Lady Elisabeth stood on the porch of the large manor, staring at the helicopter as it landed on the large area of grass. The blades settled, as the latch opened. Elizabeth ran towards her mother, her arms opened wide. "Mum!" She squealed.
Elisabeth grabbed onto her daughter, hugging her. "Oh, luv! My heavens to Betsy!" She smiled, as she hugged onto her tightly.
Brian flew towards his mother, and grabbed onto them both, hugging them, "Oh my twins! You both look absolutely marvelous!" Elisabeth smiled, as Brian hugged onto both her and his twin.
They released themselves from their mother. She combed her hands through her shoulder length layered blonde hair, to settle it down from the wind gushing. Elisabeth looked at her daughter, and placed her fingers gently onto the crimson red mark on the left side of her face, "You're showing it freely now, bob?" She smiled.
Elizabeth grinned, as she grabbed onto her mother's hand. She turned to look at her teammates strolling towards the porch, "Mum, this here is Logan and Remy. They're from the Institute." Elizabeth introduced.
Logan shook Lady Elisabeth's hand. She then put her hand towards Remy. "Oh, chante, cherie!" Remy grinned, as he grabbed onto Elisabeth's hand.
He was going to place it to his mouth to kiss it, but Brian immediately slapped Remy's arm to release his mother's hand of his grip. Remy grimaced, and smiled, as he shook Brian's mother's hand. "Please, come in!" Elisabeth smiled, ushering them into the manor.
Remy and Brian followed them behind, "Why'd you have to do that, mon ami?!" Remy hissed at Brian.
"That's my mother, you twit!" Brian snapped.
*~*~*~*
Lady Elisabeth entered an access code into the titanium door that led to the laboratory below. The door opened, and she walked down the staircase, followed by her children and guests. The lights had turned on with their motion sensors. The large room had been emptied since James Braddock Sr. had died in the explosion. Elizabeth ran her hands up her arms, as she felt uneasy in the very room her father had died in. Her mother placed her hand on Elizabeth's back, rubbing it gently, "Don't worry, luv. It'll be alright." She gently told her daughter.
Elisabeth handed Brian a large device that resembled a highly evolved remote. "It's in the same place, mum?" Brian asked.
Elisabeth nodded, "Just right over there, luv." She pointed towards the darkness of the far corner ahead of them.
Brian pointed the device, and pressed his thumb onto the scanner. A large beam of green light blasted towards them, revealing a doorway. Logan held up his fists, his claws coming out, "Let's get the show goin', shall we?" Logan grinned.
Brian and Elizabeth walked to their mother, and hugged onto her, "We'll be back in a jiffy, mum." Brian told her.
"Just be careful, bobs. I love you." Elisabeth sighed, as she hugged onto them.
"We love you too, mum." Elizabeth told her.
"I don't mean to break the touching moment, but there's a certain mutant back at the institute who's still in need of our help." Remy reminded.
The twins broke away from their mother, and led Logan and Remy into the portal. Elisabeth stared after them, as the portal closed, "Oh God in heaven, watch over my babes." She prayed aloud.
*~*~*~*
Logan was the last to walk through the portal. He shivered as he stepped through, "Man, that was weird." He mumbled.
He looked up, and saw his three teammates staring at the surroundings in front of them. A long road surrounded by trees led to a large metallic silver castle ahead of them. "Where the hell are we?" Logan asked.
"The Otherworld." Brian told him, as he began walking towards the castle.
Elizabeth followed with Remy and Logan. Logan sniffed the air uneasily, "I really don't like the smell of this." He told them.
He stopped in his tracks, and looked to the trees that lined the road at his side. Elizabeth looked at him, "Logan?" She asked.
Brian and Remy stopped, and turned. "What's wrong?" Remy asked him.
Logan put up his hand, telling them to silence themselves. Elizabeth walked to stand next to him, and looked to where he was looking, "Something's watching us." He said.
Elizabeth tilted her head in thought, as she reached behind her. She pulled out her katana sword handle from the latch in her belt, and the blade illuminated from the base of the handle. She walked towards the area Logan had stared at. He quickly grabbed her arm, "What are you, nuts?! Lemme check this out!" He growled.
Suddenly, glowing ropes wrapped around Logan's wrists, and pulled him back towards a tree. He cried out as his back slammed against the tree, with the ropes wrapping around his body, securing him. Elizabeth rushed towards him, but was grabbed as well, and pulled back to the tree next to him. She dropped her sword handle as she was grabbed, with the ropes keeping them both bound to the trees. Remy reached into his pocket to grab for a card, but was grabbed, and thrown back towards the tree across from them, and tied. Brian flew towards Logan, and wrapped his hands around the ropes. He pulled, with all of his superhuman strength. He grunted as he pulled, "It won't budge!" He snapped.
Remy struggled to push himself out of the ropes, "It'll be in and out, she says!" He snapped.
"Shut up, you swine!" Elizabeth hissed.
Ropes wrapped around Brian's waist, and pulled him back against a tree next to where Remy had been tied. The ropes tied around him. "We're a little tied up, mon ami!" Remy snapped.
Elizabeth glared at her sword handle. Her crimson red mark began to glow, as she used her telekinesis to levitate the handle towards her. "What the hell are these?!" Logan snapped.
"Guardians!" Brian answered.
Elizabeth's hand wrapped around her sword handle, and the blade illuminated again. She placed the blade against the glowing ropes around her arms, and clenched her eyes shut, using all of her power's will to cut through the ropes. She dropped to the ground as she was released. She rushed towards Logan, and used her sword to cut through the ropes that held him. He fell to his feet as she released him. She rushed to Brian and Remy doing the same. They adjusted themselves, and looked towards the castle. "We'd better fly." Brian sighed.
Remy wrapped his arm around Brian's shoulder, as they flew up into the air. Elizabeth pointed her hand towards Logan, and they both levitated into the air, following Brian and Remy. "Logan, you've put on weight!" Elizabeth snapped.
Logan rolled his eyes, shaking his head. They reached the castle, settling to their feet at the gates. Two guards, clad in metallic suits stared at them. "We've come to seek Roma." Brian demanded.
"Who is the name of the person who seeks her guidance?" A guard asked.
"Brian Braddock. Son of James Braddock Sr., Merlin of the Otherworld." Brian answered.
The guards bowed their heads at him, and stood out of his way, as the gates opened. "Just like that? They're going to let us in?" Remy snapped.
Logan and Elizabeth followed Brian into the castle. Remy shook his head with disbelief, as he followed. "I thought I'd seen everything." He mumbled.
AN- Just so ya'all can follow easier, the history of Elizabeth and Brian Braddock, is that their father was from another dimension known as the Otherworld. James Braddock Sr. was sent to earth to provide the Otherworld an 'heir', and hero. Jamie, their older brother didn't inherit the X Gene, but the twins did. So, hence, Brian is the heir of the throne, and the Hero of the Otherworld, however, that's not going to be delved into just yet. Brian's not quite knowledgeable of his purpose in this series as of yet of his destiny. But, also, their mother's name is also Elisabeth, just so I don't confuse ya'all, I've referred to her mainly as Lady Elisabeth, because, well, their parents were known as Sir James Braddock Sr., and Lady Elisabeth Braddock. So, yeah....anyways, thanks for all your reviews...I love you all! I'm gonna try to keep in some comedic relief in this story so it isn't all dramatic and stuff. But, we'll also see that love prevails, where magic fails. If you're familiar with the Crimson Dawn series in the comic verse, you'll get what I mean; I've adapted that theme into this story between Nathan and Elizabeth. If not, you'll just have to read on! WOOHOO! Or you can look up at the homepage link on my fanfic profile to make it a lil easier. WOOHOO! So yeah, I'll get another chappie posted when this severe thunder storm is done with....Thanks ya'all! *Hands everyone lollipops and sodas* I LOVES YA!
