Nightcrawler was becoming bolder with his battle plans against their
enemies. With help from his mother and Destiny, he wrote out and drew up
plans to attack the mansion the X-men lived in by cover of night. He
planned on having the Brotherhood break up into two teams; one led by
Mastermind and the other by himself. Mastermind would use his powers to
confuse the security systems and first defenders while Nightcrawler led his
team inside the school to attack from the inside out.
Waiting for the cover of night, Nightcrawler and Mastermind got their teams into position, ready to strike on Nightcrawler's signal. He stared with narrowed eyes at the lit windows of the mansion. When the last light went off, he turned his head in Mastermind's direction, his yellow eyes easily seen through the branches of the tree.
Mastermind worked swiftly, using his powers to scramble the cameras and laser grids long enough for Toad to spit goop into them and make them useless. As Mastermind's team headed for the front, Nightcrawler's headed for the top. Some of the X-men came out and started to battle with Mastermind and the others. Cyclops led the defense with Beast, Angel, Iceman, Shadowcat, and her dragon Lockheed.
Turning into steel, Colossus raised both of fists and slammed them hard on the roof, his attack muffled by Avalanche's down below. They leapt into the hole and found themselves in the attic.
"You lead now, mein herr." Nightcrawler said, turning to Magneto with a smile. Taking the lead, Magneto led them towards Cerebro. They were rounding a corner with something exploded in a pink flash in Magneto's eyes, sending him reeling back.
They hadn't known that the X-men had recruited a new member. He was dressed in a duster jacket with blue armor on his legs and a black and red shirt under the jacket. He also wore cut off leather gloves that let his fingers work more freely. His red on black eyes sparkled as he flipped cards from one hand to the other.
"Gambit t'ink y' bettah leave." He said, the card filling up with kinetic energy slowly. They quickly dived away as he hurled the card at them, ripping up some of the carpet as it exploded lightly.
"He's only one person! We can take him." Colossus said, charging at Gambit. A bolt of lightning sent him crashing through a wall into an empty dorm room.
"You should know better than to have come here!" Storm shouted, narrowing her eyes.
SNIKT!
Nightcrawler found himself being attacked by Wolverine; who was still furious about the disbanding of the Avengers because of the death of Marvel Girl. He barely was able to teleport away in time, finding two wounds in his side. Drawing his rapiers, he leapt at Wolverine with a snarl.
Unus narrowed his eyes and he slowly concentrated on the force field around him, making it slowly become stronger and wider. He made it press up against the walls and make them crumble, giving them some more room to work with as he charged at Storm and bowled her over.
Cannonball erupted from behind and was about to smash into Lorelei when the Blob expanded and caught him in his blubber, sending him flying backwards.
Nightcrawler cried out in pain as a full set of claws dug into his shoulder. Snarling angrily, he teleported with Wolverine outside and continued to do so all over the grounds, hoping to render the madman comatose. When he stopped and stumbled back, he was surprised to see the damned Canadian still standing and barely sick at all.
"Healing factor." Wolverine growled, lunging forward with both sets of claws ready.
Gambit twirled his bo stick swiftly, barely missing Rogue's nose. She kicked up and he flew a few feet before he landed in a crouch. He had barely gotten up when she flew at his chest with a fist extended.
"Y' really gittin' on Gambit's nerves, chere!" he said, using his bo stick to deflect the attack. They fought bo stick to fists for a bit until she grabbed it and was about to throw it when she realized it had been charged and erupted. She fell back and was ready to get up when Gambit held her down. He winked at her furious face.
"Dis was fun, non?" he asked. Rogue got a hand free and punched him hard, knocking him into a wall.
Nightcrawler was smashed hard against a tree, his bones screaming in red-hot agony as he threw himself to the side, just missing being skewered by Wolverine. He used his tail to whip him in the face, giving him a few seconds to run on all fours and get some more distance between the two.
Grabbing his rapiers, he stood up shakily and held them crossed as Wolverine leapt at him and swiped at him, the blades clashing together and making sparks fly onto the ground. Grunting and panting, the two continued to battle, each one trying to stab at the other. Nightcrawler realized it was hopeless when he dealt Wolverine a killing blow, and the damned thing healed up a few seconds later!
"Verdammt." He muttered, teleporting away to where Mastermind was holding off Beast.
"I zhink perhaps ve should go, ja?" he asked.
"Why?" Pyro asked from the side, making a herd of fire horses charge through some trees, setting them ablaze instantly.
"Volverine will not go down at all. Ve need to retreat before ve lose a party member!" Nightcrawler said, cocking an eyebrow as Lockheed charged at him with a hiss. Raising his tail up, he slapped the little purple dragon and smashed it against Cyclops, sending the optic blast he was aiming at Avalanche into the mansion's wall.
"Don't you think we should wait until Magneto gives the signal?" Toad asked. Nightcrawler sighed and shook his head.
"Zhere is no time for zhis discussion!" he said. "Get ready to retreat!" he ordered, teleporting away.
"Y' know, y' got pretty eyes dere, chere." Gambit said, dodging a kick in the head.
"Shut up an' jus' figh'!" Rogue growled, lashing out with a broken table. Gambit leapt over it and landed on top of her.
"Huh, dis mus' mean somethin' if we keep fallin' loik dis, non?" he asked. Rogue looked up at him with narrowed eyes, but she couldn't help but find his behavior a little funny. With one kick she sent him into a door. He just wasn't that funny.
"Mein herr, I zhink ve should retreat." Nightcrawler said as he teleported behind Magneto. "Volverine is proving to be a nuisance und zhis new one is giving Rogue a hard time!"
As he spoke, Gambit smashed through a wall and barely missed crashing into him. Rogue followed after him and tried to throttle the Cajun as he kicked her away and they ran back into the previous room.
"See?" Nightcrawler said, cocking an eyebrow. Magneto looked around, his mind working swiftly as he slowly nodded.
"It would not be wise to stay here. Tell the others to retreat." He said, starting to create a magnetic bubble around himself. Nightcrawler nodded and teleported on top of Gambit and slammed both of his rapier hilts against his head, finally knocking him out.
"Ready to go?" he asked, smiling down at Rogue. She scowled and took his offered hand to help her up.
"Ah could 'ave beaten 'im." She said. Nightcrawler rolled his eyes and simply teleported with her.
"They're backing off!" Cyclops said, stepping back a bit. "Let them go! Lockheed! Shadowcat, make him get back here!" he shouted as the purple dragon chased after the Brotherhood. Shadowcat had to grab him tightly by the tail and pull to make him stop.
Hours later found the Brotherhood back in their lair, most of them downstairs talking about the failed assault on the mansion.
"I think we should have done some more surveillance before attacking the bloody place." Toad said. "You wouldn't have been so caught off guard by that new guy Gambit otherwise."
"I know I know." Nightcrawler sighed, shaking his head in disgust. "I should have planned zhe attack better." He said. "Zhis defeat is all my fault."
"We'll think of another way." Magneto assured him, resting a hand on his slumped shoulder. "It's not the end of the world you know."
"I know but, I thought ve vould be able to stop zhe X-men now so zhat ve could finish off zhe humans for good." Nightcrawler said, standing up. "I'm feeling really tired right now. Guten Nacht, mein freunds." He said, heading for the rooms. He found Rogue on the balcony, looking at the stars.
"You all right?" he asked, walking up.
"Ah suppose." She said with a shrug.
"Vhat is zhe matter?" he asked.
"Tha' new guy, Gambit." She said. "'e was laughin' an' 'ittin' on me the whole toime. Why would 'e do tha'?" she asked. Nightcrawler shrugged a bit, his tail curling up a bit.
"Because you are so cute?" he asked. Rogue laughed and lightly punched his arm.
"Ah'm bein' serious!" she said.
"So am I!" Nightcrawler laughed. "Vell, vhat ever zhe reason is, you vatch yourself! Sometimes, I thought you vere letting him vin und ve cannot have zhat." He said seriously. Rogue looked him in the eyes and the two of them stared at each other for a few moments in silence, communicating volumes without any words.
Rogue had fallen for the X-man Gambit.
Waiting for the cover of night, Nightcrawler and Mastermind got their teams into position, ready to strike on Nightcrawler's signal. He stared with narrowed eyes at the lit windows of the mansion. When the last light went off, he turned his head in Mastermind's direction, his yellow eyes easily seen through the branches of the tree.
Mastermind worked swiftly, using his powers to scramble the cameras and laser grids long enough for Toad to spit goop into them and make them useless. As Mastermind's team headed for the front, Nightcrawler's headed for the top. Some of the X-men came out and started to battle with Mastermind and the others. Cyclops led the defense with Beast, Angel, Iceman, Shadowcat, and her dragon Lockheed.
Turning into steel, Colossus raised both of fists and slammed them hard on the roof, his attack muffled by Avalanche's down below. They leapt into the hole and found themselves in the attic.
"You lead now, mein herr." Nightcrawler said, turning to Magneto with a smile. Taking the lead, Magneto led them towards Cerebro. They were rounding a corner with something exploded in a pink flash in Magneto's eyes, sending him reeling back.
They hadn't known that the X-men had recruited a new member. He was dressed in a duster jacket with blue armor on his legs and a black and red shirt under the jacket. He also wore cut off leather gloves that let his fingers work more freely. His red on black eyes sparkled as he flipped cards from one hand to the other.
"Gambit t'ink y' bettah leave." He said, the card filling up with kinetic energy slowly. They quickly dived away as he hurled the card at them, ripping up some of the carpet as it exploded lightly.
"He's only one person! We can take him." Colossus said, charging at Gambit. A bolt of lightning sent him crashing through a wall into an empty dorm room.
"You should know better than to have come here!" Storm shouted, narrowing her eyes.
SNIKT!
Nightcrawler found himself being attacked by Wolverine; who was still furious about the disbanding of the Avengers because of the death of Marvel Girl. He barely was able to teleport away in time, finding two wounds in his side. Drawing his rapiers, he leapt at Wolverine with a snarl.
Unus narrowed his eyes and he slowly concentrated on the force field around him, making it slowly become stronger and wider. He made it press up against the walls and make them crumble, giving them some more room to work with as he charged at Storm and bowled her over.
Cannonball erupted from behind and was about to smash into Lorelei when the Blob expanded and caught him in his blubber, sending him flying backwards.
Nightcrawler cried out in pain as a full set of claws dug into his shoulder. Snarling angrily, he teleported with Wolverine outside and continued to do so all over the grounds, hoping to render the madman comatose. When he stopped and stumbled back, he was surprised to see the damned Canadian still standing and barely sick at all.
"Healing factor." Wolverine growled, lunging forward with both sets of claws ready.
Gambit twirled his bo stick swiftly, barely missing Rogue's nose. She kicked up and he flew a few feet before he landed in a crouch. He had barely gotten up when she flew at his chest with a fist extended.
"Y' really gittin' on Gambit's nerves, chere!" he said, using his bo stick to deflect the attack. They fought bo stick to fists for a bit until she grabbed it and was about to throw it when she realized it had been charged and erupted. She fell back and was ready to get up when Gambit held her down. He winked at her furious face.
"Dis was fun, non?" he asked. Rogue got a hand free and punched him hard, knocking him into a wall.
Nightcrawler was smashed hard against a tree, his bones screaming in red-hot agony as he threw himself to the side, just missing being skewered by Wolverine. He used his tail to whip him in the face, giving him a few seconds to run on all fours and get some more distance between the two.
Grabbing his rapiers, he stood up shakily and held them crossed as Wolverine leapt at him and swiped at him, the blades clashing together and making sparks fly onto the ground. Grunting and panting, the two continued to battle, each one trying to stab at the other. Nightcrawler realized it was hopeless when he dealt Wolverine a killing blow, and the damned thing healed up a few seconds later!
"Verdammt." He muttered, teleporting away to where Mastermind was holding off Beast.
"I zhink perhaps ve should go, ja?" he asked.
"Why?" Pyro asked from the side, making a herd of fire horses charge through some trees, setting them ablaze instantly.
"Volverine will not go down at all. Ve need to retreat before ve lose a party member!" Nightcrawler said, cocking an eyebrow as Lockheed charged at him with a hiss. Raising his tail up, he slapped the little purple dragon and smashed it against Cyclops, sending the optic blast he was aiming at Avalanche into the mansion's wall.
"Don't you think we should wait until Magneto gives the signal?" Toad asked. Nightcrawler sighed and shook his head.
"Zhere is no time for zhis discussion!" he said. "Get ready to retreat!" he ordered, teleporting away.
"Y' know, y' got pretty eyes dere, chere." Gambit said, dodging a kick in the head.
"Shut up an' jus' figh'!" Rogue growled, lashing out with a broken table. Gambit leapt over it and landed on top of her.
"Huh, dis mus' mean somethin' if we keep fallin' loik dis, non?" he asked. Rogue looked up at him with narrowed eyes, but she couldn't help but find his behavior a little funny. With one kick she sent him into a door. He just wasn't that funny.
"Mein herr, I zhink ve should retreat." Nightcrawler said as he teleported behind Magneto. "Volverine is proving to be a nuisance und zhis new one is giving Rogue a hard time!"
As he spoke, Gambit smashed through a wall and barely missed crashing into him. Rogue followed after him and tried to throttle the Cajun as he kicked her away and they ran back into the previous room.
"See?" Nightcrawler said, cocking an eyebrow. Magneto looked around, his mind working swiftly as he slowly nodded.
"It would not be wise to stay here. Tell the others to retreat." He said, starting to create a magnetic bubble around himself. Nightcrawler nodded and teleported on top of Gambit and slammed both of his rapier hilts against his head, finally knocking him out.
"Ready to go?" he asked, smiling down at Rogue. She scowled and took his offered hand to help her up.
"Ah could 'ave beaten 'im." She said. Nightcrawler rolled his eyes and simply teleported with her.
"They're backing off!" Cyclops said, stepping back a bit. "Let them go! Lockheed! Shadowcat, make him get back here!" he shouted as the purple dragon chased after the Brotherhood. Shadowcat had to grab him tightly by the tail and pull to make him stop.
Hours later found the Brotherhood back in their lair, most of them downstairs talking about the failed assault on the mansion.
"I think we should have done some more surveillance before attacking the bloody place." Toad said. "You wouldn't have been so caught off guard by that new guy Gambit otherwise."
"I know I know." Nightcrawler sighed, shaking his head in disgust. "I should have planned zhe attack better." He said. "Zhis defeat is all my fault."
"We'll think of another way." Magneto assured him, resting a hand on his slumped shoulder. "It's not the end of the world you know."
"I know but, I thought ve vould be able to stop zhe X-men now so zhat ve could finish off zhe humans for good." Nightcrawler said, standing up. "I'm feeling really tired right now. Guten Nacht, mein freunds." He said, heading for the rooms. He found Rogue on the balcony, looking at the stars.
"You all right?" he asked, walking up.
"Ah suppose." She said with a shrug.
"Vhat is zhe matter?" he asked.
"Tha' new guy, Gambit." She said. "'e was laughin' an' 'ittin' on me the whole toime. Why would 'e do tha'?" she asked. Nightcrawler shrugged a bit, his tail curling up a bit.
"Because you are so cute?" he asked. Rogue laughed and lightly punched his arm.
"Ah'm bein' serious!" she said.
"So am I!" Nightcrawler laughed. "Vell, vhat ever zhe reason is, you vatch yourself! Sometimes, I thought you vere letting him vin und ve cannot have zhat." He said seriously. Rogue looked him in the eyes and the two of them stared at each other for a few moments in silence, communicating volumes without any words.
Rogue had fallen for the X-man Gambit.