Author's note: yes after all of this pointless, fun, fluffiness the fic
draws towards a close. I hope I do okay with the battle. Let me know,
this is my first mutant fight. Also, I apologize for the accents, I'm
trying people but I'm not very good at them, especially Kurt's. This
chapter is dedicated to Vbabe1 who reviewed "Good for You" asking that I
make Kurt get "with some *fine* woman."
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The Battle and Aftermath
~*~
Oh, once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down
Yeah, nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh, there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
'Cause our love will light the way
-Bryan Adams
~*~
About a week and a half later
Things were, oddly, going well. The groups slowly warmed up to each other. There were exceptions (Lance and Scott, and Evan and Pietro), but for the most part everyone got along. Most were even becoming friends.
"Suit up," Magneto said at the doorway of the rec. room. "The human's are almost here." The group dispersed to get their uniforms on. They met up in the living room. "The new recruits stay inside, you can only leave if you're needed. "Mr. Madrox, you will be staying inside all together. X- Men, if we can we will try to make them back off. We expect you to not hesitate to injure them if you must."
Everyone stood ready as the humans began to come forward. The humans had guns but Magneto immediately got rid of them. Humans came from all sides attacking the teenagers. Kitty let one opponent phase through her kicking another. She wasn't a very good fighter but making herself intangible she was able to keep herself from getting hurt. The ground was shaking which unnerved the humans but the mutants were used to it.
Rogue was using Remy's ability, charging a pack of cards he had given her before the battle and throwing it into the crowd. The explosions were low- keyed, just enough to freak the humans out. Remy was using, almost his full charging ability throwing his cards on the outskirts of the group. Soon the humans realized how bad this was. Many of them were unconscious while only one mutant had been injured, Logan, who had already begun to heal.
"Retreat!" one human yelled. One group began fleeing. This is too simple, Ororo thought flying up and looking at area ahead that area was clear though. Just then a girl appeared at the edge of the battlefield looking around frightened.
"Amanda!" Kurt yelled teleporting to his girlfriend's side.
"What's going on?" Amanda demanded.
"Ve vere attacked," Kurt said grabbing Amanda and teleporting inside. "Stay here."
"Wait, Kurt-" the elf kissed her on the cheek and teleported away. Outside the battle was dying down. The last of the humans were running. Relieved, everyone started to head inside.
"Who's that?" Magneto demanded of the human girl sitting with the new recruits.
"Amanda," Kurt said. "Amanda, this is Magneto."
"That evil-" Kurt teleported over to her and placed a finger to her lips.
"No antagonizing the evil guy," Kurt said. Magneto started to respond but John interrupted him.
"Let's go to the rec. room," John said. Before the group left Kitty rushed in.
"Guys, Lance is unconscious," she said. Remy followed her outside and helped her lift Lance up carrying him inside. Using her telekinetic powers Jean floated him into the med-lab. Hank quickly looked Lance over.
"He's fine," he told everyone. "He was using his powers through the whole battle, it was just draining." Kitty sighed with relief. "If you wish, Katherine, you may sit with him." Kitty nodded going into the med-lab and sitting next to her boyfriend and taking his hand. The other young mutants went into the rec. room while the adults went into the living room. Kurt and Amanda sat with Remy and Rogue on the couch watching TV.
"De news is coming on soon," Remy said as an apology.
"Yeah," Rogue said. "Ah guess we should see if we make appearance." They sat back as the reporter came on.
"A group of vigilante humans attacked the mansion suspected of housing mutants," the reporter, a young man said. "There were no casualties on either side, the mutants it appears, held their powers back simply defending themselves. We now cut to the President."
"We ask that this witch-hunt stop," the president said. "The mutants have proved by this fight alone that they mean us no harm. All Sentinels will be turned off and the mutants who are now being contained will be reexamined then set free. I apologize to all Americans for this misunderstanding." There was more but Remy turned off the TV.
"What was that?" Ray asked.
"We're cleared?" Jamie asked with big eyes.
"Children," Ororo said coming in.
"Did you hear Auntie O?" Evan asked.
"Yes," Ororo said. "This means that we're going to be able to move out." Rogue froze looking at Remy.
"And everything will go back to the way it was?" John asked looking at Tabby who was sitting next to Ray but looking at him.
"Mes amis," Remy said. "After this past week dings will never go back to de way dey were. I for one would have a hard time hurting any of you."
"Yeah," Scott agreed. "The only one of you I want to hurt is unconscious at the moment."
"We're going to wait a day or so before trying to leave," Ororo explained. Rogue stood taking Remy's hand.
"Let's go tell Kitty," she said, and did plan on telling her friend, but more than that she wanted to be alone with Remy for a little while. Ororo left, drifting back to the living room.
"Kurt, this is wonderful," Amanda said holding his three-fingered hand. Kurt simply smiled at her.
"This seat taken, smurf?" Pietro said sitting down. Kurt sighed he took Amanda's hand leading her out into the yard.
"Your friends are." Amanda paused trying to think of an adjective.
"Crazy?" Kurt asked. "I know. But only half of the people here are my friends. Ze rest of us. . . ve vere thrown together. But. it's just veird, I'm supposed to hate them but. after this veek I can't."
"Why should you have to?"
"It's complicated," Kurt sighed. They sat down on the steps. Kurt was surprised at how open he was with her after such a short amount of time. He was always the clown but with her he felt that he didn't have to be. "I mean, they tried to kill us several times, but now. . . they're acting like our friends." He paused looking embarrassed. "Sorry, `Manda, I don't vant to pawn all this off on you." To his surprise she kissed him softly.
"Hey, I'm your girlfriend. That's what I'm here for." Kurt felt a blush come to his cheeks that his blue fur hid.
"Thanks," he said and kissed her on the cheek. The two joined hands again. Amanda moved closer laying her head on his shoulder.
In the med-lab
Rogue and Remy saw that Kitty had fallen asleep leaning against the bed. Rogue shook her friend's shoulder. Kitty sat up. "Hey, like, what's up?"
"You missed the president's address," Rogue said sitting in the chair next to Kitty's. "Accordin' ta him we're off the hook."
"Wow," Kitty said smiling.
"Mais, dis means we're going to be splitting up," Kitty looked up at Remy as he said this.
"And where are we going to stay?" she asked. "The professor is still missing, we don't have the Institute anymore."
"Ah know," Rogue said. "We're not leaving yet, but soon."
"Peut-etre après Mystique and Sabretooth come back," Remy said coming over and straddling one of the other chairs. Lance sat up holding a hand to his head.
"Damn," he muttered.
"Lance!" Kitty cried out hugging him. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," he smiled kissing her softly. He stood shakily. "See? Perfectly fine." He sat down listening as Rogue and Remy explained what had just happened. "So, we go back with Mystique, you guys leave with Logan and Ororo and Mr. McCoy and we." He stopped. "Then what?" The group sat brooding.
"Wait! We left Kurt in there all alone!" Rogue said. The group made their way through the kitchen stopping at the door to the outside, which had been left open. They walked onto the porch and all together said: "Awwwe. . ."
"Guys!" Kurt said glaring at them.
"Sorry, elf, we couldn't resist," Rogue said. They sat down beside the other couple on the stairs.
"Hey, how do you feel?" Kurt asked Lance.
Lance shrugged. "Still a little dizzy but I'm fine."
Kitty frowned softly touching her boyfriend's hair. "Do you need to go back to bed?" Lance smirked at this question and nodded somberly. She slapped his shoulder.
"Oh, hit the injured guy," Lance teased grabbing her wrist when she attempted to slap him again.
"It's a beautiful night," Rogue whispered.
"Want to go for a walk, chere?" Remy whispered standing extending and hand. Rogue stood and Remy wrapped an arm around her. The two strolled away.
"I'm starving," Lance announced.
"Me too," Kitty said, the two walked into the kitchen.
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Mes amis- my friends
Peut-etre après- perhaps after
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The Battle and Aftermath
~*~
Oh, once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down
Yeah, nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh, there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
'Cause our love will light the way
-Bryan Adams
~*~
About a week and a half later
Things were, oddly, going well. The groups slowly warmed up to each other. There were exceptions (Lance and Scott, and Evan and Pietro), but for the most part everyone got along. Most were even becoming friends.
"Suit up," Magneto said at the doorway of the rec. room. "The human's are almost here." The group dispersed to get their uniforms on. They met up in the living room. "The new recruits stay inside, you can only leave if you're needed. "Mr. Madrox, you will be staying inside all together. X- Men, if we can we will try to make them back off. We expect you to not hesitate to injure them if you must."
Everyone stood ready as the humans began to come forward. The humans had guns but Magneto immediately got rid of them. Humans came from all sides attacking the teenagers. Kitty let one opponent phase through her kicking another. She wasn't a very good fighter but making herself intangible she was able to keep herself from getting hurt. The ground was shaking which unnerved the humans but the mutants were used to it.
Rogue was using Remy's ability, charging a pack of cards he had given her before the battle and throwing it into the crowd. The explosions were low- keyed, just enough to freak the humans out. Remy was using, almost his full charging ability throwing his cards on the outskirts of the group. Soon the humans realized how bad this was. Many of them were unconscious while only one mutant had been injured, Logan, who had already begun to heal.
"Retreat!" one human yelled. One group began fleeing. This is too simple, Ororo thought flying up and looking at area ahead that area was clear though. Just then a girl appeared at the edge of the battlefield looking around frightened.
"Amanda!" Kurt yelled teleporting to his girlfriend's side.
"What's going on?" Amanda demanded.
"Ve vere attacked," Kurt said grabbing Amanda and teleporting inside. "Stay here."
"Wait, Kurt-" the elf kissed her on the cheek and teleported away. Outside the battle was dying down. The last of the humans were running. Relieved, everyone started to head inside.
"Who's that?" Magneto demanded of the human girl sitting with the new recruits.
"Amanda," Kurt said. "Amanda, this is Magneto."
"That evil-" Kurt teleported over to her and placed a finger to her lips.
"No antagonizing the evil guy," Kurt said. Magneto started to respond but John interrupted him.
"Let's go to the rec. room," John said. Before the group left Kitty rushed in.
"Guys, Lance is unconscious," she said. Remy followed her outside and helped her lift Lance up carrying him inside. Using her telekinetic powers Jean floated him into the med-lab. Hank quickly looked Lance over.
"He's fine," he told everyone. "He was using his powers through the whole battle, it was just draining." Kitty sighed with relief. "If you wish, Katherine, you may sit with him." Kitty nodded going into the med-lab and sitting next to her boyfriend and taking his hand. The other young mutants went into the rec. room while the adults went into the living room. Kurt and Amanda sat with Remy and Rogue on the couch watching TV.
"De news is coming on soon," Remy said as an apology.
"Yeah," Rogue said. "Ah guess we should see if we make appearance." They sat back as the reporter came on.
"A group of vigilante humans attacked the mansion suspected of housing mutants," the reporter, a young man said. "There were no casualties on either side, the mutants it appears, held their powers back simply defending themselves. We now cut to the President."
"We ask that this witch-hunt stop," the president said. "The mutants have proved by this fight alone that they mean us no harm. All Sentinels will be turned off and the mutants who are now being contained will be reexamined then set free. I apologize to all Americans for this misunderstanding." There was more but Remy turned off the TV.
"What was that?" Ray asked.
"We're cleared?" Jamie asked with big eyes.
"Children," Ororo said coming in.
"Did you hear Auntie O?" Evan asked.
"Yes," Ororo said. "This means that we're going to be able to move out." Rogue froze looking at Remy.
"And everything will go back to the way it was?" John asked looking at Tabby who was sitting next to Ray but looking at him.
"Mes amis," Remy said. "After this past week dings will never go back to de way dey were. I for one would have a hard time hurting any of you."
"Yeah," Scott agreed. "The only one of you I want to hurt is unconscious at the moment."
"We're going to wait a day or so before trying to leave," Ororo explained. Rogue stood taking Remy's hand.
"Let's go tell Kitty," she said, and did plan on telling her friend, but more than that she wanted to be alone with Remy for a little while. Ororo left, drifting back to the living room.
"Kurt, this is wonderful," Amanda said holding his three-fingered hand. Kurt simply smiled at her.
"This seat taken, smurf?" Pietro said sitting down. Kurt sighed he took Amanda's hand leading her out into the yard.
"Your friends are." Amanda paused trying to think of an adjective.
"Crazy?" Kurt asked. "I know. But only half of the people here are my friends. Ze rest of us. . . ve vere thrown together. But. it's just veird, I'm supposed to hate them but. after this veek I can't."
"Why should you have to?"
"It's complicated," Kurt sighed. They sat down on the steps. Kurt was surprised at how open he was with her after such a short amount of time. He was always the clown but with her he felt that he didn't have to be. "I mean, they tried to kill us several times, but now. . . they're acting like our friends." He paused looking embarrassed. "Sorry, `Manda, I don't vant to pawn all this off on you." To his surprise she kissed him softly.
"Hey, I'm your girlfriend. That's what I'm here for." Kurt felt a blush come to his cheeks that his blue fur hid.
"Thanks," he said and kissed her on the cheek. The two joined hands again. Amanda moved closer laying her head on his shoulder.
In the med-lab
Rogue and Remy saw that Kitty had fallen asleep leaning against the bed. Rogue shook her friend's shoulder. Kitty sat up. "Hey, like, what's up?"
"You missed the president's address," Rogue said sitting in the chair next to Kitty's. "Accordin' ta him we're off the hook."
"Wow," Kitty said smiling.
"Mais, dis means we're going to be splitting up," Kitty looked up at Remy as he said this.
"And where are we going to stay?" she asked. "The professor is still missing, we don't have the Institute anymore."
"Ah know," Rogue said. "We're not leaving yet, but soon."
"Peut-etre après Mystique and Sabretooth come back," Remy said coming over and straddling one of the other chairs. Lance sat up holding a hand to his head.
"Damn," he muttered.
"Lance!" Kitty cried out hugging him. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," he smiled kissing her softly. He stood shakily. "See? Perfectly fine." He sat down listening as Rogue and Remy explained what had just happened. "So, we go back with Mystique, you guys leave with Logan and Ororo and Mr. McCoy and we." He stopped. "Then what?" The group sat brooding.
"Wait! We left Kurt in there all alone!" Rogue said. The group made their way through the kitchen stopping at the door to the outside, which had been left open. They walked onto the porch and all together said: "Awwwe. . ."
"Guys!" Kurt said glaring at them.
"Sorry, elf, we couldn't resist," Rogue said. They sat down beside the other couple on the stairs.
"Hey, how do you feel?" Kurt asked Lance.
Lance shrugged. "Still a little dizzy but I'm fine."
Kitty frowned softly touching her boyfriend's hair. "Do you need to go back to bed?" Lance smirked at this question and nodded somberly. She slapped his shoulder.
"Oh, hit the injured guy," Lance teased grabbing her wrist when she attempted to slap him again.
"It's a beautiful night," Rogue whispered.
"Want to go for a walk, chere?" Remy whispered standing extending and hand. Rogue stood and Remy wrapped an arm around her. The two strolled away.
"I'm starving," Lance announced.
"Me too," Kitty said, the two walked into the kitchen.
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Mes amis- my friends
Peut-etre après- perhaps after