A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to A Cobra Base

"Okay listen up!" Roadblock called out to the assembled mutants in the van. "We just found out where a Cobra hideout is! This is a search and recover mission. Basically you go in, neutralize any opposition and get whatever they have in there! Have I made myself clear?"

"Yes sir!" The Misfits called out. They were dressed in uniform.

"Okay here's how it goes," They pulled up to an abandoned warehouse. "Xi you do recon. Avalanche you and Blob cover the front. The rest of you take the back door! Let's do this people!"

Xi turned invisible and went inside first. The others went to their stations. Inside Xi prowled around silently. There were a few papers scattered here and there but…

There was a figure in the dark, barely visible. Slowly Xi slunk near it. By it's shape and scent he could tell it was a mutant. Xi snuck up to it and knocked it unconscious. He really didn't want to kill a fellow mutant.

"ELF!"

SNIKT!

Xi saw something charge at him. Even though he was invisible, Xi decided not to take any chances and dodged out of the way.

"All right bub," A voice growled. "I know you're here. I can smell you…whatever you are. Show yourself!"

"If you insist," Xi appeared just as he clawed the side of his pursuer. He managed to barely avoid the metal claws. He whirled around and faced him. To his surprise the wounds recovered almost instantly.

"Cute trick pal…wait…you ain't a guy! What the hell are you?" Logan growled.

Xi just gave a smile and charged. "Dumb move kid!" Logan growled and attacked.

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"You see anything?" Pietro whispered.

"Not a thing…" Althea took the front. "Hold it! Someone's here! Duck!"

Something glowed and exploded in front of them. "We got resistance!" Althea shouted.

"I got 'em!" Todd slimed a figure in the dark.

"EEEWWW LIKE THAT IS TOTALLY GROSS!" Kitty shouted.

"Wait a minute…" Althea said. "Only one person talks like that!" At the exact same time she dodged a red eye beam. "CYCLOPS? SHADOWCAT?"

"What the…" Scott emerged. "WAVEDANCER?"

Jean appeared. "Gambit! Cease fire!" Immediately Kitty, Rogue, Peter, Remy, Bobby, Ray, and Amara appeared.

Then something crashed through some crates. It was Xi and Logan going at it. "Xi knock it off will ya?" Todd called out. "It's not Cobra! It's the X-Geeks!"

"The what?" Xi blinked before Logan tackled him.

"Wolverine stop!" Jean separated them. "Calm down!"

"That thing took out Nightcrawler!" Logan spat.

"Who are you calling a thing?" Xi snarled. "And I didn't kill him or anything. He's merely unconscious! If I wanted him dead, he would be."

"What the heck is going…?" Lance and Fred ran in and saw the X-Men assembled. "Oh great! Isn't this just perfect!"

"This isn't exactly the thrill of a lifetime for us either!" Scott snapped. "What are you doing here?"

"We could ask the same thing about you," Althea folded her arms. "We were trying to get information. This is a Cobra base."

"An abandoned Cobra base more like it," Hank came in with Roadblock. "Well it seems we all meet again."

"Looks like the gang's pretty much here," Roadblock said. "But what are all of you doing here?"

"We were looking for some info too," Amara said.

"Cobra sent some jerk to blow up the mansion," Bobby told them.

"Actually Mystique did," Pietro said.

"WHAT?" All the X-Men yelped.

"We think she's taken over Cobra with the help of Zartan," Lance explained. "Plus she's in league with a Trask and a general who wants nothing more than to send us all to the lab."

"Are you serious?" Kitty blinked. Lance nodded. "Oh great!"

"Where's Nightcrawler?" Bobby looked around.

"Here," Kurt walked up to them rubbing his head. "My head hurts. Something hit me."

"That was the Brotherhood's new little friend here," Logan growled pointing a thumb at Xi.

"Misfits!" Fred snapped.

"What?" Logan looked at him.

"We're the Misfits now," Lance explained. "Not the Brotherhood."

"New name, same attitude," Rogue grumbled.

"I think we need to all have a little talk," Roadblock said.

"I agree," Hank nodded.

"This is gonna be fun," Todd grumbled as they headed back to the Pit.

"Here we go again!" Kurt sighed.