"Oh man..........what was the license of that truck?" said Wolverine.
"Oh good, Mr. Logan. You're just in time. I was about to attain my prize. Tell me, would you prefer to watch, or to be killed before your beloved is mentally destroyed?" said Lady Malice.
"What are you talkin' 'bout lady?"
"Perhaps I will tell you psychically, rather than an entire conversation."
In an instant, all that Jean had asked and all that Malice explained was forced into Logan's Mind. He understood all to well.
"No. It can't be. Someone will come, There's still--!"
"Cyclops, Gambit, Psylcok? As you can see, Logan, all but Mr. LeBeau remain disabled. Plus, he is about to walk out, without a second thought of the X-Men.
Malice activated a screen within the view of Jean and Logan. It showed Gambit, looking at Cyclops and Psylock, and then, running out the doors, to elude detection.
"As you both can see, Gambit is no longer here to discuss the matter. Now, for business."
"But, he couldn't ?! He's one of us." said Jean.
"When I invaded the Professor's Mind, I also attained personal knowledge of a few of you, Gambit being one of them. I knew that, given the opportunity, he would betray each and every one of you, due to his thief instincs." said Malice, "Now, if you'll excuse me."
She and Master Mind began to initiate the machines, while Sebastion Shaw guarded the captured X-Men. Malice had to lighten the power of the Genoshan Collar on Jean so the device could work correctly.
Logan, Malice had to slightly deactivate my collar. I can barely telepathically communicate. said Jean.
Sure, Red, I hear ya'. replied Logan. Any ideas on how to get this girl?
No. Our only chance is Remi. she replied. Maybe I can contact him.
"Don't even try. You're not that Powerful." said Malice, "You can only communicate in a short range. By now, Gambit is at the X-Mansion, packing."
"You were monitoring our communications." said Jean
"How naive do you think I am. Of course I was monitoring you telepathic conversation."
Great. I hope that Remi will return. thought Jean.
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Meanwhile, at the ground floor, Cyclops and Psyclock were just awakening from their, misadventure.
"Psylock, are you alive?" asked Cyclops.
"I don't think so." Psyclock replied.
"I feel like I've just been hit by a truck." said Cyclops.
"Welcome to my world." said Psylock. "Each time in that happens, that's exactly how I feel."
"Where's Gambit? I thought he was still with us?"
"Don't know, but a better question is, where are we?"
"I think we're at the ground floor. Look out the windows, see. We have to be at the Ground Floor." said Cyclops.
"I'll try to find Gambit psychically." said Psylock. She tried, but was unable to use her powers.
"My powers. They're------Gone!" she exclaimed.
Cyclops removed his ruby-quartz visor, opened his eyes, and exclaimed, "As are mine. What is capable of doing such a thing.?"
"I don't know but-" said Psylock, but she interrupted.
Suddenly, the robitic soldiers of the Hellfire Club surrounded the two X-Men.
"Surrender, Mutant, or be destroyed." said one of the Soldiers.
"Do we have a choice." said Cyclops.
"We might be killed without our powers. We have no choice." replied Psylock.
The pair was escorted to the control, and placed in the same cage as Storm, Rogue, Iceman, and Cannonball. (They were still knocked out.)
"Ah, Mr. Summers, Ms. Braddock, how nice of you two join us. I am Lady Malice. I believe you already know Mr. Shaw and Master Mind."
"Who are you, what do you want with us!!" demanded Cyclops.
"Why don't I let Mrs. Summers answer that." said Malice, returning to the table. Jean was still there, with a metal helmet on her head.
"SCOTT!" shouted Jean.
"JEAN!" he shouted back.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Malice laughed, maniacally. "It's a shame really. I was hoping to obliterate both of you at the same time. Oh well. Master Mind, awake the rest of these 'X-Men.' I want them to see Mrs. Summers suffer." she said in a cold, misty voice.
He did as he was told, and injected each X-Men with a vaccine designed to wake a person; like smelling salts. All of the X-Men were now conscious.
"Ah feel like Ah've been hit by uh truck." said Rogue, rising from the floor.
"Oh my. What an evening." said Beast, lifting his head.
"Did someone catch plates of the car that hit us." said Iceman, grasping his head.
"Nice to see you all again." said Malice, as she psychically informed all of the awakening X-Men as to her plan.
"Oh dear God." said Psylock.
"You can't. You won't be able to control it." said Cannonball.
"Shut up, you stupid boy." said Malice. "With these machines, I could control the very axis of the Earth!"
"Oh, your so full of it, it's drippin' out ya' ears." said Rogue.
"Are you so sure? Last time I checked, It was you who was unable to control all those people in there." said Malice, pointing to Rogue's head.
"When Ah get mah powers-!"
"Oh, that's quite impossible. As log as this machine is on to activate those collars, I am very safe. So prepare yourselves, for the last time you will be able to see Mrs. Summers alive."
Malice activated the machine, and Jean began to scream. Malice was wearing an evil grin, as the Phoenix flowed through her. Then, an ignited Ace of Spades flew through the window, and landed on collar-controlling the machine.
"What is that?" asked Shaw.
"It appears to be the Ace of Spades." said Master Mind
Then, the card exploded giving all the X-Men their powers back. Gambit then Jumped through the window, onto the floor.
"Now, everyone knows, cher, 'dat 'de ace always beats 'de Queen." said Gambit.
"Now, it's our turn." said Cyclops, blasting through he bars.
Then, robitic soldiers of the Hellfire Club entered, shooting the X-Men. Since all were free, they began to destroy the soldiers.
"I got ya' Jeannie!" shouted Logan, destroying the helmet on her head.
"I don't think so, Mr. Logan!" said Malice, psy-blasting him. She telekinetically lifted Jean, and said, "Look's like we'll have to do this the hard way." She and the unconscious Jean went to the stairs, heading for the roof.
"JEAN!!!!!!" shouted Cyclops, blasting his way through a mob of soldiers.
The X-Men were destroying bot after bot. Rogue continued to punch and rip the skin of every metal soldier. Bast was dodging the blasts, so they would hit another soldier. Storm was electrocuting them and catching them in whirl-winds, while Cannonball would catch them and toss them around like rag dolls.
"We can't do this! There is too many of them!" shouted Storm.
"Let us, how they say, split up." said Beast.
"I think not!" said Shaw, punching him.
Beast then tripped Shaw, twirling him on his feet. "You see Shaw, you cannot absorb energy, which is not focused upon on you." said Beast.
"Very clever X-Man, but my power is to absorb any energy that is used from you to me, so you lose." said Shaw, kicking Beast in the stomach.
"See ya'll later, sugah." said Rogue, hitting a soldier and sending it and Shaw, flying out the window.
"Now, Cannonball, you may be invincible, but not to my illusions." said Master Mind, to himself. Then, Sam saw an image of his father and fell to the ground.
"No, no more beatn's, NO MORE!!!" shouted Sam, cowering in fear, as soldiers closed on him.
"No. Demons be gone!" said Storm, as a wind blew the soldiers surrounding Sam away. "No for you" said Storm. She, then, summoned a lighting bolt to hit Master Mind. It was effective too. He was hit and border-line dead.
Meanwhile, on the roof of the Mansion...
"It appears, that we will have to do this the manual way." said Malice, as she laid Jean at her feet. Malice and Jean, both became engulfed in pink, psychic energy, when Cyclops appeared from the door. Jean began to float.
"Get away from my wife!" demanded Cyclops, blasting Malice.
"I'll deal with you later." she said to the unconscious Jean. She broke the link and starred at Cyclops. "Your blast is worthless when I had my force-field up, and know, with a piece of the Phoenix in me, you will die."
A beam of fire erupted from the Hand of Malice, hitting Cyclops against the landed X-Jet.
"You X-Men have been a thorn in my side ever since I brought you here. It ends today."
Malice and Cyclops continued to fight, while the X-Men below, were relieved.
"I think that's all of them." said Iceman.
"Great, now, where's Jean and Scott?" said Storm, helping Cannonball.
"They both went...up.......with......" said Psylock, pointing at the stairwell across the room.
"If Malice absorbed, even a piece, of the Phoenix into her, Cyclops has almost no chance." said Beast.
"We must go above and assist." said Storm. She, Rogue, and Cannonball flew up the stairs, as the rest ran behind. When they arrived at the top of Hellfire Mansion, Cyclops was on the floor, his suit torn and shredded.
"Now, Mr. Summers..........You will die." said Malice. Her entire left arm became surrounded by fire. The flames, then, came to a sphere in hr hand. She shot the sphere at him, but a wind from Storm brought Cyclops to the X-Men. The fire-ball hit the X-Jet instead, and the jet began to fall.
"That's mine." said Rogue, as she flew to catch the jet. She was pushing and pushing, and barely, the ship was on the roof again.
"Pests! Vermin! I grow weary of this game! Prepare to meet your doom!" said Malice. Wolverine lunged and attacked her, but was thrown away by here teke. Storm summoned wind and lightning, but it was ineffective.
Rogue flew around Malice, to retrieve the awakening Jean.
"Fine, take her. I have more than enough to destroy you all." said Malice.
The X-Men threw everything they had, but were unable to harm Malice. Jean was now barely conscious, on the floor next to Cyclops.
Scott, take my hand. said Jean telepathically. They held hands, and she erupted in a brilliant display of flames. Jean was flying, with the Phoenix Firebird. All on that building, were starring in awe.
"You are done here, Malice." said Phoenix's echoing voice. She raised her hand, and shot Malice with a psy blast of fire.
"My f-f-future, m-m-my Legacy cannot b-b-be des-s-stroyed so easily." said Malice in a weary and drained voice.
"Yes it can." said Phoenix. With one final psy-blast to her mind, Malice fell, defeated. Phoenix then fell, returning Jean to her normal form.
"Just a thought, mes a mi, but should we leave before the cops arrive?"
"Yes, Remi, let's go." said Storm.
Beast Carried Jean into the Jet, while Rogue took Cyclops. They departed for the mansion, while police arrived and collected Malice, and fitted her with a Genoshan Collar.
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"Hi there, four eyes." said Jean in the Infirmary.
"Hi yourself, tiger." said Cyclops, as they embraced one another.
"So, how is she?" asked Storm to the Professor in the hallway.
"Jean has suffered no physical damage, but her mind must recuperate. She is drained, but she will recover." said The Professor.
"As always Professor, Good News." said Storm.
Elizabeth, Bobby, and Sam were watching the news, of the latest Mutant arrest.
"Late last night, at around midnight, officials arrested the Mutant terrorist, Malice, for destroying a building, using high-powered weaponry, and large flames. She was arrested with this to say: "I will have my vengeance. You will be under my control!" She was later taken to a Mutant Holding Prison and Psychology Center in northern Alaska." said the Reporter.
"It'll be a while before she gets out again." said Elizabeth.
"From your mouth to God's ears, Betsy." said Bobby.
The X-Men then retired for the evening, with nothing but happiness and relief on their Minds.
The End.
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Next Issue- Find out what happens when the Brotherhood of Mutants attacks a space shuttle launch, that could destroy all mutant kind!
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By: Leo Federico