DISCLAIMER: See last chapter.

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The X-men had changed and were waiting to move out. The professor wheeled himself in.

"Well?"

"I couldn't find Rac," everyone looked disappointed "but I found Helen."

"And Rac should be with her!"

"If not, she'll know where Rac is!"

"Exactly."

"Where is she?"

"In a warehouse, on the West side. I've printed off a map." Cyclops grabbed the map.

"We'll take the Jeep." Wolverine growled, setting off towards the garage.

"Let's go!" yelled Nightcrawler, 'porting.

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The X-men stood at the warehouse doors.

"1.2.3!" Cyclops yelled, kicking open the doors, hand ready to fire.

The door swung open, and there was silence, as Cyclops' foot hit the concrete.

The warehouse was cluttered with crates, barrels and other bits and pieces. Roughly in the middle, lengthways, was a row of metal poles. Tied to the middle one was Rac. She looked at them.

"It's a trap!" she yelled, as the X-men came in.

"Who?!" Nightcrawler asked, 'porting to here side, and undoing her legs.

The big metal doors slammed shut, and all of them turned to face it.

Nightcrawler was knocked away from Rac, by a speeding Quicksilver. And they started struggling with each other. Nightcrawler 'porting everywhere, trying to dislodge Quicksilver.

Blob charged at Wolverine, tackling him to the floor. It was impossible for Wolverine to hurt Blob, as he was invulnerable.

A blob of slime hit Storm in her eyes, stopping her rush to Rac. As she had to scrape the gunk out her eyes. And every time she removed it, Toad renewed it.

Jean's attempt was halted by some of Boom-boom's bombs, which effectively blinded her.

Spyke tried, but was forced to stop, when Toad dropped a net on him. Which he couldn't cut his way out of, nor could he untangle himself from it.

Rogue was making her way quickly, and had covered a fair distance. When Avalanche started an earthquake, which forced her to stop, to keep her balance.

Shadowcat was phasing through everything in her path, until an invisible Deceive punched her in the jaw, and put a metal bracelet on Shadowcat's wrist. Then Shadowcat was skilfully tripped, she tried to phase through a crate, to no success, and it knocked her unconscious.

Cyclops fought his way through the fighting pairs. He tried to cut through the net encasing Spyke. Cyclops was running to help Storm, when a metal bean tore itself from the ceiling and wrapped itself round his middle, pinning his arms, to his sides.

"Magneto!" Cyclops yelled, in shock and surprise. As he tried to get his arms free.

"Yes, Magneto!" a voice said. Metal bracelets flew from the ceiling, clipping onto all the X-men's wrists, except for Spyke, leaving them powerless.

Their arms were forced behind their backs, and they were dragged behind Rac. Apart from Wolverine and Spyke. Wolverine was dragged to a concrete slab, and chains were attached to his limbs. Spyke was gathered up in the net, before being dumped on the floor. Then the bracelets were clipped on his arms, and he was dragged to the others.

The Brotherhood went round the X-men tying their hands together, blindfolding them and gagging them. Then, with a great deal of difficulty, they tied the feet together.

Wolverine was sedated with an aesthetic.

"So, Charles didn't come. Well, I can wait." Magneto said.

"I'm sure you can." Deceive said, looking triumphantly at the captured X-men. Deliberately avoiding the glare of Rac.

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