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characters. Ilehana Xavier and Danielle appear courtesy of Corrinth, the X-
Men and their world appear courtesy of Marvel.
A/N: Reviews and comments are always welcome.
Scene 09
"I don't like the sound of that........."
Blaze wasn't sure who was speaking, but as the X-Men looked down on the wave of devastation that had swamped the government facility in this wanton act of terrorism, she couldn't much disagree. Had their own petty arguments delayed them too long? What if people had already been hurt? The screaming and raised voices, the smell of burning chemicals was like a flood of desperation to her, desperation to fight.
"Cyclops take Shadowcat, Nightcrawler and Iceman and get those people out of there." Xavier's voice was hard and decisive. "Vixen and Wolverine take scouting parties and see if you can't find our old friends. Blaze, I leave the fire to you."
"Alright people." Scott adjusted his uniform around the neck, trying to appear more confident than he felt. "You heard the Professor, lets get moving."
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**Be careful. ** Ilehana muttered inside Logan's head as he led Jean and Rogue off in one direction, and she took Beast and Magma in the other. The tree line offered thick cover around the perimeter and already both Xaviers had pinpointed some presence lingering there.
**You too. Or else, okay? ** His reply was gruff, but edged in tenderness that made her smile. Blaze had an idea what her friend was smiling at, stifled a grin of her own as she stalked past Vixen, heading not for cover but straight out into the open. Her friends would watch her back, just call her the fire brigade.........
"All set?" Storm asked the Professor as he joined her and Stifle in the Velocity, watching the team deploy. He nodded, pursing his lips and arching his fingers together as he often did when worried. "You sure Blaze can handle this, it's a very big fire?"
"Don't worry Storm." Xavier replied, watching as against the night sky the chemicals burning backed out the moon with smoke, turned the fire greenish and then back to bright orange. "If she can't, I will let you call upon the weather. But we can't afford low visibility at this stage, not before Scott and the others have the civilians at a safe distance."
Behind him Stifle watched them all like a hawk. Something troubled her, a feeling she could not escape nor account for. Ever since she had discovered she was a mutant, been trained by her father's acquaintances, all her focus had been on what he set it on. On destroying the X-Men from within. But if that was all he wanted, why was he endangering innocent lives tonight? She was here, where he needed her to betray the X-Men so that his men could annihilate them. But could she stifle their powers when it could cost more than just the lives of her enemies? Could she let those humans die? Finally she pushed her troublesome thoughts to one side. Her father was a great man. He would not allow those people trapped in the building to die.........
Back outside Blaze counselled the rescue crew, but she only watched the tower of flame above her. Fire like this caused a hunger in her far beyond any need for food. The sparkle in her eye was not entirely reflected; though neither was it entirely natural. The fire ran in rivers of split chemicals across the ground all around the building, but as far as she could sense the rectangular structure itself was unharmed. So far at least.
"Stay close to each other. I will call the flames to me; make you a channel to run down." Nightcrawler shot a worried glance to Kitty who was shielding her face from the heat of the fire. Was it just him, or did what Blaze was suggesting not quite make sense? "You will be safe," Blaze continued, "So long as you don't take too long to get into the building. When you are in, mark where you entered and come out the same way. It will be safest that way."
Blaze's eyes clouded over like heavy smoke, her hands reached out grasping towards the fire. The sudden shift in direction of the heat caught her hair in a hot breeze, whipped it around her like an aura. She didn't shift her body into fire, knowing if she did that now the fire would as much consume her as she wanted to consume it. It was a temptation too far. With a breath, she began attacking the flames, pulling the troublesome tendrils of fire towards her in a corkscrew motion, coiling them against each other to make a rope. Scott saw the moment and led the X-Men charging towards the building. Blaze hardly saw them pass.
Touching Kitty, the team of four were phased right through the exposed wall of the building. Stumbling out of solid bricks and mortar into a cold yellowish corridor it didn't take long for them to realise their mistake.
"It's a trap!" Kitty exclaimed as behind Colossus, Sabretooth snarled "Hello children........."
A/N: Reviews and comments are always welcome.
Scene 09
"I don't like the sound of that........."
Blaze wasn't sure who was speaking, but as the X-Men looked down on the wave of devastation that had swamped the government facility in this wanton act of terrorism, she couldn't much disagree. Had their own petty arguments delayed them too long? What if people had already been hurt? The screaming and raised voices, the smell of burning chemicals was like a flood of desperation to her, desperation to fight.
"Cyclops take Shadowcat, Nightcrawler and Iceman and get those people out of there." Xavier's voice was hard and decisive. "Vixen and Wolverine take scouting parties and see if you can't find our old friends. Blaze, I leave the fire to you."
"Alright people." Scott adjusted his uniform around the neck, trying to appear more confident than he felt. "You heard the Professor, lets get moving."
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**Be careful. ** Ilehana muttered inside Logan's head as he led Jean and Rogue off in one direction, and she took Beast and Magma in the other. The tree line offered thick cover around the perimeter and already both Xaviers had pinpointed some presence lingering there.
**You too. Or else, okay? ** His reply was gruff, but edged in tenderness that made her smile. Blaze had an idea what her friend was smiling at, stifled a grin of her own as she stalked past Vixen, heading not for cover but straight out into the open. Her friends would watch her back, just call her the fire brigade.........
"All set?" Storm asked the Professor as he joined her and Stifle in the Velocity, watching the team deploy. He nodded, pursing his lips and arching his fingers together as he often did when worried. "You sure Blaze can handle this, it's a very big fire?"
"Don't worry Storm." Xavier replied, watching as against the night sky the chemicals burning backed out the moon with smoke, turned the fire greenish and then back to bright orange. "If she can't, I will let you call upon the weather. But we can't afford low visibility at this stage, not before Scott and the others have the civilians at a safe distance."
Behind him Stifle watched them all like a hawk. Something troubled her, a feeling she could not escape nor account for. Ever since she had discovered she was a mutant, been trained by her father's acquaintances, all her focus had been on what he set it on. On destroying the X-Men from within. But if that was all he wanted, why was he endangering innocent lives tonight? She was here, where he needed her to betray the X-Men so that his men could annihilate them. But could she stifle their powers when it could cost more than just the lives of her enemies? Could she let those humans die? Finally she pushed her troublesome thoughts to one side. Her father was a great man. He would not allow those people trapped in the building to die.........
Back outside Blaze counselled the rescue crew, but she only watched the tower of flame above her. Fire like this caused a hunger in her far beyond any need for food. The sparkle in her eye was not entirely reflected; though neither was it entirely natural. The fire ran in rivers of split chemicals across the ground all around the building, but as far as she could sense the rectangular structure itself was unharmed. So far at least.
"Stay close to each other. I will call the flames to me; make you a channel to run down." Nightcrawler shot a worried glance to Kitty who was shielding her face from the heat of the fire. Was it just him, or did what Blaze was suggesting not quite make sense? "You will be safe," Blaze continued, "So long as you don't take too long to get into the building. When you are in, mark where you entered and come out the same way. It will be safest that way."
Blaze's eyes clouded over like heavy smoke, her hands reached out grasping towards the fire. The sudden shift in direction of the heat caught her hair in a hot breeze, whipped it around her like an aura. She didn't shift her body into fire, knowing if she did that now the fire would as much consume her as she wanted to consume it. It was a temptation too far. With a breath, she began attacking the flames, pulling the troublesome tendrils of fire towards her in a corkscrew motion, coiling them against each other to make a rope. Scott saw the moment and led the X-Men charging towards the building. Blaze hardly saw them pass.
Touching Kitty, the team of four were phased right through the exposed wall of the building. Stumbling out of solid bricks and mortar into a cold yellowish corridor it didn't take long for them to realise their mistake.
"It's a trap!" Kitty exclaimed as behind Colossus, Sabretooth snarled "Hello children........."