"~Cough cough~ Where is she?" Tabitha questioned as she waved the
smoke from her face. "She ran. There's like, no telling where." Kitty
replied as she gasped for air. "Dangit Tab, those bombs smoke." Rogue
hacked as they walked out of the alley. "Hey Logan, Ah don't think she
wants tah come back with us." Rogue announced into her communicator. "Why's
that?" He replied. "Because she spazzed and attacked us before and after we
explained why she should come with us." Tabitha called before Rogue could
respond. "Yeah, what she said." Rogue agreed. "Anyone hurt?" Logan asked.
"Got a knick on mah arm, but nothing serious." The girl answered as she
tried to stop her wound from bleeding. "Not serious? Rogue, that's pretty
deep." Kitty corrected. Rogue ignored her and continued with Logan. "Meet
us at the corner of 3rd and Fulton, we'll make plans from there." Logan
ordered. Rogue shut of the communicator and popped her neck. "Anyone else
get tha feeling that this is gonna be a long day?" She sighed. "Like duh."
Kitty stated as they trio trudged downtown.
"Dat be more than a little knick." Remy declared as he saw Rogue's arm. "It's fine, really." Rogue disagreed. "Gumbo's right, that's pretty serious." Logan chimed in. "Ah'm fine." Rogue assured with a tone that ended the conversation. "So what happened exactly?" Logan questioned, changing the subject. "Um, we tracked her for about two miles until she ducked into an alley. Then when we followed her, she like, attacked us. We fought back, and she ran." Kitty informed. "But you guys have some of her scent right?" He questioned. "Rogue should, they were the two who fought the most." Tabitha offered. "Ok, then we should be able to track her easier." He explained as he sniffed Rogue a bit, and then stepped back. After a few minutes, he spoke up. "She's somewhere near." He said simply as he started off in one direction. "Logan, she doesn't want to come with us, why track her?" Tabitha questioned as she caught up with him. "Let's try again, it can't do any harm." He sighed. Near the back of the group, Remy was scolding Rogue. "Cherie, Ah think yah should absorb Logan, dat is a pretty deep slash." He said for the fifth time. "Ah told yah Remy, it's fine, Ah'm not in any eminent danger." She replied. "Ah just don't want mah Cherie in pain." He explained. "Ah know Sugah, but it doesn't hurt." She assured. "Sure?" He questioned. "Positive." Rogue replied as she leaned her head on his shoulder as they continued along. She looked at the sky and saw the dark rain clouds. "We better hurry Logan, it's about tah storm." She reminded. Logan snorted in response. "Great, Logan's gone into his tracker mode, he's unreachable." Kitty sighed to Tabitha. There was a loud thunderclap and the rain came down in torrents. "And now it's like raining. How could this day get any worse?" She groaned as they pulled on their hoods.
"So why are we attacking them?" Riley questioned as she and the Acolytes got into position. "Because Sabertooth has a few issues with Wolverine that he would like to take care of now." Magneto explained. Riley sighed, she wanted to get out of this city as soon as possible, and this cat man was stopping her from doing so. "Don't fret Sheila, its fun fightin' the badger and his posse." A red haired teen assured. Riley raised an eyebrow and walked away from the edge of the warehouse roof. "So, I didn't catch you're name." The boy continued as he followed her. "That's because I didn't tell you." She reminded. "Well, are you gonna?" Riley smiled at his consistency, it was quite amusing. "Riley Marsters." She announced. "Well Riley, I'm John Allerdyce. Me mates call me Pyro." He smiled. "Why is that?" She asked curiously. "Well, all the blokes in Mag's team have a power, mine's the ability ta control fire." He explained as he created a small wolf out of fire. "Nice." She complimented. "Well, what can you do?" He asked. Riley didn't respond, instead she smiled and exposed her fangs. "Crikey Sheila, those are some pretty long chompers." He gasped. "Better to suck blood with." She stated. "So you're a vampire?" He asked. "In a sense. I have the teeth, the bloodlust, the agility and strength. But I can go out into daylight and I can eat actual food." She clarified. "Now that's a great power." He nodded. "It kicks ass." She corrected. "He's close." Sabertooth growled from the rooftop edge. "Mine comrade is a tab bit obsessive." Piotr sighed. "Oh yeah." Riley agreed as she saw Sabertooth begin to pace with anticipation. "Ready?" He called to them. The three mutants stood and got back into position. Riley looked to Magneto and found him to be sitting in a metal chair he had just formed. "Not joining us?" Riley called. "This is not my battle." He answered. Riley considered ducking out herself until she saw the glare from Sabertooth. **Looks like I'm stuck fighting.** She sighed. She peered down and saw the three girls, plus two other men that she didn't recognize. "Wolverine in mine." Sabertooth said simply as he jumped off the roof. Riley sighed and did the same, Pyro and Colossus right behind her.
"Sabertooth." Logan growled as he landed in front of him. "Wolverine." Sabertooth replied. "Gambit, Rogue, Boom Boom and Shadowcat." Gambit smiled. Sabertooth growled at Gambit, but quickly returned his attention to Wolverine. "I thought I smelled your hide." Wolverine said. "Looks like you're losing your touch, you're starting to doubt your senses." He growled as he pulled some of the wet hair out of his face. It hadn't stopped raining; in fact, it was raining harder than ever. This meant it was going to be harder to fight. Seconds later, Riley, Pyro and Colossus landed in the mud next to him. "Riley?" Wolverine called. "They call me Vampira." She corrected. "Yah're on de loosing side, Femme." Gambit announced. "We'll see in a minute, won't we?" She hissed. A flash of lighting illuminated their faces, making them look gaunt and eerie, and then they attacked.
Wolverine, of course, was fighting Sabertooth, and viciously at that. After a few minutes, they were both bleeding violently. And to make it worse, Sabertooth was starting to win. "Getting old?" He snickered as they paused for a moment. "Never." Wolverine growled as he attacked. Sabertooth sidestepped and splashed mud into his opponent's eyes. Wolverine growled and tried to wipe his burning eyes clean, and Sabertooth took the opportunity to tackle him to the ground. The larger man straddled his waist and pinned his wrists to the ground. "Sabertooth, I didn't know you cared." Wolverine growled, trying to blink the mud out of his eyes. The blond man growled in fury and raised his hand to deliver a fatal blow to his enemy when someone tackled him. Wolverine jumped up and saw Shadowcat trying desperately to keep Sabertooth pinned. He was beginning to overpower her when she phased him into the ground. She got up and smiled at the man: he was stuck from his waist down in the mud. He howled and swiped at her, Shadowcat squealed and jumped back. "Well well, I think you're the one getting old, you were taken down by a 15 year old." Wolverine chuckled as he walked away to help the kids.
"Like Ah said, Femme, yah're on de wrong side." Gambit repeated as Vampira lunged. "At least I know how to make good use with my powers." She came back as she dodged a charged card. It exploded and sent a wave of mud over them both. "You better hope this mud comes out of my trench coat." She growled as she noticed that her once black coat was now a deep shade of brown. "Yah got worse problems tah be worrin' about." He replied as he grabbed her arm and charged her. "Yah better hope Ah have a good grip. If Ah let yah go, it won't be pretty." He explained. She hissed at him and struggled, but he had her in a vice-like grip. "Gambit, watch out!" Boom Boom called as one of her bombs got away from her and rolled between the struggling mutants. Vampira and Gambit glanced wide-eyed at each other and dove in opposite directions. Luckily for Vampira, Gambit had discharged her. She turned her attention from Gambit to Rogue. "Awww, did I hurt you earlier? I'm sorry." Vampira apologized sarcastically. "Yah're about tah be." Rogue assured. Vampira dove for her, and Rogue sidestepped and kicked her in the back. Vampira was sent head first into the mud. "Dammit! I like this jacket." She yelled to Rogue as the girl tried to sneak up on her. Vampira swiped her legs and knocked Rogue flat on her ass. They both scrambled up and glared at each other. Rogue charged and Vampira flipped over her and kicked her in the back, sending her headfirst into the warehouse wall. Rogue stood there dazed, and Vampira pinned her wrists above the girl's head to the wall. The vampire like girl let out a low growl as she realized Rogue's wound on her arm had been reopened and the blood was flowing freely. The smell of the warm blood was intoxicating to her, and she couldn't fight the urge any longer. Rogue was still dizzy from running head long into a metal wall, and therefore didn't realize what was happening. Vampira sank her fangs into the sensitive skin by her collarbone. Rogue gasped at the pain and tried to activate her power, but it took a moment due to her injury. But at last, it kicked in and Vampira released her. Both girls looked very shaky, Rogue more than the other though. Rogue looked as if she was about to attacked, but she collapsed instead.
Vampira laughed and turned to see that Colossus was the last one standing from her side. "I think it is time for us to leave." He muttered to her as he saw the X-Men beginning to surround them. On cue, Magneto sent his escape pods down to them and scooped his team up. Vampira was slightly startled, but realized who it was and hopped in. About an hour later, they arrived at his base. "So that was your first time battling the X-Men, you did very well." Magneto complimented. "It was the second, and they ruined my favorite coat." She corrected. "That is easily fixed. Unless you just want to trash it for an actual uniform." He offered. "No way, I'll stick with my black jeans, top and trench coat thank you very much." She disinclined. "Very well then, we have already gathered your belongings, and your room is next to John's. Make yourself at home. And welcome to the Acolytes, I'm sure you'll enjoy it here." He smiled. Riley nodded and grabbed her suitcase and followed John. "Here we are Sheila. It's one of tha biggest rooms in tha house. And I'm right next door, so it makes it that much better." John smiled as he pushed open the door. He was right; the room was massive. It had a king sized bed next to the French doors that led out to a balcony. It had a T.V and a bookshelf with some of the greatest novels ever written. It even had a computer in one corner. "Whoa." She said simply. "Yeah, that was all of our reactions." John laughed as he walked into his room. Riley stepped carefully into the room, as if she was afraid to break anything, then she dropped her suitcase and flopped down on the bed. She could have gone asleep right there, but she remembered that she was filthy. She kicked open her bag and pulled out a pair of PJ's she had just recently stolen and headed for the bathroom. As the steam started to fill the room, she looked in the mirror. **I think I'm gonna have fun here.**
"Dat be more than a little knick." Remy declared as he saw Rogue's arm. "It's fine, really." Rogue disagreed. "Gumbo's right, that's pretty serious." Logan chimed in. "Ah'm fine." Rogue assured with a tone that ended the conversation. "So what happened exactly?" Logan questioned, changing the subject. "Um, we tracked her for about two miles until she ducked into an alley. Then when we followed her, she like, attacked us. We fought back, and she ran." Kitty informed. "But you guys have some of her scent right?" He questioned. "Rogue should, they were the two who fought the most." Tabitha offered. "Ok, then we should be able to track her easier." He explained as he sniffed Rogue a bit, and then stepped back. After a few minutes, he spoke up. "She's somewhere near." He said simply as he started off in one direction. "Logan, she doesn't want to come with us, why track her?" Tabitha questioned as she caught up with him. "Let's try again, it can't do any harm." He sighed. Near the back of the group, Remy was scolding Rogue. "Cherie, Ah think yah should absorb Logan, dat is a pretty deep slash." He said for the fifth time. "Ah told yah Remy, it's fine, Ah'm not in any eminent danger." She replied. "Ah just don't want mah Cherie in pain." He explained. "Ah know Sugah, but it doesn't hurt." She assured. "Sure?" He questioned. "Positive." Rogue replied as she leaned her head on his shoulder as they continued along. She looked at the sky and saw the dark rain clouds. "We better hurry Logan, it's about tah storm." She reminded. Logan snorted in response. "Great, Logan's gone into his tracker mode, he's unreachable." Kitty sighed to Tabitha. There was a loud thunderclap and the rain came down in torrents. "And now it's like raining. How could this day get any worse?" She groaned as they pulled on their hoods.
"So why are we attacking them?" Riley questioned as she and the Acolytes got into position. "Because Sabertooth has a few issues with Wolverine that he would like to take care of now." Magneto explained. Riley sighed, she wanted to get out of this city as soon as possible, and this cat man was stopping her from doing so. "Don't fret Sheila, its fun fightin' the badger and his posse." A red haired teen assured. Riley raised an eyebrow and walked away from the edge of the warehouse roof. "So, I didn't catch you're name." The boy continued as he followed her. "That's because I didn't tell you." She reminded. "Well, are you gonna?" Riley smiled at his consistency, it was quite amusing. "Riley Marsters." She announced. "Well Riley, I'm John Allerdyce. Me mates call me Pyro." He smiled. "Why is that?" She asked curiously. "Well, all the blokes in Mag's team have a power, mine's the ability ta control fire." He explained as he created a small wolf out of fire. "Nice." She complimented. "Well, what can you do?" He asked. Riley didn't respond, instead she smiled and exposed her fangs. "Crikey Sheila, those are some pretty long chompers." He gasped. "Better to suck blood with." She stated. "So you're a vampire?" He asked. "In a sense. I have the teeth, the bloodlust, the agility and strength. But I can go out into daylight and I can eat actual food." She clarified. "Now that's a great power." He nodded. "It kicks ass." She corrected. "He's close." Sabertooth growled from the rooftop edge. "Mine comrade is a tab bit obsessive." Piotr sighed. "Oh yeah." Riley agreed as she saw Sabertooth begin to pace with anticipation. "Ready?" He called to them. The three mutants stood and got back into position. Riley looked to Magneto and found him to be sitting in a metal chair he had just formed. "Not joining us?" Riley called. "This is not my battle." He answered. Riley considered ducking out herself until she saw the glare from Sabertooth. **Looks like I'm stuck fighting.** She sighed. She peered down and saw the three girls, plus two other men that she didn't recognize. "Wolverine in mine." Sabertooth said simply as he jumped off the roof. Riley sighed and did the same, Pyro and Colossus right behind her.
"Sabertooth." Logan growled as he landed in front of him. "Wolverine." Sabertooth replied. "Gambit, Rogue, Boom Boom and Shadowcat." Gambit smiled. Sabertooth growled at Gambit, but quickly returned his attention to Wolverine. "I thought I smelled your hide." Wolverine said. "Looks like you're losing your touch, you're starting to doubt your senses." He growled as he pulled some of the wet hair out of his face. It hadn't stopped raining; in fact, it was raining harder than ever. This meant it was going to be harder to fight. Seconds later, Riley, Pyro and Colossus landed in the mud next to him. "Riley?" Wolverine called. "They call me Vampira." She corrected. "Yah're on de loosing side, Femme." Gambit announced. "We'll see in a minute, won't we?" She hissed. A flash of lighting illuminated their faces, making them look gaunt and eerie, and then they attacked.
Wolverine, of course, was fighting Sabertooth, and viciously at that. After a few minutes, they were both bleeding violently. And to make it worse, Sabertooth was starting to win. "Getting old?" He snickered as they paused for a moment. "Never." Wolverine growled as he attacked. Sabertooth sidestepped and splashed mud into his opponent's eyes. Wolverine growled and tried to wipe his burning eyes clean, and Sabertooth took the opportunity to tackle him to the ground. The larger man straddled his waist and pinned his wrists to the ground. "Sabertooth, I didn't know you cared." Wolverine growled, trying to blink the mud out of his eyes. The blond man growled in fury and raised his hand to deliver a fatal blow to his enemy when someone tackled him. Wolverine jumped up and saw Shadowcat trying desperately to keep Sabertooth pinned. He was beginning to overpower her when she phased him into the ground. She got up and smiled at the man: he was stuck from his waist down in the mud. He howled and swiped at her, Shadowcat squealed and jumped back. "Well well, I think you're the one getting old, you were taken down by a 15 year old." Wolverine chuckled as he walked away to help the kids.
"Like Ah said, Femme, yah're on de wrong side." Gambit repeated as Vampira lunged. "At least I know how to make good use with my powers." She came back as she dodged a charged card. It exploded and sent a wave of mud over them both. "You better hope this mud comes out of my trench coat." She growled as she noticed that her once black coat was now a deep shade of brown. "Yah got worse problems tah be worrin' about." He replied as he grabbed her arm and charged her. "Yah better hope Ah have a good grip. If Ah let yah go, it won't be pretty." He explained. She hissed at him and struggled, but he had her in a vice-like grip. "Gambit, watch out!" Boom Boom called as one of her bombs got away from her and rolled between the struggling mutants. Vampira and Gambit glanced wide-eyed at each other and dove in opposite directions. Luckily for Vampira, Gambit had discharged her. She turned her attention from Gambit to Rogue. "Awww, did I hurt you earlier? I'm sorry." Vampira apologized sarcastically. "Yah're about tah be." Rogue assured. Vampira dove for her, and Rogue sidestepped and kicked her in the back. Vampira was sent head first into the mud. "Dammit! I like this jacket." She yelled to Rogue as the girl tried to sneak up on her. Vampira swiped her legs and knocked Rogue flat on her ass. They both scrambled up and glared at each other. Rogue charged and Vampira flipped over her and kicked her in the back, sending her headfirst into the warehouse wall. Rogue stood there dazed, and Vampira pinned her wrists above the girl's head to the wall. The vampire like girl let out a low growl as she realized Rogue's wound on her arm had been reopened and the blood was flowing freely. The smell of the warm blood was intoxicating to her, and she couldn't fight the urge any longer. Rogue was still dizzy from running head long into a metal wall, and therefore didn't realize what was happening. Vampira sank her fangs into the sensitive skin by her collarbone. Rogue gasped at the pain and tried to activate her power, but it took a moment due to her injury. But at last, it kicked in and Vampira released her. Both girls looked very shaky, Rogue more than the other though. Rogue looked as if she was about to attacked, but she collapsed instead.
Vampira laughed and turned to see that Colossus was the last one standing from her side. "I think it is time for us to leave." He muttered to her as he saw the X-Men beginning to surround them. On cue, Magneto sent his escape pods down to them and scooped his team up. Vampira was slightly startled, but realized who it was and hopped in. About an hour later, they arrived at his base. "So that was your first time battling the X-Men, you did very well." Magneto complimented. "It was the second, and they ruined my favorite coat." She corrected. "That is easily fixed. Unless you just want to trash it for an actual uniform." He offered. "No way, I'll stick with my black jeans, top and trench coat thank you very much." She disinclined. "Very well then, we have already gathered your belongings, and your room is next to John's. Make yourself at home. And welcome to the Acolytes, I'm sure you'll enjoy it here." He smiled. Riley nodded and grabbed her suitcase and followed John. "Here we are Sheila. It's one of tha biggest rooms in tha house. And I'm right next door, so it makes it that much better." John smiled as he pushed open the door. He was right; the room was massive. It had a king sized bed next to the French doors that led out to a balcony. It had a T.V and a bookshelf with some of the greatest novels ever written. It even had a computer in one corner. "Whoa." She said simply. "Yeah, that was all of our reactions." John laughed as he walked into his room. Riley stepped carefully into the room, as if she was afraid to break anything, then she dropped her suitcase and flopped down on the bed. She could have gone asleep right there, but she remembered that she was filthy. She kicked open her bag and pulled out a pair of PJ's she had just recently stolen and headed for the bathroom. As the steam started to fill the room, she looked in the mirror. **I think I'm gonna have fun here.**