Sabretooth growled, eerily similar to the way Wolverine did. "Out here all
alone? That's dangerous..."
Before Emma could retort, he launched himself at her. She dove to the right, but he clipped her left shoulder. Off-balance, she slammed backwards into a tree. She coughed, winded, and saw Adam launch himself at her attacker.
"Adam, no!" She shouted, too late to stop him. He latched his teeth into Sabretooth's large bicep, but was quickly shaken off. He was slammed to the ground, hard. He didn't move.
Emma turned her gaze to the large man, witnessing the wound Adam had made close up. Gathering her strength, she brought her hands up and launched a stream of electricity. It hit him mid-chest, knocking him backwards.
She cut off the flow, as he lay on the ground, unmoving, slightly smoking. Keeping an eye of Sabretooth, Emma rushed to Adam's side. He was alive, but in pain. "Adam, we need to get to the institute. Can you walk?" She didn't fancy carrying him all the way back to the institute.
Adam didn't get to answer her. A large fist connected with her jaw, sending her sprawling.
Emma shook her head, trying to clear the spots from her vision. Her jaw throbbed and blood filled her mouth where she'd bitten her tongue. She tried to stand up, but she was grabbed by the back of her uniform and hauled up. Sharp claws sliced through material and flesh and Emma cried out in pain. Calling on her last reserves of an already thin supply, she zapped Sabretooth. He let her go, his back arching in pain.
But it passed quickly, and he smiled. She was getting weak. He wondered how Logan would react when he found her dead.
He looked around. She wasn't there.
**********
Logan was moving swiftly when he heard the snapping and crackling of Emma's power. Now he was running.
**********
Emma stood very, very still. Her mental powers were severely under developed, and due to her age, probably would never reach their full potential.
As long as Emma didn't make a noise, or let him touch her, Sabretooth wouldn't know she was there. Grunting and sniffing the air, he took a few steps back, searching the area for her.
Her whole body was shaking with fear and the strain of moving so slowly. She finally reached Adam, and extended her efforts to cover him too. Sweat broke out on her brow from the strain of the illusion. She was trying to work out a way to move him without making a noise, when a loud crashing came towards them.
Logan burst into the clearing, and Adam whimpered quietly. Sabretooth whirled around, and Emma's illusion failed. But before he could attack them, Wolverine was upon him.
Emma dragged Adam as gently as she could behind a large tree, holding him to her as she kept her eyes closed and hoped. She was very tired, and hurt. Adam was hurt, although she didn't know how badly. And she didn't know who she was more afraid of, Wolverine or Sabretooth.
The tree shuddered, shaking loose a shower of pine needles onto Adam and Emma. The fight continued, neither of them looking, content to just hide. Then, silence. For a moment Emma though one of them had died, but then she was aware of someone abandoning the scene.
A shadow fell over them. Warily, Emma looked up. It was Logan, but he didn't look happy.
"See the trouble he's caused?" He snarled, glancing accusatorily at Adam.
"He's caused?" Emma shifted the wolf and stood up, coming as face-to face with Logan as she could, being a good six inches shorter than he was. "*He* has not caused anything!" Anger began to fill her, and she knew she should check it, but she didn't. "He is nothing more than a confused teenager! Just like I was, just like all of the kids at the institute!" She could feel it starting, the burning of her flesh, the tightening of the skin of her face.
"I don't believe you!" Another person may have been scared by Logan, but Emma was far too mad. Adam whimpered again and limped away as quickly as he could. Emma let him go.
"I can't believe you don't trust me! I'm surprised you turned up to help at all!" She noticed something in his eyes. "You didn't did you? The only reason you came was pursue your mindless vendetta!" Her skin split along the lines of her cross-shaped scar, and blood began to trickle out of it.
"Well, go Logan. Chase Sabretooth to the end of the Earth. I hope you beat each other to death!" She didn't wait for a reply, turning on her heel to follow Adam into the forest.
Logan didn't follow.
Before Emma could retort, he launched himself at her. She dove to the right, but he clipped her left shoulder. Off-balance, she slammed backwards into a tree. She coughed, winded, and saw Adam launch himself at her attacker.
"Adam, no!" She shouted, too late to stop him. He latched his teeth into Sabretooth's large bicep, but was quickly shaken off. He was slammed to the ground, hard. He didn't move.
Emma turned her gaze to the large man, witnessing the wound Adam had made close up. Gathering her strength, she brought her hands up and launched a stream of electricity. It hit him mid-chest, knocking him backwards.
She cut off the flow, as he lay on the ground, unmoving, slightly smoking. Keeping an eye of Sabretooth, Emma rushed to Adam's side. He was alive, but in pain. "Adam, we need to get to the institute. Can you walk?" She didn't fancy carrying him all the way back to the institute.
Adam didn't get to answer her. A large fist connected with her jaw, sending her sprawling.
Emma shook her head, trying to clear the spots from her vision. Her jaw throbbed and blood filled her mouth where she'd bitten her tongue. She tried to stand up, but she was grabbed by the back of her uniform and hauled up. Sharp claws sliced through material and flesh and Emma cried out in pain. Calling on her last reserves of an already thin supply, she zapped Sabretooth. He let her go, his back arching in pain.
But it passed quickly, and he smiled. She was getting weak. He wondered how Logan would react when he found her dead.
He looked around. She wasn't there.
**********
Logan was moving swiftly when he heard the snapping and crackling of Emma's power. Now he was running.
**********
Emma stood very, very still. Her mental powers were severely under developed, and due to her age, probably would never reach their full potential.
As long as Emma didn't make a noise, or let him touch her, Sabretooth wouldn't know she was there. Grunting and sniffing the air, he took a few steps back, searching the area for her.
Her whole body was shaking with fear and the strain of moving so slowly. She finally reached Adam, and extended her efforts to cover him too. Sweat broke out on her brow from the strain of the illusion. She was trying to work out a way to move him without making a noise, when a loud crashing came towards them.
Logan burst into the clearing, and Adam whimpered quietly. Sabretooth whirled around, and Emma's illusion failed. But before he could attack them, Wolverine was upon him.
Emma dragged Adam as gently as she could behind a large tree, holding him to her as she kept her eyes closed and hoped. She was very tired, and hurt. Adam was hurt, although she didn't know how badly. And she didn't know who she was more afraid of, Wolverine or Sabretooth.
The tree shuddered, shaking loose a shower of pine needles onto Adam and Emma. The fight continued, neither of them looking, content to just hide. Then, silence. For a moment Emma though one of them had died, but then she was aware of someone abandoning the scene.
A shadow fell over them. Warily, Emma looked up. It was Logan, but he didn't look happy.
"See the trouble he's caused?" He snarled, glancing accusatorily at Adam.
"He's caused?" Emma shifted the wolf and stood up, coming as face-to face with Logan as she could, being a good six inches shorter than he was. "*He* has not caused anything!" Anger began to fill her, and she knew she should check it, but she didn't. "He is nothing more than a confused teenager! Just like I was, just like all of the kids at the institute!" She could feel it starting, the burning of her flesh, the tightening of the skin of her face.
"I don't believe you!" Another person may have been scared by Logan, but Emma was far too mad. Adam whimpered again and limped away as quickly as he could. Emma let him go.
"I can't believe you don't trust me! I'm surprised you turned up to help at all!" She noticed something in his eyes. "You didn't did you? The only reason you came was pursue your mindless vendetta!" Her skin split along the lines of her cross-shaped scar, and blood began to trickle out of it.
"Well, go Logan. Chase Sabretooth to the end of the Earth. I hope you beat each other to death!" She didn't wait for a reply, turning on her heel to follow Adam into the forest.
Logan didn't follow.