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Chapter Eight: Attack

John woke up to the buzzing of his alarm clock; which had just been hit on snooze. He wasn't tired, he just wanted to stay in bed and think. Damia's words had been running through his mind like some stupid song one can't get out of their head. He wondered if she thought he was bad. He wasn't he just worked for the guy, besides he had friends on his team; even though the girl he was falling for harder and harder each second was on his rival team.

"Wake up!" Lance yelled pounding on John's door.

John didn't reply he just got out of bed, put on a pair of jeans, a shirt, and went downstairs for breakfast.

"Yo!" Todd greeted him.

John just waved; he really didn't want to talk right now. Today was the day he and Damia recited that speech in class, also they had a double date after school, with Lance and Kitty.

"You look ticked." Lance pointed out to his friend. John just walked to the counter to get a cup of coffee.

"What's wrong?" Peter asked him.

"Just thinking, that's all mate." John replied, hoping they wouldn't ask anymore questions.

"Something go wrong with you and your X-men girlfriend?" Wanda taunted.

John just glared at her, he and Wanda used to be an item, but now they didn't get along at all.

"Jealous?" John smirked.

"Why?" she huffed. "You forget John, I've had you, and you're not as good as you think. But, I doubt the virgin Venus wouldn't know."

"Whatever love." He told her and put his coffee cup in the sink, and walked to his car to get to school.

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Damia and John did well, on their speech, and were certain they were going to get an A. The whole class had seemed to enjoy the little scene. But, now that it was over the two love birds were in P.E. class, and an unexpected call to the office had told the X-men and brotherhood to go home immediately.

Damia was riding in Jean's car along with some of the other female students. They all looked a bit worried, she included.

"What would be so important to get us out of school?" Amara asked.

"Somethin big." Rogue told her.

"You think it has to do with Magneto?" Damia question, both the X-men and Brootherhood had been sent home early.

"By the looks of things, I think maybe Magneto has that-" Jean was cut off, but her car suddenly raised in the air by a familiar figure.

"Holy shit!" Rogue cried as she saw Magneto levitating the car, with them inside. Suddenly the car shook, and doors opened, luckily they had been wearing their seat belts.

"Hold on!" Jean told them as she tried to use her telekinetic ability to get them down. It had no affect. Slowly one by one each of the girl's seat belts became loss, and the car shook even more violently. Amara was caught off guard and fell from the passenger side, luckily Jean caught her and lowered her to the ground.

"What are we gonna do?" Rogue asked holding on to the back of the drivers seat for dear life.

"I don't know." Jean replied "Anyone have a plan."

"Working on it." Tabby replied "Alright Jean I'll throw some bombs his way and he'll let go of the car and you catch it."

Jean nodded. "Let's go."

Tabitha threw bombs at Magneto, trying to make him lose grip on the car. All that the bombs did was cause smoke to rise to the car above and cause the girl's to start coughing.

"Great plan sugah!" Rogue yelled at her.

"At least I had one!" Tabby roared back.

"Hold on!" Damia said; she stared at the ground causing the ground from blow rise to the car. "When I say jump onto the plot of earth!" Damia told them loudly. She continued her concentration, bringing the plot of earth closer to them but Magneto just kept moving the car up higher.

"Oh great!" Jubilee said as she saw how high they were. "Jean can you lower us down?"

"I'll try." Jean didn't know if she could lower them all at once but the car was continuing to soar higher in the air. "Jump!" She cried and all of them did as they were told. Jean put her hand to her head and concentrated on keeping her team mates from falling to the ground full force. Slowly they found their feet touching the ground, but as soon as they met the earthy Jean collapsed.

"It took too much out of her." Rahne said matter of factly.

Tabby looked around, "Where's Mara?"

The other's who were conscious scanned for the girl, but they didn't like what they found. She was next to Magneto in on of those orbs in the hands of Quicksilver. And to Damia's dread John was there to, standing behind Magneto ready to fight.

"Run." Damia told them trying to hide the fear in her voice. She concentrated on a blade of grass and when it was long enough used it as a whip. She lashed it at Magneto and the others keeping them at bay to the best of her ability. Rogue stole Jean's powers and had levitated Avalanche and Pyro in the air.

Damia noticed this and yelled at her friend "I told you to run."

Rogue glared at her "Ya can't handle them by yourself!"

To Damia's surprise none of the girl's left, they stood next to her in a line fighting with her.

"Anyone have a plan?" Jubilee asked while throwing some red fireworks at Toad.

"YES! Run!" Damia told them for the second time.

"Ah told ya we aren't gunna leave ya!" Rogue yelled at her.

'But, if you can get to the professor, that will save you from being captured or whatever he has planed and be able to help get us back." Damia told her. She knew that what was going on was some sort of kidnap; why else would Magneto have those pods.

Kitty ran through to the pod as fast as she could and phased in and grabbed the unconscious Amara from Quicksilver's arms, to her shock she couldn't phase out of the orb.

"What is like this thing?" Kitty asked the boy.

"It stops your powers." Quicksilver said with a smirk.

"Oh my God." Kitty muttered. She turned to see the other and yelled at them "Don't get into the pods!"

"It's no use Kitty Cat they can't hear you." Quicksilver told her.

"Kitty!" Rogue screamed when she saw the girl pounding on the pod, and losing concentration on the levitating boys above who dropped to the surface.

Avalache now free created a tremor causing all of them to fall. "Sorry ladies but you're coming with us!" Avalanche called.

Toad leaped and grabbed Rahne's hand; she turned quickly into a dog and bit him hard. "Stupid bitch!" he yelped.

"Come here Rahne." Tabby yelled as she got to here feet, the dog ran to the girl but was caught by the Blob. Rahne struggled in his arms but he was to strong.

"No, give her back!" Jubilee yelled throwing multi-colored fireworks at Blobs feet.

"Stop, ya hurt Rahne!" Rogue told her, and Jubilee stopped a frown on her face.

Damia stood by Jean covering the girl, making sure she was safe. A huge massive steel guy ran at Damia punching her in the shoulder. The force of the blow caused her to knock her head hard on the pavement, blacking her vision. Colossus picked up Jean and then went to get Damia, and shoved the two into separate pods.

The three left standing were quickly taken down and put into pods.

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Damia gained consciousness and studied her surroundings. She was high in the sky, and she could she water below her. To her horror sitting next to her was Pyro, he sat still watching the scene below them.

She glared at him; she had blood streaming down the side of her face from her fall on the pavement. Some of the blood had dried to her hair, but her wound was the least of her worries.

"G'day." Pyro said when he saw she was awake.

Her eyes narrowed "Where are we going and what do you want?" She suddenly didn't trust him, even though she desperately wanted to.

"You'll see love." He replied he wasn't meeting her gaze. He was obviously ashamed.

"John," she moved closer to him. "Please tell me what Magneto's plan is?" she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, using her power to cause a person to fall in love with her instantly.

He leaped on her, which was hard in the small space they were in. He began to kiss her neck, cheeks, and other places on her body. ^^Is this the love spell?^^ she thought. Her lips were suddenly caught into a passionate kiss, and when it broke she again asked her question. "What is his plan?" Their faces were only centimeters apart. She could see a frown cross his face.

"It won't work love; the orb knocks out your powers." He told her.

Her eyes widened and she began to breathe heavily. "Please John." She begged him.

"Sorry Sheila." He frowned.

"John what's wrong with you, please tell me. I have to help them; we have to get out of here." She pleaded.

He shook his head. She leaped at him, and began to punch him, kick him, what ever she could do to hurt him. He grabbed her hands and pinned them to the wall of the orb, and he sat on her legs so she couldn't use them. His grip was tight and his weight on her legs hurt.

"Stop, that won't get you anywhere." He told her.

"Why are you doing this?!" She screamed loudly, and John put his hand to cover her mouth, to keep her from busting his ear drums. Unfortunately he had let go of her other hand, and she slapped him hard, and bit his hand as if it was a carrot.

"Bloody hell!" He cried; she began to attack him, but he just pinned her down again. Tears flew from her eyes. ^^What's gotten into him?^^ She noticed that he wasn't looking at her, his face was turned to the side. He couldn't stand hurting her.

"John?" she muttered, and he reluctantly turned to face her, loosening his grip, and his hand caressed her face. She could see him fighting back tears. She put her arms around him, and he returned the gesture.

"I can't help love." John sighed heavily. She just ran her hands through his hair, and let him hold her in his arms.

Suddenly the landed on some platform, and Damia tightened her hold on him, not wanting to let him go. The door to the pod opened and John carried her out of the ball. She hung on to him for dear life not wanting to let go. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the others, some were awake and some were still unconscious. John laid her down on a cot in a room made of some sort of glass, with holes in it for air to come through. He took something out of his pocket, it was some sort of collar, he clasped it on her neck, she didn't even object. She was at a loss. She just looked up at him her eyes full of pain and betrayal.

As he left the room she heard him say "I'm so sorry love."

She ran to the glass and pounded as he walked away. He didn't even turn to look at her; he just continued to walk until he was out of sight.

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Sometime later, she saw the others being thrown into the same room as she. Amara, Jean and Rahne were still unconscious. But, Kitty, Tabby, Rogue, and Jubilee were fighting in the arms of there holders.

Kitty was placed on one of the beds by Avalanche, who as soon as he put her down walked out as quickly as possible. She was the only silent one. Rogue on the other hand was being held by Sabertooth, and she was fidgeting and kicking him. She was probably the only one other than Logan who wasn't afraid to fight him.

"Let me go!" She screamed, kicking her feet into the air. But Sabertooth held her tight, and threw her hard into the room and against the glass. Sabertooth stayed unlike Avalanche and licked his lips at the girls. He walked into the room, and hovered over Damia, she glared at him.

"Hey there, vine girl. You wanna play?" He asked an evil look in his eye.

"No, hairy things aren't my type." She retorted still glaring at him.

"I bet I could change that." He moved his hand to hit her but it was caught by John who gave him a look of death.

"Don't touch the Sheila mate!" John told him his voice firm.

"Oh, I guess fire boy wants this one to himself." Sabertooth smiled. "But, I think you're gunna have to learn to share." He continued to stare at Damia.

"I said DON"T. TOCH. THE. SHEILA!" John said louder than before. Sabertooth put his hand against Damia's cheek, making her shudder. Then he left the room.

John checked her wound, and gazed into her eyes. "I'll get you some gaze." He told her.

"No," She said looking at him with an expression of I-hope-you-die-and-go- to-hell. "Get me some supplies for them, then keep away." She turned away from him and went over to Rahne who was in human form now, and bleeding. John just walked out and came back a few minutes later with some first aid supplies. He handed her the box filled with supplies, and she took it and put on a pair of gloves. She went to Rogue who looked severely beaten, and tended to her.

John put his arm on her shoulder and she pushed it off. She then turned to him her eyes filled with tears. "Leave now." And she gestured to the exit.

"Dam-"

"LEAVE!" She screamed her voice filled with anger, and he left getting her point. She went back to tending to Rogue.

------Please review. ~Alana-----

Trunks Girl: Please don't send me radishes!! Yuck! Hehehehe! About the Australian accent thing, sometimes people don't get it so I'm just being careful. I mean slang cane be hard to understand. I know I didn't understand the meaning of 'holla' until I had my friend explain it to me. But I'm glad you like the story!

Joseff- I'm happy you like the fight. I don't exactly like Cyclops so I really wanted him to be put in his place. So I really got into that part of the story. I think I might have had to much fun making Damia yell at him. *Cylcops glares at Alana*

Kansas Hill0- Glad you enjoyed it, and here is the update you wanted me to do. ^_~