Evolving Avalanche: Chapter V


Ok, Ok. I said Lance would lose it in the last chapter. I made a mistake. I'm only human. Lance will lose it this chapter, that and a lot more. Believe you me.


Disclaimer: I own nothing but the idea.

Dedication: Red Witch: Parallel Lives has been a major factor in my decision to write this fic. Thanx's a million and keep the story going.

Darkfire: As the only continual reviewer I say this: Thanx's. Thanx's a lot. And I love your new fic.


NOW ON WITH THE SHOW!!!


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The 'Hood house 9:30 P.M.


"Victor, Raven. How do you feel about giving Mister Alvers one final test?" Magneto said as he put on his armor.

"But he's at the school's dance." Mystique said. "You gave him and the rest of the Brotherhood the night off to enjoy themselves."

"I'm aware of that." Magneto said menacingly. "Why do you think I allowed him to go to a place where there would be lot's of humans, the X-Men, and his little Pryde girl?"

"The final test." Mystique said as a smile grew on her lips.

"And to think, I thought my party crashing day's were over." Sabertooth said as he suited up. "Did I tell you that you're a twisted some bitch?"

"Yes Victor. You did."


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Bayville High Dance 9:34 P.M.


"Enjoying the punch Lance?" Pietro asked as he sped up to where Lance was playing 'wallflower.'

"Eat me Pietro." Lance stated as he turned to the silver haired youth in front of him. "I have a nasty headache."

"You've been having a lot of those lately."

"Yea, so?"

"My, my, my. Aren't you the happy one."

"Go back too dancing with your four dates."

"Can't. Pyro stole Tab's away for a slow dance." Pietro said as he leaned on the wall. "And the Ruskie took another two of them."

"Peter? Who would've thought? And the last?"

"Frog boy."

"Toad outshone you in womanly ways?" Lance said before he cracked up.

"Shut up."

"That takes care of the Colossus, Toad, and you. What about Fred, Wanda, and Gambit?"

"Wanda's off blowing up the ladies room and Fred's at the buffet."

"Of course. What about Cajun?"

"Dancing with your Kitty-Cat's roommate."

"Rogue and Gambit?" Lance said skeptically. "Who would have ever thought of that?"

"Who knows?" Pietro said as Lance let out a sigh. "Kitty's still hanging with Wally?"

"Yea. Look, and there's the Beav." Lance stated as Duncan came over and started talking with his football buddies, once again leaving Jean alone.

"Lance, this ain't healthy."

"You're one to talk. Name one thing that you do that is healthy."

"Barbara from economics'."

"What?"

"She takes pretty good care of herself."

"That's not what I mean. And on a side note: Good going my man!" Lance said as he slapped Pietro's hand. But before Pietro could respond the wall of the gym was blown open. Magneto floated in threw the hole. Every human that was there took off, leaving only the mutants.

"Magneto!!!" Cyclops shouted as he let loose an Optic blast at the master of Magnetism. Magneto shook off the blast and soon the Brotherhood and X-Men where in combat. In the heat of battle Shadowcat was struck from behind with a metal pipe that was animated by Magneto. She slumped to the ground like a broken doll. Magneto merely smiled as he began to fly away.

"KITTY!!!" Lance screamed as he ran over to her fallen body. The battle ceased as everyone present turned to watch Lance as he cradled Kitty's unmoving form in his lap. "Kitty... are... you... Kitty?" He didn't get a response. "Magneto..." Lance's anger began to rise as he held the girl he loved in his arms. "MAGNETO!!!" Lance screamed as his eyes turned dead white. He held a hand out and released seismic energy through the air towards his leader. The air rippled as the energy slammed into the Magneto's chest, sending him flying out of the hole he created. Magneto started to fly away as Lance ran toward the hole. "YOU'RE MINE!!!"

"Lance we're three stories up!!!" Fred shouted as they watched Lance leap through the hole. To both the X-Men and Brotherhood's shock the ground rose up to meet Lance. He landed on an elevated platform of earth. He stood up, seismic energy radiated from his body, distorting the air around him. With his cloths slightly tattered from battle and his eyes a dead white, he gave an ominous presence as the seismic energy rippled around his body, moving his long hair unnaturally.

"It ends now." Lance thought to himself. He held his hand out and emitted seismic pulses that caused the ground in front of him to rise to the level he was at. Then the platform he was on moved forward and the earthen column he was on originally fell back to the earth. Thus he gave the appearance to be 'surfing' a wave of earth, as he followed Magneto.

"Holy shit..." Nightcrawler said as they stared at the departing form of Lance, on top of a huge wave of moving earth. Meanwhile Rogue had moved over to the unconscious form of her roommate.

"Kitty? Are you Ok?" Rogue asked nervously as she approached her roommate.

"My head..." Kitty moaned as she slowly woke up.

"Kitty you're alive!" Rogue said as she hugged her roommate.

"W-What happened?"

"We have no friggen clue." Pyro said as Cyclops called Professor Xavier.

"Guy's the Professor's got Lance and Magneto's mutant signature's, they're in the park."

"I'm there." Pietro said as he took off. Within moments he was sent flying back.

"Pietro!" Wanda shouted as the Brotherhood ran to the fallen speed demon. "Father did this, didn't he?" Wanda snarled.

"No. Lance did." Pietro said in shock. "He waved his fucking hand and I went flying."

"All he did was wave his hand?" Cyclops asked as the X-Men gathered around.

"He waved his fucking hand..." Pietro said, still in shock as Wanda and Pyro helped him up. "It's his powers, they're in overdrive somehow. He's drawing power and energy from the very core of the earth." Pietro continued. "We've got to help him. If he loses focus, his powers will eat him alive."

"Then lets go!" Kitty shouted as she tore out of the building, the others all in hot pursuit. "I'm coming Lance..." Kitty thought to herself as the Brotherhood and X-Men piled into the waiting X-Van, Wolverine was in the drivers seat, suited up with Storm flying overhead.

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Bayville Park


"MAGNETO!!!" Lance shouted as he was lowered to the ground.

"The Boss ain't here Avalanche." Lance turned to see Mystique and Sabertooth.

"But we are." Sabertooth said. "And if you want him, you have to go through us." After he said this they charged toward the white-eyed teen.

"I don't have time for you." Lance snarled, seismic energy flickered about his body as he held his hand out and backhanded the air, releasing seismic energy in a wave formation that sent Mystique flying into the woods. Sabertooth got by the wave and dug his claws into Lance's side. "Urrgghhhhhh!!!" Lance muttered as his blood began to flow from the wound.

"Tasty." Sabertooth said as he licked the crimson liquid and kicked Lance hard in the ribs. "You never could hold a candle to me kid." Sabertooth said as he raised his taloned hand into the air, ready for the kill. "Any last words?"

"Yea. HERE"S YOUR FUCKING CANDLE!!!" Lance screamed as he plunged his hand into the earth. At the same moment an earthen hand shout out of the ground and enveloped Sabertooth completely. The hand then made a fist and a dry cracking sound was heard, followed by Sabertooth's screams. The fist closed tighter and soon blood began to seep from in-between the fingers. The fist closed tighter still and stopped as Lance got up and left the bleeding hand standing as he progressed farther into the open field. "MAGNETO!!! WHERE ARE YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!?!"

"I'm right here Avalanche." Magneto said as he lowered himself to the ground. "Shall we begin?" Lance gave his answer by unleashing a seismic pulse from his body that Magneto had to fly into the air to avoid. "Well done. Now we will see if you are worthy to survive..."

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"We're here." Logan said as the X-Van pulled into the park.

"Um, since when does the Park have a giant statue of a hand that spouts blood?" Jean asked, fear in her voice.

"They don't." Logan said as he walked over to the earthen statue and sniffed the air. He gave the statue a kick. "Sabertooth..." Logan said as the statue crumbled revealing the mangled form of Victor Creed.

"Ohmygod!!!" Kitty cried. "L-Lance d-did this?"

"He thinks you're dead Kitty." Toad said. "And without you, he has nothing left to lose."

"That's what worries me." Logan said as he sniffed the air. "The two of them are this way..." Logan shouted as he led the others across an open field.

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"ARRRGGGHHHH!!!" Lance shouted as he put his wrist's together and opened his hands, unleashed a pulse of seismic energy. At the same time he stomped his foot and the earth tore open underneath Magneto. Magneto responded my sending magnetic energy crashing into Lance's chest, breaking several ribs. "Ahhhhh..." Lance cried as he fell to the ground.

"You are nothing Avalanche." Magneto said as he lowered himself to the ground. "No wonder Pryde dumped you like yesterday's garbage."

"You... killed...her..." Lance spat, blood pouring from his nose and mouth.

"Yes. Now it's your turn. I shall see you in hell Avalanche." Magneto said as he gathered magnetic energy.

"Save me a spot..." Lance said as he focused and the earth below Magneto opened up and a wave of earth engulfed the Master of Magnetism. He never got to scream as he was buried alive. "For you Kitty... for you..." Lance said as he got up and slowly began to leave.

"LANCE!!!"

"Kitty..." Lance said as he turned around and saw Kitty running at him. She slammed into him and wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her tight. "I thought you where dead..." Lance said weakly.

"Cat's have nine lives, remember silly..." Kitty said as she buried her face into his neck, wetting the tatters of his shirt with her tears. Suddenly the ground shook and the Magneto burst out of the ground, near death. Lance pushed Kitty out of the way and turned to face his former leader. With his final act, the Master of Magnetism sent a lead pipe careening toward Kitty. The pipe was intercepted as Lance dove in the path, getting skewered in the process. Magneto smiled before he slumped to the ground, dead.

"Lance..." Kitty said, fear in her voice as she ran over to him and put his head in her lap. "Lance talk to me."

"I-I'm s-s-sorry. I failed...you..."

"No, No you didn't." Kitty cried, her tears creating streaks in her make-up.

"I thought...I, I was str-strong." Lance coughed, blood coming out of his mouth. "B-but it...was...you that... g-gave m-m-me the... strength... t-to carry... o-on." (cough-cough)

"Lance, don't die." Kitty moaned. "Please don't die..."

"I will...always be...w-with you..." Lance muttered as he coughed some more. "I... lo-love you..." Lance said before he closed his eyes for the final time. The rest of the gathered mutants looked on, their own tears starting to come.

"Lance?" Kitty said as she shook him lightly. "Lance? LANCE!!!" Kitty began to cry harder as she shook him harder. "LAAANNNCCCEEE!!! Oh God, don't die. DON"T DIE!!!" She screamed as she shook his lifeless body, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed. "Please don't die... Please don't die... Please..."

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"So what will you all do now?" Professor Xavier asked as the Brotherhood walked with him through the open spaces of the Grand Canyon. The X-Men were there as well, and they were all dressed in all black.

"We have no clue." Pietro said. "With Magneto, Sabertooth and Lance dead, plus Mystique a no show, we're pretty much alone."

"Lance would have thought of something that would get us through." Todd said, a tear running down his face.

"That's why we all trusted him." Peter said.

"I would like to once again extend my offer for you to join us at the Institute. Lance gave it a try, now why don't you give it a go as well?"

"Well guys?" Pietro asked as he turned to the Brotherhood of Mutant's. "They all shook their heads."

"You got yourself a new crew of mutants Professor." Pietro said as he shook Xavier's outstretched hand. "Now, lets put our friend to rest." Pietro said as he turned to the Brotherhood. The X-Men and the Brotherhood all approached the rim of the Canyon. Kitty came forward with a simple black jar.

"Good bye Lance Alvers." Kitty said as she threw his ashes over the canyon wall, a few tears escaping. "You will always be in my heart." After she said this their was a slight tremor in the ground, that shook all who where gathered at the ceremony.

"Guess he heard." Wanda said as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Leave it to Lance to go out with a bang." Gambit said with a grin, Rogue leaning next to him.

"Come on guys. We got a new life ahead of us." Pietro said as he turned.

"But we're still the Brotherhood, no matter what. That's what Lance would have wanted." Fred said with a sad smile.

"Brotherhood forever." Pyro said as he put his hand out. The remaining members of the 'hood did the same. Then they turned and left. Leaving their leader, and their friend finally at peace.



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Well folks. Evolving Avalanche has come to a close and with one sad ass ending. I hope you enjoyed this fic and that you look at the world with a renewed sense of life. Thank you all.

Peace out,

Descendent