"I vill be able to handle zhis mission on mein own, Magneto." Nightcrawler assured him the next morning as his chosen comrades got ready to leave.

"Are you sure about that, Nightcrawler? This mission is very important for us." Magneto said. "I would be able to get us out of there if anything should go wrong."

"Nothing shall go vrong, mein herr." Nightcrawler said seriously. "I have planned it all out und ve vill crush zhe Avengers vith ease." He laughed softly. "I may even be able to stop und go shopping aftervards!" Laughing softly, Magneto placed an arm around Nightcrawler's shoulders as they headed for their jet.

"I know I can count on you, Nightcrawler. Be careful when dealing with them." He said. Smiling, Nightcrawler saluted before he boarded the jet and they started off, heading for an abandoned construction site.

When the jet landed, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Colossus, Quicksilver, Lorelei, and Mastermind got off, Nightcrawler giving everyone their orders and positions quickly before he turned to Rogue with wink.

"You und I vill be hiding out und vaiting for our chance to give you powers forever!" he said with a laugh. Taking her gloved hand, he teleported into the control panel of a wrecking ball. He sat down on the controls and looked out the windows, his tail swaying back and forth slightly.

"Ya sure this will work?" Rogue asked, raising her eyebrows slightly. Nightcrawler smiled nodding.

"Ja, I promise you on mein honor zhat zhis vill vork und you shall have your own powers!" he said, getting tense as he heard the Avengers coming. "Be ready." He said softly, shifting a bit.

Captain America issued orders at once, pointing to different areas around the site, knowing that the Brotherhood were around here somewhere. Before they could get moving, Mastermind caused them to believe that the whole site was collapsing in on itself, making a few of them run needlessly around.

Quicksilver took that moment to charge right at Wasp, performing a baseball slide. He was going so fast that when he smashed into her legs, they snapped and she collapsed to the ground with a howl, her wings beating uselessly on the ground. Laughing, he got back up and ran circles around the others.

Frowning, Captain America threw his arm back and he hurled his shield at Quicksilver. It struck his shoulder and he fell over with a wince. When Captain America caught his shield and got ready to throw it at Lorelei, Colossus grabbed his arm and hurled him into a pile of trash.

Nightcrawler watched with a smile as Colossus and Captain America battled together, their strength matching as Colossus tried to overpower Captain America. He looked over at Marvel Girl who was flying up and looking for Mastermind to try and stop his mind games. As she flew towards their hideout, Nightcrawler turned to Rogue and signaled for her to take off her gloves.

"Get ready, Rogue." He said. He teleported swiftly down to the ground and he let himself be seen by Marvel Girl. He waited for her to fly down at him before he grabbed her wrists and teleported her back into the wrecking ball control room.

"Now!" Before Marvel Girl to do anything, Rogue grabbed her head with both of her hands. Her body jerked awkwardly as veins popped up on her head and neck, her eyes rolling up into the back of her head.

"Keep holding her!" Nightcrawler said, seeing Rogue start to get weak. "Just keep holding on until I say let go all right?" Rogue nodded faintly as she stumbled back with Marvel Girl, her body trembling as if she was being electrocuted.

Nightcrawler watched almost in awe as Marvel Girl's body slowly started to shrivel up, her hands held out to him for help. He stepped back and watched as her body became limp and suddenly crumpled to dust.

Rogue gasped and looked at the pile of dust in fear. She looked at Nightcrawler and then down at her hands again. Nightcrawler smiled and he held out her gloves, helping her put them on carefully.

"Rogue, go out zhere und fight zhem." He said. "It is all right. Zhey are defending zhe humans who vould kill us." He said to comfort her. Nodding, Rogue leapt out of the control room and with some concentration, she found herself flying like a rocket at Captain America with one fist held out.

Colossus looked up and when he saw Rogue flying towards them, he smiled and stepped back, confusing Captain America. Before he could get ready, Rogue landed a punch in his face, which sent him flying into the air. Laughing, she landed on her feet and she looked around.

Quicksilver rubbed his arm lightly and he looked around, narrowing his eyes a bit. He turned to Nightcrawler and pointed to their jet.

"We need to get out of here before anyone of these people gets up and tries to fight us again." He said. Nightcrawler shrugged and he trotted to the jet calmly.

"As you vish, Quicksilver." He said, as the ramp lowered down for them. Boarding the jet, they left the Avengers behind, one of them dead, their leader unconscious, one of them with broken legs, and the others left confused and needing desperate help.

When they got back to their headquarters, Nightcrawler told Magneto and Mystique all about their exploits, including Marvel Girl turning to dust in Rogue's hands when she held on tightly.

"Und now, I promise you zhat Rogue vill alvays have flight und super strength just like Marvel Girl once had." He finished, placing an arm around Rogue's shoulders. "I zhink our mission vas a success!" Laughing, Rogue ruffled his hair with her gloved hand.

"Ya got mah gratitude, fuzzy elf!" she said, missing the look in Mystique's eyes.