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Sunspot sped up to Rac, and untied her. The New Recruits barely had time to start fighting, before X-men burst in.
Jean retrieved all the New Recruits, and put them behind the X-men. Where they kept on slipping off, to fight. So she kept on having to retrieve them.
The X-men quickly tried to take hold of the situation.
Then the warehouse doors blew open. 3 figures stood in the doorway: Pyro, Colossus and Sabretooth.
The X-men started attacking the 3 new arrivals. While trying to defend the New Recruits from both the Brotherhood and the arrivals' attacks. This tremendous task wasn't made any easier, by the New Recruits eagerness to fight, so they kept on slipping away. Rac stayed in the same place, protected by the X-men.
Sabretooth took advantage of a distraction, and started charging towards Rac, obviously intent on her capture. No one could stop him.
Just as he was about 3 metres away, (Rac had frozen with fright, the New Recruits were everywhere, trying force the X-men to let them fight and the X-men were too occupied.) Lance seemed to try and capture Rac, the concrete she was standing on, shot straight in the air, on a tower of earth.
Pyro aimed a jet of fire at a crate, next to Rac. It caught fire. He controlled the fire, into a dome over Rac.
Rac curled up into a ball, protecting her head from the fire.
Storm swept herself up, and brought rain. It doused the fire, and soaked Rac through to the skin.
Meanwhile Cyclops was blasting through the chains constricting Wolverine. Once he was free, Jean picked him up, and brought him to safety, among the X-men.
Storm tried to pick Rac up, with a whirlwind. The wind got up, but it wasn't strong enough to pick, even Rac's slender frame, up. Storm, slowly, started losing height.
"Auntie-O!" Spyke yelled, noticing her fall.
Jean turned away, from her impossible task of moving the New Recruits to safety (they refused to stay there). Jean caught Storm, and lowered her gently to the ground.
"What's up?"
"I'm exhausted. I need more energy."
Nightcrawler 'ported to the shivering Rac. He touched her tense, curled up body.
"Come 'n, kid." He said, "I know you're scared, but we'll protect you." Rac uncurled, and stood up slowly.
Nightcrawler held her shoulder and 'ported. He was aiming for the X-jeep, but instead he landed about 2 to 3 metres in front of Colossus. Colossus started coming closer, as Nightcrawler tried desperately to 'port, only to find he couldn't.
He shifted into a defensive position, ready to protect Rac. Rac bent down and picked up a plank, from a shattered crate. She, also, stood ready for an attack.
The attack never came. Just as Colossus was about to hit Nightcrawler, an explosion happened. One of Boom-boom's bombs expertly aimed.
Colossus was blown a few metres backwards. While Nightcrawler was blown into the air, Jean quickly caught him, and brought him safely to the ground.
For a few minutes Rac was missing, as every one looked round for her.
"Up here!" she yelled.
Everyone looked up; standing on a metal support beam was Rac. She was clinging to a vertical beam, which she had grabbed on her way past. Being lighter than Nightcrawler, she'd been blown further.
"Let go!" Jean yelled.
Once Rac had let go, Jean lifted her, and began to carry her down.
About ½ way down, Jean dropped her. Rac fell like a stone. As Jean collapsed into Cyclops' arms.
Normally Nightcrawler would have 'ported, but he couldn't. Storm could have caught her, usually, but she had no energy. The New Recruits could have done something, but Jean (in a desperate attempt to keep them out of trouble) had shoved them out of the warehouse, and bared the door.
Rac stopped falling about 1 and ½ metres from the floor. She was in Blob's arms.
Shadowcat ran towards them, 'phasing through everything in her path. Once in front of Blob, she jumped, 'phasing through him, and picking up Rac.
She placed Rac on the floor, grabbed Rac's hand and ran towards the X-men.
The 3rd item, she tried to phase through, knocked her out. As she had been dragging Rac, Rac was conscious.
Rac bent down, and tried to wake Shadowcat up. Cyclops, Rogue and Spyke ran towards them, blasting their way through the clutter. As Sabretooth, Pyro and Colossus converged on the 2 girls.
Before either pair arrived at their destination, a slimly, wet, sticky rope appeared out of nowhere. It wrapped itself round Rac's waist, and retracted pulling Rac with it.
It was Toad! The lightweight of Rac meant he could lift her with his tongue.
Cyclops fired a force beam, hitting the wall just behind Toad. This scared Toad so much, that his tongue shot in, dropping Rac.
Cyclops stood petrified. He'd only meant to scare Toad, so he'd lower Rac. But now she was falling.
Rac's downwards fall, suddenly reversed. Rushing her up the wall, and on to the platform, which Toad was sitting on. As she came to halt, the explanation came. She was on the shoulders of Quicksilver.
Spyke aimed carefully and fired a spike. It went though the shoulder of Quicksilver's costume, pinning him to the wall. 2 more spikes pinned his legs. And a few more pinned Toad.
Rac scrambled off Quicksilver's shoulders. Miraculously she was unharmed.
Spyke fired spikes into the wall, creating ladder for Rac to climb down. He was only 1 spike ahead of Rac, as she climbed down.
Just as Rac put her foot on one spike, about ¼ of the way down, it broke. As did the one her other foot was on, leaving her hanging.
"I need more moo-juice!" yelled Spyke in a panic.
Cyclops didn't know what to do; everyone but him and Rogue were effectively out of action. And Rogue couldn't absorb anyone's powers, while they weren't working.
* Cyclops, pull back! * the professor's voice said, in Cyclops' head
* But, Rac. *
* Pull back, and send the New Recruits in. *
* But professor. *
* They're fresh, and you're not. And you're the only person still with their power. Apart from Rogue. *
* O.k. * Cyclops agreed, grudgingly.
"What do we do?" Nightcrawler yelled
"Pull back." Cyclops said, as he picked up Shadowcat, throwing her over his shoulder, and heading for the back door.
"What?!" Jean yelled
"The professor told me to."
"But, Rac."
"We're to let the New Recruits cope."
"What?!"
"But.!"
"Just do it!"
In confusion the X-men ran out of the door. Shadowcat was handed to Nightcrawler, as Cyclops, Jean, Spyke and Storm, carried Wolverine out. Allowing the New Recruits to enter, and take control of the situation.
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Sunspot sped up to Rac, and untied her. The New Recruits barely had time to start fighting, before X-men burst in.
Jean retrieved all the New Recruits, and put them behind the X-men. Where they kept on slipping off, to fight. So she kept on having to retrieve them.
The X-men quickly tried to take hold of the situation.
Then the warehouse doors blew open. 3 figures stood in the doorway: Pyro, Colossus and Sabretooth.
The X-men started attacking the 3 new arrivals. While trying to defend the New Recruits from both the Brotherhood and the arrivals' attacks. This tremendous task wasn't made any easier, by the New Recruits eagerness to fight, so they kept on slipping away. Rac stayed in the same place, protected by the X-men.
Sabretooth took advantage of a distraction, and started charging towards Rac, obviously intent on her capture. No one could stop him.
Just as he was about 3 metres away, (Rac had frozen with fright, the New Recruits were everywhere, trying force the X-men to let them fight and the X-men were too occupied.) Lance seemed to try and capture Rac, the concrete she was standing on, shot straight in the air, on a tower of earth.
Pyro aimed a jet of fire at a crate, next to Rac. It caught fire. He controlled the fire, into a dome over Rac.
Rac curled up into a ball, protecting her head from the fire.
Storm swept herself up, and brought rain. It doused the fire, and soaked Rac through to the skin.
Meanwhile Cyclops was blasting through the chains constricting Wolverine. Once he was free, Jean picked him up, and brought him to safety, among the X-men.
Storm tried to pick Rac up, with a whirlwind. The wind got up, but it wasn't strong enough to pick, even Rac's slender frame, up. Storm, slowly, started losing height.
"Auntie-O!" Spyke yelled, noticing her fall.
Jean turned away, from her impossible task of moving the New Recruits to safety (they refused to stay there). Jean caught Storm, and lowered her gently to the ground.
"What's up?"
"I'm exhausted. I need more energy."
Nightcrawler 'ported to the shivering Rac. He touched her tense, curled up body.
"Come 'n, kid." He said, "I know you're scared, but we'll protect you." Rac uncurled, and stood up slowly.
Nightcrawler held her shoulder and 'ported. He was aiming for the X-jeep, but instead he landed about 2 to 3 metres in front of Colossus. Colossus started coming closer, as Nightcrawler tried desperately to 'port, only to find he couldn't.
He shifted into a defensive position, ready to protect Rac. Rac bent down and picked up a plank, from a shattered crate. She, also, stood ready for an attack.
The attack never came. Just as Colossus was about to hit Nightcrawler, an explosion happened. One of Boom-boom's bombs expertly aimed.
Colossus was blown a few metres backwards. While Nightcrawler was blown into the air, Jean quickly caught him, and brought him safely to the ground.
For a few minutes Rac was missing, as every one looked round for her.
"Up here!" she yelled.
Everyone looked up; standing on a metal support beam was Rac. She was clinging to a vertical beam, which she had grabbed on her way past. Being lighter than Nightcrawler, she'd been blown further.
"Let go!" Jean yelled.
Once Rac had let go, Jean lifted her, and began to carry her down.
About ½ way down, Jean dropped her. Rac fell like a stone. As Jean collapsed into Cyclops' arms.
Normally Nightcrawler would have 'ported, but he couldn't. Storm could have caught her, usually, but she had no energy. The New Recruits could have done something, but Jean (in a desperate attempt to keep them out of trouble) had shoved them out of the warehouse, and bared the door.
Rac stopped falling about 1 and ½ metres from the floor. She was in Blob's arms.
Shadowcat ran towards them, 'phasing through everything in her path. Once in front of Blob, she jumped, 'phasing through him, and picking up Rac.
She placed Rac on the floor, grabbed Rac's hand and ran towards the X-men.
The 3rd item, she tried to phase through, knocked her out. As she had been dragging Rac, Rac was conscious.
Rac bent down, and tried to wake Shadowcat up. Cyclops, Rogue and Spyke ran towards them, blasting their way through the clutter. As Sabretooth, Pyro and Colossus converged on the 2 girls.
Before either pair arrived at their destination, a slimly, wet, sticky rope appeared out of nowhere. It wrapped itself round Rac's waist, and retracted pulling Rac with it.
It was Toad! The lightweight of Rac meant he could lift her with his tongue.
Cyclops fired a force beam, hitting the wall just behind Toad. This scared Toad so much, that his tongue shot in, dropping Rac.
Cyclops stood petrified. He'd only meant to scare Toad, so he'd lower Rac. But now she was falling.
Rac's downwards fall, suddenly reversed. Rushing her up the wall, and on to the platform, which Toad was sitting on. As she came to halt, the explanation came. She was on the shoulders of Quicksilver.
Spyke aimed carefully and fired a spike. It went though the shoulder of Quicksilver's costume, pinning him to the wall. 2 more spikes pinned his legs. And a few more pinned Toad.
Rac scrambled off Quicksilver's shoulders. Miraculously she was unharmed.
Spyke fired spikes into the wall, creating ladder for Rac to climb down. He was only 1 spike ahead of Rac, as she climbed down.
Just as Rac put her foot on one spike, about ¼ of the way down, it broke. As did the one her other foot was on, leaving her hanging.
"I need more moo-juice!" yelled Spyke in a panic.
Cyclops didn't know what to do; everyone but him and Rogue were effectively out of action. And Rogue couldn't absorb anyone's powers, while they weren't working.
* Cyclops, pull back! * the professor's voice said, in Cyclops' head
* But, Rac. *
* Pull back, and send the New Recruits in. *
* But professor. *
* They're fresh, and you're not. And you're the only person still with their power. Apart from Rogue. *
* O.k. * Cyclops agreed, grudgingly.
"What do we do?" Nightcrawler yelled
"Pull back." Cyclops said, as he picked up Shadowcat, throwing her over his shoulder, and heading for the back door.
"What?!" Jean yelled
"The professor told me to."
"But, Rac."
"We're to let the New Recruits cope."
"What?!"
"But.!"
"Just do it!"
In confusion the X-men ran out of the door. Shadowcat was handed to Nightcrawler, as Cyclops, Jean, Spyke and Storm, carried Wolverine out. Allowing the New Recruits to enter, and take control of the situation.
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