Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine, except for Aurora, Rian, Granite and Serpentine, and the weapons I gave to Orion, plus her name. But the character itself remains Marvel's. Plot is mine though.

Throughout story: " " = Speech ' ' = Thoughts ^ ^ = Telepath

I have got good plans for the 2nd, the 3rd has only just come into light. The thing is, I a absolutely dreading the day when I finish this X-Men fic, I want to right it! I love doing it!

Chapter 48

The rain came down in sheets, the sky grey, and the atmosphere tense. The building was in complete darkness, no lights hinting that people currently resided in there.

One of the figures ran forward in the darkness, arm waving to them, "Hey! You got here!" Came the familiar voice, a low tone but young in age.

Through the pouring rain the X-Men scrutinized at the form, "It's Bobby!" Cried Kurt, moving to advance to the student. An arm hit him heavily in the chest. Kurt lifted his gaze from the thick black arm to meet the face of Logan glaring at him, "No.. That's not Bobby."

"It is!" Said Scott with a groan, "Logan, stop being so suspicious, it's bound to be - "

He fell silent, for behind Logan the body of Bobby devoured into a blue skin, red hair creeping from the temples and yellow cold eyes absorbing the warmth that Iceman managed to hold.

Mystique snarled, a shimmer of awful amusement lighting up her eyes at their failed guessing. Logan's ear flinched at the sounds and he turned in order to strike her. X-Men readied to attack, but a blur of a body pounced upon Mystique. Aurora had leapt upon her, still in human form. Her uniform glistened in the pouring rain and the water streaked her pale cheeks.

Mystique fell back with a cry, not expecting the silent shadow of Aurora to creep up on her. Aurora landed perfectly; Mystique was trapped beneath her, limbs tight to body. Aurora snarled beneath her breath, sounding like the very animal her blood ran with.

Scott then looked up, three more members of the Brotherhood ran through in the rain. Scott raised his arm to his eyepiece, a simple flick sending rays of laser upon one oncoming victim. A ghastly scream of pain alerted their ears, it was Orion. Rain still obscured their vision, but the wet sickening drop of her body to the floor was inevitable to their senses.

Storm and Kurt joined Scott's side, both preparing for attack as Logan watched with an open mouth at the ferocity Aurora was putting into her blows against Mystique. He has never seen anyone attack so well, with expert precision and deadly timing. Only him.

Mystique was suffering with her opponent. She couldn't be freed from the trap Aurora's limbs expertly did and she suffered harshly from the hits. Logan almost wanted to cry out and stop Aurora as four slim blades erected from her fist and made way for the skull of Mystique.

He didn't have to; Mystique bent her upper torso away, Aurora's blade striking through the concrete. Now, Mystique easily slithered from her loosening grip, and stood to her feet after leaping clean away from a blast of red laser.

The wind howled dreadfully, Storm rising from the concrete, wind swirling triumphantly around her slim form. As she prepared, a blast of fire shot from Pyro but it was eliminated by the onslaught of snow and ice.

Orion emerged from the floor, expression etched with fury. Claws slipped elegantly from her fingers tips and she brandished them threateningly. She erupted forward in a run, planning to drive them through Scott; the wind shifted position and sent her colliding sideways with a shriek.

Kurt teleported behind Pyro and with a fast motion, kicked him down to the floor, stopping Pyro in his preparation to blast more fire.

Mystique eyed the pair that stood before her, Logan and Aurora. Aurora glanced quickly to Logan, rain running heavily down her face, hair sticking to her forehead as droplets ran. He exchanged her look for a mere second, water running and dropping of the end of his nose as the torrential rain attacked their flesh unmercifully. Mystique made a leap to Logan, he grabbed by her arms as she lunged, claws suddenly ripped through his flesh and made way for her slim body.

Scott's head was kicked sideways as he tried to blast Pyro who ran towards him, lighter at the ready, Orion's foot had neatly landed there and sent the red stream of death in Logan's direction.

Logan gasped, ducking, the force as it passed sending him on his back, but it didn't touch his skin. Mystique took her chance, diving forward to send a strike upon Logan as he was grounded.

A roar, earth shattering and powerful, suddenly drowned the commotion of the fighting out immensely. Mystique's body was swatted out of the air by a blow from a large brown paw. In the dim sunlight, chocolate fur glistened as rain streaked the large coat that adorned the muscular body of a spectacular Grizzly bear, chains upon the neck and a thick golden limb.

Mystique hit the ground heavily; the strike had sent her a good few feet. She landed with a cry of agony, flat on her back as rain poured hellishly. Orion and Pyro paused in their motions, staring horrified at the towering body of strength. Aurora growled down, eyes gleaming menacingly. Gasping, Orion and Pyro backed away, dumbfounded by the size that confronted them.

Suddenly, out of the shadows, the fourth figure leapt upon Aurora's back, the flash of a thick snake-like tail was seen.

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God, I hope that fight scene made sense; I know how difficult they can be. They need really good description otherwise they are so confusing!