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-5

Rogue had batted away Dark Force's companions again and again, but still they kelp coming back to get in her way. She noticed that Teletrix was back in the danger room, but she also noticed that Wolverine was gone now. It was time to take this witch out once in for all. She ducked the companions and headed for Teletrix.

Titan pulled away from the wall that Cyclops had blasted her into. She was looking for him when a flash of yellow and green caught her eye. She looked up to see Rogue drawing a bead on Teletrix, forgetting Cyclops she raced for Teletrix.

Teletrix was looking for Mystic when something powerful grabbed her from behind by her shoulder and spun her around. It then grabbed her by the throat and lifted her up off the ground. She looked down into the furious face of Rogue who had a fist drawn back and ready to strike.

Rogue smiled, "Bye sugar." She swung her fist at Teletrix who closed her eyes. It never hit her.

Titan managed to reach Rogue in time to grab her fist a fraction of an inch from hitting Teletrix. She jerked Rogue around and she dropped Teletrix.

Rogue screamed in frustration and hit Titan with a body shot driving them into the wall, Titan taking most of the impact against the wall.

Rogue stood up expecting to see Titan fall to the floor, instead she wrapped her arms around Rogue's waist and then leaning back quickly she drove her face first into the dented wall denting it some more.

Titan jumped away from Rogue and the wall, she turned around to face Rogue who came up swinging.

Teletrix looked over at Rogue and Titan who were now hammering on each other. She then found Mystic who was shooting every snowball Iceman threw at him. Dark Force and Gambit were going after each other with their staffs the companions taking out every card Gambit threw. Storm and Voltrix were trading lightning bolts; Cyclops and Skymaster were still firing force beams at each other. Speed Demon was racing around making a nascence of her self. Wolverine hadn't made it back to the danger room yet, it seemed as if they were holding their own against the X-men.

She watched as Speed Demon approached Iceman from behind again when suddenly.

BAMF

A funny looking blue man dressed in red and black popped in front of her in a puff of smoke, it was too late for Demon to change direction and the man managed to trip her. Demon landed on Iceman ice ramp sliding out of control.

BAMF

He was gone. She quickly began looking around and spotted him up on a ceiling girder.

BLINK

Nightcrawler watched the fight below with great interest he had been popping in and out helping where he could. The sudden appearance of one of the Grunts on the girder beside him startled him.

Teletrix popped herself onto the girder where the funny looking man was crouched, "Hi."

Nightcrawler could tell it was a female by her voice, "Guten abend fraulien."

His accent delighted Eve, "Oh, you're not from America?"

"Nein, I am originally from Germany."

"I love meeting people from new places."

"Ja, so do I."

She pulled her goggles off and pushed back her mask, she could tell that the blue man was taken back by her looks for a moment then he smiled brightly at her, "I'm Eve McCall."

Nightcrawler extend his hand to her, "I am Kurt Wagner."

Eve took his hand and looked at it for a second there were only two fingers and a thumb, she then shook his hand, "Can I call you Kurt, I'm Eve."

"Yes of course you may call me Kurt."

She smiled a beautiful smile, "Kurt may I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"I understand the need for training our abilities and learning to work as a team, but don't you find all this." She swung an arm covering the entire danger room where everyone was still fighting, "All this a bit silly."

Kurt laughed as he nodded, "Ja, fraulien I find it a lot silly."

"Well then," She leaned in closer, "Does this place have a kitchen?"

"Yes we have a kitchen."

"Ice cream?"

"Yes, lots of ice cream."

"Good because I love ice cream, shall we go?"

"Very well, follow me to the hallway outside the danger room."

BAMF BLINK

Cyclops rolled away from a force beam blast shot a him from Skymaster. He rolled behind an ice wall Iceman had created. He needed a rest from going blast to blast with Skymaster. His head was killing him. He looked up to see the Grunt called Teletrix disappear with Nightcrawler, but since he saw the tell tale smoke he knew Kurt had teleported on his own he wasn't too worried, even though they were still a man down.

He noticed that Skymaster was now headed toward Rogue and Titan who were still pounding on each other. He never would have believed someone could go for so long with Rogue trading punches. Skymaster would change that balance so he better slow him down or maybe he'd get lucky and take him out. Skymaster was turned sideways to him giving him a clear shot at his glowing wings. Cyclops hit them with everything he had.

Heading to help Titan with Rogue Skymaster was suddenly whipped around by his wings sending him spinning for the far wall of the danger room. Something very powerful had hit his wings, the g-force of the whip and spin had him lightheaded after he got himself under control. He landed near the wall to catch his breath as he looked over the battle area of the danger room he saw his people were holding their own against the X-men, this was more than he ever thought possible.

Like Rogue before him Wolverine exploded into the observation booth, he moved quickly to the front window of the booth and looked out, "Where's the elf?"

"He disappeared with Teletrix." Beast informed him.

"Damn, she taking out our whole team." He popped his claws and drew a huge X in the front window glass.

"Logan, what are you doing?" Xavier asked.

"Getting back in the game." He said as he stepped back a couple of feet the charged the window.

Skymaster noticed Wolverine appear at the huge front window of the observation booth, he then watched as he cut a large X from corner to corner of the window. After spending three years here he had a good idea what Wolverine was fixing to do.

It was then that he noticed that Voltrix had managed to force Storm almost to the floor and against the wall beneath the observation booth. He watched Wolverine crash through the window sending deadly heavy and sharp broken glass down toward Storm. "No." he whispered. Storm had been the only one who had treated him with respect and worth, while he was here, "No!"

Cyclops heard the glass break and he looked up to see Wolverine coming through the window, he then heard someone yell and he turned to see Skymaster point his hand at Wolverine, fearing for Wolverine Cyclops hit Skymaster with a full powered optic blast head on.

Skymaster had just formed his force shield above Storm as Cyclops' optic blast hit him. It blew him against the wall overwhelming his suits ability to absorbed shock. Pain filled Brian's senses in his chest and face, he knew that some of his ribs were broken and the taste of blood told him his nose was broken. His head had crashed into the metal wall; he fell to the floor barely able to remain conscious. But despite the pain he managed to maintain his force shield above Storm, "Voltrix stand down. Demon." He was having a hard time breathing and speaking which meant not only were his ribs broken but at least one had punctured a lung, "Demon clear Storm from the wall." He tried to see Demon and Storm but his vision was quickly fading, "Hurry Demon."

Demon was pulling herself back together after her out of control slide when she heard Skymaster order. She looked and saw Storm now on the ground below Skymaster's force shield holding up a lot of broken glass. She flew to Storm, grabbed her from behind under her arms, "Hold on to you hat." She pulled Storm out from under the shield just as it failed and the glass came crashing down.

Cyclops had turned to try and follow Demon and saw her rescue Storm from the broken glass that had been being held by Skymaster's force shield. He quickly turned to see skymaster down on the floor not moving.

Brian knew he was almost out of it, "Dr. Toryn.Help me, I'm hurt.Bad."

Bran Toryn ran to the now open window and looked out at Skymaster who was not moving, "All Grunts stand down! Skymaster has been hurt.

The Grunts moved as one Dark Force knowing that Gambit would easily dodge his staff flung it at Iceman who was unable to dodge it. The staff knocked him off his ice slide. He then flipped off the companion he had been riding and ran for Skymaster; Since Dark Force had taken out Iceman Mystic spun toward Gambit who was about to give chase to Dark force and blasted him with his guns, Gambit was overwhelmed and went down. As soon as Gambit fell Mystic was running for Skymaster; Titan grabbed Rogue and spun her into the wall and then she spun and tossed Rogue at Wolverine, where they crashed together. Knowing it would take them a second to get untangled she turned and ran for the others, when she got in front of them she stopped and turned to face the X-men ready to stop any who might approach them; Voltrix was running for Brian when she noticed all the X-men getting to their feet, she made a sweeping motion with her arm throwing electricity at them taking them again off their feet.

Demon had dropped Storm and raced to Skymaster. She leaded down and pulled off his goggle and mask, blood flowed freely from his mouth, nose and ears; blood covered his face, "Dr. Toryn this looks bad."

"I'm on it Demon. Eagle!"

*Working*

"Go to Skymaster medical sensors on max."

*Affirmative*

Eagle left the position he had been in since the fighting started; he flew down and landed near Brian.

Flo knew they would not be able to turn him over with his wings extended, she reached under him to his belt buckle there under the buckle was a button for emergencies just like this. She pressed and held the button after a few seconds Skymaster's wings began to draw in and compress until they were just two large lumps that ran down both sides of his back and down the back of each leg.

Joining Titan in a line protecting Skymaster was Dark Force, his companions, and Mystic.

Dr. Toryn notice that Teletrix was still missing, "Teletrix."

In the mansion's huge kitchen sat Eve, Kurt and several other students. All were eating ice cream and laughing. Eve was having a wonderful time talking with the students when she finally heard Dr. Toryn on her goggles comm- link, she quickly put on the goggles, "Yes Dr. Toryn."

"Where are you?"

"I'm." She looked at Kurt and shrugged, "I'm with Nightcrawler."

"Are you all right?"

"Yes I'm Fine."

"Then stand down and get back to the danger room, Skymaster has been badly hurt."

She stood clearly upset everyone in the room went silent. "What did you say?"

"I said Skymaster has been hurt badly we need you in the danger room."

"Yes of course. Kurt we must return to the danger room quickly, Skymaster has been badly hurt." She pulled on her mask and goggles.

BLINK BAMF

Kurt landed among the X-men and began to help them to their feet.

Eve landed among the Grunts where she quickly joined the line protecting Skymaster.

Voltrix finally reached Skymaster. She stopped just short, looking down at him he was lying very still his head in a pool of blood, "No, no. It can't be." She looked at Speed Demon, "Flo?"

"It doesn't look good Becca."