Author's Note- Sorry it took so long, I was out at the beach for the last five days. Well, here's the next two parts since all of you were so patient. Enjoy and please let me know what you thought.

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Getting Ready

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The winter here's cold, and bitter

It's chilled us to the bone.

We haven't seen the sun for weeks

Too long too far from home.

I feel just like I'm sinking

And I claw for solid ground.

I'm pulled down by the undertow,

I never thought I could feel so low,

Oh darkness I feel like letting go

-Sarah McLachlan

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"Storm!" I cried seeing her stuck in that hard goo-like substance.

"Get down, Half-Pint!" Logan ordered. I obeyed ducking as some was thrown at me.

"Scott!" I heard Jean yelling. I turned and saw that he had been captured too.

"Stripes!" Logan called. She had also been captured. "Half-Pint, get her out of there!" I rushed to Rogue and reached into the goo grabbing her and phasing her out.

She looked at me surprised. "Thanks." We turned back just in time to see Logan get captured.

"Retreat!" Jean yelled. "We can't stay any longer!" We ran leaving our friends behind.

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Kitty awoke silent tears running down her cheeks. Logan had saved all of them so many times and when he needed her. There was a knock on her door startling her out of her reverie. She wiped away her tears and opened the door. "Here, Kitty-Cat," Pietro said handing her a bag. "Father told me to give this to you." He studied her. "Have you been crying?"

"Of course not!" she snapped shutting door. She got into the uniform set out for her and shook her head. "Great, now I really do look like a slut." She sighed looking at the tight body suit, which came down in a really low v-neck. "This sucks." There was a knock on her door. "Come in!" Lance walked in and froze his mouth dropping open.

"Kitty," he whispered. "Wow."

"I don't like this," she said looking at herself in the mirror.

"You look great."

"Could this top, like, get any lower?" He smirked at that thought and she narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms.

"I'm not saying a thing."

"Good." She yawned. "Well, let's go for breakfast." Lance laughed. "What?"

"It's noon," he smiled.

"I slept that late?" she asked surprised.

"Everyone did," he said as they walked downstairs. Magneto was explaining the plan to Jean and Mr. McCoy. Kitty listened for a few seconds before joining Lance in the kitchen. "Lucky Charms?" he asked. "It's all the cereal that's left."

"That works," Kitty said. He poured both of them a bowl and sat down next to her. The two ate in companionable silence. Jean and the others came in.

"Hey, Lance, we're using your buddy system," Jean said. "The same groups too."

"What's the plan?" Kitty asked.

"Same as it was before," Jean said. "Only, Magneto is going to shut down all the computers with his power, so we're going to need flashlights. Kitty, you and Kurt's teams are in charge of getting everyone out. Mr. McCoy and I, and Wanda and Todd will work on distracting the soldiers."

"Are we on the same teams as before?" Lance asked.

"Yes," Mr. McCoy said.

"What do those of us without phasing or teleporting abilities do?" Bobby asked.

"Protect the people we're getting out," Mr. McCoy said.

"When are we going?" Lance asked.

"At nightfall," Magneto said.

"This'll be fun," Todd said seeming nervous. "Cuddlebumps, you'll protect me, right?" Wanda sighed dropping her head onto her arms.

"Look at it this way," Lance said to Todd; "we're going to get Fred back."

"Kitty," Rogue said. Kitty stood following the other girl into the living room.

"Like, what's up?" Kitty asked.

"Ah was thinking, and it would make since, to me at least, if Ah absorbed your power for tonight."

"That does make since," Kitty said.