Angela continued analyzing them emotionlessly.
As the rest of the team became aware of their observant watchers, hostilities flared. Silently, the x-men left the room, and waited outside.
Accepting the unspoken invitation, the Brotherhood rose up and left their food behind, sitting on the table.
Sabertooth immediately attacked Logan, tearing at him.
As realizing a mutual cue, both teams attacked each other.
Kitty slipped underground and sneaked up on unsuspecting Brotherhood members, jumping on their back, inflicting swift injuries before slipping underground again.
Kurt adopted Kitty's tactics, dodging in and out of range, taunting Toad.
Angela was faced with Scott, "I don't want to have to hurt you, Angela. You can still come back to the Institute."
Angela smirked confidently, "You don't want to have to hurt me, " she mocked, "Why don't you show me what you've got? I don't have all day, ya know."
He pressed his lips together tightly, trying to keep from firing back a smart retort.
"I'm through with waiting, Scott. Ready or not, here I come."
A dumpster levitated up behind, "Scott, watch out!" shouted Jean.
Angela felt an equally powerful force pushing the dumpster away from Scott. Suddenly, Angela released her pressure on it and concentrated on calling up an electrical storm.
A lightning bolt streaked down from the sky, electrecuting Jean, but only mildly. "Get up, Jean. C'mon, you know you've gotta try to kick my but. Or are you too scared? I'll let you run, if you want."
A shockwave originated behind Angela, knocking her to the rubble littered ground, "You're not the only one who can control storms, Angela."
Angela yanked her head angrily, spotting Storm a few feet off the ground.
"Control this!" She cast about in her mind, searching for the perfect retaliation, and found it. She saw Pyro, flaming the path behind Bobby, gave her an idea. She sent a wall of flame racing up toward a helpless Storm.
In mid-flight, the flames froze, "Bobby," she hissed angrily.
'Stop this Angela. I can tell you don't really want to do this.' Came Jean's voice from inside her head.
Angela shook her head, trying to eject Jean from her mind, "How do you know what I want Jean?" she yelled.
Turning about desperately, she saw Jean standing behind her calmly. As her eyes met Jean's, she saw a most unexpected thing.she saw pity.
For some odd reason, this infuriated Angela beyond anything else she had ever experienced. She couldn't see clearly as flames sprang out from her fingers, summoning up the storm of the century.
She levitated into the air, to get the maximum range on her powers. A red film closed over her eyes, dimly witnessing the destruction of the fast food place, and watching the x-men scramble for cover.
Bobby tried to freeze the flames, "Bobby, Bobby, " she intoned eerily, "If you fight fire with fire, then I guess you should fight ice with ice."
She stretched out her hand, coldly watching the ice freeze Bobby's feet to the ground, and his hands together.
A red beam burst from Scott's glasses, blasting the ice away. Together, he and Jean carried the catatonic Bobby to shelter.
Kitty stepped out, "Angela, Please! Can't you see what you're doing is wrong?"
Angela stopped in her destructive tirade, "Wrong? Kitty, answer me this question won't you? What is wrong? What is right? Who are we to determine such things?"
Kitty pleaded, "Please, Angela. You didn't used to be this way."
"This way," Angela mused, "Why do you think I am this way, Kitty? Let me answer that question for you. Its because of your team's unfounded accusations! If they had just shown me a little bit of trust, I might not have ended up this way! Now, get out of my sight before I lose patience for my former friend."
Kitty hesitated.
"GO!" Angela called up a ball of fire in her hand, and aimed at Kitty threateningly. She ran the other way, towards the institute.
Kurt popped up behind Kitty and took her away.
Angela slowly landed on the ground, thoroughly exhilarated from the fight.
As the rest of the team became aware of their observant watchers, hostilities flared. Silently, the x-men left the room, and waited outside.
Accepting the unspoken invitation, the Brotherhood rose up and left their food behind, sitting on the table.
Sabertooth immediately attacked Logan, tearing at him.
As realizing a mutual cue, both teams attacked each other.
Kitty slipped underground and sneaked up on unsuspecting Brotherhood members, jumping on their back, inflicting swift injuries before slipping underground again.
Kurt adopted Kitty's tactics, dodging in and out of range, taunting Toad.
Angela was faced with Scott, "I don't want to have to hurt you, Angela. You can still come back to the Institute."
Angela smirked confidently, "You don't want to have to hurt me, " she mocked, "Why don't you show me what you've got? I don't have all day, ya know."
He pressed his lips together tightly, trying to keep from firing back a smart retort.
"I'm through with waiting, Scott. Ready or not, here I come."
A dumpster levitated up behind, "Scott, watch out!" shouted Jean.
Angela felt an equally powerful force pushing the dumpster away from Scott. Suddenly, Angela released her pressure on it and concentrated on calling up an electrical storm.
A lightning bolt streaked down from the sky, electrecuting Jean, but only mildly. "Get up, Jean. C'mon, you know you've gotta try to kick my but. Or are you too scared? I'll let you run, if you want."
A shockwave originated behind Angela, knocking her to the rubble littered ground, "You're not the only one who can control storms, Angela."
Angela yanked her head angrily, spotting Storm a few feet off the ground.
"Control this!" She cast about in her mind, searching for the perfect retaliation, and found it. She saw Pyro, flaming the path behind Bobby, gave her an idea. She sent a wall of flame racing up toward a helpless Storm.
In mid-flight, the flames froze, "Bobby," she hissed angrily.
'Stop this Angela. I can tell you don't really want to do this.' Came Jean's voice from inside her head.
Angela shook her head, trying to eject Jean from her mind, "How do you know what I want Jean?" she yelled.
Turning about desperately, she saw Jean standing behind her calmly. As her eyes met Jean's, she saw a most unexpected thing.she saw pity.
For some odd reason, this infuriated Angela beyond anything else she had ever experienced. She couldn't see clearly as flames sprang out from her fingers, summoning up the storm of the century.
She levitated into the air, to get the maximum range on her powers. A red film closed over her eyes, dimly witnessing the destruction of the fast food place, and watching the x-men scramble for cover.
Bobby tried to freeze the flames, "Bobby, Bobby, " she intoned eerily, "If you fight fire with fire, then I guess you should fight ice with ice."
She stretched out her hand, coldly watching the ice freeze Bobby's feet to the ground, and his hands together.
A red beam burst from Scott's glasses, blasting the ice away. Together, he and Jean carried the catatonic Bobby to shelter.
Kitty stepped out, "Angela, Please! Can't you see what you're doing is wrong?"
Angela stopped in her destructive tirade, "Wrong? Kitty, answer me this question won't you? What is wrong? What is right? Who are we to determine such things?"
Kitty pleaded, "Please, Angela. You didn't used to be this way."
"This way," Angela mused, "Why do you think I am this way, Kitty? Let me answer that question for you. Its because of your team's unfounded accusations! If they had just shown me a little bit of trust, I might not have ended up this way! Now, get out of my sight before I lose patience for my former friend."
Kitty hesitated.
"GO!" Angela called up a ball of fire in her hand, and aimed at Kitty threateningly. She ran the other way, towards the institute.
Kurt popped up behind Kitty and took her away.
Angela slowly landed on the ground, thoroughly exhilarated from the fight.