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A LIFE BEYOND LIVING

By Rogue Goddess

~Mind speak~

/thoughts\

POV Change

Chapter 10: First Fight


Rogue went straight into her defensive stance just in time for the full tackle from \

Volandra. Rogue could tell she was out for blood. Rogue slammed into the ground with

Volandra on top of her Rogue quickly gained momentum and kicked her off and hovered

off into the air to gain advantage form Volandra.

            "Never thought I'd see the day when the great Kaylie coward to skies I think your

losing your touch Kaylie" Volandra said

            The X-man coming out of their daze started attacking with their powers

            "NOOOO STOP!!!" but Rogue plea was lost in the sounds of battle the X-men

soon realized that their powers were being absorbed into Volandra and actually powering

her up instead of weakening her and they realized why they got the guns in the first place.

Michael and Mariah started charging forward and shot their guns non-stop not losing on

beat for every was perceaious.

            Volandra reviled in the newly absorbed power red beams sprouted from her eyes

and hit Michael straight in the chest and pushed him back and unconscious. Mariah

watched the whole thing and took to the air to avoid the similar downfall. Rogue and

Mariah immediately backed off and withdrew their weapons and started shooting towards

Volandra. Volandra easily dodged their attempts and to their surprise rose into the air.

Rogue and Mariah glanced at each other in shock. Volandra smirked an evil smirk and

charged at them in their shocked state. Volandra missed Mariah but captured Rogue in a

Deadly hold and changed courses and slammed her into the ground not before Rogue

Surrounded her body in fire and had Volandra screaming into the ground with her.

BAMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ground shock with the force of the slam and left a big hole in the ground. The air

was quite and the silence was deafening. Remy feared Rogue's safety and quickly sprinted

for the hole only to be seized by the guard, Bishop before a blast went straight over their

heads. Remy looked at the direction the blast came from and saw a man standing their

with his hands up, he smiled at Remy. Remy watched as his hands began to glow. Bishop

picked Remy up, tossed him away, and took the blast full on. To Remy's surprise he

absorbed the blast and sent it back toward the man. It hit him dead on and sent him flying

backward straight into the bushes.

            "Remy is it here's a piece of advice in battle never be surprised it will kill you"

Bishop said with a stern look without even waiting for a reply he strolled over to the

House or what was left of it. Remy watched as He kicked a still standing banister out of

the way and stuck his hand in the hole he pulled out a semi and smiled as he turned

Straight for the direction the man went flying.

            Remy regained his senses, pulled out his gun, and charged it. He turned and

went straight for the hole again and peered into the darkened depths when suddenly two

Unknown figures emerged from the hole still at each other's throats. Remy could only

smile but soon his smile disappeared as he was tackled into the dark hole.

            "Well well well what do we have here a little lost boy easy prey for me" The

figure breathed when Remy pushed the guy off himself and started circling each other the

best they could within the confined spaces.

            "The name be Gambit don't try to memorize it you won't live that long to have

that pleasure" Remy retorted after pulling the Ace of spades out of his sleeve and charged

it and flung it at the person. It hit head on and exploded and slammed the guy into the side

of the hole. Remy smirked at this and turned unhooked his Bo staff and prepared to jump

out of here when suddenly a hand grabbed his neck from the back and slammed him into

the opposing side of the wall. Remy winced and let out a gasp as the guy pierced his neck

and it began to bleed when suddenly a hand gripped his arm and pulled him through the

guy and once he was through the figure kicked the side of the guys head and rendered

Him unconscious.

            "Why petite Remy didn't know ya had it in ya," He said as he turned around to

face Shadowcat who still had her hand clenched to Remy.

            "You'd be like surprised at what I'm like capable of when pushed to it Cajun" she

said letting go of his arm.

            "Remy tink his chere be rubbing off on ya petite it scare him," He said climbing

out of the hole and helping Kitty do the same. They jogged to the middle and of the battle

and split to help their teammates who were struggling with a couple of dark clothed men

and women the had two for every one X-men and the x-men were becoming steadily

Exhausted but still fought on.

            Rogue dodged a punch Volandra throw at her. She pushed away and flung a

Energy ball straight for Volandra's head. She dodged it but was slammed forward when

Rogue pulled the energy ball back towards her and hit Volandra straight in the back of her

head. Volandra fell forward but quickly grabbed the bottom of Rogues feet and slammed

her down she used her power to negate Rogues power leaving her powerless and utterly

human as Volandra chrged downward using Rogue as a shield to break the fall and

absorb most of it. The ground approached fast and Rogue braced herself for the fall.

Mariah split her hands in to and lowered the ground to give her more roam and once

Volandra entered the dent in the earth Mariah clamped her hands together has a part of

the earth spat out and held Volandra Rogue continued to fall her powers rushed back to

her and she spent to a halt about an inch form the ground she sighed in relief and charged

upwards and broke Volandra from the earth capture and took strong hold of the girls arms

and clamped her mental shield down swift and tight to stop Volandra's negating power

and spun the girl in a fast circle and let go of her hands sending her flying she captured

her in a mental shield Volandra slammed against the shield and dropped to the invisible

floor hundreds of feet from the ground. The shield caught on fire and started to condense.

Volandra looked petrified as the fiery wall closed on on her. Mariah opened another hole

in the earth as Rogue lowered Volandra into the earth. Once she was safely tucked in the

Ground The fiery grave stopped moving. The earth closed in her instead Volandra let out

an eerie shriek but was drowned out when the last of the earth went back into its place.

YAY YAY YAY I did it writer's block cured but I am sorri it took so long I know you are going to throw rotten tomatoes at me well here*puts bucket of rotten tomatoes on the ground and backs aways slowly* Please have mercy on my weak soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!