Training Day

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own the Marvel Universe or any characters that originated there, I just own the Grunts.

Chapter-4

Speed Demon had circled around and was coming up on the Iceman from behind, she jumped up on the new sled he had formed and let her momentum and perfect balance carry her quickly toward him. As she reached the top of the sled where Iceman had leveled off and was about to rain ice down on the Grunts, "Dark Force heads up!"

Iceman heard someone behind him he turned just in time to see Speed Demon go airborne over the ice hump heading straight toward him. She hit him in the chest with her boots sending them both off the sled several feet above the floor.

Once she hit Iceman Demon held up both hands palms together, one of Dark Force's companions surrounded her hands and slowly lowered her to the ground. She saw that Iceman had saved himself by creating an ice pole that he was sliding down.

Cyclops touched his visor and sent an optic blast toward Dark Force who along with his companions were taking on Gambit. It never reached him.

Skymaster dropped down in front of the Grunts his force shield taking the force of Cyclops' optic blasts. He then countered with his hands' force beams.

They stood toe to toe hitting each other blasts against blast. The sound of the force beams smashing together was almost deafening. Each trying to drive the other back, at full power they appeared to be evenly matched.

Cyclops' head felt like someone was hitting it with a hammer, but years of training allowed him to put aside the pain and focus on the job. This was the Grunts' leader if he could put him down it would give the X-men the edge they needed because so far to his surprise the two teams seemed to be evenly matched. It then hit him, Rogue had been teleported out of the danger room and she hadn't made it back yet which should have put them at a number disadvantage but they weren't, "X-men heads up, one the Grunts is missing."

Skymaster smiled to himself, so Cyclops had finally noticed one was missing he just hoped she was in position, "Titan go." he said over his comm-link.

Titan had activated her uniform's camo-mode and had blended in with the wall, she had then moved slowly along the wall till she was even with Cyclops. She then began to move slowly toward him she had to move slowly so the suit's processing system could keep up with changes in backgrounds as she moved. She saw Wolverine slowly getting to his feet and with his hyper senses he would detect her and find her fast so the time to move was now. She deactivated camo-mode, "Hello, Cyclops." She said as she appeared at his side and then with her fist she hit him hard in the stomach.

Cyclops was completely surprised by the appearance of Titan at his side. He may have a powerful weapon in his eyes, but otherwise he is a normal man and he felt as if a sledgehammer had just hit him in the gut. He doubled over expecting to be hit a force beam, but none came.

Titan dropped down into a squat with a leg extended she spun around hitting the back of Cyclops' legs with her leg. His feet flew up and he came crashing down on his back hitting his head against the floor stunning him. She then brought her hand down on his chest driving the air out of his lungs. She was reaching down for him when a thick muscular hairy arm wrapped around her throat and a deep gravelly voice said, "You're mine now babe."

Wolverine pulled the small girl up tight against him he extended his other arm out in front of her and 'snikt' he popped his claws. "Okay, little girl, I'm not sure how you pulled that invisible stunt or how someone as little as you took out Cyclops, but you stop here."

Titan moved quickly she reached and grabbed both of Wolverine's arms at the wrist, "Sorry Mr. Wolverine but I don't think you're going to stop anything." With an ease that Wolverine would have thought impossible she held his arms up and out so his claws could not reach her. She then with equal ease flipped him over her head landing him hard on the floor on his back knocking the wind out of him. She then switched arms lifting and turning him so he was facing her, she could feel him trying to break free of her grip, "Bye Mr. Wolverine." She fell back onto the floor pulling him down on top of her and the same time she pulled in her legs so Wolverine's stomach was lying on her feet. She then kicked out sending Wolverine flying to the other side of the room. Titan got back on her feet and started toward Cyclops. She then noticed that Cyclops was leaning up looking at her with a hand on his visor. The optic blast blew her into the wall.

"No!" Skymaster yelled as Titan hit the wall, he turned toward Cyclops projecting his force shield to stop his optical blast when a bolt of lightening hit him from behind, the only thing that saved him was his uniform but the blast still blew him off his feet and temporarily scrambled some his suit's electronics.

Speed Demon saw Skymaster go down and saw Cyclops move toward him, she raced to Cyclops approaching him from behind. She grabbed his arm and began to spin him in a circle so fast his body was a blur. She then released him and took off to Titan not stopping to watch him take a couple of staggering steps and then fall on his face..

Teletrix ran to Wolverine, but by the time she got there he was already on his feet and fighting mad. He flung his arms out 'snikt' popping his claws out of both hands. He moved to meet Teletrix. He punched out with his hand and only her super quick reflexes saved her. Wolverine pressed the attack, Teletrix was able to sidestep each attempted blow and with each miss he got madder and madder Wolverine infamous berserker rage began to take over.

"Professor we have a problem." Hank broke the silence in the observation booth.

"What it is Hank?"

"It is Wolverine, I fear the Grunts maybe in real danger."

Xavier rolled to the booth's window and looked out across the room he saw Wolverine attacking Teletrix again and again. "My God. She doesn't stand a chance." Charles opened his mind to Wolverine Logan! , Logan! "I can't get through to him. Until he calms down there is no way to reach him."

Teletrix was barely able keep out of the way of Wolverine's claws, but sooner or later she knew he was going to hit her and she wasn't sure her uniform would be able to protect her. She wasn't wearing her cloak that she was sure would have protected her, never again she promised herself would she wear her uniform without her cloak. Wolverine sprang at her with both arms extended, she side stepped the thrust and jumped on his back.

BLINK

The doors of the observation booth burst open startling everyone in the room. Rogue entered and ignoring everyone she stalked to the danger room intercom and hit the switch, "Elf! Get up here."

Nightcrawler who had spent most of the fight in the steel rafters of the ceiling, helping where he could, looked over and saw Rogue in the observation booth's front window.

BAMF

"Rogue?" Jean could tell she was furious.

"I forgot the main doors seal up as a protective measure. Figured that if I could get teleported out of the danger room I could get Nightcrawler to port me back in."

BAMF

He appeared in a poof of smoke and the smell of brimstone burning, "You rang Fraulein?"

"Get me back inside."

He extended his hand and Rogue grabbed it, "Your wish is my command."

BAMF

They reappeared just on the other side of the observation booth protective front window. Nightcrawler held onto the wall while Rogue headed down into the room looking for Teletrix not knowing she was outside wolverine.

Teletrix had planned her teleport with care putting Wolverine directly in front of the motorcycle she was told was his. As his claws buried themselves deep into the engine of the bike she jumped back.

Destroying his bike along with the port effects brought Wolverine out of his rage. He pulled his claws out of his bike and popped them back into his arms; he then looked at Teletrix and growled.

Teletrix was standing about five feet away from him she then raised one hand and wiggled her fingers at him.

BLINK

Wolverine looked back down at his new motorcycle and let out a howl. He then headed for the mansion's front doors at a full run. The doors were normally unlocked so he expected no resistance when he reached them, but unknown to Wolverine Teletrix had not ported back to the danger room but to just inside of the front doors and was waiting for him.

When he reached the doors he placed a hand on each door expecting them to open easily he didn't slow his pace. Just as the doors began to swing open Teletrix jammed her foot against both doors stopping them. This caused Wolverine to run face first into the reinforced metal doors and unbreakable glass.

Wolverine ended up at the bottom of the concrete mansion entrance steps on his butt.

Teletrix opened the doors and looked down at Wolverine, "Hi."

He drew his left fist across his face; it was covered with blood from his bleeding nose. He looked at the blood and then up at Teletrix, "Darling when I get my hands on you." 'Snikt' the claws in his right hand popped out.

BLINK